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.

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[notaroundme]

[She returns the smile, and it's tired too.]

Of course, come on in.

[rationalizes]

I hope I'm not interrupting anything.

[notaroundme]

Not at all, I was just thinking I should take a break anyway.

[She gestures next to her, on the bed.]

Do you want to sit down?

[rationalizes]

Gladly, thank you. [ she flops down, relaxing as much as she allows herself to. ] I just wanted to see how you were doing.

[notaroundme]

[Elena leans back on her hands, looking over at her.]

I'm okay, I think. Tired maybe, but that's my own fault.

[Working too hard, late nights, coffee.]

[rationalizes]

I think we'll all have earned a two month nap after all this ends.

[notaroundme]

But until then, it's work work work.

[But she at least seems somewhat upbeat about it.]

Also, I had a question for you.

[rationalizes]

I'm listening.

[notaroundme]

Myri thought it might be smart if I tried to pick up a few extra languages. You know, for when I...

[She taps her head.]

Any suggestions on where I should start?

[rationalizes]

I think that's a wonderful idea! Are you thinking of learning languages from this world or--

[notaroundme]

Whatever you think would be the most useful in our line of work, I guess. It has to be whatever the person thinks in, not necessarily what they speak, and since I'm not from here, I thought you might have some insight.

[rationalizes]

Well, it seems that most of our antagonists speak in English... However, it may prove useful to learn the drow language...

[notaroundme]

[Given recent developments, she can see why that would be useful.]

I can start with that one.

[rationalizes]

It's actually very close to Elvish, so perhaps we can kill two birds with one stone.

[notaroundme]

Think you could get a hold of some good books for me? If you have any free time, maybe you could help me...?

[Because where does one even start?]

[rationalizes]

Easily. I could download some programs on a laptop for you as well. But you could always ask Luthir or Francesca to practice once you have the basics down. Or Rafael, for that matter.

[notaroundme]

Awesome.

[Having access to both is great. She's from the technological age, but she likes books too.]

So, learning their languages isn't some kind of taboo, then? They won't mind if I ask?

[rationalizes]

Of course not! They'd be pleased you took an interest.

[notaroundme]

[She smiles, relaxes.]

Even if my interest is mildly related to espionage?


[She's joking. Mostly.]

[rationalizes]

That is Francesca's job.

[notaroundme]

[She laughs a bit.]

Point taken.

[rationalizes]

It's nice to have tasks that take my mind off all this... trial preparation anyway.

[notaroundme]

I imagine that's pretty stressful.

[rationalizes]

I'm a scientist, not a lawyer.

[notaroundme]

Which is...not even close to the same thing I'm guessing?