Strigidae_77

Wau, das some muscle.

Oh don't worry. I'm not about to join you in that discipline, mon ami.

Right.

So much for existantialism.

@samuel_liafador: Sorry, mang.

@_nox_: Yeah, I found out a bit after posting. Still feels weird AF though.

@sentinel_hawk:

"I wouldn't be so sure about that."

Olivier's voice came from an alleyway that connected to the same street where the incident took place. He's been a spectator for a good period of time. Not from the start, he now lacked the locomotive ability to rival Dark Vengeance, but still he saw enough from the cover of his supernatural ability. Only now that the vigilante left the scene chose he to reveal his presence. Ever since Vengenace returned to Gothic City he's had a distant pair of eyes pinned on him during his endeavor. He became a secret subject of Olivier's observation, an observation that could not be revealed. Not now atleast, there was still so much to learn. The Parkour Connoisseur confidently strode towards to the car, the shade of his hood revealing only little of his mixed arabic facial features.

"Good people don't go out of their way to cause someone breathing problems for the rest of their life.", the Frenchman understood the hypocrisy of his thesis as he calmly presented it to the winged warrior. Even he believed himself a good man forced into this situation or atleast a vigilante serving justified purpose, yet his handwraps were soaked in both criminal and official blood. The city made men cruel, but the choice to needlessly torture still remained within their cold hands.

"Are you even sure you were speaking with...", he almost said the suspected identity - the name that coincidentally resurfaced at the same time as the caped crusader. Alexander Rook. "...Dark Vengeance?", with that inquiry The Eloquent Runner stopped under the flickering lamp light, still unsure if he could trust her. This interaction? It may serve as more than deceptive gathering of intel. Maybe it will be a test.

• Believes to have been ex-communicated from the Underground due to remaining uncontacted for a long time. Has not seen any other members of the force ever since the bank heist.
• Continues to fight crime, however most of his equipment degraded significantly or became misplaced. He's only a few Knight-o-rangs left and his Grapple Gun is becoming more and more unreliable. All that's left of his original costume - which has now been replaced with functional clothing (motocross pants; finger/hand wraps; etc) - is the mask and a bit of the torso that he sometimes wears as a makeshift bandana/shemagh.
• There is not an inch of ballistic protection on him due to lack of funding.
• Became more savage and resourceful as a result of this, honing not only his martial ability but also learning to rely on his instinctual awareness in a fight. Adopted the use of two police batons and improv weaponry.
• This period of informational darkness left him more conservative and even paranoid to a degree. He's liable to question the most meager of things. Such as the incidental return of Alexander Rook and Dark Vengeance.

Q with the LoS / Vex on his journey.

Hands down the most depressing story arc I've read this year.