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ng_independent ([info]ng_independent) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-01-11 21:24:00


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Entry tags:inactive - shelly drumm, npc - anvarael, team - midnight sons

A Warning
He walks into Chicago General Hospital in a sharp gray suit custom-tailored to his six-foot-four inch frame, looking as though he'd stepped straight off the pages of GQ Magazine and into real life. Both male and female heads turn as he walks in off the street, making his way straight to Nurses' Station. He flashes a pristine smile at the nurse on duty, who happens to be sipping a cup of coffee when he arrives.

Her coffee ends up all over her and her keyboard, and she leaps out of her chair, though she doesn't immediatley bother to clean herself, or her workstation, up.

"M-may I help you, sir?" the nurse asks haltingly.

"Yes, you can." he says, his voice a mixture of smoke, silk and honey. Again, he flashes that pristine smile. "I'm hoping to see Doctor Shelly Drumm. Is she in today?" 

"Um, I think she'll be back in her office shortly." the nurse says.

"I know where it is." he says. "I'll wait."

With that, he walks away from the Nurses' Station and heads toward the elevator, pretending not to notice when one of the candy-stripers runs her cart of meds headlong into a pillar because she's so distracted.

Soon enough, Anvarael waits inside Shelly's office, looking around at her various personal items. Plaques, pictures and certificates adorn the walls and he finds himself once again enthralled with humanity. They are such beautiful creatures, even if they /are/ trying their level best to kill themselves in this century.

It's always hardest to save those who will not save themselves.

 



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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-12 04:38 am UTC (link)
Shelly didn't have a patient today until nine so she had intended to use the hour before that appointment going over some files and research. A patient with a recurring bacterial infection was seeing her later and Shelly hoped to have answers. She'd gone to pull a file and wasn't expecting a visitor on her return.

"Excuse me, can I help you?"

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[info]ng_independent
2011-01-12 04:40 am UTC (link)
"Dr. Shelly Drumm, I presume?" Anvarael asks, looking down at the shorter woman. He wasn't /quite/ Matt's height, but he was close.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-12 04:42 am UTC (link)
Men. They were always so damn tall. She found herself looking up a bit at him, much as she had to do with Matt. And her Dad. And Patrick. And Greg. And pretty much everyone male.

Even goddamn Dracula.

"Yes, I am Dr. Drumm. And I don't recall having an appointment this morning. Was there something I could help you with?"

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[info]ng_independent
2011-01-12 04:56 am UTC (link)
"Yes, there is. You can deliver a message to the Outsider for us." Anvarael says.

"Tell him that he should be more discerning of who he makes enemies of and whom he befriends. Otherwise, he may find the chain of events that he sets into motion to be the end of him.

And then end of the rest of the Midnight Sons." he says, his expression neutral, though his blue eyes hold a trace of sadness, or pity, within them.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-12 05:00 am UTC (link)
"I'm sorry...what?"

This was unexpected.

"Who exactly is the Outsider and who exactly are you?" She crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm not keen on playing errand girl."

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[info]ng_independent
2011-01-12 05:04 am UTC (link)
"I think you know to whom I refer. He slept in your bed last night, did he not?" Anvarael asks.

"Young Janus would be wise to give up his vendetta against his father before it leads all of you to ruin." he says.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-12 05:06 am UTC (link)
"Janus? Okay, first up, you didn't answer my question. Second...what business of it is anyone's who sleeps in my bed? Thirdly...his name is Matt and his father is an asshole. I have the scars to prove it. Now, kindly answer my question and tell me who you are."

Shelly hadn't even begun with the questions.

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[info]ng_independent
2011-01-12 05:20 am UTC (link)
There was a time, long ago, when no human would have dared to speak in that tone to him, let alone /demand/ that he answer her questions. Long ago, she would have be cowering at his feet, begging his permission to do anything other than breathe.

In this day and age, however, he's lucky if he can get annoyed indifference at a coffee shop without revealing himself fully.

