What do you get when two ruthless assassins raise their daughter travelling through the wildest reaches of Caido? Take one look at Theea and you'll get a pretty good idea. Cheerful and tenacious in equal measure, and curious beyond all else, she began her journey on a mission to find those her mother once called family. And find them she did, soon rubbing elbows with demigods, leaders and even ghosts from the past. Her determination is resolute, her thirst for knowledge unmatched. We can't wait to see where her next adventure takes her!
Congratulations, Theea!
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Feeling the shift in energy, Nova's jagged mind and buzzing magic calms a touch, tingling her fingertips as she takes in the information. There are too many factors and too many caveats that she doesn't truly understand to give her input on. She won't care about seeing Flora beyond the annoyance that she'd pushed Jack away, and she won't need to deal with anything more than protective anger when she encounters Kaisel. But if Caly doesn't want to see them... that has Nova looking to Vesper, eyes narrowing as she looks to the one who always has the answers. "So what do we do?"
She's inclined to stay in the place they first arrived, in the business they've claimed, in the region they love. But Nova will go where her family goes. She will carve a new home in whatever corner of the world they decide to make their own, because they are where she wants to be. Still, her nose scrunches as she puzzles over what that might look like. "Where would we even go?" Would they follow Jack? Or claim a new place?
Nova watches the green shot go down, her bright anger dimming more at the heavy emotion heating Caly's threat. Her own frown deepens, eyes narrowing as she imagines all the violent things she'll do to bring back that golden smile, but she puts aside her own schemes to focus on the needs of her sibling. "Want us to be there?" She'd love to see her sister tear him to shreds physically, emotionally, mentally. Of course, she'd much rather sink her claws into the idiot herself, but she won't steal that pleasure from Caly - although she's more than happy to help if the opportunity presents itself. However, Nova might also somewhat understand if it's something Caly would prefer to do without an audience, so she can relish the slow pain she plans to inflict on the man who'd dared to toy with her emotions.
Sunlit Shadows (mastered) | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Type: Grey | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Deadly Recall | Can recall 1, or 2, or 3 of her feathers to her hand, within a range of 30ft. Recalled daggers do 1/2 damage when recalled.
Rescue (Mastered) | Remi can bring a fellow Old God demigod to his side in a time of crisis for three concurrent posts. One use per thread. If the summoned demigod also has mastered this ability, they can remain until the end of the thread.
if you try and chase the sun you're never gonna catch it
Vesper listens without interrupting, catching both what they let spill past their lips and what they don’t. Caly’s fire burns hot and jagged, Nova’s chill storm steeled into loyalty and sharp edges—but under it all, he feels the same knot tightening in both of them. He nods once, slow, conceding the point. "Avoidin’ her probably will be impossible." He pulls in a breath through his teeth, then lifts his hands in a loose warding gesture before either of them can cut him down for what comes next. "But listen—I don’t actually know if they’re together. Probably are," he adds dryly, mouth twisting in the shadow of a smirk, "but before we pack our bags, might be smart to figure that out for sure." Certainly that's what Jack's mind seemed to think, but in the maelstrom of it, Vesper hadn't actually seen the proof of it.
His hand drags back through pale hair, the rings on his fingers catching the light as his gaze flicks between them. "Jack ain’t keen to talk about it, so if you ask him, you’ll get more than your heads bit off." His brows lift in sharp warning, tone leaving no doubt he means it.
Then he looks to Nova, smirk deepening into something colder, sharper. "Could always hit ‘em where it hurts, though. We’ve got the keys to the guild sittin’ out back. Be a real shame if it got emptied of everythin’ inside." He lets the thought hang, heavy with implication, then tips his head, constellation freckles catching in the lamplight. "And Kaisel—well. No doubt we could figure out where he’s stayin’ and make it a nightmare." He seemed the type to already jump at shadows.
Vesper's shoulders settle back against the bar, arms folding, eyes bright with the kind of mischief that’s dangerous when it’s born from anger before he turns to look at Caly. "Lotta that depends on you, though, Cal."
