[Kristi_Serano]

I've discussed this with him, so we'll go along with this..It's only between the two of us unless he or I PM someone to join in.

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Kristi Serano
Las Vegas Casino/Hotel - Room 148 - Mr. Horton's Room

As Mr. Horton, a known bloodthirsty crime boss, sits in his room at his desk watching the television reports of the bomb, a knock comes from outside.

"It's open." he says with no tone to his voice.

A man in an all black suit opens the door and says that a woman named Kristi would like to see him. Mr Horton sets down his coffee and flips off his television.

"Bring her in" he says, now standing up, sorting the wrinkles on his jacket off.

The guard for Mr. Horton tells Kristi that she may step in, and she does so.

"So is this how you spend your time, Frank?" Kristi says with a glare towards Mr. Frank Horton.

"Of course not. I'm only putting the new plan into motion. You know as well as I do that I work for Linderman." Horton says now with a tone, wondering what Kristi wants.

"The new plan? Listen up Frank. I've known you for 6 years and you are not the type of man to take orders. You're up to something and I'll be damned if it's going to happen. I'm heading to New York. That's that..I'm going to find out what the hell is going on there." she says with an undeniable presense.

"And what if I have other plans for you, Kristi?"

"What kind of plans?" she asks with a slight look of confusion.

"Well, I can't take all the credit. Linderman has heard of your work a few months ago when you used your "ability" to change the bank clerks emotions to pitty for you. That is how you got your lovely condo isn't it love?" he asks.

"Don't play games with me. What's my new assignment?" she demands him to tell her.

"How do you feel about heading to Santa Cruz, California?" he asks suspiciously.

"Depends on who I'm after and what my reward is." Kristi wonders.

"Oh you know me too well, Kristi. The target is Johnny Miller." he states with a serious tone now.

Kristi replies with a bit of shock. "The name sounds familiar..wasn't he on Lindermans list?"

"He was..and he poses a major threat to my future plans."

"How much?" she says, getting straight to the point.

"2 million. Cash."

"I'll take it." she says, while the two are left to discuss the details, though Horton never gives away his plans..only that Kristi must kill Johnny off, as he is too powerful to keep around.

Note - You can continue this in anyway you want. We've discussed how we're doing it in PM, so I ain't worried :P

[greeksurfer1]

Johnny runs back to his apartment, overlooking the shore he was just lifeguarding. Opening the front door, he throws his things down, and puts a shirt on.

Heading to his room he turns on the television to a news station and walks into his room. He could hear the TV report of the incident.

"At this point no one really knows the cause of the explosion, it's extent or even it's exact location..."

He starts packing up some clothes to take with him on his journey. He remembers packing for all those surfing trips with his 2 close high school friends (1 of which was in NY), all the good times they had together.

His hands were shaking as he grabbed some more shirts and jeans from the closet. He had to find his high school buddy, no matter what it took.

"Calm yourself Johnny. Everything's gonna be alright."

Walking into his bathroom he turns on the faucet at the sink, and leans his hands on the sides of the sink. He uses his powers to make the water flow to his face and gives his head a good wash, rubbing his head with his hands. He looks up to the mirror at himself and again cannot believe the events that are occuring.

As he kneels down to the sink for a quick second wash, he lifts his head to look into the mirror, with water dripping from his short hair, and.....

[Kristi_Serano]

Kristi Serano
Santa Cruz
Johnny Miller's Apartment

As Johnny looks into the mirror, he see's a woman with dark red hair and dark brown eyes in a red top and a black leather jacket looking right at him..standing behind him.

"It's a shame your power deals with water, Johnny." Kristi states, almost as if she were anticipating him to use his power to drown her in water or just hold her back enough for a quick escape. "If you were wise, you'd die a slow and easy death because with a twitch in your mind, my power allows me to make you feel anything I want it to feel..emotionally, of course. What if I wanted you to feel that you weren't good enough or that your powers were useless..That would be a quick kill...now wouldn't it?"

Kristi smiles and suddenly pulls out a Walther P99 Pistol and holds it to his neck, as he still hasn't turned around to speak to her..Suddenly, Johnny turns around and.....

[greeksurfer1]

Johnny turned to face her, looking straight into the barrel of the gun.

He considered his options. He had never seen this woman before. He thought to himself, "Is she bluffing? Could she really do what she claims? Considering what I can do and the fact that she knows what I can do..."

Holding the pistol with her most steady hand, looking intently at Johnny. Johnny finally breaks the silence with a shaky voice.

