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Post by Dr. Bagelman on Nov 4, 2009 12:29:49 GMT -5
((Thanks, Galenty ;D )) Xavier's Mansion Cyclops turned his attention from Drake and looked back over at the professor. "But, Professor...." he said, perplexed. On one hand, he liked the idea of staying behind, finally temporarily relieved of his responsibility. On the other hand, he didn't want to leave Jean while she went off to China. Dr. Ramsey cocked his head. "Am Ah included in this, too? Do Ah get a fancypants suit, like th' others?" he added with a grin. <tag Xavier>
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Post by hughissuper on Nov 4, 2009 15:32:10 GMT -5
"So I suppose I'll be in charge, since Scott's not coming..." It was somewhere between a statement and a question. Jean didn't sound excited and she wasn't. Although she trusted the Professor implicitly, she could feel Scott's anxiety--he probably felt like he was abandoning the team. She was also intensely curious about whatever the Professor would have him do...it was odd for the Professor to pull Scott out, he was always the leader.
Gambit sniffed his clothes after Bobby's comment. "Dat's de smell of...." Gambit lifted his head and grinned, "Guess you right mon ami...I'll meet ya'll in de hangar in fifteen minutes." Gambit turned and left the Professor's office.
Vivien Ramsey Shanghai, China
Getting out of the facility was proving to be difficult. Vivien had ducked into what appeared to be a utility closet and was waiting until the hallway outside cleared of traffic--if it ever did. The hunt for her was still in full swing and Vivien thought the likelihood of being caught and....terminated, was growing by the minute.
She was listening at the crack around the door when she heard a , "PSSTT!" She looked around in alarm for the source of the noise and noticed a ceiling tile was lifted. There was someone in the darkness beyond, that's where the sound had come from, but Vivien couldn't even make out a shape in the dim light.
Vivien quickly flattened herself against the wall and slid around to a corner obscured by a shelf. The shelf reached almost to the ceiling and was filled with piney-smelling chemicals. Vivien could see the void in the ceiling in between several bottles of these chemicals.
"Who is that? What do you want?" Vivien whispered loudly. She felt foolish, kind of like she was talking to herself.
<Tag: Xiao>
((Xmenfan, I thought your intro was good. If you want to, you can control the NPC you told about the mutant and cause something exciting to happen. ))
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Post by xmenfan on Nov 5, 2009 7:36:00 GMT -5
Iceman Xavier's mansion "Congratulations Jean looks like you've just been promoted to team leader, follow you any where!" Bobby said giving a bit of encouragement to his surprised team-mate. "I'm going to get suited up, Dr. Ramsey if you want to follow me I'm sure we can fined a uniform in your size." Bobby offered motioning to the door. <Tag Dr. Ramsey, anyone> ****************************** Dade Jackson Lab Shanghai China "You saw it?", Replied the man who was in fact head of security, "Them not it. No I sensed them as they past me, you see I can sensed a mutants powers if they are close enough, amongst other thing" Dade explained "Can you track the mutant?" asked the man as he unclipped his walky-talky "I can try" Dade replied as he headed down the corridor in the direction Xiao had gone, after several minutes he eventually led the man to 150 yards of the utility closet that Vivien had chosen to hide in. "The mutant is here somewhere I can sense them," he said picking up speed, 140yards, 120 yards, 100 yards, 50 yards "Over there" Dade said pointing to the door. "All units report to utility closet 4 the mutant is inside" the man spoke in to the walky-talky causing a flood of shoulders to head that way.
<tag Vivien, Xiao>
Something weird happened with your punctuation. Anyways, I fixed it for you. --hughissuper
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Post by galenty on Nov 5, 2009 22:02:23 GMT -5
Xavier xsfgy
"So I suppose I'll be in charge, since Scott's not coming..." Xavier nodded, "I have supreme confidence in you, Jean." "Am Ah included in this, too? Do Ah get a fancypants suit, like th' others?" he added with a grin. He smiled at Jean, while answering, "I'm sure Jean can assign someone to you to outfit you with what you need. However, this is a fact-finding mission, so it might be best to be incognito, at least for a while. However, your methodology will be at Jean's discretion."
Xiao Shanghai, China
As the woman looked up, she could see that the woman was an anglo. And definitely hiding. Definitely not one to give her away, if she was any judge.
She let her head dip below the surface, so that the woman could see her face. "I think they're looking for you. You have to get out of here!"
She glanced around, looking at the shaft. "Can you fit in here?"
"All units report to utility closet 4 the mutant is inside" the man spoke in to the walky-talky causing a flood of shoulders to head that way. The voice came from nearby. Too near. She thrust her hand down, "Come on! Unless you got a better idea?"
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Post by hughissuper on Nov 6, 2009 8:52:57 GMT -5
Vivien's eyes widened in alarm when she heard the voices outside. She declined to take the other woman's hand, simply jumping to grab the edge of the open ceiling tile with both hands and pulling herself up into the crawlspace. "Do you know the way out?" She whispered hurriedly to her new ally.
