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Wed 13th May 2020 08:53

(out of order) RP w/ Max - Caravan Guards

by Amity Pell

Watching from the front.... watching from the back... nothing... ever.... happens. At the very end of the caravan train, Amity picks her way between wagon ruts, and gazes with annoyance at the empty road behind her. She looks up in the other direction, past the many purple and gold wagons that make up the Menagerie's train, to where she can see Maxwell's ponderous form near, but not quite at, the very front. There's probably at least one wagon between him and where Swindle is likely talking to Delibean. Probably. With a sigh, she quickens her pace to make forward progress until, finally, she can come up alongside him. He's so big...
 
"Hey, um. It's all clear at the back. Course I had to scare off some hungry... bandits." She makes half-hearted finger guns at him, lets them drop. "But it's clear now. Did you see anything?"

 
Maxwell's eyes flicker suddenly as he scans across the horizon and then finally down to the source of the sound
"Hello Ms. Pell! I have failed to notice any belligerents on our approach, but I am most glad that you have been keeping a successful watch from the rear!"
"Judging from your nonchalant demeanour, they definitely did not pose much of a threat to the likes of you!"
His eye close briefly with a sense of secondary pride and raises his unoccupied fist up
"Happenings have been peacefully quiet!"
"To be fair, folks have been generally quiet as well. Apart from Mr. Delibean's musings and Ms. Variel's accompaniment, most have been seeming rather... pensive."
"I'm starting to think that there's more going on than I can truly appreciate."
chuckles
"I'd be lying if I said you seemed eager about our current course."
[Probably don't need to roll insight on this, even for Maxie ;D]
bemused voice
"Care to share some reservations?"

Caught off guard by this very direct question, Amity looks up at Maxwell, then around their immediate surroundings. Doesn’t see anyone important.
 
She says, “I mean.... even after everything that... happened. At Riverpuddle. Everyone is still coming with me, and even though it’s what I wanted now it feels like I don’t have a choice at all. Do you know what I mean?”

Maxwell nods.
"I must admit, I am one of those rather eager to head out north."
"Clearly, not everyone here is in the same state of mind but that is to be expected."
"I am glad that Mr. Delibean has wholeheartedly given this expedition his blessing, but I also appreciate that others have expressed their concern for his, and the caravan's, safety."
His head cranes down to meet Amity's gaze.
"I deeply appreciate that you, Mr. Swindle, Ms. Variel and Mr. Truthseeker are willing to indulge us!"
"Despite your reservations, here you are, and that is most laudable!"
"Thank you for your support and sacrifice~"

Amity blinks, surprised again. “Oh. Uh, you’re welcome. I guess.”
 
She walks along for a minute, decides not to worry about it. “Hey Max do you ever... you were a fighter before you got stuck in that shrine, right? Did you ever have to kill like... a person? Did you feel bad about it?”
 
Maxwell's pace slows slightly.
"I've killed a decent number of enemy combatants prior to my service at the shrine. At that time, there wasn't much need to ponder the morality seeing as it was a clear cut duty on both sides."
"..."
"I can say with certainty that I did not feel bad. In fact, the thrill of combat was rather intoxicating."
"During my respite at the shrine, I had a long time to reflect since my duties had shifted to an administrative role. My conclusion remained the same."
"Though I have added a caveat:"
"Incapacitating an opponent is preferable to their outright demise, seeing as the satisfaction of victory remains the same."
"..."
"That being said, I would feel remorse if I were to kill someone unintentionally."
Maxwell's pace picks up again.
"Judging from the nature of your question, are any of your recent Victory Kills[tm] not sitting right with your conscience?"

“I never... killed a person before. It was just...” she waves a hand, grasping for words. “You know. Almost everything we’ve had to fight has been dead already!”
 
She rubs her hands together, more out of nervous habit than being cold - Prestidigitation keeps them quite warm.
“But everything that happened with Treya was.... a lot. And I don’t think those people would have even been there except for me and... when we were fighting I didn’t care at all. I just wanted them to stop. Maybe I care now? They looked... really bad.” She walks quietly. “If we have to fight people again, I will. But I don’t think I have anything um, to incapacitate somebody.” She looks up at Max, “Is that okay?”

"In my humble opinion, yes."
His eyes start to drift off the road and back down to Amity
"I think intent is what's most important."
"If being immobilised taught me anything, the entity you spend the most time with is, of course, yourself."
"Therefore, one has to be truly at peace with one's choices, at the very least."
There is a slight pause again. As he slowly tries to piece together his thoughts, his eyes start to flicker as he processes.
"It doesn't guarantee that what one does is 'good'. But at least it creates fertile soil for growth."
...
Maxwell's eyes close comfortably for a second when addressing Amity.
"The fact that you are reflecting upon your actions involving Treya is a good sign. I imagine it's probably uncomfortable, but that means there is change happening."
There is almost a slight chuckle embedded in his voice.
"Maybe this time you will keep up correspondence with them as well! A little distance won't get in the way of regrowing a connection."
"Well, I assume you magic adepts have a few tricks up your sleeves~"

Amity squints up at Max, indeed uncomfortable. "With Treya? .... maybe. I hope she's okay."
She's quiet again for a moment.
"Hey Max I forget if I ever said. I'm glad you're around... you helped me a lot. And I think you're a good person. I'm glad you were able to get uh, re-mobilized. You know? I think that would've been a big waste."

