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Sons of Sword: Tales of Glory – Lost and Found #27

It had taken Guy’s crew years to get to this point.  To be potential employees, their fake identities had to be convincing and legitimate enough to pass through deep scrutiny.  To get their identities, they went so far as to move to separate cities for a few years.  Still, they coordinated their efforts to all be hired at this facility at about the same time.  And to get hired, they had to know enough about their roles to be chosen above other candidates.

He knew this heist wouldn’t be easy.  He knew it would take a long time.  What Guy didn’t realize was just how frustrating the wait was going to be.  After all this, everyone in the crew would want to get majorly paid.  Understandable, but at this stage they needed a coordinated effort to get something worth trading for their troubles.

He left Jailene’s desk getting looks from the other employees as he passed.  They smiled at him as he walked to the elevator.  Hopefully, they all assumed he was just one of the many guys “flirting” with Jailene.  He played the shy guy well enough but he wasn’t sure how much longer the team could hold this front.  How does Manna do it?

They needed a big score.  Quicker was better; Jailene was getting bored and clearly didn’t like being an office drone.  Guy knew that he had found something good, but was it good enough?

With limited communication, he only knew what Jailene was doing.  And with Jailene’s boss was talking to her probably about them.  There was a chance the leaders of this lab were finding reasons to be suspicious.  None of the crew would like the news, but they all may have to lay low for another few months.

At the end of his break, Guy reached the northern facility.  Now late, he needed to sprint to his particular post before it was too late.  He arrived at the station after about five minutes receiving the sight of another young lady.  She stood at the start of their patrol path disappointed.  The red-orange and light blue tiger striped lady was a contrast to Jailene.

“You’re late again,” Ailis Wen spoke in a serious disappointed voice.  She was always serious.  She could compare to Jailene’s beauty if she wasn’t so stuffy, “Talking to that red and blue tiger striped vixen again?”  She started walking along their patrol before Guy had a chance to catch his breath.

Guy hunched over and held his side for the first few minutes, barely managing to keep up.  Ailis was his partner on the patrol.  They were teamed early so that Guy could learn the specifics about the facility.  They were a good team as far as walking goes and had plenty of time to talk while walking around the northern facility.  Guy would ask how she knew where he was but it was no secret.  Word gets around a place like this quickly; much like middle school.

“She’s not a vixen.  She’s nice.”

Ailis giggled, “I’ll bet.  Don’t get too into talking to her,” she warned, “Heard she’s been talking to a bunch of guys.”

Guy took that warning, but not as it was intended.  Usually, it was good to have someone looking out for his romantic interests, but her words only made it more plain that he and his crew needed to slow things down.

Guy put up the front again pretending to be the love stricken young man, “Maybe, but it wouldn’t be fun without a little competition.”

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Sons of Sword: Tales of Glory – Lost and Found #26

New Pine Bluff: Mountain Labs

A young couple has been talking in the filing office for quite the long while.  The tall young man speaks about the important projects he has been guarding.  The lady hangs on every word committing everything to memory.  She giggles and asks questions about the dangers if the secret project was used incorrectly.  Seeing that the ladies supervisor has caught them again, the young man writes something on a sheet of paper and gives it to the lady.  She smiles and puts it away.

The new secretary has worked in the office for almost a month now.  She’s been a very driven young lady.  She’s filed exceptionally fast; all of her typed work was on time or early.  Her only flaw is that she has gained the attention of about four of the young men that attended orientation with her.  Seeing this as a problem Erna Qiu, her supervisor, decides to have a word with her.

The larger, much older, pale blue woman stood at her office entrance staring down the young man as he walked away.  When he was finally gone she called to the secretary, “Jailene.”

“Yes ma’am.”

“I need to speak with you.”

Jailene had a good idea what this was about.  She had been seen talking with the young men fairly often.  Often enough, the conversations were short but this guy had a bit more to say.

Jailene entered the office as politely as she knew how.

Erna however wanted this meeting to be the last they had on this topic.  “Close the door,” she ordered.  Once Jailene obeyed, Erna could say what was on her mind, “Jailene, you’ve done good work here.  However, I’ve noticed that you have been speaking with the young men a bit more than you have been working lately.  I understand your willingness to talk.  We all enjoy attention, but if you could speak with them on your breaks it would not interrupt the work you need to finish.”

“I finish everything on time.”

“Yes but think of what more you could do if you focused solely on the tasks.  When you are not on your breaks you are on our time.  The guards protect vital items here.  They need to focus on their tasks.  You work on your tasks.  Understand?”

Jailene stood staring at her supervisor with an expression of guilt but truly, she didn’t care.  It was all she could do not to leap over the woman’s desk and rip her head off.

