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Post by Kea Vermillion on Jul 5, 2023 16:39:30 GMT -5
Kea had to think of what to do. Suddenly he wasn't just an 'extra' in the family, the one least likely to mean anything due to his parents and being the second born instead of the first in that line. Taiyo had killed his own father, Leonards uncle. Technically speaking, that person was more like a second cousin to Kea, making Taiyo and Leonard third cousins to him. Still, family was important to him, people he loved dearly. Going against those who strayed would be hard, but what choice did he have? It was that or disregarding the law, but he didn't want to do that. When first hearing the news of what had been done the young man hadn't been sure, but his fellow squad members had made him realize that he not only didn't want it, but he would never discover his own thoughts and dreams if he continued obedience. He had written Leonard a letter to meet him at a coffee shop called 'The Leaping Lizard'. It was a spot recommended by someone in his squad, as coffee shops were public enough that it would make getting attacked or approached by Taiyo less likely. That was something he had to worry about now, wasn't it? The red head was smiling and energetic as he arrived, ordering the daily special that was a coffee, a sandwich, and a soup or salad.
The green mantis picked the tomato bisque soup, which was a lot easier than waiting. Why did he arrive early? Probably nerves. The man stared at the soup and sandwich a bit, poking the coffee cup a bit. 'Maybe I should have asked a squad member if they would come with me, but I have to do this myself. Either I or we both together need to figure out what to do next. I don't know if he's already requested protection, but I it will be easier to ask for together. It will give a stronger impression that we don't approve of what Taiyo has done.' He wasn't used to needing much patience, but at least the young man knew how to tolerate the need for it. Maybe he should eat? The sandwich had thin cuts of brisket meat, cabbage, a garlic aioli, yellow onion, and olives. Should he have ordered their cousin any food? Maybe he was over worried. Maybe he should have ordered different food. Maybe they weren't as good at waiting as they liked to believe? “...I think I'm hungry and staring at food.” Totally a wonderful start to a very serious conversation, right? Probably not.
Post by Leonard Vermillion on Jul 8, 2023 13:12:45 GMT -5
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[attr="class","silasreescroll"] Leonard was positively fuming as per usual after all that had happened. Not only he was stripped of his title, he lost his uncle and the people of clover now considered his family to be a bunch of crooks. He didn't care what Taiyo had in his mind when he decided to shovel a great load of shit on his family, but ever since that day Leonard pretty much had been broken inside and forgot what smiling looked like. He either was sulking, or was boiling with rage. So much so that his mana skin was heating up the air around him at times. Not only that, but now Taiyo had decided to go after the rest of the family. [break][break]
The light squeaking of leather signaled the arrival of the young crimson lion to the place where one of his more distant family had summoned him. They weren't a criminal yet. So he could hear them out. As the pair of open toed boots came into view, Leonard did not speak or greet the other. He simply pulled up to the place, sat down at the table and stared at the other vermillion, hands folded over his face. Clearly at the moment he didn't want to be there and did not want to see other vermillion. [break][break]
Post by Kea Vermillion on Jul 9, 2023 11:30:36 GMT -5
Kea looked over at Leonard, seeing an expected emotion clear on their face. “Leonard, order some food before you sit down, or have my sandwich. Take your anger out on criminals, on food, on training, but don't let it consume you. We need to think with clear heads and talk with it, even if I'm very positive that we're both upset about the same thing. I've stuffed my anger away for now and I plan to use it in the right places, but not with family that hasn't gone rogue and hasn't killed other family.” The man himself had horrible anger far before the Taiyo incident happened. As if to remind the other that the white fire did in fact have a bad temper, they pulled one shirt sleeve down to show the arm scarring from the time he broke his arm as a child. It was a time before he had self control, breaking it was the only way to keep himself from doing anything bad back then. He was always the sort of person that didn't want to be controlled by his temper, no matter how angry he was or how much it burned. Therapy helped with that, as did training. As if to emphasize his willingness to give the sandwich to their cousin, he scooted its plate towards the crimson lion member a bit. To say there had been a lot happening in the family would be an understatement.
But, he was forgetting the hugs that they typically give to everyone, right? But Leonard didn't look up for hugs and he wasn't going to force that on their cousin. “We both have a lot to talk about though, so I think its fine for you to order food. Maybe something chewy will help more? Or something spicy? Sit down after you order something. Squad members of mine suggested we meet in a crowded area so we're less likely to get attacked, one recommended this spot specifically. It's really nice being part of the green mantis. We need to make a plan and have a good long talk, because we both need to get stronger and to seek protection in order to gain the time needed to get stronger than Taiyo. If we try fighting him now, we'd get taken down and nothing good would come of it. If we do everything right, than we can take him down for what he did. We can also restore our family for those who remained loyal to the clover kingdom and our families own morals.” For some reason saying all that gave Kea strong urges to hug. No, wrong time for hugs! That can happen at a later time. But he couldn't hold it in, especially since part of him thought the other looked to really need a hug. The red head got up from the chair, going over to the ball of anger and hugging their cousin before letting go than sitting back down.
