Unwind: Run To Survive

[rocklobster]

"Hungry." said Chelsea. Oops. Shouldn't have said that. I can't let people know I ran away from home. She wondered if that response triggered any alarms in the maid's mind. She knew it would in hers.

[Vega]

-Ashley-

Ashley was breathing heavily. "Y-Yeah,Im fine. " Ashley looked all around watching all this unfolding. "Whats going to happen to me?"
Then the soldiers appearance caught her attention. He had a very comfortable vibe to him.His hair, his eyes!
Boy, Ive been couped up for a while havent I?, thought Ashley. She seemed to have reduced to checking out a soldier in the middle of a crisis!

[Lil_Ninja]

OOC: Sorry, I haven't posted!
Only have time to post with Harley right now though. :/

IC: Harley shot Amara a weary look. There was no visible person in, or around that car, so who was she waving at?
"We're not hungry." She said, tightening her grip on the wood she still clutched. "Now that you're done with the jerky, you should probably head back home. It's getting dark, and we're awfully tired." She told her, hoping she would buy it and leave. This mental case was starting to scare her.

[Nami]

Robert blinked rapidly, she hadn't really answered his question directly and yet seh had answered it in a round about way, he was scared now. This woman was an Unwind surgeon and she enjoyed it. That thought made him want to puke, but he simply nodded and wrote down her words.

His mouth went dry as she told the story of Jason, his heart throbbed hard in his chest as he listened, his pen still writing despite the horror clutching his heart. How horrible, disgusting, nasty and sickening! And this woman...she was more like a twisted than a human, she was almost inhuman. Robert restrained a shudder and kept his game-face on.

"Well, that's interesting Ms. De Lacy. I've never heard such an intruging and horrible story before in all my life." he smiled at her, "next question; What do you think the Government could do to improve the Unwind system so that less Unwinds are on the run?" 'Oh dear Lord, please, please, please, get me out of here alive! This woman gives me the heebie-geebies!'

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Amara blanched under his hood, he looked out the window and saw no one, this was getting bad. This girl had serious problems and he didn't even know where to begin in solving them. He wondered if he should send her away, he glanced at Harley, knowing she would probably hate him for this, but...if this girl was the one who killed that guy from Bobby Jo's, then she was definitely unstable and couldn't be let out on the road.

"Hey, Julia...why don't you stay here...with Jason, for the night and we'll head off tomorrow morning?" Amara tried to smile, but it failed, he stood and walked over to Harley, predicting her response.

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The maid smiled brightly, "of course you are dear!" She said cheerily, "here we are." She set the food down and the sleeve of her dress pulled up revealing an Unwind tattoo and a cross tattooed over it. The woman didn't seem to notice.
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Riley looked relieved when she spoke, "I don't know..." he hesitated an glanced at his commanding officer who was shouting into a radio about clappers.

"I'm Riley." he said, holding out his hand, "and I'm not sure what will happen to you, but I'll do my best to watch out for you."

[Strafe]

-Julia-

"Huh? But I was going to bring the steak in for you guys." She put her hand to her chin as she was thinking. "But I guess that can wait until tomorrow. Sure! I'd love to stay here with you." She called out to the car. "Hey Jason! They said we can stay the night! Come inside!"

Jason shook his head from the car. He didn't trust strangers. Julia shrugged. "Fine then! Suit yourself!" She muttered, "meanie" then turned to Amara. "He says he'll stay in the car tonight." She brought her hand to her mouth and spoke from the side. "He's scared of strangers, you see." She giggled. "So... do I get my own room somewhere? Do I get to sleep on the couch?" She yawned, feeling sleepy.

-Justine-

"Well, they'd have to kill all the parents of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18. Otherwise, I'll never go out of business." She shot him a smiling, yet violently angry look, to know that he should be careful what he said. Very careful. She was now way past any sultry mood she may have been in earlier.

