The Anomaly Research Centre and then an old Church - London

[itsananomaly]

After an unexpected couple of days off and a much needed shopping trip, Connor and Cutter returned to the ARC very bruised and sore and with some additional bruising after the other night and Lester took one look at the pair of them and assigned them desk duty, Cutter’s bruise on his jaw was still quite prominent where Helen had punched him. Cutter had tried to protest but he felt too tired and in the end had meekly agreed with Lester. Connor and Cutter had been assigned to work in the lab, to go through the piles of data that was still not catalogued - Cutter had decided to use this time to develop another plan - to work out a virus that he could upload into the anomaly detector so that he would work out who the traitor at the ARC was. [part six. Adapted from Series 2 Episode 6 'Traitor Revealed', preplayed once again with amazing anomaly_research_nerd. NFB but OOC welcome!]

Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	At least they were stuck doing desk duty and paperwork together? But even Connor was finding it hard to get into any of the work they had set up in front of them. His stomach and ribs still hurt and he swore he would never get his shoulder to stop hurting either at this rate. Setting aside the stack of papers he had been mindlessly scanning he sighed, hands going to his face. "I never thought I would miss chasing after anomalies this much!"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Despite how much everything was hurting right then, Cutter smiled, his eyes swimming a bit at the slides he was looking at in between formulating his plan and he tried to regain his focus, "I hear that, you know the anomaly siren is really not that bad ... maybe I could get used to it, especially if it meant I could go out in the field," he sighed at the thought of being out in the field again ... it had felt like an eternity since everything with the Mammoth had happened.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Well at least we can still be productive.... even if it's not exactly what Lester had intended for us to work on." Connor gave a quick glance around and then slid over some of the papers he had been working on. It was just some simple notes and all, nothing too complex. Connor knew his boyfriend wasn't all that great with tech and all. Sorry Cutter.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"Oh we're definitely being productive," Cutter said with a wink as he discretely took those papers that Connor slid over, he took a quick look at them, appreciating that they were very simple for him to understand, "you think this will work?" he asked quietly, sneaking a glance over at the one other person in the room with them, who seemed to be too focused on her work to pay attention to them.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"It should... as long as we can get everything loaded without anyone noticing." Connor leaned over a little closer. "I've got the program running on my laptop now. Once its finished we just hook it up and copy it over to the ADD system. So. Easy." Conor hoped he sounded more confident than he felt just then.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"Okay, that's good ... easy's good," Cutter smiled at Connor, "thank you for helping me with this, technology is not my strong suit," he admitted. To the absolute surprise of no one.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Says the man who was still using a flip phone less than a year ago" Connor said with a small laugh and a gentle nudge at Cutter's shoulder. The fact he was a borderline genius, according to some people anyways cuz he personally still wasn't convinced of that bit, it did make the difference a little more pronounced. "But yeah shouldn't be too much longer till we're ready."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"Hey, the flip phone isn't that bad," Cutter protested, "honestly I still miss the Nokia3310," he admitted, "the amount of times I dropped that thing and it didn't break was incredible," he grinned. He nodded at that last part, "okay, we'll wait a few more minutes and then we'll go set everything up in the hub," he added.
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	Not a good time for a surprise visit huh? Sorry. Stephen had made himself scarce, per Lester's orders to take a few days off. The fact he had spent that time with Helen was probably best left undiscussed with anyone on the team at this point. But he was back and trying to just get through the seemingly menial tasks Lester had given him. So he was a bit distracted as he walked into the lab. It wasn't until he was a few steps in that he even bothered to look up... realizing this was probably the last place he should be at this point.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	It was at that moment that Cutter looked up from his papers and saw Stephen standing in the lab, rage quickly started boiling in him, "what. are. you. doing here?" he growled. His Scottish accent becoming more pronounced and angry with each syllable.
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Working. Like Lester ordered me to," Stephen said a bit coldly."See you two are back from your leave too," he said with a quick glance to Connor then back to Cutter.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	“Yeah no thanks to you,” Cutter growled, his hands going into fists like they had the first time with Helen and Stephen but he was trying to keep his temper.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor just glared daggers at Stephen from where he was sitting. He swore his shoulder hurt all the more as soon as Stephen stepped foot in the lab and his hand subconsciously went to rub at it.
