Jeremy Thomas: He rolls his
eyes and slides in, unlocking the passenger side and starting the car.
Xu Xian: He slides into the
passenger seat and closes the door. "Just out of curiosity, and for my own
edification, what exactly did I do that you wanted to kill me for?"
Jeremy Thomas: He raises an
eyebrow. "Well, let's see. The whole 'fucking pikey whore' bit wasn't too
polite. Putting the house on the market without talking to Micah at all, so
that when he flew out here the other day to visit and pick some stuff up I had
to tell him when you said you'd talk to him was a touch harsh."
Jeremy Thomas: "Oh,
yeah, and putting my girlfriend at risk when she was in obvious danger fromo a
handwaver by not allowing her to stay in a secure location. That sucked,
too."
Xu Xian: "When the fuck
did he fly out?"
Xu Xian: "Oh, yeah, and
all that is worth killing me over. I'm not the only secure fucking location she
has and if I am, that's her fucking fault, not mine."
Jeremy Thomas: "A few
days ago. Had a break or something, I guess. Joshua took him right back to the
airport."
Jeremy Thomas: "The
point, Xu, is that you put her at risk because you were angry at me. And that's
utter bullshit. I was under the impression you gave a rat's ass about what
happened to her."
Xu Xian: "Well, If Micah
doesn't call me and let me fucking know to expect him, how the fuck am I
supposed to know to talk to him?"
Xu Xian: "I didn't put
her at any more risk than you did by fucking up that woman's camera in the
street, so don't fucking pin that on me."
Xu Xian: "If she'd not
done that she'd still be with the fucking Concerto."
Xu Xian: "So fucking kill
Karlos while you're at it," he says sukily, leaning back in his seat and
staring morosely out the window.
Xu Xian: (or sulkily.)
Jeremy Thomas:
"The difference is that I've taken responsibility for my
actions, and resolved the situation as best I could with Anne, to the point
that she's off our ass, at least. I admit my guilt."
Jeremy Thomas: "As for
the Concerto..." He frowns, staring ahead. "I can't answer for that.
Ita still doesn't believe what we did was wrong, though at least I've gotten
her to believe it's overboard."
Jeremy Thomas: "And
here I thought you'd be happy. You managed to pull Jeremy out again, this time
for a period of several days, uninterrupted. Kudos."
Xu Xian: "I just don't
get where even Jeremy needs to kill me for what's gone on between us. If
anything I'm less of a threat to him."
Jeremy Thomas: He glances
over at Xu, then back to the road. "You think Jeremy's any happier over
this whole situation then I am? Being in a new, unsecured location, falling
asleep only because of exhaustion because we've stayed up too long, not knowing
how good the locks are and if they'll hold?"
Jeremy Thomas: "If she
was at the house, then maybe we couldn't see her, but at least she'd have a
fuckin' alarm system in the way, and Siren there to protect her. Better then
what she's got now."
Xu Xian: "So get Travis
to ward some place for you. Why is it my fucking job to look out for you 24/7?
I don't know if it's occured to you but I have a fucking full plate here."
Jeremy Thomas: "I'm not
talking about me. I don't care about myself. I care about her."
Xu Xian: "So do I but
she's a big fucking girl with bigger friends than I, so it's not exactly my
responsibility to keep her out of trouble especially when she brought the
Concerto shit on herself."
Jeremy Thomas: He pushes the
cigarette lighter in. "Look the point is, whyever I wanted to kill you, I
don't now. I accept what's happened, and that it's because of what I've done.
You said it yourself...talking won't resolve shit. I can function perfectly
well as I am. She and I will both be fine." A pause. "I do have a
request, though, if you're willing to honor it. I know shit about physical
disguises, while I can act a part, and I doubt Ita does either. You obviously
do."
Xu Xian: "I can't do much
for Ita. Even if I could hide the smell and the eyes, there's no fucking way
I'll be able to keep her from using that pikey accent."
Jeremy Thomas: The smell.
Damn it. He's been around it so much, he forgets. "I've heard her hide the
accent. But...fuck. You're right."
Xu Xian: "She needs to
talk to ~her~ people and get help from ~them~."
Jeremy Thomas: A nod.
"I'll have her do that, then." The lighter pops out, and he lights
the cigarette that's made its way into his mouth.
Xu Xian: "As far as the
other stuff goes, I can show you the basics."
Jeremy Thomas: "I'd
appreciate it if you would." He smirks a little. "Guess I'm going
through with that name change after all."
Xu Xian: "Why? These
Setites are temporary problem."
Xu Xian: "As a matter of
fact...I may be able to call in a few favors...and get Hesha taken care
of..." he ponders that.
Jeremy Thomas: "First,
I was joking, as to the intent, at least. Second, despite acknolwedging your
opinion of my name change, I still plan to do it, to give myself a fresh start.
