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Entry tags:
- !event,
- !intro log,
- !npc,
- !player event,
- abby littman; the lovers,
- abigail hobbs; the hanged man,
- achilles; the hierophant,
- adora; strength,
- adrienne peters; the empress,
- aerith gainsborough; the sun,
- alan wake; the magician,
- alhaitham; the hermit,
- alice elliot; the empress,
- alicent hightower; the tower,
- alina starkov; the hanged man,
- aloy; the hermit,
- altaïr ibn-la'ahad; the magician,
- alucard; the hierophant,
- amos burton; the lovers,
- anakin skywalker; judgement,
- anthony lockwood; the devil,
- apollo; the star,
- arthur hastings; the hanged man,
- astarion ancunín; the wheel of fortune,
- bartimaeus of uruk; the wheel of fortune,
- bay kennish; the star,
- belle; strength,
- benedikta harman; the devil,
- billy kaplan; the hanged man,
- boothill; the hierophant,
- brad bakshi; the wheel of fortune,
- brother cadfael; justice,
- bucky barnes; the hanged man,
- byleth eisner; the devil,
- caitlyn kiramman; strength,
- cal kestis; the hanged man,
- captain jack harkness; the hanged man,
- carl grimes; the empress,
- carmy berzatto; the magician,
- cassandra de rolo; strength,
- cassian andor; the tower,
- castiel; the hanged man,
- catra; the tower,
- cersei lannister; the devil,
- ches fields; the lovers,
- chris halliwell; the tower,
- cidolfus telamon; the hanged man,
- cirilla of cintra; the devil,
- claire fraser; the empress,
- claire novak; the hanged man,
- clarisse la rue; the chariot,
- clarke griffin; strength,
- claude von riegan; the wheel of fortune,
- clive rosfield; the tower,
- cloud strife; the hanged man,
- cole cassidy; the hanged man,
- commander shepard; judgement,
- coraline finch; the tower,
- courtier 6; death,
- daemon targaryen; the tower,
- daenerys targaryen; judgement,
- daisy johnson; strength,
- dan heng; the high priestess,
- dante; the devil,
- dean winchester; the lovers,
- diana prince; the empress,
- dion lesage; the emperor,
- dustin henderson; the sun,
- eddie dean; the sun,
- eddie kaspbrak; the lovers,
- eddie munson; the devil,
- edelgard von hresvelg; the emperor,
- edward teach; the devil,
- eli clark; the empress,
- elias bouchard; the wheel of fortune,
- elidibus; the high priestess,
- eliot waugh; the star,
- elrond; temperance,
- emet-selch; the emperor,
- eponine thenardier; the hanged man,
- erik lehnsherr; the hermit,
- esme frost; the hanged man,
- estinien wyrmblood; the hermit,
- ezra bridger; strength,
- fandaniel; the hanged man,
- father maxwell; the wheel of fortune,
- felix fraldarius; the magician,
- finn; strength,
- frank castle; the hermit,
- g'raha tia; the lovers,
- gabriel; the wheel of fortune,
- galadriel; the hierophant,
- gale dekarios; the lovers,
- garrus vakarian; justice,
- geralt of rivia; the hanged man,
- gideon nav; strength,
- goro; the chariot,
- haelva lueltar; the magician,
- harley quinn; the wheel of fortune,
- harrowhark nonagesimus; the magician,
- heather montgomery; the magician,
- hector; the magician,
- hendrik; death,
- henry creel; the hierophant,
- hilda goneril; the lovers,
- himeka sui; the fool,
- homelander; judgement,
- hornet; strength,
- hythlodaeus; the empress,
- inara serra; temperance,
- inej ghafa; the hierophant,
- iris black; the hanged man,
- istredd; the high priestess,
- jack frost; the fool,
- jack kline; the sun,
- jack skellington; the fool,
- jack townsend; the moon,
- jacob frye; the sun,
- jaime lannister; judgement,
- james sunderland; the hermit,
- james t. kirk; the tower,
- jaskier; the sun,
- jasper; judgement,
- jayce talis; the magician,
- jerry pascal; the sun,
- jesper fahey; the wheel of fortune,
- jessica jones; strength,
- jill warrick; death,
- jinora; the world,
- jo harvelle; strength,
- john blake; the tower,
- jolie ann harmony; justice,
- jon sims; the high priestess,
- jon snow; the emperor,
- jonathan crane; the magician,
- jonathan emmet reid; the empress,
- jordan hennessy; the moon,
- joseph kavinsky; the devil,
- joshua rosfield; death,
- julia wicker; the tower,
- julie lawry; the wheel of fortune,
- jyn erso; the tower,
