[Closed] You're not who you say you are

[makesomedeals]

Who: Ava, Maximilien and Skulduggery
What: Skulduggery is not himself and his bffs Ava and Max are going to kidnap whoever this is and make him tell them where the real Skulduggery is.
When: End of June
Where: the Library
Warnings: Mild violence, emotions, potentially hugs.


The skeleton that Ava and Max have seen on the ship is not Skulduggery. It just isn't. Not only does he have a different skull, he has entirely different mannerisms and a more subdued personality. Whoever this is tried to set Ava on fire and Max saw him looking at clothes in the Tommy Bahama, two equally terrible things indicating that whoever this is, is not Skulduggery.

Ava had set a plan into motion and at the prescribed time Max is on his way to meet her outside the library to plan how best to take down a skeleton imposter.

Comments

[makesomedeals]

"If you asked I'm sure Captain Stede would put up fliers." He's only partly joking, because he's pretty sure that man will take any excuse to put up fliers. It might be a little less alarming to read about someone you know experiencing tons of torture that lead to hallucinations when it's written in very fancy calligraphy.

"But truthfully, it might be best to inform those you know in advance, we can't be the only ones who would suspect something untoward is happening and take drastic measures." And not everyone will be as discerning when selecting ties for restraining purposes.

[light_mischief]

Skulduggery's head tilts in a short, abrupt shake of refusal. "Nobody will know the specifics of my time away unless I have a good reason to tell them. I am not sharing my newfound weaknesses with just anyone."

He's already let too much go as it is; bits of it have slipped out to the people closest to him, the ones who readily notice his new skull or strange demeanor. He doesn't know if he would have ever told Ava or Max about it if they hadn't attacked him.

"...But the other parts are important. I tried to write down what I discussed with the captain, and I passed that on to Palamedes and Jade. Given I trust them to be both rational and magically-adept, they made the most sense at the time." He trails that last bit, knowing now that it probably hadn't made any sense to anyone. "They both hunted me down for clarifications, but I'm sure at this point they've thought more about it than I have."

[decohere]

That's just encouraging them to attack you, Skully.

But she does look slightly slighted that he told other people first. 'Rational people,' she mouthes to Max. They're rational. But no, not magically-anything.

"It's okay, I forgive you, clearly you weren't in the right state of mind at the time." She pats his new-old skull gently. It might take a bit to get used to his new look, but at least she won't have to associate it negatively anymore. Not the face of an enemy.

"At least the... worst of all this is over, yeah?" Hahaha. That sounds incredibly naïve to her own ears.

[makesomedeals]

Wow, how dare Skulduggery decide that the woman who stole a kayak and all the lobsters, and the Omnic that went on a shooting spree and attacked a guy who can throw the moon, aren't the most rational people he knows. Max is hurt and offended.

"Very well, I trust you know best how to disseminate this information. And to who." He's certainly not going to tell anyone. Both because knowledge is power, but also out of respect for Skulduggery, who as far as he knows hasn't told anyone about his damaged power source.

"Please don't tempt it Ava."