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Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-11-11 05:54 pm

sooner or later, god'll cut you down.

Who: Everyone
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Lato'li's orbit and also planetside.
When: Forward dated to 11/15.

[The Interceptor Fleet moves into position, waiting for the last few shield generators to fall. And in the early hours of the 15th, they do. The shield dissolves with a blip as if it was never there, leaving the man-eaters as prone as their prey. The Interceptors send out a transmission-- an unholy mix of Cockney and Australian that graces every available communicator-- if they answer it.]

We’re firin’! Do yer worst, Vieziri! We’re gonna kick yer sorry arses so hard you’ll kiss the moons!

[Five Interceptor ships swoop out of the dark and unload their various weaponry onto the Vieziri warships. At the same time, people stranded on the planet below ready the anti-aircraft guns onto their makers. And of course there is the Fleet itself, battered and yet beautiful across the velvet sky, as they fire everything they have.

Now the Vieziri start moving. Though the big red ship can’t do much maneuvering, the rest of the Vieziri warships certainly can. They fire back at the Interceptors and whoever else fires at them, willing to defend their leader and lose their lives in the process.

Luckily, the Interceptors have their own daring ships, which may look familiar to those who were here for the raider attack. One is emblazoned with racing stripes and flames all along the hull, and it moves so fast it nearly enters hyperspace. It’s there and gone in a flash, weaving past the enemy in crazy thrillseeking loops. Still another Interceptor ship is painted red and orange with a gold plate near the front, which reads BAMF with no explanation. This one has guns aplenty and easily weathers any duel it gets into. The third Interceptor ship is beautiful gold and black, sleek as hell and engineered with sense; this one packs the most gadgets and formidable guns of all calibers, and appears to do the most damage. Trailing behind is a much smaller ship, so nondescript it almost doesn’t stand out at all-- that is, until it forms a barrier to absorb some oncoming fire and reflect it back at the Vieziri.

There’s one ship that’s missing, though-- the one that was blown up several months ago after the heist. In its place is a small black ship that runs invisible to radar, sweeping past with silent speed as it lets loose a barrage of photon missiles onto the Vieziri flagship.

Down below, the Vieziri come out in full force-- one last stand before the warlord falls, trying to finish their fell rituals. Some of them rush the encampments, some go for the cities. Near the restored comms tower, a cloaked figure with a plain white mask fights their way through the onslaught using a plasma blade and a laser rifle.

After an hours-long siege, the big warship finally takes too much fire and breaks apart, lighting up the sky with falling shards like stars. The biggest debris burns up in orbit, but little pieces still rain down. It signals the end as the Vieziri begin to retreat both on ground and in the air. The loss of their leadership leaves them scattered and panicked.

The Fleet has won the day, but as the sun rises again over the wreckage, there is still plenty of work to be done.]


[ooc: Feel free to assume the Interceptors are helping your ships! The gold and black ship can be hailed and will give responses, as she’s been the main point of contact during this plot. You can also run into Zhade, though tags will be slow for both accounting for RL things. Please mark Zhade or Interceptors in the header of your toplevel if you’d like NPC interaction.

Any questions should be asked on the plot post for phase two.]
whatisright: (11)

[personal profile] whatisright 2017-11-26 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Justice reaches out mentally, searching for stragglers. He finds a few, but they are snuffed out before he even has a chance to mention them, until the camp is empty. They have one. The battle is over.

Justice should probably go take stock of the camp's inventory and casualties, but instead, he sits down next to the mage. It's not as though he senses any of their own seriously injured.]
We are safe, yes.

[He looks her up and down, caging her magical exhaustion.] ...You may take some power from me, if it would be helpful. [It might give her a boost, at least, and he trusts her not to turn the connection against him.]
veilstrike: (you tell me they love you)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-26 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ It helps, knowing that the battle is won, at least for now. Her relief is clear as she leans back on her arms, closing her eyes and taking a few deep breaths - and then she settles down, leaning down, curling around herself and making herself comfortable. Her stomach is still in knots and her mind is running a mile a minute, but otherwise she thinks that she might be okay.

Ignoring the anchor. That's a good thing to ignore.

Turning her head, she blinks at Justice for a moment, a little surprised, but then she relaxes. ]


No. I'll be alright. I just used my Anchor too much and there's no lyrium down here. [ She flops back so that she's sprawled out on the ground, closing her eyes again. ] You need it for yourself.
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[personal profile] whatisright 2017-11-26 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
It would not tire me to give you some. You would be recovering, not using me to perform complex magic. [If Justice can last through helping Anders heal a bunch of refugees, perking up Leilani is nothing.

