PART 1
[20:52] <Sisip> The little redhead had caught a ride into town with her boyfriend to help collect the goods for the bums living in the sims right now. Humming softly to herself Kayla pushes the grocery cart as Marlo heads off to collect some other items. She hums to herself, occasionally dropping a couple shampoos and deoderants into the metal trolly of awesome.
[20:54] <Ahriman> There's a guy in that shopping mart. He looks no different than anyone else; just some dude picking out groceries. Except, his eyes are a little too shifty. And he's paying a bit more attention to the cheery redhead than the average gawkers. But he's good at keeping inconspicuous. It's taking him a while, but slowly - very slowly, he's working his way closer filling his cart all the while.
[20:59] <Sisip> Unfortunately for Kay.. but forunately for everyone else in the world... the girl is absolutely oblivious. mister Shifty could have asked her to hand him some Pert and she would have stopped to ask him how his day was. Humming to herself, thankfully she sounds nicer when her mouth is closed then when she's singing. A smile is given to the fellow as she moves her cart around him, "Excuse me." She singsongs out merrily.
[21:04] <Ahriman> Well, that's all he's gonna need. Mr Shiftyeyes waits just long enough for Kayla to pass, then turns to stand behind her, wraps arms tightly about her waist, and with a tell-tale 'blip', he and the girl are gone. There's another 'blip' when the pair arrive..where ever they were teleported to, with said teleporter quickly taking a few steps back from the redhead. It's a poorly lit, completely gutted warehouse-setting. There are several people standing in shadows just enough to hide their faces, but not enough to hide that they're there. Most obvious, though, is a single man, dressed far too well for shady dealings in an abandoned place. "Ahh, there you are," he practically croons. "I've been wondering when you'd arrive."
[21:10] <Sisip> She certainly doesn't expect some random stranger to grab her in the grocery store so when she feels the arms around her she naturally assumes that it's Marlo returning from whatever row he'd snuck down. Reaching down she rests her hand on his and smiles before she stiffens, remembering that Marlo only had one arm to wrap around said waist. It happened almost too quickly, the little redhead gasping as she's suddenly.. just .. elsewhere. Her grip tightens on the hands around her waist as she, not so embarassingly this time, drops that wall and lets the coolness of her neutralizer flow from her and into whoever was holding her. Knees give out as she finally manages a scream. Shame she didn't scream sooner.
[21:13] <Ahriman> Blip is taken aback that he can't.. blip. That's something that's never happened to him before, honest. He's forced to re-evaluate a possible life without his only power, while someone else comes up to pick Kayla up off the floor. "Kayla, is it?" comes Hayden's smooth, malicious voice. "I'm sure you've already guessed who I am. I don't care to mince words, so I'll immediately cut to the chase. You're going to help me."
[21:17] <Sisip> If the colour hadn't drained from her skin when she realized what had happened it certainly would have now, her white clammy skin making the brown and yellow bruise all the darker. Staring at Hayden the girl begins to tremble as her lips part. Her chest rises as she takes a deep breath, to scream? To kick and flail? Wouldn't do much good here. Instead she, in a fashion that would have made her brother proud, spit a glob of disgustig saliva at Hayden before she began to struggle, kicking and squirming, "MOTHERFUCKINGASSBASTARD!" Pottymouth!
[21:25] <Marlo> Marlo turned just in time to see her vanish. In a split second, he went from silent and sullen to alert and angry. He started almost running through the isles." KAYLA?! Babe where are you?"
[21:26] <Ahriman> "I've kidnapped you, so I suppose I can forgive a bit of stray spit," Hayden scowled at her. He pulled out a handkerchief from the coat's breast pocket to wipe at the loogie. "Phone," he snapped a finger and pointed at the fiery redhead. At the very least, it was a woman who stepped up to do the frisking. She was quick about it, too tossing the device over Hayden. "Let's see.." he muses, scrolling through the contacts list. "Ahh.. here we go." Hayden makes a call, but is decent enough to put it on speaker.
[21:30] <Sisip> She was a squirmer, and a BITER. As the woman draws closer Kay doesn't hesitate to try to bite her damn face off. She continues to scream obscenities in the background, fighting the urge to zort again. Two exhausted her so much that she knew she'd be stuck. All she had to do was struggle, "They're going to fucking KILL YOU!" Her voice cracks as she screams, obviously the girl didn't like being kidnapped and obviously despite what she had said about her confrontation with Shiloh.. under the right circumstances the girl would try her hardest to fight. Unfortunately it wasn't workig out very well for her. "They'll grind you UP!!!" That's the only thing she could think of. Poor Marlo, back in the store, would run through the rows and find only Kayla's purse in the cart where she'd just been standing before being blipped away.
