EVENT | ZUGZWANG | SEPTEMBER 21-28

[ironwood]

Characters: ALL!
Date: September 21-28, 2014
Location: Keeliai
Situation: Something in the city has caused the Foreigner's powers to go off the charts, affecting even those who wouldn't possess any. Things pretty much go downhill from there...
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings as needed.

The state of affairs in Keeliai has been tense since the incident at the Midnight Hotel with Evandau, and the aftereffects have put a touch of pall on the city. Kedan look at each other distrustfully, wondering who among their number might be possessed by Malicant's essence and that suspicion carries to the Foreigners as well. How can they fight for us? they seem to be asking. They can't even stop fighting amongst themselves and the Emperor. Of course, the kedan's opinion of Evandau is likewise not exactly stellar any longer, as whether through inevitability or design, his cold actions of killing those who cross him has come to light. While there's no open dissent in the ranks (and likely, it seems, more due to fear of repercussion than loyalty) there are certainly looks and whispers.

The turtle hatchlings have also picked up on it, and they've become quieter than normal. Especially those who are suffering under shedding the remainders of Malicant's taint if they were injured by the poisoned weapons, they'll seem hesitant to bother their parents for minor things, or if possible will ask a parent who isn't afflicted first.

It feels like the calm before a storm.

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LINKS
Powers Going Haywire (Sept 21-25) | Powers Nullified (Sept 26-27) | PART 2 TBA (Sept 28) | OOC Plot Post

OOC NOTE
Reactions to the Part 2 plot reveal will also be threaded on this post and the comment will be unfrozen when the other posts are made. Event questions can be directed to this comment. Have fun!

Comments

[akito]

The shadows are surprisingly easy enough for Akito to ignore - he registers them on his peripherals but pays no attention to them. The shadows that mingled around Skulduggery just a few days ago were more disconcerting, and even then he hadn't been all that bothered.

Solomon doesn't have the biggest fan in Akito (through no fault of his own, really), but there are other things occupying his attention for the time being. It's simple enough to ignore his presence entirely until he's told to pause what he's doing. He doesn't want to but does anyway; tries to keep himself busy enough in the meantime so that his energy doesn't ebb away too quickly.

[peacefullywreathed]

It doesn't take long. Solomon arranges them carefully, to make it seem as though they're sleeping, before he steps back and nods to Akito. "Go ahead."

He recognises the boy, but Solomon doesn't have enough of an opinion on him to care much who it is who's there--insolent as Akito is or not. It's clear the boy is used to loss, and Solomon certainly isn't going to bother getting into that argument over children and their rights to attendance.

[akito]

Solomon does what Akito wishes he could have, which he's grateful for. Seeing the hatchlings bodies relaxed instead of frozen in the position of their last, clearly traumatic moments gives him a feeling of great relief. It was painful enough for him to see them that way, and he can't imagine how awful it must be for their 'parents'.

"Thank you," he intones loudly enough that Solomon knows who it's directed to. Then his attention returns to placing just enough water into any cracks in their shells to freeze temporary patches, like filling a hole in a wall with plaster.

[peacefullywreathed]

It's an acknowledgement more than a requirement for conversation, so Solomon nods toward Akito and then moves away to find Marcelon and begin preparations for Emily-Helen.

[akito]

Conversation is one of the last things on Akito's mind, though he could probably use the distraction. He acknowledges that Solomon is leaving but still has work to do here himself and so stays where he is, pondering over Mal-nyan's riddle of a message.