WilsonTurner

Partners in Crime

Nick Wilde

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Nick found the faceplant adorable and dramatic. Maybe a little too dramatic, but Judy had a way of accenting her words with dramatic motion. Such as faceplanting. Her big eyes made her seem more naive than she actually is... but then again, she really believed him, that day he met her. And she should stop twitching her nose. It, too, was adorable. Why are bunnies so adorable? They're just meant to be adorable, he supposed. And he was a fox. Were foxes supposed to find bunnies adorable, or appetizing? She didn't look appetizing.

"Alright, alright, don't get your ears into a twist, Hopps. I'm jussst peachy. And a little curious about carrots. And no, little bunny, we're not on a case, we're solving a case. A big different; lots get done when you're not sitting on them." Snark snark snark; he did enjoy poking her. She was far smarter than him anyways; he had to make it up somehow.

Giving her his trademark He took a last gulp, swallowing down the rest of the whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and hot chocolate in one go.

"Better get that to go, though, because we have fifteen minutes until the nearest train leaves for Sahara." He held up his phone- which he had very sneakily Zoogle'd the train times from Downtown to Sahara district. Slapping down a twenty on the counter, he told the 'coon, "Keep the change, and have a good day."

He hopped down from the booth stool, and brushed imaginary dust off his shoulders.

Glancing back, he urged, "Come on, carrot cakes, we got a train to catch. Diamondbacks move slower in the morn and at night; he'll just be coming out, and he'll be sluggish while he does so."

He didn't mention that he didn't have the faintest clue as to where to search for a snake, of all things. But he waited by the door until Judy hopped off her stool, and, like a proper mischievous gentleman, he held the door open for her on her way out, and followed behind her.

Shoving his hands in his poh-leese pockets, he asked, "So how do we search for such a guy? Head for the caves or something?"

A Prized bride (The return)

Also, I'm glad that Lienna didn't follow Valence.

She'd unsettle him way too much.

Like. What.

A Prized bride (The return)

@Obscene Symphony@NarcissisticPotato

Um
I'd just like to point out that both Rynek and Valence talked to Lienna?

Valence approached first, giving her the option to come with him- and be with a Gem, not a Drakken- and then, before Obscene posted, Potato had Rynek approach her.

So um, what? Did nobody catch that Valence was talking to Lienna?

A Prized bride (The return)

@darkwolf687
I don't need you to open my eyes about how limited my experience is. I'm well aware that Minecraft is the best example, but you should also remember that kids are not the only one playing it.

And you also don't need to say it was self-explanatory. I have my reasons, and they turned out to be legitimate and good ones. And have you ever been with a crowd where someone tells everyone the rules, and people go out and break them anyways? People that are, in fact, older than children? Because I have. That's why there's a need for warning signs everywhere- because people need to be reminded, just in case.

As an aside; it's something that should really be addressed. My apologies that the legal system in America has a bit more of a firm grounding with this sort of thing than the UK. I'm not saying follow American law, I'm sawing follow national law. If in your country, it doesn't matter, then go right ahead.

Please, do stop. I don't feel like having to defend something which I am right and justified in doing. You didn't have to say anything in the first place. If you want to post a rebuttal, PM it to me and we can continue it there. Alright?

A Prized bride (The return)

Oh!
Hey, this is an excellent way of putting it!

I am one of the GMs of this roleplay. I am not the main GM, I am not the most knowledgeable GM. But I am still a GM.

And the GM takes care of the roleplay and anything to do with it.

So in a way, I am your parent for as long as you are here, because you all are my charges.

And I feel the responsibility.

Of course, I've also felt this way in many a Minecraft server, when I was admin or ever head of staff. Even the Owners were PO'd at me, because of how seriously I took my duties.

You all made me a GM. No one spoke out against the decision. Deal with it.

A Prized bride (The return)

@NarcissisticPotato
Too parentish?
I suppose.

I'm just laying some facts down so a single sentence won't be replied to with something sorta stupid. I laid down my reasons. My apologies for being too parentish by being reasonable and logical. I laid down what I thought, and the reasons why people should follow what I think.

I am who I am. This is something that I felt needed to be said.

Also:

@WilsonTurner

@NarcissisticPotato

A Prized bride (The return)

@RomanAria@WeepingLiberty@Obscene Symphony@Ellion@NarcissisticPotato@Vesuvius00@agentmanatee

You and everyone else:

Follow Guild rules, and national law.

That is to say, if you are underage, do not join the PM group for this definitely 18+ content. I obviously cannot stop you, but I do know that some of us aren't over eighteen, and should not be participating. I cannot and will not stop you, but I just want to warn you guys. Those of you who are under eighteen- it could get RPG in some trouble, and it could get your eighteen and over fellows in trouble, however miniscule the chances are.

Now get mad at me for being uptight and ruining your fun. But this sort of 'fun' should be the sort that doesn't put anyone at risk. I don't care about how many risks you've taken. I don't care if you think, well, you've taken a bunch and nothing's happened, what'll this do? I don't care. I just advise you to take caution.

I'd hate for anyone to get into trouble, be it Mahz and RPG, or you guys for being too young, or for having it all with people too young.

Make your choice. There can be real consequence, as always.

