«We Could Be Legends»

[Amer]

"Super old-fashioned and outdated thing, but just maybe..."
Bleddyn began hacking away at Sherri's bracelet at all sorts of angles. She clamped the tool's teethed gears around it and squeezed it shut with all her might. That original tactic soon failing, Bleddyn rebelled from useless normality and took to whacking the offending accessory for a bit.

Over time, the valiant can-opener slowly became warped and significantly less uniform.
Yet, having sustained minimal dents, the obtrusive device remained intact through it all.

"Well, Sherri, this fine thing appears to be a can't-opener."

"Oh." Disappointment was clearly present in her voice, though Indigo thought the wry comment mildly funny.
"I like you," Indigo said. "Don't answer that with opinion," she added quickly. "Let's end this conversation with positivity."
She flung a wrench thing at Bleddyn. "I believe the official name for this is tracking device opener thingamabob.

 

[RiverStorm]

Jenna stood up. "Alright. My car has six seats in it. That should be enough seats for everyone." She walked into the kitchen and filled three to-go cups full of coffee.

"Dope!" Camilla murmured, however not as fervently as usual. She turned, looking towards Ash's and Connor's room with disgust. "I'mma go wake them up." She uttered annoyedly, earning a quiet snicker from Lachlan on the fact that she had also over-slept, that she decided to ignore.
Marching up to Ash's and Connor's door, she began knocking on it rapidly, hoping they would get up and answer it soon.

 

[HeavensHens88]

"Oh." Disappointment was clearly present in her voice, though Indigo thought the wry comment mildly funny.
"I like you," Indigo said. "Don't answer that with opinion," she added quickly. "Let's end this conversation with positivity."
She flung a wrench thing at Bleddyn. "I believe the official name for this is tracking device opener thingamabob.

Bleddyn opened her mouth to express something slightly less than mutual appreciation, then shut it at Indigo's timely request.
"Oooooh, sounds innovational." Bleddyn neatly dove to catch the tracking device opener thingamabob, then popped back up to position it over Sherri's wrist. She locked the wrench prototype's jaws around the device and adjusted it until she met resistance.
Her brow furrowed, she forced it even tighter.
At the distinctive splintering and following give, Bleddyn gave a victorious yelp, dropped the wrench, and simply ripped the metallic band the rest of the way free. "Now what?"

 

[HeavensHens88]

"Dope!" Camilla murmured, however not as fervently as usual. She turned, looking towards Ash's and Connor's room with disgust. "I'mma go wake them up." She uttered annoyedly, earning a quiet snicker from Lachlan on the fact that she had also over-slept, that she decided to ignore.
Marching up to Ash's and Connor's door, she began knocking on it rapidly, hoping they would get up and answer it soon.

Ash exchanged a glance with Connor before she reluctantly got up and approached the door.
They'd slept in their daytime clothes so as to not bother their hostess any further, but how worn they both appeared...it's not like I could magically make tearstains disappear anyway.
"Hey." Ash's heart sank when she opened the door to find Camilla on the other side. Couldn't have been a worse person to wake up to.
Even so, she couldn't keep herself from yawning in her niece's face.

 

[RiverStorm]

Ash exchanged a glance with Connor before she reluctantly got up and approached the door.
They'd slept in their daytime clothes so not as to bother their hostess any further, but how worn they both appeared...it's not like I could magically make tearstains disappear anyway.
"Hey." Ash's heart sank when she opened the door to find Camilla on the other side. Couldn't have been a worse person to wake up to.
Even so, she couldn't keep herself from yawning in her niece's face.

Camilla backed up a pace as her mother's sister began yawning in her face, not caring to stand too near to the woman. "We're meeting Brisa and Jessi and Bleddyn at the park, just so you know. I got a call from Alice, we're picking something up from the bank. Someone told you about... About the, um, situation, last night, right?" She blurted, not giving a care about polite greetings.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

"Are there crowbars in this van? Or you know, other stuff? I am not familiar with driving in this fashion," Indigo replied, driving at 80 mph.

Toby snickered, before a look of fury crossed his face. "Don't listen to me for a minute." He said, instantly slamming his hand on the horn and spewing insults at the car that just cut in front of him. "Carry on." He said calmly, removing his hand from the horn when the car went back into the lane it was in.

Bleddyn's fingers caught something metallic and she triumphantly brandished a can opener.
"Hey Sherri, gimme your arm," Bleddyn demanded brightly.

"I don't know! There's different things in each van, as far as I can tell." Frosty replied, having to turn up the volume to hear all of what was going on.

Sherri's eyes widened and she offered her arm, looking away. "What kind of scary gadget is that?" She asked.
Indigo glanced at the rear-view mirror and laughed. "Can-opener."
Sherri peeked one eye open and examined the can-opener with scrutiny, then blushed. "Oh."

"Why are there can openers in the van of a secret organization?" Frosty wondered out loud, not really expecting an answer.

"Super old-fashioned and outdated thing, but just maybe..."
Bleddyn began hacking away at Sherri's bracelet at all sorts of angles. She clamped the tool's teethed gears around it and squeezed it shut with all her might. That original tactic soon failing, Bleddyn rebelled from useless normality and took to whacking the offending accessory for a bit.

