2nd Moon | Video

[lunarlegionnaire]

[Stone Ridge, Room 104. 7:30 AM. That's Marc sitting at his breakfast table, a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice close by. His copy of the Genessia Tribune lies open before him.]

This almost reads like something from home. I mean, 'Hands of Decay'? The hell's their problem with magic?

[He turns a page. There's the bounties section in all its glory. The look on his face suggests a hint of nostalgia for a life long past.]

...man. Me and my crew would've been all over this back in the day. Little too old for that now, though it does make me warm and fuzzy knowing others here can step up to the plate.

[Finally, he takes his first sip, lifting it in toast.]

So: happy hunting to all you sellswords, guns-for-hire, and Good Samaritans. I'll be watching with bated breath.

[A barely suppressed snicker cracks his neutral expression as he reaches over to end the feed.]

Condiment Empire. Jesus...



[David will see that Marc has highlighted the entry on Fear Factor.]

I'm going in. He's either hurting people by night or forcing them to travel by it when they come to. That makes it my business.

[For a moment, it looks like he's going to end the transmission right there. "Just a heads-up," as it were. But his finger falls away after a moment's consideration.]

Anything else I should know about Everglade?




(OOC: Feel free to notice that Marc's hands are faintly streaked with plaster dust. He's been working on something since he arrived, and it's just about done.)

Comments

[ video - cat noir ]

[catastrophically]

I don't know. Condiment Empire sounds better than some of the other villains' names I've heard.

[ Kung Food, for example. ]

[ video ]

[lunarlegionnaire]

[It's good to see Cat, and he's wondering if he should out himself as 'Jake'. He decides against it for now, for both their safeties. So instead, he just grins and raises an eyebrow ever so slightly]

I raise you 'Paste Pot Pete' and dare you to come up with something weirder.

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[catastrophically]

Oh, I think I can win that dare. Rogercop. Lady Wifi. Animan.

Mr. Pigeon.

[ video ]

[lunarlegionnaire]

[Okay, his lower lip just quivered a bit. The kind that comes before a laugh. What the hell?!]

The Kangaroo. Asbestos Lady. Typeface.

Turner D. Century.

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[catastrophically]

[ He leans closer with a grin. ]

Kung Food.

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[lunarlegionnaire]

[...he'll let the kid have this one. The laugh is very real though; he nearly spat out his cereal.]

Let me guess: martial artists with a Chinese food motif? Tell me they don't have a 'Chop Suey' with them.

Private

[rulerofme]

At night time monsters roam. Everglade has vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts and the like. They aren't all vicious, though. However, any human caught outdoors is allowed to be killed by law. It's a law that was passed by the Mayor, but it's obvious he was coaxed into it. We are letting it be for now, as there have been no casualties and the protective barrier surrounding Fayren is powered by fear. It cracked once and let nasty little spirits in to wreak havoc.

So if you are going at night, be careful of that.

Private

[lunarlegionnaire]

[Werewolves, huh? He eyes the spiked gauntlets he'd had on him when he was brought here, shining silver in the sunlight.]

I am... and I will. Sounds like I'll have to pull my punches in there, even if they strike first.

[An exercise in extreme discipline to be sure. But Marc really is trying to be a better hero, and he can start by not provoking some kind of war.[

Private

[rulerofme]

Well, yes and no. The majority of the monsters out to hurt people are from this guy named Dracula's Castle. That's literally the only reason they are there. So it's really up to your discretion how much you want to hold back. But I think all of the creatures from his castle look the same, while the native ones look different.

Private

[lunarlegionnaire]

[He shifts noticeably at 'Dracula's Castle.' No way it's their Dracula though, or David would've said something.]

Then my priority's to the natives, and to us.

[As in those Taken. Unless they're the troublemakers.]

Anything else means acceptable targets.

[He looks to the side for a second, mind on a couple recent conversations.]

One other thing. I... kinda adopted a stray recently. Goes by Cat Noir. Good kid, but still finding his way. Think you can go easy on him for a few weeks while I whip him into shape?

