[HELP imagine if I said Kanda was heartless enough to attack a perfectly innocent dog!!! NO!!!
Hilariously he is canonically determined to be a dog person anyway, so even though he's a little startled by this, he just kind of. Lets it happen. If the dog tries to knock him over or something he'll dodge but otherwise he will calmly :man_standing:]
[ fuckin help me. kanda!!!!! you loser!!! hawke is just watching this car crash happen before snapping out of her 'oh n' state. not everyone is equipped to have 200lbs of dog crash into them at high speeds. ]
Heel, boy!
[ it works! snuffles skids to a stop in front of kanda's feet. this does not stop his butt from wiggling. hello!!
[WELL LISTEN... he likes dogs but that doesn't make him any less of an idiot so instead of giving this precious doggie EAR SCRITCHES LIKE HE DESERVES Kanda will just stand here uselessly]
It's fine. [She didn't apologize but he figured it was coming]
[ bork bork! give him pats! he was a good boy and stopped when he was ordered. hawke at least makes at exasperated sounds at him, trying to wrangle her excited baby back ]
For now, I suppose. He's gotten rather greedy for all the attention.
ser snuffles however, does not care and his tail nub wags so hard you think he'd take off entirely. yees. give him pats. he will nudge kanda if he tries to stop ]
Had it been only Pickles, for example, it would have seemed more likely simply an accident. But with both, it's more of a coincidence. But since I believe Ser Gale has his cat as well, it leads itself to more likely be a purposeful thing.
[ once in a while you get the idea hawke actually has a working braincell up in there hidden under all the shittalking ]
[ WELL THAT SURE WAS A THING. HUH. hawke might not have her daggers with her but she does have plenty of sticks to throw at high speeds for ser snuffles. it's great stress relief especially since the stick keeps coming back, yknow?
luckily for kanda, this time there isn't a high speed train coming right at him but a purposeful trot complete with a slobbered stick presented at his feet.
He picks it up--the slobber is gross, but his hand cover shields him from the worst of it, and then throws the stick!!! He throws it really hard. He's got a good arm on him, so he manages to get some good distance--er, at least, as good as you can get in a foggy wooded area. Go Ser Snuffles go!]
[ hawke watches ser snuffles boof excitedly and books it after the stick, barking all the way. he's gonna attract the attention of every living being and then some this way but y'know what that's probably fine. the excited doggy echoes are better than the spoopy scary ones anyway ]
I suppose you haven't dealt much with dogs where you're from, hm?
[ squints at him semi sus before ser snuffles interrupts with more boofs. her turn!! hawke absently yeets the stick, slobber and all, and watches it fly just a bit further than kanda's throw.
heh. ]
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[The way I truly had to sit here for a while because I realized he probably does actually know what that is. Damn. HE'S ALSO TOO LAZY TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES SO HE'S JUST LIKE "SURE WHATEVER"
Anyway:]
No one stays around long enough to keep pets. [A pause.] And it'd be dangerous for those science section guys...
[ the way i had to stare at the sky wondering if she knows the term science. we're really just out here suffering ]
Weird people who like to experiment, hm? Yes, I could see the cause for concern. [ ser snuffles by now has come back to sniff kanda ] Well, at least you can certainly indulge for the time being.
He doesn't have much to say to that, though, so he just holds out his hand for Ser Snuffles to sniff and bonk as he pleases... I FREE US FROM THIS WEEK 0 THREAD]
No matter how hard Kanda tries to avoid it, he can't hide from everyone; sooner or later, they'll run into each other, and Hawke gets to see a memory! (Part 1 + Part 2, with a short time skip in between. Please forgive the early canon art... Hoshino was doing her very best...)]
[ there's something v funny about being able to turn around and simply pull vol2 off the shelf to read and get distracted by. WEH LALA.
Anyway, Hawke who is also trying to flee in the opposite direction about bleating memories all over the place, simply seems resigned to the process happening but, in turn, simply forgets her filter and ]
[LMFKSJDHGK HELP NOT THE BOOKS ON THE SHELF!!! NOT OUR SWEET LALA... HEART HURTY
The good thing is that this memory is just kind of annoying to relive--a lot of things have happened since that first mission, but it's not at all difficult for Kanda to be reminded of how much he wants to bury Allen in the dirt. God. At least her question distracts him.]
