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

[graveflowers]

We have one key already and Jade's necklace is safe until I want to go get it. But... it's not like we can just call Keijen and be like, yo, bro, heard about your pops, sorry I ruined your chance to go home once already, but can you help me ruin your second chance too?

[ perhaps not the most helpful contribution, but the first part was! so it's a wash. ]

[wynn]

Discovering how much the enemy knows, and what we might do next will have to fall to after we prevent Blade from sending out his message to the masses. We need to focus on the task at hand, but I believed it was imperative for you all to realize the stakes of what we are up against now - and precisely how dangerous Blade is, to keep anyone from doing anything that might endanger the greater mission.

[nothingsodivine]

So don't be stupid, basically. [le sigh.]

[65]

[finnick looks around the table like "that's a lot to ask from some of us..." his gaze rests on archer for an extra moment too ngl.]

[nothingsodivine]

[Des makes a face and pushes his chair out, clearly ready to bolt from this room and get some air.] Is that everything?

[slay]

Let's get this show on the road. [ beat. ] Or ... on the road to the show, I guess.

[bigbad]

Wait. [Spike looks over at Lazarus.] Is there a way to... to break his hold over someone? Once he's in their head?

[He has to ask. Since now he wants to rescue Nadia more than ever.]

[witchwoman]

[Myri is actively interested in the answer that question. Nadia is still her girl okay. She and Spike can share her as a girlfriend. What?]

[isisagent]

[Archer has been nodding along, pretending to understand most of these words.]

Not to interrupt the bloodsucker, but eat a dick Spork - can I just suggest Professor Plumb [He nods at Vi] be like, official briefing translator from here on? All this garbage makes a lot more sense coming from her.

And, B... What's Hakuna Matata going to do if he gets free? Most... [Archer squints, looks around the room, and continues furtively;] Urban men who get out of prison just end up right back behind bars, right? [He locks gaze with Finnick. This is what you were trying to empathically communicate, right buddy?]

[65]

[finnick's face is just WHAT NO. empathy CRIT FAIL do not pass go do not collect $200.]

[graveflowers]

[ it's totally appropriate to dissolve into laughter during this briefing, isn't it? well, vi is. AS EVER ARCHER IS THE BEST QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT. bless him. ]

Spork.

[heartvoid]

If Malaak'a is freed, he'll have the power to shape this world into a living nightmare. With no one able to oppose him.

As for those already under his thrall... Malaak'a's power is still limited for now. There must be some way that he is maintaining a connection to those in this world, something physical.

[graveflowers]

[ pulling herself together: ]

Nadia has a necklace like Jade's.

[bigbad]

[Spike's will save of 27 means that he does not punch Archer in the face, though the temptation's definitely there. Vi gets a glare too, for encouraging him. Then he turns back to Lazarus. This could actually be helpful.]

Would that work? If we could get the necklace away from her? Or destroy it?

[heartvoid]

That depends on the nature of their pact, and on the strength of their connection. If he has that much influence over her already, attempting to remove the necklace against her will may simply cause her mind to... crack.

[bigbad]

It wouldn't be against her will. She wants out.

[heartvoid]

Perhaps, but she has not willingly removed the necklace herself yet.

[slay]

But if someone convinced her to ...

[heartvoid]

It would still be dangerous. But possible.

[bigbad]

If dangerous was a turn-off, none of us would be here.

[heartvoid]

I don't mean dangerous for you.

It might kill her.

[doubletake]

Then it'll be her choice to take the risk. If she stays on his side, though? That might end up killing her too, in the end.

[Better for her to try and get out if she can.]

We can at least try to give her the option.

[graveflowers]

It's not a might, it will kill her. [ all the levity archer gave her for a brief moment is disappearing as she thinks about the past year, but she manages to maintain a calm mask (will save 26). if vi had to suffer through that any longer than she did... well, it's probably lucky no one really ever realized how close she'd been. ] I basically had to bribe Jade to get her to take hers off and even then she wasn't exactly jumping to get it out of her hands. It's gonna have to be Spike or Myri, someone she has a connection with.

[nothingsodivine]

Has it sank in for anyone else that this started out as a simple case and now we're gunnin' to stop the destruction of the world as we know it?

[he shakes his head, a pained chuckle escaping him. he's still overwhelmed by all these revelations.] 'Cause I'm kinda tickled about it, myself.

[slay]

Well, it hadn't.

[ thanks, asshole. ]