debriefing ♔ in the emptiness there's a solution | just look within yourself for absolution

[nepotism]

♬ locking up the sun- poets of the fall

WHO || Wynn, Buffy, Myri, Finnick, Spike, Gar, Archer, Des, Vi, Rafael, Fred Jr., Dumage, Mark, Rocket, open! [Closed]
WHAT || Andres Mission Debrief & Aftermath
WHERE || Knights HQ, lobby etc.
WHEN || September 18th [forward dated*]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

There are plenty of missions that return to the castle a success - most of them, even. The defeated air of the solemn group that returns from their diplomatic mission to Andres Isle to hear the demands of dictator Dimitris Sarandis makes it quite clear that this wasn't one of those.

Starting with Sarandis' actual demands - for all Knights to withdraw from Andres under penalty of death, or for Wynn to offer his own head in return for Thomas' safe return - and ending with the unexpected, disturbing confession from Kat that she intended to stay behind on the island because she had "fallen in love with" the dictator, the events of the island made it very clear that Sarandis was cannily playing his hand to get the Knights where he wanted them.

Fred Jr. shoves open the doors with his unnatural strength, stalking in ahead of the group into the lobby. Whoever's on desk duty isn't going to have to roll a high wisdom check to see that these people are pissed... and distraught... and a myriad of other emotions on the bad end of the scale.

*I am changing the date of the briefing log and Andres log/live session to have taken place in September, to avoid us being in backdated hell forever, and to allow for a September squiring ceremony before apps are closed. Carry on... in the future!

Comments

[witchwoman]

That's disturbing. [She says, shaking her head. Uhm, only she's allowed to see that, thanks.]

You could sign their weapons, though. For good luck.

[Which is...also disturbing. This conversation is weird.]

[65]

Yeah, we'll see. Wouldn't want anyone thinking I've become delusional about my own self-importance. It's a slippery slope to becoming Archer from there.

[graveflowers]

Nooo, Archer is a gem among men, there will never be anything like Archer. He's like.... Jesus. Once in a lifetime thing.

[witchwoman]

[Myri crit failed a knowledge religion check. She has no idea who Jesus is. That's really funny to me.]

Yes, well- lovely as Archer may be... I prefer to keep Finnick as he is.

[65]

[finnick rolled really high for some reason???? and is too baffled by the comparison to even comment on it.]

I think I prefer myself the way I am, too.

[graveflowers]

[ OMG YALL JESUS IS PRETTY ONE OF A KIND. ]

Okay, so we all love Finnick. [ she shoves a bite of pizza in her mouth. ] I hope you two know that if you don't come back alive I'll murder you.

[ only those two, though. she'd be sad about everyone else, granted, but... myri and finnick are myri and finnick. vi has never been shy about admitting she loves them the most. she's a shitty person! oh well. ]

[witchwoman]

[Myri crosses the room to move over to Vi, slipping an arm around her waist and leaning her head against Vi's shoulder.]

I think we're all in agreement on that. We'll make it home to you.

[65]

[what if he did the same on vi's opposite side and they had a weird gay group hug. what if. ie, that's what he's doing rn.] You'll hardly have time to miss us.

[graveflowers]

Yeah. Of course. [ she totally believes that.

not.

oh well. she manages a weak smile she knows neither of them believe for a second but it's all she's got. ]

[witchwoman]

[Myri didn't crit fail her sense motive so yeah. She's not believing that. She lifts her head to give Vi a worried look, wishing she had something better to say.]

Do you want me to stay? [It was only because of Myri that Vi came with them the first time. She would hate staying behind, but the two people in this room are basically the only ones she would do it for.]

[65]

[and yet ... finnick did crit fail his sense motive. somehow. HE IS A STUPID BOY. but he did well on a wis check to ... follow myri's lead.] I would stay for you, too.

[graveflowers]

No. You would resent it, the team would resent it, I would resent it. [ she already hates that she chose to stay behind, she would hate forcing myri and finnick to do the same. and she knows they honestly would if she asked. ] The people of Andres deserve our help. [ a beat. ] Your help.

[witchwoman]

Our help. [Myri corrects again.] You're always with us, Vi. Even if you can't go, you'll be there if another way.

[65]

In our hearts. [he taps against the general heart area of his chest with his fist. wow finnick. gay.]

[graveflowers]

That was super gay, Finnick. [ calling u out on it. halfheartedly because she is just not in it. but mostly she's just deflecting because she... won't be helping and that is just an inescapable fact. she's effectively useless, an archer with no one to shoot, a half assed healer with no one to heal.

babysitting the pets left behind.

yay. ]

[witchwoman]

It's true, though. We love you more than anything. You know that.

[65]

I would have said heartfelt.

[graveflowers]

[ gpoy ]

I know. [ probably to both. ] It just sucks. I feel like I'm choosing myself over Kat. [ and she feels like everyone else feels that way too. ]

[witchwoman]

You aren't, though. You already have more than just your own life to look after.

[graveflowers]

Kat doesn't know that! She's just going to think I left her there. And-- [ she cuts herself off from going off on a tangent about francesca because she knows the woman is one of finnick's best friends so she just snaps her mouth shut. ] If Elena's gone there, she's going to think the same thing. Amaranth is going to think he wasn't worth it. [ her babies. ]

[65]

Your safety matters more than what other people may think.

[witchwoman]

[fuck 'em tbh.]

Kat and Elena could never think that of you, Vi. They know how much you love them. And you know how much Amaranth adores you. He could never think you didn't care about him. [She smiles, even if it's hard to fight the worry out of her eyes.]

There will be questions, surely. Because you are just as important to them as they are to you. But they'll all understand.

[graveflowers]

[ her expression betrays that she doesn't quite believe them. the last thing she wants is for kat to think that vi didn't want to be there for her. the smile she summons up to return myri is wan at best. her fingers creep up to rub her shoulder where myri had healed one of her gunshot wounds. it's the right choice, for her, to stay behind.

but vi kind of sucks at thinking of herself. ]

I guess.

[65]

And if they disagree, we'll just leave them on Andres.

[REALLY FINNICK??? IS THAT REALLY WHAT YOU'LL DO????]

[witchwoman]

Finnick. [Myri scolds him lightly, even as she laughs at the end.]

They won't disagree. I know they won't.