[21:32] <Ahriman> Kayla would probably recognize the "Yeeees?" that comes from the phone. "Ahh, Nicholas. So good to hear you," Hayden replied. "I'm so glad you've kept up our part of the deal," even though he hadn't. "As you can hear, you've been very helpful." He holds the phone out toward Kayla to let her shout obscenities at it for a moment. "Is there anyone near you? I'd like you to put this conversation on speaker."
[21:34] <Sisip> Kay does recognize the voice an her struggling stops, "NICK!! NICK!!!! HE'S GOT ME IN A ROOM!!! GET EVERYONE!! IT'S A ROOM! IN A PLACE!!! NIIICK!" To her credit the redhead frantically begins to describe faces and items in the room, it's not like she can describe where she reall is though.
[21:36] <Ahriman> "Messy," the unwitting patsy sighed. "Hello, you cheating bastard. I'm sure I've been helpful. Now why don't we consider you letting Kayla go to be payment?" Hayden gives a hearty chuckle, even being so kind as to hold the phone back out toward Kayla as she tries to go all Taken. "I can even give them the address if you'd like," he leans in close to Kayla, keeping his voice measured and calm. "It won't do you any good." He steps back a couple times, just in case Kayla gets..handsy. And zorty. "No, Nicholas. Kayla is *my* payment. Recompense for that woman who killed Julie. This one is going to find me a replacement. And then..maybe I'll return her. I suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it." He held the phone out to Kayla again. "Have anything terribly important to add?"
[21:41] <Sisip> As he leans close to her she manages to wriggle a hand free and, with pure catfight ability, scratches her nails down along his face as she screams out, "YOUSACKOFSHITIMMAFUCKINGKILLYOUMYSELF" and releasing what little she had in reserves, as her nails dig grooves down Hayden's face the redhead zorts him before she groggily whimpers, "..niick.." and passes the hell out.
[21:47] <Ahriman> "Gwuahhharble!" Hayden sputters and stumbles back. It's not a pleasant feeling, both getting the crap scratched out of you, and then having such an important power taken away, even if only for a limited time. He's panting now, mostly out of shock. He's trying to reverse the damage to his face, but for now, it's not working, and he's getting more and more upset. Nick's threat to forever pursue doesn't help at all, either, but to Hayden, that's more humorous than worrying. "On second thought.. maybe I won't give her back," he nearly growls. He ends the call, and then makes another one. This time, it's just to make him feel better. In the grocery store, Marlo's phone begins to ring.
[21:51] <Sisip> Kayla jerks as she comes to, though she's quiet finally, and no longer squirmy or scratchy. She just sort of is held there, head rolling as she tries to force herself awake.
[21:53] <Suzthulhu> A voice that would be familiar speaks from somewhere behind Hayden. Had she been there whe whole time? Certainly. She's just keeping herself hidden so as not to be identified. "Hayden, tsk... you should have known better. Now look at you." Cheryl sighs and lays a hand on Hayden's arm, shaking her head patronizingly. "Who are you calling now? You really are behaving like a petty child trying to kick the bully who stole his lunch money. Put the phone down and let's go. I'm already bored." She looks down at Kayla, cruel gaze set in stone, and falls silent again as the girl wakes up. The tall woman snaps her fingers and jerks her head toward the door to signal Blinky Bob to go get the damned car already.
[21:56] <MarloCross> Marlo answers his Phone, his voice sounding distraught," Hello? Kayla?"
[21:57] <Ahriman> Blip, since he couldn't exactly Blip right now, is forced to actually walk to get the car. Hayden doesn't take the chastising very well, though. "YOU go," his voice surges, and he jabs Cheryl in the chest with the phone. "They've ruined an important part of this entire operation, jeopardized the entire thing. Now I'm going to ruin them." Marlo's reply was almost lost in the jabbing and shouting; it'd be a bit muffled, but he'd likely be able to hear the whole thing. "YOU," he then shouted to the phone. "You're the boy who got in the way, aren't you?"
[22:00] <MarloCross> His face went dark. His eyes starred straight ahead, freaking out a couple people." you're that teleporter." His fist tightened," Where's Mikhaila?" he started for the door, grabbing his girlfriend's purse on the way.
[22:01] <Sisip> As she hears Marlo's voice the girl struggles once again, grunting as she does so. She does manage, however, to come to her senses to do something smart. She stops squirming and closes her eyes, just sort of standing there.. desperately trying to work through the feelings in her head, try to figure out how many there were, what they 'felt' like... where they were...
