Communications - Post 4
“Commander.”
“Go ahead, Frank.”
”She’s here.”
“In New York? What is she doing there?”
”She’s searching records in City Hall.”
”What could she possibly hope to find?”
“I don’t know. Should I strike?”
”No…follow her. Huh…”
”Yes sir?”
“I would’ve figured her for a mutie. But going to New York rules that out - no mutie is going into that city. Or out of it, for that matter.” There was a chuckle in his voice. “You’re doing fine, Frank. Keep it up.”
“Thank you sir.”
”Creed out.”
“Kitty, what am I even looking for?”
“Anything that helps, Ray. We’re looking for clues as to the Nimrod project. Anything that tells us how he was made, what we should do if he comes back.”
”I wish that you could give me something tangible to look for. I’ve been down practically every corridor and I haven’t found anything at all. I’m beginning to think Nimrod wasn’t even made here.”
”Not a chance. When the sentinels took over, they couldn’t resist the technology of this place. He was made here. What I still don’t understand is who’s moved in since that put up this forcefield?”
“[static]”
“Ray, are you ok?”
“[static]”
“Ray?! Say something!”
“CEASE AND DESIST MUTANT. I AM HERE TO APREHEND THE MUTANT DELATOUR.”
“RAY!”
“[static]”
“Hold on, Ray, I’m coming!”
”You wan’ to play, mon ami? Five-card stud [explosion] Jacks or bettah to open!”
“What on…it can’t be!”
“Gambit, no, you can’t defeat Nimrod alone!”
”It is! Ray, can you hear me?”
”Kitty? Come quick! You’ve got…[static]”
“I’m coming, Ray, I’m coming. Just hold on!”
“Go ahead, Frank.”
”She’s here.”
“In New York? What is she doing there?”
”She’s searching records in City Hall.”
”What could she possibly hope to find?”
“I don’t know. Should I strike?”
”No…follow her. Huh…”
”Yes sir?”
“I would’ve figured her for a mutie. But going to New York rules that out - no mutie is going into that city. Or out of it, for that matter.” There was a chuckle in his voice. “You’re doing fine, Frank. Keep it up.”
“Thank you sir.”
”Creed out.”
“Kitty, what am I even looking for?”
“Anything that helps, Ray. We’re looking for clues as to the Nimrod project. Anything that tells us how he was made, what we should do if he comes back.”
”I wish that you could give me something tangible to look for. I’ve been down practically every corridor and I haven’t found anything at all. I’m beginning to think Nimrod wasn’t even made here.”
”Not a chance. When the sentinels took over, they couldn’t resist the technology of this place. He was made here. What I still don’t understand is who’s moved in since that put up this forcefield?”
“[static]”
“Ray, are you ok?”
“[static]”
“Ray?! Say something!”
“CEASE AND DESIST MUTANT. I AM HERE TO APREHEND THE MUTANT DELATOUR.”
“RAY!”
“[static]”
“Hold on, Ray, I’m coming!”
”You wan’ to play, mon ami? Five-card stud [explosion] Jacks or bettah to open!”
“What on…it can’t be!”
“Gambit, no, you can’t defeat Nimrod alone!”
”It is! Ray, can you hear me?”
”Kitty? Come quick! You’ve got…[static]”
“I’m coming, Ray, I’m coming. Just hold on!”