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[a_bastard_son]

If whoever is holding me captive and most likely monitoring this transmission is hoping for some kind of ransom, you won’t get any. I’m not really sure why you’ve kidnapped me and honestly, I don’t care. [ The strange looking man stated calmly into the video feature of the phone. Daken was a strange looking individual with his jet black mohawk and

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[ex_julianhe]

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[ Oh God, who the hell is this guy and what's his damage? ]

You think we're the ones holding you here? That's fucking genius, except we're in the exact same position as you. None of us know how to get home, pal. If we did, we'd be there.

[a_bastard_son]

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No, I think you're probably a dumbass and not smart enough to be one of our lovely captors.

[Normally Daken didn't try and deliberately burn any bridges but something about the punk kinda grated on him. That, and he'd been looking for an available target to take his pent up aggression on and Julian just up and presented himself with a giant bullseye right on his ass.]

Did you have anything useful to contribute or do you just like harassing total strangers on the phone?

[ex_julianhe]

[ Oh awesome, so this guy's attitude wasn't dying down. This would be fun. ]

I like harassing total strangers. It's how I live my life.

And if you're gonna ask stupid questions, you should expect stupid answers.

[a_bastard_son]

Oh, goodie for me then, I guess. [It was said in the driest of tones possible.]

And not to rain on your parade or anything but I don't recall asking any questions. It was a statement of intent. They let me go and be on my way and I won't slowly eviscerate them over the span of a couple of days. But going back to the whole 'dumbass' statement I made befor,e I wouldn't expect you to be able to tell the difference anyway, junior.

[Something nibbled at the back of his mind. Did he know this kid? He certainly seemed to be evoking a surprising amount of hostility out of him. And considering Daken rarely felt much of anything, that in of itself was remarkable. He just chalked it up to being stranded for days in this shithole getting bullshitted left right and center that drove him to something close to genuine irritation.]

[x23laura]

((ooc: In Laura's canon point she hasn't met Daken yet, she's just set off on her solo adventure))

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The person with the answers has so far been untraceable to extract answers from.

[a_bastard_son]

[ooc: Oh my, this should be fun then. XD]

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[He was genuinely surprised to see Laura here. It was kind of crushing to know that someone as talented as herself couldn't escape whatever ridiculous plans their 'captors' had for them. Still, aside from the minute widening of Daken's eyes, he didn't let any of that surprise show.]

Laura? How did they manage to rope you into this? Ditched the swamp rat I see. [He and Gambit were going to have some words in the near future. After the mess the damned Cajun had made of his arm, Daken figured dissecting the bastard's arm was equitable payback.]

[x23laura]

Swamp rat [Pause] Gambit. He did not appear here with me.

You know my name, I do not know yours.

[a_bastard_son]

Yeah, your old buddy Gambit. The two of you showed up in Madripoor....? [Her lack of recognition was both curious and a little irritating. Here Daken had thought they had a real connection. He'd finally found someone who could understand the constant battle between their more animalistic urges and the fine line of control needed to retain their humanity.]

You don't know me? I'm Daken. Your uh.....we're family. [Did she count as his aunt? Sister, cousin? What was it when she was the female clone of his father? To demonstrate, he unsheathed the two bone claws on his right hand so she could see them.]

[rea_norton]

[Ooooh she's so sceptical!]

Why on earth would a kidnapper give you a video phone thingy if they had kidnapped you? They would want you alone somewhere surely, so that people can't correct their story...

[At least, that's how Andrea does it when she kidnaps people at school... tied up, in the basement,or the attic if she's feeling pleasant, without mobile phones/computers/tracking devices]

[a_bastard_son]

GPS tracking? Perhaps they've bugged it so they can monitor our conversations and activities? Somehow I don't think they did it out of the kindness of their own hearts. [The dark haired mutant mused out loud.]

With an operation this large, miss, I seriously doubt they're very concerned about the repercussions or their actions or a court of law. [When it suited him, Daken could be unfailingly polite and show the peerless civility of the Japanese culture he'd been raised in during post WWII.] All I know is there are a lot of people here who've been kidnapped here, these phones could be just a simple ruse and maybe they've devised some other means of monitoring out movements. Sub-dermal tracking implants and the like, whatever the case with this many people here? I doubt they're gathering us for Sunday tea and biscuits.

[rea_norton]

She thinks about it. She actually hadn't considere that they ha been kidnapped. Huh... Ohmygod! It is as if a cold hand has suddenly started to squeeze her heart.
"Do you think it's Bison?" she doesn't consider the fact that this man won't know who Bison is.
She's distracted for a moment, thinking hard. Then she sets her mouth in a hard line.
"well, he's in for a shock this time. I am NOT playing his game."
And then it strikes her. "who are you? You're new, right?"

[a_bastard_son]

I beg your pardon? Who? [Bison? As in the American Bison? Someone named Bison? The mutant was beginning to suspect this girl wasn't playing with a full deck.]

Yes, I'm new here. My name is Daken. [He nodded his head in a surprisingly regal manner within the confines of the phones video screen.]