[22:04] <Suzthulhu> Cheryl smacks his hand away as he jabs her in her chestbone, hissing. Her voice changes then, mimicking Sisip perfectly. "Be careful, Hayden. Remember just how much I know, and just how much you're depending on me right now." With a flick of her blonde hair over her shoulder, she starts for the door. "And now I've got to babysit you all fucking night." She shoves Blip out of the way before he gets to the door and goes to get the car herself, heels clicking on the dirty floor.
[22:09] <Ahriman> "Teleporter? Not quite. But that's not important. Your girlfriend is with me," he uses the back of the hand holding the phone to give Kayla a right good smack across the cheek - just to make himself feel better. "Don't worry, she'll be just fine with me. I'm not even going to touch her. And when I'm done with her, I'll send her right back. Don't bother crying to those people in your precious asylum, they were my first call." Hayden chuckled briefly. "I just wanted to hear you squirm."
[22:11] <Sisip> Right across the already bruised cheek. Her cry of pain can clearly be heard before another series of curse words was spat out. Oooh the things she said she'd do to Hayden personally! They were cringe worthy!
[22:11] <vile> And then Nick can heal Hayden so Kay can do it all over again!
[22:13] <Suzthulhu> While Hayden is being all childish on the phone, Cheryl fetches the car, seriously considering giving the brake lines a little whistle and then catching her own ride home. After she pulls up in front of the warehouse, she gets out, popping the trunk and getting a leather bag out of the back. Slamming the trunk shut, she heads back inside, shoving the bag into Blip's hands. "Blindfold the little bitch and tie her hands and feet up." Again, it's Sisip's voice that speaks out, and Cheryl does her best to remain out of sight.
[22:14] <MarloCross> Marlo heard the smack and her cursing. his face went red. Tossing the purse behind the service desk-knowing they'd keep it relitively safe, Marlo headed outside to his piece of shit Car. Thing only cost him $500. Hopefully is would get him around town."What do you want from her?! Just let her go!" Starting up the car, he peeled out in his little shitbox-mobile.
[22:18] <Ahriman> Marlo was going to flail until he exploded. Why? 'Cause Hayden ended the call. He turned off the ringer and pocketed the phone, then motioned for the remaining shadowy figures to approach the girl. So far, only Blip had been a repeat henchman; the rest hadn't been there for the Sanctum assault. "Tie her up, get her ready to go." He left the rest to them and eyeballed Blip when he came back with a bag. No worries, though; his task for the night was done. Now to go home and bandage his face until his power returned.
[22:19] <Sisip> That may have been Sisips voice .. but that was not Sisip's feeling. Was Marlo aware that wasn't his adoptosister? Kay certainly was and as the woman begins to talk Kayla cries out, "Marlo!! not HER!! NOT SISIP! IT'S SOMEONE ELSE!!! SHE STOLE HER VOICE!!" A voice theif, all Kay could think of was that somewhere at the Sanctum Sisip had no voice. how horrible would that be! MUTE!!! It wasn't surprising when one thought about it, the horrible way she sung at the top of her lungs? The girl could make some hellacious racket when she wanted to! Unfortunately her words were most likely cut off as Hayden disconnects the call.
[22:21] <MarloCross> Marlo did put his fist against the dash as the phone call ended. His left hand. That hurt pretty goddamn bad. He sped through a few red lights, dialing his phone. Sadly Marlo didn't know. He wasn't terribly bright. And he could barely make out what Kayla had said. His next call was to Sisip.
[22:23] A_dog runs in front of Marlo's car and the ominous thump-thump of wheels going over a body can be heard
[22:23] <Suzthulhu> She eyes Hayden's face with a disapproving expression. Once Kayla is blindfolded, Cheryl steps back into view. "The car is out front. Let's go so I can watch you squirm while you try and fix that pretty face of yours." She lets out a haughty chuckle then, crossing her arms over her chest. "But in all seriousness Hayden, it's time to go." She'd had enough slumming, it seemed, and now just waits impatiently.
[22:28] <Ahriman> "DON'T talk to me about time," Hayden scowled at Cheryl. "And just remember how much you stand to lose if you keep pissing me off." His composure was slipping; being injured wasn't something he was used to, or enjoyed at all. He harumphed into a seat in the back of the vehicle; Hayden is grumpy.
[22:31] <Sisip> Kay's trussed up like a turkey and escorted to whever she was going to sit and steam, memorizing each and every one of those feelings. She was goign to get out of this and drive all through friggen Salem .. looking for those EXACTLY feelings.
[22:31] <Suzthulhu> Cheryl makes an exagerrated yawning gesture as she gets into the car across the seat from Hayden. "Might be worth it, just watching you have a tantrum." She may sound defiant, but in truth, she's more than a little scared of Hayden. She just can't bring herself to admit it or cowtow to him at all. He's a -child- for god's sake! She'd go with him wherever they were headed.
