open ♔ september castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || First half of September, any time between the September squiring ceremony and the War announcement on September 18th
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of the first half of the month.    Because not everyone is into parties, ok.

You are encouraged to start your own threads and tag around, and feel free to threadjack into any on-going threads that aren't specified as 'closed' in the subject lines since people can enter into rooms even in the middle of what's going on. WE ARE BIG ON THREAD-JACKING HERE. You can also specify 'single thread', meaning you want only one response for all participants, rather than multi-thread, where a number of different scenes/threads can be done as replies to the top prompt.]

On this log:
Drax @ the desk
Kate Bishop @ the desk
Sam @ the desk
Henry @ the desk
Kate Bishop @  roof/dining hall/library/grounds/bathrooms/desk/Dragon's Hoard/etc
Abigail @ Movie theater / library /firing range / training room
Francesca & Val'drin | closed
Penelope & Sam @ the woods
Emma Frost @ the library
Spike @ rec room
Lydia, Stiles, Astrid, Adam | closed

Comments

faye | various locations | ota

[reallywicked]

[Faye receives a magical message from Hasmed, telling her to stay put, that they'll be coming for her once he's had time to prepare the spell needed to retrieve her. Faye knows enough about magic by now to know it means she'll be spending the night in her tropical location. She hates it here. Pretty as it might be, there are bugs everywhere. And probably snakes and spiders and other more dangerous creatures. She barely sleeps, just waiting for first light, hoping that Hasmed set a fucking alarm to swoop in and come get her ass.

He doesn't forget about her, which is good. And it's not long after that this bitch is back.

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS: Faye goes to tell Wynn about the location of the tarrasque, because wow that's important.

Her order for tracking her specific people down after that will be Lila, then Gold, then Emma. Lila is first because she knows that if this shit had happened to Lila and the bitch didn't come track her down immediately upon returning, there would be hell to pay. She was too nervous to ask Hasmed about Emma, and knowing that it will come up in the earlier encounters, she's even more nervous then to face Emma to talk about what happened on the mission. Emotions are still hard for her to deal with, so she puts them off. See Emma essentially dead had shaken her. She still needs time to process that and speaking to Gold will be a buffer between her conversation with Lila and facing those feelings. So all three of these people can expect to be tracked down to their rooms, sect wings, training areas, etc. Wherever they would be, she would look.

Between conversations and on subsequent days thereafter, Faye will be back in the castle, getting back into the swing of things. She's quieter, and possibly more approachable? She at least looks less like she is judging your entire life on impact. And she has a hell of a story, if you feel like asking.]

[bittersweeter]

[ lila is in the library. there's really only three places she can be found on the daily, the kitchen and her room, being the other two. but faye finds her in the library. which means the shriek and crash of her books falling to the floor when lila looks up to see faye in the doorway comes in the extra quiet of the library and sounds that much louder as she shoves herself out of her chair and sprints over to her best friend. her heels give her a bit of height, but only barely enough to throw her arms around faye's neck. ]

You horrid bitch.

[reallywicked]

[remember when I said she would Lila right away? That included not showering off monster slobber and sweat from her Cuban get away. You're welcome.

Faye hugs Lila back just as fiercely, bending to close the gap.]

This time it wasn't even my fault. [There's no actual arguing sort of tone in her voice. She's just glad to be back. It still feels kind of surreal.]

[bittersweeter]

If you ever do that again I'm going to murder you. [ there's no heat to that either, it's just sheer, unadulterated relief, as she clings to faye like a barnacle on a rock. the reality is that she would have murdered everyone else to get faye back. ｡◕ ‿ ◕｡ she doesn't seem to mind that she's clinging to slightly sticky, sandy... filth either. although she does mutter into faye's hair: ] You smell awful.

[uncurse]

[ Emma’s in the Dragon’s Light Wing getting her new scar looked at when Faye finds her. She turns away from where Alanna is examining the injury, looking pretty predictably like she has no good news to offer. Spotting Faye, Emma gets to her feet immediately, moving around the bunk and towards Faye. ]

He found you!

[reallywicked]

[Preparing herself for this was really a joke, because seeing Emma as flesh and bone and very much in one piece sends a flood of relief through Faye that she wasn't expecting. Knowing that Emma was alive is one thing, but seeing her up and moving and talking is totally different. Emotion forms a hard lump in her throat and she can't manage much of a reply, so she just nods, glancing down.]

Yeah.

[She had things to say. She still does, but it's like the thoughts have all flown out of her head.]

How..? How are you?

[uncurse]

Well.

[ Briefly sheepish, Emma looks at her feet and holds her hands out. ]

Flesh and blood. [ She looks back up at Faye. ] So that’s an improvement.

[ Those out turned palms move forward, resting on Faye’s shoulders while Emma steps in closer to look her over. ]

You okay?

[unhand]

[She might not be tracking down Hook, but he's not waiting around too long before finding her. He slings his hook over her shoulder and spins her around, looking her over to make sure she's ok with a worried frown (spot 18).]

Cuba. Why'd you end up in bloody Cuba of all places?

[reallywicked]

[She appears fine. No major injury, at least. Her pain is all very psychological.

The sight of Hook makes Faye's mouth twitch into a small smile.]

Why? You're asking the wrong person. In case you missed it, I didn't really have much of a choice in the matter.

[unhand]

Just glad they got you back. When I showed up and you were gone and Emma--

[He swallows. She's fine. They fixed her.]

But you're both all right now. Just not sure I'll be letting either of you out of my sight again.

