hadriel | [Video]

[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.

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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.

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Lup Taako
Aren Brosca
Rydia
Matt Murdock

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

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Taako Taaco
Eddie Kaspbrak

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Likewise.

[And so she knows,] I'm Matthew Murdock.

[He agrees whole-heartedly though.] Sticking together is our best shot, if anyone takes them up on their offer, we don't need anyone to be on their own and immediately vulnerable.

Kate Galloway.

( A name for a name is only fair. )

True. ( She'd suggest the guard - trusts several people in it, even - but by the sounds of it, this offer means that people will be looking out for their own interests. The organisation itself is currently meaningless. ) Not wise t' talk it out here.

( The network has been uncertain since The Null announced their presence, but now she's sure of it. It's a terrible idea to speak of anything too serious over it. )

Agreed. In person is better for sensitive discussions. The ones who gave us this, I assume, use it to monitor us. And the Null are on it too. We have to assume everything we say or show on it is known.

[Unfortunate really, since it's convenient that they can reach each other, but still. He's been suspicious of it since day one, since it was given to them by the people who kidnapped them.]

( She doesn't mind the gods knowing so much, mostly because they've seemed largely trustworthy once she stopped being angry about the whole thing. The Null, however- )

... Could meet in th' caves.

( There's a lot of places in Hadriel to meet which are less dangerous, but if they can find a space in the ever-changing maze of the city's caves, they'll be harder to find, especially with the lack of signal and the monsters. )

Caves work.

[Too well for Matt. He's been. He's taken out a few monsters. The caves actually are a weird advantage for him, given that the darkness doesn't bother him.]

Certainly will keep anything from being overheard.

Reception sucks there. You been before?

( She's definitely had more than a few occasions where it's all but impossible to call out from the caves, and maybe, just maybe that will do something against however the Null are monitoring the network. )

I have. I've spent some time exploring. I've got a bit of an advantage there.

[Though only a bit, since some of the monsters see in the dark just fine, which sort of levels the playing field.]

You're right though. Doesn't seem to be much signal. Sounds like a good place for a conversation or two, to me.

Can meet you there in an hour or so. That fine?

That's fine. I'll meet you by the entrance.

[Better to meet there and head in together, since directions once inside are a bit dicey, so to speak.]

( And true to her ~~totally handwaved~~ word, she's standing outside a cave entrance directly north of the colosseum, leaning against the edge of the cave as she waits. )

Hey.

[As Matt approaches, he can't be certain if this is the woman he's intending to meet. But the moment he hears her voice it's clear. He lifts a hand in greeting -- somehow the visual gesture one that he never exactly lost, even if it's been so long since he could see.]

Hey. Hope I haven't kept you waiting too long?

[He's dressed all in black (his "going out perhaps fighting things" clothes. But no mask, no dark glasses.]

( Well. She can't say she was expecting it, but okay. Kate smooths down the fabric of her hoodie and inhales sharply to resist the urge to nod uselessly. )

Nah. So you're Matthew? ... Matt?

( Or is she missing another nickname here? Hew? )

Matt.

[He answers with a smile.]

Yeah, that's me.

[A tilt of his head towards the cave, as though he's listening for anything that might be moving within.]

Shall we head in?

( It sounds good to her, and she starts moving before actually saying anything, the word only coming to her after a moment's pause to think. )

Sure.

( Thankfully, there's nothing in the mouth of the caves that's angling to attack stray people, still, Kate flares a brief flash of her power, eyes clouding over and scoping out further into the dark. )

'S clear.

( At least until they get to the places that fork off into a mess of curving, winding tunnels. )

Amount of people we're looking at... ( That list was getting impressively long. ) How many can defend themselves, d'ya think?

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