Chapter 10: A Maniac Without a Gun

[Jack Kruschev]

Grinning as Anthony recieved his suitcase of the deal, Anthony said "Ciao," turned around, and left. Candy Man always gave the highest-quality good, and Anthony was fine with that. As a person, Anthony knew very little about him and didn't care to know anything more. He was an opium-worker and the Manalists would hate him with all their hearts if they knew of his existance.

Anthony returned to his office only moments later and opened the suitcase to reveal a tin line of official documentation of the purchase for future reference. Under the documents, Opium of only the highest quality was found. Anthony quickley closed the suitcase to prevent the possible smell from getting out and walked to his safe. Opening the safe, Anthony set the suitcase into it and Anthony got out a small bottle of water.

Sitting down, Anthony opened his water, took a sip, and picked up his phone. He needed to call Lonnrot to alert him of the recieving of the drugs.

[Akira 69]

Oh how Akira wanted to make this infernal Creditor shut up. She was an android like himself and so it would be a very easy thing for him to drain her batteries. Her offer to let them touch her hair was just the exscuse he needed as he was about to do just that until he felt Kizu wrap an arm around his and led him away; by that it was more like he allowed himself to be led away. That Creditor was lucky that he was busy right now or else he would have sucked her dry!

"Oh there is nothing much to moi that you probably already don't know. I'm a Creditor and I make sure people pay their bills on time or else I beat the snot out of them. In my spare time I like to hang out in lounges." Akira replied forgetting about the Creditor behind them as Hilja said that they could go on without her. "No no. I insist! If you don't have any money I will be more then happy to lend you a few bucks... But I expect the curtesy to be repaid later of course." Akira added firmly.

["Danny" Damascus]

It was a healthy length from the drop to the teleportation booth. Danny made a game out of dodging the security staff that were far more prevelent in this section of Genetech. Must have been a contaminant breech, or maybe their was a vicious disease loose and they had to monitor the entire place for possible carriers, trying to keep the herd from panicking. That seemed Genetech's style.

And then Danny's mind started to wander and he started sight seeing, taking in all of the details and noting layout designs as if writing the blueprint in his mind. It'd be nice to now the lay of the land should he ever need to make a break for it or if he ever needed to steal something from Genetech. He had spent a great deal of time practically applying his abilities on being surrepticious and it came so naturally that he start wandering about off the beaten track, looking through more and more space.

He enjoyed himself and made a promise to look for Bambi's office on this excursion, just so he could drop by some time to say hello; she wouldn't come to him, out in desert heat he enjoyed so much. There were a few snappy lines he was already think of that made make her laugh. So, I was minding my own when a rabid credit form saw me and I had to run for my life. Or he'd say that his suitcase had had a wash and had wanted so badly to show off for her.

He found a large block of offices and made a quick slip behind a large security officer, shifting from here to there, peaking his head into offices. He made sure that no one noticed him that shouldn't with ease. It had been weeks since he'd had this much fun.

[Hilja Kukkanen/Sasha Pisarev]

I think for a moment about the offer. I might be getting some money if I apply to Genetech to the egg donor program. I could probably pay him back without much trouble. "Well...I guess I could go..." I say mildly. I look at the time and see that I do have a few hours before my bedtime.

"Do Creditors even need to eat??" I ask with the sudden realization that this machine wants to join us for dinner.

[Jumala Keitoleinen]

"I kept this week clear since I wasn't sure when I would be returning from my trip to Isreal. I assume that everything is running fine at the office, right?" Keitoleinen asks Linnea in a formal tone. He gets a better grip on his bag and continues to the parking garage for his car. "Have there been any problems or concerns while I've been away?" Keitoleinen asks while crossing a busy street. He doesn't even bother looking both ways, so cars are forced to stop for him as he crosses. There is some swearing and honking in the background.

[Dr. Lonnrot Kukkanen]

I hold the red leaf in my hand and oggle it's strange beauty. The red leaf was a rare drug and was only held by the highest Manalists. The red leaf was almost hypnotic and loved by all who held it.

Pulling his gaze away from the illigal drug, I slip the drug into my pocket and head away for Genetech.

[Bambi Engel]

Bambi's eyes widened as she gasped. "Abducted?!" No wonder Tuesday was searching for security. "That's horrible!" Wouldn't- No, of course no one would've helped her friend or her. She forced her gaze back down to the papers.

"I'm sorry I can't-" She paused in the middle of her sentence. A few weeks ago? A few weeks ago, Bambi had been convinced her life was at its end. She begun to sort papers again, nervously biting her bottom lip.

Was it possible? If it had been the same person, why would he have fled all the way to somewhere near her apartment?

"Did they have masks? I've heard people use masks to hide their faces from identification." It was a harmless enough question, the problem was forcing the worried tone out of her voice. Then again, perhaps Tuesday would figure she was just worried for her friend. Of course, she was also worried about Tuesday's friend, so it wouldn't be incorrect.

Hearing foot steps, she finally noted the door was open. It was a rare act of carelessness by her, leaving a door open. It also didn't help her paranoia. What if she had closed the door, but someone else had opened it and snuck in? Perhaps the gas mask man to finish the job he hadn't in both cases?

