01-31-2019, 12:02 AM
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//ooh boy references to death and killing in this one
They weren't sure it was entirely fair to say that the crimes committed by Badlanders could be punished as peacefully as the crimes in Flintlock, a place where violence within the ranks was relatively rare. When Michael attacked those two thirteen-year-olds, community service wasn't going to straighten him out. A couple of broken ribs and one less tooth straightened him out. The consequences were real, not chores he might have had to do at some point anyway. That wasn't to say they reacted with violence to every situation; Sade, a little girl, had been caught stealing food and now had a relatively safe place to stay and consistent meals. She was a Worm and had to do a great deal of chores, but a crueler person might have inflicted a far worse penalty for stealing.
The punishment was proportional to the crime, and they were perfectly content to use nonviolent methods if they were likely to work.
They tipped their cranium to Gabe when he mumbled his reply. "I may be young, but I'm not naive. Fear may be a useful tool, but it's hardly the only one I wield." They may not hold back when it came time to reckon with their people's sins, but they hadn't even condemned Sheogorath before some unofficial, slanted approximation of a trial and a twisted offering of redemption. Theirs might be the hand to strike you down, but if you were good, it was far more likely to help you up. "Perhaps, perhaps not. The one that takes my place may not be the type to discuss neutrality, they may be the type to say burn it all. I daresay it would effect you then."
Catalyst worked their jaw from side to side as Hayley spoke, and as she finished they leaned forward, clasping their hands in front of them. "I'd argue I could have done the same to you. I'd be a fool to attempt it now, of course, with the twitchy boy and mountain man and lord knows who else are inside the Lodge. I'm not so eager for my own demise that I'd attempt a raid or an assassination."
They paused just long enough to draw breath. "But what about when you came to the Badlands? I'm guessing your people found the invitation suspicious and refused to go, but you went in alone. Into the lion's den, with your baby still in your womb, not a shred of backup to save you if the lions were hungry. But they weren't, it was a pleasant evening, and you went home safe and sound." Their gaze finally left Hayley, drifting around the room for a moment while they thought.
She didn't give much indication of whether she bought their reasons, but she decided to proceed so they figured she was at least buying it for the time being. "Correct me if I'm wrong, because I very may well have gotten the wrong story." He had spun what, two or three tales before finally coming out with this one? "Sheogorath came here looking to apologize for what he had done to you, and was injured along the way. You patched him up and then just... left him by the side of the road?"
They waited for the answer before continuing. "At which point some bandits picked him up and thought they could ransom him to me without getting killed." They didn't feel it was necessary to point out that they had thought wrong. "Now, I certainly would have appreciated it if you had assured his safe return to the Badlands, perhaps even felt indebted to you. But I don't blame you for not doing so, you weren't obligated to and he had done many awful things. I hope that we can agree, though, that we wouldn't want anything like that to happen again." One member getting abandoned by the road outside of one group's territory, only to get picked up by bandits didn't spell good things for either group, after all.
//idek what this is honestly idk if I like it but it's there
[spoiler=IF YOU DONT KNOW NOW YOU KNOW && INFO && 01/29/19]GENERAL welcome to the end of eras, ice has melted back to life
⇥ Given name is Scott Mathew Darrow ⇥ Goes only by Catalyst or Cat
⇥ Assigned male at birth ⇥ Agender ⇥ They/Them pronouns only
⇥ Twenty-one ⇥ Born 11/27/17 ⇥ Sagittarius ⇥ Real time aging
⇥ Top Dog (leader) of the Badlands ⇥ Ex prisoner of the Badlands
⇥ Ex cultist (Mourningstar) ⇥ Ex member of the Young Rogues
RECENT EVENTS done my time and served my sentence
⇥ 01/27/39 ⇥ Visited Flintlock Lodge
⇥ 01/21/39 ⇥ Reunited with their mother
⇥ 01/21/39 ⇥ Fought off Paige's attackers
⇥ 01/13/39 ⇥ Punished Michael for breaking the rules
APPEARANCE dress me up and watch me die
⇥ Catalyst is 6'2" tall; they possess a lean and muscular body, one that has a variety of old scars adorning it. They have two piercings, one in their tongue and the other in the cartilage of their left ear. They typically dress in dark colors (favoring jackets with some sort of writing on the back), and their hair is black. They're not all dark, however, as they have pale blue eyes that peer out from beneath medium-sized eyebrows.
