Topic: The "Raven's Lock"

Wolvinator

Date: 2011-10-21 19:17 EST
Morning was not exactly a time she would be out and about. Would be working away preparing the yums for the Bon Bon. Not this morning. Birds chirped, people bustling on their daily whatevers..and there she was, leaning in wait. Eyeing and waiting a certain building for a certain someone to rise up and head to work. Patience was a virtue that she had and then some. Then again, her stomach was going to eat itself inside out if she didn't get some food before lunch.

As was usual, the Admiral was in his office way before his official ?start time? for the day. With all of the recent developments and ongoings he was keeping up to date on all of his reports that were being filed by the council and other members of the Governors office. Thing had been rather busy, but it wasn?t something that was new to him.

Katt?s eyes slipped after a mother and child, the kid chewing on something. Grr goes her belly and she groaned. Okay she wasn't going to wait for office hours! Prowling from spot she went straight to the door. Fingers curled to the doorknob to test to see if it was open. If so she'd be sliding her way on in.

As the door opened, the Admiral?s eyes lifted to see who was entering. While he wasn?t alarmed he made his presence audible in case there was someone entering with mal intent.

?Ya coulda knocked first.?

She stopped...and yes, she stepped out, closed the door, and knocked.

Well, that was unexpected. Placing his PADD to the side, along with a few reports, he moved to stand from his seat and smoothed out his Starfleet Uniform.

?Enter.? Spoken with the conviction of a true Starfleet Admiral.

And of course the door opened and she stepped back in. There might of been amusement in her eyes but her expression was void of anything. A quite mumble was an apology as she stepped in far enough so the door could pass and be closed. "I need to speak with you.."

?Ah, Katt. This is unexpected.? He answered her, the sternness of his face disappearing upon seeing her familiar face. ?While it?s early, my door is always open. Please, have a seat.?

She exhaled slowly and moved over to a chair but a hand settled on the back instead of her rear in the seat. "I spoke with Brian last night. And before you decide to scold me.. I did not seek him out. He searched me out.."


He sat down, arms crossing over his chest as he listened to her words. ?I?m in no position to scold you,? he answered, ?if anything, I wanted you to find out what you could form him. He?s playing games and toying with us, so until his motives and actions are clear, or that we have proof of any wrongdoings, we?re stuck playing on the defense.?

She inhaled slowly and closed her eyes as the breath was released. Oh someone was so terribly annoyed. "Oh I know much more then anyone seems to think. Course nobody listens because most everyone views me as a kid." Her eyes slid open as she shuffled her free hand through the pockets of her hoodie. "Did you hear about the recent killings?"

?I?m all ears Katt.? Was his response to listening to her before he answered her question. ?I have, and while I think it?s Brian Ravenlock, since he said he was going to do it, I have yet to retrieve any proof of that either.?

"It was him.." She stated calmly as she pulled out her PCUI. Batten model of course! "Diana. Can you play back the thing with Brian last night?" If anything her words alone showed she wasn't exactly techy but she was learning. The PCUI was offered out to him to listen to the events.


Wolvinator sat and listened carefully as the device played back the entire sequence of events. Brian Ravenlock? admitting that he, had in fact, killed the people from the events on the night prior.

"Not at all, hun.. My choices have been made.? It was Brian Ravenlock. ?I told the Avengers last night, what I would do.. I warned them, and told them they would not stop me, and I did exactly as I said."

"You..killed those people?" It was Katt herself, replying in the conversation to the eldest Ravenlock.

"They killed themselves, long ago, when they each sold their souls, and more so the lives of their own people."

"Brian..please tell me those were not fathers and mothers you took away from their children?"

"They were liars! Betrayers! Tell that to the mothers, and fathers... And the children who died because of THEIR traitorous hearts!" Brian shouted back at her.

"And who are you ...who are you to pass judgement. What about the people who you betray now with this bloodshed? What about the children that are left behind now because of what you did? Do you not get it Brian? What you did..will only cause more pain..more suffering. A cycle of bloodshed..of more death.."

