May 04, 2004.05.04.04. - cracking the bone 2 [moot pt.4][the caern - file - yu gan explains cinnamon's plight, her trial before council]
(npcs)
Being blind, Tura's ears are sharp. It makes 'speaking out of turn' a whole new ball game.The bone is whipped around to point in the direction of the Fianna pack, "Be quiet."
The Grand Elder and Warder's attention (and probably every one else's) turn toward the Fianna pack, a moment of stark consideration, before gaze turns back, as Tura offers Barny the bone, and he is allowed to speak his challenge.
(jim/ham/serg)
Jim looks confused at the long winded account of what happened, in his current mood he didn't know what to think.Hamish's stance took on a more, disturbed and angry tone to it but he said nothing. that sounded alot like how angus was lost, he should know he wrote the tale.
Sergei's eye narrows a bit boring into the pack who killed the ragabash but he couldn't fault their reasoning, still killing garou IS against the code of honor but he was no philodox.
(nahi)
Nahimana steps briefly to Yu's side and whispers in his ear(spider)
Spider thinks to himself, This is very unfortunate. Then he shrugs to himself, All well, and contemplates the nature of karma.(brendan)
Brendan bows his head. All contrite. But the grin is still in place.(decker/brand/sliver/jackson)
Pretty obvious what Decker's response is gonna be. He had a similar one the last time someone (a packmate, that was.) went CRUNCH, oops. Right of Retribution, and all that Viking crap.Brand, rough granite of countenance, keeps his own damn counsel. For the now.
Moving on then.
Decker doesn't rise again. Crinos still -- High Speech still. For all his ineloquence, his rough and accented words in Homid, his Pure Breeding shows through in the warform. There's nothing but snow and ice and the rocky desolation of the far north in his words here.
"About time, Wyrmfoe. I'll find you within the week."
Matter over.(barny)
Barny nods, before handing the bone back to Tura, and stepping back to his pack again.(sasha)
Quiet. Serene. Standing alone and without a pack around her.
The Mistress of the Rite watches the proceedings with great interest.(npcs)
Barny and the Knight's matter over with, Yu Gan is offered the bone next, the Truthcatcher offering the Uktena the bone.(jim)
The Unknown strider waits patiently while those of the sept spoke. obviously her news wasn't so crucial that it needed to be given with haste.(yu)
*Yu Gan takes the bone when it’s passed to him and steps to the center. Not one to usually make big speeches he takes a breath. Turning to the Sept elder and the elders of the represented tribes.His voice comes out soft and melodic when he does speak, holding no traces of the Asian accent that some might think he would have. *
I am Yu Gan, known as Fasttrack, Fostern, acting elder of the Uktena here in Chicago. Alpha of the quick and I bring before the elders and Sept a concern.
During the caern battle one of my own pack fell. She was swept away in a tide of banes too many to count. For a month we’ve counted her lost and probably dead. Our own totem has severed the bond to this garou.
Recently she’s returned. This is not the first time she’d been taken by the wyrm to escape. She claims to not know why a tide of banes too many to count would simply leave her alive and unharmed. She claimed not to know much about her missing month.
Roadrunner has released her from our pack. It is my concern that something might be amiss with this. We all know that the wyrm would not let one of our number go with out reason. With out thought. This isn’t the first time it’s happened and the trend is concerning.
I put it before the council that our elders, theurges and Philodox need to check her over for any possible sings of anything that might not be of gaia.
There may be scars that simply don’t show up commonly in tests and we owe it to our caern, sept and nation to be sure.
My own pack is too close to this matter so I bring it to the Sept Elder and council. I myself will not be voting on it should it come to her death. I’m too close. Should death be ordained though, I claim that duty as her former Alpha.
Thank you.
*He bows and looks to the council. Motioning for Cinnamon to be brought forward. She’s not in chains or the like but she’s been watched since her return.*
(binary)
She's there.Player still sorta catching her breath.
So uhm yeah.
(tucker/vaughtn/luca)
Tucker's face [Maw.] is one of menace now. He had done the same and taken tenfold the shame. And his sin was not the outright murder they've committed.All respect. Is lost.
What. An unfortunate. Turn of events...
Luca nods a bit thinking. Over the pack bond, a mere whisper on the totem phone. This does not seem like a member of our tribe, no not at all.
(cin/tes)
*She steps forward, waiting to find out what they say. If they ask for her version of what happened first or just go to the testing to see if she's wyrm tainted or not, she keeps her hands fisted in her pockets*(jim)
Jim stirs a bit wanting to stand with cinnamon out of habit and friendship despite the pack bond but only half a step does he take before he turns to look away, maybe he was ashamed, maybe he just didn't want to accept what might be.(nahi)
Nahimana reaches out a hand and gives Cinn's shoulder a squeeze. Her face is stoic as she prays to Gaia that Cinn is not tainted.(decker)
Decker
"Honeysuckle-yuf," looking at Sasha, "do you have the gift of Wyrm Sensing?"(tucker)
The Alpha of the brat pack stands, head held a bit higher. Quietly adding. "I can help. If you'd like, Yu Gan." Nodding a bit, voice spoken in the low speech. "I'm pretty good with stuff like that."(binary)
Rage.
Fear.
Disgust.
Joy.
Elation.There are all images that would be a new sight to those of the sept on the features of the asian. Instead a hand reaches back to pull the elastic from her ponytail'ed hair, fingers grazining against the follicles there in. Moots are rarely exciting and it seems she has nothing to say.
(sasha)
Slender brows lift upward as she was addressed, Sasha (in her homid form) bows her head. "I do, Silence-yuf."(decker)
Decker
"Please," he nods at Cinnamon. Sasha's the highest of the Theurges, after all.Brand -- confers quickly and quietly with Jaan.
(serg)
Sergei would step forward if he was inclined to do what could easily be handled by his lessers for now he simply watches.(summer anne)
Summer Anne's head has sunk close to her chest, and the cowboy hat hides the whole of her face from the rest. She's just another of a veritable gaggle of blond girls - jailbait, all - who seem (sometimes) more like a dysfunctional cheerleading squad than a pack of Garou. At the brush of her Alpha's mind, her head jerks upward and her breath expells in a long slow hiss.She can feel the moon above them. It keeps the blood in her veins boiling at a slow simmer. Sometimes s'about the past. Sometimes s'about the future. Her gaze glances off her Alpha's profile and sinks back toward her knees. An awful lot of people standing around. An awful lot of this is going over her head. And, hey - an awful lot of it is boring.
Her head twitches again to the side as Luca stands up, and now her attention is riveted on the center and all them people up there.
(cinn)
*she gives Nahi a gratefull look, then glances towards the garou she knows little of, she's not worried, not fidgeting, beyond keeping her hands in her pockets. Small slashes of mourning mar the inner side of her forearm.*(pinky)
::Zzzzzz. Zzzzzzzz. Zzzzzz. Blink! Baby blue gaze snaps toward her alpha as he speaks. Pinky's wolf-form'ed head lifting from Patchouli's knee even as tail begins to wave back and forth::(sasha)
Sasha turns her head in the direction of Cinnamon, giving the young garou a discerning expression. She speaks up to Decker, "Very well."Attention focused, the Gift Sense Wyrm casted upon Cinnamon.
(yu/fb/jaan)
*Yu gan looks to the elders and the rite master* I would like help from those with the most knowledge and rank in these matters.