[ unfortunately for him, she supports allen 100%. for now, however, she just patiently waits for him to catch up with her thought process ]
Templars. They are technically meant to protect towns and villages from abominations- demons and the like but they're very well known for simply exploiting their power to hunt free mages. You're... innocence? hunters instead!
[WOW!!! RUDE...... "Kanda you let Allen sit there in depression for three days after you guys killed the Akuma" RUDE!!!
But, ah. Well. You know, honestly, it's kind of close, and he's not really pedantic enough to correct her, so sure, they're Innocence hunters. Why not.]
There's nothing to exploit. [Unless you count like. Free train rides.] Most people don't know about us.
A grey warden operates for life once they've been inducted into the ranks. their eternal mission is hunting down darkspawn and preventing blights from occurring as much as possible and using whatever means necessary. This, perhaps explains much more than 'oh it's just those bloody bastards again but in a different world'
[ don't ask her why she's thinking so hard about it (maybe it's just because she Strongly Dislikes Templars. who knows!) ]
But, oh. Well, yeah, that kind of does sound more like Exorcist business than the rest. He has no idea what "darkspawn" and "blights" mean, but he can guess that they're not great.
Kanda's an unhelpful idiot though, so:]
I guess. But we're exorcists. [yes Kanda she understood that]
[ Kanda's one sword shaped braincell, overworked: ok. hawke at least snorts out a vague amused laugh and gives him that one ]
And so you're exorcists instead.
[ ser snuffles thinks this is a great time to slobber another stick to kanda because hawke will just keep talking if he doesn't break this up so, here! he helps. play more instead!!! ]
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[HELP Ser Snuffles thank you. YOU CAN HIT ME BACK WITH A MEMORY IF YOU'D LIKE or we can just handwave the rest since Kanda never fucking asks people questions about anything anyway. Smiles through my tears]
[I WILL TAKE IT!!! Even though he has no particular commentary to offer, he does watch, absorbing the context and filing it away.
More than anything, this memory makes him think about how people really are so incredibly similar even across different worlds--violent and desperate in one way or another.]
Oh, I certainly enjoyed listening to Totty take down that god with the most cutting of words. But it feels as if I hadn't had nearly enough time fighting all those wandering cultists.
[ ah yes time to go fight trash mobs after taking down the final boss just to feel something (no) ]
If only I wasn't too sure someone would sit on me if they even got wind of the idea. I'd rather live to see what all this nonsense has wrought tomorrow.
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w0, mon
that's it. that's the entire starter ]
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Hilariously he is canonically determined to be a dog person anyway, so even though he's a little startled by this, he just kind of. Lets it happen. If the dog tries to knock him over or something he'll dodge but otherwise he will calmly :man_standing:]
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Heel, boy!
[ it works! snuffles skids to a stop in front of kanda's feet. this does not stop his butt from wiggling. hello!!
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It's fine. [She didn't apologize but he figured it was coming]
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For now, I suppose. He's gotten rather greedy for all the attention.
[ bork bork! yes, love me. ]
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...
...
Awkwardly pats Ser Snuffles's head]
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ser snuffles however, does not care and his tail nub wags so hard you think he'd take off entirely. yees. give him pats. he will nudge kanda if he tries to stop ]
It seems he approves of you.
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...This cult doesn't like animals.
[HE JUST ASSUMES THEY'RE PLANNING TO SACRIFICE THESE MULTIPLE DOGS]
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[ something something death! despair! woe suffering upon you! ]
Had it been only one or the other I would think it was more of an accidental inclusion than anything.
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One or the other?
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[ once in a while you get the idea hawke actually has a working braincell up in there hidden under all the shittalking ]
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Do you think it's necessary for their ritual? [ANIMAL SACRIFICE + HUMANS = PROFIT?]
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You'd have to ask a blood mage for the technicalities of blood magic. Unfortunately, I'm all out right now.