- kai parker; the fool,
- kaveh; the star,
- kay faraday; the fool,
- kaz brekker; the chariot,
- kell maresh; the magician,
- kelson haldane; the tower,
- kenzo tenma; the empress,
- kiryu kazuma; the tower,
- klaus hargreeves; the fool,
- koby; death,
- kol mikaelson; the hanged man,
- kyle; the hanged man,
- kylo ren; the tower,
- lan wangji; the hierophant,
- laura hawley; death,
- lenore; the lovers,
- leon belmont; the wheel of fortune,
- leonard mccoy; the lovers,
- lestat de lioncourt; judgement,
- lila bard; the fool,
- linhardt von hevring; the high priestess,
- link; strength,
- lloyd henreid; the lovers,
- loki; the devil,
- lord john grey; justice,
- louis de pointe du lac; the lovers,
- louis; death,
- lucifer; the devil,
- lucy maclean; the hierophant,
- majima goro; the hanged man,
- malyen oretsev; strength,
- marc spector; the tower,
- marianne von edmund; the hanged man,
- martin blackwood; the empress,
- marty mcfly; the hanged man,
- mat cauthon; the wheel of fortune,
- matt murdock; the tower,
- matthias helvar; the lovers,
- max mayfield; the hermit,
- merrin; strength,
- michael ralston; death,
- michael; the emperor,
- misty day; the lovers,
- morgana pendragon; the tower,
- nadine cross; the world,
- nanaue; the fool,
- natasha romanoff; the lovers,
- nathan drake; the fool,
- nebula; death,
- nero (dmc); the chariot,
- nero (drakengard); the devil,
- nicholas d. wolfwood; the lovers,
- nico di angelo; death,
- nikolai lantsov; the fool,
- norman jayden; the hermit,
- oberon; the hanged man,
- obi-wan kenobi; death,
- percy jackson; the lovers,
- peter maximoff; the devil,
- peter parker (comics); strength,
- peter parker (mcu); strength,
- petra macneary; strength,
- phoenix wright; the lovers,
- prince wilhelm; the tower,
- princess zelda; the high priestess,
- queen maeve; the hanged man,
- quentin coldwater; death,
- randall flagg; the tower,
- relena peacecraft; death,
- reno; the chariot,
- rey; the star,
- rhaenyra targaryen; the emperor,
- rhy maresh; the lovers,
- richie tozier; the hanged man,
- rinwell; the magician,
- rita farr; the star,
- river tam; the fool,
- robin buckley; the hanged man,
- rocket; the chariot,
- roland deschain; death,
- ronan lynch; the moon,
- rowena macleod; the high priestess,
- ruaidrigh mac raith; the hanged man,
- sabine; the empress,
- sam wilson; justice,
- sam winchester; the hierophant,
- samus aran; strength,
- sandor clegane; strength,
- sansa stark; the high priestess,
- sasarai; judgement,
- satoru gojo; the devil,
- sebille kaleran; the hanged man,
- sephiroth; the tower,
- shione daymore; the hermit,
- shuten-douji; the devil,
- some ovmennet; the empress,
- sophia of yaldabaoth; the world,
- stephen strange; death,
- steve harrington; the lovers,
- steve rogers; the hierophant,
- suguru geto; the hanged man,
- susan delgado; the lovers,
- sylvain gautier; the sun,
- sypha belnades; the tower,
- taylor hebert; death,
- teddy roberts; death,
- thancred waters; strength,
- thane krios; death,
- the commander (syrlya); strength,
- the darkling; death,
- the doctor; the fool,
- the medicine seller; the hierophant,
- theodore blackwell; temperance,
- thor odinson; the fool,
- tifa lockhart; the empress,
- tony stark; the magician,
- travis guidry; the chariot,
- triss merigold; the empress,
- urianger augurelt; death,
- vash the stampede; death,
- vi; the lovers,
- viktor; death,
- wanda maximoff; the hanged man,
- wei wuxian; the tower,
- wen kexing; the tower,
- will solace; the empress,
- wrench; the hanged man,
- wylan van eck; the magician,
- y'shtola rhul; the high priestess,
- yennefer of vengerberg; the chariot,
- yuffie kisaragi; the tower,
- yuri lowell; the tower,
- zagreus; the chariot,
- zelda schiff; the magician,
- zhou zishu; strength,
- zoya nazyalensky; strength
EVENT #1
EVENT #1
Welcome to our very first event! This event will be divided into two parts: one for honored guests, and one for prisoners. There are some opportunities for characters to go to the opposite group's event, so read on below and make sure to check out the accompanying OOC plotting post for extra details!
