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[Tsiwentiio]

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[Tsiwentiio]

Location: Hide out


Time: 11:45 PM


Jace's car made a slow stop in front of an abandoned convenience store, which had been that way for almost 10 years now. The building itself was located on the outskirts of town, and on a road that was mostly deserted by now. The police didn't even go around that area, at least not around this time of night. He parked in the usual spot, behind a few bushes and trees, and grabbed his large black duffle bag. He also grabbed a flashlight, he walked towards the store and went towards the back, behind a large dumpster was a door, he moved the dumpster over enough for him to squeeze past. He opened the door holding his gun in his right hand in case some thing or someone may be in there. He closed the door behind him turning the flash light on. The basement itself was falling apart, a lot of floor boards and the bricks were coming loose, he got to the end, and he looked down where the trap door was, it was pretty well hidden, it blended in perfectly with the rest of the floor . He bent down and opened it wide, he threw his bag down and stepped down the ladder, closing the trap door behind him. He reached the bottom, stepping over the bag before picking it up.


He set the flashlight on the table, and turned on the larger light that was hanging on the wall, and yes it is battery operated. He looked around at the small room, it was full of things amo and guns, knives and a few grenades. They also had a big black board in the corner where they would post their 'jobs' for the week. He grabbed a few buisness cards out of his pocket, each of them had a section on the board. Seeing as Jace is the leader of the group, he knew each of their specialties, so he assigned them their jobs. He remembered that two new members were joining them, he told them where to meet so he was anticipating to see what they could being, and if they fuck up they die, plain and simple, because Jace and his crew don't mess around. He kept his gun in his belt and waited for the others to arrive.

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[ReverseTex]

Apollo stood in the abandoned gas station bathroom, staring in the broken mirror. He had changed from his business suit he wore to a meeting in New York earlier that day, to a much more casual outfit. He stared at his eyes, the window of the soul some call them. He sighed, running his hand through his hair, something he did often. He grabbed the suit he folded earlier, and headed out. He made his way to his car, a sleek Audi, but noticed another car. Jace. He tossed the clothes in his car, and made his way to the trap door.


"Evening Jace, what's the plan tonight? Lighting up the town?" He said as he hopped off the ladder, landing with a thud. He made his way to the old couch they had in the basement.
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[Amare te stesso]

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Autumn was just pulling into the back of the store where her parking spot was which was behind a couple trees that hid her car which was as black as the night. When she already pulled in she saw that Jace's and Apollo's cars were already there, Jace was typically always there first. Getting out of her car, she put her gun in her waist along with the three throwing knifes she always kept on her. The night air was chilly and made goosebumps apear on her arms. Quickly, she makes her way to the back door squeezing past it and looking at the run down.room that was once a convenience store. The sound of her heels clicked on the floor as she walked. Click. Click. Click. The heels gave her a couple inches since she was so short without them.

Pulling her flashlight out of her waist band, she shines it around the room quickly finding the trap door that led to where they always met up. Walking carefully over to the trap door, she opens it and instantly turns off her flashlight seeing there was a light already on down there. Carefully making her way down the ladder, she closes the trap door above her. Once she finally feels the ground beneath her feet once more, she turns seeing Jace and Apollo already standung in the small room. "Hey babe, what's up?" she says to Jace before acknowledging the other person in the room. "Hey Apollo" she adds.

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@ReverseWells @Tsiwentiio

 

[Quiet Is Violent]

John Laurens


Puppet Master


John Laurens stuffed his hands in his pockets as he walked down the quiet roads. It was dark out, as the time was a quarter to midnight. John stared at his feet as he walked, he knew that keeping a low profile was better than standing out. He would have taken a car or a motorcycle, but those are loud machine that would attract police attention. So instead, he walked the four miles to the hideout from his last meeting. It went relatively well, this time the puppet didn't die. But, if the puppet continued to work for John, he would surely meet his demise. The only puppets that stayed around long enough for John to remember the names of were his snipers.


Upon arriving at the abandoned gas station, John went around the back and entered through the service door. That way, anyone watching the front wouldn't see him. He went through the station, looking at the shelves with a small, humored grin. The emptiness was entertaining to him. A juxtaposition. The empty shelves of an abandoned gas station that holds hundreds of secrets. John thought, remembering every detail from his last visit. He went to the back room, looking at the trap door. At least one person was already in the secret room, from the way the door is slightly askew from the last meeting. John examines the room. Dust, dirt, floorboards; every detail was important. If there were cops down there and not his friends, he could use the details to escape. With the images stuck in his mind, he opened the door and climbed in.


