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Alexandra texts Kaoru from Herrells, where she is trying to keep it together, after cleaning herself up some. she realised she should between eyeing internships... The Halcyon aquarium was hiring, and she wondered if her powers worked on cetaceans... >Hey, ust told wingblade... it was messy, but that's for the best. Don't be too mad at us.
Alexandra rides the elevator down, leaving behind the duffel bag of files and gadgets fro Kay and Wing... She wait unti she's out of the lobby, and far enough she knows she's off wing's Cameras, before she bursts into tears.
Alexandra blinks back tears as Wing Tears into her. This is wht you wanted. She'll take the bait. the bussing in her head says, as another part calmly reminds Alexandra that Wingblade is correct. Alexandra slaps the hand waving the communicator in her face. You know what, Yeah! she says, as if the idea has just occurred to her. Why bother with a team that doesn't even trust me! Why bother pretending we're anything but the repository for those kids in Halcyon who can't be normal! Why bother trying to- Words leave Alexandra here, and she storms toward the elevator, all but sightless.
I don't want to hurt them. Alexandra says, even as her power buzzes in the background, saying But, hurting them is the easiest way for you. for them too. she almost kicks out as she feels her feet being tickled, but restrains herself. she does, however, splash Kay as he surfaces. but his question takes her to thinking. I don't know. Maybe see how far I can get in AP courses with my power, and not having Heroing take up all my time. God, I'll need to pick a career now... she is lost in though as possibility swirls around her... was it too late to go back to risking an early death? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Casa Wingblade~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oh, yes. Not technically retribution. Just because they were suitable candidates for possession. Which Balor thought they were because Bronwyn was possessed. Yeah, very different. her voice is dry, but her eyes... less so. she takes a step back. And I bring them up because they're an example of the consequences of Lying to teammates. If you're feeling guilty, that's only because... Because we should have caught this. Maybe we would have. she seems to lose steam halfway through. but she steels herself. And yeah, Bad teammate? Doesn't play well with others? Unconventional... if only someone had warned you. Oh, wait, someone did. Me! she takes the communicator out of her ear and puts it on the table, the words "North Star" still engraved into it. The day you gave that to me, a few months ago. I told you I didn't like commitments, that I worked Best alone. I told you and B the same thing on the Night of the Movie theatre! but no, you to saw fit to shanghai us into this. You signed up for this s!@~. AndI was always honest with you two. I was honest when I was dating Kay. I was honest when I had powers, after a little mental breakdo- F~@%, ew, I kissed B. Just realised that. Anyway, the biggest lie I ever told you was the 15 minutes I failed to mention that B was missing, probably because of some interaction between her powers, which I didn't know about, and the magician's talet, and I only did it to compartmentalise while I fixed that with Hex. And you were still pissed. It's almost like being Lied to sucks! and you and B have been doing it as long as this f%$%ing mistake of a team has existed!
Alexandra eyes Shayera coldly. Yes. A lie. An intentional mistruth you and she told me some dozens of times. she says In fact, Abbers, would you kindly give the definition of that word to Wingblade here. It seems she's forgotten it. the mechanichal voice stirs. The Oxford english dictionary defines Lie as "(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizon-" second definition, Abbers! How in the hell is that the first. Alexandra shouts. "An intentionally false statement." the curt mechanical voice replies. it almost sounded amused. Yeah. Intentionally false, like "Bronwyn works for Bran" or "Bronwyn is only kind of a member of the team" or "We're a team". she's on her feets now Oh, but that's fine. It was her secret identity. Nevermind that those are for protecting us from villains. But whatever, Guess I was under suspicion of becoming one of those. I've had the same feelings about teammates, so whatever, fine her words come out fast, like a faucet on a smidge too much, or a video going an 1.1 speed But, it protected her loved ones from retribution. well, except CAMILA she emphasises the word as she spits it at Wingblade Or... oh, what was the name of her little cousin, the one Mercykiller traumatised? and the other three who the Defenders saved from a kidnapping. But, he, at least Alexandra didn't know!
