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 Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:20 am
Charlie snorted. "Did ya now? Nah, they only scold if you do really stupid things. Like going after bad guys with no powers and no training or something. Speaking of which..." His eyes had narrowed a bit and his gaze seemed to track a scruffy, nervous looking man with a wide jacket and his hands in its pockets. He seemed very nervous and slowly walked up to the counter.
"Get ready for some action," Charlie muttered. He flashed her a grin and then slowly withdrew a gun from somewhere out of his jacket and put it onto his lap, one hand ready.
The guy then suddenly pulled a gun and aimed it at the cashier while he demanded all of their money. It was followed up by immediate chaos and screams and cries. The robber fired his gun a few times and shouted something, only to have the worst of it subside a bit.
"And--and you all SHUT UP!!! And and NOBODY'll get hurt. Except YOU, if you dont' hurry!" he shouted to the cashier. The cashier, a fairly young girl had burst out into tears and was too afraid to even get the register open properly.
Charlie had been silently observing, ducking his head for form when the gun was fired. His eyes found Jasmine's again and he smirked. "Do you wanna give it a try?" he whispered. "There's another one, just sitting on the table at ten o-'clock. I'll take that one, you just focus on the gunman. Whenever you're ready." Charlie seemed quite at ease with the situation and not concerned in the least.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:09 am
Jasmine could only sit and stare in horror as the robbery had started, ducking as well when the man let out his warning shots. Looking to Charlie, her expression changed from pure horror to one of disbelief. This man was going to let a seventeen-year-old kid try to fight someone WITH A GUN? She heaved a defeated sigh, however, as she stood nervously. Her mind and heart were racing at the fact that she would have to fend off something that killed so many people. She turned back to Charlie, wondering if she could use her powers. She guessed that she would be able to, though- if she didn't use them, she would be utterly useless in that kind of situation.
The girl moved slowly towards the man, already starting to try to sing to him. “Hey there, Delilah, what's it like in New York City- I'm a thousand miles away, but girl tonight you look so pretty, yes you do... Times Square can't shine as bright as you...” Her eyes searched the man, making sure to notice when to get out of the way in case the song did not work. In the back of her mind, however, she doubted that she would have to. Jasmine sang the song slowly, but keeping the same lullaby-like rhythm and tone.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:06 pm
Naturally, Charlie had intended for her to sing from the place she had been sitting. Not to stand and walk up to the robber, painting the biggest 'HEY, TARGET ME!' sign onto her head that was possible and the utter stupidity of that action held him frozen in place for just a few seconds too long.
Long enough for the robber to be signalled by his buddy and turn around, the gun aimed at Jasmine. "Stand back! Stand back!"
When Jasmine started singing, he stared at her in confusion and then, when a drowsyness made itself known, his eyes widened in understanding, and he pulled the trigger.
Luckily for Jasmine, Charlie had gotten over his shock and had barely managed to tackle Jasmine out of the way, the shot hitting the wall instead. He reacted swiftly, his arms already coming up and firing his own shot. It hit the robber in his hand. It was enough. He dropped, crying out in terror, pain and shock while he stared at his bloodied hand in horror.
The screams had started again and everyone ducked away, not wanting to get hit.
The accomplice of the man, the one Charlie had spotted earlier jumped up now, glaring at them both in rage. The few seconds it took for Charlie to get his gun pointed and aimed at him were too long.
The man's eyes seemed to light up and he brought up his arms, setting them aflame. This took place in a second. The next second the flames roared and jumped forwards, creating a wall that protected him, while it also rushed towards Charlie and Jasmine in a loud roar.
Charlie muttered a swear word while he grabbed Jasmine and dodged. "KEEP SINGING!" he shouted to her. He pushed her behind a table and then leaped the other way, drawing the flames to him. He hoped she heard him over the roar of the fire. He fired his gun twice into the flames, but it had no effect and he cursed again and slowly backed away from the slow moving flames.
Effing evolveds!
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:26 pm
It had taken her a couple of precious seconds to realize her mistake, but Jasmine was soon tackled out of harmful territory as she watched Charlie plant a bullet into the robber's hand. Her breathing had intensified as she remembered how dangerous the situation was- this could actually be the last thing she could see. But it was not a time for panic, since she had remembered the man's accomplice in the other corner as he started to react furiously at his friend's wound and failure. The girl was stiff, frozen as the man unleashed an inferno from his hands. Luckily Charlie had managed to knock her senses back into order as he shoved her behind a table.
