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 Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 6:45 pm
It had only been two days since they'd been pulled into that place and he'd seen those murals and in that time he'd gotten little real rest. Shortly after arriving back from Mercury, he found messages from Alexandre requesting a meeting. It had him bone tired and he still ached from the glass that had gotten him on top of running between contacts to find out what he could. While he wanted nothing more than for Liam to dote on him and run him a nice bath, he begrudgingly pulled his coat back on and made his way over to the other's home, letting Liam know he would be back soon. This wouldn't be something long enough to worry about bringing them with him, and depending on the information he'd need to think things through to see what needed to be shared and what needed to be hidden. With a knock on the other's door, he grimaced at the pain in his hand from the action and rubbed at the bandages slightly as he waited for Alexandre or René to usher him inside.
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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 7:15 pm
Knowing he'd harassed the other, sending him so many text messages, Alexandre had make dinner in order to apologize. He'd tried to talk to a knight, one he'd known of for years, but he hadn't found less than friendly with him. He was hoping Aloysius might have a more favorable responce, they were more diplomatic than he was, because as good as he could be with talking to people he knew Aloysius was better than he was. He also had a worse reputation tha nthe other.
The strew he'd made, a beef bourguuignon, with Rene's help to make sure it came out right. He'd had the other taste test it as he'd been making it, since it was a French classic, he wanted to make sure it was right. That was done now and as Aloysius knocked on the door he hurried from the kitchen to let the other in. His socks were short, ankle socks,. with grips on the bottom so he didn't slip on the marble floors either because they were slippery or he was trying to dodge a rabbit or a mauvian. It was a thing in this house now that he had two small animals hopping around all the time, he kept them wandering the housee during the day time.
Opening the door he held it open while stepping aside. "Watch for the rabbits, and I made dinner to apologize for my rudeness in mass texting you. But I think I may have a possible fountain of information...but it's dry for me." Staring up at the other with wide eyes, looking far too innocent, he offered a hand to the other. "Come, let's head for the kitchen and I can explain." He was not kissing a**, he really wasn't, he did understand how important things were...but he just couldn't kneel and beg. He'd explained it to Rene, working through why he'd responded as he had, and he would explain to Aloysius if he had to. It wasn't something he'd normally talk about, certain things he just never talked about, but it might be important and he knew he owed an explanation for his own failure to gather information from Valhalla. Some people didn't have such a hang up, or have their own mind and feelings wander like his did, so he'd best explain. Sinc ehe'd failed though he needed someone who could gather the information - Aloysius. He wouldn't go asking someone else, someone he didn't know and who wasn't family.
"I think your more diplomatic nature might enable you to do what I failed to do..." Pouting, yes he pouted, his cheeks even puffing a bit as he led the way to the kitchen. "I can't say I'm pleased but I have other avenues I'm planning to try my hand out. One I think will pan out...the other...could go any way really. It might be good to bring you, when you're free, just incase thigns need some smoothing over."
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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:52 pm
Looking down at the blonde, he didn't take their hand but followed them inside. With the look they were giving him, he had an idea they'd messed up on something or needed him for something, just as he thought might happen when it came to interacting with order.
Getting his shoes off took a moment, his fingers giving him trouble as the nicks got roughed up by the laces of his dress shoes. Another thing that bothered him, but he was here, and apparently they needed to explain things. Giving the rabbit that sniffed him a light pat, he stood up and followed until he was in the kitchen with them, taking a seat at the table where it seemed things were set up.
The smell of beef had him paling slightly, bringing up a memory he'd rather not think of as he sat there. Focusing on what they were saying, of the shortcoming they had apparently had, he tried to avoid thinking about what the smell reminded him of.
"I see, I assume you mean an interaction with order ended with doors and avenues being slammed in your face?" Giving them a look, he fiddled with the bandage on his hand as it rested in his lap.
"I am free after tonight. I was given the go ahead as well as the tools to promote one of my senshi so I see no reason to wait on things. Though I would hazard a guess that Liam wants me to rest after my visit to Mercury from this morning." Giving no other information for the moment, he looked down to the floor at the rabbits and wondered how such cute creatures were still alive considering the blonde dealt with plants and poisons.
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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 10:13 pm
While the other sat down the blond remained standing a moment longer. He headed to the fridge to grab a carrot and picked up one of the bunnies on the way back. Seating himself, bunnyi n his lap, the one on the floor got a carrot and the one in his lap was hand fed. "You aren't wrong, a door was slammed in my face. However, it wasn't due to my poor social skills persay." With a rabbit in his lap, nibbling away, he motioned to the food on offer. "help yourself if you want." The food was for them both, Rene had likely grabbed some already and headed off somewhere with it. He might even be sharing with Katya, those two were rather close.