Inside he found Autumn, Jace, and Apollo. John nodded his greeting and moved to his corner of the room. He always stood a that corner to watch the conversations. He rarely participated.

 

[AviouslyPTX]

Spoiler

"Ring-a-round the rosie, pocket full of posies. Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down," Aurelie sang softly just as she shoveled the last bit of dirt into the hole. She spent a few moments to flatten it out in order to make it seem normal before making her way back to her black Dodge Challenger. She placed the shovel in the trunk next to the black body bags and carefully took off the gloves on her hands. Even though it wasn't assigned, she had been feeling the urge to kill for days and it finally got the best of her. A poor young man, couldn't be more than twenty. As she got into her car, she took off her mask and took a deep breath and drove off towards the abandoned gas station. Once she arrived, she got out, making sure she had her makeup bag and a change of clothes. Walking into a meeting with bloody clothes wasn't always the best thing to do.


Going into the bathroom, Ajax changed and touched up her makeup, even though it didn't quite get rid of the smell of dirt on her skin. When she walked out, she discarded her clothes in the Challenger, noticing how it blended in with the night. Running her hands through her hair, she made her way past the dumpster and through the door before easily climbing down the ladder. She nodded silently towards Jace and Autumn before noticing John in the corner. She offered him a small wave as she walked over to the couch and sat down next to Apollo. "Hey babe," she said softly as she propped her feet up in his lap, a small smile on her face now that she had her fix for the time being.

@Tsiwentiio @ReverseWells @Quiet Is Violent @ScarlettRose16

 

[ReverseTex]

Apollo nodded back at Autumn, she was cool, and of course they were friends. Everyone here was. He lifted his hand, and waved it slightly when John came in, keeping things casual. He heard the distinct clicking of heels, Ajax. His girl, he loved her dearly. "Hey A, how was your day? Ready to make the night ours?" He said with a smile, wrapping his arm around her.
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Aurora's blonde strands danced in the wind as she wiped the blade with a handkerchief, the blood found on the weapon causing crimson stains to appear. As the brunette could then see her reflection on her pocket-knife, she let out a smile. "That seems better. Now, let me just get this shit over and done with." Tucking her blade away and resting her dark helmet on the seat of her motorcycle. Her ankle boots, sucessfully stolen clacked on the cracked roads and the small hairs on the back of her neck stood up as the wind softly caressed her skin. The conveniance store came into view, and as the brunette approached the door, she shook her head, refraining from turning the door knob.


"Let me do it his way for once." Rory told herself, arriving in from the back. As she passed empty rooms she stole glances at the deserted areas, "Creapy as hell. I like it." She concluded, making her way to the trap door. She knew what she would find, or atleast what she expected to find. Sure enough, she found them as she lifted the trap door open, revealing the other five people. She was not late, there were just others who preferred to be more punctual. "Sorry, I got caught up." She said as she entered the secret room, sighing. As her gaze fell on John, the girl raised a questioning brow and said quietly, "Pookie bear." She could not contain her devious smile, it was so cringy, how could 'normal' couples do that crap? But then again John and Aurora were hardly a normal couple, both so cold and merciless.
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@Quiet Is Violent

 

[Tsiwentiio]

Jace nodded at Apollo as he walked in, he respected each of his friends, even if they were completely different that he was. He turned his attention to the board, moving some of the business cards around, placing them under different people's name. He heard the door open once again he took a step back to look at the entire board. He heard a very sweet voice, that belonged to his girlfriend Autumn "Hey" he said and wrapped his arm on right arm around her waist, he placed his left hand on her chi lifting it, he gave her a kiss. He turned back to look at the board, keeping his arm firmly around Autumn's waist. He looked over his shoulder at the next person who came in, John, he was possibly the quietest one out of all of them, mainly keeping to himself, he nodded at him. "I think I got everything set up" he said out loud, once again hearing someone else walk in, Ajax and right behind her came Aurora "Remember guys we also have new people coming in" his face was stern, and emotionless. He looked down at his watch, waiting for the others to arrive

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[AviouslyPTX]

"My day was great! There was this guy around my age that happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time," Ajax said happily, proud of her most recent kill. "Which reminds me, I need some baking soda and lemon juice. I have a small blood stain in my dress that happens to practically cover it," she added as she leaned against Apollo and watched at Aurora came in. She turned towards her boyfriend and leaned in, kissing his lips briefly before resting her head on his shoulder. She listened to Jace quietly, feeling herself get more and more giddy at the mention of newbies. "Fresh meat. That's nice," she said softly, her tone noticeably changing from an innocent sweetheart to a more sinister and even demonic tone.

