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The man was out like a light, laying in a puddle of his own drool, while the impact didnt look fatal, hed have a bump like a chickens egg when he wakes up. When studied itd be clear that he was dressed in the style of the mafia like gang The Family, though the cut and material of his suit made him either a low ranking member, or an impersonator.|
Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
"Yeah... why do you... ugh... why do you ask?" |
Footsteps echoed through the open door, someone was coming from deeper within the building, heading towards the door that the unconscious man lay next too.
Nicky! Hey Nicky! Nick-eeeey! a voice kept calling, in a slightly annoying manner, getting louder with each call.
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"Looks like you did a real number on hi- he's got friends."|
Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
The man was out like a light, laying in a puddle of his own drool, while the impact didnt look fatal, hed have a bump like a chickens egg when he wakes up. When studied itd be clear that he was dressed in the style of the mafia like gang The Family, though the cut and material of his suit made him either a low ranking member, or an impersonator.
Footsteps echoed through the open door, someone was coming from deeper within the building, heading towards the door that the unconscious man lay next too. Nicky! Hey Nicky! Nick-eeeey! a voice kept calling, in a slightly annoying manner, getting louder with each call. |
A sharp nod brought the mask of Florian's battlesuit down over his face, its display doing its best to work out how far the footsteps were, and how much time he had to get Masha either to safety, or back in fighting shape. The former being the more preferable.
"Masha," the German called out to his floored colleague as he tossed a small object, like a tiny syringe without a needle or even anywhere to attach one. "If you can get to your feet, get your cute little butt back up there."
"Wait a se- aiiee!" Masha yelped when the object bounced off her head. "For goodness sake!"
"Stop whining and get up there!"
Masha reluctantly took the object, slowly and painfully moving her arms to press the narrow end against her wrist. In the mean time, Florian dashed off toward the footsteps, charging up his gloves to strike whatever was coming as soon as he saw it.
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Sue watched and waited, being polite, letting the little web of people tell them what they did before she began.
She started by showing them the world outside Oceana, of people who dont have to be made happy, a world of fun and friends where they could make their own choices not just be told what to do. And then Sue moved on to show them what was happening here, about how they were being used an manipulated by the few immune people, who were making them act exactly like the Big Bad Wolf from all their fairy tales, how they were being manipulated to alter things about people that shouldnt be altered.
Finally to punctuate it all, Sue nudged the mind of the Jill she had rescued not long before, so that Jill could also tell them all this, show them Sue was telling the truth and show them what had happened to her in the city.
Sue hoped it would be enough, especially as she was appealing to he doubt sown in the Jills previously.
Please let it be enough Sue thought to herself in a closed off portion of her mind please let them see the lies and horrible acts theyve been tricked into doing, please dont make me have to fight them
Masha reluctantly took the object, slowly and painfully moving her arms to press the narrow end against her wrist. In the mean time, Florian dashed off toward the footsteps, charging up his gloves to strike whatever was coming as soon as he saw it.
The man for indeed a man it was, a skinny man dressed like a hard man, but clearly lacking the bulk to carry it off, too one look at Florian as they both rounded a corner. He nearly fell over in surprise, scrambling low against the floor as he turned and began to run back the way he had come
Awwwww sh....
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Okay now dear, subdue your new big sister the president ordered.|
Originally Posted by Omega_Chief
Please let it be enough Sue thought to herself in a closed off portion of her mind please let them see the lies and horrible acts theyve been tricked into doing, please dont make me have to fight them
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The little girl shook her head, slowly the others in the room did too, as for the first time in the history of Oceana, a Jill refused an order. The rebellion didnt last long, the president pressed a button on her desk, there was a crackle in the room as speakers became active, across Oceana she broadcast.
Username Hubbard, Access Code Once Upon a Time, Punishment On
Instantly the girls fell to the floor, writhing in agony, unable to scream or do anything other than suffer, they lashed out every now and again, sharing their agony with the people around in waves of empathy.
Shes too much trouble, Jacks... do be dears and finish her off. She ordered sitting back in her chair with a creek.
The water bonds, began to move, heading for Sues mouth and nose, coiling threateningly around her throat too...
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Immediately upon seeing the scrawny goon, Florian unleashed the fury by way of a single energy blast aimed straight for the coward's back. At the very least, he hoped, it would knock him down and shut him up, though if he managed to somehow maintain consiousness after the strike, that opened up a handy little interrogation opportunity. The important thing was, however, taking him down before the alarm was sounded, which Florian found himself hellbent on doing.
