Mamodo of the Staff

"This staring contest is getting annoying." I'm Tsao-Lon, one of the Four Supreme Mamodo and one of the Mamodo from a thousand years ago. I don't seek to become King anymore these days, instead Gensou and I seek a challenge and a strong opponent while serving Zofis. [ An Indie RP/Ask Blog for Tsao-Lon from Zatch Bell ]

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At the mention of it being a fighting game, Tsao-Lon’s attention was caught. Either he was just really easy to read in terms of what interested him and what didn’t, or Cherish was just really perceptive, because this was one thing that he definitely thought could be fun, and it seemed simple enough. It looked like all he really needed to do was mash on some buttons. “Would you mind if I tried giving it a go?”

[thecrystalizeddemongirl-deactiv]

💎 Cherish used a card that had tokens on it. She slid the card as the music was playing and a voice was saying to choose your character “From what I’ve seen, people use that joystick to move the character and these buttons to attack the opponent” she said.

@tsaolon  

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Tsao-Lon nodded in understanding before following Cherish’s intructions to use the joystick to manuever the character around the screen while pressing the buttons to attack. Within a matter of a few minutes though, he quickly found that this was neither as simple nor easy as he thought as the words 'GAME OVER’ appeared on screen.

He stared at the screen in surprise before turning to Cherish, “I was so close to beating him. It has to be a fluke. Can I try again?”

There was no way he was going to admit defeat to this machine, not yet.

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{ Hiatus }

(OOC; I was really hoping it wouldn’t come to this, but due to some personal familial issues and other things that have sprung u recently, I really haven’t been able to have time to focus on rping, much less find the time to get on my computer. I was hoping the problem would blow over as it has in the past, but that hasn’t happened, so until further notice, I’ve decided to go on a {hopefully short} hiatus so I can focus on resolving this issue more and hopefully end it sooner.

I’m really sorry to my current rp partners and I apologize if this ends up causing any inconvenience. I have replied to all my current threads and queued them so they don’t all come out at once in the meantime.

This hiatus also applies to my Pamoon account as well.)

[tsaolon-blog]

Tsao-Lon didn’t know whether all the flashing lights and loud noises, coming from both people and machines that he had never seen before, were supposed to be inviting or chaotic as he took in the scene around them. It was at the very least interesting though, and caught his interest, he’d give it at least that, “It looks pretty fun. How does it work?”

[thecrystalizeddemongirl-deactiv]

🍓 “Well, there are the different type of video games, fighting games, dancing game, just about anything that is fun is in this place” she pointed to The Street Fighter Game “That is a fighting game, where you face against a computer,” she said.

@tsaolon

[tsaolon-blog]

At the mention of it being a fighting game, Tsao-Lon’s attention was caught. Either he was just really easy to read in terms of what interested him and what didn’t, or Cherish was just really perceptive, because this was one thing that he definitely thought could be fun, and it seemed simple enough. It looked like all he really needed to do was mash on some buttons. “Would you mind if I tried giving it a go?”

[tsaolon-blog]

“Zeon…?” Tsao-Lon repeated the name, trying to figure out why it sounded so familiar. And then it came to him. “You fought against the current King’s brother?”

He knew about as much about Zeon as he did most of the other “newer” Mamodo, which meant next to nothing. But what little he did know about him was that he was apparently incredibly powerful and much less kind compared to his brother. Remembering the original topic at hand though, he backtracked, “So you fought Zeon, almost winded up dead, and I take it that your partner wasn’t very happy about you doing either of those things.”

[unmxsked-archive-blog]

“It’s all a very long, complicated story.” Rodeaux sighed, dragging his hands down his face. There had never been anything simple about the Faudo Cult, other than perhaps their motivations: power, greed, love, that sort of thing.

“I was part of a.. group. We were headed by an asshole named Riou, but Zeon staged a coup and made us all pledge loyalty to him instead, and gave us power if we did. But that same power meant if we defied him, we would literally tear ourselves apart from the inside.” He snorted, grinding his sharp teeth together with anger at the memory. “Let’s just say I don’t listen all that well to authority. It was all really fucking unpleasant.”

[tsaolon-blog]

“That sounds…interesting,” Really, that was only one of the many words Tsao-Lon was thinking as he listened to Rodeaux speak. Fucked up, strange, or distressing were some other words that could be possible substitutes in place of ‘interesting’ as well. And here Tsao-Lon thought he had suffered through some screwed up times during the most recent battle.

How on earth Rodeaux and his bookkeeper had even gotten caught up in a group like that, he had no clue, but he had to agree with the other Mamodo’s words, it did sound all around unpleasant. “What made you even decide to join a group like that?”

