8604/A Dire Warning

A Dire Warning
Date of Scene:	31 July 2019
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Vorpal delivers some urgent to Diana
Cast of Characters:	87, Wonder Woman

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Vorpal (87) has posed:
Tommy has had very little sleep since his encounter in Central Park. The first thing he did when he got to his apartment was call the Embassy. He then relayed the message that Vorpal of the Titans needed to speak to Princes Diana on a potential threat. The operator kindly told him she would call him back as soon as she got the message through.

So Vorpal took a quick shower. However, when you are covered in fur, you can't really have quick showers. The phone rang in the middle of itt and he ran outt, soaking wet, to know that they had sent the message, but that as Princess Diana was out, it might be a little before she got the message. He thanked the operator and ran into the bathroom to pat himself dry as fast as he could, and force himself back into his uniform...

The dry patdown was not super effective. His fur is extremely, undignifyingly floofy. But there is no time for that.

Opening a Rabbbit Hole into the citty, Vorpal begins his search for the Princess. It is, of course, like trying to look for a needle in a haystack... but it's better than waiting for a call back from the Embassy.

Woosh. Woosh. Woosh. Woosh. The portals open and close in quick succession as the Cheshire Cat starts rummaging through the city...

Wonder Woman has posed:
As it so happens, Diana has just been very busy with her daily and typical responsibilities in life. Ambassador to the Amazons, one of the most public and supported super heroes in the world, and a cultural icon for so many... sometimes it leads to very busy days!

This is one of those days.

Exiting the front doorways of the Embassy, Diana is wearing a white dress with her dark hair tied up and into a braided bun on the crown of her head. Her tall and fit frame descending the stairs with an elegant and graceful stride. She looks as though she's headed somewhere very regal this evening...

She pauses at the foot of the steps though to take the time to pose for pictures with some very obvious Manhattan tourists who just so happened to be outside at the right moment and the right time to catch the Princess. So here she is, posing for selfies with some young women and their mother, while her town car is parked on the side of the road with one of her sisters waiting to drive her to wherever it is that the Princess is headed this evening.

Vorpal (87) has posed:
WOOSH. Nothing. WOOSH.
"Wait"
UN-WOOSH. The portal opens like a cat-eye in the air over the embassy. There she is!

"You gotta be kidding me. The first place I thought not to look in!"

Leaping off the portal and into the air, Vorpal does a flip and lands on the pavement with the grace and aplomb that is due to him by virtue of being a feline. Straightening up right away and holding his hands up, just in case Diana's sisters don't recognize him and see him as a potential threat, he says "Your highness! It's me, Vorpal! I need to speak to you..." he pauses and looks at the women.. "When you are free, of course.""

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana is in the process of giving those classic cheek to cheek selfie poses for pictures when Vorpal makes his sudden and whooshy arrival. With some smiles and a few parting words, she turns to walk toward him after having noticed him already.

"Vorpal." She says with charm in her voice and a light smile on her lips, her heeled feet carrying her closer toward him while the family lingers a little in the background before deciding they better move on with their sight seeing.

"I am free now." She announces cheerily in her Greek accented English. "How are you today?" She asks him additionally. "And the rest of the Titans for that matter."

Vorpal (87) has posed:
"Your highness," Vorpal gives her a smile and a bow, "I am well, thank you, and the Titans are in a state in which one might consider them to be well should one not look too closely at the messy kitchen and the piled up laundry... but I come to you with urgent news. If you are headed somewhere, we can talk en route. I wouldn't want to derail you."

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana notes that Vorpal looks a bit... frazzled... one might say, not, bad, just rushed. So her smile fades and she prepares for something more serious to be told to her.

At his question of riding with her to wherever it is she is going she nods her head softly. "Because I know what you are capable of, that is fine then. We are headed to a social gathering this evening, it is a two hour drive from here... roughly speaking." She glances to her sister who is notoriously a bit of a lead foot driver and has gotten a few talks about that in the recent past.

"Come on." Diana says then as she opens the door. "Hop in." She opens the back door so that they can ride in the back together. She shows him a quick smile to and nods once to her sister who moves to climb into the driver's seat.

Vorpal (87) has posed:
"Oh boy, riding in style!" Vorpal grins and slides into the car as Diana holds the door. "Hello, hello, big fan," Vorpal says to the amazons, making a cross-wrist salute. Of course, it looks better when you have actual Amazon bracelets to do it, but at least it shows he's not an uncultured rube when it comes to the Amazons.

"This won't be long, I'm loath to take up your time. Last night we had a close encounter of the third kind over at Central Park.. You may have heard reports of a disturbance, but it was over before any reporting sources had arrived. A woman came out of a portal, Princess, and... I think she is big trouble."

Wonder Woman has posed:
The two women in the front of the vehicle both look back to Vorpal, the blond one is the one driving and she doesn't seem to appreciate the arm gesture, but the redhead in the passenger seat offers Vorpal a sly smile at the gesture as it seems to amuse her. Either way the driver starts the vehicle after Diana is inside and they're soon off to enjoy NYC traffic headed north out of town.

"I heard some of it." Diana says to him then. "There was supposed to be a steady level of monitoring going on over Central Park last night, it is a hot bed of activity this time of year because of the outdoor-inclined weather..."

She glances over to Vorpal on her left and shows a faint frown to him before she looks forward again. "Do you know where this person may have gone then? Or how she might be found? And... what causes you to believe she is a danger?"

