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Post by Blacksteel on Apr 20, 2010 8:27:29 GMT -5
“I’ll take that as a compliment then,” Liz smiled. She wasn’t getting younger with the years, and pun or no pun, any girl liked being thought of as attractive. And this XR was a robot, so he was sure to be objective on the subject, right?
“Munchapper?” She blinked. “I don’t see anything wrong with that.”
Just when Liz was beginning to feel slightly more at ease, trying to put her discomfort at all these strangers probably knowing more about her than she herself did out of the way, Cora stalked off with the feeble excuse of wanting to get coffee, despite the friendly banter.
Liz bit her lip and looked down at her clasped hands. She wondered whether it was something she did that set Cora off, and wished that she didn’t feel so self-conscious about the entire situation.
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Post by cherryproductions on Apr 20, 2010 17:59:41 GMT -5
Mira smiled. "I know all that. She's just being weird right now."
"No problem there, they know not to act up in front of us. Right XR?" Mira eyed the bot.
"Umm...oh, I didn't see any." Cora lied through her teeth, continuing to rub her right arm.
"Did you chase after me just because of that? Or is there something more? Look I know Mom senses somethings up with me and she got you to come and see what's wrong. Same old story in the future."
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Post by Skyfire on Apr 21, 2010 6:49:51 GMT -5
Buzz rolled his eyes in exasperation. “Good grief, Warp – all I meant was that I might’ve laughed if you hadn’t said a word about it. Besides, what Erin did was childish! I’m supposed to laugh at that??”
Erin groaned and hit the table with her forehead. “Just forget it, mi cortejo,” she advised Buzz, shooting him an apologetic look.
“Whatever.” He shot her a look back that said he wasn’t irritated with her.
“No,” she replied frankly. “I didn’t say ‘now,’ either.”
XR’s eyes widened in delighted surprise. Erin groaned. “Liz, you don’t know what you’re saying!” she moaned. “XR’s the self-proclaimed ‘love machine’ of Star Command – he’ll flirt with any attractive member of the opposite sex he comes in contact with!”
“Hey, that’s not true!” XR frowned, planting his fists on his sides. “And if she wants to take it as a compliment, let her!”
Erin half-growled, half-groaned.
XR seemed to deflate slightly. “It’s too… human! And too… too…”
“XR…” Booster said warningly.
Hmm, this was probably not a good morning to push his luck. XR merely saluted.
Buzz rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. “Really? Huh.” He cleared his throat. “Then, uh, you want to tell me what’s wrong? Like, why you suddenly hung back and…” He waved his hand expressively, then stopped. “Cora, what’s wrong?”
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Post by cherryproductions on Apr 21, 2010 15:24:08 GMT -5
"Nothings wrong!" Cora exclaimed. Nothing was wrong with being overly cautious over a strange new woman that appeared from a different time.
It sounded perfectly sane. Especially when this woman was never mentioned anywhere in her time.
"Look, Dad there's nothing wrong. I just feel....uncomfotable around this new girl--Liz was it? She seems nice, she's probably a good person, but somethings just off. Way off."
She rubbed at her arms again. This weird feeling was freaking her out!
**
Mira looked at the door again, wondering what was taking the two so long. Hopefully Buzz was getting Cora straightened out. She got the feeling that Cora wouldn't obey her much like she would Buzz. It kinda made her a little sad.
Hopefully it was just teenage angst. Nothing too out of the norm.
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Post by Warp Darkmatter on Apr 21, 2010 16:27:04 GMT -5
"Yes, you're supposed to laugh. Especially when you're running on no sleep and...coffee." Warp's expression took on a slightly sinister apperance as he said, "Don't even get me started about it being childish. I know waay too many "childish" things you've done."
"You implied 'now'." He folded his arms in a show of slight frustration.
Warp made the appearence of refilling his now empty coffee mug, quickly turning his back to the group in order to hide his smile. Today was going to be interesting to say the least.
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Post by Skyfire on Apr 22, 2010 5:44:46 GMT -5
Oh boy, they were going to come to a head and a real fight. Just as Buzz opened his mouth to fire off a retort, Erin held out a silencing hand, making eye contact and shaking her head. Buzz, please, not now.
His frown deepening, his jaw shifted stubbornly, but he tilted his head minutely in acquiescence.
Erin then shot Warp a brief, pleading glance. Don’t make it worse, okay?
“No, I didn’t,” Erin replied easily, giving him an innocent smile. “You inferred it – I didn’t imply it.”
Buzz noted that Cora seemed to have inherited Mira’s habit of rubbing her arm as he processed Cora’s response. “Cora, we wouldn’t have pulled Liz into the future if we weren’t 99% sure that she could help us. I believe that we can trust her.” He took her gently by the shoulders to face him, searching eyes that were his own in a face that was more her mother’s. “Is it that you don’t trust her, or is it something else that’s ‘off’? I trust your intuition – I need to know.”
