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Post by Rosestar on Aug 3, 2016 23:44:49 GMT -5
"Might as well." Dalton remained standing until James sat in another seat by Naomi, so Dalton could have more room on the couch. What a nerd. "So we all know why we're here- Calhoun's offer." he started, sitting down. "Personally I found it's suddenness suspicious, especially considering what he's been having us do lately- Aika's test, James and I on a sudden mission yesterday. Naomi, shall I brief you on what happened, or has someone else informed you already at work?"
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Post by featherleg on Aug 3, 2016 23:50:54 GMT -5
"James's briefed me on it the other night so I'm all caught up." She said as she pulled her journal out of her bag. "Have we found any other information about his recent activities? I would ask the other Trackers but they're all on missions at the moment."
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 4, 2016 15:14:30 GMT -5
(I know I should have been able to find it, but I just can't seen to locate which page it's on, muchless the post. Which page was it on?)
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 4, 2016 15:21:01 GMT -5
(Hmmm you could have her be in Phoenix's office if you'd like. I think both Lily and Nariko would be able wander around headquarters since they both have relatives there.) "I guess it all depends on how you approach life really. My mom says that to me a lot. 'Always consider which option is best, and which outcome will better not only your future, but others around you.' She really likes to bring that up whenever I visit her at work. Sometimes I think she just says that to remind me not to get in trouble, but who knows." Her mom could be a bit mysterious at times. Whenever they had dinner she would bring up something and then go back to something else, as if she knew whatever topic she was going to bring up wasn't appropriate for her to hear. Elizabeth lightly shrugged at his question. "People visit different parts of this park daily. There's no way you could possibly see very single person here within a visit. Some people prefer to stay over on the West side, while others only stay at one bench. The only way the person from the West side of the Garden to meet the person at the bench would be to walk towards it and get out of their comfort zone. If they never do that, they'll never meet that person." She glanced over towards him. "Does that make sense?" "It's not that bad honestly. I just need to be prepared for it when it happens." Elizabeth said with a nod. "Is there anything else you'd like to discuss? I'd like to get started on the preparations as soon as possible." "You were out for about three hours, given or take. And I discovered it wasn't poisoned, it was just filled with an agent that causes you to fall unconscious for an extended amount of time. It can, however, induced headaches or disruption in hearing. An interesting agent really." Selena said calmly as she closed the file of notes she had been working on. Somehow, one way or another, the coldness of the shower calmed her nerves down. In turn, her powers seemed to shrink back and disappear. Once she had finished her shower, Aika changed into the outfit she had set out earlier--a long sleeved shirt in black with a pair of white denim pants and heeled, reddish brown boots. Now what to do with my hair.... A braid would probably nice, especially with the fact that it was still raining. She swept her hair to her right shoulder an began to braid it from the left side behind her ear and back towards her right shoulder. While doing so she checked the time. 2:45, that gives me enough time to finish getting ready before Dalton gets here.Dr. Mori lifted her head as she heard her name being called out. "Oh James! What brings you here?" She asked as she set down the book she was reading, making sure to mark the page she was on. (Never mind, I found it.) "Yah," growned Eveline, whose head felt like it was splitting open. "I think I got the headache bit." But there wasn't anything in her list of side affects about why I remebered him, now was there? Why were those memories starting to come back, now of all days. In the days when Eveline new he had returned to this town. Was it a coincidence? That seemed a like the easy answer, but Eveline knew it wasn't the right one. She had a feeling she'd be running into Tom again. And soon. |
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Ravenclaw // Aries // Lawful Neutral // Narnian // Willow-The Mediator // INFP // Phlegmatic
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Post by Aegis☆. on Aug 4, 2016 20:22:26 GMT -5
[[Hey guys! Sorry for my poof yesterday DX Had some cleaning up to do at the house and then just went straight to bed at night XD]]
"Oh sure of course." Evangeline took the books he handed it over and headed over to the front desk, in the meantime of which, the door to her bookstore opened a second time. Her eyes widened a bit upon seeing whom it was.
