Guardian of The Ocean

Kaldur'ahm, 27, Leader of the Team, Closed RP Blog for United We Stand

[wbbing]

OPEN

HE’S RUSTY ,    he knows this.   (   Though you could stand to forgive him as his best friend, who tried to kill him, is mingling among the crowd.   )    So possibly there’s a lack of tact, or awareness of who he is even speaking to as he jostles her camera for effect.    “    Hey.    ——-    I’m with the Daily Planet, mind if I get a picture?    ”

[grdianoftheocean]

Kaldur smiles at the familiar face and does his best to pose in a regent like way for the camera. “Of course.” After the flash of the device passed from his vision, he then held out his hand. “It’s nice to see you again. I’m afraid I can’t recall your name, but I remember you from that incident at the water fountain back in New York.” He believed that man had been reporting back then as well, but he couldn’t be sure.

[flashoutoftime]

@grdianoftheocean

Wally walked the far perimeter of the dance floor with casual grace. He didn’t want to get roped into dancing with a random drunk stranger- which was definitely becoming a risk, considering the amount of alcohol at the open bars interspersed around the whole event.

“How many people are at this thing…?” he mumbled, overwhelmed at the sea of sequins, silk and suits that crowded the tile-lined section near the DJ who floated above the crowd from his perch in what looked like an actual marble-carved platform.

Rich people really were overdramatic.

A familiar voice caught his ear and his head jerked toward  the sound unconsciously before a grin broke out on his face and he sidled over as casually as he could, side-eying the other.

“You look as comfortable as I feel in all this formal wear.”

[grdianoftheocean]

Kaldur smiled back and did his best the maintain a poised and controlled demeanour. He had to play the Regent of Altantis here, and he was feeling every bit of that weight on his shoulders. “Having fabric rubbing against my gills is not the most comfortable feeling,” he smiled back, trying to play it off as if that was the source of consternation. “But I am glad I am not the only one feeling stiffled.” Even as he spoke to Wally, he kept an eye about for the important figures among the crowd, careful to catch their glances, nodding and waving and smiling where appropriate, ever so careful as to not offend in the slightest. Diplomacy required a vigilance he’s only known in battle. He had figured as much watching Garth and his mentors through the years, but actually having to play at it himself was quickly becoming taxing.

[atlanqueen]

“ You can’t trick me anymore. ”     MEME      |      @grdianoftheocean​

A SYMPATHETIC SMILE       takes hold. Her gentle heart doesn’t always bleed through in such moments, but for him she makes an exception.    “    Unfortunately, this is not a trick.    ”

“    We’re losing favor in the court. The rumor of a curse has some merit, and needs to be sorted immediately.    ”    Any time apart from Atlantis offers a new kind of longing, though simmering indignation offers just enough cover.    “    The King and I will stay surface-side for the time being.    ”

[grdianoftheocean]

Continued from here Kaldur tried not to be outwardly taken aback by the offer, but it crashed down on him like a ton of bricks. Just the weight of that responsibility alone... “But I’m a soldier,” he tried arguing. “And not even the highest ranking among my peers. Would appointing me be appropriate?” 

Part him also wanted to bring up Garth, but foisting responsibility onto a friend, especially something this heavy, was too cowardly and underhanded for hims to stomach actually doing. In addition, Mera and Arthur must’ve already considered all their options before coming him, meaning at the current moment, he was their best, if not only choice. Kaldur knew he ultimately had to accept, for the sake of his mentors and all of Atlantis, but he small, childish part of him still wanted to delay just a little longer.

[owracle]

              When was even the last time they talk? Barbara had been pretty occupied lately. Out of all places, the Gala would be the last place she would see Kaldur’ahm. Nevertheless, she made a bee line towards him. As she got near him, she remembered that they he said no to his offer.    “ Fancy seeing you here. “   She greets her friend the moment she reaches him.

closed starter for @grdianoftheocean

[grdianoftheocean]

Kaldur smiled at Barbara and waved as she came over. He was feeling a bit stiff and vulnerable here by himself, but her presence immediately fixed that. If anyone could help navigate his delicate responsibilities here, if was Barbara. “I am afraid I do not feel too fancy,” he admitted resignedly. “But I am very glad to see you. How have you been?”

[flashoutoftime]

Shit, this was the 3rd treadmill he’d burned through this week.