<tag Xiao>
Jean Gray Hangar XSFGY
Jean readied the Blackbird for takeoff. She'd just radioed the others, they were all on the way...She was glad Gambit had opted to shower. She wasn't sure she could endure 20 hours of Gambit in enclosed space, much less so if he reeked of a cheap bar.
Coincidentally, as she was thinking this, Gambit walked onto the Blackbird...
Gambit
"Bonjour Mon Capitan!" Gambit grinned at Jean, who simply rolled her eyes. He was clean shaven and smelling like soap--he had forgone the musky aftershave today. He was wearing plain clothes, as instructed, but had his trademark body armor and trench coat rolled up under one arm. He tossed this into one of the numerous small hatches in the side of the Blackbird and plopped down in a seat. "Least Gambit on time....where dem other two? Dey slower dan molasses in January!"
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Post by xmenfan on Nov 6, 2009 9:30:28 GMT -5
Dade Jackson Shanghai, China.Dade raised an eyebrow when he saw the swarm of armed solders hurrying down the corridor in perfect formation. "Impressive but I hope your not planning on killing anyone" Dade said to the man in charge, "No, I plane to apprehend the mutant" he replied to Dade in English, " It's in there men, use any force necessary, I want it dead or alive" the man ordered in Chinese. Dade stood back as the soldiers kicked-in the utility closet door to fined... <Tag Vivien, Xiao, anyone> Thanks, hughissuper
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Post by Dr. Bagelman on Nov 6, 2009 20:30:39 GMT -5
Xavier's Mansion, Xavier's Office Cyclops watched the others leave and closed the door. "So, Professor, tell me what you have in mind..." <tag Xavier>[/color] Meanwhile, in the Hangar Bay... Dr. Ramsey was walking alongside the Blackbird, running his fingers on the smooth metal. he hadn't been up close to such a large reconnaissance plane before. Heading back to the ramp, he decided asking questions about how in Hades the professor had acquired a plane like this could wait. Focusing on the task at hand, he draped his jacket over a chair and sat down, trying to figure out the seatbelt configuration. "So... What's the plan, Mrs. Summers? It's all fine and dandy te go incognito, boot how well-hidden can a cajun an' a scotsman wi' outrageous accents hide in China?" <tag blackbird crew>
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Post by xmenfan on Nov 7, 2009 10:14:45 GMT -5
Hanger bay
Bobby made his way to the hanger bay wondering what Xavier wanted Scott to stay behind for.
Once he got there he made his way up the blackbirds ramp & waited for the others. "Are you looking forwards to the ride" he asked Dr. Ramsey who was still fiddling with his belt. <Tag any one>
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Post by Dr. Bagelman on Nov 7, 2009 17:14:22 GMT -5
Hangar Bay
Malcolm looked up at Bobby Drake. This boy's definitely an oddity, he thought to himself, remembering having seen him covered in his own ice, creating bridges of ice, and whatnot and such. I wonder if my power'll ever get like that, he continued. "Aye, laddie, Ah'm rather excited. Military history, especially vehicles, is a hobby of mine, ye kin. HAHA! SUCCESS!" Malcolm added with a shout, finally getting himself strapped in. He turned to Jean, in the pilot's seat. "Is this one'o the auld SR-71 planes, or are ye no' allowed te tell meh?" he added with a grin. <tag jean, bobby>
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Post by NobleSlug on Nov 10, 2009 1:07:25 GMT -5
OOC: Finally got back to forum. I had a computer fail, and wasn't able to get the site address until today. ::fails::
IC: Motoko walked back into her office to hear her phone ringing. A quick check of the caller I.D. had her diving for the phone. "Crap..." she muttered as the ringing stopped. She called the number she remembered she had gotten, Malcolm Ramsey's cell. "Pick up..." she muttered. She saw her boss motioning at her and she held up a finger.
<<tag Ramsey>>
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Post by hughissuper on Nov 10, 2009 7:29:31 GMT -5
((Glad you're back slug!))
Jean paused in the middle of checking various gauges and flipping switches to turn back to Dr. Ramsey, "I believe it is an SR-71. We won't have to kill you....unless we can't erase your memory for some reason...." She winked at Dr. Ramsey before turning back to her flight preparations. She hoped he knew she was joking.
Gambit looked askance at Dr. Ramsey after he made his exclamation. "How you a doctor, homme, and can't put on a seatbelt?"
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Post by galenty on Nov 11, 2009 10:46:11 GMT -5
ooc: sorry got slam-dunked with work, to the point where I'm bringing it home. I'll try and pick up my pace...
Xiao Shanghai, China
Xiao backed off to give the woman room enough to squeeze through. She began backing down the shaft. There was a slight incline to make the way out a tad more quick than going up.
