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Post by Kamui.EXE on Apr 19, 2007 10:51:56 GMT -5
Kamui shrugged as she found a spot to settle down.
"Fine with me. Just don't do anything stupid while I'm resting, alright?" said Kamui half muttering.
It was only a few minutes later when she dozed off....
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Post by fierano on Apr 19, 2007 11:12:16 GMT -5
Glimmer took a long sigh when he finally heard Kamui dozing off. He stared at her form for a while, contemplating everything that had just happened. Even he didn't think that his comments would lead him into this sort of situation. Still, he felt there was only one thing to do.
"Sleep tight...Miss Exan..." he whispered solemnly...before continuing on down the tunnel. He kept one tire feeling the walls and maintained a relatively slow pace so he wouldn't bump into anything.
If anybody asks...she just got lost...
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Post by Tracker89 on Apr 19, 2007 11:15:30 GMT -5
"I see. Good day." Andy replied before driving away in the direction of the hotel, although he intended to return to the Speedway once he was sure the police weren't watching him.
As the tension faded away, questions regarding The Managers began swimming around his mind...
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Apr 19, 2007 11:16:42 GMT -5
El Bandito just gave him a mental slap.
<Juzt whot are yeh thinkin', lad? Dis doezn' 'elp eith'r wun ov yeh. Exan kin fin'd 'er whey out an' yeh kin not. Yer juzt goin' ta get yerself los't! I be sayin' dat dis iz da MOS'T dumbes't ideah yeh've cam' up wit.>> said El Bandito.
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Post by fierano on Apr 19, 2007 11:29:45 GMT -5
Glimmer winced at the slap, as Kamui's form faded in the distance and curves of the tunnel. I know what I'm doing. If I take a wrong turn, I can just feel my way back. Besides which, I can memorize this sort of thing.
Besides which, you knew I was going to turn the tables on her eventually.
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"You did well, Mr. Carmichael, very well indeed," the Managers reassured Andy as he drove off.
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Apr 19, 2007 11:32:35 GMT -5
<<Alroight, broight wun, I be holdin' yeh ta dat an' see 'ow fa'r dis wun getz yeh. I'd luv ta see yeh fall in ta ah deep pit!>> said El Bandito sarcastically.
As Glimmer moved further and further away, things were getting darker and darker until it was incredibly difficult to see.
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Post by fierano on Apr 19, 2007 11:39:32 GMT -5
Glimmer's pace barely slowed as it got darker and darker, and as long as he kept a tire to the wall he knew he was getting somewhere. We'd all love for that to happen, wouldn't we? he retorted, just as sarcastically. Of course...at least you'll be able to move on.
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Apr 19, 2007 11:44:31 GMT -5
<<An' yeh'll be stu'k in ah pit. Luvleh. Maybeh we kin 'ope fer ah ro'k slid'e whoile yer at it? Er maybeh qui'ksan'd.....>> said El Bandito adding to the sarchasm, <<Er whot if yeh run in ta Steele an' companeh? Yeh kin not foight werth ah dam'n an' she'll mak' sur' dat not ev'n yer ow'n par'ntz woul'd miss yeh. Gon' frum da fac'e ov da ear'th!>>
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Post by fierano on Apr 19, 2007 11:49:26 GMT -5
Glimmer's breathing got tense. If I can't win...then I don't even expect you to miss me. It was then that he smirked. I can imagine how you'd feel having me on your own legacy.
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Apr 19, 2007 14:27:28 GMT -5
<<Woul'd aneh wun miss yeh? If yeh were de'd loike me, I kin tell yeh.... mos't will mov'e on witout yeh. Ev'n dem Mang'r ladz an' lass yeh kee'p talkin' ta. Dey'd pro'bableh repla'ce yeh an' mov'e on. Derr woul'dn' me maneh who woul'd. Dat'z 'cauze yeh'v dunn so maneh thin'z ta pus'h pe'ple 'whey frun yeh unti'l yeh 'ave nuthin' an' ev'reh thin' lozez meanin'. Da onleh wun so fa'r who keepz bailin' yeh outta troubl' an' who'z still livin' iz Exan. She'z got quoite ah thanklezz job. Sumtim'z she haz ta be an armeh genr'l, sumtim'z da think'r, da daredev'l, da rac'r, da waitre'zz, da babeh sitt'r.... plenteh. Racin' izn' da onleh thin' she doez, lad. 'Er frie'ndz ma'y thank 'er, but no wun elze doez. Consid'rin' all dat she'z dun fer yeh so fa'r, not ah singl' hones't thankz frum yeh an' yet.... she still 'elpz az bes't she kin. Iz dat not werth aneh thin'?>> said El Bandito.
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Post by Tracker89 on Apr 19, 2007 17:12:26 GMT -5
Andy made sure he was the only one on the road before replying.
"Did what very well? I thought I was supposed to make someone look good in front of the media, not barely escape being arrested!"
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Post by fierano on Apr 19, 2007 23:16:06 GMT -5
"Situations can change beyond even our own control, and you handled that change very well, Mr. Carmichael."
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Glimmer winced at the R-word again, trying hard - but probably in vain - to keep El Bandito from giving him that hollow feeling inside. He continued to focus on the tunnel ahead.
Not a pfennig, Glimmer replied. We do favors for others, but ultimately life's one big race for supremacy. Either we win, or we lose. We are remembered or forgotten. It's Matte Black or Gloss white. But you don't need me to tell you that for the umpteenth time.
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Apr 20, 2007 5:57:45 GMT -5
<<Nah. Dun' nee'd ta 'ear all dat daft winnin' an' lozin' stuff yeh kee'p talkin' gibb'rish 'bouut. But fer da rec'rd, dem Mang'rz woul'd probableh replac'e yeh at sum poin't. Yeh dun' 'ave da upp'r tir'e on dem if yeh get me drift.>> said El Bandito.
El Bandito then noted some of Glimmer's memories of where he was going getting a bit fuzzy.
<<Oi.... yeh kn'w wher' yer goin'?>> asked El Bandito.
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Post by Tracker89 on Apr 20, 2007 6:19:05 GMT -5
"So have I fulfilled my end of the deal, or are there any more requirements aside from this one?"
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Post by fierano on Apr 20, 2007 8:36:45 GMT -5
I'd know better if you didn't keep distracting me, Glimmer grumbled, wincing once again at the dreaded R-word. Besides which, I'm certain I've only been traveling in one direction, so I can simply reverse course if I get "lost."
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"We will contact you should further opportunities arise. Thank you for your assistance," the Managers replied. They made sure, of course, that Andy received the proper compensation through a secret bank transfer.
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