Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 & Tom)
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				Title: <strong>Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>19-11-2010, 15:01:38</strong>
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				It seemed like it was always mediocre weather. Of course there were rain some days and sun on others. People seemed to remember it were. But most of the time it was bland and gray; too bad to feel happy and too good to complain. The city was it usual self. Large. Loud. Impersonal. It's inhabitants strode forward with a determination which could only come from the fear of having to relate to any of the strangers around them. <br><br>Most of them had no idea that their fundamental truths were lies. That the very world they suffered was an illusion. There might be feelings of alienation in everyone, but almost everyone accepted their lot; depression, loneliness, paranoia. A few, a very small minority, would actually question it all. But what fundamental truths can be questioned before you have to question your own sanity?<br><br>A car.<br><br>It had dark windows. They switched the make and color around every once in a while. The captain had told them she needed to be monitored. So that's what they did. But they were not the only ones keeping track of her...
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>19-11-2010, 15:22:56</strong>
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				Alexis had been raised to have an open mind, and not blindly and meekly accept everything that she was told. The truth wasnt always the truth, and lies were easier to find than the truth. She refused to feel depressed or lonely, as the truth was her religion, and that truth would set her free, protecting her like armor that no one but her could see.<br><br>Unaware that she was being watched, at least today, she walked along the street, thinking about the information that she had recieved in the pub that she had stopped in. She had a desk in the building that she worked in, but she wasnt there much, as she worked better out of the office. Others confined their searching exclusively to the World Wide Web, she didnt.<br><br>Her latest story concerned strange vanishings, people vanishing from phone booths, and a name, one that popped up in many locations around the world. Wearing a cream colored leather skirt, snug white top, knee high 4" boots and a light jacket, she put her long blonde hair in a ponytail behind her and held onto the strap of her bag.<br><br>Unlike others, she didnt write everything that she learned down on paper, or in her laptop, she commited it to memory, the only true unbreakable file that existed.
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				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>22-11-2010, 10:44:35</strong>
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				There had always been names. People that were wanted by the authorities. Sometimes there were pictures, but most of the time there were just names and aliases. Or just aliases, that sounded more like nicknames; hacker names. For a time there had been Trinity and Morpheus. Now, there was Neo. An individual that many strange stories and rumors circulated about. Everything was vague though. Even the official APB. It seemed even the authorities hardly knew what he had done or what he looked like.<br><br>A black car drove slowly, but eventually caught up with Alexis. A window was rolled down, exposing a gaunt, pale face, receding hairline and sunglasses. The vehicle and the man all stunk of some federal agency. <br><br>"Miss Alexander?" The man glanced down, following her figure upwards to her face. "My name is agent Clarke. I was wondering if I might have a word with you?" His door opened, inviting her to enter.
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>22-11-2010, 15:08:12</strong>
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				Trinity and Morpheus had been on her lists. Morpheus had escaped Londons Heathrow airport and no one knew how. The name Neo was at the top of her list, the hacker alias of a man whos image had been removed from seemingly everywhere. Even those that had known him online had of course never seen his face. She was determined to find him, but where was he. He was clearly living off the grid, no phone, no email, no nothing, no way to find him.<br><br>All she could do was do her searches, put clues on the net and with people. If she couldnt find him, then she would ensure that he found her.<br><br>She was just about to dial up another contact when she heard a car stop at the edge of the street, then the cars window was rolled down. Stopping as the man, Agent Clarke, he called himself, called to her, she turned and instantly had a bad feeling about him.<br><br>Who was he, FBI, that was her guess, based on the sunglasses, the hairline, and the generic suit. He looked like he hadnt seen the sun in weeks. Just what did he want with her. She didnt know, but she had commited no crime, he had no right to arrest her, she thought to herself, unaware that she was being watched, not only from the car, but from outside it all, via a medium that she wouldnt have understood until it was explained to her.<br><br>"Why, about what. I dont do so well in confined&nbsp; spaces, Agent Clarke", she replied. Unsaid was, if that even is your name.
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				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>23-11-2010, 12:14:14</strong>
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				"Why, Miss Alexander, I'm sure you have nothing to worry about. You're a law-abiding citizen. An investigative reporter of some renown. A pillar of the community, so to speak." The man's voice was an odd mixture of respect and disdain. "When you weren't at the office, nor at your home, we thought we were going to have to leave with this business...unfinished. Can you believe our luck when we spotted you just right here in this very street."<br><br>He showed her his bare palms as a sign of acceptance of good fortune as well as a gesture that he meant her no harm. "No, this is just a matter of exchanging information. If you will..." He motioned for her to get into the car again.
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>23-11-2010, 15:09:45</strong>
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				She was naturally wary. Other journalists had vanished in the past. Some turned up dead, while others..they were never seen or heard from again. <br><br>"True, very true, so this is an informal chat, Agent Clarke", she said. Left unsaid was the statement, if that even is your real name. "No, I work better out of the office, and my apartment. The truth is found out here, among the people", she added, then smiled as he wasnt being honest with her, but she hadnt met an agent of any bureau who had told her the whole truth.<br><br>She calculated the odds in her head. Running wasnt an option, nor was hesitating any longer. Sighing soflty, she glanced around and found people that she knew, who would see her getting into a car, and would serve as good witnesses if she was never seen again. A cook at a nearby cafe who was out enjoying a cigarette, the security camera looking outside a club, and a bartender of a bar across the street, enjoying a drink and looking at her curiously.<br><br>"Very well, Agent Clarke, I'll get into your car",she stated, then walked towards him and bent forward to get into the back of his car.<br><br>"Whatever this is about, know that I dont divulge sources, and my Editor In Chief isnt the kind to be blackmailed or threatened into silence concerning a story", she told them, even as she was at a partial disadvantage, as the windows of the car were tinted, so no one could see in.
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				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>25-11-2010, 10:24:52</strong>
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				"You journalists and your paranoia. We're not out to stop your story, if indeed you have one. Quite the contrary. We are interested in the truth." His eyes and manner of speech was impassionate.<br><br>"However, breaking the law will not be tolerated, even for the protection of your sources. We have reason to believe you will be contacted by known terrorists. Should such a thing happen, you are expected to call the authorities right away." He brought a white card from his coat pocket. Aside from his alleged name and a mobile phone number, there was nothing on the card.<br><br>"The terrorists might say that they have secrets to expose. We don't really care about those. The point is, if you fail to report any contact with known criminals, you will be guilty of a crime. And terrorists, by their actions, waive certain...rights and court procedures."
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>25-11-2010, 15:42:29</strong>
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				Was this a shakedown, drive her around a bit, show off their powers and get her to open up. She was made of sterner stuff than that, and if Agent Clarke was smart, he would know that.<br><br>"I havnt broken any law, Agent. As for being contacted by terrorists, how do you know that they'll contact me. If theyre smart terrorists, they wont call me and give me the heads up about whatever it is that theyre planning. They'll just do it and let the world wide news report it", she said as she took the card from him. She didnt know what to make of Agent Clarke, but like most agents, he wasnt telling her all the truth. Still, the card and number were very handy to have in her purse.<br><br>"I see, so if they contact me, and I dont call you 30 seconds after they've hung up, you'll arrest me and throw me in a hole deeper than the Grand Canyon. Well, I'll keep this card handy then", she replied even as she wondered if they all shopped at the same store.<br><br>She had wondered if she was on the right track, leaving clues for Neo, or someone close to him, to contact her. With the visit and ride along with the Agents, she just knew that she was going about it the right way. If they could contact her like this, openly, then perhaps Neo would also contact her, but more covertly.
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				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>29-11-2010, 12:16:23</strong>
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				After a short drive, the car came to a stop again. Agent Clarke paused, living a silence between them for a few moments. "Let me just make the seriousness of the situation quite clear. These people are fundamentalist terrorists. They are out to destroy the world as we know it. They care nothing about civilian loss or the damage they cause. Complete and total system breakdown - that's their goal. You're going to have to ask yourself if you want to take such a part. If that is your purpose, if you have any. I think you're going to find that you prefer things the way they are. Normal. Safe. Peaceful."<br><br>The agent in the front seat had stepped out and opened the door for Alexis.<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>29-11-2010, 14:33:54</strong>
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				This wasnt like any shakedown she had been on before. He didnt say anything concrete, he merely let her mind fill in the blanks, and she knew enough to have a very fertile mind that could fill in the blanks.<br><br>"I think I understand now. I do like an ordered and free society, so, thank you for the ride,its been very..informative, Agent Clarke", she soflty replied as the agent in front got out and opened the door for her.<br><br>Swinging her long legs out of the car, she stepped out and held her bag to her side as the same agent closed the door and got back inside it.<br>Very strange, she thought to herself. Total system breakdown, fundamentalist terrorists, strange words to hear from a Federal Agent. Those words usually came from the ATF, or the CIA, not Feds.<br><br>She had attracted someones attention, for them to go out of the way to find her and drive her around, and drop her off less than a block from where they had picked her up.<br><br>Deciding to think on it a bit more, she crossed the street and walked across to the Empire Cafe, a place that she had coffee at regularly, and where she did a lot of her figuring out as well. Stepping in, she ordered a flat white, paid for it, then walked to the back of the Cafe, where she usually sat. While she waited, she took out her notebook and wrote down what he had said. Not everything, but the most important parts. <br><br>Inside her bag were two cell phones, her main one, and a disposable one, her latest one that she had had for about a week now. In case her main phone was being listened in on, a disposable one helped to cut down on that, and only her trusted contacts had the number of her latest phone, or so she thought.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>30-11-2010, 11:22:29</strong>
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				A young woman brought the coffee to Alexis' table. She put it down in front of her and left with the briefest of smiles. The coffee was perfect and inviting. On the little plate was a spoon, a lump of brown sugar and a folded napkin as well. The napkin seemed to have a logo of some sort, but a second glance revealed the fact that there appeared to be scribbled a number on it, by pen.<br><br>A phone number.
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>30-11-2010, 15:07:40</strong>
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				She was so focused on her thinking, that she almost missed her coffee being placed in front of her. Thanking the woman, she smiled back at her and sipped her coffee, then realised that she hadnt seen that particular woman working here, and she came in here several times a week, usually at the same times.<br><br>She could just be new here, she told herself, then froze as she noticed the phone number written on her napkin. Giving the cafe a quick glance, she couldnt see the woman around. Who was she, and who was at the other end when she did dial the number, she asked herself.<br><br>Her heart was pounding as she forced herself to drink at her usual pace. Bringing the napkin up, she dabbed at the coffee marks at the sides of her lips, then placed the napkin in her purse, left a tip, then walked out.<br><br>Crossing the street, she didnt stop until she got to a public park. only after she had walked for about five minutes did she take the disposable cell phone and napkin out, and dial the number.<br><br>Provided she kept moving, it would be harder for any parabolic mics to track her. Plus, trees and branches made listening to her end of the conversation difficult.<br><br>Listening to the phone as it rang, she heard it pick up, but who was at the other end.<br><br>'To whom am I speaking to", she said soflty, hoping that it wasnt a set up by Agent Clarke.
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				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>01-12-2010, 14:32:17</strong>
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				There was a second delay before the answer came on the other end.<br><br>"My name is Avior. I'm going to tell you the biggest secret of your life." His choice of words was strange, but he sounded relaxed and convincing. The voice was mild and masculine, but also serene.<br><br>"I know you've just talked with the agents. They're still watching you. We're going to have to lose them, before we can meet up. They're hoping you will lead them to us."
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>01-12-2010, 14:59:51</strong>
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				She wasnt sure who would be on the other end, or what he or she would say. What she didnt expect was for him to tell her that he had a secret, and a big one at that.<br><br>"I have talked to them, not that I had much of a choice", she softly said and glanced around as he told her that they were still watching her.<br><br>"Damn, I was hoping they had moved on by now. They know what I'm wearing, how can I lose them", she asked the male voice. She had a taser in her bag, but using it against any Agents would definately ramp up the hostility level when they found her.<br><br>"Ok, I'm listening, tell me what to do", she added while she approached a tunnel that lead to the west side of the park.
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				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>01-12-2010, 15:11:42</strong>
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				The voice on the other end explained things in detail. Somewhere in his background, people were rapidly typing on computer keyboards.<br><br>"Let's see. On the west side of the park there is a public swimming pool. You'll find some new clothes in the girl's locker room. Leave your other cell phone and all your old items and garments there. Then cross the street to Cobol Avenue where you'll find a taxi. Call me back when you're there."<br><br>He paused and added. "Don't worry. We're watching your back."<br><br>Then he hung up.
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>01-12-2010, 15:56:45</strong>
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				The more he talked, the more she realised that the voice on the other end wasnt alone. There were other people near him, on computers. She knew the sound of keyboard tapping well enough. Was he in the city, or elsewhere. Was he wanted by the Agents, living off the grid. She wanted to know.<br><br>Walking through the tunnel and to the public swimming pool, she didnt glance around, lest she alert any Agents that she knew she was being followed.<br><br>Making her way into the girls locker room,she walked past locker after locker until she saw one with her name on it, stuck to the locker with tape. Quickly removing the tape, she opened up the locker and took in what her helpers had left her.<br><br>Taking out the clothes, a short red and black tartan print miniskirt, a pair of black ballet flats, short sleeved black top, as well as a fresh bra and panty set, all in her size, along with a pair of scissors and a black wig.<br><br>She knew what she had to do, and got into one of the showers, but didnt turn the water on. Changing out of her clothes, and into the ones that had been provided for her, she hesitated before using the scissors to cut off her ponytail, but, it was necessary to make the wig fit.<br><br>Cutting it off, she wet her hands and ran it through her hair, then placed the black wig over her head, tucking her now shorter blonde hair under it. Stepping out of the shower stall, she took in her new reflection and nearly didnt recognise herself. If she struggled to, then so would any agents, she realised with a smile. They would be looking for a blonde, not a woman with midnight black hair cut in a short bob.<br><br>Putting her folded clothes, boots and bag into the locker, she closed it, unsure if she would see them again, and left holding onto her disposable cell phone.<br><br>Walking casually from the girls locker room, she left the pool area and through the park until she got to the street. Crossing over, she made it to Cobol Avenue and dialed the same number as she walked by quite a few taxi's.<br><br>She was dependant on the voice at the other end of the line for her very survival, she told herself.
