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Heat has broken through into a glorious summer. The snow has entirely dried through the spring, leaving to the brilliance of the warmer months. Terror activity has risen as people are brought out of their homes, leaving the TRS in a position of consistent work. Each are attempting to maintain victory in the endless struggle for power.
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i know it's hard to be soft. i know it hurts to be kind. i know that when love is lost. it's only fear in disguise . .
[attr="class","honey1"]
she finished making her purchase and started heading out of the store, moving out of the way for the other people who were trying to walk in. she turned to glance towards the map briefly. nodding at his suggestion."alrighty, lead the way."she had no idea what she would pick, maybe as they walked to their destination she could come up with something she needed. a movie that she needed to add in her collection.
she smiled and nodded."alright, i won't force you to have a chocolate. promise."she was a bit surprised about dinner, after all he did say he had the day off today."so no hotdogs today?"she said jokingly with a laugh."already? i'll right then let's stay on track. healthy food is good too."she said with a smile.
as they continued to their next destination he asked her about her art."i'm still working on your drawing, don't think i've forgotten about it."she added with smile."a few years, i mean it's something i do for fun. so of course i could due with more practice. i should set more time aside for it honestly."she told him as she made sure to keep up with him."i know you said you are a collector of art, but do you draw or something?"
they soon reached their destination and she nodded at kai's suggestion."sure, sounds like fun."she told him, though she honestly had no idea where to start. she figured their taste in movies would be vastly different. maybe she should start with her favorites? though she had most of those at home. perhaps something similar. she thought about it as she walked through the aisles.
Kai was pretty happy with the day so far. He had good company with him, and it was good looking company as well. Not that it mattered too much, but looks were very important for the most part right? At least in his world it was. He was raised to consider those things, as shallow as it sounded. "The hotdogs aren't an everything day thing, but a little protein doesn't hurt right?" Kai wasn't expecting her to bring that up, it was a little while ago right? They were staying on track, which was good. He was happy she seemed more than willing to keep his diet in mind on these things.
When he was at the movie stand, which prominently featured a cardboard cut out of his face, Kai realized that perhaps it wasn't the best spot for him to be, at least to keep a small profile going. He shuffled past the person he had almost bumped into, and decided to grab a movie he had won an award for. "Distraught" A movie about a single persons experience with schizophrenic episodes, it was a difficult shoot to say the least. It really showed his acting chops, and was a bit scary too. If they watched it together maybe there was a chance for some sort of trope to play out. He moved over to the section of television shows, and decided to pick out one of the television shows he starred in. "The masked" It was an interesting take on a boy being kidnapped and turned into a ruthless assassin, it had graphic content in it, but it was still considered some of Kai's finest work.
The man he had bumped into earlier decided to turn and address him. "Hey dude, you look kinda familiar." He seemed rather pushy. "I don't know you, and I'm kind of in a rush to return to my friend there, I'm not really in the mood to talk, sorry." Kai shuffled past the man at the stand, and moved over to a different movie selection area. He was looking for one of his favorite movies, one that he didn't star in, and wasn't in at any point. Something that maybe inspired him a little. He pulled out a movie, smiling. "The Iron Giant" A favorite of his from childhood, it would be an interesting watch again. He held the three pieces of entertainment tightly as he made his back through the store looking for Magnolia.
"Have you picked out your movies? I kind of picked out more than just movies, but it's good stuff I swear." Kai hid the tops of the movies so he could show it to her after he seen her choices.
i know it's hard to be soft. i know it hurts to be kind. i know that when love is lost. it's only fear in disguise . .
[attr="class","honey1"]
she laughed softly once more."it's fine. i'm willing to try anything. i mean healthy doesn't mean it will taste bad."she nods at his protein comment. protein was after all one of the main food groups. besides the veggie one being the most important. it wasn't too long after that they had split up, to find some movies. as she wandered the aisles she couldn't help, but ponder what she should pick.
she should try to pick something that kai would like? it was just an assumption, but he seemed to be the type to like action movies. she didn't mind them, she just didn't watch them all that often. it's probably why she hadn't seen kai's movies. then again she wasn't sure what genre his movies would fall under. had he starred in any movies as a kid? or he he just told him that he had starred in commercials?
that was besides that point. maybe she should search for a few that she needed to add to her collection. if he didn't like what she picked that would be fine. they didn't have to watch it. was he planning on watching a movie together or just swapping? either way if he didn't like them, she would obviously keep them for herself.
one minute she wasn't sure what to get and the next she had picked out there. though the first two were more or else for her. the third was a comedy. she had seen it once before and though it was hilarious. she was content with her movie choices and was about to start heading back to meet up with kai.
