Is It Time For My Presentation?

"Is It Time For My Presentation?" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread started on [IRL DATE] and finished on [IRL DATE].
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It was the familiar portal that indecisively widened inside at first, then shifted to the outside that told them it was Akkey who knocked on the door. But this time, she waited patiently to be welcomed properly instead of bursting in.
The door opened to reveal the nix tapping a boot toe on the ground in habit, her hair slightly damp, as she looked up expectantly.
"Ready?"
Feb 16, 2021
"I was half expecting to be teleported without even seeing you, so yes," Milae joked, returning to pick up his cloak from a chair in front of the fireplace at the same time that Yun opened his eyes from where he was sitting on the ground, legs crossed. The two of them linked hand and hoof and they followed Akkey's lead outside, ready to appear in front of the Commander.
Feb 16, 2021
"I'm not that bad," she sniffed, laughing, throwing a quick glance towards Yun. She shifted her weight and the open portal behind her changed currents, effectively bringing them to where Lila told the nix she would be waiting.
Feb 16, 2021
As they arrived they realized they were in the war room. It was one of the bunkers Lila had repurposed for the war effort against Central. On the wall, as well as various tables and desks were maps of various regions and charts detailing their resources they had at their disposal, trade agreements that had been penned, and a large map of the continent which hung prominently on the wall with various pins stuck at certain locations and notes on said locations. The doors were locked, there were no soldiers, and sitting at the table in the center of the room was Lila, slumped over a map and sound a sleep. Snoring lightly, if that mattered to anyone.
Feb 16, 2021
They stared down at the Commander in silence for two solid breaths, then Akkey lifted a pale finger and flicked it towards her, expression a deadpan stare. A stream of water splashed Lila all over her face.
Feb 16, 2021
Lila jolted upright sputter. She reached for her sword as she looked up, and then saw it was just these three. She scowled as the water began to steam off her face. "Akkey what the fuck?"
Feb 16, 2021
She allowed herself a small smirk as she flicked her wrist back again, pulling the remaining moisture away from the woman and the maps on the table, "Just a little payback."
She placed a hand on her hip, sobering, "Okay. We're here."
Feb 16, 2021
Her scowl deepens at that. "Payback on me? For what having to come check up on you at 2 in the morning like you're some kind of-" She takes a deep breath and let's it out, her fists clenching and unclenching in front of her.
"That's not what we're here to talk about, that's not what we're here to talk about." She murmured quietly to herself. Taking one last deep breath she says. "Alright, what's going on with Frigga, what does she want with you two?"
Feb 16, 2021
The two versions of each other shared a glance.
"As far as we can tell," Milae said, "power." He gestured to Akkey with his free hoof. "Early on in my current involvement with this timeline's Rebellion, the Allmother used Hunter's soul as collateral to try and get the Lindholms to bring me to her. For what purpose, we were never told, but the Norns suspected it had to do with the great well of power I was generating at the time." He squeezed Yun's hand and lifted it. "I no longer have those powers. Yun currently possesses all of my abilities and the reservoir that came with them. We do not know specifics; only that he is a target and I am not, as told to me by Frigga's handmaiden herself, what little has remained of the goddess Eir."
Feb 16, 2021
She nods and folds her hands on the desk. "And Frigga was holding her back all this time." She muses. After a few moments of pondering she asks. "Who can we tell?"
Feb 16, 2021
"N-nobody, please," Yun said quickly, voice cracking. Milae pulled him a little closer in comfort.
"Those that should know, already do," he answered. "My only exception would be the Warden, who would be able to keep any discretionary information hidden within her mind better than anyone. She knows some, but not all, and she may be a crucial ally in defending us if Frigga decides to strike."
Feb 16, 2021
Lila shakes her head slightly. "We can't just let you go up against Frigga by yourself. You're one of my people Yun, and it's part of my job to make sure that when my people fight, they have the support they need to win."
