The Defenders Renewed (Group Thread Open To All)

[SinisterSpiders]

Avery was watching the conversation between Adam and the woman who broke into the vault out of the corner of her eye. She was about to drop the group in the rec room off in the emergency bunker and then go scouting for those who were unaccounted for.

Then voices clamoured through the comms and the alarms were deactivated. She heard something about the OMNI Mech (so there was one here, she thought), being friendly and stood for a moment, shocked.

"Okay guys," She said, calling the attention of those in the room. "Looks like the alarm has been switched off for now, though I would like you all to remain here for a while longer until the nature of the mech is confirmed."

She stepped beside Cloe and leaned in.

"I'm just heading into the corridor for a moment," she said gently, eyes looking to where Adam and the new woman were suggestively. She then walked over to the door and slipped into the hall. Avery put her hand to her ear and set the comms for John.

"Hey Commander, do you have Spectre there? I was wondering if you could send him to to check out the vault intruder with me." She said.

 

[Shadowlace]

She looked at the man who now addressed her. He was not the same that she had spoken too. She surmised many would be taken aback by such oddities but she was of the supernatural her knowledge of the occult was extensive and such things were almost second nature.

Alexandria was addressing one of the souls that were bound together. She let a slight smile escape her face as this man talked to her. It had been awhile since she had last conversed with another being, and having a few moments to catch herself she nodded." Well aside from criticizing my cooking before its tasted, I have seen how difficult being a dual souled can be. For that you have my apologies."

She laughed as she heard the joke before she let her eyes narrow a bit her smile still clear." No I would not turn you into a frog, maybe a hare, I believe floppy ears a cute cotton tail would better suit you" She said a bit more relaxed despite the impending inquisition she would face.

 

[Armphid]

Defender's Lunar Base - Teleporter 3

Makoto nodded with a sigh, "Hai, Katchyo." So much for getting the teleporter to the hot spring going. This was more important, however. But if Spectre said the girl was on the level, she knew it was true. There was a danger that there was some buried programming or trigger in the OMNI that this Yadina may not have known about. Repairing the OMNI and making it benign was an incredible achievement. Makoto felt a bit threatened by that...being the tech genius was her thing, or it had been. What if Yadina was smarter than her?

Anyway.

She rolled her shoulders, "Let us begin taking a look at your...friend." She walked up closer to the OMNI and looked it over. "With your permission, I would like to have my nanites do an inspection and run diagnostics. I would also like to look at...his...programming."

Glory set the Staff of Ra against one shoulder, "So, no fight after all, huh? All right. Man, this day just gets weirder." The black girl looked over at the massive shouldered Commander. "Hey, you're the Commander, right? I've seen videos of you. I have some info that I need to get to you."

 

[silvertongue217]

SPECTRE POV

"I read you Siren" David said answering before John could speak "I can check her out if thats okay with you commander?" David asked noting the raised eyebrow the commander was currently shooting his way.

In a way David had inadvertently broken the chain of command when he stepped in to stop the commander from attacking the robot. It wasnt that David meant to (well he had shot him on purpose but besides THAT) get into a power play with the commander but in a way he had.

Which meant he was going to need to work it out with him

"Go ahead" John finally growled turning and going to the door "Every one else come on" John growled moving through the door "New girl you can give me your information as we walk"

"Shit" David winced shaking his head "Siren im on my way... I may also need your help patching things up with your boyfriend"

He morphed back into his ghost form lifting off the ground and speeding off into the direction of the wreck room.

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THUNDERESS POV

"Strange indeed" Orror said agreeing with the girl as they both moved to join the commander "I have to say the lack of a fight is starting to get to me... How about we go a few rounds after you finish giving the commander the information?" Orror asked her voice betraying her eagerness to let lose and blow off a little steam.

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SPIDER POV

"Makato" Gregory said his fingers tapping on the keyboard of his tablet "You Yadina and the robot meet us in hangar five we can start the diagnostic there"

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YADINA AND POPS

"Of course!" Yadina said her voice filled with relief "I cant thank you enough for giving me and POPS the chance"

Yadina tucked her gun back into her holster and turned clearing her throat "Pops this girls going to let her robots take a look at you be still please and dont employ any counter measures"

Pops eyes glowed green as it gave off a series of whirls and clicks. Yadina frowned and shook her head sighing and turning to give Makato the sign for one minute.

