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Love and War; Is all really fair?
Topic Started: Mar 17 2011, 10:39 PM (51,172 Views)
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"Thanks" Melanie said softly choosing not to think to hard about the bed in the back lest she want to spray it down with disinfectant....Or burn it all together She carried the tired boy and walked into the dark room. She didn't bother turning the lights on, instead she went straight to the bed and laid her son down. She had to admit it was a relief to put the boy down for a moment. She was pregnant and carrying a small boy after all!

"Darling, it's time for you to sleep" Melanie said softly, stroking the boy's red hair.

[...]

"Why do you have this place?" Joyce asked Rica, still clutching Sage as he held her.

Roosevelt Mansion

"Well, we're tired of waiting for a decision" Laila said, finally speaking up. "You can't have us both after all."

"It's either you choose now, or we'll assume it neither of us" Adrianna said with a sigh.

Both girls continued to watch poor poor Musashi.
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"Don't think I'd make it easy for you!" Marco laughed happily at Nanami's response.

"Though you're probably the sort of person to have to fight or almost kill a person, in order to respect them enough to become friends with them..." he then tacked on, closing his eyes in thought.

Nanami definitely had to have been raised in a way that made it hard for her to be willing to make friends with anyone. As a bodyguard, everyone likely must be looked at skeptically, and as a potential threat... And to be trained from birth, to be one...

That definitely had to make for a lonely existence. Even though she said she had become "friends" with Musashi's brother...

And she stabbed him in the eye, in the end.

“… For right now, we should probably focus on what’s happening here.”

With that, he opened his eyes again.

"Yeah, if you look too far ahead, you'll miss the important stuff right in front of everyone!"
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[Rica’s Hideout]

Rica looked down to Joyce and shrugged.

“I work for the government.” Rica replied, and it was technically true. Rica worked for the CIA… and sometimes other agencies, not all of them American. He was a spy who did a great number of illegal and dangerous things, but at least some of the time he was doing it for a good purpose.

[Roosevelt Mansion]

[Den]

Nanami shook her head.

“Believe it or not I don’t enjoy fighting or killing people.” She said softly, tucking a strand of her long hair behind her ear. “It just happens to be a talent. Everyone is good at something… what I’m good at just happens to be on the grim side.”

"Yeah, if you look too far ahead, you'll miss the important stuff right in front of everyone!"

She paused, and turned back to him with her arms crossed.

“That’s… not what I meant. I meant it more in the sense that considering we both had brushes with death today, it would be better to focus on the present than the future… but I’ll admit what you said sounds better.”

[Sideroom]

Musashi sighed, leaning against the wall and biting his lip.

This was it. The moment of truth.

He would have to choose between them. Musashi was attracted to them both, and he had a feeling that whoever he chose, it would become horribly awkward. After all… they were sisters!

Then he paused and realized something.

“… Okay, I’ll choose, right here and now… but before I do, there’s something I NEED to ask you both.” Musashi said and he turned very serious.

“Girls, I’m about to be a part of something dangerous. I’m still working to prevent a war, but if one does happen, I’m going to be a part of it. I can’t guarantee your safety… so I need to know right now, would it be better if you both just forget about me, so you’re not in danger?”

He paused. “And if you won’t do that… well… then I need to know, are you willing to help me even if I don’t pick you?”
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“Lily, calm down!” Galv yelled, “You're hurting innocent people!”

Lily scowled at Galv, but stopped as Jade cried out for Sire, turning around to keep an eye out for him. They were a few floors up, meaning Sire had to get up the stairs to reach them first.

“I have plenty of time to rip you apart before he gets here,” Lily said now, turning back to Jade, fire springing up in one hand. She slashed it at Jade, sending a blast of fire at the girl!

Galv meanwhile hurried over to Sama and Crystal, frowning.

“Are you two alright?” he wondered, then paused, “...Who are you anyways? You look like those other two...”

Galv wasn't going to prejudge them just because they looked alike. After all he had his own psycho evil twin not to far away.



Samuel groaned, then raced after Sire, trying to catch up with him!

-Rica's Hideout-

Blake curled up on the bed, shivering while at the same time he appeared to be sweating.

