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luministi2012-09-19 11:02 pm
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❧ High Road/Low Road
[At the end of his discussion with everyone in the White Rabbit Pub, Nathan stands, feeling somewhat tired but absolved of what information he's been able to give everyone. His burden feels...less like one now.]
All right. Like I said, we need to find the missing lab. Find the schematics--they may be in Caligin's lab office or in that mansion of his here in town, and that should narrow down where that lab was before things changed around here.
Now, I suggest--[He doesn't get to say what he suggests, not after a red spot suddenly appears on his forehead. A nanosecond later, blood starts to trickle out of the wound and Nathan collapses to the ground. The very moment the bullethole appears, a shot rings out from the door of the pub and in the doorway stands none other than Filippo Resarci, a literal smoking gun in his hand.]
Yes, I agree with that suggestion. Do sit down and shut up for a while. [Resarci puts the gun away in the inside of his jacket pocket, then looks at everyone expectantly.] Oh yes, don't all clap at once! I only just saved you from a pack of bullshit. But I will warn you...[He pulls something else out of his pocket.] Try to do anything to me or get within five feet of me, and you'll get a nasty shock from mister zapper here. [He wiggles a little yellow device, looking them all in the face.]
Good. I'm glad we seem to have an understanding. [And if they don't? Oh well, he's going to talk anyway!] Oh, and don't worry about him there. He won't die from that, unfortunately. Neither will any of you, come to think of it, but I'm not in a killing mood right now.
I'm here to give you all a counter offer. He wants you all to waste time searching for something that he isn't even sure is around here. However, I ran things here last year. I know this place like the back of my hand--and more importantly, I know where to go.
So you have a choice: stay here and do your little fruitless search with a man who could have escaped at any time and only chose now to appear--or come with me. I escaped here once and I can do so again, and let me tell you something else. I am sick and tired of the games these people play. I have been all over the damn galaxy looking for people and hiding from others. I haven't had a single goddamn home-cooked meal in over a year. I'm done with it. And once I'm rid of you, I'm rid of my problems.
Now, I know this might be a little much to think about. Yes, I'm the guy who tortured you all last year, blah blah blah. [He waves a dismissive hand.] I'm over it--and you should be too. No need to live in the past.
[His eyes flicker to a watch on the hand that's still holding the yellow device.] Hmm, time's almost up. He'll be up and about soon. So, make your minds up soon! I won't steal you all away just yet. You'll want to get everything in order because once we leave, you're never coming back. Take your time. After a certain amount of time has passed, I'll contact you all again with a location. Be ready.
And if I were you? I'd think twice about that guy. He waited this long to tell you things. What else hasn't he told you? [He shrugs, a small smile on his face.] Food for thought. See you soon. [His fingers flip open the yellow device, presses a button--and disappears in a flash of shimmering light.]
[Once Filippo leaves, Nathan groans, wipes the blood away from his forehead (the wound has healed itself), and sits up long enough to retrieve his CAT from the table before he too disappears. But he doesn't get any flashy lights. He's just gone--and he's very angry.]
[And elsewhere...the man in black grins at all he sees.]
Plot Details: High Road/Low Road
All right. Like I said, we need to find the missing lab. Find the schematics--they may be in Caligin's lab office or in that mansion of his here in town, and that should narrow down where that lab was before things changed around here.
Now, I suggest--[He doesn't get to say what he suggests, not after a red spot suddenly appears on his forehead. A nanosecond later, blood starts to trickle out of the wound and Nathan collapses to the ground. The very moment the bullethole appears, a shot rings out from the door of the pub and in the doorway stands none other than Filippo Resarci, a literal smoking gun in his hand.]
Yes, I agree with that suggestion. Do sit down and shut up for a while. [Resarci puts the gun away in the inside of his jacket pocket, then looks at everyone expectantly.] Oh yes, don't all clap at once! I only just saved you from a pack of bullshit. But I will warn you...[He pulls something else out of his pocket.] Try to do anything to me or get within five feet of me, and you'll get a nasty shock from mister zapper here. [He wiggles a little yellow device, looking them all in the face.]
