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[WDA ENDGAME: Scene3 約束 - promessa]; Closed: Chetri
Topic Started: Dec 16 2010, 07:41 AM (624 Views)
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Jameson sighed heavily as he overlay the map of the local area with the information he'd gotten.. No matter how he looked at it they were.. there.. This was going to be harder than he thought...

He yawned stretching out as he walked away from his desk. He glanced towards a small photo on his wall... The whole crew.. It had been a rare moment where EVERYONE was gathered.. that had been a fun day.. He looked down and his smile faded. His fingers curled and tightened into balls as his teeth grit together. It was all Johnson's fault.. all of this was caused by him..

He walked to the elevator punching in the code and riding it down to the bottom floor.. He exhaled slowly.. "It's already been cleaned this much..?" He said surprised.. He smiled warmly. "Chetri.. of course.." He said as he knelt and picked up a wrapper.. He exhaled slowly crushing it between his fingers. "Damn.."

He rose up and walked over to the tree. He eyed it.. He could still hear their voices in here.. When he thought it might be the last time...

Tch.. Sometimes he missed the brazen idiocy of only a few years back.. A year ago when he hadn't been afraid of anything.. But that.. that only lead to..

He pressed the evoker to his head. Placing his finger on the trigger. His hand slowly started shaking. "Just... pull the trigger.. It doesn't hurt.." He said to himself. His body tensed as ever braincell sent the command to pull the trigger and yet his finger, no, his heart refused. "PULL THE TRIGGER!" He shouted flinging the evoker at a tree in fury. He stood, panting and staring at the bark.

His entire body shook somewhat. His single eye fixed ahead. He closed it, walking to the tree and leaning his head against it. "Damn.." He said in a weak voice. On the verge of tears. "Damn!" He repeated forcefully, slamming his fist into the tree in a rage. "What the hell... What the hell is wrong with me..?"


No. That kind of tottal lack of fear wasn't healthy. This feeling of dread.. it meant that he wanted to live. Denying it was denying a part of himself.. Just like the mantra for overpsyche..

"I accept who I am."

"My flaws."

"My abilities."

"My anger."

"My fear."

"All of what makes 'me'."


"Hahh.. things sure become complicated when you get older.."
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"Everyone has returned home for the night." Chetri's informed him from behind

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She'd changed back into the school uniform she wore half the time she was here, and hadn't made a sound when she approached. It was a habit she'd picked up long ago, and she couldn't not do that as much as a human could stop breathing. You could, for awhile, but your body forced you back into it before long.

"Did you wish for me to leave as well?" she asked
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"Of course not.." Jameson said with a smirk. "You have nowhere to go and you're welcome here for as long as you like.. Face it kid, yer' stuck with me." He said in a cheerful tone, looking down at his coat. It was amazing how good he was at that. All the frustration and sadness of before was gone. He had the same carefree calm expression as ever. He had a talent for this sort of thing. He had always been the grin-and-bear-it sort. It had merely changed in so much as what he was bearing..

Before it had been the scorn of others.. now it was his own insecurities. Either way it was a self-destructive habit but only one of many. He laughed idly and reached into his pocket pulling out a pack of smokes. "Promise you won't tell Olly.." He said as he flicked his lighter open and lit one up.

He took a long drag.. It felt good. That slow inhale as the nicotine hit your system. The suppressed cough. The immediate release of all those wonderful destressing chemicals in his brain forming a cocktail of released tension.. He turned walking towards her. "Need something?" He said idly, letting it hang from the corner of his mouth. In truth he didn't show this to many people. It was sort of his secret.. And something he only did in moments of extreme stress.
Edited by Cypriss, Dec 16 2010, 08:18 AM.
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"Telling me not to get involved is impractical." she replied at once "I am already involved for as long as I'm here. In that sense, to tell me I am uninvolved is to tell me to leave."

Although her disposition was as calm as ever, even though her voice was the same monotone it always was, there seemed to be a quiet intensity to it that wasn't there before.

"I understand you wish to protect those people, but that worry shouldn't extend to me. I'm already being hunted, this makes little difference."
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"That's right.. You are already being hunted.. You're already in danger.." He exhaled slowly. "I don't want to add to your problems with mine.." He said in a perfectly even tone. He sensed her stress and understood it but he also had his own concerns. If she were hurt during this.. if she died.. Then he couldn't forgive himself as the sole reason she would have even gotten involved.

It was just... too sad. That she might die right after escaping her former life for a situation that didn't even relate to her. Not even in a battle she had any stake in. Not only that but there was the other matter, and it was even more important to him.. "When I took you in it was to help you.. to protect you and offer you a shot at a new life.. If I just point you at my enemies and set you loose every time I have a problem then i'm not treating you as a person but instead as a tool!"

"I don't... I didn't keep you here.. for your skills.. I asked you to stay because you're a human being and you should have a chance at a decent life... for that reason I don't want you involved with this.."
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"Do you really think you can deal with it yourself?" she asked him, seriously.

