Paris - Finale

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

The evening has arrived as the sun casts Paris in orange as it sets. Many people, ranging from fashion professionals, celebrities, influencers, and journalists have all arrived to the glorious stage of this main event: Carrousel du Louvre. Known for Paris Fashion Week, Elaine had secured this location for her occult-forward fashion show and exhibit to put the occult right in front of this industry, on the biggest known stage possible. The area is gated off to keep bystanders and those without invitation out, glitzed and dolled up.  

A massive stage area is set beneath the glass roof, with the looping catwalk taking the center. Many chairs are set up surrounding the stage and various studio and stage lights are placed both around the room and above the stage. At the back end of the catwalk with the curtain, hiding the behind-the-stage acts and designers, with make-up and stylist teams rushing to get ready. Elaine’s brand name, Glorieusement Bizarre, is emblemed across the black velvet curtains. 

Your teams are stationed around this room. Some are placed out in the crowd spaces, tasked with watching over as people enter the room and find their seats. Others are backstage with the designers, monitoring access to the back as well as watching the chaos happen. As it stands, some may be just learning how… stressful this evening is for the designers, especially the werewolf siblings as they are missing one of their teammates.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash is alert, all smiles like usual, but struggling to keep still as they rock back and forth on the spot. Tonight was definitely going to be something! And probably where someone would make their threats public.  They're one of the ones placed in the crowd spaces, quietly taking note of how many people were filing in.

Lethe is stationed with the designers backstage, standing quietly and watching, out of the way. ... Hm, these were certainly louder and more chaotic than she first thought.

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba's heart is pounding in his chest, for a variety of reasons. Mostly because he didn't know what the hell to expect. He'd been spending a little bit of time around the designers but, he needed to move, choosing to stand in the crowd spaces. If anyone looked even the SLIGHTEST bit sussy amongst the throng, he'd see it. Hopefully.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Victoire is currently running around backstage, giving quick but clear instructions to the staff under her direction and making minor last-minute alterations to the outfits on the models. Lady is a little busy at the moment.

Wisty is standing near the entrance to the backstage, keeping an eye on the fashion people and the crowd at the same time. She's wearing a black dress and shoes, fancy enough to not look too out of place but also easily able to like...move if needed.

Thistle is near the edge of one of the crowd areas, quietly watching people enter (and staying fairly out of sight to not weird people out).

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Athena is stationed backstage, lingering around Victoire. She was assigned to her and she wanted to make sure she was going to be okay. While she was sure the.. well, ancient vampire could take care of herself, it still didn't help to stick around..

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥 

Syd wasn't about to get wrapped up in the backstage chaos so he stood watching over those who entered. The suspicious figures from the ball event has bothered him since so he didn't let his guard down here. Except. All he was experiencing was fancy dressed people and far too much perfume.

Tiu | Jarno🌲 

Jarno stands at the edge of the venue, surveying the people filing to their seats surrounding the runway. He could only imagine the mess that was going on backstage and wanted to stay as far out of the way as possible.

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

For once, Athena and Kasper are not together as Kasper was assigned to check out the people entering the rooms. He knows she'll do well to protect the designers at least, so he sticks to his job and keeps an eye out in case he sees anything suspicious.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Stationed backstage, Auran watches as people go back and forth, staying near the designers. He still seems somewhat concerned about the triplets, shooting glances at the two werewolves between watching the backstage accesses.

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Katy is mad dashing back and forth between clothing racks, models, and makeup desperately trying to keep up with as much as she can. Normally.. she would have another set of hands here... but at least diving head first into the fast paced environment is serving as a decent distraction for her. Konan meanwhile is attempting to help where they can, but is also having to deal with talking to the show runners and instructing the models in regards to their performances to fit the brand. They're very clearly in a bad mood and keep glaring at any SC employee nearby.

Alex is stationed back stage with the designers, mainly due to convivence of being smaller so he isn't taking up much space. He would love to be thrilled by getting to see the inner workings of a fashion show this close up, but to be honest he's lightly terrified by the sheer stressful atmosphere in the room.

Jamie is stood amongst the crowd, mostly trying to survey the masses without getting overwhelmed by all the noise of the people chatting while waiting for the show to begin. He wants to be more attentive but keeps disassociating.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Evira runs around back stage, helping get each model to her liking. Her models might look a little... different. Compared to the other designers. They are dressed in her fantastical avante garde dresses and suits, and also wearing... large distorted creature-like masks. Some have fake strangely constructed wings as well. Evira looks like she could throw up at any point.

Romeo stands out amongst the crowd, arms crossed and watching as people enter. He wears the same black suit he had before, without a tie and such to hopefully make it easier to run if needed.

Natsumi stands around back stage, arms behind their back just observing the preparations in awe. They seem a little spaced out, as all the rushing and such is alittle overwhelming.

naomy🖤 | mialani🦋 

Mialani stood within a crowd space, blending in well with a simple dress and pinned up hair. She mostly wanted to focus on looking for anything out of the ordinary, but seeing how well the last mission went, she had hopes this one would be just as easy.

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme has once again picked a wall backstage and dedicated to hovering at it. They're just kind of... watching the models and designers get ready with an air of concern and mild curiosity. Cool costumes, I guess,

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

As the seats fill with many well-dressed people whispering amongst each other. Carlos, standing backstage with Rudy and Haskell, glances out to the crowd from behind the curtain. His hand, mildly shaking as it grasped the lapel of his suit jacket, stutters to a halt as he closes his eyes with a deep breath. Opening them, he looks to the stage manager who's making sure the the models are in the correct groupings, checking over her clipboard, looks to Carlos and gives him a nod. He nods back before stepping out onto stage, as the lights move to highlight him.  

"Hello everyone. Thank you for coming to this important event. I appreciate your support of the designers, and I know Elaine would have been moved to see you all. This event is a true summary of all her work over the years. She was dedicated to equalizing the worlds of humans and occults and bringing the occult to the main stage, and though she is not here, she finally achieved her dream. I hope you will all warmly welcome our designers as they make their mark in history here, where Paris Fashion Week is held, the Carousel de Louvre." The crowd claps excitedly, with some clearly wiping their eyes at the thought that Elaine couldn't be here. 

Carlos nods and speaks again. "And with that, let me introduce our first designer, Victoire Laurent and her colleciton 'Courrone de Soie.'" and he leaves the stage, the light dim, and from the side opposite to where he exited, steps out the first model.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

As the line of models emerges from backstage and proceeds down the stage, Victoire watches carefully with her arms crossed. The models are dressed in extravagant haute couture looks, Victoire's signature designs of Victorian aesthetics blended with more modern aesthetics. Red, black, and gold shimmering and silky fabrics make up the majority of the designs.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Carlos' speech seems to just make Auran sadder for a bit, lost in his thoughts until the models started going. He started watches them curiously!

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Athena claps along with the crowd as Carlos finishes his speech, standing an acceptable distance from Victoire, watching as the models made their walk. She looks around backstage for anything that could be off and out of place [PERCEPTION: 18 + 6 = 24]

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

With the move of people among the crowds, Kasper decides to check out for anything suspicious going on. ((Perception: 16+6 = 22))

Tiu | Jarno🌲 

Jarno's attention was on the edges of the audience instead of the catwalk, looking for something out of line. [Perception 7]

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd didn't seem to pay attention too much to the speech just, lightly nodding in yep I totally know what's happening. He looked around the room to see if he could spot anything. [perception 20]

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe has been giving the blankest look to Konan's glaring listens quietly from where she is, closing her eyes briefly when Carlos's speech about Elaine is mentioned. However, the show was starting. She let herself get distracted for a brief moment, watching the models and their fashion.

Ash is trying to pay attention to the crowd, but between the music and the pretty outfits.... they're kind of distracted.[Perception 5 + 2 = 7]

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty idly half-watches Carlos' speech, paying more attention to the crowd outside at this point, looking for anything off. (Perception: 14+7 = 21)

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Alex listened to Carlos' speech from backstage while watching the models start to head out, and over all couldn't help but feel a bit saddened. Even if he didn't know Elaine well, it felt both nice and sad that her show was continuing on. 

Jamie watched as Carlos started the show, then decided now was the best time to have a look around the crowd while people had an obvious spot to all be focused on. ((PER 14+1 = 15))

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba claps along with the rest of the crowd. Wow, what an inspirational speech! Carlos was so cool.  He glances about the crowd but his attention is grabbed by the pretty fits!

