ramb.
@mantleofshadow.bsky.social
Kris, games are supposed to be fun. Don't let it feel like a job, alright?
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@mantleofshadow.bsky.social
· Jun 18
* Mixing drinks alone for himself, he wasn't allowed to handle the points. . .
* No one will shed a tear for him. Inside, he was probably stone already.
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* No one will shed a tear for him. Inside, he was probably stone already.
[ #DELTARUNERP #DTRP #UTRP #UTDRRP #MVRP ]
. . ha.
[ at that, he pauses. looks down at the counter. ]
well. y'know. i'm just an old power strip. really, nothing special at all. but kris—good ol' kris, that didn't matter to them. they played with me just like any other toy.
things change, luv—people change. i don't blame them for moving on.
[ at that, he pauses. looks down at the counter. ]
well. y'know. i'm just an old power strip. really, nothing special at all. but kris—good ol' kris, that didn't matter to them. they played with me just like any other toy.
things change, luv—people change. i don't blame them for moving on.
﹙ that look shifted in mild discontentment, sipping down the new cocktail moment by moment while thinking it through.
a heavy sigh slipped. ﹚
why do you care so much about kris, then?
if they left us in this kind of position. you said you're no better than us, so it's ..
a heavy sigh slipped. ﹚
why do you care so much about kris, then?
if they left us in this kind of position. you said you're no better than us, so it's ..
i hardly get to pick and choose, luv. couldn't tell ya.
if you're thinkin' i'm in any better a position than you are, well, i've got news for you.
if you're thinkin' i'm in any better a position than you are, well, i've got news for you.
August 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
. . ha.
[ at that, he pauses. looks down at the counter. ]
well. y'know. i'm just an old power strip. really, nothing special at all. but kris—good ol' kris, that didn't matter to them. they played with me just like any other toy.
things change, luv—people change. i don't blame them for moving on.
[ at that, he pauses. looks down at the counter. ]
well. y'know. i'm just an old power strip. really, nothing special at all. but kris—good ol' kris, that didn't matter to them. they played with me just like any other toy.
things change, luv—people change. i don't blame them for moving on.
i hardly get to pick and choose, luv. couldn't tell ya.
if you're thinkin' i'm in any better a position than you are, well, i've got news for you.
if you're thinkin' i'm in any better a position than you are, well, i've got news for you.
then ...
thanks by the way, but —
﹙ squinting at the new drink, the pippins tipped their head at him soon enough. ﹚
what's going on? tenna could just kick you out to the desert if somehow it was better to, but you're still here!
.. why was all this in 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 cards?
thanks by the way, but —
﹙ squinting at the new drink, the pippins tipped their head at him soon enough. ﹚
what's going on? tenna could just kick you out to the desert if somehow it was better to, but you're still here!
.. why was all this in 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 cards?
luv, ol' tenna doesn't even let me touch the points.
[ he pours them another glass without a word. ]
don't make assumptions about things you haven't got the first clue about.
[ he pours them another glass without a word. ]
don't make assumptions about things you haven't got the first clue about.
August 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
i hardly get to pick and choose, luv. couldn't tell ya.
if you're thinkin' i'm in any better a position than you are, well, i've got news for you.
if you're thinkin' i'm in any better a position than you are, well, i've got news for you.
luv, ol' tenna doesn't even let me touch the points.
[ he pours them another glass without a word. ]
don't make assumptions about things you haven't got the first clue about.
[ he pours them another glass without a word. ]
don't make assumptions about things you haven't got the first clue about.
﹙ on came a sour expression as they swallowed down almost the entire glass in one tip. ﹚
.. you get special treatment from the boss!
tenna couldn't give two rolls about us. but you? we see you get signals all the time.
.. you get special treatment from the boss!
tenna couldn't give two rolls about us. but you? we see you get signals all the time.
'course i do. just so happens i consider them rather important.
[ he raises an eyebrow at them. ]
not like you lot give me a real welcoming environment 'round 'ere, chum.
[ he raises an eyebrow at them. ]
not like you lot give me a real welcoming environment 'round 'ere, chum.
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
luv, ol' tenna doesn't even let me touch the points.
[ he pours them another glass without a word. ]
don't make assumptions about things you haven't got the first clue about.
[ he pours them another glass without a word. ]
don't make assumptions about things you haven't got the first clue about.
'course i do. just so happens i consider them rather important.
[ he raises an eyebrow at them. ]
not like you lot give me a real welcoming environment 'round 'ere, chum.
[ he raises an eyebrow at them. ]
not like you lot give me a real welcoming environment 'round 'ere, chum.
sure. and all you think about is your connections, right?
with all that "happy" talk.
i don't get it. don't you care about anything but kris?
﹙ they take the drink with a small blink. for all they spewed, they didn't seem to even hesitate before taking a long sip. ﹚
with all that "happy" talk.
i don't get it. don't you care about anything but kris?
﹙ they take the drink with a small blink. for all they spewed, they didn't seem to even hesitate before taking a long sip. ﹚
like i lost a bet, eh. that really all you lot think about? money and gambling?
[ he slides the drink across the counter toward the pippins. ]
i am where i am 'cause of kris, luv. what i want? for them to be happy. that's what.
[ he slides the drink across the counter toward the pippins. ]
i am where i am 'cause of kris, luv. what i want? for them to be happy. that's what.
August 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
'course i do. just so happens i consider them rather important.
[ he raises an eyebrow at them. ]
not like you lot give me a real welcoming environment 'round 'ere, chum.
