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[Terrador Bellator]

Terrador had took a seat and watched the confrontation between Am and Nail. While things did get heated and there was a loaded firearm, the echidna was undeterred and remained silent. Despite that, if things were to get out of hand, which he thought was bound to happen, he would react almost instantly. But the two made compromises with one another and this went relatively well. Am's story was rather interesting, and under normal circumstances, Terrador would be shocked beyond all belief. But he quickly found out with this dimensional merge, anything was to be expected. As long as the raptor or any of his allies didn't threaten any lives, Terrador had nothing against him.

[Echo]

Am simply stood staring in awe at Nail as Nail took his weapons aim off of Am.

" You..you really cut your tail off? Whoa that's pretty hardcore."

Am made his way over to the counter and took hold of his drink never taking his eyes off of Nail who was now just outside arms reach.

"Ya know...there are benefits to being our ally other than just protection Nail. When ever you feel you trust us enough we could give that back to you....your tail I mean. A little nano pod therapy and you'd be good as new."

Am slowly retreated back to his side of the bar and quickly gulped down his rum.

"yow, that's good. Navy doesn't allow us to have alcohol so shhh" he said pushing his clawed index finger to his mouth chuckling a bit. "nobody saw anything" he finished.

Quote:"...But if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Make sure I'm able to leave the city without being arrested, and I won't tell anyone about the aliens dinosaurs planning to take over our civilization."

"Don't worry about being captured as that is no longer a possibility. As long as you're with us noone is going to touch you. Especially if your skills are as good as you say. You'd be a valuable addition to our group if you decided to stick around."

Am turned to Gichii and was about to say something until what Nail meant by that last comment sunk in.

Quote:"...the aliens dinosaurs planning to take over our civilization."

"Please, don't confuse us with those filth that attacked your world years ago. They were nothing more than space pirates as far as my people are concerned. In fact, had my people known about what was going on here at the time those pirates would have been sorry they ever set foot on this planet. They would have received a nasty visit from our navy who would have promptly made a spectacle of stomping them into fossil fuel. Under our constitution your people are protected as full citizens. Our peoples share the same ancestral home world which by our law makes our races siblings and thus you are considered one of our own. Any attack on your people by a foreign power would be regarded as an act of war...if the republic still lives that is."

Quote:"Where are you going to hide your ship though? And is it really a good idea to continue your research like this? If I were you I think I'd look for a way home first."

Am turned a reassuring smile to Gichii.

"Don't worry we got it covered. We have an off shore facility in the western ocean that we use as a home base. It has full living quarters, gym and training arena, cafeteria, triple class A medical facilities, lounge with more entertainment you can spit at, hanger, cryo-preservation labs, blah blah blah blah blah, all spread across 12 decks and I don't even know how many square feet. It's a little slice of our world on yours. We generally hide our ship away there. As for our way home we are currently trying to get our port gate to reestablish a link with the port grid with no luck so far. All we've gotten out of it was an automated emergency broadcast signal telling us to stay put, cease operations, and wait for rescue. It's been months now with no further signals so we're going a little out of our minds as you can imagine. So we decided it would be good for our mental health, while we wait this out, to distract ourselves with our mission."

[Nail Strafer]

Nail's eyes raised as Amiroo suddenly became a lot more cooperative. Normally people who experienced his Death Stare turned into gibbering cowards for at least a few moments. Nonetheless it was most beneficial to be on his good side now.

Nail picked up SOLIS as it requested his attention. He rolled his eyes at the recommendation to join this group. No. He just wanted to get what information he could from Giichi about Gail, and then start his search for his family. He didn't want these guys slowing him down. At least, that's what he thought until Am mentioned:

Quote:"Ya know...there are benefits to being our ally other than just protection Nail. When ever you feel you trust us enough we could give that back to you....your tail I mean. A little nano pod therapy and you'd be good as new."

