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Post by Zegram on Sept 1, 2020 19:31:02 GMT
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Zegram sat slumped on the curb crying his little eyes out. To anyone looking at him, a lost, eight to ten, year old boy cried out for his parents lost and confused in the big bad city. His short blond hair was a mess, and tears ran from his blue eyes. His clothes were nothing special. A red T-shirt, and a pair of blue jean shorts with a white and blue shoes. To any normal person, just an average child overwhelmed by his surroundings while being separated from his mother and father.
This is what Zegram wanted them to believe. The plan was simple. Lure in someone close with the "lost child" routine, and get them to help this poor lost soul. Then Zegram would isolate them getting them into an ally or the house he gained, from less than legal means. Then beat the ever loving shit out of them and take all their stuff. Was this the type of activities that a low powered demon would be engaging in, probably. Was all this necessary for a simple mugging, no it wasn't.
While criminal activity wasn't new to Zegram's life, he was certainly going bout it in a more round a bout way than anyone would normally do it. Most people would just look to over power their target and take what they want. Zegram on the other hand like to be a bit smarter about it. Zegram knows that he can over power most of the humans he would ever come across. There were few on the planet that he would actively avoid if all possible. Regardless, it would get boring and people would catch on if he just mugged like normal. So he decided to add in an element of deception to the process. He would use his shape shifting abilities to take on the faces of anyone from the heartiest of men, to the daintiest of woman, to the smallest of children.
It was also a manner of fun being able to see how he can trick to latest victim into his little web of shadows. A rather round man would approach Zegram kneeling down placing a hand on Zegram's back. Zegram stifled his crying for a moment to look up at the man with big round eyes. Man this crying was getting annoying. He never could tear up easily. He had to think of horrible and tragic fates for his friends, and just whoever was around him at the time. They were tears of laughter, but it got the job done.
"What's wrong my boy?" He man asked sincerely. His tone was gentle as he rubbed Zegram's back to try and calm him down. Zegram just sniffled trying to form the right words.
"I...I lost my mom and dad. I'm lost." The man nodded understanding the situation now.
"Do you know your address? I can take you home if you want." Bingo. Zegram gave the man an address that meant absolutely nothing to Zegram, but would be a good place to stage the mugging. The man straightened and offered a hand to Zegram, which he took. The walk to the trap's location was uneventful. The two made small talk, with Zegram lying through his teeth about some fake memories and what his fake parents did. He decided to go with accountant for big business, and martial arts trainer this time.
They were within a block of the address, when Zegram decided to spring the trap. The destination didn't matter, just as long as the target's guard was down, and there were few witnesses. Zegram would trip forcing the man to catch him, but Zegram would suddenly put his true power into pushing the man into a dark alley. Zegram almost felt bad for the man. He was just trying to help a lost child get home. Well, no good deed goes unpunished they say. With the cover of the alley, Zegram beat the man taking anything and everything of value off him. He did the man a favor by hitting his head a few times for an amnesia attempt. Might save his good heart at least.
With a sack full of the man's stuff, Zegram decided it was time to change disguises and locations. He walked over to a poorer section of the city. It was a rough area seeing more than its fair share of shake downs and shady deals. He decided that this will do. He had gotten what he wanted, he was just having fun at this point. Zegram found a nice hiding spot to transform and hide his sack of valuables. The shadows enveloped his child body completely hiding his body from view. When the shadow's dissipated, a young girl stood where the boy once been. A fifteen year old with long brown hair tried into two long braids. He wore a semi formal attire with a thigh length skirt, short heels, and several pieces of expensive looking jewelry.
He walked out into the street retrieving the bag he had prior. He tried his best to look scared, lost, and confused. With the dimming light from the sun, who knew what kind of people would start to make their way out into the streets. Would he meet another kind hearted soul, or steal from the lowest of the low. He had to suppress his excitement to keep his smile from reaching his face.
