EVENT 1 - A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING

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Who; EVERYONE! What; The fearless leader of HQ has some information for a waiting crowd Where; Cafeteria When; August 2nd, 8:30pm - ?? Warnings; None as of yet, can be changed if content changes A text message will be sent to the phones of all new arrivals in HQ at 2am on the 2nd. The text message contains the following: "Greetings new arrivals! I'm certain all of you have dozens of questions and I'd very much like to answer them. If you would humor me, please meet me tomorrow evening at 9pm in the Cafeteria. It isn't the best location for a disclosure meeting, but I believe we all may fit. Until then, have a good evening." When everyone arrives to the cafeteria that night, they will find people who may or may not be familiar seated a table along the far wall near the bar. Luther, Nathan, Gus, and Airy are all present, as well as three faces they have yet to see. At the head of the table, an older man with a noble bearing and friendly smile watches as the new arrivals shuffle in. To his right is a striking woman who seems to be watching people arrive with an air of annoyance, and a younger man to his left who rarely looks up from the sketchbook in front of him.

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BEFORE THE MEETING

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(OOC: This is a general mingle time before the meeting actually starts at 9:00PM. Feel free to post starters whether your character is confused, concerned, or doesn't really care, and tag around. You may even be visited by one of the NPCs as the meeting isn't underway yet and they're not required for anything.)

Kristen Kringle l OTA

[misskringle]

Kristen's black skirt seemed to gracefully swish around her as her kitten heels clicked along the floor. She had a feeling this meeting would mean freedom (mostly since she was sick of sitting around and was sure the others were in agreement) and maybe answers to all she was seeing around the network and the dorms (which felt a little too much like college so she was making plans to find a proper job ASAP). Her mind however was going at least 100 miles an hour thanks to her memory, she soaks up info as fast as its given after all.

Elena Micheals | OPEN

[defenderofmen]

[Elena is wearing the jeans and long sleeved shirt that she had arrived with. Her olive green windbreaker is pulled over that and her delicate fingers lightly tug on her sleeves as she moves into the room. Her arms cross over her torso as her eyes move across each one of those sitting at the far table. She knows a few of them though she wouldn't say she knows them well.

She steps over towards the left of the room, her heels clicking softly on the ground as she takes a position with her back against the wall. Her gaze remains guarded as she glances at those funneling inside of the small room.]

Let's hope this leads somewhere promising.

[Elena has only recently been acquainted with strange things and she isn't completely sure how to handle this scenario.]

[offwithhishat]

[ Jefferson had already taken a similar position, his attention more focused on where his daughter was wandering to than anything else. He had plenty of things to wonder about, and of course he did in the back of his mind, but with Grace caught in the situation with him everything else came secondary. He hadn't noticed the woman near him until she spoke up, but his eyes only flitted to her momentarily before he was back to watching Grace. ]

It'll go somewhere, but if it ends up promising or not is another story entirely.

[ He sounded skeptical. ]

[defenderofmen]

[Elena turns, her bright blue eyes inspecting Jefferson curiously. She then follows his gaze to the young girl and her expression softens. Her own childhood had been riddled with pain and she can tell, just from a glance, that this child is something important to this stranger. It isn't so hard to put the pieces together.]

Your daughter is here with you?

[A light smile touches her lips.]

She's lucky to have you looking out for her.

[offwithhishat]

[ Her question got his attention enough for him to fully turn his head to look at her. A bit of the tension on both his face and and in his tone of voice faded, though it was obvious he was still on edge based on certain quirks and tics. ]

She is. Her name is Grace.

[ Once again his gaze went elsewhere. That second statement wasn't as true in his mind as he wanted it to be. ]

It's more that I'm lucky to have her looking out for me, honestly.

[defenderofmen]

I've heard children are like that.

[Elena turns towards Jefferson and offers him her hand. She doesn't know what it's like to have a child but she knows what it's like to depend on someone without them knowing it, she knows what it's like to want to protect someone and she can see all of these traits in him.]

I'm Elena.

[offwithhishat]

They're special in ways that words can't begin to describe.

[ But he was probably divulging more than she cared to hear and getting a little too sentimental to boot. She was stuck there just like he was, so being nice was okay. It wasn't people like her that he didn't trust, after all. He shook his head and positioned himself so his body was facing her before taking her hand shaking it politely. ]

The name's Jefferson. A pleasure to meet you, Elena.

Remy leBeau | OTA

[playsforkeeps]

[The strange text he'd gotten that morning was enigmatic enough to pique his curiosity, even if he hadn't been fiending for answers about this latest off-world experience. He had to admit, it was a nice change, not being kidnapped by aliens, but that didn't make it any less weird. He made his way down to the cafeteria a little early, finding a table against a wall, a good vantage point for the rest of the gathering, and slide an as yet unopened deck of playing cards from the pocket of his duster. He opened them slowly, sliding the glossy cards from their pack, and slide the top four and bottom two from the stack with an experienced hand, placing them to the side before he started shuffling. No jokers or miscellaneous game instructions needed for a few hands of solitaire, after all.