This event takes place ICly from June 14th to June 19th.
It's June, and that means the annual Summer Festival in Castle Thorne. The newcomers are causing quite a buzz and, for the first time in ten years, a representative from the increasingly independent city of Nott has agreed to attend. The representative, Lyle Vela, has a lot of political sway in Nott and the impression he takes back with him will affect whether Nott begins to repair relations with the rest of Thorne or moves even further towards independence.
But that's not all there is to do here! The residents of the city surrounding Castle Thorne are intensely curious about the newcomers and several of the events at the Summer Festival have been designed by the mages to show them off. At some point you may begin to feel more like a prized pony than an honored guest, but there are rewards and gifts and good food to be had for all, so what's the harm in showing off a little?
The festival runs all week (June 14th-19th) and the list of events are as follows:
If your character has been imprisoned but you want them to attend the Festival, an honored guest may lobby for them to stay behind and help set up. It'll be work, but they can sneak off to have a bit of fun and it won't be as difficult as what's in store for the rest of them. If you wish to have your character stay behind, please post to the OOC plotting post. Because we know that claustrophobic tunnel horror isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, there is no limit to the amount of prisoners who can stay behind.
Good news, prisoners! You get some time away from your cells in the beautiful snow-covered mountains of northern Thorne. A volunteer work opportunity has arisen, and you are all volunteers. If you do well enough at your assigned task, perhaps your prisoner status will be re-evaluated. Or perhaps your supervisor will take all the credit for themselves and throw you right back where you came from. Life's unfair sometimes! You'll at least be given a nice set of boots and heavier clothes to keep you warm.
Your task: to harvest as much crystal as you can from the burrow of a Giant Frostwurm. From June to September, the Frostwurm hibernates and is generally non-aggressive. Huge and territorial, Giant Frostwurms are only rarely encountered and are considered endangered by Thornean biologists. All known Frostwurm habitats are marked and harvested once every few years as the crystals that grow on its body are highly valuable for use in medicine and, erm, recreation although the latter is frowned upon by Thornean authorities. Don't worry, you don't have to touch the Frostwurm itself, it sheds every now and then and leaves a healthy supply of crystals in the tunnels of it burrow.
That's not to say it will be an easy task. There's a reason they're using "volunteer" prison labor, after all. The tunnels are deep and labyrinthine, and it's easy enough to get lost down there and wander in circles until you die of thirst or starvation. The crystals themselves also have a certain disorienting effect that turns hallucinogenic after prolonged exposure and, because of the Frostwurm's unique psychic properties, hallucinations can be shared between individuals. Like a contagion, spending time around someone who is hallucinating can cause it to 'catch'. These hallucinations may be pleasant or frightening, but the only cure is to get out of the tunnels and away from the crystals for a while.
Tunnel cave-ins are also a possibility, in which case you best start digging and hope you choose up. Getting too lost can result in an encounter with the Frostwurm, and while it needs to conserve energy and won't give chase, it'll bite or whip at you with its tail if you get too close. Both prisoners and supervisors are instructed not to kill the Frostwurm under any circumstances, even if it means sacrificing someone in their party. They're endangered, after all!
