♕ Power Raining and Reigning ♕ ~ (CLOSED)

[Stealthlock]

Cephas / Male / Extension, Soul Print / Form / Tags: General

Cephas finished his meal and set his bowl on the ground. He pondered their takes on the Queen.

Hopefully she’ll start making more and better changes...
Hopefully!? How little do they trust her??

Roxanne was right. Lesser of two evils. This stranger was leagues better than a practicing mind-controller. What a disgusting use of power.

“Okay, but—OWW!!”

He tried to stand up and banged his head on the table. Rubbing his head, he tried again, crawling out with his empty dish.

“Okay, but she can’t be Queen til I talk to her first.” He handed his bowl and cutlery up and put it on the table, crawling out and onto the empty chair that had been designated for him.

[Knuckles the Echidna]

Jo smiled at Obinni and held back a chuckle as Cephas bumped his head. Obinni seemed... a bit too trusting. As much as Jo was grateful for her trusting nature, she’d hate to think of what might have happened if it hadn’t been her that Obinni ran out and started talking to. Of course, Jo didn’t know her that well and she could be misjudging her.

Ceph, on the other hand, was a bit of a wild card. Jo couldn’t really tell much about him besides his zany personality. He seemed a bit out of touch with reality, if that’s the way she would put it. Both him and Obinni reminded Jo of someone, though. The rest of the group, however, was slightly intimidating, although there wasn’t the slightest doubt in her mind that she could get away if they ever turned on her.

“As long as the killing stops, I’m in. My life definitely wasn’t perfect before the king took over, but we made it by just fine.” She finally spoke up after remaining silent for a moment. The truth was, that all sounded nice and that was what a part of her wanted, but what she really wanted was revenge. Her life would never go back to the way it was, so what else could she do but strike down the one who had shattered it?

[InfectedHau]

Roxy cast her gaze around the table for a moment, before returning to her plate. It seemed the only people really invested in getting the queen back on the throne were the four who'd gathered them all. They claimed to have only met the queen briefly, but why would they care so much about making sure she was the one who filled the vacuum? Generally speaking, the only people that wanted to kick someone out of the top was because they wanted to rule themselves or because the person they wanted in was going to make them money. She didn't get that vibe from any of them, so the question then became who exactly it was pulling their strings. She supposed it wasn't her problem. She just had to get to Cypress, then find somebody that needed to pay her to stand around and be intimidating. Maybe she could find another fight ring, an honorable one this time. "Don't expect much to change," she remarked, "For all we know the queen could be just as bad. The King taking over didn't make life much different for me, I doubt the queen taking th throne back will."

[SarahStuffies]

Issac pushed his plate away, having finished eating while the others talked. "You ok there Ceph?" He asked as the young teen climbed out from under the table.

Alex listened, watching her now mostly empty plate as the others talked. "You're all talking like there's no hope with the Queen... What would you have us do instead?" Her monotone voice is soft. "Let him keep... Killing people?" She closed her eyes tightly. "You might not understand, because you're from the borderlands. King Zane's guards come here, yes, but this place isn't governed by him."

Issac watches her warily as she continues "I.. I don't care if it's the... Queen on the throne. If someone else is better, then... Fine... But I don't see any better options... And.. Leaving HIM, on the throne is... The worst option we have." "Alex.." Jet murmurs softly. She casts him a brief glance before rubbing her forehead and standing. "I'm... Going to go get some sleep. Long day. Obinni?" She looked over at the child. Who looked at Alex unhappily, before turning to Issac. She wanted to stay up and talk with the others. "Go on." He encourages his daughter softly. She blinks unhappily before jumping up and following Alex back towards the inn.

"Sorry about her..." Issac says after watching her leave. "We've just... Thought over this whole thing a lot. If the queen is right for the throne... I think... It's getting to her."

