Note: please be as cryptic as possible regarding any specific actions your character takes when discussing them in the game channel to avoid influencing everyone else!
But someone had to find out what was causing this unusual cold. Your water is full of ice. What is the point of your rules if they cannot keep your people safe?
"That matter is for the Pontifex to deal with. Of course one such as yourself will always try to poison the Church's intent, but an impressionable child should not be exposed to ideas such as this."
[he extends his arm and points the palm of his hand towards Okami, as if ready to shoot him with something, but nothing is visible]
[The knight starts to chant something and when he does, small red balls of light form in front of his palm. That's when tiny Sol moves, and stands in front of Okami, with his arms outstretched as if to stop him]
No!!! You can't take him too!
[tiny Sol sounds extremely upset, but he's standing his ground, even as the red balls transform into fire arrows]
[When he touches him, Okami will find himself reliving a memory...
Sol is back in the village, where everyone was celebrating before. It's daytime and the whole village is watching the same knight they have in front of them now in real time tell a grown man to chain Sol's childhood friend Alice, who looks like she's about 10 or 11 years old, to a dragon.
Kirito, Sol's other friend, speaks in a loud but tremulous voice. “Sir Knight!! A-Alice did not enter the Dark Territory! Her hand merely brushed the surface! That was all!”
The knight’s response is brief. “And what else is necessary?”
He waves to some men who are kneeling before him, commanding them to take the boys away. The men stand up and grab Kirito’s and Sol’s collars, to pull them away. Kirito struggles helplessly. “Then…then we’re guilty, too! We were in the same place! If you’re going to take her away, take us with her!”
The Integrity Knight does not heed them.
Sol seems to be trying to speak, but words won't come out. He tries, but all he can do is emit rasping noises, as if he has forgotten how to speak.
Alice gives a small, brave smile and nods. Eugeo and Kirito are dragged to the center of the square and pushed to their knees.
Then, Kirito pretends to wobble toward Sol so that he can whisper into his ear. “Listen, Eugeo…I’m going to attack the knight with this ax. I’ll try to hold him off for a few seconds, and you take Alice away to freedom. If you rush to the barley field to the south, you can hide among the stalks and slip into the forest. That should give you good enough cover.”
Sol looks down at the axe still clutched in Kirito’s hands.
“B-but…Kirito…”
“It’s all right. The knight didn’t execute Alice on the spot. I don’t think he can kill someone without a trial or whatever. I’ll look for my chance to escape. Besides…”
He turns his gaze upon the knight, who is checking that the restraint straps are on tight. With each tug of a strap, Alice’s face twists in pain.
“…Besides, if we fail, so what? We’ll get hauled in with Alice and wait until we have a chance to escape. All that matters is that if Alice gets taken away on that dragon, we’ll never see her again.”
“I…don’t…”
“Why would you hesitate, Eugeo?! Who cares about taboos?! Are they more important than Alice’s life?!”
Sol looks conflicted... His own thoughts seem to be putting him in pain.
A strange, unfamiliar voice breaks out from Sol's throat. “It’s…it’s…”
He can't finish the sentence. The pain is too much, and he brings his hand up to his right eye, wincing.
The village elder notices the change in Sol and weakly waves his arm to the two men standing behind the boys, commanding, “Take them out of the square.”
Their hands grab Sol and Kirito's collars again and resume pulling.
“Damn…let go! Elder! Mr. Gasfut! Do you really want him to take Alice away?! Are you fine with that?!” Kirito rages, knocking away the man’s hand. He prepares to charge with the ax, but the knight merely glances at Kirito and the axe flies high into the air.
Kirito falls onto his back. A number of villagers immediately set upon him and hold him down.
His cheek forced into the cobblestones, Kirito screams, “Eugeo! Please, you have to go for me!”
“Ah…uhh…” Sol grunts. His body shudders.
“Please, Eugeo! At least get them off me! Then I can—!”
The words "System Error: Code 871" can be read on Sol's eyeball, maybe, but only if Okami pays attention. He is completely unable to move, and clearly in pain...
“Eugeo!!” Kirito screams at bloodcurdling volume.
The white dragon rises, stretches it wings, and takes Alice away.
That is to say, tiny Sol won't budge. There are tears in his eyes, but he doesn't seem to be in pain and his eye looks normal in the present. In fact, he's glowing brighter, and the blue light now covers Okami too.]
He said we're best friends! You took Alice away... Y-You can't take another one!
[ The memory catches Okami off-guard so while his grip on Sol doesn't falter, his focus does, losing itself in the pain of Sol's memory until the images are replaced by the glowing blue light. ]
[He'd reply, but that's when the knight finally shoots his fire arrows. They seem to go straight towards Okami, but some of them disappear in the blue glow before they can hurt him.]
He's not bad! I-I trust him! Even if he made a mistake... I'm sure he had a good reason! You can't take him away!
Get.. Get out of my house!
