((If I could compare this entire situation to something, I would compare it to filler arcs in anime whenever it catches up to the manga. I'm fine with it, but it does seem a bit, well, lazy.))
Most of the Gang had effectively surrendered themselves to their fate, with the Cecil Sisters holding back tears, Lavigne praying in her native tongue and Franco cursing himself, wishing that he had been asked to go to Aeteorea instead. Heraklides was the only one to join the defiant senators, but he too was quieted down. They felt the knives to their throats after being forced to kneel. Then, they heard someone speak before feeling a gust of wind. They were let go along with the other senators as the cultists tried to fire at the mystery person. The Gang looked up just in time to see the bullets being stopped mid-air, before the mystery person, who they noticed was with Theodora and some other lady, did what he did to Ignatieff to the Cultists, sending them careening off the roof. Even Heraklides was stupefied by what he was seeing!
They listened to the absurdity of what the mystery man, apparently called Wilhelm, had to say. Heraklides once again was the only one to question what the brown was going on, whilst the others were just thankful to be alive. However, before anything could be done, Wilhelm snapped his fingers, and everything was reverted back...
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That morning
Arriving at the party, Franco Lazaratos introduced himself to those who approached him, though it seemed that most didn't really care for him, seeing as he was the only the main chargé d'affaires for Nestorius. Not wanting to do anything embarrassing, he filled a glass with grape juice instead of wine and began drinking from it, trying to appear as natural as he could. One senator began engaging with him, speaking of some sports athlete he didn't like like (though Franco thought that "Sportaflop" didn't sound very athletic). He just felt awkward.
It was during this conversation that some folks from the estate arrived fashionably late, those being the Cecil Sisters, Carys and Delyth, along with Eudokia Lavigne and Antiochos Heraklides, leaving Olena Zhuk and Nicolaos Alexidas to watch over the estate. Barely noticing their arrival after finishing his sports conversation, Franco just silently drank from his glass, seemingly unable to get rid of this awkward feeling he had. Delyth engaged one of the senators, one who had gotten a degree in linguistics. Soon being joined by her sister, they began discussing over the names for the position of head of government. As the discussion went on, several more senators, Lavigne, and Heraklides joined in.
The linguistically-taught senator suggested "prothypourge" as a reasonable name for such a position, though no one was sure how that name was spelt, with some thinking (including Franco, who was listening in out of boredom) it might be spelt "prothipourge". One senator suggested "demarch," which was quickly shut down for sounding too democratic. Heraklides suggested "hypate," whilst another senator suggested "kephale." Carys and Delyth suggested "huparch" and "eisarch" respectively, but the linguistically-taught senator commented on how silly those names sounded, something which everyone agreed with. Lavigne suggested "mesazon," and everyone began talking about her suggestion and how it fit reasonably well, before she revealed that it was the name for the position in Aeteorea. The senators in the conversation had a collective "huh," Heraklides scratched the back of his head in realization that he could've brought that up, the Cecil Sisters were giggling to themselves for not remembering, and Franco looked out of a window, having lost interest in the conversation after it had reached the point where everyone agreed on a name.
Soon, the small crowd dispersed and the Gang was left by themselves. They all felt something akin to Franco's awkwardness, but it was something they had been feeling since they awoke this morning. The sisters attributed it to having binge-read a series of books whose ending had caused them many tears last night, Lavigne attributed it to a sort of longing for home, as she hadn't seen her relatives in France in a long while, whilst Franco had almost completely forgotten about the feeling as a result of the awkwardness he felt. Heraklides, however, believed it was something from God himself, though he wasn't sure if anything bad was going to happen. Last time he felt like this, he recalled getting a call telling him that his father had recovered from an illness that had been ailing them for at least 3 months, whilst the time before that his pet bird was killed by hail. The Gang didn't even notice Theodora handing over preparations to Mara, or the mention of the Cult slightly before that.
They all went ahead to solve this feeling they felt. The Sisters engaged themselves with a pair of younger-looking senators, leading to the two chaps asking them to speak in their native Welsh for no reason in particular. Franco refilled his glass and wondered if he should indulge in some wine, thinking it might make him more willing to approach the senators, feeling as though that would be better than just waiting here by the window for someone to come and talk to him. Lavigne joined in another conversation being held between some senators, this time over one of them pitching their idea of getting into writing by doing a series of speculative fiction novels, adding her voice to those who suggested he go for it. Heraklides, meanwhile, decided to just wander a bit and check out the area - maybe someone will engage him.
---
In Aeteorea
Things continued as they did, as nothing major had happened today in terms of important events. It was a slow day for everyone there.
