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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:03:28 GMT
Arla | May 1 2015 - Felix Norwood -
Felix popped three pieces of candy and prepared to engage the fight with the metal made brute. Here goes no- The sudden pull forced Felix to cover behind one of the desks- the struggling Broker was surprisingly strong, considering he'd just been bashed into a wall. "They're coming for you, and I'm sorry to say but if you leave with them, I'm unfortunately going to have to declare you a threat if we return. Come with me, and I can guarentee your safety, in addition to interesting work like this if you so please." Felix followed the Brokers eyes and looked at the hole in the ceiling. Why is she coming after me? There has to be another way out of this. Felix forced his way out of the Brokers grip. "You, guarantee my safety? Are you kidding?" He let out a mocking snicker. "Unless I go talk to her, you're all dead. She's got company, remember?" He glanced up at the ceiling again. "..I'll be right back." He got up on his feet and climbed, his nails digging into the wall and then to the ceiling like soft butter, carrying him closer to the hole the tin man had bursted through. - Snowflake -
Snowflake listened and replied with a sly smile while she counted her weapons arsenal. "A semi automatic handgun plus a spare mag, along with a few throwing knives. I don't have a habit of counting bullets, but if what you said to Inferno is true I've got plenty." She then listened to Reaver and frowned, even more so when Crimson confirmed her statement. They had no time to waste. She looked across the roof and saw the hole the Pursuer burst through unnoticed earlier and rushed over and prepared her gun, while muttering over her shoulder. "You're damn right he's my brother, scaredy cat. What the hell is he doing, going along with all this.." She peeked down the hole and tried to get a grip of the situation: Two giants fighting, one firing at the two with a bow and the outline of someone covering behind a desk. The small figure of Felix was nowhere to be seen. Snowflake slid closer to the edge and prepared to jump in. Run for the desks, take cover. Find Felix and get the he- A head, covered with bristly white hair popped up of the hole and made Snowflake nearly pull the trigger in surprise. The pair of green eyes stopped her with a glare as the young boy tilted his head with a single unenthusiastic word. "Boo." - La Mirage -
"That's very sweet of you." Jade smiled and let go of Mira's hair. The braid had turned out surprisingly well and Jade felt slightly proud that she'd managed so well on her first attempt. She yawned again.
"Aren't you tired? These last few days have been exhausting."
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:07:45 GMT
iCaramelBird | May 2 2015
- Hunter -
Luke looked in bewilderment as he watched Felix somehow manage to climb up, and poke his head through the hole in the roof. However it was clear now that people were on the roof, and with no sign of water, things were starting to weigh against him. The next idea was to flee, but until then he had to check The Broker and that's what he did, managing to find him and crouching down. "Are you going to be okay?" Luke asked, trying to use his perception to see the damage that had been done to The Broker.
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:18:00 GMT
LHudson | May 2 2015 - The Broker -
The Broker couldn't help but laugh to himself. If there is anything the young boy was, it was self aware, and the Broker liked that. Although the irony is that only Broker can detach that bomb he's carrying, and that he already knows his greatest weakness. The boy wasn't carrying the candy because candy, it was because of diabetes. Regardless, The Pursuer was still a problem that needed to be dealt with. Luke had asked Broker if he was alright. "I'll be fine. But I'd be more worried about N and T. They've got about a minute, and we need two two explosives." - The Pursuer -
The criminal was fast, and strong, though only in flashes as it would seem. The Pursuer lifted his shield to try and bash the criminal, but mainly to deflect the blows. Several, quite hard, and when the blows were finished The Pursuer couldn't help but inspect the large disc. Surprisingly it dented the disk in several areas, not enough to degrade it significantly, but it did demonstrate how strong his foe was. The Pursuer started his fight again, swinging his blade in a large, dangerous fashion, enough to slice a car in half. - Shadow Fixer -
Cooper kept his pace, the passageway had sealed up behind him, but the black slime had already started to crawl up it. No time, he was at the entrance to the right wing. He reached his arm out, grabbed the handle.
"Locked". His eyes widened. This wasn't right, this door was never locked. He twisted it again, and again, it didn't open. Oh no.
