{ MISSION ORP } TIMES SQUARE END PART 1 P.27

[Nio Love]

"OH MY GOD." All bets were off, when Lowe's photos were concerned. She disentangled herself from C, and Mark, and pushed them towards Lowe, before looking for her target.

There he was. heart

Hiding behind another hunter was a double edged sword for Cael, because it meant he didn't notice her when she crept up on him. She knew where you were all along, Caely, sweetheart, but she had much bigger fish to fry.

Unfortunately, he was the fish of the moment, when it came to pictures.

"Come on, you guys!" She grabbed the hand of the girl who he was hiding behind, to help her head towards Lowe, and then promptly grabbed hold of Cael's arm as well. She didn't grab onto the girl who'd taken him away last time, because she didn't want a fight. She just gestured fondly for her to join, and tugged them all over. Then she settled Cael right in front center of the picture, and got behind him.

Yuuup.

"Alley-OOP!" She hopped up on his back, trying not to stumble as she grabbed hold and hung there over his shoulders, her legs tight around his waist. "OKAY! I'm reaaadyyyyyyyyyy~"

Poor, poor Cael.

Zoobey

danse-hexe

kheleksul

iizbot

Nothing Yet

 

[Huni Pi]

Gabby was glad she wasn't the only one who was none-too-pleased by all the kissy-faces going on. She gave Eid a grateful nod and a grim smile, noting how his age was close to hers. And that was when Jamisson was. Oh was he really telling her to lighten up? Gray eyes stared incredulously at the older man, "Never figured you'd grow soft after just one kiss," she snorted, folding her arms across her chest, suddenly wondering if she should be regretting what they'd done. Things weren't supposed to change.

Sosiqui

Miliardo Kason

 

[Eight]

"I did not drink the whole bottle." Heidi snapped, rubbing her head. "Em had some of it, too." She was stressed and tired, okay? She just...she wasn't much of a drinker; she knew she was small, she knew she had a very low alcohol tolerance, and she hadn't eaten much except for a sausage that da. It had been a terrible idea and she deserved these consequences. All of them. "Yesterday was a strange day."

She let him continue, raising a brow and putting her hands against her hips. He was...sorry? Wait, for everything? Not just yesterday? Heidi stayed silent and pokerfaced the entire apology, even as he reached over and pat her shoulder. She..deserved...? Heidi's eyes widened a little and her jaw clenched, taking in a slow, deep breath while keeping her composure; it wasn't that she was mad, just this apology sounded like a 'final words' kind of thing. She didn't like it. It made her uncomfortable and sick to her stomach. "...I somewhat agree with Gabby." Heidi said quietly, frowning in her direction before turning back to Jamisson.

"Jamisson, I'm not stupid. I like to think realistically." She began softly, keeping calm. "The fact that I, a twiggy girl who's severely underweight and barely takes care of herself in favor of working herself to exhaustion, have lasted as long as I have is enough. While being Liam's assistant would be...simply amazing.." A dreamy look was given to their division leader before turning back to Jamisson again. "I'm just going to do my damn hardest to make it to tomorrow...hm?"

Heidi looked Lowe's way when he called out about a photo. Ah, what the hell. She smiled. "Apology accepted. Let's go join Lowe's photo, hmm?" She reached out to grip his arm and gently lead him to the group. "If we make it to tomorrow we'll talk about this more extensively, alright? I just..." She tried not to frown now. Liam's speech was beginning to hit her. She'd gone on difficult missions for him before but nothing of this...intensity. This was serious.

She stopped to gaze upon the hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Times Square, all of them innocent...all of them in danger.

Heidi suddenly let go of Jamisson to wipe at both her eyes, her hands shaking and her voice trembling. "Come on. It's picture time."

Miliardo Kason

Rown

 

[Ice Queen]

Well... he wasn't doing anything better, Clint thought as he shoved off of the wall and headed to join the edges of the group in the picture. It would probably be the only picture of him left, if it ever got developed.

Rown

 

[Trundlebug]

Isaac's eyes widened, as he was suddenly dubbed with The Hat. "Yeah..." he replied, dumbfounded. "Yeah, we'll all come back. Don't worry."

He didn't want to admit that he was grinning as he touched the brim, pushing it down a little, and brushing his bangs out of his eyes. It smelled like cigarette smoke-- but that was familiar.
"Haha, sounds good to me, Zoey." Spirits raised, he glanced towards the person who was shouting, a bit curious why.

"... Looks like someone's taking a picture-- c'mon guys. How about it?"
He was all ready a few steps away, sauntering proudly towards Lowe with the new treasure on his head.

