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

[nihilmancy]

[There isn't even a ping on his phone, Sekhmet is just there, looking very frazzled and worried- not directly letting on that she's panicking but it's obvious from her body language.]

How did they get there? Do you know anything about this?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I do not.

I'm just as surprised as anyone else.

[nihilmancy]

That's Mehniel, right? I wasn't there for, ah, those events, but-

Gods, what did they do? Did the demons just take them in the middle of the night, or did they get into some foolish plot without telling anybody?!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Yes, that is the angel.

And as I said before, we don't know the circumstances that lead to this.

[nihilmancy]

Of course, of course, I just- if they were taken in their sleep, that is extremely worrying, because that means that they can simply access these dormitories and do anything they want to us at any time.

If those two chose to do something on their own- have they been involved with your activities in the past? Have they done impulsive and foolish plans before?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[It's his "the boss protecting his employees' reputation" face.]

They've made their own calls when necessary. But they keep me informed as they can.

Which is why this is particularly worrying.

[nihilmancy]

I see. Worrying is... putting it mildly.

[She can't look away but just seeing this is making her want to be sick.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

If you don't want to watch, I'm sure others will provide a recap of events.

[nihilmancy]

...I feel like looking away would be more disrespectful. I consider them friends.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm sure there is a friendship speech waiting to be said here about how they wouldn't want to upset you.

But I'm the last person that's going to give that drivel.

[nihilmancy]

Noted. And I agree. Now's not that the time for that claptrap.

I... want to see at least some of it, ah, I don't want to look away.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Suit yourself.

[He's going to go back to seeing if he can get FiN powers to work at all on this stupid feed]

[nihilmancy]

...And, ah, again, um. If you ever need me for anything relating to, ah, the intelligence stuff, ah. I would like to help. Um, that's all.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Duly noted.

Unfortunately, this is not a situation where any of us are equipped to do anything.

[nihilmancy]

[Setting her jaw and trying to watch, but after a bit, turning away. Something in her can't watch her friends be brutalized like this.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Attempting to usher her into the main room so she doesn't have to watch.

And also THIS PLACE IS GETTING FUCKING CROWDED]

[nihilmancy]

[Yeah, she follows him.]

I'm ah, going to go back to sensitIV for a bit, get some medical supplies ready for... when they turn up.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Of course.

Keep your phone close.

[nihilmancy]

Certainly.

[Going to leave, and, not turning up in time for the search parties and all of that. This rattled her more than she thought.]