"Come on pops we talked about this" Yina said to him stamping her foot "You wanted to be a hero remember? well that means making some sacrifices I promise nothing is going to happen to you!"

A few more whirls and clicks came from the machine

"Uh...." Yina said blushing "Do you mind promising Pops you wont hurt him? Please" She added blowing a strand of blonde hair out of her face.

 

[Wolfias]

She laughed as she heard the joke before she let her eyes narrow a bit her smile still clear. "No I would not turn you into a frog, maybe a hare, I believe floppy ears a cute cotton tail would better suit you" Said a bit more relaxed despite the impending inquisition she would face."

It surprised Adam she actually laughed at his joke, it was a real laugh nothing fake about it. He couldn't help but chuckle along with her as she smiles her eyes narrow still smiling. He was about the play along by saying "Nooo! Not turned the floppy eared hare with cotton tail!"

Grey awoke instantly growling deeply rumbles his warning. "Try to turn Adam into anything will be the last thing you ever do Witch! I will rip you apart before you get away from me".

 

[SinisterSpiders]

It was David that answered first. Avery hadn't realized he was still on comms or she would have asked him straight. Unfortunately though, David had jumped in and she could hear John's anger in his growled response. Despite that, Avery couldn’t help but chuckle at David's comment.

Avery straightened her shoulders, her feathers rustling as she did, and turned to head back into the rec room. She gave Cloe a grateful nod and made a beeline for the woman who broke into the vault.

"So," Avery said, interrupting the discussion and looking at the woman. "One of our team members is going to come here to corroborate your story. If you're telling the truth we can discuss what you need and see if we can help. However you need to understand that you've just broken into a top secret facility, which is why we must insist on your cooperation in this manner."

 

[Shadowlace]

Alex managed to get the man to laugh. However it was short lived as his partner reasserted himself. She frowned a mocking frown and spoke."Aw does humor escape you wise one. I meant only in jest to do so. Also if you keep this up no mutton for you" she said in a playful but promising tone.

She would of said more but her guard came back. She nodded as she let her hand go to her chin." Let me guess he is some sort of mind reader or wizard. I do not mind along as he does not make me relive moments of my past I would rather forget. As for this whole base on the moon..Why? When I was alive travelling t the moon was just a pipedream and yet now we live on the moon?"

 

[SinisterSpiders]

Avery watched the woman process the information and was pleased when she didn't seem too fussed. She knew that David could be very gentle with his possession when he needed to be, and she knew this woman would be in good hands. Avery listened to the woman's question about the moon. Her natural instinct was to answer, but she supressed it, not yet knowing if they could trust her and not wanting to give her any information that could endanger the team or the base.

"Why the moon?" Avery asked with a grin, "Well, why not?"

 

[Armphid]

Defender's Lunar Base - Teleporter 3 to the Atrium

Glory raised an eyebrow at John's tone but didn't say anything. Yet. She could get that homeslice was mad his boy hadn't done what he said. But it seemed like that had been the right call, so why be a dick about it? And snap at everyone?

Old white guys. What could you do?

Seemed Orror had a one track mind too. "Yeah, sure; I'm still good to kick your pretty little butt." She took a few quick strides to catch up and walk beside John, because she sure as hell wasn't going to trail after him. "I got a visit from some crazy white chick with God only knows what powers and lots of 'em. She wanted me to kill her or she'd kill m-some people. So I did my best. Vaporized her with a beam of solar heat and light and she just popped back up like nothing happened."

Glory shook her head, "She babbled a lunch of zany shit and I wrote it down as soon as I could." The black girl had been rummaging in her bag as she spoke and produced her notebook. She opened it to he page and offered it to the Commander, "Any of this mean something to you?"

Makoto looked at Yadina for a few moments after she'd spoken; her expression must the same as if the pretty tech girl had suddenly sprouted a flower from the top of her head. The OMNI wanted her to promise not to hurt it? Hm. Child-like intelligence? Or just aware of the danger her nanites could pose? "Nn. I mean, yes, fine."

The Japanese beauty looked up at the looming mecha, "Pops-san, is it? Well, I do not intend to harm you. I promise I will only act if there is something that is a threat to the rest of us here and I will speak to your...lady friend...about it before I do anything. Is that acceptable?"

