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"Real hackers. I mean REAL hackers - Clarissa Shields, nice to meet you"
"I-"
A rambling reminder of why Alison hated defense contractors quickly cut her off as it went off on a long tangent regarding programmers. Alison gave a deep sigh and exchanged a glance with James. She was now definitely in unfamiliar waters. She had been expecting some sort of dusty university campus, with academics and the like. Not MIT barely legally sane savants going on tirades about coding. Though weirdly it did remind her of the people who worked in the cipher department. Lots of Shields in that place and thus lots of reasons she preferred to get their decoded results via email...
"Alison," Clarissa looked at the Rogue.
"Miss Shields" Alison acknowledged.
"I'm glad you're here - well, not really, I need Sirius - but it is nice to meet you. I trust you must be interesting if Sirius would bring you here. Perhaps we can have a proper chat under less pressing circumstances. But, it is quite the convenience that you are of the Rogue Class. If you would kindly follow me." Clarissa said curtly. Alison simply nodded and gestured for her to lead the way. She gave an apologetic shrug to James and followed after her.
Alison decided to play along for now. If they were this world's equivalent of the Skunk Works or Raytheon back home, overbearing personality or not, there might be some powerful tools at the end of all of this.
"I trust you know of The Thieves' Guild," she said as she led Alison down the hall. Again, Alison nodded.
"I've done some work for them, here and there." was her nonchalant response.
"My associate, Titus Hart is from the Guild. I've been letting him use one of my labs for a project that might help us get out of this siege problem with our lives - such an inconvenience. The siege, not Titus - but I do believe he has some toys lying around that someone of your caliber may be able to make use of. Perhaps you could take a look and see if any tickle your fancy. You may as well. No point in waiting for official patents to come through when extermination is on the horizon." Clarissa said as they walked. Each lab they passed was seemingly labeled with her name. She finally stopped at one and barged in without a second thought, Alison soon following in behind her.
In the lab was a lone man working away at what seemed to be a few projects. They regarded each other curtly.
"Hart."
"Shields,"
"We have a volunteer for field-testing some of your weapons." Titus looked at Alison and bowed his head slightly in greeting.
Wait what?
"I will leave her in your capable hands." Clarissa Shields finished before leaving as quickly as she had come, leaving Alison and Titus alone. Alison gave a sigh and a sympathetic smile to the man.
"Well, it seems I've been volunteered. I just came with a friend to check out the place, and now I'm here." Alison said with a shrug. She let her hands then rest on her hips as she continued. "Miss Shields tells me you with our Guild and have been cooking up some new gadgets that might be useful to us. So what kind of developments are we talking about here?"
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"I-"
A rambling reminder of why Alison hated defense contractors quickly cut her off as it went off on a long tangent regarding programmers. Alison gave a deep sigh and exchanged a glance with James. She was now definitely in unfamiliar waters. She had been expecting some sort of dusty university campus, with academics and the like. Not MIT barely legally sane savants going on tirades about coding. Though weirdly it did remind her of the people who worked in the cipher department. Lots of Shields in that place and thus lots of reasons she preferred to get their decoded results via email...
"Alison," Clarissa looked at the Rogue.
"Miss Shields" Alison acknowledged.
"I'm glad you're here - well, not really, I need Sirius - but it is nice to meet you. I trust you must be interesting if Sirius would bring you here. Perhaps we can have a proper chat under less pressing circumstances. But, it is quite the convenience that you are of the Rogue Class. If you would kindly follow me." Clarissa said curtly. Alison simply nodded and gestured for her to lead the way. She gave an apologetic shrug to James and followed after her.
Alison decided to play along for now. If they were this world's equivalent of the Skunk Works or Raytheon back home, overbearing personality or not, there might be some powerful tools at the end of all of this.
"I trust you know of The Thieves' Guild," she said as she led Alison down the hall. Again, Alison nodded.
"I've done some work for them, here and there." was her nonchalant response.
"My associate, Titus Hart is from the Guild. I've been letting him use one of my labs for a project that might help us get out of this siege problem with our lives - such an inconvenience. The siege, not Titus - but I do believe he has some toys lying around that someone of your caliber may be able to make use of. Perhaps you could take a look and see if any tickle your fancy. You may as well. No point in waiting for official patents to come through when extermination is on the horizon." Clarissa said as they walked. Each lab they passed was seemingly labeled with her name. She finally stopped at one and barged in without a second thought, Alison soon following in behind her.
