The Tax Collectors

[TheStinger]

Josh seemed rather upset when Xair bursted and screamed at everyone to shut up. Especially since out of everyone he was the most quiet. Well he and the misterious girl with the sketchbook, which, for an unknown reason, he was very fascinated by. Sure some of the people in the room were very iritating but that was no reason to burst out like that. The man answered some more questions but completely ignored his and dissapeared. Josh then takes the key that the man spoke about, which was sitting in a pocket of his pants. He wasn't surprised at all to find it there. By now nothing was able to surprise him anymore. He took his "tool box" from the ground and imagined he was in his room. All of a sudden he dissapears and reappeares in a very nice looking room, with a small bathroom, kitchen and alot of necesities. There was also a space which contained various training machines and a punching bag. He could train and stay in shape there. He places the box on the bed and sits down next to it.

He wanted to take off his clothes and go make a freakin' shower to relax himself a llittle but he only managed to take off his shoes and leather jacket, because all of a sudden a Clap...Clap sound started filling his mind and everything turned dark. As he regained his sight Josh realised that he was surrounded by darkness and a man dressed as a clown with a deck of cards in his hands appears in front of him. "Oh man! What now!" Muttered Josh as the clown introduced himself. He also said that he would be answering questions. "Listen buddy I only want to know one thing! Are we gonna be able to work in pairs? You know like...partners?" Asked Josh. "There is a certain girl from the same group as me that I want to work with. I don't know her name but she carries a sketchbook with her, she is confused and a little scared and she has a pretty low self-esteem. And we would complete both of our assignments at once, since we would be partners and all that. Hmm? Are we allowed to or not?" Continued Josh as he finished what he wanted to ask.

[Lucius Cypher]

Lu crackled and crossed her arms. "Here? I don't plan to use them. But if I'm ever back on earth, I know plenty of people who are into that stuff. Who knows, might even be one of my mission objectives. So tell me where I can find some hard drugs and poisons, as well as the names of the people I'm working with. At least, anyways. Can't I at least know who my potential partners are?" Lu looked at the clown for a little while longer, thinking about some more questions. New information came into Lu's mind that he didn't ask, and she didn't ask why she knew. She had a bit of an idea why. "And ah... If we're ever back to the world of the living... Could we possibly live our lives there as though we never died? You know, in case we need to infiltrate or disguise ourselves. Like, say, one of our targets is some big shot billionaire. I suppose any two-bit murder could sneak in and shoot him, but could we, like, cultivate the reputation to meet him as say, a fellow billionaire?" Lu thought about it, and she didn't think he was really asking the question right. "Sleeper Agents. Could we be like sleeper agents, were we live on the earth of who-knows-how-long and pretend we aren't the agent of death. Like, I could go back to being a gangster, and when I need to, kill some guy death tells me too if I happen to be around. Then I go back to being a gangster till death knocks on my door."

[Rtron]

Richard was about to say something else when information he had not asked for popped into his head. "Why would I want crack?" He muttered. Then, he turned his attention back to the jester. "I'm not mad. Well maybe I am. Okay. I probably am by most standards." As Richard said this last part he began to cackle dementedly. A minute or so later, he stopped. "Right. All hilarity aside, can we be killed? As in, if someone in the mortal realm shoots me in the head, will I be teleported back here? Or will I die for good?" Richard asked still twirling and tossing Sally. "And why would I want a final death? What would be the fun in that?" Richard asked chuckling dementedly. "Also, can we or will we, be working in pairs? If so, do we choose our partners. Cause I some how suspect at least two of the people who arrived with me into the agency would not appreciate my company. One because I threw a knife at her to shock her into sense, the other because she thinks she can kill me." Richard gave another demented cackle. "If she does, she'll be one of two. If she doesn't I'll have killed her and added her to the list."

[Warden of War]

Nummad rubbed his head, as if he had a headache.
"NEVER! Never have I had so many questions asked AT ONCE! NO! YOU CAN'T BE IN GRO-" He cut himself off, and held the card up and looked at it, a puzzled expression on his face.
"Actually, you can. But you have to get it approved through that dolt named Brentbrood. Also, get rid of that horrid attitude, eh?"

***
(Lucius)

This was the first time Nummad seemed absolutely stumped.
"How odd you are.. Of course you can do that to infiltrate something, but.. No. You can't return to your old life. In fact, people who met you in your past life won't even recognize you, and are even less inclined to remember you."
He cleared his throat and glanced around in the darkness.
"How odd. I apologize for that, I had a moment of clarity. Anyways, you'll be able to get any drugs or poisons you want when you get your assignment."

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(Rtron)

"Oh, ohah! Ohahahaha! Yes! Yes, you can be killed! Anything with the soul of a human can kill you! If you were mauled by a big, bad wolf, NO! You wouldn't die. It would simply be painful. Oh, yes, you can feel pain as well, it's just much less than it would be were you alive. You can sustain wounds, but they heal incredibly fast, you can.. You can also... Alsoo.... ALSO! Some people want final death so much! But not me, nonono! I've kept myself from it for forever! And I'll have even more forevers to live! Ahahaha!" He fell on the ground, laughing, and didn't stop for almost five minutes.

[Lucius Cypher]

Lu smirked underneath his mask. "Why would I want people to remember me? I don't need to be Lu if I ever go back. I could be anyone I want if I ever go back. But..." Lu chuckled to herself. So she won't be remembered by anyone? That was a good thing to her. "I guess that's all I wanted to ask. Now, let me go back to my room, whats-your-face." Lu didn't remember the clown's name, and didn't think he needed to. "I got a whole town to Lu-cify, and I'd like to set up my turf ASAP. Maybe I'll visit the others too." Lu didn't care too much if he was allowed to do what he just said, since he was going to do it anyways. He'll mess around with his "room" for now, then go find the others who were here with him.

[Rtron]

Richard chuckled after the man stopped laughing. As crazy as he was, Richard liked him. "That's great to know, but you still haven't answered my other que-" Richard began. Then, more information popped into his mind. "Never mind." He muttered. Then, he looked at the man. "Well, seeing as I've no more questions to ask, can I just leave? As in can I touch my special little key, and teleport to my 'room'?" Richard said the last part with air quotation marks. Sally twirled into the air for a second as he did this, before Richard caught her again and sheathed her. Then more information popped into his head. "Ah what? I can't go and haunt the people from my old life? Where's the fun in that?" Richard complained. He had had an entire plan revolving around finding the man whom had killed him, screwing with him, and then leaving like a ghost. But it would only work if the man remembered him. Clearly, that wouldn't work now, seeing as the man wouldn't even remember him.