If your character has been welcomed to Thorne but you still wish to go on the Frostwurm excursion, they can volunteer to be a supervisor. There are currently 24 prisoners and they will be divided into groups of 3, so we will accept a maximum of 8 supervisors (potentially less depending on how many prisoners stay behind to help with the festival). Be aware that supervisors will be in danger as well, and they will be punished if they try to help the prisoners escape, but unlike the prisoners they will be paid for their efforts and seen as having initiative by the Thornean authorities. If you wish to be a supervisor, volunteer on our OOC plotting post.
The timeline for this part of the event is as follows:
Questions
Will there be any mod NPCing during this event?
The three visits with Lyle will be NPCed but other than that, no. Feel free to play random townies, guards, or black market sellers on your own!
Can I try to free the prisoners/can my imprisoned character break out?
Ambrose will be willing to hear cases for prisoner freedom after the event has concluded. You can try to smuggle the prisoners out of town during the festival or escape from the mountain, and prisoners can try to escape, but they will be caught and punished at this stage. Please post to the appropriate header below if you wish to have your character try!
Are the prisoners still powerless?
Yep! Don't worry, inmates, there'll be opportunities to be released for good behavior OR do a prison break soon. More details about the status of the prisoners will be released after this event.
Can my prisoner or supervisor character break away from their assigned group?
Yes, the tunnels are disorienting so individuals may wander off, especially if they are hallucinating. Feel free to interact with anyone and everyone.
What can the hallucinations entail?
Anything! They can think they're being chased, imagine a portal to a green oasis or even scenery from their own homeworld, and anything else you can come up with. They won't be real or tangible so nothing will remain of them once the affected characters are recovered (unless a special mod consequence is given...) but as stated above they can be shared between characters so everyone can see the same thing.
Can my character attend both the Summer Festival and the mission in the tunnels?
Alas, no. Both events will take the whole week, so it's one or the other!
This event takes place ICly from June 14th to June 19th.
The Summer Festival (Honored Guests)
It's June, and that means the annual Summer Festival in Castle Thorne. The newcomers are causing quite a buzz and, for the first time in ten years, a representative from the increasingly independent city of Nott has agreed to attend. The representative, Lyle Vela, has a lot of political sway in Nott and the impression he takes back with him will affect whether Nott begins to repair relations with the rest of Thorne or moves even further towards independence.
But that's not all there is to do here! The residents of the city surrounding Castle Thorne are intensely curious about the newcomers and several of the events at the Summer Festival have been designed by the mages to show them off. At some point you may begin to feel more like a prized pony than an honored guest, but there are rewards and gifts and good food to be had for all, so what's the harm in showing off a little?
The festival runs all week (June 14th-19th) and the list of events are as follows:
Sparring Contest: Honored guests will be asked to spar in front of an audience. Depending on the time of the week the fight takes place in, some guests may have some or most of their powers back, but the audience is here to see a show and just trampling your opponent in seconds won't do much for them. Try to add some spice to it: a good narrative and a close fight are much more enthralling. You may decide the winner of the fight between yourselves or ask the mods to roll for an outcome below. Prisoners who stay behind can sneak into this event but will not have their powers.At the end of the festival on June 19th, there will be a huge feast available with all manner of fancy food and some alcohol if you wish to get a little drunk. Beware, Thornean alcohol is strong! Prisoners who stayed behind to help out with the festival can easily slip in and take some food and drink for themselves.
Magic Demonstration: Show everyone what you can do and demonstrate a Thornean magic spell in front of an audience. This should be a simple beginner spell such as a smaller elemental magic spell, some minor healing, a small illusion, and so on. Feel free to decide what spell you'd like your character to perform and post to the header below so the mods can roll for your character's success when performing it in front of the audience! Regardless of success, your character can learn the chosen spell by the end of the event. Unfortunately, prisoners cannot access this event.