Nail immediately snapped his attention back at Amiroo, looking rather astonished. THAT was definitely an option worth pondering, especially if...

"Would the therapy reduce my physical age too? Make me younger and more fit?"

There was another reason he was asking as well. Altering his appearance looked like a very attractive option right now. The authorities would have a harder time finding him if he didn't match their description on file. Looking like a young man again would help immensely, especially if he suddenly had the other half of his tail again.

That being said he felt uneasy about being taken to their facility. If it was all a lie and they were merely taking them there to capture them he'd be lost.

But he did need more gear. The 1911 and the M1 were good starts, but he needed more tactical gear, more clothes, a vehicle, communications equipment, newer weapons, and a hideout. And with the dimensional merge he'd lost all of the contacts and friends he'd normally rely on for those things. Nail would need to start all over again, more or less. Like it or not, he'd probably need to stick with these guys for the interim until he could get back in business.

Giichi was apparently a part of some kind of guild that Priscilla wanted to take over. Maybe he could help out.

"Hey, c- I mean Giichi. Think you could set me up with some better guns? I mean, I do like antiques..." He meekly displayed his WWII era weapons, pulling the 1911 out of its holster and the M1 Garand out of the sack of French bread where he'd hidden it. "...but I'd really like some new stuff. I'd prefer the M14 series of rifles if you can get that. M14, Mk14 EBR, M39 EMR. I don't have any money, but I'd be glad to work to pay you back for them."

He put the weapons away again, leaving the M1 out on the table.

[Giichi Twinkieland]

Giichi gave Nail one of his own glares to the hybrid for nearly calling him 'cat' again, although it wasn't nearly as fearsome as what Nail could pull off. Nonetheless, he decided to try to answer his questions.

Quote:I'd prefer the M14 series of rifles if you can get that. M14, Mk14 EBR, M39 EMR.

Giichi had no clue what Nail was talking about as he rattled off the list of letters and numbers. But they did have weapons specialists in the Guild who could probably help them...assuming Giichi decided he would trust Nail that far. This stranger's boss had been that big scary knight guy though, and the canine clearly hated him. Maybe he would be friendly since they'd had a common enemy. He did have amazing talents too. Killing a man from the other end of a street, 100 yards away, with only a handgun.

But Giichi also had the feeling Nail looked out for nobody but himself, and he'd probably run once he got what he wanted from the Guild. Feeling torn on the decision, he decided to call a friend.

"Terrador, what do you think of D-, I mean Nail," he said, playfully mimicking Nail's earlier mistake. "Do you think he's Guild material?"

[SOLIS]

[No post this round, Merry Christmas everyone.]

[Terrador Bellator]

Things had eased down and the following conversations didn't matter much to Terrador. He sat back and let out a sigh of relaxation. It was nice to just wind down, even if it was for a little bit. He even found his eyes slowly closing. Hearing his name however, snapped him out of it and he looked to see he had been asked a question regarding their newest addition. His eyes shifted to the gray canine as he pondered Giichi's question.

"Personally, I do not trust him. He appears to be Guild material, but this is only my first interaction with him and given how he presents himself, I would say there is potential." the echidna replied with a series of nods. "I will be keeping my eye on you, whether you are aware or not." he told Nail with a slight narrowing of his eyes. His markings also glowed briefly, acting as a sort of warning that if Nail had brought any trouble, Terrador would deal with him promptly.

[Echo]

Quote:"Would the therapy reduce my physical age too? Make me younger and more fit?"

Amiroo twisted his neck to the left until a series of popping noises could be heard coming from his spine and then repeated the action the other direction with similar results.

" I don't know, maybe. I guess if we can regrow limbs and restore tissue good as new we should be able to restore youth. I know we have things that can do that but I don't know if nano-pod therapy is what we use for that or not; I'd have to ask doc about that. I'm not really old enough to have needed to use that yet so I wouldn't know."

Amiroo listened for a few moments as Gichii and Terrador spoke.

