Fellowship of Animus | First Council of Sages

[sageprincess]

Characters: THE FELLOWSHIP OF ANIMUS aka pretty much everyone
Setting: Floor 38, early afternoon - forward-dated to July 29
Format: Party style - pick your poison
Summary: After repeated delays, Zelda and Gandalf have finally called the populace of the Tower to discuss productive means of dealing with their situation.
Warnings: None yet, will edit should something come up

It's taken far too long to get to this point.

Come Sunday, the various couches and armchairs of the uppermost lounge have been arranged in vaguely semi-circle-like patterns, with chairs from other floors scattered amongst them to increase seating even more. The semi-circles face inwards towards a central point to facilitate discussion among a large group of people. Though this is by no means a party, small slices of Lembas bread are available on tables around the perimeter - though there is no shortage of food, the hungry tend to be less cooperative, all the same.

Outside, the sun shines brightly without a cloud to obstruct it, but the atmosphere inside is much less carefree. Considering the purpose of gathering here this day, it's to be expected. Should this council succeed, it may very well change life in the Tower as everyone knows it. If not, well... one should certainly hope individual efforts begin to bear more fruit than they have in the past.

Comments

[the_white_rider]

[ Gandalf is present early on, probably one of the first as he is one of the founding member. Needless to say, he is very satisfied that this meeting finally can happen after all that has happened, what everyone has been through. In spite of this all, there is still enough hope for people to gather and work together. And he is particularly very proud of all those who had made it a reality.

So for now the white wizard will be near the entrance, until the meeting itself starts, seemingly using his staff to help him stand and walk, smiling and nodding to people coming in. ]

[toy_souldier]

[Vivi had just heard that there'd be a meeting so he'd decided to attend - maybe he could help! That being said, Vivi was soon overwhelmed by how many people there were and stopped being careful about watching where he stepped, too busy staring at all the 'new' faces he'd never seen.

... Hence why he manages to trip over Gandalf's staff, sprawling on the ground face-down.]

Oof!

[the_white_rider]

[ The White Wizard didn't the the young black mage at first, too busy looking around, checking people and making sure no enemies were entering the room. He looks down worriedly though when he hears the noise-

He's never seen such a being before but it's obviously a child. Gandalf kneels next to the boy- and so he extends a hand out to him. ]

Are you alright?

[toy_souldier]

[Vivi glances up, taking the offered hand and clambering to his feet, tall hat barely passing Gandalf's head in height midget that he is. He nods, answering bashfully:]

Y-Yes, I'm sorry. I got distracted by all the people...

[the_white_rider]

[ He smiles and nods, then stands. ]

Understandable, this is probably the largest meeting this tower has known in a long time. But you look pretty young.

Are you sure you want to participate in this?

[pauldrons]

[In contrast to Gandalf, and despite his own promise to help Zelda if she finds herself in need of an extra sword arm, Zack is one of the last to arrive. He comes running up the steps and into the room, barely managing to turn on his heel and avoid crashing into Gandalf in the process.]

Sorry, sorry. Didn't see you.

[the_white_rider]

[ An extra sword arm, they may need considering who came into this reunion, people like Xehanort or Naoya head on. Hopefully they won't-

When Zack arrives, Gandalf takes a step back as he is about to crash, good he avoids. Gandalf nods and smiles a little. ]

Worry not, it's fine.

No need to run, I believe you've arrived right in time.

[pauldrons]

[Better to have and not need than need and not have. That's what Zack's mentor would have said, anyway. He'd have been here too, if he was in the tower. Kind of a shame that he isn't; they could have used Angeal's wisdom right about now.

Zack stops and bends at the waist to catch his breath, clearly relieved that he didn't crash into anyone. That would have been bad!]

Good...thought I was gonna be late. Didn't wanna be late.

[the_white_rider]

You're not.

[ Angeal's wisdom would have been a very welcome plus. Angeal as a whole would have been welcome. But well, at least there are enough people willing to work together by the look of it. ]

Nevertheless, there are a few people here hiding under good intentions, but who only want to create chaos. I'd appreciate it if you could keep an eye out for them.

[pauldrons]

[There were plenty of people willing to work together, by the looks of it. Being one man short, even if that man was Angeal, wouldn't make them suffer much in the long run. Hopefully.

But this Zack can deal with. So he stands back up again, face determined.]

Sure thing. Got names or descriptions? Kinda hard to watch a crowd this big for just a handful of people if I don't know who I'm looking for.