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Post by Dresden on Jul 15, 2015 17:10:09 GMT
Taelor watched him go, heading in another direction and came back onto the street. She left the cut be-- it wasn't bad enough for any worry. She ran a hand through her hair, pulling a piece of paper out from her pocket and looked at it, surveying the name. It was her next bounty. Sighing, she replaced it, thinking of how to find what she needed to catch him.
However, she didn't get far when a hand lashed out and snatched her off the sidewalk and into a narrow alley, a hand over her mouth. She thrashed with a shout, breaking away and darting from them, whipping her knife out.
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Post by Ridge on Jul 15, 2015 17:25:20 GMT
"You haven't wanted to have lunch with me since you were in high school. Sure we're closer now due to circumstances, but what is the real reason?"
Nina stared at him with a frown before she exhaled annoyed. "Fine you got me. I do need something from you. There's this guy..."she trailed waiting for him to but in, which he did.
"A guy? Nina you can't keep doing this. We can't keep doing this."
"Charlie, he sent a note." she paused as their food arrived. "Eat up I ordered your favorite."
Charlie paused, looking at the food. It was a bowl of potato soup, and a small one at that. This is Raina's favorite. He had only eaten it because she wanted it.
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Post by Dresden on Jul 15, 2015 17:32:08 GMT
"I heard you were looking for me, Tali," the man grumbled, smirking.
Tae tensed up. He knew the name she kept hidden? No, he didn't know it all, couldn't have. She played it off. "Maybe so. You going to coming willingly?" She asked, voice chilly.
"No, there's a hit out for you." He grinned and pulled out a pistol, and Tae's eyes widened and she took off in a blur as a shot rang out.
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Post by Ridge on Jul 15, 2015 17:39:06 GMT
Nina watched as Charlie suddenly turned his head. "What's wrong?" Charlie looked at her after a minute. "I just remembered that I have a meeting later. The soup looks great. " Adds after a few seconds before taking a bite. Nina frowned. "I thought you said you weren't busy. " |
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Post by Dresden on Jul 15, 2015 18:05:02 GMT
"Shit," Tae leapt over a dumpster, rolling across the surface to get away as a few more shots rang out, hissing when out whizzes by her cheek
"You can't hide! Your prey is turning on the hunter and making them the hunted!" He bellowed a laugh as soldiers pooled the alley behind him. "You best run, honey! And hope they don't find out who you are!"
Dodging using the wall and leaping out of the shadows, she ran into a pedestrian and tumbled into the street with a hiss, scrambling back to her feet, knife still in hand, and continued running away from the border and towards the shops.
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Post by Ridge on Jul 16, 2015 18:17:41 GMT
I thought you said you weren't busy. " "I'm not. Not now anyway. I will be soon enough I'm sure ." he really needed to make sure that he didn't have any jobs to pay for bills. |
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Post by Dresden on Jul 16, 2015 18:25:24 GMT
She ran and didn't stop, dodging people and once in a while stumbling into one as she rounded a corner, trying to get as far into the crowds as possible. She took another empty alley to dodge some guards, the came bursting out and ran into a woman, murmuring an apology as she caught her balance and ran into the intersection where the rest of the people walked, bending with her hands on her knees to catch her breath. She looked up and around, getting her bearings, seeing she was at the point of 4th and main, and she drug a hand across her cheek.
A bounty hunter with a bounty on their head? She shook her head and straightened, starting down main and walking towards 7th. What a load of sour luck.
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Post by Ridge on Jul 16, 2015 18:38:32 GMT
"I'm not. Not now anyway. I will be by couponpeak"> soon enough I'm sure ." Nina sighed. "And here I hoped that you would actually be home for once. They've been asking about you." Charlie turned his head, jaw clenching. She was trying to guilt trip him into canceling the meeting. "You know my work is important to make sure everyone is safe. " he didn't go in to detail what all exactly he did though. |
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Post by Dresden on Jul 16, 2015 18:45:13 GMT
However, she paused long enough to look around, hand holding her shoulder, the other wiping the blood away again and she searched everyone's faces. Who was an enemy, who was a friend? She remembered the doctor, blinking, and snapped her gaze towards the signs.
A cafe on the corner of 5th.
Her gaze found the shop, and it scanned through the faces that sat through the windows and through the passerbys, and she caught a glimpse of him. He hadn't lied. Tae remained rooted deep in thought. No, she wouldn't go to him. He'd only be pulled into a nightmare of a mess she was falling into. Without another look, she turned forward and started walking again.
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Post by Ridge on Jul 16, 2015 19:27:12 GMT
"You know my work is important to make sure everyone is safe. "
"Yes so you've claimed. Well it was nice seeing you. You should get back to work, try not to work to death." replies with an annoyed tone before she stood. "I assume you will take care of the bill then?" she started walking off in a direction, breath coming out in a huff. Charlie watched her a moment, replying with a muttered sure. Once she was gone though his hand immediately dropped the spoon in its bowl, his hands moving to hold his head. He realized that he hadn't been home enough for his family, but he knew that his niece understood. After all he had talked it over with her. Still, could things possibly get any worse? His sister was getting more and more irritated, and there was still the job offer that he had to finish considering.
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Post by Dresden on Jul 16, 2015 19:35:22 GMT
Making it to 7th, she cut into some apartments and went to hers, stepping inside and locking the door before hurrying around and gathered what she absolutely needed, stuffing her gear for when she goes on runs into her pack first. She loaded up some supplies, including her first aid, pausing long enough to slip off her coat and dress her arm, then stuffed the kit into the pack, pulling some food she stashed for a while and water and pushed them inside as well. Her hands grabbed some ammo, her pistol, and her kit of throwing knives, attaching them onto her belt and pulled on her coat again. She took her pack and went out the door, grabbing a picture frame on her way out and locked her apartment up.
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Post by Ridge on Jul 16, 2015 20:15:07 GMT
After a few more minutes of thinking, he pushed himself to his feet-leaving the bill on the table. He made his way down the street quietly, head down. How to go about the job if he did decide to do it?
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Post by Dresden on Jul 16, 2015 21:15:31 GMT
She turned and looked both ways, trying to determine the best route away. Go south and slip through the rougher end? No, there wasn't any telling who all knew about her already. Go north? Maybe, but what if guards were in on the bounties to, and happen to see her listing, if one even existed? She swore, eyes moving to look at the faces of passerbys. she decided that she would take 7th away from main, then go north and find one of the lesser used checkpoints. It was her best bet.
Tae started to step away from the apartments, turning and bumping shoulders with someone with a start. "I'm sorry--" She turned quickly and caught her balance, looking at the person, only to recognize him as the doctor from before. She fell still a moment, taking a small step back. "Sorry," she murmured.
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Post by Ridge on Jul 16, 2015 22:33:07 GMT
"I'm sorry--"
Charlie blinked as he partially collided with someone. "So sor-"he trailed as the other person spoke about the same time. As the voice registered in his mind, he turned his head to look at her.
"Sorry."
"Don't be. I wasn't paying attention. " he smiled lightly. "Lot of things on my mind."
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Post by Dresden on Jul 16, 2015 22:36:16 GMT
"Don't be. I wasn't paying attention. Lot of things on my mind."
Her eyes lingered a moment before her jaw ticked and she gave a nod as her hair fell over her eyes and she turned quickly, readjusting her pack and started walking in a brisk pace away. Why did it have to be him? She was trying to keep him out. He didn't need in the mess, he had other people to worry about.
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