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

[tasings]

Exactly. Ya know. I'm kinda surprised they even want to team up with the Knights. Last time I checked S.H.I.E.L.D. was massive. [ Is this thing she's picking up important? Probably. She'll play with it anyway. ] Those Nazis must of done a real number on their ranks.

[ As they are prone to do. ]

[hyperverbose]

Everyone needs to be knocked down a peg once in awhile. [ look, he's very familiar with the concept ] That way, next time, they build a better peg.

[tasings]

Do we really want the shady government agency building better pegs?

[ She's just sayin'. ]

[hyperverbose]

Strictly speaking, they're not exactly government anymore.

[tasings]

Really? [ You have her attention Tony. Look, she'll even put that expensive looking piece of junk she was playing with down as she leans her elbows on the table. ]

Do tell?

[ In her defense? She didn't know anything about them back when they were government. They were just the douchebags that stole her iPod.

Oh and... Jane's research. That' should probably be noted as important too, she guesses. ]

[hyperverbose]

Considering they've been publicly disavowed by the U.S. Government? That's our first clue. Something, something, hidden Nazis in the nest.

[tasings]

Yeah but have they really or is it just... publicly cause... [ She whirls her finger around. ] Kinda screams Washington level deep pockets.

[hyperverbose]

Don't underestimate Phil's bake sale abilities.

[tasings]

Phil. [ Grinning. ] Sorry it's just... weird to think of him as having a first name. He's... [ Perform Coulson: 23... YW. ] Couslon.

[ This icon was the closest thing to a Coulson face she makes. ]

[hyperverbose]

[ flatly ]



Uncanny.

[tasings]

[ She visibly shudders in a way that makes her whole body roll. ]

Yeah... kinda creeped myself out just then.

[hyperverbose]

Better watch yourself or soon you're going to affect a pleasant monotone and a habit of getting overly excited by filling out forms.

[tasings]

I may even start ironing my pleats or invest in some high waist, loose fit jeans. [ Amused until... her eyes narrow. (Wis 19) ] You seem pretty familiar with him for a Knight.

[hyperverbose]

That's because I already knew the guy. On the other side of the Veil.

[tasings]

[ That was clearly not the answer that she was expecting and it's... written all over her very bad poker face. ]

I don't know which part boggles the mind more. Confirmation of the fact that the multiverse includes multiple versions of ourselves or just the fact that there's more than one Coulson.

[hyperverbose]

Sort of. [ even more cryptic tbh ] But that would be the point of it being a multiverse. Multi... multiples.

[tasings]

Multiple Earths, sure but people? [ She shudders all the way from her head to her feet. ] I like to think I'm the only me out there.

[hyperverbose]

If it helps, the other yous have likely made radically different choices. Career, relationships... maybe a goth phase.

[tasings]

Funny. Still sounds like you're talking about this me.

[ I refuse to believe Darcy didn't go through a Goth stage in High School. ]

What about Phil? [ She's going to start calling him Phil to his face and it will be your fault Tony. YW Phil. ] What was he like in your world?

[hyperverbose]

He was a good guy. [ emphasis on the was. slightly. ]

[tasings]

Bad... past tense? Or horrible?

[ There were really only two options, here. ]

[hyperverbose]

Let's just say his being here? Surprise of the good kind.

[tasings]

[ She gives a single deliberate nod, understanding enough (Wis 21) but choosing against pushing the subject further. ]

Did you have Heatless Passion as well or is it just this Universe that lucked out on the narcissistic rock gods?

[hyperverbose]

If we did, I was apparently not hip enough to know about it.

[tasings]

So distinctly possible then. [ That grin. ] Come on you made that way too easy.