Common Interests: mysterymanjoseph and wayward-roleplays

Rumors had come in from across the border that Joseph's realm shared with the Fairylands. An army of various malicious types was gathering, and soon to march. Although there was no 'formal' relations between the Fairy realm, they did serve as a buffer zone against the sort of malcontents from having free access to the mortal realm. So, it was an uneasy, 'we stay on our side, you stay on yours' sort of arrangement when it came to the border. But, with the supposed size of the force that was being brought to Joseph's royal grandparents, this might mean the downfall of the Fairy realm, and if that were to happen, what remained of that same malicious force could march into his homeland. Thus, the command went out, the troops rallied, and Joseph placed in overall command. The march was fast, but, no so much so that men and animals would be so exhausted they could not fight when contact with the enemy was made. Still, the days seemed long, and the nights too short, before after crossing the border, the approached the last hills before they would reach the capital. Riding Dagger, his huge warhorse, Joseph went ahead, cresting a hill that gave an excellent view of the capitol city, and what Joseph had feared would be the case when they got there. The city was besieged, three sides covered by the enemy, the fourth was backed up against a mountainside, so, no attack from that direction, but, no avenue for evacuation either. Studying the land, and the deployment of the enemy, Joseph sends for his generals for a consultation on how to deploy their own troops and attack. As he waits for his generals to join him, Joseph thinks, "This is not time to rush in blindly and hope for good fortune, such a 'strategy' would court doom upon us."

@wayward-roleplays

He thinks, "Not really a rumor, more like an inevitability." He says, "Those that savaged your homeland are not likely to be satisfied with what they have." "History in the mortal lands usually lends that those that engage in conquest continue to do so until some force is strong enough to stop them, or, their society decays from within and they fall." "Right not, we would rather take the fight to them, before they are ready to move this way." "As for how long, there really is no way to know that Fable." "Fate shall decide that."

@wayward-roleplays

Duel of Honor: mysterymanjoseph and a-den-of-demons

Joseph was mounted on Dagger, his huge warhorse, on one side of an open plain with his forces, while the potential invader forces were on the opposite. Such were the numbers of the forces, that any battle would be a catastrophic loss of life. Having discussed the matter with his generals, pointing out that even if they were victorious that their forces would be almost totally reduced to none, his realm then open to attack by any hostile ready to come in and finish the victor off. It was decided that single combat might be the best option. So, a messenger was sent, and their opponents agreed. Thus, the forces formed up to witness the duel, and when everyone was in position, Joseph dismounted, and walked to the spot equidistant between the forces to await the other leader, but, frowns when the man approaching him turns out to be an 'appointed champion'. Joseph thinks, "What a leader, does not think enough of those under his command to risk his own life to save theirs." Drawing the slightly curved blade, named Twilight, from its sheathe at his left hip, he says to the other, "It seems that we both have a great burden on our shoulders." The other man, clad in full armor, with sword and shield, grunts in reply. Joseph, in just leather and mail, depends more on speed and agility to win, and seeing how the other is dressed for battle, hopes to wear him down with constant movement. Joseph moves Twilight in a saluting move to his opponent, then says, "Shall we begin then?"

@a-den-of-demons

The opponent makes a move that makes no sense to Joseph, the man stepped back a few steps, then raised his shield as if protecting himself that were flying in the air from behind Joseph, and that would the the opposing forces' lines. Joseph's mind races, then realization hits him. He thinks, "He thinks a volley of arrows are coming." Joseph sprints in an arc around the man, well outside reach of the longsword he wields. Joseph's intent is to get behind the man, use his body and armor to hopefully protect him from any arrows. He thinks, "I survive this, the truce is over, no more words, we fight to the last man."

@a-den-of-demons

He says, "Ohhhhhh,......I have to face the overprotective brother." "He is not some six foot nine, three hundred pound pile of muscle that fights pro MMA is he?" Joseph thinks, "If he actually is, I hope I meet his approval, other wise, I might end up a pile of hamburger on the floor."

@sclidad

He raises an eyebrow, then says, "Bouncer, teddy bear,....we are talking about a really tough Winnie the Poo?" He does his best to hold a straight face, the image that popped into his head when he finished that sentence. He says, "Should I bring a pot of honey for him?"

