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poly_chromatic2013-10-19 08:11 pm
just_displaced) wrote in poly_chromatic2013-10-19 08:11 pm
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Video -- And the Moon Shall Turn to Blood
[The room is dimly lit, only one light in the room casting flickering shadows from the furniture onto the walls. At first, it's difficult to tell what the video could possibly be recording, since there doesn't appear to be anyone in the room.
Several moments later, however, when the door opens and aNPC man walks in, it becomes obvious that this is someone's apartment. And there's something moving in the shadows in the corner, something that slowly seems to be taking form where previously, there was nothing there at all. It appears to be a form, a form that seems to be made up of shadows itself, except that it's slightly darker than the shadows around it.
Slowly, it begins to move, spreading from the corner, taking on the distinct shape of a man, and then the shadow is moving more quickly. By the time it reaches theNPC man who's headed for the light switch to illuminate the place, it's taken on an almost solid form. Swiftly, the shadow wraps itself around the man, enveloping him, not giving him time to cry out. Within seconds, it's as though the shadow form has absorbed the man entirely, and the man slumps to the floor, seemingly lifeless.
The shadow's form is stronger now, sharper around the edges, and perhaps recognizable to those who have met him before. With no backward glances at the man lying on the floor, the shadow seems to float across the room, then out the door into the dark streets, looking for its next victim.]
[[OOC: Ginsberg is essentially a shadow monster, capable of attacking and draining the life from people, but it's not a permanent state -- he shifts back and forth, and when he's in the light, looks perfectly normal and corporeal. When he's in shadow, however... this is what you get. Feel free to run into him on the streets, or see this particularly pleasant attack on video.]]
Several moments later, however, when the door opens and a
Slowly, it begins to move, spreading from the corner, taking on the distinct shape of a man, and then the shadow is moving more quickly. By the time it reaches the
The shadow's form is stronger now, sharper around the edges, and perhaps recognizable to those who have met him before. With no backward glances at the man lying on the floor, the shadow seems to float across the room, then out the door into the dark streets, looking for its next victim.]
[[OOC: Ginsberg is essentially a shadow monster, capable of attacking and draining the life from people, but it's not a permanent state -- he shifts back and forth, and when he's in the light, looks perfectly normal and corporeal. When he's in shadow, however... this is what you get. Feel free to run into him on the streets, or see this particularly pleasant attack on video.]]
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[Other than determinedly not stepping out into the light.]
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You got a name?
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[The shadow monster part of his brain is instantly suspicious of why this guy might be asking his name. A way to harm him, maybe? The logical, human side of his brain is trying to fight with the monster, but it's more difficult than it should be.]
Why?
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[ He pauses. ] I'm James. My friends call me Bucky though. See, that's how I know I'm human too. 'Cause I've got one.
[ ... The Winter Soldier ahahaha. ]
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[A long, considering pause. Maybe it's not a trick. Maybe it's just a way to make him feel human.]
Michael Ginsberg. My friends -- well, I don't really have any, but everyone else, anyway -- just call me Ginsberg. I don't know if having a name makes me human.
[Because he's still a dark, shadowy form, and he's still desperate to drain the energy from someone. Talking distracts him, though.]
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[ Named after a dead president and not even one of the good ones. ]
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[It's strange, how the more he talks, the less shadowy and indistinct he becomes. It's like the simple fact of having a human conversation is making him less and less of a monster.]
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So just you and your dad? Can you remember his name?
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[Its's a concerted effort to fight down the monstrous part of his brain that's telling him that this man is trying to threaten him, to trick him into complacency, but he's more in control now, less desperate, less hungry, and he tries to concentrate on the question instead.]
It's Morris. His name's Morris.