Entry #A-14: "Antiscriptural" [Video, Forward-Dated Action to Friday, 10/24]

[dead_black_eyes]

[Notably, it's the first time L's put his face on the Network. It's composed and deliberate; he looks into the camera with a cold gaze that never falters or glances aside even for a moment as he speaks. His voice is similarly frigid, tone flat and emotionless.]

I'm sure many of you know this already, but Anthony Janvier was gunned down on Friday. He was at work, and it was a barbaric act of mob violence scarcely befitting such a gentle soul. He was brave and kind to his last moment, and I don't think I only speak for myself when I say I have lost a friend.

[He hasn't blinked yet; that stare could burn holes in liars and killers. It's a dare, a challenge to acknowledge futility and look away first.]

I'm not sentimental, or Catholic. Anthony was both. His funeral is tomorrow morning, because that's what people do: we mourn, we remember, and we mend. I understand that there are some who intend to picket the funeral; if you're afraid, don't bother coming, but if you're not... it's Friday, 10 AM at the Sacred Heart Cathedral.

[[OOC: The funeral is up! Please feel free to use it as a mingle post and start your own prompts.]]

Comments

[professorwolf]

"Just try not to get yourself hurt, captured, or killed in the process of whatever you get up to," Lyall goes with after a frustrated sigh. "I'd hate to wind up having to come to one of these, for you, as well."

[greenisthenewblack]

"Take it easy, Lyall. I don't plan on kicking the bucket anytime soon." She smiles thinly at him, hoping she looks as confident as she sounds. "And I've gotten harder to kill than the average social studies teacher, these past few months."

[professorwolf]

"Oh?" Something he'd missed, it seems, and he's curious. He pauses to make sure they're alone enough to not catch anyone who might use the knowledge for something untoward, before asking: "I know about your hands, but-- is there more?"

[greenisthenewblack]

"I haven't put it to the test yet, but I'm preeeetty sure I could give a professional gymnast a run for their money, now." Well, if she's joking, she has an excellent deadpan delivery. Not that she's in any mood for jokes.