[22:37] <Ahriman> He may act like a child, but at the moment, he appears to be in his early 40s. All this excitement recently has been taking its toll, making it all the more necessary to find a replacement for Julie. The car is off without further incident.
A Kidnapping in 2 Parts
A Kidnapping in 2 Parts
PART 2 - Happens at the same time as Part 1, but in a different part of Salem
[21:27] <Ahriman> RINGRINGRING. Nick is getting a phonecall. o:
[21:28] <vile> The Tetris theme song can be heard as Nick's phone rings! He checks the number, tilts his head and hits 'accept'. It's held up to his ear and he answers with a comical, "Yeeees?" Another forkful of salad is loaded up but not eaten just yet. He has some manners! Don't talk on the phone and eat at the same time. Duh.
[21:31] <Sisip> Sisip eats her own meal as she allows Nick phone time.. and cause andi sucks at multirping.
[21:34] <Ahriman> "Ahh, Nicholas. So good to hear you," comes Hayden's croon over the earpiece. "I'm so glad you've kept up our part of the deal. As you can hear, you've been very helpful." In the background, Kayla is pretty clearly heard screaming threats. "Is there anyone near you? I'd like you to put this conversation on speaker."
[21:34] <vile> When Nick hears the sound of Kay fighting, he puts it on speakerphone so Sisip can hear it too. He sighs audibly. "Messy." is stated and he looks down at the crappy phone. When he hears Hayden, he tightens up his jaw. "Hello, you cheating bastard. I'm sure I've been helpful. Now why don't we consider you letting Kayla go to be payment?"
[21:36] <Sisip> It takes Sisip a moment before she recognizes what's going on. Her phone is pulled out and she immediately begins shooting off texts, to Gains, Conrad, Gina, Jack and without even thinking it through, to Marlo. *DING* Hayden has Kayla, communicating with Nick right now through cellphone.
[21:40] <Ahriman> "I can even give them the address if you'd like," Hayden spoke, though clearly the phone wasn't near his head. Rather, it's closer to Kayla, who's shouting descriptions and everything she could think of. "It won't do you any good." Then once the phone is brought back, Hayden continues. "No, Nicholas. Kayla is *my* payment. Recompense for that woman who Julie. This one is going to find me a replacement. And then..maybe I'll return her. I suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it." Then his voice was distant again, apparently once more aimed toward the struggling Kayla. "Have anything terribly important to add?"
[21:44] <vile> The faces probably aren't terribly useful but Nick jots down the information down on a small notepad pulled from his handy dandy purse. Crap. It's a question of where and when Hayden has Kayla. A hand is run over his face with frustration. "Don't harm her. I'm sure she'll find another age manipulator. Julie can't be the only one. And don't forget something: I'm immortal. From now on I'll be keeping an eye out for your goddamn face if you don't return Kay to a reasonable time in a reasonable shape."
[21:44] <A_Skeleton> Conrad gets the text and siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighs.
[21:45] <Suzthulhu> Gina gets the text and swears because she was busy AGAIN after being interrupted earlier. She also siiiiiighs.
[21:51] <Ahriman> "YOUSACKOFSHITIMMAFUCKINGKILLYOUMYSELF," replied Kayla. There's a bit of a scuffle following the outburst, followed by a nonsensicle outburst from Hayden, and a weak "niick" from Kayla. There's a bit of huffpuffing from Hayden before he speaks again: "On second thought.. maybe I won't give her back." Then the call ends.
[21:56] <vile> When Hayden hangs up, Nick stares at the phone and just quietly grinds his teeth. The offending device is dropped onto Sisip's desk and he stares at her like she'll have some answers. A finger is pointed at his watch. WELP. He'd realized that far too late. Yeah fuck you nice watch. "I think it's time to summon JJ." is muttered under his breath.
[22:01] <JJ> He'd been frightened out of the Sims by the new guests. Well thay hadn't meant to do so, but JJ was... JJ. Right now he was all sprawled out on a Rec Center couch. Eyes had that weird glazed look on them. The look JJ gets when his brain is somewhere in cyberspace. Poddy would have a similar look if he were flesh and blood, but the little guy is a robot. So no outward signs of where his attention was. Why were they both like this? Pokemon. Of all the things, JJ and Poddy were locked in Pokemon battle, though it looked more like JJ was in a coma. Techies!
[22:03] * [Edward] is suddenly there in the rec center, the faint sound of the air being instantly displaced by his form as he greets JJ, "Evening."
