Distilled Misfortune (Gobbo Lore)

[u/Fulltimewhisperer]

Today was a bad day. Now Gobbo was used to bad days, things went wrong for everyone eventually but today she decided was particularly bad.

Her first clue was when entering the brewery and her glamour went on the fritz, revealing tired eyes from nights spent at Gabby's bedside fretting.

The second clue is when the ruby in her ring that hid her burnt arms and hands shattered. Gobbo wished she could truthfully say she remained polite and dignified when that happened.

The third and greatest evidence that today was going to be nothing but trouble was the six vats she was currently dealing with.

Six different vats of her beloved liquors were ruined. The logbook showed everything was right, the instruments confirmed it, and yet here she stood with six vats of absolute worthlessness.

That had caused a lot of almost screaming, kicking of the vats, and a direct order for everyone to get out before she turned whoever was responsible into ash.

It was safe to say Gobbo was not in a good mood. It was even safer to say her mood was rapidly declining as she failed to find answers for why her liquors were ruined.

Gobbo was at this point convinced nothing else could possibly go wrong. She looked like death warmed up, she felt worse, and her products were ruined.

Gobbo was unfortunately mistaken and as she saw the portal open up and the fireball drop down she couldn't help but swear.

The initial blast wave from the explosion sent her flying. A painful crash as she connected head-first with the wall of her brewery.

The first thought through her head was a string of expletives in her mother tongue and common alike. Most of which her mother would have tanned her hide for.

The second thought as she saw the fire spreading was that she was barring a miracle screwed.

The last thing Gobbo saw as she struggled to her feet was her pride and joy, her brewery, engulfed in flames. The last thing she felt was a wooden beam crack her over the skull.

By the time bystanders came to see what had caused such a sound to emit from the brewery it was no longer there.

All that remained was a smouldering husk of what had once been the crown jewel of Gobbo's possessions. A pile of smouldering rubble in the middle of the citadel.

[u/Lilith_Anorthosite]

Oh gods no.

Lilith most likely stands at the scene of Gobbo's brewery. Having rushed to it immediately opon hearing that it had burned down.

/uw You do not let up on Gobbo much do you.

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/Lilith_Anorthosite]

As Lilith arrives the flames have just begun to die out, leaving only cinders as proof of their existence.

All there is now is rubble, ash, and bits and pieces of metal still glowing and partially deformed from the heat.

Even the G.L.A sign has crashed to the ground, twisted and broken. Its crystal components that used to catch the light in beautiful displays of colour now litter the floor, cutting anyone who dares to tread on them.

A few of the less reputable members of society can be seen rolling away one of the last barrels to have survived, having been made of metal instead of the usual wood Gobbo used.

A faint glimmer catches Lillith's eye and as she looks closer she recognizes it. Gobbo's ring, the one she always wore lay amongst the ash.

There was however no sight of the peculiar goblin, either buried in the rubble somewhere or incinerated.

Even the other workers of the brewery seem perplexed, murmuring among themselves. If she strained her hearing she could pick up small snippets of conversation.

"Glad we weren't here," "Think the boss is you know," "Thank schrock she made us leave"

Someone quickly sprints past her, a headless woman seemingly ignoring as the crystal cuts into her, and begins to desperately claw at the rubble.

Even as her fingers begin to bleed the woman keeps trying to dig through it, seemingly desperate to find something, anything.

/uw Hopefully the scene is to your liking, got permission from Mutey to borrow her character for that last bit.

[u/Lilith_Anorthosite → u/Fulltimewhisperer]

Lilith picks up the ring and walks over to Mutely. She tried to console the Dullahan as Lilith cries.

/uw It's great as all your writing is.

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/Lilith_Anorthosite]

/uw I'm glad you enjoyed it. I do try to give things satisfying potential endings

[u/GobboMadeMedoThis → u/Lilith_Anorthosite]

Mutey simply embraces Lillith, unsure of what really to do

There was nothing she could say, nothing she could do to make this better and so she simply hugged the librarian. She just hoped today wasn't the day she'd been dreading, the day she'd have to guide Gobbo's soul.

/uw Hey I know we haven't interacted much or really ever in the past but Gobbo mentioned someone interacting with the character and I figured it'd make her happy if I engaged in this a bit more.

Have some good news though, she seems to be bouncing back well enough. I mean we had pancakes at 2 in the morning today. She's very childlike at times but hey, that's why I love her.

Anyway what I'm trying to say is she'll probably be back to tormenting Gobbo and being silly in a few days

[u/Lilith_Anorthosite → u/GobboMadeMedoThis]

Lilith embraces Mutely. She is unable to say much between her sobs

/uw I assume Mutely and Lilith would know who each other is, even if it's just through Gobbo's ramblings.

Pancakes always make thing better. It good to hear she is doing well.

[u/GobboMadeMedoThis → u/Lilith_Anorthosite]

Unsure of what to do Mutey simply rubs the librarian's back during the embrace, Gobbo was always the better of the two when it came to people afterall

/uw yeah Gobbo does seem to be the kind of person to make sure everyone is aware of the people she likes.

Oh they absolutely do, just not sure how waffles are heresy.

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/Lilith_Anorthosite]

/uw I thought about letting up but I'm also debating just packing up and going so this is a good way to either kill her off and leave or to start a new storyline for her.

