5197/Anomaly: The Findening

Anomaly: The Findening
Date of Scene:	15 February 2021
Location:	Jules Verne Museum - St. Martin's Island
Synopsis:	James Rhodes finds a Nihil and decides to bring it to SHIELD
Cast of Characters:	Nihil, James Rhodes

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Nihil has posed:
It was what one might find to be a normal day at the Jules Verne Museum. There's a small class from a local school being attended to by some rather weary teachers and adults all trying to keep kids in line. A typical bunch of youngsters of middle school age. Some are excited, some are not. It's normal. Then there's one other person that has the sudden attention of several students who can see them from afar. Nihil is walking up to the displays that involve the invasion of New York by Loki. They stare at it for a long moment and then tilt their head as they begin to read the various placards about what happened that day.

"Hmm." Nihil simply states as they lean their marble like face down toward one placard even as some kids debate walking over to see the strange creature that is in a T-Shirt and Jeans.

James Rhodes has posed:
The room that Nihil is in starts to empty. The children being led off by their teachers. The adults being quietly told that the room is closing. Everyone except Nihil is given the memo though. That particular being is left to read in solitude. Once the room is empty, the doors at one end of the room close, and lock. And at the other stands a robotic looking being: War Machine, in full armor.

He holds up his hands in a gesture that suggests he is not coming to wreck things, but rather negotiate, "I am James Rhodes, SHIELD Senior Agent. May I ask your name?" he asks as he approaches, walking slowly, cautiously.

Nihil has posed:
Nihil blinks as the room is being informed it is being closed and emptying out. Almost immediately Nihil seems to go still, looking in the direction of the leaving children and then in the direction of War Machine. Nihil is even looking at the agents and War Machine before he comes in. It seems, whoever Nihil is, they can hear better than most animals. Their eyes stare at the armor but it's an odd feeling in a way. It's like Nihil isn't really looking at the armor but looking directly at James. Eyes looking directly toward his. Slowly, Nihil begins to approach.

"Hello, James Rhodes. I am Nihil." It states simply as it approaches him. It then finally breaks eyes toward the armor, looking it over, "That is an impressive set of gear." It states casually looking it over, "A very dense material with softer materials on the inside. Capable, I imagine, of taking tremendous impact while allowing your softer flesh only minor contusions and damage." It looks again directly at Rhodey, "Significant weaponry, however. It is obviously not just for protection."

James Rhodes has posed:
"Please stop your approach." Rhodey says when Nihil gets to within about ten feet of him. He stops walking towards her, as is own sensors inspect Nihil. Jarvis speaks in his ear, <<This is definitely not something of our world Mr. Rhodes,>> Internally he replies <<Yeah well let's keep it away from Tony for awhile then ok?>>

He turns on his external comms, "It does its job. I don't want to use any of my weapons. This is...a high population area, and I really don't want anyone in the vicinity to be injured. All I want to do is talk, find out where you are from. What your intentions are. We can do it here, if you'd like, or I can take you back to SHIELD HQ to talk. Up to you."

Nihil has posed:
A blink, "I do wish to see SHIELD HQ. I do not know what it is but I would like to see it." The being states, "However, you seem to think that weapons will be necessary. They will not. I am not from anywhere." The being states simply enough, "At least, nowhere and nothing that you can define. I existed outside of the universe. Outside of any universe." It nods its head, "My intentions were to save the lives of those in danger. I now seek to reconnect to the universe." It states simply and nods its head.

James Rhodes has posed:
"When you say you are not from anywhere, what does that mean?" Rhodey asks, hands falling to his sides. At her comment about the weaponry he explains, "I won't get into the whole Org chart with you, but my role within SHIELD primarily focuses on extra-dimensional beings that arrive here on Earth. We have been having some trouble with this of late. A number of beings from not our dimension have been showing up. Many of them not very nice. So, I'm part of the welcome committee for anything not of this dimension showing up."

He continues, "SHIELD is the umbrella organization that is meant to help investigate paranormal and supernatural phenomena. You fit into that category. I suspect our Headquarters would be of great interest to you."

