Beta Testers Oblivious (Meld&Aura)

When Lori had come to Meld with information about the drug that gave humans mutant powers, she had been instantly interested. When her boss had told her that she had a new mission that she and Aura would be a part of, she had instantly jumped at the chance. She was, apparently, to test out this drug in a public place to make sure that everything was working as it should be. She didn't know the details as to why it was so important nor did she particularly care. After all, what better way to give humans a taste of what it was like to be a mutant? The possibilities behind such a thing were endless.

Meld and Aura were, apparently, supposed to pick up the drug from Cafas in front of Abraham Lincoln High School in south Brooklyn, which was an interesting development all on its own. While she didn't actually remember the entire incident, except a few brief flashes, in which the three of them had massacred a human cult that had led to the acquisition of her hand, she had been told, in detail, everything that had gone down by Aura. Their history, in and of itself, was likely to make this a rather interesting day.

Meld used her electric hand to borrow a car that was conveniently left unlocked near Sanctuary and drove to the school, careful to obey all of the more obvious traffic laws and speeding only as much as the other cars on the road. It just wouldn't do to be pulled over by a cop before she even got to her destination, after all. It was early, just after dawn, before school officially started. The mission, as she understood it, was to get into the school and spike the school lunch with the drug without anyone realizing what was happening and depart the school with no one the wiser. Then they could sit back and watch the result. Meld parked her vehicle and walked up to the designated meeting place.

Cafas saw them. Both of them. The metal woman and the Aura girl. He got the distinct feeling that he ought to just turn around and leave, but he could not. For one, Aura had seen him. In fact, she had called him over. Was that a uniform? Why did he get the feeling that wasn’t bought by her? Hopefully this wouldn’t result in too many more deaths. Hopefully it would be none. Maybe they were both reformed? He didn’t like the feeling. He also didn’t like the position this put his X-manship in. Would it disqualify him? Would the story make the news? Maybe he should have brought something more concealing. Too late by that stage. Always just that little too late. At least the sword wasn’t with him.

Act cool.

He smiled his very best ‘good to see you again’ smile as he approached. It scared him to be in the position he was in. He would have to live with it though. ”Special delivery from Faust pharmaceuticals, I take it you’re the two I’m meeting? Sign here please.” He pulled a small clipboard from under the box, an order of possession sheet clipped to the top, a pen hanging from one corner by a small chain. So long as that was signed, he got payed. He wouldn’t leave though. He had to make sure as many people were saved as possible.

Just don’t do anything stupid.

"right, it would be two hard to know who's a mutant here for any fun. Can't risk killing Mutant children" she said shaking her head brushing a stray lock of hair behind her head. SHe watched Meld sign, it never occurring to her that it was odd for swords to be their at all. In fact to Aura it even made sense after all he had helped kill humans before, so he was a good choice for Lori to pick for this. Pulling down the long sleeve of the blouse she looked up at the school once again.

"Ready" she said with a smile, the mission should be simple enough, no fighting to worrying about being attacked, though she reminded herself to keep on her guard anyway. Something about this school and a uniform seemed strangely familiar, but Aura pushed aside the feeling, it did not matter though she could not help but wonder when the last time she was in a school even was. She knew it was before she went to the cage but not much before that. SHe was at a school when her powers emerged, which still have her little time reference.

"See ya Swords" aura said witha waive then looked to Meld. "So how are we doing this?" she asked watching as the sun lazily peeked over the nearby buildings. The moon still hung in he air as well she noticed which meant almost no one should be thare except maybe a janitor or two. She walked up to the side door which had a littile security reader by it, msotly to keep kids from skipping class, she waited for meld to kill it as her method would set it off and ruin the entire point of stealth.

Meld was looking forward to this rare chance to do something truly posative for the mutant cause without having to resort to violence. She could imagine what good it could do to have humans actually experience, if ony for a brief time, what it was truly like to be a mutant. She didn't know all the details of the drug, of course, even how long it lasted, but the details didn't matter. She assumed it was probably temporary, beyond that she didn't know. This would be a truly exciting day. Even if the drug didn't work exactly as expected, and being a trial version of the drug she knew that was a very real possibility, it would still be an exciting day. They were doing this for science and for mutants everywhere.

With an inclination of her head towards Alchemist, Meld followed Aura to the side door, placing her hand on the security device and causing it to shut down instantly. She opened the door and gestured Aura inside, grinning. "The caffetteria should be down the hall and to the left. Aside from the gym its the largest building in the school. With a little luck we shouldn't encounter anyone at this early point in the morning and if we do, the important thing is to eliminate them quickly, quietly and hopefully with a minimum of blood loss. A dead janitor shouldn't be noticed until after our little test run unless a blood trail gives it away."

