dc_misc (dc_misc) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2009-11-19 12:21:00

Entry tags:

cait curry, dinadan palmer, inactive - jane doe-smith, npc - batman, plot - "call of cthulu"

And it begins
Across the country several an older man climbs out of a taxi. He checks a list and gets ready to go deliver a package. It was on this exact date the packages were to be delivered into the hands of each person. In one location though two men climb out of a car.

They look eerily similar with oddly blubus eyes but one is very short and portly. In each place almost at the same time they knock on a door.

They're here to deliver a package.

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	young_swimmer 2009-11-20 03:07 am UTC (link)
	Cait was climbing out of the ocean when she saw the two men step off a small boat and onto the island. "Can I help you?" She pulled the water off of her and returned it to the ocean. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-20 03:13 am UTC (link)
	"You are Caitria Curry?" The taller one asks. He has a box in his hands and a clip board. Something about him seems gravely serious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-11-20 04:14 am UTC (link)
	"Depends on who is asking," she said. "What do you want her for?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-20 04:20 am UTC (link)
	"I am Castor Wheaton. This is my associate Orville Burton," the taller of the two speaks. "We're with Calice and Hurt. We are very good at our jobs Miss. We are here to deliver a package as asked by one of our clients in his will. May we speak with you inside?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-11-20 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"What's the client's name?" Cait asked. Her only living relative on the surface died over a year ago so it was natural for her to be suspicious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-20 04:26 am UTC (link)
	"Randolph Carter,"Orville says. "I do not think you would know him. We can explain as best we can, Ms Curry. But we do not have all of the answers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-11-20 04:31 am UTC (link)
	"You have two minutes," she said. "Then you step back onto that boat and go back to where you came from." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_misc
2009-11-20 04:40 am UTC (link)

"Of course. But we have a second package to deliver first. Our instructions were clear," Castor says with care.

"Randolph Carter was a librarian and writer who was quite famous in his hay day for his knowledge in the occult as well as the horror stories he wrote. He dealt with things that are said to be from beyond the stars according to what information we have. He wasn't a prominent figure at the time like the JSA but he was around if you look closely." He clears his throat.

"All we do know is that he wished for you to have this package. I can not say for certain if he knew you were real either. No one really knows what happened to him. He disappeared from his home in 1939 never to be seen or heard from again and is presumed to be dead."

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	young_swimmer 2009-11-20 04:54 am UTC (link)
	"I am totally not buying any of this. A guy disappears in 1939 and somehow you're delivering this package to me now? How do you even know you have the Caitria Curry you're looking for?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-20 05:01 am UTC (link)
	"In his will he stated you would be found at the Tower of the Titans," Castor says simply. "We are sure that you're the right person. The others on the list were also to be hound at the right places. Right now they are receiving their packages... as we speak for it as Mr Carter wished." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-11-20 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Cait eyed them for a few moments. "Just give me the package," she eventually said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-20 05:08 am UTC (link)
	They seem pleased and hand over the box. Her named is scrawled across it in old hand writing and the proper address is labeled clearly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2009-11-20 05:13 am UTC (link)
	Cait took the box and then waited for them to leave. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-20 06:03 am UTC (link)
	They go on to the next person who is to get a package. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	newimprovedbat 2009-11-20 05:57 am UTC (link)
	"Is someone going to get that?" Terry was working on homework. Senior year was no picnic. Between school, Batman, and Dana, Terry was barely getting any sleep. When neither Matt or his mother responded, Terry made his way to the door, opening it. "Can I help you?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-20 06:04 am UTC (link)
	A tall thin woman with steel grey hair and gold wire rimmed glasses stares right at him. Her eyes are cold an emotionless. "Yes. Is this the place of residence for one Terrance McGinnis?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2009-11-20 06:16 am UTC (link)
	Terry raises an eyebrow. "Maybe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-20 07:06 am UTC (link)
	"Excellent. Could you inform him that he has a package." She has a brief case. Apparently the package is in there. "I just need him to sign for it and I can be on my way unless he requires an explanation." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2009-11-20 07:21 am UTC (link)
	Terry fought the urge to roll his eyes. "I'm Terry," he says, "And an explanation would be nice. I didn't order anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_misc
2009-11-20 07:29 am UTC (link)

"You appear to have been listed as a benefactor from a mister Randolph Carter." She tenses for a moment then pulls out the business card from her firm. They had been in practice since after the Civil war according to the card. Her name is Daphne Derelith she's a senior partner.

"May I come inside? I've been waiting twenty-five years to see this to you. Others say this estate has been sending out what Mister Carter requested be done since his disappearance in 1939. Today I hope to see one of the last things he requested done."

