Jordan stood. "Absolutely, sir Herald. Let's blow this pop stand, eh? Your place or mine?"
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Jordan stood. "Absolutely, sir Herald. Let's blow this pop stand, eh? Your place or mine?"
Henry takes a look around. Good, things were winding down. He would like to tell himself that it wasn't as bleak as it looked, that today hadn't been a loss. But he couldn't help but wonder if he had played each move right. It took him only a moment to dismiss those concerns. Every game was played on a different field. Today was definitely not his. But tomorrow, the streets, the crowds. The place he could play a thousand games without every showing his opponent who he was.
Standing up, he went over to Tvivel, and spoke a few words to her. An exchange of small folded papers later, he tries to catch Ariadne's eyes. With an almost imperceptible nod towards the exit, he starts to head towards the door. Provost or not, he had to make sure Guardians ran right now. And that meant talking to them.
How did it come to this?, he wonders idly. From almost-nothing Susceptor to Epopt-Provost.
Tug releases the spell after Jack's snapped the picture. "Sure, sure," he tells him, "Hope that helps you find 'em. Hey, he talks in song lyrics sometimes, apparently. And don't uncloak your Nimbus around him, he'll freak out."
He nods at the Neidan as they make to depart. "I'll hang around, make sure nothin happens while we stack the chairs." He grins. "Or whatever. You know. Have a good night, guys."
Jack glances towards Tug and says, "Ok, thanks again!"
Then he turns back to Jordan. "Well, mine's fine, but we don't have to talk about the details today. Soon, though?"
He starts walking towards the exit slowly, expecting to hash out the details as they go to their cars.
The Sun seems to have loved Chief, as it clearly has lavished a great deal of attention on his beleaguered skin.
Carson City? Really? Well, that's a bit of worry if every step I take might be retraced by a stranger.
She saves her frown for another time. "Why yes, I have been, Mister Chief. I knew the Captain, briefly. He was a good man, and I know we all miss him dearly."
"I'm not much one for understanding how Fate works... although," She smiles at Rosh, "could have simply been lettin' Rosh know his way ahead of time."
"I'm sure we'll be seeing you, days ahead. Lot of work for us all to do. You have a good evenin', Mister Chief."
She'll ask Rosh about the gentleman later. It seems that she'll be entertaining quite a lot of guests in the coming days. Grocery shopping is a much easier foe to overcome than Arcane Ragnarok, and her mind tackles the challenge with energetic abandon.
Excusing herself, and saying a few goodbyes, she makes her way towards the exit.
Ariadne gives one final glance around the place and the gathered willworkers before making her way towards the exit. The restructuring of a Consilium seems like it should have been more exciting, mage duels and people boasting to make themselves feel better. Instead it had been a scramble to find people to fit the jobs. She waits outside the exit and watches the area around the Circle. Who knew who was watching.
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