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God, that was a lot of work. I still need to work on some of the pages, like supports, verses, etc -- but the important stuff like rules and about info is up. I want to redo my verses anyway, just sort of rewrite things a little so I’m happier with them. Supports has always been a mess, so that needs work. But! I will officially be over here with Ike now, so if you want to interact, pop over there as I won’t be here any longer. 

I still need to move the Reeds over, as well as my sideblogs, but I’ll be working on that tonight, so hopefully I’ll be all good to continue things by tomorrow!

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"All that caffeine that soda had will probably keep ya up all night..."

“…What’s caffeine?”

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She just.... gives him a whole three liter soda of his favorite. I don’t know if he’s tried soda yet, but daisys offering him a prize if he drinks the whole thing within three minutes.

Stares at the bottle of…whatever that is, shifting his gaze to give her a look before taking it and chugging it down without taking a breath. He drops the empty container, sucks in a deep breath and makes a face.

“What was that? It burned like hell…”

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If someone dared you to drink a whole gallon of milk, would you do it?

“That’s...really not a difficult thing to do. I can’t say I understand why someone would dare me to do it, but...it’s not hard to accomplish.”

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"Ike!!! I found you some sort of - meat. But see, it is strips of meat wrapped around other meat." It looked and sounded disgusting to him, but his eyes are still sparkling as he pushes it at Ike. Ike liked meat and that was all he really cared about. "I think it is some sort of - double meat perhaps."

“Bacon wrapped sausage–”

Outside of the bewilderment that always followed whenever Reyson showed up toting around meat, Ike was surprised to see such a thing. It wasn’t exactly common to do, especially around the less wealthy areas. 

“The best sort of double meat there is…,” he confirmed, accepting the gift of food with a more than a little awe. Should he share it? It did smell awful good…

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[So, I been thinking of doing this for a bit now, because my blogs are a mess. But, I might slowly start to work on moving them to fresh blogs, just to give myself a bit of a clean slate to work off of.]

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Picks him up

Scowling, Ike in no uncertain terms makes it clear to the stranger that this wasn’t okay to do, physically removing their hands from him.

“Do not ever try to attempt this again, or I will not be so gentle the next time you choose to be a fool and invade someone else’s personal space without their permission.”

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Gives the boi an ice cream sandwich

“Sticky, but…it’s cold, so it’s pretty nice to have in the heat of summer. It’s not too sweet, either.”

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empathicstars‌:

   Something softened on her face at what appeared to be pure, gentle gratitude. It was rare that she could be much use, particularly to a mercenary. She was a being who wrought peace with words, but in this word, steel still spoke much louder. 

   Face still peaceful, she shook her head, gently, once, a silent response to his apology. He had not erred. If anyone had, it had been her. She’d said so much…

   “Well. Philosophical battles always help the mind refocus.” Humor, now, of course, with her rare good mood. “I recognize that you already have a staff officer, but… if you ever require any further assistance with paper work… I am… well-trained.” And it was not as though she was terribly busy, now, here, so far away from her own world… 

“Every now and then,” Ike chuckled, eyes drifting over to her from the work laid out in front of him. 

Soren would probably ruffle at having any sort of help with this sort of work, but there was a lot to deal with, and Ike would personally prefer another set of hands and eyes to manage it. Partly on account of his own difficulties where it concerned anything of the written word, as it took him so much longer to go over everything, but mostly because they were a small group that took on as many jobs as they could. They might not charge much for their services to the people, but contracts still had to be written up and sorted out.

“I would appreciate the help, where you can spare it, actually. Soren doesn’t complain about his workload, but I hate to pile so much on him; I’m not much help in getting through this half of the work with any sort of speed, so it would be a great help to us if you could lend a hand,” he responded, “You’d be paid for your services, of course.”

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galdrgraced‌:

“I’ll punch anyone who says you’re not smart!”

“No beorc could lead an army like you do.”

“I did have a lot of help, you know.”

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"You're not stupid Ike!!"

“Well, I’m not the brightest out there either, but I...I appreciate that, Reyson.”

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beorc and lagux are equals, equally fucking stupid

“People rarely think ahead, or think of others outside their kin and comrades until something effects them. We make poor choices, but we’re also capable of doing great feats of kindness to one another.”

“People of any kind can be stupid. It’s nothing new anywhere you go.”

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Plotted Starter for @radiantxhero || Sequel to [thread archive not made yet but it’s the river one]

“So, uh…hey, boss.”

Mia didn’t really know what else to say at this point, sitting down awkwardly next to him on the bench. She knew they were all pressed for time in this damned tower - remembering with a wince that so many people she cared about were outside fighting to buy them more time - but after the confrontation with Sephiran the healers had put their feet down. They needed to check everyone over, which meant they needed a pause. Seeing Ike alone with both Ragnell and Alondite so deep in thought snapped her out of her own impatient funk, remembering just what he’d had to do - what, half an hour ago?

Somebody should talk to him about that. But Titania and Soren were handling the defense outside the tower, Mist was busy, and…well, she was never any good at this kind of thing, but she figured someone had to make the effort. Hesitantly she slid a little closer, glancing around the stone room and trying not to stare at the giant, intricate doors that led to…well, Asherah. She had been trying to get used to that part, but it had never quite stuck in her mind yet. 

“Cool swords.” She said after a few moments, desperate to find something, anything to say to get the conversation started. She knew almost immediately that was the wrong choice and groaned, sinking her head into one hand before restarting. “I mean…do you wanna talk about that? Or the Sephiran thing, or just this mess in general? You seem pretty out of it.”

This tower was full of madness. That’s really all that was running through Ike’s head at the moment. The people in here, the way it just seemed to keep climbing higher and higher, like there was no end to it. Truly, it felt like the entire world had gone insane. People were dying, coming back, dying again -- and they were okay with it, like it was their purpose. 

