M&M: Time of Crisis

[Toric_Arthendain]

After Diva and then Doc Smooth speak to him, Maddicks visibly calms down. "Yeah, yeah. I'm just a bit on edge is all. My backside is on the line here. I'll make sure Ghost and Eve are not harmed by my men." (OOC: good diplomacy rolls!) Maddicks contacts his team members again and puts informs them of the names and descriptions of the two heroes who are approaching the building.

Spyder tries to make himself scarce, jumping onto a nearby streetlight where he can still keep an eye on the scene.

The STAR squad and Freedom City police have completely cordoned off the area around the casino and have cleared the area of civilian onlookers. There is no visible activity inside the casino, and all its windows appear dark and obscure from the outside, clouded by some indefinable substance.

As Eve and Ghost reach the side of the building, they immediately discover that the doorways and windows are obstructed from the inside with ice. The metal frames are cold enough for bare flesh to stick until warmed and breath becomes frostily visible when near them.

Both Ghost and Eve can hear strange sounds coming from inside. Listening carefully, they hear what sounds like the crash of thunder, howl of winds, and steady drumbeat of rain coming from inside the Paradise Casino.

OOC: I'll leave it there for reactions from Ghost, Eve and anyone else who wants to do something. I realize that Eve and Ghost could gain entry to the building but wanted to leave it for you guys to post how and when you were going to enter after reading this information.

 

[Mark Chance]

After Diva and then Doc Smooth speak to him, Maddicks visibly calms down. "Yeah, yeah. I'm just a bit on edge is all. My backside is on the line here. I'll make sure Ghost and Eve are not harmed by my men."

Diva puts a hand on Maddicks's shoulder, giving the officer a comforting squeeze.

"This is a tense situation, Captain, and there are quite a few backsides on the line," Diva says, nodding her head toward the casino.

Silently she hopes Ghost and Eve return quickly and without incident.

 

[DJ_Colossus]

Eve will try and poke her head through the wall of the casino, far from a door or window [incorp +6]. Hopefully, she'll end up behind a slot machine or counter.

Is the casino one or two stories?

 

[bkmanis]

Ghost will also poke his head through the wall (Incorporeal +10, invisibility +8).

 

[maddmic]

After seeing Middicks calm down, Brain Freeze moves towards the casino and waits for the other assembled heroes to join him before going inside.

 

[Mirth]

"That's cool, Bulldog," Dr. Smooth says to the officer as he gazes towards the casino. "We'll let you focus, unless you got the downlow on possible hostages."

 

[Toric_Arthendain]

Maddicks looks at Smooth. "No, I have nothing on hostages or exactly who is inside trying to rob the place. Certainly there are some civilians inside though."

Ghost and Eve approach the front of the building, which is only a single story, although the building is huge and sprawling. The front portion holds the gaming, lounge and dining areas and the hotel rooms are placed towards the rear of the building. The grand neon-lit marquee and its other exteriors are decorated with artificial palm trees and other assorted faux exotic trappings. The building walls are adobe layered over more mundane brick and stone and are largely windowless outside of teh hotel area and the large, well-lit main entryway to the casino. All other entrances to the gaming area are covered with large, metal security doors.

Poking their heads through the wall at the front of the casino, well away from the front entrance, Ghost and Eve find themselves looking into a room full of poker tables. Beyond the room through an open archway into a larger area where some slot machines can be seen, the scene is one of chaos. High winds and severe rain and thundershowers are drenching the room, slot machines and other furnishings. It is impossible to see very far into the chaotic storm. Thunder and lightning can be heard and seen inside and the wind and rain are extremely loud.

 

[bkmanis]

Ghost will carefully move towards the archway staying close to the wall, he will peek through the archway and into the room (still invisible and of course incorporeal).

 

[DJ_Colossus]

Eve will head back to the group to let them know what's going on.

"Okay, the doors and windows are covered in ice. There's a storm going on in the middle of the casino. We're definitely dealing with a super power in there. I couldn't see much, but there were no signs of hostages. Or villains for that matter."

"I'm going back in to play..."

Eve heads back into the Casino.

 

[Sen Udo-Mal]

Spyder waits for Smooth and the others to start moving towards the casino. He will jump up to the side of the building and cling just about any side doors or windows that the team wishes to go though...