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Post by Max452 on Oct 20, 2009 20:04:43 GMT -8
OOC: Yup, its a lot easier, and cheaper too! Oh, how I wish I could teleport. Hurry up and get 150 posts, Jeriah! It'll make my decision on playing Ando or Micah easier. lol
Julian perked up a bit when Bester asked if he wanted a drink. "Sure, if it isn't any trouble." He glanced back at the broken door. "So, uh, what happened, if you don't mind me asking?"
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"Maybe...that would make sense if she was being controlled." He inclined in his chair, wondering. "But that would mean that Senator Kane or someone close to him is manipulating her...how do I get close to someone like that? And also, Senator Kane had been an advocate for people with abilities...well until his accident..." He pondered on that, but couldn't help feel like Dave wasn't all into the conversation. "Ah, sorry, Dave. I got caught up in this and forgot about lunch. Come on, let's get out of here. I doubt you had anything decent in a few days. Let's try that sandwich place on 5th." He suggested, trying to make up for ignoring him.
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Cain smiled, amused with Hazel's happiness. "Its a surprise." He wheeled himself into the study and towards his desk. Opening the top drawer, he lifted up a silver necklace with a strange symbol on it. (OOC: its the godsend symbol). Hiding it from her, he got out of his chair and went over to her. "Close your eyes and turn around for me, Hazel."
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Post by trinn on Oct 20, 2009 20:15:49 GMT -8
Giggling, Hazel turned about and squeezed her eyes shut. She was having a hard time standing still in her excitement. Her mind was going through a dozen different possibilities. A new car, maybe? Doubtful, since Hazel wasn't fond of driving. A little extra cash to go shopping wouldn't hurt, though... Of course, if he wanted to lavish her with expensive jewlery she was perfectly fine with that as well.
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Post by Max452 on Oct 20, 2009 20:37:01 GMT -8
Releasing the necklace from its hidden confinement, Cain let the chain and pendent drop as he held onto the clasp. Unhooking the clasp, he gently placed his arms over Hazel's head so that he could place on the necklace appropriately. "I made this myself. It appears the symbol is very special, as I have seen it in many pictures and paintings from different eras. This necklace is also very special, as I have made sure that no one can read or control your mind when you have it on. Keep this on, only when you are in the presence of Bester." He clasped the chains together, removing any strands of hair that would be in the way. He had spent countless hours in his lab, experimenting with the formula and possible radiation it could emit. He stumbled upon a possible lubricant that, when applied, would emit a radioactive wave that would stop abilities from functioning, all except that of the wearer. So, using that, he had the lubricant placed within the metal of the symbol as it was made, so that it would last longer. "There...you can open your eyes now." He whispered in her ear as he allowed his hands to slide down her arms. He smirked, knowing what that would do for the girl. He retreated from her, also knowing that with her necklace on, he wouldn't be able to use his powers on her either. Hopefully that last hypnotism would last until Bester was an ally, or else, he wouldn't be able to manipulate her anymore. He hoped that she wouldn't regain herself during this mission, or he would have to quickly intervene or worse...expose himself.
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Post by trinn on Oct 20, 2009 20:51:56 GMT -8
Hazel's skin tingled with pleasure as Cain bestowed upon her his gift. His hands sliding down her arms made her legs weak. Momentarily forgetting the gift, her thoughts were consumed with only thoughts of Cain. When he told her to open her eyes, she snapped back to herself. She touched the necklace gently, examining the odd symbol with ineterest. "It's wonderful, Cain." Hazel said, turning around to face him. "You're such a genius! I'll be sure to do as you say, wear it around Bester." Her eyes widened. "Which means I should keep it on, since I'll be seeing him shortly."
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Post by Max452 on Oct 20, 2009 21:06:10 GMT -8
"Yes. Now, I think you should get going. Make sure to bring Julian along with you to the warehouse - abilities or not, I don't trust Bester until he has agreed to work for me." Cain advised. "The equipment for our video conference should be set up by now, so, I'll see you then." Cain dismissed her as he too, went towards his desk to remove his necklace. Who knew if Bester could use his abilities via web.
