"Listen to me. Babbling. The LEP's first female captain."

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HMD.
HMD II.
HMD III.
HMD IV.
HMD V.

You know, I kind of wish I was affected on Sunday. My father was great, and sometimes I don't think I told him enough. Sixty years with him doesn't sound short to most people, but it definitely was to me. And my mother died a few years after him.

But the weekend was definitely... exciting enough without a curse, now that I think about it.

On a related topic, does the hospital actually have security?

Did anyone actually see the thing that crashed into the Square? I know no one would willingly go anywhere near that foul smoke but I thought I should ask.

Because whatever it was, it looks like it disintegrated in the air. There's nothing at the point of impact.

What the hell?

[ voice ]

Oh, you've got to be kidding.

This sword is twice my height! How do they expect me to do my job when I can't even lift my weapon? [the dull clank of a sword against wood] Ridiculous.


[ooc; As if I could resist. Look at this image for reference of short redheads in armour. Yes, that is Alanna of Trebond. >_______> Shh.

ALSO ffffff i fail bedtime in like five minutes sob.]

[ video ]

What are you looking at? Pff, as if pointed ears are uncommon around here.

[Here's Holly, all her police toys taken away and so no way of getting out of that cage she's standing in. No wings, no helmet, no gun, no Omnitool to open the lock. The elf is decidedly displeased, banging a fist on the bars to punctuate her words, glaring at passerby.]

Yes, I have magic, no, I'm not going to show you. And for the last time, no, I don't have a crock of gold—so you can stop asking about it!


[ooc; it had to be done. Sign reads: FAIRY? ELF? LEPRECHAUN? What under the world is she?! Obviously Holly got caught somehow. Probably while she was out on a fly. Oops.]

Two years. Has it really been two years since the last time the City's seen something like this?

I don't know which time was worse. They demanded sacrifices from us to save our worlds, but at least then, we knew what they wanted. It was awful, and for all we know, it didn't mean a thing—but a lot of us have gone home in the time between then and now and our worlds are still there, so... maybe.

But that thing is looking for its son. To think it's Adrastus... And the gods know what the hell it will do to get to him. I should probably get out there, just in case.

[ voice ]

No.

[It's a rare thing when Holly Short sounds panicked. But she does. And there's lots of it.]

No, no, no.

[The audio screeches out a harsh feedback then a stutter of static as the helmet gets hastily tossed aside.]

Why is it—everything's too close. It's too tight.

I can't breathe.

I can't—

[A window being wrenched open, a gasp for air.]

... I thought I was over this!


[ooc; canon says that Holly was once claustrophobic. Why? Her mother was poisoned in a submarine. Cue issues. She also got buried in a hole during her latest return home. Oops.]

[ POLICE FILTER ]

My equipment is telling me that the source of that quake was somewhere out in the forest. I'm going to fly over and check it out, but you can contact me through the Network with no problem. I'll be able to respond via helmet and I'll update on anything I find.

It goes without saying that helping out with the aftermath of this would be a good idea. Clean up or transporting any injured to the hospital or to a healer. If you hear anything, please let me know.


[ooc; at school, so replies will be slow. I'm really sorry! D: ]

[ filtered to friends & allies // UNHACKABLE ]

I'm busy today. I'm sure you guys can guess why. If you need to contact me, you can still reach me the same way—but don't worry if there is a delay in my response. I will be operating on a closed channel for a majority of the day and other things may take priority. It's a situational thing.

Stay out of trouble.


[ooc; Holly is taking part in the assault against The Major. Friends, you know who you are! Anyone who Holly's spoken to more than once, who she hangs out with on a regular basis, etc. Assume all replies she makes to this entry are voice and that there is a lag between responses. :)]

[ voice | accidental ]

... d'Arvit—!

[The thud of what could only be a head hitting something wooden, hard and abrupt... quickly followed by the crash of crockery to the kitchen floor. Followed by another curse in Gnommish then English.]

