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Post by mistervillainman on Nov 4, 2006 1:21:34 GMT
Rufus didnt give her the satisfaction of seeing him squirm.
"Yes, I heard about your breakthrough actually. Oh by the way... the gun is in a holster behind my back" He told her, shifting to give her easy access.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Nov 4, 2006 1:22:55 GMT
Reno decided to push off. Obviously, Squall and Ami had some personal stuff to work out...
As he entered the passenger area, he could sense Kamen's distress. Casually, he sat down in a seat across from him and entered his mind...
Kamen, there had better be a d**n good reason I dragged myself into your sorry psyche again...
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Nov 4, 2006 1:27:46 GMT
kamen was taken abake by his sudden intrusion. he caught himself from snarling and forcing him out. he sighed within his thoughts. well... i cannot think of a very good reason reno... he thought a bit, hiding them from reno, along with all of his memories and past thoughts. he locked them away for fear of being probed. but it seems you have grown stronger in your senses... that is good, you learn fast. his words were careful. but if you are really looking for an answer.... i guess it is because i am in need of help... he paused. my master is not one to bargain reno.... its been hell to keep him at bay for so long.... his voice was meek and quiet.
nikky made a face but got up to get some food. bout time they start talking...
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Nov 4, 2006 1:34:45 GMT
If that gun is the only one he has, then my mother raised orphan puppies for a living. She played along, carefully using her one hand to remove the holster, unfastening the straps holding it in place.
She straightened back up behind him, letting herself brush up against him. "Fruxas?"
The child, still solemn and silent as ever, emerged from his hiding place, the Orphan's Curse at the ready.
She held out the mini-rifle towards him. "Take it, child... and find a place to hide."
He did as she instructed, vanishing into the Crater's depths...
Xima smiled, slowly turning Rufus to see Fruxas leave. "Isn't our son beautiful?"
She whipped him back around towards his decanted clones, which were still oblivious to the drama unfolding behind them. "It's as I told you... I carried on without your cooperation... and a new strain is born." She tilted her lips towards the back of his ear. "You should not have resisted me... you must have known it was futile." She let her lips brush his neck at the base of his skull. "For... women in my family are notorious... for ALWAYS getting what they want."
I want you to know the full extent of what you refused... so the torture of your imminent demise can be that much greater.
"I do hope you have no further armaments stowed away somewhere... because eventually, no matter where you have them hidden, I am bound to find them," she threatened, her voice ever lower and more seductive. "Now, we were discussing your calling off the clones?"
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Post by mistervillainman on Nov 4, 2006 1:39:38 GMT
Rufus shrugged. "They havent been programmed yet, no need to call them off what they havent learned yet. As for other firearms... check my sleeve. As for "our child", as I said, I knew about him, which is why I never sent anyone after you. I knew you would show up here eventually and I could share MY breakthroughs with you as well."
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Nov 4, 2006 1:42:05 GMT
Reno started probing around, trying to locate Kamen's master. OK, I warned you... I'm the only one who's allowed to mess with Snowball's head, here. So shove off already. We got enough problems without you head-tripping on Nikky's pal here.
He sat and waited for his challenge to be met... My powers really are ramping up... It must be this artificial aging thing.
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Nov 4, 2006 1:47:43 GMT
kamen winced but let him probe around a bit. he closed off everything he felt was best kept hidden. he stirred and waited....
reno hit a solid wall. it forced him back and pushed him around forcefully before a cold laugh echoed in the chambers of kamens mind. kamen shrank back and hid.
i see you have returned.... but do you still think you can best me? you are still wet behind the ears... go home and learn your manners. he chuckled coldly. i only ask to have the child back... but if you continue to fight i will take him by force.
kamen let let out a cry and sharp breath as he tried to bear the pain. he writhed and tried, weakly, to push his master away...