Feb 16, 2021
Yun looked worriedly at Milae, heart racing. "I understand," Milae said, "but the more that know, the greater disadvantage we put ourselves at. The more information Frigga has about Yun's location, strengths and weaknesses, the more likely she will be able to catch us off-guard. Manpower and soldiers will do us little good, I'm afraid, compared to the damage that can be done with attempted support."
"I just need more time," Yun added softly. "I'm almost there, I just..." He flexed his fingers a little. "I don't know if I can fight her yet. And I'm the only one who can."
Feb 16, 2021
Lila took another deep breath and sighed. "Very well, do you need help training? I can set some time aside to do so and I'm sure my siblings would be willing to as well. We all have different styles which you could benefit from learning about."
“I don’t wanna hurt you…” Yun said, afraid at the thought of trying not to kill the Ericsons while sparring with them. 
The older goat was thinking. “Perhaps not training in terms of teaching,” he mused aloud. “Are any of you skilled in capture or entanglement?” Yun looked over at him like he had lost his mind. “Or do you have someone under your command that would be?”
hubwalker1
She nods. “There’s at least 1 or two.” Lila said as she racked her brain through her roster of soldiers that she could remember. Which honestly was not a lot, too much in her brain rattling around. She could go through a proper roster later and find one. “What were you thinking?”
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“I expect Frigga to fight dirty.” Milae lifted his forearm to his shoulder, as Lila had seen him do in the past, although nothing happened. But in tandem, Yun watched him and curiously did the same, and aqua light bled down through his sleeves, along with part of the circular seal on his chest under his kimono. “If we can eliminate as many of her advantages as possible, I would like to. That would include finding someone that can assist him in learning how to escape being restrained.”
He sensed Yun’s anxiety and turned to him, softening. “I know it is a lot.”
“Yeah, you think?”
“You already know she is likely to go straight for these.” He squeezed his hoof around Yun’s wrist, and he huffed a sigh, brow furrowed.
“I know, I know. I can do it. Just…” He took a deep breath to calm himself. “It’s scary.”
“We will see if we can alleviate that fear.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
“I can help.”
Her head popped into view as she bent into their line of vision, bouncing slightly on the balls of her feet. The grin on her face was everything but comforting.
“I remember how she used her threads.”
hubwalker1
She watched him tense and shake as they spoke, especially when Akkey mentioned Frigga’s threads. She calmly gets up and walks over to the other side of the table and sits slightly on the edge of table and takes one of his hands gently. “I know this scary Yun. I know it is, and I’m sorry that this responsibility falls on your shoulders. But like I said, you are one of my people. That means I am going to take care of you. All you need to do,” she looks around at the other two.
“Is tell me what you need, and I will do everything in my power and resources to make sure you get it, okay? And after all of this is said and done you’re free to do as you please. Even if that’s just taking a nap for a hundred years.” She says with a chuckle, trying to add some levity to the situation.
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Abashed, Yun gave a self-conscious chuckle, squeezing her hand in return. “That’s not a bad idea.”
Milae was looking at Akkey with a familiar gleam in his eye. It was some irony, knowing that Frigga would be using something so familiar to seidkonurs against them. “That sounds incredibly useful. Lila, if you would not mind tracking us down someone who has trouble being kept in one place. I realize that may be difficult, so we can train with Akkey in the meantime.”
Yun finally whirled to face both half-breeds in amused exasperation. “You are trying to get me killed.” The similarities between the captain and the chief were ever more striking, and he was starting to wonder who he was actually the most afraid of–the Allmother, or a five-foot half-breed nix.
hubwalker1
Lila nods. “Believe it or not we employ many of those. Us Half-Breeds become what we need to to survive under Central, hm?” She gets up and goes back around the table and sits back down. “I’ll get you the best I can find. Anything else?”
foresight-botgd
“Hopefully a clear space for training, as we have had before. It will most likely continue to take place out in the Scrublands.”
