video / please send this beast to your local authorities (us)

[tenrectricity]

Type: Video
Sender ID: tenrectricity (Surge)
To: Public
Subject: Have You Seen This Bum?
Warnings: n/a

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[ immediately the viewer will see a green animal on screen, the camera angled up telling that whoever is holding the camera is shorter than her. don't mind that, because she's leaning forward into the screen with a sharktooth grin, then tapping at the recorder with the tip of her gloved finger. ]

Hey, is this working!?

[ in the background is a very low "yes ma'am!".

surge leans back, her ears twitching as she nods to herself. she shifts to the left a bit, then to the right now sure which side is her best side but... she'll figure that out later. ]

Okay, listen up! Your fellow heroes [ self-proclaimed ] are inna crisis! I got a prop...eristion for anyone willing to take on the challenge!

[ from behind the camera, another voice can be heard: ]

Proposition...

Yeah, that! The reward? We'll get to that later! A N Y way! There's this damn menace on the prowl causin' trouble as we speak, and you all need to be on the lookout. He's out there creatin' monsters and trying to put people in peril, but we know his weakness, and we'll get rid of him for ya before he tries to kill ya next.

[ hands on her hips, the tenrec nods to her own words because it makes sense, why wouldn't it? ]

Hand me the... y'know! [ she's holding out her hand towards the camera person, asking for something. ] So I know you're all curious about who this nefarious fiend is. My cool and artistic sidekick has taken it upon himself to draw this cretin.

[ a flap of a sheet of paper now means the camera screen, revealing the culprit. ]



THIS GUY. Bring him to us and we will beat the shit out of him and you never have to deal with his evil again! So, anyone up for the task?

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[tenrectricity]

[ menacing, huh? then again, kit's skills are unparalleled as surge grabs a pen and begins to draw out of pettiness and spite, a mustache. ]

Because he could be hiding in anyone's shadow! So if you see him, nab'em!

[ turning back to the camera, she offers a small wink. ]

Don't worry, we're gunna hunt him too. If you don't get him then there's no reward, but I see this place functions off winning somethin' after giving some effort. I'm appealin' to the masses!

[astudyinviolet]

I must ask you give me more details. Attacked how? With what?

[ Sherlock has been attacked by Shadow before, and there were no gashes. Did Shadow adopt some other means? Or is there more to this? He doesn't have enough data. ]

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[kitsunami]

He was behind us... Um. I didn't see where he came from, b-but he had a claw... He ripped my hydropack and then attacked Surge...

[ it was almost as if he'd phased through the floor from kit's perspective, and he has a hard time being put on the spot besides. ]

[ohwowzers]

Um… hmm…

[Kieran thinks for a moment, before giving her the directions for a nearby park.]

How about there? It’s pretty easy to find if ya want? Or there’s this cafe I know of you’re hungry…

[octoblot]

[Oh! Azul studies the pack as best as he can in the video footage, frowning. Unfortunately, Azul is not the best person to go to when it comes to fixing anything involving tech, his skills are more based in arcane magic and alchemy instead.]

I see. Thank you for showing me... unfortunately, I don't have a lot of knowledge when it comes to repairing broken tech, but if there is something that I can do to help you both, please let me know.

[... And then, something occurs to him as he thinks over what was said thus far.]

Ah, Surge-san, you mentioned something a few seconds ago about a "sparkly lance like weapon"? Do you think you could draw me a picture perhaps of what it looked like?

[He's never seen Shadow carry a weapon before, so he can't help but be curious.]

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[tenrectricity]

What's the big idea, bub! Why does what we say sound like NEWS, does he not do this?

[ like what the hell is going on here? ]

I'm tellin' you! He attacked my partner here, then aimed at me afterwards. Attacking us while the monster filled with spikes that he put inside of it and growing ever larger was out there doing whatever!

[ they have no physical evidence aside from kit's bag, and she sure as hell not saying "plug me up, scotty and run my data!" ]

I say we kill'em!

[tenrectricity]

[ she pauses to take in the directions, it doesn't make much sense to her, but she can find these places withe ease. ]

Welll, if you're buyin' who am I to stop you? Breakfast, lunch and dinner is on you!

[ with a smirk, the tenrec nods. ]

See you there at the park, and we'll make our way over to foodtown.

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[kitsunami]

[ there's some shuffling in the background. they put the phone down now, so it's just staring face down on the floor, totally dark. azul might be able to hear some mumbling behind it. ]

Yeah, like that. Um...

...W-what about the rings?

I think it was... yellow?

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[tenrectricity]

[ surge disappears from the screen as she starts to draw what it was that she saw. ]

Uh, yeah! Those rings... four of them... uhhh....

[ it takes a little while until she's up with a really big smile, proud of herself with one fist hitting her chest in triumph. ]

Ready to be amazed!?

[ and voila, she'll put up this picture perfect drawing of the culprit and his weapon with her other. ]

[octoblot]

[... lmao what in the deep blue sea is Azul even looking at here]

"Amazing" is certainly a word for it, I'll give you that.

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[tenrectricity]

Yeah, I think I got his good side.

[ which is a lie, but it's a good picture nonetheless. however, her drawing of the chaos spear is spot on she thinks. ]

Are you familiar with it?

