Superheroes of the Trust OOC Thread II

[Elric]

Wren was not used to this. Funerals were not his forte, but the young woman who now laid inside the coffin brought about a change in his heart. He knew what Barrington was. He knew where he came from. He knew more about his alien race than Barrington would admit to. Now, with all these cameras, newspeople, witnesses and such, it was time to even the playing field...

Wren stands, nodding to the ones that had spoken on behalf of their slain ally. He takes his steps smoothly, noting the eyes of the people as they follow him to the podium. As he stands, he first peers out into the faces of all those around him, sensing for any cosmic anomalies, simply out of habit. Then, he speaks...

"We all have our reasons for being here today. Some to show their appreciation to one so full of hope, some to simply bring a shadow over what we all know to be happening. Thessaly was young at heart, but not weak. She trusted in each of us, to fight for what we know to be right, as we trusted in her with equal faith in her abilities."

"She will be remembered for what she was. A beacon that we will all fight to honor. Youth, strength, honor, trust, and good will. That was what Thessaly fought for, and what we will continue to fight for as well. Barrington was her killer. Not by his hand, but by his orders, her death was none the less another act on his campaign. Had you known the real Barrignton, then you would know his true meaning. To those that are on the fence, not sure of which path to follow, I say this, only follow your heart, and not your eyes. Behind many facades, the truth may be too well hidden to be seen. Do not let the truth be hidden behind false images, and seek out the truth. If you allow yourself to be lead into a false sense of security by Barrington and his followers, then I am truly sorry for you all. Thessaly stood up against those claims of his that we were the enemy. She stood tall, and she stood firm. Do not let her conviction go wasted, as I know we have no intention of doing so."

Wren hesitates; the words running through his mind. He thinks on them, replaying what he would want to say, but stops to peer into the eyes of the crowd.... all the while, thinking ....."Thessaly helped us find out the truth. Of Barrington's lies. 'Barrington'... another lie of his. By any other name, murder is murder, lies are lies, and the truth, is freedom from those shadows. For Thessaly, his lies will be shown to the world. Ares, will be stopped before his plans come to fruition. Before he allows earth to follow in the steps of his last world. Barrington... Ares... and all the names he has used before, to hide behind his murderous schemes and lies, will be brought to justice. Thessaly will not be avenged, she will be honored.

But instead, he knows that this is not the place. Perhaps after the funeral, he would speak those words, and wait to see the reaction from Barrington's face, of his secrets and lies revealed. But, let him keep his false sense of accomplishment. It will only hurt that much more, when the truth is revealed...

Fangor, I think you're confused about the relationship between Barrington and Ares. They're two completely separate people with completely separate backgrounds. Ares is the one who is originally from another planet. Barrington just uses alien technology. From way back when,

I believe that the man in question is one Lord John Barrington III. (various info appears on the screen) He a genius with extensive knowledge of science and the occult, and is a freelance religious nutcase of sorts. We are pretty sure he is the same person as Lord John Barrington I and Lord John Barrington II. The first John Barrington, a British noble born in the Mideast to a Persian mother, was an archaeologist and professor of history, who, while excavating some pyramids in Egypt in 1918, claimed to have found evidence that the Egyptian pantheon were in fact real entities from beyond the stars that deserved worship and left behind countless treasures, including the secret to eternal life. No one believed him, but he became a zealous worshipper of the Egyptian gods, and was suspected of being a supervillain who went by the name of Pharaoh's Curse, who specialized in stealing ancient Egyptian artifacts and killing archaeologists, often by enacting various mythical curses on them.

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Fangor, I think you're confused about the relationship between Barrington and Ares. They're two completely separate people with completely separate backgrounds. Ares is the one who is originally from another planet. Barrington just uses alien technology. From way back when,

[sblock=OOC [/sblock]- Ah, yes, NOW I remember... Ares is the gun runner. Luckily, I did NOT post that thought, lol.

Wren takes his seat, not saying any more than what he has said....

 

[Victim]

So it looks like we're done speechifying?

 

[DM_Matt]

Yeah, sorry, things have ben crazy workwise and literally as soon as I got out from under that ridiculous pile, I got sick (probably from pushing myself so hard to get the other stuff done). I'll get things on track though.

 

[Victim]

I think it's pretty much new thread time, unless the 1000 post limit has been repealed.

 

[Victim]

Barrington is kind of lucky that Optic manages to jam the hologram before he has to actually answer that.

Especially because the follow up would mention worries about similar accidents and carelessness with his weather/soil altering towers.

 

[kirinke]

Hope went someplace very private, far enough away from the funeral and press so that she wouldn't be observed. When she walked away, you could tell that she was troubled, but no more than that.

 

[Victim]

Hope went someplace very private, far enough away from the funeral and press so that she wouldn't be observed. When she walked away, you could tell that she was troubled, but no more than that.

Sorry, I misread where Hope was. It's been edited.

 

[kirinke]

Sorry, I misread where Hope was. It's been edited.

No probbies. Happens to us all.

 

[Victim]

I thought she was refering to a studio audience - but that's more talk show than news interview, I guess. Given Star's lack of Sense Motive and inner knowledge of the media, however, I think letting the misinterpretation stand is reasonable.