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Post by Arianna on May 13, 2020 21:49:32 GMT -5
Arianna laid down next to Valdis, planning to stay just a little after he fell asleep to make sure he didn't have night terrors. She closed her eyes for just a moment... and then it was morning.
After a few moments of confusion (as falling asleep in your clothes from the previous day, and somewhere besides your own bed will do that), she noticed a strange Aura at the door. She sat up, tense, and tried to listen. Considering what had happened yesterday, she felt it best to remain out of sight and wait to see what would happen.
Markov and Skylos must have answered the door, and the man left shortly after. She didn't move for a while. Instead she sat on the bed, still waking up, noting how peaceful Valdis looked, and thinking about the events that has transpired the day before.
Eventually she slipped out of the room, willing him to stay asleep, and entered the hallway. Arianna overheard the very tail end of Skylos & Markov's conversation, when the latter turned the corner and almost walked right into her.
"Oh. Hey." Arianna kind of blinked at him for a second as if this was an unexpected surprise. "Um, he's asleep right now, I think we should let him sleep."
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Post by Ponic on May 13, 2020 21:52:27 GMT -5
Markov looked behind Arianna and pointed. "Not he isn't..." he said pointing as he walked back to his room with a bit tub of ice cream
Markov blinked at Arianna, not expecting her to find him and shrugged. "He's not going to get to sleep, come here, I've got something to show you," he said leading her back to the living room.
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Post by Arianna on May 13, 2020 22:13:21 GMT -5
"What do you mean he's not going to get sleep, if anything he needs extra sleep," Arianna contested but she followed him anyway.
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Post by Ponic on May 13, 2020 22:14:29 GMT -5
Not saying much until they got to the living room, Markov took the letter from the table (where Skylos was totally not just frozen in place) and handed it to Arianna. One look at Markov would reveal he was not happy about what it said. "I hate the title they are using," he said.
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Post by Arianna on May 13, 2020 22:25:04 GMT -5
Arianna picked up the paper and started skimming. "What the hell..." she mumbled. Then, "This is for today?!?!"
She looked up at Skylos and Markov, flabbergasted. "Do they know he'd been injured??!??" (Sure, he was physically healed already, but they didn't necessarily know that part for sure).
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Post by Ponic on May 13, 2020 22:31:00 GMT -5
Markov shrugged his shoulders and crossed his arms. "They're lawyers and we're powered beings. I don't think they care, and if we run they'll go looking for us."
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Post by Arianna on May 13, 2020 22:54:14 GMT -5
Arianna sat down and put her face in her hands. She was exhausted. "God... they didn't even wait a whole day.."
She looked at the list of those who were mandated to attend. Valdis, unsurprisingly, was at the top.
"I don't know if Valdis will be up for this.. he was really distraught last night." She was beginning to worry about how might react if he was being questioned.
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Post by Ponic on May 13, 2020 22:57:24 GMT -5
"Yea...and you know...he's Valdis...the things he says sometimes," said Markov. "Look, it's not like he's going to be there alone, and they didn't call it a murder trial, we're all going to be there. Besides, I don't know if he gets a choice considering what it is. They make it really clear they expect him. They moved fast...like faster than any government thing ever fast." Markov sat down as well and shrugged, but he was clearly bothered by it all. "You're going to have to tell him. They want us there this afternoon."
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Post by Arianna on May 14, 2020 13:16:45 GMT -5
Although Markov was trying to help, it didn't make Arianna feel any better. Anxiety like bile was rising up her throat, threatening to choke her.
"..I'll wake him soon, we still have 5 or 6 hours." How on earth am I going to prepare him..
Changing the subject, she mentioned, "I spoke with him about it a little last night. I think something about what happened yesterday triggered memories of his past."
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Post by Ponic on May 14, 2020 16:22:39 GMT -5
Markov nodded, "yea I heard him shouting last night. My room is next to his, remember? What was he saying?"
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Post by Arianna on May 17, 2020 14:08:41 GMT -5
"He kept referring to 'them,' he kept saying stuff like 'they hate me' and 'they're scared of me,'" Arianna replied.
"And then... it was almost like he was repeating things someone else had said. He started saying stuff like 'you don't remember us,' 'we'll find you,' 'we'll see you soon..' It was disturbing. There were some other things too.." she hesitated. She wasn't sure how much of this was private, or how much was necessary to share.
"..He began shouting things like 'kill the demon! What a prize -- yours for the taking! He's terrifying, he'll kill everyone! Get him!' ...Stuff like that."
Arianna looked up at Skylos and Markov, obviously concerned. "I don't know what happened to him in his past.. or how his weird aunt fits into any of it, but it didn't sound good... And it sounds like whoever he was talking about is trying to find him again. I'm not sure if that blue haired kid yesterday was part of his past or not, but by forcing Valdis to show off his Powers like that, if someone had been trying to track him, what happened yesterday would've been like sending up a flare. Anyone who knew about him before would be able to recognize those abilities. They're too unique."
