You don't hate a person because someone told you to

[motherfucking_ghost]

WHO: Church aaand anyone who wants to show up!
WHAT: Rifter meeting reboot
WHEN: Noon-ish on the 24th-ish
WHERE: Upper room of the Herald's Rest
NOTES: After this notice went up. People who are not Rifters are welcome to show up--nothing stopping them from dropping in, and he isn't going to cause an incident (probably) by throwing anyone out.
Mingle! Share knowledge! Talk about your trials with your pain lasers!

He's not nervous. He's totally not nervous. This is just like calling a Blue Team meeting, except with a lot more people, and most of them (probably) aren't dumbasses. Araceli believes in him, for some reason, so, obviously, he's got this in the bag. His letter was super professional and everything.

Look, there's even some snacks! People can get drinks downstairs. What does he look like, a bartender?

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[demonicbeauty]

Actually, Ariadne wasn't so sure about making the jump with him. If they all ended up in Marcel's world, wouldn't they just have to start the whole thing from scratch? The rigmarole of proving that they weren't demons, just because they'd fallen from the sky?

Then again, perhaps that was perfectly normal for Marcel's people.

She was suddenly quite sad that she'd never had the chance to ask him.

Well, that didn't matter right now. "I know the Inquisition is busy," she said, "but I do wish they had some more resources to devote to sending us home."

[universal_charm]

"There's only a few of us, most people are scared of us or distrust us, and as you said - they have their hands full. It will be a long, long time, I fear, before they bother to think very much about seriously putting coin and manpower into such an effort," he sighed. "It just means we have to rely on ourselves and our friends. But if you ask me - I like that better. I can trust the intentions, though it means such efforts move slower."

[demonicbeauty]

At the very least, Ariadne liked the fact that he felt some kind of kinship with the other Rifters, just as she did. It was the start of something. The promise of Marcel's efforts, still glowing in the ashes.

"We're in this together," she said warmly, eyes glittering at him.

If she ever had it in her power, she'd send him back to the stars.

But in the meanwhile...

"We need more organization, you know," she continued. "We need a leader." She gave him a significant look. He seemed well-suited for the task.

[universal_charm]

He raised a brow, not missing the look. "We could do with a proper organization to express our concerns and needs," he agreed. "Maybe we might bring that up today. It would certainly help things."

He wouldn't mind being in a leading position, but he had also been here the shortest amount of time. At the least he would need advisors, and he wasn't entirely confident making decisions when his knowledge of the world was far less complete than others.

But he had never accomplished anything alone. He'd always had his crew with him, the voice of logic to his right and the voice of heart to his left. So why would this be any different?

[demonicbeauty]

The fact that he was hesitant to just assume the role endeared him all the more to Ariadne. The best leaders were usually the reluctant ones. They were the ones who understood the enormous responsibility that came with their power.

She'd watched kingdoms and militias rise and fall. She believed it with all of her heart.

"Good," she said, bowing her head sightly. "We should talk about it."

[universal_charm]

"It should probably come up, but let's see what else might need to be discussed first," he agreed. "I'm sure Church might have something or other to speak of, and he is the one who called this meeting, so he has precedence."

[demonicbeauty]

She nodded. "Of course."

But that wasn't about to change her mind. If anything, his sense of compromise and fairness only strengthened her feelings. If anyone could get the Rifters organized, it was going to be Kirk.

And Ariadne would support him with everything she was worth.

[universal_charm]

"I'm going to get a read on the rest of the room," he said, giving her a little smile. "But when we all start talking, don't be afraid to propose your own ideas. We're all in this together - everyone's voice should be heard." He touched her shoulder briefly before moving to greet others, doing exactly as he said.