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 1, 2020 20:01:18 GMT
[Thread PL: 212] [Suppressed to 5] Recently, the criminals in West City had started wising up to what was going on. Their former glorious 'King' fled with his tail between his legs, and there was a Knight running around beating them every which way and hauling them in to the authorities. Most knew to cool it down now, and go into hiding. Especially if that fully armored figure was spotted at all in West City. It made the Knight have to adapt her strategies... This was where her change of clothes came in.
No one knew what she looked like. She could put on a whole new outfit and blend right into normal society. She could keep her power suppressed to the average as well. No one would think anything of her walking around like that... That was exactly what was happening right now, instead of the streets being roamed by a warrior from the medieval era, there was just an unassuming blonde woman in a suit. Even her tail was tucked away and hidden, for all anyone knew, she was Human.
She had been hearing about especially violent crimes by a criminal that no one had been able to spot, let alone capture. That was enough to get her interest. It made her think immediately of the Assassins that had been eliminating the Knights of Yama. So it was time to conduct a little investigative work of her own. That was what brought her to the so-called "slums" of the city. It didn't take her too long to spot something out of the ordinary. In this case, a young girl with a lot of expensive looking jewelry.
She looked lost, and scared. The fact that it was getting dark and this was a bad neighborhood certainly made this a cause for concern. The Saiyan approaches the fifteen year old girl, who, unbeknownst to her, was actually Zegram in disguise." Do you need any help?" , she asks. Wondering how this conversation might turn out... Zegram Notes: Atsuko's Current Outfit is as follows:
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Post by Zegram on Sept 1, 2020 20:51:50 GMT
It was taking longer than Zegram would have thought for someone to approach. Usually in a crime infected part of the city, thugs would pounce on such an opportunity as this. An obviously well off, and defenseless, girl ripe from the picking and doing Kami knows what. Zegram was starting to grow inpatient. He had to keep the scared, and anxious exterior, but acting at nothing was so boring. He had heard rumblings of a vigilante patrolling the streets, but didn't pay too much attention to them. Even if they were true, he was confident that he would be able to escape one way or another.
His silent please for a mark were granted when a blond woman strolled up to him. She wore what looked like a business suit, and her hair tied in a ponytail. Looks like it was the unlikely second mugging of the night for him. He was almost disappointed that he wouldn't get the chance to beat up some big, bad, thugs and take all their ill gotten loot, but beggars cant be choosers. Zegram looked relieved to see someone decently dressed and started to cry a little. There were those falling orphans again.
"Yes please!" Zegram nearly shouted wrapping his thin arms around the woman the best he could. "I fell asleep of the bus, forced off it, and then chased around by some sleazy guys." The more she kept talking, the faster she would go letting his modified voice get higher and shriller. "Now I don't know where i am, out of the lion's cage and into the hunting grounds!" He would try to hold on to her with all the strength his two power level strength would allow devolving into full out crying, as the image in his head got all the darker.
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 1, 2020 21:10:12 GMT
Well, she wasn't expecting to be hugged outright by the startled girl, but that was indeed what happened, and she was talking about as fast as she could manage. It sure seemed like she had been through a lot, and just wanted to get back home safely. In an effort to calm the girl, Atsuko would place her hands on her shoulders. " Relax, I can keep you safe from anything." , she says in a reassuring tone of voice." For starters, let's get you somewhere safe, do you know where you want to go?" , she then queries, hoping to figure out more about what was going on here... It seemed strange that an underaged girl would be forced off of a bus just for falling asleep. But she could definitely buy that someone this vulnerable was being chased around by undesirables. Especially because of the apparent wealth she carried on her person.
The Saiyan was no expert on jewelry, but it made her an excessively easy mark for the common criminal. Fortunate, then, that she was lucky enough to run into someone that intended something much nicer for her. Of course. neither of them were fully aware of just how volatile this situation was..." If you don't, I can always take you to the nearest police station. I'm sure they can help you." , she then adds. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 1, 2020 21:52:24 GMT
Upon the woman's request, Zegram did tone down the hysterics a bit. "Thank you, but I apologize for being a burden." He said looking down to the ground now. Zegram had to think quickly to answer the woman's questions and make them believable. He may be just having fun with this woman, but he needed to have this kind of shit ready when asked questions. Ok...ok he can do this. He was trying to get to his...uncles. Yes thats good. he thought trying to come up with a good lie. Then he heard the woman mention the police.