The Black Market: Castle Thorne is much less secure during open festivals than it is during the rest of the year, so it's no surprise that some shady characters have managed to sneak in. They're trading potions and magical items, and luckily enough for the penniless newcomers, they're interested in things other than money. They may ask for some blood, saliva, or the chance to perform a spell on the hapless newcomer. Prisoners are welcome in the black market. Please post to the header below to see what item your character gets from the event (and what spell they'll be subjected to if you choose that option).
Visit with the Representative: Near the end of the Festival, three honored guests will be chosen to have one-on-one audiences with Lyle Vela in the hopes of impressing him. Ambrose hasn't had the time to get to know each guest individually yet, so he's asked that they choose the three candidates among themselves. If you wish you have your character volunteer for this position, please make a case for their suitability under the header below! If your character is not running for this position, have them vote for another character. Prisoners who stay behind may vote as well.
If your character has been imprisoned but you want them to attend the Festival, an honored guest may lobby for them to stay behind and help set up. It'll be work, but they can sneak off to have a bit of fun and it won't be as difficult as what's in store for the rest of them. If you wish to have your character stay behind, please post to the OOC plotting post. Because we know that claustrophobic tunnel horror isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, there is no limit to the amount of prisoners who can stay behind.
In the Tunnels (Prisoners)
Good news, prisoners! You get some time away from your cells in the beautiful snow-covered mountains of northern Thorne. A volunteer work opportunity has arisen, and you are all volunteers. If you do well enough at your assigned task, perhaps your prisoner status will be re-evaluated. Or perhaps your supervisor will take all the credit for themselves and throw you right back where you came from. Life's unfair sometimes! You'll at least be given a nice set of boots and heavier clothes to keep you warm.
Your task: to harvest as much crystal as you can from the burrow of a Giant Frostwurm. From June to September, the Frostwurm hibernates and is generally non-aggressive. Huge and territorial, Giant Frostwurms are only rarely encountered and are considered endangered by Thornean biologists. All known Frostwurm habitats are marked and harvested once every few years as the crystals that grow on its body are highly valuable for use in medicine and, erm, recreation although the latter is frowned upon by Thornean authorities. Don't worry, you don't have to touch the Frostwurm itself, it sheds every now and then and leaves a healthy supply of crystals in the tunnels of it burrow.
That's not to say it will be an easy task. There's a reason they're using "volunteer" prison labor, after all. The tunnels are deep and labyrinthine, and it's easy enough to get lost down there and wander in circles until you die of thirst or starvation. The crystals themselves also have a certain disorienting effect that turns hallucinogenic after prolonged exposure and, because of the Frostwurm's unique psychic properties, hallucinations can be shared between individuals. Like a contagion, spending time around someone who is hallucinating can cause it to 'catch'. These hallucinations may be pleasant or frightening, but the only cure is to get out of the tunnels and away from the crystals for a while.
Tunnel cave-ins are also a possibility, in which case you best start digging and hope you choose up. Getting too lost can result in an encounter with the Frostwurm, and while it needs to conserve energy and won't give chase, it'll bite or whip at you with its tail if you get too close. Both prisoners and supervisors are instructed not to kill the Frostwurm under any circumstances, even if it means sacrificing someone in their party. They're endangered, after all!
If your character has been welcomed to Thorne but you still wish to go on the Frostwurm excursion, they can volunteer to be a supervisor. There are currently 24 prisoners and they will be divided into groups of 3, so we will accept a maximum of 8 supervisors (potentially less depending on how many prisoners stay behind to help with the festival). Be aware that supervisors will be in danger as well, and they will be punished if they try to help the prisoners escape, but unlike the prisoners they will be paid for their efforts and seen as having initiative by the Thornean authorities. If you wish to be a supervisor, volunteer on our OOC plotting post.
The timeline for this part of the event is as follows:
June 14th: Prisoners will be led from their cells in chains to a Thornean fast-travel portal (a glowing circle of neon light) that will take them about a mile away from the Frostwurm's burrow. It's cold and the air is thin, so they'll be given the rest of the day to rest and acclimate before being sent inside.Please visit the accompanying OOC plotting post to choose your team of three, and a supervisor if your group has one (groups without PC supervisors will be sent off on their own with no NPC supervisor). This event is designed to have some element of risk to it (but no one will die, don't worry!) so while you can plan what happens to your characters out with your group if you like, we also encourage you to post an action or two to our IC Consequences header below and leave it up to chance. Who knows, something awesome might happen.
