Aidenn was still shoved in the car next to Antoine, who was talking nonstop about SOMETHING. He didn't know what. He didn't want to know. All he knew was that she was being really, really snugly... Maybe she was deprived of programs her own age... Suddenly, he heard a small *ding* in his head. "YESSSS!" he shrieked, causing Morpheus to turn and stare at him, almost crashing them into a pole, Trinity to give him the killer glare of death, and Antoine to shut up. "Heh... Sorry..." The *ding* meant that his Twin had just established a mental connection with him. They could still do that! 'Aidenn? Can we hear us?' 'Yeah.'
Antoine broke the connection suddenly, which hurt. "Um, Aidenn? Are you okay? Only your eyes are all glazed over and funny looking..."
"Yes!" He snarled, "We're fine. Just - hush - will you?"
"Fine! Jeez, you're touchier than an Agent..."
Instantly he had a knife at her throat. "Don't-say-that-word!"
She stopped talking, and began to sulk. Trinity reached back, patted her hand, and glared at him. 'Women...' he thought, sulkily.
*ding* 'Sorry, Adrian, Antoine broke it...' 'Yeah, well, we had an idea.' 'Oh, do tell. We think Trinity is about this close to killing us with her bare hands, if Morpheus doesn't crash us to death first.' 'Well, same with Niobe. Neo's just muttering to himself. It's creeepyyy!' 'So, what's this great idea?' 'We grab the girl, ghost out of here, she'll come with us, and...' 'Brilliant! Why didn't we think of it?' 'Because, brother dear, we are intellectually superior.' He sounded smug. 'Oh, of course. Let's just do this, shall we?' 'After us!'
Aidenn wrapped his arms around Antoine, and strained... But no ghosting. 'Oh shit' was his first thought. His second was 'What the HELL?!' But then the chaos began. Antoine wriggled free, slapped him, scootched as far over as she could, and he looked up - straight into Trinity's Colt revolver. "Shiiiiiiit. It was our idea, not ours!"
Trinity took a second figuring that one out, but then she just snarled "Sure, whatever, but if either of you EVER TOUCHES HER AGAIN, I'll shoot BOTH of you. For good measure."
"No point. You shoot one of us, the other die-" He regretted ever having begun that sentence. Trinity looked like she was getting ideas.
"That IS interesting..."
*ding* Stupid Merovingian, making the link go 'ding'... 'We couldn't do it either?' 'Nope. Looks like we're stuck. And now Trinity thinks we're a total perv...' 'Hard luck... See us back at the Chateau.' 'Yeah...'
They drove in silence for the next few hours, except for one point when Aidenn fell asleep and started talking: "Where's the knife... Bring it here... It's in the ghkjaeiu..." Trinity poked him, and he woke up yelling "And lots of fluffy bunnies!" He turned brilliant red, and Trinity and Antoine both started laughing their heads off.
Morpheus was heard to mutter "Just keep driving... Keeeeeep driving..."
*ding* 'That was one WEIRD dream...' 'Oh shut up...' Adrian snickered, and closed the connection.
(Meanwhile, in the other car.)
"What are you snickering about? Are you snickering at me? What's so funny? Huh?" Niobe was super-tense, and it was making Adrian really nervous.
"Could you PLEEEEZE, for the sake of - whatever... Stop-doing-that! We're going to have a heart attack... Even though we don't technically have a heart... Anyway, Aidenn will have a nervous breakdown, and last time that happened he wouldn't come out of our suite for DAYS... Sorry... You're making us nervous. Why don't you go sit in the back with Neo, hmmmm?"
"No. I can keep a better eye on you here."
"Ah. Well, if you don't stop jumping on everything we say or do, we're going to be in a terrible accident. And we'll all die. Including-"
"Including...?" She prompted.
"Oh, nothing..." He said, with what he hoped was innocence.
"Sure." She pulled out an abnormally large gun and aimed it at him. "Do tell."
"Well... We still can't ghost. Antoine can't either. For the moment, we're pretty much... human." He sounded horrified.