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Here  Those that got over 10 notice figures in the crowd dressed in white... like fully in the white. Its quite the contrast from everyone else in colors or black for a formal event like this.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty's eyes narrow a bit and she lifts her watch up to talk quietly into it. "...Anyone else outside seeing the weird number of people wearing solid white out there?"

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran is too far backstage to see white people. There are a lot of white people backstage tho??

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Athena brings her watch up to reply, brows furrowed as she takes note of.. all of them. "Yeah, no.. I noticed them too. Looks eerie.. those in the crowd, keep us updated? I counted a bit"

Tiu | Jarno🌲

"Is that a trend or something?" Jarno replies to his comm watch.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash blinks and squints, before responding, "Actually, now that you point it out.... That is kind of odd. And- almost a little disrespectful, actually? Because this is a memorial event now-"

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Hearing Wisty on the watch, and having just noticed them himself, Jamie turns towards the wall slightly so people wouldnt mind him talking. "Yeah, I just noticed how many there are. Weird with how most others are either full blacks or colorful."

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba didn't respond, keeping his eyes on the ones he'd spotted. He was glad it wasn't just him then.

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme cannot see out to the crowds but hears the news via their earpiece. "LIke the opposite of mourning clothes...? Suspicious..."

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

A bad feeling grew when Syd noticed the figures, trying to see if he could keep tabs with the co workers in the room alongside them. "Weird choice. It's not some secret stunt by one of the designers is it?"

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Athena ponders the white for a bit "I mean to be fair, white is the colour of mourning for us in Chinese culture but IDK if these guys are Asian or just sus.."

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸 

"Depends on the country's culture, right??" He is missing the point. He still can't see them.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty scans the crowd again. "Yeah, with just one person, I'd think maybe they're just making a weird or cultural fashion choice, but multiple..."

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

Kasper tried to keep a poker face while looking around, but he definitely noticed the odd clothed people. "Let's just keep an eye out for now. Either all these people in white are in cahoots with each other or we might have some emotionally oblivious guests among them."

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁 

Romeo glances around and just narrows in on a count about the people the others are mentioning. "I'm going to take a walk around the room..." and starts moving.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash perks up, "This is Europe - it wouldn't be right to wear white to a Western memorial event."

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"Fair enough. Leaning towards sus then.."

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

"Maybe its a stunt? They kinda look like a flash mob if I didnt know better.." Seeing Romeo start to move, Jamie decides to do the same to cover more ground. "I'll circle around the opposite way."

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

"Should we tell the higher ups or the designers? To be wary..?"

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

"Maybe we should wait to involve higher ups until we can say more. Uh.. Keep tabs on your designers though. Just in case."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

"Yeah, maybe keep an eye on the backstage, there's not as much security back here."

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

As Victoire's collection finishes with the last model, Victoire following them out onto the stage. She says a few things about her collection with a thank you to the crowd, and follows the models back to behind the curtain.  Carlos steps out again and speaks "A lovely collection. And next, with their athleisure collection, 'Howling Against the Wing,' the Fierce, Feral, and Fashionable." and then steps off again, with another model stepping out from the other side.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran is now on alert. No more relaxed watching, no more sads over speeches. Time to be ready for anything to happen.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe fiddles with her watch a bit before murmuring into it, "Understood. Keeping an eye out."

Ash ooos a bit at the fashion, staring at it for a moment, before snapping back to work mode™️ and constantly switching their attention to anyone dressed in pure white, and the area around backstage.

Tiu | Jarno🌲

"A flash mob at a memorial fashion show is still disturbing the peace."

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba glanced about the room again, keeping an eye on the folks in white. He did take a minute to appreciate the athlesiure looks being sported by the models. Def something he would wear! However, back to being on the job! Everyone in full white is EXTRA sussy now.

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

A different reaction of "oohs" and "ahhs" exudes from the crowd as the next line of models come out from behind the curtains dressed in modernized couture; clearly appealing to a younger more active demographic with a pinch of flowy and extravagant garment choices mixed in. Katy assists each model as they hit the runway and prepares themselves to follow out while Konan lingers behind at their brands prep area. They seem to be mumbling to themselves. "All of you have the wrong idea..."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Thistle is looking quietly over the crowd, staying in place for now and watching the (apparently) strangely-dressed people. She tilts her head a bit at the models, briefly distracted by the clothes and how different they are from the previous collection. -- Wisty leans against the backstage entrance, glad for her vantage point into both areas. She appreciates the athleisure Looks but is currently staying on alert.

Victoire is giving the people at her brand's prep area congratulations and thanks as they wind down from the walk, relieved that the showing went smoothly.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

She watched as Victoire finished and the triplets began, tilting her head slightly as she observed the collection. They were all really talented designers and it was a shame Elaine wasn't actually here to see this.. Still alert. she looks around and pays attention to the designers.. wondering how the two were feeling without Kim.. [[PERCEPTION = 11 + 6 = 17]]

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Alex is hanging back in the backstage, trying his best to keep tabs on the positions of the designers without getting in the way. While watching, they only just caught the tail end of what Konan said and got worried. (PER 15+1 = 16)

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe squints while looking at Konan. She swear she just heard something....[Perception: 11 + 3 = 14]

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔 

Esme barely catches what exactly Konan is mumbling, giving them a sympathetic look if they ever make eye contact. (16)

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran is paying attention to the models, but being the little goddamn radar he is he still caught Konan mumbling, catching his attention and making him turn his head in curious concern. (perception 18)

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

She somehow picks up what Konan says, that nervousness from the ball a week ago coming back. She wasn't sure how to warn people about it, or if she even should to begin with.. Either way, she takes her attention off of the designers temporarily and now focuses on the suspicious figures outside in the crowds, speaking softly into her watch "I can't shake off the feeling that we didn't get the right person last week... but I think that just might be me.. I hope not."

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash sighs. "I think we got it right, i just think there was more to it." They admit.

Albo | Jiemba🪃

"I haven't really felt right since this whole thing went down, if  I'm being honest. I'm just hoping, praying, it works itself out." Jiemba responds, before turning his attention back to the show and crowd.

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

"Huh... So... What, do you think maybe they were blackmailed?"

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

The sinking feeling returns and Auran frowns. He turns to the stage again, chewing on his lip and listening to the conversation.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty sighs. "Could be, cause I don't think they'd just do that on their own. Hope we're not about to find out."

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

"I assumed they're going to clear their name in questioning..." Esme mumbles.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"I'm still thinking about what Jarno said about how maybe they were being forced to do this thing.. blackmailed, controlled.. I dunno.. it just feels weird. And there's still the whole thing with the suspicious figures at the ball too and now suspicious people at the event?"

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd didn't know how to react to the conversation over the comms now. He started to slowly make his way around the room, out of sight of those trying to enjoy the show, to get a different angle.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

"Blackmailed, threatened.... Maybe a hostage situation? Like, being forced to do it or someone close to them gets hurt." Ash leans against a wall as they do a quick survey of the area.

Tiu | Jarno🌲

"Could be blackmail, could be extortion. I really don't feel like they would do it without a grave reason."

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Alex watches Konan for a moment, then turns their attention back to the models still leaving. "But.. by who? It's all kinda weird."

Jamie still circles the crowd keeping an eye on the white people "I don't know if now is the time to think about this though. Even if we were wrong or somethings up, not like we can fix it now right?"

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba could at least appreciate that most of the others felt the same way he did about the situation. It was kind of comforting in a way.

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

"Hm. Wild out of nowhere prediction considering this isn't a competition, but what if someone did see this event as one."

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe sighs. "Victoire's competitive, but not like that. Rather, I would focus on the fact that threats were made against this event."

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

"Yeah, I... that does make sense to me. There's really no other reason I can see for why it'd be any of them..." Auran mumbles. This is making him nervous but he's trying his best to stay focused.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

"What would seeing the event as a competition have to do with killing Elaine, though? There are way easier ways to take out competition than setting them up to be arrested for murder."

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Romeo sighs "Guys, is now the time for this? We can't be distracted. If these people are suspicious enough to do something we need to be ready."

