CHAPTER TWO ♔ a sigh escapes from heaven and worlds end

[savemyself]

♬ The Dream Within - Lara Fabian

WHO || Rafael Giovanni, Burt Becksworth, Isabella Alessandro, Finnick Odair, Myrilandel de Tanos, Buffy Summers, Spike, Elena Gilbert, Dawn Summers, Desmond Descant, Jeanne Gar, Kat Samcelot, Mark Sandazhard, Violet Fiore, Sterling Archer
WHAT || CHAPTER TWO: Following the traumatic and tragic events of Finnick and Rafael's concert, our heroes are taken to be interrogated at the police station
WHERE || Concert Hall > Chicago Police Department, Chicago, IL
WHEN || July 3rd, 2013 [ forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam

Nothing is okay.

What was meant to be the Knights' triumphant collaborative effort to cut off Chad Becksworth's bid for total control of NOVA Records, allowing them to follow the trail elsewhere, has descended into chaos. Rafael's songs triggered some kind of reaction in Jade that allowed her to regain her lost memories, only to have their reunion cut tragically short by the actions of a hitman who took her hostage on stage, demanding her necklace. While Myri and Violet attempted to convince him that the necklace did not lie with her, Jade signaled to Rafael that she meant to utilize the distraction to break free - but things went out of control and Rafael's bullets struck Jade instead. The Knights felled the hitman, as the world watched, and Rafael begged a distraught and enraged Des to end his life. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure that only Buffy & Spike could see assisted Myrilandel in healing Jade enough to hang on for a little time more...

Time for people to say goodbye.

In the meantime, the police have arrived, arresting Rafael, Archer, and Des (or attempting to), and preparing Jade to be taken to the hospital. Everyone else is being ordered to head outside to be taken down to the station for questioning. It's a hectic scene, but people can finally snatch a few moments amid the chaos to try to make sense of what just happened...

Comments

[shootfirst]

The Heatless Passion guy?

[65]

Why?

[finnick's disapproving face is seeing a lot of usage tonight. KEIJEN WAS CREEPING ON MYRI OK he will not allow a repeat performance with his brand new adoptive daughter best friend.]

[graveflowers]

I got dream dialed. Apparently Keijen was holding the phone while his pal drunk texted my brain and since I need to find him... I need to talk to the angry poodle first.

[Really hope she just cleared that right up or you.]

[shootfirst]

There's a whole lotta not liking the sound of that in there.

[witchwoman]

It has something to do with Jade's necklace. [she turns to vi]

You're not going alone.

[graveflowers]

Yeah, that isn't entirely unexpected actually, Myr.

[Which is why she still won't actually make eye contact with with Myri and Finnick. Since she, you know, said she wouldn't go looking for him. But at least she is telling someone? So ten points for that right?]

This guy has my memories, the ones I don't have, or at least he has access to them to taunt me and I would really like to know why. And what the hell my supposed birthright is.

[bigbad]

Bad guy shows up in your dreams and your first instinct is to believe a word he says? Seems bloody suspicious if you ask me.

[graveflowers]

Of course it's suspicious. But if you're going to go through the trouble of dream stalking someone, which means specifically waiting until I am passed out to make his advances, why would you lie? He's... [She sighs, running a hand through her hair as she shakes her head.] He isn't lying.

[65]

[ now violet is getting the ~i'm not mad just disappointed~ expression. YOU LIED RIGHT TO HIS FACE ;_; (not that he didn't do the same thing to myri … not that fucking long ago … ) ]

The truth can be just as dangerous as a lie. I agree, you shouldn't go alone.

[rationalizes]

[ gar looks, well, mildly distressed ] I don't think this is the time for anyone to be going anywhere, particularly headlong into completely unpredictable danger. We've had more than enough tragedy for now.

[graveflowers]

[Thanks Dad, way to make her feel like a jerk. She looks to Gar, worried because she sure just sprung this on everyone without warning and that was probably rude.]

I can wait. [She can't actually, and she doesn't want to suffer through those dreams until she figures all this out, but she feels like she should be able to wait. For the greater good or whatever, to make sure Raf is okay and everyone is emotionally stable. Ish.]

There is probably something else you should all know though. Since its storytime and considering everything.

[notaroundme]

[Oh wow, it really is sharing time. Has everyone decided to share all their secrets tonight? She wonders if she should tell them hers, even if she doesn't know what it means.]

What is it?

[She says it in an encouraging way. It's not always easy to talk about yourself, especially when it's important to you or you've been keeping it locked up.]

[graveflowers]

[She fiddles with the flower. Its basically dead now, whoops.]

My mom... is like Jade's. So, I am sort of... like Jade.

[witchwoman]

[Myri knows this much but it still makes her worried sik to talk about. ]

If Keijen can find her...if he knows, that means Chad must know as well. We have to... [she gives a frustrate gesture, because she can't keep it in anymore. Everything is falling apart and she feels like she's helpless] stop them! Something! Anything...

[rationalizes]

[ pretty sure this is news to gar, and at work so I can't check.../assumes ] Like Jade as in... half divine? W...who, if I may ask?

[graveflowers]

[Well Vi didn't tell her so unless Kat did... news.]

Um. The Roman goddess of Spring. And um, queen of the underworld. [She makes a face, nervously chewing on her bottom lip, but after a second the dead and mangled daisy in her hands blooms again, fresh as before.]

[rationalizes]

Proserpina? Is your mother? [ gar blinks, as if this is somehow even more surprising than sehanine ] I... I had almost thought that entire pantheon might have been, er...

[graveflowers]

Dead? Yeah, they're all but here, honestly.

[shootfirst]

Not gonna lie, I asked her all about it and whether it might help us out with the celestial hook-up when I first found out, before we brought her on board, but no dice.

Still, how would the baddies have even found out about you?

[graveflowers]

This is just a guess, okay? I think he might be a god. Not Keijen, but the... other guy. I mean, I could feel his power and -- [She visibly shudders, going a bit pale, before moving to perch on the couch next to Myri, having all the attention on her isn't a favorite pastime.] I think he honed in on Jade's necklace and when I had it on his demigod GPS locked on to me.

[A beat, the most hopeful expression, check out this wishful thinking.] But we can talk about this later, once we figure out Raf. I just thought ya'll should know.

[witchwoman]

[as soon as violet sits beside her, Myris hand reaches to rest lightly on the woman's back. She's concerned for what may happen to her, of course, but glad that she followed through on telling the others. They had a better chance of rectifying te situation.

She's quiet though, because what else can she say? Her concerns have been voiced.]

[isisagent]

Well... If that's the case, let's just lure him out to meet us at sea.

Then, if shit get's hairy, your mom can just... sink his ship, or something.

[graveflowers]

[Take note, a plan worse than Violet's standby of hit 'em with a train. Archer is such good quality.]

Wrong god, Archer, my mom has no play over the sea. And I doubt she has much power here, if any at all. [Not that she is opposed to using herself as bait tbh.]

[isisagent]

Um... Poseidon doesn't control the ocean anymore? Heh... I didn't think the Greeks were still publishing...

[He chortles, very self-assuredly]

[rationalizes]

Proserpina. Persephone. [ why does anyone bother trying to correct archer ]

If-- if there's really some kind of g-god or demigod behind this, that ... that seems all the more reason to me to play it as safe as possible. We aren't equipped to deal with that sort of thing!