19:14:44 Saturday, April 12 2070
Gang's HQ
Shade
Shade had been deep in meditation, seeking to distance himself from the world and its concerns, and as such, hadn't heard Auran's question about food. It didn't matter anyway, he'd probably be eating rice again tonight. When he opened his eyes, she was already gone, leaving him alone in the room with Wyrm.
The two of them made an odd pair, but their shared desire to be left to their own devices frequently meant they ended up hanging out together. Still, they rarely spoke and did even less. And that arrangement often suited Shade just fine.
Rising silently to his feet, he walked down to the gym area and stripped off his jacket, preparing to practice his forms. Slowly and with great control, he moved through the forms, visualizing their use in combat. Walking through each of the forms, he gradually sped up, focusing on the chi rising within him, the wired reflexes molding themselves with his movements until to the untrained eye he was nothing but a frenzy of motion.
After several minutes, he gradually slowed himself down, relaxing, letting the chi that he had built up surge, and then recede gradually until he returned to normal. With a deep breath, he returned to a relaxed stance, breathing out the last of the chi.
Toweling the sweat off, he walked upstairs to one of the offices. Currently bereft of a commlink, he had to resort to using public commlinks, or his fellow gangers.
He always had a problem deciding who to hang out with at night. Many of his fellow gangers had interests or hobbies that often conflicted with his beliefs. On the other hand, they often needed and/or appreciated his presence as a cool, insightful head and of course, his fists in a fight. So it really depended on circumstances, and he tended to ride the wave, going along with whatever appealed to him most at the moment.
This night, however, he hadn't seen Toy yet today, and his responsibility to her came first. Dialing up her commlink from the office phone, he waited until she picked up, and then said, "Toy, it's Shade. What are you planning on doing tonight?"
Full Version: IC: 410 Crash
19:30:50 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
Aziz nodded slowly.
"Yeah, we could go check up on Jun.", he says absently. "And we can stop at a Stuffer Shack or something and get some food. I'm hungry too."
Aziz quickly and suddenly pulls Kalila from her sheathe, slices a nearby plastic trash can in half, and equally as quick, slides the sword back into her sheath with a 'click'.
"Lets get some beers while we're there, too."
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
Aziz nodded slowly.
"Yeah, we could go check up on Jun.", he says absently. "And we can stop at a Stuffer Shack or something and get some food. I'm hungry too."
Aziz quickly and suddenly pulls Kalila from her sheathe, slices a nearby plastic trash can in half, and equally as quick, slides the sword back into her sheath with a 'click'.
"Lets get some beers while we're there, too."
April 12, 2070, Saturday, 19:18:03
Westwind Suites
Tao-Fighter
Slicing thair way throgh the evenings thick, humid air, TF tries to sort things out with his sulking girlfriend. She wasn´t really angry, just using the situation, to lash on her gangboy´s line.
Westwind Suites
Tao-Fighter
Slicing thair way throgh the evenings thick, humid air, TF tries to sort things out with his sulking girlfriend. She wasn´t really angry, just using the situation, to lash on her gangboy´s line.
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As TF and Rachel arrive at the Westwind Suits´ main entrance, everithing seams plush again, even more so then before.
TF makes notions to say good night, she interupts him.
Rach: "Well, there´s still some time left. Mr. Mon is at the club tonight. Sooo." She pauses to flash her sweetest smile and lash her eyes at him. "Would you like to ... have a coffé? We should talk this issue throughly! Your buddies can probably wait some minutes for you."
He smiles and pretends to thinks for a moment.
"Sure, nightingale, I´ll just send them a massage."
While she´s drawn in a chat with the consierge, he beams a voicemail to Auran.
19:30:40 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Neo
Neo mind drifts off, polishing his gun, until he realizes that the others had already left, so he holsters it, then hops up and walks out of the club, sees the others walking along, and jogs to catch up with them, his long legs making up the time fairly easily.
19:30:52 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Neo
Neo catches up to the others.
"So, going and getting food, are we? So are we going to pay, or go for the five-fingered discount?"
The Fun Zo e
Neo
Neo mind drifts off, polishing his gun, until he realizes that the others had already left, so he holsters it, then hops up and walks out of the club, sees the others walking along, and jogs to catch up with them, his long legs making up the time fairly easily.
19:30:52 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Neo
Neo catches up to the others.
"So, going and getting food, are we? So are we going to pay, or go for the five-fingered discount?"
19:30:56 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Felix
Felix was about obviously about to add something to Aziz's statement when Neo showed up. Both hands deep in his pockets, he frowned slightly at the troll from under his hood.
He grumbled under his breath.
"Look what the cat dragged in...."
The Fun Zo e
Felix
Felix was about obviously about to add something to Aziz's statement when Neo showed up. Both hands deep in his pockets, he frowned slightly at the troll from under his hood.
He grumbled under his breath.
"Look what the cat dragged in...."
April 12, 2070, Saturday, 19:19:19
Gang´s HQ
Tao-Fighter
Auran gets another voicemail from Tao.
<<My apologies, snowflake, I had to make sure, Rach gets home, save and sound. Toy and 0day are geting the food and she will cook something up for us. I shoud catch up with you in the Y around 2000. BTW, I saw some nice cloths advertised at the Shack, I left you a recomandation, you should check them out in persona or meat bod.>>
Gang´s HQ
Tao-Fighter
Auran gets another voicemail from Tao.
<<My apologies, snowflake, I had to make sure, Rach gets home, save and sound. Toy and 0day are geting the food and she will cook something up for us. I shoud catch up with you in the Y around 2000. BTW, I saw some nice cloths advertised at the Shack, I left you a recomandation, you should check them out in persona or meat bod.>>
April 12, 2070, Saturday, 19:46:45
The Garage
Thyn
Without looking away from the bike Thyn says
"I wouldn't mind some Mexican or Chinese."
Thyn looks at Knives and says, "I wouldn't mind help, two heads are better than one. But food would also be nice."
Now addresses both Halo and Knives, "If you two want to go grab food, fine by me. I can either stay here and work on the bike. Or I can go with you guys and Knives and I can take care of the bike when we get back. I doubt the bike will take to long to fix with both of us working on it. Plus we can take my Van to get food, if one of you don't mind sitting in back with all my tools."
