knightsoflegend | open ♔ socialization log

Entry tags:

open ♔ socialization log

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, Andres, etc!
WHEN || Any time in March/April
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of these few months. Because not everyone is into parties, ok. Characters who are not currently squired in may also post, as their characters are living in the castle awaiting their ceremonies. This takes place after the Knights have returned from Dimitris' wedding.

You are encouraged to start your own threads and tag around, and feel free to threadjack into any on-going threads that aren't specified as 'closed' in the subject lines since people can enter into rooms even in the middle of what's going on. WE ARE BIG ON THREAD-JACKING HERE. You can also specify 'single thread', meaning you want only one response for all participants, rather than multi-thread, where a number of different scenes/threads can be done as replies to the top prompt.]

On this log:

Section Heads
Failboat Debrief | closed
Scott McCall | Training room/halls
Smith | Training room/various
Hawke | TV room/computer labs/bar/training room/library/bowling alley/various
Risa | library/piano room/training room/parlor
Caroline | library/training room/kitchen/various
Doyle | library
Sweets | Sessions/gym/TV room/piano room/kitchen
Sebastian | training room/his room/pub
Mars | Library/bowling alley
Deryn | halls/woods
Elena & Myri | closed
Ashley | Shooting range, training room / Hoard wing
Sam | Library/outside/shooting range / kitchen
Steve & Wynn | closed
Cora, Abigail, Gus, Isaac | closed
Maggie-May | Various
Lorne | Open Mic Knight
Ashelia | Libraries/Garden
Abbie | Firing range/training room/libraries/grounds/bar
Nick | training room/library/kitchen/bar/TV room
Solas | Arrival + Various
The Janitor | Near the med center/hallways
Felicity | Bar/front desk/firing range/training room/TV room/kitchen/London
Rose | Castle grounds/training room/bars/room in the Hide Wing
#Savegar | closed | MAINPLOT
Gold | Dragon's Fire Library/grounds
Kyomi | Castle grounds/training room
Myri | Light wing/various
Bubblegum | Hoard lab/hallways/kitchen
Dumage | Parlors/her room/bars
Tony | Hoard lab
Rey | Garage/Dragon's Hoard wing
Skye | Training room/various
Will | Kitchen
Alex | Garage/firing range/airfield
Lila | Firing range/kitchen/halls
#Savegar Pt II | closed MAINPLOT
Andrew & Bo | Baby stuff

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Sam runs into Rose at some point when she's heading into the training rooms, so he's probably sweaty, shirtless and punching a bag or something. Whatever.

He stops when he sees her, giving her a wave with one hand as he reaches for a water bottle with the other.]

Hey.

[Pretty sure the sight of a sweaty half naked Sam is most ladies idea of a good start to a day. Rose is probably letting down half the Castle when she doesn't even blink long enough to enjoy the view. #deanblinders.]

Hey yourself. [A small smile twisting her lips as she changes direction to where he is. It's not lost on her that they haven't been alone together to speak since her rez but if she's at all uneasy about that, at least it doesn't show.] You in training for the next evil dictator whose wedding we plan on crashing?

[Good. That's the way it should be, tbh.

He takes a sip out of the bottle before he grabs his white shirt, pulling it over his head.]

Just trying to stay in shape, even when I'm not out there. You never know what you'll run into, right? [His eyebrows lift.] How are you holding up?

Yeah, heh. Right. [A hand running back through her hair as Rose puts her back to Sam to dump her towel and water.

While he can't see her face, her shoulders tense at the question which is perhaps, in and of itself telling but when she turns back to face him. Her face suggests very little.]

You know? [Shrugging.] I'm alive. Dimitris is dead. Balance restored and all that.

Plus I just...enjoy it.

[Dean's the one that eats all the junk, remember? Sam works out because he likes to.]

All good things. You're not gonna hear me complaining about them. Just wish you hadn't had to go alone. [A beat.] Well, not alone but...you know.

