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InfiniteParagon The Warrior Monk of Coeurl from Texas Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
The Warrior Monk of Coeurl
#1026: Apr 24th 2012 at 10:59:06 AM

Alan knelt down where he stood, breathing a bit heavily. One by one, he rached into his pocket for a bullet, responding "Damn straight. Bastard pointed a gun at me for trying to ask a question or two." as he reloaded.

edited 24th Apr '12 11:00:00 AM by InfiniteParagon

"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank Hill
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#1027: Apr 24th 2012 at 11:09:32 AM

"Whatd'dya do to piss him off, pal?"*

, said the lumberjack as he wiped an axe against the ground, cleaning off the blood. Thinking, he added, "I mean, before you shot him."

edited 24th Apr '12 11:19:21 AM by nman

LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1028: Apr 24th 2012 at 11:20:29 AM

The two might have been vaguely aware of a blue thing descending some way away. Natalie touched down and shifted into her uniform.

Penny rushed over to meet her. "Natalie! It was awful! The soldier came down, my little puppy pupil was hiding and-"

"There there, Penny. We'll get into the details later. Is the culprit detained?"

"Yeah. Took a couple of deep cuts and a few bullets though."

"I see. Let's hope he's well enough for questioning. Anyway, the mini-evacuation went smoothly. As far as anyone'll know, this was just a terrorist oper-"

"Umm, Natalie?"

"Yes?"

"There was kind of a...complication..."

"What?" Natalie's attention was directed to Lars and Alan. "Oh, balls." She went over to them.

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
Clawthewolf from Sweden Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
#1029: Apr 24th 2012 at 12:25:12 PM

Hayashi decided to approach the rest of the gang "Who are you? What's going on here?"

LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1030: Apr 24th 2012 at 12:31:32 PM

"Oh, even better! Anoth-" Natalie stopped and looked closer at the girl. "...no, wait, my mistake. But that still leaves one everyday witness."

"I'm sorry, Natalie!" protested Penny, "I tried to get him to go the other way but-"

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
InfiniteParagon The Warrior Monk of Coeurl from Texas Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
The Warrior Monk of Coeurl
#1031: Apr 24th 2012 at 12:44:04 PM

Alan shook his head. "Nothing. I follow the camera bug thing to him, try to ask some questions, and the next thing I know...", he replied, gesturing to the soldier as if to imply the lumberjack knew the rest.

"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank Hill
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#1032: Apr 24th 2012 at 12:47:02 PM

Having been interrupted by the group of people now surrounding them, Lars spoke to Natalie without looking up, working on the second bloody axe. "Miss, I still don't know the odds-and-ends of this business, but seeing as our friend here," he nudged his head towards the soldier, "was working his way into town, I'd say one witness ain't bad."

edited 24th Apr '12 12:49:13 PM by nman

LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1033: Apr 24th 2012 at 12:49:32 PM

"Camera bug? Oh, this just keeps getting worse and worse..." Natalie gave an acknowledging nod to Lars, then knelt beside him and Alan. "Sir, I'm Officer Johnson. Have you seen anything unusual here today? Aside from the terrorist here, of course."

edited 24th Apr '12 12:49:50 PM by LizardOfAus

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
InfiniteParagon The Warrior Monk of Coeurl from Texas Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
The Warrior Monk of Coeurl
#1034: Apr 24th 2012 at 1:01:19 PM

Alan looked up at the woman, eyes narrowed. "Yeah, i'd say I probably have. This normal for you?"

"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank Hill
LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1035: Apr 24th 2012 at 1:16:00 PM

"Sir, I need to ask, what sort of unusual things did you- Oh fuck me." Natalie had just noticed Lars had a surplus amount of arms. She pinched her temples and shook her head.

Penny, looking nervous as a schoolgirl, sat cross-legged beside Alan. "Mister...can you keep a secret?"

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
Motree Dancing All Night from The Midnight Channel Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Dancing All Night
#1036: Apr 24th 2012 at 1:22:08 PM

And thus, the migrane-inducing dull days of waiting to get on the road again had begun.

While Xue indeed loved her job, this was the portion she detested with every ounce of her being. She'd never asked to work with a team. She'd never wanted to work with a team. Unfortunately, fate had a rather sick sense of humor and found it fitting that she ended up with this lot. Most of them she didn't mind, admittedly. Heck, most of them were downright pleasant when not exhibiting some of their less appealing quirks.

It was a rather typical afternoon for the team, at least typical of when they lacked any real work to do. The leader, Charles, a rather short and feminine-looking young man, was engrossed in a book in the shade of a tarp they'd set up as a makeshift awning, occasionally pulling himself away in order to converse with Mai'iq - whom, despite his enormous size and intimidating appearance was actually a very quiet, contemplative, and scholarly sort, always focusing on his research in his spare moments As she thought on the matter more, it occurred to Xue that the man rarely if ever took initiative in any conversation. At the moment, Ilya seemed to be very absorbed in maintaining his guns, which he was capable of wielding with astonishing accuracy despite his apparent blindness; meanwhile, Ai was perched upon the top of Woolsgroove's rather gaudily painted tour bus, watching the clouds and their movements for no particular reason other than she wanted to. How she managed to get up there in that kimono of hers was anyone's guess, but then again not much of anything Ai does makes much sense.

Xue's eye twitched in annoyance. Everyone else was having their peace and quiet, but she always ends up stuck with that idiot chattering away at her about something completely pointless that she honestly didn't care about. While Woolsgroove had annoyed her from the beginning with his general foolishness and. . . Odd fixation on the fashions of the 1970's in America, the fact that he had decided to make her his own personal target only made him that much more infuriating. Contrary to his harebrained beliefs, she was not playing hard-to-get. She simply despised him. There were some days she honestly wanted to light that obnoxious purple afro of his on fire.

