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I will not bow, I will not break | June Catchall
Characters: Pepper Potts, Devin Parker and you!
Date: Throughout June
Location: Keeliai
Situation: Pepper is busy with police work, Devin is being Devin.
Warnings/Rating: Mentions of blood because vampire. Others will be added as needed.
A. [Pepper] KPD | Throughout June | Open
Pepper is busy. Very, very busy. After the attacks, she seems to spend more time away from home than ever. She can't just go full tilt the whole time on her own, though. There's a department to run and people are turning to them for assistance, so when she's not helping with recovery she's organizing shifts and crews and coordinating logistics with some of the gangs that have called a truce and offered their help, as well as other groups across the city.
She doesn't sleep as much as she probably should, and it may occasionally be possible to spot her snoozing at her desk.
B. [Pepper] Jade Dojo | Early June | Bakura
Despite positively throwing herself into work, Pepper still made a point to visit the dojo when she could manage it. The last week in May and the first week of June don't give her much time to practice, but she would drop by to see Bakura and maybe help with weapons maintenance if she was there around sunset. There had been enough scolding attempts that Pepper had in fact gotten a few hours of sleep every night, but at some point even that wasn't enough. She reached the dojo a bit after dark, intent on curling up next to her favorite thief and unwinding over dinner, but only made it as far as the couch before she fell asleep almost immediately.
C. [Devin] Water Sector | June 1 | Heather
While Devin was not exactly thrilled by the arrangement that he'd made with Heather, but having multiple donors in a city where Foreigners have a tendency to vanish at the drop of a hat is the smart choice. There are a great many things and a great many people more important than his ego. The Healers Guild seemed the safest place for the experiment, and after an initial taste test doesn't send him careening into a frenzy, he's satisfied that her blood will do.
As requested, Devin goes to meet with her not long after. Unlike their previous meeting he's not quite so composed; there's something wild at the edges of him, and a sharpness in his gaze when he spots her and crosses to where she's sitting.
D. [Devin] Metal Sector | Mid June | Open
Keeliai isn't huge, but it's large enough that it's going to take some time for Devin to learn every street and alleyway. The act of memorization gives him something to do when he'd not at the police headquarters and keeps him busy enough that he doesn't stay at the Hotel much. Eventually, he'll move out, but he needs enough money for things like furniture. The Metal Sector has his interest currently, and the vampire winds up and down each street, occasionally stopping to take notes in a small journal. He looks pensive most of the time, and can usually be convinced to chat.
E. [Pepper] Turtle's Head | Mid June | Valdis/Gene
So, the past month or so has kind of sucked, and Pepper rarely found herself needing peace and quiet but... well, she needed some now. Jade Dojo and Bakura usually fit the bill there, but the serenity that the turtle's head offered was tempting enough that she took a hike out there a few times. Pepper brought her deck with her, as had become her custom, and was working with Vee to summon her in a smaller size. It wasn't too difficult, but getting into a habit of it seemed like a smart idea. The ka also consented to sit with Pepper after a certain point, sans much of her armor, and discuss deck orientation and strategies, remarking that the calm of the turtle was evident to her as well. It was a little easier to breathe here.
F. [Devin] Sky Sector | Early June | Valdis
In anticipation of her home becoming a potential cultist target, Devin had warded Valdis' house so that only she could come and go. Recent events - namely Valdis getting mildly possessed - suggested that having access to her home in the event of a similar emergency might be wise. The sword, Revelations, could have been useful to assist her and instead he ended up warding her into a room at the Healers Guild (although that might have been necessary anyway). All told, it's made him realize that he might want to alter the wards at her house somewhat; Devin has zero interest in handling Revelations ever again, but he can't deny that if he needs to use it, he ought to be able to reach it.
The vampire arrived at Valdis' house a little before sunset and knocked sharply on her door to announce his presence.
G. [Pepper] Earth Sector | Early June | Raine
Pepper has been working really hard since the attacks, and has had to be reminded to slow down (which she doesn't always listen to), and she knows that Raine and the other healers undoubtedly have been going near non-stop as well. Raine in particular has a way of spreading herself thin at times like these. So, if Pepper is going to get nudged by those around her to take a break, she's going to pass the nagging on. It's not as though she hasn't already made a habit of appearing at Raine's apartment or work with treats in hand, and today is much the same. The difference this time is that some of her tiredness is showing, even though she's smiling broadly when she knocks on Raine's door.
OOC note: let me know if you want a specific starter or add your own!
Date: Throughout June
Location: Keeliai
Situation: Pepper is busy with police work, Devin is being Devin.
Warnings/Rating: Mentions of blood because vampire. Others will be added as needed.
A. [Pepper] KPD | Throughout June | Open
Pepper is busy. Very, very busy. After the attacks, she seems to spend more time away from home than ever. She can't just go full tilt the whole time on her own, though. There's a department to run and people are turning to them for assistance, so when she's not helping with recovery she's organizing shifts and crews and coordinating logistics with some of the gangs that have called a truce and offered their help, as well as other groups across the city.
She doesn't sleep as much as she probably should, and it may occasionally be possible to spot her snoozing at her desk.
B. [Pepper] Jade Dojo | Early June | Bakura
Despite positively throwing herself into work, Pepper still made a point to visit the dojo when she could manage it. The last week in May and the first week of June don't give her much time to practice, but she would drop by to see Bakura and maybe help with weapons maintenance if she was there around sunset. There had been enough scolding attempts that Pepper had in fact gotten a few hours of sleep every night, but at some point even that wasn't enough. She reached the dojo a bit after dark, intent on curling up next to her favorite thief and unwinding over dinner, but only made it as far as the couch before she fell asleep almost immediately.
