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

[impetere]

[ ... Oh. Okay then. She straightens a bit at that, though she should have figured that he'd be looking for her.]

About the council?

[druidisms]

Right-o. [ he flops down in one of the adirondacks. ] First of all, you don't have to go. Second of all, you can if you want. Either way I will be proud of you so long as its the right choice for you.

[impetere]

[She nods a bit, looking down at her hands as she does. She can't say that going to war is something she wants to do. It more feels like a thing she should do. She should try and fight against this, because this is what the oath means.

And because her pack is going - or at least the people she's loosely starting to consider a pack. She hasn't had that feeling for so long, and she's not going to let them go in without her.]

Not going doesn't feel right.

[druidisms]

I know. [ he leans back, closing his eyes and sighing. ] For the record, even though it's your choice... I'm not real keen on you going. I'm not going to stop you, but I want it on the record.

[impetere]

[She nods a bit at that.]

Noted.

[And she appreciates his input, but at the same time ... ]

I can't just sit here and do nothing, though. Not when I could help.

[druidisms]

Why do you think I'm going? [ spoilers, same reason. it's the reason he stayed and was knighted a million years ago. ]

[impetere]

[Her eyebrows go up a bit before teasing.]

Because you've been a knight forever and have nothing better to do?

[It was pretty much a given that Gus was going for her - she would have been surprised if he told her he wasn't.]

[druidisms]

Yeah, basically. [ he smirks at her sass. ] I was bored, 'bout time a war cropped up.

[impetere]

[She laughs.]

Perfect timing.

[druidisms]

I'm just lucky like that.

[ oh shut up, you ass. ]

Okay, get your stuff ready, I'll grab you before the briefing. Deal?

[impetere]

[She nods in agreement. Not that she has much stuff to get ready, but she should get on that anyway.]

Deal.

[And with that she will go prepare herself for battle. Or something. /fin]