She looked over at the girl, "You heard the chief call me Makoto, you may call me that if you want. Anoo, does Pops-san have the ability of some OMNI for any set modular transformations? In his current dimensions it may be difficult to navigate through the base to the hanger."

 

[Wolfias]

Moon Base Rec Room

"Aw does humor escape you wise one. I meant only in jest to do so. Also if you keep this up no mutton for you" she said in a playful but promising tone. Alex managed to get the man to laugh. However it was short lived as his partner reasserted himself. She frowned a mocking frown and spoke. "Aw does humor escape you wise one. I meant only in jest to do so.

Adam forcefully took control of his voice from Greywolf. -Adam has a extremely pissed off glare at Grey as he points his finger at him. "How dare you use my voice without my clear permission! She was only joking not a threatening me, do you understand?! +Grey rumble a sullen Yeah I understand. Head down averting his eyes from Adam within their minds+

After Avery finished speaking to the Witch, Not have anything else to call her as she never gave her name. "Excuse me just one moment please?" Adam didn't allow his anger show upon his face. "Grey violated our pact to never threaten anyone without a real reason. He didn't understand it's joke our visitor meant. I'd like to apologize for his threat while I can."

 

[silvertongue217]

DAVID POV


"Who is threatening who?" David asked appearing seemingly out of thin air as he floated slightly off the floor. He landed on his feet moving and walking to Avery and the new girl.

"You called boss?" David asked lightly smiling at her before glacning at the new girl "Seems I am on fact checking tonight huh?" He asked folding his arms and smiling at Avery before he turned his attention fully to the new girl.

"I dont know if Avery explained what I can do" David told her smiling softly "But I can basically confirm your story with your permission I would love to go into your head and experience your memories" He explained.

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COMMANDER POV

John sighed the minute she said "crazy white chick" of course there were a number of powered people on the planet that could pertain to but John had a sinking feeling it was the force Lynx talked about. Whoever she was she was injecting herself more and more into the state of affairs of the team and the world.

Which couldnt mean any thing good

"Thank you" John told her taking the notebook and looking it over "None of it really means any thing to me so far however I will make sure to look at it" He said pocketing it and studying her.

"Are you staying on the team then?" He asked as Orror came up behind them and nodded at the commander "We sure could use you.... I dont know how much spider filled you in-"

"He was to busy drooling over her!" Orror said laughing and slapping Glory's ass
"can you blame him commander!"

John cleared his throat and shifted "What I am trying to say is we have a lot of good work we are trying to do you could be an asset to the team"

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YADINA AND POPS

Pops listened to Makato's promise and then gave off a series of beeps and whirls. He "relaxed" and sat causing the room to shake slightly as he did.

"Uh yes yes he does" Yina said nodding her head rapidly before turning to POPS "Pops lose the exo shell please"

Pops beeped in response and the outer shell began to disengage. The driving rig and the massive weapons locked into place as steam began to hiss out. Seconds later a OMNI mech slightly taller then the two girls stepped out of the outer shell.

"There we go!" Yina said coming over and patting Pops "Thank you Pops"

The machine nodded its "head" and beeped in response happily.


"Lead the way!" Yina said smiling.

 

[SinisterSpiders]

Avery smiled at David as he arrived and stepped slightly to the side so he could slip into the conversation. She watched as he introduced himself in that friendly and calming way of his. Her eyes then drifted to the magical woman nearby and she seriously hoped that she would play along without the need for intervention. The day had been long enough as it was without the added pressure of engaging in prisoner protocol.

 

[Shadowlace]

Alex smiled and nodded." Its is okay, those who share such a bond must respect each others privacy. Still I do not mind his words may be harsh but I have experienced barbs far more deep than his could ever cut." She said what should of been lighthearted but drifted off into a stern revelation.

When the other appeared she looked to him and cocked a brow." So you are the diviner of truth here?" She asked looking at him her hands trembling as she stood turning to the newcomer. She did not like people in her mind. She knew exactly the things one could do in there. Hell she her self had done it before. In fact the utterance of 'memories' was not helping. Her time in the abyss would be there for him to see.