?Nobody is perfect.,? she continued on, ?people make mistakes..but it is up to us how we deal with them..isn't it? I mean..you say I am strong? Right? You really think I am strong??

"Who am I? Who am I? I am the one that will call each and every one of them to task! That's who I am! Their children, will know what their parents were.. And they will NOT make that same mistake, I assure you.. Mistakes? You call selling out your own people, a 'mistake'.. It was a f*cking atrocity!! I should know.. I was there! You do not ever sell out your people, and let hundreds die for your greed, and get a pass to make it f*cking right! No one does.. I did what the Government failed to do and I will keep doing it, until the last of their ill gotten breed are erased from this existence."

The audio recording continued on, as Brian spelled out his thoughts on the Governor, and Katt protested his actions. From the sound of it, Brian Ravenlock had committed the murder and he was out for more blood.

?Who were those people that he killed?? Wolvinator queried. ?I need to know if there was any plausible reason for him doing so. Murders, criminals, they can be husbands, wives, fathers and mothers. Why did he go after these people??


"From my understanding, old government people. People that he feels sold out against their own." Her chin dipped and she shifted her eyes over to him.

?People he feels did so, or people that actually did?? Wolvie shook his head. He felt like he was trying to justify Brian?s actions, though that was not the case. ?Not that this makes this right, but I need cold, hard facts. I wouldn?t wanna be on the opposite end of the spectrum and have someone try to bring me in for killin? a slaver, a sith lord, or a Mobster. Do ya get me??


"I am not aware what the former government has done so I cannot answer that." She shrugged softly. "But him going after the Scaths..do you really think it is something like slavers? More people are going to die..Who are the people who have already?" Her eyes tilted to him questionably. "Any you are familiar with?"

?I have no clue why he?s going after the Scathians,? he admitted, ?I?ve always stayed out of their affairs, and Brian has a history with them.?

He paused and then took a breath.

?If he?s admitted to killing people, cold blooded murder, he must be stopped. Plain and simple.?

"He isn't going after the Scaths any longer. As he has said he is..through with them. Issy to him is nothing more then a broken toy.." She leaned a bit into the chair. "More will die. I would like to know who these people are that he's already pegged up. I .." Frowning she glanced at her toes as she kicked the ground. "Trust me, I don't..want this. But the way he has been acting." It was just way too hard.

?He sided with Renna, protected her when all she seeks is death and destruction. Now, he seeks to kill people in cold blood? This is not honor, this is not the makings of a hero that Brian Ravenlock once was. I don?t care about his past deeds, all the good that he sought after in his endeavors, once you seek out to kill someone in cold blooded murder ? everything you?ve ever done is washed away. This isn?t someone hellbent on justified revenge, this is murderous madness.?

Her mouth opened and closed while he spoke. Ah..So he hadn't heard. "You are..wrong about Renna..And I do agree..He is quite..hellbent. And to make a point.." Meaning all the hanging bodies. "From the report..one of them was an ..employee of the town hall. Which, along with his words in the past, makes me think it is the previous government he turns this rage on.."

?I?m wrong about Renna? In what fashion? That she?s trying to destroy the entire planet, or that Brian sided with her?? Wolvie leaned forward then. ?I have proof of both.?

"Renna isn't attempting to destroy the planet. That is just..mmm..distraction. Her goal is to infect everyone with a virus that will..essentially ...like her..connected to her. She said this place needs 'unity'. One voice..one mind..one conciousness.." She paused, letting that much sink in.

?And you think the planet will just be hunky-dory?? He questioned her. ?She?s always up to something, the virus is the current state of affairs, but there?s something more. There?s always something more.?

One last pause and he segued back to the previous topic.

?Brian needs to be stopped. We can?t allow this to continue. Whether he?s brought in for trial, or brought in sleeping in a bodybag, he needs to be brought in.?

She stared at him in that unnatural way of hers for his sarcasm. "I highly doubt she would destroy a world full of herself." Oh now see that could of possibly of been sarcasm of her own. Did she just try to make a joke? Mayyybbee.

Her brows furrowed at his last words and her head dipped. "I know.. As you heard I have already told him.." Her eyes shifted and she shook her head. "I'll go against him if I must.

