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

[starprince]

[ he lets out a breathy but incredibly genuine short laugh at that, unable to really roll off of her because they're on a bench, it's not exactly super wide. so instead he's slumped against her for the moment, and finally raises his head to quip: ]

So, clearly, ten minutes, and we go again?

[morethanasidekick]

[ It's that bark of laughter that chases away any panic that might threaten to rise, her own body shaking gently beneath his with the breathless chuckle that follows. ]

What, are you kidding me? [A beat.] Make it fifteen... I need to get feeling back in my legs first.

[starprince]

We miiight want to consider getting pants on... before someone comes down to hit the mats.

Emphasis on consider.

[morethanasidekick]

[ She turns her head to actually look at him... and immediately regrets it because she's positive it's now burned into her memory. Exactly what he looks like after sex from the convenient position of being on top of her. It's distracting enough that confusion lines the corners of her eyes for a moment, until she shifts ever so slightly beneath him. The feel of sweaty skin sticking to the vinyl covered padding of the bench, wrenching her back to the reality of her current situation.

Yes, Kenzi. That did happen. ]

Pants. [ Oh god that did happen. ] Pants... [ Say something other than pants. ] Shoes... clothes. [ No, something else... ] I'm so very naked right now.

[starprince]

[ her panic seems to amuse him as he's got a stupid grin on his face now. but he will push up off from her, albeit reluctantly, taking a second to admire the view while she's still in said state ] Yes you are. [ he makes a satisfied 'mm' sound to follow that up. peter stahp. he'll at least turn that grin away from her eventually so he can find somewhere to throw that condom away, and start gathering his own clothes off the floor, tossing anything he picks up that isn't his her way ]

[morethanasidekick]

[ Oh no. She so failed a Will Save against that stupid ass grin of his, but is smart enough to know that's a terrible thing. (Wis 23). So she's just going to look up, as if that piece of hair sticking to her face is a fascinating thing and pretend she can't see the casual perusal of her body as he hums his approval in response.

She groans softly as he shifts and he'll probably never know how close she comes to pulling him back, even as her head is screaming at her to stop. That voice doesn't stop her gaze from wandering to his bare ass as he walks away, though, finally closing her eyes to the sight of him as if she can banish his swagger from her mind.

When her clothes start landing around her, she allows herself an audible groan, staring at the top he'd basically ripped off her and trying not to get stuck on how hot that had been. ]

Why does literally everything I own have buckles and laces...

[starprince]

Probably because it looks really frickin' hot. [ #expertassessment

he turns around, zipping up his pants, before beginning to pull his shirt back over his head, regrettably covering up those abs ] Sorry about the shirt.

[ as he yanks his own all the way down, he reconsiders that ] ... Ok, no I'm not.

[morethanasidekick]

[ Unf... Wait, no! Stop that!

She huffs, but even she can't quite mask that stupid smile that wants to push onto her lips. His words so distracting in fact, that any attempt to try and turn the scraps of material into something that might cover her up, fails miserably. (Wis 8 + Dex 6.)

Him, almost fully dressed and her still. Pretty much naked, seemed like the opportune moment to pick up her phone, Kenzi's fingers darting across her screen at lightning speed as she fires off a semi-panic induced text to Bo.

There was a lot she needed to try and unpack about this and sometimes it worked better if you just got to the point. ]

Trust me it was worth it... [ The words muttered under her breath but not inaudible.

Tossing her phone she at least manages to get to her feet, realizing that this must be how the pilgrims felt because dear god, she was going to be walking bow-legged for a week.]

You wouldn't happen to have a spare... anything? [ Her back to him now as she tries to wrestle herself back into her pants. ] I wasn't really planning to ah, flash my tatas to all of S.H.I.E.L.D. today.

[ Too late? ]

[starprince]

[ it's not like he wore his coat into the training room, so he will look around entirely uselessly ] I could go get you something.

