Xypher slowly follows Virgil and Stephanie down the hall. 'I wonder how much is vital to tell them. They surely dont need to know everything. Perhaps just that the clanner is following us.'

*Computer* Xypher.

Excuse me Virgil, Stephanie. I will be right back. He turns quickly Yes Shena? What is it?

*Computer* We have recieved no word from either ship yet. Course of action?

Keep relaying the message and keep your current course. Also, send a message to the Korriao about our current scenario. Tell him where he can reach us, but be vague. I think he is hiding more from us than I care to have hidden. He returns to the sleeping quarters.

Sorry it took me so long, I just had to do some maintanence things. As for where we are going, we are going to Telan Delta in the clanner main system. Yes, they are looking for us, but I have had enough dealings with them to have them ignore us for a while. I hope Still, we are going there and upon our arrival I will have to leave, with Vrigil, to go and meet the clanner that was on the planet where we all met. Now, as for your "disguises", they will work for most things, but do not ever take them off. Dont speak unless spoken to, keep your face hidden at all costs, and dont go into well light areas unless you know its safe. Yes, staying in the shadows is dangerous, but you will be safe at my base. I will inform you of more when we land. Any questions?

"Uhm, I have a question." She raised her hand a little, a slightly concerned look on her face. "You said.... you and Virgil were going to meet one of the clanners."

She traced her finger around in circles along her knee now. "I just want to know, am I going to really be safe? I mean, I know you said we'll have plenty of time to stay here safely, but what if someone finds us while you are out?"

"Any even more.... if someone should find us, and try to talk to us, that's just ASKING for trouble. I guess what I'm trying to say is... are you absolutely sure that nothing is going to happen to me?"

Finaly finishing his pants, he looks towards the alien

-Of course we, both me and her has been agents of the empire so just take it easy ok, and Stephanie I'll take care of you till they return.

As he said the last part he quikly glanced and smiled towards her like a father watching his child play

Stephanie turned and looked over at Ryan, cracking a faint smile.

"Thanks Ryan."

Though he tried to reassure her that he would make sure that she would be safe until her return, she still couldn't help but have this uneasy feeling.

As though something really was going to happen.

Why would he just ask Virgil to go with him? He says it'd be safer with me staying behind, but I still can't help but feel like...

She stared down at the ground.

... like I'm being set up or something.

Two things about your safety, one, you have him. Two, you will be in my base. There are pleanty of places to hide, just ask Shena to take you to one once we get there. Now, I must go back to the cockpit if there are no more questions?

He peers quizically around the room.

Shifting her eyes back up to Xypher, Stephanie shook her head no. "That was all. I take it we're getting close to landing soon."

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I included a pic of how I would imagine Steph... yeah yeah... I SO ripped this pic from Disgaea... But it fits her I think. >_>

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Looks back at the alien

-Yeah one more question...

His smile turned into a more sheepish grin

-You didn't answer me when I asked for your name

He smiles

Xypher. Xypher Thelitram. Actually, I dont think I ever got your name. Whats your name? As for landing, we are almost there.

Still grinning sheepishly towards Xypher

-Ryan Marong... My parents liked earth names

OOC: LWM, that is an incredibly cute picture... but if Stephanie really looked liek that, I doubt they'd let her into bars...


"Me? Go with you? I don't really mind either way... but what will Ryan be doing?"

Virgil was feeling pretty uneasy about this. While his previous... activities involving the clans had been subtle, with no overt bounties posted on him, he was sure that the merest sighting of him in clanner space would trigger internal security teams all over the sector to converge on him. And if they captured him, if they didn't kill him, they would most likely inflict tortures on him that wouldm have him begging for death.

Neither was a particularly attractive proposition, but if the clanners were going after him, hopefully they'd overlook Stephanie...

Damn.

She's really growing on me.

This can't be good.