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Look, we got off to a bad start the other day." Understatement much there Stephen? "Why don't we sit, talk this through, like three rational adults, Stephen said. There was a slight smirk tugging at his lips because 'rational' was not a term ever used to describe Cutter and 'adult' was being a bit generous for Connor in his mind. "So..." he said, letting the implied question hang as he waited for a response.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter glowered but the last thing he wanted was for Connor to get hurt even more so he swallowed the cruel retort that had sprung to mind. “What do you want Stephen?” he snapped. It was the closest he was going to get to a calm and rational conversation.
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	"I want to talk Nick," Stephen said looking at Cutter and then over to Connor. "Preferably alone, no offense Connor... this is between me and Nick really."
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Where Nick goes, I go," Connor said almost a little too quickly and panicked. He saw the smirk that appeared on Stephen's face briefly. "What ever nonsense you have to say, if you must say it, you can say it to us both."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	“He stays,” Cutter said firmly, once upon a time he may have actually done what Stephen asked but after everything he was not going to give him the satisfaction. “What do you want Stephen,” he said impatiently.
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Alright," Stephen said with a sigh. "We're doing this the hard way evidently...." Stephen looked at Cutter, basically ignoring Connor as he spoke. "I want to talk. About all this, what we are actually doing here, Nick. Can you not see the danger we are bringing to the world by acting like we alone should know about the anomalies? Can you not see the opportunity we are missing out on to be able to actually control our future? The anomalies are here for a reason, we should use them!"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Immediately Cutter started shaking his head, “we can’t do that, can you imagine the panic that would cause? We can’t tell people till we can be absolutely certain that we have a way of predicting these anomalies and exactly what they can do, until then it remains a secret,”
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	"And if someone says they may know, or be able to offer you some insight, that in all your infinite wisdom, you don't have. Would you let them help? Or would you shut them down right off the bat? Like you have with me and Helen"
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	"There's a difference between intelligent theories and sheer madness," Connor said coldly. "Do you even hear yourself? What you are proposing? It's utter insanity!"
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	"And I assume you, the supposed tech genius of the group, are so much better? You are one to talk, Connor!" Stephen said pulling his gaze from Cutter to Connor but still watching the older man out of the corner of his eyes. "How many times have you messed up? Screwed up in the field? Gotten yourself or someone else hurt? Made a mistake with the detectors or one of your precious pieces of tech? You are far from infallible, yet you get a pass and Helen and I get shut down. " Here Stpehen turned his attention to Cutter and narrowed his eyes. "I'd wonder if it was a bit of favoritism going on there. But again... Helen and I have a better track record with that than you Connor, so I doubt that is what it is." Stephen locked eyes with Cutter as he finished, watching for a reaction.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter was trembling as he watched this exchange and he opened his mouth to say something, to defend Connor from Stephen … “You lost any credibility when you started hooking up with Helen,” was all that came out instead and with one sentence dismissed Stephen entirely.
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	"It's always your way or nothing!" Stephen said shaking his head in frustration. Then he leveled his gaze back at Cutter. "Ya know, its no wonder Helen turned to me!" he spat, knowing that was one of the buttons that would always get a reaction out of him.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	And react Cutter did. He just stared at Stephen for a few moments, he had been trying to keep control of his temper, but that remark about Helen and his insecurity and lingering jealousy over that still hurt. Before he knew what was happening he had thrown himself at Stephen, aiming a punch directly at his jaw.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Nick!" Connor yelled. He had tried to reach out, to get to Cutter as he suddenly lunged forward. But he hadn't been fast enough and he watched as that punch, much unlike the one he had tried to throw the other day, connected squarely on target.
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	He had expected a reaction, maybe even that Cutter would come at him. But Stephen was still taken off guard a bit by the sudden lunge and the power behind that punch. As it connected, he let out a groan of pain and staggered back, tripping over his own feet and falling onto his back on the floor of the lab.
Stephen(itsananomaly)	The one punch and seeing Stephen fall over still wasn’t enough for Cutter and he hovered over Stephen, grabbing his shirt to keep him in place and he raised his hand to strike him again.
