and you're kissing to cut through the gloom
with a cough-drop-colored tongue — tags & plot
he had always been the type of person to dive into something head first and think about the consequences later. this was no different from any other of the previous times, except now he was leading a place, and internally freaked out. he couldn't count the number of times where he just wanted to slyly change his name and wear a big obvious hat, just to make light of the situation. he couldn't help but think he'd run this place into the ground, all because of his inexperience, personality, and lack of knowledge within this world. he didn't know how to play by the rules in general, so he was screwed from the get-go. there was no point in beating around the bush, and lazily, the serval would head into the audio room, frantically shoving chips into his mouth all the while. he tended to stress eat, when he was, well, stressed. it didn't help that he was also trying to juggle a drink, the chips, and trying to turn on the speaker system all at the same time. a normal person would have set one of the items down, but he was a lazy little shit. renegades, gather for a meeting in the usual spot! he'd soft-scream into the microphone. a few seconds rolled by, and one, if they listened close enough, could hear the undeniable slosh of something spilling, and the soft murmur of defeat that came afterwards, a click to the system then indicating that the speakers had been turned off.
he arrived to his own meeting slightly wet, and brandishing a pink towel as if it was a weapon. his mind was confused, for a few seconds, as to why he was up here and not down there. and then reality hit him like a truck, and he was reminded that he was now in charge. there was no time to think or pity himself; in fact, he didn't have head space for such things. as you are aware, we're going to be experiencing some changes real soon, based on public opinion. i know i can't appease everybody, and i'm sorry, in advance, if you do not agree with these changes. he allowed a small pause, before going on. everyone who holds a position is now demoted. Goldenpup
and Leeisbae
are promoted to guards, should they accept ; blindlove!
is promoted to officer, if you like. you guys have been consistent, and for that, i commend you.
he took the time to wipe at a particular wet spot, and to anyone who truly knew him, they might have noticed he slightly spaced out there for a solid second. he knew everyone was waiting for the changes to come up, and he was a bit anxious for the ball to drop. he never liked to be the barer of news, particularly news that could be good or bad, depending on the person. subtly, he'd lick his lips, knowing he had to rip the band-aid off, quick. i have made the decision to return our name to the exiles. the decision was split right down the middle, and there was no other way i could think to do this, other then to keep us as the renegades or return to the exiles. no matter what we decide to call ourselves, i realize, we are always going to be the exiles. we can call ourselves 'the renegades' all we want, but the truth of the matter is, we've been the exiles for so long, it's hard to erase that part of our history. when people think of the exiles, they think of something bad, and evil, and cruel. and yes, we can be those things, but i think we should create a better name for ourselves, with the name we've always had. we aren't anticlan, neutral, or even proclan- we're a group of misfits, banded together to survive, sort of like that dysfunctional family nobody wants to talk about. some of us have been thrown out, or disregarded- mocked, teased, betrayed, you name it. and although we can hate each other all we want, and hate the world, and the people who've put us in this spot that we're currently in, we have each other, and i think that's stronger than any name, or label the others want to put on us. we're the exiles- since when have labels, or politics mattered? the only opinion we should ever care about is our own, and you can disagree with me, or agree, but that's my take on this situation. i joined this place because i heard about the exiles, and how they accepted people, regardless of who you were, not due to the constant fighting. the image we portray ourselves as, from here on out, will be the tone we set for our group as a whole. let's make it a good one! a better one! an exiles like one!
he threw a ligament in salute, dimly realizing that perhaps he should act more formal. it was a little late for that, was his immediate reasoning. awkwardly, he'd lower his arm, and wait for the murmurings to go down. now, onto traditions. i asked you guys what you'd like to see around, and here are the results:
- there will now be monthly sessions to remember the people we have statues on. we will also have a monthly party to honor them as well.
- duels are now legal again. both parties must agree to the duel, and it must be sanctioned in the public's eye. if you decide to illegally maim or murder that person, expect consequences that are equal to what you did to them, done to you by yours truly. my suggestion would be to play nice!
- once you become a member of our little group, your previous crimes will not matter. if you decide to mess up while you are here, expect consequences, such as exile, death, etc
- we will now be involving ourselves in other groups when called upon. if there is unrest in a clan, or an unfair leader, or a debt to be settled, or anything like that, we will come in and play peacemaker. the goal will be to get them indebted to us, so that they owe us a favor.
- there will now be a new motto/group rule going around called an 'eye for an eye'. instead of becoming war centered, we will become more annoying themed. the goal is to torment the other groups with harmless pranks and the such ; although we now have no neutrals, and no enemies, the rule will be to play generally nice to the others, unless you're the blackheart rogues, then they're still free game. we will still be capturing & torturing people, but only those worthy of it or from specific groups. if you mess up, and decide to harm an innocent, then that blame is on you and all the drama that comes with it.
- we now only get into wars/battles if it benefits us, or if someone harms one of our own. there's no point in having raids and conflict every other day. we may hate the other groups, but that's too much work.
- the title system is being returned, along with a reputation score system that will be implanted! more on that in later times.
- sigils are now being introduced. it is required to wear your marking where people can see it, although how is up to you. if you are a normal member, your marking is a snake. a dedicated discussion will be given to this to decide what the ranks will have. the leaders sigil will change per leader, but i have chosen a star for mine.
- members that are wanting to leave, especially those of rank, will be memory wiped of our secrets, but not of the general experience. i will personally be doing the wiping.
more murmurings, and more patient waiting. he knew it was a lot of changes to be putting into place all at once, but he saw no other way of doing this. his way was to go fast, and to go recklessly, and hope whatever he was doing didn't end up going badly. on another note, i thought it would be cool if we had a theme animal, or something ; the decision was to go with the snake idea. you do not have to take a snake companion, but it is now illegal to harm them. although we will accept all types of people, there will now be an inauguration type thing in regards to them joining. think of it as a blood pact, but having to do with snakes. more about this will be explained better in the guide! since our theme animal is a snake, it'd be really cool if we integrated that into our captures and tortures, and even into our pranks. it will become a custom to leave behind something akin to a snake (such as a fake one, or some scales), to signify that we were the ones to do a prank. i will also be building a snake pit in the territory somewhere, for public execution. it will normally be empty, but usable if we need to get to killing some peeps.
the meeting was winding down, and he could feel the end to it coming. he supposed he should start wrapping stuff up while he was ahead. i have decided to tweak the officer job description a little bit, and have made you guys more of a welcoming committee type job. when people join, i expect you guys to be there, and to try to integrate those new members into our system, to the best of your ability. the mass adoptions and hp tryouts will be posted soon, so keep an eye out for that. meeting dismissed, unless anyone has some questions. and so, he sat back, idly dabbing at his fur here and there, expecting madness to ensue.
- summary:
everyone is demoted.
percy and goldenpup are offered the position of guard ; blindlove is offered the position to officer.
the officer rank description has been tweaked into a welcoming committee position.
we are now being renamed back to the exiles.
we don't do politics anymore- the goal isn't to start war with other groups, but to mess with them via harmless pranks.
eye for an eye law being placed
the blackheart rogues are still on open season- free to raid, capture, torture, etc
some traditions have been decided and are listed out.
our theme animal/universal symbol is now a snake.
it is not required to take a snake companion but it is illegal to harm them.
members will be now be initiated / given a ceremony.
will become a custom to leave something behind in regards to a snake to leave behind our mark (scales, a fake snake toy, etc)
a snake pit will be built.
the officer description is now becoming a welcoming committee like job
mass adoptions & hp tryouts will be posted soon.