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Post by vacuusanimi on Oct 21, 2010 2:59:54 GMT -7
Lena removed her sword halter and set it on the table as well. She sighed and removed the envelope from her belt line while grabbing a chair from the dining room. She set it down in front of him and straddled it.
"We'll discuss the information tonight, but I need a good night's sleep so I can plan foolproof," she said as she ripped open the envelope and pulled out two sheets of paper.
Lena handed one sheet to him while she looked over the other.
Immediately, her mind set switched from competitive to completely focused. She started thinking up plans, routes to intercept her target, memorizing photos for facial recognition.
"Looks like we have a girlfriend and a drug dealer to talk to," she said before looking up from her paper. "Do you want surveillance, or you would you rather have detainment?"
Lena smiled at him playfully.
"Once we figure this out, I'm going to bed. You're more than welcome to stay here," she said.
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Post by Lucian Alexandras Drakus on Oct 21, 2010 3:40:49 GMT -7
Leon surveyed his half of the document, his tired eyes slowly scanned the page, one hand held his PDA the other had the Folded sheet, the small device whirring as he was comparing documents and his information, it came to his attention that Lena had some stuff he didnt, for example 'the girlfriend' he had no idea of that possible...'leverage'...he smiled to himself and recorded the info on his PDA bullet-point format for easy review later.
He Looked up at Lena's question and rubbed his Chin "Detainment would be the best advised option, I mean once we have the Target out of the're comfort zone then we can get em' to talk, also this Girlfriend situation does strike an interesting point....any thoughts" maybe the kidnapping off his Girlfriend might make him a little more...chatty, but then again being a drug-dealer he might not give two s**ts about some random girl caught up in his operation, depends on his personality..his loyalty...
Leon nodded to her comment and ran his hand through his hair and down his face, trying to wipe away his tired features, he let out a tiny yawn "Sure thing, should'nt take long to gather a plan, then we get some shut-eye" he blinked heavily and unclipped his Magnum holsters setting them down on the floor, his eyes flicked to the photo of the two targets, they were burned into his mind now, like a machine he was recording there features making syure he would recognise them in an instant...he would...
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Post by vacuusanimi on Oct 28, 2010 13:21:35 GMT -7
Lena bit her lip before saying, "The girlfriend might know where certain cherished goods of his are. You know how drug dealers are about money. It's right up there with the drugs themselves."
She looked down at the information and felt certain pieces of a plan start to fall into place.
"Okay...so we can intercept the girlfriend, threaten her. She tells us where to find..."Hanky"...what the hell kind of nickname is that? But then we find him, find his money, try for an exchange for information. If all else fails, we just torture him," she said nonchalantly.
Lena looked at him and paused before asking, "What do you think? Or do you have an idea you would prefer?"
She placed the paper on the old milk crates and piece of wood cleverly disguised as a coffee table.
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Post by Lucian Alexandras Drakus on Oct 29, 2010 2:23:54 GMT -7
Leon nodded at Lena's words and sat back on the old sagging couch stretching his hands upwards "That is avery good plan, so we capture the broad and that will be our starting point" with a well formulated plan under-way Leon started jotting down notes into his PDA "Now one of the problems we face is this 'Hanky' There will not be a moment when he's alone, a man of his stature will have a personal entourage of heavies, probably even have someone to hold his dick while he pisses" Leon grunted out a small chuckle "So that means his stash will be treated the same, how do we get into a position where we can easily snatch his Loot" he asked while placing his PDA on the coffee table.
He rested his feet on the edge of one of the milk boxes and placed his hands behind his head thinking over the plan, his eyes drooped a little, they where becoming a heavy with fatigue, he could feel the familiar tirdness washing over his body, it didnt help that he hadn't slept for at least two days, he kept waking from a recurring dream, each night they became more vivid, what was with this woman he kept seeing, he didnt know.....but he seemed to recognise her...
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Post by vacuusanimi on Oct 29, 2010 15:41:30 GMT -7
Lena looked at Spectre and sighed.
"You should probably get some sleep. We've got a lot to do tomorrow, and I don't slow down," she said as she stood up.
She grabbed her weapons from around the room before she tossed them into her room. The temperature was considerably lower, but that's how she preferred it. It made stretching that much more useful.
"Stay in that room. I don't want you routing through any of my things," she said firmly before she slammed the door behind her.
Once the door was closed, Lena dropped to her knees and began to pray. She held the cross that hung around her neck tightly in her fist.
"Mama, be with me. Tata, watch over me," she whispered before she kissed the cross and then lay in bed.
Once she was asleep, Lena fell into the same dream she had since she was sold as a slave at 14. Another chance against the raiders, and she fails every time. She stills sees her mother, but she dies differently every time. Every night, Lena still wakes up screaming with a hand reaching out for a mother that isn't there.
