revivalproject | Ikora Rey

WHO: Ikora Rey & You
WHERE: Various locations
WHAT: June Catchall
WHEN: Various Times
WARNINGS: None yet.

Closed to Tony Stark - Library & Guardians

The room was not in the best condition but Ikora could see that work had already been done to make it a useful place to strategize and share information. She had settled her thoughts after the strange other world and other life and felt ready to focus on the present problem at hand. The aliens that had brought them here and the storms that ruined the planet.

As she examined the room, she was unsurprised to hear a voice. She remembered it from the other world. Ikora stepped out of the room, Ophiuchus floating slightly ahead of her.

"Tony Stark," she said with a slight smirk. "Still interested in buying me a drink?"

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Meditation - Jedi Temple

Not all Warlocks meditated. Many of them had minds too vast and too cluttered to manage it. Asher Mir had certainly never managed it and found it a waste of time. Ikora found it calming and good way to refocus her mind if her thoughts started to scatter between too many ideas at once.

She knelt in a shaded part of the Jedi temple where she knew it would be quiet and slightly away from the others who inhabited it. She knew her meditation would perhaps set off the senses of the Jedi. When Ikora retreated into her mind the Darkness was more present than usual.

In her meditation she walked the gardens of the Ishtar Archives and the streets of the Last City. She stood in the Tower listening to Shaxx call out challenges and congratulations to Guardians and Tess chat about her latest goods.

Even deep in her meditation she sensed another presence and slowly opened her eyes. She looked at the newcomer with an eyebrow raised. "Hello."

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Socializing? - The Deep End

Ikora did not typically like bars. They were loud and crowded and full of people. Ikora was more of a loner but she wanted to get to know these people. They would be working together. It would be good to know them, their skills, and their quirks.

Also, Cayde was here and she wanted to spend more time with her old friend. When this journey was over she would go back to a time where he was gone. It was a... lonely prospect.

She sat at the bar, turned slightly to face the room, with whatever drink Cayde had poured for her and Ophiuchus at her shoulder. Her ghost was always good company.

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Wild Card - Whatever/Wherever.

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Ikora really needed to get people to sit down and talk to her. They all seemed reluctant to share the details she wanted. Or maybe they weren't used to how much a Warlock wanted to know. Either way, there was still so much she didn't know and she didn't like it.

She tapped her glass against his gently. "Who would you like as the third of our fireteam?"

Who could be their Zavala?

It seemed to Cayde that the more they found out, the less they actually knew, and the answers they really wanted weren't available. It was frustrating playing the long game, and all he could hope for was some slip up on the Atroma's part.

If they were looking for a stand-in Zavala, Cayde wouldn't have any good suggestions. He wasn't really looking for a Zavala replacement either, not that the guy could be so easily replaced. However those he'd figured made good Titans were few, but solid so far as he felt when it came to reliability.

"Tony, Echo and Shiro are my Titan refs," he said after having a drink from his cup. "They've all got field experience and can be trusted to get something done."

"I've spoken with Tony a lot. I have yet to meet the others." Ikora would take any of them, honestly. If Cayde trusted them that was enough for her. He was a good judge of character and more careful that people gave him credit for.

"We can ask them if they're available to take a day or two outside the city. I would like to start mapping that area was well. Perhaps even a better map of the city here." Ikora found the map provided a bit lacking for details. She knew Tony felt the same.

"Oh yeah?" Cayde grinned, biting back a snicker. "He ask if you were flesh all the way down?"

At least if they brought Tony along he wouldn't be able to complain about the Hunter wandering off on his own, despite that being a big part of a Hunter's M.O. "Sounds good. I know I'm not the only one that's been scoping out the city so maybe others have been working on things. But I can't really blame anyone for lack of trying when we keep getting all these distractions thrown at us."

"No, I think he believes me to be Ophiuchus' pet." Ikora looked over at her Ghost who bobbed a shrug. "He does believe I'm human though."