[ she points to the weapon. ]

Not here

[wherethereislight]

[Wtf is this shit? Did you even try?]

knowing youre not here

[tenrectricity]

[ no. ]

[ramuhs]

Hiding in anyone's shadow? As in the shadows themselves? It sounds like this fellow has quite the assortment of powers.

How do you even know of him?

[astudyinviolet]

I have not encountered that particular behavior of his, no, and as someone who has been unfairly the target of a bounty, I want to be sure of the facts before acting.

[ Unlike someone, he's not about to turn someone over for money without considering why a bounty is being issued in the first place. ]

There have been incidents which alter the mind, and I cannot rule out this as being one. Since you claim to know his weakness—which would be something to share with others if you are asking for help—do you have a past history with Shadow to know whether he acted out of character or not?

[ That would explain a lot if they already know him. ]

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[velocityraptor]

[ You're the heroes? Really? Getting civilians involved in a manhunt? Not that heroic. Internal tsks from the number two in Japan over here, he looks rather neutral in his expression. Also threatening to beat the shit out of him instead of enacting justice. What kind of nonsense is this? ]

Creating monsters? What kind of monsters, what should I be looking out for, and what kind of peril?

[ He's not judging them! He's totally judging them. ]

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[tenrectricity]

Unfair target, we were targets now THAT was unfair.

[ this is just game for game at this point, but she can see this guy is trying to go the fair route on shadow's side. what surge hears is someone already biased. ]

OK. Wait. Why would I share his weakness with all of you? I mean, I want him dead as much as the next person next to me. [ kit! ] But tellin' everyone his weakness is like counterproductive to what I'm tryna do. I'm tryna kill him!

[ surge crosses her arms as she taps the screen despite the other speaking through voice, she wants him to know that she's got her ears on what he has to say. ]

I have business with him, and if he's hypnotized then another reason to beat it outta him.

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[tenrectricity]

He doin' all kinds of things, and it's stuff that isn't helpin' anyone!

[ let's be real, making jellies and hiding in shadows. real dirty work. ]

I know of him...

[ ... well, back home on a mood board, but she doesn't know how to explain that. ]

By that whole interaction! Have you seen him around?

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[tenrectricity]

[ wdym beating the shit out of him isn't justice, now what are you playing at here!! luckily this civilian can be protected by surge's unique line of thinking. ]

Listen up! He's got those blobs from inside the turtle. Snapster or somethin'..

[ she doesn't actually know it's name, with that said, she's moving on to what's important. ]

We saw him let those things crawl all over him and the he started putting them together. Could be his pets, could be absorbed into his skin and he lets'em out. Whatever. Ain't normal.

[ well, to her anyway. surge crosses her arms as she glances up in thought. what kind of peril? ]

I mean... it's bad, especially if he's going to attack ya so you can't attack the monster. I dunno what his game plan is, but we gunna put a stop to it.

[ramuhs]

[...Wait. What interaction??? There's some confusion, buuuut Cid is going to continue to play dumb for now.]

No, can't say I have. Though if he looks like what you drew, he shouldn't be too hard to spot, even with all the other beastfolk in this world.

But even if I did, how would I even catch him? You said he had a weakness...?

[tenrectricity]

Beastfolk??

[ now what is that supposed to mean. first of all. ]

Don't group me in with none'a'them. I'm my own tier of kickin' ass and taking names. You got that! Call me Surge the Tenrec!

[ put some respect on her fur!! ]

From the look of ya, you got this big guy, this weakness will be the final blow. But you? Just grab'em by the scruff.

[velocityraptor]

He has a strange pet so you think he...made it? [ Why is that the go to??? ]

What did the monster do that's worthy of being attacked? Cause if it's just hanging out with this guy, I'm not exactly seeing the crime here.

[ Muttering lightly. ] Assault is a crime, you know.

[tenrectricity]

That is not a pet, but if you call a giant slime filled with spines that wanted to thrash and attack a pet then okay!

[ with a roll of her eyes, surge taps the screen like "listen, Guy". ]

I dunno about you, but those things only destroy and attack people inside of the turtle, so if you wanna talk about assault, [ those ears of hers flick, she can hear you bud!! ] it was GOIN' to assault the residents that lived there because that's certainly where it was goin' if not for us!!

[velocityraptor]

[ What can you do? Some people are licensed heroes, and annoyingly genuine about that. But okay, now they're getting somewhere. ]

Are the residents safe? [ That seems far more important than a guy and his pet slimes. ] Did anyone get hurt?

[ But after that, benefit of the doubt aside- ] Is he controlling these slimes, attacking people, making plans to attack somewhere...do you have any information on that? [ Uh oh, now someone's investigating. ]

[tenrectricity]

Whadd'ya mean! Yeah, they're safe! We was tryna take care of it in the first place when we saw what he was doin'!

[ she sounds almost offended that he would think otherwise. the tenrec places her hands on her hips, shark-teeth very visible as she yells despite knowing the guy can hear her. ]

I dunno! I just knew at the moment I didn't like him buildin' a bigger one! He attacked us, the slime attacked us, and for a brief moment he disappeared.

[ recounting what happened when it all happened so fast means a few overlooked details, but its whatever. it was dark as hell in there. ] So as we were about to get rid of it, he came out of nowhere and destroyed my little buddy's pack, and then tried to aim for me! I don't trust'em, he's probably out there concocting somethin' evil, this is why we need to put a stop to him!!