Team Les Mis, Part III (Session Summary)

**Team Les Mis, Part III** details the events of the March 16, 2022 session where the party discusses Resistance plans while also having a spirited conversation about everyone's interpersonal relationships.

## Session Notes

* In an effort to allow Al and Puck room to deal with the sudden revelation of their father-child relationship, Chae gives Theo a tour of HQ.

* Thea gives Ryder several items to review, and he throws most of them into the fire, talking about certain people not taking the hint but not really offering up many details as to what referring to.

* While Ryder is reviewing and dismissing the documents, the sound of footsteps can be heard on the steps outside. It’s Lucius, finally returned from hunting – and he’s brought the gift of baked goods for everyone! Erin is especially excited, tittering with Natalia about him from afar.

* When he notes that he certainly didn’t bring enough treats for the entire army parked nearby, Aldara begins fretting over everyone having enough supplies. Puck tries to assure her that they have enough to get them through taking the first island, but Aldara doesn’t seem convinced.

* Seeing that Chae and Theo have left, Gideon announces that they should start planning their takeover without the *Trafarnese* present. Elina suggests that not including Chae or Theo would be inefficient, given we’d have to explain things over, but Gideon insists on having a separate conversation to prevent Theo from bullying the Resistance and doing things his own way.

* Gideon asks Al if Puck will be able to help them. Al isn’t certain, having only just met Puck, but calls him over to discuss how the Fae portal works. Puck explains that it’s a device that instantaneously transports things and people between two points, but requires a lot of caloric energy from a Fae to power it. By establishing a portal and keying it to Avalon, King Simon will be able to send food and supplies to the Resistance as needed. Puck says he plans to have Al assist him in activating it.

* Aldara asks if the Resistance is aiming to merely reclaim the isles, or if they should aim to set up extended operations and suggests that they need to decide on a suitable location if so. Puck says he’s only familiar with the capital, Zarelle, as there’s already a Fae portal there.

* When Puck says it’s a great place to pretend to be a normal person, Al bristles – they would prefer to keep their distance. Puck says that he can just shapeshift and people won’t recognize them, and Lucius suggests that he can use his memory erasure technique on anyone that recognizes them!

* Al says that memory erasure isn’t needed but they don’t object to shapeshifting, as they can change a few things about themselves fairly easily. Their only concern is that the group will be weird about it if he does so, but Elina assures that they would still be themselves and that their ability would benefit the Resistance.

* Aldara notes that the conversation seems to be operating on the assumption that this has been decided, but Puck says that having someone who can help control and maintain the portal at the base will be beneficial, especially since the Gods know to look for Puck (and almost certainly will be).

* Gideon interjects to discuss which island the portal is to be built upon and, following a brief discussion, they decide on Borsonne. Puck says that he and Al will get to work constructing the army’s quarters and the portal tomorrow.

* Seeing that everything is decided, Gideon tells the group that they should consider how everyone feels about following Theo, as he will be their governor once the revolution is over. The general consensus is that they don’t trust Theo, but they trust Chae.

* Puck attempts to reassure everyone by saying that Theo will answer to Simon, who answers to his wife – it doesn’t help. Puck notes that she and Chae are friends, and Lucius says he owes her a wedding gift. Puck says to offer to babysit as Simon was telling Oberon he wanted a dozen children with his wife. This prompts Gideon to ask Lucius how many children he wants, but Lucius says he will consider future generations his children.

* After Puck calls everyone out for their incessant teasing of other people about their affections, Al notes that they don’t know anything about him. The group starts asking him questions:
	+ Is his long, blonde hair natural? It isn’t. Given his age (4-5,000 years old), his hair is either white or gone.
	+ Al asks where Puck would like them to start, and Puck cites article 7 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Al asks if Avalon supplies him with that information, and Puck asks them if there’s a difference.
	+ Al asks if Puck really didn’t know he had kids. Puck says he didn’t know he had kids here, but did have two kids long before ending up here with everyone else.
	+ Al asks why everyone’s names are weird. Puck says that Oberon and Titania are over-dramatic rejected theatre kids, but says his real name is Byron Raleigh.
	+ Al asks if they can call Puck “Dad,” citing Puck as a stupid name. Puck says it’s not required, as he didn’t raise Al.
	+ Elina asks what Puck prefers we call him. Puck says whatever we prefer, as long as it’s not Mr. Raleigh – he killed the last person who called him that. Thea challenges him and Puck warns her that pissing him off is the wrong way to flirt with him.

* During the rousing game of *What the Fuck is Up With That?* Lucius asks Elina if she wouldn’t mind sparring with him later. She agrees, offering to get started now – but Puck says he needs to speak with Lucius first.

* Puck gestures toward Erin and cuts off her ability to hear and speak for the duration of the conversation. The girl starts grabbing at her ears and crying without making a sound, to Al and Aldara’s frustration.

* Puck asks Lucius if he’s at all into Erin, as it’s obvious she’s into him. Lucius says that little more than an unmarked grave awaits him, and so little isn’t worthy of offering her. Puck tells him that Theo is sure to be generous with his friends, and he should consider pursuing the romance as living life waiting to die isn’t fulfilling. He promises to revisit the conversation once the revolution is over and restores Erin’s ability to speak and hear.

* Al asks Puck to apologize but Puck asks if Erin would rather have heard the conversation. Al is irritated that Puck took away her bodily autonomy like it wasn’t a big deal, but Puck simply says this is just the life among the Fae. Al challenges this, saying that it’s a convenient excuse to be an asshole and that, if Puck is serious about helping the Resistance, he won’t do it again.

* Puck rounds on Al, saying he didn’t sign up to have his body broken and rearranged at Oberon’s whims, noting that everything becomes banal and boring after the first hundred or so times being reconstructed from brain death. He says that he doesn’t care that he should have asked about deafening and muting her first, and that no one should expect sentimentality from him: he only feels obligation toward Al.

* The two bicker for a while before Al relents, asking Puck to just not do things like that anymore and Puck is… noncommittal at best. Al says it’s a good start.

* The conversation turns to Al confirming that he’s killed a guy, and Puck says he was merciful by comparison but he would have done the same. He tells everyone to get some sleep, and that he’s going to get super drunk and try to have sex with Thea’s mom, which she immediately contested in downtime RP.

*Below is a summary of the events so far in Downtime RP:*

* Thea calls Puck Mr. Raleigh twice, which surprisingly doesn’t result in her murder.
* Lucius pays Elspeth a visit to have his wounds tended to, and she pressures him about dating Thea. He deflects by mentioning her coziness with Puck.
* Elspeth calls for Thea. They have tea with Puck, and he is the picture of a perfect gentleman.
* Puck continues to flirt with Thea and Al catches it, encouraging them to make out.
* Thea leaves, and Al has a conversation with Puck about the finer details of being Fae, Al’s mother, and that Al will vastly outlive their friends.