lieutenantantichrist: (call the shot)
Lt. Carter Blake ([personal profile] lieutenantantichrist) wrote2015-03-09 03:00 am

[21] Video/Action for Goldenrod - "I'm gonna rule this world."

[In a square in the center of Goldenrod City, a small crowd has gathered. A show is about to start.

There's a crude stage that's been freshly hammered together. Near the back, a little Snubbull is tapping in the last few nails. The platform wobbles but holds as a man climbs up it, then takes a place at a podium in the center. He's wearing a white button-up shirt and, in concession to his ambitions, a tie. He looks toward the camera.]
Hey, Newt. You got that thing running?

[The camera's view nods up and down.]

All right.

[He holds his arms up for silence. Then, when no one quite pays attention, he barks,] Hey! All of you! Shut up!



[That's much more effective. When the eyes of the curious onlookers are on him, he plants his hands on the sides of the podium and clears his throat.]

All of you. Locals, people from the real world, people from the fuckin' moon. You know me. See, I've been here a long, long time. Two damn years, and I know some of you have been here longer. I was thinking about that, and you know what I realized?

[His voice gets louder and clearer as he finds his rhythm.]

I realized I'm not a fuckin' tourist. None of us are. This is our world as much as it is theirs-- and nobody is doing dick to run it.

Look around. Everybody does whatever they damn well please, and that's real nice right up until the minute some idiot starts planting bombs around. The closest thing to somebody in charge is the police, and they're a goddamn joke who give terrorists a week picking up garbage and then set them loose again. There's nobody calling the shots.

That changes today.

[His boots thud on plywood as he tramps back and forth along the stage, and his speech takes a turn toward harangue.]

When bees and sharks came crashing through people's windows, who smacked them right back out? Me. When some moron went around shooting lasers at the city, who knocked him out of the sky? Me. When a couple armies of fire and water idiots tried to wreck up the place with giant monsters, who went out to stop them? [He jerks his thumb to his chest.] Me.

[His voice is getting louder and louder. The cords stand out on his neck.]

And I'm not some jumped-up fourteen-year-old who thinks he's magic. I've been around the block in the real world. I have decades on the front lines. I haven't just lead people, I've lead them into tenements full of crackheads with shotguns. That has to mean something, even here.

Somebody around here has to get shit in order, and I'm done waiting.

[His tread takes him back to the podium. He grips the sides with his coarse-knuckled hands and leans over it to look straight into the Gear.]

I'm not asking you. I'm telling you.

From now on, I'm the head honcho around here.

[He jabs his finger at the camera.]

Stand with me or get out of my way.
bylight: (♥ I can see the)

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[personal profile] bylight 2015-03-10 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
No thanks. I don't like being told what to do. I've taken down gods who thought we were obedient little sheep.

[She just shakes her head at him.]

I don't really feel like being a good citizen with men like you running their mouths.
captainash: (disbelieving)

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[personal profile] captainash 2015-03-10 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Like hell he's getting on the ground floor. Not for an amateur effort, and not without a Gundam to keep everyone in the vicinity safe.]

Look, don't take this personally, but unless a miracle happens and you acquire both a loyal, organized army and the addresses of every potential political opponent you might have within the next twelve hours, your plan is way beyond help. You can't just declare a dictatorship like that and expect it to work.
bylight: (♣ But if you close your eyes)

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[personal profile] bylight 2015-03-10 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Don't even get her started on religions.]

Oh yeah? Try being a soldier who is forced to watch friends, family, and neighbors be forced onto a train for a Purge because they may have come in contact with someone 'infected'. The government can brag all they like about making citizens lives easier. But the moment they treat the people who put them into power as pawns who can be scrapped at a moments notice, it's time to take them down. You can only push people so far before they fight back.

I doubt I'm the only one who won't think twice about taking you down.
capitald: (Chinstroke)

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[personal profile] capitald 2015-03-10 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Cars, you say? Assuming they're a type of vehicle, the closest we have are airships, and magic in general is commonplace.

[He chuckles.]

Though I'd argue that Luxendarc is as real as this realm.

[He waves his hand, then readjusts himself, folding his hands and resting his elbows on his desk.]

By the sound of it, the local law enforcement leaves a bit to be desired, so perhaps it could use a man with your experience and charisma. Still, do you believe the locals will accept such a change?

