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<blockquote data-quote="Salix" data-source="post: 2978178" data-attributes="member: 40003"><p><strong>The Breifing with Mr. Wheeler</strong></p><p></p><p>Gremlin walks in just behind the others and takes a seat. <span style="color: blue"> ”Looks like its go time, folks”, he says brimming with enthusiasm.</span></p><p></p><p>A panel slides away from the back wall to reveal an elevator door. The door opens as a badly burned man in a wheelchair rolls in followed by a heavyset black man in a jumpsuit. He guides the chair to the open end of the table, the large man standing behind him. The team members can’t help but noticing that the man in the chair is missing both legs and one of his arms. </p><p></p><p>The monitors light up behind them showing the front doors of a building. An image of a large man in a hooded robe wearing a silver mask becomes momentarily visible. He holds his hand up. The door melts in front of him. Instantly the lights turn on in the building, revealing that it is a museum. The man ducks through the door before becoming invisible again. The next frame shows two security guards in a different part of the museum running in the hallway. The hooded man becomes visible again, raises his hand, and releases a dazzling kaleidoscope of light. The guards throw their hands to their eyes and stumble around. He turns invisible again. The next image shows a large chamber. The hooded figure reappears, melts through a display case long enough to grab whatever is inside, and disappears again.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">"Most of you know that I’m Kyle Wheeler. I’ll be assigned as a handler to the team, although I won’t be going into the field. My job will be as liaison between the UN and the local authorities. The teams tend to make messes that need to be cleaned up, and that will be my job. The man behind me is Mr. King. He’ll be escorting you to your transportation.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">Now, let’s get back to the matter at hand </span> ", he says waving towards the screens with his remaining arm. The sequence plays again several times. <span style="color: DarkRed">"Alright , that’s all we got to go on. This took place at Chicago’s Oriental Institute Museum. It’s connected to the University of Chicago, and is known for its major collections of antiquities from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and Anatolia, or so says the report, personally, I wouldn’t know. Here’s the deal, you need to get on the jet in five minutes, go to Chicago, and talk with the director of the Museum, Dr Lisa Theodopolis. She’s a professor at the museum and an expert in all this Middle Eastern relic garbage. Find out what was taken and why. We have an unidentified metahuman on the loose. Let’s find out who this guy is and what his plan’s are. Avatar, this seems right in your wheelhouse so you’re team leader. Gremlin, you get to stay behind in case of emergency.</span>"</p><p></p><p>A disgusted grunt escapes the redheaded dwarf. <span style="color: Blue">“You mean I’ve been sitting around all this time, and I have to wait this one out. Why can’t someone else stay? This is complete bull!’</span></p><p></p><p>Wheeler’s eyes narrow as he looks at the little man, <span style="color: DarkRed">“Listen up, as long as I’m handling this team you’ll do as I say. If I say you sit for a year, you sit. But since I was reprimanded for not being all warm and fuzzy with you people I’ll give some reasons. Avatar knows this Middle Eastern baloney, Sergeant stayed on monitor duty last time and between you and Psyren, you’re the one with disaster relief experience, which makes you the obvious call. Don’t make me get into it with the knight. The guy doesn’t know how to run a computer, how is he going to do the job. Does that soothe your hurt feelings. It better because the conversation is over.”</span></p><p></p><p>The dwarf continues to glare at the handicapped man until he breaks contact, <span style="color: Blue">“You’re the boss, just get me out in the field next time.”</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">“I appreciate the spirit, but next time do what I say without raising a stink. Everything has a reason. The rest of you people follow Mr. King to your jet. Good luck and don’t break too much expensive stuff”</span></p><p></p><p>The large man in the jumpsuit says in a basso profundo voice, <span style="color: YellowGreen">"Follow me, your pilot's name is Richard. He goes by Dick</span>". The remaining adventurers get in the elevator and go down several floors to a hangar. The flight is uneventful, and soon they are at the Museum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salix, post: 2978178, member: 40003"] [b]The Breifing with Mr. Wheeler[/b] Gremlin walks in just behind the others and takes a seat. [color=blue] ”Looks like its go time, folks”, he says brimming with enthusiasm.[/color] A panel slides away from the back wall to reveal an elevator door. The door opens as a badly burned man in a wheelchair rolls in followed by a heavyset black man in a jumpsuit. He guides the chair to the open end of the table, the large man standing behind him. The team members can’t help but noticing that the man in the chair is missing both legs and one of his arms. The monitors light up behind them showing the front doors of a building. An image of a large man in a hooded robe wearing a silver mask becomes momentarily visible. He holds his hand up. The door melts in front of him. Instantly the lights turn on in the building, revealing that it is a museum. The man ducks through the door before becoming invisible again. The next frame shows two security guards in a different part of the museum running in the hallway. The hooded man becomes visible again, raises his hand, and releases a dazzling kaleidoscope of light. The guards throw their hands to their eyes and stumble around. He turns invisible again. The next image shows a large chamber. The hooded figure reappears, melts through a display case long enough to grab whatever is inside, and disappears again. [COLOR=DarkRed]"Most of you know that I’m Kyle Wheeler. I’ll be assigned as a handler to the team, although I won’t be going into the field. My job will be as liaison between the UN and the local authorities. The teams tend to make messes that need to be cleaned up, and that will be my job. The man behind me is Mr. King. He’ll be escorting you to your transportation. Now, let’s get back to the matter at hand [/COLOR] ", he says waving towards the screens with his remaining arm. The sequence plays again several times. [COLOR=DarkRed]"Alright , that’s all we got to go on. This took place at Chicago’s Oriental Institute Museum. It’s connected to the University of Chicago, and is known for its major collections of antiquities from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and Anatolia, or so says the report, personally, I wouldn’t know. Here’s the deal, you need to get on the jet in five minutes, go to Chicago, and talk with the director of the Museum, Dr Lisa Theodopolis. She’s a professor at the museum and an expert in all this Middle Eastern relic garbage. Find out what was taken and why. We have an unidentified metahuman on the loose. Let’s find out who this guy is and what his plan’s are. Avatar, this seems right in your wheelhouse so you’re team leader. Gremlin, you get to stay behind in case of emergency.[/COLOR]" A disgusted grunt escapes the redheaded dwarf. [COLOR=Blue]“You mean I’ve been sitting around all this time, and I have to wait this one out. Why can’t someone else stay? This is complete bull!’[/COLOR] Wheeler’s eyes narrow as he looks at the little man, [COLOR=DarkRed]“Listen up, as long as I’m handling this team you’ll do as I say. If I say you sit for a year, you sit. But since I was reprimanded for not being all warm and fuzzy with you people I’ll give some reasons. Avatar knows this Middle Eastern baloney, Sergeant stayed on monitor duty last time and between you and Psyren, you’re the one with disaster relief experience, which makes you the obvious call. Don’t make me get into it with the knight. The guy doesn’t know how to run a computer, how is he going to do the job. Does that soothe your hurt feelings. It better because the conversation is over.”[/COLOR] The dwarf continues to glare at the handicapped man until he breaks contact, [COLOR=Blue]“You’re the boss, just get me out in the field next time.”[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]“I appreciate the spirit, but next time do what I say without raising a stink. Everything has a reason. The rest of you people follow Mr. King to your jet. Good luck and don’t break too much expensive stuff”[/COLOR] The large man in the jumpsuit says in a basso profundo voice, [COLOR=YellowGreen]"Follow me, your pilot's name is Richard. He goes by Dick[/COLOR]". The remaining adventurers get in the elevator and go down several floors to a hangar. The flight is uneventful, and soon they are at the Museum. [/QUOTE]
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