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Post by Count/Winterfire on Jul 13, 2010 19:33:10 GMT -5
(The three triplets watched with a careful eye as Marcus walked out of the car and into the building. The triplets looked at each other with nervous looks.)
James: Something tells me that this is not going to go well.
Alex: What was your first clue?
(Soon after he went in, the triplets heard gun shots coming from the bar. What proceed next was the "panic" Marcus had mentioned. People began running out of the bar in fear of their own lives. The triplets couldn't help, but burst out laughing at the expressions of the frightened drunk people. Once everyone was had shattered away to a safe distance far from the bar, a woman stepped out the door and looked at the triplets. She called out to the triplets. The three boys quickly stepped out of the car and ran over to the beautiful woman.)
Nick: Yes, we are. Who are you Ms.?
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Post by M_a_K on Jul 15, 2010 9:27:20 GMT -5
"Echidna. " She said to the triplets. She turned on her heel and started to walk to the door. <Fur-for-brains. You are a f*cking pedifile!> She thought as she led the triplets inside.
Marcus was still cracking jokes at Jack, the bartender. "Man, we could have made a frickin' Master Card commercial!" He joked, "Bullets, $30. Handgun, $150. Seeing the look on your friend's face after you fire it right past his face, Priceless." Marcus started cracking up on the last part. When the triplets came in he turned to them and said, "I shoulda' had one of ya come in with a video camra so we could rewatch it!"
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Post by Count/Winterfire on Jul 15, 2010 21:30:17 GMT -5
(The triplets had a some what confused look o their faces when Marcus said they should have brought a camera. They quickly caught on and this caused James and Nick to burst into laughter.)
Nick: You should have seen the looks of the people running out the door!
James: One of them actually tripped as he was running away!
Alex: Ok, ok guys, enough with the shits and giggles. Let's get to business.
(Once the laughter died down, Alex walked over to where Marcus and a man were standing at. Alex immediately assumed that this man was Marcus's friend and owner of the bar. Alex stretched his hand to the man and began shaking his hand.)
Alex: I'm Alex, these are my brothers, James and Nick. I figure you must be Jack, the hacker?
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Post by M_a_K on Jul 16, 2010 10:22:52 GMT -5
"Hacker? Huh, kids.. I am a technopath! No, hacker can match my skill. Huh." Jack said. He had a very wheezy voice that was kind of high pitched. He had round beady eyes and jerky movements that could have been passed off as nervous twitching. "And that ain't even the best part!" Marcus said as he punched right pass the cheek, barely touching it. But where his hand would have touched it passed right through leaving a slight blur. "This man is a frickin' cyborg! Whats that you got there? A usb jack for a tongue now? Gonna get frisky with the computers now? Are ya?" Marcus teased.
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Post by Count/Winterfire on Jul 17, 2010 15:59:33 GMT -5
(Nick's eyes brighten with fascination upon hearing that Jack was a cyborg. He rushed over to Jack and stretched his hand toward the cyborg's face. Moving his hand back and forth inside Jack's face, he began laughing in amazement. James walked over to Nick and pulled him away from Jack.)
James: You idiot! You and your simple minded tactics are going to ruin any chance of this guy helping us.
Nick: Hey, if Marcus's gunshots didn't ruin our chances, than nothing will.
(James shook his head at Nick's response. Alex looked at Jack and crossed his arm.)
Alex: So Jack, if you feel comfortable telling us, how did you become a cyborg?
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Post by M_a_K on Jul 17, 2010 19:56:37 GMT -5
"Well, it's actually thanks to this guy!" Jack explained. "I was a low class thief before I met him. I was stealing cigs and the usual stuff. Once on my rounds, a store owner came out and blew my brains right out! Marcus came along and said that he would pay to help me just as long as I paid him back!" Jack said rubbing the back of his head in rememberance. "I, o'course said yes. I didn't want to die. So he got me fixed up with a full quarter of my brain with a mech drive. It was then that I realised i could hear the mech drive talking to the other computers. So I decided to try to say hi." His face was beaming, then it switched to one of slight annoince. Unfortunatly they responded. An' now I can't get them to shut up." "And now he has to do what ever I say. " Marcus intreupted. "He still has to pay me back. By the way, "He said to Jack, "How much do you owe me?" "795, 008,546,322. 25 dollars." A mechanic voice said. "Thankyou $p33k3rz." Marcus replied. Then truning to the triplets, "Gotta love 1337 $p34k"
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Post by Count/Winterfire on Jul 19, 2010 17:52:26 GMT -5
(The triplets were listening to Jack's story with fascination. Once he had finished, and Marcus mentioned the cost of the damage, the triplets were basically speechless.)
Nick: That's really something. You don't hear things like this everyday, and that's saying a lot coming from us.
Alex: You got that right.
(Wanting to ask Jack a question, James turned to him.)
James: So if you're a technopath, why are you working here in this bar? Don't get me wrong, its a nice place, but someone with your skills, you could do better. Shouldn't someone like you be doing top of the line computer jobs?
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Post by M_a_K on Jul 21, 2010 14:48:00 GMT -5
"Well there are two reasons for that. First being that I need a hide-away. And second is cause people pay with cards all the time!" Jack said. "Unfortunately for me Marcus doesn't have a banking account anywhere and he doesn't like carrying alot of stuff..." Jack let out a deep sigh. "So that means that I have to do this the old fashioned way... Hard work and providing a home..."
