open ♔ shield base arrival // knights socialization

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bloody city - sam tinnesz

WHO || The Knights & agents of SHIELD
WHAT || The Knights arrive at the Las Vegas facility...
WHERE || SHIELD HQ (The Harbor), a desert location near Las Vegas, NV
WHEN || March 2018
HOW || Actionspam

The acting Heads of the Knighthood - Hasmed and Solace - have made a decision that is not easy for many. Given the terrible state of everything happening in America, they've decided to relocate operations entirely to the States, and have secured a facility vaguely near Las Vegas: agreeing to work alongside the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization to find a way to take down Blade. It is certainly possible, with the grim missions that lie before them, that many, or all, of the Knights may never return. Reactions to the announcement are certain to be strong, but it's time to choose what they will bring with them to their new life - and for some, to decide if it's a journey they can bring themselves to take.

Most of the facility is underground, and the Knights are each granted badges that will act as keycards to get them into the barracks area that has been sequestered for them in its own building (called the Enclave), as well as to access the other rooms that are open to their use. It is more or less similar to this, but scaled up in size to account for the larger numbers of people housed on base. There are separate buildings on the base compound for the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (The Sanctuary) and for those members of Hellsing (The Bulwark) who have relocated as well. The entire compound itself is referred to collectively as "The Harbor". Peter Fargason will continue to run training drills daily, attempting to mold the Knights into a more efficient combat unit, and Hasmed, Solace, Koraith, Dovan, and Lis'sa will continue to assign missions to members of the Knighthood, ostensibly aimed towards slowing the tide of monsters and evil doers heading to Los Angeles and protecting Shadowkind in America from the "war on Shadowkind" being waged by the American government, as non-humans are being rounded up as potential threats to the country. Hasmed and Solace have assumed joint leadership of the Knighthood, and appointed no Dragon's Claw to replace either the deceased Sir Bancroft or the now gone rogue Sir Chessing.

Gone is the eclectic decor of the castle rooms, replaced by a much more uniform look to each assigned barracks, which, unfortunately, sleep two to a room because of restraints on space. Feel free to sign up for a roommate on the thread on this post. In fact, everything here is much more polished, state of the art, and modern, which is a jarring change from the castle. How well people adjust may depend on quite a few factors... but for now, they are free to attempt settling in.

[ This is the social log for anything while the Knights relocate to Las Vegas ]

On this post:

Roommate Assignments
Roomie Sign-Up
Phil Coulson | Welcome
Skye | Tech support, Bulwark, Research, Apologies
Gwen | Enclave public areas, Training w/Hellsing, Wildcard
Kenzi | Enclave, Training, Wildcard
Darcy | Bio Engineering & Research, Wildcard
Avaleen | OTA
Sawyer | Enclave, Wildcard
Frankie | Hangar, Technology Room, Have a Beer, Wildcard
Topher | Technology Room, Wildcard
Malina | Scenarios
Rosario | Scenarios
Paige | Training w/Hellsing, the Track, Wildcard
Kali | Training, Elsewhere
Caroline | Training, Common Rooms
Andrew | Technology Room, Rec Room
Barry | Training Room, Various
Cora | Outside, Training, Hangar
Jane | Technology Room, Laboratory, Research, Training
Dimitri | Training
Bo | Training
Lois | Training Room, Common Areas, Various
David L. | Training Room, Various
Kate | Shooting Range, Rec Area
Sweets | In Session
Lila | Shooting Range, Kitchen, Rec Room, Outside
Rory | Training Sessions
Laurel | Various
Hasmed | Various
Toby | Kitchen, Outside
Sark | Training, Wildcard
Integra (w/Alucard) | Training
Edain | Various + closed to Ella
Carol | Training, Hangar, Rec Room
Deadpool | All your Base, Vegas baby!!
Cordelia | Rec Room
Jordan | Enclave various
Ward | Daily routine
Thea | Various
Riggs | Enclave
Jo | Lost
Tony | Sanctuary (w/Coulson), Enclave lab, various

Comments

~welcome~ | phil coulson | (ota).

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[ as people begin to arrive, they will be greeted in clumps by director phil coulson, who will go over the protocols of security, etc. with them and field any questions. he is a particularly mild-mannered man on the surface, with an almost entirely unassuming air and a habit of keeping a slightly pleasant smile on the edges of his lips, that makes him actually rather hard to read. ]

... You'll find your access cards will grant you entrance into any of the facilities you may need to use for personal training and recreation within the confines of this building, which we call the Enclave. S.H.I.E.L.D. will provide the Knights with access to resources on a requisition basis, facilitated through Lis'sa Trinall.

We hope to make this transition as smooth as possible, and our operatives have been instructed not to make any waves by interfering in Knights' business. To that end, we expect, of course, a mutual understanding and respect for areas sanctioned as S.H.I.E.L.D only on the base.

