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Nikolai [3]
By: Chente Date: January 13, 2019, 11:34 pm
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Nikolai sits in the living area of the Collective's Headquarters
with Toma, speaking. She had come back home as soon as she
learned Nikolai was being tricked by someone (later known as L)
Nikolai Ivashov yodagrunted. He was more disappointed in the
complete and utter waste of his time and his own foolishness
than anything else.
Toma takes off her sunglasses and wipes them for a second before
putting them back on. "Comrade Nikolai, do you have the identity
of who that person was?"
Nikolai Ivashov :: I do not.
Nikolai Ivashov :: It was not correct. Something of that entire
situation was wrong. It spoke as if it were Lucius,
Toma murmurs. "When I found out who it was, I'll make sure their
head is on my katana, da?"
Nikolai Ivashov :: You don't have to stress over it. It's
probably a waste of time.
Nikolai Ivashov the first server where i've been happy to get
money from a divine)
Toma :: Lucius is apparently dead from what I heard the XCOM
clowns said, Nikolai.
Nikolai Ivashov :: That is the odd part.
Toma :: Are you sure you're not delusional? Didn't go huffing
any DAB mats?
Nikolai Ivashov :: Do you have to ask?
Nikolai Ivashov no like drug
Toma puts her hand to her chin before scoffing. "Just double
checking you aren't a synth cannibal." Nikolai could tell Toma
was joking in her own, dark way.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Mmmmhmmmm.
[Knock, knock]
Toma and Nikolai hear someone knocking, as Boris gets up from
their spot and looks at the door.
Nikolai Ivashov stood and made way for the door?
Toma :: Careful. Might be more *cyka*'s.
Nikolai Ivashov opened the door. F e a r l e s s.
A plain young man no older then Nikolai stood at the door as it
opened, a remote in hand that he spun around.
new prof pic fast)
Nikolai Ivashov blinked.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Did we install a TV on the door?
Zach Ventolini twirled the remote in hand ''...Uh.. no. I'm here
about the collective..? Is there an opening?''
Nikolai Ivashov :: Where did you hear the name?
Zach Ventolini :: Research
Trade completed.
Nikolai Ivashov raised a brow.
Zach Ventolini shrugged
Nikolai Ivashov :: Very well.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Come in.
A jolt of extra knowledge comes through Nikolais S.P.E.C.T.R.E
"Additional knowledge gleamed from databases."
Zach Ventolini walked in, with the remote rammed back into their
pocket, assessing the room as he stepped into the house.
Nikolai Ivashov :: You are far from Venice.
Zach Ventolini :: ...Yeah..
Zach Ventolini :: You some kind of psychic?
Nikolai Ivashov :: No. I just invested in a useful tool.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Why do you want to join?
Nikolai Ivashov closed the door behind, hand resting casually
upon the holster of his SLYQUARTER. Just in case.
Zach Ventolini :: Honestly, I kinda thought it'd be fun hanging
out with hobos. Since im basically the same if not for my
scholarship for this university
Nikolai Ivashov :: Simple.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Very well.
Toma :: He's Italian? Then I'm guessing he's a human or daeva.
Shishido Magohachi has joined the RP.
Zach Ventolini :: Livein.
Toma :: They don't exactly take kindly to what they call
'second-class citizens' over there, comrades.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Mm.
Zach Ventolini :: ..Well, looks like they didnt make an effort
to see through me.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Not of my concern.
Toma pauses, surprised by Zach's statement. "Mhm."
Zach Ventolini :: ...But seriously, what the hell? Weren't you
guys supposed to be poor?
Nikolai Ivashov :: We stole the building from drug dealers.
Nikolai Ivashov :: It was uphill from there.
Toma smirks slightly, looking at Nikolai as she taps her katana
on her back. "It was a therapeutic moment."
Zach had remember that the leader of the collective was a man
named Vladimir. "So are you the leader?"
Nikolai Ivashov :: No.
Nikolai Ivashov :: He is out.
Zach Ventolini :: Hm. So you guys stole this building from drug
dealers?
Nikolai Ivashov :: Yes.
Nikolai Ivashov :: And then we cleaned it.
Zach Ventolini :: Didnt keep any for yourselves?
Nikolai Ivashov :: I am not interested in such a thing.
Zach Ventolini :: Did you at least, sell em for cash?
Nikolai and Tomas phone's begin to ring.
Nikolai Ivashov looked to his phone.
Zach Ventolini :: Something up?
"Are you a contact of this phone's owner? I found this laying on
the sidewalk cracked. Can you send a location for me to give you
this phone? If you don't have a location, heres mine. I'm a
worker at a club on [Street Image]"
Nikolai Ivashov skimmed the messages. "...Hm."
