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Honestly speaking, Velvet had gotten used to the way things were with her friends. The 'Calamity Crew' kind of just did what they wanted a lot of the time. Even with Eleanor trying to act as a voice of reason, that was often what it boiled down to. Especially when Magilou was involved. So, she just figured it was best to let Elle and the others do what they want to. Now that her interest was made clear, though...

All at once, Velvet found the light around her fading. Elle's voice seemed deeper than before, but Velvet stood firm in front of Elle. She was prepared to fight if this ended up turning sour, but at the apaex of the speech everything changed.

"A... pinky swear?"

That was it? Velvet blinked. Well. That wasn't at all what she'd expected. Not that she was complaining. If all of the activities were going to be like this, then maybe things would be harmless after all. They might not even end up summoning the entity. She sighed, admittedly relieved, and gave in to a faint smile as she shook her head.

"Okay. I think I can manage that," Velvet said. "This isn't what I had in mind when I came to the festival, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised anymore." A pause. If they were going to be club members together, names probably ought to be exchanged.

"Velvet, by the way."

One less person to shoo them off is a welcome sight! With people calling them a cult, she braced herself for a lot of 'stop!'s and 'no!'s. "No worries, I know. I thought it'd just be Zig and me doing this; Sora was a surprise third." And if that's it? Perfect! Quality over quantity

"Oh, you want in madame~?" For some reason, Elle's voice grows deeper... Almost too deep for a girl her age. And the once bright sunlight around Velvet fades into a perfect eclipse. "I warn you, our initiation ceremony is very tough. Only the bravest souls survive. But if you want in, you must--!" The violins screech as Elle's speech reaches its apex--!

"--pinky promise that you want to help!" Elle giggled, all natural phenomenon around her returning to normal. "After that, it's just some fun club activities to try and get Mr. Entity to show up. All optional-- some of them are a bit silly like the signs we painted and put up."

#ic #ofstarsandskies #Crowe of Calamity (Velvet) #springfestitales2024

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"So, are you ready to try going into the sea?" Senel was waiting for Chloe to steel her heart and work on that phobia of her. She asked him for help so might as well do everything in his power to help her. Perhaps they should've started in a river. You know what they say, go big or go home.

"Don't worry, take your time to get ready." [beach episode!]

Was she ready for this? Wasn't that the million gald question. She'd asked Senel to help her, because who else could she trust with such a task, and now that they were there on the beach it was more or less time. Chloe could feel her heart pounding in her chest even then. Still, she was trying her best to relax some. A shaky breath was drawn in through her nose, then released.

"It's all right. Stay calm. Deep breaths." The mantra she'd used to try and calm herself when everyone had been onboard the Poppo Mk. III found its way back to her. This wouldn't be a disaster like that time, she tried to tell herself. If something went wrong, Senel was there to help. She would be fine.

"Okay... I think I'm ready, Senel," Chloe said. All things considered, she was glad that it was just the two of them on the beach at that moment. No one there to judge her for her weakness. At least there was a clear point of where the water met the land and where it seemed to separate. A river could have worked just as well, Chloe thought, but there was something kind of fitting about doing this in the ocean. Everything about the Legacy seemed to come back to the sea, after all.

"Thank you, by the way... for helping with this," she said.

#ic #sentofight #Seeking Victory (Chloe) #A New Day Dawns #Hell yeah beach episode!! #Look at you Chloe getting ready to conquer those fears

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So it was one of those 'exactly what it says on the tin' situations, then. Velvet wasn't sure whether to be impressed or not. Considering some of the things she'd seen in her lifetime, maybe impressed ought to have been it.

"An evil puppet to the Void Entity. And somehow Magilou ended up involved," Velvet said. She was starting to suspect the festival wasn't as peaceful as the invitation had made it sound. Maybe that was a good thing? Peace was all well and good, but somehow she'd suspected that with the Lord of Calamity around things would get... interesting. She hadn't thought it would involve all of what she was hearing about, though.

"You wanna summon the Lake Entity? I'm not going to stop you," Velvet finally said. "Just don't be surprised when people don't want to get caught up in it." As for herself? Well... Velvet would admit she was morbidly curious now. And who knew? Maybe this shark cult could use a Lord of Calamity.

"...What does being a part of this group entail, exactly?"

