Devils in Details

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie watched him. No, she wasn't stupid. Even now she had her own very reasonable doubts.

"To be completely honest, I do not know how. Or even if it is true. He would be entirely more believable if he had simply asked to help us for the chance of seeing her again." She took a breath, then moved her shoulders a little. "But I would rather have him as help on our side than have him go on a rampage because I refused because his story is far-fetched..."

And that she was afraid of the potential of the price he would extract from her.

"After everything I have seen and been through, I find it better to keep an open mind and eliminate what truly does not fit along the way than close myself to something because I do not believe there is any way it could possibly be true."

[Scene]

David sighed, facing away from her and looking out to the stars.

"This..."her" you speak of. Who is it? Did he say?"

OOC: For the sake of time-saving, I will be playing both Scene and David from this account.

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kiyr shifted on her feet, and drew forward to stand at his side.

"...Mitsuki Park." She bit her lip, swallowed, and turned slightly towards him, looking up to watch his reaction, and... "...I think I...have a question."

[Scene]

His eyes widened slightly and he turned back toward her.

"Mitsuki...?"

Now he was thoroughly confused. Mitsuki was calm and collected. Kind. She had a certain affinity for appearing aloof and uninterested when the truth was furthest from. And when you got her alone, and really came to know her, she would even laugh and crack jokes. There wasn't any period of time in which he knew her that he could see her fitting into the same picture as Scene, the masked maniac of 259.

He nodded, waiting for her to ask, momentarily stunned by what she had said.

[Kyrie Blaze]

The blonde wedged her tongue between her teeth a moment, but nodded. She was struggling with what she was going to ask.

"...are you planning on leaving..?" Her gaze slid to where the maps had been illuminated before flicking back up to him as she tacked on a more specific time. "Just after the wedding?"

[Scene]

......

David stared at her. And stared. And stared some more. He was rapidly scanning his memories to try and recall who he might have told...who could have gone to Kiyr and told her that. But...there was nobody. Besides Ceres. He immediately made contact with the ship.

'Ceres. Did you inform the former Captain of my plans to leave?"

The ship responded immediately.

'No Captain. I am restricted from doing so by you.'

That confirmed it for him.

"Who told you that?"

It wasn't an answer...but he would have the question addressed just the same.

[Kyrie Blaze]

His hesitation and question were answer enough...but she found herself disappointed with the lack of one from him, anyway.

"Scene. He said you would leave after the wedding...and he could not see you coming back. Even in what he showed me, there were only four coffins. Mine, Mathew's, Leon's...and Strike's. I realize it is possible he fabricated what he had shown me, but..."

She didn't look away. She had given him the answer, along with reasonable doubt.

"And that was why I had to ask." she quietly concluded.

[Scene]

David didn't say anything after besides-

"Bring him in."

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Scene gave a smirk at Davids last order...and his form rippled, like heat waves in the desert. His green eyes narrowed and he waited for Kiyr to come and fetch him.

[Kyrie Blaze]

The blonde exhaled, shoulders caving inward a moment before she visibly straightened with a silent nod. Pivoting on her heel, she slowly made her way to the door.

She stepped out and looked for Scene where she left him, last.

"Come in."

[Scene]

Scene stood, hands in his pockets, and walked toward her. He whispered at her before walking inside-

"Do not judge him too harshly for what he will do."

As Scene walked in, hair cast in front of his eyes, he expected to fall into a hole David would have the ship open in front of him...directly into a prison. Instead, he found David waiting, and would frown. Unexpected. There was an eighty eight percent chance David would react violently. He giggled.

"Hi David. I see you-"

David would interrupt.

"Mitsuki Park is on Earth, in California. I have seen her as early as a few months ago, and we spent plenty of time together."

Scene froze, eyes widening a little.

David tilted his head to the side.

"So. You don't need to be here anymore. Go back to Earth."

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kiyr inclined her head. She hadn't planned on judging him, even anticipated him to lash out, potentially, though she hoped otherwise.

She was quiet and a little pale as she listened, before taking a slow and deliberate breath.

"Give him a chance to speak before you oust him. Both sides. Please."

[Scene]

David stepped down off the viewing dias.