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Post by Ponic on May 17, 2020 15:14:28 GMT -5
Markov paused for a minute taking in what Arianna had said. It sounded disturbing...was Valdis the prize? Who was looking for him? Markov tapped his arm thinking and then shook his head. "But Valdis always talked about how is aunt kept him safe and wouldn't let him see others. I wonder if she viewed him as a prize and it was like an imprisonment? What did that kid go through? He just showed up one day, how did he even get here?" Markov then groaned, "and why did that blue haired kid do that? If he wanted Valdis our powers were being unreliable, he could've taken him, or at least tried, but he just left. Clearly he's alerting someone...maybe?"
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Post by Arianna on May 17, 2020 15:54:19 GMT -5
"I don't know... either this 'aunt' was trying to keep him safe from those people, or she had something to do with it... or possibly some other explanation I can't see."
Arianna leaned back into her seat and sighed.
"As for the blue haired kid, well he was by himself. And, a kid. As Powerful as he might have been, Valdis is also pretty Powerful. If whoever is trying to track him down and 'take' him knows about his Powers, I'm sure they'd send more than just 1 person to grab him. That kid could've been like.. bait or something, I dunno. Like to expose Valdis's Powers to make sure they got the right target, and to expose our Powers, so they would know who to expect to come to Valdis' aid and how Powerful we were. Whoever is behind this, obviously isn't ready to reveal themselves or their plan yet. They're testing us, to see what they're up against. I bet that was the reasoning behind the attack at the warehouse -- to make us reveal our Powers, strengths, weaknesses, attack patterns...."
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Post by Skylos on May 20, 2020 16:30:15 GMT -5
Skylos kept quiet through the conversation, because he really didn't have anything to add. As far as he was concerned, Valdis was Valdis; there wasn't anyone else like him. "You know." Skylos finally piped up, "I'm beginning to think that we really should have had Omni look him over really well. He's older than our Terra, and he might have known something about him." It was too little too late now. Valdis' Power had taken a life in a rather public setting. It was the kind of display that Skylos knew would haunt them for a long while.
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Post by Ponic on May 21, 2020 20:38:05 GMT -5
"Yea...we're screwed," muttered Markov, shrugging. "Honestly when he popped up I didn't think anything of him beyond, new kid here, now. Arianna over here went into insta mom mode."
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Post by Arianna on May 21, 2020 21:52:28 GMT -5
"Well, it couldn't hurt to send a message to Omni to see if he had any info now, could it? We still have a few hours," Arianna suggested to Skylos.
She narrowed her eyes at Markov. "Yeah, because he was a literal child with amnesia. Someone had to."
If no one else showed up and nothing else was said, she'd go to wake Valdis up.
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Post by Aqua on Jun 5, 2020 0:27:26 GMT -5
Aqua came into the main room of the cabin, dressed in some casual clothes, holding a watering can. She made note of the crowd that had gathered in the room. "A few hours till what? Did we learn something new? Did it have something to do with that aura from earlier?" Aqua asked.
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Raylu was outside at the moment, sitting on the roof in an aura stance, his aura glowing and pulsing. "Once again, my apologizes to disturb your rest, but I must place upon you this important task. Thank you my friend." Raylu seemed to be speaking through the aura waves to someone unknown on the other end
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In Valdis' room, the window seemed to have been ajar, as a small bird flew in. Perhaps a sparrow or something. It landed on the window sill, then flew and landed on the bed post [or rail, whatever Valids' bed has] and looked at Valdis. It chirped slightly.
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Post by Ponic on Jul 29, 2020 20:38:57 GMT -5
A few hours later Markov came out into the main hallway with Valdis in tow. Valdis looked a bit uncertain, and still a trifle frightened. "Well, we'd better go. Already called Ponic by telepathy, he'll meet us there." Markov transported them all by shadow to the address that was provided on the summons. Like any legal office the place had zero personality in its decor and was all practicality. They were met by an officer who seemed to be wearing a tactical vest of some kind, likely to deal with powered beings that got nasty. "Ah, this way, another Shadow Wielder already arrived, he's in the waiting room." The officer was completely neutral in his manner, although he did seem to cast a second glance at Valdis.
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Post by Skylos on Jul 29, 2020 20:43:11 GMT -5
Skylos was in an all-white suit for this event. He figured it was better to go in dressy, than in a robe which was...the opposite of dressy. "Thanks." He said to the guard, who was just doing his job. Skylos quickly located the waiting room, and Ponic. "Hey. We're here." He said to his shadowy friend.
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Post by Ponic on Jul 29, 2020 20:52:14 GMT -5
Ponic was currently on the ground being tackled and shot, "fucking black man"
Ponic stood as they entered the waiting room. "Hey," he said to everyone. He was dressed somewhat formally in typical Velut wear. His cape looked like it had more of a sheen to it, and his clothes were better fit than baggy. Keera was there as well. She looked down at Valdis and smiled gently at him. "We'll make this right," she said to him. Valdis nodded his head but seemed unconvinced. Actually he seemed terrified. Taking a deep breath, Ponic led the way into the room. It was an empty courthouse room, with a judge in at the bench, and a court room clerk who would be keep record. A coat of arms was on the wall behind the judge, but the group might recognize the face of someone else in the room as well.