Hours later, at Casa Wingblade Alexandra walks in with a duffel bag over her shoulder, wearing a button-down and jeans, hair down. she takes off the domino as she enters. Ping Wing and Bron and whoever else is in. she says. I have some stuff to tell them. I also have some stuff for you, files I kept independent of you. no offense, but you did get hacked a couple times... she says, taking several terabyte hard drives and stacking them on the counter. labeled "Historic", "Active" "Villainous" "Allies" "Suspected" "Countermeasures" and "Miscellaneous" They find her sitting at the table, slamming back a quadruple espresso. Hi, guys. I think we need to talk. she says Let's start with B. How long was that going on? How many people knew? Were you ever going to tell me and Kay, or was that going to be a lie as long as we worked together.
Alexandra chuckles as Kay joins in the banter. It feels good. Well, properly, it would be a anthame, but I figured knives might be a little much for your first time. she works the "You" in there to watch kays brain try to process that. After a second, she mercifully laughs I was thinking of that regardless. B lied to me. Shay helped, Alexis still sympathises with the Triakosia. not a bad idea... But I will miss you guys, even with all this s#$!e. she shakes her head, and slides into the water, enjoying the brisk temperature.
You're f#+!ing with me. no one is that pblivious, Kay. she says, teasing. As they arrive, Kay is hesitant at disrobing. it was honestly odd sometimes, just how modest Kay was. She dips her feet into the water as she says her piece. I'm... glad you understand. I hope B and Wing don't take it too badly. sh says, ollowedby giggling. Yeah, I can teach you to use a crossow. actually shooting it is eas, like a gun with less range and recoil... the real trick is reloading. I can show you have to make a mechanism to help you with that. And I studied a little kendo, enough to make you appear competent, and I think Wing has some too. she offers That said, don't buy a sword online. there are actual blacksmiths in Halcyon, find one, and explain that you need it for combat. You probably want a little shy of 80 centimetres on the blade. she says. Guestimating with her powers and what she remembered.
I can't keep doing this... I'll break it to the others, but... Until the rules are lifted, until I can train a little more... Well, a lot more... I'm not going to be can active hero for a while. Maybe a few years.
Alexandra watches as Kay fires back, and smiles. Should have figured you'd be into outfits. Doubt I'd have to bring my own riding crop... she says, smiling. So, you're a boy for a while... that'll be fun. I'm going to ask for notes sometime. she says as they walk back to the car. I think Swimming sounds lovely... but I do need to go deal with B and Shay at some point... explain some stuff to the team... But it can wait. she says. They stop at her house, and she retrieves towels and a swimsuit, and refill's Bran's juice. She considers grabbing her dads swimming trunks, but they'd not fit Kay's frame, and it would have been kinda odd besides So... about the team... I talked a little about this tomorrow, but i think I've made up my mind... she says as they reach the water.
Alexandra was sitting on the steps, taking a sip from the bottle and apparently practicing saying something. -Just need the space to figure this out.... She starts when Kay comes out. What's the verdict? She asks, getting up and gesturing to a weird circle like they one at the entrance. Do I need to get my "dark sorceress" outfit on? is it permanent? are you gonna be okay? she starts out flippant, but seems to kinda deflate, like she can't maintain it. Sorry, I've dealing with stress through humour. what's the skinny?