She took in another deep breath as she continued to sing from Charlie's order. “Hey there, Delilah, don't you worry about the distance, I'm right there. If you get lonely give this song another listen- close your eyes... Listen to my voice that's my disguise... I'm by your side...” Jasmine's voice had gotten a lot louder than it had before, but still keeping the lullaby-like qualities of it as she nervously quickened the tempo of the song. Her eyes followed Charlie desperately, hoping that he wouldn't get hurt because of her own stupid mistake.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:40 pm
This wasn't good. Not good at all. He couldn't run and let the evolved target Jazz or any of the other bystanders. He could only make himself the target and hope that Jasmine's voice would have an effect on him. He backed away further, slowly, hoping to draw it out, hoping Jasmine's voice would reach its intended effects in time. Things were becoming quite dire and then Jasmine's power took hold and there was a thump. The wall of flame roared upwards once and then vanished, leaving only a trail of small flames on the ground.
Charlie just couldn't believe his luck and stared. Then jumped forwards, to the fire evolved and checked for a pulse.
Alright. So he really was asleep. He was pretty tempted to put a bullet into the man, but-- he was a professional. He went to check on the first robber and winced as he came upon him. The man hadn't been as lucky as Charlie had been and had been partially caught in the fire. He was sporting several serious burns and was unconscious.
Charlie sighed. Man, what a mess.
"Jazz?" He called out, he looked around, smirking when he saw more people slumped, asleep. Useful power, that was.
"Jazz? You ok?" he called out. While he called her, he pulled out his phone and pressed a button.
"Need a cleanup crew on number twelve, Bean street. One knocked out fire evolved robber, one seriously injured second robber, various other victims, all asleep. Severe fire damage." He clapped his phone shut and sighed again. One of his hands went through his hair.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:54 pm
Jasmine couldn't mask her fear, no matter how much she wanted to and tried. She could only stare as she saw the fire dissipate and the man collapse. She stopped as soon as she saw him on the floor, but she would be breathing heavily for a long while afterwards. Her eyes bounced around feverishly, hoping that everyone in the room would end up okay.
The girl's eyes then shot up as Charlie called her. As like the fear she had that had only just dimmed down to shock of the event, she could not hide the tremor in her voice. “I-... I-I'm fine...” She wouldn't move her head or body, however- she still felt frozen in surprise, and remembered what had caused the outburst by the two robbers. “I... I'm sorry, I wasn't th...Thinking...” The shaking in her voice worsened as she finally drooped her head to stare at the ground.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:02 pm
Charlie frowned at her and mentally slapped himself. DUH. She wasn't used to these kinds of situation and they tended to TRAUMATISE people if it wasn't dealt with properly.
He came over to her and smiled at her. "It's ok, Jazz," his voice had gotten softer, more soothing. He reached out for her. "Come here, Jasmine," he smiled. "It's ok. You did great. You saved my life." He pulled her into a hug, murmuring other nonsense and soothing words to her. "It's fine now. Really."
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:45 pm
It never dawned on her that the day would in like this, to say the least. Jasmine let out a shiver as Charlie hugged her, but did not pull away. She was still frozen in place, not moving even when he cooed to her as if to a frightened child. The girl wouldn't just accept the fact that just because the robbers were down everything would just be dandy- she was the one that provoked the man to start to act violent in the first place, and thoughts of self-loathing were forcefully pushed from the back of her mind.
The girl did not let any of these feelings out in the open, however. But she remained stiff as he fed her soothing words, even though she was still shaking from the shock.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:48 pm
"It's not your fault, you know," Charlie told her. He didn't know for sure that was what was going through Jasmine's mind, bu the could guess. Guilt was one of the first things any victim in any situation seemed to take upon himself and Jasmine was probably no exception. "You did great Jazz, honest."
Oh man, he wasn't cut out for this thing. He needed one of the shrinks to do this or the kid's parents or Madam Belle or -- hell -- even Sir Oz would do.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:04 pm
The girl looked at Charlie, finally squirming a bit to free herself from his grip. She was still shaking profusely, but not as much as she was before. She gave him a small, almost fake smile. “I'm fine...” She told him meekly, still wearing the smile. “I hope this isn't your lunch every day...” She tried to joke with him, hoping that that would make both of them feel a little better about the situation.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:21 am
Charlie tried his best to make Jasmine feel better. When the agency bureaucracy had been started and the extra help arrived, Charlie was surprised to see Belle herself down here, but didn't question it at all. He gladly handed Jasmine over into her care, relieved he didn't have to deal with the whole emotional aspect stuff of a teen girl.
((End, I guess. xD ))
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