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Bella Donna Boudreaux loves cooking and murder (poisonwine) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-06-16 20:19:00

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Who: Everyone involved in the Solomon's Crown plot
Where: a private meeting hall in Italy
What: Suiting up, comparing notes, eating dinner
When: Early evening, Milan time

The meeting hall was not huge. It could have been any meeting hall in any library in the world. The fact that it was filled to the brim with food that technically wasn't supposed to be there was the only thing that set the room apart from any other.

The people inside the room, however, were such a varied amalgam that there was no mistaking this for a book of the month club meeting.

There were maps of Israel and Jerusalem pinned to the walls, and various scribblings in both English and Creole on the sides. A stack of neat notes, written in Italian, were on the table, far away from the food. A photocopied packet of the notes was by each of the seven seats.

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_onyxx
2008-06-17 05:36 am UTC (link)

Onyxx had never even gone out of state until moving to Xavier's, and even then he rarely traveled. The vortex brought him to Miami, and that right there was the extent of his travel experience. He knew no other languages, not even enough to ask where the bathroom was, so he made sure to purchase a dictionary for pretty much every language he could think of (even Klingon, just in case) and then began the very short trip to Italy.

He was pretty sure he'd pissed off three different people on the way here. Pronunciation was a bitch. Hopefully he hadn't said anything horrible, like, "I murdered your aunt," or, "I make love with monkeys". Both would be embarrassing, though for entirely different reasons. Still, despite all his troubles with the language, he'd been able to find someone that could show him the way to where he needed to be.

Thankful to have finally reached the place - and to have managed to avoid accidentally starting any fights with the locals through butchering the language - he visibly relaxed once inside. This may also have had something to do with the food. He grabbed something small to nibble on and then hung back, knowing he couldn't contribute a whole lot to the academic portion of this adventure. He couldn't read a map to save his life and ancient mysteries were pretty much lost on him, with the exception of the Loch Ness monster which he was damn sure was real. He just hung back, close enough to hear the discussion, but far enough not to get in anyone's way.

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	poisonwine 2008-06-17 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	Belle stood and wandered over, smiling. "Hey. Glad to see you. How's life?" Even if he wasn't a great scholar, he was a good person and that counted for a lot with her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_onyxx 2008-06-17 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Life's been pretty good. No more forced Quantum Leaping, which is good," he chuckled. "My girlfriend and I are living together now, and really we couldn't be happier." He finished his snack and stuck his hands in his pockets. "So what have you found out about this thing? Are we expecting resistance from any kind of guardians or anything?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-06-17 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	"That's good to hear." She said, sincerely. "And yeah, there'll be resistance. In fact, there's golem guarding a sorcerer, which should put your strength to good use." She smiled and sat on the table, grabbing a sandwich from a plate. "Who's your girlfriend?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_onyxx
2008-06-18 12:12 am UTC (link)

A golem? That definitely intrigued him. Not to mention it was one of the few mythological creatures he actually knew of. "Onyxx smash," he joked, screwing up his face in a fairly good impersonation of the Hulk. "Oh, Candy? I met her on the forums. We've been together for a little bit now." His face darkened and he added, "They were going to stone her in the dark ages. For being a witch. I killed two guards, and maybe a few civilians, in London that day."

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	poisonwine 2008-06-18 12:20 am UTC (link)
	Belle nodded. "We all did things in those days that we would rather not have." She sighed. "That particular day I decided it was in my best interest to be drunk the whole time. It was being in France during World War two that was most difficult for me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_onyxx
2008-06-18 12:40 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, that doesn't sound like the bets place to be for that. World War two..." He sighed and shook his head to clear it if the images. "Y'know how Hitler did 'special' experiments?" He glanced down at his feet. "The Nazis knew what a mutant was. I don't know how, but they did, and when I showed up looking like a giant guy made of granite, well... Let's just say they wanted to research and replicate the powers."

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	poisonwine 2008-06-18 12:52 am UTC (link)
	She made a face. "Stupid man. Deserved what he got." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_onyxx 2008-06-18 01:15 am UTC (link)
	Onyxx nodded emphatically at that. "Damn right." He glanced around at all the people in the room. "Huh. We've got a pretty good sized expedition here." Then he looked back at Belle, brow furrowed in thought. "So, level with me. What are we going to do when we find the crown? I mean, are we doing this just for the adventure, or are there other goals?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-06-18 02:05 am UTC (link)
	She smiled. "I like you more and more everytime we talk, Onyxx. Good question. The crown goes to a scholar, who'll give it to the highest bidder. We're working for a six way split on half of what he gets." Belle isn't going to take a portion, since she got paid to 'kill' him. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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