“I know I was basically the families spare, the last person that would ever take charge. I'm not going to try to take your place, just try to put what I can back together. I want us to get stronger and stay safe so we can get stronger and do what's right, as our family has always stood for.” Taiyos crime didn't make the family, nor any others that did any other crimes in the past. But be it he liked it or not, Kea might actually a good leader. Though the last person in the family that would ever have become in charge, the therapy gave him the most control over the terrible fire his emotions could hold. He had no positive emotions over what Taiyo did and family was one of the most important things to him. This didn't change what had to be done. He was trying to do the responsible thing and do it right.
[attr="class","silasreescroll"] Leonard huffed and slid the plate back to the other person while still in a pissy mood. Eating someone else's food was insulting. Asking other people for help was insulting. He didn't want their pity. He wanted retribution. "Let him attack then. I will personally serve his head to the feet of Lord Lavender's throne." He spatted, seething. "Not being good enough and running to other people is exactly why we got in this situation. I wasn't able to stop him then." [break][break]
He snapped right back on his two feet, slamming his magic knight cape on the chair "I refuse to have my honor and prestige tarnished even more so can I run to another family with the tail between my lengs and try to buy their pity. I lost my uncle, my family is in shambles and my name is in the mud. Feel free to run and become some other noble's little slave errand boy, but that's not for me. It's not the time to run away it's time to man the fuck up and take matters personally and trust me, since I have nothing else to lose you can be incredibly certain I will focus solely on making sure retribution is swiftly served and restore the Vermillion to their rightful place and I will do it by myself if I have to. Now, if you're nothing else meaningful to say I'd leave you to your things. I have to return to my training regimen and I have no patience for people that waste my time with dillydallying." He stated, very convinced that the conversation was dealth with. Judging by the bandages underneath his fingerless leather gloves he was indeed training. Hell, with his outfit being as revealing as it was, it was rather easy to see the scuffs and other bruises taken from possibly rather brutal training with little regards of his personal safety. [break][break]
Post by Kea Vermillion on Jul 11, 2023 19:46:04 GMT -5
Kea sighed. His cousin seemed just as angry and just as impatient as a moment ago, and just as stupid. “It's spitting in your uncles grave to suggest you can take Taiyo down right this instant. Neither of us are strong enough and trying before then would get us killed. Training enough to make yourself bleed and refuse all help with assumptions of what that would mean is cowardly. I thought my family wasn't that of a coward that spits on graves and spins lies because he's too angry and too consumed on seeing his enemies blood to see reason. I thought my cousin wanted to have a conversation with a clear mind to better avenge our lost family, but I guess they're just a blindfolded coward burying themselves for when they are found by our fellow enemy.” If Leonard was going to be like that, then there was no reason to hold back some of his own anger as well. The teenager was trying to do things right, not toss both of their lives away. Since there was no sharing of his food now, the youth grabbed the sandwich and started eating. He would not let himself get consumed by their own anger, but keep it under control. Anger when out of control was quick to bite and hurt friends and foes. The red head couldn't force their cousin to calm down enough to realize how stupid they sounded.
Their hunger made quick work of the sandwich, or maybe it was his own strong jaws and teeth, or their own general quick sped nature. The boy started talking again after finishing it off. “You must have all nobility if you think every person in every noble family would make you into a slave just for asking for help. If all were like that, than magic knight squads wouldn't exist in the first place. I know the ones I've met wouldn't do that. Sol Shinryu is a member of the green mantis squad and very nice and strong. His girlfriend Amaya Ravencrest was also very nice to me, despite how weird and creepy Taiyo had been with her. Sometimes it's better to survive than it is to live alone. To build our family back up, we will need an ally that can help us stay safe so we can gain the time to get stronger. If you don't feel like acting like a leader, then I'll have to fill that role. If you are too scared and childish to ash for help even at the threat of getting possibly killed by your uncles killer, then I will do that alone. I'm not a coward.” The true cowardice to him? Giving into the biting blinding rage so deeply that you can't see anything around you. Kea grabbed up the bowl of soup before starting to drink it down. Would he decide who to go to on his own? Was he being forced to take charge of everything when they were never meant to be a leader?
