THE CURTAIN RISES!
@thiefandlyre.bsky.social
RP - Octavo from Cadence of Hyrule. The unluckiest bard in the kingdom.
Run by Delta @bombcollar ▲ 34 ▲ they/them
Run by Delta @bombcollar ▲ 34 ▲ they/them
Pinned
(( I was really hoping AoI would give me something to work with but man this game squandered its potential harder than any game I've ever seen before 😭
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
(( I was really hoping AoI would give me something to work with but man this game squandered its potential harder than any game I've ever seen before 😭
"Bit silly. But to answer your question, if I see any Lizalfos wearing that color, I'm going to blow them up."
"Well, they usually wear them!"
"...what's a lizalfos need a loincloth for? They're lizards, they don't have anything going on down there."
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Bit silly. But to answer your question, if I see any Lizalfos wearing that color, I'm going to blow them up."
Background checks? What the devil are you talking about.
If you're not willing to put in a little effort to hide who you are, then you could at least flee the kingdom. There are other places than Hyrule, you know.
If you're not willing to put in a little effort to hide who you are, then you could at least flee the kingdom. There are other places than Hyrule, you know.
im very sassy for someone who does not want to go about changing my defining features for those who can do simple background checks into hero & or hero looking individuals. 💧
You're being awfully sassy for someone whose problem has such an obvious solution!
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Background checks? What the devil are you talking about.
If you're not willing to put in a little effort to hide who you are, then you could at least flee the kingdom. There are other places than Hyrule, you know.
If you're not willing to put in a little effort to hide who you are, then you could at least flee the kingdom. There are other places than Hyrule, you know.
"...what's a lizalfos need a loincloth for? They're lizards, they don't have anything going on down there."
"One of my coworkers, a Lizalfos, wears a pink loincloth: you'd dare mess with that?"
"Yes I can~ Just watch me." He grins toothily, reveling in the bit.
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"...what's a lizalfos need a loincloth for? They're lizards, they don't have anything going on down there."
You're being awfully sassy for someone whose problem has such an obvious solution!
color your hair and alter your clothes and youll stop getting confused for someone who has an input that matters¿
Then color your hair and stop dressing like him. You'll be just another street moppet then and nobody will look twice at you.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
You're being awfully sassy for someone whose problem has such an obvious solution!
"Yes I can~ Just watch me." He grins toothily, reveling in the bit.
"... You cannot stop the others."
"Fine. I shall graciously allow you to wear it! But nobody else!"
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Yes I can~ Just watch me." He grins toothily, reveling in the bit.
"Fine. I shall graciously allow you to wear it! But nobody else!"
"... I already paid for my armor and 'formal garb'. Both have pink.
Seems you will have to pry them from my cold dead body."
Seems you will have to pry them from my cold dead body."
"Actually, pink is only for me. I am not allowing any other men to have it."
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Fine. I shall graciously allow you to wear it! But nobody else!"
"Actually, pink is only for me. I am not allowing any other men to have it."
"Pink is a manly colour."
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"Actually, pink is only for me. I am not allowing any other men to have it."
Octavo does not sit, glowering back. "You've offered me nothing of worth. The fact that you sit upon a throne does not mean you are worthy of my respect. This is true of any king. Each one of you is as useless as the next."
" I have very graciously offered what I can afford to give you, but I assure you, I will not continue to tolerate disrespect from some surface-dwelling brat. "
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Octavo does not sit, glowering back. "You've offered me nothing of worth. The fact that you sit upon a throne does not mean you are worthy of my respect. This is true of any king. Each one of you is as useless as the next."
"I'm just boiling a couple eggs. It's not like I'm making soup in here." He bites into one, shell and all.
Her eye opened, spotting Octavo. She immediately turned her head and glared at him.
“You are aware that the springs here are not meant to be used for cooking, yes?”
“You are aware that the springs here are not meant to be used for cooking, yes?”
Octavo is boiling cucco eggs in the spring nearby, heedless of the goddess' presence.
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"I'm just boiling a couple eggs. It's not like I'm making soup in here." He bites into one, shell and all.
Octavo is boiling cucco eggs in the spring nearby, heedless of the goddess' presence.
She is relaxing in one of the hot springs of Death Mountain. It felt like heaven on her skin…
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Octavo is boiling cucco eggs in the spring nearby, heedless of the goddess' presence.