A wall appeared, and the monstrosity of Daniel stopped. He held his arm out, and the walls started to blacken. It would break down, but would take some time. He turned back to the hero intruding this mind, and remarked "You are a fool Mr Jones. A complete fool." He held his arm out, and several black veins from the walls started to dart towards Argent.
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:18:52 GMT
iCaramelBird | May 2 2015 - Hunter -
"I think we need to get out of here," Luke replied as he tried to focus again and noticed that the mad-man who he had shot with an arrow, seemed to now be swinging a large blade. "I'll distract this guy." Luke quickly got up and began readying another arrow, trying his best to focus on some type of weak-spot and decided it'd be best to aim for the head. He held his breath, trying to focus.
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:21:59 GMT
NathanielCoran | May 2 2015 - Starlass -
Starlass rolled her eyes. Good luck to the Pursuer, really. A straight-up fight between him and Jason would be legendary. "Argent Mind was declared MIA late into the crisis after he left solo to keep the supervillain Marshal Maleficus from making matters worse. Two of the heroes under my command located him this morning, and as far as I know he is presently recovering at the Tower." "As for the reports of heroes found nowhere near the prison, you'll find that we were converging on the location where the mastermind behind the attack - a murderer known as 'Reaver' - was reported to be waiting for an escape. Not far from where the local council was assassinated by a woman who is in the custody of the Tower." A white lie, of course. As soon as Starlass could reach Fear, she could find out where Snowflake was left. Bending the truth would be necessary to tide the council over. "Unfortunately, Reaver was able to escape, but the High Chancellor and I are in the process of formulating a plot to draw her out of hiding, along with her accomplices. I assure you, Reaver will be delivered to justice very, very soon." Just to make things more fun, she threw that line in there to mock the council more than anything else. "Any other questions, you honours?" - Sonar -
Sonar wasn't entirely paying attention to the hearing. He was a little thrown by Strakov's arrival, assuming he would have to be the voice of the Director's operations here, so that was a weight off of his shoulders. But he was distracted by something else: a mechanical whirring coming from somewhere in the room. It was a faint sound even to him, so he assumed nobody else could hear it. Only a few more minutes, he should be able to work out where it was coming from... - Compound -
Edison smiled, laughing ever so slightly.
"That's the best idea I've heard all day." he joked, leaning back in the seat. He was exhausted, mostly due to his overuse of his powers, but also attributed to his immense lack of sleep over the last two days. He dozed off a little, waiting for the car to arrive at the Tower.
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:31:43 GMT
Arbor117 | May 2 2015
- Hammerfist -
Jason saw the blade coming, and stepped out of reach. He grinned- the Pursuer was tough as a fortress, but as slow as one too compared to him. He waited until the sword passed him before leaping in again, jumping up and slamming both feet into the brute with the impact force of a train. He wasn't holding back. He was going to crush this man who was threatening his friends, and he would do it with his bare hands. - Argent Mind -
"Oh, I am aware." Argent Mind laughed as he raised his hands and launched counter strikes to hold the attack back. It was a struggle now- the foe was powerful. But he could hold out against the darkness, as he always had done before. "If I wasn't I wouldn't be here, fighting for the life of a man who has promised to try and kill me." He shrugged, and began to push back. "But I am. Because I'm not the monster he thinks I am. And you really need to just die." - The Speaker -
Ragno claimed a glass of champaign as a waitress passed him and took a sip, savouring the taste, before answering the question. "I wish to help you for a number of reasons. Firstly, I wish to see this venture succeed, and that requires some real political savvy from its leadership. Idealism will only take you so far, dear girl, and at some point real learning has to be done." His lip curled in amusement. "Secondly, and luckily for this organisation, I see potential in you. You may be young and inexperienced in this field right now, but I feel you have what it takes to carry out your goals. I wouldn't have bought into helping you if I didn't trust that you could do it." He patted her jovially on the back. "And finally, right now my money is at risk of seeing no reward. As much as I wish to save the city I am a businessman and if this dies then all the wealth I gave you was lost for naught. I like to see return. And to that aim, I offer you my support. The city needs stability- that was what my investment was for. And you shall, in time, provide me that."
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:33:54 GMT
Adam | May 2 2015
- Crimson -
Instinctively, Crimson quickly pulled a handgun on the young man emerging from the roof.
