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[OPEN] what kind of fuckery is this
Who| Ford and YOU.
What| One vaguely-disoriented spy arrives in medieval hell, proceeds to heck shit up.
Where| The castle + village
When| Week 5
Warnings/Notes| Language, ridic spy antics.
He'd never admit it, never in a million years, but Rick Ford is fucking disoriented. Sure, he'd woken up on that bullshit cot with men in white coats holding him down and injecting some hellishly large tracking device in his arm. They'd told him some cock-and-bull bloody story about being part of some game, but Ford knows better than that.
Obviously, this is all some elaborate kidnapping plot by the KGB. They're trying to crack him. Trying to gain intel. But that's impossible, because he's Rick Fucking Ford, not some silly girly wanker like Fine or Wright or one of those other vaginas back at the CIA. He's a real spy. He can handle this. And above all, he can play along.
Of course, nobody's seen fit to give him a gun. Just an alarmingly stylish Louis Vuitton keyfob that's attached to the hem of his idiotic fucking costume. Ford isn't really sure what he's supposed to be, exactly; some sort of medieval cobbler with a stupid little hat that reminds him of a goddamn wimple. But his clothes are sturdy, anyway, and he's thankful for that fact. And he makes them look downright sexy, he does.
Ford spends some time scoping out the village, kicking down doors and going through each miserable little hovel like he's on a search-and-destroy mission. At some junctures, he may be humming the Mission: Impossible theme under his breath without even realizing it. Without a proper weapon, he's taken up a hunk of brick, which he's found is a good substitute for a bludgeon when necessary. The rats, while tenacious, aren't a threat in his eyes. Ford crushes their skulls under his boot heels without hesitation, and if necessary rips their heads from their bodies where they come leaping at him. He works at the Bureau, he knows how to deal with pests.
After seeing what there is to see in the village, Ford heads for the castle, hoping to score food or weapons. He spends some time perusing the feast, picking out a few crusts of bread that aren't moldering, giving the Avoxes suspicious looks, and even spending some time telling one of them exactly who these people are fucking dealing with. He can't resist a captive audience, and he has no idea that the nervous look on the Avox's face has nothing to do with Ford telling him exactly how many ways he's killed a man.
Once he has some food in his stomach (he's not really worried about paltry things like food poisoning), Ford heads upstairs to do some exploring. He spends quite a bit of time trying to wrench a decorative spear off the wall, finds it impossible, and gives up, barging in on bedchambers and trying to ignore the wretched smell that seems to pervade this entire hellhole of an Arena. If you were trying to sleep, good luck. Ford will likely barge in on you and talk your ear off. Or threaten you. Or both.
What| One vaguely-disoriented spy arrives in medieval hell, proceeds to heck shit up.
Where| The castle + village
When| Week 5
Warnings/Notes| Language, ridic spy antics.
He'd never admit it, never in a million years, but Rick Ford is fucking disoriented. Sure, he'd woken up on that bullshit cot with men in white coats holding him down and injecting some hellishly large tracking device in his arm. They'd told him some cock-and-bull bloody story about being part of some game, but Ford knows better than that.
Obviously, this is all some elaborate kidnapping plot by the KGB. They're trying to crack him. Trying to gain intel. But that's impossible, because he's Rick Fucking Ford, not some silly girly wanker like Fine or Wright or one of those other vaginas back at the CIA. He's a real spy. He can handle this. And above all, he can play along.
Of course, nobody's seen fit to give him a gun. Just an alarmingly stylish Louis Vuitton keyfob that's attached to the hem of his idiotic fucking costume. Ford isn't really sure what he's supposed to be, exactly; some sort of medieval cobbler with a stupid little hat that reminds him of a goddamn wimple. But his clothes are sturdy, anyway, and he's thankful for that fact. And he makes them look downright sexy, he does.
Ford spends some time scoping out the village, kicking down doors and going through each miserable little hovel like he's on a search-and-destroy mission. At some junctures, he may be humming the Mission: Impossible theme under his breath without even realizing it. Without a proper weapon, he's taken up a hunk of brick, which he's found is a good substitute for a bludgeon when necessary. The rats, while tenacious, aren't a threat in his eyes. Ford crushes their skulls under his boot heels without hesitation, and if necessary rips their heads from their bodies where they come leaping at him. He works at the Bureau, he knows how to deal with pests.
After seeing what there is to see in the village, Ford heads for the castle, hoping to score food or weapons. He spends some time perusing the feast, picking out a few crusts of bread that aren't moldering, giving the Avoxes suspicious looks, and even spending some time telling one of them exactly who these people are fucking dealing with. He can't resist a captive audience, and he has no idea that the nervous look on the Avox's face has nothing to do with Ford telling him exactly how many ways he's killed a man.
Once he has some food in his stomach (he's not really worried about paltry things like food poisoning), Ford heads upstairs to do some exploring. He spends quite a bit of time trying to wrench a decorative spear off the wall, finds it impossible, and gives up, barging in on bedchambers and trying to ignore the wretched smell that seems to pervade this entire hellhole of an Arena. If you were trying to sleep, good luck. Ford will likely barge in on you and talk your ear off. Or threaten you. Or both.
The Castle
He looks peaceful, but he's both alert and racking his way through the tangled memories of those voices in the woods, and so as soon as he hears feet in the hallway he kicks off the blanket and sits up, grabbing his knife and shoving his supplies under the bed. He grabs the handle to the door and holds it, not about to block it like a scared biddy at a barricade but not lunging out to investigate yet.
"This room," Bayard says, in the deepest voice he can manage, which still can't help but sound childish, "is occupied."
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"Come on, son, back off before you get hurt," he says gruffly, before taking hold of the outer door handle, turning it, and butting his shoulder into it. At least he isn't kicking the door open this time.
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Bayard's not really the type to make threats, and so it sounds disorganized and limp atop of childish. He takes a deep breath, hand still on the knob.
"Who are you?"
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Mostly, Ford wants to get out of this damn hallway. It's creepier than all get out and it makes him nervous to have his back turned to God knows what. "Agent Rick Ford," he calls gruffly, his thick cockney and naturally loud voice only slightly obscured by the thickness of the door.
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"Maybe I just like privacy like any decent person. And you sound like an Englishman," Bayard says bluntly. "I won't hurt you either. Promise."
Really, Bayard talks a good game for very obviously being a scared kid with not much in the way of muscle mass or combat skill.
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"'Course I'm a fuckin' Englishman, born and fuckin' bred."
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"We're independent from the English." Bayard puts his hands on his hips, as if he were announcing this in front of the court of the king himself. "Just so you know."
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"Yeah, been that way for about a couple 'undred years, thanks for the update," he drawls. "Think my poor heart can take the news."
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He guards the door as if now he's afraid Ford will walk out it instead of barging in. "I reckon you'll tell me I don't know nothing like everyone else does."
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He snorts, poking around the room, now. Checking drawers and cabinets. "Nah, you're a kid. Kids're allowed not to know shit."
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And clearly, that's the way it should be. Bayard has his voice lowered just in case anyone else comes looking for them.
"You seen the ghosts around here?"
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That makes him sound a lot more mercenary than he really is, but it proves a point.
Ford raises one eyebrow, looking highly skeptical. "Ghosts? The fuck're you on about?"
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"There are ghosts in the castle. They come out most at night."
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"That's no challenge for me, son. I'd kick a ghost's ass in a heartbeat, wouldn't I? S'not a challenge to fight somethin' that's already dead."
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"That so? I'd like to see you do it," Bayard says, squaring his shoulders like he's boasting that he could even if Ford couldn't.