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#FreedomFalls – February 21, 2015
Leah once again attempts to avoid anything resembling eye contact with the batarians. In a game of 'eye contact', batarians always have the advantage.
Ilyna stops to let Devin walk past her, giving a slight gesture hinting at it, so that both sides of him are covered incase the batarians try anything.
Devin looks slightly confused at all the shifting around, but glances over at the batarians. "Oh, shit! Those motherfuckers are slavers, ain't they!?" he says more than loud enough for the batarians to hear him.
The armored batarian snaps his gaze to Devin and gives a gutteral growl, but his attention is quickly pulled back away when one of his men taps him on the shoulder. After a moment, their bickering begins again.
Leah puts a hand on Devin's shoulder and urges him down the hall, quickening her pace. "Are you trying to get yourself killed?" she asks. She attempts to remain calm through gritted teeth.
Devin shrugs Leah's hand off of him. "Calm down, blondie. They ain't gonna do shit. They know who I am. Know what kind of shitstorm that would cause if someone tried to sell Devin Tanner into slavery!?"
Ilyna nods. "I can imagine," she says, "but... I don't think they care about their image or reputation." She keeps her voice slightly lowered.
The trio make it out of the spaceport without any further issues. The shuttle is right where they left it.
Devin sighs as he spots the shuttle. It's an obvious sigh of disappointment. "If you guys were nearly as worried about my image as you say you are, you wouldn't let me be seen in this thing."
Leah bites down hard and begins speedwalking ahead to open the shuttle doors, eager to get out of earshot of Devin for however long she can manage.
Victoria is inside the shuttle wearing her standard get up of long pants and a shirt. She is currently playing a game on her omni-tool.
Ilyna shrugs. "Your agent cares," she corrects. "And a mercenary transport won't stand out flying around on this planet."
Devin climbs up into the shuttle, holding tightly onto a handhold as he does and seemingly ignoring Ilyna entirely. He takes a few steps in and peers down into the pilot's compartment. "Shiiiiit. This some kind of all-badass-chick operation, or somethin'?" he asks as he slumps down into a seat that gives him a view of Victoria, "This shuttle is like the Tanner Harem!"
Leah locks her gaze on Ilyna and mouths the words "I'm going to kill him." Regardless of whether or not Ilyna can understand what she's mouthing, her icy stare should convey the general intent.
Victoria does not make a noise and goes straight to starting up the shuttle. Not wanting to ruin Redrock's chance at some new jobs and credits.
Ilyna gets the gist of it, and offers an apologetic smile. She sighs as she enters the shuttle and takes a seat, not saying a word.
Leah climbs into the shuttle last and closes the door behind her. She takes a seat across from Ilyna and continues to stare at the asari to avoid looking in Devin's direction, hoping that maybe if she doesn't make any sudden movements, or hold eye contact, he won't do anything.
Devin looks around at the others with a goofy, oblivious smile on his face. After a few moments of awkward silence he gives a shrug. "Soooo.... You guys are supposed to take me to my folks' house, right?" he asks, followed by quickly announcing the coordinates, "You're gonna have to excuse them. They're a bit... simple, if you know what I mean." he says, airquoting when he gets to the word 'simple'.
Ilyna looks towards him. "Yes," she nods. "And anywhere else you're planning to go during your stay."
Devin rubs his hands together. "Oh, we're gonna have some fun! There's this club in Adrasteia that I heard about. Fuckin' wild!"
Victoria begins the procedure require to take off and begin flying the ship. Still keeping herself quiet.
Leah sighs to herself at the idea of having to spend more time around the young man. "Sound great." she says flatly.
I would like to know which club, so I can look it up ahead of time. To better know what kind of people go there.
Devin gives a shrug, "Place is called 'Illumination'. Should check out their extranet page, it's wicked!" he says with a nod of his head, "DJ Zolnon is gonna be performing there tonight! To be honest, that's the only reason I'm on this hunk of rock. I mean, I've got some shit I need to go over with the folks, but I could do that anytime."
His smile grows larger, "But DJ Zolnon comin' to a backwater shithole like this is a once in a lifetime event, ya know? Seemed like perfect timing. Kill two birds with one stone 'n shit."
Victoria makes a silent groan, so no one can hear her. She continues flying the shuttle towards coordinates.
Leah begins going through the crate strapped in beside her and starts to systematically go over her gear. Most likely hoping to drown out the sound of Devin's voice.
Devin gives a nod. "Of course! I caught him on the Citadel about six months ago. Sick as fuck!" he says enthusiastically, "But I've been putting this trip off for a while. The parents kinda bum me out. Figured this was like a sign or somethin'. Go see the folks. Have a lil' pick-me-up afterwards at 'Illumination', ya know what I'm sayin'?"
Victoria has not heard Leah speak for quite sometime and it seemed like Ilyna could put up with this so-called movie star. ''Hey Leah, wanna hop into the co-pilot seat for a bit?''
