<> <> (I killed myself the previous night.) (Well, that makes it interesting.) ( Did you get any better? ) (I may have. I do only have a wooden sword.) <> (I did that. Only without the exclamation point.) (So responsible. "Where's your sugar mommy?" "Jail! I think. I was using DunnoHerbal Essences. It might have been an organic experience. Dunno.") (It's actually Floofy brand.) (She uses the orgasm shampoo behind your back.) ( Like the flea remover! ) (And it's not my fault! They had the mini without me. ;_;) (It's a dunno competitor.) <> <> * Threnody looks a little shellshocked. "Wait. Jail?" * Rochelle shrugs. "Yeah, probably." That's just great. * Demetreia frowns. "But...why?" 'Cause they fought back instead of running away. * Threnody doesn't look too pleased. But equally, a little worried. "Well, they *did* come back drenched in blood. I suspect it's over their likely battle." * Rochelle nods. (For the record, they left about 20 minutes ago.) * Rochelle idly watches the show some more. Who knew plants like that existed? (I love you people.) When'd this happen? I don't seen any records on them yet. Uh... * Rochelle checks the clock. (The only clock is on the TVnet. How weird!) When I was in the shower, so twenty minutes ago. About. (I'm all for more 'net. ^^) How do you think we should go about things, then. Couldn't we just wait for the probelms to iron themselves out? * Rochelle shrugs. She's so helpful. * Threnody has a seat next to Rochelle. "I don't see why not. As long as they cooperate and didn't actually do something like shoot someone in the head while their back was turned." (... They're screwed.) ( *snickers* ) * Threnody pauses, and looks at the rest of the group by leaning over the back of the couch. "They... WOULDN'T do that, you don't think. Right?" I hope not. <> Even if they did, it probably doesn't matter too much. I do not see any reason why both of them would have. It seems to me that one shot would have been enough. * Threnody smiles obliviously. Kitty! He pets. ( Ladies and Gentlemen, I present Clueless Girl. ) * Rochelle seems absolutely engrossed in how to eat the inedible plant. Hopefully, she's not planning on going to Venus and trying it out. (Thren is so easy to please. "They wouldn't, right?" "Well, probably they would, but it's likely irrelevant." "okay! Kitty petting time!") ( So tired. May die. ) <> (*shoots Deme* Problem solved.) * Threnody blinks, and takes it out of his pocket, looking at it in consternation. "How do people keep GETTING this number?" *click* "Hello?" Oh. Hello. Not wonderful. OW! Kitty, claws are sharp. Stop that. * Threnody blushes furiously and gives the phone the *eye* for a moment. "...I'm in Katherine's apartment." * Rochelle snickers a little when Thren says that. (Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee.) (Shut up unless you wanna be playing who dropped the soap with Vera well into ATC3.) (*dies laughing*) * Threnody ehes embarassedly and gently picks up Eck and deposits her in Rochelle's lap. Claw this, damnit. "You're the one phone call, huh?" * Rochelle eyes the cat deposited onto her lap, then goes back to watching the 'net. (My apologies. x_x This lack-of-Ian has been brought to you by The Neighbors and Verizon Wireless.) (Learn to say no.) (One of said neighbors wrote one of my letters of recommendation, so I'm nice to them. ^_-) (Buzz in anytime, Ian.) (And the letter I) * Ian buzzes in! * Threnody can't help but giggle. "I think someone booted on the wrong side of the binary this morning." He pauses. "Okay, that was terrible. But are you calling because you want us to go down there?" <> * Threnody switches ears distractedly. "Well, everyone is here, so I suppose we'll be waiting." * Rochelle reaches over and buzzes Ian in without checking. Somewhere, Katherine sneezes. * Threnody blinks, then closes his phone and puts it back in his pocket. "I don't know if I should be unnerved, or grateful." It was R., right? * Threnody nods, looking blankly at the TV. "She called Tim and Vernon 'fuckers'." * Rochelle lets Echidna knead. She's used to it. * Ian arrives shortly afterwards. He's wearing a clown nose, but looks otherwise normal - well, no. Otherwise Ian-like. She did? * Rochelle blinks and looks at Threnody. * Leopoldo blinks. "Why'd she do that?" (Been taking lessons from Kat?) * Ian waves. "Hey. What all have we found out about the other day?" * Threnody shrugs. TV! "I, uh... hmm. I have a theory. It'd be a little difficult to explain it, though." The world is a cruel place and Thren has a theory. That isn't news. Also, Tim and Vernon are apparently "fuckers." (And Kat and Vera aren't in the room.) We are not sure of what at this time. (Yes. Kat and Vera are not there.) * Ian raises an eyebrow. "Where are Kat and Vera?" ( Yeah well who cares about Kat and Vera. <.