And third, these Setites may be a temporary problem, but unless we plan on
taking out every Setite on the planet, however many there are, or REALLY kill
the Evil Doer, I don't know how temporary it really is."
Xu Xian: He doesn't say
anything to that, frowning.
Jeremy Thomas: He looks over
at Xu, raising an eyebrow. "What?"
Xu Xian: "I'm doing my
best."
Jeremy Thomas: "At
what?"
Xu Xian: "What do you
think? Finding the fucking cup, keeping that fucking mummy down, taking out
Hesha and all the other fucking things wrong in this city."
: ((I farted))
Xu Xian -> ;e: ((izzat
Troo?)'
Jeremy Thomas: He sighs,
looking ahead, focusing on the road. "I know you are. I may be a bit
hostile right now, but I'm not blaming you for the people after us. I came into
this to help Ita, and I accept the results of getting involved. I'd just like
everyone to make it out of this with a minimum of death on our side."
Jeremy Thomas: ((Congratulations.))
: ((I thankyew! *bows*))
Xu Xian: "Jeremy,
whenever I put a mission together I do my utmost to design things with the best
survivability possible. Do you think I like spending time with that little
gameplaying pissant? No. I do it because with his skills, the job gets done
with the minimum loss of life." Jeremy Thomas:
"The difference is that I've taken responsibility
for my actions, and resolved the situation as best I could with Anne, to the
point that she's off our ass, at least. I admit my guilt."
Jeremy Thomas: "As for
the Concerto..." He frowns, staring ahead. "I can't answer for that.
Ita still doesn't believe what we did was wrong, though at least I've gotten
her to believe it's overboard."
Jeremy Thomas: "And
here I thought you'd be happy. You managed to pull Jeremy out again, this time
for a period of several days, uninterrupted. Kudos."
Xu Xian: "I just don't
get where even Jeremy needs to kill me for what's gone on between us. If
anything I'm less of a threat to him."
Jeremy Thomas: He glances
over at Xu, then back to the road. "You think Jeremy's any happier over
this whole situation then I am? Being in a new, unsecured location, falling
asleep only because of exhaustion because we've stayed up too long, not knowing
how good the locks are and if they'll hold?"
Jeremy Thomas: "If she
was at the house, then maybe we couldn't see her, but at least she'd have a
fuckin' alarm system in the way, and Siren there to protect her. Better then
what she's got now."
Xu Xian: "So get Travis
to ward some place for you. Why is it my fucking job to look out for you 24/7?
I don't know if it's occured to you but I have a fucking full plate here."
Jeremy Thomas: "I'm not
talking about me. I don't care about myself. I care about her."
Xu Xian: "So do I but
she's a big fucking girl with bigger friends than I, so it's not exactly my
responsibility to keep her out of trouble especially when she brought the
Concerto shit on herself."
Jeremy Thomas: He pushes the
cigarette lighter in. "Look the point is, whyever I wanted to kill you, I
don't now. I accept what's happened, and that it's because of what I've done.
You said it yourself...talking won't resolve shit. I can function perfectly
well as I am. She and I will both be fine." A pause. "I do have a
request, though, if you're willing to honor it. I know shit about physical
disguises, while I can act a part, and I doubt Ita does either. You obviously
do."
Xu Xian: "I can't do much
for Ita. Even if I could hide the smell and the eyes, there's no fucking way
I'll be able to keep her from using that pikey accent."
Jeremy Thomas: The smell.
Damn it. He's been around it so much, he forgets. "I've heard her hide the
accent. But...fuck. You're right."
Xu Xian: "She needs to
talk to ~her~ people and get help from ~them~."
Jeremy Thomas: A nod.
"I'll have her do that, then." The lighter pops out, and he lights
the cigarette that's made its way into his mouth.
Xu Xian: "As far as the
other stuff goes, I can show you the basics."
Jeremy Thomas: "I'd
appreciate it if you would." He smirks a little. "Guess I'm going
through with that name change after all."
Xu Xian: "Why? These
Setites are temporary problem."
Xu Xian: "As a matter of
fact...I may be able to call in a few favors...and get Hesha taken care
of..." he ponders that.
Jeremy Thomas: "First,
I was joking, as to the intent, at least. Second, despite acknolwedging your
opinion of my name change, I still plan to do it, to give myself a fresh start.
And third, these Setites may be a temporary problem, but unless we plan on
taking out every Setite on the planet, however many there are, or REALLY kill
the Evil Doer, I don't know how temporary it really is."
Xu Xian: He doesn't say
anything to that, frowning.
Jeremy Thomas: He looks over
at Xu, raising an eyebrow. "What?"
Xu Xian: "I'm doing my
best."
Jeremy Thomas: "At
what?"
