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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4544527" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>An Outbreak of Alchemy: Part 5 – Elevator Muzak</strong></p><p></p><p>In the elevator, Jim-Bean slipped Hammer his pistols back to the tune of "The Girl from Ipanema." He was careful to turn his back to the security camera.</p><p></p><p>"So how does that work?" Hammer surreptitiously tucked the pistols into his belt.</p><p></p><p>"How does what work?"</p><p></p><p>"The whole mind control thing." They passed the tenth floor. </p><p></p><p>"What?" asked Jim-Bean innocently. "I’m just very convincing."</p><p></p><p>"Yeah, right,” said Hammer, unconvinced. </p><p></p><p>Jim-bean shrugged. "Believe what you want." They passed the twentieth floor. "I hope Archive's okay," said Jim-Bean. "He's pretty messed up."</p><p></p><p>"We're not going to have a lot of time when we get to the top," said Hammer. "My guess is there's another elevator to reach the top floors. So we're going to need to hustle. I figure we have a couple of minutes tops before security gets here."</p><p></p><p>They passed the thirtieth floor.</p><p></p><p>"I'm sure you'll figure it out. This is wetwork," said Jim-Bean. "Your specialty, right?"</p><p></p><p>"Not quite," said Hammer. "I deal with captured targets. I thought it was YOUR specialty."</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean inspected his nails. "Whatever. Depending on what's the other side of the door, if it's a talking head you deal with him. If it's a piece of tail, she's--"</p><p></p><p>The elevator dinged and the door opened. </p><p></p><p>A large sign welcomed them to Dawn Biozyme. Over a dozen technicians scurried to and fro. Weird robotic voices echoed throughout the large chamber, reverberating off of the huge metal machines and bubbling containers. It looked like a mad scientists.</p><p></p><p>A pretty young Asian woman in a lab coat approached them. "Can I help you?"</p><p></p><p>"Tails," Jim-Bean whispered to Hammer with a wink. He stepped forward. "Hello Miss…"</p><p></p><p>"Xian. Doctor Xian. And you are?"</p><p></p><p>"Security," said Jim-Bean. "We need to meet with Dr. Ko regarding a security breach."</p><p></p><p>Xian frowned. "Mihn didn't tell me about any security breach—"</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean lowered his voice. "That's because we're trying to not cause an incident. In a few seconds there WILL be an alarm. Now if you'll just show us to Dr. Ko…" </p><p></p><p>"Dr. Ko doesn't see visitors," Xian said suspiciously. "But if you want to wait here I can check with security and give you clearance."</p><p></p><p>"Sure," said Jim-Bean. Xian walked off to a side office, out of view.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean turned to Hammer. "Did you get it?"</p><p></p><p>Hammer nodded and flipped the card he had snatched from Xian's lab coat. Like so many women in corporate offices, she wasn't comfortable having her security badge dangling at her chest. It made badges very easy to palm.</p><p></p><p>"We're now…" he read the card, "Amy Xian."</p><p></p><p>The elevator behind them dinged as it progressed through the floors. </p><p></p><p>"We'd better go. That's probably the Mihn guy she talked about."</p><p></p><p>The Dawn Biozyme techs ignored them, engrossed in their work. Hammer led the way down a hall to a large part of the building that opened up to the top floor by way of a stairwell. Reinforced glass doors and a keycard swipe blocked access.</p><p></p><p>"Here's hoping Amy gets to visit Ko," said Hammer as he swiped the card.</p><p></p><p>The red light over the card reader turned green. Jim-Bean pushed on the door.</p><p></p><p>It opened. They quickly climbed the steps. </p><p></p><p>A doddering old man in a white lab coat met them at the top of the stairs. He was holding a small black and white cat in his arms. </p><p></p><p>"Oh hello. I didn't realize it was visiting hours today!"</p><p></p><p>"It's not," said Hammer seriously. "Are you William Davis Ko?"</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean took up a flanking position to the man's left.</p><p></p><p>"I am," said Ko. "But I don't see…" </p><p></p><p>Hammer drew his Glocks.</p><p></p><p>"Oh."</p><p></p><p>An alarm went off. Then the glass doors behind them burst open. </p><p></p><p>The security officer known as Bo Nan Mihn wore a blood red military-style uniform. He was impossible to ignore. Behind him were the other members of security, dressed in white paramilitary outfits. They were all short Tcho-tchos. </p><p></p><p>Hammer didn't wait. He slipped behind Ko and put a Glock to his head. Ko dropped the cat and put his hands up. Jim-Bean dropped his duffel bag and pulled out his machinegun. </p><p></p><p>It took him a second to realize the men were pointing crossbows at him, not pistols. "Shoot and he dies."