Darius and Ka talk in the desert

[15:59] Ka scratches the back of his head, that was a lot to digest once! Like his brother, Ka didn't care much about the ins and outs, about the 'drama' that seems to be lingering within these borders.

It was just a question out of curiosity about how things worked, but the company's part sure made him even more curious, specifically about how many there are. "Companies? Besides Agrien's, is there another one?"
(Ka Parsi)
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[16:03] "Uhh ... Let me see ... There's that one! What was her name?" The girl struggled to remember at least some other company but eventually failed. "Sorry, I have no idea what the names of the other companies are. I know there is one that will hold a tournament in Sudbury and some that are in Caelfall but their names I unfortunately don't know." The girl sighs after finishing talking.
(Natasha Lhortt)
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[16:06] Ka Parsi says, "Borin'. It looks like everythin' is lackluster here."
[16:07] "Oh yeah, the tournament." Darius' attention was snapped back to the conversation at that, yellow irises moving to find his own brother's. His next few words seemed to come out even rather eagerly for how he used to speak.

"We should probably participate, brother. While we're still growing- It might help us make a name for ourselves." The older brother explained, nodding silently.
(Darius Parsi)
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[16:12] He's right, unbelievably right! Making their names is one of their objectives, attending a tournament in a land where fighting is highly appreciated is a wonderful way to make them somewhat influent.

But it wouldn't be that easy. "When's it gonna happen? If it's soon, we ain't fit for it, it'd cause the opposite effect actually... Showin' ourselves as weaklings in front of a crowd ain't somethin' I'm fond of, but fightin' for influence's sake is certainly my thing!"
(Ka Parsi)
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[16:14] Natasha Lhortt asks, "I think it'll start in about four hours?"
[16:15] Ka Parsi says, "It ain't a good idea."
[16:24] "I'll go look for someone, I need to talk to a blacksmith to make my armor and staff. See you guys later." Natasha was starting to move away as she waved to the brothers.
(Natasha Lhortt)
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[16:29] "It's about defeating those that are still weaker than us. I'm sure there will be some of these, even if we do not win the tournament, we might take up a good spot." He nodded in agreeance to himself yet again, perhaps in hopes of convincing his brother.

Still, Darius soon enough moved to sit right by his brother.
(Darius Parsi)
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[16:34] Ka scratches his chin, it's apparent he's having thoughts and it's pretty obvious they're all about the tournament, fighting there might be a good idea, but it's still a taboo- showing himself weak to others seems something he doesn't want to go through.

But he's also sure someday he'll need to experience it, why not now? His answer is a confident nod, as always, carrying some kind of pride under his words and moves. "Fine, fine. Why not? But how the fuck do we join it? I don't think attendin' is enough, perhaps we'll need to tell 'em someway we'll attend."
(Ka Parsi)
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[16:39] "Well, I got given this by Agrien. She said she might actually give me free stuff if we perform well enough in the Tournament, so- There's another reason for us to go."

"Getting things for free is always good." Darius nodded in silent agreement to himself, before handing another copy of the form for signing up to Ka. "I'll give it to... Someone, and we'll see how things are handled."
(Darius Parsi)
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[16:45] Ka nods and grabs the form, putting it atop his thighs, once it's positioned properly, the tip of his right index finger gets somewhat hot, hot enough to mark whatever he touches, but not hot enough to combust anything.

Weird, but it someway turns out fine. He'd write his own name, cursively- his writing is incredibly nice for someone who rarely writes and spent all his life in the desert.

"Fine. I hope it ain't a bad idea."

Slowly, he gives Darius it, grinning- daydreaming about achieving a trophy!
(Ka Parsi)
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[16:49] "Don't worry, brother. We will end up fighting each other, I'm sure. There are none who can stand in our way." He commented, before taking both pieces of paper with him. He puts them in his pocket, before letting out a sigh.

"Regardless, fighting is never a bad idea- We need to practice, if we have to make our plans have any success."
(Darius Parsi)
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[16:53] Fighting his own brother? Ka's gaze strays away, that's something they're yet to experience, a pseudo real fight between them, Ka is sure it'll happen someday, though the fact that it may happen soon makes him uneasy.

"Practice, practice, practice, yeah. Speakin' of which, don't we should gather more people? It's hard to find people whose objectives are the same as ours, though."

"I was thinkin' about somethin', brother, but speakin' of such out loud might not be a good idea."
(Ka Parsi)
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[17:01] "Mmh... We can move somewhere a bit more isolated, if it is necessary." Darius commented, before looking briefly over the surrounding environment. Well, there was not much that he could do right here, specially with how much coin influenced on the lives of the city dwellers.

"I have been meaning to check the desert that people speak about, anyway."
(Darius Parsi)
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[17:06] Ka looks over his brother, nodding. "If it's yer wish, mine it is too. Let's check the desert while we got time."

The coin is certainly something that appears to decide how they live within that town, perhaps they've learned how to live by the coin and they're yet to unlearn that.

"I ain't expectin' much though, everythin' here is plagued, I wouldn't be surprised if they plagued it."
(Ka Parsi)
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[17:10] Finally. The way there, through the forest, seemed to be at least slightly disturbing to the older desert dweller. Trees made him claustrophobic, with some limitation to that, but they always unsettled him. The open prairies are a welcome sight, but the moment he spots sand on the other side...

He actually smiles, before quickening his pace until sand makes contact against his naked feet. "Here we are. See? I told you it was... Small. And forgiving."