*He nods to Sasha and the Philodox among the counsil and what not*Fastball sits and sniffs the air. Looking around*
*Jaan shakes his head, it's not for him to say one way or another. He wasn't on the counsil and this was not a challenge. (( and I'm NOT judging the thing with another of my chars))**
(nahi)
Nahimana watches Cinn and Sasha closely, her face a stoic mask(hamish)
Hamish sets these events to memory so he can write a suitable tale.(tucker/vaughn/luca)
Tucker's almost ready to challenge he supposes, so why not, right? He turns to the possibly fallen former member of the quick. Now a broken lone wolf. He sniffs a bit in her direction moving toward her, examining. Using all of his crinos heightened, senses to detect any signs of Wyrm taint.Luca has not the rank of most of the others, but he does have the knowledge one needs for somthing like this. He calls now to any fox spirits, or coyote spirits in the area to investigate her, with their clever tricks they may be able to find somthing he cannot. He does now shift down to his thinner tall lupus form, plodding toward cinnamon. Using his own gifts to sense the wyrm taint within.
((Spirit speech/Snese Wyrm for him.))
(sasha)
Sasha gives a shake of her head, "I smell no taint."(cinn/tes)
*she shivers with the will to stand still and watch those sniffing at her like carrion eaters at a corpse. She cant be absolutely sure she isnt tainted, so when the first person says she's not, she quivers with a will not to break into tears, waiting to hear if everyone comes to the same conclusion.*(binary)
Binary says nothing.
[....seems like a trend.]Gaze flick towards spider - a raised brow. [..intersted..?] so much can be said without anywords at all.
(decker)
Decker turns his stone hard gaze upon those who were sniffing along with Sasha. It's a full moon. He's in a bad mood (again)."Don't trust your Mistress of Rites' ability? Is that a challenge to her rank? Sit down, Cliaths."
A curt nod in Sasha's direction, a flickering glance. His stare stays on the errant sniffers.
(nahi)
Nahimana lets out a breath she didn't know she'd been holding, she forces herself to not reach out and hug Cinn...Yet(kemp)
Rests his chin on his knees. Holding in the urge to snicker with Decker's words.(jim)
Jim nods to himself and turns around he glances at cinn then back to the ground.(sasha)
Black eyebrows knit forward into a frown, turning her head to just stare at the others that sniffed as well.She will most certainly be waiting for an opportunity for that bone to come her way.
(spider)
Spider produces a gun, purposefully snaps a bullet into the chamber, and then Glares at Luca.Call that spirit again, I fucking dare you.
Any spirits that do answer the call are unceremoniously dismissed with a wave of his hand.
(brendan)
Barred from talking he seeks alternate entertainment. Winks at Pinky and Summer Anne. My, they were cute, weren't they.(yu)
*Yu Gan looks to the Elders to see their reactions. Some how he doesn't think a use of a gift learned by cliaths is going to be quite enough to midigate the possiable threat here, but he says nothing.
Looking to Decker and then to Sasha. Tossing her the bone. He's Fostern but newly so. He readily bows before her surperior knowledge in these things.the bone flips lightly though the air to Sasha's hand.*
(cinn)
*She barely contains a snort at Decker's words, but what emotion it carries is hard to tell. Probably mostly nerves and trying not to laugh suddenly on the edge of hysteria. Being a singer on stage had NOTHING to compare to what was going on now.*(tucker/vaugn/luca)
"No Decker, I don't." But he does stand down, the gift unfinished. "Guess I can't be sure." His respect holds him back from unleashing his edginess from the full moon upon his former Beta. He walks over now and stands, near the rest of his pack.Luca pauses. Cocks his head in the direction of the Fenrir. As the spirits aren't nearby enough to call with his voice and he doesn't have time to enact a rite. He turns to Decker giving him his best glare. [You aren't my dad. You can't talk to me that way!] But he walks back to his apck, in homid, but not before giving the finger to the walker with wandering eyes. "Starin' problem?"
"I can't tell either. Didn't get much chance." Not with old mean and Ragey over there anyway.
(james)
the raggedyman hasn't moved much from the comfortable perch on a crate
watching. learning.
a sound chuffs - disapproving - after the Modi's snarl
he's not going so far as to verbally second the opinion
but the Ahroun wasn't exactly impressed with the infringement on Sasha's digs, either(pinky)
:: We got your entertainment right here. That man thae glare-glare-glaring man with the gun is looking at her alpha, and the wolf bristles pushing past Patchouli to press her muzzle against Summer's leg. Bad man. Bad man. Gun bad. The youthful voice resonates over the totemphone, edged feral like the form the Omega assumed.::(npcs)
The Grand Elder watches as Sasha activates her gift, and gives a brief inhalation as the Theurge speaks. Not good enough. Not enough information.What he was about to say is cut off by the Warder. Stepping forward and simply standing between the two theurges, his massive back blocking the two. He says nothing, but his quiet cool gaze says it all.
The Grand Elder's attention lifts again, "Binary, come here, please. A philodox," the Philodox smirks briefly, "to smell the truth." Eyes turn toward Cinnamon, "Tell the council your story."
(kemp)
Casting a glance up towards James from his perch on the ground near him. Pure amusement and mischief dancing in the murky green depths of his eyes.(cliona/anne)
Been quiet, silent. Watching.
Even now, as she shoots others a glare for infringing on Sasha’s digs, and Tucker for outright claiming distrust of one who’s ability has been proven by experience and rank...Typical.
Silent she remains. Listening.
(summer)
Summer Anne's eyes widen as she catches the leading edge of Brendan's wink. Pinky might return it, but she just ducks her head further down to conceal the faint curl of her blush. The girlishness lasts about 3.4 seconds, however. Her head snaps up and her eyes narrow, lean figure tense with bristling irritation, eyes narrowing on Spider what with his gun and all.(kegan)
~Kegan stands with his pack and listens to the people speak and watches the actions of others~(yu/fb/jaan)
*Yu Gan looks to the elders and those called forward or sent back. He was too close to say anything here, now.**Fastball covers his eyes at tucker and shakes his head, hoping his alpha doesn't get kicked.*
Jaan stands with the fangs. Watching curious.*
(victoria santorelli)
Silent. Quiet as a mouse (no pun intended), she stands by her pack. She notes the interplay with Luca, noting faces and voices. She doesn't speak - yet. Brown eyes taking everything in.And then her head perks up even more, at the call for Binary. Philodox. Hmm.
