Look at what the cat dragged in...

by **Atropha** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:01 pm

After almost an entire day of nothing happening suddenly the portal in the fortified basement of the General's headquarters springs to life again, the ethereal rift churning and flickering as Atropha stumbles back out. Though judging by the shape coalescing into (this) existence she's not alone.

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:04 pm

Samantha frowned as she emerged.

"She isn't here. It wasn't that long since you sent her through..."

by **Atropha** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:08 pm

"I told you, it's not that simple. The rift isn't entirely stable."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:12 pm

"You say that, but it certainly seems as if it originated from here..."

by **Atropha** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:15 pm

"Yes. And this is where it's supposed to lead. Doesn't mean it always has to. Just... follow my lead okay." she says quietly, rushing towards the door and carefully opening it, nervously glancing out into the hallway.

by **Amazon** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:42 pm

Amazon was walking down the hallway when she saw Atropha poke her head out. She blinked and stopped, puzzled by the unusual behavior.

by **Atropha** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:48 pm

Atropha ducks back into the room just long enough to talk to Sam. "Rachel. Shift into her. Now."

Then she steps out of the room, trying to seem as nonchalant as possible.

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:57 pm

Samantha quirked a brow, but did as asked.

Atropha might not have planned on Samantha assuming the form of her world's version of Rachel, though. There were certainly some differences from Heartbreaker.

by **Atropha** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:01 pm

She doesn't have time to worry about that right now and can only hope it'll hold up a cursory look. Or that people weren't told to be on the lookout for her. Still, having been already spotted she just walks into the hallway, giving Amazon a half-hearted nod.

by **Amazon** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:07 pm

Amazon took a couple of steps forward, returning the nod, "Atropha." She still kept an eye on her, obviously trying to figure out if something unusual was going on.

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:08 pm

Samantha stepped out after Atropha, not certain why the sphinx had to skulk about, but at least grasping that her alternate apparently wasn't welcome here.

by **Atropha** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:19 pm

"Don't tell Harbinger." she tells Amazon with a glance back at Sam and a wink as she pretends to straighten her clothes.

by **Amazon** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:22 pm

Amazon looked between the two of them and smirked, "She would paste you if she knew." She just let that comment hang.

by **Atropha** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:26 pm

"Just let that be my worry."

by **Amazon** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:30 pm

"Well, that's a problem. If she finds out I knew, she would have no compulsion about pasting me too. Just for fun. So I sort of have to worry about it to."

by **Atropha** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:35 pm

"It seems we have a little problem here then."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:38 pm

"I don't think it will be a problem," she said as she reached into Amazon's mind to carefully grasp the woman's recent memory.

by **Amazon** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:45 pm

Getting to her recent memory wasn't terribly difficult, but it did involve brushing past a wall of surface thoughts that included her real name and a persistent mental image of an oncoming train.

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:47 pm

The alterations Samantha made were superficial, mostly just smoothing the encounter over into something much less suspicious.

"Pleasure seeing you again."

by **Amazon** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:52 pm

Amazon blinked for the briefest of moments as things reconciled, "Yeah. Same here." She looked around for a moment. "I suppose I should let you ladies by," she said, moving to one side of the hallway.

by **Atropha** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:01 pm

Atropha nods and walks past her.

"Good job. Might actually have a chance to make it out of here."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:02 pm

"Wouldn't have needed to do it if you hadn't implied that we'd..."

by **Atropha** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:15 am

"Have a better excuse why we're sneaking around a restricted area? Then be my guest. My departure through that portal wasn't entirely voluntary. Or that's what they thought anyway."

She 'says' as they wanders down the corridor, Atropha beginning to hurry once they round a corner.

"Not to mention that the moment they realize who you are we're going to be in a lot more trouble than from poking Harbinger's superiority complex."

by **Amazon** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:22 am

Amazon watched them walk down the hallway for a moment before heading off, deciding for some reason to forget that she ever saw them.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:24 am

"You've still been maddeningly vague on just who they expect me to be," she sent to Atropha as they continued on.

by **Atropha** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:34 am

"Really? You've met him before." she sends, while starting to seem somewhat lost judging by the way she looks around, trying to find the elevator that since then seems to have wandered off.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:11 pm

That did bring a bit of a look of surprise to her face, but also understanding.

"Rather good thing I don't have the eye, then..."

by **Atropha** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:02 am

"That is the difference your mind jumps to?" Atropha shakes her head and continues to lead the way down corridor after corridor, cursing under her breath until they finally happen upon the doors to the elevator.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:29 am

"It's the difference that would make it a lot bloody harder to hide."

by **Atropha** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:58 am

"He encouraged these chucklefucks to elevate him to some kind of almighty force of nature. 'He can't shift that away' isn't going to fly, whether it's true or not. And either way they're going to assume you have the same potential and they'll want to exploit it, so you might want to hide just exactly who you are." she sends, slipping into the elevator. Now, after a bit of exposure, the 'feel' of the mental conversation with Atropha would begin to be very familiar, along with the woman's movements. Though both seem much more focused and determined than Nailah's.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:01 am

"I wasn't planning on making this an extended stay, let alone drawing attention to myself."

"I have to admit, I can't shake the feeling that you're familiar to me, beyond the obvious."

by **Atropha** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:08 am

"Okay, listen. You seem to have calmed down a lot..." she sends, pressing the stop button on the elevator which proceeds to just keep moving to the first floor regardless and Atropha's train of thought is interrupted by a harsh "Fuck!" just as the doors open to reveal the lobby.

by **Order** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:20 pm

Order happened to be heading towards the elevator, and he wasn't alone.

"You..." he practically growled.

by **Heartbreaker** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:35 pm

"Me." Heartbreaker said, her mind already reaching out towards the shifter "How long have you been working with Legion?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:52 pm

Samantha quirked a brow at the 'other' Rachel, and upon sensing the mental probe she at first tightened her mental defenses, then apparently thought better of it. Allowing for an apparent gap, she baited the other side with a hastily constructed but otherwise reasonable facsimile of...

...Will's old mindscape.

by **Heartbreaker** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:05 pm

"Your defenses are getting better." Heartbreaker hissed, her mental avatar a giant green snake Too bad you went with a fake mindscape. she added, as she started to shred the construct, looking for a way to take over 'Legion's' body.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:08 pm

Samantha tried to guide Heartbreaker as she formed constructs resembling the mental representations of Will's shifting faculties. It was a gambit, but she still considered it less risky than repulsing the telepath with her full power.

by **Heartbreaker** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:46 pm

And you're still a lying liar who lies. Heartbreaker said as she kept looking.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:55 pm

"Well, they can't all be masterpieces..."

With that, the hollowed out construct that Samantha had allowed Heartbreaker into began to collapse. Or, more accurately, it began to cave in with some force behind it.

by **Heartbreaker** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:18 pm

The snake slithered away from the falling bricks, still looking for a way inside.

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