tvk | .005 ♛ [Video] Late Thursday Morning.

Once again, a video is broadcast across the network without either party's knowledge due to carelessness. Viewers may first notice a rather striking young woman sitting upright against a flurry of pillows wearing what appears to be a certain king's shirt. The second thing they will notice is a fairly fancy looking bedside table with various dishes sitting upon it. And lastly, there's the said king moving to sit on the opposite side of the bed wearing nothing but heart print boxers.

"Oh, you're finally awake? I thought you might sleep all day."

The witch will gently wipe the sleep from her eyes and give him a quizzical cant of her head.

"You made me breakfast?"

He’ll just laugh, pleased with himself.

"Of course. Even if you eventually returned to the land of the living, I doubt you'll be able to move around too much for the rest of the day."

His words would stir a yawn.

"Nn. You're right. You were far too hard on me for my first time, you know."

"Don't expect me to lower my standards just for you. If you want to play with a king, you have to keep up."

Huff.

"But, you promised to be gentle, liar."

"So, I got a little carried away. You can't blame me, can you? It's been a while since I've had anyone as willing as you."

"I guess not. But you didn’t have to dirty my dress like that."

"Not my fault. You have to be prepared for anything when dealing with me."

"You'll at least be a gentleman and make me some tea, riiiiight~?"

"What am I, your personal butler now?"

"Yes. And I expect you to serve it to me as well. You owe me."

"I owe you for teaching you how to actually use your body? What kind of bullshit is that?"

"You never told me you'd be working me so hard. I think you just liked watching me struggle. You really are a jerk.~"

"Well, it's not every day you get to see a beautiful woman sweat and pant so hard."

"You should feel privileged to have seen me in a position no other man has.~"

"You should be the one who feels privileged. After all, how many women can brag about The King Of Heroes being their first partner?"

"Whatever. Just get me my tea and I'll be happy."

"And you dare call me the brat. Fine, princess. Just give me a moment."

Of course, now that the king's attention has broken away from the troublesome witch, his eyes just happen to catch a glimpse of a certain phone that must've been knocked over sometime earlier. He'll simply give it a dirty grin and greet any viewers.

"Oh, good morning, Prospero."

“W…WHAT?”

[ooc: Both Beatrice and Gilgamesh will be responding to all tags.]

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I fail to see how what occurred last night was a waste of time. I rather enjoyed myself.

There was a dark hour, and I went out to face the foe alone. You all could have been killed, it was an inexcusable dereliction of duty.

Please. I wouldn't allow either one of us to be killed off so easily. Besides, this occurred after the dark hour. I'm not so stupid as to run risks that high.

Of course. [ He doesn't offer further comment beyond that. Hard to troll a stone wall. ]

Besides, I did my duty as you did yours. Nobody had offered to help her yet, so I took the mantle up myself. Is that not what a king would do?

I cannot say. I was an advisor to monarchs, not one myself. What help did she need?

[ Sigh. Okay, as fun as it was trolling some mongrels, the Space Sheep proved to be a hard customer. Whatever, he'll just roll with it. ]

I made a promise. I would teach her how to defend herself since she lacks magic in this realm. And I will not see someone else I care about fall to the hands of some piece of trash again.

Have you ever actually trained another warrior?

...You fool.

[ How many times had he said it since his arrival? He was starting to sound like a broken record at this point, so he'll skip an endless repetition and jump straight to the heart of the matter. ]

I trained the men of Uruk. Not to be mindless sheep that would go and slaughter cows at my command, but to protect what they hold dear to them. Any foe that dared to threaten my kingdom not only faced the grand walls which I built, but they had to deal with over a million well trained fathers, sons, and those who wished to keep their family and city safe. They knew when to kill, and when to have mercy. Can I say the same for you and your emperor?

I trained a force of 900 god-slayers who could conquer worlds in the name of humanity and the light of rational inquiry.

You tell me.

Impressive, but not impressive enough. Do they even have lives outside of battle? Families, loved ones, hell... do they enjoy any type of recreational activities? I'm kind of glad I die before whatever hellhole your future is. It sounds boring as hell.

Also, Ea. The Sword of Rupture. I could easily destroy a thousand enemies with one swing of it.

They sacrifice those, so that the unknown quadrillions of humanity can have such things in peace.

[ As for ea. ]

You don't have it here now, do you?

[ Well, it certainly has been a long time since he's gotten into this kind of discussion with someone. He may actually be enjoying it, if the slightly warped grin on his face didn't tell that already. ]

Sacrificing the few to save many. It's amazing how much more tyrannical you're making your entire civilization sound by the minute. Do you also kill those who refuse to believe your Emperor is the one true God or whatever bullshit they feed you? Because that would just amuse me to no end.

[ And then a casual shrug. ]

I think that answer should be fairly obvious. But as it stands, I'm no longer King of Uruk and thus have no need to defend what used to be my home. Although, I do suppose Ea would certainly come in handy dealing with the shadows.

We are not the tyrants, rather, we were made to cast them down, those that would hold humanity in ignorance, as slave to false gods. The Astartes willingly make this sacrifice for all. And no, the Emperor's decree is that there are no gods, that is the Imperial truth. Just the lost superstitions and half-understood truths of the warp. We are a secular and rational society, not one blinded by zealotry.

And what makes you think this "truth" of yours is any different than the bullshit most religions feed their own sheep? Here's something you're going to want to sit down for. It isn't any different. There is no one universal truth. Perhaps if you took the time to open your eyes and not be blinded by your loyalty to some old man who believes he knows everything, maybe you could see it too. There are too many elements at work in world, no, universe, for you to simply say there are no Gods. There are. Many of them walk among you at this very moment. Are you going to deny their existence as well?

Face it, your Emperor is probably a God himself. If you bother to do any research what so ever, you'll find there are many other Gods who tell their sheep to deny the existence of false gods as well. You're just another faceless sheep in another cult ran by some asshole who thinks he can better the world by forcing his ideals onto everyone else.

Denial of the existence of monstrous forces in the dark is not the same as denial of their divinity. They aren't gods, just malicious things.

And the Emperor was no god, just a man. He specifically disavowed the work of the Lecticio Divinitatus, a chapbook of sorts that suggested he was a divine being. A powerful psychic and skilled scientist he was, but a God... no, the Emperor would never allow anyone to call him that.

Not all the gods are as malevolent as you seem so inclined to believe. Both my Mother and Father were fair and just, and always eager to help out humanity. Without their help, we would have fallen into darkness many years ago.

You can deny that all you want, but any man who is born with a great gift is considered a god. There is no way to avoid this. One does not simply throw their godhood away. It is there, always a constant reminder that you are not worthless swine.

Men are men, they are not swine by virtue of their reason. They exist on more than just an instinctual level, so any man has worth, at least to some degree.

You have to be fucking kidding me.

Can you honestly say that when you look upon the society of this time? It's filled with beggars and those who are simply too lazy to work for their own benefit. Are you really trying to tell me they hold any worth?

.005 ♛ [Video] Late Thursday Morning.

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