Sanity is NEVER included {Rev & OPEN!}

[Agent Popsicle]

A singular serious slip-up and then all the cases are STRANGE as can be! Adjusting her white fedora with a navy blue ribbon around it as she let out a soft sigh, the Agent who managed to stay frosty couldn't help but wish she could go back in time and fix up her error. It was far too late for that though! Today, she was walking on over to a pawn shop that supposedly had some cursed artifacts causing the owner to have a split personality. The guy was reported as always being a little odd and his psychological records were a little iffy on other things clinching he was a peculiar sort. Bringing her index and middle digits up toward the middle of her silver rimmed sapphire tinted shades. Always careful to hide her more than strange sort of eyes which had a bit of a translucent blue hue to it, far from a normal color!

A small smile slinked across her lips that almost made her look like the girl had hypothermia or something crazy like that since her skin was not only quite pale, but her lips were naturally a bit on the sky blue side. Yes, yes she did had an awful lot of blue going on for her color scheme! Not like she minded it, unless it brought the wrong sort of attention, then yeah it was a little bothersome! Those heeled boots click clacked on the cement up until she came up to `QUICK MONEY`, the store she was supposed to get to. Patting her skirt down and adjusting her navy blue vest for a moment before getting the collar of her white dress shirt juuuuuuuust right, she closed her eyes for a moment getting some WEIRD looks from passer-bys. They really didn't know how to feel about this sight, but the young lady with a pair of what appeared to be holstered plastic guns, squirt bottle, and popsicle sticks looked confident, calm, and professional. Whatever she was gonna do must be important! ...right?

Well just as the blue haired female pivoted to turn toward the door and reopened her eyes...her gaze was met with a `CLOSED` sign and a note next to it that said `RETURNAN IN A WEEK`. Slapping her hand over her mouth, she blinked a couple times actually taking in the sight of this...unwanted surprise. That short Chinese girl she called her boss was gonna be PISSED.... "...o-oh no...what am I going to do now...?" mumbling those words to herself, she somehow seemed to keep calm...but there was an obvious hint of nervousness to her tone. Bringing her hand right on up to her cheek, she couldn't go back empty handed and she DEFINITELY couldn't do something illegal like break in! What to do what to do...!

Maybe she could find something else that would curb the rage train? At least she had her inhibitors on so that she wouldn't accidentally freeze anything in her fit of panic!

[revrunner]

Of course there had to be a power failure at Loonatics HQ right then. And, of course, since Rev is the fastest, he would have to find the materials needed to fix the device Tech had used to generate electricity. And, of course, today had to be especially crowded throughout almost the entirety of New York! Sometimes, it was really hard being so fast. Rev wouldn't give it up for anything, though. And so, here he was, racing through the streets of New York, trying to find everything on the list he had been given. A red blur surging through the crowd of pedestrians, most of them thinking it was especially windy today; but, in fact, he was running so fast that he generated his own turbulence, gusts of wind following in his path. So far, all he'd found were novelty shops, trinket sellers, and toy stores.

"WHOA!-Watch-out!-Excuse-me.-Think-fast!-Look-out!-Pardon-me.-Hey,-watch-it!" Rev tried to be polite as best he could as he squeezed through people and structures, alike. Unfortunately, he didn't expect one of the pedestrians to suddenly halt in front of a store. His brain immediately set to work. At his current speed, it would be impossible to come to an outright stop; a poor choice on his part. You see, Rev managed to keep track of the various velocities at which he's traveled. He knows his maximum speed is precisely 9,983.03. He also knows the best speed at which to travel when combatting villains. To quicken his task, Rev estimated he was traveling at a velocity of roughly 7,534.28. He knows he can't come to a sudden halt after hitting 7,238.915. He would be able to stop quickly, but not on a dime and certainly not if he remained in a position where the girl was in his trajectory course.

Seeing enough room behind her, Rev twisted his upper body and bent over backwards. His palm hit the cement as his feet momentarily left the ground. Doing a small flip in the air as he past the slightly blue girl, he landed on his feet and came to a stop. However, there was enough friction between the cement and his feet to where his boots shortly caught fire. His suit is specifically designed to dissipate fires, though, since he often unwittingly starts them, due to his speed. As he had stopped racing, the turbulence he'd formed had finally caught up to him as a strong gust of air. He was used to that, though. He did, however receive peculiar glances because of both the wind he'd generated and his sudden transformation from a red blur to an anthropomorphic road runner. "Phew!-Sorry-about-that!-Are-you-okay?-I-hope-I-didn't-hurt-you.-Why-did-you-stop-like-that?-Don't-you--know-what-could've-happened-if-I-wasn't-such-a-smart-quick-thinker?-That-would've-been-a-DISASTER!!"

[Agent Popsicle]

What to do...what oh WHAT to do?! Get her boss lady another possessed clock for her weird collection? Make a card? Before she could go ON AND ON AND ON with what to do to make up for this unintentional mess up, the wind was picking up? But didn't the news say something about...uh...well...wind being crazy wasn't mentioned! Before she could so much as look over her shoulder, the gust from a particular source made her instinctively slap her hands down to her skirt while letting out a little gasp. ....wait...her skirt wasn't the fluttery type....false alarm once again!