Toma flips open her phone and skims through the messages.
Toma :: Nikolai, have you seen MIQOVA recently?
Nikolai Ivashov looked to Toma, offering up his Phone for a
look. "Did you recieve the same messages?"
Nikolai Ivashov :: I have not.
Toma :: Da.
Nikolai Ivashov :: I am already getting tired of these things.
Toma :: Nikolai, do you recognize this place? It's where we
raided the Silver Crowns.
Nikolai Ivashov :: ...Odd, that Miqova would return there.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Well.
Nikolai Ivashov tapped the air, attempting to open a Menu and
review the jobs that Miqova had recieved and perhaps undergone.
Might get a clue, or see something line up.
Zach Ventolini shrugged, as he looked back towards Nikolai's
Slyquarter and back around the room, while looking over what
each member was wearing ''Hobos engaging in a turf war?''
Nikolai props up a menu properly for once, with a list of all
the jobs Miqova had been doing, as MIQOVA left him the password
to open the menu before she had left.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Occasionally.
Toma and Zach look over the list with him. A few were
recognizable, and one of them was the one Vladimir and Konoma
were on in Beijing.
Zach Ventolini :: ...Beijing?
Nikolai Ivashov :: Miqova has many contacts.
Of them however, only two had a ACTIVE note next to them. The
one in Beijing, and another in the city.
Zach Ventolini :: You guys can also afford travel expenses??
Nikolai Ivashov :: We are not as poor as you'd think.
Nikolai felt feel your heart stop for a moment as you look over
the other ACTIVE.
Gunfire. Shooting. "P-please.. n-!"
Nikolai :: Da, Ghiglov?
A line of severed heads on the battlefield.
Nikolai Ivashov paused for a moment, his eyes widening as he
seemed to pause and, for once, show great concern and disarray.
Zach and Toma note as Nikolai pauses, breathing heavily as he
stops moving.
Toma :: Nikolai?
Toma :: Comrade Nikolai.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- ??? :: Nikolai, you show too
much care to the enemy. Tis a war, comrade.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- ??? :: "NIKOLAI YOU BASTARD!
It was for the war effort!"
A pool of blood over the corpse. Sanguine. Coagulated. Crimson.
Nikolai Ivashov trembled for a moment, drawing to a stop as he
attempted to control his breathing and relax himself. His hand
fell away from his SLYQUARTER, hand clenching tightly onto the
nearby doorway.
Toma :: NIKOLAI!
Toma snaps her fingers infront of Nikolai, trying to bring his
attention back.
Nikolai Ivashov blinked. Once - twice, he attempted to calm
himself and regain his bearings throughout it all. The past, was
the past, and he had to focus on whatever it were that was
occurring now. Forcibly, he brought his gaze back up, attempting
to glare at the ACTIVE.
Mission: Investigate the links between Wanted War Criminal
Ghiglov Grigorievich and the Crowns Mafia. (Anonymous)
You have a very bad feeling; but what were those memories? Much
of your past was still lost to you-- but that memory of..
Ghiglov.
Nikolai Ivashov swatted the Menu away and grabbed his coat,
moving through the doorway with haste.
Toma glances at the mission, then Nikolai and Zach. "Nikolai--"
Zach Ventolini(Noakami) <---- You spot Nikolai rush out of the
door quickly.
Nikolai Ivashov i am surprised that cars are so cheap)
Nikolai Ivashov 3k? FOOLISH)
Nathan Shields thats 1/2 as much as a disinegration ray wat
Nikolai Ivashov i bought car, because why not)
Nikolai rushes out of the door quickly with his SLYQUARTER,
heading towards his car.
Nikolai Ivashov would, with or without his allies, set off to an
area near the place of meeting. Naturally, he wouldn't drive up
directly, but would instead park nearby and walk for the rest of
the way. He had a bad feeling - an ominous one. That
re-emergence of past memories had gotten the better of him with
incredible ease, but he knew that he needed to try to find out
what had occurred.
Zach Ventolini(Noakami) <---- Toma :: If you plan to become a
member of the collecitve, then you should know one of our first
unspoken rules-- we work together.
Nikolai drives his car to a few streets away from the location,
turning and parking by the sidewalk. As he is about to get out,
he notes a knock on the window.
Nikolai Ivashov snapped his gaze to the window.
Ceasar :: Ello.
Nikolai Ivashov waved him back, moving to open the door. Caesar
takes a few steps back as Nikolai exits his car.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Coincidences aren't common. Do you know where
I am headed?
Ceasar :: You've come to find out what happened to MIQOVA, yes?
