user: jjones

[underachievement]

[ Early evening on day #2, everyone gets a gift from Jessica Jones; Mass addressed as urgent, though without any audible alerts, ignoring it requires no effort. If she'd had the wherewithal to take one at the time, there would be a photograph preceding the text, but shit happens. And then the body of shit mysteriously disappears. So all caps will have to do. ]

DANGEROUS RESIDENT WARNING
HOUSE 10, KEVIN THOMPSON
AKA "KILGRAVE"
Description: 6'0", Caucasian, thin, brown hair, brown eyes, age 38.

If you have any interaction with a man introducing himself as "Kilgrave" DO NOT LET HIM SPEAK TO YOU. Kevin Thompson has the biological ability to COMPEL AND CONTROL BEHAVIOR
in people and has used this ability in the past to commit and to influence innocent people to commit the following:

- MUTILATION UP TO AND INCLUDING MURDER
- SELF-HARM UP TO AND INCLUDING SUICIDE [frequently conditional, insurance for his own well-being]
- CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
- FORCED DRUG ADDICTION
- SERIAL SEXUAL ASSAULT

He claimed the lives of more than 6 victims in less than a month, including his own parents, and in his lifetime has left a trail of countless shattered lives. His ability functions like a VIRUS and CAN LAST UP TO 24 HOURS, affecting anyone within 100 YARDS WHO CAN UNDERSTAND HIS SPOKEN COMMAND, SILENT OR NOT -- confirmed by an arrival here. ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A COMMAND, YOU WILL CARRY IT OUT, regardless of how much you don't want to: He has compelled one of his victims to murder her parents and shown no remorse even when taken into custody. THE ONLY METHOD TO DENY A COMMAND WITHOUT COMPLETING IT IN 24HRS IS TO KILL HIM.

Anyone without a human circulatory system seems to be immune. And wizards. If you know anyone who can't be compelled, make them aware of the susceptibility of any others in your house.

IF YOU SEE HIM, WALK THE OTHER WAY, AND IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S BECAUSE HE'S DEAD. I killed him a few hours ago. If it sticks, it's been my pleasure wasting your time.

[ This has officially been the most extra moment of her entire life. The message took a while in drafting and it hasn't been a dry process. Responses will be decidedly less cogent and neutrally phrased. Surely she can't be available to field questions that long, anyway, assuming Reims has some sort of police force (maybe?) and/or justice system (nahh). ]

[ threadhop if you want! do whatever, just don't bring in any real world politics, obvi ]

Comments

un: nympheas | text

[hoaxer]

[oh my god why are things so fucking crazy around here already IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A WEEK]

WON'T HE COME BACK?

[underachievement]

[ preaching to the drunk choir teacher ]

Hence the warning

[lurkandwale]

That's quite the set of accusations.

[underachievement]

Take them or leave them
If you wanna risk it just stay away from me instead

un: purrusu

[beguiledcard]

Killing can't be the only way.

[underachievement]

Not if you have a hermetically sealed room lying around, no

[imitationsoul]

Oh, and here everyone was talking about how this group all needs to work together just a few days ago.

Let me ask for clarification, his understanding his 'spoken' command... does that mean lip reading or does the device text count?

[underachievement]

Lip reading counts, it worked on someone here
Not text as far as I know and I've never seen him test sign language

un: 5by5

[rockypath]

[Well, shit. Faith's met him already. And was compelled by him once already, now that she thought about it.]

I met him. At the town meeting.

He's dead?

[underachievement]

He was.
His body disappeared.

Did he talk to you? [ cause if someone could visibly back her up in this public forum that wouldn't suck ]

un: kdanvers

[iisupergirlii]

[once Kilgrave is dead, Kara's staggering in her room, hurrying to her bed to quietly catch her fall. She sits with her head between her knees, taking in deep breaths. What is going on?

How did she forget she's Supergirl? That's the most important thing about her. She can't just forget...

Then she remembers her glasses, the shame of wearing them, of being embarrassed. She rips them off her face, intent on throwing them across the room, but she stops herself at the last moment, dropping them to the mattress and then digging her hands into it, her fingers sinking through the cloth as she holds on and tries not to panic.

