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" i'd say we're allowed a bit of laughter. " he takes another sip of his tea, snickering as he watches the circus gather around its favorite clown.
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"miserable worm? no, that's rouxls!"
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@pipissalesman1997:
*SUCH HARSH WORDS, RALSEI. *HARSH INDEED. There's some amusement in the doctor's voice, though. Not unlike the amusement of a cat toying with a mouse before catching it in its jaws. The doctors hands spread in a sort of gesture of peace, as if showing he was unarmed. As far as anyone could see, anyways. *YOU HAVE BEEN DOING WELL. *SUSIE AND KRIS TRUST YOU. *THIS IS GOOD. He begins to pace, hands now clasped behind his back. Thinking on the right words, so as not to gain more ire from the prince. Gaster has had enough of that for one lifetime, but he fears that's only going to continue.
*OF COURSE, THERE IS SOMETHING I AM CURIOUS OF. *PERHAPS YOU WILL ENLIGHTEN ME. *WHAT IS THAT PLUSH TOY IN YOUR ROOM? *WHAT PURPOSE DOES IT SERVE YOU?
. . . RALSEI DOES NOT ANGER EASY . he is quite the slow-burning fuse. this much, anyone can see. here and now, though, it is just him and this foul doctor, and ralsei's brow furrows, his lip curls, he clenches his paws into angry little fists. he did not think he hated anything or anyone, not until now. but the sight of that face fills him with a fury ralsei didn't realize he was capable of. he is beginning to understand his wants. his needs. he is beginning to understand that he is allowed to not want something.
he's starting to think that he does not want this man to tell him what to do anymore.
“why does it need a purpose?” he hesitates, but forges onward. “i'm . . . i'm not just a means to an end, you know. i - i have feelings, too!”
why wouldn't he keep the toy? kris gave it to him. it's . . . it's the first gift he was ever given. he loves it, more than anything. he'll keep it forever, if he can. he'll make sure of it. ralsei scowls, twisting the end of his scarf between his paws. “why does it matter if i kept it? i like it. i'm allowed to like things.”
#( don’t forget ) / * ic.#( chapter four ) / * verse.#( beware the man who speaks in hands ) / * pipissalesman1997: gaster.#// RAHHHHHHH. hi gaster. your chess pawn is starting to have real emotions
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@hcmetown:
“ DON'T PRETEND YOU KNOW ANYTHING I MEAN, ” sneers a face draconic, lips peeling back to expose teeth sharp & angry, as susie rounds on ralsei. none of this makes any sense. this – all “ dark world ” this and “ dark fountain ” that, some prophecy??? susie drives a fist through the air. the tree it lands against, maybe half a foot from ralsei's head, rattles and quakes its remorse. “ i mean, you're talking like i don't have some kind of say in the matter. who says i want to be part of your prophecy? who says i give a damn about saving this place? i just got here. if you were looking for someone who would get invested in your tragic tale, your prophecy chose the wrong hero. hate to break it to you. ” really, she loves to break it to him, if she's being honest. it brings her great joy in life to not be told what to do. susie told herself she was never going to take orders again, didn't she? what is a prophecy if not an order of the most unavoidable kind? well, spoiler alert, prophecy: susie doesn't give a fuck about you! cool as it was, something as large as that is way beyond susie. it's. . . it's way too much responsibility. she's not taking all that on. someone who's better suited for it will pick up the slack eventually.
RALSEI DID NOT EXPECT . . . THIS ! he really did not expect, um, susie. he expected her, sure, he knew she would go against the prophecy at first ( it's written in the prophecy, after all ), he . . . he knew she was going to be hard to get through to. but, um, he did not expect it to be so violent? he lets out an eep! as susie rounds on him, slamming a fist into the tree beside him. he cowers, just a little, smiling nervously up at the monster girl and her too-many teeth.
“i! um! well, it didn't - didn't choose wrong, but - i mean, if you . . . i guess if you like, um, lancer, more than me and kris, then that's - that's fine! i just - don't you want to be a hero?” he blinks, owlishly, cringing away in anticipation of another violent outburst.
it's fine if she likes lancer more than him and kris. that's . . . that's fine. he just, he just thought . . . aren't they supposed to be friends? ralsei has never had friends before. maybe they get angry at each other a lot, but kris doesn't seem angry at him ever, so - heavens, this is all so confusing. he reaches up to pull down his hat a little, nose wrinkling a bit. “i'm sorry, you're - you're right! you did just get here, that's . . . but, but isn't it wonderful, here? you and lancer look like you've been having fun!”