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				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>02-12-2010, 11:28:17</strong>
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				"Alexis." It was Avior's voice again. "They're not far away, but I think they lost you at the locker rooms. What I want you to do is jump into the second taxi on the row and tell the driver to take you to the east side.&nbsp; Do not specify the address before you get close. Have him drop you off at the fountain on Fortran and Arduino Street. Pay him with the bill from your breast pocket. Leave the cell phone in the car, hidden. When you're there, follow the pirate. I'll see you soon."<br><br>The first parts of these directions were pretty straight-forward. The one with the pirate was the more obscure one. However, when Alexis found herself by the fountain, there was a man on a motorcycle there. He had a leather jacket with a jolly roger pirate flag on the back, with a skull and bones. He moved forward in the saddle, giving Alexis room to get on behind him.
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>02-12-2010, 15:43:14</strong>
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				"Damn, they just dont quit", she softly said and glanced around, but she couldnt see any Feds. That would change, but she didnt plan on still being here when they reached Cobol Avenue. It definately wouldnt be too healthy for her if they grabbed her and carried through with their promise.<br><br>'Ok, no problem, I can follow that, but whats the pirate reference..wait, hey", she said, but he hung up, leaving her to try to figure out what he meant by follow the pirate. Still, she followed the directions and got into the second taxi.<br><br>"Hi, I'd like to go to the east side", she told the driver and quietly slipped the disposable phone underneath the back seat that she was sitting on.<br>"Where exactly, the East side is pretty big ma'am, he said as he drove, but was looking at her for exact directions.<br><br>"Just drive for now, if you please. It will come to me", she told him, and saw him shrug his shoulders and drive. Following the streets, her keen eyes spotted the fountain near the corner of Fortrain and Arduino streets.<br><br>"Ok, right here, on the corner, yes, this will do nicely', she told the driver and took out the folded bill from her breast pocket. Telling him to keep the change, she stepped out and walked out. With the area being a public area, there were families moving around, and kids playing near and even in the fountain. How was she supposed to find a pirate here, she asked herself.<br><br>After a few seconds, her eyes spotted the pirate flag on the back of a man on a motorcycle. "Oh you've got to be kidding me", she said, then walked towards the rider. She was about to ask him if he was the one she was to meet when he moved forward in the saddle. Saying nothing, as he was clearly the one, she got on the back and wrapped her arms around him, and resting her feet on the sides, acting as if they were boyfriend and girlfriend.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>03-12-2010, 14:01:05</strong>
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				The motorcycle zoomed through the streets at a neckbraking speed. The driver seemed to have an uncanny control of the vehicle, even with a passenger. He took quick turns and narrow sidestreets. At one point he even drove down some stairs. If Alexis said anything, he just didn't seem to care.<br><br>Finally, he drove around a corner and right into a garage. Someone closed the door behind them and suddenly it was pitch black. The rider turned off the engine and it got quiet as well.<br><br>A light turned on at the other end of the garage, barely illuminating some stairs heading upwards. Apparently this was where they wanted her to go.
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>03-12-2010, 14:55:21</strong>
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				One thing that she didnt expect was for him to zoom through the streets as if he was invulnerable to cars, buses, and anything that might hurt if one hit it at full speed. At any moment, she expected a few patrol cars to see them, but the rider seemed to know where they all were, and avoided them.<br><br>After just avoiding death by impacting a bus, she closed her eyes and held on tight as he rode down a set of stairs. More than a few choice curse words left her lips, but he ignored them all, if he heard them at all.<br><br>Holding on in a near death grip until she heard and felt the motorcycle stop at last, she opened her eyes just in time to see where they were, then turned her head as someone closed the garage door behind them, sending her world pitch black.<br><br>Getting off the back of the motorcycle on very shaky legs,she held a hand against her chest to calm her racing heart and noticed the illuminated stairs. Clearly, she was to walk up them to whoever was waiting for her.<br><br>"Ok, firstly..thank you for not killing me, and secondly, isnt some motorcycle stunt team missing you",she said to the rider, then slowly walked to the lit up stairs. Reaching them, she took one last glance at the rider, then walked up the stairs.
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				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>06-12-2010, 13:47:31</strong>
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				The rider did not remove his helmet. He just sat there, giving Alexis a subtle nod when she addressed him. <br><br>The stairs were very steep. Almost as if there was an error in their design. When she reached the top, the base of the stairs lay in darkness. It was like climbing out of some dark pit and into the light.<br><br>Above, there was a metal workshop of some sort, but all the tools and items looked rusty or broken. The windows were boarded shut. A single person stood waiting.<br><br>He was dressed in brown, with a long coat that seemed to place him somewhere between a cowboy and a monk. His hair was long and dark, half-way masking a strong face with a broad chin.<br><br>"Welcome Alexis. I'm Avior. How much have you pieced together of what's going on?"
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				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>06-12-2010, 14:19:00</strong>
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				She didnt expect him to say anything, and she wasnt surprised when he didnt say a word or remove his helmet. Something told her that she wouldnt be leaving via the same way, if she left at all. The way this had been set up, if she did or said the wrong thing, she might be killed.<br><br>Taking a closer look at the stairs as they seemed steeper, almost like they were in certain dreams that she had had in the past. Taking a deep breath, she took one last look down at the darkness that she had come from, a dark pit if there ever was one, then stepped into the light.<br><br>Slowly walking into the workshop, she remained alert, ready to run or reach for something to defend herself with if Federal Agents were here and this was one big set-up.<br><br>She could tell at a glance that this place had been out of business for a while, probably went broke, and like a lot of businesses, no one took it over, allowing squatters to take over, or crims to start up meth labs in it.<br><br>Stopping as she saw the figure standing there, waiting for her, her alert, blue eyes took in his long coat, that could be hiding a small arsenal for all she knew, and his strong face, partly hidden by his long hair.<br><br>"Thank you, its good to put a face to the voice, Avior", she said, then took off her short bobbed wig. "I dont think I'll need that for a while", she said and ran her hands through her now shorter blonde hair.<br><br>"What have I peiced together. Well, a few names, Morpheus, Trinity, Neo. I cant find a single reference to Neo, or his real name, and his former employer claims to know nothing about him. Theres the disappearances, people, journalists that have become curious about him. Some are found dead, and others arent found at all".<br><br>"Theres also the Feds. Certain things that they said to me in the car didnt make sense, like..total system breakdown. Ive never heard that come from a Fed before. Somethings not right, I cant quite put my finger on it, but, if I can, it will be the story of the century. Bigger than Watergate, bigger than what happened at Chernobyl, I know it", she said, talking and saying the words that entered her mind. <br><br>That was how she worked, and she had made a name for herself by those skills. She didnt have all the answers,but if Avior did, undomesticated equines couldnt drag her away from him.<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>06-12-2010, 14:30:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Avior didn't say anything while she spoke, nor deny or confirm any of the rumors she had heard. If indeed he could. When she was done, he stepped closer. "You're a journalist for a reason, Alexis. It's because you seek the truth. What you don't know is the magnitude of the lies and the secrets. It is a convenient veil of falsehood, that most people would rather live with. Because the truth is ugly and terrible."<br><br>"Nevertheless, this has to be a choice. You can stay here and I'll pull the veil from your eyes. I'll tell you everything you ever wanted to know." He stepped even closer now, on the border of her personal space. His eyes were light blue and had a twinkle of distant stars and galaxies that weren't at all visible elsewhere in the room.<br><br>"It will change your life forever. You might regret it. You might realize that some truths were better not uncovered. Which brings me to your other option. You can climb back down into the darkness and released into this...city again, free to continue searching for the truth you never really wanted to find. Some people need the quest more than the answers."<br><br>He held out his hand, for Alexis to take it or to turn around and leave.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>06-12-2010, 14:46:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Indeed, she had become a journalist of worthy repute because she wanted to know the thuth, to tell it and eliminate falsehoods, set people free and jail those that deserved to be jailed. She didnt move as he stepped forward, seeming to become taller as he got closer to her.<br><br>He did indeed have the answers that she was after. He had them all, a treasure trove of information at his fingertips. All she needed to do was say yes, and he would tell her.<br><br>"True, sometimes lies are better than the truth. But most of the time, its a good thing. I dont fear the truth, the truth will set me free",she said, repeating one of her fathers favourite sayings.<br><br>She forced herself to stay very still as he stepped closer still, bordering on her own personal space, unseen, but what every person needed.<br><br>She said nothing as he told her about her choices. Go back down the stairs, back to the city, back to what was familiar, cozy,or take his hand, and find the truth.<br><br>Glancing back at the stairs, she did the calculations in her head. She wanted the truth, and Avior could keep her safe from the Feds who were probably pissed and looking for her. She wasnt that afraid of the Feds, but she didnt want to spend any more time around them than she had to. Avior was the exact opposite to the Agents, friendly and welcoming.<br><br>Stepping closer to him, she reached for his hand and took it, telling him that she was ready for the truth. How bad could it be, she told herself.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>06-12-2010, 15:15:50</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"There is no easy way to do this. I could tell you, but you wouldn't believe me. The lie is too big." Avior held on to Alexis hand and led her across the room. Around the corner there was another set of stairs, equally steep as the ones before. He motioned for her to climb first, but he followed right behind.<br><br>Above there was another room, with equipment highly advanced compared to the simple tools below. "Like Plato in the cave, you must come out and see that the world is different than what you thought. You can always come back and visit the cave, but it will be alien to you. And the ones who remain in the darkness will see you as a threat; a danger to their existence. To their lies."<br><br>There were more people here. Two women and two men. Their outfits were stylized, in black and white infused with points of strong colors. A red tie with matching sunglasses. A busty blonde entirely in white. A green shirt underneath a black suit. They gave Alexis nods and glances, but did not present themselves.<br><br>"Your leap of faith will be sitting down on this chair and swallowing this pill. When you wake up, you will find yourself in a nightmare. But you're not. You'll think yourself lost. But you're not. We'll be there." Avior handed her a red pill and some water.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>06-12-2010, 22:17:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"I know what you're getting at Avior, I have to see it for myself, so show me", she told him calmly, then smiled as he lead her to another set of stairs, just as almost impossibly steep.<br><br>"Just who maide these stairs, aliens", she asked jokingly and walked up the stairs to the next level,only this one wasnt empty, but filled with very advanced computer gear. She had seen one or two of the items before, but never so many in the one room.<br><br>Smiling and nodding her head at them as she was lead by them, she wanted to ask them who they were, but they were busy on the equipment, and she didnt want to disturb them on their important work.<br><br>'All I have to do is sit down and swallow the pill", she said softly, even more curious as she sat down, then took the red pill and the glass of water from him.<br>"I dont understand what you mean by nightmare, but if you're there, then it wont be so bad", she said with another smile, then swallowed down the pill with some water.<br><br>Having seen the new Alice in Wonderland, she wondered if she was going to start growing, or shrinking, from the red pill. Around her, the four peole continued to work, but a bit quicker upon her swallowing the pill.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>07-12-2010, 12:24:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"We'll see you soon."<br><br>The next minute was traumatic. Alexis was strapped to a selection of instruments. If it was the pill or the situation or something else, her heart was pounding furiously in her chest. She would certainly die if it continued. The entire room started warping around her; stretching and bending as if space itself was turning inside-out. Then everything went black.<br><br>When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a tub, immersed in thick, slimy liquid. It was partially opaque, showing her that her naked body was connected to some kind of strange wiring. She was breathing through a hose in her mouth.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>07-12-2010, 14:58:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Umm, ok, whatever that means Avior", she had said in reply. Within about ten seconds of being strapped to the instruments, her heart had begun to pound as if she was running a marathon. She had tried to ignore it, but she began to sweat and panic. Within thirty seconds, she was convinced that she was dying, that something in that red pill was doing this to her. But why would he kill her, surely a bullet or knife thrust would do that more easily, rather than going through this trek to get here.<br><br>Arched back in the chair and gasping for air, she blinked as the world started to warp and stretch, bending as if she was on the acid trip of the century. Her last thought was that she was going to die, dying for a story, how she was sure that she would die, but not this soon surely.<br><br>Screaming one last time as everything went black, she opened her eyes and felt like she was floating in something, some red slimy liquid. She wasnt in the room anymore, nor was she dressed. She was in some tub, but how did she get there, just what was going on.<br><br>Extending her hands up,she pushed at the top of the tub, forced her hands through it,and felt it pop open. Quickly sitting up, she reached up to pull at the long metal..whatever it was that was pressed against her mouth, and pulled at it until the flexible metal tube was out of her throat and mouth. Coughing and rubbing her throat, her eyes struggled to focus on many things around her or about her, all of them scary.<br><br>First there was the tubes, entering her body along her arms, the ones in her other orifices, that she didnt want to think about too much. Then there was something locked onto the back of her head, something heavy and prevented her from movign around too much. Reaching back, she felt another metal tube, that wouldnt budge no matter what.<br><br>But the sight that truly scared her was the sight of what looked like inside out skyscrapers, in sight of her tub and extending out. Each red light was another tub, alcove, with a person inside it. Shivering as the cold started to get to her, she leaned her head out and froze as there were more alcoves below hers, and more in the inky blackness that made up the 'ground'.<br><br>"This isnt happening, it isnt", she said, not wanting to beleive her eyes at what they told her brain.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>10-12-2010, 14:38:18</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				It was hell. There could be no doubt about it. Had it not been for sheer panic and fright, Alexis would hardly have had the strength to get out of the slime at all. She was naked and her pale skin reacted with goosebumps to the cold air.<br><br>Violent storms raged far off, casting a terrible background to the gruesome towers of human pods. Centipedal and arachnic robots with red glowing eyes were moving about. A more squid-like thing started shifting closer to Alexis.