Post Tenebras Veritas (Planes/Cars RP)

[Alfor]

(Thank you guys ;v; an incident just happened so things are really tense here..smh.
I'm going to pop in occasionally to see what's going on and will let you know when I can actually RP again

Also Shadow you are doing an amazing job with Aeris! Probably better than me XD)

[Dusty Crophopper]

((Dusty's a dork! XD Well really hope things improve for you Aeris.))

Miles - Tags: Shinn

"I found yes... what typically goes around comes around... and crime doesn't pay." Miles stated sourly. "Not that that does me any good now... lesson learned too little too late I suppose." he grumbled. The overhead projector suddenly flashed into life, displaying a map of where they were going and their flight path. "Huh... Rio!" Miles exclaimed. "I've been there a few times! Ooooh SUCH beautiful beaches! Let me tell you... I've gotten into some trouble down there." he chuckled, a grin flashing on his features as he reminisced about the past with a seeming fondness that seemed to dispel his angst for the time being.

"I guess that would explain why we're heading south... though that's a long flight too... it'll be dark by the time we get there." he stated. "You ever been?" he asked, looking through the mostly see through holographic projection to where Shinn was standing on the other side of it.

Dusty - Tags: Shadow

"Agent worthy?" he asked here, a bit skeptically. "I don't think I'll be AGENT worthy... maybe something worthy but... not agent worthy, heheh. But yeah... you can see it. I'm not a killer... and I don't think I want to be." He admitted, nodding. "You're right... probably best to just... wait self-defense without killing? Really?" he seemed to perk up at this alternative. "Actually... I'd be OK with that." he nodded here. "Just hope I have the aptitude. I know it's not for everyone I'm sure; fighting and all that." he stated, swallowing hard.

His face fell as she mentioned she didn't do it with a clear mind. "I imagine not... unless you were truly a heartless car... I don't think... killing is easy. I've always been terrified of it... and well... if I ever did it... not sure I could live with myself in all honesty." he said softly, his voice barely above whispering.

He jumped when she did, startled as she asked if he was OK. "I just... well you caught me off guard when you said that." he admitted, grinning with embarrassment here. "I thought maybe... you didn't want the contact or something." he chuckled. "You just scared me, that's all. I overreacted." he confessed.

But then she addressed his last question, and he felt his entire being freeze as the words began to leave her mouth. He stared at her, practically frozen in place as he listened... and waited. But she stumbled... frequently... and he remained frozen, hanging on her every word as he couldn't even let his breath out yet until she said something definitive. The fact she was having so much trouble meant yes... she did have feelings... or... she was afraid of breaking his heart and didn't know how to go about doing that... crap! He had no idea which!

But then she said YES! SHE SAID YES! He finally exhaled, and nearly fainted from the effort. "Hoooo!" he breathed, sighing heavily. "Wow! I... uh... well see... I kind of like you too." he confessed, flushing red here and looking away, then slightly at her in profile. "Heh... I know this is... weird but... I don't even know how cars and planes work but... heh... it's weird. Never thought I'd fall for a car... no offense." he stated here, grinning nervously. "It's just... kind of strange. I mean it's new too... like a day old... ha! So who knows what's going to come of it? Uh... can I ask... what exactly do you like about me?" he asked now, lowering his nose a little to look at the floor, as it suddenly seemed to interest him.

Finn - Tags: Aeris, Streak

Finn gasped, and drove up to his son here. "No, no, it doesn't hurt! It's fine! Here! Watch!" Finn drove into the circle now, and one of the arms came down and removed his front light and then put it back on. "See? No harm done! It doesn't hurt! Really! I'll be controlling the arms for you!" He hit a switch, having the arms remove his light once more just for effect. "See? No pain whatsoever..." He had the light put back on, then drove out of the circle.

