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Post by Gwendolyn Fisk on Jan 1, 2016 20:30:57 GMT -6
Gwen shrugged, "Old habits are hard to break." OOC: Will do.
To Val: "If you're not caught up, pretty much Dante has two health left and we still need to bring down the Peacekeeper."
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Post by Gwendolyn Fisk on Jan 1, 2016 20:38:43 GMT -6
Gwen shrugged, "What can I say? Old habits are hard to break." She punched Nelson lightly in the arm and grinned, "Let's just say I always keep my word."
(OOC: Sorry for the double post. My computer is being weird and not showing me my posts.)
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Post by Holly Edison on Jan 1, 2016 21:16:37 GMT -6
Holly sat down near Demetri, glad he was okay and at least some concerns were taken care of. I guess we need to start taking more action. She was glad for the small break and banter. "Gwen, don't worry - take whatever shot you want at her and I'll back you up. I'm pissed she even thought she could convince us we were in danger with you all. Honestly, when Janet attacked I was reminded of Sharlot... but it's clear the Peacekeepers have no clear leader. Dante could have been that but they're unorganized and making whatever decisions make sense to them each day. She headed for the Market and I knew we'd find all of you here because we had a plan."
Turning to the others she continued, "We all need to share whatever plans we have in place, and come up with a new one to move forward. We went off to get guns, I ended up having to use mine, same obviously for Demetri. The only person we ran into that we didn't get a read on is Reese. Do any of you know her allegiance?"
She turned to her side and squeezed her neighbor's hand, "Demetri, how are you feeling?"
((wren, go for it - I don't see anyone else stepping up, he's got two left.))
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Post by Dante Clavus on Jan 1, 2016 21:21:46 GMT -6
Staggering into the room, Dante leaned against the door frame and looked at the new arrivals. "Looks like the drinking gang's back together again! We're just missing Reese and a little bit of Demetri." "Figure that telling you is a safe enough, since if you're with Holly and Demetri they'll let you know I've been an undercover peacekeeper anyway. I seem to have found every rebel in the city, but only one friendly face so far. Are you going to work with me to keep the Capitol safe? Because if so, I could use any kind of food you have to spare. The only meal I've found so far was stolen by Val. So much for that peace pledge, huh?" "Seems to me that with this many mouths to feed, the Market's going to dry up quickly. Anyone know a store that hasn't been cleaned out yet?"
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Post by Valeria DeMasque on Jan 1, 2016 22:20:00 GMT -6
Valeria munched on an apple from her satchel bag. It wasn't as delicious as the bacon that the training center had provided but it was enough to get her through another day. All around her she could see short terse conversations happening which in her experience meant there were a lot of private conversations going on in the background that she wasn't privy too. "Eh but it makes sense," she thought to herself, "I DID tell them I was a peacekeeper and whether or not I go by the moniker of PeaceBringer I'm sure most of em are still a little wary to trust me."She didn't blame them one bit. The fear of possibly being stabbed in the back by a smiling face was one she knew well and it tended to put a damper on friendly relations. Val looked around the group. By now she knew which ones with peacekeepers and which were rebels to a certain degree. There were still some unknowns specifically, her eyes turning towards Wren, due to the fact that she didn't know how well she could trust Cal. He claimed to be a peacebringer, HELL he coined the term, but after the revelation that SHARLOT, the one who most adamantly claimed to hate the Capitol, turned out to be working for it she was a bit more on guard than usual. Besides, she had to protect Gwen. Honestly, she was the only thing that made this disaster bearable. Val wasn't sure how much of Gwen's flirting was self preservation or how much of her own was due to the emotional stress they were all under but one thing was true: she would never be able to figure that out if they didn't make it out alive. "That said," she thought to herself her eyes turning towards the peacekeeper in the distance, "who's to say an invading rebel army would even keep me alive." She frowned, "My name is in the peacekeeper database no matter how much my friends vouch for me."That again was just another risk she was going to have to take. Valeria didn't like the fact that Dante was so badly hurt. It complicated things but maybe it was foolish to think that everyone could survive this. That said, he was important to everyone's morale and she needed to make sure she could save him if at all possible. "But what can I do," she thought. She knew that some of her friends in this Capitol were in fact peacekeepers and it would be really hard to attack them if it came down to it but... ...she had to stand by her words in that kitchen...even if it hurt... "So what's the plan for tomorrow," she asked at last a bit more solemn than normal. Val whispered to Gwen, "I don't know if I can KILL Dante even if he is...working against us. I mean...if its what you all need me to do I pledged that I would help you I just...he hasn't attacked anyone yet." she reached her hand down into her pocket feeling the contract they had all signed in that loading dock.
