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[Phoenix]

Tough Choice

Things continued without much change in the way the votes were coming. Charlotte didn't have a chance of replacing Morgan it seemed, so when Helios' vote for himself came in, Iso was thoroughly shocked. At another time he might have preferred Luc over Morgan, but at this point he wasn't sure if they were voting for a figurehead or her true replacement. That made it impossible for him to vote for either of them. He had never witnessed true compassion from either of them. He didn't trust either of them. As far as he could tell, Morgan would be aiming to defend her title, and Luc would be aiming to take it, for whatever purpose. It was frustrating just to think about. In the end he just had to build up the courage to abstain. His vote for Charlotte wouldn't count toward anything at this point, so his own cause was already lost.

Iso: (Morgan doesn't care who lives or dies as long as they aren't crimson wielders. She's just using all of us to save her own skin. I don't have any doubts about that. All I know about Luc is that he's a Septimian soldier with a high position in Directus and a way with words. I honestly don't care about any of this country control garbage, I'm just tired of being used by whoever's in charge like this. I voted for Charlotte because at least she gives a damn about us as people. Soldiers are basically Morgan with people skills and a much bigger weapon so how can I expect anything different. It feels completely unavoidable now, and I'd rather be on my own trying to survive Shanice's attacks again than have to put up with being used like a pawn by anyone. I think I'm withdrawing from this; I just can't stand having to pick between 'Morgan' and 'politically correct Morgan'.)

Just as he was about to recite most of his thoughts aloud in an attempt to lambast the entire meeting, Kelas voted for Morgan. She managed to stun both him and Arrin in the process. She even had Lev's full attention just then. He thought Kelas's vote couldn't be acquired by anyone but Luc or another leading candidate. Iso wasn't sure who had the worst of it when it came to Morgan, and he had to rethink some of what he'd assumed in that area after hearing Kelas cast a vote for the woman. Maybe she was just in a rush to get through the summit and all of its political hurdles? He wanted to ask her, but everyone was present. Awkward time to be bringing up their bad blood with Morgan.

Edited by Phoenix, 16 April 2012 - 11:03 PM.

[Snike]

Alex
So,the meeting was about choosing the 'leader' of the group. The vote was at a tie between Morgan and Luc, one which was broken by the nomad Kelas supporting the former, which prompted visible reactions from both Arrin and Isotov, the lightning and fire Crimsons. They must not have discussed this amongst themselves, clearly. Regardless, it looked like Jace's daughter was supposed to choose a side, as if the group as a whole didn't already know who she'd support.

"I support Luc for leader," Alex said, after there was a pause in the conversation. "With all due respect, it allows for some...tact when dealing with the other nations. The other obvious benefit is that we can essentially have unilateral support of one of the Big 3, especially with one leader directly within the party. As for the other leader, if I'm right, I can manipulate him to back us." Especially considering the fact that the other one was her brother, supposedly.

[Script]

Luc Altair yeah i dunno either

Reika counted herself out of the voting. Whether this was good or ill would remain a mystery it seemed. It was possible she might have voted for Luc, but how would the others have reacted to that? Well, again, it was to be a mystery. The next vote came, from Kelas, and it seemed to her own surprise--and a few others--it was for Morgan. That put the druid ahead again. But General Alex balanced the votes once again. She brought up one of the points that could lead to... the assurance, but ending her reasoning as she did might stir up some friction. Would Charlotte respond to that word, manipulation? And reveal Eric now?

Would that work? If someone else brought up the steps to the assurance and Luc simply went with it? Or was that as bad as leading the thing from start to finish? A problem to solve for if it occurred.

"Even again, it seems," Luc felt like pointing out the obvious. Votes were running out, and unless the sudden return of Beau happened Luc was more likely than not to lose to Morgan. That thought came as something of both a relief and stress. But it wasn't the place for such feelings.


CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE! he won this

Kelas voting for Morgan came as something to a shock to the other archer in the group. Wasn't she at odds with Morgan? Well, she certainly didn't look like she liked voting for her. And Arrin went with Luc so who knows what was going on in her head. Alex tried bringing up some reason that Luc was better than Morgan but it wouldn't work. Even if they had the Prince guy and this uhhh... other guy who Alex could... manipulate... That was kinda seedy huh? Well, even if they did there was nothing to do for the others correct?


The Fargo asking the hard questions, the ones that need to be asked!

"Huh?" Fargo sounded confused. "What other leader?"

Edited by Script, 19 April 2012 - 03:18 AM.

[Phoenix]

Inclination

Conrad: It seems I've yet to cast a vote myself, but as I said earlier, we need to decide whether or not we're electing a 'representative' or a 'commander' ... to put it in better terms. Luc seems to be gaining support due to his ability to handle himself in a political environment, the contrast of that being Morgan's ineptitude, and possibly a little bad blood. Morgan has been leading the group unofficially for quite some time, and so she seems to be gaining support based on merit and uncertainty regarding Luc.

Viveka: I'll be honest; I think Morgan will find a way to enrage the people we're trying to convince to help us if we let her do the talking, but as an actual leader, I don't really trust Luc with the full responsibility. And ... sir ... you're a general and a near perfect candidate for actually leading the group. I ... don't understand why you aren't at least saying this yourself.

Conrad: I'm near perfect for commanding trained soldiers. The Crimson Brigade is made up of much more than that though, and training everyone to fit the mold isn't necessary to achieve our goal.

Viveka: (I'm not trying to have the General get them yelling 'yes sir!' or standing at attention and saluting every time he goes by, but ... something. We don't even run survival drills for goddess' sake. That alone could build up a better response to all of the ambushes we suffer. We don't even take up combat formations for crying out loud. It's a wonder we even made it this far. We just sort of ... dissolve into chaos. This mess of renegades with nothing to organize them but Morgan leaves us really vulnerable. If the demons ever wise up, we're history.)

Conrad: I don't believe an affiliate including myself is all that needful to achieve our goals at this summit or lead the group in general, so I'm inclined--but only inclined--to support our unofficial leader since she's brought us this far, already. Of course I do have some problems with how she 'leads'. Morgan, regardless of the outcome of this vote, I think your adapting to social norms and gaining some empathy and insight into the structure of this group would go along way for us as a whole.

Lev: I'm already working on that.

Conrad: ... interesting.

[-Cynthia-]

Charlotte

Oh right if Eric is also Jace's son that makes him Alex's brother. That's...odd to think about. Charlotte pondered to herself, ignoring Fargo's query for the moment. The group still seemed undecided on a leader.

Tristan

Well Alex seems to be over finding out she has a brother- or she could just be putting on a brave face. Maybe I should see how she's doing later. Tristan thought to himself, feeling a bit out of the loop with all this leader talk.

Morgan

"You may think of Lev as the representative and myself as the commander if you wish," she replied to Conrad, waving her hand dismissively. "I will do what I believe is necessary for the success of the group- anything else I will not promise," she said simply, casting a furtive look in Lev's direction. So he wants to "change" me hmm...perhaps he has an ulterior motive in all of this. she began wondering to herself.

[eclipse]

Midori arched an eyebrow at Morgan. Is this the lady that's supposed to help me with my memory? I'm not sure if I can trust her. Let's see how this leadership thing goes.

[Script]

Luc Altair

Fargo.

The bane and lynchpin of far too many plans it seemed.

If anyone answered his question, things could lead to the unfair. But if people ignored him, things would continue on with Morgan's likely victory. Should then, Luc answer? Invalidate everything he was working towards? No, no he would not.

And no one else would answer the other Directus trooper within the Crimson ranks. Conrad was the first to speak after Fargo's question. Not that he knew the answer, but he didn't second the question either. What he did say was more shocking and relevant. Luc had assumed that since Viveka had chosen him, that his vote would place for himself as well. But it seemed that assumption rang false. A good lesson to learn again. And perhaps... Conrad's unclear vote could also mean that it was possible for Damian to switch his if so inclined?

So inclined...

