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compnetwork2013-05-22 06:25 pm
emperor_penguin) wrote in compnetwork2013-05-22 06:25 pm
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[Action; 13th Hour; any night through the 21st]
[For once, DeDeDe isn't spending every night sitting in the Penguin's Nest drinking and carousing. He's got more important things to do. There's a city in danger of being torn apart by demons and god knows what else, and a Galactic Federation officer has a duty to protect the people from the nasty creatures that swarm out during the 13th Hour. And he's got a special Velvet Room Persona he's never used before, so he's got Bobby out tonight, encasing demons and other creatures in bubbles before smashing them apart with his hammer. His fighting style is strong and fast, with no effort wasted in each swing - truly the mark of a seasoned combatant with an impressive amount of military training. To anyone who knows him, the fact that he's out at all will register as odd enough, but he's also uncharacteristically standing up straight, moving with energy and purpose, and being incredibly polite to anyone he sees while he's fighting. He also definitely won't turn down any help, but if you look weak or helpless, he'll probably try to step in to defend you instead.]
[Video; filtered to Samus]
[By this point, though, the really traumatic memories of the bounty hunter have started to flood DeDeDe's mind. He immediately knows something is up with this, and doesn't have a very hard time putting together just whose memories these are. There's a Samus where he comes from too, after all. So he's on the phone as soon as he pulls himself together, taking a long pull from a bottle of whiskey and wiping his beak before speaking in a very practiced even tone into the camera.]
Samus. You and I need to talk. Come to the club. I'll be in my office.
[No southern drawl, very professional. But it's definitely the Penguin King under there, and he's definitely looking more than a little shaken.]
[For once, DeDeDe isn't spending every night sitting in the Penguin's Nest drinking and carousing. He's got more important things to do. There's a city in danger of being torn apart by demons and god knows what else, and a Galactic Federation officer has a duty to protect the people from the nasty creatures that swarm out during the 13th Hour. And he's got a special Velvet Room Persona he's never used before, so he's got Bobby out tonight, encasing demons and other creatures in bubbles before smashing them apart with his hammer. His fighting style is strong and fast, with no effort wasted in each swing - truly the mark of a seasoned combatant with an impressive amount of military training. To anyone who knows him, the fact that he's out at all will register as odd enough, but he's also uncharacteristically standing up straight, moving with energy and purpose, and being incredibly polite to anyone he sees while he's fighting. He also definitely won't turn down any help, but if you look weak or helpless, he'll probably try to step in to defend you instead.]
[Video; filtered to Samus]
[By this point, though, the really traumatic memories of the bounty hunter have started to flood DeDeDe's mind. He immediately knows something is up with this, and doesn't have a very hard time putting together just whose memories these are. There's a Samus where he comes from too, after all. So he's on the phone as soon as he pulls himself together, taking a long pull from a bottle of whiskey and wiping his beak before speaking in a very practiced even tone into the camera.]
Samus. You and I need to talk. Come to the club. I'll be in my office.
[No southern drawl, very professional. But it's definitely the Penguin King under there, and he's definitely looking more than a little shaken.]
Action;
[He still has nightmares about it sometimes. Less of them since coming here, but you don't live through something like that without taking away some mental and emotional scars.]
Meta Knight lived by his own code. He was always mysterious like that. But the laws of the Mushroom Kingdom demanded he be imprisoned rather than executed, so instead he took up sentinel duty.
[Grimacing, he clenches his right hand into a fist, setting it down atop his hammer.]
I still wish I could have ended things myself, before it came to any of that.
Action;
You an' I both know that we can get more done on our own terms.
[She lets out a bit of a shuddery breath.]
You know what I mean, right? Kirby to you, that's what Ridley is to me. The one that just won't die... the one who just ain't paid for his sins yet, no matter how many times I try to bring 'im down.
It just ain't satisfying knowing he's still around, after all he did.
Action;
[He sighs, shaking his head before a ghost of a smile appears on his beak.]
In a way, it's comforting to know someone else has gone through something similar.
Action;
[The armor around her left hand retracts to reveal part of the zero suit underneath, enough so that she can rub her face in exasperation with a bit of a sigh. As her hand falls back down by her side, the armor sets itself back into place.]
As nice as it is to feel this close to you, D, I'm wondering what on earth is causin' this mess in the first place. And how're we gonna fix it? It's startin' to get to be a bit of a headache, an' uncomfortable to know I ain't really myself right now...
Action;
[He frowns in frustration.]
Action;
Without a doubt he's got the power to do this shit. Probably messin' with our heads. An' it's pissin' me off.
Action;
[He repeats the name slowly to make sure he's pronouncing it correctly.]
No, I can't say that I have. What do you know about him?