What the outcome

TenshouSNK·Nov 14, 2016·1 votes·1,110 views

Ok guys, so I was thinking of a short story and was wondering what would happen in a case where and this is all hypothetical of course, nothing is factual, so yea, if in demacia the story went on, j3 died and we had j4 become the king and quinn became the queen, and when they were you know one day outside in the city addressing certain political situations with the public and this weird freagin dude decides to run up to quinn (successfully flanking through the royal guards), jumping over the rail and bowing down and kissing quinn's boots like a humble loyal servant/fan, now this guy is no criminal or thug, doesn't seem like a threat either, now what would j4 do to the guy in that situation?

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Eye of TwilightNov 14, 20161 votes

I imagine he'd be put on guard, upset that he'd been interrupted (at least at first), and try to stand between the man and Quinn. Depending on many factors he could do one of several things after that. How threatening does the man seem? How often do people manage to slip past the guards? How does Quinn feel about having her boots kissed and/or having a random person come up and doing so? Have they ever been truly at risk of assassination before? Does Jarvan just feel instinctively put off by this man? Has he ever seen this man before?

Jarvan's actions could range anywhere between calling for the guards to remove the man to humbly greeting the man himself and thanking him for his loyalty to Demacia's royalty. It depends heavily on the tone you want to set for your writing and less on making Jarvan's response seem authentic because if you were going for authenticity then I doubt the man would have been able to sneak past the guards anyway.

Also, don't downplay Quinn's reaction either. She is a powerful woman with a mind and opinions of her own, as well as a seasoned scout/warrior. How would SHE respond to having a man at her feet?

TenshouSNKNov 14, 20161 votes

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I imagine he'd be put on guard, upset that he'd been interrupted (at least at first), and try to stand between the man and Quinn. Depending on many factors he could do one of several things after that. How threatening does the man seem? How often do people manage to slip past the guards? How does Quinn feel about having her boots kissed and/or having a random person come up and doing so? Have they ever been truly at risk of assassination before? Does Jarvan just feel instinctively put off by this man? Has he ever seen this man before?

Jarvan's actions could range anywhere between calling for the guards to remove the man to humbly greeting the man himself and thanking him for his loyalty to Demacia's royalty. It depends heavily on the tone you want to set for your writing and less on making Jarvan's response seem authentic because if you were going for authenticity then I doubt the man would have been able to sneak past the guards anyway.

Also, don't downplay Quinn's reaction either. She is a powerful woman with a mind and opinions of her own, as well as a seasoned scout/warrior. How would SHE respond to having a man at her feet?

Hey bro, good to see you again, so yea, you mentioned a lot of good points so here is my response to your questions first.

For your questions:

The man is built, pretty strong and intimidating
Not an easy task to slip by guards, but this man does know his way around the city and obstacles, he is a big man, he could have easily tackled the guards. As mentioned, he is not a typical Demacian joe or bill or bob, he has his abilities.
How does the Queen feel? That is something I am going to ask you as it is something I want to know too but first want j4's reaction then quinn
He was basically doing that worship thing, on his knees, looking up, two hands up and then slowly falling to the pavement while kissing her boots once and then held her boots with his both hands as he placed his forehead on the pavement, (he was not letting go of her boots, particularly her left foot, this might prompt j4 to do something I suppose?)
He is indeed a random person and J4 has never seen him before
He is older than both of them, in his mid 40s and is strongly build
He did not say a single word, he remained mute during that time

The character I have created is basically a loyal Demacian and no not an assassin (but j4 and quinn don't know that, that's something I am telling you) but rather someone who is humble but by his actions he seems to be more radical therefore not exactly harmless and it's not a young person, it's like a guy in his 40s, so he is much older than quinn (who is probably still in her 20s) for sure and a bit older than j4 (who is in his mid 30s?). I can't say that he is an assassin or not, but his presence is intimidating as he did flank through guards and jump the railing so he aint no typical bob or joe. Also the guy is throwing himself on J4's wife so wouldn't that kinda make J4 do something. I also want to point out that he was not letting go of Quinn's left foot/boot. Even if the guy is bowing down and like making that worshiping kissing floor act, he is trying to get quinn's attention mainly. **So yea, I wanted to ask you what would J4's response be to all this first. And then what would Quinn's response be? **By the way, who knows what he is, right? They don't know he is Demacian, or Noxian lol, so there is always that danger because anyone can impersonate anybody.

