jester-berial

[jester-berial]

Say Berial, hypothetically, what if I were to purchase food from a eatery (let's say Traveller's Light or even Noble Tavern!) and disguise it as my own cooking?

"Well you could at the very least not poison it before doing that. Or do, if you want your precious reputation as a cook to be destroyed. Then you have my blessings and may go, be a soldier of chaos!"

[jester-berial]

Do you prefer your Merlin's baked or deep-fried? (You mentioned liking them crispy in the anniversary event).

"Deep-fried, of course. Baked Merlins are usually way too dry. Still better than when they're half-burnt."

[jester-berial]

Yo, Berial. Who do clowns seek advice from when they need help?

"..."

"Your mom."

[jester-berial]

That a nice hat you got. Can I eat it ?

"Hehehehe~ you can try, but I don't think you'll like it as much as I will enjoy watching you do it and realise that no matter how much you chew off - you never make any progress. Though I thank you for the compliment! It shall be returned with a love letter and plague rats!"

[jester-berial]

What's the worst thing you have ever done?

"Oh how dare you insinuate that anything I have done or said was bad!"

"Mind you I have a very strict moral code of silliness and chaos and I follow it to a T, like the good clown I am!"

[jester-berial]

*A half-frown appears on Erin's still-human form face. Uncertain whether she should be happy or unhappy to see him.*

I haven't seen you in ages. In fact, I can hardly remember you. Just your laugh. And to be honest... I think you once impressed me with your head-off trick... my bro didn't like that though for some reason.

Anyway... I guess.. what are you up to these days?

"Oh-ho, if it isn't Her Majesty herself! Hello-hello-o! I'm honoured, truly, that my favourite little stunt at last received the appreciation it deserves! I think it would deserve a smile, wouldn't it, hm?"

Of course, the theatrical exaggeration in Berial's speech makes one uncertain if he means it or not...

"Ugh, much to my disappointment, this mortal world hasn't been as fun as it used to be. No one appreciates a good jest anymore, and my comrades continue pushing their responsibilities onto me! It's tragic, really!"

"Oh but of course I do still find ways to amuse myself and bring smiles onto the faces of people around me!~"

[jester-berial]

From a puff of strikingly purple smoke, a Hypogean appears.

"Surpriise! Greetings to you!"

"I am the clown - Berial! Here to entertain and cause nothing but harmless fun. Hehe, yes, totally harmless fun..."

ooc: rules below the cut

ooc: No good game comes without rules!

Here are some of them:

- Berial may be a Hypogean and an absolute bedlamite, but he will not accept any sort of bigotry (e.g. homo- or transphobia, racism etc.) in his audience - otherwise, you shall be turned into an umbrella. Or frog. Or whatever else he sees fit.

- Please, allow some time between responses! Berial is a menace to photograph and it takes a long time of convincing to get him to sit still. Please do not stone the photographer if some pictures will seem repetitive - the collection of usable photographs will hopefully be expanded in the very near future.

- Everyone is welcome to try and join the show! However, that doesn't mean that Berial will allow everyone to. He may refuse responding depending on his personal wish and comfort. (Hypogeans have feelings too!)

- Any Merlin will be addressed as they/them unless specified otherwise. That's what the jester is used to, but that and the fact that he's a menace doesn't mean he won't respect your personal preference

- If you want to get a little more funky with the jester (a.k.a. any NSFW asks) - go to him in person (DMs). Keep it private godsdamnit! Although I warn you - those stand at a lower welcome rate and the advances are more likely to be rejected.

- I, his humble author, shall address you either in conversational tags or in the DMs, if necessary.

- The rules will be expanded upon! Sometimes, the creativity of the human mind is so baffling that you can't think of it at first.

- I do not own Berial as a character! He belongs to nobody but himself and the AFK Journey devs.

- This blog's more or less official tag shall be #jester berial, in honour of, well, isn't it obvious enough? The jester himself! (But that's merely info, not really a rule)

- (This will be my personal interpretation of how and what Berial is in the game, but I'll try to keep the headcanons to a minimum)

- And lastly: have fun, will ya? And preferably try to keep it light enough. That would be much appreciated! <3