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[zylyn]

(From here.)

An outdoor table, to Zylyn's reckoning, was an excellent idea. In the first place it removed the group from the worst of the cafe crowd, which was favourable to both their various scattered emotions and the discussion which would doubtless be taking place. It also kept him at a distance from those who might mark his appearance should he

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[nikita_q]

Niki had basically led the way back through the park to the path that led to the cafe, the distance they'd travelled now obvious, and providing no small sense of relief. It was far enough away that even the blood-curdling screech from the young female vampire could have been anything, just a distant distraction, attributable to a night bird.

Coffees were ordered and as they waited Niki looked from one to the other randomly, wondering whether she should ask, or if someone else was going to broach the subject.

[etherreality]

"OK, so ... " 'Rush waited until the coffees had arrived and they were pretty much left alone. She was figuring that as the most familiar of the bunch she should do the talking, and gave it a try.

"First, my name isn't Jennifer. It's Arusha, or 'Rush for short. This is Rak, and you know Spike and Z. We're ... " how did Roger put it? "Not from around here. And generally speaking, weird shit is happening and we're here to deal with it."

[nikita_q]

'Jennifer', or Rush's reveltaions weren't so difficult to accept, in fact so far it was fairly much the norm, though she chose to leave the explanation of Spike's role and origins till further on.

"OK," she replied, looking at Rush then with a quick scan of the others stopped at Z. "And John? He's part of all this too?" She addressed the question to him as he'd been with John when they'd met and it would curtail any potential confusion. Keeping it simple right now was fairly much the main priority. She'd come to the conclusion there was a lot more going on way back around the time the swords had appeared from under the seat of the SUV so the longer she could keep a hold of the thread the better her chances of keeping a hold of her sanity.

[zylyn]

Zylyn nodded once, his golden eyes calm. "Captain John Boon is my commanding officer. We are members of the Space Ranger Corps."

He agreed with the approach of 'simple'. Best to answer Niki's specific questions rather than bombard her with information.

[nikita_q]

Niki was rinsing her hands under the cold water and splashed some on her face, rubbing at it as if trying to remove the strange veneer of surrealism that seemed to have formed. She leaned her hands on the edge of the sink, watching the water spin away down the plug hole.

Vampires.

Different vampires.

Disappearing supervampires.

Space Rangers.

Time Cops.

Temporal Regulatory something or other... who railroaded people into jobs...

While sounds completely out of this world, and like something out of a fantasy movie there was bits that seemed to just seem so familiar, that were like hooks that drew her in.

God, where were Walter and Birkoff when you really needed them?!

Her fingers tightened on the edge of the sink for a moment, her arms stiffening as she let her head hang, eyes closed and hair falling in strands either side of her face.

Hang in there, Nikita. Just hang in there... The image of the machine closed around her mind, Madeline's face smiling her benign smile that Nikita knew only too well meant danger. Her head

[zylyn]

Or - Zylyn sat up quickly, a shiver of emotion touching his mind - perhaps he had been mistaken.

He looked at Rak and Arusha, both of whom had come to attention as he moved; "Go."

[timeshadow]

"Gone." She was already up and heading for the ladies room, 'Rush right on her heels.

[etherreality]

"Hey," a catch on Rak's arm, "let me go first. I'm a bit more familiar."

Slowing down outside, 'Rush first tapped on the bathroom door, rather than bursting in; "Niki? How you doin'?"