Hmph, it seemed he was aiming for leadership more than he realized. Or, was he simply realizing options? But moving on from that, Conrad asked for clarification on whether they were moving for a true commander or a simple representative. Again, though he didn't say it, Luc's plan was to wait for the votes to be totaled, get the opinion on everyone in better detail before making a complete vote. But it seemed he would have to push his goal up a bit. They were close enough to the end that it was less important to wait at least. He would wait until those who wanted their say spoke though, as Conrad continued detailing what he thought Luc's voters wanted against Morgan's. While Morgan was impatient in the meeting, he certainly could not blame her. Especially her interactions with the obnoxious one. Even Luc's patience had been stretched, and he had not even spoken with the man.

Viveka debated against her superior's opinions a bit. Morgan was too aggravating, Luc himself did not have her trust. She pushed for the General again, but it seemed the Crimson Ax-Wielder's patience was wearing, as he made it clear that he could only lead trained soldiers. The Crimson Group was made up of too many varied professions for any regimented plan to work. They had to rely on cooperation with their fellows to get things done, and not strict military discipline. He gave some time for his subordinate to reply after, but she did not take any, so he continued on. He parroted Levski's statement about someone from outside the national boundaries to be leader, "inclining" to put his support behind the Morgan and Levski plan. For which the druid clarified a bit and officially put herself as leader and Levski as representative.

"Once the votes had been tallied," Luc entered back into the conversation. "I was going to ask of each participant the greater specifics of what position they were voting their choice for, and their reasons for thus. There are," Luc took a glance at Charlotte, "other, important matters that need discussing as well, so I was going for expedient over depth until things were settled. We could switch, perhaps, if people agree somewhat, or continue the current discourse." It was little more than filler or blind luxury until the last votes collected.



CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE! is not an npc

That uh, one guy asked some question about some other leader. Errr, wait that was to Alex's command right? Uh, after her vote for Luc she said... leader of the Big 3 and other leader. So that was what the beard guy was asking about? Guess that new guy would have to go through Morgan then. But what was that first leader of Septimus thing? The Prince guy, right? Oh, did that mean his parents were gone then? That had to suck. But shouldn't he leave if that happened?

HUH!? Chase's eyes shot wide when he heard Conrad give his recommendation to Morgan. Not that he didn't appreciate it... but Viv really brought up a good point. Why wasn't he picking himself? His former General gave his explanation. Well, that was kinda like every one who was voting for Morgan. Kelas probably, she didn't trust Morgan but she trusted militaries less and Morgan would always be devoted to making sure Arrin was safe.

Luc afterwards gave a little bit of a continuation of what Conrad was asking. Morgan had pretty much won already, and he hadn't really talked about his decision, so he should give his opinion. "Well, Morgan's led us this far just fine," Chase said. "She can only improve if Lev's helping her too. And we all know there's no one who cares more about Crimsons or defeating the demons." Chase looked around a bit. "And uh, even if she has to deal with stuffy nobles she's kept us in line just fine as well. A bunch of fops don't stand much of a chance. Uh, current company excluded." Chase took a little breath. "And uh, even if Luc can guarantee, uh, complete? Support of one of the Big 3 there's no saying the others would fall in line, right?" That last part was more question then statement. "And wouldn't like, that leader in the party have control over him or something?"


The Fargo

Annnnnd he was ignored again. And since Captain didn't tell him to shut up, that means he was now part of some plan he had no clue on. That was always fun. "Go ahead," Fargo slumped down. "I'll just wait here like always."


The Unimportant

Spoiler -

"So," Merigold whispered to one of the Directus spies. "What is going on with this other leader and duumvirate thingy?"

"I haven't the foggiest~" the female spy sang back without taking her eyes off the Crimson group.

"Sure you don't." Merigold crossed her arms. "Just like our presence here isn't insultingly obviously manipulative."

"Whatever do you mean~" If Merigold could see the spies face she would have felt the overwhelming urge to punch it.

"Septimus and Jerdon are going to be ruled by two people. Charlotte and Jace's son." One of the three cavaliers spoke up.

"How do you know that?" Merigold cocked an eyebrow and resettled one of her monocles.