Leah sets her pistol back into the crate and secures it. She stands up, flashing a bright smile at Ilyna, and hurries into the cockpit. She hops into the co-pilot's seat and mouths the words 'Thank you so fucking much'.
Devin nods a few times. "Yeah, probably. Place has like two dance floors. Should check out some of the pics on their site. You're gonna love it! You asari all love dancin', right?"
Victoria looks at Leah and mouths the words 'No problem.' She then turns back to the console ''Keep an eye on that console, just in case I miss anything.''
Victoria shrugs at the woman ''Half my life maybe. This is like walking for me.'' She said to the woman.
I've always wanted to learn, just never seem to have the time. Any chance you could put me through some basic training when we've got time?
Ilyna shrugs. "I'm not good at it," she says, "but I will look into the place. If this DJ is there, I'm willing to guess there will be press around, so we'll have to be careful about how we appear."
Leah flashes Vicky a smile, seeming genuinely interested in the prospect of learning to fly a shuttle.
Devin gives a shrug. "Whatever, that's all on you. Do your whole lil' security deal. I'm just here for the music and maybe a little sand." he winks at Ilyna, "So long as we're on the same page, shouldn't be any problems."
"Yeah, sure I can teach you how to fly when we both have time after this assignment." She flashed a smile at woman.
Leah leans back in her seat and pulls one foot up onto the edge of the seat in an attempt at getting comfortable, "Sounds good to me."
Ilyna chuckles. "Be careful with that, if the sand is red," she says. "One of us will have to be with you at all times while you're there, though, so that nobody tries anything in the cover of the crowd."
After some time passes, Victoria and Leah would be able to see a small settlement come into view at the coordinates given. 'Greyson's Point' is a small farming community. Small, simple houses dot the land and a single unpaved road runs through the center of their community from Adrasteia. In the distance, numerous fields can be seen.
The small community sustains itself by providing Adrasteia with fresh goods. They keep mostly to themself aside from the regular trips into Adrasteia for supplies, but it's clear that they lead a much simpler life out here.
Devin has been going on about how he plans on becoming an action vid star one day, and how he's been pestering Kor Zil to get him some auditions. Eventually, he seems thoughtful for a moment as he looks over at Ilyna. "Hey, just curious... How much you think I could've gotten for you and blondie from those slavers?" he asks with a chuckle, completely out of touch with how inappropriate the question is.
shrugs. "I mean, do they pay by the pound? Cuz you might not have much, but you got it in allllllllll the right places." he adds with a chuckle and a wiggle of his eyebrows.
Victoria would have facepalm so hard if she was not flying the shuttle. She looks at Leah and mouths the words 'This guy is fucking killing me already.'
Ilyna raises an eyebrow. "Excuse me?" she begins, looking a little taken aback. "They'd probably take you too since you just sold off your security. I wouldn't trust slavers to be honest businessmen."
Leah 's eye begins to twitch slightly as she overhears the conversation. She stands from her seat and steps out from the cockpit. She glares at Devin from the doorway, breathing deeply in through her nose, and out through her mouth. "We're supposed to be polite and respectful around you. That's why I'm not going to tell you that if you continue to talk to, about, or around me and my
Leah coworkers in the way you have been, I'm going to break your jaw. Because I'm fucking polite. Because that's the kind of person I am. I'm not the kind of person that discusses selling another person. Especially not right in front of the people they're talking about selling. Do you know why that is? Because I'm not a dickhead and I don't want to be thrown from the side of this shuttle."
She slowly glances over at Ilyna, almost apologetically, but the anger on her face is still pretty apparent. She turns around and returns to the cockpit without another word.
Victoria reaches over and slaps Leah on the shoulder ''No more outbursts like that. No matter what.'' She said in a demanding tone. She did not like this guy, but she was willing to put up with him for Redrock just these days.
Devin stares at Leah as she walks away, mouth agape. He slowly turns to Ilyna and his surprise turns into a full-on laugh. "Ho~ly~shit! Blondies got some claws, doesn't she!?" he says before making some sort of wild animal noise, possibly a cat.
Leah stares straight ahead out the shuttle window. Her breathing deepens as she hears Devin's laughter. She doesn't acknowledge Victoria.
"Mr. Tanner, it is not a wise idea to annoy the people who were hired to protect and look after you. I hope this shall be the only time I need to tell you this." Vicky then finds a suitable area to set the shuttle down.
Ilyna nods. "So... please, could you be nice to her?" she says. "Let her save the anger for threats to your security tonight."
Devin puts his hands up. "I was being nice!" he assures her, "She's just got some 'tude. But it's no big deal, I'm down with it." He gives Ilyna a bright, toothy smile as he stands from his seat and moves over to the door.
Ilyna enables her omni-tool, focusing on the job. "We're going to stay out here while you're with your family," she says, sending over her contact information, "but notify me immediately if you need us."
Devin gives a nod and waves Ilyna off as he opens the door and hops out. "Yeah, yeah. I'll be fine. Doubt my own family is gonna try to kill me." he jokes.
