Esper Shift: The RPG, Part II

[Eternal Torment]

Demian got off of his barrel and began walking towards Tabitha.

"Well you know Tabitha, all of this punching into the air thing is a real buzz kill. It harshens my mellow ya know."

Keeping a respectable distance from Tabitha, Demian yawns and sits down again.

"All work and no play makes jack a dull boy and all that"

"All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy." Tabitha didn't even bother to look at Demian this time around. He wasn't worth her time. At least he could still serve a purpose, however limited it may be.

[Boukinator]

"All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy." Tabitha didn't even bother to look at Demian this time around. He wasn't worth her time. At least he could still serve a purpose, however limited it may be.

Demian furrowed his brow at the insult tossed at him
"Tabiitha, are you calling me lazy?"

[Eternal Torment]

Demian furrowed his brow at the insult tossed at him
"Tabiitha, are you calling me lazy?"

"Yes. You yourself admitted on some level that you didn't want to look bad in front of the others. Just start training and you don't have to worry about that." She briefly stopped, keeping her hands up as she started thinking of a different method of approaching her own exercises.

[Boukinator]

"Yes. You yourself admitted on some level that you didn't want to look bad in front of the others. Just start training and you don't have to worry about that." She briefly stopped, keeping her hands up as she started thinking of a different method of approaching her own exercises.

Demian stood up and looked Tabitha in the eyes, summoning all of his bravery as he said

"Though I may be lazy Tabitha, need I remind you that it was I, Demian Kingston, who had the highest exam scores of our class back at the institute."

And with that Demian walked back to his barrel

[Ghost]

"Edge Alignment? Hmmm, come on, I could swear I learned this at the intitute....." She looked at her sword then closed her eyes and listened as she swung it again. She could here a whoosh. "Mmmm" Brett looked at the sword again and fixed how she was holding it. She swung again. She could hear a high pitched whistling sound, like taut string held in the wind. "Oh yeah, that's more like it." Brett started again, her swings more focused now. "Thanks Mister!"

"Practice makes your life longer," the man said, scratching his chin. "So, you're supposed to be an esper, huh?"

Dryden shrugged, "I only knew that as our mission. For that I understand the use of the pilgrims, but what else are you bringing to bear? I hardly imagine overseeing a single squad of them to be an optimal use of your time. You're too well known and too valuable to operate as an incognito agent. Will a battalion be awaiting you in Tanisa?"

Viir shook his head. "You have to keep in mind that this is an operation within enemy territory, and our mission isn't to engage Rowa. A large force would just get the attention of the Dominion military and the last thing I need is Banya Kaan and his southern army chasing me out of Tanisa." He frowned. "Again."

"Now, I'm not saying there definitely won't be any reinforcements. But the whole point about the Pilgrims is that they can move quickly and undetected, thereby achieving things a larger force can't."

"As for my value as an agent," he grinned, "please don't underestimate me, Lord Dryden. I'm not here to oversee the Pilgrims; I'm here to command them. They are living weapons given to me by the king. Let that be a measure of how much he values me."

[Eternal Torment]

Demian stood up and looked Tabitha in the eyes, summoning all of his bravery as he said

"Though I may be lazy Tabitha, need I remind you that it was I, Demian Kingston, who had the highest exam scores of our class back at the institute."

And with that Demian walked back to his barrel

Tabitha looked at him like he was an utter idiot.

"So, that's all you have to say. That is all you can bring up to defend yourself." She turned away from him, unable to look at Demian without imagining the various ways he could get himself killed just walking back to that barrel. "You honestly believe that acing one exam is enough to let you survive in this world."

The girl almost wept. "Why am I stuck with such a fool?!"

[Boukinator]

"So, that's all you have to say. That is all you can bring up to defend yourself." She turned away from him, unable to look at Demian without imagining the various ways he could get himself killed just walking back to that barrel. "You honestly believe that acing one exam is enough to let you survive in this world."

The girl almost wept. "Why am I stuck with such a fool?!"

From his barrel Demian yelled back to Tabitha

"If I have higher exam scores"

Demian pointed to Tabitha as he said

"Doesn't that make you the fool?"

[Eternal Torment]

From his barrel Demian yelled back to Tabitha

"If I have higher exam scores"

Demian pointed to Tabitha as he said

"Doesn't that make you the fool?"

She looked back. "No, if only because I actually have something called common sense. Demian, I will dumb down my language just to get the message across." She cleared her throat.

Tabitha pointed back at him. "You. are. a. fuckup. Get it through your skull! I'm freaking out because you're an idiot and you're going to die! The team doesn't need you, but you won't go, so we'll make something out of you! Is it clear now? Do you get it?"

[Boukinator]

She looked back. "No, if only because I actually have something called common sense. Demian, I will dumb down my language just to get the message across." She cleared her throat.

Tabitha pointed back at him. "You. are. a. fuckup. Get it through your skull! I'm freaking out because you're an idiot and you're going to die! The team doesn't need you, but you won't go, so we'll make something out of you! Is it clear now? Do you get it?"

Demian smirked

"Sorry Tabitha, but I don't understand your neanderthalic ramblings. Perhaps if you calm down and spoke in a calm manner I can help you out, but I can't do anything if you keep yelling."

[Eternal Torment]

Demian smirked

"Sorry Tabitha, but I don't understand your neanderthalic ramblings. Perhaps if you calm down and spoke in a calm manner I can help you out, but I can't do anything if you keep yelling."

Tabitha shook her head. "Trying to play it off like it does not matter? Demian, you are unforgivably stupid. Still, I won't expect you to understand what I just said. It's not fine at all, but I will find a way to work around this. Try not to drag us down with you when you do die, though."

[Boukinator]

Tabitha shook her head. "Trying to play it off like it does not matter? Demian, you are unforgivably stupid. Still, I won't expect you to understand what I just said. It's not fine at all, but I will find a way to work around this. Try not to drag us down with you when you do die, though."

Tipping an invisible hat to Tabitha Demian leaned back against the mast of the ship which his barrel was next to

"Aye Aye Captain Tabitha, my death will be the least of burdens to the crew, Yargh"

[Eternal Torment]

Tipping an invisible hat to Tabitha Demian leaned back against the mast of the ship which his barrel was next to

"Aye Aye Captain Tabitha, my death will be the least of burdens to the crew, Yargh"

I can safely say that arrogance and idiocy are a terrible combination. This has been a valuable lesson: Those who do not think are as dangerous as those who can out-think you.

Tabitha started practicing her kicks, turning her back to Demian so she wouldn't be able to save the fool if he fell overboard and started drowning.

[Cleric of Hell's Brigade]

"You think we'll really be attacked? I hope not. I'm already starting to enjoy this voyage." Galena smiled.

"I think it's a possibility. Which as you said, is a shame, because I too have started to like the voyage." Edan said, smiling at her.

[Cleric of Hell's Brigade]

OT: I think Demain won that exchange actually.

[Guy1]

"Practice makes your life longer," the man said, scratching his chin. "So, you're supposed to be an esper, huh?"

(Is that a proverb or something? It should be. That is now a proverb.) Brett decided. "Yep. Brett Callahan, Esper and one of the Foretold." She used one of her psychic hands to tap him on the shoulder. "What's your name mister?"