chicago ♔ but close my eyes for a while | and force from the world a patient smile

[shootfirst]

♬ Evil - Interpol

WHO || Spike, Francesca, Archer, Myri, Finnick, Elena, Buffy, Des, Gar, Mark, Kat, Rafael, Isabella, Jaka, Burt, Violet, Luthir, Val'drin, ??[Closed]
WHAT || The Knights prepare for the trial of Rafael Giovanni and face a few revelations along the way
WHERE || Various locations, Chicago
WHEN || July 17th - November 21st  [Back AND Forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam, don't sweat tag order!!


The trial of Rafael Giovanni looms on the horizon, as summer gives way to fall, the chill in the air creating a definite atmosphere of foreboding as the date grows closer. It's not merely Rafael's freedom on the line after all - but also Des', thanks to the deal he struck with Iscariot. While Francesca and Val'drin work to uncover the secret of the mysterious hourglass artifact, lawyer Jaka Teken'Duis uses his ... unique legal powers to work towards a "Temporary Insanity" case for Rafael. The Knights, unhappy about the potential ramifications of such a plea, continue to seek any evidence they can to show Rafael was actually innocent, and place conspiracy charges back on Chad Becksworth and his ilk for what transpired. Not everything they learn, however, is what they were hoping to find...

Others wage more personal battles, as the coming autumn signals the encroaching winter, and Luthir and Violet's time draws shorter to find a way to stop her nightmares, lest they kill her. Elena plays a dangerous game, working to uncover more of her nature by training her doppelganger powers - with the enemy.

This log covers any work and non-work related shenanigans the Knights have while staying in Chicago, immediately following the three mission logs and continuing for four months. This will be the Knight's last time in Chicago before the trial: after which they plan to return to the castle to fully Knight Violet and Dawn and decide where to head next.

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. Please wait to post social threads here until we reach a certain point in the top group thread. I will alert you all when you are free to post.

Comments

[rationalizes]

[ gar's face is white as she looks back to myri, aghast. ] It's-- it's entirely understandable, Myrilandel. If a Dragon's Claw - let alone two - asked me to keep a secret, I'd assume it were for the safety of all of us.

[ wait, she doesn't want that to sound like a scolding for... telling ] But thank you. For sharing. We just need to proceed with caution in not letting this... influence our decisions. Prophecies are dangerous in that way.

[ a beat ] I'll find a way to get in touch with Sir Chessing. Let him know we're aware, without putting it on you.

[romanticidal]

[ rafael does not look happy about anything, but he sticks to the topic on hand. ] Did they tell you where this prophecy came from, Myri?

[witchwoman]

[She shakes her head] They didn't say. Or rather, I didn't think to ask. I heard them mention something about how Wynn has been worried about the prophecy since Sir Bancroft was just a squire. Given his time with the Knights, I can only assume this has been around for a very long time.

[65]

[FUCK YOU VIOLET DON'T BLAME FINNICK FOR ME ... BEING ASLEEP. he's basically like "welp glad we got all that sorted out" and going back to the bar to fix another martini now.]

[slay]

If there's a chance this prophecy could be what we're dealing with now, we need to know more about it. We need Jack and Thomas to brief everyone on what they know, since Wynn doesn't think it's important enough.

[shootfirst]

I'm pretty sure Wynn thinks it's important since the guy has a million murals of it plastered all over his walls. Myri said they don't want us second guessing ourselves. You know, like trying so hard to avoid a prophecy that we make it come true or whatever?

[graveflowers]

They never make sense until after the fact anyway. Prophecies are notoriously cryptic. [ I guess she'll... pick up her bowl now. ]