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Curtains#2 - It Came From Below!

Granite 1hp remaining

It seems to me that the fungus is reacting under a single command, one mind controls everything... so if we kill the head the rest will fall.

Thomas says as Fate heals him.
 

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Professor Fate - HPs: 2

Jorgi said:
"That'sabadidea.IfCaptainFungusisstillsearchingforhisstuffhemight
visityouathome."

"I agree with Jorgi on this one," Fate added. "See if you can meet at one of your colleagues home or office and work from there. Especially someone that Paul would not expect you to work with. If you have a number for that location that would be helpful."

"I wonder if U-V rays would have any impact on the fungus . . . "
Fate mused aloud. "Otherwise, a large quantity of pesticide in the sewer would be devastating to the city - posioning the water on that scale would be serious trouble. That leaves light and cold . . . maybe liquid nitrogen. It is interesting that everything seemed to start after dark this evening."

"Let's get a move on, then,"
Fate finished, "that pumping stations is our target and if we come up with some liquid nitrogen on the way - so much the better. Dr. Linderman, call us with any information you deem helpful. Andrew, I appreciate the help you given thus far this evening, and I have one more thing to ask of you - would you like to drive Dr. Linderman to one of his colleagues so that he can get started as soon as possible. Plus, I wouldn't bet that his car is safe at this point."

Professor Fate nodded in agreement to Granite's suggestion, adding only, "There might be two heads also - one for the fungus and one for Paul."
 
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Well the school probably has some of that liquid nitrogen, if it wasn't destroyed in the crash, could be worth the trouble to search for it... Thomas ads in.
 

Mimic said:
Well the school probably has some of that liquid nitrogen, if it wasn't destroyed in the crash, could be worth the trouble to search for it... Thomas ads in.

"We'dneedatruckloadofit.Butheysomeonemustsellthestufftotheschool.Justgivemesecwhothemajorsupplerofliqidnotrogenforthelocalhospitalsis.
Thestuddain'tthathardtofind."

Somehow the dea of searchingt hrough the sewers packed with heavy bottles doesn't appeal to the young mutant at all.
"The stuff is pretty heavy how are we going to transport it."
He looks clueless from one teammember to the other until he stops at Granite.
"Ok, dumb question, forget about it."
 

CC State Campus, Coast City
Apr 17
23:39

"Hmmm...yeah, hadn't though about Paul going to my house," Dr. Linderman says. "Oh no! Gloria's there right now."

He flips out his cell phone and dials his own home. His wife finally answers - completely safe and unaware of much of the problems that have been plaguing the city. It takes him a couple minutes to get through her sleepiness to convince her to go to a friend's house for the night.

"Okay, she'll be fine," he says as he cuts the call. "I'll call a couple colleagues and find somewhere to set up shop. Once I do, I will give you a call with the number.

"As for liquid nitrogen, there is a large supply cylinder behind the Physics building. Actually, you can almost see it down that alley." He points to a building across the street (the one partially damaged by falling rubble). "The thing's gotta be about fifteen feet long and some three or four in diameter. Not sure how you're gonna be able to move it, but it's probably got a lot of liquid in it."
 

"To carry it, don't worry." answer Lawrence before looking at the tank. "Well, maybe. The tank seems damaged. We will have to fix it, or simply transfer the content into a new tank."
 

Professor Fate - HPs: 2

"I think that Granite can handle it," Fate replied. "Let's inspect the tank before we head out . . . I believe only the building is damaged but we better make certain. No to mention that a tank that size will cause some problems in the sewer tunnels . . . ."
 

CC State Campus, Coast City
Apr 17
23:52

Andrew agrees to shuttle the professor off to his next destination. Everyone else heads across the street, past the rubble, and down the alley behind the Physics building.

In a concrete courtyard behind the building is a fenced off area with "Do Not Enter" signs plastered around it. In the center is a large white cylinder with numerous gauges, pipes, and knobs branching off it. It stands vertically, almost like a miniature water tower. The capacity is likely a couple thousand gallons.

Granite gives it a good look over and declares that it shouldn't be a problem for him to carry it...at least by weight. The dimensions, however, could be a bit more of a concern. It is nearly fifteen feet long and about three feet in diameter. Fate studies the configuration of pipes for a minute before determining which knobs to seal off and in what order so as to safely tear out the pipes and turn it into a portable container.

If that's still what the group would like to do...
 

"Well, that is definitely going to be some trouble navigating through tunnels," Fate commented. "Intangibility won't work and I can't reduce its size any . . . ."

Professor Fate thought a minute or two of anything he could do to reduce its size. It being a container definitely made it more difficult.

"Alright, I don't think that's going to work," Fate finished. "We better head to an entrance near that station and hunt for Paul."
 


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