The X-men run missions and work together with the NYPD, striving to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and mutants. When it comes to a fight, they won't back down from protecting those who need their help.
Haven presents itself as a humanitarian organization for activists, leaders, and high society, yet mutants are the secret leaders working to protect and serve their kind. Behind the scenes they bring their goals into reality.
From the time when mutants became known to the world, SUPER was founded as a black-ops division of the CIA in an attempt to classify, observe, and learn more about this new and rising threat.
The Syndicate works to help bring mutantkind to the forefront of the world. They work from the shadows, a beacon of hope for mutants, but a bane to mankind. With their guiding hand, humanity will finally find extinction.
Since the existence of mutants was first revealed in the nineties, the world has become a changed place. Whether they're genetic misfits or the next stage in humanity's evolution, there's no denying their growing numbers, especially in hubs like New York City. The NYPD has a division devoted to mutant related crimes. Super-powered vigilantes help to maintain the peace. Those who style themselves as Homo Superior work to tear society apart for rebuilding in their own image.
MRO is an intermediate to advanced writing level original character, original plot X-Men RPG. We've been open and active since October of 2005. You can play as a mutant, human, or Adapted— one of the rare humans who nullify mutant powers by their very existence. Goodies, baddies, and neutrals are all welcome.
Short Term Plots:Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
The Fountain of Youth
A chemical serum has been released that's shaving a few years off of the population. In some cases, found to be temporary, and in others...?
MRO MOVES WITH CURRENT TIME: What month and year it is now in real life, it's the same for MRO, too.
Fuegogrande: "Fuegogrande" player of The Ranger, Ion, Rhia, and Null
Neopolitan: "Aly" player of Rebecca Grey, Stephanie Graves, Marisol Cervantes, Vanessa Bookman, Chrysanthemum Van Hart, Sabine Sang, Eupraxia
Ongoing Plots
Magic and Mystics
After the events of the 2020 Harvest Moon and the following Winter Solstice, magic has started manifesting in the MROvere! With the efforts of the Welldrinker Cult, people are being converted into Mystics, a species of people genetically disposed to be great conduits for magical energy.
The Welldrinker Cult
A shadowy group is gaining power, drawing in people who are curious, vulnerable, or malicious, and turning them into Mystics. They are recruiting people into their ranks to spread the influence of magic in the world, but for what end goal?
Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
Adapteds
What if the human race began to adapt to the mutant threat? What if the human race changed ever so subtly... without the x-gene.
Atlanteans
The lost city of Atlantis has been found! Refugees from this undersea mutant dystopia have started to filter in to New York as citizens and businessfolk. You may make one as a player character of run into one on the street.
Got a plot in mind?
MRO plots are player-created the Mods facilitate and organize the big ones, but we get the ideas from you. Do you have a plot in mind, and want to know whether it needs Mod approval? Check out our plot guidelines.
>>”The gems help us jump the language barrier. It makes it easier for us to understand those around us, you just have to eat them. I called in a favor, doesn’t really matter where these gems come from, all you need to know is that they work.”
"Suuure." Maya frowned, picking up a gem "I really don' think I wanna know where they come from." Blood diamonds, huh. She really hated to think too much.
Swallowing the gem like she would do with a pill, she grimaced, and turned back to Sam. "I guess it beats puttin' a fish into our ear. Let's go." She made sure her stuff was hidden, and that she did not leave behind anything important.
>>”We are a short walk away from the hotel where the rest of our stuff is, we can talk there.”
"Sure." she nodded again, taking his arm against her better judgement; it was snowing, and she had heels, and the two was never a good combination. Whoever the guy was who invented heels was playing at exactly this situation. Good thing Maya was a girl half of the time. She could do as much to not fall flat on her face.
"So, I'm on a date with my boss, that's it, huh" she murmured with a smirk. They had to look the part, why not play it...
Posted by Cold Steel on Feb 3, 2011 0:39:02 GMT -6
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Sam tried hard not to smirk at Maya’s comment as she took his arm and they rounded the first block. The snow beneath them for the most part was nonexistent due to it being shoveled and salted. It was a nice night, quite almost too quite for his liking but then again he was put on edge due to the mission. ”Here I made the mistake of being more than just co-workers” he was serious but didn’t pay the comment she made much mind, in class he was the teacher and with the X-men he was the boss but at times he pictured Maya/Gawain as more of a friend than anything else.