[undealt]

[Gold's in the Dragon's Fire wing's library, waiting for Hasmed to return, looking harried and very tired. For the most part, he's been pacing in lieu of doing any real work, and as soon as Faye comes in, he stares at her for a moment, and then limps over to her, throwing an arm out to embrace her without even thinking about it.

Protests that Luckman's machine was to blame for what happened to her aside, he does feel guilty about the matter. He should have told her to stop using magic and not put her at risk.]

I'm so glad you're safe, Faye.

[reallywicked]

[Gold's hug takes her by surprise. It shouldn't. He's proved by now that he cares, but she's just not completely used to the idea of people caring about her and her well being.]

Me too. Please tell me you fried the shit out of those robo-assholes.

[undealt]

The little one is, mercifully, dead. The other one... Well.. [He pulls back and folds his hands over his cane.] Let's just say she got precisely what she deserved.

[He really should tell her they're both here, but, um, it's Gold. He doesn't tell all of anything if he can help it.]

[wanttobeahero]

[ Henry has found he generally enjoys spending time outside of the castle more than remaining inside. And after talking to Cora at the after party not too long ago, he also has a reason to get out more, going for runs with her. It's been nice, meeting people and making some friends; well, people he hopes might be friends, anyway.

Today, though, he's staying inside and heading to the training room, a small pack slung - just filled with water and a book, in case he goes outside right after this - over his shoulder. When he spots her in the hallway, he just smiles cheerfully. They don't know each other, yeah, but it's a good way to...get to know someone. ]

Hey. Haven't you seen you before.

[ Yeah, maybe not the best way to start a conversation, but it'll get a reaction of some sort, maybe, or she'll just pass him by and they'll keep being strangers. ]

[reallywicked]

[Faye is on her phone, glancing up at the sound of a voice.]

Nope. I've been away. You must be one of the new kids.

[Theres an edge of snark to her tone, but nothing too intense or unwelcoming.]

[wanttobeahero]

[ He nods, and the flicker of a smile remains despite her tone. He reaches out a hand to shake hers, if...she wants to really engage with this conversation, but he's mindful of the fact that she's on the phone. ]

I'm Henry.

[allmydreams]

[If Felicity had known Faye was coming home, she would have probably worn something more appropriate. Or at least something prettier. When she happens to catch sight of her she's still in her pajamas from the night before, toting a box of Lucky Charms with her from the kitchen and a half-asleep look still on her face.

When she sees her, however, she stops. And she blinks. And then she's jogging down the hall to catch her and pull her into a hug.]

Where the hell have you been?

[reallywicked]

[Faye notices Felicity at the last second and catches her in the hug. There's a rush of air that escapes her because she was not expecting this. She returns the hug, though, arms wrapping back around the woman and holding on.]

I don't know if you'd believe me if I told you.

[allmydreams]

[Felicity sinks into the hug for a moment, not responding right away, but after a moment pulling back and shaking the box.]

I could try. Pour you a bowl?

[opprobrium]

[ Through the grapevine or maybe just evsdropping Sebastian found out Faye was back. He had been bored as fuck in the castle. Mostly just helping out at the desk and spending his nights at the bar and going home with whatever girl decided he was cute enough to be taken home.

It wasn't often he felt someone was worth a repeat preformance, much less to take them to met the few people he considered friends. So, Sebastian moved down the halls later in the night wondering if she was even there or shacked up with someone. He had stopped in the gardens to steal a single flower, god knows he doesn't know shit about flowers but it looks like fire and clearly for her. So he knocked on the door after lighting a cigarette for that cool look, one hand behind his back with the flower in it, the other holding the cigarette.]

[reallywicked]

[Word would have spread by the next day after her arrival, because if Faye is good at anything, it's making her presence known. She's not expecting company, so the knock at her door makes her a bit confused. But she's quick to hop out of bed and pull the door open.

The sight of Sebastian pulls a smirk to her lips almost immediately.]

Well, look who it is.

[pathology]

[astrid and faye already got their heartwarming reunion out of the way in the med center, so now it's time for them to just hang out i guess??? astrid likes faye, okay. they've went on tons of missions together. they've seen shit. they also pickpocketed kate beckett together, that was kind of fun. so one day astrid just bangs on the door to faye's room like] Hey, I'm going to Starbucks, do you want to come with?

[reallywicked]

[Faye is doing exactly nothing today. She should probably be working on magic or at the firing range or doing something vaguely productive, but she's not. At all. So here's a great excuse to continue slacking off. She opens the door and already has her bag.]

You should just convince Wynn to open a franchise somewhere in the castle. It will save him a ton on gas money.

[She's teasing. Faye may not have an addiction like Astrid does, but she is not gonna hate on the Starbucks runs.]

[wynn]

[ when faye makes her way to the round table room, she'd hear voices at the end of the hall, in the large circular chamber. one is certainly wynn, and the other unmistakably christos. all she'd manage to catch is the former saying "--whatever is necessary, although as always, I respect your judgment on the matter." as she enters, the conversation halts, wynn smoothly looking over christos' shoulder towards faye, and the drow casting an irritated glance back to see who's interrupting. ]

[reallywicked]

[Faye slips into the room, not giving a single fuck as to what she's interrupting because frankly her news is more important. She's a disgusting sight- and probably smell, as well.]

Sorry to interrupt-- [ha she's not that sorry. Flashing Christos an insincere smile, she focuses her attention on Wynn.] -but I found something on my mission that I think you might be interested in keeping tabs on.