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Post by Shinko on Jan 21, 2015 7:22:43 GMT -5
Filipe: My... my older brother was disinherited. Our family traditionally supplies the Kythian crown with war mages, it's been our duty and our privileged for over seven centuries. But Anders- my brother- was born without magic, the first time in recorded memory that's happened to House Escalus. To uphold the family obligation, Father made me his heir instead when I proved to have the mage gift. *reaches into his sleeve and pulls out a wand that he has in a hidden holster on his arm, flicking it demonstratively and shooting off a few multicolored sparks. Though he doesn't seem to be showing off- if anything he seems even sadder*  Oh... wow. You don't seem too happy about it, though, if you don't mind my saying. Fillipe: ... Well I understand my father's reasoning, our house has an obligation to uphold after all. And it's my duty to do what's best for Corvus- nobelesse oblige, as the saying goes. But it's just... magic on it's own doesn't a good leader make, you know? Anders knew that father was disappointed he didn't have magic, so he responded to that by working hard every day of his life to make up for it so he could prove he would be a good lord regardless. I was made the heir in his place at four years old when my magic first manifested. My brother was so... I mean... *bites his lip* I just don't know that I really deserve this. |
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Post by PFA on Jan 21, 2015 13:47:40 GMT -5
Oh... wow. You don't seem too happy about it, though, if you don't mind my saying. Fillipe: ... Well I understand my father's reasoning, our house has an obligation to uphold after all. And it's my duty to do what's best for Corvus- nobelesse oblige, as the saying goes. But it's just... magic on it's own doesn't a good leader make, you know? Anders knew that father was disappointed he didn't have magic, so he responded to that by working hard every day of his life to make up for it so he could prove he would be a good lord regardless. I was made the heir in his place at four years old when my magic first manifested. My brother was so... I mean... *bites his lip* I just don't know that I really deserve this. I see... that is a shame about your brother, but unfortunately, you can't control the circumstances.  First off, remember that it's not your fault. Secondly... I guess try and make the best of the circumstances? Like it or not, you are the heir now, which means it's your responsibility to work hard and do your best.  I'm sure you can do it if you try! |
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Post by Shinko on Jan 21, 2015 14:02:26 GMT -5
Fillipe: ... Well I understand my father's reasoning, our house has an obligation to uphold after all. And it's my duty to do what's best for Corvus- nobelesse oblige, as the saying goes. But it's just... magic on it's own doesn't a good leader make, you know? Anders knew that father was disappointed he didn't have magic, so he responded to that by working hard every day of his life to make up for it so he could prove he would be a good lord regardless. I was made the heir in his place at four years old when my magic first manifested. My brother was so... I mean... *bites his lip* I just don't know that I really deserve this. I see... that is a shame about your brother, but unfortunately, you can't control the circumstances. First off, remember that it's not your fault. Secondly... I guess try and make the best of the circumstances? Like it or not, you are the heir now, which means it's your responsibility to work hard and do your best. I'm sure you can do it if you try! Fillipe: Mmm, yeah, I know that... and I do try, really. But it's just, after the debacle with Anders, I sometimes feel kind of... alone I guess. It's not my fault, I know that. I really had no say in any of this, but I try my best to mediate things and be a good heir regardless. But Father is always badgering me about being more authoritative and my two younger siblings are pretty distant because I spent so much time working on political studies and lessons in magecraft when they were younger I never got to know them. And Anders, well... *looks down* He hates me. Ran away when I was eleven and severed his legal ties to House Escalus. I just... *somewhat frustrated expression* I feel like I'm being punished sometimes for something that should be a high honor. Like I'm a horrible person for being born with a gift most people would give anything for. |
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Post by PFA on Jan 22, 2015 0:14:04 GMT -5