Nikolai Ivashov :: Mhm.
Ceasar :: For whatever reason, I assume I'm also a contact of
hers-- I received a few messages from someone with her phone
here.
Nikolai Ivashov :: We all recieved them in unison, then.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Odd.
Nikolai Ivashov opened the trunk and rummaged through his
assortment of weaponry.
A combat knife, MIQOVA's blade, a SLYQUARTER, 10 packs of Ammo
and an Ion Rifle.
Nikolai Ivashov removed GENOVA and the Ion Rifle, keeping the
Slyquarter holstered.
Nikolai Ivashov :: This is going to send many red flags, but I
am beyond the point of care.
Ceasar :: I assume you're ready to head inside then? This was
Pablos' base before you made him permanently retire.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Too sketchy to walk in unarmed.
Nikolai Ivashov slipped the Ion Rifle over his shoulder and
gripped the Blade.
Ceasar and Nikolai walk towards the building.
Nikolai and Ceasar enter the building. Nikolai had been here
before, although he never went inside-- he fought with his
allies in the back.
Entering into the building, a aroma of jasmine quickly
perforates his nose, along with red lights.
The person who had picked up MIQOVA's phone apparently worked
here.
Ceasar :: It's just as scandalous as I remember. Further in is
the club portion, but I assume you want to hurry through this
ordeal and not have to deal with that.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Mm.
Nikolai Ivashov looked to his phone and attempted to contact the
one who had informed them of such. [Where are you?]
Nikolai notes a finger tap his leg as he looks on his phone
messages. Turning, he would see a rather scantily dressed woman
giving him a seductive glare. "Hey there, baby."
She looks at his guns before making a pose on the ground. "Ooh,
you're packing. I like men with big guns. Wanna come into my
room?"
Nikolai Ivashov returned his attention to his phone, seeing as
he valued the status of Miqova more than momentary pleasure.
Hitting them with a metaphorical thot repellent, Nikolai spoke a
simple two words. "No thanks."
It was at this point Nikolai realized the ground was
semi-geliquid. A special form of matter that allows it to be
solid, liquid or gel depending on how it was moved. "Perhaps the
rooms are below us?" muttered Ceasar.
A man seemingly swims out of the ground and by the woman,
looking at Nikolai. "Perhaps you're interested in something more
masculine, then? Comrade to comrade?"
Nikolai Ivashov :: I am not.
Nikolai Ivashov :: I came here for another reason.
Woman :: Oh, so you wouldn't be interested in.. both of us
together, then..?
Nikolai Ivashov :: Nope.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- My room is 432. My.. club name
is Sashakwa.
Nikolai Ivashov squinted at his phone. "432?"
The woman turns her eyes to Ceasar, licking her lips. "How about
you, then? Think you could handle a large girl like me?"
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- You couldn't see any room
numbers-- but then again you were still above the floor.
Ceasar :: Not interested, and too busy before that guy asks. I'm
helping Nikolai here with finding a specific person.
Ceasar :: A.. Sashakwa. Room 432.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- Puzzling. He didn't even see
your phone and it's as if he read it.
Nikolai Ivashov turned to Ceasar for a moment. Had he viewed it
due to his strange state of being and the hacker-mans that he
was, or was there something more..worrying at play?
Ceasar :: Nikolai, get ready.
Ceasar taps his shoe on the ground twice, as he and Nikolai
submerge under it. "Where is Room 432?"
Woman :: Take three lefts and head straight. It's at the end of
that hall.
Ceasar :: Much thanks.
Nikolai Ivashov was ready?
Nikolai and Ceasar drop through the floor, being pulled left and
forward. This experience was unique for Nikolai and felt very
out of his control for him..
Nikolai Ivashov squinted. He noticed how synchronized Ceasar was
with the process.
Nikolai Ivashov was not happy with with this turn of events.
Ceasar :: Left. Left. Left. Straight. And we are here!
Nikolai Ivashov attempted to familiarize while it lasted.
Nikolai and Ceasar find themself jutted out into a hall, with a
door infront of them, labeled [432 - Sasha]
Ceasar :: This should be the place. Are you going to go in,
Nikolai?
Nikolai Ivashov leveled his gaze upon Ceasar, a clear note of
suspicion - but perhaps that was just in his nature after recent
experiences.
Nikolai Ivashov sighed, and prepared to enter.
The smell of blood immediately comes to Nikolai as he enters the
room, his attention zooming in onto the floor.
A body laid there on the floor infront of Nikolai, dead. Was
this Sashawa?
Nikolai Ivashov immediately gazed about, wary and alert. Were
there to be nothing else in the room, nor anything of note, he'd
move to exit with haste and inform Ceasar.
