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Noblesse Oblige [Znt/SI]

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Ah Henry. You May have a bad time tomorrow. If Marianna reveals you told embarrassing stories of her, Karin may come to talk to you.

Alternatively you and the Queen corner her and try to get her to pout. Such a look on your mother's face is something to strive for!
 
Chaoswind said:
The royal line of Albion is a complete waste to save, one of the most popular family members of the royal family (for commoners) the archeduke was killed without a trial for having an "elf mistress" even though for all intents and purposes she was his wife.

The only other "popular" remaining noble of the royal line is the prince valiant and that is mostly because as the third prince he can't be blamed for any of the fuck ups of his parent and brothers did. I am very sure the people wouldn't actually want Wales as a king unless he committed patricide to get rid of the cruel current king.
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The "value" of saving the Albion royal line is irrelevant to what is wrong with letting Reconquista rise uncontested. If Reconquista takes control of Albion the alliance with Tristain goes from weak to nonexistent. Tristain letting an ally go under when they had enough resources to send aid sends the wrong message to their other allies. But what's worse is that Henry knows Reconquista will try to expand outside of Albion instead of being content to displace the Albion royals.

He's letting a guaranteed future enemy grow strong when he could strangle it in the cradle. And also tons of innocents will be slaughtered, starve, or be the victims of war crimes in the chaos of a revolution, so its pretty cold blooded to let that play out.

And if we're being real here, the Gallian Royal line was ten times worse by merit of literal insanity and Henry still made the effort to keep them in power.
Tiffania has the advantage of being the daughter of the archeduke and a holy maiden (if victorio declares it so) getting Tiffania on the throne is not hard, but would require an alliance with the pope.
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The Pope will literally do anything to get the Void mages on his side. Securing an alliance with him would be the easy part.
 
defenestrator said:
Wasn't Cromwell the one pushing that agenda? Without him at the helm of the crazy train, would that bit of foreknowledge still be applicable?
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Revolutionaries are never satisfied- Cromwell wasn't the engine powering the movement, he was a figurehead. Though without Joseph's aid they'll have less overwhelming successes, that doesn't make them a non-threat.

Besides Henry has edit: could easily acquire the Ring of Andvari now he could literally stop this entire thing from happening without spilling a drop of blood. Mind control is in the default toolset, and if he applies the ring's water magic to growing crops the starvation issue can be solved thus deflating Reconquista support.
 
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MinorGryph said:
Cromwell wasn't the engine powering the movement, he was a figurehead.
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Indeed, it was Miolololo! Josephs familiar and her relic collection.

MinorGryph said:
Mind control is in the default toolset
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But didn't Miololol need to use her familiar skill to unlock its power, since she wasn't a descendant of Brimir?

MinorGryph said:
and if he applies the ring's water magic to growing crops the starvation issue can be solved thus deflating Reconquista support.
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Albions crop issue was related to how cold it gets there. Island in the sky, high up above the clouds.
 
shadenight123 said:
As I was thinking on the pros and cons, Raven dropped down from the skies by my side, cawing softly as he suddenly lunged for the riverside, splashing and then assuming a sort of duck form.

"You are a crow, Raven," I said dryly. "Or a raven, whatever," I added. "You are not a duck."

"Quack," Raven squawked out. "I'm a duck!" he chirped, "A duckling!" he added with a giggle, flapping his wings a bit and moving back and forth. Was he naturally buoyant though? Were crows capable of staying afloat? He then hoisted his wings up in the air, and with a powerful thrust dried them in an instant, hopping off the water and landing by my side the next second. "Scary," he said. "Don't want to drown."
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Wow.
Such majesty.
Much fluffy.
Much Derp.
shadenight123 said:
"Purity's three doors that the noble thief pried open is sublime," Lord Montmorency said in a whisper, "He's captured such a flawless mixture of...of depraved and yet holy-it is
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Ah. Badly written porn, the noblemans greatest treasure.
 
MinorGryph said:
The "value" of saving the Albion royal line is irrelevant to what is wrong with letting Reconquista rise uncontested. If Reconquista takes control of Albion the alliance with Tristain goes from weak to nonexistent. Tristain letting an ally go under when they had enough resources to send aid sends the wrong message to their other allies. But what's worse is that Henry knows Reconquista will try to expand outside of Albion instead of being content to displace the Albion royals.

He's letting a guaranteed future enemy grow strong when he could strangle it in the cradle. And also tons of innocents will be slaughtered, starve, or be the victims of war crimes in the chaos of a revolution, so its pretty cold blooded to let that play out.

And if we're being real here, the Gallian Royal line was ten times worse by merit of literal insanity and Henry still made the effort to keep them in power.

The Pope will literally do anything to get the Void mages on his side. Securing an alliance with him would be the easy part.
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You assume a lot, and getting involved would mean Gallian lives will be lost in such an endeavor. He's responsible for not only his own life, but that of his subjects. Lastly, the decision ultimately rests with the King not his Marshal.
 
shadenight123 said:
"Apologies. I am new to this," the man was a Germanian noble, quite high-ranked too. "Is there a way to have a list of acceptable remarking targets?"

