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[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

'My hands are a little tied at the moment. I don't know what all these strangers are doing around my home, but if thy came for their radio, I'm not going back to that soul-less life. You aren't here for the radio, are you?' She puts the phone back and glances over her cover, looking invisibly towards the entrance.

[Chickey 383]

Misha rubbed his eyes from the explosion, groaning for a second before his palms lit up, encompassing the room with light and vaporizing the smoke. He sighed as he pulled out his broken phone and threw it on the ground. "That phone cost me a lot of money ya know..." He said as he fired a round into it, fully destroying it now. "I was hoping I didn't have to fight a coward today, but it seems that it can't be avoided now. I'd enjoy it if you came out in the open." He pointed his pistol in the directing of where Lily was a emptied the clip of the hi-powered handgun without really even trying to aim in her direction. He didn't expect anything to really hit and merely fired out of irritation at this point. He reloaded it with speed and pointed it back in the direction of Lily. He ignored the smaller girl he saw earlier entirely now and just waited. 

[FractalMoon 378]

 

Lily flinches at the blasts of the handgun in such a small space. Her ears still ringing, she attempts to draw a bead on Misha without showing too much of her body. Mentally dialing down the intensity of the pulse from her sonic gun, she fires it once, the lower frequency pulse unable to be heard, but felt deep in his heart and lungs. She sighs, "I don't want to fight you, so can we put the guns down and talk this out, or do I have to stop your heart with the next shot?" In her off hand she replied to Yasuna's message, 'Nope, if I was chasing someone over something as trivial as a radio I wouldn't be doing things right. You can show yourself if you want."

[Chickey 383]

Misha laughed as he felt the pain in his chest and her request. "I'm fairly certain I could move over there and take your toys away If I wanted so far. And seeing you blew up my phone I'm not inclined to stop now." He said, holding fire. "So if you were in my spot, why would you stop here? So far all you've done is act hostile." He asked as he waited with his gun pointed towards the girl. Ready to fire if she tried to attack again. 

[Samurshy 708]

After noticing a white-haired girl enter the cave and listening to the ensuing battle unfold, Zeke decided to enter the fray. He unholstered his pistol, and ran into the cave while crouching for stealth. Once he entered the cave he flicked on the flashlight on his phone, to be able to see in the darkness. He held his pistol with his right hand and his phone with his left, both of which were outstretched in front of him in a cross-like manner for stability, (like how the police hold flashlights and pistols). The first person he saw was white haired girl who was not that deep in the cave. He pointed his gun and phone at her, 

"I don't want to start any unnecessary battles", Zeke said to her, "But I need the information that this cave is said to hold, and if anyone gets in my way, I won't hold back." Zeke said with a stern look as he pointed the gun in Hikari's direction.

[Azura 1,107]

Hikari looked back and saw a light shining against her and a gun pointed straight at her direction. "All I know is that there's a clue or a key of some sort that's related to the God's Hand hidden within these caves." She replied, wondering if she should attack him or to make a run for it. "So.. Who exactly are you?" She asked in a calm yet nervous tone, ready to deflect a bullet or two if he decides to fire.

[Samurshy 708]

Zeke noticed the nervous tone, but did not let his guard down. Keeping to Vern's advice, he decided it was best to keep on his guard. 

"I don't believe I am required to answer that question." Zeke replied in a cautious tone. "I don't want ay trouble." Zeke restated, as he looked around the cave. There was no one else in the immediate vicinity, but Zeke could hear shouting a bit further down in the cave. 

This makes no sense. If these guys are all against each other, then why did Vern say they were all traveling together? Did something happen between them that made them angry with each other... or are they not together at all. 

"Hey, you. Perhaps I will answer your question if you will answer mine. Why are your friends angry with each other?" Zeke inquired.

[Azura 1,107]

"I don't want to get shot either.." She commented as she listened carefully to what the man had to say. When he asked her about why her friends were fighting with each other, Hikari giggled a little bit. "That's funny you ask, because I came here alone." She answered. "Since it appears that we're both looking for clues about this relic and the people down there aren't with you or me, lets go check it out together." Hikari suggested with a honest voice with no intention of betraying him.

[Samurshy 708]

Zeke felt comfortable enough with her last statement to lower his gun. 

