ɢᴇɪsᴛɴᴇᴛ | ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴠɪᴄᴇ ([personal profile] geistnet) wrote in [community profile] falnerestate2014-08-23 05:00 pm

[Open, Major Event] 12 June 2066








Over the course of the last week, you'll have likely noticed the buzz and excitement that's been building all around Metro Manila -- if you've been around awhile, you know what time of the year it is. If you're new: well, this is an experience you're sure to enjoy.

The festive mood surrounding Philippine Independence Day is hard to miss. Wander around the metropolis and you'll note that the streets are filled with tourists and locals; turn one corner and you'll see parades, turn another and you may be treated to performances set up on strategically placed stages.

As for Falner, the colors of the Philippine flag seem to be everywhere you look: the kids who live or study at the estate are mostly running around with their faces painted. If you wander down towards the Fair Grounds in the South District, there are a couple of booths set up offering anything from body paint and temporary tattoos to local delicacies. West District establishments The King's Rest and Liquidated also have special treats aligned with the theme of the day. There's also talk about the annual street party which will be held over at the Baywalk later this evening, and the younger initiates are abuzz over the yearly light show held over Manila Bay that showcase reenactments of all the major battles all the way up to the Darkest Vigil.

Independence Day is also not all that's being celebrated, because for Keepers of the Vigil and supernatural communities all over the world, today marks the second anniversary of Arcis Fortress City.

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conscient: (14.)

( darling, really ) during breakfast.

[personal profile] conscient 2014-08-23 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This one's coming in and settling down beside you, Liandrin.

He's also going to go and fix himself a cup of tea. No words, yet.

Yet. ]
takeitinstride: (burn to ash and bone.)

8T

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-08-23 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's a glance up in your direction over those horn-rimmed glasses, and then --

-- and then she just keeps on working.

Hmph! ]
conscient: (15.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-08-23 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Not taking a holiday today, I see.

[ He can talk, he isn't doing patrols tonight.

( Sorry, Calintz. A short straw is a short straw, after all. ) ]
takeitinstride: (ask yourself: will i burn in hell?)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-08-23 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Really, Riley, it's as if you don't know me.

[ ...Saying that with a significantly smaller amount of snark, of course.

She loves you. This is how she is, like, all the time. ]
conscient: (12.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-08-23 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, my dear. ]

It is precisely because I know you that I deem it relevant to comment on it.

[ You take a break on Christmas, your birthday, and Hikaru's birthday. He has to try to get a fourth one. Besides, Arcis seeing it's second year is a victory in spite of all the fucked up things in the last three years. ]
takeitinstride: (and we fall softly.)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-08-23 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... 8T ]

We have a new batch. I need to read up on them.
conscient: (02.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-08-23 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A sigh. Very well then, Liandrin. ]

Anything interesting?

[ Sipping now from his cup and thanking the server who set his plate down for him. ]
takeitinstride: (you have my attention.)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-08-23 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
That would depend on what you mean by "interesting".

[ She has kind of really high standards here. ]
conscient: (06.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-08-23 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Darling, please. ]

What I mean is, if there are any cases that have specifically caught your attention.

[ Not that he expects any to. It is rather early in the year -- school wise, of course. ]
takeitinstride: (let's play it loud / let each other lose)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-08-23 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ah.

Quietly drawing three light screens up for you. They're dossiers from Balamb Academy's databases. ]



BROOKE, SEGAN. Accelerated Special Cases Program.
FAOLAIN, ERIN JAMES. Special Cases Program.
MORGENSTERN, SOPHIE. Accelerated Special Cases Program.


I don't think we need to discuss Lyall or Miss Ryan, do we?
conscient: (02.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-08-25 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
No, [ he'll look those over now. ] We do not.

[ Lyall is a delicate subject on her own, given the circumstances of her area's 'rescue' in Arcadia and the person who has taken charge of her. No, the child need not be discussed. He can wait and watch to see her progress for himself.

As for Ella Ryan, she is one of his.

He's scanning the files as he leans back in his seat, one finger gently tapping on his lips. He will remark on Sophie Morgenstern in a little bit. Hikaru has that one, and the vote to allow her into the ASC had been discussed among the King. As for Miss Segan... he only needs to note that her previous academy is listed as 'Big Rock' in Canada for his brows to twitch.

