Blood in the snow

[Yuno]

Rei bit her lip to stop from grinning as she continued to type without looking, "(please do not swear), I'm sorry did you walk in shake my hand say I really admire your work? Did you introduce yourself? Did you politely apologize for my rough treatment? I came along quite nicely and put up no fuss. Your little secret organization on the other hand has been pretty much the end all of condescending jerks since you dragged me in. I asked for some things to work with, not even that much considering I haven't eaten since breakfast...and you give me the attitude. Man you suits are lucky prison didn't agree with me." she looked disgusted as her attention returned to her work momentarily before continuing, "You know why I don't dress to impress like you do? Because I'm 19. Because it made it very hard to catch me in a crowd back in Japan...Not because I couldn't afford to or didn't like to...when I'm at work I'm all sharp skirts and button downs like you. Sorry you caught me on my day off while I was researching a serial killer...next time I'll shine my shoes for you." she then completely looked down engrossed in what was before her.

For hours she sat studying what was before her cracking her hands every now and again. She stood up once or twice and began to pace back and forth. She grinned happily as she sat down typing with a fury for the first time in hours.

When the man returned in the morning with her time up he found her asleep head forward on the desk. She didn't stir as he walked in and turned her laptop towards him. He could see that the last time it'd been on was about 10 hours earlier. Assuming she'd failed he brought it back from sleep to see a note sitting there over the top of the screen, "Hey, you guys didn't give me a way to contact you...and since I figured breaking your network might get me arrested I decided to just leave this here until you came in. Pretty simple code, surprised your own people can't crack it...Wake me up if you plan to let me live, if not please just end em in my sleep...p.s. next time I'd really like some laffy taffy..."

[Edzilla]

At the point she cracked the code, it was already long into the night, the room didn't see any change however.
It took one algorithm, every single note in the predicted song and the correct letter exchange to gain the correct code, it came out like this:

Wow you did it, didn't know anyone would have done it, guess I've found an equal, we should meet up, do lunch, after all I'm sure you'd want to meet me, chances are you've got some involvement in this case, so here I am 46.2333° N, 86.3500° W , you've got an computer right, google it, get the next plane, I won't harm you but remember one thing, come alone, if you don't who knows where the bomb might be.

Your truly

When she'd finished reading, she couldn't help but wonder what to do, if she told the "suits" they wouldn't go alone, then even more people would die, if she went alone... who knew what this... person might do.


After hearing the Russians words, the eccentric investigator came out of the marquee, "So as I was about to say we've tracked down the source of the acid to a specific dealer in LA, amazing what..." He saw the handcuffed KGB agent, then his expression changed ,"who this, it's not the..." He was cut off by Mark. "Quiet a second, Dash do you want him alive or dead, we've just received some info and you need to get on it quick."

[Esiphas]

Jack didnt look up for a munite, Finishing his examinatiin. As he did turn, he put his gun away. "Well now, this is Interesting. Your giving me command over his life? Not choosing fir yourselves?" He took of his hat, swept it round with his arm over his chest, and bowed, before putting it back on. He then walked over to Yuri. "KGB or not, You still wandered in here, Gun waving, No visa and straight into an American controlled Crime scene. By all acounts- aand I tust Seal- your a Murderer. Your bounty could keep my Family happy for years. So then, Yuri... What do I think I'll do?" Jack stood up. "I'll cut you a Deal, Yuri. You work with Seal and I, You work under our Laws, You turn the Murderer over to The FBI or the CIA or whover We are going to end up throwing him too. And when you do all thst, I'll make sure your cleared of any Past -and only past- crimes, and I'll buy you a Drink. Hows that for Fair? Or do I have to get these men to waste a lot of Perfectly good Amunition on the Wrong man?"

Jack looked over to Tim, and nodded. "And whilst were on the Topic of Criminals, get me as much Info as you can on the two best Hackers you know. We might need one of them. And they'll both probably want to take tjis Guy out. Especially If payments Provided. Can we do this? Id hate to presume Im in charge, but I was hired to find our murdering friend, and I'm going to need some help. Not that I dont Value yours, Seal."

[Tyamius, Shadow Lord]

"We're taking him alive, he's got outstanding bounties and I already told you boss I have been bounty hunting after y'all discharged!" Tim said giving the boss a dirty look, "Get us that car and my bag of gear and we'll be out on our way. I want it there when I the ground!" Tim grabbed Yuri, "Lets go Dashy boy!" He smiled cheerfully dragging his new captive to the transport vehicle and back to the airplane.

