Safehouse Vertigo. After the heist
Apr 3, 2014 17:57:26 GMT -6
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Post by dargene on Apr 3, 2014 17:57:26 GMT -6
((Large wall of text, i have been working on this since yesterday and decided to show a different side to Meldom, hope you all enjoy))
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10 Minutes after the heist 22:32
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"Forward 100 meters, Take a left then a right followed by one more left then two rights.. you are almost there Silence"
Meldom jumped through the crowd causing hysteria and shouts, several police like people charged through the crowd after him yelling "Grab that Salarian!" and “Halt! Police!”
"Getting tired of heists going down like this, who else in the team made it" a robotic voice replied over the comms "Both Sawyer and Jayne were captured, No word from Shroud or Mesmara presumed KIA or hiding"
Meldom took the the directions and ended up in a wealthy area, once more the voice spoke "Second largest building, cameras disabled head to the top floor, use password Aurora"
"There he is, Get him!" the police yelled out charging after him, Meldom let some swear words out as he ran across the streets and into the building making his way to the elevator, Once again the mechanical voice spoke "Elevator 4 will take you up, the cops will see you head to the 5th floor, there is also a decoy for them"
He bundled into the elevator and waited, a robot voice softly spoke "Floor 26" it shot up faster then normal and he soon was greeted with the hallway, he headed a large metal door "Voice password required" Meldom approached the door and spoke "Aurora" a metallic hiss was heard as the door opened slowly, Meldom darted inside and the door closed.
Looking around it was a high quality apartment, really expensive, "woah" was all that Meldom could mutter as the voice spoke again "May not be as bland as the STG safehouses, i take care of those who do jobs for me, will speak again when something new happens.. until then.. enjoy".
Looking around in detail the place was huge, it was a large open area made up of a lounge, kitchen and dining room, there was also a large tv, large bookcase and spiral staircase he assumed lead to the bedrooms.
"It is equipped with anything you really need."
Meldom approached the windows to look out at the view, he was no doubt at the highest point, though the elevator only had 25 floors he wondered how many people knew the 26th existed, he turned around and walked to the sofa, sitting down and leaning backwards clicking the TV on.
----Music---
"Welcome to GNN the global news network for earth, if you are just joining us now we have a interesting story"
Meldom put his feet up on the glass table "This should be good" he muttered.
The news anchors fiddled with some papers before talking again "Well an interesting turn of events happened today, it seems that a group of people attempted to steal the Python of mars"
The co news anchor started to speak "Thats right Sarah, for those who don't know the Python of mars is what scientists dub a small biological anomaly found in the prothean archives on mars" a picture of a snake looking like creature appeared on screen "its called the Python for its snake like appearance, no one knows what this mysterious thing actually does so it is kept in the London museum is that correct ?"
Once again Sarah spoke "Indeed that is correct, however since the object was thought of as more of relic it was subsequently less guarded then it should have been, now the thieves that wanted this have been caught correct?"
"Actually only two of the five people are now in custody, however police are saying they are uncooperative and have no ID"
Meldom Chuckled "so where were are the others.."
They droned on for awhile about the artifact and how there where three humans, a Salarian and an Asari. they also brought in a detective that explained almost everything about the crime.
"Now this relic is not inherently valuable, i mean it has no real use other then a collectors item, how much would we be pricing something like this at detective ?"
The detective spoke up "Well, depending on where you try to sell it it will vary, here in the black market on earth you could get around 5 Million Credits, however you go to the citadel with something like that the price doubles"
"Well thank you for coming in detective" the detective nods and smiles "Pleasure is all mine, and remember" he starts to address the camera "if anyone has any information please don't hesitate to call us"
"Well thats all we have on that, we will be sure to update you with the latest information. Now switching to sports with.."
Meldom switched the remote to turn the tv off. standing and stretching he was tired, it had been a long day so he decided to turn in for the night. Heading upstairs he was right, there were four bedrooms with double beds in, all were pretty basic but looked comfy enough to stay, choosing the one with the best window view he changed into his sleeping clothes and rested on the bed.
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The next day 11:32
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The yellow sun beamed through the window shining on Meldoms face, he covered his eyes with his hands as he got up grudgingly "Enjoy your nap?" the intercom spoke with the robotic voice once more. Meldom rubbed his neck "Indeed i know your alias is watchdog but still... Any word on the others" he asked cautiously and the voice replied in the robotic tone " Sawyer and Jayne are still in custody, they still have not said a word to anyone, Mesmara is dead, police shot her on a rooftop while almost escaping.. Still no word from Shroud"
"The plan fell apart" Meldom sighed "Good planning, good execution, but still it fell apart, you know why? “ Meldom asked inquisitively, after a moment of silence the voice spoke “Mesmara the asari was a justicar, a mole, the police did not know it however.. upon exiting the museum she was drugged and tried to escape from police captivity, they shot her”. Meldom took a moment to nod before standing “So when can i leave ?”.
