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The Midnight Train to Nowhere

....... why you do this Aki? I'll put up a gif reaction to this later as I am out at a hockey game currently. I was not ready for that kind of story. TvT

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Inadi followed Est and Breeze through the fields of battle that he and Jasper had been thrown into When he heard that the paintball tournament was going to happen he thought it would be something similar to ones back home. Just a few small plastic walls here and there with different spots to get advantages on your opponent. But it seemed that the City of Cogs took their paintball pretty seriously when Inadi saw the massive stadium for the event.

The whole thing reminded him of something out of a dystopian story he read for some inspiration for his own book he was trying to finish before he went on the train. There was so much in here that it almost had the feeling that it was a completely separate habitat from the rest of the city. It was covered in tree lines and it honestly felt like some kind of a rainforest with how thick the air was around them. Inadi had to cover his mouth in shock as his jaw was left hanging from the place around him. What in the world did he get himself into?

Breeze brought him back to the moment as she urged both he and Jasper to continue one their way into the crowded forest. Inadi gave a nervous nod as he began walking through the landscape, trying to watch his footing all the way, his mind wondering about the off chance that there was a trap or some kind of surprise waiting for them in their way. Inadi knew that a lot of these stadiums more than likely held some kind of danger for them all. Who knew what that could be with how strange this place was with their nanomachines and robot dogs. The only thing Inadi felt confident about was the idea that it was going to be some kind of machine.

Sure enough as he thought that he saw a robot walking around and realized that Breeze had gone after them. Inadi quickly followed suit and began shooting at the enemy as well. The gun had some kick to it and it was clear that it was going to take some getting used to as he saw his shots sail on him a few times as he tried to recollect his grip on the handle of his gun. Inadi continued firing up until he saw Breeze and Est begin reloading. Looking up at the target he noticed that it had fallen about three or four shots ago and he had been firing blind after the first few shots. Letting out a sigh he began reloading his gun as Est began telling them he had found Team Orange on his radar.

When Est mentioned the swamp it made Inadi shake his head in revelation. Again, this place seemed like a giant habitat for some reason. Why would they put so much trouble into making this stadium so unbelievably complicated. Either this city had a lot of free time on their hands or they were using this for very extensive military training. It made the frame faced boy shutter at the thought of how strong this city's military was in the grand scheme of things.

Inadi could tell where the swamp was by the disgusting smell that entered his mouth that made him gag to himself. “Good gracious! What in the world is that smell? I know this is a swamp but this just seems a bit too much. Smells like thirty year old cheese on a hot plate.” Inadi complained as he quickly threw the collar of his shirt over his nose to try and block out at least some of the scent. It was not going to be easy to focus on the task of hunting down the other group in this thing. Plus with the water beneath them it would be difficult to track anything in this place.

When Est seemed to lose the ability to track the enemy, his frustration went to Inadi as well. Again, he hated the place they were in right now and it was not going to get easier to find their target in here. If they were nearby they could already be surrounding them as it was. He gave a quick look to Breeze and waved at her. “Breeze, we should probably keep it a little closer in here. This place is way too perfect for an ambush. We need to make sure we can keep an ear out for movement, since sight and smell is going to be impossible in here.” Inadi said with his voice still muffled behind his shirt collar. The least he could do was try and provide some kind of assistance in the planning aspect. He had been quiet for so long it was about time he started showing his leadership qualities.

Afterwards he looked to Jasper with a nervous look in his eyes as he tried to wave away the smell from his nose. His look started softening a bit as he let out a small chuckle. “Definitely have to say that this place smells almost as bad as that place that had the witch huh?” He joked with her as he let out a cough from the air. As he did a loud sound similar to a paintball gun went off and he saw as Jasper was shot around the chest. Inadi's eyes went wide as he turned to where the shot came from and began blindly firing towards the spot. He didn't care if he hit anything, he just wanted to make sure that whoever did that knew their mistake.

After letting out almost half around in that spot he quickly turned and grabbed Jasper's hand and began running with her. The splashing of the puddles beneath his feet made it clear where they were going, but he was able to find a nearby log that seemed just perfect for some blind fire and cover as well. He leaped over and helped Jasper as well as they both got behind the log. Shooting his head out he looked to where he last saw Est and Breeze and tried calling them over, all while laying down some supressing fire towards the enemy. He still didn't know who shot at them but at this point he didn't really care. He was in the middle of it now, and the only way out was to win this game. Though at the moment it really didn't feel like a game at all.

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Sorry for the quiet there Fox. Got into a bit of trouble with some projects and needed to get some extra attention on that. Finished it up now though and I will be putting up a post after I get some grub here in a few minutes.

