Devil's Tower

Week Fifteen - Tuesday

Who: Kahea and Sentinel and maybe Jinx and Jax later?
What: Kahea wakes up after the "incident" and has no idea where she is
When: Late morning, sometime after the attack
Where: Jackal's Lodges; Sentinel's room
Rating: Pg-13 for language: Kahea's going to be a bit upset about the whole thing
Status: In Progress

( Waking up in unknown territory )

Who: Gem, Libby, Saint, and Wolf?
What: Arguments about Gem's shop.
When: Tuesday mid-morning, breakfast time.
Where: The White House
Rating: PG. Mayhap some yelling, cussing, and foot stomping?
Status: In Progress

Gem woke slowly, feeling relieved and elated for a change. The past few days had been damn near pleasant. There was tension of course. It wasn't easy to have a "Lion" in the midst of the Wolves. Saint hadn't been in contact with too many people yet. Gem wasn't even sure Wolf wanted it to be common knowledge that he was here. But Gem was the happiest she'd been in a really long time. Her sister was safe, so was her man, and the house was beginning to take on the appearance of a home again. Not having much else to do, Gem had been cleaning as much as she could, repairing what could be repaired and tossing out what couldn't be salvaged. A lot of the house had been torn to shreds, as if someone was looking for something in every pillow and behind every picture frame. But with some glue and thread, Gem had managed to pull things together for the most part. She'd mad a run to the farm, with an escort of course, to get supplies that had been looted from the house. Thank goodness they'd gotten food on that supply run. She was in the mood to make breakfast.

Stretching cat-like in her bed, Gem sat up and straightened the long white t-shirt she'd slept in. Nova's- Her room (she was beginning to feel as is she belonged there) had been left relatively unharmed and most of her clothes had been with her at the farm, thank goodness. And her favorite pair of knee-high socks had been left in the top drawer of the dresser. The soft grey wool had been woven into the shape of socks by her mother and she had kept careful track of them through all her travels. After slipping them on and up over her knees, Gem crawled out of bed and leaned over Callum, pattin his head until he roused.

"Come on, you big lug. Let's go make breakfast." He followed her as she tiptoed down the stairs, his nails clicking lightly on the scarred hardwood floor. The kitchen was empty, sort of bare but clean at least. And they'd managed to get some spare dishes and cookware from the farm. Enough, at least, for Gem to make biscuits and gravy for breakfast. She got to work, humming an old Scottish hymn under her breath as she mixed dough together on the counter and let bacon sizzle in it's pan. As Callum settled in under the table, scents wafted through the house with her bell-toned song. People would be waking up soon. Hopefully breakfast would make them a bit more willing to listen to her plea. It was about time she set up her shop.

WHO: Sensei and Blaze
WHAT: Sensei's in his room thinking about the leader meeting, Blaze happens upon him
WHERE: The hospital, Sensei's room
WHEN: Thursday afternoon
RATING: TBD
STATUS: Incomplete // Closed

( Something just didn't feel right... )

((Save for a thread with Bear??))

((SAVE for monologue))

Who: Jinx, Kahea, Sentinel, and a few more
What: Jinxy goes for a stroll
When: Tuesday morning
Where: The Lodge, then out in a meadow
Rating: R for Violence


Today had started out like any other day; a nice big breakfast, a walk around the Lodge, a visit to the library, but then Sentinel had been called to speak to Jax. Jinx wasn't exactly please when their trip into the city had been spoilt, but it was Jax, and he was allowed to ruin their plans. He was allowed to, because if for no other reason, he had been the reason they had lived in the proverbial luxury they had since the virus. Things had been rocky once in awhile, but overall life had been easy for the siblings. So when Jax had called, Jinx had bit her lip and hadn't complained.

Before Sentinel had gone to speak to Jax, he had set Jinx up with a new book outside of the office, and had told her it would just be a couple of minutes and to stay where she was. The book Sentinel had given her was Arthur Edward Waite's "The Book Of Black Magic And Of Pacts including the Rites and Mysteries of Goetic Theurgy, Sorcery and Infernal Necromancy". Usually Jinx would have been charmed by the Victorian writing style,maybe even engrossed in just how wordy an author could make an easy statement, but well she was waiting for Sentinel, Jinx found herself annoyed by it all and inpatient for it to get into the meat. So setting the book aside, she left her seat.