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	Stephen groaned slightly as he hit the ground and looked up at Cutter for a moment then chuckled, the pain in his jaw making his eyes water a bit. "Must say Nick.... surprised to see you on top for once," Stephen said with a sneer, though the redness on his cheek was already starting to show.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter didn’t hold back this time, “you bastard,” he growled and there was another couple of punches thrown for good measure. Cutter didn’t care about anything at this point - not even that Stephen could get him fired for this if he went to Lester. He just wanted to hurt Stephen the way he’d hurt him and Connor.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor froze when Cutter launched at Stephen and landed that first punch. He had half expected him to stop and just walk out of the lab without a word at that point. So he was pretty shocked when Stephen let out that admitted low blow of an insult and watched as Cutter started training down the punches. "Cutter!" he yelled in surprise, finally finding himself able to move as he ran over to Cutter. He tried to grab him from behind and pull him off Stephen but Cutter definitely had the weight advantage there and Connor was half trying to avoid accidentally getting clocked himself. "Nick... Nick, stop it!" He said as he tightened his hold with one arm, reaching the other out to try and grab the fist before it could fall again, wrapping his own hand around it. "He's not worth it, Nick" he whispered, near pleading into Cutter's ear as he glared down at Stephen who was now all but cowering on the floor trying to shield himself from the blows.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter trembled, taking several deep breaths as he registered what Connor was saying, that Connor was trying to pull him off Stephen, he got in one more punch for good measure before he let himself be dragged away. "That was for Connor," he spat angrily.
Stephen(anomaly_research_nerd)	Normally, Stephen would have had little trouble overpowering Cutter and stopping the falling blows. But he had been caught off guard and that first blow had been surprisingly hard, he was a bit dazed as the rest of the blows began to fall. He tried to block the worst of them but landed at least near their intended target. Stephen was vaguely aware of Connor yelling and then the punches stopped and he opened his eyes to see Cutter still standing over him but farther back, with Connor's arms still wrapped around him, holding him back. Stephen staggered to his feet, wiping the back of his hand against his mouth and just stared at Cutter. "Well, that certainly makes this easier," he said as he started to turn to leave. "You'll regret this, Nick."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	It was only Connor’s arms being around him that kept him from launching at Stephen again, he just glared back at Stephen, “we’re done, Connor, let’s go,” it was time to put the next phase of his plan into action and the further away he got from Stephen the better.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor didn't loosen his hold on Cutter really until Stephen was turning and walking out of the lab, heading down opposite the way they needed to go. Slowly he slid his arms off and nodded, watching Cutter closely as he followed after him, grabbing his laptop and notes off the table as he did.
Stephen(itsananomaly)	Cutter was furious as they made their way to the HUB and got set up at the monitor, no one was paying any attention to what they were doing. Since technology was not his strong point he was definitely happy to let Connor take over and upload the virus. He was rubbing his knuckles where he had punched Stephen, he didn't regret what he did but he didn't like that they were so sore on top of all of his other injuries and his ribs definitely hadn't liked all that sudden movement, he was in a lot of pain but at the moment all that adrenaline had kicked in from what had happened and it was enough to keep him focused on their task at hand.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor had followed after Cutter as closely as he could, not knowing what to say to the confused looks Abby and Cutter's Connor had given them as they left since they had seen the tail end of all that. He sat at the HUB control and started setting things up. He glanced over at Cutter and started to say something and then stopped, putting his attention back on the laptop for a moment. He then looked back over and saw Cutter rubbing his hands and saw the pained look on his face. "You didn't have to do that ya know...' Connor said softly as he punched in a few commands on the laptop. "I mean... I appreciate it... but..." Connor sighed, no matter how he said it it was going to probably annoy Cutter so he just let it go there and tried to focus on their mission.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter hesitated, part of him was ready to shut down this conversation before it got started ..."I know," he said simply, "but I wanted to, Stephen was in the wrong and you didn't deserve any of that Connor," The logical part of Cutter's mind was screaming at him that Stephen didn't deserve that either but he was determined to ignore that.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor nodded sowly. He stopped working on the laptop for a minute and reached one hand out and laid it over Cutter's giving it a soft squeeze before going back to the laptop. "So, what should we do about.... you know who?" Connor asked softly, eyes on the laptop trying not to draw attention to what they were doing. He also knew Lester was wandering around somewhere so he didn't want to say Helen's name out loud.
