The Ducktator

@rae

Lucille

It sounded nothing like anywhere Lucy had ever seen, but reminded her of a book she had read. Her mouth twitched with something like a smile. ”I like hydrangeas. Anthony took a picture of me with…”

She stopped. Sound warped as she lost her balance and sat on a clump of moss. For a moment, she almost cried out, eyes watering.  It f…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

Okay lol

The Protector — Gabriel Mai

Gabriel glanced back at her, noticing her anger, but didn’t comment, still walking forward in silence besides the noises of the maze and the pat pat of feet on moss.

He shattered it after a few minutes, hoping to distract her from whatever had angered her. “I used to live in a wooden cabin in…[Read more]

@rae

I’m sorry it’s so short, idk what else to say.

We’re even now

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Lucille

As she often did, Lucy felt an energy like anger, except she did not hate anyone. It was more like her brain was crushed by itself as it tried to understand. She clenched her fists and said nothing.

@whalekeeper

The Protector — Gabriel Mai

“I’m afraid I can’t. The rest of us, to my knowledge, appeared at the entrance of this cursed place, where a haggard nymph sits, yet you simply dropped from inside a wall onto the ground. You’re wearing the clothes of someone who I briefly knew, yet you don’t know her. And I am sure I saw Barnes instead o…[Read more]

@rae

Lucille

Lucy closed her eyes and listened. “A little clicking. And the sound of birds.”

That was all. She followed the Protector around a corner. “I suppose you can tell me how I got here?”

@whalekeeper

The Protector — Gabriel Mai

He cut her off. “It is tradition that a Protector keeps his true identity secret, except to select few. That is one reason for the mask.”

Gabriel suddenly stopped again. “Do you hear anything strange? I still don’t trust my ears.”

@rae

Lucille
“Hm.” Lucy looked at him. She opened her mouth to ask.

@whalekeeper

The Protector — Gabriel Mai

“Oh. No, my actual name is not the Fifth Protector.” He started walking again, adjusting his mask.

@rae

XD I didn’t even realize what I wrote until I posted it

Lucille

“An official record of your birth. It’s where they record your name.”

And now it works *sigh* Stupid glitches.

@whalekeeper

LOL!!

Gabriel Mai — The Protector

Gabriel stopped, looking back at her. “Birth certificate? That is?”

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Lucille

“Oh. Hm.”

They walked for a little while in silence.

Lucy hopped on one leg, pulling up her stocking. “…So your birth certificate says Fifth Protector?”

@whalekeeper

The Protector — Gabriel Mai

“I am the fifth Protector. Where I am from, I fight monsters.”

I’m sorry it’s so short, idk what else to say.

@rae

Lucille

Lucy kicked the burned wall a few times, crushing embers with her heel. It didn’t take long for the man to stride ahead, and she had no choice but to follow. “So, uh – hm. Who are you?”

I am open to be snowball pelted. Please, hit me!

@whalekeeper

The Protector — Gabriel Mai

Gabriel flinched as she touched him at first, then relaxed as she spoke, shoulders dropping a little.

“Yeah.” Gabriel didn’t even attempt to deepen his voice, sounding more like his true age. “We should get out of here, that fire might have attracted some of the monsters of this labyrinth, and the s…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Cool, what’s on his neck?

A new part of his character design. I decided that I’d lean into his artificial voicebox a little more, so that’s what happened. I tried to make them look like artificial, metal muscles in the neck, not sure if I succeeded at all.

@rae Cool, what’s on his neck?