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 Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:48 am
The Boss frowned at her.
" So...you're asking us what would we say to someone if they they won a fight by using their skills..."
He looked at Musashi, then back.
" Hmm, that's a good one.."
He started to tap one of his feet on the floor.
" Well, I believe that using their skills to full potentiall would combine both, Martial Arts and Chi into one fluid motion. In other words, I'd say that's a damn good fighter right there."
The Boss laughed.
" Oh, and where do I benefit from all of this? You'll see..."
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:58 am
"I'd rather hear first, then see." she retorted without an edge. She was currently ignoring the oddities of the situation--namely that she was in a tank full of liquid and talking, without drowning, to one of the people who'd had a hand in both kidnapping her, and putting her in the tank. It was decidedly strange, even by her family's definition.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:59 am
*Musashi smirked, and turned around.* "Is her data uploaded yet? If I know those kids as well as I think I do, they'll be knocking at the doorstep pretty soon."
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:10 pm
The Boss searched in his pocket and pulled out a small translucent card, and tosses it to Musashi,
" Here, it doesn't have her battle data, but it has most of the information that we need."
He turns back to Natanya.
" Hear first then see? Well then you would know my Diabolical plan, and no one wants hear that now..."
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:16 pm
"You've heard the saying curiosity killed the cat, then." She sighed. "And apparently forgot the rest: satisfaction brought it back." She eyed the disc curiously. Well... That's interesting. What did he consider important? "I assume asking what you know about me will also result in an answer that isn't an answer?" she said, showing the first signs of actual curiosity. "And if no one wants to hear, you know that I want to by default."
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:25 pm
" What do I know about you? Not much. And I don't plan on taking a tour of the Takamura timeline. All I needed to know was your vital statistics, which I took while you were still unconscious."
The Boss let out a slight chuckle,
" Does that answer any of your questions?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:52 pm
"Honestly, no, but I've met spies that talk straigther than you, so I'll quit asking question's I won't get answers to. How long is this gonna take?" she inquired instead, since she'd have to do it either way.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:50 pm
The Boss sighed and mumbled under his breath 'Finally...'
" Excellent. This won't take too long.."
He typed in a few commands into the terminal, which make robotic arms descend into Natanya's tube.
"..but first we're going to have to patch you up."
The mechanical arms start healing the damage that Natanya had endured. Snapping bones back into place, covering cuts and scabs and the like. Strangely, she feels nothing. If anything, she starts to feel better.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:14 am
And she hand't actually agreed to anything. For someone who liked to dance around things, he didn't seem to much inclined on getting a straight answer himself. She left that for later, though, more interested in inspecting the equipment being used on her than pointing out minor details.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:16 am
The Mechanical arms worked furiously on Natanya. It wasn't until roughly 30 minutes, that her whole body was recovered. The Boss merely stood there, with a slightly shocked expression.
" Good Lord, how many injuries did you exactly HAVE?! That should have taken 10 minutes tops!"
He stands there, thinking to himself, and also waiting for an answer.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:04 pm
She shrugged carefully. "Well, there was the skrimish with the robot thing. Then the fight with Mr. Gas-Mask. And then I pissed him off and he had four more of the robots batter me til I went unconscious. I could estimate the number before, but I lost track of what happened after that, 'cause, y'know, I was out." She gave him a mocking smile, "Or did you think he was so nice as to use anasthetics to put me to sleep? That would have been novel."
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:33 pm
"....Hm...Note to self, scold Aksmada later..."
He types a few more commands into the terminal, which drains Natanya's tank of the liquid, and opens it up.
" It may take awhile to get used to walking again. Being in a tube filled with liquid kinda does that to you."
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:55 pm
She hoped out nimbly. "You don't have my father for your dad." She replied. she had already searched for visible traps, now she settled just out of reach, not as sure on her feet as normal, but not as off balance as one might would expect. Her training had included all sorts of environments, from desert to under sea. She had learned to adjust quickly; mistakes were not permitable in the Takamura Clan.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:45 pm
He simply chuckled,
" Is that the Takamura way of saying that I'm not your brother?"
The Boss turned around and walks towards the door.
" If you'll follow me please..."
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:09 pm
"No--it's my way of saying your parents didn't train you like you were going on a trip to hell and were expected to come back intact with one of Satan's horns." She followed cautiously, taking the opportunity to see how her equipment had fared in the assault(s). The part of her attention--which was most of it--memorized the path they took, mapping it mentally. It was something else she'd learned as a child.
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