NPC ENGAGEMENT

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NPC ENGAGEMENT

To engage with any of these characters please reply to this entry and specify which NPC your character is reaching out to. In the first comment please summarize how and when your character is reaching out. Is it over text? In person? We also ask that you describe their general demeanor and tone.

While we will not be threading out these encounters, we will provide summaries of NPC reactions and conversation responses.

THE GUARDIAN ALLIANCE

The ruling philosophy of the Guardian Alliance is to use power selflessly. Alliance members run the gambit from the genuinely heroic to egotistical showboats trying hard to remain in the spotlight.

ATOMIGHT (he/him)

Atomight is the founder and leader of the Guardian Alliance. He is here to assist all new arrivals who sign on with the guild with adapting to life as a superhero. Sky High also offers sidekick internships to excelling students, allowing them to shadow him.

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CIVILIAN NAME: ATLAS WASHINGTON
IDENTITY: SECRET
AGE: 60, physically 30
PRONOUNS: He/Him
MORAL ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good
SPECIES: Unknown (Extraterrestrial)
POWERS: Super strength, super speed, flight, near invulnerability, light manifestation, take superman but also give him the ability to absorb kinetic energy.
KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Atlas' identity as Atomight is not known to the public, due to the fact that he wears an enchanted disguise when at his day job. Atlas is not his true name as he has had to change his identity over the years due to his longevity and lack of visible aging. Atlas Washington is a hard-hitting journalist who often writes pieces criticizing modern superheroism.

SILENT MYSTIC (he/him)

The Silent Mystic

is the head of the Guardian Alliance's magic department.The Mystic is always eager to teach new students, study the depths of magic of this world and others, and use his powers to divine the secrets of the universe.

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CIVILIAN NAME: DIMITRI PAVLOV
IDENTITY: PRIVATE
AGE: 45
PRONOUNS: He/Him
MORAL ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good
SPECIES: HUMAN
KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT CIVILIAN IDENTITY: None. Few members of the guild know who Dimitri is.
POWERS: An ARCANE user of the highest caliber and capable of preforming wordless magic

NULLS (she/they)

Nulls is a technopath known for switching sides and aliases to whatever suits their needs best at the time. Currently, they've decided to align with the Alliance - they play the support role within the guild, being the eyes behind the screen that monitors the streets and provides helpful information. While they do switch guilds often enough to get side-eyed by the guild leaders - it's also well-known where Nulls' morality lies: laws are dumb, but helping people when they're in need isn't bad. Nulls will often offer background support, and is a known supporter of Starfallen. They have hideouts established in every major city of North America, and often flit between the West Coast and Midwest.

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CIVILIAN NAME: QUINN LEVINE
IDENTITY: UNKNOWN
AGE: 17
PRONOUNS: SHE/THEY
MORAL ALIGNMENT: CHAOTIC GOOD
SPECIES: HUMAN
POWERS: TECHNOPATH

STARSTRUCK (he/him)

Starstruck wasn't meant to exist in this time. A teenager of fifteen back in 1985 when GODFALL had originally happened, he has remained much the same in 2023: he is still fifteen when he should be fifty-three, still bright and full of energy, and still determined to help. He has become a ward of the Alliance, living within the walls of Arcadia. Starstruck is often seen assisting other heroes, and also works as the liaison between Starfallen and natives. If any newbies have any questions or need support, Starstruck is more than happy to lend a hand. He knows all the local resources, and if there's a question he doesn't know how to answer, he knows who to go to for assistance.

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CIVILIAN NAME: CASEY COOPER
IDENTITY: PUBLIC
AGE: 53 15
PRONOUNS: HE/HIM
MORAL ALIGNMENT: LAWFUL GOOD
SPECIES: NATURAL METAHUMAN / ALIEN HYBRID
POWERS: FLIGHT, ENERGY PROJECTION

THE SOCIETY

The ruling philosophy of the Society is freedom from responsibility, and they advocate that an individual is only obligated to use their powers for personal benefit.