"Yep! It's a big water tornado that's so powerful, it carries out deadly sharks! You only see that in movies, but here, it's 100% real!"

As much as she boasted, Elle understood it sounded like a bunch of hooey to a Festival newcomer. Zig didn't believe her at first till she showed him the paper, either. All the more reason to summon it again!

"I met her last year, though we didn't talk much; I was an evil puppet to the Void Entity when I met her," Elle laughed off the uncomfortable memories. If everyone wasn't so nice, they'd be right not to forgive her "But this year, I'm making this a vacation full of love and awe! And what better than a Sharknado that'll go down in Festitales History?"

#ic #ofstarsandskies #Crowe of Calamity (Velvet) #springfestitales2024 #Velvet now just like 'You know what? I get dragged into crazy shit all the time as Lord of Calamity.' #'What's one more?"

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"Know how to swim... got it." At least she could swim. Based on the look Koun wore, though, he'd been through it. And it had left him with the mental impact.

"I'm guessing last time wasn't exactly pleasant. You planning on staying away from the beach, then?"

"Unless you can swim really really good, no. No you don't." He shudders. "....Or can fly. Gods, the horror....."

He's a traumatized fox, don't mind him.

#ic #forgottenluck #Crowe of Calamity (Velvet) #springfestitales2024 #Poor Koun ;^;

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"A shark...nado." Well, Velvet was officially more lost than she was before. Apparently she'd missed a lot by not coming to the previous year's festival.

"That sounds like the sort of ridiculous tactic Magilou would come up with. You haven't been hanging out with her, have you?"

"The Lake Entity that's at Breezy Beach, of course! Last year, it summoned a huge sharknado, but me and Zig didn't get to see it! So we're gonna summon another one, no matter what it takes!"

Such is her dedication to Sharkbait Ooh Ha Ha!

#ic #ofstarsandskies #Crowe of Calamity (Velvet) #springfestitales2024 #Velvet just like 'Why does this sound exactly like the sort of thing Magilou would come up with?'

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(ooc: Something I still find fascinating about Arise.

Almeidrea, when Vholran suddenly makes an appearance on her ship, is all 'Forgive me, I've forgotten myself' and 'my lord'ing when she speaks to him. And I don't think it's just because she's talking as one Renan Lord to another. It's almost subservient, like Almeidrea already knows that Vholran is more superior compared to her.

I have to wonder why that is. Is she aware of how he gained his position? Does she think that acting like this will gain her his favor? Clearly it didn't, because she wouldn't have ended up dead if it did. Of course there's a battle for power between the Lords as they compete to win the Crown Contest, but we never see the Lords really interact. The way Almeidrea speaks here makes it clear that she's either spoken to him before or at least they've been in the same room as one another before. And he's clearly established in the past that he's to be treated with some degree of respect by her.

It's just so interesting to me, and I really wish the game had explored the Lords more than it did.)

#ooc #mun rambles

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"Not really. My friends and I..." Wait.

"Hold on. 'Lake Entity'? What Lake Entity are we talking about?"

"Hey, don't put it like that! We're just showing Mr. Lake Entity we want to be his friend! Don't you make grand gestures for YOUR friends?"

#ic #ofstarsandskies #Crowe of Calamity (Velvet) #springfestitales2024 #She's SO CONFUSED xD

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"...Do I want to know why a shark cult has been started?"

#ic #Crowe of Calamity (Velvet) #springfestitales2024 #Scout Ships Setting Sail (dashboard commentary)

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·˚ ◌༘₊· ͟͞꒰➳ 04/25 - 04/28

·˚ ◌༘₊· ͟͞꒰➳ Hello everyone it is that time of the year already! While Tumblr will have the event as well there is a special server! You can apply by inbox with the following;

Url:

Mun name:

Mun pronouns:

Participating Muse(s):

And a message with the invite will be sent once you are accepted so no anon!

#ooc #springfestitales #springfestitales2024 #I'M SO EXCITED!! #My favorite event is back! :D

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'Fine?' Just 'fine?' Rita found herself squinting a little more. She couldn't quite tell if Raven was trying to cover up how he might have been feeling, or if he was telling the truth. Arguably, it could have gone either way. He'd promised to be more honest, and she believed that to a degree, but knowing what she knew about the man now meant she couldn't just ignore a potential problem.

