Project: Daedalus (Issue #1)

[Elementor]

Aaron waddles back down the street heavily laden with clothes. Aaron definately gives a set of pants to Max first as he deposits the rest in the back of the van for everyone to help themselves.

He heads into the gas station and grabs a few magazines, specifically along the Maxim and FHM variety. A quick glance around the store has Aaron grabbing snacks for later and a giant slurpee to go. After paying with the money given by Tyrone, he drops off the snacks back in the van and takes his slurpee with him to Subway to catch up to Kiro and the others.

 

[Master_Pugs]

Kiro pretends to take a moment to understand, then nods and mumbles, "Okay, okay" and heads to the back of the line cursing under his breath.

...

Kiro pushes the door open with his hip and backs out of the Subway with two bags in each hand and one in his clenched teeth, he doesn't look to pleased. He spots Aaron and hands him two of the bags, shifting the load around so his mouth is free, "I hate this country" he says with a grin and a sideways glance to Aaron.

 

[Agamon]

Sarah
OOC: The officer seems quite sincere.

Sarah opens the door and unlocks the cuffs. The trooper gets out and rubs his wrists. He takes the cuffs and key, not saying anything, but giving her a somewhat annoyed look. He gets back in his car and drives away.

Aaron
Aaron enters the store in the gas bar, and spots Jaya, who was perveying the wares. She watched him pick out the magazines, saying, "Aren't you a bit young for those?"

As the two go to the counter, she tells him, "Here, I got 'em."

The cashier, a teenage girl, isn't paying much attention as she watches the TV, mounted up in the corner of the store. "Check that out, Drew," she says to the other kid working the store. "Must be those Pantheon idiots again." She begins to scan the items on the counter into the machine. "Those guys really..." her eyes grow wide as she finally looks at Jaya and Aaron. "Uh...uh...I'm...uh..." she begins to stagger back as she looks back at the TV, and then back at them.

Jaya, puzzled by the girl's reaction, looks back at the TV. "Oh, my God..."

"...unsure which terrorist organization they belong to, as no one has yet claimed responsibilty for the attack on the government facility," a voice says on the television, as its shows pictures of injured American soldiers and flaming wrecks of helicopters. "Citizens are advised to not ingage these elite terrorists, as they are extremely dangerous," the news anchor continues as profile pictures of the eight elite escapees are shown.

"Uh, look, just take it, just don't hurt me, I'm sorry," the cashier says, looking rather afraid.

Jaya looks worriedly at Aaron, "I don't beleive this. We need to get out of here."

 

[Elementor]

OOC: Ok, I guess we have to back track a bit. Obviously this "After paying with the money given by Tyrone, he drops off the snacks back in the van and takes his slurpee with him to Subway to catch up to Kiro and the others." didnt happen which means this "He spots Aaron and hands him two of the bags, shifting the load around so his mouth is free, "I hate this country" he says with a grin and a sideways glance to Aaron." couldnt happen. So I will ignore those portions of those posts and continue from Agamon's post.

Aaron enters the store in the gas bar, and spots Jaya, who was perveying the wares. She watched him pick out the magazines, saying, "Aren't you a bit young for those?"

Aaron blushes deeply and stammers, "Err...ummm...no......Ma'am, I mean doctor...I mean...I was getting some for all of us see?" Aaron reaches over and grabs a half dozen more random magazines for the trip before heading to the counter with Jaya.

"Uh, look, just take it, just don't hurt me, I'm sorry," the cashier says, looking rather afraid.

Jaya looks worriedly at Aaron, "I don't believe this. We need to get out of here."

Aaron looks around the store rapidly as if expecting police to jump from every corner all of a sudden. He tosses the handful of money he was holding (all the change from Tyrone) onto the counter and grabs all the stuff that Jaya was about to pay for, he quickly stammers, "What can we do Doctor?!"

