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- 犬と烏 ~ Cane e Corvo -; [Closed/Chiuso]
Topic Started: Nov 29 2010, 05:00 AM (1,360 Views)
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Jameson whistled cheerfully as he carried his bags towards the building. However as he got towards it he felt something very bad. Aggression, anger, fear, dangeer... and killing intent. But even worse that he felt it from two of HIS only.. "Goddammit!" He said dropping his bags and letting the contents fall everywhere, meanwhile he dropped his cane as well hitting the stairs in what felt like a split second and dashing up them..

"Enough!" Jameson said panting as he topped the stairs... He calmed his breathing before pushing his fingers back into his hair as he walked over. "Calm down you idiots!" He said annoyed as he walked over towards them quickly trying to pull them apart.

"What the hell are you two doing!?" He roared out, incredibly annoyed by their fighting and the damage they'd caused. Fan-fucking-tastic. More bullet holes to fix and judging from the weight indentations in the floor little miss buddha statue had been stomping all over.. Jesus he couldn't even go to the store?!
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Aki was gritting her teeth pretty hard, well aware that she staring down the reaper with this one. She might just be able to survive the bullet but she'd be down and out for sure if that shot went off and she couldn't be sure she'd kill her before everything went dark and fuzzy. All-in-all it would have been a fairly literal shot in the dark here. That is, if her boss hadn't come stomping up the stairs in a huff. Aki felt her grip weaken slightly, a growing pain in her stomach telling her she'd pretty well misinterpreted the situation. "Uh...detective, I--" She quickly let go as he pushed the two of them apart, rubbing the back of her head quietly as the earthy aura disappeared from around her.

Stumbling a few inches backward, Aki slumped against a nearby wall, taking in deep breaths that were slightly hindered by what felt like a painfully broken clavicle. Why couldn't she just fire randomly like most people? "I uh...I called to see if you were in because I wanted to ask you something but it seemed like the phones were out so I...decided to just pop in I guess.." It sounded sort of suspicious when she said it out loud. Aki had really been hoping to spend some time with him alone, but it looked like he was already entertaining...or something. Regardless, she'd obviously made a huge ass of herself and probably stunted her chances for any kind of time like that.

"And when I came by, I noticed the locks were broken and the lights were out and I put that together with the phone lines and I was kinda worried something might have happened to you.." Aki was tempted to add 'purely in the context of the guy who pays for my suits' but decided being THAT disingenuous would be way too transparent. "When I hit the stairs heading up to your room, I got jumped by Dirty Harry Jr. over there and we just started going at it. I'm guessing you know her though, huh?" Aki said, scratching her face nervously. Was she some kind of weird security system he had? She was sort of pretty, but Aki was confident that she was slightly prettier. Or at least more expressive.
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Chetri kept her peace for the whole time, adjusting her collar as Aki went about explaining her side of the story and rubbing her neck at the points where the other girl had been pressing against with her fingers, all the while maintaining the usual impassive face and general lack of emotion.

"She attempted to sneak into the building." she explained after Aki had finished, stowing away her revolver "When I confronted her, she attacked. I was defending myself."

It was a hell of alot less explanation than the other girl's for sure, but it was also concise and to the point.
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Jameson facepalmed...

