Darwin's Soldiers: Disruptive Selection

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1340 on:** April 19, 2010, 11:33:35 PM

<Cool, thanks.> Shelton grabbed one of the medium technician's uniforms, and a large generic uniform for Aimee. He also grabbed a pair of gloves to cover Aimee's hands.
He made to leave, but then, remembering his excuse to come in, splashed the mirrors with sink water and then wiped them off with a paper towel. Ignoring the scandalized looks of the women, he walked out of the women's changing room, past Logan.

MrDrake · **Reply #1341 on:** April 19, 2010, 11:44:23 PM

Marcus glanced at Shelton, making eye contact with him as well as he then looked at the two uniforms he had in his hand and spoke up with a deep sounding voice as usual "I didn't know you wear woman's uniforms" he joked with a bit of a chuckle as well, having a pretty good idea that Shelton didn't grab the uniforms for himself but for someone else.

He had a small earpiece in his ear as well as he watched Shelton walk on by, placing a hand to his ear to speak into his earpiece "I'm in position" was all he had said into it.

***

Shakila soon saw Aimee approaching, however, she had someone with her, yet, she looked to Aimee "What were you just doing? You left me here all alone and I had to pretty much take a wild guess at what size you were cause Shelton wanted to know, just so you know, he's got our uniforms and if your one is too big or too small, don't blame me" she then looked over at Hailey "And....who is that?"

"Shakila, I want you to met my good friend, Hailey" Aimee spoke.

"Hold up, that's Hailey, the one who was with that Terror Squad or whatever you call it?" Shakila asked back.

"Yeah, well, she was with them, I've kinda talked her out of it actualy, seems like she doesn't want to be part of it anymore" Aimee more or less explained to Shakila.

"I'm right here" Hailey spoke up before looking to Shakila.

Shakila walked over to Hailey and extended a paw to her "My name's Shakila"

Hailey shook her paw back "Shakila? Wow....that's a pretty name"

Shakila laughed a little bit "Wow, er, thanks"

Aimee looked to Hailey "Didn't take you long now did it?"she teased to her.

"What are you talking about?" Hailey asked back "It's true...her name is a pretty name"

Serris · **Reply #1342 on:** April 20, 2010, 12:26:23 AM

(OOC - I had intended the suits to be ordinary business suits but the ammunition that the competitors be using during the protection and building clearing test to be "marker ammunition <loads and fires like real ammunition from modified firearms but not actually lethal. Still requires protective equipment like helmets, vests and the like.>")

The missile blasted the tugboat apart, sending its crew to a watery grave.

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Cobalt Leader met up with Neville in the staging area. Spc. Crota soon slithered in, his pistol in its holster. The pistol had been unloaded and the ammunition given to Dr. Bailey to hold.

"Where's Aisha?" Neville asked.

"She and her weapon were being registered," Cobalt Leader said. His pistol was in its holster and unloaded.

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Dr. Zanasiu and Alfred were sitting in the middle of one of the stands. They were near the exit. Both of them were munching on dry roasted almonds.

Not surprisingly, the TV screens were showing the view of the searching and shooting houses, the outdoor practical shooting course and the protection course. The practical shooting course was a basic obstacle course. In contrast, the protection course was an exact replica of a war torn city, right down to the burn out hulls of vehicles and wrecked vehicles.

The searching house and the shooting house appeared to be scaled down mockups of a well off suburban house with a bathroom, two bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen. All of the rooms were stocked with the things that one would expect to find in a real house.

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Dr. Bailey and Hans sat on the opposite side of the bleachers and Alfred and Dr. Zanasiu. Both of them were drinking beer.

<Hey, Shelton, when's the competition starting?> Hans asked mentally.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1343 on:** April 20, 2010, 12:27:21 AM

Shelton laughed loudly, perhaps a little too loudly. "Oh no, they're for some buddies of mine...that are totally supposed to be here!" he quickly added on. "They're just...busy...yeah..." he quickly rushed out of the room.

As soon as he was out of sight he face-palmed. "Well, that couldn't have gone worse," he muttered. He had just been put off by the suddenness of the question and the size of the man asking it.

MrDrake · **Reply #1344 on:** April 20, 2010, 12:40:50 AM

(OOC: And just remember, whenever you see Marcus, just think of Michael Clarke Duncan, stature, deep voice and all

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Marcus just gave off a deep sounding chuckle at Shelton's response, but that was it as he didn't say another word back to him either as he flexed his hands some as well, clenching them up before relaxing them, repeating the prcoess a bit as he got an answer back on his earpiece, talking back into it "Understood"

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Shakila looked at Hailey for a moment before motioning for Aimee to walk over so that she could talk to her more privatly "I now see what you mean by her liking other girls"

"Heh heh, yeah, I know" Aimee replied back, glancing over to Hailey "But hey, she's my friend regardless of that....she's fun to hang around"

"I hope you're right about that and that she doesn't want to kill anyone else" Shakila replied back still rather quietly.

"I told you, she's changed, I can tell, I've known her for, well, most of my life, since we were kids" Aimee told Shakila.

"Well, if you say so, I'm not going to argue the point" Shakila replied back.

Aimee then motioned for Hailey to walk over to them, to which Hailey did so, now waiting for Shelton to arrive.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1345 on:** April 20, 2010, 12:44:34 AM

Shelton hurried out of the building and walked over to the car, composing himself.

