london ♔ put me on a ship that is sinking

[wynn]

if rain is what you want - slipknot

WHO || The Knights.
WHAT || I'm sure it's nothing.
WHERE || Knights castle 
WHEN || April 18,2016
HOW || Actionspam

It's been a week since Sir Jeanne Gar was abducted by agents of the Church of the Lord's Humanity, despite the Knights' efforts to thwart the attempt.  Several of the younger Knights learned a harsh lesson as they watched the Mind Master shake even the seasoned Sir Hasmed, and turn some of their number on each other.   While Wynn has announced that they are determined to find a way to save Gar, it''s certainly obvious why he's hesitant to send agents out, after what the Mind Master alone has done to several Knights, including Finnick Odair, who may never be the same.  

A dark cloud hangs over the Knighthood, either way, dampening any enthusiasm won from their victory in finally taking down Dimitris Sarandis and two other notable members of the Shadow-hating Church led by Draken Crombe.

The sun is still up in the late evening, on this day, but there's a heaviness in the air.  

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[graveflowers]

[ the lawn is as much vi's domain as the garden, tbh, basically sticking a flag in the outdoors as a whole like this is mine. which lucia seems to be doing as well, in her own little way, rolling around in the dirt like she wants to be a small orange pig. ]

Mankoi, Lucia? I literally just bathed you. Lle tela? [ she shakes her head, throwing her hands up helplessly. ] Fucking babies. Y'all crazy. Look at this shit.

[witchwoman]

[Myri can't help but chuckle at her niece's antics. Shayla seems just as amused, letting out a gurgling laugh to encourage Lucia to continue as she grabs at a fistful of grass, clenching and releasing her chubby fingers, enjoying the texture.]

You say that as if it doesn't happen every time we bring them out here. [She shakes her head and bumps her shoulder gently against Vi's. It's a small distraction from the worry that's been hanging in the air, concern for their dear friend who has been taken.]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity is lying on her stomach in front of Lucia, watching her roll around with glee, before propping her chin up in one hand.]

And there are worse things she could be rolling around in. At least you know this stuff comes off. Eventually.

[bythedreadwolf]

[ While he's not with the women, Solas is not far away, stretched out comfortably beneath a spreading tree with one of the many books he's been immersed in of late. Occasionally he's glanced up to watch the children, finding amusement in their antics and their watchers' exasperation, close enough to overhear although the elf has mostly kept to himself so far. ]

buffy & rafael |

[slay]

[ In the training room, sweating and laughing, Buffy walks off the mat away from Rafael to grab the water bottle and the towel waiting for her on a bench. She takes a drink, then passes the water bottle over to Rafael to instead wipe sweat from her face. She turns her attention to her phone where it waits on her gym bag as it buzzes.

Dropping the towel, she swipes the device and straightens as she reads it, her brow furrowing at the incoming message from Felicity. For a moment, it simply won't process—the words are at odds with every possibility, as far as her mind is concerned, and it tries very hard to resist the conscious awareness of what must be truth. Slowly then, she lifts her gaze to the half-elf before her. ]

... The Mind Master's here. At the castle.

[romanticidal]

[ rafael is always winded as fuck after a session, so he's got that water bottle almost vertical over his head when ... she says that, and he nearly chokes. he lowers it, looking at her with bewildered eyes. ] ... What?

[slay]

They're in the driveway with Crombe. [ it all crashes in as it comes out aloud, and Buffy drops the phone back to her stuff, clapping Rafael on the shoulder and heading for the door in a rush. ] We have to go now.

[familybusiness]

[Meanwhile, Sam was on his way into the training room as all this starts going down, and while normally he would give her a wider berth considering their last conversation, not wanting to make things worse, he instead makes his way over, towel draped over his shoulder as he approaches them with furrowed brows.

Since he, ya know, caught that (listen 19).]

As in Draken Crombe?