Nikolai Ivashov also took note of how fresh it was, and what
exactly had potentially occurred.
As Nikolai tries to open the door, he realizes its been
automatically locked. Shaking it doesn't seem to work..
{Appropriate Vital Signs detected}
Nikolai hears a robotic sound coming from an object within the
room on the bed.
Nikolai Ivashov flexed his Spectre and set forth, incredibly
wary of anything that could or would occur. He hated these
situations - the feeling they brought. The tenseness. The
confusion. The worry.
Nikolai Ivashov || The uncertainty.
S.P.E.C.T.R.E (Nikolai) :: Dead body has been reported to local
law enforcement.
Nikolai Ivashov set forth to inspect the object.
S.P.E.C.T.R.E (Nikolai) :: Data on corpse stored. Death was
approximately within a five hour range.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- It's MIQOVA's phone..!
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- It automatically turns on as
you hold it.
Nikolai Ivashov looked to the phone. The messages they had all
recieved in unison. The timing of it all. It had certainly been
suspicious from the start, but this was just..
S.P.E.C.T.R.E (Nikolai) :: ..
S.P.E.C.T.R.E (Nikolai) :: Nikolai, are you okay in there? I
notice that you locked the door so I used a little thing I put
on your S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Nikolai Ivashov :: I. Did not. Lock. The door.
Nikolai Ivashov :: She is dead. The phone is sitting in here. We
were fooled.
Ceasar :: S-she's dead? What? That's not good-
Nikolai Ivashov attempted to determine cause of death, but not
before first looking to Miqova's phone.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- A message pops up on MIQOVA's
phone. "Protocol 21 running. If you see this message.. then I am
certainly in danger."
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- As my line of work is
dangerous and I often get into trouble, Protocol 21 searches for
vitals equivalent to any of my contacts and then allows access
to my phone.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- The only contacts I currently
have are the Collective and {$%$[REDACTED]%%^&& so I will assume
you are one of them.
Nikolai Ivashov listened closely, stepping over to the doorway
after making sure to clearly inspect the room for any sign of
what had occurred. Bringing forth the GENOVA, he attempted to
cleave his way to freedom, and escape before law enforcement
arrived and things got a bit too confusing.
Nikolai Ivashov would have to somehow disable that "ME HAVE
INFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT" function eventually.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- My current mission is looking
into who I assume to be the Diamond Crown himself. The leader of
this mafia organization.
S.P.E.C.T.R.E (Nikolai) :: Law enforcement has been called off
based on the flight-or-fight response exhibited by user.
S.P.E.C.T.R.E (Nikolai) :: As a result of this response, unit is
now entering incognito mode.
A feature he hadn't seen in other S.P.E.C.T.R.E's before.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- Protocol 21 is active. It will
now show the last 30 seconds of data it recorded before
seperation.
Nikolai Ivashov payed INCREDIBLY close attention.
Nikolai Ivashov set his spectre to record the footage, so as to
have a backup.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- Discretion is advised. As this
is the thirty seconds before my phone was lost, traumatic events
or perhaps even death may be shown.
Ceasar :: So MIQOVA was searching into Big Boss? That's a really
bad idea-- even I can't get a background check on the man
safely.
Nikolai Ivashov prepared himself. He was no stranger to these
things.
[Video]
MIQOVA sits by the door of a room in the club.
MIQOVA :: Attempt in 5 seconds. 4. 3. 2.
"1." A loud crash can be heard, along with an uproar of gunfire
as the screen shakes and goes grey. Afterwards, the video cuts
off from here-- but Nikolai could still hear the audio.
MIQOVA :: Who are you?
??? :: Where is the collective's headquarters? I need to pay
them a visit.
MIQOVA :: That is confidential information from a confidant that
you will not obtain.
Nikolai Ivashov blinked.
??? :: Then you're useless to me.
Nikolai Ivashov continued to record the footage, preparing to
leave when all was said and done.
Nikolai Ivashov :: ...Little information to find in this.
As Nikolai exits the room with the dead Sashaka in it, he
doesn't see Ceasar there. Where had he gone?
Nikolai Ivashov :: Troubling.
Nikolai Ivashov :: ...?
Nikolai Ivashov gazed about. This situation was far from
pleasant.
Nikolai Ivashov groaned and attempted to contact Ceasar with his
phone.
Nikolai Ivashov would, in the meantime, utilize his Spectre to
scan about and hopefully get a better view and understanding of
the area. He felt lost, and he didn't like the hand he had been
dealt.
Nikolai reaches Ceasar's voicemail repeatedly as he scans with
his S.P.E.C.T.R.E
To go back to the main room, he would have to go opposite of the
way he went to get there- and by the same method he had done to
go down initially.