Okay... okay... it's fine. Except it's not. Shoot, Kilgrave, she told him about herself. About what she can do. One hand goes to her chest. Her heart is pounding against her ribs and she puts her other hand over her mouth to stifle the sound of her breathing.

it's not long after that that a light flashes on the top of her device. something is happening in the network. her hand shakes as she holds it, swiping to the message, her eyes growing wider and wider as she reads it.

she feels sick.

oh God. He knows everything about her. How did his powers work on her? Shakily, she types out:]

Did it stick?

[a moment later, she has to add, even though the woman's admitting to murder...]

Are you all right?

[underachievement]

[ after getting her shit slightly together at House 7, she took a walk back to the reset room. passed a few locals but no one interested in stopping her. a woman directly outside the room was able to tell her that it was in use and that she could go in, if she wanted to. ultimately, Jess decided not to risk it. she asked a couple more questions about the experience inside and just about every answer diminished her loathsome victory. she has a day or two, she won't count on more than that, to exploit his disorientation in the room and get people to take the threat seriously. because she did! so well! with all the time she had! to do it before! FUCK! ]

No I don't think it did
Did he speak to you?

un: Xochipilli

[xochipilli_cursed]

Holy crap, I thought he was a mobster. Can he control animals too?

[She said human circulation. That makes this strange in this case.

He did talk to the guy. He knows there are things out there that can manipulate people. That can make them do bad things. Outright control though is really, really above and beyond.

She murdered him. He vanished. So is that like when the Sound Eaters get you?]

[underachievement]

[ mobsters probably have some sort of skills. at least one per guy. that Kilgrave gave him the impression that he knows how to do anything is the most surprised she's been all day ]

His target has to be able to understand him
He hates animals but he's more likely to make the owner take care of it

un: nines

[twoaffirmations]

[Kilgrave had given 9S an uneasy vibe from the moment he met him, but he never imagined it would culminate in something like this. He's shaken, at a complete loss as he tries to reconcile this information with his standing knowledge humanity.

Of his creators.

He shakes his head.]

Why? Why would he do something like that?

[underachievement]

[ there's probably a whole course on the philosophical justifications but she never went to college, man, and even if she did it wouldn't be for a teaching degree sorry, Jessica is up past her bedtime ]

His parents experimented on him as a kid, gave him his power by accident, it hurt like hell then they got scared and left
That's what he's gonna tell you if he shows up

The real reason is he's an asshole.

un: w.graham

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

[ Oh delightful. ]

Sounds like an acquaintance of mine from back home. Sans the ac ... well actually just say it sounds like an acquaintance of mine from back home.

Thank you for the warning.

[underachievement]

[ she's preoccupied as fuck right now so she won't be getting back to him but if this were a Telltale game, Jessica Will Remember That ]

un: alexandre

[priwen]

[ Ain't it pleasant that Alex is an elf? ]

Did you know him in your own world?

[underachievement]

I tried to clear the name of someone he kidnapped and framed for murder
It cost a lot more lives than it saved.

un: liaison.laurel | text

[clarius]

[ now she's wishing she hadn't picked such an obvious username. ]

I have a question re: the limitations of his powers interacting with outside factors but I don't feel comfortable speaking about it here.

Is there someway for me to contact you privately if you'll allow that? [ please don't say face to face. this is. um. a lot even before the end of a week. ]

[underachievement]

[ after she digs through her device for the inbox she has yet to use or look at ]

HERE [ as private as it gets outside of getting together face to face and she's not leaping to volunteer that option. personally Jess doesn't care what any local force monitoring the network might mine from the exchange (and increasingly doubts there is one, the longer she waits it out) ]

UN: Holla

[shotfired]

Huh, I live with that guy. Guess he's not getting any of my cooking

[underachievement]

[ in time she may come to appreciate the true depth of his loss gosh i hope so ]

Master bedroom?

UN: A2

[a2brutus]

Duly noted.

I'm an android. If it doesn't stick and you need assistance, let me know. I'll protect you.

[underachievement]

First look out for everyone who isn't me

un: Socorro

[warfares]

Wizards?

