*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 19, 2016 18:07:20 GMT -5
(XD I was going to bring in a friend that hangs out at his place too. XD Great minds think alike. You can play the friend, though, since you seem to have one already thought up.)
"Yeah, it's a nice place for Cale," Ryder said. "My home also has a nice view, but it isn't as serene as this place. "I've been tempted to move out here, but I don't want to risk someone tracking me down and ruining the calm atmosphere." This was a stable that rented out spaces for the people of the city who owned horses. Since the city streets were crowded with cars, riding a horse wasn't a safe thing to do unless you had no other options. So, the man had placed Cale in the hands of the stable's owner, a middle-aged man who was hard to dislike. He took care of all the horses living here, and not once when he came to visit could he spot anything wrong being done. "We have to switch rides from here. It'll take a moment to get everything put away.
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Dallas didn't seem bothered by the fact that Natalie left the bar early. It wouldn't do any good to chase her down, so he didn't waste any time thinking about it. He would see her soon enough. For the night, he just focused on relaxing and chatting with his friends. He drank less than normal, but enough that he would still have some amount of a hangover in the morning. By now, he had gotten use to the feeling.
So, sure enough, he woke up to the sound of his alarm clock making his head ache. He turned it off, got up, and dressed for the day. He had somehow packed everything he needed the night before, but he couldn't really remember when he had done it. Shrugging, the man grabbed his bag and headed to Natalia's room. He knocked on the door, frowned when there was no answer, and had to bite back a grumble of annoyance to see she wasn't in her room.
Dallas arrived at the hotel thirty minutes after his so called partner did. He check with the concierge to make sure his "wife" had already been here, not really surprised to hear she had. He flashed the woman a relieved and charming grin as he thanked her before hurrying up to their room. Once there, he let the smile fade completely from his face.
"Good work following our cover story," he said when he found her in his room. He was a little more than ticked off with how she had started the mission. "We're supposed to be a couple on our honeymoon. What kind of wife just leaves her husband behind, especially a newly wed one who shouldn't want to spend a minute away from her love? You think no one was going to find that suspicious?"
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 19, 2016 18:32:39 GMT -5
(Ahah! I do have a character yes. Technically she's an ancestor of Natalia but bc we have no real idea what time period this is in it should work. Hopefully.)
She nodded in response, looking around. "Okay." She responded with a nod, "how much further along is it?" Lucy asked, tilting her head.
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Natalia turned and gave him a sneer. "What?" She asked, "Wait for you to recover fro your hangover and then come in pretending to be some kind of happy couple? The woman at the desk was non-the-wiser of us. I just told her -" She made her voice high and simpering like she was happy with this predicament. "-'Oh my new hubby wanted to sleep in so I decided to come to my room. I've heard the view is breath taking! And I wanted to surprise him with something special.'" Her gaze hardened and she dropped her act. "So, as far as they know we're doing everything under the moon for the next few hours." She turned her gaze back on her knives and pulled herself off the bed. Natalia moved over to her bag that was sitting on the desk.
She pulled out a file and stepped over to him. "This is the information about you as Gabriel Parker." She told him. "You don't necessarily have to follow it, but if you dont act like yourself you'll be doing everyone a favour."
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 19, 2016 19:33:01 GMT -5
(Lol, okay!)
"Five, ten minutes depending on the traffic," Ryder said. He stopped Cale as they pulled up to the barn. He turned to offer Lucy a hand to help her down from the cart. "Then we'll be out of sight and we can just relax."
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Ryder's expression didn't change as she stared at her. "You think I would let a hangover keep me from preforming my job?" he asked her. "And don't you think you should have run that plan by me first? Honestly, what if something happened, and I didn't know about it until it was too late?" He took the files and set them back down.
"I think you need to get over yourself, and get used to this situation," he continued. "I know you're not thrilled working with me, but if you keep acting as if you're calling the shots, then we're going to get caught real fast. I take my assignments seriously, so keeping me in the dark and not letting me have a say in any of these decisions, we aren't going to last long."