But it was Ceasar, not him who had actually moved them through
the floor. He would have to do it himself by memory.
Nikolai Ivashov moved straight ahead and took three rights.
Shishido Magohachi has plugged out!
The area itself isn't becoming gel as Nikolai tries to make it
move.. what was it that Ceasar did initially to make it move.
Nikolai Ivashov tapped it twice.
Nikolai begins flowing through the ground, heading right thrice
and forward once. In a rather 'simple one you do it'-fashion, he
gets back to the main room of the building.
Nikolai Ivashov gazed about in search of Ceasar.
Nikolai Ivashov scanned in the meantime, not letting up in thisa
ct.
Woman :: Oh, it's you again. Your friend left before you did.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Did he? Was he in a rush?
Woman :: Are you sure you don't want to.. *sample* our services
before you leave?
Nikolai Ivashov :: Positive.
Nikolai Ivashov :: I believe I am scarred for life.
The woman sighs. "He was in a rush. Went outside through the
entrance."
Nikolai Ivashov :: I entered the room, and the person we were
looking for was lying there dead.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Just a heads up.
Nikolai Ivashov exited the very same, looking around in search
of Ceasar before making way to his car were he not to spot him.
Why was he in such a rush? What had he seen, or heard?
Woman :: Oh damn. Sashahakawaka is dead?
Nikolai Ivashov rushed out regardless, moving to his car and
looking to return to the Base with haste. Whoever that was, was
looking for the base, and to have tricked him and sent him out
like that..
As soon as Nikolai steps out, he feels guns press on his body
from both his left and right. "Hold it!"
Nikolai Ivashov gazed to his left and right.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Hello. What do you want? I am in a rush.
Two people with guns. Recognizable was a crown symbokl on their
arms. It was..
Ceasar :: Gold Crowns, hold fire temporarily.
Nikolai Ivashov remained unchanging in his facial features. This
had been an expected outcome.
Ruffian :: Affirmative boss.
Ceasar :: Nikolai. Big Boss has put out a search for members of
the collective and MIQOVA.
Ceasar :: She's still alive.
Nikolai Ivashov narrowed his gaze. "I will go, then, but I will
not be relinquishing my equipment."
Ceasar throws Nikolai a stun gun. "Taze me and these two."
Nikolai Ivashov :: What?
Ceasar :: After today, the Gold Crowns will be hunting you and
the remainder of the collective.
Nikolai Ivashov continued to stare. He understood very clearly
the implications of this. "With serious intent?"
Nikolai Ivashov :: Is this an act of pity, or are you hinting at
something more?
Ceasar :: Yes. To save time, I left my keys in ignition on my
car over there.
Nikolai Ivashov :: I understand, and I apologize in advance.
Ceasar :: I have no ill will against the collective, but Big
Boss wants you all gone. He trashed your car and has the Silver
crowns advancing here.
Ruffian B :: Make it look real.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Da.
Nikolai Ivashov tazed the Trio, visibly restraining himself from
murdering them in their state of disarray. Enemies. They, were
enemies. But....He couldn't bring himself to do so after being
given this chance.
Nikolai Ivashov rushed off toward Ceasar's car.
He glitches out for a second as hes being tazed before passing
out, along with his two subordinates.
Nikolai Ivashov took off in the vehicle, making way for the
base. It was likely expected of him to return there, but he had
to retrieve and assure the safety of his allies. They were FAR
too close. Was it time to abandon their home yet again? He'd
have to contact the others that were out, and gather what little
he could.
Nikolai hears a loud whirr as he looks in his mirror. Something
flying behind him as he drove!
It begins shooting!
Nikolai Ivashov veered away.
Nikolai skids out of the way as the bullets lodge into the road,
trying to dodge bullets from the flying drone or whatever.
Nikolai Ivashov began to run over the possibilities. How, pray
tell, could he escape this? He had his Spectre evaluate the
situation for a moment, focusing on avoiding the death from
above.
Nikolai Ivashov would it be a meme if I alerted the authorities
of this)
A feminine voice can be heard from the car. "Battle detected.
Auto-pilot enabled."
Nikolai Ivashov rolled the window and immediately took a pot
shot with his Ion Rifle.
The hood of the car moves into a different shape, as the car
stops heeding Nikolai's motion.
Nikolai's shot misses! It was difficult aiming in this situation
on such a floaty target!
Nikolai Ivashov groaned. He'd have to re-adjust, clearly. He
wasn't in the most comfortable position, either, to top it off.
He focused a bit more, hoping the windows were tinted enough to
give him the element of surprise. He shot from another, so as to
throw his enemies off guard.
