12-14-2017, 03:13 PM
Ivan grimaced to himself and then squared off to face everyone. He knew Vega wouldn't be happy. Alex wasn't happy. Clearly. Johnson was confused. Cruz was inside with his mom getting chewed out still. Probably.
"Look, let's all go inside and talk."
Who knew what tools these Atharim had, especially if they had been around as long as it seemed. He knew what kind of surveillance equipment was out there. Parabolic lenses were just the tip of the iceberg.
Nox started to say something, his mouth opened but Dorian raised his hand and it closed with a click and the look shared between them was anything but friendly. Dorian's voice was stern and commanding like any father. To Nox, he said "Let's go inside, you might need a drink for this. God knows I do."
Ivan chuckled. Vega was right. "Yeah, I think we all do."
They went inside, Nox seemingly slow as he brought up the rear. He spied the security cam. Just the pin tip. "Your security is tight, right Vega? Can't be hacked?"
Nox scoffed. "Sage hacked his system in three minutes flat. The Atharim probably are already in. Sucks Sage is incapacitated at the moment."
Ivan looked back at him as they followed Vega to the study. "Anything you can do? You know, with the power?"
He thought about it. "Maybe put a light in front of the camera. Some moving air to mask the sound?"
Nox shrugged. "Maybe."
But Dorian interrupted Nox's next words. Just cut the power. Until Sage gets back to full capacity anyway, it's just a means to letting the Atharim see around my house."
Dorian didn't wait for anyone to agree and left the room, supposedly to remove power to the security system.
Vega was only gone for a moment, thankfully. Alex still seemed to seethe with hate and Calvin maybe still looked confused.
Once he returned, it was time. Crap. This was gonna sound really dumb now. But he owned it. To Alex. "Vega and Nox may BE Atharim, but they are not. At least not any more. Nox is a channeler. Atharim hunt channelers. And you saw Vega's son. I'm sure you've guessed that Vega has made a choice about his loyalties."
He really wished he could see her pretty green eyes smile about now. Prolly wasn't gonna happen, though. Not anytime soon. Maybe later, though. Maybe during a lull. They'd talk and he'd make her laugh and who knew where that could lead?.......ANNNNNNND he knew what he was doing. Stalling. Distracting himself.
To Vega. "I called Alex and Johnson because we need help if we are going to stop the Atharim from hurting Cruz or Nox or my family. Alex can help us...if she's willing. And Johnson is unknown to them."
He looked at the man. "If you want to. You don't have to stay. But these ....people kill those with special abilities."
He shrugged. Suddenly it all sounded lame to him. But there they were. "I'm not saying we try taking the Atharim down. But maybe we can protect ourselves and those closest to us. At least get some breathing room. I don't know."
Vega was a dad. He had been acting the dad. And Ivan DID not like thinking of himself as a kid. He was a grown ass man! So why did he feel so dumb, now?
[[with dorian/nox/alex]]
Edited by Ivan Sarkozy, Dec 14 2017, 05:02 PM.
"Look, let's all go inside and talk."
Who knew what tools these Atharim had, especially if they had been around as long as it seemed. He knew what kind of surveillance equipment was out there. Parabolic lenses were just the tip of the iceberg.
Nox started to say something, his mouth opened but Dorian raised his hand and it closed with a click and the look shared between them was anything but friendly. Dorian's voice was stern and commanding like any father. To Nox, he said "Let's go inside, you might need a drink for this. God knows I do."
Ivan chuckled. Vega was right. "Yeah, I think we all do."
They went inside, Nox seemingly slow as he brought up the rear. He spied the security cam. Just the pin tip. "Your security is tight, right Vega? Can't be hacked?"
Nox scoffed. "Sage hacked his system in three minutes flat. The Atharim probably are already in. Sucks Sage is incapacitated at the moment."
Ivan looked back at him as they followed Vega to the study. "Anything you can do? You know, with the power?"
He thought about it. "Maybe put a light in front of the camera. Some moving air to mask the sound?"
Nox shrugged. "Maybe."
But Dorian interrupted Nox's next words. Just cut the power. Until Sage gets back to full capacity anyway, it's just a means to letting the Atharim see around my house."
Dorian didn't wait for anyone to agree and left the room, supposedly to remove power to the security system.
Vega was only gone for a moment, thankfully. Alex still seemed to seethe with hate and Calvin maybe still looked confused.
Once he returned, it was time. Crap. This was gonna sound really dumb now. But he owned it. To Alex. "Vega and Nox may BE Atharim, but they are not. At least not any more. Nox is a channeler. Atharim hunt channelers. And you saw Vega's son. I'm sure you've guessed that Vega has made a choice about his loyalties."
He really wished he could see her pretty green eyes smile about now. Prolly wasn't gonna happen, though. Not anytime soon. Maybe later, though. Maybe during a lull. They'd talk and he'd make her laugh and who knew where that could lead?.......ANNNNNNND he knew what he was doing. Stalling. Distracting himself.
To Vega. "I called Alex and Johnson because we need help if we are going to stop the Atharim from hurting Cruz or Nox or my family. Alex can help us...if she's willing. And Johnson is unknown to them."
He looked at the man. "If you want to. You don't have to stay. But these ....people kill those with special abilities."
He shrugged. Suddenly it all sounded lame to him. But there they were. "I'm not saying we try taking the Atharim down. But maybe we can protect ourselves and those closest to us. At least get some breathing room. I don't know."
Vega was a dad. He had been acting the dad. And Ivan DID not like thinking of himself as a kid. He was a grown ass man! So why did he feel so dumb, now?
[[with dorian/nox/alex]]
Edited by Ivan Sarkozy, Dec 14 2017, 05:02 PM.