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reluctant_gargoyle) wrote2007-02-19 11:27 am
reluctant_gargoyle) wrote2007-02-19 11:27 am
((locked to dragon_paragon))
It was Manhattan in the year 1995. Nothing really remarakble about it, at least compared to some of the other Manhattan's of the multiverse, except for the Eryie Building, corporate headquarters and home of Xanatos, complete with a large portion of Castle Wyvern installed on its top.
It was early in the evening, probably only about 9:00 pm. Plenty of hours of darkness left for those who turned to stone with the rising sun.
She's reappeared outside a large tunnel, blocked by a hefty, although unlocked, gate. It clearly led underground and did not smell all that well. She gives her companion an appologetic smile. "I know it looks bad, but trust me one this one."
This would be the second time in not all that long that she'd be imposing upon her brother and his home, but there were few options. She couldn't bring him back to the Clock Tower after all. Refusing to help had also not been an option; it simply wasn't how she'd been brought up to act. And, of course, there was the fact that for all the extraordinary things in her world, from Gargoyles to fey to Mutates, it was still much more normal than a lot of the ones that connected with the Nexus.
She's reappeared outside a large tunnel, blocked by a hefty, although unlocked, gate. It clearly led underground and did not smell all that well. She gives her companion an appologetic smile. "I know it looks bad, but trust me one this one."
This would be the second time in not all that long that she'd be imposing upon her brother and his home, but there were few options. She couldn't bring him back to the Clock Tower after all. Refusing to help had also not been an option; it simply wasn't how she'd been brought up to act. And, of course, there was the fact that for all the extraordinary things in her world, from Gargoyles to fey to Mutates, it was still much more normal than a lot of the ones that connected with the Nexus.
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Instead, Claw wanders off for a few moments, before coming back with a plate of food, some sort of pot roast, which he offers to Kakyoin.
"Cyberbiotics, the company that used to operate a research facility out of here," Derek explains, "had enough resources stockpiled here to practically keep an army on its feet for a few years. So a lot of our food is MREs, I'm afraid, but we get by and suppliment it from a few other sources."
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What's an MRE, by the way? *BBKakyoin asked out of curiosity: he was too hungry to care about anything else.*
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"Meals ready to eat," Derek adds, in answer to the other question. "Packets of food that are self-heating. Not always the best tasting, but they'll fill you up."
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*At the speed BBKakyoin was inhaling the pot roast, it was doubtful he could taste anything.* Taste just fine to me. *Soon, however, the plate is completely ravaged of pot roast.*
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You never told me why he abandoned this place, though. I mean, using a lab complex you just stumbled upon can't be good. What if there was a safety breach and some microbe got loose? *BBKakyoin doesn't bring up some of the worst options that are considerable when dealing with a genetics company.*
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"And that's... complicated. It was actually abandoned not long after the Clan came to the present. Xanatos tricked them into attacking several Cyberbiotics sites, this one included. Afterwards, they didn't seem interested in using them again. Sevarius, the nutjob who turned Derek and the others into Mutates, was using it for a while, but after we kicked his ass six ways from Sunday, he abandoned it too. And we gave it a good once over. They left a lot of supplies, but it seems like it was mostly technology research here, not germ-warfare or anything."
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Yeah, I wouldn't be too keen on striking up a lab again after the Gargoyle Commandos tore it up. *BBKakyoin didn't doubt for a second that it was Elisa who had "kicked his ass six ways from Sunday." He almost felt sorry for the guy.* Ooh, did you find any nifty gadgets? *...What was that? Did he just hear a coarse voice say 'Stars'? Nah, couldn't be.*
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By now, Claw and Maggie had gone off to do other tasks, but Derek remained. "Nothing we could make any sense of," he says, "We locked most of it up. We did find some high tech guns, but we destroyed them."