In the lab was a lone man working away at what seemed to be a few projects. They regarded each other curtly.
"Hart."
"Shields,"
"We have a volunteer for field-testing some of your weapons." Titus looked at Alison and bowed his head slightly in greeting.
Wait what?
"I will leave her in your capable hands." Clarissa Shields finished before leaving as quickly as she had come, leaving Alison and Titus alone. Alison gave a sigh and a sympathetic smile to the man.
"Well, it seems I've been volunteered. I just came with a friend to check out the place, and now I'm here." Alison said with a shrug. She let her hands then rest on her hips as she continued. "Miss Shields tells me you with our Guild and have been cooking up some new gadgets that might be useful to us. So what kind of developments are we talking about here?"
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@AvaPOh my gosh. Wow. What's that like? How long have you been doing this kind of thing? That's amazing xD
Hahaha, thanks. I have been flying for a few years as a part of my education. Getting my BA in Flight Operations and working on my commercial certificate at the moment. I love it, and looking forward to it being my career soon.
@AvaP interesting coincidence. I looked it up and my dad had a plane like that. He still flies today, though not that model. His cockpit was not that advanced back then, though it is now.
It's a really common plane, next to the Cessna 172. But that's cool though. One of our aircraft still has the "steam gauges" as it were, with no electronic interface, but the rest have a GPS in them.
@AvaPWait, is that from a cockpit, or am I being silly?
Yeah, I'm currently flying Archer IIIs with a G1000
Will be posting today! Sorry meant to post either Friday or Saturday but had my flight block moved around so I flew both evenings.
As partial compensation, enjoy my crappy night flight pictures I took:
As partial compensation, enjoy my crappy night flight pictures I took:
I will post tomorrow, thankyou everyone for the kind words, things seems to have calmed down a little on my end so I should be able to return to regular shceduled posting
Glad to hear it buddy! Stay safe and take your time. No pressure.
A nerve was seemingly touched.
The young man's reaction was clear as day, there had been much more to this incident than Alison had been told. He was traumatized by the experience, his retelling was forced, fast, and messy. So much covered, but nothing elaborated.
"So the Texan died but came back? Last I checked, that magic was pretty feared and frowned upon. Best not to press him now about it, he might just lock up if he has to remember anything further. A different angle of attack then." Alison thought, her interrogator mentality kicking in out of habit.
"I think the Academy may know more about him. Let me introduce you to Chief Shield. She is the head honcho of the Academy and a friend. If you ever need information about something, just tell her you know me, and she should hook you up with something." James finished with a shudder and a shaky breath. Alison smiled and nodded.
"Of course, I think I'll take you up on that. That's what we're on our way to do anyway right? That aside, did she try any other attempts since then on your teams' lives? My guess is that once that barrier comes down and the fighting is door to door, we're going to be separated. I'd like to know what vulnerabilities to look out for should some specialized team follow in with the attack and try to pick us off." she said, hoping shifting the focus away from that particular incident would get him talking again.
"It's what I would do. If my real threat was an elite team in the city, I'd use the chaos of the attack as cover for my hunter team. Split them up, isolate them, then eliminate them. The only way we can counter that is by staying in contact and coordinating, but without modern comms, that is going to be much easier said than done..." Alison thought to herself. The situation was rapidly evolving, and their enemy seemed to have more and more advantages the more she learned. But then a lightbulb went off. "On the other hand, the Queen never tried to slit my neck... Which means she might not know about me being a part of the team. The Whispers and Pete confirmed nobody was paying attention to our lunch, and even if they did, they'd have to be in there to hear my tale... So long as that barkeep keeps his mouth shut, I might be able to ambush the hunter team..." With that thought, a strategy began to form and a contingency began to evolve.
It was time that the Second Chance had a much friendlier shadow.
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The young man's reaction was clear as day, there had been much more to this incident than Alison had been told. He was traumatized by the experience, his retelling was forced, fast, and messy. So much covered, but nothing elaborated.
"So the Texan died but came back? Last I checked, that magic was pretty feared and frowned upon. Best not to press him now about it, he might just lock up if he has to remember anything further. A different angle of attack then." Alison thought, her interrogator mentality kicking in out of habit.
