The First time.

**PBlade**

An adapted version from the CoZ roleplaying forum, By PBlade

Blades panelled trench coat billowed behind him as he landed heavily yet expertly on the asphalt of the buildings roof.

He rose casually and turned to face the direction he had just come
from, the building opposite from his own. His glasses, a rare accessory
for him, flashing in the sunlight, his red eyes still visibly burning
behind the glass.

A smile flashed across his face in unison with his glasses as he
observed Neodammerung, the ships newest member, stand, arms limp, jaw
dropped, a look of sheer astonishment on her face.

She held it only for a moment, then composed herself and stared
determinedly at PBlade, who raised an eyebrow at her sudden resolve. He
had been impressed with her so far, as she had taken to the "Free you
mind" lecture very well, and seemed prepared for what lay ahead.

She stretched a little, shook her head, cleared her mind of all thoughts, and then charged at the end of the building.

Blade was still impressed, her neural kinetics, he was being told by the operator, were good, and showed promise.

She was ready.

She launched off the end of the building at him, fire burning in her eyes.

She was determined.

She sailed a good 20 meters. Across the 100 meter gap.

But everybody fell the first time

He watched as she let out a peircing scream and fell, fell a good 70
feet before bouncing back from the constructs safety protocols, finally
thudding to the ground at last.

"Close it!" he called into mid air.

The Nagamitsu

The jack in chairs rose to a semi-diagonal position before Wizzard and
Unudus took out Neodammerungs and PBlades jacks respectively. They both
stepped off the chairs.

Dammer coughed into her hand, withdrawing it to find blood, she took a
step back in fear before looking quizzically at those around her.

"You...You said it wasn't real!" She stammered, and it was true,
roughly 2 days ago (for who could tell time in the real anymore) PBlade
and Wizzard2k had told her the matrix was the wool pulled over her eyes
by the machines, and that it didn't really exist.

"The mind makes it real" Unudus confirmed.

"Which means if I die in there...?" She was sharp.

"No." Wizzard said, his voice happy "Not anymore" The 3 men had lived
through the previous war, they were glad for the enhancement.

The sound of metal on metal reverberated as PBlade took a step forward.

"Get some sleep" He said to her "You'll need it"

Regulus

still got ur vcard?

**PBlade**

it's around here somewhere.

**MXOMastatec**

Tell Neodammerung that i said to level her Belief up a bit!

**PBlade**

I haven't seen her in a while lol. But I will ¬_¬