#7tek

[biskael]

Very unfamiliar with this, but I wanted to say Happy Birthday. No gifts unfortunately, not the best at coming up with those.

" AH , YOU MUST BE that artist who's drawn so much of me . your works are appreciated , certainly . I am not the most popular man in the Empire , with portraits of me being so few & far between . your works , however , are a gift , in themselves .

dankeschoen . "

@7-tek

[biskael]

"I found this, can I keep it?" let's not think about this realistically, i just want to interact with him, spare me

" YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY keep such an old relic ? Whatever for ? " Not that any of this mattered to him , any longer . His eyes flickered upon of something so aged , Quilge had felt he'd nearly forgotten it . A moment of recognition . And then , a bit of a frown .

" Take it . It means nothing to me now . "

@7-tek

[biskael]

i raised my hand as if asking permission to speak, but spoke without waiting "Do you have any favourite shape?"

" A FAVOURITE SHAPE ? Now , that's a rather ... silly question , isn't it ? even .... childish , one might say ... " he contemplates this a moment , slender hand on his sharp jaw . he thinks the idea of entertaining this for too long would be a waste of his time . not that it would hurt anyone , really .

the sternritter gives a brief shrug . " squares , rectangles . strong, reliant, dependable , orderly . oftentimes , the shape of a cage . an obvious answer is also the star . something that reminds me of His Majesty and my people ... "

" there . those answers should suffice . i've humored this little game long enough . now , off with you . "

@7-tek

[biskael]

double glovies

" SOME MIGHT CALL that a little ... unnecessary . and , perhaps , it is . but , I do enjoy something more dramatic than the usual . imagine if I hadn't . well , it wouldn't have the same impact , then , would it ? "

@7-tek

[biskael]

How are you?

" A RATHER POINTLESS QUESTION , but , I suppose I can humor you . pointless . but also harmless .

I am doing well . as well as one can be , anyway . my husband had a birthday recently , and I do enjoy spoiling him properly . how I adore seeing him happy .

the last of the hunts before the seasons change are also being organized . that always gives me something to look forward to . "

@7-tek

[biskael]

" Have you ever had a moment to just.. sit down and wonder what you've been doing your entire life? "

" I HAVE . AND IT IS ... NOT PLEASANT , REALLY . " HIS SIGH , SHARP , as any other part of him . carved from cruelty , wrought as any weapon . what he was taught ------ where he was from . things lost , forgotten . all a blur of harsh , brilliant light . songs , beautiful , words , harsh ...

and death . so much death .

what was time to an immortal being ? and what , to a man born for pain , was any anguish ? a certainity .

quilge taps one finger , solemn & controlled , against an ivory rest . his gaze fixed forward . ever forward . that was a toll he'd gladly paid , he'd thought , lifetimes ago . lives no man should live -- let alone was prepared for . that he could endure what others couldn't . small pieces of him , unscathed by war & violence & sheer will , were long since lost .

" what I have been doing my entire life was not my choosing . but , it is always something I have become . my work offers little time for rest , for wonder . yet , on rare occassion , I allow myself some supposedly deserved reflection .

I prefer not to think about it for too long . I know my place , my purpose . And I intend to fulfill it . "

@7-tek

[biskael]

let's all hug Quilge until he admits that he's softer and kinder than he thinks he is.

THE JAILER CANNOT HELP HIS SMILE , grim and mocking though it was . He couldn't believe what he was hearing . what ... foolishness . not that it was entirely false .

" The words 'soft' and 'kind' haven't been personally attributed to me in centuries . I'm not wholly absent of them , you know . but , my kindness is a rarity that I only allow few to truly savor .

kindness is a stranger when you have lived several lifetimes of war ------ when it has been wrenched out of you . softness , a luxury . and I only reward the worthy . do you require any other sort of explination ? "

@7-tek

[biskael]

🐭

" NOW , JUST WHO had let you in here ? " one gloved hand reaches down , picking the little mouse up . the jailer stares , unamused . " I don't exactly recall making any sort of requests for your presence . Unless if this is Frau Gabrielli's doing . Not that it isn't completely unwanted , anyway . "

@7-tek