Wiping the floor with our faces

[HecateSkivvy]

"I wish I had that option, Eden." Leslie says.

"Either way, this whole situation blows. I don't quite like using 'leverage' to describe what we need, but the term is indeed adequate. In the meantime, I need answers. I don't know why, but there are a few of us who they fey pay special attention to; including those of us who have been conscripted. I have a few ideas, but none I want to say out loud because the very thought makes me feel delusional... Either way, I've decided to continue playing their game."

Leslie passes a long, hard look around the table. He glances around the room, checking for fae. He realizes that's a stupid idea, considering fey glamour, and says what he was going to say anyway. Quietly, though.

"Which means that, until something is figured out, myself and anyone else who does the same would need to trust someone to make sure the cycle of seasons goes on just the same, even despite us."

[kimp]

:: Liberty's hands, previously playing with her squirrel, still and she slants a glance Kelsey's way ::
I might be able to talk to representatives of the Dusk. If we need to. Which we probably will.

:: there is a slight pause then she looks to Henry ::
It's pretty much obliterated. I'm lucky to have the hilt intact. I'll never be able to use it again it's spirit has been shattered but...
:: shrug ::
It was a gift and it deserves better than to be abandoned.

[Erica]

Antalya joins the group sitting in the Diner.

"My list just keeps getting longer. The situation sucks for sure, but if the fairy tales my mother used to read me are any indication, we're doing pretty well. The humans in those stories never come off better for having any dealings whatsoever with the Fae.
"For a group that claims to thrive on balance, they are pretty darn petty about being objecting to them tilting the scales in their own favor. I think Eden has the right of it, but I suspect we are just going to continue to be harassed regardless. Anyone feel a bit like Paris and his impossible choice?"

[Owle Isohos]

Some of the tension seemed to drain out of Kelsey's shoulders when Alice put her hand there. She turned toward her friend, surprise and gratitude momentarily chasing the weariness from her face. "Thanks," she said softly. "I'm okay." It was a lie and she knew it. "Well, I will be. Probably."

She grabbed a cookie for herself, and offered one to Alice before chowing down. "Thanks!" she said to Eden, then grew quiet as Eden spoke.

"Can't blame you for that," Kelsey replied once Eden concluded. There really wasn't anything else to be said. Thing is, she was pretty sure Eden wasn't the crazy one. Being done with the fae was the reasonable, sane, and logical choice.

...pity she couldn't say the same for hers.

"Are you all allergic to metal?" Kelsey asked Leslie. "The ones the fae pay special attention to, I mean. That's the only similarity I've noticed between some of you." She nodded to his quiet words. "I'm no warrior. And I'm not indebted to either Court. But I can't leave this alone, either. So..." She shrugged. "I'll do what I can."

She smiled ruefully at Antalya. "At least Paris got something out of it!"

[Nick Sleet]

Nick mutters a heartfelt "AMEN" at Eden's statement, and grabs a cookie. Munching on it, he nods at Anatalya's statement. "Speaking of stories, is there any truth in that whole shirt-turned-inside out thing? Or any of the other 'superstitions?' I haven't had much luck avoiding their games, so I like the idea of grabbing any advantages I can get. Especially against things that dodge bullets."

[vVv]

victor sits on the hearth, knees drawn up and chin tilted to the side. eyes closed, she might be napping, but if you pay attention, you can tell she's listening intently to everything in the room, and perhaps opening her eyes slightly to watch leslie when he speaks. she has an odd smile on her face, couldn't put your finger on what's changed, exactly, a little more smug, a little more sardonic, a little more subdued. she looks like a hot death warmed over, burn scars forming beneath charred blisters along both exposed forearms, smoke smudges darkening her cheekbones beyond their usual bluish-violet hue. one thing's for sure, the child she was a few days ago has become something just a little bit different, enough that you can feel it if she does open her eyes to look at you.

[Eden Jones]

"You know, I always thought Paris should have taken that dang thing and made applesauce, then split it three ways. But then, I never did want to stick to the limited options I was given." Eden props her feet up on a stool, "Although I'd bet that gods and Fae lords get angry when you wriggle out of their unreasonable options." She grins wickedly, "But that can be fun, too."

She looks at Kelsey, "I can see why you feel you'd need to continue to play along with their games, I really do. Part of me appreciates that someone as level-headed as you is willing to do so. I'd suggest, however, that if the Dawn Court comes sauntering up next equinox wanting a favor, that you extract some sort of promise for them to help with the inevitable Dusk retaliation. It's ridiculous that you should have to fight their battles and bear the punishment for it while they sit around contemplating their magnificence." Eden mutters something that might have sounded like "Butts!" to anyone listening closely or who had spent time around a certain ragamuffin in a blue and green hat.

Eden turns to Antalya, "I'd be interested to know what parts of the stories are true, especially if there is anything in them we can use to protect ourselves from their attacks. I doubt they're done with this town."

[PoeticJustice]

"My research on Penance turned up some stuff about them, but none of it very useful. All of it corroborating things that have already said. If you break a vow made to the Fae, the Fae won't have to come find you for the vow to enforce itself. I didn't get specifics, but from what I understand you're likely to get vaporized on the spot if you try to break their deals," Alice offered as she leaned on the edge of the table and took a drink. "I didn't get a chance to follow up, too busy with other projects."

[Henry Gondorf]

Henry could not help but snicker at Eden's last comment. "Are you kidding me? We're the new, shiny bit of difference in their lives now. We'd count our blessings if they up and left us alone."

"You also might want to be careful chasing down that sort of information. Yeah there is plenty people agree on about how to deal with them. The iron bit everyone keeps telling up not to bring 'round is part of it. But how much can you believe and how much can we trust isn't something they cooked up for their own amusement? If you want to talk about muddied waters here's a doosey for you. The tales say you want to tide a few of them fairies over for a while you throw a fistful of salt or rice in front of them and they have to bend knee to count it. Wander down towards the dark mountains of 'Slynia and people swear to you the same trick works on Bloodsuckers."

Henry Shrugged. "Hate to say it but sometimes the latest kick in the head ain't the most important one to worry about. Last time I put my ear to the ground we have troubles who don't give two farts and a martini about the time of year it is."

"But...that doesn't me you got the wrong of it there Ms, Jones. I think it behooves us to fill in as many blanks we can before the next visit from under the hill."

He leaned toward Liberty. "No worries about it. Sometimes all a broken spirit needs is a body to return to. Time to reflect don't hurt either."

Henry turns back to the group. "More than anything, though, we should keep a mind of those in less flexible positions than ourselves. We know who they are and some of them didn't look the happy-happy-happiest bunch of assholes to start cutting in on us."

[Erica]

Antalya shrugs

"Alice and Kelsey surely know more than I do on these topics. This time last year, I was very vey sure those stories were just stories.
"Leave me with the evils of man any day, and I am one hundred percent at home, but these ... creatures ... they do not play by rules I understand."