Friday, December 16th, The Midnight Channel
Who: The Port's Latest Shadow Televisions Stars! And Thousands of Home Viewers!
When: Midnight, Thursday December 14th
Where: In front of your Television Sets or Streaming NV TV. (Digital Cable? You'll still get the analog effect.)
Summary: Full Plot Details Here
Warnings: Please Put 'em In the Subject Lines As Necessary, Kids?
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When: Midnight, Thursday December 14th
Where: In front of your Television Sets or Streaming NV TV. (Digital Cable? You'll still get the analog effect.)
Summary: Full Plot Details Here
Warnings: Please Put 'em In the Subject Lines As Necessary, Kids?
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The Other is suddenly down on the floor with him, whispering in his ear.]
You think she isn't gonna turn on you too?
[Griffin throws a punch, but The Other has Jumped away by then, leaving Griffin's fist to connect with the floor. He clenches his jaw but doesn't make any noise. He won't give it the satisfaction. A very large man throws himself on Griffin's back. Then he can't help but wheeze as all the air leaves him. He Jumps three consecutive times upward until he hits the ceiling. Rather, the large man hits the ceiling. Griffin Jumps back down to the floor, letting the man fall the seven or so feet. He whips himself around to elbow a man in the face, hearing the satisfying crunch of a nose breaking.
The rest of the patrons seem to regain the their senses, realizing that they're a bunch of slobs going up against professionals. They all huddle in a corner. One of them tosses a switchblade to The Other, wanting it to do the job they can't. It laughs joyfully like Christmas came early.
Griffin pulls his jacket off, taking out the knife concealed inside. He has a feeling Black Bat won't leave and he's trying to give her a way to differentiate between the two. The Other raises a mocking eyebrow.]
Oooh, is it getting serious now? Tell you what, I can play on easy mode. I'll leave mine on.
[Because it doesn't care about anyone else but Griffin. He knows it.]
Look mate, you're not winning any impersonation contests anytime soon. Just call it a day. I'd hate to mess up such a handsome face.
[They're circling each other. Griffin cracks his neck. The Other does the same. Griffin swings his knife, testing it. The Other mirrors him again.]
Seriously, are you five--
[The Other Jumps forward and headbutts Griffin. He stumbles back, but not before grabbing its collar and slashing his knife across its throat. They split apart. The Other is bleeding profusely but laughing anyway. Griffin, strangely enough, is grinning as well, even as he watches something that looks like himself bleed out.]
Anyone ever tell you you're a little fucked in the head? You enjoy this waaaay too much.
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Get out or get hit. Your choice.
[She's tired of this. And when she turns back between The Other and Griffin, she can easily tell the difference apart. Griffin's body is tense, ready, uncertain, angry. The Other is gleeful, cocky, posturing. She can see it in the body language, and that's why she's already ready to join the fray.]
It'll kill you.
[She's speaking to Griffin. She's seen what the others have done.]
It wants to replace you.
[But she's not going to let it kill Griffin. And she knows he can hold his own, too. He has that power. He has an added advantage...even if The Other can do it too.]
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[The Other turns to look at her, offended. It brings its arms down and the bleeding's stopped. It points at Griffin.]
Who in their right mind would want to be this sorry bastard? News flash: I am him.
[Griffin is suddenly behind The Other and has it in a headlock. He punches it in the face over and over furiously, each hit emphasizing a word.]
Shut! The! Fuck! Up!
[He knees it in the gut and throws it to the ground.]
This freak isn't going to leave a scratch on me. It's not even close to me.
Wrong!
[It runs straight for Griffin. He squares off, ready for the attack. But it Jumps at the last second, appearing directly behind Griffin. Only Griffin's Jumped too. He's standing next to Black Bat now. The Other is on her other side in an eye blink, going to shove her into Griffin with enough force to knock both of them down.]
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She turns to The Other when he appears and attempts a swipe at him angrily. He shoves her into Griffin and falls with him, but it doesn't take her long to get back up.
She shoots out her grappling hook to grab onto The Other's ankle and drag him to the ground so she can pounce on him with those claws of hers.]
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The Other takes Black Bat's hit. It rubs the corner of its mouth, smiling at the vigilante. In the moment of distraction, she's able to hook it and bring it down. It lands on its back. The claws dig into its body and it seethes. It looks up at her with a nasty combination of a snarl and a smirk.]
You're one of them. Thinks he's something more than a waste of air. Would you still think that if I told you how many times he's laughed while torturing people? Huh? Or about how he helped with that whole explosion--
[The Other stops and yelps. Griffin has driven the bottle into its left shin.]
Excuse you! We were talking!
[It punches her square in the jaw with no little amount of force once, twice. Griffin Jumps the few inches so he can wrap his hands around the Other's neck.]
Shut up! Just shut up!
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