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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 3206052" data-attributes="member: 63"><p><strong>Session Thirteen, part four</strong></p><p></p><p>Robert sits in a car, waiting at the edge of the park, Terry quiet in the back seat, invisible to the sweet woman whom Robert talked into giving him a ride to his 'date'. </p><p></p><p>Jenny's car pulls up a quarter block away. She gets out, carrying a dufflebag and dressed in street clothes. She looks around, and Robert tries to notice any signs that she is sending signals to other Bureau agents who might be watching.</p><p></p><p>Robert looks to his kindly driver. "I think she might have gone to a different park. I . . . Oh look at the <em>day</em> I'm having. I forgot my phone. I really hate to ask, but-"</p><p></p><p>"Oh, no, please," the woman says. "The way you describe her, this girl sounds great. Go ahead, call her."</p><p></p><p>Robert smiles. "Thanks."</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">* * *</p><p></p><p>Jenny answers her phone, looking around nervously. "Robert?"</p><p></p><p>His voice on the other end of the line is cheery, like he's putting on an act. "Jenny! What park are you at?"</p><p></p><p>"Wright Square Park. That's where you told me to meet, Robert. Look, I need-"</p><p></p><p>"Uh huh?" Robert laughs. "Really, Jen? Forsyth Park?" He sounds like he's talking to someone else, his tone amused. "<span style="font-size: 9px">She's adorable. She went to where we first met. You know where Forsyth Park is?</span>"</p><p></p><p>"Yes," Jenny says. "Robert, you told me to come alone, and I am. You can trust me."</p><p></p><p>"Sure thing, Jen," Robert chuckles. "I'll see you there in ten minutes, okay? You would not <em>believe</em> the day I'm having."</p><p></p><p>Jenny tosses her hair over her shoulder, smirks, and says, "You've watched way too many crime dramas, Robert. Sure, I'll be there."</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">* * *</p><p></p><p>Ten minutes later, Robert thanks the lady giving him a ride, hops out of the car, and strides toward the Forsyth Park fountain. Jenny is waiting for him, and Terry, walking beside him, is waiting for a signal to get out in a hurry.</p><p></p><p>"Jenny," Robert says, only a hint of dazzle in his voice.</p><p></p><p>"Hi Robert," Jenny says. "Where did you run off to?"</p><p></p><p>"I can show you if you'd like. Nice place, really. Lots of," he looks around the park, "trees."</p><p></p><p>"Sure," she says. "I'm all packed and ready to go, just like you said. But we're going alone?"</p><p></p><p>"Yeah," Robert says. "The rest of the group is waiting up. Hey, before you say anything else, you look <em>great</em> today."</p><p></p><p>Jenny's smile looks so sincere that Robert wonders just how much the woman likes him. Either she's very forgiving, or she is an excellent liar.</p><p></p><p>"You look really <em>spirited</em>," Jenny says. "I hope everyone's alright."</p><p></p><p>"Why wouldn't they be?" Robert laughs. "You ready to go?"</p><p></p><p>Jenny hesitates, and then her facade breaks. Her smile fades, and she looks slightly worried. "Look, Robert, are you okay? And Terry, you're okay?"</p><p></p><p>Robert leans back cautiously. "We're fine. You can see Terry."</p><p></p><p>Simultaneously she says, "My ghost, Pataman," and Terry says, "She has a ghost."</p><p></p><p>Robert chuckles. "So, what now? You going to ambush me?"</p><p></p><p>"No Robert," Jenny says, sighing in relief. "Just when I got your call, I couldn't be sure that you weren't possessed or charmed or an illusion. Pretty much the entire rest of the Bureau is watching this conversation, by the way."</p><p></p><p>"Oh," Robert says. "Then I want to make clear that I was <em>completely</em> sincere just now. You look great."</p><p></p><p>Jenny lowers an eyebrow dubiously. "Well we're at a park. Let's take a walk."</p><p></p><p>Robert glances at Terry, who shrugs and says, "Go for it. There's no anti-planeshift magic here."</p><p></p><p>Jenny and Robert begin to walk past the various monuments in the park, and Jenny speaks.