The professor takes out a cleaning cloth and rubs off his glasses. Worried magic might be killing you, and you're still a wisearse. No wonder the Shadow likes you. he sighs Okay... Love or friendship, though the more traditional answer is love. You think foreknowledge is inherent preparation, and you believe in hell. And it tells me that you resist processes designed to induce introspection. Is that the induction, or the Introspection you resist? he waves his hand and the cards return themselves o the drawer. Either way, this is enough to give me the read. Some corruption magic is an understatement, I haven't seen this much since a bunch of students summoned Nergal when they meant to call Astarte. he shakes his head, as if this were a "Police car atop the library" style prank. Friggin' Halcyon. it IS a side effect of the corruption magic, or rather, your body processing it. Theoretically, I could fix it, but it doesn't look like it'll have many big effects. Mostly this, maybe some propensity for illness, wild animals might dislike you. He pauses to put a complex equation on the board. it bears a lot of resemblance to coulomb's equations, but with odd sub-equations in place of variables. And fixing it would be tricky. you're a big resevoir of energy right now, and we'd have to safely discharge that... which isn't easy. it would hurt. My advice? Give it a month or two for the magic to osmose out, might even reverse itself. It won't hurt you, just.... might make things awkward for a while. But you're young, awkward is the way. He sips his tea any questions, while you have the wizard? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
Xan returns sighing. She needed her things before she went to have a word with Wing and B. She saw the juice cup empty. Knew I wasn't nuts she mutters. She gets her costume out of the closet, and what gadgets had survived or she'd made backups of. The sound of a throat clearing came from behind her...
Alexandra takes a seat as the Professor impassively regards Kaoru. She takes a bottle from a shelf, sniffs it, and discovers it still holds it's original contents. Kindly do not drink that. the professor intones, not even looking up from Kay. It is for the Libation we give to Adjassou weekly, and you are as much a Loa as I am a hero. He says, before moving closer to Kaoru. Major corruption magic? I'll need to examine how muck. A hair and boy fluid sample would be appreciated. I assume you'd prefer saliva. he passes a small cup Else, I could go get an anthame. They are sterilised. As Kay complies, the various substances are poured into a beaker, along with a viscous cyan glop, a yellow powder, and what appears to be a mouse skull, and placed over a bunsen burner. He nods as the sbstances boils, and the flame under it turns green-yellow. Yep, that's some real mojo you were exposed to. he says, placing a large jar over the beaker, and picking up a lid with holes drilled into it. A moment later, an enormous fruit bat flies up out of the beaker, and is captured in the jar. Acerodon jubatus. Extreme. he amends. Okay. You've mentioned the cards have had some veracity with you before. good, I'll use those. he says, drawing up a battered deck from a drawer. Leave the room, Miss Walker. Take the vermouth if you must.. As Alexandra complies, he sits Kay opposite him, and creates a simple cross. He turns over the first, X-The Wheel of fate What have you gained in the past month that you are least willing to lose? The next flip, the left spoke, as Kaoru sees it, V-The Heirophant. Who do you most look up to? Whose authority do you respect? The third flips, IX-the Hermit. If you could correct any flaw with yourself, what would it be? The fourth, the bottom spoke, 0-the fool. If this is permanent, what are you least prepared for? and finally, the centre, He flips XVI-The Tower. What is the worst thing you could imagine happening to you? he says, eyes intense
Balor, yeah. Has to be. Unless you've been mucking about with more powers lately. she says Yeah, we should check for other effects. Abbers could probably do some for it, give you a full body scan. I think we have him back online. But for reversal, Eldritch of the Coven are our best bet, and The doc works with The Defenders sometimes, they'd have his contact info. she offers Okay. fair, lots of UK's here. And what the f~++ is a Ranma? Anyway, we can go to the academy first. there'll be a few prof's there doing research, regardless of the impromptu holiday she half drags Kay to the car, figuring a little pulling was in order, given the state he was like to be in. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Alexandra stood talking to a crystal orb 10 minutes later, getting frustrated Look, I know it's closed, but I'm the g$#+*&ned shadow, and it's on official business. we're members of the young defenders! You'll have to come back tomorrow, our hours of operation are- the reception-spirit reply's No! Go get professor Rayne, tell him if he doesn't see us. I'll send an email with the details of his monthly bulk orders from the apothecary on 17th. she says a moment passes, and suddenly, the cobblestones around Alexandra and Kaoru glow, and the pair find themselves in a spacious room, like a chem lab, but with a lot more exotic equipment, labels like "eye of newt" and "Blood of hog". And a stuffed alligator hung from the ceiling for reasons unknown. You are a singularly irritating person, Miss Walker a tall man in a cardigan and labcoat, wielding an ash and ruby rod, with facial hair delicately sculpted into a goatee. Look, I needed help. do this, and I'll forget all about the rabbit reagent and moonwater. she says What, precisely, is your problem? Professor Rayne sighs Alexandra looks to Kay expectantly.
