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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.
curses: (❝ I N C R E D U L I T Y ❞)

[personal profile] curses 2011-12-07 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bella nearly walks past Thomas before she stops, looking at him with both amusement and incredulity.]

You really need a keeper.

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-08 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ Thomas perks up immediately at her appearance, already having suffered the worst of the what-happened-to-you diatribe. ]

I think most people would start with a "hello," Bella. [ beat. ] Are you offering?
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[personal profile] curses 2011-12-08 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not most people. [She smirks, placing a hand on her hip.] You'll probably be a nuisance to look after, so no.

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-08 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Probably. [ He leans back in the seat. ]

So, how have you been?
curses: (❝ D E F Y ❞)

[personal profile] curses 2011-12-09 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, terribly distraught about recent events. [a beat] But everything's fine now.

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-11 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
You mean the "sudden personality change" thing? [ He looks suddenly amused, interested. He's already leaning forward again. ]

You were a victim to it?
curses: (❝ H A U G H T Y ❞)

[personal profile] curses 2011-12-11 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ugh he's totally going to look at her latest post isn't he]

Unfortunately. I honestly can't recall anything more embarrassing.

[identity profile] nine-tries.livejournal.com 2011-12-11 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ uhhh yeah he is ]

It's the City. Something else is sure to come up sometime. [ a sudden laugh. ] It only gets worse.
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[personal profile] curses 2011-12-13 09:06 am (UTC)(link)
And you're the shining example of that. [She takes a long look at him.] I can't imagine that you're taking it all too well.