"Huh, well didn't see that coming," commented Markov when he saw their unexpected visitor.
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Post by Skylos on Jul 29, 2020 21:01:14 GMT -5
Skylos looked around. Honestly, he wasn't the least bit surprised that there was no audience. This was probably going to be relatively open and shut of a case.
Kavisto looked at the crew as they entered the room. He didn't seem particularly interested in them.
"Really? Because I'm pretty sure he's going to be the only thing keeping Valdis from going to jail." Skylos noted to Markov.
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Post by Ponic on Jul 29, 2020 21:10:08 GMT -5
"Trust me, I'm fine with it," whispered Markov to Skylos, "but would it kill him to smile? I've seen corpses with more expressiveness." Ponic swatted Markov's arm at that. A few minutes later the judge entered, prompting everyone to stand. She took her seat at the podium. "The Right Honorable Judge Laferty presiding." She sat down and gathered a few documents in front of her. "Good afternoon, we are here to discuss the matter of June 29th, 2018 (I've just dubbed the date, accept it)regarding Valdis Doe." Apparently Valdis did not yet have a legal last name as Arianna had not formally adopted him as her son and was still considered a guardian.
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Post by Skylos on Aug 13, 2020 19:45:52 GMT -5
"I'm sure he's smiled before. It's more likely he just doesn't want to smile at us." They were the troublemakers, after all...
Once the judge arrived, Skylos stood and listened. He was completely unsurprised by the lack of a last name given to Valdis, but that had little to no baring on the case anyway.
Kavisto had his arms crossed. He was idly drumming his right fingers on his left arm as he listened to the proceedings.
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Post by Ponic on Aug 13, 2020 19:54:05 GMT -5
Markov leaned forward interested in what was being said. Ponic remained his ever stoic self, but he was very lightly, almost totally silently, tapping his foot, betraying his nervousness. Funny how facing down certain death against monsters and demons was easier than sitting in a court room listening to a bunch of proceedings.
We could so easily push our way through, but we'd be no better than those we fight. Still, what do they hope to accomplish by this?
The judge continued. "The vigilante group,"
"Vigilante?" Markov whispered, clearly insulted by the name.
"-known as World Savers were asked to be in attendance with the proceedings as character witnesses for Valdis Doe. In keeping with prior investigations and testimonies from witnesses Valdis has been cleared of any potential criminal proceedings."
Both Markov and Ponic blinked at this. They were certain this was going to be a murder trial. Markov, who was seated between Skylos and Ponic, whispered, "then why are we here if it's not a murder?"
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Post by Skylos on Aug 13, 2020 20:01:20 GMT -5
Skylos tried to get a feel from the judge at that point. It wasn't a passive thing of course. Skylos wasn't about to go using his Power in the middle of a courtroom, even if it wasn't packed. The fact that Valdis was already cleared made him more nervous.
Kavisto's eyes flicked over in Ponic's direction for a moment, before going back to the judge.
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Post by Ponic on Aug 13, 2020 20:04:10 GMT -5
The judge continued. "This trial is being used to determine whether the individual known as Valdis Doe shall continue to be classified as a free citizen or a potential weapon of destruction."
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Post by Skylos on Aug 13, 2020 20:09:51 GMT -5
Skylos was about to stand up and object to such a ridiculous notion, but he thought better of it and held his tongue. It would do him no good to be thrown out of the courtroom before proceedings had even begun. If they wanted to help Valdis out, then they had to do it legally.
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Post by Aqua on Aug 13, 2020 20:22:40 GMT -5
Aqua and Rem had come along to the proceedings once they fully understood what was going on. Raylu had remained at the cabin in the event of another attack, as well as trying to find an aura lead. He assumed he would be more useful there. Rem was looking rather annoyed at what was happening, but Aqua looked like she was remaining calm. She wasn't entirely surprised they weren't out of the woods quite yet.
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Post by Ponic on Aug 13, 2020 20:23:28 GMT -5
The judge sat down at that and looked straight at the group. His gaze softened somewhat. "I realize this is a difficult situation and sets a potentially dangerous precedent but we are in an unfounded situation that must be addressed." He turned back up to the court room. "Representing the government Attorney at law Glacon Réon. Representing the defendant, Kavisto Pantech. Réon call your first witness."
"Thank you, your honour, my first witness is Dr. Philippe Blanchet." A smartly dressed man, who was older and wore thick glasses too the stand. Réon began questioning him. His first question being. "Doctor have you had a chance to examine the body of the diseased?"
"I have."
"And what have you determined?"
"The diseased died of power. At first glance it is similar to being desiccated but there was full water in the body at time of death. It appeared for lack of better term, that his very life had been sucked out of his body."
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Post by Aqua on Aug 13, 2020 20:37:32 GMT -5
Rem looked annoyed. "Well of course he died from power-" Rem was whispering, as Aqua silenced him with a "Shhh..." putting her hand on his mouth. She seemed very focused, as she hoped to gain some possible new info. She was one of the few actually there at the scene first, so she hoped something would click.
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