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Post by bc on Oct 2, 2007 18:41:52 GMT -5
Who is "he"? -Niles asked curiously.-
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 2, 2007 18:48:36 GMT -5
"I think he called himself Thing, which is quite a strange name if you ask me," said Ebony, "Anyway, I recall that he was a mix between a combine harvester and a Scion xB and he had a very sharp, nasty-looking header in front of him. He used to live on the outskirts of Nitropolis, I think. Never seen him come into the city, except only once, though."
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Post by bc on Oct 2, 2007 18:52:13 GMT -5
Hm. -Niles thought a moment.- Did he ever have anything against you, or did you ever do anything to him that may have set him off? A spirit usually won't do something like that unless they're vengeful toward those they haunt. Then again, there are those that are purely evil, composed of pure negative energy.
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 2, 2007 19:02:43 GMT -5
"Well... all I know is that we both had a different sense of justice," said Ebony, "His way of taking care of trouble-makers was just a little bit more gruesome and I was sickened by it. So, me and couple of friends devised a plan to stop these senseless murders. I baited him by taunting him and had him chase me all the way to the levee and being smaller I avoided falling into the water... but he didn't because he was larger..."
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Post by bc on Oct 2, 2007 19:06:24 GMT -5
Did he drown? -Niles asked, a concerned look on his front.- If so, I think we've pinpointed the identity of our ghost.
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 2, 2007 19:10:06 GMT -5
Ebony nodded, "Yes, he drowned. He was much too heavy to be able to float." She sat back on her tires, and Phoenix, who had stayed close to the Viper the whole time, patted her side with a tire.
"Thing must've wanted revenge on me..." she said, almost visibly shaken, "He wanted to kill me for killing him..."
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Post by bc on Oct 2, 2007 19:14:38 GMT -5
Hm. -Niles paused a moment in thought.- O.K. That explains why the Guardians who are here are combines... perhaps they know of this Thing, and know what he's trying to do. Combines live and travel in close-knit family-structured herds. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Guardians was related to Thing somehow. -He paused again.- What was Thing like? I mean, you say his sense of justice was gruesome, but... it's not like a combine to be living in Nitropolis.
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 2, 2007 19:22:45 GMT -5
"I knew little of his past, unfortunately," said Ebony, "But there were rumors floating around that his mother, I think there were some that said was a full Scion xB, didn't like the child she had brought into the world and dumped him in the city to fend for himself. That's probably why he's kept to himself a lot."
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Post by bc on Oct 2, 2007 19:47:06 GMT -5
Would you know anybody that might know more about him? -Niles needed to know as much about this Thing's past, his personality, etc. as he could before he delved into trying to deal with his ghost.-
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 2, 2007 19:52:39 GMT -5
"The only other combines that I know that live around here are Frank and BC," said Ebony, "They might probably know, but I don't often see them, except for BC, who, on rare occasions, comes into town to get something from the diner."
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Post by bc on Oct 2, 2007 19:59:58 GMT -5
Could you take us to see this BC guy? -Niles was on a mission. He always did background research before starting in on working with any ghost.-
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 2, 2007 20:13:15 GMT -5
"He lives out in the caves near Three Towers," said Ebony, "but I'll take you to see him. He's mostly very quiet, but friendly."
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Post by bc on Oct 2, 2007 20:18:17 GMT -5
Friendly's good... I wouldn't want to be trying to interrogate a mean combine... I like my rear bumper, I'll keep it, thank you. -Niles chuckled, and looked to Lorena:- Boss, Ms. Sanders and I are going to talk to somebody who might know more about Thing. You want to come?
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 2, 2007 20:25:55 GMT -5
Lorena, who had been listening quietly, nodded, "Yes, I'll come."
Ebony prepared to shift into Drive, then turned to Phoenix, "You coming too, Nix?"
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Post by Volksdragon on Oct 2, 2007 20:41:10 GMT -5
Matt, who had been listening intently, prepared to follow the group. "Hm, sounds interesting."
((OOC: Eh, sorry Matt's not doing much. Niles has the tech and Lorena has the skills... I can't figure out any role for Matt. I guess since he's a newbie on the job, that kinda makes sense, though.))
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