Ike shook his head, staring down at the silver blade resting at his side. 

He couldn’t understand it. No one was given life, just to die. That wasn’t the point. It couldn’t be. Beorc, Laguz, Branded -- they all had a place, just as worthy as the other, why else would they all exist, then?

His spiraling thoughts were interrupted by Mia, her words uncharacteristically hesitant. Ike shifted aside so that she had room to sit, his back straight and gaze now avoiding the sword of his defeated rival. After battling through several levels of the tower, and defeating many foes they all wished weren’t opposing them, they had a moment to rest before facing the Goddess herself. Though he knew they needed it, Ike didn’t like this time to think, and would rather just move forward and see this through first. 

But, that wasn’t the case, and his mind was allowed to focus on things other than immediate survive for himself and the others under his command.

“I’m sure you know more about them than I do, being from Begnion,” Ike sighed, running a hand through his sweaty hair. Though he’d dedicated several years to learning how to best fight with Ragnell, against Alondite, Ike couldn’t claim to know much else about the blades. “...There isn’t much to say, really. We were only ever going to be opposing forces to each other. He had his goals. I had mine. They clashed, and there was no surviving for both. As for Sephiran...I don’t know. I feel it’s not really my place to feel betrayed by what he’s done. I can’t understand his thoughts, but he believed he was doing what needed to be done. That, in itself, is not so different from what we’re doing here. If I had seen all he had, after so many years, would I still be doing what I am right now?”

He didn’t know if his ideals could have held over so much time, so many broken promises. But, Ike was here now, and he might not have been alive to witness all the atrocities that Sephiran had, but he knew that destroying everything wasn’t the right way to help people change and grow.

Glancing back down at Alondite, Ike narrowed his eyes. “I don’t know what waits behind those doors. For any of us. But, whatever it is, it’s going to put up a fight. I have Ragnell, and I know it can stand up to the power of a God. But...one sword won’t be enough. Do you think you can handle it?” he asked, serious, gesturing at the blade that rested between them.

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skymade‌:

   “Haha. Yeah?” 

   She looked over, lips quirking up slowly, capturing her entire expression in a beam. She’d never been awesome at the words part, and no one would’ve ever argued with her on that. If there was anything Willow was awesome at, it was being awful at shit. So his half tilty smile… his gentle expression… the way he seemed to get less tense and frowny… 

   Hard to believe she had anything to do with that. 

   Better just believe it was the alcohol, or something, right? 

   ‘Cept Willow couldn’t stray away from a compliment, if there was any, even slightly implied, so she was pushing herself up on her elbow, eyes shimmering. “Well that’s – good! Because you should be up! Being up is good! Down is where the bad happens. Up is where the good happens!” Waving her hands upwards, at the sky, as if to accentuate that point.

   Everything good was always up. 

   “Friends!” she had to agree, passionately – even if most of her believed he wasn’t being, like, totally honest. “Does that mean you’ll feed me? And also totally tell me your name again, because I super don’t remember it.” 

The way she spoke, it reminded Ike of his sister -- not so much now, after everything that they’d been through, but back when they were little. While Ike liked to watch birds fly, Mist loved the sky they flew in. The sun, the clouds, the stars. Even when it rained, it didn’t dampen her spirits.

“Friends,” I repeated, quirking an eyebrow at her when she mentioned being fed. “If you’re hungry, you should have said so. We don’t have much, or the best, around, but we’re happy to share with those that need it.” Well, Ike thought it was the best -- Oscar could make stringy rabbits taste better than anything he’d had to eat in the company of Begnion or Crimea’s elite. Though, that might have been less about the food, and more on account of the people around him.

“Ike. Come on, Willow; can’t leave my late night drinking friend hungry, now can I?” They weren’t far from the fort, and there should be something left for him to give to her, if she was hungry.

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“I suppose shyness hits everyone at certain times. It’s hard to imagine anyone bigger and stronger than me could feel uneasy as I can at times.”

“You don’t have to overwhelm yourself though,” she added in, hoping she didn’t give him the wrong idea. “You don’t have to speak to everyone at once–there’s a lot of Shepherds to get to know! I can introduce you properly if you like and if you feel unhappy how things are going… we can go elsewhere!”

The others rarely seemed on edge or very ‘stiff’ in her presence. Daedra wasn’t quite sure if it was on account of her, or that’s how they simply always acted. Still, Ike seemed to have concerns so she would at least be sensitive to the matter. She didn’t want to get his hopes up and then unintentionally disappoint him.

She was taken aback slightly as he quickly picked up on one of her major flaws.

“Er…”

“–O-only a few times! I mean… I usually try to go one trips with someone with me in general. For-For safety…”

“I think I’ll take you up on that offer. You know them better than I do, so I’ll trust your judgment when it comes to talking with them,” Ike nodded, grateful for her understanding and her offer to help him out. To some degree, it was easier to talk to those he didn’t know back in Tellius, because it was expected of him as a commander; he still wasn’t great at conversation, but the expectation made it easier to narrow down how he had to approach it. Here, he was just another sword, and while that was an incredible relief, it left him a bit up in the air on where he stood with these people -- he was not of their lands, and he didn’t want to step on any toes.

Seeing her reaction, Ike let out a breathy chuckle. While it wasn’t meant to, he was sure, diffuse the tension he felt, it had done so nonetheless.

“It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Not all of us are born with a good sense of direction. Better to admit it, and know who you can go to for help, than to get yourself stuck in a bad situation. I’m not too good without directions myself, so, please, don’t be embarrassed.”

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I don’t have time to draw!! Have this quick doodle of Ike

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tellius love and pokemon hype mashup <3