Rabid Ice Weasel

Ol-j-man

x_Nata_x

Trundlebug

 

[Saliru]

Rown

"Yea su-" Was all she could get out before she was duly dragged over by Dave for a photo. Apparently. Slow smirk crawling across her face as evil thoughts coiled through her mind even as they arrived to their proper location for the request. At least she assumed. Shooting Dave repeated thoughtful glances.
 

[Zoobey]

Why were they talking to him as if he wasn't there, which he unfortunately was, by the way. Caelius almost missed Andy tying her scarf to his arm, shooting Titania a strange look, before his cheeks turned a light shade of pink, suddenly staring at the ground.

"Yes, hi. Sorry." Well, it was too late not to go unnoticed. Yes, the Sun Hunter was currently wedged between two relatively gorgeous girls (relatively, because this was Andy, come on) with absolutely nothing to say.

Super awkward.

Though thankfully a distraction came in the form of the "photoshoot". "Oh they're doing photos now?" Caelius frowned, misinterpreting Lowe's request as an official pre-mission photoshoot, which Hunters sometimes did to be able to put missing names on faces post mission. "We should probably get in line too." He almost ran face-first into Gear in this enthusiasm, doing a double-take at the strange fedora, before walking around them.

- Which unfortunately made him a way too easy target for Em, which he finally relented with a sigh, staggering a few steps forward. She honestly didn't expect him to piggyback her there did she?

Apparently she did.

Danse-Hexe

Kheleksul

Random Artist

Nio Love

 

[Blade Kuroda]

For the most part, Julio had just been observing everything quietly, smoking a cig. He was content where he was at the moment, though the call for a group photo did catch his attention. After letting out some smoke, he moved on over towards the others, situating himself between two girls at random. Not too far off, he spotted Em and Heidi, in which he grinned and winked to them both.  

[Syusaki]

“And if by chance he’s not here yet?” Flair’s eyes narrowed to slits as she kept her temper in check. It was so easy for Aki to agitate the Life hunter, causing her anger to flare up now and then. She refused to assume Nico was here or not. It was like Schrodinger’s cat—he was here and not here at the same time until either of them could confirm his presence.

She would have said more, but a loud voice caught her attention. “Picture?” Flair turned toward Aki and Megan. “Should we join?” She didn’t leave them much of a choice when she began to walk over toward the area the other hunters were gathering at. Normally she would have opted out, but her guts told her she would regret it.

Minsuil

iStoleYurVamps

 

[x_Nata_x]

Considering for a second, Cliff looked between Adam, Zoey and Isaac and the guy with the camera a few times before shrugging a bit, grinning.

"Yeah ok, why not."  

[Nothing Yet]

C was nearly offended at her removal and forceful direction towards Lowe until she realized where Em's trajectory was headed. Poor Caelius. He'd never see it coming.

"Oh shiznit, you guys had better be in this picture with me," she demanded, clutching on Mark's jacket as she reached to snatch Selena. She dragged them unceremoniously towards the gathering group of other hunters, sandwiching herself comfortably between the two of them. When she was sure enough that neither of them were going to run away from her, she put her arms around both of their shoulders and hoisted herself off the ground, happily kicking her legs around.

unstartled witch

iizbot

 

[poke mattix]

Well, this guy certainly had a talent for telling it like it was. It just made things feel all the more real for him too. But instead of saying so, he just ruffed up his already shaggy brown hair.

"Yeah, it's always good to see that b*****d get whats coming to him" He said in regards to Lars.

Hearing the shout for everyone to move so they could take a photo (why they were taking a photo now, out of all times, he had no idea), he indicated to Clint. "Why don't we go and get our photos taken. As a last memento, since we're may all be dead soon" He then moved over to the group, seeing if he could squeeze himself somewhere.

Ice Queen

Sexy Cocaine

 

[bobaTJ]

"Sure thing!" He took Zoey's hand and dragged her after Isaac, toward the photo. His grasp was gentle considering the size of his hands and the gesture itself. When he reached the area where everyone was convening, he crouched to a knee. "Get on!" What?

He would probably never see this picture. It was a photograph of dead men and women. Still... camaraderie. Companionship. Unity.

<< What happened to your optimism, child? >>

The hunter entirely ignored his weapon. Would she bring him through the next trial, or would he go down? If so, would she bond to another hunter?

...when he was gone, would anyone cry?

Ol-j-man

x_Nata_x

Trundlebug

 

[prolixity]

There. Marsh grinned and went over to join the group - he wanted to be in the picture too.