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Post by B.E.N. on Jan 6, 2007 23:40:11 GMT -5
B.E.N. looks like Auggie may have melted his little robot heart at that moment as he clatters across the room and tackles her in an enthusuiastic hug. Fortunately, Amanda's sudden entrance startles him into releasing Auggie before she turns blue for lack of oxygen. He turns to face the young feline and greets her with a grin.
"Hey, Amanda," he gives her a half-wave, "You look like you've seen better days. What's up?"
He suddenly freezes and turns to look at Auggie, remembering she had something to tell Jim earlier. He also remembers being asked to fetch some tea.
"Auggie, you said you had something you needed to tell Jimmy," he reminds her, then turns to Amanda, "Hey, you wanna come with me to get the tea? You can tell me what's been going on while we work."
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Post by Amanda Doppler on Jan 7, 2007 0:09:09 GMT -5
"Hi Auggie...Kiera. Pleased to meet you both."
~~She rolls her eyes and blows that pesky stray lock of hair up off her forehead as Jim asks her what she did to get her parents riled...again.~~
"Oh, you know how Daddy can be. It doesn't take much for him to get all bent out of shape. I was working on my solar surfer in his library and I accidentally set it off...torched a whole shelf."
~~Of course, she acts like this is no big deal, but obviously her father felt otherwise. Her ears perk as B.E.N. speaks to her. The goofy robot can be annoying at times, but she does enjoy the stories he can tell.~~
"Sure, I'll help you out. No problem."
~~She follows B.E.N. downstairs, all the while telling him her story of torching her father's bookshelf and relaying how he had fainted on the spot when he saw the mess. It was her mother who had given her the stern talking-to since Delbert was out cold. Helping B.E.N. carry the tea back upstairs to the others, she heaves a hopeless sigh.~~
"I don't know what I'm going to do. They just don't understand me."
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Post by B.E.N. on Jan 7, 2007 21:33:45 GMT -5
"Aw, I can totally relate," B.E.N. nods sympathetically, "I mean, I don't have parents or anything, but sometimes I feel like no one understands me. Cheer up though. They were young once. Just because you think they don't understand you doesn't exactly mean that's true."
He carefully lifts one of the cups of tea and passes it to Auggie, then hands two others to Jim and Kiera, leaving the last one on the tray for Amanda. He then collapses his legs and drops to his rollers on the floor, sitting back and looking up at Auggie expectantly.
"So...what'd we miss?" he asks, glancing from Auggie to Jim and back again.
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Post by Amanda Doppler on Jan 7, 2007 22:13:01 GMT -5
"Then you don't know *my* parents very well. The only things they understand are tidyness and being punctual."
~~She picks up her tea and swirls it around in the cup. She never much cared for the stuff. It reminded her of stuffy grown-ups who don't understand teenagers.~~
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Post by aug325 on Jan 8, 2007 13:20:25 GMT -5
Auggie took a sip of tea and had a sour look on her face. She noticed she was wearing only her black tangtop, her coat, and Silver's hat were gone. "Were's me coat?" Auggie asked Jim. Jim gave her her coat that was hanging up to dry from the storm. Auggie dug her hands deep into the pockets, pulling out things of various nature, from kitchen appilances, to rocks and quills. Finally, she pulled out a small packet of sugar she had been saving. It was nice and dry in the pockets, she ripped the packet open, and poured the whole contents of sugar into her tea. then she took a sip. "That's better." she said. She looked at Amanda Doppler. "Doppler ya say?" she asked her. "But yer a feline....unless," she paused, then she nodded. "Ah! Miss Sticky Kitty and the Doc huh?" she chuckled as she took another sip. "Never figured those two to wind up tagether." she shook her head and laughed, then she looked at Keria. She squinted at her trying to remember where she saw her and her name. "Kim, Kimmy, Catra? Keria!" she realized. "Keria! Well I'll be! The gangs all here then!" she exclaimed hardly beliving she'd run into Keria again. Auggie sighed and breathed in her tea. She barely liked the stuff, but the smell of it calmed her nerves, she took a deep breath. Keria had proven herself trustworthy, and she knew her, but what about B.E.N. and Amanda? Well, she'd have to take her chances. She looked into the full grown Jim's blue eyes. "Scroop.....is back."
