Tentatively game hunting...! (x-posted)

[ganon]

So you say, girl, and yet we both know where this path leads.

[And guess who's not buying it? This guy!]

If you intend to make time, then make time. I will not tolerate your excuses. There is work to be done, and you have yet to even decide on my era. Perhaps you have forgotten: there is much for me to gain in this place, but only if you, imbecilic servant of mine, take action. Stop blubbering over your workload and find me a new battlefield. [And right about now, there is some VERY POINTED AND MENACING GLARING going on. Very rude, Ganondorf.

Conversely, the Great King of Evil is lamenting the fact that he's stuck with such a moron for his mun. Poor guy, he has it so rough.]

Enough. Until you've made progress, get out of my sight.

[And that's final, apparently.]

Comments

[radioarchive]

Or you could... I dunno, pick up a hobby while your mun keeps hunting? Maybe knitting. Helps with hand-eye coordination!

[Despite the smart-aleck commentary, there's no malice in Asta's voice or demeanor. It doesn't help that Ganondorf is... significantly larger than her. So, when in doubt, defer to polite small talk!]

[ganon]

[Amusingly enough, Asta is the second person to suggest knitting to him. Unfortunately, all that gets is a grumpy frown. He has plenty of hobbies!]

I am perfectly capable of biding my time.

[radioarchive]

[Plotting revenge on kids in green hats does not count as a hobby, Ganondorf.]

Then why all the bluster? You wanna motivate, not terrify.

[ganon]

[To Ganondorf, those two words are synonymous.]

I beg to differ. Fear is an excellent motivator. [A brief pause.] I am a very patient man, but she is wasteful with her time.

[radioarchive]

An excellent motivator to run, maybe. Trust me. Easier to get stuff done when you're not scared for your life.

[And/or running for said life.]

[ganon]

Trust you. [He barks out a laugh-- the kind that says that's the most preposterous thing he's heard.] And yet my loyal army of minions remain. Your advice is misplaced.

[swordprincess]

It's a shame you can't do the work on your own...

[ganon]

You. [That's about as close as a person gets to a 'hello' from Ganondorf; he remembers her-- the exceptional swordsman.] Indeed, if that were the case, I would have long been somewhere by now.

[Unfortunately for him, he suffers the rare backwards problem of actually wanting to go somewhere and being unable to.]

[swordprincess]

Yes, it's me.

[Because what are names?]

So, where exactly do you want to go?

[ganon]

[Not important, that's what they are.]

There have been glimpses of places that seem full enough of opportunity, but I would prefer having a more... educated idea of what is out there. [And yet another pointed jab at his mun.]

[brbwakingwinds]

[ Aw heeeeell naw

-wait wait hang on a sec mun why are you so excited to see this guy you stop that

Link's mun is just going to be very excited here; meanwhile you're going to have a pipsqueak staring you down. Your glaring does not scare him! ]

[ganon]

[What's there not to be excited about? It's your old pal (???) Ganny! He only slapped you around a few times. And look, he's not even immediately jumping into the offensive.]

The Hero of Winds, is it? It's been a while...

[brbwakingwinds]

[ Look pal he knows you're really good at the whole "monologuing before fighting" thing you've done it to him at least twice B| He's ready for you this time! ]

...Ganondorf.

[ the mun meanwhile is making excited squeaking noises but Link is having none of it. He's going to be glaring at you instead. You sister-kidnapping meanie. >:C ]

[ganon]

[Hey, don't get mad at him for that. All Hylian girls look the same, all short with pointy ears and stuff. If Zelda had just, y'know, fallen into his grasp, this whole thing could have been avoided, but no. You guys have to be so difficult.]

Surely you realize how foolish it is to face me here. You have no princess, no fool of a king to save you.

[brbwakingwinds]

[ Link iust does what he does best: he glares at the opposition and draws the Master Sword. Zelda and the King aren't here, no, but that's hardly going to stop him.

The mun is off to the side yelling something about enabling but Link is having none of that. This is Ganondorf , mun! Link is not eager to see him show up in Nautilus no matter how excited you might be! ]

[twilightlegend]

...

[thumbs up. It might have been meant as asarcastic gesture but considering he's KIND OF BUSY ELSEWHERE it might just have to do for now

GUD JERB GANON A+ PEP TALK]

[ganon]

[Stop hanging around with Midna, Link. Ganondorf ain't got time for your sass. He is, however, grinning viciously at him.]

