02-04-2018, 07:47 PM
The girl blew her off. Yeah. Seriously pissed her off. Jacinda looked at Tenzin and rolled her eyes. "Girl- Amelia with Tech-"
she imbued the name with all the sarcasm she could muster. "If you believe that then you're even more naive than you are young. We may all be Atharim, but we are not all hunters. I've worked with too many squints not to know the difference."
She held the girl's gaze, refusing to back down. "Which means my friend here is right. A lone.....what was it Tenzin? A tiger."
She flashed her a tight smile, before returning to the girl.
Most of it fell into place. A team of one....if you didn't count artificial friends. Which she didn't. That was just sad. "So maybe, before you disappear into the night, you think about this. You are a hunter looking for the person or persons responsible for the last few hits at safehouses. So far, whoever it is has had an easy time of it. You might want to think this out."
She was about to suggest a strategy when she caught Tenzin's eye. She couldn't be sure, but it seemed like she was content to let her go off. She hesitated. Damn. Damn, this was hard. Natural inclination and all that. Years of habit.
Was she Regan? Well...Older. Wiser. More experienced. Hunts before most her "partners" were born. Uhh yeah. Therefore do what she said and otherwise shutup. That was how she'd always done it. Don't like it? Well, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. Seriously.
But she wanted it to be different with Tenzin. She really did. But it was so fucking hard. The right course was obvious. Like blindingly obvious. Like duh. But only if all her guesses- about the girl, her motives, her assignment, her loyalties- only if ALL of them were right. And if not, well, either or both of them could die. There was always the gamble.
Not her right to make that call. She had no doubt Tenzin would have her back. She'd be there. Because she trusted Jacinda.
But....That charm at her wrist weighed nothing. Just a tooth. But it was also the weight of an anchor. Not my right. It was a two way street.
She frowned, looked back at "Amelia". "Listen, my friend and I need to talk. Without any little snoops either. Pull your drones back. All of them. But please wait. We may be able to offer you something."
She gestured for Tenzin to follow and walked to a corner of the room- her hip only mildly twinging. The rib was a bit worse if she twisted more than she should have. Livable though- where no drones were and they could speak privately.
She kept the girl in sight and her voice to a near silent whisper. The swarm seemed to radiate around the girl's head now. Good. Still, silent, she spoke. Tenzin's hearing was incredible. Thanks for small favors anyway. Seriously. Such a good trait. "She's hunting whoever is hitting safehouses. And who downloaded information about Atharim operative locations. I think we should help."
Her mouth twisted- just a bit. But a team was a team. Tenzin was her partner and friend. Her family. And she was not Regan. "What do you think?"
((Ooc: Nika drones modded w permission....cept for BB,.of course, cuz it was clearly too busy dying from being in too close proximity to a Papa Johns pizza))
Edited by Jacinda, Feb 5 2018, 12:28 AM.
she imbued the name with all the sarcasm she could muster. "If you believe that then you're even more naive than you are young. We may all be Atharim, but we are not all hunters. I've worked with too many squints not to know the difference."
She held the girl's gaze, refusing to back down. "Which means my friend here is right. A lone.....what was it Tenzin? A tiger."
She flashed her a tight smile, before returning to the girl.
Most of it fell into place. A team of one....if you didn't count artificial friends. Which she didn't. That was just sad. "So maybe, before you disappear into the night, you think about this. You are a hunter looking for the person or persons responsible for the last few hits at safehouses. So far, whoever it is has had an easy time of it. You might want to think this out."
She was about to suggest a strategy when she caught Tenzin's eye. She couldn't be sure, but it seemed like she was content to let her go off. She hesitated. Damn. Damn, this was hard. Natural inclination and all that. Years of habit.
Was she Regan? Well...Older. Wiser. More experienced. Hunts before most her "partners" were born. Uhh yeah. Therefore do what she said and otherwise shutup. That was how she'd always done it. Don't like it? Well, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. Seriously.
But she wanted it to be different with Tenzin. She really did. But it was so fucking hard. The right course was obvious. Like blindingly obvious. Like duh. But only if all her guesses- about the girl, her motives, her assignment, her loyalties- only if ALL of them were right. And if not, well, either or both of them could die. There was always the gamble.
Not her right to make that call. She had no doubt Tenzin would have her back. She'd be there. Because she trusted Jacinda.
But....That charm at her wrist weighed nothing. Just a tooth. But it was also the weight of an anchor. Not my right. It was a two way street.
She frowned, looked back at "Amelia". "Listen, my friend and I need to talk. Without any little snoops either. Pull your drones back. All of them. But please wait. We may be able to offer you something."
She gestured for Tenzin to follow and walked to a corner of the room- her hip only mildly twinging. The rib was a bit worse if she twisted more than she should have. Livable though- where no drones were and they could speak privately.
She kept the girl in sight and her voice to a near silent whisper. The swarm seemed to radiate around the girl's head now. Good. Still, silent, she spoke. Tenzin's hearing was incredible. Thanks for small favors anyway. Seriously. Such a good trait. "She's hunting whoever is hitting safehouses. And who downloaded information about Atharim operative locations. I think we should help."
Her mouth twisted- just a bit. But a team was a team. Tenzin was her partner and friend. Her family. And she was not Regan. "What do you think?"
((Ooc: Nika drones modded w permission....cept for BB,.of course, cuz it was clearly too busy dying from being in too close proximity to a Papa Johns pizza))
Edited by Jacinda, Feb 5 2018, 12:28 AM.