"You can't change people. As long as this beautiful system is in place, there will always be people wanting to play God upon their children, and there will always be children with a naive sense of Justice. Regardless of the red tape and paperwork, children will be mercilessly slaughtered, and us adults get to use free parts." She smirked and rolled her eyes. "It's a terrible thing to play God." She didn't mean it, of course. She played God everyday. "But it's a more terrible thing to believe in justice. The children soon learn that there is no God. No one to protect them, to uphold what is so called "good" and they die and disappear forever. That is what I love to see. True, hopeless despair with no escape." She grinned at the thought, then thought something else. "I wonder if the Catholic Church has a patron saint for Unwinds, for children to pray to so that they become good little teenagers and don't get mutilated by Mommy and Daddy." She paused, and grinned slyly. "Oh wait- They supported it with Tithes." She laughed. "We live in such a beautiful world, don't we?"

[Vega]

-Ashley-

She then shook the mans hand. So his name is Riley, what a nice name , though Ashley. "My name is Ashley.....N-Nice to meet you..." Riley had said that he'd do his best to watch out for her, those words gave her a security....a security she lacked for so long

[Kunoichi]

*Illyana*

After the little episode with the boy, she went to another stinking hole of an alleyway. It wasn't clean and honestly she never would get used to sleeping next to maggots and roaches, but it was better than death.

She unwrapped her blanket that was thin enough that it didn't show underneath her clothes. She spread it out on the ground, trying her best to find a dry spot where less flies, maggots and other undesireables would be able to creep on.

She saved the remainder of her granola for tomorrow. She was hungry, very hungry but she was disciplined enough to not waste food when she had it.

[Mister]

OOC: so.... are we going to be in this one night forever? or has the days changed?

[Strafe]

OOC: I don't suppose time is really... counted? it's really hard to coordinate with all these people.

[Mister]

OOC: Just wondering, cause some one had asked for the night to not end until they said, in an earlier post.

[rocklobster]

ooc: That's up to Nami I guess.
For some reason, Chelsea felt tired and laid down. It must have been all the time she'd spent on her feet.

[Nami]

OOC: That was me Mister! XD; I have something planned, it's almost time for morning, it'll happen as soon as Robert and Justine along with Ashley, Riley and the commander dude, and my other post gets finished! I'm just about ready to get there. So hang on tight.

@Rock, I posted with the maid, didn't you see?

IC: Amara felt a chill streak down his spine, there was definitely something off about her, but he had no choice, he hadn't seen another person which meant she was hallucinating or was just completely crazy, which was possible in this day and age.

Forcing a smile, he said; "You can sleep on the couch, I'll get a blanket." Amara turned and slowly stepped to Harley "help me look." he said pleasantly, but his rainbow eyes said; "I need to talk to you alone." he began his "search" for a blanket, he already knew where they were.
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Robert blinked rapidly, "oh...well, that's interesting, well thank you Miss De Lacy, that's all." he forced a smile and then picked up the coffee's. "I hope to see you again." he nodded and walked toward the door, hoping she wouldn't come after him, that woman scared him like no other, so much so that he had been unable to make himself ask her the other questions on the list.

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Riley was about to speak again when his commander came up.

"Who's this?" He snarled, a cigar in his mouth.

Riley straightened up, "this is a survivor, she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."

"Name?" The man looked Ashley over with a skeptical eye.

"Ashley."

"Ashley what?" The commander asked.

Riley blinked, "I didn't think that was necessary to ask sir, she's shaken up." He put his hand on Ashley's arm to show her he wasn't going to let his boss, push him around.

The Commander grunted, "hey, girl. What's your last name?" he asked. Riley gritted his teeth.

