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<blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 1599819" data-attributes="member: 118"><p>The Thorn Residence, Jamestown Heights, Coast City</p><p>Apr 17</p><p>11:46</p><p></p><p>Lawrence's mother presses him for more details about the last week. At first, she seems quite shocked that he was living on the streets of downtown Coast City. Once she starts to understand the capabilities his mutant abilities provide, she seems to realize that he can handle most mundane problems.</p><p></p><p>While she doesn't seem too excited at the prospect of Lawrence possibly hooking up with other metahumans to answer the city's call when needed, she finally concedes that he's getting to be old enough to make his own choices in life. Being the wife of a cop, she understands what it is like to have a loved one who is always putting his life on the line for the benefit of society.</p><p></p><p>The afternoon passes quietly. Lawrence checks his email in hopes of finding a reply from Jennifer. There is none.</p><p></p><p>Yannick stops by the house in the late afternoon, bringing Lawrence out of a bit of a funk. His best friend seems to be the same guy he always was...as if the metahuman aspect to Lawrence was of no consequence. Yannick explains that his initial reaction from the episode a week ago was one of pure shock. Now that he's come to grips with it, it's not a big deal.</p><p></p><p>They talk a bit about Lawrence hooking up with the other metahumans. Yannick seems to think it sounds pretty cool. Lawrence also mentions that he's concerned about what Jennifer thinks of him. Yannick isn't entirely sure, but he tells Lawrence that she was going out of town for the weekend and probably hasn't even read the email he sent yet. That gives Lawrence a little cause for relief.</p><p></p><p>There is a short knock on Lawrence's bedroom door and his mother pokes her head in. "Your father just called to say he won't be home in time for dinner. Some city-wide problem seems to be cropping up and the entire force is pulling mandatory overtime. Yannick, you're welcome to stay if you'd like."</p><p></p><p>Yannick sticks around for dinner and stays another couple hours to chat with Lawrence. Around ten, he decides he'd better get home for the night.</p><p></p><p>When Lawrence closes the door behind his friend, his mother calls him over to the couch. She and Andrew are watching the television.</p><p></p><p>"Take a look at this," she says to Lawrence, pointing at the tv.</p><p></p><p>A local news reporter is standing in front of a number of city utility vehicles and squad cars with lights flashing. There are many people wandering around the scene.</p><p></p><p><em>"Well, the city workers I've been able to speak with say that there is some sort of growth blocking off the sewer line...something they've never seen before."</em> The reporter looks behind her at some sort of commotion. There is some jostling of the camera as it tries to get a better view.</p><p></p><p><em>"I can't tell exactly what's going on,"</em> the reporter continues. <em>"It looks as through one of the city workers has come back up out of the manhole. And...oh my god!"</em> The camera gets a clear shot of a man in utility worker overalls grabbing a police officer and twisting his neck until is audibly snaps. Two other officers try to beat the worker with their clubs, but to seemingly no effect.</p><p></p><p>The worker drops the dead cop and starts to grab for another, moving with somewhat jerky body motions. It grabs the cop by the shirt and the cop screams for someone to shoot it. An officer pulls his sidearm and fires a shot into the worker's head from less than three feet away. A cloud of blood and brain matter erupts out the other side of the worker's head. The utility worker's body twitches, but amazingly continues to wrestle with the officer.</p><p></p><p>The feed abruptly cuts back to the studio desk where the anchor apologizes profusely for the disturbing images that just got on the air. He promises that they will try to get a better story of what is really going on as soon as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rybaer, post: 1599819, member: 118"] The Thorn Residence, Jamestown Heights, Coast City Apr 17 11:46 Lawrence's mother presses him for more details about the last week. At first, she seems quite shocked that he was living on the streets of downtown Coast City. Once she starts to understand the capabilities his mutant abilities provide, she seems to realize that he can handle most mundane problems. While she doesn't seem too excited at the prospect of Lawrence possibly hooking up with other metahumans to answer the city's call when needed, she finally concedes that he's getting to be old enough to make his own choices in life. Being the wife of a cop, she understands what it is like to have a loved one who is always putting his life on the line for the benefit of society. The afternoon passes quietly. Lawrence checks his email in hopes of finding a reply from Jennifer. There is none. Yannick stops by the house in the late afternoon, bringing Lawrence out of a bit of a funk. His best friend seems to be the same guy he always was...as if the metahuman aspect to Lawrence was of no consequence. Yannick explains that his initial reaction from the episode a week ago was one of pure shock. Now that he's come to grips with it, it's not a big deal. They talk a bit about Lawrence hooking up with the other metahumans. Yannick seems to think it sounds pretty cool. Lawrence also mentions that he's concerned about what Jennifer thinks of him. Yannick isn't entirely sure, but he tells Lawrence that she was going out of town for the weekend and probably hasn't even read the email he sent yet. That gives Lawrence a little cause for relief. There is a short knock on Lawrence's bedroom door and his mother pokes her head in. "Your father just called to say he won't be home in time for dinner. Some city-wide problem seems to be cropping up and the entire force is pulling mandatory overtime. Yannick, you're welcome to stay if you'd like." Yannick sticks around for dinner and stays another couple hours to chat with Lawrence. Around ten, he decides he'd better get home for the night. When Lawrence closes the door behind his friend, his mother calls him over to the couch. She and Andrew are watching the television. "Take a look at this," she says to Lawrence, pointing at the tv. A local news reporter is standing in front of a number of city utility vehicles and squad cars with lights flashing. There are many people wandering around the scene. [i]"Well, the city workers I've been able to speak with say that there is some sort of growth blocking off the sewer line...something they've never seen before."[/i] The reporter looks behind her at some sort of commotion. There is some jostling of the camera as it tries to get a better view. [i]"I can't tell exactly what's going on,"[/i] the reporter continues. [i]"It looks as through one of the city workers has come back up out of the manhole. And...oh my god!"[/i] The camera gets a clear shot of a man in utility worker overalls grabbing a police officer and twisting his neck until is audibly snaps. Two other officers try to beat the worker with their clubs, but to seemingly no effect. The worker drops the dead cop and starts to grab for another, moving with somewhat jerky body motions. It grabs the cop by the shirt and the cop screams for someone to shoot it. An officer pulls his sidearm and fires a shot into the worker's head from less than three feet away. A cloud of blood and brain matter erupts out the other side of the worker's head. The utility worker's body twitches, but amazingly continues to wrestle with the officer. The feed abruptly cuts back to the studio desk where the anchor apologizes profusely for the disturbing images that just got on the air. He promises that they will try to get a better story of what is really going on as soon as possible. [/QUOTE]
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