December FamMeet

[cleavethetides]

Who: The Grove
What: Town Hall
When: Mid-Late December
Where: Inn Lobby
Warnings: Child death mentions, torture, body horror all probably will be brought up.

[ In the morning, Irene will trek around the Grove to knock on doors and let everyone know she's setting up a information sharing meeting in the Inn's lobby. She figures there would be best, considering the new fireplace (thread pending on my behalf) set up and the fact it's about as safe as they're going to get.

Irene also lets everyone know that any fights and any blatant drama starters will be met with punishment. She doesn't elaborate on this further. Zahliya is invited. Irene tells Moder if she wants to sit by the door to listen, she can. She does not invite the merchant siblings, however - though she'll make no objections if someone else does.

She seems to be writing things down in their shared journals this meeting so people can reference this later. ]

Comments

[succiduous]

[Gnosis will give his introduction in no less than 10 minutes. Thanks for listening.]

Gnosis Edelweiss. On Terra, I was the Chief Technical Officer of Karlan Trade, a business co-founded by myself and my partner, [(romantic)] as well as Speaker of the Parliament of Kjerag, my home country. I also work closely with Mizuki, Sesa, and Irene as an Operator of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company, though I more specifically work within the technological development department. In college, [stop talking] I majored in life sciences and technology. While I am capable of providing medical assistance in some capacity, I leave such roles to Doctor Add, who works at the clinic adjacent to my lab.

Here are my business cards.

[Slaps a couple of these bad boys down on the table.]

The hawk on my shoulder belongs to my partner as well. His name is Tenzin. Mind the talons if you decide you want to interact with him.

That aside, like most Terrans, I am not what you would refer to as "human" but rather Liberi — a bird. I in specific am a black-necked crane. [no one cares bro] In addition to all of this, I'm interested in learning new languages, and I've been teaching languages including Terran sign to interested parties. I'd like to trade knowledge for knowledge, no matter what it is, so please speak to me at any time if you'd like to make an exchange or learn something new. I'm pleased to help.

Outside of the need to swap knowledge, please do not bother me when I'm in my lab. If I need something, I'll come to you, barring emergency situations where you are more than allowed to barge in. I check the notebooks regularly, so if you insist upon correspondence with me, simply write it down and I'll get back to you within the hour.

It's a pleasure to meet all of you. [....................] And I apologise profusely for my drunken stupor earlier this month. I have not been known to be good with liquor.

[UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY.]

[oleaeuropaea]

This guy is great at teaching! He taught me to ice skate and he's started teaching me signs!

[amhran]

[ Caoimhe thinks this is a gift - she has no idea what it is for or what it does but she puts it to her chest as if she received the grandest gift ever. ]

Um... I would like to learn more languages, and there are some that I can teach as well.

[sesa]

Gnosis is an incredibly knowledgeable man! If there is aught you'd like to know, about his proficiencies or ways of the world, then he is your Liberi.

[Beams. Sesa is Beaming.]

He has been very kind to me since I've arrived. He's letting me stay at the lab since I'm often working there, which is far more convenient than staying at the Inn. We have been sleeping together, so it's a win-win.

[Then he sits back down where he's been sitting on the floor beside Mizuki like :) ]

[oleaeuropaea]

[Vash is absolutely just nodding along.]

Wolfwood and I sleep together too. I get it.

[mooninthewater]

[




Mizuki found dead in Miami- ]

[lupusxylem]

[WHIPS HIS HEAD AROUND SO HARD HE'S PRETTY SURE HE BROKE SOMETHING-]

Vash!

[This sort of reaction isn't helping his case but hold on he forgot to explain--]

[simplicitas]

Oh, you guys are boyfriends?

[ :D ]

Me and Add are boyfriends. We should go on a double-date.

[lupusxylem]

[Whipping around to face Elsword now!!

The word no- emphatic and mean- rises to his tongue, but it dies to ash pretty much immediately. His gaze flicks back to Vash, just briefly, and then he looks back to Elsword, very quickly making a subconscious decision to not deny it, but to instead correct the wording.]

That is not what soup for brains meant!

[simplicitas]

...

[Squinting suspiciously]

Ohhhhhh. [(knowingly)] So not yet. I understand. It's good to take things slow.

[lupusxylem]

[Nope.

Nope nope nope fuck this fuck that fuck you there are too many people in here he is NOT having this conversation

Wolfwood snatches up the Punisher from the wall without another word and is going to attempt to leave, bye.]

[sticksandbonesmods]

Wolfwood opens the door and oh god that snowbank is moving—

Oh, wait, no, it's just Moder who's been covered head to toe in snow since it's blizzarding outside. She turns her head to look at him (she is blocking the door), then takes her handibles and scoops him back inside.

"I am afraid the weather is too inhospitable for little ones. Be at ease with Irene's fire, little wolf."

[lupusxylem]

[Wolfwood stops short as the storm threatens to literally blast him away even just opening the door like this. And then there is Moder, who so quickly scoops him and deposits him back inside that he doesn't even have time to react. He kicks and flails like a toddler, but her handibles are all encompassing.]

I'll take my fucking chances!! Let me go!

[cleavethetides]

[ Oh she’s wanted to ruin this man’s life since he’s opened his mouth. Thank you, Moder, she’ll handle it from here.

By using her wind Arts and pinning him inside against the ceiling. ]

[dissonanz]

( just sort of watching in a dulled awe- )

[sticksandbonesmods]

"No."

Goes to pats his head, but he is become one with ceiling now.

Shuts the door.

[oleaeuropaea]

[Vash is patting the spot next to him.]

C'mon back inside, Little Wolf! You're letting all the cold air in!

[livlaughlove]

[YOU WHAT]

[mooninthewater]

[ Oh??







Oh my GOD???? ]

1/3

[succiduous]

 

2/3

[succiduous]

 

3/3

[succiduous]

Reword that! Reword that right now!

[sesa]

[Sesa jumps. Why are both Gnosis AND Wolfwood yelling suddenly what did he do-]

Eh??? W-why, did I misspeak? If you'd rather people didn't come to you for information, then I apologize for volunteering you!

[Waving his hands all around]

[succiduous]

We are not—

[SIGH. Deep breath. Pushes his glasses up with his index finger.]

We are not intimate. You do realise sleeping together often implies a sexual relationship, don't you?

[sesa]

[Sesa sinks down a little, looking genuinely perplexed. He sort of glances around the room, then brings a hand up to worry his chin.]

I...well that is not...what I meant. My apologies.

[Sesa isn't stupid, but he also, uh. Has never BEEN intimate, either, so. Uh-

He IS very red now though, he's very sorry Gnosis he will commit seppuku on your behalf later-]