I really hope they know what they're doing.
Those blue-green eyes of hers still held a lot of concern as her head hung a bit. She continued to focus on the ground rather than on Xypher or... or Virgil.

What's coming over me? I've been told to stay behind and lay low plenty of times, why should I not feel comfortable with it THIS time?

Her eyes trailed skittishly to glance up at Virgil, only for a moment, before shooting back down to their earlier focus.

I really wish he didn't have to go... If only he could just stay here with me and....

She stopped in the middle of that thought, shaking her head faintly.

What am I thinking? I hardly even know the man. Honestly.... I still am not sure whether he's just trying to bring me in. But, on the other hand, he's so charming.... and nice... and...

Stephanie let a small sigh escape her lips, her eyes shutting as she just sat there now in a bit of a daydreamy state, almost like a little schoolgirl thinking about all the reasons that she found him.... appealing.

What are you doing, Virgil? You can't afford to be distracted now - you're going to walk straight into the lion's den!

"It can't be good, all right," Virgil whispered as he turned and walked away from Stephanie. As he did, he flicked his sleeves straight out, letting the pistols within slide forward into his waiting palms. In one swift motion, he had released each gun's magazine and checked the rounds. Not good. Two in one, three int he other, out of fifteen.

Time for a reload.

Virgil slipped each new magazine into the butt of his pistols with a crisp click, though the sound hardly penetrated his clouded mind.

He replaced the pistols in their sleeve-holsters, but he could not put back the memories that he had released.

CLICK

Stephanie broke quickly from her train of thoughts, jumping a bit as she heard the click as Virgil replaced the loads in his guns.

It's okay... It's just Virgil reloading.

Her heart raced.. Never had she been so scared of that sound in her life. After all, she had dealt with plenty of cases in her time, though most weren't for the government.

Why, at one point, she was known to not go anywhere without a gun or some other sort of weapon on her body for protection. But when she had gone to work on this case, she wasn't allowed any weapons for obvious reasons.

She drew in a deep breath, shutting her eyes again. "I've really got to try and relax..." She murmured silently to herself.

Tejin paces around the bridge looking out through the windows into space. "nice ship you have here, though the secondry docking bay could do with some repairs" with that he turns to face Gerek...

Gerek: "We have had to prioritize repairs, this is a large ship. But your crash landing didn't exactly help the situation."

Gerek swivelled around in his chair to face Tenjin.

Gerek: "But enough of that, my name is Gerek, blood name Nash, I am with Clan Wolf, Space Ranger Division. This is my ship, the Windrunner. You have probably meet the AI, she is named Isis. She does not get to use her avatars much so she is probably slacking off somewhere right now."

Gerek reaches over his shoulder and punches a button. A picture of the Windrunner appears on a nearby screen.

Gerek: The Windrunner is a modified Essex Mk. II Destroyer, optimum crew compliment 491, current crew compliment of two Trueborn and an AI with a bio-android avatar. We replaced main dock's the fighter specific bays with standard fighter/mech bays. Same with the smaller secondary hangar. We Beefed up the armor, engines, computer core, ect.. She is a little old but all the extra space we gained from upgrading all the older components leaves room for surprises like internalizing most of the weapons so we look less threatening, adding point defense weapons and double reinforcing the hull.

Gerek dug into his shirt and pulled out a pair of semi-clear data crystals, and examined them carefully.

Gerek: Here, *Gerek tosses Tenjin a data crystal* that is probably what you came here for. Your mech was damaged in the crash, once it's repaired well refuel you and you can be on your way.

