Cody Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 I just know I am. Going to hell, I mean. If do I can honestly say I tried being polite first. Three times agents or recruiters or what ever they call their headhunters in the Project have shown up knocking on my door. I didn't really mind them coming around, they weren't the first and there were others. I got a call from a nice lady working with elites and even the feds stopped by. Now the feds put on a big old show on their laptop with graphics and sound for my mom while a guy from the air force tried to sell me on the patriot angle. Very pretty stuff and organized. It weren't for me but I was impressed with all the work they put into their sales pitch. But I was talking about the Project. Three times I have politely listened to what they had to say. And three times I have politely asked them to leave when they were done. Service is fine in its place and maybe even noble but I don't see myself as being a monk. Not happy with some of the answers they gave me either. The feds were organized but these folks were just plain slick and slippery. It was like watching one of those infomercials things. Folks talking quick, not so quick you couldn't follow but quick enough to make it hard to follow, and not saying a whole lot either. Now to be truthful, the third time I sicced the dogs on them but I did warn them and gave them a fair head start to reach their car. I thought that would be the end of it but it weren't.When I'm not busy doing some work for a friend of mine I've been spending some time up in the Rockies. Being by myself lets me recharge the batteries and get some focus back when I need a break. Anyway, I hiked down to the general story at the base of the mountain to pick up a few things and what do you know? The old fellow that runs it, second cousin to my grandfather I think, tells me about two slick men showing up in their fine suits asking questions. About novas, about me and about anything unusual going on. Bothering some of the hikers too with this nonsense.Well I thanked Jake and head back up through the tall grass instead of the road and wouldn't you know there's a helicopter doing circles. It wasn't Rocky Mountain Rescue or anybody official but there it was being annoying. I ignored it but when I got back to the cabin there was the two guys Jake told me. Waiting for me. That cabin is a place I dearly love and consider private. My uncle bought it off some Japanese business man back in '98 when markets was going bust and it was nice enough that he and dad didn't need to do much with it. It's kind of fallen into the ground a bit but me going up there gives me lots of opportunity to fix it up right.Anyway they were from the Project with their pretty ID cards and I think at least one of them, the big one, was nova. I ain't actually met that many - maybe eight counting Lemmie and Stigmata - but he looked it. I was being careful after some of what Lemmie told me and some of what he didn't say but didn't seem happy about. It occured to me that we were out in the middle of nowhere too so maybe I didn't want to start anything I couldn't finish. Seeing as this was the fourth time they were bothering me I thought I should make my goodbyes memorable. Kind of a moral imperative you might say. I listened carefully and nodded at what seemed like the right parts. Even took their card and promised to call. I think the little one knew I wasn't all that serious. I asked them about the helicopter and they swore it weren't anything of theirs but it's hard to imagine them city boys walking up the mountain in those fine suits. No mud on the shoes.Seeing as how they said they walked up I was more than happy to walk them back down to their car. Just 'cause I know the area and how to get back in the dark. Gotta admit the whole time I was thinking about that helicopter. Seemed to me they were lying about something. How they knew where I was, the helicopter or something else - I ain't sure what - but I don't like the idea of being spied on. I waved them goodbye and walked back down into town instead of heading back up. It was a real shame when I heard they were stopped by the sheriff's department 'cause of an anonymous tip. Seems them boys were carrying a shitload of something fun but illegal in their trunk. Lucky for them the evidence disappeared a couple of hours later so the charges are going to be dropped. Aside from a few days in jail, what I hope was unpleasant conversation with the law and being kicked out of the States they came out all right.I probably am going to hell but do you think they got the message? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmy Chillmeister Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Sweet work Junior!!Gotta love it when ya fuck someone with style.Y'know, I'm hurt. Whatchoo got that I ain't got? Utopia talked to me once, for all of about fifteen minutes. Lady stood up, said she could understand why I didn't think I'd fit the lifestyle and walked on out. I never even got a callback. You get 4 frigging visits? With a goddamn helicopter?Shit. My feelings are downright hurt.Outta teach 'em a lesson and joing the XWF or something all aggy like that.Nah. I'm a tuff one, but I ain't standing up to no SuperBeast or nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Cody, just heard. You need shelter, just drop on by. I have my own way of welcoming unwanted Utopians. Hell, we can apply for a restraining order, if you like.Even if you just need legal advice, give me a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Baby Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Funny, I never been asked by any Utopians, never been to one those training things. I have talked to peopel form Utopia, but that always started with and ending with them trying to hit on me.I talked to the pople from the big DV, but really idon't need or want their backing.And the same goes for most other of the groups.Wile I somewhat work with DV, I do not work for them.If you did nto knwo the sound track to "The Fall" was made by yours truely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryostorm Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!That was the best Cody! Man I wish I'd thought of doing something like that. I've been getting calls from them ever since I left NY's Rashoud clinic back in '08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 *snicker**chortle**giggle*tee-tee... ^.