"Blizz. I'm assuming since you shot that that's your brother?" Crimson slowly lowered his weapon as Snowflake's lack of interruption confirmed his suspicion. Crimson attempted to get a better look at the boy, but Snowflake was presently standing in his way.
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:41:02 GMT
LHudson | May 2 2015
- The Pursuer -
The Pursuer braced for impact and the kick from the criminal made him slide across the floor. This one was strong, but he couldn't keep it up forever. THe Pursuer prepared for another attack, but was caught off guard by the metallic sound coming from near his ear. He turned to see that the criminal he slammed against the wall was back on his feet and aiming for his head. The criminal fired again and The Pursuer charged towards this man, trying to eliminate an immediate threat. The criminal fired, but the Pursuer kept running, before once again bashing the criminal back into a wall. He kept charging, readying his blade for the kill... ...but then the criminals mask fell off. He stopped, almost immediate. Confusion, questions, orders, all going through his mind. Ordered to defend but kill the criminals, but here they are one and the same. No order should conflict, never, but here it was, conflicting. The Pursuer blinked in almost shock. High Chancellor The High Chancellor looked at the Pursuer, and simply said "Pursuer". The two froze in near fear. - Shadow Fixer -
Cooper kept going on at the door, banging again and again, harder, more painful. Slam, slam....SLAM. He charged forward and was able to open the doors....but only the white light greeted him.
"Well, in short, Councillor Paige lost 2 million in funding from someone, he turns to Jade for that funding, and has decided to put her family in jail as leverage. If we don't raise the money in 24 hours then we'll see them shipped off to the most dangerous warzone in the world." He took another sip of his drink. "If we want to keep this as safe as possible then we'll need to retrieve two million in non legal ways, and the only viable route is bank robbery." He pulls up the two bank blueprints and shows Jade. "Like I said, your choice".
What the hell is this?
"Wow. Bloody politicians... If you need any muscle, I'll help. I suppose me going over there and beating the living hell out of him is out of the question?"
What the hell is going on in here?
"I'm sorry Jade, but if the account's frozen, I'm not sure how much I can do, there might be a slim chance I could get around it. On the other hand, we and Jade could always pull off that same stunt we did at the casino. Go in there quietly, disable any security systems, and just let you sneak into the Vault quickly and quietly." He paused, "Though I'm more for the 'take your vengeance out on everybody the Councillor loves and force him to release your family at gunpoint' route myself, I'm all ears for any ideas you all might have."
What is the meaning of this? Why is Jade with these people?
"That wouldn't be wise. If the councillor want's it, the councillor will get it no matter how many people are harmed. The major difference between this and the heist we did is that the victory yesterday was a combination of the type of building, and pure luck. The banks have their alarm system wired to the HPD--"
The man at the desk eyes widened "--and that tower. The Tower." He paused. "Great, so not only do we have to possibly take care of the police, which is possible due to my little mice, but we have to deal with the heroes. Fantastic".
The man at the desk takes a second to think. "We're going to need someone who can quickly check the safes to see if the money is inside them, and we're going to need someone to take care of the heroes, and where the hell can we find one of those without making any enemies?"
Wait...why is this in my mind? Why is this here?
The door in the unfamiliar environment opened up, and someone walked in. Cooper couldn't believe it, the shock, the near horror. It was himself, entering, rifle drawn, full of his enhancements.
"I think I can deal with that." said the replica, and without another word Cooper's head started to ache. It was coming back, piece by piece, and it was painful.
The black-soaked Daniel simply laughed and said "what victory would you achieve here? Your philosophy has failed many of those families whom you swore to protect. Do you think that after last night they would forgive you?" He squeezed his hand as more and more black veins targeted Argent. "Do you really think you can protect these people forever Alf? What about the people you failed? Did you confront their families to explain the situation, or did you cower at the responsibilities?"
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:42:09 GMT
iCaramelBird | May 2 2015 - Hunter -
Luke had watched everything go down, and was rushing to somehow find a way to stop the Pursuer from killing The Broker. As The Pursuer got out his blade, and swung it down, a sense of regret filled Luke as he stopped, getting into position again and readying the bow. However the two of them stopped, shocked that The Broker had been revealed. This isn't going to go down well.
- Raven -
Lilly was shocked by Ragno's words, but didn't show it. "I'm flattered, Mr. Ragno," She simply replied, as she looked around at the guests, ready to see which one would approach her first.