[22:07] <Sisip> Her phone is picked up as she grabs the watch and tosses it to Nick, sending off a text to JJ was always the easiest way to get his attention, and so she did, *DING* 9-1-1 little nephew. Nick on his way with a watch. Find out what you can on it. Was Hayden's. He has Kayla.* Standing the woman heads out of her office, "Take it to JJ, Nick, get him to tear it apart until he finds something."
[22:09] * JJ at first only silence came from the apparently and visibly comatose boy, even his normally glowing eyes were somewhat diminished. Edward spoke. Those eyes blinked. The lights turned back on. JJ sat up, rubbed his eyes. "AWWWWW!!! Rabbit! You made me lose!" Poddy warbled at him. "No. You did not win fair and square. He made me enter the wrong sequence!" Poddy made a sound that needed to translation. He was laughing. JJ pouted at Edward. "Now he's gonna gloat about this for weeks. I can never beat him!" Poddy clicked and beeped, then played the Pokemon theme song from season one. "Haha... C'mere." He scooped Poddy up and placed him on a shoulder. "Evening." He said to Eddie then paused. Eyes widening and jaw dropping. Text was immediatly sent back. I'm in Rec Whatever you need!
[22:10] <vile> "Don't forget what I told you." A finger is pointed at Sisip. Where his loyalties lie! He doesn't want to wind up thrown into a cell in the catacombs over something...he hasn't even done yet. Or what. F yo time-walking bullshit. The scrawny bastard stands, turns on his heels and storms out of Sisip's office with the watch in hand. He sends off a quick text and continues on his way. A quick jog carries him to the rec. Someone's been working out. That or it's all the running from battle he does!
[22:14] * [Edward] ups a brow at JJ and simply responds with, "To repeat the same action and expect different results is madness. If you never beat him then this surely wouldn't be out of the norm..." then JJ gets a text. He pauses, not knowing what the text is, only noticing how JJ's expression seems to change. "Something wrong?"
[22:17] <JJ> "It's not the same thing. It's different everytime. I'm not crazy. And one day I WILL beat him." **No you won't** "Poddy. You always pick the best moments to use English." At least he'd stopped playing that song. "Yea. Nick's got something I need to read."
[22:20] <vile> Nick the swift coward slows to a trot as he approaches JJ and company. He comes to a stop in front of the techie and thrusts out the watch, offering it over. He's not even short of breath! Oh the joys of being undead. Of course he still looks a bit tired but he's not struggling for breath.
[22:23] <Sisip> Seeing the caller ID the woman winces as she picks it up, she doesn't even say hello, walking down the hallway in the direction Nick had gone, "You come back here, Marlo, to Cobalt. We'll find her. You can't do anything right now, just come home, ok?"
[22:23] * [Edward] gives a quiet nod to Nick as he jogs in, "Evening." Then he sees the watch handed to JJ and just watches, mildly interested.
[22:24] * JJ took the Watch. "What do you need to know?" Even without waiting for an answer JJ was already asking the watch questions. Who its owner is, maybe some information on where it has been. JJ's technopathy probably had some underlying highly specific psychometry to it.
[22:24] <MarloCross> "Why the FUCK Did I hear your Voice?! What the Fuck is Going on?! Some one better gimme some goddamn answers or I'm fuckin' something up when I get Back!" He almost hits a car but swerves. His reflexes were alright, despite his poor judgement.
[22:25] <MarloCross> "And I think I just hit a dog."
[22:26] <vile> Nick doesn't even bother offer a greeting to either man. "Everything." he snaps, "There's a bug in it. Hayden's been listening." Oh god he's been wearing it faithfully ever since he got the thing. Nick cringes at the thought and what he'd inadvertently done. CATACOMBS FOREVER. He shoud just run away forever. He just points at the watch like JJ doesn't know what he's supposed to be doing. "My phone too. He called my phone a couple of times."
[22:27] <Sisip> "Marlo. ENOUGH." Sisip snaps into the phone, probably heard well down the hallway, "I've no idea why you heard my voice. Maybe it's just someone who sounds like me." Though there weren't many east coast native americans running around the area, "It seems like he took her to find some mutants. Nick's working with JJ to see if they can get any information from a watch Hayden gave him.. just come home.. and.. you probably just hit a bump in the road. Come home, Marlo."
[22:32] <MarloCross> It wasn't long before Marlo was squealing tires into the parking garage, Almost hitting the curb before bolting out of his car and making his way into the sanctum. He was stillo on the phone," Find some one to heal my arm. I wanna go after this bastard. I wanna hit him and I wanna watch him fucking die" His voice was cracking. He was furious.