#( don’t forget ) / * ic.#( chapter one ) / * verse.#( the axe of justice! ) / * hcmetown: susie.#// THE THEM..... i love shadow creature ralsei tbh. these icons rule
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>”Please, I dare you to try and stop me.” (From genocide/snowgrave player)
( asks & starters ) : always accepting !
. . . STOP. . . THEM ? ralsei blinks, slow and confused - in what world is he primed to stop them? the thing that wears kris' face has its purpose, this much he knows. he has resigned himself to the fact that this thing, this creature, this force of nature unknowable, it. . . it has its reasons, for what it does. ralsei is not built to question, nor to deviate from its word. this creature is a god, and ralsei is meant to worship - benevolent, malevolent, or otherwise.
of course, that. . . that was all. before. he started to wake up to. . . everything. ralsei is starting to have, er, feelings. real ones. opinions, even.
he's starting to think he doesn't like this monster that pulls his friend around by the puppet strings.
"there's a limit to your power," he says, pushing down the fear as he looks into those eyes that gleam with something otherworldly. something bright. something light. "i'm. . . i'm not afraid of you. you're just as trapped as kris is. you can't do anything without them, and. . . and they can't do anything without us, so. . ."
but that isn't true. he knows it isn't.
they can use noelle, after all. ralsei swallows down unease. it cannot be so easy for it to break everything.
can it?
#( don’t forget ) / * ic.#( weird route ) / * verse.#( you ate the fruit ) / * procceedforward.#// ralsei is terrified. Bgut Hes Gotta Defend His Friend
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and this is how we survive this
oh unending animal, you go where the light goes
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Screaming and crying rn
#( well? does it look pretty? ) / * visage.#deltarune spoilers#( a legend of light & dark ) / * queue.
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"It's like you're constantly tensing, expecting to be told off for being alive."
( asks & starters ) : always accepting !
" H - HUH ? " it comes out of nowhere, to be quite frank, the voice that. . . ralsei has gotten used to tenna's booming cadence, his enthusiasm and theatrics. he does not expect the calm, curious observation.
"well, i - no, certainly not, mr. tenna, i'm. . ." ralsei blinks up at his fellow darkner, hands folding behind his back on instinct. he smiles, in that way that doesn't reach his eyes. "why would i expect that? i'm. . . fulfilling my purpose, aren't i? doing everything right! there's no reason for me to worry, now, is there?"
#( don’t forget ) / * ic.#( chapter three ) / * verse.#( only want to have fun ) / * wonderdial.#// godddddd. get his ass tenna. read him like a book
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@soulcaging:
at some point, kris had started checking out when delving into the dark worlds. not completely, not always, but when your own body refuses to move exactly how you want it to, how could you not see these adventures as a monotony of sights and sounds? merely shapes and tricks of the shadow. that's why, when the fluffy prince finds them again to drag somewhere, they hadn't reacted. the same dead look, the same neutral expression, even as they're pulled along against their will. yet there's a creeping warmth rising up their chest. was it their own or the parasite's? it's hard to say, but they knew seeing ralsei so excited to show something made them... it felt real. it felt warm. and the feeling only swells as they're lead through the blue door, met with something so lovingly hand - picked for them.
they're in stunned silence. their presence and existence crashing in on them again, a lump in their throat tightening it. they don't even notice their own legs start moving, by their own choice, towards the instrument before them, red eyes regarding it carefully. it's smaller than they're used to, nothing like the grand piano at the holiday's or even the organ at church. it's more like the choir practice room's. ivory keys reflect the dark world's sheen in an almost iridescent light, the faint sparkle of undeserved trophies dancing on the top and upper panel. it's perfect. and it's theirs. ... until their legs move again to properly be in front of it, hands raising on their own with the single command of "❤ PLAY." in their head. the fantasy crashes then and there with the sound of a painful plonk! their jaw clenches, a shaky breath leaving them. whatever. they know who this was for. and it sure wasn't them. [ ❤ THANK YOU, RALSEI. | * I'VE SEEN BETTER. ] " ... thank you. "
it has been a very long few days, and ralsei is. . . tired, as much as the rest of them are. but he will not let it get him down, because - well, susie isn't, so why would he? things are going to be okay, and ralsei is not thinking about tragic endings and ill-fated prophecies. he's actually, um, been thinking about kris. not in a weird way, or anything - he's just, he hasn't been able to stop thinking about the way they had played piano, in the dark sanctuary, and. . .