(sasha)
A few steps taking forward to catch the bone with her hand. Her eyes cut across to Luca's retreating form. Fingers curl tightly around the bone. Lips parted to speak, but no words form, only the soft exhalation of her breath, issued in a soft snort as the Grand Elder spoke. She doesn't speak, but continues to hold the bone.(hamish)
Hamish glares at tucker, their score was not yet settled, by a long shot...(cinn)
I was not taken uninjured. When I came to my senses I was lost in the forest in the Umbra. At the time I didnt realize it was a place I was later told is called Pangea, a deep umbral realm. My leg was broken, as well as a few ribs, I was concussed and had to spend a few days healing in a thicket of brush just so I could travel. Then I wandered, trying to find my way and my bearings. I do not know the umbra well at all. I saw...well, if anyone knows Pangea? *looks around* I saw dinosaurs, and dragons. I came upon a village of people that accepted me as a Wolf Sister, offered food, lodging, and clothing. They knew of a Garou that might be able to help me get back to the Realm, but they wished a favor of me first. They asked me to remove a beast that was blocking the way between their village and the next. I went out, found out what the beast was, and that it was too great for me to kill alone. And it, Urak-thur, would not be reasonable and move to another area. I made a hasty deal to gain my freedom to go back to the Village and help them plan a way to rid them of the beast....*her eyes darken and her face pales till it's nearly white. Lines of grief in her face* The plan failed, the good Warriors and Headman Kal'ar died in battle with the Beast and an ambush. The Traveler, the Garou they spoke of, showed up and carried me to the near Umbra and left me to find the rest of the way home. I dont think a full month passed for me, I counted what days I remembered, and it was barely less than 2 weeks.(spider)
Spider does not reply to the challenge. His only answer is a small inclination of his head, nodding with a too knowing smile. With his other hand, he clicks the remaining safeties into place, and then holsters the weapon.To the Warder, he lowers his eyes and shakes his head, respectfully signaling that will not be necessary -- he is in full control of his temper and his faculties.
(binary)
Binary.Maybe she's had a long day. Maybe she's just finished the New York City marathon, and 3 all nighters, either way it doesn't show on the face of the unremnarkable asian woman. Tongue slides over her teeth for a brief second as the glass walker stands, palms settles [ ...seismic..] on the table before her. She's armed and you know it - but thats not the issue at hand is it. Her gaze rapt.
Absorption is.
(decker/brand)
Crack.
Crack.
Crack.
Crack.The Modi with his choking rage (see how even the other Elders sit a little ways farther away from him than from one another?) was popping his knuckles now, quietly, one by one. Watching, silent and passive as he'll ever get, the testimony of Cinnamon.
Waiting for the Revel.
--
Brand: "They died in battle against a foe too great for even you to kill. How is it that you did not?"
(cinn)
*she gazes at her arm, shame written on her face* The Traveler gave me a choice, if I stayed to try and defend them, against unbeatable odds, I'd either die there, or be stuck in the realm forever. Either way, I'd never return here. *she gazes at teh questioner, eyes direct, there were no lies in her face, just teh stark mourning truth* I knew that I had pack, a mate, and Gaia here that needed defending as well...It was a choice, one that was made in too short amount of time, and one that I regret every waking minute in some ways, in others, I dont. How do you decide between protecting your pack, homeland, and mate, or staying to defend others in a battle you know none of you will walk away from?(james vaughn)
The corporate Wolf stand in his war form and finally.Moves.
He steps forward. "If i'm not mistaken you were taken long before that, seems to me you're missing some time. And yes, the noble has a point. How is it that they died, and you did not? If it was too much for you, how did you survive?" His is cool, buisinesslike monolougue delivered in the high speech.
"Please. Explain, if you would?" Ragabash, questionaire. They just have to make things difficult.
(cinn)
*To the second questioner* Because the Traveler...did something, like stepping sideways, and we...appeared in the near Umbra. I dont know how to explain what he did. And I know I couldnt have been wandering much before comming to my senses, the wounds I remembered receiving in battle, were still fresh upon my pelt.(nahi)
Nahimana speaks soft;y, but her voice is loud enough to be heard by all "Perhaps time moves differently in Pangea than it does here..."(vaughn)
"Well. That seems good enough to me. A mysterious traveler dropped you off." Ragabash grin seeps into his visage as hip large crinos lips part. "True, it could."(kemp)
Well none of it made sense to him, but what did he know? If this dude could bring her back when given a choice, why didn't he just do it in the first freakin place? Unless the idea was to make her choose between fight and flight? Made his head hurt to think about.(brand)
"And what will you say when you face the Wyrm, I wonder?" Brand's face is granite; his dark eyes grave, judgmental, but without hatred or anger. "Would you fight a battle you know will claim your life - or would you run home again?"The Silver Fang leans back and looks down the semicircle of his his fellow Tribal Elders for their reactions.
(binary)
And alot of other tribes may tolerate the breach of ritual and garou culture. Binary isn't alot of people. Her gaze flickers to the mouthy ragabash.Narrowed.
[You. will. follow. procotcol.]
Silent.And then she speaks, "Cinnamon has told the truth as far as she knows." No further elaboration.
(cinn)
*she looks at him for a long moment* I made the mistake once, sir, I wont make it again. *with the sound of an oath behind it. She had promised to herself, Gaia, and Kal'ar's spirit, she'd never run again if she had a choice*(binary)
And a nod in verifacation after her oath.Ayup.
(npcs)
The Grand Elder speaks, "By your own words, you were taken in possession of the wyrm, saved and taken to a sacred realm of the umbra," a brief glance toward Sasha as he speaks, before his attention returns to the errant Galliard, "and there, you attempted to aid a village, in this sacred place, and when that failed, you chose to run and save yourself, 'for your pack, for your mate and for Gaia'. Because it was against unbeatable odds."Unbeatable odds sounds familiar, doesn't it?" his mouth twitches and then the guess at a smile fades, "so my question for you, Cinnamon, is what do you think we should do with you?"
(yu/fb/jaan)
*Yu Gan looks up and listens most closly. Holding his hands tight. Wishing he could help*Fastball looks around and climbs up Tuckers left arm to get a better view.
*Jaan nods to his elder and Alpha. Good questions all.*
(pinky)
::The wolf sits up noe completely distracted from the bad-bad-bad man. To watch the Grand Elder and the blue-haired other. Her jaw slightly apart as she stares -gravity of the moment.(cinn)
*she swallows and looks at her feet, thinking, then looks up at the Grand Elder.* There is a rite I've heard tell of, which removes the Wolf from a Garou for a set amount of time, making the oods against me that much more deadly. However, if it is not acceptable....I dont know what else might be acceptable.
And I never said it was unbeatable odds, only that if I stayed, whether win or loose, I'd never be able to return to this Realm and my pack, mate, and Gaia.(jim)
Jim looked up at the grand elder and took a step forward just behind cinnamon's shoulder as a sign of support, the ahroun heard what he needed to. she was his sister.(nahi)
Nahimana stepped up to stand on Cinn's other side. This was her friend whom she loved as a sister, she would give her what supposrt she could(tucker/vaughn)
Tucker hoists up his samller pack met allowing him to sit with dangling legs on his shoulder. "Piss on me again. and I rip the fucker off." In the low tongue it sounds harh, almost slavic if you compared Garou to human tongues.James step back. As far he knows his auspice gives him this right as protocol by precedent. But-
Let the Elder have her little power trip.
(james)
high above the assembly hall, caught in the velvet night sky
Luna shines brilliant through her gravid swell
fishbook barbs stretching down to tug at the wolves hidden beneath their skins
distant whispers crawling through the darkest tunnels of their minds.... yet still. the words. carry. on.
some things are lengthy even for a Bone Gnawer"You dun' answ'r Brand-yuf's ques'n." deep umber eyes the color of Gaia's rich earth are hard. as. steel. - but James speaks slowly, to make sure he's understood beyond the battlescar slur "Do s'mth'n' once.... s'easy a do't 'gain. Take 'way th' wolf, take 'way th' blessin' Gaia gave yeh..... wou' y' try hard'r, 'gainst deadlier odd, 'r fine it easier a turn 'way."
