video, un: mk

[enactors]

( though marc spector is relatively newly arrived, it is not his first, nor his second, or even his third experience with something like this. he's dressed in his clothes — or vestments, as he likes to call them: an all-white three-piece suit decorated with small crescent moon details and a larger crescent moon embroidered on the forehead of the mask he's wearing.

when he speaks though, the voice is fairly ordinary — adult male, chicago-accented with hints of new york here and there. )

Good evening. Some of us have met, but for those of us who haven't, my name is Mr. Knight. ( is it? no, of course not, but it's the only name he's sought to provide anywhere. ) I'm the high priest of Khonshu — one of the gods of the moon. Formerly, I ran a mission out of Manhattan. ( beat. ) For the protection of those who travel at night. ( is he going to elaborate on what that means? no. not really. ) A status of being that includes all present here.

( punctuated by a breath of a pause and a slight, fleeting glance to one side. )

While I lack all the resources I had previously, a preist does not need much. If anyone finds themselves in need, from the mundane through to the weird — quests, protection, investigations—. ( marc unfurls a gloved hand and lifts a shoulder in a minute shrug. ) Please, don't hesitate to get in touch.

This isn't my first rodeo, as they say.

( ooc— marc will absolutely be looking at running a version of his midnight mission out of stygia. for the time being, he'll simply want to raise his profile a touch, make sure he's known. he operates predominately at night but keeps irregular sleeping patterns so can and will be contactable during the day. )

Comments

[declass]

No. [ a pause, and then she adds, ] As far as we remember.

[ it wouldn't be too unusual to die together, it's the lack of memory of it that's concerning. ]

You'd just work on your own?

[enactors]

An imperfect tool. ( at least, in his experience. ) Especially where trauma is concerned.

Yes. ( he has done in the past, meaning to do so again would hardly be the most unusual of circumstances. sure, he wouldn't have the tech he'd grown accustomed to, but tech was tech: nice, but ultimately worthless. ) Not everyone that requires help knows to ask for it.

[declass]

Mm. But we'll see if we end up remembering anything... if there even is anything to remember.

[ it's still very hard to say, at this point. but she also knows enough amnesiacs to understand that memory can be a very fickle thing. ]

I see... would you be doing things like patrols, Mr. Knight?

[enactors]

Sometimes the mind will bury experiences it doesn't wish to recall. ( that is to say: he agrees with her assertion that there may be nothing to remember — or at least, nothing they're capable of remembering, at least for the time being. )

Yes. ( SOMEONE'S GOT IT. ) Back home, my community would come to me with issues or concerns that were pressing or important for them, and I would deal with them — creatures of the night terrorising their streets, unexplainable occurrences, unsavoury characters creating problems.

If there was nothing immediate on my agenda, I would ( hmm ) make myself readily available, should something crop up.

I intend on doing the same here.

[declass]

[ oh, that's all very interesting. and helpful. one of the reasons why rosa even sought to find others to live with was because she didn't know how really safe the areas here are; even in the calmest of waters there's always something below the surface. ]

I see. If others asked to join you with this duty, would you say no?

[ she isn't offering to help, since rosa doesn't think she would be too suited for this specific type of thing, but she's sure others might. ]

[enactors]

I'm not very good at teamwork.

( neither a yes or a no. frenchie had always been his go-to for company, but he'd done a fantastic job of burning that relationship to the ground. soldier and reese are — well, they're good, but they're also just kids. tigra's the only person he has that he can say he really works with in the sense that he thinks rosa means. )

But beyond that, I'm not going to stipulate what others can or can't do.

[declass]

Hm, that makes sense. I guess as long as you're not getting in each other's way, it'll work out.

[ in general, rosa understands that sometimes you work together without really... working together. or without really liking each other. at the end of the day, whether your personalities mesh well or not doesn't really matter. ]

[enactors]

Maybe.

( marc's experience is that it very much depends on them — whoever any 'others' might be — and, more broadly speaking, marc himself, his actions and how they sit relative to the morality and judgement of other ...protectors. vigilantes. )

I guess we'll find out.

[declass]

Still, I wish you the best of luck. And I am willing to help in any way I can. I don't think I'll be a lot of use to you on the field, but if there's anything else... my job back home was to provide aid.

[ a little similarly to his way, but not quite the same as vigilantism, although she doesn't know the the extent of the similarities. ]

I think it's a good duty.

[enactors]

Thank you. ( to both the first remark and the last, though he doesn't clarify, not for the moment. )

Aid. Like a doctor?

[declass]

I wouldn't say that I am as useful as a doctor, but I do know some things. I have field work experience from my job.

[ she realizes that explains nothing, after a pause, so she'll elaborate further, ]

Helping people and the like.