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01 | Video/Action | Day 108
[It's been a week since Anita's arrival in the Cape, and all that time, she's managed to monitor the network without actually making herself known, taking the opportunity the blackout and the defunct network had provided her to move around town unnoticed and get the lay of the land. By now, she's more or less settled -- she has housemates she gets along with reasonably well, one of them a stray Allison brought home after no less than two days after their arrival. She has a potential ally in a man she's still not entirely convinced isn't a yeti, and a woman who practically reeks of magic but without that undertone of malice.
All things considered, there's something of a silver lining to this new situation, though she certainly has plenty of choice words for their captors if she ever gets the chance. She's determined to make that opportunity arise sooner or later.
When she addresses the feed, she's sitting on the front steps of House 10, arms resting on her knees.]
I haven't been here long, but I think I've got most of the details by now. [People had been helpful, for the most part.] The food supply is low and it sounds like people are doing whatever they can to help supplement it. I hear people hunt. I'd like to get in on that, but it would help to know what's available to us in the way of weapons.
[She has her knives, and her guns with their limited ammo, but she's never been much of a trapper despite being vaguely outdoorsy. She'd done a lot of field work during college that had required her to spend time out in the woods and knew well enough how to forage, but hunting anything that wasn't, you know, monstrous was entirely new. Animals couldn't be all that different, could they? Just... smaller. Potentially less vicious.
Right.]
Do we have the resources to replace or even forge spent ammunition, for instance? Or do we get to play pioneer and do it the authentic way?
[You know. Bows and arrows. That kind of thing.]
Any kind of feedback would be appreciated. If I'm going to be stuck here, might as well pitch in and do what I can to help.
[The feed ends. She'll be sitting outside of House 10 for awhile if anyone comes by or wants to pester her, and later in the day, she can be found at the docks, doing a little investigating.]
All things considered, there's something of a silver lining to this new situation, though she certainly has plenty of choice words for their captors if she ever gets the chance. She's determined to make that opportunity arise sooner or later.
When she addresses the feed, she's sitting on the front steps of House 10, arms resting on her knees.]
I haven't been here long, but I think I've got most of the details by now. [People had been helpful, for the most part.] The food supply is low and it sounds like people are doing whatever they can to help supplement it. I hear people hunt. I'd like to get in on that, but it would help to know what's available to us in the way of weapons.
[She has her knives, and her guns with their limited ammo, but she's never been much of a trapper despite being vaguely outdoorsy. She'd done a lot of field work during college that had required her to spend time out in the woods and knew well enough how to forage, but hunting anything that wasn't, you know, monstrous was entirely new. Animals couldn't be all that different, could they? Just... smaller. Potentially less vicious.
Right.]
Do we have the resources to replace or even forge spent ammunition, for instance? Or do we get to play pioneer and do it the authentic way?
[You know. Bows and arrows. That kind of thing.]
Any kind of feedback would be appreciated. If I'm going to be stuck here, might as well pitch in and do what I can to help.
[The feed ends. She'll be sitting outside of House 10 for awhile if anyone comes by or wants to pester her, and later in the day, she can be found at the docks, doing a little investigating.]
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[Her tone is one of interest rather than disbelief, at least.]
You seem to have your head on straight. Considering just how much of a learning curve there is, that's admirable, if you ask me.
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That said, a healthy dose of fear or uncertainty is okay. Those will keep you on your toes and keep you alive, if you know how to harness them. Never failed me back home. If the need arises, I'm sure they'll serve me well here, too.
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[A raised eyebrow.]
I admit, I'm curious as to what kind of people you mean.
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[She's curious, okay? And also maybe loves old mafia movies.]
You know, mobsters.
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[It's amazing how many people associate mobsters with his time period. He hadn't imagined it would be quite so prevalent. Then again, it's not as though he's not a mobster, but that's not something he advertises.]
Admittedly, due to Prohibition, there're quite a few people who... bend the laws.
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That's the picture that's always painted for us in the movies, anyway. They tend to make it look glamorous, but I'm sure it's a pretty far cry from the real thing.
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[She smiles wryly. She can relate.]
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The life of a Vampire Executioner tends to be pretty violent. Gory when you're on the clock, dull and waiting around for the next job in-between.
[In theory. For most Executioners, probably. Her life was rarely boring.]
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Even if you had us where you're from, we're a pretty rare breed. I service a tri-state area. Not like those licenses are getting tossed out left and right.
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My career options are pretty limited, to be honest. I'm an animator. We make good vamp hunters, thanks to having partial immunity.
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[A raised eyebrow.]
Partial immunity? I'm sure that comes in handy.
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It's partial immunity to a vampire's gaze. Protects you from mind tricks. You still have to be careful, though. It's nowhere near one-hundred percent.
[She pauses, realizing this is probably -- you know -- a lot for him. Where she's from, it's no big deal, especially not among the people she works with. They all know the score. People from elsewhere? Different story.]
Sorry. Didn't mean to just go on about that so casually.
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[It's a lot to take in, yeah, but he's always been the curious type. This information will certainly be jotted down later, in a little notebook he keeps for the purpose of keeping track of everything around here.]
We had an... incident, a little while back, where some people were turned into...
[A vague gesture, because he has no idea how to say this without sounding crazy.]
Supernatural creatures, for lack of a better term. Some people were turned into vampires. We may not have them in my world, but I've encountered them here.
[And been turned into one himself, even.]
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['Horrifying' is a more accurate word, if those vamps were anything like the Master Vampires where she's from.]
I'm told we have more than a few people of the supernatural persuasion wandering around here, even without the wacky incidents.
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[A slight nod.]
We do. I found it hard to believe, at first, but it's true.
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Not that I want it to sound like I'm about to go around shooting people -- I'm not. [Maybe three years ago, but not now.] As long as they aren't preying on the other captives here, they're safe, as far as I'm concerned.
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