09-23-2016, 12:58 PM
The day of the Brandon's little...demonstration...well, that was the day the mansion came to a stop. Everyone was watching at any screen available. Moments of silence hung in the air before being broken by angry and hushed or scared words.
Jacinda had been sitting at a terminal, looking over the list of potential gods, hoping to find another target. Course Barovsky would be the one to actually choose- damn, but it was hard to work as part of a team. She just didn't like not being in charge of herself. Maybe a team of 2. She'd done that a lot of times.
She knew she worked well with Gunnar. He was a lot like Seth, in that regard. Gung ho about whatever they were doing. Fearless. Except Seth was still too soft. Just didn't have the balls to do what needed to be done. She got it, of course. It had been his niece. Still, what a risk to take, however it had turned out. And yet, for all that, he was a good guy. And on a normal monster hunt, she'd have called him up in a heartbeat. But he'd been MIA for a while. She wasn't sure why. She'd gotten the impression, from his words when he'd picked her up from the airport, that he wasn't too fond of the Regus. Well, the man was strict, it was true. Hard. Unyielding. And she, of all people, didn't care much for rules. But he represented order. What the Atharim meant. So she was willing to follow him. But Seth, well, he had all but disappeared. He was out.
But maybe there was Yoshi, too, once he got that sword out of his ass and learned how to relax. So yeah, a two person team would work. It was the structure- and to be honest, Barovsky himself- that grated on her.
Course she couldn't complain now. Not after she had all but forced herself in the Order. That would look stupid. She could only imagine the Regus looking at her with those cold blue eyes. It didn't exactly frighten her. No. Not really. But she really didn't want to go through that. So she was stuck. She'd made her bed. Guess she needed to lay in it.
So she had been doing research when she noticed the commotion. Curious, she wandered over to one of the displays. And watched in horror as Brandon cemented everything the Atharim believed. Everything. She shook her head. Yeah, she knew he was Apollyon. The Regus had announced it. She "knew" that. But the guy was there proclaiming himself a god. The power. It would always do this. She ground her teeth. Man, but he needed to die- like yesterday. She laughed to herself as she suddenly could imagine the Regus and Martin's reaction.
In fact, the more she dwelt on that, the more certain she became that they would not be sitting down for this. She felt excitement well up in her gut. Oh yeah! It was on now! They would be planning something. She just knew it. They would be feeling the anger and hunger to put him down that she did, if not more. She was betting the Regus was. The hunt. She felt that desire, the thrill fill her.
She messaged Yoshi and Gunnar that something might be up and to meet her at the Regus' office. They would know what she meant. Damn but she felt good now. A hunt. A real god-damn hunt. For the biggest prick in the world. She could almost envision it as she walked the hallways and past doors, until she came to the Regus' office. Or rather, the office of his secretary, a priest in black robes. Always reminded her of a crow or a Raven.
"Is the Regus available?"
she asked. The man's face looked a little startled. No, she didn't imagine many people came looking for the man. He was...disconcerting. Yeah. That was the word.
"No. He has left the building. I do not know when he will return, but you may leave a message for him." She frowned. Left? He left? Now, of all times. It made no sense. He wouldn't leave when they had a job to do. She knew the man that well. Unless....no. He wouldn't do that. No. No way.
But she went to Barovsky's office and he was gone too. Suspicion began to grow. She thought back to their sparring. And the girl. There was something about the girl. The Regus was interested in her for some reason. Not that way. No. He never seemed interested in women that way. Or men for that matter. No. More like she was a project. Or a tool. Or a bug. She'd seen the way he looked at her. Martin too, though Martin was always pissy about something. A check revealed she was gone too.
She didn't like this. Not at all. All three gone? Now? Now of all times?!?! She didn't peg the guy for a moron. Not at all. But this...why take her? It was inconceivable the girl had gone off on her own. She knew what house-arrest looked like.
Her wallet buzzed. Gunnar was wondering where she was. He'd gone to meet her at the Regus' office. More and more this made no sense. They met up in the library and she confided to him what she was thinking. His eyebrows drew down at her words and his fingertips thrummed on the table.
Finally, "No. The Regus wouldn't have done that. I cannot believe it. He created our order for that very reason. To hunt the gods. He must be planning an assault for later. It's the only thing that makes sense."
Jacinda nodded. Yeah, it made a kind of sense. Still..."What about Barovsky? The sentient? Why would they be gone?"
Gunnar thought and then said, "Barovsky hates her. You and I saw that much. Maybe he's taken her somewhere. I don't know. We don't really know anything. Except that we will need to be ready soon." He stood up. "IWe should get our gear. Check our weapons, especially the new ones. And practice. Because I am guessing when the Regus or Barovsky return, we need to be armed for bear and ready to go."
And so that was what they did, for a few hours anyway, first in the armory and then in the makeshift range that had been set aside for them. She expected Yoshi would show sooner rather than later. The man was dedicated to his honor, that was for sure.