(cinn)
*she glances toward James* I thought I answered his question, I vowed that I made the mistake once, I wouldnt make it again. I will not willingly run from a battle and leave innocents to die, if I have the strength of will left to do so. I'll need to be dragged unconcious first.(spider)
The bad-bad-bad man, not completely unaware of the side-long glances cast in his direction by the too innocent wolf, looks at her. Pinky. Raising an eyebrow -- which has the adverse effect of pronounce his scar and tugging his lips into a sneer -- he contemplates her for a while. Loses interest. And then looks away to watch the proceedings with a meditative air.(decker/brand)
Brand
Having already consigned all that he is -- more than his life, even -- to a bad fate in the name of the good fight, Brand has little enough patience for those who do not."You've said twice now you made a mistake. Thus you must have preferred the other option. To have stayed behind. To never see your pack and mate again. To have fought on."
Trap closing.
"To die."
A beat."And yet your suggestion is merely to be stripped of Wolf for a month?"
Decker
Low, sneering, "And what good is another dead Garou stripped from the sept?"Brand
Level, "What good is another coward at your back?"(pinky)
::And then Jim and Nahimana move to Cinnamon's side. Pinky is so moved, her eyes flickering waterbright. This was better than when Rachel & Ross got back together for the last episode -- pack loyalty. Love and Respect. She settles closer with her pack.::(tucker)
Gonna cry? comes his voice over the totem phone now. Giving the pack's omega a sidelong glance. He steps now between her and the one who is so happy to pull the weaver device out in the prescene of creatures of Rage and the young girl, noting her tension.[The bad man. The lost boy. Carry a big stick.]
(binary)
Binary shakes her head."Give her a chance to redeem herself. A quest to salvage reknown and prove her worth."
(will)
*Will whispers in Cliona's ear from his perch on her shoulder* "They gonna go AHHH and AHHH! on her?"(cinn)
*she shrugs to Brand* If you have another punishment you deem more suited, I'm sure everyone would love to hear it. By all means, suggest something else. I dont know if it's possible, but maybe it would be better to find a way to send me back to Pangea? Would that help? Send me back there to right a wrong and spend the rest of my days in that realm instead? Maybe then I could hunt down this Urak-Thur and let him kill me in honest battle as should have happened in the first place. *she's no longer pale, no longer shivering, just overtaken by a calm feeling of surrender. She didnt know what to do about the situation. But whatever happened, she undoubtedly deserved it. In her mind at least.*
(jim/ham/serg/sarah)
Jim looks brand in the eye "I'd have her at m' back any time... Coward..." he spits on the dirt and wipes his mouth "SHe's earned my trust, Yer Lordship" The last part a soft growling undertone.hamish watched silently
Sergei snarled and took a step toward the Urrah who dared speak like that to his betters
(nahi)
"She was dragged away from us. She chose to return to us despite feeling guilty about the deaths of the villagers. She feels horrible for the deaths of the villiagers. She cuts herself each dawn to mourn their deaths!!!" Nahimana shows those assembled the cuts on Cinn's arm "If she could have stayed to help the villiagers and returned to us later, I'm sure she would have she took the ONE chance she had to return to US. I do not fault her for that! Nor should any of you!" Nahimana lifts her chin proudly(victoria)
As Pinky draws closer to her pack, at least one packmate seems utterly oblivious. Ever heard the phrase, "forest for the trees"? That's Victoria, now. So utterly intent on everything that's happening around her, it almost seems like she's not paying attention to anything. Staring into space.Deep mode.
When Luca speaks, she twitches, ever so slightly - priority interrupt, indeed. She shifts, slightly, for comfort. And then settles right back into that same fugue.
(tucker)
Perhaps fastball can feel tucker audibly bristle. His alpha tensing as Cinnamon speaks [Oversteps her bounds] now."She really shouldn't talk to him that way." A snarl eminates. "I think we might get to dee an ass kicking tonight."
(cinn)
*what she'd said to Brand was not said in any fashion other than tired, respectful, and just plain...exhausted.*(yu/fb/jaan)
*Fastball shakes his head and whispers to tucker* Don't take on what others will handel themselves. Show wisdom in temporance and let the council rule. Our pace is to perserve wisdom, not meek out vengence to our own.Let them defend their own insults or WE dishonor them by taking that from them.
(cliona/ann)
Hand lifts to scratch Will along the back of his neck, just like he likes it.Then. “Aye, she did at that.” to Nahi and Jim. “However, how can she be sure th’she dinna possess th’means to save th’rest o’th’villagers had she stayed. She herself says it wasna unbeatable odds.
Yet she ran.
Perhaps her destiny was teh remain. When her destiny comes callin again, who’s teh say she willna make th’same mistake and add cuts along her arm teh mourn yeh death, his death, my death, while th’Wrym laughs...”
(binary)
What was it with people feeling the need to insult each other at an innately sacred meeting place on innately sacred grounds? Binary doesn't think this -- because Binary doesn't care, lips pull back from teeth and she glares at Jim. Jim who had broken with [protocol more than once in her presense. Did you REALLY want to piss of the elder who seemed inclined to help your packmate?Maybe.
[...some people aren't political.]And then some people are about to be smacked with the goddamn LITANY stick.
(kemp)
Clamping his mouth shut, which wasn't an easy task for the kid. He'd had situations where death for himself was a very real possibility and he'd faced it head on. He had his own demons to deal with.(kris)
*Just sitting up in the rafters looking on and tapping out another message to Will "I'd wager that they couldn't have one moot or gathering without there being an argument amongst them"*(tucker)
The Alpha nods. "Just sayin'. When the judge is gonna give you life. Don't scream for the death penalty." Turning head up to regard the Gnawer on his shoulder. "But yeah, I'll let them deal with it. Not my place."(cinn)
*she rubs her eyes* Let me make this clearer. There was NO WAY the villagers or I could kill Urak-Thur. The only thing I might have accomplished, and that haunts my few moments of sleep every night, is I might have saved a few lives and let them run away. Maybe I'd die before I could escape the Dragon, but maybe I could run fast enough, that the winged monster couldnt kill me. Alright? *just a tired voice, wishing this was over*(fb)
*Fast ball nods to both things his Alpha says and watches.*(nahi)
"Our destinies lay in the choices we make. Were she destined to stay in Pangea, she would not have been offered a way back. Her first loyalty is to Gaia, her pack and her mate. THAT is the road she took. She honored her PRIMARY vows." Nahimana says in a clear voice.(james)
"'R you Cinn'mon."there's no reprimand for showing support
but the Grand Elder directed Cinnamon to tell her story
Nahimana's - Jim, too - met with a blistering glare that reaffirms just thatsoon as it appears, it's gone
"Wha' I won'er.... is why y'r giv'n up 'gain 'n sugges'in' goin' back a Pangea wh'n y'r pro'lem's here'n now." he can see her surrendering, giving in to the exhaustion, and he'll damn well push harder "Y' gonn' fight nex' time? Fight now."
(cinn)
*she gives Nahi a look, part thanks, but also part "stay out of this, I dont want to drag you down too" on her face*(spider)
Spider is deeply involved in the sacred, meditative practice of twiddling one's thumbs. It is an ancient mantra.Twiddle. Twiddle. Twiddle.
Yawn.
Did they decide yet? Look up. No.