"No!" He shriek an over reaction that he caught too late. "I can't go to to the police. They said that they would know if I did. Something about the walls have eyes, and the unblinking shadows of the light." He rapidly added ramping up the hysterical shrill again. He really had to sell this now. This would either get her suspicious of him, and why he can't go to the cops, or it could get some attention off him and onto something that does't exist, or even better, an organization that he didn't know existed.
Suddenly Zegram's stomach would growl loudly. He blushed a deep read covering his face and making a quiet squeak. "I'm sorry." he repeated in a quiet quick tone. "I didn't have much to eat today, I got on the wrong flight and wound up in East City, then took the wrong train to Satan City, and all the stuff that happened when I got here." She was mumbling so fast and quietly that it would be hard, though not impossible, to keep track of. Though this all wasn't complete lies. Zegram was actually hungry, and forgot to eat while he was earning his income. Besides holding a transformation with a substantial change in mass was tiring. "But once I eat, it should be easier to find Uncle Enrico's place...I hope."
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 1, 2020 22:06:20 GMT
The girl apologized for being a burden. Which Atsuko personally found strange, but then again most people didn't really like being that kind of thing, even if there was good cause. " Don't worry, it's not a burden or a trouble." , the Knight adds, hoping to continue assuring the girl that everything was fine. But the situation takes a stranger turn still.
She protests going to the police, and only seems to grow more hysterical by the second about it. What the hell kind of trouble was this girl in? Atsuko looks her over, becoming a little more suspicious... She didn't exactly look like a runaway that was fleeing dark secrets and shadow organizations. She stuck out like a sore thumb, and unlike most 'refugees', she was bathed and in clean clothes... To say nothing of all the jewelry she wore.
But, she would hold back her suspicions for now. " I see... Well if you know another safe place, I would be happy to take you there instead." , Atsuko stated, deciding to play it cool for now. Maybe she could get some more information about what was going on, but she needed the girl to be calm first. If she clams up and decides to go it alone, then obviously that would be about the end of things.
A loud stomach rumbling interrupts the proceedings, and prompts the girl to apologize before explaining more about what was going on... Jeez, she was traveling that much and got this lost? Right now she just wanted something to eat and then she could focus on finding some 'Uncle Enrico' and his place.
The Saiyan was skeptical, but decides to play along. " Yeah, let's get you something to eat. We'll go from there. I know a good place nearby." Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 1, 2020 23:20:20 GMT
Zegram was starting to sweat a bit. He was losing control of the situation. His story was too complex to keep straight. Too many moving parts to maintain. He would be suspicious of anyone telling him a story like that, why wouldn't this woman? Hell why was this woman still here? Most people would have just thought that a girl like this was crazy, and would want to get away from her as fast as possible. This woman seemed all the more willing to help for whatever reason. Who was she?
Every sensible cell in his Zegram's brain was telling him that he was in too deep. He needed to retreat back into the shadows now, while he still had his loot, and the ability to crime another day. The murder hobo cells in his brain were crying out for blood. If he stabbed her enough times, then she would stop being a problem. Finally there was just the chaotic cells in his brain just wanting to see how far this rabbit hole will go. Besides no sense turning down a potential free meal.
Zegram sighed heavily walking beside, and slightly behind the girl. "My name Jacklin Mongnou by the way." Zegram said coming up with another false name right out of the shadowy ether of his brain. He hoped that this would prompt the girl to divulge her name. It no doubt would be her real name, or maybe not. Let the games begin. "Where are we going anyway?"
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 1, 2020 23:43:04 GMT
The girl definitely seemed pretty nervous, and sighed in a way that she considered to be somewhat out of character... But there was nothing to act on yet, she'd play her cards close to her chest, and continue observing the behavior for now. The Knight begins to lead the way, luring Zegram out of the slums and into comparatively better parts of the city. It was about then that the 'girl' introduced herself, and seemed to be waiting for a name in turn.