Her body trembled a bit more as a mere thought of her time flooded forward and she shivered. She was not ready for this. She couldn't relive it again. She had to shove it aside for something else.

"I..don't..I..please..." she said slowly backing away from the man wanting to steer clear of him and her memories. She did not want anything now nothing, all she wanted was to retreat into her safe zone. She wanted to wrap her self up and suffer through it.

 

[SinisterSpiders]

Avery saw the change in the woman before her, how she backed away from David, how her entire countenance changed at the thoughts of delving into her memories. There was something painful there; scary. Something she didn't want to experience again. Avery stepped forward, putting her hands in front of her in supplication.

"When I first joined the Defenders, David used his abilities on me as well," Avery said, voice soft. "It may seem intimidating, but he is not the kind of person to bluster about recklessly. He is gentle, he will only see what he needs to affirm your story and our safety, and if you request it you have no need to experience what he does. You won't need to see anything you don't want to."

Avery gave the woman all of the assurances she herself was given when David performed his divining on her. Avery had lived through the tragic death of her parents in a car accident, and it was something she always worked so very hard to avoid reliving. David had been more than understanding, and while having his presence in her head was a little uncomfortable, he had been gentle and left her no worse for wear.

 

[Armphid]

Defender's Lunar Base Hallway to Atrium - Teleporter Three to Service Corridor

Glory almost sighed as The Commander slipped the notebook away. It felt good to be rid of it, to have passed it on to someone else. She only hoped he wouldn't just brush it off. Or brush her off.

She was about to answer his question when Orror slapped her ass. She stopped walking, blinking in shock and looking at the other woman. Had she...she did and...what the fuck? Everyone here was God damned insane!

...Shit, she kind of liked that ass slap...

"Careful slapping my butt, honey, you could break your hand." It was a fair warning; she was super humanly tough. "You just get that one for free though, 'kay?" It would just set a bad precedent if she let anyone just walk up and slap her ass.

Did the Commander like it? He seemed embarrassed by what had just happened. Or was it by him acting like a wild dog a minute ago? At his second question she raised her eyebrows, "So you want me to join up, huh? Well...damn. I don't know. Join the Defenders? Hell, I've played pretend at doing that since I was a little girl. But stay up here? I've got family on Earth and a city counting on me. Maybe...I can split time or something? I don't know. But it seems to be that whether I join or not, y'all could do a lot more good on Earth than floating above it." She held out her hands, "Just saying, no offense meant."

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Makoto nodded slowly, noting the core unit verses the larger frame. That was a key revelation. "Arigatou, Pops-san. If it is all right, I will have some of my nanites scan your frame as well, just to be sure." She pressed a hand to it to let a swarm programmed to scan and search for any danger or trouble onto the armor and then stepped away.

She offered as friendly a smile as she could. Time with the Defenders had always been strange. Had it been this strange? Maybe she had forgotten. "Please follow me."

She let them to a service corridor off the main hallway; there were several of them that went all through the base for repair work. Makoto knew them well, having spent hours and hours in them during the building of the base and its' upkeep when she was on the team before. "This isn't the most obvious route but it's the quickest way to the hanger. I'm sure you both want to get this over with quickly, ne?" She turned her head to look back over her shoulder at the pretty girl and the OMNI. "I am Kuroari, Black Ant in English. Though..." She made a decision on pure impulse to trust this brilliant and naive girl, "You may call me Makoto, if you like. I have heard Pops-san's name. What is yours?"

 

[Wolfias]

There was that smile when she seemed more relaxed. "I'm glad you take it that way, it's just Grey he's like that but you probably know wolves." Adam chuckles, having a feeling she did. Then stress grew slightly palatable as David arrived, he was going to enter her mind. There's a smell of fear and great dread coming from Alex filling the space to Adam. Her scent almost floods his sense of smell, but keen hearing the poor woman's heart speed as a trip hammer. Adam stood looking from Avery to the Alex, not seeing a Witch as she's like a frightened girl. He wished he could at least hold her hand to help, the thought of David in certain areas of his own mind was disconcerting. What hell had she been through, the light went on in Adam's head. She'd actually been to hell and back again, it's why Grey smelled darkness on her.

