Across Universes

Grant: *sighs and gives Lt. Bates another note* He can hear us talking. But he can't see us.

'Nix found his ...queries a bit suspcious. "Why do you think some renegade did it?"

Beat: Do you think I'm a fool Ajay? I rely on voices to tell people apart. As well as sounds. That was you there. And you've proven that you've got amazing ears if I could hear it so could you.

Ajay: ...very clever indeed. No wonder you managed to keep away from her for three years. Alright, so I'm that mysterious renegade. Are you upset that I've been diverting attention away from you?

"I think we're more upset that you caused unneccesarry destruction, especially since we're trying to keep a low profile here. We don't need that crap happening."

Beat: True... You're little fireworks display did draw her attention away from Rai and I. But iti also endangered everyone in that operahouse.

Bates: Grant quit it. He's gone.

Grant: Is my handwriting bad or something? We don't know enough about this guy to take chances, Liutenant.

Lee: ...Giving him a little too much credit there?

Johnson: Bah, he's just a man who tried to help us, that's all.

Raidou:-Is listening, and silently trying to understand this-

Ajay: I'll have you know they were never in any real danger. That navy outpost I blew up was empty. Threatening enough to demand attention, but not really costing lives.

"It's still arson." 'Nix was a bit fed up with this guy. Seriously, a crime's a crime, after all.

Beat: Life comes down to a lot of unpredictabilities. What if some bystander happened to wander there at that time.

Bates: Grant... I don't completely trust him true. But being unnessecarily distrustful of him would ruin any chance I have at this...

Grant: That's not what I meant. If we plan to discuss things, it should be done in secret, since it's obvious that he has a very good sense of hearing.

Bates: Point. Where do you suggest?

Xavier is late getting back to the hotel, having gotten sidetracked by a hustler on the street. Unfortunately for him, he had no cash on him.

Xavier: Yo. Back, 'Nix.

Grant: Possibly inside a building, maybe somewhere that is soundproof, except us? That's why I was kind of suggesting notes, really.

"Welcome back, Xavier. We were just questioning AJ here."

edited 12th Dec '10 7:43:12 PM by Hydronix

Beat: Welcome Xavier. Good news. I found someone I trust less than you.

She glared at him.

Bates: Then we should head to somewhere with a decent amount of parchment. The bookstore maybe?

Xavier: Shit, seriously?

He's far happier about this than he should be.

Ajay: That was accounted for as well. In fact, I managed to help someone through a different route before the deed was done just in case.

And for a bunch of pirates, you do seem awefully law-abiding...Is this the wrong group to follow? Perhaps I should drop them and choose another crew to tag along with. Tsk, and after all this work put into this so far...

Beat: I don't like the idea of innocent people getting hurt that's all.

"I think you judge too much on rumors and not on facts. Ever heard the phrase; Honor Amongst Thieves?"

Grant: A grand idea.

Lee: Let's get moving, then.

Johnson: Well, gotta have muscle too, right?

edited 12th Dec '10 7:48:14 PM by Hydronix

Bates: OK. There's one right around the corner.

Grant: That makes it easier.

The other two follow.

Xavier: [She doesn't like innocent people getting hurt? Pfft, they almost killed me over a handshake!]

edited 12th Dec '10 7:52:24 PM by AXavierB

Beat: OK, I admite that I've brought it on myself a bit... Tend to pretend to be more ruthless than I actually am.

Italicize thoughts please.

edited 12th Dec '10 7:51:41 PM by RhymeBeat

That was internal monologue. =P

Raidou:-Silently ponders to himself how surreal it is being a pirate-

edited 12th Dec '10 7:50:17 PM by Raidouthe21st