RPG Retailate: The beggining

[Raquel]

OOC: Ack... I'm going through an immense stage of the dreaded writers block... *makes the sign aginst evil* I'm wracking my already melting brain for somthing to write... So... If anyone has any good ideas, feel free to state them... If I can't figure out somthing soon, I'll pull somthing dirastic and get us back on track... But that is a last resort...

[tursi]

celest: i know some info that i picked up in the bar, the know where we are and how we think. we have to pull something clever, out of the ordanariy. (She pulls out someting from her jacket.) i found this when i was little. Its a scrabbler and a cloaking device, but only certin people can use it. Thats why i gave one to seth and slade. I have one extra besides mine. The adjust to your body so you can wear them. (She trows the extra on the table.) Now i need you guys to try it.

[Darkness]

(trying on the device)
Seth: Feels kinda funny. (he suddenly disappears from sight) Hey, it works!

Slade: (also invisible) It does feels odd. But this will be a good thing to have in the future.

Celest: It takes awhile to get used to, but the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. We have to be crafty, so these will help a great deal. Siren, you try the other one.

(siren disappears)

Siren: I works for me also.

Celest: Good. Now we can move around as we please.

Seth: I have a plan.

Siren: Shoot.

Seth: This is a two part process. First, one of us has to go do a recon mission, so that we can get a good idea of how the complex is layed out.

Slade: I can do that.

Seth: Fine. While the recon is being run, I need someone to pick up these items (starts writing a list). These are the items I need to make..

Siren: Zarbombs. I've heard that they pack quite a blast. (looks at the list) How many of these do you plan on making?

Seth: One for every level of the complex. Three of us with cloaks will plant one of these on every level of the complex, while the fourth, I'm assuming Siren, will make for the grand prize.

Valentyne: What about us without cloaks?

Seth: The two of you will go also, but you're waltzing into the front door. Here, take this.

(Seth throws Rae a small flat plastic pad with adhesive on the back.)

Seth: This is Acidia (acid de ah). You're going in under the guise of the daily cleaners. We'll make sure that the regulars have a "sick day". There will probably be an escort with you the whole time, but when we give you the signal, ice him. Then stick this pad on his body. It'll help when we're on the way out.

Siren: How exactly do we get out?

Seth: At a certain time, I'll hit the switch that sets off the bombs in decending order. When you hear the first one, start your escape. We'll have to fight our way out. That's the tough part.

Celest: Yeah, cause when the first bomb goes off, the static will kill your cloaks.

Seth: I figured. (looks at Rae) We have to finish synching sooner than planned.

Rae: We'll start tonight.

Seth: Yes. Everyone one else, get yourselves prepared. Slade does his recon in two days. That's when security will be the lightest.

Slade: Their holiday.

Seth: Exactly.

[Raquel]

OOC: I'm so relived I could kiss you... But I won't for the sake of our sanity... O.o"

IC:

Siren: Celest... Where did you get these anyways? I remember seeing them in the Crin base that I was in... I can't read their language very well... But it was something about malfunctions... I could have just been a warning not to wear in the rain or something... But just to be safe we should be careful... We can't communicate so we'll have to just hope that everyone gets out alive... Now... If you don't mind... I'm just about as tired as I can get... I'm gonna crash on the couch if that's alright, Seth...

Seth nods and Siren walks into the other room... No one noticed the grimace on her face as she turned or the way her fingers brushed her side... She would carry out the mission with out a word to the others about it... It would be what her father would have done... A small voiced inside her head nagged her that it was what her father had done... And the reason that he never returned... Siren sighed and collapsed on the sofa, asleep before she hit...

[QuantumCore]

Slade looks at Siren taking his cloak dvice off
Slade: the word you read was probably infact danger. These cloaking devices are illegal to use inside the facility and there are a few survalence cams that can pick these up. There is a malfunction in the design but I dont remember much about it. I aint exactly THAT crafty at getting info from Crin guards.

Seth: so you knew about these devices?

Slade: well yes and no, ive never seen one before.

Siren: well i would like to know what the malfunction is before i go into that place

Slade: Seth im sure you might be able to handle that better than i can.

[Darkness]

Seth: In the morning I'll talk to a couple of my "associates" and try to find if anyone reads Crin. Until then, I need some rest and relaxation.

Slade: Understood. We should all get a good rest.

(Everyone nods and walks off to the various places to sleep in the bunker, except for Seth and Rae.)

Rae: We don't have much time you know.

Seth: True. That's why we have to use the aggressive approach.

(Seth goes to his room and Rae follows)

Seth: Ready?