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 19, 2016 19:55:53 GMT -5
(Hope skipping is okay?)
Lucy smiled. "That sounds nice." She responded, squeezing his hand as she climbed down.
When they finally arrived at Ryder's home, Lucy seemed a little apprehensive, hiding behind Ryder a bit as the approached the house. She relaxed a little when she noted that the whole place was completely locked up, relaxing her fears - she had been afraid that the place would be completely ransacked. As they went inside, Lucy noticed a cloaked figure sleeping on the couch.
Anastasia had had a long night. She was glad to have made it back to Ryder's for an actual safe place to sleep.
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Natalia was about to make a sharp retort when she sighed. "You're right." She murmured, but she held he gaze, it was much less intense than it had been before. "I'm sorry. You're right. You're my partner in this and I should have thought before I did anything rash." She reached over to her bed and picked up one of her knives, absently playing with it as if it was a nervous habit.
"I'm used to working alone, and if with people with women. I don't feel comfortable working with men because of how I feel about relationships. That's why I've been so snappy. I'm angry that we've been forced to do this - " Ntalia looked back up at him. "I'm sorry. I'll make sure that I stop being so rude." She rubbed her face, grimacing. "Let's get this over with then?"
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 19, 2016 20:26:38 GMT -5
(Yep, it's fine.)
Ryder's house was anything but simple. It was huge! Being an assassin had it's perks, and the money was one of those perks. His house was three stories and the other side looked like a replica Victorian style home, with some more modern touches. Even his car was an expensive, up to year sports car. Probably not the most discrete car and house, but no one had ever found him yet.
He carried his armor and Lucy's bags into the house, not surprised by the sight of Anastasia on his couch. For a moment, he wasn't even going to acknowledge the sleeping girl. Then he remembered that his fiancee was with him, so she might not know she was on his side. "I forgot she had a key."
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Dallas sighed and seemed to relax at her apology. "Well why didn't you say so to begin with?" he asked. "I would have toned it down a bit. I've worked with plenty of people, so the best way to make this work is to simply be on the same page. Our so called relationship will be awkward, but just follow my lead. I promise, I won't go over board unless the situation calls for it. Be prepared to have me kiss your cheek every now and then."
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 19, 2016 20:44:01 GMT -5
respond soon lunch.
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 19, 2016 21:00:54 GMT -5
Lucy looked up at him, eyebrows slightly furrowed. She looked confused and slightly concerned but not worried. "What?" She asked, slowly turning her gaze back to Ana. "Who is she?"
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 19, 2016 21:08:16 GMT -5
(I went back to reply to the other plot that I somehow forgot.)
"A friend," Ryder answered. "Let me go take these bags to my room and I'll see why she's here." He headed up to the second floor where the master bed room was. He had a feeling Lucy would be sharing his room, or at least he hoped she would. Once the bags were in his room, he walked back to the living room.
Stepping over to the sleeping figure, he gently shook her shoulder. "Free loader, wake up," he muttered in a joking tone. Yeah, he was used to her camping out on the couch without a question, so he meant nothing by his comment.
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 19, 2016 21:38:34 GMT -5
Lucy glanced at him as he left, and was tempted to follow, but as he seemed to not be too concerned by this person's presence, she relaxed, if only slightly. She sat down on the small loveseat across from where Ana was sleeping. She looked up as Ryder returned and frowned a bit at his words, but relaxed when her mind registered his joking tone. She smiled a bit, even if it was more of a grimace.
Ana started at the hand on her shoulder and she whipped around, immediately alert. When she realised that it was Ryder in the room. She smiled a bit sheepishly before her eyes fell on Lucy, who started at the sudden intensity in her gaze.
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Natalia made a face, but she didn't protest. After a few more awkward moments of her examining her knife she looked back up. "How's your hangover?"