The Garage
Thyn
Without looking away from the bike Thyn says
"I wouldn't mind some Mexican or Chinese."
Thyn looks at Knives and says, "I wouldn't mind help, two heads are better than one. But food would also be nice."
Now addresses both Halo and Knives, "If you two want to go grab food, fine by me. I can either stay here and work on the bike. Or I can go with you guys and Knives and I can take care of the bike when we get back. I doubt the bike will take to long to fix with both of us working on it. Plus we can take my Van to get food, if one of you don't mind sitting in back with all my tools."
April 12, 2070, Saturday, 19:47:02
The Garage
Halo
She shrugs her shoulders and grabs her leather jacket up off the floor of the garage from where it slipped off the back of her bike.
"Doesn't bother me either way, just as long as we split soon. Why don't we all pile in your van Thyn, I'll volunteer to sit in the back with the tools. I even promise they'll all still be there when we get to our destination." She flashes the boys a wink and slides her jacket on.
"Sooooo... El Toro, or Peking Garden? Santiago, you joining us too or are you gonna kick it around here?"
The Garage
Halo
She shrugs her shoulders and grabs her leather jacket up off the floor of the garage from where it slipped off the back of her bike.
"Doesn't bother me either way, just as long as we split soon. Why don't we all pile in your van Thyn, I'll volunteer to sit in the back with the tools. I even promise they'll all still be there when we get to our destination." She flashes the boys a wink and slides her jacket on.
"Sooooo... El Toro, or Peking Garden? Santiago, you joining us too or are you gonna kick it around here?"
19:31:14 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
Aziz turns and nods a greeting to Neo as he comes through the doorway.
"Hey man, what up?", Aziz says, reaching out and tapping his knuckles against Neo's.
"Anyway, I think TF and that fat chick he started dating are at the Stuffer Shack. They probably got some food. Let's head back to the Y. See if we can rustle some food up there.", he says, slinging Kalila back over his shoulder.
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
Aziz turns and nods a greeting to Neo as he comes through the doorway.
"Hey man, what up?", Aziz says, reaching out and tapping his knuckles against Neo's.
"Anyway, I think TF and that fat chick he started dating are at the Stuffer Shack. They probably got some food. Let's head back to the Y. See if we can rustle some food up there.", he says, slinging Kalila back over his shoulder.
19:31:39 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
JJ
JJ starts laughing uncontrollably at Aziz's reference to TF's girl as that fat chick. He doubles over with his left hand holding his gut and his right latches on to Felix's hoodie as he tries to hold himself up.
Between laughs and wheezes he sputters "fat chick" several times.
"Ohhhh!," he squeals, "I'm gonna piss myself."
With that declaration, his laughter doubles in intensity.
The Fun Zo e
JJ
JJ starts laughing uncontrollably at Aziz's reference to TF's girl as that fat chick. He doubles over with his left hand holding his gut and his right latches on to Felix's hoodie as he tries to hold himself up.
Between laughs and wheezes he sputters "fat chick" several times.
"Ohhhh!," he squeals, "I'm gonna piss myself."
With that declaration, his laughter doubles in intensity.
19:31:43 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Felix
Althought still in a grumpy mood, Felix couldn't help himself but double over with JJ. Aziz comment was rather mean and degrading, but the fact that he had said it in such a casual manner was simply too good.
JJ was putting on a show, again; exagerating... but it was simply too funny. Tag didn't even mind when his friend started pulling with most of his weight on his clothings.
"Now Aziz, that wasn't so nice" he said, hiding his large smiling grin behind his breathing mask.
"And I don't need to remind you that the proper term is overweight"
The Fun Zo e
Felix
Althought still in a grumpy mood, Felix couldn't help himself but double over with JJ. Aziz comment was rather mean and degrading, but the fact that he had said it in such a casual manner was simply too good.
JJ was putting on a show, again; exagerating... but it was simply too funny. Tag didn't even mind when his friend started pulling with most of his weight on his clothings.
"Now Aziz, that wasn't so nice" he said, hiding his large smiling grin behind his breathing mask.
"And I don't need to remind you that the proper term is overweight"
19:31:40 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
Aziz joins in the laughter as JJ and Felix both go into hysterics. He regains his composure and looks at Felix, as he speaks.
"Now Aziz, that wasn't so nice"
Aziz opens his mouth to say something, when Felix follows with
"And I don't need to remind you that the proper term is overweight."
At that, Aziz bursts into laughter again.
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
Aziz joins in the laughter as JJ and Felix both go into hysterics. He regains his composure and looks at Felix, as he speaks.
"Now Aziz, that wasn't so nice"
Aziz opens his mouth to say something, when Felix follows with
"And I don't need to remind you that the proper term is overweight."
At that, Aziz bursts into laughter again.
April 12, 2070, Saturday, 19:20:00
[color=orange]Stuffer Shack
Toy Robot[/quote]
Toy Robot watches Tao scurry off after the doughnut girl out of the corner of her eye. Wordlessly, she swaps Tao's selections out with the cheap stuff again; only the expensive items that Tao specifically requested remain.
As she does this, Toy gets the call from Shade. She pulls a phone from the waistband of her grey sweatpants and clenches it between her shoulder and neck, continuing to impassively shift food items with her left hand.
"Tonight? Tonight I cook. Make spicy peanut chicken soup. Yeah, take me a couple hours...cook AND clean up! Mmmhmm...mmmhmmm....maybe do something after...maybe more around midnight or something....haven't thought about it yet..."
[color=orange]Stuffer Shack
Toy Robot[/quote]
Toy Robot watches Tao scurry off after the doughnut girl out of the corner of her eye. Wordlessly, she swaps Tao's selections out with the cheap stuff again; only the expensive items that Tao specifically requested remain.
As she does this, Toy gets the call from Shade. She pulls a phone from the waistband of her grey sweatpants and clenches it between her shoulder and neck, continuing to impassively shift food items with her left hand.
"Tonight? Tonight I cook. Make spicy peanut chicken soup. Yeah, take me a couple hours...cook AND clean up! Mmmhmm...mmmhmmm....maybe do something after...maybe more around midnight or something....haven't thought about it yet..."
