[Video]

[sightlessly]

[For once Matt has the video on. It's no use to him, but he wants his face to be seen this time, because this is serious. And he's furious.]

I'm going to guess most of us read the post that the ones who call themselves the Null posted. If you didn't, it's because you're on their list. The list of targets they've asked us to kill in exchange for the location of the god killer. I'm not the first to post about it either, but the louder the signal, the less chance it can be missed or ignored.

And it needs to be known.

This is the list of names as of this moment.



[attachment: names.txt]
Jo Harvelle
Ellie
Duck
Fingon
George Lass
Alphys
Chris Hartley
Hanako Nurumi
Seel har Parasiel
Curufin
Will Solace
Gilbert Beilschmidt
Maglor
Cecily Trevelyan
Kate Galloway
Maedhros
Calanthe
Atem
Trafalgar Law


I'm no fan of the "gods" who brought us here. I'm no fan of these null either. But I refuse to stand by while people are used as pawns and killed. This is their game, not ours.

[His voice is low. No sunglasses this time. And even if his eyes can't see, they can absolutely reflect indignation and fury. And they are. Clearly.]

If you know anyone on this list, reach out to them. Warn them.

If you are on this list and cannot protect yourself, reach out to someone you trust to help. If you cannot protect yourself, I can help. I will help. Lives are not games or currency.


[EDITS: FURTHER ATTACHMENTS]
[Update1.txt]
Lup Taako
Aren Brosca
Rydia
Matt Murdock

[Update2.txt]
Temperance Brennan
Terrence Ephemera
Lee Rosen
Margaery Tyrell
Julie Grigio
Kyna
Nathan Drake

[Update3.txt]
Taako Taaco
Eddie Kaspbrak

Comments

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[utulien_aure]

[...And yep, just as he suspected. Two thirds of the family on the list, yay House of Finwe and your inability to stay out of the way of danger.]

Fingon here. Maedhros, Maglor, and Curufin are family; if they don't respond I'll make sure they know.

My thanks for the information.

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[sightlessly]

Can you fight?

[Just blunt and to the point.] You may be family, but be careful banding together as well. Multiple targets in one place is asking for a mass casualty.

We don't know the full extent of the powers people here have.

[voice]

[synthedick]

Thanks for putting this out in the open. I know where some of these folks live. Will make sure they're on my patrol route for now on, just in case someone decides to take the bait.

[And they'd better not.]

[voice]

[sightlessly]

Have you made the list yet?

[Because well, Matt doesn't know all the names yet. He's working on it.]

[01101110]

[Matt has now been blocked from viewing the rest of the post in question or any responses to it.]

[sightlessly]

[Dudes he was blocked from viewing anything twenty years ago. Not cool.]

voice.

[dedikated]

So I heard.

( Fine by her. She doesn't have time to play nice with genocidal fucks. She did it when she was younger and it sucked. )

voice.

[sightlessly]

You on the list?

[Gonna guess.] Are you armed?

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[trashmouths]

Wait, what's going on?

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[sightlessly]

[Oh god kids in this place. At least this kid isn't on the list when Matt had access to it.]

The beings we've been informed are "enemies" of the gods are trying to trick us into turning against each other. They've issued a hit list. You and your friend need to be careful, okay? There are already kids on their list.

[He doesn't want to scare Richie, but the kid deserves honesty.]

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[toiletseat_girl]

[George is just. laughing her ass off]

Yeah, I'd like to see someone try to kill me. Grim Reaper immortality and regeneration here, folks. And those fuckers aren't gonna get anyone else killed, either, if I have anything to say about it.

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[sightlessly]

Good. But don't get overly confident. If you have that ability, who knows what other people here can do, if one were to take them up on their offer.

[A nod.]

Extra good. I'll help however I can, too. For anyone who needs it.

[Voice]

[paragonbrosca]

Thanks, I'm glad someone got around to passing it on before I could. Shit like that pisses me off so damn much. I don't know most of these people or how well they can defend themselves, but anyone wants a bodyguard, I'm willing. We can't let whatever this is walk all over us.

