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Post by rumor on May 21, 2010 18:12:35 GMT -6
Max would look back at Maya, a look of true concern on his face.
"You cannot be serious. If she's still there, there's a good chance she'll try to mess with your head again!"
Then it hit him. That other fairy...
"....Air Raid was it? After having one of your medics patch me up, any chance of a ride back to London?"
He would go. Ultimately he would fare better if he met that witch again.
"I have things that require my attention."
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Post by Sokuren on May 22, 2010 2:32:12 GMT -6
Sokuren stayed close to Maya as they walked outside, wherever this place was, he didn't like the effect it had on him, and he felt safest close to the only one of the people here he really trusted. Looking over his shoulder back at the entrance to the lab, he shudders slightly and quietly says to Maya.
"Is it just me, or does this place seem... weird to you?"
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Post by kehaul on May 22, 2010 22:57:28 GMT -6
"No." Maya responded evenly, in a hushed voice herself, carrying a side conversation with Sokuren. "I woke up in a place a lot like this, after being asleep for a really long time. Whoever calls this place home is no different than you or I. They're just much, much older." She stated with an absolutely straight face.
"I'm more worried about figuring out where we are than what we are right now. Why do you ask, do you think we're in any danger here? I've had enough of that already to last a lifetime."
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Post by Sokuren on May 22, 2010 23:57:09 GMT -6
"It doesn't feel dangerous, just.. It's unsettling, but this place seems familiar to me, and I know I've never been here before. It makes me feel.... safe? I guess, but after what happened recently that makes me even more unsettled. It's kinda hard to describe."
Sokuren glances back at the entrance to the ruin and rubs his shoulder, a confused look on his face, before turning back to Maya.
"As for where we are, lemme check my GPS....... Looks like were in Germany, Berlin is about 50 Klicks that way" He points away from the ruin "That's the closest city at least."
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Post by trueblaze on May 23, 2010 15:57:31 GMT -6
Air Raid stood quietly as he watched the group talk amongst themselves taking the opportunity to listen in and figure out their personalities from their actions. After a while he turned back to Max, the reploid who appeared quite impatient judging by his tendency to ask question after question without even waiting for a response.
"Exact casualty tolls are going to take some time to figure out I'm afraid," Air Raid responded answering the questions in order. "Had the secondary explosions not gone off they would have been quite low. However, early reports indicate that the edges of the edges of some of the explosion extended into more populated areas. It is likely the casualties will be somewhere in the low to mid thousands I'm afraid."
"As for the 'Lizard' FX, judging by your description it is likely to be a model FX173 Chaser prototype. About two months ago, one of our cargo transports was ambushed. The personnel were unfortunately killed and the entire cargo of nearly thirty FX units was taken. We suspected the Arc Angels were involved, but had no definitive proof. I suppose your sighting of an FX in their control is confirms our suspicions."
"As for sending a team to look for the remaining Arc Angels," He paused for a moment, "I'd agree, however we currently do not have the manpower. All of the cities resources, as well as what we have in the area, are currently being used to put out the fires and aid the wounded. Even then, getting to the center of the blast point on foot will take some time, and with the ground unstable and fires raging everywhere, only a mad man would attempt to teleport in at this point."
Lifting his arm he pressed several buttons on one of his wrist pads. "Speaking of which, I believe we have spent enough time here as it is. I'll see too it that your wounds are taken care of once we reach our destination."
With that, before anyone could protest, a teleportation field activated snatching up Air Raid, Maya, Max, Suroken, and the FX units.
~~~~~~~~ *Seconds later in Berlin*
The previously relatively empty receiving room was suddenly full as the group landed in the receiving circle. Immediately all of the FX, save for one medic who began treating Max's wounds, turned and walked out of the room.
