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's will save against adam's mental sweep was 16, so he gets some snippets of general exasperation with this entire situation. it's hella exciting.

if he could mentally slow blink at adam's mvp thoughts, he probably would. maybe he is. we just don't know.]

So what's your plan, 007? We can't exactly take him out back and shank him.

[ex_psionic439]

[Relax with the slow blinking before you pull something over there, Jenna Marbles.

Offer him a lapdance in the other room. Fuck if I know.

"Pull your weight" is the unspoken sentiment here. Except that you can currently hear the unspoken sentiments whoops.]

[lastdragomir]

[ lissa meanwhile snorts in delicate amusement at adam as she continues herding people into teams.

Maybe later. Just keep an eye on him. He's clever, but there is only one of him.

and wait for it.

Someone else will need to explain the game, I don't know the rules.

lmao ur welcome for that pop culture crit fail. ]

[ambitionist]

Nose goes, since he has a wife. Then again, that could make him even more receptive. Only one way to find out.

[but he's still not moving ok. he called nose goes. annnnd then lissa thinks her thoughts and he just stares over at her like]

Are you fucking serious?

[lastdragomir]

[ she makes a face as she approaches him from behind and speaks out loud, lifting her hands to his shoulders and smiling sweetly at him as she slides around to his side. ]

You can field the rules. [ :) ]

[wildmind]

[ nessa stands back slightly, also monitoring the crowd, and she frowns as she joins in the mental conversation.

Underestimating him might be a dangerous game for us to play. If he turns these people against us, we'll be hard pressed to keep order. Isolating him from the group seems our best strategy. ]

[ambitionist]

[and now he is staring down at lissa like child. child. no.]

You draw pictures and people guess what they are.

[hashtag helpful. and then he ... mentally responds to nessa:

Fair enough.]

[ex_psionic439]

[Adam is just like I told you bitch in his mind. Which is still on speakerphone. Better get to lapdancin'.

That was on speakerphone, too. :') /the most serious ever.

Keep in mind that Tia actually offered to make him a knight after this shit lol, guuuuuuuurl...]

[lastdragomir]

[ okay. lissa's got this. draw pictures and people guess. she is going to channel some straight up rose hathaway bullshit right now. she claps her hands again as she steps away from alex, murmuring a spell (eagle's splendor) under her breath. as she turns to face the nobles, her jade green eyes fall on slinn and her smile widens. ]

Perhaps you would like to go first, Mssr. Slinn? If you'd follow my companion Alexander into the next room, he'll give you your word and a summation of the rules while I explain to the rest of your companions. [ she steps back and motions to alex. she isn't taking no as an answer, frankly. diplomacy 33 as she looks around at the others and encourages the rest of the nobles with her infectious, gentle good humor: ] How about a round of applause for our first, intrepid volunteer?

[ go get ur lap dance. ]

[ambitionist]

[I don't like this.

just in case anyone thought alex was going to come around to this brilliant plan in the last .5 seconds. no. that did not happen at all. and also she called him alexander. X( but he steps forward like yeah that's me. just in case slinn thought adam was named alexander or smth. his body language and demeanor give pretty much nothing away regarding how fuckin annoyed he actually is. (bluff 30)] Right this way ... unless you object?

[slinn]

[ slinn don't look happy, but heaven forbid he express dissatisfaction in this pleasant social setting, so he forces a smile that doesn't reach his serpentine eyes, as he looks to alex. ] But of course.

[lastdragomir]

[ lissa smiles happily as slinn agrees. not like he really had another choice. don't fuck with a princess among her peoples, yo.

If you need back up, we'll be right here. and then they all get lissa absently wondering what snakeblood tastes like since lissa's backup would probably be biting as that is often silent.

stellar team, they've got here. stellar. ]

[diplomatics]

[ colin's in the back, keeping an eye on everyone, but that thought prompts him to add:

If we can get through this without bloodshed, we're more likely to keep these people on our side. Attacking one of them - even one who's looking to make trouble for us, is still harming someone who's a member of their community, and, whatever else they are, a civilian. ]

[ex_psionic439]

[#reasonsisuggestedalapdance.

That's it, that's his thoughts rn. How was he supposed to know this chick was into bloodplay.]

[lastdragomir]

[ oh hush she wasn't going to do anything. she doesn't even like killing spiders. gosh, you people.

anyway, she will continue herding nobles and giving them a completely bullshitted summation of the rules of pictionary that encompasses far more than the one second spiel alex gave her, keeping her eyes peeled (spot 18) for anyone being devious and shady (so I guess really it's sense motive in that case so 24, whichever one it's meant to be) as she genially fusses with keeping the rich people pleased while alex is the honeypot. she keeps careful watch over the tamons and co. ]

[allaboutme]

[ people are actually pretty well behaved, although clearly growing more and more impatient with the vamping going on. from the... vamp. hurr hurr.

cordelia mutters to whoever's nearby her as she surveys the crowd with dissatisfaction: ] This island has a serious shortage of hot, young rich men. Though they're really cornering the market on old rich guy.

[ambitionist]

[while everybody is ... playing fuckin pictionary, alex bursts out of the room he was in with slinn like the koolaid man all ~*~*~panicked~*~*~. (bluff 35)]

He passed out!!

[SCANDALOUS]

[telepathy]

[ What a good time for Emma and Stone to come back in. ]

What the devil is going on here?

[ambitionist]

I dunno, he just — I was explaining the rules to him and he passed out. Uh, Slinn? I think his name was Slinn.

[giving the girl r kelly was sleeping with in trapped in the closet a run for her oscar nom rn]

[wildmind]

Let me take a look at him. I'm medically trained. [ she gestures to alex to set slinn down somewhere HEADS OUT TO WHERE SLINN IS STILL LYING ON THE COLD HARD GROUND so she can fake examine him, while stone holds up both hands to quiet the murmuring nobles.

"Hey," he barks in a commanding voice. "Let's keep order here. He's in good hands." he glances at emma like I ASSUME HE'S IN GOOD HANDS AND UR FRIENDS DIDN'T POISON HIM 8| ]

[telepathy]

[ A paper thin smile presses on Emma's lips, strained as hell. It begins to curl back as she turns away from Stone, composure fading fast as she shoots Alex a look. Moving to his side, she drops her voice. ]

I do hope that was completely necessary. He's not the only one we'll need to concern ourselves with, and you've just guaranteed we can't do anything so grandiose to the rest of them.

[ambitionist]

[he mutters back from behind clenched teeth] Completely fucking necessary. [also suck his dick. are they still on mind speaker phone??? whoops.]

[diplomatics]

[ Let's play nice, now. Yes, in other words. You still are.

Meanwhile, Lara's parents and co. approach Stone, less concerned about Slinn having the vapors than with their daughter. He immediately holds up a hand to slow their questions, assuring them: "It's alright, I found them. They're down at the station. It seemed safer to keep them there than to try and move them at this point." his bluff check is... passable ... ]

[telepathy]

[ Emma cuts Stone a look, wary and entirely undeterred by Alex's snide thoughts. As if she hasn't heard worse, completely incidentally. Her eyes begin to scan the crowd. Does anyone recognize the Von Eckridges? We'll need to deal with them, as well, before we make our move. ]

[ambitionist]

[he might as well start scanning the room, too.

No? What do they look like?]