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 19, 2016 22:42:32 GMT -5
Ana turned her head to look at Ryder, looking away from Lucy who looked slightly relieved at not being stared down. There was question in Ana's eyes but she didn't voice it. "Yeah," She responded, "too good to pass up, but it ended up being a bust. I was out all night. I couldn't go home." She cast a look over to Lucy, "seeing as you may want to be alone."
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(How is he going to take the poison?)
Natalia nodded, still feeling embarrassed by her little outburst from before. "Do want some aspirin or something? she asked.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 19, 2016 23:07:57 GMT -5
"Well, so long as you're safe, that's good," Ryder said moving over to sit down in the loveseat by Lucy. He leaned back against the cushions with a groan. "I can't say the same. I barely escaped with my life on my job. Stupid target knew I as coming. I wouldn't be surprised if he had hired me to kill himself just so he could spring that trap. Luckily for me, I found pity from the best doctor in town."
He cast a quick, tired grin to Lucy. Now that he was back home and all the adrenaline had left his system, he felt the full weight of his injuries and exhaustion. He didn't ask Lucy to tend to his wounds, not yet at least. He would wait until after the conversation was finished.
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(I was thinking either by food or drink. That would be the easiest way.)
Dallas grinned and shook his head. "Nah, I'm good. I didn't drink as much last night, so this is nothing. I'll be fine. What we should do is talk about what comes next. Eventually we'll have to leave the room to do some surveillance."
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 19, 2016 23:26:47 GMT -5
Lucy looked down, her cheeks heating up. "I still need to fix you up." She responded, casting a small glance at Ana who was looking between the two with wide eyes.
"Ah, good on you, Ryder." She said with a bright genuine smile. She had only heard whispers about his fiance, and even smaller ones about her being a doctor. "I'll be off then. You guys be safe then." She winked at Ryder and stepped out to leave.
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(It would need to come directly from Elite thou - it would be what prompts Nat to go back.)
Natalia nodded in response, "The cameras that I have have thermal image capacity as well."
(Sorry for bad posts)
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 20, 2016 8:55:08 GMT -5
"You can still nap," Ryder called after her. "I just wanted you to meet Lucy, and to see if everything was okay." He forced himself to get up, which was easier said than done. "You're welcome to stay here. We're not going to be doing anything but resting, and you're never a loud and rowdy guest. I'm sure Lucy won't mind." As he said this, he cast his fiancee a glance. It was his house, yes, so he could let anyone stay with him as he pleased. Yet at the same time, he wanted her to feel safe in his home.
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(It's fine. My aren't the best at the moment either.)
(Hmm, maybe one of the Elite could claim to bring a message to them, hands a letter that's covered in poison but Dallas doesn't realize that until it's in his lungs. Or maybe he's just attacked and injected with the poison? I'm not sure. XD)
"That'll come in handy, but we won't be able to rely on that only," Dallas said. "We should either go down to join the other guest in the dinning room, or go down there for breakfast. As much as I would like to go down at dinner, it might be more realistic to wait until morning. Do you know if there's a way we can tap into the security cameras?"
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 20, 2016 19:06:29 GMT -5
Lucy watched as Anastasia started to leave and she herself was going to protest about it but before she could, Ryder spoke. She nodded along with him and Ana stopped and turned to face them both.
"I don't mind," Lucy said sincerely. "Any friend of Ryder's is one of mine." She gave a small sheepish smile.
Ana looked conflicted, but shrugged, "Nah, you guys need your time together." She looked longingly at the couch that she had been sleeping on and tilted her head, giving the two of them an appraising look. She pointed to Ryder. "Let you finance patch you up. Don't worry about me. I'll find somewhere else to sleep in your many ... many rooms." She gave a smile and moved over to the stairs.
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(I was thinking that it was more of an accident than anything, mostly because the people who plan to wipe out Elite don't know about members on missions - I'm thinking that the files they try to download are about them - being Nat and Dallas.)
"I have a laptop that we can use to hack. It's an older cheaper modle so if need be we can throw it out the window." Natalia showed him the old beaten Apple laptop that looked like it had seen better years.
