MEETING MINGLING
As characters arrive, the forest clearing is still dark, barely lit despite the evening hours. It makes it all the more difficult to clearly make out the men and women shuffling about in cloaks, but at the very least they don’t treat the ALASTAIR recruits suspiciously. Rather, they seem to be expecting guests already.
It becomes quickly apparent that these are no ordinary people. There's something off about them, something a little... magical. Hidden by their hair is their pointed ears, one of the only things that suggests they have goblin ancestry.
Needless to say, there are no refreshments, but recruits are encouraged to find each other and try to put the pieces together. There may be clues in their surroundings, tomes and trinkets left about various tree trunks in lieu of proper seating, and the Order members around them.
INITIATION
Eventually, a silence falls over the crowd as two figures take to the center of the gathering. There’s an obvious familial resemblance between the pair of men, though one hangs a step behind. Chances are, you've seen him before, lurking quietly in the background. This time, he does the same.
The more outspoken of the pair steps forward, spreading his arms out to greet the assembly proudly.
”Welcome, old and new friends. My name is Michel. No doubt some of you are wondering what you are here for — don't worry, all will become clear. We are the Order of the Chimera, and today, you are the lucky few who will join our ranks and fight for justice.”
The crowd cheers.
”We are special. Gifted. We have goblin blood running through our veins that makes us strong, and that terrifies the humans, so we must live in secrecy. The goblins have hatred for the human side of us, so we must hide from them, too. We're half-breeds. Chimeras: beings made up of parts from different races, something that should not exist.
But the Chimera is also powerful. Before, all we could do was take the sun away, but now I've discovered something greater. A spell that will change everything. Magic that will strike anyone who does not stand with us down. We wi—”
SHUTOUT
Naturally, nothing’s that easy! Before he can finish, the speaker gets cut off mid-syllable by a bang and rise of surprised shouts along the back of the assembly. Despite the scrambling, those who were involved in the town square debacle might recognize what’s happening.
The law enforcement must’ve gotten tipped off, because they’re here to crash the party -- and all invited PCs get to be part of the collateral damage. Between the physical skirmishes and Order members retaliating with spells sizzling through the air, it should be possible to use the resulting noise to make a break for it and lie low until the heat’s died down. The hard part is making sure everyone makes it out to begin with, because you can bet that the punishment won’t be a slap on the wrist and a night in the slammer.
[ooc notes: there will be a subthread for NPC interactions, though was stated in the event post we recommend grouping up -- the more minds, the better! There's no set tag order, so characters may come and go as they wish. ] |
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Right of course! Of course it is. [And now, Pearl rubs at her arms almost bashfully. It wasn't fair to Bolin for her to make such assumptions. Sure he might be young, but he had plenty of potential to offer. Just like Steven had shown her time and time again. Then again, she didn't want him to get hurt either, especially with this 'Order' and all.]
It's a very good thing. Sorry, I was just. Surprised.
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(Besides, he likes the concern.) ]
Don't worry. [ He's not actually facing her anymore, head turned up toward the friendly Quartz with a grin. ] I've been doing that stretching you told me about.
[ And before she can even continue that line of conversation - ]
Who's this?
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Pearl blinks though. He had been taking her advice? She opens her mouth to respond before her attention is pulled away towards Quartz.]
Ah, that's Quartz. ALASTAIR presented him as a gift to me a while ago.
[The bird coos softly and stares down at Bolin with fluffed head feathers.]
I've never seen an animal like him before.
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[ There's a very high possibility that Pearl has no idea what an ostrich horse is—most of the animals that he knows don't seem to exist outside of the Four Nations. But Quartz definitely has the look of an ostrich horse, despite his strange colours. It earns a grin from him, as he ducks his head away from the bird's beak to turn and gently pat his neck. ]
But you got an animal too? Gilgamesh got that lion, and me and Riza got pets from back home. Maybe it's a reward?
[ Though he has no idea what for, as far as he can tell, they haven't really managed to do much in progressing the mission. ]
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What kind of pet did you get from home, Bolin?
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[ And at home sleeping. With so few of his friends here, Bolin was in no mood to entertain losing Pabu, and had left the little rodent back in his room before wandering out. (It hadn't really occurred to him that there's no way that Pabu would've missed Bolin leaving though.)
In any case, he turns his attention back to Quartz. ]
I'll introduce him! They can be friends - Pabu gets along pretty well with animals bigger than him.