« Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) (Read 1,009 times) Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 12:36:24 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Piper led the pair, shoulders stiff, through the Academy in search of an empty classroom. Aaron was right beside her and she desperately wanted to reach out, to grab his hand and draw strength from him... but she couldn't. She passed the still destroyed section of the hall, from Nova's blasts, and entered the next undamaged classroom. By the time she made it there, she was shaking. Turning to face the two, she kept her face as neutral as she could manage, waiting. Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 12:46:09 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Don't stand on our account, have a seat if it helps." He wasn't an idiot, he'd seen the shaking as she came into the room. This wouldn't be easy for her, anything he could do to make her a little more comfortable might help. If she sat down, he would take another seat next to her, and wave Rhett over to sit nearby. Part of him wanted to ask why there was a big chunk of hallway blown to pieces, outside, but this really didn't seem like the time. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 13:10:40 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Man, I missed another explosion." Rhett sighs, walking past the damage. He's happy to stand, at the moment. "So what's up?" Back to Top   Theme Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 13:12:29 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She offered Aaron a subtle shake of her head. She would stand. She needed to. "Our target is Jimothy Clavish. The goal is incapacitation, capture, and relocation. And our time frame is one night and one day, next week." Her words were clipped and short, and when she said his name, her shaking worsened. Back to Top   Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 13:15:50 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "The Empire's Jimothy Clavish?" Rhett frowns so hard. Back to Top   Theme Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 13:24:59 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "The very same." He gives Piper an encouraging nod, shifting closer to her so at least she has his presence to draw on. "What's the plan, then? Clavish didn't get where he is by being easy to take down, and I bet he's got a lot more up his sleeve than he used to." « Last Edit: Nov 29, 2015 13:31:33 GMT -6 by Aaron Silverman » Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 19:29:41 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I don't have one," she said, voice barely above a whisper. Sighing, she shifted from foot to foot. "I mean, I have how to get to him figured out. But nothing further. I have an address and a date... I was supposed to meet him there. So we use me as bait, you guys take me down, and then take him down." Does that count as a plan? Back to Top   Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 19:31:51 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Well, if we're coming up with a plan, I would think we should bring in the other members of the team." Rhett points out helpfully. "No use in just having some people know what they're doing, and the others making it up." Back to Top   Theme Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 19:36:10 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aaron doesn't think so! "We need more than that. I'm not just throwing you out as meat for the wolf and hoping we can catch him, leaving it to chance." He pauses, steeling himself for what's bound to be a nasty question. "Sorry I have to ask this, but if this has any chance in hell of working, without you or anyone else getting hurt too badly, we need to know everything you know about him. His powers, weapons, fighting style, habits, hell, how many nose hairs he has, every single thing you can remember about the bastard that could help us take him down." Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 19:45:08 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I've spoken with Taner Cross. I don't know the other person... Enya?" She glanced to Rhett, first, then shook her head. "Plus, I'd rather not know the plan, once it's made. If he asks, I won't be able to lie." Then, she looked to Aaron, back at Rhett, and settled her gaze on Aaron. "Thats... you realize I spent YEARS with him, right? That's not a short list." Back to Top   Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 19:47:52 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Rhett shrugs. "Alright. I'm sure we can come up with something after this, then." He doesn't mind her jumping gaze, and figures while Aaron's exaggerating a little, some information wouldn't hurt. Back to Top   Theme Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 19:53:39 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I know, but we're going to need to know exactly what we have to work with." He tries to relax his posture, let a little warmth into his face, come off as less severe. "I wouldn't ask so abruptly, but given the circumstances, you know? Though maybe we should get the whole team together before talking about that." Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 19:59:40 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I don't want to hear the plan," she repeated, "I don't want to know anything." Her voice was steel as she fought back the pain. She didn't want to do this. It terrified her. She sighed, then, and took that seat that had been offered earlier. She was shaking. "There's something about him. Once you give yourself to him completely, you can't deny him. You can't lie, you can't hide things. He knows. He takes your identity... You aren't a person, anymore. You don't feel like anything, anymore... He takes everything from you through pain... That's one of his biggest tools." There. That was relevant. "He causes pain easily. He could touch this one and it would hurt." ..... Old habits die hard. Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:09:36 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aaron sits next to her, slowly, and subtly offers his hand if she wants it. He's not going to alarm her by just taking her hand. He knew what he was asking her to relive, he wouldn't have dared do it if it weren't so important. "Did you see him do that with anybody else? Cause pain with just a touch?" Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:13:26 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Rhett says nothing. Back to Top   Theme Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:19:39 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She put both of her hands against her head, the memories flooding over her. The details were overwhelming and they made her feel sick. Her shaking got worse as she thought about all. Fingers curled into fists and she tried to become a ball, shaking her head. "No. Only on... this one... and only after the blade..." Her words were strained. She wanted to be able to think about something, anything, else. Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:26:29 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Oh shit. What had he done? He;s out of the seat again in a blur, trying to position himself so Piper can see him; if she'll let him, he'll take one of her hands, keeping his voice low, soothing, trying to bring her out of this. "Hey, it's okay, I'm sorry. Forget it. I'm right here, nothing like that's going to happen again. Look at me." No idea what to do, so he's saying what comes off the top of his head, whatever can get her attention. He'd thought this would be a good idea, but knowing the story like he did, what the hell had he been thinking? Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:32:34 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "No," she whispered, curling even tighter. Aaron wanted to touch her, but touch terrified her. She shuddered and pressed her knuckles into her temples, trying to focus through the memories. "Ask," she nearly demanded. "Just. Keep. Asking." Her teeth were clenched, every word forced through. She wasn't going to stop just because she could feel his knife against her skin, or hear his voice in her ear. Not this time. Back to Top   Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:34:01 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He still says nothing. For once, Rhett looks completely serious. Back to Top   Theme Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:36:47 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Okay... I'm right here though, all right? Just focus on me." Sorry Rhett, he doesn't mean to snub you. He looks her right in the eye, not staring, not commanding, just trying to hold her gaze and let her see him. "If you want me to stop, just say and I will. Did you ever see him fight anybody? Demonstrate metahuman powers other than his immortality?" Aside from the might-or-might-not-be-mind control. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:44:30 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Immortality..." she said softly. She knew it, logically, but she hadn't ever witnessed him die. She shook her head, but a face came into her mind. She shuddered. "Purity." She looked up, then. "Purity, the one before Justice." Justice being Piper. "She... She worshipped him, just as this... no... I..." She shook her head. "Purity worshipped him. She trusted him. Completely. She was blind to everything. She hated th--me. She hated me when he wasn't around, but he expected us to get along... We hated each other, but the moment he walked up, we didnt. We..." No. That was irrelevant. Don't talk about what he made them do. "She had control over water. He... drowned her... and she let him." Back to Top   Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:48:02 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Still nothing, until he has to respond. Back to Top   Theme Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:50:14 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top If he can directly control minds, vs. inducting people into his depraved cult of the self, this whole thing is a non-starter. They'd be butchered like sheep the moment they met him. He keeps the worry off his face as best he can, trying to focus on the now; if he looked like he was panicking, she might too. "I don't want to ask this one, but could he control people like that instantly? Like, as soon as he met someone, could he make them do what he wanted them to do, or was that 'worship' something he had to build?" He feels dirty even asking this. Since he's still doing his best to hold her gaze, she'd see the guilt in his eyes. « Last Edit: Nov 29, 2015 20:51:15 GMT -6 by Aaron Silverman » Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Sarah White Mentor Defense When Autumn Came... [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Gender: Posts: 2,037 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:54:48 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "People worshipped him the moment they saw him," she said softly. "He used that... that awe... People who just met him could lie to him, but they might not want to. I... spent so long with him... I can't lie to him." She shuddered again, memories invading her vision and making it difficult for her to concentrate. She nearly gagged at the smell that touched her nose, the smell of death and agony. "He didn't make them do things. He made them want to do it." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Plotting Revenge (Rhett, Aaron) « Nov 29, 2015 20:56:58 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "How long did it take for that to set in? How long could people resist this... 'awe' you mention?" He shoots Rhett a quick look, inviting his opinion on if this sounds like a meta power vs. just regular charisma, before looking to Piper again. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first