< ) Jail. Maybe. ( ^^ ) * Ian blinks. "...oh. Well, crap." And then sits down. "I take it the police are a bit curious about the gang members." I guess that's their job or something, yeah. * Threnody knits his brow. "Think of it this way. Ronnie is an artificial intelligence. She's very advanced, close to human... but at the same time, she's nothing that Tim and Vernon didn't make her. So in a way..." He suddenly giggles. "In a way, she's exactly like someone else we know." * Demetreia blinks. * Rochelle goes back to watching the TV. "Like who?" Pause. "That's gross." So, was that call about Kat and Vera then? * Leopoldo nods. * Threnody wipes his eyes. "Nothing. Sorry." He turns and looks at Roy, nodding. "She's bringing them here." * Ian grins. "Great, I figured ATC would have some clout." * Threnody blinks. "It's... not exactly that way, I think..." Ah? * Threnody nods. "Apparently she g..." Pause. "Maybe that's not the best way to say it." She's watching out for us and heard about it, so she volunteered to vouch for them. I think. * Threnody smiles placidly. "She IS a practically omniscient AI, after all." Ah, that makes sense, I guess. Yeah, it does. <> (What's on?) Go live television. (Cooking show. They're showing how to properly cook and eat a practically inedible Venusian plant.) * Threnody blinks at the TV, both eyebrows raised. "Ara. How violent cooking has become. Although I did catch an episode of Platinum Chef: Full-Contact Cross-Cuisine Megablitz Neo Alpha X on the flight to Mars before Sangria-Beltane." ( Venusian. Heehee. Venoooooooooosian. XD ) Really? I thought it was pretty good. But the bonus battle took way too long. * Threnody shivers a little. "The ingredient was MOVING." ( ...does that make the plant an aphrodisiac? *hides* ) * Ian looks at the TV. "From what I've heard, these can't put a candle to some of the shows from the 2010s. I almost, but not quite, wish I could find copies." Well, yeah. It wouldn't be a bonus battle if it wasn't. * Threnody ehes and rubs his neck. "My mother was a bit of a media buff. She was a big fan of a very old movie series called, uh... 'Trek Wars'? Um... I don't remember the name." Ah! Star Trek? I think you're referring to Star Trek. Or Star Wars. (WEIRDOS.) (I have a 'proper' education. Of course I'd know it. :P) It's easy to get them mixed up. They did a crossover a while back. * Threnody blinks confusedly. "Am I? Which one had the deadly flashlights?" (And Ian has an improper enough one. ^_^) * Rochelle gets to her feet, Eck getting dumped off in the process, wanders to the kitchen, and comes back with a box of choco-caramel popcorn. "Star Wars." I think that's the other one. That's star wars. (Deme has secreets! AI calls on the phone! What's that old TV show again? Best game ever. >_>) (We can't do anything with the secrets, because Deme's reluctant. The AI hung up on me. The TV loves us and has a warm, caring glow. YOU LOSE.) * Demetreia blinks twice. "Star Wars. Science fantasy movie and literary franchise of the late 20th/early 21st century, based on ideas of writer/director George Lucas. Spurred numerous remakes, additions, and adaptations." ( Dear Wikipedia I like you do you like me? Y/N ) (HA.) Lucas! That's it. Thanks, Deme, I was trying to remember. You are welcome. * Threnody watches the TV with a distracted smile. "I've never seen them, myself. But my mother thought Han Solo was attractive." He reaches over and steals some of Roch's popcorn. "I personally don't see it." ( How could you if you'd never seen it? ^^ ) (He knows about the character, somewhat, if you'd ask that in character so he could respond. :P) ( Nah, that's too snarky for Deme. ) ( OR IS IT ) * Rochelle lets Thren steal. Popcorn snatcher. (Slippery slope!) ( Next he'll start thinking he's a dingo and stealing babies. ) Not attracted to guys, then? Don't let what's his name know. * Threnody blushes, but just a tiny bit. "Well, I meant more that I couldn't see my mother being attracted to that type of man." * Ian grins. "That was an interesting evening." (And even if whatsisname did know, it