Well, that question was more or less assuming that it had been Rodeaux and his partner’s decision to join voluntarily in the first place.

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Tagged by: @thecrystalizeddemongirl bold all that apply; my muse(s) knows how to… bake a cake from scratch | ride a horse | drive a submarine | speak a second language | dance | catch a fish | play an instrument | throw a punch | build a deck | ice skate | unclog a drain | program a computer | change a flat tire | fire a gun | sew | juggle | play poker | paint | fly a kite | sculpt | write poetry | change a diaper | sing | shoot a bow and arrow | ride a bike | swim | sail a boat | do a back flip | play chess | give cpr | pitch a tent | flirt | stitch a wound | read palms | use chopsticks | write in cursive calligraphy | use an electric drill | braid hair | make a campfire | make a mixed drink | do sudoku puzzles | wrap a gift | give a good massage | jump-start a car | roll their tongue | do magic robot tricks | do yoga | tie a tie | skip a rock | shuffle a deck of cards | read morse code | pick a lock

Tagging: Anyone who wants to do it, I guess

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“What, did you two end up getting into a fight or something before you got sent back here?” Tsao-Lon could recognize that this conversation was starting to get into more personal territory, and he wasn’t quite sure if that was a good thing or not. He wasn’t exactly the most emotional of people after all. Conversations like this were ones he usually tended to shy away from. And yet, here he was.

[unmxsked-archive-blog]

“I nearly died.”

Rodeaux said it so casually; he made it sound like it was something that happened to him pretty much every day. Honestly, brushes with death weren’t entirely foreign to him. But even then, the Faudo incident had been particularly nasty.

“A little twerp I knew had to set my book on fire so I wouldn’t end up dead before I even got sent back. Probably got what I deserved for trying to go up against Zeon of all people, to be fair..”

[tsaolon-blog]

"Zeon...?” Tsao-Lon repeated the name, trying to figure out why it sounded so familiar. And then it came to him. “You fought against the current King's brother?”

He knew about as much about Zeon as he did most of the other “newer” Mamodo, which meant next to nothing. But what little he did know about him was that he was apparently incredibly powerful and much less kind compared to his brother. Remembering the original topic at hand though, he backtracked, "So you fought Zeon, almost winded up dead, and I take it that your partner wasn't very happy about you doing either of those things."

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“No, I can’t say I ever have,” Tsao-Lon admitted, following Cherish’s gaze to see what exactly she was looking at. He had to admit, she was right about saying that there was fun and interesting things to do on earth, and her philosophy about enjoying things while they could wasn’t exactly wrong either. In just a short span of time with her, he had already learned about different things and places he hadn’t even known about before, and he’d be lying if he said he didn’t enjoy it.

[thecrystalizeddemongirl-deactiv]

🍓 “Well then” she placed her hand on his shoulder “Let’s have fun” she guide him to the first thing that she thought of, the Arcade. Cherish enters the building as tons of flashy lights, sound’s and people having fun. Cherish looked back “This is the Arcade, people come here to play video games” she explained.

@tsaolon

[tsaolon-blog]

Tsao-Lon didn't know whether all the flashing lights and loud noises, coming from both people and machines that he had never seen before, were supposed to be inviting or chaotic as he took in the scene around them. It was at the very least interesting though, and caught his interest, he'd give it at least that, “It looks pretty fun. How does it work?”

[tsaolon-blog]

Tsao-Lon took great interest in the building Cherish and he entered once he noticed what the people in there were doing, their movements familiar to him even though the people were obviously not. He couldn’t deny that he was curious about the other things she mentioned though. He hadn’t gone the movies or gone to a water park before, but considering his situation, he didn’t really think he’d get the chance to ever do so since he and Gensou were fortunate enough to get some time out of the castle in the first place.

“Some humans can be interesting,” Tsao-Lon nodded in agreement. He couldn’t exactly claim that he was a big fan of all humans; there were ones who did manage to catch his attention and interest in one way or another, but there were also ones he didn’t pay much attention to or really care for. It really just depended.

“I can’t really say I’ve done any of the things you’ve mentioned, but it sounds like it’d be entertaining,” He commented as he watched all the humans, sparring amongst each other, practicing themselves, or even just taking a break.

[thecrystalizeddemongirl-deactiv]

🍓 “Well we only get to stay here once so why not enjoy it” Cherish turn her head to see an ice cream vender “Have you ever tried ice cream? it’s actually very good, the way they make it” she asked him. Cherish will show him a good time, even if Riou will punish her later for not returning, but she could care less about him and his plan.