The next to blocks Sam didn’t say much other than commenting on her ability to walk in heels, yeah she was a girl half of the time but she was also a boy the other half of the time. Sam smirked slightly at his comment and then pondered how to make his next move. Brief in the hotel room as they pick some things up then head out to the target’s residence that was the best way to handle things. He knew the security layout and what could go wrong if he couldn’t pull off the mission.
”Here we are honey.” Sam said with a hint of sarcasm in his voice as the five star hotel room came into view. It was defiantly one of those ‘cost you an arm and two legs’ hotel but seeing as Amanda and T.A.T. were fronting the bill he didn’t care much about the price, which was why the fridge would be empty of all the expensive treats if and when they departed for the states.
Walking up to the front door Sam smiled to the door man who was dressed in red and gold and greeted him with a ‘hello’ in perfect German, so perfect in fact Sam could have thought it was his first language but he knew the effects of the Dragon speak gems well so he didn’t pay it much mind. ”Ah, Mister Colton I take it you and your girlfriend had a nice walk?” the doorman asked with an overly wide smile on his face. Sam mentioned to the doorman he was going to pick up his girlfriend from the train station so he didn’t pay it much mind when he was asked, ”A bit chilly but yes it was a good walk…” Sam said as he nudged Maya slightly so she’d chime in on the subject as well.
The doorman smiled and opened the door and wished the pair a good night before he added, ”Oh, sir mail arrived for you!”[/color] removing an envelope from his jacket Sam took it quickly and placed it in his inside pocket nonchalantly, ”Thank you!” Sam said quickly as he caught a quick glimpse from the doorman who resumed his duties as soon as they entered the building. Making note not to comment on the envelope or the fact that the doorman no doubt worked with Amanda, Sam walked into the building and whipped his feet and proceeded to the elevator giving a curt nod to those who greeted them.
Once inside the elevator Sam clicked the button to the fifth floor and smiled to Maya mainly for the cameras that were in the elevator just in case, ”You’ll have a fun night tonight… promise…” Sam said as he shifted his eye up slightly and leaned in to Maya’s ear to make it look like he was about to kiss her, ”Camera, can’t be to sure.” Sam said as he placed a hand on her arm and then worked it towards the back. Up righting his posture Sam looked towards the door and waited till the elevator door opened with a ding. Exiting towards his floor Sam walked to his room and removed a key card from his back pocket and then entered the room. ”Drinks are in the fridge…” Sam said as he entered the room and fell back on a nearby chair and removed the envelope from his inside pocket.
The room had a typical five star feel to I and he didn’t pay much mind to anything in it, no doubt it had already been swept for bugs and cameras and anything that was in there was for T.A.T. a fact that he wasn’t fond of but he didn’t pay it much mind, they just wanted to keep an eye on him. One he didn’t really care about, there was no point trying to hide much from them at this point. He was going to keep the hotel scene very business like and the fact that they were most likely already aware of Maya due to one of the pictures that Amanda had he didn’t really feel the need to hide anything about his plan from them.
”You can dance right?” Sam asked curiously as he opened the envelope and looked at the invitations that were on a very clean parchment and the words laced with a bit of gold over exaggerating the worth it really had. A picture and two other pieces of paper were carefully studied before he placed all the information on the glass table before him.
>>”Here we are honey." >>”Ah, Mister Colton I take it you and your girlfriend had a nice walk?” >>”A bit chilly but yes it was a good walk…”
Maya, who was still digesting a gem and the fact that she'd been called 'honey' by the leader of the X-men (how did Alex ever deal with this?... Ew.), flashed a bright smile at the man, and held on to Sam for dear life.
"Beautiful night" she chirped with enthusiasm.
>>”You’ll have a fun night tonight… promise…Camera, can’t be to sure.”
"I'm sure" she smiled back, leaning against him. Cameras. Right. If Sam showed any sign of actually enjoying this game, she'll have to kill him, then shift into Gawain, and then kill him again. Not in front of the cameras, though.
>>”Drinks are in the fridge… You can dance right?”
'Drinks' was all she needed to hear. Kicking off the heels, Maya marched over to said fridge to look in.
"Yeah, I can. Depends on the dance though, but I'm a fast learner." she smirked "Can you?"
