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The "Mega" Q; [Base][Free Area]
Topic Started: Aug 29 2011, 07:13 PM (738 Views)
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Gabriel grunted as he listened to Conner's story - luck appeared to be on the man's side in a weird way, as to have fallen upon such a treasure of a valkinai in any scrapyard - and at the same time he began to see small reason as to why Conner was the way he was, or at least it seemed like there was a small allusion as to why he was the way he was, and where he was in his life... And while it was all 'heartwarming' and 'comforting' to get to know the man, Gabriel couldn't really care less - and he had no intentions of opening up his own little 'sob-story' to make some deep spiritual connection - so instead he rerouted the conversation again...

"So you said you took this base? I mean you seem to have a nice little operation going, all sorts of peons to order around and get stuff done... You pick them up in the deal too?"
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Conner shrugged. "Some of them. Most of them come from other places, like my last couple bases. I'm not entirely sure where a lot of them came from, really. I think one might have been an old family assistant from the family junkyard, but there's no way to be certain."
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Gabriel ponder it all for a moment, but everything seemed to fit just perfectly - there was no reason for Conner to actually 'know' any of these people, yet alone have any real attachment to them; and as best he could, Gabriel shrugged it off - he wasn't even really that interested in talking to Conner in the first place. But, he gathered it would be best to attempt to talk to one of the unfortunate few slaved into working for this man, at least just to get a sense of what to expect; and still words continued to slip out of his mouth, continuing the conversation - "I dont suppose they actually do any good? I mean aside from fixing up your suit and delivering you chicken?"
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"Well," Conner began, with more than a little energy than was necessary. "They do some good here and there. Keep the place running and powered, I guess. Find me contacts, get me jobs. Sometimes they go get resources. You know, stuff. Actually, that's been pretty hard lately. Anyway, you were a freelancer, right? Hate the OS and UNF. You probably needed a base to work from. Hell, you probably had one. Let's go get your stuff and move it in, maybe?"
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The moment the suggestion left Conner's mouth, Gabriel stopped mid stride - Bring him... to my HQ... And move my shit here?! Who the hell does he-- Oh, yeah...

"Listen, I mean I'm sure some of the resources at my base could aid around here, and keep your lackeys busy - hell maybe even hook us up with a job... But I gotta believe that by A) showing you my little HQ I'm not going to get screwed later, and B) that what ever I bring here isnt going to be abused... It's all sensitive equipment and information databases... Hell I've got systems linked into the UNF mainframe in order to keep tabs on them..."

Just talking about it was uncomfortable, but in a way he knew he'd have to give a little to get a little, and thus with a sigh he let it all go, "We can attempt to lug it over here, but I don't think our Valks are up to scruff yet... Any other way we can get over there? I mean we should only be like a couple hours ride from it.."
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Conner arrived back at the Mega Q with the small valkinai, carrying the case of computers and tech, with Gabriel riding atop. Once the men in the hanger realized who was piloting the mech, they made full preparation and allowed docking in the hanger. Conner opened up the hatch and hollered out to the group. "Get our medical officers here, we've got a serious badass that I'm not going to let die!"
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The workers did as they were told right away. It was rare for Conner to show ANY type of concern or urge to help someone who was injured. Usually he would shrug it off or leave them to rot. But Gabriel must have been something great or something spectacular for Conner's respect to be earned. The medical officials took him away to the Med-bay as the Tech crew worked hard to get the computer equipment into the base. The Valkinai was transported to the Hanger for repairs and also to see what can be done with it and they now also had more space to hold spare weapons parts and the like.

Mega Suit Status: 95% repaired
Rock Solid Playtpus Status: 80% repaired.

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Conner grunted a bit and loaded himself up in the Mega Suit, ignoring the worker bees, for the most part. It wasn't unusual for him to just hop in and go anyway, so he headed back out the hanger door. His destination: Back to Gabriel's headquarters. He left three men there with the order to salvage whatever they could find that that bitch ass hadn't taken when he raided the place.
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Conner returns with the goods from Gabriel's base. Gabriel is located in Med-bay.
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And there he was, mostly alone, except for the occasional moment when a doctor or nurse would pop in to see how he was doing. It was odd really, Conner was definitely not a people person, but he certainly had a lot of people; whether they were really aligned to him or not was another story, but for the moment as long as they served him that's all that mattered... And while in the recesses of his mind Gabriel was slightly baffled by Conner's sudden attachment to him, his thoughts were elsewhere...

Sitting on the hospital bed, in his own cushy room, he fiddled with the one piece of his history he had left - with his own home raided, he wasn't sure what he would be able to find of his past, but this was all he needed; in his hands was a battered, tattered, and beaten little thing - a toy dinosaur - one which had been given to him by his father when he was but a boy. He wasn't sure how old the thing was, or even the exact name of the toy, but it was the one thing he had held onto over the years for some odd reason.

As a boy he had been obsessed with the thing - and dinosaurs in general - and carried it around everywhere - to him it was like a child's blankie, hell he had even nicknamed the thing, Dinky; and even as he grew, he couldn't come to part with the thing. Naturally with time he stopped playing with it and carrying it around, but still he held on it, placing it on his desk like some sort of model or trophy, and eventually he decided he would simply keep it to pass on to his kid...

