The Call

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Jaime Reyes voice sounds over the comm-rings--all of them--and it sounds very urgent.

« Everyone on the ship, listen up! This is Jaime Reyes, your local 'Blowing this pop stand' coordinator and escape facilitation engineer. I need everyone on the ship to come to the City, in front of the Precinct, immediately. Grab people who don't have their comm rings with them--and tell them to grab their comm rings, people who are sleeping, whoever you find, and try to make sure everyone on the ship knows to come. This is very important. This is "getting the heck out of here" important. »

When they arrive, they arrive to find the Command Staff waiting, and a tiny, tiny young man standing on stone ledge from a fountain, waiting for them.

Here goes nothing.

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Re: Gathering

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

"Can you keep a secret?" Static leaned in closer. "My full name is Virgil Ovie Hawkins. Named for Virgilius Maro and Ovidius Naso." He leaned back out. "Just don't tell anyone my middle name; I hate the thing."

He paused in thought for a second. "Y'know, I don't think I have any stories that relate to 'monster growing in my stomach'. And I've been at this superhero thing for a while now..."

Re: Gathering

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

Sherry crossed her heart, "I promise, but it's still better than being named Sherry Eileen." She smiled a little more fully, but it fell when he mentioned the monster.

"Well, it happened after my town was taken over by zombies, but, I don't remember much about that night." Mostly because she'd been sick as a dog (which now, she knew, was the cause of her dearly departed belly-guest). Sherry shrugged, "We don't have superheroes in my world, just regular-type."

Re: Gathering

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

"The only difference between superheroes and regular heroes is a logo. Take the security guy...wassisname...Leon. In my book? He's a better hero than half the supers. If you do good, you become a hero. If you make a costume as well, then you're a superhero." He grinned. "Thus my coat. And what's wrong with Sherry Eileen? It's a nice name. Steady beat to it."

Re: Gathering

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

Sherry laughed, and then winced when the stitches voiced their disapproval with tugs. It was annoying incredible how many muscles one's body used in the abdomen. "He's my dad, actually. And my mom is Claire Redfield, over there," She pointed in the direction where the older woman stood. "They kept me safe from the monsters." For the most part.

"Anyway, my name sounds like I should be a little old lady with lots of cats." Also, it was an alcoholic drink, but she preferred to misremember that part.

Re: Gathering

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

"Ovid. That's all I'm saying." Static laughed. "Well, your dad does a good job. From what I understand, he had to keep watch over quite the slug fest." Static smiled at his pun. He'd been on the ship for a few days now, and this was his first pun. Maybe he was finally adapting...

Or, he's just that guy. "And there's nothing wrong with having pets. I'm more of a dog person, but hey, if cats are your style, go for it. I fully expect to be a crazy old man with, like, fourteen dogs."

Re: Gathering

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

Did he just make a pun? He did, didn't he? A Dad-level, groan-worthy pun. Sherry palmed her face and shook her head. "I bet you and Dad would both get along well; he makes puns, too." Really, really bad ones.

"There are a couple of dogs around here, actually," Sherry perked up. "Bandit and An-Gwa, but I haven't seen An-Gwa around recently." Which was a shame, because she really liked that pretty dog.

Re: Gathering

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

"Awesome. This place needs more four-legged friends. I could never have a dog as a kid,'cause our place was too small, but I was always fond of 'em. I take it your a dog person too?"

Re: Gathering

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

"When they're not trying to eat me, yes." Thankfully, she'd yet to encounter zombie dogs interested in eating her face on the ship. Stacy was strange, but she wasn't cruel. "Bandit can talk, sort of, in very simple sentences."

Re: Gathering

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

"That's awesome. The world needs more talking dogs." Static slapped his hands down on his legs, then stood up. "Welp, if it's all the same to you, Sherry, I'm gonna scoot. There's a whooole lotta people here, and I think I've met, oh, maybe ten of 'em so far? I need to get back out there and figure out what's what."

He bowed. It was a mock-bow, really, with the hand extended and everything. He smiled as he straightened back up. "I'll catch ya around, 'kay?"

Re: Gathering

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

"Okay!" Sherry agreed and nodded. She'd bow, but it would hurt, and Sherry wasn't up for explaining to the medical staff how she managed to wound herself by saying goodbye to someone. "See you later, Static. Maybe when I'm better."