Rae: As I'll ever be.[color=gray]

(They sit across from each other, indian style, and press their flat hands together. Rae gives Seth a look that means go, and he closes his eyes. She does the same. They start to synch, but not like before. The first time, it was just a small touch to get acquainted, now it is an exploration of the deepest parts of their minds and souls. Once again, it is beautiful.

Rae smiles as she sees his greatest victories and love of challenges. Seth also smiles as he feels her inner gentleness and feisty spirit. Then, it happens. They are both flooded with images of the others' fantasies and deepest desires. Visions play through their minds, showing the other their darkest pleasures and most vivid dreams. Not only do they see them, they feel them. This is what is meant by ecstacy.

And like it began, it's over. She opens her eyes and shows her delite and pulls Seth closer. A bead of sweat rolls down his face as he wraps himself around her body. In his arms, she falls asleep from exhaustion. He looks at her faint smile, and goes to sleep also.)[/color]

[tursi]

Celest sighed she couldn't sleep, she didn't eat, she felt no emotion. This wasn't like her, and she knew it. [I]they're coming[/I] her mind told her. [I] they know you better than you know yourself, but it's not what everyone thinks.[/I]

Celest:not what we think.

She sits up and walks over to where slade was.

Celest: can we talk?

[QuantumCore]

Slade looks at Celest with a sort of puzzled look

Slade: Sure. But what is this about

Celest: Not here somewhere alittle more private

Slade and Celest walk into a nearvy room where nobody was and closed the door behind them. Celest started to speak....

[tursi]

celest: I feel something. Somethings not right. They know we're here, and i don't know how i know, but i do. I wsure about telling the others. But they told e to tell you that they know. I'm probably not making sence but try to make sence of it. Some how they know.

Slade nods and she sighs.

[QuantumCore]

Yes I know but what they dont know is everything else and that is why you should remain calm and now that I think of it you cant know either since I dont remember your name. You should know much better to keep quick then talk so I must now ask. How do you know anything? and why are you here?

Slade now has moved up to Tursi almost curious to hear her answer.

[Lady Asphyxia]

[color=darkred]Rae woke the next day to a warm body and giggling outside of the room. She knew that giggling. Siren. Eyes slitting, Rae rolled off the bed, trying not to wake Seth.

"What?"

Siren snorted. "You two must have had fun."

"Oh, funny, Siren. Nothing happened. We slept." Siren wriggled her eyebrows suggestively. "Ohhh..." Rae growled in fury. "You're impossible." Grabbing her gun from the table, Rae stomped down to the firing range to relieve her anger, before she ate. [/color]

[Avalon]

[color=blue]Valentyne sat up, finishing her book. "Hmm, I wonder..." she threw on some red shorts and tied up her hair up into two ponytails.

She looked into the mirror, "I hope I don't look too bad going to the kitchen." she said, tying up her t-shirt from behind. She took on more look into the mirror and went to the kitchen.

"Hmm, it's time to cook!" she shouted, grabbing the pans from under the sink. She smiled happily, placing the pans on the stove and took out eggs, flour, oil, and poured some water into a glass. She grabbed a bowl and a wisk, placing them on the counter. Valentyne turned on the radio, blasting rock and roll into the vicinity. She danced around the eggs, grabbing a few and cracking them into the bowl. She sung around the flour, picking the bag up and pouring it unto the bowl. She bounced around the oil and water, pouring them into the bowl. She picked up the wisk, mixing it together while dancing around and singing.[/color]

[Lady Asphyxia]

[color=darkred] Raellyra could hear Valentyne, and the word 'cook'. She dropped her gun, and skidded out into the main room, an excited expression on her face. "Food?"

Valentyne shook her head. "Not yet. Soon."

"Okay." Rae plopped down onto one of the bench stools, watching Valentyne interestedly. "Can you teach me how to cook?"

"Sure. Can we wait until afterwards?"

"Okay..." Rae agreed in a disappointed voice.[/color]

[QuantumCore]

Slade walks into the room and smells something cooking as well as the music. He also sits down at a nearby bench awaiting food he looks at Rae wondering if her and Seth had the famous sync event happen and judging by her expression, probably.

Slade: How was last night, Rae?

Rae: Nothing happened!!! how many people saw us like that.

Slade: I didn't see anything just the expression on your face told me something must've happened last night or your really food crazy thats all.

[Avalon]

[color=deeppink][size=1]Valentyne laughed, "Aw, little Rae-Rae, is there something you're not telling me?" she spoke, nudging her as she spun around.

"No, Tini, why do you ask?"