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It doesn't matter. We just need to get out of here.
w0, sun
luckily for kanda, this time there isn't a high speed train coming right at him but a purposeful trot complete with a slobbered stick presented at his feet.
boof. ]
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Kanda's sitting by the stream, quiet and still--he looks over at the sound of Approaching Dog, then down at the stick.
Then back at the dog! Kind of blankly. What does he do with this]
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He wants you to throw it.
[ at least hawke has meandered over by now, watching this happen in amusement ]
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He picks it up--the slobber is gross, but his hand cover shields him from the worst of it, and then throws the stick!!! He throws it really hard. He's got a good arm on him, so he manages to get some good distance--er, at least, as good as you can get in a foggy wooded area. Go Ser Snuffles go!]
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I suppose you haven't dealt much with dogs where you're from, hm?
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There are dogs. [Thank god] Just not at the Order.
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[ squints at him semi sus before ser snuffles interrupts with more boofs. her turn!! hawke absently yeets the stick, slobber and all, and watches it fly just a bit further than kanda's throw.
heh. ]
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[Which probably isn't surprising given the cross on his and Lavi's uniform but y'know]
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Oh, you're a templar!
[ not really but. yes. sort've. kinda ]
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Anyway:]
No one stays around long enough to keep pets. [A pause.] And it'd be dangerous for those science section guys...
[THEIR FREAKY EXPERIMENTS KNOW NO BOUNDS]
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Weird people who like to experiment, hm? Yes, I could see the cause for concern. [ ser snuffles by now has come back to sniff kanda ] Well, at least you can certainly indulge for the time being.
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He doesn't have much to say to that, though, so he just holds out his hand for Ser Snuffles to sniff and bonk as he pleases... I FREE US FROM THIS WEEK 0 THREAD]
Week 2, Monday/Tuesday
No matter how hard Kanda tries to avoid it, he can't hide from everyone; sooner or later, they'll run into each other, and Hawke gets to see a memory! (Part 1 + Part 2, with a short time skip in between. Please forgive the early canon art... Hoshino was doing her very best...)]
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Anyway, Hawke who is also trying to flee in the opposite direction about bleating memories all over the place, simply seems resigned to the process happening but, in turn, simply forgets her filter and ]
Oh, you're not mage hunting templars!
[ nailed it ]
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The good thing is that this memory is just kind of annoying to relive--a lot of things have happened since that first mission, but it's not at all difficult for Kanda to be reminded of how much he wants to bury Allen in the dirt. God. At least her question distracts him.]
What?
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Templars. They are technically meant to protect towns and villages from abominations- demons and the like but they're very well known for simply exploiting their power to hunt free mages. You're... innocence? hunters instead!
[ what is an innocence actually ]
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But, ah. Well. You know, honestly, it's kind of close, and he's not really pedantic enough to correct her, so sure, they're Innocence hunters. Why not.]
There's nothing to exploit. [Unless you count like. Free train rides.] Most people don't know about us.
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Actually, this is closer to the way Grey Wardens operate instead isn't it? Huh! Templar Wardens who would have ever guessed.
[ yes, she is just muttering to herself ]
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A grey warden operates for life once they've been inducted into the ranks. their eternal mission is hunting down darkspawn and preventing blights from occurring as much as possible and using whatever means necessary. This, perhaps explains much more than 'oh it's just those bloody bastards again but in a different world'
[ don't ask her why she's thinking so hard about it (maybe it's just because she Strongly Dislikes Templars. who knows!) ]
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But, oh. Well, yeah, that kind of does sound more like Exorcist business than the rest. He has no idea what "darkspawn" and "blights" mean, but he can guess that they're not great.
Kanda's an unhelpful idiot though, so:]
I guess. But we're exorcists. [yes Kanda she understood that]
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And so you're exorcists instead.
[ ser snuffles thinks this is a great time to slobber another stick to kanda because hawke will just keep talking if he doesn't break this up so, here! he helps. play more instead!!! ]
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More than anything, this memory makes him think about how people really are so incredibly similar even across different worlds--violent and desperate in one way or another.]
ENDGAME
That wasn't nearly as satisfying as it should have been.
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There were monsters on the other side. You can probably still find some.
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If only I wasn't too sure someone would sit on me if they even got wind of the idea. I'd rather live to see what all this nonsense has wrought tomorrow.