Free States of the Crescent

[Through the Living Hope]

36 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

"Somebody ordered them to retreat once their original plan didn't work." Mark whispered. "Somebody the Coinshot was willing to obey even though he was winning our fight. There was also a third person in there, but I don't think he was Invested."

"How did they find us?"

[The Stormfather He/Him]

3 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

"How did they find us?"

"I don't know! They might have had somebody who a real worker at the hospital who spotted us, or we were tailed after Mare and I left the police station."

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, The Stormfather said:

"I don't know! They might have had somebody who a real worker at the hospital who spotted us, or we were tailed after Mare and I left the police station."

He sighed. "What do we do?"

[The Stormfather He/Him]

7 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

He sighed. "What do we do?"

"I don't know. They definitely still want to kill us, that much is clear. This hospital isn't safe, I don't think. If I could get some stormlight, I could heal our wounds, but I don't really have the funds to get much more."

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I'm gonna say that somehow there are people who can get stormlight and they sell it for a lot to other people who can use it, because we never really said how they obtain it. Maybe some spiritual shenanigans.

 

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

"I don't know. They definitely still want to kill us, that much is clear. This hospital isn't safe, I don't think. If I could get some stormlight, I could heal our wounds, but I don't really have the funds to get much more."

 

"We could go back to my parents'..."

[The Stormfather He/Him]

17 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

"We could go back to my parents'..."

Mark nodded. " I haven't really explained to them what's going on. I probably should."

[Through the Living Hope]

44 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

Mark nodded. " I haven't really explained to them what's going on. I probably should."

“It would be good to have more allies.” 

[The Stormfather He/Him]

On 8/29/2025 at 11:16 AM, Spark of Hope said:

“It would be good to have more allies.” 

"Yeah. There are definitely too many of the Marksmen for us to fight."

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Should we Skip over to Tinker's parent's house or is there more dialogue to do?

 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 hour ago, The Stormfather said:

"Yeah. There are definitely too many of the Marksmen for us to fight."

 

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We can skip 

 

[The Stormfather He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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Ok

Mark arrived at Tinker's parent's house a little while later, with Tinker (Presumably) with him. He knocked on the door, this time going through anyways and not spending fifteen minutes waiting at an unlocked door. "Hello?"

[Through the Living Hope]

20 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

Mark arrived at Tinker's parent's house a little while later, with Tinker (Presumably) with him. He knocked on the door, this time going through anyways and not spending fifteen minutes waiting at an unlocked door. "Hello?"

Lily sat at the TV watching the games. “Oh, hi- Willy?!”

[The Stormfather He/Him]

8 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

Lily sat at the TV watching the games. “Oh, hi- Willy?!”

"Lily, where are the others?" Mark asked.  "We have some... Important matters to talk about."

[Through the Living Hope]

23 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

"Lily, where are the others?" Mark asked.  "We have some... Important matters to talk about."

“I think they’re upstairs.”

[The Stormfather He/Him]

28 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“I think they’re upstairs.”

Mark thanks her, and then goes upstairs to talk to Rashi and [So sorry I cannot remember the other characters names' I think Meron is a person who exists but I'm not sure of the relation]

[Through the Living Hope]

9 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

Mark thanks her, and then goes upstairs to talk to Rashi and [So sorry I cannot remember the other characters names' I think Meron is a person who exists but I'm not sure of the relation]

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Falr is Tinker’s dad, Meron does exist as Mare’s bro but he’s not there

 

[The Stormfather He/Him]

10 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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Thanks for the recap

"Rashi? Falr?" Mark calls when he reaches the top of the stairs.

[Through the Living Hope]

2 hours ago, The Stormfather said:

"Rashi? Falr?" Mark calls when he reaches the top of the stairs.

Falr opened the door. He looked tired. 

[The Stormfather He/Him]

7 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

Falr opened the door. He looked tired. 

"I- Uh-" Mark realized he hadn't quite figured out how to explain what was going on. "There are... Some people, who have been hunting us. I think I mentioned that a group was harassing the Steeles a while back, but, well, this group has gotten much, much more aggressive. They sent those people that... Those bodies that I'm sure somebody noticed, a little ways up the street."

"They want us dead. All of the tributes and the Steeles, and by extension their families. They captured Marewill and I, but we managed to escape. Somehow. Then they tried to assassinate Marewill in the hospital, but Tinker and I were able to fend them off. They have multiple Invested, including a Smoker-Brute twinborn, and a Coinshot. They also have at least fifty members, though most of them seemed hesitant to actually fight us. I think the... The deaths of the first group of killers scared a lot of them, espescially when they heard that I... Fought them alone. Although, now, if they see that I'm out of Stormlight... I expect that another strike will come soon. They might take some time, after their repeated failures to replan, but planning doesn't take that long, compared to the time it'll take for Marewill to heal from her wounds."