19:47:14 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
JAX
JAX nods at Halo's assessment of Thyn's skill at fixing up her bike. "For sure," he says. He takes his hands off the bike and steps back, sending a request to the computer to dump its diagnostic log to his commlink.
He scans it for hints at what the problems might be. Thyn was more than up to the task - shit he's probably a better mechanic - but it was JAX's way to keep an eye on all the jobs that came into the shop.
"...tonight?" Halo's voice asked. JAX blinked and dismissed the log. "Sorry, what?"
He shook his head at Halo, "Naw, I'm out." His jaw clenched, Of cash. He added quickly, "Got a lot of shit to do around here."
He turned to the troll, "I'll work on the bike if you want to go. Yours too," he added to Knives.
The Garage
JAX
JAX nods at Halo's assessment of Thyn's skill at fixing up her bike. "For sure," he says. He takes his hands off the bike and steps back, sending a request to the computer to dump its diagnostic log to his commlink.
He scans it for hints at what the problems might be. Thyn was more than up to the task - shit he's probably a better mechanic - but it was JAX's way to keep an eye on all the jobs that came into the shop.
"...tonight?" Halo's voice asked. JAX blinked and dismissed the log. "Sorry, what?"
He shook his head at Halo, "Naw, I'm out." His jaw clenched, Of cash. He added quickly, "Got a lot of shit to do around here."
He turned to the troll, "I'll work on the bike if you want to go. Yours too," he added to Knives.
19:31:47 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zone
Raven
“Wouldn't mind some food. Sushi? Well, why not. I'm not too keen on that synthetic fish they serve here, but it's better than nothing.”
Raven only smirked when the boys broke out into laughter, there certainly was some truth to it, but she tried not to be too mean, especially when her new friends were involved. Of course, the boys and Tao were friends, too. More than that. Maybe she was just being overcautious?
“C'mon, Rachel's not that bad, she's a cute lil girl. Let's go and find some food...”
Food was something Raven would rarely turn down. It was close to a miracle, that she didn't put on some weight herself, but some people are just more lucky than others when it comes to that.
The Fun Zone
Raven
“Wouldn't mind some food. Sushi? Well, why not. I'm not too keen on that synthetic fish they serve here, but it's better than nothing.”
Raven only smirked when the boys broke out into laughter, there certainly was some truth to it, but she tried not to be too mean, especially when her new friends were involved. Of course, the boys and Tao were friends, too. More than that. Maybe she was just being overcautious?
“C'mon, Rachel's not that bad, she's a cute lil girl. Let's go and find some food...”
Food was something Raven would rarely turn down. It was close to a miracle, that she didn't put on some weight herself, but some people are just more lucky than others when it comes to that.
19:31:48 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zone
Neo
Neo giggles a bit along with the others, and nods his head when Raven mentions sushi.
"Sushi sounds fine to me."
The Fun Zone
Neo
Neo giggles a bit along with the others, and nods his head when Raven mentions sushi.
"Sushi sounds fine to me."
19:15:15 Saturday, April 12, 2070
Gang HQ
BronzeWyrm
Wyrm does a quick check through some chat boards to scan what some of her online friends are processing tonight... it doesn't look promissing.
She comes back to the real when Shade suddenly stirs, she often wonders where he goes when he spaces out like that. Tag goes astral, she goes into VR, but where does HE go? He doesn't have a comm, and she hasn't seen him on the local nodes. Far as she knows he doesn't have mojo for magic... Oh well, chalk it up as a mental note to ask him later, as usual he merely acknoledges her presence with a polite nod.
She leans back using her hands as a prop, the movement pushes her chest out a bit and her hoody slides off her head. She watches him fluidly get up from his lotus position and glide across the floor, she so envies the ease that he moves in the real, she's only that graceful in the VR world. He worldlessly leaves the room.
Wyrm sighs, no input from him, so puts her pad, pencil and erasser beside her, stands up and stretches. She pads off after Auran to ask her if any party cycles are planned for the night, she doesn't feel like going home, Sundays are a quiet day at the shop, this is one of her few curfew free nights to have fun.
Gang HQ
BronzeWyrm
Wyrm does a quick check through some chat boards to scan what some of her online friends are processing tonight... it doesn't look promissing.
She comes back to the real when Shade suddenly stirs, she often wonders where he goes when he spaces out like that. Tag goes astral, she goes into VR, but where does HE go? He doesn't have a comm, and she hasn't seen him on the local nodes. Far as she knows he doesn't have mojo for magic... Oh well, chalk it up as a mental note to ask him later, as usual he merely acknoledges her presence with a polite nod.
She leans back using her hands as a prop, the movement pushes her chest out a bit and her hoody slides off her head. She watches him fluidly get up from his lotus position and glide across the floor, she so envies the ease that he moves in the real, she's only that graceful in the VR world. He worldlessly leaves the room.
Wyrm sighs, no input from him, so puts her pad, pencil and erasser beside her, stands up and stretches. She pads off after Auran to ask her if any party cycles are planned for the night, she doesn't feel like going home, Sundays are a quiet day at the shop, this is one of her few curfew free nights to have fun.
April 12, 2070, Saturday, 19:20:03
Stuffer Shack
0day
0day smirks at the scene Rachel and Tau-Fighter just made. He turns to Toy-Robot, "Come on, let's get back to HQ. I look forward to your food, your indonesian stuff always goes down well". He walks towards the exit.
"Ya know, I just don't get why Tau stays with the girl if he isn't really into her. How's he expecting to survive in a rumble when he can't even manage to sort his feeling out?"
0day exits and goes towards HQ, checking for any messages on his commlink, tending to business.
Stuffer Shack
0day
0day smirks at the scene Rachel and Tau-Fighter just made. He turns to Toy-Robot, "Come on, let's get back to HQ. I look forward to your food, your indonesian stuff always goes down well". He walks towards the exit.
"Ya know, I just don't get why Tau stays with the girl if he isn't really into her. How's he expecting to survive in a rumble when he can't even manage to sort his feeling out?"