The only one who felt something was a bit amiss was little Timon. He felt a strange sense of déjà vu as he went to school.
Most of the Gang had effectively surrendered themselves to their fate, with the Cecil Sisters holding back tears, Lavigne praying in her native tongue and Franco cursing himself, wishing that he had been asked to go to Aeteorea instead. Heraklides was the only one to join the defiant senators, but he too was quieted down. They felt the knives to their throats after being forced to kneel. Then, they heard someone speak before feeling a gust of wind. They were let go along with the other senators as the cultists tried to fire at the mystery person. The Gang looked up just in time to see the bullets being stopped mid-air, before the mystery person, who they noticed was with Theodora and some other lady, did what he did to Ignatieff to the Cultists, sending them careening off the roof. Even Heraklides was stupefied by what he was seeing!
They listened to the absurdity of what the mystery man, apparently called Wilhelm, had to say. Heraklides once again was the only one to question what the brown was going on, whilst the others were just thankful to be alive. However, before anything could be done, Wilhelm snapped his fingers, and everything was reverted back...
---
That morning
Arriving at the party, Franco Lazaratos introduced himself to those who approached him, though it seemed that most didn't really care for him, seeing as he was the only the main chargé d'affaires for Nestorius. Not wanting to do anything embarrassing, he filled a glass with grape juice instead of wine and began drinking from it, trying to appear as natural as he could. One senator began engaging with him, speaking of some sports athlete he didn't like like (though Franco thought that "Sportaflop" didn't sound very athletic). He just felt awkward.
It was during this conversation that some folks from the estate arrived fashionably late, those being the Cecil Sisters, Carys and Delyth, along with Eudokia Lavigne and Antiochos Heraklides, leaving Olena Zhuk and Nicolaos Alexidas to watch over the estate. Barely noticing their arrival after finishing his sports conversation, Franco just silently drank from his glass, seemingly unable to get rid of this awkward feeling he had. Delyth engaged one of the senators, one who had gotten a degree in linguistics. Soon being joined by her sister, they began discussing over the names for the position of head of government. As the discussion went on, several more senators, Lavigne, and Heraklides joined in.
The linguistically-taught senator suggested "prothypourge" as a reasonable name for such a position, though no one was sure how that name was spelt, with some thinking (including Franco, who was listening in out of boredom) it might be spelt "prothipourge". One senator suggested "demarch," which was quickly shut down for sounding too democratic. Heraklides suggested "hypate," whilst another senator suggested "kephale." Carys and Delyth suggested "huparch" and "eisarch" respectively, but the linguistically-taught senator commented on how silly those names sounded, something which everyone agreed with. Lavigne suggested "mesazon," and everyone began talking about her suggestion and how it fit reasonably well, before she revealed that it was the name for the position in Aeteorea. The senators in the conversation had a collective "huh," Heraklides scratched the back of his head in realization that he could've brought that up, the Cecil Sisters were giggling to themselves for not remembering, and Franco looked out of a window, having lost interest in the conversation after it had reached the point where everyone agreed on a name.
Soon, the small crowd dispersed and the Gang was left by themselves. They all felt something akin to Franco's awkwardness, but it was something they had been feeling since they awoke this morning. The sisters attributed it to having binge-read a series of books whose ending had caused them many tears last night, Lavigne attributed it to a sort of longing for home, as she hadn't seen her relatives in France in a long while, whilst Franco had almost completely forgotten about the feeling as a result of the awkwardness he felt. Heraklides, however, believed it was something from God himself, though he wasn't sure if anything bad was going to happen. Last time he felt like this, he recalled getting a call telling him that his father had recovered from an illness that had been ailing them for at least 3 months, whilst the time before that his pet bird was killed by hail. The Gang didn't even notice Theodora handing over preparations to Mara, or the mention of the Cult slightly before that.
They all went ahead to solve this feeling they felt. The Sisters engaged themselves with a pair of younger-looking senators, leading to the two chaps asking them to speak in their native Welsh for no reason in particular. Franco refilled his glass and wondered if he should indulge in some wine, thinking it might make him more willing to approach the senators, feeling as though that would be better than just waiting here by the window for someone to come and talk to him. Lavigne joined in another conversation being held between some senators, this time over one of them pitching their idea of getting into writing by doing a series of speculative fiction novels, adding her voice to those who suggested he go for it. Heraklides, meanwhile, decided to just wander a bit and check out the area - maybe someone will engage him.
---
In Aeteorea
Things continued as they did, as nothing major had happened today in terms of important events. It was a slow day for everyone there.
The only one who felt something was a bit amiss was little Timon. He felt a strange sense of déjà vu as he went to school.
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