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 Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 12:46 pm
Hux Keighley (unmasked) - 25/25 - sitting near Adoelle's side, broody and bruised
Adoelle had beckoned him from the spire. It'd been as though he'd been suddenly tugged forward, toward the door. His body still ached- ribs fractured, hand bruised, face cleaned of blood but still showing signs of his struggle with Thorne. Juniper and Rabbit had managed to patch up the worst of the damage, but oh did it hurt to ******** move.
He sat in a high-backed chair not too far away from Adoelle's gaze, mouth set in a grim line as he stared out at the patrons of the court. He just wanted this night to end.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 1:01 pm
25/25 | Shiloh Beaumont (unmasked) | u___u;; (phew)
It wasn't the best form of bonding by any means, but surviving three months of near torture was enough to bring any two people closer. Shiloh ceased his shuffling, growing still again, posture relaxed for the moment. Of course, he was still taut and wound underneath, ready to launch like a spring at any moment, but... for now, he was as content as he could be. Thorne was hurt, but he was alright. He wouldn't ask who did it to him. There would be time for that later.
...Right? Right.
He had to believe so.
Hope was a dangerous thing. It had been a while since Shiloh harbored it. True, it was a scary sensation, but it was a warm one too. Shiloh pressed into the shoulder bump. They didn't really need words; interpreting Noeh gave him that grace of a skill. His hypervigillance gave him the other half when it came to reading body language, nonverbal cues, things like that. He didn't smile either, not in the presence of Melany, but the relief there was palpable and genuine. It's okay.
We're in this together, right?
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 1:09 pm
bristling vale || 25/25 || v_v “Bristling,“ he corrected lightly. „Not blistering.“ He smiled at Alexis politely.
„Right then. I will give you two time to catch up. Thank you, mistress.“ A slight bow, if nervously executed, and he excused himself from the pair.
Alois slipped from the scene with little trouble. Navigation proved more difficult with the room swelled of guests and otherbeings alike. Vale, however, was particularly good at sussing out back routes and shortcuts where many a back was turned to him. As ever the unseen one, Vale grew used to circumambulating the shadows. He traced the walls, the pale chairs, the great looming columns while he edged his way toward Thorne.
When Alois approached, he found that Thorne looked preoccupied. His gaze lay elsewhere. He could guess where, precisely - Melany stood near the front of the hall with his lesser form at her side. Vale paid that pathetic creature little heed.
He sidled up next to Corr and absconded with his hand, both palms sandwiching that of his friend’s. He smiled subtly. „It’s been a while,“ he breathed. „I apologize for breaking my promise. Mynn and I ran into some trouble this evening. You still look impeccable, I see.“ Finally he diverted gaze to the taller man, and his eyes traced every strong muscle in their definition until his eyes grazed the edge of the man’s mask. „I want to watch with you.“daekie we keep missing each other djghskdgj
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 1:16 pm
Autumn Smith 20/25, whoops! "Sorry, babe," she placated gently, then watched him go. When he was out of distance, she turned to Alexis.
"Here's your rundown. Those things are called fetches, they've replaced our friends and ******** up their lives as much as possible. Their reward for a job well done is taking over their life in the real world. Dunno why they'd want it after ******** it up so much, but that seems to be what's going on." A sigh, and she leaned in closer to Alexis.
"Now the council is picking their seventh, for who gets to pick the tithe. No way in ******** am I going out there." She frowned, and then.
"Also, I probably ******** over the real Alois by being a d**k. But he deserved it, kind of."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 2:56 pm
Alexis Tucker 25/25
"I would break his arms if he ******** with you and I was watchin'," Alexis grumbled, paying close attention. "So it's, like... changeling s**t, right? I was never real good at fairytales, but if you don't got a life of your own... having someone else's would be a pretty good reward, I think." A pensive look. "I can kinda understand that. What've we gotta do to help decide the tithe?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 3:34 pm
The Eldritch Gentleman | 25/25 | Present The Eldritch Gentleman stands close to the Sinister Survivor, but not so nearby that it would be impossible to have a private conversation. Over the course of this evening, he has suggested that their goals may differ slightly - what pitch works for one may not work for the other. He is, at last, empty-handed, having had his fill of creampuffs and canaries. Attempts to ply him with food seem ill-advised. His mask is as apologetic as ever, and seems to have only grown more so over the course of the evening, the pharaonic lips drooping into more and more somber alignments.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 3:35 pm
Rabbit Vaughn: 25/25, not here
All night denial had kept him upright, even smiling, when there wasn't someone broken in front of him to remind him he shouldn't. But now he could no longer push the inevitability out of his mind. He could no longer convince himself that he wasn't important enough to sacrifice, that his double would be tithed instead, not when he had finally been summoned and was standing here waiting to die. He wanted a drink, a cigarette, anything to distract him, but he knew that the vices he craved were more likely to make him puke than encourage calm.
Rabbit tried to keep from thinking at all. He stared, unblinking, at his Father's glow where it bounced off of the floor, his breath coming in silent, shallow puffs.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 4:19 pm
Autumn Smith 20/25, gossiping "There's not a whole lot I can really do," Autumn replied to Alexis matter-of-factly. "I kind of kicked one of the court heads in the face, getting Al- someone away from her." So she was definitely out. Otherwise... well. It would probably fall to Jeremiah or Shun, someone smarter than her, to try and woo over the council.
Still, she smiled at Alexis.
"It's kind of ******** up to offer to break someone's arms for me. But I still find it sweet."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 4:43 pm
alois scholz || 25/25 || nic fit His hands wouldn’t stop shaking. Rage quelled where nothing provoked it. Alois licked his lips, bone dry as usual.
