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[Neutral Grounds]: Carmen has entered at 10:41 am
[ Carmen ]: Hello, dear.
[ Carmen ]: One moment, I'm about done with the next part to our Journal.
[ Kidman ]: Oh nutters. Let me open up g chat.
[ Carmen ]: *Laughs* "nutters"
[ Kidman ]: A Brit at heart.
[ Kidman ]: Did you... get that document?
[Neutral Grounds]: Ivy has entered at 11:07 am
[ Ivy ]: Good morning.
[ Kidman ]: Morning *mumbles*
[ Carmen ]: Good morning, Ivy.
[ Carmen ]: I note the cleverly placed 'yield' sign next to your name.
[ Ivy ]: Ah yes. I realized I had the same icon as Synic.
[ Kidman ]: laughs inwardly.
[ Ivy ]: I used to have the clover... until Deric took it while I was AWOL
[ Carmen ]: Ah, yes. You should have laid claim to it.
[ Ivy ]: Should have. No use crying over spilled milk though.
[ Ivy ]: (I'll BRB -- late breakfast.)
[Neutral Grounds]: Ivy has left at 11:23 am
[ Carmen ]: (I'm here.)
[ Kidman ]: (should anyone come in, we can move to private)
[ Carmen ]: (I'll start with the line I wrote)
[ Carmen ]: Hello Kidman. Do you know who I am?
[ Kidman ]: sat, stunned. 'What kind of question is this?'
[ Kidman ]: Yes...?
[ Carmen ]: Very well then, do you know why you're here?
[ Kidman ]: In this room? No...n-not at all no
[ Carmen ]: smiles, a glint in her eyes.
[ Kidman ]: feels she might just burn away.
[ Carmen ]: Have you seen the news yesterday evening?
[ Carmen ]: Particularly one about a new year celebration in Venice?
[ Kidman ]: No, I, I don't generally follow...
[ Kidman ]: I'm sorry, was I supposed to?
[ Carmen ]: Ah, no matter. I'll tell you of it.
[ Kidman ]: 'Good god, her voice...'
[ Carmen ]: There's a man, Kidman, named Chase Devineaux, are you familiar with that name?
[ Kidman ]: Not.. so much. *looks at the floor* I've been rather secluded as of late...
[ Kidman ]: Is he dangerous?
[ Kidman ]: To you?
[ Carmen ]: Let's just say he's equivalent to ACME's... lucky charm.
[ Kidman ]: "Are you looking to steal him, then?" she asked without thinking.
[ Carmen ]: laughs at the mention of 'dangerous'.
[ Carmen ]: Ah, no.
[ Kidman ]: '...her laughter is beautiful....'
[ Carmen ]: He's proven rather... effective. And while that's not often a problem, I foresee a direct setback.
[ Carmen ]: We used to be... friends, he and I.
[ Carmen ]: In short, he knows me, perhaps a little too much for comfort.
[ Kidman ]: "Can anyone really know anyone?" she said, again without thinking.
[ Carmen ]: He returned to ACME not long ago, and already, there has been complications for us.
[ Kidman ]: clapped her hands over her mouth.
[ Carmen ]: paused briefly.
[ Kidman ]: ...sorry... It's been, a while since I've been around...people.
[ Kidman ]: 'You'
[ Kidman ]: 'you'
[ Carmen ]: smiles, accepting Kidman's appology.
[ Carmen ]: The reason you're here, is that I may need a 'lucky charm' of my own.
[ Kidman ]: Me...? But I...
[ Kidman ]: How?
[ Carmen ]: Mm, precisely. You're not at all ready.
[ Kidman ]: looked away.
[ Kidman ]: I could be.
[ Kidman ]: What is needed of me?
[ Carmen ]: inhaled a long breath.
[ Carmen ]: I'm going to be taking ACME Tower... from its foundations.
[ Carmen ]: realisee that saying it solidified her intentions.
[ Kidman ]: ...Whyever for?
[ Kidman ]: Could you not just steal it's contents?
[ Kidman ]: faced ahead. This was the path she had chosen. There would be no more running now.
[ Carmen ]: One would think, but I need to get rid of the C-5... among other things.
[ Carmen ]: It could take many months.
[ Carmen ]: But during all this, I want you to complete your excercises.
[ Kidman ]: For reverse engineering?
[ Kidman ]: Excersises...ah, from back then... how nostalgic.
[ Carmen ]: I don't want the technology this time, I want it gone.
[ Kidman ]: wanted to ask why, but decided against it.
[ Kidman ]: Will I be with other people for these excerises?
[ Kidman ]: The thought was almost exciting.
[ Carmen ]: Yes, there will be others.
[ Carmen ]: Tomorrow, I'm leaving with Vincent, and I won't see you until after the tower has been stolen and returned to ACME.
[ Carmen ]: (That amounted to 11 months, I believe.)
[ Carmen ]: But I'll be following your progress.
[ Kidman ]: I'll do what I can
[ Kidman ]: Carmen...
[ Kidman ]: I...
[ Kidman ]: Nevermind.
[ Carmen ]: Yes?
[ Kidman ]: Thank you.
[ Carmen ]: was somewhat surprised by the 'thank you'.
[ Carmen ]: Mm, don't thank me yet. We'll speak more on this when you're ready.
[ Kidman ]: No... I mean for what you have given me already.
[ Carmen ]: gave a polite nod with her smile.
[ Kidman ]: Sacturary...
[ Carmen ]: I haven't given you anything I wouldn't want for myself.
[ Carmen ]: made a note mentally to tell Vincent to keep a watch on all trainees.
[ Kidman ]: wanted to say more but her survival instinct stopped her.
[ Kidman ]: I should... I should go then...
[ Carmen ]: studied Kidman again, unsure of what she's seeing.
