briefing ♔ when the beacon breaks what then

[wynn]

♬ Disparate Youth - Sanctigold

WHO || Wynn, Anastacia O'Keefe, Faith O'Keefe, Alanna, Jordan Reeves, Jean Pierre Gadrout [Closed]
WHAT || Rescue Mission Briefing
WHERE || Knights HQ, the briefing room
WHEN || April 15th, shortly before 5pm [back dated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

Just as before, accessing the secret room where the Round Table is housed requires using the Knight's keycard to open the glass case beside the mural of the War in Heaven, located across from the ballroom entrance. Using the fire extinguisher as a lever to activate the "door" mechanism reveals the long torch-lit hall plastered in artwork depicting the Knight's history. The tenants of the Knighthood hang large and foreboding over the doors at the end of the hall, which stand open to reveal the brightly lit Round Table, and the majestic crystalline dragon statue presiding over it.

Come in, find a seat, meet your teammates if you haven't already. Anastacia and Faith are already here, and the former looks hella uncertain.

Comments

[trebond]

Oh, it's "should," then, is it? I'm reassured.

[ Despite her sour expression, she's very clearly resigned to this task. ]

[silvermaid]

That's probably the least of our worries. The Shadow plane belongs to Shar, one of the darkest goddesses of them all. If we attract too much attention to ourselves there, she'll know it.

[trebond]

And killing us for it would be a generous act on her part.

[ Sigh. ]

Very well. When do we leave?

[wishuponadjinn]

[While everyone's been talking JeanPierre has been watching everything with a very attentive eye, giving Wynn a once-over as he enters in obvious interest.

Jordan, on the other hand, has had his eyes closed, hands placed on either side of the table in front of him. His bands are barely visible above his shirtsleeves, but after a few moments a low, barely audible humming is heard originating from them. Frustration crosses his features, and as Alanna poses her question his eyes snap open, hands balling into fists atop the table.]

I can't feel her. I can't find where she is. [His voice is frustrated, but beneath that is a very clear note of worry.]

I can't tell if she's alive.

[moonheart]

Can you normally? [ faith looks over at him, interested and concerned. ] Sense her, or whatever?

[trebond]

What does it mean that you can't? Has something like that ever happened before?

[wishuponadjinn]

[His eyes snap to Faith for a moment, the look in them bordering on panic. He keeps his eyes locked on hers and after a moment he seems more anchored, less at risk of having a panic attack.]

Yeah, I've always been able to sense her presence, no matter where she is. All of my siblings and I can sense where the others are, any of Jareth's children have this ability. [he tears his gaze from Faith, addressing Alanna as his gaze sweeps to JeanPierre.]

I don't know what it means, that I can't feel her. I don't know if I'm simply being blocked, or if... But no, this hasn't happened before. From the day she was born I've always known where she was.

[wynn]

There's a chance that it doesn't mean the worst. That her position on another plane accounts for the severing of your connection - and that it can be resumed if you find yourself on the same plane as she once more. If so, you may be able to circumvent using a spell to find them, following Sir Reeves' connection instead, and avoiding drawing undue attention to yourselves.

[trebond]

Assuming that arriving on her plane alone isn't enough to draw her attention. So we know how to get in: how do we get all of them back out? Unless I'm too assume everyone on this missing team possesses magic.

[wynn]

Presuming another way out is not discovered while you are there, I can send along various artifacts that will grant the wielder certain spell-like abilities.

[trebond]

And we'll hope that's enough for the portal. [ Oh boy. She rubs a hand over the side of her face and nods. ] We'll do our best to find another way out, then.

[wynn]

None of this is ideal, I recognize. This mission is asking each of you to go far above and beyond any call of duty.

If anyone wishes to back out now, no one will think any the less of you for doing so.

[trebond]

Certainly not. If they're alive, I intend to recover them.

[ Though she looks around the rest of the table because she ain't speaking for anybody else, and it is quite the daunting task. ]

[moonheart]

Are you kidding? I'd go even if I had to go alone.

[heavensend]

We'll bring them back. I was their team leader... It's my fault they're there to begin.