i. base, early week [ Through the week, More is going to try and make himself useful around the base. Catch more offering to help carry things, cleaning up the kitchen (moderate competence), or attempting to do laundry (which means reading the whole instruction manual for the machine). He is still dealing with the numerous bruises sustained in the weekend battle and might be lightly concussed, but he is not letting this stop him! If he's sometimes slightly wobbly on his feet, don't worry about it! If you haven't seen him sleeping or eating in... a while, also do not worry about it! ]
ii. fashion innovations [ With enemies spread more thinly this week, More has finally dared to venture further into Chicago on the search for rings - and in doing so, he's found a store that called to him like a siren to a sailor. The sign outside is half covered in chrome, and yet it remains unmistakable: Hot Topic, the blackest store around. More, who has not significantly changed his clothes in living memory, finds himself entranced by possibility.
If you follow him inside, you'll find him wandering the aisles with a sense of wonder and longing. You'll find him pausing at platform boots, boob window shirts, leather corsets or even these particularly scandalous skinny pants - though the latter is put back on the shelf almost sheepishly. Similarly, he's making sparkly eyes at the black make-up. Truly, this is his personal fashion paradise.
Only... ] I couldn't properly buy any of this even if I wanted to, could I...
[ WHY DOES HE HAVE TO STEAL TO GET COOL CLOTHES?? ]
iii. buffet of horrors - METAPHOR SPOILERS
iii.a silent haunting[ There's a woman behind More. It's not that he's ignoring her, and it's not that he hasn't noticed her. It's more that every time he turns to try and face her completely, he flinches as if in pain. ]
W-who... who are you...? Why do I...
[ The woman does not look impressed by his increasing desperation. She simply watches. ] iii.b scathing judgement[ Another time, More will be tailed by a young man who has a lot more to say. ]
All those grand promises about a mutually beneficial relation, and you just run off and abandon us? Maybe the king was right to lock you away. Maybe he had to, because you're too much of a coward to ever take responsibility on your own.
[ More looks completely thunderstruck by this. And just before he can even think to respond, the young man's appearance briefly seems to shift into someone a little bit different. ]
Father.
[ More looks like he's about to throw up. His eyes dart from one corner of the room to another, like an animal backed into the corner. When he spots your character, he goes paler still. ]
I swear, I don't know what this is-- It's not real, is it? iii.c memory - CW: discussion of genocide[ You're in the throne room of a luxurious palace. Without understanding why, you understand that you are a royal attendant. You have horns on your head to match the ones More is sporting, and you are dressed in finery. The king on the throne should be familiar to you - it's More. He looks a little older than how you met him, and his head is weighed down by a large spiked crown, but it's unmistakably the same man.
In audience, two warriors who look like they've seen a rough few days. Their armor is still partially covered in soot, their capes are singed. One of them is holding a bundle of cloth that you only recognize as a swaddling cloth after a moment of closer examination. The babe inside is watching with large eyes like mirrors, eerily silent.
The king - More - looks horrified. ]
What is the meaning of this?
[ The knight who isn't carrying the baby bites his lip. ]
The village... is gone, your majesty. It was all we could do, to escape with the young prince.
... and Allice?
The chieftess was valiant. It is only through her efforts that we were able to return to us. She... I don't believe she left the village.
[ While More is too stunned to speak, maybe you can use your position to ask a question or two? ] iv. later in the week [ After the memory, More is no longer in the base being helpful. He's not in the base much at all. If you want to find him, you'll have to seek him out deliberately. He's avoiding people very intentionally.
... one easy way to find him though would be running into him being mercilessly chased by a moto bug swarm in the city. He's still useless in combat, so hiding from people is only going so well for him.... ]
no subject
[ Through the week, More is going to try and make himself useful around the base. Catch more offering to help carry things, cleaning up the kitchen (moderate competence), or attempting to do laundry (which means reading the whole instruction manual for the machine). He is still dealing with the numerous bruises sustained in the weekend battle and might be lightly concussed, but he is not letting this stop him! If he's sometimes slightly wobbly on his feet, don't worry about it! If you haven't seen him sleeping or eating in... a while, also do not worry about it! ]
ii. fashion innovations
[ With enemies spread more thinly this week, More has finally dared to venture further into Chicago on the search for rings - and in doing so, he's found a store that called to him like a siren to a sailor. The sign outside is half covered in chrome, and yet it remains unmistakable: Hot Topic, the blackest store around. More, who has not significantly changed his clothes in living memory, finds himself entranced by possibility.
If you follow him inside, you'll find him wandering the aisles with a sense of wonder and longing. You'll find him pausing at platform boots, boob window shirts, leather corsets or even these particularly scandalous skinny pants - though the latter is put back on the shelf almost sheepishly. Similarly, he's making sparkly eyes at the black make-up. Truly, this is his personal fashion paradise.
Only... ] I couldn't properly buy any of this even if I wanted to, could I...
[ WHY DOES HE HAVE TO STEAL TO GET COOL CLOTHES?? ]
iii. buffet of horrors - METAPHOR SPOILERS
iii.a silent haunting
[ There's a woman behind More. It's not that he's ignoring her, and it's not that he hasn't noticed her. It's more that every time he turns to try and face her completely, he flinches as if in pain. ]W-who... who are you...? Why do I...
[ The woman does not look impressed by his increasing desperation. She simply watches. ]
iii.b scathing judgement
[ Another time, More will be tailed by a young man who has a lot more to say. ]All those grand promises about a mutually beneficial relation, and you just run off and abandon us? Maybe the king was right to lock you away. Maybe he had to, because you're too much of a coward to ever take responsibility on your own.
[ More looks completely thunderstruck by this. And just before he can even think to respond, the young man's appearance briefly seems to shift into someone a little bit different. ]
Father.
[ More looks like he's about to throw up. His eyes dart from one corner of the room to another, like an animal backed into the corner. When he spots your character, he goes paler still. ]
I swear, I don't know what this is-- It's not real, is it?
iii.c memory - CW: discussion of genocide
[ You're in the throne room of a luxurious palace. Without understanding why, you understand that you are a royal attendant. You have horns on your head to match the ones More is sporting, and you are dressed in finery. The king on the throne should be familiar to you - it's More. He looks a little older than how you met him, and his head is weighed down by a large spiked crown, but it's unmistakably the same man.In audience, two warriors who look like they've seen a rough few days. Their armor is still partially covered in soot, their capes are singed. One of them is holding a bundle of cloth that you only recognize as a swaddling cloth after a moment of closer examination. The babe inside is watching with large eyes like mirrors, eerily silent.
The king - More - looks horrified. ]
What is the meaning of this?
[ The knight who isn't carrying the baby bites his lip. ]
The village... is gone, your majesty. It was all we could do, to escape with the young prince.
... and Allice?
The chieftess was valiant. It is only through her efforts that we were able to return to us. She... I don't believe she left the village.
[ While More is too stunned to speak, maybe you can use your position to ask a question or two? ]
iv. later in the week
[ After the memory, More is no longer in the base being helpful. He's not in the base much at all. If you want to find him, you'll have to seek him out deliberately. He's avoiding people very intentionally.
... one easy way to find him though would be running into him being mercilessly chased by a moto bug swarm in the city. He's still useless in combat, so hiding from people is only going so well for him.... ]