"oh hey."she said as she saw him."yeah, i have three. though you might not like what i picked."she said with a small laugh."it's fine, i'm sure what you have picked will be good."she told him with nod.
Kai looked at her curiously, realizing maybe it was better for him to speak what he had brought first. Kai reached for the first movie, which had a shifting box cover. One of those holographic stickers that had different images depending on what side you looked at it. "This is distraught, it's a semi-realistic movie about someone suffering from schizophrenia. It's a bit of a horror movie, but also a real story." Kai pointed to the name on the front of the box, and one of the pictures in the holographic sticker showed his face. The writing of his name was on the front of the box. He pointed to it, not wanting to speak out loud about who he was. He also pointed to the part of the box that spoke about the awards won. "I think it's some of the best work of Kai." He spoke in the third person to avoid anyone over hearing him.
"Although I do have a copy of most of these at my place, if you wanted to watch them with me." Kai slipped that part in rather smoothly. The next box he showed her was actually the first season of "The Masked". The cover also had his face, although he was younger than he is now, more like a late teenager. "This is one of the more successful shows he's taken a role in." Kai went on to explain it a little bit. "It's about an out of town student who is caught seeing an assassin. He doesn't think irrationally, and chooses very carefully what to do to survive. Then the organization sees potential in him after he evades death from the assassin, and they wipe his memories, and train him to be the next assassin in line." Kai then shuffled the boxes to the last movie he had chosen.
"This is the Iron Giant, it's just one of those shows that really interested me." Kai pointed to Eli Marienthal, "I thought his voice acting was sublime for his age, and wanted to be into some sort of animated show like this one." Kai never actually has been in an animated series yet, he just never got around to it. "It's about a boy who discovers a robotic alien, and teaches this alien to live like a human essentially." Kai smiled tapping the picture of the iron giant. "So what did you pick?" Kai seemed very interested, but it was hard to tell behind the sunglasses.
i know it's hard to be soft. i know it hurts to be kind. i know that when love is lost. it's only fear in disguise . .
[attr="class","honey1"]
it seemed like she had already decided on what movies she wanted to take home. again, she wouldn't force him to watch them if he didn't want too. honestly in the end she kind of picked them out for herself. not that she wouldn't recommend the movies she had picked. she meet up with kai a few minutes later. he seemed to have a various selection. she nodded as he told her about each movie he had picked."oh, is this one of-"she quickly closed her mouth as she almost realizing what she was about to say.
"sorry."there were quite a few people in the shop, but even so it wouldn't hurt to be careful. after all even kai was being extra careful."it sounds interesting."she finally said with a smile. she was curious to see what it was about. a horror movie that was also a real story.
she smiled softly when he told her how he basically owned most of the movies he had started in. or at least that's how she understood it."uh, sure. is distraught your favorite?"she nodded once more as he continued talking about the next one."that's an interesting twist. being trained to be an assassin instead of them getting rid of you."
"that one looks cute!"she added with a smile."that would be cool. do you have like a genre in mind? would you do just animated movies or shows too?"she asked him curiously. clearly it was her turn to show and tell."i mean they aren't as exciting as what you've picked."she said as she showed him the first one."this one is based on the book by the same name, pride and prejudice. it's set in the olden times and basically follows this girl and her views on romance during that time. sorry, i'm terrible at explaining things."she says with a shake of her head. of course describing it like that it sounded boring.
"this one, is a mystery. this girl's friend goes missing and leaves behind her five your old child and her husband. while the police do end up finding her body, the friend just continues to dig and eventually uncovers the truth."she proceeds to tell him about the last movie she picked."this one is also a mystery, but it's also a comedy. it's called game night and i think you'd enjoy this one the most out of the three. it's basically a murder mystery gone wrong. it's quite hilarious."