"His /name/ is Janus Tepes, and he is the son of Dracula. I am a...concerned party that would rather not see all of you throw your lives away needlessly in a battle that you cannot win at this point.

You may call me Aeron, if you require a name." he says.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-12 05:41 am UTC (link)
"Sit down, Aeron."

Shelly moved from his shadow and went to sit behind her desk. It was a subconscious measure of establishing norm in the situation. She was a doctor and used to holding the control of the situation in her own office but more than that, she was Jericho's daughter. She wasn't going to simply cower or accept half-answers. Neither was she going to be rude, however.

"Can I get you some coffee? The man you call Janus Tepes calls himself Matt Walker. That is who he is as far as I am concerned and I would still like to know precisely how you know anything about him. Or him and I. I'm aware he's Dracula's son. I am also aware that his father is a monster. I'm not going to be able to just go home and level your message to my boyfriend without some context for why you're here and whose message you bring."

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[info]ng_independent
2011-01-12 06:04 am UTC (link)
"Thank you, but I prefer to stand." Aeron says, keeping his eyes upon Shelly.

"I'm well aware of what he /calls/ himself, but who he /is/ is the matter at hand, Dr. Drumm. I have known you, Janus, Karen Lynch and Michelle Clarke since before your ancestors were born." Aeron says simply.

"I represent a collection of beings dedicated to keeping humanity from being destroyed by beings from outside the natural order. At times we aid or empower mortals to fight for themselves, in order that they might inspire the rest of humanity to take up the fight. Sadly, more people fought against the darkness in the old times than do now." he says.

"Janus...is special. He is life created partially from death, but he is not the only child of Dracula, Shelly. There are others, and they /will/ come for him. They will not care how many humans stand between him and they; they will burn this city to the ground slay him if necessary.

I tried to impart this knowledge to both Frank Drake and Ian McNee twenty-seven years ago, but neither would hear me. McNee still thinks he is protecting the boy by telling him as little as possible. Meanwhile, there are other forces that would use Janus to bring about the end of the world, and it would be far to easy for them to do so, because Janus is ruled by his heart. He cannot abide watching the weak suffer, and therefore, will literally spit in the face of a god even if he knows he has no hope of winning." Aeron says.

"Am I correct or incorrect in assessment of Janus?" he asks.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-12 06:11 am UTC (link)
"Sometimes gods need spat at," Shelly muttered. She didn't want to admit it, but Aeron had Matt's number no two ways about it.

"You assess him, but you don't know him. Nor do you know any of us beyond what you assess. Matt will no more roll over and let Dracula get away with his nefarious deeds than I will cure cancer; it's more complex. Matt's not just one of Fang's kids and he's not just a conduit for nasty beings to do terrible things. You don't know Matt and you don't know us.

But I'll give him your message."

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[info]ng_independent
2011-01-12 06:21 am UTC (link)
Aeron simply shakes his head. He agrees with Shelly on her assessments of gods, but it wouldn't do well to tell her that. She might go and /do/ it in short order.

They all will.

"Please see that you do." Aeron says, and turns to go. He's nearly there, before he stops, his back to Shelly.

"You're the inheritor of your father's courage and abilities, Shelly. But you also inherited your mother's beauty and kind heart. Janus is lucky to have found you. He listens to you. Perhaps you can force him to consider his choices before he makes them." Aeron says.

With that, he opens the door and steps outside of it, closing it.

If Shelly opens the door after him, Aeron is gone.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-12 03:26 pm UTC (link)
The comment about her mother catches Shelly off guard and she pauses just a moment before going after him, opening the door to find him gone.

"Megan, I need you to shift my morning appointments to Dr. Hammond. Something's come up that I need to take care of. I'll be back after lunch."

She grabbed her coat and purse and pulled out her cell phone to dial Matt.

"Hey, can I meet with you? I had an unusual visitor today."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-13 01:34 am UTC (link)
Matt is sitting at his desk at the office, going over some information Lynch gave him regarding a few missing persons cases. People are vanishing around Chicago, and they don't seem to have any links to each other.