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Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
The man for indeed a man it was, a skinny man dressed like a hard man, but clearly lacking the bulk to carry it off, too one look at Florian as they both rounded a corner. He nearly fell over in surprise, scrambling low against the floor as he turned and began to run back the way he had come
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Max: "Me too."
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Ffffffffuuuuuu... the mans long swear was cut off as the blast caught him.|
Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
Immediately upon seeing the scrawny goon, Florian unleashed the fury by way of a single energy blast aimed straight for the coward's back. At the very least, he hoped, it would knock him down and shut him up, though if he managed to somehow maintain consiousness after the strike, that opened up a handy little interrogation opportunity. The important thing was, however, taking him down before the alarm was sounded, which Florian found himself hellbent on doing.
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After some considerable rolling, he ends up in a tangled limb pile just in front of his destination. While he is still breathing, hes unconscious, and given the teeth surrounding his fall, he wouldnt be talking that much sense if woken up, in one hand hes carrying an I.D card, the elevator that he seemed to be running towards, has a card scanner.
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After carefully approaching the floored goon and inspecting the 'damage', Florian simply... tutted.|
Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
Ffffffffuuuuuu... the mans long swear was cut off as the blast caught him.
After some considerable rolling, he ends up in a tangled limb pile just in front of his destination. While he is still breathing, hes unconscious, and given the teeth surrounding his fall, he wouldnt be talking that much sense if woken up, in one hand hes carrying an I.D card, the elevator that he seemed to be running towards, has a card scanner. |
"Crud." he muttered to himself. "Still need to get used to these damned adjustments. Well! No use crying over spilled blood."
The agent wasn't going to take any chances by simply leaving him there. Once he'd relieved him of his keycard, set then proceeded to remove the man's suit, using it to bound and gag him as tightly as the clothes would allow. The chances of him waking up and sounding the alarm were too great otherwise, even if his limbs were busted and his teeth freed from his mouth.
Florian then looked at the keycard, then looked at the most likely place to use it: the elevator. Closer inspection revealed the scanner, which was just asking for him to swipe the card through. And then duck to the side in wait of whoever might just be in the blasted thing at the time.
Masha? Masha, can you hear me? Florian called out to the fallen agent over a secure connection.
You're a little fuzzy, but yeah. Masha answered.
While I remember, care to fill me in on what you've found so far?
"I'll fill you in while we're in that lift." Masha called over, this time using her mouth as she limped over. Florian immediately raised his mask out of frustration with his stubborn partner.
"Oh for!" the German grunted. "I told you to get out of here!"
"I'm fine!"
"You're a liability!"
"I won't be once we're past this lift, okay?"
Florian remained silent for a moment. There was no use arguing this, he thought. Masha wasn't one to retreat on a little bump on the head, even if the bump was likely to have caused severe brain damage.
"Fine! Just... wait over there!" Florian finally answered, pointing to the other side of the elevator door, which Masha subsequently limped to. "Let's see what's behind door number one, huh?"
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Max: "Me too."
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The elevator was clearly a freight elevator, it was easy to tell, what with the size that could easily accommodate eight people and of course the little sign that said Freight Elevator, the stainless steel interior was a little mucky, hand prints here and there, and a few scuff marks from peoples shoes. |
Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
"Fine! Just... wait over there!" Florian finally answered, pointing to the other side of the elevator door, which Masha subsequently limped to. "Let's see what's behind door number one, huh?"
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It only had two buttons for selecting floors, one with a glowing G on it, the other with the letter B on it, this one however was not lit.
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Both Florian and Masha peeked inside the open elevator, letting out a sigh of relief in unison when it turned out nobody was there. The two agents then entered the lift, Masha resting against the cleanest available spot on its walls while Florian harshly pressed the unlit B button and awaited a reaction from the lift.|
Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
The elevator was clearly a freight elevator, it was easy to tell, what with the size that could easily accommodate eight people and of course the little sign that said Freight Elevator, the stainless steel interior was a little mucky, hand prints here and there, and a few scuff marks from peoples shoes.
It only had two buttons for selecting floors, one with a glowing G on it, the other with the letter B on it, this one however was not lit. |
"That's strange." Florian muttered. "You'd think we were already below ground level by now. Meh. So, what did you find before your little... battle."
"Well," Masha answered, pinching the bridge of her nose as she sank to the floor. Florian got the feeling she wasn't recovering as fast as she expected. "Not much. The only thing of note upstairs was half a desk and computer. They looked like they'd been melted somehow, but I couldn't tell how. Down here, you know about the tunnel already, but that room back there... I only managed to look in a couple of footlockers, but...it looks like whatever they're doing here, they're taking on homeless children."
