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Post by Solomon Koukon on May 31, 2009 18:52:59 GMT -4
Solomon followed Yoshi in the room upstairs. Apparently the innkeeper thought that the three of them were all lodging together and used the money that Solomon and Yoshi provided for their stay. He looked inside, seeing two beds and a roll away bed that Yoshi quickly claimed as his own by falling asleep in it.
Solomon kinda chuckled to himself before looking at Yukio.
"Come on dude," he said. "Cheer up. It's best we all room together anyway. You wouldn't want to wake up tomorrow and find that your sword is gone again, do you?"
Solomon laughed lightly, hoping that Yukio would find the joke in it. Grabbing his bag, Solomon jumped into one of the beds to claim it, dropping his bag on the floor.
"You guys don't mind if we go to London tomorrow, do you? There's someone I need to find there."
Solomon waited for a response as he he looked into his bag. But when he did, a confused look showed on his face.
"Huh?" he said. "This isn't my bag; none of my things are in here."
As Solomon continued to search through the bag that was obviously not his, he pulled out a slim case holding a DVD.
"What's this?" he said curiously.
Solomon looked at the back of the case, seeing that there was something on the DVD. When he turned it around, he saw two words written on the actual disk in black permanent marker.
"PLAY ME."
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Post by Yoshi Tokugawa on Jun 1, 2009 10:17:38 GMT -4
Hearing the actions around him, yoshi opened his eyes and stretched. Very apparently, the excitement wasn't over. Yoshi uncurled his legs and yawned lazily, rubbing the bridge of his nose slowly between his index and thumb.
"London hm? Why Not. I'd like to see if I can find an arms dealer there." Yoshi got up and removed his headband and placed it on his backpack. letting his hair fall free, he began to manuver and unlatch the rollaway bed.
"I'm always going to prefer my bow, but I came to England for weapons of both past and present. Of how many, that depends on what I see. But... " Yoshi paused, collasping the bed into place. "I'm going to acquire at least a Rapier and a Revolver before leaving."
"Huh? What's this?" Yoshi heard as Solomon sat with a puzzled face. Solomon produced a disk. Yoshi cocked his head to the side.
"That isn't yours???"
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Post by Solomon Koukon on Jun 1, 2009 15:34:39 GMT -4
"...No," Solomon said, still rather curious as to what could be on the disk. Even though he wasn't related to cats, Solomon's mind could be rather curious at times. He wanted to know what was on the disk the more he stared at it. And after a while, he made up his decision where his curiosity was going to take him. He smirked at his curiosity as he looked at Yoshi.
"You think I should pop it in?" he asked. "There should be a DVD player in this room, right?"
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Post by Yoshi Tokugawa on Jun 3, 2009 9:13:54 GMT -4
Rocking to a standing position, Yoshi walked over to a tall cabinet and opened it Inside sat a television with two slots at the bottom and a remote control on top. Grabbing the remote, he tossed it to solomon in exchange for the DVD he tossed to Yoshi. Putting it in, he made his way to Solomon's Bed and had a seat. Only thing missing was the popcorn.
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Post by Solomon Koukon on Jun 3, 2009 10:58:05 GMT -4
Solomon waited until he was sitting across from him until he pressed play on the DVD remote. The screen changed from a usual blue to a scene involving a chair in an office building. Soon, footsteps were able to be heard. Then someone came in to the picture and sat down in the chair. He had white hair and -- from what he saw -- a pompous attitude. Solomon's eyes narrowed as he tried to understand the situation of this video.
What is this? he thought to himself.
"Hello, Mercelle," the man said. "It's me, Markus."
Solomon heard the name Mercelle before. As a matter of fact he was sure he did. Then remembering what the innkeeper said about the owner of the place, he turned to Yoshi with a serious look in his eye.
"This Mercelle guy is the vice president of Skylight Industries," he told him. "The innkeeper told me he owns this place."
"By now, you should be in England to take Heather Froyer's place at the department there until her return," the videotaped Markus continued. "I have made this video for you to inform you of two things."
Solomon continued to watch closely, trying to understand the meaning of the tape.
"The first, is that I will be making another leave of absence to take care of some outside business. And if all works accordingly afterward, I'll have more good news when I return. The second however, involves a recent allegiance made with our company.
"Yesterday afternoon, two representatives from a village of warriors came to visit us; the villages leader, Kyoumou Tsurugi, and his representative Tsumasaki Tenshi. This village is called the Tenmeigakure; a powerful village of ninjas, assassins and magic users that apparently have a vendetta against the world's problems. Hoping to escalate their mission and to make the world aware of their presence, they allied themselves with us, making us the 'co-owners,' as you would say.
