therealbrianna | Come As You Are // Open Post

[ Okay Bri is so spoiled. SO SPOILED. ;w;

She goes over the menu and everything looks so delicious.

She settles for some Unagi. Can't go wrong with some tried and tested favorites, right? Plus, she wants to compare how it's different from the ones from the Philippines.

Also ordering some things with unique names because fyeah new foodie experiences! ]

[Listening to Brianna with amusement before making her own orders. It's clear that she's been here often enough to know the menu very well.

Then, once they have a moment alone:]

And how has your Zangyaku experience been so far?

[ She's actually thinking about what she's gonna say. Less because she's conscious, and more because she has some opinions that she just needs to sort through. ]

They're... Something else. I could see why Yulia jumped at the opportunity to join them.

It's really nice that you let her and Taning pursue the direction they chose.

It was a group decision, really. We have been monitoring the lot of you carefully, just as we monitor everyone within our ranks.

[...Okay so she's actually downplaying things a bit. The Malice Kings have been especially vigilant about watching the War Hounds lately.

But Brianna doesn't need to know that.]

[ She blinks. Interesting. ]

Really? What does it say about me?

[ V A I N. ]

[Heh.]

That's classified.

[Liandrin Delacroix can be a fucking tease.]

[ Sniff sniff sniff. Okay.

But she's smiling at Lia. ]

That's fine, I expected that. So uhm, how have you been?

[Sighs.]

As well as I can be, I suppose, with this Taskforce Valkyrie business up in the air all over again.

[Eye roll, on cue.]

The Methuselah is doing what it can, but I am sure that we will have to intervene soon.

[ So they really ARE a pain in the ass, huh. ]

Some of my friends have beef with them. [ She's looking at Lia with eager eyes, though she knows her place. Lia herself told her to wait patiently 'til they're all ready and able to take on something like this. ]

Uhm, can you tell me more about TFV? I didn't really want to ask Brig myself because that might just uncover some... well, things.

Taskforce Valkyrie is the American government's licensed army of Hunters. They have been around since the Second World War, and have always operated on a simple policy: creatures of the World of Darkness are all open targets the moment they become threats to the safety of their nation.

[Time for a cigarette.]

Of course, the definition of 'threat' is always up for debate with them.

[ Ayup, that does sound like TFV, at least from the few things she knows. ]

But they take people. [ She says that silently, remembering Josh's family. ]

We know.

[Quiet, serious.]

Now it's just a matter of making the world see that. Making sure that they cannot run, and cannot hide.

[ She's liking this. She's not used to participating in anything revenge-related if it doesn't hit her directly, but she's learning to be more empathetic. Plus Josh and Brig are good to her. ]

I'd like to see that. I really would.

From the looks of it, you will.

[Takes a drag, smiles.]

Wiseman Tagabigay did mention having your blade join his operation.

[ She's sitting up in excitement now. ]

Oh, you don't say? Do the others already know?

Brigade does. I believe that Elias asked him personally to be his second-in-command, as an insider.

[ Excellent. But now she feels bad because she feels that she really needs to step up now, with Brig doing that, Josh doing Rhiannon things, Kaz doing Brotherhood of Violence and Yulia and Taning being in Zangyaku. ]

Do you have any advice for me though? I mean, where could I go from here?

[ OOC note: Hikaru has already talked to Brianna about doing things for Maenad and Cerberus, and she's looking into Zangyaku. She wants another person's advice though, and yeah, she respects Lia, so... ]

Hm.

[She leans back, looking thoughtful.]

A lot of that depends on where you want to go, really. Do you have an idea at the moment? Even something small will do.

[ ooc: Oooh, got it. o3o]

[ And that's where she realizes that she's really kinda lost. ]

Well, that's the thing. [ She hesitates for a brief moment. ]

I don't really know where to go. Daddy's given me some suggestions but...I don't know.

[ She leans back and fiddles with her fingers, a nervous smile on her face. ]

Usually when I want something, I set my mind to it and go for it but this time, I'm just really not sure of what I'm looking at.

That's understandable. A lot of things have happened to you within a very short amount of time.

[Still. For Brianna to ask her means that she really IS looking for guidance. Telling her to sit back and wait it out would be doing the girl a disservice.]

Changeling operatives work best if they gain the favor of a Court. It would also be good to look beyond Netsach, and see if you find any of the other compacts or conspiracies interesting. In a business like ours, it's good to have a wide area of jurisdiction.

[ She brightens up at that point. ]

Court? Gain their favor? I can do that! [ She's smiling at Lia in a tell me more! way. ]

You know what entitlements are, right? Gaining the favor of a Court is an entitlement that is specific to Changeling Keepers of the Vigil. They have certain prerequisites, but once you have fulfilled those and passed their initiation, they will welcome you into their ranks.

[Taking another drag now.]

From there, it's simply a matter of playing the politics.

[ She nods. ]

I've heard of Maria Makiling and Lady Utsusemi, but nothing else beyond that.

[ Curious now, and also this is relevant information. ]

What goes on during Court initiations? Are they anything like... Netsach's?

Not quite. The initiation differs per Court.

[Utsusemi. Interesting.]

So you're considering Zangyaku?

[ Aaand noted. ]

Well, yeah. I don't want to be biased just cos Daddy's the boss. I really want to end up where it's a good fit for me, and where I can do more things. Of course I'd want to end up in a Court that will enable my good parts.

[ Sudden brilliant thought, in Brianna standards. ]

Have any Changelings gone for both? Is it unheard of or is it... normal?

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