Not waiting for an answer, Aaron runs out of the store and to the van where he tosses all the stuff (except his giant slurpee) in the back, "You guys! We gotta get outta here fast! We are on TV! They are coming for us!! I gotta tell the others!"

Aaron will then run as fast as he can (with slurpee in hand) to the subway. Getting there as Kiro walks out the door, "Kiro...Kiro! They have us on TV! The Doctor and I saw! Everybody saw!"

 

[Calinon]

Tyrone finishes his shopping, noticing by a clock in the mall that he's taken about 15 minutes out of the 10 minutes the doctor gave him. He makes his way to the parking lot, puts on his new shades and looks around. He transfers his "special purchase" to the leather goods bag, tossing the VS bag aside. Not seeing Aaron, he says "There is no spoon," and uses his powers to propel himself at high speed towards the others.

POWER: extra: Running (60/120/240), going at the 240 speed

 

[Mimic]

Not waiting for an answer, Aaron runs out of the store and to the van where he tosses all the stuff (except his giant slurpee) in the back, "You guys! We gotta get outta here fast! We are on TV! They are coming for us!! I gotta tell the others!"

Miguel looks around confused after the quick outburst and departure of Aaron.

"Ok, can anyone tell me what that was about?"

 

[Agamon]

"Look, I'm not going to hurt you," Jaya says trying to calm the cashier down as Aaron runs out the door. It doesn't seem to help, as the cashier looks to be nearly in tears.

Drew, the young man she was speaking to, comes doen the isle he was working in. "Hey, what's going on?" he says. Jaya decides that explaining anything is pointless and quickly leaves.

As she climbs into the van, she looks at the others saying, "We have a problem. As far as the public, and I'm sure the police, are concerned, we're not victims, we're terrorists..." She scans the other vehicles in at the gas bar. A shiny new Honda Freedom and and a older model GM Envoy SUV. "That'd be a bit cramped," she thinks. She notices Tyrone racing up to gas bar in the rear view. She jumps out of the van to meet him. "How much money do you have left? We might have to ask this guy about a trade..." she says, hurriedly, pointing to the middle-aged gentleman filling his SUV.

 

[Calinon]

She notices Tyrone racing up to gas bar in the rear view. She jumps out of the van to meet him. "How much money do you have left? We might have to ask this guy about a trade..." she says, hurriedly, pointing to the middle-aged gentleman filling his SUV.

Tyrone slows down and stops just past Jaya, making her turn around to him and positioning himself nearer the driver seat then she is. "Smokin' threads huh, sweetness?"

He listens to her request to spend money on another FORD vehicle and looks at her like she's lost his mind.

"Oh heck no," he says. "What is it with you and Ford anyway. First a Windstar, and now an Envoy?" Tyrone opens the drivers door and sits in behind the wheel, putting his bag between the seats, closing the door behind him and starting the van. "The cop, we didn't have much choice; this time we do. I'm choosing van. Yo, this baby's got speed holes," he says, gesturing to the bullet holes along the side. "We'll go faster in it, and we don't have scare some white dude into doing something he don't want to. Now, get in, and lets roll, and on the way you can check out people's bullet holes."

 

[Agamon]

"You don't underst..." she sighs and shrugs. Waiting for Aaron, Kiro and Sarah to ruturn, she gets in the back of the van. "Sarah, Aaron, let me have a look at those burns while I have a chance." she says, pulling a First Aid kit from under a seat.

 

[Mimic]

"You don't underst..." she sighs and shrugs. Waiting for Aaron, Kiro and Sarah to ruturn, she gets in the back of the van. "Sarah, Aaron, let me have a look at those burns while I have a chance." she says, pulling a First Aid kit from under a seat.

With a stunned expression Miguel sputters

"What? Terrorists? Us? Wait a minute..."

Miguel turns around to face Jaya

"What do you mean, we're..." Realising that his voice is raised, he forces himself to calm down and lower his voice to slightly lower than normal speaking.

"What do you mean we are terrorists? Explain what's going on?"