A handsome stranger appears

[erstwhilevillain]

[Suddenly, every apprentice's mirror springs to life with a blinding white light and ear-piercing metallic screech. The sound and light fades to reveal a suave, well-dressed gentleman casually sitting in a chair, smiling. He speaks with a rather posh sounding English accent.]

Now that I've got your attention. Good day, so-called adventurers. I'm pleased to see my bait worked. Though given how little it seems to take to throw all of you into disorder, I'm not surprised. I'll make this very simple for you. The three apprentices who were lured into the woods are now my prisoners. If you'd ever like to see them again you need only do one thing: Bring me 10,000 munny.

[His smile widens and he spreads his hands.]

See? Simple. Accomplish that and I'll let your little friends go. [Pausing, he rolls his eyes slightly.] And before you ask: Yes, I'm serious. No, I will not negotiate. And they all still have their own mirrors, so you can confirm what I've said for yourself. Now, shoo.

Comments

Rude

[erstwhilevillain]

Lydia, Crowley, and the younger of the Doctors. They were astonishingly easy to capture, actually.

[Cliche can be so much fun sometimes, though. He seems unimpressed by the ranting duck.]

Who I am is of no consequence. As far as my keeping my word? If I was going to kill them I'd have done it already. They're of no use to me dead, nor do I have any interest in killing them if I don't have to.

Re: Rude

[beancounter]

[Fenton felt a small jolt of fear run through him at the fact that Lydia was one of the ones captured... then held his breath, telling himself to calm down. Lydia was a very smart, very resourceful lady. She'd be okay. She most probably needed help, but she'd be okay. He had to believe that.]

Well that's a relief... [He muttered under his breath. But it WAS good that this guy wasn't interested in killing anyone. Hopefully he hadn't hurt them, either.] Who is are is of all the consequence! [Okay, that didn't make much sense, but you know what he meant. This guy certainly was of 'consequence' to him, now. To everyone that had been affected by this little 'stunt' of his.]

So munny is all you want, huh? And you'll release them? Simple as that? [He had a fair amount of munny saved up, thanks to his job. Nowhere near what this guy was asking for, but certainly enough to help add to this ransom. The hero in him HATED the idea of giving in to this guy's demands, but... ...maybe they could lay a trap for him, with this ransom munny.] Where do you want the drop to be. It'll take a while for all of us to gather all the munny you're asking for.

[erstwhilevillain]

Simple as that. There really is no need to get all worked up about it.

[Really, this was all so tiresome.]

You have 24 hours. I'll let you know where the drop is to be.

[beancounter]

[Fenton just huffed, feathers fluffing up a bit. There definitely WAS reason to get 'all worked up', in his mind. But whatever. He let out a snort.]

A day, huh? And just how will you let us know? Another announcement?

[erstwhilevillain]

No, I thought I'd send a carrier pigeon.

[eyeroll. Really. These apprentices are supposed to be smart.]

[beancounter]

Well, I don't know... You could have left a ransom note on the job board, using cut-out newspaper clippings, for all I know. It's suit your MO. But fine. We'll wait to hear from you.

[erstwhilevillain]

[He'll just get a laugh as the feed is closed.]