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[deadmanbusiness]

[Apparently trying to rescue people is a bad idea. It just gets people to notice you. The wrong sorts of people.

Theo is scrunched up in the middle of a cage that's got crosses pasted to the bars. To not help matters they've taken away his sunglasses so he's nearly blind. It shows off his silver eyes however. He also looks like half mummied corpse, his pale skin even paler and his fingers practically bone.

There's a voice calling out to people to get their own unique souvenirs from the necrotic master. These are the corpses of rats. They're tossed into the cage with strings attached and when they get near Theo they start to wiggle and squirm. The corpses have gone from dead to undead zombie rats. What better pet could you want?

Whenever people get too close he tries slam a foot at them before jerking back with a cry of pain from the crosses.]

Let me out you maggot ridden slime rots!

[Which is when he barely avoids getting hit by holy water.]

Comments

Video

[valentineluke]

You're a vampire? [Why didn't he sense this newcomer as such before?]

Re: Video

[deadmanbusiness]

What?

No. I'm a necromancer. And quite alive. Normally...

[He's not exactly sure what he is right now.]

(Private)

[valentineluke]

[Ah!]

So many reanimated rats out in the crowd. That's a panic in the making.

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[deadmanbusiness]

[He frowns.]

What are you thinking?

video:

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

[Mindy's watching this from an emergency room cot in the hospital. She has a few bee stings and lacerations on her but hardly seems bothered by this at all. They're being tended to by a very motherly sort of nurse, a woman who's allowing the occasional swear from Mindy and even smirking at a few.]

'Maggot ridden slime rots.' Dude. Points for creativity. Can I use that one sometime?

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[deadmanbusiness]

[Despite his situation, he can't really help but smile at that. It's only briefly as he slams a foot at another offending rat.]

Sure, if you want.

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

[And she's studying his face carefully, leaning towards the camera a bit. The nurse nudges her back and asks her to sit still and Mindy rolls her eyes. Grown ups. Christ.]

You just got here, didn't you? A few days ago? I saw you on the device, I think. [A pause.] That's some seriously shitty timing. Not that it's your fault. Just sayin'.

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[valentineluke]

Put your little servants to use.

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[deadmanbusiness]

Yeah. I did.

And it's not the first time it's happened.

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[deadmanbusiness]

[He can feel them running around on the edges of his power.]

A good idea, except I'm still stuck in here and I can barely see. Unless you can get me out.

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

That's lame. [She has to hold perfectly still while the nurse applies butterfly bandages to a few of the deeper injuries on her face.]

I'm Mindy. Wish I could help you.

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[deadmanbusiness]

I'm Theodred, but people usually call me Theo. And thank you.

What happened to you?

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

I rescued a guy who had bees and other shit coming out of his hands. The bees didn't like me too much.

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[deadmanbusiness]

That's

[There's a pause as he growls at someone off screen.]

Try and touch me again and I'll have your fucking innards strung up and used as cat toys!

[He gets laughter for that one, but they seem to leave him alone.]

Sorry. That's unusual.

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

Ye--[BRB LAUGHING! She likes you, Theo.]

Yeah. It's not a thing back home, people with abilities. We just have idiot mobsters and their punk-ass spawn.

[worldofourown]

In trouble?

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[deadmanbusiness]

[Hah. Hah. He's learned how to swear creatively as a precursor of hopefully one day being able to curse people as a god.]

We have idiot mobsters too and their punk-ass spawn.

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[valentineluke]

I can't. They're watching for me, the rival owner.

Only takes one. Plus the poor planning on the carnival's part. String can be easily gnawed thru. Highly unlikely the rats are of the docile pet quality. Were probably street caught and those kind are vectors for all sorts of things - even more so after your 'treatment'.

[deadmanbusiness]

Depends on your definition of trouble.

If you mean stuck in a cage and can't get out while people throw rats at you, then yes, I'm in trouble.

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

Aren't they fun?

[worldofourown]

No need to be snide.

It's not just you. It's why most of us have stayed either at home, or in the Underground.

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[deadmanbusiness]

Rival owner of what?

[Somewhat not helpful. But he doesn't say that.]

No, they're not. And they're pretty fresh too. I could get them riled up.

[deadmanbusiness]

Sorry. I'm having a bad week.

I noticed. I tried to rescue someone.

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[deadmanbusiness]

I guess, I don't deal with them much. I just hear my father growl about them occasionally.

[worldofourown]

Oh. Playing hero. [ It figures. ] Well, at least you aren't stitched to anyone. Or being made to eat rats.