knightsoflegend | Entries tagged with ethan mavery

WHO || Thomas, Christos, Luthir, Arthur, Merlin, Katniss, Ethan [Closed]
WHAT || The Flight back to Knights' headquarters
WHERE || On the jet
WHEN || Saturday night into Sunday morning, March 7-8 Backdated
HOW || Actionspam

[This log is for any in-flight interactions on the Knight's jet plane ride back from the mission site. Feel free to make your own threads/threadjack, etc. The flight time is approx nine and a half hours.

The mood of the flight is obviously a whole lot more somber than the flight out, given that Francesca's body is being transported in a body bag for potential resurrection.

The good news, however, is the effect Francesca's death had on the mission. Between Christos, Katniss, and Thomas, the Municipal building was spared a few lives, and the man who Francesca had attempted to save in the last few moments of her life had lived. His name was Pyotr Yakovlev and he turned out to have a substantial amount of pull with the military. After seeing what they were up againt, considering so many powerful personnel had been easily executed by invisible drow assassins, he agreed that the Mayor had been right: they were up against something they could never fight on their own, and their only chance for survival might be outreaching for peace with the sun elves after all. The destruction of the tunnels seemed to have deterred drow attacks on the sun elf city, which seems to have bought some time for a real coalition to formulate.

Of course, all of that is only a small comfort, when someone had to die to attain it - even if they'd managed to complete an impossible seeming mission. ]

behindcloseddoors

WHO || Francesca, Arthur, Ethan, Mayor Vladimir Kotko [closed]
WHAT || The mayor's kept them waiting forEVER, but finally arrived to talk to the Knights about this conflict
WHERE || The Municipal Building / Private offices of the mayor, Magadan, Russia
WHEN || Thurs, March 29th.
HOW || Actionspam, don't sweat tag order.

An endless parade of excuses has kept the Knights waiting patiently (or not so patiently) within the confines of the municipal building, for when the Mayor "returns" - a date that's been pushed off and pushed off. At least it's given Sir Bancroft's team more time to search the seemingly endless tunnels below the city and mountains - and discover what Thomas and Christos believe to be the linking points necessary for the drow to enter Magadan, or the sun elf city. It's only a matter of preparing their demolition, and as of yet, the humans have not made a move.

Of course now that the mayor's returned, possibly with plans from higher up to take care of the problem, it's all the more crucial to have this meeting, and ensure the Russians don't ignite a bloodbath.

Mayor Vladimir Kotko is a stocky man of middling height and middling hairline, with a circumference of wiry black hair picked out along his jawline. His eyes are dark and quick, though his smile comes easily as he removes his gloves and places them on the desk, rising to receive the Knights. It's telling, perhaps, that he holds out his hand towards Ethan, with an eye on Arthur, however, rather than directing it onto Francesca, the actual diplomat in charge here.

"I cannot express enough how sorry I am for the waiting," he effuses in incredibly thickly accented Russian. It's apparent that English isn't exactly a strong point for him. "Many important matters of state called, and I could not return at an earlier convenience."

luthir

WHO || Thomas, Christos, Francesca, Luthir, Arthur, Merlin, Katniss, Ethan [closed]
WHAT || Settling into the mission HQ
WHERE || Various locales, Magadan, Russia
WHEN || Wed Mar 7th through Wed March 21st (superbackdating go)
HOW || Actionspam

It's a chilly 28 degrees or so out when the Knights land in Russia. The mountains that they flew over looked anything but hospitable, and there was certainly no sign of any movement on the surface. It hardly looks like territory worth fighting over living in, certainly.

The city itself, however, has proven to be much larger and more bustling, as thousands of inhabitants go about their business in the shadow of the mountain. The diplomatic group gets the cushy digs: Francesca, Ethan, and Arthur, while Thomas, Katniss, Christos, and Merlin separate from the rest of the group to stay at a low rent motel that will act as their headquarters for the time being. Luthir set out within a day of their arrival to travel to the sun elf settlement to try and gauge the political climate and any changes that had occurred while he was gone. Elves being elves, it took him about a week and a half before he returned. In the meantime, Thomas and Christos set out to investigate the entrances to these underground tunnels to try and create a map of where they affected the city, as well as the sun elf settlement.

The diplomats have been kept under close scrutiny, but have gotten an equal change to gauge the tension in the air here in the city. Unsurprisingly, things are looking particularly bleak...

