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The Major ([personal profile] liebe_krieg) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2011-12-06 06:28 pm

Today we all steal, animals we are

WHO: Bad guys. And some good guys.
WHERE: The Major’s old mansion lair, temporarily back in business.
WHEN: Evening of Tuesday the 6th
WARNINGS: Violence, language, evil
SUMMARY: VillainCon! Back in the public eye, the Major has arranged a summit of wickedness for all the City’s evildoers, along with a few less nefarious unwanted or unwilling guests.
FORMAT: Paragraph to start, whatever you please afterward.

What a whirlwind it had been! Getting himself back to the City, arranging for his troops to slip into the country in their boxes, re-entering his old mansion with all its fond memories, with but a week to renovate and refurbish it back to a state suitable for this grand event.

It would be grand, too. It would have to be. The Major had taken stock of how things had gone since his ‘death,’ and passed his judgement. The old Coalition was gone, and so were its leaders. Native criminals were pathetic and weak. The prospect of a great alliance was out of the question- the Major knew that his peers were too fractious, too diverse, too ambitious and temperamental to ever be welded into a unified force.

No, the goal here was complexity and discord. By bringing as many of his ‘colleagues’ together as possible, he would create a fertile field where might grow contacts, networks, small teams, and at the same time: new enemies, new hatreds, new divisions and rivalries. Above all, he desired new conflict, either between them and the heroes or internal ones inside their little community. This evening would collect fuel for the fires that would burn in the New Year.

How fortunate that no one had wanted to purchase the ‘Nazi House’ since he abandoned it last year! Now, after frenzied labours by his undead minions, the mansion was once again clean and bright and beautifully decorated, as befitting the egos of his guests. Dinner and entertainments for the social parts of the evening had been arranged, every bit as carefully as the discreet meeting rooms and iron-fisted security that would serve the purposes of business. At the center of it all, the Major waited and beamed like the proud host he was.

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-07 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
He deserves something worse than a lump of coal, yeah.

[ beat. ] And Dent?
exceptfebruary: broken glass obscures part of a very angry calendar man's face (Unacceptable)

[personal profile] exceptfebruary 2011-12-07 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
He's on the list, alongside Two-Face. He's been twice as naughty as anybody else.

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-07 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Mm.

There's no doubt that he'll have something planned for you. Some retaliation.
exceptfebruary: a shadowed calendar man in full costume (Is It Tuesday Already)

[personal profile] exceptfebruary 2011-12-07 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
Christmas is on the 25th. It's not the right date, for him. It's uneven.

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-07 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
You have it all under control?
exceptfebruary: calendar man on a snowy cityscape background, with a blank look (February 29th)

[personal profile] exceptfebruary 2011-12-07 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
It's difficult to control any of us, but I do have plans in place.

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-07 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A nod of approval and he opens his mouth to say something, pausing. Slowly: ]

We should team up again, sometime.
exceptfebruary: Calendar Man stands simply, playing with his lip (I Am Aware)

[personal profile] exceptfebruary 2011-12-07 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Calendar looks at him now, curiously. ]

Are you offering assistance, or asking for it?

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-08 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Earnestly: ] Both, I guess. Offering, at the moment.
exceptfebruary: a shadowed calendar man in full costume (Take the Date Seriously)

[personal profile] exceptfebruary 2011-12-08 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ He considers it. ]

How do you feel about reindeers?

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-08 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'm okay with reindeer. [ He blinks. ]

Oh. Oh. You're not serious.
exceptfebruary: a shadowed calendar man in full costume (Default)

[personal profile] exceptfebruary 2011-12-08 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
No, unfortunately a truck would be more useful than a sleigh. But I might need someone to drive it.

[ Beat. ]

The antlers are optional.

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-08 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Immediately: ] Sure. I'd do it.
exceptfebruary: a shadowed calendar man in full costume (And On That Day)

[personal profile] exceptfebruary 2011-12-08 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He wasn't actually expecting a yes, so there's a moment of genuine surprise before his face smooths over again. ]

Good. I'll keep in touch.