Misha looks back at Damia "So, you're the sarge? meaning you're in charge, or second in command?"
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"Women spend so long in the bathroom." Was all BODICIA said in reply to Ice's complaint, her hands resting on the side of the chair as she interfaced directly with the aircraft.
"As for our incursion location, I am sure Nick can provide more detailed and first hand experience than my own. Initiating anti-detection measures... let's not have the FCC ask too many questions." The gynoid stated to Shadowe as she brought the craft above a cloudbank, miles of rolling, puffy white and brooding grey clouds ahead as they crossed the Pacific.
Ryan slowly stood up, more than a little shakily, and steadied himself on the chair. "Well, that like, wasn't too bad... anyway, I'm going to get changed into something a little less, well, uh, me." he grinned, grabbing a box from under his seat and retiring to the back of the cabin.
Ice glared at the back of Bodicia's head, and hidden by the row of seats in front of her, flipped Bodicia the finger.
Settling back in her chair, she glanced sideways at Misha and grumbled. "First she wakes me up early on Sunday... Then she woke me at stupid o'clock for this mission... Now she dumps a sink of water and half a bottle of dye on me... What am I, the class joke or something?" Sparks of flame licked at the edge of her fingertips as she spoke. "Maaaan, I can't wait to get to the Isles; I need to bust some heads..."
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
((Didn't want to break the flow, but it's the Atlantic, Z!))
Richard gazed out of the viewport, and felt the familiar tightening of his stomach as the aircraft rose above the clouds - a ridiculous situation, given that he was quite capable of stepping outside and keeping pace with the plane under his own power.
Dipping his head to give BODICIA a tiny kiss on the cheek, he murmured, "I'll go have a word with him, in that case. More fool me for trusting in GPS and precision navigation software rather than learning my own way around the islands, I suppose." Straightening, he smiled. "I prefered the red dress, you know. Or that frankly adorable outfit you wore yesterday. But both are little impractical in the current situation, I'll admit." With a wink and a grin, he moved toward Nick where he was sitting, and extended his hand.
"Good morning, Nick. I'm Richard, in case you hadn't guessed. I'm hoping you might be able to furnish me with some details about the area we'll be operating in. Let's just say that the last time I undertook a job out here without knowing what I was letting myself in for, I ended up on the wrong side of some strawberries and cream, and I hate surprises."
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise 
; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.*
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((Didn't want to break the flow, but it's the Atlantic, Z!))
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(( Rolando Island is located in the South Pacific. ))
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
((Rolando Island is in the Pacific, Shadowe. They're flying over the Pacific, across America and to the Rogue Isles, which are in the Atlantic ))
BODICIA coughed loudly. "I can see you, Burned Ice. And hear you. In this aircraft I am omnipresent. And omnipotent, I might hasten to add. Grumble about me all you wish, but please, do not stick fingers up at me. It is most impolite." She reprimanded the young hero, before smiling at the kiss.
"Why thank you, Richard. I will remember that for future occasions..." she said, before bringing up an overlay of weather and wind patterns for the journey. "Hmm, we should have good weather for the meanwhile."
Ice glared open mouthed at the figure in the pilot seat, then sank back into her chair, seething with anger. She grumbled incoherently under her breath for a moment, then clamped her lips shut, not wanting to land herself in even more trouble.
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
((D'oh! I knew that. Just me getting confused about where we actually are right now. My bad.))
Richard watched the interplay between Ice and BODICIA with honest amusement, and smiled kindly at the young woman before turning his attention back to Nick.
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise ; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.*
Starborn looks to Burned Ice with a sympathetic smile before looking ahead again, she's not really used to flying by plane and doesn't look too comfortable. She gets out of her seat and heads over to BODICIA.
"Would you mind if I sat up here?"
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Kiyarii Kade - Model and part time hero
Mileena Lim - Alien Demon Bat Sorceress or rather Hotel property owner
Starborn/Klair Elwin - Full time hero and Journalist
Misha smirks at Ice "Seems our everpresent AI has a somewhat cruel sense of humour. And that you've got more then your share... I wouldn't hold it against you if you want to torch that bot... it's as easily replaced as your costume."
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Ice nodded to Starborn as she passed her, then turned to talk to Misha in a quiet whisper.
"Thanks, it just seems that she's got it in for me since she came to my house the other day... Everyone seems to dump on me lately... Mom... her boyfriend... Now computers are doing it! My life just sucks so hard right now, it's untrue..."
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
BODICIA glanced to Starborn. "Not at all, Starborn. Might I suggest a change of costume later? As strikingly heroic as yours is, that is entirely opposite to the look we should be striving for."
The AI decided to ignore Burned Ice for the moment, as well as Misha. She could tease the humans later, after all.
From the back of the ship, a pale faced man exited, his hair a scruffy, spikey cut of dark red with a scraggly goatee beard of the same colour on his chin. A couple of pale scars lined his thin face, and he was dressed in torn black jeans, a tight dark red tank top and a battered leatherette jacket that had several nicks and cuts in.
Strolling forwards slowly at a slight stoop, he flumped into Ryan's chair with a grunt. "Going to the Rogues... this is gonna suck." He sighed in an apathetic, generation X tone. "Why'd you drag me along for this?" he complained, before grinning a boyish grin.
"So, like, how do I look?" Ryan laughed.
Starborn sits in one of the free seats.
"Thank you, I'm not too used to planes...
"And I'll change soon"
Tigergirl/Yoko Hatori - Full time hero
Kiyarii Kade - Model and part time hero
Mileena Lim - Alien Demon Bat Sorceress or rather Hotel property owner
Starborn/Klair Elwin - Full time hero and Journalist
Richard chuckled at Ryan's performance, and pronounced in his typical cultured tones, "every inch the disaffected youth, my boy. You'll fit in perfectly."