Originally she thought, she would just get another book, but as she entered the library, she saw how beautiful of a day it had become outside. So instead of racking through the piers of books, she ventured through the glass doors of the library and out into the day.

Slowly she drifted through the gardens and through a roughly maintained hedge. After wandering about tens minutes, she found herself in an open field that was more like a meadow. It was curious to her how much the view in front of her reminded her of imagery in many poems and stories, and she wondered if they to had visited this field. That of course was absurd, but it was an interesting thought.

Laying down amongst the long grass, she started reciting an old poem she knew by heart,

( Song of the Flower XXIII by Khalil Gibran )

Week Fifteen: Friday Night

What: Miles takes a trip to the Palace, what's going to happen?
Who: Miles and Poe (Bear later on)
Where: The Palace
When: Friday Evening, right at about sunset
Rating: PG-13 for language and adult situation

( What's goign to happen? Read on... )

Week Fifteen: Thursday Morning

Who: Miles and Bear
Where: The Canopy
When: Thursday Morning
What: Miles and Bear get together for their trip to the library
Status: In Progress//Closed


( Starting the day off with heartache )

Who: Cricket, Kahea, and Gent
What: Cricket wants to meet pretty dancer girl
When: Sunday afternoon
Where: Gent's boat
Rating: TBD
Status: In progress

( Read more... )

WHO: Ruby and Bear
WHAT: She's coming to check on the addition to Bear's treehouse!
WHERE: Bear's treehouse
WHEN: Saturday afternoon
RATING: TBD
STATUS: Incomplete // Closed

( She missed him when she wasn't able to see him )

Week Fifteen-Friday Evening

Who:Kahea and Grey
Where:Wolf Farm House
When:Early Friday Evening
What:It's been raining off and on all day, making Kahea aggitated. She hates cold.
Rating:PG-13 for Kahea's language when she get's ranting

( She's cold and wet and mad )

Who: Grey & Poe and eventually Jax
What: Grey goes sneaking around Jackal territory and gets caught in more ways than one
When: Tuesday mid-morning
Where: Jackal Territory, on a path to the Vance Copper Mines
Rating: R let's just go with R


Grey was sitting at the kitchen table early Tuesday morning, as the whole 'family' was gathered in the main rooms to eat breakfast. It was a tradition that usually brought Grey some feeling of security and peace, but today his mind was anything but settled. Yesterday he had received an invitation to a meeting of the Tribal Leaders by the Jackals. He was apprehensive about it to say the least and had tried to push all of his doubts out of his mind, but then Sox had told him something odd.

Sox had been one of the many local kids who's parents had not had the burial that Grey's had. They had died when most of the adults had and as such their burial had been a mass one into the Vance Copper Mines. It hadn't been nice, but at the time it had been the last resort when bodies were piling up around the city. So like many, Sox had always grieved for his parents at the Mines. According to Sox, he had gone down like he had every month when there was peace to grieve, but had stopped just inside of the forest's edge. What he had told Grey was the he had caught sight of a full guard around the Mines.

That was in no way normal, and it just didn't sit right with Grey; just like nothing had since the Jackals had come to Sundance. After Grey had finished his chores that morning, he had taken off into the city and toward the Mines. Something was really bugging him about the whole thing, and since this Jax character was playing the 'peace' card Grey didn't think he was likely to harm a Tribal Leader the day before such an important meeting. It was a risk, but Grey had never really been known for his levelheadedness.

That lack of focus when it came to being careful was likely the reason the Grey found his feet falling through the earth as he was walking down the path outside of the city toward the mines.

As his head hit the ground, all Grey could think was 'get your knife out' and it was the first thing he did after quickly scrambling back onto his feet. There was a pang in his knee, where the force of the impact had obviously jammed something, but that;s not where Grey's focus was. No his eyes were darting around the bottom and top of the pit he had found himself in.

When he found himself alone, he hugged the edges waiting with baited breathe for round two, but round two didn't come. After half an hour Grey started to yell for help.

