voice; un: stranger

[eightfoldfiend]

[A deep, rumbling baritone voice speaks.]

I am here.

Who has summoned me?

(ooc: mentions of blood and violence in comments)

Comments

[notquitetamed]

Same shit, different day. Sounds like you know the drill quite well too.

[eightfoldfiend]

Perhaps I do.

But normally when a human calls upon me they have the decency to be there when I arrive.

[notquitetamed]

Could have also done without the fully clothed swim and the stupid bird. That is quite deserving of punishment too.

[eightfoldfiend]

But who will you punish if you do not know the name or face of your enemy?

[notquitetamed]

I'll figure something out. Right now I'll take any good fight even if it's not the right person.

[eightfoldfiend]

[A rumbling, thoughtful hum.]

Blood shed as payment for frustration... A fair exchange.

Name your target and I will help you.

[notquitetamed]

No target in mind yet unless you're offering a duel. I'm not picky, I was just going to find the first person who looks like they'd not piss themselves the moment I drew a weapon.

[eightfoldfiend]

Such people are easy to find.

Draw a weapon and make a spectacle of yourself and nearly everyone will flee but someone with heroism on their mind will charge and that will be your prey.

[It's always worked for him, anyway.]

[notquitetamed]

Not quite so desperate yet to resort to the weak prey that falls into that trap. I'm used to that same reaction just showing my face in Monstrum form. Those aren't enough. The ones worth my time have to be hunted down.

[And then he gets an idea about how to find something.]

Wait, I seem to remember that guy mentioning that people post requests like they do at home. Some of those do lead to strong prey. Not sure if I should be working with someone though. I tend to go a bit overboard.

[eightfoldfiend]

Ah...bounties.

Not typically my preference but I suppose it will have to do, won't it? Any port in a storm as they say.

[notquitetamed]

Yeah, and gold is needed to buy food and drink. Well, I could hunt, but animals don't tend to carry alcohol on them.

[eightfoldfiend]

...Ah.

Yes...food. That irksome necessity.

[Drinking in the violence of war had always sustained him in the past. Now he needs violence for the soul and food for the belly. These human needs are tedious.]

I'd nearly forgotten about that.

[notquitetamed]

[How does someone forget about food? You know what, he's not sure he wants to know. Maybe it's like his tendency to forget to eat when he's getting drunk until Chante or Yufa shove some food his way. He'd remember eventually, but those two are just can't mind their own business.]

Damn and I thought I was bad. Definitely tend to focus a bit too much on the drinking and not so much the food. Sometimes you can get lucky and a good fight breaks out too.

[eightfoldfiend]

Tsk.

I do not engage in bar fights. I find those places vulgar.

[notquitetamed]

I consider it junk food. Every now and then it can be good to have. Doesn't beat a good sword fight though.

[eightfoldfiend]

Nothing beats a good sword fight.

The musical clashing of unbending steel, the scent of blood trickling down the fullers, the fear in dying eyes...

Glorious.

[notquitetamed]

Sounds like a man after my own heart. Can't say I dislike the moment when their enlarged ego deflates either. The strong let their swords do the talking. The weak boast about what they think they can do.

[eightfoldfiend]

You are boasting right now...but surely you are not weak?

[notquitetamed]

You could take me up on that offer of a duel and see for yourself.

[eightfoldfiend]

I have no time for an insignificant duel.

If you want to cross blades with me you will have to be worth my while.

[notquitetamed]

Ah, now you're the one doing the boasting. And here I thought you might be able to entertain me.

[eightfoldfiend]

Who's boasting? I'm a busy man, that's all.

I am certainly not here for your entertainment either.

[notquitetamed]

Right. Busy huh. Guess I'll leave you to whatever is making you so busy then. I'm sure there are stronger people to be found in this dump.

[And with that, Hawk will go ahead and disconnect this. He's sure it won't be over with this though. As he said, the stronger prey take time to hunt.]