0day exits and goes towards HQ, checking for any messages on his commlink, tending to business.
19:25:18 Saturday, April 12 2070
Gang's HQ
Shade
"OK Toy, I'll wait here for you to come back. After you make dinner, we can figure out what we want to do. See you in a little bit."
Disconnecting, he returns to where Wyrm was, but she is no longer there. Shrugging, he heads over to his little patch of the HQ he calls home and begins cleaning it up, waiting for the others to return.
Gang's HQ
Shade
"OK Toy, I'll wait here for you to come back. After you make dinner, we can figure out what we want to do. See you in a little bit."
Disconnecting, he returns to where Wyrm was, but she is no longer there. Shrugging, he heads over to his little patch of the HQ he calls home and begins cleaning it up, waiting for the others to return.
19:32:04 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
JJ
JJ sighs and regains his composure. "So, are we going to the Stuffer or to get sushi? I'm good for either."
The Fun Zo e
JJ
JJ sighs and regains his composure. "So, are we going to the Stuffer or to get sushi? I'm good for either."
19:47:24 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
Knives
"Thanks man," Knives said to Santiago, as he started to head over to the van. "You want me to pick you up anything? As thanks for the paint-job...."
The Garage
Knives
"Thanks man," Knives said to Santiago, as he started to head over to the van. "You want me to pick you up anything? As thanks for the paint-job...."
19:15:30 Saturday, April 12, 2070
Gang HQ
Auran
Auran is found sitting relaxing in the lobby watching the trid, she's flipping through the channels really fast as BronzeWyrm finds her. Auran gives BronzeWyrm a little nod and a small smile for a sec and returns her gaze on the tube. She stops on many of the ESPN's skipping over "the ocho" to take in the scores and highlights of yesterday's games.
As soon as Bronze asks about plans, she replies, "I've got a mini plan brewing, but right now I'm just waiting on TaoFighter to bring back some grub and we'll set up dinner and stuff. Then if you want, we can go have a party, or crash some. Do you drink?" Auran winks at Bronze
Inconveniently Auran's comm buzzes with the text, but after reading it she just shrugs and looks back up at BronzeWyrm.
Gang HQ
Auran
Auran is found sitting relaxing in the lobby watching the trid, she's flipping through the channels really fast as BronzeWyrm finds her. Auran gives BronzeWyrm a little nod and a small smile for a sec and returns her gaze on the tube. She stops on many of the ESPN's skipping over "the ocho" to take in the scores and highlights of yesterday's games.
As soon as Bronze asks about plans, she replies, "I've got a mini plan brewing, but right now I'm just waiting on TaoFighter to bring back some grub and we'll set up dinner and stuff. Then if you want, we can go have a party, or crash some. Do you drink?" Auran winks at Bronze
Inconveniently Auran's comm buzzes with the text, but after reading it she just shrugs and looks back up at BronzeWyrm.
19:49:48, Saturday, April 12, 2070
Westwind Suites
Tao-Fighter
He had have a sweet, hot coffee and used the oportunity, to take a quick, hot shower as well. When Rach´s cousin showed up 15 minutes to early and started bugging him with questions about killing people, he decided to pass the possibility of a cup of soycaf. damn those action sims and MMORPGs. He took a can of green tea instead and went on his way to the no more abondened YMCA.
When he left the elevator, the consierge threw him a deprecidating look, that turned into a submissive, dumb smile, as he realized the gangs markings on his jacket.
As TF stepped out into the humid heat, the cooling showergel prevented him to break out in sweat instantly. He casually scanned the street for anything unusual, shifting through all his sensors. The spraws air hat the usual everyday stink of a warm night. An old streetsquatter slowly trotted down in the middle of the concrate motor runway. A local, but not Oscar the Grouch.
TF waited for a wile, until the old woman was slowly going to pass him, muttering unitelegible prases into her dirty scarf. He whatcht her for a few seconds. Then he moved towards her. He had allmost reacht her, befor she noticed, stoping her snaillike crawl, looking at him with surprise and a glint of apprehension, never stopping her blurber.
Casually, he passed the canned tea on to her, giving the hag a friendly smile and going his own way. As he walked down the road, his earbuds tuned in on her mumbling... not a single phrase did he understand.
Westwind Suites
Tao-Fighter
He had have a sweet, hot coffee and used the oportunity, to take a quick, hot shower as well. When Rach´s cousin showed up 15 minutes to early and started bugging him with questions about killing people, he decided to pass the possibility of a cup of soycaf. damn those action sims and MMORPGs. He took a can of green tea instead and went on his way to the no more abondened YMCA.
When he left the elevator, the consierge threw him a deprecidating look, that turned into a submissive, dumb smile, as he realized the gangs markings on his jacket.
As TF stepped out into the humid heat, the cooling showergel prevented him to break out in sweat instantly. He casually scanned the street for anything unusual, shifting through all his sensors. The spraws air hat the usual everyday stink of a warm night. An old streetsquatter slowly trotted down in the middle of the concrate motor runway. A local, but not Oscar the Grouch.
TF waited for a wile, until the old woman was slowly going to pass him, muttering unitelegible prases into her dirty scarf. He whatcht her for a few seconds. Then he moved towards her. He had allmost reacht her, befor she noticed, stoping her snaillike crawl, looking at him with surprise and a glint of apprehension, never stopping her blurber.
Casually, he passed the canned tea on to her, giving the hag a friendly smile and going his own way. As he walked down the road, his earbuds tuned in on her mumbling... not a single phrase did he understand.
19:32:34 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
"Yeah...", Aziz says. "Lets hit the Plastic Sushi Bar. Get a couple takeout trays and split them."
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
"Yeah...", Aziz says. "Lets hit the Plastic Sushi Bar. Get a couple takeout trays and split them."
19:32:40 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
JJ
"Sake to me then!" JJ laughs.
The Fun Zo e
JJ
"Sake to me then!" JJ laughs.
19:47:30 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
JAX
JAX admires Halo's graceful swoop to pick up her jacket and the flashes of skin and curves it offers. Man... nice. She rights herself and he looks quickly out of the open garage bay door to the parking lot and Thyn's rain-slicked van. His eyebrows climb as he thinks of just how many tools are back there and of Halo's odds of making it unscathed to dinner, "Dibs on your bike," he deadpans.