Posted by Cold Steel on Feb 10, 2011 17:00:55 GMT -6
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Normally Sam wouldn’t have offered Gawain or Maya a drink but seeing as they were in a different country and the situation was well… complicated Sam let it go. Looking down at the information in front of him Sam’s nose scrunched as he focused on the picture. Not bothering to look at Maya, Sam spoke, ”Alright, so this is a pretty serious mission, I’m not going to really explain the reasoning behind this but… a favor… was called in and here we are.” Sam tensed up as he examined the information him again. The picture of Gideon, his blue eyes that were practically white, the tailored suit he wore, all of it reminded him of the old days, the all or nothing days.
”Ball room dance?” Sam asked curiously his eyebrow rose slightly as he tried to picture Gawain or Maya attempting to dance. ”Yeah, one of the things that was necessary to learn, tango and a few other things…” Sam said his face straight laced as he eyed the picture more then focused on the two tickets and noticed the date… ”And it looks like we are a day early…” noticing the dates in gold lettering on the invitations.
”Well this sucks…” Sam said sighing slightly hoping it would have been a quick process. They show up wait at the hotel for a few hours then take off. ”Looks like your going to get your monies worth on this mission Maya.”
Shifting towards the other information on the table before him Sam eyed a small map that was the surrounding grounds of the mansion where the charity ball was held, the grounds wasn’t the part of the map he was focused on, no he already explored the grounds or at least got a visual on the best entrances and or exits for an escape route if they needed one. The map that had detailed information on the security also showed a layout of the first three floors of the mansion. Bathrooms closest even the kitchen was detailed.
”Here…” Sam said lifting the map and photo towards Maya, ”Going to need to memorize this the best you can bathrooms in particular, you’ll most likely be mirror walking…” Sam said sighing slightly then rubbing his eye, ”and bring whatever they have in the fridge this is going to be a long day…”
>>”Alright, so this is a pretty serious mission, I’m not going to really explain the reasoning behind this but… a favor… was called in and here we are.”
"Good enough" Maya sighed, halway into the fridge. She was looking for something strong enough to keep her awake and motivated, but not strong enough to create a hangover.
>>”Ball room dance? Yeah, one of the things that was necessary to learn, tango and a few other things… And it looks like we are a day early… Well this sucks… Looks like your going to get your monies worth on this mission Maya.”
"Yeah yeah, sue me. I like to dance." she smirked, emerging with two bottles of beer. So very sophisticated. "But I ain't doing the tango with you. No friggin' way."
She sighed, looking at the time.
"So, we'll be on the clock then. I gotta go Cinderella before midnight, don't forget that. Turning into a guy in panties and a cocktail dress kinda ruins the ballroom romance..."
That thought just put a whole new level of risk on the mission. Oh great.
>>”Here… Going to need to memorize this the best you can bathrooms in particular, you’ll most likely be mirror walking… and bring whatever they have in the fridge this is going to be a long day…”
Putting the other bottle down in front of Sam, Maya sat down to memorize the map.
***
Maya woke up late in the afternoon; she was only planning on taking a short nap to regain some of her strength, but as soon as she lay down on the couch, she was out like a light. Fortunately, she changed into a t-shirt and shorts, so the dress still... well, looked like a dress.
"Mmmmm" she muttered, rubbing her eyes, and started towards the bathroom. Better take a shower, and start thinking about make-up. Oh god, make-up. Maya sighed again. Going to be a long night...
Posted by Cold Steel on Feb 15, 2011 19:29:19 GMT -6
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Sleep. It was something Sam was used to getting in small amounts since he was a kid. An emergency or a quick nap lasting minutes before he was to engage in a mission and seeing how the mission was just that, a mission he wasn’t going to be sleeping much. After sipping his beverage Maya had brought him Sam made sure she stayed focus on everything, retaining all of it the map, the etiquette that would be required and of course dancing. After a while however it was apparent that it wouldn’t be wise to pull an all day cram session with the information so he let Maya sleep till it was time.
Sam however had other plans; once Maya was asleep Sam first went to shower using the water in the large walk-in shower to create a small-scale model of the mansion and the surrounding area of what he had seen. Not knowing if he was being watched and still not caring too much Sam ran a few simulations on the shower floor as the water fell around it. Exits and entrances quick escapes and the ones that would have been near impossible during the spring summer or fall. In the winter however Sam had a lot of material for his mutation to work with on such short notice.