She paused her work once more to walk over to the door at a pace too quick to be casual. As she reached her hand to the knob, her eyes caught a movement across the hall. It caused her to jerk her eyes to the direction it had came from.

Once her eyes found the form it had came from, she felt relief pour through her veins with a tinge of curiosity. What was Danny doing over here? Before she could call him over, the idea that perhaps he was busy ran through her mind. She had certainly distracted him enough if he had been busy earlier.

Torn with indecision, she lingered at the door, her hand still resting ontop the door knob.

[Tuesday DeCastro]

Tuesday nodded. "It's alright, don't be sorry." She said, lifting her gaze from the papers she was sorting to Bambi, who seemed nervous.

A man in a mask? How'd she know? Perhaps there was more than just the one that'd chased her? "The man that captured my friend didn't, but the man that chased me was a gas mask wearing, blade wielding psycho."

"Actually, I guess he was stalking me for a while, because when I went back to my hotel, he was waiting for me and attacked." She shook her head. "It was pretty ridiculous." She was about to tell about how they cornered Markus in the warehouse, which Tuesday thought was a really thrilling tale, when Bambi stood and walked over to the door.

Tuesday watched her for a moment, before standing, and walking next to her. She looked at Bambi quizzically for a moment, then peered out the door. She wasn't half as paranoid as the brown haired woman, so she didn't see anything out of the ordinary, it was just an open door.

"What are you looking at?"

[Kizu Sensou & Hex]

Kizu is overjoyed. New friends and now food with them. So exciting! Hex stays behind them keeping pace waiting and watching.

"Yay then its settled we eat! It must be hard being a Creditor, Akira. I could not ask people to pay their debts I am to shy, and Hilja is a thinker. She makes a very good point...do you eat and what do you eat?"

["Danny" Damascus]

Danny'd seen bigger; he had found his way into just about every major corporations' largest facilities and Genetech obviouly didn't concern its budget with asthetic design or grand scale. It wasn't going to take him much longer to finish mapping out the scheme of the place.

Danny had just peaked in on an unoccupied office space, giving full consideration to highjacking a computer, knowing the paper trail that might create. But how often did one get to hack into secure Genetech data files? If you were Danny, then he'd be able to do this again in a quarter of the time and when the security detail wasn't at high alert. He could wait.

As he carefully closed the door, he looked to the only office door he had yet to check out. It'd been open, so he'd been keeping half and eye on it just in case someone might stick their nose in his business. Should anyone actually have looked out at him, he could be out of the whole facility in less than a minute.

And when he saw that someone was indeed at the door to the office and staring at him, he thought about doing just that. He'd taken his eyes off for less than a second and now he was made. But he belayed his flight instinct when he saw who was at the door to the office scoping him out. Ms. Bambi Engel, his new friend. He gave Bambi a winning smile and a wave. Then he saw the girl standing behind Bambi and gave her a wink, his grin spreading a bit further as he drank in every detail in half a glance.

Not willing to give security more chances than they needed to find him out, he sauntered over to Bambi's office door and leaned against the door jam, the new briefcase held casually at his side. His tone was jovial and a bit apologetic.

"Hey, stranger! Sorry if I'm interupting your important busy work but I didn't want to be rude and leave without giving a proper goodbye."

[Linnea Korpela]

"As far as I know things have been running smoothly," Linnea silently sighed with relief. "So when can we be expecting you back at the office."
Linnea flipped through the rest of Keito's schedule.
"Are you not doing anything next week either?"
She tried to keep the mood light and find out what he had planned so that she could remedy the situation she had gotten herself into.

[Akira 69]

"Good, and no I do not eat. That is to say I can, but I am incapable of digesting it as you living creatures can. Most that would happen if I tried to eat would be gunk getting caught in my mechanics." Akira rambled in response as he continued to let Kizu lead him toward the resteraunt. "Also not that hard to get people to pay their debts. Just flex the robotic muscles and they're putty in my hands so to speak." Akira added trying to flex said muscles, his eccentric attitude showing again.

[Taylor Jones]

Taylor grinned when Hilja said she would come along, and headed toward the cafe, its not a long walk, so they'll be there in no time.

"A genetic engineer? That sounds interesting." She says to Kizu. "I'm a secretary for Crest Mining."

She looks at Akira. "Gunk in your mechanics? That doesn't sound pleasant." She says, crinkling her nose a little. She laughed a little when he flexed.

[Calithin Crest]

((To Taylor))

The next morning I wake up much later than I should have, missing several early appointments. I quickly get dressed in a simple two button navy blue business suit, white cotton shirt with French collars, and brand new black loafers.

I leave my apartment and start heading to work-- as I walk I take my phone out and dial my secretary's number. I wait patiently while the phone rings for her to pick up...

[Taylor Jones]

Only moments after she mentioned her job, her phone rang. "Excuse me for a moment." She says, holding up one finger, and taking a few steps away from everyone.

She checked the screen, it was Calithin, flipping open the phone she held it to her ear. "Hello."