Two black vans drive onto the road, following chase after
Nikolai as people with assault rifles aim out of them..
Nikolai Ivashov took cover.
Driving their car, Nikolai Ivashov darts off with other cars in
hot pursuit.
Nikolai Ivashov notes the car is now in auto-pilot!
[Information: Survive an attack by all three Crowns!]
Nikolai Ivashov releases a few energy pellets from his gun,
firing energy pellets into one of the cars chasing him from his
Ion Rifle.
Nikolai Ivashov tosses a grenade into the field, which
exploded-- crashing the other car.
The cars all fly off the side of the road, as Nikolai reaches a
bridge.
It seems as if you're in the clear..
A launching sound can be heard, as something flies towards the
car Nikolai is driving!
*whoosh*
Nikolai Ivashov veered.
The missle blasts into the bridge, breaking a piece of it as
Nikolai drives off!
A helicopter flies infront of Nikolai, turning towards his car!
Nikolai Ivashov activated the autopilot and focused his aim upon
the helicopter, shooting at it with the ion rifle as he had done
prior. He assumed it was about to try to gun him down in the
streets or something.
Nikolai ions the helicopter down in a single strike, but not
before it fires a revenge missile back as it falls down into the
waters below the bridge!
Nikolai Ivashov veered away from the missile.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- Zhiglov :: ..Red-tipped
missiles are often homing..
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- Nikolai :: Is that the case?
Good to know..
Nikolai Ivashov set the autopilot to try to elude it for as long
as could be, reaching out to fore at it with his Kalashnikov -
an actual gun.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- Nikolai leads a homing missile
into another, as they explode onto eachother!@
Nikolai Ivashov -- got style points.
Now it seems nothing stands in Nikolai's way-- however, a
motorbike begins driving through the road towards him..
Nikolai Ivashov hit the gas.
Nikolai gets away as he drives off the bridge. Base was only a
minute away now, and he had outsped the motorbike.
Nikolai-- or rather Ceasar's car reaches the collective's home.
Nikolai Ivashov flung himself out through the door, leaving the
keys in the ignition as Ceasar had done prior, he'd rush in with
haste, weapons at the ready.
Nikolai Ivashov was prepared for the worst at this point.
Nikolai Ivashov 's adrenaline was pumping, he had been ambushed
repeatedly, gotten into a car chase, and now he was home - but
still, he refused to accept that it was all that easy. That it
was over yet.
Nikolai Ivashov cap raise WHEN)
A person with a helmet sat in the living room on the couch.
*>[Owl] Silver Crowns Raid
Nikolai Ivashov immediately pointed a gun at them.
Nikolai Ivashov took a moment to compose himself after what had
just occured. His demeanor was rather justified.
??? :: Now, now, Nikolai. Is that any way to treat an old war
buddy?
Nikolai Ivashov :: What part do you have in all of this?
Nathan Shields woops
??? takes off their helmet slowly, as Nikolais eyes focus on
what he sees.
Ghiglov Grigorievich. Known in war as Ganagov the Cruel. He was
disbarred from the army near the war's end and labeled a war
criminal for his actions.
Nikolai Ivashov considered the possibility that there could be
more inside. He squinted.
It was said by many that he constantly used torture to get his
ways-- but not just on enemies.
He would even use it on allies, or so goes his legend.
Nikolai Ivashov :: What part. Do you have. In what just
occurred?
Ghiglov :: What just occured was the Crowns making sure you
collective members don't go out and mess up my plans.
Ghiglov :: I don't know about you, Nikolai-- but since the war..
I've actually tried to go somewhere in life.
Nikolai Ivashov :: A nicely written letter could have had the
same effect.
Ghiglov :: Oh, you know me. I like to make sure people get the
message-- pain tends to send that effectively and quickly.
Nikolai Ivashov :: As have I, as of late, though you seem to act
as an obstacle to that.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Where are the others?
Ghiglov :: If you're talking about the artificial, she's alive.
She managed to escape my wrath with most of her body intact..
Ghiglov points to his various parts of his body. "-Most-."
Nikolai Ivashov :: I am not here to play grudge matches or fight
you for the sake of it. I want to know where my allies are, and
it's as simple as returning them to me and sweeping this under
the rug.
Ghiglov angrily gets off the couch, yelling "You might not want
to play grudges, Nikolai but I have MANY GRUDGES!"
Ghiglov :: You're the reason I was disbarred from the army! You
couldn't handle me making sure our troop was up to snuff!
Nikolai Ivashov narrowed his gaze and stepped forth. "I didn't
even remember your name until a few hours ago." he spoke, venom
in his tone, though suggesting that he meant it quite literally.