Victoria turned the shuttle off. She looked at Leah and gave her a slap on the shoulder, waiting for her to look at her. Then she said quietly ''We are gonna have a talk.''
From her seat, Ilyna would be able to see Devin's mother, an older, short, plump woman, running to meet Devin with her arms wide open, ready to embrace him in a big hug. "Montgomery! My baby boy!" she shouts. "Mom! What did I tell you!? My name is Devin now!" Tanner insists.
Leah looks over at Victoria, a scowl firmly painted on her face, "That guy is a dick. Fuck him. It's no wonder he needs security just to visit his own fucking family. Hell, I already want to kill the guy."
Ilyna gets out of her seat, and watches the client leave. Once he meets with the other woman, she closes the shuttle door. "I know it can be hard," she begins, "but we're paid to put up with him for two days."
Leah sighs and closes her eyes. "I know..." she says, seemingly upset with herself that she may have disappointed Ilyna, "I just... I can't just sit around and let someone talk to me like that, Ilyna. I'm sorry."
"I think the smartest idea, when we go to that club, is to keep you away from him Leah." She hoped Ilyna would agree since she was the leader.
Ilyna walks over to the pilot's compartment, standing in the doorway. "Neither would I, if I wasn't working with him," she says. "Jason is counting on us, because they're paying much more than he would even ask for."
frowns. "I'll stay with him at the club," she says. "One of you should also be in there, watching from a distance. The last one can be either here or inside, depending on whether they'll let you be fully equipped."
Leah sighs. "I'll just keep my distance." she offers, "Again... I'm sorry, Ilyna. I shouldn't have let him rile me up so much."
Victoria looked at Ilyna ''I am surprised you have not given him a biotic slap.'' She said in a serious tone.
Ilyna smiles slightly. "It's okay, I don't think he really listened to what you said, just how," she chuckles. "I'm not looking forward to tonight, to be honest. Crowds, press, loud music and it sounds like he's planning on doing Red Sand too. And I'll have to pretend to be anything other than a mercenary."
Victoria made sure he was not near or could hear her for this next part ''If he wants to snort that shit and fuck himself up. Why not?'' She said in a cold tone.
Ilyna frowns. "I could try to tell him 'no'," she says, "but he seems like the kind of child that doesn't know what that word means. I have seen what the drug does, though, so I'll try distract him when he goes for it."
Leah raises an eyebrow at Victoria. "Ya know, Ilyna... I gotta say, I think I'm on board with Vicky. Maybe it'll knock him on his ass and give us a few hours of peace and quiet."
Or it'll have him push people with uncontrollable biotics, and say all manners of stupid things. I wouldn't describe that as peace and quiet.
''Leah and I can keep an eye out for any sand dealers, and get them the fuck out of there before he gets his hand on any of the shit.''
Leah sighs but gives a nod. "We'll do what we can, at least. I get the impression that he's used to getting what he wants no matter what it takes."
Ilyna frowns. "Getting sand dealers out of there could give us unneeded attention," she says. "Let's focus on just keeping him away from them, instead of the other way around. Hopefully I'm just worrying too much..."
A few hours pass. As expected, the swath of clouds eventually make their way overhead and, what starts as a light drizzle, eventually becomes a pretty hefty thunderstorm.
Leah is still seated in the co-pilot's seat, although she has long since rotated and slung her legs up and over one of the armrests as she watches the storm kick up outside. "I've always loved the rain." she says softly.
Victoria is leaning back in the pilot's chair ''I am in the middle with the rain.'' She then looked at Leah ''So pilot lessons when this horrible, horrible job is over?''
Ilyna is going through her bag, checking her weapons and armor again to make sure there's nothing wrong with it.
It's nearly impossible to see more than a few feet out the window without turning the shuttle's lights on, so it's rather unexpected when a series of knocks rattles at the shuttle door.
Ilyna raises her brows and stands up. "Can you get a visual on who's knocking?" she asks. She approaches the door, Phalanx pistol in hand.
Leah attempts to peer out the window at an angle to see who is alongside the shuttle. "Can you hit the lights, Vicky?"
Leah angles further and lets out a deep breath as she slumps back into her seat. "It's just the dickhead!" she calls out to Ilyna.
Devin is standing outside in the pouring rain, using his jacket as a makeshift umbrella. He hops inside, cussing under his breath, and tosses the wet jacket onto the bench. "Fuck, man! It's really comin' down out there!" he exclaims. He has a large tupperware container in his hand that he thrusts towards Ilyna. "My ma' makes some wicked breaded varren. She wanted me to give this to you guys." he says, using his free
Ilyna takes the tupperware box. "Thank you," she says with a small smile before closing the door. "I take it we're headed for the club right away?"
Devin continues to wipe at his clothing, even going so far as to wring out the bottom of his shirt right on the shuttle floor. "Fuck yea' we are!" he shouts, "To Adrasteia, sexy pilot lady!"
Leah sighs and leans her elbow against the armrest and holds her head in her hand, shaking it slightly.