The atmosphere of the room changed sudendly, what seemed to be a friendly reugion turned into a tense situation. Jim looked pale. And although nobody but Jim and Auggie had dealings with Scroop, everyone shivvered at his name as though he were the devil himself.
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Post by Amanda Doppler on Jan 8, 2007 22:18:42 GMT -5
"Yeah, they're together, married and with 3 other kids besides me. I have 2 sisters and a brother back home."
~~She watches Auggie dump a load of sugar into her tea and decides that might be a good idea for her to do as well...even though her parents forbid her to use sugar on the claim that it makes her hyper.~~
"Hey you wouldn't happen to have any more of that stuff on paw, would you?"
~~Her eyes widen and she glances to Jim as Auggie mentions Scroop. She remembered hearing about him. Jim had spoke of him many times in his tales of his adventure to Treasure Planet.~~
"Isn't that the spider psycho that tried to kill you a couple times on the Legacy, Jim?"
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Post by B.E.N. on Jan 8, 2007 23:45:04 GMT -5
B.E.N. is calmly sipping oil when Auggie mentions that Scroop is out there somewhere. Shocked at the news, he spews the oil--right in Amanda's face.
"Scroop?! Oh, no! Not Scroop! Anyone but Scroop!" he paces the floor, acting very melodramatic for a few minutes before he pauses and looks at Jim, "Uh...Jimmy? Who's Scroop?"
Of course, B.E.N. had never actually met the oversized spider. He had been too busy trying to help--and making Jim's job harder in the process--when the fight had taken place. The robot had never even laid visual receptors on Scroop before.
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Post by Amanda Doppler on Jan 8, 2007 23:55:15 GMT -5
"Ew! Yuck! Thanks a bunch, B.E.N."
~~Amanda glowers at the robot as she uses her sleeve to wipe the black oil off her face. She is quite the site with black greasy ooze dripping from her frowning face. If it weren't for the severity of the current discussion, it might be funny.~~
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Post by aug325 on Jan 9, 2007 16:41:31 GMT -5
Auggie shivvered as she broaught the tea closer to her to warm up. Auggie nodded at Amanda at the mention of the Spider Phyco. Auggie stared at B.E.N. when he asked who Scroop was. "Who's Scroop?" She asked obvoiusly. "Who's Scroop?!?" She placed her tea down and looked as if she were going to tell a lenthly tale. "Part Scorpien, Part Spider, All around bad pirate. Jet black body, red claws for hands, that would cut your arm clean off! Pericing Yellow eyes that would stricke terror, into the bravest of hearts." she looked at Jim. Then darted her gaze back to B.E.N. as she spoke "Not a force to be triffled with, Scroop. Yer lucky ya never had dealings with him Benji." Auggie couldn't help but smile as B.E.N. shivvered and the sound of clanking metal filled the room.
"Anyway..." Auggie said taking her tea, and breathing in the fumes, to try to nerve herself for what she had to say next. "He's back, and as ya can assume Jim, he's out takin' revenge." She gulped, nearly on the verge of tears. "Ya can assume he tried ta kill me, and S-silv, well he did, but his attempt was in vain. Chasing us all around the galaxy, forcing us into hostile situations, were the only way out, is ta kill innocent people.." Auggie took a big gulp of tea, her hands shaking. "As- ya can assume..... we became more wanted, and we take the blame for a number of crimes Scroop did, along the way..... Sound familar Jim?" Jim's eyes darkened, as he remembered taking responsibitly for Arrow's death, while the Spider Phyco did it. He hadn't changed one bit. Auggie continued her voice breaking with emotion. "S-so, as... we got more wanted around the galaxy......Scroop wasn't the only one chasing us ya can imagine..... The authorities also were on our tail. Had ta....watch our back, day an' night..." Auggie was going to take another sip of tea, but it was finished. Her hands were shaking so much, She dropped the cup, and it fell to the floor, shattering, Auggie burried her face in her hands. "Silver got captured." She finally said not trying to hold back her tears any longer, letting them flow down her cheeks. "He faces the gallows!!!"
