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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 23, 2021 19:56:19 GMT -8
"Okay, so, I'm not an expert in all things Summer in all locations. I'm pretty new, right. But so far, what I've seen is this is a town where Summer has a police-type role. Basic training would be common for everyone -- same as we do for basically anybody. But, like, people have things they're good at, and disobeying good strategy seems like a sin. You don't put your nerdy dream warrior on the front lines in the Real, for example." She gestured at herself. "And your preferences matter, too. Like, I'm a time sniper. I get the sense it's not a common skill set. If it was all about expectation, you can imagine what my life would be like."
She paused to let that sink in.
"So... think about what that means for a sec when I tell you I do investigation and analysis as my primary role by choice. Ultimately, Summer here isn't huge. We don't have the joy of numbers like Spring. You want people doing things that mean something to them, if you want them to stay."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2021 20:10:01 GMT -8
The answer spoke volumes - straight forward, undeviating, contained the contrast.
“So while not arbitrary there is an expectation of duty serving the greater good, right?”
Service guarantee’s citizenship.
“It sounds preferable to not have a horde if that is the case. If someone is untenable I suppose it is best to lead them elsewhere, help them work out some anger and then introduce them to the Bishops and eventually the Antler Crown of the like once they have calmed down? I will say that wearing green does shoulder the least amount of burden when it comes to courtly duty - so I don’t find that insulting. I have dealt with a number of Emeralds myself who are just doing their part to get by.”
A moment.
“Do you think there will ever be enough of a break in the war to ever find yourself - or is this it now?”
Off the cuff, but it was leveraging general ideas of the never ending war against the Fae and their attempts to interfere despite the strength of the Freehold, and the ability to really work on oneself.
“I knew people who were going in for a spell and they are still out in the Heights, they aren’t ever coming back because that is where the fight is. Nothing here for them anymore. Doesn’t matter who they were back then, it is who they are now.”
Was this what Summer did to you?
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 23, 2021 20:37:20 GMT -8
"I... I really don't know, man." She shook her head, glancing down at the bubbling water of the spa. "I think it's good when someone whose rage is a flash in the pan learns how to get it out and moves on, sure. There are lots of jobs in other Courts for soldier-citizens who find their path somewhere else." In Spring, they called them 'gangsters', but she wasn't going to talk about that. "I don't think you shoulder the least burden. That implies that emotional labor isn't important, and Spring Courtiers do that stuff all the time. Ivory, for example. First day she meets me, she's offering home and hearth and friendship. You too, this morning, in your own way. Don't think it goes unnoticed. Spring leads in building lives. There's a reason I like y'all."
His question about finding herself earned an eyebrow.
"The break in the war is Las Vegas. Here, I help do good work. I break concrete, I investigate cases, I make friends, and I build a life where I learn to live with never truly having the privacy of my own feelings. Wrath is the most me thing I can imagine in the face of that."
Why?
That was the piece that was missing, the question she knew she couldn't answer. Something missing--
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2021 21:08:24 GMT -8
She was a prisoner to herself was the only logical conclusion he could come too. He didn’t doubt that anger, but the way she made her day job sound it was a literal chain gang mentality of one more swing while thinking about the only thing that matters. She said it herself, that was Wrath. “I am no sage, nor am I master of courtly philosophy - nor do I want to understate the importance of what you do for the Freehold, I mean…”
He motioned to himself. “Me, on the frontline? Doom us all now. But you said it yourself already. Have something to come back to, but more important is remember to come back. Freedom isn’t Free, but no one wants to last memories to be fleeting nor worry. Take the time, make sure you go to those friends, share a drink, and tell them how you feel, right? I get the sense of exposure can be a bit much but if you talk people will listen first. At least in my experience.”
He shrugged as he offered his own not sage advice. He worried for the Soldiers of Summer, because they were the ones who were in the most direct danger most of the time. He couldn’t do much to change that other than respect the service. Strong King - ArchieToday at 9:07 PM
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@strong King - Archie rolled 6 dice and got 3 successes. 3 10(1) 9 10(6) 5 1
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 24, 2021 0:09:40 GMT -8
Kai chuckled. The feelings she was wearing on the surface were genuine like for the tenets of Spring with a certain caution, acceptance that not everyone who joined Summer was going to stay, and pride in her very simple life. A deeper read, granted by the blessings of Arcadia, revealed subtleties: a bit of disdain for those who wasted Summer's time by joining too early, and a significant dislike for the feeling of having handouts given to her. It explained why she brushed off his offers of help for employment: she had her shit together in her own way, and while she would take help where it suited her, it would be in the terms of even exchange.
"I'll do that. Even if people tend to listen right up until someone who doesn't have their shit together inevitably makes it about them by making a scene."
Speaking of which, time to make it about Archie.
"So what's your story? The way you put yourself out there constantly to help others, I get the sense not a lot of folk ask you about you. You have a way of putting the spotlight on everyone else. Fair bet you're not just seeking America's Next Top Model."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 10:28:59 GMT -8
Oh it was about Archie now - well it wasn’t like he wasn’t going to oblige, he had just done some heavy questioning so he could at least reciprocate.
“Some of us are just naturally out there I guess? I never had many tangible skills so vocational work just didn’t seem the way to go. I mean I could do accounting but numbers don’t offer good conversation. Instead I do what I always liked doing, talking to people. Even better, I get to help people chase their dreams and when you can make that happen, well...I mean there probably isn’t a bigger hit of good brain chemicals. I stopped working to live a long time ago and now I live to work - but thank goodness that it isn’t crippling me.”
