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    Orion

    The gargoyle caught the glass doll's gesture to step aside, and he followed the guy aside. The fact that security was on it was a good sign, a solid start that told him that things were in order, at least to start. The Elemental lit a cigarette and offered a handshake, which the hulking Ogre accepted with a firm, one-pump shake. "Corporal. Thanks. Good to meet you."

    Glancing at the others for a moment and seeing no immediate issue, he turned his attention to the Elemental fully.

    "I've come from Arizona, looking to link back up with the Spear. Have I found the right place?"

    To be frank, the pool party looked more like a stack of Spring kids getting set to get drunk and paaaaaar-tay, but that wasn't a problem as far as he was concerned. The sergeant rolled past with her greeting, and Circe got a nod from the Ogre as she went by. When she returned, he would introduce himself properly. No sense in talking at her back. She had awkward looking dudes to flirt with.
    Krakenbox

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    Fawkes's Avatar
    Presence
    (Distant)
    Rigid Mask
    Summer Mantle
    (Cloying metallic scent, pressure)
    Fawkes
    Mien Details:

    An expressionless humanoid with a sectioned doll-like exoskeleton of sand-blasted glass. He has glass eyes that move and blink, and his mouth moves enough to speak naturally without a speech impediment, but does not emote. Fawkes does have the same hair as his Mask escaping from cracks in his scalp. It is actually magnetized red sand; any facial hair (eyebrows, beard, eyelashes) have to be artificially applied by hand.
    Active Pledges:

    Mentorship - Seraphina (Exp. Summer Coronation)

    Renewal Required:

    Good Neighbours - John Doe (Exp. 04/07)
    Good Neighbours - Maxwell J. Pierce (Exp. 03/26)

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    The mannequin's eyes track Circe in placid silence as she bounces over to John.

    Thanks for the backup.

    "In a way," Fawkes responded, clicking back. His wrist locks in an unnatural manner as he returns the gesture. He almost appeared slight in the silhouette of what he assumed was an Ogre or an Earthbones married to the Olympic bar. "Presenting yourself is appreciated. I'll be contacting the King Richard Price ," he says as he produces a phone with the freed hand. He offers a cigarette from the tin before continuing.

    "And how did you find this place, Orion?" An open ended question to the Lost named after the giant huntsman. Did he have others in tow? Was he new? Was he running? And if so, from what?

  3. #3
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    Orion

    "I'd heard about some amusement park being a potential place for our kind," the hulk replied casually. There was almost a question mark at the end of it, like he hadn't ever heard of an amusement park being a Changeling hangout before and that he thought it was quite novel. "There was a notice. Didn't take much to read between the lines. I, uh... figured I'd show and see if there was anybody in authority. Or, you know, determine if something was amiss." Orion shrugged, like checking a potentially dangerous spot with his face wasn't exactly a big deal.

    "I'm getting the sense that the only thing here that's amiss is the fact that I haven't offered us a brew yet." He patted his backpack and popped his cragged eyebrows, as if to offer a beverage. "Something to do while we wait for the King?"

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    Fawkes's Avatar
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    Summer Mantle
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    Fawkes
    Mien Details:

    An expressionless humanoid with a sectioned doll-like exoskeleton of sand-blasted glass. He has glass eyes that move and blink, and his mouth moves enough to speak naturally without a speech impediment, but does not emote. Fawkes does have the same hair as his Mask escaping from cracks in his scalp. It is actually magnetized red sand; any facial hair (eyebrows, beard, eyelashes) have to be artificially applied by hand.
    Active Pledges:

    Mentorship - Seraphina (Exp. Summer Coronation)

    Renewal Required:

    Good Neighbours - John Doe (Exp. 04/07)
    Good Neighbours - Maxwell J. Pierce (Exp. 03/26)

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    The Elemental doesn't signal any registering of how bold or potentially suicidal that option had been. Whatever, this wasn't new behaviour. Fawkes had just rolled into a Coronation and kept walking when no one stopped him, but he had been high as a kite. He pockets the tin when Orion makes no gesture for it.

    "Right." Seraphina had posted her goddamn home address at a public amusement park? "You seem eager to help."

    The cigarette crackles as he stares at the bag, giving a small shake of the head before remembering he was supposed to be some kind of diplomat at some juncture.

    "No thanks. What happened to Arizona?"

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    Orion

    "That's nice to hear," the Ogre said, amusement creeping into his voice. He wasn't sure what he had done in particular that had the corporal thinking he was particularly special in terms of his eagerness. "Eager to find friendly skies, for sure." The rest would come with time and proof that he wasn't walking into a dumpster fire, like the last place. Some Freeholds were mighty, fair and resolute; others, weak and on the edge of oblivion; there were so many permutations that Orion could scarce draw connections from each to each save for the protections of the Wyrd. A Freehold's culture was the collaboration of the people who lived there, after all. But the last place on his road? Those guys were just waiting to die.

    That would not be him. His life was worth more.

    He reached back slowly, snapping a Stella off the six pack and cracking it for a sip. "Mesa got hit hard by a nasty company of privateers. Summer formed the rear-guard as the Freehold made a run for it. Our guys did good work, but... not much left to go back to, really." Wasn't that so often the case? Summer Courtiers dying so that others could live?

