We Are Our Avatars VIII: Interdimensional Jaunt. (Closed up, thanks for playing.)

[DotSlash]

Amelia blinked as she looked at the listing before a small smile grew on her face. [color=ff7777] "This looks up my alley... b-but what am I going to be giving people support for...? I n-n-need to know the product before I can h-help them." [/color] She began to look the application over a little more closely.

[hr]

As Axton began to gather up jobs, he'd end up being stopped by a man in a white suit. "'Scuse me, sir... but I don' think I've seen ya around here. Are ya new 'round town?" He spoke pretty fast, like a black and white film detective. He even had a cigar in his mouth that bobbed as his mouth moved a mile a minute.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Yeah, I just got here and I was looking to make some money." Axton said to the man, looking him over quickly to get an idea of who he was.

 

[DotSlash]

The man chuckled and motioned for Axton to follow him. He didn't seem all that shady, but he did look a bit cheesy as he had short black hair, slicked back and glistening from all the gel that was used. His suit was white as snow with a small red handkerchief in the left front pocket of it. It was buttoned up, leaving a bit of space to show he had on a collared black pinstripe shirt with a red tie underneath. His pants were as white as the suit along with the man's presumably expensive shoes. Though he had the cigar in his mouth, he obviously had the confident smile of a veteran on as he continued.

He placed a hand on Axton's shoulder as he motioned toward the boards. "Listen here, mack--I can call ya 'mack', right?-- See, here's the thing, you'll be able to take these beautiful bounties out and about once you go through some preliminary stuff--minor stuff, lil' tests and stuff--." He continued on, barely pausing for breath but seemingly having no problem talking as quickly as he did. "A man like you shouldn't have a problem with 'em. Just talk to the lady over there at the desk, she'll point ya where ya need to go. Then you and I can talk about gettin' into tha big leagues, huh?" He let go and motioned toward the gumsmacking secretary at the desk.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"...Alright then. Thanks buddy." Axton said and walked over to the secretary. "Hi. I need to go through some tests to become a bounty hunter I guess?" he said to the secretary.

 

[DotSlash]

The secretary looked up to Axton and nodded for a moment looking over toward the suited man and then back to Axton as she dug up some papers. "Alright, I'll need you to sign here, here... and here... and then we can get you started for testing."

The man in the suit gave the woman a wordless nod as he took another look around the bounties before smirking at Axton. "You don't need to worry your pretty little head over it."

OoC: And quoted so I don't fuck this up.

And then there was testing. We can pretty much flashforward that, aptitude test and target range. Written test would be about knowledge of things like the human body, along with a few common sense questions like 'you have been ordered to capture the bounty alive. do you use the disintegrator, the pistol, the machine gun, or the taser?'

Target range would have her given a number of targets and ordered to shoot them certain ways. After he does that, he'd be given a revolver and told to do it again. Write down how that would go, and we're good.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Alright. What am I sighing anyway?" Axton asked as he sighed the papers.

Axton would perform reasonably well on the written test, though the fact that he was a bit of a smart ass would probably shine through in the way he answered some questions. He would do very well in the target shooting segment, even if his abilities with a pistol were far less than perfect.

 

[DotSlash]

The woman continued smacking her gum as she spoke. "Well, the usual legal stuff that goes along with going into these kinds of work. Knowing you're walking to dangerous situations all the time and that you're not holding us responsible since all we're doing is letting people post bounties. So if your ghost is feeling vengeful, don't come here. Go find the poster." She joked as the looked over the results. "Alright, one last thing. Your guns. It says here that they're pretty high tech, shooting flaming bullets and stuff. Since you're lacking with a pistol and anything fancier than a revolver will deteriorate, you can't really take jobs in magical areas unless you feel like risking your gear." She said, stacking the results up and filing them away. "Well, you're more or less clear, but you'll have to go with a trainer. He should be able to help you with your revolver skills and your professionalism." She said, pointing to the suited man who was still standing where he was before the tests.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"I'm sure if it comes to that I can figure something out. And I'll have you know I was a professional soldier for a long time before I turned mercenary." Axton said to the secretary before walking over to the suited man.

"Alright, so what now?" he asked the suited man.

 

[HatchyHatch14]

Walking around the Marketplace, Mary was holding onto Fredrick's right arm seeing as she didn't like the big crowds of people.

[color=F87217]"it's okay Mary, these people are simply shopping there is no need to threat"[/color] Fredrick said in his usual happy manner.
Mary just looked at Fredrick, looking a tiny bit mad.

I'm not a child Master, I am quite aware of that!

she held up, then turned away in a small huff.
Fredrick just chuckled. [color=F87217]"OK ok I'm sorry Mary, we shall just get through this crowd then take a look at the less crowed areas okay?"[/color] Mary nodded in reply, looking a little more happier.

 

[DotSlash]

"Sure as hell don't seem like one." The secretary thought as Axton left.

The suited man smirked and pulled a bounty out of his pocket. Depicted on it was a picture of man with grisly sharp teeth and horns. "Looks like this friendly-lookin' bastard here has been suspected of running an illegal fight ring. You 'n me are gonna bring that little operation down and then get paid. He's stashed out in some tech district, but we're gonna work on ya quickdraw during this." The man whipped out a steel revolver, polished to a sheen. "Ya gonna use this beaut here to do the job and get 75% of the cut. Ya use ya normal tech and ya get 50%. Sound good, mack?" He said, extending a hand.

