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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 22, 2024 11:05:58 GMT -5
Amara nodded softly. "I already talked to Jax....and he said that if it gets to the point I have to step down, he'll take the Gold Ranger Powers and hop back in the fight," she said softly. "Told him I'd already planned on that." She looked up at Derek and smiled a bit, knowing that even though she was terrified, things would still work out.
With the Team finally complete with a new Red Ranger and little Ranger news filling the air, the Rangers were starting to get back to a good place. Unfortunately, AXIM knew how to hurt each and every one of them in the coming days, starting with a self-proclaimed King... _____________
(OOC: New ep! Time to dive into character eps starting with Ken! Be doing your thing for now and we'll get groovin' soon.)
It's been a week since Tifa was given her Red Ranger Key and brought on to help the Rangers. In that time, she'd spent two days with Kida and Jax, learning about Ranger history and the Tok'ra Wars, the sacrifices made by the Rangers and even learning about Moze's time as Shift Steel Red, admiring the former Red Ranger as a fighter. Today saw teh new Red Ranger sitting the park with some food, watching parents running around with their kids and even some dogs.
"Came to Eaglemere just for a fight. Got roped into a War with a robotic asshole and now I'm sitting in the park. This is gonna be interesting," she said, cracking open her container of food, looking down at the mish-mash of rice and vegetables, some braised beef on the side. "And I've got another modeling shoot tonight. Fuck."
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Post by y2j1915 on Apr 22, 2024 20:57:30 GMT -5
Ken was sleeping in one of SPD on call rooms although it wasn't restful the self proclaimed Kings subconscious was currently thinking of Moze and how he let her die in the final battle with the Tok'ra Empire along with his dad bolting upright in bed Ken screamed "Moze, dad!" in a panic the Blue Ranger reached for his Shift Steel Phone and Ranger Key and almost tranformed in the bed if not for a pair of arms suddenly embracing the Blue Ranger and keeping him from turning the key "Ken Ken it's okay honey it's just a bad dream!"
it took a few minutes for the self proclaimed King to register the voice of his mother as she held her son trying to keep him calm "I saw the Emperor he was killing everyone I didn't I couldn't -"Ken said hysterically
" it was just a bad dream the Tok'ra Empire is gone "Kayla reminded her son as the Blue Ranger began to sob uncontrollably
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Post by jedibloo on Apr 23, 2024 2:14:04 GMT -5
Olivier is at the park, doing her daily run. She finds it hard to realize a week has gone by so fast. With Tifa adding in, things have been doing well as she thought. She stops at a nearby tree to stretch her muscles. While she's doing it, her eyes spot Tifa eating her meal. Making a decision, she walks over to her new Red teammate. "Hello Tifa." Olivier greets.
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 23, 2024 13:29:36 GMT -5
Tifa looked up, seeing Olivier as she put her fork down in the box. "Oh. Hi," she said. "Olivier, right?" She closed the box and got to her feet, looking at the Pink Ranger. "What's up?"
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Post by GoseiYellow on Apr 23, 2024 21:21:31 GMT -5
Jun had been busy practicing with his band and decided to call it a day. As he left, he thought about the new Red Ranger and how well she was in during the last battle. He was highly impressed and for some reason, he was highly amazed by her personality. However, knowing how beastly she was in the ring and in battle he started to think about how to approach her. "Tifa... she kind of reminds me of Amara," he spoke to himself.
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Post by y2j1915 on Apr 23, 2024 22:37:46 GMT -5
After a few minutes Ken calmed down enough to ask his mother what she was doing in the on-call room
Kayla said her voice heavy with concern "Zara called me you said that you still haven't found someone to talk to and she getting quite and quite frankly so am I you're running yourself ragged for no reason you need to rely on the others to carry some of your burdens as well" the Kingsford matriarch her tone understanding yet firm Ken got out of bed and threw on some clothes and including his SPD commander jacket although he stopped when he cut side of flexion in a nearby mirror "what in the world am I doing? I still feel like a little kid playing dress-up I feel like a fraud this was dad's jacket not mine" the blue Ranger said exhaling disappointedly
Kayla hugged her son from behind "he would be proud of you and so am I want to important isn't the jacket it's the heart behind it
Cole was busy in his home office alternating between eating the breakfast that Olivier had prepared for him before leaving for the park and furiously coding on his PC the virtual datascape he was making would hopefully be able to serve as a real-time battle simulator that would hopefully get them morning upon the new Machine Empire the green Ranger tried to account for as many variables as he could but there was only So much even he could do especially with Tifa being such a new addition to the team and therefore not having as much data to work with in regards to her
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Post by jedibloo on Apr 24, 2024 2:57:49 GMT -5
Tifa looked up, seeing Olivier as she put her fork down in the box. "Oh. Hi," she said. "Olivier, right?" She closed the box and got to her feet, looking at the Pink Ranger. "What's up?"