"However, something tragic happened earlier this morning. It seems that from the burden on Tsurugi's shoulders, he went insane. He set the entire village on fire and killed himself afterward. The elders of the village were able to evacuate most of the population before the village burned to the ground; only about five or ten percent of the population didn't make it out alive. And because of our pact, we -- Skylight Industries -- are the only ones they can rely on."
Solomon retreated his face from the recorded Markus' words. He blinked his eyes rapidly and squinted a bit.
"He's lying," he said out loud. "I can tell on his face. That's not how it happened at all..."
"And so as CEO of Skylight Industries," Markus continued, "I believe that we should keep the late Tsurugi's wishes to heart. The Tenmeigakure under our supervision will continue to make the world a better place. I made sure that the elders of the village will always report to me with every problem; every situation they see wrong with the world. And we will fix it. It's what Tsurugi would have wanted.
"But you must promise me, Mercelle that no one other than yourself will know about our latest expansion to Skylight. We have to make sure that they are ready to police the world through us, meaning that there has to be work to be done in order for them to be deemed ready. And once I know they are ready will be when I will release their existence to the world.
"How will I make sure that they are ready, you ask? There is another organization that threatens this companies existence. They are called the 'Devil Saints.' And while their basis is an underground bounty association, their Intel is that of a world power's government. They could slowly but surely become a hindrance to us, which is why our new 'World Police' will make sure they cease to exist as their... training.
"I know you will not disappoint me, Mercelle. Hopefully you are watching this from England; however, you do not need to inform Heather. I will make sure that she knows all that she needs to know about our... aggressive expansion. I will contact you as soon as I return. Good day."
The DVD stopped itself. And all Solomon could do was sit on his bed in wonder. He always hated big business. But this Skylight Industries was getting way too big for comfort. And now that they had this village of ninjas under their full disposal, then they could form an empire to fully control the entire planet!
Solomon was immediately gun-ho in taking this industry down. But first, he had to make sure he had back-up. He looked at Yukio and Yoshi, hoping they were just as affected as he was. So he said the only words that could register in his head after seeing the events on the DVD player.
"We have to do something about this!"
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Post by RyuSeiko, Yukio on Jun 8, 2009 17:55:04 GMT -4
Yukio laughed at the joke. Solomon did not seem like a joking guy but heck it worked. But when he mentioned London he moaned. His head began to replay all the ruccus again. But comotion began. In that room. He looked over and raised a brow. A DVD? "What? DVD.. I guess we can look. What ever it is.... " he then sighed. He never saw a DVD, where he was from was a poor bog farm land. Then as the thing played he felt as if he was in a breif or debreifing.
The word of 'Tenmeigakure' made him want to visit the location. Lies poored into his head, "Assholes... liers..." he grumbled; fists clenched tightly. Not wincing either. He wanted to go out and dent a rock wall. But he watched in silence. When it stopped he looked to Solomon and nodded. No way in hell would ANYBODY get away with this. He shifted on his feet and spoke, "I agree with you man. We gotta do something." He then waited for reply.
OOC: If only Ichigo knew of this. I am peeved reading this.
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Post by Yoshi Tokugawa on Jun 9, 2009 19:36:54 GMT -4
Yoshi wiped his eyes in disbelief. Who was this guy? Skylight Industries? Tenmegakure? Fire and Suicide? It was enough information to fill a opera with. Yoshi shook his head.
"I still don't understand exactly what were stopping here. Who is Markus? What is Skylight industries??"
Yoshi jumped up and began to pace the room, awaiting his answers.
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Post by Solomon Koukon on Jun 10, 2009 12:35:47 GMT -4
At first, Solomon looked at Yoshi like a madman. How could he not know what Skylight Industries was? Ever since he decided to start looking for his father himself, Solomon would always run into some business either owned or affiliated with Skylight Industries. Every continent, every country, every city and every town; there wasn't a corner left unowned by this conglomerate corporation.
Then he thought about it. Yoshi and Yukio were probably from areas that had yet to have been affected by the company. And the only reason why Yukio was probably as anxious as Solomon about this was because from what Solomon could tell, Yukio was a fighter. And from seeing him pace the floor like he was, Yoshi was probably more of a strategist. So with a sigh, he prepared to tell Yoshi what they were up against.
"Skylight Industries is a multinational corporation that deals in just about every kind of trade in the world," Solomon said. "And apparently, this Markus guy is holding the reigns. It's already bad enough that the corporation is controlling this world through the economic value. But if what he stated was true and he has the civilians of this ninja village under his belt, then Skylight might be able to control the entire world!"