Fillipe: Mmm, yeah, I know that... and I do try, really. But it's just, after the debacle with Anders, I sometimes feel kind of... alone I guess. It's not my fault, I know that. I really had no say in any of this, but I try my best to mediate things and be a good heir regardless. But Father is always badgering me about being more authoritative and my two younger siblings are pretty distant because I spent so much time working on political studies and lessons in magecraft when they were younger I never got to know them. And Anders, well... *looks down* He hates me. Ran away when I was eleven and severed his legal ties to House Escalus. I just... *somewhat frustrated expression* I feel like I'm being punished sometimes for something that should be a high honor. Like I'm a horrible person for being born with a gift most people would give anything for. I'm sorry to hear that. That must be really frustrating. It sounds like you're really busy, but maybe you can set aside some time to spend with your siblings, get to know them better? It might help. |
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Post by Shinko on Jan 22, 2015 7:36:37 GMT -5
Fillipe: Mmm, yeah, I know that... and I do try, really. But it's just, after the debacle with Anders, I sometimes feel kind of... alone I guess. It's not my fault, I know that. I really had no say in any of this, but I try my best to mediate things and be a good heir regardless. But Father is always badgering me about being more authoritative and my two younger siblings are pretty distant because I spent so much time working on political studies and lessons in magecraft when they were younger I never got to know them. And Anders, well... *looks down* He hates me. Ran away when I was eleven and severed his legal ties to House Escalus. I just... *somewhat frustrated expression* I feel like I'm being punished sometimes for something that should be a high honor. Like I'm a horrible person for being born with a gift most people would give anything for. I'm sorry to hear that. That must be really frustrating. It sounds like you're really busy, but maybe you can set aside some time to spend with your siblings, get to know them better? It might help. Filipe: I guess it couldn't hurt... My sister Heather at least has no preconceptions about me that I know of, she was still a baby when Anders left. But my brother Dimitri was pretty close with Anders, and he's not a mage either. I worry he might hate me too. |
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Post by PFA on Jan 22, 2015 13:06:05 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear that. That must be really frustrating. It sounds like you're really busy, but maybe you can set aside some time to spend with your siblings, get to know them better? It might help. Filipe: I guess it couldn't hurt... My sister Heather at least has no preconceptions about me that I know of, she was still a baby when Anders left. But my brother Dimitri was pretty close with Anders, and he's not a mage either. I worry he might hate me too. It can't hurt to try! If it goes well, you'll gain a friend or two, right? And if your brother does hate you, well, maybe you can try to reconcile with him? I mean, it's not like you wanted Anders to leave, right? |
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Post by Shinko on Jan 22, 2015 16:40:25 GMT -5
Filipe: I guess it couldn't hurt... My sister Heather at least has no preconceptions about me that I know of, she was still a baby when Anders left. But my brother Dimitri was pretty close with Anders, and he's not a mage either. I worry he might hate me too. It can't hurt to try! If it goes well, you'll gain a friend or two, right? And if your brother does hate you, well, maybe you can try to reconcile with him? I mean, it's not like you wanted Anders to leave, right? Fillipe: I don't really know how I feel about Anders... Honestly he was always so resentful and bitter, it was almost a relief when he left because it cleared the air some around the manor. I know it sounds callous to say that, and I feel bad on some level, but he's been like that towards me since I was a toddler. I know he felt that way for good reason but still... as a kid I was always afraid of him because you could never tell when he was going to snap. *shakes his head* I suppose it can't hurt anything to try talking to Dimitri though. Worst case scenario he rejects my overtures and I'm back an square one. |
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Post by PFA on Jan 22, 2015 17:42:46 GMT -5
It can't hurt to try! If it goes well, you'll gain a friend or two, right? And if your brother does hate you, well, maybe you can try to reconcile with him? I mean, it's not like you wanted Anders to leave, right? Fillipe: I don't really know how I feel about Anders... Honestly he was always so resentful and bitter, it was almost a relief when he left because it cleared the air some around the manor. I know it sounds callous to say that, and I feel bad on some level, but he's been like that towards me since I was a toddler. I know he felt that way for good reason but still... as a kid I was always afraid of him because you could never tell when he was going to snap. *shakes his head* I suppose it can't hurt anything to try talking to Dimitri though. Worst case scenario he rejects my overtures and I'm back an square one. Yeah, I understand that. It's not easy going through something like that. But yeah! You have nothing to lose by trying, so you might as well. |