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...You did what? *BBKakyoin's visually disappointed.* But, imagine how awesome that could've been! Oh, well...Hey, let's take a look at the other stuff later, maybe we can still find a laser watch or something.
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She pauses for a breath before going on. "Titania is Oberon's wife and queen of the Third Race. Former ex-wife, actually, but they got back together. She's also the mother of Fox, the woman Xanatos is married to. And Fox's father, is Halcyon Rennard, who's the head of Cyberbiotics. It's all a big circle around here."
Derek scowled slightly. "This is a safe place. No weapons down here."
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Sorry, Derek, I didn't know. If I had, I would've left my bare hands outside. *BBKakyoin throws a one-two punch into the air before holding up his paw/hand.* Come to think of it, these really aren't hands any more...
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She nods. "Sevarius is probably the only one to give you any cause for alarm, but he'll probably be laying low for a good long while. We've also got another group of enemies, called the Pack. A brother and sister pair of cyborgs, called Jackal and Hyena, and a mutated human-wolf hybrid named Wolf. Mercanaries. Xanatos is at the origin of a lot of these bad guys, in some way or another. He created the Pack, Sevarius worked for him, Sevarius made Thailog, and Demona's worked with him, on occasion."
Derek cracks a small smile. "That's a bit different. But no guns, no knifes, nothing like that down here. People come here seeking shelter, I won't see the Labyrinth become a war zone."
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Mercs. *BBKakyoin scoffs.* A hired goon's a hired goon. I've plowed through enough of those to last me a lifetime. This Sevarius guy sounds kind of interesting, though. *He'd remember to ask around, see if he could find anything on him.*
...Right, I guess that makes sense. *This seems to make BBKakyoin edgy for some reason.* Hey, umm, I probably shouldn't sleep in the same room as anyone. Or even the next room over. I get night terrors, sometimes, wouldn't wanna, you know, wake anyone up.
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"You can have Fang's old room," Derek tells him. "There were four of us, originaly. Me, Maggie, Claw, and Fang. But Fang decided he wanted to rule down here, to turn the Labyrinth into a home for gangs... We've locked him up in one of the cells down here, now."
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Great, thanks! You still got him down there? Why don't you kill him? *BBKakyoin looks at Derek with a curious glance.* Oh, Elisa told you about the...the thing, right? *BBKakyoin's fearful shudder returns.*
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Derek gives him another scowl. "We're not killers," he says firmly. "We won't sink to his level."
((Er... thing? My memory may have gone foggy here...))
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*Pacifism must be a family trait. BBKakyoin, however, knows when he's beat. Sometimes.* Okay, okay, I get it, won't sink to his level.
((He's referring to that cryptic warning about strange dreams.))
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Derek's scowl lessens. "Killing isn't an option taken up lightly," he says. "Sometimes, yes, it is the only solution... But often, it's not." He brushes the issue aside, going on the other comment. "Elisa mentioned that, yeah. But no one here's had any strange dreams like that."
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You'll tell me if you do, right? *BBKakyoin seems pretty on edge. He nervously glances around.*
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Derek nods. "We would. Don't worry."
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*BBKakyoin doesn't seem very relieved. He's still pretty jittery, for some reason.* Ok, ok. Hey, is there an easier way to get outside? I'm not sure I can remember my way back in.
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Derek nods. "There's several ways in and out of here, some more hidden than others. We'll make sure you get to see all of them. ...Hey, you ok, man?"
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*BBKakyoin nods emphatically when Derek speaks about the exits, but he visibly jumps when asked if he's ok.* I'm fine, I'm fine, thanks for asking. All good here. Hey, so lets go see those exits?
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Derek nods. "Yeah, let's do that."
((Aaand a good place to wrap this up? Unless you have other plans?))
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*BBKakyoin follows, silent.*
((Sounds great^^ I still have some shenanigans I want to pull, but those can wait for a new post. Mind if I occasionally update with BBKakyoin's misadventures in Manhattan?))
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