June 15th-18th: Down in the tunnels with you! Characters are sent into the tunnels and can experience any of the effects listed above. If your party makes it out after sunset they'll be permitted to sleep in a tent, if they're lost then they will sleep in the tunnels. On the 18th, anyone who comes out alive will not have to go back in and the supply of crystals will be counted.
June 19th: Today would be the day of the Summer Festival, if they were back at Castle Thorne, but their captors aren't completely merciless. The prisoners and supervisors will be marched back to the fast-travel portal, where a small feast has been set up for them. It isn't as glamorous as what's back in Thorne, but it's the best meal the prisoners have been served since they arrived. And, as a bonus, the guards might slip you some alcohol if you did a good job in collecting the crystals.
Will there be any mod NPCing during this event?
The three visits with Lyle will be NPCed but other than that, no. Feel free to play random townies, guards, or black market sellers on your own!
Can I try to free the prisoners/can my imprisoned character break out?
Ambrose will be willing to hear cases for prisoner freedom after the event has concluded. You can try to smuggle the prisoners out of town during the festival or escape from the mountain, and prisoners can try to escape, but they will be caught and punished at this stage. Please post to the appropriate header below if you wish to have your character try!
Are the prisoners still powerless?
Yep! Don't worry, inmates, there'll be opportunities to be released for good behavior OR do a prison break soon. More details about the status of the prisoners will be released after this event.
Can my prisoner or supervisor character break away from their assigned group?
Yes, the tunnels are disorienting so individuals may wander off, especially if they are hallucinating. Feel free to interact with anyone and everyone.
What can the hallucinations entail?
Anything! They can think they're being chased, imagine a portal to a green oasis or even scenery from their own homeworld, and anything else you can come up with. They won't be real or tangible so nothing will remain of them once the affected characters are recovered (unless a special mod consequence is given...) but as stated above they can be shared between characters so everyone can see the same thing.
Can my character attend both the Summer Festival and the mission in the tunnels?
Alas, no. Both events will take the whole week, so it's one or the other!
go to the OOC plotting post
Phoenix Wright | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | OTA
Phoenix has a headache. He's been slaving over all these legal books he can get his hands on, trying to build the relationships he needs to and learn about the ins and outs of Thorne's laws, and now most of the prisoners are being sent to be glorified slave labor. Fantastic.
The guards aren't happy about it, but when they're not looking, Phoenix can be found packing care packages of food and water and handing them off. Mostly to supervisors who are unlikely to have their belongings confiscated, but to prisoners too if he thinks they can hide it on their person. Should he be giving them first aid supplies? Surely the guards would take care of them in a medical emergency, right?
Milling around the Festival
Phoenix is too old for this nonsense. He finds himself wishing he could just go home and settle down with a book or a movie, and he wonders when he got so old.
Phoenix mills around, schmoozing with Thornean officials and citizens with a polite smile. He has a plate of hor d'oeuvres, but if anyone is paying careful attention, they'll notice he never actually eats them.
He peeks into the Black Market, curious about the objects for sale, and then takes a quick turn out of there as soon as someone asks him for his blood. Nope. Nope. Not dealing with whatever comes from that.
Fancy Feast [CW: possibly references to past alcohol abuse in tags]
Phoenix has a plate of food that he doesn't touch and he very pointedly puts his hand over his glass every time someone approaches him with a pitcher of alcohol, smiling politely as he rejects the offer.
But unfortunately, this means he's sober. He's sober as literally everyone else gets drunk.
"Okay--" he catches someone as they nearly stumble into the table, grimacing. "I think you've probably had enough."
Feast
Nadine has, indeed, had one too many at this point. It's stupid and dangerous and some small part of her is still dimly aware of that, but the rest of her is swimming in strange potent spirits and enjoying the loss of strict control for a change.
