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| Demoness | Feb 23 2014, 08:42 PM Post #1 |
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In an unspecified Third World Country... Crafty Roukai was mostly satisfied with the way her life had gone so far. She was in her late twenties, naturally pretty, and athletic, but best of all, she worked with a mercenary group called the Hessi. She would have preferred a private military company, as they provided better pay and benefits, but her current situation and contacts only provided her with so many resources. She was still wanted by Demonessian authorities for her role in the 2011 ITC Patin attack, among other reasons, and so she could only be involved in low visibility operations. Even if she was living in what some would consider terrible conditions, it wasn't too bad. During her time with the Apostates, she had discovered she had a talent for destruction and her current line of work allowed her to explore it. The Hessi were enforcers for a local warlord and though she lived in a misogynistic environment, she had earned fear by reputation: she didn't shy away from brutal techniques to quell the local population and she had disemboweled the first man who had tried to take her by force. While she was not in a position of power, she was respected. That wasn't to say she hadn't suffered. Her athletic build had become slimmer since food in the Watari region was scarce, even for the Hessi. News traveled slowly, so she couldn't stay informed on her wanted status, and the equipment she used was nowhere near the standards she had used as Special Tactics. She had acquired a few scars along the way and malaria had nearly killed her the first month in Watari. She now lived in the Hessi compound, which was a collection of six buildings - more accurately a collection of sheds - and smaller huts that also housed Hessi families. The compound was walled with tin and barbed wire and had an armed guard in a tower. Crafty should have been boarded with another mercenary, but after disemboweling the last one she ended up housed with a young pregnant girl named Darli; Crafty didn't know her story since Darli didn't speak English, but she strongly suspected Darli wasn't here willingly. The Hessi compound was approximately ten miles from the nearest town, a goat farming village with no name, and fifteen miles from Warlord Ekard, who lived in a much better guarded compound in an isolated mountain. Tomorrow, Crafty would take the Jeep with a few other Hessi and head up to Ekard's place to replace the guards. She liked it better up there - there was clean water - and she planned to catch Ekard's eye, but she never saw him. |
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| Demoness | Aug 26 2014, 10:59 PM Post #91 |
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Topaz took his hand as the light was temporarily blinding. She blinked several times and looked at the horizon, trying to get her bearings. How long would she have to walk? What was the terrain like? Had she packed the correct supplies? |
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| Fenwick | Aug 26 2014, 11:11 PM Post #92 |
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He helped her down and waited for her to get her bearings. "<Are you alright?>" he asked. |
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| Demoness | Aug 26 2014, 11:23 PM Post #93 |
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She nodded. "<Yeah. It's just a little odd to be back in the light,>" she remarked. She brushed off her pants for good measure, subconsciously feeling the firearm tucked into her waistband before readjusting the backpack over her shoulders and her scarf over her face. "<When do we head out?>" |
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| Fenwick | Aug 26 2014, 11:41 PM Post #94 |
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Erryn shook his head. "<I figure we're going now. No sense in standing around.>" He looked around as everyone got the last of their gear out of the truck and packed it back up. The truck started back up and pulled away. Erryn pointed over to their guide who was waiving them toward the treeline at the edge of the road. "<That way, I suppose.>"
Edited by Fenwick, Aug 27 2014, 11:44 PM.
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| Demoness | Aug 30 2014, 09:43 PM Post #95 |
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Topaz nodded and started in that direction. Belatedly, she wondered if she should have packed sunscreen, though it was a moot point since she didn't even know where to purchase anyway in the country. She didn't recall having seen it in stores and it certainly wouldn't have been there now. |
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| Fenwick | Sep 17 2014, 12:14 AM Post #96 |
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As they walked toward the tree line there was an audible snap and Erryn swatted at his arm. Moments later, Topaz felt two impacts in her arm and chest. She immediately started to note her vision blurring and saw Erryn hit the ground. She hit moments later and the last thing she remembered before blacking out was someone pulling a bag over both of their heads. --- She would startle awake an indeterminate amount of time later, restrained to a chair with an unfamiliar person sitting across from her. Topaz's vision was still a bit blurred and she couldn't quite make out what the person was saying to her. |
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| Demoness | Sep 17 2014, 10:59 PM Post #97 |
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Topaz shook her head and tried to focus. The previous events were still blurred as much as her vision. The best she could recall was that she had been trying to leave the country with the Fenwicki stranger and they had just gotten out of the truck and were heading out on foot. Given her current situation, she knew there hadn't been an accident and she decided it was best to remain quiet until she could figure out what was going on. She could be in anyone's hands at this point, including Leghnia.
Edited by Demoness, Sep 18 2014, 12:10 AM.
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| Fenwick | Sep 18 2014, 12:07 PM Post #98 |
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Topaz's fog was starting to clear up and she could make out part of what the person across the table was saying. "-but we didn't expect to get someone like you as well." The door opened and closed as another person entered the room. He was carrying a set of folders and sat down across from Topaz. Topaz shook her head to clear her vision a bit more and could make out a JSITR badge on the man's coat. "We're still a ways out from a meeting with NDAISE, but that gives us some time to discuss your relationship with Nicholas Kravchenko." He slid a photo of Erryn in his disguise agross the table. |
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| Demoness | Sep 19 2014, 12:36 AM Post #99 |
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Even though Topaz's senses were returning slowly, two key words spoken caused a jolt to run through her spine with a shot of adrenaline. JSITR. NDAISE. She was definitely not where she wanted to be and she had no doubt her captors knew exactly who she was. She shook her head. "What relationship?" she asked with a shrug. |
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| Fenwick | Sep 21 2014, 11:14 PM Post #100 |
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"You were travelling with his group and he isn't usually the philanthropic type. So either you're working with him or he recognized who you were and was trying to recruit you." |
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