"Its weird being left out of the group for once," she added, "but I guess it IS more important that people you know to be rebels be prioritized first."
She turned to look at the people she was certain were rebels," What do you need me to do?" she asked with a frown.
"I won't like it most likely," she whispered to Gwen, Holly, Demetri, and Wallace, "But what has to be done has to be done..."
"Though I have to ask," she added, "can any of you CONFIRM that Wren and Nelson are rebels?"
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Post by Wren Hartwood on Jan 1, 2016 22:25:37 GMT -6
Wren looked up from his seat as Dante entered the room. "Oh, hey. Haven't seen you in days. We hoped to see you here on day one. Did you change plans last minute, or wait too long to leave?" He looked around the room they were all huddling in. "I haven't seen much food here yet, but we have all day to look so if you're hungry I'd suggest looking first. Then, if you can't find any, I'm sure someone will share. I tried looking here day one and couldn't find any, but Eloise was kind enough to give me some before I left." "Guys, did anyone else get a whisper from Dante? I think he thinks I'm like him...oh man. He's asking me for food! Fat chance, buddy! He said he's only found ONE meal, so I'm guessing he's not at full health? 4 food on day 5 I'd say he'd fall at 7/8 on health today, minus 1 food from my attack with venom. I'll consider using my energy pill to finish him off for sure, though."
OOC: This is hilarious and a little sad...do I lead him on for the day? Do you need or want any information out of him? I could probably get some allegiance names out of him if he thinks I'm on his side.
And I think I'm missing something since I saw Holly's whisper about "shot at her" but that's fine. If it doesn't concern me I'll ignore it. If you mean Janet, I think Demetri finished her off
Yes, I'd like to keep things peaceful and safe for Panem. Like I said, try looking first for food and then we'll see. I'm all about helping out, but I gotta survive myself, before I can help anyone. And Val took your food?! That's shitty, man. Sorry. Hey, do you know Reese's allegiance, by chance?
Wren stood up and looked out the window. "There's a neat furniture store I stopped in on my way to the watchtower, across the street. You could look in there to see if they have a break room fridge or something."
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Post by Holly Edison on Jan 1, 2016 22:47:21 GMT -6
Holly watched the others she'd been separated from so long. Everything's different."I was hoping for some food today. Too bad." Between you, me and Demetri - I don't think we know for SURE about Wren. "I did not receive a whisper from Dante - I believe he does think that of everyone here you are the best bet. Lead him on if you want. Hell, tell him we haven't said anything about him and see if he'll shoot the Peacekeeper to make us think he's alright." Haha
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Post by Gwendolyn Fisk on Jan 1, 2016 23:24:43 GMT -6
Gwen could see that Val looked a bit nervous. She put a hand around her waist, hoping it was at least a little comforting. "Well first thing first, we have to get rid of that pesky Peacekeeper." "I can't say for certain if either of them are rebels, Val, but I trust Cal. So, I guess that means I trust Wren." Gwen rubbed her eyes with the palms of her hands, "All this uncertainty is getting exhausting, so that's what I choose. I choose to trust Wren and hope for the best. I understand about Dante. If you can't do it, then you can't do it. I understand. He was supposed to be our friend." Gwen thought back to the training room and how they watched him play a game on the hologram. How he had left five players on his side at the end of it. She had thought that meant he wanted the five of them to end things together... but times had changed since then, and people tend to change with the times.