"Hey... Aeris... you can do this, OK? It's fine." he told his son softly, trying to meet his gaze. "You'll be OK. I've done this hundreds of times... and I'll be in full control. It's the same as going to any mechanic, just without the pitty part. All right? It's faster this way too. It'll be over in literally less than 30 seconds. Come on... you got this." he smiled encouragingly at him, and motioned with his wheel for his son to move forward into the circle.

[ZAFTPrime]

((Me too. I hope things work out as well. Know that we're all waiting for you. ))

Shinn - Tag: Miles

"Not really unless you count being in Brazilian waters on a carrier. Although I did get some shore leave with a rookie once. Heh. Kid got drunk and nearly had a...playful...time with a female prop-plane on a beach if I didn't drag him back to the boat. Boy, did I give him a chewing out. I was two years into the service at the time too. Anyway, the point is, yes I have been to Rio. Very nice place." Shinn then looked back at Miles. "What do you mean you got into trouble down there?"

The MIG mix couldn't really see how Miles could have gotten into trouble in such a nice place.

[ShadowWolfCelica]

((Hey hope things get better for you!!! We're rooting for you! Return when you can! And it's no problem Oh god yes Dusty is the biggest dork!!))

Shadow - Tags: Dusty

Shadow nodded eagerly here. "Yes, there is a form of self defense, and fighting where you don't kill. YES you do injure, but hey, it's defense, it's you or them. There's even weapons i could get hold of, Stun Gun type stuff, you wanna work with paralysis, and maybe concussion....." Shadow thought outloud, pursing her lips. "Yeah..... that's what would suit you!! A Taser!" She exclaimed, pushing herself up on her tires here, smiling eagerly.

"Killing isn't easy no.... It's not. I imagine who i've put down over the years... those who had families, friends, loved ones.... And i've killed them off. Sure, they've.... They've been against us and caused much MORE death in the long run but... still.... it's hard...." She said here, slumping a little now. "Just be thankful you dont have to live with it... my entire past is shrouded with... dark thoughts and... murder" She said here, her voice slightly trembling here.

"Oh no i.... I rather liked the contact..." She flushed here, looking down once again, twisting her tire toward her. She dare not meet his gaze, feeling her heart pounding harder. She didn't know.... how he felt, what he thought, though didn't see him staring at her as she admitted how she felt, but rather felt his gaze bore into her. What if..... what if he didn't feel the same? Was she getting too ahead of herself? What... what was going to happen? She painstakingly looked up, the weight lifted from her roof as he breathed out, having clearly held his breath. Wait.... Did he.....?

Then he said it... He liked her too!! It wasn't her just going mad! He felt... He felt the same! Shadow's heart tripled in speed, her oil ran hot and she heated up in embarrassment. "You... You do??" She asked, hardly able to believe it. "I.... didn't think i would ever really..... view a plane this way, i'll admit myself but.. I'm not knocking it... I quite like it..." She said, giving him another smile, slightly more confident with how she felt. "Well.... if this... if this only gets stronger, i like to think that... maybe... a lot more could come from it?" She asked here hopefully, peering up at him.

At his next question, she looked to the floor, her tire twisting a lot here. "Umm.... Well....I.... Ok, I think you're... sweet, and caring... you're.. sensitive and you're willing to help out others no matter what.... You're charming, affectionate and.... I just... like being in your company already and... after our dinner last night i...." She faded out here, smiling gently. "I think that maybe.... I would want to... be around you a lot and.... just be... with you..." She said, her voice going a little higher here at the end. She closed her eyes here, almost leaning away, hoping he felt the same.

Aeris - Tags: Finn, Streak

Aeris had backed up more by the time Finn had reached him, a look of now sheer terror in his eyes. Was.... Was Finn going to hurt him? Was this payback for not finding him sooner? He began to panic a little more, not looking Finn in the eyes. "I dont think i can... I dont...." He said here quietly, trying to sidle closer to Streak. However, seeing that Finn was now demonstrating what it took, he stopped moving and stood still rather, watching carefully. He waited a few moments as he demonstrated a few more times, his heart rate calming and then reality setting in... Of course Finn wouldn't hurt him! He gave a small smile here, looking to the circle with doubt still, but then looked back to Finn, nodding lightly.

