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Tweak says, "I ate it"

Katherine Athena (oceantoocean) wrote in we_float,
@ 2010-05-11 20:31:00

Current music:	"Candidate" : David Bowie
Entry tags:	plot: the city sleeps

"We'll pretend we're walking home 'cause your future's at stake..."
Who: All characters who received a black envelope, plus Katherine Athena, Alistair Icenhour, and Tereska Wasserbach.
What: The web begins to unravel. Or the first part, anyhow.
When: May 8th
Where: Anhalt Building, 1005 E. Roy Street. Begins on the upper floor.
Status: Open; in progress.
Notes: This thread is likely to run slow because of work schedules and the east/west time zone divide. Sorry about that... :( You're welcome to continue on the other thread. This simply takes place at a nebulous time afterwards.

It was time.

It had been past time from the moment the senator had heard ""Well, I don't think it'll actually answer... just that we might get a response if we ask for one." That was all that Katherine needed to stand up, nodding to her companions as she unlocked the door to the upstairs room and stepped out into the hallway.

Her footsteps echoed in the empty space, the sound of her heels confident as they crossed the floorboards, pausing for a moment on the stair.

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	oceantoocean 2010-05-13 03:03 am UTC (link)
	"Every team needs a headquarters," she said swiftly. "And some of you, if not all, a place to live. This space is large enough for that, should you need." Katherine glanced over at Alistair for a moment, then back. "Yes, those who choose to do so will draw a salary. Not a fortune, but enough to cover expenses." Athena Enterprises would see to that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	plusthree 2010-05-13 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"Yes," Mickey said decisively. He didn't need to think, and he didn't need to consult. What he needed was a place to live that wasn't currently under riots. "When do we talk about the silence?" He looked away from her as he added this to the mental notes he'd been scribbling, that they had a new home, and a new job of a sort. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oceantoocean 2010-05-13 03:53 am UTC (link)
	"Later," she said. "There will be time and I suspect that's a conversation that the two of us are capable of having on our own." It would be later, Katherine thought. Much, much later. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

maxblinks
2010-05-13 01:14 pm UTC (link)

"So what you're saying is, you're looking for the perfect poster children for the Wild Card, and you're willing to pay us and put us up if we agree to smile pretty and play nice and remind people that we aren't the villains in this story," Maxxie summed it up.

"Some of us aren't necessarily the best reminders of that already," she pointed out. After all, her transgressions, unintended as they were, were also public knowledge. Possibly too public, she thought, for this. If redemption were up for grabs for smiling pretty, she'd have had it years ago. She perfected that look when she was six.

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	sparkleboi 2010-05-13 03:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Also," JT chimed in before Kathrin could answer Maxxie, "what exactly are we going to be doing? So we'd be a team. Teams do things, right?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tasteofmetal 2010-05-13 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	Tereska stepped forward at that. "That's not the point," she said. "The point is, you decide. Now. We don't have time to piss about with this. You're going into it blind, to some extent, but you either agree, or not. Now." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

maxblinks
2010-05-13 04:36 pm UTC (link)

Maxxie rolled her eyes, hands on her hips. "Intimidate much? You want us to lock ourselves up and sell ourselves to you, we deserve an answer or three about the resources we'll have and what's expected. You're bribing us, not blackmailing, and really, it'd be best if you didn't try to make yourself look like you might be just as bad as the ones blowing up the jokers out there."

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	tasteofmetal 2010-05-13 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	"I work for the government," she pointed out. "I'm paid - now - to do exactly what you just suggested. The fact I'm not, that I'm here with someone who sees another way, should say something. Your decision on what it is." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sparkleboi 2010-05-13 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	"We have your word on that, " JT countered, "And so far your word has just been threats. Fuck you lady." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

maxblinks
2010-05-13 05:00 pm UTC (link)

"Why do I get the feeling I could write a paper on you and get an easy A?" Maxxie mused, more to herself than anything else. Her gaze drifted from the woman to Mickey, who was singing something radio-ready under his breath, and she sighed. "Okay, he'd be better, but still."

She looked back at the woman, hands still on her hips, head tilted and every bit of her petite height used to stand tall and stubborn. "She said we had time to discuss and think. Which means we don't have to answer right this second. And yes, while it's good that you're here and not out there doing damage, that doesn't mean we have to fall over just because you've decided to be rush things. And my question about reputation still stands, because I'd say I'm already doing what I can to make us look as normal as possible. I'm in the public eye," she ticked items off on her fingers, "and I represent our country as a metahuman gymnast." And she had already screwed up on national television, but there really wasn't any point in mentioning that. "So either you want me to keep doing that, which doesn't change my life any and didn't need for you to bring me here, or there's something else in mind. I'm not asking for the five year plan, which I hope to hell you have at least something in mind for, but just the next week or so to get started."

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	oceantoocean 2010-05-13 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	"What I had in mind was something more direct," Katherine said, deliberately avoiding JT's comment about threats. "Have you--any of you--ever heard of the Four Aces?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

capraurbanus
2010-05-13 09:32 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, I've heard of them," Jael said.

She looked over at Maxxie. "You're in the public eye. People know you're a metahuman. With this act, how long do you think they're going to let you stay doing that? They might let you stay around a bit longer because you look normal. Me? I probably won't have a job to go back to after this thing. I may not have a place to live. So for me, this offer is looking better than the alternative."

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maxblinks
2010-05-13 10:09 pm UTC (link)

"I've been in the public eye since I was twelve," Maxxie said, tone a bit flat. Eleven, actually, but that was getting nitpicky. "There's an entire league, though. We compete internationally. Are they going to dismantle all of it? Is this just here, or is it in other countries as well?"

She looked at Katherine. "And I've heard of them. First Aces to band together for the common good and to work for the government doing good deeds here and abroad. But for one, do we have the government behind us? And for two... didn't they end not so well?"

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