<br><br>Then suddenly, all the tubes that were still connected to her, withdrew at once. The strange thing in the back of her skull as well. There was a shudder in the slimy liquid for a second before the pod's contents, including Alexis, was flushed down and out.<br><br>After a drop through wet and filthy tubes and pipes, Alexis landed into a pool of black water. Everything was dark.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>10-12-2010, 15:19:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She shivered in fear and cold. This wasnt what she thought would happen when she swallowed the red pill, or even got onto the back of the motorcycle. She wanted to go home, she wanted to be back in her bed, around people, out of this hellish place, anything to be away from here.<br><br>Her eyes focused on the distant violent storms, more violent than any she had ever seen. Her eyes sensed movement around a pod on a far tower, then suddenly, there was a..hovering metal..thing in front of her, staring at her via its red glowing eyes. Frozen, she couldnt have stopped it even if she had been able to. Screaming as it locked one of its arms around her neck, it disconnected whatever it was that was connected to the back of her head, then dropped to another pod three levels down.<br><br>Without the..thing in her, she felt strange, then she cried out as sparks of pain went through her body. Every spark coincided with one of the tubes retracting from her body. Looking down at the pod as it shuddered, she was sucked out of the pod and down a thick tube,one that only got longer and longer.<br><br>Screaming as she was spun around and around, she winced as something cut her right thigh, a bit of metal extending out had done that, but that wasnt the worst thing. Losing all track of time, she was suddenly flung out of the tube, to drop from the side of the..tower, whatever it was, and landed in a deep pool of black water.<br><br>Shivering from intense cold,she made it to the surface,but her body was weak for some reason, why, she asked herself. She was a good swimmer,but her weakness, and sore thigh made it impossible for her to keep her head above the blackish water. Shedding tears for all that would miss her, she slipped under the water, sure that this was the end for Alexis.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 10:35:53</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Things happened fast now. There was a loud roar of some kind of engine. They were powerful enough to send the pool frothing and whipping. Massive lights were directed downwards.<br><br>"She's down there!" A voice boomed. "Lower the crane!"<br><br>"Shit! It's not working! Give me that cable!"<br><br>Someone dove into the water. Alexis was grabbed and her head held above the surface. "Lift us up! I got her!"<br><br>A minute later, they were inside the craft. The hatch closed underneath. A group of people moved about her, working quickly. "Get a blanket! She's cold as hell." They wrapped her with it and carried her somewhere. They were the same people she had seen before. Stylish garments had been replaced with old rags. Beautiful hair had been cut to almost military buzz cuts. They were paler and more gaunt, but they were the same.<br><br>Alexis was placed on a hospital bed, wet and naked. Avior's voice was in her ear. "We got you. Welcome to the real world."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 10:52:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Mere feet above her head, she saw and felt the water frothing, as if a military aircraft was hovering right above her. Was this all a bad dream, she asked herself even as she sank deeper beneath the icy cold water. Between the cold air, and the matching water, her body was shutting down, working as hard as it could to keep itself going.<br><br>Refusing to give in, she fought to swim, but her body just wouldnt obey her for some reason. Feeling the water shift as someone dove in, she extended an arm out to whoever it was. A warm and human hand grabbed it and pulled her back to the surface. Weakly coughing and spitting out water, she shivered and pressed her body against his, desperate for warmth, any warmth.<br><br>She had no idea who it was that had her, but whoever it was, he held onto her tightly and didnt let go as they were both lifted up into the chilly air, higher and higher until they were in some kind of craft. Not a Coast Guard helicopter, or even a V-22 used by the military, but something else, something that didnt look or even smell right.<br><br>Shivering and curling up on the floor, she was&nbsp; still icy cold and convinced that she would die of hyperthermia. Yet she was wrapped in a warm blacket and easily picked up by someone. Her wide open eyes focused on the people around her, and recognised them as the people from the room, but they were dressed very differently than before. Their clothes looked as if they had been made from rough cloths, spun and weaved, instead of bought from stylish stores.<br><br>She saw a few people that she didnt recognise, but couldnt speak even as she was placed on a hospital bed, wrapped in more blankets, then felt something against one of the tube holes in her arm.<br><br>Turning her head, she saw Avior standing there next to her. He was dressed much the same as the others, but it was him.<br><br>We got you, real world, just what was that supposed to mean, she tried to ask him, then closed her eyes as whatever they injected into her body made her pass out on the bed.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 13:30:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				On account of the drugs, the next days would probably be quite a blur to Alexis. And that was probably for the better. They weren't quite painless. She was given iv-drips, electrical muscle and neural stimulants. At times she might be conscious to hear some of these people talk about her condition. Apparantly they were quite worried about her progress. She remained naked for most of the next few days. Modesty was obviously a luxury here that they couldn't afford. <br><br>When Alexis woke up, she felt better. It was like having been out with a fever for a long time, only to find it having entirely broken in just a few hours. The hospital room was dim with a red hue. In a chair next to the hospital bed was a young woman. It was the busty blonde in white. Only now, she was dressed in light grey. She was sleeping in the chair; breathing slow and soft, chest rising.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 14:03:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She remembered brief glimpses of things during the next few days, but she was unconscious for most of what was done to her to make her body strong again. After all, she had never actually used her eyes, or moved her body. When she was awake, she couldnt talk, but could hear quite well. She could tell the concern in their voices, and recognised Avior's voice among the most concerned.<br><br>Stirring and waking up after what felt like the longest sleep ever,she blinked her eyes and found that she could see without feeling pain. Remembering the cut to her thigh, she slid her hand down to feel it and felt a bandage over it. It felt sore, but was healing.<br><br>Laying still and on her left side, her blue eyes focused on the woman sitting in the chair next to her bed. The busty blonde that she had seen earlier, only now she was in woven and sewn light grey clothes. Saying nothing, she merely lay still and watched her sleep.<br><br>Alexis had no idea, no words to describe what she had truly seen. She had woken up in hell, but where was she now.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 14:26:51</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The blonde stirred after a while, then opened her eyes. She looked confused for just a brief moment, then regained her senses. "You're awake." Getting a stethoscope from the bench next to the bed, the woman stood and approached the bed. Without asking, she placed the tip right above Alexis' bare left breast and listened to her heart and chest.<br><br>"How do you feel? The last two people we got out didn't make it. We weren't quite sure about you for a while there." She put the medical instrument away and fetched a simple roughspun shirt. "Here, you can put this on if you like."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 14:58:52</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				After a while, the blonde either woke up on her own,or sensed that she was being watched, and woke up, some primitive part of the human mind that still worked to keep us safe. Laying still as the woman walked up to her, she saw the&nbsp; stethescope and realised that this woman was a doctor, or medic of some kind, so she didnt squrim or move, as Alexis didnt have anything that the woman hadnt seen before.<br><br>Laying still as she listened to Alexis' heartbeat, she looked up at her as the woman asked her that.<br><br>"How do I feel. How should I feel. I woke up in hell, was shot through the longest water slide in history, and was spat out into what I hope wasnt Raw industrial effluent, nearly freeze to death, and you ask me how I feel. How should I feel', she replied, never raising her voice at any time, but asking her a serious question.<br><br>The woman had known that this would happen, yet they had said nothing,nothing to her about what she would face.<br><br>As the&nbsp; memory of her sinking returned, she pressed a hand to the spot between her eyes and blinked away the tears that formed. "I thought I was going to die in that water, alone, forgotten. Did someone dive in to get me', she asked the woman, then sat up and accepted the roughspun shirt from her to change into.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 15:08:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"You were lucky that we found you. The tracking system was malfunctioning. We had to guess where you'd come out." The woman got a syringe and loaded it with a clear chemical, obviously intending to inject Alexis with something. "The crane wasn't working either. Avior jumped in to retrieve you. He saved your life."<br><br>She moved over to give Alexis the shot. "I'm going to go get him. He'll show you around and explain everything." She paused, extending a hand in greeting. "I'm Angel."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>13-12-2010, 15:17:59</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"I still dont understand..tracking system..guess where I would come out, I dont understand", she said out loud, being honest as she didnt understand why this was happening, or where she was.<br><br>Wincing slightly as the woman gave her the shot, she smiled at the thought of Avior jumping into that stagnant water to save her, her own guardian angel if there ever was one.<br><br>"Im pleased to meet you Angel, Im Alexis, but you already know that", she said and tentatively reached out to shake her hand.<br><br>"I dont mean to sound ungratefull, its..its a lot to..well..to process", she said, unsure what to say about the dark vision of hell that had assaulted her senses and spat her out when she had seen the truth.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>15-12-2010, 13:22:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Angel proceeded to take some vitals while waiting for Avior. <br><br>When the tall man appeared, he had an apologetic smile on his face. As if what she had been through was his fault somehow. In a way it was. He sat down on a chair, turning it around backwards. Like the others, he was a thinner and paler version of himself.<br><br>When he had been updated on Alexis' medical status, he started to explain. "The world you know. The world you've lived in for your entire life. The Matrix - it is a fantasy world made to enslave and control the human population of the planet."<br><br>He continued to explain about the AI. About the wars. About the environmental disasters. About the Matrix. "So...we've disconnected you from the Matrix to join our struggle against the AI. For freedom, for everyone."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>15-12-2010, 15:49:49</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Trembling a bit, she kept the blanket across her lower body, to preserve some modesty even though everyone on this..ship..craft, had seen her naked.<br><br>At the sight of Avior standing there, she froze. He hadnt told her the full story, or even most of the story. She had known that something wasnt right, but..she was adrift now, well and truly adrift in a world that she didnt know or understand. She was surprised at the new appearance of Avior, he looked like everyone else, like he had never seen the sun, or had a decent meal..ever.<br><br>Sitting still as the doctor and Avior talked, she took a closer look at the blonde woman and knew where she had seen her before. She had been a very promising Med student at Harvard about five years ago, until she had just vanished one day.<br><br>As he began to explain the truth, what he hadnt told her before she had swallowed the red pill, she couldnt believe what she was hearing. The world wasnt real, a fantasy world, like something out of that 1999 movie the 13th floor. But that didnt make sense either.<br><br>"Enslavement..control..this doesnt..how am I supposed to respond to that, how", she gasped as he continued to talk,about the early wars, about how the Earth had suffered several environmental disasters, so much that the sun didnt shine down on the surface, a nuclear winter without the radiation.<br><br>She listened carefully as he told her about the Matrix, how it was a worldwide virtual reality program, and everyone was plugged into it without them ever knowing.<br><br>"So this is why you..disconnected me. I'm not a Ranger,or Spetznas Commando, Im a journalist, how am I supposed to take on a computer program, agents, without any training. I'm a fast learner, but not that fast. Shouldnt you be out disconnecting US Marines, or Israeli Security, or whole teams of Seals", she told him, dumbfounded that he thought that she could take on dangerous and outwardly ivincible agents without years of training.<br><br>"I am not a trained soldier", she added, then swung her legs off the edge, intending to storm out, find somewhere to think,only her legs couldnt support her. Fallng as her knees gave way,she panicked and held onto the edge of the bed with her arms.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>16-12-2010, 13:17:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Avior was quick to hold her when she appeared to be falling. "We're going to train you. We can easily implant skills, such as martial arts and firearms. Once you know that the Matrix isn't real, you'll learn how to bend the rules of that world. You'll be faster and stronger than any other human."<br><br>"No, what we need are people with brains and an innate scepticism to the rules of the world. The better you are at bending the rules, the stronger you'll be. Neo...Neo is the first of us who doesn't seem to be bound by the rules at all. They say there's no limit to what he can do."<br><br>Avior made sure Alexis wouldn't fall before he let her go. "Your training starts tomorrow. Meanwhile, Angel with give you some regular physical exercises to train your real body."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>16-12-2010, 14:42:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Why wont my legs work, theyre..like when I couldnt swim in that water", she said, shocked again as she had been a good strong swimmer and quite the track and field star in high school. Now though, she couldnt even walk without help.<br><br>"Implant, they had better be pretty good implants to teach me", she added as he held her, then let go only once she was standing steadily. She trembled again as his hands rested on her bare hips. She missed her own wardrobe right about now, if it ever really existed in the Matrix, as he put it.<br><br>"Brains..scepticism..well, I have that in abundance and then some. I dont see how you can train me to become as good as any Israeli Commando, but, I wont say no to being able to defend myself", she said and froze at the sound of Neo's name.<br><br>"Neo, you know him. It was his name that sent me down this path. I dont know what rules you're talking about, but..I'll learn whatever you want to teach me", she said and got back onto the table as she didnt trust her legs just yet.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>16-12-2010, 14:53:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Avior couldn't help but glance down when Alexis sat down on the table. He was a man and she was naked from the waist down and her sex was hairless. In fact Alexis had come out of that tub without a single hair on her body. Since that, a slight stubble had grown on her head.<br><br>"Word about what Neo can do is spreading like wildfire. I don't know if everything is true. Some see him as a superhero. Some see him as a prophet, or a savior. I guess some even think he is a fraud." He glanced over at Angel, then back at Alexis.<br><br>"Remember, you've never really used your legs. You had severe muscle atrophy, which we've regenerated as best we could since we extracted you. It'll be better in just another day or two."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>16-12-2010, 15:06:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				After all that she had been through, letting Avior see her bald sex was nothing that she couldnt handle, and the doctor had seen even more of her naked. Tracing her fingers over her head, she mourned the loss of her hair, that had never really grown on her.<br><br>"Right, I never actually did anything in the real world. I never walked, or talked. I've weathered worse, I can survive this", she stated, then curled up on the bed and pulled the blanket over her body again. She missed comfortable lingerie as well, she would have to ask if they made any in the real world. It didnt have to be Victorias secret, it just had to be comfortable and in her measurements.