Kristoff Vernard, aka Kristoff Von Doom (discardedheir) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-04-04 19:17:00

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kristoff vernard, plot-"what if", vincent vernard

Pawn to e4.

"I hope you have been well," Kristoff politely says to Vincent von Doom, looking t him from across the board in the park.

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quitethecharmer
2010-04-05 02:06 am UTC (link)

Vincent doesn't strike further yet, but he's clearly preparing an offensive with multiple points.

"My capabilities are not sufficient to resolve this situation, that much I admit. However, I am not so wary--" he would never bring himself to say 'afraid' "--of the man that I will sit back and simply be content to wait until the day he decides to use my blood in a mad attempt to cage and treadmill that which would raze a nation, if not all of Europe, for the offense of it."

He takes his hand off the piece, having been considering his move.

"There is no-one else smart enough who also cares enough." He relaxes his gaze, but keeps eye contact. "If not you, then who? I am his blood. If I am to abolish a decree of banishment by a dead monarch and cede the throne, that would be my right."

He strokes his fingers over the bridge of his nose.

"At the very least, I, as well as common sense, would ask that you move this information along to those I am too conspicuous to contact."

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discardedheir
2010-04-05 04:18 am UTC (link)

Kristoff's eyes narrow further at the 'all of Europe' part. "Exaggeration is not the best technique to convince me this isn't some kind of trick, boy. Surely you realize how convenient this looks."

The wheels are turning despite this. Not trusting doesn't mean not thinking.
"You want the message relayed, I presume, to Dr. Strange, Ms. Kale... I believe Mrs. Szardos currently is on one of her more benign Turns...."

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quitethecharmer
2010-04-05 04:03 pm UTC (link)

Vincent rubs his forehead more.

"Kristoff, I won't lie to you. I have no love for him, but I want my freedom, not his death. The path he is on right now, I cannot see it culminating in an outcome that does not include his own demise." A pause. "Although I have calculated a small number of outcomes in which a vast number of other fatalities replace his own."

At the comment about exaggeration, Vincent clarifies. "Ah... that. I don't mean to imply that the sole entity, a primordial elemental, he means to summon would be that damaging, but that the procedure would leave a door best left shut wide open."

He clears his throat, nodding as Kristoff names magically proficient individuals. "Better benign than belligerent at least..." He mutters to himself in Romany, before speaking up again. "My affection for this world is genuine, as is my affection for Latveria, even if your own dwarfs it. I'm not a monster, Kristoff. I don't want to see his ambitions harm anyone, least of all using myself as a component."

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discardedheir
2010-04-06 01:16 am UTC (link)

Kristoff listens. He found his suspicions quite reasonable, of course; if Vincent wanted his father dead for its own sake, telling a presumably gullible castoff to spread the word he was diastrously dangerously insane was plausible.

...It was also easier to suspect he was being used than to face that the Master may have gone that mad.

"I am not saying I believe you for certain. But I will talk to them."

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	quitethecharmer 2010-04-06 01:45 am UTC (link)
	"I don't expect you to believe me, but the situation pleads for a bit more immediate attention than waiting for proof allows." Vincent replies quietly. "Thank you for your consideration." He gestures to the table. "I believe it is your move, Kristoff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

discardedheir
2010-04-06 01:51 am UTC (link)

"The matter will receive attention as soon as the principal parties discussed are available."

"So it is." As he moves a pawn to the seventh row, it should be impossible for any attention from Vincent to miss what he's doing now. But Kristoff already has various other pieces positioned to make the last few moves of the promotion process very difficult for interference. There will be no way to take the pawn before he can move the queen it will become.

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	quitethecharmer 2010-04-06 01:58 am UTC (link)
	Vincent sees the inevitable, and chooses to try to outrun it. He makes an aggressive move with a rook, trying to herd Kristoff's king towards two other potential attackers. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2010-04-06 02:09 am UTC (link)
	Kristoff sees that he can't take the rook because of the backup Vincent has arranged, so he simply moves where his own rook can shield. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2010-04-06 02:22 am UTC (link)
	Vincent reaches for a piece when a signal on his watch goes off. A red light flashes intently. His eyes widen slightly, and he punches in a response. "Kristoff, I believe I must cut our engagement short." He swallows hard. "He wishes for my presence." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2010-04-06 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"I see. Good luck. I apparently have some calls to make." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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