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The maid looked at Chelsea, "oh you poor thing, you look exhausted. Why not have some of the food you ordered?" she smiled warmly, her tattoo still showing (see my other post)

[Mister]

-Alpha Team-

Jeremy Avers walked briskly through the bustle of a safe house Cain had built outside of town, calling it a homeless shelter. Once Jeremy had reached the back rooms of the complex, he knocked on a thick wooden door and asked, "Alex? Alex are you there?" after a moment he could hear a commotion inside the room as someone scrambled over things to get to the door.

a young man in his late twenties answered the door, his glasses sat loosely on his nose and his hair and beard were unkempt and uncut. he smiled briefly at Jeremy and then asked more seriously. "What can i do for you Mr. Avers?" Jeremy raised and eyebrow and said, "Mr.? I need information on a certain politician." Alex drew back visibly, "who?" his voice was uneasy and slightly disturbed. Jeremy placed a roll of hundreds in his hand and said, "Abram Charles."

Alex brightened significantly, "follow me!" Alex was excited again, "i've got everything to know about Senator Charles!" Alex led Jeremy into the dark room, lit only by the glare of four computer screens and the flicker of a wireless router on his desk. he sat down swiftly at one PC then the next, typing swiftly. after a few moments of fast work he drew up all he had on Abram Charles. Jeremy studied the material for a minute or two and said, "Good work Alex, I'll need all of this information now, and could you keep me posted on all his dealings and whereabouts?" Jeremy removed a small portable hard drive from his pocket and gave it to Alex.

Alex plugged the device in and began to upload the information. He turned to Jeremy and said, "i don't know how much longer i can keep tabs on some of these guys. The government has really been stepping their security these days, its getting harder to keep my access to their main systems secure and hidden." Jeremy chuckled and asked, "but not beyond the powers of the man once known as 'The Falcon'?" Alex smirked and nodded.

Jeremy retrieved the device after all the information had been uploaded and said, "its almost time for another relocation, please be ready at any time." Alex moaned audibly and nodded in submission. Jeremy exited the room quickly and thought to himself, 'one day he's going to become a liability, we'll have to begin cutting our ties with him soon.'


-Cain-

Cain dialed another number on his cell and when a young lady on the other end answered he spoke quickly. "Mrs. Wilson, this is Cain Adams, from Arms & Tech Crop. do you remember the business project i spoke to you about a few weeks back? Good, everything's in line? Great! i want to advance our schedule a few weeks. If it is at all possible, could we start that project tomorrow? Say as early as possible? Thank you Mrs. Wilson, yes, you have a good night as well."

Cain hung up the phone and leaned back in the office chair he was sitting in. Tomorrow, tomorrow everything would change, the world would stand in awe and quake.

[Vega]

-Ashley-

She was striken with fear. This man was incredibly intimidating. Ashley then spoke.
"My....my n-nmame is Ashley Murphy..."
Ashley then looked down.

[Lil_Ninja]

Laurence looked down at the handcuffed man. He had an idea. "Alright. But we do this my way." He dragged the man to his feet, keeping the man in between himself and the armed men outside. Laurence reached into the back pocket of his jeans and pulled out a switchblade, swiftly moving it to the man's neck. "Don't worry, I wont kill you. I just want to have an edge on them in case they don't want to be friendly."
He turned to Alex and motioned for him to open the door. "Let them in."

OOC: Yeah, it might not be a thought out plan on Laurence's part, but otherwise this would get dragged on much longer. Haha

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Harley was shocked by Amara's words, not knowing what to think about his offer to the deranged girl. She opened her mouth to speak, but she was at a loss for words. What could he possibly be doing?
She glanced at Julia once more and shuddered unintentionally.
She picked up the wood board at her side, and followed Amara in to the next room.
She sighed. "Please tell me I heard wrong, that you didn't just invite a potential serial killer to stay the night in the same place as us." She had a very serious look come across her face as she watched Amara search for a blanket.
She might not know everything about being safe on the streets, but she was well aware that the first step to survival is staying away from killers.

[rocklobster]

Chelsea saw the tatoo and gasped. "You, too?" She lifted up her shirt to reveal her tatoo. "How long have you stayed alive?"

