.002 ♐ cerberusTestament changed his status to facepalming into infinity [Text/Action]

[disgracedvoid]

}↠ It has come to my attention the presence of certain, shall we call them unexpected elements
}↠ Native from my world
}↠ That one would have thought impossible to be found in here
}↠ Is this to be a common occurrance at all

[No, he doesn't mean the Grand Highblood. Someone had a run in with an imperial drone and died, because he's too stupid to run. So he's caught between having died a horrific death, and being just bemused in general. He's in the library if you want to pester him in person, quietly growling at the terminals because the one time he decides to use the network, it's being uncooperative.]

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[disgracedvoid]

[See it's all fun and games until one of them loses their shit and goes on a murderous rampage.]

}↠ Oh you could hardly call that an e%ecution

[He doesn't even notice the slip of finger there, but man, the fond memories!]

}↠ Most cullings are just every day disciplinary actions
}↠ There is so much more to an e%ecution than simply culling the criminal in question

[Ex-executor nostalgia here. Oh wow, it's been a couple hundred years since he last felt this nostalgic.]

[doctor_dismemberment]

[He has dealt with one too many murderous, rampaging trolls in this Tower, thank you very much.

Richtofen squints at the screen. Is he... Is he using a percentage symbol in place of an X? Oh hell, he'll let it go this time. But only because there's talk of killings on the horizon.]

Oh? Would you care to elaborate on that?

[He should probably lie about explain why he's so interested.]

I try to do all I can to learn about all aspects of civilizations I'm unfamiliar with. Cultural sensitivity, you know how it goes, I'm sure.

[disgracedvoid]

[It's part of the experience.

Also hush, at least he doesn't do the number thing anymore.]

}↠ Certainly, that is a noble pursuit
}↠ Culling is simply the common disciplinary action
}↠ It is the right of the troll of higher standing to inflict it upon the criminal once the transgression is discovered
}↠ No one ever makes note of these except perhaps for the sake of recordkeeping
}↠ But e%ecutions are a matter of public viewing, most of them dealing with traitors
}↠ Should an e%ecutor be lucky or skilled enough, the Empress herself might be in attendance of such a spectacle

[doctor_dismemberment]

[It's a good thing Richtofen hasn't run into any of the really unusual quirks yet, or else he might just flip shit.]

Yes, a noble pursuit indeed.

[Oh, yup, he totally didn't overlook that "avoiding the subject when nobility is brought up" thing.]

My, in front of your Empress? I'm sure those executions were a sight to behold.

[disgracedvoid]

[One day we'll get a Terezi. And then I'll pull out the popcorn gifs.]

}↠ One could only hope so, yes

[doctor_dismemberment]

[And Richtofen will pull out his shOTGUN- I mean what.]

That sounds a bit ominous. Is she hard to please?

[He's trying to prod at this as gently as he can, like brain surgery. Of course, Richtofen tended to perform brain surgery with semi-automatic weapons, so we'll see how well this goes.]

[disgracedvoid]

[I would still laugh. A lot.]

}↠ The Empress is everything the Empress should be
}↠ All that is left is but try and live up to her expectations

[It's okay, he's got a STRONG skull, so at some point blunt cranial trauma will invariably be necessary.]

[doctor_dismemberment]

[Rude as fuq!!!]

Ah, trust me, friend, I can relate to that. The head of my country was similarly difficult to please. A damned good leader, though.

Then again, I don't know what your Empress is like, so I could be far off the mark. Just how high are her expectations?

[Oh good, he'll use all of his best ammunition!]

[disgracedvoid]

[Haters gonna hate.]

}↠ Her expectations reached as far as the Empire stretched out to conform to them
}↠ Certainly beyond the limits of our home planet

[Just make sure to shoot before he can shoot you. One of his arrows does more damage than most bullets. Because they're STRONG.]

[doctor_dismemberment]

Is that a metaphor..?

[Richtofen's dealt with strong (though maybe not quite STRONG) people before, so he's got some experience in being the quicker one, luckily enough!]

[disgracedvoid]

}↠ No

[That's probably right. Though bear in mind that when he comes back he'll go after you with a vengeance. 8) Because there's one thing trolls are good at besides ridiculous typing quirks and teen drama, is goddamn revenge cycles.]

[doctor_dismemberment]

...Okay.

I am sensing implications of space travel here. How far off the mark am I?

[And that is when Richtofen will hide. Somehow. Even though they're trapped in a Tower, and so logically, there are only so many places he can be.

Do not underestimate this man's creativity.]

[disgracedvoid]

}↠ Not at all, it is exactly as such

[Darkleer is a pro at hiding and not being found when he doesn't want to be found despite being a goddamn mountain of a troll, but that doesn't mean he's all that good at finding people, so you might be fine, Richtofen. All you gotta do is hide for a couple hundred years for him to forget the slight. 8)]

[doctor_dismemberment]

Ah, wunderbar. I still do not understand entirely, but space travel is always fun! Ja?

[...He can't live that long. 8(]

[disgracedvoid]

}↠ I am afraid I would be referring to you purely second hand information about it, as I never engaged in it myself
}↠ But I suppose it is, in its own way, fun

[Darkleer's favorite type of revenge! The one he doesn't actually have to work for!]

[doctor_dismemberment]

No need to feel bad about it, friend. I only ever got to the moon, myself.

[The voices in his head flare and chatter intermittently, louder when he remembers his first trip to the moon. Richtofen forces a smile onto his face even though no one's around to see him.]

But it was worth it, I think.

[NO STOP DARKLEER DAS MEAN]

[disgracedvoid]

}↠ Then that is all there is to it, the satisfaction of a job well done

[>Darkleer
>Mean
> ]

[doctor_dismemberment]

Actually, it remains a job only half-finished, as it stands! This pesky Tower situation has sort of put my plans on hold for the time being.

Not that you mind, aha. Don't let this old man bore you! Now, what were you saying about that Empress and her executions..?

[There is clearly only one way to respond to this.

]

[disgracedvoid]

}↠ If anyone toes the line of boring or old these days, it might perhaps be me
}↠ Or so I would say, perhaps, I were still prone to self-deprecation
}↠ It is a habit one does grow out of in good time
}↠ Alas, one hopes that one you are done with this tower, you will find time to finish your pending duties
}↠ What else would you like to know, then

[NONESENSE!

]

[doctor_dismemberment]

Yes, I am very much hoping that everything will go smoothly.

...Hm. You said traitorous behavior will get a person executed, as opposed to culled, yes? What makes a person a traitor in your society?

[Woah there, friend!

]

[disgracedvoid]

}↠ Direct defiance to the Empire, the Empress or the hemospectrum would qualify
}↠ There have certainly been fools who tried

[}↠ ...apologies, I got perhaps a little too excited

]

[doctor_dismemberment]

It must certainly take a special brand of fool to go up against your Empress like that.

[After all, this society kills people over text colors and he still can't get over that.

damn right u did, u

]

[disgracedvoid]

}↠ Indeed, yet I assure you, they exist

[It's okay, nobody can get over the text colors.

Also, NO U. DUCKLEER JUDGES YOU.

]

[doctor_dismemberment]

My, I have to wonder whether these people are bold, or just stupid.

[I HAVE NO CLEVER IMAGE RESPONSE TO THIS SO JUST HAVE A SBAHJ FACE

8^y]

[disgracedvoid]

}↠ Experience would say both

[...curses, nothing can defeat that!]