<br><br>"Another day or two,Ok, I'll rest, then I'm assuming that you'll..implant the skills that will turn me from a journalist into an SAS Commando,yes", she said with a slight grin, then closed her eyes as they were hurting again.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>16-12-2010, 15:16:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Over the next day and night or so, there wasn't much of a discernible passing of time aboard the vessel they inhabited, Angel continued to help Alexis get on her feet. They found some more clothes for her, of the same makeshift type as the other.<br><br>When she was well enough to move about on her own legs, Angel showed her around. "You're the seventh crew member aboard our ship. In addition to Avior and myself, there's Moccha, Emerald, Fingers and Koss. We've just found it natural to adopt new names. Once out of the grip of the Matrix, it feels strange using our old names. It's like...a slave name."<br><br>The vessel was moderately sized, with several decks, with rooms, kitchen, control rooms and engine rooms. It was quiet, for now. Apparantly some of the other crew members were sleeping. <br><br>"Emerald is going to train you now."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>16-12-2010, 15:33:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The ship that she was on, yes it was a ship, had the look of a submarine, at least from the inside. Yet, she got the feeling that they werent moving through water. Everything looked roughtly made, without any fine machinery. Everything had the look of something that had been cobbled together, but everything worked perfectly.<br><br>The lights were dimmed so that Alexis could sleep, then turned up when she had to go through more exercises to build up the strength in her legs. Alexis had no intention of being the ships cripple, and walked slowly around her bed with the aid of two crutches, then one, until she could walk on her own. She probably couldnt run any marathons, but on this ship, she wouldnt have to.<br><br>She was glad for the panties and bra, roughly made, but they protected her sex and breasts at least. She got to know Angel very well. She knew her 'real' name, but never said it once Angel had said that they preferred not to use them.<br><br>"I understand, so what name do I get, or do I have to earn it, like a..rite of passage here", she said and followed Angel through the ship. Like the infirmary, the other decks and rooms were roughly made, welded, but strong. She had never seen out a window, or porthole, but hadnt asked, as she got the impression that she wouldnt like what she saw through the closed shutters.<br><br>"Ok, I dont know what Emerald is like, but..I'll learn as much as I can from her", Alexis replied, curious to meet Emerald.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>20-12-2010, 10:56:20</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Most of us are out of the hacker culture. We've always known each other more through nicknames than any real identities." Angel gave Alexis an encouraging smile. "We'll find something for you. Everyone has a true name that will come naturally. It wil find you."<br><br>When Emerald came, it was peculiar to find that he was not a she. He had been present when Alexis had first been extracted, dressed in black and emerald green; tall and slender. He was flanked by a gaunt man with a scraggy beard. "Fingers." Angel explained.<br><br>Emerald and Fingers were all-business. They led Alexis to a chair where she would be strapped in. "We're going to implant some skills first." Emerald said. "Then we'll give them a run in the construct. It's a virtual world like the Matrix. Only one that we control. Unpopulated."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>20-12-2010, 15:26:42</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Hacker culture, of course. There isnt anyone named Zero Cool or Acid Burn is there", she said, as mentions of movies and pop culture was common in her vocabulary. It was unlikely, but it came out regardless.<br><br>She had expected Emerald to be a she, but Angel pointed to a tall man when she introduced her to Emerald. Trying not to show surprise, she shook his hand, then Fingers as he was introduced to her as well. The ship was nearly quiet, no music, or not much of it. No cars, airplanes, no sounds that she was famliar with, grown up with, just a humm in the background that wasnt explained to her.<br><br>Following Fingers and Emerald to what looked like a control room of some kind, the central item that caught her eye was a chair, roughly made like just about everything here, but stong and very sturdy.<br><br>"Skills, I still dont know how you're going to just..implant skills in me, but, if its faster then learning them naturally, go for it",she replied and sat down in the chair. letting them strap her feet into it, she rested her head back on the headrest, still with no idea how she was going to be given skills that took years to learn.<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>21-12-2010, 10:55:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				They hooked Alexis up to their machine and fired up some programs on their computer. Soon, new neural pathways and synaptic connections were formed in her brain, where none had been before. It was not quick work, but much faster than real life training. In just a few hours, she had taken several years worth of martial arts and different sorts of combat training and military tactics.<br><br>The two men brought her out of their electronic system, grinning in anticipation of her reaction. They knew what a kick this was the first time. "Waddaya think?" Fingers asked. "Cool, huh?"<br><br>Emerald held his chin with his fingers. "Want to take a break for grub before we head on over to the dojo?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>21-12-2010, 15:31:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The feeling of having something slid into the port at the back of her head was something else alright, hard to put into words. It was both invasive, and at the same time, welcoming, as she had had been hooked up like that since she had been born.<br><br>Still, that was nothing compared to the rush that filled her mind. Almost like she was running a marathon in her mind, which worked overtime to process the new information within seconds. Her eyes were wide open at the first new skills that she had implanted, then after the next few, she had her eyes closed and just let it all flow into her.<br><br>Within hours, she had learned at least five years of combat training, armed and unarmed combat, survival training, FBI training, as well as medical skills. She was implanted with every single kind of martial arts that they had on file, and she would have been a black belt in every one of them by the time they were finished.<br><br>Opening her eyes after the last one had been implanted, she couldnt help but grin and laugh. "Its a mindjob, but ..wow", she said and sat up once she had been unplugged.<br><br>"A break for grub sounds good, I assume that the food isnt five star, but fast, cheap and easy", she said with another grin. They were alive, so the food was clearly good.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>23-12-2010, 13:14:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"You're right about the food department. As you've probably figured, eating inside the Matrix isn't much useful. Not when we're not connected to their nourishment system any longer. What we have is a protein mix that contains what you need to function. But to be honest, it tastes like nothing." Fingers explained.<br><br>"It tastes like shit." Emerald corrected.<br><br>"Like nothing." Fingers repeated.<br><br>Alexis soon had the chance to find out for herself. The three of them arrived in the little mess hall where chairs lined both sides of a table. Fingers fetched them their meal and handed Alexis an old spoon. "<em>There</em>'s a spoon."<br><br>At that point, when he was seated and Alexis was not, Emerald checked out Alexis ass. He gave Fingers an approving look, thinking she hadn't noticed.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>23-12-2010, 14:23:02</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"So no five star chefs here, no crab or crayfish. Just..protein mix, yummy", she replied as both of them went on like some double act, which they probably were, and were familiar with each others style and sense of humor. <br>She didnt look forward to eating food that tasted like ass, but they ate it and didnt seem any worse for wear. If they could do it, so could she.<br><br>Following them through the ship, she marvelled that it worked, and resolved to ask them how it moved through the water, or air, as they didnt travel on land, not unless this ship had a suspension system like none that she had ever seen before.<br><br>"Thank you, Im not good at eating protein mix with my fingers, Fingers", she softly said, and was about to sit down to enjoy her first real meal when she noticed the look on Finger's face, directed at someone behind her. That person could only be Emerald.<br><br>She didnt know whether to be flattered or annoyed. It seemed men were men, and she, as the new girl on the ship, was the new item of interest.<br><br>"Why dont you take a picture Emerald, it'll last longer", she calmly said, and took her seat. She wasnt offended by it, although her ass was a bit bony, and it probably didnt look like her ass had in the Matrix.<br><br>At least someone was admiring her, and she was glad for that.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>28-12-2010, 11:57:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Don't worry about him." Fingers said, eating heartily. "He's a dog."<br><br>Emerald didn't comment about being caught ogling.<br><br>He didn't seem to have much appetite either, eating more out of habit and duty than any real hunger. "I haven't felt really full since I was disconnected from the Matrix. Returning there to eat seems like cheating. It's not really eating at all, it's just fooling your brain into believing you have eaten." He took half a spoonful. "In fact, sex is much the same. While you can have sex in the matrix and your pleasure centres in the brain react just as if you had for real, it's really a form of masturbation. While we do not have a good substitute for food here in the real world, fortunately we have real sex. And nothing you can do in the Matrix can ever compare to the real thing."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>28-12-2010, 15:03:05</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Eating perhaps her first real meal, she&nbsp; accepted the fact that nothing she had done was real. She had never really taken her first steps, never really gone to school, never graduated NYU, never really eaten, or exercised. It was all in her mind, the whole time.<br><br>"I know it as..something different. I had every take out place on my speedial. Or I ate out, fast food while working a story. The only true meal I had was breakfast, but none of it was real, it never was", she said,sounding sad as none of it was real, and being out of the Matrix made that knowledge sink in.<br><br>"Well, at least one experience is just as good out of the Matrix as it is inside it", she said, as sex was mentioned. Sex was sex, in or out.<br><br>"So do you return to the Matrix to eat out. I know quite a few good places, mainly chinese", she said, wondering if Chinese was included in the ships menu. She had never been one for fancy places, or eating out at five star resturants, that wouldnt change, not even if her mind made it real.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>04-01-2011, 11:28:50</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Fingers nodded politely, apparantly thinking it would be nice to go to a Chinese restaurant with her.<br><br>Emerald efficiently finished his meal. "You should avoid places you went in your past life. They may be monitoring them. When we return to the Matrix it is usually for brief missions, not for...pleasure."<br><br>He put the spoon in his bowl and pushed them away. "To go back inside we must take the ship higher, to broadcast depth. That leaves us in a vulnerable position. The machines have sentinels patrolling all the underground tunnels."<br><br>"Now, ready for a practice run of your new skills?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>04-01-2011, 16:05:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Of course. I know of some that were good, but never went to. If it was possible, I would like to go to one, with company of course, you know where I live now", she said with a grin.<br><br>"Ohh..missions, combat missions, taking on the enemy, recon. Now I'm feelin more like the Stealth Commando that you're making me into", she added and ate her meal, as she needed her body to become stronger and gain more muscle and fat on her. She was still thin as far as she was concerned.<br><br>"Higher, Look, I havnt been able to see outside, just what dont you want me to see...Wait..underground tunnels, we're underground, in sewers. No wonder he didnt want me to see outside, theres nothing to see", she said, knowing why now. Avior didnt want to make her feel sadder or more depressed than she already was.<br><br>"Sure, lets see if I have all the skills of an Israeli commando, SAS commando and Marine Force Recon soldier", she said, eager to find out if she truly did have the right stuff, sounding eager as Emerald and Fingers were doing their best to make her feel better.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>05-01-2011, 12:18:03</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Soon, the two had Alexis strapped to the machine again. This time it was not a question of implanting more information, but hooking her up to a local virtual construct. Emerald hooked up himself too, leaving Fingers to handle things in the real world.<br><br>In an instant, Emerald stood facing Alexis in a martial arts dojo. They were both wearing oriental style martial arts clothing, without any particular ornaments. Emerald's clothing was in emerald green and black. The both of them looked healthier than they did in the real world.<br><br>"One thing is to fight." Emerald began. "More important is to realize that you're fighting in a fake world. While this world has rules, they can be bent, stretched or even broken. The better you are at realizing this is not really real - the faster and stronger you will become."<br><br>He approached her, hands in an offensive stance, then started attacking - slowly at first.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>05-01-2011, 17:09:09</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Once again, she had to submit to the long probe, that was slid into the port at the back of her head. It didnt feel weird unless something was slid into it, hardly a surprised, as it had always been a part of her, linking her to the Matrix. Controlling herself better this time, she closed her eyes as soon as the probe was all the way in, then opened them again to find herself standing in a dojo that wouldnt have looked out of place in China or Japan.<br><br>Surprised at the detail, she breathed freely and traced her fingers along her thin pants and long sleeved top. Her hands went to her head and smiled as they found her hair there, long and blonde again.<br><br>"Its good to have hair again", she said softly and was amazed by the difference in Emerald. His skin looked healthier, and he looked like he had eaten very well.<br><br>Listening carefully to his instructions, she told herself again and again that the world around her wasnt real, yet she was breathing, her hands felt the material of the cloth against her skin, it made her wonder what was real.<br><br>Moving back as he attacked her, her newly aquired skills allowed her to block them, parrying them until one hit knocked her back, then she quickly spun to dodge a high kick. She had the skills, but she didnt want to go too far and seriously hurt Emerald, even in here.<br><br>"Slow down. I dont want to..woah", she said and leapt back as he tried to sweep her off her feet, then lashed out at her with his right fist, then his left. Ducking and leaping away after another set of offensive moves, she decided, to hell with it, and went on the offensive.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>06-01-2011, 13:20:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"You look good without your hair as well." Emerald pointed out. "Your appearance in this construct and in the Matrix is the result of residual image that we can't control. It's a subconscious thing. Most people look the same as before they were extracted."<br><br>"What we <em>can</em> control is your clothing and any weapons and equipment." He smiled as she made some initial offensive moves, easily parrying them or moving out of her reach. "You should be glad Fingers gave you any clothing at all..."<br><br>Emerald made a sudden shift, leaping in a somersault over Alexis' head - an impossible real life move - and attacked her from behind.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>06-01-2011, 14:21:23</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She was surprised at what they could control here. Being able to control ones clothing and weapons was like having your own built in wardrobe and armory in one. Just thinking of weapons brought up several to mind, P-90's, SAW's, M16A4's, throwing stars and daggers, and she could use them to their full potential now.<br><br>"Oh should I, you mean he could have dropped me in here naked, or in clothing more..revealing than this", she replied to that, then gaped as Emerald executed a summersault that even Bruce Lee would have struggled to do in his prime, then she was picked up and thrown through the air towards one of the posts.<br><br>Thinking of what to do brought up several ways to counter the support, and she chose one before she hit it. Angling herself to catch it, she held on with both hands, then pressed her bare feet against it and pushed, propelling herself away from the post and towards Emerald.