Meld had done her basic research the night before, looking on the internet to find the basic blueprint of the school. The less time they actually had to spend in the building the less chance of getting caugh. No one could be seen in the main entrance of the school and Meld gestured for Aura to follow. Once she made it the the edge of the hallway, she stood near the wall and peeked her tail around the corner, confirming that that hallway was also empty. So far so good.

Everything had been going so well until the reached the cafeteria and Aura spotted a janitor. Meld nodded her ascent that she had seen the threat and would take steps to deal with it. As her friend dropped to the ground and the janitor kneeled to assisted her, Meld walked stealthily around the two of them until she stopped, just behind the unfortunate man. While she had no particular desire to see this man dead as his only crime was being in the wrong place at the wrong time, killing him was the most practical way to ensure that he wasn't a threat to their plans. Of course she could simply incapacitate him and then tie him up somewhere, but there was always the risk of discovery if he was kept alive and that was a risk she wasn't willing to take with such an important mission as this.

Once behind the man, Meld snaked her tail out, wrapping it securely around his scrawny little neck. The man gasped and choked, turning surprised and horrified eyes at her as he clutched as his neck, trying desperately to get air into his lungs. Meld looked on passively, completely untouched by his plight, until he finally stopped his struggling a couple minutes later. She kept her tail around his neck for an extra minute, just to be sure of his death and when she finally removed it and his lifeless corpse fell to the floor, purple bruises could be seen around his neck.

"We need to stash the body somewhere in which it won't be found too soon," Meld told Aura, picking the body back up with relative ease with her metal arm. "I spotted a janitor's closet back where we came. That should hold him." The advantage to their current mission is he only had to remain hidden for the day and not even the full day. As long as he wasn't found before lunch, they were good.

Meld carried the corpse over to the closet, waiting for Aura to open the door so they could store him inside. Killing and stashing the bodies were all in a days work.

There was a certain kind of beauty inherent in the way Meld and Aura worked together after their many missions side by side, almost as if they had a telepathic connection. Aura's distraction led to the janitor's death who was then stored in a closet and, smart girl that she was, Aura then proceeded to jam the lock so that no one could discover him before the appointed time. It was a shame that someone had to die on this particular mission since the man had done nothing against mutants, that she was aware of, but it was necessary so she didn't give it another thought.

Once the body was safely out of sight, Meld made her way back to the lunch room, relieved to find that this time the room was abandoned. Anticipation rose in her as she considered the amazing thing they were about to do here and the prospective results. This most recent plan proved why Lori was such a good choice as leader of the Order. She was actually doing something that had the possibility of making a difference.

"What's mystery meat?"

Meld shot Aura a strange look at the question. The girl was an excellent partner but she certainly had an odd upbringing. "It's a mystery, that's the point," she answered with a good natured smirk. She really couldn't help but be in a good mood, odd questions or not. Oh, the show they would have today. It would, she was quite certain, be like nothing either one of them had ever seen before.

"In fact, I think the mystery meat would be the perfect thing to spike with our little present." Meld took the vial of the drug out of her pocket and opened it. "The kids won't know the difference between the meat with the drug and the meat without it, even if the drug does have a bit of a flavour." Which is something she should have asked before hand,but it was too late to do so now. She pored the liquid drug onto the meat and, finding a ladel in one of the drawers in the back of the kitchen, mixed it in thoroughly. It left behind neither oder no visible colour. "I suggest we take our leave now, my friend." Meld grinned at Aura.

"I'm pretty sure its not giraffe," Meld answered, deciding that perhaps while they waited for the chaos to start she might want to explain a few things about endangered animals and how they weren't typically eaten, to Aura. But first there was the more pressing matter of actually getting out of the school unseen. While the hard part was done, the mission would not be a success unless they managed to get out without drawing suspicion.

The cafeteria remained remained empty as Meld began walking back in the direction of the hallway. A peek around the corner with her tail illuminated someone walking, probably a teacher based on his age. She gestured to Aura to hold until the stranger passed, before gesturing a second time for the other girl to follow. The remainder of the path back to the exit remained silent and as soon as her metal feet touched the outside ground, she grinned at Aura. This was what success felt like and all that was left to do now as to watch and observe.

"There's an apartment across the street with a clear view of the school. I brought a couple pairs of binoculars for a better view of the situation though we should get a pretty good view even without them. I hope you don't mind climbing?" Meld pointed to the building she had in mind, a place she had scouted out the night before. They woudln't have to climb far, just high enough to reach the fire exit stairs. Once in position they'd have a few hours to kill before the excitement began, but oh how worth it it would be.