[Change is often frightening, after all.]
wing_attack: (unpleasant truths)

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[personal profile] wing_attack 2015-03-10 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, okay. Sure. The way you're talking is pretty much an overthrowing of the government here. Do you know how long it's been here? Because I don't. And I don't think that the natives will take too well to someone coming in and trying to push their leaders out, especially when you haven't lived here as long as they have.

... And given how long some people here have trained their Pokemon, I don't know that you're going to get too far before someone fights back.

[There's a big paw on his shoulder as Rachel tries to keep her trainer calm. Usually she's eager to fight, but... this isn't the place.]
ossifragant: (⊗ bells are now tolling)

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[personal profile] ossifragant 2015-03-10 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[By Greed's expression, this is exactly the wrong thing to say.

Which means he has the biggest shit-eating grin on his face.]


You have anything in mind?
cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa: (SHOULD BE BEHEADED FOR SSSSTUPIDITY)

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[personal profile] cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 2015-03-10 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
You are not doing thisss better than me! In fact, your sssso called demonstration pales in comparison to what I am capable of!
enjoymyatelier: gosh I am going to enjoy torturing you to death. (that is totally adorable!)

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[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2015-03-11 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[This is the face of someone who's trying really hard not to burst into laughter, because holy shit.

Holy. Shit.]


Ah... well, good luck with that, then. I'm sure everyone will come around eventually, so you need not worry about what's being said now.

[...he hasn't even looked at the comments because he fucking knows]
ajustcaws: (no matter how far)

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[personal profile] ajustcaws 2015-03-11 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
...you know, aside from the occasional villain, this place really isn't that bad...

[ah, she almost said something sensible there, good for ---]

But you know, that's bad enough to count! Be the hero that Goldenrod deserves, sir! Or, you know, the other hero. Because I'm also the hero!
tearsofademon: (morning in Paris)

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[personal profile] tearsofademon 2015-03-11 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Eh, I've never really been into the whole changing the world business. That's more Sion's thing.
nasa_dreams: (Are you serious?//You.  Stop Talking.)

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[personal profile] nasa_dreams 2015-03-11 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Danny's not buying it.] Dude, we're in a video game. The real world's rules will never apply.
explosivecombat: (And we're seceding from the world)

[personal profile] explosivecombat 2015-03-11 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Don't misunderstand me, this isn't a threat. I can verify that I have more important concerns than you. What matters here is that you obviously wanted my attention and now you have it.

Unless you just wanted to spit idle threats and try to goad me into doing something stupid - in which case I'll be a little disappointed.
conquersworlds: (LECTURE ✯ that's what she said)

[personal profile] conquersworlds 2015-03-11 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Jinnai just tosses his head at that; the arrogance in his expression isn't fading.]

If you're going to assume that all questioning is hostile, you're not going to get very far.
islandshore: (amused)

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[personal profile] islandshore 2015-03-11 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, just turned twenty a few months ago.

[Heh, man. He's really serious about this. Riku takes a few moments to mull this over, even reaching for his chin.]

If I say yes, then what's the plan?

[Might as well humor him, see what he's got in store.]

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[personal profile] angerpoints 2015-03-11 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Alas, Yusuke did, in fact, see that look. He isn't quite sure what to make of it, either. He doesn't give it much thought, though; he'd called Blake to figure out what his deal is, and since the old man didn't hang up on him like he'd half-expected him to, that's exactly what he's going to do. He'll deal with anything else later.

For a second, Yusuke just stares at him, looking completely and utterly incredulous. Is this real life? He's so taken aback by all of this he doesn't know whether to be shocked, confused, or absolutely infuriated by how Blake's suddenly acting like some crazy despot.

To the surprise of exactly no one, he quickly settles for getting pissed off.]


Oh yeah?

[Yusuke's lip curls. He's glaring at Blake now, and boy, is it ugly.]

That's funny. 'Cause from where I'M standing, it looks like the one with their head up their ass here is you! What the hell is wrong with you, old man? Are you seriously trying to take over the world right now?

[If this is some kind of elaborate, messed up joke, then so help him he will... probably laugh, because that is a hell of a prank to pull on people, and it would come as a massive relief to know that Blake hasn't actually lost his damn mind.

Seriously. Please tell him you're kidding, Blake.]

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