EPIC M&M: Issue 1 (IC)
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Calinon
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The Mag-Lev Arrives
Two minutes after the announcment, every has gathered on the platform and the Mag-Lev arrives. While some of you have seen other train systems operating on a similar system, nothing quite matches up to the sight of the train as it enters the terminal.
The first impression you get is that it's huge! Filling the track area completely with only a mere inch space between it and the platform on each side, the Mag-Lev is just over 30 feet in width. There are five, two-story cars, including the two engine cars, and the entire train is painted white. Through it's windows, you can see rows of comfortable, airline style, seats and a wide isle providing standing room. A set of circular stairs wind upwards in each car from the middle, to the upper deck. There is a set of entry doors in the middle of each car, on each side. A holographic sign on the final car to enter the terminal says "RESERVED BY EPIC" on it.
The train is virtually silent, with only a slight humming indicating a power source. Braking is rapid but controlled, and the behemoth slides to a halt without any noticeable rocking. The other four cars are empty of passengers, and the upper deck of the reserved car has no lights on, though you can see through the windows that it, too, is empty. Now stopped, two men and two women emerge from the lead cockpit and exit near you. A middle-aged gentleman, most likely the pilot, walks towards you.
"Terribly sorry for the delay, ma'am," he says to Grandmother. "The techs just got finished fixing a magnetic constrictor problem, but everything is fine now. Strangest thing too, considering we just had our maintenance last week. Well, if everyone will follow me, we'll get you all squared away in your car, and be on our way. It'll be about an hour long trip for you to get to EPIC headquarters, and we still have to pick up other passengers," he says to the group as a whole.
He leads the way to the car, and leads you all in. As you enter, a steward and stewardess are waiting, and put small metal bracelets on you. The two are obviously twins, and are both rather incredible looking. "These will give you Mag-Lev access for the next year. There's a small microchip inside to let you pass pay terminals without cost, courtesy of the Mag-Lev Corporation," the woman explains once everyone is inside.
There is easily room for 200 people in the car, on the main floor alone. The chairs are comfortable and roomy, and even recline a fair bit. Each row of seats has four seats on each side, and there will be plenty of room for passengers and luggage. There are small round objects on the back of each seat with a small green light on them. As you take a seat, the light changes from green to red.
"The techs weren't able to restore power upstairs, since we were on a tight time frame, so just stay on the main floor please. We'll get underway soon," the male steward says. Soon, as promised, the Mag-Lev accellerates away and exits the station, reaching a rather incredible speed as it races towards the main terminal of the airport to pick up other passengers.
Most of you feel a tad queesy as the train accellerates. Michelle gets a bit nautious and has to close her eyes as the power moves the train along. It kind of makes you happy you didn't touch the track. Johan, you have calculated that the train can likely hold over 5,000 passengers when fully loaded. Given the accelleration and fact you still feel like you are speeding up, you estimate the maximum speed to be well over 350 mph.
As the train rolls off, Dara plops down next to X12! "Hi! I'm Dara Chen! I can fix that shirt cause I'm a seamstress!" she says, part spoken, part directly into your mind. She doesn't actually wait for a response but starts tugging your ripped shirt off and rooting through her bag, pulling out some cloth, thread and needle. She is extremely bubbly and starts talking about random stuff, from her dog to her family to her own line of designer clothing. In fact, after a few minutes, you aren't so sure she's working on your shirt, because it sure wasn't red and you know it didn't have any silk in it... Hey, is that a chinese dragon on the back?
Cosmo and Rebound put two seats between each other and grumble constantly. Soon, the grumbling turns to arguing about "Robot Wars" and who should have won the last series and how they would beat Decimator.
Pairings: Loki and Speed Demon, Anna and Michelle, Jackal and Grandma, Cosmo and Rebound (Har har!), X12 and Dara. Johan, John, Sanjay, Raisa, Kevin, any preferences?
Two minutes after the announcment, every has gathered on the platform and the Mag-Lev arrives. While some of you have seen other train systems operating on a similar system, nothing quite matches up to the sight of the train as it enters the terminal.
The first impression you get is that it's huge! Filling the track area completely with only a mere inch space between it and the platform on each side, the Mag-Lev is just over 30 feet in width. There are five, two-story cars, including the two engine cars, and the entire train is painted white. Through it's windows, you can see rows of comfortable, airline style, seats and a wide isle providing standing room. A set of circular stairs wind upwards in each car from the middle, to the upper deck. There is a set of entry doors in the middle of each car, on each side. A holographic sign on the final car to enter the terminal says "RESERVED BY EPIC" on it.
The train is virtually silent, with only a slight humming indicating a power source. Braking is rapid but controlled, and the behemoth slides to a halt without any noticeable rocking. The other four cars are empty of passengers, and the upper deck of the reserved car has no lights on, though you can see through the windows that it, too, is empty. Now stopped, two men and two women emerge from the lead cockpit and exit near you. A middle-aged gentleman, most likely the pilot, walks towards you.
