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Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

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Alex Gonzalez

29 | Male | "Eagle" | Del Guarde Silver Canary?

Description: A loving husband, and a father to a beautiful four year old girl, although thankfully both his wife and daughter remain safe outside of Nocturnia's walls. Alex enlisted with the military early into his adulthood and currently holds the rank of Private first class. He's a good soldier, but has no real ambitions of leadership. His main concern was always only to support his family and protect his country. He has been to many different areas of the world on assignment but hasn't seen an active war zone... until his most recent assignment.

As part of Del Guarde, Private Gonzalez infiltrated Warzone 13. At first he was just glad that in playing pretend cops he got to keep his facial hair instead of shaving it off like usual, but over the next three years the reality of living in Nocturnia hit him, and he learned why it was still referred to as a war zone. After seeing the brutality of Nocturnia's gang violence, police shootouts, and supernatural power plays, Alex took his assignment a lot more seriously - but he was still ready for it to be over.

Then, only one day after a chance meeting with the Silver Canary his entire platoon was slaughtered by Asterion Kairo and his crew. Seeing the fact that he was spared by pure chance a sign that he needed to stay safe and get back to his family, Alex turned to the only other person outside of Del Guarde that he knew in the city. At the moment his primary goal aligns perfectly with his new employer's: make it out of Nocturnia alive.

Gyft: N/A

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

Front Office, Silverside

_{Mentions: Emily, Webb (in passing), Asterion (in passing), Vincent (in passing), Del Guarde|| Interactions: Private Gonzalez (in collaboration with @Estylwen)}

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As the afternoon wore on, those in the Silver Canary's employ continued to filter in and out of the office. By the time a certain spider had left, there was a skeleton crew remaining as most people left to seek any new pieces of information in and around the city. Adel, Griffon, and Swift remained for the moment.

With the Del Guarde's destruction, any further work Adel might have done for the 'Sarge' wasn't going to happen. At least he'd been paid upfront. Now that he was tasked with looking into Vincent's business, he wanted to prepare a little more. The military was one thing - the Thorned Roses was another entirely. More immediately dangerous, in Adel's expert opinion, so he wouldn't be heading there tonight. The rest of his day would be planning and overseeing his flock, so to speak, if nothing else came up.

Naturally Griffon was tasked with staying put as well. Swift, who'd been listening in outside of the door earlier, joined the pair of them as Adel explained his thought process with Webb. Keep your enemies close, so to speak, or at least keep their strange agents close and let them think they were making progress.

"What about that envelope?" Griffon asked, her arms folded across her chest and her expression serious for once.

"Don't worry about it."

"Like hell. You were pale as a ghost when you read it."

She bristled when it looked like Adel might brush her off again. He wanted to. He had no idea if what he'd read was a joke or a fact, and since he was one to err on the side of caution he treated it as the truth. Which meant there were terrible implications for the city and the people in it.

It also put Adel in a very unique and dangerous position, should that information get out.

He looked from Griffon to Swift, saw the concern on their faces. There was no way he could tell them, or anyone else, about it.

"It was... sensitive information. I'll take care of it, so really - don't worry."

Used to their boss' secrecy, all the two women could do was sigh and accept his words. Griffon scratched at the back of her head. "Alright, fine," she said, leaving the other two to business while she went back to post up in her cozy little desk by the door.

Swift shifted her weight from one foot to the other, dark blue eyes trained on Adel's brown ones. "I sense you have another specific mission for me. Back to Heavy Crossguard...?"

Adel shook his head. He fidgeted with the carton of smokes in his pocket. "No, leave that area be for now. It'll probably become a hotbed soon. This time, I want you to check out Smoke Risers. Try and avoid the Blue Bloods there, I hear they started poking around the place."

The woman grimaced lightly. "I'm not sure I'll be able to, but I'll try. Their captain is..."

She didn't continue, but Adel got the gist of what she was going to say. "If you run into them, I don't think Detective Newport will get rough. She's more pragmatic than that. More than a little crazy, yeah, but she won't turn down the chance to line her pockets."

Which just meant if they had to pay a toll to look around the place, then that's what they'd do. The pair turned to exit the building, one to begin her assignment and the other for a much needed smoke break.

"Be thorough, Swift. Use your gyft, don't leave any stone un-turned."

"Understood. And what is it I'm looking for this time, Mr. Dawson?"

As they passed through the doors, Adel lit up and took a long drag before he answered. "Something big."

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Gonzalez had been out of the district on reconnaissance when the attack on Yellow Brick came. He had been listening to the radio on his way back when the Kairo broadcast was played, and the sounds of unadulterated screaming of his comrades rang loud and clear over the frequency waves.

The Del Guarde were either finished, or had gone underground. Either way, he had no hope of locating them. And if he approached the Wall, he would be disgraced, likely charged with treason, and executed.

He wouldn't go out like that. So, strangely enough, he started thinking about that Canary that had done him dirty. He sat there in his car for at least a half hour, weighing the pros and cons, before he sighed, turned his car around, and headed to Silverside.

