I have le decided what Teo's going to do with his New Life, and that is: he will be a private investigator. (credit: Veronica Mars, coming back to us on July 24, 2019, on Hulu) (I don't bigly care about Sherlock Holmes)
Long-term
- Teo will get his PI license I promise, it won't just be off-the-books shenanigans.
- He will be focusing primarily on persons believed to be missing, that have either not been reported to Law Enforcement agencies, or whom agencies are too bogged down to search for. This will range wildly, from families broken up by Civil War (and off in the West), unregistered Evolved to former/criminals, the occasional wealthy persons trying to get preliminary investigation in before anything.
Friends in Factions
- Law enforcement character relationships are welcome, as the NYPD starts to ramp up again. Teo would divert cases appropriately to the PD and SESA. I might be able to run little things for y'all in mod capacity if you want to join in.
- Informants, lawyers, other types of appropriate relationships are also welcome.
- Yes I will finally use Teo's drones for something I guess. Traditional bugging seems a little bit less over-the-top, but I don't think we necessarily have to avoid over-the-top in these parts.
- This will also connect up with my Time to Rest plot.
Or what if
- DO YOU ALSO WANT TO RP A PI? Let's watch Veronica Mars together plan to start a group agency, some time in the next several months.
- Office worker and/or an assistant is, etc. also welcome. This does not have to be permanent of course! You will be invited to shenanigans.
Inception
Note as of April 2019, Teo isn't thinking about this at all right now, so I'm not sure how the idea will pop into his head. Right now I'm entertaining 2 possible realities:
- In a hysterical fit of pique, he tries to find the individuals Francois had his affairs with, and stalk them (no plans to actually confront). In which case I would love to have willing enablers along for the ride who, for personal reasons, want to actually help him do this. Note, IC enthusiasm is absolutely required, and it may even have to be partly your PC's "idea"; this is not the thing where he'd wheedle or coerce anyone in. Upon finding An Individual who may or may not actually be Francois' paramour, we find that this person iS OUR FIRST CASE, and we will somehow weirdly find ourselves promising to help them.
- Alternatively, not involving marital problems at all Teo will stumble into a case. Maybe just in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood. Join me! It's happening.
Our First Case
Regardless of Option 1 or 2, I've already determined that the case itself will most likely be: a parent is extremely concerned about their child, who has been out of communication for about 2 weeks, living in one of the 'little dead zones' of Illinois with the separated spouse. There will be a road trip, maximum 1 week long, we'll save some people, you'll have to be stupid brave, it'll be fun.
Notes
- Teo's superpower is Astral Projection, which allows him to dreamwalk, communicate telepathically (no control, illusions), and observe through other people's five senses (no thought-reading). He will use this a lot for investigation. If you think we could have a fun power interaction, or you have another thought related to his abilities, throw me a hook.
- Teo's mental health will most likely still be very poor through this time, and he'll run into all kinds of triggers, especially his immense sense of guilt and toxicity surrounding children and other civilians facing harm. Hooks regarding this are welcome!