Up is hard, Down is easy - Jupiter Ascending threads

[gunsgowoof]

Caine's own choice would have been nearly anywhere but Chicago. Certainly it was large enough to hide in, and he found he blended in somewhat - minus the ears, the boots, and what lay beneath his coat. He was trying.

Yet his choice had no say in it. Her Majesty wished to be here, and so here he was.

While she spent her day working - and he was still trying to wrap his mind around WHY when she owned the planet, he came to one conclusion during it all. Arguing with her wasn't worth it. Staring silently at least meant that she didn't give him that look.

So he spent time exploring the city, the Earth culture that she was now protecting from harvest. Mostly he was working hard to avoid causing a scene. Again.

(Just about anything Jupiter Ascending. Premovie. Post. I also have Jupiter and Titus, untested but willing to toy with them. Caine just tends to be a loud pup in my head.)

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[heroeswork]

Okay, so technically, Billy and his team weren't supposed to be in Chicago. Rules about where they could operate and where they couldn't. But the man they were after had chosen this very city to hole up in under some pretense that they couldn't find him. But that hadn't stopped the ODS in the past, and it wouldn't stop them now. But Billy had been back-burnered by the rest of the team because they were dealing with some tactical matters and his part wasn't until the next day.

It was in his downtime that he spotted Caine. At first, he took no more notice of the man than anyone else, assuming the ears to be some new modification trend, like stretched earlobes. But other things started to catch his attention. Small details that were all a little off, the boots being a major part of it. It was out of sheer curiosity that he began following the man. Observing him as best as he could, blending it every time Caine seemed to glance his way. Though Billy was tall in a well cut suit with no idea what he was tailing. Even as a well trained spy, he couldn't keep it up for long.

Oooh Titus?

[jupiter_jones]

She likes Chicago, it's where here family is. And it's fun. They have a lot of fun here and it's good. A beanie covers Caine's ears and they're good.

It's so good. And she's got a rare day off and she's getting coffee so far it's been a pretty good day.

Visiting the place of contention - Open

[kalique]

Earth. Her mother's favored holding. The future sight of the largest harvest ever. Also the cause of such much pain and loss in her family. Briefly held by Balem, and now her mother's once more. Well, Jupiter's. The same thing in many ways and not even close to being the same.

One day though, unless she accepted the Regen-X lifestyle, Jupiter would be gone and without a will, Earth would once more go to Balem. Kalique knew the answer was to continue where she had begun. In trying to show Jupiter just why Kalique was so close to Seraphi. Which meant doing her best to assimilate herself into Jupiter's life. There was just one problem with it.

She couldn't figure out why Earth was all that to her family.

It was polluted, it was crowded, and not enough appreciate both her beauty and her fashion sense. Oh what Earth could do with a bit of flash and elegance, but sadly it was so... drab.

Yet, she tried hard to keep her chin up and a smile on her face, exploring many a city and what she might find.

An interesting gambit - Open

[worthgettingoutofbed]

The table was set with the best linen and china, gilded wine glasses and a beautiful vintage from a long gone planet chilling and it was perfect. Candles burned around the room, the view was chilling and yet picturesque, and the scent in the air was crisp and warm, like apples and vanilla without anything such of a clear scent.

The man himself was wearing an elegant jacket in crimson silk with midnight trousers. The jacket was closed two embroidered buttons at the top, and when he moved the rest revealed that they were the only buttons done. Pacing the room, he stared through the window and considered all that had changed and what he might do to gain things back.