The designated time arrives, and Thrain makes his way to Neuvillette's office, nodding his head in thanks to Sedene when she escorts him in, waiting for the doors to close before he steps in any further. He takes a moment at the threshold, letting out a low sigh that almost sounds like a~

It took him a couple of days, but Neuvillette would find that Thrain's name would be on his schedule for the following day, the only comment regarding his visit in the little box next to it a simple name; 𝘈𝘫𝘢𝘹.

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That was when the scream began. The captain had heard many things in his life, but nothing quite so eerie as this: he was a brave man, but this sound frightened him. It was not human, but he could not guess the throat of the beast it came from.

#GIRP Kyryll Chudomirovich Flins ... But you may call me Flins.

// Apparently I just love my men Khaenri'ahn

I've come for the Moon.

° 「 R e r i r 」 ° 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘥... 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦! ° ───────↬❦↫─────── ° ↠ Indie Canon/AU Portrayal ↠ Further Info in Thread ↠ One of the many #GhostsOfJohn

You’ll be down on your knees and you’ll cry, ꧁꧂ 𝘾𝙍𝙔 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘼𝘽𝙎𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉. ⭣

// The wine takes the Harbingers out, fuckin BYE

He's only here to make sure Ajax-- Tartaglia, doesn't get himself into trouble...

° 「 M a t t h i a s 」 ° 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮. 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘦? ° ───────↬❦↫─────── ° ↠ Genshin Impact OC ↠ Further Info in Thread ↠ One of the many #GhostsOfJohn

⠀⠀   ⠀𝓶𝘰𝘰𝘯͟𝒄𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳ᅠ 𝓽𝘩𝘢𝘵͟ 𝒆𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥ᅠ 𝓽𝒉𝒆ᅠ 𝓷𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦ᅠ.ᅠ❀ ⠀

// monthly dot post on Capitano's account

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° 「 Varka 」 ° 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦'𝘴 𝘝𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢; 𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙪𝙨. ° ───────↬❦↫─────── ° ↠ Indie Canon/AU Portrayal ↠ Further Info in Thread ↠ One of the many #GhostsOfJohn

As far as the Captain is concerned, Childe has paid his dues. ....but he best not hear about any more assaults on the guards.

"The Knave is.... complex and complicated to deal with. Should any of her actions cause unnecessary problems in Fontaine, I am willing to step in as required. Fontaine's trade agreement with Sneznhaya is of far more importance than petty grievances the Harbingers may hold..."

Silence.

....deep breath. ...mildly frustrated sigh. "I am aware of Tartaglia's actions in the past... for that, you have my apologies. As for my involvement with the Fatui... yes, Furina, I am one of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers."

// lemme recheck that hang on

....the sigh he lets out is low and gruff, it almost sounds like a growl. "...Capitano will more than suffice. There is no need for the formalities either."

No comment on his association with the Iudex.

"I'm well aware of what happened here in Fontaine, likewise I'm aware of your... unique circumstances. Rest assured, despite my allegiance, I have no intention of stirring anything up... there's no need for that level of panic."

...the `former Archon of Fontaine` can relax, he's not here to start anything. Unless for some unforeseen reason, Childe is apprehended again, then he may need to step in.

"I believe they call that `foot in mouth disease`.... regrettably, there is no cure for it."

"The time to spare that past long ago... I assume there is reason for the recommendation?"

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Remaining silent until the Melusine left, Capitano's demeanour only became all the more tense, letting out a breath that sounded more like a frustrated growl. "There's no way to put this delicately, so I'll cut to the chase." He starts, removing his mask and hat so Neuvillette could see his face.~

Capitano tenses, considering how to approach this and deciding... "....I can't say for certain this is related." He starts carefully. "...I don't make this request tightly, Neuvillette, but as of now, you are the only person in this room I know without a shadow of a doubt I can trust. ...it's~

Capitano waited patiently despite the urgency he felt, nodding his head in thanks when the little Melusine returned and informed him he was asked to come inside. There were still a surprising number of people in the lobby, enough to put the Harbinger on edge as he made his way through and headed~

He takes a moment to again, quietly study and assess, lowering his head in thought for a time before he raises it and speaks again. "...I don't doubt your capabilities, nor do I doubt his... however, Ajax has never been to the Abyss without the aid of a resident of it. When he fell as a boy, it~

The silence would be welcome if it didn't make him immediately suspicious that something was going on....

//

// Feels like a Capitano night so I suppose I shall see what I have here before moving on

He hadn't scheduled a time to meet with @oceaniimperium.bsky.social this time, but he hadn't quite made it into the Palais to step into his office quite yet either. It was late, he knew that, standing outside and staring off in thought as he weighed his options before asking one of the Melusine's~

Capitano is quiet a moment, silently studying the others face to glean what he can about this `suggestion` he seemed to have, letting out a low sound in thought. "Let me guess... a trip to the Abyss." He more states than asks, looking off with what could have been a mildly frustrated growl. "This~

"You say that as though you have intimate familiarity with Her Majesty." Wanderer can relax, Ajax hasn't told him a thing. "None are privy to her plans in great detail, but he has always been her weapon of choice to sow chaos and discontent. If the parasite inside his body is depleted enough,~

° 「 R e r i r 」 ° 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘥... 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦! ° ───────↬❦↫─────── ° ↠ Indie Canon/AU Portrayal ↠ Further Info in Thread ↠ One of the many #GhostsOfJohn

"What part was unclear?"

"I'm aware... I've personally tasked him with an errand to keep him occupied for a few days. Taking an order from me will give him ample reason to refuse the orders in the letter he's about to receive this evening."

"My presence draws unnecessary attention regardless of my purpose for being somewhere, hence the desire to keep my distance."

"...what is it?"

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...

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// there. seeds planted. motive provided.

As requested, Capitano arrived at the requested time, pausing at the doors when he'd opened them to take the handful of files that Ajax was dropping off for him and Neuvillette, the ginger waving before he hopped off to go deal with something else he needed to tend to. Stepping inside the office~

It's later than he intended given the circumstances, but he wanted to make sure he had all the information he knew he'd need before he met with @oceaniimperium.bsky.social. As always, he'd simply requested a meeting at a time the works for the two of them under his name, Thrain.

// Temporary pinned until I can actually make a proper pinned when there's more content for Varka. -- One of the many #GhostsOfJohn