5725/Gathering the troops!

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Gathering the troops!
Date of Scene: 06 November 2018
Location: Unknown
Synopsis: Thor tells Ares to suit up!
Cast of Characters: Ares, Thor




Ares has posed:
Well, even a practically destroyed building needs to get rebuilt eventually. Coincidentally enough? The construction company in question happens to employ John Aaron. Or, to those of divine inclination, he is known by a far more terrifying name:

Ares, The God of War.

But, since the Greek Deity spat in the face of his Olympian brothers and went into self-exile, he has been an almost Preposterously hard man to find. Just ask his sister Athena. But, he is currently alone on one of the higher cascades of the currently-in-construction building, with a sledgehammer in hand breaking down a wall. Despite severely holding back as to not destroy the building behind this one, the wall goes down pretty easily and the bearded Ares is looking to the horizon. Perhaps even to the heavens, one could make an argument.

As if the silent war between Ares and his own father, Zeus, still yet raged in the bitterness of being rather stubborn. But, who knows who may come and visit.

Thor has posed:
    There's been no shortage of repair work to be done in Manhattan considering the madness of times past. The city is still recovering from the various transgressions and invasions to such a degree that some legislation has already been proposed to create a standing force of high tech construction teams to try and repair the damage and control it when it becomes too much. It's been the topic of many construction crews over the last few weeks, a choice gig to get onto when it comes up to draw personnel. But it also has a more current impact, especially for John Aaron's crew on the job.
    "Says here that they'll make six figs, full medical, full dental, government pension." Manny Hayes stands some distance behind the erstwhile Olympian, ignorant of his true identity as to them he's just another co-worker. "I told my wife that if I swing this gig her and me are through. She laughed." Manny barks a laugh himself.
    Danny Ramirez chortles along with his pal, even as John's doing all the hard work and breaking the wall. He's eating his lunch a bit early and taking his time lingering over the pepperoncini his own wife packed for him. "You know someone, man? Got an in. If you get it you ain't gonna forget your friends are ya?"
    Then, over their shoulder the two of them call towards their pal in the crew. "Hey, Aaron. You heard about this Damage Control thing?" The pair look after him expectantly even as they continue to shoot the breeze while standing hundreds of feet in the air on the scaffolding.

Ares has posed:
Honestly, this was childs play for John. But, as he's doing the hard work and his co-workers are just slacking off, Aaron chuckles at Hayes. "Yeah well, if you end up leavin' her, put in a good word for your pal John huh?" he winks, but honestly, he wants nothing to do with a man's wife. A cheerful joke between employees who's favorite past time is hazing one another. "Six figures? Bullshit."

He turns, speaking in a perfect American accent, sitting down on the scaffolding after his job was well and finished, though that sledgehammer was still in his hands. "Yeah, I heard about it. Bits an' pieces, but I never got the whole story. Care to enlighten me?"

He looks at his pals expectantly in return. Though...it should be noted that since he's lived so long trying to be a normal human, his infamous temper has been significantly cooled. Now it actually takes some work to annoy him.

Thor has posed:
    Manny and Danny both smirk and laugh at John's rejoinder, the former shaking his head. "Asshole." He offers back in reply but then he pushes on giving his co-worker the skinny. "The governor is all het up behind this idea to get some crews to deal with all the super freakos who smash things up."
    Danny waves a hand, "Pays good, and really that stuff doesn't happen /all/ the time, sounds like a cush gig. Right, man?" He chomps on another pepperoncini then washes it down with a pull of sprite from the two-liter. "But it's probably fixed, ya know. Need ta know someone on the take."
    Manny nods, "Yeah, yer prolly right."
    Danny seems about to say something else when he lifts his hand but then his eyes lift upwards, higher and then higher still, his brow knitting in confusion. He shoves Manny's arm and causes the other man to look upwards as well...
    Only to see the Thunderer hovering in air with the great hammer Mjolnir held at his side, supporting him in the bright blue of the afternoon sky.
    "Ares, I am come to parley. Matters bode ill and the people of Midgard will likely need your aid."

Ares has posed:
"Born and bred." John replies to Manny's cute little retort to the God of War. In the olden days, he'd be dead by now. But, Ares has tempered his fire. But, he listens closely, humming just a little bit as he looks back to the horizon. "Yeah, well...I'm not entirely sure it's something I'd take, but..I guess It's a good way to make a good pay. Might as well, right?"

Then...Thor Odinson arrives, floating in the sky with the mighty superweapon, Mjolnir in his hand.

Well, so much for a secret identity. Regardless of what his co-workers do, Ares rises to his feet, and looks upwards at the Thunder God.

"Speak your terms. I have no wish to fight you." Ares's voice booms to Thor, a rare meeting between Asgardian and Olympian. "What is coming?"

Thor has posed:
    Still hanging in the air there, Thor gives a nod solemnly granted and lifts his empty hand to the side to gesture widely. "There is one who has attained one of the six, the ancient stones from the times of the All Fathers. We see the works of this being e'en now and there will come a time when we will need to take a stand against what forces they have martialed." As he speaks these words he descends until the heavy armored boots light upon the scaffolding.
    Mjolnir still in his hand he peers intently at John Aaron even while Manny and Danny are both looking on with wide eyes and a stunned expression upon their features... until with no preamble Danny abruptly says, "It's fuckin' Thor!" He instantly claps his hands over his mouth and his features darken with embarrassment.
    But Thor, ever the charmer, offers them both a smile and a nod. "I bid you greetings, mortals." But then it's back to business with Ares. "I am come to ask you where you stand? If you will allow this being to exact its will upon your adopted home."

Ares has posed:
Just as Thor finishes speaking, Ares lets a finger make some kind of gesture. Suddenly, it almost seems like his co-workers just fall asleep, no longerl istening to the conversation between Ares and Thor, as the former's clothes change into a pitch black armor that covers his entire body, minus his head. A tattered black cape flowing from his shoulders that falls to the ground.

Though, multiple engravings of rams and vultures can be seen on the armor. Though no helmet covers his head. "Let those stones lie dormant." BUT...

He then hears that there's one who has attained one such stone. He's silent for a long time.

"In the end, I have grown to love the world I once waged an endless war throughout. I have people I care for here." He looks to Thor. "Who wields this stone?"

Thor has posed:
    "He is known as the Shadow King." As he says this he whirls Mjolnir several times through its range of motion, the weapon making a low steady /whomwhomwhom/ sound as he holds it to the side. "When we know of matters further then one of us will call upon you. Until then, bide... and make ready." That having been said he brings the hammer up with one of the swings and it launches him up into the air, the rush of displaced air causing the wind to lash around them.
    It's a swirl of movement and it leaves Ares there with his co-workers who now seem quite content to doze away the rest of the day where they are. At least, however, it grants time for contemplation.