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Post by Janus on Apr 24, 2023 6:44:15 GMT -5
"Three hours? For real? What the hell is powering that thing... that's..."
He paused for mental arithmetic.
"Almost mach 3?! Aren't you gonna have to refuel?"
Jake was an airforce army brat, talking about planes with his mom's colleagues had been a thing he had grown up with and there was no way he could mistake the Blackbird for a civilian craft. Hell, if it didn't need to refuel it was likely better than most military tech as well.
Jake grabbed a coat, his mobile phone and a bag of snacks and drinks, which he shared with Kurt on the way.
Having started off a little alarmed at the man's mutations, his unfailing positivity was infectious. Jake found himself liking him almost in spite of himself.
His questions were answered honestly and completely.
"Nah, looks like my brain only speaks English right now. I never expected to be visiting Germany but I heard about all the amazing castles in the Black Forest. Maybe when my teleport range is better we can go visit?"
He pauses to ponder.
"There are a couple of good observatories in Berlin. It would be great to get a look through a really good telescope some day."
He shrugged, they were there for a mission not sightseeing but maybe one day.
"So, where is this bloke and how can I help?"
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Post by Mephistel on Apr 24, 2023 8:20:12 GMT -5
SECHS
For this revelation to be taken so lightly by that person was actually surprising but not unwelcomed, yet, the way the man tried to comfort him did not make him feel any more secured. If anything, this felt dangerous. Wouldn't people usually be effraid of freaks like him? Even then, the man had use the term mutant. No ''monster'' no ''freaks'' just mutant as it was what he was. Like a simple matter of fact. This Karl Muller knew more then he led on.
Sechs listened to his speech and the more he heard, the more this all felt riddiculous to him. Though hearing his fellow gang member take his side was somewhat reassuring, yet, he had a feeling he was about to regret his guts for saying what he was about to say, but he just couldn't let it go. The words escape his mouth before he could double think on it. Impulse of a young teenager with a rebel attitude that dislike authority, even more the people in position of authority abusing their power.
-So...your telling me that this kid willinglydecided to play street fighting in real life to prove himself, thinking nothing could wrong? And no matter how he would have gotten injured in that fight, the medical bill would have been handed to us? Thats twisted. We ain't about to pay for some big shot kid bro because he made a poor life's decision.-
He paused for a second to take a breather, then finished what he had to say.
-If you decide to get into a gang fight, then you should fucking know that your risking your god damn skin...So let's call this a ''Valuable life lesson'' shall we? And my fees...well let's see...-
He made it look like he was counting, then look straight into the man's eyes.
-Let's round it up yeah, that'd be exactly $5000...I guess that makes us even.-
He stated. What did he have to lose anyway?
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I'll keep a defensive stance, 2 in force field for 4 in defense or being a smart ass
Trying to talk my way out of it.
modifiers : +1 Reflexive dodge. 2 social skills, street wise
Energy : 9/12
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Post by Ushima911 on Apr 24, 2023 16:04:22 GMT -5
"I know, right!? It's CRAZY! Life can be extremely unfair sometimes.""Wow! You're an expensive teacher!" The man laughed, and then touched his ear. "Yeah, I like him too. He's funny." The man continued to chuckle, seemingly speaking to someone. "That was good, kid. I'll share it with the boss." He finishing laughing. "Well, my job has been done. It was nice to meet you all. Get the money to us when ya can." He nodded. "Hmm? Really?" The man said looking upwards, no doubt talking to someone else in his ear. Perhaps he had a speaker, or a phone connection on him. "Wow. Yeah, they might be here for him, but who knows. There's a bunch of 'em running around these days. Yeah, I'll tell him just in case.." The man said focusing his attention back to Sechs. "I'm about to head out. Before I do, just wanted to warn ya that the boss has eyes everywhere, as in, even the United States. So be sure to not run away or anything stupid like that. We'll be sure to hold your gang accountable if you try anything. That means those little love birds there, and anyone you may care about. When called, the Skeleton Crew doesn't mess around. So, be sure to not do anything warranting us to have to call them in." He said ready to leave. "Anything else you need to say before I head out? I'd like to get home as soon