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

[wildmind]

[ not long after, nessa interrupts, barging back into the room, aspect grave. lord green looks up, and asks: "How is he?", evincing mild concern. ] He'll recover. [ her eyes dart around the room, calculating, accusing. ] No thanks to someone's efforts.

That man... has been poisoned.

[ COLLECTIVE GASP. ]

[ambitionist]

I didn't do it. [he holds his hands up.] You can search me if you want. Want me to strip? I'll do it.

[i bet like all the gurls (and some of the guys) in the room would be ok with that.....]

[allaboutme]

[ good thing cordelia was not involved in any of these mind convos. her acting chops need not be tested today. she glances over at the sergeant and raises both eyebrows ] You know, it does pay to be thorough.

[ stone just gives her a Look, however, and moves to the middle of the room.

"He was drinking while he was still in this room." he turns in place, looking around slowly at everyone. "If anyone knows something, they can save themselves a whole lot of trouble by speaking up here and now. We've got a long night ahead of us, folks, and none of us are going anywhere. If I need to search every last one of you, well--"

the baroness speaks up very suddenly, as if she can't help herself, nearly hysterical. "It was my husband!"

COLLECTIVE GASP: THE SEQUEL ]

[telepathy]

Good heavens.

[ Emma doesn't even try that hard with her righteous indignation. ]

[wildmind]

[ as the sergeant looks to them in surprise, baron von eckridge looks at his wife with a sense of betrayal, that changes swiftly to irritation. "Oh? And how would you know that? Are you going to act like it wasn't your plan the entire time?!" ]

My, my. Social climbing is a dangerous game.

[ the sergeant moves towards the bickering couple, hand going to the set of cuffs at his belt, as he steers them towards the hall.

"I think we all need to have a little chat." ]

[ambitionist]

[alex put his hands down and kind of shrugs like ain't my problem son.]

[allaboutme]

You know, as far as murder mysteries go, that one was kinda disappointing. Usually isn't there a whole dinner and clues and monocles deal? I mean, props I guess for not being the butler.

[ meanwhile, emma, you've got mail, in the form of a very special documdrama starring nathan young. enjoy. ]

[telepathy]

[ Distracted from the drama, Emma pulls out her phone, reviewing the first part of the video. As sickened as she is by what she sees, Emma does a good job putting on a brave face. Perhaps because it's all so familiar to what she's seen before, back home on Earth-616. She tightens her grip around her phone, twitching slightly.

She disappears a moment, making use of the projection system in the area they've all gathered. This isn't the first enormous party hosted in this club, and it's got a projector screen set up for just such occasions. Well. More likely, for weddings and graduation parties that celebrate the prettier sides of Andres. About time they saw what it all cost.

Emma plugs her phone in, gearing up to play the video and prefacing it with: ] It appears there's been a larger murder mystery persisting on this island for quite some time now, beneath our very noses. Perhaps you'd all like to see for yourselves what Dimitris Sarandis is willing to do to secure his power.

[ The video that plays provides graphic detail of the atrocities in the Shadowkind labs. Torture, experimentation, and corpses of the failures. The tiny cages are the best of it, and the mutilated, maimed bodies of even those seemingly human are the absolute worst. Sunken, sallow, deteriorated beyond recognition. Across an entire spectrum of Shadowkind, from the low-int magical beasts, to constructs and fey, and even drow and other Shadowkind races. ]