Then color your hair and stop dressing like him. You'll be just another street moppet then and nobody will look twice at you.
associating with the name ‘ link is becoming a hassle. mentally, and occasionally physically. i am * NOT going to help you out. ❌
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Then color your hair and stop dressing like him. You'll be just another street moppet then and nobody will look twice at you.
Octavo spends several minutes building a snowman that looks exactly like the king of Hyrule, complete with a crown of sticks. He then walks a few paces away from it and spins around, hurling a fireball at it and blowing it to slushy bits.
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Octavo spends several minutes building a snowman that looks exactly like the king of Hyrule, complete with a crown of sticks. He then walks a few paces away from it and spins around, hurling a fireball at it and blowing it to slushy bits.
"Don't say that sort of thing. You make it sound like we're a couple of soldiers dying next to one another on a battlefield." Octavo huffs, tearing a bite from the piece of jerky. "Let's focus on what's happening in front of us," he murmurs as he chews.
The Hylian gives a grateful nod, he's always happy to learn something new.
Popping a berry into his mouth, he hummed thoughtfully.
“Once we get back to our time, I can cook something for you if you like." There he goes again.
Popping a berry into his mouth, he hummed thoughtfully.
“Once we get back to our time, I can cook something for you if you like." There he goes again.
Octavo nibbles listlessly at the bread. "It means it cannot be stopped, it's inevitable, that sort of thing."
Cold bread, dried meat and nuts. Not much of a meal. "Thank you," he murmurs, accepting some of the jerky. "I lived in the castle a short time, you know. I miss the hot meals they served."
Cold bread, dried meat and nuts. Not much of a meal. "Thank you," he murmurs, accepting some of the jerky. "I lived in the castle a short time, you know. I miss the hot meals they served."
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"Don't say that sort of thing. You make it sound like we're a couple of soldiers dying next to one another on a battlefield." Octavo huffs, tearing a bite from the piece of jerky. "Let's focus on what's happening in front of us," he murmurs as he chews.
"Refuge? You're not providing me with solutions at all! Nothing but another flimsy bandage over a wound that's been festering for millennia!" Octavo snaps, standing up from the bench to face the demon. "Are you going to suggest anything substantial, or am I wasting my time?"
" Hm. "
[ He twirls the leaf in his hand ]
" Well, I would gladly offer my realm as a place of refuge, however we are dealing with our own problems here... " [ He holds up the leaf ] " It seems remnants of the old king's power still stain my Underworld. "
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[ He twirls the leaf in his hand ]
" Well, I would gladly offer my realm as a place of refuge, however we are dealing with our own problems here... " [ He holds up the leaf ] " It seems remnants of the old king's power still stain my Underworld. "
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"If I may be honest, it doesn't sound like you can help me at all," Octavo says. "You solved the issue in your time, but in mine, Demise does not manifest as a body that can be killed in a meaningful way..."
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"Refuge? You're not providing me with solutions at all! Nothing but another flimsy bandage over a wound that's been festering for millennia!" Octavo snaps, standing up from the bench to face the demon. "Are you going to suggest anything substantial, or am I wasting my time?"
"Mm..." Octavo purses his lips. "Well. I believe that's going to end poorly for you. The fact that he's gone missing despite all your efforts doesn't suggest to me that this is working very well."
He grit his teeth.
“I’m fed up of people spouting this stupid nonsense. You are not going to change my mind. I don’t give up just because people say it’s ‘impossible’ or ‘inevitable’. I will find Delgal and we will be together forever.”
“I’m fed up of people spouting this stupid nonsense. You are not going to change my mind. I don’t give up just because people say it’s ‘impossible’ or ‘inevitable’. I will find Delgal and we will be together forever.”
"You are only delaying the inevitable, lad. You can keep bailing water out of a boat, but that doesn't mean it isn't sinking. Besides... immortality does strange things to peoples' minds. Mortals aren't meant to live indefinitely, it drives them to madness."
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
"Mm..." Octavo purses his lips. "Well. I believe that's going to end poorly for you. The fact that he's gone missing despite all your efforts doesn't suggest to me that this is working very well."
"You are only delaying the inevitable, lad. You can keep bailing water out of a boat, but that doesn't mean it isn't sinking. Besides... immortality does strange things to peoples' minds. Mortals aren't meant to live indefinitely, it drives them to madness."