Adam leans in whispering to Avery. "I don't want to get in the way, but she was relaxing as we talked. But earlier Grey said he smelled darkness on her, he meant Hell itself. It's what she doesn't want to remember, would you?" He thinks would it be too much trouble to just hold her hand, or would I be that much in the way? He hoped Avery meets his dark eyes, as they were pleading her to help wanting a chance to serve. "I could read her Aura there's good in her that's growing, I can help gain her trust if you'll just allow me to do it."

 

[SinisterSpiders]

Cloe watched David's arrival with great curiosity and interest. Who was the new woman, she wondered? Despite her being completely unknown one thing soon became apparent; the idea of David rifling through her memories was terrifying. It was a scary prospect for most. Well, for those that didn't know David. Cloe saw Adam step in, asking Avery yo let him help, and Cloe bit her lip. Adam was trying to do the right thing, she knew that, but she also worried that being so close the the whole process may cause him a bit of undue distress. It wasn't always comfortable to watch David work, and Adam was already showing great concern for the woman.

Cloe got off her seat, tucking her book under her arm as she made her way over.

"Adam, shall we go and get that smoothie now? Before the dinner rush begins?" Cloe asked, sliding in beside Adam and offering him a bright smile before Avery had to step in. "It means we can give these guys a bit of space." She added.

 

[Wolfias]

"Adam, shall we go and get that smoothie now? Before the dinner rush begins?" Cloe asked, sliding in beside Adam and offering him a bright smile before Avery had to step in. "It means we can give these guys a bit of space." She added.

Adam listend to what Cloe was saying, he steps back as Avery and David know best how to handle the situation. He feels Cloe's only trying to save him from an ass chewing from the Commander, as the man already intimidated the hell outta him. Greywolf didn't want Adam in trouble either. +Grey rumbles. Go with Cloe before you get in trouble+

Taking Cloe's hand as a friend. "I just wanted to help because I could have, but looks like I'm going to get a smoothie with a friend." With a last look over his shoulder at the woman before leaving the Rec Room. Continuing to the Mess Hall Adam mutters under his breath, Less stressful than watching without allowed to help. "She got here before the Mech alarm went off, because there wasn't an intruder alarm before that. Avery had you guard her, if thought to be dangerous why let us talk Cloe?"

 

[Shadowlace]

Alex was not happy about it. In fact she prepared herself for the worst. Alex was no stranger to mental incursions. In fact her time in the abyss had taught her a thing or two. She buckled down her mind and began to pull up all of her history, her memories she loved and cherished her years of fighting the powerful mystical forces seeking to end this world or worse.

With that in her head she drew a very thick prison about her time in hell. It could be glimpsed but not delved into, At least she hoped so. No being needed to see the endless tortures she endured, the birthing of monsters, the beatings the physiological torture she was forced to endure all those years a Demon lords plaything.

"Fine I am ready, I will not resist, but it will not be an easy read I assure you" She said the fear gone. Her demeanor resistant yet still hesitant. She hoped the man did not break through her mind prison to get to the whole history of her time in the lower planes.

 

[silvertongue217]

COMMANDER POV

"Your not wrong necessarily" John said at her mention about floating above the earth "It used to be that we had a station on Earth sort of like a U.N building however once they decided they didnt want us any more and due to the protest a group of people came in and wrecked it.... Then of course the U.N demolished it"

John looked unhappy about the memory and shook it off before continuing.

"We dont make any of our members stay here full time if they do not wish to" John told her forcing a smile "We can set you up with a teleporter by your home and you can live there and come for mission if you would like.... We operate on the moon because not many can get up here and also because our launch bay and jet can get us any where in the world in a matter of seconds we really could use you so think about it and let me know" He said handing her his card before nodding at both ladies and moving away.

"I am going to go take a shower and try and relax" John said over the private COM link to Avery "Its been a day and I need some down time" He told her moving into their quarters and moving to the bathroom.

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THUNDERESS POV

"I think you joining is a good idea" Orror said happily "With you by our side the syndicate has no chance!" She said laughing and slapping her sides.

"And I am tough in my own way" Orror reminded her holding two fingers up and letting a spark jump between them "So what now Goddess of the sun? Are you in the mood to see if you can handle the thunderess? Or shall we go get some food and talk of past battles?" She asked threading her arms through the girls and tugging her forward surprisingly firmly.