[ he raises an eyebrow at them. ]
not like you lot give me a real welcoming environment 'round 'ere, chum.
like i lost a bet, eh. that really all you lot think about? money and gambling?
[ he slides the drink across the counter toward the pippins. ]
i am where i am 'cause of kris, luv. what i want? for them to be happy. that's what.
[ he slides the drink across the counter toward the pippins. ]
i am where i am 'cause of kris, luv. what i want? for them to be happy. that's what.
﹙ a sour look met his joke - as if the pippins didn't want to risk even a chuckle.
but his eye followed the drink, at the minimum. ﹚
funny.
what i mean is - you didn't have to be here, here. making drinks, puttering around ..
like you lost a big bet or something.
but his eye followed the drink, at the minimum. ﹚
funny.
what i mean is - you didn't have to be here, here. making drinks, puttering around ..
like you lost a big bet or something.
a drink, or a goal?
[ he smirks, and begins pouring the pippins a drink without waiting for an answer. ]
. . . s'pose it's just where i ended up, is all. i didn't make my way to the tv world by choice, luv.
[ he smirks, and begins pouring the pippins a drink without waiting for an answer. ]
. . . s'pose it's just where i ended up, is all. i didn't make my way to the tv world by choice, luv.
August 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
like i lost a bet, eh. that really all you lot think about? money and gambling?
[ he slides the drink across the counter toward the pippins. ]
i am where i am 'cause of kris, luv. what i want? for them to be happy. that's what.
[ he slides the drink across the counter toward the pippins. ]
i am where i am 'cause of kris, luv. what i want? for them to be happy. that's what.
a drink, or a goal?
[ he smirks, and begins pouring the pippins a drink without waiting for an answer. ]
. . . s'pose it's just where i ended up, is all. i didn't make my way to the tv world by choice, luv.
[ he smirks, and begins pouring the pippins a drink without waiting for an answer. ]
. . . s'pose it's just where i ended up, is all. i didn't make my way to the tv world by choice, luv.
why are you here, making drinks pretty much nobody actually drinks?
.. we all have a goal, i think.
and can i have one?
.. we all have a goal, i think.
and can i have one?
what i want? don't know what you mean, luv.
July 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
a drink, or a goal?
[ he smirks, and begins pouring the pippins a drink without waiting for an answer. ]
. . . s'pose it's just where i ended up, is all. i didn't make my way to the tv world by choice, luv.
[ he smirks, and begins pouring the pippins a drink without waiting for an answer. ]
. . . s'pose it's just where i ended up, is all. i didn't make my way to the tv world by choice, luv.
what i want? don't know what you mean, luv.
but you stuck around, and all you talk about is -
look, i don't know what you want.
look, i don't know what you want.
i'm just a power strip, luv. haven't got anything to do with the bloke.
if you need someone to blame so bad, blame queen.
if you need someone to blame so bad, blame queen.
July 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
what i want? don't know what you mean, luv.
i'm just a power strip, luv. haven't got anything to do with the bloke.
if you need someone to blame so bad, blame queen.
if you need someone to blame so bad, blame queen.
.. look, you're the extension cord that let that mailman even come over here.
you're not doing it on purpose?
you're not doing it on purpose?
s'pose i wouldn't notice something like that.
after all, i wasn't there before.
after all, i wasn't there before.
July 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
i'm just a power strip, luv. haven't got anything to do with the bloke.
if you need someone to blame so bad, blame queen.
if you need someone to blame so bad, blame queen.
s'pose i wouldn't notice something like that.
after all, i wasn't there before.
after all, i wasn't there before.
things started going wrong when you showed up.
you did notice that, right..?
you did notice that, right..?
somethin's always my fault, innit.
July 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
s'pose i wouldn't notice something like that.
after all, i wasn't there before.
after all, i wasn't there before.
somethin's always my fault, innit.
July 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
somethin's always my fault, innit.
keep getting told i look like an old dog. is that a compliment. . . ?
July 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
keep getting told i look like an old dog. is that a compliment. . . ?
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oi luv when you say something is for the shadowbosses can you include me in that as well? the shadow bosses and ramb if it's not too much trouble cheers
June 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
oi luv when you say something is for the shadowbosses can you include me in that as well? the shadow bosses and ramb if it's not too much trouble cheers
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// here you go (by wtf-drawing)
July 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
// here you go (by wtf-drawing)
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DOES BEING BRITISH HURT
July 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
DOES BEING BRITISH HURT
terribly ominous feeling.
July 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
terribly ominous feeling.
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s'pose not. plenty of oversights, if you know where to look.
ol' tenna didn't expect them to try to go to the "unfinished" parts of the map either
i don't think ol' tenna planned for anybody putting that much in at once.
July 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
s'pose not. plenty of oversights, if you know where to look.
oh, lovely. would you look at that. the last thing i saw before i turned to stone
July 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
oh, lovely. would you look at that. the last thing i saw before i turned to stone
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i don't think ol' tenna planned for anybody putting that much in at once.
this implies it would work if they *did* have the points
kris luv please stop trying to enter 8008 into the gumball machine. you don't have that many points. kris. it's not going to work luv
July 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
i don't think ol' tenna planned for anybody putting that much in at once.
kris luv please stop trying to enter 8008 into the gumball machine. you don't have that many points. kris. it's not going to work luv
July 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
kris luv please stop trying to enter 8008 into the gumball machine. you don't have that many points. kris. it's not going to work luv