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Post by Amanda Doppler on Jan 9, 2007 22:40:21 GMT -5
~~Her face takes on a look of shock at Auggie's horrifying news. She knows of Silver, the old cyborg who had been a fatherly figure to Jim and helped set him on the right track. She had always wanted to meet that pirate too...perhaps this might be her one and only chance.~~
"Well, we've got to help him! We can just sit around here sniveling like...like Daddy would!"
~~She has been known to be impulsive and she is already on her feet, ready to head out the door without even coming up with a good plan of action.~~
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Post by B.E.N. on Jan 10, 2007 1:04:14 GMT -5
"Sounds like the type Captain Flint might have approved of," B.E.N. cringes, looking more frightened as Auggie's tale continues, "So what you're saying is he set you guys up for the kill and now Silver's gonna pay for a crime he didn't commit? I'm with Amanda on this one--we need to bust him out! Cue the 'Mission Impossible' theme!"
The robot startles as Auggie's cup shatters on the floor. He is momentarily spooked into silence as he stares at the porceline shards scattered on the floor. His eyes then flick from Jim to Auggie, to Kiera, to Amanda, and back again.
"I'll get a mop," he mutters, quickly excusing himself to fetch some things with which to clean up the mess before someone has a chance to get hurt.
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Post by aug325 on Jan 11, 2007 19:24:50 GMT -5
Auggie suddendly stood up, angry. Her eyes still blazing with tears. She glared at Amanda, her ears narrowing. "WELL WHERE DO YOU SUPPOSE WE START!?! HMMM!" She shreiked. "If you have any information concering John please share it!!!" Jim had never herd Auggie use Silver's first name before, she was really upseat. "Why do you think I came here in the first place, in the drivin' rain!?!" Thunder and lightning clashed through the window, illuminating Auggie's angry form. "TA GET JIM! TA ASK FER HELP! AND I BARELY KNOW HEAD OR TAIL OF WERE JOHN IS! If you know where he is, or wat prison he's at please let me know!!! BUT WHY WOULD YOU CARE! YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM!!!!" She thundered. Then, without warning, the almost grown vixen burst into tears and sat back down on the bed.
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Post by Amanda Doppler on Jan 11, 2007 23:20:31 GMT -5
"You're right...you're right. I'm sorry Auggie. I tend to spout off without thinking things through. I didn't mean to upset you."
~~Amanda offers her apology after silently fuming for a moment. She had been tempted to shriek right back at the vixen but she didn't. And she is admittedly a little proud of herself for not losing her temper.~~
"So what do you propose we do? Obviously we haven't got much time."
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Post by aug325 on Jan 12, 2007 13:06:29 GMT -5
Auggie continued to sob. "No," Auggie said gently. "No, it's not your fault.... I would of done the same thing..." She burried her face in her hands. Amanda then said "Obviously we haven't got much time" Auggie had the sudden tendency to shriek at her again, she opened her mouth, then she closed it, then she gave a weak laugh. But it was forced hard laugh, much unlike her own. "Ya look so much like yer mother," Auggie said shaking her head. "Almost thought I was talkin' to her for a moment." Auggie smiled recalling all the times her and Amelia bickered and snarled at each other. Auggie shook her head, her tears streaming down her face. She ran her fingers through her hair. She tried to think of a way to find him, but all this did was fill her mind with a blank buzzing, that didn't do anything. She looked around. "Where's his hat?" she asked quietly.
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Post by Amanda Doppler on Jan 12, 2007 23:09:58 GMT -5
"Well, I'd rather get my looks from her side of the family than Daddy's."
~~She rolls her eyes and smirks to herself, then pauses for a moment, trying to think. There has to be a quick way to locate Silver...but how? Then it hits her.~~
"Hey, wouldn't Morph be able to find him? I mean he *was* Silver's pet right? What if we let him smell something of Silver's? Maybe he could pick up the scent and find him that way."
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