"Angelos told us on his way out." The same man said.

"Boss?" the female spy turned. "We saw him go by you blazing fast but, he managed to get that to you?"

"He dropped a note."

"Ah."

Boss and Mom and Jerk and Nobody

Spoiler -

White spy Angelos had since returned to the high roost and done pretty much nothing other than stare silently at the others to bother them about what happened inside. It was only after quite a bit of time and enough threats o level an entire country of population that he broke his vow of silence and spoke. "Ehh, not much."

"I hate you," the burgundy spy said. "I want you to suffer."

"How not much are we talking about?" the mauve spy asked now that Angelos was talking.

"Richie wanted me to fake some documents"--

--"Well that's ironic."

"I know right? Well, he wanted me to do it to screw with some plan of Jace's. Did't work, really. Jace got everything he wanted more or less. His son-boy's now one-half of the leadership of a join Septimus-Jerdon rule or some crap."

"But Jace said he was dead." the burgundy spy stated. "Now why would he lie to little old Paul?"

"And hey," Angelos continued, "Boy-o is apparently a reformist templar too. Sounds like Luc-o even squared off against him or something."

"Hm? Musta been that blind sword guy. Henry? Eric? Something like that." Burgundy shrugged. "Well whatever, hey want a laugh? I was thinking that Luc-e boy wanted to use ME to ward off the templars! Funny eh?"

"Paul." the brown-cloaked spy said.

"Yes?" burgundy answered.

"Paul said that." brown futilely corrected Paul's ignorance of the whole reason they switched colored cloaks in the first place.

"Oh right! Well, whatever!" Paul gave a madcap grin beneath his burgundy mask.

Classic Literature

Spoiler -

"CHARGE! Charge the demon!"

"That's a windmill Cal."

"He's the one who stole my sweet Anna-Seline from me!" Cal, mentally-broken uncle of the deceased Anna-Seline of Luc Altair's 12th Cavalry Unit, broke down in tears. "He has her Frask! He has her!"

"No Cal," former Colonel of all of Directus' Cavalry Colonel Frask Claus said. "It is a windmill. We are no-where near where anything or anyone we know is."

"I can see her! Clasped in his devilish arms! If you do not save her I will!" Cal clasped a set of imaginary reigns and kicked off in the direction of the windmill.

Frask sighed. He had been traveling aimlessly for days searching for the demonic killer who had taken his daughter, his only daughter, his only family, from him. He had ran int Cal who vanished some week earlier and the two set off in the name of revenge. Futile revenge, the Cavalry Colonel realized not long after. But it was all he had. That and a worn out Light Brand and his trusty steed.

EDIT: Spelling, grammar, all the good things I never have. EDIT2: The NPC Army has mobilized. None are safe. EDIT3: They march an endless tide. EDIT4: Not so much an NPC here. EDIT5: Years of waiting has paid off. Cal has returned. EDIT6: Spoiler tags are now in effect for useless.

Edited by Script, 24 April 2012 - 01:57 PM.

[Phoenix]

Stuff

Considering both Morgan and Luc's replies, Conrad spoke up again.

Conrad: Just remember that almost half of the votes have been for Luc or someone other than yourself. A schism within the group could become that great if you fail to justify your actions in the future. That is why I made the recommendation I did.

Lev: Again, don't worry about that.

Conrad: ... fine. I'll make it official and vote for Morgan as the group's commander. ... Captain?

Viveka: I can't vote for someone in place of my own commander in a situation like this. You're asking me who I think should lead this group or at least represent it to the council, not who I think is the 'lesser of two evils', no offense to either of you, that's just the saying. I'll just ... abstain at this point. Sorry.

Conrad: And that seems to be all of the input from Elysima.

[-Cynthia-]

Morgan and Charlotte

"Well, that would appear to settle the matter then, barring any changes of heart," Morgan said. "I would hope that none of you would be foolish enough to bear ill will against me because you voted for another candidate. We all must work together to defeat the Lord of Azure Flame and the rest of the demons and you all must do your part, in any capacity that you have. Our purpose is to defeat all the demons, no more and no less," Morgan began.

