briefing ♔ but i wake when these dreams collide

[wynn]

♬ Dreams Collide - Colbie Caillat

WHO || Wynn, Gar, Kat, Dumage, Mark, Martha, Buffy, Spike, Sven, and Myri [Closed]
WHAT || Chicago Mission Briefing
WHERE || Knights HQ, the Round Table room
WHEN || Tues, Feb 21st, shortly before 5pm.
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

Just as before, accessing the secret room where the Round Table is housed requires using the Knight's access card to open the glass class beside the mural of the War in Heaven, located across from the ballroom entrance. Using the fire extinguisher as a lever to activate the "door" mechanism reveals the long torch-lit hall plastered in artworks depicting the Knight's history. The tenants of the Knighthood hang large and foreboding over the doors at the end of the hall, which stand open to reveal the brightly lit Round Table, and the majestic crystalline dragon statue presiding over it.

Come in, find a seat, meet your teammates if you haven't already.  Wynn will be with you all shortly.

Comments

[aproperdoctor]

Guess I should've showed up for weapons training, huh? I missed out on all the excitement. [She glances at Buffy again; she looks way too tiny to actually swing a sword around, in Martha's opinion, but what does she know?] And you used a healing spell? I wish I could've seen that - though I expect I'll have other chances to watch people healing.

Careful there, Kat. [Even though it's so obviously all Gar's fault.]

1/idk yet

[postergirl]

[And Dumage sliiiides in around them both, rolling her eyes and dropping into the closest seat, which is directly in front of the doors on this side, and two seats over from Martha.]

'Careful' isn't really in her vocabulary, darling.

[shootfirst]

[Kat rolllls her eyes right back at her, as she moves to squeeze in between Myri and Buffy, directing a comment back at Dumage.] And I don't remember asking for your input.

[She glances around, perking up] Are we talking about Buffy kicking the crap out of King Arthur?

[rationalizes]

[Gar follows along, taking the one seat remaining between Buffy and Kat, and glancing over at the Slayer, looking a bit pale.] I'm glad to hear you're both alright, at the very least.

/done!

[nosdacaraid]

[Mark comes in a few moments later, looking like he's not particularly enthused about being here. His eyes mostly drag along the floor, though his gaze flits once across the faces of those gathered, bouncing from Martha to Dumage, and then back to the floor. He quietly yanks out a chair right in between them, with a seat buffer on either side of him. He shoots Martha a tight smile.]

[bigbad]

[Great, more and more people, but still no Wynn. And Buffy hates him and is threatening to kill him. Spike hates his life. Was it this bad before he lost his memories? He hopes not.]

How long does this usually take?

[slay]

[ Buffy narrows her gaze on Spike, returning curtly and promptly. ] Why, do you have something better to be doing? [ Like eating innocent people???? After holding a piercing gaze on him for a long moment, she turns to look at Kat and Gar. ] It kinda came up, but not anymore. How've you guys been?

[witchwoman]

It was nothing. Just a small spell. [She says to Martha when a lull in conversation allows her to.]

[With Kat beside her, Myrilandel immediately feels more at ease. Her Knight has quickly become one of her favorite people and someone who strangely makes her feel calmer, despite the boundless amount of energy that the girl seems to have.]

[shootfirst]

[Kat nudges Myri with a gentle elbow, and gives her a big smile] Hey, there's no 'small' where magic's involved. It's all way more awesome than what most people can do. [She glances to her right, looking past Gar to smile at Buffy]

Finally glad to be going on a mission, that's how I'm feeling.

[bigbad]

I'm with you there. I want some bloody action. [He glares over at Buffy.] Just wish the company were better.

[slay]

[ Offended outburst go. ]

Oh, like you're one to talk. Has all the peroxide gone to your head? You're not exactly anyone's first choice for teammate.

[nosdacaraid]

[This catches Mark's attention] Problems?

[bigbad]

[Spike clenches his teeth, looking like he's going to say more, but... he really doesn't want his vampire secret to get out. More than it already has, at least.]

Just a bit of an argument between me and the lady. [That they haven't had. He looks back at Buffy.] How about we save it for later and you try not to snap at every word I say?

