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Post by noodlerface on Dec 30, 2017 3:03:52 GMT
Johnny winked at Nico, resting his cheek in his hand. "Yeah Elly! Let's all go out, we'll have a nice time of it. Sheila'd love the company!"
Alliser leaned back in his chair, wiping the irritation off his face. It was easier getting on with his brother when he gave him no reason to get frustrated. "Of course," he ended shortly, turning to his paperwork. "If that was all. I'll see you in the aftermath."
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Post by Skidar on Dec 30, 2017 3:25:41 GMT
Elroy blew a raspberry. "If I let you do my paperwork for a week it'll take me two weeks to fix whatever mess you create." He looked over at him. "I will get you seats on one condition. You find a way to stop this outsourcing with the president and the Dean." he swatted Nico again with the folder. "You aren't crashing their date, I'll feed you after papers, I'll order some wings." his eyes glowed blue as he made the arrangements. "8:15, table reserved by the window. You owe me. And if we get into trouble over this its on you." he warned. "Better run Johnny, you gotta get spruced up for that place. and you've got a car battery to recharge." he added with a sly smirk. He saw Johnny out the door then came back to the table and sat down, eyes still glowing while he ordered their dinner. "Spicy for me, bbq for you, ranch, blue cheese, what greasy goodies can we choke down?"
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Post by noodlerface on Dec 30, 2017 3:28:15 GMT
Johnny laughed, shrugging easily, before his jaw dropped open. "You want me to pick fights with the fellas in charge? Of my job?" he blabbered as Elroy walked him out, forgetting to thank him. "God I hope Sheila has vacancies at her facility."
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Post by beffalumps on Dec 30, 2017 4:00:48 GMT
Nico smirked. He rolled over and propped himself up on his forearm. Yeah Johnny, get out of here...before it's too late. He struggled to keep the anxiety from his face. With every passing moment he was becoming acutely aware of the ticking clock, only barely hearing Elroy over the noise. "Hm? Oh yeah, I don't know. You know we gotta keep the cholesterol down--that aging heart of yours and all."
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Post by Skidar on Dec 30, 2017 4:22:04 GMT
Elroy smirked. "And one kid's meal for the toddler over here?" he gestured to Nico and ruffled his hair before starting to stack the papers up and bring them back to his desk. "Wings should be here in a bit, we got, well, something done today. Good enough." he filed the papers away and shut the drawers.
Suddenly Elroy flinched and looked out the window a the sound of a large boom. He hurried to the window and looked outside. "Something just happened in the city!" He frowned and his eyes glowed blue, trying to read the signals in the air, so scattered and scrambled it was hard to grab one and read it before it shot away. "There's been an explosion down town..." he managed to catch. "The Commandos Center!" ...Molly... Elroy ran out onto the staircase and watched the lights flickering in the city. "Nico stay inside!" he ran downstairs. He had to make it to the bridgehouse and warn them!
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Post by noodlerface on Dec 30, 2017 4:36:47 GMT
Alliser cocked his head as the order came through to him via Tpath, closing his laptop. It had begun in the city - there wasn't much time left now. With any luck Kian had already begun disposing of the guards. They would meet up at the guard house as planned, where Alliser would commence with his own part in the plot. He pooled his sand in the palm of his hand, playing with it as a precaution. He didn't expect to have any trouble in approaching the guard house, but it was better to play it safe. Is it done? he queried Kian, checking his watch.
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Post by beffalumps on Dec 30, 2017 4:37:40 GMT
Nico's grin dropped quickly, as did his heart into the pit of his stomach. Things began to blur and suddenly Elroy was rushing towards the door. "Elroy wait..." he rasped. His voice was weak, his mouth dry. Besides, it was too late. Elroy was already running down the stairs. His chest tightened and he slid off the desk and slowly backed against the wall. He gripped at the wall and squeezed his eyes shut for a moment. He had known what he was getting into. He had to do this. Alfonse had trusted him. He swallowed and looked over his shoulder to gaze out the window. He watched the smoke billow in the sky, numbness starting to flow through his body.
Kian cocked his head, Alliser's voice buzzing in his head. He glanced down at the pile of unconscious guards and nodded, a surge of wicked satisfaction pulsing through him. It's done. Hurry up and get to the guard house.
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Post by Skidar on Dec 30, 2017 4:47:23 GMT
Elroy was running towards the guard house when he spotted Kian inside and no signs of the guards. "Hey Kian!" Elroy's eyes flashed electric blue as he stormed into the guard house and giant electric cables surged up from underground like vines and wrapped around Elroy's arms like gauntlets. He whirled and struck out at him with the live cables like whips, crackling with blue and white electricity.