[Knuckles the Echidna]

“Of course. I agree, dethroning the king is the best we can try to do.” Jo sighed, watching Alex get up. She moved the remains of her food around her plate, not really hungry anymore. “I think getting some rest would be the best for all of us, currently though.” She placed a bit of money down for her meal, before getting up as well.

[Stealthlock]

Cephas / Male / Extension, Soul Print / Form / Tags: Isaac, Alex, General

Ceph’s eyes formed a completely flabbergasted look, as they followed Alex out of the area. Isaac’s vague comment about her behavior just intensified it.

“Y’all are weird!”

With an odd hand gesture to the chin, Ceph thanked Isaac for the meal and stood up from the table. He scooted his chair back into its place and then skipped all the way back to the hotel.

[SarahStuffies]

Issac - Male - Ice/FutureSight - Tags: General group

Issac hummed in agreement with Jo, before smirking at Cephas calling them weird. He watched the two of them get up and leave, before nodding to Jet and standing. “I’ll see you tomorrow, Roxy.” He said, placing money for those who hadn’t paid for their meals, and turning to leave. Jet stood as well “c’ya Roxy. Goodnight.” He then gave her a vague salute, before turning and following Issac towards the hotel

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Alex - Female - Fire/Portals - Tags: Obinni

Alex arrived at her room and held the door open for her niece, who walked in with a little bow to Alex, who chuckled. Following the child in, she closed the door and sat on one of the beds. “You ok?” Obinni asked as Alex took off her jacket, and rubbed at the bandanna tied around her upper arm. “I’m fine. Don’t worry kid. Just get ready for bed, yeah?” Obinni nodded and trotted over to the bathroom. Alex watched her go, before laying back on the bed with a sigh. The covers were still a bit warm from when she had killed the bedbugs in the room. It was nice. She fell asleep quickly. And after Obinni came out of the bathroom, she was quick to follow.

[Stealthlock]

Cephas / Male / Extension, Soul Print / Form / Tags: General, Isaac

Ceph ran after Isaac to head back to the room.

Upon entering, he found it was noticeably warmer than before. Cozy, but a little ominous, without all the parasitic life that had been here before.
The window was still cracked.

“By the blood of Davekind, I have my penance. G’night, Isaac.”

He removed his shoes, revealing no socks. He placed his rock bag by the bedside and, with the bedsheets over him, removed his belt and shirt. He fell asleep in his tunic, still fully covered by the sheets.

[Knuckles the Echidna]

Jo, on the other hand, preferred to sleep with the stars as her roof and the cool night air her walls. Might seem a little obvious, considering her... phobia, but really that’s how it always has been. Before everything went down. She just preferred the outdoors, now she couldn’t step foot inside without losing her mind. Part of her couldn’t remember quite exactly what happened, and the other part wished she couldn’t remember anything about it. Or a life before it. Before this “king”. Jo would make him pay, one way or another.

With a scowl, Jo ran out of the village in the blink of an eye, finding a nice patch of grass behind some bushes that would be hidden well enough for one night, at the least. She sat, pulling a locket from under the neckline of her shirt to view the picture of a young girl inside. The corners of her lips twitched, on the edge of either grinning or crying. Pathetic. What a mess. I couldn’t protect you then, how could I avenge you now? Even with the doubts filling her mind, anger swirled within. Jo wouldn’t give up.

[InfectedHau]

Roxy remained at the table after everyone left, staring down at her half-eaten food. She was really going to do this, wasn't she? On the run from the Family, the government, and who knew what else, and she was going to turn around and go right back in. It was that altruistic streak that had so infuriated her boss and her coach. The one that kept her from shaking down anyone who couldn't afford it. The one that stopped her from taking that dive, that landed her in this whole mess to begin with. Still, maybe there could be some good she could squeeze from this. Most people didn't think it when they looked at her, but she spent almost as much time in the books as she did in the ring. There were more ways to run a country than from a throne. Maybe once the king got toppled they could try some of them out.

After a while, the bodyguard stood up, heading back to the in. She took her customary seat at the back of the room and fell asleep as she always did, with one eye open.