“Whats the rush ? take a few days break, im arranging transport but also waiting for things to calm down, i will be able to get you out in a week” Meldom sighed “Fine, Little R&R will do me good” he muttered.
After showering and getting dressed Meldom made his way to the kitchen to check the food stock, he noticed a door “Must be the pantry” he said as he opened it, Upon opening his eyes widened at the sheer size of it, it had many ingredients from all over the galaxy by the looks of it “Not skimping out.. i like that” he says quietly though he did not feel like cooking, he closed the pantry and settled for some boxed food out of a cupboard though it was bland and left no flavor in his mouth.
“Well” he says “Better get use to this”
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Three days later: 19:30
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Meldom had been alone in the safehouse the entire time, occasionally he would cook food from scratch, watch tv or read from the bookcase, he always left the TV on in the background just in-case anything new happened, he had almost a little fortress where books he had read piled up. It was late in the day when he heard the intercom pop to life
“Silen.. Meldom Good news, should be able to get that transport off in three more days, also it seems Shroud is not as dead as we thought, i am trying to get her to the safehouse now, have the door open when you hear the elevator ETA 10 minutes” He stood up off the Sofa “At last!” he said “Something positive."
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10 Minutes later
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"Meldom, do it now now!" The watchdog yelled, with a groan the heavy metal door opened and a Asian female human sprinted inside, Meldom then closed the heavy door "Someone alive!" she said as she gave him a hug, Meldom awkwardly stood there with his hands by his sides before one patted her on the back and she broke away "Watchdog would not tell me if anyone was here, probably a precaution if i got captured.." she muttered "anyways.. any word on the others ?" she asked hopefully "Sawyer and Jayne in custody, Mesmara is dead" he said plainly, She crossed her arms and looked downwards sadly "So what now.."
Meldom walked away from the door and back to the sofa "Watchdog says three days till he can get us out, after that its up to us to go where we want, News station won't shut up about us, lucky they don't have our faces.."
While he was speaking Shroud looked around the apartment "This is probably the most expensive apartment i have ever seen.." Meldom smiled "Same here, even with all the payments we get for these jobs i bet it would take years" her eyes strayed to the kitchen where she saw all the utensils, spices and other ingredients "Bit of a chef are we?" she smiled and mocked him in a friendly tone "Did not take you for the type that cooks, you seem cold.. calculated" He smiled and looked back at her "You would be surprised on what i can do with a knife.. Why do you think i never shot the guards, I don't like guns.."
Shroud put her hands on her hips "Really.. You ? EX-STG, work for the Shadow broker, have a nefarious reputation and you don't like guns ?" He stood up and grabbed the gun off the table "Guns jam, use of Thermal clip requires reload, if no thermal clip then overheat, requires servicing" He started to press the gun "Also you can do this" with a swift motion the gun crumpled into several parts that would require you to put it back together again.
"Okay.. Thats pretty impressive" she quipped, "STG teach you that?" Meldom smiled "Of course, the cooking however" he started walking into the kitchen to resume the cooking "Learned it from my old mentor, soothed him he said, i decided to learn, very.. fulfilling" he said smiling as he started to cut up some vegetables "food should be ready in half a hour or so..Assume you want to shower, bathroom is upstairs to the left" Shade smiled "T..Thanks Meldom.." she said walking upstairs.
"I really have to stop sharing.." he mutters as he dices up more vegetables and slides them into a pot.
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30 Minutes later
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Meldom had two bowls filled with a stew placed them carefully on a plate with perfectly sliced bread and carried them to the table one on each side, Shroud came out and held two wine glasses in one hand and the bottle in the other "May as well enjoy it here" she smiles, "Wow you went all out" she exclaims sitting down at once side of the table "If i did not know any better i think you were trying to seduce me" Meldom smiled "I am a Salarian of many talents, courtship is not one of them" Shroud leaned in sipping her wine "Courtship, aren't you just adorable" this made Meldom smile again as he sat down "Been called many things, Adorable has never came up" he chuckles "Dig in".