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The entire time Inadi had been spending getting himself prepared for the paintball he couldn't help but feel like he was getting into some kind of really stupid beauty contest between the groups that frequented this place. All Inadi wanted was to have a little bit of fun, and here it was becoming a serious competition it seemed. Letting out a sigh he picked up a smaller gun compared to the one that he had received from the new soldier that just threw one into his chest.

Readjusting his uniform that he had some trouble getting on in the first place Inadi looked over to the others and couldn't help but feel worried for Leila. She shot that one round from the first gun she saw and it looked like she had been pulled back on a bungee cord. Granted now she had a much smaller one in comparison so it shouldn't have the same affect, the idea still gave him concern. He would hate to see her hurt while playing an innocent game like this. He hoped that whoever was on her team after the final decisions were made would watch out for her.

Thinking about teams made Inadi realize that he also needed to choose one for himself. At this point the desire to challenge Lesley was gone as his dream had been realized of seeing that pink hair of his changed to another color. Now there was no real urging feeling from him to keep his challenge open and risk the embarrassment of whatever Lesley would have made him do. Who knows what it would be anyway. Lesley was always one of the more creative types in the group and it would certainly just turn out bad for him regardless of what the end result would be.

Deciding to ask Harper and Lesley their opinion, he slung the gun he had taken around his shoulder. “So considering all the new elements that just decided to join us, should we make this guides versus us humans or what? At this point I think it would be best for us to continue working as a group in this kind of exercise,” Inadi explained his thinking with a smile on his face. “Besides, if we can beat the military of this city than that means we are getting a lot better at the whole fighting thing I think.” He said while his grin still showed brightly.

Giving another quick look to Leila he decided to give her a quick check up considering her tumble she had earlier. He walked over to her and gave her a quick pat on the shoulder to get her attention. “Hey, that thing gave you a pretty bad kick there. Nothing feels off does it?” He asked her, hoping that nothing would be wrong. Granted the medical supplies in this place were great and his ankle felt like a million bucks after that shot. However it would be terrible to see anyone else get hurt here by accident. Inadi was a klutz as it was anyway. Maybe it was contagious and he was infecting the rest of the group like the plague. He chuckled to himself at the idea.

“I'm sure the little doctor's office we went to could fix you up with that cool nano stuff they got if you needed it. On me it worked like a charm I have to say,” He told her as he lifted his pant leg up to show his ankle to her. The swelling was gone, the color was normal and it had full movement in it as he wiggled the foot around to show how far it had come. It honestly looked like he hadn't messed it up at all in the first place. “Who knows what else they can do here. Maybe I should just keep coming back here every time I get hurt on the journey, huh Jasper? Considering how many times I needed you to heal me in Sol I could use about 20 syringes of that nano stuff.” Inadi joked as he looked back at the other pale skinned woman in the group. Truth be told Inadi wouldn't mind taking a few of those things back with him. They'd shorten a lot of healing time that was to be sure. Heck he could probably use some for after this paint ball match since Inadi had a strange feeling they would be feeling it after this was all said and done.

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Will look to put up a post tonight after dinner. Got some meetings I have to go to that will more than likely take a little bit to finish up.

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Preparing for the PM there Fox. And I'm going to be more involved in the OOC now that I am finishing up about a month or so's work load here in the next few days so I'll have plenty of free time to work with. Gotta stay up on that work load. :)

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And Inadi's leg is fixed.....or is it?



Tried to also get some more conversation with everybody but just found it a little rough considering Lesley is in serious grieving mode, Leila's having a moment with Est, and Harper and Jasper already have so much background with each other. Will try getting more interaction with Leila and Lesley as the paintball section begins. :)

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Inadi walked into the small clinic they decided he should visit and was immediately a little wary of taking the doctor's treatment. At one point he said they had nano tech they could use to fix him up no problem. Inadi had only ever heard of that kind of thing in his science fiction movies and other places, but never in an actual situation like this. He then began kicking himself for forgetting that he was in a place where literally anything and everything could happen to him. At some point a person would think that the frame faced man would pick up on that little bit of information.

However the next bit of dialogue did make him a little more concerned. The idea that the doctor needed to have the nano tech tested was not great. What in the world did that mean? Was this some kind of new technology they had never used on people before? If that was the case he definitely had a serious issue with the concept. What if they ate through his leg or something? And how were these things supposed to work? Again, Inadi really wished he had a better understanding of the places that he was in so he could get more comfortable, but that was as big a pipe dream as them getting home in his mind. Rolling his eyes he turned to address Harper who made a comment on the situation.