[Just gonna fall into step next to them as he literally about faces as they're about to pass one another.]

dragon's light wing |

[graveflowers]

[ and suddenly, with an uncomfortable swoop in her stomach, they're in the dragon's light and vi's squinting at the lack of natural light, shaking her limbs out with discomfort. myri seriously needs to bop her around london so she can get used to that. anyway, that's not important.

what's important is that when myri releases her and she can step away she makes an unendingly frustrated noise. ]

Pompous motherfucker thinks he can say anything about honor. What the fuck is honorable about kidnapping innocent people? What the fuck is honorable about literally anything they do? What the fuck does he-- [ lucia squawks like MOM THAT'S MY EAR YOU'RE YELLING IN and vi cuts herself off, dropping her voice to normal levels. ] Like what the fuck.

[watcherjunior]

What?

[ Dawn drops the roll of tape she'd been fiddling with, her train of thought completely derailed by the sudden appearance of Vi and Myri and the kids. The small square of gauze she'd been trying to use on her arm hangs loosely, dangling and forgotten for now. ] What's going on?

[pathology]

[astrid had been sitting on the counter, skimming her phone and eating gummi bears. until ... vi and myri and the children crashed in??? ew, babies. oh right, concern.] You need to slow down. A lot.

[witchwoman]

[Myri looks like she's not sure if she wants to murder someone or throw up. Maybe both. But for now, she'll focus on filling in more people of the potential danger.]

The Mind Master is here. With Crombe. He says he wants to speak to Wynn, to negotiate. There's a high chance this is a trap of some sort.

DRAGON'S HOARD

[andblockbuster]

[As the group heads to the lab, Topher throws over his shoulder.] Just... don't get excited, 'cause even if we can track it, it's not like we can chase down their car or anything.

[because Gar.]

[allmydreams]

[She shakes her head as she makes her way in, grabbing a chair so she can sit next to him.]

I didn't think it was going to be an immediate thing. If they're auctioning him off, it means we have time. They're not going to offer him up to his enemies and then kill him before they can get to him.

[Yay for criminal logic.]

If the phone makes it all the way to where they're holding him and Gar, maybe we'll be able to stake it out and come up with a plan.

[andblockbuster]

Yeah, I just... don't wanna get anyone's hopes up. Or cause a bigger explosion.

[he's kinda burnt out on causing more pain by trying to help.]

[familybusiness]

It won't hurt to look. Whatever we find, we'll give to Wynn. He can do what he wants with it.

steve & cordelia

[recruited]

[ He doesn't have much to say after everything and right now he feels a little helpless. He watched a man get marched out to get sold off. It reminds him of the war. The good people caught in the German crosshairs. Makes his stomach flip. He steps away from the group to text Cordelia. ]

Are you busy?

[allaboutme]

just got done painting my nails. whats up?

[recruited]

the mind master and crombe dropped by the castle today.

Derek & Cora

[grumpypuppy]

[After his desk duty was finished, the thoughts about everything that had happened up front was swirling around in his head and he needed to find someone he could talk it out with that he really trusted. Which really only left one person, and mostly because she was family and he knew he could. That was what brought him to Cora's room, knocking on her door.]

Cora, are you there? It's Derek.

[impetere]

[Cora's eyebrows go up in surprise, because it's not often that Derek sought her out. She weighs the pros and cons for a moment, before responding.]

It's open.

[grumpypuppy]

[Derek will slip in, closing the door behind him.]

I'm not interrupting anything, am I?

[he was very cautious around her, not wanting to upset or hurt her again. she was the only one who got that kind of courtesy from him.]

buffy & fred |

[slay]

[ Buffy is already heading down the hallway for the round table room when Fred gets close to her. It seems evident, the closer he gets, that she knows he's there and simply ... doesn't stop walking despite that. Like she's not interested in talking, or something. ]

[nepotism]

[ well too bad, cuz boy got long legs. ] Buffy--

[slay]

I don't want platitudes, Fred. I want a plan. [ And there's only one person who can give that to her, one who wouldn't even look her in the eye. It may not be fair, but given his relation to Wynn, Fred is pretty much the last person she wants to have it out with right now when she'd rather be getting Wynn to actually meet her gaze and admit that he was glad Rafael sacrificed himself, that he was glad it wasn't his problem, his knights. ]