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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 30, 2006 17:08:10 GMT
"I know, I know, I was only kidding." Huh, she's really giving those plans a once-over... Maybe she really DOES know how to read 'em... Nah, no way. I have yet to meet a woman who was both hot-looking and handy with a blowtorch. He tried looking over the parts again, but the longer he stared at them, the more confused he got. He glared at Rude. "How the h**l are we supposed to be able to make a gun out of all this c**p, anyway?"
Rude was too busy with that power cell, which by now looked nearly half done. Rude sighed at his total lack of progress. He turned to Nikky. "Y'know, Rude's so wrapped up in this power cell biz that we could probably take off and be about fifty miles down the road before he noticed..."
His jaw dropped. In the time it had taken him to make this observation, Nikky had started working... and what she was doing actually made sense. "Looks like you're better with your hands than I thought."
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Post by Squall on Sept 30, 2006 17:53:00 GMT
Squall dropped the helmet on his head and moved it around gently, "Snug!" *fastens strap* " Feels pretty good!" Squall strutted up and down the shop happily until he caught a glance of his reflection *Throws it off* " I look like a melon!" Squall started examining some more helmets, "hmmmmm" There are some awesome ones here! Squall picked one out with a large silver/grey lion emblem on the top. hell yeah! " I want this one!" Squall beamed at Ami, then frowned horribly, Im enjoying this shopping stuff too much! Eek!
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Post by lutz on Sept 30, 2006 18:05:25 GMT
Lutz finally had the guts to walk off the ship.
Water....they said this Sins is a water type....I HATE WATER....
Lutz slowly walked over to a point where the city ends andthe sandy beach start and looked out at the blue waters of the sea, only the waters didn't look blue they were almost black.
Something evil waits....
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 30, 2006 18:17:56 GMT
Ami laughed and gave the helmet a closer look. "Okay, it looks good... but try it on first. This is my treat and I make a point of never buying faulty equipment." She pointed to a sign by the register: ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
She leaned against a wall and waited for Squall to give it a try. SHe yawned and closed her eyes for a second...
She immediately began dreaming.
"What the h**l--" Ami remarked as she noticed a banana chasing a privet bush filled with kippers. Guess I was more tired than I thought...
The kipper bush scampered into the distance, the banana in hot pursuit. The scene gave way to a thoroughly more normal one, out along a stretch of sand... "Junon Beach?"
Lutz was standing on the shoreline alone, looking out into the dark water. Several feet behind him stood Kadaj, looking as he had the day he died, arms crossed, also looking out at the water.
He turned back to Ami. "You better hurry."
Ami woke up, still leaning on the wall. "Lutz went to the beach alone!" She took her helmet to the register and threw down some money. "Come on, let's get moving!"
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Post by Squall on Sept 30, 2006 18:23:22 GMT
" Ah um?!... ok?" Squall ran of after her, I thought your psychic side had gone? Squall pulled on his helmet, Feel so safe! " Thanks for this by the way!" Squall hopped onto the bike and tapped his helmet, " Step on it! I got a helmet now!" Squall smiled at her and looked around, a gut feeling suddenly telling him something nasty was on its way
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 30, 2006 18:41:07 GMT
Ami could understand his confusion. I'll explain the dreams to him later... She got onto the bike and pulled her helmet on. I'll get a new coat after this mess is finished. "Hey, guys! Get that gun finished and quick! Meet us at the beach!"
"Reno, give the lovebirds a hand. Nikky and I have the Sacrifice covered," Rude ordered.
Reno made a confused face. "The what?"
"I named it for our lately-remnant friend's part in the recent Jenova battle," he summarized.
Reno realized he was not being very useful with this gun-building business. He looked back at the others. "Rude... I told Nikky I'd keep an eye on her."
Rude was prepared to tell him that would need to take a second priority, but a glance at his partner's face told him that would not be an acceptable reply. He gritted his teeth, knowing he would regret what he intended to say. "She's safe with me."
Reno hesitated. He hated to leave her, but he had a job to do. "Hey, Nikky?" He squeezed her hand. "No sweat. I'll be back in no time flat, yeah?" He joined Ami and Squall as Rude and Nikky doubled their efforts. "Hey! Wait up!"
