SPECTRE OF THE NIGHT ☆ invitation

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REDVOX "VINNY" ABRAMO - cis male - goat-bat hybrid - harbinger

Elysium was the third and second to last of the places that Vinny needed to visit in order to get the dance invitations out there, and honestly as soon as he came close to the territory, he wanted to leave. Not because he disliked Elysium, or thought poorly of their members, but because it was just so damn cold. He supposed it made sense, since they lived on a mountain and they were already somewhat well into winter, but that didn't mean he had to be happy about. After relishing the warmth of the Typhoon and Tanglewood, it was certainly an adjustment period to head somewhere that was even colder than the Halls, and Vox couldn't help the way his large bat ears pinned down to his skull as he walked. Thankfully for him, The Pitt would be his next and final visit, and would probably be substantially warmer if his memory wasn't failing him, but for now he would just have to tough it out while he waited for an Elysite to hear his whole spiel. Trotting up slowly to the border, the hybrid tried to find a place with the least amount of snow or frost possible to sit down, waiting patiently for someone to come. Well, maybe a little less than patiently, considering it felt like his wings were going to freeze solid and fall off.

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  [font=trebuchet ms]There was another figure at the border. Elysium seemed to be popular lately, or at least more popular than it had been in the preceding months. To be fair, with the holiday season, more groups were throwing parties, so that much made sense- and after the Pitt raid, a lot of political upheaval was to be expected.

  The first thing Rin noticed as she headed towards the figure was that they had a similar scent to Romanempire- perhaps they were part of the group that Roman had spoken of, the one that apparently knew of his background. Given that she hadn't been certain of where Halls of Hiraeth was located, this visit would definitely make it easier to invite them to the market festival.

  As she approached and discerned the form of the goat-bat creature, however, she blinked. This was the same hybrid she'd seen at the Pitt raid, the one who had been protecting the Pitt's children, rather than making any attempts to fight the raiders. Were all the founding members formerly Pittians? Rin had to admit, that was intriguing indeed... and potentially suspicious, but they nonetheless posed no immediate danger. Even if they were a sleeper cell for the Pitt, which was seeming less and less likely by the day, they couldn't do much with the Pitt's base currently under Goldenluxury's control.

  "What do you need?" Rin asked, twitching her ears. He was clearly cold, judging from the way his ears had pinned back, so she would make this quick.

[Cosmic]

He had gotten used to the random impulses that had tried to take hold of him again, and learned to resist it well enough to be a functioning member of Elysium. Well, functional enough to be doing some basic work and help instead of participating in hunting. He still didn’t feel comfortable hunting alone or with others yet due to the incident at the border a week or so ago.

“Sir, you look cold. Can I get you a blanket?” Valerian had plenty of those laying around, naturally being a really physically cold person. He was no heater, and used all the blankets and stuffed animals he could get his paws on to stay warm and feel... safer. With that thought in mind, he did want to go back to his room. He was beginning to feel uncomfortable already.

Regardless, he still wanted to help in some capacity. A small muscle twitch of his lip would indicate a smile, the best he could offer. He wasn’t the best with expressing himself.

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REDVOX "VINNY" ABRAMO - cis male - goat-bat hybrid - harbinger

Despite not wanting to seem like a threat thanks to their former Pittian heavy population, Vinny couldn't deny that a large portion of the Halls of Hiraeth was former Pittians. Granted, this was only because Vox had invited Pittians who didn't agree with the ideology and morals of the group to follow him when he founded the Halls, but it was a simple fact. Vin liked to think that, despite this simple fact, they were far better than the Pitt, and caused far less trouble than said group did. In fact, he didn't really think they caused any trouble – he was, of course, unaware of the trouble that Roman had caused for them on his own, but that would come up soon enough. Therefore, Vox offered Rin a crooked and toothy little smile, trying to reassure the female that he wasn't here to try and capture anybody, or stir the pot or anything. He knew she had seen him at the Pitt raid, and while he could hardly remember the raid anymore thanks to all his leaderly duties, that didn't mean he had completely forgotten her face. The hybrid straightened up a little when Rin asked him what he needed, clearing his throat and readying himself to launch into his little spiel, when suddenly another voice had joined the fray. Blinking towards Mercer, Vox seemed to hesitate before shaking his head, mumbling as his horns faintly glinted in the light, "Ah... no, I think I'm alright, thank you. I shouldn't be here too long, so I don't wanna make y'go through th'trouble f'me. Thanks, though." He then turned his attention back to Rin, giving a little roll of his shoulders, "Anyways... hello. M'name is Redvox, and I'm th'leader of the Halls of Hiraeth. I'm 'ere to invite ya to a holiday themed event we're holding in our territory. We're gonna have a big holiday dance within our town 'all, and we'll 'ave the obvious dancin', food, 'n' drinks. We're invitin' all four groups to attend, 'n' it'll be a strictly peaceful zone. No conflict and no fightin'." He knew people could have problems with the Pitt being invited, but... they weren't all bad, and Jervis wasn't in charge anymore. He had to give them a chance.

