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 Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:53 pm
Waving goodbye to Javos, William listened as Iden asked to to keep up his observations, along with looking out for a nice place to stay at; Iden's special needs also taken into consideration while looking about. As previously mentioned though, they would eventually stop at an abandoned shop and begin moving in; taking their bags and rushing them down into the basement, so as to avoid the watchful eyes of those around them.
Sitting on top of a cot made from crates, folded duffel bags, and some tarp; William went over the guns from in his bag, stashing most of them behind or next to his 'bed.'
"So, what is our first order of buisness Iden; just wait for word from Javos, or are we gonna head out on our own?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:59 pm
Iden left his duffel untouched. There was nothing else to do for the day except rest. Turning his gaze upon Will, he nodded.
Wait for Javos' recon. The less time we're on the streets, the better.
And with that, Iden picked a spot by the wall and nodded off, pistol tucked behind his waist.
Some time later, when the sun was setting, he was aroused by the phone. Casually he flicked it open, noting the caller on the front screen.
What's the word, mate?
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:01 pm
As expected. Quiet, but the bad man is clearly on site.
*Javos broke into a quick litany of what he had seen, talking of the business men, woman, odd cat and surveyors. He listed who he believed was still on site. and then....*
I also saw another jaguar watching the place. He didnt see or scent me, and I assume he was one of Alyna's lot. Chances are, she has the same intel we now do, if not more.
What do you want me to do?
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:04 pm
Honest recommendation time. It sounds like they've got a harlot on site already...go or no go? You've got the first hand details, its your call.
As he spoke to Javos, Iden threw a glance to Will and gave him a curt nod. Flicking a hand to his kit, it was a simple gesture: be ready, it may be deployment time soon.
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:08 pm
I've only noted one woman, and the place doesnt FEEL like a pit. Yet.
The fact so many cats have been going in through the day, and the business men staying....
Im not an expert. Alyna is. But from what I do know... my best guess woudl be they're going to deconsecrate the palce either tonight, or tomorrow and then there's going to be MANY harlots on site, and the Wyrm directly under the place, like its an anchor.
I'd say his it tonight, or tomorrow, or we dont hit it at all. NOW they are as weak as we are likely to find them. And when I say weak... I mean ONLY that they are weaker than they WILL be. One harlot is one too many.
*Javos shrugged, even though Iden couldnt see him. It was his best guess. And he knew it wasnt as well informed as any of them would like. But... another Jaguar had been here. Maybe this was Alyna's best guess too.*
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:11 pm
Got it. We'll be there in forty-five.
Iden snapped the phone shut and stood to, heaving the duffel over his shoulder. His head jerked to the door, then shifted to gaze at Will.
Let's go. We've got a shorter timescale than anticipated, we're hittin' the joint tonight. Package may be on site already. You're driving.
And so Iden made for the jeep, trusting Will to follow.
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:14 pm
Eyes jumping open at the sound of the phone, William sat up from where he had been napping on the cot and watched Iden as he talked with, who he could only assume, was Javos. The moment Iden gave him the little wave, Will started gathering his things and throwing them into the duffel; following shortly after Iden and up to the jeep.
Throwing his bag into the back of the jeep and hopping into the drivers seat, Will started the vehicle and headed towards the pentex facility.
"So, you want to go in hard or try for the element of surprise? I would say at least try and get inside first before we open up the s**t storm."
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:41 pm
What's going to happen, Will, is we're going to stick together. Javos is staying on perimeter watch to make sure we don't get ********. He's our trump card. You and I are going to stick together, the whole way through. Keep an eye out for a woman, usually raven black hair, often comely. If you see her, shout. We'll tag team putting lead in her cranium.
As Will drove, Iden was sorting his kit. A quartet of single-fire 40mm grenade pistols were strapped across his chest over a far less casual choice in garb. His standard military kit was present, in the form of two handguns under his arms, and a shotgun cradled in his lap. Lovingly Iden fed the weapon shells.