"Welcome to the Berlin Brant Corp. public faculty," Air Raid said stepping forward ignoring any obviously attained anger at his sudden unrequested teleportation. You are free to go where you want, however you are asked not to leave the grounds until you have been officially debriefed by the local London representatives." He paused again. "I would agree to see them as they are rather angered by the events of the last half hour, and my think you had something to do with it if you refuse."
"AIR RAID YOU'RE BACK," a voice came from out of no where.
One of the near by doors opened as a humanoid female reploid with cat-like ears and a tail came running through and jumping on the Hawk like reploid. Air Raid stumbled a bit before regaining his balanced and patted the girl on the head before she finally let go.
"Ah yes, this here is Neko," Air Raid said pointing toward the strange girl as she nodded happily in agreement. "She is one of the public relations administers for this facility. And this," He turned and gestured toward the massive four legged anthro that had followed in behind the girl. "Is Fallout. He....does anything but public relations."
Ignoring the crowd Fallout turned toward the smaller anthro, "Got the reports in. The female hunter is on her way here as we speak. As for Blaze, we tracked his emergency teleport signal. Normally the thing only has a range of a few miles, but the explosions must have screwed with it. We found him in Brazil ogling some bikini clad women on a beach down there. He wasn't too happy when we brought him here. Also while there we found a reploid pod near his landing zone. We took it down to the lab and are currently working on opening it. Personally I suggested we should just shove it into the vault. What do you think?"
Air Raid paused for a moment closing his eyes in thought. "humm, I think we should..."
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Post by rumor on May 23, 2010 16:44:20 GMT -6
The....well Max didn't WHAT animal or thing this Fallout was supposed to be based from but his comment on Blaze would ilicit a laugh as the human's injuries began to be healed, mostly internal bleeding, some small fractures...all in all par for the course.
"Great. I get the living crap beaten out of me and he gets to ogle girls in bikinis. Glad to see the world's sense of justice is still as sterling as ever."
Nodding the FX away Max stretched a bit, and threw a few punches and kicks into the air.
"Everything seems to be in order. Thank you."
The FX nods and hands Max back his wrench (OOC: plothole filled) before leaving. Sheathing it again, Max would look towards his four "companions" for a moment before crossing his arms, and lowering his head in thought...
Can't just sneak out of here, and that big dude there would give me a good fight if I tried...
S'pose we just play along.
Hearing about the pod, Max would keep silent. That was their buisness, not his. However if asked for an opinion, he'd give one. Otherwise he waited for Air Raid to allow them to leave the room.
Turning his back away from the three Brant members, Max would look to Maya and Sokuren and speak in a hushed tone.
"Maya, other than that one fairy, are you missing any others? And are they capable of merging with any reploids or just you? She may be with the Hunter girl, and if so, then she's safe."
Not waiting for her answer, Max would then look towards Sokuren.
"First, nice job back there, although i'm sorry that a non combat type had to get involved so deeply. Second I still don't know your name. I'm Max."
Sighing a bit, Max would rub his eyes before continuing
"And lastly I know this is rather personal but what were you doing out in London? I'd figure you'd have been at the salvage yard a mile away, there...were good parts there before a few minutes ago..."
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Post by kehaul on May 23, 2010 22:48:03 GMT -6
Maya spoke to Sokuren, managing to work a few words in before the event transpired. "I get that feeling too sometimes, but I try not to worry about it too much." At this she cocked her head to the side and frowned. "It just makes me even more nervous the longer I think about it. As long as it can't hurt you, I say you should just forget about it." She suggested, hoping her words could in some small way ease his apparent distress.
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Like a moth drawn to a flame, Akiko wasted no time buzzing straight towards the strange spider-scorpion-bull combination of animals that looked more like a gun platform on legs than an animal-based reploid. Somewhere, the team of scientists that brought forth their race were all rolling over in their collective graves while a tap-dancing monkey with an umbrella peed all over them. "Hey there big guy. How's the..." She snickered lightly."...weather up there?" Akiko managed to get out before breaking up into full riotous laughter, clutching her chest as if in pain from how hilarious the question was.
