[IC] The Two Sides

[xiaomiau]

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Ambrose scoffs. "Whatever." He then groans, forcing himself to his feet. He winces as his head hits the top of the trunk. He grumbles and crawls forward, before banging on the window separating them from the drivers. "Hey! I'm dying back here and some bitch is giving me a headache! Can I ride with the two of you?" He then shoots a venomous glare at Misha. "I don't have time to deal with shitty people."

@Fionraella

Misha opened her mouth and gestured to herself in abject exasperation. "Me? Shitty?" She spat at him. "Shittier than the assholes who just kidnapped us?" She closed her eyes and huffed. "I'm so glad you'd rather get human trafficked than talk to me. Really helps my self esteem."

[Fionraella]

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Misha opened her mouth and gestured to herself in abject exasperation. "Me? Shitty?" She spat at him. "Shittier than the assholes who just kidnapped us?" She closed her eyes and huffed. "I'm so glad you'd rather get human trafficked than talk to me. Really helps my self esteem."

@xiaomiau

Ambrose growls. "You are the shittiest person, Brom or not, that I've ever fucking met. I'm a genuinely nice person, but here you are,giving no shits that we're captured!" He turns on her, hands balled into fists. "You're a dumbass. There is no way in hell this is human trafficking! We are shifters! Don't you fucking get that?? Obviously these people are evil, but we're not being trafficked. So how about you stop talking about poor wittle Misha, and fucking think of a way out of here."

[Hawksnest565]

Benjamin shakes his head at the thought of them. "Well, at the end of the day they're just employees... Who knows how many of 'em will actually be able to use the final, uh, thing that whatever all these experiments are about comes up with. They don't have that guarantee of blood relation like we do." He scratches his head thoughtfully. "My old man said something similar. What are we, like cousins twice-removed or something? Ah, I guess it doesn't really matter. Important thing is that Boss trucks on and we get these guys back to home base. You'll get your icey vacation, don't you worry." He frowns at the bang on the window behind them. "Do we need to feed 'em or anything?"

[Fionraella]

Benjamin shakes his head at the thought of them. "Well, at the end of the day they're just employees... Who knows how many of 'em will actually be able to use the final, uh, thing that whatever all these experiments are about comes up with. They don't have that guarantee of blood relation like we do." He scratches his head thoughtfully. "My old man said something similar. What are we, like cousins twice-removed or something? Ah, I guess it doesn't really matter. Important thing is that Boss trucks on and we get these guys back to home base. You'll get your icey vacation, don't you worry." He frowns at the bang on the window behind them. "Do we need to feed 'em or anything?"

@Hawksnest565

The woman nods. "Exactly. I don't even know if Boss even plans to try it on them anyway. He might just kick them out when this is all done..." She chuckles, nodding. "Yeah. I was told that your aunt was married to my dad's cousin or something like that, I don't even remember." She shrugs and turns onto a dirt road. "We're almost to base, we should be pretty safe from here on out." She glances at the window. "Nah, that tranquilizer stuff is supposed to kill their appetite. If anything, we'll give them water when we get there."

[xiaomiau]

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Ambrose growls. "You are the shittiest person, Brom or not, that I've ever fucking met. I'm a genuinely nice person, but here you are,giving no shits that we're captured!" He turns on her, hands balled into fists. "You're a dumbass. There is no way in hell this is human trafficking! We are shifters! Don't you fucking get that?? Obviously these people are evil, but we're not being trafficked. So how about you stop talking about poor wittle Misha, and fucking think of a way out of here."

@Fionraella

Misha slammed her fist down on the cold metal of the bottom of the car. "Excuse me, princess, but you're the one feelin' sorry for yourself!" She pulled back and crossed her arms, glaring at him with fire in her eyes. "Right, right. I'm evil, they're evil, you're perfect and you ain't never done anything wrong."

[Fionraella]

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Misha slammed her fist down on the cold metal of the bottom of the car. "Excuse me, princess, but you're the one feelin' sorry for yourself!" She pulled back and crossed her arms, glaring at him with fire in her eyes. "Right, right. I'm evil, they're evil, you're perfect and you ain't never done anything wrong."

@xiaomiau

Ambrose feels his blood run down at the insult. Does she know...how could she...I hide it so well. No one except Sacha even knows. He glares coldly at her. "We're in a very cramped space, and you've got me really, REALLY pissed off. Unless you don't shut the fuck up right now, I'm going to punch you." He warns. "I never did a single fucking thing to you, and yet you blame me for all the shit in your life." He growls.