[hr]

As Mary and Fredrick walked, they'd notice they'd be getting a few stares. Not many, but a few. The crowd was pretty vast and diverse as they continued on and there were a few bands playing on the streets. The one closest to them was covering Rise Against.

 

[Outisakanobody]

Axton seemed to consider this for a minute. He wasn't really fond of any of his weapons and his only objections to using a revolver was because his assault rifle was almost always more practical. But at the same time he thought about not being able to use his turret either, which he had much more of a problem with. "Hell, I'll do my best, but I'm not getting my ass shot off for a few extra bucks. Push comes ta shove, I'm doing whatever it takes to get the job done. And if that means bringing out my girl and losing some cash, so be it." he said while simultaneously shaking the man's hand and taking his gun.

 

[HatchyHatch14]

Mary was slightly suspicious of people watching them walk, as it was slightly embarrassing for her and usual hated to be stared at by strangers.

Fredrick's mood peaked up a little more when he heard music playing. [color=F87217]"Aw nothing like the music being played on the streets, the instruments of the common man played for the common ear to show how hard one can drive a passion for the music they love!"[/color] Fredrick said to Mary, Mary held up a note.

I much prefer classical stuff, but it does have some sort of quality to it yes.

the two continued in there arm in arm walk, as Fredrick passed the bands he would give a smile and wave to the people playing, as a sign of respect for there music.

 

[DotSlash]

"Good on ya, mack." The man said as he turned to move outside. "Good to see you've got a good head on ya shoulders. Last person I made that offer to got themselves killed due to this. People are waaaay too desperate for money these days, I'll tell ya!"

[hr]

The bands continued on playing as the two continued walking through. They'd eventually begin to find themselves in an increasingly less crowded area of the city. It seemed to be darker than the other parts of the city, the buildings being made of a slightly darker color. The architecture began to look less classic and more like something out of a sci-fi horror flick. The people walking around the area looked over toward the couple and one girl chuckled as she walked before whispering something to the other man she was walking if. He seemed to blush before urging the girl to move along and stop staring.

Fredrick and Mary would then find themselves in what seemed like a town square. The writing on the building around the center was odd and most likely foreign to them. A segmented and rotating piece of art sat at the center and looked like it could form to create a black diamond.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Yeah. And besides, maybe I'll finally find a challenge." Axton said as he followed the suited man. "What's your name by the way?" he also asked.

 

[HatchyHatch14]

Mary saw the girl who chuckled and turned to Fredrick.

Master what is that child laughing at, is it me?

the note read, her face looking a little concerted.
Fredrick smiled at his maid. [color=F87217]"Come now Mary, she is just a child there is no need to be so self conscious"[/color] he assured Mary.

Noticing the buildings becoming Darker, Mary seemed to be slightly more relaxed.

[color=F87217]"Ooooh what's that"[/color] Fredrick wondered out loud, walking towards the rotating piece and the sign. Taking his monical to have a better look at the text. [color=F87217]"Ahh it's no good, I can't still can't make heads or tails of this language!"[/color] Fredrick muttered, Mary tried her best to write down and copy the strange symbols, in case of being able to de-script it later on.

 

[Kirke]

Bruce had been released onto the streets of London after a short briefer on traffic rules and being given a phone and visa. He also requested a physical map, not being much for electronics. On top of that he had set a fair number of radio frequencies WAOA could use to contact him. Once out on the street, he drove along until he found a beggar to give the phone to. After that he headed to the nearest bounty shop and headed inside.

 

[DotSlash]

A number of beings would leave the building to their direct front, one seeming to be stumbling while another three were shouting threatening things toward them.... or at least that's what their tone would imply. The one stumbling around gurgled and groaned in response, inciting a chittering noise from the other three. The group of three all had oddly colored skin and large bug-like eyes, while the groaning member seemed to look like it was covered in some sort of violet gel.

[hr]

The man chuckled again as he continued walking forward, cutting through the crowds with ease as he looked back to Axton. "Name's Jenson. How 'bout you, mack--Ya name's not actually Mack, right? I'd have ta find ya anotha nickname in that case."

[hr]

After a while, Bruce would find himself in the same bounty shop Axton had just left. The gumsmacking secretary looked up and blinked as the man walked in.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Name's Axton." Axton said as he followed Jenson.

 

[Kirke]

Bruce strolled up to the desk and took off his helmet. "G'day mate! I was around here anyway so I figured I'd peek me head in an' see if you got any good jobs open."
OoC: Damn, almost started typing in Scottish. Been reading too much Terry Pratchett lately.

 

[HatchyHatch14]

Fredrick and Mary both simultaneously looked at the bug eyed people, Fredrick raised an eyebrow then walked over to him/it.

[color=F87217]"Excuse me sir, are you quite alright?"[/color] Although Fredrick had never seen a fella like this before, it wasn't beneath him to ask if the creature was okay.

Mary wrote a note.

Also we were wondering where we are, me and my Master are rather new here

Mary wasn't sure if the creature could read English but it was worth a shot at least.