[firestorm]

OOC:ok before I post I just want to know where everyone else is I'm a little bit lost now. If not then I'll just post tommorrow. but I promise I will post by the end of tommorrow XD

[Strafe]

OOC: Whoops have to resort to one liners. No time...

-Julia-

She giggled. "Okay!" She hurried to the couch, and sat down, swinging her legs girlishly, waiting for the blanket.

-Justine-

She smirked, watching Robert Dawson scurry off like a coward. She had won... or she had lost. She wasn't quite sure what that meant.

Now, where was that girl, she wondered.

[Nami]

OOC: Ok Fire, if you go back to page 4 or 3, my post with Anjali is back there and that's where that ended until Lil_Ninja posted just now. We are all in separate areas, its Ok, don't worry too much about it. If you want, I can PM you a catch-up?

Mister, I'm curious as to whats going on, please PM me so it won't interfere with what I have planned ^^

A note to all, please read everyone's posts if you haven't, you might miss interaction with your character! Thank you.

IC: Riley stiffened, unable to speak against his commanding officer.

The leader grunted, "Murphy huh?" he walked away and over to a man holding a list. Riley blinked, "my leader...he can't." he looked at Ashley his eyes searching, then he sighed.

"Come with me, lets get you some food." he smiled gently and lead her away from the scene. He walked silently for a while then stopped at a larger truck parked some ways from the other soldiers. "So what brings you to this terrible part of town Ms. Murphy?" he asked, pulling out a bag and opening it, he shuffled out different foods, chocolate, sandwiches, crackers, chips and soda. He waved at it, telling her to help herself.

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Anjali stiffened, she didn't like this. What if these guys tried to kill them? She tightened her grip on the gun and glanced at Laurence and Alex, hoping beyond hope that they knew what to do. Anjali hardened her will, if these "soldiers" tried to harm them, she would definitely be shooting.

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Amara looked at Harley and then got close so he could whisper, "listen, if you are right and she is dangerous, then we can't unleash her on the world. Who knows what she could do out there without someone watching her." he paused, letting his words sink in. "I know your mad, or scared, either way... we just.. can't allow her to go killing other people. Better that we watch her and make sure she doesn't do it again." Amara looked her straight in the eyes, "you understand what I'm saying right?"

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The maid blinked rapidly, startled to see the tattoo on the young ladies arm. "Oh my dear." she whispered, "I-I've been on alive since I was 16, that's when my parents made me an unwind... however, I got this Tattoo later on in my life to remind myself how blessed I am that God saw me through that horrible time..and how He blessed me with meeting some wonderful people." She smiled softly, tears in her eyes. "You poor thing..."

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Robert Dawson glanced backwards, and sighed relieved. Something wasn't right about that woman, and now..he wanted to know what. Determined to make a story out of her, he gripped his coffee cups. This was what he hated most of all. People like Justine De Lacy.

[rocklobster]

"It's a curse." said Chelsea. "I was born with a mild case of autism, or so I've been told. As a result, I talk in long sentences and get wild, slightly eccentric tendencies. I read it myself." she giggled. "It's a wonder society doesn't need people like me. We keep it so interesting."

[Vega]

-Ashley-

Honestly, Ashley was starving. She just wanted to eat everything they had. Her mouth seemed to start watering but sher didnt want to seem like a pig.
So, as much as it killed her, she just grabbed small portions.
Then she turned to Riley. "Well... Most recently Ive been....moving around a lot..y'know,place to place!"

[Kunoichi]

OOC: bumping this. I'm in an alleyway currently, not too far from the hospital Strafe if you want to meet me there

[Strafe]

-Justine-

She walked down the sidewalk, past the side of the road that led back to the hospital. As usual, she looked between the buildings to see if there was any significant amount of desolation she could marvel at. It was always nice to see people living, hiding from society because they were inadequate for whatever reason. And desolation in and of itself was nice too.

One alleyway, nothing but rats nibbling at fragments of refuse. Another, some sprawled out newspapers that no one had read. Another, Dr. Toris' daughter, lying dejectedly on the cold floor, struggling to keep warm with only a thin blanket. How nice, she thought, as she walked off to the hospital.