. . . well, needless to say, they had been very good, when they hadn't been. . .
the point is, ralsei has been excited to show them this all day. a few days, really - they haven't had time to stop by castle town very much, between everything going on, but ralsei. . . he wanted to give them all some downtime. and. . . perhaps he can play distraction, and kris can play piano! or something of the sort. regardless, it's there for. . . for whenever kris has a minute, whenever they have some time to themselves. when they have, er, their hands to themselves, perhaps would be more apt.
he smiles at the look on their face as they take it all in. that is what he does this for, what he fights to protect. the sheer wonder in their eyes. it's enough to make him feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside.
"of course!" he fiddles with his paws behind his back, blinking at kris as the keys plonk a little cacophonously.
right. his smile grows just a touch strained.
"well," he says, voice softening, "whenever you get the chance, feel free to. . . i mean, if there's ever a moment when - you know, your eyes are closed, or, ah. . ."
he hopes the message is clear. this is a gift for kris, and no one - and nothing - else.
#( don’t forget ) / * ic.#( the cage with human soul and parts ) / * soulcaging.#// god. they make me ill. grhaghrahgrhaghrahgrh
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IT'S SHOWTIME !! hey guys, i don't have a proper promo rn, but this is a brand new TENNA from deltarune chap. 3, COMING LIVE !! give this a like & reblog to spread this around ! 🫶
penned by your good friend nox. read rules on pinned.
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#𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐄. a study in smiling even when it hurts, the knowledge that your fate is sealed, and nihilism beneath a sunny surface.
ind. priv. ralsei from deltarune. ch. 3 & 4 spoilers abound. casted by virgil. art by aroflowey.
* CARRD / PROMPTS TAG * BLOG ROLL : kitsukane / histhemed / bellcaster / castletcwn / realknfe
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is this anything.
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tumblr is trying to stop me. this is fucked up.
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inbox call? just know. i do not hold back.
#( i’m with you in the dark ) / * ooc.#// if you're a multi feel free to specify. i might still go beyond the muses you give me but if you specify#i will focus on those :]
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" um, what, exactly, is there to be jealous of ? "
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i said i'm fine, just drop it. (from susie…)
( asks & starters ) : always accepting !
HARD TO BELIEVE , when she's got that look on her face. but ralsei has learned not to overstep, in these last few days of friendship. he is learning that sometimes being a good friend is not about fixing the problem, but instead distracting from it. it's just - it is strange, for susie to be here in castle town without kris. ralsei. . .
. . . well, he just - the prophecy never said anything about this. but he's also beginning to learn that the prophecy did not say a lot of things about susie, so perhaps it. . . is not as correct as he wants to believe it is.
"okay," he says, blinking a little owlishly at her. "i'm sorry. um, do you want something to eat? i can make you a cake, or. . . maybe i could make something else. a - a real dinner, or. . ."
but will it even be worth anything? he doesn't know if the food he makes can even keep lightners full. but he has to try, doesn't he?
he claps his hands together, nodding to himself. "what's your favorite food? of all time. it can be anything you want!"
okay, well, knowing susie, it's probably going to be weird.
. . . they'll cross that bridge when they get to it.
#( don’t forget ) / * ic.#( and last‚ at last‚ was the girl ) / * atechalk.#// susieeeee :(((#he's gonna make u ANYTHING U WANT
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" come on, please? just this once? " // from moony! <3 c'mon ralsei, sing 'raise up your bat' with him, at castle town karaoke. WITHOUT changing the words !!! silly.
( asks & starters ) : always accepting !
" I - MOONY , I REALLY DON'T . . . " oh, dear. but he looks so enthused. ralsei worries at his lower lip with a fang, brow furrowing just slightly. ". . . just this once," he agrees with a begrudging little sigh. he does like to sing, after all.
and. . . they're just words. it's not like he's actually telling people to pick up weapons and get violent. maybe the song isn't all that inappropriate after all?
"just for you, okay?" he wrinkles his nose, smiling a little bashfully. "and just this once."
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