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

"I did say it was wild and out of nowhere. Just trying to figure out what's going on. Best we say even the bad connections to get rid of them."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

"We're paying attention, man, just trying to figure out what the threat here might be." Wisty glances backstage to see what's going on there. (Perception: 11+7 = 18)

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran is too nervous and focused on the stage. (perception 9)

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"Okay, fair enough. But yeah, I just brought it up since Konan said something that caught me off guard.. he said something about us having the wrong idea.. like all of us.. so I dunno.." she looks around again, brows pinched [[PERCEPTION: 9 + 6 = 15]]

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe tunes out the watch conversation, keeping a sharper eye out around her in the backstage area.[Perception: 19 + 3 = 22]

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Alex was listening to peoples theories, getting a pit in his chest and becoming increasingly worried and distracted. [PER: 12+1 = 13]

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Athena, Wisty, and Lethe take a glance around... and notice that Konan is gone.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe jumps up quickly. "Konan's gone." She says sharply into the watch.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty's eyes narrow again. "....Shit. Did anyone see them leave?"

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

She jolts, standing straight and eyes wide "I was just about to say the same thing too.. they feel the most aggressive of the three too so.."

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Romeo blinks at the notice and looks around. "...I don't see anything out here.. granted its hard to see with the lighting."

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd stares. "How do you lose a whole person dudes."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty considers making a 'you forget to cherish them' joke but decides this isn't the time.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran whips his head around with a ???!?!!!??!?!?!? expression. What!! They were there just a bit ago! Where'd they go!!

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Alex jumps a bit and starts looking around. "I didn't even notice them leave-... how??" --- Jamie also quickly looks around his side of the crowd for any movement or smells. "I got nothing.."

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

"Anyone have tabs on the other one or did they both disappear."

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"There's a lot going on, Syd. It's a little difficult to keep track of everything" she was definitely miffed.. It wasn't really quite the time to being playing that game now, was it?

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba's brows rise at the news, and he starts to look about the crowd, to see if the could spot them amongst the crowd. Ah shit, oh damn.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

"Katy is onstage right now, it's just Konan missing."

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe ignores Syd's comment. "If they're not backstage.... Please keep a look out in the crowd area."

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

A quick glance back at the stage and Auran is moving around to try and find Konan. "I'm gonna try to find them." (investigation 22)

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

"I'm trying, but seeing a lot out here in the sea is kinda hard. Keep an eye out for anything moving quickly though, in case they're trying to run. Idk why though..." Jamie mutters into the headset, trying to not alarm anyone as he moves more into the crowd to get a better look.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

@🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸 Auran notices the back door that leads outside drifting to a close.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

It was her turn to tune out the watch conversation, moving from her current spot to maybe look around for Konan.. they couldn't have gotten too far, right? Literally the show was still going on... She moves towards Auran, assuming he was doing the same thing. "Hey, I'll come with you if you don't mind" [[INVESTIGATION: 15 + 1 = 16]]

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba is doing his best to look around, but he's not noticing anything amongst the crowd...there is a lot going on...

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

"I'm going to try to look out for them-" Kasper said quickly into his mic while trying to see if Konan might have slipped to where he can see or for anything more suspicious about the crowd. ((Perception: 21))

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash rubs their forehead and takes a quick look around. Are they here? Or are things changing with the crowd? [Perception: 10 + 2 = 12]

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

  Syd wasn't enthused on the response so he just kept walking to stay busy.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran blinks as he finds the door, turning to Athena with a nod and pointing at it. "Door's just been opened."

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Kasper notices some of the white figures are gone as well.

Ash notices nothing.

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme squints around the backstage area "Is there a bathroom they would've gone to that we could check...?"

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"Okay. We should go." she takes Auran's hand and heads out the door "Auran and I are going to see if we can find anything.. the door backstage has been opened."

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

"Okay, some of the white figures are starting to disappear now too... Did they take Konan or did Konan leave with them? Either way, I think I'm going to see where they headed off to. Everyone else out here, please keep an eye on the rest of those dressed in white."

Tiu | Jarno🌲

"Aight, keeping an eye out on the rest of them."

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe stands up straight. "I'll keep an eye on backstage - On Katy and the remaining designers. Best of luck to you both."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

"...Guys, I don't know if we should split up too far at this point, especially when neither of you are...fight-y. This feels off, be careful."

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

"The one that leads outside." Auran added, starting to walk towards the door. "We're gonna follow" (perception 11)

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

"Should more of us go with? Keeping the designers safe is our whole job right--" Esme looks towards the backstage door suspiciously.

Albo | Jiemba🪃

"You two might need back up though...." Jiemba responds. He sounds very worried about the pair.

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Alex sounds concerned "Wait, are you sure its ok to just go out on your own?" He didn't wanna fully leave the backstage since watching it was still there assignment. "Please be careful-"

"Theres more people missing? Now its getting weird. Kasper, where are you, you shouldn't follow them alone. I can catch up."

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"We'll try to be careful and not engage as much as possible.. but we can't miss out on this chance.. We'll let you know if we need backup!" (PERCEPTION: 19 + 6 = 25)

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

Kasper is going to check where the people dressed in white went. ((Investigation 15+1 = 16))

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Thistle tilts her head and starts moving around the crowd slightly, trying to see if she can figure out where the missing people in white went. (Investigation: 17 + 3 = 20)

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme decides to move over and stand guard near the back door in case Athena and Auran need immediate help.

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Jamie tried looking around to seeing if he could find where the people dressed in white were going as well.(INVESTIGATION: NAT1)

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash is just getting ready for a fight to break out, starting to circle the area where the remaining white-dressed people might be.

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba attempts to look about the crowd himself, but he's still far too worried about  the two that have gone off to investigate to be much help.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Stepping outside its eerily empty... nothing seems to be out here. 

As Kapser and the others leave the crowd to look outside the venue, Thistle manages to catch sight of a slip of white fabric disappear behind a wall. There are still groupings of people out here, mostly paparazzi waiting for the crowds to come out for pictures and stuff. On top of that, there's an ice cream cart! That Jamie, not looking, trips over yet again and grabs their attention. Then one speaks. "...Jamie Park?"

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

"I just saw one of the people in white go behind a wall," Thistle says quietly. "I can follow?"

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash watches THAT whole disaster happens and actively cringes. "Oh no, Jamie,,,,," 

".... Be careful if you do, Thistle. Let us know which wall, okay?"

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Jamie wasn't paying enough attention since he was too focused on their job... and stumbled in to his worst nightmare. "Huh- Uhh-... I'm not-" He wasn't really prepared for this, and isn't covering well- 

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Athena gets a shiver down her spine as they step out "this is.. eerie.. there doesn't seem to be anything out here though.. do you wanna go further?" she looks at Auran

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba noted the mess Jamie was now in, and felt a mix of humor and concern... "Keep us updated, Thistle!"

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran's looking around on guard and ready to attack or run if needed, but... nothing seems to be there? ".... No. We'd need backup. We might get ambushed." He talks into the earpiece,"........... There's no one out here. It's empty. Be careful in there, guys." He gives the place another glance and turns back to Athena, ".... We should probably go back inside. I don't like this."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Thistle gives a soft "Okay" , glancing back at the mess with Jamie and Kasper, and ghosts away after where she saw the figure in white go.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

She nods at Auran's response but couldn't quite shake off the fact that Konan got away that quickly "Alright.. let's head back in then."

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

The journalist gets closer, lifting his camera and snapping flashing pictures. "You're Jamie Park! Why are you in Paris at the occult fashion show? What happened with AHP??"

As Thistle follows, she comes upon nothing?... There's nothing there besides a garbage can and a forgotten white capelet.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Another long pause, another glance. A sigh. ".... Do you want to go search for them? We do... have weapons, but..."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

"....They are gone, but I think they some of their clothes behind. If they have changed clothes they could look like anyone now."

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

"They're naked?" Syd was zoning out shhhh

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

"...If they had changes of clothes why would they... be here in suspicious white matching outfits in the first place...?" Esme is confused

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash curses and moves to the entrance area to see if they can spot anyone new and sus walking in.

Lethe contemplates asking if they can revoke Syd's right of speech, but decides against it.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"mmnn.. I'm thinking that we should since I don't think Konan could've gotten that far. I want to know why they disappeared in the middle of their set of the show.. but I don't want to put any of us in danger.. so we can go back for now.." this was a difficult call to make, but she would rather they not get hurt first and foremost..