"Now that we have a leader," Charlotte said a bit hesitantly, still wishing Luc had been chosen instead, "I would like to answer Sir Fargo's question about the other leader of the duumvirate. It's Jace's son- Henry...who is also known as Eric," she said, feeling a bit relieved to have finally spit it out.

"Eric, the demon we fought outside of Burgosas? Either Jace is a lunatic to name demons to political positions or he has been deceived. We should warn Jace and the summit of this immediately in any case," Morgan said, a bit frustrated Charlotte has taken this long to divulge this information.

[Phoenix]

Wha ...?

Lev: Eric? Wait a second, Charlotte. These doesn't make any sense. You don't look like a woman who's 'announcing' that she's going to be working with the same man who ran her through in the woods. There's no way you'd be okay with something like these if it was that guy, would you? Who is these guy, really?

[-Cynthia-]

Revelations

"He's...the real Eric. I spoke with him through the spirit doll today, apparently he was attacked in Burgosas, died and lost his memory. Now that he has his memory back, well...things are back to normal really. The demon that attacked us wasn't really Eric at all," Charlotte explained.

"He died and just came back? That would be an impossible feat I think," Morgan said skeptically.

"He said it happened before- in the fight with those demons in the woods. I know it all seems unlikely but...no demon would know the things he told me," Charlotte said adamantly.

[Mercakete]

"Are you sure this isn't just some lunatic or someone named Eric who was brainwashed of these things for another purpose?" Ephyr asked. There couldn't be only one "Eric" in the world and this story of having died and come back was just too far-fetched to believe.

[Script]

Luc Altair and the Fargo

Morgan saw fit to end the voting session more-or-less. All voes had not been counted, but it wasn't likely for Luc to retrieve any more. Unless things progressed correctly. Charlotte answered Fargo's question after her own deliberation. And the announcement of Eric went over... as well as could be expected really. Morgan immediately went into anti-demon mode, Levski immediately went into question just what Charlotte was going on about. Charlotte gave her answer to their question, confirming that one of the two locations was indeed what Luc had theorized earlier. Morgan and Esphyr though were still apprehensive of the Eric.

What Luc felt? The Captain stopped himself from unconsciously clawing at the point where the demon's sword so effortlessly cut into him. "The attack in Burgosas was one of two scenarios I came up with after our encounter with the demon-Eric that a switch could have been done. From my time, at least. If Princess Charlotte is willing to vouch this as truth, I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt." Luc put his support to her claims.

"That Eric guy, huh?" Fargo said somewhat nervously. "Um, thanks for answering my question, Princess." Fargo smiled a bit. "Now, uh, can someone tell me what's a duumvirate?"

Luc rather had to restrain himself at that. Well, not that he expected Fargo to know what it was. Since Luc couldn't manipulate this, he felt it safe to answer. "A duumvirate is a state with two leaders of equal power. In this case, Charlotte will be ruling the Septimus-Jerdon joint with Jace's son: Eric."

"Ooooooh, so that's why you said you were confident abut not being controlled eh Captain?"

"Er, yes, Fargo." Luc answered. He was either setting him up or he was just clueless that he was doing exactly what Luc wanted someone to do.

Edited by Script, 26 April 2012 - 07:34 PM.

[-Cynthia-]

Charlotte and Morgan

"He couldn't have been brainwashed- some of the things he told me were only known to Sir Eric and myself. And he's not a lunatic," Charlotte said adamantly, giving Esphyr a scowl. "The Goddess works in ways we do not always understand- she must have brought Sir Eric back for some purpose," she argued.

"Or a demon has insinuated itself into a position where it can strike at one of the former heroes easily," Morgan countered. "We do not know when we have been spied on by demons or not- "Katie" fooled us for quite some time as I am sure most of you recall," she pointed out.

