Kevin Kinross (better_now) wrote in exiles,
@ 2011-01-24 21:50:00

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Dogs of War: Prelude
They arrived in a new place. Kev looked around. They were in an alleyway in New York City. No dead bodies surrounded them. Always nice. No rampaging mental patients at the moment, also nice. And there was a newspaper. January date. "Worthington Enterprises donates $1 billion to Lenore St. Croix Foundation. Subhead: "Also $10 million to CEO's mutant-specialty alma mater." Kev grinned. "What a terribly normal newspaper." There are sounds above and quite some ways away, and Kev looks up to see, swinging between the skyscrapers, four superheroes on weblines: one in crimson and navy, one in scarlet and azure, one in maroon and gold, and one in black and white.

Kev beams. "CIVILIZATION AT LAST!"

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	rogue_star 2011-01-25 02:43 am UTC (link)
	Sarah blinks. "Wait... what?" she looks at Kev, then looks at the other two people with them, and the lack of a Bullseye. "Guys, company." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2011-01-25 02:44 am UTC (link)
	"I still think four Spider-Mans is unnatural," Natasha said as she watched the four go overhead. She turned when Sarah said something. "I see. Guess Lester got to go home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2011-01-25 02:54 am UTC (link)
	"Four Spider-Men is what a sensible world looks like... oh, hello." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-01-25 03:00 am UTC (link)
	Dane is visibly shocked by the loss of Lester. They'd met through combat, but Lester was a good man and teammate. He notes the newcomers and says nothing, waiting for a cue from his remaining teammates on how to respond. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	a_pal 2011-01-25 03:10 am UTC (link)
	Gwenny's eyes go one place. Captain America's Shield. She steps right up to the lady with it and stands up staright. "Gwendolyne Lou Sabuki, 'Golden Girl,' reporting for duty under threat of the deaths of everyone I love and becoming a fascist, Ma'am!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notallhunkydory 2011-01-25 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Dorrek also recognizes the Shield and his eyebrows shoot up toward his hairline for a moment. Then he spots the hammer and he has to resist the urge to whistle under his breath. Instead, he lifts a hand in a brief wave, checking out the rest of the team. "Dorian Valentine, Green Marvel. Roughly what she said." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rogue_star 2011-01-25 03:31 am UTC (link)
	Wait... there's a name she recognizes. Goes a long way back, but... "Wait... wait... Gwenny Lou, who?" she starts. No, she doesn't get the pop culture. Oh, right, team leader. "Sarah Rogers, aka Crusader. Looks like we have a few moments of quiet. Everyone want to make introductions, then we can get organized?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2011-01-25 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"Little late for Christmas, Sarah," Kev mutters, looking them over. "But anyway, welcome to the gang. I'm Kev. Kev Kinross. Glad you got through the nightmare speeches already. Now you get to start out in a reasonable reality...." a slow smile. "It might even be mine. I wanna call my mum..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iron_widow 2011-01-25 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"Natasha Romanova. Iron Widow." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2011-01-26 01:55 am UTC (link)
	And Kev is happily going down the street, gleeful at any similarity to 'civlization.' "See! There's a Lenore St. Croix center. They'll always let a fellow freak use the phone." And he'll drag Dane towards some very, very high-security doors at a little storefront. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-01-26 02:20 am UTC (link)
	"Are you certain they'll allow us inside? What is a Lenore St. Croix center?" Dane asks curiously. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-01-26 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"That makes sense, I suppose. I still do not understand the desire to harm people who look like you when the are demons that would eat all of us no matter what we looked like on the outside. If people were intelligent, they would band together against the darkness before it consumed them whole." Dane grumbles. Perhaps he'd just gone off on a tangent, there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	better_now 2011-01-26 02:47 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, probably, but neither subspecies is terribly clever, by large," Kev says absently as he waits for someone to pickup. He hangs up, frowns, and dials again. "No answer at Mum's research center. Trying the Summerses' private number at the Institute...." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-01-26 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Dane keeps a suspicious eye out on anyone else in the area, warning them away with a look that might freeze blood in one's veins while Kevin dials. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	steelandsorcery 2011-01-26 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"I get this feeling we're about to start having problems." Dane says. It is not a question. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Sarah, Gwenny and Dorrek/Valentine a_pal 2011-01-26 03:24 am UTC (link)
	Rooftops are fine," Gwenny says earnestly, heading for a fire escape to climb it up. "I don't know about anybody's abilities but Mr. Valentine's -- he explained what a mutant is, though -- and, well, you have the shield. I do the radiant light, if that makes me the right Gwenny." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Sarah, Gwenny and Dorrek/Valentine a_pal 2011-01-26 03:34 am UTC (link)
	Gwenny appreciates the assistance with the ladder. Then she listens attentively. At the prompting, she asks, "What's a Stark?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Sarah, Gwenny and Dorrek/Valentine a_pal 2011-01-26 04:13 am UTC (link)
	Gwenny listens and nods. "Oh." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)