"Amiroo, you there?"Sarah chimed in.

"Hey there sweetheart glad you could join me"

"Everything go well? They buy it?"

"I told them the truth actually. They took it pretty well."

"...really now?"

There was tension in her voice. The same variety of tension that had lead to hideous melt downs in the past.

"Yeah, they've agreed to keep us a secret too. We aid them however we can and in return they'll keep us a secret and allow us to immerse ourselves in their culture so we can study them."

"Amiroo I hope this works. We'll discuss this later we have bigger problems at the moment. The mobians have mobilized their law enforcement and are searching the city for, I assume, you guys. It may not be advisable to stick around for too long."

"Yeah, I imagine they are searching for us. Keep an eye on that situation for me ok?"

"Will do"

"...ohh and a couple more things. Do you think our ship is big enough to fit a Mobian vehicle in it?"

"Am you already have a car you don't need anothe.." "...No no, It's not one I want. I have a friend here who has one that we may have to transport at some point. I was just wondering if it were possible just in case. Nothings a done deal just yet. I'm not actually sure what they plan to do after we leave here."

"Well we managed your car but I don't know about your friend's car...wait are we talking about bringing them back to the base?!"

"No no....well..maybe at some point or another. But we may need a stealthy exit from the city here soon. I know for a fact at least one of them wants a ride out of the city. I'm just being cautious."


"ah....what was the other thing?"


"oh right...do you know if nano therapy can restore youth?"


"Not really, that would be more up Doc's path. Do you need me to get him on the radio?"


"Yeah get him on the radio if you would and find out for me. One of our new friends wants to know."

"Gotcha, stand by"

"standing by"

Am let loose a massive yawn as the minutes ticked by while, he assumed, Sarah was talking with doc on the radio. Anyone who happened to looking his way might have gotten an impressive look into his throat and his razor like teeth. He watched the others go about their discussion with a bored expression on his face.

"Am you there?" Sarah said suddenly breaking the silence.

"Yeah I'm here."

"Doc says that it can be used for that purpose but it would take anywhere between 12 hours and 3 days to do the trick."

"What about just restoring a limb; like a tail?"

"somewhere in the nest of 3 to 5 hours. He said he'd also need blood samples to generate a genome map for your friend which would take up to a few hours before the procedure."

"huh, that's not too bad. Any physical therapy needed?"

"I don't know I didn't ask him about that; hang on."

"*sigh*"

Again silence but not as long as last time.

"He said the limb should be more or less good to go but it'd feel a little weak for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks while the brain readjusted to having it."

"Copy that, stand by"

"copy standing by"


Am turned to Nail "I have been informed that the therapy can restore youth but it'll take anywhere from 12 hours to 3 days to restore you to that state. If you just want your tail restored that will only take 3 to 5 hours max but your new tail will feel a little weak for a few days to a few weeks it just depends. But either way, doc would need some blood samples from you to map your genome before he could do anything which will take a few hours in and of itself."

Amiroo began suddenly feeling a tight/fluttering sensation in his chest and quickly sat down on the floor beside the bar. He did his best to make it appear as though he were simply settling in to watch the others. Am knew what was happening to him. His heart was acting up again but it'd pass soon like it usually does.

'Just take it easy for a second Am; it'll pass' Am thought as he focused on his breathing.

"Am I scanned that car your friend was in. It'll fit if we need it to."

"Thank(breath)you" Am replied seemingly winded. Am turned to the others trying to seem as casual as possible.

"The police are searching feverishly for us, not surprisingly, my friend in our ship has informed me that we're safe for the moment but we shouldn't stick around longer than we have to. She's watching the situation for us."

[Giichi Twinkieland]

[I'll post as Giichi first this time. Got to say I'm torn on whether or not I want Nail young again. Obviously it's something he would want, but I think two of his defining characteristics are his old age and missing half of a tail. It's a hard choice really.]

