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Post by Linx Exotic on May 12, 2008 17:44:53 GMT -5
"It's where the captured vermin go, to be tortured horribly for the amusement of fort members," Linx sighed sarcastically upon hearing Amathyst's response. "No, it's where they go to participate in forced labor. But they're treated well, actually..." It was one of Linx's favorite additions to the fort. Situated outside the keep area in its own fortified section, it served to pacify captured vermin and get some work from them as well. To keep it from being actual slavery, though, they weren't sold to the public.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 12, 2008 18:12:58 GMT -5
Interesting... I guess they are becoming productive in there.
**Thinking about what Linx had said had made Amathyst only slightly puzzled... If he had told her dad... No chance for understanding, even if it had been simple.**
Well, at least I'm not dad... I dread to think what he'd do in this situation.
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 12, 2008 18:15:33 GMT -5
"Freak out, probably," Linx sighed. "And then I'd have to, um... Break his collarbone again, yeah. I like how that works... But it's better than having to deal with a bunch of corpses when you think about it. All of our untrained labor doesn't have to be paid for, I mean, we have to feed them and give them beds to sleep in but it's not as bad as having to hire workers. It's nice." However, Raiden would probably just want to kill everyone. Linx still didn't understand that.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 12, 2008 18:31:10 GMT -5
True... He once told me the only good foe is a dead one... But I don't know... This way, they would be able to do some good with their lives, right?
**Linx's words were giving her a lot to think about, and Amathyst was glad that nothign he said had set her off on another mood change... For all she knew, the next one might be severely violent... The mood she went to seemed to be just as random as when it happened.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 12, 2008 18:39:50 GMT -5
"They're not foes if they're disarmed, subjugated and working for you whether they want to or not," Linx pointed out apathetically as they headed through the market square. "Besides, it isn't as if they're about to revolt. We treat them well, even though their lives are so tightly restricted... They're fed, clothed, even medically cared for. It's about as good a life as any prisoner can get." It didn't help that they were to serve indefinitely, though. No prisoner was ever to simply be released.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 14, 2008 18:05:55 GMT -5
I guess... Wouldn't stop him though... You know what he's like.
**Amathyst wondered to herself just how much clothes she and the other seamstress' made went to clothing the vermin. It was something she'd rather not think about, but couldn't stop doing so.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 14, 2008 18:12:00 GMT -5
OOC: Well, what do you know? BIC: "I don't get it. They're not a threat to revolt, they're being well-treated and kept under close guard, they're actually a great benefit to the fort system... And they grow right along with us, nice little 'immigrants' there. I bet he doesn't, either... Wonder if he wants to." Linx was more wondering what Raiden would do if just placed as a guard in that camp. He'd probably just end up killing everyone... Fellow guards included.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 15, 2008 15:38:42 GMT -5
OOC: You put Archon in... It's Linx here.
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I guess so...
**Amathyst continued to stare at the path around the route they were taking... It wasn't too long before they were threough the market itself, and on the road after it.**
I now know of one more place to keep dad away from...
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 15, 2008 16:33:51 GMT -5
OOC: What RPing with Linx once in a blue moon gets you...
BIC: "I dunno if he ever even goes there, actually," Linx sighed. There was increasingly less to talk about and tension did nothing but mount. He spotted his house up on the road ahead and quickened his pace slightly. "But it's not really a bad place... Just a lot of beasts working on things. Some are actually pretty good at what they do... They're excellent labor, though, they had a great part in making the Threat a real ship."
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 17, 2008 16:25:09 GMT -5
Wow...
**Noticing the increased tension, Amathyst decided to change the subject a little.**
So I hear that you've been with mom once... Is it true, or just a rumour?
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 17, 2008 16:28:12 GMT -5
"I thought I told you about that... Yeah, it's true," Linx replied bluntly. "Yes, it was in the sky. In the floating balloon, actually... But that was a while ago. And... I'm just glad it didn't turn out like you and Archon." That would have made things a lot worse for him. This change did nothing to alleviate the tension he felt, in fact, because it was mostly directed towards Amathyst and talking about being with her family didn't help.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 17, 2008 17:20:26 GMT -5
Ah... I'm sorry I mentioned it then...
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 17, 2008 17:25:11 GMT -5
"Well, how would that even work? The whole thing was supposed to be taboo in the first place. What if a kid came out of it?" Linx didn't even want to think about how Zahi would have had to respond to a new child, nor Raiden's inevitable reaction that could result in someone getting killed. "Let's... Talk about something else. Like, where do you want to go?"
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 17, 2008 17:36:30 GMT -5
Erm... I'm kinda hingry... Mood swings really take it out of you I guess...
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 17, 2008 17:45:02 GMT -5
"OK, to the house with you. We must load you up on tasty bread products that Archon dishes out at ten loaves a minute." This was only a slight exaggeration in Linx's mind. He was never able to get rid of their food surplus, and, with Archon, Ellich and occasionally Mokwa helping to cook, the house was so well-supplied that sometimes they had to store food away.
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