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 20, 2016 21:26:28 GMT -5
Ana tapped the wall in response, disappearing completely. Lucy turned to look at him, confusion all over her face. She looked like she wanted to ask, but decided against it. Rather than speak, she stood and squeezed his hand.
"Okay." She responded, "lead the way."
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(sorry for not being clear on this ._. I was meaning that while in the room, while they're alone, Dallas drinks the water bottle he took from HQ and that is what poisons him - and Nat takes care of him (counteracting the poison etc) and while he's still out of it afterwards (pain or lingering symptoms whatever) Nat goes back to HQ, finds everyone dead, sees files being downloaded, is attacked - fights off her attacker - and returns before/after Dallas wakes up and tells him what's happened.
This would only go over a few posts, and then they would have to return to HQ together to find out what happened.)
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 21, 2016 0:24:10 GMT -5
Lucy didn't speak while she worked, she often didn't. As she wiped away the blood from the wounds her eyes flicked up to him. "I know that I can trust you," she murmured softly, "but I can't help but think the worst." Her voice was quiet as she moved to collect her painkillers - ready for the stitches. She looked down, placing the needle on the table beside her. "And I have to ask ... you and that woman ... you're not together are you?"
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Perhaps tomorrow? He pull a water bottle out of his bag and comments how he forgot about it as he takes a mouthful?)
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 21, 2016 7:49:40 GMT -5
Ryder stayed as still as possible as Lucy worked, bracing himself for the stitches. He had no idea if she had any medicine to numb the wounds, and if not, then he would just have to take it like a man and not argue. Yet he couldn't help but relax a bit in relief when she took the pain killers from her bag. "Don't worry, this place is safe," he assured her. "I've taken every precaution I could think of to ensure that no one gets suspicious of me here. As for Anastasia and I, no, we are not. She's a good friend of mine. We've worked on missions together, and she's even impersonated me on a job or two when I had needed a sick day. She's one of the best in the field. I let her stay here whenever she needs to rest or hide out for a while, but I assure you, we're not together."
He smiled and wrapped his arms around Lucy's waist, pulling her close for a brief moment. "How could I betray you any more than I already have?" he murmured. "I'd rather die than have to tell you I was seeing someone else. You're the one I wanted to marry, and still are if you feel the same."
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(That's what I was thinking after I had replied. XD It sounds good. Would you like to continue with surveillance, or do you want to skip to the next day?)
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 21, 2016 17:29:27 GMT -5
Lucy nodded in response, staring at him. She watched him for a few moments and then just broke as she started to sob. "I'm sorry." She whispered, "I should never have doubted you and I feel terrible for doing it," tears ran down her cheeks and she just allowed herself to cry while in his embrace. The last time that she had cried this hard was when the police told her that Ryder was dead. After a few moments her great heavy sobs turned into quieter sniffles and she pulled away to continue stitching him up. It didn't take much longer, and after half about she was finished. She moved closer to him again and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I missed this." She whispered, "so much."
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(Hmmm maybe skip? I didn't think that the 'mission' would hold hold much impact on the plot anyway.)
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 21, 2016 19:31:49 GMT -5
Ryder held her close to him as she cried. "No, baby, you have every right to doubt me," he murmured, running a hand gently over her hair. "Shhh, it's okay. It's okay." He crooned to her quietly until her sobbing died away. Placing a kiss on her head before she pulled away, he let her finish patching him up, though he kept his arms around her waist.
"I've missed this to," he agreed, pulling her to him. The man leaned his head down to kiss her gently, holding himself back for several reasons. "You don't know how many sleepless nights I've had without you," he muttered against her lips.
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(Okay! Last question, I swear. XD Who should start?)
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 21, 2016 19:48:14 GMT -5
"I am absolutely fabulous."
OOC CHATTER - If we ever get to 20 pages we should do some kind of celebration. - ROLEPLAY - Lucy kissed him back soundly, but when he broke the kiss to speak she sighed quietly, placing a hand on his chest. "As glad as I am to have you back," she said softly, avoiding his gaze. "I don't think that I'm ready to go as far as that with you." She looked up at him through her lashes, a blush forming on her face, "but I want to sleep next to you again. I haven't slept as well as I did in the carriage since you left."