“I'm too hot to sleep momma...and too cold...” Blake said, eyes open wide as he clutched his knees, staring into space, “I hurt momma...”



In the other room Sage looked around, still carrying the girl in his arms. He found a seat and sat down, then blushed as he had Joyce in his lap, but he didn't want the girl to get too far right now. He was worried about her.

“Are you sure we'll be safe?” Sage asked.
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Didymus nodded at Jenny's approach and what she was doing in the interim.

"Very good, very good..." he said.

He listened to Snake speak.

"Ah, I'm sure that that's painful...but...that's not quite what I was getting at..." he said.

"...I've never had to bear anything of that sort, and to be honest, I pray I never do, but...for one, you don't know if that really would have stopped the war, and you don't know all outcomes that situation could have had. Who knows, maybe if they had lost those members of their high command Germany's leadership would have lacked cooler heads willing to negotiate when the time to create the armistice came...but I was speaking of something else entirely..."

He sighed.

"...this will sound incredibly selfish, I'm afraid, and men who have never had similar experiences may look down on me for it, but...I've had experiences...in my own covert unit. Sometimes, things actually DO go RIGHT. We get in. We...deal with...the...problem. We save EVERY man, woman, and child involved. Every last one of them. The day is saved, even the victims are pulled back from the brink of Hell...and it's happily ever after...well, for everyone else. I mean, make no mistake, I'm not in this for my own sake, it's enough to serve God and country with His blessings, but..."

He paused.

"I've had to make a lot of choices. Of course things go wrong sometimes, but...often, choices that are right. That were proven necessary. That were proven wise. Just. Honorable. Choices that weigh not on my conscience because they were in fact the correct and righteous choice. The exploits I could speak of..."

He shook his head.

"...but even in those cases, my triumphs have taken...a drastic turn, the more glorious they have gotten."

He paused again.

"Tell me, have you ever had the personal pains you bear paraded before you? Things that are painful not because they are personal failings, but are painful because you know you DID in fact do all you could, you DID in fact accomplish your goals, and you DID in fact save all you meant to...all that you hoped for came true...but your personal life was the worse for it? For every existence you helped make better, your own has been irreparably damaged, even though the things you did were unquestionably right and honorable?"

He hesitated, wondering how to explain what he was getting at without spilling it all.

"...you know how it is to have to be quiet about your victories. But...it's more than that. The opponents I've had...they...have showed me things. Of course, considering the source, I've little reason to trust them, but...I've seen alternatives to selfless service. And alternatives that have been...so easy. If I would only lay down one part of myself or another...or even if not...just...well, for example, you saw the Sakura Team. Imagine, how much friendlier would they have been if I expressed disgust at the behavior of this country towards them? If I gave into the notion that we have no right to screen them like this? But no. I had to be the patriot. The thinker and the strategist, approaching the issue critically and with the big picture in mind, believing in leaving no stone unturned. It was right. And look at the attitude it produced. Imagine that, but applied elsewhere, concerning different issues, and different scales, as well as..."

He paused again, and quickly shook his head, laughing.

"Bah, listen to me prattle. I'll make a fine old man in a lonely retirement castle, someday, at this rate...anyway. I imagine a lot of the War Department debriefing is going to be with us, anyway, and though I may find it...painful...I'm sure we can put his charm to very good use."

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Crystal nodded to Galv, shaking off the last attack. "A little crispy but i'll be okay" she said, knowing she could use her bending to heal herself in a little bit....After all it seemed like everything was calming down. "How'd you do that electricity thing anyways?"

Rica's Hideout

At that Melanie's heart just about broke. Instantly she climbed on the bed and curled up against her son, pulling him in a tight hug and just laying there with him for a moment. "Oh baby, it's okay...I know it hurts...." she said softly, feeling how warm the boy was.

She understood his pain, but to a much lesser extent. Melanie was constantly cold, and because of it was often uncomfortable. It was when she was sick and hot that she was in pain, a pain that she assumed Blake felt almost constantly. It made her feel terribly guilty.

"Where does it hurt the most darling?" she asked, stroking his hair.