[Yuno]

(ooc Im gonna change my post a wee bit now that I've seen this)

She lay asleep when the agent came in her laptop open the code back in it's uncracked form. She was drooling slightly and he could see she'd fallen asleep several hours before. Feeling justified in his assumptions that she was just a has-been bitchy coder. More agents poured in to drag her off as she and her dog were tossed back into the car. Her laptop and tablet were confiscated despite her protests. "That's mine, I paid a lot for that!" she complained the entire car ride back to her penthouse. When they pulled her roughly from the car and tossed her onto the ground she squealed in pain. "Jerk! No wonder you live with men." this caused the agent in question to pull her to her feet and crunch her wrist in one brutal fast motion. She grimaced in pain as she turned away nursing her wrist and calling in Japanese to her dog.

She walked inside her house unhappily. She studied her wrist...it was broken. She didn't have time to fix it either. She showered and changed leaving her tablet and cellphone in her bedroom. Government types could use that as a tracker if they wanted. She grabbed some rice balls moving quickly towards the air port. It was turning to night by now and she walked quickly. Her wrist was painful, but she couldn't worry much about that. If this guy knew she'd get the code, then he probably knew about her...no use pretending she could protect herself...no one else had been able to. She was acutely aware of being at his mercy.

She rounded a city corner into an alley way taking a short cut to a crowded intersection. She hailed down a taxi and hopped inside, "Air port please." The taxi sped off and the moment she reached the airport she sprinted inside booking a flight straight to Manistique, Michigan.
Your flight won't be leaving for 3 hours Miss."
She smiled nervously, "That's just fine I have some shopping to do." She took her ticket and her passport and headed straight for the phone store. "Hey I'd like to open a new plan." she said. For an hour she sat as they canceled her old phone and gave her a new device that was not on her parent's plan.
She then immediately bought a tablet from the man, so it wasn't as nice as her old one, it would do for now. By the time her flight arrived she had managed to eat some Mcdonalds and calm down considerabley.

She got on her flight and was disgusted to find herself next to a man that smelled of tobacco and spent most of the flight shouting at his phone. No sleeping occured that flight. She spent it glaring at him. He didn't notice. Her wrist hurt. She was quiet about it, no need to draw attention to herself. When the plane landed he pushed past her grinding her wrist into the side of the chair and making her bite her lip in pain.

She climbed off the plane and she walked in grabbing some boots and a jacket from one of the little shops. She pulled them on looking outside at the snow and grimacing. She purchased gloves and a hat. "I need someone to take me up the mountain...I'm meeting a relative there." One of the truck drivers agreed after she handed him a wad of 20's and promised to be quiet. She watched him drive until eventually she fell asleep.

She woke with a yawn checking the gps on her phone. She'd programmed it to beep when they got to the exact longitude and latitude. They were coming up on it now. She looked around noticing nothing but snow and trees. "Drop me off here."
"You sure girly? It's very cold out there."
"Yeah I'm certain...she smiled at him" and climbed out bowing in thanks before crunching off through the snow until she reached the precise location. She was in the middle of the forest now, and it was cold. "Hello!" she called out loudly, "Look I'm here, Alone. And it's cold...so if you're not standing me up...it'd be nice if we could talk somewhere warmer than this...and if you're gonna kill me please do it fast because my wrist hurts and it's cold." her voice wavered slightly the only sign that she was afraid. It was getting dark and she hadn't slept very well.

[The ranger]

(one. yuri has been a KGB intel officer. a russian secret police protecting the prime minister. and he has no bountys. he is not a criminal and or other like things. 7. he wasent waveing it around. he had it on his shoulder un tucked clip out and on safety. he wasent waveing around)

"you let me go before i get my employer down here and have him talk to you. or we could all die right now. or just you all. your choice." he told them pulling a gum lookin object from his pack and into his mouth chweing it. "tick tock. or you can let me go and i can go back onto my vacation"

(i cant post anything and i have 10 armed cops with glocks. a seal wich is easy target if i do it right and the man with the hat. ill let you all post before hand. )

[Tyamius, Shadow Lord]

"But that's the thing bud, you aren't in any of our databases. MY boss, the guy with the colt pinned to your head over there has already stated you are here in this area illegally. He is top of this investigation so you obviously got duped into doing this job by someone with fake credentials....this so called work permit is a forgery so now we'll make you the same deal or I cash you in, KGB is dead mate we don't work with your kind unless you have the right papers." Tim said, he had been ignoring the question from Jack for a few minutes now, and then he finally caved. "Jack...yeah you were on my bounty list a while back, two million made my mouth water at what I could do with it. Just be glad you got taken off the board ahaha." He smiled.

