chicago ♔ we are building a religion | a limited edition

[borrowedheaven]

♬ Comfort Eagle - Cake

WHO || Finnick, Myri, Buffy, Spike, Elena, Dawn, Des, Rafael, Gar, Kat, Mark, Jade, Burt, Violet, Archer
WHAT || Pre-concert shenanigans
WHERE || Chicago, IL
WHEN || July 1st [forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam

It's been a long time since Team Failboat's been all together, but that doesn't mean the team members have been idle. Rafael & Finnick have been working hard to refine their show and record their albums - and if they don't pull off the show of a century, NOVA records will fall entirely into the hands of the sinister Chad Becksworth and his evil Shadow-hating cabal. In the meantime, Myri & Elena have acted as members of their ensemble to keep an eye on the villains' movement at NOVA's New Orleans Headquarters - but there's been suspiciously little to indicate that they're doing anything but gearing up for their own "Back to the Fans" tour, which will be launching concurrently in Miami on the same night of Raf & Finnick's concert in Chicago. Myri & Kat attempted to interfere with the recruitment of Nadia Reichenov by Keijen Blade and Decker Greenwall, and while Myri seemed to have made some impact on the girl, she still chose to join them, and where her allegiance lies remains unknown. The other members of the team have been intermittently set out on missions to destroy the other labs across America where Chad's scientists have been conducting hideous experiments on Shadowkind, splicing their DNA with that of humans. Gar has been hard at work in the lab, unraveling the mysteries of the mind control chip they'd created. Jack and Thomas have been probing the defenses of Andres Isle, where the Talisman is rumored to have been taken by the sinister Dimitris Sarandis, Prime Minister of the Isle and member of the dark cabal. Meanwhile, Des has been babysitting Jade after her club was destroyed by Chad's forces, so that she can join Rafael and Finnick onstage at the concert.

Now everyone is en route to Chicago, where the impending concert is tied in with the opening of the brand new Chicago skyscraper office of NOVA Records, where Burt is planning to move his end of operations, further symbolizing the growing divide between the feuding brothers. Tensions mount in these last few days as final preparations are made.

Comments

Arrivals at the concert

[starfucker]

[ as the car pulls up, it's easy to see what Burt was warning people about. the crowd outside the building is already a seething mass of frantic people, who try to mob the limos as they make their way slowly through the cordoned path. security guards push people back behind the red line, but there are tons of cameras flashing, and screams directed their way. it's impossible for the fans to see who's riding in which car but that doesn't stop them from assuming each one carries a star. a pair of panties hits the front window of the vehicle rafael, finnick, jade, des, myri and elena share and the driver casually turns on the wipers, pushing them back off onto the ground.

the others follow behind them in a second limo: kat, buffy, spike, gar, mark, and the squires (archer, dawn, and vi) along for the ride.

burt stands at the doors at the top of the stairs when the vehicles pull up, arms spread wide to gesture them on in quickly.

you can use this to post any threads for limo ride/arrival reactions! ]

[bigbad]

[Spike's trying not to stare at Buffy but she's really gorgeous in that dress. For the most part, he's tugging at his suit jacket and missing his long, black duster. Stupid fancy concert.]

[shootfirst]

[ when buffy gets out ahead of them, kat nudges spike hard with an elbow and says quietly: ] Your ogling is showing.

[bigbad]

[RUDE KAT. He scowls at her.]

I wasn't ogling. I was just... looking. Casually. I looked at you too.

[shootfirst]

If you ever looked at me like that, I would punch you. In the dick.

[bigbad]

[Because he feels the need to tempt fate, he turns towards her and looks her over, tongue flicking between his teeth as he gives her a smoldering smirk (charisma 18).] Sure about that?

[shootfirst]

[ wow and kat rolled exactly an 18 to resist, which means spike is getting socked, very very hard, in the arm (atk 25, dmg 6... and it is NOT subdual) ] UGH. What is WRONG with you?

[bigbad]

[He should have seen that coming. He winces and rubs his arm, though he still looks more amused than upset.]

I wanted to see if you were bluffing.

[Sense motive checks are for wimps.]

[shootfirst]

When have I ever been bluffing about imminent violence?

[bigbad]

That time. Unless you're particularly awful at anatomy. That's my arm, you know, not my dick.

[And he's gonna slide out of the car quickly in case she gets any ideas about correcting that mistake.]

[shootfirst]

Maybe I was just implying you're one big walking dick. [ SLIDING OUT AFTER YOU ]

[bigbad]

It's a subtle dig. [He smirks at her, but it's more amused than lewd this time.] Suppose it hurt less than the non-metaphorical one would have.

[shootfirst]

You're right. Next time I go for the groin.

[nothingsodivine]

[Des notes the thrown underwear with an awkward smirk.]

Gonna be one of those nights.

[romanticidal]

[ rafael's innocent eyes ] This is... very different than I am used to.

[65]

[the corner of his mouth quirks up to form an amused expression.] Are the fans more polite where you come from?

[romanticidal]

When one sings classical opera, there are very few ... undergarments slung at the stage.

[65]

That's a shame. How else are you going to measure your success?

[romanticidal]

[ he laughs and leans to look out the window at the chanting fans, some of whom are holding signs with his and finnick's name on them, and various hearts and marriage proposals ] I must say that Burt does know how to create the hype. Many of these people have barely even seen us perform.

[65]

Burt's quite the marketing genius. [he casts a glance towards the window.] That, and the public is generally gullible.

[romanticidal]

Such a cynical way of looking at them. The people are molded this way, but that does not mean it is right to take advantage of them.

[65]

I never said it was right. I was only making an observation.

[romanticidal]

I wish we did not have to ally ourselves with the kind of man who has no qualms in doing so, but it seems we must settle for the lesser of the evils.

[65]

On the brighter side of things, at least all of this will be over soon.

[borrowedheaven]

[ jade, who's been looking out the window silently through the exchange, pipes up thoughtfully. ] You sound pretty sure of that.