C. [Devin] Water Sector | June 1 | Heather
While Devin was not exactly thrilled by the arrangement that he'd made with Heather, but having multiple donors in a city where Foreigners have a tendency to vanish at the drop of a hat is the smart choice. There are a great many things and a great many people more important than his ego. The Healers Guild seemed the safest place for the experiment, and after an initial taste test doesn't send him careening into a frenzy, he's satisfied that her blood will do.
As requested, Devin goes to meet with her not long after. Unlike their previous meeting he's not quite so composed; there's something wild at the edges of him, and a sharpness in his gaze when he spots her and crosses to where she's sitting.
D. [Devin] Metal Sector | Mid June | Open
Keeliai isn't huge, but it's large enough that it's going to take some time for Devin to learn every street and alleyway. The act of memorization gives him something to do when he'd not at the police headquarters and keeps him busy enough that he doesn't stay at the Hotel much. Eventually, he'll move out, but he needs enough money for things like furniture. The Metal Sector has his interest currently, and the vampire winds up and down each street, occasionally stopping to take notes in a small journal. He looks pensive most of the time, and can usually be convinced to chat.
E. [Pepper] Turtle's Head | Mid June | Valdis/Gene
So, the past month or so has kind of sucked, and Pepper rarely found herself needing peace and quiet but... well, she needed some now. Jade Dojo and Bakura usually fit the bill there, but the serenity that the turtle's head offered was tempting enough that she took a hike out there a few times. Pepper brought her deck with her, as had become her custom, and was working with Vee to summon her in a smaller size. It wasn't too difficult, but getting into a habit of it seemed like a smart idea. The ka also consented to sit with Pepper after a certain point, sans much of her armor, and discuss deck orientation and strategies, remarking that the calm of the turtle was evident to her as well. It was a little easier to breathe here.
F. [Devin] Sky Sector | Early June | Valdis
In anticipation of her home becoming a potential cultist target, Devin had warded Valdis' house so that only she could come and go. Recent events - namely Valdis getting mildly possessed - suggested that having access to her home in the event of a similar emergency might be wise. The sword, Revelations, could have been useful to assist her and instead he ended up warding her into a room at the Healers Guild (although that might have been necessary anyway). All told, it's made him realize that he might want to alter the wards at her house somewhat; Devin has zero interest in handling Revelations ever again, but he can't deny that if he needs to use it, he ought to be able to reach it.
The vampire arrived at Valdis' house a little before sunset and knocked sharply on her door to announce his presence.
G. [Pepper] Earth Sector | Early June | Raine
Pepper has been working really hard since the attacks, and has had to be reminded to slow down (which she doesn't always listen to), and she knows that Raine and the other healers undoubtedly have been going near non-stop as well. Raine in particular has a way of spreading herself thin at times like these. So, if Pepper is going to get nudged by those around her to take a break, she's going to pass the nagging on. It's not as though she hasn't already made a habit of appearing at Raine's apartment or work with treats in hand, and today is much the same. The difference this time is that some of her tiredness is showing, even though she's smiling broadly when she knocks on Raine's door.
OOC note: let me know if you want a specific starter or add your own!
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"Few living people are truly irredeemable," he says, perhaps by way of agreement. "Most simply aren't given the chance. I wasn't so different from him, once."
And that's what he meant by perspective: Devin knows that anger well. Bad things would have happened if he hadn't wised up, forcefully. "If you can reach him, then so much the better. I'd hate to see potential wasted on a madman."
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She really needs a project. It's been a couple centuries since she had one. Maybe she should get back to weaving. That's an old pastime that she probably should relearn. Her face grows pensive, thinking about it.
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Surely Heather must know this. What she does with her own time is up to her, but if she's taken it upon herself to not only teach Kylo swordsmanship but mold him then she ought to make like Rafiki and knock some sense into the young man. Not that Devin cares, of course.
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"However." She glances up, amusement deep in her eyes. "Damage such as his takes time to unravel. Trust must be given before it is received." She shakes her head and turns back to her book. "I am laying the groundwork, still. You cannot merely beat it out of him. It must be unraveled."
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"Believe me, I've firsthand experience with the ineffectiveness of physical punishment," he informs her dryly. In his case, however, that had been the start of a different kind of damage. "Perhaps you'll learn something along the way yourself, assuming he doesn't try to kill you at some point."
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She snorts, softly, still reading her book. "He tries to kill me every morning we spar." She points out. "He just hasn't gotten lucky yet." Lucky, not skill. Because she can stop him on a dime, just by flirting with him. It's rather amusing.
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"Then you're either very patient, or very confident that he doesn't know how to properly kill you. Is he aware of your true age?"
By the way she had brought it up the first time, her functional immortality didn't seem to be widely held knowledge, but Devin isn't yet sure of that.
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Still, she spars with him, and they try to kill one another every morning. It's a rather fun thing for her. Kylo even knows how to properly kill her, and still, she knows it'll take more luck than skill at this point for him to take her head.
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"He must take trying to kill you as some kind of petty challenge, then. Lucky for him, if he succeeds, he can even gloat at you about it when you come back - I hear death isn't so permanent in this place," Devin remarks idly.
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Heather snorts. Death isn't permanent for her, anyway. Not unless she loses her head, and she has a feeling that Kylo actually likes her enough to not take her head. It's an empowering feeling.
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"Not many, but those that are here are among the best to be faced, I've been told," he replies, ignoring her flippancy. "I'll sic them on him first if he gets out of hand," the vampire added dryly. "They're already on speed dial for eradicating me. One more won't be much trouble, I imagine."