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10 Minutes later
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Most of the food and wine had gone and Meldom started to feel the effects slightly "So" Shroud slurred "How do you get a nickname like Silence anyway, you seem quite talkative" Meldom smiled then looked sad "Its a long story.." he sighs sipping his glass "Everyone has a past" she smiled "My nickname shroud, don't think i had a story, heck im sure Sawyer and Jayne would have got nicknames if they had pulled this heist off" Meldom was reserved at this "Tell you what" she says "Trade you story for a story" he smiled at her persistence "Fine, it was awhile ago.."(See Meldom's Choice, Silence is born to see the back-story here if you have not already read it.
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Shroud sat there quietly "How many people.." Meldom closed his eyes "One Million thirty six thousand and twenty three.. Salarian government blamed it on pirates..." he spoke bitterly "I am one of three people that have the most kills in STG heck maybe even the whole of salarian kind, Not because im some expert... not because i complete every mission.. but because one day i get the assignment, i have a choice.. a choice to let secrets out and possibly cause a galactic war.. or kill so many people" a lump was starting to form in his throat and his eyes became more watery "The reason im wanted for many missions, the reason people hate my name.. and fear it its because in the end all there is is silence, it always covers everything and ends up the last standing.." his fist was balled up and he was shaking "I have thought of hundreds of ways i could have done it different, handed control over to someone else, quarantine the planet but no.. at that point i made the choice to kill so many people" He looked Shroud in the eyes "Thats why i hate guns, if i can reason with someone or subdue them rather then kill then i will, Why i cook, to create instead of destroy..why most of my mission profits go to people who need it"
Shroud did not know what to say but extended a hand and placed it over Meldoms "I would have done the same" he shakes his head "No.. yo." she interrupts "I would have, it was the only thing to do, you said it yourself that your superiors said any means, At the time it was the best option" they sat in silence for awhile Meldom had never told anyone this, he had no idea why but he felt close to Shroud "Well.." he said in a low voice before holding up his glass of wine "To survival" Shroud Smiled and raised the glass to klink to his "To Survival" she whispered.
The next few days Meldom and Shroud spoke and grew closer speaking about their past and what they are going to do after they out of this place, they discussed a possible partnership and exchanged information, she was even so kind as to save she told him to call on her whenever and she would come running, Meldom had not had many friends in his life but he counted Shroud among his closest circle, As the cops had no leads and the people who were caught did not snitch Meldom and Shrouds involvement with the heist remains a secret, the news media spinned the story for as long as they could before it was forgotten.
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10 Minutes after the heist 22:32
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"Forward 100 meters, Take a left then a right followed by one more left then two rights.. you are almost there Silence"
Meldom jumped through the crowd causing hysteria and shouts, several police like people charged through the crowd after him yelling "Grab that Salarian!" and “Halt! Police!”
"Getting tired of heists going down like this, who else in the team made it" a robotic voice replied over the comms "Both Sawyer and Jayne were captured, No word from Shroud or Mesmara presumed KIA or hiding"
Meldom took the the directions and ended up in a wealthy area, once more the voice spoke "Second largest building, cameras disabled head to the top floor, use password Aurora"
"There he is, Get him!" the police yelled out charging after him, Meldom let some swear words out as he ran across the streets and into the building making his way to the elevator, Once again the mechanical voice spoke "Elevator 4 will take you up, the cops will see you head to the 5th floor, there is also a decoy for them"
He bundled into the elevator and waited, a robot voice softly spoke "Floor 26" it shot up faster then normal and he soon was greeted with the hallway, he headed a large metal door "Voice password required" Meldom approached the door and spoke "Aurora" a metallic hiss was heard as the door opened slowly, Meldom darted inside and the door closed.
Looking around it was a high quality apartment, really expensive, "woah" was all that Meldom could mutter as the voice spoke again "May not be as bland as the STG safehouses, i take care of those who do jobs for me, will speak again when something new happens.. until then.. enjoy".
Looking around in detail the place was huge, it was a large open area made up of a lounge, kitchen and dining room, there was also a large tv, large bookcase and spiral staircase he assumed lead to the bedrooms.
"It is equipped with anything you really need."
Meldom approached the windows to look out at the view, he was no doubt at the highest point, though the elevator only had 25 floors he wondered how many people knew the 26th existed, he turned around and walked to the sofa, sitting down and leaning backwards clicking the TV on.
----Music---
"Welcome to GNN the global news network for earth, if you are just joining us now we have a interesting story"
Meldom put his feet up on the glass table "This should be good" he muttered.
