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

[untethered]

I can certainly see how it would be handy, running such a large organization.

[lurings]

[ she hums in agreement. she can also she how it would be handy. but so far wynn's keen gaze when he sized her up the first time they met reminded her more of jack crawford than will. the comparison, however, would be lost on anyone but will. ]

[untethered]

He seems to genuinely care for each of us in his own way. It must be hard, having watched so many come and go as he has.

[lurings]

Maybe that's why he gives off that intimidating vibe, so he won't get too close to people.

[untethered]

It's somewhat sad to think about. Beneath it all, he's still a man. It must get terribly lonely.

[lurings]

I'd rather be lonely than lose my family again. [ abigail is used to being alone. she keeps people at arm's length to protect herself from going through that. stupid will. stupid.. kind of alex and stiles and cora. maybe, depending on the day. ]

[untethered]

You don't... mean from the Veil, do you?

[lurings]

[ she hesitates before answering. but then her head shakes. ] My parents are dead.

[untethered]

[ her eyes drop again, deciding to keep her response simple given the potential range of both what could have happened to them, and how abigail could feel about it now. ] I'm sorry to hear that.

[lurings]

It's okay. I'm used to it.

[ that is a million different kinds of lies. she is not used to it. nor will she ever really be used to being an orphan, it's not something to get used to. she thinks she's accepted it and then she wakes up screaming in the middle of the night, nightmares serving to remind her that she's not okay and she won't be for a good long while. ]