"They wanted me to kneel and beg. I can't, rather than I won't, it's not because of ego or pride even. I'll take a knee for our Queen." Which for him was different, those football players, and others, didn't kneel they took a knee. The two thigns were different for him. It was splitting hairs but he was rather good at that, it seperated things neatly for him, it was also how he managed to tell the truth without the whole truth being said. This wasn't entierly the case here though. It was indeed splitting hairs but for him one was acceptable and one was intimate and personal and was mentally associated with something else...something private.
Biting his bottom lip, blue eyes glancing down to the rabbit still on the floor. "I later realized that the night I yanked your hair, to get you to focus on your sister, it would seem it may have caused something else entierly. Or at least not entierly what I'd intended. I'd hope I don't need to spell things out for you as I did with the knight. Suffice to say they think I bow to our Queen." Which he most certainly did not, he took a knee and than sat at a desk...never mind his legs tucked up and under himself...much as they were now.
"He knows things, he says his wife knows a lot and knows about whats going on. He used to be far easier to talk to, more neutral while being married to a royal. It helps that he's a Jupiter knight." Considering where his own thoughts had been going. "The only thing I got for him was that I should look to myths that aren't Norse, and also involve a serpent. That I plan to do, of course, while I plan to persue my ticket to a favor with Almadel. I was hoping you might be able to talk to Valhalla as you have less of a reputation than I do. Not to mention you can come off as a Captain which might work in this case." Not being a general might be a very good thing here.
"I wouldn't suggest talking to his wife directly, unless you have no choice, Ganymede isn't exactly a friend of chaos...she's been kidnapped and harmed by members oof our side." He had no issue with kidnapping but he'd prefer just outright removing order, rather than the time and energy it took to torture someone.
"We're can't afford to not get information..." But he hadn't been able to. It was like asking him to kiss someone else...it just wasn't something he could manage, and he was hoping Aloysius wouldn't be asked to.
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:19 am
Part of him was surprised at the rabbit in the other's lap, he'd thought they were René's pets since the other was the one who stayed out of the fighting and pushed for more normalcy. It was admirable, something he wished for, but he had been in things too long and he had too much to manage.
Waving slightly at the mention of helping himself, he avoided the food and focused instead on the blonde. While the mention of kneeling and begging had him confused, sure it was degrading, but given the stakes it made sense to him. Whatever history they had with this other member of order sounded tense to say the least, which was unsurprising.
Watching with a flat expression, he noticed them looking away and found himself doing the same at their comment before coughing slightly. "Yet you did it a second time while dragging me from my home, in front of my partner right after I almost lost him to a senshi." It hadn't been pleasant, on top of all the other reasons he had to neither forgive nor forget that interruption.
So there it was and the corner of his mouth turned up into a smile. "I see, time for you to ask that merchant for some help. He seems to know things, or at least has seen and collected things from across the stars." Shifting slightly, he rested his chin on his uninjured palm and looked at them.
"I have been to Ganymede before, though with one who knows little. I have a few other avenues I need to pursue first, but I can try and see what information I can get through my position as a captain. Assuming, of course, I can find them. Now, this Jupiter knight, I assume, is the one that could go either way, what is the other path that you believe would pan out?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:31 pm
"I can assure you I wasn't aware at the time of the effect it had on you. I wasn't...as aware of certain things." Ducking his head, focusing on the rabbit in his lap, he bent down enough to press his nose into the soft white ears. It also helped to hid his wartming cheeks. When he did look up he gave the other a bit of a smile. "Rene went over that with me. As mature as I can be, and considering the relationship I'm in and how many I've had in the past, there are still things I either don't know much about of find myself..uncomfortable talking about due to embarasssment and becoming rather...flustered." Something Rene was used to by now, at least he was fine at home.
"I also never saw hair pulling as something...people might enjoy. If Rene were ever to pull mine he'd find himself in the quest bedroom." He shifted a bit and went to get himself some food from the large crockpot, he had the plates and such set out ready for himself and Aloysius. As the other wasn't eating he decided to eat, slowly, as he tilted his head. Another carrot given to the rabbit in his lap and one slipped onto the floor for the one down there.