Tony would be a fine third in the field. He was competent even if he was a bit eccentric. He reminded her a bit of Asher Mir with his knowledge and tangents.

"Would you be willing to draw a map for everyone? More detailed than what we have? That was another one of Tony's ideas." There was merit in it. Ikora felt it should be done, especially as they explored further and further out.

Well that did it. There was no holding back snickers for that. "Ophy's pet!!" he gasped, pretending to wipe away a tear. "So he did ask about the whole Guardian thing? Honestly I thought I'd explained things but guess it's harder to take into perspective when there's only one reference point." Then again it was easy to lose track of who all he'd actually talked to in detail about certain things.

"A map? Ooh. -wait, you sure? I don't want you staring over my shoulder judging my linework," he teased.

"While I'm sure you explained it, he wanted more detail than you would offer," Ikora explained with an amused smile. She thought Cayde would like that bit. "You're not exactly a scholar of the Light and its effects on the universe."

Cayde could explain it perfectly well, she knew. He wasn't stupid no matter what people thought of his light hearted nature and his trickster personality. But he wasn't a Warlock like her.

"Your maps are better than your dart board. I've seen them." And kept them after his death.

"And that is exactly why I told him to ask you," Cayde replied.

He wasn't going to deny that he was much better at maps. A lot more care was put into those, because if you didn't have them accurate, how did you ever expect to find anything? Not that he really made maps for most of his caches, just some sometimes infuriatingly vague notes.

"I've actually got a rough one I've been picking at for this area, not that it's got much on it 'cept the city and the coast here."

"He asked me about dating," Ikora said with a little chuckle. "Apparently, all it takes to impress him is a vast knowledge of physics and metaphysics. I'm fairly certain if I explained String Theory he might propose."

It amused her that Tony seemed so intent on flirting even though it had no effect on her. She couldn't tell yet if it was serious or not. He seemed to continue with it anyway.

"Do you need anything to make that rough map a better one?" If she could help him with it, she would. She had a good eye for detail.

That wasn't surprising, and Cayde could only smile knowingly. "He is a man of many interests and quirks." String Theory? He knew if he asked if that was about tying knots he'd just get that Look. "If you were an Exo he'd throw himself at your feet."

If Ikora hadn't worked it out, she probably would with prolonged interaction with Tony. Flirting was just like breathing for the man.

"Gonna need some better material. Bigger than the sheets I've gotten. Something sturdy would be good. Ah, what was it...vellum? Or something like it, anyway. I could probably consult the replicator for that." He side-eyed his Warlock friend. "...and maybe a decent-sized straight-edge."

"I politely turned him down." Ikora had no interest in anything more than debating the nature of the universe with Tony Stark. He could find romantic companionship elsewhere.

But even though she had she still expected the occasional marriage proposal or other ridiculous offer.

"Mmm, a large ruler would be good. I have no need for the replicator at the moment. I could spare a few requests for a friend." She sipped her drink as she ignored his side-eye. If it got them a good map it was worth it. "I could clear space in the library for you to work on it. And Ophiuchus has scanned a few places around here that he could project for you."

"Ooh, yeah- that'd help. I will otherwise get all sorts of distracted trying to do it here," Cayde said, nodding. Not that the library didn't have its own forms of distractions in the shape of mothcats, but he'd cross that bridge when he came to it.

"We'll schedule a playdate with Ophy then."

"And I'm sure you'll be fashionably late." Ikora was used to the way Cayde "kept" a schedule. He would show up when he was ready.

Luckily, Ikora felt she would be in the library quite often and it was easy enough for Cayde to get ahold of her if she wasn't.

"The keyword there is 'fashionable'," Cayde pointed out with a grin. But Ikora was more or less right. Why schedule anything around here anyway? Cayde showed up on Cayde-time and all that really mattered was that he found who he was looking for or was where he wanted to be, when he wanted to be.

Ikora Rey - June Catch All

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