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[vrituom]

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[vrituom]

( cont. )

Quill.

( soldier. physics teacher. two lives that matter little in the face of all of this )

Who were you talking to?

[justaneye]

[ Juno reaches up and taps by his right eye. ]

The THEIA Spectrum.

Turns out that sometimes technology's okay.

[vrituom]

The what?

( cue confusion. she's never heard of that in her life )

[justaneye]

My cybernetic eye. Don't ask me how it works, I only know that it does.

[vrituom]

( oh, is that all it is. there's a sort of shrug about it, quill slightly less interested )

Won't take them long to get here.

( which is obvious but there isn't much else she has to offer him. or feels inclined to at the minute )

[justaneye]

You think they'll come after me for that?

[ Juno doesn't really care. Let them. He's in the mood for a fight anyway. ]

[vrituom]

Destroying their property.

( at the least. not that she cared but it also didn't feel like compliance to what they wanted. guards would care about that.

she gives a shrug. let guards come )

[justaneye]

About time something provoked a response.

[ Juno shrugs. ]

Stay behind me when they show up.

[vrituom]

Why? What are you going to do?

( even though she couldn't actually use her gun quill wasn't completely defenseless, though she hoped (especially since he wouldn't know about her inability to use weapons) that his warning meant he had other ideas in mind )

[justaneye]

[ Juno's been in the business of being a private eye for long enough to have a few key strategies he can reach for in time like these. ]

I'm going to get in the way of you and trouble, since I started this.

[ The rest would have to be improvised. ]

[vrituom]

( she really doesnt look impressed by that )

That's a stupid idea.

( though she doesnt offer anything better )

[justaneye]

[ Juno lifts his eyebrows. ]

Planning to shoot me when my back is turned?

[ Otherwise it seems a fine idea to him. Okay, fine, it's still stupid, but Juno is a master of stupid ideas. ]

[vrituom]

Oh, they'd kill you first.

( because she can't actually shoot him but also because if they came charging back and he had his gun they'd probably shoot )

[justaneye]

Here I just figured they'd beat me up.

[ If Juno sounds oddly blasé about that, well, it's just another day in the life of being Juno Steel. ]

[vrituom]

( there's a shrug. quill doesn't know what they'd do, only what she might have done. but her experience is battles, neutralizing threats before they can disrupt any further. this is a different situation entirely )

Well, we'll find out.

( but she steps back, almost leisurely in her movements. if he wants to put himself as the target she's not going to stop him )

[justaneye]

[ Juno waits, body tense and posed and waiting for the attack that surely must be on the way.

There's a long pause and nothing, and then the screen interjects ]

Place your hands on the other persons hip and let your nails draw a slow circle.

[ Juno grimaces. ]

I could shoot that too.

[vrituom]

( quill wouldn't actually say no to that one, the ridiculous commentary in the background has sounded ludicrous but instead-- )

Or you could find a way out.

( much better idea )

[justaneye]

[ Juno Steel, man of action. Who knows what they'll face getting out. ]

As you request.

[ The door is locked, and pulling on it harder doesn't seem to be doing much good. ]

[vrituom]

Yeah, the door was never going to be it.

( her gaze turns back to the ceiling. even though he'd shot out the cameras it was possible that there was still something else that could be seen )

What else does that eye do?

[justaneye]

Beyond vision? Night vision, recording, lip reading, probably some other things.

[ Probably. ]

[vrituom]

( god, he doesnt even know )

Is there anything hidden you can see?

( hidden to expected human vision anyway. she wasn't human but ahe still expected it to see more )

[justaneye]

[ He's pretty sure he never pretended to be anything other than a disaster, at least.

He'll spend a moment getting the THEIA Spectrum to run through its paces. ]

No, and nothing improves the bad porn soundtrack.

[vrituom]

Then we'll have to do it the usual way.

( she moves from her spot, taking slow, careful steps around the room. rather than looking for anything hidden she's looking for something that doesn't seem like it fits, a small detail that's out of place.

what quill will notice is nothing -- nothing seems out of place. everything about this room was carefully put together and for a purpose. there's only one way out )

[justaneye]

Doesn't seem to be working out for you.

[ Maybe he's a bit of an ass, but he's also half a step away from just punching a door out of frustration. ]

[vrituom]

Oh, do shut up.

( she'll take a second look just to spite him, to check. she'd also love to watch him punch that door )