The Sereni-Tree, the Ocean Cloud, and Escape From Boros
POSTED BY: TheRealMe
UPDATED: Friday, February 24, 2006 17:35
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Trey raises an eyebrow and frowns. "Side's fine. Have we met? I thought that I never forget a face."
Trey, Bride3
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'Met? oh, er, no... ok, do I tell...? um,I just found out about the side... you know, rumor, hear-say, the usual'
Trey watches him intently as he sits looking increasingly shifty, then something appears to occur to him, and he grins - the great big toothy, glowy ad grin of a matinee star - all wholesome and butter-wouldn't-melt innocence, and Trey relaxes, grins back and pushes another beer his way.
good god thats useful... have to remember that one
'Cheers m'dear'
The sound of a movie starting up spills out from the common room. His interest piqued, he waves a little to Trey and slides off the stool.
'See ya later!'
Grabbing the new pint he slips into the room and settles him self on a corner sofa, crosses, then uncrosses his legs, attempts to sit with his legs tucked under him, then with his knees apart, feeling dreadfully wanton, then finally decides on one ankle resting on the other knee.
I can do this...
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*Serenity walks into the Common Room, her basket under her arm*
Has anyone seen Seryn? I can't find her anywhere and I have something for her.
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
President of the Juggled Gosling Chatroom
I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/
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Quote:
Originally posted by mai:
Whadya say we movee on over to the rommon coom? cromon moon, ya know that place with all them cushy chairs. I feel like relaxing a bit. Maybe a movie?
Yeah...that soun's good. I like cushy chairs. And movies. Yeah.
/me grabs mai's hand and makes his way for the couch of much hggling and pauses in front of the sceen.
Hey, whadya wanna see? How 'bout the Princess Bride?
/me pops the movie in the player and, still holding mai's hand, falls back onto the couch.
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http://www.xffx.net/blog <-inching towards daylight
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Boros:
Safe eases the hatch up until it touches the bin above. Takes a deep breath and pushes. The bin moves slowly at first, and then starts to rise, metal against metal shrieking fills the air.
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Still holding to the ladder with her legs, Bride6 pops up out of the opening and immediately starts shooting.
It's at this point where Safe realizes just how big a target he makes and how little he can do about it. With the gravel and asphalt chips from the return fire stinging his face, and his muscles screaming at him, Safe desperately tries to think of a way to move the bin without squashing them.
As if a higher power was listening in on his thoughts, an answer presents itself to Safe, not exactly the answer he would have liked, but an answer none the less. A ricocheting bullet hits him in the left arm, surprising him, causing the strength to leave that arm. The bin starts to shift. With all his energy being channeled into trying to hold the bin up, Safe can only manage a weak grunt of warning to Bride6 that is drowned out by the gunfire.
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Bride6 drops her left-handed pistol and uses that arm to launch herself out of the hole, while simultaneously releasing the empty clip on the right-handed pistol.
With Bride6 out of the tunnel, Safe’s left arm collapses and the bin, miraculously, slides to the left, leaving the tunnel mouth clear. Safe rolls out of the tunnel onto his back in the alley exhausted.
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“Six out of eight, Safe!” She calls out as she runs. “That’s not bad. But that leaves two hiding, and whatever friends they might have in there. And anyone who heard the gunfire…”
“Ya… that’s great kid…” Safe pants.
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Suddenly shots ring out from both ends of the alley.
From his vantage point on the ground, Safe sees that the bin is on casters, putting his feet on the bin, he shoves. The bin rolls into the alley blocking one end. Rolling onto his stomach Safe hollers back down the tunnel.
“We could use a couple extra guns up here!”
Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny
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Good choice! I haven't seen PB for a very long time! *sits back and relaxes w/LMD*
After several hours of squidg-y movie watchin' goodness both mai and lmd pass out on the couch.
Mai, Secretary of Unmentionables.
http://iammai2.livejournal.com
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Boros:
Safe pushes the rolling trash bin to block gunfire from one end of the alley. Several shots hit the metallic obstacle, ringing out like a hammer striking a bell. Bride6 stops to shoot down the other end of the alley, taking a stance that minimizes her silhouette. She rapidly fires a number of shots in that direction, drops the empty clip, and reloads.
“I’m not a kid!” Bride6 complains to Safe.
From the open end of the alley, a shot strikes Bride6’s hand, sending her remaining pistol spinning out of her grasp.
“OW!”
Bride6 falls to her knees, right arm dangling at her side.
Bride7 jumps out of the open hatch, and in an instant, takes in the situation. Some bullets fly past her as well, one grazing her shoulder. “Great! Gorram tunnel’s safer!”
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without even thinking, He raises his hand and shouts 'here sweetie!'
then realising his mistake, attempts to cover it with a cough. Serenity make her way over, looking at him strangely to say the least, and he realises that he's spluttering like an old man in a designer shoe shop.
'ha ha, oh, um, well I mean, she was here, just a minute ago, right here, you guys saw...*see's mai and LMD curled up on the couch asleep* awww... anyway, yeah, she gone to... *points vaguely out of the common room* she, er, she's not here.'
quick! think!
*sticks his hands in his back pockets and attempts The Grin again*
Serenity seems unimpressed.
'here, i'll take that to her...*holds his hand out* but Serenity doesn't move, apart from to raise a single eyebrow'
'ok, you are not going to believe this, but...'
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On Boros in a tunnel:
SR picks up the dopped automatic and shoves it into his waistband.
"Citizen, you'll need these top side."
SR hands Citizen a pair of grenades.
"The cylinder is smoke and the other one is white phophorous. If I go further down the tunnel is there another manhole or hatch that will allow me to get a flanking position so we don't get pinned down?"
Scorpion Regent
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"Hey! Six!" Bride7 flips the safety on her pistol and tosses it to the exposed Bride6. It bounces once, then slides along the asphalt until grabbed by Bride6's left hand.
From a prone position, Bride6 flips off the safety and begins to carefully pick off the assailants at the open end of the alley.
Meanwhile, foes from the blocked end of the alley seem to have arrived at the dumpster, and are attempting to maneuver it out of their way.
Bride7 tosses a grenade over the dumpster, then jumps back down into the tunnels. There is a satisfying explosion.
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