Yuki, yawned aloud with a sense of reluctance, deciding it was time to turn in for awhile now that things appeared to have finally settled down. She fluttered hesitantly towards Sokuren and pecked him lightly around the cheek area, showering a display of affection upon him. "That was enjoyable, we should do it again sometime, but just for fun next time." Soft words whispered very faintly into his ear, nearly inaudible but for the immediate circle of survivors from London. A wink was lost on him as she returned to Maya, landing on her outstretched hand and being sent quite literally into dreamland. Her miniature form vanished from view.
With that, the immediately present fairies had all been accounted for. Zephyra still remained dormant, as did an unknown fifth one. A reserved and tremendously lazy Fairy that so preferred to sleep, that the light of day seldom hit her tightly sealed eyelids.
Maya tugged on Max's shirt to return his attention once again upon her. "A hunter!? Isn't that worse? They'll want to lock her away and study her, or outright kill her! I really hope she isn't with them." She spoke poorly of the Maverick Hunters, a view engrained upon her by her benefactor, who very publically held no great affection towards them while he yet walked upon the Earth. She shot a glance towards Fallout, seemingly with some great intent weighing upon her mind. It took only a brief moment before she turned her sights back towards Max and asked him a question instead. "Where is the Hunter? How far? Which direction? Is Ashni really with her? Are we still near Berlin? Where is Berlin? Is it near London still? If we left now, how long before we could make it back on foot?" She shot a barrage of questions at Max, a growing look of concern clear upon her face as she imagined the worst possible outcome occurring.
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Post by Sokuren on May 23, 2010 23:57:53 GMT -6
"Well, I guess -*" Sokuren is interrupted mid-sentence by the teleport "your right.."
Sokuren stood speechless, this was the second time he had been teleported suddenly today, but at least he had been conscious this time. He quietly stood near Maya as Max as the bird anthro talked. After Yuki's actions he just stood there for a time, looking very lost and confused, it had been that kinda day.
Startled out of his silence by Max, Sokuren blinked a few times before answering "uuh, Sokuren is my name. I was actually on my way back from there when i found a few damaged Joes, and i could of kinda used the extra credits, and I didn't detect or see anything that said salvage was off limits, and then i got shot at then.... well, you saw."
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Post by rumor on May 24, 2010 7:52:37 GMT -6
Max would smile warmly and fire off responses just as quickly.
"No, it's not worse, they won't lock her away but for a little while to see if she's a spy and since she's not, then she's safe. However that only applies if she was headed back to base, and she's not. She's headed here. And if one thing is certain, it's that no hunter will kill a cyber elf just to do it. Not a one of them are THAT inhumane, and if any were, the others would have dealt with them.
I dunno where the hunter is right now but I would assume nearby, probably coming from the...north I would guess since she's flying straight from London, if "Ashni" is as smart as the rest of you, then i'd bet money in Vegas she's with the hunter, we're actually in Berlin now, Berlin's the capital of Germany, which is still near England somewhat, and London's a ways off love. Not only is it a LONG trek by foot, we'd have to swim to get back. London's in England, which is an island. It's somewhere in the neighborhood of..."
Max would look to the celing, attempting to remember the exact figure, before nodding and looking back to the girl.
"600 or so miles away. Most assuredly too long a trek to undertake in any sense save for teleportation and that's off-limits right now as it is."
Nodding upon hearing Sokuren's responses Max replies. He also smiles having heard Yuki's little declaration.
"Well then, it's a pleasure Sokuren. Funny you should say that you were coming from there, so was I. I was on duty along with a few other guys...tell you what. If I can get to a portable server, I will give you some primo gear I took last month, it's in excellent condition, and it's better off in your hands anyway."
Hearing Akiko, both Sokuren and Maya would see the human go pale and wide-eyed, before quietly but quickly going over and plucking her out of Fallout's immediate range, placing the fairy on his shoulder. All the while flashing a visibly nervous grin to Fallout.
