[OPEN] DEFENSE MEETING

[uncalled_for]

Date & Time: Five days after the completion of the bombing event. Starting early morning.
Location: Whatever area is decently clear of debris.
Characters: Anyone, whether it was previously arranged with Fiona, someone else did the convincing, or they just happen to be around the cleared area at the right time.
Summary: First “Defense” Group Meeting. Some chatting, some sparring, a little showing off, and everything in between.
Warnings: Violence and swearing, I guarantee it.


[When most have gathered Fiona will find some small piles of debris to climb on so she can at least be eye level with everyone else. It’s not the biggest of groups but it will hardly do if no one can see whoever is speaking. She’ll tap her staff to get some attention.]

Thank you all for coming and taking an interest. I’m Fiona, the one who spoke on the network before. Sorry there was a delay but I appreciate everyone coming nonetheless. [Detecting a little anger here…]

If what’s happened this past week has proved anything, it’s proved we need to work together and defend ourselves and each other. Those bastards aren’t going to help us no matter what lies they feed us. They can’t defend us, they have proven that again and again. They say they’re glad we survived, but how many of us didn’t make it through this last endeavor? We’re dealing with complete fools and we have only ourselves to rely on. So we need to find a way to help each other. You don’t have to agree with all of my opinions, but at least stay long enough to try and see if this will work.

[She’ll take a deep breath] This is only our first meeting, none of us really know each other or what each other is capable of. If we actually intend to defend each other then that is the first thing we need to fix. Use this meeting time to get to know the person next to you and what they’re capable of. And if you can fight then show everyone else what you’ve got. [She’ll hold up her hand and produce a tiny ball of fire, whirl it around a moment and wink it out as quickly as she made it.] Lets not be caught off-guard by those bastards again.

[And then she'll start hopping off the debris. Ah, wait. Almost forgot something.] Thank you.


[OOC: Behold the tiny organization abilities. All right so, here’s how I’m thinking this can roll. We’ve got a little fighting and a little chatting for threads. If conversation leads to battle you are welcome to keep it to the talking thread, just maybe tack it into the subject line “Chat -> Fighting” or hop to the Battle thread! Feel free to jump in as you please, opened, closed, whatever. This is a fantastic chance for CR, spoil it rotten! And thanks for being patient with me despite the OOC delays. :)

Edit: Okay so. People are on hiatus and stuff and that's okay. If your character would happen to be here, but you just can't toss them in, try putting down a placeholder reply or something. I am gonna be doing a headcount from the tags list when this wraps up so leader picking later on is easier to handle. :)]

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[strategic_guile]

[Your diplomatic pause makes him chuckle softly.] Going from green all around to dull matte gray is probably a shock. The things that live here are probably strange even to me, with the mutations and all.

[inafadingcrown]

[She tilts her head slightly to the side.] "Mutations?" [Oh, dear. Science words.]

[strategic_guile]

[Give him a second to figure out how to properly answer that.] When things change in a way that it hasn't before. Either from and outside source or something that happens naturally within it.

[inafadingcrown]

I see... [Sort of. She doesn't fully understand.]

[strategic_guile]

[That tone of voice lets him know that, no, he hasn't explained it well enough.] Let me try it this way... It's when the building blocks of something living changes and makes something new.

[inafadingcrown]

[That does ring a bell, but unfortunately, it's a very dark one. Her initial thought is of the creation of orcs, of how they were twisted into being from the tortured bodies of elves.]

That I understand better, I think.

[strategic_guile]

[He's looking at her with interest, that expression on her face one he recognizes as not positive.] It can be natural, the mutations, but sometimes they aren't. Most of the ones here are probably from radiation.

[Which she probably has no idea of.] Radiation is toxic and can spread for miles from the source. It poisons the ground and things don't grow there for years. What does eventually grow is usually... not quite right.

[inafadingcrown]

Yet another reason to be fond of this place. [Yes, that was the driest tone ever.]

[strategic_guile]

[He smiles at her sarcasm and tips his head towards her.] The element the radiation comes from is natural, but it needs refining in order to be dangerous.