as I can, if you don't mind." He said wanting to leave and go home. --- "Three hours? For real? What the hell is powering that thing... that's...Almost mach 3?! Aren't you gonna have to refuel?" "Someone knows about vehicles, it seems.""Well..it's a really special jet the Xmen have. But we will have to refuel when we get back maybe. I've never refueled it myself, but maybe we will when I get back?" He questioned to Jean. ... Kurt was able to locate an area he could land the plane in an airport. Jake knew of how much went into an aircraft landing in a safe location as he'd been on the airbase more than just a few times. Permissions were needed, landing areas needed to be cleared, and even check-ins and outs were necessary. ..these rules did not seem to apply for this flight, for some reason. Kurt explained that the professor had worked it out with someone before they left. ..be it mental manipulation, or actual clearances with higher ups was beyond Jake, and apparently Kurt as well. But, they were now on the ground able to head into Berlin. "Being an X-man will take you to a lot of places sometimes. Germany definitely has some cool landscaping.""I have never been one the observatories before, but I have been to some of the castles. A little fitting for me, no?" He chucked. "Well, we need to tell the professor we're here, I'll just send jean a text right now. They can locate him maybe." He said sending out a text. "Oh, hello Jean." Kurt said looking upwards, and speaking out loud. "You are practicing using the Cerebro? How cool. Oh.... Jake won't be able to hear you. Ok I will let him know. Thank you, Jean. We're on our way." Kurt said having his own telepathic conversation with Jean apparently. "That was Jean. She says she knows where Sechs is, and that he may be in trouble as of now, so we should hurry. Umm...do you mind if we can use your teleportation? I am quite curious what another person's teleportation is like." He smiled innocently. Kurt's phone then lit up, as Jean had electronically sent him a location via whatever the equivalent of Google Maps is in Marvel. "Would you be able to take us closer to this area?" Kurt pointed out to the map in relation to where they were now.
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Post by Mephistel on Apr 25, 2023 9:07:37 GMT -5
SECHS
With Muller's response, Sechs knew there was no escaping this with words. Like he said, life was extremely unfair, not that it had ever been fair to him, nor any damn folk strayed in the cruel street life of Berlin. The back alleys, filled with all the poor sods and fools that couldn't make it to society standards or the ones that got down on their luck for whatever reasons. Sechs was one of the latter, he didn't have much of a choice in the matter. His parents disapeared someday and he had no other family, none that he knew off and none ever cared to come look for him.
-ungerecht in der Tat-
He muttered under his breath. He couldn't help but feel powerless here. Their gang was in no shape to retaliate to the Red Skulls and from what he got, they were a lot more stronger then them, probably easily outnumbered them as well. His attention was soon turn to how he seems to be speaking to someone in his ear, though the man had no cellphone or anything. What kind of technology was he using? Well, now wasn't the time to pick a fight, he had to stay calm and think. And he had to think fast because the 5000$, if left unnattended could easily turn uggly.
C'mon Sechs, think, your smart ain't you...
He thought to himself as the man warn him about not making an attempt to flee somewhere else or his ''friends'' or whoever he may care about would be in for trouble. Taking hostages now were they? No matter, Sechs didn't intend to flee, but he would have prefered they didn't use the gang as leverage, it just felt like bad taste.
His gaze turn back to the man once more as he was ready to leave. He greeted his teeth for a moment, then ask.
-How much is the interest rate? And how do I contact you?-
He was pretty sure putting the money in an envelop adress to ''the red skulls'' and putting it in the mail wouldn't exactly do the job.
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I'll keep a defensive stance, 2 in force field for 4 in defense because Sechs is still tense.
Asking for informations about the debt interest rate and the way to contact the Red Skulls
modifiers : +1 Reflexive dodge. 2 social skills, street wise
Energy : 10/12
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Post by Janus on Apr 25, 2023 12:27:18 GMT -5
Jake nods and grins looking at the map. The street view was best in visualising his destination. His entire week had been spent practicing things like this, taking Miss Grey or the Professor to places on maps. So he spent a moment looking then took Kurt's arm and pulled them both into the Astral plane.
