closed ♔ and when we collide | we'll see what gets left over

[dragonsclaw]

WHO || Failboat [closed]
WHAT || After the announcement, Jack calls a meeting
WHERE || Thomas Bancroft's room, the Castle
WHEN || 8am, the day after LA
HOW || Actionspam or prose

Solace's announcement makes the situation unfortunately plain - those who have worked to stop Blade and company for the last five years have been side-lined, and will be until this ends, one way or another.  Jack has sent out a secret communication to all members of the team, asking them to gather in Thomas Bancroft's old room, which has stood empty since his death, and is usually locked.

When they make their way there before 8am, however, they will find the door unlatched.  Jack is already inside, with Gar seated near him, one hand on his arm.  Kat leans against the wall behind Fred, who is seated in a chair.  Her arms are folded, and she's grinding her teeth back and forth.

Comments

[graveflowers]

Is that where Charming disappeared to? [ LOOK she's still... wondering. ]

[dragonsclaw]

The number of people who know of this location's existence is... extremely limited. What's more, there is no way to contact the outside world, even if I had any reason to believe someone would. Rather, I trust the man who runs the facility entirely to be our ally.

The sanctuary is located in a remote mountain region of Russia, overlooking a small village called Krozna. Its disconnect from modern society and distant location from civilization have made it a haven for some Shadowkind who are too inhuman looking to live without facing prejudice, or who simply prefer a simpler life free of technology.

[ he looks to vi ] That is where David Charming has spent the last few years, yes. As well as the place Finnick disappeared to until now.

[klep]

[Oh well, this is all very interesting but:]

Who runs the facility?

[Just ... out of curiosity.]

[chessing]

A Knight named Mikhail Kalachnik, a member of the Dragon's Hide. He has been there for a number of years, having taken the position by choice.

I have known him quite some time. He is a very good man, and one I trust completely.

[familybusiness]

[This is all well and good, but...]

So the place is cut off physically and technologically, right? And that's what you say keeps it from being noticed, why it's safe?

[Which begs the question.]

What about magically? Is the place warded at all? And if it is, then how extensively?

[witchwoman]

[Myri turns to Finnick first, searching his face for any sign of distress. She figures if it's a terrible place, he'd be the one to know. But she shifts her gaze and directs her question to Jack.]

This place is full of knights who are a danger to those around them? [Her arm around Shayla tightens a little.] I thought you said it would be safe for the children.

[65]

[finnick nods from the acknowledgment from jack, but is otherwise more than happy to let him keep fielding the questions. he's not up to being the spotlight for interrogation hour. but he will try to reassure myri:]

Everyone keeps to themselves for the most part. They wouldn't — I think the children will be safe.

[chessing]

There are families in the village nearby as well. Most of these Knights have been there for long years, on a road to recovery. But if you do not feel safe, you are welcome to stay in the village. To my knowledge, there has never been an incident of any harm befalling another there. Sir Kalachnik can tell you for certain, if you still have doubts.

[ he looks to sam ] The location itself is under wards, yes.

[slay]

Alright, so they're safe for the kiddos. But ... is the Mountain Range of Misfit Matroshka Dolls really the ideal place for us to be recruiting for a battle like this? Remote might mean safe, but it also sounds wicked cut off from any kind of meaningful intel. How is going here supposed to help us get Rafael? Or stop whatever the hell Blade just ascended to?

It feels less like regrouping and more like hiding.

[rationalizes]

[ it's gar who speaks up to answer ]

Our enemies have already made it clear that they intend to come after us until we learn to stop antagonizing them - something we certainly do not intend to do. We need to protect the team, need a place where we can focus on getting stronger, plan our attacks, and retreat once we've executed them. The truth is that at this moment, I don't believe we're strong enough to face Blade. We're all here because we disagreed with Hasmed and Solace's method of going directly to war with him. We need to play this smart, and the truth is that if we were somewhere with accessible technology, whatever we searched for or accessed would leave a trail.

1/2

[shootfirst]

[ well, kat looks fully disturbed by the idea of leaving her millennial paradise ]

I think what she means is like... how are we going to know what's even going on out in the world? Won't we need to be in touch with everything to like... make our plans?

2/2

[rationalizes]

That's where we'll need you and Alainn, actually. I've been researching spells on the internet all night - I found one that I think you could both do. It's a... a signal boost, of sorts. We have a television on the plane, and a radio as well. You should be able to use magic to summon any stations we want for a short time each day.

Re: 2/2

[attollores]

[her ears practically perk at the mention of new spells. She loves new spells.

She clears her throat, speaking up for the first time since the garage.]

Aye, I've heard of a spell like that. Never thought I'd need it, but it's a great idea Gar. We can get to work on it as soon as we land.

[she nods to Kat in reassurance, giving the other mage a smile.]

[nosdacariad]

Plus, it's not like we're going there to stay forever. It's a base of operations.

[nepotism]

Uh... guys. [ fred says, suddenly pointing up at the tv in the corner. ] Maybe someone should turn that up.

[ dean frowns at the screen before going to do just that ]

[klep]

[Felicity follows his line of sight to the TV and as he speaks her eyes just ... close as she covers her face with her hands.]

Oh, fuck.

[shootfirst]

Don't we have enough to deal with without adding Nazi Germany to the list?!

[graveflowers]

[ vi hugs her baby to her chest. her VERY ORANGE OBV NOT FULLY HUMAN BABY. ]

What the fuck.

[slay]

[ buffy, who has been Too Busy to follow politics — ]

... Is that the guy from The Apprentice? He can't do that. Who gave him the right to go around making laws and stuff?

[likedillinger]

... You've been living in England, not on Mars. [ judging u buffy ] Looks like they're gunning for a new Civil War.

[littledhampir]

He's giving Blade exactly what he wants... [More quietly angry than disturbed, for the moment.] He'll get his own army of Shadowkind out of this and he won't even have to try.

[Oh and cause shit doesn't happen unless it gets noted here, yeah Rose totally left her phone back at the castle. Lbr she was happy to be rid of that thing.]

[65]

Blade probably knew this would happen when he did what he did.

[speaking not as someone who knows any fuckin thing about trump but as someone who knows how strategy works...]

[nosdacariad]

That, and these 'rising Shadowkind attacks' he's talking about probably had to do with Blade's subliminal message concert tour, honestly.

[slay]

Even if we stop Blade, now, by some miracle ... At this rate, we might be mopping up his mess for the next century.

[rationalizes]

It certainly won't be an... an overnight fix, yes. But it's still better than a world run by Blade.

[ she looks around at them all ] The stakes are only higher.