Ghiglov smashes his fist on a table, breaking it. "You have the
audacity you cyka cocksucker to even forget me? Pwf."
Ghiglov :: Pwhfahaha! Oh, you gained a sense of humor I see.
Ghiglov :: You are the reason my life turned into living hell. I
was hunted as a war criminal after Lifebyte.
Ghiglov :: I was hunted for doing all I could to make sure we
could win the war!
Nikolai Ivashov :: Not of my accord.
Ghiglov :: I was the biggest reason the Uni even won the fourth
battle at Lescherte. People actually cheered my name around that
time before YOU blackened it!
Ghiglov :: You piss me off, Nikolai.
Nikolai Ivashov :: I don't care what you did. That is not of my
concern.
Nikolai Ivashov :: Are you stalling? Perhaps you need more
bodies to hide behind.
Ghiglov rushes forward at Nikolai!
Nikolai Ivashov glared
Nikolai Ivashov blocked and coutnerattacked
He grabs Nikolai's weapon as he blocks, struggling!
Nikolai Ivashov had a stern gaze. The source of his problems
were in front of him.
Nikolai Ivashov ignited Genova as he grabbed it.
Ghiglov lets go of the weapon as it heats up, taking out a
SLYQUARTER and aiming it forward!
Nikolai Ivashov dodged to the side and slashed at his ankle.
Ghiglov shoots, missing Nikolai but firing and shooting at a
portrait which falls off the wall.
Nikolai slashes at Ghiglov's leg, only to hit very solid armor.
What type of gear is he even wearing?
Nikolai Ivashov reached for his gun-wielding arm in the very
same motion, utilizing his free hand and Brute Strength
(Passive) to supplement his Synth-based FURY>
Nikolai finds that his attack is blocked with one hand by
Ghiglov!
Ghiglov :: Perhaps you really did forget, you bastard.
Nikolai Ivashov figured that if he were incapable of harming the
armor in it's own, he could attempt to use it against his
opponent. It was sturdy - strong. Perhaps even flexible, but
that would be put to the test. Utilizing the Karate that his
ally taught him before his departure, he attempted to use his
enemy's armor against his own body with grapples and he'd go for
a cheap shot to the face with his knife.
Ghiglov :: You always were the weak one..
Nikolai Ivashov attempted to supplement his abilities with his
Spectre and pure luck. He may be weaker, but he had to be able
to find a way out of this.
Ghiglov enters a Karate stance at the same time Nikolai does,
attacking him while trying to keep a steady balance with his
legs.
Nikolai Ivashov figured that if he were unable to beat him in a
test of strength, he could attempt to use speed. He dodged, and
made a rapid strike at Ghiglov's face with a pocket knife - a
cheap trick, but one that may have some effect.
Ghiglov thrusts a back-hand palm at Nikolai's face!
Nikolai Ivashov did as previously intended.
Ghiglov uses his other arm and the momentum to grab the knife
with his other hand, twisting Nikolai around him, putting them
in a stalemate.
He moves his palm to the side, attempting to punch Nikolai as he
still holds Nikolai's knife hand.
Nikolai Ivashov looked to his armor, utilizing his spectre to
search for a weak point or something to take advantage of.
Nikolai still had grenades, but of what use were they?
Nikolai Ivashov dropped himself and attempted to manuever his
body to avoid.
Nikolai Ivashov would allow the punch to go past were it to
succeed and attempt to place him in a hold, furthering the
stalemate.
Nikolai Ivashov(Gavster576) <---- [Target is partially mimicking
movements.]
Ghiglov :: You think you can overpower me in close combat? I
always kicked your ass at this!
Nikolai Ivashov would, were he to succeed in doing so, smash his
head forward - attempting to headbut Ghiglov's nose while he
monologued and cause him to release his grip in surprise.
Ghiglov grabs his face with one hand, staggering back..
Nikolai Ivashov reached for the stun gun and aimed straight for
his face.
Nikolai Ivashov fired.
Ghiglov falls back onto the ground, bleeding as nikolai lunged
forth with this advantageous moment, preparing the stun gun once
more as he had his spectre identify the assailant's armor to
find a weakpoint. He had to get that off of him, or disable it.
Normally, Nikolai would just kill him, but he had answers that
Nikolai needed involving his allies.
Ghiglov puts his hands on the ground and partially flips his
legs off the ground, smashing Nikolai's face in with one of his
feet! Ghiglov's strength rivalled Nikolai's own.
Regaining his footing, Nikolai moved with the momentum to
prepare himself for the inevitable counterattack. The strength
was, as advertised, greater than his own...but! He wasn't out of
options yet.
