➥ status : open with guinevere lovelace ➥ location : the dead lucky casino
the lights cast a kaleidoscope of colors across the casino as guinevere navigates with purpose through the throng of self proclaimed very important people and mercy agents. gaze sharp and discerning scans the crowd for familiar faces, turning away before she can make eye contact with someone she used to know, and she finds herself approaching the bar with measured steps. with a tilt of her head and her best approximation of a charming smile, she pulls the person closest to her into conversation involuntarily. " luck not on your side tonight ? or are you just on edge anticipating something to go wrong like it did the last time there were one too many agents packed in the same room ? "
* // GREATPAIN ⋯⋯⋯ a dependent blog for mercyorg , explored by keva.
YEJIDEMUYIWA : twenty8. agent byte. intelligence. radiant status not available. he/they/she. ⋯⋯⋯ introduction. exploration. communications.
MAXIMED'AUREVILLE : forty2. agent vitalis. biomedical (head). radiant status pain manipulation. he/him. ⋯⋯⋯ introduction. exploration. communications.
GUINEVERELOVELACE : twenty9. former mercy agent. apex news network reporter. she/they. ⋯⋯⋯ introduction. exploration. communications.
➥ STATUS : CLOSED @putresceres ➥ FEATURING : AGENTHADES + AGENTBYTE
" didn't know what you could use right now, so i got a little bit of everything. " they elbow their way through the door to the surveillance center, a to-go drink carrier in each hand. ( five coffees with various amounts of sugar, cream, dairy substitutions, syrups, and caffeine ; one redbull ; one monster ; and a single mango white claw as a little treat ) they, like most everyone else in intelligence, ignore the signs declaring no food and drink near computers as they approach prudence. " pick your poison. were you able to make any headway ? "
➥ status : open + ongoing ... ➥ location : mercy's recreation center
not a full ten seconds pass when the other agent walks in before yejide scrambles to her feet and beelines towards them. " okay, so, hear me out. i know everyone's super stressed and wants to make sure they're getting stuff done and everything, and that's cool and important but i feel like people are driving themselves into the ground. " she speaks a mile a minute, her pre-prepared spiel thrown out the window the moment she had someone to deliver it to. " i'm proposing an organization-wide game night. " a finger is held up to silence them before they have a chance to respond and she looks over her shoulder at the video and board games she set up and brushed the collected dust off. " i think it has a chance to be successful, i just need support. "
three smoke breaks and two faked urgent calls into the ball, and maxime's run out of options to evade conversation. he can't so easily slip away considering his position, so he lingers. watches. smiles when it is appropriate, claps when everyone else does, and pretends that he is not a husk parading around without a soul attached to the body. his applause after ceo kang steps off is stilted, mind still processing what this will mean for the organization, and then darkness descends and everything stops. he waits. extends his sense of pain out, probing for any spikes in the baseline he'd measured at the start, only to find no anomalies as far as he can reach. max remains on high alert as his vision adjusts to the emergency lighting, scanning his surroundings, ensuring that everyone is uninjured within his line of sight by second nature. " this is my default, agent hera. " it isn't — not recently. his posture is fixed, shoulders back, nothing like the coward he's been. all it takes is a dash of fear to get the adrenaline running. " i am unconcerned about the message. " he lacks skills to manage a breach, physical or technical. maxime focuses on what he can control. " which combined with the mood lighting might cause panic with our junior agents. panic, which causes injuries inadvertently. forgive me if i lack faith in them. "
𝙻𝙾𝙰𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶 … open starter ⟳ governors ball ; 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚎 .
❛ champagne , thank you . ❜ crystal chimes against the marble countertop adorning the bar, the round of applause it accompanies almost deafening. zita's own hands mimic the actions of others, the sound hollow and empty, a reflection of truer sentiments towards the collaboration – just another stakeholder to appease , the voice of cynicism muttered within. deft digits eventually curl around the tall stem of her champagne flute, the glass brought to lips and its libation savoured ; at least they hadn't scrimped on the alcohol , which was so often the case at such galas. no sooner had the glass met her lips the room descended into darkness , emergency lighting swiftly & brightly illuminating the concerned and confused expressions on the faces of the attendees ; posture rigid , hues assessing, zita mirrored the facades of others . vibrations from within her purse directed her attentions and with her phone retrieved , the message was read . posture relaxed , lips meeting the glass once more for a calming sip . ❛ don't look so ... serious , we do not wish to cause a panic . ❜ her voice was low, scarcely a whisper to the colleague beside her .