would matter little, as he's probably INSENSATE and a VEGETABLE after that drink you gave him.) <> "Good morning, everyone. I'd have brought donuts but they were out at the airport." <> * Threnody turns around over the back of the couch, mouth full of popcorn, still a little blush-y. "H'ro." Chew, chew, swallow. * Ian blinks. "...good afternoon!" (Psh, he deserved it.) Hello. * Fitzroy waves. Afternoon. * Katherine walks in after, in black shirt and black shorts, and says, "Jesus. I have to get the number of your cyber dealer, R. Unless it's Vernon, then he stays the hell away." * Rochelle puts some popcorn into her mouth. She doesn't even blink; just keeps watching the show. "Hey. What kind?" <> "Of donuts? Jelly-filled." <> "So, we obviously have a problem." * Demetreia stares back at R. * Vera wanders in. "Yo." She's wearing faded black slacks and an over-sized white button-down shirt. And her hat. * Ian nods. "It seems so. Do you have any information on, well, what happened?" * Ian waves hello to Kat and Vera. "You two okay?" Do tell. * Rochelle waves at Vera and Kat, offhandedly, then looks around for doughnuts when the show reaches a commercial break. * Vera ignores everyone then after as she walks across the room, and grabs her coat from off the back of the chair. She fishes in the pockets and comes up with a pack of cigarettes, and lights up. (There also are no donuts.) (I'm very disappointed.) Yeah, the cops don't beat people up, Ian. I think. ( much. ) * Ian nods. "'tis a hassle, though." * Threnody keeps sitting up over the back of the couch like a dork, but he's not about to give up the popcorn without a fight. Munch! (Invasion of the Popcorn Snatchers!) * Rochelle realizes Thren's grabbing her popcorn and quietly yanks it right back. ("And there, underneath the newspaper...was my popcorn.") (*smacks Ian*) (Ow.) (I got that reference, sadly, so you get a smacking.) * Katherine eyes Roch and Thren. "God, I should get a Pipe in here just to make us popcorn constantly." Then she sorta paces, since R's WAY on the other side of the room. <> "Last night, four apparently disparate threads of what one might whimsically call fate coalesced into one solid hangman's noose. Bounty hunters after Thren... " <> "... gangers after Kat..." <> "... Concordat after all of you, and a mysterious fourth entity seemingly quite concerned with your little Deme, here." Could you do that with a hundred thou? * Demetreia twitches a little. * Ian nods. * Threnody blinks distractedly at Roch, but doesn't reach for more. "Seems like kind of a wa..." He pauses. "Okay. Focus. Focus!" He slaps his checks lightly for emphasis. * Katherine has suddenly had her attention yanked to Ronnie. Go figure. * Rochelle throws popcorn in Thren's face. And has another kernel for herself. * Vera blinks at Thren. "You got a bounty?" * Leopoldo is paying attention to Ronnie, you silly people you. (Uh oh.) (...) * Threnody ehes and rubs the back of his neck. "Only if you're a law-deriding, desperate, and probably after the first ten or twenty quite stupid underworld thug." * Threnody is then popcorned. Against the laws of logic, it balances perfectly on the edge of his nose. "...Um." * Demetreia absently reaches out and plucks the kernel from Thren's nose. That doesn't make any sense. But... you got a bounty? * Demetreia then blinks and looks down at it, like she can't remember why it's there, then looks embarrassed and quietly hands it back to Thren. ( Popcorn drama. RIVETING. ) * Katherine glances at Thren and gets a very faint smirk. * Threnody eyes Deme curiously, then smiles with an absent look and takes it. Victory! Munch. "No, Vera, not an official bounty you could legally collect." "Vera darling, snap out of it, it's an illegal bounty. Also I will be quite annoyed I just spent a large sum of money to have you drag another member of our little group to Twilight." * Threnody gives Ronnie a brief, but quite deer-in-headlights-y look. (Is there a period in there?) (Nope.) ( *shoots Ronnie in the head with a punctuation gun.