Twiddle. Twiddle. Twiddle. Yawn. Twiddle. Twiddle.
(pinky)
No.::Sniff-Sniff::
I'm fine.
::Pinky rubs at her eyes watching the events unfold, there were details to it she didn't really understand. What the HELL was going on. Couldn't they just give a good lecture and a cookie? Geez.::
(jim/serg)
Jim just glares not saying anything else but he was in a semi nihilistic mood at the moment, unusual for this generally amiable ahroun. he crossed his arms on his chest and waited his eyes on the floor.Sergei stopped for a moment waiting for his alpha's actions before he overstepped his bounds and kicked the Urrah's head in. He bristled and waited.
(virago/flesh of fire)
From amongst the Elders Flesh of Fire steps forward, no pack behind her with the absence of Kveta, the scars on her face mocking the scars Cinnamon would seek to use as penance for her actions. Slashes on the arm? The act of the self-absorbed. "Her first loyalty is to Gaia." Serbian tongue shreds the voices, the abrasive unwhole vocal chords making any music, any lilt, discordant in those sounds. "Her first loyalty to who she is as garou, and what that means." Pause."Tell me, do you know what they do to deserters of an army? Then tell us why you should be spared that fate." The stance of the Shadow Lord's interim Elder could not be more clear than that.
((Amendment: (still waking.. *hangs head*) Ana's in crinos and her garou speak is harsher than the norm cos of vocal chords. ;) ))(sasha)
Sasha weighs the bone in the palm of her hand, looking down at it. Quietly, her eyes shift back and forth to the speakers, watching the debates play out. A sbutle motion starts, juggling the bone from one hand to the other. Back and forth, back and forth.(decker)
And as it all goes to hell--"HOLD YOUR TONGUES."
A growl, quiet, but so low and deep in his chest that it's felt to the edges of the hangar. That seems to be Decker's job. Tell everyone to shut the fuck up once in a while.
"Unless you sit on the Council, are the accused, or hold the [fucking] Bone, keep your mouth shut."
(...er, stick that before the GE's post - STUCK)
(npcs)
The Warder is quiet, staring at Cinnamon with a condescending gaze."Alright."
Quiet, low voice from the Philodox. "We can talk until the moon wanes new, and waxes full again, and still be talking at the next moot.
"The council will vote. Kill or live. We'll worry about punishment when we know whether or not she will be alive to receive it." Quiet stare. Contention on this is not an option. He will not have the council or anyone else arguing amongst themselves.
(cinn)
*looking to FLesh of Fire* I dont know what they do to deserters of the army. I dont know much of anything about the army. So I dont know what fate I should be spared of. *then she drops to silence at the words of the Philidox, nodding acceptance.*(decker/brand)
Decker
"Live."Brand
"Die."(luca)
Luca turns now to the nearly crying Pinky. His hand comes to rest on her shoulder. "Close your eyes and cover your ears if you don't wanna see this."(yu)
*His voice soft in the quiet after Deckers pronouncement. He is on the counsil* Deserters are shot, as are traitors.*He looks to the others on the counsil for their votes*
(flesh of fire)
Flesh of Fire's answer would be expected, after that little inclusion. Her lips curl back faintly, revealing the angry teeth to growl. "Die."(kris)
*Leaning back, not really caring if his voice is heard over the bickering as it will most likely only piss of the Garou more* Bullshit, the don't shoot deserters the put'em in the Brig.(nahi)
Nahimana looks at Yu in shock, then her face floods with rage. She turns her gaze from him as if she wished she never saw him, staring straight ahead(decker)
Decker gets up and starts toward Kristopher. The bird better start flying, or he'll be a mouthful of feathers.(pinky)
::Close your eyes. And cover your ears. As if it were a very bad-bad-bad movie, a scary section before the heroes win in the end. If you close your eyes it isn't happening. and covering her ears she buries her face against Luca's bicep.::(npcs)
Grand Elder: "Live."The Warder's voice is gravel the first time he has spoken this moot, his massive shoulders shifting beneath his shirt. "Die." And then his head whips toward Kristopher, and stares. "Get out."
(cinn)
*she cant understand why she's getting a death sentence, they werent even garou, these garou didnt even know Kal'ar existed. Had any one of them ever battled a dragon? Had any one of them ever been in Pangea? Well....*(jim)
*she cant understand why she's getting a death sentence, they werent even garou, these garou didnt even know Kal'ar existed. Had any one of them ever battled a dragon? Had any one of them ever been in Pangea? Well....*(binary)
Equation.The semi-permeable derrivation, of authentic mutation. Could they count on her - what was the worth of a single garou. How did that balence against the COST of a traitor, a weakness a liability. It was too early to determine, to kill her now would be wasteful.
Ineffective.
"Live."
(yu)
*Yu Gan nods and looks to them* I know I said I wouldn't interfear, but if the counsil wishes to know my thoughts I would say live as well.(will)
Will: *As covertly as he can, He burrows into Cliona's hair. Least the scary warder order him out too*(ana)
"Your thoughts are as necessary in this as any other. As Elder you vote." Flatly said, little expression carving her face. "As pack alpha you vouch for her."(cinn)
*with each death sentence, she doesnt even hear the "live" votes. She just knows that because of her fear and devotion, some decided she was worthless and deserved death. Meanwhile those that killed a fellow garou, sat unspoken to. She didnt take her claws and kill the village warriors to leave them behind to slow Urak. She didnt kill anyone.*(yu)
She's nolonger under my totem. But I knew her before. I would say live and let the counsil deside past that. I wouldnt' see her dead unless there was no redemption.(harold)
~Harold steps foward.~ I personally will not let myself live for taking a Garous life and Cinnamon die for coming back to the Garou to help their fight. If she dies for this then you will have to take my life as well. She has been cleared of Wyrm taint that should be enough. So kill her and kill me as well."
"And I speak for myself not the others who were involved in the death of Anarchy 99."(james)
the Ahroun is quiet until the very end
they need every, single soul for this war
yet he bears the scars from those that have turned from the fight
seconds tick by as thoughts process"Live."
the word is little more than a murmur, but there's something in the Gnawer's gaze....if she shows such weakness again, there will be no such leniency
(cliona)
She is silenced by Decker, not officially part of the council, though she does stand as second. A moment’s leveled gaze on Cinn. “I gave one th’chance teh redeem himself once. I give yeh th’same. Live.” But there is no doubt – just as with Tucker, Cinn will not receive another chance from the Fianna. It’s do or die.(binary)
Blink.Her gaze fixes on Harold eyes narrowing, watching as he adds his life to the pie. Silent. Eyes sliding over the assembled before the loud snap of elastic is eard from her fingers. Almond shaped gaze falls back to the blue haired woman, who stood at judgement so very confused and afraid.
A snort passes through her nostrils. Warriors, good warriors were not born, they were trained - bit NO one said the process was fun.
(pinky)
::Tugging on his sleeve she peers up at Luca.::"Is it over yet?"
