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Re: After Chaos
Reply #2190 - May 1st, 2017, 3:58pm
 
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No there is no place for her to wait in either facility, unfortunately. She would just get in the way of the workers doing their job or look suspicious hanging around the front entrance.  
 
How ever Moro can do some intel work for the group and find out what may await for them in the towns further head and road conditions to them. A trip to Fight Town can take over 10 hours if the road conditions are bad. Furthermore they can only go as fast as their slowest vehicle. Though this is fine, who else is going with them, this is what Moro needs to know. General jastrey hinted to Fernando that she would want to come with a troop with them once they find what intel they are looking for to infiltrate and attack Lab Town.
 
Though the Spirits can give infrared maps of the compound, such military bases of the base were created to thwart IR Satellite Scans so their intel would just may be minimal at best of a couple level down, when there are tens if not hundreds of layers going down on these bases.
 
She would need to talk to the local town people and see what they know about he towns ahead of them. A most notable place would the local Bar and Grill. "Mother's Place" as many knows it, as it it not run by somebody actual mother, but the sir-name of the family that owns it is "Mother." It is currently run by Sam Mother. Sam is generous in both food, drink and stories (intel) of the area. All Moro needs to do is go there and munch down on a club sandwich and a drink of sweet water (their word for various fruit flavored sodas) while she requests travel information for her and her group.
 
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Reply #2191 - May 1st, 2017, 8:22pm
 
Moro sees the sign on the bathroom door. "Excuse me, I need to freshen up."
 
Using a mutant power may not be considered work. Still, she has been handling the truck and her hands show it. She works with the bar of soap to get the grease and grime off her hands.
 
Moro exits the bathroom. "Know where I can get a bite to eat?"
 
"Mother's Place." Mako gives directions to the place.
 
"Thanks." Moro has no trouble finding the place. She walks in and has a seat at the bar, next to a young man with a white streak in his hair.
 
"What can I get for you?" Sam asks.
 
"I'll have a roast beef sandwich and a root beer." Moro had a late lunch with Jeanette and Penny. She is not really hungry though she knows she needs to eat for the long drive. Also she did not know root beer is called sweet water here.
 
Sam returns with a root beer.
 
"What's the latest on fight town?" Moro asks. "I'm with a caravan going there."
 
Sam notices a bit of grime around Moro's fingernails that she did not get when she washed her hands. "Ever been to fight town?"
 
"No."
 
"Best thing I can tell you is to pretty yourself up, Wolf. You'll need it. You got the features; right now, you look like grease monkey."
 
Moro looks at her hands. She could have done more scrubbing.
 
"I hope your not going there to fight." The patron next to Moro says.
 
"I'm not."
 
"My name's John."
 
"I'm Moro."
 
"I've fought in fight town. That's why part of my hair's white. There's a woman living in fight town with ice powers. If she strikes you in the head with her ice powers, a part of your hair permanently turns white."
 
What John described fits a woman Jeanette wrote about in her journal. Moro cannot reveal any information she got from the journal.
 
"What can you tell me about this woman?" Moro asks.
 
"She accumulated a lot of wealth because she wins fights in the ring, using her ice powers. Though it is well known she has a lot of loot, no one messes with her. If she strikes you in the head, you are out cold but you will wake up later. If she strikes you in the chest with her ice powers, you're dead."
 
"Cryokinesis is a rare mutation. I only know about four people who have it, two of them currently reside in Charlton. What is this woman's name?"
 
"Do you belong to the Order?" John asked because of Moro's knowledge on mutations. "I don't know if she has a name. Everybody calls her the Snow Queen."
 
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Reply #2192 - May 2nd, 2017, 1:03pm
 
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Do you want to jump in or do you want me to continue?
 
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Reply #2193 - May 2nd, 2017, 4:11pm
 
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What Intel Moro finds is on you and your writing thereof. So continue, it's going along nicely. I'll jump in when she returns to get the truck and answer any questions Moro has.
 
