Durandal Military Industries Inc.

*she looks at gun and then looks up at Kei who gives her an affirmative nod*
Go ahead, show him what you know
*she nods back and holds the gun, examines it and looks back at Art*
"Thats a Smith and Wesson Model 500, a double action five shot revolver made in the United States,"
*she gives a small scoff when she says United States*
"It uses a .500 Magnum round specifically designed for Smith and Wesson revolvers. It has high stopping power but is quite impractical for Specialist units."
*Kei pats her*
thats a good girl
*she smiles and gives the gun back to Art*
But you know. . . you forgot to mention its optimal shooting range. . .
*Miku blushes in embarrasment*
. . . it's 182 meters

*takes gun back*

She's good. And don't worry about it being impractical. I've managed to make it work for my self.

*holsters gun*

Hey, you guys wanna see something cool? Follow me.

*takes them to a deeper corridor of the house and opens a door*

Surprise!

*reveals a high tech IT room*

There was a reason the Kuzukis were at the top of the organized crime syndicate for such a long time while they were alive. I know this place may not measure to the full potential of the old base, but with a little work, they'll be pretty equal. What do you think?

((Got disconnected. Sorry for late reply.))

*examines all the computers and tech*
yes, it's quite amazing
*Kei looks to Miku and nods, she nods back and goes back up*
Well then, are we gonna have Raider posted here or something?

We would post him here, but unfortunately, we'll have to put a mini-fridge to store sandwiches! XD

*Pops his head out from behind a file server cabinet* ((You didn't say it was hidden so I'll assume I could've found it all the same))

Hey, took you long enough. And about those sandwiches... A must have, Kei, put a mini walk-in fridge on the list for refurbishing, like the one from that Bavaria commercial. ((http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvoO6eQDms))

We've probably got a lot of stuff we need to move in to get settled.

*arrived on Kyoto*

... *smokes and walks towards random direction*

*sees a familiar vehicle*

Wait this vehicle... They're here eh?

((What the fuck was THAT?! XD ))

Shouldn't take too long to refurnish everything. Like I said, this belonged to a former high-ranking Yakuza boss. Even now, I'm not sure I've found all of the place's secrets. Try looking through all the nooks and crannies, and see if we don't already have what we need. Which reminds me...

*he turns to Kei*

I know you're little sister's good, but I would keep an eye on her, just in case she stumbles across something. I don't want her to fall into the "curiosity killed the cat" archetype, if you get what I mean.

*he walks out of the IT room to roam around the manor a little*

*Turns to Kei before he leaves as well* Yeah man, keep her out of what we're in. Don't want to see innocents getting dragged into our brawl fights.

*Pops back behind the file server and starts tearing at some wires*

*roams around the manor a bit*

Hmmm...let's see if this place has anything left to hide.

*goes upstairs to the one of the main bedrooms*

Pretty regal looking for a room where you sleep in a futon.

*searches through the cabinets and drawers*

Hmmm...well, what I thought just got confirmed. Each main room here has one gun for safety measures. Not really high quality, but I guess they work. Now, lemme see if I can find any sort of bugs or trackers we can salvage.

*continues searching the other rooms*

...hold on...

*looks around him for a long while*

...we're gonna have to be more inconspicuous with security cameras here. Not to mention, doesn't look like turrets will blend in here. But...

*looks at some of the trinkets that lay around the room, as well as the hallway outside*

...I'm sure we can think of SOME kind of traps to set around here. Like some serious anti-ninja gadgets. That might do...

*goes out and roams some more*

*Kei stands still for a while, thinking for a moment at Art and Raiders words and then casually laughs*
They obviously don't know why she's my little sister
*Kei heads off to the armory*

*as Art roams around the main compound, he stumbles across a room that looks like a samurai meeting room*

Sweet! This room can be of some use.

*keeps looking some more*

*cleans an M82 while Miku sits besides him and plays with her G23*
This peace is gonna be broken anytime soon. . .
*Miku looks up*
"Hmm? did you say something Oni-san?"
*Kei pats her head and smiles*
No, just thinking to myself

Hey, Kei. Over here.

*Kei sees Art standing near the door and goes to him*

Walk with me.

*the two start wandering around the main building*

I heard back there, and you're right. Things are only going to get tougher now. However, I managed to take some measures regarding Chameleon chasing us.

*they stop walking and he looks to Kei*

I noticed that the previous base had a self destruct system. Before we left, I left a little surprise back there for Chameleon.

Basically, I had some mannequins ready that looked just like us, and formed a "crime scene" in the IT room, making it look like we entered into a suicide pact. That way, unless they search REAL long and hard, they won't find us that easily.

