brazil ♔ even just a sound and all your cards are down

[luthir]

WHO || Belle, Luthir, Koraith, Violet, Robin, Reynard [closed]
WHAT || Settling into the mission HQ
WHERE || The Atlantic rainforest of Brazil
WHEN || April 5th (superbackdating go)
HOW || Actionspam

The Knight's plane touches down outside of the forest perimeter, as there's no accessible clearing anywhere close enough to the site that's not choked with machinery responsible for... making more clearings. And landing on top of them all might be dramatic, but perhaps not the subtle touch this mission calls for.

They disembark and head out through the rainforest in a little buggy, until they can't drive much further without being entirely conspicuous, so they pull it over and get out, about a ten minute walk from the site.

Koraith turns to them, his massive form annoyed by fronds brushing against his head, which he's forced to repeatedly brush back.

"Well! I suppose this is as good a place as any to suggest splitting up. In some ways, our problem is three-fold: we must stop the machines as soon as possible, contact the dryads to make certain they know help has arrived and don't escalate things prematurely, and, of course, speak to the foreman."

Comments

[luthir]

I'm not certain I know how to dance the way they would there.

[graveflowers]

I can teach you.

[luthir]

[ teach him... about hot sweaty dancing, huh... ]

Perhaps. I'm making no promises.

[graveflowers]

Don't worry, I have a profound amount of hope.

[ Also the way she takes advantage of every opportunity presented to her should totally go in the report Kat gets, consider her squire is basically a dog with a bone.]

[luthir]

Something I can readily believe. [ with a small smile, he says: ] We're allowed to stay here until the others contact us with word of how their progress is going.

[graveflowers]

So we're just gonna hang out here... Partying with the dryads, sipping nectar and sweet tea and making daisy chains...?

[There is something in her tone that sounds just a teeny bit like CALLED IT! You know, for the record.]

[luthir]

[ luthir crit failed his memory check so I GUESS HE COMPLETELY FORGETS SHE EVER SAID THAT and gives her a strange look for her giant grin ] ... It seems likely they'll keep us a bit busy for that.

[graveflowers]

[Whatever, she has the maybe of Carnivale to tide her over.]

Just tell me what to do, Capitan, and I'm there.

[luthir]

I think you seem to be finding practical ways to occupy yourself without my orders.

[graveflowers]

I kind of like orders, actually, stops me from getting distracted.

[Like so...]

Hey, are you the one that is going to report back on me to Kat? 'cause if you could not mention the whole crying in the middle of a mission thing, that would be super.

[luthir]

[ there's a beat as he looks at her, and then he takes a step closer, lowering his gaze to meet hers very deliberately ] Feeling empathy for another living thing is never a weakness, Violet.

[graveflowers]

[She opens her mouth to retort that showing it is, but stops herself, mouth pressing into a confused line. Romans didn't show weakness, that is what got them killed -- or worse, their companions.

Old habits.]

Okay.

[luthir]

[ he sees that hesitance. ] We're more than soldiers. Compassion is an essential ingredient of what separates us from being cogs in a machine.

[graveflowers]

Yeah, okay, but there is a difference between compassion and sniffling all over the seedlings. Look at you.

[luthir]

At me?

I wouldn't always consider stoicism to be a strength.

[graveflowers]

But you're not.

Okay, obviously you are, that's sort of obvious. [She huffs out a frustrated noise.] But you're like a lesson in paying attention to the person you're talking to.

[Words. What even.] Look, if I had to chose who to have my back and the choice was me, the apparent princess who cries in the middle of missions or you? I would pick you.

And not just because of the physical impossibilty of having my own back.

[luthir]

[ he looks actually very surprised by her commentary, tbh ] Well. I imagine then, you can be fortunate to know I have yours for this mission.

[graveflowers]

Well, good. Thanks.

[She nods once. And then she is just at a sad loss for what to do next.]

[luthir]

[ he simply nods. and then glances off towards an area where more dryads are gathered ] You should see if there are more wounded.

[graveflowers]

[She goes to do just that. Well, she takes her converse off first. There is only so long she can go without taking her shoes off, it was bound to happen.

But then she calmly swans off to the dryads. Bring her your tired, your poor, your tired masses yearning to breathe free...]

[luthir]

[ mkay i'll ping ya when we get the other thread caught up \o\ ]