Letter left on Jed's boat in plain sight for him to come upon in the morning

( To Darling Jed and all my other beloved Runners, )

Who: Peri, Wolf and eventually Libby
When: Thursday Morning at 2 AM
Where: Wolves Headquarters in Wolf's Bedroom
What: Peri comes to say goodbye, and doesn't care about the consequences
Rating: Likely not PG will give a full rating later


It had been a couple of weeks since the war that had taken over Sundance had ended. Those weeks had been tense ones as there was nothing but questions left within these city limits. After having heard a good description of the Jackals leader known as Jax, Peri was fairly sure that he was in fact the person she had met out by the Winter Camp. She had not told anyone in her tribe, but she knew very well that she had said nothing that would compromise her beloved brethren. In fact it seemed as if they were going to be taken care of, though Peri had warned that things that looked too good were.

The River Runners were not a trusting tribe though, so they were already making alternate arrangements... just in case things didn't work out of course. She felt content in the fact that the Runners would be fine and she had left a letter at Jed's boat explaining her whereabouts. She didn't doubt that Jed wasn't going to like it, but she also knew that he wouldn't look for her because there was no point. Peri had one of the lightest house boats and it generally was quick on the water, so with a head start she would be out of reach by the time he got it in the morning.

The letter had told Jed what Peri had known was coming for quite some time, and that was that she needed a change of pace, and new faces. Life in Sundance had become something routine rather than exciting, and that had started to make her feel dead inside. Something that she likely was. She needed to feel like she was free again and that she needed to do things in order to survive. Something to make her heart race and her entire life seem worthwhile. As it had been a long time since Peri had feared death, the idea of going in over her head didn't scare her. In fact it excited her in a way that she had not felt in quite some time.

There was only one person that she needed to say goodbye to face to face, and she had no doubts that he was not going to like any of it. In fact she was prepared for quite a fight on several levels. After all they were not really friends in the first place, and even through that she didn't think he was going to be okay with her venturing out on her own in the end. It didn't matter though, because it had been along time since she really cared what he wanted and her mind was set on a new life.

So in the middle of the night after the meeting between the leaders of the tribes had occurred, and on the only night she knew that Libby would not be with Wolf in his bed, she docked her boat for the last time on the pier nearest to the Wolves Headquarters and strayed onto the docks in one of her usual ethereal outfits that made her look more like nymph than human. In an outfit that was so Peri but still retained Allison with it's white lace bodice and floating translucent cotton wisps of white floating out from it, she had come to bid the only love of Allison's life a firwell.

There was no doubt that she stood out even this late at night, but she knew her way around the compound well and quickly enough she found herself past the person who was suppose to be guarding the door. He had been sound asleep, so her lithe form had merely slid in through the front door rather than having to obtain entry through one of the windows that she had one previous occasions made sure she could open from either side.

Slipping down the darken hallways she closed her eyes and let her memories guide her up the stairs and around the corners until she was at the door she had so many memories of standing before or leaving from. Good and bad what was between Peri and Wolf, as well as what had been between Allison and Brent, was what it was never ending... at least in Peri's mind. He was everything to her, but she would never be with him and that was just where she had always stood since the virus had taken away everything from her including Allison and with it any ability to see Brent as anything but a past that was dead.

Catching her breath, she opened the door, fully expecting to see him jump up and scream at her to get out, though she wasn't going to obey him no mattered what he wanted. Not that she really ever had, but tonight she had her peace to make and her farewell to give and she was going to do it whether Wolf liked that or not. She was happily surprised to find him asleep in bed when her eyes finally caught sight of him. Walking over, she sat down beside him waiting a moment to wake him as she let the last part of Allison in her caress what was left of Brent in front her her with her eyes.

After the moment had gone, she leaned down and spoke in to his ear, "Time to get up now Brent..." Sitting up, she awaited his reaction, acknowledging that this might not be pretty at all and fully expecting a war, though she held hope that this might just be easy and quick and painless for the both of them. That was not a likely story though

WHO: Ratchet, Jax, NPC mechanic, NPC guards
WHAT: A little punishment
WHERE: The power plant (and perhaps somewhere else, depending on Jax's method of punishment)
WHEN: Evening
RATING: ...depends on the extent of the violence.
STATUS: Incomplete // Closed

( Oh there would be blood )

Who: Narrative - Danni
What: Destroying what is left of the ML property
Where: Her room
When: Sunday Evening before sleeping
Status: Complete

( Crawling In My Skin )

Week Fifteen-Monday morning

Who: Kahea and Gent
Where: Gent's boat/forest heading into town
When: Early Monday morning
What: Gent wants to escort Kahea into town but Kahea is stubborn

( Detremined To Go Alone )

Who: Jax and Danni
Where: The Lodge
When: Late afternoon
Why: Jax likes to mess with his play things mwauha

Jax couldn't care less if Danni starved herself to death, but he wanted to keep her around a little longer. He made up a plate of flat bread and some vegetables to take to her. For what he'd heard, she hadn't been eating lately. He was somewhat certain that there were things about the Lion territory that she could tell him; things that he would certainly find out on his own - it would just take longer.

