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Supreme Aug:Pre+3 Man+2 dur 12hrs;Skill Mastery Socialize+2 Persuasion+4 dur 12 hrs
(2004) Consilium - Venus in Converse
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177
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The spell was dropped. The glyph faded away. The Théarch resumed her seat with a serene smile.
Inwardly, she sighed. Might as well have asked me to do a song-and-dance number. At least some of them had to courtesy not to scrutinize me.
At least it was over now and she could simply watch and learn.
Now, what was this? Verdict? Trial? The lawyer in Naga sat up at rapt attention. Those enthralling eyes quietly observed each speaker in turn.
And cheating at a Duel Arcane? Oh, how delicious.
No one here introduced themselves as a Shodan. He seemed to be absent. Strange, that.
Winter, however, was sitting right there, and thus her gaze centered on the Visus with a curious glint.
Why was this never easy. The laws of their jungle were so ridiculously complex.
Anima's mask of playful, fun, "please like me", guy is dropped in a moment. He is a surgeon with the scalpel.
"Councilor Winter, it has been alleged that you admitted to cheating in a duel arcane. A duel arcane that was led to the sentencing of a recognized member of the Sacramento Consilium. Before we are plunged into a debate over the Gold Laws of the Lex Magica and forced to dredge up our own Duel Arcane Laws, and before you respond. Magus Tyche you've been named as witness to these allegations, can you corroborate the claim?"
Dangers are knocking at the cities door. Dangers that should be consuming their attention, like abyssal spiders infestation and keeping their city clean of banishers and seers. But here they are, six months later, still dealing with Shodan v Winter bullshit.
Pixel watched the reactions to his scrutiny with mild irritation. The turned head of a former Heirarch? The looks of confusion and contempt? It was a simple scrutiny. An act that only occasionally meant more then a challenge or assessment. One done with consent, with the explicit purpose of vetting a new mage swiftly to avoid disrupting the concilium. Perhaps it was his order, the lack of trust between the Diamond and the Assembly on display. Or maybe the Assembly was more open with their techne. Or maybe the social ramifications of scrutiny weren't as universal as he was led to believe. He doubted the first and last one, but these were thoughts for later.
As soon as Abacus opened the floor Pixel instinctively inhaled and paused. Holding his breath for a few seconds before slowly exhaling as Star spoke. It's like what they say. About no plan surviving first contact? He would have preferred to open the floor after announcements, but this is what happens when you don't coordinate ahead of time. Now the plan is not having a plan to burn down. It's the official welcome to the Assembly for Winter and Abacus.
Anima calls on the other witness, and rather then interject further a golden glyph appears as his attention turns to Winter. He watches the elder and the various colors of his aura, parsing what was felt as the accusation hung in the air.
5 suxx Aura perception
Spells- Third Eye, Untouchable, Aura Perception.
Tyche wasn't complacent. She was paying attention, after all. As such, as soon as Star stands and utters her name, Tyche's eyes snap to him like a slingshot.
Fuck.
She got enough attention at the bar, but here Tyche was starting to feellike she could just scoot her way past this Consilium. Maybe hit up the 'bucks later for a latte and hide away in her apartment once it was all over. But nooo... That was not the life Tyche was meant to live. Blessing and a curse she guessed.
More the latter than the former.
So, as she gets addressed directly by Anima, Tyche pushes herself off the wall, clearly not thrilled about the position she was in, but willing to cooperate. Thus, she breathes. Then she speaks.
"During a recent gathering, Councilor Winter did admit to 'pre-determining' the outcome of the duel between himself and Magus Shodan," she said, "When Magus Star voiced his disapproval regarding the Councilor's action, Councilor Winter claimed complacency on the part of Magus Star to his plans stack the odds in his favor before... excusing himself. While I was not present during this previous conversation, as it occurred before my time in Sacramento, I will say that my observances of Magus Star's reaction to the Councilor's admission appears genuine and I have no reason to doubt it's authenticity."
What most people didn't know is that Emissaries like Tyche made their place in the Guardians by reciting information. And, by the plain tone of her voice, that's really all Tyche was doing. Stating facts as she had viewed them, albeit briefly. Nothing more and nothing less, though there was a certain heaviness in her expression. Providing testimony against a member of one's order was a tough thing to do, but refusing to cooperate with the Council would have been tantamount to social suicide and Tyche couldn't do her job with that stain. She hoped Winter would understand, but that was on him.
Offering a glance to the seated Councilors, Tyche awaited additional questions or dismissal. She'd accept the former, but how much could she really tell the Council? She had been there a month.
The best medicines taste bitter.
Did he admit to magically cheating on the duel? Those weren't the correct words. Did he technically cheat? He had sworn an oath to the Hierarch and two other witnesses, and although no formal rule was broken. But, did he cheat? Evil is still evil. Lesser, greater middling, it makes no difference.
