The War Council

[peterjackson]

It had been a while since Pete had promised Dave he'd gather in the Rings folk and bring them up to speed on Jed's situation. It was one of the darkest developments they'd had to face since the bowl had first been brought to Wellington, four years past. A lifetime ago.

He'd made excuses, tried to convince himself that somehow Jed's shift could be controlled, that they had the upper hand. It was just another round of what Pete had been telling himself all along - this shifting was a temporary phenomenon.

But rather than fading away, things were getting worse and worse. And to complicate matters, there were innocents in their midst - friends and family that were completely oblivious to what was going on right here in Wellington. People like Alryssa.

That was it, then. It was time everyone got themselves in the same place at the same time. It was time to really, really talk about what in hell could be done about this.

Pete made a lot of phone calls, saying whatever was needed to do to get that 'yeah, I'll be there' out of everyone. He coaxed. He threatened. He pleaded and there's a possibility he threw down an insult or two. It didn't matter. Whatever it took to round everyone up.

The last call made, Pete shuffled into the kitchen to get a pot of soup simmering. The theatre was stocked with beers and food... but a pot of soup couldn't hurt, could it? Pete shook his head, stirred the pot, and waited for the others to start knocking on his door.

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[horseboykarl.livejournal.com]

Stepping into the theatre and snagging a beer, Karl turned to see who else was there. Daisy and Paris.

Karl was shocked at who he saw standing with Dave and Paris. He hadn't see Craig in . . . he couldn't remember how long. He had left and then Craig had left by the time Karl had returned to Zid for good.

"Craig! Good to see you, mate!"

He'd known Craig longer than he had almost everyone else here, they went back as far as Shortland Street and Xena. It was good to see him again, although Karl wished it had been under different circumstances.

[parksie.livejournal.com]

After talking with Paris and Dave was still getting the wine, Craig was surprised by the large hand on his shoulder and turned to find Karl there, he grinned a bit and poked him in the ribs, "Good to see you too, Karl. Well, good to see you're still around in all this, you look good mate."

[dreamingbean.livejournal.com]

Sean nodded at Craig and smiled in greeting, not able to recall the last time he’d last seen the other man. Since they’d been together Karl had mentioned Craig, their time together on different jobs, like Xena. He was glad the two friends had a chance to see one another, despite the circumstances.

Sean’s arm remained about Karl’s waist and he wondered briefly if Craig knew Karl and he was together. He grinned aside at Karl, in whole hearted agreement with Craig’s last statement before he turned back.

“Been a hell of a while, Craig. Good to see you, mate.” Sean wished suddenly this meeting was about a bunch of mates taking the piss instead of the reality.