[22:34] * [Edward] watches as JJ seems to somehow converse with the watch. Nick knew of course. Edward slowly was beginning to figure it out. JJ had no small amount of tech on him at any given point in time. Maybe his affinity for machines was deeper than it appeared. Still the over arching question on his mind was why they all looked so tense. He could hear Sisip shouting down the hall. Something was wrong. Still he wouldn't pry for answers while they were focusing on getting information.
[22:35] <Sisip> "Marlon Cross, that is enough." She could hear his approach and finally ends the call, coming face to face with him.. or as much as she coud being so muhch shorter. "Marlo, stop and take a breath, ok? Conrad and Gina have been told, they're going to let her parents know. Nick's phone will be backtraced, we're GOING to get her back. I promise you."
[22:38] <MarloCross> His face was red as the numbers on his Veritek Jersey. He was trembling as he closed the phone. "They took her right out from underme. I couldn't even stop it. I turned around and boom, Gone!"
[22:42] <Sisip> She hugs her larger, little brother tightly. "We'll get her back, Marlo. We will do everything we can, but for now I need YOU to go to the medical unit and talk to Nurse HurtyOuchPants to get your arm taken care of. NOT Nick. Tonight I want you to come over to our place, you can stay in the spare room." Which was Sev's old room.. just with a bed in it and no decorations.
[22:43] <AnE> She may have left her giant tarantula plushie in there. On the bed. With its giant beady eyes and eight legs.
[22:44] * JJ of course JJ would find the bug almost immediately, try to reverse it to spy on Hayden and hopefully make it. He'd let out a few swear words from popular sci-fi series (take your pick!) They're heading out of Salem. Coming out of the warehouse district... And No! (another curse) "He ditched it!"
[22:47] <vile> Nicholas scowls. "None of us can get out there in time. Check every security camera and satellite feed you can, JJ. You can find them or at least get some kind of idea where they're headed. Give the information to META. I'm sure there's some channels open you can get through. Relay what info you can to Gains and anyone else on the list." His phone is thrust towards JJ as well. "See if there's anything on this. Can you hack into Kay's phone? Do they still have that? What about the other number on here? The last one that called me."
[22:48] <MarloCross> Marlo was like hugging stone. His body was tense, like he was ready to snap some one in half. As they embraced, he felt that bump...bump...bump. He tried his best to put the murderous thoughts behind him. The Unborn, he heard, could feel them." It's the heart, isn't it? Ever since Julie, the only thing i have is my kinetic sense...I can feel it."
[22:50] <Sisip> Taking his hand she presses it to her stomach, hoping to relax him a bit, "Yes, it's Wiggles."
[22:54] <Sisip> Sisp is tired and goes home, leaving Marlo with a key.
[21:27] <Ahriman> RINGRINGRING. Nick is getting a phonecall. o:
[21:28] <vile> The Tetris theme song can be heard as Nick's phone rings! He checks the number, tilts his head and hits 'accept'. It's held up to his ear and he answers with a comical, "Yeeees?" Another forkful of salad is loaded up but not eaten just yet. He has some manners! Don't talk on the phone and eat at the same time. Duh.
[21:31] <Sisip> Sisip eats her own meal as she allows Nick phone time.. and cause andi sucks at multirping.
[21:34] <Ahriman> "Ahh, Nicholas. So good to hear you," comes Hayden's croon over the earpiece. "I'm so glad you've kept up our part of the deal. As you can hear, you've been very helpful." In the background, Kayla is pretty clearly heard screaming threats. "Is there anyone near you? I'd like you to put this conversation on speaker."
[21:34] <vile> When Nick hears the sound of Kay fighting, he puts it on speakerphone so Sisip can hear it too. He sighs audibly. "Messy." is stated and he looks down at the crappy phone. When he hears Hayden, he tightens up his jaw. "Hello, you cheating bastard. I'm sure I've been helpful. Now why don't we consider you letting Kayla go to be payment?"
[21:36] <Sisip> It takes Sisip a moment before she recognizes what's going on. Her phone is pulled out and she immediately begins shooting off texts, to Gains, Conrad, Gina, Jack and without even thinking it through, to Marlo. *DING* Hayden has Kayla, communicating with Nick right now through cellphone.
[21:40] <Ahriman> "I can even give them the address if you'd like," Hayden spoke, though clearly the phone wasn't near his head. Rather, it's closer to Kayla, who's shouting descriptions and everything she could think of. "It won't do you any good." Then once the phone is brought back, Hayden continues. "No, Nicholas. Kayla is *my* payment. Recompense for that woman who Julie. This one is going to find me a replacement. And then..maybe I'll return her. I suppose we'll cross that bridge when we come to it." Then his voice was distant again, apparently once more aimed toward the struggling Kayla. "Have anything terribly important to add?"
