Storm & Black Panther. Issue #1

[bawonsamdi]

The past few days were very busy for Ororo and T'challa.

The night after the wedding, the kupamba* had started for Ororo. This event gave the opportunity to speak with several Dora Milaje** and to know them better. She knew that her wedding with T'Challa will change their lives and their traditions and she wanted to talk to them and be sure that everything is OK.

During the following days, Ororo spent most of her time with Taku (responsible of t'challa secured communication network) and W'Kabi security chief. Together, they explained to Ororo security protocols, secure channel, private identity codes and use of her new kimoyo card ***. She also had to learn wakandan customs and history.

In the meantime, T'Challa had to settle several political problems due to his wedding with a non-wakandan woman. Especially in regards of the Dora Milaje because T'Challa (by wakandian laws) must choose his wife amongs them. Else, there can be tribal wars troughout Wakanda. After several discussions with protocols specialists (and especially Zuri) and several meetings with tribal chiefs, T'Challa had transformed Dora Milaje 's status from "king's wifes-in-training" to "queen's ceremonial sisters". They still are elite bodyguards, serving the King and the Queen.

3 days after their wedding, Ororo and T'Challa are finally together. Their various duties are, for the moment, over and they can start thinking of enjoying their new life as husband and wife. And first they can plan their honey moon trip. They are invited by various country leader from all around the world. They can also decide to retire in some secluded place and spend more time together.



<<< OOC: the game starts here. It is now up to you to dedides what Storm and Black Panther will do next. Don't be afraid to think big, Wakanda is a VERY powerfull and VERY rich nation and you both rule it.>>>



* kenyan wedding tradition, the kupamba, which happens the night after the wedding, is basically a display of the bride. It is very popular because it is a party just for the women, and when they enter the party they are able to take off their large veils and show off elaborate hairstyles and dresses. The party can almost become a competition because it is believed that if a women has a good husband he will get her beautiful jewelry and clothes

** "Adored Ones" are young girls coming from various wakandan tribes, totally devoted to the King of Wakanda and working as bodyguards

*** small device working like an avanger communicard (encrypted communications, super-computer, ID card, ...) and used to access Wakanda network. T'challa and Ororo have, of course, the highest security clearance level and can access to an almost unlimited amount of informations throught this device.

[vicsage]

Hmm...the first thing T'Challa does is resign from the Avengers, as he now has responsibilities that take priority over flying to New York to beat up villains in Central Park or getting bogged down in the Avengers' interpersonal problems.

[Hypester]

Ororo had spent time before the wedding seeing the surface of Wakanda, the beautiful landscapes, the loving people, the unique resources. Now she had seen the inside of Wakanda, the politics, the infrastructure and she was that much more in awe. She realized the internal struggles she had brought, knowingly. It was not the first time she had been an unwelcome leader, of couse, however, with T'Challa it seemed... almost easy.

Ororo took time to personally sign Thank You cards to a number attendees of the wedding, annotating them with an encouraging word. Most important were former teammates, both hers and those of T'Challa. Second were notable Wakandan dignitaries, including the Dora Milaje. This too quite a while, however, it was something she needed in order to help her break with her old way of life. She was no longer an X-Man... something that became heartbreakingly real when she recieved a letter for 'dues' from Xavier's Institute, to which she replied "other obligations may preclude me from being an active member this year."

She knew she would need to speak with another former teammate, Bishop, about the war. She silently chided herself. 'The war in America, Ororo, the war in America' She was an African political figure and could not so easily question her friends on their political motives now.

After several hectic days, Ororo pondered if it were not of equal importance to secure the peace and happiness of the social, political and religious leader of this great country of which she was now a citizen. And so, she sought her husband.

"My King." She greeted him. "It is an unlucky woman whose husband is too busy for a Honeymoon." Her wry smile spread across her face, ever so slight, T'Challa had come to know it as one of teasing, playfulness, and just a small joke from a full smile and a bubbling laugh.

[vicsage]

[Sorry I'm so late...had trouble after getting back from Long Island]

"The head of a king must always be heavy, for it bears the weight of a crown," T'Challa says.

Somehow, despite his recent nuptials and the wedded bliss they promise have only made him all the more grave in his assessment of the state of the world, with its rogue nations and rogue leaders--turmoil brewing throughout Africa where it has not already bubbled over like so much roiling, boiling water; nuclear ambitions in theocracies prone to explode into violence; ethnic tensions mounting as even the most isolationist of states become part of a global economy; and, of course, Latveria.

"Would that I could reshape this world in my own image," T'Challa thinks aloud.

He pauses ominously, considering the wealth and resources of Wakanda, all of which are at his disposal, from advanced supertechnology to the mighty Vibranium Mound....

[bawonsamdi]

T'Challa's kimoyo card buzzed.
This is Taku calling:
"Your highness, i announce you that your plane and pilots are ready to take you and the Queen whereever you want. W'Kabi is also on his way to your personal airport. He will meet you there in case you have any last order beforing leaving for your honey moon."