Ch. 20 Coming together

[shiivster]

* Sierra yields to the itching, and scratches at the shoulder, looking from the Raig and then towards the 'signal' of the other Meta that is moving towards then. Sierra also hopes that Kristien wont come back and find the building gone or blown up or anything else horrible.

'actually no. i was trying to do what we were told. to avoid fighting' *the line of her mouth shows how hurt she is at the moment, but doesn't show it past that. she then faces the front and crosses her arms, and ponders what to do now. her face turns to examine the one moving up. 'i DID warn you it was a building of Meta's'

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[Mierin]

Alice smirks and glances back at Trevor. "Not bloody likely!" she replies with a chuckle "I'm definitely not wearing some skimpy outfit if I'm to be going out fighting bad guys and I doubt Sierra would agree to wear anything like that. I don't think the others would either." She grins at Trevor "Nice try though." Alice then starts looking for the nearest bookstore or magazine store or comic shop as she drives.
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[Renekin Skywalker]

*Picking up the phone, William says. "If they're blocking your way, go in reverse. If they're blocking a both ways, do a donought, and drive out. Got it?"

[dakota]

" We're working on that." Jason replied on the phone before looking at Avi. " Bossman says we should run away now."

" Fine by me." Avi tramped the gas, and nearly ran over Raig as he dove out of the way. As they pulled away, none of the Brethren gave chase and Sierra's itch faded.

" Looks like we're in the clear boss." Jason said in the phone. " Need anything at the grocery store?"

Avi just glanced at Sierra and shook his head.

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Trevor didn't stop chuckling until Alice stopped in front of a hobby store. " Where's your sense of adventure, Allie?"

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[Mierin]

Alice chuckles as she gets out of the car and tells Trevor, "My sense of adventure is fine, thank you very much. I'm just not interested in running around with very little on. Of course," she adds with a smirk, "maybe we should get skimpy costumes for the guys. It's only fair after all" Alice winks at Trevor as she waits for Craig to get out of the car.
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[Dome]

Fearful of Ashley hurting Tyler, or anyone else Isamu takes action. He reaches out for his powers to control earth, and calls upon them to encase Ashley up to her neck. (APM = 2, Roll to strike 13 +1=14, Ashley may dodge but is -2)

"I am sorry Ashley, but this must be done," he says.

If successful she will be encased up past he chest in stone, or earth that is around. Weight of the encasement is 300lbs, and 160 SDC. Since she would be completely encased, she can only flex her muscles to try an break free, which does 10% damage of a punch.

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[shiivster]

* Sierra finally turns her head to look at Avi and Jason. 'i think it was a fact of getting my things and returning. William made it clear that we can't do anything without permission. I have 2 babysitters, i just wish to get back so i can deal with this itching .. thank you. that way you two can do whatever it is babysitters do'

*she then looks back out the front window. the tone of her words was f;at and emotionless. why she speaks that way is unknown, but the fact she does is actually nothing. maybe its the word 'babysitters' from the night before that will tweak in Jason's mind or not.

* Sierra will remain silent for the rest of the trip, copying Avi's power once more to get the itching to stop.

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[dakota]

" Hey, that's not a bad idea." Trevor looked at Alice with revelation. " A human fireball wearing nothing but a tiger striped thong could make the headlines in a hurry. and we could get Jas a pair of leather chaps for over his suit." He burst out laughing.

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" Babysitters?" Avi asked.

" Let it slide, bud. Just another case of my foot in mouth disease." Jason replied with a groan.

Avi chuckled. " You've got a gift for that. "

Before long, they were back at the beachhouse.

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Ashley roared in protest as she struggled against the stone entrapping her. " LET ME GO!" She demanded.

" It won't hold her long." Tyler commented as he stepped closer. " Who's blood is this, Ash?"

Ashley stopped her struggling, and stared at at Tyler and Isamu in silence for a long time. finally, she said, " Is, that was one promise that couldn't be kept. "

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[Mierin]

Alice burst out in laughter along with Trevor and says "Oh, he'd just love that!" Alice leans up against the car as she laughs. Once her laughing fit calms down, she grins at Craig. "What kind of costume do you think you'd want?"
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[shiivster]

* its the 'quiet' Sierra that gets out and grabs her bad and briefcase and shuts the door. as the vehicle rocks, she pauses as if stunned by something, then the simple 'sorry, didn't mean to shut it that hard. thank you for the ride. excuse me'

*she then enters the beach-house and has every intention of going to the room and staying there, staring out the window over the water. a part of her yearning to be like everyone else, and knowing she must stay relatively hidden and out of sight for the rest of her life, because of the snake skin she has from the neck down. a part of her will always hate THAT day, but she can't change what happened.

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[dakota]

Rolling in behind Sierra, Jason announced their return. " Honey, we're home. What's for dinner?" Avi shut the door and immediately went to store his weapons while Jason intercommed the Warroom. " Janie! Get your tongue out of Dimitri's ear!"

In the war room, Janie blushed.

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[Dome]

"What has happened Ashley?"

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[shiivster]

* Sierra pauses to turn and stare at Jason as he makes his comments. a part of her repulsed by the comment, and the other part mostly curious about WHY he would say that. after a 5 second stare with an arched eyebrow, Sierra heads for the stares scratching again and getting another dose of Avi's power to numb the itching.

'i ... wow ... its not as strong as before. who's here then? ... the itching isn't as strong as before. guess some people have left for a while?' *she moves to the foot of the stairs and then looks about once again, getting the layout in her mind before heading upstairs. Sierra plans to start her work out somewhere and needs the space to move and stretch out. 'guess the beach will do if nothing else .. '

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[Renekin Skywalker]

William hits the comm. "Dmitri's not here." He says, sounding exhausted, with a wink at Jane. "But I'll pass on the message." The comm clicks off, then on again. "Nice to see you survived without your suit. Guess you don't need it after all."

[thagema]

After hearing the banter between the two, Craig was starting feel llke a fifth wheel. When Alice asked him what costume he wanted, he was unprepared, but wanted to keep up the witty banter. The one bright side of being left out of the bulk of the conversation was that he had time to think.

"I don't know," Craig finally answered. "I don't think dressing in flashy, colorful costumes is going to translate well into the real world. It works in comics, but real life is different. Police don't wear colorful spandex, but just their presence can be a deterrent. It's because everyone knows the uniform and it's pretty much respected by the majority of people. We should be focusing on training and preparing for our first encounter. If we can't earn the people's trust by performing our duties effectively, then being dressed in colorful costumes, skimpy or not, is really a moot point. Admittedly, I am not a big picture thinker and Will may know something I don't, but that's how I feel about it."

Realizing his words may not only kill the jovial mood, but also may not be well received, Craig attempts to lighten the atmosphere.

"Besides, I don't look good in a thong or chaps," he said attempting a smile.