Part of Matt wants to rule it out as people slowly leaving town before filming for that terrible movie "Sudden Justice II" starts in a month or so.

He picks up his phone and smiles at the call from Shelly.

"Yeah, sure. I'm at the office. I was just about to order lunch. You want burgers?" he asks.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-13 01:59 am UTC (link)
"I'm good with burgers. You know what I like. I'll be there in about ten or so. If you call the order into Mac's, I'll pick it up. Sound good?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-13 02:47 am UTC (link)
"Sounds good. Calling it in now." Matt says, hanging up with Shelly to call Mac's. He then turns the sign on his office door to "Out to Lunch" and waits for Shelly to arrive.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-13 02:54 am UTC (link)
Shelly shows up right on time with the food. She lets herself in and hands Matt the bag...before going to give Whisper his lunch--chicken fingers.

"You're so handsome when you're at work." A light kiss and she sits down to eat.

"Matt, I had a visitor to the office today. He referred to you adamantly as Janus Tepes."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-13 03:16 am UTC (link)
Whisper nuzzles Shelly. She is his Second Favorite Human and she knows it. He hopes that Matt keeps her.

Otherwise, he's going to live with her after the break-up.

Matt smiles, accepting the kiss and passing her a burger, before taking up his own. Her words make him put it down immediately, rubbing the bridge of his nose in consternation.

"I'm getting really sick of hearing that name." Matt says quietly.

"Did this visitor tell you who he was or what he wanted? I'm sure this was an indirect message from the Big Fang himself." Matt grouses.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-13 03:22 am UTC (link)
"Actually, Matt...this guy wasn't from Big Fang. This guy was too clean spiritually. I don't know precisely what he was, but he sure as shit wasn't from the dark side.

He said his name was Aeron and he wouldn't give me much in the way of straight answers, but he certainly wanted me to steer you away from Drac."

Shelly reached her hand to his.

"Hey. You're Matt Walker. I refuse to accept any other name for you. Which is more or less what I told this Aeron guy."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-13 04:36 am UTC (link)
"Did he tell you anything else about himself? Did he say anything else or try to harm you?" Matt asks.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-13 04:38 am UTC (link)
"He knew us, all of us, Matt. He claimed to have known us even before our ancestors were children." She pauses. "No, he didn't try to harm me. Quite the opposite. He said he was trying to protect us, in a sense. I felt completely safe with him, even if he was annoying the shit out of me."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-14 02:35 am UTC (link)
"Okay, that sounds like eldritch being talk right there, Shelly. The next time this Aeron guy comes near you, do /not/ speak with him. Call me immediately. I don't care what's going on." Matt says, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He doesn't like the sound of this at all, but he'll have to get a look at this guy before he knows anything further.

"Did he say anything else?" Matt asks.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-14 02:39 am UTC (link)
"He said that there are forces in play that will use you to bring about the end of the world...or at minimum destroy us...if you continue on this path. I'm paraphrasing mind you; I had a guy in my office the likes of which was making candy stripers run into walls from staring at him while walking. And why this guy thinks I can talk you out of anything is completely beyond me."

She tilts her head.

"You're thinking something."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-14 03:18 am UTC (link)
"Well, this guy came to /you/ to talk about me, rather than coming to me. Either he's heard of me, and is pretty sure I'll wipe the floor with him...or he knows who I am and that I can peg him for whatever he is and he doesn't want it getting out." Matt says.

"Both of those aren't comforting thoughts. He's either counting on you to talk me out of what I plan to do or he's trying to get you to talk me out of it, just so I'll actually /do/ it." he says.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-14 03:20 am UTC (link)
"I'm pretty damn sure he really wants me to talk you out of it. I'm sort of a good judge of these things. But I also think he's insane if he thinks I really can talk you out of anything. You're a stubborn man," Shelly says.

"But I want to know why he's so concerned. I want to know what exactly is going on."

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