DJ Turn It Up [MEETING]
02-23-2016, 07:51 PM
To say she was on time would be wrong, but to say she was late well, that was wrong too. There was a fine line that Illie seemed to walk as she moved rather quickly through the packlands, searching for the call. She hadn't really made much note of exactly where the howl has resonated from, but there was a lot of scents leading to this one spot so she pretty much assumed that that's where everyone was going. It seemed kind of important, afterall. She had never been to a meeting before! And to be kind of honest, she was rather nervous about it. This meant she would meet everyone, right? That's what happened at these things....right? She squinted into the distance, staring at the large crowd of wolves and she had to pause to swallow a sudden bought of trepidation. That was a lot of wolves, and she didn't know most of them. Blue eyes were rather wide, but she pushed on, stepping towards the crowd wordlessly. She didn't know how these things worked, or where exactly she should sit, so she just made a point of sitting on the edge, away from anyone, and just stared at Valentine with a steely look on her face. She tried to keep her unease bottled up beneath a mask, but her eyes still glistened with the tell tale signs of fear. She didn't know many here, and she didn't know her place here. She didn't know if she could sit by those that she knew, or if she could even speak. So she just sat and waited, curious about what all this was about.
"Takkatakka"
*Note: Illie has cliche amnesia. She doesn't remembers that her name is Illie Skye, and nothing more. She will only introduce herself as Illie, and respond to that. Have fun.
02-23-2016, 11:06 PM
To say she was late was an understatement. She had been so busy trying to keep her mind away from the darker thoughts that were plaguing her about the events that happened over the past year. And now summer was here...the season where it all started. She wasn't sure if she had fallen into a depression again, or if she had simply wandered off to be on her own to think about her life up to now. With one child sick from pneumonia, she had cared for the child and it was safe to say her pup was getting better. Well...not so much a pup anymore. Her children were nearing a year now, and she wasn't quite sure if she was ready for that milestone just yet.
She would push it from her mind for now, the woman sweeping through the Orchard to collect the healthier of the children that hadn't yet made it to, or were on their way to the meeting. She was late yes, and she would make up for that later. She needed to talk to Valentine soon, probably seek an audience with him after the meeting and get the nagging thoughts off of her chest. As she neared the meeting, she knew that everyone or almost everyone were already present. So she would choose to sit near the back and dip her head to Valentine, and Mercy. For those were pretty much the only two she really had any interaction with. And while she didn't really talk to mercy, she didn't forget the spontaneous short spar they had. It was close, but Avalon and the pale woman seemed to have a mutual respect for one another. Sitting down, the curled her tail around her paws and waited.
She would push it from her mind for now, the woman sweeping through the Orchard to collect the healthier of the children that hadn't yet made it to, or were on their way to the meeting. She was late yes, and she would make up for that later. She needed to talk to Valentine soon, probably seek an audience with him after the meeting and get the nagging thoughts off of her chest. As she neared the meeting, she knew that everyone or almost everyone were already present. So she would choose to sit near the back and dip her head to Valentine, and Mercy. For those were pretty much the only two she really had any interaction with. And while she didn't really talk to mercy, she didn't forget the spontaneous short spar they had. It was close, but Avalon and the pale woman seemed to have a mutual respect for one another. Sitting down, the curled her tail around her paws and waited.
02-23-2016, 11:11 PM
Late as ever. The boy didn't particularly care. His mother had scolded him about it, so when his mom rushed by and told him to hurry up made him question her lectures. Then again, this was the first time his mom had ever been late...still, he had been grounded for a whole season. And now that he was able to freely move about he was more keen on entertaining himself with exploration then anything. But whatever mom said, he did. So he followed her to the meeting and upon arrival, he went to go sit around the other kids and looked up at Valentine with excitement, completely forgetting his initial disdain about responding. It was his first pack meeting! He wondered what would be in store.
02-24-2016, 01:46 PM
He didn't have to wait long before the first members began to appear. Seraphim arrived first and parted with a few words about the weather. ”Indeed it is,” he answered with a soft smile before his gaze was pulled away by the arrival of Birna. To her he dipped his head. ”Good morning, Birna.” After Birna came Angelus, Evangeline, Esti and the boy Lykos, who ran up to him with a grin on his face. ”Hello, Lykos.” Following Lykos was Felix and then Ashmedai. ”Of course,” he returned cryptically. And then there was Cascade who arrived with her usual flair. ”Hey, Cas.” Then came Mercy and Chaos, who burst onto the scene. ”Chaos!” he mimicked in a somewhat smaller voice. ”Come sit next to me.” After Chaos came Atreides, Hati and Revenge, each earning a nod in greeting as Valentine sought eye contact. Rhythm entered the gathering place next and Valentine's grin grew. He returned her affectionate touch and his eyes trailed after her as she moved to sit down nearby, but his attention didn't have long to linger before Dagmaer bounded up with Integra in seemingly resigned pursuit. Then came came Rhyme, Rhys and Illie. To the last of these he said, ”Why don't you sit over here, Illie?” With a small jerk of his head he motioned towards Rhythm and Dagmaer. Lastly came Avalon and Dragon, the pair earning a nod in greeting.
