revali

[grigori]

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week 0; tuesday

[grigori]

[ hello revali, you can find shamsiel waiting for him in the cafe with an apple—fresh not in any state of decay—in hand. ]

It is always better to speak in person than it is over paper, isn't it?

[perceivedrevalry]

[Truthfully, that someone accepted to meet him in person was a bit of a surprise. Revali approaches, standing beside the table]

It is. Do your...friends know you're here?

[He has no idea if Shamsiel coming to meet him goes against some sort of rule they have for each other or not, but hey, if he needs to be discreet then he's fine with it]

[grigori]

[ they'll just smile brightly at him as he approaches. ]

They don't have to know where I am at all times. We're allowed to go on our own; Baraqiel likes to be alone most of the time.

[perceivedrevalry]

[Alright, good to know]

I was promised answers. I know you weren't the one to say it, but I intend to hold you to that promise as much as I can.

[Well look at that, Revali is perfectly capable of having a civil chit-chat! Doesn't seem uncomfortable in the slightest, as if he's the one fully in control instead of, you know, being at the mercy of Shamsiel's willingness to speak. Medli, moves to pretty much the maximum distance it can be from Revali, ready to listen to incoming steps in case someone approaches the cafe during the conversation. No harm in being cautious!]

I was told maybe you could talk the difference between you three and the Temporals. What's going on?

week 0; saturday

[grigori]

[ revali will be able to find shamsiel sitting outside of the tower their legs drawn up against their person. ]

I'm not too tired for a talk.

[perceivedrevalry]

[Revali stands there in front of them, wings folded]

You don't seem to be taking any of this well at all.

[Which is only natural, really]

[grigori]

[ oh.

well...they'll try to offer some of a smile. ]

Even if that's true, I need to keep moving forward.

week 0; saturday

[grigori]

[ suriel will come to him in the courtyard. ]

I prefer talking... well, as close to face to face as we can. [ masks... ] This is about the trial, isn't it?

[perceivedrevalry]

[Take a guess who jumps off a balcony to make a grand entrance, landing in front of Suriel. If only he could have made gusts of wind sweep the place, now that'd have been great! But no, he has to be satisfied with a somewhat more pedestrian entrance. Alas]

Obviously!

[He's on the hunt for answers, that's for sure. May as well divide his many questions between all the Watchers, he supposes. Suriel telling about the trial will do!]

Look, I'm going to try to not take it all out on you because it's obvious something's up and you don't know everything. I want you to tell me what you can: are there going to be more of these ridiculous messes?

[Investigations, trials, hiding stuff until you specifically look for it, all that]

[grigori]

[ they stop short, clearly surprised. any other time, they might clap for such an entrance, but it wouldn't be appropriate now, would it? ]

We don't have an answer for that yet. But the "competition" is still supposed to keep going... so we should be ready for something else to happen in the coming weeks, even if it isn't the exact same thing.

week 0; saturday

[grigori]

[ wherever revali is, baraqiel will come to join him, cloak completely enveloping them. despite it being first meeting, they don't seem particularly fazed by revali being what he is. ]

If you're to get an answer from me, it'll be in person, not in writing.

[perceivedrevalry]

It's pleasing you three have that much courtesy.

[Truly it's the least one can ask for. Honestly Revali hadn't expected them to do the bare minimum, yet all three had actually taken the time to come see him. Wow, it'd be so much easier to demand they take responsibility for things if they didn't do things in good faith, but this sort of thing really has a way of disarming Revali somewhat]

I will assume that no matter how much I ask there will be topics we cannot discuss. What are the limits?

[He already decided what to talk to Baraqiel about, but he asks that nonetheless. Shamsiel did give some advice to Revali, after all]

[grigori]

I'd rather speak in person, regardless.

[ baraqiel is, at large, to the point. so they get right to answer questions - or at least get to business, if not outright answering the questions so far. they regard revali for a moment. ]

We can't talk about the higher powers that approached us in detail, nor about the Temporals, save for the fact that we were told that the other side posed a threat to the safety of worlds. We also can't speak in detail about ourselves, only in more vague answers or without naming anything - you're meant to form unbiased opinions about us. The competition or dispute, whatever you'd like to call it, is limited in scope to what we know, which isn't much.

