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ShadowLadyRaven Vice Captain
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 Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 7:53 pm
I killed him... But it had to be done.... The thought kept repeating in her head, turning her head if she sensed someones approach, firing her pistol to the left, then right, then left, then right..... Her rapier made quick work of one man, lopping through his arm and then throat rapidly. Her cheeks were red from the tears, side-stepping some debris as it fell around her.
To the sound of her name, she cocked her head, sort of reacting but not really. She raised her rapier and pointed it at his throat, forcing him to stop in his tracks. "Who are you? Why-" Blinking, she cocked her head to the other side, brows furrowing. "Gabriel?" She started to lower her blade, turning her head as she fired two shots ahead of them, a guard going down with a groan. "Now that makes no sense... Where oh where...." She then turned and kept walking ahead.
A small figure, like a bird, flew past which caused her eyes to refocus. It looked oddly like a dragon... No... it's not possible.... Breaking into a run after it, maybe she was chasing ghosts, maybe she had missed one. At this point, she didn't know. The one thing that was certain was she had to find out if it was or wasn't. So, for the moment, it seemed as if she completely ignored Gabriels existence, bolting after that small flying figure.
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 6:38 pm
Gabriel watched as Nico ran past him, as if she was invisible. Seeing an open exit in her direction, he started walking down the hall.
"Ah, Gabriel."
Gabriel stopped dead in his tracks. That voice... he thought. There it is again!...I've heard that voice before...
"Always the savior, even now. I guess that's why I chose that name for you. You're proving to be very good at this!"
"What're you...?"
"Aah, but all things in due time. Soon, the time will come for us to meet. But for now, you're going to have to focus on getting out of here alive. So long for now..."
"Wait! Who are -"
No time now, more explosions. The hallway that he and Nico had just been standing in was collapsing. Damn it! he thought. He made a mad dash for the exit.
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 8:29 pm
Jane turned about, the building collapsing about him. His eyes gazed around him, thinking carefully. Did it matter that everything that was around him was falling, crashing down? Not to him, he stuck to what he saw himself as meaning to do. Side step away from the falling debris. Eyes flicker. There it was, what he somehow was looking for. Even he hadn't known. A whisper. Only a step away. Somehow he believe that this could return what he desired most. Memories... What he lacked. Grasp for it. No, turn away. It was a trick, it couldn't possibly be.
Memories...
No, only a temptation. Whispers in the air, that's all. Wait- he had thought he was alone. Who was there? Who was fooling with his head? Spin about. Examine closely the room. A radio. A soft projection. Eyes narrow. No, not that. A breath nearby. That's it. Calm sweeps through him. The breath slows. Rapier points to a neck. Breaks the jugular. "Don't tempt me." He says calmly, moving out of the room.
Of course, something was bothering him. Who knew? Who knew about his amnesia enough to send someone to do this? Not the fool that had done it, no, it had to be someone with much more brains. Think. Who? Who could have known? Glazed eyes. Another piece falls next to him. Shakes out of it. It didn't matter, could figure it out later. Couldn't he? Never the mind.
Building crashing down. Halls unstable. Exit, right there. Right in front of him. A step towards it, a crash. No, no attention. Runs through. The door. Gabriel in the corner of his eyes. Should he yell? No. Gabriel should be able to see him. Slows though. Walks through the door slowly, dodging falling items.
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 10:21 pm
Nico broke out into open air before them all, reaching a hand forward as she could just barely reach that flicker in front of her eyes. Gone. Snapping out of it, she felt hands on her shoulders, shaking her which forced her back into reality. The words, he was speaking. Had to move. A slap. The sting brought the focus back into her dark eyes, blinking as she was jump started into reality. Glancing back, she saw Gabriel run through the doorway, starting to shout for others to get out. Jane followed suite soon after. Grimacing, she knew Amaya would have made it out, still hoping that she was right considering the state the base was in now.
Ack, now the stinging of her cheeks was very real and made her wipe away lingering traces of her tears, turning away from everyone else. Taking a very deep breath, she felt like whispers were tugging at her mind... "Come on Kaoru! Lets go!" Wincing, she touched her head, flicking her rapier down, excess blood flying from it. She still pulled out a cloth and wiped the blade clean, glancing around as the rest of the troops gathered outside. She saw the group of experiments that someone must have saved, realizing it must be Gabriel considering he was holding the one girl. She saw a flicker of movement amongst them, raven hair with something perchd on his shoulder. Her brows furrowed and she moved forward, glancing through them only to see the figment was gone.
Shaking her head, she had to forget... she had to process and move on once more. She had done it once, she could do it again....The other troops started to head for their respective hidden entrances back to their home, holding up a hand. "Come on! Let's head home." She could hear sirens in the distance signaling the smoke had caught attention, breaking into a run towards the treeline.
