May Meta Plot - Part 1

[tramitis]

Who: Mr. Martin and Your Character
What: Mr. Martin has a few questions
When: Monday, May 11, 2020
Where: The streets of NYC
Rating/Warnings: TBD
Notes: This is happening all over the city in the afternoon, wherever your character is currently walking. When your characters talk about their encounter, they’ll learn that everyone’s encounter (he will visit with 8 characters) happened at the same time. How did Mr. Martin manage to do that?! It’s a ~mystery~.

Players are welcome to either thread out the encounter, or handwave. Either way the encounter will be short. If you would prefer to handwave the conversation, feel free to discuss with the mods in the comments.


The weather is chilly and rainy, though the snow from the other day has thankfully melted. The weather doesn’t seem to stop people from going about their lives and the busy streets are bustling as usual.

Mr. Martin is there, standing in the middle of the sidewalk, when your character rounds the corner, they can’t miss him. The streets might be full of pedestrians, but they seem to part around him, giving your character clear path to him.

Mr. Martin looks surly, but the weather only marginally contributed to that mood. He’s mulling about something else entirely.

“Mr./Ms. [Your character’s name],” He addresses your character. “Let’s take a walk.” It’s not a request.

Comments

[scotch_egg]

Ha paused, narrowing his eyes at the man, shivering a bit in the chilly rain. He wants to tell the man to fuck off, but he knows he won't get any answers that way. He is tired and home calls, more than that essays he had to grade-- But this was important.

Hands deep in his pockets he went up to the man.

"I've got questions for you too."

[tramitis]

One surly man fell instep with the other.

"I recall telling you when we first met that you should stay out of trouble."

[scotch_egg]

"You think I give a single fuck?" He turned on the man, getting in his face.

"I didn't ask for this. None of us asked for this horseshit you decided to foist on us. I will cause as much trouble as I bloody well please and more of it for you and everything you stand for unless you tell me just what the hell is going on right here, right now, in the real world. Not alternate dimensions or reincarnation, but what you're doing to us and why."

[tramitis]

"I'm afraid, you have misplaced your anger," Mr. Martin said. His delivery was even, as if the man standing in front of him wasn't yelling at him. No one else around them seemed to notice. "What do you think you could do to the Bureau? Or are those idle threats?"

[scotch_egg]

"They're not idle. I don't know yet, and when I find out I certainly won't be telling you." He's not stupid. "What the hell are you hoping to get out of this anyway? Is this some sick twisted experiment? Some kind of mind game? What?"

[tramitis]

"I have never told you anything other than the truth," Mr. Martin said with a look as if he's weighing and measuring Alec. "I can't control whether you believe me or not."

[scotch_egg]

He snorted. What a bullshit answer.

"And just what trouble was I causing, by the way, that prompted you to come out here and be a supercilious twat at me?"

[tramitis]

"You're the one name calling and yelling," Mr. Martin said. "I'm just here to talk."

[scotch_egg]

"You're avoiding the question."

[tramitis]

"I don't answer unnecessary questions," Mr. Martin said, dismissively. "You've explained everything I need to know from you."

[scotch_egg]

"And what's that? What do you think you know?"

[tramitis]

"If you have more to say, I'll ask you the same thing I've asked all the others," Mr. Martin said. "What do you know about anti-Bureau sentiment among the Different."

[scotch_egg]

"I know that plenty of people are pissed off about it and they're working to figure out everything you're up to and to take you down. Which includes me, by the way. I won't rest until your entire bloody organization is torn apart."

[tramitis]

"And just what have you and the people you're working with found out?" Mr. Martin asked.

[scotch_egg]

"More than you'd think." Not a bloody thing, but he wanted to know the mans' reaction.

[tramitis]

"I'm all ears?" Mr. Martin, and he almost smirked. "Just how do you think you can take down the Bureau?"

[scotch_egg]

He watches him. This was circular. Pointless.

He's getting nothing from it and receiving nothing.

He shakes his head.

"I'm done."

And walks away, hands in his pockets. He's not playing that game anymore.