*Kei started forming an expression on his face that said he wasn't convinced they were safe yet*

I see you're worried, but that's not all. Thing is, I KNEW Chameleon would come to check on our bodies there. So, I hot-wired the room in such a way that, if anyone were to enter it, the bombs arm themselves. I also left this suicide note in the room near our bodies. They pick this up from the ground, they unknowingly start a silent timer.

*gives Kei a copy of the note*

"Forget it. We're done. We'd rather just kill ourselves than face someone like you. You win. Durandal is dead.

P.S. However, we WILL go out with a bang, and we're taking part of you with us to Hell. Have a nice day. ;)"

By the time they finish reading even HALF the message, BOOM!

*Art shows Kei the detonator*

Ashes, ashes. We all fall down. >:-)

*puts detonator away*

At least this should give us some time free before the war REALLY begins. Now, spill it. What the hell were YOU upto this whole time?!

((Fixed some of my lines in this))

*Kei retains his blank expression, gives a light pat on Arts shoulder and heads back to the hut*
I found that totally unnecessary. . .
*heading back to the hut, he finds Miku lying down on the floor asleep with her G23 in her hands*
aw, she looks so cute, almost like a Harbinger of Death
*He gets a blanket to put over her and puts the safety back on the G23*

*Hanz stands guard near the main entrance, he turns around as he hears Kei approach him*
"Sir, what are we gonna do about the-"
*He's interupted by Kei*
No worries Hanz, the important thing to do first is to get Durandal back on its feet, you know what you have to do
*Kei turns to Hanz and they both exchange a nod*
"Yes Sir, I'll begin working on that tomorrow."
*Kei smiles and watches the sunset*
The peacefull days like these are gonna be rare soon.

*Kei walks back to the armory hut and sorts out the munitions*

*watches him him walk away*

Once again, he goes lone wolf on us.

*looks at Miku asleep*

Honestly, my friend. You've got some serious issues. You know full well of the situation we're in now.

*starts walking away*

So if you really want to protect those you care about, you're gonna have to start trusting every ally and friend you can find.

-Night time-
*Hanz is standing at the garage, smoking, Kei approaches and he turns to him*
"Sir-"
*Kei raises his hand to interupt*
I know, it's time,"
*Kei looks to his back*
You ready there Miku-chan?
*Miku is riding on Kei's back all equipt with military vest and armor*
"Sure am, Oni-san"
*she smiles and salutes, almost losing balance*
Careful, well then, I wonder if Art'll come with us. I did leave a note on his room

-Note reads-
Art, no time for details but if you want to come with, meet us at the garage.
-Kei
*in messy handwriting*
-And Miku~

*checks the equipment in the Pindad*
No doubt Sanada is probably asleep now, so I guess, I can only call up Art for assistance.
*Hanz gets in the driver's seat and checks the fuel gauge*
"Well Sir, in my opinion, you should try to work more with the unit. After all, you're meant to be their commander, in absence of Scar that is."
*Kei closes the boot and waits by the garage door*
I guess you're right, I think I'm just too used to being a wolf now. . .
*Kei reaches for a cigarette only for it to be snatched away as soon as he lights it by Miku*
"Oni-san, I've told you many times, you shouldn't be smoking."
*Kei laughs*
Sorry Miku, just had an urge to all of a sudden.

*returns from nearby store with sake bottles*
Hmmm... the moon is perfect and the company is good.
*puts cigar pack, sake, coffee, and potato chips at his table*

I wonder how long this peaceful time will go...

*rythmically tapping foot and air drumming with Miku who pretends to play a guitar (air guitar)*
bom, chak, bom, chak chak, bom, chak, bom, chak chak
((bom being a bass drum and chak being the snare drum))

*Hanz sits in the driver's seat quietly smoking while watching the clock*
"One of those guys better get here, I hate when Sir gets impatient."

*reads note in room*

...

*eye twitches, and slowly reloads his 500*

*whispers*

Falcon...

*after a moment, Art is in the garage, landing a haymaker on Kei*

PAWNCH!

*as Kei fall, Art shouts without waking anybody up*

You idiot! You want me to come along, you say so to my face! Oh, and another thing...

*walks over to Kei and crouches down in front of him*

Do you realize how big a contradiction the phrase "lone wolf" is? Considering the fact that wolves ALWAYS hunt in PACKS?

*smiles and gives him a hand to help him stand up*

*Kei smiles and gets up*
Says the one who also said lone wolf before I did ((I would hae also pointed that out. Wolves are my favorite predators))
*brushes the dust off*
well, no matter, you're here now.
*walks to the left passengers door and opens*
I'll fill you in on the details during the ride
*gets in and checks the equipment in the boot one last time*