"Works for me. If you go to El Toro, tell Maria I said hi. And no flautas," JAX says to Knives. He jerks his chin at a corner of the shop, the painting booth, for Knives to move his bike over there. He squats down next to Halo's bike and re-opens the diagnostic log in his image link.
He is about to get settled into his work when a thought strikes, he lifts his head and looks over the seat of the flashy bike at Knives, "Hey, if the scratch is real deep, like I need to strip it all down, what do you want on there?"
The Garage
JAX
JAX admires Halo's graceful swoop to pick up her jacket and the flashes of skin and curves it offers. Man... nice. She rights herself and he looks quickly out of the open garage bay door to the parking lot and Thyn's rain-slicked van. His eyebrows climb as he thinks of just how many tools are back there and of Halo's odds of making it unscathed to dinner, "Dibs on your bike," he deadpans.
"Works for me. If you go to El Toro, tell Maria I said hi. And no flautas," JAX says to Knives. He jerks his chin at a corner of the shop, the painting booth, for Knives to move his bike over there. He squats down next to Halo's bike and re-opens the diagnostic log in his image link.
He is about to get settled into his work when a thought strikes, he lifts his head and looks over the seat of the flashy bike at Knives, "Hey, if the scratch is real deep, like I need to strip it all down, what do you want on there?"
19:48:12 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
Halo
Halo smirks at JAX. "So glad you've got such faith in me, or is that faith in Thyn's driving skills?" She raises her brow and mentally checks in his order. "So no flautas from El Toro and tell Maria 'Hi'. Any other special requests? If you're not careful I'll just end up bringing you back chiles rellenos."
She checks her pockets to make sure she's got at least enough cash to cover her end if not the boys' as well.
She looks to Knives and Thyn. "So are we going today, or do I have to become a cannibal first before you two will move your asses?"
The Garage
Halo
Halo smirks at JAX. "So glad you've got such faith in me, or is that faith in Thyn's driving skills?" She raises her brow and mentally checks in his order. "So no flautas from El Toro and tell Maria 'Hi'. Any other special requests? If you're not careful I'll just end up bringing you back chiles rellenos."
She checks her pockets to make sure she's got at least enough cash to cover her end if not the boys' as well.
She looks to Knives and Thyn. "So are we going today, or do I have to become a cannibal first before you two will move your asses?"
19:47:30 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
JAX
JAX shakes his head, "Neither," he grunts and makes a face as he bears down with a wrench on a stubborn nut, "I just know how much," another grunt, "Stuff he's got back there, shi---"
The bolt releases suddenly and JAX, spills onto his ass - in his head he can already hear the jabs flying - he sprawls out on the ground and, like he's giving up, relaxes down onto the smooth concrete floor arms and legs spread, wrench still in his hand. Better to take this lying down. He contemplates the ceiling, waiting for the inevitable barbs.
The Garage
JAX
JAX shakes his head, "Neither," he grunts and makes a face as he bears down with a wrench on a stubborn nut, "I just know how much," another grunt, "Stuff he's got back there, shi---"
The bolt releases suddenly and JAX, spills onto his ass - in his head he can already hear the jabs flying - he sprawls out on the ground and, like he's giving up, relaxes down onto the smooth concrete floor arms and legs spread, wrench still in his hand. Better to take this lying down. He contemplates the ceiling, waiting for the inevitable barbs.
19:48:30 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
Halo
"Man, here I thought it would be bad enough getting your hoop beat by a fellow chica in the gang, but a damn bike? Now that's classic!" Halo quips and tries to stiffle her laughter but it overwhelms her, starting as a giggle before it manifests in to side-splitting, doubled-over type of laughter.
She shrugs back out of her jacket and lays is over JAX's head and torso and semi-solomly (since she's still fighting the giggles) places her hand over her heart and looks to the ceiling and gives him last rites.
"Here lies JAX, beloved brother of the 'Crash, talented with his hands as much as his mouth. He was lost today, when a stubborn bolt on a girl's street bike took him out and laid him up on the 'crete to rot away...."
Halo has to stop as another fit of laughter overtakes her.
The Garage
Halo
"Man, here I thought it would be bad enough getting your hoop beat by a fellow chica in the gang, but a damn bike? Now that's classic!" Halo quips and tries to stiffle her laughter but it overwhelms her, starting as a giggle before it manifests in to side-splitting, doubled-over type of laughter.
She shrugs back out of her jacket and lays is over JAX's head and torso and semi-solomly (since she's still fighting the giggles) places her hand over her heart and looks to the ceiling and gives him last rites.
"Here lies JAX, beloved brother of the 'Crash, talented with his hands as much as his mouth. He was lost today, when a stubborn bolt on a girl's street bike took him out and laid him up on the 'crete to rot away...."
Halo has to stop as another fit of laughter overtakes her.
19:49:22 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
JAX
JAX winces, his vision flips through low-light and to thermographic as the coat comes down and darkens, then obliterates his vision. The coat is a rapidly cooling yellow. Green. He can smell her on the jacket, clean musky sweat and leather. He sighs.
His voice is muffled from under the jacket, but he's grinning as he says, "Sad, eh? And real embarassing, since girls are inferior and all. Never thought you'd admit it, though."
The Garage
JAX
JAX winces, his vision flips through low-light and to thermographic as the coat comes down and darkens, then obliterates his vision. The coat is a rapidly cooling yellow. Green. He can smell her on the jacket, clean musky sweat and leather. He sighs.
His voice is muffled from under the jacket, but he's grinning as he says, "Sad, eh? And real embarassing, since girls are inferior and all. Never thought you'd admit it, though."
19:50:59, Saturday, April 12, 2070
Somewere betweem Westwind Suites and Gang HQ
Tao-Fighter
Tao trails down the way back to the 410´s HQ. As he does so, he finishes the massages, he had begun earlier this day, on his way to the StufferShack and sends them to Halo and Raven.
