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✘ ᏞᎾᏟᑌƧ ([personal profile] followorders) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2015-11-08 09:46 am

November Catch All-Log

WHO: Locus + Anyone
WHERE: Heropa, Marutia Falls
WHEN: Throughout November
WHAT: Big bad mercenary making poor life decisions.
WARNINGS: Locus being a creeper, more than likely.


i. Heropa -
The Lucky Cat Cafe  
It's no surprise that the small shop becomes a scheduled stop for the mercenary when he finds himself in Heropa. He orders his usual peppermint tea and moves out of the way. The place is fairly packed which has him heading toward the back to wait for his order when a child suddenly runs his way with their parent at their heels, Locus quickly moves out of the way only to run into someone behind him.

"Excuse me," he turns to apologize

ii. Marutia Falls - Fate Night Club

It wasn't hard finding the active gambling, drug and sex-work circuit in his new city of residence. At first, it was merely useful information to have on hand, something he'd never thought he'd use after deciding to shed his life as a mercenary, and yet  life had a way of dragging you back down the gutter with or without your consent. That's how Locus ended up in an underground gambling ring looking for a name. He didn't find it, but after breaking a few wrists he was pointed in the direction of a well known informant that could help him find it, and for a hefty price Locus had been given a place and time, which was how he ended up in front of a night club with "Fate" spelled out in decorative letters.

With a grim face, Locus goes inside. It's loud and filled with people. Everything he dislikes. Still, he moves deeper into the crowd that generally moves around the 6'4 man. For those that try to talk to him, Locus simply ignores them until he seats himself at the end of the bar where he was told the informant would find him after ordering a specific drink at an exact time. 

The bartender turns his way after he sits down, but he postpones his order until the specified time. When it finally comes he calls him over and orders the specified drink with a straight face. The bartender raises an eyebrow at him but wisely keeps his mouth shut and moves to prepare it while Locus turns to gauge the person beside him. Was this the informant then? Instead of being subtle about it, Locus opens with:

"Are you here for someone?"

Sadly, it comes out like a pick-up line, even worse he doesn't realize how it sounds, and just to add icing to the cake the bartender sets this drink down in front of him at that moment.

iii. Heropa - Streets

Late at night Locus is moving through the streets of Heropa suited up in his full armour. He's heading for the Xavier School for imports but the campus is still a ways away when he hears a scream suddenly pierce the night. He turns towards the dark alley it came from and stops in his tracks.

"......"

Does he go and investigate, or ignore it and continue with his mission? For once, he's unsure how to proceed. Instincts tell him to continue with his mission, but something stops him in his tracks.

iv. Wild Card

Open to any location and scenario. 
mammal_robot: (Proceed)

[personal profile] mammal_robot 2015-11-26 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know what kind of crummy robots you've been dealing with, but I was made to have free will and make decisions on my own."
mammal_robot: (Depressed)

[personal profile] mammal_robot 2015-11-26 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
"You have just as much programming and protocols as I do. Your CPU just happens to be made of organic matter and VERY good at convincing itself that it is more than an endless cascade of complex chemical reactions."
mammal_robot: (He's put upon)

[personal profile] mammal_robot 2015-11-26 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll be on my way, then."

Robo hopped off the ledge and landed with a whumph on the street below. He looked back up and said "When the robot revolution comes, people like you are going to be the first to go." And then continued on his way as if nothing unusual had happened.