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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 03:25:35 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

The man was silent, staring at the whiteboard and the equations written on it. He ran a hand through his red-dyed strawberry blonde hair, almost in exasperation. He loosened the top button of his shirt, which hugged his muscular body slightly, but it was enough to flow on him.

He then crossed his arms over his chest, staring at the board some more.

"...damn it." he cursed.

"These just refuse to add up." he muttered, unfolding them and grabbing a bottle of water. He took a drink of the liquid inside, recapping it, and setting it down on the desk beside him.

"This might just be impossible..." he sighed, shaking his head.

"NOTHING is impossible." a new voice from behind him declared, causing the man to whirl around.

"Who...?" he started to ask, before sighing in relief. "Oh, it's you." he said.

"Keep going." the second person told him. "You're getting close. So very close." they continued.

"I know, but... it just... they refuse to match up and cooperate." the first person lamented.

"And yet you're closer than you were years ago. MONTHS ago." the new person countered. "Already you're proving that this has a very real chance of being possible." they told him further. "You CAN do this." they assured him.

"Perhaps the problem is with THAT part there?" they then suggested, pointing to one of the equations.

The man looked at it, paused for a moment, and narrowed his eyes.

"...maybe... yes... maybe... just maybe..." he said quietly, before starting to work again, this time with a renewed vigour.

The newcomer just smirked to themselves, watching the man go back to work.

'Excellent...' they thought to themselves.

- - -

Jake just sighed, setting his newspaper down and placing his hands behind his head, intertwined in his green hair. His matching green eyes looked a little weary and dreary, as he let out a yawn.

"Guess I'm overdue for some time off.' he mumbled, before his stomach grumbled.

"Then again, I might just be hungry." he said further, leaning back in his chair, putting his feet up on his desk, and looking at the clock.

"...12:45." he muttered.

"I'll give it until 1:15. Mira should be back by then." he reasoned. "I'll ask her to cover for me. Maybe take a half-hour longer and relax some on my lunch break." he went on, before sighing again.

"Just hope nothing major happens before then." he added with a light chuckle, grabbing his coffee cup and downing the rest of the brown liquid contained within.

'Damn, Sydney gets premium stuff. he thought, making a mental note to thank the head of the Triad for giving him the beans to grind for it when she was last visiting the Unit.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 03:36:16 )

She was silent as she stepped into the entryway. She saw Jake and approached, knowing that this could be... eventufl, potentially. Before he properly realised that someone was there, he heard something that he couldn't explain.

His name, his ramaarin name, was spoken. He was addressed more normally.

And it wasn't a voice he recognized immediately, but as he looked to the person, he saw someone that he'd seen a fair bit over the past few days.

"I know that you won't entirely recognize me." She stated simply.

"Woudl you mind letting me in? I do believe I am due to speak with your boss about five minutes from now."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 04:09:30 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Jake was... stunned.

Stunned, shocked, and confused.

His serpentine tongue darted out a couple of times, and it was easy to see he was suspicious.

"See... there's a problem." he said.

"I know who you look like." he told her.

"I know what your mana tastes like." he went on.

"And they're not adding up." he said. "Yet... at the same time, they ARE." he said further.

"Are you going to tell me that you are, in fact, Victoria Remmington?" he asked.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 04:11:55 )

"Fyrane, actually." She answered as she crossed her arms beneath her breasts, putting her weight on one leg more than the other.

"Vic Fyrane." She then said.

"If you would let me in, that would be grand." She told him simply, seeming to have no patience for the world right now.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 04:34:43 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"...yeah, see, not helping your case." he told her.

"Vicki goes by 'Remmington'." he said.

"Now, I can tell that you're strong. FAR stronger than Vicki." he then commented. "However, I cannot let you in, without fully knowing who the hell you are." he finished.

Just then, before either of them could say anything more, Emerald walked in from outside.

"Hey, Ja-" he started to say, before freezing.

"...woah." he said, looking at Vicki.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 04:39:00 )

"However, I have told you. I am Vic Fyrane." She stated simply before sighing.

"That is a mana presence I know far better than I feel I should." she commented.

"Hey Gem, perhaps you could explain that I am who I say I am." She then said, not even considering that there was someone else in the building that went by that moniker.

"Because he is being rather... insistent... on not allowing me entrance."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 05:04:49 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Emerald blushed a little when she called him 'Gem'.

"Heh." he chuckled.

"Gem?" Jake asked. "No... no, that's Emerald. You don't even know the difference between our agents." he told her.

"Who ARE you!?" he demanded.

"...it's a long a complicated story. But that IS Victoria Remmington. Or Fyrane. Whatever." Emerald concerned.

"How...?" Jake started to ask, before sighing heavily.

