knightsoflegend | slovechnia ♔ hey little sister what have you done

WHO || Failboat, Dimitris Sarandis, Amanda Moulet, invited wedding guests, and more [closed]
WHAT || The Knights head to Slovechnia to interrupt Dimitris' wedding to Dumage's sister
WHERE || Flight from London to Slovechnia; Slovechnia
WHEN || Sometime in February
HOW || Actionspam or prose

The morning after, the Knights board a plane at their private airfield, and begin the couple hour flight to the country of Slovechnia. Wynn has laid out a plan for them as such, leaving Sir Gar in charge of seeing it executed: they are to send in a few Knights to infiltrate the wedding, while others steal an ambulance from a local hospital. Using magic to make Sarandis think he's having a heart attack during the ceremony, they will intercept the outgoing call to the paramedics, and pose as them to take him out of there and straight to a private airfield to meet with Wynn. They're all aware, however, of just how smoothly their plans tend to go where these villains are involved - especially if the Mind Master shows up.

Either way, it promises to be an interesting day...

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No, no, it's not that. I just wanted to see how you were doing. [ she almost leaves it at that but then.

but then. ]

Like when Luthir died everyone avoided me 'cause, I dunno, they probably thought I needed space or something and I was a depressed cow so I was probably crappy company to begin with, but that was actually the complete opposite of what I wanted? And I know your dad died a while ago but it doesn't seem like the sort of thing that ever goes away and I just wanted to, I guess... check. That you're okay. Because this doesn't seem like the sort of thing that's easy.

I appreciate it. [ she smiles warmly at her, tucking hair behind her ear and glancing up the aisle towards wynn, before sliding into the seat beside her ] I'm still angry. I'm not certain that'll ever go away entirely, but I don't think it has to.

One of those things that drives you? [ there's curiosity tucked into the concern. if tia can survive and flourish and keep fighting even after that loss...

so will lucia, right? ]

Maybe it doesn't sound like the best thing, but I think part of what we do has to involve anger. We're in the middle of an unjust world. We're all angry. Maybe we deny it because it's one of those emotions that gets a bad wrap, but it's no more dangerous than any other, if you understand how to balance it.

I'm not the best at balancing emotions on a good day. I'm not even sure what I run on, guilt still, probably. [ she laughs and while there is a touch of bitterness, it's mostly in jest. ] Which I've already proven is incredibly dangerous.

I think it's a mistake for us to feel like we're not allowed to feel or process things. Maybe it's because I'm a mindreader and I see how impossible that really is for people.

It's not natural, trying to pretend we don't have that side.

It's totally impossible for me. I mean, right now, everything is sort of... less. I dunno, it's hard to explain. But most of the time, nine months out of the year, I feel everything. I'm so good at feeling. Less so with the processing.

At least spring seems to be coming early. Or does that not make a difference?

It does. Or maybe I just think it does and it's like a placebo effect. It wasn't an incredibly bad winter this year either. I lost one of my coping mechanisms, but I found another. [ not being able to visit lazarus still stung, but her growing friendship with buffy helped and channeling her energy into teaching lucia (and rey) how to swim helped keep her present. the closest thing to a real tether since luthir died and finnick left, keeping her a buoy bobbing on the choppy water instead of a balloon floating away. those idle thoughts sober her. ] It's hard not to miss him during this sort of thing. I've had more time without him then I did with and I'm still not used to it.

I'm sorry, Vi. I know it's not the same, but I do know what it's like to... have someone you love stolen from you.

[ she nods, chewing on her lip in an obvious effort to not cry, a mental tug of war to rein it in. ]

Yeah. [ after a moment, realizing that sounded incredibly dismissive, ] Thanks, Tia. Would you mind... can I ask you a personal question?

Of course.

[ her eyes drift to buffy for a moment, thinking back to their conversation. buffy called her self-sacrificing and vi couldn't deny it. she doesn't want to be a martyr, she never has, but she also knows that if it was between her and someone else, she wouldn't pick herself. what does that make her? ]

Do you ever resent your dad? For choosing this life.

Honestly?

Yes. I went through phases where I did. Where I thought he only did it because of his father. That's part of why I left in the first place. I didn't want to keep perpetuating this cycle, thought-- I don't know.

But in the end, it was partly about me being afraid I would never live up to him. And that came from a place of being proud of him. Of learning to recognize why he did what he did, and how it was the right thing to do.

[ it's obvious vi's listening with rapt attention, even if her eyes drift away from tia. she could handle lucia hating her, but she doesn't want her to resent luthir for not being here after he fought until the last breath just so she would have a chance to live. ]

For what it's worth, you should definitely be proud of you, too. Not even for being here, but for doing literally anything after going through that.

You too, you know.

Thanks. I'll try to keep that in mind, success to be determined. I made myself a star chart so I get to give myself a sticker every day I get out of bed. It was actually wildly successful, I'm like a five year old. I'll do anything for stickers.

I have a bunch of extra ones if you want them. Leftovers from teaching kindergarten.

[ vi points at her like ] You... you are doing god's work.

[ so yes please. ]

Just remind me when we get back home.

No problemo.

[ she gives her a wink as she gets up ] Deal.

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