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 Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:07 pm
( backdated to Feb 3rd, 2017, after the CYOA )
The message went around to all the members of the brigade through their knight rings - which admittedly took some doing, as Celsus was not technically allowed near certain technology for fear of breaking things, and he had to ring up Mag Mell in order to figure out what he was doing.
But eventually the message had been sent out, and it contained the same message to all:Quote: Hello! Remember we are meeting at the swings in the park at 7PM today to head to Falias's wonder!
Emrys was already there - early, as usual, and Celsus took up a position next to him, beaming as he rubbed his hands together in excitement, coins jingling. Wendell was not with them, but it still felt as though there was a certain amount of adventure in the air nonetheless.
There would also be a new knight attending whom Celsus had only met once before, but he was pleased by her presence.
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:27 pm
There was still less than two weeks left before Chris was due to report to Florida for Spring Training. After an unfortunate last season, he was really starting to dread the idea of doing one of the things he loved most. Even with new understanding and renewed determination, he was just as close to fixing his starseed problem as he was almost two years ago when it first happened.
Valhalla arrived just before seven, smiling warmly at the two knights as he approached them. He was tired, but then again he was always tired these days. He’d been powering up more often in the recent months, and he wondered if it was taking more of a toll on him than he should risk, but if he was going to live his life, he was going to do it on his own terms.
“It’s good to see you both again. Thank you for inviting me,” he said. “I’m fine,” he added, his smile widening a little before Celsus could voice any concern that he looked obviously worn down. Hopefully there would be enough distractions to keep him and anyone else occupied.
“I promised my wife I would come back in one piece, so I hope Falias isn’t too dangerous of a place,” he tried to joke, but not sure how effective it was.Connie was thrilled. Absolutely thrilled. She was beyond thrilled if there was such a thing. Ecstatic? Rhapsodic? Over the moon? Whatever it was, she could barely contain herself, and tried very hard not to show up too soon, and decided that instead of just waiting around for about an hour being that awkward person just standing there, she went out to pick up hot chocolate and tea for everyone, because a wonderful friend she had preferred tea.
“Hi! Hello! How are you?” she greeted as she approached the swings with bright eyes and a large tray of drinks that looked as though she’d sloshed a little around in her haste and excitement, but only a little had spilled. She didn’t seem to mind that she had chocolate stains on her pink and orange outfit, but instead beamed cheerfully up at the three men and looking around her as others slowly started arriving as well.
“Okay, so I wasn’t sure who would like what, so I probably got more than there are people who are coming, but these ones are tea. I wasn’t sure what anyone might like so they’re just earl grey, and these cups are hot chocolate, and I hope no one minds extra whipped cream because I love extra whipped cream. I mean I love tea, too, but sometimes you’re just in the mood for chocolate, right? But yes, next time I’ll definitely know what everyone would like, but if someone wants two of the same or one of each, that’s totally fine and - oh my goodness, I should have gotten coffee too!” she gasped suddenly, her bright expression fading to one of concern.
“I’m so sorry, I wasn’t even thinking. I’ll do better next time - ah! If there is a next time. I don’t mean to assume that I’ll be invited again, but I am really thankful to be here now! I still can’t believe it! People with magical powers really exist and so far everyone has been so nice and wonderful and I’m just so happy to be able to be here!”
She shuffled the tray of about a dozen drinks in her arms, before glancing around to the picnic table nearby and shuffled over to it to place it down, letting out a sigh of relief because her arms were starting to shake from the weight of it.
“Oh! I’m Connie!” she turned back to introduce herself to the people she hadn’t met before. Yeah, she probably should have led with that.
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:14 pm
When Slievenamon received the two messages on her signet ring, she was both pleasantly surprised and enthralled to rush off to the meeting. The prospect of meeting both new and old members of Phoenix was pushed to the wayside, however, when she found her thoughts taken by one of her many memo pads. She spent her venture to the park swings engrossed in her words; reminding herself of bits of her powered life that seemed to slip through the cracks.
Namely because it felt like forever and a day since she dedicated any time to her duties as a squire; skipping school had taken its toll, and she was making up missed assignments. It was if she was lost in the narrative; as if someone had Completely Forgotten she existed, and Wasn't Keen on Being Productive with her Character Development. The feel of her teal uniform hadn't been lost to her, nor the weight of her shell flute, and Slieve felt as if a piece of her jigsaw heart had been returned.
This felt right.
When the Neptune knight was within distance to the swings, she looked a little worse for wear covered in leaves and bits of dirt. It looked as if a she rose fisticuffs against a forest and lost, primarily because her eyes were glued to her notes and seemed to remain there a good portion of wherever she traveled from. When she became cognitive of the other energy signatures, her attention perked up, and a smile like afternoon sun spread on her features—the real face of Slievenamon.
