Child King - add to registry from here

[nohalation]

GM02/24/2018
:innocent: :dagger:
The kingdom lies to the west of the Southern Labyrinth. Thankfully, because this land belongs to your kingdom, you don't have to explore it or defeat any monsters to get to the kingdom.

Once to the kingdom, after passing through the gates, you're immediately greeted by a pair of knights decked out in heavy armor. One wears silver armor, and the other wears bronze armor. Other than that, any individualitiy they have is unseen. Even their voices come out sounding tinny.

"Hm? Who might you be? says the Silver Knight.

The Bronze Knight seems to give you guys a look over.

After all, they weren't expecting you.
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Slot squints slightly before walking up to the Bronze Knight. He examines him briefly before raising a hand to slightly knock on the chest armor.
Dusk the Best02/24/2018
Dusk smiles. "Hi! We're famous idols from the kingdom of Halation!"
GM02/24/2018
The Bronze Knight lifts a lance and points it at you, Slot.

The Silver Knight sighs.

"Famous idols? Entertainers, then? I suppose our King grows bored..."
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
"Hey hey, just curious!" Slot says with an easy grin, holding his hands up passively.
Climate Change02/24/2018
He doesn't have any space for this knifespear..... OK chewing the gum. There. Replace gum in the pocket with.....................a knifespear.
Yes.
Let's do that.
GM02/24/2018
Excellent consideration of space.
The Bronze Knight remains quiet, lowering their lance. Just a little.

"Sorry, this one doesn't speak very much. A quiet folk. We're not hollow, promise."
To clarify, the Silver Knight said that.
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
"Oh, I suppose I can accept that!" Slot says casually, still grinning at the both of them. "Can I still knock on the armor, just for the kicks?"
GM02/24/2018
Bronze Knight raises the Lance Once More.

"No. No, we wouldn't like that. Listen, are you guys traveling entertainers or something? Because we don't know no famous idols. Just be blunt with us."
Dusk the Best02/24/2018
“We are famous...” Dusk pouts. “We’re traveling, that’s true.”
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Slot laughs. "Alright, I get it!" He places a finger on the tip and pushes it to side just slightly. "You can put this back down. No need to poke anyone just yet."

He finishes that with a wink.
GM02/24/2018
The Silver Knight laughs, and the Bronze Knight simply lowers their lance with a huff.

"Then, go ahead and perform for us so that we can set you before our King in our kingdom's time of need! Our kingdom isn't very safe at the moment, you know. N'eahna grows weaker, too. We need reasons to allow you in, just to be safe."
Dusk the Best02/24/2018
And then it begins.

“Hiiiiiiii everyone! I hope you’re ready to smile!!”

And then there is a performance oh snap.
GM02/24/2018
Well, by the end of your dancing and singing, you have drawn applause from Silver Knight! Bronze Knight nods in approval.

"Wow, I have no idea if you're part of the Angelic Cult or here to fuck us up, but sure, come on in and put on a show for our poor King."

Silver Knight turns around, leading you guys into the kingdom, towards the palace room. The Bronze Knight decides to follow you guys, as back guard.


Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
"Oh, you can bet we're in no way part of the Angelic Cult," Slot lets out as he walks with them, sticking close to his new friend, the Bronze Knight.
GM02/24/2018
Bronze Knight: :confused:

One there, in the royal palace, the Silver Knight kneels before the throne.

"My liege, we've brought you some clowns."

The throne, which is a fanciful chair that spins,

Spins to reveal a very small child with a crown too large for his head. At first he looks delighted!

Then he deflates. His brow wrinkles, and tears form in the corner of his eyes.

"Uwah... they don't look like clowns..."
Dusk the Best02/24/2018
“I can be! I’ve done it before.”


Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
"She's quite good!"
Walnut the 6th02/24/2018
"I can paint faces!"
Climate Change02/24/2018
Clima taps on his tambourine.
GM02/24/2018
He clutches a fistful of his fancy fur-trim cape, as Kings are wont to wear, pouting and forcing back tears.

"Right, see, they're funny!" The Silver Knight cries, turning to the Bronze Knight and getting a nod, like a YES, THEY ARE, BELIEVE SILVER KNIGHT! "Let them put on face makeup and play you music, okay?"

Then, in a low whisper to you guys, "Okay I didn't think he'd literally expect clowns, I guess the tike's sarcasm radar is set to 0, so muster up whatever paint and colors you can, okay? Chop chop."
Walnut the 6th02/24/2018
"Don't you guys have paint -" Walnut whispers, hand obscuring her mouth from view.
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
"Wait, I have an idea--" Slot whispers
Juno the Natural02/24/2018
"...we have a costume, right?" Juno suggests, just as Slot whispers. What ever happened to that?
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Slot claps his hands, chanting quickly and summons--
A clown.
Juno the Natural02/24/2018
"Oh!" Nevermind their suggestion. THIS IS GREAT. Juno is clearly impressed!!
GM02/24/2018
This, along with Clima's expert tambourine playing, charms the child king. He begins clapping and giggling from atop his thrown. Silver is wiping at the front of thelr helm as if wiping their brow, and Bronze sighs in relief.

"Juggle, please, juggle! Juggle!" the king cheers.
This will involve a Charm roll.
Meanwhile, Bronze nudges Silver and whispers something or other to them, all while this is going on.
After the relief, of course.
Climate Change02/24/2018
Clima plays the tambourine to the beat of the juggling. This will help!!!
Dusk the Best02/24/2018
Dusk dances on the side, clapping.
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Clown is juggling a creepy, winking santa, a shuriken, and one of Slot's animal familiars who hasn't been seen since like. the first labryinth.
Juno the Natural02/24/2018
After their last failure, Juno has done RESEARCH just in case... and is now in charge of special effects, having stars dance alongside the clown and everyone else.
GM02/24/2018
Child king is LOVING IT. This kid, aged maybe 5-6 years old, is intensely into this.