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Post by Shinko on Jan 22, 2015 21:42:06 GMT -5
Fillipe: I don't really know how I feel about Anders... Honestly he was always so resentful and bitter, it was almost a relief when he left because it cleared the air some around the manor. I know it sounds callous to say that, and I feel bad on some level, but he's been like that towards me since I was a toddler. I know he felt that way for good reason but still... as a kid I was always afraid of him because you could never tell when he was going to snap. *shakes his head* I suppose it can't hurt anything to try talking to Dimitri though. Worst case scenario he rejects my overtures and I'm back an square one. Yeah, I understand that. It's not easy going through something like that. But yeah! You have nothing to lose by trying, so you might as well. Fillipe: I just hope they do accept me. I don't know how much longer I can handle this stress on my own. *sighs* I don't know why the Woo chose me to bear this burden but sometimes I feel like he's vastly overestimated my capabilities. Still, thank you Ms. Cykes. |
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Post by PFA on Jan 22, 2015 23:53:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I understand that. It's not easy going through something like that. But yeah! You have nothing to lose by trying, so you might as well. Fillipe: I just hope they do accept me. I don't know how much longer I can handle this stress on my own. *sighs* I don't know why the Woo chose me to bear this burden but sometimes I feel like he's vastly overestimated my capabilities. Still, thank you Ms. Cykes. You're welcome! I hope it goes well. Did you need anything else? |
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Post by Shinko on Jan 23, 2015 0:18:03 GMT -5
Fillipe: I just hope they do accept me. I don't know how much longer I can handle this stress on my own. *sighs* I don't know why the Woo chose me to bear this burden but sometimes I feel like he's vastly overestimated my capabilities. Still, thank you Ms. Cykes. You're welcome! I hope it goes well. Did you need anything else? Fillipe: I don't think so. I should get back to work, but thank you for your time and for listening to my rambles. |
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Post by PFA on Jan 23, 2015 1:20:30 GMT -5
You're welcome! I hope it goes well. Did you need anything else? Fillipe: I don't think so. I should get back to work, but thank you for your time and for listening to my rambles.  No problem! I'll be here if you ever want to talk again. |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jan 17, 2016 0:43:02 GMT -5
(( PFA you still doing this?)) A mother-of-pearl colored robot less than 5 ft tall entered the room. She wore an oversized hat that covered her head down to her sea-green eyes, and a blue extended turtle necked poncho that covered her face up to her eyes."Ah, excuse me? My name is Glyph, and I was recommended to your services. But I don't think I really need them, I'm quite fine." |
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Post by PFA on Jan 18, 2016 13:26:58 GMT -5
(( PFA you still doing this?)) A mother-of-pearl colored robot less than 5 ft tall entered the room. She wore an oversized hat that covered her head down to her sea-green eyes, and a blue extended turtle necked poncho that covered her face up to her eyes."Ah, excuse me? My name is Glyph, and I was recommended to your services. But I don't think I really need them, I'm quite fine."  *runs in a while later* Ack! Sorry! I was busy with a case, and I totally forgot about—  *ahem* How can I help you? |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jan 18, 2016 17:12:54 GMT -5
(( PFA you still doing this?)) A mother-of-pearl colored robot less than 5 ft tall entered the room. She wore an oversized hat that covered her head down to her sea-green eyes, and a blue extended turtle necked poncho that covered her face up to her eyes."Ah, excuse me? My name is Glyph, and I was recommended to your services. But I don't think I really need them, I'm quite fine." *runs in a while later* Ack! Sorry! I was busy with a case, and I totally forgot about— *ahem* How can I help you? Glyph: Oh, hi! I was recommended to a psychologist and I thought I'd try you. I'm Glyph, of Rinam. |
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