When Not At War (Mathew's Motley)

[Evelyn Amtrum]

It was a relatively quiet moment for the time being, rare as those were anymore.  Which mean that Evelyn was actually enjoying some quiet time away from the cold outside!  Not to mention fake snow...

After all the stuff at the lab, Eve decided it was a good idea to make some cocoa for everyone - including Spike and the extended family that came when Mathew moved house. 

[Sage Sudeki]

She would find Spike cross legged and meditating holding himself suspended over a rather gruesome looking Bowie knife with his Battle Aura focused into just his right hand, it's sporadic energy covered his hand and most of his fore arm jutting energy at the knife underneath him as he sat there. He may have been meditating but his face was scrunched with strain and beads of sweat. However he would open his eyes when he saw Evelyn. Slowly lowering his feet from the cross legged position to the floor before letting the energy go and letting the breath he didn't know he was holding out.

Standing up straight and picking up the knife to move it away so it didn't get accidentally run into he would stretch as he spoke.

"How's it look out there? Still god awful cold?"

[Evelyn Amtrum]

She remembers when that sort of sight would have been worrisome for her. Eve takes in the expression of concentration and strain and remains silent, letting Spike work on his meditation without disturbing him until he pulls himself back onto the floor.

"Yes." Eve's nose wrinkles as she removes her coat and glares out the window as if winter had somehow personally offended her.

"One day, I will see summer again." She chuckled and shook her head, nodding towards Spike.

"You down for a break? I'm making some cocoa if you like."

[Sage Sudeki]

Spike would roll his shoulder as he grabbed a hand towel and wiped his face and fore head.

"Oh yeah, break sounds good."

Spike would follow to help with the cocoa.

[Evelyn Amtrum]

Eve nodded and would head into the kitchen, pulling down cups and supplies to get started as she looked back at Spike.

"So Dad and I brought some company with us. It's going to be weird, but probably not what you think." No point in beating around the bush.

"Dad mentioned there were clones of your dad back in the day. One of them came back with us." Just not the original Leon.

[Sage Sudeki]

Spike's eyes narrowed, but he nodded.

"I remember the Clones. I thought they all died out over a certain period."

He didn't interact with them much. He was put in charge of LAX so unless he was reporting in to Mathews bank fort, or Lightning Tower he didn't see them very often.

[Evelyn Amtrum]

Seriously, just how much of this stuff is she still oblivious to? Still, if Spike knew what they were, that meant one less confusion issue. Blinking, Eve shook her head after a moment and continued her prep.

"Apparently this one was different. I'm not sure about all the details." She stretched and looked over her shoulder. Waiting for water to boil didn't happen faster by looking at it.

"I don't know how much you'd even know about them, but I didn't want a familiar face suddenly coming through the door on you like that."

[Mathew Amtrum]

"That's that short version anyway." Mathew would say as he walked in with Cleon having explained his Barker and Mitsoumi situation, as well as what they were doing in Canada. He'd seen their baggage in a metaphorical form, may as well just fill him in.

[Sage Sudeki]

Cleon nods following the explanation.

"I went on a journey to my old house... Leon's old house in New York to see if Jester were still alive so I could torture him till my time came... There were some adventures inbetween, but nothing important until I got trapped in Dra Aht."

Spike would look over and give a nod. Though he would look back at Evelyn.

"It's appreciated. No telling how the knife focus training would of went had he been the first thing I saw when you guys came back."

[Evelyn Amtrum]

Eve cracked a weak smile at Spike and shook her head.

"I think you'd have been the one to clean up the mess." Probably lots of blood, especially since Cleon is talking about torturing someone before coming to The End.

[Mathew Amtrum]

"You make a mess you clean it up."

Simple as that, Mathew would say as he leads Cleon to the dining room table.

[Sage Sudeki]

Spike would hold a hand in the air at Mathew with a shrugging motion as he let it drop to slap his thigh.

"As I hear."

He chuckles a bit. He sighs and looks to Mathew.

"So, Avenger is still out there doing things. You set him up to give me problems? We still doing tests like the old days?"

[Evelyn Amtrum]

Eve chuckled with a small grin as Spike got warmed from both ends about cleanup duty. Points for believing in him making it through?

But the question that came next was less than happy, prodding for some additional test. She fell silent and looked at Mathew, as well, wondering about the answer and what it meant, either way.

[Mathew Amtrum]

"Couldn't tell ya. I haven't spoken to him in about a decade."

[Sage Sudeki]

"Great..."

Spike rubbed his neck again while shaking his head. The guy must of just been bored or something to be fucking around in the Deadlands... Maybe it was because this place was still a warzone. A lot of the people from back then seemed to really fit in a world of constant life threatening events. People like that never make it home, not really.

"Whats the play, Mathew? We got a foot hold, or information on our next move?"