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Nov 4, 2006 2:00:24 GMT
She complied, slowly sliding his coat off to retrieve the weapon in question, letting the article of clothing drop to the floor. She carefully probed the clone's minds by the psychic connection all Jenova's children shared... she came up empty. "Well, what do you know... something true actually dropped out of that s**thole you call a mouth for once," she remarked venomously. "The clones are indeed no threat..." She retrieved a pistol from where it had been strapped to Rufus' lower arm, slicing through the elastic band with her fingernails. "But only two guns? Honestly... that is simply insulting." She slid the pistol into the top of her combat wear. "Any more contributions, or should I resume... frisking you?"
She grinned wickedly. "What I can't seem to understand, Rufus, is what in the world you plan to do with those pathetic creatures. Their brains are vacant... and will remain so without the guidance of my beloved mother, no matter what sort of artifical knowledge you program into them. When I unbind her..." She paused. "Well, it's a moot point so far as you're concerned, I'm afraid... because I doubt you will outlast the next few sentences of this conversation." She chuckled dryly, her tone dark and cold. "Rest assured, Rufus... you will fail to gain this world... but so will anyone else." She returned her arms to the shoulder-drape position.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Nov 4, 2006 2:04:50 GMT
Reno's eyes, already glowing green, began to eminate a nearly blinding light...
Pal, as I see it, it's not about what you know... it's all about having the right connections, yo.
A surge of Lifestream energy pushed back at Kamen's master, seeking out some kind of weakness in their bond... gradually weakening him...
See, pal, I got a whole planet backing me up... what have you got? Another horde of lackeys? Puh-leese, yo.
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Post by mistervillainman on Nov 4, 2006 2:05:57 GMT
He chuckled back.
"I have to say... You have a much better way of speaking than the others who have threatened me in the past... But you fail to consider the failsafes that I have in place. I have no intention of attempting to harm you or our child... But if I come to any harm... We dont have much of an option." He said.
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Nov 4, 2006 2:12:33 GMT
kamens master pulled back enough to sheild himself. he hissed and then cackled. you have guts child.... i will give you that much. but your ''conections'' will only help you for so long... you cannot depend on something like that. just askthe boy. he faded off.
kamen let out a faint whimper and curled up reflexively.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Nov 4, 2006 2:14:26 GMT
Xima refused to be outcooled. She perched her head on his shoulder, turning it to face his, her face barely a fraction of an inch from his ear. The front of her body was tightly pressed against his back... "Since when have you and I been considered a 'we'? And what, precisely, do you mean by 'options'?" I'd bet any amount of money on the notion he's bluffing, buying himself a little more time to waste oxygen... It doesn't matter. Soon, I'll have what I have wanted from him... and his bluffing days will be over.
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Post by mistervillainman on Nov 4, 2006 2:16:43 GMT
"Since you concieved a child with me... but, if you care nothing for his life or your own... Go ahead and kill me now, see what happens." He said, turning his head to look at her.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Nov 4, 2006 2:17:41 GMT
Reno pulled back into himself, feeling even more wiped out than before. Be careful what you wish for... conscious control of this stuff is even worse than when I did it by accident. He stretched and straightened up, noticing that Kamen still looked to be in pain. He sat forward. "Hey, kid. You gonna survive?" Because right now, that's all I got time to worry about. There is WAY too much drama going on in this ship.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Nov 4, 2006 2:29:49 GMT
She laughed menacingly. "I wouldn't go so far as to say we two have concieved a child, Rufus..." she murmured. She pressed her lips into his, inundating him with her toxin, beckoning him to succumb to its effects. She pulled her head back, staring into his eyes with a look designed to kill. "But there is, of course, time yet to fix that."
She ran one of her arms down his sleeve. "I care for nothing, Rufus..." she continued softly. "Not for myself. Not for my son. Most assuredly, not for you." She slid her fingers along the back of his hand. "I have no feeling... I have nothing within me... but pure, unadulterated instinct." She drew his hand back to touch her waist. "And every instinct inside me cries for me to kill you..." She brushed her lips along his neck. "But not before I have demanded from you what once I requested... a request you refused."
She moved one of her feet around his ankle. "Hell has no fury like the woman scorned, Rufus... and I'm about to prove it to you."
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