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The Old Smoke: CH3

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« Reply #75 on: <11-19-13/1537:31> »
___Sillasion___
The dog wagged its tail happily as you play with it.
It sits down at your command, its tongue lolling to one side of its mouth and pawing at the air in a high five motion. It had been well trained and looked after. It's AR collar identified it as a he, "Pierre".
"Bonjour!"
A voice greeted you from behind and an elderly man unhooks the little dog from its leash, waves you good bye and heads down the street, shopping bag in hand. Pierre pulls back on the lead to come and play some more, but the old man tugs at the lead and calls him to heel.

Entering the Mega Euro-Mart, you're amaed at the scale of the shit you can buy in one store. It is literrally stacked floor to ceiling with stuff.
A small cafe area is just to the right of the entrance, the smell of the coffee and fresh baked croissants deliberately blown your way by cunningly placed air conditioning units draws you in.
Two elderly gentlemen sit at separate tables, while a store clerk wipes down another, removing a previous customer's detritus.
A small servery at the far end is staffed by a dis-interested looking young elf, an AR menu behind her scrolls through the plentiful options.
English toasted muffins(whey muffins) with soy-egg, whey-croissants with preserve, "Le Belly Buster" breakfast and all manner of different styles of soycaf  to wash it down with were on offer.
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« Reply #76 on: <11-19-13/1649:25> »
___Scawire____
As soon as you lit up your cig on the forecourt, a klaxon blares out and the attendant inside the shop waves frantically at you, shouting something over the intercom.
Défense de fumer!!!! Défense de fumer!!!

___Knives___
You head into the small shop, choices of fairly basic oils right up to high-end nanite engine care products lined one wall, and a small selection of pre-made sandwiches, bottled drinks, doughnuts and soups stood on the other side.
The good stuff was held behind the counter and thankfully there was no queue. The rider of the unattended motorbike squeaked past you in his leathers as you head to the desk.
All of a sudden the clerk goes beserk, hitting the alarm button and shouting into the tannoy, gesturing at something outside
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« Reply #77 on: <11-19-13/1757:31> »
Knives looks down at his still damp greatcoat and busted arm, *I sure hope they aren't twitchy around here... you look like hell.*  He keeps his head down and eyes lowered as he poors two soykafs.  When the alarm sounds instinct kicks in and his good arm flies to the spot his blades are hidden.  Unfortunately this leaves one cup subject to gravity and it falls to the floor.

*Get a grip man.  We're not in the Old Smoke anymore.*  He quickly replaces the spilt soykaf and proceeds to the checkout.   He can't help but look for what all the commotion is about...
"Everything that is, casts a shadow" -Neil Gaiman.
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« Reply #78 on: <11-19-13/1814:57> »
Ok not sure what the hell the french guy just said but since I'm this close to the pumps I'm going with. Get the hell away from the pumps. Mantis decides to step a few paces from the pumps hoping that keeps him from being yelled at with the gibberish he had just heard. I wasn't thinking about blowing the pumps up..... Ok maybe just a passing thought. but with Interpol on our tails best not make too many fires that makes our path easy to fallow.
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« Reply #79 on: <11-20-13/0746:58> »
Syberix looks over her shoulder at the old man when she hears his voice.
She offers him a smile, "bon matinée."
She waves to the small dog as the old man walks off with him, "au revoir, Pierre!"

She makes her way on inside and immediately to the café. Looking over the menu momentarily, she turns her attention to the elf, "Je vais prendre une soycafe et une whey-croissants with preserve - à emporter."
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« Reply #80 on: <11-20-13/0845:24> »
____Mantis____
Though you back away from the pumps, the attendant is still going bat shit crazy at you over the tannoy. Though you don't understand what she's saying her arm movements make it clear she's pointing at a no smoking sign.

