nyc ♔ the devil has my ear today

[dragonsclaw]

♬ Broken Glass - The Blank Theory

WHO || Failboat and more... [closed]
WHAT || The Knights move on a warehouse in NYC to try and save Jeanne Gar & Rafael Giovanni
WHERE || New York City, New York
WHEN || Summer 2016
HOW || Actionspam or prose

The plan has been set, and the Knights are on their way to New York City once again - this time with the desperate hope fueling them that they can save two of their own, instead of simply endangering them further.  Jack and Buffy have greater stakes in this than anyone - as it is Jack's fiancee, Gar and the love of Buffy's life, Rafael, who are currently in the grip of the vile villains that have plagued them for the last four years.  Knowing fully well the risks that are inherent in potentially facing down the dangerous Mind Master, who shattered Myri's life in an instant by breaking Finnick Odair's psyche, their plan is to divide and search the warehouse as quickly as possible - knowing that every second counts, when an alerted team of bad guys could take the lives of their captured friends.  

It's an unparalleled gamble, but may be their only opportunity before Rafael and/or Gar are moved from the facility.  To that end, they converge at a nearby hotel...

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flight threads

[dragonsclaw]

[ any and all flight conversations can go here! flight time is 7.5 hours ]

myri | ota

[witchwoman]

[Myri is quiet and reserved for most of the flight, keeping to herself, and looking out the window of the plane. Going after the Mind Master has her in a place of extremely mixed emotion. On one hand, she wants revenge, but on the other, she's terrified of leaving Shayla without a mother.

So she sits and she thinks. And in her hands, she worries at a piece of shoelace, practicing a few simple knots that Finnick taught her back when things made so much more sense.]

[slay]

[ She knows those knots.

Myri picked up the habit early, but it's still hard not to think about him when she sees them. Buffy sighs as she settles into the seat beside Myri, who's just about one of the only people here she actually wants to have a conversation with right now. Myri understands what she's going through in a way the others don't. ]

You're thinking about him too, huh?

[witchwoman]

[Her hands still when Buffy speaks, the daze she was in broken by the interruption. It isn't unwelcome, though. A weary smile flickers across her features as her fingers curl around the shoelace.]

It's impossible not to sometimes.

[slay]

[ Sometimes, Buffy wonders how much of it was Finnick and how much of it was the Mind Master; had there been something there that she just brought out? Other times, she wonders if he can come back from it—if once they take her down, it'll break some kind of lasting spell that's just lingering over him. She likes those thoughts better.

She turns away from Myri to stare down the aisle, shifting in her seat as she realizes the well of conversation can only darken from here. ]

I hate knowing she's still out there.

[witchwoman]

[Her hands clench the shoelace a little tighter at the mention of her.]

I do too. I don't know if I'll ever feel safe until I know she's no longer a threat.

[For Myri, the Mind Master is the ultimate threat. It would be near impossible to convince her otherwise.]

[allmydreams]

[Restless energy doesn't really do Felicity any good, so eventually she'll get up to wander the cabin for a drink, passing Myri's seat as she does. When she sees the knots in hand, she wonders if she should say anything, knowing how close to home this all is for her, but she also figures if nothing else, Myri can tell her to go away and she won't take it personally.

So she makes her way closer and gives her a small smile.]

Hey, you.

[witchwoman]

[Myri manages a little smile when she glances up at Felicity.]

Hello. Stretching your legs?

[allmydreams]

[She nods.]

I've always got a lot of restless energy before a mission. Helps to move around a bit.

[witchwoman]

Is it helping? [She's feeling something similar so she's just curious if something, anything works.]

[littledhampir]

[At some point during the flight, Rose emerges from her little corner of the plane. Dropping into the seat nearest to Myri. Not speaking at first but instead watching as she knots the laces with her fingers.]

So if we run into trouble, I'll hold them and you can tie them up.

[The attempt at lightness, lacking any real enthusiasm but it sounded better to Rose than the questions she knew were too stupid to ask; 'Are you okay' - 'Whats on your mind'.]

[witchwoman]

[Looking up, Myri manages a small laugh and shakes her head.]

I'm not so sure if I'm quick enough for that. But it's good to have options.

[littledhampir]

I mean if it helps I'll be happy to knock them out first. Then all we'd need is Alainn and her magic vault.

[witchwoman]

I just hope I won't hold you back. [She's not exactly the quickest or best fighter.]

spike | ota

[bigbad]

[Spike is, as usual, availing himself of the flight liquor cabinet and wishing desperately for a cigarette. For the most part, he has headphones in as he listens to bands that are definitely screamy and either reading Howl by Allen Ginsberg or sleeping with it on his face. Bother at your own risk.]

[postergirl]

[ the book is plucked off his face, the sudden light probably waking him easily as dumage turns it over to examine the cover ] And what is this, exactly?

[bigbad]

[He squints up at her, blinking himself awake.]

...a book?

[postergirl]

Trying to distract yourself from the inevitable, darling?

[littledhampir]

[There is absolutely nothing about the way Spike is sitting that suggests he wants to be bothered right now and while Rose usually ignores all those visual cues, she doesn't immediately go over to bother him. Keeping to her own corner while throwing the occasional look in his direction as the hours tick by.

It's more than half the flight before she finally moves over and takes up the seat next to him. No words. Just a hand extended, holding out a couple of bottles that she'd snagged from the liquor cabinet on the plane.]

[bigbad]

[He eyes her for a moment, then takes the bottles.]

...lot more of these available with Archer and Finnick gone.

[littledhampir]

[A dry huff of a chuckle passes her lips, not quite reaching her eyes.]

Wonder what the Castle bars are looking like right now, then.

steve | ota

[recruited]

[ He knows there's too much at stake here. Too many variables and moving parts. It makes him uneasy. He oddly enough has no problem with Wynn approves lethal force. The only reason he had a problem before was that they had no way of knowing if the men they took out were just doing their jobs. This is different. These are evil people doing evil things. He's taken a lot of lives in the war. He just has to remember what he's fighting for.

It Steve isn't asleep then he's back to doing the one thing that keeps his mind at peace. He's sketching something or someone with his shield at his feet. ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity would normally try to claim a pair of seats for herself for a long flight like this, but those pre-mission nerves are also prominent today and since Vi isn't here to help diffuse some of it, that's going to get transferred to Steve instead.

Sorry, Steve. Or you're welcome? Depends how you're feeling.]

Hey, team buddy.

[recruited]

[ Steve is looking down at his sketch pad when Felicity joins him. He looks up and offers her a small smile. ] Team buddy huh? [ He nods slowly and puts his pencil down. ] How're you doing?

[allmydreams]

[She gives a small shrug.]

Feeling a little restless, but that's par for the course at the start of a mission. How about you?