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Post by Ttoraie on Aug 8, 2010 22:56:11 GMT -5
Adrian stood there for a moment before sitting, "Zeke and I are supposed to take the kids to the beach, I bet it's going to be really busy tomorrow." He stated, staring off into space. "Why would he tell jus you, why not warn everyone, save lives?" Adrian shook his head and leaned back into the couch, "Zeke is going to have a field day with this news." He sighed and ran his hand through his hair, feeling some sweat from running.
Zeke fed the kids and once they were all tucked away he left home once again. He silently walked to Authority's building, he was going to break in, he needed to know what was going on and why there had been an increase in deaths, he also hoped that by going through all the secrets he would find out the reasoning behind her death. Zeke knew how to get in, he's been planning this for a while now. He felt bad because he was unable to tell Adrian what he was planning on doing, he didn't want to get him involved unless necassary.
Zeke approached the building, it was pitch dark, perfect he thought, then disappeared.
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Post by Koops on Aug 8, 2010 23:12:15 GMT -5
"The Boss said that no one could tell the civilians because it would cause a panic... Bullshit... They can't close off the beach for a day? Make up some fucking lie about litter pick-up or something..." Valkyrie sighed heavily, her head hurt. "He said I shouldn't spread it around, but... Well, if I hadn't told you then the kids and you and Zeke could've been hurt." She combed her hands back through her white hair, closing her eyes. "Don't tell anyone, not a soul, alright?"
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Post by Ttoraie on Aug 8, 2010 23:26:55 GMT -5
Adrian glared at her, "What, tell no one? So I'm suppoesd to let my friend go to the beach with all those orphans and let them what? Get attacked." He shook his head and stood up, "Wow, I really thought better of you, guess I won't be doing that again. What are you afraid that you'll be taken care of?" Adrian's eyes were filled with anger, not at her so much as at Authority, "Please, Boss has such a hard on for you he'd make sure someone else would get the blame." He wanted to punch something, anything, he felt trapped right now, he hated that feeling.
Zeke managed to get into Authority unoticed, he was a good sneak, he looked around, grapping a few files and flipping through them when a dull blue light caught his attention. He put the files down and walked towards the light, heart pounding at what he might find.
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Post by Koops on Aug 8, 2010 23:36:49 GMT -5
Valkyrie looked at him, confusion and hurt marring her features. "Adrian!" She suddenly snapped and stood up, shaking her head and putting her hands up in surrender. "Don't take it that way, please... You think I don't care about them? Course I care, I wouldn't let them die... Tell Zeke, tell him, I trust that he won't tell anyone, just don't tell anyone else." She said, her eyes soft and sad. "I wasn't going to tell you guys... Tomorrow I was going to find you all see what you were doing and I even had plans to distract you from the beach if you were going there...." She trailed off, sitting back down slowly and looking at him. Valkyrie hadn't meant to include Zeke in the whole 'don't tell a soul' thing but she supposed she should have said that to Adrian before he'd jumped the gun. "I was even thinking about patrolling the area outside the beach and making sure no one went there at all... Do my rounds there or something." She looked away from him, feeling bad.
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Post by Ttoraie on Aug 9, 2010 0:17:14 GMT -5
Adrian sighed, wanting to release of of his pent up frustration, "This is so....fucked up, when did this town go to shit?" He asked, sitting down as well. He covered his eyes with his arm, thinking for a moment, "What if everyone, all of Effort, civilians, everyone went on to protest Authority, speak out against them. They can't kill us all, that'd be genocide, and definately illegal, some other major power would notice and have to take action." His tone filled with worry, he knew that plan would never work.
Adrian stasyed quiet for a little longer, "Maybe some of us can go to another power, tell the, heck, show them everything that's happening. A few major powers have been wanting to control this land, but they've never had a reason to invade, and now we can give them one." Adrian was talking about treason. Adrian let his arm drop by his side and looked at Valkyrie, "What do you think? Should we just wait, ask Zeke?" Adrian was so confused right now, he wanted to understand Authority, he hated that he couldn't understand.
