Astrea and Imvula pt. 1

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* Imulva_Acruxi is walking along the beach. Her ferret, Hobbs, runs along beside her.
* Astrea_Bastet stretches as she walks onto the beach from the ocean, currently wearing a small disguise to look like a violet blood instead of fuchsia.
Imulva_Acruxi
((Can they see each other, or no?))
Astrea_Bastet
[yes]
Imulva_Acruxi
((k))
* Imulva_Acruxi looks up and spots the violetblood
Imulva_Acruxi
"...Gree.tings."
* Astrea_Bastet looks over "Oh hey, what's up?"
Imulva_Acruxi
"Migh.t I a.sk wh.at y.ou a.re do.ing he.re?"
Astrea_Bastet
"I'm taking a stroll, you?"
Imulva_Acruxi
"I a.m passi.ng thr.ough."
"Wh.y i.s i.t tha.t y.ou a.re tak.ing a str.oll, a.s opp.osed t.o swi.mming i.n th.e oc.ean wit.h th.e res.t o.f yo.ur ca.ste?"
Astrea_Bastet
"Oh I like to come up onto land and help out some of the lower castes."
Imulva_Acruxi
"Sur.ely y.ou mu.st b.e mo.re inte.rested i.n y.our fel.low sea.dwellers, a.s opp.osed t.o low.bloods?"
Astrea_Bastet
"Uuum, not really."
Imulva_Acruxi
"Wh.y?"
Astrea_Bastet
"Well, because it's more so the lowbloods that need help and equality from everyone treating them like dirt"
Imulva_Acruxi
"Whi.le I a.gree t.o y.our cla.im o.f low.bloods be.ing tr.eated po.orly, I fa.il t.o s.ee wh.y a.ny high.blood w.ould cho.ose t.o spe.nd th.eir ti.me he.lping th.em ins.tead o.f ac.ting i.n acco.rdance wi.th th.eir ca.ste."
Astrea_Bastet
"Because it's an asinine caste system, I'm doing it because I want to help"
Imulva_Acruxi
"Wh.y d.o y.ou w.ant t.o he.lp u.s? Yo.u a.re a high.blood, su.rely yo.u cann.ot fe.el an.y symp.athy to.wards u.s."
Astrea_Bastet
"Just because I'm a highblood doesn't mean I can't have sympathy. I want to help because I want Alternia to be a better place than a blood thirsty world"
Imulva_Acruxi
"A.nd ye.t, gi.ven y.our ca.ste, su.rely y.ou be.lieve th.at th.e be.st wa.y t.o d.o s.o i.s t.o elimin.ate th.e suppose.dly viol.ent an.d untru.stworthy low.er ca.stes?
(("))
Astrea_Bastet
Astrea's eyes widen "That would be horrible! Absolutely not!"
Imulva_Acruxi
"Wh.y n.ot? Y.ou a.re, af.ter a.ll, a hig.hblood."
Astrea_Bastet
"Why is that even a question? Violence only breeds Violence. It'd be better to use education and teachings"
Imulva_Acruxi
"I d.o be.lieve s.o, b.ut sur.ely i.t i.s impos.sible f.or a highb.lood t.o le.arn h.ow t.o tr.eat low.bloods prop.erly?"
Astrea_Bastet
"It's not impossible, you just have to talk to them like your equals and treat them as you want to be. It's just highbloods have become so egoistical that they literally have their heads up their asses"
"...eeeh probably metaphorically but won't surprise me if it was literal considering"
Imulva_Acruxi
"I.s th.at a.n ad.mission th.at y.ou, pro.verbially, ha.ve y.our h.ead u.p y.our a.rse?"
Astrea_Bastet
Astrea laughes "Okay I actually deserved that retort, but no I would hope not."
Imulva_Acruxi
"An.d wh.y n.ot? No.t be.ing des.cribed b.y th.at prov.erb w.ould fo.rce y.ou t.o adm.it t.o th.e ha.rm y.ou a.re cau.sing a.s a privi.leged highbl.ood."