Suddenly, his eyes widened. He slowly turned toward the bag the DVD came from. It wasn't his. He slowly turned his head and looked at the television where the DVD, and remembered that the man named Markus made this video that was only supposed to be seen by one man; Mercelle DuBuois. When he put two and two together, he realized the situation that was instantly placed on the three men's shoulders. Because if Solomon did his math correctly, then the answer to the equation could only equal one thing.
The Vice President of Skylight Industries is currently in the same Inn as the three of them.
"Holy shit..." Solomon said quietly, but loud enough for the other two to hear.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!" he heard come from the other side of the door.
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Post by Human NPC on Jun 10, 2009 12:55:50 GMT -4
Mercelle began to unpack his belongings; there were indeed some things that the Vice President of Skylight Industries could indeed do for himself. He was nearly finished, planning on staying in the inn he owned here in Westminister for a while before making the trip to downtown London to check on the publishing district of the corporation. As much as he is prone to follow orders set in stone by Markus, he actually liked it here despite what his company helped do to cripple the town.
He only had one bag left; his favorite carry-on that apparently resembled that of a lower-class citizen's bag staying in the same in. Well, he couldn't have been that low if he could afford purchasing it from the same boutique as Mercelle. But, he gave it no meaning of thought; it would hurt too much in the morning, and he couldn't bare another headache as the one he received during the boat ride here.
Grabbing the bag, Mercelle placed it on his bed and unzipped it. Opening it fully, a look of shock and mild disgust entered his face. It wasn't because the contents of the bag were of soiled or were of items that would cause a man to vomit. It was simply because that the contents of this bag were not his own.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!" the owner of the inn yelled at the top of his lungs after realizing that he had the wrong bag. Zipping it up angrily, he left his quarters violently, slamming the door shut behind him. He took the stairs to the lower level of the inn; he didn't have either the time or the patience to wait on that slave of an elevator.
Yes, there were some things that the Vice President of Skylight Industries could indeed do for himself.
He reached the table of the innkeeper and saw him asleep with his feet perched up on a table. Disgusted at the sight, Mercelle threw the bag at him, watching it collide with his head and watching him fall to the floor.
"THIS IS NOT MY BAG!!!" he yelled at the innkeeper.
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Post by RyuSeiko, Yukio on Jun 10, 2009 13:27:56 GMT -4
Yukio was a fighter for sure but still this made him mad. Not even his dead captain Ryu would do what that man said. No captain, leader, monarch, or any other would do that. Unless a frame or forge. He listened to Solomon intently, his fighter side on the virge of being out. Dealing with scum, punks, moron/peeons was a thing of hobby and job. Looking to the bag he walked over. If the bag was not Solomon's then...
He then took the DVD out and put it up. Having a bad feeling... Then he turned around to hear a yell, "Guess we should snoop around?" he said. Hearing the guy yell kind of made him smirk. At least Solomon did not scream like a sissy and say "fuck" when he found out. That was funny.
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Post by Solomon Koukon on Jun 10, 2009 14:23:47 GMT -4
Solomon snapped out of his surprise after hearing what he assumed was Mercelle yell in anger over what he could only assume was the fact that he had his back and Solomon had Mercelle's. And after what the three of them found out, Solomon made the decision that allowing the Vice President of Skylight Industries to see their faces was a complete no-no.
He looked at Yukio after he put up the DVD and asked if they should snoop around, only to immediately shake his head no. Being an Ookami Youkai himself, Solomon's hearing was way past the abilities of the two humans he was lodging with. Long story short, with his enhanced sense of hearing, Solomon was easily able to determine that Mercelle was immediately next door to them.
"No," Solomon said to Yukio, grabbing Mercelle's bag and the DVD. "Believe me, that's the last thing we need to do right now." He looked near the television where the DVD player was, only to find out that it was also a DVD recorder, along with a few blank DVD's that the last tenants apparently left over. Solomon smirked as he started to get an idea.
He quietly and quickly headed toward the door and cracked it. When he did, he saw a man with long white hair storm out of the room next to them, carrying what looked like his carry-on bag. Solomon immediately knew that was Mercelle. And the fact that he was heading toward the lobby made him a bit more confident in his plan.
After closing the door back, Solomon immediately headed to the television and put the DVD in again. But this time, Solomon put in a blank DVD in the other slot. Once he played the DVD again, he started recording it on the blank one. He looked at Yoshi and Yukio.
