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Location: S.W.O.R.D  HQ, Avengers Academy State: New York Time: 2:00 PM  OST: Returning Marauder _____________________________

The sound of a Quinjet roared throughout the base as one came in landing with the doors opening revealing Leonidas in his full body armor coming off the advanced carrier. He looked around his thoughts only focused on the next mission with his hands coming up to his helmet taking it off listening to his footsteps watching everyone move around the base. 

“ Agent Leonidas!  ” A voice stated catching the S .W .O .R .D agents attention watching his commanding officer rush to him.. 

“  What is it?  ” Leonidas asked keeping a calm gaze on him. 

“  Sir, there has been a murder at the Cliffs Edge while you were gone also there was also a break-in at the Oscorp Labs  ” His ally said which only prompted a  soft sigh from the other. 

“  Get all available S.W.O.R.D. Agents on it.... this includes the ones in training.... hopefully this should prove worthy as their final test and for them to finally get some action after the Incident...  ”  Leonidas said with a calm tone starting to walk with his ally following him.

“  We already have a S.W.O.R.D.  Agent in training on it. His name is Asher Mora, looking over his file it seems his father was with the S.A.S before retiring in 2005. He’s a good kid, and  was very excited to be an agent until the incident struck ” his commanding officer stated

“  Good he’ll do for that one, Have you gathered anyone else?  ” Leonidas asked. 

LOCATION: Champion Park around the game / prize booths STARTER: open to anyone

Daryl had a bunch of colorful and fluffy stuffed bears, dogs, and many other types of animals all hanging off his arms. He had been hitting the games like a mad man and now he had more toys then he knew what to do with. At first he was thinking of just piling them in his room on his bed and just using them as some kinda extra pillow, then he was worried he might use them for target practice. Daryl gets bad ideas like that so he wants to find these animals a home before he makes a list of bad decisions with them. “hey there,” Daryl says holding out a stuffed animal to another person he’s passing by. “Wanna give this lil’ one a home? Got mre’ an I can handle and a bed that ain’t big enough for all of em.”

Seth had his supplies in hand and faced the person who just sat down across from him.  “Alright here’s the deal.  It’s $5 for your choice of image.  $3 for random dealer’s choice.  I promise everything will be family friendly.”  Seth was a professional, of course, and he wanted to prove it!  “I guarantee all face painting is totally unique and I will never use the same design twice.”

location: campus beach

✦ event i. — the ethereal ball

before each series of ancient games can commence, all fae that have traveled to the hosting court are invited to a ball to celebrate coming together once more and gearing up to cheer on their chosen competitors. many sponsors use this time to curry favor for their competitor, dig up secrets that might help them once the games begin, or even select a competitor to back if they have not yet. competitors use this time to garner support, size up their competition, and even potentially pick up more sponsors as one can never have enough. those here to witness it all? well, they get a front row seat to it all. no matter who is attending, they all get to reap the benefits of the great hospitality of the aurelion crown, wining, dining and dancing before the opening ceremonies begin the next day.

as the entrance of the grand ballroom, all great nobles and royals alike were announced upon arrival. staff moving about with trays filled atop with aurelion's best sparkling wines and champagne's, and the entire ballroom had been transformed for this occasion. the high queen and king of aurelion hadn't spare a single dime nor effort in ensuring their guests found not a single reason to complain. at the ceiling of the ballroom, there was a center strip made of glass and above it as the night sky filled with stars, so did an endless sight of floating lanterns that illumination a portion of the ballroom. the decor consisted of an endless paths of candle that illumination the rest of the room. fairy lights dangled from the ceiling as well as crystal chandeliers, and the marble floor, shiny and impeccable that one could see their own reflections, framed by the soft glowing lights.

a large feast was spread at one side, a long expansive table filled with food ensuring every guest would something to their liking. music flowing as well as the drinks did, and the rulers of aurelion had not shied away from entertainment, offered in the form of performers, acrobats, as well as inviting fortune tellers who did readings for guests. this night would not only be a night of indulgence and gaining allies for competitors, but offered a chance for some ambitious individuals to gain a chance of marriage offers from royals and nobles. one thing is certain - their lives will never be the same after this.

what will the night bring you? prosperity? allies? a generous sponsor ? or for the lucky few, perhaps marriage alliances with the royals and great noble houses?

let the games commence.

Daryl is known to be very observant, he doesn't know if it's the best thing about his character but when you track for your meals most of your life it's best to be able to pick up on small details. Whether they're used for tracking your next meal, the assailant your tracking down, or just noticing the people around you are acting strange the skill is useful and he can't seem to turn it off most days. And while Daryl can't explain why he's noticing troubling signs from this couple they're just screaming them at him.

He doesn't know if it's how they can't seem to look at each other or the way their body language is screaming that they don't want to be together right now. Or maybe not here. But it's clear something has changed with them recently, at the very least, and drastically. The way they left, how limp their hands were was odd. it brought back something in Daryl's mind but the image of the couple lingers in his mind after they disappear from view. He's been standing here watching them for so long he gets asked if he's okay, he just brushes the person off and goes where the couple last stood.

No way to track them here, not now, and nothing else he can do or so it's best that he leave it be. Even if he's still thinking about the oddity of their interaction at such a happy festive event.

Help was all Mantis wanted to do. The poor girl, she seemed so alone and so in need. Mantis's approach seemed to not even faze her much less offer her comfort. She was unsure what she could without touching her and finding the real root of the problem. Something about this toy meant so much to her that if she could only feel and see the connection between them Mantis is sure she could find the toy in no time.

But when Mantis got close the child started to leave. Mantis persisted, calling out to her but she was gone before Mantis knew it. She spent as much time as she could looking for her. Excusing herself between groups, pushing past when she caught even a glimpse of the girl. But she was well and truly gone.

Something felt odd about the encounter, but Mantis could not put her finger on why.