The [Late] Arrival of the Beast

[beast_of_scripture]

[Exactly one week after the strange encounter at Paradigm City, the strange golden haired boy that appeared to help out there has finally found his way to an actual Unity Group base, after making a strange detour to Hong Kong. His machine seems to have disappeared since the incident with the Kaiju and he's sopping wet from traveling through the rainstorm earlier. On top of that, his entire outfit is in tatters and compared to his rather dapper appearance when he first met folks from the Unity Group, he now looks more like a washed up hobo.]

Oh, so this is where the base was...I thought it was supposed to be a mansion. Maybe the directions I got from that Negotiator were incorrect...

[He doesn't seem too bothered by it.]

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[herodrawing]

Eh, mansion? What are you talking about?

Umm... are you okay? It looks like you've been through an adventure of a lifetime just now.

[And not in a good way.]

[beast_of_scripture]

Well, I spent the last week looking for the mansion of...Roger the Negotiator. That was his name. Anyways, I had to cross through the desert around Paradigm...then the ocean...there was also that incident at Yokohama...

[Theo manages to catch himself rambling.]

Ah, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. Theo Perdurabo, I'm a student at Miskatonic University in Arkham City.

[herodrawing]

I'm Hitachi Izuru, from MJP's Team Rabbits. Nice to meet you!

That was quite a detour you just described, I'm actually kinda impressed...

Wait, Yokohama?

[beast_of_scripture]

It's quite nice once you get past the ruined town.

You don't have to introduce yourself though, you're quite famous. I've seen all the videos online about Team Rabbits.

[herodrawing]

I don't think that's the...

You saw our videos?

[Izuru suddenly perks up.]

So we really are super famous now! But I bet Asagi is still the most popular one.

[beast_of_scripture]

Of course, his fear of his own machine was seen by nearly everyone at Miskatonic!

[herodrawing]

Oh boy...

[Izuru feels the sudden urge to defend Asagi's actions.]

That was just a one time thing, you know. He wouldn't do something like that again.

[beast_of_scripture]

Didn't he evade it twice?

[herodrawing]

Ah. Uhm...

Wait! The second time was recorded and put online too?!

[beast_of_scripture]

Well of course. There was also that press conference...you guys are all over the net!

[herodrawing]

Really? So many people are looking up to us!


... But it's also kinda intimidating.

[empress_without_a_throne]

... Yeah, it can be difficult to find. I'm sorry.

But you're here now, and we can get you dried off if you want. And I'm sure we can find spare clothes for you afterwards.

[beast_of_scripture]

Ah thanks.

[Theo seems to be staring at you for some reason though...]

[empress_without_a_throne]

[She can only guess why.]

Is it my ears?

[beast_of_scripture]

Oh no, you just seem familiar for some reason, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

[empress_without_a_throne]

Maybe... did your magic school ever touch on the Great Black Void?

[beast_of_scripture]

Ah...no, we had our own fair share of problems so we left that to Solaris.

Oh!

Are you part of Solaris then?

[empress_without_a_throne]

[Well, at the very least he knew about Solaris.]

I am. My name's Mizuki Onodera. All the black's probably misleading, I know.

[beast_of_scripture]

Theodore Perdurabo...oh, but just call me Theo and don't worry about it. Your choice of attire is not that weird, even the Sun is surrounded by space, right? So you kind of fit in that way.

[empress_without_a_throne]

I guess you're right about that...

[Though her darkness is less a lack of light and more an opposite force.]

... I know you've probably otten this already, but you did a lot of good at Paradigm. Saved a lot of people.

[63rd_shockwave]

...Why would you think it was in a mansion...

Um, do you want a towel? I think there are some lying around here somewhere...

[reactorhead_russians]

Alexis and Sasha stare at you for a good long while. Unblinking. Not making a noise. Not moving.

Just staring...

...

...

...man, they've got some badass-looking skull rings.

[beast_of_scripture]

[Those are some pretty cool skull rings, Theo manages fights back with his own long unblinking stare.]

...is something wrong?

[reactorhead_russians]

"Nyet." Sasha says.

...

...

"Ah!" Alexis says, snapping a ring-encrusted finger. "You're the other wizard!"

[beast_of_scripture]

Nice to meet you in person.

[The wet wizard bows a bit in respect.]

[reactorhead_russians]

Sasha and Alexis nod in turn. "So why are you wet?"

[a_louse]

I'm sure my directions were very precise. Somehow you managed to get lost regardless. And get lost really badly, judging by how you looked then and do now.

[beast_of_scripture]

Ah Mr.Negotiator, it's not my fault see...there were the sandworms and then Zs-a-Wia came out...look I wrote down everything that happened here.

[He reaches around his pockets for a sheet of paper...and only pulls out the wet washed out remains of the sheet.]

Oh...huh...I really should have seen that coming.

[a_louse]

[Roger looks at the paper with a flat expression for a few seconds. Then he continues the conversation.]

...Sandworms. Just what kind of life do you live, kid?

[beast_of_scripture]

A...normal one...I mean for a Magus...

[a_louse]

A Magus. Normally I'd be skeptical of someone claiming to be a sorcerer, but I've seen what you're capable of already.

Where did you learn to do that?

[beast_of_scripture]

My mom was a Magus, so it runs in my blood but I've been studying at Miskatonic University in Arkham City for most of my life now.

[a_louse]

That's the first time I heard about a university which educates wizards.

[in_over_his_head]

YOU!

[Calvin is jogging over to Theo before skidding to a halt, taking several deep breaths. Yeah he heard and saw a little of what happened at Hong Kong. As such once he caught his breath he only had one thing to say as he pointed at the soggy hobo.]

ARE YOU A WIZARD?!

[beast_of_scripture]

Y-yes?

[in_over_his_head]

... Don't try to lie to me-

[Calvin was about to start pointing out facts before Theo's answer caught up with him. He didn't exactly expect of all things a simple yes.]

W... wait... so you admit you're a wizard? That... okay... this has never happened before... I'm going to need a few seconds..

[beast_of_scripture]

This is probably an irregular occurrence for you...isn't it

[in_over_his_head]

Like you wouldn't believe...

[Calvin is still in something of a state of shock.]

I mean... I know there's magic and all sorts of crazy things around but actually having someone just upfront and say they're a wizard without me having to start digging around...

And I mean actual wizards. Not just a bunch of fakes trying to be mysterious.

[beast_of_scripture]

Well, I don't have a lot to hide.

I mean after what happened with the Kijin, it's kind of hard to hide anything supernatural...

[in_over_his_head]

... Right... the Kijin...

[Yeah, Calvin is still horrifically irritated and embarassed about not knowing about that situation from the place he was isolated in. It didn't help that his requests for updates to HQ on the subject were ignored more than once.]

I'm still wondering how there's people that still deny it doesn't exist.

[beast_of_scripture]

There are people that still deny our existence?

[in_over_his_head]

Pretty much. The Office of Special Investigations is really grounded in 'logic' and 'reality'. Not 'mystical fairy tale nonsense' like Director Holstein calls it...

Oh... and if ANYONE in the office has to deal with supernatural phenomena they get called a crackpot! An insane twit that's only keeping his job so the other investigators look good in comparison and have someone to mess with when they're bored AND-

[Calvin takes a deep breath.]

['Professionalism. Professionalism Calvin. Don't embarass yourself in front of the wizard.]

Sorry.