The Diamonds focus more on intellectual challenges. You're more likely to see chess than a MMA challenge from Diamonds rising through the ranks. Poker before sword-fighting. Debate before boxing. But Avery's usually been an outlier that way. She had her fair share of non-violent challenging - baking, singing, mah jong - but largely she's risen in ( Read more... )

It had gotten to that point again. The bottling of everything, the numbness that had spread over her, it had gotten to the point where there needed to be a venting before something broke, and all the horrid things tipped over and made a mess of everything. Which might, at one point, happen... if she didn't allow herself her moments of release. ( Read more... )

They were going to Four Suits and they were going to like it. Sandy didn't much care for more... unbeaten places when it came to drinking with friends. Mike's had great food but... it did not possess a karaoke machine. And when you know friends are having relationship issues? You have to do stupid things. It makes the world brighter and happier and ( Read more... )

[Slipping so silently through the halls.]So it's been several days, at least, since her life exploded into wedding planning and pregnancy and oh got wtf is going on, and Urania has come to the conclusion that - while Isaac was happy to allow Callie or Meghana to take her to Town for all the dress fittings at Signora Pivoni, anything else that might ( Read more... )

Sunrise finds Katya working through yoga asanas in what had been intended to be the children's garden. Mornings keep Katya sane and relaxed and smiling. People would not be liking her without these few minutes she manages to carve out for herself each day. In fact, one could claim Quiet Time keeps other people alive ( Read more... )

Liam is renowned for being apathetic. Relaxed. Chill. Which is why it's probably a surprise to see him rolling around his office on his chair, searching through stacks of papers and other random objects on his desk, slightly frazzled. He's obviously looking for something - it's just not clear what exactly he's looking for.

Please help him. And don' ( Read more... )

The last few weeks have been pretty good. Quiet. Just his training and his armoury, and it's been ages since he last lost a challenge. Pretty sweet, right?

So Oliver's decided to attempt being nice with no ulterior motive for one day. Just today, you understand. He's not the kind that's fond of the pretense often found in his Suit (hence his usual ( Read more... )

Oh, it's good to be home. He's reclaimed the armoury from Delilah now that he's done sufficient research into this Arcana nonsense that he never wants to see the library again as long as he lives, and therefore has the time for it. It's been a little bit... rearranged, but he's in the midst of sorting that out right now, putting everything where it ( Read more... )

Delilah heard you might want to talk to her.

[[and Mun apologizes for not being around as much. I've been around-ish, just not checking the comm, and I need to get back into the practice. RL has been eating me alive, but I have time, just not a lot of energy... and I forget how helpful this really is.]]

She never changes her smiling expression. She always appears at ease. But behind the facade Katya always is busy with papers, with plans, with ideas for moving her Suit forward in accordance to David's design. But now she is faced with a depressed King, a foolish but (she hopes) well-meaning Seven, an addicted doctor, an invalid Ten, and Twos who ( Read more... )