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Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#3026: Apr 24th 2013 at 5:47:57 PM

"Yeah." Lita said. "It's right over there."

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore.
Wysp The Man in Black Since: Jan, 2001
The Man in Black
#3027: Apr 24th 2013 at 5:49:02 PM

Clark rolled his eyes. "Wonderful. Let's go, then."

"Your mission is not to nuke the squid god." —Faramir
Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#3028: Apr 25th 2013 at 1:44:19 AM

Lita went back to leading the way through the footpath, sliding her wand out of her holster in her sleeve slowly, as she walked, not facing Clark. She'd probably need an alohomora, or some dispell to be able to get in.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore.
FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#3029: Apr 25th 2013 at 3:12:24 AM

Otis ANGB

Alex understandably hit the deck as well when the shots rang out, and followed Warren in a crouch until Warren mentioned his plan. Then, a thought occurred. "Wait, what if they're just shooting because they think we might be hostiles? We told them to be on alert after all" Alex mentioned, then looked around, a plan coming to mind.

He made a hand motion to Warren to keep moving ahead, then suddenly stood and ran off perpendicular to the direction they had been moving. Once he was well clear of the squad, he stopped and yelled in the direction the rounds had come from, "don't shoot! Friendlies!" Then, just in case, he immediately followed this up with a sideways dodge roll into a crouch.

You are reading this.
GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#3030: Apr 25th 2013 at 10:45:40 AM

Otis ANGB Ruadhrí pushed up slowly, only slightly ahead of Warren. He'd never been in a swamp before, but it seemed to be the malformed lovechild of a forest and a bog.
Pushing the thoughts of that time he lost his pants in a bog during a school trip out of his mind, he kept his rifle aimed forward, ready to fire if Alex was fired upon.

edited 25th Apr '13 10:46:04 AM by GeekCodeRed

RenaTheArchmage Actually, it's Euphinatrix. from the Factory Since: Oct, 2009
Actually, it's Euphinatrix.
#3031: Apr 29th 2013 at 7:24:57 PM

Olivia followed along at a careful distance, wishing she had some nice, easy way of asking her partner just what in the name of Providence did he think he was doing? However, lacking that, she decided to see for herself, and hope for the best.

She was probably overthinking things, yes. But it felt nice to be needed, even if the person that needed you really needed you to blow a hole in their stomach for the good of the normal population of Earth. But still, it was being needed.

I am become Death, Destroyer of Miniputts.
SabresEdge Show an affirming flame from a defense-in-depth Since: Oct, 2010
Show an affirming flame
#3032: Apr 29th 2013 at 9:22:04 PM

Catalonia
Now the haze lay all around Clark and Lita, blurred and shimmering like the layer of air above a desert, as they advanced, and a confusing melange of scents brushed by: scorched sand and cinnamon, and for a whispered heartbeat the sharp scent of hot metal and the nauseating burnt-diesel smoke of the Romanian highway, before the scents disappeared as though snatched away by a breeze, though the air was deathly still. The morning was cool but the heat was suddenly heavy and oppressive, and in Lita's ears there seemed to be a low-pitched roar just below the threshold of hearing. Simultaneously Clark's radio crackled briefly but quietly with static like the half-heard fragments of speech, drowned to indistinctness by distance.

Olivia's radio crackled, too, whispering a burst of unrecognizable syllables. Though the odd shimmering air that Clark and Lita had walked into had no indication of wind, the dust of their footsteps rising straight into the air, a stiff crossbreeze had kicked up around her. Brown dust rose twisting into the air in a dozen places, dust devils scudding to and fro.

"Garza, stop," Lita heard, in her ear, Karla's voice again. "Stop. Get back to the valley edge. Now." Almost without realizing it she was a dozen paces in the haze, and the stone of the quarry floor a foot ahead of her was covered in a glassy-smooth reflective of a vast, still lake. Another glimpse revealed it to be a mirage.

Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.
Wysp The Man in Black Since: Jan, 2001
The Man in Black
#3033: Apr 29th 2013 at 9:37:50 PM

Clark laid a hand on Lita's shoulder and looked around. "Lita..."

"Your mission is not to nuke the squid god." —Faramir
Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#3034: Apr 30th 2013 at 10:26:11 PM

Lita grabbed Clark's hand off of her shoulder and broke into a sprint, back the way they'd come. After they were far back enough, she pressed her back against a tree and let herself breathe heavily. She was shiverig slightly. Something was wrong. Really wrong.

That smell... That feeling of...

She shut her eyes, and focused on her breathing. Gods. Small gods. Devils, maybe. She was out of her depth, and no natural talent would help her through. Gods.

What the hell was up with that place?

edited 1st May '13 7:54:13 AM by Faramir

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore.
Wysp The Man in Black Since: Jan, 2001
The Man in Black
#3035: Apr 30th 2013 at 10:32:31 PM

Clark was alert as Lita stopped, and he hoped that Browning hadn't followed them in. "Lita, what's going on?" He asked.