</p><p></p><p>"I know that you're nervous, Robert. I'm trying to do my best to show you that you can trust me, so you don't run away again. A lot of strange things happened in the examination room, and our diviners had a hard time seeing through all the latent energy. The Chief thought you were in cahoots with 'Chuck Norris'-"</p><p></p><p>"Dick Thevenot," Robert interrupts. "That's his name. His ghost was fake, by the way. Another way your Bureau screwed up."</p><p></p><p>"We know that now," Jenny says. "We also know he attacked you. Honestly, is everyone alright?"</p><p></p><p>"Everyone but him," Robert says. "John shot him. Killed him." Robert makes himself appear a little overwhelmed by this.</p><p></p><p>After a moment, Robert shakes his head. "Anyway, why I came back is because we . . . because I want your help. We don't know if we can trust anybody, honestly, but I know we can trust you, and we found some things out. I'd feel more comfortable having you come and see what we're doing than 'the Chief.'"</p><p></p><p>"He won't like that," Jenny says, "but he <em>was</em> in the wrong with how he treated you. I, certainly, want to help. If you're willing to let me go with you . . . I'm guessing you have some secrets that you don't want broadcast to every agent watching us?"</p><p></p><p>Robert smiles. "Right. You know, this is why I like you. One reason at least. You . . . you understand what's going on. You know how to be reasonable. And, hopefully, you brought the things I asked you to."</p><p></p><p>Jenny nods. "It makes more sense now. I guess you plan to leave now?"</p><p></p><p>"You probably need to call your boss," Robert says.</p><p></p><p>Jenny smirks. "He'll be watching right now. And he doesn't need to worry. We'll go back to the offices on Gaia, talk about what's going on, and then come back once everything's straightened out. We should be back tomorrow, right?"</p><p></p><p>"I hope so," Robert lies. "I really just want to see that Terry will be safe. And you can show your boss that Terry won't become another 'Legion.'"</p><p></p><p>Jenny's eyes widen at the name, and before she can ask where he learned about it, Robert nods to Terry, and they all vanish.</p><p></p><p>Aside from a few dozen Bureau operatives, no one in the park was looking their way. Forsyth Park goes on with its normal, everyday existence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 3206052, member: 63"] [b]Session Thirteen, part four[/b] Robert sits in a car, waiting at the edge of the park, Terry quiet in the back seat, invisible to the sweet woman whom Robert talked into giving him a ride to his 'date'. Jenny's car pulls up a quarter block away. She gets out, carrying a dufflebag and dressed in street clothes. She looks around, and Robert tries to notice any signs that she is sending signals to other Bureau agents who might be watching. Robert looks to his kindly driver. "I think she might have gone to a different park. I . . . Oh look at the [i]day[/i] I'm having. I forgot my phone. I really hate to ask, but-" "Oh, no, please," the woman says. "The way you describe her, this girl sounds great. Go ahead, call her." Robert smiles. "Thanks." [center]* * *[/center] Jenny answers her phone, looking around nervously. "Robert?" His voice on the other end of the line is cheery, like he's putting on an act. "Jenny! What park are you at?" "Wright Square Park. That's where you told me to meet, Robert. Look, I need-" "Uh huh?" Robert laughs. "Really, Jen? Forsyth Park?" He sounds like he's talking to someone else, his tone amused. "[size=1]She's adorable. She went to where we first met. You know where Forsyth Park is?