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"Knock 'em dead, darling."
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 21, 2016 20:05:51 GMT -5
(XD I agree!)
Ryder chuckled and nodded. "Of course, I wasn't going to do anything. That would be asking for too much. Especially after you just have forgiven me," he said. "No, I intend to take it slow until i'm fully healed and you're tell me you're ready or until we're married. Either way, it will be completely up to you."
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(Okay!)
Dallas stood up from the desk where he had sat for two hours watching the security footage. So far, he had found nothing suspicious on the film, but he knew they needed to keep an eye on it just in case.
"You're turn to stare endlessly into the screen, Tali," he said as he stretched. "See if you have any better luck than I did."
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 21, 2016 20:14:32 GMT -5
"I am absolutely fabulous."
OOC CHATTER - d'you think we should skip forward a bit? Maybe have some people coming to the house looking for Ana? - ROLEPLAY - Natalia rolled her eyes. She didn't bother to correct him on her name - she had already tried several times before to no avail. She moved and slid into the chair that he had been sitting on, sipping out from the large cup of fresh juice that she had gotten when they had gone out ealier. She placed it next to the computer and turned her eyes to it. "What're you going to do?" She asked, without looking at him. -
"Knock 'em dead, darling."
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 21, 2016 22:00:09 GMT -5
Lucy was startled awake in the morning by a very loud knocking on the door. For a moment, she didn't know where she was and was about to panic when she remembered. She was curled up against Ryder's side, face pressed into his chest. She sat up, looking over at the bedroom door. "Who is that?" She asked quietly, fearfully, jumping again when the knock echoed again.
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"If they have a curry place that'll be good." She replied absently. "Or anything with a bun. I don't really mind." Natalia gave a quick sideways glanced before looking back to the cameras. She sighed, rubbed her face and stood quickly as she retrieved her bag where she pulled out a pair of glasses. She returned to her seat just as quickly, now wearing a pair of glasses. She didn't look back at him.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 22, 2016 8:34:11 GMT -5
Ryder had been sleeping soundly. With Lucy beside him, he was no longer plagued by his lingering guilt and worry, which allowed him to rest better than he had in years. So imagine his annoyance when the knocking pulled him from his slumber.
Assassin instincts kicking in, he listened for a moment to see if her could hear anything familiar in the sound. There was only a few people who ever stopped by or entered his house, and each person tended to knock a different way. Unless it was Ana in who just invited herself in whenever she wanted. Pushing himself up, he grabbed a shirt (he hadn't bothered to put one on after Lucy had stitched his wounds) and walked over to the door.
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Dallas, however, caught sight of her glasses. A teasing reply tugged at him, wanting to be said, yet he kept the words to himself. He had told her he would tone his personality down for her while they worked together. It would do no good teasing her about the glasses, even if it was in a friendly manner. "Oh, yeah, free water," he muttered. He'd been searching his bag for his wallet and a weapon, only to stumble upon a bottle of water he had, for whatever reason, packed as well. It was probably to help with his hangover yesterday, but he had forgotten to drink it.
"Anything with a bun, got it," he said, taking the bottle with him as he headed towards the door. "If anyone asks, I've got out for a jog and to pick up food from our favorite restaurant."
(I am assuming the poison will take time to work, so by the time he gets back, he won't be looking too good. Is that alright?)
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Post by CrackedSkel on Oct 22, 2016 18:28:16 GMT -5
(before I reply, I just want to confirm something - I meant the knocking to be on the front door but by your post I'm assuming you thought that it was the bedroom door? My reply will change depending on how you respond to this lol sorry)
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Natalia just hummed in response, eyes fixed on the screen. "Don't stay out too long." She told him, tapping a couple of keys to change the feed.
(Yep. However you want to poison to affect him is up to you.)
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