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iStoleYurVamps
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 Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:06 pm
Marcus 25/25
The man gave Alg a look that said 'I did my best and can you really blame me she is pretty'.
"....Maybe I'm just a realist," laughable and ironic coming from Marcus which he was well aware of, "but the needs and life of one do not outweigh the needs and lives of many. Endgame, that's just a fact of life. We must act with the intent to do the greatest good, whatever the necessary cost."
His lips were down turned and his eyes narrowed as they went to his feet. He didn't think he'd be advocating for murder tonight but then.
"We won't be able to save everyone. It's coming down to who do we need to save."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:12 pm
Shun Kuroda 25/25
Shun also just sort of stared at Marcus for a moment or so when he stated he had hit on the Spinel Lady. Seriously?
He soon turned his attention back to the matter at hand. They had a few decent candidates for the job.
"Aye. For what it is worth, we may be able to sway the current council in choosing someone by putting in a word or two. We could go with someone like Algernon or Eve, who apparently is in good standing with her. Or raise up someone who should appear to be more of a neutral party, such as Jack or Temperance."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:14 pm
Nathaniel Parrish - 25 / 25
His eyes flickered towards Chris, Nathaniel frowning slightly, though out of thought, not at the shift in conversation. "Power control just for the sake of power, then?" he asked, musing over this - and over what he'd said about the purpose of the doubles.
Nathaniel held up a hand, ticking things off as he recited them, half for his own benefit just to keep things straight.
"Months ago, the Lady Melany - presumably - captures people from Ashdown. Those people are trapped here, in the court, while their doubles are created and, I assume, sent to live in Ashdown in their place, right? After that, we're all invited to here, to the ball - " He conveniently didn't mention the fact that he hadn't technically been invited by anyone except Lily. " - to be witnesses to the tithe that takes place, which is what Madam Melany told me herself, mostly. The people trapped here, I assume, are supposed to be a part of that tithe because they don't have masks, or at least that's what I was guessing on, from what people have told me. Meanwhile, those doubles are intended to take over for the ones trapped, and then...what? Sent back into Ashdown? I assume because that way Madam Melany has control over people both in Ashdown and here in the court, if I'm guessing correctly."
Nathaniel was still frowning, trying to piece it all together. It still felt as though he was missing gaping holes of things, giant pieces of the puzzle that were either not in his hand or nowhere even to be found on the board in front of him.
"So all of that was for the purpose of breaking the cage?" he asked, mostly to Algernon, since he was the one who had indicated as much, and Chris, who was near to him. "Who exactly is the Sorrowful one, then? And why have they allowed the Court to be taken, unless they can't do anything to stop it, which is probably thee case, come to think of it. They're allowing a seventh member to be on the council, but why? Why choose one of us? Why have an ordinary member of humanity be the one to decide anything? What's the end game of that?"
He was rambling, Nathaniel knew, but there were too many unanswered questions and he felt frustrated he couldn't figure out the solution to them.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:16 pm
Chel | 15/25
Chel let out a long sigh. "Can I just volunteer t'put masks on the real people?" She stood up from her chair and stretched a bit. "I ain't know enough about this bullshit t'do anythin' good an' Melany hates my guts." Well no, Chel just didn't want to see that woman for a long, long time. But a lie would do for now.
She looked to the various people in the group holding extra masks. "But I wanna be up doin' somethin' t'help. I'll go give masks t'the people that need them an' you guys can keep figurin' out yer plan, yeah?"xthe semblance of unity not sure who else had extra masks but pls i want to do thing
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:19 pm
[ Maskless Temperance: 25/25 going with the flow] Temperance looked up at Chel. The group talked circles and circles round each other, but at least she was going to do something. "Yes, um, I'll come along. I'm not much help otherwise. I've got two masks." She looked at the group. "Someone - Jack? Can you come find me later on and let me know which person we're supposed to back?" She smiled. "Thanks."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:25 pm
Chris Watts || 25/25 || living embodiment of shrug emoji
"No, the tithe itself was to give power to the enemy. The cats by the gate, they told us, we were brought here to turn the tide in our favor, if not to just watch. By whoever it was, I don't know. I probably won't know," Chris answered, also starting to put together the puzzle.
