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Tweak says, "I'll rise but I refuse to shin"

Mickey plus three (plusthree) wrote in we_float,
@ 2010-05-10 11:50:00

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plot: the city sleeps

Who: All characters who received a black envelope.
What: meeting cont. with input from outside...
When: May 8th, 5 pm [i think?]
Where: Anhalt Building, 1005 E. Roy Street.
Status: Open; in progress.

Mickey stood off to the side, periodically nudging his ear with his hand, trying to keep the music going when the news feeds bubbled up, wanting his attention. A sharp sound of an alarm sent his senses inward, his body stilling, eyes going up and disfocused as he sought sense from the ping. Something was important, something tripped an alert...

He murmured under his breath as he listened to the news spot, not realizing he spoke aloud. "Word reporter here, live on the spot. I'm seeing some smoke coming out of the underground here." Mickey made a noise of frustration, turning as if seeking an image to go with the sound and words he was saying. "It's unclear exactly what's going on, but the police appear to be evacuating area residents from Pioneer Square just over the--" a small hiccup, his voice rising rapidly as the words poured unwittingly from mind to mouth, "Joker Underground. I don't see any jokers here, even though there's some talk on the street already about a registration bill."

His gaze snapped back into almost focus abruptly, turning as if to look at the others, even though his gaze didn't settle on anything but the wall beyond. He rocked from foot to foot, hands clamped in agitation. "What is that smoke coming from? Are we looking at terrorist activity? Police aren't- wait, no, I'm a reporter. I have a right to be here. Wait, no..."

He went silent, both hands coming up to press against his eyes, then digging at his ear. "No, no, I need more. Where is it, why can't I get it when I want it. Damnit I need that back."

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	Tom/Maxxie/Jael timestoodstill 2010-05-10 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Nice meeting you," he echoed. "This is my friend Maxxie. Why is stopping running not looking good? Maybe the point is that now you're going to be forced to make a stand?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Tom/Maxxie/Jael

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2010-05-11 12:14 am UTC (link)

"Jael? Really?" Maxxie blinked in surprise at the name. "Love the name. So, what's bringing you into this group?" She couldn't remember if she'd overheard anything earlier. She rocked back on her heels, then up onto her toes, starting to feel hemmed in.

She glanced back at Tom. "And the real question is, how, exactly, are we supposed to make a stand? Against the whole government?"

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	Tom/Maxxie/Jael/Gabe afterwedie 2010-05-11 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"Little steps," Gabe spoke up although he'd been quiet for a long time. "That's all you can do. We can do." He glanced down. "Um. I mean, like, the unions did once. Or resistance fighters. Uh... that's kind of how this country started, yeah?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Tom/Maxxie/Jael/Gabe timestoodstill 2010-05-11 01:02 am UTC (link)
	"Good point," Tom said. "I just kind of wish we had some idea of who was setting us up here. But I'm not sure that's going to happen, so, we make do on our own. I wonder what's going on with the others?" He looked over to the group huddled around an upturned folding chair. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Tom/Maxxie/Jael/Gabe maxblinks 2010-05-11 01:14 am UTC (link)
	"The problem with little steps is that they're taking big steps right now," Maxxie pointed out. "If we can only take little steps, they're going to run right over us. I'm all for politics -- it's one of my majors after all. But do we have time for subtlety?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Tom/Maxxie/Jael/Gabe/Mickey plusthree 2010-05-11 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	Mickey walked over towards the group, his hands in the pockets of his battered army jacket, shoulders slightly hunched. He glanced at Jael when she spoke about running, and Maxxie when she mentioned politics. "They promised me silence," he offered up. "But I'm not any good at politics." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Tom/Maxxie/Jael/Gabe/Mickey timestoodstill 2010-05-11 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	"We've decided we were most likely brought here for good," Tom said without preamble. "We've also decided we're not going down without a fight, if it comes to that. Beyond that, we still have no idea why we're here, but they found a bug. So someone is listening. Pretty sure no one has decided yet where to go and what to do from here. Any ideas?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Tom/Maxxie/Jael/Gabe/Mickey sparkleboi 2010-05-11 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Have you asked the bug?" JT asked, joining the group behind Mickey. "If they are listening they might respond." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Tom/Maxxie/Jael/Gabe/Mickey timestoodstill 2010-05-11 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't think they generally work that way," Tom said. "But hey, it's worth a shot!" [OOC: Moving up to other thread] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Tom/Maxxie/Jael capraurbanus 2010-05-11 05:44 am UTC (link)
	Jael smiled slightly. "Yeah? Thanks." Jael patted her legs. "My letter had to do with running." Mostly. "So I guess someone is interested in my legs. Or the fact that I do parkour." Exactly how somebody knew that much about her was beyond her, and kind of disturbing. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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