Kai watched Magnolia's reactions closely, he was surprised she wasn't catching onto what he was doing. In the last moment she seemed to get it and apologized? He almost laughed at it, she was just being too kind, if she didn't follow his lead it just meant other people might over hear that, and well they could have another day where they would be running for the most of it. "Well I hope you'll enjoy the movie anyways" Kai responded to her. He was glad that she felt like it would at least be interesting. He was a little caught of guard when she asked if distraught was his favorite. "No, it's just the one with the most awards." He admitted to her. "I guess I'm more proud of it, then saying it was my favorite." Kai looked at the back of the movie where it explained it was based on a true story.
"Plus you know I really feel for the guy who went through all of this," Kai said feeling just a tiny bit down about remembering the film process, and all the events the main character went through. "He must have had a really strong mind." When she moved on to the assassin show Kai looked down at the other box of that show. "Yeah, it was a difficult shoot most of the time for Kai. It was one of the first major times he started doing his own stunts." Kai felt like he was just spouting rehtoric about his personal achievements at this point.
"Oh I would do animated movies for sure." Kai responded to her confidently.
When she explained Pride n Prejudice, and then apologized afterwards Kai shrugged at her. "I thought you explained it pretty well." He knew of the Pride n Prejudice movies. "So the next one is a mystery? What would you do if your friend went missing?" He asked her in response to her explanation of her movie.
The last one was a mystery comedy? "That one certainly sounds interesting. I didn't expect many shows to combine the two.""I'm going to put these back, I actually do own most of them." He got a copy of the stuff he was in, was that a crime? Kai quickly put the movies back in their respective locations and returned to Magnolia. "Your going to pay for those?" She at least would have an interest in some sort of movies if she did right? "I forget where were we going after this place?" Kai laughed quietly.
i know it's hard to be soft. i know it hurts to be kind. i know that when love is lost. it's only fear in disguise . .
[attr="class","honey1"]
really she promised she wasn't that dense. she kind of forgot who he actually was. when they had met he had been nothing more than just a regular stranger. she smiled."i'm sure it will be interesting."she nodded at his next words. so if he was just proud of that one for winning the most awards."so, then which one is your favorite?"
she nodded."i can only imagine."she wasn't to familiar with the man's story, but she would soon find out after watching kai's movie. it was hard to go through things alone, she hoped the man had someone at his side to listen or be of help. the mind was rather complex, even dangerous at times."that must of been somewhat exciting. getting to do stunts, they don't look easy."
it didn't matter what age you were, animated movies were just as good as anything else. sometimes their story was told a lot better. she smiled."alright good, glad i didn't confuse you."she told him before pausing to think about her answer. the question hit a little too close to home. right now the person that was missing wasn't her friend, but her father. it felt weird forgetting that fact for a minute. it made her feel guilty."retrace her last steps? i'm not that great of a detective to be honest."she didn't want to admit that she couldn't do anything, but cry. this wasn't the movie, she didn't know why her father had gone missing, just that he went missing because of his work.
she smiled as they moved on to the next movie, glad for the subject change."it's hilarious, i think you might like it."she nodded at she started walking towards the cashier. she laughed softly."did you say you planned this. dinner? or is it too early? you could watch one of these movies."
Kai left out of the movie store, expecting Magnolia to follow along side. Her words weren't really reaching him at that moment as he decided on what was going to be the next destination for the two of them. He wanted to show off his stunt driving to her, so he did have a planned section of the race track rented out for him to run around on. He wasn't selfish though, Magnolia could have a go at it as well of course. "Actually I have a bit of a surprise, if you don't mind holding out on dinner until later. We can stay in at your place or mine for dinner if that's all right with you," He didn't really think she would say no considering how lax and laid back she seemed to be. "Of course if you want to stay here and get something to eat that's fine too, I just am rather excited about this other event I had planned. It's actually outside of the mall so we'll have to drive there, but I promise we'll only be spending an 30 minutes to an hour there." Sure enough judging by the time his rental of the track would start soon.
"So what do you say, want to go on a little adventure?" He wasn't going to tell her what he had planned because he wanted to see her surprise when she got there, perhaps she might find it a little jarring but Kai was more interested in showing off his driving skills. He casually made his way to the exit where he parked his car, naturally going in that direction without a real answer.
"I go to this place quite often, at least once a month, sometimes more, I think you'll at least enjoy yourself" Kai wasn't so sure if she would enjoy herself, this was more for him, but he at least would have some company while he was doing it right?
i know it's hard to be soft. i know it hurts to be kind. i know that when love is lost. it's only fear in disguise . .