"Fair enough." Zeke placed his phone in his front shirt breast pocket for a moment as he extended his hand for a handshake. "My name is Ezekeal Davis Redsteele. But everyone just call me Zeke" 

[Azura 1,107]

She shook his hand. "I'm Hikari Suzuki, nice to meet you." She said with a smile. "Let's get going, Zeke. I heard gunshots, and the last thing I wanna see is someone getting shot." Hikari said as she walked deeper into the cave with Zeke. As they progressed down the pathway, she wondered how capable he is in a fight. 'Its not like a measly pistol could take me out.' She thought to herself as she has deflected bullets away before, but it wasn't something she could constantly do. 'There's no way Zeke is only armed with a pistol.. Is he an esper?' Hikari wondered.

 

(Posted with iPhone.)

Edited April 18, 2014 by Azura

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Yasuna texted this, 'Ms. Clairvoyence, he has a really, really big obnoxious gun, and a lot of gold. Although, from this distance, one of those rings looks fake. I think he was tricked by a fence. I'm going to make it look like a flashbang went off, combined with the sound, and run deeper into the cave. It's part of a network, this is just an offshoot of the main one. Prepare yourself. It probably won't do much unless he turns around. I hope he turns around...' She waited about 10 seconds, before throwing a stone at the wall. When it hit the wall, she let out the magical bursts of bright light and loud ringing, and sprinted down the cave, grabbing her radio and clutching it to her chest. Unfortunately, at the end of that cave were two people she didn't notice before, and she accidentaly crashed into a white-haired girl. With a small squeak, she through herself back and threw up more invisibility.

[Azura 1,107]

Hikari watched as a little girl holding onto a radio running towards her direction. 'I wonder what she's running away from.' She thought. The girl bumped straight into her, and before Hikari could say anything, she disappeared. "Don't be scared, we're friendly." She said with a hint of kindness in hopes that she'll show herself and tell her what was going on down in the cave. Hikari was still a bit confused about where she went, but if she's correct, the girl that just crashed into her is either an esper or a magician. There was no way an ordinary person could vanish out of sight.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

"H-How can I know you're friendly?" The voice came from behind them, even though she was pressed against the cave wall infront of them. "That man with the hand-canon, and the woman on my ohone are shooting at eachother. I was just trying to sleep..." That message came from down the cave. "And now, now there's more people. You are not getting my radio!" That came from above them.

[Azura 1,107]

Voices came from all directions as the girl replied. Illusion magic perhaps? Hikari speculated. "If I wasn't friendly, I would have attacked you the second you came running in my direction." She replied. "Thanks for the information. And don't worry, I'm not here for your radio." Hikari said before she headed down to see what was going on. What a coincidence. When I thought no one would be here, I end up bumping into two people and now I'm looking for two more. Hikari let out a sigh as she turned a corner in the cave and saw a person standing over at the far end with his gun pointing towards her general direction. He couldn't have been pointing at me before I even arrived, so what was he aiming at?

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

"Y-you aren't here to bring me in?" The invisibility drops as she follows Hikari wide-eyed. She seemed to believe her, trusting implicitly. Drifting hadn't stolen that from her... yet. "She made the one guy's phone explode. It was a little scary..." She hugs her doll a little closer and bites her lower lip.

[Azura 1,107]

"Why would I bring you in? Unless you stole that radio, I doubt anyone would be taking it away from you." Hikari wasn't sure if she should approach the man in gold, neither does she want her phone to explode. She raised her hand towards him and blasted a small wave of wind in his direction to get his attention. "Who exactly are you aiming that gun at?" She asked with a loud voice as it echoed against the cave walls.

[FractalMoon 378]

Lily places her weapon on the cave floor, then kicks it over to Misha, "I could have fixed the phone if you had asked, but you could probably kill me with not much more than a glance, so I wasn't going to take the chance of going out in the open without making sure you didn't want to kill me first. I'm going to come out now, so please don't shoot me." She slowly walks out of her little alcove, her hands raised behind her head, and waves to Misha.

[Samurshy 708]

Zeke wasn't sure exactly what it was that made him feel off about the little brown haired girl, but he felt as though she was playing it thick with the little girl routine. Zeke pulled out his phone again, pointing the phone LED light at the girl. This time his gun wasn't being pointed with it, and instead was at his side.