"Hrm..." Florian grunted. "We'd better get our butts to the bottom of this quick, then. You sure you're okay?"
"I've felt better, but I've felt far worse. I'll be alright."
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Pressing the B button appears to do nothing, pressing it once the doors close, opens the doors.
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Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
"I've felt better, but I've felt far worse. I'll be alright."
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Florian, irritated at such an odd setup - after all, he has yet to see an elevator that doesn't light up the button of the floor it's already on - promptly punches the G button instead.|
Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
Pressing the B button appears to do nothing, pressing it once the doors close, opens the doors.
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"Something wrong?" Masha asked, worried about the sudden thump that caught her ears.
"Nothing," Florian answered. "This thing was built by an idiot, it seems."
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Max: "Me too."
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The elevator doors closed, and with a loud clunk then a rumble it began to ascend, after thirty maybe forty seconds it stopped, a clunk again as the brakes were put on. The G light went off and the B light went on, the doors slid open to reveal a large open room, filled with the smell of salt water. At one end of the room a large metal shutter makes up most of the room, the rest of the walls are made up of red brick work, a smaller metal shutter is part of the opposite wall, next to this is a small shack like office, from inside the sounds of an unidentified cable sitcom plays, along with the laugh track there is the occasional loud guffaw.
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Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
"Nothing," Florian answered. "This thing was built by an idiot, it seems."
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Sue’s expression hardened, but other then that her expression didn’t change, despite the immanent threat of drowning.
“I like to think I’m a kind understanding woman who tries her best to do the right thing” Sue said as the water crept steadily towards her mouth “But you’re –really- beginning to push me here”
With that she began to radiate the simple subtly psychic suggestion towards the Jacks, that they were very tired and need to lay down and take a nap, everything would be fine when they woke up, they just need that nap.
Flinching with pain as she caught a backwash from the Jills, so once more delved into hier shared mind, her idea was worth a shot anyway.
Username ‘Hubbard’, Access Code “Once Upon a Time”, Punishment Off she broadcast into the network, hoping that it would stop that madness.
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The two agents cautiously stepped out of the elevator and looked around in opposite directions to one another, each ready to blast any immediate threat they came across. They soon gave each other the all clear and relaxed.|
Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
The elevator doors closed, and with a loud clunk then a rumble it began to ascend, after thirty maybe forty seconds it stopped, a clunk again as the brakes were put on. The G light went off and the B light went on, the doors slid open to reveal a large open room, filled with the smell of salt water. At one end of the room a large metal shutter makes up most of the room, the rest of the walls are made up of red brick work, a smaller metal shutter is part of the opposite wall, next to this is a small shack like office, from inside the sounds of an unidentified cable sitcom plays, along with the laugh track there is the occasional loud guffaw.
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"The hell is with this place?" Masha muttered, looking around and taking in the stench.
"I wish I knew." Florian answered as his attention was soon drawn to the strange sounds coming from the office ahead of him. "But I think this time we have a chance to find out."
Masha looked behind her, and then in the same direction her partner was staring once she noticed.
"Well, let's try -not- borderline killing whoever's there." the Russian suggested. "Crank down those gloves some."
Florian complied and the glow surrounding his gloves dimmed significantly. The agents then pressed on, quietly rushing over to the office, armed and ready, pressing themselves against the walls and peeking over the nearest available entry point in the hopes of not being spotted before they can act.
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Max: "Me too."
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Originally Posted by Omega_Chief
Username Hubbard, Access Code Once Upon a Time, Punishment Off she broadcast into the network, hoping that it would stop that madness. |
The mental transmission succeeded, and the girls began to sleep, passing out now that the constant pain had stopped, the psychic haze that filled the city would begin to dissipate. It would be at this point, no longer disguised by the psychic field that the true nature of the Jacks would be revealed.
Their personalities had been beaten out of them, harsh training both physical and mental, heightening their natural resistance to psychic energy, their minds were like diamonds, psychic energy would flow around them, and all that they think of are their orders.
Their current order, was to take down Sue, to drown her on dry land.
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The man inside the room, could be seen through several windows, luckily his attention was turned towards the TV screen in front of him, as he watches the TV he shovels Chinese food into his mouth.|
Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
Florian complied and the glow surrounding his gloves dimmed significantly. The agents then pressed on, quietly rushing over to the office, armed and ready, pressing themselves against the walls and peeking over the nearest available entry point in the hopes of not being spotted before they can act. |
Of course trying to eat while laughing is a bad idea, and he begins to choke, bent double in his chair as he coughs up a stray bit of sweet and sour.
