chapter five ♔ it'll be a day like this one when the sky falls down

[eldritchweaver]

the blues - switchfoot

WHO || The Knights
WHAT || Failboat returns from the disaster in LA as the Knighthood goes on lockdown
WHERE || The castle, London
WHEN || Directly after this, Fall 2017
HOW || Actionspam

Hasmed's announcement does not brook any rebuttal: all Knights are recalled to the Castle, where they must remain until the Section Heads and Jack Chessing have spoken about the events in Los Angeles that have left the Knighthood without their usual leader.  

The entire Los Angeles area is now covered with a dark miasma that has interfered with any signals that might be sent out from phones, etc., leaving the whole world wondering what exactly is happening down there.  Final images showed horrendous monsters, a panic of citizens, looting and violence from humans and Shadowkind alike.  

Hasmed has warned of extra magical wards on the castle, and anyone arriving will immediately take notice of one very prominent one: above the entire roof of the excessively large building hovers a black and red sigil in the air, a pentagram in a circle surrounded by runes or words in an unknown language, stretching for miles.  

[ This is the social log for post-LA lockdown.  Failboat must complete the top log before being allowed to tag outside of it. ]

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bea ♆ open

[perambulate]

[ it's been at least four or five years since bea's been back in the castle properly, bringing ro here a couple years ago to visit doesn't count, and she squints into the foyer as she takes everything in while rosario checks them in at the front desk. after giving ro a brief kiss, they part ways and bea drifts toward the labs. first stop after being called back is check with tia or lis'sa and if tia isn't at the london hq, she has to be around the lab somewhere, presumably. after teleporting her and ro all across creation she could use about fifteen snacks though so...

maybe she will redirect and pop in the kitchen first. there has to be someone's food in the fridge that isn't labeled. the crew in joburg learned to label everything down to individual salt packets, but most of these people won't know her so it's all fair game. which is how she comes upon someone's day old sushi and is eating that with her hands. heathen. ]

Oh this is good. [ her accent is a little british, a little south african, a little indian, like maybe she took a world tour of the british empire.

after that, and armed with a box of cheez-its and a packet of chocolate biscuits and a tumbler of ice water, she definitely moves to the lab, at least to find out whose room she and ro are stealing while they're hunkered down here. ]

[daredtobelieve]

[After her conversation/argument with Ashley, Helen goes to the labs to pretend to work and try to take her mind off of things. The sound of someone entering the lab (or maybe the sound of a box of cheezits being opened) grabs her attention. But it's a face Helen wasn't expecting to see.]

Beatrice? Is that you? [Her tears are long dried by now, but she still looks frayed at the edges, worn down- not that it's all that uncommon of a thing right now.]

[perambulate]

[ bea g e n t l y puts the cheez its down like there is nothing to see here, before she looks up, long mermaid hair bouncing across her shoulders. ]

Still with the full name, Helen? Always with the full name?

[ it's said with quiet teasing, small smile touching her features before she moves forward for a hug. always a hug. ]

[daredtobelieve]

[The hug is quite welcome, considering the time she's had lately.]

I'm an old woman, set in her ways. Besides, it's such a beautiful name. [She pulls back from the hug to get a look at her.]

I take it the both of you are here, then? Safe and sound?

[perambulate]

[ bea's mom died before she found the knights, helen was a welcome comfort at the time. she still is, if indicated by the way bea sinks into the embrace. helen never once looked at her differently for her nereid ancestry. ]

Yeah, Ro's headed to the Light wing probably, you know how she is.

[daredtobelieve]

It's good to have you two here. Despite the circumstances. You might find that some things have changed-- but it seems you remember where the kitchen is, at least.

[perambulate]

Teleporting is exhausting, I have to know where the food is.

[ she's gotten the trip from joburg to london down to four hops and a car ride to the castle, but she's usually sleeping during the car ride. she's gained a sixth sense for food. ]

It's not my fault people don't label their things.

[daredtobelieve]

If you ever have trouble finding enough to eat, let me know. [She spends too much time in her office to not keep a stash of snacks.]

...And if you're ever bored, you could do me a favor and check in on someone who is a bit like you. [Teleport friends??] My daughter, Ashley. She's angry with me at the moment, but her ability to teleport is still a rather new development, comparatively.

[perambulate]

You wants me to speak to your daughter, who is cross with you? [ her eyebrows creep up. that seems ill-advised. ]

post-solace announcement }

[nonconfrontational]

[Well. That was certainly a thing.

Bea and Ro are sitting on Bea's bed, watching the entire thing unfold and as it does, her hand comes up to cover her mouth trying to process all of this, all of her friends being turned into an army.

She's not a knight, she knows she doesn't have to stay, but she also doesn't want to leave Bea either.]

Well. That is ...

[perambulate]

Yeah. That is. [ bea agrees, mouth curving down into a frown. ] That isn't exactly what I thought we'd be coming back to when I dragged you along, mi vida.

[nonconfrontational]

[She glances over before shaking her head, letting one hand rest comfortably on her shoulder as a form of reassurance.]

You couldn't have known. In a lot of ways it's good. I'd rather be here where I can help than worrying about you in Johannesburg.

[perambulate]

On the other hand, I've rather you be safe in Joburg trying to smuggle food into the shantytowns.

[nonconfrontational]

Well, this time I win.

[Her tone would normally be slightly teasing for something like this, but this is too serious for that. As glib as the statement may be, she's still serious enough.]

This place usually needs all the clerics it can get, and if you're going to go down we're going down together. That's the deal.

[perambulate]

[ bea flops back on the bed, staring at the ceiling in defeat. she gives in, she'd already given in, she knew already that rosario wasn't going to go back alone and return to what she was doing like nothing happened.

that isn't in her nature, that's why bea loves her. ]

Can you believe Titanic was twenty years ago?

[nonconfrontational]

[She smiles softly at that, before leaning back and lying down next to her, reaching for Bea's hand and lacing their fingers together.]

If only DiCaprio had aged as well as Kate Winslet did.

[perambulate]

God, she's beautiful.

[ OFF TOPIC, BEATRICE. ]

Are you sure you don't want to go back? I'll marry you, we can have a honeymoon, very far away. Antarctica!

[telekinection]

[ post secret meeting that she totally wasn't at, tia will run into her finally. her eyebrows raise in recognition and surprise. ] Bea?

[perambulate]

The one and only. [ her hands full of food spread wide like dear god hope you weren't expecting any better from me. ] Hello, Tia.

Why the tone of surprise, did y'not think I'd come back when called?

[telekinect]

Honestly? I keep forgetting about all the new faces showing up. There's... a lot going on.

[perambulate]

Yeah, I can see that. I wouldn't have been surprised if you walked into a wall.

[ because she's distracted, that is. not because the wall was talking shit. ]

How are you... feeling... about all this?

[ hasmed and solace announcing themselves dragon's claws out of the blue, bea and tia joined around the same time, she knows all about the dragon's claw before jack. it feels weird okay. ]

[telekinect]

Harried. Let's stick to that.

[perambulate]

That's fair. Not everyday you witness a coup.

[ actually bea has seen one, but like, she gets around. ]

[telekinect]

Coup is a strong word. We did put it to a vote.

It's not the result I wanted, but--

[ she sighs, aggravated by all sides of the situation, clearly ] I hope to God we don't have to deal with this long.

[perambulate]

[ a bloodless coup then.

bea looks at tia, frown scrunching her face. ] Can you sense him, at all? If I got you to LA.

[ bea's forte is not telepathy. ]