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Post by Toad on Jan 12, 2006 4:24:34 GMT -5
Right in the middle of Toad’s one sided conversation with Theresa a beeping sound cut through the group. The ladies looked to Tom and all three seemed to take this as something grave and important.
Toad’s new leader pulled up his pager shutting it off. He then turned to his daughter and quickly dismissed her. “Theresa, could ya please excuse us?”
“I'll just go back ta tha Academy. That's probably quite important coming from on high like that. We'll try ta get together again soon, Tom.”
And with that she got up and left. ‘Well that is just a right rude girl there. I mean for someone with such a powerful voice she doesn’t even try to hold her own in a bloody conversation. And then she just ups and leaves without even a goodbye. She’s lucky she’s cute or she wouldn’t be getting very far. Bloody rude Irish twit.’ Toad though to himself as he watched the young lady leave. He turned his attention back to the two he was now stuck to work with. His first thought was to ask what in the world was going on but instead decided to play safe this time around in keep his trap shut. He grab another handful of meat as he watched quietly for any clues as to what was so special about some pager going off.
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Post by Magneto on Jan 14, 2006 2:48:35 GMT -5
[OOC: Cross-posted from Magneto's Office]
"Good evening, Tom," Magnus returned the greeting. "And unfortunately, it's business, not pleasure, that is the reason I called. I have sent you several pictures of a laboratory that exploded a few days ago. In Nebraska of all places. It was not sanctioned and may or may not be of interest to us. The Red Guard and the Hellions will be guarding the perimeter while you work. Your team will have access to hazmat equipment. The area is already sealed off, all it needs is to be cleaned up. If you need anything else, feel free to requisition it."
He turned his attention back to the two lovely women in his office. "Raven thought this would be a good training mission for your Hellions," he told Emma. "There is very little danger involved and with the Red Guard supervising, they should be fine." He picked up the file he had been showing Mystique and dropped in on the table in front of Frost.
"How is the new recruit settling in, Tom?" he asked idly, taking another sip of his wine.
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Post by Black Tom on Jan 17, 2006 2:23:21 GMT -5
Terry knew exactly what that beeper meant, and it was no surprise that she excused herself as he asked her to do. She had a tendency to be stubborn and do what she wanted, even against his wishes sometimes. But when the ruler of the world came calling, she didn’t want to argue. Terry sauntered over to him and kissed his cheek, which he displayed for her. Then she placed a finger over his lips. “I'll just go back ta tha Academy. That's probably quite important coming from on high like that. We'll try ta get together again soon, Tom.” Damn it, he didn’t want her to leave. He wanted nothing more than for her to be here when he got home. But like he had always known, she was stubborn.
Bella and Toad became unusually quiet as he made the call. Toad couldn’t have known what that meant yet. Maybe he just picked up on the attitude changes at the table. Tom disregarded Toad’s eating habits once again as Magneto’s voice came over the phone.
"Good evening, Tom," Magnus returned the greeting. "And unfortunately, it's business, not pleasure, that is the reason I called. I have sent you several pictures of a laboratory that exploded a few days ago. In Nebraska of all places. It was not sanctioned and may or may not be of interest to us. The Red Guard and the Hellions will be guarding the perimeter while you work. Your team will have access to hazmat equipment. The area is already sealed off, all it needs is to be cleaned up. If you need anything else, feel free to requisition it." Not pleasure, what a surprise? Magneto wasn’t one of the people that had graced their way into his heart. They didn’t chat, didn’t e-mail, they didn’t sit up late instant messaging each other. And the fact that Exodus followed Magneto around like a shameless lackey didn’t help. Still, they had managed to iron out a good working relationship all those years back. The mutual benefits were almost endless. Tom had a tax-free fortune and Magnus had his own group of outlaws to do the throne’s dirty work.
“Nebraska? Isn’t their a SHIELD base sitting smack dab in tha middle of tha’ state? Wha’ kind of dunce would set up shop so close?” Whoever had set that up must have had iron clad testicles. How was he able to keep it a secret though? And if he was that good, what went wrong? "How is the new recruit settling in, Tom" Magnetointerupted Tom’s thoughts. ‘Like a bird to a newly cleaned window,’ is what he wanted to say. Instead, he just said “Well, he made it here alright. I guess we’ll see how useful he is soon.”
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Post by Belladonna LeBeau on Jan 17, 2006 18:59:27 GMT -5
BellaDonna listened with casual interest to Tom's phone conversation. Whatever they were talking about it seemed important...well, slightly more than the boring missions they had lately. Some mutants were just so stupid...
And speaking of stupid mutants, “Nebraska? Isn’t their a SHIELD base sitting smack dab in tha middle of tha’ state? Wha’ kind of dunce would set up shop so close?”“Well, he made it here alright. I guess we’ll see how useful he is soon.”
She smirked to herself. It was all too ironic; they picked up a moron and now they were going to pick apart a moron. And who better to help them get inside the mind of a dunce than Froggie-boy himself.
"Hey..." Belle leaned over, whispering to Toad ever so slightly. "Ya ready to see some gore? I always love de bloody ones like dis'." She said with a sadistic little smirk playing on her face.
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Post by Toad on Jan 21, 2006 20:39:29 GMT -5
Toad held his tongue, not literally for a change, during the conversation. Instead he used his skill to keep a good listen to what was going on. Even if he was not caring or understanding what it was Toad knew how to keep his ears to the grindstone. He couldn't make much over the other end of the phone but he did catch the names Nebraska, Red Guard, Hellions and hazemat equipment he thought. Toad had to scratch his head at that one. 'This place gets bloody weirder and weirder by the second.'
"Nebraska? Isn’t their a SHIELD base sitting smack dab in tha middle of tha’ state? Wha’ kind of dunce would set up shop so close?"
'Well least I'm not the only one who thinks this sounds out of the ordinary.' Toad's attention was taken from Black Tom's conversation to Belladonna's speaking to him without the use of her fist surprisingly. "Hey...Ya ready to see some gore? I always love de bloody ones like dis'." Toad's head turned to the side looking at her in confusion. "Well I don't know what you heard in that conversation that I didn't" His tongue out a little longer then humanly possible what you heard sure sounds like fun."
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Post by Mystique on Feb 8, 2006 12:48:58 GMT -5
Partially cross-posted from Magneto's office
Glancing toward the speakerphone, she cleared her throat. "Tom, I'll set up the drop point for supplies and fax the information to you, as usual. As Lord Magneto," she shot Erik an amused look, "said, anything else you need, let us know as soon as possible and I'll get it there."
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Post by Magneto on Feb 17, 2006 14:40:14 GMT -5
(( OOC: Crossposted from Lord Magneto's office.))
"Actually, it's in the eastern portion, but yes, it's less than twenty miles from the site," Magnus replied. "And that is what I want to know. The Red Guard will be there to guard the perimeter and aid your team in gathering as much data as can be from the wreckage. With the Hellions in attendance, people will believe it is a training exercise and pay it little attention beyond that." "Any questions, Tom?"
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Post by Black Tom on Feb 24, 2006 0:13:12 GMT -5
"Actually, it's in the eastern portion, but yes, it's less than twenty miles from the site," Magnus replied. "And that is what I want to know. The Red Guard will be there to guard the perimeter and aid your team in gathering as much data as can be from the wreckage. With the Hellions in attendance, people will believe it is a training exercise and pay it little attention beyond that."
Less than twenty miles? Tom had heard of some strange things but this was definitely in the top five. He'd been to SHIELD bases, seen how tight they were. Hell, they could zero in one specific person from five hundred miles away. The fact that they didn't know about this place was simply unbelievable. "We wouldn't want to expose any holes in security to our enemy's, would we?" Tom replied coolly.
"Tom, I'll set up the drop point for supplies and fax the information to you, as usual. As Lord Magneto said, anything else you need, let us know as soon as possible and I'll get it there," Mystique added. This wasn't the sort of information she usually faxed. Normally, it was kill this guy or torture this guy. But Tom would have to admit to being very curious about this one. He’d often wonder if Magneto was truly invincible. Not that Tom wanted to job. He had the fortune, but the fame never seemed all that appealing. The truth was that if it looked like the House of M was going to crumble, Black Tom Cassidy would be the first rat to desert the sinking ship. After all, he had to take care of number one as well as his daughter, Bella too...probably.
"Any questions, Tom?" So many, but they would have to wait for now. “Just one, What time is the rendezvous?” He assumed it would be the next morning, US time. They would have to put on a good show for onlookers to make it seem like a training exercise. Huge caravans pulling in during the middle of the night set the conspiracy nuts on fire. Hopefully, someone already baited the local authorities too.
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Post by Belladonna LeBeau on Feb 24, 2006 10:07:12 GMT -5
Finally, finally, finally they were headed somewhere with this. BellaDonna had been chomping at the bit for weeks to get some action around here, either in the bedroom or killing something. Preferably it would've been both at once, but she'd easily settle for bloodlust.
Gently running her fingers through her blonde hair, she stood up from the table, her food virtually untouched as she heard Black Tom's final question. “Just one, What time is the rendezvous?” Hopefully old Magnus would say immediately and they could get their asses in gear.
Straightening out Theresa's clothes, she made sure there were no wrinkles anywhere. She had to look presentable when she went to massacre things...yeah and maybe they ought to change. Otherwise she'd owe Terry some clothes and end up going home gory...again.