"Alright..... I... I'll try it" He said here with a deal of worry in his voice, making his way forward, pausing at the circle, sucking in his breath and driving upon it. He squeezed his eyes shut, not wanting to see what happened next. "I'm... I'm ready.... I just....." He sighed here, shaking his front. "Ok, I'm ready"

[adelphi prime.]

{Sorry for shortness... don't have much time to post right now. ^^; }

Streak - Tags: Finn, Aeris

"Good boy now," Streak encouraged, stepping forwards as the car hesitated. Stretching his neck, he bopped the small Aston Martin gently. "You're gonna be okay, there. Just relax." He sat down on his haunches, folding his wings further against his back in a slightly nervous gesture. He still glanced at Finn warily, not fully trusting Aeris' father -especially no, when it seemed a battle for the boy's care.

Rush - Tags: Oskar

Rush rolled his eyes a bit, not so much noticing the joke, "Your theory isn't completely in the clouds. I don't doubt they could be hiding there, but... not so sure it'd be that easy to flush them out in the Amazon. There's more to them than we know... at least, from what I've heard." He, for once, was curious. Brazil? Of all the places they could be hiding, Brazil was certainly not one of those he expected.

Otter - Tags: Doc, Blade, Pike(ish)

At first the F-18 was shocked, but the cool blue of the world allowed his fear to smooth over. Scanning the horizon before settling his eyes on Pike, he felt a swift wave of dread corse through him. It wasn't very strong -the feeling of the enviorment was calm, making any problems in the real world almost fade. It was dreadful, but the kind of fear that stayed tucked in the back of your mind like a long ago nightmare. When Pike spoke, however, that was another story. There was a venom behind his words, an evil, hard to detect but something that sent chills down your spine, even if you felt like nothing could harm you. Still, Otter saw Pike as a friend, and was worried for him due to the last encounter's wellfare. "You were... suspended... between two contrasting places; suspended between life and death last time I saw you. So what changed?" He didn't let Pike answer, however, feeling words pouring out of his mouth that weren't his. Despite thoughts screaming to take caution, he allowed much to slip from his lips. "I wish to join you one day, to see... and be here, in this place..." he stopped himself, trailing off, something snapping him back from the dream like tranquility he'd been expiriencing. It was a noise -rough and loud, but far off and distant. It felt more tangible than what he saw now -like clap of thunder during a waking dream. He could tell it was the roar of an engine, but could not tell whose. Even so, it reminded him of a desire he wanted more than sight itself. Skila... "...but I have too much ahead of me yet to look up to and live for -even without sight. I want to stay here, but wants and needs are quite different. Please understand, Pike... that I can't join you now, if not ever." Those words were said with a note of honesty, the last one sounding as if he were in despair. The thought that he'd never join this place -which once radiated evil, and now radiated comfort- was something that apalled him, but yet... yet the real world, as he thought of it, required his attention.

[Dusty Crophopper]

Miles - Tags: Shinn

Miles was utterly baffled by Shinn's response. At first he said no, then he launched into an explanation of how he'd been there once. "So... that's a yes... right?" Miles corrected the fighter. "You just said... no unless you count being in Brazilian waters on a carrier... then you said you had so... little confusing there." He pointed out, shaking his front as he tried to wrap his head around it.

"Anyway... heh... let's just say a bunch of buddies and I decided to go up into the favelas. That was... an interesting experience. Before too long, we found ourselves starting to get closed in on by run down vehicles with guns!" Miles said here, shaking his front and his eyes wide. "We barely managed to get out of there but lesson learned. You DON'T drive into the favelas, especially if you're a billionaire!"

