open ♔ november/december socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, Andres Isle, etc!
WHEN || November & December [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of November and December.

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:
Wynn & Section Heads @ Andres/London
Cheryl @ Reception desk
Sam @ Various
Elena @ Andres/London
Drax @ Dragon's Hide Wing
Des @ Pub / Castle
Paige @ Caste Grounds
Grimrot @ the Library
Vi @ Andres
Matt @ Andres/London
Alisha @ bars in London
Cora @ Library/ Castle Grounds
Will @ Castle pond / Hoard wing/ Firing range / Castle grounds
Malina @ Dragon's Fire wing/ kitchen/ bar / castle grounds
Alainn @ Dragon's Fire library / kitchen / Andres
Jordan @ Andres/ London
Sylar @ Kitchen
Logan @ Castle Bars / London
Faith L @ London / kitchen / training room / castle grounds
Dean @ Rose's room / bars / armory / training room/ firing range / kitchen
Rose @ Andres / armory / training room / bedroom
Des & Buffy | Closed
Thea @ Training Room / Castle grounds / kitchen / TV rooms / bars
Sam & Buffy | Closed
Alex @ Firing Range / Airfield / Room / Garage
Failboat @ Breakfast
Alice @ Andres/ London
Sweets @ Dragon's Light Wing
Lydia @ Medical / Training room / etc

Comments

[nothingsodivine]

Snakebloods really aren't good at taking jokes.

[HAHAHA. never forget Des's horrible snakeblood infiltration life.]

[slay]

[ Shrug. ]

You'd know better than me. [ Anyway, divergence aside. ] Have you talked to Wynn about the Grammy's? We've gotta get there. Be nice if you and I could find a way to warn Rafael beforehand: he and Burt will probably show too.

[nothingsodivine]

It ain't really my place to tell Wynn what he should or shouldn't be doing. I figured I'd leave that to you. [since buffy is very good at telling wynn his business, i guess.] I figure if Alainn falls through with getting us concert tickets, at least we have an excuse to be hovering a big awards show with the bad guys in attendance. Two birds with one stone.

[slay]

On the record? In polite circles, this is called stalking. But I'll talk to Wynn about it.

[nothingsodivine]

It's not stalking if he's still our friend. It's "protective hovering."

[yes, des.

yes....] Also he's a former assassin, so he doesn't get to judge us for it.

[slay]

I'm not sure you understand the concept behind former, but I'll let it slide on extenuating circumstances.

[ Because that totally gives him the right to judge ok if he's not doing it anymore. ]

[nothingsodivine]

[the extenuating circumstance being that he still kills people and likes it when bad things happen.....]

I'm still convinced he'll be thrilled to see you. Burt, less so, but we found his real brother... which, incidentally, might be something we can use to discredit Crombe.

[slay]

It might not be bad to bring the real Chad with us to the Grammy's, if he's up for it.

[nothingsodivine]

That's a big "if." I'm pretty sure he wants to crawl in a hole and hide./

[slay]

Pretty sure he wants to stop that guy from stealing his identity even more.

[nothingsodivine]

[i got a blank stare, baby.]

Buffy, the guy would barely leave his cell unless I dragged him. He's got all the hallmarks of a guy worried if he sticks his head out, somebody will cut it off. I think it's a great plan and Lord knows it'd probably buy us more time to stall this bullshit world domination plan, but that little bastard is not gonna go willingly.

[slay]

Unless you get him ready to.

[ Do you like how she turned that around into volunteering you, Des? ]

Des, you're better at this than any of us. You were the one who got Burt on our side. And Jade. Even Isabella respects you more than most of the Knights. The Grammy's aren't until February: that gives you time to work with him.

[nothingsodivine]

[Des stares at her for a long time, expression shifting from blank to mildly uncomfortable.]

That would be like asking Myri to go on live television to denounce Dimitris in front of the world. You know that, right? The Mind Master personally tortured that guy. Even I wouldn't feel right working him. [he swallows.]

I can't make someone's suffering into a spectacle, Buffy. I can't just... sit back and watch while someone takes a risk I asked him to for the greater good, knowing what'll happen, and hoping he can endure it when it does, because the end result might turn in our favor. [There's a slight edge to his voice, like he's thinking of something more than Chad. He seems to realize this and clamps down on the melodrama, holding up his hand so he can offer an alternative.] We can compromise, maybe. Show Chad to Burt and let him denounce Draken as Chad, himself. He'd probably eat up the chance to discredit them.

[slay]

You know how Burt would handle that. He wouldn't be as good as you, Des. He'd prop Chad up like a prize stallion and trot him out in front of reporters and news cameras for profit. Not for the greater good.

[nothingsodivine]

I'm telling you Chad won't do anything but find a dark room to hide in, and I don't got the dark hearts to tell him he shouldn't do just that. Even Burt's not that cold-hearted. Lock him up in a psych ward somewhere safe, maybe. Victimize his poor insane brother for profit, but he wouldn't put him at risk like that.

[He shakes his head.] The truth coming out is important, but we can't put Chad, himself, in the spotlight. It would break him. I don't want that on my hands.

[slay]

In or out of the spotlight, he's at risk either way. The safest thing he can do is come out with the truth. As long as he's out there, and Crombe is still using his face, Chad's a loose end. Once they lose that cover, he'll be safer than he is now.

[nothingsodivine]

I know. That's why the truth has to come out... Just in a specific way.

[He runs a hand over his face.] I'm a schemer. It's what I do. One way or another, I'll work it out, so no one else gets murdered on national TV and Crombe and his stupid cult lose their trump card.

[slay]

That's why you're the only one I trust to do it.

[ There's honesty, faith, and compassion there in the nod she gives him. ]

I know you'll figure it out, Des.

[nothingsodivine]

Yeah. [he nods somberly, a tiny smile tugging at his lips.] I always do.

[he takes the polearm back from her and walks it back to the rack, pausing halfway there to do a few surprisingly impressive spins with it (dex 16) and then slamming the end back onto the floor. He considers this for a moment and then shakes his head.] Nope. Still like my gun better.

[and he's just gonna slide it back on the rack.]

[slay]

Big surprise.

[ Buffy rolls her eyes at that, turning away from him to look at the heavy bag. As she starts to hit it again, softly, she continues to talk to him. ]

Let me know what you hear from Alainn. I'll work on Wynn.

[nothingsodivine]

[Des glances at her over his shoulder.] Can do. [he flicks his wrist in a vague wave she... can't see because she's murdering that bag, but shh.] See you, Blondie.