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SPECTRE POV

"The spiritual never are" David murmured shaking his head and sighing as he prepared himself. It was true spell casters tended to have more fortude against a spirit like him that and they had a nasty habit of placing magical wards on their minds. He hoped because he had been given permission it would mark him as a friendly presence and not a evil one.

"Here we go" He said stepping forward and merging into her. He felt the world go dark as he possessed her and turned inward into her memories.

"Do you feel me and my intentions?" He asked her before he dived in further "I come as a friend do I have permission to pass?"

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YADINA AND POPS

"My name is Yadina" Yina said walking happily with POPS "But most call me Yina for short" She explained as the service bay opened up into a large robotic hanger. Yina's eyes widened at the "cutting edge" tech displayed. Sure it was a few years older but to the girl who built her things out of junk and out dates stuff it was a wet dream come true. Even POPS looked impressed! Or well as impressed as a robot without a face could look.

"Incredible" She breathed shaking her head "God I would love to strip naked and go to work in here!" She said giggling to herself.

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SPIDERS POV

"I think for now we should keep our clothes on" Spider said coming up along with two mechanical spiders "Welcome Yina this is going to be you and POPs new home away from home" he explained.

He pointed at the rig for pops to hook into and turned waiving Darius over "This is our expert hacker Darius he will be the one working into POPS code to make sure there are no nasty left over viruses from the OMNI intelligence"

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HACKER POV

"Yo!" Darius said coming over his head phones off "Pleasure to-"

Whoa

He stopped running his eyes up and down the asians girl frame. Who the fuck was this? And where had she been all his life? She was a knockout prettier than any one he could recall seeing.

"Uh hey" He said putting on his most charming smile as he eyed her up and down like she was a piece of meat "My names Darius Hacker name D- Dog"

 

[Shadowlace]

Alex looked at him and nodded." I am ready, Please do not shatter the memory prison I created. I do not want to relive those. You can look just don't go in" She said as she as she stood ready for the man to peer into her mind. She wasn't sure exactly the extent of his abilities but they were probably quite intense.

 

[SinisterSpiders]

~ Cloe ~

Cloe let out a breath of relief and smiled as Adam stepped away from Avery, David and the witch. She turned to leave the room, surprised when Adam grabs her hand. She leads him to the door, then slips her hand out of his so that she can swipe the door open, before she steps into the hall with him. She listens to his question and nods, but waits until the door slides shut behind them and they walk a few steps towards the mess hall before talking.

"I understand what you were trying to do," Cloe said with a reassuring smile, "but Siren and Spectre are more than capable of taking care of her. And the process can be quite intrusive, it is best to give them privacy."

"And as for letting you talk to the woman, I am sure Siren made that decision based on the information she had. Sometimes it will feel strange, like decisions are being made based on a whim, but they are not. Siren thinks about every decision she makes in great detail," Cloe explained as they turned the corridor that led to the mess hall. Perhaps in too much detail, she thinks, knowing just how salient Avery's tendency to overthink things is. "Though if you have questions about her decision I am sure she will be willing to talk to you about it. Whilst she does not take well to being disobeyed or challenged during a mission, she is usually more than willing to discuss her reasoning in a more safe and private setting afterwards."

Even though being second-in-charge was a new position for Avery, the winged woman had been a leader on many missions in the golden days. Cloe remembered all of it well enough, and also had no doubt that her friend's leadership style would have remained mostly the same. Cloe smiled up at Adam, a friendly smile to let him know that she was sharing information with him more-so than trying to put him in his place. She knew what it was like to be new to the fold, and there were a lot of different rules and personalities to navigate.



~ Avery ~

When the witch agreed to David's investigation Avery took a step back but kept her keen eyes trained on the pair. She heard John's voice through the comms and wished she could give him a hug; he sounded thoroughly over the day.

"Roger that Chief," She said softly through the comms, keeping her voice low so as to not interrupt David's conversation, "I'll head to dinner and give the team a brief on safety protocol and emergency procedures. It was neglectful of me to not do it earlier. I'll bring you back a plate if you like."

 

[Armphid]

Defender's Lunar Base - Atrium - Hanger Five

Glory was a bit surprised at how he'd soft sold it. Explained himself, yeah, but he hadn't tried to push her or guilt her or strong arm her. That was a good thing. Gregory, despite his honest intentions, had come on very strong. He'd almost made it sound like she didn't have a choice and while she doubted he meant to, she hadn't liked it.