^Now that... is comedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastian Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 We each struggle in our own way, my brother. It is nice to see that despite how well they play the game, someone has played it better than they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Cody, Now this is somewhat of a rumour but I hear that they take extra special measures to recruit people with your talents. Indeed I hear that if you erupt with certain types of abilities you are more likely to receive the attentions of the recruitment division than if you erupt with others. Somehow I never seem to be in when they visit in person, but I do get mail in various forms from them. There's been quite a flood of them recently in fact. They just don't get the message that even though I've helped them out with a few rainforest biodiversity studies I don't want to jump on the band wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryostorm Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 I wonder which of my powers they want to get their hands on then? Yo Walker, you ain't got, like, a list of the powers their after or something do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Brother X, it is just the fluffy, save the world kind of powers they really want. Those, and the "blows the head clean off at 100 meters" deathbolts.I have an inkling or two of why they want Cody so much. Seems he gets to ride the short school bus to the Quantum Academy.It could be worse. Look at all the hell Utopia put poor Buendia went through. Poor, unique slob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryostorm Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Well damn! They ain't never gonna leave me alone then!You know, I spent almost 2 years at the New York clinic training to get control of my shit and they didn't bug me once about joining. No they waited until I decided to leave. Been a pain in my ass ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 I think it is something called an "Anal Cost Management Equivelent" treatment.What's the point of being a pain in the ass if your ass is already there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryostorm Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Heh, that's funny You know, I doubt you really remember me (I didn't go by Brother X a couple years back) but I miss your sense of humor. You always had this cool way of easing everyones tension just before a run.It's rare gift man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Jager,I sense that they're not interested in my fluffy powers as much as they are interested in the fact that I can see the future and the past and am perfectly space capable. Does anyone know what they actually DO with all these space capable novas they have? I know they do quite a few sattelite launches but they're hardly pushing the envelope.Brother X,There isn't really a list cos it was just a rumour, but I understand that unique powers, mind-readers, novas of mass destruction, see-ers of the future or distant places, teleporters and the mega-brainy come high on this hypothetical list which may or may not exist. We are a potential threat to whatever it is they are choosing not to tell us, providing it exists ouside of conspiracy opsites. If you are a known nova then you can bet your behind that SOMEONE has done a worse case scenario based on your powers, just on the offchance you might be tempted with a bit of society destroying mayhem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryostorm Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Sounds like their putting together some kind of funky army that can contol their enemy without actually firing a shot. If that don't work they can always level them with those "Novas of Mass Desturction" you were talking about.I wonder who this army is supposed to take on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Brother X, as my mentor told me, "Don't cry in front of your team." I had to do something.If you recall, it was usually right before the insertion that those guys staying behind ponyed-up with this "new update" to our situation.Things like; "Did we say 40 men? We meant 400 ... and did we mention the possibility of nerve agents?"If it wasn't for my sanity coming back, I would really miss those days.Glad to hear you came out the otherside alive. Too many didn't. If you tell me the name you had 'before', I would remember. I remember everyone who served with me. Forgetting wouldn't do those times justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David 'Dr. Troll' Smith Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Hey there, good job.At my start, Uptopia tried to recruit me but not nearly as hard as for others.Now days they don't bother much. I think the general impression is that if I joined I'd be this negative PR bomb just waiting to go off.Don't know if this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryostorm Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Quote:Originally posted by Jager:Glad to hear you came out the otherside alive. Too many didn't. If you tell me the name you had 'before', I would remember. I remember everyone who served with me. Forgetting wouldn't do those times justice.I hear ya. I don't really want to throw that name around here if you understand my meaning. Still, check out any of my matches on the Opnet. If you really remember all the guys you worked with, you'll recognize me for the noobie I was back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted June 4, 2003 Author Share Posted June 4, 2003 Didn't help they was talking about quantum backlash disorders on the third visit. Which didn't make any sense until I noticed they was staring at Stigmata's artwork. Dips couldn't tell the difference but want me to think they know what's best for me? Jager; They got Pax, I ain't Mal and the tattoos make them real uncomfortable. You'd think they'd have just written me off after I set my dogs on them. Being polite is one thing but I ain't taking any more shit. Miss Celeste explained the Project to me and I know it ain't for me.Walker; Well I didn't tell them so unless you did they got to be guessing. At least this visit they didn't waste time trying to buy me. Asked some off the wall questions though.Bastian; truth to tell I do feel bad about what happened. Just not too badly.Brother X; figured it was time to stick the fork in them and so they know they're done. The project loves it's rep, I gave them something to think about and that's that. I hope.Ghetto Funk Baby; so why do they bother me and leave you alone? Maybe they already got DJ's.Preston; already on the road 'cause they got no sense of humor. I'm OK, you should be seeing