"Heh... fortunately after that, we settled down and had a nice steak dinner in town. But yeah... I had wanted to see them but it was a mistake, plain and simple. Won't ever do it again!" he explained hurriedly.

Finn - Tags: Streak, Aeris

"Right..." Finn said slowly, driving over to the control computers. "Hmmm... OK here we go!" he set the machine to work, and the light was removed quickly, then another, unbroken one was placed on. "Lucky for you they carry my style of headlights!" He joked here. "All done! See? That didn't hurt at all, did it?" he asked, smiling as he drove up to him. "Feel better?"

Dusty - Tags: Shadow

He smiled back at her too, liking her eagerness. "Heh... so a taser eh? I suppose you could rig me up with one if you wanted. I mean knocking others out... that's something I could do." he agreed, nodding.

His face fell as she described her job to him, and he just couldn't imagine it. It sounded way more than dark... "It sounds awful." he said here. "I just... I'm sorry I could never... could never live that." he responded softly, looking down. "I'm sorry though... I'm sorry it's like that. It must haunt you every so often."

Fortunately, the conversation was turning more in the direction of... their budding romance, or so it seemed. "Yes! I do!" He confirmed, almost breathless as he said it, perking up once more. "And well of course... if it does get stronger then... yes... more could come of it! I do honestly believe that!" he didn't want to be overly encouraging, just in case, but he was certainly eager.

He smiled as she said sweet and caring. That was... a nice thing to say. "Yes... well... I'll give you that. I suppose I'm willing to help others no matter what. CHARMING?" he asked now, almost laughing now. "Affectionate?" he asked again. He smiled widely, and wondered how she thought that. But then she brought up the dinner... and last night, and the smile was back upon his features. "Huh... well... OK." He said, smile widening. "I want to be around you a lot more too. Because... I kind of want to explore this... a bit more." he said, almost suggestively. He didn't lean away, just... stayed where he was.

Oskar - Tags: Rush

"Yes... you are right... more to them than we know... it is bad to think about... but my little joke there could've been... better thought out I guess. Jungle fighting is not... preferable. You are correct." He noted how serious Rush was... not even laughing at his joke. Sheesh! Such a stern plane! "Uh... so you ever been... south of the border in this hemisphere?" he asked. He knew in the Pacific Rush had been of course but here...

"I've only been to Argentina. Not Brazil. I'm not familiar with it. You?"

Blade and Pike - Tags: Otter, Doc

"Nothing changed... I'm still... suspended but they're making me..." he trailed off here, not elaborating. But when Otter thought about Skila... Pike seemed to freeze, and stare right at Otter. Skila... it's a shame they had no control over her... but no... he had to... resist... but then Otter rejected him, and it was too late... he was... losing his grip... and he clenched his teeth down, crying out. "Agggggh no! I want you to join me.... please you can't... leave me here! You CAN'T!" he yelled, appearing to suffer again.

"You did this to me... Otter please join me... please... join... aggggh! I... I HATE YOU!" he declared, lunging at him now, teeth bared and foam at his mouth. "You put me here! You need to stay! You need to let red replace blue! You... did... this....! We'll... take her from you!" he said with ire. "We'll take her from you! Red will replace blue! She'll be ours!"

The vision violently ended, Otter's blindness returning rapidly as it faded, and he was left with Blade calling his name out. "Otter! There you are!" he could see Otter's body move with the vision dying, and Otter looked him over. "What was it this time? What did you see?" he asked, worried.

((Also I think we can skip to Rio soon after we wrap up our flight stuff... XD))

[ZAFTPrime]

((Good idea. This should be interesting. ))

Shinn - Tag: Miles

"What I meant was my ship was docked in Brazilian waters off the coast for a training exercise once. And because we were within the coastline, it was counted as being there. But yes, after said exercise, I had been given the chance to go ashore, so it was a quick flight to the nearest airport." Then he winced at Miles' explanation. "Sounds rough. Glad you made it out alive though."