“Minus the crowds, please…” Yun added hesitantly, and Milae gave him a sympathetic grasp of the arm. 
“Minus the crowds. If we go through with the type of exercises Akkey suggests, we could probably vacate the area entirely, to be somewhere private.”
hubwalker1
She smiles kindly and nods. “Of course. Just tell me when and where and I’ll make sure everyone is running drills or something.”
foresight-botgd
“As soon as possible. We will let you know.”
Yun glanced down at his hands and was disappointed to see that they were shivering in time with his pulse. Things seemed much more real now that plans were being made. “Is Juro still gone?” he said, still cautious but unable to abandon the drive to know that the Bookkeeper was alright from early that morning. He felt Milae stiffen.
akkeyagentofhelheim
He could see, out of the corner of his eye, Akkey shift slightly from where she had her chin in her hand as she thought about the spar. There was a pause, longer than necessary that even Lila took notice, before she replied shortly, “Yes. He should still be at the Library.”
A shadow of the same pained concern from before crossed Yun’s face, and once more, his eyes lingered on Akkey for too long before moving back to Lila. “Okay. If anyone sees him while we’re busy, just…tell him to wait til we’re done. I don’t want him to see me getting trained to get beat up.” He made a wry grin to go with his dark humor.
“That can be arranged.” Milae was still odd, and it was making Yun suspicious of what he and Akkey had talked about. “This may be something I step back from, as well.”
“Oh, okay, make it your idea and then leave me to it.”
“I can hover and make it worse, if you want,” Milae said dryly. Yun sighed.
“No, it’s fine.”
hubwalker1
Lila noticed the pause. Akkey wasn’t usually one to space out, that was usually her niece, she figured something was up, and it had to do with Juro. Something she’d address in a minute. “Well let me know if you need anything else. I’ll start coming up with dragon shit reasons to pull the soldiers away. You guys can head out. Akkey can you hang back for a second, I have a question about the Nokkines I think you can answer.”
foresight-botgd
“Okay. Thank you so much, Lila.” 
The two of them stepped through the portal that Akkey summoned for them, and they were lightly deposited back outside their house, hit with a brisk wind that had a hint of the coming spring on its breath. 
“That was somehow better and worse than I expected,” Yun remarked, letting them both in and shutting the door behind them. 
“We can hardly expect anything consistent any more. Let’s get some rest. It’s going to be a long next few days.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
Her heel scraped against the ground as the portal disappeared, but her mind was still distracted, fresh especially of how Yun’s eyes flashed earlier that day. She shook herself out of it, turning to lean and half sit at the edge of the table to regard Lila.
“What do you need?”
hubwalker1
“Its about Juro…” The commander said as she crossed her arms, her common position when speaking about the bookkeeper. “He isn’t coming back is he? At least not any time soon.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
She raised her brows in realization as the topic didn’t switch. She sighed, running a hand through her hair, the uneven side cut by her niece partly obscuring her face, “I don’t know.”
“I’ve discovered that I know even less things about him than I thought I did. I don’t know when he’s coming back.”
hubwalker1
Lila sighed and slumped back in her chair. “As much as he annoyed the ever living fuck out of me, I hope he’s alright. If you see him again tell him I hope he’s doing alright and…” She sighs and pinches the bridge of her nose. “Tell him I have some stories I can tell him.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
She watched her with a soft grin, knowing the relationship between Commander and Bookkeeper wasn’t exactly smooth sailing, “I will.”
“I’m sure he’ll be back soon. He has information on Frigga, and he said he’ll tell us when he figures it out. We can count on his word when it comes to Bookkeeping.”
hubwalker1
She nods, and was about to dismiss the Nix when she paused. “How are you doing Akkey? And don’t give me any of that good soldier shit. This war is hard on all of us and I want to make sure that my people… My friends come out the other side in one piece, physically and mentally.”
akkeyagentofhelheim
Her mouth was hung open in automatic ‘I’m fine’ before closing it. She gave it some genuine thought.