@sclidad

Duel of Honor: mysterymanjoseph and a-den-of-demons

Joseph was mounted on Dagger, his huge warhorse, on one side of an open plain with his forces, while the potential invader forces were on the opposite. Such were the numbers of the forces, that any battle would be a catastrophic loss of life. Having discussed the matter with his generals, pointing out that even if they were victorious that their forces would be almost totally reduced to none, his realm then open to attack by any hostile ready to come in and finish the victor off. It was decided that single combat might be the best option. So, a messenger was sent, and their opponents agreed. Thus, the forces formed up to witness the duel, and when everyone was in position, Joseph dismounted, and walked to the spot equidistant between the forces to await the other leader, but, frowns when the man approaching him turns out to be an 'appointed champion'. Joseph thinks, "What a leader, does not think enough of those under his command to risk his own life to save theirs." Drawing the slightly curved blade, named Twilight, from its sheathe at his left hip, he says to the other, "It seems that we both have a great burden on our shoulders." The other man, clad in full armor, with sword and shield, grunts in reply. Joseph, in just leather and mail, depends more on speed and agility to win, and seeing how the other is dressed for battle, hopes to wear him down with constant movement. Joseph moves Twilight in a saluting move to his opponent, then says, "Shall we begin then?"

@a-den-of-demons

His opponent uses heavy, powerful swings of his blade to attack Joseph, who merely uses Twilight to redirect them, rather than use more energy to block them directly. He stays just at the edge of the range of the man's attacks, enough to provoke the man to attack, and for Joseph to be able to easily evade, constantly moving subtly, controlling the battle ground. When the positions are just right, he brings Twilight up, using the flat of the blade to reflect sunlight into the eye slits of the armored man's helmet, then moves again. Joseph thinks, "Not many gaps in that armor, and he has sense enough to keep himself positioned so they are not in easy reach of me, this is going to be a contest of stamina, skill, and timing, raw power is not likely going to be a factor in the outcome." If he were able to observe closely the lines of the enemy forces, Joseph might have spotted a couple of long bowmen carefully positioning themselves behind a few of the infantry men, testing the wind before nocking arrows.

@a-den-of-demons

Common Interests: mysterymanjoseph and wayward-roleplays

Rumors had come in from across the border that Joseph's realm shared with the Fairylands. An army of various malicious types was gathering, and soon to march. Although there was no 'formal' relations between the Fairy realm, they did serve as a buffer zone against the sort of malcontents from having free access to the mortal realm. So, it was an uneasy, 'we stay on our side, you stay on yours' sort of arrangement when it came to the border. But, with the supposed size of the force that was being brought to Joseph's royal grandparents, this might mean the downfall of the Fairy realm, and if that were to happen, what remained of that same malicious force could march into his homeland. Thus, the command went out, the troops rallied, and Joseph placed in overall command. The march was fast, but, no so much so that men and animals would be so exhausted they could not fight when contact with the enemy was made. Still, the days seemed long, and the nights too short, before after crossing the border, the approached the last hills before they would reach the capital. Riding Dagger, his huge warhorse, Joseph went ahead, cresting a hill that gave an excellent view of the capitol city, and what Joseph had feared would be the case when they got there. The city was besieged, three sides covered by the enemy, the fourth was backed up against a mountainside, so, no attack from that direction, but, no avenue for evacuation either. Studying the land, and the deployment of the enemy, Joseph sends for his generals for a consultation on how to deploy their own troops and attack. As he waits for his generals to join him, Joseph thinks, "This is not time to rush in blindly and hope for good fortune, such a 'strategy' would court doom upon us."

@wayward-roleplays

The companionship comment does confuse Joseph a bit. He thinks, "I think it is a bit early for any talk of some sort of relationship between us, she has yet to give birth to the child of her deceased husband, or had an acceptable grieving period for him." He says, "I think more time needs to pass before that might be considered Fable, traditionally, in this realm, a widow grieves for a year before she is expected to move on from her deceased spouse."

@wayward-roleplays

Common Interests: mysterymanjoseph and wayward-roleplays

Rumors had come in from across the border that Joseph's realm shared with the Fairylands. An army of various malicious types was gathering, and soon to march. Although there was no 'formal' relations between the Fairy realm, they did serve as a buffer zone against the sort of malcontents from having free access to the mortal realm. So, it was an uneasy, 'we stay on our side, you stay on yours' sort of arrangement when it came to the border. But, with the supposed size of the force that was being brought to Joseph's royal grandparents, this might mean the downfall of the Fairy realm, and if that were to happen, what remained of that same malicious force could march into his homeland. Thus, the command went out, the troops rallied, and Joseph placed in overall command. The march was fast, but, no so much so that men and animals would be so exhausted they could not fight when contact with the enemy was made. Still, the days seemed long, and the nights too short, before after crossing the border, the approached the last hills before they would reach the capital. Riding Dagger, his huge warhorse, Joseph went ahead, cresting a hill that gave an excellent view of the capitol city, and what Joseph had feared would be the case when they got there. The city was besieged, three sides covered by the enemy, the fourth was backed up against a mountainside, so, no attack from that direction, but, no avenue for evacuation either. Studying the land, and the deployment of the enemy, Joseph sends for his generals for a consultation on how to deploy their own troops and attack. As he waits for his generals to join him, Joseph thinks, "This is not time to rush in blindly and hope for good fortune, such a 'strategy' would court doom upon us."

