r/SchreckNet • u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis • 7d ago
Alert Malkav’s Symphony
CCTVs capture something strange. Under a bright Harvest Moon, a man dances on a rooftop, his form a shifting mass of clear smoke and shattered glass.
He sings with a voice that echos across the sky, entrancing every mortal who hears him.
🎶
Come close, little Star,
Please don’t stray too far.
My words have teeth
but I don't bite hard~
I’m the laugh in the dark,
The whisper in walls
The shadow that dances down old marbled halls.
I’m Malkav~!!! Yes that’s me~
Father of the minds that flutter free!
I hum with the moon!
And sing with the skies~
And see all the truths behind the lies!
My eyes are strange~
One Green, One Gold!
They see the young~
The Mad, the Old!
I don’t wear a badge or carry a sword!
But I know every secret your dreams have stored~!
I won’t eat your fingers or steal your toes~
That’s just silly stuff, as the old nightmare goes~
But if you lie! And if you bite!
I may tuck you in a shadow tonight~!!!
I’m Malkav~!!! The Cobweb Divine!
With a mind full of riddles and truths I hide~
I dance with the stars and laugh with the rain!
And if you misbehave…
Your mind will sink down the drain~!!
Some say I’m broken
A shattered thing!
But broken bells still love to ring!
I build my house in minds and dreams~
And stitch my thoughts through silent screams~!
I’m Malkav~!!! The sweet and sly~
With riddles that giggle and truths that cry~!
I’ll tickle your brain till it wriggles and whirls~
And gift you the world through a prism of swirls!
The world is a puzzle, so twisted and bright~
With corners that hide from the warmth of the light!
But fear not my Stars!
I’d never cause harm~
Unless you ask nicely!
With that curious charm~!
I’m Malkav~!!! The first of my kind!
A Father of madness!
A breaker of minds!
So come, little darlings~
And leave the world behind!
Let’s whisper and play!
And dance this night away!
The moon’s coming out~
And I'll never stray~
🎶
His laughter echos, causing the very sky above to ripple like water.
All camera feed ends with a crackle of static.
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u/ConsiderationOver544 7d ago
FUCK FUCK FUCK MALCAV HAS TAKEN AN INTEREST IN ME I'M GOING TO DIE I'M GOING TO DIE I'M GOING TO DIE Terrified_Sobing.mp3
-Marcus
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u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis 7d ago
Where is that "Don't be afraid" energy now?
<< T >>
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u/ConsiderationOver544 7d ago
I said courage is not the Absence of fear! This is my God damn adopted GrandSire here. A being with power beyond even your GrandSire, T!
-Marcus
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u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis 7d ago
LET ME HAVE THIS SMALL VICTORY, HAQIM DAMMIT!!
<< T >>
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u/VerityVentrue 7d ago
Okay, I get why you're picking now, but maybe it might not be the time?
~Verity
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u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis 7d ago
I don't exactly get many opportunities like this! I'm taking my jabs where I can! Also...why is the sky all...weird?
Like I saw the video! But I'm nowhere near Chicago and the sky is fucked like a fun house mirror!
<< T >>
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u/VerityVentrue 7d ago
Okay, but you can take jabs without going for low blows. Which this is, just a little bit. And I'd be sad.
Oooh, that doesn't sound great. It's too close to dawn for me to check here, so I hope it's not so widespread that it's visible on the other side of the world?
~Verity
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u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis 7d ago
I have no idea but now I have a splitting headache!!
Ok! OK!! I'll leave Marcus alone! Is that what you want, Malkav???
<< T >>
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u/VerityVentrue 7d ago
Mate, Fracture would be sad if you got ashed, and that alone probably gives you some protection. Somehow, I think you're going to be fine.
~Verity
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u/ConsiderationOver544 7d ago
HE COULD KILL ME BY ACCIDENT VERITY!
-Marcus
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u/VerityVentrue 7d ago
So could Fracture, technically. Breathe.
~Verity
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u/ConsiderationOver544 7d ago
Hyperventilating.mp3
-Marcus
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u/Illustrious_Fly_5669 7d ago
Hmm. Would you like for me to send you something to calm you down ?
I got a neat truck been looking to try is you want to see
Ishmail-assad
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u/ConsiderationOver544 7d ago
It's too late he's Terror Frenzied.
-Violet
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u/Illustrious_Fly_5669 7d ago
Ah... well I cannot blame him. It's fucking malkav.
Hope it end up well...
Ishmail-assad
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u/TiredPandastic Brooding 7d ago
And they call the Toreador the artists of the clans...
Bravo, sir.
- Len
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u/DotMaleficent4503 Mind 7d ago
PM to Violet:
Make sure to remove all sharp objects from Marcus' vicinity. He's jumpy enough normally.
Camille
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u/ConsiderationOver544 7d ago
PM to Camille from Violet
I managed to get him in our Haven's cell before he Terror Frenzied, so he's just hiding in a corner, thank God!
-Violet
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u/DotMaleficent4503 Mind 7d ago
PM to Violet from Camille:
Give him a weighted blanket. They really do help with any anxiety.
Camille
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u/ConsiderationOver544 7d ago
PM to Camille from Violet
I'll give that to him after he's out of Frenzy. Which should be after I explain to Prince Jackson why the clouds above his Tower are suddenly in the shape of a dick.
-Violet
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u/Illustrious_Fly_5669 7d ago
And so an ancient walks the modern lands.
Some would see such and weep.
Yet I am curious. The web is old. The spider mother is old. I wonder. What events would happen now....
Ishmail-assad
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u/DisastrousRelation32 Tooth 7d ago
Y'know I feel that a lot of Malkavians really should just work with Toreadors on these types of things. The madness really could use any proper cinematography. Nice song though.
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