She backtracked. Oh, that's right. It was Dr. Toris' daughter. The one who had quite the determined look in her eyes at the conference maybe 7-8 years ago. She remembered thinking about how the little girl might become a brilliant surgeon if she worked at it. It was funny though. Here she was, in rags.

"Hello there, how do you do? Do you remember me? My name is Dr. De Lacey. I met your father at a conference a while ago, and you were there too. Wow. You've grown so much, I almost didn't recognize you."

That was a lie, since she knew who the girl was from the moment she saw her.

[Kunoichi]

-Justine-

She walked down the sidewalk, past the side of the road that led back to the hospital. As usual, she looked between the buildings to see if there was any significant amount of desolation she could marvel at. It was always nice to see people living, hiding from society because they were inadequate for whatever reason. And desolation in and of itself was nice too.

One alleyway, nothing but rats nibbling at fragments of refuse. Another, some sprawled out newspapers that no one had read. Another, Dr. Toris' daughter, lying dejectedly on the cold floor, struggling to keep warm with only a thin blanket. How nice, she thought, as she walked off to the hospital.

She backtracked. Oh, that's right. It was Dr. Toris' daughter. The one who had quite the determined look in her eyes at the conference maybe 7-8 years ago. She remembered thinking about how the little girl might become a brilliant surgeon if she worked at it. It was funny though. Here she was, in rags.

"Hello there, how do you do? Do you remember me? My name is Dr. De Lacey. I met your father at a conference a while ago, and you were there too. Wow. You've grown so much, I almost didn't recognize you."

That was a lie, since she knew who the girl was from the moment she saw her.

Illyana had sensed the woman approaching, the footsteps had gotten closer and she braced. If she was going to turn her in, she'd have to knock her out or worse. She looked at the woman without saying a word. She had remembered Dr.DeLacy and it wasn't due to fond memories. The woman had always creeped her out. Her eyes were calculating and she remember the speech she had given on the usefulness and techniques to make Unwinds better for Harvesting and transfer. Now, that talk would have sickened her. How the tables turn.

She sat up, grabbing the blanket around her, "Well Dr.DeLacey that would have been a few years ago at most. If I remember correctly, you would give speeches about how to make UnWinds better for Harvesting. It was very interesting." Of course she was lying, she simply hoped that this woman didn't know.

"Well as you can see, I'm not with my family anymore. I ended up getting injured and unable to do what they wanted me to be. So they cast me out. Nice parents huh?" She smiled ruefully, "It would be much appreciated if you would not mention my presence to them. As far as they are concerned, and as far I'm concerned, they have no daughter and I have no parents. If you have nothing else, I would like to sleep now. Thank you." She turned away from the doctor then, suppressing a shutter and a look of disgust. This woman lived and breathed killing others like her sister. Talented yes, but apparently the Hippocratic oath was nothing but meaningless words to her.

[Mister]

-Charlie team-

Mac grinned, he was amused by these kids. he wasn't much older than them, only a few years, but even cuffed and with a knife to his throat none of these kids would walk out alive if he chose. his team and himself on the other hand wouldn't be harmed.

Mac felt the cold steel of the switchblade press against his throat and said, "take it easy kid, that's not a butter knife in your hand." he cleared his throat and said, "ok you guys, get in here, on the double, but no weapons drawn, no aggressive actions. Aine, you stay put and keep an eye out." his voice wasn't loud enough to be heard outside, but his team had been listening in on their receivers.

in seconds both his men outside were at the door, and opening it. a third man with two bags of groceries entered from the back and edged cautiously towards the living room form the kitchen.

