spellslots: DNT (and I'm sad to the core core core)
Taako ([personal profile] spellslots) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-06-17 11:34 am

[open] we tried to bury it and rise above

who: taako/taaquito and you
what: catch-all + an open prompt for AU shenanigans
when: latter half of June
where: all around!!
warnings: violence/threats of sexual violence in the thread with [personal profile] smokedout

imperceptus: saw you and my heart just hit the floor (feels like we met somewhere before)

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-06 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's not quite correct to say that Rin doesn't share the prejudices of his people. He lived in that world for most of his life, and indoctrination is a hell of a thing. He was raised to disdain other types of elves in particular, and high elves above all. While he's dealt with plenty of them in his time on the surface, the old rotten whispers of his family never quite go away.

Still, he seems to be genuinely at ease as Taako talks--it helps that there's almost nothing 'high elfy' about him at all, beyond the basic facts of his appearance. ]


Right. Well, I expect I might be in the market for whatever you've got.

[ He winks as he leans forward. ]

Show me some magic.

[ Items, that is. ]
imperceptus: your silver thread brings deliverance (i'm hung to your spider dance)

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-06 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Cold drinks are pretty fine. But he has to agree: it's not exactly wondrous. Just slightly amazing. He rubs his chin, some interest flickering in his eyes as Taako sets up the rod. He kneels down in front of it, presses on it with the palm of his hand. No give at all. ]

Well.

[ He looks up and grins, because he is not the kind of man who looks at a golden arch and walks away from it -- ]

Who wouldn't want such a hard rod?
imperceptus: feels like you're okay (does it fill the space)

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-09 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Finger guns. It seemed like a good way to lighten the mood.

He leans back on his haunches, raising an eyebrow. He's never had tea with any member of his family, awkward or otherwise, but he just plays along. ]


Not the most genteel breakfast topic, to be sure.

[ He can think of actual, practical uses, though--keeping a door forced open, for instance. Might be useful for exploring the ruins. He taps on it again, apparently a little fascinated by the button. Not many automated things in his world. ]

I'll keep this in mind. Got anything else?
Edited 2017-07-09 18:15 (UTC)
imperceptus: if you've served her well (go ask your goddess)

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-10 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Good gods. Rin keeps it cool as he looks over the collection, but it's impressive by any definition of the term.

The badge he doesn't need; he's great at lying and at pretending to be an authority figure. Holes could be useful; he touches that one carefully. Glove, no, gum, no. Bracelet, maybe. Cloak, interesting. But ... ]


How much for the salt?
imperceptus: and i don't need nobody else (and i can't help loving myself)

GOMEN ...

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-15 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Peace of mind--a rare commodity for the drow--is exactly why Rin wants the salt. ]

Done and done.

[ He prefers savory, spicy food, too, so that is a bonus. He fishes a handful of platinum pieces out of his bag, then plunks them down on the table. It's a little more than Taako asked for, by about fifty gold, but he wants to appear carelessly generous. ]

I assume this currency's familiar to you?
imperceptus: a creature of the dark (you are a blue spark)

T_T

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-15 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rin just smiles, easy as anything. ]

Merchants are good at knowing what things are worth.
imperceptus: and i don't need nobody else (and i can't help loving myself)

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-22 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He snatches up the salt, then drops it into the yawning cavern of the bag on his belt--the salt disappears into it as though swallowed by a black hole. ]

Pleasure doing business with you.
imperceptus: a creature of the dark (you are a blue spark)

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-24 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Right, right.

[ He might've hoped to slide out of this visit without actually showing Taako anything, but he has enough meager honor in him not to back out now. He takes an onyx figurine from some hidden depth in his tunic; it's well-polished, shiny, and carved in the shape of a dog.

He throws the figurine, then calls: "Who let the dogs out?!"

As the figurine falls, it transforms into an actual dog--an extremely fluffy Tibetan mastiff, with black fur like a lion's mane.

The dog whimpers, as though it heard the summons and didn't much appreciate the phrasing.

To Taako, Rin says: ]


His name's Brantz.
Edited 2017-07-24 03:55 (UTC)
imperceptus: and live to tell the truth (and even if they try to)

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-24 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Brantz curls up at Rin's feet, though he's looking over at Taako with bright, intelligent eyes. Rin reaches to rub behind the dog's ears, which he clearly likes very much--his fluffy tail thumps eagerly against the floor. ]

Hmm, I couldn't say. I found [ stole ] the little statue while visiting a particular town once, and it took me weeks to even learn that the thing was magical.
imperceptus: saw you and my heart just hit the floor (feels like we met somewhere before)

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-24 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Something like that.

[ He rubs the back of Brantz's neck. The dog's happy, but clearly a little restless--he's an enormous animal, built for protection, built for combat. He's not really meant to be summoned for show, or even just for simple affection. But even magical fighting dogs need love, right? ]

I was in some dilapidated ruin, following up a lead on a few other artifacts. Business prospects, you understand. As luck would have it, the place used to belong to some kind of necromancing butcher--all kinds of horrors in there. Headless bats. Bats with human heads. A whole kennel of plague hounds. I was terrified, of course. This guy is the only reason I made it out alive.

[ It's not entirely a lie. ]
imperceptus: and live to tell the truth (and even if they try to)

[personal profile] imperceptus 2017-07-30 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Maybe just a little. ]

Not what I want on my gravestone, in any case. 'Eaten by a bat with man teeth'. Inglorious.

[ He sighs with relief. ]

Anyway, this big fella is all I've got. I usually sell whatever I pick up, but I just couldn't resist a dog.