Then he checks his mail accounts and surfes his favourit advertainment site for new, entertaining, recently posted semons about the cuting edge of consumers, loading down 3 interesting NERPS-files. All the wile, he listens to the latest news. The filter is set to skip everithing, items allready heard or encompassed in the SIG´s he checks regularly. Hum, slow week, this, they have not found a singel body in the stream
While he starts scrolling over the NERPS, he fishes a ginger candy out of the pocket of his jacket and tries to unwrap it. The warm evening has made it sticky and soft. As the intense smell hits his nose, he suddenly remembers the strange dream, he had last night. Strange
Yen Lo Wang had used a spell to turn him to goo and made him into ginger candy. This was a quiet regular plot, the odd thing, however, was that he had made up 3 huge crates of candy, instead of the usual half to one and a half boxes, and that was despite Master Yen eating as much as ever of the canibal candy, while packaging it.
He throws the sticky mass away, catapulting it from his fingers against a defunct Panic Button, and licks his gloced fingertips to clean them.
Allready seeing the former YMCA, he doubles his pace, as his somach starts to growl.
Somewere betweem Westwind Suites and Gang HQ
Tao-Fighter
Tao trails down the way back to the 410´s HQ. As he does so, he finishes the massages, he had begun earlier this day, on his way to the StufferShack and sends them to Halo and Raven.
Then he checks his mail accounts and surfes his favourit advertainment site for new, entertaining, recently posted semons about the cuting edge of consumers, loading down 3 interesting NERPS-files. All the wile, he listens to the latest news. The filter is set to skip everithing, items allready heard or encompassed in the SIG´s he checks regularly. Hum, slow week, this, they have not found a singel body in the stream
While he starts scrolling over the NERPS, he fishes a ginger candy out of the pocket of his jacket and tries to unwrap it. The warm evening has made it sticky and soft. As the intense smell hits his nose, he suddenly remembers the strange dream, he had last night. Strange
Yen Lo Wang had used a spell to turn him to goo and made him into ginger candy. This was a quiet regular plot, the odd thing, however, was that he had made up 3 huge crates of candy, instead of the usual half to one and a half boxes, and that was despite Master Yen eating as much as ever of the canibal candy, while packaging it.
He throws the sticky mass away, catapulting it from his fingers against a defunct Panic Button, and licks his gloced fingertips to clean them.
Allready seeing the former YMCA, he doubles his pace, as his somach starts to growl.
19:49:36 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
Halo
Halo takes a couple of light steps to the left and forward and places one of her boots firmly yet gently on top of the fly of JAX's jeans. Keeping in stride with the "game" they were playing.
"We're inferior hmmm?" She presses down ever so slightly. "You should be thankful I'm not wearing my stilettos." She bends down and grabs her jacket off his face and blows him a kiss once he can see her face before standing back up and stepping back.
The Garage
Halo
Halo takes a couple of light steps to the left and forward and places one of her boots firmly yet gently on top of the fly of JAX's jeans. Keeping in stride with the "game" they were playing.
"We're inferior hmmm?" She presses down ever so slightly. "You should be thankful I'm not wearing my stilettos." She bends down and grabs her jacket off his face and blows him a kiss once he can see her face before standing back up and stepping back.
19:33:03 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
"Alright then.", Aziz says. He turns towards the back door, and heads to it. "Let's roll."
He walks back through the Fun Zo e, and heads out the front to his bike.
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
"Alright then.", Aziz says. He turns towards the back door, and heads to it. "Let's roll."
He walks back through the Fun Zo e, and heads out the front to his bike.
19:50:59, Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
Tao-Fighter
Halo receives a text massage from TF.
<<Hi chica, saturday night feever? I´ll go, get some food at the Y, how about some clubbing tonight (not the 2by4 style)? Got to have some rhythmic exercise.>>
The Garage
Tao-Fighter
Halo receives a text massage from TF.
<<Hi chica, saturday night feever? I´ll go, get some food at the Y, how about some clubbing tonight (not the 2by4 style)? Got to have some rhythmic exercise.>>
19:50:59, Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Fun Zo e
Tao-Fighter
Raven receives a voice mail from TF.
<<Hey Raven, are we going to have some nightlife tonight? I really need to stretch my bones.>>
The Fun Zo e
Tao-Fighter
Raven receives a voice mail from TF.
<<Hey Raven, are we going to have some nightlife tonight? I really need to stretch my bones.>>
19:49:47 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
JAX
The grit of the floor grates under Halo's boots as she moves up to JAX. He grins under the jacket and then goes dead still as he feels a not-cool-at-all pressure on his crotch. He grins again as the jacket comes away and the world goes from splashes of red and orange and blue to normal again. He sees Halo's face over his. Curves. Nice. He puts his hands up, "You opened the door, sister."
Well, I did, busting my ass. He makes a playful grab at her retreating foot and, missing it, collapses onto the ground again, scratching at his jaw with a tattooed hand. "No flautas."
The Garage
JAX
The grit of the floor grates under Halo's boots as she moves up to JAX. He grins under the jacket and then goes dead still as he feels a not-cool-at-all pressure on his crotch. He grins again as the jacket comes away and the world goes from splashes of red and orange and blue to normal again. He sees Halo's face over his. Curves. Nice. He puts his hands up, "You opened the door, sister."
Well, I did, busting my ass. He makes a playful grab at her retreating foot and, missing it, collapses onto the ground again, scratching at his jaw with a tattooed hand. "No flautas."
19:50:59 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
Halo
"I opened the door and you walked right on through... S'all good cholo, we frosty. And yes, no flau... " Halo pauses mid sentence as a message flashes through her image link. "Murrda" she mumbles still not entirely used to things popping up in her vision like that.
"Uh, yeah. No flautas. Got it." She shakes her head and starts off towards Thyn's van, sure that the boys would follow her.
The Garage
Halo
"I opened the door and you walked right on through... S'all good cholo, we frosty. And yes, no flau... " Halo pauses mid sentence as a message flashes through her image link. "Murrda" she mumbles still not entirely used to things popping up in her vision like that.
"Uh, yeah. No flautas. Got it." She shakes her head and starts off towards Thyn's van, sure that the boys would follow her.
19:51:10 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
Thyn
"Let me make some room in the back on the Van, I won't need all my tools just to get food."