It was then that she heard the alarms blaring through the room. The code said fire. She looked at Gunnar and immediately ran for the door.
Jacinda had been sitting at a terminal, looking over the list of potential gods, hoping to find another target. Course Barovsky would be the one to actually choose- damn, but it was hard to work as part of a team. She just didn't like not being in charge of herself. Maybe a team of 2. She'd done that a lot of times.
She knew she worked well with Gunnar. He was a lot like Seth, in that regard. Gung ho about whatever they were doing. Fearless. Except Seth was still too soft. Just didn't have the balls to do what needed to be done. She got it, of course. It had been his niece. Still, what a risk to take, however it had turned out. And yet, for all that, he was a good guy. And on a normal monster hunt, she'd have called him up in a heartbeat. But he'd been MIA for a while. She wasn't sure why. She'd gotten the impression, from his words when he'd picked her up from the airport, that he wasn't too fond of the Regus. Well, the man was strict, it was true. Hard. Unyielding. And she, of all people, didn't care much for rules. But he represented order. What the Atharim meant. So she was willing to follow him. But Seth, well, he had all but disappeared. He was out.
But maybe there was Yoshi, too, once he got that sword out of his ass and learned how to relax. So yeah, a two person team would work. It was the structure- and to be honest, Barovsky himself- that grated on her.
Course she couldn't complain now. Not after she had all but forced herself in the Order. That would look stupid. She could only imagine the Regus looking at her with those cold blue eyes. It didn't exactly frighten her. No. Not really. But she really didn't want to go through that. So she was stuck. She'd made her bed. Guess she needed to lay in it.
So she had been doing research when she noticed the commotion. Curious, she wandered over to one of the displays. And watched in horror as Brandon cemented everything the Atharim believed. Everything. She shook her head. Yeah, she knew he was Apollyon. The Regus had announced it. She "knew" that. But the guy was there proclaiming himself a god. The power. It would always do this. She ground her teeth. Man, but he needed to die- like yesterday. She laughed to herself as she suddenly could imagine the Regus and Martin's reaction.
In fact, the more she dwelt on that, the more certain she became that they would not be sitting down for this. She felt excitement well up in her gut. Oh yeah! It was on now! They would be planning something. She just knew it. They would be feeling the anger and hunger to put him down that she did, if not more. She was betting the Regus was. The hunt. She felt that desire, the thrill fill her.
She messaged Yoshi and Gunnar that something might be up and to meet her at the Regus' office. They would know what she meant. Damn but she felt good now. A hunt. A real god-damn hunt. For the biggest prick in the world. She could almost envision it as she walked the hallways and past doors, until she came to the Regus' office. Or rather, the office of his secretary, a priest in black robes. Always reminded her of a crow or a Raven.
"Is the Regus available?"
she asked. The man's face looked a little startled. No, she didn't imagine many people came looking for the man. He was...disconcerting. Yeah. That was the word.
"No. He has left the building. I do not know when he will return, but you may leave a message for him." She frowned. Left? He left? Now, of all times. It made no sense. He wouldn't leave when they had a job to do. She knew the man that well. Unless....no. He wouldn't do that. No. No way.
But she went to Barovsky's office and he was gone too. Suspicion began to grow. She thought back to their sparring. And the girl. There was something about the girl. The Regus was interested in her for some reason. Not that way. No. He never seemed interested in women that way. Or men for that matter. No. More like she was a project. Or a tool. Or a bug. She'd seen the way he looked at her. Martin too, though Martin was always pissy about something. A check revealed she was gone too.
She didn't like this. Not at all. All three gone? Now? Now of all times?!?! She didn't peg the guy for a moron. Not at all. But this...why take her? It was inconceivable the girl had gone off on her own. She knew what house-arrest looked like.
Her wallet buzzed. Gunnar was wondering where she was. He'd gone to meet her at the Regus' office. More and more this made no sense. They met up in the library and she confided to him what she was thinking. His eyebrows drew down at her words and his fingertips thrummed on the table.
Finally, "No. The Regus wouldn't have done that. I cannot believe it. He created our order for that very reason. To hunt the gods. He must be planning an assault for later. It's the only thing that makes sense."
Jacinda nodded. Yeah, it made a kind of sense. Still..."What about Barovsky? The sentient? Why would they be gone?"
Gunnar thought and then said, "Barovsky hates her. You and I saw that much. Maybe he's taken her somewhere. I don't know. We don't really know anything. Except that we will need to be ready soon." He stood up. "IWe should get our gear. Check our weapons, especially the new ones. And practice. Because I am guessing when the Regus or Barovsky return, we need to be armed for bear and ready to go."
And so that was what they did, for a few hours anyway, first in the armory and then in the makeshift range that had been set aside for them. She expected Yoshi would show sooner rather than later. The man was dedicated to his honor, that was for sure.
It was then that she heard the alarms blaring through the room. The code said fire. She looked at Gunnar and immediately ran for the door.