Alexandra is taken aback as Kay gives the response. Kay seemed... Off. But she had just confessed that she had almost died. That could be it... Or maybe there was more weirdness, someone blackmailing Kay... Friggin halcyon. She dressed, something nice for a day off, showing a little belly, and did her hair in it's braid, and realised she had another... Well, possibly person. He was still quiet but she feels bad just leaving him under a cardigan, so she gets a glass of juice, and puts a straw at the side of his mouth. Sorry, I don't know what else to... You'd tell me if I could do something, right? Unless you're actually a corpse, in which case... Well, I guess this isn't that bad, as psychotic breaks go. She arrives at Monument park, and finishes her ice coffee... Too sweet, as these things went, but that was ice coffee for you. She proffers a matcha to Kaoru, and looks them up and down. They were upset, in school clothes, but... woke up like wha- and her power filled in the blanks rapidly, putting clues directly into her cerebrocortex. Even for halcyon... I mean, usually it's either more, or nothing... she looks at her boyfriend, who had a s&~&ty little ghost mustache, and took a deep breath. Well... First things first, how quickly do you want to treat it... Cause this is a straight up "I wonder if" scenario, but I'm also maybe terminally curious, and you seem pretty upset... There's a few magic experts, but there's no easy way to do this, if there was, a lot more people would... Defenders, it eldritch academy first? she more or less stream of consciousness-es.
I had honestly thought she had handed over Carnwennan and Bran's head over...but I think if not, she forgot he was in her bag, and is currently under a towel in her room, so as not to give her mother a heart attack.
Alexandra hadn't been able to answer Kay's questions. she couldn't make up her mind. or maybe she could, but... but didn't like the answer. she had composed the email to Whip 6 different ways, but nothing felt.... right. This was hard. but regardless, she gets the text, frantic by Kay's standards. She took a moment to down some coffee, and hit Kay's contact. the phone started ringing. Kay, what's with the texts?
No... Bran's always been here as a guardian spirit... He needed a host, Bronwyn, to take physical form. I knew that already. except the Bronwyn part. But I think that was a part of the original Bran. Called ehre because she... channeled a lot of him, or something. she scowls She LIED to us. For months... well, Month for you. How in the hell can I trust her after that? They would notice if we left... those three are the powerhouses, but without us... G%!@%!nit. Why couldn't I just be good at this? she wonders.
Alexandra almost laughs as Kaoru goes full "eyes forward, Soldier". it was sweet, if a little disappointing. She could almost see the conflict in Kay's eyes, and decides not to cover herself to alleviate that conflict. It wasn't Bran-Bran... or rather, it probably was, but it wasn't the Bran that we've been fighting alongside for a month. That's... I'm strongly considering sucker punching B next time I see her... she trails off Can the team make it without u? are we being selfish? Is it alright to be selfish?
Alexandra nods as kay massages her shoulders, a little taken aback by the question. well, statement. she had left the garment of for his comfort but, she shucks it readily. crafty way to undress me, though I suppose a massage is a classic. she smirks. Humour in the face of terror. You're your fathers daughter. she leans into Kays fingers, breath coming slow and heavy as she just enjoys herself for a moment. I should. We should. Wing's been inconsistent. Bronwyn's been lying to us both, for months. and Mercy... i'e heard her tlak about the Triakosia. if she thought they would take her back... if we fought them, I don't know she'd side with us... she shakes her head. G@&+++nit, this is what I've always wanted, and I've been doing it for 4 months, and I'm throwing in the towel? Was I really not good enough? She turns to face Kaoru, taking one hand in hers. But, well, Wing has died, so has Alexis. I had Bran's severed head in my hand earlier today... though that was just a weird artefact thing, with the dagger and all that. My point is... unlike them, we don't come back. How bad could Delphi Screw you?