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[rulerofme]

[He doesn't know what world this Dracula is from. All he knows is that the guy is a dick.]

Cat Noir? Sounds like he would be part of the French Avengers with a name like that. [David doesn't assume he's from their world, though.]

Both of you have my blessing to fight crime as needed. And he's fine so long as he isn't blowing stuff up. [But if Moon Knight was looking out for him, he doubted that would happen.]

I recreated the Danger Room here as a business. It's called Holodeck'd. You'll find one in Genessia City and Nova City. Should you ever want to run any training simulations with him or if you'd ever like to some solo, let me know and I'll let you in after hours. If he's still a newbie, he could probably benefit from that more than you.

Private

[lunarlegionnaire]

[The legendary Danger Room. He never did get to see that on his one visit to the X-Mansion.]

Live fire exercises without truly being live. I like it. It'd be a great supplement to his training.

[A blessing and even a helping hand from his 'neighbor'. This is way better than he'd hoped for. It's on.]

I owe you one, David. Thanks. If you ever you need someone to look into things the sheriff can't...

Video; Private

[skilledwithwords]

There are a few people working to find more on the Hands of Decay.

[Including herself but she doesn't know how great her contribution is.]

If you want to help out there are things you can do but I don't know about payment. I might be able to. [She'd ask first since Lucy might be upset with her paying someone to help out.]

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[lunarlegionnaire]

[A gentle wave of the hand.]

No need for that. The only money I'll ever take now is from my classes. This one's pro bono.

[He may be pretending to be a little less than who he really is, but there's nothing feigned about his righteous anger.]

What do I need to know, Levy? And what can I do to help?

Video; Private

[skilledwithwords]

[Her voice grows more solemn as she speaks.]

Well, they are not above using wizards or their families. They'll hurt anyone who isn't on their side. They want to kill all wizards and destroy the magic in Fayren; except magic is part of Fayren.

...I think that's why parts of the forest are dying. They did something but no one will investigate using magic because... they're scared.

[She works there and feels nervous most days when she's at work. She doesn't know what will happen next and she's already been blown up once.]

Video; Private

[lunarlegionnaire]

Wipe out magic and they wipe themselves out too in the long run. Real smart.

[There's just no reasoning with fanatics. Or condoning those who hurt innocents no matter their cause.]

...and if someone without a lick of magic in his bones were to investigate for them?

Video; Private

[skilledwithwords]

I don't know.

[Levy shrugs.]

We don't actually know a lot about them or who they are. The only lead we had was recently caught.

Video; Private

[lunarlegionnaire]

Has he talked? The only things you'll have to work with are whatever he tells you.

[If any.]

[jerks22]

Just, ya know, spitballin' here, but I think their problem with magic might have something to do with all the royally ****ed up things you can do with it. Ain't all pumpkin coaches and glass slippers, nomesayin'?

Video

[lunarlegionnaire]

How very medieval. They must wanna punch their own ticket too if magic really is that hardwired into Fayren.

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[livable]

It seems like there are plenty of people to handle these things. You don't really look the same age as most retirees, though.

[ People who claim to be too old are usually seniors. She doesn't quite think he looks that old. ]

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[lunarlegionnaire]

That's because I'm not. But the years do add up to the toll on your body.

[And mind. And soul.]

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[livable]

I wouldn't know.

[ Though that's more because her body doesn't exactly get tolls on it than her own age or job. ]

Hobby? [ She noticed his fingers. But to be fair, she also works with a detective a lot. Being observant is part of the gig. ]

video;

[lunarlegionnaire]

Huh?

[He follows her eyes... right down to his fingers. Oh crap. Did he seriously not wash his hands after another long night of making a shrine to his god? Think fast.]

...oh. Nah. Stone Ridge doesn't exactly have the best kept hallways in Genessia.

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[livable]

That's the one that looks like a 60's serial killer built it, right? I checked it out when I was looking for my first apartment.

[ She doesn't remember it well, but it sounds about right. Though really she would've just assumed he was into pottery or sculpting or something artsy. ]