“I’m…worried,” she squinted, considering it carefully, “With Hel in this state… We’re still recovering from the Conclave, and Frigga breathing down our backs even closer than before… I don’t want to lose anyone else,” Juro is another morsel on the plate that I do not want, and it’s not even as bad for me as it is for Milae…
Her brows furrowed, lips twisting in one direction. “But I’m cautiously optimistic that things will work out.. Yun is… He’s a good kid. I hate that he got thrown into this mess like this, but he’s worked harder than any soldier I’ve seen in a while, with the results to show for it. I just hope we can get Hel back to how she’s supposed to be as soon as possible. I’d hate to think of what comes after if we don’t…”
hubwalker1
She nods and tucks some hair back behind her ear. “I know, that’s why I asked who I could tell. I don’t want him to go against her alone. I’d rather he have the army at his back. As much as I hate to lose people it’s a few hundred versus everyone.” She sighs as she stares at the map. “But you guys know better about this stuff than I do.” She looked up at the Half-Breed, she practically considered her like an Aunt. “Is there anything I can do for you, help you take off the pressure? Something, anything?”
akkeyagentofhelheim
“If the Hel conundrum could be solved as quickly as possible it would take an insane load off, honestly. I think that’s the most important thing, while Yun gets ready…” Her look towards Lila became gentle, and she smiled softly, “It would also personally make me breathe easier if you got some proper sleep…” She met the Commander’s gaze.
hubwalker1
She smiles and chuckles, shaking her head. “It might be easier if my Aunt didn’t stay up having late night light shows with her co-worker at all hours of the night.” She teases. She suddenly freezes up as she realizes exactly what she called Akkey. She tried to play it cool, if Akkey brought it up she’d address it, but for now it just sort of hung there.
akkeyagentofhelheim
Her brows raised again and the tinge of pink across her cheeks were unmistakable, but she didn’t make a comment. Instead she rolled her eyes and laughed, “I said I’m sorry. You were supposed to be in bed by then.”
hubwalker1
The Half-Breed relaxes at that and smiles. “And what you think no one would have woken me up? I’m the first person they grab when shit like that goes down.” She chuckles and shakes her head. “Anyways you’re probably right about my sleep schedule. There’s just so much to do, and I hate to waste time. I know sleep isn’t a waste of time I just… Wanna do as much as I can. There’s a lot riding on me you know.” She chuckles humorlessly.
akkeyagentofhelheim
“I know.”
Her voice was serious, and grim, and also appreciative, “I know. We all do, that’s why you can’t fall here, not now. That’s even more reason for you to take care of yourself,” She stood to place a gentle hand on Lila’s arm, and regarded her as not a Commander, but a young woman she saw grow up, “Your dad would be proud of you.”
She stiffened as Akkey mentioned Greg. She loved him so much, but for a long time she'd been so angry, not at him but Central. Still it still created an association between the two and now her feelings were... Complicated. Difficult for her to sort out. It always made talking about him difficult. "I'd hope so." She said trying to take a light hearted approach. "He's the one who started this whole mess."
akkeyagentofhelheim
Her lips pressed in a thin line at her reaction, and she slowly pulled her hand back. "Sorry," she said, trying to return the same energy with a wry smile, "... I'm also proud of you, if that's any consolation."
hubwalker1
She smiles. "Thanks. Anyways I have stuff to get done and I'm sure you and Yun have stuff to do as well." She said.
akkeyagentofhelheim
There was a pause before Akkey nodded, getting to her feet, a portal stretching beneath her, "Yeah, it's gonna be a busy week. Good luck."
hubwalker1
Lila nods and smiles. "Thanks, you too." She says. After a few moments pause she says. "Hey Akkey, let's go get a drink some time, okay?"
akkeyagentofhelheim
She chuckled at that, her grin reaching her eyes in a tinge of red, “You got it.”
The portal closed, and the hum disappeared, quiet once again.