He does not reiterate his offer to ease her pain. He told her that it was open. He does not want to press her on the topic unless she brings it up.]
veilstrike: (that you hear at night)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-26 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
That does not necessarily mean that it is healthy for you either. [ Still, she moves, wiggling a little so that she can adjust her own weight and lean against him, just enough so that it doesn't feel as though she's struggling to keep herself upright. Her hand reaches for him, absently, and she pats her fingers over his. ]

I can recover just like this. Sometimes a friend is much better than any magic.
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[personal profile] whatisright 2017-11-28 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Justice stiffens at the contact in surprise. Even nearly three months after leaving behind Kristoff's body, a part of him still expects mortals to keep their distance no matter how much they like him, and it's an unfamiliar sensation to have someone just lean on him like this.

After a moment, he relaxes again. Touching isn't unpleasant, even if it's unfamiliar. Sort of like being called a friend.]


Very well. I can do this much.

[Justice doesn't know how much he's allowed to touch her in return, but he decides it's probably not against any mortal touching rules to gently pat her hand in return. It's tempting to reach for her Marked hand, but he's not sure if that's allowed, or if it would hurt her too much for him to do it.]
veilstrike: (a cold and broken hallelujah)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-28 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ When he stiffens she makes to lean back and pull away, not wanting him to be uncomfortable, but he soon relaxes and she sags against him a little more. It reminds her of the times after a battle she would drape herself over Bull or laughingly sit on Dorian's lap and have the two of them scoff and scowl at her, secretly delighting in her ridiculous behaviour. It's almost like being at home again, and it makes her heart hurt just a little.

It's getting easier, but it'll never really be okay, she thinks. ]


Thank you, Justice. I appreciate it.

[ He pats her hand and she wants to laugh - it's such a soft, childish gesture that all she can do is reach out with her hand - the Anchored one - and hold onto his, squeezing his hands gently. ]
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[personal profile] whatisright 2017-11-30 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Her hand on his is like holding the song of the Fade.

The music of home hums on his palm, spreading across his skin, so bright that it blocks out all the mental noise around him, and he's hit with a bittersweet stab of nostalgia.

Unconsciously, he practically melts, relaxing significantly against her and grasping her hand tightly, keeping it close now that he's been given implicit permission to touch it.

Yes. If he closes his eyes, it's almost like he's home.]
veilstrike: (i don't know you)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-11-30 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn't notice it until Justice leans against her, relaxing and shifting. His hand grasps hers and she blinks, eyes widening, but then -

Oh. Of course. The Anchor. A connection to the Fade, and she offers it out to him without thinking. Softening, she moves closer, leaning against him. ]


You can do this more often.
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[personal profile] whatisright 2017-12-03 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
May I? [Justice’s voice can often be more expressive than his face, not least because it doesn’t occur to him to try hiding his feelings. He sounds hopeful. He hadn’t wanted to ask, because the Mark is attached to her and he doesn’t want to make her uncomfortable by demanding that he be allowed to touch her, but she’s offering. He didn’t ask and she’s offering. It’s an open offer, even.]

You are kind.
veilstrike: (you have made him so lonely)

[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-12-03 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[ It's just hand holding and it seems to make him so happy; it's certainly the easiest thing she's done to please someone in recent memory. No murder, no tracking down monster hearts, no Red Lyrium, just simply holding hands. It comforts her, too, and she smiles, relaxing enough that her eyes finally close properly. ]

I will hold your hand whenever you wish. I'm being a little selfish too.
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[personal profile] whatisright 2017-12-09 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you. That is good. [If she gets something from it, then that makes Justice feel that much better. It makes the gesture mutual, and he can take all that connection to the Fade without feeling selfish or like he’s taking advantage.

Now don’t mind him melting against you, Lei. He’d like to just bask in the Mark for a while.]
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[personal profile] veilstrike 2017-12-09 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's nice, she thinks, that the Anchor could be good for something other than closing rifts and slowly killing her. Justice is content, almost catlike as he leans against her, grasping on to a connection to the Fade with everything he has, and she squeezes his palm gently with her own.

She is glad she can make someone happy in these strange times. ]


Rest for now, Justice, and I'll rest with you. We're safe.