(mask or menace) ic contact

[thephix]

You've reached the phone of Max Briest, I'm terribly sorry that I can't take your call right now, but please leave a message so I can get back to you at my earliest convenience.

network/cell
video | voice | text | action

Comments

[thephix]

Definitely not, they're too dangerous. I don't have the resources here I would in my world, either, so it may be best to work with pre-existing garments: leather jackets, motorcycle gear, etc.

[janebond]

That just leaves a good codename.

[thephix]

Is there something wrong with Wildflower?

[janebond]

[ oh she is never letting that one go. ]

Nothing's wrong. Just Plan B.

[thephix]

I believe most names are themed around a person's powers.

[janebond]

Isn't that too obvious?

[ Nikki has never met superheroes, oops. ]

[thephix]

This is superheroes we're talking about. Subtlety isn't their strong point.

[janebond]

Point taken.

[ she's going to have to get used to superheroes. ]

How's "Guardian"? Too on the nose?

[thephix]

Again, superheroes.

I find working with common nouns to be somewhat difficult, though.

[janebond]

Maybe I need a theme first.

[thephix]

A good place to start as any, which is where powers tend to come in.

[Not that she's fishing or anything.]

[janebond]

[ Max pls B| ]

You know, you could just ask.

[thephix]

I thought subtlety would be the best approach.

[Somehow she manages to make a text sound sheepish.]

[janebond]

Most days it is.

[ Speaking of, how's that for "don't worry about it". ]

I'd rather not say over these. When we meet?

[thephix]

Of course, though you don't have to share if you'd prefer not to. There's just that saying about cats and curiosity.

[And the Sphinx is part lion.]

[janebond]

[ She doesn't, huh, but a good relationship - even a transaction - is built on trust. ]

You should probably know about this one.

[thephix]

Should I bring you coffee?

[janebond]

I'd like that. Decaf?

[thephix]

You are a strange woman, Wildflower.

[janebond]

keeps them guessing ;)

See you soon.

>action

[thephix]

[Max just shakes her head at the message, but doesn't reply, because she's busy heading to a local cafe, ordering two lattes (one decaf) and a box of cupcakes, before making her way to Nikita's safe house.

The click of her high heels likely announce her arrival, but she knows as well, just to be safe.]

[janebond]

[ Nikki's cleaned off her makeup and changed into dark coloured clothing: but the shirt has printed logo. It was cheap, combined with the style of her hair it makes her look younger than she is. The heels down the corridor are enough of an announcement, but the cameras she's rigged help too. She opens the door for Max with a small, pleased smile. ]

Come in.

[thephix]

[Max hands over the coffee as she sashays in like she owns the place; it's something she does automatically, because it's just how she moves.]

I worry about you, Nikita. Decaf isn't good for the soul.

[janebond]

Duly noted.

[ She's a more muted presence in the room than Max, and she sees no need to disguise how quietly she walks as she gestures towards the couch. ]

How've you been?

[thephix]

[The way Max sits is more calculated than the way she walks. It looks perfectly at ease, but she could move quickly if she has to. Trust isn't that easy.]

Busy. Who'd have thought that fundraising for a legitimate charity would be so exhausting?