Good. I'm glad we seem to have an understanding. [And if they don't? Oh well, he's going to talk anyway!] Oh, and don't worry about him there. He won't die from that, unfortunately. Neither will any of you, come to think of it, but I'm not in a killing mood right now.
I'm here to give you all a counter offer. He wants you all to waste time searching for something that he isn't even sure is around here. However, I ran things here last year. I know this place like the back of my hand--and more importantly, I know where to go.
So you have a choice: stay here and do your little fruitless search with a man who could have escaped at any time and only chose now to appear--or come with me. I escaped here once and I can do so again, and let me tell you something else. I am sick and tired of the games these people play. I have been all over the damn galaxy looking for people and hiding from others. I haven't had a single goddamn home-cooked meal in over a year. I'm done with it. And once I'm rid of you, I'm rid of my problems.
Now, I know this might be a little much to think about. Yes, I'm the guy who tortured you all last year, blah blah blah. [He waves a dismissive hand.] I'm over it--and you should be too. No need to live in the past.
[His eyes flicker to a watch on the hand that's still holding the yellow device.] Hmm, time's almost up. He'll be up and about soon. So, make your minds up soon! I won't steal you all away just yet. You'll want to get everything in order because once we leave, you're never coming back. Take your time. After a certain amount of time has passed, I'll contact you all again with a location. Be ready.
And if I were you? I'd think twice about that guy. He waited this long to tell you things. What else hasn't he told you? [He shrugs, a small smile on his face.] Food for thought. See you soon. [His fingers flip open the yellow device, presses a button--and disappears in a flash of shimmering light.]
[Once Filippo leaves, Nathan groans, wipes the blood away from his forehead (the wound has healed itself), and sits up long enough to retrieve his CAT from the table before he too disappears. But he doesn't get any flashy lights. He's just gone--and he's very angry.]
[And elsewhere...the man in black grins at all he sees.]
Plot Details: High Road/Low Road
- Well, that was quite the interruption! But it's okay, you all can breathe now. Nathan will be all right, but it's been one hell of a day for him.
Now, he's told everyone various things, but he's also explained a lot, or he hopes anyway. No doubt what he's said has left even more questions--or perhaps even confirmed some things that people might have been thinking for some time now. I'm curious to see what all everyone thinks!! Of course, I won't be able to clarify everything; just what Nathan said in case anything was confusing for anyone. I still have a couple cards tucked up my sleeve~
Like, well, everyone's favorite CEO, Filippo Resarci. He didn't say when he'd be back, but he'll contact people in two weeks, so real world time, that puts us on October 3rd. Probably evening/night time again. After that point, we'll be in the final phases of endgame.
The theme for this final main plot is choice--but then again, that's always been there. Choices and consequences... You're being asked to make one hell of a big decision: do you trust in Nathan? Or do you trust Filippo? Both have their pros and cons, but...who will lead you home and who will doom you to a greater hell than you're already in?
Your characters will have time to think about it and discuss their plans with each other over the course of this plot. And they'll have a little help. Two helpers, in fact!--in the form of their own shoulder angels and devils. Each character can only see their own, but each time a decision pops up, like whether one should tell the truth about a friend's new haircut, whether they'd like the cheesecake or the danish for dessert, or if they should search for the lab anyway while they're waiting for Filippo to return, the angel and devil will pop up.
Now, you can have thorough conversations with your angel and devil about whether you should have that cheesecake or the danish (that's an example, of course; one should always go for the cheesecake if one isn't lactose intolerant), but...other characters can see you have those conversations. It'll be a bit weird too, and they can react to that. (It's like the second half of this vid, actually.)
Closer to the end of the two weeks, I'll be putting up a poll in the ooc comm asking what everyone's decision is. Think carefully. Feel free to discuss things with each other, including what all you learned from Nathan--and what you heard from Filippo.
As always, if you have questions/concerns/comments, please leave them here for me, or through other means of communication!
Enjoy~