"I just saw Mercelle heading downstairs to the lobby," he told the two. "That gives us about a good seven minutes to make a copy of this; we have to have proof and warn whoever these 'Devil Saints' are. And if we take the original, then this Markus guy will find out that his message never got to Mercelle; it would raise suspicion that someone else knows of his plan."
He looked over to where Solomon's bed was and saw a window. He headed over and saw a fire escape rail that led to the window of the next room. He smirked as he got another idea.
He looked at Yoshi and Yukio. "When the DVD is done, I'll put it back in his bag and head over to his room through the window to put it back. Afterward, we have to leave and head for London; he can't know were here..."
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Post by Yoshi Tokugawa on Jun 11, 2009 16:41:47 GMT -4
Shaking his head, Yoshi grabbed up his bag and stood tall for a moment. In a flurry, he had to analyze this situation. Skylight Industries has a giant han in the world's economy... no doubt with some corruption... and now they could be recruiting deadly ninja?
Yep, that would suck.
After taking a moment to consider Solomon's plan. Yoshi nodded. Then he walked over to the Bag that was supposed to be Solomon's. Finding some photos, Yoshi looked at them, pictures of a man smiling with many suits, also following documents with time periods.
Time period..
Yoshi smacked his head. "There's a problem with the plan! If this.....Mercelle.... Just found out he has the wrong bag, and we have the right one, he knows that it's here! If it's not in the lobby when he gets there, he'll scour the building when it's not in the lobby." Yoshi walked over to the door, then he turned to Solomon. "If Mercelle had that bag when he went downstairs, we'll have to make sure he gets his bag also!" Yoshi gave it a few moments before snapping his fingers. Grabbing a piece of paper and a pen from the desk he began to write. Showing them the sign, Yoshi smiled.
Instead of braking and entering, we'll just put the disk back in the bag, and drop the bag off in front of his room with this attached.
The paper read, "Here's you bag. Sorry for the mix-up. MANAGEMENT"
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Post by Human NPC on Jun 11, 2009 17:42:35 GMT -4
The innkeeper got off of the floor, picking up the bag that was thrown at him by the angered Mercelle. And whereas he had every right to retaliate, he didn't. Because he didn't have the right. And that reason made Mercelle feel a little bit better. He chuckled as he watched the innkeeper rub his head in his immediate fail, knowing that as long as he was Vice President of Skylight Industries and the owner of the inn, he could never win. "Did I not state earlier," Mercelle started, "that your bellhop missed one of my bags?" "Begging your pardon, Mr. DuBois," the innkeeper stated, "but I have to speak in my son's defense. The bags looked completely identical." Mercelle frowned. "Did I give off the impression that I care about your son's deficiency in telling the difference between a peasant's bag and that of authority? Because if I did, then I do deeply apologize." The innkeeper stood there, being forced to digest the insult Mercelle delivered upon his son. Mercelle watched as the innkeep could only swallow his pride and continue to serve him like every other customer that comes through the inn, except he wasn't every other customer. He was different. "I will make sure that your bag is found and returned to your possession personally, Mr. DuBois," he stated. Mercelle continued to grimace at him. "Yes, you do that," he quickly replied. "Until then, I shall be in my quarters. Try not to get lost..." And Mercelle started his trek back to his room, taking the hallway back toward the stairs with the most accomplished look he could make at the time.  |
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Post by Solomon Koukon on Jun 11, 2009 18:18:06 GMT -4
Solomon listened to Yoshi iron out the situation and nodded. Not only was he right about him being a strategist, his strategies weren't half bad either. But whatever they were going to do, they had to do it fast. He looked at the progress of the DVD, only to notice that it was at least 95 percent finished. He headed toward Yoshi and grabbed the bag and the sign. "Great idea Yoshi," he said to him. "A lot better than what I had planned." A bell whistled from the DVD player. The copy was done. Taking the original out and placing it back in the case, he put it in the bag along with placing the sign on top of the bag after zipping it accordingly. He looked at the two as he headed for the door. "I'm going out there now," he said. "Look out for anything suspicious." Solomon left the room and closed the door behind him. He went next door and quickly placed the bag in front of the door. But suddenly, he heard a creak come from the stairwell across from him. Thinking quickly, Solomon immediately transformed into his wolf form and found a small open closet to dart into. He backed into the wall, watching out the open crevice to see who it was coming up the stairs.  |
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Post by RyuSeiko, Yukio on Jun 11, 2009 22:56:50 GMT -4
Yukio listened and kept silent. This was different for him, normaly he'd just go out and fight; not just sit there and do nothing. But whatever Solomon said was game for him. Looking to his fist on his left he smirked. Useing the Two Layer Strike would be a good thing if needed. After all, Yoshi could do Ice, Solomon seemed to have a trick or two. Why not himself? It would be nice to use it again, despite the fact he still had two weeks left of healing.
