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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 9, 2008 20:42:06 GMT -5
"Be ready. We will leave soon, but I'm not sure when yet." Raf said into the cell phone reciever, back in the phantom. "Yes. We might have to leave very short notice, so don't make plans. Have the others the foundation dug up ready to go at the drop of a hat too. Pack extra self-defense--What? I *KNOW* england doesn't like guns, but ask me if I care!" He growled, running a red light. "That's more like it. No, I think we'll only need 4. She said she had other friends that were going to be with us, plus the 2-3 tribe guides. Anymore, and we might as well make it a picnic." He said. "Now what did you say about the other hunter? No, the one that wants to find the staff to build that nonsense weapon. Yeah, Staunton. That one." Raf said, oblivious of much else besides the road.
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Post by //SVelasquez.doc on Jul 9, 2008 20:45:51 GMT -5
"Calling in reinforcements?" Santiago asked from where he was standing in the tech room. He chuckled as he leaned against the wall and looked at the masses of computer screens in front of him. The blue glow lighting up his jeans, black combat boots, holstered handguns (which were identical to Lara's), green t-shirt, and denim jacket. Despite being warm and sticky in the Amazon, Santiago was willing to sacrifice comfort for utility.
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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 9, 2008 20:49:15 GMT -5
[[ Wait. Is he suddenly back @ the manor, or still out drivin'? I'm good with either.... ]]
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Post by //SVelasquez.doc on Jul 9, 2008 20:55:05 GMT -5
[[oh, didn't see that he left XD. I guess he's back at the manor now, I'll have to read more carefully next time.]]
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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 9, 2008 20:58:43 GMT -5
"Yes, I am." Rafael said, snapping his phone shut with a loud clap. "Best to be prepaired for nothing, rather than be CAUGHT with nothing." He said, sliding it back into his pocket, and shutting off his iPod. "I don't believe either of us met. My name's Rafael. I'll be accompanying Mrs. Croft along on this expidition." He said, extending a hand, and raising his mirrored goggles onto his forehead.
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Post by //SVelasquez.doc on Jul 9, 2008 21:01:26 GMT -5
"'Plan for the worst, hope for the best' huh? Well it's a good thing you did. Knowing Lara we might run into nastier monsters than she anticipated," Santiago replied with a chuckle as he pulled out his guns and checked each chamber to see if it had any unspent rounds in it. The safety lock was on so he wouldn't shoot himself, but he wanted to double check on how many shots he had left before reloading and if there were any in the chamber.
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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 9, 2008 21:06:26 GMT -5
"Well.... uh.... it's nice to meet you as well then...." Raf said, dropping his hand, and shaking his head. "I'll..... Wait for her here then...." He said, taking a seat away from him.
[[ Do you really place that little value on my posts? T.T ]]
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Post by //SVelasquez.doc on Jul 9, 2008 21:08:24 GMT -5
[[I'm sorry, I love your posts, but I'm tired and low on energy XD]]
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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 9, 2008 21:10:12 GMT -5
[[[ ...... riiiiiiiight..... Continue, I guess.... ]]]
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Post by //SVelasquez.doc on Jul 9, 2008 21:14:23 GMT -5
"She's probably going after Terry," Santiago commented as he took a seat opposite of Raf. Back when they first met, Santiago's curiosity got the best of him and he quickly found out that Lara had worked with the infamous traitor named Terry Sheridan. He didn't trust the guy and wasn't sure if Lara did either.
He pulled out his cell phone as well before calling one of his contacts in his hometown of Madrid, Spain. "Marco..." Santiago started before requesting that his Range Rover and a few guns from the equipment room of his mansion be delivered to Croft Manor.
He was planning on actually listening to the saying he had used only moments earlier and was definitely planning for the worst case scenario. Or second worst, the worst being their helicopter crash landing in the middle of the Atlantic.
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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 9, 2008 21:26:25 GMT -5
"BRB; gunna getz me sum water." Raf said, rising quickly. He left, and hit the bathroom. A quick dial later, he was again talking. "Yeah? I'm positive now. We's got plenty of help, so we're good. And have my will updated. I'm not so sure I'm going to survive this one either; apparently a friend told me she's expecting much worse than usual, AND she's working with the nut that tried selling pandora's box." Raf said. "Have the generals delivered here as well, too. I just feel safer with them around." He said, before snapping the phone shut, and returning to the sitting room.