"Grr! Please, for God's sake, don't call me that!" Valentyne screamed, shaking the wisk, splattering the batter on Slade's face. She smiled nervously, rubbing the back of her head as Rae smiled devilishly.[/color][/size]

[tursi]

Celest lays in her bed staring at the ceiling. she could hear th others out in the kitchen. But she didn't care, all she could think about was what went on in her mind last night.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~flash back~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Slade:Yes I know but what they dont know is everything else and that is why you should remain calm and now that I think of it you cant know either since I dont remember your name. You should know much better to keep quick then talk so I must now ask. How do you know anything? and why are you here?

Celest diverted herself but slade just kept waiting.

Celest: um....i hear things in my head....and .....

Slade: and?

Celest: And they are involed with the crin.....they tell me information about them when they try to learn from me. I tell them nothing!But i go into these periods of time where i don't control my body, and what i say. But the told me that i can tell you because you would understand. Now the part why i'm here? I guess i just ended up here.

Slade: is that all?

Celest: i don't know....(She bows her head.) i'm sorry....

She quickly moves past him and runs to her room and locks the door.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~end flashback~~~~~~~~~~~~

Celest sighs and sits up in her dimly lit room.

Celest: I can't do anything right.

[Darkness]

(Seth wakes up to the smell of good cooking and the sounds of people in the kitchen)

Seth: (wiping the sleep out of his eyes) YAAAAAWWWWNNNN!!! I wonder when breakfast will be ready? I guess I'll stretch and take a quick shower.

(He stretches, takes his quick shower and ends up getting to the table just as the food is ready.)

[Raquel]

Siren comes running in shortly after Seth's return to the table...

Siren: Do I smell Valentynes cooking?!

She scampered to the table and slid into the closest seat...

Siren: So... Today we start... I can't say I'm not nervous... But once the adrenaline kicks in all my worrys will wash away...

Valentyne: *mutters* Adrenaline junkie...

Siren: And proud of it... Tini...

She laughs as Valentyne makes a face...

Siren: So... Where's the chow?

[Darkness]

Seth: Go fix yourself a plate, lazy!

Siren: I figured that I'd feel as good as Rae, if you fixed it for me.

Rae: Ha....Ha... (throws a biscuit at Siren)

(Everyone is laughing except for Seth, who is busy eating. By time everyone stops, he is nearly done with his plate.)

Slade: Whoa! Slow down soldier!

Seth: Can't, I have to meet with someone this morning. (swallows his last piece of food and starts to get up.)

Rae: Your contact?

Seth: Yeah. She's an early bird. If I'm not at the dove in like 15 min., I won't catch her.

Slade: You better hurry.

Seth: I'm out. (He leaves for the Black Dove)

(10 min later........)

Elise: Bout time you showed up.

Seth: Sorry babe, I overslept. Got anything to help me with my dilema?

Elise: This is the best I could do. (hands Seth a book)

Seth: Ouch, translations?

Elise: It'll take some time, but you'll get it together.

Seth: Thanks, I really needed this. (he gets up to hug her goodbye)

(She tries to kiss him)

Seth: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whats all this?

Elise: Why can't it be like old times? Screw the rules.

Seth: Those rules were made for a reason.

Elise: So we won't breed.

Seth: You make it sound so primal. Look it's a risk we shouldn't take.

Elise: There's someone else! Your soul reeks of it.

Seth: .....Yes. There is.

(Elise's jaw drops and Seth turns his back on her. As long as it has been he still can't stand to see her sad. She turns him around.)

Seth: You know that we never could be together. Necreen rules say that we shouldn't be meeting now and two hybrid soulreaders "breed" psychopathic killers with powers. You know that we can't.

Elise: (looks at him through teary eyes) I know. It's just....

Seth: No more. From now on, we don't know each other.

Elise: (she nods and walks out of the Black Dove)

Seth: (looking at his book) Rae can decipher this. Mindreaders are usually good at this kind of thing.

(He heads back to base.)

[tursi]

Celest finally decides to get dressed. She decides to skip breakfast and walks out. Miki followed her and she started to walk back to the bar she was at the other night. When she got there she gave miki a chew toy and walked inside.

Celest: lets get started.

She sat at the table, booth nuber 12, used for meetings and such. No one stoped her, no one will try to. She ordered some coffee and waited.

[Lady Asphyxia]

[color=darkred] Rae sat crosslegged on the sofa, flipping over cards from a deck quite idly when Valentyne sat down. "What's wrong, Rae-Rae?"

Leaving the cards alone, Rae leaned back against the sofa arm, frowing. "Not really. Just a little bored."

"Oh?"