Slowly, and more importantly, CALMLY, the chilly girl dusted herself off and turned to stare at where the fast forward in motion voice was coming from. But OH GOSH! THOSE TEMPORARY FLAMES....they freaked her out a bit and caused her eyes to widen ever so slightly. ....er...wait....what'd he say again...? Something about if she was alright, right? Well she'd have to go with that guess for now... "Erm...I'm alright, kind sir, thank you for your concern. Um...I'm truly sorry if I got in your way...this closed sign has me a little bothered is all..."

Looking back to the sign for a short moment, Ms. Popsicle couldn't help but feel a pinch bit defeated while adding on a hushed "...because my boss is going to be furious with me again..." AND THAT WAS A SLIP OF THE TONGUE! Quickly she added on a little topic change and extended her hand for a professional little handshake. "Enough about the...um...sign...I'm Agent Popsicle with the Chao Paranormal Investigation Agency, do you know about anything interesting I could possibly look into?" Being calm about it all, she...was having one of her famous `idiot` moments and overlooking the fact that this speedster stranger could be the fix to her dilemma. Talk about a late reaction in the making...the delightfully calm girl would have it dawn on her sooner or later....

[revrunner]

Rev was able to notice her wide-eyed expression at the flames he'd generated before her sudden topic change. He found it thankfully he wasn't going too fast; he knew after hitting a velocity of 7,633.57, his speed vibrated the molecules in the air so much that they actually caught fire. It's at that speed he is very useful to the team in the way that he can generate heat cyclones, what with flames streaking after him. In fact, Rev found something about this girl that was, quite literally, chilling. It was a similar feeling to the one he'd gotten from Black Velvet*.

At her introduction, Rev quickly looked from her hand to her face before grasping her outstretched appendage in both hands. Without realizing exactly what he was doing, the superhero road runner shook her hand up and down very energetically. "Hey-there!-Nice-to-meet-you,-Ms.-Popsicle!-My-name's-rev!-Rev-Runner,team-member-of-the-Loonatics,-Speed-Demon-of-Acmetropolis-and-right-hand-assistant-to-Tech-E.-Coyote!-He's-a-super-genius!" His red beak stretched up into an enormous smile. Rev was always one for meeting new people, especially if they were nice and friendly, and this Popsicle seemed like she was both! "Y'know-it-really-can-be-dangerous-to-stop-so-suddenly-in-the-middle-of-a-sidewalk;-especially-so-when-it's-as-crowded-as-it-is-today!" Of course, true to Rev's nature, it was impossible to the road runner to stand still for even a moment (the only time of the day he slows down being in the morning when he's just woken up, and even then it's only slightly). And so, as he continued to ramble on, Rev zipped around Agent Popsicle to her other side and peered closely at the door before returning his gaze to her own. "Well,-it's-a-real-shame;this-says-the-store'll-be-closed-for-a-whole-WEEK!-Wow,-that-sure-is-a-long-time!-And-you-wanna-know-something-interesting,-do-you?-WELL,- have-I-got-some-interesting-stuff-for-you!-This-happens-to-be-the-twenty-first-century,-scientists-of-this-era-have-yet-to-understand-the-process-of-atomic-propulsion-systems,-the-newspaper-has-yet-to-become-completely-ONE-HUNDRED-PERCENT-outdated,-no-one's-discovered-the-limits-to-which-they-can-use-a-googol-in-relation-to-scientific-expanse,-and-the-term-googol,-though-coined-by-an-old-man,-was-actually-thought-up-by-an-eight-year-old-kid!" As he stated some of the knowledge he'd accumulated, Rev had counted off his fingers as he'd listed each individual fact.

Of course, coming from the year 2772, Rev had the advantage of significantly expanded scientific knowledge. He marveled at the fact that scientists have yet to discover a way to split atoms in order to generate energy to power ships so that they can travel at an intergalactic level. Then again, the big-brains of Rev's time haven't exactly perfected the method, but that's beside the point. No, this strange, somewhat blue girl before him had asked to know something interesting. "I-don't-know-if-that's-stuff-you-can-look-into,-but-you-did-say-you-wanted-some-interesting-stuff!-I-like-collecting-interesting-facts,-it-can-be-REALLY-fun!-Plus,-you-never-know-when-the-stuff-with-come-in-handy."

((*Side-note: Black Velvet was one of the villains of the first season. Once the meteor crashed, her physique was altered and all her color (hair, skin, eyes; much like Popsicle) turned to a very midnight black/blue shade and she couldn't stand any form of light.))

[Agent Popsicle]

From his upbeat attitude and energetic mannerisms, the Agent who could create a snow cone out of thin air figured the handshake wasn't going to be what one could proclaim being normal. When her hand was shaken like a can of pop getting fizzed up, she quickly brought up her free hand and grasped onto her fedora letting out a mellow little chuckle. Someone was being NICE and PLEASANT! It was admittedly a nice change of pace from all the insults at the office...even if she struggled a bit on figuring out what was sprawling out of this anthropomorphic road runner's beak! Oh well, if anything, she'd stop him for a bit so she could make a valiant effort to further dissect his words. ...of course she'd need some time to adapt to the speedy way of talking if he was going to stick around for more than a few minutes and actually be of some help. Hell hath no fury like an angry boss lady!

