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)