Firewall was caught in a moment of confusion, not knowing whether or not it was just a ruse, his immediate reaction was to back away but he held his ground, shifting his eyes between the sparking device that had repositioned his finger just moments before. He had begun to forge a name for himself as a fish out of water in the real world, his nerves were alot more formidable when jacked in.
"Sssssssshhh!" says Dallas, urgently, creeping slowly towards the unit.
"Don't worry, don't worry..." he says. "I think it's fine."
"You're joking," says Ariadne, "There's no way that's still working!"
"Almost there..." says Dallas, stalking his way over to the sparking unit. When he gets there, he reaches his hand around the back to one of the stabilisers.
"A-ha!" he says, and from behind it, he pulls out a large cowboy hat.
"It's ok everyone! It's fine, no damage." He puts the hat on, and then acknowledges the existence of someone else in the room for the first time, namely Ariadne.
"Huh? Oh, no, that thing's for shit. We'll have to get another."
Originally posted by Himo
"No, you got elite warriors who would rather live than get steamrolled by one of your mistakes".
"Ohh, we got a live on here... listen to me, boy. This ain't kindergarten you are going through. This mission involves serious, freaky shit. Last time we had 'demons' re-appearing at will, dopplegangers, and guys in Iron lungs transforming into giant robos, chasing you over the damn rooftops in the Matrix shooting laser beams out of their god damned eyes!"
(You're not sure you remember that bit, Fire)
"It ain't pretty and it IS dangerous, and you can either do it my way and live, or your way and die, and I ain't taking ready-built corpses on this mission. I know how to deal with this shit. I know it, the Council knows it, and my crew knows it, and everyone who works with me knows it. You can learen that fast, or you can turn around and get outta here. What's it going to be?"