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Post by dakota on Jan 21, 2008 5:35:46 GMT -5
" Keep talking like that and you're gonna make my head hurt worse than he does." Coop glared at Lateric," You make it sound like me and Sarah are nothing more than assets." It didn't surprise him Moltavious knew too, so at least someone else would be excited about it. Rather than keeping hmself from getting into an arguement with Lateric, he turned and walked away from them, heading into the diner, the thought of ditching them crossing his mind more than once.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jan 21, 2008 18:42:27 GMT -5
Lateric raised his eyebrow as Coop got out of the car. Eleutheroi caught up to Coop at the diner. "You are going to have to calm down. They're here to help, not get preached at for having a professional detatchment. OK?"
With that, the Elf walked in and found a table in the restaurant.
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Post by dakota on Jan 22, 2008 5:52:10 GMT -5
" I can't calm down like the rest of you, El, this is the way I am." Coop replied, as he sat down at the table Eleutheroi had picked. He didn't bother with the menu. He kept his voice low enough so other diners couldn't hear the conversation," How am I supposed to trust my life in the hands of someone that doesn't care if I live or die, other than they do there job?" He rested his elbows on the table, his forehead in his hands as he added infrustration, " Hell, I have enough time trusting anyone with all the secrets and allegations I keep hearing. I...," he sighed and and sat up, " just tell me this is gonna get easier on the head."
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jan 22, 2008 12:58:55 GMT -5
"Then you're going to have to change who you are." Eleutheroi said, thumbing the menu with all the time in the world. "Because if you cannot approach times as stressful as these with calm, you will not even be so lucky as the Cro was, where someone stepped in to save it."
Flipping over to the soups, Eleutheroi looks up. "You have no choice but to trust them. If you were calm, you might have realized who runs the Guild. And since the Guild is at your disposal, so are their resources. I guess there are limits, but the fact remains... Maybe a sandwich... And, as for secrets and allogations, well, I guess when you're calm you'll sort out how many are secrets, and how many we just found out ourselves and hadn't gotten to telling you." He shrugs.
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Post by dakota on Jan 23, 2008 5:37:00 GMT -5
" I'm trying, and thought I was doing pretty good keeping things in check." Coop shrugged " Otherwise I might have given him a mouthful of bloody chiclets for the cheapshot about my folks. I just hope his opinion isn't everyones consensus, I get the impression from enough people that I'm not wanted around... the clubhouse is good... How am I supposed to use the resourses at hand if I don't know what to do though? That's why I've been looking to you and Tobrias for help. I don't want to be a puppet and told what to do, just how to get it done. I mean all the real slayers are trained when they are young to know what to do, not get drafted as a backup plan." When the waitress came, he ordered his usual, a clubhouse with cheese and extra tomato and a side ceasar salad with a diet cola to wash it down.
He waited until the waitress had Eleutheroi's order and left. " I guess I should thank you for cutting me alot of slack, especially the last little while. "
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jan 23, 2008 11:21:24 GMT -5
Eleutheroi simply shrugged at Coop's response and stares out the window. Then he pulls out his phone, dialing. "Yeah, Moitai, how's things. Your services are requested... No, the list of them... No, I wouldn't want to either... Yes, I'll try for dinner tonight... No, look.. just... *sigh* OK. Fine, if I have to, I'll bring the whole list of demons living in the city just to get to the house... Yeah, yeah... OK. Bye." Hanging up the phone, he looks at Coop. "Family" he says. "And no, I'm not going to tell you what that's about, because you don't want to know. Just that my mom misses me or something... Not like she couldn't come visit me. I mean, are her legs broken?"
As the water arrives, Eleutheroi calms down. "Now, where were we? Oh yes. You were getting upset with your situation and trying to earn sympathy."
Looking around, he says, "You're a celebrity. And you're a 'bad-boy making good' story. You can focus on the bad boy part or the making good part." He shrugs. "Your choice. As for what to do, well, start with small decisions. Ask for and listen to the options until you can think of what they are on your own. That's all I can say. You think it's hard now... you'll have to share the power with Sarah when we get her back."