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty glances over. "Auran, Athena, maybe come back here and wait for backup. We don't have any way of knowing what direction they went, and there's bad vibes going on here."

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥 

"Could've been a cover for a bigger statement? Not sure what could be bigger than... pure white."

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

"Oh i don't like that train of thought." Ash winces as they look around.

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

At Thistle's comment, Kasper nods and gives her a go signal so that he could save Jamie's ass out of his predicament. Sighing, he walks over to the paparazzi and gives him a stern look. "Alright, he will not be taking any interviews without his publicist. But... wait, I think that's Lady Gaga over there???!" He said while pointing over to a model looking person in the crowd. ((Deception: 18+3 = 21))

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

"I feel like we should... really tell the higher ups that one of the designers has disappeared mid event..."

Albo | Jiemba🪃

This whole thing just got weirder and weirder.  And also a little stressful. Also Syd, Jesus christ.  "Not to sound like a worry wart boyfriend/friend, but I agree with Wisty" 

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"Yeah, no we hear ya. We didn't see anything out here so we're heading back right now.."

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

"Yeah guys.. most important thing is staying safe please-" Alex lightly begging worried about Athena and Auran

Jamie threw an arm up to block the camera and to not get blinded by the flashes. "Uh- That's really not-!" He's then shocked by Kasper's bold faced lie in attempt to save his ass. He's so sure they aren't gonna buy that... 

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran contemplates the option of using retrocognition to get information, but.... decides against it with a sigh. "... Fine. Let's go." He gives Athena a nod and walks back in, towards the backstage area where they were before. 

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

As the show finished for the werewolves' collection, Katy being the remaining sibling, goes onto stage with the models. Opting to just thank everyone and not have much of a speech, she recedes to backstage with the models quickly. 

Next begin's Evira's show, with Carlos coming out to speak and introduce it. 

But before he can, something makes a  fwip noise. 

And above Carlos, on the velvet curtains, a spark begins, quickly fanning into flames that are branching out from an arrow lodged there. 

The crowd gasps in confusion, becoming unsettled, as Carlos looks up and steps to the side. Then around the room, various figures rise, all dressed the same: white t-shirts tucked into cargo pants and boots, with slicked back or short hair cuts, very military style.  They shout, in unison, "VIVERE MILITARE EST!" and advance towards the stage. 

Carlos's eyes widen, as he seems frozen, recognizing the slogan immediately and who it is connected to.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe is IMMEDIATELY on getting people out, starting with the designers.(LETHE IS NOT IN INITIATIVE)

Ash pulls out their throwing knives and gets ready for a fight. Well, can't say this wasn't expected, with how things were going. Now it was time to get this dealt wth.

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd was slowing his walk, about to say something into the watch again. The yelling caught him off guard but he immediately drew his club, looking around rapidly to see what was the biggest threat to hit first.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Haskell, who had been idly watching from just backstage, tenses and bolts upright at the sound of that slogan.

Tiu | Jarno🌲

Jarno was startled at the sudden appearance of a military group. He quickly slips his rifle from his back and grabs it, ready to aim. Damn, leave it to the French to be dramatic.

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺 

Alex watches as most the model make it back from the stage after Katy has finished her end of the show, he notices Carlos being cut off and the gasp before stepping up to see the curtains on fire "What?! What happened??"

Hearing the people inside and the men shouting, Jamie quickly turns away from the paparazzi with an "Excuse me- Please stay out here!" and darts back inside motioning Kasper to follow.

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme hears the ruckus and powerwalks forwards to get a look at the stage. They immediately go to retrieve their bow from the wall while letting out an "is thERE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER NEARBY--"

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Having been on alert already, Wisty pulls out her sword, getting ready to get back into it. There they areee.

Thistle blinks as she hears commotion inside, slipping back into the building to see what's going on. Ah...that is a fire. Those are the people in white. Well.

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

The commotion was thankfully loud enough to grab his attention, and he nodded to Jamie's motions and followed after him to see what was going on in the stage room, weapon being readied.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Two of the several people in uniform get onto the stage and turns towards Carlos. One speaks "We are Vitality! And we are here to make our claims again against the occult world and SpectreCorps. Death to the occult, death to the unnatural! Humans will prevail!" and they ready their claymore, while the other readies their club.  

Carlos glares and looks around, before making an order to the employees. "Protect the occult! Help people escape! And be on guard, Vitality is dangerous!"

Albo | Jiemba🪃

And now shit has officially hit the fan. As the flames grew, Jiemba, boomerang was already out and he was making his way towards the stage, focusing on any and all threats. He has no idea what the French words meant,  seeing as shit was on fire, it wasn't anything good.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Romeo is quick to grab his bat and get ready, while Natsumi moves to grab Katy and Evira and hurry them to safety.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Athena curses under her breath as shit hits the fan, immediately drawing her bow and knocking an arrow in, sticking closer to Auran. "Guess we came back just in time, huh?"

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

With Carlos's instructions, Alex goes to help Natsumi so they can each assist the designers.

Meanwhile seeing the fight break out, Jamie ushers out the guests and readys his gun.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Victoire, who seems largely unruffled, does nevertheless gracefully follow Natsumi and the other two designers out. This ain't got nothing on the French revolution.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

They'd barely managed to get back backstage when absolute chaos broke out. "Oh my god." Auran mumbled under his breath, pulling out his weapons and... suddenly being hyper aware of how under prepared he is for a real dangerous fight.

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Rudy is appalled by this display and calls out "You HEATHENS!! Have you no SHAME in DISGRACING SUCH AN EVENT?!" He might join this fight if no one stops him.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash starts advancing but keeps a distance. They're being wary, but the best way to help the people is to neutralize the threat. With a clear shot towards the guy with the claymore, they take it,  [To hit: 17 + 2 = 19 :: Enemy 1][6 + 3 + 3 = 12 Damage]

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Haskell is out from behind the backstage curtain and onto the stage, glaring at the Vitality operatives and grabbing Carlos' shoulder.

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd noticed Ash going in and ran up to the stage to help defend big boss guy. He ran up behind enemy 2 and seemed abruptly hesitant remembering how people thought of him after barcelona. He jabbed the guy in the back a few times with the head of his club instead. "Heyy you're disturbing the show dude. Kinda trespassing. Kinda not cool."  [4 + 3 = 7]

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

Upon entering the room and hearing what the extremist had to say, it definitely boiled Kasper's blood enough to start his skill. Charging his energy from within, he shoots out a missle at the extremist with the claymore to land some damage upon him before running unto the stage with his sword if it meant him catching his attention first. "You want to run that bullshit by me again?" He said with much anger in his eyes.((Energy Missle to Claymore guy - to hit: 15+3 = 18damage: 3+2 = 5Mana  15 - 5 = 10))

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

This was a terrorist attack, no real way of seeing it otherwise. She takes a deep breath and focuses on the enemy with a club, seeing as both Kasper and Ash seemed to have the other guy under their control. Releasing her arrow, she immediately knocks another one in. [To Hit: 13 + 1 = 14 : Enemy w/club] [Damage: 4 + 1 = 5]

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty glances around, making sure others have things covered for now, and darts in with her sword, lashing out at the person with the club (16+3+3 = 22, 4 damage), snorting a bit. "Syd...dude..."

Thistle looks around, noting that other seem to have the fighting and protection handled for now, and decided the other most major issue right now is the on-fire curtain, while it's still manageable. She moves along the side of the room to get closer and raises her hand, and the fire simply extinguishes with a wisp of smoke.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran's eyes dart back and forth between the fire, each of the two enemies, the occult, and his teammates, and then he tries his damn hardest to hit the guy with a claymore but.... failed. Miserably. Goddammit. (Imprison lvl 1, -5 mana)

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

The guy with the club, feeling kinda shitty, turns to hit Wisty with the club! But its a miss. (Str 10)

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty jumps back out of the way of the club swing, quietly singsonging "Too slow.~"

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Jamie took a second to steady himself and check where everyone was and what was happening before aiming his gun at the enemy less people were going for; hoping that at the least he'd be less likely to need to worry about hitting a teammate, and ended up nailing the guy in the chest. (11+3+2= 16, 10 DMG @Enemy 2)

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme takes a moment to shout a "THANK YOU!" to Thistle for dealing with the fire, before notching their bow and loosing a shot directly at one of the guys on the stage. No mercy! (14, 8 damage)

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Thistle waves at Esme before disappearing into the crowd to help people evacuate.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

As the fight rages on, a presence steps into the room. Several of the patrons have left the room, rushing out in a hurry to get away from the danger, though some were still injured in the process. As the presence moves towards the stage, the other Vitality members salute and stop what they're doing. A tall, nearly 7 ft, man covered in scars steps onto stage. He wears an eyepatch and a similar uniform to the other members.  