"Fine. But YOU'RE escorting her to the boss." he told Emerald.

"Of course." Emerald replied, as Jake buzzed them in.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 05:06:19 )

". . . . being security, one would think you'd realise why I called him such." Vic commented.

"But let's go." She then said, motioning for Emerald to lead the way.

"And don't ask why I'm here. Long story." She added.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 05:29:06 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Jake merely glared at her as she said that, before she and Emerald disappeared into the building.

"You called me 'Gem'." he told her as they walked.

"There's only one person he knows that goes by that." he went on.

"Gemini." he said.

"I know 'Emeralds' are 'Gemstones', but nobody's called me that before." he continued.

"Not yet, anyway. Not even Rylie." he told her further.

"Hence his reaction."

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 05:32:20 )

"Ah." was all Vic said before chuckling.

"You two official yet?" She then asked as they walked.

"I cannot remember the date you two officially and legally tie the knot, but I swear we're approaching on it." She added, seeming to be thinking about that for a moment.

"admittedly, that was more the Triad's business than mine."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 05:49:50 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Emerald paused for a moment, before catching his stride again.

"We are." he said.

"We're engaged, actually." he told her.

"So, that should give you an idea as to... uh... where you are." he said. "Or... well, maybe that's not the right way to put that..." he mumbled further, shaking his head again.

"Regardless!' he continued.

"Why ARE you here?" he asked.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 05:52:56 )

"As I said, don't ask. Too long a story." Vic stated.

"Good to hear about you and Rylie though." She added.

"I know I can't give much in terms of spoilers for the future, but this won't make a difference, I'm sure. Due to the recent mana that you discovered you have... you're not so short lived as the average human anylonger."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 06:21:09 )
One.. by... one.
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Can it be.. undone?

"...somehow that doesn't surprise me." Emerald responded.

The rest of the journey was mostly silent, before they stepped into the receptionist's area to see she wasn't there.

But they could hear faint tapping away in Hal's office.

"Ah, his secretary must be at lunch." Emerald commented.

"And it seemed Agent Sharp is working through lunch." he lamented. "Or he came back early from it." he shrugged.

"Regardless, seems you'll need to knock for yourself." he told her.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 06:23:39 )

Vic didn't say anything before approaching the door and knocking on it. It was a far more forceful sound than anyone who knew her (or the version of ehr that they would have expected here) would have expected.

"so be it." was all she said as she waited. As she did so, though, she looked to her hands before sighing, heavily.

"This body is not made for the mana that I have." She commented offhandedly.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 06:50:55 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal had been wary of the power he sensed, and the knock confused him even more.

"Eh?" he mumbled.

"Is that...?" he wondered.

"Couldn't be." he said.

"But... who else could this belong to...?" he wondered further.

He then just sighed, shook his head, and trusted his gut.

"Come on in, Hollie!" he called out.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 06:53:40 )

Vic was silent before opening the door and stepping in.

"Wrong woman." She stated simply before approaching his desk with a sigh.

"Yes I'm Victoria. No I'm not Vicki." She told him.

"I have 2 questions for you and I will get out of your way.' She started.

"One. Do you happen to know any good hotels, motels or inns in the city? I have a feeling I will be stuck here awhile. and Two. Do you perchance know why my brother will be stopping by here again, as I need to speak with him."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 07:19:59 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal was extremely confused now.

"I'm... I'm sorry?" he asked.

"Victoria?" he asked her.

He then shook his head a little.

"Right, I'll get to the hotel question, and why you're asking it in the first place, as you know you can stay here whenever you need to, later." he told her.

"And which brother?" he asked.

"Ash would be stopping by here to fill us in on guild and hunt-related topics, so I don't know WHEN he comes in." he admitted.

"Lindsay's been dropping by here every weekend to work on some project of his, and needs our resources for it." he then said.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 07:24:53 )

"Every weekend? Thank you." Vic stated.

"As for the hotel inquiry, I an more going to presume that you would be able to, or even want to, house someone with my substantial presence for the moment, and for a length of time that I cannot answer." She added.

"I will certainly be making sure i catch Lindsay while he is here next." She added, almost as if it was more of a mental note instead of directly toward Hal.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 07:41:15 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"....I see." Hal replied.

"Vicki, what's going on?" he asked.

"I know it's you." he said.

"But at the same time... it CAN'T be you..." he went on.

"Something is vastly different about you." he told her further.

"And this is a very confusing situation I am finding myself in." he continued.

"Your power is reminiscent to... Hollie's."

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/06/8 07:46:57 )

"Vic." Vic corrected him.

"It makes sense that my mana is reminiscent to my aunts." She then said.

"And no. I am not the Vicki you know." She added before sighing.

"I am most certainly not her any longer. Haven't been for quite awhile."

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