[Voice]

[sightlessly]

Same. This is all sadistic. They're sociopaths, trying to play chess with the lives of the people here.

[A sigh, heavy and frustrated.]

But. Thank you. We'll look out for each other. Those of us who can fight need to help those who can't.

I'm Matt. Matt Murdock.

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[roseofthetyrells]

[she sounds frantic]

Matt! They've added your name to the list. They must have seen your message.

audio

[sightlessly]

I know. I can't access the post anymore.

[He at least doesn't sound worried about it.] I assumed as much would happen. Can you still access it?

[Video]

[thechoiceisyours]

Aw, sweet, I'm on a hit list.

[Chris is not quite as delighted about this as he sounds, because he's not an idiot, but still. The reality of it might suck, but actually being on a hit list is like something out of a movie and he can enjoy that.]

I'm uh, Chris, by the way. Thanks for posting this.

[Video]

[sightlessly]

Guess that'll serve you well in never-have-I-ever.

[But well, aside from that, more seriously.]

Matt Murdock. You able to defend yourself, Chris?

[Audio]

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Ok. How is everyone getting themselves onto the worst-party-ever list?

[He specifically wants to know how NOT to do that. K thanks]

[Audio]

[sightlessly]

Seems to be whoever the Null think are on the side of the "gods" of this place.

[The way he says gods is very obvious that it includes the quotations around it. Matt can express well with his voice. Comes with the territory.]

Or at least who aren't with them in this.

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[knifecollecting]

[She rewatches the video several times before responding.]

...Thanks for the warning.

Video

[sightlessly]

Nothing to thank me for. Only problem is I'm blocked from accessing the post now.

[So he can't provide further warnings. Mostly can't.]

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[occupiesvitalregions]

Wait, what?! Me?! What the fuck did I do?

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[sightlessly]

They think you're on the "gods'" side. Or at least, they think you're against them.

Are you against them?

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[redwinekindofgirl]

It blocked me!

[Her voice laced with indignation, Julie doesn't hesitate to make her displeasure known. She expects that she's been added to their shitty little hitlist now, and she isn't sure if she should be worried.]

What happens now?

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[sightlessly]

Means you've been added to the list, or at least, you can assume as much.

[A frown. And he takes a breath. Okay now.]

We keep calm. And we make sure nothing happens to anyone.

Can you defend yourself? Are you alone?

voice;

[hasitsthorns]

Pride probably isn't the emotion I should be feeling right now, but man. It definitely is.

I'm the Hanako on the list, but call me Rose. Come at me, bros.

video;

[sightlessly]

Matt Murdock.

[A faint smile at how she's phrased it.]

So you can defend yourself? Do you need any help?

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[multivitamins]

They sound like assholes.

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[sightlessly]

You've got that right, kid.

You and your friend need to stay away from them. They've thrown kids on this list already. We don't need any more of that.

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[sonofacesius]

Great. Another monster wants to kill me. Or get me killed. Is it a Thursday?


This is why I don't usually leave Camp......

[Will sighs, and then nods, in a smaller voice.]

Thanks for letting me know. I think I've got it taken care of.

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[sightlessly]

This time the monster's taken out a hit.

[Which is. Awesome. Really.]

Yeah, of course. Watch out for yourself. And if you need help -- reach out for it. Now is not the time for anyone to go it alone. What we have going for us is numbers.

[hasadoctorsnote]

Nobody had better come after Will Solace. I'm saying that for everyone else's safety, not just his. [Trust him, Null and gods, you do not want the equivalent of a nuclear bomb going off on a rampage because someone decided to kill his boyfriend.]

[sightlessly]

I take that to mean that you have his back.

[That is what it sounds like anyway. And that's good. Everyone should have someone else looking out for them.]

Will you two need help?

voice;

[quacked]

They wanna kill me? [ He tries, and perhaps fails, not to sound so scared, but he can't help the tight fear clenching at him. ]

...All I did was call them stupid one time. [ Looks like stupid, irrational babies is more like it. ]

Re: voice;

[sightlessly]

[Jesus Christ it's a kid. No mistaking that voice. Or the fear in it.