"Thank you Terrador," Giichi said in response to his assessment, before returning his attention to Nail. "Got to say though Nail, there's something I'm real curious about. That monster was your boss, right? I've run into him before. He's got this lady as his handler. I think her name was Priscilla.

"I met them when Priscilla opened this shop in a little town. All of her merchandise was stolen from other places and she was charging really high prices. When I exposed her, she sent in her beast to kill me and all my friends. They got away, but at least we were able to save the town. Gail was helping out with the fighting then.

"So...how on earth did you end up working for them? WHY would you want to work for them?"

Giichi had a most confused expression on his face as he asked the question. He could not fathom why anybody would want to willingly work with that woman. The cat really wanted to know Nail's reason.

[Nail Strafer]

Quote:"I will be keeping my eye on you, whether you are aware or not." Terrador told Nail with a slight narrowing of his eyes. His markings also glowed briefly.

Instead of becoming angry or defensive, Nail watched the glowing markings with a look of wonder and admiration.

That's right...he was the earth guy making the barriers and whatnot.

While he'd been a real bane in the last fight, Nail was glad he hadn't gotten killed now. In fact, were it not for him Giichi probably would have been killed too by Priscilla and Relic, and then he would be enslaved by those two forever. So honestly, he was grateful to the echidna, not angry at all.

Of course, Nail probably wouldn't say that out loud with the warm greeting he'd gotten from his new friend. But SOLIS probably was right. He needed friends at this point, considering he'd left behind his old friends in the old dimension.

It was then that Giichi chimed in with how he had met Priscilla and Relic. Nail listened with rapt attention as the cat told his story, because he too wanted more information on his old handlers. So his dad, now a teenager, had fought with them?

Quote:"So...how on earth did you end up working for them? WHY would you want to work for them?"

"It wasn't by choice. When I got here..."

Nail paused for a moment. Should he tell them the whole story? But then again they already knew about the F4 business so he figured it couldn't hurt.

"...I was wearing prisoner's clothes and I was handcuffed. The place I was before this was a prison bus. Priscilla just happened to be the first person to find me after my shift. I really needed to get out of those handcuffs and get some new clothes, so when she offered me work in exchange for those things I jumped at it."

Nail sighed and shrugged.

"Sometimes you just gotta pick the least bad option out of a set of terrible choices. She wanted to take over your gang Giichi, so I was pressed into service. Believe me though, I had no intention of staying with them, and that's why I decided to blow Relic to hell with that gas explosion. Speaking of which...I really hope he's dead. I think the blast got him...but the dude's practically immortal."

It was then that Amiroo wrapped up his call and started talking to Nail again.

Quote:"I have been informed that the therapy can restore youth but it'll take anywhere from 12 hours to 3 days to restore you to that state. If you just want your tail restored that will only take 3 to 5 hours max but your new tail will feel a little weak for a few days to a few weeks it just depends. But either way, doc would need some blood samples from you to map your genome before he could do anything which will take a few hours in and of itself."

Well, I've got nothing but time. I guess I may as well go for the full treatment. However...

"Do you need anything in return for this operation?"

Nail's ears perked up suddenly. In the distance he could hear a wailing police siren. It was rather far off, but nonetheless it put his senses onto high alert.

Quote:"The police are searching feverishly for us, not surprisingly, my friend in our ship has informed me that we're safe for the moment but we shouldn't stick around longer than we have to. She's watching the situation for us."

"Maybe I should ask first then how we're getting out of here? Do they need to find a place to land or something?"

As Nail said this, he couldn't help but think this felt somewhat reminiscent of his first meeting with Priscilla and Relic. Here he was again in a desperate situation that he needed to escape from quickly, and his only real option was to go with an unknown set of companions that might end up just using him for their own ends.

That being said this situation felt a bit better. Giichi and Terrador were no big deal. But Amiroo was definitely an unknown quantity. This time he would need to be more guarded and keep his weapons close.

[SOLIS]

[No post again.]