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 Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:03 pm
The steady beeping from the X-ray machine turned into a whine. Black Beret went over to look at it. "This is one of those cases we're going to have to be cautious, isn't it?" he commented to the guard who had stopped Joe. The guard nodded.
The guard all reached for their radios, and Joe and Jacob very distinctly felt four mana shields activating in tandem. Black Beret released his rifle's safety. Another Unreality signature. "Both of you!" he snapped, raising his rifle. "Hands on heads slowly then don't move an inch!"
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:06 pm
Jacob found the sensation of the signatures very strange, but set the bottle down slowly and did as told. He kept a mouthful of water.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:11 pm
Joe closed his eyes and put his head on the wall.
"Oh. Oh s**t. ******** headbutted the wall softly. "We were that ******** close to making it through this easy. THAT ******** CLOSE."
As his stress continued to rise, so did the red he saw. He felt an odd mana pressure around him, although it wasn't his and he had never really felt it. Although, it seemed oddly familiar.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:19 pm
The air suddenly felt very dry to Joe and Jacob. The beeping stopped entirely. A low humming noise came from the X-ray.
"What's going on?" one guard asked.
"Check your batteries," Black Beret commanded. He flicked his radio's battery case open; a mana battery the size of a large pearl was within. "Mine are fine."
The others reported the same. "What are you talking about?" Black Beret asked. "Carlos, open the bag up, and for the love of God, be careful about it."
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:30 pm
Joe saw the mana battery and was reminded of their mission.
"It was supposed to be simple," he growled. "Easy. Just a delivery. Damn it. DAMN IT!" He headbutted the wall again. "THIS IS BULLSHIT!"
His anger continued to grow.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:40 pm
The assault rifle was suddenly at Joe's head. "Delivery to who?" Black Beret growled.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:48 pm
"No idea," Joe growled back as heat began to build in his body. Beret probably felt it.
"We came to NY to meet up with someone who said they had a delivery for us to do. Guy was a no-show, so we decided to go home. Simple as that." Of course, he was bullshitting through his teeth, but Jacob would undoubtedly pick up on it and support him.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:52 pm
Jacob nodded slowly, his mouth still full of water.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:53 pm
"Delivery of what?" Black Beret demanded.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:55 pm
"Dude, I have no idea!" Joe was getting pissed.
"Like I said, we were going to meet the guy here to get the details and whatever the package was. GUY. WAS. A. NO. SHOW." He was coming close to slamming his head into the wall for emphasis.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:04 pm
"Package of what? You don't just show up because some random person contacts you. What was it? A drug deal?" Black Beret snapped.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:08 pm
"Who are you, the ******** Feds?" He snorted. "Please, I don't have to answer any of this. Just check my ******** bag and let us through, ya p***k."
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:11 pm
"s**t, he has some kind of gauntlets in here and that's about it," the guard tossing Joe's bag reported.
"Gauntlets?" Black Beret repeated.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:13 pm
"They're a present for my nephew," Joe grumbled. "I picked em up at a hobby shop while I was here. Ask him, he was there. We're on our way to my brother's place to celebrate my nephew's birthday."
He shrugged. "Look, they're not even real. Want me to put them on and show you?"
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:17 pm
"Scan 'em," Black Beret commanded the guard. The guard picked up the gauntlets and began to move them towards the X-ray machine.
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