"Celsus, everyone!" she cried, chipper and bright. "It feels like forever since I've seen everyone! Oh, oh, and there are new people! Hello, hello! I'm Slievenamon, it's a pleasure!"
Her eyes glittered and a mirth filled her core that as she clasped hands together. Her shimmer, however, seemed to pale in comparison to Connie, who stole the squire's attention for but a moment in gratitude to the beverages that were offered. She took a hot chocolate in acquiesce, namely because her memo pad made an appearance again and under scribbled notes of "seawater seawater seaWater so much seawater," "will it be a problem? the magic on that mountain??" and "MUPPETS" underlined thrice for some unknown reason, the squire wrote, "I want to be her friend!!"
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 1:00 am
Marlin had been glad that it ended up being quiet at the shop, because he had plans for the evening...
Plans that involved being Falias and taking his fellow brigade members up to his Wonder.
He had rung to let his father know that he was closing up a little bit early, the extra half hour enough to allow him to finish some last minute tasks, get changed and grab the flashlight that he had left lying on the kitchen counter upstairs in his apartment before heading out.
He had left a flashlight on Falias on a previous visit, but Marlin figured that there was no harm in having a second one - just in case.
The alleyways a few streets down had provided ample cover to shift into Falias and the extra half hour had meant that he had reached the swings almost dead on seven.
He spotted Celsus, Emrys and Valhalla first and raised his free hand up in a friendly wave as he approached.
"Hi" he said with a smile as he got closer, spotting Slievenamon, as chipper as when he had met her that first time - his green eyes turning momentarily curious because she appeared to have gotten into a tangle with the shrubbery.
She looked so cheerful though and so he didn't ask, eyes turning to the Page, (Connie), who was over by the picnic table with what looked to be a selection of hot drinks.
She looked vaguely familiar, although Falias couldn't quite place why, his smile friendly as friendly as his earlier wave had been as he greeted her "And hi, I'm Falias."
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:40 pm
Mont Blonc hadn't been to too many wonders that were not his own. Not that it was really all that daunting to go somewhere new (he'd been to other planets and all), but for all his efforts to connect with Saturn knights in the past, he'd ended up spending most of his time with senshi and well - now he was mixed up with knights, but -
Celsus was one thing, but let's face it, the squire would always be a bundle of nerves when he was in a crowd of people, especially when he didn't even know how many he'd know or didn't know. But he knew he wanted to be more involved with knights, and hey, he did really like Celsus, and this was the best way to get more involved with his powered side again. So there he was, approaching the group with his skin pale but his face flushed, and he offered a polite (if stumbling and soft) greeting before trying to meld into the shadows a little because he'd totally bungled that one, clearly. Around all these people who were clearly much stronger and more capable than he was.
But at least he was still there. That was something, right?
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:49 am
Mag Mell was the last to arrive-- It seemed that way, at least, judging by the number of people gathered and waiting. He didn't stop to count them to confirm whether or not he was right or wrong, instead breaking into a light jog across the grass with his starry cloak billowing out behind him. He skidded to a halt near the swings, grin lighting his face as he brought a hand up to wave sheepishly at the others. "Evening, ladies and gentlemen... All ready for an adventure?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:07 pm
Valhalla was given a bright smile from Celsus, who reached out to touch his shoulder in greeting, though his hand didn't quite make contact, simply hovering above the other man's arm before dropping again. He looked very pleased to see the Jupiter knight, however, and he gave a small nod.
"I'm sure we'll be fine," he said with a small laugh.
Beside him, Emrys was looking either horrified or concerned or afraid or perhaps a mixture of all three as Constantinople came bounding up, her hair swinging merrily from side to side. She was as cheerful and eager as she had been during their first meeting, and Celsus couldn't quite suppress the tone of amusement in his voice as he said, "Thank you, Connie, you're too kind, here - "
Carefully, he plucked up a cup of tea, passing a hot chocolate to Emrys in the process, who he thought might actually faint, though Celsus certainly hoped he wouldn't. Slievenamon's arrival had his brother relaxing ever so slightly, which Celsus accumulated to being because he'd met her before and also because of their shared Neptune alliance.
"Good evening, Slievenamon," said Celsus pleasantly; and then, to Falias, as he appeared, "Ah, the man of the hour, hello! I do hope you're well."
A hand reached out, behind Emrys, thumb and forefinger pinching the sleeve of Mont Blonc's uniform to drag him over to the group - and to also keep him from running away, because Celsus knew perfectly well that the Saturn knight felt he was out of his league. Mag Mell was given a nod, a smile bursting from Celsus's face as he let go of Mont Blonc.
