andres ♔ lining up for the grand illusion

[diplomatics]

♬ we are - ana johansson

WHO || Colin Banks, Emma Frost, Lissa Dragomir, Alex Karamazov, Cordelia Chase, Zoe Weiss, Adam Weiss, Leia Organa, Nessa Harvey, Alisha Daniels
WHAT || A team of Knights is tasked to rally the human populace of the Isle, gather them in a safe place, and keep Dimitris' supporters from causing trouble.
WHERE || Andres Isle
WHEN || September 19th, 2014
HOW || Actionspam

[ Meanwhile, a group of ten lands on... the roof of a building in the upscale sector of town. The half-moon lights the sky around them enough for any of them to get a good glance at what surrounds them. In the distance, moonlight plays across the river dividing the city, and the roofs of the Shadow village homes can be barely made out. But here, there are opulent old-money homes scattered here and there, and a number of commercial buildings coursing up and down the main thoroughfare. Colin doublechecks the location on the phone, which lights up his face eerily as he checks the screen, and then he slides it into his pocket, turning to nod the others. ]

We find ourselves on scenic Andres Isle, atop the historic Grand Hotel.  The very heart of the Island, ladies and gentlemen.  Advising caution seems unnecessary.  

Comments

[ambitionist]

[alex looks around, and offers this very helpful observation:] I feel like I'm on the fucking Hamptons.

[lastdragomir]

Just like home [ #princess.

lissa looks nearly cheeful, an almost manic brightness to her jade green eyes, pale cheeks pink and healthy. the benefits of a fresh blood supply and a healthy dose of spirit induced healing courtesy of faye before they left. she's still so pale she nearly glows in the moonlight but shh. her platinum hair is twisted in a braid over one shoulder and she adjusts the bag of potions on her other shoulder as she glances around the assembled group with some apprehension, waiting for colin to advise them. ]

[telepathy]

[ What a good assignment.

Despite the part of her that has missed this level of opulence, there’s a certain wariness in the way she carries herself—missing the luxury doesn’t mean missing the people. ]

Yes, darling, I imagine that’s why Wynn assigned you here.

[ She turns to Colin. ]

Where would you have us begin?

[diplomatics]

Well, this will be something of a tricky part. Going door to door will take too long, even with so many of us. And it will be easier for us to both communicate our message in a timely and practical fashion, and keep an eye on these civilians, if we can gather everyone in one place. We don't want to cause too much of a sense of alarm, lest we send them scattering, although considering it's an island, and they're in the comfort of their homes, there are very few places for them to go in the middle of the night if they did. It seems more likely they'll cling to their houses, unless we find a way to draw them out.

Perhaps a community-wide evacuation of sorts? A gas leak, or something equally plausible.

[ambitionist]

Okay, sure, gas leak. But how are we gonna do that? Especially we have other teams about to shut down communications. Megaphone? Telepathic broadcast?

colin, emma, leia, adam

[diplomatics]

[ colin knows the way to the police station, so it's a simple matter of following his lead, although... ] I'm not certain whether it will be best to attempt to stick to the shadows... or to pretend we have as much right to be walking the streets as anyone. It's possible we won't run into anyone, but if we do... I'm not certain which would look worse.

[telepathy]

There's not a person among us who looks out of place here. They'll hardly look twice at any of us as long as we carry on with that illusion.

[useagoodkiss]

[ Leia nods slightly in agreement. ] I think we can uphold the perception that we belong here. If we believe it, so will anyone else we might encounter.

[diplomatics]

That certainly sounds easier than avoiding notice. Come along. It isn't much further.

[ex_psionic439]

[Adam is so thankful to be on this branch of the team, y'all don't even know.]

So how do we want to work this? Double down on the illusion to lessen the chance of mental resistance?

erryone else

[wildmind]

[ nessa tilts her head, watching the others go with an amused expression, before looking at their remaining group, hands on her hips. ] So. Does everyone else support this country club idea?

[ambitionist]

I guess? Makes sense.

[kineticist]

It's going to be a large enough area for all of the population and it's not a warehouse. The better they get treated the more likely they'll be to go along with it. [aka Zoe is pretty on board for this.]

[allaboutme]

So what are we waiting for? I don't know about you, but hanging out on a roof all night is for heroes a lot broodier than me. [ to the fire escape! ]

[ambitionist]

[wheeee. he goes down the fire escape like a gazelle. this was a tag.]

w/ sergeant stone

[telepathy]

Out of curiosity, have you received much further detail about the nature of this escapee? Everything we heard was rather vague—hardly helpful to know what we ought to be looking out for.

[ Emma watches Stone out of the corner of her eyes, hawkish in her observance of any reaction. ]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ stone walks out the gate beside her with a measured, determined gait, but at her question, he frowns slightly, as if something bothers him. ]

He's... Shadowkind. From all I've heard, he looks like an overgrown raccoon, which probably explains why he's been so adept at hiding from our forces.

[telepathy]

[ sense motive 20 total. ]

All this over an animal? That seems almost cruel, don't you think?

[behindcloseddoors]

He's not an animal, not any more than a bugbear is. He's a conscious, thinking being, which makes him a dangerous enemy that we don't want to underestimate. If he weren't, this would be Animal Control's territory.

[telepathy]

I wonder who made him into such an enemy.

[ Emma ponders it aloud, nonchalant as can be while they walk. ]

It's a wonder he doesn't simply dispatch all the Shadowkind, send them away for other nations to deal with.

w/ slinn

[ambitionist]

[ahhh, alone. with slinn. just where he wanted to be. not. :| alex closes the door behind the two of them.]

I've always thought it was a sort of boring game, honestly. [he looks slinn over with his eyes, as if to suggest that there are ~other games they could play.~ vomits in his mouth. (not really tho.)]

[slinn]

[ if slinn notices those come hither looks, he doesn't show it, nose in the air as he turns to face alex. ] Then let us hope they lose interesst quickly.

[ambitionist]

[omg fine he'll say it out loud.] There are other games we could play. [cha 22 laughs 50 years]

[slinn]

[ slinn arches one eyebrow at that, clearly taken off guard by the proposition. ] Oh? [ he rakes an almost analytical gaze over alex as if he's trying to decide whether to be flattered or offended. ] And what makes you think I am interested in playing any games, young man?

[ambitionist]

We're gonna be stuck here for awhile. Don't you want to make the most of it? [i hope he wasn't expecting ... actual romance.....]