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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:58 pm
Asher had to admit he was amused with Cherry and Elsa's squabble. It actually made the latter less threatening. However, amusement disappeared as soon as Rin mentioned asking for his blessing. "Wait a minute! Do you really expect me to agree to letting you take my brother to some organization we've never heard of?" he questioned, raising an eyebrow. "Why do you want Leo? Don't you already have others like him?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:15 pm
Rin seemed a bit frightened by Asher's little outburst but she tried to keep her composure, she would have an easier time with this if her nerves weren't already rattled from being in a hospital. She stared down her dress while her hands fiddled with the hem. "Y-Yes...in a manner of speaking." she said softly, trying to find the words to explain. "I have visions too...but they are visions of the past. Once in a very great while I will see one or maybe two visions of the future but they are very random in the times they appear and in the things I see." She looked back up at Asher rather bashfully. "There are others who have visions too...and they can see into the future as well...but their visions aren't very strong, or reliable. They are....um.....well, a person who likes candy might have a vision of candy stores being robbed in the future, but it won't actually happen. So their visions are kind of biased." Rin looked at Leo and gave a small smile. "Leo is the first person we have seen where his visions are not only strong and reliable, but he is also seeing factual visions. Things that are actually true." Rin said, noticing she was being stared at while she was smiling and quickly blushed again, though she neglected to say why exactly they wanted Leo for.
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:33 pm
"This is only one instance where Leo's visions were reliable and factual. For all we know, he might just be like all the others who see visions," Asher said, gripping Leo's hand. "You can't make that kind of assumption after one newsworthy story. I think some would call it beginner's luck, if anything." He did notice that Rin said nothing about why they had wanted Leo, but he could only guess that it was for risky purposes. "As I've said before, anyway, we don't really know much about your organization, so I don't plan on sending Leo there. I can't give you my permission if I don't know who you are and what your organization is. Besides, it's up to Leo to decide whether or not he wants to go."
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Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:46 pm
Rin stuttered and stumbled over her words as she tried to form words into a sentence. She hated being put on the spot like this, especially when she was being contradicted about the organization. Rin understood Asher's caution but the organization wasn't a bad place.Elsa gave a soft sigh and placed her palm to her forehead. "You don't get it...other people who have visions almost never make the news, and when they do it's only to show the world how wrong or bogus they are. This one incident was all the proof we needed." she cursed under her breath as she took a step forward. "The reason why you haven't heard of us before is because we're not meant to be known...Think of us as kind of like Area 51. We work for the government to help in various ways; we're a dirty little secret the government doesn't want to admit exists because that would show society that the government doesn't have everything under control. We need someone like Leo for our crime fighting unit, which I have to say is rather pitiful right now. We have a few visionists but they keep leading us to false suspects because of their visions. We can even help Leo strengthen his visions so he can call on them whenever he likes and not drain his energy so much." Elsa took a minute to breathe and observe the expressions around her, which still weren't all too welcoming. "Please, the organization can provide everything for you, a home, a job, paid schooling....."The more the two of them spoke, the more sense it made to Leo, but hew as still skeptical. Leo placed his hand on his brother's arm in a slight desperation, he didn't want to be handed off to someone like some football during a game.
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:22 am
Now, things were starting to make sense, but Asher was even more disturbed. They planned to use Leo to look for suspects, but wouldn't that put him in danger? If there was such an organization, there were likely others who were against them. "Don't you have enemies? What if they find out about Leo? I don't want to risk putting him in constant danger, even if we're provided for. We're rather content with our current life," Asher said, but he somehow felt he was going to lose. Even so, he couldn't let them take Leo. The offer to provide for everything was tempting, especially when he thought about his brother's well-being, but Leo wouldn't appreciate being given away like that, anyways.
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 6:32 pm
Elsa grumbled a bit, she was sure she would be able to get Asher to talk Leo into it but it seemed he wasn't going to budge. Elsa was persistent though. "We understand...but....at least allow us to give all of you a tour of the place. We will wait until after Thanksgiving and until you're out of the hospital. If you still say no, we won't bother you anymore." she said softly, standing her ground rather stubbornly. Leo looked over at his brother and smiled, glad that he was fighting for Leo. "Ash....maybe a tour wouldn't be so bad." he said softly, he didn't want to be part of their organization but he had to admit he was curious about this place they spoke so highly of.
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:20 pm
It took some time to think about, that was for sure. Asher was still skeptical about even going on a tour, but if that was what it would take to get the women to leave them alone, so be it. At least Leo was curious, so there wasn't so much need to refuse. "Fine. A tour, but that's it," he accepted. He highly doubted he would let Leo join even after they see the organization. Crime-fighting was serious stuff, and if Leo was as special as the women claimed, then there would be others who might try to get their hands on him. Asher couldn't let that happen.
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:29 pm
Leo gave a small smile as he held his brother's hand firmly, glad that his brother at least agreed to a tour. It couldn't hurt that much to see the place they were talking about, they might even learn something after all. Though he hoped it was as safe as Elsa had explained.Elsa smiled and nodded, content with his answer. "We will see you shortly then. Get well soon." She said softly as she turned on her heel to leave the room with Rin following close behind her, smiling and waving at Leo as the two of them left.
