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briefing ♔ i will never know myself until i do this on my own

This is War- 30 Seconds to Mars

WHO || Wynn, Jack, Hasmed, Lis'sa, Dovan, Solace, Koraith, Christos, Tia, Nessa, Grant, Buffy, Myri, Finnick, Spike, Gar, Archer, Des, Fred Jr., Dumage, Mark, Alainn, Zero, Colin, Lan, Eric, Val'drin, Risa, Anastacia, Faith O., Max R., Belle, Kadir, Edain, Sydney, Zatanna, Aurelius, Jaina, Erky, Davin, Riddick, Jordan, Henry, Leia, Willow, Kate, Allison, Francesca, Bo, Han, Aedan, Rocket, Drax, Nathan, Maxwell, Sam, Faith L., Cora, Dimitri, Alanna, Jaime, Klaus, Gus, Andrew, Stiles, Lydia, Gold, Jackson, Adam, Miles, Penelope, David, Derek, Andie, Kali, Cara, Nels, Taradiddle, Abigail, Astrid, Bambi, Frankie, Rose, Helen, Alaric, Alice, Lissa, Alex, Emma F., Cordelia, Zoe, Sebastian, Malina, Alcide, Phineas, Fiona, Arthur, Faye, Mars, Kate, Lila, Jameson, Felicity, Thoster, Adi, Brantley, Hook, Emma, Eleven, Alisha, Will, Dean, Grimrot [Closed]
WHAT || Andres War Briefing
WHERE || Knights HQ, Round Table Room
WHEN || September 19th [forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, please call dibs in the dibs plurk!

On the eve of battle, an impressive array of Knights gathers in the Round Table room of the castle. The usually cavernous room seems tightly packed with this many bodies, and places at the Table are reserved for Wynn, the Section Heads, all those who have had any hand in the Talisman mission, including New York, and Christos, but who's going to argue with him, really. The air buzzes with a mixture of impending dread and on some fronts, excitement. It's hard to deny that there are those in the room who have wanted to make a move on Andres for years.

Wynn waits for the appointed hour, before nodding for the doors to be sealed and calling the meeting to order.

"Before we begin, I'd like to thank each and every one of you, many who have traveled an extensive distance at a moment's notice to join us here today. I understand that many of you have little idea what you have agreed to, but I hope that before the end of this meeting, you will come to understand what we are doing, and why it must be done.

Andres' Isle has been held under the sway of the man who calls himself their "Prime Minister" for nearly a decade. In these ten years, he has turned what was once an idyllic country steeped in tradition into a tightly controlled fascist nation disguised as representative of its people.

Andres is far from the only country to fall to such a fate over the course of history, and it has never been the prerogative of this Knighthood to enforce our own personal vision of some sort of world order onto any nation. We are protectors of justice, and our enemy has always been both that which comes from the darkest depths of Shadow, and intolerance and prejudice that stems from this world.

But Dimitris Sarandis has proven to be an exception, an embodiment of all the ideals we stand against, who has aspired to systematize the kind of violence and hatred that threatens the welfare of countless innocents under his rule. He has used his position to exploit Shadowkind on the island to the point of conducting torturous experiments on them, designed to help him accomplish his goal of forcibly enslaving non-humans, so that they may serve what he sees as the superior race of homo sapiens.

As if this were not enough, Dimitris knows of our existence, and wishes to tear down our organization, understanding that we pose a threat to all he seeks to accomplish. To this end, he has conspired against us, kidnapped members of our organization and subjected them to brutal and vile torture, and attempted to blackmail us through detaining Sir Thomas Bancroft and now Sir Samcelot, into complying with his whims - to leave his regime alone entirely, to turn over our most ancient, powerful artifact, and for me to submit to death at his hand.

Killing Dimitris alone will not stop the system he has created, and will not help free the people of Andres. Most citizens of the country remain innocent, terrified into compliance, or completely ignorant of what Sarandis does behind closed doors. These people deserve our help, and the only way to do so is to show them the evil that lurks at the heart of their government, gain their support in uprooting that evil, and assist them in stabilizing their country thereafter.