[xiaomiau]

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Ambrose feels his blood run down at the insult. Does she know...how could she...I hide it so well. No one except Sacha even knows. He glares coldly at her. "We're in a very cramped space, and you've got me really, REALLY pissed off. Unless you don't shut the fuck up right now, I'm going to punch you." He warns. "I never did a single fucking thing to you, and yet you blame me for all the shit in your life." He growls.

@Fionraella

Her nose wrinkled as she glared at him. She craned her neck so she could look "down" at him - though she couldn't quite reach that kind of height from where she sat. She blew air out through her nose in rage. "We're being kidnapped, you dick! Can you get off your high horse for a micro-milli-half-a-partial-second and stop treatin' me like some nasty villain?"

[Fionraella]

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Her nose wrinkled as she glared at him. She craned her neck so she could look "down" at him - though she couldn't quite reach that kind of height from where she sat. She blew air out through her nose in rage. "We're being kidnapped, you dick! Can you get off your high horse for a micro-milli-half-a-partial-second and stop treatin' me like some nasty villain?"

@xiaomiau

"I haven't done a single fucking thing to you!" Ambrose shouts, scooting closer. He glares at her angrily. "You make all these assumptions about me without even pausing to think that maybe I'M BEING KIDNAPPED TOO!" He shouts and then without thinking, slugs her in the face. His hand vibrates slightly from hitting her. His eyes widen and he quickly scoots away. "Oh gods, I am so so sorry!"

[Hawksnest565]

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The woman nods. "Exactly. I don't even know if Boss even plans to try it on them anyway. He might just kick them out when this is all done..." She chuckles, nodding. "Yeah. I was told that your aunt was married to my dad's cousin or something like that, I don't even remember." She shrugs and turns onto a dirt road. "We're almost to base, we should be pretty safe from here on out." She glances at the window. "Nah, that tranquilizer stuff is supposed to kill their appetite. If anything, we'll give them water when we get there."

@Fionraella

Benjamin stretched his arms up and yawned. "Been a long trip. It's good to get this done." As soon as he said the words, he realised what returning would mean. "I guess we'll be back to the normal security routine, huh? These capture missions are the most exciting thing about the job." He frowns, thinking about the kids in the back of the truck. "Why don't we ever get to release 'em back, y'know? I reckon Boss thinks I've got too scary a face to put 'em back where we found 'em. Probably he gets a nice psych or something to calm 'em down and take 'em on a nice road trip first. Needles can make kids pretty scared." Although he takes note of her words he secretly thinks about the chocolate bar he has in his pocket. It wouldn't be too hard to sneak it into one of their hands. Extra sugar would help with any blood they were about to lose.

[Fionraella]

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Benjamin stretched his arms up and yawned. "Been a long trip. It's good to get this done." As soon as he said the words, he realised what returning would mean. "I guess we'll be back to the normal security routine, huh? These capture missions are the most exciting thing about the job." He frowns, thinking about the kids in the back of the truck. "Why don't we ever get to release 'em back, y'know? I reckon Boss thinks I've got too scary a face to put 'em back where we found 'em. Probably he gets a nice psych or something to calm 'em down and take 'em on a nice road trip first. Needles can make kids pretty scared." Although he takes note of her words he secretly thinks about the chocolate bar he has in his pocket. It wouldn't be too hard to sneak it into one of their hands. Extra sugar would help with any blood they were about to lose.

@Hawksnest565

The woman nods, then sighs. "Yeah, patrolling the perimeter, helping the cooks make runs...great fun." She huffs slightly. "I think Boss likes the people who capture them to let them go? I dunno, this is my first mission, pretty exciting so far!" She grins at him, then laughs. "Do we even have psychs in our compound? I think...Harold is supposed to be good with kids, but I barely see him around anymore. We should definitely track him down and see what he knows about the releasing process..." She sighs, seeing the building up ahead. "It'll be nice to stretch our legs once again, I hate driving all night, I think I nearly fell asleep twice at the wheel, Boss surely would kill me if the crash didn't!" she chuckles lightly. She then blinks at the shouting. "Uh oh.." She slows to a stop. "Do you want to check on them or should I?"

[xiaomiau]

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"I haven't done a single fucking thing to you!" Ambrose shouts, scooting closer. He glares at her angrily. "You make all these assumptions about me without even pausing to think that maybe I'M BEING KIDNAPPED TOO!" He shouts and then without thinking, slugs her in the face. His hand vibrates slightly from hitting her. His eyes widen and he quickly scoots away. "Oh gods, I am so so sorry!"

@Fionraella

Misha recoils immediately. Her head snaps to the side, but she doesn't look back up after he redraws. Instead, she grits her teeth and keeps her eyes to the ground. Her breath comes out sharply, despite her weak attempts to steady herself. When she finally looks back up, her shoulders are tense and her eyes acid. "You're a good guy," she says quietly, her voice frigid.

