Eglantine-Fox
Posts: 872
8/17/2016
|
The two men standing off to one side are paying very close attention. One of them Eli would recognise, most definitely - it's hard not to be familiar with anybody who's carried you off like a particularly majestic pudding, and this man's strength was used not too long ago to get Eli to a surgeon.
Hector folds his arms. "We're on loan to you," he tells Eli bluntly. "Boss said so. Guess that makes you the new boss until this is over."
--
Eglantine Fox, the charming and androgynous Correspondent, teetering between hobbies of seduction and self-destruction.
Siobhan O'Malley, Irish patriot (or 'bl__dy Fenian' if you're impolite).
Isidore Day, an up-and-coming London gentleman. All allegations of wrongdoing are categorically denied.
|
|
|
+1
link
|
Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
8/17/2016
|
"Excellent. We are brainstorming right now. Any suggestions?"
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
|
|
|
0
link
|
Eglantine-Fox
Posts: 872
8/17/2016
|
"Disgrace 'em." It's the smaller man speaking, the one with the weaselly cast to his features. "But careful-like. Get 'em caught up in crime, and known for it. Harder to suck the Bazaar's **** when yer own neddy friends are after ye fer stealin' an' th'like. They want ter support th'Bazaar? See how much they want it when the Bazaar ain't supportin' 'em back."
--
Eglantine Fox, the charming and androgynous Correspondent, teetering between hobbies of seduction and self-destruction.
Siobhan O'Malley, Irish patriot (or 'bl__dy Fenian' if you're impolite).
Isidore Day, an up-and-coming London gentleman. All allegations of wrongdoing are categorically denied.
|
|
|
0
link
|
Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
8/17/2016
|
"I have a newspaper that can print the stories, we just need evidence. How shall we lure them in? Perhaps set up a target for robbery?"
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
|
|
|
0
link
|
Eglantine-Fox
Posts: 872
8/17/2016
|
"Bein' part of holdin' stolen goods," Lyle, the weaselly man, says. "Don't matter then if they got alibis fer where they been all day - ain't accusin' 'em of stealin', but of gettin' the results. Get somethin' filched and real distinctive into where they live, tip off the keenest neddy or constable ye know, the one as will charge right in ter make 'is name catchin' sommat, and he'll find the flash and make a big stink over them havin' it."
--
Eglantine Fox, the charming and androgynous Correspondent, teetering between hobbies of seduction and self-destruction.
Siobhan O'Malley, Irish patriot (or 'bl__dy Fenian' if you're impolite).
Isidore Day, an up-and-coming London gentleman. All allegations of wrongdoing are categorically denied.
|
|
|
0
link
|
Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
8/17/2016
|
"Next question. What's the worst contraband for them to be got with. Sunlight, street signs, or something to excite moral sensibilities of the crowd?"
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
|
|
|
0
link
|
The Absurd Rogue
Posts: 1049
8/17/2016
|
Eli shakes the hands of both men. "I won't let you down, comrades."
"As for framing the agents, they've been given a black seal and a blank cheque by the Bazaar. I doubt Iron would let them get caught and I doubt even more that Pages would take it to the court rooms."
Ezekiel growls. "Complete and utter diplomatic immunity. Living the dream..."
--
"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
RemainProfane#2532
|
|
|
+1
link
|
Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
8/17/2016
|
"Is that a literal black seal? Just asking in case we could steal it."
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
|
|
|
0
link
|
The Absurd Rogue
Posts: 1049
8/17/2016
|
"Black seal?" Ezekiel asks astonished. "How can do combat with fat zee creature?"
"Wha- No. Like the thing you put on paper... And it's metaphorical, not physical. I... Hm." Eli takes a moment to think, urchins and rubbery couriers flowing through the room like an assembly line. Things are already heating up.
--
"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
RemainProfane#2532
|
|
|
0
link
|
Eglantine-Fox
Posts: 872
8/17/2016
|
"Don't need ter got ter court," Lyle points out, grinning. "Just got ter get their friends lookin' sideways at 'em. How quick'll people be ter support 'em if the rumour goes round they're just as crooked as any? And their high muckety-muck friends'll be leery of helpin' 'em, if it's thought they're stealin' from rich allies."