Upon seeing him, Carlos's eye widen and he pales. Involuntarily his foot steps back. "...Leo..."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Haskell's eyes narrow and they put out an arm in front of Carlos.

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme is already reading their next shot.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"Oh that.. is very unhygienic." she cringes, a shiver going down her spine "and a biohazard..."

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Alex is still backstage basically bodyguarding the occult designers

Jamie looks over to the man they're all saluting and gets a bad feeling. "Who the fuck-"

Rudy peaks out, slightly joining the other leaders on stage and glares at the man.

Tiu | Jarno🌲

Jarno trains his gun on the new guy stepping onto the stage. Feels like someone important.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty's sword is still very much ready. She's on the stage just give the word and she'll stab, heyo Carlos you know this bitch or.

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba was braced to jump into the fray, but then tall, white, and nasty walked in, grabbing everyone's attention. He wrinkles his face at the mess of blood all over this man.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran is looking actually horrified.

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd shrugged at Wisty, wobbling a little bit as shots flew past him towards the guy he was standing behind. "Warning next time!" He noticed the pause and just went ??? new phone who dis

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe looks at the tall person and cringes at his bloody clothes. Just like the blood on the other ones: ew. It's even worse from how old it all is- ew ew ew-

Ash wonders if they could stab the guy but. Hm. He seems a bit too leisurely and confident...

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

Kasper could only guess this guy must be bad news if Carlos isn't responding well to his presence. "...Do you know how to use a laundry machine, sir."

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

"Ahhhh Carlos! My little puppet... it has been so long." he waves his arms about with a crooked grin, speaking with a notable accent. "You have no idea how long I've waited for this day..." Leo continues to advance, grabbing both Wisty and Syd as he does and tossing them off stage away from the other Vitality members and continues to move towards Carlos.  

Carlos's hands form into fists. "I thought you were dead, Leo.... how are you-" 

"Here?" Leo supplies. "You should know better than that... I do not go down so easily." he glances to the side and more Vitality members jump on stage, grabbing Haskell and Rudy and throwing them to the ground, beginning to attack. 

Leo, cracking his neck, runs for Carlos. "Let us see how you've changed, Carlos!"

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Well this is at least not the first time Wisty has been thrown like a ragdoll. She scrambles back up to her feet and brushes herself off, huffing a bit and re-adjusting her grip on her sword.

Haskell is glaring at Leo, but is distracted fairly quickly by the other Vitality members. That's fine, they may look like they're 70 years old but they can handle themselves.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Romeo may be readying his bat.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Athena gasped sharply, stepping forward as she watched her best friend get yeeted off the stage "Wisty!" but also the fact that this Leo guy was strong enough to do that to Syd too was.. terrifying. Anger rising, she points her weapon towards Leo now

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

"Oh I'm fine, don't worry about it," Wisty calls to Athena (and for Romeo's benefit calm down sir).

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Muttering a "What the Hell" Under his breath, Jiemba's grip tightens on his weapon. What a fcking Bastard.

Tiu | Jarno🌲

Jarno scowls. He could recognize that god-awful accent anywhere. The bitch is Finnish.

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Rudy was also glaring with an intent disgust at this man; for multiple reasons between his existence, the dried blood, and his fashion sense, but was also caught off guard by Leo's men attacking him. As he hit the ground, Rudy gasped in horror. "This jacket iS AN ANTIQUE-" and was immediately up to kick ass for revenge.

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd attempted to brace but was thrown off like he was a feather. "Eh??" He landed on his back, trying to get up to the stage but not seeing a clear place to go with more people flooding.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash's gaze is locked onto this guy. Okay, so what do they do? Stab that bitch or stab the weaker btiches-

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran stifles a yelp when Wisty is thrown off the stage, jumping to reach but instantly taking a step back again as he sees more members jumping on stage. Oh god oh fuck he is not built for fighting and he can't do jack SHIT to help his friends--

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

The guy with the claymore jumps off the stage and goes for Syd, but that claymore apparently can't pierce his armor! (Str 8)

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd blinked as he got poked in the tit by this dudes claymore. Was this a tickle fight now.

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba grip the boomerang in his fist and takes aim at the one with the claymore. The boomerang flies, hitting the grunt in the head once, and then a second time on the way back. The satisfying sound of the wood cracking against the fellow's skull twice was satisfying. "Syd, Mate, you good?" ((Attack 1: 15 Attack 2: 15 Damage 1: 8 Damage 2: 3  Total Damage: 11))

Tiu | Jarno🌲

Jarno took an aim for Leo, and fired two shots at him in quick succession! [Hit: 3+3+3=9 &  9+3+3=15] He's making his country look bad and should be stopped.

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd stumbled back a little in slight fear of also getting in the path of the boomerang. He grinned though when he looked over and saw Jiemba. "Ayee! Good aim mate." He gave a thumbs up of honorary head bonker approval.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Leo advances on Carlos, grabbing him and going for a hit before he notices the shots aimed at him and looks to Jarno with a grin. "Ah, they are stupid like you." and he grabs Carlos by the throat and throws him at Jarno. (10 damage to Jarno)  

Romeo, angry for various reasons now, rushes up onto stage and stupidly goes to hit Leo with his bat. (Str 7) That of course doesn't work and he's also thrown nearly across the room to the wall. (6 dmg to Romeo) 

He then steps down and calmly moves towards Carlos and Jarno.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty calls "YOU GOOD?" across the room to Romeo.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Romeo groans and gets up "Yeah"

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty gives a thumbs up and returns her attention to the matter at hand.

Tiu | Jarno🌲

The force of Carlos hitting him struck Jarno down on the floor with more force than he anticipated. Okay he may have made a mistake, this dude is way above his paygrade. He let out a soulful little perrrkele as he recovered from the hit and moved his boss' elbow off of his gut.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash takes a quick survey of the situation, and throws a knife at Claymore Man's back. "Just keep getting people out guys, and maybe avoid this Leo guy! He seems waaaay too dangerous to deal with! Maybe get Carlos away from him!" They call loudly as they walk up to the guy they just downed and take their knife out of his back.[To Hit: 11 + 3 + 2 = 16][Damage: 1]

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

In the background, Haskell is fighting with perhaps surprising skill, firing shots from their pistol, stabbing any enemies that get close enough, and healing a bit once any injuries build up enough. The Vitality members targeting them seem to frequently stumble or pause as if confused, leaving openings to attack. Through all this, they seem calm but are glancing back at Carlos, wanting to intervene but a bit busy right now.

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Rudy is refusing to show effort in fighting these heathens and is creating multiple copies of himself via illusions before the soldier attacking him, and using the confusion to decimate the man with his rapier.

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd ducked as Ash threw yet another thing. Before he could catch what they said he was jumping chairs to reach where Carlos had been thrown. He used the momentum of running to send his club into Leo's neck, right between his shoulders. (Nat 20)

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Leo, in the middle of grabbing Carlos again off the ground as he tries to say something to Jarno, and lifting him off the ground stops for a moment when he's hit. Then he turns around and looks at Syd before laughing. He grabs Syd by the head and lifts, before yeeting him into the wall once again as he did Romeo. (dmg 7) 

He then steps over, foot on Syd's chest and picks up Syd's club. "See how weak your children are, Carlos?"  

Carlos glares, struggling to get free from him, with Leo's hand at his throat again he's just glaring.

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd surprised pikachu when it felt like he was bonking a brick wall. He went face first into the wall and didn't even get time to recover before a foot was crushing his chest. He tried to pry this dude off but it was just weak pulling when he was still winded.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash hears commotion and turns, looking at Syd, and wincing but also. Well. They did say.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran shrieks and takes several steps back. Ooohh no no no don't go full panic mode again, no no no--

Albo | Jiemba🪃

One guy just fell out in front of him after Ash shanked him from down town, Syd had gone and got his ass busted, and Auran was screaming. Things are going well.