Valentine waited a few more minutes to see if anyone else was going to make it before he decided to begin. Before he addressed the pack he leaned over Seraphim to speak to Angelus in a hushed voice. ”Your servus is your responsibility. See to it she remembers to attend future meetings.” His gaze then dropped to Cascade. She should have been able to hear him speak to Angel, so instead of repeating himself he simply gave her a significant look. How they chose to get attendance from their slaves was up to them.
Finally his gaze rose to take in those gathered. Speaking loudly so everyone could hear him, Valentine rumbled, ”Greetings and thank you all for gathering so quickly. I've got a couple of things I'd like to discuss today starting with this year's apprenticeships.” His eyes roved over Imperium's three puppies thoughtfully. ”Cascade will be paired with Dagmaer, Lykos with Mercy and Dragon with Esti.” Valentine looked at each teacher in turn. ”Don't take this responsibility lightly. You are helping to prepare our young ones for adulthood and hopefully giving them the skills they need to not only survive, but to thrive." He paused for a beat, then, ”I'd also like to pair each of our yearlings with a ranked member. My hope is that these mentorships will give our yearlings a glimpse into what life will be like once they too are ranked, as well as help them choose a career path if they haven't already. The pairs are as follows: Illume with Mercy, Rhys with Hati,” His daughter seemed comfortable enough with the Legionary. If anyone could withstand Hati's gruffness it would be Rhys. ”Rhyme with Avalon and Chaos with Birna.”
Having stood up at the start of the meeting Valentine slowly sat down again. ”The main thing I'd like to discuss today is raiding and so those of you under the age of one are free to leave if you don't wish to sit through the rest of the meeting.” He paused to give any youngsters who wanted to leave the chance to do so. ”Now, we can hold meetings and training all day every day but practicing against friends isn't the same as going toe to toe with someone who has just as much to lose as you do. In my opinion Imperium has been too quiet. We stand above our neighbors supported largely by pomp and posture instead of deeds, instead of memorable, tangible shows of strength. I think it's time for a change, but I recognize that the change I propose will cost everyone here something, be it blood or worse, and so it is with that in mind I want to hear your thoughts on the subject. What I'm suggesting isn't a one time thing. If the support is there I want to make raiding a regular event.” The thought of raiding was an exciting one and Valentine had to force himself to remain seated, otherwise he would have stood and paced in anticipation. ”Now, what say you? I want to hear your opinions, both for and against the idea, and I want target suggestions if you have them.”
OOC: Next round is due March 3rd. I want a post from every member old enough to participate (yearlings and up) in a raid. Valentine will dismiss those not interested shortly.
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NOTE: Valentine has a female striped skunk companion named Lefty. Unless stated otherwise assume she's present.
02-24-2016, 02:04 PM
Before long, Valentine stood up and addressed the pack. When the young ones were handed out to a mentor, Mercy sat up a little taller. Both Lykos and Illie were given to her, and her tail thumped on the ground as she was given two apprentices. She wanted to speak up, but she waited, waiting for Valentine to open the floor. IT was then that he spoke of a raid, and Mercy was the first to leap to her paws. Purple eyes shone bright as her whole body nearly shook with excitement. The alpha asked for those to speak up, and she let out an excited bark. "I'm all in!" she said without hesitation, bumping her shoulder against Lykos again. He was too young to fight, so she glanced down at him with a smirk. "I will tell you all about it when we get home, kay?" she said softly, although she almost shouted it. It wasn't hard to see that Mercy was overly excited, she had been growing very bored and this would provide a lot of entertainment.
Remembering what she was going to say, her pale ears pulled back slightly as she looked at Valentine. "I hope you don't mind, but I had already taught Illie and Lykos a bit before this meeting," her voice had grown a touch sheepish, although her tail did not stop wagging. Biting her lip, she tried to reign herself in, forcing herself into a seated position. When she did so, her weight still shuffled from leg to leg.
"Speech"
'thoughts'
Mercy likes to swear and bite, and she can be unpredictable. She's not always nice, and is quick to jump into a fight. Thread at your own risk.