So far, she gathered up he was matching up to the obvious in terms of being super fast and went by the name of Rev Runner. The other details were about being in a team that she hadn't heard of. Let alone gaining any intel about it which was a little odd. However, there were a lot of issues regarding the balance of time and space, so maybe it had something to do with that? Just about to open up her mouth in an attempt to gain more information, she looked a little curious as he kindly told her it was dangerous to stop in the middle of a sidewalk. Oh...right...yeah that was probably a really stupid idea and she shouldn't have been so careless. "W-well..."

Piping out that single, stammered word, she blinked a bit at his vanishing act and quickly whipped around to see that he decided to change places. Though he seemed like a good sort, she was more or less one of the few that got sent out to handle combative situations and normally on her toes. Even if it really didn't seem like it. Remaining absolutely calm, she felt like her head wanted to spin from how much information he was blurting out! Sure, he was being very helpful and Agent Popsicle was definitely thankful, but it was getting hard to keep up with what he was trying to tell her. Something about news papers and...technology that isn't even close to being in this time? Er....this...was going to be an interesting day!

Bringing up her right hand, she kept a slight smile across her lips and remained calm, keeping her cool and not so much as showing any signs of irritation toward his quick, hyperactive way of speaking. The last part though, she DEFINITELY managed to catch about how he collected interesting things! "Um...Mister Rev Runner, I don't mean to sound rude...but I didn't really understand what you were talking about earlier...do you think there's a chance you could show me what you're talking about? It seems quite complex...so...I...um...think that may be a little easier for me to understand that way since I'm a bit more of a hands on learner. Erm...despite my idiocy...as proven by me disrupting pedestrian traffic. Which I'm sincerely sorry about...I was, well, a little preoccupied with my assignment being post-pone for so long..." For the most part, he seemed to keep on track for whatever it was he tried to say, at least!

So maybe he'd be able to work with her request? Tapping her index digit upon her cheek thoughtfully, something was starting to dawn on her peculiar brain. Huh...what if he couldn't show her what he was jabbering on about? Oh goodness...then she'd have no choice BUT to attempt being a little more attentive and avoid making this fellow feel like a broken record! At least this day wouldn't be boring, right?

[revrunner]

"WELL,-y'know-it'd-be-kinda-hard-to-show-you-most-of-what-I'm-talking-about-since-I-gave-you-a-whole-bunch-of-scientific-facts.-BUT,-if-you-have-a-portable-lab,-then-I-COULD-show-you-at-least-some-of-what-I-said;but,-I-don't-think-you-have-a-portable-lab,-since-the-only-one-in-existence-was-designed-by-Tech-and-THAT-one-was-melted-by-LAVA!-Whew,-that-was-an-exciting-day!-Oh!-And-you-can-just-call-me-Rev,-by-the-way!-Y'know-he-never-really-got-over-losing-that-thing-and-he-never-built-another-one... "

The red road runner went silent after that and turned his gaze to the closed shop. Now that he thought about it, a pawn shop might actually have some useful things. The rest of the Loonatics might not appreciate the detour, but it's not like he hadn't done something similar before. And, of course, he's fast enough to make up for lost time. He'd already managed to clear more than half of the items on his list and, who knows, maybe he'd be able to find some of the equipment in this very pawn shop. All they needed was the owner of the store...

"Hm.-If-only-I-knew-the-owner-or-even-what-he-looked-like!-Hey,-you-said-you're-in-some-law-enforcement,-right?-I'd-gladly-help-you-if-you-can-supply-me-with-some-information!-Then-we-could-find-the-owner,-bring-him-back-here,-get-him-to-help-us,-then-I-zip-him-back-when-we're-done!-What-d'ya-say?" As he'd been planning this out, Rev had begun to pace, fairly quickly, back and forth in front of the closed store. When he'd come to his conclusion, he'd stopped right in front of Agent Popsicle and spread out his arms with a big smile as if to say 'Here's my master plan!'

[Agent Popsicle]

Huh....when she took a moment to actually just focus on what he was saying until she could get a bit more adjusted to his quick way of speaking, it was a little easier to understand what in the world he was saying. LIKE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! Plus this topic was piquing her interest, he knew a fellow named Tech that had a portable lab! But...like her crappy luck chain would have it, such a marvel was destroyed and by lava...which caused her to visibly cringe ever so slightly. Thus, a pinch of her pleasantly, calm composure faltered in that moment. Miss Popsicle and the elements of heat weren't on the best of terms....all for good reason too since too much exposure to heat could put her in a mini coma! What a bummer though, despite what many would call her questionable level of intelligence, she did enjoy technology and tinkering with it on occasion.

Almost like it was hardwired in her genes or something like that, then again her parents were kinda like inventors...though from what her memories served, their efforts went toward innovative dessert making machines. A portable lab would have allowed for some `make up for the screw up` experimentation time. What a shame it was gone! "That's unfortunate..." Plus, she did have to sympathize for Tech, losing such an important piece of equipment would be hard to replace...! Why, she would struggle if she had to re-make her gun all over again...that was a huge project in her opinion. Before she knew it though and could go on and on in an attempt to offer some optimism, it seemed like Rev was in the works of making a plan!