Vorpal (87) has posed:
"Well, for one, she spoke threateningly. She looked and acted like a trained warrior. Annd she came to this planett looking for someone. Someone called Kal-El."

He extends a hand, and a perfect representnation of Grail appears on the palm of his hand. "She carries a big old Scythe, has super-speed and super-strength, and seems to have fighting in the mind. Since I am a puny threat, she didn't consider me worth bothering with. Ditto for Robin... which clearly ruffled his feather." He laughs. "But she said she was going to look for Kal-El, and that no-one should get in her way. Then she ran away... and disappeared with a sonic boom."

"But the most worrysome thing is this. She used some sort of eye-beam to get rid of some binding agent Robin sprayed on her. Princess... the eye-beams moved at *angles*." He raies an eyebrow sigificantly.. The only time he had seen that wa when... well, Darkseid's attempted invasion.

Wonder Woman has posed:
There are a number of things to be concerned about there and Diana's expression seems to remain flat and even as Vorpal lays it all out to be heard. After he speaks of the eyebeams though she does look back over to him. "Those sound familiar." She says quietly with regard to such an ability.

She looks away again toward the front of the vehicle and the city street beyond it. "Kal-El is a capable warrior, there is little doubt that whomever this is... he can probably stop her. But... you are wise to bring this to me, as I will need to get warning to him that such a threat has arrived."

There's a small second or so of thought before she looks back to Vorpal beside her. "One positive though, is that she did not outright start attacking the innocent within the park. If her goal is solely upon that of Kal. Well... I know him well enough to know that he would prefer it that way. That they deal with whatever it is she's come here for, between simply the two of them."

And once more she looks forward. "Let us hope it stays isolated as such, I would say..."

Vorpal (87) has posed:
"Oh thank goodness," Vorpal seems relieved, "You know who tthis Kal-El is? Well, if you say he's a capable warrior, then it should be no trouble. Still, ,I share your anxiety that she might cause collateral damage."

He grows quiet for a moment, looking out the window and thinking. "I can use my ability to try to find her. With your direction, I could guide her towards this Kal-El somewhere remote where she can't hurt anyone. All you need to do is ask, Princess." He gives her a grin. "I imagine you have to confer with Kal-El first. You know, to coordinate."

Wonder Woman has posed:
"Kal is a friend, yes." Diana says with a soft smile shown to Vorpal to know that her words are meant as comforting. "He is similar to this person. From another world, and... well. Capable." She lets her light smile momentarily blend into a brief grin before she exhales and looks forward again.

"I will contact him immediately and make sure that he's aware of this person." She glances back to Vorpal then and there. "Did she happen to leave some sort of name or... moniker that she goes by? That alone might give Kal a wealth of information to prepare himself with... but, I am assuming she left in haste and did not sit and chat as such..."

Vorpal (87) has posed:
"Unfortunately, no. I can print you a photo from my illusion of her, but she didn't leave a name. I was trying to get information out of her but then Robin did the Batman thing and got *her* feathers ruffled, and she tried to slap him. And it went downhill from there. You know me, I usually prefer to let people understimate me and gloat at me, that's how they let all orts of things slip."

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana gently bobs her head in a single nod to the Cheshire Cat's words. "Yes." She says with a light and short huff of a laugh. "That is not a terrible tactic, so long as you do not get yourself into too dangerous of a place to trick them." She glances back over to him then. "Please send that image to the Embassy, I will let them know what to do with it. It will go straight to the Justice League and get sent about to the proper channels, Kal-El included."

Diana then offers Vorpal a warm and honest smile, as a show of happiness for him. "Thank you for bringing this to me, Vorpal. It is valuable information and I am glad to have it. It will get straight to Kal and hopefully... whoever this new face is... will be convinced that aggression and violence is in no way the solution to one's problems. Only the cause of more problems for them.."

Vorpal (87) has posed:
"Anything for ya, Princess." Vorpal gives her a grin back, rubbing the back of his head. "And if you need a trickster or an illusionist as a card in your sleeve for this, let me know. I may not be strong, and I may not be as fast, but I do know my way around gordian knot, and I do know why a raven is like a writing desk."

He looks out the window, "I guess I should head out now, you have a fancy feast to get ready for." He looks over to the front seat and adds "And I hope I wasn't too much of an annoyance. I did my best not to shed any fur on the seats. Honest."

Wonder Woman has posed:
Both of the women in the front are silent, ever vigilant in their watchful training and preparedness for being there when asked of. The redhead does glance back to Vorpal though when he says he hopes he wasn't an annoyance.

Diana looks over to Vorpal then again as well. "Of course not." She tells him. "And I will be happy to recommend you should that need arise. The moemnt you feel you are ready to toss your name into the pool of recruits for the Justice League, I hope that you come straight to the Hall in Metropolis and do just that. We need all the help we can get from the good and honest among us. Of which you certainly qualify for."

A brief but sincere smile is shown again then. "But I know you are busy with the Titans, and they need your help as well."

Vorpal (87) has posed:
"Oh, the Titans don't really need me that much, but I thank you for the vote of confidence. Tell you what... when I've done something worthy of being a Leaguer, I promise you I'll toss my name in the ring with gusto. Until then, though, I'm still working to earn that."

He grins and gives her a salute, "Now I leave you to your tea party. Just be mindful- if you happen to meet any queen who is inviting you to play croquet, make sure your head is planted firmly on your shoulders."

He crosses his arms and leans back on the seat.... and through the seat, as the Rabbit Hole opens behind him and leads him somewhere else, leaving an empty seat behind.