15155/Talking Cold Business

Talking Cold Business
Date of Scene:	28 May 2023
Location:	Bushwick (Mutant Town), Brooklyn
Synopsis:	Part Two of FIght Club happenings wherein Firestar might set Juggernaut on a collison course with a certain Wendigo!
Cast of Characters:	Juggernaut, Firestar

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Juggernaut has posed:
The lights are up. It's some form of closing time or shutdown in the Fight Club and....the place is a mess. Over turned chairs, tables that need to be cleaned. A few drunken patrons slumped over at the bar, and the usual clean up happening around the actual ring itself. It was an active night to say the least. Most of the patrons are gone but one notable one remains along with the aftermath of his 'fun'..

The back wall where a strange eclectic group had met and were busy talking sports a massive man-shaped crater in it from where a certain loud mouth fighter was flung across the bar by a single punch and embedded partially in the concrete. The mutant brawler who was hurtled was tough enough to survive the impact but not stay conscious. He's long been removed though the damage remains.

The source of that incident -- one Cain Marko. The behemoth truly one now as he looms some ten feet tall and five, or six or so wide. Shirt shredded and tattered and jeans holding on well enough to keep him decent so he doesn't have to just switch into his armor here and now. He looks mildly -- embaressed - as an older looking fellow, possibly the owner, speaks with him.

"I know you like having your fun, Mr. Marko, but the repairs.."

"Yeah, yeah I know. Listen, the girl wanted me to prove I was who I said I was and hey, Oni had it coming yeah? Don't tell me you didn't like that.."

"Yeah we did..we did."

Cain gestures with a tree trunk sized arm, "Just put my winnings to the repairs.. I'll hold back abit more next time, yeah?"

Of course he won't.

Firestar has posed:
Returning from her emergency, Angelica comes in quietly again. She pauses at the door to look at the mess. She notices Marko she raises a brow,"Wow." she mutters softly. Of course she doesn't intrude on the conversation, but rather stays back until it passes.

Looking a little surprised when he pays for the damage, she kind of clicks one off in her mind in favor of Marko for a change. Trusting, not likely, but still surprised that he was willing to pay.

Once he is done talking, she approaches again, making a throat clearing sound and offers,"Sorry about the sudden departure. An old "friend" decided to make a play at a current friend and well, he had to be persuaded to take a walk."

Juggernaut has posed:
Indeed, it would seem that there is the proverbial honor among thieves, so to speak. Cain may be a horrible person but he's not the most horrible person and has scruples when it comes down it..at least so it seems.

He is, however, surprised upon hearing Angelica's voice and turns to face her, looking down at her with a cranked eyebrow. There's always just that -slight- bit of wary suspicion that lingers on his face, as if he's expecting a team of superheroes or SHIELD to drop in at any second..but as she speaks he begins to relax and he soon seems at least as neutral as he's been thus far.

"'Persuaded'.." he repeats while reaching up to pull the tattered remains of his useless shirt off and then ball it up slightly. He looks mildly annoyed, as if it were a favorite shirt but it's really both his fault and a repeat habit of his of late.

"FIrst, second or third degree burns level of 'Persuaded'?"

Firestar has posed:
Shaking her head she snickers a little,"Let's just say that's going to be an expensive trip to the tire shop and his backside will need something aloe for a while."

She wathes as his expressions move through several phases. Once he is good and settled, for him anyway, she tells him,"So I have a little more information, something that isn't on the disc I gave you. Not the sort of things that make the news as it were. You want to sit down, have a round, and hear what else there is?"

Juggernaut has posed:
"You got a bit of a dark side, girl." Is Cain's answer and his mood finally settles on amused.

"You meet The Juggernaut, don't seem to mind talking to him..and next thing you know you're trying to set up a fight between him and a monster. You seem pretty keen on this. Not that I mind it's just..not usual good guy fare. You know when I throw punches...earthquake alert systems go off on the other side of the country.."

He grins a little bit at that, that menacing great white shark look on face again.

"Real punches. Not this.." he nods his head at the crater in the wall. "A finger flick, disguised as a punch... I go after this thing, and I dont' hold back..might be a few natural disasters on the news. You want that on your conscience?" He studies her, almost as if this was a test so to speak.