"The merchant asked us for help and downplayed things, as you very well saw, and now it's time I ask him to help us. He's ancient, by our standards, and has traveled extensively in space. He either knows or has heard about all of this, I'm certain of it. I'm going to use my card from him for something useful." Because he saw no other reason to go to space, especially after the trip up there to help.
"Thank you for the help with this knight, I don't want to let them go unquestioned." Not if they claimed to know things, or be married to someone who did. " The other is a senshi, one with strong healing magic, I thought she would be an asset to us and persued making friends with her. Wether she would change sides or not didn't matter - she was willing to heal us if need be. She wasn't against us entierly. I even helped her when she'd been captured." All in order to look good to her, to appeal to her. "Things failed, of course, for reasons I can't remember. But if we can find Acrucis I think we could, between the two of us, gain a trip to space and perhaps the moon. We might also gain her assistence, in the form of healing, in whatever battle may take place." A healer, of any sort, would be good to have especially if they were willing to heal anyone, uncaring of the persons faction. "She could be of great benefit to us...even if she remains order." A sudden little jerk of his hand before his eyes were down on the rabbit in his lap.
"Aw, no nibbling me, I'm not food." And this time it was a small, light green, stick of cellary being offered. He was smiling and gently speaking to the bunny as he waited for the others responce. His free hand going to his own fork so he too could eat.
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:48 pm
Again he coughed, not trying to talk about that sort of topic even as they went on about things. It wasn't something he wanted or needed to know from them and he also knew that René would appear and talk of more inappropriate things when there was obvious business going on.
By the time they got food and shuffled back, he was glad for the conversation to return to the more important tasks at hand. "It is a good avenue to follow, of course, my initial interactions were with the dark mirror. For obvious reasons, I would rather have information on what is going on there first. It was unpleasant, and if you have heard from any of your connections there, it seems some of the mirrors are reflecting space."
Perking up slightly at the mention of a healer, he was more than alright with the opportunity to interact with them. "I can agree with that when it comes to a healer. I know one, though they joined the mirror, which I believe to have been a good fit for them considering things." Moving slightly, he shook his head at the blonde and the rabbit before nodding again.
"When would we go look for her? If possible, I would like to do it tomorrow so I can manage my team's business this evening. Additionally, where do you think that knight might be roaming? Any leads to help solve that problem of yours." Pulling his notebook from his coat, he got ready to take a few notes.
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:04 pm
"I haven't met with the connections I have to the dark mirror, one of them is out of comission due to motherhood. I wouldn't ask her to become involved in things, if I can I'd like to keep her out of things." He wasn't about to let Rhona know anything, she would otherwise try and get involved, he couldn't allow her to risk herself. He might not play father to her children but in a biological sense he was the father of her twins. He wasn't going to risk taking their mother from them.
"Remarque is someone I plan to speak with when I can, I'd like to see how he's doing as it's been awhile." While he could just drop by the shop he worked at, or maybe owned at this point? He didn't like to mix personal with nightly affairs. He could turn up at night, as the shop closed up, and speak with him then. It was possible and infact it was likely that he'd do just that.
"First I think we should track down Acrucis tomorrow night, together. I don't think she'll be easy to find, it may take time to locate her." He was hoping it would be easy but he really didn't think it would be, nothing so far was going easy for him. Had it been he wouldn't be asking Aloysius to approach Valhalla in his place.
"I found him in the city park, I suppose most people can be found there. Jupiter knight...tall and athletic in build. He has a head piece as part of his uniform. I'm sure you've seen him, at some point, in a major battle. He's been around for as long as I've been...and then some." He was certain he'd seen them when he'd been a new lieutenant...and they'd out ranked him then. He was sure of it. "He's also transcended."
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:34 pm
That was something he could agree with, so he didn't comment but offered a small smile at the mention of Remarque. Having met with the prince, even if his fiancé had decided to be so casual with them, had been something he felt at least opened channels to share more information back and forth.
"Okay, tomorrow night can work and then that gives me time to gather things and prepare reports for the interactions I have had with order thus far." It would also give Liam an excuse to make him rest, which he very much felt the need for even if he didn't want to. He was run down still, having been running between leads and meetings on top of getting hit by that exploding mirror.
"Perhaps, though you know I tend to avoid being close enough to be noticed..." Pausing in his note taking when they mentioned transcended, he knew that would narrow things down greatly.
"I can keep an eye out for them, if I do see them, I will make an attempt, but no promises. You understand of course." With that he closed his notebook and tucked it back away.
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