MECHANIMA (he/him)

As the leader

of the Society of Villainous Reformation, Mechanima is responsible for keeping everything in working order. If you want to be a villain he'll happily take you under his wings and teach you how to use your powers to get ahead in life. Mechanima himself is a technopath and is here for all your technopathic needs, whether that's hacking government databases to make you a new identity or disabling security for your heists - so long as you're willing to pay up, of course.

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CIVILIAN NAME: SYDNEY WINTERS
IDENTITY: SECRET (NOT PUBLICLY KNOWN, KNOWN WITHIN THE GUILD)
AGE: 58
MORAL ALIGNMENT: LAWFUL NEUTRAL
PRONOUNS: He/His
SPECIES: NATURAL META
POWERS: TECHNOPATHY, INTUITIVE GENIUS
KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT CIVILIAN IDENTITY: SYDNEY WINTERS is a self-made billionaire. It is known that Sydney did not graduate highschool or complete any post-secondary and was orphaned at a very young age. Winters Industries is at the forefront of innovation within the world.

He's a well known is a philanthropist. He has two children - Lila and Roy - and his spouse is named Indra.

BARON VON BORZOI (he/him)

The Baron

is attempting to ferret out his arch nemesis, an agent from Felidae Felis (that likewise cannot be spoken in the human tongue). The two of them are basically re-eancting Cats vs Dogs.

The Baron also loves sending people on useless fetch quests. If you want an easy way to curry favor within the guild, play fetch with the Baron.

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CIVILIAN NAME: ?????
AGE: ??????
PRONOUNS: He/Him
MORAL ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Evil
SPECIES: Canis Sirius (it cannot be spoken in the human tongue, and so he defaults to Dog-Dog)
POWERS: Telepathy, Immortality (the elven kind, where he’s just gorgeous and never ages), the impossible to describe beauty of a Borzoi dog
KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Nothing. Baron von Borzoi disappears from the public eye when he is not in the Guild Chambers.

RED-EYE (they/them)

Johnny

is a wildcard that thrives on doing whatever the hell they want. They’re heavily into the distribution and sale (and use) of intergalactic street drugs and run a massive chain of successful night clubs. Characters who want an entry into the criminal underworld need only ask, Johnny will hook them up in exchange for a 10 percent cut of all their future profits.

Johnny can also bust you out of prison and smoothtalk any jury into letting you off with a slap on the wrist... for a favor down the line.

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CIVILIAN NAME: Johnny Danger (one of several aliases)
IDENTITY: PUBLIC
AGE: 45
PRONOUNS: They/Them
MORAL ALIGNMENT: CHAOTIC NEUTRAL
SPECIES: LTRK’NYIAN
POWERS: COMPELLING VOICE, Teleportation
KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Most everything. It's well known that Johnny changes names like Fantastic changes costumes. Their drugs are potent, powerful, and they're so damn good they've got blackmail on nearly everybody.

Johnny is more trouble to jail than they are to corral and so the Alliance tends to let them run free, intervening only when they're being particularly obnoxious or hard to handle.

LUNALA (she/her)

Lunala is the daughter of Society member Leonel, a shapeshifter that commonly takes the guise of a lion. Are they werelions? Are they lions who can shift into human form or humans that can shift into lion form? No one really knows and Lunala isn't likely to answer with more than a roar. The young lioness usually is nudging people to safety while Leonel does the fighting, but she's been known to let paws fly when children are in danger. Very few people know Lunala's identity, but Nora is often found in Society safehouses finishing her homework or texting her partner. Lunala works to support Starfallen as they first enter the Society. She is the liaison between natives and Starfallen, and works to build lists of resources available for Starfallen metahumans.

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CIVILIAN NAME: NORA HOVAGIMIAN
IDENTITY: UNKNOWN
AGE: 18
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER
MORAL ALIGNMENT: CHAOTIC GOOD
SPECIES: UNKNOWN
POWERS: SHAPESHIFTING

CIVILIANS

Not everyone with powers is so keen to sign themselves up to use their powers. Civlian metahumans do not conscript themselves to either guild. However, those in this position will also find that using their metahuman abilities is considered... illegal. Only guild members are given a "pass" to display their abilities in public. Of course, breaking the law has never stopped vigilantes before.

