desequilibre: (cxiv.)
ᴀᴛʜᴏs ❝ ᴄᴏᴍᴛᴇ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ғᴜᴄᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ❞ ([personal profile] desequilibre) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2015-11-03 07:33 pm

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[ The man who first appears on the screen is easily recognisable thanks to the very prominent scowl between his brows. People may have seen it before. Usually it comes about when he’s forced to do something like this. In his hands are varying sheets of paper that he rifles through as though to ignore d’Artagnan and his eager camera.

Athos waits a moment, then two, before he sighs.
] Go on then, I know you’re dying to announce it. Let’s not keep them waiting.

[ That’s all the cue d’Artagnan needs. The camera wheels around to show his face, where he’s looking altogether too pleased with himself. ]

We have something to tell you all. [ The camera lingers on his face for a moment and then shifts up, fixing on a sign bearing a symbol that will be familiar to anyone who’s met the Musketeers. D’Artagnan’s voice accompanies the picture. ] We’d like to welcome you to our new offices.

The thing is, we’re Musketeers. This may not be our world, but we’re still able to work. We’d like to help, in the best way we can. And let’s be honest, I was never going to help anyone at the Renaissance Faire.

So, we’re opening an agency of our own.


[ The camera pans around the office itself, showing a mostly wooden interior, a desk, several chairs, and what looks like a modern coffee machine hidden in one corner. There are several doors, including one that leads out to a yard. A couple of horses can briefly be seen there. ]

We want to do our part, here in De Chima. We’re here to protect you. We’ll be your guards, if you need us. We’ll investigate crimes that you bring to us. You can come to us in confidence, and we’ll do all that we can to help you. This is our work, and we want to get back to it.

[ A large hand grasps to reposition the camera and in looms a set of curls and not much else before the camera settles on a desk and Porthos comes into the frame. ]

Not like we get all the praise and glory, despite it being something that’s been well-deserved by our regiment, in my very humble experience. Only, there’s the bit where we take the best. I mean, I’d accept mediocre if I could train it out of you, but I think Athos might have my head first.

[ Which is actually a good point. Athos makes a noise like clearing his throat and waits until one of his companions angles the device again to get him in it. ] We’re taking anyone who wants to learn and seems as if they’d be capable. Men and women. [ And that’s at least one sign that he’s becoming one with the times. And that he’s not as bad as all that, thank you Porthos. ] We only ask that you be over sixteen and that you are prepared to learn. It is not an easy life, you do not make it without dedication. We would expect much of that. But I can guarantee that it is worthwhile. And if you trust us to teach you then you will not be let down.

[ After all that, d’Artagnan pulls the camera back to himself. All of that seriousness has not gotten rid of his excitement. ]

You can let us know if you’re interested. We open for business two weeks from today. If we can help you, you should get in touch.

( nb: the occ information post is here and sign-ups are here. Athos is black, D’Artagnan is teal and Porthos is purple. )
mickeyd_emon: (Then you're all wrong)

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[personal profile] mickeyd_emon 2015-11-04 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
So Musketeers are like the police. Why don't you leave it, I dunno, to the police?

[and by his tone, he doesn't particularly like the cops much]
mickeyd_emon: (I'm the feeling that you cannot hide)

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[personal profile] mickeyd_emon 2015-11-10 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
What're you defending against?

[he's all for protecting the people, but he's wary of anyone taking a position of authority, with all the red scare shit he's found himself in]
mickeyd_emon: (Lucifer should get kidnapped more often)

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[personal profile] mickeyd_emon 2015-11-11 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Good. Then we'll get along fine! I'm really not the hero type, but if I see you around an' you need damage control, I'll pitch in. Name's Sadao Maou. Call me Maou.
mousquetaire: (g l a n c e s)

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[personal profile] mousquetaire 2015-11-07 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Because we would like to help, and the police cannot be expected to do everything. They have their rounds to keep, and their prisons to maintain. Some people need help beyond what the local guard can provide.

[ Which is the nicest way he can think of to say that he doesn't think the existing authorities are able to get things done, not in the way he'd like them to be. It's obvious to d'Artagnan that more support is needed, and he'd rather have his brothers beside him than an existing force he does not know.

He's always preferred the Musketeers to the Red Guard, after all.
]
mickeyd_emon: (And I wish I could say that it ended)

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[personal profile] mickeyd_emon 2015-11-10 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
So you really are for the people. What happens after you catch the bad guys?

[if they'll just turn in superpowered people to the police, Maou doesn't see that going well. been there, done that; the villains always break out of Arkham Asylum]
mousquetaire: (l i n e)

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[personal profile] mousquetaire 2015-11-11 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
If they are criminals, they will face the law. Such as it is.

[ It's not enough. D'Artagnan has no faith in it at all, after how lightly it treated Crane. But it is still the law, and he will act within its means. He is not a vigilante. ]

They will be tried and have to face the consequences of their actions. We'll enforce the law, not break it.
mickeyd_emon: (Now all you'll be is a speed bump)

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[personal profile] mickeyd_emon 2015-11-21 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
I see. So you're like . . . rent-a-cops! [Maou no] That's cool I guess.
mousquetaire: (t o l d y o u s o)

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[personal profile] mousquetaire 2015-11-21 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ They're like what. ]

We're not police, if that's what you mean. Local law enforcement still has its place.
du_vallon: (this is not a good plan)

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[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-08 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
And leave all the fun to them?

What's the harm in being more protected?
mickeyd_emon: (building a case for eviction eviction)

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[personal profile] mickeyd_emon 2015-11-10 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
None, I guess. Long as you don't give me trouble.

I'm guessing the cops don't care if some hero fight takes out a chunk of my store. How would you help with that kinda thing?
du_vallon: (calm rider)

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[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-11 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Porthos looks at one of his biceps, then the other]

Pretty sure these things will help to keep the order in hand. Not to mention, I'm very persuasive with my fists as well