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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2018 23:41:01 GMT
Roman watched his shipment of, well if any cop looked legal supplies of goods, though it was always in how the tools were used that made the difference. He stood almost regally with his cane in front of him clasped in two gloved hands, in a wide-footed stance. His shadows swirled around him, giving him constant updates about whether or not anyone that wasn’t his people. He smiled faintly. Once he made himself established in this town, then the fun could truly begin.
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Post by skyeknight on Feb 7, 2018 18:10:04 GMT
Vanitas walked out to the docks. He needed some air. This was the only time he could get away from his little hiding hole (namely when Moses had to go to work). He appreciated what Moses tried to do for him, but even he was starting to realize there was no going back. He would have been better off staying in prison. Because that basement was no better than a cell. Just with different (preferred) company. Not only that, but one cop knew where to find him and the other knew that Moses was hiding him. It wasn't exactly what Vanitas had planned, but since when did his plans go well? It was frustrating.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2018 18:17:39 GMT
Roman's shadows whispered there was a demonic entity stalking around and Roman slipped into his shadows and appeared behind Vanitas, his cane coming over the demon's head and held around his throat. "My friends say you're just a shell of what you were, Vanitas. Oh yes, I heard the great tale of your rise and fall. But what I want to know is" here he tightened the cane around Vanitas' neck. "What a washed up criminal like yourself is doing skulking around the docks at this time of night the very hour I get my shipments in? You can be honest, actually no scratch that. Better be honest or I'll throttle you"
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Post by skyeknight on Feb 7, 2018 18:39:17 GMT
Vanitas snarled when he felt something around his neck, cutting into his air supply. His head was forced up and back in order to keep a regular flow of oxygen. He sneered. He drew the knife from his back pocket and pressed it firmly against the suit behind him, right in the abdomen. One quick thrust and this stranger would bleed. Moses wouldn't be happy if he killed someone but Vanitas wasn't even thinking about that. It was a sheer gut reaction to try and knife the man holding him against his will.
"Apparently stumbling onto dumbasses like you who think they can get away with messing with me." he snarled.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2018 18:54:27 GMT
"Now now, so sarcastic! It's hard for me to believe a kid like you is completely innocent in this situation. Who sent you? I'm dying to know" of course, there was the off chance that Vanitas wasn't trying to get the better of him, but then again, there was a knife pressed against his abdomen and that just wasn't manners. "Of course I can get away with messing with you. I'm on top and you're the dirt under my boot. Doesn't that just burn? A human with abilities and new to the city doing better than you ever could. I'm newly established but I've got hundreds of followers"
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Post by skyeknight on Feb 7, 2018 19:01:21 GMT
"No one sends me anywhere," Vanitas hissed venomously.
Moses had once compared him to a stray dog, one that would do something bad like shit on the carpet and then come back seeking attention. It irked him then and it only served to piss him off now. So the knife cut through the first layer of fabric as a warning. Vanitas had no love for humans. Especially humans who though they had the upper hand when they really didn't. He didn't know this human from any Joe on the street, but apparently he though the was some top contender for biggest badass out there for some shipment of sorts. Leave it to him and his rotten luck to stumble across something illegal.
"No one cares for those slack jaw morons in your little cult."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2018 19:42:01 GMT
"Oooh, still think you're so tough?" the shadows swirled around his and Vanitas' feet, anxious to help in some way but only kept at bay through the will of Roman. "That was a good jacket" he said mildly, as though shaming a dog. "Oh? so you don't care for other Others? You might find my little venture interesting, but then again you're probably desperate to get back on top and that's why you came snooping around"
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Post by skyeknight on Feb 7, 2018 20:17:20 GMT
"What would a human know about helping Others?" Vanitas spat.
