Artificial War

[cptflint]

"Don't worry about it... I totally had it coming," she replied.

Azm stopped his four wheeler in some bushes near the river and shot Lucy a mischievous grin. "Someone had to help Ben get a... 'grip',"  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"You almost deserve being shut down forever for that pun." Lucy groaned as Niles rolled up beside them.

"Virgin boy and touchy bot still lagging?" Niles asked, looking out behind him.  

[cptflint]

Almost on que they pulled up behind Niles and Lucy. Nurixin dropped her fore head into the handle bars once the four wheeler had stopped. She was still breathing fairly heavily.

Azm just shook his head as he dismounted.

Marie was still attached to Niles.  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"Something bothering you, Nurixin?" Niles asked, both as a tease to what happened earlier and concern for her lateness and odd behavior.

"You're an evil person, you know that right?" Lucy snickered to Azm.  

[cptflint]

Oh I haven't even begun to troll Nuri. She has it coming and she knows it, he replied. Also shush. I don't want her to know it was me who put him up to it.

"nope... I'm good... kinda..." she said without looking up at them. "guna need a minute..."

"Too bad. I'm sending you and Marie swimming to plant the explosives."

"Right now?!" she whined.

"Right now..."

"Ug... dammit..." she groaned, dismounting.

Marie released Niles and dismounted as well. Picking up the things they would need.  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"Kinda?" Niles notched up an eyebrow, but before he could further investigate Azm was setting the path for them to move on. With a small sigh and shrug, he complied.

"Where do need us?" He asked, getting off the four wheeler and grabbing his launcher.  

[cptflint]

"Once the explosives are set we it in the trees and wait. If the fall doesn't kill it then our missiles will. After that we clean up what ever's left," he answered as he loaded his launcher.

Nurixin and Marie both dove into the water and started swimming towards the bridge supports.  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"And do you think we'll need to shoot it?" Ben asked as he grabbed his launcher.  

[cptflint]

"56% chance we will need to shoot it to finish it off," he answered.  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"Gee, what wonderful odds." Niles replied sarcastically.

"You want point, or shall we take it?"  

[cptflint]

"You take it. Head into those trees there," he said pointing at them. "We'll wait there for the ball to drop."

Charges set. We're heading back.

"So Ben... how was your first grope?" Azm asked.  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"Understood," Niles nodded before he ran out into the trees.

Ben followed behind him, quiet and praying no one would say anything.
Unfortunately, it seemed his prayers went unanswered.

"Idon'twannatalkaboutit..." He quickly muttered, his face glowing red while Niles snickered.  

[cptflint]

"Oh come on now," he said, giving him a little nudge. "You're one step closer to the ultimate goal, hell you even skipped a step. You've got to have some thoughts about it if you're acting all weird."  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"I said I don't wanna talk about it!" Ben whined just as they reached they're spot.

"Harassing aside, we just sit and wait now." Niles sighed as he watched the bridge a bit dully.  

[cptflint]

Azm nodded. That thing doesn't move very fast so there will be a couple hour or so of free time for those of you who want to sleep.

"Yaaaaay...." Marie said as she climbed out of the water.