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Post by Dante Clavus on Jan 1, 2016 23:34:44 GMT -6
"Did you change plans last minute, or wait too long to leave?" Drawing both Gwen and Wren aside with a gesture, you hear Dante's soft whisper: "Going to assume you two are both trustworthy, because otherwise I may as well make an escape from this city. Who else do you know are Peacekeepers like me? My list of confirmed Rebels is getting pretty long: Holly, Demetri, Valeria, Reese, Nelson and Wallace."
Making a show of poking through boxes looking for supplies, Dante consinued:
"If either of you two could handle some food salvaging, I can focus instead on hacking this place back under Peacekeeper control. Otherwise I'm within two days of starving to death." "A bit of both, but now things have gotten complicated. Eloise found an infant somehow left behind here yesterday and was taking it to the hospital last time I saw her."
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Post by Wren Hartwood on Jan 1, 2016 23:46:16 GMT -6
Wren looked over at Gwen. "I'd jump in with you, but I'm nearly out of productive energy for today. We'll see if I have energy to help out after I rest a bit." Wren sat back in his chair and put his feet up to relax a bit. "Dante, Does everyone here know about you? I'll admit I didn't know until you told me. I've also confirmed many of those rebels, but only confirmed Deo as peacekeeper.
If you wanted to play dirty and create some false trust with Wallace or Nelson, you could throw an attack at that random peacekeeper to make them think you're a rebel, if hacking doesn't give you away. That'd be hilarious.
I haven't confirmed Sharlot myself, but I hear she's peacekeeper and doing some tricks like that to play both sides. Haha. And I might have time to help hack. We'll see. Gwen, do you know much?" Wren smiled at her, hoping she was on board.
Ooc, gonna sleep and finish actions tomorrow prob
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Post by Nelson Clark on Jan 2, 2016 0:55:04 GMT -6
"Get rid of that Peacekeeper and maybe scrounge for some food. I know I need it, I don't know about the rest of you guys." Nelson kicked at the ground before shouldering his rifle. "I can go looking in that stand over there, as long as the Peacekeeper stays away from me." He waved his hand nonchalantly. "This place is one hot mess, stands tipped over. You'd think they'd take better care of their facilities honestly." Nelson waved at Dante, "hi, you're new. I mean--I remember that hair. But I don't think we've actually met. So....hey." "So what do you need me to do? I'm just gonna need some direction to move forward. I mean--I have to scavenge for food a little but everything else I'm good to do and I'm not sure the others trust me yet. Since I was so absent during training days. At the very least I'll try and take down the Peacekeeper who shot me."
Nelson shouldered the rifle, "I'm saving this for someone special but I can definitely fight hand to hand."
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Post by Wren Hartwood on Jan 2, 2016 11:01:30 GMT -6
Wren had woken up from his chair nap, gone outside for a bit, and returned. "I think I found some food, but I could be wrong. Day one I found a rock, thinking it was a scone. Hopefully by now I've learned the difference." He laughed. "Anyone else having any luck?" "Dante, pretty sure I found food. Are you hurt at all or just hungry? I see Demetri swapped a gun for morphling. If you're in bad shape too, I could look into swindling some morphling or something away from someone, possibly via spying. Just let me know if you're in prime shape or not so I know what to plan next. Also, based on their discussions, I think it's safe to assume Sharlot is one of us. I think Sydney might be, too, but I haven't confirmed that."
I'm asking Dante if he's hurt at all, pretending I'll try to trade for morphling to heal him or something. Hopefully then we'll know for sure when we've killed him. I have one more arrow left and an energy shot. If he gets food, he could be down to 1 HP at the end of the day if only I attack. I'll update you guys if he tells me anything, but we might need 1 more hit on him. Nelson, are you going for the peacekeeper? You'll probably need Val or Gwen or Wallace or Holly to team up with you on that. I'm not sure who's used how many actions yet...so you guys will have to talk that out. We need to take him out, too, or more will come. I'm asking Dante if he's hurt at all, pretending I'll try to trade for morphling to heal him or something. Hopefully then we'll know for sure when we've killed him. I have one more arrow left and an energy shot. If he gets food, he could be down to 1 HP at the end of the day if only I attack. I'll update you guys if he tells me anything, but we might need 1 more hit on him. Nelson, are you going for the peacekeeper? You'll probably need Val or Gwen or Wallace or Holly to team up with you on that. I'm not sure who's used how many actions yet...so you guys will have to talk that out. We need to take him out, too, or more will come. Wren looked over at Nelson. "So, are you taking that peacekeeper on by yourself? That's pretty bold. You're an impressive guy, Nelson."
