open ♔ shield base arrival // knights socialization

[refurbished]

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

[gwenbloodycooper]

[ She should be offering some reassurance now, saying the things she's supposed to say to help keep people calm but it's hard when Cordelia so easily voices the very concern that keeps her up at night. How do you tell somebody they won't let that happen when she's not convinced they could stop it if they wanted to... ]

If it ever came to that... we'll make them regret the day they ever met the Knights of the Silver Dragon.

[ Maybe she couldn't promise to prevent it, but she could damn well swear to make them pay if they did.

It was just a question of which 'they', it might be. ]

[allaboutme]

Well, yeah. We have, like, several people who can't die, or whatever. One of them is basically Edward Scissorhands. They really don't want to mess with any of this.

[gwenbloodycooper]

[ She might contain her life, but her grin is still wide. Teeth flashing as amusement sparkles in her eyes. ]

God, we really are terrifying when you think about it.

[ And why yes, there is more than a hint of pride in her voice as she says it. ]

[allaboutme]

And Hellsing's got that creepy vampire guy. I'm pretty sure they know what they'd be starting if they screwed with all of us.

[gwenbloodycooper]

[ Her smile fades a little at that, Gwen's head bobbing to one side. ]

Well. [ She's not about to admit to Cordelia that if it came to it? She wasn't sure she counted Hellsing as 'their side' of things. ]

If all else fails... We can always let Melly loose in the canteen and enjoy the show.

[allaboutme]

Except that they'd probably just put her down. They strike me as the shoot first, questions later type.

[gwenbloodycooper]

I'm sure they'd ask nicely first... [Drier than the Sahara tbh.] I suspect questions are considered optional when they can make up whatever answers suit their narrative.

[allaboutme]

Is there something you know about these people that the rest of us don't?

[gwenbloodycooper]

S.H.I.E.L.D.? No... not really. [ Just her own feelings on what she's seen so far. ] Government agencies in general? I'd like to be proven wrong but, they all seem to follow the same script.

[allaboutme]

I mean, all I'm really that familiar with is the IRS, and they're definitely the worst kind of evil.

[gwenbloodycooper]

[ Just. Bless... A chuckle escaping as the laughter reaches her eyes. ]

Promise me something, will you? [ Still smiling wide. ] Don't ever change.

[allaboutme]

Don't worry. Stubbornness is a family trait.

[gwenbloodycooper]

Good. I expect you'll need that to get through more of these group torture sessions.

[allaboutme]

It's gotten me this far.

[gwenbloodycooper]

Will it get you through the rest of this one?

[allaboutme]

Survey says a strong 'maybe'.

[gwenbloodycooper]

[ Still struggling to conceal her amusement. ]

Want me to cover for you?

[ Is now a time to point out that these training sessions are purely optional? Probably, but nah. ]

[allaboutme]

If you want to be my actual hero.

[gwenbloodycooper]

I'd look rubbish in a cape but I think I can manage that much.

[allaboutme]

I will owe you big time.