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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1223976: Mar 27th 2017 at 2:47:46 PM

-he opens up the briefcase, revealing an ornate chessboard-

-red vs green-

-though the pieces on the red side are mostly white, with rubies set inside them, such as red eyes on the knights, depicted as horses-

-likewise, the green side is mostly black, with jade set into them in the same manner-

-all in all, it looks very expensive-

My most treasured chess set.

I always like to have this with me.

Which colour will you choose-?

I presume that you are familiar with the rules?

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eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#1223977: Mar 27th 2017 at 2:51:10 PM

And he is to be trusted for what reason?

f1r3lemon Duty First from All aboard the fun train Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Duty First
#1223978: Mar 27th 2017 at 2:54:54 PM

Her eyes widens at the sight, before coughing politely.

"I-I'm fine with any colour— and y-yes, I'm...familiar with it."

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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1223979: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:00:42 PM

-just smiles slightly-

Mmm... I shall choose black.

-he begins to set the pieces on the board-

Allowing you to go first.

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Gehayadren Bad Movie Binge Collector from A Garbage Fire Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#1223980: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:01:05 PM

Adam fills up the glass, sets it on the table and goes outside for some fresh air.

Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
f1r3lemon Duty First from All aboard the fun train Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Duty First
#1223981: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:02:40 PM

She smiles back, giving him a short curtsy. "T-Thank you. N-Now, if you wouldn't mind..."

As she takes a white piece—and starts with a surprising move.

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#1223982: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:05:30 PM

He gives her a look; he doesn't know.

edited 27th Mar '17 3:08:10 PM by Boxen

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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1223983: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:10:19 PM

Mmm.

-looks over the chessboard scrutinizingly-

-before he responds with a calculated and seemingly safe move-

How many times have you played this?

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eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#1223984: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:10:20 PM

This army of your king's, surely after the war it will remain there? I ask you- what use is an army with no Calamity to fight? Conquest and control, my child. I fear I may sound crass but your crown is simply taking advantage of circumstance to further their eventual gains- to propagate their own lust for feudal control at the expense of the peasantry and the true will of the people...

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#1223985: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:11:39 PM

I am under his employ. Am I supposed to say much else?

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f1r3lemon Duty First from All aboard the fun train Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Duty First
#1223986: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:13:02 PM

She responds with a similarly calculated move—though from an unexpected piece in return, starting a precedent of some kind.

"S-Several...I-I lost count. T-There's a lot of breaks i-inbetween campaigns..."

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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1223987: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:15:00 PM

Your moves are certainly unorthodox.

-he moves another piece that would seem to be disrupting any plan that Liman had at that moment-

As if you're playing to surprise your opponent.

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eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#1223988: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:15:39 PM

For the time of the Calamity, it is in the common interests of king and country alike to fight, but when the war ends, I do hope you understand the full gravity of what will happen. That so-called will of the people is nothing more than a disguise to legitimize the power-hunger of your liege and when the facade is no longer useful, it shall shatter like glass. You have a duty to not abide by this.

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#1223989: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:16:44 PM

I have a duty to do what he asks of me.

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f1r3lemon Duty First from All aboard the fun train Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Duty First
#1223990: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:19:13 PM

And she switches to another plan—or the possibilities of several, moving a piece back to open a gap.

"N-No one plays ordinarily i-in my company...", as she pauses. "A-And having possibilities is always n-nice."

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ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#1223991: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:21:25 PM

-Miki's outside as she usually is-

-Though she has a bit of a problem, what with the ground around her roiling and moving around, with rocks and grass twisting together into seemingly random shapes-

-She seems quite calm despite all this-

eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#1223992: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:21:30 PM

Why do you have a duty to a man who fabricates both the wills of the people and of God? Why must you serve an autocrat who will not be satisfied until all within his sight is under his banner? Why must you be a simple instrument of murder and militarism when there are better ways? There is enough food and plenty in all of this world to feed every living person thrice over, yet there are those amongst us who still go hungry. That is because of devils like your king, so perverse in their greed and temptation that they should go around wearing clothing lined with gold and fielding exorbitantly costly armies to kill their rivals.

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#1223993: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:24:35 PM

You have no right to ask that of me.

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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1223994: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:24:41 PM

I see.

-Nikola seems to have gotten into Liman's head with his next move-

-it's exactly what she wouldn't have wanted him to do-

How do you think Griffin played?

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f1r3lemon Duty First from All aboard the fun train Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Duty First
#1223995: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:25:55 PM

Liman ponders for a second, before switching to another piece building on what she already have—and proceeded to do an extraordinary maneuver.

"C-calculated, methodical...a-and thoughtful."

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G2BattleConvoy The Hope, The Hero from Installation 07 Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
The Hope, The Hero
#1223996: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:27:12 PM

(Michael is in the main room now, and has noticed Link talking to Iro. Michael is wearing his white and blue uniform without the equipment he had borrowed from the library, though he seems to be slightly on edge.)

Hey, Link. You wouldn't happen to know where Liman is would you?

(To Iro) Hi, sorry for interrupting. Michael Tapferin (Offers his hand in greeting)

"We all fail. We all make mistakes. That is what makes us human."
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#1223997: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:30:14 PM

RAMONA is kitchening, trying her hand at this, coffee brewing

PAVLA is mainrooming, trying her hand at this, "plucking feathers from your hair in a surge-induced fuckup"

RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1223998: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:32:03 PM

But he also- stuck to one plan.

And his focus was on making sure that plan succeeded, no matter what.

He was decisive, rather than keeping many possibilities open- he focused on few.

-he moves, and takes a crucial piece from the board out of Liman's plan-

It made it fascinating to play against him, because I knew what he was planning. But- not how he'd do it.

There were times he would feint, and he'd lead anyone else to believe that any of his moves could've been a feint. But all of them were in pursuit of a single goal.

Do you know what that is?

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TooManyIdeas Magical Princess From Another Dimension from Twilight Town (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
Magical Princess From Another Dimension
#1223999: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:32:50 PM

...Palva. Are you alright?

(oh it's the Miko)

f1r3lemon Duty First from All aboard the fun train Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Duty First
#1224000: Mar 27th 2017 at 3:33:52 PM

"A-A cure for his invisibility?"

She replied, as she placed another move.

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