fierybluebird: (we are family)
Marco the Phoenix ([personal profile] fierybluebird) wrote in [community profile] concoursec2013-07-26 06:07 pm

Family Meeting for the gang / Semi-Closed

Characters: Marco, Grell Sutcliff, Thatch, Namur, Espio, and Tobias Hayes
Location: ~Around the Garden~
Rating: Hopefully PG-13. Let's keep violence/sex to a minimum okay?
Open/Closed/Finished: Semi-Closed (if another character wants to grab Marco for something it's available!)
Summary: Tattoo adjustments, family meeting, Marco stepping up as Captain



Sometime after the whole mission with Grell & Thatch, but before Namur also leaves on missions, Marco finally addresses the family cohesion "situation." Okay, so it's not exactly a situation anymore, but he's still concerned and there are things he needs to address with each and every member of the family, and with all of them together. And if there are going to be anymore miniature explosions, he'd rather they were now when he can handle them, then later at a very very bad time.

He hunts down everyone individually to make it clear that this meeting is not optional and if he has to pick them up and carry them there, he will. He also has needles and ink with him... so that might be a bit creepy. He gave himself plenty of time before all this though, since the meeting will be at dinnertime (which he has prepared) and throughout the whole day he goes around hunting everyone down.

Luckily, Namur is probably the easiest -- ironically? -- since Namur already was on the same page as Marco about it, and why Toby would normally be the easiest, Marco had a tendency to fall into a giddy Papabird mode that just wanted to play around with his favorite son whenever he was with the kid. As such, Toby is saved for last, since Marco can just ask him to come.

[ooc: there will be a big family thread everyone can go in any order on, because there are too many to go organized, and then separate threads for everyone.]
corruptedsouls: (Bounce to the beats and the rhymes)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2013-08-12 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Espio... got no reply this time. Tobias pulled his legs up a bit, loosening his grip on Pikachu so she could jump on his head as he wrapped his arms around his knees and buried his face against his legs.

Her ears flattened, giving Espio a look of murder and chiding.

"Pi pika pi pi chu."
espio: (do i really have to explain this)

[personal profile] espio 2013-08-12 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Pika pi yourself, I didn't mean it like that."

He sighed, and leaned against the wall. "I knew it was gonna turn into a fight," he complained, not realising that Toby didn't know they were fighting out there. "You don't just try and force people to come to terms with everything like that. It's not so easy. If it was, Thatch wouldn't be such an ass."
corruptedsouls: (Don't make me spell it out)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2013-08-12 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
"...Fight."

That was probably the worst thing Espio could have said. His family, fighting... and at least partly because of something he had said. It was his fault. His fault.

He never should have said it. Never should have said anything. Never, never, never. Why was he here? Trying this? Maybe... maybe he couldn't do it. Maybe he shouldn't. Maybe...

The room was stifling. It felt like the walls were closing in, tightening, and he started breathing harder, shaking his head as he suddenly scooped Pikachu up, rushing for one of the windows.
espio: (waaaait!)

[personal profile] espio 2013-08-12 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
What the -

"Hey!"

Espio called after Toby, startled by the sudden movement. "Where are you--?!" He was too startled by the movement to chase after him straight away.
Edited 2013-08-12 00:23 (UTC)
corruptedsouls: (In his world)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2013-08-12 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
Tobias hadn't intended to be followed. Didn't want to be. It was that moment of hesitation on Espio's part that allowed him to get out the window and start running as fast as he could.

By the time Espio tried to chase him... he would be long gone.
espio: (erk!)

[personal profile] espio 2013-08-12 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
Oh - oh man. That wasn't good. Espio darted over to the window, calling for him a few times before muttering to himself "shit" and jumped outside himself, instantly running off to find him. "Toby!!"

Yes, he'd let Namur leave, but that was to clear his head. Toby had left... in a panic. Dammit.

What had he even said? Okay, so it had been a bit snappy when he'd found Toby had moved to the corner, but... that was all, right?! The thought that it wasn't entirely because of him didn't occur to him.
corruptedsouls: (And pulling strings)

[personal profile] corruptedsouls 2013-08-12 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately for Espio, while Tobias had many faults, speed was not one of them. By the time the chameleon got out and started searching, it was too late. Tobias was gone, and had made sure to be fast enough on his instincts that Espio couldn't find him, no matter how he looked.