Curtains #1 - A Crossing of Paths
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Jorgi
April 15
14:40
Keyhole Apartments, Riverside, Coast City
April 15
14:40
Jorgi smiles thinly then he reads the add.
Can I do that? Boys I can probably built a pc from a toaster.
He takes one last look at his apartment.
I need a bed. A huge one. And then... ah I guess some posters and that's that then. But hey still time to get some work.
He almost stands up to grab the phone but then he just sinks back in his chair with his eyes half closed. Sparks zap through them as he uses his new powers to fuse with is computers. Electricity is his life now and he can almost see it connecting himself with the machines. The phone starts dialing on its own while he grabs a coke and stares out of the window.
"Lifecanbefun!"
April 15
14:40
Keyhole Apartments, Riverside, Coast City
April 15
14:40
Jorgi smiles thinly then he reads the add.
Can I do that? Boys I can probably built a pc from a toaster.
He takes one last look at his apartment.
I need a bed. A huge one. And then... ah I guess some posters and that's that then. But hey still time to get some work.
He almost stands up to grab the phone but then he just sinks back in his chair with his eyes half closed. Sparks zap through them as he uses his new powers to fuse with is computers. Electricity is his life now and he can almost see it connecting himself with the machines. The phone starts dialing on its own while he grabs a coke and stares out of the window.
"Lifecanbefun!"
Keia
I aim to misbehave
Rikko's, Northbrook, Coast City
April 15
Afternoon
Steven enjoyed his meal, little of it though there was. That always seemed to be the case when eating at a fancier restaurant, though he was no longer hungry when he had completed his seafood.
As Maggie explained the keynote speaker opportunity, Steven tried to remember what he knew of Sandra Poynter or the Coast City Metahuman Rights Foundation. As speaker, he could be present in case the discussion sparked any aggressive outburst against such talks. Plus, the woman was in need, the original speaker having canceled so late in the game.
"Of course, Maggie," Steven replied almost at once, "I'd be honored to be the keynote speaker. I suppose formal attire is the dress code. Can you arrange for a car? I don't want to deal with taxis . . ."
Steven pulled out his palm pilot, double checking his schedule for the next evening and started adding it to his schedule.
April 15
Afternoon
Steven enjoyed his meal, little of it though there was. That always seemed to be the case when eating at a fancier restaurant, though he was no longer hungry when he had completed his seafood.
As Maggie explained the keynote speaker opportunity, Steven tried to remember what he knew of Sandra Poynter or the Coast City Metahuman Rights Foundation. As speaker, he could be present in case the discussion sparked any aggressive outburst against such talks. Plus, the woman was in need, the original speaker having canceled so late in the game.
Maggie said:
"Of course, Maggie," Steven replied almost at once, "I'd be honored to be the keynote speaker. I suppose formal attire is the dress code. Can you arrange for a car? I don't want to deal with taxis . . ."
Steven pulled out his palm pilot, double checking his schedule for the next evening and started adding it to his schedule.
Rybaer
First Post
A dark alley, Downtown, Coast City
"Dude, my six year old niece has more spine than you."
"What a joke. I'm not gonna waste my time with this loss."
"Get outta here...back the way you came in. You'd better be running, too."
Lawrence starts to hurry back out the alley before they have a chance to change their minds. As he does so, he hears crude laughing. Moments later, with his preturnatural awareness of his immediate surroundings (blindsight), he "sees" a heavy glass bottle hurling directly for the back of his head.
With his superhuman reflexes, Lawrence will have no trouble dogding the projectile. How he does so, however, could make some difference.
Velmont said:
"Dude, my six year old niece has more spine than you."
"What a joke. I'm not gonna waste my time with this loss."
"Get outta here...back the way you came in. You'd better be running, too."
Lawrence starts to hurry back out the alley before they have a chance to change their minds. As he does so, he hears crude laughing. Moments later, with his preturnatural awareness of his immediate surroundings (blindsight), he "sees" a heavy glass bottle hurling directly for the back of his head.
With his superhuman reflexes, Lawrence will have no trouble dogding the projectile. How he does so, however, could make some difference.
Rybaer
First Post
Keyhole Apartments, Riverside, Coast City
Jorgi directly interfaces with his phone, dialing the numbers in his mind and hearing the dial tone without the crude intermediary of an actual receiver set.
After two rings, a male voice answers. "Jack Springs, Superior Geeks Services, how can I help you?"
"HimynameisJorgiVadislav, I'mcallingaboutthejobposting," he says, replicating his voice in electronic signals through the phone set.
"Whoa there," Jack says. "Slow down just a notch. What did you say your name was?"
"Jorgi Vadislav," he says, slowing to an almost painful pace.
"And you're calling about the job?" Jack asks.