And now it's turning out to be the worst of my bad habits
Code 100% taken from the queeeeeeen herself, Sky <3
☆ has a pale star tattoo beneath his left eye, and freckle-sized constellations move across his skin
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Skip a levelling requirement (100x the requirement level. Skipping a requirement at level 2 costs 200, at level 10 costs 1000)
Skipping a req for level 4
Skip a levelling requirement (100x the requirement level. Skipping a requirement at level 2 costs 200, at level 10 costs 1000)
Skipping a req for level 4
there's so much time for me to speak up, but i keep quiet
While Nova looks at their brother, Caly’s gaze sluggishly makes their way to him too. Full of fire and rage and deep set anger, even when he speaks about not knowing for sure that they were together. She can only assume so – something had to tip Jack over the scales. He’d been here long enough with Flora being single after him and it hadn’t sent him running then. But now something was different and for that Caly can only put two and two together if Kaisel was finding a place to live here, too.
“Alright.” She says with a puff of bitter, alcoholic air leaving her in the sigh that deflates her. Her arms move, subconsciously closing herself off as they cross along her chest, her gaze snapping up to Vesper with the glint of rings on his fingers as they vanish between moon-toned strands. “That’s relatable.” She mutters in terms of the warning of leaving Jack alone.
As for what they could do, though, she follows Vesper’s thought pattern, glancing back toward the room they have the keys for now. “I mean, we could do that. But we wouldn’t really be able t’stay after that? Pointin’ fingers ‘n all that.” Flora at least would know for a fact it was them that had done it.
And as for Kaisel? Hearing his name sends embers of fire burning through her, feeding into the rage again. “I bet I could invite him out t’talk if you guys wanna come ‘n be my hidden backup?” She asks, fingertips digging into her biceps as she looks between her sister and her brother, a smidge uncomfortable with the need to ask for help – even if the two standing in this room were the only ones that weren’t their mother that she’d ask. "Whatever happens after that..." She shrugs noncommittally.
Nova isn't really one for semantics, so whether the couple is 'together' or not doesn't matter. They screwed with her family, and no one gets away with that unscathed. Even if they don't plan retribution now, even if she doesn't get to sink her claws in yet, she knows how to hold a grudge like a toddler with your favorite finger. So whether they empty the coffers of the Thieves' Guild or put itching powder in all of Kaisel's (and Flora's) drawers, Nova will be ready to sign her name with a pound of glitter so they know exactly why they're being punished and who not to mess with in the future.
They might not have solidified plans, but she shares in Vesper's conspiratorial grin, the icy shimmer of her mind sharpening in thoughts of vengeance. It only softens at her sister's tone, her blue gaze turning to find the tense shoulders and knotted brows. Without a second thought - or even a first - Nova bundles Caly in her arms, the hug tight and unrelenting in all the ways a supportive sibling should be. "Yes. Always, yes." She holds her captive in the embrace, forcing her to feel every bit of the love she has, only lightening the mood with a small smile. "You can let Vespy know when we need to step in and rough him up."
Sunlit Shadows (mastered) | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Type: Grey | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Deadly Recall | Can recall 1, or 2, or 3 of her feathers to her hand, within a range of 30ft. Recalled daggers do 1/2 damage when recalled.
Rescue (Mastered) | Remi can bring a fellow Old God demigod to his side in a time of crisis for three concurrent posts. One use per thread. If the summoned demigod also has mastered this ability, they can remain until the end of the thread.
if you try and chase the sun you're never gonna catch it
The bitterness rolling off Caly sits heavy in his chest, but Vesper only shrugs when she brings up Flora inevitably knowing it’d been them. "It’s a thieves guild," he says, slow and deliberate, as if the word itself ought to be proof enough. His rings click faintly against the glass in his hand as if to punctuate it.
He catches the flicker of discomfort in Caly's thoughts, but lets them slide by without remark, rolling his shoulders like there’s nothing more than the humid Torchline air weighing on them. "Your call," he adds, gaze steady on her. "If you wanna handle him on your own, by all means. Bet you could twist his little heart up in knots an’ let him choke on his own bullshit." The grin that cuts across his mouth is sharp and amused, but there’s no mistaking the promise beneath it—he’d back her, however she chose to play it.
Nova’s ice softens as she hauls their sister into her arms, and Vesper huffs out a laugh, low and short. He lets the moment stand, smirk tugging at his mouth, then flicks his eyes toward the back door that leads into the guild. A thought, dangerous and lingering, but left unspoken for now. Instead, he pours himself another drink, the rum sloshing low and amber, then lets his attention skim their minds for what each of them wanted most. He fills two more glasses accordingly, sliding them across the bar with a flick of his fingers, their weight settling solid on the wood.
~FIN
And now it's turning out to be the worst of my bad habits
Code 100% taken from the queeeeeeen herself, Sky <3
☆ has a pale star tattoo beneath his left eye, and freckle-sized constellations move across his skin
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