?I didn?t wanna make this call either, Katt. Unfortunately, it?s something we have to do. I?ve talked to him, I?ve tried to reason with him ? nothing is getting through. He must be stopped.?

"I know..I know..And I've talked to him..as you have heard. We have had..lots of conversations like that. He..cares about me but..Not even I can turn him away from this.." And it was eating her up inside. Her lips parted and she sighed, closing her eyes.

"There is..also another matter as to why I am here.."

The Admiral nodded then, leaning back in his chair and placing both of his arms onto the armrests. Clasping both hands together he rested the his mouth into them as he gave Katt his undivided attention.

She drew her tongue against her upper lip, drawing it in to be chewed on. After a moment she sighed and tilted her eyes to him. "I cannot say who but there are parties who feel you are dragging your feet when it comes to certain matters. I don't agree seeing as there is tons that is going on. However..When Edward brought up the scouting a few days back it was..overlooked. I'd like to offer to take two others of my choice and go do the scouting. Nothing more, nothing less."

?It wasn?t really overlooked. It?s just meant to look that way.? Finally, a smile appeared on Wolvie?s face. ?Image is everything Katt, and there are certain images we want to portray. However, we need to be careful who we choose to do what sort of scouting. Last thing we need is innocents, or someone from the team, getting caught up in the mix.?

"I am aware of this..Also..aware of certain images we portray. Wouldn't you say I am a good example?" She raised a brow at him. "After all everyone views me as a kid..people rarely listen to me..and yet I seem to have the most information when it comes to Brian because of my position with him.." And Wolvie has seen her fight..

He nodded to her. ?I would agree, and while I don?t want to comment on any inexperience, I don?t want any inexperience you may have to put you in a position that would put you in any direct danger.?

Leaning forward, he continued on. Wolvie seemed to drop his New York accent a bit, and he was speaking to her almost as a father figure.

?Look. I was young once myself. Young, brash, ready to take on the world. I didn?t like listening to things that I couldn?t do, and there were times that I made it a habit to disprove those who thought that way. But, I was different. There was a reason why I did things the way I did them, but Katt? that also got me in a lot of trouble. At one point, I was put in a situation that altered me, as a person, and completely changed my life.

?I don?t want you to have to go through something like I did. I want to give you the chance, but I also want you to be careful. Do you understand??

Her head tilted and she watched him as he spoke. Slowly she exhaled out of her nose. It almost sounded...annoyed. Slowly her eyes closed, considering what to tell him and what not to. "I am very well aware of battlefields. While I may not be into the whole technology thing..That is my downfall currently and I am trying to ..fix this..." Her eyes opened to look at him. "There is a lot you do not know of me..there is a lot people don't..and while I am not going to bore you with details I would like to ensure you that I am a very ...skilled hunter. I plan on doing nothing more then going..scouting..and returning with information."

?I get that Katt,? his voice was much more calm now, perhaps soothing as he spoke to her. ?Why do you think I said I?ve been in your position before? I wasn?t always an Admiral and it wasn?t always about technology. I?m giving you advice, person to person, not authority to subordinate. I don?t know everything about you, just as you don?t know everything about me. I just want you to be careful.?

"Of course I will be. I have to come back. I don't think Edward would forgive me if I didn't.." Course she could just be speculating that. Her lips thinned and she tilted her eyes to her feet. "Forgive me I didn't mean to snip."

?It?s okay.? He smiled and waved off her apology. ?See what I mean?? Grinning then, he moved to stand.

?So, this makes you an Avenger then, yes?? That was probably a load of a question for her.

"See what you mean about..what?" She blinked and her brows knitted then relaxed. "Mrrow?" Yep..she made the sound, completely confused. "What is..an Avenger? And..why am I one?"

?Put it this way. Report back with your intel, alive mind you, and I?ll have a special position that I?d like to offer to you. Come back dead, well, consider the deal off.? He was smiling now, clearly showing her his sarcasm as he offered his hand to shake.

((The preceding was performed in live play between the players of Katt and Wolvinator. Logs from the conversation between Katt and Brian Ravenlock can be found HERE))