Downfallen...Fallen...Falling...

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Characters: Valdis and Open (With some Specific Starters)
Date: Month of September
Location: Around Keeliai
Situation: Various
Warnings/Rating: Various


August had seen her mostly recovered from losing Anton, or at least, as recovered as she could be. Her Cultist task force hadn't been successful in taking down the group and she saw that as a bitter failure. The riot had undercut the KPD's reputation with the kedan. They had failed to prevent the attack and they had failed to contain the riot. But Valdis wasn't certain that it was possible to contain such a thing. Out of control emotions, especially those caused by a drug...how could her forces combat that?

Things were changing, perhaps too quickly. The Kedan were scrambling to catch up, they didn't seem to know how to rule themselves and while she couldn't blame them for that, something had to be done and soon. At least Tu Vishan had finally awakened. Wan would have been so happy. Finally, the foreigners hard work had paid off in a way that helped people. Valdis suspected that they would never be properly thanked for defeating Malicant, but at this point, as long as the demon stayed dead, she was certain that things would be ok.

As for her hunt, well, she had more plans to put into action, but she wasn't the only one, of that, she was certain.

Comments

[purrns]

"Like Solomon, then."

His tone is quiet, a little defeated. Of course it was. Turtle magic.

"...Though I guess the hound thing was pretty obvious, too."

He turns to Ladybug, brow furrowed, watching her in concern. He knows that for her, her identity is very important. She's the one that made the rule between them, after all, and the one who chose to break it. He always differed to her on things like this. She deserved that much.

"We'd appreciate that. It's not just out of vanity or anything. But there's someone back home who's very dangerous. If he ever came here, knew who we were- knew who we cared about to pinpoint to try and get us....it's not something we want to inflict on anyone."

It would be hard enough to deal with Akumas in a population full of people with actual powers from the start. Even worse when it came to people they actually cared about. People who would get hurt in Papillon's hunt for their Mircualouses.

"...Okay, I'll do it. Ladybug's terms," a pause, then to lighten the mood: "Also doughnuts. Those nice ones, with the sprinkles."

[luckyspots]

Although she didn't intend to insult anyone, Ladybug felt strongly that she had to make it clear. For Adrien's safety. For everyone's safety. "I don't know, but I have to be sure." Just to make it clear-- "I did the same with Chat Noir." For additional reasons, but all of them applied here as well, although in this case her less intimidating, klutzy self might actually come in handy. But it was a relief to have that confirmation that it was as she thought. "...so thank you."

But then Chat is talking about doughnuts and she pauses to look at him and roll her eyes.

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Valdis arched a brow when Adrien mentioned this 'dangerous' person back home.

"All of us have someone we fear back on our homeworlds, so I do understand the need for secrecy. But I would hope that you know by now, that should this person turn up, they wouldn't get very far."

She didn't acknowledge Marinette's thanks with anything more than a soft smile before sitting back down.

"I need you two to do some plainsclothes recon. No suits, no fancy maneuvers, just hit the streets and listen. Can you do that?"

[purrns]

"Yeah, that's...not so much the problem," he frowns. "This person can turn other people into...something else. Something horrible. He infects them and twists the darkest parts of themselves and makes them into something dangerous at his command."

Papillon showing up here is, quite frankly, his worst nightmare. So long as Ladybug is around the purify the akuma, they could at least have some kind of handle on the situation; but there are too many people here who could become legitimate weapons in his hands. What happens to a person if they already HAVE powers when they get akumatised? Not something he'd like to find out.

"Sure. We can do that. No suits, no fancy manoeuvres," he raises a hand solemnly. "Cat's honour."