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Post by Nelson Clark on Jan 2, 2016 13:29:02 GMT -6
"It could just be the world's like---stalest scone ever." Nelson picked at some of the rocks under his feet. "You're one sneaky bastard, Wren." Nelson grinned and shoved him a little, "hopefully if not by then, we can all take him out today." It's slightly horrifying to Nelson, to be thinking of this person as someone to take out, but that was the way of the Games. He'd come to peace about that a while ago and now the thought of finishing someone off doesn't make him panicked anymore.
"I'll be the other hit on Dante, if you want. I can see we have enough rebels that I don't need to hack today so...might as well." "oh no, the rifle's for someone else. There's only one bullet in here and I'm not wasting it on the Peacekeeper or Dante."
"...I'm not impressive, I'm just not keen on getting shot again." He grinned, "and after I went after him, I'm just thinking he might want to come back to finish the job."
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Post by Wallace Barker on Jan 2, 2016 14:23:37 GMT -6
Wallace sat back quietly near the console for a bit, everyone was buzzing around and it made his head swim. It felt crowded, but at least it felt like something was happening. Wallace smiled at Holly and gave Demetri a worried look over, but he still seemed like his normal old nicknaming self. Things were progressing faster now, and just as he thought it would. "I figured everyone would end up back here" he finally said to himself, turning back toward the console he might as well have been sleeping next to at this point. There was flirting and trading going on in several different conversations, and it made Wallace nearly feel at ease, if only the peacekeeper wasn't skulking about shooting at everyone.
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Post by Dante Clavus on Jan 2, 2016 14:59:22 GMT -6
Wren had woken up from his chair nap, gone outside for a bit, and returned. "I think I found some food, but I could be wrong. Day one I found a rock, thinking it was a scone. Hopefully by now I've learned the difference." He laughed. "Anyone else having any luck?" "At this point, I may eat a scone-shaped rock!" Dante would have chuckled at the joke, if it weren't so close to being true. "My stance was known on day one, making it rough to get any food or support on the computers. If I don't get food today, I'll starve to within one inch of my life."
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Post by Gwendolyn Fisk on Jan 2, 2016 16:54:30 GMT -6
Gwen looked around and smiled. It was nice to have everyone around again, minus one, regardless of the situation. Gwen shrugged, "I know as much as you guys. The bit about Sharlot wasn't appreciated. Stole a single kiss and she thinks I'm in love with her? Please. Wren is right, though. If you're going to hack you might want to draw attention away from that by attacking the Peacekeeper if you can. I'd spare some food, but I'm barely keeping ahead myself since Minerva stole some of my food."
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Post by Dante Clavus on Jan 3, 2016 11:49:50 GMT -6
"Thanks for the tip, Gwen. I've already spent my time today getting some pretty good hacking done.Really hoping you both could come through with some food! It would be great if you guys could help hack too to make sure they don't mess with the computer systems. Attacking the peacekeeper does not seem like it would help though, since I'm sure everyone here knows where I stand. Who would I be trying to convince?" Gwen looked around and smiled. It was nice to have everyone around again, minus one, regardless of the situation. Trying to appear nonchalant, Dante sank into a chair and tried not to think about how many things had changed since the Feast.
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Post by Wren Hartwood on Jan 3, 2016 13:14:23 GMT -6
Wren looked around. He almost wished he'd joined in the drinking games back at the feast and gotten to know everyone sooner, but he felt good about the other ways he chose to spend his time. "So, is anyone else having luck today? I think I've done all I can for now, but I'm here for moral support." Wren attempted to smile, despite the bittersweet vibe around him. "Our friend is hacking, so someone will need to help with that, to maintain the point. I think I've finished him off. Everyone else got hacking and the peacekeeper covered?" Okay, thanks! I think I got food, so we'll see what happens after everyone's actions are revealed. Wasn't sure if Nelson or Wallace knew who you are.
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