A NISA Story - Red Iron: 5/13 Tuesday

[PringlesXD]

"Hey..."
Sophie corrected herself. She didn't think that Ferrum would share the Collar Controller with anyone, but it was best to be polite with her to possibly avoid punishment later.

"Miss Ferrum. I don't think that your uncle would want you wandering around outside, eh?"
Sophie was sure that she had her expression mastered... except for her eyes. Her eyes held a level of disgust and hatred as she looked at this Ferrum, but that hatred increased tenfold for the moment that she said 'uncle'. He was the one who would hurt her whenever she stepped out of line. It was torture and threat of death that kept her firmly leashed to his side. She hadn't even had a chance to look for a way to escape back to the resistance.

Annalisa quickly turned around, shocked to be so quickly discovered. She immediately calmed down after seeing who was talking to her. It was Sophie, the rebel that was captured and turned into a slave by Bartholomew. Shooting a devious grin at her, Annalisa started speaking.
"Oh, it is you. It would be best if you were to pretend you never saw me here. And please, refrain from calling me that in public. It should be pretty easy to come to the conclusion that I am not on behalf of the Ferrum family right now. Also, there is no need for that concentrated level of hate in your eyes. Contrary to popular belief, I do not support the Ferrum Dysnasty, even if I am part of it, sadly."

She looked around, to see if she was drawing any attention whatsoever. Taking a minute to collect her thoughts, Annalisa got closer to the former rebel, saying her next line very quietly.
"I plan on joining the rebels. Sadly, I do not know the proper directions to get to their base. I suspect you do. It would brighten my day if you told me the coordinates. In fact, you are welcome to accompany me, if you wish."

[JerichoDeath]

Annalisa quickly turned around, shocked to be so quickly discovered. She immediately calmed down after seeing who was talking to her. It was Sophie, the rebel that was captured and turned into a slave by Bartholomew. Shooting a devious grin at her, Annalisa started speaking.
"Oh, it is you. It would be best if you were to pretend you never saw me here. And please, refrain from calling me that in public. It should be pretty easy to come to the conclusion that I am not on behalf of the Ferrum family right now. Also, there is no need for that concentrated level of hate in your eyes. Contrary to popular belief, I do not support the Ferrum Dysnasty, even if I am part of it, sadly."

She looked around, to see if she was drawing any attention whatsoever. Taking a minute to collect her thoughts, Annalisa got closer to the former rebel, saying her next line very quietly.
"I plan on joining the rebels. Sadly, I do not know the proper directions to get to their base. I suspect you do. It would brighten my day if you told me the coordinates. In fact, you are welcome to accompany me, if you wish."

"-then what should I call you...?"

Sophie looked at the girl in surprise when she heard her plan. She responded quietly.
The injury that caused this life support system to be installed into my body, by your uncle's doctors, happened during an assault on the rebel base where I was stationed. That place was destroyed.
However... if I did know where you could go, I would not be able to come with. I would be killed if I left without permission.

Sophie's eyes, which had softened upon learning of the girl's plan, heated up again when she mentioned the possibility of being killed. She shook off her hate again to talk to the girl in a more friendly way.
"It's possible that you might find some kind of message out there, asking for recruits. If you do, check it thoroughly for secret instructions. It could be a coded chip, or invisible ink, or maybe jumbled words."

[vampko]

Roxanne was finished eating. She analyzed her map of the ghetto long enough. She found what she was looking for.

"So it's located dead center of district three... right. No one uses that old thing anymore, and no guard in his right mind would need to defend it. That's a perfect place for a "rebel" group to set up shop," she said, still incredulous of its existence.

She folded up the map and put it in the loose floorboard next to the sofa. Roxanne then grabbed her coat and headed out, disarming and rearming her traps as she went.

"Looks like rain..." she said as she looked up. "Good thing I've got a hood on this thing." She noticed some flamboyant guy tossing paper everywhere. Normally, she would have ignored him had it not been for the fact that he was not a white-skin like the others. Him and another one next to the guy. She briskly walked towards the two.

"Hey, you two," she said in a hushed tone. "The hell you think you're doing, paperboy? The guards are bound to shoot your ass and collect your blood if you keep that up." She saw the rebel fliers. "You're the one who's been handing 'em out? Where'd you get 'em?" she asked.

"I'm not afraid of a few guards!" Glenn laughed, "because I'm gonna take down the emperor single-handedly one day, and if I can't handle a few guards, what's the point?" He tossed his sword spinning up in the air, and caught it with his other hand a giant grin on his face.

[PringlesXD]

Sophie looked at the girl in surprise when she heard her plan. She responded quietly.
The injury that caused this life support system to be installed into my body, by your uncle's doctors, happened during an assault on the rebel base where I was stationed. That place was destroyed.
However... if I did know where you could go, I would not be able to come with. I would be killed if I left without permission.

