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Meanwhile in the city, Hayate limped towards the station. He was fairly certain that there was a bullet lodged in his leg, and possibly a couple more elsewhere. Actaully being shot was a fairly new experience for the former Messenger, who was far more used to being hit by magical attacks. All in all, he felt it a fairly unpleasant sensation indeed and one that he should endeavour to avoid in future.
Stopping on a park bench for a while, he examined his now rather dilapidated looking coat. Fortunately for it's continued wearability and... other perks, the garment appeared to be in the process of repairing itself. He briefly pondered why the other parts of his body steadfasty refused to heal as fast, before dismissing that thought as one of those things he'd rather not know.
Finally appearing content, he quickly scanned the bounty papers he'd been given (still not finding anything particulary special about the two men except for the distinct feeling they they were innocent) and set off on his painful way to the station.
With any luck there'd be a train along at some point, and he could get on with his personal hunt.

((No, I can't remember if Hayate saw what went on in Mediggo, and don't have the time at present to check))

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Kedik points his gun at the guy. "Don't move!"

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Onaudon lets out a roaring laugh. "You'd have a better chance of pissing out a forest fire." Onaudon cracks his knuckles.

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Kedik steps forward, still aiming his gun at the guy. "Who are you... and why are you here? Don't make me do anything I might regret."

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((just noting that I'm still in the RP for all of ya))

Sander sits down in a seat in the rear of the train and by some odd sense he knows that he will have another chance at the two men. So he closes his eyes to take a nap.

My god i hate trains...

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Onaudon laughs again. "We're here to collect on your rich hides." He grabs a radio on his belt and shouts into it. "Do it!" In a deafining boom the front of the train explodes as a figure dressed in black climbs to the top of the train.

"Oh did that suck for those poor First Class pricks." Sedia cracks her knuckles, eyeing Kedik and Muro.

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Muro pulls himself up and aims at Sedia, attempting to fire off his shots at her but the rumbling of the train exploding throws his aim. Instead, a black void of mist opens infront of his gun and he shoots into. A pale hand wrapped in cloth comes out of the void and hit Muro in the face. A white haired man with a cloth covering his mouth steps out of the void and it closes.

"This was far too easy." Sadik chuckles. The train was still going a bit but was starting to derail.

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Kedik sees the two new people appears. He aims his gun but then the train hits a bump and he's knocked to the side and off the train. He lands hard on the ground below and begins rolling away. He gets up, rubbing his bruises and looking on at the train that is still going. "Damnit!"

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Sedia looks at Sadik and tilts her head to the side. "Actually going out with us on a mission, how old-school."

In a flash Onaudon grabs Muro by the throat and slams him into the roof before tossing him off the train. "Those two chumps are no challenge."

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As the front of the train explodes Sander is rocked out of his seat and the train tips sharply and he is thrown out of a window and lands a few yards from the side of the tracks. He is a little stunned but awake.

.....I still hate trains. And now I gotta go find those two bounties.

Sander starts walking

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Muro is tossed like a rag doll from the train, letting his few bullets fly as he hits the ground, bleeding from the upper part of his eye. He begins to cough and tries to sit up.

"Ah Sedia, how wonderful of you to be so light hearted with me. Such a kind blood doner." Sadik smirks, brushing himself off. "Lets go, I want to toy with them before we skin thier hides." A black void opens behind Sadik and he steps into it, as do Onaudon and Sedia. The void disappears and the train goes off its rails, skidding to a halt eventually, smoke comming from a few cabin cars.

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Kedik looks up as a few yeards away he sees Muro land. He runs over to him and helps him up. "Are you okay?"

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He begins coughing and spits out a bit of blood. He shakes it off and stands, trembling on his feet. "Heh.. yeah, just kinda landed on my head. I don't remember the fall through..." Muro wobbles and drops to his knees. "We need to leave... we're on a beach, there should be a resort not far from us."

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He nods. "Right, we need to fix you up and get out of here." Kedik looks around, surveying the area. He couldn't see anything in his field of vision. "Let's just pick anywhere." He walks in a general direction and continues there, thinking Muro is behind him.

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Coughing, Riki steps from the train wreck. She faired better then most of the other people in her capartment, her demon reflexes and speed ableing her to move and keep her balance. Still, she's looking much the worse for wear. She pulls open a door and cries out sharply when her other arm touches it. "That ****ing hurts!" She stares at her arm and tries to move it, snorting in derision and pain when it barely wiggles. "Dislocated. Thought I felt it break...this sucks." She grimaces. "I doubt anybody is left alive, including those two bounties. I don't know how to set a dislocated arm. Better head to the next station...we should be close...I hope." With that, she starts off, following the railroads.

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Muro looks up from Kedik's helping arm and points his gun at Riki in the distance. He pulls the trigger and nothing comes out, he then lets his weight go and holds his revolver loosely. He had quite a concussion and was delirious, and very weak. "There should be something up ahead... I think I see an umbrella..."

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After about an hour of walking, they finally come to a small town. It had it's normal grocery stores and so on, but it also had clubs. "Looks like a party town... let's get you some help." Kedik walks into a nearby clinic and asks for a First Aid Kit. They then go outside and sit in the courtyard. "Fix yourself up and we can leave."

