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[wrathfulkhan]

Characters: Gene Khan, Jackie Ma, Deon Wilson, Peridot, and YOU!
Date: Throughout March
Location: Keeliai and Hatal
Situation: Wacky shenanigans with the crew
Warnings/Rating: Rated R for Ryan Haywood quotes. Aside from that, warnings will be added as they come up.


A. [Gene] House Iron Dragon | early March | closed to Pepper
Yiiikes. Things had been a little bit...weird. Not that Gene could really blame Pepper for that - admissions of murder tended to frost things up.

Still, he's been making tea every morning, as was his custom, and whether she came down to partake of it - well. That was up to her.

B. [Jackie] Sky Sector | early March | open
Jackie has finally scraped up enough funding to open his long-shot of a bar in the Sky Sector, and he's finally decided to go for it after a lot of agonized back-and-forth. He's finally going legit. He just can't stomach the gang life anymore. So he's scouting out locations, trying to find the best area. Sky Sector prices might be out of his range, but it's nice to dream.

C. [Peridot] Around Hatal | early March | open
Peridot much prefers to spend time in Hatal than she does in Keeliai. The technology is so much more sophisticated, which means it's so much more worthwhile. Of course, it still can't hold even a pitiful candle to Gem technology, but it's a start, and someone as hypercompetent as Peridot can make do with all of this and at least construct a working communications array, right?

She's looking at what might charitably be called junk...by people with less imagination.

D. [Deon] The College | mid-March | open
Deon works for Stark Industries, true, but he does like to get down to the College to work on his own projects from time to time. Partially because he prefers the environment there, partially because he's got reservations about doing his Fun Projects on the company dime or on company equipment. Thanks for nothing, Tetravaal.

He can be seen on his off hours around the campus, usually looking a bit distracted as he goes from place to place, if he's not working in a lab.

E. [Gene] Fire Sector | mid-March | open
The last few landfalls have left Gene wary, but aside from a few weird occurrences, Hatal hasn't been as...bizarre. But it doesn't do to keep so enamored with the new world that you forget to watch the old. Gene's on patrol of sorts, keeping an eye on things as they stand in Keeliai.

F. [Jackie] Sky Sector | March 12 | closed to Aroyan
Being around people in power, even people as apparently kindly-disposed as Aroyan, has always made Jackie's palms sweat. He's a nervous guy, and life in the Snakes hasn't done much for his nerves. Slipping back into gang life hadn't made him feel as secure as he'd hoped it would, as it used to. So he's trying something new - going legit.

In pursuit of this, Jackie has gone to the Merchants' Guild, and asked for Aroyan.

G. [Gene] Sky Sector | early March | closed to Yuri
Gene's been walking around the Sky Sector running errands when he spots someone he hasn't seen in a while. He's trying to be more social, and - it's funny, really, how much he's changed since he's come to Keeliai. Back when he first got here he would have just ignored people he'd spoken to. But he's feeling social; maybe it's from being around Pepper.

"Hey, Yuri!"

H. [Gene] The Dojo | March 15 | closed to Tony
The dojo's closed for the day, and Gene has been beating up on a training dummy for a very, very, very long time. There's anger in his movements, in contrast to his controlled motions in classes; very few people have seen him fight like this before, and almost all of them are here in Keeliai.

He's snarling insults at himself under his breath.

I. [Peridot] The Morrigan | March 27 | closed to Shay
After all of that drama about Milyn, Peridot was quite relieved to have gotten her hands on some Dust before the healer had met with an unfortunate end. It would only be fitting to continue her legacy with further scientific pursuits. Right?

A.k.a., let's drug your only friend for fun and profit.

J. [Gene] House Iron Dragon | mid-March | closed to Pepper
Once again: tea. It was a calming ritual, and Gene has to admit his nerves are a little frayed since the whole Milyn fiasco. And what a fiasco! He still doesn't know how to feel about the fact that he's harboring her, but he's doing it for the Common Good.

Weird.

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Comments

B!

[ruinsprofessor]

Raine isn't actually expecting to see Jackie around Sky -- she hasn't seen him in some months, actually, and has been worrying for him off and on for some time -- so when she does spot him out of the corner of her eye, she double-checks to make sure it's actually him, and then promptly abandons her previous errand to go after him.

Those particular herbs can wait, anyway.

"Jackie," she says when she's close enough, somewhere between surprised and pleased. "What are you doing here?"

[jinzhong]

"Hey, Raine," he says, sounding unusually cheerful. "I got some good news, actually. Finally saved up enough to start a business, so I'm looking at where I might want to have it. Got any ideas where I could put a bar? I know Korra used to run one, before we all got stuck in the Dreaming."

[ruinsprofessor]

Raine blinks at him, for a moment bemused, and abruptly thereafter looks positively delighted. "That sounds wonderful," she says, smiling at him. This means Jackie won't need to be enmeshed with the Snakes any more; this means he can do something for himself. It sounds like a good start. "I think Korra had hers in Wood sector, though I don't know what became of the building. Sky should be a good place as well, though; I don't know that it has many similar businesses. Has anything caught your eye yet?"

[jinzhong]

"Not yet," he admits, "but I haven't been looking very long. I kind of want to do it in the Sky sector because I want it to be a place like the Hotel where Foreigners can go to feel safe, you know? Only alcohol will be allowed. But I'd prefer no fighting," he says with a rueful smile. "I think I'm done with fighting."

[ruinsprofessor]

Raine nods agreement, enthusiasm making the motion a bit faster and sharper than it usually would be. Those may be the sweetest words she's ever heard from Jackie. "That's a good idea," she says, pleased. "Do you plan to be as neutral as Anton is with regards to the various factions?"

It isn't quite a query about whether or not he's done with the Snakes; she's rather assuming he is. Raine's mostly just curious. "I'll help you look, if you like," she offers.

[jinzhong]

"I'm gonna try to be," he says, "but I'm kinda worried about the Snakes, you know? Since I'm leaving. But I won't start anything if they don't."

He smiles. "Ah, really? Thanks!"

[ruinsprofessor]

At this she just nods again. Jackie's accurately pinpointed her concerns there. "Be careful," she says, though it's less a warning and more of a hope. "If you ever need help, I'll do what I can." She's told him before, she thinks, that he can come to her if he needs to, but it doesn't hurt to reiterate.

"Starting with this," she adds, smiling right back. "Shall we look around Sky some more, first?"