I'm sure there are other mutants in Fight Town Moro wants to find out about. I'm sure she also wants to find out about Lab Town as well.
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Reply #2194 - May 2nd, 2017, 4:39pm
 
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If I'm the sole writer of what Moro learns, Moro can only learn what I plan to use. Except for a one-scene character in the works, Moro can only learn about Princess Ingrid of Arendelle (the Snow Queen).
 
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Reply #2195 - May 2nd, 2017, 6:37pm
 
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Do not limit yourself or your writing.
 
In researching the area we are in with Hondo, I found out that this area West-South-West of Yellowstone has a lot of Military bases, small/medium sized towns and a lot Native American Reservations. Highways and railways connect these areas. After the Happening and into the Chaos, these bases would be used (ie: Missiles launched as an example), abandoned or partially abandoned and then resettled. Thus I created these towns to help us along the way. Hondo created the Slavers and the Wessons and we created assorted characters we had dealt with – with what is known with current day realities (like the link I posted weeks ago:  http://www.dw.com/en/putins-plans-to-tax-the-garazhniki/av-36488130 and http://www.boredpanda.com/underground-sewer-life-bruce-lee-bucharest/ ).
 
You are doing well in Moro’s intel research. Continue it, as there is a lot more. In such a town like Fight Town, fighters have Managers who set up the fights, and underground syndicates that manage the rings, the fights, the prizes and the betting that goes on in it. They also handle the other things like the drugs and prostitution within Fight Town. You hinted in “The Order.” I have a couple of my own to put in which I will call “The Broken” and “The Circle.” Who knows what Hondo has up his sleeves.
 
“The Ice Queen” is just one character, you can add more like a manager, fans and other fighters. Mutants can be added like you did with her. Winged Mutants who grab their opponents, fly them up to the rafters and then drop them to their deaths. Super strength Mutants who win by sheer force (like I hinted with the Wessens Tiny and Marvin). Their managers can be also added. Ring managers, Fight Managers, and so on. It is a social infrastructure that has to be created from the ground up. And this is just the beginning.
 
Do note - Fight Town is the only town in the immediate area that has not signed the treaty.
 
So in this, do not limit yourself or your writing.
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Reply #2196 - May 2nd, 2017, 10:36pm
 
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I did not think about managers; it makes sense for the Snow Queen to have one. The manager sets up the fights so that all the Snow Queen has to do is show up at the ring and use her power.
 
If fight town did not sign the treaty, meaning people are still being bought and sold, the option of introducing Natasha is still open.
 
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"Ingrid." Sam says.
 
"What's that?" John asks.
 
"Ingrid, that's the Snow Queen's name."
 
Moro knows that Sam is talking about Princess Ingrid of Arendelle, Elsa's aunt. Since some of the information she has comes from the journal, she can't reveal what she knows. She figures asking reasonable questions and easy deductions are safe. "What does the Snow Queen look like?"
 
"Blonde hair, looks to be in her early to mid twenties. She wears long, fancy white dresses and jewelry including a snowflake necklace, even when fighting in the ring. She has a flare for the dramatic." John lets out a slight chuckle. "A flare for the dramatic is the norm in fight town."
 
"Blonde hair? Light blonde hair by any chance?"
 
"Yeah, her hair is almost white. You have heard of her?" John inquires.
 
"She fits the description of one of the four cryokinesis users I told you about. Her whereabouts are officially unknown."
 
"Officially? Unknown?" John asks. "You think this Ingrid could be one of the four that you mentioned?"
 
"Could be. If she is, it seems odd for her to use her power to fight in the ring, given her background."
 
"Her background, what is she, high society?"
 
"Royalty, actually."
 
John gives that some thought. "I'm not the best judge of people. I don't know."
 
"What?" Moro asks.
 
"I can't be certain; I just get the impression that she fights because she has nothing else to live for."
 
"Does she have family?"
 
"If she does, she's keeping that a secret."
 
"What else can you tell me?''
 
"As I said, she's rich because of all the fights she's won. So much so that she drives an armored truck, like the banks used before the Happening. No one would dare mess with her anyhow unless they're suicidal."
 
