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Started April 14, 2023 by Deleted user

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Resh nodded an acknowledgment to Cadastern, giving her a small grin in return, then glared at Tseth. “Really? And what’s wrong with that name? At least I’m not named Tsethlekai. I bet it’s a joy trying to spell that.” Resh looked at Nathaniel and lowered his hood, his piercing orange eyes staring right into Nathaniel’s. “See? That wasn’t so hard, was it?” He smiled insincerely at Nathaniel, almost as a threat. He stood up to his full height of 6’10, looking around. “Anyway, I agree with Alex. We should try to get out of here soon.” He held out a hand to Juni, offering to help her stand up.

Juni returned Cadastern’s smile, grateful that not everyone here was aggressive. She glanced at Naveil as he teased Nathaniel, and narrowed her eyes. He’s not gonna be fun to deal with. Neither will the other one… if Resh doesn’t start an argument with Tseth— Her thoughts were interrupted by Resh’s response to Tseth. She sighed and shook her head. I spoke too soon. She looked up at Resh as he offered his hand and took it, pulling herself to her feet. She folded her wings neatly behind her and looked at everyone else, catching Jax’s eye for a moment. She gave him a sympathetic look, trying to look friendly.

Naveil was on his feet in a heartbeat, and he cracked his back. Getting out of here would be ideal.
He wasn't particularly fond of Resh dragging Juni's dead weight, but they seemed close. Pater and daughter, probably, from the height difference. He'd allow it, for now. Jax, on the other hand? His smile widened at the thought.
He killed snark in his tone, and reverted to his natural timbre, keeping his words steady despite the excitement.
"Alright, Resh. Who's leading?"

Cadastern caught that look in Naveil's eyes. A look that almost promised a stupid and crazy-violent decision.
What was he up to? He almost wasn't human, the way his personalities changed. He was angry one heartbeat, and even angrier the next, and then he relaxed – but relaxed was actually even MORE angry?
She stood up beside him, stifling a few coughs. He glanced at her doubtfully and muttered something.
"I'm not sick," she whispered. "I've got wet-lung. Mom told–"
He rolled his eyes and snorted at her like she was a glob of mud. Well fine, then.

Tseth rolls his eyes at Resh. His name wasn’t that difficult to spell, unless you’re illiterate to some degree. “Sharing a name with the god of darkness. A nice sentiment, really.” His attention turns to Nathaniel, who’s backed himself into the shadows. I can’t tell if he’s scared, or just an asshole. Maybe it’s both, actually. He glances at Naveil, skeptical. Confident for someone of his size. We’ll see how that turns out. Cadastern seems more reasonable. He returns from his thoughts when Alex nudges him in the side and gives him a look of ’stop doing that.’

Alex looks slightly surprised when Resh agrees with him. I guess that was more audible than I thought. He looks back at Tseth, who looks like he’s judging half the people here. This wasn’t really bad, but the glare from Tseth as his attention changes from person-to-person really isn’t helping anything. He nudges Tseth to make him stop, before turning his attention back to Resh. I guess he’s the one deciding things. Fine by me.

Nathaniel stared at the group, keeping himself in the shadows. He regarded each person with careful consideration. His attention turned to Resh, the big man unsavory to him. He was going to become a full threat if Nathaniel didn’t keep his eye on him.”It was very difficult in a room full of potentially dangerous people.” Nathaniel hissed. He didn’t voice his opinion further or give insight to his thoughts. For the meanwhile, he was an enigma, watching everyone closely. This was a motley group of individuals, all clashing with each other. This would be fun to watch

Jax’s gaze flicked over to Naviel, glaring at the short one. He didn’t like what the smile entailed, the body language rather concerning. He shook his head, peering over the others. Few seemed to be in their right mind, others seemed to work on threats. He dipped his head. “I too think we should try to get out of here.” Jax looked up, making eye contact with Resh. “If we stay in such a confined space for long, I don’t think we'll make it.” Sure, he made eye contact with Resh, but wasn’t accusing him of being the problem. However, some were unfavorable. Maybe once outside of a confined box, they would be less - trouble.

