Orb ; rebirth decline 8

[sorcerous]

Heroes; to me.

[ His skin is blue and his eyes aglow with red; he has disregarded his glamour entirely. He has learned, now, that his Role has changed overnight, and that he will have to relearn all he once knew, as far as his sorcery mixes with this place.

There is a tightness to his tone, a firmness, a dignity and an urgency. Not the sharp-tongued princeling, at the moment. ]

We face destruction, lest we act. To me. I am [ address of an apartment, rooms that he has rented from a recalcitrant landlord for a week or so ]; respond, or come to me if you are willing.

[ His urgency is a bit hypocritical; after all, he delayed because of his own problems. Nonetheless: he can delay no longer. The Hero of the Mountains is here, and she must be killed. ]

Comments

[sorcerous]

I am Loki.

[thefunsister]

Loki as in the trickster?

[sorcerous]

Loki as in Prince.

[ Now is not the time to emphasize the whole Liesmith thing. ]

[thefunsister]

My mistake, your majesty. [ She's totally irreverent, but she'll go with it. ]

So what's this calling all heroes emergency?

[sorcerous]

The end of reality as we know it.

Who are you?

[thefunsister]

Sounds serious.

I'm Rose Red. Sir Rose Red now, apparently.

[sorcerous]

Very serious, and I haven't the time for games.

[thefunsister]

What's the mission, your majesty prince Loki sir?

[sorcerous]

Murder.

[thefunsister]

Well, I'm out. Good luck with that though!

[sorcerous]

Murder, or the end of the world. You are a coward if you do not act.

[thefunsister]

You're completely sure about this? You've thought it through and everything? Because I'm really not in the mood to go burying bodies and covering tracks.

[sorcerous]

Oh, I doubt it will be a secret who killed her and why.

[thefunsister]

Just so we're totally completely clear on this, why do we have to kill her?

[sorcerous]

If we do not, everything will shred. It will be destroyed. She meddles with time itself.

[thefunsister]

[ SIGH. ]

Okay, I'll get my sword.

Does this place have any guns?

[sorcerous]

Guns? Guns are useless against magic of this sort. Better an enchanted sword, or cold-forged, if you have one.

[thefunsister]

I've got... [ She hefts the sword she was given on arrival. It's... not great. ]

This thing. [ She's used to... lighter swords. ]

[sorcerous]

...ah, well.

[ So unsure, over here. ]

I suppose it's better than nothing.

[thefunsister]

Do you have anything I could borrow, maybe?

[sorcerous]

My skill is in knife, not sword.

[thefunsister]

I can use a knife. Anything, really, I'll figure it out.

[sorcerous]

Then come, and quickly. We act tomorrow.

[thefunsister]

You got it, boss.