[Feel free to start threads for anything, and use subject lines to denote which day it occurs on! Also don't be afraid to jack multiple people into threads, as now is a great time for some TEAM BUILDING 8)

There will be a bunch of threads up soon for actual plot relevant events, it just might take me a day or two! I'll ping people as threads go up.]

socialgraces

WHO || Francesca and Ethan Mavery [Closed]
WHAT || Mission stuffs
WHERE || Outside Magadan, Russia
WHEN || Day after arrival in Magadan
HOW || Prose

( I'd like to speak with you in private. )

everyredcent

♬ Impossible - Kelly Clarkson

WHO || Thomas, Christos, Francesca, Luthir, Arthur, Merlin, Katniss, Ethan [Closed]
WHAT || The Flight to Russia
WHERE || IN THE AIR. ON A STEALTH JET
WHEN || Monday evening, Mar 5th
HOW || Actionspam

[This log is for any in-flight interactions on the Knight's SUPER STEALTHY ~~X-JET~~ jet plane ride to the mission site. Feel free to make your own threads/threadjack, etc. The flight time is approx nine and a half hours. Get to know your teammates, talk about the mission, ask questions, etc. etc.]

wynn

♬ Jeux d'eau - Ravel

WHO || Wynn, any and all Knights not currently on missions
WHAT || Squiring Ceremony Afterparty
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Ballroom
WHEN || March 2nd, 2012, 9:00PM
HOW || Prose OR Actionspam

( Same old description )

wynn

♬ Storm Coming - Gnarls Barkley

WHO || Wynn, Thomas, Christos, Francesca, Luthir, Arthur, Merlin, Katniss, Ethan [Closed]
WHAT || Russia Mission Briefing
WHERE || Knights HQ, the Round Table room
WHEN || Mon, Feb 27th, shortly before 5pm.
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

Just as before, accessing the secret room where the Round Table is housed requires using the Knight's access card to open the glass class beside the mural of the War in Heaven, located across from the ballroom entrance. Using the fire extinguisher as a lever to activate the "door" mechanism reveals the long torch-lit hall plastered in artworks depicting the Knight's history. The tenants of the Knighthood hang large and foreboding over the doors at the end of the hall, which stand open to reveal the brightly lit Round Table, and the majestic crystalline dragon statue presiding over it.

Come in, find a seat, meet your teammates if you haven't already. Wynn will be with you all shortly.

wynn

♬ Can't Take It In - Imogen Heap

WHO || Wynn, the new Squires, any and all Knights
WHAT || Squiring Ceremony Feast & Afterparty
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Dining Hall & Ballroom
WHEN || February 9th, 2012, 7:00PM / 9:00 PM
HOW || Prose OR Actionspam

While every dinner served in the Knights' exceptionally large Dining Hall manages to have a sense of occasion, given the sheer quantity of food necessary to serve the hundreds who take their meals there, the 'feast' Wynn's ordered for after this squiring party outdoes the norm. It's not a problem to produce so much food at the drop of the hat when mages can magically summon up entire banquets, and so the room teems over with the smells and spices of hundreds of unique dishes. Centerpieces built with peacock feathers and sweet smelling flowers dot the table at intervals. A silver cage in the very middle of the table includes several live birds, their feet and tufts each appearing to be silver as well. A banner hangs from the top of the cage, with the Knight's symbol of a black dragon on a silver field.

The food has a distinctly medieval flair to it today, which several of the older Shadowkind Knights express their boisterous appreciation for as they dive in. The first course consists of a civet of hare, a quarter of salted stag, a stuffed chicken and a loin of veal, the latter two covered with a German sauce with gilt sugar-plums and pomegranate seeds. At each end of the table is an enormous pie, surmounted with smaller pies, which form a crown. The crust of the large ones is silvered all round and gilt at the top; each contains a whole roe-deer, a gosling, three capons, six chickens, ten pigeons, and one young rabbit. Serving as seasoning or stuffing, a minced loin of veal, two pounds of fat, and twenty-six hard-boiled eggs, covered with saffron and flavoured with cloves.

A second course follows: aroe-deer, a pig, a sturgeon cooked in parsley and vinegar, and covered with powdered ginger; a kid, two goslings, twelve chickens, as many pigeons, six young rabbits, two herons, a leveret, a fat capon stuffed, four chickens covered with yolks of eggs and sprinkled with spiced powder de Duc, and even a wild boar.