[21:44] <vile> The faces probably aren't terribly useful but Nick jots down the information down on a small notepad pulled from his handy dandy purse. Crap. It's a question of where and when Hayden has Kayla. A hand is run over his face with frustration. "Don't harm her. I'm sure she'll find another age manipulator. Julie can't be the only one. And don't forget something: I'm immortal. From now on I'll be keeping an eye out for your goddamn face if you don't return Kay to a reasonable time in a reasonable shape."
[21:44] <A_Skeleton> Conrad gets the text and siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighs.
[21:45] <Suzthulhu> Gina gets the text and swears because she was busy AGAIN after being interrupted earlier. She also siiiiiighs.
[21:51] <Ahriman> "YOUSACKOFSHITIMMAFUCKINGKILLYOUMYSELF," replied Kayla. There's a bit of a scuffle following the outburst, followed by a nonsensicle outburst from Hayden, and a weak "niick" from Kayla. There's a bit of huffpuffing from Hayden before he speaks again: "On second thought.. maybe I won't give her back." Then the call ends.
[21:56] <vile> When Hayden hangs up, Nick stares at the phone and just quietly grinds his teeth. The offending device is dropped onto Sisip's desk and he stares at her like she'll have some answers. A finger is pointed at his watch. WELP. He'd realized that far too late. Yeah fuck you nice watch. "I think it's time to summon JJ." is muttered under his breath.
[22:01] <JJ> He'd been frightened out of the Sims by the new guests. Well thay hadn't meant to do so, but JJ was... JJ. Right now he was all sprawled out on a Rec Center couch. Eyes had that weird glazed look on them. The look JJ gets when his brain is somewhere in cyberspace. Poddy would have a similar look if he were flesh and blood, but the little guy is a robot. So no outward signs of where his attention was. Why were they both like this? Pokemon. Of all the things, JJ and Poddy were locked in Pokemon battle, though it looked more like JJ was in a coma. Techies!
[22:03] * [Edward] is suddenly there in the rec center, the faint sound of the air being instantly displaced by his form as he greets JJ, "Evening."
[22:07] <Sisip> Her phone is picked up as she grabs the watch and tosses it to Nick, sending off a text to JJ was always the easiest way to get his attention, and so she did, *DING* 9-1-1 little nephew. Nick on his way with a watch. Find out what you can on it. Was Hayden's. He has Kayla.* Standing the woman heads out of her office, "Take it to JJ, Nick, get him to tear it apart until he finds something."
[22:09] * JJ at first only silence came from the apparently and visibly comatose boy, even his normally glowing eyes were somewhat diminished. Edward spoke. Those eyes blinked. The lights turned back on. JJ sat up, rubbed his eyes. "AWWWWW!!! Rabbit! You made me lose!" Poddy warbled at him. "No. You did not win fair and square. He made me enter the wrong sequence!" Poddy made a sound that needed to translation. He was laughing. JJ pouted at Edward. "Now he's gonna gloat about this for weeks. I can never beat him!" Poddy clicked and beeped, then played the Pokemon theme song from season one. "Haha... C'mere." He scooped Poddy up and placed him on a shoulder. "Evening." He said to Eddie then paused. Eyes widening and jaw dropping. Text was immediatly sent back. I'm in Rec Whatever you need!
[22:10] <vile> "Don't forget what I told you." A finger is pointed at Sisip. Where his loyalties lie! He doesn't want to wind up thrown into a cell in the catacombs over something...he hasn't even done yet. Or what. F yo time-walking bullshit. The scrawny bastard stands, turns on his heels and storms out of Sisip's office with the watch in hand. He sends off a quick text and continues on his way. A quick jog carries him to the rec. Someone's been working out. That or it's all the running from battle he does!
[22:14] * [Edward] ups a brow at JJ and simply responds with, "To repeat the same action and expect different results is madness. If you never beat him then this surely wouldn't be out of the norm..." then JJ gets a text. He pauses, not knowing what the text is, only noticing how JJ's expression seems to change. "Something wrong?"
[22:17] <JJ> "It's not the same thing. It's different everytime. I'm not crazy. And one day I WILL beat him." **No you won't** "Poddy. You always pick the best moments to use English." At least he'd stopped playing that song. "Yea. Nick's got something I need to read."
[22:20] <vile> Nick the swift coward slows to a trot as he approaches JJ and company. He comes to a stop in front of the techie and thrusts out the watch, offering it over. He's not even short of breath! Oh the joys of being undead. Of course he still looks a bit tired but he's not struggling for breath.
[22:23] <Sisip> Seeing the caller ID the woman winces as she picks it up, she doesn't even say hello, walking down the hallway in the direction Nick had gone, "You come back here, Marlo, to Cobalt. We'll find her. You can't do anything right now, just come home, ok?"