"Yeah. I'll be fine soon." At that point, Seth walked in, a book in hand. Looking up, Rae saw the cover's title, and squealed happily. "You brought me a book!" It seemed rather inane for Valentyne to point out that it wasn't necessarily for her. Rae'd snatched it from Seth's hands. "Oh..." she gasped looking at the pages edged in gold. "Pretty." Skipping back over to the couch, she sat down, and settled herself down.

"Right," Valentyne said, a wealth of sarcasm in her tone. "I think i'll leave you to it."

"I was wondering if you could translate it? Mindreaders are usually good at this sort of thing, aren't they?"

"Oh, sure we are." She replied, still immersed in the pages. "When do you want it?"

"As soon as possible?"

"Okay, I can give you the rought translations in a few minutes. Now shoo!" She waved her hand at him in a vague 'go away' motion.[/color]

[QuantumCore]

OOC: oh um i am gonna warn everyone ahead of time i got GTA: Vice City yesterday and wont be on as much seeing as ill be playing suikoden2,3 and when im not playing that it will be GTA.

IC:

Slade folowed Celest this time. He wasn't totally trusting of her and he didn't need to survey the complex since he knew it by heart. He sat down at a table that was a mere shadow compared to where Celest had sat as he waited to see what was going on he began to reach out with his mind and feel everyones thoughts as he went around the room he finally found Celest. His mind concentrated on her to see what if anything is she doing here.

Rygar: Slade been a few days. I hear you haven't been checking in.

Rygar sat at Slades booth and felt that Slade was not here to see him.

Slade: been preoccupied. Now what do you want?

Rygar: To warn you. We've been informed that a Necreen is in that group and you should be careful. We also know they have a book and that they are going for the base.

Slade: Very accurate intell, may I ask where you get it if not from me?

Rygar: Source 38 as always.

Slade: Oh the mystery source. I know its a secret and all but you'd think they'd tell at least us. I dont like info from someone I dont know.

Rygar: Well thats the way it is and no info as to who source 38 is. Which is sad.

Slade: the jackpot? I do hope it gets bigger before they figure it out.

Rygar: Well so far he have rumors as to things. Some say its a Necreen...hahahaha could you imagine that a Necreen siding with us.

Slade: Thats definitly a lie. But im following someone so maybe you could go before i lose y mind concentration.

Rygar: Ok then and if you were watching Celest over there dont bother shes ok. Come with me if your curious. Its just really adebriefing and info exchange.

Slade gets up with Rygar and walks over to Celests table.

[Darkness]

(Seth goes to the table and starts to comtemplate)

In Seth's mind:

Something's not right. I didn't notice it before, but Celest is up to no good. How she shielded herself so well is a mystery, but it won't be much longer. Poor Elise, so many secrets. I'm glad our souls touched one last time. Now I know all that she knows. This whole ploy is a very intricate setup. Slade hasn't seen even a fraction of my abilities or my power. I've been shielding my mind with thoughts of revenge against the Crin to the point where he thinks that I'm consumed. I'm not, but there is no way he'll know. I need to figure out his exact plan or I'm screwed. If I can't decide what he's really up to, I'll kill him before the mission starts and then replan it. I not fond of killing for no reason, but betrayal is good enough. Now what do I do about Celest?....I'll tell Siren.

Seth: Siren! I need to talk to you.

[Lady Asphyxia]

[color=darkred]Rae let out a scream of frustration, and Siren came running, stopping Rae from shooting a whole through the now closed book.

"What is it?"

"It makes no [i]sense[/i]."

Siren sat down beside her. "Obviously. Look at it. It's gibberish. There are these funny swirly things that look like fish, and these square things that look remarkably like triangles..."

"Siren, its a language. The translations make no sense....gold monkeys, needles in the skin...and look at this! 'The dawning time of 7pm!'I don't understand it!"

"Okay, okay. Wait till Seth gets back and see what he knows."

Okay," she replied grudgingly, letting the book drop on to the floor with a loud 'bang'. [/color]

[tursi]

Celest looks up at her two guests.

Celest: hello slade, hello Rygar. Get a drink. it's on me.

Rygar: Thats nicee of you celest.

Celest: not a problem. So, slade, my guesses were correct. I knew you'd follow me. (Smiles)

Slade: i can't be that predictable.

Celest: you can't even imagine some times. So, why do you think i'm here?

Slade: info?

Celest: (smiles) your good at this game to!^_^* Yes i'm here for information and to see someone who hasn't arrived yet. He's supposed to help me be able to block these voices. (She calls for a waiter.) Three drinks please! we'll be here a while.