Next came wafers and stars; a jelly, part white and part blue. A fourth course of cream with Duc powder, covered with fennel seeds preserved in sugar; a white cream, cheese in slices, and strawberries; and, lastly, plums stewed in rose-water.

Besides these four courses, there's a fifth, entirely composed of wines, and of preserves, which consist of fruits and various sweet pastries in the shapes of dragons.

( The Afterparty )

All open feast threads should be made under the FEAST heading below. Any other threads below will be for the after-party. Feel free to make your own open threads for people to come congratulate your newly pledged knight.

socialgraces

♬ Reasons Why - Nickel Creek

WHO || Francesca, Ethan Mavery, open if people want to bang into them, just threadjack wherever.
WHAT || Francesca meets with her squire
WHERE || Knight's HQ, the Dining Hall
WHEN || Friday later morning
HOW || Actionspam

[Francesca is waiting patiently at the table, casually sipping a cup of coffee. She had told Ethan the night before to meet her in the Dining Hall the next morning, but to make it late morning. The hall is empty except for her, and she looks strange sitting at the large table all by her lonesome. Or maybe she looks strange because she's wearing sunglasses inside. Either way, she's here, and now he is too.

She doesn't look up when he enters, her gaze still focused on the mug in her hand.]

wynn

♬ Complainte du la Butte - Rufus Wainwright

WHO || Wynn, any and all Knights
WHAT || Squiring Ceremony Afterparty
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Ballroom
WHEN || February 1st, 2012, 9:00PM
HOW || Prose OR Actionspam

The "afterparty" is rumored to be the real main event of the night. A black-tie affair in the lavish, opulent ballroom, it is every new Knight's chance to mingle and meet some of their new brothers in arms. Of course, a couple hours are provided following the ceremony for everyone to change, do hair and makeup, and choose from the vast array of formal attire in the closets of the balcony "dressing rooms" located at the top of spiraled staircases on either side of the ballroom. A separate dressing room exists for men and women, and they include full bathrooms (with, thankfully, very modern plumbing).

The squires are usually among the last to arrive, and the ballroom is full to the brim with a fancy array of people, of all shapes, sizes and species.

Hope none of you are shy. They're all here to meet you.

Feel free to make your own open threads for people to come congratulate your newly pledged knight.

wynn

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn, characters newly joining the Knights, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || February Squiring Ceremony
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || February 1st, 2012, 6:00PM
HOW || Actionspam

The impressively large Great Hall of the castle could easily pass as a royal throne room, with its length and the red carpet leading up to a set of steps. However, there is no throne set at the top of them, and the Hall is wide enough to accommodate hundreds of Knights, in theory. Today no theories are needed: it seems that almost every Knight in the London area has decided to attend the squiring. Perhaps it's the rumors floating around that some of these arrivals have caused something of a stir even with Wynn himself, but whatever the reason, the Knights stand in ranks on either side of the wide stretch of red, each wearing the traditional set of ceremonial armor in their possession.

The new squires were fitted to their armor after meeting with Wynn, and it's traditional for each to appear for the first time before the Knighthood wearing it. Each new member is assured that only a very small number of the Knights make use of their armor for other circumstances, but it does create an intimidating sense of unity as they stand shoulder to shoulder in rank and file to receive their newest pledges.

The squires are ushered in together, with a flair of orchestral music that fills the hall with as much pomp as possible. It's a lot like that last scene in A New Hope. Yeah, you thought I was going to get through an entire post being all serious, didn't you.

At the top of the steps, Wynn waits, wearing a sword on his belt that canny eyes† might recognize as familiar.

It's one hell of a long walk past all those staring, curious eyes. Luckily, it's a long musical number.

( For additional dice rolling fun (optional) )

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Entries tagged with ethan mavery

TRAVEL ♔ you can forget there's a world outside yourself

mission ♔ can't rise above this place

mission ♔ you draw the line and think i won't ask for more

RUSSIA MISSION ♔ CLOSED TO ETHAN

TRAVEL ♔ breaking down the walls to the impossible

after-party ♔

briefing ♔ a song will only scratch the skin

feast & after-party ♔ empty my heart | i've got to make room for this feeling

ORIENTATION ♔ WE LEAN ANOTHER LADDER AGAINST THE WRONG WALL

after-party ♔ la lune trop pale caresse l'opale de tes yeux blases

Chapt. 1 ♔ the age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth.

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