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Release Date: July 24th, 2013 Setting: Underworld, Ivy's Chambers (thunderstorms)Time: Evening - Midafternoon - Day of Trista's funeral -Ivy begins the meeting by casually stating the obvious: Gideon is becoming an inefficient leader, and it's time they do something about it. -Luke grumbles his disbelief. Ivy, until then, had been acting as Gideon's perfect second-in-command. He asks what changed. -Seth answers for Ivy. He doesn't appreciate being 'called' into an audience with Ivy, and decides to use his ability on her to extract her fears. He reveals that Ivy is jealous of being replaced. -Ivy threatens him, and announces how untrue that is. She declares Gideon is free to do what he wants, so long as it benefits the underworld. This, he has neglected to do.-Luke rolls his eyes at the other demons, finding them over-dramatic and annoying. He points out what HE believes is obvious: Seth is leading a Resistance against Gideon. -Seth quickly interjects that he has no interest in leading anything, and reminds them that the demonic peons would follow anything that is even remotely effective in killing Celestials. -Ivy reminds him that this is her point, and suggests they join forces to form a stronger resistance. Together, she and Seth would lead an army against Gideon.-Luke has no patience for the desires of the 'higher ups'. He questions what his part in all of this would be. -Seth, his attention called to Luke, tries to garner Luke's ultimate fear, but finds it hard to grasp. He suggests Luke is nothing but a toy to Ivy, and that he should grow his own backbone. -Luke laughs at this and makes a joke designed to offend Seth. He mentions that he doesn't care about what Ivy thinks of him, so long as he's able to continue his life as is.-Ivy approves of her lackey and praises him. -Luke has had a long day and isn't willing to accept the praise. He insults Ivy.-Ivy, furious, creates a darkness portal in the middle of his chest, and reaches her arm in to grab his heart. -Seth is casually surprised by this display, having not expected this type of power from Ivy. He calmly expresses his approval. -Luke is wracked with the worst pain he can think to experience. -Ivy begins to gently squeeze on his heart, reminding him of what she did for him, releasing him from his early concerns. She demands nothing in return except for his respect and unfailing obedience. She asks if she's clear, then releases him. -Luke, choking and sputtering, falls to the floor. His body is unharmed, but he remains partially in shock. He begins to rethink his loyalties to Ivy, but shows no sign of this. -Seth, meanwhile, starts to applaud. He sarcastically informs Ivy that after seeing how well she treats her lackeys, he'd love to join her cause. -Ivy reminds him that it's about power, not kindness, and that Ivy clearly has a lot. -Seth agrees, and casually accepts her proposal to work together. -Ivy, pleased, states that she has an idea and tells Seth she's about to introduce her first plan. -Luke leaves, saying that they can contact him when they need him. FYK: Ivy has calmed down after her altercation with Gideon and has found herself resuming planning mode. Luke was just returning from almost being arrested when she summons him to a meeting (he used his ability on the officer to avoid incarceration). Seth has just returned from the incident in the alley, when Ivy pulls them into a meeting. 

Release Date: July 24th, 2013 Setting: Old Curiosity Shop (thunderstorms)Time: Midafternoon, Day of Trista's Funeral -Rem arrives at the Old Curiosity Shop to see Maddie and Andrew waiting for her. -Maddie identifies the shop and explains the symbolism: The old shop is filled with antique clocks of all kinds, and she thought it would be fitting to visit them.-Andrew finds the idea brilliant, and suggests they enter. He finds, however, the store entrance to be locked.-Rem puzzles on this, because it's early enough to still be open. The storm is starting to pick up, and she quickly dismisses the idea and suggests they find shelter.-Maddie remains halted in front of the door. She's been to the Old Curiosity Shop many times before and it's almost never been closed. She begins to sense something is wrong.-Andrew senses Maddie's worry, and uses his ice to freeze over the lock on the door.-Rem tries to stop this, afraid of getting arrested and charged for breaking and entering.-Maddie ignores her concerns and immediately heads inside. Everything initially appears to be fine, and she starts to relax.-Andrew says a few kind words about Trista, then starts to stop the hands of each clock, as if immortalizing that moment in time just for her.-Rem reluctantly relaxes as well, though she's careful to look out for anyone approaching.-Maddie starts to notice some darker colors around the objects she normally recognitions as unthreatening. To Maddie, the air itself appears to be breathing around her. She looks up.-An oversized bat-like demon lets out a shriek and flaps it's wings. -Andrew is hit by one of the wings and is knocked across the room.-Rem pulls out a knife she always keeps on her, but relents the lack of shotgun. -Maddie runs, whether trying to seek cover or a proper weapon, she's unsure. She finds herself behind the counter, sitting in a pool of the shopkeeper's blood. The body is nowhere to be found, and Maddie correctly assumes he had been eaten. She calls out a warning to the others, and grabs one of the antiques to toss to Rem as a better weapon.-Andrew recovers in time to begin using his ice to defend the girls, though the creature easily shatters anything he throws at it.-Suddenly the creature begins beating at the roof of the store until it causes the ceiling to fall in. The creature starts to fly away.-Andrew, not missing a beat, sends a large burst of ice at it's wings, freezing them and sending the creature plummeting back to earth.-Rem is about to be crushed by bits of falling ceiling and large bat thing, but for a fraction of a moment, the falling is halted. Without stopping to puzzle over this, Rem crawls out of the impact zone. The moment she's safe, the demon falls.-Maddie emerges with another antique and this time uses it ingeniously to kill the demon officially.FYK: Earlier, on her way back from Coventry, Rem to gather an ETA they'd all meet up for the Funeral. Maddie informed Rem of their new plans, and Rem agreed to forgo the official funeral and have one for Trista along with Maddie and Andrew. They all meet up at the Olde Curiosity Shop.