This facade was getting to her.  She had to play the “employee of the month” but wasn’t sure how much longer she could take it.  She didn’t care for being any kind of secretary.  However, if her gang was going to make any kind of score here, she desperately needed to keep this job, for now.

The gang infiltrated the research lab without incident.  Orientation was easy.  Their jobs were easy.  There was no shortage of valuable projects in this place.

The problem was communication.  There were five of them at the research lab but they were all in different divisions.  They needed to coordinate their efforts to make a good score.  Handheld use could be easily tracked by their bosses.  So, the only way they could communicate safely was by going through Jailene.  With this new pressure, the amount she could talk to the gang was limited.  It would take that much longer to coordinate anything that was worth their time.

Looking at Erna, Jailene managed to mutter out, “Yes ma’am,” as she bowed.

Jailene walked back to her desk and sat.  Looking at the note Guy had wrote she memorized the combination to the door he was guarding.  When she was certain she knew it, she shredded the paper and went back to filing.

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Sons of Sword: Tales of Glory – Lost and Found #23

Apple Mint Hills, Mole Hill Club:

In the mid-morning hours, a white robed figure walked boldly into the Mole Hill Night Club.  Almost everything on him was the purist white.  Shoes, bagged pants, and hood did not produce a hint of color.  Orange and blue skin peeked from under his hood.  A rust red tint clouded his gloves.  He hadn’t been there for a long while, still he knew his way around.  He walked straight to the backroom.

It was a syndicate club.  Everyone knew it, and everyone knew not to say it out loud.  The crowd was thin this time of day.  He ignored the live music and the ladies of entertainment.  He had a purpose.  It needed to be finished with it as soon as possible.  He walked through the kitchen and by the offices to his destination, the one room where a man of great importance sat.

Two large men in suits blocked the way.  They stood closer to each other as he approached, almost standing shoulder to shoulder as he reached them.  They were only doing their job.  But as Manna pulled back his hood and looked up to them, the cold stare told them he would finish them quickly if they delayed him much longer, “I’m expected.”

“No weapons,” one of the guards said.

“Hey!  Let him through,” yelled a voice from inside the office, “I don’t need any more hurt men.”

At Bluegill’s order, the two men slowly separated.  This wasn’t fast enough so Manna yanked them apart with his magnetism skills.  One on Manna’s right was pulled by his belt buckle, the other by his wrist watch.  With them out of the way and a little disoriented, Manna walked into the room without looking at them.

Bluegill was sitting on his chair, it was almost a throne.  He was an average height male with yellow green skin.  He wore the most expensive and pressed suit in the Thousand Flowers area, Manna knew that much.  His defining feature was the two large blue patches on the sides of his neck.

At entering the room, Manna bowed at the hip to Bluegill then proceeded to the center of the room.  For a matter like this, a phone call was not good enough.  He had to talk to Bluegill face to face though he didn’t like being there one bit.  “Greetings Bluegill,” he started, “Thank you for allowing me to pay back the money that I owed you in such a short time.  I do not speak for Guy, though we were caught in the same situation.”

“Manna, my man.  No worries, no bad blood.  You did a good number on those goons.”

“Yes, that is why I came to talk to you.  In the interest of safety I had to defend myself against a some men that wanted to speak to Guy.  I wanted you to know that this was in no way meant as an offense against you.”

Bluegill chuckled to himself, “Don’t even think about those idiots.  I told them to collect or give a message.  I know those guys a bit aggressive but good hard workin’ guys.  So I say, ‘talk, only talk but make sure he don’t forget,’ then, they try to scare someone.  Not what I told ‘em.  The new guys, they always want to impress me.  Your costume still works I see.”

Manna believed what he heard.  If Bluegill was one thing, he was honest.  Of course, the things he didn’t say were always open to interpretation.  “Yes,” Manna said with respect, “The way they spoke to me, I figured they didn’t know me.”

“They do now,” Bluegill said laughing.  “They came in here cryin’.  They never thought a ‘Green Child’ would smash in teeth.  That clown talked too much anyways.  I was trying to find a way to teach him to listen.  Now he don’t have a choice.”

“Thank you for your understanding,” Manna said as he prepared to leave the room.

“Hey stay a while, have some coffee,” Bluegill said, “We can talk a bit.”

Manna knew too well the dangers of accepting such an offer.  Not only was consuming highly caffeinated drinks illegal, doing so with the likes of Bluegill only invited trouble from Bluegill’s allies and enemies.  Besides, the conversation would probably be Bluegill’s attempt to hire him for a job.  “I’m sorry sir,” Manna spoke as he turned, “I have to get to work.  I’m late already.”  At that, Manna left the room.

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