Detchitoyo High School: Freshmen Year, Q. 1

[hafrogman]

Damien lets out the breath that he had been unconciously holding ever since he stepped out to face Roichi and his minions. He is surprised but thrilled that they chose to do exactly as Lugh told them. Damien goes to lean against a building and begins breathing more regularly.

[ooc - I don't know about Gnomeworks, but Lichtenhart posted a message a while ago saying he would be AWOL for a while]

 

[Imerak]

Tetsuya pumps a fist from his rooftop hiding spot, but doesn't move. He's seen enough movies to know that you never turn your backs on the bad guy, ever. After a minute or two, he gets bored and scales the walls back down to congratulate Lugh.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Thomas removes his MP5K from under his coat, but then Roichi sounds the retreat.

I can have a fair idea of whose work that was.

His gaze fixes itself on Lugh as he hovers, but a minute later he lands gracefully nearby.

"I must commend the bloodless solution to this potential conflict. Though I regret not claiming trophies of the enemies' weapons," he says.

 

[Kalanyr]

Lugh hugs Arestis, laughing in joy, and then looking somewhat embarassed stands back and bows

"My duty and my pleasure, Arestis. "

and whispers back to P1
"It would be risky to maintain my hold for a prolonged time, and I will not risk Arestis for information."

To Tesuya and Thomas
"Thank you but I am sure this is not the last we will see of them. The leader will not be pleased once the Presence has worn off. I suspect you will have your opportunity by the morrow."

 

[Drakknyte32]

P1 nods and whispers to Lugh

"Very well. Then I will shadow them for a bit and see if I can learn anything more. Information can be worth more than an army in a war."

With that P1 moves to follow the gang. He keeps his invisibility up but stays out of sight to be on the safe side. He follows just close enough to hear what they are saying.

OOC:
Following them and staying hidden. Hide+14, Move Silently+14, and invisibility. I'll follow them to their base and listen to what they talk about on the way and how their leader reacts when the mind control ends.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Alright, all caught up.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Recap of Kryptonite's Day
Kryptonite woke up that morning, and downed a few cups of coffee - she didn't keep track. Already, her mind had descended into the world of 1's and 0's, and pseudo-code tracked it's way through her mind.

Her laptop was out all day, her fingers tapping away through lecture and lunch alike. She participated only vaguely in gym, orders needing to be given several times before she responded, her mind deep in thought.

She followed her friends, not taking part in the conversations, lost in her mind amidst the code she was putting together. Napkins and notebook covers were quickly scrawled upon with writings in half-English, half-code. Talking to her was as useless as trying to talk to a wall - she had no room for thoughts other than those directed at the trojan.

The Alley
Kryptonite didn't get what was going on with the visit to the alley - she had completely missed the demand for a confrontation, still thinking of code - and she didn't pay any more attention when they reached the alley. Her laptop was out, held in place by a harness she had constructed of some spare belts and clothing.

Even after the victory - to which she was oblivious as to everything else - she is still tapping away, thinking and coding.

 

[Zack2216]

P1: After a couple minutes, Roichi comes to himself, shaking his head to get rid of the cobwebs. "What happened back there?" he demands of the others, "We don't know boss. You started acting weird, like you weren't you. Then you let the girl go and said for us to leave." Roichi yells "I know that! I saw everything, and I know what I said. But I couldn't do anything about it, I couldn't resist..." Pausing a moment to think to himself "Specks. What do you think that was back there?" To which she replies "Hmmm. It is possible that he has a form of mind control or powerful hypnosis. I wouldn't doubt it considering who he hangs out with. I've seen students and teachers alike both use and be used by it." Roichi replies "Any way to stop it?" Specks replies, "Maybe, I'll have to do some research." Roichi "Man, I'm bummed. Alright guys, lets go blow off some steam at the usual place." To which the group agrees happily. Further conversation is about new teachers, homework they don't plan on doing, if anyone has any new weapons, and who they need to check on in terms of bullying and potential new members. They soon arrive at an arcade called Shooters. They move in and intimidate a couple of the players there into giving up some of their money so that they can play.

 

[Drakknyte32]

P1 follows them all the way to the arcade. Listening in on them and considering their words.

I see, they are just some gang from the school. They were probably going after us to try and teach us our place. It's a good thing Lugh mind controlled their leader, I bet we would have gotten into a lot of trouble for putting them into the hospital or morgue. But they'll be out for blood next time unless they're shown we're to powerful to mess with.

This is a nice looking arcade. I'll have to come back here some time when I'm not stalking others and check it out more thoroughly. Maybe that Icy guy would like to come to.

Having completed his observations P1 heads back to the others to recount what he's seen and heard.

 

[hafrogman]

Damien shakes his head as he listens to P1's description of their adversaries.

"They're just a bunch of punks. What a let down after all that build up. They made it seem like we'd interfered with some secret mystical initiation or something. They couldn't even be bothered to come back after they realized they'd been mind-screwed. If they didn't care that much, what was the point in calling us out in the first place?"