[Script]

Luc Altair

Luc kept himself silent for a few minutes as he contemplated the discourse before him. It was true that sneaking a demon into Jace's presence was feasible, as Morgan said. But the Brute was too cunning for such a ruse. Had he been blinded by his son returning alive after a time? Hmmm, perhaps. Should he bring up that Henry-Eric was a Templar? One of those who attacked them? Possibly the very one that yelled with such scorn? Would the other Templars lived if he had not been so hot-headed? More likely no, but still, the chance... No, no, he had been doing so well keeping those thoughts at bay. No, they will not return now.

How should be play this? Should he act further in this? At the very least he should point out the obvious. "There are easier Heroes to strike at over Jace," Luc reaffirmed everyone. "And more powerful militaries to gain control over." But, because Jace was so capable, taking him out was a larger strike against morale. Because Septimus was wracked by war, and because Henry-Eric was just coming into his own, things would be easier to control, any mistakes would be pointed out as inexperience. Luc was trying to align himself with Charlotte's ideas, but pushed himself into Morgan's. Few others would realize the same as he but... was the risk worth it? Alex was trying to lure Henry-Eric to their side, and Charlotte was an anchor for him anyway. If he was real. Demons could sense the Crimsons, so having the shapeshifter--if he was one--with them meant they could prepare for him at any time.

Unlike before.

But, it also meant if they were so wrong, that they would be completely unready for other contingencies. This of course was reliant on Henry-Eric getting into the group in the first place. Something Morgan was heavily against, and others too, once they spoke up. He dipped his head a tad. There was... something else, something bothering him deep down inside. Some... inconsistency he wasn't seeing.

Bah, this would be so much easier if they had some sort of way to tell humanoid demons apart from real humans. "Jace should be informed of the demon-Eric and the Henry-Eric regardless if they are one and the same." Luc spoke up again to try and mediate some balance. "And all should be reminded of the threat of shapeshifters as well."

[-Cynthia-]

Morgan and Charlotte

"Let us tell him immediately then. I see no reason to wait. Where is Jace right now?" Morgan asked the group as a whole.

"Aren't we being a little hasty here? If we end up convincing Jace that his supposed son is a demon- and he isn't- then we may have caused the death of an innocent man! We can't let fear overrule our better judgment," Charlotte protested.

"Better judgment involves believing a story about a man coming back from the dead? I think the sensible thing to do here is warn Jace," Morgan said with a tone of finality.

Edited by -Cynthia-, 26 April 2012 - 11:42 PM.

[Script]

Luc Altair, the Fargo and CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE! relevancy not guaranteed

"Doesn't Jace already know about that demon Eric already?" Chase asked. "Hell, he was the one who told me." Chase practically spat out his last word. He was a Crimson, he couldn't be replaced, or imitated he should have know something like that a lot earlier. Wait, why was he believing that Eric was alive anyway? It didn't make much sense. Him being another demon was more sensible.

"I... yes, yes he does," Luc recalled. How had he forgotten about that conversation in Altenau? And Charlotte had even shouted demon-Eric's existence during her conversation with the spirit doll. He was... ugh... terrible. Had his thoughts been so focused on leader that he had forgotten such important things? "Chase is right, Jace knew about demon-Eric at Altenau, somehow. And... ahem, Princess Charlotte was quite... vocal, during her conversation with the spirit doll as well. It wouldn't be wrong to caution him again, but if Jace has any suspicions, he's ahead of us already." Perhaps, if Jace knew Henry-Eric was a demon, that was why he wanted him paired with Charlotte? Dispose of her in a manner that would release any suspicion on himself? Seize power in the intern? By then they'd be fully at war, things would be too chaotic to check his reach, and afterwards people would be unwilling to war. Possible... but not something to bet on. Jace's hate for the demons pushed him to hunt them down by himself. But it was foolish to not use an asset, even if it was a demon.

Well Luc would be the fool for that at least.

Fargo moaned, "Awwww, like this whole thing needs to get more complicated." Fargo scratched the back of his head. "Probably just gonna make the guy mad if you go an start insulting his son or something. And don't you like, need him to be on good terms with you or something? And the Princess too, like, she leads Septimus now, right? Or is it Jerdon, and with that Eric guy too. And who else knows will get all mad off at that. You really can't go pissing off so many big-shot people at once y'know? Get Jace good and mad at you and you get everyone all riled up."

