nextgen_parent (nextgen_parent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-02-13 01:14:00

Entry tags:

antaeus, iron dragon, jenny woolverton, nicholas salem, perenawska, plot-"a study in stealing", team - champions

Unexpected Visitor
Lucius Antonius Aquilla rarely ventured out of the city of Nova Roma deep in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, but his mission was quite urgent and had brought him New Orleans. His grandson Cornelius lived here with his teammates and Lucius needed their help.

With little difficulty he made his way through the city and eventually came to the headquarters of the Champions. He double checked the address and satisfied that he was at the right place he knocked on the door.

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	sandcastlegod 2012-02-15 12:40 am UTC (link)
	Corey blinks. "Yeah. Don't worry, Grandfather. We've got great people here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-02-15 01:48 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you, Cornelius," he said. "I am glad to know that you will be handling this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2012-02-15 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Corey smiled. "Now sit down and let me get the food, and round everybody up so we can talk about the circumstances of the disappearance." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	irondragon 2012-02-15 04:06 am UTC (link)
	"Should I go put on some tea," Rose asks calmly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-02-15 04:25 am UTC (link)
	"A bite to eat and some tea would be wonderful," Lucius said. "It has been a long trip." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2012-02-15 05:02 pm UTC (link)
	"Did I hear something about tea?" Jenny asked as she entered the kitchen. Yankee Clipper was leading the way. The extra-large orange and white cat went directly to the new arrival and made a production of sniffing his shoes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	irondragon 2012-02-15 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes. I'll make enough for everyone," Rose supplies. "We have something to discuss with the whole team." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2012-02-15 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Corey, I'm going...." Irina said as she entered the kitchen and then stopped. "Oh we have company." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2012-02-16 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Nick makes his way into the kitchen, at first barely seeming to notice anything amiss. He's obviously just woken up, and probably a bit hung over. At least he's mostly dressed. As he's getting something out of the fridge, he finally notes the gathering. "Oh, hey. 'Sup?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2012-02-16 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"Everybody, this is my grandfather, Senator Lucius Antonius Aquila. He's here about the theft of an important cultural artifact back home and I coulddefintiely use everybody's help. Grandfather, this is everybody. Jenny, Irina, and Nick, and this is YC." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-02-16 04:08 am UTC (link)
	Lucius stood up and gave each of them a nod. "It's a pleasure to meet each of you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2012-02-16 05:02 am UTC (link)
	"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir," Irina said and offered a hand. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2012-02-16 05:08 am UTC (link)
	Niceties may be somewhat lost on Nick when half awake and hungover, but mention of the stolen item at least gets his attention. "Knife?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2012-02-17 06:25 pm UTC (link)
	Jenny nodded in return and picked YC up. She took a seat with the cat on her lap to scratch his ears while they listened. "When was it stolen?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2012-02-17 11:13 pm UTC (link)

"Yes, Lucretia's Knife," he answered Nick. "Sextus Tarquinius, son of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus the last king of Rome, raped Lucretia, the wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus. She went to her father and explained what happend. Then she stabbed herself with a dagger. The dagger with which she stabbed herself with was taken up by her husband and he swore an oath to the gods on the dagger that he pursue with unrelenting hatred both the tyranny and its abettors. Then it was passed around to each man there and they all swore oaths on it. Since then, any oath sworn on the dagger had to be upheld. The oath sworn becomes unbreakable," Lucius explained. "Lucretia's death was the spark that kindled the fires of revolution and changed Rome from a kingdom into a Republic. It is a treasured possession of Nova Roma and it was stolen a day and a half ago."

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	sandcastlegod 2012-02-18 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"Well...definitely flattered that you came straight here, Grandfather. What have we got to go on?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2012-02-18 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	Nick digs around while listening til he finds the coffee to get it started. "Bad news. Unfortunately, not the kind I can track easily til I get the right scent. Lot ways that could go bad." Nick mumbles, while seeing what leftovers there might be of Corey's cooking. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-02-18 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Not much, I'm afraid. There were a few witnesses, but none can really describe the perpetrators. You can all come to Nova Roma if needed, of course," he said. "I'm afraid it is a long trip." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	irondragon 2012-02-19 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	"I am unsure that we need to go all the way to Nova Roma. We just need to look at where people would have gone to after leaving there, I think," Rose points out. "But going to Nova Roma still would not be so big of an issue." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2012-02-19 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	"We probably should go to Nova Roma and see if Nick can pick up a trail," Irina suggested. Irina looked at Corey's grandfather and smiled. "I can get us there in a matter of seconds." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tabula_rasa 2012-02-20 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"It never hurts to start at the beginning and see what's there to find," Jenny said. "Though maybe we should also send out some feelers in the collector market?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2012-02-21 02:11 am UTC (link)
	"Very good point, Jenny. We're definitely in a good place for it." Whatever gods dealt in collections smiled well enough on New Orleans. "But you're definitely going home faster than you came, Grandfather." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-02-21 02:15 am UTC (link)
	Lucius smiled. "Good. I have faith that you all will find the knife and the gods willing it will be before it is used." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2012-02-22 07:36 am UTC (link)
	Lovely, Nova Roma on a hangover. "At least I can get some good coffee there while I poke around." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2012-02-22 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	"I can send you guys on the way to Nova Roma and then start to check out the local collectors market. If anyone wants to join me I'd welcome the company." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)