Aside from her lack of appetite, he'd been surprised at how well she'd taken to being under house arrest. She hadn't attempted an escape, there hadn't even been a scuffle with the guards after they'd let her have her freedom in the house. He'd perhaps been cruel to murder her dearest friends right before her eyes, but that was just the way the world worked in Jax's mind. Kill or be killed.

With the plate in one hand he knocked on her bedroom door, but he didn't wait for her to say he could enter. He turned the knob and stepped right in. "Danni, I brought this is for you."

Who: Lawliss and Jax
Where: Jackals Lodge
When: Afternoon
Why: Discussing the upcoming meeting

Lawliss stretched his back, listening to the bones crack as he moved. That sound alone made him feel old. Waiting for Jax did too and Lawliss was one of the few who would dare to comment on it to his face.

Jax’s decision to include Lawliss as his back up for this leaders meeting seemed a weird thing, tactically speaking. It was normal really, for Lawliss to have his back; it was part of what made him useful to his tribe. He was also slightly more approachable than Jax and willing to act as a go between if the request was reasonable, but by being visible he would likely be raised above the level of a simple mercenary in the eyes of the tribal leaders of this new territory. It would make blending in for recon all the more difficult.

However, Lawliss knew what he was there for, to make sure Jax remained on a controlled level and if needs be to put the fear of God into the other leaders. As soon as Jax told him what the meeting was about anyway.

Lawliss smiled to himself, from mercenary to trusted enforcer, he muttered his thoughts under his breath. “I should ask for a raise.”

Who: Wren, Windchaser, Cat and whoever else
Where: By the river
When: Sunset
Why: Because Wren's birthday requires celebration

Windchaser had decided at fairly short notice that some event was needed to clear the air after the war, and to keep her busy. She needed to do something other than wallow and the best was she’d ever distracted herself was to focus on other people. Wren’s birthday was a perfect reason for both.

Too short notice and probably too personal to take place at the trading post, a quick parlez with Wren’s new ‘he’s not my boyfriend, honestly’ had secured some relatively safe space on the river bank and by bartering and networking like crazy people Windchaser and Black Cat had managed to gather enough stuff and drop enough ‘bring your own bottle and a gift if possible and DO NOT tell Wren’ type hints, to drum up what looked like it might well turn out to be a decent surprise party. It was officially an open to all invite, though if any of the Jackals turned up, they might not prove so welcome. Now it was just a case of hoping no one had blabbed and figuring out how to get Wren down there without her suspecting.

Windchaser really hoped that Wren would like the ornate Chinese kite Windchaser had received while she was still a drifter for treating a broken leg. She loved it and had carried it around with her, but Wren was definitely the best person to hand it on to.

Who: Jax and invited leaders/associates (Wolf, Grey, Jed, Sensei, Hawk and Kestral)
Where: Waffle House on Highway 14 at the intersection of Wolf and TF territory
When: Sunset
Why: Because deception is fun!

It had been difficult to decide on a location for the meeting. Jax wanted something that was at once neutral for everyone, but at the same time, compromising on his part. He wanted to show the other tribes that he was not afraid to be around them with no weapons. It was a demonstration in sincerity, even though in truth there was not an ounce of sincerity about the whole thing. In the end he chose the Waffle House on the highway because it was in a kind of no-man's land, but also sandwiched right between Wolf and Twin Feather turf.

In his letter he'd specified that each leader only bring one companion and that everyone came without weapons. The first specification he'd honored by choosing to only bring Lawliss along with him. Lawliss was always good at keeping Jax in check and he was the best person to have on your side should the need for close hand to hand combat arise. However, when it came to the second specification Jax broke his own rules. He always had his switch blade with him no matter what and so even as he sat on the bar of the Waffle House awaiting the other leaders, it was tucked safely inside his boot.

Thankfully enough of the lightbulbs still worked in the restaurant for them to see by. It was only a matter of time before the first leader would arrive. Jax wasn't nervous, he was trained extensively for this sort of thing. "Lawliss, my friend, are you ready?"