Thyn removes the Armorer Kit from the back of the Van as wells as some of the bigger tools.
"Hey JCS, you don't mind if I leave some of my tools here, do you?" Thyn asks after he romoves the tools from the Van.
"Ok, there should now be a little more room in the Van."
The Garage
Thyn
"Let me make some room in the back on the Van, I won't need all my tools just to get food."
Thyn removes the Armorer Kit from the back of the Van as wells as some of the bigger tools.
"Hey JCS, you don't mind if I leave some of my tools here, do you?" Thyn asks after he romoves the tools from the Van.
"Ok, there should now be a little more room in the Van."
19:51:25 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
JAX
Yeah, I guess I did. He stares at the ceiling some more. "No problem, man. Put 'em in the cage." JAX's brow furrows, "Hey, you're the tallest here, take a picture of me and 'link it... just had an idea for my next piece."
Still lying down, he gives himself a shake and lifts his limbs letting them fall and bend naturally. His head lolls to the side. In the AR space, blood seeps out from under him onto the floor.
The Garage
JAX
Yeah, I guess I did. He stares at the ceiling some more. "No problem, man. Put 'em in the cage." JAX's brow furrows, "Hey, you're the tallest here, take a picture of me and 'link it... just had an idea for my next piece."
Still lying down, he gives himself a shake and lifts his limbs letting them fall and bend naturally. His head lolls to the side. In the AR space, blood seeps out from under him onto the floor.
19:51:25 Saturday, April 12, 2070
The Garage
JCS
Thyn puts the tools he is carring in the cage.
Thyn then walks over to JCS looks down, takes JCS picture, sends the picture to JCS, and then extends his hand to help JCS up.
The Garage
JCS
Thyn puts the tools he is carring in the cage.
Thyn then walks over to JCS looks down, takes JCS picture, sends the picture to JCS, and then extends his hand to help JCS up.
19:34:29 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
JJ
JJ walks out to the front of the Zoe and stops in front of his friends’ bikes and let’s out a groan.
The options aren’t good chummer. Ride on the back of the guy that just schooled you at pool. Ride on the back of Neo like a fly on a bull. Ride on the back of a chick, which has its advantages, but is still letting a chick drive. Or, ride on the back of Felix who very well might wreck with me on.
“I’m gonna hike it,” he states to everyone and begins walking to the sushi bar.
The Fun Zo e
JJ
JJ walks out to the front of the Zoe and stops in front of his friends’ bikes and let’s out a groan.
The options aren’t good chummer. Ride on the back of the guy that just schooled you at pool. Ride on the back of Neo like a fly on a bull. Ride on the back of a chick, which has its advantages, but is still letting a chick drive. Or, ride on the back of Felix who very well might wreck with me on.
“I’m gonna hike it,” he states to everyone and begins walking to the sushi bar.
19:26:12 Saturday, April 12 2070
Stuffer Shack
Toy Robot
Toy Robot makes a grunting noise as if in agreement as 0Day saunters out, as she wraps up her call to HQ. As 0Day disappears in the distance she waddles, carefully, arms full, to the Stuffer Shack counter.
"How you expect to survive fight in general, 0Day?", she mutters quietly to herself. With her luck, she'd probably end up taking a bullet for someone like 0Day and dying because the fragger would be too dazed in a combat situation do do anything.
With careful, precarious slides, Toy begins to slide each item onto the counter, being careful not to let any topple to the floor out of her overfilled arms.
Stuffer Shack
Toy Robot
Toy Robot makes a grunting noise as if in agreement as 0Day saunters out, as she wraps up her call to HQ. As 0Day disappears in the distance she waddles, carefully, arms full, to the Stuffer Shack counter.
"How you expect to survive fight in general, 0Day?", she mutters quietly to herself. With her luck, she'd probably end up taking a bullet for someone like 0Day and dying because the fragger would be too dazed in a combat situation do do anything.
With careful, precarious slides, Toy begins to slide each item onto the counter, being careful not to let any topple to the floor out of her overfilled arms.
20:00:00 Saturday April 12, 2070
Stuffer Shack
>>>BLAM<<<
The security camera watching the entrance to the Stuffer Shack exploded in a shower of electronics and sparks. Five rough looking orks in leather jackets stepped through the door, one lowering the shotgun that had just removed the security camera.
The one in the front leveled a huge pistol, a weapon surely worth the term "hand cannon" at the cashier's armored booth. "Oi, load up a bag with cred unless you fancy findin' out whether your little booth can stand up to this baby."
The poor girl in the booth, apparently well versed in how much Stuffer Shack spends on things, started doing as she was told.
The Fun Zoe
Perception-hearing (1) tests at -3 dice. On success:
The Gang HQ
Slam came in the front door, with a wide grin on his face. "Alright, boys and girls, we've got some cred comin' our way. We just got to go earn it."
Stuffer Shack
>>>BLAM<<<
The security camera watching the entrance to the Stuffer Shack exploded in a shower of electronics and sparks. Five rough looking orks in leather jackets stepped through the door, one lowering the shotgun that had just removed the security camera.
The one in the front leveled a huge pistol, a weapon surely worth the term "hand cannon" at the cashier's armored booth. "Oi, load up a bag with cred unless you fancy findin' out whether your little booth can stand up to this baby."
The poor girl in the booth, apparently well versed in how much Stuffer Shack spends on things, started doing as she was told.
The Fun Zoe
Perception-hearing (1) tests at -3 dice. On success:[ Spoiler ]
The Gang HQ
Slam came in the front door, with a wide grin on his face. "Alright, boys and girls, we've got some cred comin' our way. We just got to go earn it."
19:34:45 Saturday 12 April 2070
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
"Suit yourself.", Aziz shrugs. He revs up and charges down the relatively short distance to the Sushi Bar, where he puts in an order for two variety trays.
The Fun Zo e
Aziz
"Suit yourself.", Aziz shrugs. He revs up and charges down the relatively short distance to the Sushi Bar, where he puts in an order for two variety trays.
20:00:00 Saturday April 12, 2070
The Street
JJ
On his way to the Sushi Bar, JJ had taken a pitstop to take a leak in an alley. As a result, he wasn't there yet when he heard a shot ring out.