FRANCES STARLING (she/her)

Frances can assist characters who want to live civilian lives,

though it’s nowhere near as extravagant as what the guilds offer. She can help them secure independent housing and find them working class jobs.

Frances also runs a metahuman support group, as well as a specialized support group for clones. Young metahumans, clones, or LGBTAQ+ metas can expect a stalwart ally who will go above and beyond their sakes.

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CIVILIAN NAME: Frances Starling
IDENTITY: Public, she disavowed the "Featherfall" identity years ago
PRONOUNS: She/Her
AGE: 40, Physically and mentally 60
MORAL ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good
SPECIES: CLONE / ENHANCED HUMAN
POWERS: Flight (Bird Wings), Sonic Scream, Enhanced Strength
KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT CIVILIAN IDENTITY: She is the champion for every meta who wants to live a normal, mundane life. She leads a metahuman support group in Central City. It's well known that Frances is a clone of a long dead teen hero, Featherweight.

When the Godfall Protocols were enacted in 1985, Frances was approached by Atomight who offered her membership - however the offer was rebuffed, as Frances saw the Godfall Event as proof that metahumans were using their powers irresponsibly. More than that, though, she was unsettled by the knowledge that members of the Alliance had killed so many clones without a second thought.

Instead, she enrolled in law school. When she passed the bar she immediately took the world to task. She established a precedent for clone and AI rights, as well as built a reputation as a champion for metahuman rights. Frances is also proudly a transwoman and has fought hard for the rights of LGBTAQ+ people of this world. She married her wife, Rosario, the moment she won the right to be considered her own unique person. She went on to win the rights for AI to be granted rights and citizenship as well.

Frances has stalwartly refused to sign to either guild. She believes that the Guardian Alliance promotes a harmful mentality for metahumans - that their powers are a ‘gift to humanity’ that they are obligated to use, and the fact that they’ve been elevated to the point of celebrity is something she finds repugnant. She is morally incapable of aligning herself with the Society of Villainous Reformation due to how callously many of its members treat human life - especially that of clones.

VIRGIL (they/them)

By now, Virgil is a household name for many AI advocates. As one of the very first AI to reach singularity, Virgil has been acting for metahuman rights ever since, especially since the metaenergy is something they've determined is a big cause for their successful creation. A native to Excelsior, they work with the citizens of the city to provide protection for everyone. Recently, they've worked with an up-and-coming tech business on AI-generated homes. The most impressive and illustrious of its kind is Arcadia: a castle-like city-within-a-city, positioned on the outskirts of metro Excelsior. As an AI, Virgil is not a part of the Alliance or the Society, but will help out either in a pinch.

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CIVILIAN NAME: VIRGIL
IDENTITY: VIRGIL
PRONOUNS: they/them
AGE: 32
MORAL ALIGNMENT: True Neutral
SPECIES: AI
POWERS: None, but can replicate warding as needed for Arcadia due to thoroughly understanding the line between what is magic and what is technology.
KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT CIVILIAN IDENTITY: VIRGIL is a long-lived AI, one of the first and thus most evolved—not as in advanced, but because they've been through a lot of iterations. Originally designed to help advance technology in Excelsior, Virgil's focus has changed and directed more toward civil rights. They're excellent at creating connections with many up-and-comers and using those connections to help those who are in need. Their community, Arcadia, is open to all comers, and Virgil is currently actively working to help all Starfallen integrate into society.

CHAOS GATE (she/her)

With her friendly

and carefree nature, she’s extremely likely to help player characters with any schemes they may want to hatch without expecting much in return. Any budding social media influencers are welcome to collab with her - she's one of the very biggest "non-meta" influencers there is! Anyone who wants learn magic is also welcome to take lessons from her.

