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Ruckus stepped up to the man he was addressing and put his arms behind his back as he waited for the former marine to finish his lines.  Once it became apparent that the man had completely what he had to said the marine captain grunted and shook his head.  "Great minds indeed.  It's insulating for a traitor like you to claim us having anything in common what so ever."  He smiled.  "Now, normally I'd prefer to kill you were you stand, but the world government is in a kick these days.  They want public executions and a lot of them.  So if you surrender now and come quietly I can guarantee you a few extra days of life as your shipped off in a boat to whatever little piece of land they want to try this on next."  He shrugged.  "Or you can resist.  It really doesn't make much difference to me.  Personally I prefer you resist."  The larger man's eyes narrowed.  "It would really help me to relieve this aggression I've built up over that botched job you did before running like a dog."
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Handel's grin wavered slightly as it became apparent that his little bluff wasn't going to work on Ruckus. He tried to recall what he knew about Ruckus and the files he had on him from the operation. He needed to know what his opponent was capable of.

[color=a187be]"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I prefer if I [i]don't[/i] resist,"[/color] Handel said, slowly laying his trunk down flat and sitting himself down right on top of it. This created a strange situation for himself: Handel is extremely close to his musical weapons inside the trunk, but cannot access them unless he stands up.

[color=a187be]"The issue is, my good captain, that the only one who knows that I'm here, is you, but the whole town knows that not only is Rainbow Fist escaping her execution, but Leviathan and Sayuri of the Bloody Scales are also here, while the Bomberman is running amok. Failure to capture these dangerous criminals would put an unsightly smear on your impeccable reputation, but failure to capture me...why, only you would know of it and your reputation wpuld remain untarnished. You see capturing [i]all of us[/i] might be [i]possible [/i] for a great captain like you, but let even one of them go, and it would be an open failure. Both of us know how competitive it is among Marine Captains, vying for position, ready to exploit each others' weaknesses and faults. Surely you have a few rivals who are just waiting to drag your name through the mud over a tiny little mistake. Of course, I wouldn't tell a soul if you let me go; it would draw too much attention to myself, after all. And as long as I remain seated, we both know that I'm no threat to you, but when those others come, you'll either have to keep one eye on me at all times to make sure I don't stand up and attack you, or you fight at your full capacity and let me walk away, just this once."[/color]

Handel continued to smile amiably with one leg crossed over the other as he listened to the sound of carnage in the town, slowly getting louder as the pirates and outlaws eventually make their way to the docks.