[Fionraella]

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Misha recoils immediately. Her head snaps to the side, but she doesn't look back up after he redraws. Instead, she grits her teeth and keeps her eyes to the ground. Her breath comes out sharply, despite her weak attempts to steady herself. When she finally looks back up, her shoulders are tense and her eyes acid. "You're a good guy," she says quietly, her voice frigid.

@xiaomiau

Ambrose quickly turns away. He had never hit anyone before. Hell, he had never really hurt anyone except in the battles between the two groups. His hand was throbbing slightly, but he didn't notice. Tears well in his eyes as he quickly wipes them away. "I didn't mean to hit you Misha." He whispers, voice shaking slightly. He clenches his hands into fists, trembling as he felt the truck stop. He scoots as far away from Misha as he can, hoping she couldn't see the tears now rolling down his cheeks.

[xiaomiau]

Misha shoots him a glare but ignores his words, instead choosing to focus on the rough rumbling of the truck collapsing into slow, slow, and then a stop as the wheels trekked across the gravel. Oh, you meant it, she thought, nails digging into her palms. She poised herself to attack their captors, if needed - but really she just felt tired. She wanted to sleep, not brave another fight.

[Hawksnest565]

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The woman nods, then sighs. "Yeah, patrolling the perimeter, helping the cooks make runs...great fun." She huffs slightly. "I think Boss likes the people who capture them to let them go? I dunno, this is my first mission, pretty exciting so far!" She grins at him, then laughs. "Do we even have psychs in our compound? I think...Harold is supposed to be good with kids, but I barely see him around anymore. We should definitely track him down and see what he knows about the releasing process..." She sighs, seeing the building up ahead. "It'll be nice to stretch our legs once again, I hate driving all night, I think I nearly fell asleep twice at the wheel, Boss surely would kill me if the crash didn't!" she chuckles lightly. She then blinks at the shouting. "Uh oh.." She slows to a stop. "Do you want to check on them or should I?"

@Fionraella

Benjamin gives her a hearty pat on the shoulder. "Welcome to the club then! Security was my speciality for most of time in the organisation but the other week I was doing shooting practice and one of the head honchos comes in and tells me my sharp shooting can earn me the upgrade on out of here. Not Boss - one of his lackeys, y'know? Then I talk to Boss and here I am!" He gives 'hmph' at the name Harold. "Guy buries himself in work more than Boss. I heard the kid rumour too though - maybe he's a dad or something? At least finding him'd give us something to do. Anyway, thanks for taking the wheel. Tell you what, let's both get out and I'll drive for a little while. I managed to catch a few Z's." He frowned at the noise behind them. "What exactly do we do? Can't have 'em escaping and one of the scientists said something about not giving too many tranq doses."

[Fionraella]

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Benjamin gives her a hearty pat on the shoulder. "Welcome to the club then! Security was my speciality for most of time in the organisation but the other week I was doing shooting practice and one of the head honchos comes in and tells me my sharp shooting can earn me the upgrade on out of here. Not Boss - one of his lackeys, y'know? Then I talk to Boss and here I am!" He gives 'hmph' at the name Harold. "Guy buries himself in work more than Boss. I heard the kid rumour too though - maybe he's a dad or something? At least finding him'd give us something to do. Anyway, thanks for taking the wheel. Tell you what, let's both get out and I'll drive for a little while. I managed to catch a few Z's." He frowned at the noise behind them. "What exactly do we do? Can't have 'em escaping and one of the scientists said something about not giving too many tranq doses."

@Hawksnest565

The woman chuckles slightly, before nodding. "That's pretty cool. I was mostly a store runner, you know getting supplies and stuff. And apparently they needed a driver, who actually knew their way around here. Apparently most people don't drive or don't know anything around here. so I got desginated driver." She giggles. "Must be, or something like that, not really sure. But we're mostly family in the compound now, for some reason Boss doesn't have a lot of outsiders other than the scientists? So maybe one of them had Harold's kid I'm not sure.." She then nods. "Sounds like a plan. Maybe we could just see what's going on? If we're civil they might listen to us."

[Fionraella]

Misha shoots him a glare but ignores his words, instead choosing to focus on the rough rumbling of the truck collapsing into slow, slow, and then a stop as the wheels trekked across the gravel. Oh, you meant it, she thought, nails digging into her palms. She poised herself to attack their captors, if needed - but really she just felt tired. She wanted to sleep, not brave another fight.