"Here you go" he said, handing Shakila the short-sleeved uniform and Aimee the long-sleeved one. "Aimee, I also grabbed you some gloves because of your--" he suddenly noticed Hailey. "Who's this and what is she doing here?" he asked sharply.

MrDrake · **Reply #1346 on:** April 20, 2010, 12:51:57 AM

"This is Hailey, she's my friend" Aimee replied back to Shelton "I've known her since childhood"

Shakila decided to contact Shelton mentally in regards to Hailey <Yeah, she's Aimee's friend from what I've been told, she was with the bad guys....but Aimee seems to trust her and by the looks of things, Hailey seems to be a rather nice girl you know>

Hailey gave off a small smile to Shelton, but that didn't seem to last too long, especially since Shelton seemed to snap with the question he had asked just before, but yet, just gave him a bit of a nod as well.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1347 on:** April 20, 2010, 12:56:49 AM

Shelton was silent for a while.

<How exactly do we know we can trust her?> Shelton asked Shakila.

(OOC: Feel free to mention Shelton used to be with the bad guys too. He doesn't think these things through all the time.)

MrDrake · **Reply #1348 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:02:49 AM

<Aimee seems to trust her, I mean, she said that she has known her since they were kids, you know, childhood friends, and I guess one can more or less know what the other one is like, so really, if Aimee trusts her, I do too.....besides, from what I understand, didn't you used to be with the bad guys as well but have since switched sides? Cause I trust you now> Shakila stopped for a second, thinking that that wasn't the best way to put it either as she looked to Hailey and Aimee.

(OOC: How about we just throw Shelton in with Marcus? Get the large African-American to tourment him

sorry, couldn't help it XD)

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1349 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:07:44 AM

Shelton didn't have an answer to that. <All right, Shakila, since you trusted me, then I'm going to trust you on Hailey.>

He grudgingly extended his hand. "Hi Hailey. Sorry I was so abrupt a second ago. Don't take it personally."

MrDrake · **Reply #1350 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:10:36 AM

<Sorry too, I didn't mean to say that either...> Shakila to him, which was true too, she just did not mean to actually say that, she just did without thinking much on it as it just came her.

Hailey looked at Shelton, seeing that there was something wrong with him, but yet, decided to shake his hand back anyway "It's okay..."

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1351 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:13:25 AM

Shelton returned the shake, and then turned to Aimee and Shakila. "Shakila, you've got a technician's uniform, and Aimee, you have a generic worker's uniform, though they're also worn by the guards and janitors, if one of those positions appeal to you more. I've got to get back to work." With one last look at Hailey, he turned and started back towards the building.

MrDrake · **Reply #1352 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:18:19 AM

Aimee looked to Hailey for a second as she rushed over to Shelton "One question, what about Hailey? Because, well, I don't want to leave her alone because of...well....you know, anyway, is there anyway to get her a uniform as well?" she decided to then ask him.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1353 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:24:07 AM

Shelton sighed. "Sure. I'll be right back. They were so accepting the first time I walked into the women's changing room..."

MrDrake · **Reply #1354 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:29:27 AM

"Yeah, sorry about that, I just don't want to leave her alone is all...and you seem to know where everything is" Aimee told him back "Unless you can tell me where to find them and I could go and get them instead"

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1355 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:36:56 AM

"Naw, it's all right," he said. He took three more steps, then remembered the giant man who questioned him outside the changing room.

"On second thought, yeah, you can do it," he quickly swiveled back around. "Go straight two hallways, take a right, third door on your left. Here's your janitor's cap!" He took the cap off and offered it to her.

MrDrake · **Reply #1356 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:41:45 AM

Aimee arched an eyebrow at Shelton for a second, wondering about his sudden change of thought before taking the janitor's cap and took her uniform, heading off into the building, following his instructions clearly.

Hailey on the other hand, was looking at Shakila some as well, giving off a little nervous laugh as well "Um....uh...." she wanted to say something to the feline, but just could not, deciding to instead, stay quiet.

Shakila looked at Hailey for a moment, wondering what she wanted to tell her, but then, just thought of it as nothing as she looked over to Shelton <I'll stay here with Hailey for now, you can go and do whatever it is you need to do>

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1357 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:47:14 AM

<Are you sure?> Shelton hesitated. <I'm sorry about being so quick to judge Hailey, I'm just suspicious by nature, and I'm kinda out of my element here with all the weaponry and the fighting atmosphere. I'm just a little tense right now.>

MrDrake · **Reply #1358 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:51:37 AM

<Well, what is it that you want to do anyway? Stay here with us? Cause I really don't mind what you do> Shakila spoke, glancing to Hailey again <And don't worry about it about being suspicious....I was at first suspicious of her, but I trust Aimee enough to follow her trust>

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Aimee was within the building as she continued to follow the instructions that Shelton had given her, walking past Marcus in the process.

"You wouldn't believe who I have just seen....Subject 17" Marcus spoke into his earpiece as he watched Aimee walk into the female's changing room. He waited for a moment before getting a replied "Understood"

Serris · **Reply #1359 on:** April 20, 2010, 01:56:06 AM

(OOC - I guess we should wait for Nick to have Aisha registered before the competition kicks off.)

<Hey, Shelton, when's the competition starting?> Dr. Zanasiu asked mentally.

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The two Cobalt Soldiers were on the bleachers across from Dr. Zanasiu. They were eating some popcorn.

On the other side of the bleachers were Zachary and Sgt. Masters.