The Final Steps towards Peace [Jack, Charles, and Senty's crew once they're done]

The android listened to the flurry of reactions, Rinna was making a very generous offer, and seemed to agree with him. They could avoid a big fight, which was quite clearly approaching. They just had to sit and talk for a bit. Rinna was willing to take Shunnosuke to Nozomi, that wasn't a problem, and he took a moment to consider their options. The strangely dressed one seemed to react to Azami's persona, a bit strange, but the android disregarded it with awe and as Joshua stated "fanboyism." As he pondered, his eyes drifted towards Shunnosuke.

He offered his friend a shy, soft, smile. He didn't know where exactly they stood now, he believed that they were still friends, but at the same time he knew they had some tension. He just hoped that his pleading was enough to make his friend feel a bit better. He might not have understood the relationship between Shunnosuke and Nozomi, but he knew that they were close. Sentinel gave Shunnosuke a nod, and gestured toward Rinna with his head. Silently saying that his friend should get ready to follow Rinna as soon as he departed.

Hearing what Joshua said, he looked and focused on Lune. He kneeled down so he could look her in the face. "You need to go catch up with Rinna, I'm sure you two have a lot to talk about since you haven't seen one another much. This is your chance to make up for all that lost time, it's what you want, right?" Sentinel asked, but before the young girl could respond he would interrupt her. "I mean what you, Lune, want. Not what Zachary wants, and not what he wants you to think you want. I'm asking what you want. Follow what your heart tells you to do, and not what Zachary wants you to do." He says to the young girl, before looking up at Analee.

"After all, you two deserve the right to make your own decisions, and taking the reins of your life in your own hands. Don't let him tell you what to do, he thinks you're both expendable, and will not act in your best interest." He would step around Lune and give her a gentle push toward Rinna, as he stepped closer to Analee. "Don't you want to be free? Doing what you want instead of waiting to be told what to do? I've tried to follow every whim and command of a person before, but there came a time when I could not follow him anymore. We went our seperate ways, and it took me a while to open my eyes to the truth that I did the right thing all those years ago." Alphonse said looking Analee right in the eyes, they narrowed in intense focus. "He's thrown you to the wolves, are you going to follow such a person who would willingly throw you away without a second thought? Life is more than following orders, you have to open your eyes to what he is doing and see how beautiful life can be when you start to make your own decisions." He stepped away from Analee, his eyes relaxing. He awaited either retribution or her answer. If she had no response then he might just start heading toward Zachary, after all that would force her hand. She would have to choose between making her own choices, or accepting her fate being a lapdog.

Things were going remarkably well, better than he expected. While they were going to be depleted of manpower, Joshua knew with just Rita, Sentinel, and Jack alone, they were going to be alright. Rita, well, at least she was starting to get her head in the game. All that was left in their way was... her. He took a step towards Analee and gave her a "Sup?"

Joshua was nonchalant, trying to study her. Looking back, he had an idea that Zachary was controlling her just like Lune was. But unlike her, there really wasn't anything he could use to bring Analee back to her sense except thrash her around and hope for something. Yet, he didn't really want to do that.


Joshua wondered why these words continued to stick with him. Even coming to terms with his relationship with Rinna, he wondered why those words continued to hold some weight. And it bothered him a little. But he had some idea what that Salvation would be, and if it were anything like what he thought it is, then the Nyarlathotep Child had no reason to keep seeking it out for it.

"We don't have to beat the crap out of each other," Joshua continued with his arms crossed to his chest, "Don't you even want to remember who you are? Because Zachary sure wouldn't want you to after what happened back then."

Jacks head snapped forward from Rita's brain shaking smack. It wasn't hard enough to truely hurt, but it did sting a little and definitely got his attention "Gah! Roots! What was that for? I gatta calls em like I sees em! And that persona is-...Ah forget it... What's the point..." Honestly, Jack expected far worse... Only Joshua yelled at him this time! Improvements. Back at the precinct Jack would get chewed out pretty roughly each time he had a Fan Boy Attack...