[Esiphas]

Jack sighed. "Even if you are here Legally, Yuri, you still.waltzed into a crine secene with no work Visa, And you lied to FBI agents. To our faces. And, you.just made death threats to us. Youd be looking.at Jail time for that, at least, and If Seal is right, you have commited Several crimes. Im offering you the chance to wipe everything and everything youve ever done. And, I doubt you can kill every agent herr before I put a bullet in you myself. Come on Yuri. Work with us."

[Edzilla]

"I'm afraid that just what a Michigan winter is." She heard the crunch of footsteps on snow, but nothing was visible thanks to the developing blizzard, "follow, you don't want to be left out in this, " she heard footsteps again, this time following them. For a moment she thought she could make out a figure slightly taller than herself , then it faded again, only the soft crunch of steps in the snow. All of a sudden, she felt the snow deepen, until she was nearly up to her waist. Then she felt herself slip further, so that her arms were all that were keeping her head above the snow. She felt a hand grab hers and hoist her up, the cold had already severely numbed her face and hands, now she felt her limbs going. "Don't get lost, you wouldn't last an hour in this." The accent was almost indescribable, the only possible feature being British, blended together with many other things.
With her senses slowly beginning to dull, she could see a small pair of lights up ahead, warming and orange in colour, blurred by the snow that had hit her face and was now melting over her eyes. They grew slowly closer as she was led, eventually close enough to touch. She heard the sound of a door being opened, then the light suddenly streamed out into the darkness of storm, followed by a blast of warmth.
"Come in, take your shoes off." She was willed towards the light by her own body, taken up in a blanket of heat. Her vision was still impaired by the water, but it was slowly coming back as it streamed off her face. She began to make out the wooden sides of the hall, then the open door that led into a larger room. She heard the voice again ,"sit down, I'll bring something through." Two leather sofas lay ahead, as did a coffee table with a laptop rested on it.
She heard a clink as two mugs hit the glass table, she looked up and there he was :short brown hair, about 5ft 10, averagely built, a face of unexpected youth, deep turquoise eyes. He grabbed the laptop and rested it on his knee ,"cancelling something, the stock brokers wouldn't have been happy about that." He finished typing, put the laptop down, then reached for his mug, taking a long drink from the steamy liquid. "Didn't know whether you were a tea person, so I assumed a so..." He took another sip, before setting it down and leaning back in his chair. "So someone cracked my code, in under 24 hours, appears I'm not Americas best, far from it." He got up and walked over to a monitor, increasing the temperature and in one touch a small fire erupted in a place near the window, "I wasn't expecting someone as pretty, but then again life is full of surprises," he smiled but was clearly trying to remember something, "want any food? Never cooked for two, but I'm sure it's as easy as for one."


"Your awfully empathic for an assassin but you need to get moving, everything is compiled and you've got a long drive ahead." The Ferrari pulled up as a investigator handed him a file."Just say the word and we will take him away, you've got a long drive to L.A.

[Esiphas]

Jack raised an eyebrow. "You expected... What? A cold, heartless man? A Sharp nosed Sniper with dead looking eyes? A Throat-Slitter, straight from the movies? Unfortunately, life doesent work quite like that. Empathy is a Part of a Good Assassins life. Whether its the mask he wears, or the person he is, Empathy is Essential. And Also, case in point, I'm an Ex Assassin. I dont murder anymore- Im far beyond that. Now, I'll kill the Evil. And prehaps, then, I shall be at peace witg myself- Or prehaps I shall return to my Evil ways, and let Seal xhase me down. But untill then, I am one of the good guys." With a smile, He turned back To Yuri, his face set stobe straight before he even finished moving.

[mantisstalker]