[Meanwhile Rose is like, half Dean half Sam. Eats like the former, exercises like the latter. She figures that makes her the balanced one. That's probably the only time Rose and Balanced will appear in the same sentence.]

No, I - [An honest, albeit small smile touches her lips and she nods her head.] I know what you mean. Trust me, I've already tried getting Dean on the mission but I think uh, cause he's my boyfriend isn't really a good enough reason for the big guy. Then again, how it all went down? Probably not the worst thing that you guys weren't there.

[It works, okay. Just go with it.

He expression shifts slightly, concern filtering into his eyes.]

That bad, huh?

[She looks almost relieved to hear that it hasn't thread through the Castle like wildfire.]

There was a thing. [Shooting for dismissive.] Sarandis tried to stab Alainn in the back. I might have, stopped him with my stomach. [A beat.] I'm fine.

[But Dean would likely not have been had he been there, given that whole. Dying recently thing that she did.]

A thing?

[It's never just a thing, though, and while he still looks concerned, it's not necessarily worried.]

Yeah, I know. I can tell. [A beat.] And she might not have been.

[Just...good thing this world has magic, jfc.]

You're kind of a badass, Rose.

[Again she looks relieved because despite trying to downplay that. She's not as stupid as her int mod suggests. Sane people don't jump in front of pointy things but Rose, never actually claimed to be sane. She was just glad this minor display of insanity didn't come with a lecture.]

I don't know if I'd go that far... I mean, I'll take it? [Grinning a little though it's perhaps somewhat strained.] It, worked out the way it should which is what matters. He won't be hurting anyone else.

[And in the least subtle change of a subject the world has ever seen:] What have you been up to anyway? I kind of feel like I haven't... seen much of you since the whole. Attack.

[Yep. Sure. That's what it's been since. You run with that Rose.]

[Look he...figures she got shit about it already from who knows how many people. Not gonna be that guy, especially if she's walking around like it ain't no thang.

He lets her change the subject, his hand lifting to rub the back of his neck.]

The usual. Research. Target practice. This. [He gestures at the room around him.] It's been pretty uneventful around here, considering.

[Her head cants to one side and she studies him for a quiet moment, mostly because it has been so long since they've talked. (Sense Motive 24). Her head bobbing slowly as she acknowledges as much.]

Sorry... by the way for. [Lips pressing into a thin line.] Not being around much, I guess? [Shaking her head.] It's been, a lot.

[She's not even sure if he knows that she knows if Rose is being perfectly honest.]

[While he's not necessarily lying he's definitely...omitting things.

And as much as he seems to be trying to act like he's fine, there an underlying tension, not to mention a hefty dose of angst.]

Yeah, no. I get it. [He waves it off.] Well, as much as I can get something like that.

It's been a rough few months for everyone, I think.

[If Rose notices it or is bothered by it? It in no way shows on her features. Everything about her demeanor suggesting she's relaxed, or as relaxed as she could be while they circle the subject of her having died and all.]

Still not sure I get it myself and I've done it twice now. [She looks thoughtful for a moment before speaking again.] Dean and I, we... Sort of a, Valentines Day thing.

[She offers up a sheepish grin because. Dean & Rose and Valentines Day okay. Bless.]

We took the Impala, got away from the Castle. Kind of like what, you guys used to do? [Though tbf it was less hunting, more Diner Food and sex. It's like what you two used to do in all the fanfic.] We should do that some time. The three of us, I mean. [A beat. (Wis 17).] Not a... Valentines Day thing! I just mean, get away from it, ya know?

Well, if you had fun doing that, then you two are going to go far, if you ask me.

[Not that he really doubted it, but most girls' idea of a good time was not road tripping it to a diner. Then again, Rose was the furthest thing from most girls.

He gives her a quiet laugh, but any actual humor seems to be absent, stilted.]

Yeah, maybe. You'll have to see how Dean feels about it.