@xiaomiau

Ambrose sighs as he waits for the two outside. "Misha, on a scale from 1 to pissed, how angry are you?" He asks quietly. As much as he was sure Misha hated him, he still wanted to try to reach some peace. Otherwise, this would be a very long...whatever amount of time they'd be stuck together. He quickly glances at her to see how she looked, only managing to catch a glimpse of her in a position to attack.

[Hawksnest565]

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The woman chuckles slightly, before nodding. "That's pretty cool. I was mostly a store runner, you know getting supplies and stuff. And apparently they needed a driver, who actually knew their way around here. Apparently most people don't drive or don't know anything around here. so I got desginated driver." She giggles. "Must be, or something like that, not really sure. But we're mostly family in the compound now, for some reason Boss doesn't have a lot of outsiders other than the scientists? So maybe one of them had Harold's kid I'm not sure.." She then nods. "Sounds like a plan. Maybe we could just see what's going on? If we're civil they might listen to us."

@Fionraella

"Don't know about you, but I spent most of my life around the group and stuff. It made learning to drive anywhere but around a circular track a little hard." Benjamin shook his head at the memory. "My ma took me out a couple times, probably when she wasn't supposed to, so at least I got a bit of road experience. I'm glad it's at least pretty deserted around here. Be prepared for an incredibly slow drive from this point on." He grinned at her. "Eh, when Harold was a teenager he was quite the looker. I could see him grabbing one of those scientists." He gestures to a spot by the side of the road. "Good idea. I mean, we're quite reasonable folks. Let's stop here."

[Fionraella]

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"Don't know about you, but I spent most of my life around the group and stuff. It made learning to drive anywhere but around a circular track a little hard." Benjamin shook his head at the memory. "My ma took me out a couple times, probably when she wasn't supposed to, so at least I got a bit of road experience. I'm glad it's at least pretty deserted around here. Be prepared for an incredibly slow drive from this point on." He grinned at her. "Eh, when Harold was a teenager he was quite the looker. I could see him grabbing one of those scientists." He gestures to a spot by the side of the road. "Good idea. I mean, we're quite reasonable folks. Let's stop here."

@Hawksnest565

The woman chuckles at that. "No complaints there." She pulls over to the side of the road and stretches her arms over her head. "Your mom sounds like a great woman." she smiles at him warmly before parking, and pulling the key out of the ignition. "Definitely, and those scientist ladies are pretty smoking." She grins. "Do you have your eyes on anyone in the compound?" she asks, genuinely curious as she gets out and shuts her door before heading to the back to unlock the trunk.

[Hawksnest565]

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The woman chuckles at that. "No complaints there." She pulls over to the side of the road and stretches her arms over her head. "Your mom sounds like a great woman." she smiles at him warmly before parking, and pulling the key out of the ignition. "Definitely, and those scientist ladies are pretty smoking." She grins. "Do you have your eyes on anyone in the compound?" she asks, genuinely curious as she gets out and shuts her door before heading to the back to unlock the trunk.

@Fionraella

Benjamin opens the door, letting out a sigh of relief as he stretches his legs. The area they were in was quite secluded, canyon walls on one side and a steep cliff on the other. There'd be little place for the kids to run should they try to escape. Even if they could shift into something that could fly or run fast, the tranquiliser in their systems would keep them from transforming for some time. He laughs at her questions. "Eh, it's pretty hard to keep track of anyone when there's a pretty high chance you may or may not end up in the bed of someone you're related to. None of those scientists would turn their head towards a guy like me." He let out a low whistle at the thought of one person. "Although... You see that lapdog the Boss keeps with him these days? Don't know if he's part of the family or not but damn. He's got a body." He follows her around to the back. "Yourself?"

[Fionraella]

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Benjamin opens the door, letting out a sigh of relief as he stretches his legs. The area they were in was quite secluded, canyon walls on one side and a steep cliff on the other. There'd be little place for the kids to run should they try to escape. Even if they could shift into something that could fly or run fast, the tranquiliser in their systems would keep them from transforming for some time. He laughs at her questions. "Eh, it's pretty hard to keep track of anyone when there's a pretty high chance you may or may not end up in the bed of someone you're related to. None of those scientists would turn their head towards a guy like me." He let out a low whistle at the thought of one person. "Although... You see that lapdog the Boss keeps with him these days? Don't know if he's part of the family or not but damn. He's got a body." He follows her around to the back. "Yourself?"

@Hawksnest565

The woman nods. "That's fair, it is..sometimes hard to remember that we're all related for the most part." She huffs a bit, shaking her head. "Those scientists don't deserve you at all, that much is for sure." She giggles a bit. "Lapdog? You mean sexy shirtless dude? Yeah, he's super hot." Her face turns red. "I mean...sure there's someone, but they'd never give me a time of day..."