@wayward-roleplays

He ponders what the woman has said, then replies, "Well, you are under a lot of stress and pressure, I'm fairly certain a person in your position might be seeking any sort of stability that they can find." He thinks, "I'm sure after things have settled more, the entire 'feelings' for me will fade away."

@wayward-roleplays

He says, "Go right ahead, you can use the bathroom, I think I have some t-shirts in my bag that will be big on you that you can wear to sleep in." He does answers her comment about switching places if he get uncomfortable on the floor, because that won't happen. At her last comment, he thinks, "Only way that would make me uncomfortable is the hard on that her doing that would cause me to have."

@sclidad

He says, "Okay, I'll stay right here, promise." He thinks, "She must really be out of her comfort zone to be this nervous." Once she is in the bathroom, he glances around the small room, deciding on what spot on the floor would put him the most out of the way while he slept, so that if the woman got up and used the restroom during the night, she would not trip over him. Then next flash of lightening was brighter, and the thunder way more pronounced than the previous one, causing him to flinch. He thinks, "Darn, Thor must really be upset tonight for some reason." Then the lights went out. When the woman called out, he says, "Yep, still here." He reaches down to his left hip, where he keeps a multi tool attached to his belt. Slipping a small flashlight from a loop on the tools sheath, he presses the button no the back, and a bright beam comes on. He says, "Here, you can hold onto this while I go get my things from the Jeep."

@sclidad

Duel of Honor: mysterymanjoseph and a-den-of-demons

Joseph was mounted on Dagger, his huge warhorse, on one side of an open plain with his forces, while the potential invader forces were on the opposite. Such were the numbers of the forces, that any battle would be a catastrophic loss of life. Having discussed the matter with his generals, pointing out that even if they were victorious that their forces would be almost totally reduced to none, his realm then open to attack by any hostile ready to come in and finish the victor off. It was decided that single combat might be the best option. So, a messenger was sent, and their opponents agreed. Thus, the forces formed up to witness the duel, and when everyone was in position, Joseph dismounted, and walked to the spot equidistant between the forces to await the other leader, but, frowns when the man approaching him turns out to be an 'appointed champion'. Joseph thinks, "What a leader, does not think enough of those under his command to risk his own life to save theirs." Drawing the slightly curved blade, named Twilight, from its sheathe at his left hip, he says to the other, "It seems that we both have a great burden on our shoulders." The other man, clad in full armor, with sword and shield, grunts in reply. Joseph, in just leather and mail, depends more on speed and agility to win, and seeing how the other is dressed for battle, hopes to wear him down with constant movement. Joseph moves Twilight in a saluting move to his opponent, then says, "Shall we begin then?"

@a-den-of-demons

Movement from above caused both duelists to look up, distracted from each other. Joseph sees a beautiful woman floating down, a large, sheathed sword in one hand. He thinks, "Am I dreaming, hallucinating maybe?" When the woman alights on the ground and speaks, he thinks, "Beautiful, either way." At the end of the mysterious being speech, he says, "I suppose, since tradition says that the outcome is in the hands of 'the gods', that is to be expected." The other man nods, then closes his helmet's visor. At that, both men carefully circle each other, looking for an opening. Joseph is in no hurry, with all the extra weight his opponent is carrying being armored, time is on Joseph's side.

@a-den-of-demons

 ˖ ✶ Eloise sighed, propping herself up against the wall, arms crossing over her chest. "I'm thinking about going missing. You wanna come with me?"

Joseph had met the woman a couple months ago, and they had hit it off pretty well. Nice little dates and time together whenever they could get it. In fact, Joseph was hoping for things to keep progressing, he believe that there could be real potential for a long term relationship with her. After listening to the woman's statement, he says, "Well, I do have some places a person can 'vanish' from the world if they wish to, so, if you need to escape the rat race, yeah, I can go with you."