He definitely thought he had acted unfairly toward Shodan. So yes, he was a cheater, among many other things.
There was no doubt about that, he had even asked his companions to be the judges of his character. Perhaps he was trying to cast off his burdens upon their shoulders. Perhaps he sought absolution. It didn't matter. He had trusted the fairness of their judgement, and they had done nothing less and nothing more than heed his request.
Fair is fair. He should thank them.
To a Guardian wisdom is as much a collective wisdom as a personal sin.
A flick of his fingers and the crimson glyph surrounding his aura shatters in a myriad pieces. The Mastigos are going to have a field day studying the twisted psyche of this particular Obrimos.
"Yes, I did", the Guardian states coldly.
Magic is the painful art of perfecting the human soul. What a day.
Spells: Mental Shield dismissed
Brair Rose reaches up to rub at a her shoulder. Feeling tense, resigned and full of a poignant lament, she really needs to bring popcorn for whenever she comes to the fucking Circle it seemed.
Or should it be tea...?
Though after the weirdly sexsualized spring time innuendo of her Councillor (though she can't really point fingers, she's been thinking many a naughty thoughttakethatwarlocks) she kinda wants to applaud. Strong, fair. Dare she even say Wise?
She laughs to herself, inside hernotsafeatallhead, allowing a smirk upon her lips, as she watches on, in a morbid fascination as Tyche offers testimony and Winter confirms Star's words.
She eyes, are alight, no one is yelling and they're still getting shit dished, though her plentiful sorrow is still blooming within her chest.
Bitch, these things really needed popcorn.
Whoa….whoa…whoa!
Back up a second here.
Winter admitted cheating in a Duel?! Shock takes over her face as she looks to the Guardian. The question clear on her face, was it true?
Cheating was one thing she would have never suspected him of doing.
Then the one she barely knew, spoke up. Confirming it.
The final blow came from Winter himself. Admitting it.
This….wow. This just wasn’t ok. Even against Shodan, who, granted, had his issues. But Duels were supposed to be honorable.
She studies him for a few more minutes, then looks down. Processing the whole thing.
Phoenyx stares. This was unexpected.
It isn't like the Arrow would interject, but her dark eyes latch on to Winter after this announcement is made.
He was meant to be respectable. It just went to show that not everyone possessed the honour of the Adamantine Arrow. It was a very tarnishing image.
The Obrimos sighs, and watches.
Kaze is unable to completely stifle a sigh.
Honestly, it almost felt lately like the Consilium meetings were his incarceration, at least, when he confessed, months ago, he figured he would be quickly sentenced and able to serve his sentence and move on without having to drag things out with a trial. He almost smiled to think that if Shodan were here, his friend would probably say Kaze deserved to count the time spent in these meetings since then as time served towards his sentence.
Winter's confession isn't surprising to Kaze at all. He had seen Winter crush people to death under a car to get rid of witnesses to Kaze's errors in judgement; that's what commitment was all about, doing whatever it takes without remorse. Seeing that example had been as much a motivator for Kaze to get out of that line of work as his own screw up. Not only was he not necessarily cut out for the job competence wise, but commitment wise, he had begun to doubt if he wanted to be!
Kaze glances towards Phoenyx involuntarily as his sharp ears heard her distinctive sigh. He shrugged slightly and looked back at the Councillors. He was pretty sure Phoenyx wasn't sighing for the same reason that he was, and that he would never have been able to guess what she was thinking if he had a million years.
Only the poets knew greater irony. There was something purely comical about the confession that came from this Guardian's lips. It wasn't out of spite or pettiness or anything that skulked on the surface of political meandering.
Winter was a flagellant. And it was only now that Abacus saw the depth of the Guardian's conviction. What others would call zealotry.
And so what would the Councilor say in response? He opened the floor. He invited this and a part of him regretted that decision. He supposed that's how all people felt when they opened themselves to the machinations of burgeoning egomaniacs.
He was almost tempted to simply ask Winter how he would like to be punished.
"You've confessed to cheating in the Duel Arcane to your peerage, and you've now brought it before the Awakened present. Now that it is known to all in attendance, with the sole exception of the so-called 'victim' of your malpractice, it can be argued that the Guardians of the Veil can handle their own. You have no shortage of austerity measures, surely you can think of one that is apt."
He looked to his fellow Councilors. "Furthermore, without Shodan here to advocate for himself, discussing this error is rather pointless. This matter should be tabled and addressed at a later date, or left to the Guardians.
"If anyone has anything to add, please do so. If not, I vote we move forward with Magus Kaze's sentencing, as I am sure you are all wont to do."