Then the teasing comment, coupled with that smirk, went her way. Rita seemed to bristle a bit, cheeks flushing as the flustered state took over. Dammit, had she been too obvious? Quick as could be, the mage was shaking her head.

"N-No! Of course not, idiot!" Rita could at least try to keep up that front, couldn't she? Maybe her reputation wasn't as damaged as she thought. Or perhaps, she realized, she was just trying too hard to actually protect it. Either way, she couldn't let Raven get the better of her here. His teasing could only go so far. Now that she'd given in to getting flustered over that much, though, she knew he could keep going.

"I just don't want you to go and collapse on us or something dumb like that," Rita insisted. She didn't look any less flustered, but she was trying her best. Of that much, she could be a little proud.

"It'd be a real pain, you know? Because then someone would have to drag your sorry ass along with the rest of us, and that's sure as hell not gonna be me," she huffed. Obviously not. She was pretty scrawny, after all. Probably a task that would be better suited for someone stronger, like Yuri or... maybe Judith.

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　　　Some days Raven just ached whether it be his joints, his blastia or maybe even just worked up a headache but Raven was pretty used to pain. He knew he wasn't getting any younger and he was always reminded of said fact. The pain tolerance he built up was pretty good but sometimes it was hard to hide.

Rita confronting him made he wonder if he'd let it slip but still played it off cool. These kids had a lot more to worry about than some old mans aches and pains. She brushes off his jokes as naturally as ever and he had to give a bit of a chuckle at it before she comes more into his space and he instinctively puts his hands up in surrender. He didn't want to become the next victim of her magics.

❝ uh. ❞ Rita's ever elegant approach to the subject, ❝ yeah i'm– fine? ❞

He was. . . tired, sure. Perhaps a little more worn out than usual after their last bout of beasts but he didn't think much of it. Apparently the young mage had been keeping a closer eye on him than he'd thought and he wasn't quite sure how to feel about that. He did vow to be more honest with these kids. Didn't mean they needed to be concerned over him, though.

❝ hmmmm, why?— oho, are ya finally admittin' yer worried about lil ol' me? ❞

Raven shot her a teasing smirk. It was always easy to get Rita riled up enough she'd likely drop the whole idea of worrying over him as she was doing, despite trying her best to not look it. Was kind of hard to take the way she looked him over otherwise.

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#ic #altosk #Pyrokinetic Genius (Rita) #Following Our Paths #Oh believe me I know that feeling! #I always get a little nervous about trying to start interactions with new partners #But I'm glad we've started now! :D #Pfff Rita please xD

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A brief moment passed, then Genis accepted the offered hand. He hadn't realized how much he actually needed someone to just talk to about what was happening. The fact that both he and Mithos were of the same sort of blood probably helped matters. He drew in a breath, then exhaled. He listened as his friend spoke, taking in not just what was said about Raine but also Mithos's sister.

It really did sound like his sister was similar to Raine in some ways. His heart ached hearing how Mithos had tried to act like an adult for her sake, though. Maybe that was why Mithos seemed so strong even after everything that happened. But then...

"It isn't?" Genis blinked. Maybe that was true, he thought. His eyes shifted down to the ground for a moment. Being weakhearted... it wasn't something that Genis wanted to be. He wanted to be strong, like Lloyd, but what if he just couldn't be that? Would it be so wrong to just embrace it?

"So why do I feel so bad for being like that?" Genis didn't know what he expected for an answer. He just wanted to talk about it, he supposed.

"Everyone around me is so stronghearted... except maybe Zelos," he said. One small jab at the Chosen couldn't hurt anything. "But I feel like I have to work hard to even get a little close to that." Maybe he was overthinking it. He felt himself holding on just a little tighter to Mithos's hand.

This wasn't even totally about worrying about Raine anymore, Genis realized. Of course he was still worried about her. She was his one and only sister, and his only family. He hadn't planned on delving into a part of his inner thoughts, though.

✧˚ · . ❝I'll be fine. Tabatha and Altessa have been helping me sort through everything.❞ he reassures with a smile, truthfully, he can't stand the sight of that doll, she disgusted him. A failure of a vessel, but she was comforting in a way.

