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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 1:51:55 GMT
Luke nodded. "Sort of. I work with her." He nodded to Lydia. "Pretty sure we met on some mission . . . if not, well, maybe she just talks about you a lot. Anyway, like I said, what happened?"
"A weird lady showed up. We're pretty sure she's the same one who made the earthquakes . . . or, some of them." Lydia frowned. "She mentioned a brother."
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Post by WookieeElf on Sept 14, 2015 2:02:37 GMT
Anna chewed on her lip, then grunted softly, the light in her eyes flaring for one brief second then disappearing. Creeeak....BOOM. The large stone wall fell.
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Post by NightBlade on Sept 14, 2015 2:06:41 GMT
"Yeah? Wait...was it back with the Arbiters?" Jack shuddered at the memory.
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 12:13:48 GMT
All heads turned to see what the noise was- and immediately, cheers and relieved comments swept across the crowd. People streamed out: first the medics, carrying those seriously injured who hadn't been evacuated before the wall, then the less-injured, then everyone else. In the midst of it all, Rachel slid over to Anna. "Hey," she said, softly. "Good work." -------- Luke nodded solemnly. "Yeah, sounds right." He and Lydia both jumped at the crash down the street. "What was that?"
Lydia turned, grinned. "Wall's down. Who came with you, Luke?"
"No one, and the teams to break down the wall weren't going to get here for another five minutes at least . . ." Luke shook his head. "Guess we got lucky and someone else is on the job too."
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Post by Wookiee on Sept 14, 2015 12:57:51 GMT
((For some reason, it's not letting me log on. Weird.))
Anna jumped slightly, looking at Rachel with wide eyes. "Y-you saw?"
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 15:41:09 GMT
Rachel shrugged. "I don't know what I saw . . . but it was enough to guess some stuff." Taking a risk, she spoke her next words mentally into Anna's thoughts. After all, you're not the only one who does cool stuff. Don't freak out.
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Post by WookieeElf on Sept 14, 2015 16:01:44 GMT
Anna started again, inching back from Rachel. "Y-you..."
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 16:14:07 GMT
"Yeah, I know, it's kind of weird." Rachel grinned sheepishly. "I sometimes forget, because it's so easy for me, but . . . yeah. Anyway, you don't need to freak out. I'm a medic. Not a fighter." Mostly, anyway. She could handle herself in a fight, and she didn't carry a pistol in her purse for nothing- but for the most part, she was more than happy to leave combat situations to Lydia and the rest. "And it's not like I'd tell anyone."
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Post by NightBlade on Sept 14, 2015 16:21:48 GMT
Jack glanced up as he was swapping magazines in his pistol. "Well. That was easy. We gonna go find that girl now?" He glanced back at where the other event had been.
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Post by WookieeElf on Sept 14, 2015 16:25:12 GMT
Anna swallowed nervously, getting to her feet. "B-but I thought..." She caught herself, rubbing her elbow. "A-are there more like y-you? Like...us?"
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 16:34:24 GMT
Jack glanced up as he was swapping magazines in his pistol. "Well. That was easy. We gonna go find that girl now?" He glanced back at where the other event had been. "I still want to make sure Rachel's ok. We have no idea if there was more damage inside after the wall went up." Lydia chewed on her lip. "After that . . . we'll go see if HQ has any information that might be useful. If there's been a hit like that somewhere else, they'll know about it." Anna swallowed nervously, getting to her feet. "B-but I thought..." She caught herself, rubbing her elbow. "A-are there more like y-you? Like...us?" Rachel nodded- carefully. "Yeah. There are others. There's actually kind of a lot." She tilted her head. "Did you really- really- think you were all alone?"
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Post by NightBlade on Sept 14, 2015 16:35:52 GMT
"K." Jack returned the gun to his waistband and started walking. "Let's go."
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Post by WookieeElf on Sept 14, 2015 16:36:12 GMT
Anna looked down at the floor, taking a deep breath. "I don't want to talk about it...but...can you take me to the others? I...I don't want to be alone."
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 16:47:32 GMT
Lydia nodded and took off at a jog. Luke followed between Jack and Lydia. ----- "Sure." Rachel offered a smile. "There's a few of us somewhere nearby- they should be coming this way. Come on." She began weaving her way through the crowd, checking every few seconds to make sure Anna was keeping up.
They reached the outside a few minutes before Lydia's group arrived at the station entrance. Lydia, seeing Rachel in one piece, breathed a sigh of relief. "You're ok. Good. Who's this?"
