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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
2011-01-13 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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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-15 01:59 am UTC (link)
"I have a plan. It's crazy and might get me killed, but I have a plan. It's also going to require some help...like everyone's help." Matt says.

"I found a massive ley line here in Chicago, but if I know about it, a few other people do, too. I want to keep anyone else from getting to it, but...there's another issue.

The island doesn't like visitors." Matt says.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-16 02:22 am UTC (link)
One eyebrow arched.

"What island and what are you planning? It goes without saying that I'm in, but I need to know how many first aid kids you're gonna need."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-16 02:25 am UTC (link)
"Is there any chance I can explain this and you can offer to just wait at your place until I get there, if I'm not killed while we attempt this?" Matt asks.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-16 02:32 am UTC (link)
"You know damned well that's not going to happen."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-16 02:44 am UTC (link)
Matt sighs and shrugs.

"Well, I had to try, right?" Matt asks with a smile.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-16 02:52 am UTC (link)
Shelly shakes her head.

"Why do you always have to try the 'honey, why don't you sit tight at home and wait for me then we can go to dinner after clean demon blood out of my hair' routine?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-16 03:15 am UTC (link)
"Maybe because I'd prefer it if I knew you were safe rather than somewhere you can get hurt or killed?" Matt suggests.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-16 03:20 am UTC (link)
"You don't realize that I would prefer you be somewhere safe, do you?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-16 03:33 am UTC (link)
"Yes, but since that's not really possible, we go with the next best thing, which is /you/ being somewhere safe." Matt nods sagely.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-16 04:27 am UTC (link)
"How is that the next best thing? What good is me being safe if you're not? You need me, Matt, to keep your ass from getting eaten by a dragon."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-16 04:47 am UTC (link)
"Shelly, come on. Everyone knows that there are no more dragons." Matt jokes. He quickly sees that she's not having any of this, though, and sighs.

"Hey, have I failed to come back yet? Have a little faith, Pretty Lady." Matt says, taking her hand.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-16 04:50 am UTC (link)
"I don't even like thinking about a time when you might not come back, Matt. I don't much like the idea of you going out and not coming back and me not being there to at least punch the sonofabitch who did it." She squeezes his hand. "I'm kind of attached to you."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-16 05:36 am UTC (link)
"The feeling is mutant, Shelly. That's why I like it if you're safe." Matt says.

"But, I need to do this as soon as possible, or we could be swimming in demons and all manner of other evil soon. There's a cult of demon worshipers in this city that I tracked here from L.A. months ago. The trail went cold months ago, but now I've got another lead and I'm going to shut them down." Matt says.

"Can you understand that?" he asks.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-16 05:41 am UTC (link)
"Yes, I can understand that. Tell me how I can help you that isn't me hiding out at home hoping you come back." She smiled, a little. "I want to steal your dog, Matt, not inherit him."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-16 04:01 pm UTC (link)
"Okay, these guys won't be subtle and I'm guessing that only one or two of them really know what they're trying to do, so most of the other people they pick up are lone practitioners or, worse, people who think magic is an easy way to power." Matt surmises.

"They're going to practice some things and do something dumb, possible hurt themselves. Keep an eye out at the hospital for patients that come in with stab wounds, lacerations or the like, or that have OD'd on drugs. Some of them might try to obtain 'enlightenment' through an altered state." Matt says.

"If you come across anyone like that, please call me. The sooner we nail down who's behind this and shut them down, the better.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-17 01:37 am UTC (link)
"I have a rotation in the ER this week. You probably should keep your phone with you that night so I can call you if I see anything unusual. Anything else I should be looking for?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-17 02:11 am UTC (link)
"That will be all I can ask you to cover from your end. I'll have to ask Lynch to watch the arrest reports to see if they bring in addicts or people who are out painting demonic symbols on things.

Maybe I can even get Michelle to help us out, though I'm not sure she's going to be interested in doing so." he says.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-17 02:22 am UTC (link)
"You should ask her just the same. I don't think she has too many friends."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-01-17 02:54 am UTC (link)
"You're right, Shelly, but I don't think she wants them, to be honest." Matt says. He liked Michelle, but he still didn't have the read on her that he'd had on Lynch, Shelly or even Greg.

"Okay, I'll go to that bar she works at and talk to her. And I'll even be nice to the vampires there for the whole time that I stay, despite the fact that one of them tried to jump me when I got home last night." Matt says.

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[info]blackmagicwoman
2011-01-17 02:56 am UTC (link)
"Wait, what about vampires jumping you?"

Girlfriend was not happy.

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