[postergirl]

[Dumage is incapable of keeping her mouth shut, and smirks at Buffy] Not having a little lover's spat, I hope.

[slay]

[ She swallows down her indignant fury and holds the glare for a moment, then turns her face away from Spike entirely in a totally mature and responsible silent huff. Fine. Not talking about it right now. She just won't talk at all until ... Wynn gets here.

Which lasts about five seconds until Dumage opens her mouth. ] Don't.

[postergirl]

[She looks amused and mumbles under her breath (which can be overheard with a listen check of 17 by those sitting beyond Spike):] I'll take that as a yes.

[witchwoman]

[Myri's too taken by the entire situation to notice Dumage's remark Listen check was only a 11 :( but she is growing more concerned. Wherever this group is going, they will have to depend on each other, surely.]

Perhaps a change of topic..?

[wynn]

[/TIMELY ENTRANCE FROM WYNN as the doors to his chambers open, an incredibly bright golden light pouring out that's almost temporarily blinding to those who look directly at it (Fort save 16) When the doors close, he's standing there, looking around at all the Knights gathered on the far side of the table.]

... We are still one short.

[shootfirst]

Dumage, isn't that Sven guy your Squire?

You did tell him about the meeting today, right?

[nosdacaraid]

[Mark glances at Dumage, as if that explains everything] ... Yeah, I wouldn't count on him showing up.

[postergirl]

[Dumage shoots a look over at Wynn, obviously slightly uncomfortable with being called out in front of him. Her eyes shift to the table.] Now that's hardly fair. He has a phone the same as any of us. No one came and herded us here and yet here we are.

[rationalizes]

It's only his first mission. You can't expect him to just... intuit everything.

[bigbad]

I can see this mission'll be a smashing success. [Buffy's sniping at him, Dumage thinks he's shagging Buffy, and Sven can't even make it to the meeting without handholding. Yay.]

[slays]

This mission just keeps getting better, and it hasn't even started yet. [ A beat. She looks to Wynn, trying to force down the lemony expression. ] What is the mission exactly, anyway?

[wynn]

[Wynn doesn't respond for a moment, as if deciding whether to give Sven more time or not, but finally steps forward and drops a piece of paper onto the table in front of Buffy, for her to look at and pass down. It shows only an etching of this image which seems to have writing on it in an unrecognizable alphabet.]

We've received intelligence from America that an organization called the Hoffman Institute is newly seeking a powerful magical artifact known as the Lazarus Talisman. What you're looking at is the engraving known to exist on the Talisman, whose actual location has been debated for half a century.

[He turns away, linking his hands behind him as he walks along the side of the table where no one is seated] The legend of the talisman has been long linked to the existence of an object known as the Eternal Jade, though the relationship between the two has remained uncertain. It is clear, however, that they are linked, and locating one may lead to the discovery of the other.

We believe the Hoffman Institute to have uncovered a lead to the location of the Jade, and due to the dangerous nature of the Talisman itself, it cannot be allowed to fall into their hands, particularly given the objectives of the organization. Their public face is a think-tank for the development of alternative energy, and their focus on their own profits may override their morality, prompting them to attempt to exploit a potentially volatile artifact without considering the consequences.

Your mission will take you to the city of Chicago, in the United States of America, where the Institute is headquartered. Your mission objective is to procure the Jade, and gather what information you can about the potential location of the Lazarus Talisman. We've the good fortune of fortuitous timing on our side: the Institute recently hired a new personal secretary for Dr. Tomas Hoffman, the company's founder, and she's yet to begin work. We've arranged to replace her with one of our own agents. [He nods to Gar] Sir Gar will be taking the position, due to her extensive knowledge of Shadowkind artifacts, and will be gathering intelligence undercover. She'll be operating as team leader, so any queries may be directed to her. The rest of you are at her disposal for whatever tasks she may need completed that she's unable to do without compromising her position. This may require shadowing other Institute agents, doing research, surveillance, or infiltrating the premises to gain access to areas she cannot. It will require a great deal of flexibility, naturally, which is one reason we're assigning so many of you to the cause.

[He pauses, to let all this sink in] Questions thus far?