PERSONALITY if it feels good, tastes good, it must be mine
⇥ Catalyst is ambitious, with the cunning and ruthlessness to reach their goals by any means necessary. They can be brutal when they feel it is needed, however when it's not they won't bother. They tend to be rather aloof and apathetic to most things and people, with some very rare exceptions. Provided those around them don't cross a few specific lines, they're content to leave them be, though they've been known to take an interest in some people, which seldom has a positive end for whoever their interest is in. They can be manipulative, and will often encourage people to make bad decisions. Those that stick by them will be rewarded, but those that do not will be cast out, as they've been outcast for their entire life and have learned to appreciate loyalty wherever they can find it. Even during the most stressful of situations, they usually keep a firm grip on their temper and keep their calm, though when they do snap and lose their temper, it is uncontrollable. They're remarkably observant, often able to deign much from subtle clues in what people say, how they say it and how they act.
RELATIONS dynasty decapitated, you just might see a ghost tonight
⇥ Molly Darrow x Austin Darrow ⇥ No siblings
⇥ Pansexual/Panromantic ⇥ Single ⇥ No crushes or maybe crushes
⇥ Not looking but not not looking ⇥ Rarely forms romantic attachment
⇥ Holds most people at arms length and doesn't get close
INTERACTION i'm taking back the c r o w n
⇥ Hard physically ⇥ Hard mentally ⇥ Doesn't let their guard down
⇥ Is most comfortable with close ranged-weapons ⇥ Dislikes guns
⇥ Brass knuckles ⇥ A variety of knives ⇥ Blunt objects like bats
⇥ Will kill/capture/maim in certain circumstances
⇥ Will leave things be in others ⇥ Will start & finish fights
⇥ No kill/capture/maim without permission
⇥ Peaceful powerplay allowed but they may react negatively
⇥ Dislikes almost any sort of touch unless they initiate or agree to it
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[table]They weren't sure it was entirely fair to say that the crimes committed by Badlanders could be punished as peacefully as the crimes in Flintlock, a place where violence within the ranks was relatively rare. When Michael attacked those two thirteen-year-olds, community service wasn't going to straighten him out. A couple of broken ribs and one less tooth straightened him out. The consequences were real, not chores he might have had to do at some point anyway. That wasn't to say they reacted with violence to every situation; Sade, a little girl, had been caught stealing food and now had a relatively safe place to stay and consistent meals. She was a Worm and had to do a great deal of chores, but a crueler person might have inflicted a far worse penalty for stealing.
The punishment was proportional to the crime, and they were perfectly content to use nonviolent methods if they were likely to work.
They tipped their cranium to Gabe when he mumbled his reply. "I may be young, but I'm not naive. Fear may be a useful tool, but it's hardly the only one I wield." They may not hold back when it came time to reckon with their people's sins, but they hadn't even condemned Sheogorath before some unofficial, slanted approximation of a trial and a twisted offering of redemption. Theirs might be the hand to strike you down, but if you were good, it was far more likely to help you up. "Perhaps, perhaps not. The one that takes my place may not be the type to discuss neutrality, they may be the type to say burn it all. I daresay it would effect you then."
Catalyst worked their jaw from side to side as Hayley spoke, and as she finished they leaned forward, clasping their hands in front of them. "I'd argue I could have done the same to you. I'd be a fool to attempt it now, of course, with the twitchy boy and mountain man and lord knows who else are inside the Lodge. I'm not so eager for my own demise that I'd attempt a raid or an assassination."
They paused just long enough to draw breath. "But what about when you came to the Badlands? I'm guessing your people found the invitation suspicious and refused to go, but you went in alone. Into the lion's den, with your baby still in your womb, not a shred of backup to save you if the lions were hungry. But they weren't, it was a pleasant evening, and you went home safe and sound." Their gaze finally left Hayley, drifting around the room for a moment while they thought.
She didn't give much indication of whether she bought their reasons, but she decided to proceed so they figured she was at least buying it for the time being. "Correct me if I'm wrong, because I very may well have gotten the wrong story." He had spun what, two or three tales before finally coming out with this one? "Sheogorath came here looking to apologize for what he had done to you, and was injured along the way. You patched him up and then just... left him by the side of the road?"