Sum bitch. That sounded like it came from the Stuffer. And that wasn't a pea shooter, either.
Knowing that it isn't nice to share in the fun alone, JJ brings up an auto list on his comm: Crash. JJ doesn't waste time with a big message: <<Gunfire @ Stuffer. Get busy. -J>>. He sets the priority as URGENT and sends.
He is already running that way, staying close to the store fronts so as to not overly attract attention.
The Street
JJ
On his way to the Sushi Bar, JJ had taken a pitstop to take a leak in an alley. As a result, he wasn't there yet when he heard a shot ring out.
Sum bitch. That sounded like it came from the Stuffer. And that wasn't a pea shooter, either.
Knowing that it isn't nice to share in the fun alone, JJ brings up an auto list on his comm: Crash. JJ doesn't waste time with a big message: <<Gunfire @ Stuffer. Get busy. -J>>. He sets the priority as URGENT and sends.
He is already running that way, staying close to the store fronts so as to not overly attract attention.
20:00:38 Saturday April 12, 2070
Plastic Sushi Bar
Aziz
Aziz was waiting at the bar with the others, impatiently drumming his fingers against one of the tables.
I can't believe there's a line, and supply problems. No one ever comes here, and everyone changes their mind just when I want sushi. Dammit., he thinks to himself. His comm starts buzzing, and he checks the message. He bolts up, and looks at the others.
"Fuck the sushi, Stuffer Shack, now!", he says to the others. He dashes out onto his bike, and heads there as quickly as he can.
Plastic Sushi Bar
Aziz
Aziz was waiting at the bar with the others, impatiently drumming his fingers against one of the tables.
I can't believe there's a line, and supply problems. No one ever comes here, and everyone changes their mind just when I want sushi. Dammit., he thinks to himself. His comm starts buzzing, and he checks the message. He bolts up, and looks at the others.
"Fuck the sushi, Stuffer Shack, now!", he says to the others. He dashes out onto his bike, and heads there as quickly as he can.
20:00:01 Saturday April 12, 2070
Gang's Primary Hideout
Auran
Auran practically leaps out of her chair at the word "cred" and waits for Slam to explain, ignoring the buzzing of a comm signal. "All right! I'm in the mood for some action! What's our orders?"
Gang's Primary Hideout
Auran
Auran practically leaps out of her chair at the word "cred" and waits for Slam to explain, ignoring the buzzing of a comm signal. "All right! I'm in the mood for some action! What's our orders?"
19:55:33, Saturday, April 12, 2070
Gang HQ
Tao-Fighter
As TF arrives at the YMCA, he first has to confine himself to the restroom, for some minutes. Whith all the personal bussines taken care of, he reenters the main room, to look for his fellow gangers.. and his diner.
He checks in with Auran, BronzeWyrm and Shade, asking the asian man: "Well, brother, how is the kitchen status, are Toy and 0 back yet? Soup ready? I´m dieing of hunger, had nothing since breakfast at Noon!"
But they have no chance to answer.
TF´s stomach growls loudly again, as Slam suddenly appears in the main entrance, flashing a broad grin.
"Whats up, Boss?" Several of the gangmembers ask in canon.
Slam nods at them and proclaims: "Alright, boys and girls, we've got some cred comin' our way. We just got to go earn it."
"What is it?" TF asks excitedly. "Should we pack heavy stuff? Should I call the others?" But it gets all mixed up, with Auran´s equally excited outburst, so only half could be understood. Great Minds do think alike.
Gang HQ
Tao-Fighter
As TF arrives at the YMCA, he first has to confine himself to the restroom, for some minutes. Whith all the personal bussines taken care of, he reenters the main room, to look for his fellow gangers.. and his diner.
He checks in with Auran, BronzeWyrm and Shade, asking the asian man: "Well, brother, how is the kitchen status, are Toy and 0 back yet? Soup ready? I´m dieing of hunger, had nothing since breakfast at Noon!"
But they have no chance to answer.
TF´s stomach growls loudly again, as Slam suddenly appears in the main entrance, flashing a broad grin.
"Whats up, Boss?" Several of the gangmembers ask in canon.
Slam nods at them and proclaims: "Alright, boys and girls, we've got some cred comin' our way. We just got to go earn it."
"What is it?" TF asks excitedly. "Should we pack heavy stuff? Should I call the others?" But it gets all mixed up, with Auran´s equally excited outburst, so only half could be understood. Great Minds do think alike.
20:00:00 Saturday April 12, 2070
Stuffer Shack
Toy Robot
Toy Robot knows she can't win in a straight up fight against five enemies, especially since one of them has a shotgun in close range. Her mind fills with images of gunfire tearing up the jungle and a man she once knew being kicked around by multi-directional suppressive fire.
Adrenaline soaks through her gut as if someone just poured a glass of ice water down her pants.
Since the attention of the gangers is focused on the Stuffer Shack girl, Toy decides to try and move as unobtrusively as possible behind some shelves and hide. Coming from the counter area this may not be possible but Toy's instincts are screaming that a straight up confrontation in this situation is tantamount to death.
And so she begins creeping as best she knows how...
Stuffer Shack
Toy Robot
Toy Robot knows she can't win in a straight up fight against five enemies, especially since one of them has a shotgun in close range. Her mind fills with images of gunfire tearing up the jungle and a man she once knew being kicked around by multi-directional suppressive fire.
Adrenaline soaks through her gut as if someone just poured a glass of ice water down her pants.
Since the attention of the gangers is focused on the Stuffer Shack girl, Toy decides to try and move as unobtrusively as possible behind some shelves and hide. Coming from the counter area this may not be possible but Toy's instincts are screaming that a straight up confrontation in this situation is tantamount to death.
And so she begins creeping as best she knows how...
20:00:24, Saturday, April 12, 2070
Gang HQ
Tao-Fighter
"Uh, Boss.." TF says reluctantly. "Theres a gunfight at the Stuffer, right now!"
Gang HQ
Tao-Fighter
"Uh, Boss.." TF says reluctantly. "Theres a gunfight at the Stuffer, right now!"
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