@dropsofjupitcr

Part of the pleasant view he was getting was obstructed when the woman pulled her arms to her chest. He says, "I have an inflatable sleeping pad in my rucksack, you probably did not see that in the back of my Jeep." "I will be as comfortable as you will be in the bed." Glancing at the chair, he says, "I don't think that chair would survive someone sneezing on it, much less sleeping in it." He raises an eyebrow when she grabs his wrist, then says, "I'm parked right out front of the door, besides, I doubt if Michael Myers would be out in this rain." At her request, he slips of his jacket and holds it out for her, then says, "Sure, have a wool blanket you can cover up with if what is on the bed is not warm enough for you."

@sclidad

He says, "Go right ahead, you can use the bathroom, I think I have some t-shirts in my bag that will be big on you that you can wear to sleep in." He does answers her comment about switching places if he get uncomfortable on the floor, because that won't happen. At her last comment, he thinks, "Only way that would make me uncomfortable is the hard on that her doing that would cause me to have."

@sclidad

There was a little flash, then a clap of thunder as Joseph says, "Sure you can, the floor to me is just as good as a bed to me." "In here, warm and dry, many times, I slept out in the open, rain, snow, sleet, icy rain, so, this is like a palace to me Phoebe." He could not help but glance at the woman when she mentioned her underwear, and thinks, "Is she even wearing any?" He says, "I'm sure I can dig something out of my bag you can wear for the night, let your dress hang and dry out." He turns and opens the door, then says, "I'll be right back."

@sclidad

Part of the pleasant view he was getting was obstructed when the woman pulled her arms to her chest. He says, "I have an inflatable sleeping pad in my rucksack, you probably did not see that in the back of my Jeep." "I will be as comfortable as you will be in the bed." Glancing at the chair, he says, "I don't think that chair would survive someone sneezing on it, much less sleeping in it." He raises an eyebrow when she grabs his wrist, then says, "I'm parked right out front of the door, besides, I doubt if Michael Myers would be out in this rain." At her request, he slips of his jacket and holds it out for her, then says, "Sure, have a wool blanket you can cover up with if what is on the bed is not warm enough for you."

@sclidad

Darn, the Jedi and Sith are really having to recruit everywhere to keep their memberships up.

Joseph had found the young woman stranded alongside the road, the steam coming from under the hood of her car a very obvious clue that what tools he did have in his Grand Cherokee were not going to be enough to get the vehicle going again. Pulling over to offer assistance, and a look under the hood of the stricken car to confirm his assessment, Joseph offered the woman a ride to the nearest motel as thunder rolled in the distance. Since the nearest tow truck was going to take quite awhile, she had agreed. As fate would have it, while in the motel's office, torrential rain started coming down, and Joseph knew that driving in these conditions would not be wise, but, there was only one room. Finding out there was only one, it was an awkward conversation to reach an agreement to share. Once at the room, the bed was really small. Her statement about it not being big enough for the both of them, caused images of the two of them wrapped around each other in a 'not so innocent' attempt to share the bed. He says, "Well, I can take the floor, better than most of the places I had to sleep when I was in the Corps."

@sclidad

There was a little flash, then a clap of thunder as Joseph says, "Sure you can, the floor to me is just as good as a bed to me." "In here, warm and dry, many times, I slept out in the open, rain, snow, sleet, icy rain, so, this is like a palace to me Phoebe." He could not help but glance at the woman when she mentioned her underwear, and thinks, "Is she even wearing any?" He says, "I'm sure I can dig something out of my bag you can wear for the night, let your dress hang and dry out." He turns and opens the door, then says, "I'll be right back."

@sclidad

The Great Escape: mysterymanjoseph and citadelredlighdistrict

Joseph was off on another of his little trips outside his realm, to see what the neighbors of his homeland were like. He would be the ruler in the future, when his grandparents passed, and knowing the people around your homeland, is as important as those within it. He slowly rides his huge warhorse, Dagger, through some dense woods. Patting the horse's muscular neck, he says, "Trees are pretty thick boy, might be some time before we reach some sort of settlement." The horse tosses his head as if to agree with his master's statement.

@citadelredlightdistrict

Dagger's ears swiveled around, and Joseph, taking note of that whispers, "What is it boy, you hear something moving around?" Then, the man can hear it himself, something moving fast through the undergrowth. He fingers wrap around the grip of his sword, Twilight, and waits, wondering what the noise maker might be. He thinks, "If I had bothered to bring a bow, maybe I might have fresh meat for dinner." Then, 'it' pops out onto the road, and even at this distance Joseph can recognize the well proportioned female form. He thinks, "Well, that was not what I expected." With a gentle nudge of his heels to his horse's flanks, Dagger slowly walks closer. Joseph thinks, "Wonder what sort of nasty thing she is running from?"

@citadelredlightdistrict