Astrea_Bastet
"Why would it automatically do that? I don't go out seeking to hurt lowbloods, and I am rather kind to help them when I can."
Imulva_Acruxi
"Be.cause y.ou a.re a high.blood, a.nd mo.st high.bloods a.re inca.pable o.f f.eeling an.y s.ort o.f kind.ness t.owards low.bloods."
Imulva_Acruxi
"I.f th.e pro.verb d.id n.ot appl.y, th.e highb.loods i.n que.stion wo.uld pre.sumably ha.ve t.o sto.p ig.noring th.eir mis.treatment o.f u.s."
Astrea_Bastet
"Well...yes it applies to many"
Imulva_Acruxi
"The.n y.ou adm.it i.t appl.ies t.o y.ou?"
Astrea_Bastet
"Well, if it does I will accept it. If it doesn't...well that is fine too. But I'll keep trying to help others regardless"
Imulva_Acruxi
"N.o, y.ou wi.ll n.ot. A high.blood's id.ea o.f he.lping lowbl.oods i.s t.o furt.her th.eir mis.treatment."
* Astrea_Bastet sighes "Look...I understand your skepticism, but I'm not going out to mistreat lowbloods. I understand your castism, as justifed as it is from all the mistreatment. But I am going out there to make some kind of difference, I don't want to mistreat lowbloods I want to give them equal rights. "
* Imulva_Acruxi 's eyes narrow "I a.m n.ot cas.tist, a.nd cann.ot b.e, gi.ven th.at I a.m a low.blood mys.elf. Th.ere i.s n.o conc.ept o.f equ.al t.o a hig.hblood."
Astrea_Bastet
"If you aren't a castist, than why have you said general statements as if no highblood can ever learn sympathy? Is that not the same as a highblood treating a lowblood as a slave or dirt and claiming that is all they are? The words are different but the meaning of all are this thing is the same. And if I know no concept of equality...why have I simply continued this conversation rather than react as highbloods would in as you would guess a very violent way? I have not insulted you, but given you your fair share of time to say your mind and given you my own retorts to compare ideas in which when they come against one another can help each find better ideals"
Imulva_Acruxi
((Oh boy, this is getting close to what happened with Imulva and Cornelia during ^2))
Astrea_Bastet
[Irony is Astrea and Imulva both want the same thing
Imulva_Acruxi
((Yup))
((And Imulva is shitty, so this happens instead))
Astrea_Bastet
[Astrea is pretty bad at getting actual support so it's okay, good girl but bad luck]
Imulva_Acruxi
"I.t i.s n.ot th.e sa.me, sim.ply be.cause th.e highb.loods a.re all.owed lu.xury. Perh.aps y.ou d.o n.ot be.lieve I a.m wor.thy en.ough o.f a.n ene.my t.o rai.se y.our weap.ons agai.nst m.e. An.d y.ou ha.ve ind.eed insu.lted m.e b.y th.e impl.ication tha.t I a.m cast.ist."
Astrea_Bastet
"Yes the luxury of being hunted down like an animal is wonderful and I enjoy it everyday, also I don't have a weapon...and I do apologize for it"
Imulva_Acruxi
"A.nd wh.o cou.ld b.e hunt.ing y.ou? Yo.u pres.umably li.ve under.water, whe.re th.ere a.re n.o lowb.loods.
I mus.t than.k y.ou, th.en, fo.r n.ot br.inging a.long a weap.on, si.nce i.t assu.res n.o ha.rm wi.ll com.e t.o m.e."
Astrea_Bastet
"Her heinous bitch the Empresses"
Imulva_Acruxi
"I.s sh.e n.ot o.ff-p.lanet, a.nd wh.y exa.ctly w.ould sh.e hun.t th.e ca.ste mak.ing u.p he.r clos.est advi.sors?"
Astrea_Bastet
"Cause she's a sadist."
Imulva_Acruxi
"An.d w.hy w.ould sh.e att.ack fe.llow sadi.sts?"
