Barnes

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It's all good, my friend! Glad you saw it. =]

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“Show me your federal ID. I have the right to know that you are U.S. government personnel.” James shifted on the floor, keeping his balance while the van sped up.

“Unfortunately for you, mister Hughes, possession of said rights is a privilege reserved for non-mutant citizens. Given your suspicious behavior, I have reasonable justification for an arrest based on unlawful concealment of mutant abilities-"

“Actually,” he interjected, “such suspicion is not grounded in fact, and should therefore not serve as viable evidence against a person's legal citizenship.” He raised his cuffed wrists. “This is an unlawful arrest, and I demand to see your federal ID so that I may record your badge number and file a misconduct report.”

“Alright, mister Hughes. I'm going to make this very clear for you.” The man jabbed a finger at him, making him flinch. “You have got one more chance to issue your admission of guilt. No blood test, no more repercussions. I have been more than civil with you to this point. Must that change?”

James gave him a blank stare, shaking his head. “I refuse.”

The man tossed an agitated look up to the cab, pulling out his hand radio. “Requesting a blood test when we reach our destination. Do you copy, Number One?”

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No problem, life comes first. Glad to hear from ya.

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Welcome back, sounds like you had fun! :)

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Just as James got down to the register to banish the man back outside, he leaned forward on the counter.

"We know that you know. Just give us the admission of guilt and we can do this the nice, easy way."

James looked up over the screen, giving him a mildly disgusted look. "Do you plan to intimidate every person under the age of twenty-five just to meet your quota? I happen to know my rights, sir, as a non-mutant citizen, and they include refusing business to unlawful accusers, including on the grounds of unwarranted bullying and harassment. Is that what you're trying to accomplish?”

“I'm going to need to speak to your manager,” the man retorted coolly.

“Sorry, sir, but she's on break. I will gladly give you the phone number for our corporate office so that you may file a complaint.” James tore off a piece of blank receipt paper and wrote down a phone number. “Now, I'm going to have to ask you to leave.”

As James reached over the short counter, the man latched onto his wrist, hard.

"Actually, you'll be coming with me."

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James took a towel from underneath the counter, walking up to the front window to clean it. He saw a black van blocking the alleyway down the street, but didn't think anything of it, wiping the dust from the windowsill and returning behind the cold counter as a customer walked inside.

“Good afternoon, sir. What can I get started for you?” he chimed pleasantly, bearing a slightly bored expression.

He got a flash of the black van in his vision, and his heart jolted. Glancing out the window again nervously, he silently hoped that it was just an overreaction from anxiety.

“Sorry, could you repeat that?” he looked back up at the sharply-dressed man.

“I said I'll have a number 5 please. 6 inch. Lot on your mind, son?” the man joked, to which James didn't respond.

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I fixed the photo by just using a link. Hope work was good! @Pewpewpikachu

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Name: James Stellan-Hughes
Age: 19
Height: 5’8
Weight: 155 lbs.
Occupation: undergraduate law student; part-time restaurant employee
Power: short foresight/premonition
Personality: James is a dedicated, persistent student of law, complementing his clear-cut view of fairness and justice. He is fiercely argumentative, bossy, and self-confident. He spends much of his time away from the classroom studying and micromanaging the apartment shared with his two best friends; one of whom he works with at a sub shop. He rarely uses his powers, the only applications of which he has discovered being cheating.
Appearance: goo.gl/images/CRzZJt

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Found it @Pewpewpikachu :)

New writer incoming :)

Hello, hello.

I formally go by the name Barnes, but you can call me J.
I'm a writer from the rockies, an aspiring lawyer and an avid reader.
I use :) extensively just to break the coldness/formality of my writing (in correspondence, not roleplay).
YA, Scifi/fantasy games, and Marvel are my broadest interests, though I tend to be the instigator of roleplays so I look forward to others' writing as well!
Roleplayer Guild seems like a relatively friendly and active place. Hopefully, a place to stay :)

I suppose that concludes my brief introduction. Thanks for reading.

J