[...]

Joyce's face went even more red when Sage sat down. She made no move to get up, but her face was slowly starting to resemble a tomato.

"So when you work for the government, you get a secret wall-cave in Mannhattan?" she looked back to Sage. "Looks like I need to change career aspirations"

Kanna groaned, shaking her head. "You don't want to do what this joker does" she said motioning to Rica. "He's a bad influence"

And you're a Nazi Kanna. Not the best influence either.

Roosevelt Mansion

Both girls went quiet for a moment, thinking over Musashi's question. It was a good one.....

"Of course we will." Laila said with a nod "All of this stuff that's going on won't just affect you, our city is at stake. If for no other reason we'll fight for you for New York City"

Adrianna nodded as well. "We can still do this...We can put aside our feelings to help."
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Galv paused at the question. He was never really sure how he used his powers, he just did. It was like asking him how he breathed.

“Errr...family secret?” Galv shrugged. Somewhat true, as he had the same power his mother did.

-The Rica Cave-

Blake shivered in his mother's arms, closing his eyes tightly and shuddering from the dueling temperatures and powers in his body, his electricity unable to find any pathway out from his body except in the shadows...

Shadows covered him up, changing...



“Why don't you keep being a reporter, and I'll be the international super spy?” Sage suggested after a moment. He felt a little giddy, both because they had survived a very dangerous situation, and because a very pretty girl was sitting on his lap, “McCall...Sage, McCall. International Super Spy. I can make cards.”
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Melanie continued laying with the her young son, stroking his hair carefully...She only paused when she noticed the boy's change in temperature was leaning towards the cold side....Very cold. Suddenly Blake's shadows started to consume him, Melanie gasping loudly as she tried to keep hold of him.

"Blake!" she exclaimed, scrambling as her baby disappeared under the shadows completely.

"He's changing" Samara said, having suddenly appeared...

[...]

Joyce couldn't help but to giggle "Will you have a place like this?" she asked, motioning around the secret base.

Kanna just groaned "Rica's not a spy. He's a bum" she then frowned, feeling funny. Someone was using their powers. The woman instantly headed to Rica's room where Melanie and Blake were....It had to be one of them.

Joyce just blinked. "Something I said?"


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"Oh gosh....I hope my parents wouldn't be THAT cruel..." Crystal groaned loudly, looking around at the rubble. those two had caused some massive damage...And everyone was wet. Lovely.
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Sama shook his head. He was really lost… this was already the weirdest case of his career, and now it was just getting stranger.

“I’m Sama. I’m a detective.” He introduced himself to Galv, rubbing his neck. “I kinda work with the police sometimes… as for who those guys are and why we look like them… I really wish I knew.”

[…]

Sire was sprinting up the stairs, slashing at cops and Gallic Enterprise agents as he ran. He was in a especially deranged mood after the fight with Samuel, hating the idea that someone had resisted his best attempts at slaughter.

He was almost back to the floor!

[The Rica Cave]

Rica didn’t quite feel like explaining to Joyce that he was a secret agent, but luckily Kanna had already changed the subject.

“She’s right. You don’t want to be like me.” Rica replied to Joyce, and then he sat down against the wall with a sigh. “Why don’t you and Sage go poking through my things, I need to talk to Kanna.”

Then Kanna suddenly bolted from the room and Rica raised an eyebrow.

“Kanna?” He rushed after her.

[Roosevelt Mansion]

[Upstairs]

Snake listened to Didymus, but eventually put his hand on the younger man’s shoulder.

“Listen to me. We all have to endure painful experiences… and too often it seems that heroes get scorn and ridicule, while praise is heaped on all the wrong people. And yes, often one’s own personal pains have a way of becoming front and center even on a good day.”

He shook his head.

“But we do not have time to lament on our personal pains, or even on our professional failures. The reality is that for me like you and I, we have to keep going. No matter how painful it might get, or no matter how tempting it might be to shrug and let someone else bear the burden… because at the end of the day what we do is important. If war IS inevitably our future as it appears… then potentially millions of people are depending on us.”