"No. He came here because of Mitsuki. Mitsuki isn't here. She's on Earth. And I don't want him here revealing secrets that fit his fancy, or twist others into doing his bidding. We haven't had a single murder since this ship took off. We've had attacks, but on me, not the populace. You are a sick man. You need help. But I'm not going to give it. So leave."

Scene recovered from the initial shock of the news that his dreams were right- Mitsuki was alive. He fought back Andrew and instead grinned.

"I'm glad she is alive. But if I go back to Earth, I will never find her. For some reason, you might. So, no, I think I'll stay. Unless you plan to kill me."

David stared long and hard. Then, he turned to Kiyr.

"I have told you what I want. But it's not an order. You brought him to me for a reason- if it was for approval, he doesn't have it. I don't want him here. But if you were just trying to tell me that he would be staying with us, then he is your responsibility Kiyr. If he kills anyone, if he causes problems, the punishment he gets will be yours as well."

He turned away, walking back to the Captains chair.

"You both can go do as you will."

[Kyrie Blaze]

She was silent. It was hard to deal with his disregard for her...even though she knew it wasn't personal. She swallowed, hard, saving the words she wanted to say for later.

Instead she looked to Scene.

"Scene, you can either let him forward for a proper introduction or I can force the matter." The words were calm and even soft, but serious.

She would not strip him of the choice. When she would would be a matter of sure circumstances. But David needed to see some truth in this. The change between the two sides of this man was whole.

[David B.]

Scene rolled his eyes, snorting a little a shaking his head. His hair fell over his face, blocking it from Kiyrs view for a moment before Andrew stepped forward out of it. He walked toward David, hands still in his pockets, holding out a hand to indicate Kiyr could stay where she was.

He stood behind Davids chair, and the right side...and an air bubble would envelope them. Kiyr wouldn't be able to hear what was being said, only that Andrew was doing most of the talking. David looked up at Andrew and stared before glancing back at Kiyr. He spoke short, curt words, and Andrew nodded.

He would reach out to shake Davids hand. David took it, and stood, walking in close to Andrew and looking him in the eye. It was quite obvious now that David was threatening him. Andrew gave a small smile and a nod before returning his hand to his pockets and walking out of the bubble. He would clear his throat and give Kiyr a nod before walking past and out the door.

David spoke to Kiyr.

"You stay."

The doors would likely slide closed behind Kiyr as David would seal the room with air to prevent anyone from listening in. He would resit in the chair, speaking to her from his seat.

He supposed this had to happen sometime.

"I am planning on leaving. There are several planets nearby that have...certain remnants of the Creators Strike spoke of. Weaponry. Various other...novelties. I plan to find them and bring them back to fight Strike. I wanted to do it after the wedding...so as not to ruin the festivities."

He tapped a finger on the arm of the chair.

"I planned to tell you...just before I went. As an Elder...you would deserve the right to know."

He let the silence hang after he said that.

He stood, and turned back toward her.

"I have already spoken with Mathew. He will test you, but agrees it is time. And you have already passed my test. You will be put on trial to become an Elder of the Dragons, and take your name."

[Kyrie Blaze]

The blonde watched the lips of the two men cocooned inside the bubble of air, trying to glean even a succession of words that would give her an idea about what they were saying, truly. It would have been better to hear them, but she could make ends meet well enough with lip-reading to give her a rough idea.

Obviously, some of it was about her. When David looked to her, she met his gaze, remaining still and reserved as she observed them. When Andrew withdrew from the bubble and cleared his throat, she blinked in stark - yet, silent still - curiosity. Even with David's words, she had intended on staying, regardless.

She waited a few moments before drawing forward a step or two. He...was still planning on leaving. Much as she wanted to interject and question if he would have left without telling her, she waited, and was rewarded for doing so.

The gravity of his words settled and she swallowed slowly. An Elder. She had known since the start it would be a mixture of emotions when she made it to this point...but now there was more dismay. Not because she was having second thoughts, but that she could see where this lead. Her hands closed into loose fists and then relaxed as she let out a heavy exhale, her gaze not wavering.

"...what was your test..?" She posed the question softly, and the next more still. "Who are you taking with you?"

Kyrie could easily guarantee it wouldn't be her. He would want her here, with the civilians. Separated from him, safer than he would be and yet still with dangers of her own.