[attr="class","honey1"]
magnolia purchased her movies before following kai, not too far behind out of the store. he has asked her what she wanted to do next. she really wasn't sure. were they still going to go to other stores in the mall? though she had suggested watching one of the movies. she thought he had planned the whole day for them. was he quizzing her or something?
it seemed like the movie option was out."oh? what's the surprise?"she asked curiously."no, i don't mind. i'm actually not hungry at the moment and it is a little early for dinner."she laughed softly."you're going to let me cook dinner? i don't mind where we go."it seemed like his disguise had been working so far. so the fear of being followed was less.
she shook her head."no, it's alright. i'm ready to go if you are. okay that's fine. i don't have anywhere else to be."she told him with a nod."sure, why not."she said with a smile. she was curious to see where they were going. she followed him towards the exit. wondering what kind of place this was. she nodded as he spoke a little bit more about it."once a month. you're not going to tell me what this place is are you?"
Kai looked at her curiously when she asked what the surprise was. "It's a fun surprise!" He quickly turned his head back towards where he was heading. He knew his directions pretty well and was leading them to where his car was parked. He was a bit relieved to hear that Magnolia agreed with him on the time to eat dinner. Frankly it would be bad if they went to the track and had a bunch of food in their bellies anyways. "I mean you could cook dinner, or I could ask my chef to make something for us. We could have whatever you want from Lobster to like moose." Kai liked to test various different types of food. So he had a good amount of different things.
When magnolia said she had no where else to be Kai smiled. "Well I mean we have one place we have to be at." He was of course referring to the booked session at the race track, of course she had no clue however. When Magnolia brought up him not telling her what this place was Kai nodded. "It's a surprise, you'll get to see it when we get there. It's pretty easy to see." Kai continued to follow the path they took, but in reverse, meaning that they'd make it to the car in at least 10 minutes. People seemed to be none the wiser that he was here, and he knew it would be a bit different at the track. They knew his car there, and it was usually a big draw for some people.
They made it to the outside, and the sun had set just a little bit from when they had entered. It was still pretty early in the day however. They had tons of time, so Kai wasn't declining her when she asked for a movie, he just put it a bit in the back burner as he usually preferred more active events. Very few movies really caught his attention nowadays. He pulled out his key fob and did a long press on the unlock key. The car started its engine, revving through the parking lot, and opening up its top. "Race you to the car!" Kai began sprinting to the car.
Kai made it to the car in a record time, opening the front suicide door, and sliding into the car with great ease. Almost as if he had practiced it. Kai definitely felt more at east with the shades and hat covering his identity.
i know it's hard to be soft. i know it hurts to be kind. i know that when love is lost. it's only fear in disguise . .
[attr="class","honey1"]
magnolia looked at him curiously trying to think of what it could be. if it wasn't watching movies or dinner? what else did he have planned?"were not going to do some more running are we? i mean at least this time i'm wearing pants, but the shoes...are not made for running."she said with a soft laugh.
"you sure you want me to cook for you? i don't if i'll be as good as a chef, but i'll try my best."she told him with a smile. while she was more skilled with pastries, she wasn't too bad at cooking other kinds of foods. well with that way that kai it, she might have to do any cooking at all. maybe she could do like salad or something.
"we do? you're not going to tell me are you?"he was pretty adamant about saying how it was going to be a surprise."do i get a hint at least?"she asked hopeful. though even if she did get a hint would she be able to guess? she had been a bit distracted by her thoughts to hear him shout."wait you got a head start."she said with a laugh before she started to quicken her pace. of course she really wasn't going that fast in the first place. when she reached he car she slide inside."are you that exicted to get to this surprise?"
Kai looked back at Magnolia just for a split second before getting into the car. He had listened to her previous words but remained silent until she got in the car. As he door closed he hit the ignition the car starting up. Of course the car naturally drew attention to itself, but there was going to be much more eyes at the track than here. Kai began to move the car, swerving lightly through the parking lot, avoiding obstacles at a decent pace before hitting a set of red lights. "Well we won't get much time there, but enough time to give you a chance at beating me." His voice was poised with confidence, that was the hint she was going to get. "We can head to my place after for a movie, it won't take that long I promise." The less time they spent their the less money he had to spend, so a lap for each of them would be sufficient.
