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 Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:09 pm
Rosie kept her eyes shut tight and wimpered as CJ worked to get the bullet out of her foot. She calmed down once her foot was fixed up, and she felt her foot being slid back into her shoe. She opened her eyes and looked down at her foot, then back up at C.J.
When Lucas came over to her, she just stared back at him. She looked over at Vice, and the tears started welling up again. "He....he wants Mommy..." she sniffled, looking back at Lucas. "He said he....he'd let her know when he was ready for her....she'd have to come alone....*sniff*....He made the other Rosie shoot me if I did anything to help..*sniff*...help Vice when he...when he was...*sniff*..."
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:20 pm
"You doan' mean . . ." Arell said to C.J. as he nodded.
"Yup. We gotta get Gossamer safe before Joker gets to her." C.J. said as he knelt down to get back to Rosie's level. Tears were welling in the big Marylander's eyes. Unlike the stone-faced Cajun, C.J. was a little easier to show emotion.
"Doan' worry, kid. You have my word that Arell and I'll do our best t' keep your mom safe." he said, his voice a little ragged and worn. Arell stayed up.
"Would any a' y'all happen t' know her whereabouts? It'd be a good place t' start if we got some information on Gossamer." Arell said, the two going from Bounty Hunters to bodyguards.
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:41 pm
"She...*sniff*....she's at home waiting on us...." Rosie replied.
"What....what time is it?" Vice asked quietly.
'After midnight." Alex replied.
"Heh...if we don't start for home soon....she might just show up here. 'Specially if she notices how....upset Rosie is." Vice said.
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:44 pm
Arell and C.J. nodded. "If y'all can stay put for just a bit, we can drive y'all back." Arell said, remembering that they still had a spare tire to place.
"That is, if that's okay." C.J. said, trying to be polite, even with the rage built up towards Joker.
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:55 pm
Vice chuckled rather akwardly. It hurt to move the corners of his mouth much, so smiling was out of the question. As much as he wanted to right now. "You kidding? I was just about to skip the rest of the way home. See how many people I could scare with this new halloween face of mine."
Rosie frowned and tried to get back up on her feet. Keeping as little pressure as she could on her bad foot. She hobbled over to the couch Vice was sitting in and tried to climb up. Sapphire bent down and helped her up, sitting her right beside Vice. The little girl cuddled up against him, and he carefully wrapped an arm around her.
"Hope you don't mind skipping out on those last few houses..." Vice said gently.
"Mmh....I just want to go home now." she replied.
"Soon Sweetie. ....why don't we try to think of what we're going to say to your Mom so she doesn't completely freak out."
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:50 pm
C.J. nodded. "I'll be right back, y'all. I'm gonna go get that truck ready." he said and walked outside. He pulled the leather jacket he had on a little closer as he quickly worked on getting the spare, the chill of the night air made him shiver a little bit as he quickly worked on the car. In truth, he was FURIOUS at the Joker for what he did, and didn't want to show his anger around Misty. For as much as he showed emotions, he didn't like to. He was picked on by Arell for not being as "hard-boiled" as the bounty hunting Cajun.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:26 pm
Misty watched as C.J. walked out, then turned her attention back over towards Vice and Rosie. Vice had his arm wrapped around the child as she cuddled closely against him. Knowing that there wasn't much more she could do for them, she turned her attention towards the others. She glanced over at Arell and frowned a bit, remembering that he'd been injured as well. She wasn't sure how much she could do for an acid burn, but...she could try to dull the pain at least.
"Do you need me to try and dress that or anything? I could try to dull the pain...create some form of a wrap to go over it to keep it clean until you can really get it looked at." she asked, nodding down at his wound.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:34 pm
Arell smirked through the pain. He had stopped feeling it a while ago. "Dat? I should be alright. Thanks do' . . . just as long as I can get back home I'll be okay." he said. Meanwhile, outside, C.J. was working fast, replacing the flat with the spare tire, then sitting on the tailgate and looking up at the stars. He had to do SOMETHING to calm down.
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:11 pm
"Alright." Sapphire replied, nodding. She gave another glance over to Vice and Rosie, then looked over at the door. "Does...he need any help with the truck, do you think?" she asked. There wasn't much else she could do at the moment, and she was needing a bit of a distraction.
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:19 pm
Arell smiled. "It'd prob'ly let dat softie feel a bit bettah." the Cajun said. The acid burns scarring up, but not doing too much on him.
Meanwhile outside, C.J. struggled to keep the jack stand from loosening too much as he got the spare ready to put on the car. The culprit of the flat, an old broken glass cola bottle was cleaned up and tossed into a nearby trash can.
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:28 pm
Sapphire nodded, and made her way to the door. "I'll be back then." she said as she walked out.
Alex watched her leave, then sighed and turned her attention back towards the rest of the room. What a mess...so now what did they do?
Sapphire walked down the sidewalk and towards the parked truck. She found C.J. fighting with the jack and smiled a bit.
"Need some help?" Sapphire called out as she walked up to the truck.
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:37 pm
C.J. looked up at the familiar voice. Sure as rain, a country boy smile was on his face. Not because of everything that happened, but he was just that damned glad to see her.
"Aww, thanks, hon. There's a bolt on the jack stand here that always gets loose JUST when ya need it." he said. This wasn't the first time this happened. "Think ya can do me a huge favor and make sure I don't get squashed tightening this bolt?" he asked. He was a lot less snarky or sarcastic.
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:57 pm
She smiled down at him. "Not a problem. I could probably hold the entire truck up if you need it." she replied. Now that there wasn't an unwanted audience, she should be able to openly use her powers.
Her eyes began glowing thanks to the lack of light outside. Long blue strands slipped out from under the truck and wrapped around it. Once there were enough of them, the strands carefully pulled the truck into the air just enough that C.J. wouldn't have to worry about the jack even if it slipped.
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:03 pm
C.J. let out a low whistle when he saw Misty bring out the tentacles to hold the truck up. "So-o-o-on!" he said, sounding a little like Jerry Reed for a minute there. Shaking it off fast, he smiled and got the spare tire on. Wait 'til Arell hears about this! he thought as he tightened bolts, moving the jack stand to the side. He stepped back and smiled.
"Thanks, hon. I 'preciate the extra help." he said.
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:11 pm
Sapphire smiled, and gently lowered the truck. Her eyes stopped glowing, and the strands of webbing dissentigrated harmlessly to the ground. "Not a problem." she replied, looking over at him. "It's quite a hassle doing it by yourself."
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