You'll be allowed to exit the compound when necessary, but are asked to exercise caution about being followed to the area. We have satellites monitoring the region, and ask each exiting Knight to carry a unique transponder that will identify them for what they are upon return. Failure to return with your transponder in place could result in a rather unfortunate situation for all of us, so I would ask you to exercise extreme caution in doing so.

We're looking forward to seeing what this partnership can do for both of our organizations. You're welcome to bring any problems that might arise to me directly.

Before I let you go claim rooms, does anyone have any questions?

[hacker]

Very official, A.C.

[ Skye's smirking as she says it. He must really be digging the Director gig -- she hasn't had a lot of time to see him in it personally, on account of being in England since shortly after SHIELD fell. But it seems to suit him, and honestly? Lil proud. Lil relieved. ]

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I practiced. [ is he joking? we just don't know. you can just imagine him with index cards in front of may, the toughest audience of them all ] This is a gamble, but I've got a good feeling.

How are they treating you?

[hacker]

Some better than others.

[ She tries to sound casual. ]

But that's the job. [ If she makes it sound like she wasn't prepared for the fallout, for feeling like Ward, then Dad will be disappointed; so here she is. There are, of course, SHIELD-specific matters she's inclined to question him on. She gives a look around the crowd and-- ] Can we talk in your office?

[forcevisions]

I do.

[ Rey's not usually one to be forthright about Knight business, but— ]

Where will our prisoner be staying?

[refurbished]

The Enclave isn't equipped with any holding cells that can house someone with Vane's... abilities. She'll be held in the Sanctuary, but your section heads have direct access to her at all times.

[forcevisions]

Thanks.

[ She looks gruff about it, but that's all the information she can get out of him. And this is a semi-public venue, so she's not gonna dig her heels in too hard on it. She mostly just wants to mind her own business.

She will, however, make an effort to seek Hasmed or Solace out soon thereafter to try and get access to Vane. ]

[gwenbloodycooper]

These unique transponders of yours. Can they be used to track people?

[ Gwen? Suspicious? Pfft...

Yes, yes she is but at least she's professional about it? (Diplomacy 29) ]

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That's kind of the idea. [ :) ]

[gwenbloodycooper]

And who exactly will have access to that then? [ The face she's making in her icon tbh. ] S.H.I.E.L.D.?

[tasings]

You owe me an iPod.

[ What? You were expecting anything else? Jane got her shit back, Darcy wants her iPod. ]

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Miss Lewis. [ he'd act surprised to see her, but big brother is very rarely surprised sry ] We don't keep much on base in the way of defunct tech, but in the interest of interagency relations, I'm sure something can be arranged.

[tasings]

[ Go ahead, Coulson. Mock the unpaid intern. ]

I mean if you're offering an upgrade, the iPhone X just came out.

[likeababyduck]

I do, actually. Hi. Dr. Lance Sweets, I'm the Knights in house psychologist.

[And he's friendly and affable and surprisingly young. It's kind of disarming but somewhat charming.]

I was wondering if there was somewhere ... private, where I'd be able to continue to hold sessions and not have to worry about other people listening in?

[Or ... being surveilled by security cameras and the like.]

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S.H.I.E.L.D. can arrange an office for you that won't compromise any confidentiality clauses, Dr. Sweets.

[bittersweeter]

[ if alex is here then lila is sure the answer is yes, but: ]

Is there a designated smoking area or do we need a transponder to engage in petty vice?

[ gotta be irritating and make eric regret her return. ]

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We prefer to keep our building carcinogen free. There's a designated shelter from the sand outside.

[daredtobelieve]

[Helen waits until most of her group has left. She steps up with a similar slight smile on her face, and holds out a hand.]

Dr. Helen Magnus. I wanted to thank you for your hospitality.

[And also pick your brain about some things but she's classy and will wait at least a little bit before diving in.]

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Phil Coulson. Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D., Dr. Magnus. [ he affords her a firm and truly polite handshake ] I'm afraid we had to stop short of leaving mints on the pillows, but we've done what we can.

[uncareful]

[ Even though she's standing right there, Maggie-May raises her hand. Can you raise a hand sarcastically? Cause that's how she does it. ]

Yeah, when you say "when necessary," who determines necessity? Is it like we have to get a hall pass from our supervising knight or section head or something?

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We trust the Knights to use their professional judgment, and assuming that you all value the security of this facility and your fellow assets as the rest of us. [ probably his first mistake ]

[bredinthebone]

[Maybe a couple days after her conversation with Peter, she tracks down Coulson when he happens to be passing through, and puts on her best "I'm totally looking to cooperate" smile.]

Director Coulson? I was wondering if you had a minute.

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Sir Harvey, isn't it? [ how does he know that? maybe don't ask ] Of course. In my office?

[keptbiting]

[ secret agent vibes, amy can appreciate them and strolls up with all her purposeful scottishness. ]

Oi, double-o. So I've lost this thing. Big and blue, looks like a police phone box, belongs to a fella called the Doctor. Hums when you touch her just so.

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[ there's a long beat for a second, the only thing to indicate that coulson seems actually surprised by this question ] I'm afraid I can't help you with that.




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