[OOC] dang it's hard to keep from using contractions for these clanners. But i think i succeeded in getting through the size of the ship and how unusual it is to have such a small crew. I'm assuming that Xypher either a: doesn't know that the ship isn't fully crewed or b: he doesn't know the ship's spec's. If you want to see what i based the ship design off of the here's the link Clicky [OOC]

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http://img.atpictures.com/parasiteeve/eve031.jpg
This is what i think Stephanie looks like.

http://img.atpictures.com/streetfighter/sf144.jpg
Replace the orange with black or grey and that's what i think Tejin looks like.

http://img.atpictures.com/fmpanic/fmpanic14.jpg
The hair's a little on the red side, but i would say that's Gerek

http://img.atpictures.com/nadia/nadia92.jpg
That's a pretty good pic for Isis

I would post pics for the rest but it's getting late for me. [OOC]

Tenjin catches the Data Crystal and sighs "well you might want to think about hiring some more personnel" he smiles a bit more "and the BAA wasn't mine I had to buy it off some arrogant fool in the bar." He examines the Data Crystal and lets out a saddened sigh "Another death...CSW needs to re-think some of its laws if its going to survive in this age of firearms...anyway would you like to inform me as to where you put my sword? Oh and by the way I'm Tenjin Matsukaru, leader of Clan Shadow Wraith" Tenjin smiles. He would never understand how someone as young as 26 became leader of one of the most powerful Clans to date. Sure his master had been slain by an excommunicated Member but he felt that it was his lack of experience and wisdom that was getting his Wraiths killed. He felt as though it had been pushed upon him at the worst time possible. Tenjin regains his thoughts "so where to now?

OOC: Gato, Tenjin is more of an athletic build. Plus his suit is a little more technicly advanced (hes got to be able to wander past cameras and motion sensors without being picked up!) but apart from that you were pretty spot on. (I dont wanna sound fussy its just that I have an exact image of what he looks like in my mind)

Gerek: "He must have been highly respected in your clan for a SaKahn to come out and retrieve his crystal personally...or perhaps you do not even use the Kahn system anymore. *sigh* As for a sword, I am afraid I know nothing about that. If he sent it to someone he did not send it too me."

Gerek turned back to face the screen, eyes hard. "As for right now, we are going to meet up with the reason you subordinate died, and find out exactly what's going on. We should be approaching the rendezvous in an hour-thirty, your welcome to come along but i suggest you shower up first. Go ahead and take any quarters that are not locked up."

Xypher quickly glances at the radar screen while preparing for the final approach to Telan Delta. 'Funny, the 2nd ship has disappeared. The clanner must have shot him down or taken him in. I never will understand these humans and why they feel the need to show mercy. Still, he must have a reason for that, and that reason is not to be underestimated.'

Shena, give me coms please.

*Computer*Ready.

Virgil, Stephanie, Ryan, we will be on final approach within the next few minutes. It will take approxametly 10 minutes to reach my base. Virgil, please come to the cockpit, we have things to discuss. Ryan, Stephanie, there is a locker in that room in the back-left corner. Inside you will find a few arms to carry with you. Feel free to use them to protect yourself if you wish. There will be a small aresnal (sp) inside my base, but I will explain those later. Any questions can be directed to me in the cockpit. Again, Virgil please come up here for a little bit.

*Computer*Coms disengaged.

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Nice pics, Ill go around and see if I can find something for my character (doubtful). Also, this is post 99 so we need to start a pt 3 very soon. Gato, nice ship! Very well planned specs on that thing too. [/ooc]

-Ok...

He turned towards Stephanie

-I hope you will tolerate that I might have to kill if they find us here. But as I said... It is *if* they find us.

Tenjin trys to remember where he left his sword "ah, thats right" He rushes off down the hallway and returns a few minutes later his sword in hand " I took it off before I passed out so that it wouldn't get caught on the edges of the BAA cockpit door" He removes the sword from its sheath. The silver and obsidian blade glitters harmlessly. Tenjin drops a piece of paper onto the blade and watches as it spits in two "still good and I will be tagging along, the death of a warrior such as him cannot go unpunished." He sheathes his sword and wanders off down the hallway.

OOC: BTW part 3 is up.

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Yup... got me a post over there... guess we just need to go ahead and close this one now, ne?
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