They waited for the answer before continuing. "At which point some bandits picked him up and thought they could ransom him to me without getting killed." They didn't feel it was necessary to point out that they had thought wrong. "Now, I certainly would have appreciated it if you had assured his safe return to the Badlands, perhaps even felt indebted to you. But I don't blame you for not doing so, you weren't obligated to and he had done many awful things. I hope that we can agree, though, that we wouldn't want anything like that to happen again." One member getting abandoned by the road outside of one group's territory, only to get picked up by bandits didn't spell good things for either group, after all.
//idek what this is honestly idk if I like it but it's there
[spoiler=IF YOU DONT KNOW NOW YOU KNOW && INFO && 01/29/19]GENERAL welcome to the end of eras, ice has melted back to life
⇥ Given name is Scott Mathew Darrow ⇥ Goes only by Catalyst or Cat
⇥ Assigned male at birth ⇥ Agender ⇥ They/Them pronouns only
⇥ Twenty-one ⇥ Born 11/27/17 ⇥ Sagittarius ⇥ Real time aging
⇥ Top Dog (leader) of the Badlands ⇥ Ex prisoner of the Badlands
⇥ Ex cultist (Mourningstar) ⇥ Ex member of the Young Rogues
RECENT EVENTS done my time and served my sentence
⇥ 01/27/39 ⇥ Visited Flintlock Lodge
⇥ 01/21/39 ⇥ Reunited with their mother
⇥ 01/21/39 ⇥ Fought off Paige's attackers
⇥ 01/13/39 ⇥ Punished Michael for breaking the rules
APPEARANCE dress me up and watch me die
⇥ Catalyst is 6'2" tall; they possess a lean and muscular body, one that has a variety of old scars adorning it. They have two piercings, one in their tongue and the other in the cartilage of their left ear. They typically dress in dark colors (favoring jackets with some sort of writing on the back), and their hair is black. They're not all dark, however, as they have pale blue eyes that peer out from beneath medium-sized eyebrows.
PERSONALITY if it feels good, tastes good, it must be mine
⇥ Catalyst is ambitious, with the cunning and ruthlessness to reach their goals by any means necessary. They can be brutal when they feel it is needed, however when it's not they won't bother. They tend to be rather aloof and apathetic to most things and people, with some very rare exceptions. Provided those around them don't cross a few specific lines, they're content to leave them be, though they've been known to take an interest in some people, which seldom has a positive end for whoever their interest is in. They can be manipulative, and will often encourage people to make bad decisions. Those that stick by them will be rewarded, but those that do not will be cast out, as they've been outcast for their entire life and have learned to appreciate loyalty wherever they can find it. Even during the most stressful of situations, they usually keep a firm grip on their temper and keep their calm, though when they do snap and lose their temper, it is uncontrollable. They're remarkably observant, often able to deign much from subtle clues in what people say, how they say it and how they act.
RELATIONS dynasty decapitated, you just might see a ghost tonight
⇥ Molly Darrow x Austin Darrow ⇥ No siblings
⇥ Pansexual/Panromantic ⇥ Single ⇥ No crushes or maybe crushes
⇥ Not looking but not not looking ⇥ Rarely forms romantic attachment
⇥ Holds most people at arms length and doesn't get close
INTERACTION i'm taking back the c r o w n
⇥ Hard physically ⇥ Hard mentally ⇥ Doesn't let their guard down
⇥ Is most comfortable with close ranged-weapons ⇥ Dislikes guns
⇥ Brass knuckles ⇥ A variety of knives ⇥ Blunt objects like bats
⇥ Will kill/capture/maim in certain circumstances
⇥ Will leave things be in others ⇥ Will start & finish fights
⇥ No kill/capture/maim without permission
⇥ Peaceful powerplay allowed but they may react negatively
⇥ Dislikes almost any sort of touch unless they initiate or agree to it
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I HAD THIS FEELING THAT YOU'D BETRAY ME ——————
IF I GAVE TOO MUCH AND YOU TOOK TOO MUCH ——————
there's blood on the leaves / there's blood on the sands I ——————
FEEL HIS GRACE S L O W L Y RUNNING OUT ——————
GIVE ME TRUTH GIVE ME A WAY OUT (I GOT A BONE TO PICK) ——————
[align=center]SOMEBODY [I]SHOWED YOU ALL OF THE HORRORS YOU WEREN'T BORN WITH IT ——————