Foxee
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Post by Foxee on Oct 28, 2007 20:41:38 GMT -5
Shad bent and retrieved the laser gun, powering it down and turning it around in one muscular hand. The tussle was over in less than a minute.
"You know, when you've quite finished losing your temper, we might want to work out how to get out of here."
Standoff. Better than Shad had expected from the stranger. Taya could handle herself but they just didn’t have time for this right now.
He stepped forward and swiftly brought the butt end of the gun down with a professional thud behind Jessi’s ear.
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Renos
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Post by Renos on Oct 28, 2007 23:26:12 GMT -5
Kirsty sighed in relife and started pretending to flick through the rack of clothing infront of her as dominic moved over to another rack, "RB" she said grinning, using her Writing forums name instead, "Do you know what's going on here?" She whispered knowing that there luck would run out shortly.
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Post by blossom on Oct 29, 2007 8:01:05 GMT -5
RB? Ah ... of course, Renos! Sarah had to suddenly fight to supress a grin at finding herself with companion in her misfortune. She glanced back up at Kali before answering; the alien girl was holding out a set of lurid green and purple overalls. Please don't buy them ... Sarah though, grimacing.
Satsified of no immediate danger, she whispered back. "No idea. I got .... sucked ... through my computer in a shower of blue sparks ... when I came to I was on a ship with her," She nodded at Kali, "My character. Just like my intro. She wasn't ... exactly pleased to see me ... thinks I'm a spy or something. You?"
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Renos
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Post by Renos on Oct 29, 2007 14:55:11 GMT -5
Kirsty inclinded her head over to Dominic, "Pretty much the same thing, but well, i don't think he knows what to make of me yet....for some reason, he's dead against me being by myself..." Kirsty sighed, this was bugging her.
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Post by blossom on Oct 31, 2007 12:57:41 GMT -5
Sarah glanced over at the young man Renos indicated, then turned back to the clothing racks. "I wonder if anyone else got .... transported? Twilight and Jessi had posted when I had ... maybe they're here somewhere too ..."
She looked back over at Kali, who had, thankfully, decided agains the overalls. Now she was back to jumpsuits, this one red and silver.
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Renos
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Post by Renos on Oct 31, 2007 15:42:41 GMT -5
"They could be..."She took another glance over at Dominic who was looking at some weird outfit Kirsty just shook her head. "This is just too weird."
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Post by blossom on Nov 2, 2007 12:46:09 GMT -5
Sarah snorted quietly, her lips curving up into a wry smile. She opened her mouth to reply You think? but stopped when she realised Kali was glaring stonily at her. The mechanic raised one delicate blue eyebrow and glanced from Renos to Sarah and back again.
"Oh, crap," Sarah muttered under her breath.
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Post by twilightblade on Nov 2, 2007 13:11:02 GMT -5
Twilight had let go of Flare and jumped before she realized that it probably wasn't a good idea. Whatever. She was doing it now and she did have martial arts training. Even as she landed, she grabbed one of Shad's fingers on the hand that held the gun with both hands and bent it back, twisting it into a Tori finger-hold.
"Don't attack my friends." She looked him in the eye, ready to push his wrist and finger to the breaking point if he attacked.
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Flare gasped, startled. And reached for Twilight as the girl jumped at the man called Shad. Her fingers just brushed at the sleeve of the coat, and she slipped on the deck, just catching herself before she fell. "Twilight!"
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Renos
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Post by Renos on Nov 2, 2007 22:27:10 GMT -5
Kirsty looked up at what Blossom had gone quiet about...."Shit..." she said quietly looking over at Dominic who was now also staring at the pair of them and quietly making his way over.... "shit...fuck...shit..." Kirsty murmered continuously til dominic was standing right beside her.
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Post by blossom on Nov 3, 2007 7:03:15 GMT -5
Sarah turned to see what had provoked Renos' colourful string of swearwords, and was almost tempted to use them herself when she realised the young man with Renos was towering over them. Turning round she was even more tempted when she saw Kali had crossed the store and was also beside them. Sarah could almost see the vein throbbing in the mechanic's forehead.
For her part, Kali was furious. She had known this girl was strange, known she had another motive, but still part of her had been taken in by her ridiculous story. And if there was one thing Kali could not stand, it was being made to look a fool.
"Tell me," she asked in a tight, controlled voice, "How is it you know someone here if you got sucked through your computer?"
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Foxee
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Post by Foxee on Nov 3, 2007 8:43:37 GMT -5
Shad stood quietly, knowing the hold well. He ignored Flare falling to the deck and stared into Twilight’s eyes.
“You get here from who knows where and you understand nothing.” His accent was thick, his voice a purring growl, “Your friend has attacked my captain and there is a raid in progress. We don’t have time for silly games.” He paused, waiting for her to see sense. “I just may have saved your friend’s life. Whatever Taya may have done to her would be a mercy compared to what you will face if the Imperialists take you. But every minute that you delay gives you further into their hands.”
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Post by twilightblade on Nov 3, 2007 16:22:03 GMT -5
Twilight sighed, stepping back and to the side and releasing his hand in such a way that it would be impossible for him to use it to go after her.
Rubbing her forehead, she reached a hand down to Flare. "Like we've been trying to tell you, we came from Earth, the year 2007, sucked through our computers into what is to us an RPG game. If you think we're really going to know much about what's going on, except generally, you're mistaken. But again, if you attack one of my friends, I won't exactly be rational about it."
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Renos
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Post by Renos on Nov 3, 2007 20:49:01 GMT -5
Kirsty flinched slightly before answering, "Well...i kinda...did the same thing" motioning to her school uniform.