Alexandra sits on the edge of Kays bed, still in fairly tattered clothes, breath still a little heavy, though the worst symptoms have abated. A small jar of Tiger Balm Comes to her hand,and her left hand goes to her shirt buttons as she turns away from Kay, handing over the jar. Sorry, I promise I'm not trying to... Could you just put some of that on anywhere that looks like it got hit with a sledgehammer. she says, tossing her shirt onto a bedpost and showing Kay a fascinating pattern of bruising. three hours... That's how close to death I came. maybe closer. she says, a little half-sob as the stinging, soothing ointment goes on her wounds. I... that corruption all but had me. and the Eye-blighted... actually triggered my Failsafe. she gestures to Injuries About a third of that is from the explosives. I need a better failsafe. she offers. Alexandra is quiet for a minute after the conversation dies down, Just trying to breath deep and enjoying the Balm and Kays fingers on her back. We shouldn't be doing this. In three days, the month is up. we should quit. she says, blunt.
You're just mad that I have a source of information for your little ride-along.she says Either because youve been playing it close to the chest so long you instinctively guard, even from allies, or because the mirror of "My teammate already trusts Effnysien's word more than mine" is a crappy mirror to look in.
She turns back to Camila The use is in pronouncing doom upon your foes. We'll need to train Cammy up on Hand-to-hand, I'll show you then. she smiles.
Alexandra offers a flask to Camila, hastily snatches it away, and then proffers her flask of Espresso. That might make you feel a little better. and your Tia probably has something to help too, unless she's the one athlete who doesn't carry Ibuprofen in her bag/ Okay. So Effnisien was the slayer. Branwyn the sorceress, Manny the enchanter... what is Bran, here? How does this happy little family do their thing? she says, watching as the girl internally converses with Effnisien, watching for his tells as she needles old wounds.
Alexandra ruffles a little at the pronunciation jab. Effy can bite me. she says And I'm not surprised he wouldn't consider her sold. He's not a nice person, Cammy. and then... Camilla launches herself at Bronwyn, and started shouting, before tearing up and saying how Effy had stopped. Brilliant, just what this team needed. Not that she's on the team, But she's our responsibility regardless, Another super with a super-powered evil side. She stops the car suddenly, pulling over, and turns on Camilla as she starts talking about killing. No. Just no. That's not on your shoulders. That's not your job. You're a child, and new to this, and for f*#&s sake, what do you mean Your power? Who are "The Children"?
Oh, I'm looking forward to Bran explaining, and Effy justifying his actions.
Alexandra adjust the car, and snaps on her seatbelt (which would concern any astute teammates, she never wears a seatbelt), and gets moving before talking to Camila. Okay, The Greatly Abridged Second Branch of of The Mabinogi! Once upon a time, three sibling, and their... either step or half brother, I'm sure Effy will tell you. Two boys, brave and bold, Bran the Blessed, and Manawydan, and a girl, young but of the Wise. Her name was Branwyn,a dn until about 15 minutes ago, I was half-convinced your Aunty was hosting her spirit, returned from the mists of time. she stops for a moment to glare at the rear-View Mirror She raises her voice to be certainly heard. Sorry, your aunty and I have some history. Back to the story The family, who are welsh, decide to sell the daughter off in marriage to the king of Ireland... which I would have sworn was 4 kingdoms, but I'm s%~@ at that stuff. anyway, the king arrives for a great feast, and the family brokers the deal. an alliance for the low-low price of a wife... people did stuff like that once upon a time. it was horrible. Alexandra pauses to take a long drink of water then Effy hears about this. and he's mad because he wasn't consulted, and he reacted to his agency being disregarded with far less Grace than his Half/Step sister did. he killed and mutilated the horses of the