[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Lord Windos]

The brimstone imp is astonished by Kogeki's (to her) unexpected admonishment, so taken aback it caused her jaw to drop and her to take a half step back from them. Their were many things she could've expected for the phantom brave to say, but that? That? Not at all, not one bit. She was the group's caretaker, servant-defender, and wish maker. Her purpose was to [u]always[/i] protect them and follow their Will without fail, without consideration of her own. In all that, through and through, what she thought and felt ultimately didn't matter. That was the simple truth.

To hear someone say otherwise, especially Kogeki, whose's sense of duty and own code so closely mirrors her own.......it was stunning. Confusing. And so very, very unnerving.

His next few responses almost flew over her head, so deep was her shock, but she still nodded a couple of time to him, showing she was still listening to the spiritual ninja. Once he was done, she eventually closed her mouth and looked towards the ground, claw on chin and deep in thought. He's given her quite the revelation, indeed he has. One she needs ample time and peace to fully process, and then to make her own conclusions upon. If it was Kogeki intent to distract her moodiness, he succeeded outstandingly.

.....Until Karen waddled over and gave her the reasoning behind her kindness, which caused the lil' fiendness to snap to attention and whip her to them so fast it almost gave her whiplash. For an uncomfortably long time she just stared at her empathetic friend, her gaze disturbingly deep and contemplative. A full half minute later she broke her silence, speaking to the sparkling fae frankly but not unkindly.


".......I understand, but I do not accept what you say. For I see no reason to be kind and compassionate to those not my friend, my kin, or our allies, no. Nor to care about, care for, invest care in, and feel for others-them, yes indeed. And I have all the reason to loathe-dismiss and feel-not for ones that dare hurt whom I respect, adore, and love."

She takes a moment to pause, and after a short bit of thinking figured that her opinions might raise some question from them, and so decided to elaborate on them, this time in a conversational, caring tone, waving her claw about to emphasize her points.

"Klink was a enemy. I did not care for it, nor its fate without us. I felt nothing for it. I did not care if it lived or died from the Kogeki's sharp knife-blade wounds. Had you not healed and made our group's newest member-future friend, the only thing I would have given it would be a merciful end, or left it to the mercy of its fellow denizens here in. That is all the should've been owed to it. For again I say, Klink was a enemy, and enemy to us all. To give anymore-anything to it, to those like it.....it is unnecessary or risky, without good or grave reason."

Again she pauses, before smiling softly and kindly to Karen and stepping closer to her.

"That is, that was. Klink is now our ally, so I shall come to care for-about-in them in time. So worry not about an hostility to them from me, verily. Though I disagree with such attempts, I shall not stop you from trying to be friends to those our own. Kogeki's words have merit, after all, and friends of my friends become my friends, that-too. So, once more I will say: worry not about an hostility to them, and to also maybe-future-others from me. Okay?"

Saying all that, the fiery demoness concludes her statements by reaching over to pat them on their head in a sympathetic, caring, and almost indulgent way, trying to further reassure the smol fae there would be no trouble or mischief from herself. Hopefully what she said clears things up between them and brings them some comfort! Hopefully!

To Kogeki's second response, she once again nods, this time firmly, encouraging, and with a great big smile. She doesn't really get the whole 'Let's be unconditionally nice enemies/unproven strangers' part of it and Karen's attempt at reasoning it with her (outside of a pragmatic and pseudo-utilitarian sense), but the rest of it is something she can 110% get behind! There are times to be merciful, and there are times to be not. More so the later than the former, but that's just her opinion.

(Whew, that took forever, but it's done and ready for everyone's enjoyment! Now ready to move on whenever, mates!