[Strafe]

-Justine-

She smirked. The girl had grown up since she last saw her. "Oh really? I don't recall Dr. Toris as being that kind of man." She brushed her hair back, put her hand on her hip and shifted her weight to her other leg disinterestedly, showing that it made no difference to her. "If I were to look at your situation objectively, I would first presuppose that you were not cast out, but rather you ran away. At that point your motive would have to be determined, and based on the way your obviously fake praise of me centered on my business with unwinding, I would conclude that you are related to that practice. In other words, there is an almost certain possibility that you are an unwind." Her bored expression didn't change.

"If I was anyone else, or if you were anyone else, I would not hesitate to strip you in search of a tattoo and promptly alert the authorities. However, there is a nice warm cot in my hospital office that is infinitely more comfortable than a cold alleyway. I personally don't care to see you naked, just as you probably don't care to show me, so alike to Schrodinger's cat, among the infinite possibilities of what you are, as long as I do not observe, you are at once to me everything and nothing, including being an unwind." She extended her hand. "Fair enough?"

[Nami]

OOC: I'll post soon XD;; things are a little crazy around here.

[Kunoichi]

-Justine-

She smirked. The girl had grown up since she last saw her. "Oh really? I don't recall Dr. Toris as being that kind of man." She brushed her hair back, put her hand on her hip and shifted her weight to her other leg disinterestedly, showing that it made no difference to her. "If I were to look at your situation objectively, I would first presuppose that you were not cast out, but rather you ran away. At that point your motive would have to be determined, and based on the way your obviously fake praise of me centered on my business with unwinding, I would conclude that you are related to that practice. In other words, there is an almost certain possibility that you are an unwind." Her bored expression didn't change.

"If I was anyone else, or if you were anyone else, I would not hesitate to strip you in search of a tattoo and promptly alert the authorities. However, there is a nice warm cot in my hospital office that is infinitely more comfortable than a cold alleyway. I personally don't care to see you naked, just as you probably don't care to show me, so alike to Schrodinger's cat, among the infinite possibilities of what you are, as long as I do not observe, you are at once to me everything and nothing, including being an unwind." She extended her hand. "Fair enough?"

"Perhaps you don't know him like I have. And whether I am an Unwind or not, doesn't much matter. Had you alerted the authorties, I would simply do what I had to. If that means you met with some discomfort, that is your fault, not mine." She sighed at the doctor's offer, "Fair enough. I rather be in warmth and treated like a nothing, than out in the cold tonight still treated like a nothing." She took the woman's hand.

[Strafe]

-Justine-

"Discomfort?" She smirked, slightly interested. "Whatever could you mean by that, I wonder." She scoffed. "Well come along dear, the hospital is right this way." She let go of the girl's hand and walked ahead, appearing as if she had nothing to do with the child. She didn't even look back, expecting entirely for the girl to follow her. She walked into the hospital nonchalantly, strode to the elevator, pushed the button to the 14th floor, and rode up, not even glancing to see if Ilyana was there once. The doors opened, she stepped out, and spoke. "Well, here we are."

OOC: I left it open to leave at any time just in case you were bluffing.

[Nami]

OOC: Posting!

IC: The maid smiled sadly at Chelsea, "Its a shame isn't it? That someone should be treating differently because of how they were born." she sighed heavily. "Well, I shouldn't linger...but if you ever need help, here." she handed Chelsea a slip of paper, "These people can get you to a safe haven." she whispered, "be safe." She turned to leave just as Robert Dawson walked in.

"Uh..." He said slowly, eying the woman.

"I was just leaving sir, sorry sir." she curtsied and left, Robert looked back at Chelsea, "she didn't hurt you did she?" he asked, holding out the cup of coffee, he noted the food and realized it was because of that woman.
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Riley watched her with a small smile, "any particular reason you had to move around so much?" he asked, holding out a bottle of water for her. He paused, his thoughts scattered as he looked her over. But there was no way she could be...could she?

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Anjali glowered at the soldiers, unsure of what to really feel, inside all she had was panic and chaos, her head spun with what might happen and she clutched onto the gun she held, not allowing the soldiers to see it.
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OOC: I really love your posts Strafe, Kunoichi! I enjoy reading the interaction. :3