Honestly, his stress was starting to show. Even speedster reinforced gym equipment wasn’t burning off the nervous energy. His jaw twitched as he clenched his teeth and stared at the mess of burnt rubber that had once been the treadmill belt. 

Okay. Deep breaths.

“....Fuck.”

[grdianoftheocean]

continued from here

“Not particularly feeling the vibe for it,” Kadur replied with desert dryness again. He then casually walked out of the gym and came back with a large black trash bag. Picking up his large water jug, Kaldur uncapped it and drew of bubble of water out, his arm tattoos glowing.  He recapped the bottle, then with a few casual flicks of his wrist, rendered the deformed rubber into handleable shreds. Without another word, he then proceeded to start packing them into the garbage bag. 

[grdianoftheocean]

[atlanqueen]

“ You can’t trick me anymore. ”     MEME      |      @grdianoftheocean​

A SYMPATHETIC SMILE       takes hold. Her gentle heart doesn’t always bleed through in such moments, but for him she makes an exception.    “    Unfortunately, this is not a trick.    ”

“    We’re losing favor in the court. The rumor of a curse has some merit, and needs to be sorted immediately.    ”    Any time apart from Atlantis offers a new kind of longing, though simmering indignation offers just enough cover.    “    The King and I will stay surface-side for the time being.    ”

[grdianoftheocean]

Kaldur stilled for a moment, scrutinized Mera’s expression and posture carefully for a moment, then finally relented, frowning. “I think I may have heard about this curse,” he said finally, pursing his lips. “Though I had thought it only the vile rumors of the petty and jealous.”

And for it to be enough for such exceptional monarchs to loose favour in the court...the backwardness of the his people has surprised and disappointed him once more. “Is there anything I can do to assist in maintaining order for the time being?”

[grdianoftheocean]

Kaldur felt stiff about formal events. But he was pretty sure Arthur and Mera knew that already when they requested his presence there to advocate on their behalf. Apparently, he was the only senior officer of the Atlantean military familiar enough with the surface world to deal with the diplomatic negotiations expected to happen there. Such was the downside of being one of the only nations who haven’t signed the Accords. Kaldur was not looking forward to it. But as always, he kept a stoic face on and went about his duties as expected of him, inwardly reminding himself of all the familiar names that would also be present to reassure himself. He will do this and he will execute it flawlessly, for his nation and the mentors who gave him this responsibility. He was a soldier and he will always do what was necessary for his people and his nation.

[grdianoftheocean]

continued from here

Kaldur looked down at the burnt out treadmill and replied with the driest of tones. “I can see that.” His expression, though still more of less the same, then tightened a bit, shifting back into concern as he watched Wally fiddle with the ruined treadmill without further explanation. “I can tell something’s bothering you,” he amended, making it clear now that he wasn’t buying to Wally’s nonsense. “Are you sure you don’t want to talk about it?” He wouldn’t push if Wally was truly uncomfortable, but there was also a decent chance that he was dealing with a reflex right now.

[flashoutoftime]

Shit, this was the 3rd treadmill he’d burned through this week.

Honestly, his stress was starting to show. Even speedster reinforced gym equipment wasn’t burning off the nervous energy. His jaw twitched as he clenched his teeth and stared at the mess of burnt rubber that had once been the treadmill belt. 

Okay. Deep breaths.

“….Fuck.”

[grdianoftheocean]

Kaldur was quietly, well maybe less quietly than just with a comparative lack of yelling, going through his reps on one of the weight machines when the smell of burnt rubber hit his nose. He frowned. “Are you alright?” He asked calmly as he released the pulldown bar and let it slide back into it’s original position.

Wally seemed stressed, but he couldn’t quite figure out the reason as to why. This was also the third treadmill this week, if he recalled correctly, so clearly there was something ongoing that needed had yet to be resolved.

[grdianoftheocean]

“Man, you really brought me back down.”

“Good,” Kaldur hummed and he shouldered his water bearers again. “A level head will serve us both better going forwards.” He will admit that dispatching the nationalistic goons in their ridculous attires was more than a little fun and vindicating, but they still had to find, and probably diffuse, all the bombs those men had hidden. And time wasn’t currently on their side.

[grdianoftheocean]

❖ is that your natural hair color ?

It is indeed. I know it may seem odd since I don’t carry that colour in my eyebrows, but please keep in mind that I am only half human, so this is just one of the ways my physiology differs.

