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ɴᴀᴛʜᴀ orbiters ❰ mod collective ❱ ([personal profile] natha) wrote in [community profile] nysalogs2018-04-21 07:32 pm

(mini-event) THE COALITION OF REFUGEES

THE COALITION    
On the day of the council, there are markers tied with ribbons in the colors of both Olympia and Wyver that line the paths from the cities to the South Outpost, meant to guide anyone with an invitation to the first meeting of the Coalition of Refugees.


While during the previous festivities of the gala the Great Hall was sharply divided between Olympians and Wyverns, the differences between the factions are not so apparent now. Inside, the hall is decorated with a more subdued mix of the white and gold of Olympia and the red and black of Wyver. Banners, pennants, and bunting drape from the ceiling and wind around wooden pillars. To one side of the hall, there are tables set up with drinks and finger foods — refreshments for the guests, for after the opening speech. A raised platform has been set up at one end of the room, flanked by contingents of both the Royal Guards and the Knightryders standing at attention side by side, differentiated only by the make of their armor and the colors they wear.

Ashti, Shenya, and Heryn stand waiting for the arrival of their monarchs, pointedly ignoring each other; notably, Raysc, Shanrian's son and the leader of Mythi's Fangs, is conspicuously absent.
Staff members cluster to the side of the stage, waiting for the speech to begin. A whisper drifts over from a woman in one of the Olympian groups: Do you really think the Empress will try to negotiate for Nithor's skull?

The man she's speaking to shakes his head and scoffs, answering: Ha! Not a chance. She thinks it's too soon, who knows if this peace will last. Besides, there's no way she's willing to give up Ysevrai's heart.
A horn sounds, and the staff members subside, glancing around to see if anyone's overheard. A moment later, and Simwe and Shanrian make their appearance, walking together to the stage for their speech.

Aha… we have quite the gathering here, do we not? All of our heroes in one place… This may be an unprecedented meeting, but it seems as though it will be a productive one. Let us begin by thanking all of you for your contributions to our cities in recent times.

Since your arrival, you have weathered the plague that swept through our cities and aided us in finding its cure; you have withstood the scorn of those who were meant to shelter you turning against you, and helped us quell riots in the very hearts of our homes; you have been taken right off the streets and endured hardships too terrible to tell, and have proven heroes in bringing our people safely home. You have done much for us, and shown yourselves loyal beyond many who were born within our walls. We will allow your voices to go unheard no longer! Today—


Today, we will hear you. You have demonstrated both strength and valor in equal measures — it follows that you will be wise as well, and it is that wisdom that we wish to hear brought in council to our cities. You are gathered here to look beyond our history of violence and hostility, to see beyond the prejudices we hold. We hope that with your clearer sight, you'll keep in your hearts the betterment of both of our fair cities, rather than allow pettiness to hold sway and lift one over the other.

Those gathered here are deemed worthy by action and by the trust of your brethren: a council. Amongst yourselves, decide what matters most to you about your lives within the cities. Discuss what changes you wish to see, and how those changes should come about. Reach an agreement, put your motions to us, and should they be feasible, we will see what sort of effect your ideas will have. The two proposals with the most support among your fellows will be those we implement, so argue your reasoning most convincingly!

And remember, this is your chance to impress us. If your advice is sound, we will look to you again.

At this, both rulers fall silent, and withdraw to a balcony to oversee the proceedings. This is not their meeting, after all — this is something that only the refugees can determine the outcome of.
FINAL OOC NOTES    
Welcome to your first chance to have a voice in the NPC governments, Players! Your task is, as a group, to decide the two most important IC issues you would like to see Olympia and Wyver address, and then put forward a plan of action for how to improve whatever those problems are, which will then be implemented in May.

Since these are strictly Olympian and Wyvern issues, topics should still adhere to the Natha's policies of not revealing anything about the Storm or the Natha's existence, but beyond that, you're free to propose any topics you think should be addressed about your characters' way of life in the cities — after all, haven't the Orbiters sent you here to make a difference and improve life on El Nysa in their stead?
assholic: (Drink - Pouring 1)

[personal profile] assholic 2018-05-09 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Who says I don't already?

[Sure, Jess. Set yourself up as a potential stalker. Sounds good.

Well... not like it was that far from what she did back home.]
impavid: (❖ I know it's been done)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-05-09 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't know you'd been eyeing me on my morning runs, I'm flattered.

[ Not even bothered tbh, everything is a potential compliment if you try hard enough. ]
assholic: (Default)

[personal profile] assholic 2018-05-09 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I eye everyone I see running for no reason. It tends to indicate some level of insanity.
objectionattorney: (Phoenix Objection Yell Point I have Evid)

[personal profile] objectionattorney 2018-05-09 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Darn right he does. How do you keep showing up in the weirdest places out of the blue like this??? It's like a superpower or something.]