"Hey Evangeline, long time no see!" It was Yan. She was carrying a side-slung computer bag and her usual headphones around her neck. So she was the one that was looking for the other visitor, no wonder he looked familiar. Evangeline dropped the books on the counter and immediately went for a hug.
"Yan! Gosh yes it has been a long time, how have you been?" After a few seconds of holding onto each other, Evangeline let go and looked at her friend, then back to the other visitor, then back again.
"Oh you know, just picking up my teammate here, who had gotten lost." Yan replied, letting down her bag and putting it on the sofa in the front room. "The usual." She added, as if it was also a joke.
"I'm not sure if you guys know each other though." After reaching a spot near Rowlin, Yan stopped. "Evangeline this is our team's detective Rowlin, and Rowlin this is my friend Evangeline, she and her brother are from the sector."
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Post by Auransky on Aug 4, 2016 20:33:07 GMT -5
Aegis☆. Rowlin walked slowly behind the bookstore owner; he had to be sure that he had his own grip on the books he was holding. He followed behind her pretty satistfied on the big catch of the day. His attention stopped short at the sound of the door, he spotted Yan walking in; he smiled then opened his mouth to say something, only to back away slightly at the sight of the two girls reunion. He blinked now completely confused, then again maybe this was planned? N-No coincidence.... His attention turned to the two when they mentioned him. M-Mainly getting lost. This city is big.... sorry for not being google..... He kept his expression calm trying not to show the shyness of his slight embarrassment. "W-Well it really is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Evangeline." The young man smiled brightly. "H-Honestly if it weren't for Yan I'd never find my way home. This is nothing like back home." He added, his Irish accent slipping into his words again. Rowlin had a good grasp of American English, but from time to time when acting casual it was common for his accent to slip out on certain verbs of phrases.
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 5, 2016 16:49:04 GMT -5
"James's briefed me on it the other night so I'm all caught up." She said as she pulled her journal out of her bag. "Have we found any other information about his recent activities? I would ask the other Trackers but they're all on missions at the moment." "Actually, I was discussing the mission with Dr. Mori today. She said Calhoun has been acting like he's hunting for something lately, probably something with blood magic, considering the last mission he sent not only us but his own teams on. She warned me to be wary of his missions from now on- speaking of which, she has once to offer us, but that's not the point right now. Just figured I'd mention it." he finished off a little bashfully. |
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 5, 2016 17:26:48 GMT -5
(Anyone want to RP with me? Tom's free.  ) |
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 5, 2016 19:17:26 GMT -5
(I got Lily free, though I'm not sure what the two of them would do XD)
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 5, 2016 19:44:59 GMT -5
(Any chance Lily wants to wonder around a used car lot? XD )
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 5, 2016 20:41:06 GMT -5
(Haha, she could also go searching around for her latest project XD)
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Post by Feather on Aug 7, 2016 12:17:17 GMT -5
I came here because I was tagged wrongly xD halp so many people being tagged as feather and my notifications are blowing up.
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 7, 2016 16:13:57 GMT -5
(Haha, she could also go searching around for her latest project XD) (That could work.  Want to do that?) |
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Post by featherleg on Aug 7, 2016 17:53:46 GMT -5
Silence filled the room until Naomi spoke up. "You think he's hunting someone down?"
"Huh? What do you mean? There's barely anyone to hunt down who's a Gen. One." Aika said as her brows furrowed.
"Maybe not that we know of, but Calhoun might be looking for someone we have yet to encounter, or even a group of vampires we haven't been given reports on. Both are possibilities you know." Aika shook her head in response.
"It's highly unlikely. Most Gen. One vampires are either hiding somewhere less populated or are gone by now. What makes you think one would be around here?"
"From James's report, it seems like there is one."
"Could just be a Battle Mage or Sorcerer. They can wield weapons other than tomes you know and teleport if trained properly, and while blood magic is looked down upon in their society, they can still practice and use it in combat just like any other magic or arcane source."