Irish, and caused a diplomatic incident that was only smoothed over when Manny gave over a cauldron that raises dead people put into it. anyway, the Irish king is still miffed, and he treats Branwyn cruelly, Beats her and makes her slave away in his kitchens. Eventually, Branwyn ensorcells a messengers, a sparrow, to fly over the sea, and tell her brothers of her plight. and they go to war to save her. but Her husband was kinda scared of the Big guy, and agreed to build him a house big enough to fit him,a nd put Branwyn and His kid on the throne, because they had, in fact, had a kid... which I'm sure was REAL pleasant for Branwyn So, a bunch of Irish guys dislike this, and try to hide in bags and ambush the Welshmen, but Effy finds them, and crushes their heads, one by one, with his bare hands. and they all have a victory feast to crown Branwyns son... and Effy decided to throw Branwyn's kid in the fire for some f&+~ing reason... Maybe he just hadn't watched everything go to s##& enough. anyway, this makes the war flair up, because OF COURSE IT DOES. And they Welsh are losing the war, because the Irish are resurrecting their dead with the Cauldron. so Effy gets an Idea. In the one decent thing he ever did, he pretends to be dead, and gets put in the cauldron, and destroys it from the inside, sacrificing himself to do so. and then the Welsh win, though only Bran, Branwyn, and seven Welsh soldiers survive, and Bran is hit with a poisoned arrow, and is beheaded so his head can be buried under the Tower of London or something like that. and Branwyn dies of grief for everyone she;s lost, which is basically just her son and Bran cause everyone else was an a@~!&#% or a redshirt.
Sure you don't wanna make this easy and make it temporary or unstable? No, I get to RP with Kay and B.... Hmmmm
Alexandra's face drops as she hears Camila speak in a very Un-Camila voice. Efnysien. We staged a huge rescue for Efnysien. Of f$#$ing course. she gesticulates wildly with what might be Carnwennan Noticing Bronwyns withering stare, she hastily ammends No, I know, we staged a huge deal escue for Camila. But I was hoping we'd get Ancient Celt Q, and instead we get aweird entitled ancient frat boy. She puts the knife in what remained of her belt, and surpresses a cough. If you think you can fix me, B. But let's move quickly, I can feel the fever rising again.she gestures to the visible sweat on her brow. A sudden spark overtakes her, and she holds up the head. Who here speaks welsh, he was speaking earlier...
Makes more sense than Alexandra trying to dig up dirt on little Noe :-p I mean, she probably did that too.
Sorry, that should have said "Cousin" not "Sister". and I just found it amusing to think Alexandra had bribed her at some point during her month and change of stalking Bronwyn
As she is not there yet like I had assumed, disregard the "Multiple Bronwyn's" comment. it was just unny to imagine Alexandra givign the "You suck for lying" to the wrong B.
Well, okay: Protégé crossed my mind, and I agree about doubling up playbooks, but Wing and Alexandra having mentors on the same team feels... iffy. The Brain isn't a perfect fit either, but she's already a gadget/intellect hero. Beacon is similar. she's too strong for a beacon, but not by much. Delinquent is in the same category as Protégé... okay fit, but overlaps too much. and I think that's the possibility space for Alexandra, sans a big story thing. So I'm mulling those over.
Alexandra reaches the main group, still visibly Ill, holding a knife, a severed head, and Riding atop a car. Her Outfit is so damaged as for her to basically be undisguised. Surely, Camilla is amused to see the girl who had bribed her for gossip about her sister come running out of the darkness bearing a weapon and a severed head. Where's Balor. I lost my thing in the explosion, but... there's gotta be a way we can improv that... f#*~... We need that essence. she says, looking over the Bronwyns and Shayera and Camilla. And, we kinda need a team meeting, You know why. she says, gesturing to the Bronwyn she thinks is the original.
So, fun facts: 1.) I level.
5.) Given all the facts laid out, I'm considering switching playbooks or retiring.
