Don't You Have Work To Do?

"Don't You Have Work To Do?" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread written on [IRL DATE].
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“C-c-commander!!”
At Lila’s elbow, a small paw tapped on her arm, and when she turned, Tulli was standing behind her, switching from raptly paying attention to Lila to searching among the surrounding rebels of the Great Hall with bright eyes, her extremely tall ears quivering. “I–I’m so sorry,” she started again, “Commander, I hope you’re not too busy…I…I wanted to check in with you!” Her pose was military-stiff and nervous at the same time.
Feb 22, 2020
Lila turned from her map to look at Tulli. She was slightly annoyed at the interruption but set that aside for the moment and smiled. “Hello Tulli. Not too busy at all.” She noticed her stiff soldier-like stance and chuckles. “At ease Tulli.”
Feb 22, 2020
She looked down at her feet in surprise and quickly popped her feet apart, curling her paws together in front of herself and looking back up at Lila. “Oh, sorry! I’m used t-to that. It’s very weird, here.” Her eyes widened. “I mean…it’s…it’s great!”
Feb 22, 2020
She chuckles and puts a calm gentle hand on her shoulder. “Tulli, it’s okay you can relax. You won’t be punished for speaking mind here. I know this all probably very different and weird from what you’re used to, but it’s okay. Don’t hesitate to say what you mean.” She gave her a genuine smile as she finished, trying to encourage her to break the bonds that had shackled her from her youth to now.
Feb 22, 2020
She nodded, but a little less rapidly and twitchy than before. “Okay. I…” She took a deep breath. “I am…wanting…something to do for you!” She blinked with solid dark brown eyes up at Lila. “I’m bored!” she declared, as though she had just discovered the word for the emotion.
Feb 22, 2020
She smiles and nods. “Alright then. If you like you can help me a bit with strategy. Although I suppose a more accurate way to phrase that would be, you can give me some background on Central. You’re the one person here who probably knows the most about it. Well, besides Darien, but he’s been out of the game for a while. Please sit.” She gestures to a nearby chair.
Feb 22, 2020
The tiny fox half-breed jumped up on the chair, her paws dangling. She looked better than she had her first several weeks spending time with the rebels. Her clothes were fresh and non-armored, and she had put on some much-needed weight as well. She was chubbier and happier, but still just as anxious. It was a hard thing to break, especially since the recent explosion on Haligan. “What were you thinking, Commander?”
Feb 22, 2020
She sits across from her. “Just, tell me what you know about Central. What the city is like, the best ways to get around, anything you can think of.” She said.
Feb 22, 2020
Tulli immediately launched into a vaguely fear-fueled spout of words. “Oh it’s huge! And it’s full of dragons, and so many people but no half-breeds–but it’s so empty now because of Ragnarok! And so hard to get to because all the bridges broke except for one, and the Law guards that bridge on the east, so I haven’t been deployed in so long, and there’s so much magic there, it’s so awful…except I couldn’t say that! Because then I’d be beat.” She nodded firmly at the end of her sentence. “But the weather was always the same no matter what season. Also , it’s…it’s still so huge! And criminals liked to escape in the sewers throughout the city because they led to the waterfalls outside the walls, and–”
Feb 23, 2020
Lila held up a hand. “Woah there Tulli, slow down a bit, mkay? Now you said all the bridges are broken? Tell me about that.
Feb 25, 2020
“The bridges,” she peeped. “High Central had so many bridges to cross the chasm around it…but they’re…” Tulli pretended to hold and read a paper report in front of her. “They’re in disrepair,” she said in satisfaction. “Only the bridge of the Law is safe to cross.”
Feb 25, 2020
She snorts a little and smiles as she watches the half-breed’s mannerisms. “But they’re technically still standing, if a bit dangerous to cross.”
Feb 25, 2020
“S-some of them.” The tiny fox fumbled behind her for a leftover grain roll that she began to pick at while she stared at Lila in dawning concern. “Oh, please don’t try to cross them. It-it-it’s so dangerous! They would crumble if you sneezed on them!”
Feb 25, 2020
She grins a bit. “Then I won’t sneeze.” She leans on the table. “So they just never bothered to repair the bridges?”
Feb 25, 2020
“They-they tried, but…it got hung up when the G-gr-grand Illuminar was murdered. Everyone was just… fighting after that. Not fixing or building.”
Feb 25, 2020
She nods. “That means they’re pretty disorganized, they’ve also created quite a bottleneck. It’ll be hard to get out of the city they need too.” She mused aloud.
Feb 25, 2020
“There are some dragons,” Tulli amended. “But not many. Commander, what are you thinking of?”
Feb 25, 2020
She shrugs. “I’m thinking if we take that one bridge we hold the city by the throat.” She responded. “Hopefully they’ll become more open to negotiation at that point.”
Feb 27, 2020
Tulli laughed nervously. “C-c-commander, you are very brave. I would never ever ever attack the Law. Nope.” She finished off her roll and picked between her fingers for crumbs trapped in her fur, as though it was going to be her only meal for a long time.
Feb 27, 2020
Lila noticed and smiled. “Would you like some more food Tulli?” She offered.
Mar 1, 2020
She nodded and her ears flapped up and down with the motion. “O-oh, yes, please. Um…w-wa-was there anything…anything else you wanted to know?”
Mar 1, 2020
She smiles. "I'll be right back." She heads up and grabs some more food before returning and giving it to her. "Here you go." She says before sitting down again. "Now what were you saying about sewers and waterfalls?"
Tulli shoved half an apricot into her mouth before realizing that Lila had asked her another question. “Oh.” She gulped it down. “High Central has channels of water all through the city, dr-d-drawn up through a huge well in the middle, and they all empty out on the edges of the city, into a big old canyon around the walls. That’s why they made the bridges. If–if you’re smart, or magic, or a nix, you could use the sewers to go through the city without even sticking your head above ground. It makes it very hard to catch people. Lots of half-breeds use the sewers.”
Mar 4, 2020
“How do you mean use? Do they live down there or do they just use it to move around and get in and out of the city?” She queried.
Mar 4, 2020
“They use them in secret! They’re too gross to live in, but they make secret passages in them, to escape, or to help people. They’re just hard to use because the water can be so strong.”
Mar 4, 2020
She nods. “That makes sense. Thanks for all the info Tulli. You’ve been a lot of help.” She said as gears turn in her head various plans and strategies. “One last thing. “How have you been adjusting? Has everyone been kind to you? Is there anything I can do to make things easier for you?”
Mar 4, 2020
Tulli got a little quieter. “Everyone’s been nicer to me than they ever have been.” She glanced up at Lila, feeling more comfortable around her, but still nervous to make her request. “Commander, I was thinking…when this is…all over…whatever ‘this’ is…is there someone that could help me…find my family again? Maybe?”
Mar 4, 2020
She smiles and places a gentle hand on her shoulder. “Of course Tulli. Once everything is said and done I’ll do all I can to help you find your family.” She said.
Mar 4, 2020
The fox nodded quietly, looking up at Lila with emotion, and then jumped down off her chair and hugged her around the waist, squeezing tightly.
Mar 4, 2020
She jumps slightly in surprise, not expecting the sudden embrace. She chuckles though and wraps her arms around the little half breed and returns the hug, letting her continue for as long as she needs to.
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Events
Category:Act I
Category:Lila Ericson
Category:Tulli