"Tch.. let's.. go over this a bit more slowly.." He said with a tension in his jaw that was just short of grinding his teeth..

~~~~~

After the full story was explained clearly Jameson gave them a moment to do general first aid as well as to catch their breath. After which he gathered them back in the living room twitching a bit as he paced back and forth. "Well so long as neither of you got hurt.." He sighed a bit smiling to himself.. "I dunno what would have happened if one of you had seriously gotten hurt.." He said exhaling..

He turned to them leaning on (what remained of) the room's desk... "Aki.. you should be a little more careful when entering a place. And when someone holds a gun to you maybe try talking a bit before skipping to the punching?" He said rubbing his face. "And Se... su.. Chuh... Chetri... Well, considering your nature and the circumstances I might ave reacted the same as you.. I mean from her perspective Aki... You waltz in unannounced and start attacking right away... It looked pretty bad. I'm just glad you didn't get killed.."

He sighed. "That being said it's not like i can be mad at you Aki. since your reasoning was for my sake.." He said flicking his nose with a grin. "Anyhow.. You two are co-workers.. This girl is named Chetri and she's a new hire. Through various circumstances she wound up in my care and she is one of our precious family members now so I don't want you calling her names or being hostile. More importantly she and I are both in a tight situation so you might see things change a bit around here... It's nothing to worry about but it's definitely a reason to be more cautious when entering anywhere but the main office..."

"And uh.." He chuckled a bit. "Next time maybe try my cellphone..?" He said tossing her one of his cards. "Or knocking.. Either or..." He said walking away with a laugh.

Jameson eyed his home and sighed heavily.. Luckily he had repairmen coming in the morning anyhow.. All of this damage.. He was racking up bills like crazy since Chetri appeared and he had more enemies than ever.. Even going shopping caused situations like this.. He was seriously in over his head.
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Chetri set the first aid kit down on the table while Jameson was speaking, and immediately got to work. There were 4 bullet wounds on Aki's chest, but the bullets didn't quite penetrate the skin. She'd taken off Aki's coat and dress shirt while Jameson was explaining, and carefully pulling out the bullets embedded onto her skin with a forceps.

It was surprising in a way that they didn't penetrate, but the bullets had performed as programmed specifications said they would, blossoming out into a vaguely mushroom shape upon impact to maximise the wound channel. There was slight bleeding from some of it, and heavy bruising. It was little wonder she withstood 4 shots if her skin was this tough. Either way, she worked wordlessly through the whole ordeal, depositing the copper-lead projectiles into a small bowl.

The skin was broken in some places, so she took extra care when cleaning the wound and bruises and applying the anti-septic. There probably wouldn't be need for bandaging though, based on the exterior damage. There was doubtless going to be abit of interior damage as well from the force of impact, but care for internal trauma of a gunshot was far beyond what she could deal with with what she had on hand.
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Aki smiled a bit and shook her head hopelessly. "Sorry if I don't typically extend the courtesy of conversation to people with loaded pistols pointed at my head, but I guess in this case that policy backfired. Figuratively speaking." She caught the card in two fingers, waving it in the air for a few moments before slipping it into her breast pocket. Cell phone number, what a novel idea. Aki made a note to go about getting one herself, but it was sort of anachronistic with the rest of her style. Maybe they made ones that looked more mafia-esque... "I gotta tell you though, detective I'm starting to question the kind of company you keep, but then I guess she makes for a real nice welcoming committee." The aforementioned girl appeared a moment later, carrying a load of medical supplies.

"By the way, those circumstances that brought you two together...did they trash the building's security and communications? Cause I'm not getting stuck with the bill for that." Chetri quickly began unbuttoning her jacket and Aki started for a moment, looking awkwardly at her steady, focused fingers. She didn't resist as the jacket slid off her arms, still watching wordlessly with a certain fascination. Aki's face showed only a hint of blush as her dress shirt was given equal treatment, the tightness of her clothing gone and allowing her to take a long heaving breath. Her black, lace lingerie stuck out boldly against her porcelain skin and Aki raised an eyebrow at her reaction. Or lack thereof.

Pretty bold move. Aki looked up at Jameson with her face still looking a bit confused, but ever-so-slowly a smirk began to cross her features. "Alright, so she's not all bad."