[ Difficult to tell if it's skepticism or if he's being genuine. He has already had the dubious pleasure of meeting Kilgrave. He hadn't endeared himself. ]

[underachievement]

Or an elf. Both, I don't know
This place is bullshit

un: ramenkage

[thinhammer]

ya said he got experimented on or something??
if thats the case then maybe hes acting out cos hes hurt by whats happened to him

[ Naruto can understand that, can relate to it even... though he's never done anything even remotely as bad as the list she posted. ]

have ya tried talkin to him about it?

and.. how did you manage to kill him, if he can control people just usin what he says? couldnt he have just told you not to???

[underachievement]

[ she can't believe it took this long for someone to pull this shit, honestly. thx Nar now she can get it over with ]

His parents did when they found him again
So he told his mother to stab herself in the heart with dull scissors and had his dad dismember himself

2nd question: Snapped his neck
3rd question: No

un: dungeonmaster

[353]

You seem to know a lot about him.

[underachievement]

I was paid to investigate him.

un: dameron

[gotyourselfapilot]

What you're saying is that he can control someone just simply by talking to them? Does he use any other means for it?

[ Sorry for question, but he's making sure he completely understands. He seems to understand but he may seem suspicious or not truly believing. Not only that but he dislikes these kinds of controlling methods for his own reasons. ]

[underachievement]

[ i totally forgot about that HA they should hang ]

You just have to know what he's trying to say
He could tell you to take his orders through a middle man, or over text probably, but he would have to verbally remind you every day

un: mitsuha

[zom]

[ holy shit ]

?!?!
He's someone you know from back home?
And...it's possible that he could be reset, right? That's what you meant by "if it sticks"? T_T

[underachievement]

I think he's in the room right now
I don't have dibs or anything, anyone who wants to try again is free to [ so. TIRED. beyond this physical plane ]

un: rugman

[gimmesometassel]

How scary! I'll watch out for anyone acting strange.

[It can't happen to him, after all, so the least he can do is try to help anyone who's under the influence?]

[underachievement]

What house are you in?

[ since she's got time where are the cops, why is no one concerned about the lack of copperin' going on here she might as well try and get a spread of who he can't mindfreak ]

un: luvblanc

[lowkeycrazy]

Goodness, murder on the second day.

So you plan on killing him every time he revives? Sounds exhausting. But I suppose it would be nice to know if there's a limit to that sort of thing.

un: purrusu

[beguiledcard]

There's absolutely nothing good that could come out of learning the limits of revival.

Besides, it's not a promise any of us will come back every time, anyway. If at all.

We need to stop this problem at its core, rather than focus on short-term solutions.

un: c_redfield

[dear_heart]

Great. Because we needed EXTRA danger on top of everything else.

But thanks for the warning, really. Any chance for a picture we can maybe forward around?

[There could be any number of people fitting that description, so it's worth a shot to ask, right?]

[underachievement]

I didn't have time to get one before the body vanished.
I guess I can describe him if anyone around here can draw. [ fingers SO fucking crossed nobody offers ]

un: falcon

[steal]

[Well, this is terrifying and needs to be dealt with immediately. There are too many innocent people here. ]

If it doesn't stick, we need to find a way to make it do so.

[underachievement]

I asked.
If there's a way to guarantee one of us not coming back, they're not telling.

[ she's been pushed far enough to try intimidation but the locals are like zombies. zombies who spend every second of the day trying not to die, its not a perfect comparison point is it's an apathetic malevolence and they're clearly idiots who shouldn't be trusted no matter what they say ]

un: oneoftwelve

[musubitori]

[ Houou reads the message twice over, before scrolling through the other replies. There's a chill down his spine, a memory of losing his own agency, of too much blood and cries too young and too innocent-- He gives his head an aggressive shake, breathing a long, silent breath.

Murder is a temporary measure, so too is confinement - and surely an unnecessary burden on those who will be left to the task.

Houou's almost inclined to agree that something of a discussion or a truce should be struck - there are greater dangers than themselves now after all..
..But he can't bring himself to the suggestion, can't risk repeating history, not with his powers, how quickly he could tear through the entire town before being reset..

..A wide berth for now then. ]

Understood.

[underachievement]

[ respect. ]

un: 011

[waffler]

I can help.

[Maybe. Assuming he even comes back. Eleven doesn't want a man like this out there. He sounds terrifying.]

un: dungeonmaster

[353]

What?? El no this guy's way too dangerous!

[ and since she might not recognize who this is from his username: ]

It's Mike by the way