Back for another beating, boy? [He says as though he hadn't utterly lost his shit during that particular battle.]

[twilightlegend]

[the corners of his mouth immediately pull downward into a frown at that comment.

No, he's just laughing at your failed attempt at climbing a tree, obviously. Must we fight every time we see each other, gosh, Ganondorf]

[ganon]

[Excuse you, that tree was clearly out to get him! ...Ganondorf isn't a great conversationalist either, so yes. Fighting is his go-to when words fail, and even when they don't.]

No? Then what brings you to me? [Aside from obvious mocking and that cool mun-person of yours.]

[twilightlegend]

[the Great King of Evil, thwarted by a tree... how unfortunate.........]

... We wish you the best of luck. [so the delivery of the word 'we' was a little deadpan, but good enough right?] Perhaps a game will come along. [he's so polite, gosh, no wonder he gets thrown around so much. 8(

90% of the reason he's here is because his mun forced him into the post mhmm UvU ]

[ganon]

[If only that were the case with the Deku Tree. Imagine all the trouble that would have saved your ancestor.]

Luck? [A scoff-like laugh.] Keep your luck. Without the Hero, I'll be sure to bend wherever I go to my will. [You go ahead and think that, Ganon. But really, as long as he's kept as far away from where you are, he'll be fine. Tiny and surrounded by three or four Links? No. Nope. Every table in that place would be flipped. And then set back up so he could flip them again.

Such is their lives. Forever forced to put up with each other.]

[twilightlegend]

[-ghk!]

...

[wow, rude?! But that's fine, the Tree doesn't need jerks like you anyway. >C

He doesn't say anything, but that look on his face clearly says that he doubts that statement very much]

[ganon]

Have you forgotten how many times Hyrule has crumbled under my grasp? And you have not even seen the destruction I've wrought when you failed to come to its aid. It will be no different elsewhere.

[GOOD, he doesn't want to live in your stupid Tree anyway! In truth, Ganondorf is so mad about it because his stupid mun-thing was very much considering it BECAUSE HOW CUTE AND FUN, but following you guys around everywhere seems bothersome on her part. |D

...He didn't even get cutscenes and a credit roll for his victory in the timeline split, though. What a rip-off.]

[twilightlegend]

[another sour look. Of course he hasn't forgotten. But he's met enough people here to know that, even without Hyrule's Hero, Ganondorf's schemes will be thwarted by someone. That is simply the nature of the beast, so to speak]

But you lose in the end.

[truly what matters is that Ganondorf's victory isn't unending]

[YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS WE HAVE A GAME /snap snap snap]

[no, oh my gosh, if there was a game that suited us all we'd drag you along in a heartbeat. 8'( maybe next time, Ganondorf, maybe next time]

[ganon]

[Why can't you people just let him win? The world would be a much nicer place. You can make money off of selling ghosts and ripping people off for horse rides and everything!]

We shall see, boy. This is a realm where your happy ending - and that of any other naive fool - is no longer guaranteed.

[WELL... YES. Yes, he is. He covets a game instead of Hyrule's nice wind this time.]

[Hear, hear. I'm so picky, so this endeavor isn't going well so far fff. In the mean time, I will just have to ask for and chinhand at your guys' adorable Link adventuresss!]

[twilightlegend]

[come now, we all know Ganondorf finds half the fun in taking over the world lies in the resistance he faces. ... And that's not nice at all!?!]

Then I suppose we will both have to endure.

[because this sort of thing goes both ways; just as Link will find no peace, Ganondorf may never achieve the victory over his enemies he so desires. Aaah, the joys of journal rp]

[NO MAN I do not blame you. It feels like we have less choices available lately, what with most things being hugely plot heavy or horror or war... Kinda makes me miss LJ days even if some of those games that came out were so embarrassing. So embarrassing..........

ADORABLE LINK ADVENTURES ARE THE BEST ADVENTURES! unless you're Ganon, but sucks to be him haha 89 ]

[ganon]

[So true. He gets grumpy when it's too easy. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU GET TO BE RICH!]

By the way, boy... I hear you're pint-sized where you are now. I would ask how you fare, but I suppose you're already well-acquainted with what that's like. [Don't make digs at him, Link. He digs back.]

[I know! I enjoy battle games, but I also enjoy lots of just... fun and CR development, much to Ganondorf's chagrin. It'd be awesome to find a balance. akdshj haha, I hear you on that front, too.