(cinn)
*she'd lost count in the despair engulfing her. IT didnt matter if they let her live, she didnt even know why it was up to a vote. She'd thought that being clean of taint, and telling the truth would be enough. She'd thought the vote was only if she WERE tainted...How could her own kind twist things? Who could she really trust anymore? At least her pack members, and....Glances at Harold, new respect for someone she didnt know makes a weak glimmer. But she still wonders if it would have mattered at all if she WAS tainted, it probably woulda gone the same way in the end. But she fists her hands in her pockets and grits her teeth. She'd prove them ALL wrong. She'd NEVEr run from another fight, even if it killed her...*(sasha)
"I plead..." a pause, staring at Cinnamon with a steady gaze. Her head lifts up, "to let her live. Show mercy for one who knows she has done wrong and admits her faults and seeks redemption. She'll have to earn her second chance."(luca)
He responds to the tugs by moving his other arm in to briefly hug tight his packmate. Then releases her to inspect the damage. Tears are fairly minimal the girl will be okay."It's over kiddo. She's gonna live, I think."
(cinn)
Nahimana wraps her arms around her friend protectively, feeling Cinn's distress only strengthened her will that Cinn would not die this night.(jim)
Jim stood firm but didn't say anything else. it was all he could do to reign in the rage at the injustice of it all. he wanted to break something, hurt them. beat them until he made them see. his homid teeth clentched with rage and the will to fight it back. The Full moon didn't help any.(victoria)
Lips quirk wryly at her Alpha's words - even in her most intense moments of concentration, his words tend to get through. Well, most of the time.Whispered - "Super."
Sarcasm, aimed at a verdict she disagrees with? Or guileless agreement that justice has indeed been done? Hard to tell, with this one.
(cinn)
*she's shuddering, ever so slightly. Every muscle tense in her body when Nahi wraps her arms around her. She was fighting herself, the moon's pull, and the demon inside her that was taunting her to just do something to make them put her out of her misery anyway. But she wanted so badly to prove them wrong. And with the support of Nahi, that side wins the inner battle. So she stands, listening again, telling herself she might actually live through this.*(pinky)
"Woohoo!!"::Pinky's shout is an explosion, it is the sky's rumble before molten rock slides down volcano's edge. And even now, in light of the fool moon the girl is beaming, like she's just walked out of the Lion King - after y'know Simba takes back the Mountain from evil ole' Scar - and your all warm and fuzzy. Check it out, its cheerleader Barbie.
Life in plastic - Its fantastic!::
(luca)
He turns slowly, letting that half lidded gaze fall to the gamer girl. "I know, I know. S'just hard to accept a death sentance without proof you know?" He shrugs, though one may notice a cringe.[If only I coulda taken a look, been sure of it...]
(kris)
*Looking down to the Warder* And why should I, I fought just as hard as any of the Garou here so that this Caren may be established, my word should mean no less than any other gathered member here and I felt that if you are going to ask her a quesiton that she dosn't know the answer to than she has every right to hear what they do from someone who wasn't going to vote on wether she lived or died. *Leaning back against the Rafter, waiting for his response* Or is it that because I wasn't born with wolves blood that my word means less?(kemp)
Even as even tempered as he tended to be, things were starting to grate on his nerves. Tensing, a muscle in his jaw starting to tick.(tucker)
Tucker slides the Beta down off his arm moving toward the errant bird. His breeding making a stand for him as he turns to the warder, crinos body language saying all.[You are important here. Stay, I can do this.]
"Exactly what it fucking means." Rumbled in the high speech. "Get out or I will make you wish you'd never changed." Glaring at the Corax as he moves forward. [You cocky little shit.] Claws flex up and down again.
(cinn)
*she thought back, was the final vote to let her live? She thinks so....her shoulders drop and she collapses to a seat on the ground, if Nahi doesnt let go, she'll drag her to the seat with her. Burrying her face against her fists silently, resting them on her knees. What else does one do when you realize you arent going to be torn limb from limb by your Family?*(fb)
*Fastball is put down. Sees tucker do that and hides his head in the crack of Joes ass. This could be messy*(nahi)
Nahimana is drwan down to the groud with Cinn, hugging her tight. Estatic that her friend will live, furious that Yu's words may have put the thought of execuition in the minds of some.(decker)
The greataxe slides down Decker's arm. Ink to reality. Utterly silent, he hurls it at Kristopher up in the rafters.(I didn't know those things could be thrown, did you?)
(jim)
Jim with the final vote tallied and retallied in his head lets out a breath and he nodded to himself. nothing more was said.(sarah)
Sarah the unknown strider waited patiently looking to the blind woman with the bone then the elders waiting to see if the matter had been settled or not.(kris)
*Standing up, high in the rafters above them all, speaking loud so that all may hear* OK I see how the fuck it is, my kind stayed by your side during the War of Rage, I stood by your side in the creation of this very Caren, but I am only aloud to stay here as long as I "Be a good little CORAX and keep my fucking mouth shut, you Garou are all the same *Looking down to Will* You can stay and chill with these barbarians but I'm out*Jumping off of the rafters and quickly shifting into Corvid form and flying out of the opening in the roof but staying at the hole just out of sight*
(cinn)
*The thought of execution was already in many minds. Otherwise, the question wouldnt have been brought up whether Cinn knew what they did to deserters or traitors. However, the parts dealing with her she thinks are over, and focuses on the fact that she's alive. But what after that? She looks up, stands with shaky knees. Looks around, asks tiredly, respectfully, always respectfully*I need to know, now that the vote has been stated for me to continue living, will I be sentenced for some punishment still? If so, why? And if so, when will the discussion be?
((as in, will it be a forum thingy?))
(spider)
Good. Something to do.Looking up from his thumbs, Spider sets his eyes on Kristopher, the Warder, then Kristopher. Reaching into his coat, he produces that signature gun that seems to set so many Garou ill at ease. (Weaver device). Then, reaching into one of the compartments on the holsters other side, pulls out a silencer that he methodically screws into the barrel.
Decker's axe Flies, Spider looks up, and watches with quiet satisfaction as the Get tries to kill the intruder.
(cinn)
*glances toward the ruckus and wonders what other innocent was being condemned yet again. Sighs. What the hell was the USE??*(flesh of fire)
"You escape death, ont punishment. Surely you do not think your self-inflicted cuts are enough?" The scar across Flesh of Fire's right cheek ripples as she talks, the muscles pulling at the ridged and smooth flesh.(yu)
*The OTHER corax is hidden under Cliona's hair. Very studiously NOT Talking shit or drawing attention to himself. Ravens are big birds. Others can see him but the effort is made and all*(binary)
An ax flies past her haead as she blinked at the godi and then to the warder. Before flickering back to the Shadow Lord Elder.Quiet.
[...perhaps waiting for things to settle down.](kemp)
Attention going from the attempt to see if the chicken could fly without his head, to Virago when she spoke. The hint of an approving gleam in his eyes.(nahi)
Nahimana stands and wraps and arm around Cinn's shoulder."If she is to be punished, that is for the Grand Elder to decide."
(decker)
CRACK! The axe hits the rafter and splits it in two. Debris (and a few black feathers) rains down from the already much-abused, rotting, corrugated-steel roof that bleeds moonlight and rain.Another second later, the greataxe comes whistling end-over-end back down, spinning black death. It slaps neatly in the massive handpaw of the Modi that had thrown it.
"Last [fuckin'] warning, [assholes]." Brackets in plain, ugly English. "Next one to talk without the Bone or a seat on the Council of Elders, I claim your head."
Motion smooth like a well-oiled machine, but fiercely organic, asymmetric, stalking. He returns to his seat and sits.
Back to the matter.