"Yes. That's my name." Olivier smiles proudly. "I was just doing my daily run and I noticed you here. How are you today?"
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Post by Mr.Silver on Apr 24, 2024 12:14:40 GMT -5
In the week since the last attack, the Silver Ranger and gaming king was a bundle of nerves due to the news from Amara that he's likely going to be a father. On one hand, he had to be steady and supportive. Amara's emotional state is more extreme than his at the moment and he was doing his best to try to keep her at ease. On the other hand, he did have to briefly talk to her about telling other people stuff before him and stress that they are a unit that should be talking to each other first before it gets anywhere else, even if the people who knew before him were Jax and Boss. As for his feelings, his excitement over having a kid was evident. Even though they hadn't told the rest of the team yet, everyone could see he was in a much better mood these days, but they chalked it up to a new business deal or shaking the covers. Internally, there was a fear of failure. Yes, he is good with kids but having one of your own is an entirely different animal.
Currently, Derek was in his office, looking up at the ceiling and making a mental note to check on Tifa later to get her more comfortable with field tactics as that was his specialty.
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 24, 2024 12:36:17 GMT -5
"Yes. That's my name." Olivier smiles proudly. "I was just doing my daily run and I noticed you here. How are you today?"
"Doing ok, I suppose. Spent a couple of days with Kida and Jackson, learning what I needed for the Ranger thing," Tifa said. "Also managed to get an apartment. Never really stay in one town for long. It's always "Model, box, leave for the next city on the tour" and I'm not used to putting roots down." ___________
Amara walked off of the elevator, balancing two big boxes of pizza and a bag of atomic wings for Derek and a honey BBQ for her. She nudged the door open and walked into the office, shutting hte door behind her. "Lunch delivery," she said, setting things down. The Gold Ranger had done her best to keep her emotional state balanced thanks to her nerves about the upcoming doctor's appointment, and she hoped the news was good since she didn't want to get Derek's hopes up and then shatter them. She'd apologized about talking to Jax and Boss before him, making up for it a few times in the last week. She walked over to the desk and put her hands on Derek's shoulders, looking down at him. "Hi."
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Post by jedibloo on Apr 25, 2024 3:14:23 GMT -5
"Doing ok, I suppose. Spent a couple of days with Kida and Jackson, learning what I needed for the Ranger thing," Tifa said. "Also managed to get an apartment. Never really stay in one town for long. It's always "Model, box, leave for the next city on the tour" and I'm not used to putting roots down."
"I know this is not what you expect. Happens to the rest of us because of the Grid and life itself." Olivier admits with a half-smile. "Until then, you can use this opportunity to figure out what you want to do and get to know each other. All of us have jobs outside of Ranger duty so we make sure to use this time wisely."
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Post by y2j1915 on Apr 25, 2024 21:47:25 GMT -5
While the Rangers were all spending the afternoon doing their own things every technology and science news outlet in Eaglemere was gathered in Eaglemere Plaza were Marius Masters Was holding a press conference to make his announcement "people of Eaglemere first off let me commend you all for showing up on such short notice tomorrow technologies may be a small company but rest assured this latest technological breakthrough is anything but small ladies and gentlemen allow me to introduce the next evolution of Morph-X courtesy of Tomorrow Technologies Ladies and Gentlemen I Proudly Introduce Morph-Z!" Marius Allowed a Canister Full of red energy to be wheeled out onto the stage as multiple reporters were shouting questions "how does this differ from Morph-X and more importantly is it safe? Do you plan to introduce Morph-Z to other parts of the country?" A reporter asked
Marius gave the camera a warm smile but you could clearly tell he was hamming it up for the cameras "excellent question rest assured the new formula for Morph-Z has gone through extensive testing and is perfectly green and safe because safety is our primary concern at Tomorrow Technologies we'll be keeping Morph-Z contained to just the city of Eaglemere for the time being before wide distribution becomes available but rest assured we both are adamant and determined to eventually take Morph-Z worldwide any other questions?" The businessman asked
"You keep saying we you're referring to your business partner Cole Coleman, yes? if This is such an important and historic announcement then why isn't he with you at the moment"?
Marius screamed internally but kept his cool on camera knowing that all of Eaglemere was watching "Mr. Coleman unfortunately had a family emergency to attend to hence why he couldn't be here today but we both are totally committed to taking the city of Eaglemere into the future with Morph-Z!!"
At home the green Ranger was watching the press conference in Eaglemere Plaza starting at the top of his lungs
"I will make your face into a family emergency you scumbag!! How dare you attached my name to something I know nothing about!"?