* ) So it ain't a bounty at all. You're on a hitlist or something. (Should there be a period in there? @_@) (Nope.) (I can't parse her sentence.) (Possibly an "if".) ( Semi-colon? Comma, even? ) (Comma would be good, too. Even with the "if".) <> "Obviously, the first problem is to keep them from finding you again. To that end, I've got a plan." <> "Roy, you're a hacker, right? With that gear you've got to be, to some extent." hmm, yeah. * Vera considers. "Does the guy who put the illegal bounty on you have a real bounty?" "That means you know other hackers, to that extent." ( And if so, is it the quilted kind? ) * Leopoldo sighs and glances over the bookcase. I might. What do you need? * Katherine exhales noisily. "Vera, let's hold off on killing everyone in Twilight City until AFTER we manage to deal with the people who actually want to kill us right now." ( But we need the quicker picker-upper! ) * Threnody looks at the floor. "I'd rather not discuss the topic, thank you all the same." * Ian nods. * Vera shrugs. "Fine. I'll figure it out on my own time, then." * Rochelle looks at Vera for a moment, then back to the TV. Munch. "A campaign of disinformation. As you might have noticed, the press follows me around like fleas I can't get rid of even with a good nanite soaking or a magnetic reformat. They have undoubtedly already traced me here, and linked me to Kat and Vera. We've got to play on that link. I need you and your friends' help to create an affair between Kat and I." * Leopoldo blinks. * Vera laughs. "You were serious?" * Threnody LOOKS at Ronnie, in a all-caps sort of way. "...you can't be serious." * Katherine actually falls over in her pacing, but catching herself with her hands. She's laughing. * Demetreia blinks. Then she blinks again. * Rochelle switches her attention to R. She blinks, then snickers before she's actually laughing. ... * Ian starts snickering quietly. <> "All too serious. It's the perfect cover. I go everywhere in the solar system, and as long as your friends keep mentioning the two of us showing up at exotic locales like the Ceres asteroid or Io, nobody will know where she, and by extension the rest of you, are." * Fitzroy raises an eyebrow at that. * Katherine stands up. "Oh, Jesus, Ronnie. I'll never get any peace and quiet like that. Wait. How can it be an affair? Am I not having an affair with a married woman?" An interesting ploy. Wouldn't be an affair if one of you wasn't married. * Threnody blinks a few times in rapid succession, then turns around slowly and sinks into the couch, staring at the TV blankly. After a moment, he turns to Roch and says, with a sort of distracted air, "Don't bogart the sugar." * Ian finishes snickering. "I love the idea...manipulating the press is always fun." I'm sure I could get some rumors started. * Katherine looks over at Ronnie with a terribly amused grin. "AND we already hate each other, so we get that out of the way fast. It's a relationship made in some sort of CyberHeaven." Or a soap opera. * Rochelle manages to get some more popcorn in her mouth before handing the box over to Thren. * Demetreia blinks. "Is there a particular reason for Katherine to be the other participant?" * Threnody takes a few kernels, then hands the box back and eats. She's good at it. "To the paparazzi, anything's an affair. All we needed was for them to see us together today, which is why it has to be Kat. Unless Vera would like to volunteer." * Leopoldo stifles a chuckle. * Rochelle munches. * Katherine snickers. "Thanks for the vote of confidence, Roch." * Fitzroy chuckles. "Would you want sightings to be based on where you go, or totally made up?" Ohhh. Welcome, Kat. I think Kat's perfect for the part. * Threnody looks at the TV screen with the same blank/embarassed look... but when few to no people are looking, it shifts to a considerably more sad expression. "Either or, really." <> "Of course, this means you'll need to go elsewhere for a while so real sightings of you in places where people who know who you are happen to not be." <> "Sorry, my vocal circuits are running laggy to my speech coprocessor today. What I mean is, you've got to get the hell out of Dodge." ( Translation: Vera: "I am weak." <.