"I say let Cinnamon's Elder decide her punishment. Binary?"
(cliona/ann)
She doesn’t stop Will from burrowing under her hair, as she understands why. Even if he’s pulling something awful. And the angle will eventually make her shoulders ache, but she just reaches up and runs a soothing hand over black feathers. Poor featherbrain.(cinn)
*she rubs her face* Punishment, I dont try to escape, just like homid law, I'd like to know what I'm being charged with. Beyond the story I tell, of the village...*she sighs and shakes her head* Never mind. I dug my own grave really by telling the truth and comming home untainted I guess. I just wish to know if the sentencing will be after the moot at some time.(yu/fb/jaan)
*Yu Gan nods to Deckers words* Tribal elder should choose.
*He looks to Binary as well.**Fastball peeks around at the stuff happening with the corax. he already didn't like that guy.*
Jaan watches most closly, as this pertains to future. All should be rememberd.*
(tucker)
All three of them have nearly the same reaction. Looking to those around them, James even mockingly.Nope.
Not a fucking human for miles.
(sasha)
A... small smirk dances across the line of lush lips. Sasha lifting up her arms to fold them across her chest. The bone still firmly clasped in her hand, now tapped lightly against her left upper biceps. "We finished with th'dramatics here?"(flesh of fire)
Cinnamon's words receive a scathing reply from the Shadow Lord Elder, before she sharply turns her head to watch Binary, and her judgment. "You feel guilt, glasswalker. Your admission stated as such. You should welcome exonerating punishment from your Elder, seems you seem to have already admitted that you deserve it."(spider)
Gun still held in his lap (Ready), he looks toward the Glass Walker Elder expectantly.(nahi)
Nahimana glares openly at FoF, Rage boiling inside her, the moon making it worse(cinn)
*she shrugs* Yes, I did. And so I await another judgement. *she's given up arguing. It was pointless. And meaningless. And just made things take longer*(jim/serg/ham)
Jim lifted his head now to glare at the shadow lord elder Tire Chewer was right, Lords are hateful spiteful garou that you wouldn't wanna wipe yer ass with fer fear of some kind of taint. he says nothing but glares for a moment before looking away with a snort of disgust. he crossed his arms and listened.Hamish sat bearing witness as galliards were charged to do during times like this he remained silent and fought with himself to remain impartial.
Sergei sneered in approval at the shadowlords words but he couldn't yet bring himself to admit the lord had a point.
(yu)
*Yu Gan frowns and there is an eye blink. The Quickest of the Quick moves the couple of Dozen yards to Nah's side in an instant. ALmost seeming to teleport. A hand extended* Not here... not now. If one of you challenges it will be after this. Behave please.
*He looks between the ladies, Mostly at the Shadow lord* Please step back.(kris)
*Sitting on the roof, now in homid form and chuckeling silantly* Let the whole lot of them, maby Gaia will make the next bach smarter.(npcs)
"Flesh of Fire." the Warder's voice sounds like stones splitting."Laughing Coyote may not speak unless she has the bone. You, as acting elder for your tribe, should not abuse your privelege to speak without permission." And then Jim drops her, and the Warder stalks slowly forward toward the Ahroun.
(binary)
Binary.The asian's glance flickers to the woman who speaks and speaks and speaks though not precisely in her defense as much as in complaint. [Do you suppose thos bodes well for you?] Her form inclines forward briefly with the trust of shoulders and suggestion of motion restrain.
"--and you ask to be stripped of your wolf. But this does not fit the problem, the problem is one of training, of methodology. So you will prove to this sept to yourself you have changed, a quest to regain your honor will be issued."
(cinn)
*She leaps to her feet in defense of her closest friend beyond Ash, her brother and stands there with her fists clenched, but glaring at FoF's shoulder, instead of her eyes* A look is not a challange, MA'AM. (make that garou title for elder) We are allowed our own emotions, she didnt challange you or anyone else. Emotions are NOT a crime.(james)
the Gnawer's chin lifts up
(Eagle trademark)
the Nation decided that she lives for her mistake
it fits the Tribe should be responsible for correcting it"Th' truth may be wha' gave ya th' chance a prove y'r w'rth."
translation: stop whining
dark eyes turn to Binary(nahi)
Nahimana stands next to Cinn having not moved and inch. She hadn't said anything nor had she moved.(yu)
*Yu Gan holds up his other hand to Jim and Cinnamon* SILENCE.
*His tone soft but commanding* Jim step back. Nah, step back. Now.* His words soft but foreceful. He turns and nods to the Warder and to the Shadow lord* There are things on the table.(jim)
Jim looked the warder in the eye pride and rage showing there though part of his attention remained on the lord never let a lord stand at yer back never know which one has a knife.(cinn)
*she blinks as FoF falls down and blinks again, confused, looks at Jim, looks at Nahi, then Yu, then just looks damned confused, just short of saying "HUH??" Finally settles on Binary and nods Aquiescence to her sentance* Umm, alright, as you say, Elder. *just sits and decides not to move another inch.*(binary)(
"..a quest you are failing as we speak. Shall we call another vote RIGHT now, Cinnamon?"Heat.
[Beast.]
Efficency.
[...cold]
(nahi)
"I had not stepped forward to begin with, but as you wish," Nahimana takes a step back as he Alpha had commanded(tucker/vaughn/luca)
Immediately Tucker is striding forward. Toward Jim, fire in his eyes. "You wanna pick on sombody your own size?" In the low speech, odd from his mouth, with his breeding, with that thick silver pelt.Politics, it's always violence and politics. So Vaughn watches, looking for and finding weaknesses in the structure.
That is his job right?
Avengers assemble.
Everybody up. Help the helpless time and such. Gotta kick grandpa's ass. Luca looks to the packmates, seeing the trepidation in thier eyes.
"I know. But it's duty." Reassurance.
(yu)
*Yu turns to tucker and holds out his hand. To get to his pack they'd have to go though him* Hold. There is a matter on the table. All of you back off.
*Dark eyes holding them. Soft voice* The lord moved first. The others in defence. The Warder alone has right here. Hold.(jim)
Jim looked to Tucker and said "Anytime chucklehead." He was raging now he had dealt with so much the past few days he was on a hair trigger "Where and when."(yu)
*Yu Grabs Jim by the front of the shirt and PROPELLS him back. A snarl of warning* SILENCE(binary)
Binary closes her eyes.Perhaps it WOULd have been better to KILL her.
[...more efficent.]
(spider)
Sigh. "Garou are such egotistical primadonnas."This, to himself, quietly.
(jim)
jim flies back and glares at his alpha but stays quiet his head turning to tucker with a scowl and nothing more.(tucker)
He nods to Yu Gan. Eyes holding barley contained steel of Rage. "Your pack, your call. But the Souix started it." He knows Jim, and has fought beside him. The insult comes as a surprise thus.He nearly frenzies at the words. "When you decide mouth off with out a brain around." Gesturing to Yu Gan, now holding with his will against the moon's pulsebeat.
(cinnamon)
*sits silent, still as stone now. Gazing at the toes of her sneakers and letting things flow around her. I'm a piece of stone, I'm a piece of stone, I'm a piece of stone. Please Gaia, no more. The old mantra from her childhood surfaces, the one she used to try and ignore her father when she hid from him in the woodshed. She didnt want anymore trouble and so she sits, still as stone.*(jim)
Jim flips tucker off then remains where he landed and broods.(yu)
*Yu nods to Tucker, Gently touching Nah's shoulder* Stand with Jim and the Quick. Cinn must face her elder. Show honor and don't diminish Cinnimons by robbing her of it. Come.. Stand with your pack.