That was unintentional! Damn this blasted City.

And of course this thing would be on when I—

[click.]


[ooc; It's a favourite of mine, what can I say? Human Holly! Normally she's tiny as a human—probably about 5'1" at most. What happened, you ask? Reaching for a mug for some morning tea. Absently, "I wish I didn't need the stool [to reach that]." TALK ABOUT A SPEEDY GROWTH SPURT. Not quite a giant but definitely taller than your average girl. Think model!tall right now. And human. Rounded ears and everything! No magic. Holly is displeased.]

That curse has happened before, but I was wondering—did those rumours completely blow things out of proportion, make things up or start with some shred of proof?

But I guess extremes are a bit too much to ask for. Especially here.

This curse is annoying, but it didn't turn out so bad last time.

I wonder...

Hey, Holly Short here. Any old faces dropping by?

I'm going to take a wild guess and say it's curses like yesterday's that inspired the graffiti I passed by this morning.

Charming.

( POLICE FILTER + INTEL DEPT; UNHACKABLE )

Frond, I hope I'm doing this right.

( Private // UNHACKABLE; no Artemis allowed! )

As amusing as today's curse is, I'm glad to be unaffected.

There are probably only a few things more embarrassing than a limerick-speaking elf; it totally goes against the tough police officer image. Though, yes, I know "police fairy" doesn't sound much better.

... All this rhyming had better not inspire some horribly catchy songs.


[ooc; YEAH, GUYS. IT'S TOTALLY HOLLY'S BIRTHDAY TODAY. Oh, and mood reads as "thoughtful," but is actually... you know. Restless. That cut is so unhackable, it's not even funny. She will do more than punch you, Artemis, if you read it. >___>

edit; SCHOOL BRB BACKDATE!]

Valentine's Day.

I can't help but be amused by it. Not because of the curse going around, or the flowers and hearts... Though the little cherubic references are a different story altogether.

Time for a little bit of family history, I think.

So, about Cupid. He's my Great-Grandfather.


[ooc; ... canon says so. >___>]

[ voice post ]

I'm from Ireland.

Actually, below it—fairies once lived above ground with the humans, but a war hundreds of years ago between us drove my People below ground. The magic used in the battle is what created the Giant's Causeway, by the way.

It's called the Lower Elements. The biggest metropolis underground is known as Haven City; it's bigger than the original Atlantis and just as crowded and under-serviced. But it's home.

... what am I—?

Curse. Right.

[ Niko // PRIVATE ]

Running a little late, but I'm on my way now.


[ooc; going to school, comments backdated!]

... oh, gods.

... I suppose it was only a matter of time. I've gone this long with avoiding a curse like today's, I was wondering when my luck would run out.

I lost both of my parents no more than a few years within each other.

I was barely sixty years old when my father died. But it wasn't until my mother's accident that I decided to apply for Recon. She had spent her life saving creatures, so I swore to as well.

I have her face, you know. Cupid was my Great-Grandfather but I take after my mother; not only in looks but temperament—or so I've been told. Coral Short. She was a doctor with LEPmarine who patrolled the Atlantic, cleaning up after humans and protecting endangered species. She was fatally injured when a tanker she and her team were shadowing accidentally doused their submarine with toxic waste.

I had just graduated from Academy when I received the news.

Dirty radiation is poison to fairies. I felt a fraction of it while I was on a mission in Northern Russia, so I can't even imagine...

... It took my mother a week to die.

Isn't it just my luck that a few years later, I lost Commander Root? The closest elf I had to a father, and he was killed by my own gun.


[ooc; We know very little about Holly's father, except that he had, as stated, died when Holly was "barely sixty." I've always gone with the assumption that he was also with the LEP and possibly KIA but we'll never know for sure. However, everything about Holly's mother, Coral Short? Is canon.

BRB SCHOOL WILL BACKDATE ILU.]