Aug 3, 2020 5:19 pm
At the diner, you take a seat in the back, as mandated by the message. You have about a half-hour before the appointed time. A waitress comes over to your table. "What can I get you folks?"
At the Diner
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Aug 4, 2020 10:05 am
Fried rice? There's no Fried rice in the menu obviously. I'm really Asian aren't I?
"I'll have... whatever he's having." Mike tells the waiter. Tuna melt and coke sounds fine.
"I'll have... whatever he's having." Mike tells the waiter. Tuna melt and coke sounds fine.
Aug 6, 2020 4:46 pm
The waitress nods, jotting your orders down on a pad of paper, then disappears into the kitchen. She returns a short time later with two cokes and a coffee. "Food'll be up in just a few minutes," she says, turning her attention to other patrons. As she leaves, a man in a black suit and mirrored sunglasses enters the diner. He looks around and spots your group, then proceeds directly to your table. Without waiting to be invited, he takes a seat.
"I thought that there were four of you," he says, clearly confused.
"I thought that there were four of you," he says, clearly confused.
Aug 7, 2020 2:17 am
"So did we but the fourth never showed and the desk clerk at the motel would not give us any information about that person. We did see someone driving away from the motel as we started to walk here. You didn't leave any keys for the rest of us so we didn't think the driver of that car would have been our fourth. Does this mean your our benefactor?"
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Aug 7, 2020 4:17 am
"Yep, what he said." Mike says as he nod. He'd ask a ton of question but would just keep quiet for now as he observe the man in black suit.
Aug 7, 2020 4:18 pm
"Benefactor? Hardly. I'm here at great risk to myself to warn you about risks to yourselves." Looking at your confused faces, he pauses. "I'll start at the beginning. My name is not important. What is important is that I work for New Horizons, a corporate think-tank with deep pockets and questionable connections. But New Horizons are not all that they seem. They deal in genetic experimentation and cloning, real next-gen stuff. They made you. Each of you is a clone, fast-grown in a laboratory for what purpose I don't know, but I do know that your donors are not aware of your existence. I apologize for the gaps in your memories. Your imprinting was not complete, but I and my compatriots had to work fast to get you out of there before we were discovered.
"The identification cards that you have been given are forged. These are not the names of your donors, as we don't have that information. I need to warn you that New Horizons will stop at nothing to get you back. You are valuable property to them. I don't know for what purpose you were created, but it can't be anything legal. As I said, I know that your donors are unaware of your existence.
"New Horizons is up to something; I just don't know what. You are only a small sampling of clones, the ones that I was able to free before you were imprinted completely. There are others, and believe me when I say that New Horizons will be making every effort to retrieve you or destroy you. Be careful who you trust, as they have connections that run deep.
"I've brought a set of keys for the red hummer in the parking lot here at the diner. It's yours. I suggest that you disappear, going off the grid. We brought you to an isolated location, but it won't take the company long to figure out where you were taken and give them a place to start. I have," he reaches into his pocket, "$550 in cash. Use it wisely. I'd recommend that you stay together, as there is relative safety in numbers, but splitting up means that there are more trails to follow, so it's up to you. Anything else I can answer?"
"The identification cards that you have been given are forged. These are not the names of your donors, as we don't have that information. I need to warn you that New Horizons will stop at nothing to get you back. You are valuable property to them. I don't know for what purpose you were created, but it can't be anything legal. As I said, I know that your donors are unaware of your existence.
"New Horizons is up to something; I just don't know what. You are only a small sampling of clones, the ones that I was able to free before you were imprinted completely. There are others, and believe me when I say that New Horizons will be making every effort to retrieve you or destroy you. Be careful who you trust, as they have connections that run deep.
"I've brought a set of keys for the red hummer in the parking lot here at the diner. It's yours. I suggest that you disappear, going off the grid. We brought you to an isolated location, but it won't take the company long to figure out where you were taken and give them a place to start. I have," he reaches into his pocket, "$550 in cash. Use it wisely. I'd recommend that you stay together, as there is relative safety in numbers, but splitting up means that there are more trails to follow, so it's up to you. Anything else I can answer?"
Aug 8, 2020 3:39 am
"Yeah, I got a bunch of questions but let's take the easy ones first. Where is New Horizons located? We don't want to run directly into their clutches. Why a red Hummer if you want us to disappear? That's something that will stick out like a sore thumb. A crew cab pickup would work better. Or a black SUV. They probably drive those so we'd blend right in. What sort of goals should we set other than simply trying not to get caught? Did you plan anything beyond getting us out of there? And finally, the toughest one. Why is anyone making clones? I don't see the sense of it. I might be built for combat and maybe Michael, too, but Amy doesn't fit that mold. Did you ever get a sense for the purpose of creating clones?"