Deeper in the woods there was a rather large tree stump that she came up to, placing her hand on a knotted part of it, grimacing as she felt the p***k in her finger where a hidden scanner snagged a drop of blood and her print. Glancing back, she saw some others had followed her, nodding to them before she darted down the tube feet first. She knew that Jane and Amaya knew where entrances were, but she wasn't sure about Gabriel. At this point she figured he would have followed someone, hoping she was right as she relaxed for the moment.
It didn't take too long before they popped out in the large hanger type area where they left from for the mission, curling off to the side as she rose to her feet. "Well done all." She murmured, nodding and shaking hands with those who wished to, all dispersing. She glanced to the kids that were now new arrivals, watching as someone led them to an area to be processed and taken care of. No glimmer this time. Grimacing, she lowered her eyes and made a beeline for her room. Did she want to deal with many people right now? No, not particularly. Should she remain alone? Probably not.
Once inside, she took off her gun holsters and removed her rapier, placing them aside as she grabbed some sweatpants and another black tank top, aiming for comfort at this point. She let her hair down, pulling a crimson headband on, matching some of the writing along one leg of her pants. Placing aside her mission clothes, she sighed heavily now that she was alone, that face haunting her still. Squeezing her eyes shut, she suddenly pounded her hand twice against the door to the closet. Hard. Tears threatened to spill out, gathering in her eyes as she stared down at the ground. I failed him... again. They would really do that to their son. I didn't protect him. I didn't save him. Bam! She punched the door again, leaving her knuckles red, cut in the slightest. Glaring at the slight dent she had made, she gritted her teeth and sank to the floor, bringing her knee's into her chest, forehead resting on the tops of her knees. If Gabriel came in, she would have to move, but right now.... she really really didn't care. The tears fell despite her frustrated efforts to keep them at bay, the wound she had managed to scar over now ripped open anew. Dammit....
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ShadowLadyRaven Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 12:57 pm
Jane exited the building, spotting Nico quickly. She seemed more dazed than he, though he ignored that. A slip around people who were still trying to make it out, hopes that Gabriel would be soon after him. A breath. Feet hitting the floor, beat after beat. Stops as he was outside. Wipes his own rapier, sheathing it. Nico's tears were bothering him, he could see it. She spoke. Right... They had to return.
Running towards trees. Fingers grazing leaves. Deep panting breaths. He nodded to Nico as she found one of the entrances, before heading off to another. A p***k. A scan. Opening of the entrance tube. Into the tube, feet first. The hanger again. A deep breath- all done. He looked to Nico again, who was already making her way back to the rooms.
Steady breath, he follows, sound of banging. Approaches the door, waits a second. A heavy pause. After a few minutes, he knocks gently, whispers into the door. "Nico? You alright?"
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 1:47 pm
At the knock she startled, her head shooting up as she looked to the door, attempting to wipe away the tears that just wouldn't stop falling. The voice wasn't the first she expected to hear, blinking as she recognized it as Jane's. Lowering her eyes, she forced herself to stand up, glancing to her appearance in the mirror. Ugh, she looked like s**t. Thankfully her bangs hid at least half of her face and her makeup didn't smear. Taking a deep breath, she got the tears to stop for the moment. Yes, she could distract via work. Ok, now do it.
Walking to the door, the ground felt a little cold to her bare feet, reaching a hand forward to open it but she paused. Did she want to face her team mates right now? Grimacing, she did open it, relaxing her features into a small smile. "Yeah, I'm fine." She lied easily, leaning one hand against the door frame, the other on her hip. "Hey, did you find anything to help you with your past while we were there? I realize we didn't get a lot of time since it was coming down, but I'm just curious. If I'm prying, you know you don't have to answer." She asked, redirecting conversation away from herself.
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ShadowLadyRaven Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:15 pm
Jane smiled as she opened the door, his eyes glimmering lightly. As she said that she was fine, he raised his eyebrows and coughed. "Liar." As she continued to change the subject to him, he shook his head lightly. "No, I didn't- although there was a man stupid enough to tempt me with my memories. But no, no solution to my memory problem. What happened with you there?" He turned the subject right back around, as he seemed to do without any problem.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:24 pm
Nico simply raised an eyebrow when he coughed, hearing quite well what he had said. To his answer, she sighed lightly, remembering that she heard Gabriel speaking to someone in the hall before it collapsed. Or at least, she vaguely remembered it. Ah well, so not all had found some kind of answer.
When he turned it right back upon her, she simply smiled sweetly and shrugged. "Oh, just saw the depths to which Dreamer's Industries will sink to further it's empire. That's all." It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't the whole truth. Her hands slid into her pockets, appearing rather relaxed. Was she going to divulge more than that? No. Even if he demanded it, that was all he was going to get.