Even getting quite energetic over it too! Hmmm...his proposal seemed like a helpful one...but would it cause more harm than good? Ah well, it was worth a shot, right? Plus, even though the intelligence department had a tendency to be reluctant about providing `their very own village idiot` information, she had her round about ways of getting it. "I'm glad you're willing to help me, Rev. A lot of my co-workers think I'm too incompetent for this sort of thing, but that's alright...we'll work as a team and create a solution." Offering a slight smile with that mellow and polite tone of her's, the frozen dessert adoring Agent Popsicle brought up a small computer.

"...um...besides, you seem to be smarter than I am. I couldn't even think of something like that, but I have confidence in our combine efforts going well." Tapping a few keys with care, she went to work on accessing the file of the shop keeper who was named Gregory Adams and a few other personal details she had on him. From there she kept entering information and kept on the path of this little highway and found is final record trail ended at some hotel...in...New Orleans... "...Hn...it appears he's on vacation in New Orleans...maybe we should ...try to figure out something else. I don't mean to insult your ability at all, Rev, I believe you're very skilled but even with your speed and kind offer that's too much to ask of you." Honestly, she was a little surprised that the man wasn't checked into a mental health center or something with the reports she had received.

Glancing down to the small screen for a moment where it had the coordinates of his hotel, "...maybe we should patrol this city instead and drop by some other pawn shops in the area...?" With those words, she let out a soft sigh and started to close up the little computer figuring it was best to take this little chunk of defeat in a more productive route. "If that's alright with you, of course...I..um..I really wouldn't want to impose on your schedule." Blinking a couple of times, she turned her attention away from the small computer and glanced over to her kindly acquaintance hoping she wasn't making her suggestions TOO stupid over here. Besides, the girl was being thoughtful and really didn't want someone kind like Rev pushing himself far too much. That and it was just plain ol' rude to actually expect him to VOOSH somewhere so far away just so she could investigate a store for some cursed artifacts or something!

[revrunner]

((Need I say how much fun I'm having with this thread? XD))

As the calm and cool Agent popsicle had whipped out her computer, the speed demon, himself, had dashed around her in the blink of an eye so that he could read over her shoulder. He read as fast as he talked, scanning the page that held all of the man's information. "Hm,-Gregory-Adams.-Brown-hair,-brown-eyes,-average-features-approximately-five-feet,-seven-inches..." Rev straightened himself and focused. His emerald green eyes lit up with a bright, red glow.

Another thing that makes him a valuable asset to the team, and indeed in most any given situation, was the other ability he'd obtained from the supernatural energy of the meteor's crash. That ability was global positioning. As long as he knew what to look for, Rev could find almost anything, no matter where it was. There was a bonus, as well! Zadavia had given them their suits specifically because she designed them to enhance their powers in some way. Rev's super-suit was able to project a hologram when he used his global positioning. As Rev activated it, the red triangle across his chest emitted a beam that expanded into a map of the United States. When Rev zoomed in with his mind's eye, so did the map. First, he located himself and Agent Popsicle; one red dot and one blue. Then, he scanned the entire map until he found a white dot, Mr. Gregory Adams. Zooming in further, Rev found (and his hologram revealed) that Mr. Adams was currently seated in a local pub of sorts. Deactivating his GP-without-the-S, Rev returned his attention to his new friend. "Got-'im,-Agent-Popsicle!"

However, Rev wasn't done there! He'd already devised a way for them to get there as well. As Popsicle was closing her computer, Rev sped over and slipped it from her grip. "Can-I-borrow-this?-THANKS!-I'll-only-be-ONE-moment!-Just-gotta-plug-myself-in-and-hack-into-a-wifi-satellite..." His concentration built and his voice faded in tandem. Pulling out a USB cord, which just happened to be one of the things on the list, Rev was able to connect Agent Popsicle's computer to his communications device in his wrist cuff. Once he did that, his fingers flew across the keys.

Almost faster than the eye could follow, Rev managed to use a wifi satellite to connect directly to one of the sub-computers in Tech's lab. With that done, it was easy for him to translate his current coordinates into one of the motor vehicles in the garage of Loonatics HQ. Before exiting the program, though, Rev also input the coordinates of Mr. Adams. Shutting everything down, Rev closed the computer and handed it back to Agent Popsicle. "We-can't-give-up-yet,-Ms.-Popsicle!-Where-there's-a-will,-there's-a-way." As he spoke, the vehicle he'd programmed arrived, right on schedule. They were built to be quite fast, though not as fast as himself, of that he prided himself. Rev entered a code into the dash and the vehicle transformed. Where there were once wheels, there were now air-propulsion units. Wings expanded from the machine's sides. The dashboard expanded slightly and a windshield rose from within.

Gesturing to the large device, Rev turned back to his chilly friend. "Hop-on-in!-I've-already-set-the-coordinates,-all-you-have-to-do-is-sit-back-and-enjoy--the-ride!-See-you-in...-New-Orleans,-was-it?" Finishing his instructions, Rev raced off, following his tracking talent. Easily hitting 8,000.00 in velocity, the speedy road runner arrived at the pub in less than a minute. Feeling he had enough time, Rev dashed inside and got a little snack, munching on it as he waited for Agent Popsicle.

