dc_misc (dc_misc) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-01-25 02:11:00

Entry tags:

inactive - jane doe-smith, npc - mia dearden, plot - "call of cthulu"

En Route to a show down
The actors for tonight's play were gathering.

Oh they weren't quite into position just yet. New actors had to be auditioned for new parts. It would remain to be seen if one of them would take on the mask of a hero or a villain while the stage lights up in the dark painting itself with vivid violent colors. Is the city freeing itself or is it falling into a trap?

Questions will be answered soon.

But for now a car speeds through the dark. The driver is on their way. One of the heroes, shining bright enough for some of the more dangerous element to find. The stage is set for this act.

The sky opens up and it begins to rain. The street lights flicker as the car continues weaving in and out of traffic. The driver is hurrying for a very important reason.

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	redarrowmia 2010-01-27 07:33 am UTC (link)
	Mia nodded. "Right," she said, climbing back inside the car. "I can't knock him out anyway. Too risky." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gotham_rogues
2010-01-27 07:38 am UTC (link)

Didi #1's eyes open wide as the rope loses tautness.
"Our therapist was right, Didi, we're backsliding."
"We still have a parting gift for them, Didi." her sister responds as the trash can lid continues to fly along, slowly losing speed and no longer having a control mechanism.

She pumps the squirt-guns attached water grenade launcher, and fires what seems like a water balloon at the open window of the car.
Whether it hits its target or not, it explodes, the liquid spraying over whatever surface it strikes releasing some sort of sweet smelling gas - laughing gas in fact. (normal, not Joker gas)

With that parting shot, the Didis go skidding, eventually hitting a dumpster, both ending up flipping and rolling into the trash.

"We've been dumped, Didi." one says sadly.
"Hos before Bros, sis." the other replies, with a comforting pat on the back.
"What?"

Woof, meanwhile, remains in hot pursuit of the car, giggling madly all the way as he races along on all fours.

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gotham_rogues
2010-01-27 07:45 am UTC (link)

Valmont thanked whichever god was listening that he was as intelligent and well-bred as he was. If he hadn't thought to put a gas-mask into his costume, just under what looked like a simple cloth bandana, he might have had to deal with loosing his grip to an unbearable case of the giggles. Not a very dignified way to go.

But as he had the good sense to equip himself properly (another thank you was sent to which ever higher power might be out there for that intelligence), he was left still clinging to the roof of the car with one hand and tossing another volley of knives at that laughing lunatic. He was running out of knives. "Get back, Mongrel! These ladies are not your meal tonight!"

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	jdoesmith 2010-01-27 07:50 am UTC (link)
	Jane could hear their friend of the night. She almost smiled before remembering that she didn't really care to be called a lady. Yeah sure she was but she wasn't delicate or anything. It didn't matter. They were away from the other cars and pulling towards some warehouses. "Think I should pull over so we can take care of that thing trying to get us?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redarrowmia 2010-01-28 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Mia rolled her eyes. Was this guy seriously for real? "That....might be best. I don't want to shoot him to risk any pile-ups." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gotham_rogues 2010-01-28 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Woof isn't the brightest, but he is fast, very fast. He evades side to side, dodging past the projectiles thrown his way, before one finally hits him. As the knife buries in flesh, the hysterical high pitched laughter turns into a throaty snarl. He lashes out with his claws, tearing right through the hood of a nearby car. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gotham_rogues
2010-01-28 02:51 am UTC (link)

Valmont was all for heroics to impress a woman. But claws that could rend metal would do him greivious bodily harm and that was something he simply could not condone.

"Ladies, I would advise that you DO NOT SLOW DOWN! The mongrel seems intent on making us his meal and from the force of those claws I do believe he has a very good chance of that! Please, keep driving!"

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jdoesmith
2010-01-28 03:01 am UTC (link)

Jane winced at the sight. Their new friend was right. She presses a button and her window rolls down just a fraction.

"Hey! Hold on tight. I'm going to see if I can loose them."

She glances back at Mia as she presses on the gas a little harder. "Hold onto your pants."

She starts taking turns as quickly and as safely as they can afford to. Weaving in-between buildings and onto different streets. She is obeying the traffic laws when she can but is bordering on dangerous to get the people and thing after them as confused as possible.

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	redarrowmia 2010-01-28 03:14 am UTC (link)
	"I can do that. As for holding onto my lunch....can't promise much there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gotham_rogues
2010-01-28 03:20 am UTC (link)

As long as there's something to chase, Woof keeps up hot pursuit. He bounds from car to car, even with them in motion, leaving claw gaps through the metal as he gives chase. A couple times he comes close - they're faster when they have open road, he corners better.
At one point he's close enough to take a good swipe, and with it, Jane is left with four long, deep clawmarks along the back of her car, and Woof, in turn, is left holding onto her rear bumper.

That's as close as he comes though, and as they near Arkham, with a different sort of conflict visible in the distance, he loses track of them around a series of corners.

Chase instinct dying down, he cackles, and heads back to the Jokerz with the bumper over one shoulder to show Ghoul and the Didis his new souveneir of chasing cars.

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	gotham_rogues 2010-01-28 03:32 am UTC (link)
	Valmont, decidedly not pleased with heading toward the loony bin, can only hold on and be thankful that last swipe of claws did not, in fact, graze his legs. After the mutt stops giving chase and it's clear that it has done so, he calls down, "Any time ladies. My stamina may be legendary, but even I have limits." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jdoesmith 2010-01-28 03:40 am UTC (link)
	Jane pulls over and gets out after putting her car into park. She stares at the damage her car took then sighs. It could be much worse. "Thanks for helping us. But we need to part ways. Don't think I can convince you to go where we're heading." She still offers him a smile and holds out her hand to offer him a friendly handshake. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redarrowmia 2010-01-31 03:59 am UTC (link)
	Mia nodded, adjusting her mask. No slipping. Not here, certainly. "It's much appreciated," she said, her tone cool. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

gotham_rogues
2010-01-31 11:20 pm UTC (link)

After slipping off the roof of the car, Valmont nods along to Jane's words, ignoring them mostly and pulling down his mouth covering to breath a bit better. And when she offers her hand, he takes it but draws it to him, flipping it elegantly so he can kiss her knuckles.

"It was an absolute pleasure to be able to aid you, madam," Valmont murmured once his mask was back in place and his voice sufficiently muffled. His fingers released hers reluctantly and he turned to give a polite half bow to Mia, "I am Valmont, might I have the honor of knowing your names?"

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jdoesmith
2010-02-01 08:55 pm UTC (link)

Both eye brows go up and she blinks like a very startled deer. She doesn't quite blush but he has her flustered none the less. She won't dwell on it because she has him pegged as a grifter in her mind from the get go. Something about the way he presents himself just has her feel that way.

She flexes her hand once it's free.

"You can call me Jane." The look she sends to Mia says they need to close this up fast.

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