chicago ♔ it’s a tragedy to be left only with memories

[savemyself]

WHO || Failboat and friends [Closed]
WHAT || As the trial drags on, the Knights spend their last few months in Chicago and tensions mount
WHERE || Various locations, Chicago
WHEN || November 21st - The end of the trial?? [Back AND Forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam, don't sweat tag order


Everybody loves a media circus and the trial of Rafael Giovanni is no exception. If he was famous before, in the days following the shooting, now he's all people are talking about, and all the tabloids want to focus on. The complications presented at some of the early hearings by Jaka, regarding the identity of the Black Scourge and Rafael's alleged reaction have only made the story more appealing to the millions watching.

They've also caused the trial to drag out for months as facts are checked, evidence is poured over, and the jury becomes only more split on the issue. In the meantime, the holidays fly by, and one of the most terrible winters in years blankets Chicago in blizzards.

This log covers any work and non-work related shenanigans the Knights have while staying in Chicago, immediately following the last log and continuing for the next couple 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 Elena 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.

Comments

[nothingsodivine]

Going behind each others' backs is about the only thing this team's good at. You wanna talk "not right," why don't you talk to your gal Buffy.

[annnd he is just over this conversation and is gonna step around Spike and try to escape.]

[bigbad]

[Good luck. :-) Spike sticks out an arm to catch him (Reflex 22, str 18).]

She's not my gal, and if this is about the Greys, at least Rafael's choice was just about him. Seeing as it probably also got your arse out of the fire without costing you anything, you should probably be thanking him.

[nothingsodivine]

[Oof. Des stops and glowers.]

It's not just about him. He basically gave those bastards permission to waltz into all our lives, so long as he's hanging around. Do you think that's the last deal they're gonna make? Next time it'll be Buffy. Or Elena. Or Myri. You really want those sons of bitches getting their claws on her? You saw that one guy who was all over her when Jade died.

[He takes a step back.] As for me, I just kickstarted a fight with Iscariot that was gonna happen, regardless of what I did. Rafael didn't help me. He just made sure I didn't have to go willingly.

[bigbad]

And next time we won't take the deal. End of story. [Spike shrugs.] Yeah, I'd've liked it if they consulted us, but you're the last bloody person to call anyone out on doing things behind other people's backs.

[nothingsodivine]

Like I said. The worst I did was drag a dead girl through the mud.

[Every time he says that, his heart breaks a little more. Reducing Jade to "just a dead girl." But that's what she is here on earth. Everything that matters about Jade is back in the Gates of the Moon with her mother and nothing on earth can touch her now except the problems of two men she still loves.]

You're gonna find out that's not much of a crime in comparison. [He attempts to go by again.] Are we done?

[bigbad]

[Spike stares at him hard for a moment, then drops his arm.]

Yeah. We're done.

[With our friendship, Des. With our friendship.]