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:45 pm
When they left, Cherry growled and turned to Asher. "Are you really agreeing to that? If their organization was so secret, wouldn't they do anything to keep you quiet?!" she questioned. "This whole thing might be a huge mistake!""What's done is done, Cherry. They don't seem all that threatening, and they did promise to leave us alone if Leo still won't join them," Asher replied. "We can only take their word on it." He just hoped they were telling the truth. He actually didn't think of any of that when he agreed to the tour.Outside the hospital, Daniel stood at the entrance, waiting for Rin and Elsa to exit. He was rather anxious to see whether or not Leo had agreed to join the organization. Very sure that the boy wouldn't leave alone, the old man had hoped that Asher would accompany him and maybe agree to the offer of housing. He had known of their poor style of living and he wanted to do something to help his grandson. It just so happened that he could do so and help improve the crime-fighting unit at the same time.
Upon seeing them exit, he was disappointed to find that there was no one else. "I assume he still refused?" he said, hiding his anxiety with all the expertise of an agent.
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:03 pm
Elsa gave a soft sigh and nodded. "They agreed to a tour but that's about it." She said softly, feeling much like she failed him in the long run. "Asher is a very persistent person, but I'm confident that once they see everything is okay that they might change their minds." she said, though Elsa wasn't entirely sure of that herself.Leo's smile quickly faded when he heard Cherry's argument, but she had a point. "I know it could be dangerous...but thats why I agreed to the tour she offered to all of us. If it's dangerous, we will all be there to protect each other." he said softly. Leo wouldn't have agreed to a tour if he couldn't bring his friends with him.
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:17 pm
Daniel sighed, but he was glad that they had agreed to the tour. "I suppose that will suffice. You two have done well," he said. "Let us depart for now." He began to walk to his car, expecting the women to follow. He was in a bit of a hurry, as he had been away from his office for far too long. The paperwork was going to pile up."I don't know, Leo. The organization has tons of people just like us," Chase said, starting to get worried. "They could make quick work of us, especially since Cherry and I are the only ones who know combat and protection spells." As much as he would like to be confident that the members of the organization weren't hostile, he couldn't say for sure. Rin and Elsa did ambush him and Leo, though they claimed to have been joking.
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:20 pm
Elsa and Rin quickly followed after Daniel. "What if Leo doesn't agree to join us? Our crime fighting unit will continue to remain useless to the government. If we screw up more cases they're going to stop funding us!" Elsa complained, caring very much for the organization since it was her's and Rin's only home. "If they stop funding us we'll have to find a different place to live and we can't go back to the streets again!" Leo shrugged a little. Chase had a point but sitting here and arguing about it wasn't going to do much good for anyone, as Chase said earlier, what was done was done. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." Leo said softly, it was something he said whenever he felt like everyone around him was telling him he wasn't able to do something. It made him feel better about taking risks.
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:51 pm
The thought was as hard for Daniel as it was for the two girls. Of course he didn't want them to go back to the streets, so he knew how important it was to convince Leo to join them. He could only think of one way to get him to. "I've noticed that Leo is very close to Asher. So much so that he gets quite hostile to whoever plans to separate them," he said, recalling how the boy shoved him. "Perhaps, if we can convince Asher to join us, then Leo would follow him. I have an idea for it, but we'll have to discuss with Raki, first." By then, they had already reached the vehicle and he opened the door for the women. It was time to return to headquarters.Cherry still didn't like the idea. It just seemed risky, and she really didn't want to see Elsa again. Before she could go to a corner and sulk about her parents' choice of name, she couldn't help but remember something. "Do you suppose Elsa and Rin have some connection with Old Damican? I remembered he mentioned them when we first met him," she said. "Maybe he's part of the organization or something?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:10 pm
Elsa had to admit, watching Asher's expression when he meets Raki for the first time in years would be quite entertaining indeed. She wasn't sure if it was going to work though, but Elsa had to trust in Daniel. He was, after all, a father to her; maybe not by blood but rather by relation. Daniel had taken the twins under his wing when they had nowhere else to go. "I hope you're right Daniel. I really do." she said softly as they got into the car with the older man.Leo had to think about this for a moment, why would Daniel have anything to do with the twins though? It was a mystery indeed, maybe Daniel was the person they needed to be skeptical about instead of the twins. "I think we all need a break from this.....Ash needs his rest, and I think we could all use a nap." he said softly, though really he was the one who felt like he needed a nap. To take a break from this complicated situation, he wanted to stop thinking about such difficult things even just for a few hours.
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BrokenScreamBox Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:19 pm
Seeing that Leo was tired, Asher pulled him onto his lap so he could take a nap. "Don't worry about Gramps. It might just be a coincidence," he said, rubbing his brother's back in hopes of lulling him to sleep. He sort of wished he knew what Cherry was talking about, but maybe they'll find out once they attend the tour.Samuel, who had been silent the entire time, had to stay at the sidelines with Sasha while everyone else conversed about the organization. He wondered, assuming Leo agreed to join somehow, if Chase and Cherry might have a place there as well. Asher would probably end up staying with Leo, so he might not have any problems. Where would that leave Samuel and Sasha? "I guess we'll find out once we get there," he muttered only to himself.
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