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Post by LÉON JAVERT on Sept 3, 2015 1:43:10 GMT
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At the very same time, people think they know Javert— and certainly, they recognize the name if they're of a certain type & have an instinct for survival— and yet they don't know him at all. That is by design, of course. Javert would just as soon claim he'd sprung fully formed form the forehead of Athena as own up to the parents he did have. A convict and a fortune-teller did not bode well for the future of young Javert. Just as well he didn't believe in omens.
He's risen above his origins & now makes a living (admittedly not the highest paid living, but it means much more to him than a salary) arresting those like what he might have been. He hates rebellion in all its forms, from the pettiest of thieving to the most treasonous of revolutions. He is his job & he's good at it too, one of the best. Of course that doesn't translate very well to sociability. He's rarely even close to warm; he has to know someone well for that. Few people fit that bill & even fewer additionally have his respect. The most likely to earn it are his superiors, or his peers if they're of similar mindset. As for the usual riffraff that tends to fill the lower ranks of the police, he's tough on them if he thinks there's any hope for them. Otherwise, he ignores them completely.
POSSIBLE PLOTS:
(Almost) arrests: Assuming you don't actually want your character to wind up in prison, there's several ways to play this. Either your character just looks shady, or there's no evidence, or they escape. The last two are particularly irritating scenarios. For him, at least.
Domestic fluff(?)! Social events! Intrigue! I'd love to do anything else, get him outside his comfort zone too, to something that isn't his work. Or else it is, but requires him to do other things. You know, spying. It's getting to be that time of year, right?
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Post by RENÉE LAGOSSE on Sept 3, 2015 15:22:22 GMT
Javert&Renée:
May I introduce, another nail to your coffin! Renée would think it high fun to try and escape Javert in many possibles ways (I have ideas for chasing scenes galore ^^) or to free people he has in custody (she has sharp teeth, take care of your hands, Javert^^)
Her little band of thieves might be on his lists of 'we need to cleanse Paris of this scum', since they do not only rob people on the streets, but break into houses also, stealing valuables. It'd be very funny, if he first perhaps thought, like so many other people, that Renée was in fact a boy, the way she often hides her hair under a cap.
He could also try and use her to get to a few other 'kings of the underworld', her best friend Edmond being one of them.
Once he'd understand the dynamic especially between those two, he might realize he can get two for one, if he's cunning enough. And we know how cunning Javert is!
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Post by AZELMA THENARDIER on Sept 4, 2015 17:44:16 GMT
Azelma & Javert I'm pretty sure she has nightmares about M. L'inspecteur, but I'm rather fond of Javert.  Azelma's a thief, a budding con artist--though she's not terribly good at either, the street kids call her Magpie for a reason, show her something shiny and she's basically putty--and an accomplished beggar--she has perfected the art of puppy dog eyes. In short, she's probably on Javert's list, especially if he knows her family. I'd like for her not to end up in jail, but near misses would be fun. Beyond they, I am woefully out of ideas. If you have any, let me know!
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Post by PAUL CHAUVELIN on Sept 5, 2015 0:39:11 GMT
Did someone mention spying?  |
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Post by LÉON JAVERT on Sept 5, 2015 20:35:51 GMT
RENÉE LAGOSSE-evil grin- I do love antagonizing an antagonist. Javert already wouldn't be fond of them if they were 'just' pickpockets, but breaking and entering... tsk, tsk! And how mad would he be if she denied him his prey by setting them free! Oh yeah, he probably will think that, at least at first. He's observant but tends to fall for the usual expectations without other evidence. Heck yes, he would lovelovelove to use one thief to catch another. And maybe actually have it work this time. He'll have to tread carefully to do it, but yes, he can do it. AZELMA THENARDIERAww, 'zelma! Well, we'll make sure she doesn't fall into his hands. (Which, while not as creepy as it sounds... jail: still not good.) Anyway, he's definitely aware of her family. It's possible up to now he's overlooked her as people tend to do, but maybe it's time for her to come to his attention. If she tries to steal the wrong person's shiny pocket-watch, say? (i.e. someone quite noble/important government-wise) And gives Javert an aggravatingly merry chase so that he's not likely to forget. PAUL CHAUVELINI did!! -waves frantically- Yeah, I've wanted to play around with this for ages. If asked a direct question like "are you a spy?" he's kind of useless (that I think was mainly because he knew he was already flushed out though) but otherwise he makes an excellent observer & can blend in well. Not so much with the upper crust, but the lower classes, sure. I forget what Chauv's politics are, but either way, if he appears to be chill with the current monarchy he could get Javert to do his bidding. He's sly enough to do that, for sure.
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Post by AZELMA THENARDIER on Sept 5, 2015 20:55:57 GMT
LÉON JAVERT LOL YES!!! Ahahaha yeah, not as creepy as it sounds for sure, but Zelma in jail...not happy times. Chases, however, are loads more fun. He could probably trick her into giving up her family's plans too, if he was posing as a spy. Poor gullible baby. I love the idea of her stealing some upper class person's pocket watch and high talking it with Javert trying to catch her. :-D. M. L'Inspecteur needs his exercise after all. LOL. Shall I start it?