He laughed a bit. "A few Brazilian jets from their Air Force got a bit too rough with a female jet from the boat, and she barely escaped. I helped her with that, but let's just say you don't want to p*** off a MIG mix. This jets learned that the hard way. They got out unscathed, but let's just say some...unsavory...language was used, both in Brazilian and Russian."

Doc - Tags: Blade, Otter

Doc watched with concern as Otter emerged from said vision, sighing with relief when he saw the jet moving as said vision ended. That had been the scariest moment of his life, aside from his own attack. He hadn't felt so helpless before, save for one instance...He shoved that memory aside with a small growl. He couldn't focus on her, not now!

"Otter? Are you alright?" Doc asked as he looked the jet over.

[Titanic X 21]

Radar - Finn (sorta)

Radar's eyes went wide as he was sent the data on their destination. They were heading to Rio in Brazil? That was new. Then again, something was no doubt going on there and he suspected that Spray was trying to figure this whole thing out. Even so, he wanted to know more about their mission himself.

He decided to contact Finn and get some answers. He got on the radio a moment later. "Finn, this is Radar. I just got the data on our destination. Why exactly are we heading to Rio?"

[adelphi prime.]

Otter - Tags: Doc, Blade

As the vision he'd had restored faded once more, he was shaking. His frame rattled with his fear and shock. That wild, beast like look in Pike's eyes... the look of pure agony and anger. There was no doubt that Pike believed what he'd said. Beyond the horror of Pike's circumstances was the horror that Otter might have put his beloved into danger. What was all this for? Was Pike suffering simply because he couldn't fish his squadron up with him -hook them into the grasp of the Other Side? The F-18 winced at the thought. Somehow there had to be a way to contact Skila -and her squadron- before something terrible happened.

Otter had said he had wanted to join the Other Side... and that scared him just as much as the thought of his former squadron in the grips of what had consumed and controlled Pike. The comfort of that world was only skin deep, in his mind. Behind the thin veil of security was a sickly venom -something that everyone there (as far as he could guess) knew about but didn't admit to outsiders. The lack of information Pike had given Otter made the plane suspicious. What could be so terrible... so evil that Pike couldn't say it.

He couldn't exactly answer Blade or Doc, his mouth dry. If he said he was fine, he'd be lying. Instead of answering, he sat there, trying to process what had happened.

Rush - Tags: Oskar

"Never been, but you have to remember I was only stationed out there for a very short time before... you know, Glendalcanal." He glanced outside, seeing that now they were over what looked to be rainforest, a few cities, and, beyond that, ocean. "Well, we're about to become familiar with this place," he stated flatly, judging by the landscape that they were soon going to land.

Streak - Tags: Finn, Aeris

Streak found it difficult to keep his neck suspended straight ahead, as the cabin of the plane was still rather short for a dragon of his height and size. However, he walked awkwardly up to Aeris' other side, nuzzling him some for no particular reason other than comfort.

[ZAFTPrime]

((I hope Doc's vision will come soon. I'm getting antsy waiting for it! ))

Doc - Tags: Blade, Otter

Doc noticed that although Otter was back with them, he wasn't answering. Had something in his vision scared him? "Otter seems to be in shock." Doc noted as he looked at Blade. "And I don't mean the medical kind. I think it has to do with his vision he just came out of."

While Doc was fine outwardly, inside he was shaking. Were these visions connected to the attack on Propwash Junction and the conference where he had been five years ago? Something niggled at him, and memories of her came back. The Hornet shook his hood a few times to shove the thoughts of the one on his mind aside. 'I can't think about her right now! I just can't!' Doc reminded himself. 'She's been dead for over fifty years!' But something told him the one on his mind was also a part of this.

The distress he was experiencing was visible in his movements and posture, something he wasn't even aware of when it came to his two companions.