✧˚ · . He listens as Genis speaks, and he finds himself holding his hand out for the younger to take, ❝Raine is a strong woman, Genis, and we'll find her no matter what it takes.❞

✧˚ · . ❝Sis...❞ he starts, somberly, all those memories of the time they traveled flooding in. How she'd scold him for theft, get worried when he tried to be the hero so she wouldn't be burdened, even smile when he allowed himself to be his age. It made him miss her even more, something he didn't know was possible. ❝She scolded me a lot.. I never wanted her to feel as if she was stuck with her immature brother, so I tried to be an adult. I would bottle up my worries and all the anxious feelings, because I thought that was how to be an adult. But she always knew... Genis, it isn't a sin to be weakhearted.❞ not everyone was strong, and that was alright.

#ic #beyondbinaries #Trying Hard to be Strong (Genis) #Following Our Paths #GENIS... ;^;

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❝ SPRING FESTITALES ❞ ♡ ೃ༄

♡˚ · . It's that time of year again! From 04/25 - 04/28 it'll be the third annual festitales!

#ooc #springfestitales #springfestitales2024 #It's back!!! #I'm so excited! :D

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"I'm getting really fed up with fighting AT&T all the damn time!"

#ic #Crowe of Calamity (Velvet) #The Score is Thrown Off Track #The internet's back! #I'm sorry I keep making you fight it Velvet

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(ooc: Is it time already to send Velvet to fist fight AT&T for me?)

#ooc #I joke but the internet is down again and I’m stuck on mobile #where I can apparently still access the internet somehow

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ATTENTION EVERYONE!!!!!

The person who reblogged this from me needs a hug. Reblog to hug the previous person. 💕

#ooc #hugs for everyone!

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And so it was decided. Genis followed Kratos to the inn, nodding a little at the choice to go to the room the mercenary had been sharing with Lloyd. Probably best not to bother his sister. Genis knew how Raine could be sometimes, and she was busy with her own things as it was. Best not to get her wrapped up in the lessons.

Once they were inside, Genis watched Kratos leaf through Lloyd's book. Likely the one Genis had seen his friend scribble down information about stars based on the word 'astronomy' written on it. Genis wouldn't pry, though something did rub him momentarily the wrong way about Kratos leafing through it. It was Lloyd's, after all, and poking around in his stuff didn't quite seem right.

Thankfully, Kratos moved to his bed and started to write. Genis moved over to join him, sitting on the opposite end of the bed and watching as the explanation was offered. Already, the rules of the language were different from what Aselian had. Genis's brows creased in thought. No wonder the language was so tricky. He felt that much more admiration for Colette simply knowing the language herself. But how lonely must she have been, being one of the few who knew it?

All the more reason to learn.

The offer to look at what he'd written was accepted, the half elf getting up to inspect the work after just a moment, and Genis nodded for a brief moment. Rush job or not, it didn't look too bad. As long as it was legible, it served its purpose.

"Give yourself a little credit. It's not the worst handwriting I've seen," Genis said. Some of the kids back in Iselia sure could have worked on their handwriting, for example. He could have used it as a chance to poke at Lloyd, but honestly? Lloyd's handwriting wasn't that bad.

"So if I wanted to make an 'A' sound, for example, it would be... alefa?" He tested himself. If it wasn't right, then he'd work on it. That was the whole purpose of the lesson, after all.

"And why is y an exception?" If it was some kind of special case, that would make sense. He just was curious about the why of it. The more he thought, the more he wondered. Were there similar rules for the consonants? Or was it just the vowels?

"Are there any other rules I should know about?"

❛ yes, the inn. ❜ only a few feet from their antecedent position back to the hostelry but still, it allowed kratos to ponder on just where he’d begin with such a misplaced language lesson ( while not blowing his hidden ploy ): it wasn’t that the angelic language was anymore strenuous than the common patois of modern day aselia, but for any vernacular ( especially for one with characters that could express entire thoughts and phrases ): there was bound to be a bit of stupefaction, biggest component was vowels, to the untrained eye and ear they’d follow grammar rules of the present day but say everything incorrectly, perhaps even something rude depending on the context.