Release Date: July 24th, 2013 Setting: The Manhattan Mirror News Office (mild showers, some lightning)Time: Afternoon - Day of Trista's Funeral -Hannah arrives at the office in a hurry, dressed for a funeral but clearly not prepared for one.-Daphne apologizes for calling at such sort notice on her day off, but promises to let her go quickly as soon as the error is fixed. -Hannah notices the error and suggests going to her computer to fix the layout. -Michelle is waiting rather impatiently at Hannah's desk, and as Hannah arrives, immediately requests a private audience. -Hannah is surprised to see her, and concerned that she's clearly not prepped for a funeral. She asks if everything is alright, and questions Amara's location. -Daphne offers to give them some privacy, and claims that she will be in her office. She retreats, though hides within earshot to listen to the conversation. -Once Daphne is gone, Michelle explains herself, informing Hannah of her vision, her belief that Trista is still alive, and how she was able to sketch an image that might be a clue. -Hannah asks to see the image, points out that it's the symbol for infinity, then brainstorms with Michelle as to what it might mean. -Michelle points out that it's obviously the symbol of infinity, and asks if Hannah had noticed it before in any of the other Watcher Diaries. -Daphne hears this and remembers the symbol for infinity marked on Edgar's chest. -Hannah suggests they go to Celestial Training Gym to look up the symbol. -Michelle declines, stating that she can't go while they're having a funeral. -Hannah accepts this, and suggests they go to the library. -Michelle is hesitant to believe Hannah's willingness to help, and asks why Hannah is so readily able to pass on attending the funeral. -Hannah's answer is simple: If Michelle believes Trista is alive, Hannah believes it too. -Michelle reacts to this, and expresses her gratitude towards her watcher. -Daphne eavesdrops on this reaction with mixed feelings. Daphne suddenly senses an immediate pulling sensation. Daphne is horrified to recognize the feeling as her Maia senses recognizing a celestial in danger. -Hannah tells Michelle she just needs to fix an issue with her boss, and then they can leave. She heads to the hall and is surprised to see Daphne there. -Recovering quickly, Daphne mentions that she was just coming to tell Hannah that the printing issue was fixed. She tries to push her Watcher sense away. -Michelle appears behind Hannah and asks if Daphne is okay, since she appears to be struggling with something. -Daphne casually mentions that she's had a rough day, says goodbye, and hastily retreats to her office. -Hannah and Michelle agree to head to the library together, with the blog ending on Hannah vaguely mentioning that she's been meaning to ask Michelle something about the wedding. FYK: Daphne has called Hannah into the office to help fix a printing error on one of her stories. Hannah goes, under the assumption that it will be a quick fix that will allow her plenty of time to get to the funeral at the Gym. Michelle has been looking for Hannah as a last resort to get someone to listen to her about Trista.