Ami opened the sidecar. "Strap in, fast."
Reno complied, taking one last look at his partner and his significant other. He flashed them a peace sign as Ami took off.
Ami observed Reno as they neared the beach. He seemed just a little more quiet than usual. "Everything cool over there?"
He nodded. "Ice."
Ami revved up the bike. I'm gonna get him back to his girl in one piece, so help me G**.
((To Junon Beach))
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Post by Squall on Sept 30, 2006 18:49:14 GMT
Squall gave reno an understanding look, know the feeling buddy! Squall looked ahead over Amis shoulder, So Lutz has gone to the beach by himself?! Thought he hated water! Squalls stomach rolled again, " bad feeling bout this honey... baaaaaad!" Hold on Lutz! id hate to see his fur all soggy!
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 30, 2006 19:19:03 GMT
Rude completed the power cell and was halfway done with the generation engine when he checked on Nikky's progress. "How's that trigger coming?" I'm no psychic, but my partner can't go anywhere without trouble following... I gotta get this thing ready to roll before he hurts himself.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 30, 2006 19:32:37 GMT
"Hmm... not bad." Rude inspected the trigger. "Not too many can construct a triple-interlock, especially without help." Looks like you might be a little more useful than I thought. "I'm going to wire this up to the power unit... you finish up the shaft."
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 30, 2006 19:53:31 GMT
Rude looked at Nikky's work approvingly. He was starting to like this girl, despite himself. She's got a little more brains than I gave her credit for. And to think I was comparing her to Yuffie when we first ran into her...
He locked the shaft into place. His finished product looked suspiciously like a Ghostbusters proton pack. "She's good to go. No time for bench test... let's go give our impetuous friends a hand, shall we?"
He tracked down the courier and loaded the gun into the armored car. He helped Nikky get into the front passenger seat, and then climbed into the shotgun spot next to her as the courier turned the ignition.
Finally on our way...
((To Junun Beach))
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Sept 30, 2006 21:06:14 GMT
nikky sat back and played with her knifes and trinkets silently. it helped keep her calm and worry free. she smiled slightly and looked up, she watched the two with mild curiosity. she wondered where they were going....
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 30, 2006 21:09:49 GMT
Reno emerged from the ship in a change of clothes that, for once, didn't look like they had a "Property of Shinra Corp" label printed inside. In fact, it looked like he'd borrowed some things from Squall, but they didn't vary much from his usual outfit... just some black pants and a white dress shirt (shirttails hanging out, of course).
Rude had just set up the empty crates and the gun under the ship's landing lights, and had some tools out as he tinkered with the gun's inner workings. "A fairly successful test, despite the apparent leak. This ought to prove most useful..." He trailed off as he got a good look at his partner. Any voluntary wearing of formal clothes of any kind was a definite signal that something was wrong. "Reno, you don't really have to do this."
Reno shook his head. "Yes, I do. Look, partner... I'll be okay."
Rude gave that a think. "Maybe I should come along."
Reno smiled. "Thanks, but I can handle this on my own. You just fiddle with your doohickey there. I'll be cool."
"As usual." Rude got back to tinkering as Reno headed back to the armored car. "Come on, Nikky." It's now or never.
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Sept 30, 2006 21:16:04 GMT
nikky followed him, she quickly had changed into something else.... but it was still around the same. she got in the car, still wondering what they were talking about. it was starting to bug her now.... but she kept quiet, finding herself not really wanting to know.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Sept 30, 2006 21:16:19 GMT
****
Reno had the steering wheel in a death grip as they pulled into a familiar neighborhood. G**... it's still the same as I remember.
Then he saw the house. And worse, he saw three girls standing in front of it, climbing out of a minivan. Three teenagers just arriving home from going shopping with their dad.
All three had flaming red hair.
Reno parked in a vacant spot on the other side of the street. "Nikky... maybe you better stay in the car." He started heading towards them.
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Sept 30, 2006 21:18:39 GMT
nikky blinked at him before nodding and smiling softly. ''alright....'' her smile faded slightly as she watched him go, she frowned. i wonder who they are....
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