While she ignored Woolsgroove's rambling - she'd honestly given up on even looking like she was paying attention to him - she remembered what she'd witnessed the other day. That crystal and the powers it bestowed upon those normal people. She'd only come across them by chance; complete coincidence, and observed from afar. Yet she knew the knowledge would stay with her.

Xue could just picture how powerful one experienced with their powers could be. A worthy opponent to test her skills against, indeed. She checked her watch; it was about time for practice. She stood up, briefly stretching her arms.

"Please be quiet," Xue said to Woolsgroove, who had still been talking her ear off, "Now, unless you can make yourself useful and aid me in training, stay away from me. I'm sick of listening to you."

"Aw, don't be that way, baby!" Woolsgroove replied, unfazed by her rudeness towards him, "A little bunny like you shouldn't be working herself all hours of the day! Ah, well, check you later! I'd rather leave the job of being your punching bag to one of these other cats." he added, before retreating back into the bus like a pup with its tail between its legs.

Coward.

“DAMMIT WHEN I HEAR 'SPACE CQC' ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BIG BOSS WITH A FISHBOWL ON HIS HEAD, STRANGLING AN ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE THE ISS."
InfiniteParagon The Warrior Monk of Coeurl from Texas Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
The Warrior Monk of Coeurl
#1037: Apr 24th 2012 at 1:41:02 PM

"Goddamnit, don't call me 'Mister'. Surely I don't look that fucking old."

Alan was silent for a moment save for some grumbling, before continuing."

"And if you're gonna tell me that this all involves the crystal in Cusco, then save your breath. I've known about that."

"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank Hill
LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1038: Apr 24th 2012 at 1:52:53 PM

"Really?" said Natalie in a sterner tone as she got up. "Well, what makes you so certain this is linked to a crystal?"

"Um, Natalie? He did a lot of the fighting here. He could be kinda helpful."

Natalie seemed to contemplate this. "We can't go around making just anyone secret keepers...What's your name, sir?"

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
InfiniteParagon The Warrior Monk of Coeurl from Texas Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
The Warrior Monk of Coeurl
#1039: Apr 24th 2012 at 3:32:11 PM

"The fact that your accomplice here can firstly grow six arms, and secondly turn into a giant red ox; not to mention that you and your friend here treated the sight like it's normal. I've seen what that crystal can do before, although I cannot quite remember exactly. Still, some freaky shit went down here and there only that crystal could have caused." Alan replied, holstering his gun.

"As for my name... well, introductions aren't an issue. The name's Alan Jackson."

"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank Hill
JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
Weredragon | he/him
#1040: Apr 24th 2012 at 5:28:25 PM

It seemed quiet, so Gary had a peek behind the tree. The sight of the man with extra arms stood out and it seemed like the soldier was down.

"It's okay to stop hiding now right?" called out the father.

Some people say I'm lazy. It's hard to disagree.
LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1041: Apr 24th 2012 at 10:48:19 PM

"Yep!" called Penny, "You can come out now!"

"Well, Mr Jackson, you certainly seem to be a believer in the crystal's properties," said Natalie. "Do you know anyone else who has made the connection?"

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
Weredragon | he/him
#1042: Apr 24th 2012 at 10:58:10 PM

Gary came out and put his son down on the ground. John ran up closer to the others and when nearby the soldier, stopped when he caught sight of the attacker's wounds. The deep wounds were not a good sight for the puppy, he felt nauseated.

Gary did not understand what Natalie meant. "Connection, what do you mean?"

Some people say I'm lazy. It's hard to disagree.
LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1043: Apr 24th 2012 at 11:07:07 PM

Penny explained to Gary and John, "He saw us fighting with our powers, and he connected the dots with the Heart of Desire real quick."

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
Weredragon | he/him
#1044: Apr 24th 2012 at 11:11:54 PM

John, getting slightly over the gore of the soldier said "You mean, he has been to the temple as well?"

Some people say I'm lazy. It's hard to disagree.
LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1045: Apr 24th 2012 at 11:27:18 PM

"I don't think so...he doesn't have any powers."

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
Weredragon | he/him
#1046: Apr 24th 2012 at 11:35:31 PM

"Than...he works for people with powers?" asked John.

Some people say I'm lazy. It's hard to disagree.
LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1047: Apr 24th 2012 at 11:39:45 PM

"If he doesn't before...then he's going to be."

And a Strange Figure Emerges.
JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
Weredragon | he/him
#1048: Apr 24th 2012 at 11:45:08 PM

John did not get what Penny meant. "Um...what?"

Some people say I'm lazy. It's hard to disagree.
InfiniteParagon The Warrior Monk of Coeurl from Texas Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
The Warrior Monk of Coeurl
#1049: Apr 25th 2012 at 4:00:35 AM

Alan raised an eyebrow. \"The puppy can talk... Is there no normal person here...\"

"Anyway. Yes, went to the temple, no, didn't touch the crystal. And I don't believe I ever agreed to help you out, either.", he continued.

"You lost, Dio. You lost for one simple reason - you were using charcoal." - Hank Hill
LizardOfAus (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1050: Apr 25th 2012 at 7:18:41 AM

"No, you didn't say that, indeed," said Natalie, giving a sideways glance that Penny ashamedly retracted from. "Still, on behalf of Lightlives everywhere, I'd like to ask for one favour: Your silence on this entire incident. Camera bugs, multi-armed men and all."

And a Strange Figure Emerges.

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