« Prev 1 2 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: Fallen (Read 221 times) Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 27, 2015 9:22:52 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top As cliche as it may be, Sean has made his way to the academy roof in the aftermath of their botched rescue attempt. He brought with him his cigarettes, a bottle of whiskey, and the badges of the fallen agents for company. He'd hand them over once the sun rose, no need to bother the director at this hour. The dead weren't going anywhere.  The bottle is already a third empty, several butts crushed beside him as a fresh one hangs from the corner of his mouth, Sean just stares out into the sky. He wasn't slept at all, having made his way here after the night mission's end. He sighs heavily while rubbing his forehead, so many thoughts running through his head. Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 27, 2015 12:03:40 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Piper had been wandering idly through the school when she caught sight of Sean, who carried booze and cigarettes and seemed to only be going up. She hadn't ever met the guy, but booze in a school was enough to catch her attention, and most of the people she met weren't of the American drinking age (21? PAH. Ridiculous.). She followed him up and watched him from the shadows for a while. He seemed to be lost in thought, but what about, she wasn't certain. She contemplated not interrupting him, but with how much he was drinking, she felt concern in her chest. She moved towards him slowly, trying to make sure that her steps made noise. "Gonna kill that bottle by yourself or are you good for company?" The emerald beauty asked, leaning forward carefully and offering him a gentle smile. Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 27, 2015 18:32:11 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Sean sighs audibly, streams of smoke pouring through his nostrils, as he looks over his shoulder at the green haired girl. "How old are you?" There's a dull listlessness in his eyes as he looks at her. Even still, he's not about to aid in underage drinking. Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 2:36:17 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Legal, back where I come from," she said, moving to take a seat next to him. She could see just how upset he was and had no interest in pushing him. If he wouldn't let her drink, no problem. "At least share a fag, yeah? I'm definitely old enough for one of 'em, even in the States." The Aussie smiled a soft sort of smile at him, trying to make him chuckle or at least relax a little bit. She didn't know why, exactly, he wasn't okay, but she understood the state of being. Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 8:35:59 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Sean just watches her sit, not in the mood to challenge or even discuss the demerits of America's legal drinking age nor would he normally aid someone in bad habits. However he isn't much in the mood for such a discussion, especially while engaging in bad habits. He extends the pack of clove cigarettes toward the green haired girl, the lighter tucked in the side of it as it is nearly half empty. "I'd be carefully with using that slang here, might piss someone off." If that had been her attempt to cheer him up, it obviously failed. He takes another swing from the bottle and resumes staring over the grounds with glassy eyes. Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 12:13:34 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She took a clove and a lighter, bringing it to her lips and lighting it up before bothering to respond. "What slang?" She asked around the cigarette, replacing the lighter and handing him the pack. She took a deep drag before bothering to remove it from her lips. Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 12:53:51 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Sean pockets the pack again, before running his hand through his hair. "Using fag when referring to a cigarette." Other than that tidbit, he remains quiet though obviously deeply disturbed by something. Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 13:47:19 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Ah," she said, leaning back slightly with the cigarette between her lips, balanced precariously. She let silence fall upon them for a moment. He was obviously upset, but he was a stranger. She didn't exactly know what to say. "What.... Happened?" Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 14:24:51 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Sean takes a moment to collect himself. "We went out to retrieve some agents that had been captured. Turned out to be pointless." He grits his teeth for a moment. "They're dead now." Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 14:29:12 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Dead. No wonder. She let that statement fall into silence as she took another slow drag off of her clove. "Did you catch the people?" She asked. Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 14:32:50 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "No." He says abruptly with a shake of his head. "They would have torn us apart, we didn't stand a chance." Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 14:37:13 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Are you going back after them?" She asked with a furrow of her brows. It was hard to believe that a group of agents wouldn't stand up against anybody. Paradigm seemed to train their field agents harder, to be stronger... How could they fail? Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 14:46:38 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Someone will, eventually." Sean says plainly. He hadn't really changed that much in fifteen years, still the little kid running from lightning bolts. Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 14:53:18 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "But not you?" Her brows rose in surprise. Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 14:57:57 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I've seen enough death for one lifetime." Sean retorts with a somber tone. He takes another long drag off his cigarette before continuing. "There will be more going after these people." Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 15:01:34 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She couldn't help the snort when he said that, trying to cover it with one hand. She took the cigarette between her fingers to ash it. "Oh, sorry," she said, sarcasm thick in her voice. "I just thought you were... You know... You seemed actually upset about this." She took a drag off the clove and shook her head. Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 15:49:04 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I am." He responds rather gruffly but otherwise not taking much stock in her tone. "Before I became I agent I read all the archives I could to prepare myself. It all seemed like they were just flying by the seat of their pants with no plan, people dying all over the place. I thought with the new administration it would be different. That agents wouldn't be trudging into no win situations." He chugs down a rather large swig of whiskey. "Fifteen years later and it's just the same as what I read. Going in blind, people dying, and everyone and their mother having the drop on us. Doesn't sound like heroism to me... just sounds stupid." He tosses the bottle over to her, very little caring at this point. "Even almighty Director Allcott died before... no one's untouchable." Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 15:52:11 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She caught the bottle and shifted it over to her side, hiding it from his view, without taking a drink of the whiskey. He was rambling, which was good. At least he was talking. "And you did the same thing. You rushed in with no plan. And people died. You think this world will change if somebody doesn't try to change it?" She asked, careful with her tone and words spoken slowly. Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 16:01:57 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Good luck then." Sean says simply. Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 16:25:01 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "If you're not going to try to change the world, that's fine," Piper said with a shrug. "Just stop bitching. You have no right, anymore." Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 16:44:21 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "You're right." Sean agrees with a heavy sigh. Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 17:10:40 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Spinning the bottle beside her, Piper flicked the butt of her cigarette over the side of the roof, watching the embers disappear into the night. "So what are you going to do?" Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 17:22:35 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Haven't decided yet..." Sean continues to stare out into the abyss of the night sky. Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 17:26:28 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Well, the way I see it, you have two options." She didn't wait for him to look at her or respond. She couldn't help but wonder if he actually didn't care... Alcohol was good at that. "You can either get this mulling over with and go ahead and jump off the roof." She stood up, grabbing the bottle of whiskey and holding it tight, away from him. "Or you can go to bed, get up, and train. You know. Stop letting people down." She shrugged. "Whichever way you want to go." Back to Top   Jayshawn Jackson Agent Trainee Defense [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 442 Fallen « Oct 28, 2015 17:41:02 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Sean doesn't respond, just a continued 1000 yard stare. That said, both options made little sense to him. The first, killing himself, did nothing for anyone and served no point or purpose. As for the second, most agents would probably respond to the challenge but historically no matter how much an agent trained when it came to adversaries in the field... they were always outmatched. It also implied that if he was stronger he could have saved the other agents lives, which is fundamentally incorrect. Those agents were dead before Silas, Arman, and himself ever showed up the first time. They only truly realized it a few short hours ago when their heads exploded. The thought makes his stomach turn as he winces. He could, at the very least, take solace that their deaths were quick and likely very painless. Slowly he reaches into his pocket and retrieves the fallen agents' badges, eyes finally refocusing on the names and faces as the cigarette slowly burns toward his lips. "I should turn these in..." Back to Top   2Pac - Changes Bio Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first