After about two hours of planning and running a few different escape routes Sam marked them on the map that was given and then went back into the main room where Maya was sleeping. Shaking his head slightly in her direction Sam went back to the table where the other information was and sat down. Eyeing the photo of Gideon his knuckles tightened slightly. Previous memories went and passed before Sam realized he was falling asleep.
A clatter and Sam jumped up from the chair he was in to see Maya entering the bathroom, looking at the clock Sam nodded his head slightly and prepared to get ready from the evening including gathering all the information he had on the mission.
7 P.M.
Bending down and retying his shoe Sam blinked once then stood up looking to Maya, ”You look nice…” Sam said pointing to his face near his good eye, his subtle way to point out the make-up on her face. Adjusting his bow tie Sam straightened it out then smirked slightly his mood returning to normal for the most part knowing that even though he was going to keep his eye out for danger in order to protect Maya there wasn’t really any other student he would have wanted there with him.
”One last thinks about Gideon, I never really knew what exactly his mutation was, he never really used it but I recall him talking about shadows a lot… so keep an eye out for anything strange and let me know.” Sam reached down into his dress jacket pocket and removed two ear pieces and held one out for Maya, ”Communication when we get separated, and we will…” Sam said calmly as he placed one in his ear and then clicked it once turning it on.
”Now your clear on the plan?” Sam asked making sure Maya had all the information memorized, how once they got there they would play the part up until Sam gave the signal where she would go to the bathroom and mirror walk until she found the files they were looking for.
>> ”You look nice… One last thinks about Gideon, I never really knew what exactly his mutation was, he never really used it but I recall him talking about shadows a lot… so keep an eye out for anything strange and let me know. Communication when we get separated, and we will…Now your clear on the plan?”
Maya wrinkled her nose at the first comment, and looked into the nearst mirror, working on her make-up. She only knew the basics that she picked up here and there; the result will be nice and decent, but anyone with real knowledge would tell she did not have experience. Oh well. Listening to Sam, she wrinkled her nose again. No one knows his powers, huh. Those were usually the nasty ones. Telepaths, empaths, mimics, power benders, the like. She did not like it, but she did not need to say that out loud to know that Sam agreed.
Taking the ear piece she nodded again.
"Yup, clear as day" she said, looking around for the damned high heels. She found them by the couch. "All right, let's rock."
Posted by Cold Steel on Feb 18, 2011 21:41:45 GMT -6
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Confirming the plan once again Maya seemed to grasp the details of the mission and now in her high heels she was ready to go which meant that they could officially get this mission underway. Looking towards the nearest air vent in the wall Sam stared for a second wondering if there was a camera there or not. It didn’t matter now seeing as they were ready to go but if someone was watching they’d now know that they were indeed going to carry out the mission.
Once the limo arrived and took off to the mansion Sam was relatively quite going over all the information in his head, the mission details the exits and entrances the security teams he had seen that are most likely doubled now that there would be a ton of guests. Not to mention any back up plans he could come up with on the spot. If they were recognized odds are it wouldn’t end well for them, the least he could do is get Maya out of there, even if she’d protest Sam doubted they’d kill him he did have secrets after all and secrets did have a price.
The ride in the long black limo was smooth and short the way he liked it, there were no detours and when they reached the main gate the inspection was unusually fast for a party rumored to be such a large turn out, not to mention that Gideon was the one throwing the party. Either they had an exceptional amount of useful detection devices or they weren’t really too concerned about the guests that were invited… either way it made Sam uneasy.
Once past the main gate the road leading to the circular drive became clearer than it had been before when he was scoping out the scenery from a distance with the scope. There were more guards than before, which was to be expected. All wore black suits with thin back ties with a golden “G” engraved on it. Looking from Maya to the front of the vehicale where the divider between them and the driver were. ”Showtime…” Sam said simply as their car reached the front entrance which was covered in a large archway made of what looked like a grayish marble. It was fancy to say the least and before Sam could open his door he could already feel it opening from the other side.
“Good evening sir.” a deep voice boomed as the hand that had open the door extended outward to greet Sam, ”Invitation please” reaching into his jacket pocket as he exited the limo Sam handed the abnormally large man his two invitations one for him and one for his guest. Turning back to the inside of the limo Sam extended a hand for Maya to help her out of the car. ”Ah! Mister Colton! I’ve heard so much about you from Mr. Reed from what I hear he has been looking forward to finally meeting you.”
