new orleans ♔ sing like it's going to be your last day

[romanticidal]

♬ Happy Birthday Song - Andrew Bird

WHO || Thomas, Jack, Gar, Kat, Dumage, Mark, Myri, Buffy, Finnick, Spike, Rafael, Des, Elena [Closed]
WHAT || Various downtime shenanigans
WHERE || Various locations, New Orleans
WHEN || Sunday Nov 18th, night through Mon, November 26th, 2012 [Backdated]
HOW || Actionspam, don't sweat tag order! Feel free to threadjack everywhere too :)

[ The last mission was something of a mixed bag: while Thomas' team successfully infiltrated the underground levels, discovering the truth about Chad & company's diabolical experiments grafting human DNA into Shadowkind in an attempt to make their human mind control technology work on Shadow, the team searching for the relics ran afoul of Iscariot agent, Alexander Anderson. The deadly regenerator was there to kill Rafael, but Jack held him off long enough for the others to escape. Meanwhile, Finnick and Myri learned some interesting information about the state of affairs at NOVA Records...

This log covers any work and non-work related shenanigans the Knights have while staying in New Orleans, immediately following the last log and extending over the next week. This will be the Knight's last week in New Orleans before they return to the castle for the holidays / do some other filler things so we can catch up to the rest of the world chronologically. (except for characters who have IC reasons not to).

Make your own threads, don't fuss about tag order, feel free to threadjack multiple people into one thread for hang-outs, ask me if you want a certain scene with an NPC, etc. forever whatever. There will be a few group scenes, which I'll alert everyone to on Plurk. They may not all be posted immediately, so keep an eye on this post for new threads as time goes by. ]

Comments

[nothingsodivine]

I just wanna be included when it all goes down, buddy. [Cheeky grin.] I've got enough to keep me busy around here while you guys are playing Stratego at the Round Table. You wouldn't believe the crap I had to do to get in with some contacts around here.

[He turns to Buffy.] Not all of you can survive going in half-cocked, Blondie. You almost lost Jackie Boy here.

[dragonsclaw]

[ jack's face sets in a grim line at des' comment ] He's right. Andres is a particularly dangerous place, and Dimitris is a much more intelligent enemy than you might at first believe.

[ he adds, after a beat: ] At least one Dragon's Claw disappeared in the course of trying to look into his affairs. Presumed killed in action.

[witchwoman]

Part of our work includes reporting back to Wynn. [At least this time they weren't being told how terrible they were? At least this time they'd have progress to report... She glances to both Thomas and Jack, not fond of either of them going off to this dangerous place alone, but knowing she has no right to say that.]

We aren't done here. The religious group at NOVA must be dealt with. And these experiments... we cannot let them go on. For all we know, talk of the Talisman's location was meant to draw people away from this place.

[65]

[finnick replies to rafael now that their conversation has become more of an aside:] For some reason Burt is convinced I can play matchmaker between you and Jade. He wants her as part of our tour.

[romanticidal]

[ raf's eyes go wide for just a moment before narrowing suspiciously ] Now Burt Becksworth wants her too? And why should I want to bring her anywhere near NOVA Records?

[65]

[casually] He thinks that she's talented enough to make the tour a success, saving the company from his brother. At least, that's what I got out of it.

[shootfirst]

Saving it? Why's the company need saving? I thought they were partners. Partners who hate each other's guts but still partners.

[65]

That's the thing. Chad's not all too interested in being partners anymore.

[slay]

Great. This is exactly the kind of measuring contest we need piled on top of everything else in this case giving me a headache.

[witchwoman]

Burt seemed quite adamant that his brother should not be given control of the company. Is it possible that he knows about his brother's dealings?

Perhaps we should give thought to informing him that we're not simply interested in furthering the careers of a few musicians?

[dragonsclaw]

Even if Burt did have an inkling of what his brother was up to, I have the distinct feeling that giving him any more leverage in this situation is dangerous. The man is opportunistic, and his moral compass doesn't seem to point due north, so to speak.

But if the company's in danger of falling under Chad's total control, I think that's a matter we need to become invested in. What will it take to ensure that doesn't occur?

[65]

Burt needs Rafael and I to become extremely successful. Or we could always kill Chad, but I guess that's ... well, overkill. [he smiles because he is just SO FUCKING CLEVER he might as well be on csi.]

1/-

[romanticidal]

And he thinks having Jade sing with us is the way to do so?

2/2

[bancroft]

Honestly?

Where's the harm in asking her?

She obviously didn't want to work with Chad's side of the family, since she knew about the Church they were connected to. Maybe she'd feel differently about doing a one-time gig with the pair of you.

We send a couple people to go ask her. She can stay at her club until the time comes... we can pick her up and transport her, keep her safe.

[nothingsodivine]

I can't go. If I leave the city, I'll fuck up my contacts here. Even if these guys I'm working with don't know jack about the Talisman, I bet they know the Mind Master and that's even better. But I'm supposed to be doing his- [He points at Finnick]- dirty work. Get her here and maybe I can convince her, if Fluffy can't.

[dragonsclaw]

I don't think it's a good idea to send too many escorts with Rafael, lest we scare the poor girl off. And I would recommend Sir Samcelot and Sir Gar to focus their efforts on deciphering the research we took from NOVA.

We're also going to need a small team to attempt to contact Nadia Reichenov, who may be the fourth 'artist' that Decker Greenwall was looking to bring on board, if our team's research is correct.

[witchwoman]

I would like to volunteer to seek out Nadia.. [It had been her research that brought them down that path, after all. Plus she has had little luck talking with Jade and doubts she'd be much good there.]

[nosdacariad]

Me too. [ he says it quickly, casting a side long look at kat, gar, and dumage ] I, uh. I'll go too. With Myri.

[postergirl]

[ dumage narrows her eyes a bit but then tosses her hair ever so slightly ] I'd best stay away from all that. In case she turns us down... the last thing we'd need is for her to tell Keijen that he's been dating a spy.

[bigbad]

[Spike glances at the others and shrugs.]

Wouldn't mind hitting up Chicago again myself. Someone ought to. [And he liked Chicago.]

[slay]

I'll take Chicago, too. Jade'll probably prefer the familiar faces. She's not what I'd call a people person. [ just saying. it'd be better if des could come tbh, but that ain't happening. ]

[notaroundme]

I think I'll take some time to learn more about the knights, do some research, see what I can learn to help you guys out more.

[She wants to go, wants to help, but it was pretty clear that she needed to know more. And she still wasn't technically one of them yet. It was why she'd stayed so quiet during the meeting.]

[romanticidal]

[ ♬ have to drive - amanda palmer

rafael looks fully prepared to say something more for a moment, but as he looks around at them all, he seems to defeat his own train of thought. his shoulders slump a bit and he says simply: ]

I ... am going to take a drive. [ and with that, he moves towards the door, grabbing a set of rental car keys off the stand beside it. the door slams behind him like a punctuation mark. ]