In this shouting was enough for Wendy Williamson to come into the room as Cole continued to pace back and forth fuming
"Boss just calm down take a deep breath it'll be okay think of your happy place or take a sip of her coffee or something there's no need to get all worked up it's just what he wants" Wendy advised
Cole took a deep breath Thinking of the fun he had the night before with his wife knowing that if she were there he would be rubbing his shoulders trying to get him to calm down for her sake he took another steadying breath and a sip of his iced coffee as Wendy had suggested suddenly feeling better "thank you Wendy I know it's cannot you to keep me calm when Olivier isn't around the personal assistant gave her boss a smile "it's why you pay me the big bucks sir" she said happily
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Post by Mr.Silver on Apr 25, 2024 23:14:49 GMT -5
"Hey." Derek lifted his head up to see Amara walking in with food. He put his hand atop one of hers as he sat up, digging through the bags to set the food up. "Inwas thinking after lunch, we could..."
"Derek." Boss walked in with a concerned expression. "Sorry to interrupt, but y'all may want to check this out." She changed the channel on Derek's TV with it now on the news conference Marius was holding. "Amara, this'll be something you might want to sit down for."
Derek watched the conference intently. Even with his lunch less than two feet away from him, it could not stop DC's expression from changing to one of frustration. "This isn't good. Not good at all..."
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 26, 2024 11:37:17 GMT -5
"I know this is not what you expect. Happens to the rest of us because of the Grid and life itself." Olivier admits with a half-smile. "Until then, you can use this opportunity to figure out what you want to do and get to know each other. All of us have jobs outside of Ranger duty so we make sure to use this time wisely."
"Thankfully my modeling jobs are usually spaced out. I can use some of the time to get used to the city and find new locations for shoots," Tifa said with a small smile. "I know Derek has his company, and Green has his, and that overly rude Blue runs the space cops. What do you and Gold do?" __________
"Hey." Derek lifted his head up to see Amara walking in with food. He put his hand atop one of hers as he sat up, digging through the bags to set the food up. "I was thinking after lunch, we could..."
"Derek." Boss walked in with a concerned expression. "Sorry to interrupt, but y'all may want to check this out." She changed the channel on Derek's TV with it now on the news conference Marius was holding. "Amara, this'll be something you might want to sit down for."
Derek watched the conference intently. Even with his lunch less than two feet away from him, it could not stop DC's expression from changing to one of frustration. "This isn't good. Not good at all..."
Amara narrowed her eyes as she sat down slowly, watching the press conference. "That upstart little dicklick," she said. "If he tries to market this, what's stopping the Machine Empire from snagging it?" She folded her arms and thought. "Oh! Remember how the other day at the boxing match, Ballistae and Dancelur started running out of energy? And they had to make a hasty retreat? I'm not pointing fingers yet, but what if Masters developed Morph-Z and the Empire found out and approached him in the last year?"
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Post by jedibloo on Apr 27, 2024 0:56:35 GMT -5
"Thankfully my modeling jobs are usually spaced out. I can use some of the time to get used to the city and find new locations for shoots," Tifa said with a small smile. "I know Derek has his company, and Green has his, and that overly rude Blue runs the space cops. What do you and Gold do?"
"As far as I know, Amara works as the video gamer streamer at Derek's Dream Chasers. She's very popular. For me, I work as the head mechanic at D&M's Auto Repairs. I love fixing cars. Used to be a racecar driver, so I know the ins and outs of working with cars." Olivier says with a smile.
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Post by y2j1915 on Apr 27, 2024 15:26:36 GMT -5
As the press conference continued Cole was finally able to calm down enough to the point where he could watch it without shouting at the top of his lungs "what are you planning Marius?" The green Ranger asked himself
"How are you planning to use Morph-Z?" Another reporter asked
Marius gave the cameras a devilish grin "we Eventually want Morph-Z to be used in all avenues of technology especially where energy consumption is concerned after all the point of Morph-Z is to provide a safe green alternative for humanity as well and is superior in every aspect to the woefully outmatched Morph-X but I realize talk is cheap so allow me to provide a demonstration “,what happened next was something no one could have expected a human volunteer came out on the stage wearing a silver variation of Ken's prosthetic arm minus the crown emblem and SPD logo the arm was currently inactive and powered down the human volunteer came next to Marius as he explained "this soldier tragically lost his left arm fighting in Afghanistan naturally Tomorrow Technologies Had Him fitted for a robotic prosthetic replacement however this state-of-the-art piece of technology is comprised of a heavy-metal similar to dwarf star alloy and requires two Morph-X power cells to run efficiently however when it comes to Morph-Z all it takes is one power cell to do the exact same thing", to illustrate his point Marius pulled out a power cell from his jacket pulsating red with Morph-Z energy and inserted it into the prosthetic arm which came to life in front of the entire press conference
Now it was the blue Ranger's turn to yell who had been watching this unfold on the main SPD lobby television "I'm going to kill that slimeball no one steals from me and gets away with it!," Ken shouted
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