Knight 7
op2024
Andre Valias
Half Pint
Pumpkinlord
Goblininamech
flux
SporkoBug
Aku the Samurai
Rhona W
The House on the Hill
Interactions: Sully/Sloane (@Atrophy, Drake/Britney (@Shin Ghost Note), Lynn (@NoriWasHere), Bé/Todd (@Aeolian), Clancy (@Zombiedude101)
”do be careful, Luna. It would be such a shame if we didn’t see you again at the next meeting.”
Luna just gave a ‘huh’ at the subtle slight, tossing her jacket over a shoulder. Anya could say what she wanted, it was no skin off her back.
But what made her stop, rather forcefully, was Sully.
“I thought you wanted to be back with the group and the first thing you do is insult Drake? Do you have any idea what he’s gone through? We’re all supposed to be working together, not putting each other down.”
She could see the hurt in his eyes, the indignation, the anger. Luna bit her lip where she stood. Shit. She regarded Sully as the heart of the Coven, giving life to the threads. If the heart was upset with her, then she really had messed up.
Luna recounted Drake's story. What she had picked up from her spy tours. Jade… one of the first victims of the serial killer after them. Drake carried a weight that burned and seared.
And she was too prideful. Too proud to level at him like a human being, too prepared to dig at him for his slight against her.
“If you really want to be a part of this team you’re going to go back and apologize to him for what you said.”
Luna chewed on her teeth, pressing a palm against her forehead. So she'd be doing the walk of shame back like a little bitch. How did Valencia always avoid situations like these?
“She doesn’t run her mouth.” The White Suit chimed in her head.
“Great. Helpful.” Luna's mental voice muttered sarcastically.
Luna dragged her coat off her shoulder, balling it up in her hands like some kind of stress ball, before she looked up at Sully. She didn't offer him any resistance. He was right, after all.
“Fine… Fine, Sully. I'll go apologize.”
Like a little bitch.
She took a breath to steady herself, then, did her walk of shame back, finding herself back in front of Drake.
The coat was draped back over her arm, while her free hand dragged across her mouth, before gesturing helplessly to the air.
“Shit. I got ahead of myself, Drake. I'm sorry. I'm still sore about what happened at Kari's House, but I realize you were just trying to keep people safe.
“I came to the meeting with information, and no one has chased me away, yet. I'm… just trying to be useful. That doesn't give me the right to try and lord it over you, though.”
That was when she could hear Lynn, and Luna turned her head.
“With Luna we have a strong scout who has so much to prove to us…”
Luna sweated bit, her voice going flat. “Huh?”
“Not only will we find the Wayfinders, we have the chance at finding other powerful artifacts and those who embark on this journey will return forever stronger,”
“I've already done one suicide mission for you, now you want me to do another?” Luna asked, incredulous. “The Pit is suicide a dozen times over, plus some.”
Before she coughed, reeling back her emotions a bit.“Yes, I mean, I'm crazy enough to do it. But this isn't some comic book story. Leon, Drake, and I- well, I hope you'll give us some really good goodbyes, because we wouldn't be coming back. Not from a trip like that.
“I'm in no position to refuse you, but… you can see why I'm hesitating, right?”
”Look, I don’t know what makes this ‘Wayfinder’ so special, but all we have to do is find a half-decent Artificer, and we make our own version of it. I know Goro's work was special, but it can't be that hard to imitate.”
“Nora, we’d like to commission a device that is capable of locating people and artifacts.
Luna didn't allow herself a moment's reprieve. Her eyes instinctively turned to Nora, cold curiosity in her eyes. If Nora wasn't able to make it, she'd have to part with a family secret. And she'd really rather not give Valencia one more reason to be on her ass.
”I imagine the whole group is in agreement that this is more important than a really long metal stick and a…”
Aislin threw her hands in the air, “Yep, well. I don't mind waiting.”
“...an alarmingly sinister device designed for the torture and enslavement of Appar…"
"...Layla, what the fuck…”
Layla tilted her head. It was a completely logical weapon, one that would empower her against the demons she faced on the daily. She didn't quite understand why Sloane didn't see the purpose and intent behind such a request. She muttered stubbornly, more to herself, ”B-but I need it…”
Aislin perked up at the arrival of new guests. Old guests. Not-seen-in-a-long-time guests. She gave Layla a pat on the shoulder, trying to dispel the girl's gloom over her choice of artifact, before prancing over to Bé and Todd.
“Well I'll be damned, you guys finally showed up!”
She threw them a wide, light-hearted grin, before throwing her hand out to Todd, hoping he'd shake it. Bé, she didn't bother. The man looked as aloof as usual, but she still eyed him curiously, hoping his cold facade would break.
“Come closer to the crowd, we don't bite. At least, we don't bite much.” She joked. “We're expecting another magical faction to be joining us soon, so you'll be able to make a lot of new friends today.”
She could hear footsteps outside the door, and turned her head expectantly. But what came barreling in was not what Aislin was expecting. Her expression went from warm to horrified as she watched what appeared to be a boy smash through the door.
However, as Aislin took a few horrified steps back, it was Layla that rushed in, alarmed but not repelled. Layla moved past Leon, hopping off her stool like it was a hot coal, and rushing to Clancy's side.
An apparition?
She pressed at the boy- the apparition's chest, and saw some kind of stone lodged in it. Panicking, Layla's head whipped around, locating Britney.
“Britney, you're gonna wanna come see this. He's got something stuck in his chest!”