It was hot, but the wind didn't hurt at least.
(Darius Parsi)
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[17:15] Ka followed his brother amidst the trees, amidst the rivers, amidst everything that he isn't fond of either, though his dislike of trees isn't enough to make him feel claustrophobic among them.

Once in the desert, the feel of his feet meeting the sand puts a wide smile into his face, forviging it could be, but it wasn't small, perhaps compared to the forest part of Osrona, though it'd suit uncountable numbers of houses, perhaps even a big village.

"It's lackluster, but soon it's gonna consume everythin', eheh. Makin' it bigger ain't hard if we got strength, eh?"

Now- about what he just mentioned, Ka takes a glance upwards. "Rain, the church guy, he told us about how religion is important and that is a pillar to any kingdom. Why ain't we formin' one? I know it ain't easy-, but religion should be somethin' that isn't far from us, somethin' that isn't in the sky, in the galaxy, but in the soil, in our environment, somethin' that answer our expectations."
(Ka Parsi)
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[17:21] "The deserts will consume over these woods- The problem is the people in Moonfall, from what I gathered. They call them, quite literally, 'women of the woods'." His expression continued with a plastered smile, although there was a fainting of such at the mention of the women of the woods. Not something pleasant at all for him to discuss.

"There are many things that we do, Ka. I think that looking for the sands for answer is probably the best option that we have, but we have lived in the desert since always." He explained, feet dragging against the fluid grains, allowing for a way to be carved.

He knew where he was, but something to help him get back to the city was going to be helpful. "I think it is not about one thing specifically, but so many."

Arms opened, and he stared up, nearly directly towards the sun for a brief instant. "Everything that we went through is about suffering. The desert is always spoken that way- A land where only suffering and cacti grow."
(Darius Parsi)
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[17:21] * You have been awarded 4 Roleplay Points! *
[17:26] Suffering. That was what they've been experiencing since they were born, for Ka, he got used to it and he'd hardly call it suffering, actually being in the desert makes him way happier than standing among the noisy crowds of a town.

Or of a village. "Sufferin', perhaps. I've been thinkin' about somethin' too- ya mentioned about it ain't about one thing, eh. Sometimes I think we focus too much on the sand, maybe we should look for answers in the water too, in the hot sun, they're all that compose a desert, they're all we need to live."

But about consuming, Ka tilts his head, they had to be sure it'd consume the woods, that's their objective, after all, but how would they do it? Both physically and metaphorically. "Well, what are our plans, brother? How do we start conquerin'... stuff?"
(Ka Parsi)
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[17:31] "Everything in the desert is the answer, Ka. The sun that scorches us to the bone. The winds that chastise our skin. The sands that try to swallow us." And then, as they went closer to an oasis, he finally moved in. The grass gave him some comfort, different from the one of the forest.

He was in a peaceful place, almost as if it was inside his own home. "And the oasis, where we can successfully stay for long. But... We cannot do this alone. Not just being you and me."

Darius' words continued, heavily so. "We need to conquer some not by our hand while we cannot- But by their hearts. All should witness the greatness of the desert."

And then, he pointed over to the grass that grew. "This is why I am the oasis. I want to be the anchor, something that people can rely on- A place which the desert's harshness is given in just the correct measurement, but not without offering care."
(Darius Parsi)
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[17:39] Everything in the desert is the answer, but they couldn't be all of the desert's aspects- Darius is only the Oasis and Ka obviously the sun, but would they find the others?

As he claimed, they'd need to be conquered by words, by deeds, by anything that isn't violence. Unfortunately, Ka has a hard time believing such, shaking his head softly.

"Do ya really believe so? I doubt words are enough, they're all stubborn who idles daily, I ain't sure we're gonna find anyone who isn't a lazy stupid within the town, but I hope so- that girl showed us some submission, perhaps bringin' her to our side might not be a bad idea."

As his brother is the Oasis, Ka would be the sun. In a seemingly playful tone, Ka starts to speak- happily! It'd be a dramatic speech, but his voice tone turned it into something rather playful. "I'mma be the unmerciful sun which scorches those who walk past the desert, regardless of their caste, eheh!" He told him it with his face turned to the sun, grinning upon its sunbeam.

"... ain't ya too kind? But if ya think it's right, I'm not the one who's gonna prove otherwise, I just think ya are too kind sometimes, ya trust so much on 'em."
(Ka Parsi)
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[17:50] "Which girl?" It was clear that he wasn't just referring to not knowing any girls that had showed that, but rather which one. Yet, at the rest of the speech, he had to show some moderation to his brother's inflamed discourse.

"The sun needs to scorch all that are not ready, but we cannot have greatness if we are on our own! Still... I am not too kind, no." He turned to his brother, eyebrows knit together. He shook his head from side to side for a brief moment.

"I am using them, Ka. I need to pretend. If we were to show how we intend to burn this entire forest down to make worship for the sun's limitless gaze, everyone would jump at us."
(Darius Parsi)
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[17:56] Ka's gaze swiftly goes northwards, he's trying to remember the name- 'that girl' should be enough for Ka, he hates explaining things, but he had to be specific in that occasion.

Miraculously, the younger brother recalls her name, spitting it out almost instantly. "Natasha, the black-haired girl. She isn't the most useful one, but the most useful one which is either Agrien or Barca wouldn't comply to our demands.

But Natasha? I'm sure she'd. I know ya are usin' 'em, but they're fishy, they're too nice, way too nice, I ain't able to see through their reasons, I don't know why they help people, why they give stuff for free, that's what irks me.

What makes me unable to trust 'em, to even pretend that I'm their friends."
(Ka Parsi)
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[17:58] Darius Parsi says, "Well- We'll discuss about it soon."