"Um, don't mind her, she's playful. Gomen nasai."
Bowing, Max would shuffle backward towards his allies, while whispering to the fairy clutching his shirt.
"Please don't anger the gun toting giant reploid. We don't want him to vaporize anything...namely us."
Making his way back to Maya and Sokuren, Max would continue.
"Maya I don't know why you fear Hunters, but in my experience, most are decent, good people. That girl for sure seems to be kind, so she will for sure keep Ashni safe if she's with her. However anyone can be deceptive...I suppose ultimately take some advice an aunt gave me. "If it feels ok to you then go with it, if not then find a polite way out.""
Smirking, remembering the apparant aunt, Max continues.
"Basically when dealing with a person, if they make you feel safe or at ease, then place some trust in them. If not then don't do it. That goes for me also. I would never want you to assume i'm an ally or a friend. That choice is ultimately yours to make."
And finishing, Max would transfer Akiko from his shoulder to Maya's, eyeing the fairy with a smirk, before mouthing out a message to her.
<It's not that I wouldn't have said the same thing, it's just that there's so little room to avoid gunfire in here.> *grin*
"Let me guess, you're the cute, and spunky one right? What's your name?"
This one WAS very cute, and the mini skirt along with her firey hair gave her a "party girl" vibe.
I get the feeling i'm going to like, but worry about this one. Shame the other one didn't say hello. Ah well, perhaps later. Wonder how many Maya has travelling with her?
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Post by Raeone on May 24, 2010 20:26:03 GMT -6
The hotel stay would be nothing special to note; settling in with Ashni around, Winter simply went to her room, and after going through the lengthy process of detaching her verniers, took to bed, a recharge pod in the reploid-type room. The night would be easy for both Winter and Ashni, a feeling of rejuvenation hitting them both (provided Ashni stays merged) before a call came from Hunter HQ: they were to meet with Brant Corp. and discuss the situation with them, and assist if any endeavors were made to stop the Arc Angels responsible.
Not giving much discussion to her new friend, Winter travelled along, eventually making her way to the Brant Corp. building in Berlin. Talking to folks at the front, Hunter and fairy were promptly sent along to the meeting room, where several others were already.
Upon entering, with a straight posture and a formal coolness in her eyes, she looked to the others. "...are you guys the folks I should be meet--" ...wait, that human was there. A shame she never got Max's name. "--ting, yes you are..."
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Post by kehaul on May 25, 2010 11:44:24 GMT -6
"And you're that pedo-something, right?" Akiko responded pointedly, in unabashed shamelessness. "I'm Akiko, the bright one." She smiled capriciously, from one tiny ear to the other, blissfully unaware of the kind of 'bright' that referred to. "Put er there." She extended her hand towards him in the familiar fashion of a handshake. Her hand was so tiny, he could at best extend a pinky towards her. She now hovered before him gracefully, her stomach pushed out in such a way that it accentuated her ever so cute belly button. She was rather shamelessly fishing for yet another compliment after blissfully insulting the man.
Maya had been an arms reach and one stern word away from chastising the Fairy for saying such a thing out loud. Except for something that was more personally interesting to her had just arrived. She shot a cold glare towards the woman that was in every way her senior. "Give her back, Hunter!" She shouted across the entire way, quite demandingly, with complete abandon of the advice Max had just given to her. Her tone was harsh and her posture, the very pinnacle of abrasiveness as she made great strides across the gap that distanced the two. Tears lightly misted her eyes, and fear, her heart. It was not certain that Ashni was even with the Hunter, and the alternatives were even worse.
Are we there yet? Ashni asked weakly of Winter, her 'voice' faint and inconsistent.
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Post by rumor on May 25, 2010 12:31:04 GMT -6
Max would blink, then burst into roaring laughter as he brought forth a pinky finger to shake hands with his new little friend.
"Oh yes, i'm going to like you. It's a pleasure then Akiko."
