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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Mar 2, 2011 20:45:46 GMT -5
"Maybe she means that he travels light." Socrates said to Shep, in a hopeful tone of voice. "I'm certain it cannot be some kind of tank-turret-toting Grackle."
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Post by Tori on Mar 2, 2011 22:59:46 GMT -5
"Shit, cuz he's an operator. We're always ready to ship-em-out and shoot-em-up! He's Marlin special warfare, ya think?"
She shot Shep a slightly sly look and swished her tail. "Hey if this don't work out, we can always go back to scalpin'."
Tori walked over and took a cup of Janxi's coffee. With a sip, she grimaced. She took an envelope of non-dairy creamer powder and swished it in to the joe, and took another sip, grimacing even wider. "Damn MRE coffee's probably even worse tastin' than that sap ya got there, Hands. Gimmie a cup of that over this swill.
"Autumn, this here's another thing 'bout M-rats. Ya gotta git us some better november juliet..."
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Post by dakota on Mar 4, 2011 22:48:21 GMT -5
"You better not be jinxing us, Soc." Shep warned before turning back to Tori. "Mix your coffee with some cocoa and it's drinkable. And no scalps, okay? We run into rats, we drop'em and let them rot in the dirt. Taking trophies just pisses off the rest of the vermin and they come looking for whoever did it."
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Post by Mierin on Mar 5, 2011 3:58:12 GMT -5
Sam simply waits quietly for Ella to return, hoping that they'll be able to find her brother and his team soon.
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Post by Tori on Mar 5, 2011 8:36:00 GMT -5
Cats had no ability to taste sweet, but the bitterness and creaminess of cocoa had a certain appeal. She fished some cocoa from a MRE and blended it in with the coffee. After a swish with her claw, and a licking clean, she took a sip.
"Hey, that's a helluva lot better! Thanks Shep, and alright, no scalpin'." Her tail swished as she watched the repairs on the boat. When little Brea came out, she would scoop her up and share some Tootsie Rolls from her MRE with the child and purred quite loudly.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Mar 8, 2011 22:57:10 GMT -5
"It also lets every predator for miles know exactly where we are." Socrates adds. "Scent of blood and all."
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Post by Janxi on Mar 9, 2011 13:24:40 GMT -5
Janxi shrugged and drank her coffee black. It really wasn't good but she had become something of a coffee junkie. After draining her cup, she put a nip in her lip and gave herself a scratch under the chin.
"We ain't gonna do it, just sayin' we're ready, willin' and able."
She gave Tori a nuzzle and watched her play with the cub. "Brea, ya should git yerself a housecat when we leave so you'll always have a shagcat to keep ya company."
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Post by dakota on Mar 10, 2011 6:43:18 GMT -5
Shep piped up. "One problem, boats already overloaded. We were lucky we made it here without problems."
Autumn spoke up," He can have my spot. Captain, with your permission, I would like to stay here and tend to the wounded."
Richardson added," I'll stay with her in case anything happens. When I get a signal from you, I'll call for a safe evac. We can just feed command that we got seperated or something. "
Shep scowled," It works, but I don't like it." He looked at the cats," Get your Eve ready to launch, that must be our local with Ella." He motionsed to Ella and a young man that made old Abe they had met look like the cusp of civiization. Jin carried a bow across his pack and enough arrows stuck out of the top of it for an entire squad.
Ella spoke, " This is Jin. He'll help you better than anyone else, but he doesn't speak. We found him after the last raid on a rat's nest."
Jin nodded, walked over and tapped Eve with his foot, shrugged and waited.
" Oh boy." Shep said under his breath.
[OOC - this is Autumn and Richardson's exit post, hence my posting them]
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Mar 10, 2011 8:31:54 GMT -5
"At least I didn't jinx us." Socrates said, looking Jin over.
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Post by Tori on Mar 10, 2011 9:25:18 GMT -5
"That's true Soc. This mission was jinxed from tha word go..."
Tori nuzzled little Brea once more and put her down. "Sir, it's late in the day. Are we movin' out now, or in the a.m. tomorrow?"
She looked Jin up and down. He had a bow and looked like he could use it. She inspected his armour, and kept a polite distance. It was unseemly for a cat to get too familiar too soon. "Ya speak mental or nothin'?"
Tori began loading Eve with her gear, and was none too shy about mooching some medical supplies from Autumn. Cats were nocturnal and it didn't make Tori ill in the slightest to be moving at night.
"We're listos (ready) Six. "
She looked back to Jin and purred softly. "So where ya from, son? Iron Heart you say? I got some buddies up that way."
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Mar 10, 2011 15:04:15 GMT -5
"The good news about someone who never talks," Socrates said to Sam and Shep, as he turned to retrieve his gear, "is that, eventually, they will make us better listeners. Maybe even better communicators, if we're lucky."
"I have two questions for you, Jin, when you have a chance." Socrates said to the young lad. "Practical ones, rather than personal."
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Post by Janxi on Mar 10, 2011 17:34:10 GMT -5
Janxi grabbed her gear and hopefully snagged some explosives off Richardson. With gear stowed she looked over at Tori, then at Jin. She gave him a casual sniff to ensure he was not nursing an injury or smelling like perfume.
"Welcome to 'The Eve of Distruction' on behalf of tha Coalition States. I'm yer deckhand, devil dog and line handler, Cpl. Janxi. Our coxwain is SO-3 Tori of the cleanest Navy in the world. We're anticipatin' a short ride, but if you need anythin' 'long tha way please ring or alert a uniformed crew member. Skipper's Capt'n Sam, XO's Shep, and that there's Cpl. Socrates. We hope you enjoy your ride with CS Specops and you'll be ridin' with us again real soon!"
Janxi reached for her nip and put some in her lip as a chew, then returned the can to her LBG. "Bowline standing by!"
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Post by dakota on Mar 11, 2011 10:20:05 GMT -5
Tori was able to restock her medical gear she'd used from Autumn, but Richardson didn't have any explosives to share.
Jin looked at the others and nodded, then gave Socrates a puzzled nod. He had a bit of a bewildered look towards all the squad, but took whatever spot he was given.
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Post by Mierin on Mar 11, 2011 17:09:37 GMT -5
Sam nods at Shep when she hears Autumn's request. She didn't much like it either, but realized it was the best thing given the circumstances. Sighing she says to everyone else, "Let's go, people. I'd like to get this mission finished." Sam then heads toward the boat, walking behind everyone else.
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Post by Tori on Mar 11, 2011 18:16:21 GMT -5
"Hey Hands? Do we need any more time for this here sap to cure, or can we get oscar mike?"
Tori was unsure about leaving Richardson behind. So far, he was the only one with any type of mechanical skill to fix the boat. Traveling without an engineer made her nervous, though hopefully, if Eve broke down, the walk to wherever would not be too far.
"Hooya, that, Six. If Hands says we're five-by-five, then I say we do it." Tori placed a nip in her own lip and waited at the pilot's seat. She had a nervousness that was palpable as she looked up to "her human" staying along the shore.
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