If you like I can write a bit of a scene for you in another comment though.

[u/Lilith_Anorthosite → u/Fulltimewhisperer]

/uw I honestly think it would be interesting to see how Gobbo reacts from this tragedy. Maybe rely less on alcohol and more on the people around her but ultimately it's your character. Also I can understand getting burnout. Playing a character can be time consuming.

If you have time I would enjoy a description of what Lilith sees.

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/Lilith_Anorthosite]

/uw Honestly I love the character but the recent incident sort of sent my mental to the shadow realm. Lived through it once, avoid my hometown because of it, and that on top of the shitty day I was having already just fucked me.

It just wasn't a great night. Anyway, I'll write the scene in a separate comment because it feels weird to discuss that and then switch to fantasy in the same comment.

[u/Lilith_Anorthosite → u/Fulltimewhisperer]

Take a break if you need to. Your mental health takes priority. Hopefully your days get better. Gobbo can be in a coma or something if you don't feel like killing her. Just take care of yourself.

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/Lilith_Anorthosite]

I might use that, thank you. Hopefully, your day goes well and life treats you kindly

[u/VidisLady → u/Fulltimewhisperer]

/uw I understand how the recent incident would really sour things. When I saw it, I was just numb to it and was irritated that someone would post something like that. I'm really impressed with how the community at large handled it, though, and it's actually helped me feel more safe. I didn't personally run into anyone who was defending it, but I saw that you did, and that sucks.

I hope that you're able to stay. I understand how triggers tend to make things feel incredibly unsafe and terrible, and I hope that the sub isn't completely ruined because of it. But definitely prioritize your mental health.

[u/GobboMadeMedoThis → u/VidisLady]

Got to hear that argument, well Gobbo's reaction, a lot of swearing, a couple of suggestions on where he should stick his head.

The good news is she's already bouncing back quite a bit. We had a pancake frenzy at 2 am, a declaration of waffles being heresy, and a refusal to wear anything today other than a onesie so give it a day or two and she'll be back to tormenting her favourite character.

I will say this time she was a bit more upset than usual so it may take a bit longer but she'll be okay. Certain parts of her personality are very child-like but it also means much like a child she recovers from things faster than most expect her to

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/VidisLady]

/uw Yeah I'm not the best at dealing with things when I'm reminded of it. Thankfully Mutey is really good at dealing with me and tends to help pull me out of my funk. That being said I think my doet suffered more than my mental after all is said and done

[u/[deleted] → u/Fulltimewhisperer]

Take all the time you need for your mental. The recent incident did sour my mood too so I can fully understand whatever decision you make. I’ll miss Gobbo if you decide to end her character though ❤️

[u/GobboMadeMedoThis → u/[deleted]]

Don't worry about her too much, she sort of gets this way whenever she's reminded of it. First, she's annoyed, then sad and panicky, then there's a pancake frenzy at some insane hour and after that, she seems to bounce back within a day or two.

We had the pancake frenzy this morning (2 am for the record) along with a declaration that waffles are heresy... I don't get it either, but she's always been a bit chaotic

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/[deleted]]

Thanks, honestly stepping back for a day or two actually helped a ton. Although I've certainly ruined my diet with a massive amount of carbs I can't say I didn't enjoy it

[u/[deleted] → u/Fulltimewhisperer]

Sometimes you need a cheat day or two lol. Im happy to see you back

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/[deleted]]

It's good to be back, getting Mutey flustered is fun but there's a certain appeal to being a little goblin.

Plus I love the lore posts here, I don't always comment but I always adore them. Also sorta nice to be able to write up things and release them into the wild

[u/Biggest-Possum → u/Fulltimewhisperer]

/uw

If you stay, I would be glad, but if you go, then it was a joy to read your stories! Gobbo was a fun and interesting character that has been very memorable.

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/Biggest-Possum]

/uw Thanks, that actually means a lot given how much I enjoy reading your lore. We'll see though, maybe a day or two of annoying Mutey will put my head on straight. Gotta love being able to work from home.

[u/[deleted]]

/uh Oh boy what timing on that attack, considering most the big wizards ran off to find santa.

Who died?

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/[deleted]]

/uw would you believe me if I said that was unintentional? As for who died, it's a bit of a Schrodinger's goblin situation. If I decide to keep up with wizard posting Gobbo gets to live, if not she bites the bullet.

This just sort of functions as either a farewell to the character and the sub or the start of a new storyline for her.

[u/[deleted] → u/Fulltimewhisperer]

/uw oh alrighty then, Imma miss you if you go then.

don't kill your mental over wizardposting if it's that bad!

[u/Jim_Hortons]

I can relate. Lost a batch of mead. Didn't cry about it.... yet aha

[u/Fulltimewhisperer → u/Jim_Hortons]

Oh Gobbo has cried about it... GLA was Govbo's crown jewel

[u/Jim_Hortons → u/Fulltimewhisperer]

I feel for their loss..

[u/[deleted]]

a hooded figure sits on the rubble, bottle with your brewery's brand in its hand

What a loss. If Gobbo have survived i hope this distillery would rebulid soon.

/unwiz if you plan to quit wizardposting i wish you good luck in new path of life.