Delphina
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Standing up and moving her way around the desk, Delphina gently reached out to hold one of his hands, which had now become fists bunched up on his chair arms. “Father, can you listen to me for a moment? I know what you are concerned about, but let’s be honest. Is there anyone else like me?” “I’m not trying to be egotistical, but the only realistic way someone else would be granted a system is potentially because the Gods chose them. Which, as you said, isn’t possible right now. And even if it…-
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Having slowed her walk down to a snail’s crawl, Delphina kept her eyes peeled for even the vaguest clock-like shape. Slowly pushing doors open and scanning like a predator observing the horizon, she had yet to see anything hopeful. Whilst there were only a handful of doors left for her to check, having to work her way back up the corridor she had just snuck down left a sour taste in her mouth. Inefficiency was a pet hate of hers. The chimes were also grating on her nerves by this point, and adding…
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Jolting herself into sitting upright, Delphina reached to grab at the chair, only to meet thin air. Utterly bemused as to how it seemed to have disappeared, she finally noticed that the air was light once more. And somehow, she was also in a completely different room. Delphina was back in the bedroom, wearing a chemise nightdress similar to the one she had worn the previous day. Loose hair spilling over her face, her eyes darted around as she took in her surroundings. Everything was as it had been left…
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“Truthfully, when we go to the Knightage later, we’ll probably meet a few of the Soldiers. So you’ll be able to see it first-hand that there are different squadrons composed of other insect types.” Reaching for the tea Jenkins had just refilled for the both of them, Pietro moistened his throat before continuing. “I’m not sure why they’re based on insects. Father never clarified. It may be linked to the whole ‘adult’ thing we spoke of yesterday, or it’s something he would only tell…
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Not long after she had shouted, a loud slamming noise came from the direction of the dressing room. From what Delphina could tell, Jenkins had just bounced off the wardrobe door after turning sharply to go back in. She almost felt bad. But seriously, who forgets socks when sorting out an outfit? Tutting to herself, she shook her head and sat on the bed. Listening out for Jenkins, waiting for it to rotate those orbicular buttocks back into the bedroom. Apologies, young Lady. I brought the socks back with…
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Blinking her eyes in confusion at him, Pietro eventually seemed to notice his grip, letting go belatedly. Not that Delphina was, in fact, hurt in any way. She was thankfully rather sturdy. “Ah, my apologies… Sister.” “I didn’t believe what you said yesterday. But if you truly want to go back to the way we once were…” Here Pietro paused, looking down and smoothly extending his hand once again to stroke the wrist he had grabbed, gently. “I’m sure you can forgive me for this much; you…
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The walk from the back gardens to the Knightage didn’t take too long, and from what Delphina could tell, the entirety of the outside section of the Castle was connected by an oval concentric wall. Considering that the Castle itself was approximately a tiered square in design, the oval outer defences must have been remodelled after the larger attacks. Originally, they would have roughly followed the Castle’s shape as the inner walls did. Though Delphina certainly agreed that the updated concentric…
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“You know, Sir Jenkins, I can’t think of a reason as to why you’d be called a cockroach. Care to enlighten me?” Pietro, having very clearly heard what was happening, had walked back the few steps needed to stand next to Delphina once again. It’s a term of endearment, apparently, young master. Nodding his head slowly, Pietro turned to glance at Delphina before looking out to the Knights nearby. “Really? I had thought it was a term used to degrade the Soldier units, but I’m glad to hear…
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“Hmm? Why has the ‘Who Me?’ quest suddenly jumped in completion rate?” Clapping her hands at the news, Delphina was pleasantly surprised. Vague recollections of last night had begun to seep in as she thought about it. Though distinguishing when the dream began and where her exploration ended was difficult. Hyper-realistic dreams were nothing new to her, along with getting stuck in places she shouldn’t be… As a result, she had developed a long-standing fascination with…
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Rolling her eyes at No.69’s sneaky behaviour of not having left as expected. Delphina chastised herself for not double-checking. Luckily, she hadn’t done anything that might seem out of character. They’d only been together for a day, but consistency was key in tricking systems. Delphina lightly nodded her head whilst keeping Jenkins in the corner of her eye. “Jenkins, could you pass me my brother’s calendar. I’d like to take a look at something before we…
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“Ugh, look. I can’t remember every specific character’s name if I wasn’t interested in them. It was Hail, Gail, or something similar. The bear beast man from the Burgess Knights, who usually ended up crossing swords with Pietro.” “Excuse you?” Scrunching her nose up at this news, Delphina was thoroughly confused. In the Game, Hayle was just a Knight of the Burgesses, didn’t have a surname, and was most certainly a bear beast man- though in-game, it was a…
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Ignoring the heavily glitching ‘titles’ and ‘active skills’ sections, she clicked on the passive skills upgrade bar, causing a list to shakily unfurl. Whilst she waited for it to finish loading, she kept her eyes on the spinning cube. “𝓐𝓽 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾’𝓻𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓾𝓼𝓮𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰, 𝓱𝓾𝓱?” She was glad to see that this ‘system’ was still functional after all this time, even if it…
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Turning back to Jenkins once more, she gestured for him to hand the Estocs’ sheath over so the damn thing could finally be put away. Though it had certainly been useful. Sliding the sword into the sheath loops on her hip and buckling it down, Delphina then proceeded to fiddle with her gloves to ensure a better fit. Of course, coincidentally running her hand over the interface bracelet as she did so. As the bracelet unravelled and the screen sprang back to life, she kept it in the corner of her eye…
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A crow loudly called out in the distance, and total silence settled as this confident statement burrowed its way into the listener’s ear. The sound of a branch snapping disturbed the reverie as the crow launched itself into the sky, laughing as it flew away. And then her brother, Pietro, decided to actually reply to the female Vampire’s statement. “What about oyster mushrooms?” “Oh, I don’t like seafood!” Nodding to her statement as if it was perfectly normal, Pietro seemed to take it in…
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“It doesn’t seem like it activates the same way as my wardrobe, though. Does it not have the same sensors?” No, my Lady. Currently, the Orangery only activates by resonating with automata assigned to the area. I have a greater jurisdiction than others. The young master will have been escorted by one of the gardening automatons, as he has been previously. Looking at Jenkins from under her lashes, Delphina wondered just what other mysteries lay behind the tall automaton who was now offering to…
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Jenkins’ words slowly began to drift through her mind as she tried to remember why it might not be where she thought it would be. This door is one of three that lead to the Main House. This is the backmost door and leads to the more private areas of the Main House. The middle door will lead to the completely secure inner section. And finally, the frontmost leads to the public areas. Ah. That was the problem then. Medinador, like some overexcited puppy, had dumped her at the middle door. Most likely so…
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