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Post by Firestar on Oct 21, 2009 10:55:51 GMT -8
OOC: I'm trying! There are too many threads on too many sites for me to shove into my two hours! I wanna be Hiro already!!!!!
Terrisa didn't appreciate the threat that Sahira gave her and narrowed her eyes slightly.
"You do realize how ridiculous you sound?" she asked. "I can't believe I fell for what you just told me. Superpowers..." She shook her head disbelievingly as she stood and made for the door.
"I came here for help, but it's obvious I'm going to have to look elsewhere for my answers. I'll be back when I've received the go-ahead to have you arrested.
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Dave paid as much attention as he could as Logan tried to figure out his mystery. He cocked a half-grin when he apologized.
"Hey, it's okay. I know how you are with puzzles. Maybe figuring them out is your ability." He stood at the mention of lunch, more than ready to eat, but frowned a little.
"Uh, has Lissy called you in the last couple days?"
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Bester walked back into the house and toward the kitchen, where he got down a glass and a bottle.
"Please have a seat," he said, motioning to the living room. He opened the bottle with his one hand and poured the drink, refilling his own glass as well. He brought Julian his glass and went back for his. He made a small face as he glanced back at the door.
"I had a few visitors a couple hours ago. I sent them on their way." He didn't bother to mention that they would either be in the hospital or dead by now.
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Post by trinn on Oct 21, 2009 19:21:31 GMT -8
"I'll be waiting." Sahira said, watching the cop go with hatefull eyes. Part of her wanted to run away immediately, but another part wanted to remain at the apartment. If Terrisa didn't believe her now, maybe Sahira would let her see the beast. Fuming, she stormed into the kitchen.
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"Will do." Hazel said, her eyes lingering on Cain's back as he moved off to a different room. When he was out of sight, she reached into her purse to retrieve a set of car keys. Jingling them around her finger, Hazel moved off to the large garage that had been built beside Jack Kane's beautiful home. Her own car, a little gray pontiac vibe, was parked just outside the garage. She used this vehicle only occasionally, and usually for just such occasions as now. Humming under her breath, Hazel climbed into the vibe, stuck the key in the ignition, and started towards the gas station.
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Post by Max452 on Oct 21, 2009 22:26:24 GMT -8
OOC: lol. Ah, Hiro...he would look so nice in mycollection of characters....*sighs and then smirks* hehe
Logan managed a smile at Dave. "Yeah, maybe, but all I'm getting is a big headache." He got up from his chair and picked up his jacket. Fall had already started and Logan was in no mood in catching a cold. Catching Dave's frown, Logan mimicked his brother as he placed his jacket on. "No, she hasn't called me in a few days. I figured she was just busy with her shoots, like always. Why? What's wrong?" Oh, God, if anything happened to Fe.... He yelled at himself mentally, knowing he should be getting more info about Jimm with two M's, but Hazel...
Gah! He felt so stretched out mentally that he was sure his head would implode if another thing happened on his watch. He should be a better brother...he should be a better friend. He was such a...normal. He frowned at that word. If only he did have abilities...maybe he could protect his friends and family better. He stared at Dave, anticipating something bad and slightly envying him for the first time for his ability.
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Post by Firestar on Oct 23, 2009 9:31:41 GMT -8
OOC: you do, and I will start stalking you! *threatening frown*
Dave caught Logan's look and tried to ease his worry.
"Nothing's wrong with Felicity. It's just...Michelle's staying over at her place for a while." He sighed and ran a hand through his hair as they started to leave the building. "I feel kinda bad for not seeing it. I mean, after her brother got arrested and everything...Shelly's in a bad way. She's depressed and fights with her parents a lot...She's practically turned her arms into a butcher's block, if you know what I mean. Scars all over." He shook his head, a little angry along with upset over her. "I don't see how taking a knife to your skin is supposed to make you feel better."