We'll deploy about half a mile north of the site, opposite from where Javos is positioned, and approach from the other end of the compound. Take it quiet until absolutely necessary.
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:47 pm
*Hanging up from Iden, Javos creapt in human form back towards the site, sliding his phone back into its cradle, on silent so it would merely vibrate when Iden called him back once he was in place.
Moving sinuously on his belly, he was quiet even in this form, and kept his eyes open, and his ears more s. to the best of his knowledge, he was in place and unnoted within twenty minutes. Now, he waited*
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:30 pm
"Understood, you mind keeping a lookout while I get us to the site?"
With that Will would begin the long drive from their hide away to the pentex desecration site; making sure to obey the normal traffic laws and not draw any undue attention untill they needed to go loud. The trip alone would take them only 10mins to complete; consisting mostly of back roads and empty lots. Once there Will would kill the motor and head round to the back of the jeep, to where his gear lay; collecting his kit and donning his tac vest, Will handed Iden a radio with throat mic.
"In case it gets really loud, I don't want to get eaten cause you can't hear my screaming."
Will's kit consisted of three weapons, his Gaili ARM with a Russian GP-30 attached to it, his KS-23 clipped to his vest on his back, and a held in his hands a silenced Wilson Arms 1911 chambered in .460 Rowland. His vest was the usual trauma plates, ammo, and grenades about.
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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:18 am
A description of the weapons notwithstanding, Iden nodded and kept his eyes peeled. The drive was blessedly uneventful. The pair wove through the roadways, until Iden waved him to veer off the road. The jeep was parked well clear of the site, as intended, leaving them to hike the last half mile or so. Iden heaved the duffel over his shoulder, and began making the trek. By this point, it was mutually understood that they were to remain quiet by this point. Before hitting the treeline, Iden conveyed one final warning.
Watch for panthers. They'll be on patrol.
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:02 am
*Iden wasnt wrong. As dusk settled into true darkness, the tree line became a deep, dark blurred mess of trunks and branches, brambles and vines out to snare anyone walking through them.
Thankfully, the leaf litter was damp and didnt crunch underfoot, but the jungle seemed... pensive. Waiting.
The only light, as clouds covered the sky, came from a deep glow emenating from the Pentex site. Amber in tone, it was a low colour, like the glow of a city in the distance, only of course much closer and smaller in scale.
Small twinkling lights rose every now and then, before dipping back to earth, briefly adding a little more illumination to the area.
For his part, Javos let his eyes change and saw the world more clearly, but he stayed put, stayed human. He was going to need opposable thumbs a while yet.
Panthers slunk out of the Pentex site under his watchful gaze and began to split up. Six of them, he counted, sloping off into the trees.
At least two were headed in the geenral direction Iden and Will would be approaching from*
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:40 am
Nightfall and the darkness that it brought on didn't affect Will in the least, his gangrel 'gifts' and Nothing genetics allowing him to see unhindered in the darkness. Walking forward with his silenced pistol in hand, Will kept his senses keyed on full alert; he would not be caught napping by anything that was in this forest with them.
Soon enough he caught wind of the panthers heading towards them; stopping and letting Iden catch up.
"Two panthers are heading towards us, I can hide us, we can go around, or we can kill them both; what do you want to do?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:50 am
Iden was clearly impressed; Will had picked out some of the stealthiest critters he'd run afoul of. Still, immediately he looked about, his own eyes not able to cut through the gloom nearly so well.
Can't kill true immortals. Hit the deck and let them pass, it's too risky to move.
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:55 am
Grabbing hold of Iden's combat harness, Will flashed the man a smile.
"Brace yourself, this may feel a little weird."
Before Iden could wonder what Will was talking about, the two of them seemed to plummet into the earth, as if the ground was liquid instead of solid. There Will would drag Iden along through the earth, moving silently and hopefully undetected underneath and past the scouting panthers; going so far as to go around where the two of them where. Slowly emerging from the ground several hundred feet behind the scouting animals, Will would bring them up standing as they had been before their little subterranean adventure.
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