[002 - audio] by the pricking of my thumbs

[freeholding]

[There is the rumble of an engine in the background and some wind distortion, but John's voice is very clear. The benefits of training your voice to be as measured and newscaster-bland as possible.]

You spend enough time around certain elements and you get a sense for things. That feeling of 'something wicked this way comes.' Though a friend of mine is always quick to point out that in context, the hero of that story was the something in question and blind to it.

I tend to have a better track record than that, though. [Not that he isn't wicked, mind. But he's not exactly in the hero role anyway. Christ, and he can almost hear Nathan ranting about literary theory and storytelling conventions and et cetera.]

Anyway. Does anyone know where a concerned citizen might gain access to some firepower? Something better than what the pawn shops have on offer.

[With an ounce of humor:] It is the shopping season, after all.

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[audio/private]

[failedparenting]

What kind of firepower are you looking for?

[freeholding]

[Hm.] More than a pistol, less than a ballistic missile.

audio;

[terminates]

The Black Market.

audio;

[freeholding]

[John's lip curls in disgust.]

Anywhere else?

audio;

[terminates]

[ Don't knock it, John. Even the companies leave the Black Market alone. ]

Neutral sellers are difficult to come by.

The Underground Mall is the best place to look.

audio;

[freeholding]

[He has capital-R rules, and the Black Market breaks them.]

I don't suppose AGI deals at all? [They also break the Rules but. Well. He's not so rusty at thieving.]

audio;

[terminates]

They do.

[ Though he doesn't generally deal with AGI's arms manufacturers (or SERO's), he'd be a poor mercenary if he didn't know some of them. ]

audio;

[freeholding]

Do they deal to the unaffiliated, or are their resources internal use only?

[ Video ]

[ella_of_frell]

Fire power? Do you mean magic spells?

audio; as he is driving

[freeholding]

[There is an audible smile in his voice.] Oh, no, no. I think I have all the pyromancy in my life I can handle.

audio; shame on you!

[ella_of_frell]

Oh; What kind of power were you talking about, then?

audio; he's can multitask!

[freeholding]

This will sound condescending but believe me, it is in complete honesty: what level of weapons technology are you familiar with?

audio; He better! Ella will feel terrible if he gets in an accident

[ella_of_frell]

It doesn't sound condescending at all. [ She chuckles at the thought. ]

If anything it's a perfectly understandable question, with as many people here. Where I'm from, there are numerous types of magics, but not much in the way of technology. Swords, bow and arrows, catapults - that sort of thing.

audio forever~~!

[freeholding]

Then the best way to explain what I am looking for is a medley of a crossbow and a fire spell. Firearms, gunpowder based weaponry.

Though I have learned the merits of an iron sword. [No better weapon against the Fae.]

[audio]

[forzare]

Feeling a little vulnerable, Marcone?

[ Can you hear that tight grin in his voice? The one that's one-part amusement and one-part paranoia?Planning on cheating on his abracadabra with a good handgun, huh? ]

Or is this your way of telling me what you want for Christmas?

audio; PRIVATE!

[freeholding]

I'm feeling that you are swanning around painting targets on your back, which by extension paints them on mine.

[My, that was sharper than expected. Good that Dresden cannot see his face. His grimace is completely obvious and telling.]

Also, our apartment time is running low. I assume we'll need supplies for the Ways.

audio; PRIVATE!

[forzare]

Is my presence that much more danger than you're used to? Here, I thought I was supposed to be the paranoid one. It's not my fault if they're so damn disagreeable. If I didn't think I had it, I wouldn't get involved.

[ No, he would. Only after careful prep work and a shit ton of backup materials. But he doesn't have any of that, does he? Just himself, and - uh, John, if he could admit to it. ]

Yeah, about the Ways...

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[freeholding]

Dresden, when you see video feed of an entity standing in the Darkness with a conspicuous lack of monsters, you don't go lecturing it.

[John sighs. Not a small sigh either; it's a deep inhale and a long exhale.]

Tell me.

audio; PRIVATE!

[forzare]

You know I don't take kindly to bullies, Marcone. Especially pretentious ones.

[ Kind of hoping you're not driving right now, man: ]

I tried them when we first arrived. Surgeon's general warning: may cause extreme nausea, migraines, physical pain and explosive epistaxis. They're open, but it's probably going to be really hard to get through them without excruciating pain.

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[freeholding]

Time and place, Dresden. I know that restraint is a difficult concept for you but you are being unconscionably reckless. [I cannot protect you if you are going to be this stupid, wizard.]

[John actually pulls off the road. He knows better than to drive when he's-- when this is happening. The engine sound fades out.]

... The Pull. Something was mentioned in the greeter pamphlet. And I've heard talk about it. [Especially when he lurks around the nightclubs when the SERO and AGI lackeys wander in.]

voice

[matri]

Worried about something?

[freeholding]

Worried is not the word I would use. Cautious, more like.

[matri]

About? [She has many ideas.]

[freeholding]

About being in this place. Is that not enough?

[matri]

[She doesn't say it, but from her expression... No, it's not nearly enough to warrant anything such as fear.]

Are you afraid of the dark?