His gaze does flicker towards the table they were at before. It's cleaned off save for a few pieces of rubble but he doesn't seem inclined to sit himself yet. Might be becaues he's the size of a garage right now.

Firestar has posed:
"He tried to take...let's say advantage." she says with just a hint of a chill in the nuclear fire girl,"As for the rest. I tend to let people prove themselves. Give me a reason to distrust you, I won't trust you." she explains easy enough.

There is a smirk and she admits,"Well. I mean he is up in northern Canada. I might be good to shake up the world a little bit and you get a chance to unload on something that is allegedly immortal so it's going to be hard to kill him, if possible at all."

The shark smile gets a half grin and shrugs,"I wouldn't hold back if I were you. The thing is feared by most of the country up there and there is another wendigo legend too, so maybe it's more than anyone knows and you are one of the only people that might be able to find out."

Juggernaut has posed:
"Based on what you're syaing..it doens't sound like you've done enough home work on me yet aside from 'rumor'.." chuckles Juggernaut before shrugging finally and saying, "That dark critter that was here was some sorta...demon..spirit..elemental. Knew what I was and who I was. It said something about there being 'The' Wendigo and also -a- Wendigo..as in there might be a bunch of them."

He tosses his shirt onto the table and then folds his arms, creating a sound of sinew and tendons creaking from his movements as his body adjusts like the movement of tectonic plates.

"IS that what you're talking about? Some other legend?" He loosens one arm up enough to wave a hand a few times in a sort of ectera, ectera type of gesture, "So yeah, go on..."

Firestar has posed:
"Oh I learn a little bit here and there." she admits. A smirk and she looks at the table. She leans there for a moment,"The one I am speaking of is like a sasquatch sure enough." she explains,"That's on the disc."

She does look a bit impressed by what he is saying,"Yes. There is a story about a dark spirit that inhabits the body of a person that decides to give cannibalism a try." she agrees and lets that sink in,"They say there aren't many ways to kill it either, but at least those aren't completely immortal, just mostly. It sounds like you know about them as well."

Juggernaut has posed:
"Charles has files on me Red. Read 'em." says Cain with a mild smirk. "It'll do you more good then a rumor here and there..."

He does ponder her words though and frowns slightly as he considers them. He seems .. well ..more understanding of them then one might assume. He looks like he barely followed any sort of intellectual course back in school yet here he is absorbing occult and supernatural information as if he deals with it on the daily.

Which...honestly he kind of does.

"So what is this.. Some sort of demonic possession then? Sounds like you need Doctor Strange on that case, yeah?"

He then shakes his head and rumbles, "You keep saying immortal. I don't buy it. You said it 'survived' Wolverine and Hulk. I aint impressed. I'm the monster that fights and breaks gods and monsters, Red. There's gotta be a way to kill it. Is that what you're asking me to do? This can't be you just wanting me ot have a good fight. This thing up there killin' folk and Alpha Flight hasn't found it or stopped it yet?"

He seems more serious now as he eyes her, "Throwing a monster at a monster? Like I said..you got a dark side. Maybe somma Emma Frost rubbed off on you after all.."

Firestar has posed:
"I have read a few. You might be surprised how he regards you." she replies and doesn't pursue it any furthur,"I still tend to stick with gathering my own intelligence where I can."

"The first Wendigo, the one I came to you for at first. Mostly when you said you wanted to go to Canada to take on my old friend, I figured it would be a better fight for you and keep my friends out of the line of fire for a time." She's nothing if not forthright.

The one that fought Wolverine and Hulk, it has caused many docummented troubles yes. No Alpha Flight doesn't seem to have its number by any means. Again, mostly I just mentioned it to try to protect my friends."

"As for the rest? I just figured if you ever do make your way up there you might as well be prepared to meet one of the weirdest things on the planet, assuming they exist. Legend says that they are up to ten feet tall, constantly hungry, and master manipulators. They also eat human flesh, allegedly only burning out their heart can kill them, and I find that hard to believe. If I was equipped to fight either one, I might be interested. My power would lay as much or more waste as yours. At least if you go in looking for a fight, there might be deforestation. I go in there, the great white north is Hiroshima 2.0."