"Then why hide their face? Clearly this person, vampire or magic born, can't let their identity slip. It just makes it even more strange."
"So you agree it could be a magic born or a vampire?"
"Whatever it is or was, it wasn't human. We can agree on that much."
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 7, 2016 21:44:52 GMT -5
Dalton watched the argument go back and forth for a while as he nibbled on another slice of fruit. "The point is," he finally began when they stopped, "it's powerful, and probably dangerous." He glanced at James at that, who looked a little embarrassed as he nodded. It wasn't every day they came into contact they couldn't defeat, much less couldn't even begin to fight. "And if Calhoun is after that, that means we're after it too."
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 7, 2016 21:45:21 GMT -5
(Haha, she could also go searching around for her latest project XD) (That could work. Want to do that?) (Works for me! I've been looking forward to using Lily!) |
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Post by featherleg on Aug 7, 2016 21:53:58 GMT -5
"He's also after artifacts, mind you. He could be wanting to use whomever this individual is to his own advantage." Aika advised towards them.
"Then we'll find them first. You have the file right? We'll just use that to hunt them down."
"It's not that easy Naomi. Tracking artifacts isn't liking tracking vampires. People will try to hide them for their own personal gains and will probably attack us if we try to take them."
"That's if they're guarded. It's not guaranteed that they will be. Besides, if the four of us go after a single one our chances of securing the artifact will increase."
Aika rolled her eyes as she leaned forward. "And not all of them can be removed from where they are. One of them is a wall for crying out loud, how do you suppose we move that?"
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 7, 2016 22:01:18 GMT -5
"Naomi, I don't think we can afford to chase down artifacts right now. It would also look pretty suspicious if we just happened to find one." James said, not quite gently, more delicately. He glanced at Dalton, thinking how they had bigger things to worry about. But again, if it was all connected, wouldn't that only help the matters? He frowned to himself, trying to figure out the best course of action, but it was hard when he didn't had all the information.
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Post by featherleg on Aug 7, 2016 22:07:18 GMT -5
"It would look suspicious if we didn't. Calhoun wanted you both to uncover or find artifacts, correct? It would only make sense to seemed interested in his agenda." Aika muttered under her breath as she took a sip from her tea. "Well, what do you think Dalton? You're the team captain here."
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Post by Misty on Aug 7, 2016 22:11:05 GMT -5
(...so I've made it halfway through my twelve consecutive days of work.)
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 7, 2016 22:20:10 GMT -5
(Awww, how'd it go Misty?)
Dalton took a few seconds to gather his thoughts before answering. He finally sighed, and took off his glasses and began to polish them as he spoke. "The way I see it, no matter how we spin this, Calhoun wants something, whether it's a vampire, magic user, artifact, or something that we don't even know about yet. And like it or not, Calhoun is a powerful force in the agency- sure, he's not Steele, but he certainly has a name for himself. No matter what he does, it affects us in some way. If we want to prepare for that, or find out what he's planning, we should be on his side, if we think we can handle it." He placed his glasses back on, adjusting them precisely. "There are still other factors to be discussed though. Like how he wants Aika to go through more training, or if we, as both a unit and individually, can handle something like James and I faced yesterday. This isn't as simple a matter as I would like it to be."
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Post by Misty on Aug 7, 2016 22:25:16 GMT -5
(It's been okay so far. My feet are still sore and I've been so tired after work so I haven't had much time to myself.)
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Post by featherleg on Aug 7, 2016 22:48:14 GMT -5
"Whatever training he has planned I'm sure I can handle it." Aika said as she put her tea down.
"Oh really now? What makes you think you're fit for it?"
"It's just training, it's not a test or recon mission. I can handle it as long as I pace myself."
"If you say so." Naomi muttered under her breath as she leaned back into her chair.
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 7, 2016 23:00:58 GMT -5
"James?" Dalton turned to his friend. "You'd know what we'd be up against."