He paused. “That is too big. That is too important. You and I cannot afford to be consumed by a personal pain or jealously. Our mission is too important, and our enemy much too dangerous.

[Side Room]

As Snake explained exactly why personal problems could not be the focus, Musashi was struggling to overcome his problem.

It was agonizing to stand there in the watchful eyes of Laila and Adrianna, trying to make a choice between them. Musashi had known that this moment would inevitably come… but he had never expected it to happen so soon, or for it to be this difficult.

His mouth was dry, and even at this moment he was struggling with the decision.

“I’ve given it a lot of thought, and… well…”

Then, there was a knock on the door. Musashi blinked, but before he could speak at all, the door opened and in walked Gemini.

“Now hang on a second… I seen the three of you going in here, and I’m guessing this has something to do about you two ladies and Shiny here… so just what’s going on?”
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"If that's the case, why do I get this feeling that you've been really conflicted about trying to punch me out, during most of this discussion?" Marco replied to Nanami with a slight laugh.

"And thanks!"
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Blake disappeared into the shadows, shivering still...just leaving Samara...

Dun dun dunnnnnn...



Sage paused, glancing towards Joyce as the adults ran out of the room.

“That was odd...” he said, looking around the room now, “Well...that Rica guy did say we could look around...”

I don't think I want Joyce and Sage finding things of Rica's in here.

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“Ah, well, can't fault you having an evil twin,” Galv shrugged, indicating Lily who was still fighting Jade, “Lily's my twin sister after all...”

He paused, rubbing his head, “And ehh...My name's Galv. I'm an...electrician...”

Galv realized how that sounded after using his abilities, “Eh heh heh heh, I was sort of a natural for the job...”



Samuel kept chasing after Sire!

“Hey! Boy! Are you going to keep running like a coward! Or are you running to that girl like a dog on a leash! Here boy, come on boy! I got a treat for you!” Samuel called up as he chased after Sire.

-Roosevelt Mansion-

Jenny frowned, listening to Didymus and Snake, nodding her head.

“It's true...I've failed to save a number of people myself, trying to heal them,” Jenny added, “But I've saved many others...and sometimes those people I save save even more...”

She placed a hand on Snake's shoulder. He was a prime example of that, “I've saved Snake before. He's saved me. And both of us have gone on to save others. That's what you should focus on, Didymus. It's what you should remember...Even if all you save is one person...that person can save another, and that person another...It's all connected...”
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Didymus listened to Jenny and Snake, and heaved another sigh, as their words sunk into his comprehension and other reflections and such popped up in him.

"...I know. Just...I guess everyone starts wondering when they can see some personal benefit this side of Heaven...and part of the weight of your argument, the part about us being unable to afford succumbing due to the importance of our mission, kind of ring hollow in the face of how useless I fear I'm about to become, that I have become..."

When Jenny placed a hand on Snake's shoulder, he suddenly felt as if any words Snake could say on this matter were flawed and unqualified...but his mind rejected that argument, analyzed the point Snake was making independent of...distractions...and found it solid. In line with his own dedications.
He shook his head and stood.

"...and frankly, between feelings of angst and self-sacrifice on one hand and feelings of ultimate uselessness on the other, this mission will in all likelihood take a tremendous toll on me. But...heh, I guess we sign up for a tremendous toll...and even if I AM in fact useless, we don't know that for sure."

His wry grin appeared again.

"Which means that too much is at stake, perhaps, to take that chance. Even though this effort is but one of many, and many more...pardon my whining. I'm afraid that this mission is something of the perfect storm for me, heh."

He shrugged, as if something foreboding had passed over him, reminding him of its presence, its threat.

He fingered his pouch, and straightened up...then his grin was back.

"So, where is our bachelor, anyway? I imagine we can't really start without him, now, and I'm sure he'll need to be briefed on his dates."

He hoped at least his humor wouldn't be entirely wasted.

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"What's going on in here?"

A soft, feminine voice-came into the room, and in walked a blonde girl with glasses-Diana.

"Musashi, who are these girls?"

There was...concern...in her voice.
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"Give him back" Melanie exclaimed, glaring at Samara who now stood there staring down the woman right back...

"No." Samara said simply.