So this human could use shadows. Vanitas could too. His disgust for this human was growing. His grip on the knife was growing tighter, though he didn't know why he didn't just stab the bastard and be done with it. Probably because Moses would have gotten upset. Or maybe because he was tired of killing to get his way. It obviously didn't work to get him what he wanted in the first place. He didn't even know what he wanted now.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2018 20:23:45 GMT
"A special human fucked over by his kind? My dear lad, I know everything about helping you lot becoming equals in society. Because your lot in life is my lot in life. Who wants a guy who can control shadows? I've been called downright demonic, shunned and looked down on for who I am. What you need is protests and serums to let the humans know what it's like to be supernatural. Imagine the chaos, and the cops getting trampled underfoot. It would be awesome, don't you think? and since you haven't stabbed me yet, I feel you're interested"
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Post by skyeknight on Feb 7, 2018 20:37:20 GMT
Vanitas shoved the cane up and over his head before distancing himself from this human. His knife was still in hand. A part of him was demanding that be done with this. Slit the human's throat and go. He should do it. Still, he glowered at the man. This human who pretended to know who he was and what made him tick. It aggravated him to the core. Protests and serums wouldn't do anything but Vanitas' method hadn't worked either. He hadn't gotten anything accomplished.
"You're an awful lot of talk. I haven't seen anything worth believing you." he said coolly.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2018 20:53:44 GMT
"I win" said Roman with a little smirk. He dusted himself off and beckoned Vanitas to follow him. "The serum you sent into the streets has become something better" he chuckled. "I had to sell a lot for a djinn to agree to give me some to reproduce. Now I have a boat load, and it all looks like harmless water. Harmless to Others, not so much to non-powered humans" he came to an old warehouse and tapped a quick rhythmic tone into the wood. The doors opened to reveal several Others of varying species working. Roman grinned over his shoulder. "Wanna see my merchandise? I'm not intending to let you in on it for free of course. You've got a choice to make at the end of this because I can't have you talking to anyone about what you see. But," he clapped his hands and rubbed them. "Aside from that let's take the tour shall we?"
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Post by skyeknight on Feb 7, 2018 21:02:46 GMT
Against his better judgment (which wasn't saying much) he found himself following the human to a warehouse. Inside, there were Others of all kinds working on something. The thought alone boggled his mind. But listening to the man sent a jolt through him. Something that was harmless to others but hurt humans - like his failed tainted Sapien. But this was the very thing that got him caught in the first place. If he had just stayed away from those Grey Dawn morons and hadn't gone after that chick, or let Moses talk him down, then he could have gotten away with what he had been doing for years to come.
"Yeah," he said, his throat suddenly closing tight, "A tour sounds good."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2018 21:11:44 GMT
"Then a tour it is" Roman swung his cane in a wide circle as he walked. "To people not in the know, mainly cops, this is just a bottled water company stocking for trade and eventual opening in the area. For people in the know this is an attack on every human who ever did an Other harm. Special kids and Other kids get put in the back of the class, teachers fail to acknowledge them, demons get put out of jobs. So this makes humans Others. Derived from Sapien, but much more potent and dangerous" he chuckled. "Would you believe that a woman working for BPD made an imperfect version of what I now have? the Djinn I mentioned forced one of her friends to fix it. Half of it was given to Cruella in the imperfect form, and half was given to me, fixed and ready to go"
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Post by skyeknight on Feb 7, 2018 21:26:49 GMT
Vanitas nodded slowly. He had been right there. Back when he actually had his parents and his home, people looked down on him because of what he was. He tried to be good. He studied hard. He behaved. But when even the teachers turned a blind eye to abuse other students hurled at him, when adults killed his parents in the riots in the Black War, when he was turned away from shelters and other places of refuge he decided if all they saw was a monster. He would be that monster.
"Has it been tested?" he asked.
He didn't know how to feel about testing something like that. There was a facility that tried to weaponize Sapien to make Others normal. He had been one of the test subjects until he broke out and killed every last person in the building. Scientist and victim alike. Because with the victims, it was mercy. With the scientists, it was revenge.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2018 21:48:23 GMT
"On a few people. A nasty little girl scout who was trying to sell me cookies to gain badges. Acted like a monster, so I turned her into what she perceived to be a monster. I actually think she's happier with six hands and arachnid eyes" He waved a dismissive hand. "Can't let her go home to mommy and daddy, but she's pretty happy pulling more test subjects off the streets and into alleyways where my people can squirt the tainted water into their mouths. It's interesting watching just how much variety in the species there are! Some of the species they're turning into have been thought to be dead for years. Killed by humans. You have no idea how happy I am to revive them" he led Vanitas to a corner where scientist like reptilian people were making more of the serum. "Boys, this is my new friend Vanitas" he said cheerfully. "I want you to give him some samples of the serum, see if he can't test the short-lasting version on people"
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