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Gladiator (2000)

#X. the gladiator ( maximus ) #x. queue

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Archer knew his accent was a dead giveaway on the country he was from, England a glaringly obvious thing in his voice, but that was all she was going to get from him. Other than that he fully intended on going with whatever lie had had started, keeping the cover he needed even if she didn't believe it or not. It was better to keep it going rather than admitting the truth when it could be the end of him and protecting the Kinsgman. And the fact she was letting him leave was something else, it was curious. Then again she could just be that confident in the fact she wouldn't be caught. Something else he kept in mind as he started to make his way towards the front door of her apartment, mostly getting off scot free. That was until she spoke up again. His feet stopped, his head partially turning to look at her out of the corner of his eye before turning his full attention to her.

"Everyone needs cameras." He says, voice calm. It wasn't like Archer hadn't been caught before, hadn't been in deadly scenarios within an inch of his life. He was experienced in this. And instead, without breaking eye contact, he offers a small smile and tip of his head as a show of thanks to her opening the door before stepping into the hall. "Don't know what you're talking about, miss, but I'm sure threats aren't how you should do business." A wink and off he goes down the hall and out of the building. That hadn't gone as expected or how he wanted, but he didn't know how long she'd be watching him. So he made his way towards the rental car and hopped in, driving off somewhere a bit away and out of sight before he let out a few curses.

A call placed to HQ was given, an update as for them before working on a new course of action. They'd monitor her banking and track her vehicle but other than that? It was best to keep at a safe distance, watch her from afar and not approach directly. That Archer could and would do to make sure nothing else slipped past them.

Onyx tried to get an idea of where he could be from and who he works for but she was drawing blanks. Sadly most of her connections were American, a few French and Korean, otherwise shes not world known as she would like to be. Then again, it gives her unnecessary attention and she wouldnt want to deal with that. So she would do her research once she gets this stranger out of her house.

Then her nose got a whiff of something that wasnt familiar. Something was in her space and she didnt put it there. Oh so not only did he break in, he also planted a bug, how wonderful. Following the scent to what appeared to be a camera, she grabbed her ottoman and pushed it over to the wall, stepping on it then yanking the camera out of the wall, ignoring the sparking wires. "Hey." She blanky calls before he can touch the doorknob.

"If you are going to try and sell something, make sure you know your target audience. I dont need any cameras." With that, she shoves the camera on his chest, her face and tone remaining neutral. Maybe a tad bit annoyed if you listened hard enough. Grabbing the doorknob, turning it and opening the door for him, she watches his movements closely.

A narrowed gaze and her eyes looking at him up and down, she waits for him to walk through the door. "And if I catch you in my house again, you wont be able to walk out with your head attatched. You can try a smarter approach, you must work for fucking idiots." And with that, she slams the door in his face, calling her 'know it all' connection and talking in Korean with them. She searches her apartment for other things that he could have tampered with while her intel spoke about the organization they assumed he worked for.

#smolcuriouskitten #v. tbd ( archer ) #x. queue

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

#X. the archaeologist ( indiana ) #x. queue

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His gaze narrowed slightly at the response, not entirely finding that very satisfying for the current situation. But he lets her explain, despite his better judgement of the whole thing. It was curious, however, seeing as she was the only one he'd seen reach this point unnoticed and unannounced. "They're intact and yet you're here." He states, there is no question to it as his hand rests on his sword at his hip. "....Thank you." He replies, still wary of this whole interaction. It was rather obvious, not that he found that was something he needed to hide. His head tilts slightly to the side, taking a step towards her. "How long have you been here?" His sword remains in its scabbard, his reflexes fast enough to defend himself with it should he need it. Of course, he knew how to defend himself without it as well. "Is that the only reason for this visit? Not many who observe my city sneak into my home and private chambers. Who sent you?"

"i did not expect you to." she wasn't offended by it. his recognition of her did not make her any less a titaness. "i walked in. fear not, your defenses are intact." she had simply manipulated the mist, glamouring herself so that the guards did not see her. she could have done the same thing with him before she'd been seen. in a way, calypso had wanted to be seen. she had seen so few people, and so few people had seen her. "i've been observing life here. your home is very beautiful." it was. it had been a long long time since she'd been to sparta. she had forgotten how much she had liked palaces and walls. calypso hadn't even thought that he might feel threatened by her presence, but then again, there was nothing he could do to her even here. however, if he found that out he would only be more unnerved. she did not want to provoke him.

#heartsbreaking #v. tbd ( leonidas ) #x. queue

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Harrison Ford in What Lies Beneath (2000) dir. Robert Zemeckis

#X. the archaeologist ( indiana ) #x. queue

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This outburst wasn't surprising, he had an idea this would happen once Barney had picked him up from the ship. He had hoped that this could have waited until things had calmed down but Lee should have known better. A sigh, a wince accompanying it, was his answer as he moved to adjust his position. "Gina, come on." Lee says, reaching it for her hand. "I know but what did you want me to do? Leave the ship to explode on land??"

she didn't even notice if there were other people in the room, and hell, she hadn't even attended to her own cuts and bruises. she had just been so incensed that lee thought he was doing some big, heroic thing.

' get me to safety?! i'm a big girl, lee christmas! with my own gun and everything! ' she sucked in a sharp breath. ' you don't get to leave me, lee. i leave you. ' and while it sounded harsh, she meant it affectionately, with a lot of love in her heart.