< ) * Demetreia looks around. "But I thought this was Katherine's apartment." ( Or smart :P ) "Which is exactly why you need to not be here." ( Well yes. ) * Ian nods. "Makes sense to me." Then where is Dodge? I thought we were in Red New York City. ( I totally almost typed Redrock City. ) She's saying to get out of the city. * Ian grins. "It's a figure of speech, Deme." (Hahaha!) ( Now that would be interesting. ) Ohhh. * Katherine rubs her head. "Jesus. Oh Space Jesus." Then suddenly her face goes a little pale. ( I thought we were in Redrock City. ....I think you're in the wrong game. ) <> "Yes. Which, in a long chain of logic, brings me to you, Deme, who are holding some kind of secret inside your little cyborg self." ( Then Fanfan-dressed-as-Deme flips out and starts putting sharp pointy metal bits to people. ) * Demetreia gulps. "I...what?" (But Fanfan isn't a ninja.) * Katherine walks over to the couch slowly, and says to Roch/Thren, "Any popcorn left? Otherwise, I think I need a drink." ( But dammit, she can point sharp pointy metal bits at people like nobody's business. ) "The power outage was caused by the fourth thread. Some kind of specially tailored virus, it looks like. I have no additional information on the cartoon sleythin, it wiped the memory banks of the screens clean before it shut off the power." <> "But whatever it was, it knew about the Drs. Kanenas, and it knew something about Deme." * Threnody does not look like he's touched the popcorn recently. He in fact is hugging his knees and looking at the TV in a very Poltergeist II sort of way. * Rochelle hands the box to Katherine. There's some left. * Demetreia twitches again. * Rochelle looks at Thren for a moment, then actually watches the conversation. * Ian tunes his attention back to Ronnie and Deme. * Katherine looks down at Thren, and grabs some of the popcorn. There's a sudden thin frown on her face. * Vera smokes. * Leopoldo looks about the room, watching the TV. * Fitzroy 's turn! He continues to listen to Ronnie. (Full listen! Roll 2d6!) "That's gonna have to be your business, Deme. I barely know you. But my advice is to use the 'vacation' as a chance to get a jump on whatever she's got locked away." * Katherine doesn't seem very amused anymore, and hands Roch the box back, probably not with much in it, and turns to Deme/Ronnie. "So any ideas on a good place to dissapear, besides TC?" "I hear Red Sweden's nice this time of year." * Demetreia speaks suddenly. "Red Sweden." * Ian hmms. "We could use this as an opportunity to do some research into the artifacts on Earth..." * Demetreia then blinks rapidly, looking confused. * Ian raises an eyebrow. * Threnody sits up, looking a little drained, then slowly turns to look at Deme. ( Ronnie has been officially pwned. Deme gets a point! ) * Katherine blinks a few time, and says, "... Red Sweden. Makes sense." Why? * Leopoldo shrugs. "Why not?" * Ian nods. "Good a place as any." <> "Great. You can take care of travel on your own, right?" * Vera shrugs. "We're on our way to Sweeden. Yay." * Ian grins. "We can, thanks to you." * Threnody gives Ronnie a weak smile. "Enjoy the vacation from attention." * Katherine seems distracted for a second, then says, "Yeah, really. And try not to use my picture too much? Please?" ( I'm confused. Are we all going to Sweeden? @_@ ) You'd be amazed what a little editing can do. "Great." <> "Oh, crap, another person demands my personal attention... you couldn't have shot some ATC upper level management, could you, Vera?" ( No. You're going to *red* Sweden. ) ( THE WONDERFUL SWEDEN OF OZ. ) Depends. We're they shooting at me? ( were ) I'll try to make them keep the pictures of you minimal, Kat. * Katherine shakes her head, and says in a faint voice of shock mixed with amusement. "Now I'm going to have to keep up on the details. Tammy's gonna wanna hear about it. And thanks, Roy." "No, but it'd be a personal favor..." <> "I will see you all later, but right now I've got a billion things to do of which you were number one. And I can only be in four places at once, you know." <> * Ian grins. "Good to see you, as always." * Vera snickers to herself. * Fitzroy grins. "It'll probably be mostly Red Inquirer stuff anyway." * Threnody gives a weak wave. * Leopoldo waves to Rondure. "Good bye." * Katherine chuckles slightly. "Says you. Maybe you should have been the one having the affair, Ian." <> * Demetreia copies Thren. Or looks like she does anyway. * Rochelle waves. * Ian grins. "I'm not sure the press would know what to say about me." ("ATC President Woos Strange Man in Squid Costume; Bystanders Alarmed") * Katherine shakes her head. "Like I have a big public rep? Ugh, god, it's barely even 10 yet, and already I'm having an affair with a super AI after being nearly arrested." (Why not top it off with dinner at Milliways?) ( *snerks* ) (Why the hell not? Woo!) ( *falls over* ) * Vera goes to take a shower. * Threnody smiles distractedly. "Que séra, séra." He turns around and absorbs himself in the TV. * Ian perks. "You mentioned drinks. Shall I get some?" Sure, what the hell. You can't