Sophie's eyes, which had softened upon learning of the girl's plan, heated up again when she mentioned the possibility of being killed. She shook off her hate again to talk to the girl in a more friendly way.
"It's possible that you might find some kind of message out there, asking for recruits. If you do, check it thoroughly for secret instructions. It could be a coded chip, or invisible ink, or maybe jumbled words."

"Call me Melissa. That will be my new name."

Annalisa kept quiet after Sophie was done talking. Having her as a bodyguard would be extremely advantegous. Also, she couldn't stand the thought of having a good person be controlled in such a cruel way. She had to do something to help. Maybe if she asked someone in charge, they would allow her to leave with the former rebel. If anything, she could lie to make the job easier. She decided to speak up.
"I can get you out. Tell me who is in charge, and I will make them believe you are coming with me to wipe out one of the rebel's bases. I may not look it, but I am quite adept at persuading others. What do you say? Are you okay with me telling such a lie? I could think of something else, if you wish."

[JerichoDeath]

"Call me Melissa. That will be my new name."

Annalisa kept quiet after Sophie was done talking. Having her as a bodyguard would be extremely advantegous. Also, she couldn't stand the thought of having a good person be controlled in such a cruel way. She had to do something to help. Maybe if she asked someone in charge, they would allow her to leave with the former rebel. If anything, she could lie to make the job easier. She decided to speak up.
"I can get you out. Tell me who is in charge, and I will make them believe you are coming with me to wipe out one of the rebel's bases. I may not look it, but I am quite adept at persuading others. What do you say? Are you okay with me telling such a lie? I could think of something else, if you wish."

"Melissa, then. No last name? It should be okay to go without. The... normal citizens sometimes have no last name if they live on the street, or whatever."
Sophie listened to Melissa's proposition.

"Do you think that you would be able to convince Bartholomew Ferrum? He is the one who controls me, holds the remote."
Sophie adopted a frustrated look.
"I have another idea. There are currently two ways that he keeps me in line. The lethal one is a transceiver built into my life support equipment that will shut down the equipment remotely if he wants me dead. I can't remove that, but there is only one transmitter in the palace with the shutdown code. I have been trying to find it.
Once I've found it, I'll send you a message, asking for your help in destroying that transmitter. Once that's done, I'll be able to leave freely. I'll report you 'missing' instead of being a 'runaway' so that you'll still have some authority to help me.
... what do you say... will you help me once the time comes?"

[Rydux]

"I'm not afraid of a few guards!" Glenn laughed, "because I'm gonna take down the emperor single-handedly one day, and if I can't handle a few guards, what's the point?" He tossed his sword spinning up in the air, and caught it with his other hand a giant grin on his face.

Rudy turned a girl, and with a smile, he began wagging his finger at her face "ひ~み~つ~". He then turned to Glenn, and smiled, standing up, as he hopped into his and said, "Ah Glenn, your optimism is so adorable".

Spoiler:

Translation; Himitsu; Secret

[TheForeignGamer]

"I'm not afraid of a few guards!" Glenn laughed, "because I'm gonna take down the emperor single-handedly one day, and if I can't handle a few guards, what's the point?" He tossed his sword spinning up in the air, and caught it with his other hand a giant grin on his face.

Roxanne frowned. "If you say so."

This one's cocky... it'll get him killed one day, I'm sure of it.

Rudy turned a girl, and with a smile, he began wagging his finger at her face "ひ~み~つ~". He then turned to Glenn, and smiled, standing up, as he hopped into his and said, "Ah Glenn, your optimism is so adorable".

Spoiler:

Translation; Secret

Roxanne's frown turned into a grimace. She got the message. "..Okay?"

Fruity here is gonna be really fucking annoying, I can see it right now.

"Anyway, who are you two? You're not like the others."

[vampko]

"Anyway, who are you two? You're not like the others."

"Me?" He spun his sword, "I'm Glenn Harbeck! And I'm the man who will take down the evil emperor!" Glenn smirked as he said this. "That up there is Rudy, he's always bugging me and doing weird stuff like that." he pointed towards Rudy through the window.

[PringlesXD]

"Melissa, then. No last name? It should be okay to go without. The... normal citizens sometimes have no last name if they live on the street, or whatever."
Sophie listened to Melissa's proposition.

"Do you think that you would be able to convince Bartholomew Ferrum? He is the one who controls me, holds the remote."
Sophie adopted a frustrated look.
"I have another idea. There are currently two ways that he keeps me in line. The lethal one is a transceiver built into my life support equipment that will shut down the equipment remotely if he wants me dead. I can't remove that, but there is only one transmitter in the palace with the shutdown code. I have been trying to find it.
Once I've found it, I'll send you a message, asking for your help in destroying that transmitter. Once that's done, I'll be able to leave freely. I'll report you 'missing' instead of being a 'runaway' so that you'll still have some authority to help me.
... what do you say... will you help me once the time comes?"