"I think the Academy may know more about him. Let me introduce you to Chief Shield. She is the head honcho of the Academy and a friend. If you ever need information about something, just tell her you know me, and she should hook you up with something." James finished with a shudder and a shaky breath. Alison smiled and nodded.
"Of course, I think I'll take you up on that. That's what we're on our way to do anyway right? That aside, did she try any other attempts since then on your teams' lives? My guess is that once that barrier comes down and the fighting is door to door, we're going to be separated. I'd like to know what vulnerabilities to look out for should some specialized team follow in with the attack and try to pick us off." she said, hoping shifting the focus away from that particular incident would get him talking again.
"It's what I would do. If my real threat was an elite team in the city, I'd use the chaos of the attack as cover for my hunter team. Split them up, isolate them, then eliminate them. The only way we can counter that is by staying in contact and coordinating, but without modern comms, that is going to be much easier said than done..." Alison thought to herself. The situation was rapidly evolving, and their enemy seemed to have more and more advantages the more she learned. But then a lightbulb went off. "On the other hand, the Queen never tried to slit my neck... Which means she might not know about me being a part of the team. The Whispers and Pete confirmed nobody was paying attention to our lunch, and even if they did, they'd have to be in there to hear my tale... So long as that barkeep keeps his mouth shut, I might be able to ambush the hunter team..." With that thought, a strategy began to form and a contingency began to evolve.
It was time that the Second Chance had a much friendlier shadow.
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@Teyao
Your good man. I hear ya on that front. It can feel like a lot to juggle, but this post was great and you don't have anything to worry about.
Your good man. I hear ya on that front. It can feel like a lot to juggle, but this post was great and you don't have anything to worry about.
Alison silently thanked Hernandez for teaching her Spanish. The one smart choice she made in high school. Jame's features brightened and he laughed at the sudden use of the proverb.
"Truer words have never been spoken, but yeah you are right, I am not a fan of becoming some disposable asset or tool after we are done," He said, shaking his head, "Frankly I would prefer to get everyone back home as soon as possible, some would wish to help I know but I would choose their lives over people I don't know without hesitation."
At this, she nodded. Good. He seemed to have his priorities straight then. Of course, Alison cared much for the team she had assembled during her arrival here, but if there was even the slimmest of chances of figuring a way back home, there would be zero hesitation. There was a dark, deep new threat to reality. People's very "souls" could be grabbed by unknown parties and pulled into entirely different worlds. Who knows what could come the other way?
"That's what it takes James. I can see why they picked you. In that regard, you have my full agreement and support. I have a team, like I mentioned earlier, that is in alignment with that goal." she paused and stopped walking, turning to him and holding out a hand. "Let's do what we can to get everyone home in one piece. I promise you that I will do whatever I can to get us there." she finished.
After the handshake, Alison considered excusing herself to go to the Thieves Guild and catch up on any preparations or intel she missed out on, but James piped up before she could say anything.
"So, I have an errand to run in the Academy, do you want to go too? I could present you some of the peeps I know there" he suggested.
Considering she didn't have anything completely pressing at the moment, she agreed. Seemed like an opportunity to start meeting and greeting the intelligentsia of the city. Usually, the lab coat people were the kind she thought the least about outside what fancy toy they cooked up with at Raytheon, but in this world, academics seem to correlate well with incredible magical powers beyond human imagination, so getting this free foot in the door was something Alison would not pass up. "By all means, lead the way."
As they continued to the Academy, Pete caught up with them. James may or may not have even noticed as Pete smoothly fell in beside Alison after emerging from a street corner. "Well, notice anything while I was in the meeting?" she asked. Pete gave a casual shrug.
"Nothin boss, all quiet likes in the streets round the pub. Olaf ad to deal with some fools trying to rough up some other fool, the noble knight he likes to be. Kerensa ad nothin worth reportin and my glorious self nearly was able to catch a nap. Though before I could gets some shut-eye like, then boom! Loudest gnome in all of the fackin country comes strolling up to the pub. Bastard kept me from enjoying a mid day snooze on the roof. Anyways, one em from the people you was meetin, the red eye un, scared im off and starts chattin up the elf that was with the bastard. But then the dumb kid turns down a dinner date and makes a run for it! Stood her up and left er hanging right there in front of the damn pub!" Pete said in his usual exaggerated flair.