Nico nodded at Alex. They did need to find a way out of the cave. She was sure nobody wanted to be in a dank cave for hours. Also, it didn't quite seem allergy friendly. Not that it really mattered but still. She stayed quiet as the others talked, or rather argued, and then Nicoletta decided to gauge Gabby's expression. To her, it appeared that Gabriela had no idea what was going on. Or perhaps she did. It was honestly hard to tell with her. Ah, the joys of being friends with someone who was an expert at masking their emotions. Maybe if she asked what her thoughts were, Gabby would share them with her? Unlikely, as Gabriella kept her thoughts more guarded than her shady business deals, but it was worth a try. The girl next to her shifted slightly, and leaned closer to her, mumbling in Italian as she crossed her arms, "Perhaps if we stay here, we'll get lucky and some of them will drop dead."

Not what Nico had been expecting, but it wasn't entirely surprising either. Nico supposed it would be more concerning if she hadn't made such a comment like that. But despite the somewhat morbid comment, she knew that the brunette was becoming more uncomfortable the longer they stayed in the cave. She merely sighed and placed a hand on Gabriella's arm, squeezing it gently. It was a sort of reassurance, and Nico hoped it would help her just a bit.

Resh stared at Naveil, unblinking. He seemed to be analyzing him. Can’t trust him. He’s small, but he might be a threat anyway. “I’ll go first. Check if it’s safe. I don’t want everybody here to end up dying as soon as they take a step out there.” He looked at Tseth, visibly confused, and shook his head. God of darkness? Now I know he’s delusional. He turned his attention to Nathaniel. “Well, I’m glad you could finally work up the courage to do it.” There was an obvious note of sarcasm in his voice. Can’t trust him either. He’s overly aggressive. He looked at Jax. “It probably won’t be long until someone in here starts trying to kill all of us.” He glanced at Naveil and Nathaniel as he said this. “And we don’t want that happening, do we?”

Juni looked at Naveil and Nathaniel, clearly nervous about being around the two of them. “Let’s… let’s try not to fight each other, please…” Her voice was still very quiet. She edged closer to Resh, whispering to him. “I don’t want you dying, either…” She was so quiet, it was a miracle that Resh had heard her at all. She looked at Tseth and narrowed her eyes. He didn’t seem like he wanted to harm anyone, but he was already causing problems… “I can’t trust anyone here, can I…” she mumbled to herself. Other than Resh, of course…

Cadastern took a deep breath, clearing her throat and her mind. This was her moment. This was her chance to make a half-decent impression. But how should she go about this? A blizzard's worth of possibilities spiraled in her mind.
But time was running out. She'd make it up as she went along.
She stepped closer to Resh and Juni in the least threatening way she could, and she kept her voice low, like she was telling them and only them some kind of secret.
"Don't mind my brother, he's… he's just a little high-strung. Ok, a lot high-strung. He gets it from his pater."
She gave an internal wince. Get to the point, Cada. Now.
"Um, Resh? If - If it would make you more comfortable… I could keep an eye on Juni for you?"

Naveil held a growl in his throat. Whatever Cad was up to, he didn't like or appreciate or trust it.
It was a miracle, honestly, how she was consistently in his way. He restrained himself, though. A quick glance at Resh was all it took to silence him. He caught some unease from Resh's dead weight, anyways. Better to back down for now.
He turned his gaze to Gabriella and Nicoletta. They seemed to be fully content with just gawking at everyone like big-eyed fish. Nothing to worry about with them, it seemed, as all they did now was chatter in a foreign tongue.
He regarded Tseth and Alex with caution, the supposed King receiving most of his glares. He wasn't particularly fond of Kings, either, at least not the ones in the Everchill. He straightened up some more, now standing at his full height… which still wasn't tall, mind you, but he made up for it with his expressions. He was good at that, at least.