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>06-01-2011, 14:30:32</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexis caught Emerald by surprise, slamming into Emerald and pushing the both of them backwards. He quickly adjusted, rolling and throwing her over himself. This time he didn't fling her away, but held on so that she pivoted on his arms and slammed into the mat underneath them.<br><br>Not wasting a second, the tall man jumped to his feet and attacked her again. He increased the pace by the second, driving Alexis to push herself beyond normal human capabilities. Lunges, kicks, swipes, throws, knees, elbows, strikes, jumps. A fury of blows hammered against her that she had to parry or avoid.<br><br>"This isn't real." He repeated. "I'm not really striking you. It's all in your head. And in mine. You can move as fast as you'll allow yourself."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>06-01-2011, 14:52:03</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Elated to have connected with Emerald, she inwardly felt fear as he held onto her, letting her land with him on top of her. She felt sweat on her skin from her exertions, but it wasnt real sweat, it was all in her mind.<br><br>Bringing her feet up, she leaped back to land on her feet and blocked his first kicks and dodged his lunges. She fell victim to his first throw, then winced as his knee connected with her side. Blocking an elbow, she brought her fist against his chest and knocked him back, but he was back within seconds.<br><br>How could she truly move faster than what was human. Could she really do that, she asked herself, then ducked backwards to avoid an elbow, but it still caught her temple. Without thinking, she caught his fist as it came at her neck, twisted his wrist just enough to get him off balance, then brought her fist against his chest again. Only this time, she held him still and hit him twice more. She barely saw her arm as it seemed to blur in front of her. On the second hit, she let him fall backwards, surprised as she had no idea where that came from.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>06-01-2011, 15:06:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Emerald fell backwards, but holding on to Alexis hand, he dragged her along so that she landed on top of him. The two of them landed quite hard, so the air was pushed out of him. It only lasted for as long as it took Emerald to remember this wasn't really air at all.<br><br>He looked up at her. "Good. You're doing well."<br><br>Suddenly he started looking a bit uncomfortable. A second later it was obvious that he was having a physical reaction to having her on top of him. He was getting an erection.<br><br>"I...I think you're ready for the big test."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>06-01-2011, 15:16:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She was so surprised by that that she didnt think to pull away as he dragged her with him to the floor. Feeling pain as she lands with him,she takes deep breaths, and wonders if she held her breath, she would pass out.<br><br>"I dont know where that came from. I just.. I dont know..acted", she said and looked uncomfortable as well as she felt a warmth flood her body, and her heart pounded faster inside her chest.<br><br>"You do, you think I'm ready. What does this..big test entail", she replied and stood back up to spare him any embarassment.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>06-01-2011, 15:22:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Fingers." Emerald was obviously not talking to Alexis.<br><br>Suddenly, everything around them faded to white. A slight wind grew out of nothing, accompanied by images of the city. <br><br>The two of them were on top of a huge skyscraper with a flat ceiling. They stood on the edge, looking down at people crawling the streets below like little ants. With no protective barriers on the roof, this was obviously a scary place to be.<br><br>"Follow me." Emerald took two steps back, sprang forward and jumped all the way to the roof of the building on the other side of the street! An impossible leap!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>06-01-2011, 16:08:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				To her surprise, she could hardly beleive her eyes. Before her, the fantasy world changed. Back inside the white construct, she coudlnt say a word as it then went from white, to that of a city. It could have been any city in any Western country, from Australia to the United States, or Canada, even Europe for all she knew.<br><br>Finding herself on the edge, she jumped back, a natural move as she wasnt a bird. She coudlnt fly, and couldnt grow wings, or could she.<br><br>Taking deep breaths, she found that her clothes had changed. Gone were her training pants and top, and in their place was a denim miniskirt, black knee high boots and a snug pink tshirt. That had to be fingers doing, she realised.<br><br>If the change of clothes wasnt enough of a shock, she cried out to Emerald as he just..leapt out into the air, soared upwards, then landed on the roof of the building on the other side.<br><br>She couldnt beleive what her eyes had told her, but, they had told her what they had told her. <br><br>"Not real..fantasy world..right", she told herself, looking down at the street, then across to the building where she was expected to land on once she was airborne.<br><br>"Ok, you can do this. Its not real, you're Supergirl. you can do this", she said soflty, psyching herself up for the apparently insane task that she had to do. Thinking to herself that she could do it, she could leap, just like she could fight with supergirl speed, she took several steps back from the edge, then raced for it.<br><br>Telling herself that she could do it, she put her mind to the task and leapt into the air once she reached the edge of the building.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>07-01-2011, 14:40:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Emerald stood on the other rooftop. There was a bit of a smirk on his face, as if this was some kind of trick. That there was something Alexis didn't know. Then as Alexis flew through the air towards him, his smirk changed to puzzlement and surprise.<br><br>As she got closer, he actually had to move to get out of her way. It wasn't the most elegant of landings. Emerald grabbed Alexis to steady her. But she had made it all the way across!<br><br>"You...you weren't suppose to make it." Emerald confessed, stupefied. "No one makes the jump on their first try. From what I've heard, not even Neo made the jump on his first attempt. Are you sure you haven't done this before?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>07-01-2011, 17:09:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Leaping up with her foot as she left the top of the building, she merely thought about leaping higher, as opposed to falling as if this was the world that she knew, where she would feel gravity and fall to her death. A small part of her did expect to fall and land on the distant street, only she didnt, and seemed to glide through the air to the other building where he was waiting for her.<br><br>Focusing on him and the rooftop that Emerald was standing on, the aimed for him and saw the look on his face as she got closer to him. She tried to land as gently as she could, but she had never done this before, and she stumbled upon landing and found herself gratefull for his outstretched hands as he steadied her.<br><br>She looked at him, thinking seriously about clipping him across the back of the head for even asking her if she had done this before..<br><br>"You mean, have I leapt off a building, without a parachute or safety line, and done something that would put superman to shame, no. Its definately a first time for me..doing this, putting myself in Gods hands", she said with a grin.<br><br>"No ones made it the first time. Well, every record has to fall at some point, and it fell to me to break it", she said with another grin, and threw her arms around Emerald, estatic to have impressed him with something that she had never done or even practised before.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>11-01-2011, 11:11:35</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Emerald couldn't help but mirror Alexis' grin. He put his arms around her waist lifting her a little. When he put her down again, after three quarters of a swirl, he kept his hands on her hips. "The captain's going to be pleased your training has gone well. But there's always more to learn."<br><br>"Just remember if you can't make the jump in the Matrix, there's a good chance you'll die. Here in the construct there we have safeties, control routines that prevent any real harm of happening. We can pretty much to anything we want."<br><br>Following that thought, it seemed, Emerald's expression changed. He looked at her lips as if he was about to kiss them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>11-01-2011, 14:01:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She had had her share of lovers, but Emerald was in a class of his own. Here she was,after having leapt across from one building to another, and now she was in his arms, his very strong arms, she mentally added to herself.<br><br>"Death here..means death in real life, like in the Elm street movies, with those..Agents as the Freddy kruegers", she asked him, surprised that here, they could do whatever they wanted.<br><br>Mere inches from his lips, she leaned closer and gently kissed him, unsure if he had a girlfriend somewhere, or wife. He hadnt had any rings on his fingers, but perhaps there were metal shortages that kept such things to a minimum.<br><br>If they could make this place up, then perhaps she could make a construct of her own, where she could explore, build, express herself.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>13-01-2011, 12:01:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Emerald met the kiss with passion, although the kiss was soft and sensual too. He let his hands slide up Alexis back, pressing her closer to him while their lips were locked. His eyes closed, only to open when the kiss was broken. Eyes the source of his nickname, flickered with desire. <br><br>"You're a beautiful woman. Just tell me that I'm not taking advantage of you being in a vulnerable position. I mean, you being new to this and all." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>13-01-2011, 15:34:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alone in this..test program,,. as he put it, they werent being watched, or were they. She didnt want to make anyone else jealous, but she was estatic at having done something on her first attempt that even Neo hadnt done.<br><br>Whimpering into their kiss, she teased his tongue with his, finding it hard to beleive that this wasnt real. She felt his tongue against hers, his warm hands on her body, and his breath against her skin. Pulling back to take in a breath of air, she grinned as he was definately something in here, and bolder too.<br><br>"Why thank you kind sir. You're not so bad yourself, all scrubbed up like that", she replied, then shook her head at his concern. "No, you're merely..helping your newest crewie to find herself", she added.<br><br>"So, here, we can create anything. Gods, I woudlnt mind creating something out of books, like Retribution Falls, or creating my fantasy home", she said, as her mind took in the possibilities of the construct. If they didnt build worlds in here, what did they do when they werent working or sleeping.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>16-01-2011, 08:54:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Haven't you been living in a fantasy world long enough?" Emerald stood close to Alexis after their kiss was broken. He smiled, then shrugged. "Well, I can understand the motivation. The real world is a shitty place. We humans need to find pleasure where we can."<br><br>He was hard against her. "Fingers. Take us back to the dojo."<br><br>The rooftop gave way to the oriental martial arts practice room. The two of them still stood close, but now in the simple garb from before; martial arts outfits with simple tied belts.<br><br>Emerald started untying Alexis belt while he leaned in and kissed her again.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>16-01-2011, 16:15:51</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She only grinned as he asked her if she had been living in a fantasy world long enough. True, but when compared to the real world, fantasy did sound better. For one, she could see the blue sky over her head in a fantasy world, and in a fantasy world, it was tailored to suit you.<br><br>Surprised as they were both returned to the dojo, she gaped at the shift from&nbsp; rooftop to the dojo again. It was almost seamless, but before she could ask Emerald why they had returned here, he had leaned down to kiss her, silencing her question.<br><br>Whimpering into their kiss, she found her slender hands tugging at her belt as well, eager to get naked and find out what sex in this was like. Her hands lifted up the hem of her top and slipped out of it, then pulled at his own belt as her pants pooled around her ankles.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>18-01-2011, 14:27:16</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Someone had found it prudent to program this scene with Alexis wearing plain panties and a sports bra underneath her martial arts costume. Emerald put his hands on her thighs and ran them up along her body, across her waist and up towards her breasts.<br><br>"Fingers..." He mumbled through a series of kisses on Alexis' lips and neck. "...leave us."<br><br>There was no response from the computer controller. Emerald himself was bare chested underneath his top. His chest was hairless and toned. He was not massive in bulk, but obviously in great shape - more like a swimmer than a weightlifter.<br><br>He tugged at the bottom of the sports bra, lifting it over Alexis breasts exposing them, immediately tugging her close so he could feel her nipples against his chest.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>18-01-2011, 16:03:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Unsure what she was wearing exactly under her martial arts costume, she was again surprised to find herself in plain panties and a sports bra. Perfect for training, but not for intimate liasons. For that, she would need a pair of black lace trimmed french cut panties and a matching demi cup bra, but that could wait.<br><br>Biting her lower lip and smiling as he caressed along her thighs, up to her waist and stopping at a point just underneath her heaving breasts. Nodding her head subtly, she gave him permission and looked up as Emerald talked to Fingers. She assumed that he was telling Fingers to give them some privacy, but had no idea if he had done as he was asked, or was still watching.<br><br>Either way, it didnt matter, as far as she could tell, she was alone with him in this dojo. Loosening his belt, she helped to get him out of his top and ran her fingers along his bare chest. Her slender fingers felt just how toned he was here. He was no Jean Claude Van Damme or Governator in his heyday, but he definately had a good body, good enough to draw in any woman, especially her.<br><br>Lifting her arms up to let him slip her sports bra up completely, she teetered a bit as he tugged her close to him, and rested her hands on his shoulders as her nipples rubbed against his chest. Tilting her chin up to kiss him again, she trembled against him, her usual reaction when she was this close to a man, near naked and ready for sex.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>19-01-2011, 13:02:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				When the bra was all the way off, Emerald planted another deep kiss on Alexis' lips. He kissed her chin and followed her neck downwards across her chest and over her lovely breasts. When he reached a nipple, the tall man sucked it in between his lips. <br><br>His hands tugged at his own pants. The loose training outfit easily fell off. Strong fingers found her thighs again, sliding up to cup her bottom and lift one leg. He was hard against her, even if they were both still in their last bit of underwear.<br><br>His lips quickly, hungrily, changed from one nipple to the other. Hands tugged at her panties, sliding them over her ass and down her soft thighs. His movements had a balance between sensuality and lustful haste, crossing closer to one at times - then the other.<br><br>Finally, he pulled down his own briefs. His hard cock springing free against Alexis mound and tummy, thick and long and ready.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>19-01-2011, 14:36:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Her heart pounded faster as this was all happening so quickly. She had just fought, done her supergirl impression, and now she was back in the dojo and making out with one of her trainers. Helping him to remove her sports bra, she dropped it to the floor by her feet and returned his deep kiss.<br><br>He felt just like a man should feel, and the warm flush that went through her body was just like that she felt when she had last made out with a man. Moaning and trembling against him, she let him take control and kiss her chin. Tilting her chin up as he then kissed down her slender neck, and down further to her heaving breasts, she gasped out as his lips closed around her left nipple and suckled on it.<br><br>"This..gods..this feels..mmm..real,,..so real", she gasped out and heard him undressing himself to get just as near naked as she was. Holding him to her breast, she shook against him as his hands caressed along her smooth thighs, then cupped her bottom and lifted up one leg to press her against his hardening cock.