He started setting up a game of Klondike, his personal favorite, without watching, instead casting a practiced casual eye over the others gathering in the dining hall.]

[allineedisyou]

[Grace arrives to the meeting with a smile. She doesn't care what sort of situation they are in, she'd found her father and that's good enough for her. Her red/orange hood is pulled over her head and when she sees someone playing cards she goes running over.

The smile adorning her lips brightens as she kneels in the seat across from Remy.]

Excuse me. What are you playing?

[playsforkeeps]

[Gambit saw the little girl when she wandered his, and he frowned, at least internally, at the idea of a child being trapped here. He's seen too many innocent children caught in a crossfire beyond their control. Still, he smiles when she takes a seat.]

Solitaire, mon petite. You ever play?

[allineedisyou]

[Grace shakes her head quickly, tousling her hair around her shoulders.]

I don't know any card games. Can you show me?

[She knows a few games but they mostly involve running around.]

I really like games.

[playsforkeeps]

[He smiles, motioning.]

Sho' nuff, petite. Come 'round de table an' I'll show ya.

[He reaches into his coat pocket, pulling out another unopened deck of cards.] I'll even give ya yo' own deck.

[allineedisyou]

[Grace moves around the table and takes a seat next to him. Just like before she's sitting on her heels, her elbows on the table, with her eyes looking over at Gambit.]

Are you sure you don't need it?

[She looks at the deck curiously, her eyes dancing with excitement.]

Allen Walker | Open

[mynameisallen]

[Allen stretched slightly, meetings like this were slightly new to him. He hadn't really been involved in the Order, so here he had little to no idea as to what this was going to be about. But he figured important.

Until the time, Allen found himself wondering around, either stretching or in one case doing a handstand and doing some exercise. He had nothing better to do while waiting after all.]

Hermione Granger | OTA

[queenofbooks]

Hermione felt sorely out of place as she walked slowly around the room. She wanted to take everything in, so she could begin to hypothesize what on earth was going on. She didn't recognize anything, and frankly she was freaking out, but to the casual observer she would look as though nothing was wrong, but she was scared out of her mind.

She hated mysteries, and wanted more than anything to solve it, but didn't know where to turn. This was a tragic turn of events because she always knew everything.

Hermione and Harry

[pottersluck]

"Hello, Hermione." The voice came from behind her, and was quiet, but sure, and held a note of warmth. Harry was very, very glad to see her. He had missed her since he arrived, and he had been freaking out a little himself. But seeing her, finding her, here? That made him feel alive again, warm again. And so it was that he had almost ran up behind her.

And if he startled her, well, he wasn't meaning to.

Re: Hermione and Harry

[queenofbooks]

Hermione jumped about a foot in the air, a spell on the tip of her tongue. She turned, thankfully, before she threw the curse.

"Harry! Thank Merlin," Hermione breathed out, throwing herself at Harry, wrapping her arms tightly around him, and burying her face in his neck.

She didn't want to give too much thought as to why she wasn't just as glad to see Ron, but she wasn't.

"Are you alright?"

Hermione and Harry

[pottersluck]

Harry hugged her tight, smiling softly as he pulled her close and kissed her hair, almost out of instinct. He breathed her in and suddenly shuddered, feeling like he had somehow come home. Damn, he had missed her.

He held on tight, not letting go, and grinned softly, just pulling her against him and wanting to smell and hear her.

"I am, now. I felt a little lost but... you're here, now, and I think I will be just fine." After all, what could possibly stop both of them?

Re: Hermione and Harry

[queenofbooks]

Hermione still didn't know what the devil was going on but somehow just the fact that Harry was here and holding her somehow her jangled nerves her somehow soothed, although she didn't want to think too much on that, at least not yet. She just buried her face in his neck smiling.

"Have you been able to work out where we are?"

Hermione and Harry

[pottersluck]

"I've got you. We're together." He just held her and shook his head. "No. Everyone says we'll find out tonight. I'm hoping we can trust them. They seem so far to be worth trusting." He hoped so, anyway.

He stroked her hair, holding her close, and smiled.

[allineedisyou]

Grace was interested in everyone and everything in the room. She had found her father and with it her smile. She was happy and speaking to anyone who would listen to her. She stepped over towards Hermione, her light brown eyes dancing with excitement. They said that they'd learn more tonight.

"Excuse me." She smiled up at Hermione.

It looked like something was off but it felt rude to just assume. She gathered her courage and asked. "Are you from here?"

[queenofbooks]

Hermione was reading something that she had picked up when she heard the voice. She looked up, not seeing anything, looked down. She smiled at the young girl.

"No.... most definitely not. How about you....?" She asked, trailing off some.

[allineedisyou]

Grace shook her head quickly, her smile remaining in place as she looked up at the older girl.

"No, I arrived just before papa did." She sounded very happy about that. "What are you reading? I didn't find any books here."

[queenofbooks]

"Papa?" She asked, glancing around. "It must be nice to have someone here you know?" Hermione asked. stopping down to be level with Grace. She smiled, looking down at the pamphlets. "Oh these are just some boring pamphlets, but I bet there is a library around here don't you think?"