What was with Fargo? He usually kept so distant from such things. And what he was saying... it was eerily close... "Jace assuredly knows the Eric situation, and we have little proof if the current Eric is a demon. Or we would not be in this situation. A word of caution is advisable, but pushing Eric as a demon will just twist things in the political arena."

Chase spoke up and said what everyone was no-doubt thinking. "Who cares about politics. If he's a demon we stick him and things are alright. If he's not, whoops."

"He and Princess Charlotte are the leaders of Septimus and Jerdon. He is the son of Jace. Jace, Percival and Harold are all here. It is not a simple matter that can be solved with, 'whoops'. One does not cut a tree's trunk and expect the branchs to stay where they are."

"Oh!" Fargo clapped once. "I get it now!"

Edited by Script, 27 April 2012 - 07:09 AM.

[Mercakete]

"Then we keep an eye on him," Esphyr suggested with a shrug, "And we set some rules, like 'no one go anywhere with him alone.' If he turns out to be a demon, we kill him. If not, then things go along normally. Either way we're better prepared than last time. Although, he's not the only one we should be careful about. Why would the demons always disguise themselves as the same person? We should be just as careful with everyone."

[-Cynthia-]

Paranoia

"Demons cannot disguise themselves as Crimson Weapon wielders easily, they'd have to possess the weapon in order to do proper mimicry. And if they had a weapon, they would most likely want to stay away from the group so that it would not get recaptured. Although perhaps that is just what they would want us to think..." Morgan countered herself out loud.

"We cannot give into paranoia- no one is a demon unless proven otherwise. If we start turning against each other, the demons have already won," Charlotte said, not particularly enjoying Esphyr's cavalier description of killing Eric.

Edited by -Cynthia-, 28 April 2012 - 11:45 PM.

[Script]

CHAAAAAAAAAAAAASEing after the truth Luc Altair and the Fargo

"Why would we even let him join us?" Chase said. "Demon or not, isn't half the reason we wanted Morgan as leader because we didn't want any nation controlling us? And having both leaders of this duumvirate thing. Like, no offense Charlotte, but won't one of you have to actually run the country? And better to be the one we know isn't a demon, at least."

Luc ignored Fargo's odd "I get it" and listened in on the more important talk between Esphyr, Chase, Morgan and Charlotte. Luc contemplated Morgan's observations about the demon form-shifting. Changing tactics to be a Crimson Wielder. If a change of personality was an effect, Esphyr surely qualified. To say nothing of how easy it would be to have replaced say, Isotov or any that were out and about town. But if it was truly so easy to take a Wielder then they wouldn't all be gathered in this room. "A switch in tactics? Hmmm, certainly, feasible, I'd admit. But Princess Charlotte is correct, giving into paranoia will cause more harm than anything."

Fargo spoke up again, being rather vocal for him. "Yeah, I mean, wouldn't they want to grab someone who like, no one talks to anyway? You Crimson guys are pretty popular y'know?" That actually was a mark of suspicion against Fargo. Maybe only a handful here actually knew his name. Maybe he was a demon in disguise? Well probably not. But still he was being awfully competent. No, paranoia would serve nothing. They needed security.

"Not like all of us are moving by pairs, or even stick by each other when we do," Chase said.

"A valid point," Luc admitted. Something he was going to bring up eventually once things had settled, but the Crimson archer had stumbled upon it as well. "I suggest that people start moving in groups at most times, even here."

"Let Morgan decide that, she's the leader," Chase answered back.

"Only cause Captain let her," Fargo plainly said.

"What?" Chase and Luc said in almost unison and looked at the bearded man.

"What what? Captain could have won easy, he just didn't want to." Fargo again, said plainly. "Right Captain?"

"Pffft," Chase rolled his eyes and looked away. "Yeah, sure." Chase shook his head.

Luc just continued to look at his subordinate. Did Fargo really stumble unto the unfair or was he just blathering?