[She offers up a wry, half grin.]

What can I say. Our idea of romance is trying to find a halfway decent burger in England.

[The smile fades and though she tries to hide it, worry lurks in her brown eyes. Rose clearly wanting to say something but for once at a loss for words.

Her weight shifts from what foot to another, some imperceptible emotion flitting across her features before she speaks again.]

Or you could just say yes. [Lifting her shoulders in a shrug, the worry pushed aside as she opts for the simple approach.] What's the worst that could happen?

Something tells me you managed.

[He glances away from her briefly, rubbing the back of his neck one more time before his arms cross over his chest, followed by a gentle shrug of his shoulders.]

A black eye or two, probably. [A beat.] I wouldn't say no, though. That maybe is contingent on him, not me. Always has been.

[Her gaze narrows infinitesimally, a question in her eyes but it's like walking a tightrope when it comes to Dean & Sam. Rose never asking as much as she would otherwise. As much as she should.]

Yeah well... it's been my experience that when you wait for Dean to be ready for something it's better if you don't hold your breath.

[Grimacing a little, her eyes fall away from Sam's. Rose clearly struggling with choosing her words rather than just, shooting her mouth off.]

I'm asking you to come... and if it's not a no. I'm taking it as a yes.

[He raises his eyebrows slightly at her.]

Maybe he's not the only one who might not be ready.

[Dean's not the only one allowed to be pissed at what went down. The way Sam sees it, he probably has more of a right to be mad than Dean does.

Maybe.]

But yeah, I'll come. Just let me know when and I'll be there.

[She clearly does not expect that reply. Rose's head canting as she tries to figure out what on earth was going on. With a... Nat 20 Wis check though?

Rose shifts her weight again, now looking intensely uncomfortable as she folds her arms across her chest and stares pointedly at the ground.]

Okay then... [When she lifts her gaze it's clear she wants to say something but as Rose glances around the room, her mouth clamps shut, a pained look in her eyes when they meet his once more.]

Your family. [Eyes hardening as she straightens.] Dean is my family and that means you are too so whatever it is? Deal with it, Sam cause I -

[Her words stick in her throat before she can push them out and Rose gives a small shake of her head.]

Just deal with it. [More tired than angry, her shoulders slump. Arms dropping away from her chest and she starts moving for the towel she'd thrown on the ground. Apparently no longer in a mood to train.]

I am dealing with it, Rose.

[His voice is firm about that, at least.]

That's all we ever do.

[But they usually don't have anywhere to be this separated for long periods of time, and they don't usually have a third person in the middle. That's still new for Sam.]

Maybe this will be the turning point.

[If you're not talking to him Sam then you're not dealing with it :|

She wavers for a moment after she picks up her towel, once again torn as she looks from him to the door to the training room.

She never was great at holding back.]

It's hard enough knowing that he must hate himself for what he had to do. [Acknowledging the elephant in the room without actually mentioning it.] Please just... You can make it one if you choose to.

What he did was never the problem.

[But they can't talk about it. Not here. So he just shakes his head and gives her a sympathetic look.]

He's not gonna lose me over it, Rose. You don't need to worry about that, okay? I'm not going anywhere.

[Her eyes narrow, confusion evident but... she can't exactly say all the things she wants to say and the hand at her side curls into a fist. Knuckles white as her frustration grows.

She voices said frustration with a low growl, all but stomping her foot as she looks up at him again. Staring at Sam for a long moment before forcing the tension to ease from her body.]

Okay. [Clearly not happy to just, leave it like that but not able to do much else.] But you are coming with us next time we take off from the Castle.

[Which... sounded rather like she was ordering him but it's a frustrating time some just give her this okay ;; ]

We'll talk about it later, alright?

[He doesn't want her to be this tense or pissed about it, and frankly they should talk about it, now that he knows Rose is aware or the situation. Or at least it's easy enough to assume that now.]

And it's a deal.

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