Just getting this handled in advance

[itbelongsinamuseum]

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[Somebody new has taken over one of the shooting ranges at base. A fairly small girl who looks to be in her mid to late teens wearing her hair in a pair of long braids and observing proper safety protocols by wearing earmuffs to block the sound is practicing shooting with handguns She's pretty clearly a complete beginner, though, not only firing does she have bad accuracy even at the short range she's shooting at, she's observing all proper stances with the kind of uncertain focus common to people who have only just had how to do something explained. Disturb her to give advice, figure out who she is or something else?]

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[Using the tv in one of the common rooms, Alex is watching the World Cup. One of the teams just scored and from her reaction, it's pretty clearly not the one she was rooting for.]

What was he thinking? Leaving an opening like that?

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[One of the tables in the cafeteria has been taken over for what looks like a major research project including a big, heavy and above all dry scholarly book in German, a notepad for writing down information that's so far conspicuously empty except for various random doodles, a phone, possibly used to look up dictionaries and an empty mug with dried coffee stains at the bottom. Alex is bent over it, starting to look rather tired of the whole thing.]

Why am I even trying?

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Re: 3

[itbelongsinamuseum]

It's about Sumerian mythology. It shouldn't be too hard...Except the book is pretty old, in German and expects you to have a basic knowledge of both Sumerian and Akkadian.

Maybe I should just stick to the material that is actually in English already.

Re: 3

[sexygodofscienceandwar]

Yeah, that's not really a problem for us. Yo, Eibon!

[A little girl with purple hair and a fancy dress nearby looks up from a book, then walks over.]

Yeah, so Alex could use some help-


I heard you. You're louder than you think, Master.

[She takes the book and starts reading it intently.]

...And what has possessed you to study this topic?

Re: 3

[itbelongsinamuseum]

This pendant. Or, rather, the fact that it apparently holds the power of the Sumerian god Enki and that the rest of the Sumerian pantheon is angry about it. Or perhaps some Sumerian monsters, it's a bit unclear.

Re: 3

[sexygodofscienceandwar]

Oh man, are there angry gods out to get you? Because we happen to be professional god-slayers.


Anu and Enlil will be troublesome...Ninurta will probably strike first. Nammu...Nammu I would be worried about. I haven not kept up with her recent actions, and primordial chaos is an aspect closer to some of our more powerful foes. If she's just Tiamat now, she should not be too hard...
[The little girl keeps pouring over the book, muttering to herself as she goes.]

1/2

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Wha-?!

2/2

[itbelongsinamuseum]

You're just making fun of me, aren't you?

Re: 2/2

[sexygodofscienceandwar]

...No, seriously, it's what we do. I've killed five or so gods, and Eibon here's gone through a few entire religions in her millions of years of life.


Yhoundeh's followers earned their doom.

Anyways, here, look.

[Roads hands her a business card, which reads:

BLACKWELL AND ASSOCIATES
PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS
SUPERNATURAL DEFENCE, EXORCISMS, SLAYINGS
TERRORISM FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
REASONABLE RATES
CALL 555-678-450

Re: 2/2

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Okay, seriously, knock it off. Who claims to do "terrorism for the public good" unironically? Even terrorists claim it's something else.

[sexygodofscienceandwar]

Look, sometimes the best solution to a problem is a faked terrorist attack, alright! There were these kids once-


-Master, I told you we needed new business cards...

-You know what! Screw it! Enough telling, I'm showing! Blade of Evagh!

[There's a flash of blue light and a whirlwind of pages; it lasts only an instant, but then Roads is holding a black, rune-etched sword with a perfectly rectangular blade. The thing exudes a feeling of power and danger, even though Alex has probably never seen anything like it before.]

This is my sword. It, among other things, is a tool with which I can fight the forces of Evil that plague this world. Be they man, god, or machine, I shall cut them down.

[Solemn vow over, he gets back to yelling and stamping his feet.]

Now do you believe me!?

[itbelongsinamuseum]

I...[She trails off, clearly baffled by the whole thing.]

Well, I guess you're legit with the magic at least.