[Agent Popsicle]

{-GAAAAAAAAAAASP- .....yay...! ^u^}

Wait a tick toking second....what was going on? Glancing over her shoulder with the mini computer partially open since she was a little baffled by her new speedy pal. Not because he zoomed around her to peer at the screen, but the whole new eye color change. From emerald to red like it was a glimpse of Christmas considering the color scheme. Admittedly, it induced a short moment of concern since red eyes usually meant BAAAAAAAD things were gonna happen. Or, you know, at least in her line of work. NORMALLY, when an individual's eyes went crimson, dear, sweet Popsicle got a surprise attack.

Keeping her guard a bit more up without really showing it since her composure seemed pretty much the same, she braced herself for a RANDOM BATTLE. Thankfully though, that didn't happen and her buddy seemed to still be nice & energetic as before! In fact, now she was watching the whole map thing and saw something like it before back at headquarters, but not so much on a suit. Sure, they had watches that would use holographic functions...but even she could tell they weren't the same thing. Blinking as she watched, quite intrigued by how all he really needed were the bare bone basics of someone to track them down in his own fashion. I mean goodness! She even had her own dot on the map!

Whenever the winter loving girl over here wanted to have some form of identification on a fancy map like that, she'd have to actually be part of something quite important! Oh! It got even more interesting, he seemed to have located the shop's owner! If he wasn't already on a team, she'd probably try to recruit him for the Chao family so that she could possibly have a partner that wouldn't be so harsh about her slip ups! "That's great news!" A little excited in the moment, she COMPLETELY forgot about the whole....HOW TO GET WHERE THE GUY IS LOCATED issue. ...and just as she was about to put her computer away, the red and black clad road runner asked to borrow it and POOF it went from her grasp! Once again, she blinked a couple of times, except this time she SLIGHTLY tilted her head to the side for a moment.

What did he need it for...? Didn't he already track the owner down? It's not like they could summon a vehicle out of her mini computer. ....oh yeah...how were they going to get there was something she couldn't help but ponder on that little note. ...errr riiiiight he said something about hacking a satellite! WELL THAT SEEMED INNOCENT ENOUGH! ....wait...wouldn't that get her in trouble...?

Right now, she was having one of those famous `idiot` moments she was so well known for having and frowned ever so slightly out of the confusion her brain was being ambushed with. "Erm..." ...maybe she shouldn't even bother asking if it was a good idea for him to do that after some internal deliberation. Slowly nodding to his pep talk, she looked to her computer and slid it carefully into the safety of her vest and REALLY hoped that Ms. Chao wasn't going to get enraged with her. "If you insist..." Offering up a slight, hopeful smile, she then heard something approaching from the distance not too long after. Slightly quirking a brow, she glanced on over to the sound and....HOLY FLAVORED SNOWFLAKES!!! Did...Rev...REALLY get them some form of transportation to get to the shop owner?!

If she were a chibi right now, those weird translucent blue eyes of hers would be adorable little dots of "WUT." right now. It was a quick slice of technology....she'd have to keep this under her pretty white fedora....last thing she wanted to do was have her boss lady try to strike a business deal or worse, view her new friend and his team as rivals. "...did...um..." STILL rather shocked, some how she seemed to remain TOTALLY CALM over it and lightly scratched her cheek as she was perplexed on how he got something so convenient and useful to boot! It went from being a road based vehicle to one that could easily soar in the sky. Strolling on over, she inspected it for a short moment before getting in and was quick to buckle up. Knowing how speedy her newly found pal is, this was NOT going to be a normal paced ride! Realization of flying high in the sky by herself hit in three...the engines started up...two...systems were a-go....one...."...did he just say he'd meet me there....?"

SMOOTH ON THE LATE REACTION PART! "...um..." BLINK. BLINK....for a split second, it was as if she froze in time during a moment of realizing she was going to fly ALONE....WHY DID HE HAVE TO TALK SO FAST FOR IMPORTANT DETAILS?! Then again, it was all her fault for getting distracted by all this pretty technology! Once she got there, she just seemed a bit BAFFLED...cause before she could hop on the "OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH" panic train for a change, that Agent always staying frosty noticed the thing was on auto-pilot. Blankly staring at the controls, she didn't know if she should feel giddy and excited over this ride OR hope she didn't break things with her amazing levels of stupid...as her co-workers would so eloquently put it. So she just sat there and clapped her hand over her mouth while letting out a little squeak.

YEAH...that seemed about right for this situation! Once it stopped, she unbuckled herself as calm as can be...then opened the door and...fell out face first with a perfectly calm expression. YEAH...she was in a bit of shock even though she REALLY didn't look the part! ...then again her expression was hidden VERY well by the ground. Slowly getting up, she patted and dusted herself off from the klutzy moment of sorts and looked over to a random bystander who looked like he was trying to contain his laughter... "...it happens all the time, I'm rather stupid, sir...almost everyone laughs so there's no need to hide it. In fact, I'd rather you be amused than worried."

fanning her hand dismissively after saying those words in a mellow fashion, she figured now would be as good of a time as any to find Rev again. Plucking up her hat and dusting it off before putting it back on, she wandered off to search for her helpful friend. Because...you know...looking for friends was a GREAT idea when you borrowed their vehicles! Slightly swaying her hands back and forth as she walked about...up until she stopped in the middle of pedestrian traffic AGAIN for what was more than likely the BUH-JILLIONTH time this week upon realizing something. This particular Agent of the Chao family totally forgot where she was supposed to go in this place.....whoops....! Oh well...maybe she should get a bite to eat first? This DID land near a pub after all!