"Your mission is not to nuke the squid god." —Faramir
Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#3036: May 1st 2013 at 7:55:31 AM

"I—I don't know, I..." She blinked hard. "Something's wrong—in there something's really wrong..."

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore.
Wysp The Man in Black Since: Jan, 2001
The Man in Black
#3037: May 1st 2013 at 8:14:38 AM

"Whatever it is, someone really wanted to protect this library." He said. "Now I'm curious."

"Your mission is not to nuke the squid god." —Faramir
Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#3038: May 1st 2013 at 8:22:00 AM

"Curiosity killed the cat."

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore.
Wysp The Man in Black Since: Jan, 2001
The Man in Black
#3039: May 1st 2013 at 8:22:56 AM

"Ignorance killed the cat, sir. Curiosity was framed."

"Your mission is not to nuke the squid god." —Faramir
Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#3040: May 1st 2013 at 8:25:08 AM

Lita let out a chuckle, but didn't look up, still shivering slightly.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore.
RenaTheArchmage Actually, it's Euphinatrix. from the Factory Since: Oct, 2009
Actually, it's Euphinatrix.
#3041: May 1st 2013 at 5:30:44 PM

Olivia almost jumped three feet in the air when her radio suddenly entered Creepy Whispering Mode. She didn't sign up for this.

Well, okay. She did. But it still didn't make it any less terrifying. All she wanted to do was shoot someone and go home, not deal with this supernatural garbage. Broken bones and lots of blood. That was her area of expertise. Not ectoplasm and whatever the hell magical people bled.

I am become Death, Destroyer of Miniputts.
Wysp The Man in Black Since: Jan, 2001
The Man in Black
#3042: May 1st 2013 at 7:15:20 PM

"You sure you don't know what's going on?" Clark asked, looking around for Browning.

"Your mission is not to nuke the squid god." —Faramir
RenaTheArchmage Actually, it's Euphinatrix. from the Factory Since: Oct, 2009
Actually, it's Euphinatrix.
#3043: May 1st 2013 at 7:40:13 PM

Olivia had had enough. She was on edge, extremely uncomfortable, and eager to get the whole damn thing over with and go home. Clark had had his time, now it was time for her to do things her way.

Using the darkness, she did her best to creep behind Lita, wondering if wizards could sense their immediate surroundings. She certainly hoped not.

I am become Death, Destroyer of Miniputts.
Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#3044: May 1st 2013 at 11:14:49 PM

Lita frowned.

"It was like...Getting inside a big bear's cave. And the bear is huge and has superpowers and can eat you in one bite. And waking it is a really bad idea—It... I don't know, it just..." She looked down, scared.

"Can you please tell whoever it is with the gun to stop it? They're making me nervous."

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore.
Wysp The Man in Black Since: Jan, 2001
The Man in Black
#3045: May 1st 2013 at 11:36:30 PM

Clark took Lita's request in stride. He doubted she'd have noticed Browning on her own, so she probably had backup.

"Browning. Stop hunting my contact." He said.

"Your mission is not to nuke the squid god." —Faramir
RenaTheArchmage Actually, it's Euphinatrix. from the Factory Since: Oct, 2009
Actually, it's Euphinatrix.
#3046: May 2nd 2013 at 5:18:50 AM

Olivia stepped out into the open, a little to Lita's left, gun at the ready.

"Clark, what in the hell is going on here?" she demanded, leveling the shotgun, finger off the trigger.

I am become Death, Destroyer of Miniputts.
Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#3047: May 2nd 2013 at 8:21:09 AM

"Do I have to quote Shylock now?" Lita asked with a cringe, shying away from the gun.

"Also, massive jerk move not tellling me she's here after I started freaking out for having heard something." She added pointedly. "Price just went up to a chocolate lava cookie. With ice cream."

edited 2nd May '13 8:59:28 AM by Faramir

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore.
Wysp The Man in Black Since: Jan, 2001
The Man in Black
#3048: May 2nd 2013 at 10:45:10 AM

"If you tell me who's on the other end of the line." Clark told Lita. He gave Browning a death glare. "She's one of my contacts. Remind me what exactly you thought I did?"

edited 2nd May '13 10:45:27 AM by Wysp

"Your mission is not to nuke the squid god." —Faramir
Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#3049: May 2nd 2013 at 11:06:56 AM

"Lies about the gun to my back, lies about Drear, lies about diplomacy..." Lita muttered, annoyed. "So much for 'trustworthy'."

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore.
Wysp The Man in Black Since: Jan, 2001
The Man in Black
#3050: May 2nd 2013 at 11:09:34 AM

"There was a gun to my back. I suppose you didn't notice my moving between you and my comrade, here."

"Your mission is not to nuke the squid god." —Faramir

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