Stephen(itsananomaly)	“We keep our guard up,” Cutter whispered back, grateful for that soft squeeze, he was feeling a little self conscious all of a sudden, even though Connor hadn’t mentioned Helen’s name, he knew who he was talking about and Stephen’s quip about him not being dominant, he shifted awkwardly, trying to focus his thoughts on the mission at hand, “now that Stephen’s working with her, she could have access to the ARC and we wouldn’t even know it … there’s no telling what Stephen would give her now,”
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Right... which is why I built in the failsafe for this," Connor said as he kept typing commands into the computer. "If Helen or anyone has tapped into the HUB, they have to update the connection to get new data. Whenever they do, they will end up downloading everything and then we have them and can track them." he turned to look at Cutter for a moment and gave a small smile.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter smiled, relaxing a little for the first time since his fight with Stephen, “good, that’s really good Connor,” he reached out to wrap his arms around Connor’s shoulder in a hug. “This is exactly what we need to get to the bottom of what’s going on,”
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor relaxed a little more, seeing Cutter finally relaxing a bit himself. He could do this. He wouldn't mess this up.... he knew what he was doing. And that internal monologue pep talk was going to keep going as he fought against the memory of what Stephen had said: How many times have you messed up? Screwed up in the field? Gotten yourself or someone else hurt? Made a mistake with the detectors or one of your precious pieces of tech? Connor stopped what he was doing and closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath.
Stephen(itsananomaly)	Cutter noticed the shift in Connor’s mood, noting the way he had seemed to be relaxed and focused and then how dispirited he seemed, especially when he closed his eyes. “Connor?” Cutter said gently, “Connor, what’s wrong?” Even though he had a feeling he knew what it might be.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Oh... sorry Nick.. It's nothing..." Connor started to argue, and then he made the mistake of turning to look at Cutter and accidentally locked eyes with him. Damnit, he was a terrible liar in any case but to Cutter? It was damn near impossible. "Just... nervous... about this. Dont want to mess it up... ya know?" he said trying to make it sound like it was a casual everyday sort of worry. "I..." Connor took a deep breath. "I don't want Stephen to be right," he said finally.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter silently cursed Stephen then and himself for putting him in this position. “You will not mess this up,” Cutter assured him, giving him another hug and then resting his head on his shoulder. “Stephen…has a way with words, he can be very biting,” as Connor now knew, “it’s what makes him so perfect with Helen,” he said, just a little bit bitterly. “I would say ignore him but then that would be really hypocritical of me wouldn’t it?” he said with a slight smirk at that, “I give you permission to punch him,” That was terrible advice Cutter.
Connor	Connor took a deep breath and nodded, taking a moment just to enjoy the feel of Cutter's head against his shoulder. He couldn't help but chuckle a little at that last bit. "I am sure that would go just as swimmingly as the last time I tried" he said with a small smirk. "But thanks for that, will keep it in mind. Ya know, just in case."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter smiled up at Connor from where he was resting his head on his shoulder, “it wouldn’t be that bad,” he assured him, “but we can file that away in the maybe pile,” he lifted his head slightly and gave Connor a kiss on the cheek, “you’ve got this Connor,” he told him.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	And that was the confidence boost Connor needed and he smiled as his cheeks flushed slightly. "Alright... let's do this then," he said as he reached around and plugged in the computer and entered in the last bit of coding. "Nobody's looking, are they?" he asked, afraid to look around as he hesitated, his fingers resting over the final few keys.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter gently leaned against him, with his arm around Connor for support, “nobody knows what we’re doing Connor,” he assured him, “you’ve no reason to be suspicious, so relax and stop looking so guilty,”
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Right... sorry..." Connor said, taking a deep breath and flexing his hands to keep them from shaking. Looking up at the displays on the HUB, Connor punched in the final keys and then grinned as he looked over at Cutter. "And it's done. All loaded. Helen or whoever is behind all this won't know what's going on till it turns around and bites them."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter smiled proudly at Connor, leaning in to give him another gentle side hug and a kiss on the cheek, "okay, that's good, very good Connor. Now we'll see where the trail takes us,"
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor leaned into the hug and returned the kiss, not caring who was watching at this point. "Aye, let's see who's behind all this sabotaging nonsense."
