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 Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:34 am
Tiki stepped forward, gun pressed to Alaric's temple, since the man had run past him to grab Connor. "Drop him," Xander growled, behind Alaric. It was clear that he wasn't messing around.
Connor looked to Madeline. "He'll be all right. At least, we hope. These other two gentlemen have already come in contact with the substance and lived."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:39 am
"So there's more..." Alaric said quietly, dropping the man. A few moments earlier, and Alaric would have no doubt went to disarm the man to his side. The funny thing was, he didn't even care about his life at the moment. The only thing he found himself thinking was how he should have been the one to take the gun.
He laughed softly, walking away from the gun, not in the least intimidated, then using the desk to support himself. Part of him decided that this was a failure, and that he was disappointed. The rest... Well, he decided that he found his source of answers. He calmly leaned against the desk, crossing his arms and watching the scenario.
After all, there wasn't much more he could do here...
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:47 am
Madeline snapped at Connor. "That doesn't mean this man will make it! Hope doesn't make a person live - especially a person contaminated with who knows what!" she yelled. She ran her hand through her hair and glared at the men. "What are you standing around for? Get this man on the desk and find me a first aid kit!"
When she looked over at Alaric, she had a fire in her eyes. "Yes, you too. Do something useful right now. Repair the door if you must to prevent anyone else from getting in." She focused on Kurtis again, muttering about the different medical processes she could take to lower his fever...and anything else to help him live.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:50 am
Now she acts smart... Alaric thought. This man, the one infected by the substance... He didn't mean much to him, it was true. But as Alaric stood, he found himself thinking that, if he kept this man alive, he would better be able to learn more about this.
He stood, stretching out. There wasn't much he could do. He took the gun from Madeline's pocket as she helped him, keeping it on him in case anyone came down the hall while he tried repairing the broken door, which was most likely beyond repair. He couldn't fix melting without more metal, but he could rig the door to stay closed with the right wiring, he supposed...
He went to the door, deciding whether or not the wires were too melted to work with as he kept the gun in hand, occasionally looking down the hall as he worked.
He would need better tools...
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:55 am
Tiki kept a close eye on Alaric as he worked. Xander was close by, out of the line of fire and tossing a small paper weight up and down, although Alaric would never know what it was for.
Connor assisted with Kurtis, although he knew that the man would not wake up for about an hour.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:07 am
Madeline sighed as she did all she could. "That's the most I can do with what we have here." She looked worried over Kurtis, but soon that worry turned into anger at Connor. "You...were you attempting to steal this substance? If you were," she poked him in the chest, "you," poke "were," poke, "incredibly stupid," poke poke poke, "to do that!" Jab.
"But that doesn't matter now. What matters is this man's life." She glared at Tiki and Xander. "I can't let this go. If he dies, no force in the world will stop me from going after you all."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:11 am
"Stealing it?!" Connor exclaimed, roused to anger. He shoved her hand away. "Stealing it?! How dare you! I and these three men have risked our lives for the past week to secure this substance, and in the process have had three of the four of us infected with it!
"Then, upon returning triumphant to our labs, we find that the government - that's you - has moved in and is trying to take it away from us! We are not the thieves here, madam, so if you would kindly stop insinuating such pure nonsense, we can move on!"
Even Tiki was staring by the end.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:17 am
Alaric couldn't help himself from laughing at the argument behind him. When they put it that way, Alaric was the only one who seemed like the thief, which was something he found to be hilarious. Though, he supposed he never intended to actually take it... He was undecided.
A large spark from the melted keypad arose as Alaric connected some wires. Most of them were melted, but as long as he connected the ones that he did, the door should close and remain locked. "Should" being the key word.
He wasn't too trusting of some electronics. Particularly not those melted through with acid. He wondered if he was the crazy one here.
He stood away from the door as it slammed itself shut, raising his goggles over his hat while he put the gun in between his belt and his jumpsuit. He did his part, he supposed, yet he felt like there was more to do. He did know that he might have to step in if the situation escalated any...
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:21 am
If this were an anime, Madeline would have flames in the background. But it isn't. So...
"I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET TO IT SO THAT THE SUBSTANCE WOULDN'T MISUSED! They wouldn't let me get even close to it because apparently, I "was not qualified enough." Truth is, they feel like they can't trust me." Which hurt her a lot, and Connor could see it in her eyes. "I've been trying to get it to keep it safe. To learn from it so that I can help better the world. Not destroy it or use it as a weapon."
She crossed her arms. "Look around you! People are going crazy out there. Anyone could have slipped in to steal the substance. HE," she pointed at Alaric, "slipped in to get it. I was a fool for leading him to it, but that's not the issue. The point is, you could have easily been a robber and damned if I let it be used for carnage!" She rarely yelled and more rarely cursed.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:36 am
Both of the scientists were too angry to speak further, so the attention in the room shifted to the door.
"It's fixed," Xander said. "Now hand over your gun and sit down over there." A chair sat by the wall, in an otherwise empty alcove.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:44 am
"Hah. No, I'm keeping it, though if it makes you feel any better, the safety's on," Alaric said. He wasn't in the mood to comply with those who had just ruined his immediate chances of learning anything.
Besides, he already wasn't too fond of this one.
He kept his gun in his belt, ready to draw it if there was any attempt to take it from him. He didn't exactly trust anyone here past Madeline. Especially not those who had but two seconds ago held a gun to his head.
He also wasn't exactly willing to sit, however, he would comply with that. He didn't want to seem hostile at this point. He sat in the chair, keeping alert, not in the least relaxed, observing. His eyes kept on Tiki's. He knew he had intended to diffuse the situation, but there was something about that man. Connor as well... They were not to be trusted. Not yet, anyway.
So for now, he would watch... He would do whatever was needed, but he would remain cautious.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:52 am
Madeline turned away from Connor. "...I'm sorry for yelling and accusing you of stealing. I shouldn't have judged you so quickly." She didn't really expect an apology back, but at least she had said her piece. Maybe once they both let go of their anger they could work together.
She was glad that Alaric didn't let go of the gun. Not that she didn't trust these people, but everyone was pretty angry. So she tried to start a conversation. A very awkward conversation. "So...might I ask you all for your names?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:01 am
"Connor MacMurray, Director here at EuroLabs."
Tiki wrote, Tiki Xero, World's Most Effective Mercenary.
Xander said nothing.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:10 am
"Alaric Gust. No titles," Alaric said briefly, "Sorry I didn't get to share my name earlier."
The air was so tense that he could feel it. It one person moved even an inch... He didn't trust everyone's mental stability to keep things from turning into a full-on firefight.
He stood. This was pointless.
"If you don't mind me saying, I think we need a plan of action more than introductions. If what Connor here says is true, then we're all marked as targets by lord knows how many governments just for handling this substance," he said plainly, walking around, looking around the office, "And if what he says is true, then those governments are already here."
Besides the logic, he didn't feel like staying around their new company for much longer anyway... He felt like dying even less. He hoped he wasn't out of line with his suggestion.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:20 am
Kurtis remained entirely immobile where he'd been left.
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