Release Date: July 24th, 2013 Setting: Central Park (mild showers, some lightning)Time: Afternoon - Day of Trista's Funeral -As the rain starts to pick up, Raye rushes to take cover in the gazebo. Once there, she lays out candles, using her fire to light them, and begins to meditate. -Greg in werewolf form has also been caught in the rain, but is unbothered by it until he catches the scent of fire nearby. He follows the scent out of curiosity. -Dominick is hunting Central Park, and has long since been following the wolf, carefully so as not to get caught. -Raye hears something in the distance, and begins to fear for her life when she notices the beast in the trees. She begins to prepare herself for a fight, but hesitates as she notices something familiar about the approaching beast. -Gregory recognizes Raye but also smells her fear, something that incites his wolf side. He changes back to protect her and maintain control, at the personal cost of his comfort. He gives her a weak and awkward greeting. -Dominick immediately charges Gregory, not willing to pass up the opportunity to kill a werewolf in their weak human form. -Raye, recognizing Gregory as Amy's old watcher and ex-boyfriend, instinctively moves on the defense. She prevents Dom from accessing Greg. -Dominick is surprised at the girl's eagerness to defend the werewolf, and claims he's only there to protect her from the man eating beast behind her. -Gregory, relieved by Raye's unexpected defense, explains he has no desire to hurt Dom or Raye or anyone else and asks Dominick to back off. -Dominick laughs at this, and informs them both that it's his job to take down monsters like him. He shoves Raye out of the way and attempts to shook Greg. -Raye quickly regains her balance and melts the bullets before they hit Greg. -Greg takes the opportunity to attack and disarms Dom, the gun falling nearby. -Dominick is surprised by Raye's ability and realizes that she, too, is a monster. He easily fights off Greg and prepares to fight both 'freaks'. He lunges towards Raye.-The three are drawn into battle, Dominick fighting to kill, and Raye and Greg merely fighting to defend. -At one point, Gregory is dragged to the ground, where he finds the gun. He points it at Dominick and demands that he leave. -Dominick shrugs and pulls out his own backup gun, putting it to Raye's head. He taunts Greg and asks who has the better aim. -Greg carefully sets the gun down, and asks him to release Raye. -Raye doesn't wait, and sets fire to Dominick's clothes. Once released, she suggests Gregory and her run. -They escape, leaving Dominick behind to stop, drop, and roll the flames away. FYK: Raye has come to a gazebo in Central Park to mentally prepare herself for the funeral. Gregory is returning from Gideon's grasp broken and hurting. He hides in the little populated area of Central Park, near the gazebo, and transforms himself into a wolf to ease his own pain. Dominick has been patrolling Central Park, and follows the trail of the wolf beast into the private thicket of woods.

Release Date: July 24th, 2013 Setting: United Nations Bldg, Floor 42 (cloudy with a chance of rain) Time: Afternoon - Day of Trista's Funeral -Benedikt arrives at the Order headquarters, eager to reveal his information. He greets Edgar and Cain professionally, and asks where the others are.-Cain informs Ben that Bastian and Trista are in the conference room and that the others are on their way. -Edgar corrects this, mentioning they had left around twenty minutes ago. -Cain is frustrated by this and reminds Edgar that Trista has not yet been initiated. The threat she poses is overwhelming. -Asher sleepily enters from the next room and casually greets the others as if he's greatly inconvenienced. -Benedikt is impatient and abruptly informs them of Malachite's existence and of the previous night's events. -Asher teases Benedikt for being defeated by a little girl and a brainless vamp. -Benedikt immediately grabs a pair of scissors on the receptionist's desk and stabs Asher in the chest. -The new receptionist understandably reacts poorly to this. -Edgar regains control, soothing his new receptionist and suggesting they continue their business elsewhere. They do, moving to the conference room from earlier. -Cain is still concerned of Trista's absence and Bastian's defiance. He figures that Trick must be with them, and reveals that he doesn't trust those Order members. -Asher, angry and annoyed but ultimately unharmed, tosses the scissors back at Benedikt. He then casually asks if Cain trusts anyone. -Cain replies to this, then asks how his own tasks have been evolving. -Asher vaguely mentions his progress at his mysterious task, and claims to have just returned from pursuing them. -Benedikt eager to gain control of the meeting turns things back to his issue: Malachite. -Edgar suggests he continue monitoring the vampire, claiming it's more important to gather him back into the fold then to 'let him die'. Finding another vampire in Malachite's previous position would be a pain, especially when wolves seem to be the main form of demon these days. -Cain questions this, and asks what Benedikt plans to do about the sudden influx of his brethren. -Benedikt has a plan, but is hesitant to share it. -Edgar informs him of his ambivalence, and reminds them all that they have their individual responsibilities to look after. He suggests they individually get to it, and meet later with results. FYK: A few hours have passed since this morning's events, and Edgar has a new secretary already working for him by cleaning up the blood Rochelle Pryce had left behind. Benedikt arrived and suggested a meeting to share the information he gathered about 'Malachite'. Asher had been in a nearby conference room sleeping to gain dream contact with Maddie. All Order members were summoned, but only these four have answered the call.