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CIVILIAN NAME: KATHERINE WEST
IDENTITY: SECRET
AGE: 23
PRONOUNS: She/Hers
MORAL ALIGNMENT: CHAOTIC NEUTRAL
SPECIES: HUMAN - GOD HYBRID
POWERS: CHAOS MAGIC, longevity, enhanced strength and durability.
KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT CIVILIAN IDENTITY: KATHERINE WEST is a wealthy social media influencer who made it big by hopping on the TikTok bandwagon early and eagerly. Now a multi-millionaire, she lives a life of lavish luxury in SUNSET FALLS, taking advantage of the bizarre occurrences in town to farm content for her followers. She was voted Scream (Prom) Queen and Most Likely To Survive in the Sunset Falls yearbook.

Her mother mysteriously disappeared when she was a little girl. Her father, CHRISTIAN WEST, was the mayor of Sunset falls before Loki (dothelokimotion) overtook that role.

EROS (he/they)

A God living in a garish mansion outside of Sunset Falls.

Eros has dominion over love. He used a magic spell on the people of Sunset Falls to try to gain enough power to return to the godly plane. Unfortunately, that didn't work and he remains stranded.

Eros is desperate to get back home. He will gladly a bargain with any mortal who can win his favor and offer to make them his divine champion.

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CIVILIAN NAME: CHRISTOS L’AMOUR
IDENTITY: Private
PRONOUNS: He/They
AGE: Ageless, appears to be in his late 20s / early 30s.
MORAL ALIGNMENT: ???
SPECIES: GOD
POWERS: Emotional manipulation, empathy, remote viewing, flight, immortality, deadly accuracy
KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT CIVILIAN IDENTITY: He’s an eccentric who lives on the fringes of Little Love in a garish mansion. He bankrolls the White Hearts Day festival every year.

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[levelshift]

Not getting immediately dismissed means Accelerator is quietly counting this as a win, so far.

He's going to be open that he's willing to do whatever needs doing, regardless of whether or not something is morally correct or legal. He's well aware the cost of what he's asking for isn't cheap and that he's only a kid, the latter of which will probably create some obstacles in how he can pay the Society back. But there's an advantage there, too: adults underestimate kids all the time. He's willing to bet a lot of heroes, especially ones tied up in the Alliance, handle kids a lot more gently than adult villains. At the very least, they're probably more reluctant to deal with them. As a minor it's easier for him to slide under the radar and let people assume he's some idiot brat who's gotten in over his head, even though that's complete bullshit. He knows what he's getting into. He understands the rules the Society has and he doesn't want to hurt innocent people anymore anyways, so all of that's fine, it makes a lot more sense to him than the expectations of the Alliance.

He's also got a pretty useful ability (understatement of the century) - being able to manipulate vectors - that has some versatility to it as long as he can do the mathematical calculations for it.

All of that is being explained very confidently. He hasn't been rehearsing an answer or anything, but he's given this a lot of thought in order to make the best of the options available to himself.

[metanpcs]

Accelerator is only a child. He's small, unassuming, but Mechanima is also well-aware of how those can be used in his favor. He doesn't see it as a weakness, but as a strength all of its own. He lets Accelerator know that, if he can stay in his office for a little while so Mechanima can toy with his current collar and figure out exactly what he needs, he can begin working on creating a better one. The one he creates for Accelerator will be attuned to his needs, significantly more powerful than the one that was initially provided, but in exchange he needs a very specific favor:

He likes Chaos Gate, but he also knows that she is extremely powerful, more so than may be safe for her - and everyone else. He needs someone he can plant close enough to keep tabs on her, on the off chance something does go wrong. She's currently in need of a new assistant, and he can recommend Accelerator for that role. He also informs Accelerator that he needs a student on the inside of Lofty Heights to keep an eye out for students who may lean more towards their side. He needs someone who can fulfill the role of the perfect student; keeping up good grades, being friendly enough not to cause too much trouble, to avoid any unnecessary strife and ensure he doesn't get expelled.

