{"id":85944,"date":"2019-03-02T16:55:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T16:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BungieNet_ContentItem_47654"},"modified":"2019-03-02T16:55:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T16:55:35","slug":"narrative-preview-praxic-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/02\/narrative-preview-praxic-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Narrative Preview – Praxic Order"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The more petals Lionel swept into his garbage bag, the more there seemed to be. His back, slightly crooked with age, burned in protest as he continued to stoop and work.<\/p>\n

A man in a long coat stood watching him on the opposite side of the long hallway. Lionel figured he\u2019d go away eventually, but the man stayed, idly flipping a green coin.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan I help you?\u201d Lionel asked, growing annoyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey make elders do this? Can\u2019t the maintenance frames handle it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeeds things up. The petals get everywhere from the\u2026 whatever the kids call it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCrimson Days.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on! No one\u2019s too old to celebrate Crimson Days.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife died the day the Tower fell.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man stared at the ceiling. Lionel continued to sweep.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got nothing to do today,\u201d the man said. \u201cLet me take care of this for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lionel dumped another dustpan full of petals into his bag, then turned and walked right into the man\u2019s outstretched hand: palm up, full of glowing, sapphire cubes.<\/p>\n

\u201cLotta Glimmer,\u201d Lionel said, eyeing the money and the man in turn.<\/p>\n

\u201cYours. Let me finish this job for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou a Guardian?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lionel stared down at the pure material potential sitting in the man\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll take your vest and hat, too,\u201d said the man. \u201cPlease.\u201d<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

The man took off his coat and put on Lionel\u2019s orange vest. He put on Lionel\u2019s hat and pulled it low, covering his eyes. As he walked, he passed a frame diligently sweeping the connecting antechamber, and paused to point back toward the petal-strewn hallway he\u2019d just come from. \u201cYou missed a spot,\u201d he said. The frame stared at him, then at the hallway. It marched towards its new objective.<\/p>\n

The man continued his walk.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Warlock Aunor Mahal brushed past a maintenance worker in an orange vest emptying a trash can into a large plastic bag. The door to the Consensus closed heavily behind her.<\/p>\n

The Vanguard and representatives from various City factions had gathered around a massive table. Cayde\u2019s seat was empty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Drifter poses no immediate threat to the population,\u201d Zavala was saying to the Consensus as Aunor approached. \u201cTherefore, we motion to grant him a more permanent lease\u2014”<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Order disagrees,\u201d she cut in fiercely.<\/p>\n

Zavala turned. With a slight incline of his head, he gestured from her to the rest of the group, \u201cThis is Warlock Aunor, representing the Praxic Order.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have paperwork to file, so I\u2019ll make this short,\u201d she said. \u201cIf the Vanguard is willing, the Praxic Order would like to excise the Drifter from the City. Immediately. We\u2019ll do it ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zavala turned to look at her. \u201cThe Praxic opinion is noted. But the City welcomes all Guardians\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s no Guardian.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe City welcomes all of humanity who are willing to stand in defense of the City.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCommander, with due respect, you asked the Order to have a voice in this discussion.\u201d She looked Zavala in the eye, and swept her gaze around the table to address the Consensus and Ikora. \u201cThe Praxic Order has existed since the founding of the City to keep artifacts of the Darkness out of Guardian hands. In our opinion, the Drifter represents as great a threat to our people as Ghaul or the Taken King.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGo on, girl,\u201d Executor Hideo said, steepling his fingers.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is no \u2018girl,\u2019\u201d Ikora hissed.<\/p>\n

Aunor ignored them both, continuing, \u201cThe Drifter has convinced the Guardian population to use the Taken as a weapon. To murder Guardians.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been no final deaths,\u201d said Zavala.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat we know of,\u201d Aunor replied. \u201cYou\u2019re allowing that man to normalize interaction with the Taken.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ikora and Zavala shared a look.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past few months, the Praxic Order has seen a historic number of Guardians go rogue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019Rogue,\u2019 \u2018rogue,\u2019 what is \u2018rogue,\u2019\u201d Arach Jalaal said. \u201cEveryone is a rogue now. It is fashionable to be a rogue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll see it in my report,\u201d Aunor said. \u201cSome have adopted the name \u2018Dredgen.\u2019 You want my professional opinion? Ideas are powerful things, and the Drifter has too many. Board that travesty he calls a ship and throw him out an airlock, before the City sees another Dark Age.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vanguard and the Consensus looked at her in silence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have paperwork to file,\u201d she said again, turning around. \u201cYou know where my office is.\u201d As she left, she saw that same maintenance worker had fallen asleep in the entrance way, hat over his eyes, leaning against a trash can. She narrowed her eyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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