"Don't get me wrong, I am not one to beat up little girls or anything. But I once met an esper who was a, 'little girl', and she sent me flying through three concrete walls. So, I apologize if I am being a little cautious, but how do I know you aren't going to attack us?" Zeke said with a trepidatious look on his face.

[Chickey 383]

Misha watched as all the others started to appear, his confidence that he could win an all out fight slowly dwindling. He looked back at Hikari, pointing his gun back Lily for a few moments and simply stating "Her." before he holstered his pistol with a sigh. He picked up the weapon on the ground and examined it for a few moments before tossing it back to Lily. Even though he would appear decently disarmed now, he still had his magic at the ready as long as he has his hands intact.  

 

He examined the other few people in the cave. He already new the girl who blew up his phone has control over technology. The girl who just yelled at him mush have wind. The girl who really likes her music box must have illusions. However he didn't know anything about the man next to her.

Edited April 19, 2014 by Pumkin

[FractalMoon 378]

Lily holsters her weapon and walks over to the broken phone on the ground, her expression immediately becoming more sympathetic, "Sorry about your phone, I can fix it if you want. I was told that everyone here was going to kill me, so I was a bit on edge when I found you guys. How about we don't kill each other? Does that sound like a good plan to you?" 

[Chickey 383]

Misha thought for a few moments before speaking. "If you can restore it, I think we can call each other even for now. I have no intention of attacking you. Besides, I'm completely outnumbered." He finished before looking back towards Hikari and the rest. He figured they had to be useful as teammates with the skills they've shown so far. Seeing he didn't have much of a choice now, he acted as compliant as possible. He disliked working with others, but he might have to make an exception if he ever wanted a chance at reaching this 'Gods Hand' artifact anyways.

[FractalMoon 378]

Lily looks over the phone with a critical eye, "You did quite a number on this thing by shooting it... It'll be a bit difficult due to the damage, but I think I can pull it off." She places the phone between your hands, "Don't worry sweetie. You'll be just fine... Just calm down..." She begins commanding the nanite swarm around her, making them take the phone apart, find the broken pieces, break them down into their constituent materials. Schematics flicker through her mind, giving her a framework for reconstructing the phone. The damaged speaker is the first thing repaired, its diaphragm repairing and its oscillator going from a charred wreck to brand new. Then comes the shattered motherboard. Plastic re-forms and solder channels spread across the newly repaired electronic components. Finally, the glass melts and spreads to fill up the large bullet hole in the center, leaving the phone looking new from the box. She blinks her way through  replacing what data she can before handing Misha the phone back, "There we go, it's basically new again. I made a few improvements, and the battery was on its last legs so I fixed that as well, but a lot of the information was lost when you shot it, so you'll need to re-enter anything you needed aside from the basics." 

[Samurshy 708]

Even though they said they weren't together, but Vern said 4 hunters went through the Vertlyn route; that wasn't the only thing that struck him as odd. Vern said that there were two women and two men, heavily armed. Which must mean-

 

"Guys, on my way here, I met a Mordenic claivoyant who told me that 4 Hunters passed through his station other than me. I am more and more beginning to think he wasn't talking about you. I am willing to bet none of you came through the Vertlyn route besides me... Which means... There should be more Hunters here than just us." Zeke concluded with a look of concern as he holstered his pistol.

Edited April 19, 2014 by Samurshy

[Chickey 383]

Misha did a quick gold clap before he took the phone and placed it in his pocket. "No worries, I don't keep anything on it in the first place besides a few cooking recipes and phone numbers." He replied as he leaned up against the side of the cave in a tired fashion. "I've never liked cell phones too much, probably because I didn't grow up with much technology." He added before he looked over towards Zeke. He hoped he was going to be able fight someone soon.

[FractalMoon 378]

Lily looks at the two with trepidation, "There are others here? Are they dangerous?" She smiles when she hears Misha say that he doesn't like phones, "Good for you. Too many people depend on their phones for everything nowadays... As someone who can get into them easily, you'd be surprised how much you can learn about someone by what's on their phone." She turns to Hikari, "Sorry about that little conflict, what's your name?"