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Tweak says, "My boating arm!"

Rorschach (_rorschach) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-07-26 02:02:00

Entry tags:

rei hino, rorschach

Who: Rorschach and OPEN
When: Tonight.
Where: New York.
What: Patrolling the streets. Probably stopping some crime. Potentially with a partner, if somebody shows up.
Warnings: I want to say none, but…it’s Rorschach. He’s probably going to break some people. So definitely violence and possibly gore.

Rorschach had spent most of the day on the internet, researching the history of this place. He needed to know the kind of playing field he’d landed in. He’d greeted a few people while doing so, but had then decided to commit himself fully to the research and ignored any new responses. After a few hours, he’d learned most of the big things. Cold War, drastically different outcome to Vietnam, and the Nixon bullshit he’d already discovered…

Then the time came, and he shut down his computer and slipped on his mask and hat. He was a fairly wealthy guy here, which surprised and disturbed him a little. What use did he have for all that money? His life was crimefighting. He supposed he could develop gadgets, as Dreiberg had, but that just wasn’t really his style. He was much more of a street level, “talk or I’ll break your fingers” guy.

Of course, there were no open cases tonight. Tonight was just a typical patrol of the streets. He hoped he’d find something, truthfully. He had way too much on his mind, things that his simplistic worldview was having a hard time dealing with, and he just wanted to take his mind off of it and focus on work. Work, in this case, being a stroll through the shadowy areas of the city, his fedora pulled low and his head down, to keep people from seeing the shifting inkblots of his mask. Other than that, he looked fairly normal. A faded tan trench coat buttoned up, gloved hands stuffed in his pockets, brown work pants, and tough work boots gave off a distinctly noir vibe. If Rorschach realized this, he didn't seem to care.

It was a measure of how out of it Rorschach was that if someone were to run into him, he probably wouldn’t brush them off. At least not until he heard screaming or saw a crime that needed to be dealt with.

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	_rorschach 2008-07-26 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	The inkblots shifted, but that was the only sign that something was changing. His voice, when he spoke, was just as monotonous as earlier. "Nothing so far. Good. Less crime than New York back home." He was used to a New York City that was rife with crime during all hours of the day. This was like some kind of acid trip vacation for him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flame_sniper 2008-07-26 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	Rei nodded. "I was visiting someone. I'm not normally here, I'm normally in Tokyo or London." She shrugged a little and flipped herself back up onto the roof. "Coming?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_rorschach
2008-07-27 12:05 am UTC (link)

He watched her flip back up to the roof, the inkblots shifting again. So she thought her powers weren't impressive? They were to a guy that had absolutely none.

What he did have, though, was the grappling gun Dreiberg made for him, back when they were partners. It wasn't much, but it would do the trick. He moved into the nearest alley, making sure he was covered in heavy shadow, and then pulled the gun from under his trench coat. It looked, well, like a grappling gun. A fairly simple design really, nothing hi-tech or fancy about it.

He took aim for the roof and fired, the gun making no sound at all as it propelled the grappling tool towards the roof. It hit exactly where he was aiming, and after testing the line, he swiftly climbed up the side of the building and hefted himself onto the roof. Then he hit a button on the side of the gun, and all the rope was retracted, eventually pulling the grappling tool back into it's original position. He deposited it inside his coat and advanced until he was standing near her again. He didn't say anything, just raised his head a little in acknowledgment.

	flame_sniper 2008-07-27 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"That's very true," Rei said, doing a few idle backflips along the edge of the building. "But we haven't seen the whole city yet. You want to come with?" She raised her chin in an unspoken challenge. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flame_sniper 2008-07-28 01:12 am UTC (link)
	Rei narrowed her eyes. "And killing is evil. You've got that blood on your hands now." She pointed down at the figure in the alley. "She's safe from them, maybe, but not from you. What do you think she's done, hmm?" She felt stupid for not realizing the danger he was from the get-go. Even her abilities let her down sometimes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flame_sniper 2008-07-28 01:25 am UTC (link)
	"Killing anyone is evil!" Rei's voice tried to be authoritative, but she was young and it still cracked. "I'm leaving, but if I see you kill again, I will attack you as well. Be forewarned." She jumped back down to the ground to check on the criminal, making sure he was conscious. Once he'd come to, she let her hands glow bright, igniting them a bit. "Run!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)