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

[luthir]

[ luthir saved all his strength checks for gracefully climbing out of the water i guess, but he'll put a hand down for vi to help her up. (str 18) ]

[graveflowers]

[ handy because she's feeling like a limp noodle right now, so she needs all the help she can get. (strength 6) she is struggling here. lucky she has such a sweet boyfriend and best friend, they've got her covered. ] For the record, that totally wasn't some kind of skeevy suicide attempt. I wouldn't do that with Elena in the car.

[luthir]

[ sopping wet hugs when they're on land? yes, at least for a sec. ] No one thought it was. [ or he'll cut you. and over her shoulder to finnick whenever he makes it up: ] Thank you.

[slay]

Am I the only one concerned that only Elena gets the mention? No? Ooookay, moving on.

[ let's not keep talking about suicide that'd be fun. she starts to wring out long blonde hair as soon as she's out of the water with kat. ] Guess we'll ... call for a ride. There's no way I'm climbing back into one of those.

[notaroundme]

[She gives Archer a shaky nod before they swim through the water like it ain't no thang, and she manages to pull herself out with no issues (str 15), then turns to help him out too (Str...11?).]

[nothingsodivine]

[Des is still coughing up herpes-infested water as he strugglebusses his way to dry land.]

I hate Europe.

[nosdacariad]

[ mark is already hanging up his phone at that moment, raising one finger in the air ] Got it. Back-up's on the way.

[65]

[to luthir, as he's making his own way back to dry land:] It was no trouble.

[behold, he can even make climbing out of the herpes water of the thames sexy. such a majestic surfer god.] I'd almost rather walk back to the castle.

[keyword: almost.]

[isisagent]

[If Elena's helping hand of 11 Str isn't enough, Archer got a 20 of his own - so they both make the climb out just fine.]

Wow. That was intense... We should probably like... do a headcount or something, to make sure we got everyone? [Then he shrugs.] Meh, on second thought, I'm sure they'll all be fine. [And with a charisma check of 17, he'll swoop in to continue where they left off with that kiss in the apparently herpes and crocodile filled waters of the Thames.]

[notaroundme]

[She probably shouldn't have been surprised, but she still is, eyes going wide for a moment before she...totally just goes with it (will save 12 l o l).

Apparently near death experiences means she gives zero fucks about privacy at the moment. This was kind of a long time coming, after all.]

[postergirl]

[ dumage is finally wandering up, cigarette in hand, but she stops when she sees... that. ]

... I seem to remember you bunch being much more prudish.

[graveflowers]

[ vi is just gonna stay leaning against luthir. moving is for losers. ] It only took, like, six months.

[nothingsodivine]

[Des staggers to his feet and goes to collect his jacket.]

Or Burt put pheromones in his freakin' club.

[65]

Little late for that excuse, isn't it? [NICE TRY DES. finnick will just ... go be vi and luthir's awkward third wheel.]

[shootfirst]

[ duchessganger deserves a song cue so:

♬ fucking boyfriend - the bird and the bee

while kat is over here looking ready to lose her lunch in the river. ]

Oh my god, do you have to do that right in front of us? Some of us would prefer not to have to claw out our eyeballs tonight.

[notaroundme]

[Elena finally breaks away, looking over at Kat with an amused grin on her face. Hey, thinking about kissing and snark is way better than thinking about the fact that she almost drowned. Again.]

Oh, bite me, Kat.

[She's teasing. Mostly.]

[isisagent]

[Archer rolls his eyes.]

Yeah, Kat. Or... should I say... uhm... jerk? face? [He nods to himself. Perfect insult!] Jerk-Face Mc Mood-Ruiner... [Then he slowly glares towards Gar.] the second.

[rationalizes]

[ gar stumbles up, shaking her head to clear the mild concussion or w/e. ] I'm just glad everyone's alright.

[isisagent]

...Aside from the figurative grab-bag of diseases we just literally bathed in... yes.

Though, I would argue dangerously sober for this particular situation...

[Archer pulls his flask out and takes a swig.]

[bigbad]

So at what point are we going to discuss the bit where we've been sabotaged? And that there's a decent chance it's an inside job?

[He looks over at Mark pointedly. SORRY BRO YOU'VE GOT A SHITTY TRACK RECORD.

Then he glances at Elena.]

And really, love, him? You could do so much better.

[nosdacariad]

[ mark casts spike a glare b/c REALLY SPIKE. REALLY. ] Or we could have been followed.

[nothingsodivine]

By who? I don't think all the telepaths in that room were pulling addresses out of our heads, and they would've had to beat us here.

[rationalizes]

There are spells that can track people, but we've no idea whether they have access to something like that.

I don't think we'll have proof of much until we get someone to take a look at those brakes. [ she glances into the river ] Or... the brakes on some of the cars, at least.

[graveflowers]

[ following gar's gaze, she sighs. ] Sorry.

[rationalizes]

Don't be. I'm just relieved no one was hurt.