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[ordealer]

Who: Kain (ordealer) and whoever else tags this.
When: 8/23 - 9/15, during Rejectionquest 2k16
Where: Inside the home of little Sebastian Reuben Rumpleschnuck, fourth son among seven in a family of mages with a mighty lineage stretching back for generations, to the extent that even now you can find the Rumpleschnuck initials carved into random desks, initials that were scribed by Seb's great-great-great grandfather.
What: Crushed hopes, shattered dreams.
Rating: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe one of the small children flings porn and ups the rating, I don't know.

[Little Rumpleschnuck crumpled to the ground. He had reached the last stage of the cycle of grief, having spent the last fifteen minutes screaming and shouting and then numb and then desperately asking the Heroes to...could they...could they do something? Anything? But no, he had reached acceptance and crumpled. His stare was bleak. His tears never ending. Sebastian Reuben Rumpleschnuck was numb, voiceless, speechless.

His six other siblings stared at them from the stairs. The older were worried and...angry, angry at the Heroes. The younger ones horrified - they had taken Pigeonsblood for granted. They should study!]

We'd...best leave.

[Understatement, that. And they had another 25 letters on this street to go! The flying pig oinked, distressed.]

Comments

[ordealer]

If I’d known this would involve babysitting I’d have passed on this job. [Kain had crushed a lot of parents’ hearts, though. “But surely you could hel-“ “No?”] If they’d attended to their studies as diligently as they’ve been stalking us then this would be a great deal different.

[…maybe. People would be rejected regardless. Either way.] Let’s get this farce over with. [To the isolated area. A small Gammon version of a basketball court, let’s say. Either way, their silent stalkers- well, a third of them (the smart ones without spine) kind of decided to run away at that point because they could see where this was going, or, at best, was watching it from afar. The rest followed and that was how they ended up being menaced by twelve angry kids. One declared, “Why did you reject us?”]

You’d have to ask Pigeonsblood, not us.

[moreasleep]

["No!" cried one child. "What do you know? You're stupid!" "It's your fault!"

The children all cried similarly rash and misguided accusations. If this was how they rationalised things, it was little wonder how they failed to gain entrance to Pigeonsblood. Their whiny voices gave Rory a headache. He had heard enough.]

Just stop. You're all stupid. That's why you failed.

[The boldest child, of course, it was Rupert, stepped in front to show the Heroes just what a reject could do. He shouted a spell and flung his arms wildly, spraying out water at the two.

Rory had seen toys with better firepower. He did not even bother with a shield. His aim was so sloppy that he simply stepped aside and remained dry. The other children, driven by Rupert's initiative, suddenly went on the attack.]

[ordealer]

[What ensued was probably the world's stupidest fight(???) scene. Needless to say that everyone was a loser, in different ways, the main one being Rupert who ended up knocked on his ass at one point.] If you've this much determination then-...

This is why I hate dealing with children.

[...

This is like-

Why. At least the pig's safe.]

[moreasleep]

[There had been many low points in Rory's young life. This, however, this was just sad. While Kain handled the, whatever this pathetic dance was, Rory sneaked back to the alley. As the children ran away in tears, he shot each of them with a minor healing spell so the only damage they left with was their bruised egos. It was just to cover their asses. If the kids went home with so much as a scratch he knew their parents would raise hell for it.

Finally, the last child left and Rory put his hands over his face.]

I'm done for the day. No more letters.

[ordealer]

Agreed. Let's never speak of this again. [THE WORST JOB EVER OH MY GOD.]