But in her drunken state she rankles at what she perceives as being told what to do. She's a grown woman, she's a queen - technically - and she can make her own decisions. Terrible and regrettable as they often were. But they're hers.
"I don't do this, you know," she continues, as though she feels the need to explain herself. "But I think tonight...I deserve it."
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"I'm not saying you don't deserve it. I'm just saying, don't you also deserve to wake up tomorrow safe and without a hangover?" Or... without a worse hangover than she's already going to have. Phoenix should probably leave her to her own devices, but he'd feel terrible if something happened to her after he shrugged and walked off. "Do you want some water?"
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The words slip out before Nadine can make any attempt to bite them back, though in this state she likely wouldn't bother. It isn't as though she's made her suspicion much of a secret. Oh well, she doubts it really matters. If they wanted her in a cell, she'd be in a cell.
"Hungover or not. But...water is probably a good idea." Tomorrow's going to hit hard enough already, but it won't hurt. "It's responsible."
Which seems important to note. Nadine likes to consider herself a responsible, practical person. If she's going to get college-level drunk, she may as well do it the responsible way.
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He supposes getting drunk is making it less safe, but he hardly judges. He understands a little too well the appeal of drinking when you're completely overwhelmed by a situation.
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Nadine does indeed take the offered arm, and makes an attempt to draw herself up to something resembling a regal bearing. In the life she was supposed to be living right now, she'd be the one throwing lavish festivals. Her promised home may be somewhere lost to time and space, but her station hasn't changed. She's still Flagg's queen, even if they're displaced.
"The world needs more gentlemen. It's a dying breed, as the saying goes. I'm Nadine. And I don't think I've gotten this drunk since my senior year of college. It is...different now. Or maybe it's just the weird sword and sorcery grog."
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"It seems like they make their drinks strong here," he agrees. Even without drinking, he noticed how quickly people got tipsy. "I'm Phoenix. It looks like you're not alone on misjudging the drinks around here."
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She makes a sweeping gesture with her free hand. What's out there? What's this world really like? They've seen so little of it and the books don't paint a very clear picture. It could, Nadine's drunken mind posits, be anything out there. All the things everyone has always just known about their own home don't apply anymore. Gone is the comforting net of knowledge and understanding how the world and society work.
"Maybe...maybe this is weak alcohol for this world. We don't know anything. There could be...there could be giant one legged people out there or...or...sand worms. Think about it."
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"Well... I guess that's pretty exciting, isn't it?" Frightening, yes, but exciting too as frightening things often are. "That means there's a lot of new things to learn about."
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So when a care package is stuffed into his hands moments after a set of guards turns the corner, he's only slightly surprised. He'll take it all the same, looking it over before giving the other man a smile. "Thanks. I'll see if I can sneak it in."
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He straightens up, glancing over his shoulder to make sure there aren't more guards around the corner.
"I'm sorry, I know you don't know me, but do you know who you'll be overseeing while you're away?"
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Watching the man glance over his shoulder, Sam feels his brow lift. They're alone well enough, so he's curious what has the other man is so nervous about. At I know you don't know me, Sam holds up a hand. "What's your name?" A beat, and then- "I'm Sam. And you are?" When he finally does answer, Sam nods. "There, now we know each other."
The question has Sam pausing for a moment, thinking back to the talk he'd had with the Thorne residents who were organizing the whole thing. "I'm not sure if it'll change once I get there, but they told me it would be a Adrian Tepes, Geralt of Rivia, and...I think a Kay Faraday? Why?"
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He frowns again, crossing his arms as he hears Kay's name. "I'm a defense attorney. I don't know if they have those where you come from--" because apparently, Phoenix has been in the minority so far, "--but my job is to get innocent people out of prison. I'm trying to advocate for the people in the dungeon right now." His mouth settles in a grim line. "Kay is one of my clients. She's smart, but she's a teenager and she might be reckless if there's trouble. I was hoping that you could keep an eye on her."
