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 Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:05 am
L.Invetigation A four leged robot aproached the van, moving quite like a spider. It was looking for revenge... It leveled its missle launchers at the van... KAPOING! A salvo of missiles... tiny, orange, and plastic missles. Moments later the van's tire crushed the tiny toy version of Arteliry. (( rofl ))
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:33 am
"This?"
He looked down at the cauldron before quickly looking back up again.
"Cleaning solution. It's good at diluting acid and leaves a nice lemon afterscent, as well."
Hopefully, he bought the story. Athan didn't really want to get in a fight with a guy that drove a minivan. Hell, there were probably thirteen angry kids in the back seat crying for ice cream at that very moment. Nobody wants to deal with someone who could tolerate that.
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:39 am
Charles gave the man a look. It was the kind of look a teacher gave to a student that, when asked what he/she has behind his/her back, he/she replies, "Nothing." Even though that "nothing" is clearly an armed nuclear warhead or the Severed Hand of Ra.
It was the "Don't ******** with Me," look.
"Well then, would you mind pouring it out all over that acid over there? Or, we could stop this song and dance right now, remove our skirts, and talk honest with each other. Remember, I have little time and therefore little patience."
Yeah, that's how minivan drivers bounce.
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:28 am
Well wasn't he the inquisitive one? He was obviously after something, and that something may very well have been the thing that Athan went to quite a bit of trouble to attain.
The smile faded from his face and he set the cauldron down upon the ground.
"You want the truth? Fine."
He put his foot against the base of the cauldron, tapping against it lightly with his boot.
"I found this cauldron after being eaten by a giant flower. So I'm gonna take it to a place in the Void and figure out just what the hell it was doing there. Now I don't have a whole lot of time on my hands, either. So it'd be best if you just got out of my way and we settle this thing without any trouble."
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:40 am
The Chauffeur didn't even flinch. "Thanks for telling me the truth. Now, what I want to know is if you have any idea where I may find anything else that's suspicious like this. If you lie, I'll know, and then I'll take that cauldron with me. Now, I really don't like being a bully- not very much my style, so, please, be sincere with me."
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:44 am
Athan shook his head.
"I just happened to come across this. Judging by how much trouble these things seem to cause, you're better off listening to the radio or reading tabloids. Listen for anything weird or out of the ordinary. That's your best bet."
Athan looked down at the cauldron and flinched slightly. Damn, that was bright.
"And it'll probably be glowing. Or have some writing on it."
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:09 pm
Charles nodded. "Glowing or shiney, got it." He couldn't believe he was doing this- he was so close.
"Alright then, off you go," the Chauffeur said, steeping to one side. "Best of luck on your travels and sorry for delaying you for this long.
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:13 pm
"Eh, no problem."
Athan knelt down, picking up the cauldron and planted it on his shoulder. He wondered if anyone else had to cart something so completely obvious around.
Well, no time to dilly daddle. With a curt nod of his head, Athan bid the chauffeur goodbye, and then he was jogging off towards the North. If there was one thing he was going to pay attention to, it was a giant disembodied voice.
And he didn't have an entire day left to get back to the Temple.
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:10 pm
Shaking his head, Charles headed back towards the maids, Stryphe, and the van. "Well, back to square one," he said to the rag-tag group. "Unless you young ladies have any more places you'd like to go?"
Hey, if it worked one time...
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:42 pm
"Well, let's go to where this whole thing was supposed to end: The Temple. We might be able to find a petal or something there..."
With that Charles ushered everyone into the minivan and off they went."
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