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nexus_crossings2018-07-14 06:39 pm
websnextdoor) wrote in nexus_crossings2018-07-14 06:39 pm
Doing Good
The AV field can only protect the Nexus so much.
Sure, it makes sure no one's hurt for the most part unless it's broken. And that does cut down on a lot of crime. Kinda hard to murder someone, or rob someone at gunpoint if there's no real threat to the victim. But petty theft? Pushing someone down, taking their shit, and running off? That's a huge crime problem in the Nexus. Especially with hundreds of doors to flee to other worlds and PINpoints to get back to a safe house of the thief's choosing.
And wouldn't you know it? Petty theft is one super hero's bread and butter specialty. Webbing a thief up doesn't hurt them and it keeps them from pointing away long enough to call in the sheriff or his volunteer officers to scoop up the criminal. It does leave some stolen goods unaccounted for though. Which is why there's a friendly Nexushood Spider-Man calmly walking through the plaza with a handbag and some kind of weapon in each hand. A ways back is a struggling reprobate webbed up good and snug to a tree.
Every now and then he stops and holds them both aloft.
"Hey, anyone missing these? Does anyone know who had their stuff stolen? Is there a lost and found in the Nexus?"
Sure, it makes sure no one's hurt for the most part unless it's broken. And that does cut down on a lot of crime. Kinda hard to murder someone, or rob someone at gunpoint if there's no real threat to the victim. But petty theft? Pushing someone down, taking their shit, and running off? That's a huge crime problem in the Nexus. Especially with hundreds of doors to flee to other worlds and PINpoints to get back to a safe house of the thief's choosing.
And wouldn't you know it? Petty theft is one super hero's bread and butter specialty. Webbing a thief up doesn't hurt them and it keeps them from pointing away long enough to call in the sheriff or his volunteer officers to scoop up the criminal. It does leave some stolen goods unaccounted for though. Which is why there's a friendly Nexushood Spider-Man calmly walking through the plaza with a handbag and some kind of weapon in each hand. A ways back is a struggling reprobate webbed up good and snug to a tree.
Every now and then he stops and holds them both aloft.
"Hey, anyone missing these? Does anyone know who had their stuff stolen? Is there a lost and found in the Nexus?"
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He turns and deposits the ball into Adia's outstretched hand without any hesitation. She was looking for it after all, and now she has it, Mission sort of accomplished. Just with a uh. You know. A monkey on the loose.
Mankey.
Man this is weird.
"I kinda thought she'd be more on our side. I thought these things were smart."
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Recognizing his disappointment, she smiles at him sympathetically. "A Deino nearly took my fingers off once. It takes a lot of patience to deal with wild pokémon."
Looking up at Mankey, she makes a big show of putting away the poké ball. "There," she says, holding up her hands. "You don't have to go back in there. Okay?"
Mankey grunts and narrows her eyes thoughtfully. Slowly, as if expecting another trap, she slides down the lamp post, hopping off a couple feet from the bottom and landing on a nearby chair. "Key," she demands, pointing at an outside pocket on Adia's messenger bag.
"This?" She pulls out a granola bar. "Sure, you can have it. Once I get you back to your family. Come with me, please?" She'll do this escort quest the old-fashioned way, if she has to.
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Spiderman huffs a little bit and turns a half glance up toward the pokemon. If he was a meaner sort of guy he'd point out you have to fight these things and weaken them before you can catch them usually, but the thought makes him feel bad for even thinking it and he says nothing instead.
He's pretty sure with his reflexes he could grab her and hold her down the minute she's back on the ground but somehow he doesn't think it would make her any more trusting of humans.
"Pretty handy, having a snack on you like that. If it were just me I'd be hosed. I don't carry food on me." A growing boy's always hungry and a growing Super Hero even moreso.
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"Give her a little time," she suggests kindly. "She'll probably come around."
Mankey snuffles her pig-like nose in the direction of the granola bar. That's human food. She loves human food -- it's what got her in trouble in the first place, getting stuck in a dumpster behind a Nexus restaurant. "Key," she says again, hopping off the chair and making a "go on" gesture with her paws. Fine, fine, she'll follow. Just keep that ultra ball in the bag and the granola bar where she can see it.
Feeling more confident that her plan will work, she looks over at Spiderman to see if he wants to join her in leading Mankey to her colony. The comment about food has her tilting her head thoughtfully. "You suit doesn't have any hidden pockets or anything? I always carry food with me. If someone else doesn't need it, I know I'll get hungry eventually." She pats the outside pocket again. "Would you like one? I have more."