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[call_me_snake]

Snake had left New York after his talk with Rachel. He wasn't so happy about it and knew it would mean not seeing her but some things were more important than him or his friends. Snake could recognize that at times. The drive to Illinois wasn't a bad one. He had a long talk with Cronenberg on the way. He was looking for a scientist to help. He needed one for this job. His eye drifted to the case of stolen biotoxin. Snake had seen the outcome of exposure and the whole experience seemed surreal.

Cronenberg had seemed even more nervous about the item int he sealed black briefcase than Snake had. When the man who can mostly, almost calmly inject explosives into a man's neck gets nervous Plissken got a pain in his guts. However Cronenberg assured him he knew a scientist who could help and that would be able to meet with him in Springfield. If any relief could be had that was it. The remainder of the drive involved hours of working over every contingency and possibility his mind could conceive. It kept him busy on the nearly 20 hour drive. He didn't dare stop.

Plissken drove on to the motel and got in his room. He still had the case sitting on the edge of the bed when his boots were off. He feared the case. He didn't fear much but this thing in particular deserved the fear driven respect. Peeling his shirt off he tossed it aside before carefully sliding the case beneath the bed. He needed the sleep. His sleep was fitful. Between the terror of the people he had met down stream from the plant and the night terrors of somehow the case would come open while he slept it was hard to get more than twenty minutes at a time.

Eight AM arrived leaving Plissken swearing he was more tired now than he had been when he laid down. There was a brief wish for a couple lines of coke to get him moving before he forced himself to sit up. Cronenberg had set the meeting for this room come nine thirty. The first item of business was to wake up. Shuffling he headed for the bathroom, kicking his pants off along the way. He turned the cold handle all the way around before getting in the shower. The water was freezing but it was instant wake up call. Three minutes was all it took before he was back out trying to dry the goosebumps away.

He dressed quickly and unpacked the food Bria had insisted he took along. There was nothing quite as comforting and good as cold spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast. Plissken stretched out on the bed to eat. He needed to relax and take advantage of it before he embarked on his endeavors to deal with the mutigen. Satisfied with his meal he laid back to wait for his meeting. There was still an hour before she was due. No time like the present to get some of the relaxing done.


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[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

Kaylee might have seemed young, but she was one of the best. She thanked that on her father's brains for the most part, a brilliant professor himself. He studied something different then Kay, but that didn't mean much in the end ,they could still both talk back and forth about their work without it seeming too awkward. She gave a sigh as she drove to Springfield. This worried her. When she got the call she didn't know what to expect, only that she was requested to go and that the voice really lead no room for discussion after the details had been spilled.

The night wasn't one that Kaylee would forget, she had a fitful sleep but it wasn't one that she cared to endure again. She liked her bed. Her home. Toby. She missed him and once she woke up in the morning, he was the first person that she called after taking a shower and getting ready. She had time to kill.

Once the time was near, ten minutes till, she headed out to the meeting spot. Her touseled blond hair tied back and her glasses handy in case she needed them. She was sure Snake would be expecting an older woman, probaly in her late thirties. Kaylee was barely 26.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Snake wasn't like other people when it came to age expectations. He was an officer in the military when he was 19. He knew more than others that age didn't matter as much as other things. He saw the car pulling up and knew it was her. He headed for the door opening it as she walked up to it, presumably to knock he suspected. Plissken smiled at her. Having someone good looking to work with was always a plus even if he didn't really have an interest in other women any longer.

Hello sweetheart.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

Yes, she had gone to knock but stopped once the door opened. She gave a small, tired smile towards him and extended her hand. "Mr. Plissken."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

He rolled his eye a bit and stepped back. Snake.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

"Snake. Right. Sorry." She dropped her hand. "They said you had something that is quite possibly very rare and frightening at the same time. I really couldn't say no to taking a look.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

You going to come in? Snake stepped back farther from the door and nodded. Not many things in this world send me running. This is one of them.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

She moved inside and then looked back at him with a curious look. "Is it that bad?"

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Snake closed the door and headed for the bed. I'm not a scientist but far as I can tell the shit's getting in the water and mutating anything drinks it. Not airborne. I was around the shit and made it alright.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

That made her brow perk up. "Interesting." She followed him, digging her glasses out and putting them on before settling her bag on the bed and taking a few things out of her bag she brought. "Have you seen anyone that's drank it? Or is it merely a informative state?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

I was paid to steal the shit while it was in transport. The drop off tried to double cross me. Snake pulled out the brief case up on the bed.

Tracked it down to the manufacturer to try and break int he place find out who set me up. Plant's leaking shit. Snake opened the case. There were six very bright green vials of liquid. Two were missing.

This is the shit. I can take you to where I saw the people and animals getting into it but if you vomit in my car over it I'll kick your ass.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

She didn't question the paid to order. Wasn't really her place and she didn't want to know, in fact she wanted to know as little as possible concerning that. She just observed the vials, picking on carefully up and shaking her head. "I haven't seen anything like this before. "Where are the other two?" She looked up and shook her head. "I'm a scientist, very little turns my stomach."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Snake looked down at the empty slots and shrugged. I gave them to the bastard who turned on me.

He smiled a little. He gave them to him alright when he forced him to drink the vials.

I've skinned people alive in interrogations, fought on the front lines, seen some bad shit in my time. I wouldn't count on it sweetheart.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

"I can assure you," She glanced at him. "That I will not be one of those wilting flowers that at the mere sight of something grotesque that I'll vomit in your car. " She glanced at the vials and then took one. "I'll have to run test of course, but it appears to be a mutigen, much like that gunk that turned those turtles into ninjas in the cartoon, whatever it was called. Though this seems to have a adverse effect.."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

If only. Snake eyed the vials like they might explode at any second and get on him. Wilting flower or not. I almost turned over on the shit.

Don't know about you but my skin sliding off my body and bubbling up is a real fucking serious adverse effect. Snake got his coat and sighed. He had little interest in going back to hell.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

She shook her head slightly. "I'm sure I'll manage." She would, somehow. Maybe just throw up later.

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Snake pulled on his coat. I'm ready when you are sweetheart.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

"Best to get it over with, just let me grab my camera so that I can take pictures."

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Snake picked up his rifle. Do one better if we see those deer again.

Snake closed up the case making sure all the vials were in place.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

She gave a nod of her head. "That'll work too.

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We'll take my car. Need the clearance for where we're going. Snake headed for the door with the briefcase.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

She gave a curt nod and headed out with her own bag, going to her car and dragging her camera out before going back to his.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Snake got in the Humvee and waited for her to get in.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

She got in and fastened her seatbelt, checking the battery on her camera. "Ready."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Snake started driving. There are several sites we can hit. The place where I saw the animals that were fucked, seems to be some people along the river... also fucked and the factory leak which is really fucked.

[firefly-baby.livejournal.com]

"I'd prefer the animals and the leak over the people, if you'd be so kind." She shuddered a minute. "This is why I hate being a chemist sometimes, one person does something wrong and we get blamed for one person's mistake."