Kristoff Vernard, aka Kristoff Von Doom (discardedheir) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-06-09 11:19:00

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awesome andrea, kristoff vernard, npc - stature, plot-"family affair", team - fantastic four, vincent vernard

Family Affairs, Cont.
Kristoff woke, very sore, head pounding. He was out of his armor, his hands restrained and locked behind his back. He hadn't ascertained what kind of lock yet, because he was busy noticing the other compartments. Separating everyone via transparent plastic was fairly...classic. He spotted Vincent first, apparently well; Kristoff was actually grateful just to see him even under the circumstances, with all he'd started to fear...
Cassandra, too, though she didn't seem to have regained consciousness, seemed essentially unharmed.
There wasn't a fourth compartment. Instead, outside any of the plastic confines, standing next to his own armor, was Andrea's body. And set beside Cassie was Andrea's head.

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	staturity 2009-06-10 12:49 am UTC (link)
	Cassie was slow to wake. Her brain felt like it wanted to burst out of her skull. She was in no hurry to do anything until she remembered what had happened. "Scotty!" Cassie jumped awake. She stifled a short cry when she noticed Andrea's head. She would be all right. They could fix her. But this? This was strange. It was not what she would have expected from Kang. (Reply to this)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2009-06-10 01:12 am UTC (link)

Vincent had woken up already, but hadn't been able to take any action. His attempts to teleport out had resulted in some uncomfortable, but not damaging, magical feedback. He'd spent his conscious period glaring intently towards Andrea's damage, mentally reviewing the necessary repair process to keep himself from flying into a screaming rage.

"He's not here, Cassandra." He replied. "Whoever this is was interested in us."

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	staturity 2009-06-10 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"No, it was Kang. He said he was going to take Scotty." For the moment, fear clouded out reason. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2009-06-10 01:23 am UTC (link)

Vincent raised an eyebrow. "If it was Kang, he was masquerading as my father for good measure. If it really were my father, our imprisonment wouldn't be nearly so liberal." He waved an arm around in the free space of his cell to exemplify his point. "Someone looking exactly like Victor Von Doom," (Vincent never referred to him as 'doctor', as he never finished his degree work,) "marched into my school and forced me to play possum to avoid a battle that would have leveled the surroundings."

A somewhat softened version of the encounter, but not a fabrication.

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awesome_andrea
2009-06-10 05:08 am UTC (link)

There are a strange, mechanical sound, and Andrea's eyes opened, followed by her mouth opening wide as in a scream, as her last memory boot was restored.

She blinked her eyes a few times as she attempted to stabilize what systems she could. When she spoke, her voice was more mechanical than usual, separated from the vocal modulation circuits stored in her neck. "My structural integrity has been greatly," a burst of static interrupted her, "compromised."

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discardedheir
2009-06-10 06:27 am UTC (link)

"Andrea, the damage should not be too hard to repair as soon as we can." Then to Cassie. "I'm confident that Scotty's safe for the present," he is, but not quite as much as he's coming off, it's just important for her to not panic. Our...'host' was saying -and seeming - anything to keep us off balance, and it certainly worked on me. But we cannot afford to cede him that anymore. And I agree, Vincent. Your father would certainly not continue matters in quite this fashion, and I would not think it of Kang, either."

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	staturity 2009-06-10 06:48 am UTC (link)
	She felt like such an idiot. "It worked too well on me." She hadn't even thrown a punch. "Sit tight Andrea, I'll be able to help you in a bit." Now if only it were as easy as that. She couldn't shrink her way out of the restraints. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-06-10 07:36 am UTC (link)
	"Vincent," Kristoff asks, looking around -- eyes lingering on his armor, thinking of the new voice-recognition systems just revamped, wondering how much has been looked at -- "Has there been any explicit indication we're being observed?" He knows the absence guarantees nothing, but it's good to check since Vincent seems to have woken first. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2009-06-10 02:13 pm UTC (link)

"As near as I can tell, individual audio and visual recorders trained on each of us, save for Andrea." He looked down at her head, cringing at her pained speech. "I swear we'll have you rebuilt better than before as soon as possible, Andrea." His voice was maybe just a little strained, jaw clenched.