Release Date: July 24th, 2013 Setting: Cade's Home (cloudy with a chance of rain)Time: Midmorning - Day of Trista's Funeral -Lita unlocks Cade's door, mentally preparing herself for their reunion.-Mina enters immediately, seeing no one, and runs off to use the restroom. -Cade hears the noise in his home, and is on the alert. He is shocked to see Lita. -Lita awkwardly greets Cade, explaining their arrival, and ask how he's been. -Cade begins to grow concerned at not having seen Mina, and asks where she is. -A scream answers his question. -Zoisite had been taking a shower to calm her nerves and was rudely interrupted. -Mina, shocked, re-emerges from the bathroom and accuses Cade of sleeping with the enemy. -Cade attempts to explain that Zoisite is not the enemy anymore, and chides Lita for not warning Mina about it beforehand. -Lita carefully jokes that she didn't know they had been living together. -Zoisite, meanwhile, emerges from the bathroom having hastily clothed herself. -Mina angrily reminds everyone of Zoisite's past crimes. -Zoisite defends herself and reminds everyone of Mina's own crimes, as well as informing everyone of her recent good behavior. -Mina, rather childishly, asks her to explain the dried blood still on her clothes. -Cade quickly intervenes before the argument could escalate. He defends Zo and closes the door on the argument. -Lita suggests whipping up a quick batch of cookies to diffuse the situation. She moves to the kitchen, only to find nothing in the fridge or cabinets but blood. She suggests a grocery trip. -Zoisite cheerily suggests Lita learn recipes for blood-centered cooking. -Mina is frustrated and unwilling to find good humor in the situation. She leaves, claiming she'll meet them all at the funeral later. -Cade embraces Zoisite, who he senses is o, and suggests the three of them catch up. He then moves to Lita and awkwardly tries to hug her. -Lita is hesitant at first, but then hugs him back tightly. She reveals how much she missed him. -Zoisite is distracted, staring after Mina, her own thoughts turned dark and the memory of her past loss caused by Mina. FYK: Like an addict clinging to her sponsor, Zoisite arrives at Cade's home desperate and fearful. He had been attempting to sleep since his earlier events with Leon in attempts to prepare himself for the funeral. Lita and Mina, after their interesting plane ride (to take place in the Character Cafe), decided to stop at Cade's to 'freshen up'. Lita was given a key long ago, and only now decides to use it to surprise her Watcher (she thinks that if she was brave enough for the plane ride, she's brave enough to face him now).

Release Date: July 25, 2013 Setting: Coventry Psychiatric Hospital, Leila's room (thunderstorms) Time: Mid-afternoon, Day of Trista's funeral -Ryan requests to see Leila, but when she's denied, finds her own way to get to her. he tries to explain what happened to her with Edgar, but quickly realizes Leila is 'out of it'.-Caitlyn arrives to check on Leila, and questions what Ryan is doing there. -Leila asks them both to leave, because she's had a busy day of ghosts and celestials and has no time for reapers and therapists.-Ryan begs Caitlyn not to tell on her, and tries to assert her concern for her friend. -Caitlyn subtly wraps both Leila and Ryan into a therapy session. -Leila openly answers her questions, having her hesitations removed from the medication. -Ryan, however, is starting to feel uncomfortable in Caitlyn's presence. Her vision begins to blur when she looks at her. Ryan mentions this, confused. -Caitlyn begins to feel uncomfortable, wondering what sort of group psychosis the two girls were experiencing. -Leila suddenly starts to see shadows surrounding Caitlyn. Though the drugs haven't worn off, they scream and beg for Leila's help.  -Caitlyn, noticing Leila's sudden terror, begins to experience flashbacks to her dreams, and a headache begins to form as she tries to quiet her thoughts. -Leila screams as the shadows begin to accuse Caitlyn of their murder. She wants to run, but is stopped by a nurse with a sedative. -Ryan, meanwhile, has pinpointed why her vision blurs when looking at Caitlyn...as a reaper, she can see souls, and Caitlyn has two. When the nurse arrives, Ryan physically stops her from sedating Leila. -Caitlyn tries to regain control of the rapidly escalating situation, but her own headache is worsening, limiting her own functions. More nurses and orderlies arrive, this time to restrain and sedate both girls. Caitlyn attempts to stop them, but is inefficient and ultimately ignored. -Leila for the first time tries to refuse sedation, but fails. She tries to warn the nurses about Caitlyn as she passes out. -Ryan is also sedated, and reveals aloud that Caitlyn had two souls before passing out. -Caitlyn is suddenly furious for how the girls were treated, one that wasn't even a patient. The nurse, exasperated, asks what else they were supposed to do. Caitlyn angrily defends the girls and claims she'll be there, watching, until they wake up. FYK: Leila is sleeping off a drug induced stupor when her old friend Alexandra comes to pay a visit. Ryan has visited Leila only once before, but in light of recent events with Edgar, she needs a friend to talk to. Upon entrance, Ryan was initially stopped by the guards, but managed to sneak by to find Leila on her own, whether or not Leila was 'sleeping'. Caitlyn arrives at the request of the doctor's at Coventry, because they've exhausted all treatment options and don't know what to make of Leila's case (she has no signs of brain damage and doesn't fit the bill of any other diagnosable disorder).