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:43:01 GMT
EpicBuffalo | May 2 2015 - Alex Richardson -
"I'm not not tired." Alex replied. "It's just... so much has happened. There's really nothing left of this city, it's going to become a wasteland sooner or later. Ugh, I'm just not sure what's left for me." He yawned leaned back against one of the cold, brick walls. "Do you know where all the others went off to? They've been gone quite a while."
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:51:27 GMT
Arla | May 2 2015 - Felix Norwood -
The bomb on Felix' shoulder testified: One minute left. I need to be quick. "Hey!" Felix crawled halfway up the hole and looked right at Crimson behind Snowflake's back. "Are you the guy Flurry keeps talking about?" Snowflake's jaw dropped, at which Felix took the advantage to explain the situation as quickly as he could. "Bad wolf. Stall him, and I forgive you." He moved as quickly he could back down the hole, back towards the Broker. The Pursuer and the Broker had now entered a staring competition, at which Felix glanced back towards the hole in the roof. Come on, Flurry. - Snowflake -
Snowflake snapped out of it. Bad wolf. That's not good. ...and what does he mean by 'forgive me'? Trying to seem unfazed by her brother's comment, she leaned closer to the hole and watched the giant from yesterday stand perfectly still and stare at something. Or rather, someone. The Broker, I presume- It would be so easy to end your life right here.. Felix sent her a glare to make Snowflake reconsider her options. Fine! She grimaced back and aimed for the Pursuer's shoulder. A bullet should keep him distracted. She fired the gun and prepared to jump down the hole. - La Mirage -
Jade rested her back against the wall as she sat upon the bed.
"Lilly is hosting the fundraiser, the Broker and Luke went to the Capital and I haven't seen Shade in a while. I hope she's alright." She closed her eyes and talked with a tired voice.
"..do you know where we're supposed to sleep? I haven't looked around enough to find anymore bedrooms."
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 4, 2016 23:56:38 GMT
ShmuserName | May 2 2015 - The Zap -
Michael's brain activity was not what it should have been, his heart-beat was also faint and his shocked lungs were motionless. The bitter windchill wasn't helping. Fortunately, The Tower had been his destination and a staff of EMTs who were familiar with super-human biology managed to warm Michael up. However the man's internal injuries were brutal, his organs and nerves had burned.
"Defib him."
"The guy is literally charged with electrical currents right now. You want to pump more into him?"
"Alright, let's move him inside. Gloves on. Keep the metal away from him. He's critical right now."
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 5, 2016 0:12:11 GMT
LHudson | May 3 2015 - The Broker -
There was a loud bang and it took a few seconds to digest. The Pursuer flinched a little before falling over backwards. The Broker took a deep sigh and started to limp towards a nearby support column, taking a second to look at the Pursuer, shocked and cold. He was alive, and he was well, he'll recover, though where the bullet came from was a mystery. It wasn't an arrow, though the presence of them annoyed him, and the weapons were only full of blanks aside from Broker's weapon. He took another look.
Snowflake
He couldn't help but almost laugh at himself. "You have got to be kidding me" he said to himself.
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 5, 2016 0:13:15 GMT
Adam | May 3 2015
- Crimson -
"Blizz!" Crimson hissed, "What the hell did he mean? We're running out of time."
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Post by iCaramelBird on Apr 5, 2016 0:16:55 GMT
Arla | May 3 2015
- Felix Norwood -
Felix skidded down the support beam and landed right next to the Broker. “We’ve got five seconds ‘til she gets down here. Come on!”
- Snowflake -
I can't jump down there. I'll break a leg and my powers are gone... Damnit. She gritted her teeth and turned to Crimson.
"It's a code word. Bad wolf: A person who brings a lot of trouble, with the intent to hurt or kill. As for everything else he said,” she looked down at the man with a bow, “I haven't the foggiest. I caught a glimpse of something strapped on my brother's shoulder. That little -beep- sound; I’m pretty sure it was a bomb. We need to get down there and get him out NOW, but there’s an archer over there." Snowflake hesitated. "There's a reason he's got that thing on his shoulder. We'll wait until they've used that explosive and take him back," she glanced down the hole, "by force."
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