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jul 9, 2008 21:53:06 GMT -5
(Sorry it took me so long ) I sat on a couch and relaxed. It felt nice to be in an actual house again. I laid my head back and used my hands to support it. It was nice here at Croft's place. I remember the times we had spent together. I also remembered when she'd cuffed me to a bed in a room on a boat. It had been only a day or two before i was shot. I smiled a little at the memory of going from kissing her to being cuffed. I especially thought of the kissing part.
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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 9, 2008 21:59:39 GMT -5
"Sorry about that." Raf said, returning once again, and sitting down.
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Post by //SVelasquez.doc on Jul 9, 2008 22:01:54 GMT -5
"Terry! Look alive!" Lara called out from where she was standing in the tech room. She had the wire image of the staff pulled up once more followed by the map. "This is it. The first piece is hidden in supposedly lost ruins just off of the Amazon River. There will no doubt be clues to the location of the other four pieces. What we're going to do is find and destroy all of them so that the staff's power can't be used. Like Pandora's Box, if it falls into the wrong hands, humanity's screwed."
Santiago chuckled at the comment as he holstered his guns once more, he always had liked Lara's sense of humor. He checked his cell phone as Marco texted him with the message "Request en route."
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jul 9, 2008 22:14:21 GMT -5
I lifted my head up. "Lighten up Croft." I said and stood up. I grimaced slightly. That bullet wound still hurt. "Hmm.. Okay. So we've got us another deadly weapon that could destroy the world" I said shaking my head. "Well i suppose it's the same old same old" I said and smiled at Lara.
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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 10, 2008 5:30:53 GMT -5
Raf heard shouting out in another part of the house, most of it done by laura. Some was done by Terry, from what he could also hear. "You sure she's gonna be okay with that other hunter?" Raf asked, turning to look over at Santiago.
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Post by //SVelasquez.doc on Jul 10, 2008 7:38:37 GMT -5
"For now? Yes. If he tries something? I doubt it," Santiago said with a laugh. He knew that Lara could hold her own, but if Terry provoked her? Shootout. And seeing as Lara knew her manor as opposed to some strange tomb, Terry wouldn't stand a chance.
Lara had told him about Powell and the mercenaries that he had sent to invade her manor. Ever since then, Santiago was scared to upset or anger Lara out of fear that she'll kill him.
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Lara, however, didn't return the smile. Her serious expression stayed where it was on her face.
"If 'same old' involved possibly selling this thing on the black market like you planned on with Pandora's Box? You're a dead man. And this time I mean it, you won't be so lucky."
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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 10, 2008 13:03:03 GMT -5
Raf stared at the two USP's Santiago used. "I would've expected something a little different, from you." He said, remaining where he was seated. "An afinity to H&K is expected.... But one that is identical to Croft's?" He asked. "Same gun.... Finish.... Even the mag sizes." He said, a bit accusingly. Even then, he still wore that never serious, carefree, trademark wise-@$$ grin. "I can think of 7 other HK's, and 4 variants. Maybe it's coincidence?" He asked. "I mean, I'm not a german man myself, but there are also plenty of Glocks to choose from that look like those..." He said, still having not revealed his own "children" yet.
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Post by //SVelasquez.doc on Jul 10, 2008 16:09:06 GMT -5
"Yes, well I have my preferences. Lara let me shoot her guns and I loved the design and the way she had the recoil supressed so I got an identical pair for myself. Why? What would you reccomend?" Santiago asked with a smirk as he put his hands on his hips, his right hand resting just behind his Jeep brand hunting knife which was sheathed in a leather sheath on one of the few empty spots of his ammo belt which carried up to ten magazines of .45 magazines.
Personally, Santiago was curious to see what Raf was carrying with him, but then again he was the ballistics tech at the Madrid Crime Lab so an interest in guns was to be expected. What also helped was the fact that he was having his Range Rover Supercharged Sport flown in with his Benelli Nova Pump Action shotgun. The weapon itself came in his possession after his father passed on, the older man was the sergeant of one of the SWAT units for Madrid PD as well. Come to think of it, his entire family had worked for Madrid PD at some point in their lives.
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Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Jul 10, 2008 16:30:37 GMT -5
Raf said nothing, but got more serious, as he dug into his coat and produced to twin .45 1911's. He pointed them both right at Santiago, looking every bit as if he was going to shoot. A moment of dead silence passed; with one small flick of each wrist, the guns found themselves switched. Now, their very unassuming handles pointed out, at him. His hands gripped the barrels, a small smirk on his face.
[[Egad, I love that move. ]]
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