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initiates NPCs ([personal profile] initiatesnpc) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2012-10-24 07:21 pm
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EVENT: HERE THERE BE MONSTERS

Date & Time: October 24 - October 31
Location: Throughout Exsilium
Characters: ALL; tag yourselves in
Summary: The Transports return from their mission to find the island crawling with monsters.
Warnings: Violence, possibly injuries (notify a mod if there's cause to add a particular warning!)

The Transports return from their mission to Medieval Russia, but the Initiative Hold is eerily deserted. Normally, their would be a number of Initiative personnel prepared to meet the Transports at the end of their mission for debriefing.

Instead, there is only silence.

That is, until a distant thumping sound can be heard. It is growing closer, and suddenly the beast is bursting into the room. It lets out a roar and charges. Within minutes, it is easily defeated, but damage has already been done -- it collided with the Transporter machine, which is now making a low fizzling sound and lets off a couple sparks. The commotion is enough to draw the attention of the few remaining Initiative personnel who still inhabit the Hold, who arrive immediately afterwards. They are able to tell the Transports two things: that the machine is broken and currently unable to sent anyone back in time, and that the island has been overrun with aggressive, mutated beasts sent by the United Earth. They have been under siege for months, with the island's population reduced to a mere fraction of what it had once been.
strategic_guile: (Because my eyebrow says so!)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, you are not allowed to sew jewels into his kevlar lined jacket. He is also keeping his mind off of how much he likes it when beautiful women wear his clothes.]

So you want me to teach you? [Lifting an eyebrow skeptically at her.]
onblackwings: (listen | i'm working it out)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
If you're willing to.

[ Which sounds nice, like maybe she wouldn't want to impose if he doesn't want to— but really is just meant to begin negotiations. Everyone wants something from someone else, she fulls expects this to be just yet another trade. ]
strategic_guile: (Setting off my bullshit-o-meter)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
[He gives a slight shrug with a shoulder, a noncommittal gesture.] What weapon do you normally use?
onblackwings: (intense | sharpen your teeth or lay flat)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
Magic. I had a blade, but— [ It ended up being used to stab out her own eye on day one. She frowns. ] ...It didn't work out.

[ Kinda regretting the name choice of "Dagger" now, seriously. ]
strategic_guile: (Shhh! Talking takes concentration!)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 08:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Looks at her with that slight eyebrow lift, like he knows she's probably keeping something embarrassing out of that sentence.] What can you do with magic?
onblackwings: (smug | don't let the girl come in)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...man she really hates that knowing look. But annoyance is fleeting, because hey, this looks like a good chance to brag! ]

It would be easier to ask what I can't do.

[ So not even true, not yet, but it sounds nice. ]
strategic_guile: (Softly smiling~!)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
Then why do you need a gun? Magic runs out fast? [Lip quirk]
onblackwings: (mock | wave goodbye to what you were)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Because if she'd had a gun and the ability to use it, she probably wouldn't have ended up with a spear in her shoulder. (Man this body is obnoxiously fragile.) But none of that gets said, of course, she only quirks a brow of her own. ]

Who says I can't have both?
strategic_guile: (These are not finger touches of evil)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Sly grin.] Me, if I end up on the other end of your dual wielding skills.
onblackwings: (cold | expect to be treated like a lady)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ That gets a smile, and she leans in a little closer. ]

If I had any interest in killing you, it would already have happened.
strategic_guile: (A soft and gentle breeze)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
[He just smiles at her, though his eyes are narrower than they had been. A touch cooler perhaps, but not unfriendly.] Maybe not, chica, but that doesn't make me want to teach you, now does it?
onblackwings: (stare | never again is what you swore)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ She spends a couple seconds looking irritated, but — well, that won't do her any good, will it? She could walk away from the conversation, or kill him, but then she wouldn't have what she wants. So she takes a breath, eases back into neutral. ]

What do you want in exchange?
strategic_guile: (Is that so?)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Irritated looks at him do absolutely nothing. He looks at her the same was he had been until she concedes that it won't work and moves the conversation forward.] How good are you at keeping promises?
onblackwings: (mock | wave goodbye to what you were)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
Very good. [ Says the chaotic evil black dragon. But to be fair, she hasn't actually ever had the opportunity to keep any promises yet. ] Provided I have the right motivation, of course.
strategic_guile: (Clouded thoughts and dark feelings)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
[He gives her this look; a mix of his usual amusement along with a head tilt and an appraising look.] I'll believe that, at least. 'The right motivation.'

[Back to his slight smile.] Owe me a favor in exchange?
onblackwings: (warm | give me time i will be clear)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
Alright.

[ There's not nearly enough of a pause there for her to be putting any real thought into owing someone a favor. If it's not a favor close at hand, then it's practically like it's free, and she certainly looks pleased enough about it. ]
strategic_guile: (These are not finger touches of evil)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
[He snorts a laugh because he knows it will probably be a wash for him in the end. No one agreed to a favor with no stipulations unless they had no intentions of doing what was asked of them if it didn't suit them. Or they were naive. He's not sure which she is. Either way, he holds out a hand to her for a shake, curious to see if she'll even know what to do with it.] Then it's a deal.
onblackwings: (wtf | that's some human nonsense)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ She stares at his hand for a second, but reaches out to take it, seeming to know what to do with a handshake. She hasn't, however, seen them used as anything but an introduction, so she's looking a little bewildered just now. ]
strategic_guile: (Mmhmmm; I see what you did there)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 09:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Finishes the shake and retracts his hand before he asks]

What are you really? [He has to ask, because he's not sure if human culture can be so different that he gets weird looks for things like bread and utensils.]
onblackwings: (offended | spittin venom at most everyon)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 09:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ What. Hey now. That's not a question she likes. She blinks to hear it, then frowns. ]

What do you mean?

[ You mean her human disguise isn't flawless?? ]
strategic_guile: (I feel a little relieved)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, her body is flawless, her mannerisms... not so much. If she said she was an alien he'd believe it, but he says the next thing as a statement.] You're not human.
onblackwings: (cold | finally found the place you belon)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her frown darkens, but... it would be pretty futile to try to deny it at this point, wouldn't it? She casts a glance around, then leans in to speak in a lower tone. ]

Why do you think that?

[ Cuz she's totally gonna be taking notes. ]
strategic_guile: (There's that chip on my shoulder again)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, good. He was right and wasn't just assuming that because she shifted into a cat she wasn't human. Or shifted from a cat to a human? Whatever.]

You act strangely sometimes. [Slight held tilt, like he's regarding her.] Your mannerisms are off.
onblackwings: (ugh | free the blood that must ensue)

[personal profile] onblackwings 2012-10-29 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Strangely how. [ Barely veiled annoyance there, which she gives into with a frustrated sigh. ] Humans are so picky about their interactions.
strategic_guile: (Shhh! Talking takes concentration!)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-29 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
What do you mean by picky? I'm still talking to you, aren't I? [He looks around and goes to find a place for him to sit and sprawl; the couch she had been sitting on as a cat would do]

Come on, sit. [He waves her forward, but it looks a lot more like he's waving her to sit in his lap than next to her, though his face shows no hints of slyness.]

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