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CAROUSEL - PARKER MOORE - CIVILIAN

He was surprised when the woman came up to them, given the state and and the other young man were in, but he was grateful nonetheless for her help. Maybe she would have a little more insight as to what was going on and what they were up against. Perhaps this was just a sick joke someone was trying to pull on them.

"Ariel? I'm Parker," he offered since the other two gave their names, he waited for her to finish untying them before giving her a quick look over to check for injuries, and then turning to the other young man. "I'm okay," he said to the woman, taking her hand as he pushed himself up to his feet. It was Tolliver he was concerned about; he seemed to be in shock.

"No idea," he replied to Tolliver with a shake of his head. "I'm new here, but hopefully we're still close to the city," he said, rubbing at his arms where they were left raw from being tied. "I can't imagine this is some kind of human trafficking; it doesn't appear as through were being closely guarded. And there has to be at least a few involved to get the three of us here. I doubt one person carried me or Ariel. No offense meant," he added to Tolliver, seeing as he and Ariel had a few good inches on him.

"I'm hoping this is just an early Halloween prank. Not very tasteful," Parker said with a frown, still cautious about moving away from the carousel just yet, but also keeping his guard up in case someone else approached them.

SWINGS - (Lily) - (Civilian)

Lily should have done something. She knew it, pounding against the front of her head trying to get out, when Haüyne began insulting -- they spoke the truth. She knew that. But self-preservation was just as much of an instinct, a primary focus, as leave your body far, far behind so anything they do won't hurt -- so the words didn't mean anything, anymore. She heard them, she processed them: but they didn't sink any deeper.

"What's a starseed?" Her head turned to look at Olga, shoulders tensing/untensing to get rid of the pain. "I'm sorry. I'm very tired, really. I don't much want to be a bother." Dangerous, dangerous, dangerous. But maybe worth it, inasmuch as it was a solo truth. Being allowed any freedom at all in this moment was good, acceptable, and perhaps she'd see these two again sometime, if all went well and she walked out of this fairground neither killed nor a soldier for some unimaginable greater purpose.

RESTAURANT - Amphitrite - Nega

Amphitrite kept her smile on her face, but quietly bit the inside of her cheek at Jet's speech. Yes, it had its good points - it was also a bit too to the point, if you asked her. She couldn't help but think of how she reacted to Cinnabar in captivity, one of the few more pleasant memories she had (if you could really call any of it pleasant) back then.

But she also had to support her teammate. That was a major part of working with the Negaverse too, teamwork and cooperation. "That's the long and short of it, yes, however... Captain Jet, darling, would you mind getting some water or something for them?" She at least tried to be both considerate of him and the mission; his discomfort was palpable. "I'd like to get to know them a bit if that's quite alright by you."

The corrupt senshi shifted closer to them, and flashed an especially warm smile towards the girl who was glaring at them. "You are somewhere safe, darlings. I'm sorry the conditions are less than favorable, believe me, but... these people, these terrorists you've been hearing so much about - we are the best line of defense against them. We'd been watching you for some time, you know, and we want your help to stop them. However... "

She drew a deep breath, resting her hand lightly on one of the boy's legs. "The terrorists, we gather, are targeting you for enlistment. You don't know it, but we saved you from them to bring you here. So if our ultimatum, join or die, sounds a bit much, please don't think us cruel." Amphitrite smiled again, rather sadly. It was an act of course, but it was a card she played well. "We just have the best interest of our home in mind. If you leave us and join them, then you become the enemy, the terrorist." It was such a heavy word; no one wanted to be connected with 'terrorists' after all. "That's all. - there's really nothing to it, darlings."

The dream-like memory of chaos being plunged into her starseed slipped to the forefront of her mind. "And you'd be rewarded. And treasured. And you would know that you are doing the people of your planet a service by protecting it."

The corrupt senshi rocked back on her shell hells, and deliberately made her smile more subdued, even sheepish, as she carried on, "I'm Amphitrite, by the way - reformed terrorist, at your service. Please, ask me any questions you have. We have to do what we have to do, but I don't really want to hurt anyone." From the same corrupt who'd stolen starseed after starseed on the train for research. "And you are?"

