Into the Black, Part II: Game On

[bring_a_sponge]

The questions eventually die down. Everyone has what they need. Zed can still see the Door.

It's Time.

Zed leads the group across the Bar and puts a hand on the Door as he turns to look at them. When he gets their collective nod, he drops his hand down to the door knob and waits as they take defensive positions.

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Re: Through the Door

[maxwellsdemon02]

Duo looks vaguely affronted. He was sure he looked older than that.


...okay, maybe not. Whatever.

"I'm here because I'm a Gundam pilot, and I'm probably the only one who can hack into a mech and figure out how to pilot it when a horde of MiB agents couldn't. And I'm eighteen! I think. How old are you?"

Re: Through the Door

[gammagammahey.livejournal.com]

"You think you're eighteen? You think?"

Suuuuure he's eighteen. More like fourteen. And what is it with kids from Milliways that don't know how old they are?

"I can pilot a Quinjet better than the Kree High Intelligence, kiddo, and that alone isn't enough to rate me for this kind of mission. I'm old enough to know that."

So Zed brought a wiseass hacker whose piloting experience probably consists of a few hours in front of Flight Simulator X.

Re: Through the Door

[maxwellsdemon02]

"Yeah, I think. Excuse me for not having a birth record! I'm also special ops for an Earth and inter-colony peace keeping force." He's watching Zed out of the corner of his eye. He wants more explosives and possibly a ranged weapon.

"I can prove I'm good as soon as we get to the landing bay. I'm not cocky, just honest." Duo grins.

Re: Through the Door

[gammagammahey.livejournal.com]

The kid has pluck, of the Johnny Storm kind. Which means Jen will, eventually, have to resign herself to liking him.

She grins.

"Sure thing, Top Gun. Specials ops for who, exactly? RPG.net?"

Re: Through the Door

[maxwellsdemon02]

He snickers. "Yeah, sure. I'm a universe hopping mech pilot with special skills in stealth and B&E. I'll show you my character sheet later. What about you, Miss Mean and Green?"

Re: Through the Door

[gammagammahey.livejournal.com]

There is a distinctively mischievous grin this time.

"Who, me? Okay, Ender Wiggin. Current agent of the Strategic Hazards Intervention, Espionage, and Logistics Directorate. Attorney at Law, admitted to practice in the state of New York, currently employed with Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway in the superhuman law division. Former Avenger. Former member of the Fantastic Four. And," she adds, "Magistra of the Living Tribunal, empowered to observe and judge throughout the omniverse on an ad hoc basis. I can also bench press ninety tons."

Take that, whippersnapper!

Re: Through the Door

[maxwellsdemon02]

"I have no idea what more than half of that means! But it sounds like you can kick ass, so I'll reserve judgment 'til I see you in action. Truce?"

Duo offers her a hand to high five.

Re: Through the Door

[gammagammahey.livejournal.com]

"Truce. For now." She attempts an aura of menace, and probably totally fails.

Jen high fives him.

"All right, kiddo. What say we go strike a blow for energy efficient fuel technology everywhere?"