| R+R 2; Rusty and Albus meet | |
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| Blue Warlord | Jun 25 2012, 09:58 PM Post #11 |
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At the mention of the pink haired catgirl, Rusty's attention was now completely on Albus. "You know Boss Lady?" he asked, with a raised eyebrow. This was important. If the nekomata knew Albus then that was a significant step in the right direction for getting Rusty to trust him. Then came the speech. The Dare To Be Badass speech. To be honest, Rusty had given a few of these himself over the past couple of months. Feeling the generators pulse inside of him, he closed his eyes and listened. The world didn't give a fuck about him. But the N.O.L did and that was a problem. S-Class... and he'd had trouble surviving at B+. This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth living in. Disturbed, Land of Confusion....or Genesis if you want to be technical, but c'mon who're you more likely to admit listening to? "Albus. About half a year ago, I was a mechanic trying to reach the next rent payment with enough left over to cater to both food, my guitar and to my pet car. Now, the guitar's vapour, the car's ash and the food is....Well, food can be dealt with. Point is, even if people are agreeing that I've pulled off something incredible, odds are low that I can pull it off again. ... ... ...find me my bandanna and my sweet ass jacket and you've got a mechanic on your side." Shifting uncomfortably, he finally opened his eyes, nodding at Albus. "First and foremost though, you're gonna have to tell me if you have a plan or anything. Because I swear to God, if it's literally "Show up and say N.O.L is bad, join me and we go stabby stab, I'll throttle you with the IV drip." |
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| GenocidalWurmpleArakune | Jun 25 2012, 10:51 PM Post #12 |
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Albus grinned. "That's the spirit!" He said excitedly. "That's exactly what I was looking for." He shrugged. "Hey, I'm not the guy to go to for plans. All I am is someone who wants to fight the Library and has a good source of information. Kokonoe's probably the one with the plans, as is the Grim Reaper and whoever the hell else is in this." Albus leaned back and crossed his arms behind his neck. "Koko Puffs did kind of say of hand that 'someone higher' is interested in you now. Exactly what that means, I'm not sure. Thought it was strange for her to say that, but I guess she figures the Library knows it too, or at least suspects it." Edited by GenocidalWurmpleArakune, Jun 25 2012, 10:52 PM.
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| Blue Warlord | Jun 25 2012, 11:36 PM Post #13 |
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"Library knew about me before I pulled this shit off. Not sure who Boss is on about in that case." Rusty surmised. "And...well, kinda don't want to see Ragna for a while. I've been doing some thinking and I might say something I'll regret. Kokonoe, I'll come see though. Crackpot though she may be, she's awesome." A brief flash of red hair flickered through Rusty's mind for a moment, but he quashed it down. Again, like the Ragna situation, it might not be wise just yet. "We might need to let some of the others know though." the mechanic realised. "Like Des and people like that. Aww hell. I just basically threw a stone and pissed off the N.O.L beehive, didn't I?" |
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| GenocidalWurmpleArakune | Jun 25 2012, 11:53 PM Post #14 |
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"Give or take." Albus said with the wave of his hand. "Said stone also kicked up even more resentment some of those bees feel for the Queen, but yeah, you pissed off a whole lot'a bees." "Anyway, there's a lot of evidence to support that Ragna is allied with Sector Seven. Not working for them, mind you, but they're on the same side. So even if you don't want to talk to him personally, you're working together, so that's good." Albus leaned even further back and nodded. "Alright, so at least we're at least telling Des what you're doing. Hopefully he'll be able to help us out too; I'm sure he'd love to." |
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| Blue Warlord | Jun 26 2012, 12:52 AM Post #15 |
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"Dude, I know Ragna personally. This shit goes way beyond a professional relationship. We're good friends...well, I hope we will be...I dunno." Rusty shook his head. "Regardless, we have a lot of work to do. AND I have no weapon, transport or plan. So, sorry if your boss thinks otherwise, but I'm going nowhere without Jagd, Monoc or Nu. I'm going to need a few days to properly recover too. And no seithr usage. Honestly? I'm fucked up. Big time." He grinned slightly at Albus. "Then again, crazy redhead did fry my arm to a crisp and I fought Orpheus to a standstill whilst it was acting up..." |
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| GenocidalWurmpleArakune | Jun 26 2012, 01:06 AM Post #16 |
