capeandcowl | 007.1 Handwritten notes

007.1 Handwritten notes

[the following notes are delivered by courier and are written in simple cyphers--letter replacement, mirror writing, and the like.]

[to Luke Skywalker, delivered to his kindergarten class]
Palpatine knows. Bring Mara over as soon as possible. We have to strengthen her shields and find whoever the Porter transferred my powers to TONIGHT.
Network may be compromised.

[to John McClane, delivered to his apartment]
Network may be compromised.
Be advised new arrival calling himself Palpatine is extremely dangerous and looking to gain a foothold via connections with currently established criminals.
Please advise re: creating an airtight case.

[to Elisa Maza and Atsuko Jackson, delivered to the police station]
Surveillance will take longer than expected but should proceed by next week.
Do not reply by network.

[to Miles Edgeworth, delivered to the courthouse]
[address of Teddy and Sarah's place here]
DO NOT SEND RETURN INFORMATION BY NETWORK.
What happened to Vader was self-defense. On Palpatine's orders, he had already killed hundreds of Jedi, including children; I told his wife what he had done, then confronted him.
Luke Skywalker can verify at least some of this and I will submit to any kind of screening process to assure you this is the entire truth.
I am not blameless, but Palpatine is a murderer.
Trust me.

[to Tony Stark, delivered to his office]
[attached is the address of a post-box in a downtown copy shop]
How interested are you in information exchange?

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[Folded up tightly inside a very little plastic bag, encased in a small cube of ice which has quietly slithered its way across lawns and over streets and up stairs and things, mostly out of sight. It taps at their door three times, leaving tiny trails of water where it hits, before settling down and looking relatively unobtrusive.]

K.

I will need to speak to you, Skywalker, and Vader in further detail; Palpatine also requesting meeting, though I do not trust him. Please advise for safety on all counts.

The truth will come out.

[sent via bicycle messenger to the courthouse]

E.

Let me know when you are available to talk and I will find a neutral location.

Advice re Luke:
Tell him I've said he can trust you. He's a good man and will further advise on safety re Sith Lords upon request.

Advice re Vader:
Do not speak to him alone.
Take Luke and you are likely to avoid harm--dangerous as Vader is, I sincerely doubt he will hurt his own son.

Advice re Palpatine (who is also using alias Darth Sidious):
DO NOT TRAVEL ALONE.
If you know telepaths, speak to them about mental and emotional shielding. Be aware he is adept at psychological warfare.
Be armed but if strikes are necessary, strike to immobilize and not kill.

I do not fear the truth. Sidious does.

[Another, if from a different route, and this time at a window.]

K.

I am able to clear my schedule as soon as you require.

Luke--
I shall speak to him as soon as the opportunity presents itself.
Vader--
Duly noted.
Palpatine--
Your recommendations are noted. I intend to contact likely sources of assistance very soon.

[ It's hard not to notice you writing all those notes, Ben. If you're doing it in the house, that is. ]

[ At the kitchen table, as a matter of fact! ]

[ Someone's trying really hard not to be nosy, but eventually young padawan Altman can't help himself and wanders in. ]

Hey.

[ Glances up and smiles fondly at him. ]

Teddy, hello. Or would you mind me calling you "Padawan" without the Force?

[ The suggestion makes Teddy's nose crinkle as it goes pink but he quickly shifts it away beneath his hand as he rubs at it. Gracelessly he plops down into a chair across from Ben. ]

"Padawan without the Force" seems sort of longwinded, Ben. And if we ever had to go to a meet-and-greet I doubt it'd fit onto those stickers they give you that say "HELLO MY NAME IS:" at the top.

Or. Wait. Did you mean just "Padawan"? [ He crinkles his nose again, self-consciously. ]

[ He can't help but laugh at that. Teddy will pretty much never stop being HELLO MY NAME IS ADORABLE to him. ]

I meant just "Padawan". Seeing as your teacher doesn't have the Force at the moment, which ought to pass in a few days.

Fascinating Use for Ice Powers #46: Messaging

THAT IS SO FUCKING COOL no pun intended

i've no icon for his face at the 'strike to immobilize and not kill' remark, sadly

action....?

action

action

action

action

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[ Left in the Post box ]

oh hey, the proverbial dick in a box

[ So yeah this is a completely secured channel! ]

[ SWEET ]

[ He's just that good. 8D ]

no subject

dated to later in the day;

later still;

not very long afterwards;

some time further on toward noon;

ooc;

ooc;

[Private]

[courier message]

[courier message]

[Drops off letter at his home]