Nodding his head and smiling Sam wondered how long T.A.T. had planned on using him, from the sound of it they must have been planning it for a while seeing as his alias was known. Not paying it much mind for now Sam nodded his head ”I’m looking forward to meeting Mr. Reed as well, from what I understand he was looking for a few investors.” a smile from the brutish figure that stood a few inches taller and about a foot wider than Sam made him a little more on edge but it didn’t show. ”I’ll let him know you arrived!” the man said as he gestured towards the entrance that was now being opened by two doormen.
Sam returned the smile and took back the invitations and placed them back in his jacket pocket then proceeded into the mansion with Maya in hand. Not paying much attention to the not in the pit of his stomach Sam resisted the urge to activate his sixth sense of the heat sensor just in case it registered with anyone. ”Keep both eyes peeled I only have one…” Sam said laughing slightly.
>>”Ah! Mister Colton! I’ve heard so much about you from Mr. Reed from what I hear he has been looking forward to finally meeting you.”
>>”I’m looking forward to meeting Mr. Reed as well, from what I understand he was looking for a few investors.”
Maya played her part: she smiled and beamed, and blinked like a doll. The more stupid you look the less attention you draw, she reasoned, and clung to Sam's arm, letting him lead. Fortunately enough, she was not nearly as hot as any of the other... escorts... at the party, so drawing attention that way was also out of the question.
>> ”Keep both eyes peeled I only have one…”
"Of course, dahling" she chuckled, looking around with those nicely dressed guys with the drinks. There were a lot of them. Ina few moments, she had a glass of champagne in her hand. "Tell me I'm pretty..."
Looking around, she felt strangely and absolutely out of place. She'd never been to fancy parties; she was not used to them, and even if she had the ability to just fake it, it was much easier to do as Gawain. Women were so cruel to each other sometimes. But, this was not just a party; it was also a mission, and she had things to do. Waiting for Sam's signals to tell her what to do, she kept her eyes open, and her smile constant, bright, and utterly empty.
Posted by Cold Steel on Mar 2, 2011 14:17:33 GMT -6
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Resisting the urge to laugh at Maya’s first response he looked around the massive ballroom and his stomach churned slightly. It was disgusting how luxurious some live especially when the life was bought through what Gideon had done. Okay, so Sam wasn’t exactly sure what he had done to become this successful but it was Gideon and Sam knew deep down it wasn’t something he would have gotten a peace prize for. Then again Sam shouldn’t have been thinking much on this subject, he was in a similar way his past lifetime, his life before the mansion.
His head shook slightly as he brought his wandering and unnecessary thoughts back to the present back to the mission at hand. He was only gone for a second but seconds counted especially when it meant that one of his student’s lives were on the line. There was no more time for getting distracted.
Turning to Maya who now had a glass of champagne in hand Sam smirked and nodded his head, ”Of course you’re the most beau…” Sam’s thoughts trailed off again as a brunette that was on par with Alex (in his opinion the most stunning woman he had ever dated). If he were a lesser man he would have opened his jaw and stared or spit out champagne if he had any in his mouth. However he was Sam so he looked to Maya and smirked, ”Well that’s just not fair…” having a feeling that Maya would have had a similar effect Sam reached for a nearby glass of champagne and took a sip trying his best not to stare.
Green eyes quickly met his as he continued to gaze upon the woman. A smile touched Sam’s lips and he raised the glass towards the woman and then received a smile in return. She was across the ballroom so he didn’t expect much to come of it other than harmless flirting but then he remembered that they were here for a reason. Not to mention the best-looking woman (which she was) often caused more trouble than was needed.
Sam blinked again and then turned away from the gaze of the brunette with green eyes, ”We should probably scope the area out…” Sam said nudging Maya slightly. Separating from her Sam turned towards her and lifted her hand to his lips and refrained from kissing it just making it look like he was, ”I’ll scope out the nearest bathrooms, stay out of trouble.” Sam said as he lowered her hand then walked off hoping and knowing that Maya wouldn’t cause any trouble.
Passing the suits and dresses Sam was content with what he had picked out for both him and Maya, they weren’t over dressed or underdressed which meant that it would be that much easier to blend in. The idea was that no one would know who he or she was once the mission was accomplished.