The news anchors fiddled with some papers before talking again "Well an interesting turn of events happened today, it seems that a group of people attempted to steal the Python of mars"
The co news anchor started to speak "Thats right Sarah, for those who don't know the Python of mars is what scientists dub a small biological anomaly found in the prothean archives on mars" a picture of a snake looking like creature appeared on screen "its called the Python for its snake like appearance, no one knows what this mysterious thing actually does so it is kept in the London museum is that correct ?"
Once again Sarah spoke "Indeed that is correct, however since the object was thought of as more of relic it was subsequently less guarded then it should have been, now the thieves that wanted this have been caught correct?"
"Actually only two of the five people are now in custody, however police are saying they are uncooperative and have no ID"
Meldom Chuckled "so where were are the others.."
They droned on for awhile about the artifact and how there where three humans, a Salarian and an Asari. they also brought in a detective that explained almost everything about the crime.
"Now this relic is not inherently valuable, i mean it has no real use other then a collectors item, how much would we be pricing something like this at detective ?"
The detective spoke up "Well, depending on where you try to sell it it will vary, here in the black market on earth you could get around 5 Million Credits, however you go to the citadel with something like that the price doubles"
"Well thank you for coming in detective" the detective nods and smiles "Pleasure is all mine, and remember" he starts to address the camera "if anyone has any information please don't hesitate to call us"
"Well thats all we have on that, we will be sure to update you with the latest information. Now switching to sports with.."
Meldom switched the remote to turn the tv off. standing and stretching he was tired, it had been a long day so he decided to turn in for the night. Heading upstairs he was right, there were four bedrooms with double beds in, all were pretty basic but looked comfy enough to stay, choosing the one with the best window view he changed into his sleeping clothes and rested on the bed.
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The next day 11:32
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The yellow sun beamed through the window shining on Meldoms face, he covered his eyes with his hands as he got up grudgingly "Enjoy your nap?" the intercom spoke with the robotic voice once more. Meldom rubbed his neck "Indeed i know your alias is watchdog but still... Any word on the others" he asked cautiously and the voice replied in the robotic tone " Sawyer and Jayne are still in custody, they still have not said a word to anyone, Mesmara is dead, police shot her on a rooftop while almost escaping.. Still no word from Shroud"
"The plan fell apart" Meldom sighed "Good planning, good execution, but still it fell apart, you know why? “ Meldom asked inquisitively, after a moment of silence the voice spoke “Mesmara the asari was a justicar, a mole, the police did not know it however.. upon exiting the museum she was drugged and tried to escape from police captivity, they shot her”. Meldom took a moment to nod before standing “So when can i leave ?”.
“Whats the rush ? take a few days break, im arranging transport but also waiting for things to calm down, i will be able to get you out in a week” Meldom sighed “Fine, Little R&R will do me good” he muttered.
After showering and getting dressed Meldom made his way to the kitchen to check the food stock, he noticed a door “Must be the pantry” he said as he opened it, Upon opening his eyes widened at the sheer size of it, it had many ingredients from all over the galaxy by the looks of it “Not skimping out.. i like that” he says quietly though he did not feel like cooking, he closed the pantry and settled for some boxed food out of a cupboard though it was bland and left no flavor in his mouth.
“Well” he says “Better get use to this”
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Three days later: 19:30
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Meldom had been alone in the safehouse the entire time, occasionally he would cook food from scratch, watch tv or read from the bookcase, he always left the TV on in the background just in-case anything new happened, he had almost a little fortress where books he had read piled up. It was late in the day when he heard the intercom pop to life
“Silen.. Meldom Good news, should be able to get that transport off in three more days, also it seems Shroud is not as dead as we thought, i am trying to get her to the safehouse now, have the door open when you hear the elevator ETA 10 minutes” He stood up off the Sofa “At last!” he said “Something positive."
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10 Minutes later
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"Meldom, do it now now!" The watchdog yelled, with a groan the heavy metal door opened and a Asian female human sprinted inside, Meldom then closed the heavy door "Someone alive!" she said as she gave him a hug, Meldom awkwardly stood there with his hands by his sides before one patted her on the back and she broke away "Watchdog would not tell me if anyone was here, probably a precaution if i got captured.." she muttered "anyways.. any word on the others ?" she asked hopefully "Sawyer and Jayne in custody, Mesmara is dead" he said plainly, She crossed her arms and looked downwards sadly "So what now.."
Meldom walked away from the door and back to the sofa "Watchdog says three days till he can get us out, after that its up to us to go where we want, News station won't shut up about us, lucky they don't have our faces.."