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As Chetri went to town on Aki's clothes Jameson's eyes widened in shock. However it was aki's rather forward and placid acceptance of it, or perhaps enjoyment?, that make him begin to feel an intense burn in his nape. Jameson coughed a bit grabbing his hat and tipping it downwards as he spun on his heel and planted his hands on his sides. "Ah.. Well when you're er.. done with that... We can talk about some things downstairs.." He said quickly..

"I'll just uh... wait down there.. so take your time.." At least this had broken the ice between the two of them. If he could believe Aki's words, which he could! Because he was a psychic. Either way now things might diffuse a bit.. He'd give them some time alone to talk and maybe Aki would sort out the events and see there was no real badguy here... Yep, that is why he was leaving and for NO OTHER stupid reasons!

He sighed heavily as he hit the stairs, heading for the kitchen as he released a breath.. These last few days had been every sort of stressful imaginable. From good to bad to up to down... He was pretty sure at this rate he was going to have a heart attack. Either way he limped down the stairs.. He'd run up without even bringing his cane.. what a pain in the ass....

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What the hell was with such erotic underwear anyhow..?
Edited by Cypriss, Dec 1 2010, 12:49 AM.
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Katyusha
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"There may be some internal damage, you should have it checked at a proper medical facility." Chetri mentioned as she finished up patching the wounds.

At this point it was just adding some gauze to minimise the chance of anything getting into them, but it was more a formality than anything else. There wasn't nearly enough exterior damage to worry about. After that, she merely began packing up the bits of the kit that were reusable, and set the rest aside for proper disposal, showing all the excitement of a lump of rock.

It was a curious thing that alot of people who were trained in the precise, rapid and efficient destruction of human life were also often trained in trauma care, but then the two knowledge sets often overlapped. It was alot easier to break and fix things if you know how to do 1 or the other afterall.
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"Nah, it'll heal up in no time. I've been shot a few times believe it or not. Usually with smaller caliber weapons and at longer ranges, but the principle's the same." Aki said with a grin. Though a few times it had been some pretty substantial machine gun fire from multiple people simultaneously. Ah, the crappy old days. "So, Chetri was it?" She said, pointing at the young girl. "Thanks for patching me up, though I could have done it myself. It's real conscientious of ya." Aki quickly got to her feet, taking a deep breath and patting down her trousers to get the powder and floor dust off them. "Honestly I'd be happier if you could fix that blouse. It cost more than my medical bills would have."

Aki rolled her bare shoulders in their socket, getting out the stiffness from overusing Chi form like that. It was supposed to make her difficult to take down by other martial artists or mages, not turn her into an armored tank. Yet it seemed like it ended up getting used for that more than anything else. Why did everyone need to use guns these days? Weren't there enough metahumans to go around? Actually, it was pretty strange that someone without any real combat abilities was working with Jameson in the first place. "So, you're new then I guess. What's your story, kiddo?" She said, tossing the jacket over her shoulder hanging on one finger.
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"It's merely a practical concern. I had the most experience in trauma care."

Chetri didn't feel a need to mention this was fairly minor compared to what she used to deal with. Dealing with a person's injuries sustained after being shot repeatedly in the arm and then crashing a car into the river Tiber had been alot more complicated, but Franca and herself had survived that little mess, which only further cemented the value of the organisation's services to those PRF people.

"I can probably repair that with some tools, but, I'm uncertain what you mean by 'my story'."
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"Says you." Aki said as a joking jab. Of course, she barely had any experience in trauma care aside from putting alcohol and off-brand adhesive bandages on the odd runner now and then. Orphans didn't get a lot of medical training from the Triads. It was less expensive to replace just get new ones than it was to wire the jaw of an old one. This girl was starting to come off as pretty callous herself, but not in the malicious sort of way. It was weird how someone could be so capable but also so...slow? No, slow wasn't it. It was more like she was sheltered. Aki was pretty sure she'd seen this sort of thing before, but she had to be sure...