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Post by PAUL CHAUVELIN on Sept 5, 2015 21:57:08 GMT
PAUL CHAUVELINI did!! -waves frantically- Yeah, I've wanted to play around with this for ages. If asked a direct question like "are you a spy?" he's kind of useless (that I think was mainly because he knew he was already flushed out though) but otherwise he makes an excellent observer & can blend in well. Not so much with the upper crust, but the lower classes, sure. I forget what Chauv's politics are, but either way, if he appears to be chill with the current monarchy he could get Javert to do his bidding. He's sly enough to do that, for sure. Chauv's a republican, but most people don't know it, since his public persona is 'faceless apolitical bureaucrat.' He's good at bureaucrat, since he's been doing it for ages, regardless of who's in charge at any given time. He also knows where all the bodies are buried, which skeletons are in which closets, etc. Since knowledge is power, under the moniker 'The Falcon,' he runs a large, international espionage network and is always looking to learn the final disposition of metaphorical body parts. Or literal ones, come to that. At the moment, he's focusing closer to home on France in general and Paris in particular. He's survived several revolutions and can see another's brewing, so increasing his awareness of the major players and rabblerousers and what they're up to is high on his agenda. Think Leon might be able to help him with that? |
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Post by LÉON JAVERT on Sept 6, 2015 18:31:04 GMT
AZELMA THENARDIERIf you could, that'd be fantastic! And I'll hop on in as soon as I can. =) PAUL CHAUVELINThat's what I was thinking, that they're actually opposed but it's not widely known. So he could still get Javert to do whatever. He wouldn't make the mistake of thinking Javert shares his sympathies either, since he really doesn't give off republican vibes.  Anyway, yes, I daresay Chauv could. How would he recruit him? (We wouldn't have to start there but just for reference.) (This is also a nice setup for Project Non-Seine further down the line— I think that was even the plan on the old site, but it would make even more sense if they knew each other a bit. Of course it might not end up there at all, I don't really know, but radical revelations tend to be violent for Javert, so it's still possible whether or not it's at the barricade.)
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Post by AZELMA THENARDIER on Sept 6, 2015 18:58:28 GMT
LÉON JAVERT. Will do! I'll toss something up for us later tonight!
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Post by DIMITRI LEMARCHAL on Sept 8, 2015 23:01:32 GMT
Well hello there,
so I was trying to think of possible plots for these two but on the business side of Dimitri's gang he lets other people take the work and for his killings he does it himself but I don't think anyone suspects him yet. So perhaps on his business side a gang member was captured, said Dimitri's first name before dying (Because drama!) and Javert is suspicious of him no but has no real evidence? I dunno, do you have any ideas?
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Post by LÉON JAVERT on Sept 9, 2015 1:44:35 GMT
DIMITRI LEMARCHALI like it! Nothing Javert loves more than deep suspicion with no proof to back it up. ^^; Probably there is a weak link in the Rattlesnake's operation, maybe the dying man wants absolution for what he's done or fears hell (or both) and dies before managing to get out the full name. But obviously though it's not the commonest of names Javert can't go around collaring everyone named Dimitri, so he just keeps an eye & ear out for it (along with everything else, of course). Maybe he encounters this particular Dimitri somewhere/in circumstances that already look shady but not blatantly illegal so Javert's trying to ask questions and tease out just who this guy is but he's too cunning by far. Maybe Dimitri figures out he's police (there aren't necessarily uniforms at the time, so the main point of recognition would be a lead-topped cane and even that's not definitive). Or would that be a death sentence? He might be digging around for political stuff and turn up these creepy-crawlies instead.
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Post by JACQUELYN DESCHAMPS on Sept 17, 2015 12:31:57 GMT
LÉON JAVERT
Hey! So I have Jacquelyn here, she has a past I'm sure Javert would not approve of. I was thinking maybe there could be a disturbance at her apartment. Someone perhaps knows she had a child out of wedlock and is causing problems for her. The disturbance means Javert is called? |
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Post by LÉON JAVERT on Oct 14, 2015 6:39:06 GMT
So sorry for the late response, but if you're still interested, I love this idea! Javert will definitely not approve, but lucky for her it's not actually against the law. |
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Azelma's a thief, a budding con artist--though she's not terribly good at either, the street kids call her Magpie for a reason, show her something shiny and she's basically putty--and an accomplished beggar--she has perfected the art of puppy dog eyes. In short, she's probably on Javert's list, especially if he knows her family. I'd like for her not to end up in jail, but near misses would be fun. Beyond they, I am woefully out of ideas. If you have any, let me know!
Anyway, yes, I daresay Chauv could. How would he recruit him? (We wouldn't have to start there but just for reference.)