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Reply #2197 - May 2nd, 2017, 11:08pm
 
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The treaty only extends from this area to just a few hundred miles if that, I would give it less than 300 miles. But it is extending every day – one town at a time. But not all towns are signing it. Fight Town is one of them, and at this point, every town between Charlton and up to 300 miles from this town has yet to hear it, let alone sign it. So Slavery is still abound outside of this area.
 
Just because Slavia is no longer in the slave trade, someone else will come in to fill the void. And who knows who that will be. It could be somebody more vicious than those Slavers from Slavia. The Slavers from Slavia would do a purge if they think a family or group has done them wrong. These new slavers who may replace them, may purge a family or group because they want to, because they felt like it. The issue is they do not care as long as long as they profit from it.
 
It depends how the treaty spreads. The convoy can only go so far, but each town has smaller convoys that go out further, and they can take the treaty with them. Radio has carried the message further out but not everyone is listening and many don’t believe it until they see the treaty. If it is accepted, then it will continue spreading further. But not everyone will sign it, and this is where Fight Town fits in.
 
If Jeanette is going to buy Natasha as originally planned, it needs to be outside of this area.
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Reply #2198 - May 3rd, 2017, 12:11am
 
Hondo: So, You protected Zoey and that's what set things  between you two in motion, I get that but what happened to make you say you learned from her?
 
Tonya: Well, the day Horace cheated, won Zoey, and killed Mr. Archer I was there and saw it. Horace laughed as Louis Archer's body as it lay on the floor. He felt nothing. He was a cold man. The only thing that made life bearable was his wife. She was beautiful and sweet. He hid who he was from her most of the time, which she was sick often and that kept her in bed. She wouldn't stand for him beating us, so he only beat us when she was bed ridden. There was a rumor going around that he poisoned her constantly to keep her sick so she would be out of the way. I wouldn't doubt it. She was a prize for him, a trophy to be displayed when needed. She tried to act as a conscience. she was pure and good. Had she knew what truly was going on she would have tried to do something to stop him. Anyway, He left some to clean up and decided to go fighting. I was training to be a body guard but he decided to scare me and put me in the Colosseum event.  
 
Hondo: Aren't those usually to the death?
 
Tonya: Not always. Sometimes its audiences choice. That's what it was that night. They put my against a girl about my age. She was favored to win against me as I was a rookie to the event. I learned later that Horace had her poisoned too. He made her weaker so I could handle her.
 
Hondo: Why was she there is she wasn't a rookie? I was told those were usually all rookie events.
 
Tonya: not always. Usually its true but slave owners are paid quiet a bit to enter their slaves into it. This girl . . . I never learned her name sadly, she had lost 14 straight fights. She had won several to begin with but, I don't know, lost her will to fight maybe? He owner had lost too much money on her. The one rule any fight arena has is that the owners of the fighters cannot bet on the opponent. It keeps owners from rigging fights, though some help each other out and still manage too but it requires some honesty which is hard to find. This owner had few friends so no help there and she wasn't getting any better so he cut his losses and took the money to throw her into the ring against me. Whether Horace paid him extra to poison her is unclear.  But,I fought her, I knew something wasn't right but I continued to fight her. She finally collapsed and I knew something was wrong as it was almost too easy.
When she went down the crowd called for me to kill her. I . . ..
 
Hondo: You killed her?
 
Tonya: No. They all screamed at me to kill her. I was given a spear to run her through. I threw it away. I am ashamed that I actually considered killing her, but I couldn't. The crowd booed me. I just looked at the ground. Horace came running out screaming t me to kill her. I just stood there. He hit me in the stomach and knocked the wind out of me. I fell to me knees and he just kept kicking me. I don't remember much after that except lying on the ground in pain. I could see the girl in front of me, struggling for breath herself. Horace pulled out a gun and shot her in front of me. Her blood splattered in my face. I remember him swearing still as I lay there. two of the other fighters he brought alone with us carried me out, I can't remember which ones either. Next thing I remember was I was back home. He . . . I . ..
 
Hondo: If it hurts to talk about ti, ya don't hafta.
 
