SEOUL ♔ NOW THE SUN IS UP AND I'M GOING BLIND

[hacker]

delilah - florence + the machine

WHO || Anastasia, Jeanne, Doyle, Skye, Ward, Abbie
WHAT || The Knights are assigned to protect South Korea's President-Elect from assassination attempts.
WHERE || Seoul, South Korea
WHEN || End of April, 2016
HOW || Actionspam

Four days after the briefing, President Kim sends a plane for the team of Knights dispatched by Wynn, and their flight to Seoul—what could have been a grueling 12-hour affair—is spent in the most comfort that can be afforded by a highly regarded politician. The seats are roomy, the staff is attentive, and no one shouts at them to return to their seats.

They're put up in a hotel near the Blue House, the seat of the executive powers of South Korea, where the President-Elect has asked to meet them to go over the security plans for the inauguration.

Comments

[hacker]

[ "There are those who have a ..." She tries for the English word, purses her lips for a moment as she searches. "Bad image of drow in particular. It is hard to tell by looking at me that my mother comes from them. But those who know this about me with certainty and who have particular notions of drow ... I have seen on the Internet; they think I want to make Korea into a new Underdark."

She sits back, huffing out a breath and scowling with a frustration that breaks through some of her measured control. "It is crazy. I have never been to the Underdark! But that is what they think of me." ]

[scorekeeper]

[ Doyle returned the smile, and remained standing. He nodded as the president elect explained.]

People are like that when they don't understand, love, that's probably not going to change least not till your into your term a bit. [ he offered with a sympathetic look. Being part demon, he got that feeling.]

[hacker]

[ She nods, albeit reluctantly.

"There are some whose minds I'm sure will never change, but all we can do is hope enough will. I hope that I can use this office as a tool to make great strides." ]

[arretez]

Hope is the best you can do and the best you can give your people.

[hacker]

[ Kim smiles, nodding with earnest as though she feels that Jeanne has finally understood something that she's tried to convey for some time. "It's the most important thing, certainly. Without hope, there would be no change." ]

[scorekeeper]

[ Doyle nodded, he agreed hope was the best thing to have in these times. ]

Change never comes easy, but the hopes there. Least I think so.

[hacker]

[ Kim nodded, as if grateful for the understanding, then got to her feet.

"I have a meeting in an hour across the city. If you would like, you are welcome to come with me, but I do ask that you remain outside, as the information to be discussed is ... unfortunately classified." She gestured to the door. "Otherwise, you are welcome to join your friends." ]

[scorekeeper]

I'll go, I'll wait out side. No problem.

[arretez]

I would like to go as well, if it's all the same.

[hacker]

[ Kim smiles and says, "I'm pleased to hear that." She moved to grab her purse from behind her desk. "Follow me." Then, she led them out of the conference room and down the long hallways of the Blue House to the front where a car waited for them with the South Korean flag posted on the hood. ]

[scorekeeper]

No problem at all, it's what were here for.

[ He moved to follow along once she started out.]

[arretez]

[ weeeee. jeanne waits for the president-elect to get in and motions for doyle to get in next before she takes up the rear and climbs into the car. ]

[hacker]

[ Kim climbs in, the car starts moving, and she takes a break from flipping through some kind of report that she's had handed to her to look up at them on the long drive.

"Tell me about how you came to the Karthur Institute. I'm not sure if Wynn shared with you, but your organization was instrumental to settling my family in this realm when they came through the Veil. Now it seems I'm fated to be further in his debt; I can only hope that sharing his fight is one way to pay it." ]

[scorekeeper]

Sadly, theres not much o' a story for me. I was picked up along the way. I'm a little more than meets the eye, you could say.

[ Talking with Lorne had helped ease some of his self hatred at what he was.]

I didn't know that, it's pretty interestin' to know. Though I can't speak for anyone else but I'd say what your doin' here now is a damn good thing. Wynn seems the type to approve.

[arretez]

I've been with the Knights for quite some time. [ jeanne, u look 19. ] A mutual friend introduced me to the cause and I found it resonated deeply with me.

[hacker]

[ Kim's laugh is not musical, instead almost grating. "Yes, that sounds like the organization as I remember it. It's been a long time since I had anything to do with them." As a Shadowkind, Jeanne's statement doesn't seem to unnerve her. She's probably been 19 for a long time. ]

[arretez]

Honestly, I think Wynn prefers it that way. I don't think any of us enjoy the idea of repeat customers as it were.

[scorekeeper]

Makes sense t' me. The less we see one another the safer it must be.

[hacker]

[ "It's always been my hope that in some small way, what I do here can make your work a little easier. That if we can legitimize shadowkind's rights globally, there won't be any need to protect them in the shadows. You must think that sounds naive." ]

[arretez]

No. Hope is not naive. [ jeanne leans forward, reaching out to cover one of the president-elect's hands with her own small one, cool and soothing, the scent of lavender touching the air. ] Progress is not naive and your country is lucky to have one who will live long enough to speak the truth until it becomes universal.

[hacker]

[ She startles, but does not draw her hand back. Instead, she clasps it with Jeanne's, heartened by her earnest.

"I'm relieved that Wynn has sent knights who understand truly how momentous this is. Not just for Korea, but for the world." ]

[scorekeeper]

[ Doyle started looking around confused. Was there an air freshener around somewhere? ]

If anyone understands how important this is, it's the boss. Baby steps, Korea today, the world tomorrow.