➥ STATUS : CLOSED @doghoods ➥ FEATURING : AGENTEPSILON + AGENTVITALIS
he doesn't enjoy conducting conversations that hold weight from behind the safety of his desk. it gives an illusion of power that's very quickly slipping out of his shaking hands. instead, he sits comfortably at a table in the training area of the biomedical wing, practicing suture techniques on synthetic flesh because one can never be too confident in their skills. ( most of his concentration goes into ensuring his hands are stable, that he is the absolute picture of what a surgeon should be, a figure for agents to look up to, not condemn ) " you are holding back from something. " needle pierces fake skin, and he pulls the thread taut without looking. " there is no one else here. it is as close to a safe place as we can get right now. talk. "
1. The Vampire Lestat - Anne Rice / 2. Black Sails (2014-2017) - XIII / 3. The Glass Essay - Anne Carson / 4. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) / 5. Grief Lessons - Anne Carson
PENELOPE GARCIA and JENNIFER JAREAU
CRIMINAL MINDS — 9.21 “WHAT HAPPENS IN MECKLINBURG”
there's something to be said about how inseprable she is from her devices, an extension of herself like the rest of her four limbs. after all, her phone and computer won't abandon her. but her phone might receive a notification that, well, everything is so fucked. " uh, " starts yejide with all the eloquence they can muster. wordlessly, they turn their phone screen to vanessa. " everything is fine. " there is a reason they aren't a field agent, a damn good reason why their missions are done sitting in a comfortable gaming chair as blue light washes them out. that's where they should be right now, not foolishly trying to fit into an event that was never made for them. " great speech. loved the theatrics. " any excitement that usually laces their voice is gone, replaced with an itching urge to know, but they follow orders and do not draw unnecessary attention.
starter status: open, event post mini plot drop.
an air of discomfort clouds vanessa, yet her grin offers a distraction — fooling those in her company. for a moment the meticulously crafted mask falters, an audible huff escapes from cherry kissed lips. vanessa watches as her father descends from the stairs, her gaze narrows. "unbelievable." she swallows what was left of her wine. the lights flicker yet the trained agent keeps her composure. vanessa glances over to her colleague, "i left my phone at coat check. any word from hq?"
oh, how yejide longs for the comfort of their computer set-up. even the most extroverted people need a break and he finds his in the embrace of talking shit with demian. not quite the screens and chair he wants — but it's a very close second. a brief reprise to be unapologetically himself ( not that he's ever anyone else, though frequently he's felt the need to reel himself in ) with someone else who just fucking gets it. yejide shoves demian lightly, all familiarity and no harshness. " be nice. the pieces on their own aren't bad ! they just don't go together. listen — a couple more red accents and he'd be on the cover of gq. " nothing but sincerity in his voice. a genuine smile, all pearly whites and raised cheeks at the compliment. comfortable red satin in a retro silhouette with an honest to god train and pumps that match — seriously, who the hell is she ? " you flatter me, " voice takes on a playful quality, " but look who's talking, huh ? can you believe that some people think intel agents can't show them up at these events ? "
* CLOSED STARTER » @greatpain .
" okay , okay , " evidence of their already tipsy — just tispy — state , demian all but drags the words , glass of scotch tightly gripped in the same hand they use to signal the general direction of their new target . the eagerness to stir their little , silly game permeating their tone with unabashed enthusiasm . " what about him ? the one with the red scarf , what’s his story ? " a good amount of feet away from them , slightly to the right , there is a tall , fat man with a prominent baldness , a hideous red scarf around his neck , falling the front of his wide body , and a dish full of shrimps between his chubby hands . " why is he so fucking boring to dress , huh ? " the words come up in an attempt of a whisper that ends up being louder than intendeded , but demian is numb enough not to notice . they turn to her instead , look them up and down quickly , and smile . " they should learn from you , you know ? you look positively ravaging tonight , my dear . " a wink accompanies their words and a sultry , playful smile touches their expression , giving them a childish appearance instead of the charming one they were aiming for .
➥ STATUS : CLOSED @sp3cters ➥ FEATURING : AGENTARES + AGENTVITALIS
he trusts her far more than he trusts in himself. despite opposition to letting anyone else witness his problems and concerns, he bears a modicum of truth in regards to himself when sloane is around. he sits on the floor of his office, back against his couch/temporary bed, and a recently emptied crystal tumbler in one hand. maxime sets the glass down and looks over at sloane. " i am tired of thinking i know anything. of thinking that there is any action i can take that can save anyone here. not after everything that's happened these past weeks. "
the world tried to burn all the mercy out of me […] but you know i wouldn’t let it
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