[color=gray][INDENT][/INDENT][CENTER][COLOR=#455676][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/COLOR][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5407930][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1047910123206627378/1080163847022841937/image.png[/img][/url][/CENTER][indent][sub][COLOR=#798bab][B]Location:[/B][/COLOR] [I]Southern Plateau[/I] - [I]Dundas Islands, Pacific Ocean[/I][/sub][sup][right][COLOR=#798bab][b]The Homecoming Trials #1.067:[/b][/COLOR] [I]Baby, I'm a Firework[/I][/right][/sup][/indent][COLOR=#455676][SUP][sub]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sub][/SUP][/COLOR][INDENT][sub][color=#798bab][B]Interaction(s):[/B][/COLOR] [I][@PatientBean] - Calliope de Leon[/I][/sub][SUP][RIGHT][COLOR=#798bab][b]Previously:[/b][/COLOR] [I]Flight Risk[/I][/right][/SUP]
[INDENT]The atmosphere around the fire was tense. Cassander quietly sat by himself, picking apart his kebab before eating the individual pieces. Separating the parts of the dissected dish, Cass pushed the grape tomatoes away, having decided well in advance to skip that particular vegetable. Despite his pickiness, Cass was, however, thoroughly enjoying the peppers, onions and mushrooms that accompanied the pieces of steak and chicken.

Looking up from his plate just in time to notice a figure land behind those seated across the fire, Cass' mouth turned upwards in a slight smirk at Axel easing his way back in the moment food had been served. No doubt blown ashore by the winds that seemed to be picking up by the minute. Still, he also didn't particularly seem interested in either apologizing or bonding, at least at the moment.

Jim had made some interesting conversation points leading into dinner. Cass had never anticipated the opportunity to leave the team. He wasn't the one who left, that's everyone else did. His parents, Chloe, and most recently Axel. Maybe it was time for Cassander himself to take the first step and leave before anyone else could get close enough to hurt him.


But he wasn't a quitter. Did a bad day really justify moving on?

It was as though Calliope could hear his thoughts. He briefly considered the very real possibility, before she dispelled his fears by revealing her own abilities.

[color=#8AACEB]"That's [i]cool[/i],"[/color] Cass replied, breaking a lingering silence that had followed Calliope's words. His stoic face, smiled briefly before he continues. 

[color=#8AACEB]"Everyone wants the chance to make a good first impression. There's an appeal to the swap in that alone. But it's not a simple reset,"[/color] Cass paused.

[color=#8AACEB]"The adage of 'the grass is green where you water it' applies. We can stay on Blackjack, make the best of our situation and enjoy our time at Pacific Royal."[/color]

The smoke of the fire suddenly blew in his face causing Cass to cough before continuing.

[color=#8AACEB]"Or we give up on Blackjack and move to Eclipse or Firebird, either continuing with the same attitude or making the best of a new situation. There's no wrong answer and there's no right answer. It's Schrödinger's cat, whether it's alive or dead is dependent on your outlook."[/color] He had been talking too long, it was probably the most any of them had heard him speak.

Cass sheepishly rubbed the back of his head before holding a palm out. The familial sparks emitted from his hand before swirling together to become a small, glowing orb.

[color=#8AACEB]"According to Professor Roth and Dr. Lehrer, they call it volatile force manipulation."[/color] Cass mused before tossing it skyward, the orb exploding into fireworks.

[color=#8AACEB]"I'm not great at controlling it as I'm sure most of you have seen."[/color][/INDENT][/INDENT][CENTER][COLOR=#455676][sub]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sub][/COLOR][/center][COLOR=#455676][SUP][table][row][sup][h1][color=2c2c2c][b]▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[/b][right][b]▅▅▅▅▅[/b][/right][/color][/h1][/sup][/row][row][cell][color=#2c2c2c]- -[/color]|◄ [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5427433][COLOR=#798bab][b]FIRST[/b][/COLOR][/url][/cell][cell][color=2c2c2c]-[/color][/cell][cell][color=2c2c2c]-[/color][/cell][cell][color=2c2c2c]-[/color][/cell][cell][center]◄ [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5440903][COLOR=#798bab][B]PREV[/B][/COLOR][/url] || [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5443585][COLOR=#798bab][B]NEXT[/B][/COLOR][/url] ►[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/center][/cell][cell][color=2c2c2c]-[/color][/cell][cell][INDENT][right][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5443585][COLOR=#798bab][B]LATEST[/B][/COLOR][/url] ►|[/right][/INDENT][/cell][/row][/table][/SUP][/color][/COLOR]