@tsaolon

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"No, I can't say I ever have," Tsao-Lon admitted, following Cherish's gaze to see what exactly she was looking at. He had to admit, she was right about saying that there was fun and interesting things to do on earth, and her philosophy about enjoying things while they could wasn't exactly wrong either. In just a short span of time with her, he had already learned about different things and places he hadn't even known about before, and he'd be lying if he said he didn't enjoy it.

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“It sounds like you managed to get the perfect partner for you then,” Tsao-Lon commented. His own book had been burned long before Rodeaux’s so he had never gotten the chance to see the other Mamodo’s bookkeeper. Hell, he hadn’t even met the Rodeaux either until they were both back in the Mamodo World.

“Do you ever think about what your partner is doing back on earth now that the battle is over, and how she’s doing?” It was a question Tsao-Lon himself had thought about all the time, about both his bookkeepers.

[unmxsked-archive-blog]

Rodeaux snorted. It was often the closest he came to laughing unless it was one of those genuinely disturbing laughs he was so good at. Or unless Keith managed to hurt himself again.

“Sometimes, yeah.” Meaning more or less every day, but he wasn’t about to admit that so openly to Tsao-Lon. Not that he cared about admitting he cared about Chita, that was basically a given. It was just that he didn’t tend to talk about his feelings all that much, and that wasn’t likely to change any time soon.

“We didn’t exactly part in a pleasant way. She was pretty upset. And her life wasn’t exactly the best when I first met her.”

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“What, did you two end up getting into a fight or something before you got sent back here?” Tsao-Lon could recognize that this conversation was starting to get into more personal territory, and he wasn’t quite sure if that was a good thing or not. He wasn’t exactly the most emotional of people after all. Conversations like this were ones he usually tended to shy away from. And yet, here he was.

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((OOC: Tried my hand at drawing Tsao-Lon and this is the result :P Sorry for my terrible phone camera quality. I'm still practicing and learning how to draw, as evidenced by my many erase marks and anatomy that needs a lot of work on, but just wanted to post it up to hopefully get some tips or critics to help me improve, or just comments in general.  

I hate Tsao-Lon's hair so much, why is it so hard to draw?

Originally, I was going to draw Gensou too, but considering how frustrated I was with trying to get Tsao-Lon's hair decent, I decided not to attempt Gensou's hair, so you guys get to see my design for my headcanon oc who was Tsao-Lon's original bookkeeper from a thousand years ago, Fei-Yuan, who I mentioned briefly in Tsao-Lon's bio.

Why is she smiling? Why is Tsao-Lon frowning? Who knows.))

[tsaolon-blog]

Tsao-Lon couldn’t really understand why they’d let themselves get attached to each other in that way when they knew whether they won or lost, they’d have to split up when Wonrei had to return back to the Mamodo World. To each their own, he guessed. Personally, he was more interested in the fact that Cherish had mentioned this other Mamodo knew Kung-Fu. Maybe they would get along like she said if they ever met, that is if they didn’t end up having to fight that is.

He looked around, taking in his surrounding as he walked with Cherish, following her to wherever she was taking him to see. He was pretty sure there wasn’t a lot of things he liked to do that Cherish would be interested in–in fact, his list of things he found fun wasn’t very extensive at the moment–so he asked her, "What kind of things do you usually do for fun?“

[thecrystalizeddemongirl-deactiv]

🍓 Cherish stopped it in her tracks and chuckled “I like to do a lot of things that are fun, going to the water park, going to the movies, stores, shops mostly anything that I can enjoy before I leave this world, thy have a Kung-Fu building” she said. Cherish guide him to the building as people were doing and training to the art of Kung-Fu “Humans are such amazing creatures sometimes”

@tsaolon

[tsaolon-blog]

Tsao-Lon took great interest in the building Cherish and he entered once he noticed what the people in there were doing, their movements familiar to him even though the people were obviously not. He couldn't deny that he was curious about the other things she mentioned though. He hadn't gone the movies or gone to a water park before, but considering his situation, he didn't really think he'd get the chance to ever do so since he and Gensou were fortunate enough to get some time out of the castle in the first place.

"Some humans can be interesting," Tsao-Lon nodded in agreement. He couldn't exactly claim that he was a big fan of all humans; there were ones who did manage to catch his attention and interest in one way or another, but there were also ones he didn't pay much attention to or really care for. It really just depended.

"I can't really say I've done any of the things you've mentioned, but it sounds like it'd be entertaining," He commented as he watched all the humans, sparring amongst each other, practicing themselves, or even just taking a break.

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[tsaolon-blog]

Tsao-Lon was surprised by Cherish’s offer and her upfront friendliness. She had said she didn’t enjoy like to fight, but she was the only Mamodo who was like that who didn’t seem wary or distrustful of others. It wasn’t something he was used to seeing.

