(Loyalty Is) Steps Retraced

[Seraphina]

A nod, seems they were doing this.

Watching and hearing people leave, she was curious why they weren’t brought up to the counter to pay.

Then she realizes why. She’d never come across another Lost who had a bag on their head. Was it covering something? Or just….how she was?

“We’re terribly sorry about the mirror, and we have no problem paying for it.” Comes the angelic voice.

Then came the name calling and that was just uncalled for.

“Hey, look, we’ve apologized, offered to pay for it and there is no need to be rude about it.” Sapphires narrowing as her Mantle flared around her, pushing aside autumn leaves and replacing them with blossoms. Long hair danced around her, “So lets take a step back and try this again, it's been a long day.” She was tired and cranky and being called a cunt was not sitting well.

[Rhodes]

Eyes narrowed. After everything? Who the hell was this person anyway?

Sera was trying to hold ontp her temper, but he could feel her Mantle bristle, much as his usually did.

"Yes I did. And I'd do it again. And Again. What kind of moron leaves a gate open all the time?" He snarls back. There's an Icy wind twisting. But he needed a little more to decide how to play this.

If she was a naive fool, he can pass things off on Autumn crankiness. But if she was a guard of the gate for Meg? That needed another tack, and a little more information to be sure.

[Circe]

Okay the shopkeep was a Lost, that made this easier in a way. Having stored the long arm Circe moves behind the unknown and draws her pistol, holding it behind her back as she looks at the bag head. It was a backup in case diplomacy didn't work. Her other hand fished into her wallet to remove several $100 bills.

Once done, Circe smiled at Rhodes, the scary king.

After him the Summer spoke in a flat voice, "You can take a cash payment to cover the loss or nothing. You do not want to know WHAT was on the other side that mandated the destruction."

[Saber Sloth]

"Fuckin' cunts!" Baghead hisses at them, voice distorted, and muffled. "You think me an idiot! A moron! Lesser then you fuckin' Fairests!" the last is hissed with more vitriol then anything else that had left her covered mouth. Those sad, dead leaves try valiantly, to press up against the strength of Sera's Mantle, but fail.

Baghead hisses again, this time, a wet spot can be seen growing around where her mouth should be.

"If you think what's on the other side of that merits destruction, then....then....!"

She reaches for her broom, brandishing it like a weapon!

My lovelies, roll for Initiative!
Baghead has activated her Seeming Blessing! -1Glamour

Initiative is 16!

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-05-19 09:59:47	Baghead rolls 1 die for initiative	10

[Seraphina]

A slight shrug, “He has a point you know. Leaving a random gate open is dangerous. Though it was a lovely mirror.” A shame she wouldn’t be buying it now.

While she could feel his Mantle, hers overtook it, the cold winds barely registering on her skin.

Finally, Circe was there. While Sera could fight, she liked their odds better with the elf there. A nod offered to the Summer.

Seriously?!

A heavy sigh, “Really? You want to do this? Here, now?” she was tired, needed a shower and just wanted the day to be done. Her Glamour was low, she wouldn’t be much help in this.

“Who said you were an idiot? We simply said that leaving a Gate open all the time was dangerous, you don’t know who or what could come through. Us coming though was the safest thing you could have hoped for. And what the hell does us being Fairest have to do with it?!” sapphires narrow, “Just because I’m a Fairest I think less of others? Now that is fucking ignorant.” She spits back.

“Then what?” an edge creeping into her voice, stepping forward slightly, putting herself between the girl and Rhodes, but not making a move against her.

Int 12

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-05-19 10:50:08	Seraphina rolls 1 die for initiative	6

[Circe]

Diplomacy with somebody pissed off. Great. "No insults, I mean you run a business, I steal shit. The former requires more brains then the latter in my experience. Plus lots of us unicorns are assholes, that is true. Me? I admit it, Imma asshole."

"Merda," Circe drops the cash and pulls the pistol up. If she'd stuck with the rifle this would have been less worries. "Yer surrounded and gun beats stick. Take the money and ONE free whack at, hmmm, someone." Well Rhodes did break it maybe he would volunteer.

  Init 13

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2020-05-19 18:13:08		Circe rolls 1 to Initiative Dex 3 + Composure 3 + Shoot First 4 (10 Again)		3		failure

[Rhodes]

Too many words. Rhodes just sighed, and prepared for his reactions.

Base of 5 means 15 total

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-05-20 08:49:21	Rhodes rolls 1 die for initiative	10

[Saber Sloth]

Baghead lets out a cry, bringing her broom up to attack the Spring Queen, but misses!

Baghead Init 16. Rhodes Init 15. Circe Init 13. Sera Init 12

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-05-20 10:44:16	Baghead rolls 6 to Attack Sera Resolve+Comp for vainglory (10 Again)	8, 5, 6, 6, 7, 2	1 success

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-05-20 10:47:09	Baghead rolls 5 to Attacking Sera! (9 Again)	3, 6, 6, 4, 3	failure

[Rhodes]

Seeing her falter in Sera's splendour would normally make the Dread Lord think of pressing the attack, or making some kind of spell... but he was tired, needed glamour, and just wanted this over.

He may not be a fighter, but he could keep himself out of the way, and defended.

Rhodes can't fight. He goes full defense.

Circe Origins

[Circe]

Circe aims to disable. She can offer healing fruit after the swinging stops. Hit or miss, gunshots get attention. Bang.

Kneecaps! 4 suxx

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2020-05-20 22:53:28	Circe rolls 8 to Dex 3 + FA 4 +Sp 1 + Weap 2 - Leg 2 (10 Again)	2, 7, 1, 9, 4, 10, 10, 10, 3, 5, 7	4 successes

And of course her mouth runs. "Stand down, get healed, then bribed."