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	It had taken a bit of time, more than Connor would have liked, but eventually, they got the chance to put their plan into action. They had set up the false anomaly alert and had staged everything the best they could. Now, all there was to do was wait. Something Connor was never any good at.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	It had been years since Cutter had been in a church and he did have to find being here a little ironic but all they could do now was wait with Connor, his Connor and Abby. His Connor and Abby seemed to have had a disagreement about something based on the way that they were glaring at each other but he would address that if it came up later. He smiled over at Connor, "were you hoping for a divine intervention?" he couldn't help but ask.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Hey, you wanted somewhere remote where no one would be. A church on a Friday seemed like a pretty safe bet," Connor said with a smirk. "Where would you have chosen?"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"Point taken," Cutter allowed and returned the smirk, "this is definitely bringing back childhood memories," he admitted as he leaned against the pew they were hiding behind. Abby was glowering at his Connor and after all the sniping and glares on the way over he finally had to ask, "Okay what is up with you two today?"
Abby(thearcfamily)	"Nothing," Abby said coldly looking over at Connor. "Just Connor's girlfriend Caroline being terrible." Connor started to try and say something in his defense but Abby interrupted. "She better not hurt Rex, Connor. She better not."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	That really, really didn't help answer his question about what was going on, he tilted his head ... he had definitely missed something here, "why would Caroline be hurting Rex?" he said slowly, trying to understand how the two were linked. He glanced over at Connor, to see if this made sense to him.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"I... might have broken up with Caroline..." Connor said somewhat hesitantly. "By Text" Abby emphasized with a small glare at Connor."And she's taken Rex to get back at Connor." "I don't think she has any idea how special Rex is. She's just... upset" Connor said with a sigh.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Even with Cutter's limited people skills, even he knew that dumping someone by text was a poor move but there were more pressing issues to address right then as he looked around the room at the two Connor's and Abby, "what kind of girl steals someone's lizard when you split up?" he asked incredulously.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"An insane one, it seems," Connor said with a small wince, remembering his own less than perfect handling of the whole Caroline issue.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter noticed that small wince and raised an eyebrow at him, tilting his head slightly before turning back to his Connor, "why does she even know about Rex in the first place?" he asked.
Connor(thearcfamily)	"Well see... she doesn't exactly know how unusual Rex is..." Connor said and then realized where this was going to lead. "Right. I'll get him back."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"Good. You see that you do that," Cutter sighed, bringing his hand up his forehead and rubbing it, this was definitely going to complicate things further, "she could give him to someone who would recognise how unusual he is,"
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"So, in the meantime...." Connor said, glancing at the other Connor with a somewhat sympathetic nod, "what's the plan for whenever our mystery traitor shows up?"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter took his gun out, "we confront them," he said, "make sure that they can't get away and we'll finally get the answers to this whole operation," he explained calmly.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Let's just hope it's as easy as that," Connor said. "We set the alarm off a while ago. Hopefully, whoever it is.... they show up soon."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter nodded, "whoever walks through those doors, will be our traitor," he said confidently, "they got the alert fifteen minutes ago, then it will be show time," he gripped the handle of his gun as he did.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor nodded, glancing at Abby and Connor as he readied his own gun. Abby was unarmed and Cutter's Connor was muttering something about how unfair it was the only thing he was going to get to shoot was the camera he had with him. "And now we wait," he said with a nod.... knowing that none of them really were all that good at waiting, Cutter especially.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter really wasn’t good with waiting, he could be really impatient, which was honestly not surprising to anyone. He fidgeted slightly and looked over the pew quickly, his gaze flickered to the hymn book that was sitting there and brought it round to start flicking through it, “this definitely brings back memories,” he remarked softly, more to himself than to anyone else.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor leaned over against Cutter's shoulder a bit to look at the pages as he flipped through. "Haven't heard some of these since I was a lad in Sunday School," he said with a smirk. "People still sing these huh?"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"I mean I wouldn't know, I haven't been to church in a very long time," Cutter admitted as one particular song caught his eye, with All Things Bright and Beautiful, "but I know I do remember singing this one," he said with a chuckle, "I remember playing this one as well on the organ," he revealed, "I used to play for my local church,"
Connor(thearcfamily)	"Too bad that's not exactly an option during a stakeout," Connor said with a smirk as he grabbed one of the other hymnals and flipped through it. "I think I actually remember this song."
