drakenet | PRIVATE ☏ video to team failboat + des

[ backdated to july 6th, while chilling at rafael's ]

I'm afraid I have some rather ... unfortunate news to relay.

I spoke with Wynn about our mission progress tonight, and he expressed a certain degree of dissatisfaction with our results, considering the sensitive nature of the artifact. I think he ... believes he should have sent in several more experienced Knights instead of so many newer recruits, for which I can hardly blame him, although I think everyone's performed more than admirably. You should be nothing but proud of all you've done.

However, he's asked all of us to return tomorrow to London for a debriefing of sorts, and to discuss several... decisions made by the team. Myrilandel, Buffy, Kat, Dumage and I will depart from Italy tomorrow, and meet you in England.

I understand it may be particularly difficult for some of you to disentangle yourselves from operations, but I imagine we can come up with some explanation for your sudden departure.

Mr. Descant, I would appreciate if you chose to remain in New Orleans, any updates on developments in our absence.

[ a pause, and then a little sigh. she looks severely disappointed: though entirely in herself more than anything. ]

Thank you all. It's been a pleasure leading such a fine team.

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No, we know you're not Gar, it's just. [ her voice gets calmer, quieter, and closer to the phone bc she's walking over to gar. ] It's frustrating. And hard to just walk away from. Now, if he wanted updates and debriefing via video chat, that'd be easy.

Makes everything harder. [And Spike'll have to go talk to his mentor again and boy is he ever not looking forward to that, but... besides the point.] Flying to England's not exactly easy.

It takes less than a day to fly to London - we'd be sacrificing no more than one or two out of our schedule.

Unless he pulls us out permanently.

How much luck do you think an experienced knight like Lan will have trying to play popstar? [ it's directed at finnick and full of levity bc she's trying to be funny and at least crack jokes about this. ] I'm not even sure a Princess Diaries makeover would save him.

I -- what? [omg buffy some people know jack shit about pop culture .o.]

[ well there's a depressing flop. she deflates, her chuckling at her own joke dying off in a slow and painful way. ] ... Forget it.

[oh gurl. look, he'll try to make her feel better.] I agree that he'd never make it, though. He has the charisma of a dead fish.

[ thank you for the you tried star, finnick. ] Goes with the smell.

Was it really that bad? I can't remember.

It's just about all I remember. Sticks with you. Both literally and figuratively.

All I can remember is his astounding lack of faith in me and my abilities.

I don't think he has faith in anything but grog or mead or whatever the vikings called booze.

[Oh hey- Myri slides next to Buffy to share video space. She barely is able to make her phone do calls, let alone the other fancy stuff.]

I'd hardly take it personally. He seems... surly.

But even if he was as charming as they come, I doubt he'd do so well as you have in the role. [God she doesn't even know how to hide this crush, does she?]

[oh you cutie c: ]

Don't worry. I think he disliked me for all my charm and good looks. [grin] Little did he know how useful they are.

[ omg be more kawaii. buffy is exchanging bright, toothy grins with myri and nudging her a little on the screen. ]

[Myri looks a bit perplexed at the nudge, but it happy that everyone is smiling. Especially Finnick. it makes her stomach flutter.]

I've always heard that a handsome man is more dangerous than any blade.

[he peripherally notices buffy's nudging but doesn't seem to think anything of it or act any differently. he's too busy paying attention to how adorable myri is.]

It's true. [if she only knew. sure, he was a good fighter, but his major advantage in his hunger games was all the gifts given to him by sponsors -- sponsors who thought he was ~prettiest~.] And a handsome man with a blade is doubly dangerous.

[Don't admit your fighting skills so quickly, Finnick. Myri is starting to develop a complex since she's the only person she knows who is so terrible in a fight... Well, except for maybe Mark.

Poor Mark.

But she nods.]

True, so it's settled. You're the only man suited for the job.

[he didn't mean to ... 8( ]

I suppose we'll have to hope Wynn agrees.

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witchwoman - 2012-08-19 04:38 (UTC) - Expand

[Spike hasn't read or seen Princess Diaries either but he can... figure out the reference.] I like having an ocean between me and him.

With any luck, the lot of us will be back across the pond in no time. Maybe if we shout loudly enough, Wynn will just give up. Unless he thinks we'd be better served trying diplomacy in South America or something.

[He snorts.] Like to see us try diplomacy.

There's a joke here just begging to be made.

I'll leave you with the honor.