At that thought, his hands curled tighter around Dinky, painful memories brought up with the sweet happiness. He had almost lived out that dream - he had almost raised his own family, but no! That was all stripped from him during the war - his wife taken from him by the UNF simply because it was 'convenient'...

Tears began to roll down his cheeks, and that which drove him now in the days passing her death was rekindled with enough fuel to torch a city.
DAMN THE UNF! DAMMIT ALL TO HELL!
And with a hoarse voice his yell echoed out through the halls of the Mega Q - the sound of a man both broken and in pain, but filled with an obvious rage that it would scare the living day lights out of anyone close by to hear it...
Edited by Pat, Sep 25 2011, 05:01 PM.
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Conner had already docked the Mega Suit and pulled the new supplies out. Well, he had his people pull the supplies out, anyway. The money was stashed where the rest of it went, the blueprints and valk designs went in the mechanic shop near the hanger, and the communication device was held in Conner's hand as the man strode down the halls of his base. His walk had purpose, his eyes were determined, and then... "DAMN THE UNF! DAMMIT ALL TO HELL!"

"Heh, sounds like he's getting better," Conner commented to himself, following the voice and ducking into the med bay. "You're looking bet-... Like a shitstain cyborg. Whatever. Hey, I got the rest of the stuff from your old base. You had some nice things there. Blueprints, cash, and this thing that's annoying the fuck out of me with its inane beeping."

Conner held the little communicator out to Gabriel, playing keep away with the patient for a moment before smiling and letting him have it.
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Gabriel's scream had come to a raspy close as Conner walked in, not on cue or because of the man's entrance, but simply because his throat had become sore, and the air in his lungs had quickly been used - the pain of his broken ribs inhibiting his ability to actually yell for an extended period of time, but still he showed little in the way of readable expressions of pain from his injuries.

Still, Conner's appearance and his douchey attitude did help to break his mind away from some of the furry and misery of his memories. He allowed the little green dinosaur to roll out of his hands and fall gently into his lap as he took the communicator from his new partner.

"Yeah... I was held up there for a while and had plenty of time to steal some specs from the UNF data network and research infobase... Still - no idea who this message could be from..." He rotated the small communicator in his hand, lining up his thumb in a very specific way. "Activate Report ID - IPJ7782B - VULTURE"
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The moment the code was spoken, several beeps signaled the end of the constant, yet annoying beacon. That is when Gabriel heard a familiar voice. A voice he did not want to hear. Someone from the very past he wanted to escape.

"Hello, Platypus. It's been some time, heh.
I didn't expect for you to be running your own freelance business. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Did you really think you could truly escape the UNF? Really? You must have injured your head very badly in one our battles. Those computers you're using, despite your best effort to remove the trace code, has a key tracing signal everytime you turn it on. We've been watching you, Platypus. And now, you're working with a Triple A criminal? I wonder what your wife would say? In either case, we should let bygones be bygones. I am willing to offer you your job back with the UNF under the condition you bring in that criminal you're working with. Maybe then, you can have ... how should I say this ... happy reunion? Coordinates are within this message. I expect to see you tomorrow, Platypus."


Suddenly, a break happens in the message, it seems that was the end of that message but another message started up. "Oh ... hmm .... I see ... so my little rat failed .... Ah, well" A gun shot echoed and the sound of a body hitting the ground reached their ears. "Crafty, Platypus. You always were crafty. For old times sake, when we meet, call me captain. You'll be happy to know I've been promoted to Major now but ... I wouldn't mind if you said it ... see you soon"

Apparently this was Gabriel's former superior officer and THE reason why his town was wiped out. This does not look good.

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As the voice crackled out from the small speaker of the communicator Gabriel's and began to shake, violently... That voice... That fucking voice... And while he struggled to listen to the message, every word was clear to him - every insult and every detail of the offer... And slowly Gabriel's eyes turned to Conner, an unreadable mess of emotions behind glossy eyes.

"You--You probably have no idea who that was do you? No, it wouldn't matter to you anyway... But I'll cut it to you short... That man, that man destroyed my life, he took-- I'LL FUCKING KILL HIM FOR WHAT HE TOOK!!!... But you're my ticket to getting that opportunity---" he blinked once, extremely slowly.
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Conner's eyes narrowed as soon as the voice began talking, began carrying out its message. For some reason, Conner didn't like the sound of this man, and he really didn't like the offer that he was giving Gabriel. He didn't worry, though. Conner rarely worried about anything, for one, and he could tell even before his new subordinate confirmed that he had a deep hatred and loathing for this voice. Conner pulled a man to the side that happened to be moving through the hallway.

"Don't hook up those new computers to the system yet. Turn them on, but sever any online and wireless functions they've got. Then, get the best coders here in those systems and purge anything that looks suspicious." He turned back to Gabriel, a smile forming on his face.

"Sounds like a grade-a asshole to me. I'll be glad to fuck his shit up for you. I know what it's like to harbor a grudge against a man that took something from you. Your past. My freedom. This bitch is going down hard, I say."
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