Eye of TwilightNov 15, 20161 votes

Well, as I said, it really depends mostly on what you want to happen in the narrative. However, if you want to know what I would write, it would be something along the lines of Jarvan being caught off guard because his speech was interrupted and saying "Hey- Who are you?" and Quinn, after having her foot grabbed and kissed would say "Oh, uhh. Thanks?" And look to Jarvan for help. If the man refused to rise or let go Quinn would likely motion to the guards to have them come over and remove him OR after Quinn looked to Jarvan for help Jarvan would call for the guards. Either way.

TenshouSNKNov 15, 20161 votes

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Well, as I said, it really depends mostly on what you want to happen in the narrative. However, if you want to know what I would write, it would be something along the lines of Jarvan being caught off guard because his speech was interrupted and saying "Hey- Who are you?" and Quinn, after having her foot grabbed and kissed would say "Oh, uhh. Thanks?" And look to Jarvan for help. If the man refused to rise or let go Quinn would likely motion to the guards to have them come over and remove him OR after Quinn looked to Jarvan for help Jarvan would call for the guards. Either way.

so J4 will not get like upset that he is throwing himself on quinn? He won't do anything else by himself like kick him away for not letting go of Quinn? And what about like Quinn, will not try to kick the guy away for not letting go?

Eye of TwilightNov 15, 20161 votes

No, almost definitely not. It's not like they're under attack and they are presenting themselves in front of a large crowd so they have to remain composed. If he were, like, biting her leg or something, sure I could see her kicking and J4 try to peel him off, but otherwise? No, not really.

TenshouSNKNov 15, 20161 votes

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No, almost definitely not. It's not like they're under attack and they are presenting themselves in front of a large crowd so they have to remain composed. If he were, like, biting her leg or something, sure I could see her kicking and J4 try to peel him off, but otherwise? No, not really.

but wouldn't she try to kinda move her foot like shake back and forth to get the guy off of her foot? Or no? Reason why I ask is it's a grown up guy man lol, it's no kid, and you know, not letting her go. And J4 will not get upset or offended when the guy grabs quinn's foot since the guy doing that kiss act?

Eye of TwilightNov 16, 20161 votes

Jarvan is royalty and has been raised as such from birth, people coming up and kissing his feet is probably not that unusual, so the same could be said of the queen. It would be an unusual thing for Quinn, certainly, seeing as she has not always been royalty so that kind of action and praise would confuse her.

Yes, Quinn would probably try to move her foot, especially if he stayed at her feet for more than just a few seconds.

The size/age of the person does not matter. They want to treat every one with respect; this man ran up to them to praise them and kiss their feet, so he's probably a loyal (albiet a bit fanatical) citizen. They have no need to try to harm him, but they do want him out of the way because he's causing a bit of a scene.

And I'm guessing you mean to say that Jarvan would get jealous over this guy touching Quinn? Sorry, but no. Again, this guy is kissing her feet, not her lips, not her chest, her legs, her crotch. He has no reason to get defensive over that. Kissing someone's feet is an act of devotion and worship, not sexual in anyway. The only things Jarvan would have to be upset about is that his guards let this guy get past them - he could have been an assassin, after all, and their failure could have costed their lives. And the fact that his speech had been interrupted. Quinn's foot being grabbed and held onto would cause some concern, but nothing that wouldn't warrant more than shouting for the guards.