To do this, we will need to go beyond the usual parameters of our missions, with a militant, strategic push into the island designed to seize the castle, and take down Sarandis' rule." He pauses there, letting that sink in. "What I will not stand for is a callous attitude towards the innocents who we seek to protect on the Island, during this insurgency. Their safety will be paramount to our operation, and as such, speed is important to what we will be accomplishing. Dimitris expects retaliation, but he also underestimates our tactics. As such, rather than attacking the castle with an army, you will be deployed about the Island in a number of small teams, each with an objective that will help us cut off Dimitris from contact with his supporters, secure Sir Bancroft and Sir Samcelot's safety, free those who are imprisoned, and confront Sarandis, taking the castle in the process.

Details of these individual operations not withstanding, I imagine there are some questions. I open the floor to you to speak."

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[ Shit this all just got really really real, didn't it? Unnerved would be one word, a word that doesn't even come close, but still... a word.

As she filters out of the room, she just sort of stands there, feeling lost amongst a sea of people that seem to know each other well. She crosses her arms across her chest, and almost jumps when Lila touches her arm. She turns her head quickly, looking to see who it is.

Her response is a little defensive. ] Yeah course, why wouldn't I be?

[ But she soon follows it up with: ] Look thanks for what you said in there.

No problem. They act like we can't do shit because we're not wrinkled assholes. But it's complete bullshit. [ clearly still annoyed, lila's lips purse, eyes rolling slightly. she exists in a perpetual state of d o n e with people thinking less of her because of her age.

but then again she's in a perpetual state of done with nearly everyone for everything. so... ]

It is bullshit yeah. These dickheads have no fucking idea what I've ever done. Who the fuck do they think they are?

[ If she seems edgy, it's because, well, she is. But then she has a point, doesn't she? Well, she always thinks she has a point. ]

God I must be fucking stupid agreeing to do this shit.

The older knights are assholes. Ignore them. [ t r u t h. ] But, look, you're with Alex, he's basically me with a dick so therefore he is perfect. And Lissa is cool, kind of innocent, real goody two shoes, but Faye insists she's good people. Um. [ she racks her brain to remember the rest of the people on alisha's team and those within that group she actually gives a fuck about. ] Adam is pretty cool. So you've got a decent team with you. You'll be fine. Tell Alex I told you to stick with him and he'll watch your back.

[ it is presumptive, but alex loves her, she doesn't think he will mind looking after one of lila's friends. especially considering lila is 100% sure alisha hasn't been around long enough to pass her weapons certification so she won't be packing the excalibur. ]

And you'll be in the fancy part of town, probably having tea and scones while we do all the other shit. [ she reaches out to squeeze alisha's arm briefly with her gloved hand. ] You're gonna prove those assholes wrong.

[ diplomacy 46. LILA GIVES THE BEST PEP TALKS U R SO VERY WELCOME. ]

[ Maybe because she actually doesn't want to be stranded on somewhere she's heard people call Torture Island without a friend, she actually listens, like really properly listens (nat 20 listen even go u Alisha) ]

Alex? What is he like your boyfriend or something?

[ The idea of scones makes her laugh a bit. It's bullshit, obviously, but she appreciates Lila trying to joke. The touch brings her head towards her arm, jumpy a little because of the old power. It's not personal. ]

Yeah well I just want to get in there and out. I'm not dying for a bunch of twats that thing I'm a kid.

