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Post by Hope Mêler on Sept 6, 2006 20:49:26 GMT
"Yes," she returned the smile.
There is no thing as pride, there is no thing as pride... She looked at Carla, and wondered whether she should ask her where Rino's office was.
"Since you've been so helpful, so far," Hope said sweetly and continued smiling, "I was wondering whether you could show me where Rino's office is? I was in a bit of a... daze last time he brought me there."
She leaned against the wall, waiting for Carla to come with a snarky remark about her not knowing her way to the big employee's office.
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Carla Glenn
Half Demon
Operative of Devil's Advocates
[A1i:9]
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Post by Carla Glenn on Sept 6, 2006 20:53:15 GMT
"Floor 13." Carla replied calmly. "I, myself, have to get off at floor six. But I'm sure you can find the way."
The lift ascended for a few moments, and Carla left, smiling and waving goodbye.
The lift left, and she grinned.
Floor 13.
Refuse collection for the entire building.
She dialed a number on her phone through to the floor's boss, and chimed sweetly: "I've just sent a new girl your way. Put her to work right away will you? I'm sure you need more workers up there!"
Oh, this was sweet!
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Post by Hope Mêler on Sept 6, 2006 21:06:26 GMT
"She seemed too happy," Hope mumbled to herself, but she pushed the button to floor 13 anyway and the elevator started moving its way up. She might have been in a daze when Rino brought her there, but she could remember him bragging about the view, and honestly - floor 13? Yeah, right.
At floor 13, the doors slid open and a huge man stood there, apparently waiting for her.
"You the one who's going to work here?" He asked. "Nope. Bye!" Hope pushed the button to make the doors close and shook her head. Of course Carla hadn't been telling her the truth.
She then randomly pushed the buttont to the 21st floor and picked up her phone. Best thing to do now was call him. She found his number in the address book, and dialled.
"Pick up, pick up, pick up!" Hope chanted.
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Rino
Demon
President of Devil's Advocates
"Tell me what you cherish most....Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
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Post by Rino on Sept 6, 2006 21:09:37 GMT
"Y'ello?" Rino asked cheerfully. "This is Rino, CEO of Devil's Advocates: Attourney's at Evil. Or should that be Evil at Law?" He paused, considering. "Anyway, doesn't matter."
He knew it was Hope anyway, but was just messing with her.
"Hey Hope, been wondering when I'd hear from you. What's up?"
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Post by Hope Mêler on Sept 6, 2006 21:15:51 GMT
"Hi!" Hope said cheerfully, glad that it was the right number. She'd got the habit of not trusting people at the Devil's Advocates. Wonder who's fault that could possibly be.
"I'm in one of your elevators, sir," she continued. "And I'm afriad I don't know what floor you're on. Care to tell me, so I can get there and tell you what I've found out so far?"
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Rino
Demon
President of Devil's Advocates
"Tell me what you cherish most....Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
Posts: 487
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Post by Rino on Sept 6, 2006 21:31:29 GMT
Rino smiled to himself.
Nice to know he hired such compitant help.
"Floor 13. You should be-" He stopped himself. Not even he would go for a trick that crude. "Nah, I'm kidding."
"Floor 66." He said casually. "Room 6."
The building actually had more than 66 floors, and although Rino would have liked to be up the top (with a whole floor dedicated to his office), he couldn't pass up the reference.
"See you soon, then." He smiled at the forthcoming information. With the Circle's HQ located, he'd be able to wipe them out whenever he felt like it.
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Post by Hope Mêler on Sept 6, 2006 21:43:38 GMT
"666," Hope said aloud and rolled her eyes. That demon sure knew his cliches. She pushed the button and waited for the elevator to get to the 66th floor.
The doors slid open and Hope stepped out. "This looks more like it!" She told herself happily and looked at the open space in front of her. A secretary was sitting behind a desk in the middle of a huge room, with six doors spread across the wall behind her. To her right and left there were two huge windows, giving the impression that the whole floor hung in midair. She walked forward to the smiling secretary.
"He's awaiting you," the woman said simply and pointed at the door to the far right. Hope nodded and walked across the floor. She took a deep breath, preparing herself for any possible questions Rino might have, and knocked on the door.
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Rino
Demon
President of Devil's Advocates
"Tell me what you cherish most....Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
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Post by Rino on Sept 6, 2006 21:52:26 GMT
"Come in!" Rino chimed in a comically pleasant way, before seeing Hope.
"So, you found your way here then. Not such a chore, was it?" He smiled. "So, what've you found out? I'm hoping the answer is 'The Circle's HQ', by the way."
Rino didn't care too much about finding their hideout instantly, but it would be a nice display that he could trust Hope. Sending her in on their side was risky, she could betray him for them at any moment. Hence why she was selective about the information he had given her.
No mention of the sword.
"And what do they know of me? What has Austin told them?"
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Post by Hope Mêler on Sept 6, 2006 21:58:22 GMT
"That there's a sword involved," Hope replied and sat down in a chair. "He said you'd been captured in one for 150 years."
Tell him the good news, you idiot!
"And!" She continued quickly, "I do know the whereabouts of their HQ. And I must tell you that they're the most annoying people ever."
"Except maybe Austin," she added. "I mean, he's less worse than the rest. Got a brain, for starters."