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  [font=trebuchet ms]As Valerian approached, Rin glanced over and offered him a small nod. The more time he spent in her sight, where she could keep an eye on him and help him if necessary, the better. The odds of him snapping back into the frame of mind he'd been in when he arrived on the border were seeming smaller by the day, but if he did, better for her to be there than for anyone else to get hurt.

  Turning back to the stranger, Rin listened to him explain himself. He was indeed from the Halls of Hiraeth, and they were hosting a holiday dance... it certainly made sense for an upstart group to host events for all the other groups to attend, if they wished to get themselves out there and become known. Elysium could probably benefit from attending, between getting a closer look at how the Halls of Hiraeth operated, interacting with the other neutral groups, and determining how the Pitt was doing under Goldenluxury's control.

  She still wasn't entirely convinced that the Halls wasn't an elaborate sham, but if it was, then this would be a good opportunity to determine that. Caution would be necessary, though. "I accept your invitation, and anyone in Elysium who wishes to go is welcome to," Rin answered. "I'll make an announcement so the rest of the group knows." That, and she'd let all of them know the escape plan in case the situation went out of control.

  Tugging at her scarf, she added, "Actually, I'd been planning a trip to the Halls myself. Elysium is hosting a market festival, starting on the twenty-second, and everyone in the Halls is welcome to come." Hopefully their events would not conflict with each other. She didn't picture the dance lasting more than a night. "We're inviting Tanglewood and the Typhoon as well, and may be inviting the Pitt, depending on the situation there."

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REDVOX "VINNY" ABRAMO - cis male - goat-bat hybrid - harbinger

Vinny was... extremely glad for Rin's reaction to his invitation. After Tanglewood's unfiltered rudeness right to his face, the male had been quite apprehensive about what could come afterwards. Thankfully, it seemed as though Rin was much more reasonable than Leroy had been, and Vox felt himself immediately relax at her words. Vin probably wpuldve been a bit insulted if he had known her suspicions about the Halls just being an elaborate hoax, but honestly he also couldn't have blamed her for such suspicions. A good amount of their members were former Pittians, and it probably wouldn't have been too much of a stretch to assume Jervis had come up with some sort of scheme. Thankfully, they very much weren't, and were just an up and coming group looking to connect with others, and he was very grateful that it seemed as though Elysium could be valuable allies. Dipping his head to Rin, Vox mumbled with a shift of his large wings, "I'm very glad to hear you say that, and I hope that all of your group will have a wonderful time if they decide to come. It'll be taking place on the 24th, and hopefully everyone except Tanglewood will be in attendance... I'm afraid that they were much less reasonable than you when I invited them." He offered an almost strained smile, still quite displeased with how he had been treated within the swamp. He then listened to Rin's invitation for him, blinking in faint surprise. He hadn't even known that the Halls were known in any capacity within the larger groups, and yet here they are being given an invitation? It sent a little thrill through the hybrid, and he said with a warm toothy smile as he tilted his head to one side, "Ah... the Halls would be happy to attend your market festival, miss Rin. It sounds like it would be very fun. I will be sure to inform all of my members about it when I return home. We're excited to learn about the other groups, and I've heard that Elysium has many values which align well with ours." Elysium had honestly been on his list of groups to check out for a while now, since they both had strong dedications to justice, but this was just an excuse to finally do so.

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( here is the link to the event! )