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

[65]

Yes. I think I would be hard-pressed to call up Daniel Radcliffe for anyone else.

[graveflowers]

You could be pandering to me and right now I wouldn't even care. [ a beat and a sip. ] And I realize belatedly that could be construed as an insult since I don't seem to be able to talk to people lately, but it's not... so. I mean, you can be insulted I guess, but I don't want you to be. Man, I'm so glad the idea of me in the Dragon's Tongue is completely laughable except for that two minutes I was amazing.

[65]

[in a teasing big brother voice:] Which two minutes were those? I don't remember there being a two minutes. [he's also taking his drink back now thx.]

[graveflowers]

Sorry, you weren't invited to my awesome speech. It was top secret.

[65]

I'm your best friend and I wasn't even invited to your awesome speech? That's cold, Vi.

[graveflowers]

Well, if you and Myri had been ten minutes earlier that night [ that night. ] you would have interrupted it.

[65]

[THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF NIGHTS. but finnick remembers well enough apparently (wis 18)] Sorry. [look, he even slides the drink back towards her.]

[graveflowers]

[ snort. ] I don't actually care. [ but she's not going to say no to her visitation rights with their drink ok. ] I mean, it was a great speech, but no biggie. And as much as I'd love to be in your club, I would suck at the Dragon's Tongue.

[65]

What sect do you think you'll join, when the time comes?

[graveflowers]

No clue. Before we left Kat said she was gonna promote me when we got home. [ she passes the drink back. ] But I still haven't really thought about it. I don't feel like I fit anywhere. I don't do magic [ yes you do, stupid ] so Fire is out, I'm no cleric [ but you can heal a little, vi... ] so wherever those nice people are is out. Light, Dragon's Light. I am intellectually challenged so, alas, I will never be for the Hoard and I don't seem to do much fighting so. [ she shrugs. ] There isn't a Hufflepuff sect for people that don't fit.

[65]

Maybe you can create your own sect. Dragon's Flower. [he grins bc he's like aren't i the best cheesiest piece of shit ever.]

[graveflowers]

You're such a dumbass. [ aka you're the best. ]

[65]

You have to admit, it's brilliant.

[graveflowers]

Yeah, except for the part where I would be all alone in my one person sect. [ affecting a pout, she carves out a piece of cake with the other fork. ] I'd be so lonesome. And lonely. In my alone loneliness.

[65]

You're right ... I suppose I made a miscalculation. [shrug] I'd never let you be alone, though.

[graveflowers]

[ finnick. you. no. but. she looks down at the cake and she is smiling, blushing even, but she's also kind of sniffly because finnick is her fish. she needs him. and she needed that stupid reassurance. ] Good, 'cause I'd be bored without you.

[65]

[he nudges her gently with his shoulder. acting something close to normal always felt easy around her, even when everything else was relatively going to shit.] Not half as bored as I'd be without you.

[graveflowers]

[ she feels the same. the world could be imploding but when she's with finnick it's still seems okay. ] So wanna watch a movie and play a drinking game so we can get drunk without people worrying about us?

[65]

I would love to. [for the spending time with her part, ok. not just the booze part.]

[graveflowers]

Come on. [ she drifts off, assuming he will follow, because there is no tv nearby, i guess. ] I promise I won't make you watch Harry Potter. [ a beat. ] Again.

[65]

[yep, he's following now.] Then what ever are we going to watch?

[graveflowers]

The Lorax? Two Towers? Fern Gully! [ is there a pattern here, nature kicks ass and nature rules don't even front. ] Oh, The Fox and the Hound! They're pretty much our spirit animals.

[65]

[yeeeaaaah crit fail pop culture check on the fox and the hound so ... ] How are they our spirit animals?

[graveflowers]

They're kind of different, Copper is all adorable and useful and Tod is kind of a weird little misfit, but they're best friends. And when someone tries to hurt Tod, Copper is all, fuck you, not my friend, you bitch. [ okay, so vi is tod even though finnick is the foxy one, but go with it. ] Except in Disney style, so without the expletives.

[65]

[her ... creative interpretation of the story makes him laugh.] Do they sing?