Melanie didn't seem okay with this answer, the woman moving forward to grab at Samara. Instantly the girl disappeared and Melanie was grabbing at air. Melanie looked around the room in a panic, calling out for Blake.

This is when Kanna came in, rushing over to try and calm her daughter who was promptly freaking out.

[...]

"I dunno, i'm a little afraid of what we'll find in a place like this" Joyce said, taking Sage's hand and pulling him down a short hallway, peeking cautiously into room after room. Most were dark.

"What's the chance he has a alligator pit or something in here?"


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Both Adrianna and Laila gave a loud groan as Gemini walked in, once again delaying Musashi's decision...

"Oh for the love of-" Adrianna groaned "You're interrupting Musashi's decision! He was just about to tell us who he wanted to be with!"

Laila looked over to Gemini "Don't tell me YOU like him too..."

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Rica followed Kanna into the room and saw Melanie was freaking out and calling for Blake. Rica’s first thought was that the boy got into the trunk under the bed and found those photos of Kanna from that one time in Paris and was so traumatized that he ran away.

“What happened?” Rica asked Melanie.

[Roosevelt Mansion]

[Side Room]

Musashi froze as Gemini, and then Diana entered the room. He was standing there red faced, having just made his still unrevealed decision between Laila and Adrianna, when two of his old teammates appeared.

Of course, the entire reason for Didymus’ investigation was the fact that, a few years ago when the Sakura Team was active, Musashi had been close to his all-female team.

Very close, in some cases.

Gemini raised an eyebrow. “Oh reeeally? So Shiny, these are the kind of girls you go for now, huh?”

“Err… Um… Uhh…” Musashi was like a deer caught in the headlights. No, more like a deer caught by Godzilla. This was awkward on a level he never imagined.

[Upstairs]

“If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that no one is useless.” Snake said, and his voice took on a new tone. There was absolute, unshakable confidence in it. The kind of confidence that could be inspiring. It was perhaps the first sign, other than his combat skills, that Snake was qualified for the job he held.

“During the war, I served with the Cobra Unit. Every person on that unit, aside from The Boss and myself, had some kind of special power or ability. They could do things that normal people could never dream of. Each one of them was as dangerous by themselves as an entire squad would normally be together.”

Snake shook his head. “Then there was me… poor farm boy from the Midwest who had never shot at anything bigger than a coyote, and had never even managed to hit one of those. I had no experience, nothing more than basic training, no special abilities or powers… and yet I managed to become one of the most effective people on that team, outshining all of my stronger, more experienced and more powerful co-workers. You’re only useless when you decide to give up.”

[Den]

Nanami felt her face flush a bit as she looked over to Marco, though it was a fact she tried to hide. She was conflicted about a great many things, and most of them related to Marco.

It was annoying beyond belief.

“You shouldn’t push your luck with me.” Nanami warned him.

[Gallic Enterprises]

Sama shook his head at Galv’s joke, and then looked around as Lily and Jade battled.

“I hate to say it, but maybe we should leave? Those guys look a little out of my skill set. I’m more the thinking guy, not the fighty guy.”

[…]

Sire, who was definitely the fighty guy, tried to ignore Samuel as he rushed up intent on getting to Jade!
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Marco laughed a little more, at Nanami's commentary.

"Hahaha, well if you do finally decide to try to punch me out, could you at least wait until we're back at the safehouse?" he then responded, "I don't think it'd be nice to nosebleed on the President's carpets!"

Marco then shifted himself back up in his seat, looking over towards the door of the room again.

"I have this feeling... Something fun's happening around where Musashi is, now..." he then stated out of the blue, as he stood up, and slowly made his way to the door, before turning back to Nanami for a moment, "You might want to come along, in case some of them start trying to seriously injure Musashi..."

- Side Room

The door soon opened again, revealing a non-female face, which probably would have made Musashi relax slightly, that it wasn't ANOTHER girl he's tried to go out with, entering...

But that face was Marco's, so it may end up being that later, he wished it WAS another girl.

"Lover's spat between all your lovers?" were the first words out of Marco's mouth, upon seeing the scene in front of him.
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