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Post by dakota on Jan 24, 2008 5:22:16 GMT -5
Coop forced himself not to get up from the table but it was hard to stay calm. He ground his teeth to hold his tongue until El was done talking. " I'm not looking for sympathy. I just want some help is all. If it's too much to ask, then forget it. and there's no sharing power, it's all hers. I'm just the pretender to the throne, remember? A puppet for the guild to play up to the media and only because I'd do anything for Sarah did I agree to this."
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jan 24, 2008 12:36:59 GMT -5
Eleutheroi looked over his glass of water. "You were there in the hotel, too." He whispers. "The city said it through her father. You're equals, now, regardless of what you want. You are a Decree Slayer. Tobrias was going to use that rumour if needed, since there was some obscure journal reference he had found. It was really 50/50 as to the truth of it." He sips his cup. "It explains why they city sent Moltavious to look for you in the first place." He grins. "I doubt he expected this, though."
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Post by dakota on Jan 25, 2008 5:44:19 GMT -5
" Great, so even the city itself is misjudging me as being useful. " Coop forced a laugh, shaking his head. " No pressure there. Now will you at least tell me about this rumor. I know that wasn't my mom or grandmother's maiden names. Are we talking ancient history, or just another dark family secret?"
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jan 25, 2008 6:32:21 GMT -5
After the food arrived, Eleutheroi started in on it. "It's simple. Herald Dolayus was a Decree Slayer, and a bit of a womanizer, if we have the story straight. He met one of your great Grandmothers. Tobrias had no indication how long the affair lasted. Until today, even he wasn't sure it had happened. Dolayus was killed when battling another Decree Slayer called Agen Smith. Smith had gone rogue and was going to betray Golthreia to a demon horde. The two fought at Land's End, and ended up falling over the side to their deaths."
Eleutheroi takes some food. "You shold really focus on the making good part. There's no way you can complain your way out of this."
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Post by dakota on Jan 29, 2008 19:22:15 GMT -5
" Thank you, finally a little clarity. And it's good news for a change, sorta." Coop nodded with a smirk as he took a bite of his sandwich. " Alright, so where do we go from here? I know Sarah's gonna be okay so I can relax on that front, but you and Tobrias must have something planned for me. What is it?"
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jan 30, 2008 8:01:00 GMT -5
"I don't plan." Says Eleutheroi. "I'm an employee. You plan. You're the... you're the guy." He smirks, then it fades. "And don't play me for charity anymore."
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Post by dakota on Jan 31, 2008 9:48:01 GMT -5
" Fine, I'll start making my own decisions." Coop said between bites. " Besides that creep Holia being too eager to get rid of the genrals, something about this whole thing has been bothering me.. " He sipped his soda." I'd like to know just how that Cro knew to go after Sarah. It knew who she was if it targeted her like the Fayde guards made it sound in their report. Let's finish up here and get back to the guild so I can have a chat with it." He smirked. " Can you at least advise whether I'm making a good desicion or not?"
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jan 31, 2008 12:28:05 GMT -5
"Good. Now, when you're done, you're going home to sleep this off." Eleutheroi says. "Trust me, you'll feel better. Plus, Tobrias and his associates at the Guild will be far more capabable of an effective interrogation." He drinks some more of his water. "Humaine he means. I would have figured after the treatment Moltavious gave it, that thing would welcome death." He smirks at the though of how. "But, they need rational minds right now."
As they get up, and head for the car, the Elf adds, "By the way, you'll have to figure out what to do with Moltavious as well for what happened at the hotel."
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Post by dakota on Feb 2, 2008 0:53:13 GMT -5
Coop didn't argue as he finished up and paid the check. " Next time, you're paying." Once they were outside, coop scratched his head as they walked towards the car. " Does Moltavious really need to be punished? Put yourself in his shoes and you would have reacted the same way. I know I would have. Only thing that concerns me is that the reports make it sound like he was either drawing on or channelling energy from another source. I'll talk to him tomorrow, and I'll call Mrs. L tonight to let her know Sarah isn't gone. she must be a wreck."
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