briefing ♔ watch the fires rise under my skin | scorching my soul

[wynn]

♬ Dark Doo Wop - MS MR

WHO || Wynn, Failboat [Closed]
WHAT || Talisman Mission Briefing
WHERE || Knights HQ, the briefing room
WHEN || Feb 6th, shortly before 5pm [back dated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

Andres has been quite the distraction from the looming problem of what's to be done about Dimitris' compatriots in the cult of the Church of the Lord's Humanity. Having learned during the retaking of the Isle that the Church leader, Draken Crombe, has been impersonating NOVA Records mogul Chad Becksworth for years in order to gain access to the company's resources, keeping tabs on his movements has become even more pressing.

His next scheduled appearance? At the upcoming 2015 Grammy's. And considering that the Church was behind the disaster in New York last year, where hundreds of Shadowkind were brainwashed into committing suicide in the Hudson River, it's only logical that Wynn intends to send his own forces to attempt to avert any other large scale catastrophes.

But that's not all. There have been some further twists in the story, and it may be time for them all to come to light. To that end, Wynn has asked many of those involved with the mission to gather, whether they'll be sent to the awards show with the team or not.

He's asked Myrilandel and Violet to come before the others.* 

*Everyone will be plurk alerted when it's time for the larger meeting.  Please stand by for now.

Comments

[attollores]

Oh, I think I could handle that, if the need arises. [Her eyes shoot to Des briefly with a smile.]

[bigbad]

And if all else fails, we've got someone who could very believably claim to be pregnant with his child. [He glances over at Myri and raises his eyebrows.]

[doubletake]

[She levels a steady gaze at Spike.]

It's one thing to fake a woman going into labor. It's another to feed an idol's pregnant wife to their fan mob.

[slay]

Elena's right. That's not an option. [ So she looks to Alainn and nods. You go gurl. ]

[nothingsodivine]

[Des has just been sitting here, letting y'all talk it out. HE DOES BETTER CONS ON THE FLY, OKAY... once he... knows the sort of people they're dealing with.]

I think between the lot of us we can divide and conquer- a few isolated, unrelated events at an awards show sparks way less attention than one big clusterfuck. They'll be too scattered to draw any conclusions.

[wynn]

That does seem the most advisable course, yes.

But as you can see, I have asked some others to come here as well, because there is something we must all discuss, something you need to know, before the mission.

[witchwoman]

[Myri shifts in her seat at that, moving her hands from the table to her lap. She glances around at the group, a little nervous.]

[65]

[finnick is obvs seated next to myri so he reaches over to take one of her hands in a show of support. why does he need to support her??? HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW. but he'll find out in like 5 seconds apparently.]

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[wynn]

It seems that Sir Reedhym was contacted directly by the goddess Sehanine Moonbow herself.

2/-

[moonheart]

[ anastacia's eyes widen slightly and faith sits up in her chair instantly excited ] Wait. Really?

3/3

[wynn]

[ a nod ] The goddess directed her to someone who had been, it seems, waiting for a sign from Sehanine. A sign that it was time to reveal some information that he had kept hidden for many long years.

Even from myself.

[graveflowers]

Way less impressive than he is making it sound, for the record. We played a game of moonlight tag, it's not like we had a deep conversation into the night.

[ her lips purse slightly and her hands lift to rest against the edge of the table, fingers pressing into the wood as she stares at her chipped blue nail polish. ]

She led me to Lazarus.

[nothingsodivine]

[Normally, any mention of the words "lazarus" and "talisman" whether together or separate would make Des sit up a little straighter or lean forward a little more, but he seems surprisingly ambivalent to what Vi could be implying here, and is focusing on another aspect of this.]

Are we talking the guy Jesus raised from the dead-Lazarus or the guy connected to the Talisman-Lazarus or are they the same guy?

[wynn]

The second.

Lazarus is a man I offered sanctuary to many years ago. He has lived here in the castle, out of sight of all others, since then. I knew that he was connected to the Talisman, but he has never been open with me about what that connection was. Until now.

[isisagent]

[The super-serious tension is cut randomly Archer chortling abruptly.]

Heh... Moonbow. [He's clearly been attempting to hold that back for several moments.]

Sorry, where were we?

[slay]

[ Buffy perks up immediately at the name Sehanine. Somehow, she hadn't expected the breaking news to be breaking and new to her. Her gaze lingers on Vi, foggy and inscrutable, for a moment after she speaks. Finally, she turns her attention back up to Wynn. ]

So, uh, not to be all cut-to-the-chase-y here, but ... what is the connection?

[nothingsodivine]

[Now that Des has gotten over that initial bit of wtf, his expression softens a bit as he recalls something (wis 18)]

Jade's last words... She wanted us to protect Lazarus.

[graveflowers]

Lazarus came here with Jade, to this world. Sehanine sent them here together, with the Talisman.

1/2

[wynn]

There's more. [ he moves towards the doors, pausing there ] But I believe he should be able to tell you his own story. [ pulling them open, he nods, for whoever stands there to come in, stepping back so that they may enter. ]

[heartvoid]

[ ♬ blood on my name - the brothers bright

a full-blooded elf steps in after him slowly. his features, however, are unique from any elf they've ever seen. his hair is long, and shock white, but it's his face that draws the eye. what might have been handsome features, and certainly young ones, are pale as the grave, and light blue lines trace their way across the skin, spidering up from his neck. his eyes look milky, what was perhaps once a bright blue now paled over, and his hands are gloved, covering as much skin as possible.

he sweeps those strange eyes across the gathered, before elegantly stepping around to join wynn. he nods to vi and to myri as he passes each of them. ] Well. Here we are.

[witchwoman]

[There's no shock on Myri's face, and as Lazarus emerges, she manages a small smile and a nod back.]

Thank you. [She says finally, her first words really since this meeting officially began.] For doing this.

[graveflowers]

[ vi doesn't look overwhelmingly pleased to see him, but she deflates against her seat in relief anyway since the idea of having to explode the exposition bomb was not incredibly enticing. ]

Des, meet Lazarus. [ her eyes dart between wynn and the elf like ARE YOU SURE THIS IS SAFE???? ]

[nothingsodivine]

[Des looks from Vi to Lazarus with a puzzled expression and then takes in the sight of the elf for a long moment, clearly unsure of how he should react to this and knowing what people probably expect his reaction is going to be.

He shakes his head and leans back, shrugging.] Hi. Your talisman has caused me a lot of headaches over the years.

[and that's it.]

[heartvoid]

I think the first thing that should be established in this conversation is that there is not, in fact, any Talisman.

[slay]

Then what the hell have we spent three years chasing?