london ♔ even an end has a start

[wynn]

WHO || So many. 
WHAT ||A creature attacks downtown London.  Dimitris attacks the Knights where they live
WHERE || Knights castle / downtown London 
WHEN || The same day as all of this, Dec. 1st, 2015
HOW || Actionspam

[ No sooner had Gold been returned to the castle after a trying ordeal with Lila and Faye, than Wynn received a phone call alerting him to a situation occurring in the heart of London.  Having called for an emergency mission briefing, Wynn gathers together a team to deal with this threat....  ]

On this post:

R&D Lab  // First floor
Baby Squad // First floor Round Table room
Triage // First floor Ballroom
Lobby // First floor
The Colossus // Outside
NPC search // all over the castle
Zero's room // First floor Dragon's Hoard wing
Megatank // Outside
The Dungeon // Downstairs
Out back 
Cleric search
Back towards the castle 

Comments

gold's room | cora, belle, neal, gold

[untethered]

[ the boys are interrupted by a knock on the door... ]

[undealt]

[Gold looks at Neal for a moment, and then, remembering he sent Cora to find Belle, and then abandoned the main lobby, realizes who very well might be on the other side of that door.

And that's somehow more terrifying than a dagger that controls his will.]

This... may have to wait until later, Neal. [he turns towards the door, sucks in an anxious breath, and opens it.]

[impetere]

[Cora hangs back from the door, letting Belle stand in front of her. She's really only there for moral support so she's going to let Belle do most of the talking. But she does catch Neal's scent as the door opens (wisdom 18), and her thought process is basically "oh good, one less person I have to tell."

Also crocodile. Weird.]

[fuckingneal]

[Neal doesn't argue that they need to talk about this shit NOW but his expression isn't all that pleased at being put off. He's just wary of how long his father will last before he changes his mind and makes the wrong call. Such faith. Many support. Wow.]

Yeah...yeah, sure. [As the door opens and he sees Cora, he sort of gets it. Standing, he's mostly looking to see if Henry is here. Attempts to be a protective father figure maybe???]

[untethered]

[ he opens the door and for a moment, all she can do is stare. seeing him again seizes up her heart, both with painful emotions, and relieved ones, as well as a more complicated tangle that traps any words in her throat. ]

[undealt]

[considering his one message to her was pre recorded and he never risked scrying, seeing Belle at all, much less in the flesh, illicits the same reaction from him.

so there they are. staring. amaze.

he wants to go to her so badly but he resists the urge with everything the way that it was when he left. so with painful trepidation, he tears his eyes away from her.]

It's good to see you again, Belle.

[impetere]

[Nope, there's no Henry. Just Cora, and she's going to linger in the doorway until Belle tells her to leave. She gives Neal a small smile in a form of hello.]

[untethered]

I was... hoping we could talk. [ she looks between neal and cora abruptly, and finds that with him actually standing here, she suddenly wishes desperately that she'd opted to do this alone. her eyes find cora's, trying to convey her appreciation for her being there. ] I think I'll be alright.

[undealt]

[Gold looks back at Neal.] I'm certain Wynn will wish to speak with me, himself, in due time, if you don't mind waiting a bit. [outside. if you would.]

[impetere]

[Cora glances over to Belle and nods, because if she wants to do this alone it would be ... way less awkward for Cora. But! Before he makes Neal wait outside the door awkwardly while they sort out their relationship, she'll speak up.]

Wynn actually just left. There was something in London he had to deal with, but he said he wanted to talk to you when he got back. I ... don't know when that will be.

[fuckingneal]

[Neal just looks so fucking nervous about all of this. He just dropped the biggest, most dangerous knowledge bomb in his father's lap and now he has to leave??? Fuck. Instant regret.]

I'll just be outside.

[Like fucking hell he's going to stray very far. This is important.]

[untethered]

Thank you, Cora.

[impetere]

[She nods again with a small smile, before turning and heading back towards the Dragon's Light wing to run into Faye.

Werewolf out. Have fun with you family drama.]

[undealt]

[as soon as they're both out, Gold hesitates for a second, looking utterly awkward and probably more than a little uncomfortable. his eyes find Milah for a moment and he stares at her to avoid looking at Belle.]

Ah... I assume you took care of Milah while I was gone. There aren't many people she'd respect enough to allow to come near her without me.

[smooth Gold.]

[untethered]

Faye and I were both looking after her. [ even bringing up the girl's name makes her look down. a) her accusations still stick with her about how belle's the reason he left in the first place and b) she's not sure she wants answers about what happened to faye and lila... but she needs them. ]

[undealt]

[He nods somberly, and indeed the mention of Faye just steers him back to the real point at hand. Where does he begin? Is she still with Gaston? Does she still believe he poisoned her mind and abducted her and has been lying to her for years about knowing nothing about it?]

I feel I owe you as much of an apology as I owed Faye... Perhaps more of one. And I don't know if this is something that words can ever truly repair. But you have to know, Belle... I truly was afraid that if I stayed without knowing the truth, I would only bring you pain. It didn't occur to me how much my leaving would affect... [he doesn't want to say "you." he doesn't want to assume.] Well, I shouldn't have run. It was a cowardly thing to do. And no excuse I can offer will ever make it the right choice.

[untethered]

[ hunger - ross copperman

if seeing him again for the first time put her vice in a heart, listening to him begin to apologize starts to squeeze it closed, and she can feel tears stinging at her eyes even from his few words. her chest seems to involuntarily shake as she struggles against the urge to let herself cry. ] Auric--

[ the word arrests any others for a moment, betraying so many of her emotions, but she manages to press on. however, the words that spill out, aren't really the ones she was going for. amazing will saves r us. ] -- you left me.

[behindcloseddoors]

[ BOOM ]

[undealt]

[gold stares at her, simultaneously guilty and dumbstruck by her words. he wasn't expecting that. nearly anything else he was prepared for. he certainly wasn't prepared for belle to all but admit she hadn't want him to go.

He's about to say as much when... that happens.

And Gold's crippled ass couldn't make a balance check if he tried. his bad foot gives out as he staggers and... hits the floor. so dramatic.

[untethered]

[ with a nat 20 reflex save, belle instantly grips the doorframe, holding herself up, before looking up with wide eyes, that rivet back to gold as she sees him fall. ] Auric!

man random icon was really hopeful wasn't it...

[undealt]

[he's fine. he's totally fine. he grabs for his cane and works to pull himself back onto his feet, slowly but surely.] What the hell was that?

jsdkfaj

[untethered]

[ she'll help him up, ok, that whole WE'RE GONNA DIE WHAT IS HAPPENING mentality making it seem less impossible to breach the physical bubble between them. ] I-- I don't know. We should find out.

[undealt]

[he holds onto her hand, since she started it, and he just really, really wants to, and stress and uncertain events make him bolder than whatever's between them makes him afraid.] Indeed.

[he hesitates for a moment, then releases her hand so he can get to the door and head out. ahem. nothing happened. he's smooth.]

[untethered]

[ and out they go into the hall thread... after emma tags. ]