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Post by blossom on Nov 4, 2007 5:38:14 GMT -5
"Yeah, she's a member of the forum I told you about," Sarah added, then quailed under Kali's furious glare, "You know ... the one with ... the RPG story ...?"
"Well," Kali answered frostily, "At least you've got your stories straight. No pun intended."
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Foxee
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Post by Foxee on Nov 4, 2007 15:54:22 GMT -5
"That is the problem with the fighting," Shad said, his tone biting, "it isn't rational. Your friend attacks the captain and I'm supposed to do nothing?"
Abby had ventured forward, helping Flare to her feet. Now Abby put a hand on Twilight's arm.
"I don't think this is the time for this, Twi," she shook the arm gently to break Twilight's focus on Shad, "You heard what's happening. I think we'd better remember how little we know and let these people call the shots." Abby tugged on the sleeve, trying to get Twilight to back off a little.
Abby went to her knees next to Jessi, inspecting the bump behind her ear.
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Renos
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Post by Renos on Nov 4, 2007 22:54:34 GMT -5
Kirsty shook her head, Dominic's hand grabbing her shoulder, glaring at her in disbelife. "it's True, i was at school and..." she got one more look from Dominic then shut up...this was not going to end well.
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Post by blossom on Nov 5, 2007 4:30:10 GMT -5
Kali turned to the young man that appeared to be with the other girl, the one that knew Sarah. She assessed him rapidly, looking him up and down; he appeared to be from this universe - he was at least wearing the clothes. But that didn't mean he wasn't working with the girls.
"Did you get sucked through your computer too?" she asked him sarcastically, flicking a pointed glare at Sarah, who scowled.
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Renos
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Post by Renos on Nov 5, 2007 5:27:09 GMT -5
Dominic met the other girls gaze calmly and shook his head, "no, i'm a pilot, i found her in the cargo hold of my ship, you may want to think before making acusations" he growled at her, Kirsty looked at Sarah, cursing her imagination.
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Post by blossom on Nov 5, 2007 11:20:01 GMT -5
I'm getting a bit impatient for some action, sooo ....
Kali held the man's gaze for a moment, the nodded curtly. Sarah mouthed an apology at Renos then curiously watched her, for want of a better word, character. She had known when she wrote about her that Kali was stubborn, and wouldn't suffer fools lightly. But she also thought Kali was warmer, more understanding than she had seemed so far.
Seeing Sarah's gaze, Kali obviously caught something of the tenor of her thoughts as she blushed; the red suited the silky, chocolate colour of her skin. She sighed frustratedly, running a hand through her long blue hair and turned back to the other two.
"Look, I'm sorry, I'm just not --"
She was cut off by sudden screams from outside, and suddenly a crush of bodies was pressing into the shops. The thunderous sound of footsteps came from outside, and Sarah found herself being knocked about by several large, panicked aliens. Kali grabbed her arm and pulled her behind the shop counter, gesturing for Renos and the boy to follow.
"What's going on?" Sarah asked, bewildered and more than a little frightened.
She was answered by the sound of gunfire, shouting and screams from outside. "Emperialists!" was the most frequent noise made. Emperialists ... Sarah frowned, and thought back to the actual plot of the RPG. She hadn't thought much about the story since she'd ended up here.
With a sudden jolt of dread, she remembered the universe she and Renos had landed in was in the middle of the war. And Kali was against the Emperialists.
Awww, crap.
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Renos
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Post by Renos on Nov 5, 2007 16:26:59 GMT -5
Kirsty looked at Blossom then to dominic, unsure of what to do, Dominic drew his weapon, "We'll, i guess we have to get out of here," he pushed kirsty behind him and motioned for Kali to take the lead, "You fight...i'll look after the girls, somehow i think you may be a bit more equiped to fight."
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Post by twilightblade on Nov 6, 2007 20:11:10 GMT -5
Twilight hesitated a moment, then shrugged. They did need to work together, and no matter how on edge she was, she should have done better. Could have done much better. She shook herself a little, then knelt beside Abby.
"Let's get her off the floor. If she gets chilled by it while she's out, then she might get sick." She gave Abby an apologetic smile. "And who knows what kind of sicknesses they have here?"
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Post by jessimyre on Nov 7, 2007 17:50:28 GMT -5
Jess came to, head pounding. She hissed the word "Ouch" and started to get up, determined to put herself in the position to defend herself rather than lying stupidly on the floor. She heard an american accent say "Let's get her off the floor. If she gets chilled by it while she's out, then she might get sick. And who knows what kind of sicknesses they have here?" and guessed it was Twilight.
She really had to get up. The atmosphere was tense and she remembered the newcomer mentioning a raid. Time to move.
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Post by blossom on Nov 8, 2007 9:07:05 GMT -5
Kali flashed a wicked grin at the young man, the anticipation of a fight suddenly sending adrenaline rushing through her. Sarah watched her nervously as she made a quick few adjustments to her gun - adjustments Sarah suddenly realised she knew would raise the setting of the gun. It was effectively a laser, a nuclear based power source sending, basically, bolts of lightening into the victim.
When Kali had had it trained on her it would probably have done no more than give her a mild shock, a warning. Now the gun was set to fry whoever it was fired on into crispy barbecue.
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Foxee
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Post by Foxee on Nov 8, 2007 10:51:25 GMT -5
"ouch," hissed Jessi.
Abby helped Twilight and together they got Jessi to her feet and steadied her.
Shad, meanwhile, wrapped a hand around Flare's upper arm and partly helped and partly dragged her to her upright. He looked at her with misgiving then at Twilight and Abby, the wincing Jessi between them.
"There is no time. You three and the Zantanostian woman will come with me. You will be quick and quiet. You will follow my orders implicitly." He met Taya's eyes as she stood. "Should I leave Lunan with you?"
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