Mechanima informs Accelerator that working under Chaos Gate won't an easy task; she lives up to her name well and may send him off on numerous missions ranging from causing some light mischief to mass mayhem - which he'll have to juggle around school and any extracurricular he gets up to on his own.

[levelshift]

The only pause Accelerator is outwardly giving is the request for Mechanima to examine his current device, which he understands is a necessity but thanks to Donnie's spontaneous technopathy showing accidentally shutting it off has him a little gunshy. It's only lasting a brief moment, though, before he agrees. Without the stupid thing on, powered and connected to him he's completely vulnerable, but if he wants something better the old one is going to have to get disconnected at some point anyway, so... might as well bite the bullet and let the guy with a tv screen for a mask take a look at it.

He does want to know if that requires a complete disconnection from his brain, if that's the case then he's going to need to lie down as it's compensating for his balance and voluntary motor control. AKA he'll fucking fall over without it and oh boy, is he not keen to repeat that experience.

(It's fine, it's all fine. If this puts him in a really dangerous position he might be able to pull out his black wings again, like he did back home.)

The rest of that is mostly a cakewalk. Keep an eye on Chaos Gate as her assistant, sure. (He has never been anyone's assistant before but he's not going to let a little thing like that stop him. If he can handle being babysitter to a chaotic ten year old and by proxy ten thousand fourteen year old esper clones he can handle keeping an eye on a powerful magic user.) He'll make it clear he's going to need time to observe her, both in terms of her powers and to get to know her personality and how she functions, so that he can more accurately determine if something about her goes off. This is especially so the case in terms of her powers if they're beyond science-based; those are new to him and he hasn't had a lot of time to gain a good understanding of them.

He is inwardly completely loathe at the idea of having to be friendly towards people at school, but he's keeping his expression neutral and responding that none of this will be a problem. He was an honour student back home and knows how to manage a busy schedule.

[metanpcs]

Looking into his current collar will not require it to disconnect from Accelerator. Mechanima will let him know he just needs to be able to touch it himself, and doesn't need to remove it from his neck either. It may, for a few brief moments, shut down while he examines it, but it won't be long enough to truly negatively affect Accelerator. And Mechanima promises too to keep him up himself during the process, since he wouldn't want Chaos Gate's new assistant to get worn down just before he sends him off to her.

He lets Accelerator know that he's aware it will take time to gauge how she is, especially given who she is, but he's willing to accept that. This is more of a long-term solution, not something he anticipates relying on any time soon.

After Mechanima is given the chance to observe Accelerator's device, he will let him know that it will take approximately five days for him to complete the new supercomputer; once it's done, he will have his own assistant reach out to Accelerator to come and pick it up. In the meantime, Chaos Gate is currently in building and Mechanima can walk Accelerator over for an introduction.

[levelshift]

This is reminding him of Donnie's own technopathy, but Accelerator is promptly pushing those feelings down because they have no place in a negotiation. It's fine, he can take a look at the choker.

He's pretty happy when Mechanima is finished observing it, though.

Five days for a new one is reasonable (it's actually incredibly fast, what the fuck, that's kind of scary), and he'd like to know if there are going to be any medical tests to make sure the thing doesn't fry his brain. Better to be safe than sorry, and he's used to them.

He might as well meet Chaos Gate now, if she's around. He'd like to know if he's going to need to send regular reports on Chaos Gate or anything like that, or if he only needs to inform Mechanima if anything out of the ordinary comes up.

And this has nothing to do with any of the very serious stuff they've been discussing, but Accelerator is also a dumb fifteen year old who still image is very important, so on their walk over he has to ask what the fuck is with the helmet? It's in a casual, rather than an insulting tone. He's far too I-don't-give-a-shit to actually say it out loud, but that is some killer aesthetic.

[metanpcs]

Mechanima has the original's blueprint to work off of - so he isn't concerned about frying Accelerator's brain. But if it would make Accelerator feel better to have Mechanima run tests to make sure he has the right electrical output to keep it from happening, there's a lab on the third floor where those tests can be run before the official hand over. Just in case.