have the wine, though. <> Fair enough. ( I think Ian's getting Seekersish. "Hmm, nothing to do." "....ALCOHOL!" ) (Duh?) * Ian finds the alcohol and glasses, and serves the former in the latter to anyone who happens to want it. * Leopoldo takes some this time. * Threnody blinks out of TV zoning, way belatedly saying to Kat with a curious expression, "Was there something wrong with it?" * Katherine says with a small smile, "No, saving it. This is totally not the time." (keep going) ( Because Roch and Thren are evil, I am now making popcorn. >_< ) (Blame me too. I introduced Roch to it.) ( Good point. *blames Kat* ) * Rochelle doesn't seem to want any. She munches popcorn and watches TV instead. * Threnody blinks again. "Wine's meant to be drunk and enjoyed, I suppose, but it's your wine." * Katherine walks over to her bookshelves, and starts picking through a few things. "Yeah, but a wine like that, you don't waste it getting blasted." * Ian nods. "Definitely not." * Threnody shrugs. "Like I said. It's your wine." He continues to sit on the couch, in a valiant attempt to disappear into the cushions. <> * Rochelle buzzes whoever it is in! (Them talking. I think we decided Vera went to shower, so she can come out now!) * Katherine looks over at Roch. "Dammit, we JUST got over talking about people trying to kill us!" (Hahaha!) * Leopoldo looks to the door. Yeah, but whoever's buzzing probably isn't trying to kill us. ... Why the hell not? We tried that pizza crap. But did it work? Not exactly. * Edward peeks his head in. "Uhm, hello. Can I come in?" * Katherine puts the book she was looking at back away. * Ian blinks. "Hi, Edward." Hey, Edward. * Demetreia frowns and turns away. * Edward sighs sadly at Deme and doesn't come in yet. What is *he* doing here? Good evening Edward. I dunno. What are you doing here? * Rochelle turns to Edward. * Katherine walks out of the bookcases slowly. Think he's existing. * Demetreia hmphs. Box city's kind of... nothing's happening. You are more interesting. * Edward stays there with his head peeking into the room through the partially opened door. Hell, you shoulda been here 30 minutes ago. * Vera went for a shower, and comes out. Damn, she's fast. Why? What was happening 30 minutes ago? Was it interesting? * Demetreia speaks to no-one in particular. "Well, he's not interesting so he can leave." If he wants. And if he wants, he can come in, too. * Katherine stands next to the couch. * Demetreia hmphs again. * Edward comes in now, glancing around at all the nice interesting people. And not the same kind of interesting Hettie is, either. * Katherine says, "Guess everything's working, then?" * Threnody blinks, then coughs rather violently for a moment or two, smiling vacantly when he recovers, patting his chest. "Stray popcorn kernel." * Edward nods, then blinks at Thren. "Are you alright?" * Threnody nods, with a classic everything-is-kosher adorable smile. "Thank you, yes." * Demetreia blinks at Threnody. * Edward nods. "Alright." Well, you too can watch the the show about... uh... * Katherine peers at the TV. "Sleythin ratburgers." * Ian sips his Tequila Asteroid Shower (it's like a Tequila Sunrise, only more violent) and watches TVnet. I heard they're really good. Nobody's died trying them yet. * Threnody rubs his temples slowly a bit, rolling his neck when he's done and saying, very quietly, "Three at once is kinda hard." * Ian blinks at Thren. "Hmm?" * Vera smokes. It's more interesting than TVNet ( And *that* is *your* fault. ^_- ) * Leopoldo sips the wine. "They are quite good, actually." (Only 33% my fault, actually.) * Edward nods, then looks up at Kat. "Hettie says you're going on a trip. Can I come? Will it be interesting?" * Katherine eyes Edward, and throws up her hands. "Hettie needs to let me meet her sources. Fucking Space Jesus." No. * Ian blinks. "That was *fast.