((OOC: Tag to Lawliss first, and then anyone can jump in as they see fit!))

WHO: Sumi and Jax
WHAT: A near death experience and an epiphany
WHERE: Along the Belle Fourche River between the Jackal Lodge and the Winter Camp
WHEN: Late afternoon
RATING: TBD
STATUS: Incomplete // Closed

( It was a wonderful day for a swim )

Identical letters delivered to all the tribe leaders on Sunday by the same messenger who delivered the first letters.

( Dear Friend... )

Week Fifteen -- Sunday to Saturday

***OOC: Please note that all of the posts written during this week change are taking place after a six week long war. If you would like to write out an event that took place during the six weeks of the war, please post it in the history community. Please re-read the Week Fourteen time-skip/war info and the Week Fourteen Events carefully so that you know what is going on and when it is going on. Contact a mod with any questions!***


Month: Second Week in May, Sunday to Saturday
Year: 2021

Week Fifteen:

Sundance had settled nicely into a long wished for peace, but how long such a thing will last is anyone's guess. Most of the leaders are on tenterhooks, unsure about what direction things will take once the new tribe in the north has been figured out. At any rate, things may become clearer at the meeting of leaders that Jax calls together on Wednesday. It is an act of good faith, at least on the surface. It will take place at the old Waffle House Restaurant on Highway 14 on the intersection of Twin Feather and Wolf territories, a kind of no-man’s land.

Traders are slowly trickling back to the Trading Post and come Thursday things almost feel like normal again there.

The Carrion and the Wolves are now fully reinstated in the city and efforts to clean up and re-build are still under way.

The Jackals have started to clear some of the land north of the Lodge to begin growing some of their own food. Also, anyone brave enough to venture onto their territory and get near enough to the Vance Copper Mine will find that the place is very heavily guarded.

The River Runners are still trying to find their equillibrium after all that the past year has brought them. Still, despite everything they’ve all started working on their stores for winter. Despite the Jackals’ promises they don’t want to find themselves alone on a frozen river and with no provisions.

A storm moves in towards the end of the week with wind and heavy rains.


Week Events:

Sunday: Letters are delivered to each tribe leader

Wednesday: Sunset meeting of leaders at the old Waffle House restaurant on Highway 14.

All Week: Things steadily pick up at the Trading Post again.



Citizen Birthdays:

May 13th - Wren


Week Weather:

Sunday : Clear High: 68 Low: 57
Monday: Breezy with scattered clouds: 68 F Low: 57 F
Tuesday: Scattered clouds High: 67 F Low: 56 F
Wednesday: Clear and windy High: 67 Low: 56 F
Thursday: Windy with storm clouds in the evening High: 70 F Low: 56 F
Friday: Light rain and wind High: 66 F Low: 55 F
Saturday: Heavier wind and rain High: 65 Low: 53

Who: Bear and Highschool Friends?
What: Cattching up and building Tink's room
When: Mid-Morning
Where: Bear's Treehouse, the Canopy
Rating: PG?
Progress: Incomplete

((OOC: Held for highschool besties!!! Waiting on Plottiness!!!))

Week Fourteen-Saturday Night

Who: Kahea and whoever pays attention
Where: Gent's river boat on the Belle Fourche
When: Late Saturday Night/Early Sunday Morning
What: Kahea can't sleep; decides to have a late night dance
Rating G--dance is for all audiences! ^.^
Status In Progress
( ”Continue” )

Who: Charlie and Sumi
What: Hanging around the kitchen - it's foodtime
When: A little before lunch
Where: The kitchen at the Lodge
Rating: PG-13 (for foul language and mentions of violence)
Status: In Progress

( Read more... )

WHO: Hawk and Ruby
WHAT: They run into each other around the gardens
WHERE: The Gardens
WHEN: Afternoon
RATING: PG for mention of stitches?
STATUS: Incomplete // Closed

( She was up in the clouds )

Who: Hawk and Bear
What: Hawk's freaking out about Nova's safety
When: Later afternoon
Where: Bear's place
Rating: PG-13 (Hawk and Bear are potty-mouths)
Status: In Progress

( Read more... )

Who: Hawk and Nova
What: Discussing names
When: Late morning/early noon
Where: In their love nest
Rating: PG
Status: In Progress

( Read more... )