CHAPTER FINALE ♔ cause it's always raining in my head

[narcosynthesis]

♬ oceano - josh groban

WHO || Keijen Blade, Nadia Reichenov, Rafael Giovanni, Buffy Summers, Alainn O'Rourke, Myrilandel Odair, Finnick Odair, Desmond Descant, Elena Gilbert, Rose Hathaway, Fredrick Jr., Jack Chessing, Kat Samcelot, Jeanne Gar, Spike, Sterling Archer, Violet Reedhym, Burt Becksworth, Isabella Alessandro
WHAT || Failboat does the Grammy's, tries to stop Keijen Blade's performance from reaching the masses, and aspires to save Nadia
WHERE || Staples Center, Los Angeles
WHEN || Feb 8th, 2015
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread.

The day has finally arrived: the 2015 Grammy's gather together musical talent at the top of the food chain, which means that NOVA Records will be well represented at this year's ceremony. Unfortunately, this includes performances from Keijen Blade's band, Heatless Passion, and Nadia Reichenov's, Derere, both of whom are working for "Chad Becksworth", aka Draken Crombe, head of the Shadowkind-hating cult, the Church of the Lord's Humanity.  Equipped with some sort of ability to hypnotize large crowds with subliminal messages, Wynn fears what lies beneath Keijen's intended performance, and is sending his Knights to shut down the broadcast, to prevent that message from being spread to millions of viewers worldwide.

Meanwhile, the gang finally has a chance to see Rafael Giovanni again - but what he's been up to in the months since they last saw him, and how his reunion with Buffy will go, remains to be seen.

Several of the Knights have decided that this is their last chance as well to try and break Nadia free from Keijen's influence, now that they've learned the truth about him - that Keijen is in fact Kel'in'hrae, sadistic son of the Nightmare God Malaak'a, likely working to free his father from the prison Sehanine had created for him.  The prison sealed by the relic that the team has been chasing for years, believing it to be an immortality-granting talisman of great power.

The truth, it seems, was worse than they could have imagined.  

One step at a time, however, and stopping the signal is first priority on Failboat's to do list for now.  With an actual plan under their belts this time, maybe this is the turning point they've been waiting for...    

Comments

[witchwoman]

[Pregnant party!! Myri is here to steal some snacks. She's not all that much of a snacker, but baby Odair must be. Or maybe Myri is just nervous. Or both.]

Im glad you came this time.

[graveflowers]

Someone has to make sure Elena doesn't go deaf again.

[ flippant, sure, but vi has been missing being in the field since the second she raised her hand and said she wasn't going. but at least gar isn't mission leader this time so she won't make that horrified look again if vi gets hurt. ]

[witchwoman]

Yes, let's do our best to bring everyone back in the same state they're going in.

[graveflowers]

Except Nadia. She can come back better.

[witchwoman]

[She nods, gaze dropping to her lap.]

I'll do everything I can to get her out of his grasp.

[graveflowers]

I was serious about not touching the necklace. I don't know how those things work, but don't let him put his sights on you two. [ or too. either version of the homophone applies. ]

[witchwoman]

I won't touch it, Vi. I promise.

[graveflowers]

Okay. [ she nods, momentarily appeased. while it's not much, there is some relief from the assurances. ]

[witchwoman]

[She settles further into the seat and rests her hand on her baby bump.]

I sometimes can't believe that this happened, that we'll be doing this at nearly the same time.

[graveflowers]

Right, it's insane. Kismet or whatever it's called. [ she wiggles her fingers "mystically". ] Fate or some shit.

[ ur making it sound real cool there, vi. ]

[witchwoman]

Yes, it might be. Fate brought me here to all of you. It could be that same fate that has made this part of our story unfold.

[graveflowers]

We're just meant to be sisters. And our babies are meant to be as good friends as we are. And then fall in love and get married.

[witchwoman]

I'm starting to think you and Finnick have been talking about this when I'm not around.

[graveflowers]

Well, maybe... [ she shrugs, grinning. ]

[witchwoman]

I think maybe you're a little premature with all that.

[graveflowers]

What, am I supposed to wait 'til they're born? Nah, this is a preemptive strike.

[witchwoman]

I'm not going to be able to stop either of you, am I?

[Not that she wants to. She just finds this all terribly amusing. Her babies shipping the babies.]

[graveflowers]

Probably not, you know we're a little bit nutso.

[witchwoman]

But in a way I still manage to adore.

[graveflowers]

It may be that you're a little nutso, too. [ she leans over and kisses myri's cheek. ] But I adore that, too.

[witchwoman]

[She smiles and leans herself against Vi, letting out a small sigh and just hanging out quietly for awhile.]