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Muro fumbles weakly with a bandage and eventually wraps it around his head, then leaning back on the side walk. "We should stay here a bit. This place seems kind of remote." He slowley sits up and looks at Kedik. "Wouldn't happen to have a cigarette would you?"

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Riki's heart jumps to her throat. Limping along the edge of the train station was Hayate, of all people. "HAYATE! HAYATE!" She screams, breaking into a run.

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He smirks. "Of course, I never run out." He takes a box of cigs from his pocket, they read 'Newport.' Kedik takes out two, he sticks one in his mouth and lights it. Kedik then gives the other stick to Muro and the lighter. He puts the box back in his pocket. "What should we do in this town?"

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Muro smiles at the label and lights up quickly. "We could go in there." He weakly points the a neon light club with loud music. A sign above the door reads: 'Paddy O'Brien's Irish Brothel'.

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He looks at the club, then to Muro, then back to the club. "A brothel? Sure we'd fit in there? We look kinda scruffed up right now, our clothes are dirty and we smell like gun powder." He looks to Muro again. "You're right, let's go there." A smile spreads across his face as he gets up and casually walks towards the club.

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Muro grabs onto Kedik's jacket and helps himself up and into the brothel, immediatley being approached by a woman in skimpy clothing. "Kedik, lets take a seat over... there." He points and takes our a small wad of money and hands it to the lady, she walks off and the go to sit down as a stripper comes on stage.

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He sits next to Muro, noting the soft velvet seat cover. Music plays in his ears as a woman begins to dance for him after he paid her. Kedik took a quick look around and found there were many other people here. "Must be a hot spot in town."

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"Seeing as there are naked women everywhere, of course." A minute later, the same woman comes back with two beers and a card for a 'popular girl'. "This placesure is relaxing, it's good to not have to worry about all that business with the Queen and whatnot. Goddamn Axis are after us. They were hired to take out my brother at one point. They failed though, don't know how we can fare with them now."

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"Yeah, damned Axis..."

A short man who was seated a few feet away suddenly turns away from the girl giving him a lapdance, and looks in the direction of Kedik and Muro. He shoos the girl away and walks over to them. "Excuse me? Who did you say was after you?"

Kedik looks up at the guy, and then to Muro with a confused look on his face.

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Muro lets his hand slide under his trenchcoat and grabs his gun. Remembering he hasn't any bullet loaded, he relaxes. "A group named Axis and a good plenty bounty hunters. Who wants to know?"

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"My name is Loki. I know who is after you and why." His voice drops to a whisper. "I can't talk here though, meet me at the House of Masolo. It's in the town of Behvyral, quite a ways from here. We'll talk there." Just then a few girls come up to Loki, bothering him for their pay. He angrily reaches into his pocket and throws a few 50s at them. Loki then quickly walks out.

"What do you think that was about?" Kedik looks at Muro.

((Feel free to attack now.))

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Muro shrugs. "Who knows, but he could help us. Lets worry about that later though, I just feel like relaxing." Muro drinks down some of his beer and pops his neck, rubbing his head.

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A few minutes after Loki leaves, someone whistling "Knock Three Times" strolls into the brothel. Almost immeadiately a good deal of the girls flock to greet the man, almost in a panicked state. The man laughs a bit too gleefully, and disappears into the back of the brothel, the girls who went to meet him close behind.

((Cameo! XD))

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Kedik eyes the man that walked in and had half of the girls run to him, including the girl that was serving Kedik. He didn't get mad however, he just chuckled. "That's a man that enjoys life." He takes out another smoke and lights it up. "We'll go to this Behvyral place tomorrow."

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Muro gets up and stretches, setting his beer down. "Lets find ourselves a hotel or something. That and a car. Meanwhile we could hang at the beach." He shrugs, beginning to walk out of the brothel.

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"Excuse me." Another short man comes up behind Muro. "I'm the manager of this place, I have a few questions." It was a funny sight, this manager wasn't wearing a suit, instead he was wearing a towel around his waist. "My name is Jack. First question is did the girls treat you nicely? Did they give you the goodie-goods? Did they overcharge you? You can get free service if you answer these questions correctly." A girl comes up behind Jack and begins to undo his towel before he stops her. "Not now honey."

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Muro looks him over and takes a small step back. "Eh heh.. uh.. Yeah, they were very nice to us. Very.. err.. polite?"

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He smiles. "Good to hear." He pulls out a card and hands Kedik and Muro it. It reads '1 Free Visit' "Come back whenever you want. Oh, and before you leave, a little going away gift." He turns to the remaining girls in the brothel and snaps his fingers. Simultaneously, the twenty or so girls there start breakdancing.

((If Mike gets a cameo, so do I. =P ))

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Muro looks on wide-eyed not only at the girls but unusual circumstance. "Uhmm.. lets go Kedik." The two walk out into the street. "Where to?"

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Kedik stands mesmerized for a bit before heading out behind Muro. The sun begins to hide behind the horizon. "Almost nighttime... I think we need to find a hotel. We'll worry about transportation tomorrow."

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Muro nods. "Go find a hotel, I'm gonna buy some more ammo before I head out. There should be plenty in the pawn shop I spotted on the way here." Muro walks off in the opposite direction of Kedik.