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

Perhaps it was natural instinct, but Kasper didn't want to stand there and do nothing. "Athena... if something happens to me, please just focus on the other extremist... He needs to lose his back up as much as possible and everything will be fine." He said to her quick with a soft smile before running in to try and break Carlos off of Leo's grip. He knew he wasn't going to be strong enough to free him, but it was better to keep his attention everywhere else than where it was now. "Weak or not... We're going to keep trying! Say what you want about humans, but people like you are clearly the problem here!" Kasper threatened even if he knew it was most likely futile. ((str check 17+1 = 18))

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Leo turns to look at Kasper and chuckles. He tugs Carlos away easily and swings the club he's stolen from Syd at Kasper's head. (Str 20, dmg 3) 

Carlos, taking the advantage to loosen the grip on his throat enough to breathe and takes the opportunity to throw his arm forward, palm open and facing Leo's face, a light shows up under his jacket arm and his eyes glow slightly. "Fulgur!"  

After his shout, a bright light shines above them before actual lightning strikes down onto Leo. The shock runs through his body, making him let go of the club and Carlos, who quickly barrels into his abdomen to get him off Syd before the shock reached his foot. 

He shouts at Syd, Jarno, and Kasper "GET AWAY FROM HIM."

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd rolled over the moment the weight was taken off his chest. He wheezed, fumbling to get up but not managing to get his footing. He doesn't fuck with the elements no thank you.

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme was primed to fire an arrow at Leo, but (thankfully) the lightning scares them enough to completely drop their arrow with a shriek. They're gonna spend a good 20 seconds calming their heartbeat. Thanks Carlos.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Athena looks at Kasper when he warns her, brows pinching in worry. "What... what are you going to do? U-Jin? D-don't do anything stupid!" she yells at him in Korean, arm loosening slightly on her bow, watching in absolute horror as Leo easily deflected Kasper's attack, hitting him on the head. She took a sharp breath, tearing her eyes away from the scene and tightening her grip on her bow once more, pointing it towards CLUB and letting the arrow fly, knocking another one almost immediately. Carlos was their boss for a reason.. they would be fine but damn was she worried... TO HIT: Nat 20 (+ 3 weapon bonus)DMG: 2 x 2 = 4

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺 

Wisty is half paying attention to what's going on with Leo over there but opts for now to focus on what's in front of her and manageable right now, lashing out with her sword at the Club Enemy. They'll be fine. They're kinda dumb but they'll be fine. (6+3+3 = 12 attack, 5 damage).

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

With the club making contact to his head, immediately the world started spinning and his vision doubled for half a minute before he figured out he had somehow fallen over and blood started trickling from the side of his head, painting his blonde hair slightly red. He looked to the momentarily blurred figures in front of him before realizing that the bright light was Carlos using magic on Leo as he got out of his grip, making him smirk knowing that the boss was now in safer ground. The warning that came after was understandable, and he'd gladly listen to him once he could gather his bearings.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran is in full panic mode, hyperventilating and completely fails using a Confusion (lvl2) on the club fighter. The adrenaline from the panic is making him want to run off and go hide, but instead he uses all of that adrenaline to run and use himself as a human shield in case anyone tried to aim at Jiemba.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Club guy turns on Wisty after being hit, and raised his club, bringing it down on her shoulder. (8 dmg)

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran should have shielded Wisty instead. Goddammit.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty gives a small hiss and is knocked back a bit by the club hit, shaking out her arm as it goes a little numb, muttering "Yeah okay fine, I guess that's fair."

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Jamies eyes were darting between the remaining attacking soldier and Leo, but seeing that Wisty was being immediately attacked and Syd had at least gotten out from under Leo's boot, Jamie aimed and took his shot at the soldier and then ran to try and help Syd get out of range of what Carlos was doing. (3+3+2 = 8; 6 DMG)

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme manages to steady themselves from the lightning scare, refocusing their efforts on Club Guy (tm) considering Leo has too many allies around him. They just about manage to nail the guy in the chest, before shouting out a "SORRY" to Wisty for. Shooting a guy right next to them. I guess. (14, 3 damage)

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

As the other is finished off, Carlos manages to get distance between him and Leo, holding his throat that has a bruise already forming and he gasps a bit to get his breath under control. 

Leo, regaining control of his body, just starts laughing. "Ah... forgot about your little tricks, Carlos..." he outrstretches his arm and snaps. The Vitality members begin moving, some grabbing the two down soldiers, and dispersing away from the scene. "Remember this Carlos... you took something important from me, so I do the same.. Your little sheep here aren't safe. They, like all the creatures you protect, will die painful deaths... and you will watch them." he grins, before taking something from his pocket and throwing it down. A black portal opens, and he steps in, disappearing as it closes up.  

Carlos pants, staring at where Leo once stood, before coughing and looking around frantically. "Haskell?? Rudy?? Are you alright? The others- the kids, how. The designers-" he coughed more, clearly frantically not sure what to check on first.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

"OH YOU'RE FINE, NICE SHOT," Wisty calls back to Esme. She looks up and eyes Leo, muttering "you're against occult shit but you're out here using portals, you fuckin' asshole?" Before raising her voice to address the group at large. "Anybody need to be healed? We good?"

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash rushes to Wisty first thing to check if she's okay after the club attack. "Oh yeah he's a total hypocrite- It's written all over him-" "How are you? You good?"

Lethe comes to check on the situation after helping evacuated a bunch of people. Oh everyone's gone.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Romeo gets up and runs over to Wisty. "Are you okay- Your arm-" he's immediately looking over her.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Dropping her weapon Athena runs to Kasper, practically stumbling on her way to him "I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO ANYTHING STUPID!" she scolds, cupping his face and making him look at her "there's blood..." she frowns, wiping a little of it with her thumb before looking around and switching back to English "Does anyone else need to be healed? Syd?"

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran is fully shaking and staring at the portal for a sec, but then immediately runs over to Wisty, checking her arm with shaky hands. He definitely looks like he's on the verge of a breakdown. Can't even talk right, just mumbling and stuttering at her.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Haskell huffs out a sigh and wipes at their face, calling over to Carlos "I'm just fine, Rudy's just fine, the designers were escorted out, so they're alright. At a glance kids are all in one piece, more or less."

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Seeing sudden lightning erupt from nowhere, Jiemba's was literally shocked. This man could do magic???. Carlos....was so cool...Jiemba's brows raise in surprise when there was a sudden Auran in front of him. He opened his mouth to say something, but then witnessed Wisty get hit. Said asshole was immediately shot twice and put out of commission. Insta karma at work! He grabbed Auran's hand, turning him too look him over, "Auran? Auran, you okay??" He was momentarily distracted by this Leo disappearing into a portal. Hypocritical asshole.  

Turning back, Auran was gone to check on Wisty so....he moved on to go check on Syd and Kasper. "You both have some fckin' balls"

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd was up on his knees when Jamie ran over, using him happily as a slight crutch as he grounded more. He held onto his nose with the other hand which was heavily bleeding from when he had close combat from the wall. When people mentioned healing he grinned and gave a bloody peace sign. "I'm good!" (he was not good.)

Albo | Jiemba🪃 

"You are not fckin' good, you lyin' ass"

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme slings their bow over their shoulder and looks around, raising their voice slightly. "Where-- where ARE the designers?? Oh gosh, did they get out okay?" 

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe goes over to Esme. "The designers are fine- I helped escort them to safely."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty blinks as she's immediately surrounded by friends and boyfriend, putting up her hands like uh-. "No no, I'm fine, it's a little numb but I'm sure it'll just be a bruise at worst, don't worry." She puts a hand on either side of Auran's face carefully. "Auran- it's okay, shh. Do you want me to help you calm down?"