Annalisa quickly agreed to the situation. She was unaware of how long it would take, but freeing someone who was nothing more than a puppet in her uncle's claws was of extreme importance. She had a cocky smile on her face, confident about Sophie's plan. She still wondered what to do, though.
"Alright, I shall do it. However, I ask that you be extremely careful. Losing you would certainly count as a big loss for everyone who is on your side. How are we going to communicate though? Also... where am I suppose to go from here? I have not been outside much, therefore this city is practically unknown to me."

[Rydux]

"Anyway, who are you two? You're not like the others."

"Me?" He spun his sword, "I'm Glenn Harbeck! And I'm the man who will take down the evil emperor!" Glenn smirked as he said this. "That up there is Rudy, he's always bugging me and doing weird stuff like that." he pointed towards Rudy through the window.

"Rudy Grants" he said, bowing down in a graceful manner, he looked up, as he said, "And I'm known as..." he threw a hand up, his finger aimed at the roof, as he cried out, "The Ninja of the Ghetto!!"

[TheForeignGamer]

"Me?" He spun his sword, "I'm Glenn Harbeck! And I'm the man who will take down the evil emperor!" Glenn smirked as he said this. "That up there is Rudy, he's always bugging me and doing weird stuff like that." he pointed towards Rudy through the window.

"Roxanne Carter," she replied, exercising her self control to not respond to his cockiness.

"Rudy Grants" he said, bowing down in a graceful manner, he looked up, as he said, "And I'm known as..." he threw a hand up, his finger aimed at the roof, as he cried out, "The Ninja of the Ghetto!!"

Hearing his name, Roxanne was trying very hard to fight a mad desire to laugh. She had a very pained look on her face and settled for what was supposed to sound like a hacking cough.

"Sorry," she said after calming down. "Fucking weather gets to me sometimes. Anyway, since we're acquainted now, why don't you tell me what the hell's going on here? I doubt this is just some casual conversation, especially with the ghetto ninja over there."

[raspberrylicious]

Out on the street, Richard walked slowly, carefully. He couldn't risk being seen. He realized that it was still too early for the meeting. He decided to take a walk instead. On this stroll, he noticed a group of people corner him. They had glares in their eyes. Who were they?
They came on him. They grabbed him, pushed him into the alleyway. They stole Richard's shirt and money. They beat him up and knocked him unconscious. The rain continued to fall as they made their escape with all the money he owned.

[JerichoDeath]

Annalisa quickly agreed to the situation. She was unaware of how long it would take, but freeing someone who was nothing more than a puppet in her uncle's claws was of extreme importance. She had a cocky smile on her face, confident about Sophie's plan. She still wondered what to do, though.
"Alright, I shall do it. However, I ask that you be extremely careful. Losing you would certainly count as a big loss for everyone who is on your side. How are we going to communicate though? Also... where am I suppose to go from here? I have not been outside much, therefore this city is practically unknown to me."

Sophie reached behind herself, and she touched a button on her armored case. In a moment, her cell phone popped out, and she handed it to Melissa.
"That's my backup phone. It can't be traced, but don't use it too often, just in case. They might get suspicious of its use.
The phone has a map of the city you can access through the touchscreen. I'd start by look in, or around, district three. It's one of the more dangerous areas, but you're less likely to run into guards there."

Sophie backed up, looking slightly nervous.
"It's been too long. I'll contact you soon, but I have to get back to my duties. If I hurry, I might avoid torture, depending on who's supervising today.
... and... thank you."

[Rydux]

Hearing his name, Roxanne was trying very hard to fight a mad desire to laugh. She had a very pained look on her face and settled for what was supposed to sound like a hacking cough.

"Sorry," she said after calming down. "Fucking weather gets to me sometimes. Anyway, since we're acquainted now, why don't you tell me what the hell's going on here? I doubt this is just some casual conversation, especially with the ghetto ninja over there."

"This guy got one of my flyers and was wondering on the location of the meeting area~" Rudy said.

[PringlesXD]

Sophie reached behind herself, and she touched a button on her armored case. In a moment, her cell phone popped out, and she handed it to Melissa.
"That's my backup phone. It can't be traced, but don't use it too often, just in case. They might get suspicious of its use.
The phone has a map of the city you can access through the touchscreen. I'd start by look in, or around, district three. It's one of the more dangerous areas, but you're less likely to run into guards there."

Sophie backed up, looking slightly nervous.
"It's been too long. I'll contact you soon, but I have to get back to my duties. If I hurry, I might avoid torture, depending on who's supervising today.
... and... thank you."

Annalisa reluctantly grabbed the phone. It wasn't fair Sophie was trapped there, while she got to join the rebels. She wanted to object, but it was clearly not her place to do so.
"Do not mention it. It is the least I could do. Anyway, I have to go."

She quickly left the city, being extremely careful not to run into any guards. After minutes of walking, she had finally reached somewhere. It was the ghetto. The air in that place was very uncomfortable, almost to the point where she briefly wanted to puke. She continued walking until bumping into an unknown woman.
"Ah! I am terribly sorry. I am not used to this place yet, and I do not know my way around."