They were all here, assembled. It made a wellspring of joy explode in Celsus, something he couldn't quite tamper down on, a feeling of satisfaction that he had not felt in quite some time.
"I'm so pleased you all could make it," he said, addressing them all. "We've got some new faces, as I'm sure you all know - but for all of us, even though I heard some introductions already - I'm Celsus, of course - this is my brother, Emrys of Neptune. Mag Mell, of Cosmos - Valhalla, of Jupiter - Slievenamon, of Neptune - Mont Blonc, of Saturn - Constantinople, of Chronos, like myself - and Falias, of Earth, whose Wonder we shall be visiting this evening."
Celsus had gestured to each one of them as he'd named them, and now he turned to Falias, his eyes crinkling with happiness.
"Shall we get going then? Are you ready?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:19 pm
"I am thanks" Falias said in answer to Celsus' question. He gestured briefly to the flashlight "I've got another one up at my Wonder but thought it might be useful to bring another one so that we can have two between us if we need it."
Another two knights had arrived whilst he was speaking - a Cosmos Knight - Mag Mell - who Falias had remembered both from the first meet up and more recently from the little adventure on Celsus and a tall, Saturn Squire who Celsus tugged closer to the group-
And whilst it was their first time meeting, Falias was kind of guessing that he was Mont Blonc.
It was something that Celsus confirmed as he made the introductions, noting that the second Chronos knight was Constantinople.
Falias nodded again when Celsus asked if he was ready, a part of him suddenly nervous, although he did his best not to show it...
Because it was his first time taking quite so many people to his Wonder - given that the few previous occasions had all been one on one affairs.
Falias did his best to tamp down the part of him that worried that he wouldn't be able to manage it as he nodded again "I am if everyone else is."
Because all he could do was try.
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:26 pm
Valhalla smiled as Celsus reached out to him, but didn’t make any comment when he pulled his hand back. He offered Emrys another small smile as he saw him look somewhat faint at the appearance of a rather enthusiastic young woman, and he reached out to take some of the tea as well.
“Thank you,” he said softly as she moved away, and then others appeared. He offered a smile to the others, to the woman named Slievenamon and Mag Mell, and then a somewhat larger smile at the sight of Falias and Mont Blonc, both of whom he’d seen before and was glad they were well.
“Thank you for offering your Wonder, Falias. I wish I could offer energy to help, but,” he started and then paused, his expression shifting for just a moment before the smile was back.
“We should at least he touching,” he said to the others who might not have gone to a Wonder before, at least in such a large group, but for all he knew they were all very experienced with everything.“Slievenamon!” Connie repeated in excitement as she turned around to see all the knight who were there, her expression bright as they introduced themselves. “That’s a beautiful name! Oh, your outfit is just gorgeous! You look so good in that color, it really brings out your eyes!” she gushed, watching in awe as the other knight pulled out a notebook to jot something down it. She took notes? That was such a smart thing to do! She should definitely start taking notes too.
“Hello, Falias!” she beamed at the friendly young man in green, picking up the tray of drinks to make sure everyone had a chance to grab something before they all left to his Wonder. “Thank you so much for this opportunity. I look forward to seeing what Falias is like. I’m sure it’s beautiful!”
There was another knight in darker colors who seemed to be hiding, and Connie was sure to flit over to the man introduced as Mont Blonc, holding out the tea or hot chocolate for him. “Hello, would you like a drink? I love your hair, it’s so shiny. And you have beautiful complexion! Do you use anything special to wash your face? I wish mine was as clear as yours,” she said with a small sigh as she thought about her own less than perfect appearance. All these knights, and the senshi she met too, were all so beautiful, she felt way out of her league to even be around them!
“Yes! It’ll be an amazing adventure!” Connie agreed as she turned to smile up at the man who was introduced by Celsus as Mag Mell, committing all their names to memory. “You have a lovely smile, and your cape is gorgeous! I bet if you had to make a tent with it, it would be like sleeping under the stars! With the city lights you can never really see the stars!” she said.
She smiled up at Emrys as well, even though he seemed just as shy as Mont Blonc, both of them looking a bit nervous. “It’s nice to meet you!” she smiled up at him and Valhalla. It was beyond her that maybe her enthusiasm was helping to make them uncomfortable, but she definitely didn’t mean it! She just wanted everyone to have a good time.
When Valhalla suggested they all be touching somehow, she quickly set what was left of the drinks back onto the table, her own hot chocolate in one hand and she practically skipped over to where Emrys and Slievenamon stood. Carefully, she looped her arm under one of Emrys’ to hold on, shifting her drink into that hand, and then reached out to loop her other arm under the other Neptune knight.
“Ready!” she said, having never been so excited in her life. Maybe. Hopefully they didn’t mind that she grabbed onto both of them without really asking.
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