The Pale Princess

@Luminosity
You're fine.

If you wanna call it, go ahead. But I'm fine with it going on ice- it's not too terribly long 'till summer anyhow. All I gotta do is keep this on my subs list and forget about it- won't feel impatient or nothin' that way, and won't bother you any.

Hope you do well, Lumi! Good luck!

A Prized bride (The return)

So I go away for one night of alcohol-fueled Irishness and come back the next morning to not only find a raging debate filled with a bunch of neeeeerrddss with their historical jargon (*squinty eyes* @darkwolf687 @WilsonTurner) but also apparently some douchebags tried to take Rynek's Lienna. Just so we're all clear about this - Rynek is coming back soon and if anyone gets in his way, he will flamboyantly cut them down!

In summary:


You better watch your butts! >.>

@NarcissisticPotato

Yeah, at this point, I don't even want to read it. I addressed my point and explained why it was reasonable, and apologized for anything I overstepped with.

It's a needless debate at this point, in my opinion.

A Prized bride (The return)

@Obscene Symphony
Aria raised it with me; sorry errybody, I'll cut back on my character a bit.

Logical response to questions and concerns

As for how Valence knows all this:

I have heard nothing of Drakken being ordered that information on Gem targets to be Brides is not to be disclosed. Given that the Cult has easy access to the primary way through Drakken and Gem territory, since Valence is based more or less on its roadside, they have easy access to those riders.

Those riders are likely susceptible to bribes. Why not pass on information to a Drakken-looking fellow in a cloak, for some more coin? They report back same as ever, and shortly afterwards, carriages are dispatched to collect the Gems.

Now here's something I do have a bit of a quarrel with. It will not take one day, two days, or even three days to collect someone deeper into Gem territory: the pass is not a short journey, and you cannot travel very fast over land in this day and age. A full day of travel with a carriage, on a paved road (which doesn't exist in this day and age, maybe just a brick road in a major city), can get nearly 60 miles. I do not think that you can go up to the northern reaches of Geminite and back within a day. I do not think you can do it in two days, or three days. I think you can maybe do it in a week, if Geminite is especially small.

The drive to the nearest city, for me, is seventy miles. That's over a day of horseback riding. Between here and there, there are, what, FOUR towns. If it takes a day to get to the northern reaches and back, then I suppose it could also take a day to get to the southern reaches and back, and maybe two days to get to the opposite side of Geminite and back.

Which means that there would be about... I dunno, a couple dozen towns in Geminite? And that's with modern food production and population. Towns, I figure, would be spread farther apart, due to resources and such. They couldn't clump so many people together so periodically- the land wouldn't support it too well. The cities, as well, wouldn't have very many towns nearby- too much resources being taken by the city. I'm pretty sure Geminite is bigger, because then the taking of a couple dozen to a couple hundred Gem 'Brides' would take a definite toll on the Gem population- whatwith a lesser amount of women to go about- and Geminite would slowly but definitely wilt over the edges, becoming something much less able to support the Drakken conquest of their women.

So no, I'm pretty sure that the Geminite population is much larger, and therefore have much, much more territory, and the population to sustain such a consistent loss of breeding stock. So no, I don't thin it'd take mere days to get to and from a pretty Gem's home, unless they were especially close to the pass. And due to the proximity to the pass, it can be suspected that the Cult has more outposts, and a greater idea of what the Drakken look for- pretty women. And so they can gather information beforehand, since they won't have the time to collect it before they're all gone.

Travel in this sort of age took weeks. Not days. It takes hours and days in the modern age; it'd take weeks back then.

As for information gathering- Valence did not collect it all himself. He stayed in the mountains, biding his time and reading about those who would be taken. Messenger pigeons, people not unlike those from the real world's Pony Express, and runners give the Cult a much, much faster system of moving information from place to place within Geminite territory. A rider can go to the next outpost, pass on the information to the next rider who immediately sets out to the next outpost, and on and on until the information reaches Valence's hands, much, much faster than the traveling Gem to-be Bride and her guard.

The main problem is that I want to be involved in everything, and forcing myself to do it. Which I'm not going to do anymore. Sorry about that- I'll bother Sia from now on.

But it IS reasonable that Valence has that information beforehand. Given that he has studied the notable Brides extensively in the time that he's prepared for it all, it is possible that he has some connection. As said in my app- he's very, very dedicated. If he believed it important to know all their names and study their descriptions, he would and he'd get it done. He'd have trouble, which I'm going to have to incorporate.

tl;dr
Geminite is big to sustain so many consistent losses of women
You can't travel it in a few days
you travel it in weeks
this means the Cult can move information faster than the Brides or the Drakken move, to and from the Brides' homes
The Cult can know who's being taken before they're being taken
The Cult can study those who are being taken before they're taken, and after they're taken
Valence is dedicated; he can study all this stuff
Drakkens are assholes for stressing him out so much

Sorry about all that.

I hope this clears up some stuff, and again, my apologies for overreaching a little too much. Let's just go with it being coincidental that he actually remembers these particular Gems so well, and that he still couldn't name half of the others so well? Sorry.

I'd edit it if I could, but RPG is blocked on my school-issued laptop (being the only computer I can use), and proxies don't like me editing posts.