Cough Up The Money

The site of the recently restored Braddock Lighthouse. Aircraft hangars and other X-Men facilities, including a Cerebra unit and the Danger Room have been constructed around the foundations of the lighthouse.

Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Thu Aug 16, 2018 8:59 pm

"God damned binary son of a..." Will muttered.

"And what's this 'tracking device' you're talking about?"
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Ashlie Minamida » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:03 pm

"Just a precaution in case the passenger in your head resurfaces. No different than a smartphone, really."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:04 pm

"Does it have...shit, what was it...Angry Birds on it? Not gonna carry it around if it can't do Angry Birds."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Ashlie Minamida » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:08 pm

There's a brief pause where Ashlie electronically sighs.

"I'll make sure it has Angry Birds on it."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:09 pm

"...why Angry Birds?"
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:12 pm

"Because whenever I'd get in trouble back home, I'd have to deal with some very angry birds getting mad at me.

...Shit, is that reference chronologically right? Is that too old?"
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Ashlie Minamida » Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:51 pm

"Do you actually want to know the temporal mechanics of interdimensional travel? Because if not then the answer is simply that your joke is not horribly anachronistic. Otherwise I have a 3 hour lecture on the topic prepared."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:52 pm

"Yeah, that sounds like a rip-roaring good time, but it turns out I'm not a sadomasochist, so I'll pass."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:09 pm

"Alright so... I guess we've got things in hand for now?"
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:12 pm

"I promise you, Sam, on our friendship, that I'm not going to be a problem.

...That I'm not going to be a big problem." she amended, after a moment.


"...I'll try to be good."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Miriam Bell » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:02 pm

"Great. Because I need your help with something."



"Do you know how to bake cookies?"
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:17 pm

"Um...yes? That's kind of a weird non-sequetor, but yes."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Miriam Bell » Tue Aug 21, 2018 3:16 pm

"It's... part of making amends, I suppose."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:52 pm

"So, I should make you cookies because I'm sorry I....?" Will trailed off.
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Miriam Bell » Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:10 pm

"What? No no no. Me making amends. I just need your help to do it."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:13 pm

"Well, to do that, I'm going to need to be taken off ice."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Miriam Bell » Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:20 pm

Miriam reaches over to hit the buttons on the panel next to the cell but they don't seem to respond to her.

"Head-Mistress?"
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Ashlie Minamida » Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:21 pm

"Disembodied voice of Miss Bell." Ashlie responds and after a moment the freezer shuts off and the cell door slides into the wall, opening.
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:51 pm

"Oh, thank the sweet Lord above," Will said, rubbing her arms to restore some circulation. "My fucking nipples could be used as glass cutters right now. Your girlfriend did a number and half on me, Sam."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:55 pm

"You didn't exactly make it easy on us either."
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Re: Cough Up The Money

Postby Null » Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:00 pm

"Mmm. I suppose that if I had been the one in control, I'd still be running. Some rookie shifter mistakes on old Mel's part, if I'm honest. A bit embarrassing."
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