Tonya: No, its alright. He had my hands tied to a couple posts, spread eagle style. He ripped my clothes off and used me as a punching bag. He kept saying he was going to rape me, though I know he wouldn't. He was odd about sex. humans only for him. I think he had a deal with the slavers to rape some of the girls they captured before they turned them into wessen.  But he beat me with his fists then whip me some until he was tired, then he;d go inside, rest and start all over. He threatened all sorts of horrible things! IT was hot out too, I remember that. half way through the day I don't remember a lot but I lapsed in and out of conscientiousness. I remember he ordered everyone to leave me alone. along about evening I came to to someone giving me water to drink. I was then cut down and drug into and old barn that was close by. It was Zoey. She had to get a stool to give me the water and she somehow found a sharp rock and cut the ropes that held me up. I don't know how she got me into the barn but she did.
 
Zoey: It was hard. I was smaller then, but she was nice to me when no one else was so I wanted to help her.
 
Tonya: I think she saved my life. not sire if I'd have lived through the night without her. she talked one of the other wessen into sewing up some of my deeper cuts but they would only do so after Zoey took the risk to get me out of sight. she stayed with me all night and, tending to my wounds, giving me water, and even found a blanket to keep me covered. Horace was irate the next day but his wife was feeling better and her parents arriving on a planned visit.
 
Hondo: How convenient that she was feeling well.
 
Tonya: Yeah, I know. Anyway, it gave Zoey time to get me at least so I could get along and he never did find out who did it. We were all starved for about a week after his wife's family left to try to get someone to give up who freed me, but no one caved and his rage over me not killing the girl had subsided. Zoey and I stuck together from that day on. We had a few other incidents but we gave each other a reason to keep going on.  
 
Hondo: So what happened with the purge if Horace was so tight with the slavers?
 
Tonya: We weren't taken in the purge. We were picked up.
 
Hondo: Picked up?
 
Tonya: Zoey and I gave each other strength to fight back. We did what we had to but some things we fought. Like when Geoffrey tried to rape me and I got whipped. I overheard him talking about taking Zoey as he liked them young. I hid Zoey and was where he thought she would be. when he tried to force me I kicked him in the little worm he tried to stick in me!
 
Hondo: Good girl. Was that why you were sold?
 
Tonya: No. The last straw was he decided Zoey's training wasn't going fast enough and started overseeing her training. Karl had come over with Geoffrey that day which was odd. Karl got me alone and told me that Leonard was gone on business and Geoffrey had decided he was going to have Karl fight in a Colosseum fight. He said he also overheard that He was going to sell me and and turn Zoey into a sex kitten if she didn't shape up soon. He urged us to escape with him. I thought he was just trying to help us. Now I know he needed help to escape and used us. HE originally wanted just me and said If I left Zoey she'd most likely be left alone. That's when I heard Zoey cry out. I went running to her and left Karl where he was. I found Horace beating her with a riding crop and screaming at her. She had bested her training partner and when ordered to finish him off she refused. I jumped in and shoved Horace back. I grabbed Zoey's knife off the floor. I'd have killed him had Geoffrey not came in. One of the staff overheard Karl and me talking. I guess they feared Horace's retribution if we ran off. Geoffrey had Karl at gun point and ordered me to drop the knife or he would kill him. I dropped it. Horace knocked me down and ordered me to be tied up. Geoffrey made lewd comments about what he wanted to do to me, but Horace was mad. He ordered my hands tied and had a roped tied from them to a beam in the ceiling so I was just on my toes. He belted me a few times, but refrained from whipping me. I guess it was in case he decided to sell me, or because he'd get less for me in the death matches if I looked beat up already. Anyway after a few minutes of humiliation and some beating he stopped and grinned evilly. He got Zoey and told her all about sex kittens and what they would do to change her, and how she wouldn't be herself anymore. Then he told her what would be done to her as a sex kitten and how she would probably die in pain by the hands of some freak with a horrible sex fetish. Then he gave her an out.
 
Hondo: I have an idea what that was, but go on.
 
Tonya: If she killed me she would be his wife's body guard and be protected from all those horrible things. Plus, she would have better food, better sleeping quarters, and less work. She took the knife, looked at me with tears in her eyes and cut my ropes again. she turned, and. . . .
 