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Post by Lucian Alexandras Drakus on Oct 29, 2010 19:45:27 GMT -7
Leon was not concerned about the personel contents of Lena's house, he had more morals than to just go rooting around, but to be honest, even if he did, he had a feeling he wouldnt find much.
He watched as his new partner dissapeard behind her bedroom door, he looked across to the slightly boarded window and swung his feet off the table onto the couch, reaching down to his holster on the floor he took of a magnum and slid it under the pillow he had and lay back staring at the cieling....his eyes closed slowly as a faint voice drifted through his head 'I'm pregnant Leon, it'll be a boy' his eyes blonked open staring round the room, once again the lids shut 'Perimieters breached fall back, head to evac, MOVE MOVE' his eyes twitched as he slept, his mind filled with a vivid dream of war.
Inside Leons mind bullets whizzed past, exsplosions went off near-by as he replayed the same dream that had haunted him for almost a year now, he began sprinting to his right, through tents and picket lines, he passed a few injured soldiers, there faces were hazy, unfocused, he darted out into a clearing to see a women standing there holding her hans out to him 'You found me Leon', he ran towards her holding out his hand to grab hold when she faded away, he stopped infront of two corpses on the floor, the sound of approaching footsteps gre deafening, he looked down at the female and the child in her arms....Leon dropped to his knees holding them both and screamed with anguish...the thundering rung out around him..he closed his eyes....
...He woke up as he finished his screaming "GAHHHHHHH" cold sweat poured down his face as the look of pure confusion and fear swept across it, looking at his watch he realised that he'd only been out for a few hours....he hoped he hadnt woke Lena, he sat up and held his head in his plams, staring at the floor between his fingers "Why do you haunt me, who are you" his voice whispered, he had no clue what significance these dreams had or why he was so distraught by them.....it was like a hidden memory of guilt and sorrow....
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Post by vacuusanimi on Nov 1, 2010 12:42:15 GMT -7
Lena stared at her hand and slowly lowered it. The heaviness of sorrow and failure weighing her down as she fell back onto the bed.
She flinched when she heard mumbling and yelling in the other room.
"Spectre must be having nightmares of his own," she thought.
"Guy isn't so tough," she muttered as she dragged herself out of bed.
Lena put the image of her mother's bloody face in the back of her mind, saving it for when she would need it most.
The sheet covering her glassless window billowed out in the light breeze outside. She walked up to it and pulled it aside slightly, peeking out to see the activity on the street below. The sun was bright, but it was behind the apartments so the harshness was dulled. Still, her eyes burned and watered in protest, so she covered the window again.
Lena pulled on her halters and tried to look indifferent as she left her room. She saw him with his head in his hands, looking distraught even though she couldn't see his face.
"Good to see you're up," she said as she wandered into the kitchen. "We can get started, then."
She didn't dare ask him how he slept or why he looked so bothered. It wasn't her concern and it wasn't like she needed to get to know him too well anyway.
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Post by Lucian Alexandras Drakus on Nov 2, 2010 2:09:48 GMT -7
Leon looked round at her as he sat up straight trying his hardest to remove the look of distress from him "Morning" he spoke gruffly then coughed clearing his throat, he stood to up stretch and yawn, letting his joints relax he began to collect all his weaponry and attach them to himself again, checking the safety lock of each firearm, then placing it into its holster, he sat back down and took out a sharpening stone from a side pouch and set to work on his knife, sliding the blad back and forth to take away the dulled metal.
He looked up at Lena as he sharpened his blade "Thats right, we can get started, i'm just gonna do a weapons check and i'll be right with you" he slide the now shining blade into its sheath and drew his magnum "Its a force of habit" in under a minute he had the gun in pieces and was cleaning the gun-shot residue and powder from each part, this took him about 5 minutes with each weapon, it was obvious he had done this countless times, he then collected the pieces and began re-assembling.
as soon as he was done he stood up placing every weaon hi had away for a final time then cracked his knuckles "i'm ready when you are then" he said collecting his coat.
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Post by vacuusanimi on Nov 2, 2010 14:02:01 GMT -7
Lena had addresses, faces, and names memorized. The girlfriend, Ileana, would be easy to find. She worked at a movie theater near downtown. It was just a manner of removing her from the premises without anyone noticing. If Hanky got tipped off, he'd run and then they'd never find him.
"Well, let's try to be surreptitious while we're there," she said as she started toward the door. "You're a big guy, so you draw attention as it is."
Lena stopped and then turned to face him as she opened the door, "No offense."
She stepped out into the hallway and started toward the roof. It was considerably quiet compared to when they arrived. There was still soft yelling, but it wasn't as violent.
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Post by Lucian Alexandras Drakus on Nov 3, 2010 1:47:26 GMT -7
Leon walked over to the door slipping his arms into the overcoat he leaned his arm against the frame and looked down at Lena as she left the room "sometimes a person of my stature can be helpful...." he said walking out after her.