[ the face she pulls like ew gross very much answers the alex question, but she actually answers it after a beat. she doesn't seem to notice alisha's twitch at the contact. she does, she's just used to people flinching when she touches them so it doesn't blip on her radar as something worth noting. ]

He's my brother. [ not "like my brother", he just is now. ]

Oh right. You're definitely not shagging him then. Unless you're from Norfolk or something. [ sorry people of Norfolk ]

I can handle myself though you know. [ it's ever so slightly defensive, but also ever so slightly bollocks. she can't, not really, and maybe that's what makes her so defensive. ]

So where are you being sent? [ seriously there was a whole list of names in there and she doesn't have a clue one from the other ]

[ note to self: don't go to norfolk... ] Okay, then you can look after Alex. [ she just brushes past the defensiveness like it's second nature. it is. her best friend is faye, defensive makes all kinds do sense to lila. their friendship was built on defensive teenage bristling. ]

I'm on the communications tower, you guys can't really do anything until we're done. [ THAT MEANS THEYRE HELLA IMPORTANT RIGHT??? right. ] I'll try to be quick.

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Yeah well you better fucking hurry up, right? And just, you know, try not to die or anything.

[ it sounds so flippant, but really no she means she likes you, Lila, so she'd really prefer if you continued to do the whole being alive thing, k? ]

Fuck it all sounds so ridiculous, doesn't it? Do you really think people might die?

There's not really a 'might' here.

[Surprise, it's Faye. Coming up behind Lila, she drapes her arm over the blonde's shoulders and gives Alisha a once over.]

Who're you?

Alisha. Be nice.

[ Faye gets a bit of a look, because excuse you who invited you and you can piss off looking at her like that. Yep, she's tetchy. ]

What the fuck has it got to do with you?

[Faye doesn't seem bothered at all by the attitude. In fact, she only looks a but amused. This is the one Lila had said was worthwhile? Interesting. Leaning in towards her friend, she drops her voice, but purposely keeps it loud enough for Alisha to hear clearly.]

I give her a month.

[And with a knowing smirk, sharing a glance with Lila as she obviously reflects back on their first meeting, Faye gives a little finger wave wanders off to leave the girls to continue their conversation.]

That wasn't nice! [ lila sing songs it as faye swans off, looking back at alisha with a shrug and a smile. ] My best friend, that was basically hello from her. [ it actually was nice tbh. ]

She's your best friend?

[ Alisha has an Unimpressed Face. But then she's used to being the centre of a friendship group, the one making the snide little inside jokes, not the one on the fringes looking in. It's unnerving. She'll warm up. ]

What did she mean by that. A month?

She's an aquired taste. It was a joke. She said it to me on my first day, that I wouldn't last a month. Over a year ago... bitch still owes me her bracelet. [ she shrugs. ] It was a compliment and she doesn't give them often.

Anyway, Helen's your mentor, right? You should talk to her so she can kit you out with whatever you need.

[ Compliment. Okay. Well maybe she'll reserve the insults. For now, anyway. Still, she does turn a little and look off in the direction Faye stepped.
]
Yeah. Yeah. She was alright in there... [ She'd hardly been polite to her when meeting before, but in the council room she'd stood up for her. Maybe Helen wasn't so bad. ]

Once you get past the mom-ing, she's cool. And so old she was probably in WWII so, you know. Handy when war rolls around. [ she nods in the direction of the dragon's hoard wing. ] Go. I have to finish packing.

Hang on, what? [ Sorry Lila, you're not going anywhere without explaining that one. ]She's how old?

Hella. [ what do you mean that's not an answer? ] Ask her, okay, there's like a whole explanation, it's pretty cool. She's kind of badass.

Really? Badass. Her? [ Are you shitting her, Lila? Because that sounds pretty ridic tbqh. But fine, she'll take it. And maybe have 20 questions with Helen later. ]

Calling me a liar? [ excuse you she is the most honest and innocent hdu. no, really, she looks thoroughly insulted. (bluff 38) ]

No I just think maybe you're talking bullshit. [ Still with the screwyface. Dubious, Lila. Totes dubious. There wasn't that tag worth waiting over a month for? Course it was. ]

Man, it's gonna be a slap to the face when you find out how wrong you are.

Yeah well I'll believe it when I see it.

[ SCOFF. No really, It is probably number one of the list of things she doesn't expect to see. ]

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