Looking at the outfits chosen by everyone else, he looked down at his own figure-hugging leather, and smiled. "I think I might cause a scandal if I turn up like this. Especially if I put on the cape, too. Let me see..." He examined his wristwatch intently for a moment, then sharply twisted the dial. A faint hum and a fizzing blur wrapped around him for a moment, fading in and out a few times before settling to nothingness.
Worn leather trousers over scuffed boots were topped off by a tight black t-shirt, over which he now wore a creased and crumpled leather jacket. His hair, previously nothing but an average brown, had electric-blue highlights. When he spoke, he no longer used his normal, smooth tones, but a gruff, slightly accented growl, his face set in a scowling frown. "Looks like Rich Hunter needs to pull Candy's [censored] out of the fire. Again."
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise ; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.* Misha nods "At least you don't seem to me like the sort that let's it get to you." she compliments Ice.
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Ice let out a snort of laughter, then looked at Misha, "You're joking, right?"
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Misha gives Ice that 'do I look like I'm joking' look.
"You're here, right? You're here to help someone you probably barely know, or not even know at all."
Misha pauses a moment to let it sink in before speaking again before Ice can. "You could be back home and act out your frustrations by burning down a few buildings... but instead you're here."
@ShadowGhost & @Ghostie
The Grav Mistress, Mistress of Gravity
If you have nothing useful to say, you have two choices: Say something useless or stay quiet.
Ice let out a sigh. "I guess you're right... Still, there's no need for Bodi to rag on me so much... It's not fair..."
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Misha nods "You're not wrong there."
@ShadowGhost & @Ghostie
The Grav Mistress, Mistress of Gravity
If you have nothing useful to say, you have two choices: Say something useless or stay quiet.
Starborn takes a break from watching the clouds and looks to BODICIA.
"Are their spare outfits on the plain?"
Tigergirl/Yoko Hatori - Full time hero
Kiyarii Kade - Model and part time hero
Mileena Lim - Alien Demon Bat Sorceress or rather Hotel property owner
Starborn/Klair Elwin - Full time hero and Journalist
Nick waits as the rest of the group returns in various disguises.
"Nice look Ryan. Though half of you seem to be overdoing it a little... Anyway, I know a thing or two about the Isles, yes, so are there any questions? I haven't been told who we're going to be fighting when we get there, assuming anyone knows, but I've done some work in the area."
Rich flopped down into a vacant chair and sprawled casually. "It's simple, right? We're heading in, and we're gonna bust heads until we find out who took the blonde tart, and where they took her. Someone's gonna know. What I need is an idea of what sort of [censored] we're gonna have ta deal with on the ground - we gonna be in the middle of a housing estate, or an open field, or are we dropping smack inta the homestead of some Lord High Mucky-muck of the Spiders? I jus' wanna know how much damage we're gonna have ta do to the place afore we even start on the real work." As he spoke it was obvious that he was becoming more and more submerged into the persona he was projecting.
"We'll find 'er, don't nobody worry 'bout that, but if I'm gonna be huntin', I need ta know the lay of the land."
A wry smile quirked his lips, and he spoke in his normal voice. "Naturally, if we have to use extreme measures to extract the information, I'd prefer to do as little harm to innocents as we possible can. But getting Linda home and safe has top priority over everything except getting out of this mess ourselves."
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise ; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.* Ice blinked at the almost total change of Shadowe's personality; amazed that he could change it so completely. After waiting for him to finish, she spoke up. "Um... Do we have ANY clues as to where she might be? I mean... The Isles are a pretty big place, and if we've got to search the whole thing someone's bound to notice us..."
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Richard smiled at Ice. "We do have a few things going for us, my dear. Not as much as I'd like, but we can infer some additional details, I think. Firstly, we know from the rumours when and where she was taken. It's interesting that the rumour came to Paragon via Longbow troops returning from the islands, and that at approximately the same time as Linda vanished a single Longbow Eagle reported the successful apprehension of three of the Verandi family's muscle in the right part of town. I want to speak to 'Eagle Thirty-Twenty', or whatever his real name is. If I have to start throwing Jessica Duncan's name around, then I can, and I'm sure she'll forgive me, but I'm the suspicious sort. If Longbow knew the rumour before anyone else, then they know more than anyone else. I think that E-3020 may have seen something that will give us the edge we need."
He paused, considering. "An alternative course of action would be to utilise the people to our own advantage. Given a little time, we can probably get some kindly folks to do a lot of the work for us. Rich Hunter knows an Arachnos Arbiter moderately well - they're drinking buddies, mainly because Rich always seems to call when he's had a well-paying job and has money in his pocket. Well, if the good Mister Hunter tells his friend that he has a bounty that needs collecting - Liberty Girl, alive, and don't ask where the body gets dumped after - then we might flush something out of the woodwork. Hunter is known for being tight as a badger's [censored] when he's looking for work, but generous when he has money to burn - $50,000 sounds about right to me."
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise ; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.*
Richard smiled gently at Burned Ice's tirade, then unbuckled his safety belt and rose to his feet before moving forward down the aisle. He rested a hand on Burned Ice's shoulder as he passed, giving it a gentle squeeze, murmuring sincerely, "you look fine, my dear - the slightly mixed fashion thing is 'in' right now. Though you might want to clean a little of the dye off your face. How can you expect the boys to fall all over themselves about how pretty you are if they can't see it?"
He brushed past, and continued to the front where he perched himself next to BODICIA, angled so that he could easily observe their flight and the rest of the plane.
"What can we expect at our insertion point, my dear? In terms of environment, I mean - my expectations for what we'll face will wait until we're there."
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.