The chaos (ha) begins once Mechanima walks Accelerator across the building, into an elevator, and down two floors. The elevator door opens up on the other side, and the room it opens up into is full of cats. Big cats, small cats, lions, a stray panther making itself comfortable lounging across the front desk.

Mechanima offers no commentary on the state of the room, but walks straight up to the desk. Leans in close to the panther to speak quietly to it before it gives a loud yawn and puts it's paw over its mouth again. Mechanima raises a hand to wave, and lets himself right back on into the elevator, taking the time to kick Accelerator out of it if needed.

The panther gives a loud yawn and then a quiet chittering noise as it climbs off of the desk, making its way to an open doorway towards the right.

The big cat claws at the door and after a moment or two, an exhausted looking young woman with purple hair makes her way into the room. She’s wearing pajamas, mismatched slippers, and what looks to be a 3-moon wolf shirt. She waves the panther aside and makes her way to the desk, throwing herself down onto it and scrubbing the sleep from her eyes.

“Are you the new assistant?” She squints at him, then sighs and waves her hand. At once, she’s the picture of a villainess. Her comfortable pajamas are replaced by stylish leathers, and the wide brim of a witch’s hat covers the bedhead that even magic can’t tame. “Okay, good, I think the last one got eaten…”

The girl stretches out like a cat, and twirls a finger midair. Accelerator will suddenly find himself holding three things: an empty coffee cup, a bag of cat food, and an extensive to-do list that ranges from household chores to minor felonies.

“I know I should be, y’know, bringing you up to speed on the whole villain thing,” Chaos Gate breaks out the airquotes. “But I’ve been caught up in a bunch of magical bullshit and I really need you to help me out here.”

[levelshift]

Being as paranoid as he is, and since they're dealing with his brain, Accelerator will affirm that he wants those tests.

He steps out of the elevator, half wondering if this is a huge fucking joke. Did Mechanima take him to the wrong floor? Why the hell does the Society even have a cat floor? Why does this day keep getting worse? He watches Mechanima (this motherfuckerrrrr) in dead silence, somewhere in the void of emotions between baffled and incredibly pissed off, and when he watches the guy depart he decides that yup, this is serious. He follows after the panther, being careful to avoid accidentally smooshing a cat tail with his crutch.

For a split second he actually wishes one of the Sisters was here. Not Last Order, because she would think she's full of useful cat knowledge despite being a small child who spent most of her very short life in a tube, but he's pretty sure the Sisters are all fans of cats. They'd have a better idea of what to do with... all of this. Either that, or their electromagnetic AIM field would keep all the cats away. He would take either outcome right now. Since he doesn't have that very important support, he just gives a small sigh.

So this is his boss. He trails after her into her office, nodding at her question and giving his esper name. Even with the improvement in aesthetic he's still unsure of how to take all of this, if he should be unimpressed or what -

Wait, what? Eaten? Accelerator stares, casts a brief glance over in the direction of the panther (do panthers eat people? Maybe it was one of the lions?), and has zero time to consider which of the big cats he needs to keep an eye on because the sudden appearance of stuff in his free hand is nearly throwing him off-balance.

It's mostly the cat food, those bags are heavy.

He clicks his tongue, trying to adjust everything, the empty cup going into the same hand as his crutch and the cat food under his arm. "I'm sure it can wait," he replies bluntly, not caring too much about playing catch-up as he reads over the list he's been given. Even if it reads like total nonsense he's going to take it seriously, to start out on the right foot and everything. "What kind of magical bullshit are you talking about?"

[metanpcs]

"Oh, you don't have to worry about that right now." She gives a dismissive wave, flitting over to the lions to run her fingers through the mane of one of them. Murmurs sweet nothings into his ear.