___lumen___
You reach the checkout and look out the window. Mantis has had a bit of a blonde moment and lit up a ciggy on the forecourt while he stretches his legs. His expression is a bit flummoxed at why the attendant in front of you is going so crazy at him in French.
The last thing you needed was for security to get called and make a fuss, Interpol would just love that.
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« Reply #81 on: <11-20-13/1027:21> »
When he sees Mantis is the cause of the commotion Knives' head drops, *Has he gone daft?*  He sets the soykafs down and sends a text to Mantis, <Do you want Interpol breathing down our necks?  Put it out and get back in the car.  I love my smokes as much as the next guy but you could've waited five minutes until we were back on the road.>
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« Reply #82 on: <11-20-13/1432:19> »
Dreking Frog fine. Mantis puts out his snuff smoke then sits in the car. Welcome to France we have ways of dealing with you boarder jumpers. Mantis sits in the car waiting to receive his soy-cafe and for the car to start moving to light his snuff up again.
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« Reply #83 on: <11-20-13/1632:20> »
___Sillasion___
The young elf girl smiles at you as you approach, giving you the whole corporate greeting spiel.
She takes your order and promptly plates it up, serving you a massive steaming cup of soycaf. The smell of the croissant is divine and it tastes just as good, though you feel you could eat another 5 of them!

As you sit and sup your soycaf, killing some time, your commlink vibrates in your pocket.
Pawing at the screen one handed, you realise it is Jean Luc returning last night's message.
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<<Jean-Luc>>//Morning! You were up late last night! heavy drinking session was it? How long you in France for? fancy meeting up?//
subtract 25NY for the breakfast

___Mantis___
The attendant glares at you through the window but stops hollering as you stub out the cig. Dunk seems to have nodded off again in the back and stirred back awake as you slam the passenger door shut.
"Everything alright pal?"

___Knives___
Seeing Mantis stub it out, the clerk's panic levels seemed to drop significantly. She turned to you, muttering some (presumably obscene) words under her breath about the idiot outside.
She scans your items and charges you for the fuel bidding you a good day as you leave, clearly not noticing yet that you'd made a right mess of her shiny floor.
subtract 200NY for fuel, food, drinks and smokes
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« Reply #84 on: <11-20-13/2011:32> »
Knives pays, nods and quickly exits.  He gets to the car, hands Mantis his soykaf and starts the car.  As soon as the AR pops up he reengages the pilot program to complete the journey.   Once the car is back on the road he lights a smoke, cracks the window and sucks down the whole thing in a few drags.  He tosses it then lights another and looks at Mantis, "I know we're all bloody knackered but have you gone daft!?"
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« Reply #85 on: <11-21-13/0803:42> »
<Robit! Send ze response!!
 "Bonjour Jean-Luc!!!! I am up whenever, but ja - it was drinking. I have something to be doing soon, but after I am all for meeting up.... I am just needing to make the Nuyens first">
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« Reply #86 on: <11-21-13/0808:44> »
Great, where are you staying? Can you get to paris by thursday?
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« Reply #87 on: <11-21-13/1102:44> »
<Robit....You are knowing ze drill
"....staying? no where currently.  I'm over in Chelles - got some fun to get into this morning, and I'm get paid for it to boot. uh... should be able to? I'm sure someone will pick me up ;) >
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« Reply #88 on: <11-21-13/1325:34> »
Mantis get into the car. Nothing major just lit up where I shouldn't have.

Mantis shakes his head. I didn't see the sign until I was yelled at. I thought it was all good, still don't know what that crazy lady was saying. We best find some way of communicating here in France maybe a program for our comm links might come in handy, any ideas where to get a translator program Mantis re-lights his snuff smoke and lets the flame dance before his eyes as he wonders what the team should do about the language barrier.
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« Reply #89 on: <11-21-13/1331:49> »
___Sillasion___
<<Great, that's just down the road! Meet you in Le Petit Derrier? Troll Rock night! :-) Fun? ha! well come back in one piece, might have some work for you :-)>>

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