Nihil has posed:
"I am not of any dimension." It states simply enough, "I am aware of the transference of materials from one dimension to another. It happens entirely too often. I was sealing many of these..." Nihil considers for a moment, "Cracks is a word that you may understand. It was my responsibility until I was distracted by one from your world and gained..." It looks to the side and considers, "Personality?" It hmms and then shrugs before looking back to James. "I am interested in a great many things."

James Rhodes has posed:
"You...uh...hold on one moment." War Machine replies, before he asks of Jarvis, <<Anyone talk about cracks or anything like that? See if you can't get...I dunno..Banner or Richards or one of the big brains watching this.>> <<Affirmative sir.>> Rhodes' interface starts to populate with references to the arrival of the doppelgangers, searching for a mention of rifts or cracks. He scans them quickly, and then switches back to externals.

"You're saying these were cracks in the fabric of our dimension? And you know how to fix them?" he asks. Clearly all of this is a bit over his head.

Nihil has posed:
"I do not know if I can explain to you how to fix them in a way that you would comprehend." Nihil shrugs shoulders in a mimicry of how one might do it. There's a hesitation, an offness to how it does it, "The steps I would take are not accessible to me any longer." It nods, "It is not something that I am capable of doing at this time due to the lack of access to the energies I had before." It then considers that for a moment, seeming to look distant, "Yes, energy is an appropriate word that may be understood by you." It then looks back to him before looking to the left and gesturing.

"When you look here at this empty space, you believe that that is all you are seeing. However, right now, it could be that this space contains an opening to another universe or galaxy. It does not but it would still not be visible to you if it did." It then looks back to James, "These cracks or breaks in your reality are created when beings from one dimension go to another dimension. Sometimes even when beings travel from one space within your dimension to another." It nods, "Does that make sense?"

James Rhodes has posed:
"That makes sense, yes. There are some scientists who would love to meet you to discuss these cracks and how we might detect them, and how we might close them." War Machine replies. "May I escort you to our base? I promise no harm will come to you while you are there, but we may need to do a little..investigation to make sure that nothing from you can harm us. I'm not reading you as radioactive or anything, but our scientists and technicians would like to make sure."

Nihil has posed:
"I am fine with this. I can escort myself, however. I merely need to know the direction." It nods its head and lifts casually off the ground as if it were walking on air, simply levitating over to him, "I do not mind tests but I can guarantee that I am of no harm unless attacked." Nihil smiles and then looks at the space between it and James, "May I come closer now or would you be worried still about my intentions?" It asks and then tilts its head.

James Rhodes has posed:
"I..uh, let's get outside and you can come as close as you want. And, I should go with. I do not believe you showing up unannounced would be a wise idea." James replies as he turns to head out of the museum. Once outside, he turns back to Nihil, "You may approach now, Nihil," he tells her, and she can hear the clicking of various weapons systems spinning down from the suit itself. <<Hope she doesn't suck us into some new dimension Jarvis.>> <<That would be most unfortunate, sir.>>

Nihil has posed:
Landing, Nihil simply walks after James and looks around as they go, "Most unfortunate that I did not get to learn more about this Loki. He seems like an interesting character. Very dangerous but interesting." Nihil says rather excitedly and walks out only to simply float once outside, "I assume your SHIELD is far from here?" It asks and then looks to the side, "Also, be careful with such weapons. They could be very damaging and I am very durable. It would have been bad for the museum." It nods its head and then gestures for James to lead the way, "I will follow you."

James Rhodes has posed:
<<You got that right, Jarvis?>> <<Indeed, sir.>> James is quiet for a moment, before he says, "I am very careful with my weaponry, and you look quite durable. I was not about to shoot up a museum full of priceless artifacts." He then engages his rockets and lifts off the ground slowly. Oh, also, the museum was surrounded by SHIELD agents, and armored vehicles and the like. Y'know, normal things. He calls over his shoulder, "Tell me if I am flying too fast!"