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	newimprovedbat 2009-11-22 06:29 am UTC (link)
	"Twenty-five years?" Terry raises an eyebrow, "Lady, you've got way too much spare time on your hands." Nonetheless, he walks into his mother's apartment, motioning for her to follow him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-12-04 03:08 am UTC (link)
	She follows after him. "When you have enough time on your hands everything becomes at least a little interesting. Mister Carter was... deeply fascinating. He had a brilliant mind. I just wish I understood why he picked you and several others from this time period to receive these packages. No one truly understood him." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jdoesmith 2009-11-20 07:04 am UTC (link)
	Jane answers the door. She was expecting the pizza guy. This was not the pizza guy. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-21 03:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Miss Jane Doe-Smith?" a tall older man in an immaculate suit asked after she opened the door. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jdoesmith 2009-11-21 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah?" He seemed all business. She figured he had a vase for her. "Come on in." She steps back and goes over to one side. "What can I help you with? Wife cheating on you? Missing dog?" She takes one look at his suit. He wouldn't own a dog they're messy. "Correction. Missing parrot?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-11-22 06:34 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry, no. My name is Stuart Cooleridge and I am with Calice and Hurt. It appears that you have been listed as a benefactor from a mister Randolph Carter. I am to deliver this package to you." He held out a small wooden box. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jdoesmith 2009-12-03 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"Package?" She glances at the box. Something new to take up her time. Her finger itch and she reaches out for it. "Is there anything you can tell me about mister Carter? I don't think I knew him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_misc
2009-12-03 04:41 am UTC (link)

"Randolph Carter was a librarian and writer who was quite famous in his hay day for his knowledge in the occult as well as the horror stories he wrote. He dealt with things that are said to be from beyond the stars according to what information we have. He wasn't a prominent figure at the time like the JSA but he was around if you look closely." He clears his throat.

"All we do know is that he wished for you to have this package. I can not say for certain if he knew you were real either. No one really knows what happened to him. He disappeared from his home in 1939 never to be seen or heard from again and is presumed to be dead."

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	jdoesmith 2009-12-04 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"...So he is a man of mystery who knew a PI named Jane Doe-Smith would be alive?" She seems shocked. She's actually taking in the truth as this guy knows it. She tucks te box under one arm and nods. "Thanks for bringing it here. Can I call your office if I have any problems regarding this?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-12-04 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"Yes ma'am. Of course madam," he said and handed her a business card. "Good day." He nodded politely and turned to go. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sonoftheatom 2009-12-04 06:10 am UTC (link)
	Dinadan groans at the knock and looks around for something that could possibly act as a bookmark. Blanket, no; banana peel, no; another book, no... When he finally answers the door, it's with the book tucked under his arm and his fingers between the pages. "Sorry. Yes?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-12-06 12:35 am UTC (link)
	"Dindan Palmer," one of the two men greets. "We're from Calice and Hurt," they say at the same time. "You've been named as a benefactor from Randolph Carter. We are here to deliver what he asked to be given to you," the tall skinny man says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2009-12-06 09:15 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, that's me," Dinadan says, looking from one man to the other. "I...don't think I know any Randolph Carters. Why would he be leaving anything to me?" He tries to remember if the Justice League has ever fought anyone with that name as he glances between the two men again, wondering if he ought to shout for his dad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2009-12-06 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	The short man shakes his head. "You should not worry yourself Mr Palmer. Mr Carter has been gone since 1939. Somehow he knew you would be born and wanted to see this was given to you. All we know is that he was an expert in the occult who was... famous for knowing about things few mortals knew about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2009-12-07 06:36 pm UTC (link)

Years of friendship with Henry Jordan have turned the words "don't worry about it" from a reassurance to a sign to duck and cover. Add in "expert occultist" and "has been gone since decades before you were born", and Dinadan's eyeballing the package like it's an unexploded bomb.

"So why now?" he asks. "If he's been gone as long as you say he's been, this has been sitting around for a good long time. And my birthday isn't for a couple months yet."

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	dc_misc 2009-12-11 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	"He put in conditions for when this was to be given to you. He requested that we deliver it to you in this time and place," the taller of the two lawyers explains. "He also made it very clear that while we could observe you and the... others who have also received packages today we were not to say a thing until today." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2009-12-12 01:42 am UTC (link)
	"You've been watching me?" Dinadan demands, now even more worried than before and getting angry. There's a lot of secret identities that might be compromised if they have been, and he doesn't want that. "Who else is getting packages from this guy?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_misc
2009-12-12 03:29 am UTC (link)

"Oh dear. That came out all wrong..."

"Do hush up my friend. We merely meant that we were ordered not to. Mr Carter wished for you to lead your life not knowing of this until it was time," the shorter rounder man spoke. "I'm sorry but we are not allowed to tell you more than this... You may know of some of them. But the last to join you will be unknown." He looks puzzled over that. "We are not sure what he meant by that. He may have included a letter in the package. I don't know how we may help with that because once you have opened it we can not take it back."

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sonoftheatom
2009-12-12 06:10 am UTC (link)

The glare subsides a bit, but Dinadan's still suspicious. The clarification could be a lie, after all. He glances down at the package again, and mentally calculated how long it would take him to get it to his dad's lab and under a fume hood or something.

"...Once I've opened it, you can't take it back, huh?" he muses. He's tempted to just refuse it out-right, the whole thing seems more than a little dubious. But if he doesn't take it, it might go to someone with less contacts in the cape- and magical worlds and just cause more problems. Fume hood and someone in the next room to go for help if anything hinky starts happening seems like the way to handle this.

And if he's honest, he's got to admit he's more than a little curious.

"...Anything else I should know?" he asks after a few moments' silence.

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	dc_misc 2009-12-12 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	"We can think of nothing else," the short one says speaking for both of them. The taller on has gone silent not wanting to upset Mr Palmer anymore. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2009-12-12 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	"...Okay, I'll take it." Fume hood, someone in the next room to go for help, gloves, goggles, face mask... Probably someone who knew about magic... Maybe Henry and his ring, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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