zenderael_mmo | [Guild Leaders] This Is It, Boys, This Is War

Who: Ezra, Gabe, Jordan, Lera, Rhys
When: Friday
Where: Mianeh
Before/After: After Lera and Ezra talk.
Warnings: N/A

QUICK NOTE: feel free to do side threads before/after the briefing!

[So the announcements were all sent out: it was time to discuss war plans and the plans are getting moved up. A location in Mianeh was secured, thanks to French contacts; they have a conference room in a hotel and the Saftan embassy sent over a few guards to keep an eye on things and one of the Earth ones swept it for bugs.]

[Lera is standing at the front of the room. She isn't obviously the Mazda; she has regular Saftan civilian clothing on to give her a surprise. The exception, of course, are those sharp golden eyes.]

[There are also some chocolate chip cookies, soft drinks on ice, and shrimp with cocktail sauce. She's waiting for everyone to arrive -- and is here early, like she always is -- before they start the spiel. Besides, they all need to get to know each other first. Of course, Ezra and Gabe probably came with her.]

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I can't even ask what you've been up to...

[ running an army obviously.

as the former player of one who jailed a friend's son, jordan can't say she feels very strongly about her. it's not like she's got anything higher to stand on. ]

How's the transition?

Yeah... [An awkward laugh, but then it's a little serious again.]

Well enough. On the one hand, we had a lot of Earth integration from the Parisians being there, and the previous Mazda has been invaluable in explaining the job.

[She frowns.]

But the timing feels like some sort of cosmic joke. What about yours? Was it--ah, did they accept you readily? I was very lucky to have the Vice-Admiral there for that.

I'm lucky in that hunters are not quite so concerned about rank. There's a joke, see, that no one really wants to be the Mano.

[Lucky but unlucky. At least Lera has military discipline to fall back on; it grants her some loyalty where it might not be there.]

I can imagine. Ah...

[She trails off, looking regretful. And awkward. But she'd known she should be saying this to the Mano. They needed to have a working relationship, and certain awkward facts had to be aired. Just ask Ezra, Jo: Lera is good at starting awkward conversations.]

We should have intervened when they attacked you. Caution was foolish of us and costly for you. I'm sorry.

[ there is definitely a lack of loyalty, mmhm. sierra estimated that only 60-70% of the guild actually responded to the recall.

there is also a drink in her hands. her fingers clutch it just the tiniest bit more. ]

I have made mistakes that have cost the lives of others and will continue to take the lives of more. I will not hold this against you.

[ a pause. ]

But I appreciate and accept your apology.

[ that is the rational response she has come to since. emotionally, her ire still remains, but of course it does. her guild was damaged, and not just physically. ]

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[That's a grim thought. But true. She doesn't know that she really believes Jordan about that, but sometimes letting bygones be bygones means putting your brain before your heart.]

It is part of the job. [She frowns.] Decisions we make are costly.

[The one they agreed on tonight will, in all likelihood, change Pakerion's citizens forever. People who never asked for it.]

[Maybe a subject change, though.] Did you know any of the others, before you became the Mano? It seems like we're all from Fall City.

[ alex happened before all of this. ]

I was a bartender. The Spenta and I were acquaintances. The Ahura and I... [ fuck. ] ... came to know of one another when things began to go awry. I'm not familiar with the Asha save that he was the Ahura's roommate and is his friend.

I know of the Khshathra, too. I fell on her van.

[Lera feels for you, fellow has a crazy alt friend. Or would, if she knew.]

I met the Spenta... uh, really briefly. He delivered Chinese once when I was drunk. [There's a glance across the room at Ezra. There's a measure of pride in Lera's eyes, but maybe something else too.]

[Then her face screws up.]

I met the Khshathra at her school's career day. Then kind of got to be friends with her more after she acquired the position.

[ ... that glance.

looks complicated.

she pretends not to notice. ]

Career day? What did you go for?

[You have no idea.]

I was a geographic information systems specialist. So I tried to sell a bunch of high schoolers on studying top soils for a living.

[It went about as well as it sounds.]

[ ... ]

Tried to mix some bio in it, I hope? That would've helped.

[ thinks jordan, anyway, because fuck yeah biology ]

You know, I should have. [She shakes her head.] It was sorta lost on them. It didn't impress the Khshathra--uh, she wasn't the Khshathra then, though.

[Maybe it would, now, but Harriet got a much better career path.]

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I'm of the impression she was at least previously difficult to impress. It took her quite a while to believe aspects of Zenderael were appearing on Earth. But she seems like an all right person. She sent me cappuccinos. That was cute.

Yeah. She's nice. She was going to use her abilities to make me what we were tentatively referring to as "god-beer."

What.

It was during a brief lull in the crazy. It got pushed aside after things got crazy. [pause] You want in on this if there's ever time for it again?

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I'm reaching a point in my life where I don't think I'll ever turn down something that involves alcohol.

[ a beat. fuck, that makes her sound like an alcoholic. well, she isn't one. not yet, anyway. ]

But maybe after I contact her myself.

[ why does everyone know each other, damnit. at this rate even fuckin heimdall or pretty boy mal is going to eat some god-organ. with her luck, it'd be one that she'd have to interact with.

... man, no one REALLY has to interact with the hunters, though. she can take solace in that. ]

How are the New York shops here? Have they run out of stuff yet?

I'd say I know what you mean, but... Russian. [She grins sheepsihly.] I already didn't.

[Oh, good question.]

Yeah. There's some left, but it looked like Boone's Farm. You know, kool-aid mixed with fermented piss.

[She taps a finger against her chin, thoughtful.]

The French ones are a lot better. The curfew really slowed the consumption down--ah, we also had about four vineyards come over intact. I bought a couple bottles and I'm letting them age. I thought I should be able to tell people that I had the first French wines from Zenderael, some day.

[Her cellar is now awesome. Say what you will, but the Mazda draws a pretty sweet salary.]

[ that actually earns a subtle smile from her. ]

Mazda's got some high priorities, huh. If we make it out of this alive, we ought to get smashed. Except for Rh- the Ahura. I don't think he drinks.

You're on. We'll all probably want a good drink once it's done!

[And God willing, she plans to have it in Bastan.]

[Guild Leaders] This Is It, Boys, This Is War

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