first one to make that doctor who joke loses

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Who: Everyone! All of you!
Broadcast: Maybe!
Action: Definitely!
When: Anytime during the toxic moon event!

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[boy oh boy, isn't everyone just so excited to explore this... charming... place...?

this is a game-wide mingle and the timeframe isn't super-important, so throw in with whatever you want! play war games, go shopping for gas masks, get lost in the wilderness, hide up in the Iskaulit and refuse to set foot on the moon, anything goes.

here's the main event info post for reference! have fun!]

Comments

[precedented]

The queen always conquers, my lady.

[ Even with absolute authority in his hands, Leto knows that much. It's why he hasn't married yet. That, among other reasons. He watches her, genuinely impressed by her demeanor. Ghanima would have liked her, even though Ghani showed little to no interest in courtly manners. ]

But she must know how to lead the others in order to do it.

[partialities]

And to mind the other queen.

[ there are two, after all. and margaery has a queen regeant in gold and crimson with claws of steel. she does not fear cersei lannister, not truly. one achieves very little with fear. best be pleasant and take heed. a possessive loneliness, impulsive as she may be, is still a risk. ]

What are the others? how are they called??

[precedented]

The ones on the sides are known as castles. They can only move in one direction. The horses are known as the knights move two squares horizontally and one square vertically. The bishops move diagonally. The pawns can only move forward and take other pawns in a diagonal move and the queen can move however she likes.

[partialities]

pawns?

[ she looks at them for a moment ]

whoever thought of this game had quite a unique sense of humor.

[ and certainly a great amount of knowledge in politics ]

What is a bishop? the other names I recognize.

[precedented]

The names vary.

[ He holds the bishop. ]

A religious leader or cardinal. Someone who holds the authority of the faithful.

[partialities]

A Septon.

[ she nods, looking at the piece he is holding. she prays a little in this odd world. there are no places to pray, no images of the Seven but Margaery keeps a prayer saved for the success of her House and Loras' happiness ]

And the king, does the king move?

[precedented]

Only one step in any direction.

[ Praying is not something Leto does. He was the God of Arrakis and his father, the Messiah. They were worshipped, the cornerstones of the Fremen religion, and what kept them in power.

When religion and politics ride in the same cart, the whirlwind follows. He was now the Whirlwind and his faith is ash. ]

[partialities]

What an ill-lucked king.

[ to be able to move freely when his queen may do as she will and pawns and nights and septons and castles all wish for his crown. ]

To be able to do so little.

[precedented]

It's for the best.

[ He puts the piece back on the board. ]

The crown is not meant to ease any burden. The weight of it is felt.

[partialities]

then the queen must protect her king.

[ she would have done so if she could, for renly. joff was only ever a mean to an end, cruel and childish and more than a bit of a fool. it is not at all the way she planned it to be but so few things truly are. ]

then how does one play? do they choose a color and move their pieces until a king is conquered?

[precedented]

Precisely.

[ He takes black. ]

White goes to the lady, of course.

[ Nothing teaches quite like experiences does. ]

[partialities]

And who begins? how do we decide?

[ she looks quite eager, the way margaery always is with learning new things, especially those involving wit and wisdom. she doubts she will have that many chances at joffrey's side, not with the way he regards what a woman ought to know. her future lessons would have to be more secretive than the ones who came before ]

I fear I am about to lose splendidly, my Lord.

[precedented]

White gets the first move. And it would be unwise and impolite to underestimate a lady of Tyrell.

[ And he's not interested in winning so much as seeing how other people play. You can learn a lot from the way they orchestrate their strategy on the board. ]

[partialities]

We are like roses, my Lord. The buds are never dangerous, we only become risky when we grow our thorns.

[ she giggles, the metaphor sits sweetly on her tongue. he is right, of course; every rose, however pretty and tame, has its thorns but why think of sharpness and unpleasantness in such fine a company?

she looks at the board, runs the rules and information in her mind before making her first move. ]

Are women allowed to play this game in your realm, my Lord?

[precedented]

[ He chuckles at that idea. ]

My sister would have my hide if it were otherwise. But anyone can play this game. It is open to everyone. Royalty, nobility and the townspeople. But the intricacies of it differ from player to player.

[partialities]

The women of your realm sound so fortunate, my Lord. We are allowed so little exercises of wit in my own realm. Mostly we are taught to dance and sing and play instruments alongside sewing and lest I shall forget - smiling.

[ a tiny roll of eyes ]

[precedented]

[ He clicks his tongue, a soft sound of regret. ]

My sister is of noble birth but I pity any man who would force her to dance and sing. For all her love of green things and gardens, her blade is sharp and swift. Compared to her, I am but a toothless lion.

[partialities]

Your sister knows how to wield a blade?

[ she leans closer, almost as if this is a secret between her and him ]

does she wield it against men or just other women?

[precedented]

She will wield it against anyone who has hurt me.

[ That is Ghanima's limit. She's willing to allow any to live, so long as they do not harm Leto. Otherwise they face her retribution. ]

[partialities]

As would I for my own brothers if I had the talent and the tutoring.

[ loras, however gifted, is more emotional and she does wish she could do more for him as he does for her. it is only right, they are brother and sister, after all ]

[precedented]

[ He shrugs loosely. ]

I could teach you. If you have the desire for it.

[partialities]

Shall you?

[ she smiles as she makes her next move ]

and what shall I teach you in return? I doubt there is anything my Lord is incapable of doing already, what a trouble.

[precedented]

My lady flatters me so cleverly.

[ And skillfully. Many men would have fallen for such a line. ]

Perhaps you could teach me more of your world?

[partialities]

Anything else would be void and entirely insulting.

[ and some people you must never risk insulting, she knows so much well and true. ]

A fair trade. What shall I tell my Lord about? Our realm is very vast in size and culture.

[precedented]

I will let you decide.

[ From what he's glimpsed, the lifestyle is very similar to the kind Leto has lived. Deceit, politics and murder. If Paul hadn't had the support of the Fremen and the messianic title, he could have been easily been overthrown. ]

Perhaps a little about your family?