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[everyredcent]

[ meanwhile, back at the ranch...

the keijen blade concert was televised, for anyone curious to watch, although many of the failboaters had cautioned (including a sign taped to the TV by kat) to keep it on mute, lest they get brainwashed by blade's voice.

the cameras did not last through the entire thing, but what they did see was... disturbing. at one point, in the giant concert hall, a large glass pane lifted between blade and the audience, as he sang a taunting number, at the end of which, the ceiling split open pouring boiling hot lava onto the hundreds of concert attendees, who were boiled alive.   Some might know that they had friends away on that mission, friends who had said they were going to be in the crowd as back-up.  The last images broadcast before cuts to a live newcast trying to make sense of what was happening as the cameras melted seemed to confirm the deaths of anyone inside.  

The panicked reporters spoke of unusual sightings in the area, a horribly darkening sky above the concert hall.  Monsters appearing out of nowhere.  Chaos. 

Los Angeles is burning.  







Feel free to play out text or IC reactions to the broadcast here ]

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[bittersweeter]

No offence, but I won't be holding my breath.

Thanks though.

[doubletake]

None taken. I find it unlikely myself.

I'll keep in touch, regardless.

[bittersweeter]

Swing by when you get back to London at least.

[doubletake]

I'll drop in for a spell.

[bittersweeter]

Maybe tone back sounding like my Babchi

Formal Russian grandma might be your thing now but eh.

[doubletake]

My bad.

[Better?]

[bittersweeter]

[ okay that made lila laugh ]

We'll work on the middle ground, pchelka

after hasmed's announcement

[bittersweeter]

Want to tell me why Hasmed is trying to ground grown adults?

[doubletake]

What exactly did he say?

[She didn't get that message.]

[bittersweeter]

Something about how there are knights we can't trust any more and every active knight has to return to the castle until they decide what to do or risk being excommunicated.

[doubletake]

I did tell you that I wasn't considered a knight anymore. I would guess that's about me.

Are you going to go?

[bittersweeter]

No.

I've had so many close calls on missions that if they don't trust me because I want to stay home in my house that I pay for, what was the point of proving myself in the first place?

[doubletake]

I can't guarantee that they won't see the fact that you're still talking to me suspicious, either.

[bittersweeter]

Eric trusts me. I don't care if anyone else does.

[ she... should text him, too. ]

[doubletake]

Will Sylar be staying with you?

[bittersweeter]

Ride or die, baby.

[doubletake]

I figured as much.

I'm going to have to attend to a couple of things, but I'll still come visit when I'm able. If you change your mind, you know how to tell me.

But don't come looking for me.

[bittersweeter]

I wasn't going to, don't be dramatic.

[ lila is not as thirsty as failboat ok. she's only put a tracking device in faye, it's fine. speaking of faye: ]

We have a spare bedroom.

[ it's pretty much faye's room. ]

[doubletake]

Is it being dramatic if it's happened before?

You're not the only one that doesn't sleep these days, but thank you for the offer.

[bittersweeter]

Was it Faye? She stalked Gold for months, worst idea.

[ bless her bestie. ]

[doubletake]

I don't think I know Faye well enough for her to do that.

[She means it in good humor, at least.]

In their defense, they thought I had been kidnapped, but they went a bit far with it.

[bittersweeter]

[ that's weird??? lila was "kidnapped" and missing for three years and while much of her life is blurry, she remembers being a kitten vividly and no one looked for her. but then again, she'd go down for faye, so. ]

I'm not saying some of the people you work with are a little off, but they fucking are. I'm not surprised.

[doubletake]

I think that might be a prerequisite of joining the knighthood, honestly.

[bittersweeter]

I had better mental health before I got here

[doubletake]

Mine wasn't doing so well for awhile there, either.

I would tell you to go out and simply do what makes you happy, but that is likely to be difficult for the unforeseen future.

[Thanks Keijen.]