#therippingtides

[bombmate]

@therippingtides Cont.[X]

Jamie looked at Ray in surprise. He was never bothered when people insulted him or said mean things to him. The blonde was already used to all this since he was very small. He didn't care about the negative words anymore. But it was rare for him for anyone to care. The only one he knew to care was his best mate Mako. Knowing that there was someone else who seemed to at least notice it made his heart melt a little.

On impulse he put an arm around Ray's shoulder and gave it a squeeze. "Oh mate, no need to worry! I'm dumb enough not to understand their words. To me it comes out as bla bla and I just ignore it. But tell me… Do you want me to blow them up? Just a little bit? I don't kill them if you don't want to… But just scare them what do you think?" The junker smirks at Ray.

[apoapsis]

@therippingtides​ said,

Sigma will find something new in Ray's room. A sizable aquarium near his desk, inhabited by a handful of small moon jellyfish. "What do you think?"

                  With the amount of excitement Ray had expressed in wanting to show him a so-called “surprise”-- really, what was with these people and their penchant for “surprises”?-- he had found himself drawing blanks as to what would arouse such a fuss as the other agent insistently lead him back to his own private quarters.

Any guesses were certainly quite far from an aquarium-- though, in retrospect, it made a great deal of sense.

                 He leans in close to inspect the creatures within more closely,  tracing a gloved finger against the glass sympathetically as he regards them. “Oh, they’re beautiful...! They are so small! ... What do they eat...?“

“... I, ah... I wonder if they miss the ocean... Aquariums seem... a tad sterile.“

[seidanguard]

"It has been quite a while, Hotaru. How have things in Seido been faring?"

Oh. Ray. Somebody that Hotaru could tolerate.

"Compared to the rest of the realms, Seido has been stable. Thanks to the Senate's policies, the rule of law, and the competence of my troops, our internal security problems are minimal." They weren't completely without struggle in Orderrealm. There was somewhat of a deadlock between the government and Darrius' insurgents. A deadlock, however, did not mean peace - it meant a smattering of violence every once in a while. It was almost becoming routine. And if it became routine, was that then a type of order?

"By your presence here I assume that Frost failed in complete cyberization of the Lin Kuei. How goes your role?"

[xynchronicity]

How 'monstrous' does Reaper like to get with his partners? Totally not asking for Ray~

"Depends on how much they can take." He's fascinated with this. "I haven't met many who allow the full monster side of me to come out during our lovely dance. I don't tend to be very...gentle and loving so I don't fault them."

[hopeiveryoverwatchocrp]

Closed starter with @therippingtides ////

When Matias asked Hope if she’d like to join him and his crew on some treasure hunts, she figured any not? Add a bit more spice and adventure to her life.

Currently, what she wasn’t expecting, was to be held hostage with a rival crew who just so happened to be searching for the same treasure. But Hope knew Matias was clever, and had a plan for any scenario that could go wrong, including now.

“I’m telling ya’ll, just let me go now, and he’ll go easy on you. I don’t even have the treasure! I couldn’t fit it all in my jacket pocket!”

Hope was tied up, hands behind her back and right rope around her torso.

“We know you’re lying, Lassie!” The rival captain shouts, before slapping her in the face. A red mark was left there. “Where is he?!”

“Now. . . Now you’re in trouble,”

[octaane]

RIPTIDE ( @therippingtides​ ) sent :   cook  -  present my muse with home-cooked food

if there was one way to win octavio over, it was through FOOD. he may not look like a lot with his height and generally scrawny appearance, but that's only because of how much ENERGY he burnt every single day. so naturally, octavio ate a lot-- and he could appreciate good food. ESPECIALLY if he didn't have to cook heat it up himself.

when ray presented him with a bowl of soup, octane's hungry excitement faltered a little. sure, there were veggies and presumably some chicken swimming around in it, and the smell was amazing... but octavio didn't think soup would suffice. hopefully ray had a gallon more of that, he thought. and still, he was ecstatic to try.

with a grin on his lips, octavio grabbed the bowl with both of his hands, completely disregarding the hotness of it as he brought it up to his chapped lips, gulping it down with a few sips before briefly stopping to chew the meat and veggies that found their way into the trash chute that was his mouth. what octane didn't expect, however, was for it to be so SPICY.

the speedster's eyes widened behind his goggles in shock as his mouth fell open, cheeks still stuffed with half-eaten food threatening to fall out as he inhaled and exhaled sharply. he even waved some air onto his face with his hands, after fully setting down the bowl, of course.

it took him a HOT moment, but octavio eventually swallows what food he still had left between his teeth, his mouth gaping as he looked into his food bowl-- and then a bright grin spread across his face. his gaze shot back at ray, a glint of his eyes showing through the shine of his goggles.

" this is AWESOME, amigo! remind me to come over for dinner more often! "

[shouga-nai]

@therippingtides​ replied: “If there’s gonna be blueberry ice cream, I’m in~”

“And why stop there? Blueberry, strawberry, peach — we will make it a fruit sundae.”

[dearfellxwtraveler]

@therippingtides

It’s not every day that one meets both an Archbishop and a Countess where it doesn't end with their head rolling or being shoved into a prison cell. Ry would certainly count their blessings for today being one of those days.

The Archbishop had contacted Ry about his ailing cousin, Countess Roese. Normally, Ry wouldn’t help the upper-class but Countess Roese had become somewhat of a second mother to them during their visits to the woman. Her illness only seemed to get worse with each visit which frustrated Ry to no end.

They didn't want to use their magicks on the Countess. The herbs and tonics they'd bring would normally be enough to cure this. Yet it's a stubborn thing that just won't leave the Countess alone. A small piece of Ry had thought that possibly the Countess was being poisoned. The Archbishop? Roese’s husband, Count Andreu? An assassin? Too many possibilities to worry about.

With a slight shake of their head, Ry comes back to reality, standing before Archbishop Dedric and another man beside him. A sword for hire? This must be serious if even Dedric is worried enough to hire someone for assistance.

“I’m sorry to impose this upon you again, dear Ry, but my cousin...it’s worrisome. Why does she get better but relapse? Could it be that someone-” Dedric caught himself before he could finish. “No, that's nonsense. No one would do such a thing!” A small smile graced his lips now, it was strained but friendly. He's stressed by this entire situation.

“I've hired someone to assist you in helping my cousin recover,” the Archbishop gestures to the man beside himself, “Conrad. I’m sure he’ll be of great help.”

Ry smiled genuinely at Conrad. While they detested having a bodyguard - they were more than capable of handling themselves if anything went south...not that Dedric knew of that of course. “A pleasure to meet you, Sir Conrad.” A formality they never quite dropped. Their grey eyes shifted to Dedric, “If it's alright with you, Archbishop, I’d like to see the Countess quickly. Her illness has started to worry me more than usual.”

“Of course. She's in her chambers resting. I'll let the servants know to assist you in whatever way they can!”

With a final nod from Ry and a glance to Conrad that said ‘follow me,’ they were off towards the Countess’ bed chambers. Once they were out of earshot of the Archbishop, Ry spoke up, “How’d you get roped into this, Conrad, if I might be so bold as to ask?”