The Normpocalypse!

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Who: OPEN LOG
When: 12/12/12, beginning at 12:12am and ending around 10pm at night.
Where: Siren's Port, across all sectors
Summary: Everything detailed here is going down, citywide. Panic and chaos ensues as shortly after midnight, everyone in Port loses their special abilities. Is The Core playing a cruel doomsday trick? Or is it something even more sinister?
Warnings: Violence & Civil Unrest. Angry swearing inevitable!

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[debtor]

[He grits his teeth, looking away sharply. The latter part is clearly not a thing he wants to hear, not something he wants to even contemplate.

His right hand curls hard around the apple; his other only twitches, slightly.]

I'm not interested.

[maddeninghatter]

[ Break "hmmmms" at that, scratching at the paper in his clipboard with a pencil. ]

Come now, think. Surely you can do something useful without your powers?

[debtor]

[In Allen's humble (and healthy) opinion, he might as well be dead, if he hasn't got his Innocence. So he doesn't bother with the question.]

It'll come back. I'll bring it back.

[maddeninghatter]

[. Scratch scratch scratching with his pencil. ]

And how d'you plan to do that, hmmm? You don't even know what's causing this.

[debtor]

It has to be the Core, hasn't it?

It's blocked our abilities, but it can't have taken them away. [His arm's still here, after all.] So it can be reversed.

[Ssssomehow...!]

[maddeninghatter]

That is the most popular explanation.

[ Everything has been going so smoothly here at SERO, considering. Break has his suspicions. ]

Whether it is the correct one remains to be seen. So! Supposing you do get your abilities back, what talents do you have? Apart from pulling your arm off~!

[debtor]

[There's no 'supposing'!!! Ugh...

He leans back, narrowing his eyes at Break.]

I can juggle.

[maddeninghatter]

Ha! Ha! Ha!

[ SLAM!

His cane whistles past Allen's left ear, striking the wall behind him. ]

How very droll!

By the way - it might interest you to know that the SERO corporation has the power to keep you in your current state, indefinitely.

[debtor]

[He flinches away with a yelp, watching the cane clatter to the floor before spinning back 'round to face Break.]

What are you talking about?

[maddeninghatter]

[ He plucks his cane up from the floor, cheerfully. ]

Shall we exchange information?

[ And now it's time for candy. He twirls open the cellophane between his long fingertips. ]

[debtor]

[He watches Break, expression guarded.

Mr. Hatter could be bluffing, or SERO really could have that power; if it's the latter, he'd like to know how. (Binding seals immediately come to mind, and he'd be happy if he never saw those again.)]

...It can also become a claw.

[Vague works, right?]

[maddeninghatter]

[ CHOMP! Crunch crunch crunch. ]

To what end?

[ Licking his fingers ]

I'm interested in the wherefores as well as the whats.

[debtor]

[He sighs.

And expresses no interest in the candy.]

My arm is a type of weapon known as Innocence in my world, and its purpose is to destroy weapons made of Dark Matter.

[maddeninghatter]

[ The only sounds in the room are the final crunches of Break's hard candy, and the scratching of his pencil. After a moment, he sets his pencil down and looks up. ]

Hmm. Good.

Now I'll tell you a little something, shall I? Although most Core-derived special abilities are fairly straightforward - the power to fly, for example - some are more subtle. Certain individuals have the ability to modulate the powers of other people. Some can enhance another person's powers. And some can negate them.

[ He takes up his pencil again - and another piece of candy. A lollipop, this time. ]

Your turn. What is "Dark Matter"?

[debtor]

It's a malignant substance, used by those who wish for the end of the world. It's the opposite of Innocence; the only thing that can destroy one is the other.

[He pauses.]

What's their limit? Can they negate any power— and for how long?

[maddeninghatter]

Their power varies, depending on the individual, of course. However--

[ He licks his lollipop once, then bites into it. ]

SERO has, shall we say, improved upon the Core's gifts. I am not aware of any power that can withstand the effects of a Void.

Now - how does this "Dark Matter" bring about the End of the World? Who might wish for such a thing, and why?

[debtor]

The Millennium Earl wishes to. His weapons are called Akuma, and he has an army of them, which he would use to destroy humanity.

But I don't understand why.

[Whatever the reason, if it's what he's been told or if it's something else entirely, it's surely not a good one.]

...Why do you work for SERO?

[maddeninghatter]

I work for SERO because it is in my interest to do so, of course~!

[ He makes some final notations on his form. ]

Well, well - this is all very fascinating.

[ Said in a manner which suggests he believes the opposite. ]

We simply must discuss this in more detail. Later. When I've got more time, I'm terribly busy today.

[ He flips his clipboard around, presenting it to Allen. ]

Look this over for accuracy, and initial it, if you please.

[ The form states:

NAME: Allen Walker
SPECIES: Human
AFFILIATION: Neutral
NOTABLE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: None
DISABILITIES (POWERED/UNPOWERED): None/None
INTELLIGENCE: Dimwit
ABILITIES: Extreme Flatulence. Can pass gas on command, creating a foul miasma. Non-toxic to living beings, merely extremely unpleasant.
SUITABILITY AS A TEST SUBJECT: Poor
RECRUITMENT POTENTIAL: Low

OVERALL RATING: DDD ]