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Rino
Demon
President of Devil's Advocates
"Tell me what you cherish most....Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
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Post by Rino on Sept 6, 2006 22:12:14 GMT
Rino growled slightly. "Austin Darkora is the enemy. Our main enemy. So you think carefully before you develop a crush on him." He warned, hoping Hope got the subtext of what he'd do to her if she betrayed him for Austin, of all people.
"And it was 140 years, thank you very much."
"I have a plan." Rino decided. "The less the Circle get of our activities the better. Soon we shall be pulling a musuem heist for a certain gem. I need you to find a way for them to find out about this gem. Find a researcher or something. Get them to 'research' me, they'll figure out my plot."
"The Circle will foil my plot and defeat me at the musuem, I'll make sure of it, and take the gem I need, locking it securely in their HQ. Then, you remove it from there without them knowing. They think I'm defeated and my plan can never succeed, they won't even realise that I'm already achieving it."
"What do you think?"
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Post by Hope Mêler on Sept 6, 2006 22:22:40 GMT
"The only person I'll allow myself to have a crush on, is you, sir." Hope said seriously, but Rino should be able to tell from her eyes that she was very amused.
"I suppose that Harker woman can be their researcher," Hope figured. "She is naive as hell, but quite clever when it comes to... books. Researching. She'll figure it out. But after your showdown in the bar they'll surely suspect something when they suddenly win?"
Hope paused.
"Scratch that. They're quite arrogant, they'd think it was because they're good or something like that. Better than us--you." She laughed.
"I hope they really start liking me," she continued quietly, as if to herself. "To see the look on their faces when they release that I'm not really part of their precious gang. It would be even more priceless. Break their hearts, that's what I'm gonna do. Aw."
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Rino
Demon
President of Devil's Advocates
"Tell me what you cherish most....Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
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Post by Rino on Sept 6, 2006 22:27:04 GMT
"You break their hearts." Rino grinned. "Then I'll break everything."
"It's okay. This...Harker woman...get her in. She'll research my past history and learn of the gem, and then realise the presence of the gem at the musuem is no coincidence. She'll also be fully aware of how powerful I am."
He smiled.
"As such, she'll advise, if she has any common sense, not to engage me directly, but instead go for the gem, try and steal it and flee, thus messing up my plans without having to face me directly."
"Of course, if we want them convinced, I could send Carla. She's an expert at infiltration, could steal the gem without a second thought, and is pretty powerful. But she's not a match for the full Circle."
He paused, thinking again.
"But then I'd miss out on the action. Which would be a shame." He smiled. "We'll just see what happens. Maybe we'll both go. That way the Circle will think we're out in force for it, thus taking it from us will be their greatest achievement..."
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Post by Hope Mêler on Sept 6, 2006 22:40:41 GMT
Hope groaned at the thought of Carla being involved in any of Rino's plans, but her curiousity as to what he really needed that gem for overshadowed any other emotions. She tried to ignore it, figuring that if she came off as too curious he'd be annoyed. She'd just have to do whatever he told her to. Then she'd win. Carla would be sent down the gutter, and Hope would be Rino's right hand. Yuppers.
"They don't seem to think Carla is that strong, even if she is good at infiltration. When I was here with Jaden and Kunoichi, two of the Circle's members, Jaden suggested we fight here at once. He really thought we'd win. These guys are not humble... Since you're going to let them win it's better if you're there yourself, so they'd actually realise that they'd achieved something quite big." She stopped for a moment.
"Last time I was here you told me that you'd send one of your people the Circle's way, so that I could prove that I'm on their side by fighting this someone, and winning. And gain their respect." She smiled. "You couldn't possibly send Carla?"
Under real circumstances she'd admittedly not walk into a fight with the girl just like that, but if Carla was to be her opponent in the big prove-that-you're-nice fight, Hope had to win. So Hope had to kick her ass. Hurt her. Badly. Even if Carla was a better fighter, something Hope by the way seriously doubted, she'd have to let herself be beaten. It was simply an ideal win-win situation. Kick Carla's ass or kick Carla's ass?
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Rino
Demon
President of Devil's Advocates
"Tell me what you cherish most....Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
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Post by Rino on Sept 6, 2006 22:47:08 GMT
"Carla's a half-demon. She has some pretty nifty powers."
But already Rino's mind was on his promise to Carla, of the competition. Who'd be the better right hand woman? What better way to find out than a fight?
"I thought you'd be thrilled by Carla being the one to steal the gem. It'd mean the Circle would kick her ass for it. But, your plan is pretty interesting."
"Carla has the power to short circuit the entrance to the Circle's HQ and get in with no trouble at all. You observed her at the ruins of the bar, which you visited in reflection right now, entirely not spending it talking to me, and saw her making a call on a phone about spy satellites. You deduced that she had tracked the Circle via satellite to their secret HQ, and followed her to the HQ entrance, where before she could break in, you attacked her and defeated her."
Rino smiled.
"Thus you save the HQ, and come across as the hero of the hour. Carla won't hold back mind. So this is your chance to show your stuff."
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Post by Hope Mêler on Sept 9, 2006 22:31:19 GMT
A half-demon? Couldn't she just be human?! Dammit.
"What are her powers?" Hope asked curiously. If she was to fight her she better get all the information she could.
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