((Aw man, now I want to do something with Imulva's ferret, but I don't know what or if I should have control of him))
((brb))
Astrea_Bastet
"I'm not a sadist!" Astrea looks...kinda frightened at the notion of being a sadist "...I hate her. "
Imulva_Acruxi
"Bu.t wh.y? Sh.e mus.t tr.eat y.ou a.nd y.our ca.ste th.e be.st o.ut o.f every.one."
Imulva_Acruxi
((?))
Astrea_Bastet
Astrea laughes "I could list so many reasons...why she hates me, why I hate her. I saw how horrific it was, I know how horrific she is."
"Maybe ontop of that I understand why lowbloods have it so bad is because you can parallel terrible hands"
Imulva_Acruxi
"An,d wh.y wou.ld yo.u ca.re? E.ven i.f sh.e i.s actu.ally tor.menting y.our ca.ste, yo.ur ca.ste do.es th.e sa.me t.o lowb.loods. Sur.ely y.ou mu.st s.ee i.t a.s just.ified."
Astrea_Bastet
"I don't see it as justified"
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Imulva_Acruxi
((Back))
Astrea_Bastet
[wb
Imulva_Acruxi
"Y.ou sur.ely cann.ot exp.ect m.e t.o be.lieve tha.t a highb.lood recievi.ng th.is ki.nd o.f trea.tment w.ould car.ry i.t o.ut o.n lowb.loods i.f th.ey sa.w i.t a.s unju.st."
Astrea_Bastet
"I do because it's the truth. I won't hurt lowbloods just because a bitch is trying to kill me, it won't make any sense. "
Imulva_Acruxi
"Doe.s i.t n.ot ma.ke s.ense t.o y.ou? Y.ou a.re, aft.er al.l, a highb.lood, desp.arate t.o ho.ld o.nto y.our statu.s, an.d ha.ve n.o rea.son t.o inc.ur an.y fur.ther wr.ath fro.m he.r."
Astrea_Bastet
"I'm not particularly attached to it, maybe it doesn't make sense. But it's my choice to go out and try to make a difference because...somebody has to."
"Somebody has to beat the empress."
"Somebody has to stop the killings"
Imulva_Acruxi
"Tha.t i.s tru.e, b.ut sur.ely, a.s a high.blood, y.ou cann.ot ha.ve th.e under.standing n.or th.e veng.eance ne.cessary t.o actua.lly d.o s.o. S.o w.hy n.ot enj.oy yo.ur luxu.ries, ins.tead o.f infu.riating th.e empr.ess?
(("))
Imulva_Acruxi
((Hey so could we wrap it up soon? It's been two hours))
Astrea_Bastet
"I don't see why a highblood can't understand vengeance. I can understand the pain because I seen it and heard about it."
Astrea_Bastet
"But if you want one reason that perhaps stands above the rest, it's pretty simple. I'm the heiress. If anyone can change Alternia to be more peaceful and give equality it's me."
Imulva_Acruxi
"An.d h.ow c.an y.ou under.stand th.e pai.n, i.f y.ou cann.ot underst.and th.e principl.es o.f de.cent gramma.r? Y.ou cann.ot under.stand th.e veng.eance, be.cause y.ou ha.ve n.ot s.een th.e wo.rst o.f th.e mis.treatment fue.ling i.t."
Astrea_Bastet
"Pfffft...when did grammar become involved?"
Imulva_Acruxi
"Y.ou a.re lyin.g. Th.e he.iress i.s a fuch.siablood, an.d y.ou a.re qui.te cle.arly a viol.etblood. U.s lowbloo.ds kn.ow wh.o sh.e i.s."
Astrea_Bastet
"And who is she?"
Imulva_Acruxi
"I d.o n.ot gi.ve he.r eno.ugh resp.ect t.o sa.y h.er na.me, bu.t th.ere a.re en.ough remind.ers s.cattered abo.ut Alt.ernia th.at I kn.ow i.t qui.te clea.rly."