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ShadowLadyRaven Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:47 pm
"Right." Jane said, obviously believing her only to an extent. Of course, he recognized that he could not push any further, and gave it up right there. "You know, they do that to attract us, get us to give up. Do you want to satisfy them by being all sad about it? Or do you want to celebrate the fact that we took down one of their buildings?" He was changing the subject in a way that made it obvious that he didn't like hearing her sad.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:54 pm
Nico sighed lightly and shrugged, "Get us to give up? Pfft." She couldn't help it, she laughed a little, shaking her head a bit. "Sadness? Oh Jane... You are silly. Angry. I'm ********' pissed." She said with a grin, and that was also truth. She was pissed. Beyond pissed. "If only we had the time to actually throw a party. Though, knowing everyone they'd probably rather we wait till we've succeeded in our mission of toppling the empire before partying. I'm sure someone's going to be having a few drinks though." She smirked, appearing rather normal despite the lump she felt in her chest. She just hoped he didn't ask her to go drinking or anything.
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ShadowLadyRaven Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 3:01 pm
"Okay, pissed is another matter altogether." Jane said with a grin. "How about we make a pinata with Dreamer's Industries printed on it and whack the heck out of it? You can have first shot." He offered, his eyes shining. And with an offer like this, there was no doubt that Jane actually intended on going through with it, no matter Nico's answer.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:14 pm
To that Nico shrugged with a faint smirk on her lips, pausing as she listened to his proposition. Laughing, she shook her head, holding up a hand. "I think I'm good. Maybe I'll just go hack at their walls and thus bite at their ankles." She replied, personally more than likely going to head up to the computer labs upstairs. Maybe she'd grab something to eat before doing so, but more than likely, she'd be found working often.
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ShadowLadyRaven Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:27 pm
"Fine! More fun for me, then." Jane turned away, then as he almost began to walk, his memory started to nag on him. He had talents, somewhere. His memory had to be out there. Right? Right. His eyes glazed over and he immediately stopped in his tracks, honestly going through his memory. A door seemed to have slid open ever so slightly, one that could leak maybe one or two of his memories. If only he could pry it open to let them out...
"One...two...three! Open your eyes, Jane!" Candles in front of him. Laughter spouting from his lips.
"For me?" He asks, although that Jane knew that they were for him. Perhaps he'd said that just for his memory...
"Of course for you! And after you blow them out, we have a present for you!"
Little Jane claps his hands, blowing out the candles. By the size of everything, he couldn't have been more than six years of age. A box, wrapped in gift wrap is laid in front of him, and he tears into it. A glistening shine gleams from it.
"A...sword!" He squeals, pulling it out by the handle.
"Not just any sword son, it is a rapier, perfect for agility." A man's voice. His father's? He is only guessing, though little Jane recognizes it.
"Thanks...it's awesome."
Jane collapses, breaking into tears. Never had he even imagined such a fluid memory returning to him. Well, now he knew his father's voice. And the origin of his highly decorated rapier. His...birthday. The sixth? That part he didn't know. All he knew, that was at this point, it was too much.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 8:48 pm
Nico chuckled at his reaction, starting to close her door when she noticed him pause. "Forget something?" She asked, her brows furrowing as he stopped dead. Was it a memory? So she sort of stood there awkwardly, ignoring the weight of her own burdens at the moment. Brushing her bangs aside, she kept her door open, glancing up to the camera that was in her doorway to keep an eye on her room. Grimacing, she ignored that as well, her eyes lowering to her teammate.
The minute he collapsed she moved forward, moving to catch him and she sort of did. Tears. It had to be a memory then. "Woah there tiger. Just... soak it in. I got ya." She murmured, an arm around his shoulders, the other hand resting on the one closest to her. "If you want me to leave you be, I will." She added in a softer voice, simply sitting with him there for the moment.
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ShadowLadyRaven Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 5:56 am
"I...know his voice." Jane said softly, tears slowly still going down his cheeks. "No, I'd rather you stay." He needed to root himself back in the present. He'd actually remembered something, and perhaps it pulled him in so far. It had been so vivid...could his memory really have been like that? He'd never imagined. "My rapier...it had been a present from them." His voice was soft, weak. It seemed so different, remembering something. A birthday party, so normal... That had been him. He'd really been a young child, a child who was interested in play fighting. So innocent. But where were his parents now? He didn't know.
Jane strengthened himself, looking at Nico nicely. "Thank you." He said, his breath easy. He steadied, and looked at her. "I did remember something, my birthday. I'm guessing I was about six in the memory. I heard my father speak to me..." He trailed off.
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