That didn’t mean he wasn’t considering her offer though. Her words weren’t wrong, and he was bored just standing around here waiting for Gensou, who was taking an awfully long time getting whatever it was he needed from town. His bookkeeper had told him to stay here, but he could just go and come back before Gensou got back, and judging from how long he had already taken, it didn’t seem like he was coming back anytime soon.

“Alright, show me what this place has to offer then,” He replied. As he and Cherish started to walk, he turned his head to look at her as he asked, “Who’s this Wonrei?”

[thecrystalizeddemongirl-deactiv]

🍓 “Oh well Wonrei is a Mamodo who studies Kung Fu with his human partner Li-en and” she giggles “The two love each other. It’s so romantic to see two people with one another shows that there’s someone for everyone” she told him. Cherish knows that a Mamodo and a Human relationship rarely works because of the separation they’ll go through in the end “So, there is all kind of fun things to do” she added.

@tsaolon

[tsaolon-blog]

Tsao-Lon couldn't really understand why they'd let themselves get attached to each other in that way when they knew whether they won or lost, they'd have to split up when Wonrei had to return back to the Mamodo World. To each their own, he guessed. Personally, he was more interested in the fact that Cherish had mentioned this other Mamodo knew Kung-Fu. Maybe they would get along like she said if they ever met, that is if they didn't end up having to fight that is.

He looked around, taking in his surrounding as he walked with Cherish, following her to wherever she was taking him to see. He was pretty sure there wasn't a lot of things he liked to do that Cherish would be interested in–in fact, his list of things he found fun wasn't very extensive at the moment–so he asked her, "What kind of things do you usually do for fun?"

[the-write-ideas]

Send me a △ and ask a really invasive question aimed at my character

They’ll have to:

Rate on a scale of 1-10 how much they don’t want to answer that question.

Answer that question.

[tsaolon-blog]

@jextervortex​

There were better ways Tsao-Lon felt his weekends could be spent. For example, staying in and getting extra sleep, or training with his staff like he usually did so his skills wouldn’t risk getting rusty. But of course, his grandmother had other ideas, saying he should spend more time outside the home, socializing and whatnot, and with his mother taking her side, Tsao-Lon found himself more or less kicked out of his house for the day.

So that was how Tsao-Lon found himself around, trying to find something to occupy his time until he could go back home.

[musesofvortexes-deactivated2019]

“You’re in my class aren’t you?the Mamodo from a 1,000 years. Funny I you ’ll be old by now” Bari nice the staff wielder walking around “Shouldn’t you be training or something?” he asked.

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Tsao-Lon turned at the sound of the other's voice to see the other taller Mamodo, who he indeed was in the same class with. He usually sat near the back of the class where Tsao-Lon sat as well, along with Rodeaux and another Mamodo named Keith.

"Apparently being stuck in stone for all those years does wonders in keeping you young," Tsao-Lon shrugged it off, before admitting, "I was training, but I'm on a bit of a forced break for the rest of the day."

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Hearing that, Tsao-Lon gave a nod in understanding. After all, most of the Mamodo who had lost in the battle tended to get melancholic, distracted, bitter, or any other range of emotion when it neared the time that their books were burned, for a variety of reasons. And Tsao-Lon himself would be lying if he claimed that he didn’t get affected when it got around the time that his own book was burned, though his reason was less about losing his shot to become King—he had long since come to terms with that from even before being freed from the tablet—and more about everything else.

Everyone had their own way of dealing with it, and he guessed getting drunk and beating someone down at a bar was Rodeaux’s way.

“Did it manage to help then? Get your mind off of it, I mean,” Tsao-Lon asked.

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“Yeah, well enough at least. Hard not to think about it, but.. at least it’s done now, for another year.”

He sat up straight now, leaning back in his chair. As time wore on, though the headache didn’t really lessen, he was at least getting used to it more and more. He was clearly no stranger to a bad hangover.

“I was pretty close to my partner. She could be kind of an idiot.. but eh, so could I.” He shrugged slightly. “The whole thing was one big clusterfuck, but at least it was exciting. Being back here is practically boring me to death.”

[tsaolon-blog]

"It sounds like you managed to get the perfect partner for you then," Tsao-Lon commented. His own book had been burned long before Rodeaux's so he had never gotten the chance to see the other Mamodo's bookkeeper. Hell, he hadn't even met the Rodeaux either until they were both back in the Mamodo World.

"Do you ever think about what your partner is doing back on earth now that the battle is over, and how she's doing?" It was a question Tsao-Lon himself had thought about all the time, about both his bookkeepers.