Raindrop Valkyrie

I mean I guess some of the characters are "edgy" but to me that term only really has teeth for meaningless extensional dread or stuff that's there for the sake of being there and not stuff that has a right or is written well enough that it's got meaning to be there. ((like I'd not consider Meredith an "edgy" character, really I'd not ever consider any character I felt I wrote half decent edgy, cause if they are "edgy" I'm doing something wrong, but that's just how my brain works I suppose.))

I mean that still means the curse be reversed though lel. If she dies before him period~ ((also methinks S rank solves the first issue pretty easily. UNless she's jsut a fucking awful persona dn whould do that to him.))

tfw you realize just how irritable Meredith is going to be next chapter... ((she is going to HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE Caelum so much lel.)) and oh looooordy. Hopefully be a fun post chapter then <3 ;P ((do need to make sure we get that Mere/Serene C rank in case the stuff prior didn't count cause I didn't have a slot ;~; ))

Morbid thought of the day: Ecquis apparently reverses curses sometimes... does does that mean if they grow old together that Maya will die first? Not to mention it's just for the moment lel. ((it's really just my in-game way of describing why Luka gives the NPCs orders 50 times outta 10 lel.)) Though Meredith is moreso, just a soldier on the battlefield she wasn't really in the military long at anytime they were fighting an actual conflict, therefore she never really got much of anywhere in the ranks, and the GDR happened pretty early into when she was actually fighting. Her injuries were nearly mortal and she only let them heal her enough that she was stable but no more so she couldn't really fight for a long time and left on medical leave. ((hence why she still has the burn)). and I'm leavin' the rest of that for when people get her to talk about it in game... not sure how y'all will get that to happen anytime soon lel, so GOOD LUCK!!! (( probably be like a B level conversation... if not higher than that.)) So yea she never really rose anywhere in the ranks lol. But they weren't important to her and still it's not really a concept that is, but it's why she doesn't really know that kind of thing. ((basically, I'm sorta seeing it like in FE7 where the Tactician [basically as it's intended in the game to be you.] is basically what Luka is at the moment, just he actually is on the battlefield as a support unit lel.))

I mean you should cause then you won't have us later on if we die in the mission adn have fun with the reinforcements then!!!

"If you're going to be mad at someone be mad at me Dancing Queen." It more or less was her faux pas. It was her order that placed them in the current situation so she wasn't about to let Saffron take the blame for. "I'll admit, tactics aren't my strong suit, I should probably leave it to you but, eh... what kind of commander doesn't at least try to command? Fightin' is more natural for me, but sometimes you gotta do things other than that on the battlefield." In her old unit she didn't really need to, she was just rank and file. She never really learned the ropes of command and she had never really concerned herself with it. Technically, there wasn't much of a command structure in this unit either. Meredith preferred it that way, she always hated the old drag of ranks. It was such an outdated concept, though she guessed it was needed in groups of that size to keep them somewhat orderly. Still in a unit like this, but a handful of people it wasn't overly needed. Yet, she always felt like she should be more responsible for those she took under her wing. It was strange... she had lost her entire unit before, and now she was building one. Life ended up in some strange places. "On that note, this is also, a battlefield despite the momentary pause. So, how about we keep that anger pointed towards our foe. Cause... man I'd like to stab that coward that ran from me sooooooo bad right now. So, I'll do the stabbin' you do the gabbin'. The command is yours from here, I shall leave it in your capable hands.~"

((thing is that's probably exactly the reason he's sayin' it.))

Which is great in all honesty and makes a lot of sense seeing how much she likes fire and all lol. Meredith is actually rather impressed by it, though it does remind her of well, that day cause just fire in general does. ((though cause they are battling people at the moment it sticks out more which is why I revealed what I did lel.))

Shhhh, I mostly didn't the first time there cause Meredith wasn't really directly lookin' at Serene while she was talking to her, though that little doggo definitely got her attention since she saw it XD. ((as a note, the thing with the burn on her stomach, that was actually something I was already plannin' to do before I knew about Serene so that's not something I'm adding just cause lol. Actually was more or less my reasoning that she has high RES growth and further why her Personal gives RES at below half rather than defense, cause it ties more directly to the events of what happened during her past that she's hinted at a bit. So, no it's not magically part of her character just to make things a touch awkward with Fire Bae at first lel. Just happened to work out that way which... I definitely kinda like XD.))