Noting the fairy had thrust out her belly, presumeably to gain another compliment, Max grinned.
"And your bellybutton is as cute as you are. I bet you have all the guys turning heads when you fly by."
The smile was replaced with a frown upon seeing and hearing Maya. Max would hold his head in his hands and sigh audibly.
Girl's headstrong. For a machine, she really does act her "age"...
"Forgive her, she seems to harbor a mistrust of Hunters in general."
Placing Akiko on his shoulder again, (if only to better keep an eye on her as Fallout was still in the room...)
Max would walk over and bow, aplogizing for the girl, knowing that she would not.
"Let's get some ground things out of the way, first, thanks for the assist back in London....for what it's worth. You didn't need to help but you did. I know, you'll tell me that it's a "hunter's duty" and all but ultimately it is also a choice. So thank you for choosing to help."
Max would bow again.
"Second, I never got a chance to give you my name. My apologies, that was rude of me. I'm Max. This is Maya, and Akiko..."
Max would guesture to the girl and the fairy on his shoulder respectively...
"And that's Sokuren all the way over there. Come on and say hello man, she's not gonna bite."
Max would wave the other reploid over.
"And lastly. Is there a fairy by the name of "Ashni" with you by chance? She's with this girl and she's been worried sick about her."
Sighing, the human would run a hand through his hair, a practice he did whenever he was weary, something he had every right to be, considering the events of not even the past 6 hours.
"And before I forget, Akiko the word that finishes that title you were thinking of is "phile"."
Grinning again, broader than ever, Max would await the responses of his fellow "survivors".
Gah, why today of all days....gee now that i'm not being attacked, that hunter girl is really....NO. BAD MAX. Focus on getting everyone out of here safely, then turn into a typical guy...
Wonder if Maya thinks i'm a pedo....heh. Probably, seeing my actions as of late...
Oh geez, this means i'm going to be on "To catch a Predator: Reploid Edition"...
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Post by Sokuren on May 25, 2010 13:08:23 GMT -6
Sokuren had been standing in the corner do what was quickly getting revealed as a nervous tick; fiddling with some component. When his name was called he slowly walked over to the group.
"I know that, it's just that I'm more used to dealing with the aftermath than the hunters. Like he said, my name is Sokuren, I do freelance salvage and repairs."
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Post by Raeone on May 25, 2010 15:33:49 GMT -6
Turning to the voice she heard, Winter, for a moment, backpedalled, but eventually came to a stop. "......" Winter's blue eyes met Maya's own, as she gave a terse exhale. With that kind of a reaction, it was safe to assume the girl knew Ashni, but there was always that faint concern, being a protective type. "What do you want with her? Who are you?"
Turning to Max's explanation, she frowned, looking back at Maya. "I never took her to begin with. She ran into me." With almost a guilty look on her face, she exhaled. "Here, hold on, let me figure out how to get her out."
Her eyes closed. A girl's here demanding I give you back... other DX'es are here as well, so I'm guessing if you want to get out, you're safe to do so, she thought to Ashni, almost a sad feeling able to be felt. She was just getting used to the second voice in her head, too...
Looking to Max again, she closed her eyes. "It wasn't so much a decision as it was an impulse. Don't worry about it." Given introductions, she nodded, a serious feature overtaking her. "My name's Winter. 7th Air Cavalry, B-Class. It's nice to meet you all."
With the mention of Ashni, she looked to Max. "Yeah, she's inside me right now... perfectly fine, so you've got nothing to worry about." Those last words were accompanied by eyes straying back to Maya only briefly.
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Post by rumor on May 25, 2010 17:31:53 GMT -6
"Thanks, thought as much, seeing how bright these little ones are."
Max grinned as Winter gave her intro. Girl takes her job seriously. Good quality.
"Well then but for "Blaze" we're all here. Joy. Now to be debriefed, and hopefully get some sleep, i've had a long day today and i'm only speaking of what happened before the last several events...."
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