Vincent returned his attention to his brother. "The force-fields are obviously permeable to auditory frequencies and light along the visible spectrum, elsewise we wouldn't be haven't this conversation. I can't teleport out though. Too soon to tell if our captor is using magical counter-measures, or they've simply found a blanket energy frequency to prevent my escape by that means in particular."

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	awesome_andrea 2009-06-10 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank-you Vincent, Kristoff," Andrea said, seemingly rather unconcerned with being in pieces. "Thank-you [kssssch] Vincent, Kristoff," Andrea said, seemingly rather unconcerned with being in pieces. "I was [ksssch--pop!] attacked by the... [kssssh] Thinker," she added. "But this... [hsssssch] seems beyond his capabilities." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

staturity
2009-06-11 12:19 am UTC (link)

That was worrying but Cassie had to block out the concern for her teammate at the moment. Right now she was focusing on getting out of her restraints. And she used to be so good at this when she was younger too.

Her eyes narrowed as she concentrated on building up a mental image of her restraint and what possible locking mechanism it could have.

"Well it's not Kang, Doom, or the Thinker."

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discardedheir
2009-06-11 01:53 am UTC (link)

"But quite capable of impersonating all of them in order to get us disoriented." Kristoff frowned. It added profound irritation to injury (and insult, for that matter); he hated imposters. Even when he was one.

"Yes," he says to Vincent. "If our words were merely being channeled through some broadcast-linked connection, it would sound differently. Kristoff made sure his eyes didn't linger on his armor for more than a second.

Still trying himself, Kristoff looks to see Cassie's restraints as well as he can. "The design looks familiar, but not very...off-world, most likely. Which in light of the circumstances has obvious implications."

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	quitethecharmer 2009-06-11 02:52 am UTC (link)
	Vincent was still surveying his surroundings lazily. "Can any of you ascertain the times of your defeat and capture? We should probably try to narrow down whether we're up against one assailant or multiple." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2009-06-11 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"It was," Andrea began, and the rattled off a time-stamp. "Plus or minus .5 seconds." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-06-11 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"I'm gonna take the fifth on that. With how fast we were taken down I think it's safe to say we're fighting more than one person or one person with a lot of resources available to them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-06-11 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"Before dawn," Kristoff said, starting to acknowledge Cassandra's statement before he was interrupted. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-06-11 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"Flattering, Miss Lang," says the figure walking in. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-06-11 05:01 am UTC (link)
	"A skrull, why am I not surprised. It'd have to take a creepy shapeshifter to find out our secrets. I'm tempted to ask how you did it." As in how he found out hers. Plus she needed to keep him talking anyway. Unless he was going to do a long rambling monologue. That would be helpful. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2009-06-11 05:11 am UTC (link)
	Vincent kept his rage in check, trying to respond with a properly scathing retort. "You're clearly a credit to your maniacal species. Few would have the audacity to impersonate my father." He shook his head, averting his gaze. "Honestly, the oh so inaccurately named 'Super' Skrull concept again? Did the 'great' K'lrt not fail enough for your empire?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2009-06-11 05:19 am UTC (link)
	"I defeated K'lrt quite handily the last time he was on Earth," Andrea observed. "Against the four of us, you stand only a 3% chance of success." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_baddie
2009-06-11 05:31 am UTC (link)

"Advanced preparation is very important in any project, Miss Lang, and it takes information to get information. Additionally, you would be surprised how open some secrets really are."

He blinked slightly at Vincent. "The role seemed appropriate in dealing with the two of you. And proved sufficiently effective."

"I admire the courage of saying such a thing in your condition," the Skrull said as he looked down at Andrea with a smile. "But I have a far broader repertoire than Kl'rt."

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	quitethecharmer 2009-06-11 05:49 am UTC (link)
	"Broader? So I assume you're ugly, incompetent, and smell bad?" Vincent smirked. If nothing else, he'd make his captivity as inconvenient for his captor as it was for himself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-06-11 05:52 am UTC (link)
	"Vincent, this is not the time," Kristoff said. "What is it you want? What sort of information?" He asked, staring blankly at the Skrull. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2009-06-11 07:00 am UTC (link)
	"Your plan will not succeeded, regardless of what it is," Andrea declared. "Your Empire is on the brink of collapsing in upon itself. Any success you gain would be but a Pyrrhic victory." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-06-11 07:22 am UTC (link)
	"To be frank, I want every scrap of data that has helped this accursed planet survive the threats it has faced." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)