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02 🩸 video (international);
[the video flickers to light, an international broadcast. joseph kavinsky looks unwontedly solemn. at this point, anyone at the synod may have heard some issues.]
To the citizens of the world.[if you're thinking, 'what reason?' you're not alone. kavinsky's face is pleasantly blank; no shit-eating grin, nothing.]
Earlier today, High Chancellor Stark was murdered in cold blood at the Synod. The physical evidence shows multiple powers were used, including electricity and technopathy. We have reason to believe the Resistance was responsible.
Unfortunately, upon his resurrection, Stark was of unsound mind and unfit for duty. But while our leader has fallen, the need for leadership is unchanged.[OOC Information: Everyone's welcome to tag this post! Express dissent or support of Rey, whodunnit theories, etc. You can express some suspicion that she was involved in Tony's death, but to escalate to investigation, please plot with Rey's and Tony's players. For player knowledge only (until otherwise plotted), Tony quantum-leaped during his resurrection; his current mental state is MoM!Tony.]
Rey Palpatine took it upon herself to convene the Parliament of the White Tower. [the moving portrait of a woman flashes into view beside him, dark-haired, lean, imperious, strikingly beautiful.] And in a just and legal vote, High Chancellor Palpatine won the majority. She now wields executive authority over the Tower and its territories. On behalf of the people, we are honored and grateful that we're in such capable hands.
Tune in next week for a livestream of the official induction ceremony. High Chancellor Palpatine UFO dolls will be available in stores near you starting Monday morning. Thank you.
private network;
Just another day at the White Tower. It's why you left, ain't it?
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[ at all. tony stark was a creep who had him kidnapped and tortured for a year, and by all rights he should be celebrating his death.
but his death means someone was able to get close enough to kill him. and it either means the tower's in-fighting has finally spilled over, or... the resistance well and truly is not fucking around anymore. ]
What happened?
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[there's a twisting uncomfortable pause.]
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[kavinsky wouldn't blame him, if he celebrated tony's death. kavinsky's celebrated deaths before, himself.
but the thing about death is, that it doesn't stick. it's not supposed to. you come right back, a little worse for wear, more damaged in your mind and your soul, but just a little. you're not supposed to come back a different person. and that's the troubling part, a thing kavinsky's too white tower to call guilt.]
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shit, fuck, god fucking damn it. josh leans back on his bed and closes his eyes. his first thought is to krakoa. how they need to cover their asses here. not all imports come to this summit.
but his second, as always, is to kavinsky. there's the itch to provide his offer in a more genuine fashion. to ask to take a look at tony, to see what he can do to fix him... but its fleeting. that would only get him captured and tortured again.
so instead he asks: ]
Are you safe?
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he manages not to snap, but maybe that makes it worse; that the question is quite and precise.]
What kind of question is that?
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[ kavinsky has been a frog lounging in a pot, surely noticing that the temperature has been rising but making no move to get out. now its boiling. his shield is apparently broken. ]
If it was her they're going to go after you next.
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I'm loyal to the High Chancellor, no matter who he or she is. And she knows it.
[maybe? he didn't exactly see that coming.]
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josh is the last person who should pass judgement on people for who they trust. how they let that trust be abused. he feels he can see the writing on the wall here. how exactly this is going to play out. ]
i know you are
[ he hits enter too quickly. closing his eyes taking in a sharp breath. ]
but is she going to be loyal to you
or is she going to bump you off and replace you with someone whose always been loyal to her before him
i know youre smart and you worked hard for all of this and you LIKE the tower life so i'm not about to beg you to come with me again
but the whole game just changed
lions kill the cubs of the old lion when they take over a pride
just
be careful
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you're referring to the passive-aggressive hints in side conversations while you proselytized at length about your vision for krakoa?
i don't want you to beg. i just don't need you to spin this to me, josh. i'm a politician who dies and comes back to life like a fucking video game character
i'm always careful.
[you can almost hear him biting down on his temper.]
i'll be careful.
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i wanted you to come with usi didnt want to leave you behind
[ he deletes those messages before they're sent.
dying isn't what he's worried about, he wants to say. there are so many worse things than death here.
the water is boiling. the lid of the pot is coming down to seal his fate. the frog has a choice. and the frog will probably stay, now cognizant of the danger but certain he can handle it. ]
i owe you for trying to find me
so if you need my help with anything you just need to ask
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[the frog is of the opinion that no metaphor is sophisticated enough to explain this world. out of the pot would be into the fire. the only way out of the fire is through it. and the path to hell is paved with good intentions.]
i'll come visit you next time. post-synod.
[and all the old aphorisms about love are true, too.]
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but if they brought kaneki to their shores, there's space for kavinsky. ]
i still owe you surfing lessons
i was wondering when you were gonna try to make good on those
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[maybe he should be more afraid of the council. he isn't.]
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youve got your rep and all