Mercy has a visible scar from her shoulders down to the middle of her back, in a v like shape. Not all of her art shows this.
02-24-2016, 04:00 PM
Interesting. She listened quietly as Valentine spoke to the pack, and she kept calm as he talked about pairing mentors and such. At first, she wasn't very excited. Unsure if he would even consider her to be a mentor considering she hadn't been here long, but to her surprise, Valentine paired her up with one of his own children! Her tail wagged as she dipped her head, "I'll teach Rhyme all I know." And she knew quite alot considering she was probably one of the oldest ones here. She looked at Lykos and Dragon, proud they had mentors that would teach them well. Especially Mercy, Avalon respected her and she respected Esti after she had held the training and seemed to be patient enough with the pups that had attended.
When the subject changed to raiding, her ears perked and she listened with all of her attention. She was very interested, and she somewhat had someone on her mind for a good raid..."I agree with mercy, I'm all for the idea of raiding." Normally, she would have shied away from the idea...but one pack in particular she had been rather upset with. "I propose Celestial to be a raiding decision. They're nearby, and I'm sure they have herbs or prey we can't get here. Vericona Plains are a prime spot for good herbs as well, and is plentiful with prey." She would leave out her own personal reasons about it...maybe tell Valentine about her decision after the meeting.
When the subject changed to raiding, her ears perked and she listened with all of her attention. She was very interested, and she somewhat had someone on her mind for a good raid..."I agree with mercy, I'm all for the idea of raiding." Normally, she would have shied away from the idea...but one pack in particular she had been rather upset with. "I propose Celestial to be a raiding decision. They're nearby, and I'm sure they have herbs or prey we can't get here. Vericona Plains are a prime spot for good herbs as well, and is plentiful with prey." She would leave out her own personal reasons about it...maybe tell Valentine about her decision after the meeting.
02-24-2016, 04:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-24-2016, 04:47 PM by Esti.)
Esti's smile never faltered through the meeting. Everything here was great news. She was assigned a pup to mentor- oh well, could be fun... maybe- but then raids were mentioned. Esti's ears shot up, her smile widening large enough to show teeth. Mercy seemed excited too and, for once, they could agree on something. Mercy said she was all in followed by something irrelevant about the kids. Then Avalon said she was in too, even suggesting a pack. Esti then spoke up, "Finally, yes! I'm at least three-hundred percent in- when do we start? Let's make a tour of it!" A laugh that turned into a partial-cackle left the woman's maw. She hushed herself with a snicker. She was getting too excited. Esti stood, stretching, "I think we have been too quiet. I like Avalon's idea. How 'bout we start close, work our way out? As for a specific target..." Esti's mind shot to Abaven, but she wasn't sure if they were counted as allies, so her smile just sharpened, "Anywhere works for me."
02-24-2016, 05:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-24-2016, 05:57 PM by Felix.)
Felix would watch quietly as wolves filtered in, wolves he knew by sent, though not by name nor appearance. Well, for most anyways. He knew Valentine of course, and Cascade, and Rhythm, and Valentine's children (they ween't hard to spot), but no more than that. That should change, he decided, but not at this moment. Instead, he would listen as Valentine spoke up. It was good news, outstanding news, and the man would smile slightly, his tail wagging ever so lightly behind him. Apprenticeships, and so many at that. Imperium was a strong pack, no doubt, and that was once again reaffirmed as raiding was brought up. Hmm... raiding for fun. Ha, Imperium certainly was not a goody-goody pack. No, not in the least. He listened quietly as Valentine explained and asked for suggestions; he was going to keep quiet until a woman spoke up. Celestial? Celestial was a pack in the West, rather far away and in dry lands. Frowning, he'd wait, and another member would agree... adding on they should start close by. Imbecile. He stood then, shaking out his coat. "If we're starting close by, then it makes sense to start with packs in the South as opposed to packs farther away, such as Celestial," he said pointedly, eyeing the idiot women. "There are two packs in the South. We could hit them first, and then later on hit the next closest pack - the one called Abaven, and the other one called Fiori. After that, then it would make sense to hit Celestial... based on starting close and working our way out. That is, unless there's some vendetta against Celestial I was not aware of?" Another pointed look at the women. "If so, by all means, let's hit them first." A toothy grin, shot at Valentine. "But I do believe that Valentine would have let us know if that were the case, would he not?" Felix then sat down, sweeping his gaze once more across the pack. Hopefully the others were more intelligent.
