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[charming_jerk]

[OKAY. GONNA TRY AND BE AN ADULT HERE. You know, that thing Johnny is terrible at being? Yes. But he wants to be useful. Also, he's bored.]

Um, anyone need help with anythin'? Things are pretty wrecked, an' all things considered, I'm in okay shape after all that, so I can like... Clean stuff or lift stuff or whatever. I'm pretty strong, ya know.

[AWKWARD PAUSE GOES HERE. After looking unsure of what to say after a few moments, he pipes up again.]

So does shit like this happen often here? All-out battles an' attacks 'n' shit? Cuz if so, maybe we should start preparing for when they do find out we're still here.

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[aceordisgraced]

[D'AMIGO-KUN.]

I'm considering going out to help fix up some of those apartments. D'you want to join me?

[charming_jerk]

[A light shrug.] Yeah, sure. I figured that's one of that priorities right now anyway.

[aceordisgraced]

Great. Which room are you in? I'll head over there with the needed equipment right away.

i missed this tag somehow ;_; forgive meeeee

[charming_jerk]

602. Need me to get anything?

it's all good!

[aceordisgraced]

Any construction tools you might have, and a lot of enthusiasm.

Oh and a grin.

[charming_jerk]

Might be able to rustle up the first, possibly the second, no damn promises on the third. See ya soon, I guess.

[aceordisgraced]

I'll bring extra so we can share. See you.

[failtsuninari]

I think everyone's focused on getting things back to whatever's considered normal here.

Beats me. I only recently arrived here. If that's the case, though, we can't ever let our guard down.

[charming_jerk]

I dunno if there IS a "normal" here. But that's what I'm tryin' to help with, I guess.

Never planned to, but knowing what kinda things these guys usually do could help.

[failtsuninari]

You got a point there. I'd just like to get my room back. I'm used to wandering but it's nice to have a base of some sort to return to.

Well, we were supposedly brought here to support a rebellion, if that's what I heard correctly, so there's many possible fronts besides the fighting line. Recon, communications, medical,...no wonder they brought so many people.

[charming_jerk]

I'd think that if they got the power to kidnap people form all over the cosmos, they can probably wipes these guys out, but clearly they can't do that shit on their own.

[failtsuninari]

Maybe but we don't know that for sure. After all some people can specialize in one thing but can't for another. It'd be like asking a healer to build a mecha or something like that.

[charming_jerk]

I ain't askin' for people to do impossible shit. There might be people out there who ain't fighters, or doctors, or whatever. But people can learn, right?

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[ofthegrey]

[He's starting to get the hang of the device, at least for audio transmissions.]

If you are interested in preparation, you might like to know that some of us are working on exactly that. Do you fight?

[charming_jerk]

[Now we're talking! He sound hopeful.] Damn right I do. What are youse up to?

[ofthegrey]

A friend of mine is organizing a meeting soon to talk about our options. We don't want to go into too much detail over the devices. I'm sure you can understand why.

[Realistically, he doesn't think they can prevent the Initiative from knowing some of them are up to something. They have to be aware they can't kidnap people without making enemies. The best he can do is keep the details vague.]

If you're interested, I can meet you in a training room later and pass along the information.

[charming_jerk]

Yeah man, I can do that. When's good for you?

[ofthegrey]

An hour before midnight. The most damaged one, closest to the courtyard.

[It has the most cover. They're least likely to be spotted or stopped.]

[charming_jerk]

Alright, sure. I'll see ya then. I'm hard ta miss so I'm sure you'll see me.


[And if Duncan shows up at that time, he's probably looking for the tall, thing guy with the pure white skin & hair. He's pacing around a bit, absently kicking some debris.]

[ofthegrey]

[He's a man of his word. When he shows up, it's to pass along information and the location for this.]

(OOC: I'm fine with actioning a little here, or letting the hand off be the extent of it. Up to you!)

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[fortissimos]

[ THIS GUY AGAIN. ]

I'm gonna keep training. I don't think there's much else we can do.

[ Hesitantly: ]

You're okay, right? [ As in actually okay, not that fake-okay she's been known to pull herself. ]

[charming_jerk]

[YEP. THIS GUY.]

Yeah, I guess. Some kinda preparation might be nice, though. Bomb shelteres 'n' drills, 'n shit?

[He nods, and smirks a little.] Those guys were nothin'. Plus when I got back underground. Someone healed me up.

[fortissimos]

[ Okay, Sayaka isn't enough of a spoilsport to call him out on the comment about the Masked being nothing. She still relaxes visibly when he mentions being healed. ]

Maybe. Who's gonna organize something like that, though?

[ Not that she can't appreciate the idea. ]

[charming_jerk]

[He's full of crap, but, well, pride and all.]

Man, I dunno. I probably ain't the guy for that job. But there seems to be a lotta people organizin' things around here, so maybe we should pass on the ideas.

[fortissimos]

[ She shrugs. ]

Yeah. I mean, it'd be good for everyone else, but I already know what I'm gonna be doing. [ Which doesn't give her a right to have an opinion, since it's not going to affect her. ] If those guys ever come back, I'll just fight again. I don't really need a plan for that.

[charming_jerk]

Nah, but we should probably get more people ready to fight. I don't wanna have to bow out early again just cause 'a some dust in my lungs. That sucked. Plus there's probably a lotta people who don't know how to fight. We need to whip people into shape.

[fortissimos]

If they don't want to fight, that's their choice. [ PAINFUL TOPIC. ] Training to get stronger's one thing, but it's gotta be something you want to do.

[charming_jerk]

I know not everyone's a fighter, but there's other shit to be done around here, right?

[fortissimos]

... Yeah, I guess. It'd be great if everyone helped out, but do you really think that's gonna happen? [ Some people suck!! ]

[charming_jerk]

What else do people even got to do around here?

[fortissimos]

[ A laugh, though it's mostly humourless. ]

Not much. But not having anything else to do still isn't enough sometimes. [ Shrug. ] I'll help, though. Have you figured out a place to start?

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[priceofpower]

I'd actually like to know if this is common, too.

If this sort of thing is why they brought us here, why hide us in a hole instead of putting us to use?

[charming_jerk]

That's what I wanna know! I mean, I did go out 'n fight 'n shit anyway. But most of the time I was hidin' underground. That ain't what I like to do.

[priceofpower]

At least you were around for the fighting. [Bitter, who sounds bitter, certainly not her.]

Was this the first large scale assault this United Earth has launched? It wouldn't excuse the lack of preparations, but it would be something to go on for any future attacks.

[charming_jerk]

I ain't been here too long, so I don't know. I haven't heard people talk about other battles like this though.

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[bittertears]

Preparation wouldn't go unwanted, but how exactly would we accomplish it?

[charming_jerk]

[Johnny sighs, clearly not sure.]

I wish I knew. Stock up on supplies? Get people in to regular training?

[bittertears]

All sounds lovely when spoken, but actually implementing it would be a different matter altogether.

[charming_jerk]

Yeah, I know that! I can't twist people's arms into doin' shit, but if I get the right people to listen maybe I--

[He pauses]

Actually I could twist people's arms into it if I wanted. Metaphorically.

[bittertears]

What exactly do you have in mind?

[charming_jerk]

...I can charm people. Talk 'em into doin' stuff I want. But I don't like usin' it for stupid shit like that.

[bittertears]

... Really now.

[Well that's... concerning.]

Do refrain from using it on me,