walking through the doors, kratos looked at genis before deciding to head into his and lloyd’s room ( seeing it best not to bother raine while she had her own tasks to occupy her time ): to say that he had any faith in his own bloodline having any kind of educational tools was a… massive understatement but to his genuine shock, lloyd, amongst all his carelessly placed supplies had an empty journal next to one that seemed so out of place amongst the clutter. in precise lettering was: astronomy. curiosity got the better of the angel of cruxis and he flipped through the pages, perfectly detailing various constellation’s, there distance from others, and meaning behind them. kratos quickly closed the book; having invoked a sentiment that had no place in the here nor now.

sitting on his bed, he begins, posture angled slightly to give him a better way of putting thought to paper. one by one he transcribes each letter of the alphabet above in angel language and again in its modern counterpart ( though, modern aselian had twenty-six letters and the ancient tongue only twenty-two ): trying his best to imitate copybooks of yesteryear from his time spent amongst educational tutors and the knight academy.

❛ like aselian, vowels of the angel language compose the five basic sounds: a, e, i, o, and u. though, different is the fact that vowels make no sound unless they are directly related to a consonant. ❜ his words remain steady, trying to recall the fact that while his young stopgap pupil was bright, genis was still being taught a concept so foreign to everything he knew. ❛ so to make the sounds a, e, i, o, u in angelic, there is a need to use the consonant known as alef, with each of those vowels. there is also no equivalent nor rule of ‘y’. ❜

finishing his contrived workbook, kratos gestured for genis to come forth and inspect his script, which, for such a rush job ( like all that the mercenary seemed to do ): looked on par with the texts you’d find from the palmacosta academy or the research institute of skyback. ❛ i thought it best to have a visual. forgive my chirography it has been, ages since i last composed in such a way. ❜

#ic #osovereign #Trying Hard to be Strong (Genis) #Following Our Paths #Kratos I'm sure your handwriting isn't that bad

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Velvet could have balked at the correction, but she understood where he was coming from well enough. Knights took their duties seriously, after all. A knight that both she and Laphi had looked up to, who'd visited their town once, had much the same sort of attitude. She hadn't seen him in a long time, though. Whatever had happened to him...?

"It'll be easier if I just show you," Velvet told him, pushing those thoughts of her past as far back as they would go. The safety of the people did come first. If they didn't do something, the incarnation could become a threat to all of those people. Velvet wouldn't claim herself to be some noble hero or anything like that. She was doing this to get closer to her goal of dealing with Milla. Until then, she had to work alongside Flynn. Save these people of the village, even though a part of her wondered if they even deserved it.

She motioned with her bandaged arm for Flynn to follow her toward the forest the monsters had emerged from. The path would be a bit of a lengthy walk, but it would be worth it. That was what her arm was telling her, anyway.

"It should be through here. The feeling I've had is strongest from this direction, anyway. You know your way around that sword well enough. I think the two of us should be able to handle it," she said. Usually Velvet worked alone, but she had made exceptions in the past. Including working with Kanata and his allies. This was just another one.

"...If we're working together, I guess you'll need my name. It's Velvet."

To be entirely honest, finding the source of the monster attacks had already been shoved to the top of Flynn's priority list. But something like that would be difficult to do without leaving the entire town defenseless. But if he were to go alone, chances were that he could be overwhelmed and die regardless.

He was faced with a difficult choice indeed. He had tried to call out for reinforcements, but... considering where he was from... and the distance and complications... it was unlikely that it would happen.

Still, this woman had assisted in driving out the remaining monsters so Flynn had gotten to see just how capable she was at the time. While he didn't feel too comfortable with this situation, it was better than nothing.

"I don't plan on vanquishing these monsters to gain their favor, for what it's worth." Flynn quickly stepped in to correct her, mouth twisting into a frown as he scans the village. "I'm just doing my duty as a knight. The safety of the people must come first, no matter what."

His own thoughts and feelings on the subject didn't matter. But a part of him couldn't help but think that it would at least help in getting the people's anger away from his squad. They could be angry at Flynn all they wanted. But they shouldn't lash out at the people that were just following orders.

"...But... yes. This is something I feel like I have to do." Flynn turns back to Velvet, standing up a bit straighter. "You say you have a good place to start looking. If you can, please give me what details you can."

#ic #mistralxsoul #Crowe of Calamity (Velvet) #Worlds Converging #That's the basic gist of all you need to know for her Crestoria involvement! #But if I think of anything else I'll let you know :D #Just casually throwing in a tiny little nod to Artorius even though he absolutely has no involvement in Crestoria