"The breaking of the cage is.. a side effect. An extra part, something we can turn to make this tithe actually work for us, so that whatever death that has to happen isn't done in vain. I can't actually answer anything else... all I know is that sometimes, to the Otherworld it's funny to play with humans. To play with us, for whatever reason."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:26 pm
jeremiah mercer || 27/27 || passing a mask on possibly? "No, it wasn't for the purpose of breaking the cage but maintaining it." Jeremiah looked to Nathaniel and then back to his husband for a moment. "I would imagine that there is purpose behind the seventh member being one of us. We are, after all, meant to play a part in this. Even if that is just witnessing it." Then he looked to Chel, the extra mask on his side pulled off. He approached the young woman and held it out. The cloth shimmered and changed, no longer simple fabric, but a simple face mask with what looked like turtle scales on it. He would not have Shiloh wearing the same mask of his double. "I will give you this but it needs to go to Shiloh Beaumont. He is one of those that was taken and one of the tithes. I removed this from his double earlier. If you can do that, this masks is yours."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:34 pm
Juniper Wilcox | 25/25 | Talking to the group
The mask Shun had tossed at her lay in her lap alongside her own. She didn't move to put one on. Not yet anyway. She was far too engrossed in the conversation at hand, plus there was no point in putting it on just yet.
Sitting quietly she listened to the conversations go back and forth. There were so many options being tossed about and no one seemed to be settling on any conclusion besides that they wanted to usurp Melany. In truth, Juniper was fine with this idea, as long as it meant the tithes would get out of there unharmed.
"When I was talking to Melany earlier, she mentioned that the tithes would go back to where they were from at the end of this. Which, is good. So if we decide to coerce someone else into being the tithe, or go with someone who wants to be the tithe..." She shrugged. "I say we bank on one of those options. We need to make a decision though on which route we are going to go, whether it's to break this cage or just work at getting rid of Melany."
Juniper was at the point that she wanted to see something happen. One way or another a decision had to be made and they needed to get their asses moving. There was only so much time.
"I don't think I pissed Melany off earlier. I said a few things but she didn't seem to care much." She shrugged. "I also managed to chat with quite a few of the other council members and some of the others who were here. I don't think I have a terrible standing with them. At least, I am almost positive I didn't piss anyone off anyway."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:37 pm
Chel | 15/25
"Sure, more the merrier," Chel said with a shrug.
Jeremiah gave his somewhat serious request and Chel shrugged. "F'it gets me outta here faster, I'll even kiss yer boot, homes." Chel would take her duty seriously, she would just never take serious questions seriously.
Between them she counted ... "That's ... three masks yeah? How many more are there?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:38 pm
Ashton Carver 25/25
"I would help with the beauty," Ashton sighed, her eyeliner reapplying itself and shifting - less claw-like, more subtle, more elegant - "but, as you know, moonwalker. My makeup doesn't affect others, either. It's a shame -- it's really rather useful."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:49 pm
gloom || 25/25 || shadow scarf This was, of course, about the point that a certain shadow marten in a waistcoat would reappear. Mostly because he was done passing out his shinies to people. There were so many people in the room now it was pretty great. Not that he wasn't, of course, a bit of shadow that seemed to wind through feet and then up bodies until finally - finally - Shun Kuroda would find himself with a rather dashing accessory on his shoulders.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:53 pm
wil azevedo || 25/25 || late af Wil and Nasir had gotten there fashionably late maybe. Who could really tell what late was, but the young men had been missing for most of the night besides appearances here and there. Now Wil was skirting the edge of the room trying to scoot to people they knew. He was trying to be sneaky, glancing back at Nasir to make sure he was following, but mostly he wobbled in and out of people jostling them awkwardly and giving apologetic smiles. He sidled up to Nathaniel, waited for Nasir and wiggled his eyebrows, "What's going on?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:54 pm
[20/25 | LEILA]: addressing groupLeila offered her extra mask up for the taking -- if Thorne was safe, then someone else would know better who needed one. While doing so, she mentioned, "I don't think I'm good for the seat, but I... can... see the future? Sorta? Sometimes. It's usually little things people can do to not get ******** over in some way, but this is somewhere the little things matter. Whoever gets the seat, I'll try and give you a reading."
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 7:00 pm
Shun Kuroda 25/25 Shun wasn't sure who should be the one to take the seat, but he was a bit more affirmed in the idea that they let Adoelle go through with her plan. While he was listening to the happenings around him, he felt something incredibly light move over his body, settling around his shoulders. With a furrowed brow, he reached up to feel... whatever it was, while also looking down to see a shadowy... creature. Thing. "What the...?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 7:05 pm
Juniper Wilcox | 25/25 | Not giving up her spare maskShe noted that Chell was collecting the spare masks. She glanced down at her own blue feathered and opal mask biting her lower lip in the process. "Um, Actually. I have someone I think I'll give this to myself if that's alright. I need to see if he's alright, anyway." She glanced around at the group. "Assuming we come to some kind of decision soon." Her eyes shifted to Shun as a small creature appeared on his shoulder. "Hello there."
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