CONSOLE [video/action] Guess who's back, back, back from the - wait.

[skeletonenigma]

[Skulduggery's at the Hotel console, looking exactly the same as he did when he went missing a month ago. He's impeccably dressed in a suit, hat, scarf, and coat - and also happens to be a living skeleton, for those new to the turtle. 'Back from the dead' has new and interesting connotations where he's concerned.

It's April 1st. It's a little past dinnertime. Skulduggery takes a moment or two, once the video turns on, before he speaks. He sounds the same as ever, too - Irish, his voice as smooth as velvet.]

I promise, I don't do this on purpose.

[That's directed at... a lot of people, actually. Pepper. Solomon. Cain. Raine. Anton. Erskine. Honestly, anyone who's not so much relieved at his return than annoyed.]

It looks like I missed quite a bit. Someone died, someone didn't die, everyone's blaming everyone else, and now we have a person or persons unknown trying to assassinate every prominent kedan in the city. On top of that, I heard something about an earthquake and power outages. Does anyone know more than the barest details about any of this? And if they do, would they be willing to share it?

[He reaches out to end the feed, then pauses.]

Oh, and why is all the furniture on the ceiling?

[OOC: Feel free to approach Skulduggery in person at the console if you're in the Hotel!]

Comments

[skeletonenigma]

Well, I'm glad I have someone's permission.

[...]

If we're lucky, the Dreaming will be as lost without her as it was without me. [Skulduggery was never all that close with her, but it's pretty obvious Erskine was -- or at least is taking her disappearance particularly hard. Skulduggery can be callous, but even he usually knows when sympathy goes a little further.]

[edgeoftheknife]

[Has he ever seen Skulduggery and Valdis speak to each other, apart from when Valdis fetched Skulduggery's leg bones after the fight? Erskine can't honestly remember. He doesn't think they're particular friends, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're not on good terms.

He snorts at that last part.]

You mean 'if we're lucky, Valdis also possesses your uncanny knack for turning up like a bad penny.'

[skeletonenigma]

I wouldn't go that far. But yes, let's hope she does bear a passing resemblance.

[No one has Skulduggery's uncanny knack for turning up like a bad penny, Erskine. No one. That's what makes him unique.]