18th Devotion: Information Gathering

[favoritetraitor]

Another set of curses over and done with... strange that I escaped unaffected by them. I wonder if anyone can tell me what their experiences have been as far as the length of time that they've been able to avoid being cursed?


[Filtered from Luke Valentine, and Diva.]
Just out of idle curiosity.... could anyone give me any information on a 'Luke Valentine'?


[Filtered to ARTEMIS]
I hope that the recent string of curses hasn't delayed your getting started on your assigned projects. Understandable if it did though...
At the very least, I was able to examine a few of the unfortunate cursed members of our City. To those of you interested in what my results were, I'll forward the data I was able to collect. Although this is only the beginning...

I'd also meant to mention in our last meeting, there will be a signing bonus for anyone who is able to bring new members into the fold. Please consider who might be a benefit to our cause.

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[child-radical.livejournal.com]

I've gone a few days to a week without being cursed. That is if you exclude the city wide curses everyone is subjected to.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Only up to a week? Interesting.

Have you noticed any particular patterns to the curses you are subjected to? Types, or severity...?

I hope you don't mind my questions. I'm seeking to find some way to prevent the curses of this city.

[child-radical.livejournal.com]

No. Though I seem to be hit by ones involving memory if the candy hearts and photo ones were any indication. And I've usually been involved in mild ones, the harshest one was when I was killed a few weeks back.

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[browning-baby.livejournal.com]

What kind of info would you want?

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Killed? So you are... city dead?

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[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Anything you can tell me about him. Past interactions with him, assessment of his skills, abilities... anything. What kind of man is he?

[child-radical.livejournal.com]

No, I woke up with my pulse intact the day after the curse.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Is that so? Could you tell me exactly what happened? Details of this curse...

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[browning-baby.livejournal.com]

I have to ask why first.

[child-radical.livejournal.com]

Well I fought some crazy looking monster, poisoned and took a freefall off the roof of the apartment building I live in. For all intents and purposes I was dead during the entire thing.

When it ended I was alive but I remembered everything...probably because I was concious to see who...what actually killed me.

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[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

I'm concerned about the character of this man. I have someone I wish to protect...

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[browning-baby.livejournal.com]

He lived here for a while with his brother and I have to admit, they were friends of mine, but since he left and came back, I won't trust him. My instincts tell me not to and I never ignore them.

He's quick, even for a vampire.

If you want to protect them, then keep them away from him.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I don't understand... can you tell me how it started?

[ooc: for some reason I'm reminded of "Do you not understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?!!!]

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[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Can he be reasoned with?

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[browning-baby.livejournal.com]

He always has his own agenda in the end, so more than likely not.

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[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

I see. He does strike me as a very shrewd, calculating man. I wonder if he can be bribed...?

Do you know where he places his loyalties? What his interests are?

[child-radical.livejournal.com]

It was after midnight on the 12th of this month. I for some reason was outside on the roof in order to clear my head a bit when I heard the door to the roof open and some thing standing in front of me. I tried to slip by it but it wouldn't budge so I had to at least try to throw it off balance with hand-to-hand combat.

I nearly made it until it began to move insanely fast, almost as if it vanished. Then I felt something stab me in my shoulder and felt a poision course through my body. To add insult to injury the creature backhanded me off the roof and I died from the poision shutting down all my major organs before hitting the ground hard.

It was a minute after midnight when I woke up back in my apartment with no wounds and with a pulse.

[ooc: You are not listening! XD]

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[browning-baby.livejournal.com]

He is.

Well, he used to work for the Nazi nutjob in the big blimp, but he hasn't been as active with them. The thing is, he's been very careful to keep his loyalties under wraps and no one is that damn neutral in the end. It wouldn't shock me if he was working with them again.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Was this a curse then? If you were alive when you first went to the rooftop...

What manner of creature was this that attacked you?

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[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

... the big blimp? Nazis? Here? Small world...

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[browning-baby.livejournal.com]

Millennium. Trust me, you'll hear them on the network every now and again.

[child-radical.livejournal.com]

Had to be. Other people I talked with said that alot of murders were happening at once in the city as well as some people being compelled into being detectives.

I have no idea what it was. All I can say is that it was big, covered in some funky looking silver skin or armor, it was strong, and fast. Some people I've talked suggest that it's a monster from the Underground that decided to come up and kill somebody on that day.

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[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Oh I see. Another organization. I take it their reputation is questionable?

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[browning-baby.livejournal.com]

Questionable isn't the way I'd put it.

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

I see. Yes, I believe I was around during that time, although I seemed to have escaped that 'curse' as well.