Anything else is fair game to a point - if you reach something that has a hush order, or I can't answer, I'll tell you to ask another question.

week 1; wednesday

[grigori]

[ it's yomiel who comes to greet him, at the edge of the city by the bubble. ]

I wouldn't call helping you out a "burden" when it's part of our job. What is it you wanted?

[ while awaiting an answer, both they and their daemon are just going to go and. poke at the bubble. ]

[perceivedrevalry]

[Revali folds his wings behind his back, trying hard to hide how much it makes him nervous Yomiel is being so cavalier with the bubble. If it bursts he's cursing you with his last breath, pal!]

Given how several of our number are like, a lot of what they do and get you all involved with can be considered 'a burden' in every sense of the word.

[He says, as if Revali is only a source of reasonable requests and mild conversations. He doesn't get to say this ever again because he says:]

I need explosives. Not even a large amount, just enough for a few arrows' worth.

[He doesn't really expect to actually get them, really. If he doesn't, hey, he gets to have more or less an idea of how one of the Temporals is like, and if he does, good! Explosive arrows! That's a boon no matter how he looks at it!]

[grigori]

[ it's less cavalier and more cautious curiosity. the bubble bends a little under their touch, but bounces right back without any signs of popping. safe! ]

I guess that's fair.

[ their hand hovers mid-poke for a long moment, frozen in shock. ]

...Huh?

[ did. did they hear that right? ]

week 2; wednesday

[grigori]

[ this is a surprise and shamsiel can be found in the garden. ]

You have something for me?

[perceivedrevalry]

If you're willing to take a look at it.

[Revali holds one of the pieces of glass]

I'm sure you're aware of what this city and its glasswork can do. I can show you my home, if you'd like...unless you being a Watcher stops you from doing so. Does it?

[grigori]

I do.

[ this is honestly a surprise to them. they wouldn't have thought he'd share but they look delighted. ]

I'd be honored to see your home, Revali. You've spoken so much about it so I'm curious.

week 4; monday

[grigori]

[ backdating this, but baraqiel will appear in the graveyard. their daemon remains mysteriously absent, though not so much out of courtesy as it is anything else, their wolfish ears upright on their head as they come to locate revali. ]

What sort of request?

[perceivedrevalry]

[Revali purposefully stayed away from the rest of the group. Curious, he has a longing to be near them he didn't feel before -- influence from the lamb qualities he has acquired this week, really. Sheep and lamb are herd animals by nature, after all. Once Baraqiel approaches, he relaxes considerably]

There you are.

[Greetings, Baraqiel]

I'm aware some of the individuals among us have gotten some measure of their abilities back. Am I mistaken?

[Rhetorical question, really -- he knows fully well Rex has his giant mechanical hands, and he's aware others such as Akira can do things like read from blood]

[grigori]

[ whether the distance or proximity has a difference on a pack animal, baraqiel makes no indication of it, as they regard him with mild consideration. ]

You are not. Are you looking to make an exchange for something of yours back?

[ because they've made a good number of exchanges, thus far, but one that might not be ideal to request from shamsiel...

they're listening. ]

week 5; saturday

[grigori]

[ guess she's here now somewhere in the suburb not like she minds. ] You wanted to talk?

[perceivedrevalry]

[Revali seems a little bit tense. For a moment he looks around, making sure nobody is nearby. Truthfully, he doesn't want others to see him being less of a jerk.

Once he has made sure there's nobody hanging out in this unspecified part of the suburbs, he relaxes somewhat]

I do. Surely you're not surprised. After that possibility you presented to us today, did you think I wouldn't want to have a word with you privately?

[Doesn't sound like he intends to scold her for suggesting they use the Watchers as samples to ensure the angels' death. He accepted that. But...despite that, he did want to talk with her about this.

Not that he's too sure if there's even a point in doing so, but, well, when you trust someone and care about them, just letting this happen without at least having a conversation with them feels wrong]

[grigori]

[ ah. it's not a topic she's too surprised about and she smiles softly. ] Well... I suppose you would want to talk to me about it. Given what role you were given and what is proposed of how to handle and end the situation at hand—I imagine you have quite a lot to talk to me about. [ because the irony is not lost on her whatsoever. what felt like a lifetime ago, they both met in a secret location where they would talk about who he would give his life for and she hasn't forgotten his resistance for it. ] Are you angry?