What happened next would depend entirely on his answer.
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"....."

".... Maybe.."
Jameson said in an even tone.

It was completely uncharacteristic of him. He'd NEVER admitted doubt like that before. Always he rushed in and greeted any thread with his jaw clenched and his fists held tight. And always he had a broad confident smile that said he was sure he'd be okay. He had never gone into a fight lacking that.. not once.

Until now..

"There's six of these guys.. all with powers. And it's just me. I'm strong.. and with all my abilities back I'm REALLY strong.. And Oliver is good too. Together we're tough. But there's six of these guys and they're also strong.. Really strong. You saw them before. And he was the weakest of them.." He exhaled. "I believe in my own power.. but the odds aren't in my favor. I'm playing with a strong hand but it's a deck full of aces."
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"If that's the case..."

The motion was like a flash of lightning. Before anyone could even blink...

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It was the pistol from the dead sniper rather than her revolver, but it made no difference to her. The frame mounted safety was clearly set to 'off', and her eyes seemed like flint - Hard, dark, and cold, although her expression was the same placid one. The air about her was the same one as on the nigh they'd met.

There was no visible emotion on her, and she'd lapsed back into her mindset as an assassin. It was clear she was dead serious about shooting him.

"...Then maybe you should die here instead."
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Jameson stared at her with his hands at his sides. His lips pursed into a thin line. His eyes narrowed as he locked on her with his gaze.. He didn't display any fear. He'd beaten her once even without most his powers.. He wouldn't loose this time. But it was more than that. He trusted her. Even if there was no grounds for it.. he was sure she wouldn't shoot.. He was convinced..

"I don't intend to die here or there or anytime soon for that matter.." Jameson said narrowing his eyes, a furrowed brow forming on his face. His lips tightening. "I dunno if this is how you show your concern or if you really think shooting me is the answer... but if you're going to pull the trigger then do it.. standing there pointing your gun just makes you look childish.." He said calmly.
Edited by Cypriss, Dec 16 2010, 10:02 AM.
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Her expression didn't change at all.

"You were going to attack a military facility and doubted you could win." she told him "And you were going with Oliver. You told me your objective was to protect him. If you fight under such a condition, you will die, and more importantly, you will have failed your mission by merely handing him over."

She sounded completely unemotional, and still seemed to lack the presence of most emotion. ...Save maybe one. It was faint, and she didn't necessarily understand what it was, but, it was just as present as the star she'd pointed out to him on nights before.

...Anger.

"Further," she added "Oliver told me how much the people who work here often rely on you. Going off on a suicide mission, you would be leaving them to fend for themselves as well. If that's the case, then... I will kill you here myself and return to the organisation."

She was completely serious. She took up the slack of the trigger, reducing the act of firing to essentially a hard wish, depending on what he did.
Edited by Katyusha, Dec 16 2010, 10:23 AM.
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".... I didn't intend to bring Oliver with me... I intended to go alone.." He said... He dropped, he didn't even care if she shot at him. He just dropped to a crouching position. He exhaled slowly and buried his face into his palm in frustration. "What else can I do?! I can't ask them to sacrifice their lives! Not for this... I can't die but I can't run away! I can't wait or it's too late! I can't ask for help or I'm hurting my friends!"

He looked up to her with a frustrated and pained expression. "WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?!"
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The small flicker faded, and she lowered the weapon, re-engaging the safety. She quietly walked up beside him, and, not even bothering to look, dropped a single round of ammunition on his hands. The back of the headstamp read simply:

9MM PARA BELLUM
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He looked down from her as she moved over to him suddenly. He exhaled slowly as he analyzed the bullet. His single gray eye absorbing the details rapidly. His high-powered brain finding the meaning. His eyelid lowered into a half-open gaze. His expression became very calm. As her emotional response flickered out so did his. He simply held it calmly before rising to his feet. He turned to her and exhaled slowly.

He extended his hand out, upturning his palm to return to her what was hers. "It's weird that you carve stuff into your bullets.." He said laughing in a dry tone, clearly not actually in the mood to be laughing with his usual care-free style. "Is this your way of insisting you should take part..?" He asked in a calm tone.
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"Si vis pacem, para bellum. It's an old saying, and the bullets were named after it. If you desire peace, you should be prepared for battle." she said, before finally turning to him "As you are now, you're not prepared to go by yourself."
Edited by Katyusha, Dec 16 2010, 11:07 AM.
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Jameson was well aware of what the phrase meant and what it was connected to but he was still listening very carefully without offering any sort of interruption. At this point it seemed like she was working towards something... or rather like she had made a decision about something? Either way he wanted to play this out a bit more. He took another drag off the cigarette and inhaled the smoke..

What a troublesome kid...

"And you have the answer to make me prepared..?" He inquired folding his arms across his chest. He knew somewhat of what she was getting at but he wanted her to clarify this in her own way so as to not create confusion. More importantly he just wanted to hear what she had to say..
Edited by Cypriss, Dec 16 2010, 11:17 AM.
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