Zoey: Stop!!
 
Zoey started crying and hid her face in Hondo's arm.
 
Hondo: Whats wrong, little one?
 
Zoey sobbed: No, no, I can't!
 
Tonya: He needs to know.
 
Hondo: Know what?
 
Zoey just held onto him and cried.
 
Tonya: She almost committed suicide. The thought of being turned into a sex kitten was too much to bear. She begged me to kill her a couple times later before we escaped and you found us. I . .  I just couldn't. I tried to give her hope but . .. but we had none. If Karl was wrong about what he said would happen to us he no longer was. Our fates were sealed
 
Zoey just continued to Hold Hondo and cry.
 
Hondo: Who stopped her?
 
Tonya: Horace did. He wanted us to suffer. He chained the three of us in his barn and the slavers picked us up a week later.
 
Hondo stroked Zoey's hair as he held her.
 
Hondo: Now I understand the night mares you two have been having. My poor girls. Don't you two worry. I'm here.
 
Zoey sobbed: But . . . but what if they get you like they got mom?!!?
 
Hondo: If they do Uncle Fernando will take care of you and I will be back. But don't worry about that. I'm here to stay and we will get Valentine back and' things will be a lot better for you I promise!
 
Hondo may have seemed big and tough but his heart, already hurting for worry of Valentine was now almost breaking over the sorrow and hardships his two adopted daughters had gone through. At the same time it stoked the fires of his anger too.
 
Tonya: We know. its. . . its hard to talk about the past but . . .I know if you know. ..
 
Hondo: Yeah. I appreciate you tellin' me so I can be there for you two and understand ya better. Thanks.
 
Tonya: No, thank you. you and mom are the only good things we have seen in years.
 
Hondo: So what happened to Horace then and What about Geoffrey?
 
Tonya: Horace thought maybe Leonard or Dean had put Karl up to it getting Me and Zoey to try to run to undermine his authority with his wessen and maybe even the slavers. Horace decided the Jenkins needed taught a lesson and Geoffrey wanted power over the Jenkins place, which Horace thought he could use him. Now know we only heard a bit as they talked outside the barn we were kept in to keep Horace's wife from overhearing. From what I heard Horace sent the slavers to take out the Jenkins plantation. I'm not sure where Dean was but Leonard might have still been away, but if he was he is running for his life now. Horace and Geoffrey were headed to the slavery headquarters in slave town then were suppose to meet up with us there to offload us for transportation. Zoey would have been sent out to be redone to a new owners specifications and Karl and I would have been sent to either fight town or shipped east to The Colosseum, where the rich folks pay to watch fights in a "nice" setting. We hoped for fight town as at least they gave us some armor to make the fight last. At The Colosseum they specialized in exautic fights. I would have probably been forced to fight naked with just a knife against another woman, or have a big male Wesson against two and have him try to rape us before killing us. They consider it sophisticated entertainment but really its sick, twisted, and barbaric. At least that's what we have heard from them and others before. We couldn't always hear all of their conversations but with them figuring we would be dead, or in Zoeys case mind wiped, they talked freely around us until they left to the slave town two days before we were picked up.  
 
Hondo: I see. But why did Geoffrey and Horace have to go there?  
 
Tonya: Horace owns several whore houses in different towns as well. He usually owns 50% to 60% and the other part is owned by the woman who runs the place. One of those women were in slave town and he was to meet up with her to discuss a business idea I heard. I guess she wanted to branch out as she was free of some obligation that had her tied down before. I think the name of the business was Lacey's Place.
 
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Well the cowboy, like the red man, you had to leave your land
You can't raise your stock and plant your crop in the gumbo and the sand
Greed disguised as progress has put us to the test
They won't be glad until we're gone from our home out in the west
It's sad to see those good old days replaced with greed and doubt
Soon we'll leave the country, the campfire has gone out
Bid 'em all adieu, you can't turn the world about
The cowboy left the country, the campfire has gone out
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Reply #2199 - May 3rd, 2017, 11:54am
 
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