“Ugh! Why does everyone keep /saying/ that when I have already cured aging and healing and bound souls so that they may stay forever so I can return them to their bodies? Delgal said he didn’t want to die. He was afraid. He’ll never need to be afraid again!”
"Lad, nobody can call Death to heel. Struggling against it only breeds abominations. It is best to let things go when it's their time."
He may be a hypocrite for saying this, undying, caught in a trap he keeps returning to.
He may be a hypocrite for saying this, undying, caught in a trap he keeps returning to.
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"You are only delaying the inevitable, lad. You can keep bailing water out of a boat, but that doesn't mean it isn't sinking. Besides... immortality does strange things to peoples' minds. Mortals aren't meant to live indefinitely, it drives them to madness."
Ah... I know just the one, but she doesn't tend to make it clean, if that's an issue.
i need a beautiful woman to put me out of my misery.
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Ah... I know just the one, but she doesn't tend to make it clean, if that's an issue.
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Your sword is pretty cool, Link. It would look even better if it were covered in the congealed blood of your enemies, your hand shaking as you grip it tight, wondering when it will all end, when you can stop killing, if you can ever go back to a normal life again after all of this, what their famili
August 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Your sword is pretty cool, Link. It would look even better if it were covered in the congealed blood of your enemies, your hand shaking as you grip it tight, wondering when it will all end, when you can stop killing, if you can ever go back to a normal life again after all of this, what their famili
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I truly believe in my heart that Link is the dumbest kid I’ve ever met in my life. And yet he keeps beating Ganon. So explain that.
August 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I truly believe in my heart that Link is the dumbest kid I’ve ever met in my life. And yet he keeps beating Ganon. So explain that.
"Lad, nobody can call Death to heel. Struggling against it only breeds abominations. It is best to let things go when it's their time."
He may be a hypocrite for saying this, undying, caught in a trap he keeps returning to.
He may be a hypocrite for saying this, undying, caught in a trap he keeps returning to.
He stiffened.
“Because he is! He is not allowed to die and I won’t let him and he can’t be dead and I will find him so don’t you DARE suggest he is not. king Delgal is ALIVE and I will accept nothing less!”
“Because he is! He is not allowed to die and I won’t let him and he can’t be dead and I will find him so don’t you DARE suggest he is not. king Delgal is ALIVE and I will accept nothing less!”
"You've been looking for this man for a long time... What makes you so certain he is still alive?"
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"Lad, nobody can call Death to heel. Struggling against it only breeds abominations. It is best to let things go when it's their time."
He may be a hypocrite for saying this, undying, caught in a trap he keeps returning to.
He may be a hypocrite for saying this, undying, caught in a trap he keeps returning to.
"You've been looking for this man for a long time... What makes you so certain he is still alive?"
Thistle blinked.
“…Oh.“he stood there awkwardly, “…I miss Delgal. I need to find him.”
“…Oh.“he stood there awkwardly, “…I miss Delgal. I need to find him.”
"My apologies. You seemed a bit down."
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"You've been looking for this man for a long time... What makes you so certain he is still alive?"
"My apologies. You seemed a bit down."
He scowled and backed away, “Why are you doing that?”
Octavo awkwardly pats him on the shoulder.
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"My apologies. You seemed a bit down."
"Ganondorf seems impressive until you've seen him throw a tantrum because he wanted chilled dragonfruit for dessert instead of papaya."
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"Ganondorf seems impressive until you've seen him throw a tantrum because he wanted chilled dragonfruit for dessert instead of papaya."
"Well, if you want my thoughts, you should go. Perhaps you should even leave Hyrule entirely and never come back... You're never going to be viewed as worthy, you know."
Would the timeline shift? Would it just be some other poor soul perishing in Revali's place? Octavo wondered. He wanted to know.
Would the timeline shift? Would it just be some other poor soul perishing in Revali's place? Octavo wondered. He wanted to know.
"Because traveling has never been a top priority of mine. I spent a lot of my life training to be something more. Very few times has the thought crossed my mind of neighboring kingdoms..."
"Why not? You ought to see what lies across the sea. I've never managed to get that far, although I've tried..."
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"Well, if you want my thoughts, you should go. Perhaps you should even leave Hyrule entirely and never come back... You're never going to be viewed as worthy, you know."
Would the timeline shift? Would it just be some other poor soul perishing in Revali's place? Octavo wondered. He wanted to know.
Would the timeline shift? Would it just be some other poor soul perishing in Revali's place? Octavo wondered. He wanted to know.