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Terrisa shut the door, angry with herself for losing her temper and also angry that she was no closer to her answers than she was when she came. This entire trip had been a waste of time.
"Superpowers," she muttered to herself, slamming shut the door of her vehicle and starting it. "Maybe they're all just insane."
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Post by Max452 on Oct 25, 2009 20:11:47 GMT -8
OOC: ahahaha! well hurry up!!! lol
Logan frowned grew deeper. "What's wrong with Michelle?" He asked and then paused when Dave hinted to Michelle's cutting. "Oh, God." Logan glanced down at his desk, feeling like he should have noticed...done better. Michelle was family...and he seemed to have failed her to. "I don't know...sometimes people feel like that's a release from everything...I'll go over to Fe's place after work." He told Dave. "Come on, let's grab something to eat. We can talk more over there." He told Dave and gestured him to walk out.
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Julian sat down on a chair as he slowly drank. He glanced back at the doors, wondering what Bester really did because by the man's tone, he knew that he didn't simply talk his way out of the situation. What was Shadow planning to do with this man? He asked himself.
"I'm assuming you can do more than read minds, then." Julian allowed himself to say, wondering if the man had mind controlling abilities.
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Post by Firestar on Oct 26, 2009 10:53:36 GMT -8
Bester was amused by Julian's question. Apparently he had no idea what all a telepath was.
"That is generally what I do," he said, settling in his chair as he drank from his glass. "But telepathy is so much more than hearing others' thoughts. Anything that has to do with the mind, a telepath can affect. A stronger one can control the finer aspects of it, such as make people see things that are not there, feel pain, any affect the senses in a number of different ways." The matter-of-fact tone in his voice hid the deadliness that he was explaining his power held.
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Dave nodded and stayed silent as he walked out onto the street with Logan. After they had gone a few steps he continued the conversation quietly.
"It's worse than just cutting herself," he said, looking down at his feet as they walked. "When I was over there...She talked about killing herself several times." The fact pained him. He shared the feeling of failure his siblings had for their cousin. They should have seen it sooner. "I had no idea what to do. I just can't imagine what would make someone so depressed like that."
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Post by Max452 on Oct 26, 2009 21:16:35 GMT -8
Julian shifted in his seat as Bester described his powers. Bester's description reminded him of Matt Parkman, or even his father. He read files on those two, even met Mr. Parkman before he got himself ousted by Mr. Petrelli. "Well, that's just creepy." He replied honestly as he finished half of his drink. He began to see reasons on why Shadow wished to have this man on his team: he was very powerful.
Julian glanced at his watch. 15 minutes to go.
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Logan stopped dead in his tracks. "She what?" He stared at Dave. "Oh God, we need to get over there and...do something! Geez, what has our Aunt and Uncle been doing all this time?" He gritted his teeth.
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Post by Firestar on Oct 27, 2009 9:24:56 GMT -8
Bester raised and inquisitive eyebrow and chuckled at Julian.
"And being able to kill someone by taking their energy through skin contact?" he asked. "I would say I am fairly mild compared to you."
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Dave scowled at the mention of their aunt and uncle.
"They've apparently been to busy biting each other's heads off to notice what's happening to Michelle. Lissy's got her calmed for the moment. I considered demanding for her pocket knife, but I don't think she'd be willing to give it up since her brother gave it to her." He sighed to himself, frustrated that he had no idea what to do about his cousin. He'd never known anyone so depressed before. All he could do was remember playing with her when they were kids and how happy she had been.
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Post by Max452 on Oct 27, 2009 21:52:50 GMT -8
Julian couldn't help but smile at Bester's comment. "I can't argue with that." He chuckled, feeling somewhat flattered by that statement, even though he knew he shouldn't. "Although, I suppose there are worse things that can happen to someone. I am a firm believer that the mind is far greater than physical strength." He recalled his knowledge in biochemistry.