Aug 10, 2020 11:32 am
Escaping the mad men who cloned them seem like the best option, this Mike just want to stay alive. There's a chaos of questions inside his head that he didn't know anymore what he should ask.
Whatever were they created for? Mike frowns as he massage the headache, confusion, and anger off his head.
Calm down Mike, let's just try to keep things simple and survive.
Mike sighs as he take the money and car keys. He'd let the other guy do the talking. From what he know, he should try to be aware of the surroundings more than the person they are talking with.
Nowhere is safe, learn to adapt. We leave after eating.
"This ain't enough for a new face obviously." Mike says as he count the money.
Whatever were they created for? Mike frowns as he massage the headache, confusion, and anger off his head.
Calm down Mike, let's just try to keep things simple and survive.
Mike sighs as he take the money and car keys. He'd let the other guy do the talking. From what he know, he should try to be aware of the surroundings more than the person they are talking with.
Nowhere is safe, learn to adapt. We leave after eating.
"This ain't enough for a new face obviously." Mike says as he count the money.
Aug 10, 2020 4:27 pm
"New Horizons is based in Nashville, TN, but they have branches in several states, including New York. The Humvee has off-road suspension and controls. We thought it might be useful and it was what was available. I don't know what to suggest as far as what you should do next, other than avoiding New Horizons. Your new identities only extend as far as your identification cards; any in-depth investigation will arrive at a dead end. Our goal was to get you to safety and freedom. We didn't plan much beyond that. As for why you were made, I do have speculation, but it's far-fetched and I don't know why they would be doing it.
"I suspect that, for whatever reason, they are replacing those that they duplicate. I've heard through the rumor mill that cloned subjects are eliminated, then replaced with the clone. For what purpose, I don't know, but it surely can't be good."
"I suspect that, for whatever reason, they are replacing those that they duplicate. I've heard through the rumor mill that cloned subjects are eliminated, then replaced with the clone. For what purpose, I don't know, but it surely can't be good."
Aug 10, 2020 5:16 pm
OOC:
I just finished watching Living with your self, dunno if you guys have seen that. Interesting series about cloning."Got any suggestions where three clones can hide? Hopefully somewhere with rice on the menu."
Aug 10, 2020 9:57 pm
Why would they clone damage people? I got suicide scars on my wrists and cigarettes burns on my back. Me being a clone doesn't make sense. Why the f... would they do that?
Aug 12, 2020 12:57 pm
"You're the abused girlfriend of a sick and sadistic billionaire. Accidentally you got killed so you got cloned. Will that explain it?" Mike shrugs as he really doesn't know the answer to the lady's question. He thinks that the whys doesn't matter and it will only cloud his judgement if he kept on thinking about it.
"I might be body double to a mafia boss or an organ farm."
"I might be body double to a mafia boss or an organ farm."
Aug 12, 2020 10:58 pm
"Well, I'm not sure where to begin. Obviously we start in Maine but do we want to go West? I'm not so sure that's a good idea. If we go north, it will get cold pretty quick and I don't think we have the gear for that. $550 will not go far for winter gear. If we go south or east, we would have to find transportation over water which also could be costly unless we turn west at Florida and head for Mexico. Our faces are familiar to someone or some group. I just hope that there aren't too many out there who would recognize us. Anyone have any thoughts on our direction?" George says all this between bites of his sandwich.
OOC:
This is beginning to remind me of a TV show I watched last year about ten couples who tried to avoid detection from various law enforcement teams. If they remained free for a certain amount of time they would win thousands of dollars. I think they all got caught.Aug 26, 2020 10:29 pm
George stares at the other two for a minute before continuing, "Or we could just go west above the Great Lakes through Canada on back roads and then turn south near the west coast and head for Mexico that way. No other ideas?"
Sep 3, 2020 2:43 pm
"How about not going too far and just hide in plain sight. It would be too much of a hassle to think of escaping plus we don't know much about our enemy and they could be anywhere. We're safer around more people plus the first thing those corporate goons might be thinking the same way and guard the exits." Mike offers his suggestion.
Sep 3, 2020 8:11 pm
"You could be right on that account, Mike, but, on the other hand, there are a lot of exits to protect and they would spread themselves pretty thin doing that. In a crowded city like Boston every third person you look at could be one of their goons. Although I do feel more comfortable playing a defensive position." George takes the last bite of his sandwich and looks around the diner.
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