me sometime soon. I'll try to let you know I'm coming before I'm there. I want to stop and say hi to Stigmata and some others.Lemmie; I don't know what it is. They don't like me even if they make the effort to cover and the tatoos make them nervous. At least they understand I don't care about their money. The only thing I can figure is that you been to a clinic and I ain't. Maybe that's why they show more interest. That and the tats and some other things might just make them more curious than they should be.I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 I've done and said nothing, I'm not really prone to idle gossip at the best of times and neither is anyone else. Never underestimate 'the opposition', given access to nova support, they have ways of being remarkably well informed.If you need transport you can get hold of me in the usual ways, I'll send you an extra public encryption key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Cody, you're absolved, my son...Go in peace.>.<...Hey, it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 So, have the little red men with pitchforks and cloven hooves come for your eternally damned soul yet? Or did my blessing work? ^.^See? I guess I am a magical girl. ~.^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted June 9, 2003 Author Share Posted June 9, 2003 I'm on the road. They wouldn't a caught up with me yet anyway. Now I got a party to go to, an artist to see, then I'm going to tell a rookie cop that I'm a Terat looking for Captain Preston. I want to see what happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Are you becoming the new trickster God?Man...Stay safe, okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted June 10, 2003 Author Share Posted June 10, 2003 It's really Captain Preston's idea. I just think it's funny and want to find out what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Hmm...Well, just make it good. And don't hurt anyone doing it. Okay? Otherwise I'll be watching for it. Might be entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Looking forward to the call, Cody. This weekend was a cast-iron bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Preston, you need help? I could be of assistance. At least if you need some information. Of course, you'd have to tell me what I'd have to do if the problem is still going on.I look foreward to hearing just what will happen with Cody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiGeist Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Cody.I'm surprised a smart man like yourself believes in a Hell. Or a Heaven for that matter.Just because you decide to have some fun, harmless fun at that, you think you'll suffer an eternity of punishment?It is to laugh!Ever consider being a comedian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugin Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 I believe you missed his attempt at wit DigiGeist. I do believe that young Cody was in fact making a joke. This thread struck me as more of a way of Cody announcing his difficulties with Utopia and his subsequent actions to deal with those difficulties rather than his making a serious expression of his spiritual beleifs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiGeist Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Oh... sorry, sorry... my atheistic tendencies show again... my bad.I meant no harm by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted June 16, 2003 Author Share Posted June 16, 2003 Mr Meehan's got it right. That's just my way of saying I know it was a mean thing I done but still don't feel guilty about it anyway/And yep, I do believe in heaven and hell. Just think folks make their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiGeist Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I do agree on that sentiment, Cody. I didn't mean to get snarly, as I said earlier. It weas just a reflex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiGeist Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Tell you what, Cody. I'll keep an eye on things on my end. I have a job to do that'll keep be busy and off the usual haunts for a week or two. I'll keep looking for what you pull. And if anything particularly nasty comes your way afterward, I'll be your early warning system.I like guys like you. You remind me of my uncle in Montevideo, Minnesota. He owns a farm. Real down to earth fella. Well, except for the power generating windmills and the opnet connection. I don't know what he does out there, can't get into his databases or nothin. I swear to god he's a nova too with the Firewalls he's programmed. But, I digress. Anyways, I'll keep an eye out.Oh, Officer Preston. If you should need my services. I am a licenced Private Detective. If you need any information I can get, ask. Please. I like working for the REAL good guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Quote:Originally posted by DigiGeist:Tell you what, Cody. I'll keep an eye on things on my end. I have a job to do that'll keep be busy and off the usual haunts for a week or two. I'll keep looking for what you pull. And if anything particularly nasty comes your way afterward, I'll be your early warning system.I like guys like you. You remind me of my uncle in Montevideo, Minnesota. He owns a farm. Real down to earth fella. Well, except for the power generating windmills and the opnet connection. I don't know what he does out there, can't get into his databases or nothin. I swear to god he's a nova too with the Firewalls he's programmed. But, I digress. Anyways, I'll keep an eye out.Oh, Officer Preston. If you should need my services. I am a licenced Private Detective. If you need any information I can get, ask. Please. I like working for the REAL good guys.Well, another offers his assistance. Let me tell you this, Mr. Ghost. Don't show your trenchcoat wearing face around me, when working for the "other guys". If you're for hire, you're a mercenary. I follow my heart. You follow your pocketbook. I asked because Officer Preston I respect. I'd bet you're just looking for another mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted August 10, 2003 Author Share Posted August 10, 2003 Quote:Originally posted by Jager:Seems he gets to ride the short school bus to the Quantum Academy.You know, I've been turning this comment over in my mind for awhile and just ain't gotten it.Were you trying to insult me? Or does "short school bus" mean something else where your from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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