IC Prospective: Equius Zahhak

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Character: Equius Zahhak
Canon: Homestuck
Mun: Phil
Plot Specific: Nope

D --> It is a truly depressing day. I have spent weeks researching and tracking the Centaurs of the Forbidden Forest. I went to great lengths to ensure that my little adventure would not result in punishment from the faculty. I braved the possibility of mortal danger, I risked life and limb, and for what?

To have my face spat upon both figuratively and literally by the very centaurs I sought. It was truly humiliating. I feel like the world's biggest fool.

I need a towel.

Comments

[glaringprotego]

...Humility.

To them, you're a lesser creature. Silly nonsense but you have to act it.
Or find a purretty tolerant or easily amused centaur.

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D --> I understand. Placate your betters by acquiescing to their demands, and they will come to accept you.

Do such centaurs even exist?

[glaringprotego]

Well that's how I met them! A very tolerant centaur kept me from dying in the forest back when I was in school! We don't tell Sal or Art that though.

But they do exist! I was just furtunate enough to be young, in trouble and puretty much willing to treat them like royalty.

Not that I advocate that approach. At all.

Don't do that. Wait.

[She goes back and scribbles that all out. Though it's mostly legible still whoops]

Better

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D --> Understood.

If I were to take another excursion into the Forbidden Forest, what would you have me be wary of?

[glaringprotego]

Besides attempting to s33 if you can wait fur a teacher to take you? Nothing. You obviously know a lot about them. You know you could be hurt and maimed if you fail obviously. The reward of being the amusing lesser being to a bunch of centaurs obviously outweighs that to you.

But if you do attempt another excursion unsupervised, I will be assigning you my specialty essay.

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D --> Does that mean that you would be willing to supervise me, should I decide to try again?

[glaringprotego]

Only if you are good this summer
I will be expecting Nepeta to give me full reports

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D --> I doubt you have anything to worry about.
Does Nepeta ever speak ill of me?

[glaringprotego]

Of course she doesn't
But I shall be asking fur the meowst compurrhensive repurrt.

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D --> I would expect nothing less.
And I keep forgetting that Nepeta got those cat puns from you...

[glaringprotego]

None other
Your gratitude is noted

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D --> I do not know if I would call it gratitude. The puns can be rather... contagious, at times.

It can be quite irritating.

[glaringprotego]

Purrhaps
Sal does them on occasions as well.

It's easier to just embrace them

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D --> I suppose if I am not the only person who does it, then it is acceptable.

That, or it is magic. But that would be unlikely and incredibly silly.