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Post by Koops on Aug 9, 2010 0:46:08 GMT -5
"Not everyone is brave enough to protest, some people love the Authority, worship it, and others fear it... I'm afraid of it, Adrian, I won't lie to you. The minor few that would protest would get squashed like bugs..." Valkyrie told him honestly, looking at him, her arms crossed over her chest, her eyes half-lidded. She would protest though, if Adrian and Zeke started something like that up, she would have to get over her fear.
The woman let out a soft breath. "You think they'd let anyone leave, like they're not all-knowing of who is staying and who's going and who's plotting something against them?" Valkyrie looked away from him and slowly got up again, straightening herself out. "Ask Zeke though, the next time you see him, you decided what to do, I won't tell anyone, no matter what you decide." She promised him, extremely truthful to her word, she wouldn't tell if they decided to commit treason.
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Post by Ttoraie on Aug 11, 2010 0:50:04 GMT -5
Adrian yawned and nodded, "I think it's all clear now, tomorrow, I'll meet you by the clock tower around noon okay?" He stood up, "Later." He had to get home and talk with Zeke. Adrian was surprised that nothing came after him while he walked home alone, it was as if these creatures had certain times they came out and disappeared. Adrian was shocked that Zeke wasn't home, he was a little scared that his friend was attacked. He didn't have much time to dwell in his thoughts because as soon as he sat down on the worn out couch he fell asleep.
The next morning Adrian woke up to Zeke shaking him, his blurry eyes first took in Zeke's worried face. Adrian rubbed his eyes, "What?" He snapped. Zeke glanced around, "I've done something...something bad, and I didn't want to, but you're involved." This immediately caught Adrian's attention, he sat up, "Zeke, what did you do?"
Boss paced back and forth, it was early in the morning when he arrived and Authority was in an uproar, apparently someone had broken in, an anonymous source gave them a name. Boss told the powers he would deal with it, he shook his head in disbelief and picked up a phone-like object, it was a call to Valkyrie, she should be able to hear it, the call was like a voice in a person's head.
'Valkyrie, it's Boss, we need to talk, immediately.'
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Post by Koops on Aug 11, 2010 1:01:41 GMT -5
Valkyire was just stepping out of the shower when his voice rang through her head. She screeched in shock and slipped on the floor, landing uncermoniously on her ass. The woman groaned and sat there, water dripping all over the floor, her hair sticking to her face. She shook her head and slowly stood, grabbing her towel and wrapping it aorund herself. That was the first time she'd ever gotten a 'head-call' before.
"Sir? Are you... there?" She asked into the air, confused, she didn't know if she had to go to headquarters or if she could just communicate with him. A sigh escaped her and she shook her head, this past week had been full of surprises, she didn't know if she could take anymore.
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Post by Ttoraie on Aug 11, 2010 1:30:57 GMT -5
Boss coughed, "Yes, well, you see, there has been a problem, a life-ending problem and normally I wouldn't contact anyone...but well...the thing is this person is your friend, so I just wanted to let you know....um, can we talk in person, maybe meet me in the Loite Cafe in about an hour?" He asked, not feeling comfortable telling her this way.
"What?!" Adrian shouted, "Why would you do that, you are my friend!" Adrian shouted. Zeke sighed, "If I didn't I would have been killed on the spot, so I lied, I'm sorry." Zeke had told Adrian that he was caught early in the morning for suspicious activity, and Zeke told the guards that someone was going to steal from Authority. Zeke also told the powers that it was Adrian, "Why did you say it was me?" Adrian felt so confused. Zeke sighed and handed him a folder, it had secrets from Authority, Adrian stared down in confusion.
"If anyone can get out of here and get rid of Authority it's you, that's why I blamed it on you, now you can get a head start, leave and get this whole shit situation solved. It wasn't part of my original plan...but it makes a lot more sense now." Zeke patted his friend on the shoulder, "Better get going, they'll be coming after you." Zeke had everything Adrian needed in that folder, he only worried that his friend would be lonely.
Adrian glared at Zeke, he then heard an alarming noise, telling him that what was going on was real. Adrian ran upstairs, grabbed his bag and shoved some things inside, he paused, glancing at Zeke once more, he couldn't think of anything to say. He sighed and ran out. He pulled his hood up as he walked down the street, he paused by Loite Cafe, 'Boss, why is he here?' Adrian wondered, gripping his bag strap.
