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notquiteright ([info]notquiteright) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-05-12 15:09:00


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Entry tags:gregory price, inactive - gene kalso, inactive - karen lynch, inactive - matt walker, inactive - michelle clarke, inactive - shelly drumm, inactive - vincent vasquez, plot-"baptism of shadows", team - midnight sons

In a darker area of Chicago, there's an apartment building that has seen better days. It's still livable but doesn't look nice at all. And it has one resident, the man that owns it. Gene Kalso, aka The Breaker. To the untrained eye the building is normal. But to those with the right abilities, the building has some pretty good mystic defenses. There are some security cameras cleverly hidden outside too.

He's in the lobby tonight, watching a TV and eating some pizza. The lobby is pretty nice and fixed up and the casually dressed Gene's got his feet propped up on the desk. A security camera overhead watches the door but Gene knows some of his contacts are coming and bringing him something interesting. Something about a body and a laptop. Gene wasn't paying attention to the phone call. But he's still waiting.

"Man, these Mythbusters losers are just jokes," Gene laughs as he takes a swig of the beer he's got with him.



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[info]shadowofadoubt
2010-05-13 07:27 pm UTC (link)
Vinny parks the car and then leads the way in to Gene's, knocking on the door and then letting himself in. "Hey Gene, how's it hanging?" he asks as he winds through the lobby, a grin on his sun-shaded face. Yes. Vinny wears his sunglasses at night.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2010-05-14 03:42 am UTC (link)
Shelly followed a few steps behind. Vinny knew this guy and while that wasn't exactly "good enough" it was something. At least he wasn't a total stranger. Still, she wondered if perhaps Matt and Lynch should be in on this, too. She left a message for Lynch and asked her to find Matt, too.

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[info]notquiteright
2010-05-14 04:54 am UTC (link)
Gene looks up as security alerts him to the incoming people. He looks up in time to see Vinny and Shelly enter and offers a grin.

"Low and a little to the left," he answers Vinny, turning off the TV and hopping to his feet. "Pizza? Extra cheese, onion, and garlic," he offers.

"So..." he stretches. "Vat iz it zat you have brought me?" he asks, sudden bad accent. "And who are you?" the accent's gone as he speaks to Shelly.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2010-05-16 06:08 am UTC (link)
"Dr. Shelly Drumm. I'm a necromancer and an acquaintance of Vinny's. And that is something we found in the van of some vampire cultists. We need to know what's on it."

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[info]fullmoonfever
2010-05-16 06:19 am UTC (link)
Greg stood in the back of the room with cigarette in hand. His over coat was closed seeing how he only had a pair of spandex shorts on underneath it.

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[info]bite_me
2010-05-16 03:30 pm UTC (link)
Michelle hung back as well, keeping close to Greg. This had all passed so far beyond her understanding that it was almost ridiculous. Vampires--she hadn't even believed in them until she'd maybe turned into one. Even if she didn't seem to have the traditional vampire thing going on.

Which left the question of just what she was.

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[info]notquiteright
2010-05-16 04:04 pm UTC (link)
Gene nods, lowering the goggles resting on his head over his eyes. "Drumm, eh...I've heard that name before..." he trails off idly. "Vampire cult? Oh come now, I hate Twilight fans too but they're hardly a cult," he says.

Before he can say more, Gene's attention is drawn away. "Hey! Don't stand over there too long," he calls to Michelle and Greg. "Security might decide you're a threat. Especially you...whatever you are. Interesting..." he points to Michelle. He stares for a moment before pushing away from the desk and rolling along on the chair he's sitting in.

"To my lab! Bring what you brought me!" he laughs, heading down a hall while still on the chair. Eventually he leads the way to something that looks like some kind of weird cross between a mechanic's work bench, a doctor's office, and a magic user's work space. Gene gestured to a nearby area with chairs helpfully marked 'waiting' beyond some hanging beads. There were even various magazines ranging from Kid Disney to Hustler out there.

Rolling over to a bench, Gene flashes a grin and turns to the others. "Okay! Gimme gimme gimme!" he laughs, holding out his hands for whatever it is they brought him.

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[info]bite_me
2010-05-18 09:39 pm UTC (link)
With a brief look over at Greg, Michelle headed further inside with the others.

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[info]fullmoonfever
2010-05-18 11:24 pm UTC (link)
Greg shook his head and followed Michelle in.

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[info]small_but_tough
2010-05-19 12:17 am UTC (link)
Lynch came into the building looking pissed. “We have a problem, I tried to get in contact with Matt and he hasn’t gotten back to me yet. He is never like this unless something is wrong.”

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[info]shadowofadoubt
2010-05-19 12:23 am UTC (link)
Vinny followed after Gene, a black bag in his hands. It's not until he got back into the workspace that he started to open it up and pulled out what appears to be a normal enough laptop and passed that over to Gene. He then pulled his sunglasses off and turned a bit, a brow raising as Lynch made her way in.

"Do we need to mount a rescue squad?" he asked, quite seriously.