A deep, annoyed sigh escaped Alison's lips as she was given 10% of a report and 90% of Pete's sitcom drama. She turned to James and gestured to Pete. "James, this is Pete. Pete, James. Pete here is a member of my crew. He may seem about as inbred as the rest of his fellow peasants... and he is, but enough brain cells rubbed together in there to make him useful." she said. Pete made a gesture of jabbing a threatening finger in her face before giving his crooked smile and nod to James.
"Nice to meet ya fella. Boss is a cruel woman, so you best watch yourself round her." Pete finished before expertly dodging the low elbow and fading back into the crowd. Alison shook her head, a disapproving frown on her face.
"Asshole. Anyway, I have them right now combing the town for anyone with an uncanny interest in us. I'm sure you'll get a chance to meet the other two later today. Either way, glad that my intuition was right, cause if the Witch already tried to get you assassinated, she's liable to try again. Speaking of which, you gotta tell me sometime about that. What the hell is a water ninja?"
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"Truer words have never been spoken, but yeah you are right, I am not a fan of becoming some disposable asset or tool after we are done," He said, shaking his head, "Frankly I would prefer to get everyone back home as soon as possible, some would wish to help I know but I would choose their lives over people I don't know without hesitation."
At this, she nodded. Good. He seemed to have his priorities straight then. Of course, Alison cared much for the team she had assembled during her arrival here, but if there was even the slimmest of chances of figuring a way back home, there would be zero hesitation. There was a dark, deep new threat to reality. People's very "souls" could be grabbed by unknown parties and pulled into entirely different worlds. Who knows what could come the other way?
"That's what it takes James. I can see why they picked you. In that regard, you have my full agreement and support. I have a team, like I mentioned earlier, that is in alignment with that goal." she paused and stopped walking, turning to him and holding out a hand. "Let's do what we can to get everyone home in one piece. I promise you that I will do whatever I can to get us there." she finished.
After the handshake, Alison considered excusing herself to go to the Thieves Guild and catch up on any preparations or intel she missed out on, but James piped up before she could say anything.
"So, I have an errand to run in the Academy, do you want to go too? I could present you some of the peeps I know there" he suggested.
Considering she didn't have anything completely pressing at the moment, she agreed. Seemed like an opportunity to start meeting and greeting the intelligentsia of the city. Usually, the lab coat people were the kind she thought the least about outside what fancy toy they cooked up with at Raytheon, but in this world, academics seem to correlate well with incredible magical powers beyond human imagination, so getting this free foot in the door was something Alison would not pass up. "By all means, lead the way."
As they continued to the Academy, Pete caught up with them. James may or may not have even noticed as Pete smoothly fell in beside Alison after emerging from a street corner. "Well, notice anything while I was in the meeting?" she asked. Pete gave a casual shrug.
"Nothin boss, all quiet likes in the streets round the pub. Olaf ad to deal with some fools trying to rough up some other fool, the noble knight he likes to be. Kerensa ad nothin worth reportin and my glorious self nearly was able to catch a nap. Though before I could gets some shut-eye like, then boom! Loudest gnome in all of the fackin country comes strolling up to the pub. Bastard kept me from enjoying a mid day snooze on the roof. Anyways, one em from the people you was meetin, the red eye un, scared im off and starts chattin up the elf that was with the bastard. But then the dumb kid turns down a dinner date and makes a run for it! Stood her up and left er hanging right there in front of the damn pub!" Pete said in his usual exaggerated flair.
A deep, annoyed sigh escaped Alison's lips as she was given 10% of a report and 90% of Pete's sitcom drama. She turned to James and gestured to Pete. "James, this is Pete. Pete, James. Pete here is a member of my crew. He may seem about as inbred as the rest of his fellow peasants... and he is, but enough brain cells rubbed together in there to make him useful." she said. Pete made a gesture of jabbing a threatening finger in her face before giving his crooked smile and nod to James.
"Nice to meet ya fella. Boss is a cruel woman, so you best watch yourself round her." Pete finished before expertly dodging the low elbow and fading back into the crowd. Alison shook her head, a disapproving frown on her face.
"Asshole. Anyway, I have them right now combing the town for anyone with an uncanny interest in us. I'm sure you'll get a chance to meet the other two later today. Either way, glad that my intuition was right, cause if the Witch already tried to get you assassinated, she's liable to try again. Speaking of which, you gotta tell me sometime about that. What the hell is a water ninja?"
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Hey guys! Been really busy with exams and what not, but I should be able to catch up and post something tomorrow.
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