"Listen, you don't have to do this. I have something that might catch your interest." Johnny says with an unsure voice.

"And what might that be? Is it worth more than 2 mill?" Kristi repied in a sarcastic tone.

2 million? Johnny showed his most perplexed face ever imaginable.

"Mr. Miller, we could do this the easy way or the hard way."

"What do you want from me?" Replied Johnny.

"Well my superior wants you lying in your blood. But that would be just a big mess, so I have other plans for you..." Her voice trailed off.

"What kind of other plans?"

[Kristi_Serano]

Kristi Serano
Santa Cruz, CA
Johnny Miller's Apartment

As Johnny finishes up his question, Kristi looks at him with an intense look and a moment of silence passes by.

"What might catch my interest, because trust me..if it doesn't deal with Mr. Horton's plans or have some doe in it, I'll shoot you now kid." Kristi says, with a threatening tone.

"Wa..wait, what?" asks Johnny, confused as to what Kristi just said. "You said Horton. Isn't he a known associate of Linderman?"

"Shut up, I'm asking the questions here..what is it that might interest me?" Kristi asks, now putting the pistol down, but still having it in an upright position.

[greeksurfer1]

Johnny pulls his eyes away from her, slowly pulling a towel hanging on the wall next to him. He stops when Kristi lifts the gun at Johnny once more, reminding him that it is still pointing in his direction and not to try anything funny. Johnny acknowledges the gun, takes the towel and dries his hair and face.

Drying his hands, he takes a deep breath and begins.

"6 months ago, about the time I discovered my power, a Professor Mahajan asked us to write a paper in my Fluids class. Since I had been experimenting with my new-found power, I decided to research the molecular structure of liquids and the vibrations of fluids at the quantum level."

"I didn't come here for a lecture, get to the point," she demanded.

He looked at her from the corner of his eyes, and responded, "I was designing a machine, one that can mimic my ability with a remote control device. I even used my proposed blueprints to make a small scale replica of the device. The gadget had the power to move maybe a cup of water only about one foot away. I kept the device and blueprints here, but turned in my findings to my professor. The next day…” His voice trailed off, obviously indicating an unfortunate event. “The next day, my professor was dead, and when I came home the device was missing.”

“And where does that leave me?” she said, waiting for a response.

“I had evidence to believe that Mr. Horton had his men steal the device, but I couldn’t do anything about it. However, the machine had flaws; it wasn’t perfected yet. Since then I have recreated the draft of the mechanism, replacing a few resistors with capacitors, giving it more stability, and a few other major and minor adjustments.” His eyes turned to back to her. Locking eyes, he continued, “The device’s worth is virtually priceless.”

[Kristi_Serano]

Kristi Serano
Santa Cruz, CA
Johnny Miller's Apartment

"So you're telling me that Mr. Horton has one of your play toys." Kristi asks with disinterest. "Why the hell do I care if Frank Horton has a device that will only benefit you?"

"That's the thing..it won't benefit just me." Miller adds to Kristi's prediction. "If he gets this device, it's possible he could flood an entire city. Do you understand that?" Johnny says with a towel in hand.

"Wait...you said it had flaws. How can a device that you built flood an entire city?" Kristi wonders.

"Exactly..if Mr. Horton does get ahold of that device, he could make it that much more powerful. Do you get that?" Johnny asks with concern.

Kristi and Johnny stand there in silence. The mother of one has a look on her face that obviously shows confusion and distrust. After Kristi gains her composure she walks out of the bathroom in a hurry into Johnny's living area. He follows her in a hurry wondering where she is heading.

"Wait! Where are you going?!" Johnny asks in a hurry.

"I may be alot of things, but I'm not about to let Horton use your stupid device for an attack. I'm heading back to Los Vegas and you're coming with me.."

"I am?" Johnny asks, now very uptight and worried.

"That toy is yours and you can control it. If he gets to it before we do, we may be too late."

We'll complete this in the Los Vegas Thread I'm making

[Leah]

Are you kidding?

I'm sorry - I dont understand this. Are you actually posting a story on a message board but telling me that the rest of us need your permission to join in?

If so - do us all a favor - pm eachother.

[Mathsorcerer]

There is no such thing as a "private" thread or forum here, except for the one the mods use.

I must admit I'm a little curious as to how they plan on enforcing this shroud of privacy, though.

[Kristi_Serano]

Actually, do some research in the rules you two.

"Label threads according to content. So basically, if you want a battle thread between you and another rper, then mark it as "private" in the title or write something else to let others know."