>> ”Of course you’re the most beau… Well that’s just not fair…”
Maya followed Sam's gaze and she had to agree: the woman he was looking at was decidedly the hottest piece of action in the room. For a second she forgot she was supposed to be playing the role of a straight female, and the usual flirty smile was starting to appear in the corner of her lips. Then, she realized it was not the time. Or the place. Or the woman. Darn, I'm turning into Sam.
Finding her way back in character, Maya arched an eyebrow at Sam, as if saying 'cheking out another woman?! seriously?! what's next, baby, sleeping with your wife again?...'
>>”We should probably scope the area out… I’ll scope out the nearest bathrooms, stay out of trouble.”
"Of course, honey, you go ahead" she nodded with a charmind smile, letting Sam go. Suuure. Maya knew he knew better than to go away flirting while on a mission; still, she did not like being left alone. Parties like this made her a bit shy, especially as Maya. Holding her glass of champagne, she wandered around, smiling at anyone who looker her way, and trying to stay out of conversations. It was not as hard as it sounds.
Posted by Cold Steel on Mar 7, 2011 0:37:48 GMT -6
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”Excuse me, can you point me to the nearest restroom?” Sam asked a man in red who had a tray of champagne glasses, as his tray became one glass lighter as he removed a glass full of the golden liquid. Nodding his head and smiling after directing Sam in the direction the man turned and walked away. The nearest bathroom was much closer than expected. Glass in hand Sam took a sip and headed in the direction keeping his eye open for anything unusual.
Turning the corner that was directed to him Sam found the bathrooms and nodded his head and entered the men’s rest room. There was one man in the bathroom standing at the urinal that nodded his head as Sam entered the bathroom. Nodding his head in silence Sam kept to unwritten code of man and didn’t say anything when the man was doing his business. Instead Sam walked into the nearest stall and locked it behind him and set the glass of champagne on a small shelf that was located in it.
Closing his eye Sam focused on the temperature and waited till the man at the urinal was out of the bathroom, it was a minute but once he left Sam opened the stall took the glass of champagne and walked over to the sinks where a large mirror was located. Sam smirked at his reflection and the giant doorway that Maya could use. She couldn’t use then men’s room but Sam had no doubt that there was a sister mirror in the ladies room. ”Simple enough…” Sam said as he took a sip of the champagne and then poured a bit down the drain before he washed his hands. The easier it was to seem less threatening the better, if they thought Sam was content drinking champagne then so be it.
Walking out of the bathroom and turning back into the main hall that lead back to the ballroom Sam eyed a camera followed by another and another. There were a few located on the ceilings that moved occasionally as people walked by no doubt security keeping an eye on things.
Taking mental note of the locations Sam entered the ballroom and made his way back towards where he left his date, however he didn’t make it there undisturbed. A body bumped into Sam and a glass of champagne began to fall to the floor. Reaching out and catching the glass Sam managed to save the glass but the contents spilt out onto the ground. ”Sorry bout that!” Sam said as he stood up and offered the glass to the person who dropped the glass. ”Managed to save the glass however I’m afraid I couldn’t save your drink…”
Looking up and meeting the same green eyes of the woman who had locked gazed with him before Sam suddenly felt the urge to apologize again but refrained from it. ”I can however get you another drink if you’d prefer…” Sam offered with a smirk as his eye remained fixed on the green eyes of easily the most beautiful woman at the party.
---- She was standing alone now; the seasoned man smirked as he took another sip from his forth glass of champagne something that had been seeming harder and harder to come by as he progressed further and further with the amount he had consumed in such a short period of time. Louis’s luck had been running bad for some time in fact his boss Gideon had removed him from head security detail for the party a fact that he wasn’t to happy about. It had been a long and rough week but it seemed things were going to get better for the night just as long as this pretty little number cooperates.
”How do you do?” Louis smiled offering a hand to the younger woman as his eyes trailed up and down the slender figure. Glad Gideon was generous enough to keep him at the party just incase things went south Louis flashed his slightly yellowed teeth revealing sharp canines.
>> ”Sorry bout that! Managed to save the glass however I’m afraid I couldn’t save your drink… I can however get you another drink if you’d prefer…”
There was a glint of curiosity in those green eyes as the woman smiled back at Sam. "Yes, I think I would like another one" she agreed smoothly, and moved around to walk with him. She glanced at his face sideways, with a smile playing on her lips. "Have I met you before?" she asked, without any emphasis on the words it could have been an innocent conversation starter as well as a very much loaded question.
