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 Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:24 pm
Shae looked at her and sighed, deflating a little. "No, not really," he said. "It's just that I got my first upgrades just a couple weeks ago, and now they're insisting that I get more. It makes me very uncomfortable."
He looked over the top of the car and stared into the distance. "That, and my men are out there without me to lead them, and I'm gonna be gone for who knows how long. I need to get back to take care of them, you know? It's my duty."
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:28 pm
Aiko understood. Hence, why you are the drum major. "I understand what it means to do something out of duty. Hopefully we'll be able to finish this rather quickly," she ended with a smile.
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:33 pm
"Hopefully...?" Shae looked at her, then smiled. "Oh right, you missed the beginning of the briefing. Our projected time out there is several months, with a high possibility that it takes longer. We don't even know how long we'll be gone."
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:35 pm
"Yup. We're on our own for a long time. Means we have to make sure we always have each others' backs, else we're gettin' raped sideways," Cado agreed dryly. "The fun and excitement of life as an Agent."
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:40 pm
Shae grinned, despite himself, and leaned against the car. "Let's start that over again. Nice to meet you, I'm Markus Shae." He put out a hand to shake.
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:42 pm
She reached to shake his hand. "Thanks. I'm Aiko Tucker. I've a tendency to use band slang, so I apologize in advance," she added. "Mind telling me a bit about yourselves?" she motioned to the two guys.
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:47 pm
"He can go first," Shae said, throwing his head in the direction of the totally hairless Cado Long.
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:48 pm
"Pyromaniac with OCD," Cado said, gesturing to himself. "Well, trichitillomania, actually, to be precise." He gestured to his eyebrows. "They aren't burned off, but now I don't have to worry about doing so," he said with a smirk.
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:49 pm
"Professional mercenary, in the employ of Bullfrog," said Shae. "I run the 5 Star Syndicate with my partner, who's not here right now. His name's Gabriel. Finest mercenary company there is, as anyone will tell you."
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:53 pm
Aiko nodded to herself. "So a percussionist and a drum major. I guess that'll leave me as the color guard." She saw their faces and quickly answered, "I'm a Berserker for Bullfrog. My specialty is knives."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:07 am
"How am I a drum major?" Shae asked, amused.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:17 am
"Bang, bang," Cado replied with a grin. "If I get a good rig I can even bang on a metaphorical gong."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:20 am
She looked over at Shae with a grin. "You already said you were a leader of a group of people. You care for them, just as a drum major would do for a marching band. Drum majors usually play an instrument and have the respect of the band members. Depending on the size of the band, there can be two drum majors working in sync."
She then looked over at Cado. "As a bomb specialist, you would be most like a drummer, playing loudly with a boom. And because you use more than bombs, you are more than a drummer. You are a percussionist."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:23 am
"I like it!" Shae said, looking over to Cado with a grin. "Sounds just like us."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:24 am
"Loudly is right," Cado replied, smirking. "And when I get my custom rig, nobody can ignore me." His grin gained an odd, twisted sort of quality - one of a man who delighted in destruction and chaos a little too much.
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