That was when a fake police officer walked into the front doors of Adel's building, hand rubbing the back of his neck.

”Is uh, the big boss in?”

Of course to the regular joes on the Canary's payroll, Gonzalez came off as just a regular Nocturnia badge. Even so, it wasn't often that a beat cop visited - normally Adel would travel to meet with detectives personally. There were only a few people in the office at that moment, and one of them was certainly the big boss, but it wasn't him who greeted the man.

"Who's asking, officer?" The office security person asked as she approached. Griffon was tall and fit, but in contrast to her roll she spoke casually. _{"...wait, I already kind of answered that by calling him officer.} Ahem- why are you asking?"

The man gave a pained smile. ”It's a bit of a complicated situation, I was uh, hoping for a job.”

"Huh?" Griffon blinked. Then she laughed loudly. "It's a regular recruitment fair around here!"

She went to lead the man towards the rear of the building, but Adel met her halfway, intending to see what the noise was about. When he spotted Gonzalez he was caught off guard, a look of plain surprise on his face before he schooled his features back into the unassuming mask he preferred to wear.

"You," he said. "Nothing I got from you helped Kairo take out your squad. If you're looking for revenge or something stupid like that, don't take it up with me."

Gonzalez stared at Adel for a moment, listening to him bark. It did indeed feel familiar.

He straightened his posture and saluted Adel, ”Private Gonzalez, reporting for duty, sir! My squad'd been wiped out and I have no home, sir!”

Before he became at ease, he gave Adel a leveling look. ”I'm sorry my info I gave under duress was no good, but I'm not looking for revenge. It wasn't your fault we got wiped out. And I don't even blame you for shoving me in the back of the car!

“...I'm good with a gun and I can take orders well. Please, put me to work, boss.”

This time Adel couldn't hide how dumbfounded he was by this turn of events. This guy had completely misunderstood what he'd meant when he said the info hadn't helped Kairo, but instead of getting mad he was apologizing?! Off to the side Griffon was doubled over, holding her stomach and failing to suppress wheezes of laughter. She would have removed herself from the situation entirely if her job wasn't to make sure the boss was safe- but hey, maybe she'd have a security buddy now! The thought made her slap a hand over her mouth as not to burst out laughing.

"I... You..." Adel tried, completely at a loss. His brain scrambled to catch up with everything. He recalled that Gonzalez had family outside of Nocturnia that he could get home to, if only he survived, and with Kairo decimating all of Del Guarde and Glyde MIA maybe the man's best bet really was to stick with the Canaries. Especially now that Adel had Glyde's military contacts.

"...fuck, fine," he said eventually, coughing to clear his throat as he quickly put himself back together. He might have thought differently if his morning and afternoon hadn't been one shock after the other already. Adel jabbed a finger towards Gonzalez. "Newbies don't get to crash at the office. Go find a hotel and report back here in the morning."

Gonzalez's face lit up a bit, and he saluted once more, ”On it, sir!” Before he turned heel and exited the building, hope already putting a little skip in his step.

Bird says hello!

Welcome to RPG!

Pokétopian Dreams: Uncharted Waters

If anyone doesn't think their poke's name would be public, lemme know and I can edit my post no worries.

Pokétopian Dreams: Uncharted Waters

After receiving the invitation, setting aside the time, and confirming the date, Sophia had made sure to arrive at the port on time. In stylish loafers, slouchy socks, miniskirt, and sweater, she'd even shown up early, just to make sure she didn't miss the boat. A luxury yacht cruise headed to an island resort? Yes please! She could just imagine all of the different kinds of pokémon she'd be able to meet. She knew she was technically invited in order to promote the resort, but there wasn't a better way to advertise than just treating it like an island getaway vacation, right?

So once she'd arrived, Sophia promptly dumped her bags and suitcase onto the dock and then went off to explore a little.

She didn't go far, just to the boardwalk and the small beach with the 'no swimming' sign. Her Comfey was wrapped around her neck like a lei, smiling happily as the two of them posed for selfies against the ocean, the city, some Wingulls they found, some Clamperls they found, some Pidoves they found... and more.

After the latest photo Sophia wiggled her fingers together, peace sign formed into scissors. "Mmkay, I guess we should go get comfey on the ship," she told Bibi with a smile. The pokémon chirped back at her.

With Bibi still around her neck Sophia wandered back to the ship having expected the boarding to be underway already. She was surprised to see it wasn't. And then still wasn't even ten minutes later.

"What the haxorus... why are we all still standing around..." she muttered quietly to herself.

With all of the invitees (or at least all of the ones that accepted the invites) just waiting to board, the air between them got a little awkward. Sophia thought about going to look around some more, but she didn't want to be gone whenever the captain and crew did show up. Instead she turned her attention to some of the more interesting members of their little group:

There was an Espeon and a Rattata here!

