OOC: Sorry for my
long silence... I've had problems with my computer and video card, plus I've got a lot going on in RL at the moment, so... yeah
Anyway, we're back and ready to play! (for now)
IC:
Dave finally faltered, and looked down nervously. Slade had a very intimidating air about him.
Dave cleared his throat, tried to speak, squeaked instead, stopped, and started again. "I know of you, but I was only given sketchy details about what you want from me. Something about power or ... something. Um," he finished rather awkwardly.
. . .
Dave coughed, and spoke again: "I mean, you know, I'm not going to make you any promises, but, like, I'll hear you out, anyway. You know, just to see where you stand, what you need ... and stuff."
Slade was silent for a few moments. He noted Art's appearance, but didn't look at him.
"Very well. I'll have you know I employ the services of a variety of people from around this world, each with his or her own skills. You have already seen two; Olivia, who just left our presence a few moments ago, and my assistant here, who you may know by his title of 'The Flaming Arrow'" he gestured towards Daniel, then continued, "I have reason to believe that you travelled here from another world, and as this is something that I have not yet accomplished, as you can imagine it is something I would be eager to learn more about. So, in short, I seek the service of information from you. However, due to an alliance with Robert Fisher here, who I assume you know already, I will also be cooperating with his intentions, whatever they may be."
Here he shifted his focus to Fisher, with a questioning look on his face.
<•-•-•-•-•>
Meanwhile Silvia had wandered aimlessly back to the town. She wasn't sure what to do anymore. But she realised, although she'd lost just about everything else, she still had her money. As she reached down to her empty holster she decided on what her first priority was...
Some time later, Silvia had equipped herself with a new pistol (luckily she was able to find the same model as her old one, meaning she could use the same ammunition) and had aquired some food, enough to last for several days, and of course, a pack to carry this in. She was standing somewhere in the centre of the town, wondering what to do next, when a white light rose out of the ground a few metres in front of her. In a few moments, it had transformed itself into Olivia, who immediately spoke, "Oh, hello! Fancy seeing you here!"
Silvia was surprised, but answered "What... how did you get here and what are you doing here?"
Olivia put on a sarcastic tone, "I flapped my arms and flew here, and I came along just for the sake of standing here and annoying you. What do you
think I'm doing here?"
Silvia was silent. But at length she spoke again, "What happened to your 'Follower of Slade' outfit or whatever you like to call it."
Olivia laughed slowly, "My 'Follower of Slade' outfit as you call it is more significant than you think. But, as you might expect, I can't exactly walk around town in that without getting noticed, can I?"
She continued before Silvia could answer, "Anyway, I'm not here to attack you, sister. I know you've come to realise you possess the power you've been told about. So I want to show you what you'll be capable of once you learn to master it; and what better way to master it than by learning from someone who is a master himself?"
Silvia looked carefully at Olivia, "How can you follow him, after all he has done...? And look at what he did to our family!"
"Regrettably, our father deserved his punishment." Olivia's tone was serious now, "No doubt you've accepted by now that he
was working for Slade, and he proved to be disloyal. I understand he was warned several times, but after ignoring those warnings Slade had no option but to punish him; the punishment for his crimes being termination."
She held up a hand to stop Silvia's protests, "Our mother tried to stop Slade's... act of justice, so she too had to be terminated. But I, I committed no offense, so I was spared. Not only spared, but trained, and given the power you see I now have. So you see, Slade has committed no crime, only carried out his justice."
Silvia looked incredulously at her sister, "You really believe he is one hundred percent honest and bona fide?"
Raising an eyebrow, Olivia replied, "Why not?"
Silvia looked away, not answering.
Olivia spoke again, "He does not work for evil purposes as you might think. Some of his methods may seem a bit... questionable to you or me, who have been brought up in this world of regulations, but I believe he is on the right track."
She held out a hand, "Trust me."
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