explosivecombat: (I'm well aware of my own heresy)
Solf J Kimblee ([personal profile] explosivecombat) wrote in [community profile] route_10652014-02-09 02:46 pm

Sometimes, quiet is violent.

Who: Solf J Kimblee ([personal profile] explosivecombat; anyone in Olivine City who wants to engage him, really. OPEN LOG, do your thing, tag yourselves in
Where: Olivine City
When: Slightly backdated - morning of February 8, 2014
Summary: Somebody wanted a war. You're going to have an investigation.
Rating: PG-13? ...look, if things go badly this is pretty much Kimblee going Michael Bay on Olivine City, so.
Log:

His timing had, admittedly, been poor.

Namely, the three-day time period he'd thrown down was not accounting for the sudden snow; while he could hold the fort reasonably well in below-zero temperatures, that had never really been his idea of a good time. Fortunately, the most important of those bombs he'd photographed had been set prior to the announcement going out - it wouldn't do to be acting suspicious in public after a bomb threat, after all; those he hadn't set before then...well. He'd been more than capable of waiting until those who were going to move had actually moved before sending Alekhine and the non-human Archer out to go get those taken care of. They're rather skilled at...convincing people that they really, really want to be elsewhere all of a sudden, after all.

The Alakazam is nearby but out of sight, having been instructed to keep an eye on things for him (as he's fully aware that he's not going to be able to one things get underway); the Gardevoir is at his side, as he always is during these sorts of games. His usual white suit has been abandoned in favor of sharply-tailored black, with a black shirt buttoned clear up to his throat beneath it and a bloodred tie around his neck; his face is obscured by the usual hooded mask, long ponytail tucked up beneath the fabric.

It's a lovely day today.

He's got something in his hand that he's playing with once in a while; something that he can rather cheerfully buttonmash if he feels like it, apparently, as there are a good amount of buttons on it. He presses a few of them now, almost idly; he pauses for a moment before clicking the red one at the top of it.

Hopefully no one was partial to a few of those indie bars toward the outskirts of town; that explosion is going to be a large one.

Let's begin, shall we?




[OOC: Okay, apologies for the delay but RL punched me in the throat. AS IT STANDS, HOWEVER, the deal is currently this.

There are currently eight bombs planted throughout the city, including the one that just went off on the northern side of town, because Kimblee clearly hates hipsters this morning and has decided that they can't have nice bars. Your job, should you choose to accept it, is to find either the bombs or the asshole detonating them. Or both, if you all can manage, let's not sell ourselves short. Don't worry, he's somewhere within the city.

You're welcome to search the city if you wish; I'll gladly guide you through that part with meta directions in brackets - letting you know what you find in certain locations, if anything. The NPCs in certain locations (the hotel, the Pokémon Center, those hardware stores Blake was checking out earlier, the guards at the lighthouse) will not remember any suspicious activity having occurred, but they will have really large conspicuous holes in their memories if pressed. And hey, I'll guide you through that as well, if you have something to say to them.

Basically, feel free to investigate at will; throw a location in your comment subject, wherever you want to search. Let's make a game of it.]


[OOC PART II: Here's your current counter, guys.

Bomb 1 - hipster bars, northern side of town: DETONATED
Bomb 2 - Olivine Inn: LOCATED / NEUTRALIZED
Bomb 3 - docks, southern side of town: NEUTRALIZED
Bomb 4 - cargo holds, western side of town: DETONATED
Bomb 5 - specialized shops, city center: STILL ACTIVE
Bomb 6 - restaurants, city center: NEUTRALIZED
Bomb 7 - location currently unknown: STILL ACTIVE
Bomb 8 - location currently unknown: STILL ACTIVE

You've got your work cut out for you, Hero Squad. Godspeed. :|b ]
beholdmydemons: (unhappy - wry grin)

[personal profile] beholdmydemons 2014-02-14 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[It sounds so logical. Strangely poetic, even, to Walter's ears. Chilling, though, making his stomach lurch a little lower as the tension around him fades out and he feels very calm.

He breathes, glancing down at the bomb again, then up at Seth.]


Forces of will. [he repeats, evenly, then nods, with a grin that doesn't go anywhere near his eyes.] So - whose will are you pitting against them? The protectors. [He amends himself quickly.] Or - is it just your will to provoke them? What...

[Walter fumbles for a moment, almost throwing a hand up in his sudden, muted frenzy.] What do you win?
beholdmydemons: (unhappy - plot twist incoming)

[personal profile] beholdmydemons 2014-02-14 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Walter doesn't say anything - just lifts his chin a little. But his brows draw together, and there's a quick flicker of surprise (or maybe comprehension?) across his expression before he frowns and gestures for Orthrus to return to his side.]

So you're no...force of will.
beholdmydemons: (unhappy - morose)

[personal profile] beholdmydemons 2014-02-14 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[...You sure do say all the right things.

Walter's expression goes from wary to mildly astonished to just...contemplative, and he stares for a long few seconds, absorbing that.

Then he returns his Drapion to her Pokeball, ignoring her alarmed look and Orthrus' confused whine.]
Edited 2014-02-14 06:25 (UTC)
beholdmydemons: (anger - wanna run that by me again)

[personal profile] beholdmydemons 2014-02-14 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
Changed my mind. [If "Seth" wants to ask, he'll try to explain. If not, he's leaving it at that.

Get over here, Orthrus.]
beholdmydemons: (unhappy - grit teeth)

[personal profile] beholdmydemons 2014-02-14 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
[The tension bleeds out of the room by inches once "Seth" vanishes. Walter doesn't move until Orthrus nudges him and mumbles "Boom" - he releases his Seel, having him carefully freeze over the bomb. After that's done with, he's about to turn and leave the room when something occurs to him.

....

Muriel is sent out again.]


Night Slash.

[He returns her and leaves as he entered, with Orthrus at his heels. There's a deep cut through the chair where "Seth" had been sitting, and over the edge of the desk - as though someone had attacked, but the target had teleported away.]