„Hey,“ he called around his father. „Trade me a cigarette for a tip. Trust me, you’ll want zis. And I don’t need any matches zis time.“
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:04 pm
Rabbit Vaughn: 25/25, hnnnngh He stood straighter when he registered the familiar voice, awareness returning too slowly.
"Did you decide not to die?" he asked the air in front of him, fumbling in his sleeve for what Alois had requested. It was his last one, but he passed the cigarette over anyway. He wasn't expecting much in response, maybe advice on how to lean into a knife so the cut hurt less while he was bleeding out.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:06 pm
[ thorne | 25/25 | unmasked ] : q v q <3
Thorne glanced back at Shiloh, and something deep and sleeping rumbled awake within him. It had been a long time since they'd cared for each other in this capacity. Melany had beaten it out of them, the ability to think or breathe for anyone else but her. Pain became a familiar beast and memories fluttered distantly out of reach.
When was the last time Shiloh had looked at him like this? And when was the last time Thorne had bothered to see?
Hope was a dangerous thing, and for awhile, Melany had snuffed it out. But now Thorne could feel its teeth grazing against him again. It had started in the alcove. Maybe it would end here. He rested his shoulder against Shiloh's with ease, eyes flicking down and away. One arm unwound and he pressed his fingers against Shiloh's wrist, along his pulse-line.
Of course, the answer went without fail, as it had three months ago, only this time he wouldn't lose, Always.
[ thorne | unmasked (+cape) | 20/25 ] : popcorn.gif
Thorne's gaze cut into Vale as he appeared. It was violent and cruel and his look pierced like a knife. Vale was Alois once again, but Thorne could smell the violence on him. He saw the way he spoke with that girl. His body rebelled with disgust. He tilted his head, lupine, as he was approached, the way a wolf would something it was considering devouring whole.
"Vale," he said evenly, because it seemed as though the ruse of his other fetch was broken. Thorne had given his own mask willingly, and his veiled appearance still lasted. But the others looked ravaged and ruffled. He flicked his tongue over a canine and felt that familiar disgust.
"Exquisite beauty," he drawled, "and absolute obedience are the cornerstones of Melany's teachings. Whatever would I be, if not only obedient to her?" His eyes flick to the girl, scathing, and back again. "That," he snarls low, "is disgusting."
His hand swept out, catching Alois's chin in a bruising, hungry grip.
"Stay with me," he said, low and calm. Deathly and powerful. He was a ghost of his master, a reflection of her wrath and beauty. "I will keep you here to watch the final event of the night."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:16 pm
alois scholz || 25/25 || omg this cigarette... tastes like menthol “I consider self-immolating my srowing myself onto Father but since he can control his flames, I decided zat was a bad idea,“ Alois shot back dryly.
Sidling over, he absconded with the cigarette and held it towards his father’s back. The light caught, and he figured Father would say little of it with the tithing so near. He took a shaky drag, seared his lungs with relief, and breathed smoke from his nose. „Sanks. Now about zat tip…“
He lowered his voice out of precaution. „Father said zat we will be put to tests after ze tithe, so ze object is not to kill us I gather. He said if you survif’e ze tithe and fail ze tests, you become one of zose creatures like ze ones zat stole our bodies. So if we we pass ze tests, and survif’e, zen… Somesing about what we wish to become. I’m guessing we get somesing of a reward at ze end of it.“ He took another drag and offered the cigarette toward Rabbit to keep up the pretenses of huddling close to one another.
„So start breaking into your meditatif’ bullshit if you want to prepare, got it?“
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:19 pm
Alexis Tucker 25/25, chatting
"They're all assholes anyways," Alexis shrugged, rolling their eyes. "If I can get somethin' sharp, I'll be good. Glass or somethin', maybe. But Melany, or whatever her name is, she's a prime b***h. I ******** hate people like her."
They smiled back at Autumn hesitantly, face not particularly used to the expression. "...it is? I've done it before, so...didn't think it was that weird. People listen t'you when you get it done, yeah?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:23 pm
bristling vale || 25/25 || <: “Her servitude is not my plan, Thorne,“ he replied with a glance cast toward Autumn. „Often I find that pretending to be at the beck of my enemy gives a long enough leash to do as I will. My mask is back and our plans are still in motion so what use have I to play slave to her any longer?“ He smiled upward at the man in all his lupine grace.
„Melany may favor exquisite beauty and absolute obedience, but that is not all that encompasses you. You are strong where the rest of us are… Less so. Father chose me for my respect, but he placed no restriction on me to say that I can’t respect another just as much.“ He felt the grip on his chin, exhilarating in the fear it provoked, and looked to the taller man with a naked gaze. He could see all that Vale felt in that singular moment and Vale cared little to hide it. Why should he? To do so seemed… Disrespectful.
„Of course I’ll stay with you, Thorne.“ A hand crept from his size to catch the crook of Thorne’s elbow. „For we will have a perfect evening nonetheless.“
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:33 pm
Autumn Smith 20/25, watching me watching you "Might save your anger for Vale," She murmured low and quiet, when the fetch's gaze fell upon her once more. Of course. Give them an inch, as the saying went. She'd gotten plenty of info from the two, and with both Rabbit and mock-Rabbit's masks dispersed, that left at least one of them incapacitated. She offered Alexis his arm, and lead them over to where Vale and his friend stood.
"Bristling, aren't you going to introduce us? Thorne's double. Oh, Vale told me all about you. Lovely to meet you finally," She practically purred, not bothering to offer out a hand to him.
"So what makes you special, hm? Vale can disappear into the shadows... what about you? What's your neat little trick?"
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