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    Fawkes's Avatar
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    Rigid Mask
    Summer Mantle
    (Cloying metallic scent, pressure)
    Fawkes
    Mien Details:

    An expressionless humanoid with a sectioned doll-like exoskeleton of sand-blasted glass. He has glass eyes that move and blink, and his mouth moves enough to speak naturally without a speech impediment, but does not emote. Fawkes does have the same hair as his Mask escaping from cracks in his scalp. It is actually magnetized red sand; any facial hair (eyebrows, beard, eyelashes) have to be artificially applied by hand.
    Active Pledges:

    Mentorship - Seraphina (Exp. Summer Coronation)

    Renewal Required:

    Good Neighbours - John Doe (Exp. 04/07)
    Good Neighbours - Maxwell J. Pierce (Exp. 03/26)

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    "Fuck." The mannequin puffed as he blinked, "Glad you got out," he looks back toward the party, running a hand through his hair as he thought.

    Stretches of silence weren't something noted by Fawkes unless he was looking for them. Orion was in a hard spot, and forcing him to sip a beer in limbo while he waited on a stranger to see if he would be cast back out into the wilderness seemed cruel, even for him.

    Have a conversation, idiot.

    "Was that your first Freehold? Or have you been pinging for a spot for a while now? The Crimson Court here so far has been focused on bolstering foundations of security. No one's been charging. Just logistics."

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    Orion

    Orion didn't say anything in reply to his consolation. The nod of thanks he gave in return was probably sufficient. The gargoyle had a far-off look in his red eyes as he peered at the party too, sipping the beer and letting the seconds pass as the Elemental took his moment. They did that, sometimes, Elementals - not always completely in touch, or their minds just worked differently. When he was back in it, Orion shook his head. "Not my first, but an early one," he replied. If the corporal wanted to ask him how long he had been back in Reality, he could just do that. "And the one I spent the longest with and did my Court training with."

    He wondered how these Sacramento Crimsons went about their training. His had been intensive, and taught him the importance of the physical routine.

    "The foundations are key. Looks like folks here had the good sense to let you vet me. Better than other places I've seen."

    He glanced at Circe, but had the good grace to not mention the Fairest moseying on by. Another massive sip, and the beer was half-empty in one huge hand.

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    Fawkes's Avatar
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    Rigid Mask
    Summer Mantle
    (Cloying metallic scent, pressure)
    Fawkes
    Mien Details:

    An expressionless humanoid with a sectioned doll-like exoskeleton of sand-blasted glass. He has glass eyes that move and blink, and his mouth moves enough to speak naturally without a speech impediment, but does not emote. Fawkes does have the same hair as his Mask escaping from cracks in his scalp. It is actually magnetized red sand; any facial hair (eyebrows, beard, eyelashes) have to be artificially applied by hand.
    Active Pledges:

    Mentorship - Seraphina (Exp. Summer Coronation)

    Renewal Required:

    Good Neighbours - John Doe (Exp. 04/07)
    Good Neighbours - Maxwell J. Pierce (Exp. 03/26)

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    Oh good. Orion brought it up for him.

    "About that. What weapons are you carrying? Aside from your hands," he says, attention drifting to the ash that he flicked from his smoke. His association with the Season wasn't intense, and if it was his First and Only, either he was more relaxed than the normal pool of recruitment or he was still discovering things to inspire destruction.

    He checked his phone impulsively for Rich, though it had only been a couple of minutes.

  9. #9
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    Orion

    "A baton," he said, lifting up his shirt on the right side to reveal the small holster for his telescoping baton, all tucked away. "If the place was friendly, more wouldn't be polite. If it wasn't... well, today's a cardio day." He didn't offer the weapon up, but he certainly had no reason to hide it. He wasn't kidding. Either the doll was on side, or he'd be glad for the routine. Plenty of folks didn't have his kind of hustle.

    Sip.

    The beer was nearly done for.

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    Fawkes's Avatar
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    Rigid Mask
    Summer Mantle
    (Cloying metallic scent, pressure)
    Fawkes
    Mien Details:

    An expressionless humanoid with a sectioned doll-like exoskeleton of sand-blasted glass. He has glass eyes that move and blink, and his mouth moves enough to speak naturally without a speech impediment, but does not emote. Fawkes does have the same hair as his Mask escaping from cracks in his scalp. It is actually magnetized red sand; any facial hair (eyebrows, beard, eyelashes) have to be artificially applied by hand.
    Active Pledges:

    Mentorship - Seraphina (Exp. Summer Coronation)

    Renewal Required:

    Good Neighbours - John Doe (Exp. 04/07)
    Good Neighbours - Maxwell J. Pierce (Exp. 03/26)

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    PRE

    Fawkes cocks his head, looking for other signs of concealment short of patting him down. The phone vibrates and he notes the message with a flicker of attention.

    "Thanks. He'll be here in a bit. How long ago did you escape the Thorns?"

    It was a blunt question, but he was tired of being surprised by his peers not understanding things he had always regarded as basic knowledge.

    Like Circe and Seraphina not knowing how to Pledge.

    He didn't want a blip in miscommunication drawing tensions.

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