I'm not sure anyone in S.H.I.E.L.D. would complain, for the record. But maybe there's some towels in the closet. [ he's gonna go look around and... come up empty lmfao ]

[morethanasidekick]

[ It's a moment when she'd really like to preen from the compliment but then, she's still topless in the training gym of a bunch of secret underground spy types... and her phone starts ringing. Because of course it does and she doesn't even need to check the caller ID to know it's Bo, she just very quickly cuts off that call because. Now?]

Uhh... [ She's going to turn around with as much pride as she can muster into her smol frame, with her hands currently cupping her breasts and her fly wide open and try to look like she's not the least bit worried. ]

It's cool. Just one more thing to tick off my bucket list, right? [ Still rocking a Bluff 40 despite that awful roll.

And if you think, she won't see this bluff through to completion? You're wrong. ]

[starprince]

[ he might be convinced she's not worried, but he still turns back towards her, taking a few (still swaggering) steps in her direction, before chuckling and pulling his shirt back off, holding it out ] Here.

[morethanasidekick]

[ Just because she was willing to see it through to completion... doesn't mean she's not going to have to fight really hard to keep the smile from touching her lips as he crosses the room to stand in front of her again. Her lips pressing together as her gaze meets his and she almost begrudgingly accepts his shirt. ]

Thank you. [ And because she just can't help herself... ] And you're welcome, to every woman you will pass in the next five minutes.

[starprince]

[ he clearly appreciates it, the smile stuck in place now ] I'll make sure to tell them where to direct their thank yous.

[morethanasidekick]

[ It takes barely a second to glean the meaning from his words and it's that same, idiotic grin from before. The one she's trying desperately to keep from her face and failing miserably.

As if to provide an adequate distraction, she pulls his shirt over her head. Flashing him in the process - you're welcome, Peter - until it's hanging rather comically from her frame. ]

It looks better on me anyway. [ Or maybe it's just that he looks better without it. Probably. ]

[starprince]

Not arguin' that point. [ he's gonna fold his arms, sizing her up ] Sounded like you had a call to take. Might be important.

[morethanasidekick]

[ Oh yeah. That. She'll just, smack her lips together and pretend like she didn't just totally text her bestie to say she had sex while you were still together. ]

Nope. Nothing pressing. Probably. Yep.

[ And with that spectacular crit fail it probably doesn't take Einstein to realize it was totally about the text she sent and it was very obviously about him/this.

Kill her now. ]

[starprince]

I don't know. Maybe you better call back right now to make sure. [ y'know, in front of him. His jackass (rather proud) grin is in full troll mode now ]

[morethanasidekick]

[ Because challenging Kenzi always ends so well.

For her...]

Really? [ Fuck you, Peter. ] You think? [ Fuck you so hard right now. ]

Sure... why not? [ And this is a thing, that is actually happening because Kenzi is too stubborn to back down.

See? This is her totally unfazed face, Peter Quill. Not a care in the world. (Bluff 50)

ring ring mothersuccah

Fuck her life. ]

[starprince]

[ he probably believes it, but he's still gonna be a troll about it, and his smirk widens as he waits to hear where this goes ]

[morethanasidekick]

[ Look at this bitch... ]

Bo - hey... [ Her voice too bright, Kenzi meeting Peter's smirk with a defiant gleam of her own.] Oh yeah, sorry about that... I was getting dressed.

[ Offering Peter a pointed look. ]

[succubestie]

Well, crap, Kenz. You're supposed to wait to text until you've at least gotten that far. I didn't think you meant thirty seconds ago!

[lol]

[starprince]

[ so far he behaves himself, but he's ~still listening~, casually leaning backwards against a training dummy now, crossing one ankle over the other ]

[morethanasidekick]

Oh, believe me... I know. [ Now, being the operative word. ] There was a slight... wardrobe malfunction?

[ Sure lets go with that. ]

[succubestie]

[With a glorious wisdom roll of 7, Bo sucks in a tiny breath.]

The condom didn't break, did it?

[morethanasidekick]

Noooo! [ Her voice raising in her rush to correct her on that.

And composing herself once more. ]

Not... that kind of malfunction, Bo.