Through all of this Marcus was smiling and nodding as if very pleased with this. "There is one thing wrong with the story... I use to have a banking account. But I went bankrupt a couple of years later... If I had one I would have been living it large by now and not working as a mercenary. Not that its a bad job or anything. But you get my point." Marcus said.
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Post by Count/Winterfire on Jul 25, 2010 18:09:09 GMT -5
James: I see.
Nick: Hey guys let's sit down. I'm not feeling too hot.
Alex: Sure, I'm getting tired of standing.
(The triplets went over to the bar stools and took their seats. Nick was holding his head, obviously still feeling disoriented from Marcus's hellish driving. He rested his head on the bar while looking at Jack.)
Nick: My head is killing me. Hey Jack, can you please give me some water and an Aspirin, if you have any?
(Alex looked at his brother and saw that his face was a little pale.)
Alex: Are you okay Nick?
Nick: Yeah, yeah, just a little dizzy.
Alex: If you say so.
James: Anyways, so Marcus, have you told Jack why we are here in the first place?
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Post by M_a_K on Jul 26, 2010 10:38:49 GMT -5
" I can probably guess." Jack said as he pulled out a couple of advils and poured a class of water. Marcus looked dumbfounded. He was so caught up in teasing Jack that he forgot for a bit. "Actually...." Marcus began, "It's not the usual. We are looking for a girl. Named Winterfire. " " Why are you looking for that Wrench?" Viper said. "Well... OK you guys are probably going to freak, but..." Marcus explained slowly, as if he was afraid of their reaction, " She is my find and retrieve target."
There was a stunned silence in the bar. Jack's holoprojector flashed on and off revealing alot of mechanical parts. Viper hissed and Echidna let out a growl. It was obvious what was going on. Each one of them had heard of the news of the Sovereigns base.
"Not doin' it." Jack said. "What?" asked Marcus. "I am not doing it. I will not do it. " Jack replied. "Listen-" Marcus began but Jack cut him off. "No! You listen! She is insane! She would as soon as blow off your head, watch it regrow, then blow if off again just for the fun of it! I am not-" "I will cut it down buy half" Marcus said. "And you know how much money that is!" Jack's face turned to a look of confusion then longing. Marcus saw this and knew that he had Jack hooked. "And we can free Veronica if she is still there." Jack looked up at when the name was said and was going to ask what the other man meant. Then the cyborg realized it. "Jail break." He muttered. "Ding! Ding! Ding!!! We have a winner!" Marcus mocked. "So What'll it be?" "F-fine. I'm in." Then he looked to the triplets and said " Never get under this man's thumb. Sometimes he is more ruthless than Winterfire."
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Post by Count/Winterfire on Jul 27, 2010 21:04:49 GMT -5
Nick: No kidding, oh and thanks for the water and pills.
(He took the glass of water and Advil from Jack. Alex placed two pills in his mouth and then drank some of the water. After he finished, he let out a sigh of relief as he slowly began to feel the pills take effect. James smiled knowing that they would get Jack's help. Alex had a simple question that needed an answer.)
Alex: Who's Veronica?
(Alex looked at both Jack and Marcus, hoping to get an answer from either of them)
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Post by M_a_K on Jul 28, 2010 17:18:18 GMT -5
"Veronica is, was, my girlfriend." Jack said. Marcus nodded his head solomly. Then claped his hands together and said with his usual happy mood. "So, you still got the van?" "Yeah. Its out back. " Jack said with a littly sigh. "Alright kids, lets get this over with." He said to the triplets. "Shot gun!" Marcus said.
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Post by Count/Winterfire on Jul 29, 2010 14:32:57 GMT -5
Alex: Alright! Let's go!
Nick: Oh no! No, no. There's no way in hell you're driving again Marcus!
James: Nick, you know Count put him in charge, so you can't really argue with him.
Alex: It'll be over before you know it. So shut up and stop being a baby.
Nick: Fine...
(Nick rolled his eyes, now half regretting to be picked on this mission. Alex and James followed Marcus and Jack to the garage. Nick placed the Advil inside his pocket in case he would need it later, and something told him that he would. He then ran to catch up with the others.)
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Post by M_a_K on Jul 29, 2010 17:59:16 GMT -5
Jack looked at the kids and raised an eyebrow. "Do you really think that i would let him drive my van?" He asked the triplets and before they could respond he said, "You got to be kidding me. He would turn it into a flying metal death trap! There is no way that he is driving my van." He walked out the door to the worker's only parking lot. There was a hot pink Spyder convertible, a lime green corvette, and , what seemed to off balance the rest, an off-white armored truck. It resembled one of the ones that are used to carry money to banks. "Got her off of a junk yard dealer. Said i could keep her if I got her running. And boy let me tell ya'. I got her running!" Jack said to the triplets. "You make it sound so dirty." Marcus teased. Jack just glared at Marcus for ruining his mood. "Alright, get in." He said as he unlocked all of the doors.
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Post by Count/Winterfire on Jul 31, 2010 16:13:29 GMT -5
(Nick let out a sigh of relief when he heard Jack say that Marcus was not driving. The triplets looked at all the cars as they made their way toward the armored truck. Alex opened the door to the back-seat and the triplets all climbed in. They all put on their seat belts, Nick more faster than his brothers.)
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