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Post by Koops on Aug 11, 2010 1:40:06 GMT -5
"Of course, sir, i'll be there." Valkyrie said and quickly got dressed and brushed her hair and her teeth before she left the house. She was worried, she still needed to meet Adrian at noon at the clock tower and she had no idea what the hell was happening. One of her friends was in trouble with the Authority? Honestly, what could that mean? Who the hell could he have been speaking about.
The woman unknowingly walked right past Adrian as she made her way to the Boss. She stopped in front of the man, her eyes full of worry and concern. "Sir?" Valkyrie asked softly, giving him a curious look, she was clearly anxious to here this news.
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Post by Ttoraie on Aug 11, 2010 12:55:04 GMT -5
Adrian watched as Valkyrie went in to talk with Boss, instantly he got the wrong idea, 'Is she...with them?' He asked himself, he would wait, he needed to talk to her, see what she knows.
Boss took a sip of his drink, "Well, it's like this....we found someone early this morning, apparently there had been a break in, we don't know when, or how, but someone broke in and stole information from Authority. This is a high crime, not like speaking out against me, this person, when caught will be made an example of. An anonymous source gave us the name, they said they saw this person sneaking in...." He was rambling, trying to avoid the main point, he raised his drink to his lips and gulped down the rest.
"I'll just get to the point. It's Adrian. Since you know him we want you to bring him in, he seems to trust you. We'd ask Zeke...but well that's another story," He finished, eyes on Valkyrie, "Will you bring him in?" It wasn't really a good choice, she either could say she'd do it or refuse, but if she refuse she'd be looked upon as an accomplice, and serious action would be taken against her.
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Post by Koops on Aug 11, 2010 14:11:02 GMT -5
She sat there, staring at him, her arms over her chest and her face straight. That wasn't fair, how could he fucking ask her to do that? What did he want her to fucking say? Go against the Authority and get killed or bring in her new friend and sell him out so that she could save her own skin? Her hands clenched closed and she looked away from the Boss, thinking.
"Fine, i'll do it." Valkyrie finally answered, looking back at him, she looked guilty about her choice. Inwardly though she was fuming, she wasn't oging to bring Adrian in, as if... She didn't even think Adrian did it. She stood up straight and looked at the man, "Now if you'll excuse me, sir." The woman said but she left before he responded, walking straight out of the cafe and down the road.
What was she going to do? She swore under her breath as she walked down at the road, heading for the clock tower. Hopefully if Adrian had done anything he was out of there by this point and she wouldn't have to deal with this.
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Post by Ttoraie on Aug 11, 2010 16:28:28 GMT -5
Adrian left to the clock-tower before Valkyrie left cafe. He needed to know. He paced back and forth, nervous and pissed. Inside he bag was the folder Zeke had given him. Adrian cursed and punched the wall, what exactly was he supposed to do, where was he going to go? Adrian remembered talking about leaving and getting help but he wasn't really going to do it. He needed to calm down, he couldn't let out his emotions. Adrian stopped pacing, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, he told Valkyrie to come here today, hopefully she would show.
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Post by Koops on Aug 11, 2010 16:32:29 GMT -5
She got there and she found him, looking him over, her eyes narrowed a little. "Adrian..." She muttered out his name, her arms crossing over her abdomen. "They're looking for you." Valkyrie pointed out and licked her dry lips, feeling nervous. Her eyes went down to the bad he had and she sighed, "You couldn't have done that, could you? Last night you were out in the streets before we ran into each other..." She frowned.
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Post by Ttoraie on Aug 11, 2010 20:39:09 GMT -5
Adrian stared at her, he wasn't going to rat on Zeke, not like Zeke had done to him, "So what if I did, didn't I say I wanted to change this place?" His tone had changed, instead of his normal sarcastic attitude he was serious and cold. "You and Boss were talking today, are you going to bring me in?" He asked, crossing his arms and staring straight ahead.
Adrian was unaware that Boss had followed Valkyrie, suspecting something, he was watching the two very intently, waiting to see what Valkyrie would do.
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