RE: The Ballad of Adler Young, Canto 2.5
11-10-2021, 01:03 PM
>Adler: Once you Are back in contact again, ask why Ash is afraid of the rabbits if they are his allies.
>Ash: Just because you gave the rabbits a few ideas doesn't mean they like you. They run everyone off from the forest. Which won't be an obstacle anymore since this device should work almost anywhere. You were only nearby to make sure Adler got this device. Now then, where were you?
>Adler: Something about a nightmarish dystopia where the ruling class are devoid of morality and elevate pragmatic dictatorship and villainy as an ideal to justify treating the population like an expendable resource. Also, something about tepidness.
>Ash: Of course. Finish your thoughts about an entire city being impaled and why this was justified and made the perpetrator a good king in your eyes.
>Adler: Yes-yes, that's horrifying and disgusts you on a very deep level. Roll your eyes. You've only spoken to Ash a few times and you're already getting desensitized to his general horribleness. He likes to lay it on thick. You inwardly wonder if he just likes the sound of his own voice or if maybe he's over eager to talk to another elf that isn't the duchess and her idiot sons. He does seem to be trying to mentor you, but he's pushing you away with his gleeful villainy. He either wants you to hate him and is playing mind games with you, or he's socially inept. Maybe both.
>Ash: Now then, the clock is ticking. That should be enough questions. Let's move on to the real reason for this meeting. Your employment in Adler's service.
>Adler: Yes, lets.
>Ash: Just because you gave the rabbits a few ideas doesn't mean they like you. They run everyone off from the forest. Which won't be an obstacle anymore since this device should work almost anywhere. You were only nearby to make sure Adler got this device. Now then, where were you?
>Adler: Something about a nightmarish dystopia where the ruling class are devoid of morality and elevate pragmatic dictatorship and villainy as an ideal to justify treating the population like an expendable resource. Also, something about tepidness.
>Ash: Of course. Finish your thoughts about an entire city being impaled and why this was justified and made the perpetrator a good king in your eyes.
>Adler: Yes-yes, that's horrifying and disgusts you on a very deep level. Roll your eyes. You've only spoken to Ash a few times and you're already getting desensitized to his general horribleness. He likes to lay it on thick. You inwardly wonder if he just likes the sound of his own voice or if maybe he's over eager to talk to another elf that isn't the duchess and her idiot sons. He does seem to be trying to mentor you, but he's pushing you away with his gleeful villainy. He either wants you to hate him and is playing mind games with you, or he's socially inept. Maybe both.
>Ash: Now then, the clock is ticking. That should be enough questions. Let's move on to the real reason for this meeting. Your employment in Adler's service.
>Adler: Yes, lets.