((crap post, did the best I could,considering))
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Post by Toad on Feb 25, 2006 15:04:43 GMT -5
Toad silently watched over what was going on. He still couldn't make out anything from the conversation other then Black Tom's end. Bella on the other hand seemed to have an idea of her own what this call meant as what ever it was it was apparently getting her frisky. But Mortimer was not going to jump to conclusions with this group anymore. No he was going to play good soldier and just wait for orders. 'Bloody hell this is boaaarin! Why ohh why did I ever leave that cushy gig as a background agent of Red Guard to join this batch of loonys. Ohh right better pay and more kills. Right now I'm not so sure if it's worth taking orders from Mac Grouch and the French harlot.' He argued with himself as he stood at attention. When no one was looking Toad turned his head and used his tongue to quickly snatch up so of the unclaimed food left on the table.
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Post by Black Tom on Mar 10, 2006 1:09:02 GMT -5
"0900, Nebraska time. That work for you?"
“That will be perfectly fine. We’ll see you and your pups tomorrow.” Tom replied. He had to admit to being pleased with this assignment. It had the added bonus of being close to Theresa, which was always nice. Even though, he half expected her to ignore him. She wasn’t pleased with her reputation as the status baby, someone who got in because of her father. Plus, he was very curious about this lab. He had no doubt he would find something very interesting.
"You have all the information that's been gathered. When the children have settled on where we've having our little weekend jaunt to, I'll contact you. I'd like a report as soon as you have any new information. Thank you Tom. Have a pleasant evening." Tom was almost sure he would need that number, at least he hoped. “As always, I’ll do my worst. Good night.”
Snapping his cell phone shut, Tom looked at the two marauders sitting at the table with him. Surprisingly, Toad looked like the one who knew what was going on. Must have been that eavesdropping skill he alluded to earlier. Tom would have to remember that when he was talking to Bella about certain missions, as he tended to do. She was his only real confidant as far as work went. Basically his partner in crime, like Cain used to be. “If ya haven’t already done so, finish yuir food because we have to drive to Carrian Cove. I’ll brief you on the way.”
Tom quickly went back to eating his dinner. His ate quickly, anticipating the mission ahead of them. He may have very well been the only one looking forward to this. Bella usually liked the bloody ones and was bored by anything else. Toad already proved he was bloodthirsty, but this didn’t seem like it would involve much blood. Oh well, they could just cry their little eyes out on all the money they’d make for this.
Finishing his food, Tom stood up and told the others to join him when they were ready. He took his plate inside for Madison and instructed her to close up the house and take care once they left. He then walked out to the garage and chose one of the hard topped cars, and waited for Bella and Toad. Once the two had found the way to the car, he drove off to the Hideaway.
((Black Tom exits the estate and drives to the hideaway.))
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Post by Belladonna LeBeau on Mar 10, 2006 17:29:47 GMT -5
Belle was very jacked up on Bourbon and ready to get this baby over with. With her steel nerves, induced by the alcohol, and her calm demeanour she was ready for anything. “That will be perfectly fine. We’ll see you and your pups tomorrow.” Great! Tomorrow would give her just enough time to shower, change and hit a couple bars before they had to go.
“If ya haven’t already done so, finish yuir food because we have to drive to Carrian Cove. I’ll brief you on the way.” "Dat's fine. I'm done." She said, noticing that the food was gone off her plate. Huh, she must've been hungrier than she thought...or Toad ate it. Either way, she was rip roaring ready to go. "Let's go."
Tom was still eating though, and she sat waiting patiently. A part of her told her he was going it just to piss her off...but right now, with the booze in her blood and a mission to go to, she was pretty amicable. And that was saying something for Belle. Finally, after everyone was done they started toward to car.
They picked one that would be most convienent, and after getting in the front seat, next to Tom, they FINALLY drove off the cove for the mission.
*Exit BellaDonna to Carrion Cove*
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Post by Toad on Mar 11, 2006 22:10:05 GMT -5
“If ya haven’t already done so, finish yuir food because we have to drive to Carrian Cove. I’ll brief you on the way.”
'So its finally work time. Well at least I've kept from being killed long enough to get a job. Of course I wouldn't be surprised if they use this as a chance to set me up and kill me. Ohh come on a little slime in the face isn't nothing to kill over is it. Or maybe I'll just let my guard down and trust these nice folks. Ya right.' Toad kept quiet as he let the thoughts rattle in his little head. He finished off the rest of his meal and waited for his superiors to move. Toad fallowed them out of the backyard and through the house. He watched them head to the car hole but before joining them Toad took a quick stop in a near by restroom to relieve some of the pressure he'd been feeling for hours. Hopefully his boss had no offense to him urinating in his house. After the quick bathroom stop Toad made his way to the car the others were already seated in the front of. He climbed into the back seats ready to get the show on the road.
Toad exits with Black Tom and Bella
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