Erin James, however, was picked up by Estanislao Marasigan. One of the few who have the privilege of calling you 'mentor'. ]


A penny for your thoughts on the boy, Liandrin.
takeitinstride: (live through this // don't look back.)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-08-25 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
The circumstances behind his father's death and the subsequent disappearance of the bodies of his siblings are peculiar. Couple that with two fires and the boy's own fascination with the element, and...

[ How did you used to put it, back when you were still one of her teachers? Three is a pattern, is it not? ]
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conscient: (10.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-09-02 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Three is a pattern and one would be usually wise not to ignore.

[ Sipping his tea now, and thoughtful as he turns the information you've given him over in his head. He's reaching towards the file as well, scanning the details and weighing them accordingly. ]

The boy's statements say that he was out for the day when the fire occurred. Did the local authorities flag this incident as accidental or arson?
takeitinstride: (don't make a sound.)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-09-02 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Arson, especially after consulting with some of the local Awakened. They do, however, appear to be working on a hunch.

[ Fetching her cigarettes now. ]

Either it truly is an accident - doubtful - or whoever is responsible for this is that powerful.
conscient: (03.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-09-03 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ With a handful of gestures he sets the digital file aside. ]

Are efforts to seek out the missing children still ongoing?
takeitinstride: (ask yourself: will i burn in hell?)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-09-03 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. The path ends, of course, at the Other World.

[ You can tell, surely, how much this displeases her. ]
conscient: (01.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-09-05 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ He can. There's a hard slant to the way his features fall now.

The Other World. ]


It goes without saying that the boy does not know yet, am I correct?

[ He read in Estanislao's report the... manner by which Erin was taken into custody. ]
takeitinstride: (live through this // don't look back.)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-09-05 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Not yet. The Assassin and I have been discussing his circumstances.

[ She doesn't need to explain why Tohru Fukuzawa would want to involve himself in this, does she? ]
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conscient: (07.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-09-05 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ The boy is listed as a banisher. That is enough.

Just a nod, while he lifts his tea for a sip. ]


You've set interviews with the young ones for tomorrow. Your pick for Erin?
takeitinstride: (and we fall softly.)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-09-05 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
I don't have one just yet. I am considering Jessiah if I cannot think of anyone else before that.

[ And then A Wild Setsuna Appears. ]
conscient: (12.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-09-10 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jessiah is a good choice. Nothing like a Hanged Man to measure the character of an individual. ]

Dare I hazard a guess that Aidan is either currently speaking to or has already spoken to the boy.

[ Because he would have been a good fit, but if an exchange has already happened, then attachments, no matter how slim, have likely been formed. ]
takeitinstride: (tell me where the light is.)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-09-10 09:10 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[ ...No need to say more. Aidan is Aidan. That is why they can all trust him so much.

That is also why Aidan is NOT on the list, in this case. Maybe for something else, in the future. ]
conscient: (02.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-09-11 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ A sound of amused acknowledgement from this one then as he lifts his cup to his lips once more, his attention moving to the second file that caught his attention since his concerns about Erin James have been, for the moment, satisfied. ]

This is the girl Hikaru recommended?

[ He's also reaching for the cigar case set sitting to the right of him. He had chosen not to weigh in on this one, but he will check in with you now. Her case is, as the Blade King likes to put most things that catch his attention: interesting. ]
takeitinstride: (ask yourself: will i burn in hell?)

[personal profile] takeitinstride 2014-09-11 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Nods. ]

For the moment, I am calling it the Pity Vote, up until one looks into the circumstances that have brought her to us. [ You know how Hikaru can get, Mr. Falner. ] She does not appear to be anyone special or even likable until you read the history of her family.

[ This is Kaiser Delacroix is "Wait and See" Mode. ]
conscient: (04.)

[personal profile] conscient 2014-09-11 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's looking over that part now and there's that familiar frown when this one's decidedly not pleased. It is a bad trigger on his part, when people who assume that they know what they are doing Clearly Do Not.

But that is on him. He can separate himself from his guilt. He has had centuries of practice to manage his feelings thanks to Aidan, to all of you. ]


Jessiah is handling the re-acquisition of the Morgenstern assets?

[ Or has, he amends internally, as he finds the report. ]

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