He bit his lip. "I'm not the one the team needs to worry about," he finally said carefully, but it was pretty clear what he meant by it. Once again, James couldn't tell a lie.
Dalton raised his eyebrows, but other than that, didn't respond. Thankfully, his cheeks were already pink from the fever, so he wouldn't be caught blushing.
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Post by featherleg on Aug 7, 2016 23:04:53 GMT -5
"From the looks of it, we have no choice but to join." Aika said in a careful tone, which surprised Naomi.
"Didn't expect you of all people to say that."
"It's true though. If we don't, we'll be left out of the loop. We'll never get a chance like this again."
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 7, 2016 23:22:30 GMT -5
"Then is that settled?" Dalton asked, looking from James to Naomi. Of course, if the rest of his team voted for it, Dalton couldn't say no- of course this was the best option. But at the same time, he knew how badly he had been affected by whatever it was that was guarding the palace. Or maybe that had nothing to do with it, and all with those crazy visions- the point was, he wanted his team safe. And if they had to do that by going on the inside, by putting himself in danger, Dalton couldn't pass that chance up.
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Post by featherleg on Aug 7, 2016 23:31:32 GMT -5
"It's settled." Naomi responded with a nod. "You'll have to inform Calhoun tomorrow about this. He...still hasn't returned to headquarters, from my understanding. I have a few Trackers keeping an eye on him, just in case."
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 8, 2016 14:42:29 GMT -5
(That could work. Want to do that?) (Works for me! I've been looking forward to using Lily!) Tom was rather angry that his boss wanted him to wash a car verse sell it. After all, that was his job! To sell the item, not clean it. But what could you say? He needed this job, no matter how boring it was and how much he was underpaid and over worked. He didn't need if for money though. Far from it. This was cover. The VDA was very active these days. A lot more then when he had first visited here. And if they or the vampires got ahold of him... Well, lets just say that Tom was content with boring if he could avoid the other option. However this did mean that he never got to see Eveline. He was unsure if his round about way of telling her he was in town had gotten delivered. Dunking the wet towel into the water again he ran the towel over the hood of the car. Well, that was just the way things were, he guessed. Hopefully no one had intercepted the message. |
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Post by Rosestar on Aug 8, 2016 21:43:45 GMT -5
"That's a good call, Naomi." Dalton said, nodding to himself. Personally, he thought Calhoun was out at the other site he had found, but it was hard to say with everything going on. "Now James, you mentioned a mission from the good doctor?"
James shrugged. "Like I said, I don't have all the information yet. She wants to wait until we're all back in full health before briefing us."
It was a rather nice day out, one that didn't exactly scream "used car lot" to most people. But Lily needed the parts, even if she'd rather be hanging out with Natasha, but that was the mindset of most people in the city right now- go out and have fun, not do productive things. That meant Lily would pretty much have the lot for herself, and would probably be able to haggle more, since she wouldn't have to worry about others swooping in and doubling, tripling her offer. Sure, Lily had a job, but she was still a student after all, so she didn't have any crazy amounts of cash. She just needed something nice and rundown that she could either spruce up or take apart for other project.
She walked into the lot with her usual brisk, confident stroll. She had tied her hair back and made sure to wear her nicer clothes, to look older than she was. No good car salesman wouldn't take the opportunity to hustle an inexperienced buyer. Lily had been there, and was hoping to avoid another incident like that.
(Sorry it's short, I'm on moblie. I'll be back tomorrow after work!)
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Aug 9, 2016 14:52:30 GMT -5
(Don't worry, it's no shorter then mine.)
Tom looked up from his scrubbing and saw the approaching Lily. Whipping his wet hands on the extra towel hanging from his belt he set down the wet towel. He didn't know this girl, so she probably wasn't a vampire, but she could possibly be a VDA agent. "Hello?" he asked hesitantly. "May I help you?"
His hands still dripped water and he was sopping wet, but at least most of the cars were clean. Maybe she was here to buy one.
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Want to do that?)