Nikolai Ivashov thought over the layout of the house. He had
come here for a dramatic entrance and display, but Nikolai? He
lived here, and he would use that to his advantage were he able
to do so.
Ghiglov :: Nikolai.. you're very dissapointing, you know.
Ghiglov :: The line of synths we came from is discontinued, but
I managed to collect a few without brains.
Ghiglov :: If you're weaker then even this one.. then how do you
expect to actually fight me? My coordination and ability earned
me my titles..
..Even this one..?
Nikolai Ivashov narrowed his gaze. The mind transfer they had
previously demonstrated, perhaps?
Nikolai Ivashov :: It doesn't matter. I'll find a way, and you
will regret trying to dig up decade-old issues with somebody who
has forgotten it all.
Nikolai Ivashov || what kind of armor he usin
Ghiglov :: Is that a PRAETORIAN spectre?
Nikolai Ivashov :: Is it? You have sharp eyes.
Nikolai Ivashov :: You tell me.
Ghiglov :: Interesting. What are you using it for? Scanning me?
My armor? The battle? Truly, I've no clue what its for. But I
never told you what happened to your other ally.
Nikolai Ivashov :: That's what i've been waiting for.
Ghiglov seems like he's about to do something, but pauses.
"Sheesh. You know, there's something therapeutic about being
tortured for some people."
Nikolai :: "What?"
Ghiglov looks to his side. "Your boss is at Beijing, correct?"
Nikolai Ivashov :: Probably.
Ghiglov :: So she was telling the truth.
Nikolai Ivashov :: What are you wearing? I am curious now.
Ghiglov :: I wonder if she's still alive. I never turned the
water off after I came in this room.
Nikolai Ivashov :: ...
Ghiglov :: I'm rather bored of you, Nikolai. And since the
information uplink just finished..
Ghiglov quickly pulls out a SLYQUARTER!
Nikolai Ivashov suddenly made a mad dash forward, accelerating
at hyper speed so as to risk his body for this attack. He
clearly didn't like the sound of that, and it was obvious that
he had easily been incited by Ghiglov's words. He reached out-
Nikolai Ivashov dodged nad shot back at him
He turns the gun on himself, firing into his neck, as he falls
limp.
Nikolai Ivashov turned away in an instant, searching through the
house with unbelievable haste.
Nikolai enters the basement as he searches, finding that it was
partially flooded.
Nikolai Ivashov rushed through, scanning about the interior of
it with his spectre.
Nikolai Ivashov was, for once, visibly alarmed. His focus and
calm exterior had been broken, and he was feeling a sense of
dread that he hadn't felt since the war.
A body was half floating in the water and squirming. It was
almost entirely submerged, having a bag over it's head. A pipe
in the basement was busted, as water was coming through it.
Nikolai Ivashov rushed over to the body and attempted to lift
their head up and above the water's reach.
A katana fell into the water, floating as Nikolai pulled the
person above water.
Nikolai Ivashov attempted to unfasten and remove the bag.
Toma was unconscious, her face twisted to one of pain and her
eyes red and blurry. Nikolai checked her pulse and found it was
still beating, although she wasn't breathing correctly.
S.P.E.C.T.R.E (Nikolai) :: Checking victim's health.
Nikolai Ivashov made way to remove them from the basement. It
was partially flooded, and thus not a safe environment to try to
assist Toma with his limited medical knowledge.
Nikolai's S.P.E.C.T.R.E began its monotone analysis "Lungs have
sustained serious damage. Brain damage to the frontal lobe.
Victim seems to be exhibitting coma-like effects while
unconscious. Psychological damage can
not be distinguished while unconscious. Result may either be a
vegetative state or coma... Ambulance en route and called."
Nikolai Ivashov seemed, for once, defeated. He attempted to call
upon medical aid with his SPECTRE, IE, he was calling an
ambulance to get them immediate medical aid that he could not
provide, nor risk with his basic level of knowledge. For now,
though, he did whatever it was he could with his Medicine 1.
Nikolai attempted basic first aid on Toma, although it all had
felt futile. She was alive but according to his S.P.E.C.T.R.E..
Nikolai realized that he was almost cradling her in his arms as
he held her while doing the bare minimum of first aid. How did
it end up like this..?
Nikolai realized a single tear was sliding across your face as
he was doing first aid..
Nikolai Ivashov lifted them as gently as could be, attempting to
place them in an area of slightly more comfort. He was
conflicted, of course, but above all else - a sadness, and
trailing right behind it? An unbridled rage and motivation to
absolutely decimate those that had caused this.
<Nikolai Story End> Why did this have to happen to.. Toma..
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