savetheearth | [Mission 3 - Nuisance] Action

[Action around Locke City]

It wasn't until recently that Anthony finally gained an understanding for exactly how destructive, and annoying, the strange little monsters infesting the city were. Sure, he'd caught the news here and there and watched the network, but from a distance it didn't seem so bad. That was right up until his hoodie was set on fire while he was sitting on a curb taking a break. The heat and flash of flame were noticed quickly enough that Anthony was able to pat it out before it caused more than a singe, but even so the threat was clear enough. Now that he was back on the street for the time being, suddenly everything was more dangerous that ever before. Exactly what he wanted to deal with right now.

He jumped up, spotting the tiny lighter as it fled into the bushes. Foolishly Tony gave chase, intent to stomp out the animate lighter before it could cause more harm and of course blundered directly into the now burning bush. He gave a shout of surprise and pain, hopping away as he was singed and lightly burned. The fire spread quickly in the still-dry plant, too fast for him to reasonably attempt to put it out. Someone was just going to have to call the fire department or bring an extinguisher, because he certainly did not have any way of doing either of those things at the moment. Besides, as soon as he spotted that lighter moving off again he was after it like a dog on a scent.

Once a threat was established and an 'enemy' detected, something clicked over in his mind that Anthony just couldn't quite turn off. A level of focused aggression that was almost frightening when he wasn't in its thrall. The opportunity for a fight became the most thrilling thing he could imagine, even if only against a lighter that was mostly harmless until it caught something on fire. Eventually he was really going to need to learn how to control himself.

Unfortunately for him self control was the furthest thing from his mind, so as he gave chase again, this time over park benches, rails, and even out in the road completely blind to traffic. Eventually he lost sight of the lighter, but worked up as he was he was quick to go after any further nuisances he encountered. A mob of toothpicks, the occasional pencil erasing crosswalks, running away from exploding Altoids. You name it!

[OOC: Basically feel free to bump into Tony (or nearly run him over) at any point in his adventure against madness! IDK I am so bad at open posts please help yourselves.]

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Is it just me, or are these things getting worse? First lighters, then toothpicks and magical pencils? This is getting out of hand. Anyone got any tips for dealing with these things. A repellent, maybe?

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Fire will work on the toothpicks and pencils, it might not give off a pleasant smell though. As for the lighters, anything that will prevent you from being burned and something strong enough to break the container.

I'm gonna need a lighter and some hair spray. The lighters aren't too bad if you can catch up to them, problem is they're so damn little they can get under things where you can't reach.

Agreed. At least some fire extinguishers are seeing some use because of this.

Hope they've been kept up to date. But you know, when you think about it all of this is just too crazy to be real sometimes.

Or buy a new one that is small in size and carry it with you. Unless the hose hasn't been destroyed by possessed objects.

I thought the same thing when I was still new to the network, but those 'pulses' eventually changed my mind.

Maybe next time. Don't really have the cash to spare for something like that. Did they? So far mine have just made me feel even crazier.

I didn't think a fire extinguisher would be classified as a luxury item.

Yes, but it took a few months and eventually, you'll get a 'pulse' that will clarify everything you've seen or learnt.

Funny thing, that. Man I sure hope so. So far all I've got is weird hair, a short temper, and apparently a big sword. Not a whole lot of information locked up in there.

It's up to either luck or some sort of trigger that will unlock it, that's all I can offer.

Yeah, I've figured out that much. 'Course you still can't really predict what's gonna happen and when.

Unless someone gains the ability of foresight.

Not too far-fetched an idea. We've got superheroes and fairies after all.

There's angels and demons too.

You've gotta be kidding me.

I'm not.

We got fairies, goblins, super heroes, aliens, and now angels and demons. What's next, vampires and werewolves?

I believe those are already here. It would be for the best to assume that all supernatural beings are present.

Right. Well, I'd be surprised but I think I'm running low on that right now.

There's not much that surprises anyone on this network after a bit of time.

I'm starting to miss it already.

There are quite a few who feel that way as well. I take it someone has briefed you about loosing your "pulses"?

I saw something in the FAQ about it, but I don't really get it. Care to fill me in?

If you left Locke, you would forget everything about the network, the people you met on there and the "pulses" you've obtained. Upon returning to the city, you would remember everything. I would say the experience is similar to gaining access to a locked door and the information behind it.

Really? Weird. So we're only superheroes here in the city. I imagine getting them all back at once has gotta be disorienting.

At the moment. Who knows if things will change. Most likely, but new network members seem to appear in groups over the course of a few days.

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