The black girl slipped the Commander's card into her bag and then blinked as Orror took her arm again. Damn, the girl didn't give up! She laughed, liking her already. "You've been complaining you ain't gotten a chance to let loose...we can go to whatever you've got here and go a round or two. I'm down with that. Just don't be too surprised when I win." She winked and started to walk and then stopped. "You're going to have to show me where we're going, Orror girl. Lead on."

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Makoto's eyes raised at Yadira's delight. She could understand though. What was here was a treasure trove to any technophile, and more so to one who'd been getting by on scraps. Her enthusiasm made it hard for her not to smile, "Yes, clothes on for now. We can send the men away later if you want to do a nude stroll through though, Yadina-san. Maybe I"ll join you."

It might be fun. And she bet Yadina looked pretty good naked.

Though currently, Makoto felt like she might as well be nude given that the dark skinned man with Gregory was undressing her with his eyes. And was not subtle about it in any way. Her cheeks flushed a bit and she wasn't sure how much was from embarrassment, how much from arousal, and how much was from indignation.

Not that she didn't like her body being appreciated but he was eyeing her like she was a piece of meat. And...well, part of her did like that...but she also knew that meant a lot of potentially bad things. Particularly given that he was dressed like a thug. "The hacker who went with the Russia team. You did good work, D-Dog-san." She tried to keep her eyes cool as she looked at him. He wasn't bad looking...but she wasn't sure of his attitude or his demeanor. "Perhaps we'll work together sometime in the future as well."

She didn't want to introduce herself. But she was Japanese and manners were important. "I am Kuroari. You may call me Black Ant, if you prefer."

 

[Wolfias]

Adam

Adam Combs his hair back with his fingers, sliding his hands into the pockets of the black jacket. So he can't try to hold her hand in a friendly manner, he finally realized it wasn't appropriate to do that here. Others may think it's what it's definitely not. He's listening to Cloe explain the situation, it still feels like he's kindly being put in his place. As for Adam asking to speak to Siren about it, he's not going question the woman that saved his life only hours earlier. Who could be such an asshole? It certainly would not be him being one to her.

Looking at Cloe as they walk. "Cloe, I appreciate you saving my ass from a chewing out from Siren and hopefully the Commander. But I got it and should have kept my nose out of the whole situation. I got it when she didn't even respond to what I said." Walking further the only sound his boot heels echoing hollowly of the corridor floor a few moments. "I just want to forget the whole thing, to keep my head down and do as I am told." Walking into the Base Mess Hall to a table Adam pulls a chair out for her. "They only have the frozen kind you Microwave, what flavor would you like? I'm a lot hungrier than I thought, think I'll get a pizza."

Pushing her chair back up to the table. "Be right back." Walking to the freezer opens the pizza section, picks out a double cheese meat hungry pizza and several boxes of Fries. Opens the packaging feeding them to the shredder, puts the food into the Super Nukers awaits the dings. It wasn't long and his food and power Smoothie is ready, returning to the table with his food and drink. ''Have you decided which flavor you want yet, Cloe? While this cools I'll get yours for you, if you wouldn't mind me doing it that is?"

 

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Cloe sighed at Adam's words, feeling like she had explained herself all wrong. She hadn't wanted him to feel put in place by her words. She wanted to tell him that he was new, that they hadn't gone through any of the necessary protocol procedures; how was he supposed to know what was going on? But he asked to forget about it all so, as he went about getting his food ready she let it go.

"Thanks Adam," Cloe said when Adam pulled the chair out for her. She settled into it and thankes him once more when he tucked it back in.

Cloe was going to wait for him to finish up in the prep area before sorting out her own smoothie, but then he offered to get one for her.

Cloe gives Adam a bright, grateful smile.

"That would be lovely, thank you," She said, then her lips purse together as she tries to figure out what flavor smoothie to have, and if they had the same frozen stock they used to have. "There should be a vegan Chia and Banana one in there if I'm lucky," Cloe said, falling immediately back to her favourite. She waited for a few moments until Adam returned. "So, tell me more about the jewellery you make," Cloe said, looking at the half-dozen rings on his fingers.