https://www.ironmanarmory.com/retreat.htmlOnce upon a time, in his "part time lover" days, Stark had set himself up with a rather luxurious cliffside home in California. He had dubbed it "The Retreat", because for as ostentatious as the house was, it was Tony's hiding place. His bethel. He had kept the home, despite maybe some renovations after super villain fights, until the horrifically cumbersome issue with Onslaught came about years ago. Stark kept the property, though. His fortune had been stripped from him recently, but he had been successful at suing back the rights to much of it. On the original land as the old Retreat, Stark had quietly built a new home with funds from a new company and a recouped fortune. He had also renovated the lab facility beneath, greatly. So now the old land on the old cliff and the old memories had a new, slick, updated lodging atop.  In some sense, most of it had been built as an experiment in "the home of the future"; every new or prototype technology that Stark delighted in was implemented into the home.  Be at ever some humble...      The green goo fridge fridge was one of Tony's favorite innovations.  Though, few other guests had the courage to try it, so it mostly became his personal cooler.  https://www.geekosystem.com/zero-energy-refrigerator-green-goo/ His very own see-through bee hive had also been installed somewhere new the kitchen, into one of the large window.  https://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2011-11/sleek-urban-beehive-concept-attaches-honeybee-colonies-apartment-windows Also in the kitchen, opposite side of the bedrooms, is new prototype aquaponics biosphere kit, which simultaneously grows fresh herbs, plans, and tilapia.  https://youtu.be/Au2Bueiy6MQ?t=8m But, most important was the full gym, sauna, and spa facilities built into one wing of the home, just below the master bedroom and suites on the floor above.  The gym area contained weights, cardio machines, and a full boxing ring.  Adjacent to the gym, however, was the sauna and a small Dornbracht-designed horizontal rain shower.  The horizontal shower was the newest addition to the home, and Stark had personally instructed that "after a work out, it should feel so good you think you have to cook it eggs in the morning."  https://www.dornbracht.com/en-US/Products/Bath-and-Spa/Horizontal-Shower.aspx (The gym and parts of the sauna and spa facility can be seen overlooking the pool if you pay close attention to the background during the Rhodey vs Tony fight scene in Iron Man 2.) And, the pool and jacuzzi were outdoors, just beyond the gym and spa facilities.  These were nested just at the very edge of the cliff, with a perimeter of safety railing, to overlook the Pacific Ocean. Below the home was Tony Stark's garage and lab assembly complex.  The original property had included a huge two-stage lab and manufacturing center underground, which was expanded upon and updated with modern equipment.  The layout of the lab is largely modular, so as to have space be rearranged and configured as needed.  There is a multi-purpose test chamber, large 3D printers and automated fabrication equipment, and assembly areas.  The lab and workshop area can be accessed by the (armored) garage door, the cargo elevator at the edge of the property, or from the proper entrance inside the home.  There was/is also an underwater entrance to the lab. Currently the upper deck is a main staging area, armory, and also garage.  Below that is the second stage of the lab, a large fabrication, storage, and utility level. Included into this underground area was the home's power plant, where four huge Repulsor Generators (Arc Reactors) provided ample power to the home itself and enough extra power to shunt into the California electrical grid and sell to the local electric company.  The home's power plant was able to dump so much energy into Malibu that a small power-substation had to be built at the edge of the property to manage it, accessible by the local electric company.  Selling so much energy to the local electric company helped offset the cost of the home. Security wise?  A special armor, an update to the Telepresence Armor, was rebuilt and put back to use as a "guard dog."  This suit stays on the premise in the event of attack or security alarm.  Unlike other armors, this suit has no pilot cavity, and is completely filled with weapons and equipment, and is programmed to be very protective of the property...   Mobile sensor nodes and clusters were placed throughout the grounds outside (detecting visual, highly-sensitive audio, infrared, and backscatter x-ray).  The windows were made from reinforced metallic glass and could repel cannon fire.  Access to the lab and home was dependent on possessing the proper digital encryption pass, or by persons identified by biorhythm scans.  These scans include skeletal resonance, a method Stark favors because hardly anyone's heard of it and no one's figured out how to counterfeit yet.  In this application, when attempting to enter the home, sound code is transmitted from the floor panels, through the individuals body, and into the keypad which listens and verifies the access pin number or a palm print scanner.  Tony Stark would be notified immediately if any alarm was tripped.  (For details on the armor and tech's specific security measures, please see my Hall Of Armors blog.)  The home is controlled by a private node of the J.A.R.V.I.S. A.I.

1. I do not text role play!2. When role playing I don't do strangers, it's awkward and can get boring VERY fast.  3. DO NOT GOD MODE   4. I don't do one sentence. If I make the effort to put more than one, then you should too.5. If I add you, then I start. If you add, then you start. At least only the first rp!6. I let my character's relationships develop over time in the rp. If you don't like that then don't rp with me. 7.I'm not on all the time.  Anything you don't understand?