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"I don't care if he gave it to her or not. We need to stop her from hurting herself. Maybe, I can call one of my contacts at the hospital. They might know some support group or something that she could go to...I mean, we can't let her feel alone..that's probably why she's doing this."
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Post by trinn on Nov 12, 2009 11:37:23 GMT -8
Pulling up to the abondoned gas station, Hazel parked near the back. Taking a pair of sunglasses from the glove compartment, she slipped them on, and then stepped out of the car. The door was kept unlocked, there being no reason for it to be otherwise. There was nothing valuable inside the gas station. It was just a nice place to hold shady meetings. Moving to the counter, she leaned against the edge and waited for Julian and Bester to arrive. Lifting her wrist, Hazel checked the time.
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Post by Max452 on Nov 12, 2009 17:28:11 GMT -8
As Julian waited for Bester, he finished off his drink completely. Looking at his watch, he knew it was probably time to get going. He glanced up at Bester. "You ready to leave? I hope you got a strong stomach." He smirked as he placed down his empty glass and offered a hand for him to take.
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Post by Firestar on Nov 15, 2009 19:43:55 GMT -8
Dave nodded, still looking down as he walked. He felt sorry for his cousin.
"I wish there was something more we could do for her," he said. "I mean, Shelly's almost like another sister to us. I feel like maybe it's partly our fault she's going down the tubes."
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Bester gave Julian a smile, finishing his drink. Then he stood.
"Lead on, Riker," he said, taking the man's hand.
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Post by Max452 on Nov 17, 2009 14:58:07 GMT -8
Logan stopped. "David." He looked at him. "We couldn't have known that this was going to happen. A lot of things happened over the past few years; she just got lost along the way. Its not our fault for not seeing it. We can continue to place blame on ourselves or on her parents, or even her brother, or we can start trying to help her. So, let's go to lunch, and there, we can get you fed properly and talk about how we can help Michelle, and maybe even think of a way to get Felicity to go to college." Logan added as they headed over to the the sandwich place.
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Once Bester gripped his hand onto Julian, Julian immediately teleported, not wasting any time. Following the directions that were given to him, Julian mentally pictured the gas station that they were suppose to meet.
Within minutes, Julian and Bester found themselves at the abandoned gas station. Julian looked around, wondering if his contact was here yet.
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Post by Firestar on Nov 20, 2009 20:24:18 GMT -8
Dave kept a flinch off his face when Logan used his full name. No one ever called him "David" unless they were serious family. Otherwise, they'd probably get punched. But Logan was family, and he was definately serious.
"Yeah," he mumbled out to Logan. Even though he'd said what was necessary, it still didn't really help how he felt. But he managed to put his feelings aside to focus on what needed to be done.
"Like that'll ever happen," he responded to the comment about Felicity going to college. "I'd like her to go, too, but I'd like to see you convince her to give up modeling. She was born for the runway." He gave Logan his joking half-grin.
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Bester studied the experience of shimmering as they teleported. It was a convenient way to travel, so long as you didn't depend on someone else to do it. He didn't envy Julian his powers, though. To have yourself constantly turning into metal over a slow period of time, and having to recharge yourself to keep from dying seemed like such a tedious task. No, Bester loved his power, and he wouldn't trade it for anything else.
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Post by Max452 on Dec 4, 2009 14:19:32 GMT -8
Logan managed to form a smile. "Maybe, but she's smarter than that. I want to see her in something more...practical." He shrugged as he spotted the sandwich joint down the street. Be careful, Logan crossed a busy intersection. "Besides, I won't be around forever, I just want to make sure that both of you are okay." He said thoughtfully as he recalled Hazel. For some odd reason, he had the feeling that he was going to wind up in a very terrible mess if he pursued his instincts. He knew something was up with Senator Kane, and messing with Senators, meant life or death situations, but he had to save Hazel.
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Julian spotted a car at the gas station, and knew that it was recently used. "I think she may be inside." He pointed at the abandon station and began walking there. The more he drew closer to the station, the more he felt as if his powers were diminishing....
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