"Thank you!" Maxwell beams as he places the hammer on his backpack holster.
"The novelty of being able to walk and do this rubs his hands together has yet to fade and I hope it gets even better."
Maxwell continues to rub his hands.
"I think I squeezed Percival a little too hard..." kiwi juice starts to run between his fingers
"And I am really glad you are here with us Ms. Amity."
Maxwell presents his stained hands expectantly~

Amity gazes at Max's hands, paralyzed with indecision. She looks up at him, back at the remains of uh... Percival. He knows she can't save the fruitbeast, right...? Then she parses the second half of what he said, and grins up at him. "Sure. Thanks Max."
"Poor little guy... maybe if we find another one he will last longer." With an unnecessary flourish, she casts Prestidigitation and the juicy remnants of Percival are no more.
I should probably check on the back again. But... thanks Max."

"Much obliged!" as he continues to beam
"And thank you for taking the time to see me~"
As Amity is heading back, Maxwell hollers:
"If you do run into another batch of ne'er do wells, indulge me the honour to join in!"

Amity grins and waves, then remembers something and gives Max the hand signal that means, "YES." as she wanders towards the back of the wagon train.

Continue reading...

  1. Journal #1
    Amity!
  2. Journal #2
    Amity!
  3. Journal #3
    Amity!
  4. Amity & Prim
    Amity!
  5. Journal #4
    Amity!
  6. Journal #5
    Amity!
  7. Journal #6
    Amity!
  8. Journal #6 AKA I Got Stabbed!!
    Amity!
  9. Journal #7 Flowers
    Amity!
  10. RP w/ Prim and Variel- Royalty, Family, and Luck
    Amity!
  11. RP w/ Rhogkun - Familiars and Spellbooks
    Amity!
  12. RP w/ Rhogkun and Delebean - Secrets
    Amity!
  13. RP - The first one. Amity and her Fortune.
    Amity!
  14. RP - the second one. At the Siren's Sigh w/ Rhogkun.
    Amity!
  15. Journal #9 - Arriving in Blackbough
    Amity!
  16. zoop
    Amity!
  17. Journal #9 - Arriving in Blackbough
    Amity!
  18. RP w/ Swindle - AKA You Cant Bullshit a Bullshitter
    Amity!
  19. Journal #10
    Amity!
  20. Journal #11 - Into Darkness
    Amity!
  21. Journal #11 - Into Darkness
    Amity!
  22. Journal #12 - Inside the Nightmare
    Amity!
  23. RP - With Azalea. Very Short.
    Amity!
  24. Journal #13 - The Trial
    Amity!
  25. RP - w/ the group - Night Before the Trial, Actually
    Amity!
  26. RP w/ Swindle (secrets?)
    Amity!
  27. RP w/ Rhogkun and Prim - Pockets
    Amity!
  28. Journal #14 - Back on the Road
    Amity!
  29. RP w/ Variel - In Between
    Amity!
  30. Journal #14 - Back on the Road
    Amity!
  31. RP w/ the group - We're Going to Riverpuddle!
    Amity!
  32. Journal #15 Back in Town
    Amity!
  33. Journal #16 - River Night and Golden Day
    Amity!
  34. Journal #17 - The New Old House
    Amity!
  35. Journal #18 - The Terrible Room
    Amity!
  36. Journal #19 - Ghosts
    Amity!
  37. Journal #20 - More Ghosts
    Amity!
  38. Journal #21 - Everything Falls Down
    Amity!
  39. RP w/ Rhogkun, Swindle - Two Conversations That Go Just Fine
    Amity!
  40. Journal #22 - Dogged
    Amity!
  41. Journal #23 - Treya....
    Amity!
  42. RP w/ Everyone - Tale Telling
    Amity!
  43. RP w/ Rhogkun - Dad Talk
    Amity!
  44. Journal #24 - The Next Day
  45. Journal #25 - Heading North
  46. Journal #26 - On the Road
  47. Journal #27 - Vimgalier
  48. Journal #28 - Instructions...
  49. Journal #29 - Rigani's Tower pt 1
  50. Journal #30 - Rigani's Tower pt 2
  51. Journal #31 - Rigani's Tower pt 3
  52. RP w/ Variel and Swindle - the god plate
  53. Journal #32 - Ambush
  54. Journal #33 - Music
  55. Incident Reports
  56. Journal #34 - Ivorfall
  57. Journal #35 - Shire!
  58. Journal #36 - Escalation
  59. Journal #37 - Giving Up
  60. Journal #38 - It's Fine. Let's Go to Another Wizard Tower.
  61. Journal #39 - Memories, All Bad
  62. (out of order) RP w/ Variel at the Bergwin Inn
  63. (out of order) RP w/ Max - Caravan Guards
  64. (out of order) RP w/ Katya - Taking a Break
  65. That Dream Again
  66. Journal #40 - Talking Too Much
  67. RP w/ Swindle - Asking for Help is Hard
  68. Journal #41 - The Wizard's Friend part 1
  69. Journal #42 - The Wizard's Friend part 2
  70. Journal #43 - The Wizard's Friend part 3
  71. RP - Checking In

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