I sighed, and pulled out from my pocket a small booklet, which I handed over. "Here you go. It details a list of the most viable young ladies of court-"
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It's always awkward going to a Bro-Fest as a foreigner.

You don't know who the people are.
You don't know anybody's name.
And whenever you tell your best dirty joke, someone always tries to tell you where the bathroom is. :oops:
 
Kiriel said:
I joined the discussions of females so can say that men aren't the only ones who do dick measuring contests, both literal and metaphorical.

Also, congratulations to Shade.
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From what my ex used to tell me women are worse. Also much more frank about measuring assets and laughing about it, which I find really irritating as a double standard.
 
shadenight123 said:
By the time it was over, I received a round of polite clapping, I bowed, and then made to return to my seat. In that moment, a voice rose through the crowd. "Tell a story instead, big brother!" I froze mid-step, my eyes snapping to where the devilishly smiling Louise was now sitting, right next to both Henrietta and Isabella. My wife was delightfully sipping tea.

"A story? Oh, I'd love to hear a story!" Henrietta's sweet innocent voice soon followed that of Louise.

"My husband is quite the storyteller," Isabella said with a warm smile.

"Oh? My husband was a poet...stylized himself as one at least, but a few short stories..." Marianne's eyes twinkled, and with that, my poor body fell under the glares of Karin who seemed to promise swift murder if I dared say anything wrong. Pierre was rapidly choking on his own breath, trying his hardest not to laugh out.

"Very well," I said with a smile as I took my seat back at the center of the tent. This was going to be a long night.

By the time I was done narrating the twentieth short story of my collection of short stories, among which we could count Little Red Lady Hood and The Three Little Lordlings, I was beat and wished for nothing more than a glass of water to satisfy my parched throat. Unfortunately, I was handed wine, and I accepted it as a substitute taking deep gulps of it.
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Aww... I was looking forward to seeing other people react to hearing his stories? Did he just pull out modified Fables and Children's Folk Tales? Still, wonder if Henry could have just chosen to just pull out one of his doorstopper of his stories? Or maybe he is planning on publishing them?
 
MinorGryph said:
And also tons of innocents will be slaughtered, starve, or be the victims of war crimes in the chaos of a revolution, so its pretty cold blooded to let that play out.
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(Just to be clear, I'm not addressing any part of your argument except the above. Also, rant)

Oh, come on. I know I can't be the only one tired of this goody two shoes bullshit.

Why the fuck does every fucking SI have to prance about on their fucking white horse and dedicate themselves to being the second coming of Jesus? I've been reading plenty of SIs and lo and fucking behold there is this prime-time crap plastered over every fucking page. Oh no, @Satar, we've got to save the fucking people, @Satar, we've got to fight genocide and starvation and make this land into no-bad ever good wunderland.

Fuck that shit. It ain't even realistic. Your average person gives no shits about genocide or starvation or natural disaster even though they pretend they do. Your average person is a ape who cares about food, shelter and fucks in roughly that order. For fucking once I'd like to see a sufficientvelocity SI be actually like a human being instead of being a self-sacrificing loon.

And I don't mean a villain SI either. I just want to see an SI that cares about himself and maybe family and friends first and foremost like most NORMAL people do. The bastards who want to talk about failing to act being evil can shove their hollier than thou bullshit down their necks. I'm sick of seeing it and I know I'm not the only one.

Give me an SI who uses his powers or knowledge for his own gain even if it be at other people's expense. Give me an SI who doesn't try to uplift the people or spew western propoganda like its fucking operation Iraqi Freedom all over again. Give me an SI who acts like a normal human being would act rather than a zealot and I will fall to my knees and sing Fuckin' Hallelujah.
 
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Satar said:
Give me an SI who uses his powers or knowledge for his own gain even if it be at other people's expense. Give me an SI who doesn't try to uplift the people or spew western propoganda like its fucking operation Iraqi Freedom all over again. Give me an SI who acts like a normal human being would act rather than a zealot and I will fall to my knees and sing Fuckin' Hallelujah.
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...So, um, your definition of a normal human being is someone who "uses his powers or knowledge for [their] own gain even if it be at other people's expense"? Huh. Interesting. So, yeah, that, uh...

That's the textbook definition of a fucking sociopath.

No. Really. That is genuinely fucked up. If you seriously think that people acting like sociopaths is normal, seek help. Please.
 
Ars Poetica said:
...So, um, your definition of a normal human being is someone who "uses his powers or knowledge for [their] own gain even if it be at other people's expense"? Huh. Interesting. So, yeah, that, uh...

That's the textbook definition of a fucking sociopath.

No. Really. That is genuinely fucked up. If you seriously think that people acting like sociopaths is normal, seek help. Please.
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Obviously, he comes from Earth Bet. It's perfectly normal there! :V
 
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