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Epithet Erased Episode 2

Minios has finally reappeared after coating Molly in sleeping dust oh so long ago!

Not yet he isn’t! Wait until Molly takes over the criminal underworld and overthrows the government to replace it with her as the seat of power...

Oh no, here he goes again.. *sigh* roll initiative...

Indus! Watch out for his dreaded face to fist technique!

Lean Beef! Versus! Beef Chuck!

So.. Minios side stepped Indus while showering him in sleeping powder? or is Minios’s epithet actually somehow sleep related and turning into a bull related? Probably not, now that I think about it, otherwise Minios wouldn’t have accidentally sleep-ified Molly, unless epithets can be mistakenly activated or possibly it was on purpose... either way this is the second time today Indus has been out-witted by a child in a hoodie.

I don’t think anyone here can exert enough pressure on that muscle-y neck of his to do anything, but it’s the thought that counts.

That’s what I’ve been asking! Give us a name, bull boy!

Kid, you need new glasses if you have to hold them up every time you do your ‘nod your head toward a light to make them shine because you saw an anime character do it once and you thought that looked cool’ pose.

There you are! Now we can actually see you and your silly sheep outfit!

Something tells me Lady Mera is getting tired of dealing with children today, first there was the tour group, then Indus, then Giovanni, then Molly, then Indus, and finally Minios.

He is thirteen! That means he is no longer a kid, he is a TEENAGER! (/s)

Epithet Erased Episode 2

Oh no, he’s not just a teenager, he’s also a PSYCH MAJOR!

And for that you’ve packed lethal levels of sleeping powder in every one of your jacket’s pockets? Not entirely sure you’re telling the whole truth there Doc...

Speaking of not telling the whole truth, it seems Lady Mera is also pulling a little fib...

If this boy was any snooty-er he’d be dressed as an anteater not a sheep.

It’s impressive that he’s actually getting the advantage on Lady Mera here.

This is; one, pretty clever on Lady Mera’s part to get him out of her hair, and two, making me break out in hives.

Are you seriously trying to reverse psychology a psychologist? There is no way that would—

—n’t work...

I’m sure this is how he imagines himself...

...While this is how he appears.

Yea, that’s the same face I’m making, Mera...

Ooh! More info cards!

...Youch, you might want to start wearing steel-toed shoes if you are gonna keep kicking around crates.

Mera’s epithet is still up in the air, but I’m gonna take another wrong guess at it because I’m sure it’s amusing to some people. Now that my attention is on character design again I’d like to point out that Lady Mera’s appearance has a number of sharp angles—the cuffs of her shirt and her ears being the most obvious examples—so maybe something to do with gemstones, possibly diamonds?

Speaking of character designs, there’s nothing better than Molly’s! I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but I have always noticed the little bear hair loops that she has, and it’s honestly one of the things that sold me on this show in the first place.

But now that it’s finally pointed out, what is going on with Molly’s Mom?! I’ve always just assumed that she was in the care of just her dad, but now it seems that her mom is also in her life and probably not far in the past or anything... is she as bad as her dad—if that could be possible... I hope that’s not the case what with the hoodie being handmade by her, but why would her mom not care about how her dad piles on his responsibilities on her if that is the case?

Epithet Erased Episode 2

A new session and a couple new info cards!

Here’s Giovanni actually seeming introspective for once in his life, or maybe he’s just reading his bullet points off to the right...

And some good news for Molly, Gio actually does care about his posse (though he’s not above using their bodies as impromptu thrones) which as of now includes her! It may not be the best found family there is, but it is still leagues above the “Father“ she has now.

And here’s Indus doing what he does best, breaking through walls—which is not to be confused with the other thing he does best, building barriers!

The most surprising thing of all, however, is that Lady Mera does not live in a 200 room mansion, and instead shares an apartment with Indus. If I was slightly saner I might conclude that maybe Lady Mera does not come from nobility or is otherwise part of the upper crust. Luckily for all involved I am a master at deluding myself so the new running theory is that Lady Mera has cut ties with her family to live a life of crime with her ever-loyal butler/bodyguard/chef/eye-candy Indus!

As we can see with how little experience she has digging through trash, she is definitely an aristocrat.

Indus is like a starter minion, his base stats are higher than average (excluding intelligence) and his upkeep is zero, but he has very little growth and scalability, you keep him around in the late-game for nostalgia.

Well of course, you were summoning him when you said his name, right?

It’s a bit late to be talking like honest security guards now, isn’t it?

Lady Mera is starting to remember the actual cost of her “free“ muscle, with which least of all is the headache that comes with dealing with him.

What, that you let the honorable and easily out-witted knight templar keep a criminal scoundrel and an innocent child locked up without expecting him to be hoodwinked by a little girl in a hoodie?

Indus, she is giving you an out here, I suggest you take i—

... Rest in Peace, you funky lug of a man.