<br><br>Giving in to him completely, her moans and cries filled the dojo, encouraging him to tug at her panties. Letting him slide her panties down her ass, thighs, then down to her ankles, she stepped out of them and kicked them away. She wanted him, she wanted his hands on her body and his cock deep inside her moist slit.<br><br>Even as she had no need to breathe, she took in deep breaths and stopped him before he could angle himself to thrust into her hard and fast.<br><br>"Stop, I';ll..mmm..I'll get..get you ready", she said between whimpers, then knelt down to caress his shaft with her fingers while suckling on the head of his cock. Bobbing her head back and forth in front of him, she happily suckled on him as he stood before her. Once he was lubricated, she would stand up and let him impale her on him.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>20-01-2011, 14:00:16</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Emerald watched the beautiful woman slide naked down on her knees before him. His cock stood up and out, in her face. He looked down at her, his face taut in anticipation of what he thought she was going to do. When Alexis did take him into her warm, wet mouth - Emerald exhaled deeply with pleasure. He looked into her eyes, whispering how beautiful she looked and how good she made him feel.<br><br>It felt too good almost. Had she kept going, he thought she'd make him cum faster than he he'd wanted. Fast enough for it to be embarrassing. He was almost relieved when she stood up again, having coated his cock with her saliva and his precum. He kissed her deeply, not at all worried about tasting himself on her lips and tongue.<br><br>Now, with more force than before, the tall man pulled the naked female into his embrace. He lifted one of her legs and aimed his cock into her slit; sinking into her with one, long and steady thrust. Then he slowly started fucking her, one hand remaining under her thigh while the other was on the opposite hip.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>20-01-2011, 16:33:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				He was like no man she had ever met before, and never would have if she hadnt gotten involved with the disappearances, and Neo. Slowly bobbing her head up and down in front of him, she coated his shaft with her saliva, and tasted his precum on her tongue, which she flicked againt his cock as well. Knowing when to stop, she pulled back so as to not bring him to cum too soon, then stood before him, her body posed and ready for him.<br><br>Smiling lustfully at him as he reached for her, his hands held on tight and pulled her into his warm embrace. Wrapping her slender arms around his neck, she sensuously kissed him and felt him lifting her right leg up, giving him deep access to her moist slit.<br><br>Tossing her head back as his lubricated cock easily slid into her, she shook and screamed in lust as he claimed her. Smiling and trembling as he held her, she thrust back against him, rubbing her hips against his as he held her up and fucked her hard.<br><br>This certainly felt real, it had to be real..right, part of her mind told her as the ecstasy and warmth that she felt whenever he slid into her felt incredible. Rubbing her full breasts against his chest, she&nbsp; gave herself to him and took quick breaths as she felt her orgasm coming close after barely ten minutes. He remained hard inside her slit, and had..incredible stamina, she thought with a grin and squealed as the head of his cock hit her cervix.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>24-01-2011, 10:16:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The two of them fucked hard on the exercise mat. Drops of sweat trickled down smooth skin. Breaths grew more labored and erratic. Little growls and curses escaped Emerald's lips.<br><br>Quite suddenly, the tall man lifted Alexis up and then set her down on the floor. His cock sprang out of her for a moment, all wet and glistening with her juices now. He manhandled her with precision, seemingly knowing exactly how he wanted this.<br><br>Emerald turned Alexis over on all four and stood behind her. He let his cock slide along her slit and between her ass cheeks for a few moments before her rammed his hard shaft back into her pussy.<br><br>He increased the pace of his fucking, then slowed down again, holding himself on the edge of his climax.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>24-01-2011, 15:30:47</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Thrusting hard against his throbbing cock, she happily rode it and thrust harder as it felt amazing, just as good as..well..any sex that she had ever enjoyed before leaving the Matrix. Panting against him, she squealed and whimpered out as he filled her so completely, then lifted her up and off of him.<br><br>Taking deep breaths and afraid that she had done something wrong, she nibbled on her bottom lip as she was spun around and guided onto all fours, with her firm ass raised up and her thighs parted. Waiting for him to claim her, she gasped and shook from the sensations that went through her body as his glistening cock was rubbed against her slit, then between her asscheeks, and back to her glistening, swollen pussy lips.<br><br>Crying out as his thick cock was slid deep into her slit, she took quick breaths and sighed as his thick cock sent wave after wave of fresh pleasure through her body. Thrusting back against him even as he slowed down, she didnt want him to stop, she wanted to feel him cumming inside her. She had to remind herself that this wasnt real, yet it felt so real. He was mere seconds away from cumming inside her, and she was seconds away from climaxing as he held back somehow.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>25-01-2011, 12:42:48</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The man increased the pace again, making himself cross the point of no return. He growled to keep back until he was certain Alexis was climaxing too. At that point, he pulled his thick cock out of her pussy, letting it slap against her ass. <br><br>Emerald came hard. The first few spurts shot across Alexis back. The rest splattered all over her sexy ass. He stood with his hands on her hips as the rest of his load oozed out and trickled down between the ass cheeks and over the wet, glistening pussy lips.<br><br>"God...that was--"<br><br>The lights turned red, and there was an alarm. "Fuck...we have to go."<br><br>The two were pulled out of the construct and back into the real world. They were on the chairs with the connectors pulled out of their heads. They were clothed, but their bodies showed signs of what they had done; sweaty, swollen and numb.<br><br>"We have contact." Fingers looked dead-serious. A blush was quickly giving way to pale fear.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>26-01-2011, 17:04:21</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Thrusting back against him on all fours, she cried out in lust, thinking of nothing but him. Crying out suddenly as she climaxed, she shook and gripped his cock, eager to feel him cumming deep inside her, to make him feel what she was savoring courtesy of his amazing, throbbing cock.<br><br>Surprised as he pulled completely out of her, she continued to rock back and forth and gasped as he came, spurting his seed over her firm, sexy ass, and trickled down between her asscheeks to pool against her glistening, swollen pussy lips. Taking deep breaths as she hadnt orgasmed like this in a while, she turned her head to look over her shoulder and smile playfully as he spoke, then stopped as she saw and heard the change to the world around them.<br><br>The change from the dojo and her naked form, to finding themselves in the chairs, with the&nbsp; connectors being slipped out of their head, was disorientating at first, but she calmed as whatever was going on, it wasnt good.<br><br>Glancing down at her body, she felt surprised that she was swollen, sweaty and numb for real, even though they handnt had sex in their physical bodies on the ship. The Matrix truly was incredible, she reminded herself and focused on the emergency, whatever it was.<br><br>"Contact, contact with what, what could be this bad", she asked Fingers as he looked terrified.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>01-02-2011, 15:06:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Emerald stood quickly, briefly throwing Alexis a sheepish look. The ship lurched and bumped, forcing it's crew to hold on to whatever they could reach. They were flying fast, spinning, zooming through the narrow underworld.<br><br>"Squiddies!" Fingers typed something fast, securing some systems.<br><br>"They're sentinels." Emerald said. "Robotic bounty hunters of the AI. Merciless killing machines with long metal tentacles that can rip through metal and easily tear your head off."<br><br>"Squiddies." Fingers repeated.<br><br>The rest of the crew were up ahead, piloting and manning their defenses. "This is the electromagnetic pulse button." Fingers told Alexis. "If they get too close for comfort, press it. It'll leave us sitting ducks here, but at least it'll take out all squids in the vicinity as well."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>01-02-2011, 15:36:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She looked from Emerald to Finger, then back, what could be so bad that could make them look so scared, she asked herself, then held onto the chair as the ship lurched, as if it was being moved from side to side by big waves.<br><br>"Squiddies, I still..oh..oh they dont sound good. By all means get us away from them with all due haste", she said once Emerald told her what they were. She was reminded of Imperial probe droids from Empire Strikes back, if these Squiddies were anything like them, she didnt want to be anywhere near them, or be ripped to shreds by them.<br><br>Up in the cockpit, the storm shutters were down and she could finally see the world outside. There wasnt much to see, just a big tunnel, like a big sewer. Was this all that remained of the world that was, the underground remnants of their mighty civilisatiion, inconcievable.<br><br>The explanation of the EMP got her attention quickly. That was one button that she wouldnt hesitate to push if the squiddies found them and attacked the ship. She knew as much as anyone did about EMP's, the side effect of a nuclear detonation, that fried anything with electronics, which included Squiddies now.<br><br>"I wont hesitate to push that button if that happens", she replied to that and held on tight as the ship sped down one tunnel, then switched to another, following a holographic map that she could see.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>02-02-2011, 15:21:56</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The ship twisted and bumped again and again. Viewscreens showed images of what was following them - coming closer with every second. It had sinister glowing red eyes and long, black tentacles of sharp steel.<br><br>"We were moving down some old tunnels that should be deserted!" Fingers said. "There's no reason they should be here!"<br><br>Emerald reached for some heavy hand cannons that had shimmering plasma-like blue glow when he turned them on. "I'm not going down without a fight."<br><br>The ship shook again. One of the sentinels was almost all the way up to the ship now. It reached up with one tentacle and grabbed on to a side of the outer hull. The pilot made the ship bump against the roof of the tunnel, squashing the robot in the process, but also making the ship lose some momentum.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>03-02-2011, 00:40:13</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Her eyes went wide as she got a first good glimpse of them on the HUD. They looked mean and nasty, a mechanical squid that would kill you just as well as any giant squid that had killed people in that Peter Benchley movie the Beast.<br><br>There had to be many tunnels, how did they come to be down this one. Had they been waiting for the ship. "I'll do what I can, use whatever weapon I'm given. I'm still new at this, but, I wont go down without a fight either", she stated and looked to the hand cannons. They looked heavy, but capable of killing a Sentinel if it breached the hull.<br><br>"How do you use them, like a shotgun", she asked Emerald and found that it had hand-grips and a strap that went over ones body.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>04-02-2011, 14:42:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				There were two more squiddies. They latched on to the ship just about simultaneously, tearing away at hull and plating. The pilot did the same as before, trying to rub them off against the walls of the tunnels. He failed.<br><br>"We just have the one." Emerald replied. He figured Alexis would be capable of using it, but it was better that he kept it for now, having used it several times before.<br><br>The two massive robot heads appeared in the ceiling, dancing easily between pipes and wires or just ripping them apart as they came downwards. Emerald fired at one, slowing it down. The other came at them with full speed.<br><br>"We're going to have to press the button!" Fingers cried. It would take out these squids but leave them sitting ducks for any more that might come along.<br><br>Suddenly, the nearest squid stopped momentarily in its tracks, as it focused on Alexis.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>04-02-2011, 15:09:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The sounds of the ships..engines, or whatever propelled it were loud, as were the sounds of hull plating being ripped off, like being in the middle of a cyclone, only this cyclone could specifically target you and rip you to peices. She was terrified and tried not to show it. Whether she was succesfull or not was another question.<br><br>Jumping as the ceiling was ripped by two huge metal heads, like the heads of two great metal beasts, she yelped and showed the fear that she was trying not to. Jumping back as Emerald fired the hand cannon at the closer one, she marvelled at the concentrated blue electrical beam that hit it. It did jolt it and slow it down, but the other one charged right at them, moving with terrifying speed.<br><br>No, she didnt want to die when she had gone through all that she had in such short of a time, no, she refused to accept that. Yet even as she knew that she would be one of the first to die, the charging squid stopped suddenly and its optical sensors locked onto her.<br><br>Why, what was so special about her, Alexis asked herself and used its hesitation to flip the cover off the EMP button, but didnt push it in. Her mind worked quickly, and figured out that even if they killed these two by using the EMP, more could come, and they would all be killed. Just the fact that the closer one had hesitated showed that it could reason, scan faces, she hoped.<br><br>"This button, shuts you down, you and your friend. Now..get off this ship", she yelled at it, nearly screaming at it. Her finger was an inch from the button, ready to push down on it at the slightest movement from the squid. Her heart was pounding and pounding as she faced down this metal demon, with her body threatening to collapse on her if she lost concentration for even a second.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>07-02-2011, 14:00:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The second one froze a split second after the other, as if it had received some kind of signal. The two stood perfectly still, analyzing or waiting for something. The ship had come to a slow crawl, with a couple of the other crew members slowly arriving on the main deck to see what was happening.<br><br>They squids' eyes pulsated red and black in seemingly random patterns. Then, slowly, the two of them retreated. Picking up speed as they went, they slithered out of the holes they had made and vanished.<br><br>"What the hell just happened?" Avior asked. He turned to the others. "Fix those breaches. We're getting the hell away from here before they change their minds and decide to rip us apart again."<br><br>He gave Alexis a strange look.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>07-02-2011, 22:54:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Her heart was pounding so fast she was afraid that it would beat right out of her chest as she faced down these metal squids, stone cold killers, according to fingers and Emerald, yet they both froze in the ship upon some undetected signal.<br><br>Her own bravery surprised her, Alexis was bold, but against these killers, surely they would come at her to rip her to peices, forcing her to push the button, shutting down them and the ship, crashing it and marooning them in this tunnel.<br><br>Frozen herself, she didnt take her eyes off the closest squid, just waiting for its&nbsp; hooked tentacles to make a move. Then, to her surprise, their eyes pulsed red and black, then they both retreated, leaving as quickly as they had entered.<br><br>Giving Avior&nbsp; a confused look as she had expected to die, she fell back into the closest chair and pressed a hand against her chest to calm herself. "Question..if theyre stone cold killers, why didnt they kill me, or force me to&nbsp; push the button, why would they go like that, as if they were...afraid. What could possibly scare things like that', she said and looked out the front windows, as if expecting to see a horde of them coming, but there were none in range.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>09-02-2011, 13:14:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Avior shook his head, as if he didn't know. Nonetheless, he seemed to have a theory. "If you were a plant, working for the AI. If you were put here by them to spy on us. An informant. <em>Then</em>, they wouldn't kill you, right? They would want you alive so you can provide them with information."<br><br>He let the accusation hang for a moment, judging Alexis' reaction. <br><br>"Now, I don't think that. It's just a <em>possible</em> explanation. Unfortunately, I don't have any others yet. We're going to have to go in and talk with someone. Tomorrow morning we're going into the Matrix."