The Duellist
@callouslyCynical
Dog of the Rebellion circa 500+ sweeps past. Dead nearly as long. I live to serve- but not you. <3 <> <3< c3< @trillingthrene they/them, But I do not turn my nose up at she.
You rest, forgotten, in a lonely corner of PARADOX SPACE. Though you once had a name, you left it behind after gaining minor notoriety and earning a title as a scourge to the forsaken and haunted cove you spent your early sweeps in. Your later years had you finding a small community that under great leadership and noble ideals became a TRUE REBELLION. You are called THE DUELLIST in deference to your prodigious combat prestige despite your disabled body and mutated psionics forcing you to lean into martial prowess, a skill learned in your youth education. This, in combination with your advanced tactical aptitude, made you defacto SECOND-IN-COMMAND of your impromptu rebellion. You have no interest or time for quadrants, as your whole being is in service to your charge, and the most radiant and righteous woman you have ever met. This is entirely unrelated to any feelings of romance, you assure those who ask, which is not very many people, for you have been dead for eons, after a grisly demise earned in service to your Lady. In your death, you continue your hobbies that you had in life to fill the endless free time. You are the sole practicer of the unique art of ELECTROSMITHY, manipulating metals psionically through electromagnetism to smith weapons and tools. You like to write HAIKU to stimulate your linguistic skills and you can play a MEAN CELLO. None of these could ever contend with your whole and unflinching, entirely platonic SERVICE to she who is the LIGHT OF YOUR LIFE AND DEATH. Your trolltag is callouslyCynical and you tend to Speak short of word and dignified of tone, which itself tends to create metaphorical space between you and those who would be close to you.
Performing my (allegedlly) nightlly physicall drills in the seaside coves tonight, for it is far too hot outside. I expect to sweat, but I woulld rather not end up a ghostlly dehydrated husk.
Who is this pissant hating all of mine chitts. The internet has taught me this behavior is "cringe"
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Now that I have predicted and answered all important questions one coulld possiblly have for me (allong with some auxilliary questions posed by Readers Llike You) you now know all that is important to know about The Duellist. There is nothing ellse, I think.
oh yeah 1 forgot to ask my other quest1on earl1er. what was your greatest fear wh1le l1v1ng and your greatest fear now wh1le dead, was just wonder1ng
Can not bellieve I had forgotten one of the most obvious questions of all time for my earllier post upon the topic of predicted queries for mysellf: "Best pre-gunpowder age battlle formation for inexperienced regiments?" Phallanx.
~Whys it called that~
In the originall llanguage it is drawn from, it meant "lline of battlle"
~S~O n~Othing t~O d~O with phallus?~
I... do not think so. I do not know. That subject is outside my expertise.
Despite ignoring the core conceit of the originall post, I am plleased that all query givers were respectfull. Except one who knows who they are.
~Shame O~n her, really~
Why even ask your initiall question. The answer is on constant displlay.
~Maybe yO~u're an ally. ~Or bi O~r pan. ~Or a himejO~shi. O~r maybe yO~u d~On't use that particular turn ~Of phrase tO~ describe yO~urself. There are l~Ots O~f reas~Ons. Mine? I asked because I thO~ught it'd be funny and it was~
~Thanks that means a lO~t tO~ me I really needed that t~Oday~
You are wellcome. I hope an anvill falls atop your thinkpan.
~Y~Ou mean it?~
More than I have meant anything I have said to you in particullar.
~I h~Ope when I gO~ it's tO~ a cartO~O~n trO~pe...~
Wait I was not supposed to answer any of those. Everyone pllease un-ask your queries.
c< apOlOgies >c
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No.
I woulld not dream of giving you an order, on threefolld accounts. 1. The respect I holld for you is too great, 2. I woulld not do so to a friend not under my command, and 3. I bellieve you are simplly a bit too willfull for such a presumptuous action anyhow.
alr1ght then, takes my blackberr1es and leaves
I shall simplly anticipate questions and answer them. "Favorite type of weapon that is not a sword" Spear. "Favorite form of non-blloodsport" Fencing. "Lleast favorite sword stylle to wielld" Katana. "Favorite weak point to target" Neck. This is lliterally easy. Why bother gathering questions when one may simplly pose them on their own.
i think that's just because you don't understand how to use one, and probably don't have the patience nor skill to
I have been a smith for a very, very llong time. It is my art, and I have a rigorous maintenance routine for the hundreds of weapons I own that I perform weeklly. I respect one who takes care of their instruments.