I couldn't agree more. Plus there's the fact that there are many of us here who have quite a bit experience in handling the ever changing environment that is a developing legal system. I can't help but think that it would be a shame to let such brilliant minds go to waste.

[And yes, you were one of the first people he thought of Matt.]

[personal profile] krasnaya_vdova 2018-05-10 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
For Nat- that sort of stuff comes easy, it's almost reflexive. And for me it doesn't. [She shrugs her shoulders, as if that fact doesn't bother her. She's tactile, physical. Better at throwing a punch. She's not bad at disappearing, vanishing in a crowd, calculating angles, but those things aren't really about social grace, in the end.

She was more on Rumlow's level than Natasha's, let alone that of Secretary Pierce. But she was okay with that, honestly. She liked the differences, because it made her feel more like her own person and less like she was just an inferior copy of Natasha. The legendary Black Widow; someone she could never be.

She does laugh, however, with his point about boys, and there's a curl of her lips, something mischievous, a little bit playful.]
Well, I don't mind a little bit gross. It's just the ones that put it all on display. I like the idea of being something more than just someone to have sex with.

[To be honest, while she might not need or even want the protection, it'd still make her smile. The idea that he cared enough? Yeah, that meant something to her when there weren't a whole lot of people left that did.

She hums thoughtfully, taking his offered elbow as she walks with him out toward the center of the room. She spins briefly, showing off the dress then stepping back in and letting her left hand curl against his shoulder.]


Well, maybe. But I like to think there's worse agendas to have than dancing with a guy in a nice suit.

[She smooths one of his lapels with an amused lilt to her face before offering him her other hand.]
torchwoodteaboy: (casual coffee)

[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2018-05-10 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Ianto's grateful that John doesn't press him for further information. It's for the best, considering he hadn't intended to lie to him in the first place. It makes it easier to keep from lying to him if John doesn't want to know more about the lie itself.

He shrugs slightly in response to John's suggestions, deciding to focus on the latter offer of work and say, "I'm not certain that I'm really bouncer material. I'm a decent shot but I'm not certain that's really what such an establishment would want. A bouncer is supposed to be more... Physically imposing, than outright threatening."

Ianto takes another sip of his drink, raising a hand to run through his hair and sighs softly. "I'll... Figure something out," he concludes.
sparsity: (pic#12254717)

[personal profile] sparsity 2018-05-10 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
I told them I'd do what they wanted for it.

[ There's no reason to mince words about that choice — Darma gave them all an option, when the teeth of that cosmic storm were tearing through everything. Live and earn her trust, get something in exchange for it. He gave his compliance, but even he named a price for it.

This just happened to be a part of it.
]
sparsity: (040.)

[personal profile] sparsity 2018-05-10 10:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Did Mikazuki Augus bring snacks.

Sweet summer child.
]

I have some.

[ A glance towards the cockpit, where a handsome stash of food is what he calls "some". ]
revlon: (021)

[personal profile] revlon 2018-05-10 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a semi-occurring turn of events, [ she corrects with a wry smile. ] My group had a rather warm reception. Yours even more so. Unfortunately, that hasn't always been the case.

[ Peggy hums softly, thoughtfully. ]

I don't mean to put you off either city, or make you uncomfortable. Life hasn't always been easy here, but I can't deny there have been good moments, too. I just think — as with any new place — we ought to be careful. May I ask where you've settled?
ukase: (Playing your fool)

[personal profile] ukase 2018-05-10 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[This all should very much be TMI, since Ava was as close to a daughter - or a niece - as he was ever going to come. Her sexual preferences were likely in that area that he was supposed to put his hands over his ears and say 'lalalala' or over her mouth and say 'shush, I'm not drunk enough', but it was interesting that she was so comfortable with him to rib on such a subject. She was well and truly an adult, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes at her.]

Don't go on 4Chan then. I hear that place puts everything on display. [She was living the dream as well, needing a personal connection. Those were helpful, but sometimes, just having sex was the way to left off steam. There were less questions and no strings come the morning when only names had been exchanged.] Well, at some point, women dating men often are become their best friends? So it moves on from just the sex eventually. Some more time than others.

[So they were going to do the dance thing. It wasn't that he owed her, but he was content to see at least one person happy when he was around. He set a hand at her waist and took her free hand, swaying a bit with the music to get his bearings to pretend like he had no idea what he was doing. The white'ish man sway Rollins had perfected years ago.]

At least the suit is nice, right? Appearances mean everything.