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

With Leo disappearing into a portal, Kasper shook his head. Typical. Humans are always hypocrites, he thought to himself before feeling his legs wobble a little, and he tried to keep himself standing using his sword. "Ack..." He winced as he also tried to support his head as the world did feel like it was still spinning. That asshole definitely had a good swinging arm, but thankfully not enough to down him. "What about you, are you okay?" Kasper asked Carlos before Athena suddenly ran up to him to scold him, making him for once feel a little embarrassed. "I know... I know. But it was enough of a distraction that Carlos got out, and I came out okay... I'll take some blood for the corps." He said with a soft smile before again wincing as she touched his head. "I just did what I could!" He said to Jiemba.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Carlos nods at Haskell, still breathing heavily and moving over to them. "Haskell he's back.. how? How did he- we-"

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme's shoulders relax a little "Ah, thank gosh-- good job, uh, focusing on that. Thank you..."

Tiu | Jarno🌲

Jarno is on his feet in a wide stance, grasping his rifle so hard his knuckles turned white. At least once the enemy removed themselves, his finger slipped off the trigger. Gun safety. He's breathing hard after all the adrenaline that rushed into his head. "Mother fucker," was the only thing he could say to express his feelings at the moment.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Haskell pats Carlos' arm, huffing out a sigh. "...I don't know. I have no idea how he survived that, but clearly we should've...checked more carefully." They rub a hand down their face. "....What a mess. Are you alright?"

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

"mmmm- Make sure to heal that bruise, okay?" Ash requests. "Hopefully it is just a bruise at least-"  They look to Kasper, noticing he's already getting an earful from Athena, look to Syd, who's already getting it from Jiemba- They look to Jarno and think about it for a good moment, before waving him over. "You good?"

Albo | Jiemba🪃

"You did work, both of you really. But shit, mates...."

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"It was still stupid." she had a better argument for him, she really did.. but for now she focused her energy on helping him instead. "Come here.." she reaches out for him again, healing him in that moment before looking at Syd "You are most certainly not okay. You got bashed into the fucking wall." excusing herself real quick from Kasper and going up to Syd. "Arm, bitch. Let me heal you and don't tell me not to waste my mana." she said, looking at him with a frown

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

His face being held only made him hyperventilate more, and before he had time to nod tears were already falling. Auran shut his eyes and nodded, trying so hard to keep the sobs at bay while holding onto Wisty's wrists. 

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Rudy dusted off his jacket as Carlos started shouting and headed down from the stage to him. "Stop your incessant whining before you pass out. I will not be carrying you back."

Jamie watches as the men leave and sighs in a bit of relief before turning to Syd and helping him walk. "Yeah, you totally seem fine. Dumb ass."

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe hums and dips her head. "Of course. I just thought it would be something better to focus on than the fighting. It sounded like you all had that covered."

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme glances at the collection of people that have been thrown and manhandled by a tall man in the past hour. "Covered is, um, a generous word for it, but at least we're... alive?"

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty sighs and pats Auran's face, a warm sunlight glow coming from her hands and a calming aura settling through (calm mind, -7 mana). "Shhh, it's okay. You're fine, I'm fine." She pulls him into a hug, giving Romeo as reassuring of a smile as she can before glancing where Ash called to. "Oh, yeah, Jarno, you want some healing? It looked like you got hit pretty hard." 

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Romeo gives Wisty a look.

Natsumi runs out "ARE YOU OKAY" and jumps to koala hug Jiemba at top speed. 

Carlos sighs and winces. "I'm fine." he looks out at the others and frowns before looking back to Haskell. "...Vitality is fully back. We.... we have to do something to prepare, Haskell... these kids can't.." 

Tiu | Jarno🌲

"'m good," Jarno said in a pitch way higher than he meant to, and cleared his throat. Finally, he was forcibly relaxing his body, letting the barrel of his rifle drop to point at the ground, breathing deep. Only then he manages to move his feet to walk over. "I'm definitely gonna feel that in the morning, but nothing's broken," he says.

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Alex having been protecting the designers the whole time, now returned to poke out from the backstage once it had gone quieter "Are you guys ok?!" Then hearing Esme and Lethe, he follows up about the designers being the last one protecting them to come back. "They're ok! But--.. ummm..." 

He then steps out of the way as both Katy AND Konan walk out from the backstage; Katy in tears and Konan trembling. While holding on to Katy, Konan speaks up. "I'm... I'm sorry... to all of you.. to Elaine... We... We never meant to cause this much trouble.... That man.. He and his troops took some of our family members hostage when we were invited to this event... They threatened us to take out Elaine.. We didn't have a choice... I was meant to go retrieve them from him, but this happened instead... they're... they're already..." Konan then joins Katy in crying, sniffling out apologies in between.

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥

Syd didn't fight when told to give his arm, knowing the mess would be easier to clean if it stopped. He attempted to wipe off the rest of his face with his shirt this was not very nice looking. "I'm fine! It looks worse than it is. Really. So he got away huh? Damn." He reaches down to pick up his club, casually hiding how much he was holding onto Jamie. "Sorry about the whole head bonk mate." He looked at Kasper apoligetically. What he was not expecting was to see the werewolf siblings crying. a. 

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty gives Romeo a half-joking what!! look back before looking to Jarno, holding out a faintly glowing hand. "You sure? It wouldn't be hard to ease up at least a little of it."

She then looks up at the stage as Konan and Katy walk out, listening before letting out a long sympathetic sigh. Well, there was the motivation that they hadn't been able to figure out.

Haskell nudges Carlos to do a small minty-feeling heal anyway. "Of course we'll do something. We'll figure it out, prepare them better for what's coming, but for now we need to get our footing back."

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

"Wanna not feel it in the morning- Just like Wisty won't feel that bruise if she heals it up!!!"

And then.... Ah, yikes............... Ash winces and looks at the ground. Well.... They all felt weird about it, and they all know why now. Apart of them wants to go over to help comfort them, but the other part knows that it wouldn't do anything. Those family members are probably already......  ".... You were doing what you had to, to try and save your family. I'm... I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for your loss." They say to the two, keeping their distance

Albo | Jiemba🪃 

Seeing that Athena obviously had things under control, JIemba turned to make his way back to Auran but HERE'S A LIL FELLA.  Koalaing on his back. With a surprised grunt, he stumbles  bit and manages to catch himself. "Natsumi???!" He hugs them back, "Y-yeah, mate Im arlight! You okay?" Turning his attention to the werewolf siblings, he felt his heart sink, "Oh my god...holy shit, i'm sorry" What the actual hell.  

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Carlos eases a bit at the familiar feeling, before nodding to Haskell and turning to look at the siblings. His face, wracked with a look of sadness and guilt, as he walks over to them. "...I'm so sorry.... we failed to protect your family... we will make them pay for what they have done..." he carefully places a hand on Konan's shoulder. "I promise."

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

Athena took Syd's arm and put her hand on top, healing him (heal lvl 2 -7 mana: -9 all in all including Kasper's heal) and sighing softly as the energy flowed through her hot and cool into Syd. "Stop saying you're fine when you're not fine, Syd." she says with a frown, letting him go and holding her hand out for Kasper. "I'm just glad that's over for now.. but by the look and reactions of our bosses.. it's not really over." at the arrival of the triplets and Alex, Athena winced hearing what they had to say. "I knew it.." she hissed under her breath.. 

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Natsumi sniffles "I SAW EVERYONE GETTING HURT AND COULDN'T HELP AND I'M SORRY" they look over to Auran and hop down from Jiemba to run over and hug Auran from behind too "AURAN-CHAN ARE YOU OKAY?!" 

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

Kasper nods. "Yeah. Stupid... But at least I can say I did something right somehow." He smirked as he felt her healing touch, allowing him to take a deep breath and calm down from his adrenaline rush. When Syd came up to him to apologize for the head bonk, Kasper waved his hand at him. "Nah, you're fine. It was to be expected thanks to my own hubris, haha... If anything, thanks for the set up. It came in handy just right this time." He said with a respectful smile and nod in his direction before instinctively holding Athena's hand back. When the rest of the triplets finally came out and finally revealed the truth of what happened... Kasper frowned. As they all expected it was blackmail. The thought of them possibly losing their family to those extremists... Kasper's brows furrowed as he tightened his hold unto her hand. He just knew they were going to have to do something about all this. 

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Thistle is just next to Lethe and Esme and probably has been for a good couple minutes without saying anything. 

Tiu | Jarno🌲

"I can take it, but if you want to, I'm not gonna stop you from wasting your mana on me," Jarno says to Wisty. Would be nice to not be sore but he won't say no to free heals. "Also, I fucking knew it. The wolves felt far too soft for murder without something else behind them. I fucking knew it," he shook his head. 

