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[charming_jerk]

[GUESS WHO'S BEING AWKWARD OVER THE NETWORK AGAIN, DINGDING YOU ARE CORRECT. Johnny hates asking for help. Hates it. But he's at a loss here.]

So, uh. I need someone's help with somethin'. I don't expect anyone to volunteer for this. I mean, I sure as hell wouldn't but I dunno how else to do this shit. Maybe, like, I can get a volunteer and someone else can play ref...

Anyway. Um. So this place let me keep the power I used to have, except they made it suck less. Thing is, I still don't know how to use it too well, an' it ain't like a physical weapon I can just go and train with. Basically I... talk people into doin' stuff. All I gotta do is look at 'em and talk to 'em, and they'll pretty much do whatever I say. Least, that's how it used to go. I dunno how strong it is, what people will or won't do, things like that. And I kinda wanna know, in case I ever, ya know, need to use it against the "bad guys", I guess.

...

Now ya know why no one's gonna volunteer. But if anyone's got any suggestions, lemme know?

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OH NO HERE WE GO AGAIN

[fitful]

[ OH. who's that? it takes satero a moment to match a... face to a face, but he lights up once recognition settles in. SURPRISE!! ]

You too!

[onblackwings]

You'd do well to stay in hiding, rat. As soon as I see you, I plan on clawing the life out of you.

[fitful]

Oh, good! Where should we meet, then?

[onblackwings]

Outside of the city.

[fitful]

[ SIGH. ]

Call me when you're back in, then.

[onblackwings]

No, you come here.

[fitful]

Why? Gonna be a lot of effort just to find someone I've fought already.

Besides, I got your dagger. [ IN SATERO'S UNIVERSE, THAT MEANS SOMETHING. ]

[onblackwings]

What do I care for a dagger? Keep it. [ that's a lie dammit she wants that!! ]

You'll launch a surprise attack, but you're too cowardly to face me properly. I wish I could be surprised.

[fitful]

Properly? I dunno, you threw a bear at me and ran off....

[onblackwings]

You'll see worse than a mere bear when I catch up to you.

[fitful]

Huh! Like what?

[onblackwings]

Now, why would I spoil the surprise?

[fitful]

Hmm.

Where outside the city.

[onblackwings]

[ a pause, and the view fuzzes out for a moment. when it's back it's outside, where buildings dwindle into rubble and scraggly trees, and she turns the screen around to it. ]

Do you recognize this?

[fitful]

Nnnnope. [ SHRUG. ]

[onblackwings]

[ UGH USELESS. ]

Then show me where you are.

[fitful]

What, this place?

[ SATERO MOVES HIS FAT ASS OUT OF THE WAY, showing... an apartment. not actually his own. one of the empty ones on the higher floors, recently rebuilt after all those bombings, already in need of a new door. again. seeing as satero had crashed through it just an hour earlier. ]

[onblackwings]

[ yeah, that'll do. SHE'S TOTALLY TELEPORTING IN... in another thread somewhere. for now, disconnecting! ]