The light turned green and Kai went straight following the road as it turned to wind. Kai hit the gas at the corner, turning sharply. Although he was showing off his control of the vehicle the contents of the car would definitely shift to the left on the turn. The road turned into a high way so his little acceleration actually stayed in legal limits. "Don't worry about food, I'll get whatever you want to grab, and I'll just make something light for myself." Kai wasn't sure why he had the change of heart so suddenly about food, but he wasn't too concerned with it. Money wasn't an issue, so he was happy to get Magnolia anything she craved. He had to stick to a diet, and his fridge was already full of pre prepped meals for him. So it was honestly just easier to switch to getting her something, and him just grabbing something from the fridge.
Kai switched on the radio, and flipped between stations before coming across an interesting pop song that sounded familiar. "This guy sounds familiar." Kai tried to put a face to the sound but couldn't quite figure it out. The vehicle was a smooth ride on the high way until they made it to where the track was in site. He pulled into an entrance location to the track where the gate seemingly opened almost as if he was expected to arrive at this time. A man came out to check the vehicle, waved to kai, and continued his inspection of the tires, and engine, while the car was running. "He has to check the car for insurance purposes before we head out onto the track. Kai rolled down the window on his side. The man tossed him through the window two black helmets, that almost resembled motorcycle helmets.
"Put it on, Magnolia. Your turns after mine. See if you can beat my time." Kai smiled before putting on the helmet. The man tapped on the cars windshield. "Your good to set up." "Thanks Donny" Kai clicked a button on the dash, that turned the car from economy to race mode, and headed out onto the track through the entrance. The car revved even louder being in the performance mode. Kai stopped at a marker in the road, and then honked the car horn. Magnolia would be surprised to hear that his Lamborghini's horn sounded like that of a Semi trucks. Kai revved the engine, making sure Magnolia's helmet was on before proceeding.
A stack of lights began lighting up, and as soon as the bottom rung of lights hit green Kai floored it. The engine roaring, Kai tilting his head to notice the people that came to check out the lap attempt. The car would have pushed them back into their seats, feeling the strength of the g-forces. The first turn came quickly, a sharper left, and the weight immediately shifted to the right of the car, would have pushed them both to the right as he steered left, but Kai kept great composure and handled the vehicle swiftly. The car then went into a straight away, he kept climbing in speed, the people in the stands watching the track, seemed to blur as he picked up speed. The next corner came a bit slower but that's because it was father away. Kai turned the vehicle hard, hitting the e brake to cause the vehicle to go into a slide, but it was a controlled slide as he quickly made his way through the corner, and then coming up on the last corner, he steered through. He finished the lap with 2:36 seconds close to the amateur record of 2:33. He ran the lap one more time at a more conservative pace, and then stopped at the starting line.
"Your turn Magnolia, let's see what you got!" Kai smiled from under his helmet. He put the car in park, and then opened the suicide door. He got out, where a good amount of people cheered, mainly because they knew who it was attempting the track record, but also some people did enjoy him as an amateur time racer. He waved to a few people, they recognized his car obviously. He walked around to the other side of the car and opened the door for Magnolia. "Come on lets what kind of balls you got," He was teasing her a bit, but was curious to see her mettle. [/b]
i know it's hard to be soft. i know it hurts to be kind. i know that when love is lost. it's only fear in disguise . .
[attr="class","honey1"]
his comments were confusing and why wouldn't they be. after all he knew something that she didn't. it seemed they had arrived to their destination and no wonder he had been so quiet about this. had she known this was were they were headed she would of politely declined. she didn't mind cars, but it wasn't exactly her thing.
she nodded as he spoke. she held the helmet in her hands inspecting it before responding."my turn for what?"clearly it still hadn't clicked. though soon she would get answer to her question. she slipped the helmet on as kai made his way to the track. surely he wasn't expecting her to drive?
she was getting used to his driving, though nothing could of prepared her for this. as soon as the signal was given they were off. she clutched onto the seat, not that it would help. this was way faster then she had imagined. she gasped softly as he slide, closing her eyes. hoping that would help a bit. she didn't dare open them until this was over.
what was only a matter of minutes it felt like an eternity to her. the car slowed to a stop and kai exclaimed it was her turn. he was joking right? she couldn't move from her position. even after he had gotten out and opened the door for her, she remained glued to her stop. she managed to shake her head in response.
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