***
>>”How do you do?”
Just. Splendid. Maya forced a smile on her face as she glance around to see if Sam would show up to rescue her from the man. Of course he did not. Holding the glass of champagne as a barricade between them, she turned back to the creepy man, and flashed a charming smile.
"Lovely evening" she chirped, tilting her head. And that was about as much as she was willing to say.
Sam, dammit, if you are off flirting with that b*tch somewhere...
Posted by Cold Steel on Mar 15, 2011 13:18:54 GMT -6
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A single ice blue eye lingered on her face as she tilted it playfully and asked if they had been introduced before, ”I’m afraid not, I think I’d remember someone like you.” Reaching up and taking her hand and kissing it with a small bow Sam released her hand and smiled, ”Colton.” Sam said not willing to give her a first name there was no need. Waiting for a moment to hear her name after he released her hand Sam directed his attention to the white draped table where the white linen covered the table where the glasses full of champagne resided.
Sam never did enjoy the taste of champagne but he needed to play the part of someone with money so he took a sip of his drink and resisted the urge to show any facial features that said he didn’t enjoy the drink. Gesturing towards the champagne table Sam smiled and started walking towards it. ”So how do you know Mr. Reed” Sam asked wondering if she had any connection to Gideon the shadow something or other.
Past experiences told him not to get too involved with a pretty face on missions such as this, what were the lyrics? ‘A pretty face could hide an evil mind?’ more like a knife he recalled most of them having a knife… Shaking his head slightly chasing the thoughts away Sam placed the empty glass of champagne on a waiters tray as he was heading back towards the kitchen. Add kitchen to locations he was sure about. All he had to do now was point out to Maya… Snapping his attention back to the mission he remembered he left Maya on her own! Probably not the best move but the green eyes did play a good distraction.
”That refill I offered…” Sam said lifting the glass up and holding it towards the beautiful woman. His lone eye shifted in the direction where Maya was when he left her all he had to do now was track her down and make sure she was staying out of trouble.
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”Indeed it is, but an evening such as this pales in comparison to yours…” Louis said his hand tightening around his glass of champagne as he took a step closer to the younger woman who he was seemed uninterested. Not that it mattered one way or another he would have her, most woman ignore him at first then they can’t get enough of them. Reaching into his pocket and removing a tissue Louis coughed. Pheromones exited Louis’s mouth as the cough continued for another moment. The moment however was all he needed before the woman would be smitten with lust directed towards him.
There wasn’t a woman alive that could resist him, all he needed to do now was wait it would take a few minutes for the pheromones to take effect and when they did if she was going to fall for him he needed to be near her. ”You enjoying everything so far? I work for Mr. Reed so if you need anything let me know.” As he continued to talk he noticed one or two of the women near him giving him a few looks of interest.
>>”I’m afraid not, I think I’d remember someone like you. Colton. So how do you know Mr. Reed”
"A pleasure to make your acquintance, Mr. Colton" the woman smiled as he kissed her hand; her skin smelled sweet "To tell the truth, I don't really know Mr. Reed. My boss brought me along as his assistant in business matters. But now he is gone, and I am all alone" she admitted with a small smile "My name is Ruby."
>>”That refill I offered…”
"Oh yes" she nodded, taking the glass of champagne "Thank you. So, what brought you here tonight, Mr. Colton? Business or pleasure?"
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>>”Indeed it is, but an evening such as this pales in comparison to yours… You enjoying everything so far? I work for Mr. Reed so if you need anything let me know.”
Maya resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the compliment. It was just cheesy. Ew. She was sorry her powers did not include telepathy; she still willed Sam to return with all her might. Of course, he did not.
Wait, did he say he worked for Reed? Now it was getting interesting. Maya forced a smile on her face. "Everything is wonderful, thank you very much" she said, as charming as she could, as she looked him over. So, he was part of the staff here. Why would a man like him work for Reed? That made him one of the bad guys, right? But why would such a handsome man... WHAT?!
Maya blinked, confused at herself. Did she really just think the guy was... oh god he was sexy. But, he was a guy... and Maya, apart from some moments around puberty, never had a thing for guys... not that she knew of. But this guy, he was different somehow. He was... uhh... Focus, Maya, dammit. Mission. We don't flirt on a mission. ... Yeeeeah, right.