Eventually, the swirling purple and black storm dissipated, but several of the other Valorant members wanted to go inside of it first. Like children, they took turns darting in and out and experiencing the darkness that surrounded them. Kiritani said that you could almost see a storm brewing, lightning and all. Marielle had agreed. When …
Five o’clock hit, and many of the others had already finished their time in the training room. Marielle went to Vincent, who bore all of the signs of exhaustion: red eyes, sweaty face, stiff jaw. He probably needed food. Austin looked far worse, but he was busy chatting up Han. Vincent held her for a …
{{Unedited}} Marielle sat up in bed, and glanced over at Vincent. He appeared asleep, laying on his side, clutching his pillow – her, in his dreams, anyway – to his body, and he was softly snoring. The nightstand held his glasses, and the equipment from his body. The rifle – Tour De Force – was …
Marielle found Sasha waiting for her when she stepped off the elevator at Cellblock Two, three floors down. He stood straight and tall, his gun at the ready. When he saw her, his body relaxed a bit, and he holstered his weapon. “Did they call it in?” she asked, stepping toward him. “Yes, they did,” …
{{Un-edited}} Han wandered into Marielle’s office, and sat silently on the couch. She hadn’t knocked, or asked permission to come in, she had just done it. Marielle knew that she was there, but she didn’t acknowledge her for a moment. She was finishing signing a paper in Sasha’s folder. Then she dated it- September …
{{Unedited}} Vincent urged them all towards the middle of the room and stared them all down. “What did we learn from this experience?” No one spoke for a long while. Finally, Austin blurted out, “We were all worried about Marielle.” Everyone turned to him. “Well, I mean, not worried, but-” Sabine interrupted him, “Distracted …
{{Unedited}} Vincent glared at all of them, “Once more. This time, you plant the spike.” He started to walk, but paused, “Oh, and I’m calling a team captain.” They all looked at him with expectant, curious, eyes. “It’s Austin.” Vincent jogged behind the boxes and columns where Marielle had defused, picked up the box, …
{{Unedited}} More than a week had passed and everyone was on edge as October changed the calendars all over Valorant. Vincent had switched and rotated everyone in the training room a few times so everyone got a chance to run the game, times, and use their abilities in scenarios that Liam, Vincent, and Wei …
{{Unedited}} Marielle went into the training room where another round of games was wrapping up. Vincent was watching as he had previously from the balcony. In the arena was Tala, Liam, Hazal, Mateo, and Wei Ling. Mateo looked shaken, and was throwing glances at Hazal. Marielle had no idea what they’d been through, but …
Marielle had no idea how long she’d been biting the pencil eraser and staring at the chart in her hand, but eventually Jamie’s voice broke into her disjointed, Vincent-filled thoughts. “You’re distracted,” he said casually. She looked up at him as if jerking out of a nightmare and took him in as he stood at …