Astrea_Bastet
"Astrea bastet. Heiress to the throne, wanted dead or alive. Crimes: Being a fuchsia blood, going against caste protocal, disrespecting the empress, vouching for equality, and trying to one-up the empress in fashion."
"Pay is yada yada yada...but what reminders?"
Imulva_Acruxi
"A.re y.ou n.ot aw.are? Y.ou jus.t des.cribed he.r boun.ty. Y.ou a.re n.ot he.r, s.o y.ou pres.umably s.ee th.ese remin.ders every.where."
* Astrea_Bastet takes her nails and just cuts across the palm of her hair, letting her pink blood drip infront of Imulva "I am very aware of what I have done and what I haven't."
* Imulva_Acruxi stares in bafflement, then narrows her eyes. "Yo.u mu.st b.e fa.king th.e co.lor. I.f th.e emp.ress t.ruly w.ants th.e heir.ess dea.d, a.nd i.s no.t pl.aying a sch.eme t.o gi,ve fal.se ho.pe t.owards l.ess inte.lligent lowb.loods, th.en sh.e wou.ld n.ot ri.sk com.ing on.to a coa.stline wh.ere sh.e c.ould b.e foun.d."
Imulva_Acruxi
"Sh.e wo.uld n.ot ri.sk rev.ealing h.er b.lood col.or wh.ere su.ch a re.veal co.uld b.e s.een."
Astrea_Bastet
"And if she just did?"
Imulva_Acruxi
"The.n sh.e w.ould ce.rtainly b.e i.n coop.eration wi.th th.e empre.ss, a.s ev.idenced b.y h.er contin.ued survi.val."
((shit, retcon that out))
Astrea_Bastet
[kk will do]
Imulva_Acruxi
"Th.en sh.e w.ould b.e immedia.tely unco.vered b.y th.e sur.veillance o.ver th.e coa.stline, a.nd exe.cuted immedi.ately."
"Sin.ce y.ou a.re sti.ll ali.ve, th.en y.ou a.re n.ot he.r."
Astrea_Bastet
"That is a lot of assumptions. You have to presume that cameras have been set up everywhere which would be an insane investment, even if you deployed drones they have patterns which can be observed and exploited. If you hire men they require money and other things."
Astrea_Bastet
"Considering how much coastline...the investment would be absolutely ludicrous no matter what and would definitely get complaints from highbloods at the empress for such costs"
Imulva_Acruxi
"Cou.ld i.t no.t b.e pa.id f.or wi.th a fr.action o.f th.e mon.ey us.ed whe.n const.ructing h.er gr.eatest sta.rships?"
Astrea_Bastet
"Perhaps but than you have to consider who is watching those. If you assume a single camera can watch roughly 100ft of coastline, 1 mile of coastline would mean 528 cameras at all times"
"That's not including storms and such destroying them, along with trolls looting them"
"Plus people to watch them"
Imulva_Acruxi
"Wou.ld i.t n.ot b.e ea.sy f.or h.er t.o empl.oy a sys.tem th.at ca.n wa.tch a signi.ficantly great.er a.rea fr.om a dis.tance? Mu.ch aki.n t.o th.e came.ras uti.lized o.n he.r sta.rships?"
Astrea_Bastet
"Ah but than you get into a similar problem, rendering. Cameras can only zoom in so much, even really good ones. Plus you than have to consider delays in the camera getting the light, natural blockage such as clouds and storms. and lastly: Where to monitor. You would have to be constantly scrolling along the shores and somehow zoom in enough to see blood dripping down onto the ground while looking at bad angles to even see it."
Astrea_Bastet
"Sure they are good for orbital bombardments, but that's because their target is much larger than a drop of blood."
Imulva_Acruxi
((Yo, Drag, could we like, pause this, or something? It's gone on for quite a while.))
Astrea_Bastet
[oh, sure]
[sorry
Imulva_Acruxi
((It's fine, since it's the sort of thing that just somehow happens))
Astrea_Bastet
[yeah, true
===PAUSE===