Darwin's Soldiers 2: Survival of the Fittest

Serris · **Reply #600 on:** September 06, 2009, 09:05:25 PM

"Let me guess, it was a simulated version of Pelvanida?"Dr. Zanasiu asked. "Know what happened to him after the test?"

Alfred moved the fried potatoes to the hot food line. When he did so he passed by Aisha."Aisha, got any interesting gossip?" he asked.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #601 on:** September 06, 2009, 09:29:50 PM

"That's the one. That was my first little taste of popularity, being involved in all that."

Shelton heard his next statement and smiled. "No. What happened?"

Serris · **Reply #602 on:** September 06, 2009, 09:45:40 PM

Dr. Zanasiu grinned. "I don't know so I asked you."

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #603 on:** September 06, 2009, 09:52:57 PM

"Oh. Oh, I get it." Shelton thought. "Well, the project was scrapped, even though he wanted to work more on it. And he had to stand before the board and explain why certain aspects of his simulator were designed less-than-honestly, but he got off with a warning. He's also avoided me ever since, but that's more of a personal thing. I was hoping you were going to say he finally got punished for his actions or something."

Serris · **Reply #604 on:** September 06, 2009, 10:01:58 PM

"I'll bet he's still here." Dr. Zanasiu said. "Once this place closes down, we'll head over to Bailey's place and ask him to dig up some data. Sound good?" He then looked at his watch. "And this place should be closing for lunch in about 30 minutes."

Zachary noticed a heavily built Shire horse in a cook's outfit heading towards Shelton and Dr. Zanasiu. "Shelton, get out of there! It looks like O'Neill's here."

Dr. Zanasiu heard Zachary and he pretended to be scraping ice off the freezer window.

Nick22 · **Reply #605 on:** September 06, 2009, 11:14:09 PM

noiot really Aisha said as she stacked more sandwiches.. " Apart from the usuyal waitress gossip.. whos dating whom that sort of thing. I was a wairess in college.."

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #606 on:** September 07, 2009, 01:50:14 AM

"Dammit!" Shelton looked around. At the end of the wall, food stands separated the eating area from the back kitchens. Shelton vaulted over the nearest one, to the surprise of the cashier.

"Rudy, what--?"

"Sorry, Wayne!" Shelton crawled under the salad bar. "Please don't say anything!"

Serris · **Reply #607 on:** September 07, 2009, 02:22:35 AM

The Shire horse in the cook's outfit was indeed O'Neill. Though he was osteniably hired as a cook, he was actually working with Dragonstorm.

O'Neill passed over Dr. Zanasiu, presumably because he did not see his face.

He then exited the kitchen and entered the main eating area where he grabbed a plate and headed to the salad bar.

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Alfred noticed that several of the gathered scientists were looking at him and Aisha rather suspiciously. One of the scientists scribbled something down on a notepad and another reached for a pistol he kept inside his lab coat.

"Erm, may I have a roasted portabello sandwich on a ciabatta roll, with balsamic vinegar dressing." he said.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #608 on:** September 07, 2009, 02:30:02 PM

Wayne was confused, but straightened up and tried to put a nonchalant look on his face. "What would you like, sir?"

O'Neill stopped, his feet precariously close to Shelton's face. "Caesar salad. No croutons. Extra carrots."

"Right away!" Wayne got to work, accidentally dropping the salad ladle. It clattered right next to Shelton's ear, who almost kicked O'Neill in the shin from fright.

"Sorry!" Ignoring Shelton's scandalized expression, Wayne grabbed it and quickly finished the salad. "Have a nice day, sir!" He smiled, passing the salad over shakily.

O'Neill took his salad and silently walked to an empty table, far away.

Once O'Neill was safely away, Shelton exhaled, and started to crawl out of the salad bar. "Thanks," he said. "Tinnitis aside, I owe you one."

Wayne helped him to his feet. "Rudy, what are you doing here? You're supposed to be in Austria!"

"Long story," said Shelton. "I can't go into detail right now, but you can't tell anybody about this. How did you even recognize me?"

"You're on our card."

Shelton stopped. "What card?"

Wayne took of his right shoe and pressed a circular piece of tread on the sole. A secret slot slid out, and he showed Shelton a business card. Pictures of James, Shelton, Werner, and Dr. Joe were at each corner.

"Wayne Anthony, ADSA organizer" Shelton read. "What's ADSA?"

Wayne lowered his voice. "The Anti-Dragonstorm Alliance. Don't think you and your friends were the only ones who protested this project; a bunch of scientists have learned about it, and we've formed our own underground effort to expose Dragonstorm to the public."

"Really? This exists? Since when?"

"Since you were deported for no reason, and your friends fired. Some of us found that suspicious, and they're not exactly hiding the fact that Dragonstorm is back up. Scientists like O'Neil walk the hallways, and Lab 101 is off-limits to all but "classified" personnel. And by classified, I mean everyone who was released from prison and brought back to Pelvanida." Wayne's expression grew dark. "We're fighting back. And you could be a great help."

"Well, first of all, take this." Shelton gave Wayne the flash drive. "This has all the data from the Lab 101 network."

Wayne's eyes grew wide. "This is amazing! You don't know how important this is!"
He motioned towards the labs. "I can take you to our HQ. The others will want to meet you."

"Wait, first I should introduce you to my friends. They're here too." Shelton led Wayne over to James and Zachary.

Wayne shook their hands. "Wayne Anthony, assistant to Dr. Kyle. Dr. Zanasiu, Mr. Johnson, this is an honor."

