6 - Council Meeting
[Marise and the Council (excluding one of them) are my characters, though I hold no copyrights to them and do not care to do so.]
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/December, 2011, a Friday
Council Building/
The Council Building, standing atop a hill in the center of the haven, was a large, round building with a domed top. It was all white and gold, all besides the large, important and ancient-looking oak tree.
The room they were in, much like a reception room, was nearly void of anyone. The couches and chairs arranged as a waiting space were empty, and there was only one person behind the service desk. She sat a bit boredly, writing on a piece of paper and taking a moment to smoothen a feather on her yellow wings that had gotten out-of-place.
Karkat walked up to the woman.
She smiled pleasantly, as if she was paid to do so. "Hello, Karkat," she began, "I suppose your mission went we-""
""Yes! It went fine! I'm here to report back to the Council," Karkat seemed a bit peeved at the holdup. He glared back at the Flock. "These idiots decided to tag along."
There were some indignant huffs and mutters from the Flock.
Feferi gently pushed in front of Karkat. "Hello Marise," she addressed the woman with a smile, "I hope you don't let Karkat's grouchy mood get to you... We just need to go see the Council."
Marise smiled back genuinely. "Alright, then. I figure you know where to go?"
Feferi nodded. "Of course. I'll see you later. Bye, Marise."
"Have a nice day," The receptionist called as they left through the large door in front of them.
Feferi took to leading the group around the winding halls, as she seemed to know her way around. Aradia decided that now was as good a time as ever for a history lesson.
"Only the front part of this building is actually the council building. The back half was publicly abandoned years ago," she said to no one in particular, "but there are rumors that-" -here she dropped her voice to a whisper- "that the back is used as a prison."
"A prison?" John asked quietly.
"Yes," she replied, "and there's a lot of evidence to support it. You see, the back half wasn't abandoned until shortly after the Rebellion broke out."
There were collective nods; this was common knowledge.
Terezi, who had been in the back of the group, trailing her hand along the wall, smiled sadly. "The early days of the Resistance... I remember."
John wanted to ask her about it, but Aradia had already moved on.
The back half shut down, but the Council never gave us a reason. ...Later that week is when the Hawks showed up." The last part was a murmur. Terezi stopped, clenched a fist, and kept going. Feferi, who had been ignoring Aradia's conspiracy theory until now, turned.
"The Hawks have nothing to do with the Council! There's no proof! The Council never said they have any connection with them!"
Aradia glared. "Feferi, be quiet! You know how easily things can be overheard here. You also know that what you're saying is a bunch of shit." Feferi looked taken aback and Aradia pushed further.
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