Reserves Leaders Meeting, Room 223, Tuesday Morning

[life_inshadow]

Tara was still a little groggy from her dream of the ball as she got her room ready for all the other Reserves leaders -- it seemed obvious to her that it was better they get together and make a plan than that they let everybody go off on their own.

Not that Tara exactly knew how to plan against a giant smelly bog and magically appearing walls that seemed to hold people captive, but hey. She could be optimistic.

Her supplies were simple: A bag of cookies filched from the kitchen, some soda, a makeshift easel for writing down ideas, and a pile of every book on the supernatural she had in case people wanted to start researching before they got to the library.

She figured Kennedy and Maladicta would bring the weapons.

[OOC: Post is for the other reserve leader types, but the door is open. This is not the fighting reserves post -- that's been postponed to tomorrow so the groups can meet together.]

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Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[swordsandsoccer.livejournal.com]

"I do," Dolf piped up. He might have been terrified, but he was also very, very... what did they call it these days?

Stupid?

"If it'll help."

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

"I'm in," Kennedy confirmed; her fingers, drumming restlessly against her knee, said a lot more than her next statement of "Hell of a lot better than doing nothing, or getting goblins to throw rocks at us. We need something to work with."

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[life_inshadow]

"At least bring some back-up from the meeting tomorrow?" Tara suggested, since she was aware talking Kennedy out of this one was about as likely as diverting a freight train with bad brakes.

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[inneedofcoffee.livejournal.com]

"As long as no one gets stake-happy, we will all be fine,"

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[trigons_child]

Raven eyed Maladicta. "Stake happy?" she repeated.

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

Kennedy brought up both hands to cover her face for a moment in a gesture so quick that the smack of impact was audible. "I promised that wasn't gonna happen again!"

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[inneedofcoffee.livejournal.com]

"It could be dark, instincts may take control..." Maladicta shrugged. "You never know. And we might not have Alexander's dustpan next time."

A beat.

"It's absolute hell on clothing, you know."

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

Kennedy looked as close as she got to absolutely mortified, and poor Raven and Dolf weren't getting the benefit of any explanation here, were they?

"Yeah, well... I wasn't planning on using stakes on goblins anyway."

Mental note: get Maladicta a new suit for Christmas.

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[trigons_child]

Raven was on her feet and backing away. "You are a vampire," she said, struggling to keep her voice calm despite the surge of fear. She could feel her father twisting that fear, trying to fan it higher. The red glow of her eyes beneath her hood was more evident now.

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[life_inshadow]

"And she's our friend," Tara said quietly, with only the briefest sense of wonder as to how she was saying this. "So let's -- let's not. Please."

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[inneedofcoffee.livejournal.com]

"And a Black Ribboner," she added, eyes narrowing slightly at the red. "A reformed vampire for lack of a better term."

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

...trying to stop a half-demon from going after a vampire. There was so much possible brainhurty wrapped up in this situation that Kennedy-- who had no idea just what fabulously in-depth training for later in life this was-- refused to think about it.

"Chill, Raven," she cautioned in a sterner tone, getting to her feet to put herself between them if she had to. "Maladicta's cool; trust us on this. We have an actual problem to worry about here."

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[trigons_child]

If it displeases you, Daughter, destroy it.

Raven took another step back, fighting her rising panic. Her father would have had her lash out in fear as he teased her with images of being attacked by Sebastian and Max and how Sookie had looked bleeding on the floor when they'd found her. But she trusted Tara and Kennedy, and Nick had been different, and her brief interactions with Maladicta in the past hadn't been alarming.

"I am all right," she finally said, but her eyes hadn't changed, and her body was still tense. "I was merely caught off guard."

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[inneedofcoffee.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I can tell." Maladicta was so terribly helpful. "I believe this is where we pretend to be a pot and a kettle."

Re: Discussion + Mingling [12/06]

[trigons_child]

"I apologize for my reaction," Raven said, ducking her head. She remained where she was standing though, feeling more comfortable with the distance between them.