He told them everything he said to Shelton.

Nick22 · **Reply #609 on:** September 07, 2009, 02:33:46 PM

Coming right up' Aisha said and began scrambling to rapidly make the sandwich. " I think we need to get out of here" She whispered . " i think they are growing suspicious, dfrom the looks I've been noticing.. then aloud, she produced the finished sandwich.. ' here you go' she gave a winning smile to alfred.

Serris · **Reply #610 on:** September 07, 2009, 08:53:27 PM

Alfred accepted the sandwich. "Thank you. Have a nice day!"

After he went to cashier and paid, a Poodle in a lab coat approached him.

"I haven't met you before, but in any case I'm Dr. Hans Jensen, biologics researcher. " the scientist asked.

"I'm Allen Harding, the newest cook. Nice to meet you." He then shook the scientist's hands.

"Well, Mr. Harding, pleasure to meet you. I hope you have a great day. Oh, one last thing, if you see a Bison named Alfred Byford, report him to security immediately. He's a big Bison in a flannel shirt and blue jeans. He's considered to be armed and dangerous."

The scientist walked away. Alfred sighed in relief, thankful that the apron covered most of his clothing.

As he sat down to eat his sandwich, another scientist approached him. "Hey, you'd better eat fast. The place is closing soon."

Alfred nodded and began eating.

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O'Neill had eaten his salad, put away his plate and headed out of the cafeteria.

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Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary returned the greeting.

"Pleasure to meet you Mr. Anthony." Zachary replied. "And you may call me Zachary or Zach."

"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Anthony." Dr. Zanasiu replied. "You may call me James. On a side note, I am relieved. I had thought that all personnel were supportive of Dragonstorm or at the least ignorant of it."

Dr. Kerzach looked at his watch. "The cafeteria will be closing soon. We should stay here until the cafeteria closes for lunch."

"He's right. You can take us to HQ later. Then we'll plan." Dr. Zanasiu said.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #611 on:** September 07, 2009, 10:11:19 PM

(OOC: Drat! I didn't read your post carefully enough, Serris. I thought you meant O'Neill left the entire cafe, when you said he left the kitchen. I didn't read he headed for the salad bar. If you want to add the conversation between O'Neill and Wayne into that post, you totally can. Feel free to take control of Wayne for it, he's intended as a kinda public domain character.)

Serris · **Reply #612 on:** September 07, 2009, 11:49:04 PM

(OOC - I'm not going to have O'Neill interact with Wayne yet. Assume that O'Neill did not speak to Wayne.)

Alfred finished his sandwich as the staff began filing out of the cafeteria. He then placed his plate on the plate return area and went up to Aisha. "The cafeteria's closing." he whispered.

Dr. Kerzach looked at his watch. It read 15:30. He then looked into the kitchen and noticed that most of the cooks were gone. "Guys, the cafeteria's closed for lunch. Let's start heading out."

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #613 on:** September 08, 2009, 01:49:10 AM

As the group exited the Cafeteria, a ceiling duct slowly slid away, and a group of figures dropped down. First was Kagetora, rolling quickly aside to clear the area for Slash, followed by Agito, then Cale. Last down were Hawkeye and Ridley.
"Sorry for the entrance. We've been keeping an eye on you guys, in case something went wrong."
Kagetora said calmly...

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #614 on:** September 08, 2009, 01:55:54 AM

Wayne smiled and extended his hand. "Pleased to meet you. Unfortunately, I don't know any of your names except Mr. Hawkeye, as you weren't Pelvanida personnel and therefore no information was released. It is nevertheless an honor to meet all of you."

"Hawkeye, you appear to have bonded with Ridley," noted Shelton approvingly. "You can hold on to him if you like."

Nick22 · **Reply #615 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:00:03 AM

anita hung up her apron and hurried up ro the others ' good to see a friendly face' she chimed in' Aisha Tennes, my father is Admiral Tennes.. you may or matyy not have heard of him..'

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #616 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:01:13 AM

"Admiral Tennes?" Wayne whistled slowly as he shook his head. "Are you here on official business? I can't believe they'd clear a mission like this."

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #617 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:07:24 AM

Kagetora tipped his head respectfully.
"Kagetora Kurokaze. Ex-Vigoorian Tactical Ninja, now ally of these fine people."
He said.

"Cale. Pelendavia experiment, and I guess a friend of the fight against Dragonstorm."
Cale replied, hand extended.

"Name's Slash. Also a Pelendavia experiment, and one of the devils of Five floors deep."
Slash stated, both halves of his body nodding in unison.

"Agito...Devil of five floors deep...And enemy of Dragonstorm."
Agito intoned, body twitching as a form of greeting...

Hawkeye smiled.
"Yes, well...that's very kind of you, Shelton. Thanks."
He said, grinning happily...

Serris · **Reply #618 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:13:40 AM

"So where to now?" Dr. Kerzach asked.

"I'd say we should head back to the control room." Dr. Zanasiu said. He then turned to everyone gathered. "Head to the control room or follow Mr. Anthony to HQ?"

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #619 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:14:11 AM

Wayne shook Cale's proffered hand. "Ah, your name rings a bell. I admit I didn't expect to see you on our side. Teach me to trust Dragonstorm propaganda that says you backed the wrong horse."

"You're welcome," Shelton said to Hawkeye. "Maybe you can figure out how we're supposed to feed him."

In regards to James' question, Shelton said, "I think we should check in with ADSA as soon as possible. We should make allies whenever possible. Besides, having people on our team who aren't shot at on sight might be useful."