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Rorschach ([personal profile] moralabsolutism) wrote in [community profile] undergrounds2017-01-30 12:30 am

The Times, They Are A-Changin' (OTA)

A. 99 Luftballoons - Hillingdon House

Rorschach was up early in the Hillingdon House. He was down in the kitchen, staring at the jar of sugar like he was going to burn a hole in it by sheer force of will. Many things had faded from his time as a human being. He'd forgotten how to breathe, what sleeping and dreaming felt like, and even what it had been like to be visible all the time. What hadn't faded was the memory of sugar cubes. He'd always had some in his pocket, chomping on them whenever the urge struck him. Right now, he'd give up what passed for a soul to have a bite of just one.

When someone comes into the kitchen, he whips his head around, alarmed, and suddenly disappearing. When he realizes it's just another resident of Hillingdon, he flickers back into existence, taking up residence at the table once again. He doesn't say hello or make any introduction. This is on par for interactions with the quiet, laconic ghost. Rorschach is always just sort of there, like a piece of furniture that they just can't seem to get rid of.

B. Desolation Row - Around London

When you're dead, there's nothing but time on your hands. Rorschach has learned this well after thirty years of roaming around London. Frankly, it's a shame he doesn't have one of his journals in his pocket anymore. He would have filled up a dozen of them by now with everything that he'd seen over the years. This city was much the same as New York: pretty on the surface, but full of grime when one looked at its underbelly. So many supernatural types made this place their home and most of them showed some sort of malice towards human beings. If only he'd been alive, he would have taken great joy in clearing them out. As it was, all he could do was watch, and occasionally point hunters in the right direction.

He can be found in numerous spots all over the city, but he avoids the Thames as an inescapable obstacle. Whether just walking down a crowded street, perched on the rooftop of a tall building, or riding through the Underground, Rorschach watches and waits. Though what he's waiting for, he just can't say. As it is, he can be found only occasionally visible, his odd mask the first thing that stands out. Otherwise, people just feel a cold chill as he passes by or goes through them, a sudden weird feeling making the hair stand up on the back of their necks.

C. Wildcard

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[personal profile] roddy_reinigen 2017-03-03 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, maybe not to you. You don't have the instincts of a rat." Roddy wasn't surprised that this guy was a hunter, considering where he was, but he couldn't recall anyone knowing what he was, either. "Not sure I'm comfortable with the idea of hunting them. I mean, they're dangerous on the full moon, but they're normal people the rest of the time."

And he thought of Party again. He really didn't want Party to get shot.
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[personal profile] roddy_reinigen 2017-03-09 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
"I..." He knew that. Technically, he knew that, but still...Party didn't seem like a murderer. Maybe he should ask Party about that sometime, though. "But couldn't there be circumstances...I mean, what really counts to activate the curse? I mean, would killing a psychotic out of control vampire count?"

Because there were circumstances where killing someone could be understandable. Also, he liked Party, and didn't want to believe that Party had murdered someone in cold blood.
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[personal profile] roddy_reinigen 2017-03-14 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Well...that still didn't necessarily make Party a monster though, did it?

"But...what about another werewolf? Or self defense?"

He really needed to just ask Party how he activated his curse, so Roddy wouldn't have to worry about it.
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[personal profile] roddy_reinigen 2017-03-31 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. Maybe." But Roddy knew there were holes. There were explanations, and he might not know if any of them applied to Party, but there certainly were ways a person could kill another person without necessarily being a complete monster.