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Back in the lounge, Erin suggested, “Hey, when Buzz and Cora get back, how ‘bout we grab some breakfast in the cafeteria? I don’t know about anybody else, but I’m starving.” She’d actually been hungry a lot lately, which had her a little worried. Now was definitely not the time.
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Post by Warp Darkmatter on Apr 22, 2010 11:16:47 GMT -5
Fine. Warp leaned back slightly in his chair. Somewhere along the line he'd lost track of when he'd stopped joking and had become serious about the exchange of comments.
A slew of retorts came to Warp's mind as he stared back at Erin. First she tells me not to argue and then she turns around and refuses to drop a discussion. Really?! Now he needed a cup of java.
A slight frown crossed Warp's face. "I could go for some more food. Especially the kind that's terrifying in appearance and unspeakable in the area of taste. Sure."
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Post by Skyfire on Apr 23, 2010 5:56:15 GMT -5
“Oh, stop it,” Erin chided. “Even the meatloaf’s not that bad as long as you douse it in a bottle of ketchup.”
“Mmm, ketchup~!” Booster licked his lips.
Erin sighed and shook her head. “Well, you guys do whatever you want – I’m gonna go eat.”
“I’ll come with you, Erin!” Booster volunteered. “I always have room for another breakfast!”
Erin laughed. “Okay, Boost. Let’s go.”
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Post by cherryproductions on Apr 23, 2010 16:23:31 GMT -5
Cora looked into his eyes for a second, looking away the next. She couldn't really look him straight in the eye; never could. For some strange reason she was unable to fully look her father in the eye without feeling uneasy.
"Some things are never supposed to happen." She said shortly. "And I believe that bringing this Liz here was never supposed to happen. I know things do change in the past to help the future--like you coming back to save mom--but I'm not sure if this was the right path to go down on.
"Something just doesn't feel right. In my future there no one knew who Liz and Hellboy were." Feeling like this was not enough for a good explanation she added;
"And you tell me stories of your adventures non-stop. I've heard so much about your past that it feels like I've lived it. But not once, not one single time have you ever told me about Liz and Hellboy."
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Post by Skyfire on Apr 24, 2010 6:25:24 GMT -5
Buzz frowned as he digested that. “Maybe… maybe I just never told you, for whatever reason.” He shook his head. “Everything happens for a reason, Cora. My nana – your great-grandmother – taught me that.”
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Post by cherryproductions on Apr 24, 2010 7:49:24 GMT -5
"Dad I know all about what Nana said. But you have to trust me on this one, there was no Liz or Hellboy. They weren't even on Star Command's records for Neptune's sake!"
He said he trusted her. Why couldn't he just believe her on this? Well, she had no one to blame but herself. Buzz was always the sort not to pay attention to what people said half the time.
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Post by Skyfire on Apr 24, 2010 11:22:14 GMT -5
((Cherry, Ttone’s forum is finally up and running! Yay! KJ and I have started posting on this thread: nexus-dawn.forumotion.com/main-deck-f8/spy-shipment-t7.htm - 41[/ur] There’s also a second page. ((And important question. I would like to register as Erin, but y’know, if I do, her backstory does affect Mira, if only a little bit. So, if you’re okay with that, I’ll register, and if not, well, that’s okay. Maybe I can alter her backstory if you’d rather not have her connected to Mira.)) Buzz threw up his hands. “Whoa, okay, okay!” He sighed. “I don’t know what else to say, Cora. They’re both here now… I guess we just have to make the best of it.”
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Post by cherryproductions on Apr 24, 2010 11:44:18 GMT -5
((Okay, I'm already logged on, but I'm none too sure of what to post. And also, about the Erin thing....I don't know really. I'll PM you about it later))
Cora shook her head. So he really didn't get it. She didn't mean to blow up, but it happened when no one took notice of a sixteen year olds thoughts. It was the same story to everyone she's ever met. Including her parents.
"Okay...I guess that's our only option. I just want you...to I don't know, take precautions." She rubbed her arm again, looking at the floor with a feeling of uneasiness. Or sadness one of the two.
"We needed precautions in the future, that's for sure."
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Post by Skyfire on Apr 25, 2010 5:59:48 GMT -5
((All rightie. Well, there’s a Presentations section on the RPG forum now, so maybe you could do that. Oh, and if you need an avvie for Mira, let me know, ‘cause I’ve got plenty~!))
Buzz nodded seriously. “All right.” He took a deep breath, let it out slowly.
Then he rubbed the back of his neck. “Hey, uh, have you had any breakfast yet? ‘Cause I haven’t, so I think I’m going to head to the cafeteria.”
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Post by cherryproductions on Apr 25, 2010 8:27:48 GMT -5
"Sure, that doesn't so bad. But I'm starting to miss your's and mom's cooking to tell the truth, even if you weren't the best cook in the world you were better than Star Command. Think we should head back and give everyone a heads up first? Mom probably wants the 411 on me."
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