"Anything ya guys need me to do? Just standing here an' waiting for the fight is boring." he said raising his fist and moving his wrist in circles. Making the bones sound off in little short cracks. He was ready to do anything to help them. And get a good workout. If possible.
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Post by Human NPC on Jun 11, 2009 23:41:38 GMT -4
By the time Mercelle reached the floor his room was located, his face instantly showed shock. Was that his bag? It didn't even seem like it was only four minutes ago when he showed that innkeeper how meaningless his situation was!
He approached the bag slowly, only to sneeze lightly. That was a bit odd; the only thing that made him sneeze was his animal hair allergies. But there couldn't have been any animals inside the inn, could there?
Brushing his nose with his index finger, he noticed the note on his bag. It simply said, "Here's you bag. Sorry for the mix-up. MANAGEMENT."
Mercelle went on to open the bag, only to find that all of his belongings were there and in place. He chuckled to himself a bit, finding that it apparently took him degrading the innkeeper's son to gain any decent amount of service here. That only told the VP that once he was done in Westminister, that a new innkeeper would be needed soon.
He took out his key and opened the door to his room. Once he entered it, he closed the door behind him, now content with knowing that all of his belongings were now in his possession.
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Post by Solomon Koukon on Jun 12, 2009 10:22:55 GMT -4
Solomon stood completely still when he noticed that the person coming up the stairs was none other than Mercelle. If he weren't trying to be unseen, he would have growled something fierce at his direction. He watched Mercelle approach the bag. It seemed like the plan was working. Then the businessman sneezed. It made the Ookami Youkai's golden eyes widen, especially since he could see small traces of his fur tracing to when he transformed to when he darted into the darkened closet. Was he allergic to animal hair? Would he care enough to see where it was coming from? Solomon hoped heavily that he would just look past it and keep going. And from the looks of it, he did. Solomon continued to watch quietly as Mercelle looked through the bag to find that everything that was his was inside, then going on into his room, closing the door behind him. Solomon lowered his head in relief before transforming back into his human form. When he did, he stepped out of the closet. But before he did, Solomon stared at Mercelle's door, frowning at the idea of Skylight Industries in control of the entire world.  Solomon quickly got over himself and entered his own room before he got caught. Closing the door behind him, he could see Yoshi and Yukio acting rather anxious; especially Yukio. He leaned against the door and looked at the two. "Well," he started, "what now?" |
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Post by Yoshi Tokugawa on Jun 16, 2009 16:38:46 GMT -4
Yoshi retied his headband around his forehead and stood tall. "I'm for leaving right away. We could stay the night, but I think out, "Neighbor", Shouldn't see any of us at all. Meanwhile it would give us time to think of a plan that will stall things out, and get a message to these...Devil Saints." Yoshi stopped talking and put his hands on his hips.  "That's not the first time I've heard that. Who are the Devil saints??
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Post by RyuSeiko, Yukio on Jun 17, 2009 0:41:15 GMT -4
Yukio sat on the bed arms crossed. He agreed. Who the hell were they? He then looked to Solomon and then to Yoshi. "Who are these... Devil Saints..." he muttered under his breath. It kind of sounded -to him- like a vigalante group or soemthing. He then looked at them. Yoshi looked like he was 'all mighty' with his hands on his hips. It made him want to snicker. He just held his head lower and smirked.
OOC: Nice picks of Kiba and {Yoshi}
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Post by Solomon Koukon on Jun 17, 2009 1:09:32 GMT -4
As much as Solomon wanted to act on Yoshi's suggestion, he did have to admit that these "Devil Saints" were new to him as well.
"I don't know," Solomon said as he got off the door and headed toward his bed. "But they'd have to be one hell of a threat to spook the CEO of a corporation like Skylight."
Solomon started to rationalize the name "Devil Saint." If this was some kind of organization, then just by their name alone would imply that they dealt with...
The young Youkai rose his head and frowned in thought. "Wait a minute," he said lightly. He started thinking. "Devil... Saint... Demons... Angels..."
Solomon's eyes widened.
"Angels..."
Dad, he thought. He immediately turned to Yukio, remembering the bill in his possession and the scent of the man it belonged to; the same man he came to England to find to help find his father.
"Yukio," Solomon said with a serious look on his face. "If we went back to London and... I somehow found out the location of the person who gave you that bill, would you be able to point him out for me?"
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