“Tell me about it. I don't like the idea of being some kind of test subject for something I don't even know how it is supposed to work,” Inadi explained as he set himself down on a nearby chair and decided to take a quick look at his ankle. A cringe appeared in his shoulders as he finally got a good look at his ankle. It was nearly swollen to the point that it matched the size of his heel, and the bruising was looking pretty severe too. Perhaps it was a break rather than a sprain, though the small amount of movement Inadi could do with it threw that idea away. “Then again maybe a little experimentation wouldn't be the worst thing ever.” Inadi quipped as he let his pant leg slide back down.

Lesley decided to chime in with his “best-of-lucks” as he called him a guinea pig for the tech. Just as he was about to let the pink haired friend of his have it with a quick flick on the nose, he turned away and began a string of events that was beyond hilarious but still very much a tragedy in a strange kind of sense. Liquids began spilling over and just as Lesley was about to announce his dedication to cleaning the mess he slipped and fell into the substance. His hair began absorbing the color on the floor and he went from pink to jet black in a matter of seconds. Inadi held back his laughter seeing Lesley weep into Jasper's shoulder and it showed with his face turning red from the sheer amount of laughter he was holding back. “Well there goes my bet I was gonna make you do in case we won the paintball match. Now I gotta think of something else.” He said as he slowly breathed out his chuckle and allowed it to escape him without making it too obvious he was struggling with the situation.

The doctor finally returned with a needle in hand and Inadi suddenly grew nervous. One thing the boy had never gotten over was his fear of the dreaded needle. He hated the things and they always made him feel sore at the end. As Est began explaining what the nanomachines did made Inadi feel a little more confident in the situation. Then the comment about becoming a woman. Inadi's eyes bugged out of his skull and he looked up to the doctor. The man in his coat laughed off the comment and began explaining. “Oh that's not entirely true. To be fair that was a completely new kind of nano tech that we weren't a hundred percent sure as to what it did. This set we've made sure to do plenty of test runs on other living things and they all have around the same kind of reaction. Complete healing of all muscle tissues,” Inadi's heart settled a bit as he heard the doctor explain the things to him to ease his mind. “Then again there were some subjects that showed extreme muscle spasms and locking up after wards but those were few and far between.”

Suddenly the boy wasn't a hundred percent sure about this idea....again.

Without much warning the doctor quickly rolled up the pant leg on Inadi and began cleaning the area for the needle itself. Inadi watched on with nerves wrecking into his mind and a small collection of sweat began building on his head. He didn't like this idea at all, but if it was gonna allow him to walk again sooner then he was going to take it. Looking over to Jasper, he gave a weak smile and a thumbs up and did the same thing to Harper, Est and Leila. Lesley was still too much into his grieving over his hair to notice or see the look of forced confidence Inadi gave him.

Inadi grabbed onto the chair underneath him as the doctor began positioning the needle into his purple ankle, the needle quickly went it. A quick hiss left the patient's throat as the black liquid in the needle began disappearing into the leg. Once it was all gone, the purple ankle turned black as well. Inadi watched as the cloud swam underneath his skin and began making the purple and swelling of his ankle disappear. The pain quickly left his leg and so did the black cloud underneath his skin. The ankle was back to normal size and it seemed like it was the same as before the jump.

The doctor smiled down at his work and snapped. “A terrific thing to see, a successful procedure. And now we know that the machines work on human's as well. Thanks for your help son.” He explained before going back down the hall. It seemed like he was going back to where he was prior to coming out with the needle, more than likely his office or something similar. Inadi quickly jumped off his chair and began walking around on the foot. Not a trace of the limp he had before was there. It was a miracle of science it seemed.

Looking over to Harper he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. “And here I was thinking this was a bad idea.” He joked as he went over now to Jasper and Lesley. Lesley was still grieving slightly and Jasper was being the shoulder he needed for the moment, making Inadi shake his head. They already said it would be gone by a day or two, no reason to make such a scene out of it. Looking over to Jasper he held up his hand, palm facing out towards the girl. “Looks like we'll be able to have a strong and healthy team for that paintball tournament,” Suddenly turning his head towards Lesley with a smile still on his face. “Which we are sure to win now.” He joked with a laugh as he waited for Jasper to accept his request for a high-five. Granted he didn't have a limp now, but he had to admit that the leg was still a little tender for the most part. More than likely just leftover pain from the overall fall. No doubt it would be gone by the time they all got to the tournament area.

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I'll go ahead and start the healing process later on tonight. Gotta finish up some other small stuff and then I will be set for the week. Getting ahead of schedule here. XD

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So I just posted and saw Anon just put one up as I finished mine. Damn this site and it not being able to load the OOC sometimes! Sorry Anon and Kimchi! Forgive me! :(