[22:23] * [Edward] gives a quiet nod to Nick as he jogs in, "Evening." Then he sees the watch handed to JJ and just watches, mildly interested.
[22:24] * JJ took the Watch. "What do you need to know?" Even without waiting for an answer JJ was already asking the watch questions. Who its owner is, maybe some information on where it has been. JJ's technopathy probably had some underlying highly specific psychometry to it.
[22:24] <MarloCross> "Why the FUCK Did I hear your Voice?! What the Fuck is Going on?! Some one better gimme some goddamn answers or I'm fuckin' something up when I get Back!" He almost hits a car but swerves. His reflexes were alright, despite his poor judgement.
[22:25] <MarloCross> "And I think I just hit a dog."
[22:26] <vile> Nick doesn't even bother offer a greeting to either man. "Everything." he snaps, "There's a bug in it. Hayden's been listening." Oh god he's been wearing it faithfully ever since he got the thing. Nick cringes at the thought and what he'd inadvertently done. CATACOMBS FOREVER. He shoud just run away forever. He just points at the watch like JJ doesn't know what he's supposed to be doing. "My phone too. He called my phone a couple of times."
[22:27] <Sisip> "Marlo. ENOUGH." Sisip snaps into the phone, probably heard well down the hallway, "I've no idea why you heard my voice. Maybe it's just someone who sounds like me." Though there weren't many east coast native americans running around the area, "It seems like he took her to find some mutants. Nick's working with JJ to see if they can get any information from a watch Hayden gave him.. just come home.. and.. you probably just hit a bump in the road. Come home, Marlo."
[22:32] <MarloCross> It wasn't long before Marlo was squealing tires into the parking garage, Almost hitting the curb before bolting out of his car and making his way into the sanctum. He was stillo on the phone," Find some one to heal my arm. I wanna go after this bastard. I wanna hit him and I wanna watch him fucking die" His voice was cracking. He was furious.
[22:34] * [Edward] watches as JJ seems to somehow converse with the watch. Nick knew of course. Edward slowly was beginning to figure it out. JJ had no small amount of tech on him at any given point in time. Maybe his affinity for machines was deeper than it appeared. Still the over arching question on his mind was why they all looked so tense. He could hear Sisip shouting down the hall. Something was wrong. Still he wouldn't pry for answers while they were focusing on getting information.
[22:35] <Sisip> "Marlon Cross, that is enough." She could hear his approach and finally ends the call, coming face to face with him.. or as much as she coud being so muhch shorter. "Marlo, stop and take a breath, ok? Conrad and Gina have been told, they're going to let her parents know. Nick's phone will be backtraced, we're GOING to get her back. I promise you."
[22:38] <MarloCross> His face was red as the numbers on his Veritek Jersey. He was trembling as he closed the phone. "They took her right out from underme. I couldn't even stop it. I turned around and boom, Gone!"
[22:42] <Sisip> She hugs her larger, little brother tightly. "We'll get her back, Marlo. We will do everything we can, but for now I need YOU to go to the medical unit and talk to Nurse HurtyOuchPants to get your arm taken care of. NOT Nick. Tonight I want you to come over to our place, you can stay in the spare room." Which was Sev's old room.. just with a bed in it and no decorations.
[22:43] <AnE> She may have left her giant tarantula plushie in there. On the bed. With its giant beady eyes and eight legs.
[22:44] * JJ of course JJ would find the bug almost immediately, try to reverse it to spy on Hayden and hopefully make it. He'd let out a few swear words from popular sci-fi series (take your pick!) They're heading out of Salem. Coming out of the warehouse district... And No! (another curse) "He ditched it!"
[22:47] <vile> Nicholas scowls. "None of us can get out there in time. Check every security camera and satellite feed you can, JJ. You can find them or at least get some kind of idea where they're headed. Give the information to META. I'm sure there's some channels open you can get through. Relay what info you can to Gains and anyone else on the list." His phone is thrust towards JJ as well. "See if there's anything on this. Can you hack into Kay's phone? Do they still have that? What about the other number on here? The last one that called me."
[22:48] <MarloCross> Marlo was like hugging stone. His body was tense, like he was ready to snap some one in half. As they embraced, he felt that bump...bump...bump. He tried his best to put the murderous thoughts behind him. The Unborn, he heard, could feel them." It's the heart, isn't it? Ever since Julie, the only thing i have is my kinetic sense...I can feel it."
[22:50] <Sisip> Taking his hand she presses it to her stomach, hoping to relax him a bit, "Yes, it's Wiggles."
[22:54] <Sisip> Sisp is tired and goes home, leaving Marlo with a key.