Though it seemed like Rinna's group was leaving... Jack couldn't help but let a sigh pass his lips as he put his helmet back on. The mile thick tension would be leaving with them and they could finally make some progress..."Miss.Analee, I am the one you have come her to stop yes? Well consider me stopped. You're task is complete and you've done a pretty admirable job at that. I'll most likely be leaving this area shortly, you could even accompany me as an escort to make sure I don't come back to this spot. How dose that sound?" Normally Jack would be all for the "Look inside yourself and remember who you are!" approach to breaking someone out of mind control, but it seemed Joshua and Sentinel both had personal history with the woman and would be better suited for the task. If and ONLY if they're words made no progress in breaking her out. Jack would say the above phrase to try and work around her mind control.

The android looked and was relieved to see Rinna, Lune, and Shunnosuke leave. Alright, that was one problem situation that was solved. However, there was another problem, this individual known as Analee. Shunnosuke however warned them about Yumi...he wasn't quite sure he knew who this was, but given the odd characters that Zachary aligned with...he was sure that he could figure it out. "Leave it to me, I will do all that I can to ensure the safety of innocent bystanders." The android said....speaking of which. . . His focus turned back to Analee, whom Joshua seemed determined not to fight. The android looked around, anyone coming to help her?

None, nobody was coming to help her. "Look Analee, I understand that you want to protect Zachary, and that is what you believe is right. However, do you see him trying to help you? Do you see gangsters heading this way to help you with your troubles?" The android asked, when the answer was obvious. She was getting no help from Zachary, she was left to the fucking wolves.

"He doesn't care about you, he's not coming to help you. Why the hell should you even want to help a guy who will abandon you at a moment's notice. You can have some real and trustworthy allies, people who will listen to you and consider your advice. Zachary sees you as a tool rather than a person, leave him and join people who want to help you and not hurt you." The android's final plea, he was fairly certain that Analee would not listen. She was too brainwashed by Zachary to listen.

He had his arms crossed as she continued to speak on about how she never had a choice. How she couldn't resist. If anything, she did have a choice. It's just that she never bothered to do anything about it and thought little of her own ability to choose. But, Joshua did admit the supernatural element was significant. And speaking of that, it did remind him a little bit of Rinna's own predicament. Only a little bit.

Aragami Yamato-no-Takeru disappeared as he walked up to her. Eventually he was face to face with her and stared into her eyes for a moment. Then in the next moment, he smashed his forehead against hers in a headbutt. It was sudden and it would be hard enough to cause her to lose balance. Joshua winced at the impact and began rubbing his head.

Joshua had a kind of mock smile on his face, as if pretending to be eager to give her another headbutt. Who knew hitting people could actually change minds so quickly? Oh right, it's Azores. Weird and inane shit happens all the time. Then again, it's not like he was into that sort of thing. But she was being so inane about not being in control or anything of that sort. "Kidding. But alrighty then. First I need to make a quick call."

He took out his phone and began dialing a number, Shunnosuke's.

"Alright then, seems as though everyone is back on the same page. Progress has been made." Jack let go of the breath he had been holding for a while now. Joshua and Sentinel seemed to calm Analee down enough to bring her will to resist Zachary's influence back, if only a little. Little or not she seemed willing to cooperate and that was what was really important here.

"If we're all set then I have one more question... Where IS Zachary?... I get the impression he's not on this island, so if we're going to see him we need a destination. Fun fact though, if we need to change islands, I've got a police cruiser waiting for us back in the tunnels. It's not as well suited for riding the rails as the trains are but it's faster then walking." Jack would smirk under his helmet and jingle the keys for all to see before putting them back in his pocket "Just let me know where we're headed and I'll get us there in a flash."

Sentinel took a step back in surprise when Analee was suddenly head butted by Joshua. He shifted into a fighting stance as getting ready to pick a fight with the woman. However, much to his surprise...the woman did not lash out in self-defense, but suddenly seemed willing to help them get to Zachary. The android took a step back and relaxed his stance. It seems that the question now was where Zachary was, "Well, this is his stronghold, well it is possible that he may have fled, I doubt he would send these two here. If I were him, I'd make my stand in the most powerful position. That's here, his own land full of his gangs." The android said before looking at Rita.

"I still have some supplies, so I'm ready to go." The android said looking about the group. "He knows that we are coming, and the more time we wait, the more time he will have to prepare. We should be careful not to dally for too long and press what advantage we have. The android advised, "This is assuming that he is even here, if he is not then we need to get on his trail."