[Public Channel] Day 69 morning : news about Iggy

[worldlyafflictions]

[Honestly, it isn't his fault he doesn't have hammer space or fancy magic to use for hiding stuff. Tyki didn't have to suggest he should contribute some other way like he had something to make up for when the topic of assuring the rest of the Carnival that the situation was under control came up; any one of them could have done that! But in the end there wasn't a graceful way to weasel out of it, so here Shima is, sighing and clicking his radio on to the public channel once they'd made it back to camp and had some rest.

The aggressive cheer in his voice poorly disguises the put upon tone to his announcement.]

Mooorning everybody~

Shima again. I'm sure some of ya've been wondering what's been up with that fae that our last team captured 'n got the Ringmaster ta eat. Well, good news, she's fine now 'n the eating was temporary.

Iggy-san is doing less hot, but he's alive 'n we've got him inside, uh... I guess it was a beach moon? Not sure how that works. But yeah, for whatever reason, since I fit the Ringmaster's criteria for a person suitable ta bring along for a chat with him, here's a first hand account that his powers have been stripped and he's successfully contained 'n not leaving the Carnival for a while.

Take a sigh of relief, or brace yourselves. Whichever!

Comments

[worldlyafflictions]

Haha, really? I was just thinking it might help ta lighten him up a bit.

[kingsroads]

[ There's a pause while Strange mulls things over. ]

In between Lambert's actions, the Ringmaster killing the Winter Queen, and the fact that we've got a fae-killing weapon locked up in the moon, he's probably expecting the torture. It's damn hard to adjust when you're not expecting people to be nice to you.

[flashover]

I guess... but...


Why the heck did she pick you?!

[w o w. just come right out and say it, rin]

[worldlyafflictions]

Must be my dependable 'n trustworthy personality ♥

[flashover]

[There's a short pause, and then Rin laughs. And laughs and laughs and laughs]

TRUSTWORTHY!! BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAH!!

[worldlyafflictions]

Wow, Okumura-kun. Don't forget ta breath or anything!

[flashover]

[haaaa... heee... give him a moment. He has to catch his breath. When he speaks again, it sounds like it might be through tears of mirth]

Ohhhhh... oh man... You didn't tell her about the stuff you do at home?

[whattaprick]

He's loyal to his Queen. I don't get it, but I'm pretty sure he thinks just breathing the same air as us is treason.

[worldlyafflictions]

I think they worked out some of the Ringmaster's intentions when it comes ta those things, not that it helped much with the 'I'd rather be tortured' vibes.

Ah well, he probably thinks the attempts at being considerate were actually condescending so far, so it probably depends where it's coming from. Maybe you'll have your chance a little later, huh? Just try not ta get tempted ta do something bad when ya see him!

[kingsroads]

Out of curiosity, have you ever felt any semblance of pride in your nation?

[ it's a genuine question. because Mr. 100% Ready To Go To War, Fuck You Napoleon can understand a bit of that feeling. ]

[worldlyafflictions]

According ta him he never felt like the Carnival was intending ta mount any attacks on the Summer Court anyway, they just wanted the Blue Rose back.

The Summer Queen already has a pretty low opinion of Winter so the iron thing must not've been much of a surprise. He even suspected the Winter Queen shoved all the blame for the murder of the Queen before off onta the Ringmaster. He had a morbid laugh about having that one confirmed.

[anti_nonsense]

Makes sense... [Rita was pretty unhappy about her first changes. Ignatius probably never considered that such a thing could happen to him.]

Did he say anything about our confrontation? [Getting his ass kicked, the torture, anything like that...?]

[kingsroads]

That makes sense. I don't know much about the Wyld Fae, but everything I've read has given me the impression that the Court fae look down on them. The Ringmaster being considerate to Ignatius is probably like...like a day laborer trying to talk up to and comfort a member of the landed gentry.

[ wait, that analogy might suck. ] Does your world even have nobility in the first place?

[whattaprick]

You're joking, right?

The Northern Realms are a bunch of backbiting assholes starting shitty wars over even shittier pieces of land that they say they've got a better right to because their grandfathers pissed on it first. Doesn't matter what side you're on -- your fields get torn and trampled up all the same. And who do you think's gonna be expected to give up what food they have to feed these wars?

So no, Strange, I don't have any pride in my nation, not that they'd even consider me part of it anymore.

[worldlyafflictions]

Mostly just the rich 'n famous, but I get the gist! Don't think it was ranks stuff exactly that was rubbing him wrong, he seems ta mind more if someone's the type ta carry out their jobs well. Mighta just been he wasn't feeling too generous towards people keeping him prisoner 'n all the niceness just looks fake from that perspective.

[whattaprick]

Ah, a sense of humor. Obviously that means we can talk him around to our side after all.

[worldlyafflictions]

I got assigned ta Acquisitions, didn't I?

[He totally didn't, but surely she knows something.]

[not here]

[spaghettimonster]

[Somewhere, a skeleton is snickering.]

[worldlyafflictions]

Hey, you're trampling on somebody's dreams with that sarcasm!

[spaghettimonster]

So he's the man in the moon now...

[An effectively immortal person, restrained inside the moon, with no mention of plans to take him out...]

Are you visiting him again? He might be a happier prisoner with some enrichment! Like books. Or puzzles.

[worldlyafflictions]

Nah, not that I can remember. He mentioned something Lambert-san told him about the current Winter Queen, but that's about it on that front. Not that anybody would be too eager ta talk about something like that in front of an enemy I guess.

[whattaprick]

I'm just being realistic.

Someone should probably try to figure out the chances of Summer fighting to get him back, though.

[worldlyafflictions]

Haha. [Shima drops the pseudo-scolding tone.] Well, it's not like purposely gunning for it'll work, anyway.

Dunno, maybe they'd back off ta keep him safe too, that'd be a nice change.

[kingsroads]

I don't think it's the 'ranks stuff', more of the Wyld Fae stuff. I simply couldn't think of a good way to explain it. [ but Strange knows this is just going to go into jargon, so he shifts the topic a bit. ]

I suppose what matters is that he was willing to talk in the first place. [ pause, before, ] Did anybody else see him or was it just the Ringmaster and you?

[ as someone had to get Shima to the moon ]

[worldlyafflictions]

For now anyway, the Ringmaster did mention she didn't want ta keep him in there forever.

He refused all the offers unfortunately! Might be feeling too sour about everything ta be interested in people playing nice.