Beyond Freedom (M&M PbP) Issue #1 - Loves Lost?!

[Sen Udo-Mal]

The woman tilts her head to one side for a second and seems to look through you. Then she nods and smiles. You can't really see her face very well as it is concealed by her hood, but she looks Asian but you are not sure; for the other thing you notice as the light around her slowly fads to a more reasonable level is that is all white... her cloths, her skin, her hair, everything is a soft pale white. She seems to think for a few seconds more before saying "Yes I remember now... you are one of them... the new heroes... you are needed... you must save your friends or the world will pay... with fire..."

About that time you notice a large bear-like man climb over the lip of the roof. He sits and doesn't really look at either of you right away. The woman glances at him and says "Another one... good they are coming... they will stop him... they will stop the monster... this time he must be stopped." She looks back at Apollo then and says "You must succeed where we failed."

 

[Tokiwong]

Apollo floats thinking on her words, Danny is deinitely in trouble, and most likely Athena's friend as well, what was her name... ahh yes Nia. This woman seems to know much about what is going on... but seems disconnected to this reality...

Apollo glances to Ursa, "Welcome, if she welcomes you, then so shall I, I am called Apollo, yes that Apollo," he adds with a smile, still floating, "I take it, this woman called for you?"

 

[bkmanis]

Okay, this is turning into a regular party. Thinks Harbinger when he sees the other two arrivals. I should have brought chips and dip. Making a quick decision Harbinger teleports to the roof of the Demount building. Here goes nothing.

 

[Sen Udo-Mal]

Harbinger, you appear on the edge of the roof, not to far for the man/bear and a glowing man who is floating a few inches off the ground. A woman, dressed all in white (and the person from your dreams) is kneeling on the ground close by. She looks at you and nods... "Will there be enough time? They have come... but have events gone too far? ...Oh I wish I could remember..." she mutters. She then stands and glances into the sky at a flock of birds... and an armored man who is hovering in the air above...

Ursus and Apollo, you see a man appear out of the thin air not to far away from you both. The kneeling woman seems to know him, mutters her word and stands...

Security and Winter flying above also see another man appear on the rooftop not to far from where the glowing woman is kneeling, who stands and seem to look at both of you...

 

[Keia]

Apollo, the rock star? . . . Flies? Sheeyah, right! Your newfound abilities are turning your brain to jelly, Jimmy thought as he jogged closer to the building. And even if you did want to see what was going on, how in the world are you getting upthere. No how, if any of the doors aren't open.

Jimmy jogged toward the nearest door to try his luck. He'll be using his luck primarily to spot anything going on.

 

[bkmanis]

Harbinger steps away from the edge of the roof and away from the others in case he needs room to move. He looks the roof over for any cover in case it’s needed.

“Uh… what’s up?” Harbinger asks looking the others over. “I guess I got an invitation for the little party, now that I’m here can someone tell me what’s going on?” He asks waiting to see who will give him and answer. Noticing the woman looking up Harbinger takes a quick glance up and sees the armored man. “This place is getting a little crowded.” He remarks.

 

[Victim]

Teleportation. Light emission. Umm... a hydrid bear-human? Apparently, the woman in white had contacted them all. Had they all had relatives or friends disappear? Or were they contacted because they had useful abilities, and Mary's disappearence coincidental? Both seemed unlikely. He needed to install long range sensors. He needed more information.

He wasn't going to learn much hovering at a safe distance. And she seemed to be looking at him expectantly. He programed the armor to approach then hover.

 

[themaxx]

Winter slowly lands on the roof, gradually shifting shape until he is a greenish skinned man, wearing nothing but a small amount of .... moss? Must be moss, since there is also grass between his toes and some leaves in his hair. His beard is very long, and has twigs in it. There also seems to be a seed or two, and something reddish.

"You keep speaking very cryptically, about some disaster, and some event we need to prevent. I take it this has to do with the disappearances. Do you know where the missing people are being held?"

Keeping a safe distance on the rooftop, Winter scans the group, and concentrates more on the woman who is kneeling and glowing. He tries to think if he has seen her before at all, or whether they might have met. Dealing with people is always so awkward. So unnecessarily complex...

After looking over the situation, Winter takes a seat on the rooftop edge, watching the rest of the company assemble. He generally is looking downwards, not making eye contact, except for his visual scans of the woman in white.

"So, want to tell us anything more? Like how we can get those people back?"

 

[Old Fezziwig]

"We must succeed where you failed?" Ursus sighs. Too late to do anything now, you're here and you're half — mostly? — a bear. Plus, Audrey's missing, so this little internal monologue is pretty pointless.

He turns to Apollo and flashes a bearish grin. "That Apollo? Of course. Right. I'm Ford. If you don't want to call me by my first name, call me Ursus. It'll do just as well, not to mention, I'm slowly becoming one anyway — I'll simultaneously be the signifier and the thing signified. Kind of a neat trick. As for the rest, I received a call — so I'm here, well, that and my ex is missing. I'm guessing you're missing someone, too." Signifier and thing signified? Argh. It'd be good, when this is over, to get out of the lair more — it's been far too long since I've talked to someone in person.

Ursus sits and pulls his hood over his head self-consciously as more people arrive and waits for some elaboration about what he's here for, aside from the cryptic babble he's currently received on the matter.

 

[Thain]

"Sorry I'm late." came a firm yet soft woma's voice from the building's edge, Athena stood there her white and golden armor framed by the moon, the aegis- her shield- held relaxed in her arm, "I am Athena, you have had cause to call for my brother, myself and the rest of us."

"You speak of heros... and of a time of fire," Athena said, making the connection, "How is it you know my... or shoudl I say, our dreams?"