[open] We have a method for spies and intruders...

[issacthewrathful]

Who: Mirror!Zack aka Issac and YOU!
Where: Mirrorside
When: From May 14th to May 20th
Rating: PG13 due to kidnapping trauma, violent thoughts, religious undertones, and potential swearing. Will raise rating if necessary.
Summary: Issac sticks around on the Mirrorside, setting up traps for the stray Real things.
The Story:

[It all happened so fast. Issac remembers he was elsewhere, trying to reconcile with his adoptive father, before he was pulled into this strange land and told he wasn't real. That was a week ago, and now the Queen of this land is telling everyone to invade, attack, and steal, and he's not sure what's going on and why he's compelled to help.]

[He decides to stay on the mirrorside for now, since he did figure out a way he could punish the sinners...]

OPTION A: Ropes

[Issac usually prefers death traps to catch and release, but he assumes this queen wants the Reals alive. After all, it would be no good if the Mirrors don't have a way to return, would it? At the very least, he knows how to adapt to these situations.]

[He has lined the halls with snares and leghold traps, both metal and made of wire. Once the mark sets foot in one, they will find their leg caught between the iron jaws of a mechanism, or perhaps hanging off the ceiling by one foot. The force shouldn't be enough to tear a person's foot off, but some might find the trap to be a little too tight for comfort.]

[Doesn't matter. Unless you figure out how to escape, Issac's going to find you...]

OPTION B: Nets

[Near the middle of the week, Issac realizes his snares might not be enough to catch Reals who can fly, or perhaps those who know better. Plan B: Among the snares, he has planted taut fishing wire for Reals to trip over. When they do, the trap is activated, and within seconds they will be scooped up by a large net cleverly hidden from view. Have fun trying to cut through them. The nets seem to be made of metal as well...]

OPTION C: Cages

[Ah, here's another one. Issac walks up to his unfortunate victim with a gentle smile on his lips. His bandaged face and the rosary around his neck are the last things the victim sees before Issac slips a bag over their head. The victim will find they are able to breathe through it, but they can't see anything. This is for Issac's benefit, mostly. He figures he won't be as likely to kill people if he can't see their emotions.]

[The victim is carted off to the mirrorside's Chapel, where Issac has set up a holding pen for other unfortunate Reals he has captured. Here the victim will stay until their Mirror returns from the real side,
safely tucked away somewhere so that they won't cause trouble. Cry, scream, beg all you want. It won't help you escape.]
[However, he might have accidentally captured a fellow mirror or two, and he might let them go if he realizes his mistake. Perhaps some more crafty reals might be able to take advantage of this...]

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Comments

[boneandfossil]

"I'm sure you can," he says, even if his tones are entirely patronizing. "I'm also sure I know killing curses, but then I just don't go around casting them at anyone," he points out, rolling his eyes.

"I don't blame you for the latter," he admits, glancing down the hall and back. "But carried away is a step away from carried out on a stretcher. There's a muggle saying, you have to consider. "Only fools rush in where angels fear to tread," he notes, catching sight of the rosary.

Newton doesn't entirely care about helping others, but helping them cause havoc, that's another story.

[issacthewrathful]

Isaac doesn't comment. He knows he's being reckless, and he's feeling bad for himself now that someone's getting on his case about it.

"... I understand. Guess I should be more careful next time..."

[boneandfossil]

That makes Newton smile. "Now, that said, the trap? Well done. I wasn't prepared for it and it caught me off guard."

Which isn't all that hard. It's hard to see to your feet when you're carrying around all that ego.

"How many of the others have you caught?"

[issacthewrathful]

Ah, yes. He takes pride in his work.

"Thank you."

"Now what do you mean by 'others?' Other Mirrors?"

[boneandfossil]

"You're certainly welcome," he says, shaking his head. "No, not our own. Some are coming in over from the other side of the mirror. The real selves. Have you caught any of them?"

[issacthewrathful]

He smiles at that. "Ah, yes! I have. They're locked up in the chapel at the moment."

[boneandfossil]

Delight positively shines on Newton's face. "Oh well, isn't that a perfect place?" He nods in encouragement. "Well done then. Shame she said no pets. I suspect they count as such."

[issacthewrathful]

Isaac's not as enthusiastic about that response.

"No, they don't. Besides, if we kept them here forever, then their Mirrors would be trapped on the real side, and we'd end up with more people getting marked."

He's just gonna keep them until the Mirrors return. That is all.

[boneandfossil]

"And? Are they mirrors you care about?" Arching a brow, asking that with genuine curiosity. "This is the first time I've really ever spoken to others here. Been watching but careful," he admits, chuckling. "You're too kind if you don't see their potential as pets."

[issacthewrathful]

"It's not a matter of that." He hastily admits. He's also new here, but he has his own morals.

"It's a matter of 'what would the Queen think if we let more mirrors run loose on the wrong side of the glass.' What sort of chaos have those traitors caused so far, huh?"

[boneandfossil]

Newton chuckles at that. "So you're holding them prisoner until their own mirrors return. How will you know then? And I could ask why you aren't over there hunting them down, except..."

Except he's not hunting them down either, is he.

[issacthewrathful]

"... That it would make you a hypocrite?"

He has his own reasons for staying on this side of the glass.

"I expect the other Mirrors will react with confusion and outrage when they arrive. Some of them might even look different from their Reals. I should be able to figure out who's here."

[boneandfossil]

"Exactly. Though I have my reasons. One, I'm not a hunter." Which wasn't entirely true. Given Newt's nature, Newton might well be good at hunting people down. "Two, he has nothing of worth but animals and she said no pets."

it was as good an excuse as anything.

"I think I do. Much better looking. Have you spied on yours?"