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Post by noodlerface on Dec 30, 2017 4:56:54 GMT
Alliser sent an affirmative to Kian as he approached the scene. Seeing Elroy targeting his brother, he swore under his breath, ducking into the communications room. There was no way he could send word to the outer gates with Elroy loose. He would know immediately, and Alliser wasn't as committed to this cause as he was to surviving it. What was Nico doing? He wasn't sure Kian could outlast Seibert for long.
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Post by beffalumps on Dec 30, 2017 5:02:54 GMT
The hair on Nico's arms stood on end. A tickle ran down his spine at the electric charges zipping through the air. He gripped the windowsill tighter before pushing away and heading to the top of the stairs. He looked out, his breath caught in his throat. Maybe Elroy could get out of this okay. The thought gripped him like a cold chill. But if that happened, what would Alfonse do to him?
Kian whipped towards Elroy with a snarl and clenched his fists, ready to charge. Suddenly, a blue flash struck out and sent him flying. He crashed to the ground, his body jolting uncontrollably and he lay still for a moment before struggling back to his feet. Anytime you wanna do something to help would be great he sent angrily to Alliser.
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Post by Skidar on Dec 30, 2017 5:13:22 GMT
Elroy whipped the cables around Kian's ankle and flung him across the snowy lawn. Elroy snaked the coils up his arms and around his torso protectively like a live-wire breastplate then ran across the snow towards Kian. "Where are the others!" he grabbed his collar and gave him a rough shake. "Who else here is a Rebel!"
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Post by noodlerface on Dec 30, 2017 5:15:39 GMT
Alliser groaned, tapping his foot. He really couldn't leave Kian to his fate out there, but he also had to send word to the guards. Rushing to the speaker panel, he hit the communications switch, directing it at the outer bride post. "Outer guard, this is the Academy Central," he called into the comm. "This is an order from the Dean; all gates are to be opened at once. There's been an attack in the Academy, students are to evacuate effective immediately." He gave out his authorisation code, and waited until his instructions had been received, throwing a look over his shoulder at the closed door. Elroy would be aware of him now, and what he'd done. There was no hiding his identity if this all went south. Nothing to lose, then.
Curling the sand around his fists, he burst from the communications room and sprinted towards his brother laying prone at Elroy's feet. He slid to a stop a fair distance away, hardening the sand into shards that he shot from his palms at the technopath. Really, he was better at stealth work. If I die for this shit, I'll never forgive you, he shot at Kian venomously.
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Post by beffalumps on Dec 30, 2017 6:00:05 GMT
Kian got to his feet and braced himself, ready for another attack if it came. He waited until the shards struck Elroy before rearing back and slamming his fist into the technopath's gut. He looked up and saw two rebels running towards them. He smirked.
Layla skidded to a stop, Levi close behind her. The two focused on Elroy, their minds in sync as Levi searched his mind for Elroy's deepest fear. He stifled a laugh when he pinpointed it. Oh good. I love irony He shot a smirk over at his wife and nodded. She closed her eyes and reached out to Elroy's mind, piecing together the chaotic scene.
A loud crash and a storm of rebels rushing up the stairs to the lab. A cry sounds out, fearful and desperate. "No! Leave me alone!" Nico cries. More crashes and Nico shouts out again, this time in unmasked agony. "Elroy help!!"
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Post by Skidar on Dec 30, 2017 6:04:12 GMT
Elroy hissed as the shards of sand-glass ripped through the clothes on his back, slicing his skin. He whirled and backhanded the cables into Alliser's gut to fling him back as he was sucker punched. He rolled and bounded back to his feet in the snow when his blood ran cold and he whipped his head towards the Green House. "Nico!" he breathed and swatted Kian sharply with fist formed off electric cables then ran towards the lab, sprinting up the stairs to help him.
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Post by noodlerface on Dec 30, 2017 6:10:45 GMT
Alliser lay in the snow, heavily winded. He winced at the dark sky, waiting for his chest to stop heaving as he watched Elroy run to ward off a phantom attack. Grimacing, he pulled himself up. "That went smoothly," he wheezed, holding the hip that had taken the brunt of his fall. He strolled over to Kian, offering him a hand. "I do love seeing you have your ass handed to you." He watched the two Rebels that had arrived. "Where's the rest?"
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sometime after ten, hope you'll be up! also.... WILL PROFILE thatisall 