"This is Anna. She was helping out in there and wanted to meet you guys." Rachel made a gesture from Anna to Lydia. "Anna, this is Lydia, Luke, and Jack." Mentally, she added in a fierce tone, Anna's kind of freaked out and I don't think she knows anyone else with powers- or if she did, I don't think they were halfway decent- so be nice!
((G2G; later!))
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Post by WookieeElf on Sept 14, 2015 16:58:08 GMT
Anna kept close behind Rachel as they walked out, then glanced apprehensively at the three others. She didn't speak, but offered a small wave.
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Post by NightBlade on Sept 14, 2015 17:06:58 GMT
Jack pulled a hand out of his pocket to wave back, meanwhile surveying the interior of the station.
(Seeya)
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Post by WookieeElf on Sept 14, 2015 18:26:23 GMT
Anna let her gaze drop to the ground, pulling her jacket closer to herself. They all have powers... she thought, then quickly stopped because she knew Rachel might hear.
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 19:49:08 GMT
"Nice to meet you." Lydia looked around the station as well. "No more new damage?"
Rachel shook her head. "No. Nothing really happened after the wall shut us in- not that I noticed." She glanced at Anna. "Did you see anything? Or were you there earlier, when the initial quake happened?"
Luke, meanwhile, had wandered forward to take a look at the cracks running along the station floor.
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Post by NightBlade on Sept 14, 2015 20:48:45 GMT
Javez wandered about in close proximity to the others, giving a careful once-over to his surroundings. Then he meandered back and rocked on his heels with his hands in his pockets.
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 20:58:33 GMT
((Javez? A bit far from his galaxy, isn't he? xD))
"Well, we should probably get back to HQ now." Lydia glanced around until she found Luke, now on his hands and knees, still studying the nearest crack. "Luke, what're you doing?"
Luke looked up. "This crack is weird, Lyd."
Lydia rolled her eyes. "You're weird." Nevertheless, she walked over. "What's so weird about it?"
"For one thing, it's a pretty straight line. A cut, not a tear. For another . . ." Luke reached down and ran his hand along the inside of the crack. "It's smooth inside."
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Post by NightBlade on Sept 14, 2015 21:04:34 GMT
(DANGNABBIT AGAIN XP)
Jack looked down at the "cracks" between his feet. "Uhhhhh...."
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 21:09:47 GMT
Lydia crossed her arms. "What I think he means is 'So what?'"
Luke gave them an exasperated look. "Lyd, you said you thought that the girl who did this is an earthquake-maker or earth-manipulator. But an earthquake-maker would have a jagged break, and an earth-manipulator would have rough edges in here because of the stuff they can't manipulate. So unless she's freaky-skilled, she's not one of those two."
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Post by NightBlade on Sept 14, 2015 21:13:01 GMT
"No that's not--I--that's creepy." Jack's eyes slowly traveled across the wide room, following the cut.
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 21:16:56 GMT
Lydia nodded agreement with Jack. "So, if she's not one of those two, what is she?"
"No clue- except dangerous." Luke stood up. "Guess we should get moving. There's not much else I can do here."
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Post by WookieeElf on Sept 14, 2015 21:26:09 GMT
"I was on the train when it happened..." Was Anna's soft reply, and she quickly fell silent when they began to talk amongst themselves. Nervously twisting the two rings on her hand, she looked around the area.
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 14, 2015 21:31:59 GMT
Rachel had not joined Lydia, Jack, and Luke- mindreading was as good as hearing and sometimes better. She winced at Anna's words. "You were on the train? Poor you."
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Post by WookieeElf on Sept 14, 2015 21:36:42 GMT
Anna closed her eyes, nodding slightly. "Mhm..."
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Post by Alvar on Sept 15, 2015 1:58:50 GMT
Oh snap. That's some serious wreckage.
Steve had heard the noise from the station and went to investigate.
It's a good thing nobody from that group noticed me, or it could've ended in a lot of trouble for me...
Steve tried to act normal and look like just another one of the people around the station. Turning around, he started walking off, already planning what to do next.
I hear there's a good restaurant around here... Might be a good idea to stop there and see if I can get a new target from my "friends."
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Post by NightBlade on Sept 15, 2015 15:07:44 GMT
Jack's phone buzzed in his pocket, and he glanced down at it to see a text message notification on his lock screen. Andrei. Fixed on your position. Coming.
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Post by Leilani Sunblade on Sept 15, 2015 16:10:34 GMT
"So." Lydia glanced at Jack. "You ready to go? Or no?"
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