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<The flat of Exnihil. We see Ex sitting in his chair with an evil grin about to dial a number on his Omnicom>
Silent voice of the black diamond: LET ME GUESS... YOU'RE PLANNING TO DIAL IN A FALSE ALARM TO THE LEGION WORLD FIRE DEPARTMENT?
Exnihilo: No... something far more EEEEEVIL! I'll be calling Actor Lad's Cool Luau and having forty Hawaiian style pizzas delivered to...
Silent voice of the black diamond <interrupting>: ENOUGH!!! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WAS THINKING CHOOSING YOU TO CHANNEL THE POWER OF THE ECLIPSE! YOU ARE - BY FAR - THE MOST INCOMPETENT FOOL EVER TO WIELD THE BLACK DIAMOND!
Exnihilo: Wha... I... well, that's just mean.
Silent voice of the black diamond <interrupting>: MEAN?!?! OF COURSE IT'S MEAN!!! THAT IS THE ENTIRE POINT OF EVIL! A POINT THAT - GIVEN YOUR PERFORMANCES AT CRAMERS, AT SHAKES, AND AT COBALT'S STATUE - YOU HAVE SHOWN TO BE ENTIRELY INCAPABLE OF GRASPING!
Exnihilo: I could try harder... what about a round of mailbox baseball?
Silent voice of the black diamond <interrupting>: SIIIIGH... YOU KNOW WHAT... THIS ISN'T WORKING OUT...JUST FORGET IT...IT'S NOT YOU... IT'S ME...
<in a instant, the power of the eclipse begins to drain from Exnihilo, withdrawing back into the black diamond. Ex's features relax - the shadow of evil pulling back as, once again, his old self reemerges>
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<Ex takes a deep breath, relieved to once again be in charge of his own facilities. He sits on the floor regarding the diamond in his hand, as his faithful dog, Pippin, trots up to sniff it>
Ex: No, buddy... it's not a treat. <then to himself> No...it's definitely not a treat.
<he turns the diamond over in his hand, shaking his head>
Ex <as if speaking to the diamond itself>: So... what was this about? Nothing about this whole charade is anything like you. If I hadn't felt your presence myself, old friend, I never would have believed it. What are you up to? This is just sloppy, sloppy work.
<he thinks>
Ex: Unless... unless that was the whole point.
<suddenly standing up, Ex places the diamond down on the table. He picks his Omnicom back up and punches in a code. Someone answers on the other end>
Ex: Can you talk... No, not over this line, it's time to meet... Yeah, yeah, the whole "eclipse" thing is over... Well, it looks like our plan is finally starting to bear fruit... Yep... I was right, it was him... I know, I know, I wouldn't have thought he'd be so transparent, there's got to be more going on here... A few hours from now... Yeah... Same place, see you then... Bye.
<Ex disconnects the com and starts pulling his coat on. He smiles at his dog>
Ex: All right, you be a good boy now, Pip... Daddy will be home later.... I've got to go see a friend.
<Ex heads out the door in a hurry>
[...TO BE CONTINUED IN THE BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS FORUM...]
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A couple hours later...
<A bored Pippin wanders around the room, stopping at the coffee table. He cocks his head sideways at the black diamond sitting there and sniffs it again. Making sure no one is looking, he puts one paw up and - although he's been told not to - eats the black diamond shaped treat>
<The moonlight falls through the window, catching Pippin's eye>
<He is a good boy... but for how long?>
<For... how long???>
<Dramatic cliffhanger music.>
(NOTE: No animals were actually eclipsed in the making of this post. Lazy dogs yawning in sunbeams do make for great models, though. )
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