@ReverseWells @Tsiwentiio @ScarlettRose16 @Quiet Is Violent @Chocoholique

 

[soundoftheatm]

Aurora rolled her light eyes as Jace mentioned about the latest new members. It had taken a while to trust everybody here, she still carries weapons around her but she could safely say that they were all friends. How could she deal with two other people making their way in here? How could she trust them? The brunette leaned against the wall next to John and crossed her arms, if anybody else arrived and set foot in this place, she would look unapproachable. "Have I mentioned how much I hate people?" She said to John in a tired tone.

Rory knew she had mentioned it a good few times, complaining when in the presence of strangers but she would have to be 'nice', knowing she will fail which is why she did not try. Failing was a fear, an uncompleted task or goal broke her and shattered her body and mind into a million pieces. She had to admit though, her social skills were improving, she managed to get herself a boyfriend and bag a few friends who all shared an interest in one thing: crime. She just hoped the other two met up with her expectations of not behaving cowardly when committing crime and they would be fine with her. 'I have many issues. I just noticed them now.' Aurora thought, realising her coldness. 'Fine, I'll give 'em a shot.' She told herself, she will force herself to smile in front of these unfamilliar people but will at least complete another task: to become a people's person.

 

[Amare te stesso]

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Autumn smiled against his lips as he gave her a quick kiss. She was hearing everybody come in and she knew who they were without even having to turn around and Jace had his arm around her waist pretty firmly so she couldn't fully turn around if she wanted to but she honestly really didn't mind. Listening to Jace say there was going to be newbies she really wasn't ecstatic about the new idea but Ajax was right, they were going to be fresh meat. Rolling her eyes at Homs slightly she asks,"Why again are we getting new people?" Autumn starts thinking through her head of all the possible reasons why and she couldn't think of any. Autumn just got used to trusting all the people here. Honestly she knew she wasn't going to be the nicest to them, she doesn't care what anyone says about her attitude towards them. This was the one place where she didn't have to fake anything but and just because there was going to be new people, wasn't going to change that.

@ReverseWells @Tsiwentiio @Quiet Is Violent @Chocoholique @JaneXJeff

 

[Lacuna]

avarice constantine


mentions: everyone | outfit: xxx


ava stood over the dingy bathroom sink. lifting her head she gazed up at her appearance in the the mercury mirror. her piercing blue eye's jumped around the small details of her face. tonight was the night that her and her boy toy were to be meeting up with a group that shared the same hobbies as them. in no way did this mean that they were in, but it surely was a step in the right direction. leaning in closer she peered down at her dark lipstick and swiped off a bit that fell outside her lip line. leaning back she smirked and said to herself, "perfect." and with that she turned on her heels and tromped out door, or at least where a door would be.


her apartment wasn't much to brag about, in fact it was so horrible she rather say that she lived in one of those shitty, mold infested motels. the roof leaked every time it rained, all of the floor boards creaked, and don't even get her started on the fact that a majority of the interior walls didn't have dry wall. but she wasn't about to start complaining, it was a roof over her head, the rent was cheap and her land lord stayed out of her business. walking over to her dresser she slipped on a black sweater over her bralette and the handgun that was tucked in the small of her back. she never left her self unarmed, gun or knife. she never knew what trouble she might get herself into and always wanted to be prepared. with that she headed out the door and into the hall. grasping the slightly rusted knob of her door she yanked the heavy door closed. her front door had a tendency to get sticky and jam, and unfortunately today was one of those days.