#midwestsaints #v. tbd ( christmas ) #x. queue

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3:10 to Yuma (2007)

#X. the rotten core ( ben ) #X. ben connections #x. queue

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The eldest brother, one who remembered the most of their lives before being given to Hades, was lying. He did know, to an extent anyway. They weren't hunted, but they weren't treated well either. That wasn't something, however, he was going to say to the other. Shifting a bit in his seat, he looked her over a moment before answering. "And what is it you want me to do with that information then?"

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                              he  was  very  –  moody.  davina  sighed  ,  shaking  her  head  before  taking  a  seat  next  to  him.  "  so  you  can't  relate  to  be  hunted  down  just  because  you're  different  or  you're  suppose  to  die?"   the  witch  questioned.  "  not  even  once  ?  " 

#hellgiven #v. tbd ( cyrus ) #x. queue

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#X. the shadow ( shaw ) #X. the transporter ( frank ) #X. the expendable ( christmas ) #X. the father ( broker ) #x. queue

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His expression is unfazed, arms crossed as he looks down at the smaller figure. So serious for something he felt was being blown out of proportion.Then again, she didn't know who he was. What he was. "Do you mean physically hell or is that an expression?" Brutus asks with a tilt of his head. "Because I know how to fix that."

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                       "  well  ,  yeah  .  it  does  make  a  big  difference.  "  magic  was  fragile.  most  everyone  knew  that  and  if  something  wasn't  right  with  the  spell  then,  more  than  likely,  something  bad  would  happen.  she  placed  the  bottle  of  blood  down  before  looking  up  at  him.  "  one  wrong  thing   and  hell  could  break  loss.  we  wouldn't  want  that.  " 

#hellgiven #v. tbd ( brutus ) #x. queue

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#X. the agent ( rumlow ) #x. queue

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Still not sure how to make out this situation, Jakob only knew how to handle this one way and that was with his threatening aura. How she handled that was up to her. Blue eyes kept locked onto her as she began to move. There was no reply from him as he stepped aside slightly, just enough for her to get by so she could step out oft he car. Once she was outside, his arms crossed over his chest as his head moved to angle his gaze downwards. "Why were you following us?" Straight to the point, no sign of being a cop on his person. "Not every day someone tails you."

kirby looked up at the man as he came into view. it didn't take a genius to see that she was a little out of her depth. she expected the whole license and registration ordeal or maybe something about the road she was taking. she also knew better than to get out of the car. she could practically hear her dad's voice telling her not to do anything stupid. "right, okay." she reached for her phone which had previously sat in the cup holder and then for the door handle. "can you maybe slide over a little so i can get out?" she gave him a look complete with raised eyebrows that said 'you followed me and want to talk, move.'

#heartsbreaking #v. fixing mistakes ( jakob ) #x. queue

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#X. the agent ( rumlow ) #x. queue

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She was enjoying this, that much he could at least tell. A small roll of his eyes took place before blue eyes fell upon her once more. "I don't mess with magic, just like I don't mess with nature." A small pause. "Any more. I learned my lesson years ago." As vague as that was.

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               a  small  hum  came  from  her  ,  as  did  a  smile  .   "  yeah  ,  you're  not  wrong.  it's  why  nature  should  be  respected.  admired  ,  yes  .  but  –  there's  so  much  danger  to  it.  kinda  like  magic.  " 

#hellgiven #v. i sold my soul and everything i own ( elias ) #x. queue

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every CSI episode:

03x23 - Inside the Box

#X. pancho ( nick ) #X. nick connections #x. queue

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It wasn't a surprising story entirely, the nature of this life was kill or be killed. Though how others went about that was what made it interesting. However, it was shocking in regards to how her father had even stayed in power, gathered it. So used to the violence around them, not having to use it as often except as a last resort was very rare. All of it hd resulted in a very interesting power vacuum and now he was being pulled in, along with his family. Of course it was one they were joining by choice, when the offer was extended there was no hesitation to answer. It was how he found himself standing here before here, accepting a drink so they could talk.

Seeing her pour the drink, Nikolay sat down on the couch where she had indicted. "Of course, it was hard to ignore when you reached out." He replies, taking the drink in hand as he made himself comfortable. "And we feel the same about your's, having an alliance like that is....important to have in the lives we live." Despite not being the best at negotiating, he liked to think he was doing a rather well. So far, anyway. "But I am mostly curious how you want this all to go down." He brings the glass to his lips and takes a sip. "Because we have several things to work out if this is going to happen. Not that I am worried that you don't know what you're doing."

His drink is lowered as he watches her for a moment. "But that is why I'm here, yes?"

it would have come as no surprise to her if he had intimated that he knew about what had happened to her husband after her father's death. vladimir had been something of an anomaly in the criminal underworld — he had not needed to be cruel or monstrous to be respected, though he had those skills, should some men retain their hard heads. to have her brother kill him in prison was beyond the pale for nadja; and now that it had happened, she wasn't too sure that her brother didn't have something to do with her father's death. he had been ill, of course, but the death had been sudden.

the barest hint of a smile tugs at her lips, but it remains sad around the edges, and she nods. ' i am appreciative of you and your family. ' spoken as she moved to the cabinet, and retrieved a rock-cut crystal glass and poured him something strong and russian. she turned and came back, holding it out to him. ' quite frankly, your family is the only one i feel i can trust to help without taking advantage. '

with her husband and father gone and her brother soon to follow, the expectation was that nadja would step into the void — something she had previously had no intention of doing; being the first lady in a crime family was fine, but now she was the matriarch.

#midwestsaints #v. tbd ( nikolay ) #x. queue

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#X. oscar zulu ( mike ) #X. the long wolf ( rickard ) #x. queue