“So I am not going to lie and say I have had it worse than anyone, because I really haven’t. I have been able to in some way and shape do what I have always done. What you see is really a lot of me being out there. Sadly no Iron Man suit here so I can moonlight as some kind of badass hero. I just go along, enjoy my creature comforts, and do what I can to help elevate people around me.”
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 24, 2021 15:00:01 GMT -8
She chuckled at the Iron Man thing, smiling as she took a breath through her nose and infused it with Glamour. Such a nice presentation, but how much of it was Archie and how much of it was the Kith? Having seen people at Imbolc change theirs and watched their personality shift with it, it was an interesting question, though well above her pay grade when it came to the Nerd Shit.
"Before we go on, I'm just going to ask... are you a Chatelaine? I don't mean to stereotype, but... between running events, being everyone's agent, and being really focused on elevating others, either you're a Spring paragon, or a Chatelaine. And your Mantle isn't like Buck's. So..."
Blink.
"It seems like something I ought to ask before I get into this further."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 20:42:55 GMT -8
“Eh, I have heard passing mention of the title - not something I am personally a fan of, but I am no occultist. Still sore so I figure why dwell on what was when you can work toward what is. It's the same way I approach what I do - you are only as stuck as you let yourself be. It isn’t an easy path to crawl to weather for everyone but that is why we have networks isn’t it? Regardless, I really like to believe I am more than the sum of my parts. My enjoyment of having wealth of some kind isn’t because I am Jewish, my want to help is more than my durance. Want and Hope are both desires, and while not favored yet, who knows, maybe I am the next paragon of the season - just give it 30 years.”
He laughed it off, but seemed a tad bristled by the insinuation - not angry, but it was clear he had a stance on the position.
“If you aren’t more than what your Keeper made you, then isn’t just another durance with the illusion of choice?”
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 24, 2021 23:03:25 GMT -8
Kai smiled broadly at him, letting his wrath flow into the back of her mind and his wish to be more than his Durance rest at the front. He was right. It was about doing more with what you were than your Keeper wished. Using the master's tools to create something entirely new was human. She'd been heading one direction, but now, she realized she really did not need to.
"You're a credit to your Court, Hartman. You're right."
She stood and let herself flow forward through the hot tub, letting her hands wave in the bubbling water a bit as she found her way to the deepest part at the center.
"Been up to anything exciting lately?"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2021 0:47:15 GMT -8
“Excitement - I wish I had days where I had less of it. I have learned that tonic water and cranberry juice is enough that most people think it's a drink so you end up not offending them - otherwise I would be a lush. I am as busy as ever, more so than normal as I try to find some more work / court balance. More than one reason I made sure to get us a slot booked as early as possible, it isn’t like I get to go home and have a nap.”
He chuckled to himself.
“Probably the biggest has been my work with Riley Sorsa, have you met? They signed aboard recently wanting to change things up and have some significant work coming down the pipeline. Enough to keep them relevant and successful in their industry and obscure enough that we aren’t going to end up in any tabloids unless a Kardashian hits you with a car. What about yourself? I know the day job is nice and simple but how about the Law and Order beat?”
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 25, 2021 22:12:11 GMT -8
Kai laughed loudly at the water and cran thing. People in this Freehold definitely liked their drinks. To be fair, they were faeries living in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. When Spring was strong and the liquor flowed freely, it was so easy to get into the excesses. It occurred to her that there was probably more than one addict in the Freehold who had a real struggle because of it. "I mean. You could set days off in your calendar. Like, even if you work, just have No Fairy Bullshit days." She threw a thumbs up. "How about No Whimsy Wednesdays? Would it hurt anything?"
The bit about Riley could wait a sec.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2021 13:10:11 GMT -8
“Hurt, probably not. Feasible? The Wyrd works in wonderful ways and trying to turn it away will likely only bring its attention back twofold. So I would rather just take it day by day and keep my head above water. In general shunning something isn’t going to make it go away so I am better to embrace it wholeheartedly - there isn’t going to be any solving of the whole being whimsey”
Hand raised up before slapping the water lightly.
“Moving on doesn’t mean forgetting. Blinders don’t do anyone any good. Just look at the news. A little historical accuracy would help everyone in the world. Oh boy, rambling again, hah. Anyway - it's like heartburn, it isn’t going to way and if I am tired forever so be it, maybe I will find that elusive uphill both ways route the previous generation had to take to school.”
He wasn’t going to cold shoulder her as she went on about maybe just not doing the whole Lost thing for a day, and it was completely valid but it wasn’t going to change what was and so Archie had his opinion on that one. He gave her the chance to prod further or go back to his previous statement.
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 28, 2021 22:33:12 GMT -8
Kai chuckled as he went to somewhere she wasn't intending. "Sure. I'm not saying accidental shit won't come your way, but you're allowed to try to take a day off, Archie. But your desires are... you know." She had enough mentorship in what Spring was about to know the phrase, but she really didn't know the intricacies of it. "Subject change: how is the whole finding a boss going? You looking at Chugunkin or Nimbus?"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2021 17:57:11 GMT -8
He exhaled as the topic changed, taking a quick second to gather a thought.
“Perfectly honest, haven’t even really looked at it. More worried about the day to day then the nuts and bolts of policies. I will say there are certainly some characters afoot but no one really says wow, that is the person who I want to intern for, more or less. We will say, maybe a few more parties, maybe a few more drinks, and then I will start looking at it seriously. I just don’t see a rush on the matter - especially since I really only know the two in passing.”
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Post by Kai Rose on Mar 1, 2021 19:26:35 GMT -8
The Polychromatic feels Archie as much as listens to him as she gives his answer...
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