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>09-02-2011, 14:59:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexis didnt like his theory one bit. Her an AI plant, it was absurd, but to men like Avior, Fingers and Emerald, it was at least borderline believable. Looking from face to face, she could see that some might beleive it.<br><br>"Ok, firstly, thats absurd, fraccing absurd. I'm no AI plant, that would mean that I knew about the true condition of Earth, which I didnt. Money has never motivated me, you can do what checks you like to confirm that in the Matrix. So if you think I'm an informant, then youd better lock me up somewhere on this ship, or kill me. Place me under whatever watch or guard you deem necessary Avior, if you really think that I'm an informant", she told him, trying not to sound angry or betrayed,even though she did.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>12-02-2011, 14:07:55</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Relax." Avior said. "Even if it is a <em>possible</em> explanation, I said I didn't think it was true. We're not going to put you under guard. We're&nbsp; not going to confirm anything. No, I'm just going to talk to someone I know that will have a <em>different</em> explanation."<br><br>He looked over at Emerald. "Her training program is complete?"<br><br>Emerald got a slight blush to his cheeks. Their workout had obviously diverged somewhat from the usual pattern. "All basic parameters are complete. She's ready." He paused before adding. "She made the jump on her first try."<br><br>Avior stopped in his tracks and raised one eyebrow. "Did she now." He looked at Alexis again. "Are you sure this is your first time?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>13-02-2011, 04:14:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Thats good Avior, I'm glad to hear that its just a possible explanation, because I really want to be a part of your cause, a present day Maquis..if you will. You chose me for a reason, you saw something that few others did. Perhaps the Squids..I dont know, see the same thing, and were afraid of me. I dont know, ask them, because I dont know why they just ran off like that", she said, trying not to feel victimised or suspected of something that she had no part in.<br><br>Alexis couldnt hold back a smile of pride at Emeralds slight blush, remembering well their rushed, but passionate lovemaking, she was proud of her body and what it could do, after all.<br><br>'You mean, do I make a habit of jumping off buildings, with or without a parachute..no, that would be suicide. I had a lover who was a BASE jumper once, but thats as close as I got to jumping off buildings, waiting at the bottom for him to land safely, and without being arrested by the cops", she said as Avior was again susspecting her.<br>"What, I know no ones ever jumped from one building to another on the first attempt before, but theres a first time for everything, isnt there", she said, standing still and defending herself.<br><br>"How can I help fix the ship, put me to work if you want", she offered, willing to help fix the ship and patch the holes if they were willing to accept her help.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 12:48:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Fingers. Find Alexis a welder."<br><br>The shaggy computer technician scrambled to find the equipment they needed to repair the hull. Even before they were done, the ship started moving away. Apparently, Avior didn't want to stay here in case the squids changed their minds.<br><br>Fingers showed Alexis how to climb up to the top and start welding on some plates. It was hard work. When they were done, they were both greasy and sweaty.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>14-02-2011, 16:14:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				It was possible that she was special somehow, and the Squids had recognised her, maybe been afraid of her. Yet that didnt make sense. She knew she wasnt an A.I plant, and she hadnt been altered, brainwashed or conditioned, she would know if she had.<br><br>Eager to get to work, she moved quickly, taking ladders up to the holes made by the rampaging squids until they were at the holes themselves. She was no welder, but she was also a fast learner. Learning fast and on the job, she helped to weld steel plates over the gaps. While she worked, she wondered just how old this ship was, and what the..huge sewers..were like. What was at the bottom that they were flying over.<br><br>Her thoughts soon turned back to welding, and she worked for hours to make an airtight seal. Only then did she stop and take off the welding helmet that she had put on over her head and face.<br><br>"Gods, I dont think I've ever worked this hard before, we both need a shower", she said to Fingers, not suggesting that they share one, but, water had to be scarce. Better they share one, or did they only have 'whores baths' that she had heard soldiers out in the field had, armpits and groin.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>15-02-2011, 10:33:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Fingers wiped his face with a piece of cloth, nodding. "Yeah. We sure do." He smiled, teeth extra white in contrast to his grimy face. He packed away the tools and made some tests to make sure the hull was tightly sealed.<br><br>The main deck was quiet now and quite dim. It was evening and some of the crew were probably sleeping. With someone having to stay awake at all times, and with such a small crew, they weren't many up at a time.<br><br>Finally, Fingers led Alexis down to a small locker room where there was a single shower in a corner with no walls. There was a simple basin where it was possible to rinse off clothes as well. "Uhm...we can stand back to back. I promise not to...look. Although...I have to admit...I did see everything when we had you under muscle regeneration. There was no helping it."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>15-02-2011, 16:53:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She liked Fingers, and Emerald, she decided as she watched him secure the tools and check that the hull was airtight and properly sealed. From the way they had defended themselves, this wasnt a new threat to the ship, but the first time that squids had left as suddenly as they had.<br><br>It reminded her of a submarine, this ship, no sense of daylight or nighttime, only a clock and her body clock to tell her the time and when she was tired. She still felt like the odd one out, as making the jump on her first try, and sending the Squids packing put the spotlight on her, putting her under suspicion.<br><br>"Whoever Avior talks to about me, they'll tell him what they know, and the truth..right", she says and follows Fingers through the ship to the shower. It wasnt Hilton standards, but it was a shower, and it would do. Smiling and laughing soflty at his comments, she glanced down and felt nervous about undressing. Not because he would look, he was a man, she expected that, but because she hadnt been out of the Matrix that long, and her body was still..scrawny to her eyes.<br><br>"Thank you. I dont think less of you for looking. But, my..residual self image..cant leave the construct, so I'm..embarrased about being seen like this, at least until my offline self looks like my online self", she admitted as she undressed and stood under the shower head. The taps were crude, but warm water did flow out as she turned the taps and Fingers joined her underneath the spray of water that worked to clense them.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>16-02-2011, 13:06:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Don't...be." Fingers said, swallowing nervously. "You're really good-looking...if you don't mind me saying so.<br><br>He got his clothes off and tried not to look at Alexis too much. They two of them stood back to back underneath the shower, sharing the spray of water. Once in a while their bottoms or shoulders bumped into each other. Fingers apologized. When they were done, Fingers used a small towel to try to hide the fact that he had a massive hard-on.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>16-02-2011, 17:35:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Fingers did know how to turn on the charm, as much as a man could on a ship like this, with her without her usual locks, and to her eyes, bony.<br><br>"Thank you,&nbsp; I know I probably arent, but thank you nonetheless", she softly replied to him and stood underneath the water, close enough to share the water, but not so that they were right up against each others bodies. He had seen everything, but she still felt the need for modesty.<br><br>Despite that, she grinned whenever their bottoms or shoulders touched. He apologised, then she would apologise. Then he would do it again. Soon enough, she was relaxed and soflty laughing with him at the picture that they looked like.<br><br>Once they were both clean again, she reached for a second towel once Fingers and turned the water off and reached for his own towel. She still had so many questions, so many questions.<br><br>"How do you make..all this, the food, clothes, ships. Avior did mention a placed called Zion, what's it like", she asked Fingers as she got dressed again, with him sneaking glances at her body when she wasnt looking.<br><br>"i know I'm still new, and..Squiddies are scared of me, but I just want to know. I'm sorry if I'm asking too many questions", she soflty asked him once she was dressed again.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>21-02-2011, 12:47:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Fingers dried himself and got dressed again. He shot occasional glances at Alexis as she got dressed.<br><br>"Zion is the last human city. It's deep, deep underground. It's a place different than anything else. A free place." He yawned, realizing how dead tired he was. They had been training all day, then attacked by machine sentinels and worked for hours to repair the damage.<br><br>"I'm sure we'll go there some day soon, for supplies and stuff. That's where we get most things, old and new."<br><br>(feel free to skip ahead until next morning when you like)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>21-02-2011, 15:17:01</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Free, so no Squiddies after you, no Feds or Black helicopters, thats good", she soflty said, almost wistfully as such a place sounded like paradise. This Zion was definately a place that she wanted to go to.<br><br>Yawning with Fingers as she was just as tired, she got dressed and walked through to her quarters. More of a room from a submarine, but it was private, and quiet enough to get her 6 to 7 hours of sleep in..<br><br>Taking off her top and pants, she collapsed into her bed and lay still until she fell asleep.<br><br>Stirring, she opened her eyes and glanced around. Same room, same scents, only she had slept, but for how long. Sitting up, she ran her fingers over her slowly growing hair, still stubble, but didnt get up.<br><br>Did they still think that she was a plant. Even if some did, she knew that she wasnt.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>28-02-2011, 14:24:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Angel and Emerald came knocking after a while. Emerald acted a little funny, probably awkward after what they had one yesterday. The female doctor looked from her to him and back again. A slight movement of her eyebrow indicated she had understood something and a slight smile revealed that she found it amusing.<br><br>"We're going in now." Emerald said. The tall man scratched the back of his head. "Everything's set and readied. Fingers is just hooking up the main line." <br><br>In the main area of the ship, there was a circle of chairs and loads of wires and connectors going from them to the primary computer console. Captain Avior arrived from one of the high walkways above. "Morning, everyone. If that's what it is." His black t-shirt was tight on his broad frame. "We're getting some light weaponry from the loading area. Low profile. Fingers, you have the address. Alexis, you ready to return? Ready to go back to the Matrix?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>28-02-2011, 15:32:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sitting up and covering herself, she turned to the submarine style door as it opened up to admit Fingers and Angel.&nbsp; After what she and Emerald had shared, at least in their minds, in a part of the construct, she couldnt hide the grin on her own face as Angel knew. Somehow she knew, but said nothing.<br><br>Gods, was it truly impossible to keep secrets on a ship, she thought to herself, then stood up and slipped into her pants as well. Alexis knew what Emerald was scratching, the plug in the back of his head. She had an identical one, but was still too weirded out about it to even touch it.<br><br>"Going in, you make it sound like we're going to war", she replied, then stood up and followed them out of her quarters, through the ship to a part of the ship that she hadnt seen yet. To her, it looked like a meeting place, only jury-rigged and with connectors that looked like what her hands had felt attached to the back of her head, and what she had used to jack in.<br><br>"Go back to the Matrix, that fake world that was real, and at the same time, real. Of course I'm ready Captain, as ready as I'll ever be I guess", she replied with a grin. All her training so far was to prepare her for this moment. Where were they going to exactly, what place. She would see when they got in,she supposed, then walked to the chair that Emerald gestured to.<br><br>All her life, she had been searching for the truth, trying to find a way out of the fishbowl that was her world. She had escaped that fishbowl, and now here she was, going back into it. She could handle this, she was brave, strong, and well trained. She was curious about what consisted of light weaponry, probably pistols or submachine guns, not Barret heavy sniper rifles and SAW's that she could use with true skill now.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>03-03-2011, 15:08:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Minutes later they were back. Having arrived in some desolate warehouse building, the little group made their way to a car. They carried pistols and automatic mini submachine guns in holsters underneath long coats. Sunglasses completed each outfit, stylish but not outrageous.<br><br>Avior gave instructions back to the ship on his cell phone, as well as receiving information about anything moving in their vicinity. Apparently, Fingers could see their surroundings in code.<br><br>The Matrix was an alien place now. For anyone returning, after having been extracted it was almost obvious it wasn't real. It was an artificial place, but a perfect illusion for anyone refusing to acknowledge the truth.<br><br>Which was most people.<br><br>They drove through the city. Avior put away his phone again. "You doing okay, Alexi?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>03-03-2011, 16:16:15</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Waiting there on her chair, she was conflicted. The Matrix wasnt real, yet her mind had been in there for all of her life. Was real life any more real than the Matrix. She pushed those thoughts aside as they were just giving her a headache, and would drive a girl insane.<br><br>Then, it was like..one second, she was in the ship, and the next, she was standing in the construct. Around her were the people that she had come to know, then glanced down at herself. Gone were the homemade, spun clothes that she had been wearing, as well as the stubble covering her head. To her delight, she had arrived wearing a black leather minidress, knee high boots, and a matching black leather jacket. Her hair was back, shoulder length and brushing against her neck reassuringly.<br><br>To their right, it was like a series of racks were appearing, and then they were whizzing by them, and stopped. Supported on the racks were every type of weapon possible, shotguns, assault rifles, submachine guns, rifles, sniper rifles, grenades, pistols. Amazed, she hesitated as the others armed themselves with pistols and submachine guns, mainly mini-uzi's and cut down MP5K's. For herself, she chose two Walther P99 pistols, several sets of spare magazines, and three grenades, which she put in the bag that had appeared on her shoulder.<br><br>Once they had tooled up, they appeared in a desolate looking warehouse building, with burnt out car bodies inside and outside. Adjusting the sunglasses that she had appeared in as well, she followed the group out to a waiting car, which they climbed into and drove away in. Underneath her jacket, the two pistols were in a shoulder holster, and ready for use if she needed to use them.<br><br>Sitting still, she marvelled that back at the ship, what they were doing, no matter how small, was being monitored. From the ship, Fingers could give them directions and get them out of trouble, their very own guardian angel.<br><br>Gazing out the cars window, she marvelled at the world out there. People were walking by, sitting down, going to work, eating, completely oblivious to the truth.<br><br>"What..oh..sorry, my mind was elsewhere", she replied, then blushed as that comment was more true than she realised. "Yes, I'm doing okay. Its strange..its right there in front of me. Yet, its not real", she softly said, then gasped as they drove by an aerobics studio.<br><br>"I used to exercise there..with a friend, every tuesday and thursday nights", she said, and pointed it out to Avior, unsure how he reacted to his first trip back into the Matrix after leaving it.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>09-03-2011, 15:10:48</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				After some time, the car came to a stop. Everyone got out. Angel and Emerald took up positions on the flanks, checking left and right and up and down for anything out of the ordinary. Avior followed Alexis.