Release Date: June 24th, 2013Setting: Elysium; California BranchTime: Evening - Day before Trista's Funeral-A hesitant Lita enters Elysium. She tells the host that she's looking for Mina Mariani.-Trick, the host for the evening, asks for a cover charge, and what business Lita has with Mina. -Lita informs Trick that Mina is her best friend, and that she needs to speak with her.-Trick says that Mina never mentioned a best friend, but invites Lita in without the cover charge. He instructs her to have a seat and he'll have Mina come find her when she's done. -Mina, meanwhile, is performing an act in a skimpy sailor suit on stage. Near the end, she notices Trick summoning her from the audience. She goes to him greets him in a risque manner. -Lita awkwardly announces her presence.-Mina is shocked and is uncertain of how to greet her old friend. -Trick playfully suggests that he will be taking Lita's cover charge out of Mina's paycheck.-Mina ignores Trick. Her uncertainty at seeing Lita has turned to anger. She lashes out at her friend.-Lita, confused that Mina isn't as glad to see her as she expected, tells Mina it's time for her to go home. -Mina, frustrated, explains that she can't go home. She tells Lita to leave.-Trick, amused by the budding argument, suggests that Lita could come to work with Mina if she didn't mind taking her top off. -Lita abruptly punches Trick in the jaw, knocking him to the floor.-Mina pulls Lita away, telling her to go home, and that what Mina's been doing is none of her business. -Lita tries to knock some sense into Mina. -The two fight.-Trick picks himself up and decides to turn the situation into a way to gain money. He calls some of his customers over to view the fight, offering various bets on the winner. -Lita halts the fight and comments that Mina has really bad taste in men.-Mina begins to laugh. -Trick suddenly hears a mysterious voice behind him, calling him away.-Lita has joined in the laughter, and playfully threatens Mina if she doesn't come back to NYC.-Mina finally agrees and turns to inform Trick that she's going to New York, only to see that he's already gone. She puzzles on this for a moment, but shrugs it off.-Lita tells Mina she has a rental car outside.-Mina scoffs, and says they're taking a plane.FYK: Lita heard from Artemis that Mina was not planning on attending Trista's funeral or coming home. Because she was still in Mexico at the time, Lita figured it wouldn't be too much out of journey if she stopped in California on the drive home. She knew Mina was working as a performer, but did not expect that type of performance. Trick finds the entire situation highly amusing, and his amusement is not helping ease the tension. Mina hasn't told anyone about her job, and is horrified to see her old life invading her new one.

Release Date: June 24th,2013Setting: United Nations building, Floor 42Time: Morning - Day of Trista's Funeral-Ryan Harper, armed with a note, stands in front of the UN building uncertain if she's in the right place. -Inside, Edgar has just arrived, greeting his secretary with a friendly nod. He questions about the conference in room 1821, to which the receptionist replies that it has gotten loud. Edgar disapproves of this, then enters. -Inside, Trista is yelling at Cain. She resents being held prisoner, and requests that he let her die.-Cain informs her that once she's a member of the order, she'll be able to regain more of her freedom.-Bastian was sitting in the corner of the room looking bored, but stands in respect at Edgar's arrival.-Meanwhile, Ryan exits an elevator and is greeted by a happy receptionist, who makes Ryan wait.-In room 1821, Edgar smiles as he senses Ryan's presence. Then he reminds Trista of his offer of 'life', and how it's due to expire should she not make the right choice.-Trista, rebellious, says it feels nothing like a choice. She reminds him that they're keeping her locked in a room with a demon, an angel, and death itself, and it feels very much like an ultimatum.-Cain, frustrated, says she's behaving just as selfishly as the Celestials 'back home', and that she should have never been voted on the Order. He blames Bastian for being the swing vote.-Bastian, having little patience for the angel, dismisses him.-This angers Cain, who frustrated by Bastian's lack of help and suggests he leave.-Bastian claims he has a better idea, and requests they leave him alone with Trista. -Edgar complies, and takes an unwilling Cain with him.-Ryan has grown bored and is thinking of leaving. She sees Edgar exiting the conference room and stops.-Edgar greets Ryan like an old family member. He introduces Ryan to the receptionist. -Ryan, still confused, asks why she's in the UN building, of all places. -Edgar introduces the floor as his workplace, and introduces Ryan to her next reaping job: The Receptionist. -Ryan refuses, backing away, while the receptionist starts looking uncomfortable. -Edgar informs Ryan that it's the woman's time to die, and Ryan is going to be the one to kill her. -Cain sees Ryan's reluctance and tells Edgar he's going to have no luck with making her into what he wants. -Edgar says Ryan has potential even she isn't aware of yet. -Ryan, angry with the implications, runs. -Bastian emerges from the conference room, and without explaining what they've talked about, claims Trista's ready to work with them.-Edgar praises him, and takes the soul of the receptionist on his own. FYK: Ryan received the mysterious note in her hotel room with nothing but an address and time on it. She's only been in NYC a couple of days. She assumes the note is from death, but the UN building contradicts everything she expects of 'Death'. Trista has spent a week being dead and unable to interact with anyone, and it's been hell for her. Her emotions are clearly getting the better of her. 

