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[hider=Mood Music][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYb-M0Msdvo[/youtube][/hider][/center][right][h1][color=f49ac2]Edict[/color] & [color=C67C12]Leon[/color] & [color=7B81B3]Kenshiro[/color][/h1][/right][right][sub][hr]Mentions: | Direct Interaction: [color=CD5C5C]Linqian Han[/color] & [color=6B8E23]Luca Olivera/[@FernStone],[/color] Clancy Patrick/[@Zombiedude101], [color=7ABBFF]Layla Hyacinthus[/color] & [color=916BB4]Alizée Vul/[@Estylwen][/color] [color=f4eb93]Britney Williams[/color] & Ruby White/[@Shin Ghost Note], [color=DA70D6]Lila Blackwood/[@NoriWasHere][/color]| Location: The House on the Hill [/sub][/right][hr]
[/indent][quote=Clancy][b]"[i]Control[/i] yourself. Be [i]better.[/i]"[/b][/quote]
Leon listened to the Vessel speak. He could smell the cold death of Clancy Patrick and sneered without turning his head.
[color=C67C12]"Rousing speech, Husk. We'll refer back when someone gives a fuck... You all speak about consent and caring as if your actions reflect that. Sycamore: You could barely remember the poor girl's Abstraction, yet you deign to decide if one parasite is greater than the other. And then compare her to the likes of Emily G. Reed, or Vashti Nour? Britney's projects? Spare me your talk. You all scream about the Temple, wail, bemoan yourselves as you huddle for warmth...-"[/color]

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Luca's hands on Leon's arm caused the specter of Lelou to recoil, practically standing up on Leon's shoulders in the thinning cloud of steam. But, as the blood purposefully rushed away, Leon looked down to watch the flesh dry-rot and slough away in little handprints. 
[color=a36209][i]BREAK IT! BEFORE IT PRESSES FORTH![/i][/color]
[color=C67C12][i]No. Luca's not like that.[/i][/color]
[color=a36209][i]Do as I say or face them alone![/i][/color]
[color=C67C12][i]Luca isn't a threat. It was an accident, please... I just need you until we leave. Please![/i][/color]
[color=a36209][i]I DEMAND BLOOD FOR THIS TRANSGRESSION, LEOVU![/i][/color]
[color=C67C12][i]No...[/i][/color]

Leon stepped back half a foot, hand gripping at his arm as smoke curled off the self-healing wound struggling against the magical agony of The Rot. An entity that all others should, and absolutely did fear. Even Lelou. As he stepped back, there was a puff of air that drove the haze out of the room. In an instant, Leon's pale skin and snow white hair both regained their color, like he was being painted in. Pale became pink, white became black, and there was a gentle popping noise that indicated the seals scrawled across his body were depressing. It was enough to stop Kenshiro, who had moved with Clancy up into the fog and whose momentum had picked up to move into a defensive position in front of Luca. 
Leon was holding his arm, the last bit of free power he had access to bleeding out into a frothy yellow liquid that filled in the newly festering wound. It would take quite some time to heal fully... He looked at Luca with a slight frown, closing his eyes and almost bowing his head.

Bones clicked and ticked until he was his usual towering height, absent of the magical influence which quite literally grew his bones. He was simply a man again, the entity within no longer willing to provide him power in harmony. If he wanted any more, he'd have to pay the price and fight the beast for control. But that couldn't matter now: He'd done what needed to be done, and something he thought was for the best of both the individuals involved... And he'd take the blame for whatever came after that, secure and unbothered by people whose opinion-stocks were plummeting in his estimation. 
As he practically deflated, Ken took a deep breath before forming a bubble around Luca's chest. He wrapped his arms around the telekinetic field, letting Luca feel the comfort of a hand on his shoulder. Even if it was one that was trying to move him away from danger.

[quote=Britney][color=f4eb93]”[i]I'm [b]done.[/b][/i]”[/color][/quote] 
There was a long moment where Edict had to decide whether or not he was going to step in between Leon and Britney. To him, whatever Leon and Alizée had going on told him that this was Temple business. - As much as he wanted to involve himself, the chances of ruining a good thing were far greater than he wanted to deal with... But as Britney disengaged and Leon seemed to reduce the necessary force escalation, he took the chance to breathe. Layla wasn't in any immediate trouble, and even if she was, he didn't really care. He just didn't want people's focus turning back onto Britney. She'd done her time, and for what it was worth, he was sure that she was doing what she thought was right. It was a shit show, and he could only think of one real solution... 
A solution nobody in that room was going to want. Especially not from him. Leon's voice was wavering, but Edict's head turned to listen to Ruby.

[quote=Boss Lady]"Get your shit together, or we're out. We're trying to make a [i]difference:[/i] we don’t have time to babysit [i]nobody[/i]."[/quote]
Lila, usually a quiet voice, echoed out in response to Ruby's proclamation. She spoke about the group breaking up into pieces, and about wanting things to work. 
Leon and Edict both felt the same way, but Edict was the one to say something.

[quote=Lila][color=DA70D6]“How's that sound?”[/color][/quote]
[color=f49ac2]"I think that's about all we can hope for at this point, Lil' Sis. I mean, we can't have all these heads like this... I love y'all, from the bottom of my heart I swear I do, but if we can't forgive each other and agree on a plan, then we can't be out here worrying about one another either. Honestly, if we stick to our little groups, maybe we can elect representatives and cut these meetings down to important people who have level heads and can make agreements on behalf of the people around them."[/color]

Leon cleared his throat, eyes and head turning to Ruby.
[color=C67C12]"Just absorb who'll come, Ruby. Let the chaff blow into the wind..."[/color]
Back to Layla and Alizée, Leon nodded his head toward the exit.
[color=C67C12]"Come, you two. They don't want freaks like us."[/color]

[color=7B81B3]"Pity yourself, Leon Richoux... We'll take the knives out of our backs once we've made you feel better. You're hardly better than the [i]Matchmaker[/i]."[/color]
Ken turned his back on Leon, looking directly at Luca. His hands came around the invisible coat, rubbing his arms.
[color=7B81B3]"You're okay? You're okay, my friend..."[/color] he tried to comfort, no longer concerned with the clown procession happening around him. He only wanted to protect those he felt deserved it.

As that spat happened, Edict was quietly making preparations to leave as well. He'd come with Leon, and whether or not they expected some sort of ride, he definitely wasn't planning on going with them. With Leon making his way toward the door, Edict cleared his throat.
[color=f49ac2]"Leon-"[/color] he called, tossing his set of keys. The giant man caught them with his good hand. [color=f49ac2]"Just uh... Get it back."[/color]
He nodded solemnly, turning his head to Layla and Alizée and nodding them along.