[grdianoftheocean]

if i can get them depressed, then i’ll have done my job.

Kaldur side-eyed Spider-Woman for that comment, but chose not to reply. There was merit in making criminals rethink their life choices, especially too comfortable scientist with twisted imaginations, but he was fairly certain that that wasn’t what she was going for there. Instead he checked his communicator for the time. “The local law enforcement should be here for them soon. What do you say we do in the meantime?”

[cxptaindxnvers-deactivated20200]

✧[Open Starter]✧

Carol sat at the edge of the pier and looked out onto the ocean. She thought back to simpler yet terrible times. When she was younger, her brothers and her would go lobster fishing every summer. Let’s just say that being pinched by a lobster was the least of her pains during the summertime. But hey, that’s nothing compared to what she had dealt with now. Fighting in wars, being a galactic hero, lightspeed travel. She could never have imagined how far she would have gone when she said ‘reach for the stars’. 

It wasn’t until the sound of someone approaching her that she snapped back out of her daze. “Is there anything I can help you with?” She asked, a bit too passive-aggressively than she intended it to be. 

[grdianoftheocean]

Kaldur hadn’t expected to run into anyone when he emerged from the water and pulled himself onto the dock. Well, not anyone noteworthy anyways. There was always the chance that some random stranger or group of strangers was loitering around by the water. It had that attractive quality. To suddenly find himself faced with Captain Marvel was surprising, to say the least. Good thing he had trained his expression to refrain from giving away surprise long ago. “Not really.” He told her as he casually pulled the excess water off of himself with his magic. “I cannot say I was expecting to run into a celebrity at the pier though.”

[isaiahrcss]

grdianoftheocean·:

Kaldur just smiled. Of course it wasn’t. Could have tried to hide the matter that the question was directly applicable to himself more? Probably. But his instinct told him that he could trust Isaiah, so he didn’t bother. It was enough for them to just skirt around the technicalities.

“Thank you for trying nonetheless,” he nodded after Isaiah delivered his explanation, corner of his lip quirking slightly as he watched the lawyer experatedly set down his book. “I will keep that in mind. Do you have any advice on the matter? With regards to seeing the individual in protective custody that is. Hypothetically of course.”

❝ HYPOTHETICALLY –––––– you would still need to run a request through the proper authoritative channels.  Whether or not said request is GRANTED would likely depend on a number of factors.  It’s IMPOSSIBLE for me to tell you what those factors ARE. ❞  ( Sadly, he’s sure something as simple as the person with authority HAVING A BAD DAY could have an IMPACT one way or the other. )

He spreads his hands, not quite a SHRUG.  ❝ I’m sure there would be quite a few QUESTIONS as to what your AGENDA is, prior to any visitation if they were to allow one.  In that regard, being INCREDIBLY TRANSPARENT would likely help your cause. ❞

[grdianoftheocean]

“I see, I’ll keep that in mind then,” Kaldur nodded thoughtfully. A number of factors even someone fully immersed in the laws here can’t perfectly predict. He’ll just have to take all the precautions to give his mission it’s best chance at success. Transparency. That will be tricky. But he could figure out exactly how best to maneuver by those guidelines later. “I’ll do my best to be honest with them then, hypothetically.” He smiled slightly then ducked his head in thanks and headed back out the door. “Thank you again for your advice Isaiah. You should find your compensation already deposited in your bank account. Take care.”

[grdianoftheocean]

i don’t hate it. i just don’t like it at all. and it’s terrible.

Kaldur looked between his second time citizen hero and the squirming, angry mass in his hands. “It’s temper and tendency towards misanthropy is quite terrible,” he agreed with a hum. The tiny, octopus looking like monster continued to flail in his his hand, hissing and screaming at MJ, but he maintained a tight grip despite it’s thrashing. It wasn’t going anywhere. “It’s a good thing, it’s still quite juvenille, otherwise, the situation could’ve been much worse.” Rich people really needed to do more homework before trying to acquire exotic pets.

[grdianoftheocean]

i am not to be truffled with.

Kaldur squinted at Mera for a moment, then blroke out into a chuckle. It was good that despite the mess they’d had to clean up, she was still in the mood for puns. “Certainly not,” he agreed with a wry half grin. “Those wannabe terrorists will be thinking twice before trying to provoke you in the future.” That and maybe they’ll try to hatch up a smarter, less juvenilee plan.