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[info]notquiteright
2010-05-19 12:32 am UTC (link)
Letting out a little laugh, Gene snatches the laptop once it's offered. He places it on his work station and immediately gets to work. The man doesn't even glance up when Matt is mentioned.

"Who's Matt and why should I be concerned?"

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[info]fullmoonfever
2010-05-19 11:00 pm UTC (link)
"Don't look at me. I don't know a Matt."

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2010-05-19 11:04 pm UTC (link)
"I think it's a bit premature, calling it a rescue squad. We should go looking for him. Lynch, you have an idea of where we might start? If not, I have an idea."

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[info]bite_me
2010-05-19 11:08 pm UTC (link)
"Uh... who's Matt?"

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[info]small_but_tough
2010-05-19 11:18 pm UTC (link)
“Yeah, this is way too early to call in the rescue. I’d say we check out where he’s been staying in town, I can take a few people there in a bit,” Lynch said having brought her car with her. “As to who Matt is he’s a Wizard and detective and damn good one at that.”

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-05-21 12:42 am UTC (link)
It's been a craptastic night for Matt Walker.

He might have met up with the group earlier to discuss what was going on, but the cultists that attacked everyone showed up at his place, wanting him to come with them, and they weren't exactly particular on whether he was conscious or unconscious when he did so.

Safe to say, there was a firefight...with actual fire.

There were dead people (which would make Karen angry, but it was self-defense..like always), and then there was him. With a smashed cellphone, cracked ribs, and a very nasty cut on his head, Matt somehow managed the tracking spell to find Karen, and hailed a cab to fall into to drive him to her location.

Eventually, he knocks on a door, then leans heavily against it, waiting for someone to answer.

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[info]fullmoonfever
2010-05-21 09:07 am UTC (link)
"Expecting someone?" Greg asked before taking a long draw off his cigarette.

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[info]notquiteright
2010-05-21 09:14 am UTC (link)
Gene nods along as who Matt is gets explained. It's filed away for later. Continuing to work on the laptop, spinning magic and technological means to determine just what the encryption is.

Mumbling and making little noises as he works, Gene eventually sets a box covered in runes next to the laptop and connects it via USB. A quick spell and he sits back. "Shouldn't be much longer now..." he trails off with a little laugh.

When the door is knocked on, the security systems alert Gene to a visitor. The mad scientist stands and lifts his goggles from his eyes. "No," he says simply.

"I'll be right back," Gene remarks, heading upstairs as his little machine works on the laptop.
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Not expecting anyone to follow him, Gene heads back upstairs while muttering about girl scouts and their evil but wonderful cookies. Opening the door, he blinks when he sees Matt.

"Huh. Who sent me a bleed-o-gram?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-05-21 10:03 pm UTC (link)
Matt groans.

"Cultists-R-Us. They do catering, sacrifices and bah mitzvahs." he murmurs.

"I'm looking for Karen Lynch, but your floor looks nice." Matt says.

Then he collapses at Gene's feet. There is actually a knife sticking out of his back.

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[info]notquiteright
2010-05-21 10:08 pm UTC (link)
"Why yes, my floor does look nice, thank you," Gene replies with a grin. He blinks when Matt falls and crouches down to examine him.

"Nice knife," he says. There's a moment before he drags Matt up to his feet and kicks the door closed. Slowly, he makes his way back downstairs while carrying Matt.

"Oh, Ms. Lynch!" Gene sing-songs. "I have a visitor for you."

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[info]small_but_tough
2010-05-21 11:03 pm UTC (link)
“Shit,” Lynch said as she rushed to check on Matt. Even from here she could tell that he was in rough shape.

“Someone should check outside quickly to make sure whoever did this wasn’t following him or else we might have a big fight on our hands soon,” She once she got to Matt, “And anyone who know more than the basics on medical stuff or knows healing magic would certainly be of help here.” Karen had basic medical training but this stuff looked really bad and beyond her capabilities.

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[info]bite_me
2010-05-21 11:05 pm UTC (link)
Michelle tensed for a moment, the smell of the blood almost intoxicating. She clenched her fists and closed her eyes, trying to block it out.

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[info]fullmoonfever
2010-05-22 12:47 am UTC (link)
Greg put a hand on Michelle's shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze.

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[info]this_fire_burns
2010-05-22 01:14 am UTC (link)
Matt hears Karen's voice as he comes to for a moment and offers a grin of sorts.

"Which is...funny, because I won the fight, Lynch. You should see the other guys." he says, groaning a little.

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(no subject) - [info]blackmagicwoman, 2010-05-22 01:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]notquiteright, 2010-05-22 01:50 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bite_me, 2010-05-22 01:58 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]small_but_tough, 2010-05-22 02:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]blackmagicwoman, 2010-05-22 08:37 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]fullmoonfever, 2010-05-22 01:25 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]bite_me, 2010-05-22 04:58 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]this_fire_burns, 2010-05-23 01:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]blackmagicwoman, 2010-05-25 03:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]this_fire_burns, 2010-05-26 01:33 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]blackmagicwoman, 2010-05-26 01:26 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]this_fire_burns, 2010-06-02 11:31 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]blackmagicwoman, 2010-06-02 11:35 pm UTC
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