Xu Xian: "What do you
think? Finding the fucking cup, keeping that fucking mummy down, taking out
Hesha and all the other fucking things wrong in this city."
: ((I farted))
Xu Xian -> ;e: ((izzat
Troo?)'
Jeremy Thomas: He sighs,
looking ahead, focusing on the road. "I know you are. I may be a bit
hostile right now, but I'm not blaming you for the people after us. I came into
this to help Ita, and I accept the results of getting involved. I'd just like
everyone to make it out of this with a minimum of death on our side."
Jeremy Thomas: ((Congratulations.))
: ((I thankyew! *bows*))
Xu Xian: "Jeremy,
whenever I put a mission together I do my utmost to design things with the best
survivability possible. Do you think I like spending time with that little
gameplaying pissant? No. I do it because with his skills, the job gets done
with the minimum loss of life."
Xu Xian: "And
you with your fucking snide ass assumptions about me going off half cocked are
~not~ fucking appreciated."
Xu Xian: "Now," he
says, reaching for the door when Jer pulls up to a stop light. "If you'll
excuse me, I have to go see about getting 6 miniature bovines delivered ASAP,
and then after that, I have to go look into the possibility that there's a
fucking kinfolk smuggling ring in the city."
Troo -> Xu Xian: Tiny cows!!!
Xu Xian -> Troo: Even
better: ~exploding~ tiny cows. *G*
Jeremy Thomas: His eyes
roll. "Nothing left to lose, teleporting you and about 14 poounds of
equipment, I'll do it myself...yes, I assumed. Forgive me. However, your
snide-ass assumptions about me wanting to duck and run aren't appreciated,
either."
Troo -> Xu Xian: Sweeeeeeeeeet!!!
Jeremy Thomas: "Kinfolk
smuggling ring?" He looks at Xu, eyes narrowing. "What kinfolk
smuggling ring?"
Xu Xian: "I didn't say
teleport me. I said teleport something the SIZE of me. I wouldn't fucking drop
my self into that nest of vipers for the fuckign world."
Xu Xian: "And what the
fuck would you care anyway I bet Jeremy ~still~ wants to kill me you're just
fucking biding your time for some moment when the guilt won't paralyze
Dream."
Jeremy Thomas: "No, you
said teleport me and 14 pounds of equipment. Not the size of you."
Xu Xian: "Yes, me as in I
was asking about my size. Not me as in I was going to do something that stupid.
Fuck, give me some fucking credit."
Jeremy Thomas: He looks at
Xu for a long moment, and then shakes his head. "What would make you
happier? That he did, or that he didn't?"
Jeremy Thomas: ((Per+Empathy))
Jeremy Thomas:
3,6,4,2,3,7,8,
Xu Xian -> Jeremy Thomas: He's
upset, and not bothering to hide it, and frustrated with all this shit Jer is
throwing at him and somewhat hurt and angry that someone could find the
bullshit reasons Jer gave as a reason to want to kill him.
Xu Xian: "Happiness is a
luxury that I can't afford thinking about, given the various ticking clocks in
my life right now. But frankly if Jeremy want to kill me then it's really not a
good idea for you and I to work very closely together becaus I don't want to
have to worry about yet another insane Garou getting his tail kinked and coming
at me for pissing on the wrong part of the rug."
Jeremy Thomas: He sighs, and
shakes his head. "Well, you're in luck. While I wouldn't argue that my
sanity is in question, you don't have to worry about us. We don't want to kill
you."
Xu Xian: HE nods but he
doesn't really look like he believes it. "Fine. Thank you."
Jeremy Thomas: "Now.
What's this about a kinfolk smuggling ring?"
Xu Xian: He opens the door and
steps out (unless Jer has resumed driving. "Thanks for the ride, I'll be
in touch."
Xu Xian: "It's not your
business, don't worry about it. I'm going to find out the pertinent information
and flip it back into the Garou's laps."
Jeremy Thomas: "You
don't think there's kinfolk I care about?" He stares out the open door at
Xu. "Or, more to the point, you don't think I care more about kinfolk then
I do about the fucking trueborn?"
Xu Xian: "I don't think
this is a problem that you need to focus on, given the other situations that
are much more dangerous and urgent."
Jeremy Thomas: He sets his
jaw, but nods. "All right. Just don't hand it off to any of the fuck-offs
there. Give it to someone who will actually try to make a difference. Or you
know we'll just be dealing with it later."
Xu Xian: "Frankly Jeremy,
I'll be esctatic if there ~is~ a later to deal with." And with that, he
slams the door and stalks away.
Xu Xian: he heads into a cyber
cafe, pays his $ and starts searching for miniature cattle.
Jeremy Thomas: A sigh, as he
watches Xu walk off, and puts the car in drive, pulling away.
Xu Xian: And when he finishes
with that he heads off toward the park.
Xu Xian: (night thanks for the
scene)