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02-25-2016, 03:45 PM
Valentine seemed preoccupied by something, and though he lit up when he saw Rhythm he seemed distracted as the rest of the pack appeared, and Cas eyed him quizzically. He wasn't letting his infatuation with Rhythm interfere with being alpha was he? That didn't seem particularly... Valen-like, she decided, remembering back to his righteous fury when she'd turned her back on him in favor of Sol. No, that's something she'd expect from someone like Bass or one of the other alphas, but not Valen. It was probably just her own moodiness coloring everything, dragging her into a downward whiny spiral. She gave herself a mental shake and bit down hard on her wayward emotions. She was supposed to be Valen's partner, his second, not the whiny lead weight dragging him down. So what if he was distracted by Rhythm? He was alpha and that was his choice, though she was fairly certain it was just in her head anyway he still wouldn't have appreciated her interference if it was true. But wouldn't it be her duty as friend and second to let him know? But it was still all in her head.
Her thoughts chased themselves in ever more irritatingly depressing circles, and she let her head drop to her paws and just hoped Valen would start the meeting soon so she could get out of her head. What the hell was wrong with her? Nothing had felt right since Chaos' birth - no, before that. The last time she could remember feeling like herself was when she'd lured Valen off for an adventure on Sonticus' ship. Was she sick?
Finally Valen began to address the pack, and she lifted her head with an attentive look. Apprenticeships, which was to be expected. She'd trained Chaos over the last year, but there was still the young Sonticus pups who hadn't had any real training. He assigned her one - though she blinked at the name, so close to Daegmar. She couldn't remember one of Avalon's pups bearing that name? Maybe it was another of Valen's strays. She hadn't done as well as she'd hoped to with Ashmedai's training, in part because of his own moodiness about Rhythm's litter and in part because of the distraction Chaos brought, so it would be good to get a second chance in training someone. Valen also assigned the yearlings to mentors to guide them into becoming full members, assigning Chaos to Birna. Cas' eyes traveled to the taller warrior, and she grinned. Birna had actually kept watch while she and Valen were off making Chaos; how did she feel to be training him now? Old, probably, if she was anything like how Cas was feeling.
But she perked up again, and sat up when Valentine began to speak about raids. Oh yes. She grinned gleefully. "You know I'm always good for a fight," she needled him, anticipation brightening her. Suggestions flew from some of the other wolves, as well as harsh words, though she was far too distracted to take much note of it. "We could always raid Abaven," she suggested with patently false innocence. Who cared if Bass was Rhythm's brother? Supposedly she was an Imperium wolf, not Abaven, so maybe it was time that was enforced. "Bass has gotten pretty complacent about how friendly we are, it wouldn't hurt to put a little fear in him."
Her thoughts chased themselves in ever more irritatingly depressing circles, and she let her head drop to her paws and just hoped Valen would start the meeting soon so she could get out of her head. What the hell was wrong with her? Nothing had felt right since Chaos' birth - no, before that. The last time she could remember feeling like herself was when she'd lured Valen off for an adventure on Sonticus' ship. Was she sick?
Finally Valen began to address the pack, and she lifted her head with an attentive look. Apprenticeships, which was to be expected. She'd trained Chaos over the last year, but there was still the young Sonticus pups who hadn't had any real training. He assigned her one - though she blinked at the name, so close to Daegmar. She couldn't remember one of Avalon's pups bearing that name? Maybe it was another of Valen's strays. She hadn't done as well as she'd hoped to with Ashmedai's training, in part because of his own moodiness about Rhythm's litter and in part because of the distraction Chaos brought, so it would be good to get a second chance in training someone. Valen also assigned the yearlings to mentors to guide them into becoming full members, assigning Chaos to Birna. Cas' eyes traveled to the taller warrior, and she grinned. Birna had actually kept watch while she and Valen were off making Chaos; how did she feel to be training him now? Old, probably, if she was anything like how Cas was feeling.
But she perked up again, and sat up when Valentine began to speak about raids. Oh yes. She grinned gleefully. "You know I'm always good for a fight," she needled him, anticipation brightening her. Suggestions flew from some of the other wolves, as well as harsh words, though she was far too distracted to take much note of it. "We could always raid Abaven," she suggested with patently false innocence. Who cared if Bass was Rhythm's brother? Supposedly she was an Imperium wolf, not Abaven, so maybe it was time that was enforced. "Bass has gotten pretty complacent about how friendly we are, it wouldn't hurt to put a little fear in him."
02-26-2016, 09:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-26-2016, 11:42 AM by Ashmedai.)