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Albus chucked. "That you did." He nodded. "Alright, so personal relationship. Kinda wondered about that; there's been rumors that you've met Ragna. And I agree one-hundred percent with that last part. After all you've been through, you've gotta be watched after. Me and Koko agreed that we need to make sure that you're safe. Don't be surprised if you see the least amount action." He made eye contact with Rust. "People feel that they can somewhat compare the pain of the common man versus the Library with you. Now, obviously they have no idea what you went through, hell, I don't, so right now you are very important to the rebels. Sorry if I sound like I'm treating you like an item, but if we lose you now, we're screwed. The best way to destroy a moral boost is a swift end." |
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| Blue Warlord | Jun 26 2012, 08:19 AM Post #17 |
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"Wait, rumours? Holy hell, how far has this thing spread?!" Rusty exclaimed, rubbing his face again. Sure, he'd agreed to sign up for this but this was going way too fast for him at the moment. He needed something to distract him for a few days. Something fairly important... Brought back to reality by Albus' explanation, he nodded. "Well, that's all well and good but where do you propose I lay low? Can't exactly go back to The Duct tape or my parents' house...OH SHIT!" Sitting bolt upright again, the mechanic looked wildly about. "Phone. Now. Please." |
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| GenocidalWurmpleArakune | Jun 26 2012, 03:28 PM Post #18 |
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Albus raised an eyebrow. "Accidenti, that was fast." Luckily, there was a cordless phone near the door in case of emergency. Albus pushed himself back and rose from his seat. He walked to the phone and grabbed it, then brought to Rust and handed it him. "I knew you would want to contact them after this." Albus admitted. He gave a small grin. "Don't worry, Rusty. I'm sure they'll understand everything when you tell them why you did it." With that, Albus turned around and walked to the door. He leaned against the doorframe with his back to Rust, giving him some privacy to make the call. Translations: Spoiler: click to toggle
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| Blue Warlord | Jun 26 2012, 04:44 PM Post #19 |
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Whacking the phone number in as quick as he could, Rusty nodded once at Albus, then waited for him to leave the room. "Mom?! Hi, it's Rusty. Yes, I'm completely fine! No, I can't tell you where I am. Yes, I've seen the news! No, I wasn't thinking straight! They had Nu. For over three weeks. No, I knew what I was getting into. Mom, please stop crying...it doesn't suit you at all. The Halford? It was destroyed in the assault. Look, I know how much it meant to Dad but there was literally no way I coul- Where's Dad? He's gone back? THEY RECALLED HIM!? What the hell do you mean they're recalling even those who have been honourably discharged?! That's not allowed at all! SON OF A BITCH! THEY'RE CALLING IT FUCKING TREASON?! ...yes, I'm sorry. I won't swear again. Look, I'm sorry I did it, but I had to save her, Mom. Mom?" Rusty then had a small smile on his lips as he pressed his fingers against his eyes, stopping the build up of tears as he gave a half hearted chuckle. "Yeah... Yeah, I'll give them hell for ya, Mom. I probably won't see you again for a while... But I'll try to find a way to stay in contact. I love you too." BEEP. Rusty stared at the phone for a few moments, still keeping his hand covering his eyes. After a few shuddering breaths, he got back to normal again. "Albus. Where do you think I should go? Sector Seven's going to be locked down tighter than Orpheus's ass and going to the Duct Tape is going to be a death sentence. Even with all the crap I left behind there." He rubbed at his forehead again. "And I killed my car too." |
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| GenocidalWurmpleArakune | Jun 26 2012, 08:40 PM Post #20 |
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Hearing Rust turn off the phone, Albus swiveled around and back into the room. He let Rust compose himself before answering his question. "Well needless to say that at this moment your ass is staying here until you recover. You'll be way safer with Sector Seven, those Monoc guys, maybe Epsy, and definitely Nu here in case something happens. Once your recovered, well..." Albus sighed. "Tamam, I'll admit, after that I'm not sure." He rubbed his forehead. "Koko Puffs is sorta my boss now. Anything she comes up with is probably better than anything I can. I'm keeping myself in contact with her and my sis. I'll have my sis try to find any potential areas where we can hide out from the Library. Discreetly, of course. If the rest of intelligence finds out we're screwed." He gave a small grin. "Right now, I'm probably the most inconspicuous guy here. They've got nothing on me; my sis made sure they didn't. I've had no criminal history, and I've never been with you or talked about you to anyone besides my sis, so they've got no more reason to believe I'm with you than anyone else." He shrugged. "Only gonna last for a while though. But anyways, I'll do what I can to find us a place to lay low. And Koko Puffs probably got surveillance on my until she's one-hundred percent sure she can trust me, which in turn means you're being watched to. Remember, she's gonna do what she can to keep you alive." Translation: Spoiler: click to toggle
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