--
Eglantine Fox, the charming and androgynous Correspondent, teetering between hobbies of seduction and self-destruction.
Siobhan O'Malley, Irish patriot (or 'bl__dy Fenian' if you're impolite).
Isidore Day, an up-and-coming London gentleman. All allegations of wrongdoing are categorically denied.
|
|
|
0
link
|
Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
8/17/2016
|
"Or bring down the wrath of some of the neutral sides. They may have a free pass from the bazaar, but not from the Widow or the Duchess."
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
|
|
|
0
link
|
The Absurd Rogue
Posts: 1049
8/17/2016
|
"So, in simpler terms, erode their alliances and tighten the screws on their rivalries?" Eli verifies, interested.
"Widow and Duchess in particular could offer good support to These Ones."
--
"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
RemainProfane#2532
|
|
|
0
link
|
Eglantine-Fox
Posts: 872
8/17/2016
|
Lyle nods. "Their allies don't trust 'em? Better for us. The people as matter don't like 'em? Even better again."
"Cruelty," Hector says suddenly. "If any go too far, make it known. They can't play heroes if everyone's talking about what they've done - and got away with." He smiles grimly. "People'll hate them even more for being above arrest, no matter what they do."
--
Eglantine Fox, the charming and androgynous Correspondent, teetering between hobbies of seduction and self-destruction.
Siobhan O'Malley, Irish patriot (or 'bl__dy Fenian' if you're impolite).
Isidore Day, an up-and-coming London gentleman. All allegations of wrongdoing are categorically denied.
|
|
|
0
link
|
The Absurd Rogue
Posts: 1049
8/17/2016
|
"Cruelty is just a means, the ends shouldn't be more cruelty." Ezekiel blubbers sagely to no-one in particular.
"New development. A local street artist going by the name Zara Hysaro, or something such, seems to be attempting a fundraiser of some sorts, but there is something wrong.
She is targeting areas under our jurisdiction primarily and getting the ears of the Church and Great Game, both people who seem to favor the Bazaar. We need to investigate what is going on there without drawing too much attention to ourselves. We don't know that this is in any way malign."
--
"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
RemainProfane#2532
|
|
|
0
link
|
Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
8/17/2016
|
"Let's see, there is me, Flesh-stick, the two smartest guys in the room over there, and Maria."
"We are not an inconspicuous bunch."
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
|
|
|
0
link
|
Kukapetal
Posts: 1449
8/17/2016
|
Flesh-Stick: I COULD WEAR SUNGLASSES
|
|
|
+2
link
|
The Absurd Rogue
Posts: 1049
8/17/2016
|
"What are sunglasses?" Eli asks, almost afraid to hear the answer.
--
"There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one."
-S.N
RemainProfane#2532
|
|
|
+1
link
|
Kukapetal
Posts: 1449
8/17/2016
|
Flesh-Stick: THEY'RE LIKE THE GLASSES YOU WEAR TO HIDE YOUR EYES. A PERFECT DISGUISE IF YOU PAIR 'EM WITH A FAKE MUSTACHE AND A HAT OR SOMETHING. MAYBE A SOMBRERO!
*realizes he's only making a fool of himself*
OKAY, I'M GONNA SHUT UP NOW. LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU NEED ME TO SMASH SOMETHING.
|
|
|
+1
link
|
Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
8/17/2016
|
"That sounds pretty useful actually. Sadly, I think I would need more then sunglasses."
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
|
|
|
0
link
|
Passionario
Posts: 777
8/17/2016
|
One of the harried urchin messengers drops off a small nondesript parcel - a glorified envelope, really - at Eli's table.
The package contains three items. The first is a small wooden chess piece, a black rook. The second is a candle that smells faintly of lilacs. The third is a note printed on a typewriter: "TO BE LIT IN DARKNESS IN FRONT OF A MIRROR".
--
Passionario: Profile, Story, Ending
Passion: Profile, Appearance
|
|
|
0
link
|