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<blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 1495842" data-attributes="member: 118"><p>Hightower Convention Center, Downtown, Coast City</p><p>April 16</p><p>18:44</p><p></p><p>"That's fine," Jack says. "I'm used to running these shows and I probably shouldn't throw you into the fire with something this big. I'll show you were you can sit back behind the stage."</p><p></p><p>He rummages through a box under his computer station in the back corner of the ballroom and produces a pair of hands-free walkie talkies.</p><p></p><p>"We can use these to chat and communicate if there's a problem," he says, offering one to Jorgi.</p><p></p><p>****************</p><p></p><p>Hightower Convention Center, Downtown, Coast City</p><p>April 16</p><p>18:50</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The smile slides from her face, though she doesn't look upset at the question...more troubled, or sad.</p><p></p><p>"About a month after the first curtains passed, my friend and I were out clubbing one night. She had confessed to me that she had been changed by the curtains, but she had not felt comfortable enough to elaborate further at the time. I was patient and understanding...or as best as I could not knowing exactly what she was going through.</p><p></p><p>"Anyway, that night at the club, a drunk guy was harassing her something bad. She finally tried to push her way past him and he grabbed her. I think she must have snapped, because she literally turned into a tiger on the middle of the dance floor."</p><p></p><p>Sandra pauses for a second, as if holding back her own emotions.</p><p></p><p>"She never even attacked the guy, but he pulled a pistol and emptied the entire thing into her. Her body returned to normal, but by then she was already dead. The guy got off for the killing on grounds of self-defense or some such nonsense. Only got a slap on the wrist for carrying a concealed gun.</p><p></p><p>"I decided to do something to honor her memory, rather than suffer in silent misery. So, I founded this organization in the hopes that it will make things better for metahumans and their acceptance as a natural part of the world now.</p><p></p><p>"That's the short version, anyway. There's more, but this isn't the time or place for it."</p><p></p><p>She stops at a table near the stage. "This is where you'll be sitting. I'll let you know when you're up to speak. Again, thank you so much for coming. I'm sure you'll be great."</p><p></p><p>Her smile has returned, though it looks a little more forced. She gives Steven a wink and heads off to deal with the next little issue.</p><p></p><p>**************</p><p></p><p>The dark alley behind Moose's Pub, Downtown, Coast City</p><p>April 16</p><p>21:09</p><p></p><p>Thomas moves quickly down the alley, his footsteps largely drowned out by the sound of nearby traffic. He is completely unaware of Lawrence shadowing him a couple dozen feet behind.</p><p></p><p>Thomas pokes his head around the corner and in the darkness he can just make out half a dozen men - most in suits - standing around a junker car. Several have pistols in hand. There also appears to be a man on the hood of the car, though from this angle Thomas cannot clearly see this person. One of the suited men is holding a pistol to the head of the guy on the car.</p><p></p><p>(Both Thomas and Lawrence can hear this.)</p><p></p><p>A shakey voice cries out, gasping with great difficulty, "I told you...I don't know what you're talking about."</p><p></p><p>"Okay old man," a deep, chain smoking voice says, "one last chance to tell us what you did with that bag. Don't tell us, and this next bullet becomes one with your head."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rybaer, post: 1495842, member: 118"] Hightower Convention Center, Downtown, Coast City April 16 18:44 "That's fine," Jack says. "I'm used to running these shows and I probably shouldn't throw you into the fire with something this big. I'll show you were you can sit back behind the stage." He rummages through a box under his computer station in the back corner of the ballroom and produces a pair of hands-free walkie talkies. "We can use these to chat and communicate if there's a problem," he says, offering one to Jorgi. **************** Hightower Convention Center, Downtown, Coast City April 16 18:50 The smile slides from her face, though she doesn't look upset at the question...more troubled, or sad. "About a month after the first curtains passed, my friend and I were out clubbing one night. She had confessed to me that she had been changed by the curtains, but she had not felt comfortable enough to elaborate further at the time. I was patient and understanding...or as best as I could not knowing exactly what she was going through. "Anyway, that night at the club, a drunk guy was harassing her something bad. She finally tried to push her way past him and he grabbed her. I think she must have snapped, because she literally turned into a tiger on the middle of the dance floor." Sandra pauses for a second, as if holding back her own emotions. "She never even attacked the guy, but he pulled a pistol and emptied the entire thing into her. Her body returned to normal, but by then she was already dead. The guy got off for the killing on grounds of self-defense or some such nonsense. Only got a slap on the wrist for carrying a concealed gun. "I decided to do something to honor her memory, rather than suffer in silent misery. So, I founded this organization in the hopes that it will make things better for metahumans and their acceptance as a natural part of the world now. "That's the short version, anyway. There's more, but this isn't the time or place for it." She stops at a table near the stage. "This is where you'll be sitting. I'll let you know when you're up to speak. Again, thank you so much for coming. I'm sure you'll be great." Her smile has returned, though it looks a little more forced. She gives Steven a wink and heads off to deal with the next little issue. ************** The dark alley behind Moose's Pub, Downtown, Coast City April 16 21:09 Thomas moves quickly down the alley, his footsteps largely drowned out by the sound of nearby traffic. He is completely unaware of Lawrence shadowing him a couple dozen feet behind. Thomas pokes his head around the corner and in the darkness he can just make out half a dozen men - most in suits - standing around a junker car. Several have pistols in hand. There also appears to be a man on the hood of the car, though from this angle Thomas cannot clearly see this person. One of the suited men is holding a pistol to the head of the guy on the car. (Both Thomas and Lawrence can hear this.) A shakey voice cries out, gasping with great difficulty, "I told you...I don't know what you're talking about." "Okay old man," a deep, chain smoking voice says, "one last chance to tell us what you did with that bag. Don't tell us, and this next bullet becomes one with your head." [/QUOTE]
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