open ♔ october socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, Andres Isle, etc!
WHEN || October
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.

Also, following the promotion and squiring parties at the beginning of the month, Wynn will be taking any willing Knights back to Andres Isle to further reconstruction efforts there.   There's plenty to be done - and an election to gear up for, to find out who will rule Andres Isle!

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:
Wynn & Section Heads @ Andres/London
Felicity @ the Desk
Damon @ the Desk
Gar and/or Kat @ Andres
Cordelia & Bambi @ Andres
Mark @ Andres castle, village, graveyard
Belle @ London castle
Amara @ London castle, Round Table room
Zero/Wheatley @ the Hoard labs
Cora @ the woods / Andres / London
Buffy @ Andres / London
David @ the Castle training room / Andres
Lydia @ England, the lab
Emma F @ London castle
Alanna @ Andres
Willow @ Andres/London library
Faye @ library
Abigail @ London castle/cleric wing/training room/library
Stiles @ Andres
Myri & Elena | Closed
Rose @ London / Andres
Han @ London/Andres
Carol @ Andres castle/ construction
Kenzi @ London armory / Andres throne room
Spike @ Andres
Killian @ Andres construction / London castle
Avaleen @ Andres
Thea @ castle firing range
Frankie @ Andres
Damon @ the castle
Malina @ London bday celebration / Fire wing / Gardens / TV room
Rocket @ London TV room
Jordan @ Andres
Alainn @ Andres
Glasya & Sam  | Closed
Nathan @ Andres / London training room
Astrid @ London
Alex @ London firing range, airfield
Finnick @ Various
Sylar @ London kitchen/library
Lissa @ Andres medical / London light wing, various
Hayley @ Rebekah | Closed
Glasya & Sam | Closed
Alice @ Andres/ London

Comments

[nothingsodivine]

He's got a huge connection to a Drow god known for his superiority complex (wis 20 total). Pretty sure that keys into everything you ever wanted to know about Keijen Blade.

[Plus all that stuff he didn't want to hear from the people who also got visited by Blade the night before Vi's wedding.] Whatever the ultimate endgame is, he's getting something big out of it. Him and all the little Tiefling pop stars working with the Church

[littledhampir]

Yeah. I know about him. [Tension running through her body at the mere mention of the Drow god.] I was squired to Luthir.

[Nuff said really.]

You mean like Nadia? [Frowning at the thought of her.] Spike reckons she's more of a victim. In over her head and can't get out.

[nothingsodivine]

[He sticks his tongue in his cheek, but can't manage much of an apology beyond nodding somberly in understanding.]

Nadia's always struck me as someone who'd get out if she could. She's scared, if anything. I haven't met the rest of 'em. Blade sorta eclipses 'em all and he keeps Nadia close, either because she's a flight risk or because he's got her on the ropes like he-

[He grits his teeth.] -like he had Jade.

[Which he knows damn well, it's probably both.]

[littledhampir]

[Anything more said on the subject would just have made things awkward. She didn't want anyone's sympathy, just some justice for the man who had brought her to the Knights two years ago.

She bobs her head, arms folding across her chest. It was basically what Spike had said when they'd returned from New York and while the name is familiar, it's only because of what she knew from Raf's trial, and while Rose picks up on the change in Des, she doesn't know enough to understand why. (SM 23, Wis 7).]

Or because he's Macarena's bitch. [... Blame Vi.] Keeps her in line to stay in his good books. Never going to find out unless we can get five minutes alone with Nadia and like you said, where she is, Keijen isn't far away.

[nothingsodivine]

I've had five minutes alone with Nadia. So has Myri. It all kinda boils down to the same thing. She's scared and she can't say anything without anyone finding out.

[he rolls his eyes.] Fuckin' telepaths.

[littledhampir]

Trust me. Never getting five minutes to yourself? Lets just say I wouldn't be shocked if she snaps and kills Keijen for us. [Just nobody tell Rose that for all her bitching, technically she would be the Malaaka in her situation.]

Right?! See this is when you need something like Magneto's Helmet. [lmmfao. Know. PC Nat 20. IDK?! Blame Dean.]

[nothingsodivine]

[Well, at least he didn't totally miss that reference (pop culture 14), but...]