[The strings picked up into a swell of music, and he took her into actual dancing steps, knowing she was graceful and adept to keep up with him. He twirled her and brought her in close with the music, letting himself just enjoy the experience. It wasn't like he had appearance to keep up.]
impavid: (❖ I saw enough to realize)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-05-10 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
There's plenty of things John could take from this. One, that Ianto is a decent shot. Two, that he's not continuing with the master tailor discussion. Three, that he's not commenting on bar tending or delivery work.

Instead, though, John gives a smile that has a hint of smugness and takes a sip of his drink.

"Are you saying I'm physically imposing?"

Some things are just important.
impavid: (❖ You could have it all)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-05-10 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... This. Is true. John frowns in thought, hits his chest as he feels another bubble of smoke try to escape and tries to think of a decent reason that doesn't sound a little whiny. It's hard, when all your defensive tactics tend toward whiny. ]

Well, that's true but I like to think 'making sure I can outpace anyone trying to kill me' is a good reason.

[ An attempt was made. ]
assholic: (Up - Over shoulder 1)

[personal profile] assholic 2018-05-10 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
You instantly fail that when you realize there are dragons here and people that have weird abilities.

[Like herself. She took a sip, burped, and blew the resulting plume of smoke upward.]
impavid: (❖ I had the strangest dream)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-05-10 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Cheerful. ]

Are you a depressive drunk or is this just like... a permanent lack of joy situation?

[ Just a question. ]
assholic: (Smile - Up 1)

[personal profile] assholic 2018-05-10 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, I'm standing upright and having a conversation with a suspicious lack of 'fucks' and 'assholes'. This is me on a good day.

[Welcome to the super salty club, John.]
impavid: (❖ I know it's been done)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-05-10 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Right.

[ He's just going to. Pour himself another drink. ]

I thought I'd really nailed professional cynicism but clearly I have a lot to learn.
assholic: (Talking - Annoyed 1)

[personal profile] assholic 2018-05-10 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't take it personally. Women generally have an advantage in being salty fucks. Especially in a 'man's world'. Pretty sure half of my cynicism came from being called 'bitch' or 'sweetheart'. Or baby. God, I hate baby.
impavid: (❖ Grew up quick)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-05-11 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ This is John, frantically self-analysing and trying to work out if he uses those words. Under the influence of drink. ]

Even in the context of... actual babies?

[ John stop. ]
assholic: (Judging - 1)

[personal profile] assholic 2018-05-11 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
... What about me says 'infantile chubby tit sucker'?

[She gave him a level look. Go on, John. Dig that hole.]
impavid: (❖ Bad news travels like wildfire)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-05-11 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh no.

It's happening.

He's too drunk for this.

This is why he's divorced, he can never say the right thing. Fetch the shovel -- ]


No! No, nothing! You're not a baby, c'mon. I mean a babe like you're hot but not an actual infant --

[ John stop. ]
assholic: (Amused - Sarcasm 1)

[personal profile] assholic 2018-05-11 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looked like he was about to swallow his tongue and she had to laugh.]

Relax, buddy. You're not wearing the sneer of superiority that comes along with the phrase and you haven't looked at my tits once. I'd call that restraint.

[She sipped her drink, smirking, because flustering men was her jam.]
impavid: (❖ He's a victim of the times)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-05-11 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Okay.

Cool. Probably. He flicks a small, sardonic smile and takes a sip himself. ]


I had extensive aversion therapy to train it out of me. It's not lack of interest, I assure you.
assholic: (Pleased - 1)

[personal profile] assholic 2018-05-11 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
What, you think I'm offended you're not ogling me?

[Watching him trip over himself was just fun, and considering she didn't really want to be here in the first place, she could use a little fun.]
impavid: (❖ Grew up quick)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-05-11 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This is impossible. ]

No...?

[ Then why does that sound like a question. ]

I was trying to pay you a compliment. It's this customary thing among my people, trying to be nice -- especially after the culling, it was a process we all went through. They rounded up all the men who wouldn't fall in line, gave us shock therapy until we learned how to follow instructions. The first few ones were simple -- sit, stay, shut up, keep your eyes up. The other ones were more complicated. House work, timekeeping, rigorous self-shaming at least once a week to keep the ego in check. I struggled with the last few. Never made it through all the advanced classes.
assholic: (Smile - Up 1)

[personal profile] assholic 2018-05-11 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wait, what was that? Was Jessica hearing the song of her people? Sarcasm? She made a rude sounding snort, pouring her glass back to the full state and waggling the bottle at him.]

I would have stuck with the advanced classes. Your self-shame needs some work and I don't feel any lips on my ass.

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