Samus looked at the map, then nodded and head out, motioing for the others to follow. "When we get her, let Joanna take the kill." she told them en route.
We Are Our Avatars IX: Act V: The Sabotage of the Scandolous Saurian Scoundrels (Open)
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Joanna looked at the map with the others, but would not have been able to make sense of it even with her mind clear and full, such was the size and complexity of London. She let the others locate the park and stayed quiet until Samus spoke.
"We definitely mean to kill her then? I still find it strange that she would do these things. Why threaten the men who cut down the trees if she burns them herself?"
"We definitely mean to kill her then? I still find it strange that she would do these things. Why threaten the men who cut down the trees if she burns them herself?"
"But how does that make sense?" Joanna asked as they walked. As they pushed through the busy crowds of Londoners, she drew her hood further down over her face, ashamed and fearful of the reaction if they could see her. "Surely burning trees should be the last thing she would ever wish to do? If she does that then she may as well let them be cut down! At the very least the trees can be used to build with, or burned at people's hearths to give them warmth, instead of sending the heat into the sky and wasting it."
Seras cleared her throat and tried to speak over the music. "I was just wondering if you would be interested in seeing London again. If I remember right, there should be a movie theater near by." she said, having her hands behind her back and looking down at Steve expectantly.
"Perhaps she's doing some form of slash and burn agriculture. It's a method used by farmers to help return nutrients to the soil as well as warm up dormant seeds in the ground. Or maybe she prefers the trees to be burned rather than be cut. Maybe as a way to get rid of them before 'filthy human hands' cut them down."
Steve picked up a small remote beside the bike's front wheel and clicked a button, turning down the volume of the music from the nearby CD player to a background hum.
"Brilliant things, these." He remarked with a grin and got to his feet, dusting himself down. "Yeah, I'd love to visit London again. And a movie theater should be good. I've seen some modern movies, but never in a theater. Should be an experience." He looked Seras in the eye, and once again knew what it was that she was hoping for. This time he decided to simply address the matter head on.
"So, is this something that I should have asked you first?"
"That would be madness! The trees should at least benefit people in their destruction. Why destroy them out of spite?" Joanna gasped, before shaking her head in disbelief.
"This must be the reason for her bounty. To deprive people of something as important as wood for no reason is terrible. She would have... she would..." Joanna trailed off. She had intended to say something about the forests of her home, but now that she thought about it, she couldn't quite remember if there had been any forests.
"Brilliant things, these." He remarked with a grin and got to his feet, dusting himself down. "Yeah, I'd love to visit London again. And a movie theater should be good. I've seen some modern movies, but never in a theater. Should be an experience." He looked Seras in the eye, and once again knew what it was that she was hoping for. This time he decided to simply address the matter head on.
"So, is this something that I should have asked you first?"
"That would be madness! The trees should at least benefit people in their destruction. Why destroy them out of spite?" Joanna gasped, before shaking her head in disbelief.
"This must be the reason for her bounty. To deprive people of something as important as wood for no reason is terrible. She would have... she would..." Joanna trailed off. She had intended to say something about the forests of her home, but now that she thought about it, she couldn't quite remember if there had been any forests.
"Really? Well I think you should like it. Seeing movies in a theater is usually the better experience." Seras said with a smile, looking forward to seeing how Cap liked the experience. She blinked at him in uncomprehendingly. "What do you mean?" she asked innocently.
"Well... back in my day, if we were to... let's say, go on a date. Then it would have been expected that I'd be the one to ask. I don't know if that's still the same these days. Or am I completely misreading the situation, and we're just talking about finding something to pass the time til the others get back?"
Joanna frowned as she made an attempt to remember what she had been talking about. Something about burning trees. A reason why they should not be burnt? She had no idea.
"I... I do not now. Nothing." She replied evasively. "Come, let us do what we set out to do."
"I... I do not now. Nothing." She replied evasively. "Come, let us do what we set out to do."
Joanna turned to see Samus looking at her worriedly and started to become defensive.
"I am fine! I just want to get moving and find this woman."
"I am fine! I just want to get moving and find this woman."
Joanna bowed her head and cursed under her breath, instantly angry with herself for losing her temper with Samus. She resolved to apologise afterwards, if she could even remember that it had happened. Breaking into an energetic jog, she hurried after the elder bounty hunter.
After the journey, and some searching, the bounty hunters would spot Chloe's rather distinctive hair among the trees. Judging by the position, she was likely sitting on a branch.
Joanna slowed as they spotted Chloe in the trees, but didn't quite stop. She urgently wished to march into the trees after the dryad, ask their questions, and kill her for her soul if the situation allowed for it. Though she hid it from the others, the state her mind was in terrified her, to the extent that she could feel her stomach physically twist into knots.
Seras took a second to process what Steve said, then her face began to flush. "I...Oh, uh, I no I didn't I meanthat'snotwhatI, I mean, I'm not saying I w-wouldn't w-want to...toIjustdidn't..." she said, jumbling her words in her haste to get them all out, not really thinking about what she was saying as her mind was assaulted by embarrassment.