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[alterplex]

[ Brevity is a virtue of Venom's: he doesn't mince words when he throws his very concise, very curt statement up onto the network, staying pragmatic for the sake of time. It's a bit of a deviation from his standard to rely on text for communication, but he's in a bit of a bind right now. ]

Don't wander near West Leslie’s Fish Market and Creatatorium. It's one tourist trap you're gonna want to avoid.

[ He's absolutely not going to say that something fishy is going on because that pun is terrible, but it's implied. Heavily.

Actually, you know what, a picture is worth a thousand words: he sends a photo attachment approximating the area he's stumbled into, which he figures should speak for itself. A dim room with people strapped onto a bed, hooked up to suspicious-looking fluids; not exactly a vote of confidence cast in favor of this colony. ]

Try to exercise discretion.


(( OOC: this is a post to let people know about this plot right here! feel free to ask him about deets (he's still there, in this weird fishroom, texting and trying to figure out a gameplan), and feel free to drop in here to give him backup!

if you want to plot anything, go ahead and PM me or PP me at deuil as well! depending on what happens here, i'll be setting up a starter on the event log post— hit me up with anything and everything, peeps, i'm def here for all your input! ♥ ))

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[deconstruct]

[ that's that settled, or so andyr decides, liking the route of simplifying things in his head, and then sending them to mental archives. it isn't a conversation likely to come up again, unless they hit another similar situation. ahab's been told his stance and what actions he'll take later, and in turn, he's told andyr what his is. fair enough.

there's still the issue of the people there, and they've argued about it long enough. as much as he wants the owners taken out of the cosmic equation, this is still about the people suffering, and getting them to safety. they aren't in any kind of state to fight for themselves, and if they didn't want to, unlike the mice at home, andyr wouldn't blame them. ]

i can still come, if you need the extra strength. i won't compromise the safety of those people getting out.

[ venom knows the power andyr packs in him - he could carry people, move doors, get rid of obstacles. but if he doesn't trust him, he doesn't trust him. andyr won't hold it against him. hell, he wouldn't trust himself either. ]

[alterplex]

[ The sensible thing, of course, would be to cut Andyr from the equation. There are too many unknowns with him, too many emotions that could hinder the fluidity of a cut-and-dry mission; too many wounds to be reopened, too many reminders that could hardwire rationality to instinct.

The sensible thing would be to tell Andyr to stay well enough away from the situation, but that's also synonymous with dismissal, with an unwillingness to let the kid learn and move on. No one grows in stasis, and no one learns faith from having it be denied of them.

Andyr is capable. That's one thing about him that Venom will neither patronize nor deny.

So he stops, thinks, and finally sends a message: ]

Fine. I'll send a map.

If you find anyone on your way, keep it nonlethal.

[ Read: if you punch a few people out on your way here, I won't yell at you. ]

want to time skip to him showing up or just handwave? :O or log?

[deconstruct]

[ it’s somewhat surprising that ahab actually accepts andyr coming along, but he’s grateful nonetheless, and determined to get this done the way ahab wants. He’s right in that causing a panic in the building right now would make getting the victims out difficult.

Might even have someone running to scrub that whole section of the building, to avoid it being exposed. What happens to them after, andyr will worry about after. ]

got it. i’ll be careful. discretion, right?

[ he’ll be discreet. ]

[alterplex]

(( ooc; ah, i have a log post set up here if it strikes your fancy, but otherwise i'm def aight with handwaving! ♥ no pressure at all! ))