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"Oh, they definitely have defense attorneys where I'm from." Sam says with a kind of laugh, if only because while he gets where Phoenix is coming from with a statement like that (Sam's run into his fair share of otherworldly disconnects since arriving), there is still something inherently hard to believe that it's a statement that needs to be made at all. Same shakes his head, after, as if to apologize for the laugh, and his face shifts into something a little more serious. Because oh.
He feels himself shift into something about more Captain America shaped when he answers. "Absolutely, I'll keep an eye on her. But your conversations- how are those going? Getting everyone out of the prisons. Do you need any help with that?"
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He breathes a relieved sigh as Sam commits to keeping an eye on Kay, and he crosses his arms over his chest as he considers the question. "It's going better than I was afraid of, but not as well as I'd hoped," he says. "They do have a court system in this country, so they have a sense of due process. Unfortunately, Ambrose is one of the few people with the authority to throw someone in the dungeon indefinitely without a trial. But that also means he has the authority to take them out of the dungeon."
Phoenix tilts his chin up. This is his wheelhouse. Even in a brand new world, he knows getting innocent people out of prison. "I need to convince Ambrose that these people aren't a threat. If it's possible for you to keep anyone from causing trouble while you're gone, that'd help a lot. We don't want him to have ammunition to say he was right about putting them all away."
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"So what you're telling me is that Ambrose is the guy you need on your side to get things to happen?" There's more Sam could probably say about there being a court system, but it not really mattering, if one person decides they want something done. He shakes his head a bit, not really enjoying this fact but at least not feeling totally surprised by it, either.
But Phoenix seems to know what he's doing, and the more he speaks, the more Sam feels like they're in good hands. He nods, encouraging but also in agreement, because that must - what Phoenix is asking of him - he can do. "They mentioned breaking us up into a lot of smaller groups once we get in there, so I won't be able to keep an eye on everyone, but I'll see what I can do. There's probably going to be a few unhappy prisoners who might make a run for it, too, so whatever you can do before everyone gets back the better."
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He keeps his arms crossed, thinking hard. "I can't get everyone out at once. He'll want to work on a case-by-case basis, and for now I'm prioritizing the kids they have in there." Phoenix doesn't like being forced to do any kind of prioritization when it comes to clients, but he's never had so many at once before. His first order of business is getting the people eighteen and younger out of there, then working his way through everyone else. "Hopefully I can have a few of them cleared for release by the time you come back."
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Milling About
Hector's not great at schmoozing, and he's mostly been relying on the impression he made at the magic demo to outweigh his lack of social graces. Knowing who the other honored guests are and where their talents lie is useful, so he sticks around and makes note whenever he spots one.
And here's the reluctant healer, beating a hasty retreat from the Black Market. Interesting. He raises an eyebrow as the man passes by.]
Was the selection not to your liking?
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I, uh, don't really like the idea of giving bodily fluids out. [This place is magic and he has no interest in finding out what could happen if someone has his blood on hand.] Plus, I'm trying not to cause legal trouble. Activities there don't seem to be exactly... legitimate.
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[Which is why Hector elected the spell option when he went. He'd felt like shit for hours after, but at least he felt reasonably assured that it wouldn't have worse repercussions in the future. And now he's got a neat bone charm, so all's well that ends well, right?]
If both sides consent to the deal, though, it seems legitimate enough to me. I don't see a reason to bring the law into it.
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I'm a lawyer. Everything I do automatically involves the law. [He pauses for a moment, then remembers once more that not everyone comes from his world.] Do they have lawyers where you come from?
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[They, umm, aren't very well-liked. That medieval paranoia against any learning that happens outside of the church. Hector shrugs.]
In that case, I acquired nothing from them and I've always had this charm.
[It's a deadpanned, bald-faced lie.]
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That's what I like to hear.
[Don't worry, Hector, Phoenix is no narc.]
You're another guest, right?
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Yes, I am. Hector, formerly of Rhodes.
[He has no family name to offer and assumes the title 'Forgemaster' will be met with as little comprehension as it has with every other honored guest Hector has met.]
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[Unless... he's talking about Rhode Island? Probably not.]
I'm pretty sure that most people aren't from a world I'd recognize, though.
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