LOG | July Catch-All | Closed for Now

[rainewhispers]

Who: Raine Whispers, Donna, Eda, Hunter + Others TBA
When: Mid-July onwards
Where: ADI Headquarters + Other Locations TBD
Summary: A sudden arrival + July Catch-All TBA
Warnings: Near-Death Experiences, Trauma, Paranoia, more TBA
Closed prompts in the comments, open prompts to come!

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[cardinalrule]

Hunter at least perks up at the compliment. Even the slightest amount of validation from an authority figure is something he's going to accept, he practically thrives on it. That, and the fact that Raine doesn't seem to mind that he has a palisman, makes this so much easier.

"I... have," he admits that a little reluctantly, because she's a criminal and all. It must look bad that he not only has a palisman, but it associating with someone so firmly against the Emperor. "There were some creatures in a town outside of this one causing some problems, we went hunting for them together."

[rainewhispers]

They could tell he was still nervous about this, they understood that instinct. It wasn't easy, trying to play by someone else's rules and having too much to prove. They had to guess he had it worse, just.. knowing how the Emperor was, and what they've learned.

The least they could do is assure him he doesn't need to worry about siding with the 'enemy', at least when it comes to Eda.

Raine nodded along and gave a wry smile as they glanced back down to him. "I take it that went well enough? She didn't give you too much trouble, did she? I know she can come on pretty strong sometimes." Raine let out a nervous chuckle and nodded, "We're old friends, you don't have to worry about getting in trouble with working with her when it comes to me, okay?"

[cardinalrule]

Pretty strong is certainly an understatement when they're talking about Eda, in Hunter's opinion. He makes a bit of a face, because he really, really isn't used to Eda's anything, but he doesn't complain. Their personalities might clash but, for the most part, he's been able to work with her.

Of course, what's way more surprising to him is the new fact that Raine and Eda already know each other. Just - what!! Hunter looks baffled. "You're old friends?? How?! Why do you know each other??"

[rainewhispers]

At Hunter's evident shock Raine couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle. They crossed their arms over their chest and nodded with a somewhat wry smile. "It isn't something I've advertised much, we haven't really seen each other in some time." They let out a soft sigh, it felt nice to talk about her- about them both, without it necessarily being to her.

They had a chance to reminisce without the raw emotion of everything else getting in the way.

"We met when we were kids, at an Instruction Future Witches of Tomorrow event, shortly after I started to attend Hexside with her and, well.. it's history from there really. The point is.. I know Eda, she's strong and she's capable, and she'll be a great help here, regardless of her criminal status. After all, what Belos doesn't know won't hurt him. Even if he did find out, you can always say you were leveraging her skills in order to return to your duties with haste."

[cardinalrule]

As he listens hunter tilts his head, appraising Raine and trying to picture them and Eda as kids. It's really difficult though, so he figures he's going to just have to trust Raine on this. Which, honestly, that's fine. Raine's an adult and an authority figure and it makes him feel pretty comfortable doing that.

"I... suppose that's true. He would probably be alright with that." Probably. Maybe? Hunter honestly isn't sure, this is entirely new territory for him and as much as he doesn't like it, he knows at this point that it's a necessity. They all need to be working together in order to get home, and that's the most important thing here.

So having thought that through, he gives a nod with a bit more confidence. "Yes. Right. He'll understand that logic."

[rainewhispers]

"Glad we can agree." They nodded and their gaze swept over the walls of bookshelves again. Crossing one arm over their chest, the other propping up on it to rub at their chin. They glanced over at Hunter before smiling brightly, it would probably be good to change the topic.

"So what have you been able to figure out about this place so far? Anything important or even interesting to know? I'm still pretty out of my depth here so if you know anything of note it could be a big help to getting adjusted while we're all here together."

It certainly would be easier than trying to keep pushing it by talking to Eda.

[cardinalrule]

At Raine's question Hunter droops a little. He wishes he had some good information to share, but sadly that isn't the case.

"I haven't learned much more than what ADI has provided us with." Which, to be fair, in his opinion is quite a bit of good information. "I suppose... our magic is tied to an entity, so we aren't supposed to be using it. That makes it a lot harder to complete our missions."