"Yeah."
"Well, how about you start by telling me what kind of skills and experience you have," he says. Jorgi gives him a brief overview, occasionally forgetting to talk slowly. He makes a point of glossing over the nature of his former employers...the Russian mobsters.
"Sounds like you know your stuff," Jack says, seemingly satisfied. "I'll have to say that your timing is impeccable. I needed one employee as of this morning. Then the feds busted two of my other employees for hacking a DoD site just a couple hours ago. Now I'm getting desperate.
"Tell you what. I've got a job at the Hightower Convention Center tomorrow afternoon through the evening. Gotta set up some computer and AV equipment for a conference. Why don't you meet me there around 3'ish? We'll call it an 'under fire' live interview. Just tell the folks at the front desk that you're there for the Metahumans@Work conference and they'll point you to the right place.
"Sound good?"
Jorgi directly interfaces with his phone, dialing the numbers in his mind and hearing the dial tone without the crude intermediary of an actual receiver set.
After two rings, a male voice answers. "Jack Springs, Superior Geeks Services, how can I help you?"
"HimynameisJorgiVadislav, I'mcallingaboutthejobposting," he says, replicating his voice in electronic signals through the phone set.
"Whoa there," Jack says. "Slow down just a notch. What did you say your name was?"
"Jorgi Vadislav," he says, slowing to an almost painful pace.
"And you're calling about the job?" Jack asks.
"Yeah."
"Well, how about you start by telling me what kind of skills and experience you have," he says. Jorgi gives him a brief overview, occasionally forgetting to talk slowly. He makes a point of glossing over the nature of his former employers...the Russian mobsters.
"Sounds like you know your stuff," Jack says, seemingly satisfied. "I'll have to say that your timing is impeccable. I needed one employee as of this morning. Then the feds busted two of my other employees for hacking a DoD site just a couple hours ago. Now I'm getting desperate.
"Tell you what. I've got a job at the Hightower Convention Center tomorrow afternoon through the evening. Gotta set up some computer and AV equipment for a conference. Why don't you meet me there around 3'ish? We'll call it an 'under fire' live interview. Just tell the folks at the front desk that you're there for the Metahumans@Work conference and they'll point you to the right place.
"Sound good?"
Velmont
First Post
Rybaer said:
Lawrence feel the bottle coming to him, but does nothing to dodge it, he only move to absorb the hit without harms (don't use super-dex to dodge, but use evasion to absorb the hit, HP if damage roll under 6).
If the gang would have seen me now... how lame I just act... I hates what I have become. I would give anything to become normal again.
Rybaer
First Post
Rikko's, Northbrook, Coast City
Steven vaguely recalls having seen Sandra Poynter, perhaps in a local television news interview or the like. Seemed like a very charismatic go-getter type of person. The CC Metahuman Rights Foundation is a very new organization that has held a few rallies and protested against mistreatment of a few metahumans. They don't deal with legal representation - not yet, anyway.
"Sure thing, dear," she says as she pulls out her own Palm and starts making notes. "Miss Poynter said that the dinner would begin at 7pm and you'd probably start your speech at 8'ish. She said that fifteen to twenty minutes in length would be fine. They have other speakers who are there for more 'topical' speeches, so you have some liberties as long as it's upbeat. Should be no problem for you.
"Definitely formal attire. I'll arrange for a car to pick you up at...oh, let's say 6 o'clock? Is there anything else you'll need?"
Steven vaguely recalls having seen Sandra Poynter, perhaps in a local television news interview or the like. Seemed like a very charismatic go-getter type of person. The CC Metahuman Rights Foundation is a very new organization that has held a few rallies and protested against mistreatment of a few metahumans. They don't deal with legal representation - not yet, anyway.
Keia said:
"Sure thing, dear," she says as she pulls out her own Palm and starts making notes. "Miss Poynter said that the dinner would begin at 7pm and you'd probably start your speech at 8'ish. She said that fifteen to twenty minutes in length would be fine. They have other speakers who are there for more 'topical' speeches, so you have some liberties as long as it's upbeat. Should be no problem for you.
"Definitely formal attire. I'll arrange for a car to pick you up at...oh, let's say 6 o'clock? Is there anything else you'll need?"
Rybaer
First Post
"The Orbit", Peace Park, Downtown, Coast City
The reporter makes some marks in his notepad.
"Next question," he says. "Do you think it would be appropriate for special laws to be enacted to cover crimes committed with the use of metahuman powers, or should the legal system try to fit such crimes within the current legal framework?"
Mimic said:
The reporter makes some marks in his notepad.
"Next question," he says. "Do you think it would be appropriate for special laws to be enacted to cover crimes committed with the use of metahuman powers, or should the legal system try to fit such crimes within the current legal framework?"
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