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 Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:51 pm
There was a single item of interest however, saved oddly under the "contacts" list. It had nothing to do with contacts and simply displayed a message when prompted:
The cell phone screen was also beginning to act oddly the second the message was prompted, the screen beginning to fade into its closed mode grey, as if someone was accessing it remotely.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:57 am
"Awesome," Jordan said. "Thanks, B0nez - " Then he took in what the message actually said, and stopped mid-sentence, feeling like an ice-cold weight had dropped into the pit of his stomach. "Oh, ******** screen was fading to closed mode, and he realized what that meant a moment later. "Oh, ********," he said again. "This would be a good time for us to be somewhere else." He reached for the cable to pull it out of the computer.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:34 am
Harrison grabbed Jordan's hand.
"B0nez is still in there, give him a second."
Someone else is in here too, B0nez said, HEheh, someone who's trying to spook your boy. If this is under C-c-contacTS, I WONderw-w-wWHAT else she's HIding.
Get out of there, you're sounding weirder than usual.
okay, okay There was a sound like a tape scratching, and B0nez's voice was its usual tinny, teenaged self. I'm out.
Harrison looked at Jordan, cleared his throat, and let go of his hand. "You can unplug it."
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:50 am
Jordan managed not to jump when Harrison grabbed his hand, but not by much. Oh. Right. "Sorry," he said. "I think someone's trying to access it. Besides B0nez, I mean."
Once his hand was free again, he unplugged the cable and stuffed it and the phone back into his pocket, then hastily closed all the windows on the desktop. "Was he able to find anything other than that message?" he asked, not quite meeting Harrison's eyes.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:29 pm
"Um. Yeah. I mean, no. I mean, somebody else was in there, but I don't think he uh, found anything. He thinks it's somebody playing a joke on you, because the date is April 1st." Harrison pocketed B0nez, and rubbed the back of his neck.
"...That everything?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:48 pm
"There's been some disturbing hints flying around about the Horsemen and the Apocalypse," Jordan said, shaking his head. "Just enough that I'm not comfortable dismissing it out of hand as a joke."
He smiled a little. "No, I think that's all. Thanks, man. I appreciate your help." A moment's hesitation; then he said quickly, "I should go - uh - coffee later?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:15 pm
"If you mean Apocalypse Horses almost getting us killed half a dozen times," Harrison said, "yeah, might have been a few hints."
The organization seemed about as eager to tango with them as Harrison was to stay away from them.
He nodded at that's all. B0nez had been plugged into something without exploding. And even helped. Color Harrison surprised. They should probably get out of there before the other person...remote...traced....hell it was a bunch of spy terms and Harrison didn't know what B0nez was trying to tell him.
"Yeah, I- ...what?" He asked, "Yeah. Uh, yeah, sure, I...like coffee..."
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:04 pm
Jordan nodded, flashed an embarrassed smile, and fled. Getting out of the library before anyone figured out exactly where the phone had been plugged in was a good idea, that was all.
Ferros was snickering. Shut up, Jordan said. It didn't help.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:58 pm
I like coffee. What the hell was that.
B0nez made a sound like a plane crashing.
I wasn't asking you, Harrison thought irritably. He wasn't keen on hanging around the library either. He should go...work out. Like he'd originally planned to do. ......Yeah.
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