She recalled Micaela's words to protect her identity. That meant coming up with a fake name while she wasn't in her armor. The Saiyan stalls for just a bit of time by looking at her watch while she comes up with one that sounds convincing. It doesn't take her too long to do just that, thankfully. " Seline Blackwall." , she responds aloud, and repeats the name several times in her thoughts to memorize it." As for where we're going, Jacklin... We're going to stop in at a small cafe called Leblanc. They serve decent food and drink there." , she then explains.
The rest of the walk would prove uneventful. Mainly Atsuko just leading the way and her making sure that the girl didn't slip away -- or wasn't pulled away by some group that meant something untoward for her. It was likely a little hard to tell from Zegram's perspective. Whatever the case was, she was being truthful. Leblanc was coming into view just now.
It looked like a nice enough place, nice and quiet. Certainly didn't seem like the place where anyone would cause some trouble. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 2, 2020 17:23:08 GMT
The pause between Zegram introducing his face name, and Seline giving her name, was not missed by Zegram. Zegram doubted that that was her real name, but now wasn't the time to try and call her out on it. He smiled and nodded seeming to get more comfortable around her. "It's nice to meet you, though I wish it was under better circumstances." Zegram said with a giggle. Zegram kept silently noted the area that they had entered. Maybe he should have just come here.
Zegram saw the cafe, Leblanc, coming into view. It looked like a quaint little place, not a place that Zegram would have entered on his own. Not that he didn't like places like these, but more so just that his interests just didn't line up either. He would normally hang around places where he could get a stiff drink. If it was good, he would need to revisit the place.
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 2, 2020 17:37:55 GMT
Atsuko wasn't sure if Zegram noticed the slight pause in the response or not. But it seems that they weren't going to question it. Even if they did, she'd just reason that she was checking the time to make sure the place was even still open. But that was neither here nor there. The girl expresses her wishes that they had met under better circumstances." True, it sounds like you've had an especially rough time of things." , she pauses for a brief moment. This was an opening that she could try to press on, and she'd do so in a subtle way. " You took a flight from Satan City to here, right?" , she inquires, just playing the part of someone trying to make sense of the story she had been told. The truth was, she remembered it pretty clearly. She silently wonders if the girl might slip up on this.
Regardless, she opens the door to the Cafe and allows Zegram to enter first, then steps in shortly after and makes her way to the counter. If Zegram did slip up on the details, she wasn't going to act on it just yet... Continue building the case, make them trip up more. " Got any preference for what you'd like to eat and drink?" Atsuko asks, looking over to Zegram. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 2, 2020 18:16:32 GMT
Zegram just smiled and giggled slightly when Seline mentioned him having a rough time of it. "Not the first time this happened, and I doubt it would be the last." He said good naturally. Then Seline asked about if she took a flight from Satan City to West City. Zegram may have been trumpeting that story out of his ass like "The Hall of the Mountain King", but he remembered that he didn't actually specify completely how he got here from there other than by bus. He was just going to stick to that, but he was going to pay attention to this line of questions for later.
"It was a series of buses actually." She said cheerfully. "I met, and talked with quite a few interesting people, but feel asleep at some point and was made to get off at the last stop. Which is where we met." Zegram thought about it a bit making a show on his face that he was trying to think. "Or maybe the driver just got tired of my snoring. Can't really fault him either way."
Seline opened the door of Zegram, who walked in taking a quick look around the place. He was mostly looking for alternate escape routs in case things south, but he did so making a bee line for a free booth. "A nice cup of coffee would be lovely, I am not too picky when it comes to food." She added not really sure if that really helped Seline making an order for her.
Now that Zegram was off his feet, he thought that it was time for him to ask a some questions of his own. It was not fair that he was the only one being interrogated. "What do you do Seline? Looking at you, I would have thought you were a prosecutor or something."