[The knight seems to start fading into nothingness, and the red light is turning blue as well.]
With things like that [points at the place where the knight was]. He's only doing what he has to do and I don't know how I stopped him now... What if you run into someone like that again?
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[he extends his arm and points the palm of his hand towards Okami, as if ready to shoot him with something, but nothing is visible]
"Surrender at once."
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[The knight starts to chant something and when he does, small red balls of light form in front of his palm. That's when tiny Sol moves, and stands in front of Okami, with his arms outstretched as if to stop him]
No!!! You can't take him too!
[tiny Sol sounds extremely upset, but he's standing his ground, even as the red balls transform into fire arrows]
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[ Trying to pull him away ]
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Sol is back in the village, where everyone was celebrating before. It's daytime and the whole village is watching the same knight they have in front of them now in real time tell a grown man to chain Sol's childhood friend Alice, who looks like she's about 10 or 11 years old, to a dragon.
Kirito, Sol's other friend, speaks in a loud but tremulous voice. “Sir Knight!! A-Alice did not enter the Dark Territory! Her hand merely brushed the surface! That was all!”
The knight’s response is brief. “And what else is necessary?”
He waves to some men who are kneeling before him, commanding them to take the boys away. The men stand up and grab Kirito’s and Sol’s collars, to pull them away. Kirito struggles helplessly. “Then…then we’re guilty, too! We were in the same place! If you’re going to take her away, take us with her!”
The Integrity Knight does not heed them.
Sol seems to be trying to speak, but words won't come out. He tries, but all he can do is emit rasping noises, as if he has forgotten how to speak.
Alice gives a small, brave smile and nods. Eugeo and Kirito are dragged to the center of the square and pushed to their knees.
Then, Kirito pretends to wobble toward Sol so that he can whisper into his ear. “Listen, Eugeo…I’m going to attack the knight with this ax. I’ll try to hold him off for a few seconds, and you take Alice away to freedom. If you rush to the barley field to the south, you can hide among the stalks and slip into the forest. That should give you good enough cover.”
Sol looks down at the axe still clutched in Kirito’s hands.
“B-but…Kirito…”
“It’s all right. The knight didn’t execute Alice on the spot. I don’t think he can kill someone without a trial or whatever. I’ll look for my chance to escape. Besides…”
He turns his gaze upon the knight, who is checking that the restraint straps are on tight. With each tug of a strap, Alice’s face twists in pain.
“…Besides, if we fail, so what? We’ll get hauled in with Alice and wait until we have a chance to escape. All that matters is that if Alice gets taken away on that dragon, we’ll never see her again.”
“I…don’t…”
“Why would you hesitate, Eugeo?! Who cares about taboos?! Are they more important than Alice’s life?!”
Sol looks conflicted... His own thoughts seem to be putting him in pain.
“Eugeo…What’s wrong, Eugeo?!” Kirito nearly screams.
A strange, unfamiliar voice breaks out from Sol's throat. “It’s…it’s…”
He can't finish the sentence. The pain is too much, and he brings his hand up to his right eye, wincing.
The village elder notices the change in Sol and weakly waves his arm to the two men standing behind the boys, commanding, “Take them out of the square.”
Their hands grab Sol and Kirito's collars again and resume pulling.
“Damn…let go! Elder! Mr. Gasfut! Do you really want him to take Alice away?! Are you fine with that?!” Kirito rages, knocking away the man’s hand. He prepares to charge with the ax, but the knight merely glances at Kirito and the axe flies high into the air.
Kirito falls onto his back. A number of villagers immediately set upon him and hold him down.
His cheek forced into the cobblestones, Kirito screams, “Eugeo! Please, you have to go for me!”
“Ah…uhh…” Sol grunts. His body shudders.
“Please, Eugeo! At least get them off me! Then I can—!”
The words "System Error: Code 871" can be read on Sol's eyeball, maybe, but only if Okami pays attention. He is completely unable to move, and clearly in pain...
“Eugeo!!” Kirito screams at bloodcurdling volume.
The white dragon rises, stretches it wings, and takes Alice away.
That is to say, tiny Sol won't budge. There are tears in his eyes, but he doesn't seem to be in pain and his eye looks normal in the present. In fact, he's glowing brighter, and the blue light now covers Okami too.]
He said we're best friends! You took Alice away... Y-You can't take another one!
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Sol... how are you... ?
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He's not bad! I-I trust him! Even if he made a mistake... I'm sure he had a good reason! You can't take him away!
Get.. Get out of my house!
[The knight seems to start fading into nothingness, and the red light is turning blue as well.]
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Um... Doing what?
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Ah...
He listened to me...? I... I did that?
[ftr he's kind of like this right now]
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[ Tail wagging again ]
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okami's saga of emotional terrorism continues]
I just...
I didn't want anything bad to happen to you... since we're friends...
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Do you really think I can do anything...?
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I trust you, so... um... I will do my best.
You should be careful too!
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What did they say?
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