"Do you know the way out?" She whispered hurriedly to her new ally." She nodded, holding a finger to her lips, not wanting their voiced to echo through the metal shaft, then gesturing her to follow. They hadn't gotten far before the sound of the door in the storage area was broken open. They were running out of time.
A black ink-like substance swirled in Xiao's eyes, looking somewhat like a moving tattoo around her eyes. She cast Shadow's Terror into the storage room. Whatever their pursuers feared, they'd see it in the dark surrounding them. It would buy the two women some time.
She grabbed the red-head's wrist and teleported them back to her original hiding spot. Only then did she speak, choosing her English carefully, "I can't take us far, but hopefully this helped."
She gestured to the door, "There's a lot of building to get through before we're safer."
Xiao looked the tall woman over, critically, wondering what possessed her to try and rescue a total stranger. 'Well, it's done,' she thought. 'Better make sure it wasn't a stupid decision.'
Xiao reached behind her and pulled out a couple of knives, "You know how to fight?" She held them out to the woman, hilt first. "What do I call you?"
<tag Vivien>
ooc: Since Xavier is effectively out of the picture, mind if I bring in Storm? It hasn't gotten too far along that it would look too awkward...? If so, I'll edit this next part out.
Storm Blackbird, Hanger Bay
Having just returned from town, Storm got her packages into her room. She didn't even have time to unpack them before one of the student's came to fetch her to the Professor's office.
The briefing was, by necessity, brief. But it was enough to know what was going on. She scrambled through the mansion and down to the hanger bay, quickly enough to see the Blackbird still there, the ramp beginning to close.
Summoning the winds, she launched herself through the opening just as the hatch closed. She smiled around to everyone in greeting before moving to the front, "Sorry I'm late. I was in town." She slipped into the co-pilot's seat, smiling at Jean. "One would think we could get time to do silly stuff, like buying new clothes."
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Post by Dr. Bagelman on Nov 11, 2009 17:04:49 GMT -5
Hangar Bay Dr. Ramsey laughed nervously, reckoning it was a half-joke, coming from such a powerful psychic. "Och, rate, ha-ha..." he said cautiously. Turning to Gambit, he made a slight face, looking him over. He didn't smell anymore, and he seemed a valuable asset to the team, but something about this bloke just rubbed him the wrong way. "I have a doctorate in Parapsychology, boot Ah wouldn'a expect ye tae understand, nay e'en appreciate tha', ah, wha' de they call ye... Gambit?" Knowing that probably he had said something to piss the ruffian off, he avoided his creepy black-and-red gaze. His phone buzzed, and he wondered how the hell he was getting reception in a bunker. It was that lass from the paper. Struggling to get the phone out of his pants, he made quite the fool out of himself as he wrestled it out from under the seatbelt. "Hallo, Miss Yui, ye seem tae always call meh at the wrong times. Ye'll probably nay believe meh e'en if Ah told ye where Ah was goin'..." He leaned to the side to look at Jean. I have to take this, he mouthed. Unbuckling himself, he stepped out of the plane and stood in the Hangar proper. "Can ye ask meh a few questions over the phone?" he offered. <tag blackbird, matoko>
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Post by hughissuper on Nov 11, 2009 19:55:16 GMT -5
Jean cocked a red eyebrow at Dr. Ramsey. Professor had said they were in a hurry....
She smiled in relief at Storm's appearance. "I'm so glad you're coming too...I thought I'd be the only girl..." She tilted her head in the direction of Gambit and Bobby and grimaced slightly. Bobby, she felt comfortable with and could handle, but Gambit seemed to get on every nerve. Gambit made a face at the Doctor as he walked out, talking on the cellphone. "Who he think he is? He ain't even a real doctor....I would say fancypants, but those Scots like wearing dem skirts better.....I thought de Professor said we in a hurry..." Gambit went on muttering idly to no one in particular, slipping into his typical Cajun-French patois."Vivien....Who are you?" She eyed her counterpart as she accepted the knives. Knives were good for fighting in close quarters against one or two opponents, but it seemed like the possibility of fighting several was likely. The brunette considered the weapons a moment and then surreptitiously peeked out of their hiding place. "I can fight much better...." She spotted an abandoned mop and bucket leaning against a wall nearby. Checking to make sure the coast was clear, she darted out and grabbed the mop, breaking off the long handle over her thigh and then breaking it again into two long pieces, She slipped back into the hiding place as she finished whispering. The splintered ends of the former mop handle managed to look quite threatening, even in the darkness. "Now, how do we get out of here?"
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Post by NobleSlug on Nov 12, 2009 12:15:24 GMT -5
Motoko gave a small sigh of relief when he answered. "Over the phone works well enough Mr. Ramsey," she said in a slight japanese accent. "I am doing an article on Recent Homo-Superior happenings Mr. Ramsey, and it has been rumored you may have some information on it, as well as Charles Xavier. Anything you could elaborate on that?" She asked, sitting down and opening a new file on her computer to begin recording the interview.
<<tag Ramsey>>
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