*" * Threnody says, almost simultaneously with Deme, "Yes." * Edward looks confused! * Fitzroy raises an eyebrow "Same here, Kat." * Ian shrugs. "I don't see why not." * Demetreia glares sulkily at Thren. * Katherine shares a smile of understanding with Roy. (All geeks are one. ^n_n^\\//) (If you ever use the \\// again, I will kill you.) * Edward gets more 'yes'es than 'no's, and smiles. "Thank you!" (What *is* the \\//? <_<) (It's the sooper sekrit Vulcan mindlink sign and only Kristen and I can use it.) (Vulcan hand sign- yeah.) ( I'm guessing Vulcan. ) (Ah.) (It lokos like a normal Vulcan Hand sign to me. ;_;) * Vera smokes a bit before saying, "Maybe Edward should stay behind." * Rochelle shakes her head. * Demetreia grumps, then perks up at what Vera sez. * Threnody also shakes his head. "I think he should come. I just have a... hunch." Me too. * Leopoldo shrugs. "Not like he'd cause trouble, right?" I have a hunch that he should not. It is a very strong hunch. No, you're just scared. * Demetreia glares at Rochelle now, yay! "I can have hunches too!" * Katherine looks between Roch and Thren and Deme. * Threnody rubs his temples. A LOT. * Rochelle doesn't seem to particularly care. She chews popcorn, swallows, and says, "Yeah, but you're scared. It's not a hunch." I am not afraid! And my hunches can be just as right as anyone else's! * Edward frowns. "Why are you scared, Demetreia?" I am NOT scared! And do not talk to me! * Leopoldo stays out of the fighting. * Edward looks crestfallen. "Sorry." * Vera watches the two without expression. * Threnody lets his head fall onto the back of the couch with a soft *thud*. That wasn't very nice, Deme. * Ian sighs, and leans back. "Deme, I'm sorry, but we're all going to have to learn how to come to terms with...whatever's going on. These things just get worse if you ignore them." (Now go to your room. No ice cream for you.) (Cruelty!... wait, she doesn't have a room.) (Go to your box?) ( I have a box in an alley. So it's more humane. ) ("Behave or we attach a giant magnet to your head.") * Demetreia growls. It's actually a lot deeper than her normal voice range. * Katherine looks down at Thren, shakes her head, then starts walking over closer to Deme and Edward. * Demetreia backs away from Kat. * Vera smokes! * Edward inches away from Deme. So, uh, what's in Red Sweden? Vera has a hunch too! It is like mine! If you will not listen to me, listen to her! * Leopoldo looks at everyone like they're nuts. No, not really. But it'd be funny. * Katherine says simply, and _loudly_, "DunnoCorp, Roy. It's the home of DunnoCorp." * Demetreia manages not to twitch. But one of her eyebrows doesn't! Weak, eyebrow. So weak. (I threw the I-ching! They gave VERY auspicious trigrams for Edward!) (Something about cranes!) * Rochelle remains unfazed, still looking at Deme. "I thought you told me that you wanted to find out who you are. That's why you went with Anders' crazy plan, right?" * Threnody slumps back down on the couch. "Aiyah, this hurts." He rubs his temples again. ( Is he gonna get smashed with a crane? *hopeful* ) Why do you think I'm not getting involved? I do not see what that has to do with *him*. * Vera nods. "Nothin' says we need Edward along for that." * Threnody smiles weakly at Leo. "It's... actually more the shouting." It has everything to do with him, and that's why you're scared. * Rochelle isn't shouting, for the record. She switches her gaze to Vera. "I know you wanna do what's nice, but I don't think that's what's best. Sorry." How do *you* know? * Edward is confused. You know nothing about me! He has *nothing* to do with who I am. * Threnody shakes his head. "That's not true." * Demetreia crumples into a ball on the floor. "Will you all stop talking about me as if you *are* me!" * Ian hmms. "Even so, though, he has...well, first-person knowledge of robotics. As far as we know, the only people who can say that are you two." * Vera sighs. "Sigh." Yes, she actually says that. * Katherine looks at Deme in serious confusion. "What the hell...?" Okay. I'm gonna go for a walk. If Edward doesn't go on this trip, you can count me out. Shouldn't make too much of a difference either way. * Rochelle hands the box to Thren, gets to her feet, grabs her jacket, and is out the door. Just like that. * Threnody gets up. "I think I'll go too." He sets the box on the table and smiles at Edward. "Would you like to come?" * Threnody then hastily adds, "On a walk." * Demetreia mutters. "All of a sudden you believe everything you hear." * Edward blinks. "Yes, I would. Thank you." And follows like a good Edward unit. * Katherine looks at Roch suspiciously, as she blows out, and then at Thren. "Jesus..." Could just go to Red Russia instead. I hear the weather's.... eh, I have no idea how the weather is there. * Threnody flees, Edward in tow! Because he's not as dumb as he looks. (Okay, walkers to #eastside! With the !) * Ian sighs, and leans back. (Sweet!) The weather there's a lot like the weather here. (Cause you're moving on up! To the #eastside!) * Katherine frowns down at Deme. "Okay, Deme. I took the man apart. If he's not Dunno make, he's someone who really likes copying Dunno make. And if he doesn't have anything to do with you, then you totally don't need to be all frazzed about it." (Only with 500% more pissed-off Concordat thugs.) So what's with the attitude? * Demetreia grumbles. "I would be fine if everyone did not keep insisting on *telling* me who I am. I know who I am!" * Leopoldo takes a seat, listening to things go down. And even if he does have something to do with me, I do not have to like him. * Vera coughs. ( Smoking will do that to ya. ;P ) * Katherine shrugs, then says in annoyance, "Yeah, but you don't have to push him off. All he did was be confused and break his arm." She pauses, and adds, "I'm not sure it's safe to take him back there, but it's not safe for all of us to stay here. And if that means I have to carry either you OR Roch to do it, I will." * Ian nods. Yes, and then he decided it would be a good idea to stick to me like glue. I am *not* his sister! Kat, ease up, eh? * Katherine looks over at Vera, then shakes her head. "Fine, you're not his sister. I didn't say you were." She pauses, and adds, "Are you gonna stand up now, or is the floor that comfy?" ( Dude, Deme sits on the floor every time she's in there. ^^ ) ( Well... quit it. ) (But not curled up in a ball. ^_~) ( Sit on the TVNet. ) ( In a pretzel ) (Or, accurately, 'crumpled' up into a ball.) ( Well, true. ) * Demetreia straightens up to a sitting position. "I just wish they would not keep pushing this on me so. I do want to find out about myself, but I don't want to have to do it their way." * Vera finishes her cigarette. "Glad you finally came out and said it." * Demetreia looks up at Vera and blinks. * Katherine chuckles faintly to herself, and crouches, saying. "You know, I'm all for that. But you're the one who wanted to go to Red Sweden." * Vera shrugs at Deme. "Yeah, I kinda guessed that was why you were getting upset. Wasn't sure, but... well, call it a hunch." * Ian nods. "That makes sense." I have no problem with going to Red Sweden. But if he comes along, it will only enforce his idea that we are attached somehow. And it will make the others think like that, too. And then they will *never* stop. * Ian nods, and hms. I think it's too late for that. * Leopoldo nods. * Demetreia sighs. "Now that, I *am* afraid of." * Katherine says with a small smirk, "If you were both made by Dunno, then you are vaguely connected, kid." I know you know what I mean. (*yawn* Work on coming to an end.) Yah, the whole brother-sister thing. * Katherine stands back up. "Yeah, but you don't have the words for anything better. Sorta like him." She turns and walks towards her bed. * Ian sighs. "Hm." That is like saying that because neither you nor Threnody have wings, you are the same. * Vera laughs at that. (...listen, sister...) * Ian grins. "You do have a point." * Katherine suddenly smirks, and pulls a gun from a dresser near the bed. "Not really what I said, but sounds about right to me." ( XD ) * Leopoldo chuckles. Leo, Ian, wanna get the ships ready? We better make ourselves scarse before I start screwing Ronnie on some random asteroid. * Leopoldo gets up and stretches. "Sure." * Ian nods. "Will do." I'll stock up in case we have to be gone for a while. * Leopoldo walks to the door and opens it. "Stocking up is the least of our worries, I think. It's not like we can't find supplies in Red Sweden." * Demetreia stands up. "I will...do you need me to do anything?" I checked, and I actually still have my old apartment in Red Stockholm.. Some of us could stay there if we needed to. ( But unfortunayely, they only had fish. ) ( Dunnofisk. ) Good thinking. Ah, great. * Leopoldo nods. "And with that, I bid you a good bye." He steps out the door to get ready to, you know, get the ship ready to go. * Vera stretches. "Guess I'll go find something to do." It's been a while, but we can use it. * Ian sets his glass in the sink, and then heads out. "Catch you guys later." * Vera follows the others out. "Later, yo." * Katherine starts packing stuff. "You can get Vwoof ready to move. Dunno how long we'll be gone, and ya wouldn't want him to starve." All right. * Demetreia goes to check on Vwoof. * Fitzroy follows the others as well. (Oh god, I can't even comprehend the sheer mini-age I will need after tonight.) ( Since he doesn't have any travel accessories. ) <>