Juggernaut has posed:
She's a puzzle to him it seems. Cain rubs his jaw slightly, scratching the rough hewn bit of hair on his massive jaw with a sound like metallic brushes scrapping across concrete. He's silent as he studies her long and hard. Clearly trying to read and decipher what may be going on in her head even as forthright as she's being.

And that seems to settle it. "..Alright Red.. I'll bite.. I'll go take a look just for you.." he adds that last part in and then rumbles, "Listen if you just want me tot ake out something that's a threat that your friends might not be able to handle..just say so. I got plenty of access to 'good fights' if I want 'em...But I'll take a look.. But burning their heart out? IT sounds like if you -really- want to put a stop to them we need to team up. As to you being able to do the same damage as me?" he grins a little, "Doubt it. But I get you wantin' to keep your cred by not lighting a province on fire. Still. a little bit of focus can go a long way towards you keeping that under control. So how about it?"

Firestar has posed:
"The Wendgio I know exists is a threat to pretty much anybody." she tells him with a shrug,"As for the legend. I wouldn't be opposed, though I hear it tends to cause paralyzing fear in normal sorts like myself. I don't know that they exist, but if they do it would be worth a look."

The irony of him talking to her about control is not lost on her and she smirks a little,"I think we could make a trip for a look though. Even Sasquatch didn't want much to do with either of them and I am notoriously curious and always looking to learn about new things."

After a moment she glances to the bar and then back to Cain,"I need to make one more stop tonight, but before I go I am going to go over and get a shot of Evan Williams. What about it? You want to let me buy you a drink?"

Juggernaut has posed:
"Like I said.,.. You gotta read the rest of my file." is Cain's answer to the first part of that. Her comment about Charles isn't lost on him either. Wasn't, rather. But he never did acknowledge it. He simply says:

"People just assume that me saying I'm unstoppable is just hyperbole or me talking about running in a direction. That aint it at all., I'm unstoppablke because -nothing- can stop me.. Not missiles, not tanks, not Hulk, not Thor. I'm always stronger then they think, can't be hurt, can't be stopped. I'll find your Wendigo and then break him in half. Simple."

So there's some hyperbole there. He -can- be stopped by certain things. Pyschics come to mind, certain types of assaults but he's considered an Omega Level threat for good reason.

"So don't worry about me Red. We'll take care of it.. and if it's really fun then I won't even charge you.."

He nods to the bar and rumbles with that smarmy smirk, "Yeah sure. Thanks."

Firestar has posed:
Listening to him lay things out, she finally nods again,"I haven't heard of anything physical that can stop you. I have watched video of some of your exploits as well. It's part of why I figured the worst you could tell me is no. You are also legendary for being good in a fight and someone confronting either of those things will need to be. Mostly I know I can't face either alone."

She turns towards the bar and starts over there,"What's your drink Mr Marko. Might as well know what I can about someone I am doing business with." Of course, young as she looks she has to show her ID and makes her order. She indicates Juggernaut and says that one for him is on her.

Juggernaut has posed:
"Surprise me."

Juggernaut responds with a wave of his hand, letting her make the decision and possibly curious to see what she will do next.

"And fair enough Red. No more questions from me on it then. I'm going to take you at yer word and do my good deed for the month. You go ahead leave Wendigo to me, yeah?"

WIth that he finally takes a seat, leaning his gargantuan figure down onto a heavy concrete bench as he spreads his massive arms wide and leans back slightly, "...and I'll make sure Charles hears all about it... For my good report..."

Firestar has posed:
She orders him a triple Jack Daniels and walks back to the table. Putting the glass near him she smirks a little,"If you see him. I haven't met him yet. Maybe some day." She raises her glass and shoots the drink in one pull, not even blinking.

Rotating the glass rim side down she sets it on his table and tells him,"I'd stick around for more, but flying while drunk is...at least as disasterous as driving and I don't want to wear out my welcome with you as it were." She settles her bag on her shoulder again,"I will look for you sometime. Take care of yourself." She saunters towards the door, not trying to be that way, she just walks that way.