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[redforce]

WELCOME TO THE SALTBURNT NETWORK

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SHANKS

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[redforce]

Do you really like scaring people?

( not answering the question and he can also be cheeky )

[hiyakai]

only about as much as you like shanking people

[ two can play this game. ]

[redforce]

I wouldn't be much of a pirate if I didn't.

( which is not strictly true. buggy is the one who enjoys shanking people. )

But it's also my name.

[hiyakai]

wait
wait seriously?
a PIRATE?
like ahoy me hearties
shiver me timbers
walk the plank kinda pirate?

[redforce]

( anime pirate.exe has crashed no one talks like that )

Not exactly.
Emperor of the Sea kind of pirate.
Some captains may prefer to execute mutinous crewmates, but I've rarely encountered such disloyalty among my own.

( and humiliating a dissenter sends a stronger message than murder. it shows strength and mercy. )

[hiyakai]

do you have a ship then?

[redforce]

Of course I do. She's called the Red Force.

[hiyakai]

that's sooooooooooo fuckin cool
is she somewhere near here?
like outside of these woods???

[redforce]

Ah, no such luck, I'm afraid.
I imagine she's still in the New World with my crew.

[hiyakai]

damn that sucks
i would've loved to check it out

btw has anyone managed to get out of these woods?

[redforce]

This is the farthest we've managed to get into the woods thus far.

( so no. )

The manor grounds once kept us from venturing beyond a certain point.
Until the Shepherd. And the fire.

[hiyakai]

is the shepherd the reverend guy or someone else?

i'm gonna be honest with you, i only skimmed a couple of posts but haven't done a full deep dive into any of them so you're gonna have to go into a bit more detail

[redforce]

They're one and the same, yes.

Before the Flock, we were sheltered by a family known as the Balfours.
Their estate, Saltburnt, is not far from here, through the woods.
All previous attempts to leave the grounds resulted in incapacitation.
Then the manor was set aflame and somehow that barrier lifted.
What may exist beyond the commune ... none can say.

[hiyakai]

[ it would be easier to figure that out if he still had access to his magic, but— ]

and let me guess, the shepherd is also the leader of the flock?

[redforce]

The Shepherd is the Flock.

( ok weirdo! he's still a lil cult-brained sorry bud )

[hiyakai]

[ this is why he hasn't stepped foot in the commune yet lmf ]

right

and what role do you play in the flock?

[redforce]

Do you not recognize your Anointed?

[hiyakai]

humor me for a sec shanksy and let's play pretend i don't know what that means

care to introduce yourself to me, my anointed one?

[redforce]

I was chosen to bear your burden. To suffer so that you should not.
In return, your worship sustains me.

[hiyakai]

ooo so you're like cult jesus
how should i worship you then? do i need to like
drink your watered down wine and bake a loaf of bread?

[redforce]

( what is a jesus )

All offerings I am obliged to accept or else know pain beyond measure.
Your devotion is yours alone.
I cannot tell you the shape it takes.

[hiyakai]

[ lol you're killing him shanks ]

i see
how about we just stay friends?
it's not you, it's me
i'm just not rly into things like devotion
and worship
and subservience