Cutter(itsananomaly)	"No I suppose that would defeat the purpose of having the element of surprise in a stakeout," Cutter said with a grin as he looked down at the hymn book, "it would be fun to go through these hymns one of these days, see if I still remember how to play them,"
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Will have to try it some day" Connor said with a small grin, remembering the last time Cutter had played the piano for him. He turned his attention to Abby as she and Connor evidently decided they didn't need a piano or organ and were attempting to remember the song themselves.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter grinned shyly at that as he remembered exactly what happened the last time he had played piano for Connor and then he winced a little at hearing Connor and Abby fumble their way through the song. He sighed and facepalmed …surely the traitor wasn’t that far away now?
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor was about to reach over and try and get them to stop, because Cutter looked like he was about to start praying for someone to come save him just then. But he did get to as the sound of the heavy doors opening echoed in the nearly-empty church. "Someone's here," he whispered, trying to shift position behind the pew they had been crouched behind so he could see who it was.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter quickly made sure he couldn’t be seen but he peeked over the pew to see several soldiers drawing their weapons and entering the church. He got his gun ready and nodded to the two Connor’s and Abby to be ready. And then his heart sank when Jenny stepped into the Church.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor looked as Abby gave Cutter's Connor a look as he snapped a few photos. He turned his attention to Cutter and saw the look on his face. "Nick, I... I'm sorry" he said sadly as he reached out to put his hand over his lightly.
Connor(itsananomaly)	Cutter closed his eyes, appreciating the gentle touch of Connor’s hand, he had really hoped that Jenny wouldn’t be involved in this. He reluctantly stood up, drew his weapon and stormed over to her, “you!” he snapped as she looked around confused, “so where is it then?” “There isn’t one,” he replied angrily.. Jenny just looked even more confused, “so why are we here?” “That’s a good question I give you 10 seconds to answer it,” and he drew his gun at her.
Cutter(anomaly_research_nerd)	"Nick!" Connor called out as he jumped up and hurried after Cutter. He looked from Jenny to Cutter in horror and he tried to think of what to do as he looked between Abby and Connor and then back to Cutter. "It's Jenny, Nick..." he pleaded.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Cutter was angry, trembling as he held the gun at Jenny who was too startled, she tried to calm him down but to no avail. "The alarm was false!" he roared, glancing between Jenny and Connor, "the only way she could have known about that is if she created a diversion between the detector and your own computer!" He cocked his gun and immediately all the soldiers around him did the same, ordering him to stand down, "who are you working for?" "Nick please put the gun down," Jenny pleaded, fear and confusion clearly evident as she tried to make sense of what was happening.
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor glanced around at the team of soldiers that had come in with Jenny, every gun aimed right at Cutter. "Nick... let her talk, alright, " he tried. "Let her explain, maybe... maybe there's a logical explanation for this?"
Cutter(itsananomaly)	“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Jenny exclaimed, her voice … normally calm and steady, edging ever so closer to hysteria, “I was told to come here and bring as many men as possible!” Cutter didn’t believe it, he moved closer to Jenny with the gun aimed directly at her head, “who told you that?” “I …” Jenny hesitated, “I’m not very good at talking with a gun in my face!” she tried to maintain as much dignity as she could.
Abby(thearcfamily)	Abby and Connor watched on in horror, not really knowing what to do. None of them had expected this. Lester or someone higher up, sure. But not Jenny... it was a shock to all of them that she was the one now standing there opposite Cutter and his accusations.
Cutter(itsananomaly)	Jenny's pleading did nothing to quell Cutter’s temper and it made him angrier, “tell me who you’re working for!” he roared. The soldiers kept barking at him to drop his gun, that it was his last chance, “I said who sent you!” he yelled. “You’re going to get us both killed!” Jenny protested. He didn’t care, the barrel of the gun was going even closer, he ignored all the guns that were pointing at him, “this is your last chance,” he growled. “It was Leek,” she whispered. Cutter stopped, lowering his gun and realisation dawning on him and he turned to Connor, “it’s Leek .. “ he repeated, “we need to get back to the ARC,”
Connor(anomaly_research_nerd)	Connor heard that and felt his heart drop. It had been Leek... that much had stayed the same. There was just no telling what else had changed that he had not realized... they were still running into this almost totally blind. He nodded as he started after Cutter, following him out of the church.