the hall was filled with the unbearable stench of pot, mixed with garbage, and cat piss. ava's legs couldn't carry her fast enough out of the building as she held her breath. swinging the double doors open she flung herself outside into the fresh night air. letting out an exasperated gasp she took in a couple deep breaths to cleanse her system. collecting herself she shoved her hands into her pockets and headed off down the dimly lit street. jace had texted dee and her earlier about the location of their meeting spot. she knew exactly where it was. she had passed it a lot when she was a child, it was only a few blocks from her former home. darting down an ally she splashed through a couple puddles before hoisting herself onto a dumpster and over the brick wall behind it. she landed on the ground with a thud and continued on her way. she knew every short cut around this back water town.


it only took her about 10 minutes to find herself standing at the back of the convenient store. she noticed that the dumpster was off kilter a bit, taking the cue she squeezed through the opening. she blinked a couple times to get her eye's to adjust to the darkness. kneeling down she peered at the floor in search of the trap door. a thin line of light caught the edge of the door. she had to admit, the door was very well hidden. yanking the door open, the light from below filter into the room above. this was it, she was about to meet everyone and for once she was actually a bit scared. these weren't regular people, they had the capability to make her disappear without a trace.


with boots tapping down the ladder rungs she turned to meet her fate. she could feel the unwelcoming mood in the air. she couldn't say that she blamed them. there were about to be two new people in their group. to them, dee and her were outsiders and couldn't possibly trust them, but she wasn't about to let that stop her. she wasn't here to make friends, she was here to cause trouble. her eye's darted around the room at the faces of all the other members. clearing her throat she spoke, "hi, i'm ava." oh god, she wished dee was here.

 

[ReverseTex]

"Well we can stop by the grocery store after this if you'd like? Hey I was thinking about dying my little fluff like blue, what do you think?" He said running his unoccupied hand through it. He looked up at the finished board, finally, he needed to let off a little steam. He watched Auroa come in, but heard a new voice unfamiliar. He turned his head around, seeing one new person. "Newbie huh? Don't fuck anything up." He said simply, he didn't have anything to say to new people.
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[Quiet Is Violent]

(On my phone, can't do the BBcode thing)


John looked at each of the members with a calculated smirk. Then Aurora entered the room and his smirk disappeared. She greeted his as Pookie Bear. He thought for a moment, blinked twice, and cracked a genuine smile. When Aurora leaned on the wall next to him, John whispered, "Of course you've mentioned it." He didn't look at her, he kept his focus on his friends. His only reaction to her entering was the slightest softening of his normal scowl. "What's with the nickname?" He asked her, purposefully looking away from her so as to not encourage any romantic displays.


@Oasis @Tsiwentiio @ScarlettRose16 @JaneXJeff

 

[Tsiwentiio]

Jace moved his arm from Autumn's waist to face the new girl, he had picked her and another guy specifically, mainly because he seen their record. "The reason we have two new 'friends' is because we have som competition, a new little group has come about, and they have twice the people we do, and if we don't want to loose our business then we have to expand and be able to get the jobs done quicker and cleaner" he looked at each person then to the new girl he turned and reached into his large bag and pulled out a mask, he placed it on the table with the front facing down "Here's your new face, you must wear this anytime you go out for a job" he then turned to everyone else "Two of you need to show the new meat the ropes" he was sort of waiting for someone to volunteer "Autmn and Apollo" he said loudly "Make sure they don't fuck up" he pulled his gun out of his belt he held it up "I think you understand right" he pointed it at the girl

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[ReverseTex]

"Guess not" he said to Ajax under his breath. He didn't want to show the virgins the ropes around this whole operation, he wanted to have fun, not babysit. He stood up, and pulled out his mask from the bag, and tucked it under his arm. He made his way to the weapons table, and grabbed his two pistols, they were his, and only his, the whole crew knew. He went to the board behind Jace, and began to remove his jobs. "Come on virgins, we don't have all night" he said commandingly as he climbed up the trap door ladder. He wasn't in a good mood anymore.
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[soundoftheatm]

All Aurora did was shrug, "I have no idea why couples do that shit." The brunette then sighed, biting onto her plump lips. Who would be the new members? She was deep in thought of everything, the woman who she recently killed, their new 'friends' and why John seemed so glum. "To be honest you remind me of a pookie bear." She teased, placing a small smirk. Just then a new face joined the crowd. After listening to Jace explain the situation, Aurora did not hardly change her expression.


