Luceti Relationships CR Chart
Friendship is everything.
F R I E N D S A N D L O V E R S
Anthony Blunt; best friend with benefits
If you asked Guy to describe his relationship with Anthony, you'd get a dark chuckle as he'd reply, "There ought to be a word for this." Simply put they are the best of friends with more layers to their friendship than they know how to explain. They are the pair that share and swap lovers as easily as cigarettes, and fight the worst of their fights together. The years have given Guy a hell of a time in trying to keep his sanity, and Anthony's love has kept him--for the most part--together. Anthony is no stranger to Guy's moods or wild rantings, well adept at calming Guy down and knowing when to let the mad bastard blow off steam. Anthony is one of the few people in this world that can read the maddening flashiness that is Guy's constant show, and still somehow loves him for it.
Now that they're in Luceti, things will get rough. Without Anthony? There is no question that Guy would spend his days clawing at his own neck and trying to drink himself to death. Yet there is no such worry, as dear Anthony is there for Guy to arrive with. The challenge will be this:
When the house is torn through and the lack of bugs exposed, when the journals are understood and controlled, when they've their footing within the near perfect communist haven of Luceti, how honest will they be with one another?
Lying is a bit like alcoholism. You're always recovering. Such is the life of two spies hell bent on protecting one another, when all they have left is to love and to lie.
Kim Philby; brother in arms
Kim is nearly as near and dear to Guy's heart as Anthony, one of the talented friends he's centered his life around. Guy being one of the prodigal sons in the foursome, Kim serves as one of the parents, a steely and even-tempered soul for the most part who watches over his friends. He's wildly brilliant and Guy knows it, appreciates it... which is the reason Guy is far more than stupidly happy to set up Kim's interviews with MI5 and watch him rise through the ranks.
He's a dear friend to Guy, someone that Guy can honestly say--without any sway in his emotions--he loves. They, the lank-lean figures that stoke the fires of betrayal will always lean one one another. Guy perhaps a bit more heavily, as Kim is the better supporter of the two.
It will be to Kim that Guy turns with matters that need that level-headedness. Kim will also be a wonderful source on how to deal with these gaggles of women that inhabit Luceti. Not that Guy can't handle his own in a crowd, being the wonderful socialite that he is. There's just too many chances for things to go wrong. Kim is probably the only one of Guy's 'parentals' that he will willingly admit he knows things are kept from him. It's not that Guy feels betrayed, knowing his two greatest friends keep things from him. Rather, he understands that he's one fucking wad of a liability, and that Kim and Anthony do their best to protect him.
His challenge with Kim will be this:
He doesn't know about Anthony. He doesn't know that one Skittle has left the others, and Kim will be as cold as ice when they first arrive. Guy will know he's being kept from something, but when it wedges between his two dearest... it will frighten him.
Lt. Archie Kennedy; a little history for the liking
Guy is rather fond of this sailor, though why that is he hasn't entirely figured out yet. There are certain things that the fellow is obviously uncomfortable with, but for the most part, their conversations are lively and easy, although Guy has a habit for saying things he light-heartedly apologizes for later. He finds the Lieutenant a lighter spirit, beautiful and bright. Not unlike someone else he once knew. He enjoys being able to speak with someone not only from his country, but from a time he considers a fascinating time in history. Most of all, the Lieutenant seems to have a way of thinking (in regards to Luceti) that Guy can appreciate and agree with, despite that his own opinions differ in a way.
Little Mac; a fighting spirit in a small package
Mac seems like a simple fellow that Guy would have little more than being little (they're quite short, you know) in common, but that's exactly what Guy tends to love about this smaller man. While Mac may not provide the most stimulating conversation in regards to politics, economics, and anything of that sort, Guy recognizes that there is a large heart and quite a bit of passion behind the boxing gloves. It's something he can relate too, being the sort of man who wears his heart on his sleeve. While Mac is very young for Guy's tastes, Mac has proven quite a bit of fun to flirt with. Most of it goes over the poor boy's head, and some of it makes him uncomfortable, but he's an uplifting spirit to have around.
Jillian Coppercorn; the lovely artist
Jilly was the first person Guy found himself mostly disarmed beside. While she offered to help him, Guy found her to be far more than a finger to point the way toward making tolerable breakfasts. He found her to be a genuine face in a town he couldn't bloody begin to understand, and an artist he could relate to. She's highly different from the lot of artistic folks Guy surrounded himself with back in England, but he likes her for that. She's thoughtful, and she listens, a trait he finds more than admirable. They've bonded by two fires, and while he still struggles with finding souls to trust in this strange place, Jilly is well on her way to becoming one of them. She was the first person he told about Julian, and in doing so, Guy was granted a cathartic moment that no amount of years or drinking has ever given him. She's an underrated being, by his thoughts, and time is something they have to understand one another more.
Buffy Summers; the woman of sacrifices
This woman possibly surprised Guy the most out of any other Lucetian that he spoke to, particularly when she came across him in the library. She was one of the first helpful voices after his broadcast complaining of unacceptable breakfasts a la House 32, yet his understanding of both her and her role in Luceti was a distant one until the library. They've discussed grave matters, ones that without fail began to show Guy's far more 'leftist' side. As dangerous as it is for him to do so (or at least, he believes it to be), there is a level of implicit understanding. He's read the guide. He knows her to be a fighter, as foreign as the concept is. Yet what spoke to him most was their talk of sacrifice and belief, something they found undeniable commonality between themselves in. It certainly doesn't hurt that she holds no grudges on his sexual nature. She is the sort that, as Jack Sparrow taught Guy, has the potential for good friendship.
Jack Sparrow; a fellow mad man fond of liquor
A bonding began between these two over the marvel of finely aged whiskey and the eradication of loneliness spurred by their commonalities of madness and secrecy. They've had lighter jests and far more serious conversations, but the one thing that Guy tends to lean toward is everything that Jack seems to emanate. The pirate seems to be a good-natured fellow with darker edges. Simply because he likes the more unpredictable things does not diminish his seriousness. He's well educated, and in conversing about everything from Lucetian politics to Machiavelli and Thomas More, Guy is well impressed with Jack. It rather helps that in the disparagingly frightening moments in the library, Jack offered his aid without too many questions. These men have a lot in common, a bit of revolution in varying ways that makes them have all the potential to be very, very good friends. At the least, good drinking buddies.
Draco Malfoy; the wizard of intrigue
It all began when two wolves crossed paths, and now Guy can't help but see Draco as anything less than the sort of apprentice he'd want to have. Draco seems to be a curious fellow, and very keen on the cunning. He's a young and pithy sort who Guy enjoys conversation with, if only for how sharp it is. Draco was the only person who, in reacting to Guy's intent to burn every volume that bore his name, understood immediately. There was no drawn out need to explain things or drop grandiose and dramatic facts to sway the course of conversation. If Guy hadn't been watching Draco before, he would have been the moment after Draco, without question, offered to help burn every book. There's only one thing that Guy is--quite rightfully--wary of: ambition and enthusiasm. That isn't to say they couldn't become highly valuable. Those are two things Kim Philby possesses. Yet they need to be watched. Still, Guy rather likes Draco, and wouldn't mind seeing what could become of their... understanding.
Isn't it appalling... the dollops?
E N E M I E S A K A ' D O L L O P S '
To be determined; this shall be interesting
A frothy little bit about them.
To be determined; this shall be interesting
A frothy little bit about them.