...hmmm...it was time to disrupt pedestrian traffic for a moment and think about this multiple choice point of time. Somewhere near-by, a random person in the crowd was getting a phone call and their ring tone was quite fitting.

{AFJKJ....is it possible to have too much fun with a post?}

[revrunner]

As Rev had waited in line for his snack, he'd spotted Mr. Adams immediately. He was sitting, alone, at one of the tables, drinking from a mug. Needless to say, he looked quite relaxed. Rev had payed for a simple bagel and had left the counter to zip outside and wait for his new friend. We she had arrived, he'd been half way done with his bagel.

As he watched her antics, he gave her a pained expression. While the pedestrian laughed at her follies, he'd given him an awful look to show him just how much Rev appreciated his input. Deciding it was best to ooh over what had happened, the road runner darted to Popsicle's side in a millisecond. "Hey!-I-found-him.-He's-just-inside.-All-we-gotta-do-is-ask-him-if-he'll-come-with-us-to-unlock-the-shop!" The speedster offered up a cheerful smile and gestured for Agent Popsicle to lead the way.

((short post is short >.>))

[Agent Popsicle]

tick...tick...tick...BING! REALIZATION MUFFINS WERE DONE! Now when did Mister Rev Runner show up? Oh well! Such details weren't really important right now and it wasn't something to really concern herself with much at all. Mostly because...ya know...one of her objectives was to rendezvous with em' anyway! Just about to bring her hand up and offer a little `hello again!` wave, she pretty much stopped and listened to his VERY fabulous news.

Two objectives were now complete and she'd be done with her mission then have some free time if she so wished! ...as long as something didn't come up anyway. Being the sort of Agent she was, that thing called her schedule was a fickle sort! Anywho, she was genuinely delighted by this news and couldn't help but smile a bit and clasped her hands together delightfully. "This is wonderful news, Rev! Mr. Gregory Adams should cooperate with us...I mean...we did come all this way...and..um..it'd simply be rude of him to say no after that..." Giving off a light-hearted chuckle of sorts after her chill-tastically-somehow-managing-to-be-a-bit-chipper words.

Almost like she may have made the last part a pinch bit into a joke. Being quite excited about a mission going right SO FAR, she motioned for her super-duper-fast new pal to follow along and actually looked a bit confident about this whole thing! Strutting on over to the pub and letting herself in, being sure to hold the door open for Rev, she simultaneously pulled out a badge from her vest of tricks though it wasn't a think like Felix the Cat's bag that was oh so very shiny. It looked similar to something the feds would whip out. "Mr. Gregory Adams, I know you're on vacation...but please, I'd like to speak with you for a moment...um...if you don't mind..." WELP....this was going to be an interesting little adventure seeing how it wasn't every day some professional sort with a badge wanted a conversation. AAAAND WHOOPS!

Even though her exterior was fairly calm and chillax as usual, dear ol' Popsicle over here was SO VERY EXCITED and forgot to introduce herself! THERE WAS TIME TO MAKE UP FOR THIS! So she was quick to add "I'm Agent Popsicle with the Chao Paranormal Investigation Agency, accompanied by Mr. Rev Runner. We came all the way from New York to track you down..." With a mellow smile, she put her badge away and adjusted her shades ever so slightly. "....your boss got possessed cuckoo clocks from me before. Girl has a weird hobby," Gregory Adams BLUNTLY remarked.

{It's all good! C: no worriiiieeees! Hopefully mine is alright =www=;;; The internet derp'd repeatedly and made my brain go AFJKJ at some points DX whichIguessisveryfittingforDERPsicleanyway}

[revrunner]

((Sorry for any typos, just woke up and I'm doing this before I leave for class >.>))

Rev walked back into the building with Agent Popsicle, a bright smile on his face. He was enjoying himself, to be honest. It wasn't often Rev got out of Tech's lab, now-a-days, and the road runner enjoyed exploring this new world he had ended up in. This New Orleans seemed especially lively! The speedster kept his eyes and ears open, wanting to gather as much information as he could about this place.

Originally from the year 2772, Rev had found it quite a shock to see he had, somehow, been transported more than seven-hundred-yeas into the past. Rev found, and Tech might agree, that the standard of learning, which had increased exponentially by the year 2772, was depressingly low in this era. Not to say that everyone from his time was a total genius, but they had made some significant technological advances. Nevertheless, Rev was having fun!

Agent Popsicle had just addressed their target when an unusual beeping now sounded. The nice repeated itself four times, successively, emitted a stranger noise yet, paused, and then repeated the process. Looking at his wrist cuff, Rev already knew what that sound meant. One of the other Loonatics was contacting him; it looks like he was taking just a tad bit more time than usual...

Tapping Popsicle on the shoulder repeatedly in his supersonic way, Rev gave her an embarrassed look. "Uh-whoops.-Sorry-,I-gotta-take-this.-I'll-just-be-one-sec!" Having excused himself, Rev rushed through the throng of tables and people, right into a bathroom that didn't really look like a very nice bathroom at all. Bringing his arm up, Rev pressed a flashing light on his comlink. A voice emerged from the device, heavy with a Brooklyn accent.

