Did Anybody Get The Number Of That Fist?

by **Order** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:10 pm

Croyden groaned as he awoke in his cell in Paladin's base. The first thing he did was try to force the door open with his powers, which didn't work. His hand shot up to his neck.

"An inhibitor... Fuck..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:25 pm

"Still feeling in control of the situation?" Came the voice from outside the cell.

by **Paladin** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:28 pm

The room was actually somewhat spacious despite being without much in the name of amenities. No bed. Toilet and sink were of extremely solid construction. Walls were gun-metal gray. In the center of the room was a drain.

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:48 pm

"Come to gloat?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:51 pm

"What use would that be?"

"No, I'm afraid that you're going to do all the talking here."

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:02 pm

"Keep telling yourself that."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:03 pm

"Have we already entered the phase where you swear up and down you'll die rather than tell what you know?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:04 pm

"I'm dead either way."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:06 pm

"And if I said I'm not interested in killing you?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:07 pm

"I'd say you're lying."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:12 pm

"Am I? If I kill you, there really isn't much of a chance for you to regret your decision, is there?"

"So let's shift the options. If you tell me what you know, the General is going to have one of your associates hunt you down and kill you messily."

"If you don't tell me what you know, you will live and regret every second of it, externally a drooling vegetable but internally living out your own personal hell. Who knows how long that will last? Days? Weeks? Months? Will you even be able to tell, in that state?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:19 pm

He thought for a moment.

"If I were to cooperate, what then?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:26 pm

"Why, I'd imagine we'd work out a deal, wouldn't we?"

"After all, your gracious host there seems to be fairly good at pantsing your fellow soldiers, doesn't he? If the long arm of the General were all it's cracked up to be, wouldn't Paladin be a handful of ash by now?"

"So I suppose that leaves you with two possibilities, doesn't it? Either Paladin's been working for the General all along, and this has all been a test..."

"...or there are places even the General can't reach."

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:41 pm

"As ironic as the former would be, the General is not omniscient. Harbinger is closer to it. Paladin is lucky she doesn't consider him a threat."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:45 pm

"Yes, let's talk about Harbinger then. How likely do you think it would be that she'd be sent after you?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:49 pm

"The glorious Herald coming down from her throne to go after little old me?" he asked, laughing at the idea.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:52 pm

"Then I'd say that increases your survivability to almost mutinous levels, wouldn't you agree?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:01 pm

"That it does," he agreed.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:03 pm

"So with the big stick out there off the table, what do you think the odds of you avoiding the big stick in here are?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:09 pm

"High. As long as I keep myself useful... or perhaps simply benign."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:13 pm

"Let's start with honest, shall we?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:34 pm

"Well in that case... what do you want to know?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:35 pm

"The sphinx, what happened to her?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:40 pm

"Not dead but not exactly alive either. She's.... well she's Harbinger's new plaything."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:44 pm

"And you've seen this, or you just assume it?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:50 pm

"I've not seen it myself no, as much as I'd like to see that bitch suffer."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:51 pm

"Not high up enough in the organization to know what goes on there, are you?"

by **Order** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:54 pm

"Not high enough to get into Harbinger's quarters or stupid enough to snoop."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:56 pm

"Who does have that kind of authority?"

by **Paladin** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:37 pm

"The General," Paladin said the door whirring and clicking before swinging open. Paladin stood full armored in the entrance to the rest of the safe house.

by **Order** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:45 pm

"Is this really what I'm going to be labelled a traitor for? The hotel janitor could answer these questions."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:58 pm

"That eager to move on to bigger things? Maybe I just don't think you've got any of the dangerous secrets."

by **Order** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:18 pm

"Think what you want."

by **Paladin** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:21 pm

"The path to redemption is not always an easy one," Paladin said, "I can certainly force him down the path."

"Or you can tell us about the Generals research facility beneath the hotel, and what his plans are for the research that I've heard has just recently borne fruit."

by **Order** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:46 pm

"A stable trans-dimensional wormhole. As for his plan? Officially it's to provide for unlimited expansion and resource gathering, but personally I think it's just a way off this doomed rock."

by **Paladin** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:56 pm

"I have my doubts that the General would simply abandon his previous conquests. Unless Chaos is starting to regain ground even without Balor," Paladin said, "Tell us a bit more about the research facility. Defenses, staff, other research projects."

by **Order** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:09 pm

He told them all he knew, including the test subjects Apophis had provided.

by **Paladin** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:59 pm

"You were working with Apophis? When did he change sides?" Paladin asked.

by **Order** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:04 pm

"He didn't. He simply saw a chance to make money off us."

by **Paladin** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:08 pm

Paladin was quiet for a moment as he contemplated something.

"Why was the General contracting through Apophis to get test subjects? It is easily within his power to get the for himself," Paladin said, "Or was he providing you with something other than chattel?"

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