And just when Matt thought he couldn't hate these Null jerks more.]

Yeah they've got pretty fragile egos, from what I hear. But that is not going to happen. [Matt is especially not going to let a kid get caught up in this.] Do you have someone who can look out for you?

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[closerift]

Yes, thank you for repeating our names again for the assassins to hear. I hope you aren't naive enough to think that there aren't any.

[ This is Hadriel. There's quite a variety in the mental stability of its captives, especially with the recent dreams to consider. ]

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[sightlessly]

The names were already there for anyone to read. Far as I'm told, they're still there. The only people who couldn't read them were the people named. And those people deserve to know they're potentially in danger.

[A moment's pause to wonder if she actually listened to anything he said or just read the list of names, if she's asking if he somehow thinks this isn't in danger of someone acting on the deal.]

If I didn't think there was a possibility of someone taking the Null up on their offer, there wouldn't have been any reason to say anything. I've witnessed what people are capable of when they think their actions are justified, or when they're desperate. They're trying to turn us against each other at this point, and yeah. It could work, unless we stop it.

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[sciencelizard]

WHAT
nnnnnnonoononon
this is a joke right
youre
joking

[She tried to answer with video, but her voice was shaking too badly, not able to handle actually speaking right now when she's not good at it on a normal day.]

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[sightlessly]

I'm afraid it's no joke. I read the post myself, before I was blocked from it as well.

Are you all right? If you need help, there are people willing to help.

Video;

[restinglichface]

Warnings not needed, fam. This chick can handle whatever these fucks throw at her.

Video;

[sightlessly]

I'm glad to hear it. But if it comes to it, better to reach out if you need it. There are those willing to help.

[And those who need help, too.]

[so_dark_a_road]

Thank you, Matthew. Your efforts to get the word out are greatly appreciated.

I do not fear for myself. As my cousin Fingon says, we Finweans are capable of protecting ourselves. But some of the people on that list are not able to do that. I think that some kind of organized defense of the most vulnerable is going to be necessary, and I'm sure the Guard will be involved.

[sightlessly]

Yeah. People who are at least used to fighting, who have others they can rely on, that's something.

You're right. Too many on that list aren't. The guard should be involved. But the rest of us too. We need to look out for each other, or this whole thing could get very messy, very quickly. Something like this looks like they're trying to get us to turn on one another. To see if they can.

video.

[puzzlingly]

「Hey bud...」

They sure get offended pretty fast.

「Guess who is still grumping about it. So anticlimactic.」

video.

[notimpervious]

[Oh she likes his attitude!! She can tell he is being sarcastic because she is in a similar mood.]

It is no wonder they resort to mass murder. Eventually they will be left with no one to rule over. Surely they understand that it is irrational to assume they will not meet opposition? They should manufacture thicker outer plating for themselves -- since they do not have skin, I adapted the common phrase for their robotic bodies.

[Isn't ahe clever!!]

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[evocation]

God, this is so stupid. I can't believe those robot things are such babies.

[Great contribution, Kyna.]

Whatever. If anyone on the list is freaked out they can come hang with me, I guess.

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[sightlessly]

They do seem really fragile if insults from children earns a kid a spot on a hit list.

[The assholes.]

You can defend yourself?

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[outofthefire]

[a voice comes across the line, young and breathy, like she's trying to sound like Marilyn Monroe]

Hey, mister. They've added some new names to the list. Just thought you might wanna know. Here they are:

Temperance Brennan
Terrence Ephemera
Lee Rosen
Margaery Tyrell
Julie Grigio
Kyna
Nathan Drake
Taako Taaco
Eddie Kasprak

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[sightlessly]

[So Matt doesn't catch himself in time to stop cursing when he hears the last name. Another kid. What the fuck is wrong with these Null?]

Thanks. Careful. If they notice you speaking to me, you'll find yourself on the list too.