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Florian and Masha looked at each other, and simply nodded. This situation was a no brainer. Masha was the first in, taking the opportunity to use the less superpowered approach by grabbing him by his collar while he was still coughing up his food, hauling him out of his chair and pinning him to the nearest clear wall. Florian, meanwhile, kept close behind, keeping his hand trained on the guy in case he managed to cut himself loose.
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Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
The man inside the room, could be seen through several windows, luckily his attention was turned towards the TV screen in front of him, as he watches the TV he shovels Chinese food into his mouth.
Of course trying to eat while laughing is a bad idea, and he begins to choke, bent double in his chair as he coughs up a stray bit of sweet and sour. |
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Max: "Me too."
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Well Thought Sue as the water finally began to try and force its way past her lungs Not what I had hoped for, plan B time
And with that she vanished in a flash of light, a long moment past as manipulated water held where it was, being the perfect size to constrain someone who was no longer there.
After another long session there was a flash of light from behind the President and her desk was hurled with some force into the Jacks, while the President herself was yanked up rather harshly into the air, held there telekinetically by the orange clad woman standing where the desk used to be.
Last chance, call them off or I tear down this monstrosity the hard way
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The man let loose a sudden cry, it was probably an expletive but it game out more a surprised half choked noise, than anything of sense.|
Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
Florian and Masha looked at each other, and simply nodded. This situation was a no brainer. Masha was the first in, taking the opportunity to use the less superpowered approach by grabbing him by his collar while he was still coughing up his food, hauling him out of his chair and pinning him to the nearest clear wall. Florian, meanwhile, kept close behind, keeping his hand trained on the guy in case he managed to cut himself loose.
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Awwwghh git off me, I aint done nuttin!
Up close the man was quite unpleasant, his hair greasy and slicked back, and a generally
dirty smell about him, clearly his laundry wasnt fresh on, and he was several hours at least over due for a shower.
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Some of the Jacks were sensible enough to shield themselves with ice or water as the table hurtled towards them, still they were light, the table heavy and propelled with some force. After the first to get hit were sent sprawling, the rest either scattered or joined forces to protect the prone Jills.|
Originally Posted by Omega_Chief
Last chance, call them off or I tear down this monstrosity the hard way
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Jacks stand down, only attack if she does...
The president did her best to maintain her compsure, glaring down at the psychic who had her pinned in the air.
So in the end it's your might that makes right, youre just like the Wolf... no youre worse, youre pretending you have the moral right to decide for us. Even the Wolf admitted he was a *******!
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Oh yes, because Ive forcibly gone into your head and made- you give the order to stand down havent I? Sue spoke with her anger no longer hidden.
And I certainly took advantage of being immune to the mass psychic alteration of humanity to propel myself into a position of leadership, justifying this by creating an army of children to enforce my will didnt I? Or was that you hmm?! Youre far worse then the Wolf you claim to be better than.
And with that Sue placed the President back on the ground, surprisingly gently considering her anger.
Longbow ships are on their way, you and who ever else is in charge here will be taken into custody until an investigation is complete, at which point youll be put on trial at the UN, probably for crimes against humanity, the law will deal with you properly, so lets just get ready for Longbows arrival mmm?
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"Answer us a few questions, and we will." Florian answered, his charged glove still centred on the man, before getting a whiff of his odour. "For all of our sakes, you might want to answer quickly and correctly, got it?"|
Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
The man let loose a sudden cry, it was probably an expletive but it game out more a surprised half choked noise, than anything of sense.
Awwwghh git off me, I aint done nuttin! Up close the man was quite unpleasant, his hair greasy and slicked back, and a generally dirty smell about him, clearly his laundry wasnt fresh on, and he was several hours at least over due for a shower. |
"Starting with what the hell this place is." Masha quickly added.
Sam: "My mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas."
Max: "Me too."
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Originally Posted by Omega_Chief
Longbow ships are on their way, you and who ever else is in charge here will be taken into custody until an investigation is complete, at which point youll be put on trial at the UN, probably for crimes against humanity, the law will deal with you properly, so lets just get ready for Longbows arrival mmm?
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The building shook, no not just the building the entire island shook from side to side. From the remains of the Presidents desk a siren began to wail.
Hes found her, you stupid, stupid *****, youve ruined it all, youve killed everyone here you know that?
The Jacks looked expectantly at the President, well those of them still on their feet. The Jacks dropped down through the floor, following the trail left by Jack Wolf.
Yes, lets wait for Longbow to arrive, then you can explain to them, that you didnt like how this society worked, so you killed them, every last man woman and child. The president snarled through flecks of spittle.
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For her part the girl showed what the Jills did, how they made everyone happy, and how happiness was important and good.
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