Release Date: June 24th, 2013Setting: Times SquareTime: Evening - Day before Trista's Funeral-Benedikt is tracking 'Hunter'. He sees him with Molly from a distance, but pauses before approaching him, intent on gathering some information first. -Molly has just gotten popcorn from a street vendor, and offers some to Hunter. -Hunter, though having no desire to try the popcorn, grabs some to appease Molly, but immediately chokes it up. -Molly pulls out a notebook and marks down this new information in her notebook FULL of information. -Benedikt, who's been following them, rolls his eyes at this event, thinking distastefully of Molly, New York, and the whole mundane population as a whole, especially the ones that eat popcorn. He moves to cross the street to intervene, but is almost knocked to the ground by a mundie on a bicycle. Ben, enraged, grabs the biker by the throat. -Meanwhile, across the street, Molly starts asking more questions about Hunter's food preferences and if it's 'just blood' or if he'd like a really good rare steak. -Hunter replies he doesn't know. He doesn't know a lot of things. He suggests they enter a restaurant and 'find out'. -Molly suggests a good steakhouse in the Hell's Kitchen area and they both move to take the Subway.-Across the street, Ben, eager to teach Biker a lesson, is prepared to rip the tongue out of Biker's throat. However, he rapidly realizes that a circle of people were staring, and Molly and Hunter on the move. He releases him and follows Molly and Hunter down a sparsely populated street. -Hunter's heightened instincts sense the presence of someone following them. He urges Molly to move faster and grabs her by the elbow, hoping to reach the end of the street where he can see more tourists. -Molly is having trouble keeping up and claims Hunter's being a 'scaredy cat' and that he's hurting her arm. -Benedikt, unable to stay hidden any longer, laughs. He announces that Molly should be afraid of more than just a sore arm with the company she's keeping. -Hunter immediately moves in front of Molly, separating her from Ben. -Ben is hurt by this, and tries to remind 'Hunter' of the time when they used to be friends. -Molly, unafraid, pushes past Hunter and excitedly asks where Ben knew Hunter from.-Ben has little patience for this, and shoves her easily aside. -Hunter, furious, takes a swing at Ben. =Ben quickly dodges it. He snaps Hunters arm, and asks him if the pain helps him remember who 'Malachite' was. -Hunter hesitates at the name. -Molly, meanwhile, has picked herself up and grabbed a metal pipe lying nearby. She uses it to smash Benedikt on the back of the head.- Ben isn't knocked out, but he spins to face her. -Hunter watches his own bones heal themselves, then quickly moves to get Molly away from Benedikt. At a speed he didn't know he possessed, he throws Molly over his shoulder and retreats to safety.-Benedikt, left alone, swears, and sadly admits to himself that his old friend really doesn't remember anything. Then he sighs, and disappears. -Elsewhere, a few blocks away, Hunter puts Molly down. -Molly, silent, pulls out her notebook and writes a capitalized 'Malachite' in her notes.FYK: Molly and Hunter are on embarking on a sightseeing tour of New York City by foot, trying to jog any bit of Hunter's memory. Benedikt has only just arrived in New York City, having just received a possible location on Hunter from Edgar. He's under the impression that his friend may just be faking his amnesia to get out of the Order, but hopes that's not the case so he doesn't have to kill him. Molly keeps a notebook full of information on demon, what little she's amassed. Since knowing Hunter, it's been rapidly filling up, much to her pleasure.