YES THEY ARE. You can never have too many of those. Yeah, well, his idea of fun is crushing skulls, no one asks him.]

[twilightlegend]

[is that why he went a little loopy in that failed timeline? 8T THROUGH UNDERHANDED TACTICS?!]

...!! [STOP MAKING FUN OF HIS HEIGHT--] And yet this pint-sized boy has beaten you twice.

[how's about them apples?]

[aaaah battle games are always hard to find, especially in this day and age... Except for when you fall off the face of the planet due to work, I guess?! Oh my god how embarrassing... Ganondorf no stop how will you ever find a game with that attitude!?]

[cur_of_ceres]

[Not easily swayed by height, Riki just stares up at Ganon with a bored expression, and lights a cigarette.]

There is also no puppet of you without the puppeteer that is your mun.

[Yes good job Riki poke the very powerful dude in his pride why don't you. Her mun will just be... hiding. Yup.]

Or if you're that desperate for a battlefield, make one your own damn self.

[ganon]

[Fortunately for Ganondorf's pride, he's gotten used to this sort of thing. Apparently everyone's favorite past time is sassing him, and he just... has to put up with it.]

I am eternal. [...Most of the time, when he's not getting shanked in the forehead with the Master Sword and all that.] She is not. If it becomes a game of one outlasting the other, there will always be a clear victor.

It's a work in progress, child.

[cur_of_ceres]

I'm an adult.

[How irritating. Bristling somewhat, she huffs and lights a cigarette in order to calm herself.]

You're only eternal in the same way that I am: we have records of our being here. Nothing more.

[Even if she's wrong, she still thinks she's right, whoops. Riki is the sort that's almost always full of sass for everyone, so it's not just Ganon.]

...But, whatever. What's it like? Your work-in-progress battlefield?

[Although not an adrenaline or war junkie, she can appreciate a good fight that gets her pumped, gets her frantic to win by any cost, despite the odds.]

[ganon]

[That gets a laugh, every bit as condescending as his smirk.]

You seem so confident that you know me, yet all you display is naivete. [But he doesn't feel compelled to explain anything to her, instead opting to sass right back.]

Since you're full of presumptions, why don't you tell me, child?

[cur_of_ceres]

[Oh, that mug is just asking for a punch, isn't it??! Riki glares with enough anger to, normally, cause any of her enemies to piss themselves in terror. Her bandaged hands ball into fists.]

I dare you to say that again.

[ganon]

[Alas, Ganondorf is not one to be intimidated. Even were he without arrogance, he enjoys challenges and combat far too much. So... of course he declares the best idea to be... trying to ruffle her feathers even more.]

And which part would that be? That you're naive, or that you're a child?

[cur_of_ceres]

[Clicking her tongue in response, Riki's whole body tenses up for a fraction of a second. Then she charges right at him, her fist flying - and attempting to hit him square in the nose.

[Although not a formally trained fighter, there are no excess movements, and a bunch of power, packed into this one action.]

[Of course, provided she can even hit him. She's fast, to be sure, but her only opponents are other humans.]

[ganon]

[Controlled power is something Ganondorf can certainly respect in a fighter, though this is only a glimpse of what Riki can do and not enough to convince him as of yet. He notes her speed, however, and that he'll need to be mindful of that. He's a large, heavy man, making him slower and an easier target in some respects, but he's rather light on his feet in spite of that.

But just how good is that control of hers? He intends to find out by darting to the side with the idea to let her momentum carry her past him and expend her energy trying to stop. Regardless of whether she goes sailing past or not, he moves to close whatever distance there is in the attempt to strike her with his elbow.]

[cur_of_ceres]

[She sees him shift, sees him move. And while she indeed used a bit much strength in that first punch, she manages to twist her body around and more or less block the elbow that comes her way. Albeit, it sends her stumbling back from the strength that he has. It's bound to leave bruises behind as well.

[...Not good. Riki has no magic faeries to call to her aid, no ocarina to reverse time, and, furthermore, no weapon besides her body. Her instincts at once tell her that she should not have tried to start this fight, but she'll be damned if she runs away like a coward. And unfortunately, she's too used to fighting punks and primpers who are all talk.

[Ganon... is like fighting a damned Blondie: tall, powerful, and absolutely, positively terrifying. And it pisses her off.]

Damn it...!!