[ Kidman ]: 'No, no, don't look through me!'
[ Carmen ]: Yes, and if it's not too much, would you mind asking someone to bring me water and a bottle of codeine?
[ Kidman ]: wants to leave but can't, but not without permission.
[ Kidman ]: Oh, yes, you... are you hurt?
[ Carmen ]: laughed brisky.
[ Kidman ]: 'No, damn it. Get out of here!'
[ Carmen ]: I've been flying too long, and I need to deal with a lingering headache.
[ Kidman ]: 'But I can fix it!'
[ Kidman ]: 'LEAVE!'
[ Carmen ]: watched the girl's internally fighting with herself.
[ Carmen ]: (*girl, pardon)
[ Carmen ]: Youmay leave now.
[ Kidman ]: Yes! Yes, I'll get htat, straight away, yes.
[ Kidman ]: (that)
[ Carmen ]: (Ah, I think that's an end-scene)
[ Kidman ]: took one last look at the woman in the chair, then bolted from the room.
[ Carmen ]: (Well done!)
[ Kidman ]: (A little nervous)
[ Carmen ]: You may now edit freely, of course.
[ Carmen ]: I've posted the chatlog to the document.
[ Kidman ]: Will you be adding to it as well?
[ Carmen ]: Mm, undoubtedly
[ Kidman ]: What should we do next?
[ Carmen ]: For chat RPs, we're allowed to edit eachother's words (to a permissIble extent) as well, for the flow.
[ Carmen ]: Mm, up to you, we're stil in chat, just the two of us.
[ Kidman ]: Should the eleven month span be written out?
[ Kidman ]: I could always do that.
[ Carmen ]: You may use that part as your additional journals, of course.
[ Carmen ]: If you'd like.
[ Carmen ]: I've had Carmen rather busy in the months that follows.
[ Kidman ]: But yes, we are here, and we should use it, so what would be next?
[ Kidman ]: What was Carmen angry at Vic for, anyhow?
[ Carmen ]: Ah, he had allowed in a gunman, not on purpose, of course.
[ Carmen ]: This man consequently shot Eugene Grovington in the shoulder while aiming for Chase Devineaux.
[ Kidman ]: But Vic had nothing to do with it, really. He turned the man away.
[ Carmen ]: She wasn't angry at Vic, only disappointed that the events ended with an injury.
[ Kidman ]: Ah. Makes sense.
[ Carmen ]: And, that of course, if Eugene and Mikal hadn't interfered, it could have been a hit.
[ Carmen ]: How do you imagine Kidman in training?
[ Kidman ]: I would think this might happen more often
[ Kidman ]: Conflicted.
[ Kidman ]: Certainly not single-minded, for sure.
[ Carmen ]: I see that as well.
[ Kidman ]: She loves Carmen, she fears Carmen, she doesn't know Carmen, she doesn't know herself.
[ Kidman ]: She also feels she's preparing for a sacrifice.
[ Carmen ]: Carmen has no doubt on Kidman's loyalty, but she feels she may be asking too much.
[ Kidman ]: Here's the core of it;
[ Carmen ]: Asking a girl to sacrifice her life seems terrible.
[ Kidman ]: Kidman doesn't know where she came from, or why she had fresh scars on her face. She tucked it all away and mercifully found VILE as a place to hide. A place to live.
[ Kidman ]: And she was happy, until she started to notice her... abilities.
[ Kidman ]: Then came the fear that she was something else, but what? What was in her past, anyway? Where did the scars come from? And most importantly, was that which gave her the scars still looking for her?
[ Carmen ]: Tell me more about her abilities?
[ Carmen ]: I understand we spoke of them not being 'usable' in this universe, but perhaps we can be selective of her powers.
[ Kidman ]: She figures she was made by someone, some government experiment htat got away. So long as she stays unknown, she's safe, but should she ever get arrested, she's back on the grid.
[ Kidman ]: Kidman's powers here are low.
[ Kidman ]: She can alter the molecular structure of a small space.
[ Kidman ]: This can be major or minor, depending on how it's used.
[ Kidman ]: For example, Kidman found out she had this talent when trying to heal the spine of a crushed snake.
[ Carmen ]: What type of alterations?
[ Carmen ]: Ah, healing.
[ Kidman ]: duplicating existng structures like cells, slight warping of atomic structures.
[ Carmen ]: Could she create bruises as much as she may heal them?
[ Kidman ]: She could probably condense enough air to move something small if she worked really, really hard at it.
[ Kidman ]: Yes.
[ Kidman ]: It's something she fears to think about.
[ Carmen ]: Hopefully, we won't need her to do anything she fears.
[ Kidman ]: Kidman slips and calls Carmen 'Master; because she feels compelled to have someone control her, or rather, her gift.
[ Carmen ]: So she would not bare the burden alone?
[ Kidman ]: Something to rest on.
[ Kidman ]: Yes. Exactly.
[ Carmen ]: Mm, quite sensible.
[ Kidman ]: Carmen is the only one that fits. She's underground, but her heart isn;t.
[ Kidman ]: And she is used to the temptation of power.
[ Kidman ]: Giving herself to Carmen is a big risk, but it's one she's finally ready to take.
[ Kidman ]: With all this in play, it's no wonder she's afraid of Chase.
[ Kidman ]: Once she learns who he is.
[ Kidman ]: And what he can do.
[ Carmen ]: Yes, I can see her fear of Chase quite valid.
[ Carmen ]: The dynamic is very interesting.
[ Carmen ]: Especially after your conversation with him last night.
[ Kidman ]: It's been sort of odd, holding her in two different stages of development. Obviously she's further along in the Neutral chats.
[Neutral Grounds]: Carmen has left at 1:50 pm