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ENCOUNTER

Dani merely followed Kiva without another word, climbing over to open window with ease after the Stranded broke off the protruding shards. The woman was going by her command like she wanted; there was nothing else to say in the matter. All she had to do was follow her to get her recruits; that was all she came here for.

The minute the ground began to shake, the hypnotist stopped in her tracks so she wouldn't fall when it began to give away. Kiva didn't need to beckon her towards the alley, for she had already followed her, without a hint of worry or panic. Since the Stranded was under her control, there was no need for her to play the helpless woman any longer. She might not have been strong, but fear was far from her category.

"I do hope you know another way around this."

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ROMANI

Judith had to stifle her laughter as guards fleed from the "cursed" chest left and right. The whole image was incredibly amusing to her, but she couldn't deny that the mission had been accomplished. Maybe now, no one would think of thieving from the Romani.

As such, Judith just silently followed Ezio and Cetea on their way back to the Romani camp. Though all the while, a small train of thought began to form in her head:

[i]I could get used to an assassin's life.[/i]

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NO REST

"I guess she's better now." Kara commented as the injured woman pushed away the Hi-Potion. The former did get a bit worried as the woman stood up when she shouldn't have yet. Kara got up and followed the woman when she walked away. "You're going after whoever shot you alone? Normally, I wouldn't stop you but it's obvious that your shooter has friends. I can't stop you from going after them but I can go with you." She jabbed her thumb right behind her, still following the woman. "And I think those two behind us will go too."

When Kiva got up and just started to walk away, Rebecca frowned. What was the deal with this girl?

"Hey, the least you can do is give us some thanks!" she called out to Kiva as she walked away. Steve put a hand up towards Rebecca to shush her and get her to calm down.

"Don't worry about that, girl, she's got bigger fish to fry here on Pandora," he told her before joining Kiva and Kara.

"Look, I don't mind if you're goin' after the folks who shot you," Steve told Kiva, "but you're not a one-person army. Whoever put a pair of bullets in you is clearly someone not to take lightly. You need back-up, trust me."

Rebecca merely sighed and followed the other three quietly, not wanting to be left behind on this world.

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CRIMINAL ELEMENTS (to get)

Cetea nodded in agreement with Zero's statement, "I agree, and I will kindly ask you to leave. Now." She said, frowning deeper. The asari was beginning to panic slightly (weeks of careful planning can make a person paranoid), and this "Riza" wasn't helping matters by acting almost unnaturally calm. It was as if she knew something they didn't. When she looked down at her hands, she found the left twitching. Grabbing her wrist, she lowered her hands under the table and glanced past Riza, there seemed to be more people approaching. The situation seemed to turning somewhere undesirable, though Cetea took a breath and exhaled slowly. Stay calm... She drilled internally, looking down at the table.

Azumi sighed, putting a hand on Cetea's shoulder, and noticing and nodding to the new arrivals. "You're too uptight. Plans can unravel in an instant under stress. I do understand that random people butting in isn't the best of things," she gave Riza an unreadable look through the dark visor at that. "but if you're too tense you attract even more attention."

Isaac shrugged. "Like we need more. I already know most of you." He gave Cetea a level gaze. "Given what we look like and where we are, talking and plans aren't really good in any case. Most are either dancers, otherwise dancing, the bartender, some bodyguards, or Aria's crew up top." He pointed to the two staircases, a nearby one guarded by a four-eyed batarian. "So unless you plan to search the area just the three of you, I'd say you'll need help to know you're serious. What's it gonna be?" He looked nonchalantly to the lieutenant. "The gun is hopelessly out of date without an upgrade to this type and shielding, but I think Amestris isn't exactly bad. If its any consolation, we can shoot her if she's trouble." Of course, this was probably easier said than done, but sometimes planning wasn't enough. Especially in Omega. "Besides, some of us need to keep an eye on you guys to avoid an incident. Especially if some have something to hide." Subtle? Probably not, but he didntnlook to any of them in particular in the process.

Azumi frowned under her helmet, but turned her attention behind the newcomers. "PFC, I think you might have missed them. I'm getting two red marks leaving out the front door. Blue and white armor, a shotgun on one back, and an assault rifle on the other. Judging from how the front door works and how open the space is, I say we take to the alley alongside the right of the entryway looking in, or move very fast to catch them in the hallway. Unless they're stupid and he is --not unlikely on some level -- I say they'll have reinforcements and had less people taking a drink so they won't be spotted too easily. Coming around the bar..."

She stood, walking calmly out, not touching her weapons. She didn't make much fuss, letting the others follow, but not motioning for it. Best to see how they handled with no orders. She did agree on picking allies, but sometimes they had to test them somehow.

Isaac shrugged, waving for Cheryl to follow before walking as well. They would discuss waft was going on later, but he didn't want to be stuck in this bar longer anyway. He would keep watch for her, but mostly keep his eyes on their enemies and technical allies, especially Azumi and Riza.


Cheryl just walked up calmly to the group of three, added by the one soldier, calmly waving to them. "Hey, no need to worry about us. I know at least one of you." She then hooked her thumb back to Kalas, who almost stumbled over had it not been for Lucifer to help him out. "Though you might need to keep a watch on him, just in case he does something stupid."

"I said I can manage!" he shouted, to which the young woman had to wince.

"Maybe you can start by keeping your voice down, buddy."

He just rolled his eyes before looking to the small group, giving a small wave to Azumi and Zero. "Hey, I remember ya from that underwater world, when ya didn't have all that armor. And girl-hair, from that evil robot incident. That was fun."

With that, the two stayed silent as they began to discuss the situation, since they were gonna stick around to help out. Something about their targets already walking out. Though they didn't understand the entirety of the situation, might as well figure it out along the way. First, Cheryl began to follow after Azumi, giving Isaac a deadpan look.

"You know, you don't have to keep gesturing for me like that," she remarked. "It's not like I'm a drone, or something."

Kalas just took a few deep breaths to keep himself in check before walking after them, his Mauthe Doog companion sticking by to help just in case. He might have been inebriated, but he had enough sense to handle himself if it would come down to fighting. Which, from the looks of things, seemed to be likely. Well, anything to try and prove himself.

Riza didn't even bother to respond to the calls for her to leave. From the sounds of things, they were in pursuit of a criminal. OK, she's done those kinds of things before for Central. This time, it's just in a different universe. With futuristic technology.

That was really the only wrinkle here: Riza had no direct means of getting past the superior tech the criminals would be using, in comparison to her tech. Still, Riza was more than just a good shot; one would have to be to reach the rank of Lieutenant, after all.

Silently, Riza got up and followed Azumi, walking closely to the ODST.

"Look, if it's criminals you're after, I can help you out," she quietly told Azumi. "I've dealt with quite a few back in Amestris. None like this, obviously, but I'm quick to adapt. Disarming them can't be any different than disarming someone where I'm from."

Yes, a plan of action was already beginning to form in Riza's mind. After all, the prepared soldier was always the favorite to win the battle. She would have to adapt the plan to work along with Azumi's, naturally, but that didn't mean she couldn't at least start thinking of one now. With the technological disadvantage she had, a clever plan could work wonders for her.