⟢ 𝓑𝐀͟𝐋͟𝐃͟𝐔͟𝐑͟𝐀͟𝐍
@CEREBROMALIGNUM
➠ ┆𝓑𝐎͟𝐑͟𝐍 𝓕𝐎𝐑 𝓖𝑹͟𝑬͟𝑨͟𝑻͟𝑵͟𝑬͟𝑺͟𝑺 .┆ ⑉
ㅤ You need not expend your energy . Thoughts alone will suffice for conversation . ( It was needless to sign towards an entity that sought to discern meaning long before it could be manifested into a series of external actions . ) ㅤ ㅤ
⠀ ⠀ 〝 spoken words are hardly my field of expertise . 〞 ⠀ unoccupied hand leaves the pouch down ， within reach ， but now both are free to sign : ⠀ 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 ?
ㅤ ( There is the sensation of a harp string being pulled taut between them ; a psychic twinge of patience running thinner and thinner with each passing moment . ) You drone without meaning . ㅤ ㅤ
⠀ ⠀ greater men have fallen for less ， as have graver empires . ⠀ it does not make your initial curiosity less real ， even as you try to cover it with this ， now . 〞
ㅤ ( He is unsure of whether to recoil or fight in the presence of a gith ; he can only observe and prepare whilst observing @clairvoyageur with his piercing violet eyes . ) ( Hands with slender ; clawed fingers — at the ready . ) ㅤ ㅤ
ㅤ My form is maddening only to those with pitifully shallow minds ; I can see that you are not among those unfortunate few . You may refer to me as ' The Emperor ' . It is a vague name ; but it encapsulates me well . ㅤ ㅤ
⠀ ⠀ Feel free to correct me with an introduction then . Because you do match the definition of Cthulhu . ` Loosely , if at all . ` minus the gigantic size and you know .. immediately maddening eldritch presence .
ㅤ The conclusions I reach are often far more forgiving than anything you can hope to elicit from an ordinary illithid . As for your implication ; your weapons are not threatening . ( There is a dissonance in his words ; avoidance . ) ㅤ ㅤ
⠀ ⠀ curiosity is seen as bravery or naivety amongst your kin when approaching an armed man . 〞
ㅤ ( There is a fleeting notion that seems to flow between them in a surge of thought ; like an unheard exchange of words gone by in a flash . ) You may call me ' The Emperor ' . It is an old monicker ; given to me in differing circumstances . ㅤ ㅤ
resist. ( there's a hop up to his feet, he turns on his heel in a dramatic fashion and bows - hand to his chest, gentlemanly. a prince with no crown. ) might i get your name, then?
ㅤ ( The mind-flayer feeds on an inconsequential thug ; a quartet of tentacles wrenching away any hope of escape from a grisly and toothy end — blood sprays everywhere as brain matter leaks from The Emperor's thirsting maw . ) ㅤ ㅤ
ㅤ I am not Cthulhu . ( Said with an almost comically solemn tone . ) ㅤ ㅤ
⠀ ⠀ Holding against their head , eyes torn away for a moment — a slight wince paining their features , immediately halting their retreat . ` and I can’t imagine the reason you haven’t .. I don’t think Cthulhu visits humans without one . ` .. snarky .
ㅤ A daring gamble to have taken ; could you have truly afforded the risk of what I might have imposed upon you ? ( There is a distinct divide between its thoughts ; unsure of whether this was bravery or merely stupidity . ) ㅤ ㅤ
⠀ ⠀ a faint grimace of discomfort with the invasion ，but it eases up easily . ⠀ the smile tells of the easy with which it comes . ⠀ 〝 if you were to hurt me ， you would not have approached that way . 〞
⠀ 𝒊 ⠀ am ⠀ 𝑝𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 ⠀ by ⠀ 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊. ⠀
⠀ 𝒊 ⠀ am ⠀ 𝑝𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 ⠀ by ⠀ 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊. ⠀
ㅤ ( Its piercing violet eyes meet with theirs ; and a cold tone begins to sneak its way into their mind — speaking directly into the hollow crevices of their cranium . ) If my intention was to devour your intellect ; you would already be dead . ㅤ ㅤ
⠀ ⠀ — Upon .. witness the creature approach them , immediate steps are taken to create between itself and the entity . Clearly cautious and very afraid of its .. appearance . ` alright now , I think that is close enough my friend .
ㅤ ( Its speech is quick to invade his mind ; filling the farthest reaches of his brain with the cool tone of a commanding and authoritative voice . ) I had heard of the Selûnites' trusting nature ; but to regard one of my kind with no fear is most unwise . ㅤ ㅤ
⠀ ⠀ easily distracted from the current task ， head turns 𖬺 tilts up to offer the mindflayer a quiet look ， lowering the pouch he was holding . ⠀ 〝 yes ? 〞
ㅤ ELDRITCH.⠀ • Sometimes I feel the voices begging me to tag someone and just try to eat their brain . ㅤ ㅤ
ㅤ ( Approaching @hierrolunas with an apparent mix of curiosity and caution ; odd enough for a mindflayer to show such qualities so outwardly . ) ㅤ ㅤ
… ┆͙ᅟI CANNOT TELL YOU HOW WE ⠀ ＊ ⠀ moved . ⠀ i had rather not 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 . ⠀ i believe my “effects” were brought in a * 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗕𝗢𝗫 ， &. the “deathless me” ， on foot （ … ）not 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 moments later .
… ┆͙ᅟI CANNOT TELL YOU HOW WE ⠀ ＊ ⠀ moved . ⠀ i had rather not 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 . ⠀ i believe my “effects” were brought in a * 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗕𝗢𝗫 ， &. the “deathless me” ， on foot （ … ）not 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 moments later .