This close to the real the differences were minute, the floating sensation and the slight blurring of reality all that really stood out. To an observer they would gave simply vanished but that observer would gave been wrong. They had been transformed and once transformed Jake could pull out the next trick in his box.
He jumped, one place ceasing to be and another exploding into reality as he folded the distance between the two into nothingness.
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Actions
Astral Activity 2 - pull himself and Kurt into the Astral Plane
Teleport 4 - Get them both to their destination safely
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Post by Ushima911 on Apr 25, 2023 14:20:38 GMT -5
"The Red Skulls are all about chain of command. Stefan will know how to contact us when you have the payments ready. As to interest, I'll tell ya what, Kid. I like you. You could have taken your mutant powers and tried to attack me, but didn't. I mean sure it would have raised your debt significantly, but some people don't think about these kinds of things. I really do like you. ...No interest for the first week." He said pointing finger guns and winking to him.
He then went to his ear piece again. "Haha! Shut up, I'll pay it. Nobody needs to know." He laughed.
"After that, I'm sure the boss will come up with some arbitrary number amount. Maybe a few hundred? Who knows. Stefan will be updated on the accruing amounts." he stated, and then went back to his ear piece communication, heading towards the exit, but not yet leaving just yet.
"Got it." He said. "Well then, kiddos. I'm out of here. We'll be in touch, Stefan. Oops. You may want to help him out, he's out cold again." He said pointing to Stefan who was indeed unconscious again. Looking back, the man was gone.
"Ugh...what..happened..? Stefan asked.
"Stefan, please just rest. We need to help you get better."
"N-no." Stefan said attempting to get up. "Tell me. What did he finish with?" He asked.
The two told him the debt amount, and how they'd have to go about paying it.
"Then so be it..." Stefan said. "This is both of faults, Sechs.." Stefan said. "I was asked to hold off the gang fight until a later time by someone before. I didn't know that someone was from the Red Skulls. Had I known that, ack!" He said in pain. "It is what it is. We'll get the money.."
"First we need to help you with these medicines and bandages."
"Fine..." He hesitantly agreed. "Sechs. We're good. But you are at fault for this one too, even though it was an accident. Can I count on you to help us get this money paid off?" He asked in a serious tone. "From what I hear, mutants are hunted down when they're found out over here. I don't know if I can protect you, especially with how bad our guys are currently. I'll do my best to protect you, but I can't guarantee you anything.." He said regretfully. "With that said, though, you can't just stay in one place and hide forever. You will have to work and help pay off this debt. It's a hell of a task, but from what you've shown me, you can do it. ..probably.." He, again, said regretfully.
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Jake took Kurt and went to the astral plane in order to start their travel.
"Oh interesting. We are taken to another plane in order to travel around. This will be nice. Much better than the brimstone place I go through to travel myself." He said.
Teleporting into the city, the two were placed somewhere in a quiet neighborhood. However, there were some people nearby standing near where they teleported.
"Oh man! I should have covered up.." Kurt said attempting to throw a hood over himself. It seemed he was unaware that those around him couldn't see him. "This is the location they gave us. Maybe he is in one of these buildings?" Kurt asked. "Can you look around for him? Maybe we can split up and contact each other when we find him? If that works for you, which building did you want to look in?" He suggested.
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Post by Mephistel on Apr 25, 2023 14:55:32 GMT -5
SECHS
Well, that was quite the pleasant surprise, even though it wouldn't erase the debt, it would help to not have any interest on the first week, which would allow him to formulate a plan and get that damn money rolling in. There was multiple ways to get money, but the one Sechs knew best was probably one of the riskiest. Though, as they say, no pain, no gain. Apparently, Sechs had fallen into his ''good side'' for now. He wasn't sure if he was suppose to be relieve or stressed about it. As the man made his exit, Sechs went back to Stefan's side and kneel next to him, taking out whatever was needed to help him out. Bandages, medecines, whichever was needed.
-As if you needed to ask...-
He said. He sighed. He wouldn't leave them and he felt a bit guilty about doubting Lina, but then again, being woken up with a gun to the head wasn't quite the way to have someone trust you. Sechs took the time to check Stefan's temperature, making sure he didn't have a fever and proceeded to help Lina patch him up properly.