Meredith got a bit distracted by the small pup running around her feet. Serene's mastery over fire was... quite something. Meredith had never really seen anyone do such things with flames before, or really ever with any magic. It was nearly mesmerizing. She'd have reached out to pet the small creature if she didn't know it was made of pure flames. Meredith definitely wasn't fond of fire in the same way Serene was. She actually had been pretty afraid of it as a child, not for any particular reason that she could recall. Having been hit with a few times in her soldiering career however she certainly got over that fear if it still lingered. She still wasn't that fond of burns. It hurt like crazy to have to keep them. She had a few on her after that fateful day. She touched her stomach, out of instinct moreso than anything else. Thinking of this made the burn there ache dully with pain. It was something she could probably easily have had repaired with the healing magic that day so long ago but... it was her reminder of what she had done that day. It wasn't fair to that man if she erased what he tried to do with his life... erased what was the result of her own failing. It was her reminder as to why she was fighting against the army she had once served. She held her hand there on her armour for awhile. Just remembering. She was still aware where she was however, so she didn't totally space out. However she had barely noticed what Serene had said until the utterance of Rampart snapped her back. She tried to be elegant about it, but... it was probably clear by how suddenly she jerked her head back to look at the fire mage. "I suppose you're right Firecracker." she said, without as much of her usual flare. "I apologize, I was a bit... taken aback by what you can do with flame yet again. You have quite the talent with it, the spirits must be extremely trustin' of ya, or just take a natural shinin'." Meredith used it as an excuse, just to put some reasoning on to why she was acting a bit strange. She knew she let another tell slip so, she tried to cover it up with that statement. It was at least something she was thinking as well, so it wasn't like she was entirely lying... though she still felt bad about it for some reason. She didn't like being dishonest, even if it was only in part. Just, now wasn't really the time. Hopefully Serene wouldn't question it too much and take it at face value. "I'm going to move up and position myself better. If the enemy charges us, they probably head for Saffron, at least that archer they have, so I'll need to move to intercept, I'll need another of us to do so as well. Dash! When it comes time you definitely make a distraction for that fighter if he comes out of the woods! Saffron, be mindful of the bow! Otherwise, do as you will! The rest of you MOVE UP! We got work to do! We need to thin their numbers or at least spread their forces so that we can take a crack at that archer and healer!" she turned back to Serene now. "I appreciate it Firecracker~. I'm not so hot at the field commander stuff. Tactics were never my strong suit. I'm a soldier first, commander... probably a distant 5th. I fight well, but my leading skills in tactics... barely embers. Hopefully I improve somewhat, but it seems at the very least our dancer has a head for them. It's the strangest thing." she smiled before setting off, she didn't move far, she was only going just forward enough to intercept in case the enemy moved forward. Move to O5.

alrighty so I'll move to...O5 or whatever ((think it's that.)) then but I'm kinda tired so I'll do up the post tomorrow probably when i get up.

You're close enough Frogs, though I'd still consider you more bruiser category or offtank... actually now with your warding tome... you're pretty much there honestly. Anyway... keep in mind that you get 15 evasion basically just from being near me and Saff. ((cause my Daunt will knock down the enemies hit and Saff will give you 10 evade)) so being squishy isn't as scary.

I mean regrouping up this turn isn't bad for our group since if we can run at the Axe bro with more folks or any of the units we're honestly solidly okay in that regard.

I mean I pretty sure others of us haven't moved yet so... not a second person that can stand in one of those places even if it needs a dance boosty boost?

Somewhere I can stand to fuck over her movement? I can still move so might be able to body block.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh, I'd just rather my character not die. So... lel.

Oh yea Canto. ((see I'm used to you not being able to do that after attacking since it doesn't let you in the gba games lol.))

Oh... shit... Diiiiiiiiiiidn't know that.

I kinda need the NPCs to move first so my damage doesn't get gimped honestly. Actually i the enemies don't move... that means our NPCs get to move then and then we can follow them in. ((and if Saff attacks the other Peg Knight I can come in behind her and throw more Javs at the little lady. which gives me +4 damage since both parts of Spear Wall and my anima support with her and hopefully three of our units are within 3 space of that space therefore I don't lose 2 damage. Basically I'd do around... 11 I think? Depends how hard she can hit the Peg)) That's all provided no movement though.

Well that depends. I honestly think they won't move if we don't attack... it's jsut I can't go in the middle I'll DIE and good luck getting me up in that mess without a healer. Well... techincally you can just use a Vuln but still afterwards yea... good luck. The only feasible move I have is attacking Axe boy ((the top one in the woods)) by chuckin' a a Jav at his dumb face but not entirely sure if it's worth?

Not entirely sure what I should do... other than I now attacking that Peg Knight is an awful idea since I'll probably get attacked by 3 units and uh... while I got good def and hp... yea no thanks...

"Hey, Firecracker~" She said, turning a little to see the fire mage behind her. She kept her one eye on that damn Pegasus Knight. Runnin' away, coward. She noticed that Serene referred to her as Rampart rather than her name. "But... nicknames are my thiiiiiiiing." she thought to herself. "Well, maybe she does it for the same reason I do. Still my thing thouuugh... well it's good at least I suppose." "Rampart? Huh... I like it~" Meredith smiled, with her eyes at least. Her face remained mostly serious cause battle could break out at anytimem but she figured her opponents were going to wait it out. "So, while I smolder a bit here... we need to approach this... controlled. Cause, I could run in there and huck a spear at the COWAAAAAARD over there. But, I'd put myself in an awful position there. Cause those fighters probably think we can't see them in those woods but I can, would definitely be able to reach me. So I can't just go in. I could approach the fighter and huck one at that guy in the woods, definitely puts me in less of a bad position... I dunno, what do you think Firecracker?"