"Anyways, what I mean to say, really, is that... All of us are in danger. Astra and I both have Blades, which will scare off most people, but the Coinshot they had nearly killed me. He did end up hitting me, though its not too bad. I will be limping for a while, though. Tinker, is, obviously, with all of the metals, powerful enough that we don't need to worry too much about the Coinshot, but the problem is really just ambushes. Be careful, when you leave the house. I'd advise keeping at least one person awake during the night, if you can. I can come by and keep watch for a while each night, if you need it. The Steeles can also help, and they're used to staying up later than normal."

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Here is a list of the Steeles' members, just for me to reference in the future :

Adris- Tineye

Triv(Not exactly the name I said earlier but that was in CHG and looking through those pages for the right monologue just for a name is not time that I have, sadly) - Pewterarm

Unnamed - Rioter

Unnamed - Seeker

Unnamed - Firesoul (Heat Ferring)

Unnamed - Tineye

Unnamed x 22

 

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

"I- Uh-" Mark realized he hadn't quite figured out how to explain what was going on. "There are... Some people, who have been hunting us. I think I mentioned that a group was harassing the Steeles a while back, but, well, this group has gotten much, much more aggressive. They sent those people that... Those bodies that I'm sure somebody noticed, a little ways up the street."

"They want us dead. All of the tributes and the Steeles, and by extension their families. They captured Marewill and I, but we managed to escape. Somehow. Then they tried to assassinate Marewill in the hospital, but Tinker and I were able to fend them off. They have multiple Invested, including a Smoker-Brute twinborn, and a Coinshot. They also have at least fifty members, though most of them seemed hesitant to actually fight us. I think the... The deaths of the first group of killers scared a lot of them, espescially when they heard that I... Fought them alone. Although, now, if they see that I'm out of Stormlight... I expect that another strike will come soon. They might take some time, after their repeated failures to replan, but planning doesn't take that long, compared to the time it'll take for Marewill to heal from her wounds."

"Anyways, what I mean to say, really, is that... All of us are in danger. Astra and I both have Blades, which will scare off most people, but the Coinshot they had nearly killed me. He did end up hitting me, though its not too bad. I will be limping for a while, though. Tinker, is, obviously, with all of the metals, powerful enough that we don't need to worry too much about the Coinshot, but the problem is really just ambushes. Be careful, when you leave the house. I'd advise keeping at least one person awake during the night, if you can. I can come by and keep watch for a while each night, if you need it. The Steeles can also help, and they're used to staying up later than normal."

 

The two listened carefully, and Falr sighed. “We just can’t get along, can we…”

Rashi looked at Marewill. “Well, if we want to hope to handle a group of that size, we need to be at full strength. I’ll take her, Tinker.” She turned to Mark. “Are the police aware?”

[The Stormfather He/Him]

19 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

The two listened carefully, and Falr sighed. “We just can’t get along, can we…”

Rashi looked at Marewill. “Well, if we want to hope to handle a group of that size, we need to be at full strength. I’ll take her, Tinker.” She turned to Mark. “Are the police aware?”

"Yes. They said that they would investigate, but they didn't seem to want any of my help, ignoring the fact that I know where the Marksmen have their hideouts..."

[Through the Living Hope]

51 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

"Yes. They said that they would investigate, but they didn't seem to want any of my help, ignoring the fact that I know where the Marksmen have their hideouts..."

“Do you have any documents you can submit anonymously?”

[The Stormfather He/Him]

22 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Do you have any documents you can submit anonymously?”

“Yes, some. I hadn’t thought of that. We have the locations of their encampments on a sheet of paper,”

[Through the Living Hope]

1 hour ago, The Stormfather said:

“Yes, some. I hadn’t thought of that. We have the locations of their encampments on a sheet of paper,”

“Submit that immediately.”

[The Stormfather He/Him]

On 9/2/2025 at 12:55 PM, Spark of Hope said:

“Submit that immediately.”

"Yeah, I will." Mark nodded. "I'm going to write down the stuff that's on it first, though. I don't want to rely on the police- some of them might agree with the Marksmen. I know a decent amount of these officers were Peacekeepers before the Capitol fell."

[Through the Living Hope]

9 minutes ago, The Stormfather said:

"Yeah, I will." Mark nodded. "I'm going to write down the stuff that's on it first, though. I don't want to rely on the police- some of them might agree with the Marksmen. I know a decent amount of these officers were Peacekeepers before the Capitol fell."

“Absolutely. Just make sure it gets turned in.”