-As for being hunted...the fact that I'm a mutant is probably just one of the reason I would be...but I guess this make it more obvious...-
He still had a hard time getting that fact straight. He knew he wasn't normal, but this was a bit of a hard pill to swallow. Stefan was right, he probably couldn't stay here too long and staying with the gang in his state would probably make it worst for them. But he couldn't leave, not just yet.
-Don't worry about protecting me Stefan, worry about you and the gang...I was...always somewhat of an outsider anyway...-
He greeted his teeth again, because what he was about to say was painful, and it did hurt him to have to say it, but it was the only way he could protect them.
-Once that debt is paid off...I'll leave...you and the gang should be safer that way...-
Sechs then remained silent for a bit, while helping Lina treat Stefan's wounds.
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3 in Int to figure out how to best heal Stefan with what we have and making sure he doesn't have a fever. 2 in Agi to help applying bandages and medecines as needed.
Energy : 7/12
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Post by Janus on Apr 26, 2023 6:59:37 GMT -5
"Sure, find a place to hole up and get Miss Grey to co-ordinate. My telepathy range sucks so we'll need her. If i get stuck we can meet back at the Jet." Said Jake floating over to a somewhere hidden before dropping Kurt off.
Being mute, cell signal problems across dimensions, not having been given a communicator and not speaking German would be problems but he'd cross those bridges when someone else came to them.
Maybe he'd be lucky and the bloke would speak english. It wasn't supposed to be that uncommon in Europe so who knew.
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Telepathy 1 (communication) - talk to Kurt
Astral activity 2 - remain astral, drop Kurt off somewhere, float around to see if I can spot a mutant
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Post by Ushima911 on Apr 26, 2023 9:13:37 GMT -5
"Your target is more noticeable. Don't take it lightly, it'll be harder for you for sure.."
"I'm the leader of the gang. Worrying about my people is part of my job. Outsider or not.."
"That'll be your choice, not mine. I never asked you to leave. Though, it will be hard for the other guys to accept you. It's something you, and they, will have to live with for all I'm concerned.."
"Most of them were angry with Sechs. Some are out for blood.." Lina stated.
"Then they'd better get used to it. Infighting in the gang isn't allowed. If they break that rule, they'll be out. ..just hope they can respect the damn rule, though." he weakly stated.
"It might be hard to convince them, like I said, they're very angry. But they should respect what you say, Stefan."
(OOC: You don't have any actions/modifiers that would help you see a ghost, so you can read below, but cannot act upon whatever Janus does)
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"No need." Kurt says taking something out. "We were given these communicators just in case we were to separate. Just press the button and we can speak to each other." He said handing Jake an earpiece. The earpiece had a single button on it, no doubt for communications when it was pressed. In Jake's experience, he never seemed to receive any texts or calls while he was in the astral plane, so he'd probably have to jump out of his astral form if he wanted any communication to be done.
"I'll be sure to ring you should I find him. You do the same. Maybe Jean will reach out to us if something else comes up." Kurt said being dropped off. After he was dropped off, he was shocked to see Jake vanish from his vision as he left the astral plane. "Wow, that IS cool." He smiled. "Ok, I'll head into that building there, and you check another one. First one to find him wins lunch." He smiled poofing in a cloud of black smoke.
Floating around in the open, Jake saw no mutants, or at least no inhuman-looking mutants. The report said he had a mutated look to him. How much that was he was not told, but he'd definitely have to stick out.
"Nothing in the southern building here. Try that abandoned one that was somewhat close to where you dropped me off." Kurt reported to Jake. To his surprise, the connection was still going through even though he was in his astral form. So these communicators were definitely something special.
There was nothing special-looking about that building Kurt suggested, but he did notice someone leaving from it, so perhaps it wasn't abandoned after all? The person leaving was a normal human, no mutations to him at all. Not who he was looking for.
First floor of the building had nothing, so Jake decided to peak into the second floor. Going into one of the rooms, Jake was 100% sure he had found who they'd been looking for.
Three people huddled in a corner around a man on a dirty mattress. And one of the people hovering around the man had his head exposed to show something like that of tentacles coming out of their head.
Mutated form; Check Definitely would stand out in a crowd; Check Mutant; Definite check. This was who Jake had been looking for.
