EVENT: The Berserker Tournament

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Who: Open
When: Friday, June 3rd to Friday, June 10th
Where: Pakerion
Before/After: --
Warnings: Violence.

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Interview thread!

Friday & Saturday brackets.
Sunday & Monday brackets.
Tuesday & Wednesday brackets.
Additional brackets forthcoming. ]

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[socarnivorously]

[ flashing him a smile ] Good-bye!

[ he'll watch the interviewer retreat, then let ravi go ]

[paladont]

[YEAH YOU BETTER LEAVE YOU STUPID EARTHER]

[He is not sure what to do with being released. tbh he would rather alex kept holding onto him because that's at least somewhat comforting.]

[He lets out a sigh and sinks against Alex's side, setting his face in his hands.]

[at least he's gone now]



[millions?!?!]

[socarnivorously]

[ places his hand on ravi's shoulder ] You got time off?

[paladont]

[lowers his hands, straightens, deep breath]

Sort of. [can't reveal he's here with the Spenta]

Did you come with Reilanin?

[socarnivorously]

Yeah. She's supposed to meet me post-match, but...

[ but you didn't leave in the agreed upon exit, alex ]

Maybe she got lost. [ there's a lot of people, after all, and more than two exits. ]

Ahhh, it's so hot. [ he rips the neckpiece off with his free hand, letting it drop to the ground, then removes his hand from ravi's shoulder to pull his hand through the sleeve. ] Did you come alone or with someone?

[paladont]

[So the dress is stupid, but the one thing it has going for it is how much of Alex it shows off. He is pretty satisfied with that.]

With someone. A few other paladins.

Maybe she's waiting at a different exit?

[socarnivorously]

[ he hands ravi his glaive while he undresses.

dress around his head, he answers with an affirmative grunt. once the dress is completely off, he tosses it to the ground. there's blood and some dirt on his torso, too, but nothing worth concern (for a berserker ... and for a molavvas.)

inspecting his stomach, ] Maybe. [ he looks up to ravi, holding his hand out for his weapon ] You wanna say hi?

[paladont]

[he takes the glaive and waits while Alex strips out of the dress]

[ :> shirtless berserker boyfriend is the best kind, and now he doesn't even have to worry about being embarrassed by being seen with Alex in the dress.]

I'd like to, yes.

[He hands the weapon back.]

[socarnivorously]

Hmmmmm. [ ravi doesn't care about what his peers might think of him visiting a berserker? well...

that's nice.

he takes ravi's hand. ]

Let's find her.

[paladont]

[It's not like they don't know he's friends with one. It wasn't uncommon for them to be seen together back when Jordan and Heimdall were still playing them, before the siege.]

[That being said, if Ezra appeared around the corner and saw him with Alex, Ravi might start to panic a little. But for now, not a concern. He's in leather armour so he's not easily identifiable as a paladin, so he doesn't have much to worry about from the berserkers, either.]

[He's usually not much for public affection, but he threads his fingers between Alex's and walks with him.]

[This is nice. It's a good feeling. The reporter and the anger he roused are forgotten. It's just him and Alex, alone in the crowd.]

It was a good match.

[socarnivorously]

[ it's not so much a display of public affection as it is pragmatic-- in a sea of bodies this large, it is not difficult to lose a person.

but he wouldn't have held nova's hand. ]

Yeah? Almost took my ear off, he did. [ he'd say more, but the volume of the crowd makes it such that he has to almost-shout to be heard. it's only the first round, in any case. not really important. ]

[winterwhite]

[alex.

...alex. :|

when she realizes that he's probably gone out the other way, she sighs, because it's hot and she's been feeling miserable and strangely anxious all day but with nothing to explain it

it's luck that has them walking towards each other when she decides to just start searching for him, and he's nice and tall, so it's easier to spot him in the crowd than most

when she does spot him, she's feeling a little disgruntled and she's pushing through people here and there so she's also feeling a little banged up, but that all disappears when she sees who he's with

but who is it? akhi or ravi? she stops full-tilt for a moment to stare at him. holding hands, the expression on his face, even how he's wearing his hair-

ravindra

hey ravindra

have an armful of reilanin!]

[paladont]

[WHOA and then suddenly there was a Reilanin.]

[She knocks him off balance and he is stunned for a moment until he realizes he just got tackled by Reilanin]

[...tackled by Reilanin?!]

[He's glad she's happy to see him, but also incredibly confused. He hugs her back with one arm, the other still occupied with his fingers intertwined with Alex's]

[socarnivorously]

[ what

why didn't ravi let go, is alex supposed to let go or

uhhh

he'll... just let ravi decide on that... ]

Nice to see you, too. [ he sounds mildly amused ]

[winterwhite]

[ravi

ravi she is so happy you are not akhilendra]

Hello.

How are you?

[spoken normally, as though she hadn't just thrown her arms around him, though her expression is pleasant

bonus, if you were warm at all she's still cool

she looks up to alexander]

Congratulations. Ah, but the dress...?

[paladont]

[um because he didn't want to let go alex, obviously]

[he is in leather armour. the heat is terrible. rei you are wonderful to have in proximity right now]

Ah, fine. [faint smile, but still puzzled. did she miss him that much?]

[socarnivorously]

[ shrugs ] Too hot. I took it off.

[winterwhite]

[ugh but you are really warm ravindra

okay she is done, she steps back and stands in front of them, head tilting at alex]

You didn't keep it? [disappointed? maybe. she had fun helping with those buttons this morning]

[paladont]

[oh well, the cooling effect was nice while it lasted :( he lets her go]

[rei don't look disappointed, the dress was silly. (he feels a little bad for being glad alex left it behind)]

It didn't hold up well. [defending alex's choice to justify his own feelings]

[socarnivorously]

No. It was in terrible shape. [ slight head tilt ] You don't look so good, either.

[winterwhite]

Oh, well... [the price we pay for fashion, she supposes...]

Mm, it's hot... is there someplace we can go to sit...?

[paladont]

[he sympathizes, Rei.]

[glances around to see if there's somewhere open for them to sit, but all the benches seem to be taken and their other option is going into the stands with the crowd which is only going to be hotter]

[wait, no, that bench just got vacated, ty random berserkers and wherever you decided to run off to. Ravi tugs Alex toward it.]

[socarnivorously]

[ oh well ok

he'd tug rei with them except his other hand is holding his glaive. his hand still makes the start of a motion towards her before he remembers that.

sitting. ]

You really ought to get another set of clothes. We can go tomorrow.

[ doesn't know if he'll be fighting tomorrow but it can't take up the whole day. ]

[winterwhite]

[ah- well... well, that's... well, she doesn't need to hold his hand, she's fine on her own, though her brief frown is both a bit startled and a little disappointed. it passes as she uses her hands instead to pull up her skirts as she follows after. they've been getting stepped on a lot ):

she sits down gratefully, resting her hands in her lap, just resting a moment with her eyes shut. she blinks to look up at alex]

Hm? I really don't...? [they've had this conversation before, she still doesn't see how it's necessary]

Oh... are either of you hungry? I brought some things...

[paladont]

[He sits on Alex's other side, but he has to break hold with him to arrange his sword so he can sit comfortably on the bench with it. hip-scabbards are not made for benches.]

[puzzled by reilanin's response--and also wait a second she doesn't own any other clothes? he leans around alex to look at her ...come to think of it, that outfit is pretty much all he's ever seen her wear...]

You don't have anything else?

[he shouldn't stay long, his fellow paladins are gonna wonder where he went if he's gone too long]

[but he's got time to eat with them, doesn't he?] What did you bring?