"Your history. Who you are, where ya came from. All that jazz." If she was what Aki suspected, it seemed sorta reckless for Jameson to keep someone like her around. "Oh and take your time with the shirt, it needs washing to get the powder stains out anyway so I probably won't wear it home." That was important too. Dry cleaning was expensive.
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Chetri herself didn't really mind the question, but there were multiple considerations here, among them, how much was alright to reveal? How much should she reveal? Normally the answer would be 'absolutely nothing', but this person was also with that man, but she wasn't sure if he wanted to cover it up, or what else to say.

"I don't actually have one." she responded simply, finally.

She had numerous cover identities over the years, each with histories that were expertly fabricated and then quietly put into government files, but nothing that was a 'real' history in a sense of a person. It was more of that of a tool, a puppet. And those had histories in as much as your pencils had histories.

It was something to think about as she picked up the shirt, and examined the damage. There was only 1 clean hole, but there was some blood, and the burns from the powder. It was cleanable, but all she could deal with was the hole. Actually cleaning the blouse was another issue.
Edited by Katyusha, Dec 1 2010, 02:49 AM.
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Aki furrowed her brow, the smile on her face fading for a moment before quickly returning. "Well, I guess I already know everything I need to, huh?" This girl didn't seem to have any motive to lie to her, especially since she was working with Jameson and to a lesser extent his 'family'. Of which she considered herself a part of. Still, she had a difficult time believing that answer wasn't at least a little bit disingenuous. Everyone had their reasons for keeping aspects of their life a secret. Aki didn't have room to judge, Jameson still didn't know a thing about the source of her abilities or the history of her interactions with criminal organization growing up.

This girl's situation seemed...familiar. She could empathize well enough. "Anyway, bonding achieved? Yeah, I think so. We're sisters now, got that?" She said, giving Chetri's hips a teasing pinch. Aki flipped her jacket around, straightening it casually as it fell over her. It looked kind of sexy without a shirt underneath now that she looked at it. She smirked, buttoning only the center button and leaving her cleavage and midriff exposed. "We should probably get back to Jameson so we can apologize like crazy for trashing his apartment." Placing her hands behind her back, Aki stuck out her slightly bare hip and smiled. "I think he kinda likes me, what do you think? Not bad, right?"

Okay, he probably didn't think of her like that, but maybe it was enough to get her off the hook for the bill.
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"But the majority of the damage was a direct result of your actions." she pointed out coldly, folding up the blouse and hanging it off her arm. "However, I suppose so."

There was no malice in the statement either, she just said so blankly as if it were a matter of truth, of which, if you think about it, it really was. Her own shots had been precise and accurate, all 4 striking their mark. Aki meanwhile had run around and smashed part of the wall and floor.

Regardless, she walked over towards her, and inwardly winced at the faint pain in her chest. She probably had a bruised rib from the force of that blow, she thought, but it wasn't serious, and it didn't really detract from her abilities, and so treated it as merely another inconvenience, alongside having to fix the shirt.
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"I'm gonna let that slide this time because you're fixing my shirt, but don't try and blame me again or I'll knock your head in." Aki said with a smile. This girl wasn't half bad. A good fighter, an honest friend and she didn't complain. Overall, she felt like worrying about style and appearance were meaningless so she could just be herself around her. It was nice for there to be no pressure in a relationship like that. It was sort of like having a puppy with no emotions. Actually that was a terrible analogy. More like a...good friend who doesn't judge you? That sounded more like something a desperate teenage kid would want.

Aki decided to put that aside to spare herself the pain and awkwardness of unearthing something about herself better left buried. With a prize-winning smirk she slid down the stairs with a swagger and into the office where Jameson awaited them. "Looks like I couldn't be healthier, detective." She said, taking a seat on the nearby (thankfully undestroyed) other desk. "And we both made up so no hard feelings all around!" Aki kicked her her leg up and sticking it out for effect while the other continued to dangle over the edge. "Of course, we still have to apologize for wrecking the place so for whatever it's worth, I'm sorry about the damage."

Aki slid off the desk and placed her hands behind her back, sticking out her hip as she stared at him with a devious smile down the tops of her fluttering eyes. "So, for whatever it's worth, I'm sorry~"
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