Luckily, he had not been spotted due to being in his astral form, so there was no need to worry about them taking notice of him unless he wanted to be spotted.
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Post by Mephistel on Apr 26, 2023 9:57:41 GMT -5
SECHS
As Stefan was commenting on his words, Sechs felt somewhat annoyed, and a bit angry. Choices...choices, it was always about choices but Sechs didn't have a choice did he? Didn't choose to be left out on the street at the age of 6, didn't choose to become a mutant, didn't choose to become a thief, didn't choose to hurt his friends...but guess this was also a result of all those unfortunates circumstances.
-Nein Stefan, it was never a choice...you may not be the one asking, but I ain't blind, they never accepted me and only did not draw blood because you and Lina were there to keep them in check...but now its different, I hurt them, even if it was an accident, you are in no position to help whats with your wounds, and mad dogs don't take lightly to those who cause them pain...-
He said, his tone was bitter.
-This is the street Stefan...me leaving is the best thing that I can do for the gang at the moment...I don't want another outburst to happen again...we got lucky this time, no one died...but I'd rather not try my luck on that...so until I can figure things out, I'll be out...-
He said.
-Of course, after paying that debt...so I should start on that quickly before our little respite ends...-
He said, getting up and putting back the hoody on his head to hide his tentacles, then push back his glasses to hide his eyes and took his backpack back.
-Lina, take care of him yeah...-
He then proceeded to walk away, there wasn't anything else for him to say to them, he would pay that debt then get away somewhere, maybe on the country-side, who knows. He let out a sigh and went down the stairs. He just needed a bit of fresh air before coming up with a plan.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saying my piece and leaving the building.
social skills 2, street wise
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Post by Janus on Apr 26, 2023 10:33:13 GMT -5
Jake floated next to Sechs, invisible and silent.
He waited a moment until he was out of sight of the others before starting his conversation.
Telepathy was the only way Jake could communicate these days but at least it worked from the Astral Plane.
"Sorry mate. Do you speak English?"
He was going to make the poor bloke jump but he was a mutant, he couldn't be that spooked by weird sh*t.
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Astral activity 2
Telepathy 2 - talk to Sech
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Ooc - we ok just to go with this?
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Post by Mephistel on Apr 26, 2023 10:48:56 GMT -5
SECHS
Sechs was about to take a deep breath in... when someone spoke to him. He jumped a bit, first from the surprise of being spoke to, second because he hadn't seen anyone around when he came out the door. Third, the voice did not speak german. It was...english? Sechs could speak english, a little at least. He looked around for whoever the voice belonged too but couldn't see anyone.
-...........-
Did he imagine it? After everything that happened, it might just have been the stress. He let out a sigh and pinch his nose bridge for sec, as if trying to wake himself up a bit.
-Aufwachen Sechs, du hast zu tun...-
He started walking away.
----------------------------------------------- ooc: Its probably fine if its just talking right?
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Post by Janus on Apr 26, 2023 11:45:10 GMT -5
"Ah, guess not. Guess we'll have to do this the other way."
Jake would just have to follow Sechs until he stopped somewhere.
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Post by Mephistel on Apr 26, 2023 11:51:33 GMT -5
SECHS
Sechs made his way toward another part of town, he needed a quiet place to think and so found his way to an old park that was rarely frequented. He needed a plan and so he needed to think. How does one come up with 5000$ in a week? He sat on one of the swing, it made a wincing sound when he sat but the chains were still solid and only the rust on them showed its age. He could try to steal for it. Jewels, expensive watch, computer parts and then sell all of those in some pawn shop...
A coup on the bank was not worth it so that was out. He could perform the piano, but he doubt he would gain that much in such a short time and it would give too much chance of him getting expose. Stealing seemed like his only option at the moment.
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-------------------------------------------------------- just making my way to an old park where its quiet.
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Post by Janus on Apr 26, 2023 12:30:26 GMT -5
Jake dropped back into the real world out of sight and wandered into the park. The text and locator function on the communicator should still work so he'd try that.
Finding a bench he sat, hit the locator button and started texting.
- I'm with him now, don't think he speaks English -
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