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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 2096015" data-attributes="member: 13737">Aboard the EPIC JetApproaching New YorkAs the jet approaches New York, air traffic begins to be an issue.  Rather than enter into reserved airspace, the jet stays off the coast, and out the window you can see New York in the West some distance away.  Even from this far out, it stretches along the coast both ways as far as you can see, the lights slowly winking out as the sun rises up on the other side of the plane.Thunder has been sitting at a computer terminal the entire flight, speaking quietly into a microphone and typing non-stop on the keypad.  X12 is napping in a chair near him.  Trailblazer has been the pilot for the flight back, while Kodiak reclines in the cabin next to Michael, snoring loudly.  Raisa has been pacing non-stop in the rear of the plane, arguing with Empath for the last hour.  Near them, Carl and Jay are sitting, talking.MichaelSomehow, you ended up sitting right in front of Dara, and right next to Kodiak.  Dara has not been all that quiet the whole flight.  She's been drawing non-stop in her design book, and is still humming 'Pop-goes-the-weasel.'  Unfortunately, sometimes you still find yourself shifting form during the song.  The only thing that has saved your sanity was an odd find in the computer database, a book on Norse Mythology.  Of particular interest to you was the chapter on Fenris.I think pink for Michael and blue for Pooky.  Oh, they are going to look so cu-uuuuute, Dara broadcasts.  "And a big yellow bow for Kodiak," she says vocally.  You just shift back as she hums the 'POP!' part of her non-stop song and cringe, expecting to change forms.  Instead, you are shoved out of your seat as Kodiak changes into a rather large bear, taking up the full bench seat and displacing you to the floor.  He lets out a big yawn, then starts growling and grunting towards the cockpit.  He stops, holds up his paws infront of his face and let's out a questioning "Waarr?"X12You can't help but doze for most of the trip, despite Kodiak's snoring.  As you are half-asleep, you dream a strange dream.  In it, you are in a maze.  It's a survival training scenario, every directive for himself.  Each of you have been armed with energy gloves that deliver a painful and debilitating shock when hit.  So far, not only have you managed to eliminate one of your fellow directives, you've learned the location of at least three of the directives.  Finding them all may be impossible...You kind of blink awake when you realize the last bit wasn't just a thought in your head, but Thunder quietly speaking into the microphone a few feet from you."... but it may prove necessary to learn as much as we can about Prophet from them.  Willingly or not, I feel it imperitive that we all work together to capture the other directives as quickly as possible."Thunder sighs and rubs his face with his hands.  "I hate this job."JayCarl has been busy letting you in on all the happenings of EPIC, filling you in on the bad guys they've faced and the fights they've been involved in.  It's obvious from his descriptions that he's none too creative, and probably not the sharpest knife in the EPIC drawer.  However, you do manage to glean a lot of information about the various members of EPIC.  Despite his fairly constant conversation, you notice he is paying as much attention to the conversation between Empath and Raisa as he is to you.As a result, much of your attention for the trip is inadvertantly drawn behind you to the animated conversation between Empath and Raisa.  You've only managed to catch bits and pieces, but it sounds to you like a certain Amazon is preparing to leave the EPIC institute and return home."I've made up my mind," Raisa says to Empath with finality."Very well," Empath says with a sigh.  "But we shall talk more about this later."  With that, Empath goes up to the cockpit with Trailblazer."The hell we will," grumbles Raisa as she sits down on a seat behind you.As their conversation ends, Carl too falls silent.  For a moment you think he'll get up and talk to Raisa, but in the end he just sits, brooding.</blockquote>

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