Over time, the valiant can-opener slowly became warped and significantly less uniform.
Yet, having sustained minimal dents, the obtrusive device remained intact through it all.

"Well, Sherri, this fine thing appears to be a can't-opener."

Toby turned the radio on, and flipped through stations. All he was finding was talk shows, and he was getting annoyed. "Dig in my backpack and pull out my cord and iPod, please." He asked, and then realized he was talking to a chicken with no hands. "Erm, never mind." Finally finding a song, he drummed his thumbs on the steering wheel in time to the music. "Ok chicken, those directions would be pretty useful right about now."

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After the body burned until it was no longer recognizable, Jessi stomped the fire out, destroying the body even more. She shifted back into her human form and got dressed, then walked back towards Virio and Brisa. "That takes care of that guy." She looked around. "I'm getting really worried about the others. You don't think something bad happened, do you?" She asked. Hopefully they just hit all the red lights on the way here. She thought, looking around for any sign of them.

"Oh." Disappointment was clearly present in her voice, though Indigo thought the wry comment mildly funny.
"I like you," Indigo said. "Don't answer that with opinion," she added quickly. "Let's end this conversation with positivity."
She flung a wrench thing at Bleddyn. "I believe the official name for this is tracking device opener thingamabob.

"Actually, if you have what I think you have, it's an enemy-device-smashery. Also known as an EDS." Frosty added helpfully.

 

[HeavensHens88]

Camilla backed up a pace as her mother's sister began yawning in her face, not caring to stand too near to the woman. "We're meeting Brisa and Jessi and Bleddyn at the park, just so you know. I got a call from Alice, we're picking something up from the bank. Someone told you about... About the, um, situation, last night, right?" She blurted, not giving a care about polite greetings.

Ash quizzically raised an eyebrow. "When'd Bleddyn leave?" she queried, her hand coming up to her face to attempt at rubbing away the redness. Camilla's bluntness didn't surprise her in the least- rather, it warmed her somewhat to know that her niece hadn't undergone an expected personality warp following her parents' deaths. "And..yes, but...some things are still unclear."

 

[RiverStorm]

Ash quizzically raised an eyebrow. "When'd Bleddyn leave?" she queried, her hand coming up to her face to attempt at rubbing away the redness. Camilla's bluntness didn't surprise her in the least- rather, it warmed her somewhat to know that her niece hadn't undergone an expected personality warp following her parents' deaths. "And..yes, but...some things are still unclear."

Camilla shrugged. "She went to school earlier, but that kinda got canceled because of Alice and group." She paused, fidgeting with her denim jacket. "Well, you'll learn along the way. I'd like to get going now, and not abandon Genius One, Two, and Three, and Genius Planner Group, if you don't mind."
She paused, her fidgeting now maddening to another level. "And um, some others left earlier to get some healing crystals, at least, that's what Lachlan said, uh, you think that between Aunt River, Wolfram, Alice, and Toby, that group is okay, right?" She asked, her voice dulling considerably.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

"I don't know! There's different things in each van, as far as I can tell." Frosty replied, having to turn up the volume to hear all of what was going on.

"Why are there can openers in the van of a secret organization?" Frosty wondered out loud, not really expecting an answer.



"Actually, if you have what I think you have, it's an enemy-device-smashery. Also known as an EDS." Frosty added helpfully.

"Ya know, if you're going to make up names, you could at least make them sound cool." Toby said and shrugged. I should shut up now, I mean, I'm talking to a bird who's ignoring me.

 

[HeavensHens88]

Camilla shrugged. "She went to school earlier, but that kinda got canceled because of Alice and group." She paused, fidgeting with her denim jacket. "Well, you'll learn along the way. I'd like to get going now, and not abandon Genius One, Two, and Three, and Genius Planner Group, if you don't mind."
She paused, her fidgeting now maddening to another level. "And um, some others left earlier to get some healing crystals, at least, that's what Lachlan said, uh, you think that between Aunt River, Wolfram, Alice, and Toby, that group is okay, right?" She asked, her voice dulling considerably.

"Come on, 'nor," Ash called back into the bedroom, at the same time wildly beckoning for her husband's timely appearance. She wasn't exactly appreciating the fact that her daughter and her friends' kids were without supervision in a time like this and therefore it'd be nice if he moved with alacrity for once.
How I wish automatic mutual understanding came with the marriage package.
Connor was at her side slightly less punctually than she would've liked, but, hey, for once he was up with no resistance.
"Yes, that motley bunch is 100% fine," Ash ascertained lightly as she edged around Camilla out into the thickly carpeted hallway. She mentally skimmed over the latter part of that sentence, not wanting to get sucked into the fact that healing crystals were now an intimidating aspect of this whole thing.
Connor followed mutely, looking more dead than alive.
Ash turned back to Camilla once she'd reached the stairs. She had her fingers splayed out, silently numerating every individual somehow involved in this fiasco.
It's pretty much the heroes crew all over again, times two. How ironic.
"So...we're meeting Bleddyn, Jessi, Brisa...the park...for what reason?"