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Post by Akaru on Jul 6, 2005 8:57:33 GMT -5
Natsuki nodded and waited until Graft and his men were all loading things into the truck. He nodded to Myrrth, signaling her to throw the switch quickly.
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Post by Dr. Jackal on Jul 6, 2005 9:13:21 GMT -5
She pulled the switch and looked around to see if something was bound to happen.
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Post by Akaru on Jul 6, 2005 16:43:42 GMT -5
Natsuki smirked as Myrrth looked around. Nothing had appeared to happen.
Behind the counter, a little red light flashed. That was all the assurance he needed for the moment.
Natsuki moved over, scooting to Katsu's side and leaning close to his ear. "What do you want to do, Umebuki-san?" He watched the older man with intense amber eyes. "There's a lot more of them than there are of us. With a lot more ammo."
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Post by Dr. Jackal on Jul 7, 2005 6:40:06 GMT -5
Myrrth blinked her eyes. Is there something supposed to happen?
ooc- XD myrrth is reaally acting dumb here. XD sorry.
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Post by Akaru on Jul 7, 2005 12:52:06 GMT -5
(ooc- No worries. I'd be confused too. (I'll explain the switch later. )) (ic-)Natsuki slowly stood, stepping around the cash register into the momentarily empty store. He only had a moment- they would be back soon. He motioned for the others to follow him, then quickly slipped to the far wall, where an inconspicuous door was framed by a pair of iron plant stands drooping with philodendrens. He opened the door and headed up the stairs beyond it. He whispered for the others to hurry upstairs.
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Post by Sameya -- Artemis on Jul 7, 2005 22:57:06 GMT -5
Katsu, in a different situation, would have dragged Natsuki to an empty room. But now was definitely not that situation. He followed Natsuki closely, keeping a protective eye on the others.
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Post by Akaru on Jul 7, 2005 23:44:01 GMT -5
Natsuki lead the trio to the top of the stairs, where he opened yet another door, and stepped into the bleakly decorated studio he called home. Having only moved in a few days before, the place was rather dreary. Under different circumstances he would have taken a few measures to make the tiny apartment more presentable before inviting anyone upstairs-- including some cleaning, he noted with a wince, hoping that without the light on no one would notice the silk boxers draped over the floor lamp. (Ah, c'mon, it screams "bachelor pad" and you know it. ^.~ )
Mentally slapping himself, Natsuki shook the useless thoughts from his head. He would worry about his britches once they all made it out alive. In the meantime, he had more important things to worry about.
He made his way towards a sliding glass door and stepped out. He was basically standing on the roof of the shop, but luckily the position of the door created a small alcove hidden from the view of the street. He glanced up the street, noting a police vehicle about five blocks away and coming towards them in a hurry. Natsuki thanked the heavens the alarm system had worked.
Tentatively, he stepped forward, glancing down at the truck and the robbers mere feet below them. He reached for his gun, releasing the safety before turning intense amber eyes to his employees, standing in his living room. He nodded once, then cocked the gun.
(ooc- So, shall we have a showdown? Or let the police handle it and get back to Natsuki's undies? *snickers* Just kidding!!!! )
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Post by Sameya -- Artemis on Jul 8, 2005 1:09:26 GMT -5
ooc- up to you (snickers) ic- Katsu noticed. And chuckled to himself. He couldn't resist whispering, "That's an interesting lampshade."
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Post by Dr. Jackal on Jul 8, 2005 6:05:41 GMT -5
Myrrth looked around, seeing where in the world they were.
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Post by Gargob on Jul 8, 2005 7:56:42 GMT -5
Graft ordered his men to secure hostages.
Five of them went to secure Myrth, Katsu and Batsheba.
"Don't think of anything stupid. These armors are 80% bullet-proof."
"Hey! Where's the fourth one?"
They aimed their gunsl at Katsu's head, torso, arms, and legs.
"Tell us! You have one second!"
"No! Give him five seconds."
"I say one!"
"I say five."
"What's the rulebook say?"
"Hmm, must be a typo it says 1 milisecond"
"Okay on the count of 0.001. Whatever fire!"
They started firing at Katsu.
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Post by Akaru on Jul 8, 2005 8:59:56 GMT -5
Natsuki's heart lurched as he heard arguing from inside the living room. He slipped through the sliding door unnoticed, and took a moment to survey the situation. Graft had gotten into his apartment, and now had Katsu at gunpoint. The words "Whatever, fire!" entered his brain and panic kicked in. He sprinted towards Katsu, shoving him hard to the ground as gunfire racked the apartment.
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Post by Sameya -- Artemis on Jul 8, 2005 18:50:52 GMT -5
Katsu gasped, almost about to yell at Natsuki for getting near him, and threw himself over Natsuki, dodging the bullets, cursing himself for being careless. He grunted when he took a bullet in his arm. Thank God it wasn't his shooting arm.
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Post by Akaru on Jul 8, 2005 20:27:50 GMT -5
Natsuki squeezed his eyes shut, pressing himself into Katsu's frame. He felt Katsu tense as a bullet pierced flesh, and his eyes widened. Careful of the arm that was struck, Natsuki grabbed Katsu's free hand as the men loaded their guns. He ran for the sliding door, then turned. Taking the gun Katsu had given him, he fired twice, not caring if he hit them or not. As the men fled the bullets, he motioned for Myrrth and Bathsheba to run downstairs. Then he turned back to Katsu. He stepped out onto the roof, and found a spot well hidden from view, He sank against the wall and gently tugged Katsu down beside him. (ooc- I'm going to end this. It's getting old and scaring away my customers. ) He turned to Katsu. "Umebuki-san, I..." Shouts from below cut him off, and Natsuki leaned over to peer at the street. Relief swept over him as he noted three police vehicles coming to a stop behind the robbers' truck, and four or five more on the way. "Thank goodness," he sighed, sinking back against the wall, allowing himself to slump forward slightly as adrenaline faded and fatigue set in. "Thank goodness."
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Post by Sameya -- Artemis on Jul 9, 2005 4:52:16 GMT -5
ooc- could turn into a love scene but we'd REALLY scare everyone off. Ah well.
ic- Katsu eyed the wound and merely lifted the hem of his shirt, bit part of it and ripped off a strip of material before tying it securely around the bullethole, knotting it with one hand and his teeth.
"Are you hurt anywhere?" Katsu asked Natsuki, looking over him.
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Post by waterkun010 on Jul 9, 2005 8:32:51 GMT -5
Bathsheba noticed that Katsu was wounded and remembered her tantric first aid but when Natsuki motioned her to go downstairs she regretly ran down stairs to be away from sight. By the sound of the police cars she felt very relieved. She can just hope and pray that everyone else would be alright.
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