"Hey, Rev, everting alright? Tech's gettin' a bit antsy."

"Everything's-perfectly-alright!-Peachy-keen!-Okay-in-the-mainframe!-Just-helping-out-a-fellow-do-gooder.-I-almost-ran-her-over-and-she-was-having-a-rough-day-so-I-thought-I'd-helpher-out!After-all-we're-good-guys-and-good-guys-gotta-do-the-right-thing-right?-Plus-I-may-be-able-to-finish-the-list-with-her-help.-Well,-that-is-if-the-shopowner-is-willing-to-travel-back-with-us-and-open-the-store-for-us,-which-he-might-not-do-which-would-be-pretty-rude;-I-mean--"

"That's great, Rev. Just hurry your boidie butt up. I dunno how much more of Duck's complainin' I can stand..."

With that, communications were closed. Rev sighed and gave the com-unit a strange look. He didn't mind it when the team shut him up... at least, anymore. He understood he talked too much. He couldn't help it, though. Usually, if he had something to say, he had a lot to say. There were times when he knew he shouldn't continue talking, too. The worst part it, he couldn't stop. At least people listened when he talked, they just didn't mind too much of the details. Plus, being politely shut up like the team did was way better than the insults he had to suffer from the various villains they had put behind bars.

Shrugging off the look, Rev returned to Agent Popsicle's side. "So!-What'd-I-miss?"

[Agent Popsicle]

{It's all good! No worries ^u^}

Quickly reaching into her phone out of instinct when hearing a beep, she stared at it for a good moment and realized that she didn't get any messages. No missed calls, nothing! HMMMM....well then again that didn't sound a gosh darn thing like her phone! False alarm! Sliding the phone that usually got calls from her angry boss lady, she side glanced toward her birdie buddy from the corner of her freakish translucent eyes mostly concealed by blue pointed lenses and realized he was the one getting a call. Mr. Adams though, he just kinda sorta went back to sipping on his mug hoping that the Chinese girl's goon and her friend didn't want to bother him too much longer. JUST HIS LUCK THOUGH!

The Rev Runner fellow needed to take a call! When she got a super sonic tap tap tap on her shoulder, the frosty Agent turned toward her red and black clad buddy before dismissively fanning her hand for a short moment. "Alright, I believe I have this situation under control." Once Rev zipped off, Gregory Adams couldn't help but scoff a bit and speak up, "So, Agent Popsicle, was it..." Offering a little wave good bye, she quickly turned her attention back to Mister Adams and adjusted her shades. "Um..yes...yes it was and still is, sir." "What did you need, huh?"

Crossing her arms over her chest as calm as can be, she kept her politely mellow tone in check. "I need you to...uh...um...well...come back to New York and open your shop for a moment. ...if you don't mind..." Taking a nice ol' sip of his mug, he glared at the somewhat soft spoken Agent and blurted out a firm, "No." Adjusting her shades, she flashed off a slight smile and realized something a little foolish on her part, "Oh...I'm sorry, I forgot to say please...um...would you please come with me back to New York and open your shop for a moment?" "Hm....no."

Bringing her finger up to her chin and actually looking a little concerned, she figured it was best to ask the age old question followed up with a remark, "Why...? You'll be returned here once all is said and done, Mr. Adams...." OH BOY, he seemed to get a little more stern in his tone toward the stupid girl, "I took a vacation to get the hell away from that place. I'm not going back yet." "...Mr. Gregory Adams, my boss, Ms. Bao Yu Chao needs a thing or two from your shop. If you don't cooperate with me, you'll have to deal with her in a poor mood when you do get back rather than an idiot such as myself. Though she's got good intentions, she...um...eliminates...things in her way, so to speak. Right now, you're turning into more of an obstacle and to Ms. Chao, that means you're going to be expendable. Is that what you want?"

With a good ol' fashion moment of silence, he brought the keys out of his pocket and slapped it on the table. "Open the shop yourself then. Bring those keys back in less than an hour." For a moment, she broke her seriously calm composure and smiled brightly before swiping up the keys and shoved them in her vest pocket. Around that time, Rev showed up and chuckled lightheartedly before explaining the details in a nutshell. "Well, um, Mr. Adams isn't joining us on our trip. However he is lending us the keys. We need to give them back to him in less than an hour so we should hurry back and complete this mission."

[revrunner]

"That's-great!-Fantastic,-stupendous!-I'm,-uh...-running-a-bit-late-myself!-So,-what-do-you-say-we-wrap-this-thing-up?" With a cheerful grin, Rev zipped out of the building, the gust of wind following his departure creating quite a bit of frustration in customers as napkins and papers of all sorts were caught in the updraft. He made a quick stop at Agent Popsicle's borrowed transport and adjusted the settings, fixing the coordinates so that the vehicle would take her back to the pawn shop.

"There-we-go!-That-should-do-just-fine.-That-is,-of-course,-if-a-virus-doesn't-screw-up-the-computer-or-a-missle-doesn't-crash-into-it-or-something-much-much-worse!" Dusting off his hands out of habit more than anything, Rev gave Popsicle the go-ahead and sped back. The world around him was a blur as he raced to the pawn shop. His beak cut through the wind and his head feathers were blown back comically. Looking back behind him, he saw how far he'd gone from the city known as New Orleans; he couldn't even see any sign of the city. Laughing joyously, Rev turned his attention back to the front and went faster. He didn't account for the street sign that was suddenly in front of him. Without time to stop properly, he ran right-smack into the metal pole. Rev took a moment to allow his brain to stop bouncing around in his head as his speedy butt slid to the pavement.