Ashmedai was all ears when it came to raiding. Mercy seemed to be too. Avalon- was that her name- seemed to be partial to Celestial. His mother agreed that Celestial would be good. Then she suggested starting close. The brown, lower-ranking wolf- who was he anyway- tried to go all geography on them as if he knew all the lands... Wait... Did he? Ash supposed it was kind of common to know the packs. Okay, probably really common... But Celestial wasn't terribly far. It was Tornach's family's pack. They weren't the closest, but they were no Yfir.
Ash agreed that sure, Celestial might be a good target, but he also agreed with his mother's other suggestion that they should start close. Celestial was kind of close across the river.The brown male- what was up with all the brown wolves always trying to ruin the fun mood- suggested sharply to go after closer packs then Abaven then Fiori and tried to ask if there was some vendetta against Celestial, "Pleaaaaase, he asked for suggestions, not accusations of vendettas or whatever. Celestial might be a good spot..." Ashmedai spoke in a mumble eyeing the brown brute suspiciously. What was he trying to be, anyway? Ashnedai's dad asked for suggestions he got two: Celestial and packs close by, but then this guy was trying to go all 'meeeh geography this, vendettas that, you're wrong, glare, glare, glare'. Ashmedai rolled his eyes, "Ahh, shuddup and suggest something." Oh wait- he did. The two south packs then... Abaven? "Abaven is like... really far away compared to the two nearby packs. It's all the way east. It's not the next closest pack. At all." Ashmedai shot a sharp, confused look towards the man. Was he dumb or did he not know where Abaven was? He was just talking geography like he knew, "If we loop one way we can get the two south packs through the caverns to the gully, then hit Torn- Celestial at the lake. Then we could go to the willows and by then we're practically back home... Ah- maybe it's bad to attack them all at once, though." Ashmedai cut off, panting sheepishly, he was trying to pick too many fights at once. He needed to calm down.
As Cascade spoke up, Ashmedai felt himself agreeing from a pack standpoint. They were getting comfortable... The boy thought of Abaven and Sparrow... Slowly, Ash's attention was torn from the subject and a smile rose on his lips, "Yeah, maybe we should start with Abaven. At least they're somebody- and they have healers which means herbs. And they aren't near a bunch of packs so, like, they won't team up and make alliances with all those around them. Hit and run?" Ashemdai smiled, his tongue lolling out of his maw. He shrugged, there were a lot of options, "Lots of packs to the South and West..." Ashmedai mused quietly, glancing at his dad. He wondered what Tornach would think if they raided his family's pack. What about Sparrow? No- for now he had to think of Imperium and raiding season.
Ash agreed that sure, Celestial might be a good target, but he also agreed with his mother's other suggestion that they should start close. Celestial was kind of close across the river.The brown male- what was up with all the brown wolves always trying to ruin the fun mood- suggested sharply to go after closer packs then Abaven then Fiori and tried to ask if there was some vendetta against Celestial, "Pleaaaaase, he asked for suggestions, not accusations of vendettas or whatever. Celestial might be a good spot..." Ashmedai spoke in a mumble eyeing the brown brute suspiciously. What was he trying to be, anyway? Ashnedai's dad asked for suggestions he got two: Celestial and packs close by, but then this guy was trying to go all 'meeeh geography this, vendettas that, you're wrong, glare, glare, glare'. Ashmedai rolled his eyes, "Ahh, shuddup and suggest something." Oh wait- he did. The two south packs then... Abaven? "Abaven is like... really far away compared to the two nearby packs. It's all the way east. It's not the next closest pack. At all." Ashmedai shot a sharp, confused look towards the man. Was he dumb or did he not know where Abaven was? He was just talking geography like he knew, "If we loop one way we can get the two south packs through the caverns to the gully, then hit Torn- Celestial at the lake. Then we could go to the willows and by then we're practically back home... Ah- maybe it's bad to attack them all at once, though." Ashmedai cut off, panting sheepishly, he was trying to pick too many fights at once. He needed to calm down.
As Cascade spoke up, Ashmedai felt himself agreeing from a pack standpoint. They were getting comfortable... The boy thought of Abaven and Sparrow... Slowly, Ash's attention was torn from the subject and a smile rose on his lips, "Yeah, maybe we should start with Abaven. At least they're somebody- and they have healers which means herbs. And they aren't near a bunch of packs so, like, they won't team up and make alliances with all those around them. Hit and run?" Ashemdai smiled, his tongue lolling out of his maw. He shrugged, there were a lot of options, "Lots of packs to the South and West..." Ashmedai mused quietly, glancing at his dad. He wondered what Tornach would think if they raided his family's pack. What about Sparrow? No- for now he had to think of Imperium and raiding season.
Ash wears a tourist shirt and a spiked leather harness from time to time. Sometimes together, sometimes not. Just so you know what you're getting yourself into.