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Katherine Athena (oceantoocean) wrote in we_float,
@ 2010-05-11 20:31:00

Current music:	"Candidate" : David Bowie
Entry tags:	plot: the city sleeps

"We'll pretend we're walking home 'cause your future's at stake..."
Who: All characters who received a black envelope, plus Katherine Athena, Alistair Icenhour, and Tereska Wasserbach.
What: The web begins to unravel. Or the first part, anyhow.
When: May 8th
Where: Anhalt Building, 1005 E. Roy Street. Begins on the upper floor.
Status: Open; in progress.
Notes: This thread is likely to run slow because of work schedules and the east/west time zone divide. Sorry about that... :( You're welcome to continue on the other thread. This simply takes place at a nebulous time afterwards.

It was time.

It had been past time from the moment the senator had heard ""Well, I don't think it'll actually answer... just that we might get a response if we ask for one." That was all that Katherine needed to stand up, nodding to her companions as she unlocked the door to the upstairs room and stepped out into the hallway.

Her footsteps echoed in the empty space, the sound of her heels confident as they crossed the floorboards, pausing for a moment on the stair.

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	theseainsideme 2010-05-12 04:44 am UTC (link)
	Alistair gave Katherine a look to ask if she wanted to back out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

oceantoocean
2010-05-12 04:51 am UTC (link)

Her finger tugged at her left ear for a moment as she frowned, her eyes fixed on the scene before her. Then the woman slid into a seat at the table's head, her ankles crossing delicately as she relaxed into the chair.

"Thank you all for coming." The truth was, behind that smile, Katherine was expecting a firestorm. "I realize that you all must have questions." She closed it at that, knowing that it wasn't likely that she would be allowed to say more before their shock wore off.

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	timestoodstill 2010-05-12 04:57 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, whaddaya know? Talking to the bug worked. I'll have to keep that in mind next time I'm taking a test and don't know the answer - look for any six-legged passers-by." He grinned. "So Big Sister, Big Sister, and Big Brother are listening. Why?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oceantoocean 2010-05-12 05:02 am UTC (link)
	"Some people would say the question was, 'why not'?" Her gaze rested on the man in front of him, trying to place the name and the face. "Why doesn't everyone take a seat and we'll discuss it?" Her mouth tilted up just slightly as she looked at those clustered around the table and in some cases, half under it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timestoodstill 2010-05-12 05:09 am UTC (link)
	"Ten chairs. Thirteen people. Close enough for government work?" He smirked. "Isn't thirteen people at a gathering supposed to be bad luck?" He moved to the side of the table opposite where everyone was gathered around the overturned chair and took a seat about about halfway down, pulling out the one next to it for Maxxie. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

theseainsideme
2010-05-12 05:14 am UTC (link)

Smart alec, he identified from the smirk. Phenomenal.

Alistair stood at the position he'd taken on the wall, eyes bouncing away from the one with the mouth to each of the interior. He had to say, it was a fairly slick bunch. None looked to be Jokered to any major extent which was, he supposed, beneficial for the affair. They all seemed to be quite young, which was a plus and a minus. None of them looked to be fairly outstanding just on the out in out, also beneficial to the affair.

He didn't take a seat.

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	oceantoocean 2010-05-12 05:33 am UTC (link)
	"That depends on how you interpret it," Katherine answered, still calm. "Is not being in the Joker Underground right now bad luck? Or was it planned?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

tasteofmetal
2010-05-12 05:36 am UTC (link)

Some people tensed when they expected action. Tereska was the opposite way, but her gaze intensified. She didn't know the mouthy one's name; then again, she didn't need to to run odds that he was a likely candidate to start trouble.

Calmly, she stepped forward again, taking a position closer to Katherine. It was, she assumed, eminently clear what that meant, and if not, then she'd have fun educating the uninformed.

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	palehorses 2010-05-12 05:39 am UTC (link)
	"When you put it that way," Matt said with a touch of a smile, "I'm gonna assume planned, yeah? You want to explain why, or are you just all cloak and dagger around here or something?" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	capraurbanus 2010-05-12 05:40 am UTC (link)
	Jael stayed standing for a moment and sized up the three new comers. One of the women seemed vaguely familiar for some reason, but the others were completely new. The other woman could be a threat, though. She sat down slowly, turning her chair to face the three. She crossed her legs. "Not sure if being here is better than being out there or not. Yet." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oceantoocean 2010-05-12 06:00 am UTC (link)
	"You're safe in here, at least," Katherine replied. To her credit, she did not stare at Jael's movements. "That was my intent. I wanted to keep the ten of you well out of the hands of the Seattle Police Department, should things go badly." Her eyes glanced at the clock. "And I see no way for that to be avoided." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	capraurbanus 2010-05-12 06:05 am UTC (link)
	"Then I can appreciate that." She wondered if she'd still have her bar tending job after all of this. Probably not. Can't have the monster's touching other people's drinks; they might slip something in. "Why us? Convenience?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oceantoocean 2010-05-12 06:08 am UTC (link)
	"I need your help," she said earnestly. "All of you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sparkleboi 2010-05-12 01:53 pm UTC (link)
	"With what?" JT prompts. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxblinks 2010-05-12 01:59 pm UTC (link)
	Maxxie shook her head when Tom offered the chair, crossing her arms and standing behind him, not quite able to stand perfectly still. Her mouth was pressed into a thin line as she watched these people who had pulled them here. "Are you planning to overthrow the now evil government? Quite the random collection, hon, if that's your idea." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timestoodstill 2010-05-12 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	"I got the impression that they are government," Tom said, tipping his head back to look at Maxxie. "But they could be corporate." He looked back at the woman at the head of the table and her two minions. "Since you obviously know who we are, why don't you tell us who you are." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	plusthree 2010-05-12 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	Mickey had been singing quietly under his breath, gaze drifting over the wall, ignoring the newcomers. His attention shifted back at that, however, and he added, "And how are you going to make it silent?" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sparkleboi 2010-05-12 01:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Go me," JT mumbled as he moved to take a chair near Tom. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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