Niobe had a huge laugh attack, and Adrian had to attempt patting her on the back and steering around an old man at the same time.
*ding* 'Oh, thank providence we're almost there...' 'Tell us about it... We're going back to sleep. See us there!' 'Lucky...not...driving...' 'Hey, we wanted to drive! 'Night!' And the connection ended...
Antoine broke the connection suddenly, which hurt. "Um, Aidenn? Are you okay? Only your eyes are all glazed over and funny looking..."
"Yes!" He snarled, "We're fine. Just - hush - will you?"
"Fine! Jeez, you're touchier than an Agent..."
Instantly he had a knife at her throat. "Don't-say-that-word!"
She stopped talking, and began to sulk. Trinity reached back, patted her hand, and glared at him. 'Women...' he thought, sulkily.
*ding* 'Sorry, Adrian, Antoine broke it...' 'Yeah, well, we had an idea.' 'Oh, do tell. We think Trinity is about this close to killing us with her bare hands, if Morpheus doesn't crash us to death first.' 'Well, same with Niobe. Neo's just muttering to himself. It's creeepyyy!' 'So, what's this great idea?' 'We grab the girl, ghost out of here, she'll come with us, and...' 'Brilliant! Why didn't we think of it?' 'Because, brother dear, we are intellectually superior.' He sounded smug. 'Oh, of course. Let's just do this, shall we?' 'After us!'
Aidenn wrapped his arms around Antoine, and strained... But no ghosting. 'Oh shit' was his first thought. His second was 'What the HELL?!' But then the chaos began. Antoine wriggled free, slapped him, scootched as far over as she could, and he looked up - straight into Trinity's Colt revolver. "Shiiiiiiit. It was our idea, not ours!"
Trinity took a second figuring that one out, but then she just snarled "Sure, whatever, but if either of you EVER TOUCHES HER AGAIN, I'll shoot BOTH of you. For good measure."
"No point. You shoot one of us, the other die-" He regretted ever having begun that sentence. Trinity looked like she was getting ideas.
"That IS interesting..."
*ding* Stupid Merovingian, making the link go 'ding'... 'We couldn't do it either?' 'Nope. Looks like we're stuck. And now Trinity thinks we're a total perv...' 'Hard luck... See us back at the Chateau.' 'Yeah...'
They drove in silence for the next few hours, except for one point when Aidenn fell asleep and started talking: "Where's the knife... Bring it here... It's in the ghkjaeiu..." Trinity poked him, and he woke up yelling "And lots of fluffy bunnies!" He turned brilliant red, and Trinity and Antoine both started laughing their heads off.
Morpheus was heard to mutter "Just keep driving... Keeeeeep driving..."
*ding* 'That was one WEIRD dream...' 'Oh shut up...' Adrian snickered, and closed the connection.
(Meanwhile, in the other car.)
"What are you snickering about? Are you snickering at me? What's so funny? Huh?" Niobe was super-tense, and it was making Adrian really nervous.
"Could you PLEEEEZE, for the sake of - whatever... Stop-doing-that! We're going to have a heart attack... Even though we don't technically have a heart... Anyway, Aidenn will have a nervous breakdown, and last time that happened he wouldn't come out of our suite for DAYS... Sorry... You're making us nervous. Why don't you go sit in the back with Neo, hmmmm?"
"No. I can keep a better eye on you here."
"Ah. Well, if you don't stop jumping on everything we say or do, we're going to be in a terrible accident. And we'll all die. Including-"
"Including...?" She prompted.
"Oh, nothing..." He said, with what he hoped was innocence.
"Sure." She pulled out an abnormally large gun and aimed it at him. "Do tell."
"Well... We still can't ghost. Antoine can't either. For the moment, we're pretty much... human." He sounded horrified.
Niobe had a huge laugh attack, and Adrian had to attempt patting her on the back and steering around an old man at the same time.
*ding* 'Oh, thank providence we're almost there...' 'Tell us about it... We're going back to sleep. See us there!' 'Lucky...not...driving...' 'Hey, we wanted to drive! 'Night!' And the connection ended...
