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daud | the knife of dunwall ([personal profile] wolfofdunwall) wrote in [community profile] kingdomsofrain2018-08-29 10:57 pm

dishonored meme




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a dishonored meme

'ever since the empress died, it's been getting darker in dunwall. but it's that moment just before the light goes that matters most of all.'


the isles are caught amid fractious days, and you find yourself living among them. perhaps - probably - you’ve lived here all your life. perhaps you’ve been brought here by some magical means. whatever the case, you’ve made or will make a life among the isles.

if you were born in or around the isles, what’s your lot in life? are you nobility? a person of great means? a member of the city watch? a shipmate? an inventor? perhaps a civilian just trying to make your way through the rat plague. perhaps a thief, a gang member, an assassin. perhaps a witch or a devotee of the outsider, or perhaps an overseer, scourge of the occult.

when you comment, add a little bit about who your character is in the dishonored world. what your occupation is (if you have one), what you think about recent events, what you tend to do with your days. (if you want to give multiple options re: who they are, feel free!)

you might also want to offer some prompts: scenario ideas, picture prompts, quotes, words, whatever you like.

how amazingly accurate!!

[personal profile] freezeframes 2018-10-23 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
That's right. You're not.

[ He is positively beaming as he agrees wholeheartedly that Daud is no critic, no fool. ]

I am Stefano. Stefano Valentini. [ For a second, he thinks he should give a bow but he decides against it. ] It's unfortunate that you do not have my name ... I suppose I shall never be as famous as the Knife of Dunwall. This... I have come to accept. Even if I were to kill you, I would only be known as the man who killed Daud. [ His arms open as he drops his head down in surrender. He admits completely that he cannot step out of the shadow that the assassin has created. ]

What good is that? You're truly a master and I am still an apprentice at this business of murder. No matter how glamorous I present my art, they always compare it to yours. [ Whether or not that is true is up for debate; it's true to Stefano. ] But I still have a vision for this world. A vision where we can learn to live with the horrors that we have endured and suffered. [ He takes a sweeping step backwards, opening his arms to the sky, to Dunwall. ]

Within these horrors, we can come to find the beauty that is our life! Within the pain that we are constantly in, we learn to see the glory of what we have been given. [ Pivoting, he faces Daud before he lifts his bangs to show his eye. A broken piece of a knife still embedded in the socket. ] Behold ... the pain of this injury still chases after me during every waking and sleeping moment.

But even so, I am ... ignited with inspiration to create. [ He throws his hand out toward the corpse he's mutilated for his art. ] Even so, I feel a desire to give back to this city and to have them walk this path with me. And that is why, yes, that's why I wanted to talk about a collaborative piece.

[personal profile] freezeframes 2018-11-11 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
Well, those are certainly lies.

[ Stefano dismisses the comment that he does not work well with others and ignores the rest -- which is one whole sentence more. ]

If that was true, you would not have your works of art. [ His shoulders drop as it seems like he has not done enough to impress Daud with his own masterpieces. Clicking his tongue, the artist understands the reason why. He rests his hand over his good eye as he lets out a suffering sigh. ] I understand ... yes, I understand completely.

I have been far too ... desperate for your approval that I have ended up causing you to doubt my abilities. [ His hand slides away. He decides to change gears in order to appeal to the man with his insight. ] This city ... is the heart of everything. It's where his attention is, you know. As much as I dislike the Outsider for doing no more than watching, I understand that he sees Dunwall as important. [ He turns his gaze away from Daud to look toward the corpse he has put on display. ]

Why do you think that is? [ A beat. He can't contain himself -- and he spins back around. Stefano takes one-two-three quick steps to draw back into Daud's space. His expression reads of someone who wants to say something but he holds himself back. Like an eager schoolboy, he believes he knows the answer but waits to hear the assassin's answer first. ]