Meanwhile, Slot does overhear the knights' conversation.

Bronze's voice is very soft and feminine. "Should we tell him?"
Silver shrugs. "Well, it can wait. So long as it's just our little king bearing witness, and not the rest of the kingdom, it's fine."
Bronze sighs and turns back to the performance. "So long as we don't have another witch hunt."

Slot catches all of that, but Dusk/Walnut/Juno/Clima only catch "...tell him? ...it's fine... have another witchunt." Like, you piece some stuff together, but you can't get the whole thing.
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Slot hums quietly, glancing at everyone else before whispering to them. Trying to make it seem like he didn't just hear everything they said but that he's just speaking to them on his own. "You think the king would want everyone else to see this?"
GM02/24/2018
The knights turn their heads to Slot sharply. It's, of course, Silver who replies.

"Of course... clowns are prime entertainment. But, how much longer can this last? Because maybe we don't want them to see it before it disappears. It'd be... a disappointment, after all."
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Slot easily grins at them, acting cool and casual. "I can keep this one going for another hour or so? But I could always create a new one!" Never mind that he needs to be sure that he has enough followers for this, but they don't need to know this if they aren't Summoners themselves.
GM02/24/2018
Silver holds up a hand.

"I would simply prefer if you didn't."

Just then, a maid, one in gorgeous English attire with the long skirt and the puffed hat, comes from the backroom. "My King, it is time for your nap."

He immediately stops clapping and stands up on his throne. "Yay! I love naps, too!" She laughs and scoops him up, offering Halation's court an apologetic smile, before quickly turning and leaving. The young king waves. "Bye-bye! Thank you, clowns!"

Silver and Bronze sigh, both immediately placing their hands on their hips.

"We do need to address this though."
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Slot snaps, dismissing the Clown, "Address what?"
GM02/24/2018
"Magic is strictly forbidden. The only magic we apprciate is that bestowed upon us by our God, in the form of blessings. What you did right now would have had your head on a stake." Silver taps his helmet. "Think about it, the only reason the King doesn't care is because he's a kid. And, truthfully, we'd hate for him to have that mindset, but there's no helping the other people."


Dusk the Best02/24/2018
“What makes it magic?” :open_mouth:
GM02/24/2018
Silver turns to Bronze, tlting their head.

"Isn't it... summoning, science, and... oh, yeah, astrology. Hey, you," Silver gestures at Juno, "you watch yourself, too."
Silver crosses their arms.

"Anyway. Sorry, this has probably been strange? Though it's not like y'all aren't any stranger. We're kind of... babysitters, you see..."
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
"Your God, you mean N'eahna?"
GM02/24/2018
Silver points a finger, like you've won a prize! "That's right! Our God, who lives at the bottom of our lake!"
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Slot hums thoughtfully here. Could it be because they only worship one of the Deep Ones, versus the entire pantheon in Halation, that magic is sort of taboo here?
GM02/24/2018
:upside_down:
Juno the Natural02/24/2018
"Eh? But they're just stars, though..." Juno mumbles to themselves. How is this magic?
GM02/24/2018
"Trying convincing a crazed lot of fools with pitchforks, stakes, torches, and guillotines that your stars aren't magic~"
Bronze chuckles, just for a quick tic.
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Slot turns, still acting like he totally didn't listen into them previously, "You made a sound!" he says at Bronze.
Juno the Natural02/24/2018
What do you mean stars aren't a part of one's everyday life and aren't perfectly normal in everyway? Juno blinks blanky at Bronze.
Primrose the Blessed02/24/2018
Heh. Straight up crushing people with the labyrinth isn't magic. Primrose just sort of chuckles to herself.

GM02/24/2018
Bronze quickly turns their head.

Silver pipes up. "Anyway! What business do you have here now that you've technically met our king and he probably doesn't hate you?"
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Checkmate, atheists.
Slot gives Bronze a quick grin. Friendship is a go.

But then it drops slightly when he turns to Silver, "We came to help."
Juno the Natural02/24/2018
"I thought we were here to battle angels?" Juno pipes up, but I mean, two birds, one stone, am I right?
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
"Well, to put it more bluntly, yes."
GM02/24/2018
Silver stares. Bronze stares.

"And where did you hear about our issue? Surely you didn't grasp that from the single moment I called you guys the Angelic Cult as a bad joke. After all, everyone's heard of them. So?"
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
"It's... a bit of a long story? But to put it simply: we have a prisoner who told us about it and since we have our own reasons for want to get rid of Angels and their cult, we thought we'd come over and help."
GM02/24/2018
"Ohoho. I see. Go on, what are these reasons."
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Slot looks to the rest of the team. Y'all, don't make Slot spill his traumatic backstory right now.
GM02/24/2018
:popcorn:
Climate Change02/24/2018
Clima tilts his head.
"They declared war on us."
#helpful
Slut the Rumored02/24/2018
Thank you Clima, you're a bro.
GM02/24/2018
Silver whistles.

"My, my, that does give me a different image! That makes you sound like... allies? Hm. Well, before anything, we would need for N'eahna to give you guys her blessings. Approval and whatnot."
Walnut the 6th02/24/2018
"Right -" Right. "Right, we're here to help."
Juno the Natural02/24/2018
"We'd be happy to meet them!"

Juno absolutely means it. The Deep Ones have always been pretty good to them, all things considered!
Walnut the 6th02/24/2018
How does she say this. How did Mama do this for so long? "I can -" Am capable of? What level of formality are we working with here? "Talk to her, I think."
GM02/24/2018
If you could see Silver's eyes, they'd have widened.

"That's even better. Then, let's get going."