Look at those cute puffy whiskers! She thought to herself, admiring the tufts of fur on both of the pokémon. It was clear they were well looked after. Look how shiny that jewel is...♥ And how sharp those fangs are...!

While she swooned, she was treated to a few other nice surprises. The first was one of the men (actually, was she and the shorty the only girls on this trip?) sending out a Rotom. Sophia's attention snapped to it, her eyes sparkling. That rare color! ♥ Aw, and it plays games! So cute!

Then, someone flew down on their Togekiss. Oh wow! That plumage! Hehehe, I can feel that good luck already!

This trip was going to be preeeeeetty nice if she was going to be close quarters with a bunch of pokémon she could get to know. Maybe it wasn't all that bad that the captain was late after all.

She didn't even notice the complaints, the people beginning to break the awkwardness with introductions, or the final arrival until her name was said. Then it was like a little light in her brain started blinking, bringing her back to the real world.

"Hm...?" She blinked and looked up, finding the face of the man that addressed her. Oh, shit. Had everyone just been talking around her?

Without missing a beat Sophia smiled at André, raising both of her hands into V-shaped peace signs next to her cheeks. "Yaaay, always nice to meet a fan~" she said, her voice high pitched and lax. "My socmed manager handles the collab requests though~"

She then noticed another splendid attendee: a Clefable at the man's heels. Wooow, that plush pink belly...!! That swirly hair! ♥ she thought, but before she could fall back into spacing out she seemed to recognize this particular pokémon.

"Oooh, isn't this Jolie?" she asked, looking back up at André. "Then that makes you... Jolie's co-star!"

This was how she connected the dots that she was talking to an actual movie star. She'd seen plenty of André's movies before, as a fan of the Clefable to often took an acting role with him. "Hehehe, sorry, sorry~ I didn't recognize you at first."

She'd definitely love to have Jolie in a video on her channel.

Now Sophia was taking more of an interest in the actual humans with her. She glanced around, scanning their faces. That was... a pokémon champion. Which made that Togekiss... Elysium, if she recalled? Another famous pokémon! And that was another championship trainer, meaning... that Espeon was Sai, wasn't it? So many celebrities... maybe the Rattata and Rotom were too?

Sophia squinted at Bat and August. The former she wasn't really sure if she knew. He looked fancy enough, but... well, she'd just have to get to know his Rattata him. The other man seemed more familiar; she was pretty sure he was an artist. She recalled seeing some of his work before, but unfortunately the name of his Rotom didn't come to mind. She'd just have to get to know his Rotom him as well.

Naturally, any of the other equally famous guests didn't get more than a passing glance since they didn't have their partners out.

"I think we'll all have a good time~ Let's just see when the captain gets here~"

Starlight Cove: Oceanside Memories

So can someone give me a summary before I start reading, so I know where I'm at?

@mickilennial

It's still early on the first IC day (Spring 1?). Fia visited the Alderdice's shop, but left after seeing it was closed (so that would be up to you why, like Fia got there too early, Luna late, etc.). Jane, Mimi, and Erin ran into each other on the street. Jane and Erin are both also headed to the market, Erin to deliver bread and talk with Luna/her grandpa. Mimi is tagging along. The three then ran into Fia.

Emma and Aaron are at their respective residences, and Callum and George are about town but alone for the moment.

Starlight Cove: Oceanside Memories

Erin Miller

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_{Location: Town Streets}

Timeframe: Early Morning

_{Interaction(s): Jane @Cyrania, Mimi @Lemons, Fia @Carlyle}

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Erin giggled at Mimi's wink. She was glad the other woman was as excited about the new neighbor as she was. Jane probably didn't know about the island's supposed curse (and if it was up to Erin it would stay that way), because if she was she probably never would have chosen to live here. The fact that she did move here meant that something had changed though. After years of people moving away, someone finally moving in was definitely a new turn of events. A good one.

After practically forcing the loaf of bread on Jane and purposefully avoiding her offer of payment, Erin kept up with her and Mimi as they continued down the cobbled road.

"Heh, I dunno about that. Mimi and I've lived here our whole lives. But I'm sure you'll get to know it well enough. And like it too! It's not that big of an island, but we had... uh, we have, a lot of stuff on it."

Before she could elaborate -if she even intended to, as it seemed she was about to change topic- there was a zombie-like groan from ahead of them. This was a familiar zombie though, one with bright red hair and the messy clothes of her own particular brand of artist.

"Ooh watch out!" Erin said, skipping ahead of the other two women with her to head Fia off by sticking a fluffy bread bun into her mouth.

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

I was actually thinking if making it a new day on my next post. But we can always say it happened at 1 AM. xD

@Estylwen

Like moving to Thurs Nov 4th IC? In that case I will have to send you a giant PM with behind the scenes stuff lol

Unrelated, but preview of Sporko and I's collab:

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

To be honest. It's hard to keep up with all the OOC talk XD I completely missed it.

@The Savant

Oh yeah, it definitely is at times.