happy late halloween!! cw: needles

[wotanon]

Who: :)
Where: :)
When: 169 morning

[ if you happen to catch a glimpse at a TV screen, bright and early this morning --

the signal on the screen is live! and it seems to be split into two halves, vertically. on one side, you have a dimly-lit image of an angel in a straightjacket. there's light illuminating them from above but the surroundings are too dark to decipher where they are exactly; one can see, however, syringe needles protruding from various spots on the angel's body, many of them connected to tubes that lead offscreen. The tubes are filled with a blue light, as though extracting the angel's essence, though many needles stab through with syringes emptied of their contents and only serving the purpose of making a pincushion of the creature now.

on the other side of the screen, there's two idols chained up against a dungeon wall, hands bound above them and manacles on their ankles as well. those who've been in the House of Mirth previously may recognize it as the dungeon -- the sconces on the wall are lit, this time, clearly showing the previously-dark surroundings.

there's a figure beside them, easily seven feet tall. they're wearing either a mask or maybe it's just their real head -- it's an elongated goat skull, at the very least, with long, twisted horns. they're wearing a dark black cloak that seems to hide almost all of their body. they're holding pliers, but even their hands are gloved as if to hide anything identifying. and when they speak -- their voice is filtered, warped as if coming through a loudspeaker. ]

Are we all ready for the show to begin?

((The actual contents of the broadcast will be in a top level below! Characters can react in this post but there's no two-way communication with the people on screen.))

Comments

[tradesecret]

[ shows up with coffee. ]

I'm guessing none of us were contacted. I'll talk to Mercury, or call him here.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Do that.

[Blinks over at her before putting most of his attention back onto the feed.]

And no. At least among you, myself, and B.

[tradesecret]

[ texting now! ]

Well, we did say it was opt in...

[ not that she's happy about this ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

...

That's in the capital. You don't just go to the capital on a whim.

[tradesecret]

So they'd need an in like the one Absinthe has provided. Do you think that person was the one who offered it? Or someone else?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

...

Do we know anything about this goat guy? Who's that tall anyway?

[tradesecret]

Not sure... but they're well-versed in mafia torture tactics.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Maybe the mafia is well versed in demon torture tactics.

Either way, that's one more part of the hierarchy we need to factor in.

[tradesecret]

Think that they're prince-tier?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

No. Torturers are definitely lackey material.

Though they may not report to either chain of command.

[tradesecret]

Hopefully we can get some insight on his motivation. That'll help us figure out who he answers to.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Hopefully.

Doesn't seem much of a talker outside of stock villain lines.

[tradesecret]

The style doesn't seem like P's, but they could be using stuff they found in the house.

[liarliarliar]

Sounds like a kidnapping...

[tradesecret]

But did they get taken or get there in their own? That place isn't easy to access, right?

[liarliarliar]

They must have been taken. Going alone is absurd. And someone would have had to have helped them.

[tradesecret]

Perhaps lured them in with the opportunity to save the angel?

[liarliarliar]

Maybe but Intensity ground so much guilt into them...

[tradesecret]

They could have felt more guilty about leaving the angel behind.

[liarliarliar]

...Yvette do you think Bel is doing this? Look at all the science bullshit in the angel

[tradesecret]

Possibly. I don't think it's Azzy, even if this guy may have raided a closet.

[liarliarliar]

Right and Thia seems wrong too. It's broadcasting from enemy territory. It's so blatant.

[tradesecret]

She stands to lose more from the outing of an angel that isn't from her "Heaven."

And the torture... is to goad them into [ and their human skin is peeling away ] ...that, I suppose.

[liarliarliar]

Do they need higher tier angel juice for their light novel plot...

[tradesecret]

If they were just going to rile up the angel to extract their power, why broadcast it?