Chimera Ch 5

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:44 pm

Javier grunts assent, looking at the empty lab with confusion.

He fishes out his phone and dials the Doorman's number. He breaks into conversation the moment it's answered.

"D-man, Javier here. We need your 20 pronto. We got a live one here that needs to be un-Nova'ed and Fenris here tells us you got the kit to cut off the juice."

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:21 pm

The Doorman answers the phone and is unnaturally quiet while Javier describes the situation to him.

"So what should we do?" Javi asks. You're fully expecting a smartass reply.

"Run."

"Listen a@#%^e..." Javier begins to yell in response into the phone but the Doorman cuts him off.

"Javier, I can't help. There's nothing I can do. The feds arrested Doc (?) and seized the lab. NHSC has the place locked down and they've brought in outside help to run the Chimera project.

"I'm out. I told them things were getting out of hand, it was time to shut down the project but they escorted me out and threatened to throw me in prison. I'm done, I can't help." He begins to sob into the phone, though you're not sure if it's because he feels he can't help or because they took away his pet project.

Volsung · Post by **Volsung** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:47 am

"So now the NHSC are the only one able to stop those chimera particles? And there's no anti nova device left, except captain Marshall 's gun?... That sucks pretty bad...
If erasing the original eckel's power don't stop the infection, we can't hunt every Eckel one by one...

We must know what the NHSC intend to do... If they are the one who bombed Mama 's B lovely reunion, they're fairly capable to nuke Horizon City for the greater good..."

Overdrive declares, rubbing the headache from his temples.

Saker · Post by **Saker** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:03 pm

"Javi, what did the Doorman say?" Fenris asks impatiently.

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:25 am

Javier covers the phone in disgust and relates to Fenris, "The little snot got himself kicked off the project and the black chopper guys locked it down. We're f**ked."

Back on the phone, he fires back to the Doorman, "Quit yer bawling and nut up, ya wuss. Did they move the equipment or is it still in the same location? Can you get any access to their systems?"

Saker · Post by **Saker** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:28 am

"Find out where the new lab is. Maybe we can motivate them? Otherwise, maybe Captain Marshall still has his anti-nova gun." Fenris offers to Javi.

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:08 pm

Javier covers his phone again and gives Fenris an exasperated look. "What do you think I'm trying to do here?"

He returns to the call with renewed vigor. "You listen to me, vato. You're the Doorman. You gonna fold the moment the suits give you any lip? It's time to show them who they're f**king with. You know you can run circles around any security those pendejos can put up. So go do it. And quick."

Protheuz · Post by **Protheuz** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:44 pm

"And then we try to get it... If those are the guys that killed momma B..." the implied threat stays on the air.

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:11 pm

He returns to the call with renewed vigor. "You listen to me, vato. You're the Doorman. You gonna fold the moment the suits give you any lip? It's time to show them who they're f**king with. You know you can run circles around any security those pendejos can put up. So go do it. And quick."

"What? I..listen here...you," he stammers for a moment, takes a deep breath then yells at you. "You want to know the truth? I'm not a nova! Is that what you want to hear? Huh? There, I'm not a nova, and we're all screwed."

You ask him about bypassing the security and gaining access to the labs to which he replies,"You'd have to get IN the lab to access anything, it's the way I set it up. I figured if I could hack in, there was a slim possibility someone else could," the * returning to his voice which you hope is a good thing. "So, if you wanted to access the satellite, you'd have to be in the lab. Of course, you'd be dead before you ever got in, so kind of a moot point.

"Hmmm, I wonder if I can score some beer before I get brain busted by one of those Eckels," he begins to trail off topic as he begins to think of all the things he'd like to do before he gets killed.

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:18 pm

"Is that all?" Javier scoffs. "S**t, man, you don't need to be no Nova, D-Man. you got a whole team of them right here who got your back."

Looking at Nycto, he adds, "Getting into the lab's a piece of cake. What do you need next? Actually, f**k this phone s**t. Where the * are you and why isn't it here?"

Volsung · Post by **Volsung** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:11 am

"Well said Javi!" Overdrive says. "We can get in"

Finally he adds.
"I refuse to believe that we can't work it out with the NHSC.
After all, that's supposed to be their task to protect the public from such a threat.
Eckels are some dreadful common foes...

If they are the one who bombed mama B's place maybe most of them didn't approve such an order..."

Protheuz · Post by **Protheuz** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:35 pm

Nycto adds "If they're from the military they follow orders. Probably almost unconditionally.
if that is so, we must only get to the brain behind all this, and should get their cooperation.
The Doorman can get us that information. Getting him here is paramount"

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:22 pm

Odd, it wasn't showing up as having any new posts until Nestor, well, you know...

After a brief conversation, you get the Doorman to agree to join up with you guys for a face-to-face chat. A few minutes later and some nifty shadow walking by Nycto, you're all together (wherever the * you guys are).

You sit down with the skinny little guy who looks nervous as * to be around you all. He goes on to explain that there's a way to kill the satellite from the control center of the lab, hopefully ending the stream of Chimera particles getting beamed to earth from the sun.

As to who's behind the project? DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) initiated the project but half-a-dozen alphabet soup agencies have their hand in it now. The Doorman has no idea if there even is a single shot caller.

Saker · Post by **Saker** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:01 am

"Where's the lab, kid?" Fenris growls. "What's the best way in, and where's the control room? We don't have all day here." Fenris pants in impatience.

In brief a pause of his ferocity, Fenris inquires, "... and do you think shooting the original Eckle with Captain Marshall's depower gun would resolve the Eckle plague?"

Volsung · Post by **Volsung** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:48 am

Plagued with anxiety, Overdrive is pacing the floor endlessly.
Susan is unaware of the curse spreading in the city. He fears for her, and his family scattered all around the city.
Maybe Jason was right, their place was next to their loved ones.

he resists the hurge to punch through the wall.
He's not even sure that he's not a dormant Eckel.
They needed the doorman answers right now.

"If that gun can't solve the problem, can it cure a single infected at least ?
And do you have any spare one, by chance?"
He asks nervously.