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animus_network2012-09-09 11:59 am
midgarhorizon) wrote in animus_network2012-09-09 11:59 amEntry tags:
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Anybody still here count off. I need an update.
midgarhorizon) wrote in animus_network2012-09-09 11:59 am
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[Oh. Right. The dream. Her eyes move away momentarily, fingers pulling at the hem of her jacket.]
I just haven't seen him around and I don't know what room he's in to check on his name.
But that's not the point. If you think that having me serve as a role model for how to take orders, I'll do it.
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Great. Mind putting that in writing?
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But seriously...[It was hard to keep that look up, and so within seconds it was gone and replaced with a lighter, smiling one.] What did you have in mind? Or was that it - just have me follow your orders?
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[Sitting up, he rubbed his chin in thought.] So you say, everything they don't do, you'll do in their place. Knowin' those two they'll feel bad.
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[Legs cross, her left leg resting atop the right knee, foot bouncing slightly in thought.]
And we'd have to be pretty brutal so they'd get the point, don't you think? I can handle whatever you throw at me, so I'm not worry about my end.
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[His eyes rested on the motion, and then on her legs for a little too long before snapping back up to her face.]
They'll get it real easy.
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[Oh, she saw that lingering look. And, when his attention is back up to her face, she welcomed the attention with a teasing, almost mischievous smirk.]
I hope so. I'll do what I can to help educate, but if they're not quick on the uptake, that might be an issue. so what are you thinking of throwing at them?
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[There was no mistaking that thoughtful look. Resting his elbows on the back of the chair, he rubbed his face, one hand lingering over his mouth.]
Those kids... I just want 'em to survive here.
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[And, for perhaps the second time in the tower, she's smiling. A true, genuine, albeit small, smile. Her hand moves, reaching over the short distance that separated the pair, and patted his lower arm.]
With you as their mentor, their chances are drastically improving. And, now, you've got me to help keep them safe as they learn.
And, you know... [Withdrawing her hand, her arm stretching across the back of her chair to serve as a resting place for her chin. Eyes followed the his hand as they drug against skin, pausing for just a moment on long fingers before returning to meet his eyes.] ...its different, hearing you talk about them like this. I was sure when I first came on that you couldn't give a chocobo's ass whether I survived a mission or not. You've must have gone through a lot to get to this point.
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Oh, I cared. A great deal. Hell, it's the whole reason why me 'n Rude got you off the cliff. But I sure as hell wasn't going to baby you or treat ya any different just because your sister was a Turk. You were dropped in with us at a bad position, at a bad time. We needed another Turk, and you weren't ready yet. If we coddled ya, it wasn't doing you any favors.
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I know, I know. I figured that out a little later on, but at the time I remember being so upset and ashamed that I ended up there in the first place. Tough love and all that.
And that sort of proves my point a little. We'll train these two, but we shouldn't coddle them either. You're pretty connected with them, if not a little affectionate by the sounds of it. So if I need to be the 'bad guy' at times I'll do my best to play the part.
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[Those two derps just tended to bring out the protective side of whoever they met. It was a conspiracy. Reno decided that. Yep.]
Though I got to say... ya still don't seem like the bad guy type to me.
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[And its a conspiracy that she'll get right on board with.]
Oh, I'm a special sort of bad guy. I've had to learn to use what I've got, so I've worked on mastering the villain in disguise genre.
Though, when necessary, I can be a hard ass if I need to. And I've kind of already started down that line with them so..I can just continue down that path.
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Elena, you, a hard ass? C'mon, show me.
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Don't laugh, it's true. Really! What do I have to do to show you?
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I'll have you know that I've gone through some of the roughest shit in my experience as a Turk, perhaps my entire life, and I know damn well what to do and when to do it. These kids have potential, but I'll be damned if I let you coddle and protect them when we both know that that type of shit will get them killed because you can't - or won't - be hard on them. I expect some serious leadership out of you in training these two and I won't let you half-ass it! Got me?
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Standing, he brought himself up to his full height, towering over her. The mischievousness was gone now, replaced by a neutral expression- the kind he used when interrogating people.]
Is that so, rookie? [His tone was low and disproving, one hand reaching up to grab her finger and set it next to her side.] Try a little harder. Maybe you'll get it.
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Except this was a challenge, one that she saw and accepted. And she'd be damned if she gave up without a fight. Utilizing the hand around her finger, she gave a little pull, forcing her body closer until there seemed to only be fingerswidth between them.]
Oh, I'm pretty sure, senpai. [Her tone remains equally neutral, belying the faint pull of the corners of her lips. Reaching up between with with her free hand, fingers toyed with one of the buttons of his shirt.] Because, you see, you don't quite get a choice. Because if you fail, their lives will be on your hands. And I know you don't want that. So, then, you'll continue to be the mentor and I'll be the big, bad Turk who picks on them. Agreed?
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Better, but I think you got to amp it up a little. Ya still look like you'd roll over like a kitten if I swiped at you.
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Amp it up, huh? Oh, that I can do, but...
[She's hoping he didn't notice that, in her absent-minded playing of his shirt that she'd purposefully gotten a button loose. She'd had to go undercover once to 'seduce' a high ranking politician before getting blackmail on him that encouraged him to align his business with ShinRa. And all those little tricks were coming back to her. Like 'accidentally' slipping between fabric and skin to brush against ribcage.]
...I wonder if you're capable of handling me when I'm at full throttle. I've been told I could be quite the handful.
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That wasn't what I meant, babe... you can't use those kinda things on the kids, y'know?
[action] lanfkjhadjkf IT WAS A TRAP!!
[Oh sweet carbuncle riding a go-kart, just what in Gaia's name just happened? Here she had thought she was being cool, collected and a bad-ass. She'd wanted to show that she knew a thing or two - but ended up looking like...like...like some sex-crazed seductress! And on RENO no less.
It was very appropriate that it was Reno, because now her face matched the color of her hair and, with both his hands now holding both of hers, the possibility of escape was very slim.]
A-ah! N-No...right....they're a little too young...v-very young....Sorry...don't know what came over me...sorry...
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But the physical contact had been quite welcomed. Missed, even. The last time she'd actually touched skin that intimately had been, well, months. And that left a little feeling of uneasiness settling in her stomach.]
Oh come on, Reno, I looked like an idiot. Just..let it go, okay?
And like hell I'd do that to them! I'll stick with the critical and harsher words. That seemed to work just fine with them before.
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