001 - It Begins (Video Post)

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

[OOC: You find embedded within the post a streaming video from StarkTube™. Upon clicking on the link you see a tall lanky man sitting on a wooden chair alone in a dark room. He is wearing a red suit, a black button-up shirt, a yellow tie, and blue pants. A somewhat bent looking Gigante cigarette in his mouth.]

“Greetings by the time you‘ll be viewing this I will be far, far away from the dormitory/juvenile detention center that Iron Man has set up for us. My name is Lupin, the 3rd and I’m a thief by trade, womanizer by nature, and guest of this city by tragic miscommunication. Either your boss didn’t seem to understand that I’m on the supply side of the crime or he's developed a very peculiar sense of humor.

I've taken liberty of hacking a very brief peek into your files and it appears that our host has chosen a rather motley crew of misfits, mutants, and superhuman freaks of nature for this strange experiment. Mostly children, some as young as 15. Something I find very disconcerting. You've let a surprising amount of information about yourself available on this board. In a weird way I already feel like I know some of you.

Oh if you happen to see the tin-plated Fascist running this place is there any chance you might convince him to bring over Power Girl... prrrrrrow. :P

Also I would like to apologize to the owner of the gun shop across town for uh... borrowing a Walther P38 from your inventory. These things can be a little hard to come by these days so I promise once I'm better established. Maybe you use the money to buy some ointment for that scar or some soda. I'm partial to Mello Yello. ^_^

Don’t worry I won’t be robbing any banks. Between today’s economy and the lack of cops on the street that would be like stealing candy from a baby. I’m going to find a rich fat cat with his own private army of rent-a-cops to humiliate and I’m curious to see if you so called-super heroes can do any better than the Interpol Agents back home. Think of this as a test. Let the games begin… “

[The video comes to an end as Lupin stands up from his seat only to trip over an electrical cord. He comically flails his arms as he falls forward giving the you a first person eye view of him butting heads with the camera. There's a brief flash of static before the video ends.]

Comments

[phallboy.livejournal.com]

You're dead.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

What's a matter? Are you just mad about Saffron?

[phallboy.livejournal.com]

You stole my fucking gun. Dead.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

I stole an antique and I doubt it was your sidearm of choice. If so you've got good taste kid.

I find it hard to believe that you were a cop. I mean with a temper like that you would never cut it as a thief.

[phallboy.livejournal.com]

It was my merchandise and a damn good piece. Also, you stole it from me. So to reiterate: dead.

Who says I was a cop?

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

You act like a cop. A bad one. Not a dirty cop. The kind with anger management issues.

Oh and did you miss the line about peaking at your files?

[phallboy.livejournal.com]

Don't be an idiot. I'm not a cop. Which means if I find you I will fuck you up.

I know you read the files, I just don't know where in my files it said I was a goddamn cop.

[trop-rapide.livejournal.com]

You sure look like a real pro.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Was thinking about trimming the video about the end but well the newfangled video editing software on these consoles was a little tricky to get the hang on and I was in a hurry.

[trop-rapide.livejournal.com]

I'm sure every one will take you seriously now.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

Could you use a more sarcastic font? It's a little hard to tell.

[trop-rapide.livejournal.com]

I don't think fonts can be sarcastic.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

You've never met Helvetica.

[trop-rapide.livejournal.com]

Helvetica is not a sarcastic font. It doesn't have any attitude at all.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

It's a very subtle form of sarcasm. Maybe a little sophisticated for your age.

Do you feel superfluous here with like what? 3, 4, 5 other speedy guys running about?

Speed was the first speedster in the game XP

[trop-rapide.livejournal.com]

I'm not feeling superfluous at all. But maybe the others are.

I think if you're really crazy enough to look for a sarcastic font, you should look at Akzidenz-Grotesk.

[olsensandwich.livejournal.com]

Heeeeeey...This isn't what I was looking f--


Oh he KEYWORDED HIMSELF WITH 'HOT CHICK FIGHTS'...

[lolnotdead.livejournal.com]

What the hell is up with this clown?

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

I'm just making my presence known. Us Lupin's have a long history of showmanship in our craft.

Perhaps you've heard of my ancestor the first Arsène Lupin. Maurice Leblanc wrote some very nice fictionalized accounts of his exploits. Visit your local library.

[quebec-fairy.livejournal.com]

Oh mon Dieu.

I've read most of Maurice Leblanc's work and if what you say is true, your ancestor must be ashamed of you.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

Frankly I think LeBlanc may have cleaned up my ancestor's image a bit for the public. His real life is shrouded in mystery even to his descendants.

But in the end he was a thief first and a gentleman second.

[quebec-fairy.livejournal.com]

And your a thief first and a moron second?

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

There's a difference between being a fool and playing the fool.

I'll let you decide which one I am.

AAAAAAAAH I WROTE "YOUR" INSTEAD OF "YOU'RE" IN THE LAST COMMENT *kills herself*

[quebec-fairy.livejournal.com]

Great. I'll decide if you forced yourself into falling over the camera cords for fun or if you fell because you're clumsy.

[deadthenred]

I betchyer feeling real clever right now.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

Oh you have no idea...

[deadthenred]

I reckon I've got an inkling.

[tothecloud.livejournal.com]

I'm not a child! And if you steal stuff, we're going to catch you!

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

Sorry. You won't be laying a hand on me until after you've turned 18. Heh heh heh...

[tothecloud.livejournal.com]

Huh?

...

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

No I'd be a pervert if I let you catch me before you turned 18.

Now Zatana on the other hand... she can go after me all she likes.

[its-maaaaaagic.livejournal.com]

I'm going to have to ask that you stay at least a hundred feet away from my person at all times. (Unless, of course, you want to spend the rest of your adult life as a spice rack...)

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

For you... anything.

There's no reason we can't make a long distance relationship work.

[allaboutamask.livejournal.com]

You're either very confident or very stupid. Probably the later.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

For all you know I could be both.

[allaboutamask.livejournal.com]

If you plan on not getting caught in a city that's currently being flooded with superheroes, you better hope that you also happen to be very very lucky.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

I believe that you make your own luck.

[allaboutamask.livejournal.com]

Yeah.. Let me know how that works out for ya.

[timestopping.livejournal.com]

I'm kinda hoping Teddy shape-shifted and is messing around with us because otherwise... we're meant to take this guy seriously?



You talk too much.

[wrldsmostwanted.livejournal.com]

And perhaps you listen too little.

You're not meant to respond to me into any particular way. You can come after me or stick to the more reprehensible criminals. Either way I'll have my fun.