[/size]" "Yes," Jenny says. "Robert, you told me to come alone, and I am. You can trust me." "Sure thing, Jen," Robert chuckles. "I'll see you there in ten minutes, okay? You would not [i]believe[/i] the day I'm having." Jenny tosses her hair over her shoulder, smirks, and says, "You've watched way too many crime dramas, Robert. Sure, I'll be there." [center]* * *[/center] Ten minutes later, Robert thanks the lady giving him a ride, hops out of the car, and strides toward the Forsyth Park fountain. Jenny is waiting for him, and Terry, walking beside him, is waiting for a signal to get out in a hurry. "Jenny," Robert says, only a hint of dazzle in his voice. "Hi Robert," Jenny says. "Where did you run off to?" "I can show you if you'd like. Nice place, really. Lots of," he looks around the park, "trees." "Sure," she says. "I'm all packed and ready to go, just like you said. But we're going alone?" "Yeah," Robert says. "The rest of the group is waiting up. Hey, before you say anything else, you look [i]great[/i] today." Jenny's smile looks so sincere that Robert wonders just how much the woman likes him. Either she's very forgiving, or she is an excellent liar. "You look really [i]spirited[/i]," Jenny says. "I hope everyone's alright." "Why wouldn't they be?" Robert laughs. "You ready to go?" Jenny hesitates, and then her facade breaks. Her smile fades, and she looks slightly worried. "Look, Robert, are you okay? And Terry, you're okay?" Robert leans back cautiously. "We're fine. You can see Terry." Simultaneously she says, "My ghost, Pataman," and Terry says, "She has a ghost." Robert chuckles. "So, what now? You going to ambush me?" "No Robert," Jenny says, sighing in relief. "Just when I got your call, I couldn't be sure that you weren't possessed or charmed or an illusion. Pretty much the entire rest of the Bureau is watching this conversation, by the way." "Oh," Robert says. "Then I want to make clear that I was [i]completely[/i] sincere just now. You look great." Jenny lowers an eyebrow dubiously. "Well we're at a park. Let's take a walk." Robert glances at Terry, who shrugs and says, "Go for it. There's no anti-planeshift magic here." Jenny and Robert begin to walk past the various monuments in the park, and Jenny speaks. "I know that you're nervous, Robert. I'm trying to do my best to show you that you can trust me, so you don't run away again. A lot of strange things happened in the examination room, and our diviners had a hard time seeing through all the latent energy. The Chief thought you were in cahoots with 'Chuck Norris'-" "Dick Thevenot," Robert interrupts. "That's his name. His ghost was fake, by the way. Another way your Bureau screwed up." "We know that now," Jenny says. "We also know he attacked you. Honestly, is everyone alright?" "Everyone but him," Robert says. "John shot him. Killed him." Robert makes himself appear a little overwhelmed by this. After a moment, Robert shakes his head. "Anyway, why I came back is because we . . . because I want your help. We don't know if we can trust anybody, honestly, but I know we can trust you, and we found some things out. I'd feel more comfortable having you come and see what we're doing than 'the Chief.'" "He won't like that," Jenny says, "but he [i]was[/i] in the wrong with how he treated you. I, certainly, want to help. If you're willing to let me go with you . . . I'm guessing you have some secrets that you don't want broadcast to every agent watching us?" Robert smiles. "Right. You know, this is why I like you. One reason at least. You . . . you understand what's going on. You know how to be reasonable. And, hopefully, you brought the things I asked you to." Jenny nods. "It makes more sense now. I guess you plan to leave now?" "You probably need to call your boss," Robert says. Jenny smirks. "He'll be watching right now. And he doesn't need to worry. We'll go back to the offices on Gaia, talk about what's going on, and then come back once everything's straightened out. We should be back tomorrow, right?" "I hope so," Robert lies. "I really just want to see that Terry will be safe. And you can show your boss that Terry won't become another 'Legion.'" Jenny's eyes widen at the name, and before she can ask where he learned about it, Robert nods to Terry, and they all vanish. Aside from a few dozen Bureau operatives, no one in the park was looking their way. Forsyth Park goes on with its normal, everyday existence. [/QUOTE]
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