Alexandra picks up the items, trying to decipher the languages Bran was using. finally, she recognizes Spanish. French is basically Gaul LAtin, like Spanish is basically Iberian/Arabic Latin, maybe He'd understand it. Donc, je ne sais pas ce qui s'est passé, mais nous devons courir, si vous avez une magie qui pourrait aider, ne commencez pas à tenir le coup maintenant. Well... that was her best try, and now was the time for action. . Her crush's severed head, some weird dagger, and her boyfriend in arms, she had to move. SHe stepped forward and stomped, riding a peice of debris almost all the way down, and rolling to distribute the force. dodging left and right and not bothering to explain why, she made for a sewer entrance. the piped had been shielded from the blasts, and were reinforced enough that they'd collapse slower. she could be away before the world fell down. Well, that's just what I needed, A bowie track in my head. she thinks as she dives.
Yeah. plus it's so nice to have my Favourite Ship be Canon. (Also, I'm done with it cause I was on 1:1 for 9/12 hours last nights shift, and the Pt was asleep) And I know the whole "We said it was Effy, not Manwydan on comms" but I'm gonna say Watsonian: "She was too sick and hyperfocusing Balor." and Doylist: "This is more amusing to me."
I enjoyed it like Box Wine
I'm done with it already. It's so Good
Sorry. School + work occasionally eats my life. plus a new book I've been waiting 2 months for just released. (Funny, actual, The eye of Balor/Balor's Daughter are major macguffin's/Characters in it)
Alexandra looks through the area around her. She couldn't understand the words, her power didn't translate. but she knew the language. it was welsh, not Gaelic... meant it was Bran... except it couldn't be Bran, Bronwyn was bran, that lying b%&$%. Maybe Branwyn was here, or Manwydian. she goes to look for the source. Dwi ddim... yn siarad Cymraeg. Ydych... chi'n siarad Saesneg... neu Ffrangeg SHe says haltingly, a bit of Welsh she had taught herself in case.
Legit. I'll go with unstable/ temporary
Oh, I just figured getting to Kay would require a roll. Used judgement. What should I have rolled?
Alexandra Rises to her feet again after a moment, just in time to watch Bronwyn rise from the rubble. You were... F**~, how did I not see that She says, her comms locked in the "On" position by whichever Balor-exposure had struck them. Friggin' Henshins. But she was still out and exposed. No armour, no weapons, nothing left to do but get to safety... and Kay's car wasn't too far either. just needed to navigate a minefield of Balor cultists to get there. First step, and she moves the baton suddenly. she's unclear what she just shocked, can't spare a glance, but it didn't attack her again. Step two, and she almost loses her balance on the scrap from a brute... man, Halcyon Cleanup would be mad at them
The girl in Mercy's arms, no more the mighty Silver shadow than a black Kitten is a panther, rasps Don't listen to him. He wants us scared, alone. he wants us to think were nothing, because if we do, he's right. But we aren't, You aren't. The hand grabs Higher on Mercy's good arm. You're one of the strongest people I know. way stronger than some parasite god of nothing. Go show him how right he is to fear you. Alexandra puts out the taser-rod as a makeshift crutch. Go save the city. I'll be alright. Kay will save me.
Also, I feel like we've neglected the doom track up to now. where the heck are we, bcause that was, even negating that TaPB (I rolled a -1 and a 16 in the same battle, it's awesome) I rolled 2 fails and 2 10+ TaPB's... I should C&S Merc...
Need a verbal punching bag? Need to get all those emotions out? Try Shouting at Wingblade(tm)
Alexandra cries out as her arm is ripped from it's socket. She rears back her good arm to retaliate, the one eye Bulges from the creatures face, and burns with that same hateful energy that it's master weilds. Alexandra goes limp in Mercy's arms.
True... it's in the weird wobbly-space. And I misunderstood, Thouyght you meant retcon the defend/unleash away and let the course of events take place. Nah. I like Alexandra being pretty much beaten and broken (ad Bran's TaBP might remove those 5 extra doom track) but I want her vaguely conscious.
Nah, I'm not, like, set on her losing here, just open to it. but if that roll is to save Alexandra from the collapse, that seems defend-y, which makes it a 7. plus whatever giving ground means.
On the bright side... If I live, I level. but honestly... like, after that chain of rolls... yeah
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