nyc --> london ♔ and as the vision fades | i'll say i was blinded by your eyes

[postergirl]

♬ It Happens All the Time - Depeche Mode

WHO || Failboat, Des, Rafael, Isabella, Burt, and more~ [closed]
WHAT || The Knights finally say their goodbyes and head back to the castle
WHERE || NYC hotel; flight to London; London, England
WHEN || March 16th
HOW || Actionspam or prose

What was supposed to be a night to unwind wound up with a confrontation between Failboat and Keijen Blade that didn't exactly go the way the team was hoping for. However, in the process, they at least managed to get Isabella back and extract Dumage from her long term undercover assignment.

The remainder of the night is spent back at the hotel, recuperating, in order to catch the flight back to London the next morning. This also means saying goodbye to those who will be going back to Chicago: Isabella, Burt, and Rafael.

Comments

[romanticidal]

[ that draws a smile from him, though he looks down, avoiding her gaze. ] It seems less than real, does it not? To think that tomorrow you will be almost on the other side of the world.

[slay]

Hasn't really sunk in yet, no. Actually I'm kinda ... actively trying not to let it sink in. [ she chuckles, tipping her head away from him in acknowledgment. ] Sounds like you've been doing the more productive kind of thinking.

[romanticidal]

I do not know that I would go that far.

I am... how do you say? Steeling myself?

[slay]

Would calling you when I land in London be hurting or helping?

[ she asks it casually, but her stomach is doing somersaults at his admission. it all feels so warm and cozy and familiar, not at all the kind of thing she wants to lose when she's only just gotten it. rafael may be steeling himself, but buffy would rather make the most of what time they have. ]

[romanticidal]

[ there's a beat of hesitation at the question ] Perhaps it will make it feel more real. And I would like to know that you make it there in one piece.

[slay]

Well, barring hijacking by giant spider, I'm thinking our odds look pretty good. [ a grin flickers onto her face as she looks up at him, nose crinkling. but she understands his concern, so she softens after a moment and nods. ] I'll call.

[romanticidal]

Will it be very strange for you? Seeing the castle again and all those you know there?

[slay]

Truthfully? I don't know all that many people there. At least, I don't feel like I do. [ she shrugs a shoulder, brow furrowing. ] I'd barely gotten there when we were sent out to find the talisman. [ she arches an eyebrow, thoughtful. ] I'll get to check in with my squire. That's new.

[romanticidal]

You have a squire? [ he casts her an amused glance, obviously entertained by the word. ]

[slay]

What? [ there's the grin again. she elbows him lightly. ] Oh, come on, like I can't mentor. [ and gut defensive reaction. ] For your information, I am totally wise beyond my years and - and a beacon of knightly guidance.

[romanticidal]

Does your squire shoe your horse and fetch your sword, then?

[slay]

Be a long way to bring a sword. [ she sits up straighter to look ~dignified~ ] But if I wanted her to - yes. Yes, she would.

[romanticidal]

Well, there you have one good thing in going back. She will have less far to travel to do as you tell her.

[slay]

Unless I tell her to kidnap someone I miss.

[ in case you thought we were past that part of the conversation: we aren't. she makes it sound jokey, but there's a softness in her gaze that tells how genuine she is about missing him. :'( ]

[romanticidal]

Do I need to worry about kidnappers now, lurking around the corners, instead of just Iscariot agents? [ he sneaks a teasing glance at her, because THEY CAN JOKE ABOUT ISCARIOT NOW RIGHT. THE NIGHTMARE IS OVER??? ]

[slay]

Objectively speaking, Jaina's probably scarier.

[romanticidal]

I imagine she would be, if she learned from you.

[slay]

From you, I'm calling that a compliment. Which, hey, get 'em in while you can. [ she certainly won't complain, even though her nose does crinkle a bit at the notion of being ~scary ok. ]

[romanticidal]

I meant it as one. [ and he grins, as if to reinforce that in his book, scary is something to appreciate. ]

I have never met a woman quite like you, carina.

[slay]

The super strength catches most people off guard. Don't worry about it.

[ she's still on the 'scary' page, ok. what page are you on ???? ]

[romanticidal]

It is much more than the way you could rip a grown man in two pieces.

[slay]

[ she ducks her chin, hiding a shy smile. ]

So, it's not just the thing with your goddess electing me her good right arm. [ she makes it sound like a tease, but there's some legitimacy to that worry. she doesn't want rafael to care for her because she's ~special~ or not like anyone else in those stupid destiny ways. she wants him to care because of who she is. and it's hard to convince herself that, strength and ability aside, she's all that special. especially when he's loved a woman like jade. #italianpopstarboyfriendproblems. ]

[romanticidal]

That would not make much sense as a reason, given I only learned of this less than twenty-four hours ago. [ he sounds amused, but he does cut her a longer glance, obviously thinking again about the significance of ... that. ] How are you feeling about that?

[slay]

I dunno.

[ a noncommittal shrug hides a look of conflict. she takes a beat before relenting and adding; ] I spent two years desperate for anything that could tell me why I'm ... why I can do what I do. I always figured everything would make sense if I could just get an answer; I didn't expect it to be that ... big.

[romanticidal]

I did not find it so surprising, perhaps. I would expect nothing from you but great things.