While he was speaking Shroud looked around the apartment "This is probably the most expensive apartment i have ever seen.." Meldom smiled "Same here, even with all the payments we get for these jobs i bet it would take years" her eyes strayed to the kitchen where she saw all the utensils, spices and other ingredients "Bit of a chef are we?" she smiled and mocked him in a friendly tone "Did not take you for the type that cooks, you seem cold.. calculated" He smiled and looked back at her "You would be surprised on what i can do with a knife.. Why do you think i never shot the guards, I don't like guns.."
Shroud put her hands on her hips "Really.. You ? EX-STG, work for the Shadow broker, have a nefarious reputation and you don't like guns ?" He stood up and grabbed the gun off the table "Guns jam, use of Thermal clip requires reload, if no thermal clip then overheat, requires servicing" He started to press the gun "Also you can do this" with a swift motion the gun crumpled into several parts that would require you to put it back together again.
"Okay.. Thats pretty impressive" she quipped, "STG teach you that?" Meldom smiled "Of course, the cooking however" he started walking into the kitchen to resume the cooking "Learned it from my old mentor, soothed him he said, i decided to learn, very.. fulfilling" he said smiling as he started to cut up some vegetables "food should be ready in half a hour or so..Assume you want to shower, bathroom is upstairs to the left" Shade smiled "T..Thanks Meldom.." she said walking upstairs.
"I really have to stop sharing.." he mutters as he dices up more vegetables and slides them into a pot.
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30 Minutes later
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Meldom had two bowls filled with a stew placed them carefully on a plate with perfectly sliced bread and carried them to the table one on each side, Shroud came out and held two wine glasses in one hand and the bottle in the other "May as well enjoy it here" she smiles, "Wow you went all out" she exclaims sitting down at once side of the table "If i did not know any better i think you were trying to seduce me" Meldom smiled "I am a Salarian of many talents, courtship is not one of them" Shroud leaned in sipping her wine "Courtship, aren't you just adorable" this made Meldom smile again as he sat down "Been called many things, Adorable has never came up" he chuckles "Dig in".
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10 Minutes later
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Most of the food and wine had gone and Meldom started to feel the effects slightly "So" Shroud slurred "How do you get a nickname like Silence anyway, you seem quite talkative" Meldom smiled then looked sad "Its a long story.." he sighs sipping his glass "Everyone has a past" she smiled "My nickname shroud, don't think i had a story, heck im sure Sawyer and Jayne would have got nicknames if they had pulled this heist off" Meldom was reserved at this "Tell you what" she says "Trade you story for a story" he smiled at her persistence "Fine, it was awhile ago.."(See Meldom's Choice, Silence is born to see the back-story here if you have not already read it.
).
Shroud sat there quietly "How many people.." Meldom closed his eyes "One Million thirty six thousand and twenty three.. Salarian government blamed it on pirates..." he spoke bitterly "I am one of three people that have the most kills in STG heck maybe even the whole of salarian kind, Not because im some expert... not because i complete every mission.. but because one day i get the assignment, i have a choice.. a choice to let secrets out and possibly cause a galactic war.. or kill so many people" a lump was starting to form in his throat and his eyes became more watery "The reason im wanted for many missions, the reason people hate my name.. and fear it its because in the end all there is is silence, it always covers everything and ends up the last standing.." his fist was balled up and he was shaking "I have thought of hundreds of ways i could have done it different, handed control over to someone else, quarantine the planet but no.. at that point i made the choice to kill so many people" He looked Shroud in the eyes "Thats why i hate guns, if i can reason with someone or subdue them rather then kill then i will, Why i cook, to create instead of destroy..why most of my mission profits go to people who need it"
Shroud did not know what to say but extended a hand and placed it over Meldoms "I would have done the same" he shakes his head "No.. yo." she interrupts "I would have, it was the only thing to do, you said it yourself that your superiors said any means, At the time it was the best option" they sat in silence for awhile Meldom had never told anyone this, he had no idea why but he felt close to Shroud "Well.." he said in a low voice before holding up his glass of wine "To survival" Shroud Smiled and raised the glass to klink to his "To Survival" she whispered.
The next few days Meldom and Shroud spoke and grew closer speaking about their past and what they are going to do after they out of this place, they discussed a possible partnership and exchanged information, she was even so kind as to save she told him to call on her whenever and she would come running, Meldom had not had many friends in his life but he counted Shroud among his closest circle, As the cops had no leads and the people who were caught did not snitch Meldom and Shrouds involvement with the heist remains a secret, the news media spinned the story for as long as they could before it was forgotten.