*He nods to the warder that he has them under control now.
Gently guding Nah to Jim and standing with them*(kemp)
Talk about brawls. Holy fuck, no one told him a Moot was really a brawl where everyone worked to show just how many times they were dropped on their heads as infants. Sitting up to pay more attention. And don't think Moot equals brawl, wasn't in his head.(npcs)
the Grand Elder's head turns toward Tucker, as he is an Alpha, and Yu Gan now deals with his own."You and your pack lose the right to speak, this moot." Says the Grand Elder, quietly. And to Flesh and Fire, "Stand up and join your pack. Should you be chosen as your Elder, you will speak again."
(tesrin)
*meanwhile, Tesrin just sat by himself and watched the whole goings on with the detatchment of a stranger. Flipping a quarter in the air and catching it quietly. He didnt stress over things. Stress, it's a killer, in one way or another*(decker)
And that's all it takes.While the Grand Elder is quietly meting out punishment, Decker moves. It's up for grabs whether most of the gathered are even fast enough to see it. One second he's here; the next he's over by FoF, Nahi, Jim, the crowd.
The axe swings for Jim.
(yu)
*Yu Gans katana is out, blindingly fast and Parrys Deckers blade a milimeter from Jim* MY PACK. My Punisment SIlence.* The much smaller ragabash looks up at Decker*(sasha)
There are gifts that Unicorn teaches her children. Those worthy of a fostern to learn them, should impart the use of such a gift when the Rage flows....Sasha, still with the Bone, lifting her eyes upon Jim and Tucker and Decker. She activates the Gift Calm upon all three Ahrouns.
(Dropping Three Gnosis to activate the Gift Calm on all three Garoun. Decker, Jim and Tucker)
(decker)
Four words.
"His head or yours."(binary)
Inhale.
Exhale.The glasswalker Tribal Elder.
Stays EXACTLY where she is.
She doesn't get up to fight.
She does NOT speak during the fight.She sits there - waiting.
(jim)
Jim rolls to the side and kicks out at decker's knee as decker swings but then feels the effects of the calm shortly after his movement was made.
(kemp)
Fenrir, first and foremost, Kemp was Fenrir and there were times it showed. Like now, when Decker moved and the axe whistled through the air. Sitting up on his knees by now. And if he wasn't sure the axe might turn for his head, he'd be cheering just because someone was actually putting weight behind his threats. Thank Gaia, he'd thought his ass was going to be numb from all the sitting here listening to bullshit till the cows came home.(nahi)
Nahimana gapes at Decker in shock(yu)
*Yu Gan looks up at Decker. Slowly drawing his Katana free of the Axe* You are not the Grand elder here Silence. I applaude you trying to keep the peace. But the Lord moved as if to attack a packmember. Jim acted to defend. Should you need a head for that you will have to take mine. BUt I won't give it willingly.
*Yu reaches up and runs his right hand down Deckers blade. Blood splashing the ground* You have your blood.... Let the counsil finish this matter least we loose warriors to gaia's cause.*He looks to Jim and Nah* Go. I'll see you later but leave now. If there is to be death it will be mine. But go now or I'll throat you both myself.
*His eyes flashing, and he turns back to decker, Chin up. Offering his head if the other is to take one*(cinn)
*Still sitting like a rock, staring fixedly at her toes. Her mind blanked. I'm a piece of stone...I'm a piece of stone...I'm a piece of stone... Her heart rate drops as she closes out everything around her. It was a defence, to keep the rage from rising, to keep herself from doing something stupid. A defence, which may well have been why certain banes left her for dead. I'm a piece of stone...I'm a piece of stone...*(cliona/ann)
AnneMarie has remained standing, stoic, near her packmates for some time now. As Decker makes good on his promise to make the next to speak out of turn pay for it, there’s movement. Just a slight nod – that’s all. She is Modi as well. She understands. Nahi’s gaping gets a quirk of lips. amused. She thought the Modi was kidding? Not a mistake to ever make, for sure. But of course, she remains silent.Cliona remains unmoving, though she can feel Will trembling under her hair. She watches in silence as it all plays out.
(decker)
The axe lifts slowly, inch by inch, from Yu Gan's blade. He turns to face Fast Track."I am Fenrir before all else, Fast Track. I keep my word. Should you choose to die for your packmate, I will honor you for it."
(kemp)
Action at last. All at one time and man, it was more bullshit. Inwardly groaning. Were they expected to sit through this every freakin full moon? Hell, he'd still be sitting here this time next month at the rate things were going. Who needed the wyrm to fight? Just stuff a bunch of garou in a room and tell them to pick a number 1-10 and they'd be there till hell froze over.(james)
the Ahroun.... still hasn't moved
not with the possiblity of KFC
not with the showdown between the scarred Lord and fiercely loyal Nahimana
not even with the launch of the steely Modi towards the arguing trioone of whom is his Tribemate
there should be an element of concern, there
or maybe a response to his packmate's sudden and violent actionhowever..... Decker did deliver full and clear warning
if they're too hot to listen and use their heads infront of the freakin' Grand Elder and Council
then they deserve whatever punishment comes
(they're all snarling like a pack of ill-mannered puppies)deep breath and sloooow swallow forces the Full Moon's inner beast back down
tolerate this until it's end, then get drunk as piss at the Revel(tucker/vaughn/luca)
He's watching the Modi fight the Bone gnawer who seems more than suicidal tonight. When the Elder's proclamation is given.I'm sorry you two. I was just trying to def- ahhhhh....
Scream of shock over the toem phone as the wind is sucked from him, taking fully one third of his rage with it. He nearly falls to his knees, before he recognizes the sensation. [Sasha....]
And only wonders why now, as he looks on from ten yeards away, he was chosen for this punishment as well.
(jim)
Jim stood and looked to decker and then Yu then decker "Decker, you want my head. take it in battle or be a fucking coward." with that he turns and leaves. he wonders why he ever bled to raise this caern in the first place and yu gan can hear it over the totemlink.(kris)
*Still sitting on the roof Kris starts to laugh his ass off, almost falling off the roof but catching himself as he watches the events go by* Man this is fuckin funny watchin them go at it sometimes.(sasha)
Sasha stares at the ahrouns, "I have th'bone. I speak. One more outburst of anger and I will cripple th'rage of th'next garou t'at throws a tantrum. We are Garou. Quit pissin' with vinegar and let US please continue with th' Moot!"(jim)
Jim only heard half of sasha's pronouncement before he was out side and then gone.(binary)Everyone's snarling, fighting or watching so far the grand Elder has not stepped up to the plate - or else this was how a moot was supposed to go. Binary's gaze flicks from the Grand Elder to the Warder before snorting with What must be disgust.
She stands.
"Cinnamon, look at us."And then [..a beast is she..] her hands, palms down splay on the edge of the table, elbows bent slightly while asian leans forward-- as if she just might.... And then looks to Rite Mistress with the bone.
What now?
(npcs)
Posted by james at May 04, 2004 12:00 AM
The next time Jim attempts to enter the caern, he will find himself stoppe
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