He gave his head a quick shake to clear it and continued running. He really should stop doing that sort of thing. But he loved running so much that he couldn't resist looking to see exactly how far he'd gone very now and then. After just a moment more, Rev found himself back in New York and easily found the shop. He then came to a screeching halt.

[Agent Popsicle]

JUUUUST about to say something, she watched him VOOSH off and figured it would be best if she hurried up and stopped being so slow. Goodness, she was probably holding him back and going to get in trouble! Swiping up someone's glass of water, she slapped down a five dollar bill in its place like she was some sort of money flinging magician. "Sorry for taking your water. I do hope that makes up for it, good bye!" Giving the baffled civilian who was sitting there with a dumbfound look on their face THE ENTIRE TIME a little wave before turning forward. Tipping her glasses down, focusing forward, the frost creating Agent swiped the water in the shape of an arch before her which froze at the blink of an eye.

Setting the empty cup down while adjusting her shades before grasping onto the ice arch which then flew ahead causing ADDITIONAL annoyance with napkins fluttering about even more as though they were free as birds! Granted, it didn't make her move even half as fast as the super powered road runner, but at least she got there in time to hear him talk about how EVERYTHING would be just fine as long as something CRAZY like a virus doesn't screw things up...or YOU KNOW....a missile didn't shoot it out of the sky! That icy creation just FLOPPED into a sloosh slush puddle and quirked her brows upward. "Wha-" ....AND HE WAS GONE "t...did...never mind..."....so she had a staring contest with the LOVELY transportation device and pursed her lips for a moment. Even a little tumble weed rolled on by for whatever reason and it was like she had a speech bubble above her head with three little dots or something. If this was doodled up by some crazy person that is. WELP...scratch the maybe having found a friend in all this, just a kindly acquaintance helping her out probably!

Crossing her arms and looking back to the pub then back to the super speeding plane whatchamacallit. "...I...don't think I have much choice....and my will is already written out...um....though I forgot to update it with my ice swan collection...oh well!" After thoughtfully talking to herself for a moment, she reached up to adjust her fedora but....DOTTED LINE WHERE IT USED TO BE...it was gone and flew off her head earlier. A quick little chibi edition flashback playing in her head would reveal that OH GOSH it flew right off! WHOOPS! When she was going to turn around and fetch it, she slipped and fell butt first into the seat and the doors shut closed before sending her off to the pawn shop once more! Wide eyes stared at the door in complete and utter disbelief....her hat...her lovely hat...she liked her hat....that hat was probably the closest thing to a real friend EVER and it couldn't even talk! When she arrived there and the door opened up all she could really pipe out was "...my.....my hat...." in a whisper.

THEN HEY...someone randomly walking on the street list was listening to their boom box. Irony was in the music playing because it DEFINITELY matched how this Agent felt. Instead of a girlfriend or significant other going away, replace it with her hat and it was golden. Almost like a short lived music video on the sound track of her life! Letting out a heavy sigh, she got out and decided she just KINDA SORTA wanted to be done with this mission so she could go back to HQ and make mini ice sculptures. Whipping out the keys to the shop, she began opening it right on up and strolled on in to the alarm system box which was beeping a bit while putting the keys away. ONLY TO PULL OUT....her mini computer!

Typing in a few things, it revealed the code to disarm it and that's when she punched the numbers on in before putting her handy dandy mini computer away. It looked almost like a ``hole in the wall `` sort of place that wasn't too too big but on the inside? DEFINITELY bigger and if anyone was sensitive to things of a paranormal nature, they'd have their sixth sense go off cause among the normal things, there was actually a section that said ``CURSED AND HAUNTED ARTIFACTS`` with glow in the dark writing. Even though Popsicle over here didn't have a sixth sense for this kinda stuff...but just looking at everything in that section made her skin crawl considering her line of work. HOWEVER, she kept her cool! "Take a look around and if you find something you'd like to purchase, I'll buy it for you as thanks for your help and sorry for making you run late. Um...however I need to go and investigate in the ominous section over there," with a point in the direction of the place that SHOULD have a thunder and lightning effect going on with random diabolical cackling, she continued speaking and offered up a slight smile with it, "So if you'll excuse me, I need to find a couple of troublesome items that were used in gruesome rituals. One of my co-workers is going to purify them back at headquarters after a bit of observation and research."

AS IF THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY NORMAL THING TO DO IN THIS DAY AND AGE. Turning toward the dark and dreary section, she flicked on the lights and...oh not so dark and dreary anymore! Only a tad bit on the creepy side! Strolling along, calm as can be while looking through things to see where oh where the artifacts she needed could be. This was just another day to her! Thing is though, she had to get those things back to h.q as soon as possible since if they fell into the wrong hands....well...it wouldn't be good. Plus Bao Yu told her that she has to handle this whole thing due to how she wasn't a normal human being and wouldn't get corrupted so easily. There were more details about it, but hey! Popsicle had things to focus on right now and make sure to get it out of this shop so no one would buy it cause that would be BAD.