« 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: Blade of choice (Silas) (Read 920 times) Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 15:34:13 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Mathew was sitting in his private bunk with his back to the slightly ajar door. He seemed to be working on something based on his movements and the sound of metal against metal. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 15:56:48 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Silas walks by, but the sleuth in him sees the door cracked. He can't help but double back for a peek inside! Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:05:21 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Silas can see a hilt of a blade laying on a table next to Mathew so he can probably deduce that Mathew is sharpening a blade that isn't made from his prosthetic. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:07:39 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "What are you doing?" Silas pushes open the door! Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:11:29 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He let out a low growl of annoyance from his throat as he clenched his eyes shut. "Sharpening a blade. What do you need Calloway." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:12:42 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Why? That's pointless with your ability." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:18:04 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Are you of all people suggesting that someone should rely fully on their Metahuman abilities?" He'd turn to face the young Agent, setting the rapier on the table along with the whetstone. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:21:27 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "No, but there's a difference between fostering skills and wasting time." He snorts. "That would be like asking to borrow your laptop to research when I have this." He gestures at the holocomp. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:24:39 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "And if you found yourself without that?" He'd shrug. He wasn't doing it because he expected to lose his powers. "Either way, it's a moot point. I don't anticipating needing to use a rapier in Syria. I was never very good with it anyways." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:26:34 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Then why do you have it?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:29:07 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Because someone very dear to me would have wanted to be here to stop The Empire from spreading further into Europe and her home." And this was the closest she would be able to get. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:33:49 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "So it's sentimental." Silas sounds almost disappointed! Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 16:36:28 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Surprised?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 17:07:33 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I thought you were above that." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 17:09:49 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I don't think anyone worth anything is above it. Sentiment keeps us grounded, it directs us and reminds us where we came from. Having things of sentimental value means that your life has had value because there are things you choose to hold on to." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 17:12:05 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "And can easily be exploited, no?" He raises his eyebrows. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 17:21:07 GMT -6 via Tapatalk » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "How would you exploit my sentiment with this sword?" Since it was easy. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 17:55:44 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I meant sentiments in general, but off the top of my head...target destruction of the weapon over you, place you in mental distress to make destroying you easier." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 17:59:32 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He snorted. "Well I hope that wouldn't be your plan A to get to me." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 18:07:37 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I would say someone already got you by getting whoever that sword belonged to." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 18:15:03 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Not in the way you'd expect. The person that killed the owner of this blade was the only person I cared about more." Despite himself the corners of his lips tugged upward into a hint of a smile. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 18:19:12 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top It takes a short moment, but a moment nonetheless as he pieces it together. "But someone-" he cuts himself off, shaking his head. "So if the sword was destroyed, you wouldn't care?" Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 18:22:40 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Of course I would. But I wouldn't throw myself or something I have now away for the sake of a symbol. Only a fool would do that. I just believe that having these symbols from our past is a way to stay connected to where we came from. Not an excuse to stop reaching for the future we want." Whatever that may be. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum El Sensei Sensei El Jefe I control the universe! [send pm] Joined: July 2009 Posts: 28,490 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 18:39:09 GMT -6 via the ProBoards App » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I suppose it just proves you aren't as emotionless as you pretend." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Blade of choice (Silas) « Mar 19, 2016 18:40:49 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "There is a difference between being in control of your emotions, and not having them." Besides, he showed emotion all the time! Like Anger! Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first