The block of flats they were in was alot different in the day it seemed....somehow cosy, save for the distant abusive yelling, the intimate sounds of couples and the wailing of babies crying....he followed Lena back to the rooftops.
His head however was beggining to wander back to his nightmare, the woman he saw was so familiar, he had seen her face around....somewhere, but for the life of him his brain could not gather, 'who are you...why do i dream of you' his thoughts kept asking him, he shook his head and coughed again.
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Post by vacuusanimi on Nov 4, 2010 22:08:21 GMT -7
Lena smiled and then stifled a chuckle.
"I never said you couldn't be helpful, Spectre," she said, glancing back at him before she pushed open the door. "I just said you stick out like a sore thumb."
The fresh-ish air hit her and cooled her skin. This was her world, the rooftops of the city. Here, she could be high above it all and watch people like they were insects. She never thought less of humans, being one herself. Though some...some weren't as great as others. Those lives were usually put into her hands, along with a decent sum of money, to do with what she wanted. Or what they wanted.
"If only mama could see me now," she thought to herself. "Would she think less of me?"
Lena could see her mother now, standing behind her after a kill. Lena would have a face begging for approval, but all her mother would give her would be a look of shame, disgust, and pity. Suddenly, her eyes began to sting with the welling of tears. She quickly wiped them away and sighed.
Spectre couldn't see the slightest hint of weakness. It wasn't that she cared what he thought, but she didn't know him. So weakness was not an option.
"The movie theater is just 12 blocks west of here," she said as she pointed. "If you can keep up, we'll get there in about ten or so minutes."
She smiled as she waited for his response.
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Post by Lucian Alexandras Drakus on Nov 5, 2010 2:18:59 GMT -7
Spectre nodded in agreement, his mind constantly flickering to the nighmare, it had started to fade out of his mind now and then it went all together as his eyes squinted slightly in the bright light, he rolled his jacket sleeves up and glared over at the city, already busy and humming with life, this would be a good hunt, he could already feel his muscles tightening and preparing for the action.
he glanced over at Lena's back he wondred what her past was like, Murdered parents, Rich up-bringing, raised by cuthroats and murderers, he shook his head 'Must be nice to have a past to hold onto' his thought trailed as Lena turned to speak to him, he smiled and cracked his knuckles "I am sure i'll be able to keep up, no problem, I still have a few tricks" he rolle dhis neck and stretched his back "we'll get there in no-time at all" he focused his concentrantion and waited for Lena to set off.
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Post by vacuusanimi on Nov 5, 2010 12:08:37 GMT -7
Lena took in a deep breath before she took a few steps back. She needed a little space to build up speed before she launched herself over the wide alley to the apartment building next to her's.
Then, she set off and jumped into the air. She kept her eyes on the roof and where she was about to land, preparing to tuck and roll when she came into contact with the gravel. When she did, she got right back up onto her feet and continued with her momentum toward the next building. In the distance, was another crane. She still had a few blocks before she hit it, but it would be perfect to get her to the taller buildings. If need be, she could just break in and take maintenance routes to other opportunities.
Lena jumped down into the alley and landed on an air conditioning vent outside of a business building. It shook slightly and creaked under her weight before she jumped to a narrow ledge surrounding the outside of the building.
She paused before she carried on to make sure he was still following. She looked at the air conditioning vent and knew that it would collapse under his weight.
"Take the pipe to the ledge. We wouldn't want you to fall," she said with a smile.
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Post by Lucian Alexandras Drakus on Nov 8, 2010 2:13:35 GMT -7
Leon was of course right behind her, his lep to the next building was effortless managing to keep up his sprint without a roll, he landed with a slight thud continuing to where he had saw Lena leap off and heard her call out to him, he shoved his foot foward to and slid to a halt, he looked over the edge to see her at the bottom of the alley 'The pipe...what pipe' he looked around and saw it, a sturdy iron drainage pipe, bracketed to the wall, that could hold his weight.
He jumped onto the pipe and wrapped round his big hands, once steady he placed the soles of his shoes on the sides of the drain and slid down slowly.
Once he reached a few feet off the ground he dropped off just next to Lena "Thanks for the heads up" he looked at the air conditioning unit "I would of gone straight through that" he started walking ahead...
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Post by vacuusanimi on Nov 8, 2010 2:22:11 GMT -7
Lena chuckled at his gorilla-like way of getting down. She shook her head as he passed her.
"And I would have laughed," she said as she followed him.
When she could see the street, she scoped the buildings.
"There," she said as she pointed.
She pointed to a building with the entire middle section of it covered with plastic. Renovations.
"We'll get up there and then we can get easy, steady roof access all the way to the theater," she added before looking at him. "But there will be men there, probably starting work. Can you handle that?"
It was more of a challenge than a doubt. Lena just wanted to make sure he was still on his toes.
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