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ROLLER COASTER - ANNABEL MIKAEL - CIVI

Woop there it is.

Neither of the two, talking cat or hot blue woman, were doing a particularly job of trying to convince them their 'side' was the correct choice. Threatening them clearly wasn't going to help the situation either, but here they were. Empressite lacked patience; probably uncomfortable with this sort of mission, or having to deal with this many people. Possibly new to the order as well. She had something to prove, and was more volitale for it.

The talking cat, on the other hand, was far calmer. Sharp tongued, yes, but patient. How their order employed talking - scratch that - almost human looking cat people was beyond Anna's comprehension at the moment, but clearly this one was respected. Her logic was... valid, to a point, though skewed in a direction Anna associated with most unsavory groups of people. If you're worried about people running away before you can talk to them, you're generally nothing the type of group people want to be a part of anyway.

She glanced at Empressite and sighed a little. "Ya should learn a thing or two from yer kitty lady friend here 'bout PR. You're doin' an awful good job of makin' sure none of us join ya with that talk of crushin' our hearts. Besides, an aggressor who's in a hurry and impatient shows a lack a'control and power," said the short haired woman with a wolfish smile. She meant to rile Empressite up, get her to focus on her, and keep her occupied. As well, if it meant she could stir up more information without seeming interested... Could be useful. She turned her attention back to Dahlia.

"I'll listen to whacha say, provided Blue b***h keeps her hands away from us. Wouldn't want to kill off potential recruits, would ya? Then you wouldn't be any better than those terrorists you keep talkin' about." She dipped her head ever so slightly, eyes never leaving the cat lady's.

At least she'd go out with a bang, right?

RESTAURANT - Axton Finch - Civilian

Well did this just speak of longevity...

Axton kept quiet as the two that appeared to be in charge of them laid out exactly what they were there for. A job offer, if you could tall it that, considering the ultimatum that came attached to it. Join or die. There wasn't much wiggle room, and he wasn't entirely sure how much he believed the woman that stayed close to them. She was sweet, kindly, but there was something that just seemed a touch disingenuous. How much was impossible to tell.

He was saved from having to stick his neck out by the other young man tied up with them. He seemed more than eager to ask the questions his fellow captors were wondering over as well.

GIFT SHOP - CAPTAIN AUROSTIBITE - NEGAVERSE


The redhead was given a briefly contemplative look, Aurostibite's gaze narrowing ever so slightly under the brim of his hat.

"We don't want any money," he said, and crouched down so that he was more level with them, one knee on the ground, the other bent so that he could rest his arm across it, his other fingers pressed into the grimy tile floor. He gave the two of them an appraising flick of his eyes, lips pressing together.

"We're looking for people who want to change the way this world works," he said quietly, simply. "You two look as though you're perfectly capable of adapting to these necessary changes."

WATER RIDE - Fangite - Nega


Fangite could see the cogs turning behind the young man's eyes and he held up his hands. "I mean no harm, and again, I apologize for thi-" Wait.

Behind glasses, Fangite raised an eyebrow. "Again? What do you mean again?Where you caught in something like this before?" This time however, Fangite rolled his eyes with a huff. "How are you going to prosecute me? You don't know my name, let alone who we are. Anyone would think you're mental for even trying.

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GIFT SHOP - ANDREW COLLINS/??? - CIVILIAN

His horrendously skinny frame doesn't provide much as far as intimidation goes, but he still attempts to shift in front of the kid as though to shield her from their psycho kidnapper. Look, he wasn't the knight-in-shining armor that instantly sprang to mind, but he could do his best.

The man sat stiffly when their captor kneeled before him and the girl, not trusting any of this for a second. "Change the way the world works?" He parroted, his eyes narrowed to mere slits. "What does that even mean? How do you want it to work?"

The longer they were talking, the longer they were not dying. That made him a pretty happy fellow, in all honesty. "Like, are we talking terrorism? Because this sounds ominous as hell,not gonna lie to you, buddy.