Release Date: June 24th, 2013Setting: Michelle and Amara's homeTime: Morning - Day of Trista's Funeral-Michelle and Zoisite are mediating together, as is a common practice these days.-Michelle is sketching with her eyes closed, attempting to remember the image she saw in her vision.-Zoisite is sitting in front of a bowl of blood and is attempting not to be swayed by the smell.-Amara begins to prepare to go to the funeral, and calls out to Michelle. -Michelle, mediating, doesn't reply. -Zoisite's concentration is broken, but she doesn't say anything. -Amara enters her room to see Zoey and Michelle. She asks if Michelle is even planning on going to the funeral. -Michelle, not opening her eyes, says she doesn't see the point, because Trista isn't dead. -Amara tells her that she's being crazy. -Zoisite awkwardly suggests that she should leave, but Amara is blocking the doorway. -Michelle tells her that she had a vision, and that Amara has always trusted her visions before, what changed?-Amara mentions that Serena was there when it happened, she saw Trista's body. -Michelle asks what happened to the body after that. -Amara, sickened, says Michelle knows what happened. -Michelle reminds Amara that Trista's body was supposedly consumed by scavenger demons, but states that such event is hard to believe.-Zoisite unhelpfully mentions that scavenger demons are in fact prone to devouring even bones when they're excited. -Amara shouts at Zoisite, not wanting an answer from her. -Michelle distantly asks what they're burying today. -Amara, fully angry now, says the burial is supposed to be symbolic. -Michelle questions why they're bothering with a standard catholic burial when Trista was hardly catholic, and had her own polytheistic religion that almost all of the Celestials share. -Amara, angry now, shouts that it doesn't matter because Trista's dead. -Michelle calmly replies that she's not, and asks Amara to believe her. -Amara ignores this and asks Michelle if she's coming to the funeral. -Michelle replies that she needs to stay in and focus.-Amara, furious, leaves, slamming the door and knocking over Zo's bowl of blood on the way. -The blood falls over Zo. -Michelle seems numb to what just happened as she stares after Amara, until she sees Zo and realizes what happened.-Zo has started to panic, trying to brush the spilled blood off of her, but it's stained her clothes and her fingers and the more she tries to get rid of it, the more it spreads. -Michelle reminds her to calm down, reminds her how to mediate, reminds her that it's only blood, that it's not going to hurt her. -Zo is still panicked, but is agreeing with Michelle until she says 'it's not going to hurt her". She snaps and abruptly leaves, stating that she has to go change her clothes. -Michelle, calls after her, but her attention is suddenly drawn to the image she was drawing before. She absently brushes a few stray drops of blood from the page and focuses on the image. It's the symbol of infinity.FYK: Zoisite had retrieved the blood from a blood bank. She's 'training' her willpower, a technique Cade told her to do. Michelle is 'free drawing' an image she had seen in a past vision involving Trista. Stress levels are running high for Amara, and this situation is very much a 'last straw' event. If Michelle doesn't attend the funeral to support her, Amara is not certain there's any hope for their relationship. Michelle believes that if Amara doesn't believe in her vision, there might not be any hope left for anyone.

Release Date: June 24th, 2013Setting: Grand Central StationTime: Morning - Day of Trista's Funeral-Raye has just arrived in New York City and is getting off her train at Grand Central Station. In the center of the terminal, she notices Amy walking with a suitcase some distance away. -Amy, who is arriving in the city from upstate, struggles with her bags and regrets bringing home so many books. -Luke is also in Grand Central station, scoping out women who look like 'runaways'. -Nearby, Raye notices Amy is struggling, and after hesitating, decides to approach her and offer help.-Amy is startled to see Raye, and beings to feel uncomfortable. She accepts Raye's offer of help though, and awkwardly asks how she's been. -Not too far away, Luke spots a likely candidate for recruitment. He grabs her quickly, causing her to cry out, but he immediately uses her ability on her to keep her quiet. -Luckily, Raye has heard the scream and she spots Luke. She remembers him as Leila's boyfriend who turned into a demon, and she quickly moves to intercept. -Amy recognizes him from Rem's facebook, and stops Raye. She quickly announces that he's the demon Rem's dating. -Raye momentarily finds this completely and utterly bizarre, and reminds herself that she really HAS been gone a long time. She states that he might be the 'demon' that Rem's dating, but he's also the demon that's attempting to kidnap a mundie. -Amy says Rem was keeping him in check, but it looks like he's slipped. Amy asks Raye what they can do in such a crowded place. -Luke, meanwhile, is treating the the mundie like a girlfriend now, romantically teasing her in front of the public. He's trying to get her out of view and back to the underworld. -Raye shouts after him, distracting him. -Amy moves behind him, cornering him. -Luke, recognizing the two Celestials swears. He's annoyed and raises his hands up mockingly, as if surrendering for an arrest. He asks if they're gonna shoot him, loudly, drawing attention from mundies around them. -Raye asks him what he's doing with that girl, accusing him, also loudly, of 'slipping something in her drink'. -Amy picks up on the story and moves to examine the mundie girl, who's indeed behaving as if she was drugged. -A few passerbys have stopped now, and are starting to look startled. -Luke, filled with annoyance, expresses that he can't believe that shoddy attempt at distraction worked. He insults the mundie onlookers, one of which reveals herself to be a female cop. The cop asks that Luke step 'aside' and talk to her. -Raye is proud now, and moves to help Amy with the mundie girl who's starting to come out from Luke's abilities. -Amy suggests they leave, and watches with pride as a frustrated Luke begins an altercation with a police officer behind them.FYK: Luke is looking for 'runaways', because according to Ivy, they're easier to commit to the demon cause. Ivy has recruited him to bring as many people back to the underworld as possible. He scours the crowd, unaware two Celestials are there. Already Amy hates being back. Her confidence is immediately shattered. No longer is she 'smart girl on campus'. She's 'dull, awkward, embarrassing' Amy all over again. The success she feels after they save the mundie girl, however, is a good sign, and Amy realizes she missed playing the hero.