Glancing upon the girl, Aurora puffed. She tried to smile, but she could not, she could not force herself to go out there and be nice. It was not how this Black rolled. "Just when I thought I was getting the hang of things." She muttered to herself. She was troubled, she had to admit, not wanting to fail. She nodded at the new 'friend', giving her approval and welcome. Mind you, that was all she could muster. A casual nod of the head.
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[Tsiwentiio]

(I will be posting the Jobs/Assignments in an hour or so)

 

[Quiet Is Violent]

John laughed lightly. "Yeah? And what does a Pookie bear look like?" He questioned under his breath. His eyes fell on the new girl. She didn't seem awful, but she didn't seem great. In other words, she seemed like more of a puppet than a puppeteer. The room was filled with puppeteers, and this girl didn't fit in.


John scowled at the girl and ever so slightly moved towards Rory. "Good luck, newbie." He said coldly, his eyes narrowed into an almost threatening manner. "Don't fuck up."

 

[Amare te stesso]

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"You must really hate me" she says under her breath to Jace as she sighed and walked over to a table where ammo was and lifted the gun out of her belt releasing the bullet chamber and started loading it. Once is was full, she placed it back at her belts and wrapped her hand around the cold handle of another gun, putting it at her waist as well. "Well, don't make this a waste of my time" she says coldly to the the new girl, a glare was in her eyes that not many people have seen before. Grabbing her mask, she holds it in her left hand waiting for the job they were going to get. "Um Apollo we kind of need to wait for the other newbie to get here" she says to him slightly irritated.

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Aurora pouted, ignoring John's rude behaviour towards Ava. "Sheesh, if you didn't like the nickname, you could have just said so." The brunette rolled her eyes, and also ignored the fact that he had edged closer to her. That was how they showed affection, rude remarks and dark humour. It was not what most would do, they would hold hands, kiss and embrace eachother but not Aurora and John, they were a new kind of 'different'. Facing away from John, she turned to inspect the new girl.


Everybody seemed to be handling Ava like an outsider, Rory felt no sympathy towards her but it was a little cold. 'Better her than me.' She thought, watching as Autumn snarled and sighed, showing the ropes would never be fun. Then her mind wandered somewhere else and her stomache grumbled, "Shit, I need to try the food at that new diner in town." She had skipped her tea to simply take of something, or someone. As Aurora reached into the side of her ankle boot, she pulled out a silver braceket. "Souvenir." She muttered, it belonged to the woman whom she had killed, "The bitch glared, she died being scared." It was a little rhyme Aurora always said, but she did not care whos it was when she stuffed it into one of the pockets of her bomber jacket.
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[Quiet Is Violent]

John shrugged. "That would have been too easy." He remarks. He watches his girlfriend carefully, seeing the bracelet. Then she said her conmon rhyme, and John couldn't help his smile. He usually was able to play it down as a smirk or a eyeroll, but not tonight.


"I'm sure the bitch didn't deserve that." He criticized. It was more of an affectionate criticism for John, but anyone who wasn't Aurora or John would be confused. For a couple, they were kind of mean to each other. "You sure you didn't just kill her for the bracelet?" John knew that Aurora was capable of doing something so heartless, and he loved that about her.

 

[soundoftheatm]

Aurora gave a questioning expression. "I am not a monster, just misled." She simply said, not admitting that that was not the only thing she stole. The woman's jewellery seemed to catch her eye and it was unlikely that the woman would leave it hanging around in the boutiques which she had scanned. The only other route was to kill. "Besides, diamonds are a girl's best friend." Rory smirked, "She deserved it, I'll come up with a good reason why when I think of one."


She enjoyed her playful behaviour with John, most question what sort of relationship they possess but it was between them. They were so alike, so mysterious and so stubborn. Sometimes their personalities would clash but other times they would try to remain civil. "I found a new nickname, Clyde." She was pleased with herself so she beamed uncontrollably. She was of course referring to the most badass couple in history, maybe not the coldest but definitely the baddest, Bonnie and Clyde.
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[Quiet Is Violent]

John smiled. He wondered if she knew just how hot he found her questionable motives. He shook his head. "I thought your best friend was yourself." He muttered, smirking. "here's a good reason: she offended you with her pretty jewlery." John laughed. For their group, that would be a good reason.


John wrinkled his nose at the nickname. "Clyde? Like Bonnie and Clyde? Weren't they brutally murdered by police officers?" He criticized. "I think we're more of a Jenkyl and Hyde."