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Konan lifts their head to look at Carlos as he speaks to them with sympathy, and starts to plead. "Kim... Kim didn't want to hurt anyone... None of us even KNEW that that stuff would.. would kill Elaine.... All of us were told it would put her to sleep... that the plan was to kidnap her.... Please... I know its not fair to ask... but it's just the three of us now... Please...."

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Carlos shakes his head. "We will process Kim and get him home... we're sorry this happened to you all." he gathers both Katy and Konan into his arms and hugs them. "I promise you... we will make this right." 

Romeo watches while staying with the others, before looking away.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

The calming aura does get Auran's breathing to slowly even out again, eyes still shut tight as he hugged Wisty. Slooowwwly his grip on the hug loosened as he calmed down and after a bit he finally let go of her again. 

He had barely managed to recompose himself when the two werewolf siblings told what happened to their family, and even while still under the influence of Wisty's power he couldn't hold back a couple more tears from falling, biting his lip and half covering his face with a hand.  

... And suddenly Natsumi is hugging him! He stumbles forward and turns around with a surprised "oh", hugging them back. "I'm... I'm okay. I'll be fine... Wisty helped." He kept listening to Konan's story, still biting back the tears. God, his face hurt. Crying hurts. 

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty, having let Auran go with another careful pat, gives a little laugh and says "Just a little bit, don't worry, I have enough." She pokes Jarno's arm slightly (heal lvl 1, +5 HP, -2 mana). Is she healing herself yet. No. Still, she wraps an arm around Romeo, leaning on his side.

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme looks to Carlos after he addresses the siblings, hovering by this situation awkwardly. "Um, sir, when you said making them pay-- should we... can we go after them? Where did they... what do we do now...?"

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Hearing that, both the werewolf sibling light up slightly, clearly surprised by Carlos's promise and both began sobbing harder; Katy jumping up to hug him back since they couldn't say thank you.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Carlos looks to Esme and shakes his head. "No... they're gone for now. Vitality are experts at hiding... we're going to have to figure out their hiding place but that will take time.." 

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

(putting it here: Kasper heal 1d6 = +5 HP | Syd heal 2d6 = +8 HP)

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Lethe looks to the werewolf pair, before looking to Thistle and Esme and sighing. They watch Esme go talk to Carlos, before looking to Thistle. "Are you alright?"

Ash clenches their fist tightly, watching the scene, before taking a breath and turning away to focus on something they can handle. "If you don't fix yourself up, I'm throwing the first aid kit at you when we get home." They threaten light heartedly, but there's a slight crack for a moment, before they clear their throat.

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba didn't even have a chance to respond before Natsumi was gone, headed Aurans way. With a sigh, he followed after them. What a shitty day. All of it was shitty. The sorrow that had begun to build was replaced with a growing anger now....humans could be so hateful.  Approaching Auran and Natsumi, he gave Auran a little bump with his shoulder, letting him know he was there if he needed anything. 

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

She picks up Ash's words shooting a look at Wisty "bitch, what? who's not healing herself?"

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash does a will smith gesture to Wisty!!!!

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁 

Romeo copies Ash

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸

Auran tries to give Jiemba a smile but it just looks very sad and broken. 

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

She raises a finger and looks at her current companions "excusez-moi" before marching her ass over to Wisty extending her arm out, open palm. "HAND, NOW!"

Tiu | Jarno🌲

Wisty's warm touch made Jarno's body feel a little better. "Aight, thanks then," he says and lifts his hand as a sign of gratitude to her. "Take care of yourself too, you hear?"

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Romeo hugs Wisty from behind and smirks

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

"Ah-- well, uh, I look forward to.. um. Giving those guys their just deserts. Yeah. Good, uh... thanks." They shuffle away again with a dutiful nod and return to where they were standing before, not wanting to bother the boss man any further. 

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥 

Syd looks around the room a bit. "Is the event over? Can we go home?" He wasn't talking to anyone in particular the boy was just losing his adrenaline rush.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Thistle tilts her head at Lethe before giving a little nod. "Are you alright?"

Wisty blinks before putting up her hands, backing away from the others and generally looking like she's about to bolt. "No okay listen guys I'm fine-" aaand she's backed into Romeo. "Guys please do not it's fine I've got it"

👽 Bennie | Alex 🌸 Jamie 🐺

Jamie just kinda looks around "Uh.. I'm. Not sure. We kinda left this place in a wreck but I don't know if we're expected to help clean it-" He then checks around while still acting as Syd's crutch. "Didn't you get healed. Why am I still holding you up?"

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫 

She's frowning, her hand still held out expectantly. "I'm not going to heal you without your consent but I would appreciate if you let me. You've got it but you've, at this point, healed a bit.. I have a little more in me so.." she motions, moving her fingers in a beckoning gesture "You don't have to do these things alone anymore, Wisty... you can count on us now"

"Don't say you're fine either you got hit with a fucking club."

Albo | Jiemba🪃

Jiemba's expression is soft, equally as sad. Before moving to hug the both of them! This will, uhhh, be processed later...

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡 

"I am. Not even a spec of dust." Lethe hums.

Ash edges closer, and then suddenly pounces, pulling Wisty into a hug with a mischievous grin. They got her Athena go go go-

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

Esme shuffles back over to stand near Thistle and Lethe again with a quiet, acknowledging nod.

🌌 Iné | Auran 🛸 

All this hugging has at least made Auran stop crying.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Carlos releases the siblings and calls the SC base in Paris. Speaking in French, he requests a clean up crew, medical, and investigation teams to help with the situation, as well as drivers to take the others back to the hotel who don't need aid.

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty is vaguely wiggling trying to escape the hugs. She lets out a sigh and says "I know this, and I love you, but it's okay, here-" Her shoulder glows a bit. (heal lvl 1, +3HP, -2 mana). She gives a reassuring smile. "There's others that need help, yeah? It wasn't that bad of a hit, I got him worse than he got me." 

🎉 Ari | Syd 🔥 

"You're the one who came running to meee." Syd whistled. Light smug cat. He let his arm fall to his side instead of holding onto Jamie's shoulder though. I had more I was gonna type but man I'm tired.

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

She huffs in response to that, lowering her hand just slightly before taking Wisty's hand gently anyway and healing her (lvl 2 = 2d6 = +9 HP; -7 mana, leaving her at 4) "I love you, you better rest." she looks at Romeo now "tell me if she doesn't, but I know you've got this."

 She walks back towards Kasper, not realising she might've overexerted herself a little and wobbles on her way to him, catching herself immediately and straightening up, looping her arm around Kasper for subtle support. "Let's go back.. I'm tired and want a long hot bath..."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Thistle gives a small nod and tiny smile back to Esme.

🌟Knoxy/Bethany | Ash 🌠Lethe🗡

Ash looks over her over after all the healing is done, before giving a satisfied hum. "Okay, Okay, I'm satisfied now, love you~" They hang onto Wisty for a bit longer, squeezing her a little, before parting and heading back.

Lethe nods to Esme as well. "If we're all fine, I don't think we'll be much more help here. Lets head back."

✨ Blue | Wisty 🌇 Thistle 🌺

Wisty, meanwhile, lets out a long sigh and leans back into Romeo. "I love you guys toooo, god." She's more tired by this than the actual fight, goddamn.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Romeo grins and kisses her forehead, standing up straighter. "Let's go."

💀 Rob | Esme 🍄🌱🥔

"Gosh, yeah, I need a nap..." Esme nods and makes their way towards the exit.

👻 Bec | Romeo 🥀Natsumi👁👅👁

Cars arrive and French SC OPs rushing in to help with damage, assess what's happening, and escort the others home. Carlos watches, hands getting trembles in them again.

🤺 Sir Nix/Dadte | Kasper 🦄

Athena's wobble made his expression finally change into one of absolute concern before he tried to support her. "...Mhmm. Tired." He repeats before picking her up casually, now going into full on boyfriend mode. "Now you try to rest while we're on the way back, okay? You've done enough yourself too." He looked at her all smug as he carried her towards the exit. "We both deserve a long hot bath I think."

🌙 Matsu | Athena 💫

"You're being dramatic and gross but thank you, I love you." She pecks his cheek and leans on his shoulder sighing, finally heading back to the hotel.