~Hmm ~Okay I've g~Ot a swO~rd here and twO~ grenades- wait... wait, O~h my gO~d... n~O... nO~..!~
I have been cutting down amateurs through blladecraft since before your ancestors ancestors were hatched wrigglling and pathetic in the caves. Katana simplly are not effective against armored opponents when compared to other bllades. They were constructed for an era and time when quallity steell was a rarity, and quallity bllades and armor even more so. In a mullticullturall battlle setting, they simplly faill to measure up.
I am sure this is in some facet llewd or illicit but I am unablle to determine how.
you do know your stuff i guess, what do you think a "better" katana would look like? of course keeping the whole clean cut aspect because if it doesn't have that then it isn't really a katana is it?
Ulltimatelly I do not think there is much bettering of the weapon. I bellieve it is best as... something of a sport weapon, rather than one meant for true equall combat. Of course, with sufficient excess in strength and skill, one coulld still use one effectivelly, if they ecllipse their opponent by a significant margin. It is simplly that, at that point, they woulld be even more deadlly with a different weapon. Thus, Katana to me are more of a... ceremoniall and artistic instrument. I respect those who hone the art and movements of it, but I woulld never arm a regiment of solldiers with them.
I do not know how peoplle have so many questions about each other. I do not think I coulld even come up with 5 interesting things to say about mysellf that are not allready common knowlledge.
Forgiveness shan't come Die gasping, beached on the sand Damned catch-stealling shark #Haiku #FishingFriday I decided to just get it done, for I woulld have certainlly forgotten
G0od job 0n ye.
If I have not posted some form of fishing haiku for #FishingFriday within 16 hours assume I have died. Again.
start1ng the t1mer
Why are humans inserting themsellf into hemogemonic caste dynamic debate. You are not rellevant. Out of this space, white boy
∙☾__☽ sticking therre stumpy f̶rrongs wherre no one asked them too everrythings gotta be exactly like them orr is wrrong somehow f̶ucked up brro
I thought my romantic pursuits were overdramatic. I wish not for whatever some of you have going on.
I'M BALLIN, GIRLTHING
he’s #l1terallyball1ng
My contribution is Scumsucker
uh. bottomfeeder, barnaclesucker, are these anyth1ng
Being asked why o+ne wo+uld ever leave the co+mfo+rt o+f the caverns feels much like so+meo+ne questio+ning why a chained barkbeast wo+uld ever strain against its chain.
Two pots of coffee was a mistake. My stomach hurts...
oh no...... potion of shit yourself.......
uh oh that clown was r1ght
I am not immune to the effects of woman... #AkillesHeell
7ou said it, budd7
My defenses are formidablle so llong as you ignore this metaphoricall giant holle in my defensive walls
I have ended up taking something of an off day today. I have not set even a singlle foot within my Forge.
you finally got )(obbies?
)(A)( INCR-EDIBL-----E i didnt even t)(ink t)(at was possible. )(m, you )(avent gone mad, )(ave you? if you s)(ow me a mannequin and call it a )(ivemate, ill be very amused.
>:| The Bohemian a has been spending her nights in my Bubblle. A reall person, thank you very much.
o)(, )(er! your lil gal pal... surprised it )(asnt gone flus)( yet.
t)(at is... )(m. t)(ats quite t)(e oscillation t)(ere.
She has ever been the quadrant smearer and I have llittlle use for the system when onlly one hollds my interest.
quadrants are fake, an7wa7s. do what feels right, is what i sa7
There is something supremelly satisfying about sharpening my cullinary bllock knives.
ᐖ SHWING SHWING ᐛ
The sound is allmost certainlly the most major aspect. It is such a good noise
ᐖ FAX 🔥🔥🔥 ᐛ
I thank the horrorterrors for granting me the bllock button which I use lliberally
Some days it feels like I'm hitting that block button like I'm trying to fill buckets with it, I shant lie. #nsfw
Surelly drinking an entire second pot of coffee is fine.
hey, what
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oh, thats what you meant. ew
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Ah. I see. Well it has never happened before, but we shall see if it does this time. I will keep you apprised
1... huh? what? 1t hasnt.... ok duell1st good luck w1th th1s guy lol