Bruce took the photo from Zack, looking at it for a few seconds before tossing back to him. "Well there might be something about this job...But its gonna cost ya..."
"Now wait a minute." Zack interrupted annoyed. "You still owe me for hiding that chain smoker of a thug in my office for a month, and the place still smells funny. Besides theirs been nothing stopping me from reporting this little business you have here."
"Ok ok, I'll tell you about the job." Bruce said throwing his hands in the air. "You never took a joke well."
"Just get on with it." Zack muttered realizing he was having his leg pulled.
"All right, well the only thing odd about the job was the guy that set it. He's a major drug lord down in LA. Goes by the street name Barry the Baptist for the way his rivals seem to accidentally drown. He says that he was organizing it for someone higher up but it's probably a lie."
"Any idea how I can find him?"
"In LA? Shouldn't be too hard, nearly everyone knows who he is and I doubt many clubs operate in his territory without being under some form of "protection"."
Zack stood up and held out his hand. "Thanks for the help Bruce. Knew I could count on you."
Bruce didn't take the hand and instead just turned to Zack a rather serious look on his face. "One last thing Zack. One of my men stayed behind to watch what would happen afterwards and managed to catch a glimpse at the killer."
"Where is he now? Can I see him." Zack asked a note of excitement in his voice at the prospect of finding out the killers identity.
"He's dead" Bruce replied simply. "He was found a couple of hours ago not too far away from here, probably on his way to get paid. They found this next to his body." With that he reached into his coat and put a small music box onto the counter and opened the lid. It started playing a fast alternative rock song before Zack quickly snapped the lid closed and put the box in his pocket.
"What song." Zack asked his eyes closed a look of anger on his face.
"By what I can make of it it's "Bleed It Out" by Linkin Park. He was found with his throat cut."
"Thanks for the help." was Zack's only response as he made his way over to the door ready to be on his way.
"Zack." Bruce called out before he reached the door. "Watch yourself will you."
And with that Zack opened the door and made his way through the snow and back to his office. He quickly grabbed the rest of his money, ammo and his other flask of whiskey before moving to the door again. Making his way to the street he called a cab and started to head towards the airport. As he sat in the cab Zack pulled out a slightly battered music box and started to rotate it in his hands, a rather sad look plastered onto his face.

[Yuno]

Still partially frozen and bone tired she slipped her boots and other winter gear off laying them in the hall. Her wrist was so numbed by cold it no longer hurt although it was black and blue all around where the agent had grabbed. She slowly made her way in surprised by the youth of the man before her. When he pointed at the couch she couldn't even begin to stop herself from sinking into it. She let out a grunt of tired pleasure as she took the tea from him smiling, "Thanks, I haven't had tea since I moved here...my mom and me didn't really part on the best of terms." she took a gulp pleased by the taste and feeling of warmth.

She leaned forward as he spoke of the code smiling wearily, "Yeah well...I'm not American so your title can be intact. " she took another sip of tea considering his offer of food and finding herself ravenous and nodding, "Food would be great..I can help you if you want. " She wasn't even thinking of her wrist now as she studied the man before her. She decided with some thought that he was handsome, not like she'd spent much time noticing boys. Her last boyfriend had simply been to make her parents happy. He'd been almost as devastated as them when the Japanese Secret Police kicked in her door and dragged her off as a threat to national security. She briefly wondered for a moment if he missed her. Shaking her head at this random though she rubbed her multi colored hair with her broken wristed hand and grimaced as pain shot through her arm and also showing the man before her the damaged limb. Her vision spotted briefly as she blinked muttering a Japanese curse against the agent in question. He'd get his...she'd see to it.

"Soo....not that I don't normally hang out with people who have bombs and coded serial killings...because really I'm pretty sure you are more normal than most of my coworkers, but why ask me out here and leave that message?" She smiled at him and stood up straightening her shirt which was soggy and rumpled mostly as an excuse to hide the blush at the compliment to her looks. "I came alone like you said.....I'm not really certain why...I don't give a damn for this country...frankly most of them could do with a good blowing up." her Japanese accent came out several times within the speech but he could tell that for some strange reason she wasn't nervous.

[Edzilla]

"That's fantastic, but we need a decision fast, for all we know this guys just a diversion... so make a decision, my trigger finger itching." He smirked, nothing would make him happier than to blow the Russians head clean off.

OOC-make a decision guys also Namines response will come later.

[Tyamius, Shadow Lord]

"He's ours no choices to give him lets roll." Tim said dragging Yuri to the car saving his life. He tossed him in the back seat locking the child safety in place and getting into the driver seat himself. The car was a masterpiece, art in its truest form! But what did Tim care he just wanted to go super fast! "Come on Jacky Boy we got a murderer to catch!" He shouted in excitement as the car hummed to life, he revved the engine feeling the vibrations all the way in his finger tips.

He smiled wickedly honking the horn, he knew Thomas was sitting there thinkin "oh good lord what have I done!" But as soon as Jack was in they would be gone.

[The ranger]

yuri sighed going threw it all in his head and looked at the driver. "ok comrade, ill help you. now i need details in what you know, any DNA samples, prints, tracks, anything of that nature?" he asked as he waited for a responce.

(in car cant type much)