</p><p></p><p>Mihn sneered. "It's not us you have to worry about."</p><p></p><p>There was the sound of a cat hacking up a hairball, and then the room filled with choking black mist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4544527, member: 3285"] [b]An Outbreak of Alchemy: Part 5 – Elevator Muzak[/b] In the elevator, Jim-Bean slipped Hammer his pistols back to the tune of "The Girl from Ipanema." He was careful to turn his back to the security camera. "So how does that work?" Hammer surreptitiously tucked the pistols into his belt. "How does what work?" "The whole mind control thing." They passed the tenth floor. "What?" asked Jim-Bean innocently. "I’m just very convincing." "Yeah, right,” said Hammer, unconvinced. Jim-bean shrugged. "Believe what you want." They passed the twentieth floor. "I hope Archive's okay," said Jim-Bean. "He's pretty messed up." "We're not going to have a lot of time when we get to the top," said Hammer. "My guess is there's another elevator to reach the top floors. So we're going to need to hustle. I figure we have a couple of minutes tops before security gets here." They passed the thirtieth floor. "I'm sure you'll figure it out. This is wetwork," said Jim-Bean. "Your specialty, right?" "Not quite," said Hammer. "I deal with captured targets. I thought it was YOUR specialty." Jim-Bean inspected his nails. "Whatever. Depending on what's the other side of the door, if it's a talking head you deal with him. If it's a piece of tail, she's--" The elevator dinged and the door opened. A large sign welcomed them to Dawn Biozyme. Over a dozen technicians scurried to and fro. Weird robotic voices echoed throughout the large chamber, reverberating off of the huge metal machines and bubbling containers. It looked like a mad scientists. A pretty young Asian woman in a lab coat approached them. "Can I help you?" "Tails," Jim-Bean whispered to Hammer with a wink. He stepped forward. "Hello Miss…" "Xian. Doctor Xian. And you are?" "Security," said Jim-Bean. "We need to meet with Dr. Ko regarding a security breach." Xian frowned. "Mihn didn't tell me about any security breach—" Jim-Bean lowered his voice. "That's because we're trying to not cause an incident. In a few seconds there WILL be an alarm. Now if you'll just show us to Dr. Ko…" "Dr. Ko doesn't see visitors," Xian said suspiciously. "But if you want to wait here I can check with security and give you clearance." "Sure," said Jim-Bean. Xian walked off to a side office, out of view. Jim-Bean turned to Hammer. "Did you get it?" Hammer nodded and flipped the card he had snatched from Xian's lab coat. Like so many women in corporate offices, she wasn't comfortable having her security badge dangling at her chest. It made badges very easy to palm. "We're now…" he read the card, "Amy Xian." The elevator behind them dinged as it progressed through the floors. "We'd better go. That's probably the Mihn guy she talked about." The Dawn Biozyme techs ignored them, engrossed in their work. Hammer led the way down a hall to a large part of the building that opened up to the top floor by way of a stairwell. Reinforced glass doors and a keycard swipe blocked access. "Here's hoping Amy gets to visit Ko," said Hammer as he swiped the card. The red light over the card reader turned green. Jim-Bean pushed on the door. It opened. They quickly climbed the steps. A doddering old man in a white lab coat met them at the top of the stairs. He was holding a small black and white cat in his arms. "Oh hello. I didn't realize it was visiting hours today!" "It's not," said Hammer seriously. "Are you William Davis Ko?" Jim-Bean took up a flanking position to the man's left. "I am," said Ko. "But I don't see…" Hammer drew his Glocks. "Oh." An alarm went off. Then the glass doors behind them burst open. The security officer known as Bo Nan Mihn wore a blood red military-style uniform. He was impossible to ignore. Behind him were the other members of security, dressed in white paramilitary outfits. They were all short Tcho-tchos. Hammer didn't wait. He slipped behind Ko and put a Glock to his head. Ko dropped the cat and put his hands up. Jim-Bean dropped his duffel bag and pulled out his machinegun. It took him a second to realize the men were pointing crossbows at him, not pistols. "Shoot and he dies." Mihn sneered. "It's not us you have to worry about." There was the sound of a cat hacking up a hairball, and then the room filled with choking black mist. [/QUOTE]
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