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 2, 2020 18:28:02 GMT
Zegram was observant enough to not get caught in the trap, but Atsuko wasn't going to give up with just that much either. The Saiyan gives an understanding nod. " Right, right. It was a flight from Satan City to East City, then you took the buses to get here." , she states. Now let's see how much of that story still adds up... She does fall silent though, allowing the girl to detail what the ride over here was like. She still found it strange that any bus driver would leave a girl like that all alone in a bad neighborhood... Her skepticism certainly wasn't decreasing anytime soon.
Especially with her unwillingness to go to the Police. Either way, Zegram asked for a cup of coffee and displayed no particular preference for food. Atsuko shrugs and places an order. One coffee, one tea, and four cheese burgers with two sides of fries. With that, she makes her way over to the booth and sits down. Upon doing so, it doesn't take Zegram too long to start asking his own questions.
Atsuko lets out a small laugh at the notion of her being a prosecutor. " Nothing as glamorous as that. I work in Real Estate." , she states. " Now I do have to ask... Why's a young girl like you come out so far on her own, and she can't go to the Police?" , she asks in a hushed tone of voice. Obviously implying that there was some privacy to their conversation here. Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 2, 2020 19:42:43 GMT
Zegram internally sighed at the seemingly never ending stream of questions. He heavily doubted that she was just in realist-ate with these kinds of questions. Zegram was starting to get bored of this little game. He wanted to try and keep this up, so he could at least get that free meal and coffee. When Selina pressed about why Zegram was against going to the police, Zegram sighed irritably resting her face against her arms on the table. Time for another little lie.
"What is the point?" She asked bitterly. "I tried going to the police back home once, and they did nothing. Why would the South City police do anything different when a crime didn't actually happen?" It was more of a rhetorical question, but an answer from her wouldn't have been a bad thing. He didn't plan on going any further than that with this line, and his facial expression was making it clear too. Either that, or she was really, really hangry right now. Both were technically true.
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Post by Atsuko on Sept 2, 2020 19:59:39 GMT
The body language that the girl demonstrated wasn't lost on Atsuko, and it only made the situation more curious to her... Before she was so hysterical about it, but now? It was like she was annoyed about it. While there was the possibility that she was just tired and hungry -- something about this struck her the wrong way. Compared to how she was acting before, this seemed quite different from the 'lost and scared girl' she was trying to comfort just moments ago.
But then there was a most interesting slip up... South City? They were in West City right now. The facial expression that the girl had taken with her told her just about everything else she needed to know, as well. Too many slip ups... And letting that earlier comment about how she got here go on unchallenged." Why don't you start telling the truth?" , she then openly challenged. There was a very sudden change in the atmosphere, as Atsuko narrowed her eyes and focused intensely on Zegram. From how piercing her gaze was... There was no way that she hadn't caught onto the dishonesty at play here. The only question was, how much did she actually know?
That was a gamble that Zegram was going to have to take... Zegram
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Post by Zegram on Sept 2, 2020 20:51:03 GMT
Zegram stiffened, and his eyes widened the second the mistake left his lips. oh shit. He knew that he just gave the woman exactly what she needed on a silver platter. He could play it off as a slip of the tongue from beig upset and hungry, but he was actually done with this too. If revealing the truth meant that he could get out of here with his stolen goods, and maybe even keep the burgers and coffee, why the hell not. He didn't see how he could lose any more than he already did.
"Alright you got me." He said in a hushed, resigned voice. He took a deep breath keeping the form and voice of his disguise for the reveal. Everything I said was a lie. There is no Jacklin Mongnou, nor an Uncle Enrico. I am actually a demon tricked by my own family to this planet, in a somehow failed assassination attempt, and now spend my days trying to get stronger to return home and kill my family in revenge." That was the truth in a nut shell at least. The way that he just flat out said all that could make it seem that he was lying again, and that maybe the outlandish truth was too much to be believed, but he didn't care.
"And since I am being straight here, why don't you 'Seline'" He said her name rather accusatory. "What would a well off Real estate agent be doing that well dressed in that part of town?" His tone suddenly shifted as he straightened up a bit. "Does this mean that dinner is off? I would be more motivated to talk if fed." he said with a smile.
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