<br><br>They entered a towering building. It was quiet and more void of people than such regular office building would usually be in this part of the city. An elevator brought them to the 17th floor. Passing through some corridors and longues, they finally found a door that had a small, simple sign.<br><br>"Mr. Anderson, CEO." <br><br>Avior smiled mysteriously. He knocked and opened the door. The office was empty. He glanced back to make sure Emerald secured the corridor. Then he waited patiently.<br><br>Less than a minute later, a shadow moved towards the window from the outside. <em>Flying </em> inside was a young man with dark hair, pale skin and sunglasses. His long coat hung about him like the cape of some superhero.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>09-03-2011, 17:11:18</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She had been a part of this world, and now, she was back, living it and travelling to see someone important. No one was telling her anything, so she assumed that whoever she was being taken to see was important. Glancing out the windows as the car stopped, Alexis stepped out and smoothed her leather dress down.<br><br>Glancing around as well, she saw nothing that stood out. Part of her training had included countersurveillance, and she saw nothing out of the ordinary here. She still kept her slender hands near the butts of her Walthers, but no bad guys appeared, to her happiness and satisfaction.<br><br>Walking gracefully into the building, Alexis was surprised by its emptiness. No one walked the lobby, or talked on phones, very strange, she thought to herself. Still, she was here for a reason, and followed Avior's directions until they stopped at a door, marked simply 'Mr Anderson,CEO'.<br><br>It couldnt be this easy, no way, she thought to herself. If the Feds, agents, were after him, why would he advertise this meeting place at all. Following Avior inside, she was surprised to find the room empty, not even a desk by the window, or a clock on the wall.<br><br>"So..is he going to just..appear here", she said curiously and waited. Glancing at her watch, she casually glanced to the window and jumped back as a figure..flew..into the office. Moving with the speed that she had, her hand had moved to her left holstered weapon and had it half out before her blue eyes told her that it wasnt an agent, but..him..Neo, Mr Thomas A Anderson himself.<br><br>Trying to control her shock, she secured the snap on the pistols holster and slowly walked closer to him, intreaged by this man, one man, who had so many Government organisations scared.<br><br>"Mr Anderson I presume", she soflty said froze, unsure what else to say to the man on the top of so many wanted lists. While she was looking him over, he was doing the same to her, she was sure.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>16-03-2011, 14:27:28</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"<em>People</em> call me Neo." he gave her a crooked smile.<br><br>Avior and the others greeted Neo with friendly nods. He returned a bow that made him look he was out of some temple. "This is Alexis." Avior started to explain. "We brought her out of the Matrix just a couple of days ago. She is--"<br><br>"...special." Neo interrupted. "I can see that." He removed his sunglasses and looked right at her with those sensitive, beautiful eyes of his.<br><br>"We were attacked by sentinels last night." Avior continued. "When they spotted Alexis...they just stopped. Retreated. I've never seen that sort of behavior before."<br><br>Neo moved closer to Alexis and put a thumb on her chin, gently turning her face from side to side as he looked at her, like some medical doctor. "Did you know she was special?"<br><br>"No. I mean...not more than the others. Curious. Skeptical. Individualists. Loners. People who more easily can see the truth."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>17-03-2011, 01:06:55</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She could hardly beleive her eyes, here was Neo, in the flesh, so to speak. His body was in another ship on broadcast level, but still, seeing him put so many things in place. Even she could see that he was..unique, and a natural leader. He had power, but didnt throw it around unecessarily. Still, he was special, Neo.<br><br>Glancing around as Neo greets the others, she smiled as Neo bowed to her, and she felt the urge to curtsey to him, as if he was some King or Prince from a castle. If he didnt have a woman in his life, he would before long. Keeping her gaze on his as Avior explained her, she felt a bit exposed, but hid it well. He looked her over as any other man would, but he seemed to be trying to see into her, to see her spirit, her soul, as much as a person inside the Matrix could bring their soul with them.<br><br>She looked nervous as Avior mentioned the Sentinel attack. That had put everyone on their guard around her, something that made her nervous. Biting her lip nervously, she stood still as Neo moved closer to her and turned her face from side to side, casually, but with an experienced eye.<br><br>"I dont know how I did it, but..for whatever reason, they left, saving us all. I dont know why they would do that. They could have ripped us all to shreds, but they didnt, why would they do that", she asked Neo, hoping that he would know the answer to that question.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>22-03-2011, 16:17:58</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"I don't know." Neo replied, honestly. He let his thumb linger on Alexis' chin for a moment, before letting her go. "But I have seen code like this once before. At the Central Museum. There was a man there, looking at a painting. He was like her. The picture was like them too. Different. Special."<br><br>Neo moved towards the window again and sat on the door frame. "But I had something...I needed to do. So I lost track of the guy. I looked at the painting again, but couldn't find out why it was different. It's called Illusion of Consciousness. Check it out."<br><br>Neo let himself fall out of the window. He dropped for a second before he flew away in a dark streak against the sky.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>22-03-2011, 16:41:01</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sending the Sentinels packing had saved their lives, but, it was something that they couldn't forget, and neither could she. The fear, and anger that she had felt was still clear to her,as clear now as it had been when she had confronted them. She gazed back at him as he rubbed his thumb against her chin, then let he step back.<br><br>She felt her eyes light up at the mention of the Central Museum, a school trip when she was ten, and it was a quiet place where she could go to to think in her later years. It was also a good place to meet contacts.<br><br>"Illusion of Consciousness, that sounds familiar", she said, but couldn't remember why. Then she remembered. The artist who painted it had vanished mysteriously fifteen years ago after painting four paintings in two weeks, images that came to him in a dream, so he had explained. The critics couldn't quite pin them down to a particular setting or theme, so they kept moving around the museum, as no one else wanted to display them.<br><br>'Will do, so are you com..woah, carefull", she called to him as he dropped from the window and flew away, like Superman in black.<br><br>"This may sound like a dumb question, but..does he do that a lot", she asked everyone, and stepped back as if Neo was going to return and pull her out with him.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>24-03-2011, 16:00:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I don't know." Avior replied. "I've hardly met him before." He closed the window and lowered the drapes. "You want to check out the museum?"<br><br>Avior cell phone rang and it was up to his ear in a split second. His eyes widened just slightly when the word came through from Fingers. <br><br>"Company."<br><br>"What? Agents?" Avior marched towards the door where Emerald were already pulling his guns out.<br><br>"No." Fingers responded. "Just SWAT for now." They're in the elevator."<br><br>Avior put his phone away, just as the sound came from around the bend in the corridor. <br><br>PING!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>24-03-2011, 18:20:11</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"You don't know. I was told that rules could be bent, or broken, fair enough, but..flying, that is definately not in the manual", she said, still amazed that he was flying like Superman.<br><br>Stepping back as Avior closed the window and drapes, she nodded her head at his offer to check out the museum when Avior's cell phone rang. Alexis couldn't hear the other side,but Aviors was clear as day.<br><br>The ping of the elevator arriving at their level sounded as loud as a freight trains sound when it was coming at something stuck on a track. Bad guys were coming, as Avior and Emerald wouldn't be pulling out their guns if it was friendlies in the elevator.<br><br>"Grenades, Ive got three", she said,then reached into her purse to take out one of the longer, cylindrical looking grenades. More powerfull than the OD green grenades used in past wars, they would kill anyone who didnt take cover, and even if you did, it might still kill you.<br><br>She just knew that they were out of range if she threw it to the end of the corridor, where the elevator was opening up, and gripped it, then flicked the pin with her thumb, knocking it away. Waiting at the doorway, she waited until she saw the first hooded and visored head peek down the corridor, then threw the grenade at it.<br><br>The head didn't reappear, but she did hear the word "grenade", yelled out loud, and heard the scramble as the SWAT team worked to find some cover,a desk, open office, anything.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>29-03-2011, 09:48:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The explosion boomed down the corridor. The blast halved in intensity as it rounded to t-junction of the hallways and yet again with more distance. Even so, Alexis could feel the force of the blast herself. Splinters and debris rained in a storm and a cloud of dust and smoke thickened the air.<br><br>Several long seconds passed before they could hear movement from the elevator area again. By then, Avior had motioned for the others to follow him the other way. Emerald kicked open a door and the four of them were in a stairwell spanning the height of the building.<br><br>The sound of multiple feet came from below. Heavy boots. Moving upwards.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>29-03-2011, 15:56:51</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Covering her ears and cowering down, she closed her eyes as the blast of the grenade going off was loud, and boy did she feel it. Gods it was loud, and she felt it. The blast had to have killed enough of the SWAT team, and kept the others where they were for now, she hoped.<br><br>She didnt want to kill them, just keep them at bay, but she would do what she had to for her crewmates, as she saw them.<br><br>Taking charge again, she peeked down the corridor and saw no movement, but followed Avior and Fingers through the open doorway and into the stairwell. There would be no negotiating with the forces coming after them, and that was before she had tossed the grenade.<br><br>Looking down at her feet, she heard the sound of boots coming up from below them, another Swat team, it had to be. They couldnt go down, the only way was up, unless Avior could pull a rabbit out of a hat and get them out of here. They could find a way to avoid the teams and escape, or jump to the closer buildings.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>03-04-2011, 10:56:57</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The four of them sprinted up the stairs, not nearly as out of breath as any regular human would be from this kind of exertion. They cleared one level after the other, going higher and higher still. <br><br>"They're up there." someone said below. The SWAT team moved upwards too.<br><br>Then, suddenly, the stairs stopped. It seemed natural that they'd continue or at least end in a door. They didn't. The stairs went right into a massive wall with no opening.<br><br>"They're up there." someone said below. The SWAT team moved upwards too.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>03-04-2011, 14:36:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				This wasn't the fun that it had been, or the adventure, not when people were shooting at you, and those bullets could kill you, she thought suddenly as she raced up the stairs. She was no marathon runner, nor did she do those ones where you ran up the stairs of an entire high rise building, but, she couldn't believe that she wasn't more out of breath after racing up however many floors it had been.<br><br><br>The stairwell was a good amplifier, and allowed the four of them to hear the voices of the SWAT team moving up the stairwell.<br><br>Damn, they sounded closer, so close. She was so preoccupied with them that she only saw the wall in time to avoid hitting it with her head.<br>"Woah, what happened to the stairwell, it should go up further..right", she said. This didnt make sense, and it violated all the laws of physics, to have the stairwell just..end like that.<br><br>"I've got more grenades, and I'll use them. You'll never take us alive", she yelled down to the approaching SWAT team, hoping that the threat of being blown up would at least slow them down.<br><br>Walking right up to the solid wall, she peered into it and..saw how thick it was, and how to shatter it. She had no idea how, but, she knew what to do to get them out of this jam. Tracing her fingers along the material, she talked softly, as if in a partial trance.<br><br>"Step back, this may get loud", she told them, then slammed her hand,flat palmed, against the wall. It didnt shatter,but it did crack. Bringing her palm back, she slammed it as hard as she could against the wall a second time. By now, she was unaware of anything around her except for the wall that was trapping them there.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>12-04-2011, 13:23:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"They know we're here." Avior watched Alexis attempt at breaking through the wall. "It's too thick. This will take too long. Keep going, I'll try to hold them off. He jumped down the stairs and drew his weapons in one flowing movement. He fired downwards and dodged back to avoid bullets going his way in return.<br><br>Meanwhile, the cracks on the walls widened. A sharp, white light made it's way through; much brighter than the daylight on the outside had any right to be.<br><br>Avior easily dispatched the first round of armed men. Then, as he watched the next batch climb upwards, two of them stared shimmering. Their outlines wobbled and stretched. Suddenly, two agents had taken their place in their midsts. Avior cursed. <br><br>"Fuck."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>12-04-2011, 15:31:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Even in the Matrix, or training, there was no way she could have broken the concrete as she was. But she was doing it. Hitting it hard again, bigger cracks appeared, letting in outside light. This didn't make sense either, as the light was more like it was outside, like there wasnt a building at the other side, but..open space. How had this happened, and how could such an alteration to the building happen, she asked herself.<br><br>Bringing her hand back, she let out a scream and slammed her hand against the wall, shattering it and sending a warmth through her arm, that left her lightheaded and fell back as right in front of them, there was just open space. They were mere feet from a long drop that would anyone that fell. But they were no ordinary people.<br><br>"I dont know how I did that..but..its done..what now", she said, unsure if they could jump, or fight their way down.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Tom</strong> on <strong>20-04-2011, 13:04:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The agents sneered as the sprang up the stairs, two, three or four steps at a time. Pulling heavy handguns from their shoulder holsters, they seemed determined to blow the brains out of the four renegades.<br><br>Avior turned to look at the gaping hole in the wall over his shoulder. One eyebrow rose higher than the other. He considered their options for a split second.<br><br>"Jump. Jump, or they'll kill us for sure."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Matrix: Neon Gods (playfullchick76 &amp; Tom)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>playfullchick76</strong> on <strong>21-04-2011, 17:05:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She was ready to unholster her own pistols if jumping wasn't an option, but Avior was in charge. He had seniority here, and knew Agents better than Alexis did.<br><br>Could they really make a jump like this. The closest building to them had sides of solid glass, a modern skyscraper, but it was the closest one, and they could all make it.<br><br>"I'll go first, make a hole for everyone", she said, then took several steps back. Taking out both Walthers, she raced up the stairs and leapt out into open space. She had to control her natural fear of heights, that had sustained and filled her for years. Only by doing that could she do this. She wouldn't fall, and she had the skills to do this.<br><br>Firing three shots from each pistol, she weakened the glass to the point where it shattered on impact. Rolling to land on her foot and knee, she glanced around the empty boardroom. Judging it safe, she gestured for them to join her and pulled open the door to find some curious people peeking out, but no one that approached her.
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