capeandcowl | [ the forty-first ] / [ video ]

[Edward Nygma is in the mayor’s office, sitting in the mayor’s chair. Mitchell’s usual desk tag is conspicuously missing from the view of the camera. He broadcasts this breaking news to the Network first, and so far there has not been any media coverage coming from City Hall.

Eddie leans forward towards the camera just a touch.]

Mitchell Hundred is missing. Contact was initially attempted sixty-eight minutes ago and has been consistent ever since. He has yet to respond to any attempt of communication. I don’t need to tell you, Network, how highly unorthodox such behavior is for Mayor Hundred, and logically we are treating this as an emergency. We’ve yet to acquire substantial, palpable evidence indicating a port-out or a kidnapping, but the fact that any effort to contact him has thus failed rather suggests harrowing possibilities. We must now resort to more dramatic maneuvers.

The available details are as follows: at four-twenty this afternoon, Mitchell had suffered from a minor concussion while overseeing reconstruction in Times Square. He was briefly hospitalized and then returned to Gracie Manor shortly after his release. His last contact was made at Gracie Manor. He is now physically missing from Gracie Manor.

[Eddie inclines his head slightly, his eyes never leaving the camera view. He draws back his shoulders.]

With a heavy heart, I must now resume the responsibility of acting Mayor until our efforts to retrieve Mitchell Hundred are fulfilled.

[And then he smirks.]

Mayor Nygma, signing off.

ooc || in reference to this plot.

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I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. He seems to be under more stress than usual, what with the way people have been acting towards imPorts. I don't think he'd buckle under that pressure, however.

Have you considered the option that he's been ported out?

Yes, of course I have.

[A beat.]

And I've already checked that possibility out. With my powers. I'm not inclined to release this information to the public, given who may be listening.

Right. [Ditzy, a little slow. She stutters for a second. Lots of uhs. Not that she's worried or anything.] Of course. I always forget you can do that -- which I still owe you for, by the way.

You can count on me for whatever you may need. Teleportation, whatever. I can try to track him, but that really only works with tracking magic for me. It's been pretty fruitless here, but I'll give it a try.

I think our weight will lie with our magicians, at least at this stage. [He pauses, detecting a vulnerable area, and decides to treads carefully.]

Your concern is having quite the affect on your, Zatanna.

He's my friend. It's only natural to be concerned, especially if he's not been ported out. It isn't like him to shirk his duties.

No, it really isn't. I don't want to designate the worst case scenario so early on, but it's a reoccurring concern. Mitchell has always been obsessively devoted to his beliefs, and -- even more telling -- he's been stable within them.

In a City where so many people have extraordinary abilities, I don't blame you. It's better to be cautious than to wait just a little too long.

Can you think of anyone who, you know, had it out for him?

I can think of a few native neo-conservatives or even hard-liner democrats, but few imPorts come to mind.

Even fewer, if you take the underaged ones out of the equation.

I see. Do you have any plans to approach any of them or sling around an accusation of sorts? If it means playing third party and taking a hard fall for it, I'll do it.

I hesitate to burden the balance. If these accusations are made without foundation, then Mitchell's entire career invested in this world will suffer greatly.

I honestly think he will return, but -- well how long that takes is a matter less established. Less likely, I should say.

[Beat.]

He wouldn't desire you to take any falls for him, either.

I assumed that would be the case, but I figured if you had any sort of plan... it'd be pretty sneaky. So I'll take that as there's nothing that makes you suspect any of them to the extent that it would be necessary to, uh, bother these people.

No, he wouldn't. It would be my choice, if I did, though, and he'd have to deal with it. [(gyea)]

I do appreciate the faith invested. [He takes it as a compliment, of course, a compliment to his sneakiness.]

[Eddie gives a pause at her next few words.]

Well. I know who wears the pants in that relationship.

I don't completely trust you, but I believe you're competent and when you do something, you do it above and beyond, if not the best. As I've said before, Mitch seems to be pretty aware of our pasts and if he believes you're best-suited to a job, you must be.

[There's a half-laugh, almost arrogant.] Please, as if there was any doubt.

[Oh, the flattery! He smiles to himself, losing some grip on his guard. Zatanna, you charmer you.]

You're a very dangerous woman, Zatanna, and I say that without considering your immeasurable power.

[Just wait until she tries! Someday, perhaps...]

It's a natural talent. I've heard my father was known as quite the charmer in his day.

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