Knife-28 said:
Vanessa kept following after John, pausing for a moment as she noticed him pulling out the torch. [color=666666] ...Damn it... More dark places... [/color] Though most of her instincts were telling her to avoid walking into the subway station, she gulped down a bit of spit and followed placing a hand in her pockets. A small flash of blue occurred within the cloth before the woman pulled out a pocket flashlight and popped it on as she walked down after the man.Hussmann54 said:
"A red team and a blue team," Arch mused. "If only all conflicts were that simple." She suddenly remembered her blue coat and bandana and felt somewhat self-conscious. "Just to be clear, you're off duty right now, right?" Because I really wouldn't want to have to take the coat off.wackymon said:
Knife spins around and smiles under the gaze of the green eyed poké-woman(?) glaring at him. "My name's Knife." He says, "Though I would be remiss if I didn't ask you the same question Miss...."wackymon said:
The meager light from both torches escorted the trio as they descended into the tube station. Led by John, they passed through several gates, each unlocked and relocked when they went through. After what must have felt like an eternity, they finally came to a steel roller door, which John lifted, letting the flickering orange light of a trashcan fire wash into the corridor. With a wave, John ushered the girls out onto the train platform and slammed the shutter behind him. Stretched out infront of the trio was a line of subway cars that looked like they had seen better days. At the far end of the tunnel the carriages where twisted and shattered where the roof had collapsed long ago, and a ramshack yet solid looking barricade blocked the closer end of the platform. A handful of carriages looked relitivly intact however, if you discounted most of the windows behing covered in either wood, tarp or sheet metal.DotSlash said:
Vanessa looked over the decrepit train-slash-fort and nodded to herself before looking toward John. [color=666666] "Well... It looks sturdy enough. Hopefully the inside is just as good as the outside?" [/color] She asked, moving her small flashlight over the train.Knife-28 said:
The red Gardevoir with green, almost pupilless eyes, smiled, "I'm Bol, my good sir. That man behind you who is probably thinking of killing you is my father." she said in a mildly flirtatious manner.Knife-28 said:
"Eh, battle is over, nowadays we fight Robots and Demons with six legs that spew acid." he said.leet_x1337 said:
"That has to be the strangest war I've ever heard of," Arch admitted. "About the only explanation I can think of was that the same person was running the two armies and needed them to fight for some other reason, like for tax purposes." She shook her head slowly, debating whether to tell him about her own conflicts, then decided she should. "I've been in a war, and things were never that neat, even for someone in my position."wackymon said:
"Yeah, Mann Co Hired both teams to settle dispute between Brothers. Heavy didn't care." he said quite frankly, "Fighting paid a lot. Now both teams work together against Robots. It's Nice job, very simple."leet_x1337 said:
"Heavy doesn't like me talking to other people, or bordering on flirting with them. And I said think, not would. He'd probably just break all your limbs while shoving your ... you know, down your throat." she said, the "You Know" having not been said, but rather slid into his mind as what she actually meant, as her normal mode of talking is to transfer the meaning into his head while actually speaking in Russian.Knife-28 said:
Archniel thought for a moment about the Heavy's story, considering how to explain the war she'd been in. "When my family were killed," by a lynch mob coming after me, "I was found homeless by the crown prince of the Empire, and he took me on as a general. I didn't really believe in what he fought for, but he'd given me a second chance at life, one that I didn't want to just throw away."wackymon said:
Heavy looked at her, and nodded, ""Eh, I work for money and fun, so morality isn't my thing. Killing is not thing for everyone. he said, drinking a bit of his soda.leet_x1337 said:
"Eh, it doesn't sound pleasant but I've had worse." Knife replies in perfect, if in (somehow Australian) accented Russian. "I suppose it would be hypocritical of me to fault a father for being protective of his daughter however."wackymon said:
John chuckled as he opened the doors of the middle train carriage. Inside most of the seats had been ripped out and replaced with various appliances and forms of storage. "If you need to rest, the next car down has plenty of room." He said as he unslung his rifle and leaned it on the wall of the carriage. Slowly he sat in one of the few remaining seats and pulled out the hunting knife he had used earlier. With great care he started cleaning off what was left of the bandit's blood.DotSlash said:
"I can kill just fine, Arch protested. "But I don't kill without a reason. If money is a good enough reason for you, then I have no problem with that. But if you were forced to kill for someone you barely knew, and who would only give you the vaguest reasons for killing for them, would you?"wackymon said:
Vanessa nodded before moving Ana along into the next car, still concerned about her. After a few moments inside, the woman in the fedora reemerged into the central car, sighing a small bit. She looked over toward John, her eyes momentarily resting on the knife before looking to the man. [color=666666] "I don't think I actually introduced myself to you, Mr. Ostrze." [/color] She stated before giving him a small bow. [color=666666] "I'm Vanessa Sinclair. Thanks again for helping my friend and I out." [/color]Knife-28 said:
"Eh, I seen worse. And Heavy would kill for someone you barely knew, and who would only give you the vaguest reasons for killing for them. Killing is fun."leet_x1337 said:
"(Well, to be honest, I would probably kill you too if I didn't like you. Though I do like you, so I probably won't. So, what's your past?)"[footnote]() means that she is speaking in her native language.[/footnote] she asked, idly drinking her beer.Knife-28 said:
"Well, I come from place called the Mall. A vast, infinite battlefield where the denizens battled anything or anyone unlucky enough to find itself inside." Knife says, his grin having shrunk into a light smile. "I suspect that if you did try to kill me we'd be in for a very interesting afternoon."wackymon said:
"There is no need to be thanking me Ms Sinclair, anyone with a shred of decency would do the same." John said as he set aside his knife and replaced it with his rifle. "Unfortunately the men that found you and your friend had none."DotSlash said:
"Hey, I wouldn't be surprised. Maybe demons from hell storm the place or something, maybe zombies try to eat our face, maybe Gray man will try to eat our face, maybe you'll try to eat my face. Maybe armies of robots will storm the place and will remove my arm. Anythings really possible."Knife-28 said:
Vanessa sat herself on one of the remaining seats as she gave John a small nod. [color=666666] "Right.... Then again... Given that the situation outside looks like a massive bomb went off... I guess I can understand decency falling to the wayside..." [/color] She said, looking toward the floor for a moment before she looked back to John. [color=666666] "The reason we came here may have been all for naught if that was the case..." [/color]Knife-28 said:
"Eat your face?! I wouldn't dream of it." Knife says, "But I'm curious, you look like you have a story or two to tell, care to share?"wackymon said:
"And why are you here? Infact where are you from I mean, even after your tussle with the Bulldogs you and your friend still look too clean to be from around here." John said as he started to pull apart and inspect the rifle. "No offence."DotSlash said:
"I'm simple. A Demon and Gray Man teamed up to take down Mann Co, led us to know about a hole in the universe where Demons were popping out, met dwarves, apparently made me when throwing me in a sacrifice to lock demons away, we ended up fighting demons for a couple of years, then returned, did stuff, then sat down for a bit." she said.Knife-28 said:
Ana attempted to speak again. "Yeah... we found.... A rift into this world. But I think something went wrong. For some reason this world was never meant to be destroyed like this.."Knife-28 said: