[Game 18] Endgame

[arsgoetia]

It's early morning by the time they tidy up the house and fix the windows—leaving it as neat as they'd entered it, Tristan promises—and head out. Tristan seems to be itching to just get away from the place, though they can't return to the church, and it's now New Year's Day—so they head back across the border to the house in New York. Even Sariel comes along—albeit reluctantly—at Tristan's suggestion.

"To my understanding," Tristan says, "the kid's with Sera right now, which I'm cool with. I was a bit rough on him, so he might be sleeping it off for another little while—and like you all said, he might be a bit freaked out to see a dozen people staring at him. So let's leave him there for now. I can send you all home." He pauses.

"But if you want to come back soon . . . I can bring you back. No agenda necessary. If you don't want to come—well, let me know, and I'll try not to bring you."

Comments

[itouch]

[sits on his couch after that speech and pulls Kieran, and Kieran's alcohol, into his lap]

[stillyourpeacock]

Can I have some alcohol too?

[the_straight_man]

[snorts but obliges]

[though I hope you know you paid for this alcohol via mika via fon]

[fraternalorders]

[ruffling Tristan's hair as he wanders by to make tea]

[gavehimhead]

Hypothetically speaking, would you happen to know any demons that can go back in time?

[wildnight]

Is there more of the sparkling wine?

[fraternalorders]

[going to make tea or something, since he's not really interested in getting drunk at the moment]

[telepathetically]

I like visiting.

[but for now, going to slump somehwere and wait to go home]

[telepathetically]

[oh and texting kazuki:

bye going home]

[arsgoetia]

You get another text—

yuki!? I'M SO SORRY ABOUT KAZUKI

[gavehimhead]

[piles next to him]

[Maybe there's a demon that can push time back so you go home right before midnight hits.]

[liarliarliar]

[patpat]

[playfair]

[I hope Lucia's parents aren't super pissed. I'M GOING TO FIND SOME FURNITURE AND FLOP IN IT]

Why are you soooo annoying? But I want to know if you bring people back...

[itouch]

Shut up, Shuri.

[with absolutely no heat]

Maybe I'll tell you.

[mayflowered]

[ughhh irritably browsing her phone

Might as well check reddit.]

[rootless]

...That would be nice.

[he says, also going for some booze

with a cup, like a person who didn't pay for it]

[adropintheocean]

[. . . going outside without answering, to be bristly and irritable THERE]

[liarliarliar]

Hey.

[troublebrewing]

...

Does anyone want to go to Denny's?

[adropintheocean]

Me.

[gavehimhead]

[fussing around the house mumbling something about rich people]

[liarliarliar]

What are you complaining over?

[psychopompous]

[]

[sitting outside on the porch, seemingly unbothered by the cold]

[troublebrewing]

[joining him before she heads out]

We're going to Denny's for some food. Would you come with?

[savethedatasaveyourworld]

[IGNORING HIM and instead checking to see if those mysterious gamefaqs texts she got are still in her phone and if she can reply to them.]

[arsgoetia]

They're gone—you do have a text message, though:

thank you
maybe we can meet soon

[rollwillpowercheck]

[has acquired a scrap of paper and is frowning as he stares at it, occasionally writing something down.]

[liarliarliar]

...?

What ya doing?

[A VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT]

[troublebrewing]

[at some point Robin is going to gather everyone's attention to tell them something Very Important. this conversation can happen at Denny's, or back at the house if you didn't come along.]

Shuri and I were having a discussion earlier, and the topic of our name came up. And what I mean by that is, the name of whatever this group calls itself. We don't have a fancy-sounding name like The Intercessionists, and we're only partially affiliated with them anyway... but still, it feels like--and we hope you all agree--that our group is a significant player in the recent cosmic events, and so we deserve a good moniker to go by. We looked at the things we're known for, the things that define us--the summonings, our affiliation with the Mayfair-Bellcourts, working for and with demons, angels, and the Fae... and it does sound like an awful lot to express in a simple name, but we came up with something that does feel like a good representation of everyone in our group. So... here we are. What do you think?

[she takes a piece of paper and folds it open, holding it out for everyone to see:

The Neutral Obviously Nice Organization of People Against Chaos and Terrible Stuff
(NONOPACTS)

:D?]

[playfair]

I helped come up with the name too!!

[he at least has the awareness that it sounds kind of silly though. so he giggles as he says it.]