...You know there's people out there who can block telepaths, right? At least from ones like Blade, anyway. Nadia just can't get that kind of help.

[littledhampir]

Wait - what? You're telling me there's a way to keep somebody out of your head?! [Des. You just don't understand how hard she's tried to find answers to this... she just keeps asking the wrong questions.] Who, where, how even??!

[nothingsodivine]

[des looks at her strangely.] I thought those Dragon's Light dames were throwing lessons out for free 'cause of all these fucking telepaths around.

[littledhampir]

[See how blank her face is right now? (Wis 6.)] First I've heard of it... when was this?

[nothingsodivine]

I dunno. At least since. Blade became a threat. Probably before. I don't work here. [he shrugs.] It's not foolproof-nothing is- and it's just basic training or whatever.

[littledhampir]

So, more like a way to resist and not an actual... fix? [She looks disappointed though probably not for the obvious reasons.] Not sure it matters. The way Tia responded to what he was pulling at his concert? There isn't a way to block it.

[She did however catch what he said.] So... if you don't work here... [What are you doing here?!]

[nothingsodivine]

It takes powerful mojo to be a fix for something like that. [ah there's a question he never gets tired of hearing.]

I'm a detective. I work with the people who end up in Blade and his bosses' crosshairs most of the time.

[littledhampir]

Ohhh. [Not fazed by that. It's like an episode of How I Met My Boyfriend.] So, like another person Wynn has brought in to help?

[nothingsodivine]

To be perfectly honest, I invited myself, but Wynn and I are old friends, so he didn't care too much. He trusts my instincts.

[littledhampir]

[Rose considers him a moment before nodding her head, a slow smile pulling at the corners of her mouth.]

And Wynn's a pretty good judge of people in my experience.

[nothingsodivine]

[Des's expression falters from easy confidence to something a bit more pained.]

He's no different than anyone else. Sometimes he sees what he wants to see. It might not always be right.

[littledhampir]

[Everyone be grateful that the Wynn-stan got a Will Save of 22 and a Wisdom Check of 18.]

Wynn sees what people could be. If they turn around and throw that away by making the wrong choices? That's their fault, not his. [More confident than defensive.]

[nothingsodivine]

[Des sets his jaw.] The wrong choices. [He swallows, expression souring more by the second.] So Wynn's just the be-all and end-all of a person's net worth? And if they don't want or feel capable of living up to his grand potential, then they're just a fucked up piece of shit who threw a good thing away, right?

[littledhampir]

[Rose just. Stares. Because she has no idea where the actual fuck that came from.]

How the fuck did you go from me saying that Wynn can see a persons potential to - that?! Maybe before you rip into me, you should try listening or oh, here's a thought! Asking instead of being a complete dick!

[nothingsodivine]

Because I'm sick of hearing about my potential. [obviously this is... a reoccurring issue and not something specifically triggered by rose, but now it's out and he can't really stop it, even if it looks ridiculous from her end.] Because I am tired of hearing how not thinking I can live up to what people say I can be makes me something tragic or that not believing I can be better means I squandered a chance.

[He finally realizes he's... acting like a weirdo and pulls back a bit.] Forget it.

[littledhampir]

[She's going to go back to the staring but at least, Rose has the smarts (for once) to realize that this, has so little to do with her and what she said and everything to do with Des and his six buckets of issues. (SM 23/Wis 19).]

I... don't care what you do or don't do...

[Dialing back her Rose-Rage. (WS lmao Nat 20).]

All I'm saying? It's not Wynn's fault if somebody he believes in turns around and goes darkside. I trust his judgment but people make their own choices so I'm sure as hell not going to blame him every time things go to shit around here.

[nothingsodivine]

You really think it's just good and bad? Light and dark?

[god save him from the morally righteous, but at least it's something else to focus on.] I may not think highly of myself, but I sure as fuck ain't evil.

[littledhampir]

Are you just determined to twist everything I say?! [So much exasperation.] I never called you evil, technically?! I never called anyone evil! All I damn well said was, Wynn's a good judge of character!

[nothingsodivine]

Uh-huh. I got that part. You're a big fan of Wynn, but when a guy tells you he doesn't think he can live up to Wynn's idea of his potential and your first thought is he's planning on going darkside... That says something.

[all right he's calmed down because her defensiveness is precious.] Still twisting your words?