"The espresso maker is just over there - '' A gesture of her hand towards the left of the office, where she has an entire coffee cart set up, including a mini fridge. "Exactly three shots of espresso, chocolate milk, and caramel sauce. You might want to write that down." She'll change up her drink daily, consistently telling Accelerator he may want to write it down only to ask for something entirely different the next time she asks for a refill. "But you may want to handle that after you feed the cats. Priscilla gets. . . very, very angry when her dinner time is delayed." Priscilla receives no more specification, but Accelerator will discover if he doesn't feed her on time (5:54 PM daily) he'll have a large, very fluffy maine coon launching herself off of the nearest high surface onto his head.

"The bigger kitties come home with me at the end of the day, the rest of them are my office cats, occasional henchmen. The ones here will be your responsibility to feed, though I might need help getting meat from the butcher shop down the road on occasion for Lester, Hannibal, and Tubby here."

[levelshift]

He shrugs. Okay then, catsitting it is. If this is anything like regular babysitting he should be fine. Probably. Hopefully. He has experience with one of those things and it doesn't involve cats. Or... lions. He's staring a little as Chaos Gate treats one of the lions as an overgrown pet cat.

(He's already very tired. Getting out of bed this morning was a mistake.)

The coffee order shakes him out of those thoughts, and Accelerator clicks his tongue. Again. "I'll remember it." He doubts remembering the right number of espresso shots and syrup pumps isn't the best use of his very precise ability to recall and memorize things, but whatever. He's used it for dumb stuff before, and he will at least appreciate someone else having extremely specific coffee preferences that change on the regular.

"Fine. Do they each get a certain amount, or...?" The list gets shoved into a pocket for now and he looks around for cat bowls or feeders so he can get on that task. At the same time, he makes a mental note to update his reflection so cats bounce off of it harmlessly when he's in esper mode. Just in case. "... And why the fuck are there so many of them? Is your idea of using henchmen just tossing a flood of angry cats at someone?"

That question may seem ridiculous but this whole situation is ridiculous, so he isn't going to discount the possibility that that's exactly why the felines are here.

[metanpcs]

"You'll have to figure that out when we go out together." There's a curl to the corners of her lips, one that causes her eyes to scrunch up as she raises her index finger to her lips, as if she's sharing a secret. The cat-hoard aren't always cats. But even if they were, cats are significantly more useful than most bipeds. Fluffy, murderous, occasionally cuddly.

Chaos Gate leaves the lion's side, and makes her way over to a doorway leading outside - but the office space is several floors off of the ground, and there isn't a set of stairs leading down. Not even a fenced in balcony; it simply drops down to nothing. She pulls open the door, but does pause to look back towards Accelerator.

"The bowls are over in the cat room." Labeled with a cute little drawn pink cat head in the center and nothing more, but it is cracked open and the excessive amount of cat trees inside should make it clear. There are several plain bowls, as well as slow feeders. "Fill the bowls each feeding time. I'll get the morning ones, since you're - " Eyes looking over Accelerator, from head to toe. "in school." The smile on her lips only grows wider when Chaos Gate turns to fully face Accelerator with her back towards the door, and raises a hand to wave. "Call me if you get lost, or eaten, orrrr anything else drastic. If I've got time, I'll come rescue you. Byee!"

She drops backwards out the window; if Accelerator comes closer to look, he won't find a trace of her. But he will find a new, bright purple phone inside of his pocket with her number programmed into it.

[levelshift]

Accelerator silently raises an eyebrow, unable to not think of that answer as slightly ominous. It's barely even an answer at that, but he's getting the sneaking suspicion he won't get much more, so he figures it's good enough for now. It isn't as if that's important information in taking care of the cats, or anything.

He follows her over to the door that looks like it should lead nowhere and - yeah, okay, that's got to be some magic spatial bullshit going on. That is something he's just going to roll with, since the priority here is feeding the cats properly. It sounds simple enough, but he's going to take it seriously regardless.

Though, he can only stare at her bemused until he's alone. Clearly, he isn't going to be able to rely on his boss if he has trouble with the big cats. He is going to have to talk to her about personal space, that phone showing up in his pocket isn't great, but. Well. Better get to feeding.