“Why is the family's trash the less cowardly one that has to take charge? Why is the ignored extra that was locked up at the estate most of his life like a fancy gilded cage the one that has to talk sense? Are you less than the extra Leonard? I'm supposed to be the one that was sent to the green mantis because they didn't know what to do with me, you were the one sent to the Crimson lions as is expected of the family. What happened?”
Post by Leonard Vermillion on Aug 12, 2023 10:02:47 GMT -5
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Now the air around the lava mage really heated up. Perhaps being confrontational about it wasn't the best idea. Just seemed to piss him off more, causing more attrition. "Do not dare to lecture me on what is or isn't cowardice. I'd rather die than have to bow down to someone else. I've been doing that a lot and look how everything turned out." The look he gave was not a sympathetic one, that was for sure. "No I am DONE asking people for help. I don't need others to pity me. I don't need people to coddle me and tell me everything is going to be alright. These days I can't even trust my family, you think I'm just gonna dilly dally around with other families? You think I'm a coward or whatever...honestly, look. I'll be honest. I don't fucking care Kea. I can't really give a rat's ass what you think at the moment." [break][break]
He paused only a moment to strangle the overflowing mana of his with a wave of his hand. "If you wanna run along someplace else feel free to do so. I am seeking a more practical solution to my problem with my own two hands, because news flash: hiding doesn't magically make me stronger. Training day in day out works wonders though. My lava burns hotter by the day. Truth be told, I was about to head to the fire manazone for a good while before this detour. I want more power and heaven take me I will get it one way or the other through my own accomplishments alone. And if I really need someone else to shield me from reality then it means I am not training hard enough. Mark my words I will be the strongest Vermillion around, you know what? No. I'll be stronger than the Wizard King if that's what needed to bring my family name out of the mud and recoup it from the sorry state my idiot cousin left it in." [break][break]
Post by Kea Vermillion on Aug 26, 2023 2:36:26 GMT -5
“How can you be done asking for help when you never asked for it in the first place? A better way to put it is you think you're better than anyone, stronger than Taiyo, and that he can't possibly do any damage to you. Also, that you feel you are a mind reader of complete strangers.” Kea wasn't going to back down and his temper was just as unlikely to burn down. They had tried being calm and friendly at the start of everything and Leonard has basically peed on all their cousins words and kind intentions. “If you think you're so noble and worthy than look at the expressions of the people around us. One of the key things of a Vermillion may be passion, but self control is also just as important. We are a military family and being part of the military requires discipline and self control. How much have you shown since coming here? Do you think people near by are looking at you as a magic knight they think would protect them, or the guy irrationally yelling in a public place for no rational reason? Do you think you are acting like someone capable of leadership? No.” Leaders were expected to be able to think in difficult situations, not shutter off to sulk, yell, and be angry anywhere and everywhere. The military required someone to follow orders, which meant learning discipline and obedience.
Their cousin had no self control or discipline in Keas eyes, at last at the moment. “Alright mister practical, what will you do if Taiyo attacks you before you're ready? Do you think he will wait for that?” the red head wasn't going to pull punches with words while upset. He didn't show anger by raising their voice, but the bite of their words. Did Leonard think that person was going to wait for him to become strong enough to take them down before going after the other? Did he think people will follow someone who can't talk in public? Even to the naive green mantis, this seemed a bit much. How were they more naive then him? Or maybe their cousin was so caught up in himself that he didn't notice anyone or anything around them. “Only a fool would say they are done asking for help when they never asked or looked in the first place like you. The military is about working together as a group to overcome hardships, but you seem to think the most practical thing is to ignore everything and everyone around you, make assumptions of people you've never met, and do everything on your own. Why did you even come here when you looked at me like an enemy before even arriving? No matter how strong you become, you will never be a leader without changing yourself.”
So out of control their younger cousin looked to the young man, that it seemed like they were struggling just to not attack. Maybe it was his imagination, but that was how it seemed to help. How was he to have any faith in such a person? The very idea of believing in them would seem suicidal in his eyes until something changed. Kea wasn't going to force anyone to do anything, but they wouldn't just sit around and wait for someone else to change either. That wouldn't and didn't make any sense what so ever. Of course the cafe was in Clover kingdoms capital, a very public area. There were people staring and looking, but it wasn't exactly that of admiration. Who wouldn't be afraid of a guy yelling in front of a cafe, standing at a person who was sitting down?
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Last Edit: Dec 11, 2023 3:16:42 GMT -5 by Kea Vermillion