"Terribly sorry for the delay, ma'am," he says to Grandmother. "The techs just got finished fixing a magnetic constrictor problem, but everything is fine now. Strangest thing too, considering we just had our maintenance last week. Well, if everyone will follow me, we'll get you all squared away in your car, and be on our way. It'll be about an hour long trip for you to get to EPIC headquarters, and we still have to pick up other passengers," he says to the group as a whole.
He leads the way to the car, and leads you all in. As you enter, a steward and stewardess are waiting, and put small metal bracelets on you. The two are obviously twins, and are both rather incredible looking. "These will give you Mag-Lev access for the next year. There's a small microchip inside to let you pass pay terminals without cost, courtesy of the Mag-Lev Corporation," the woman explains once everyone is inside.
There is easily room for 200 people in the car, on the main floor alone. The chairs are comfortable and roomy, and even recline a fair bit. Each row of seats has four seats on each side, and there will be plenty of room for passengers and luggage. There are small round objects on the back of each seat with a small green light on them. As you take a seat, the light changes from green to red.
"The techs weren't able to restore power upstairs, since we were on a tight time frame, so just stay on the main floor please. We'll get underway soon," the male steward says. Soon, as promised, the Mag-Lev accellerates away and exits the station, reaching a rather incredible speed as it races towards the main terminal of the airport to pick up other passengers.
Most of you feel a tad queesy as the train accellerates. Michelle gets a bit nautious and has to close her eyes as the power moves the train along. It kind of makes you happy you didn't touch the track. Johan, you have calculated that the train can likely hold over 5,000 passengers when fully loaded. Given the accelleration and fact you still feel like you are speeding up, you estimate the maximum speed to be well over 350 mph.
As the train rolls off, Dara plops down next to X12! "Hi! I'm Dara Chen! I can fix that shirt cause I'm a seamstress!" she says, part spoken, part directly into your mind. She doesn't actually wait for a response but starts tugging your ripped shirt off and rooting through her bag, pulling out some cloth, thread and needle. She is extremely bubbly and starts talking about random stuff, from her dog to her family to her own line of designer clothing. In fact, after a few minutes, you aren't so sure she's working on your shirt, because it sure wasn't red and you know it didn't have any silk in it... Hey, is that a chinese dragon on the back?
Cosmo and Rebound put two seats between each other and grumble constantly. Soon, the grumbling turns to arguing about "Robot Wars" and who should have won the last series and how they would beat Decimator.
Pairings: Loki and Speed Demon, Anna and Michelle, Jackal and Grandma, Cosmo and Rebound (Har har!), X12 and Dara. Johan, John, Sanjay, Raisa, Kevin, any preferences?
Agamon
Adventurer
Sanjay does as Grandmother asks, removing the wall and fixing up the table and chairs. He also removes the broken glass upstairs, but decides not to replace the window, as he isn't sure whether it would stay in place or not; best to leave that to professionals.
Realizing the Mag-Lev has pulled up, he flies down to the platform and enters the posh train. "Sweet ride," he says, looking about inside. He spots an open seat next to Kevin and plunks himself down. "Hey, buddy, this seat taken? Name's Sanjay, but you can call me Lord Chromium," he deadpans with a perfectly straight face, offering his hand in greeting.
Realizing the Mag-Lev has pulled up, he flies down to the platform and enters the posh train. "Sweet ride," he says, looking about inside. He spots an open seat next to Kevin and plunks himself down. "Hey, buddy, this seat taken? Name's Sanjay, but you can call me Lord Chromium," he deadpans with a perfectly straight face, offering his hand in greeting.
Velmont
First Post
Mimic: Loki
OOC: I have a connection. I should show up once a day now.
"No, the seat is empty, you can take it.
My name is Kevin. Nice to meet you. So, what have you done during that little test from Grandmother. It was confusing enough like that that I didn't catch everything. I know I may sound a little annoying asking everyone about their powers, but I am pretty useless except if I can't use others powers.
Look just what happen. Not easy to use on the fly some light controlling power in the middle of the fight. If I can find something else to mimic, I will be in business. I know I can handle more than one power at once. That give a great potential to my powers, but I just learn that it is more dangerous than I thought. Never had such backlash. I once had an headache, but not being knockout like the one I get with Cosmo."
OOC: I have a connection. I should show up once a day now.
"No, the seat is empty, you can take it.
My name is Kevin. Nice to meet you. So, what have you done during that little test from Grandmother. It was confusing enough like that that I didn't catch everything. I know I may sound a little annoying asking everyone about their powers, but I am pretty useless except if I can't use others powers.
Look just what happen. Not easy to use on the fly some light controlling power in the middle of the fight. If I can find something else to mimic, I will be in business. I know I can handle more than one power at once. That give a great potential to my powers, but I just learn that it is more dangerous than I thought. Never had such backlash. I once had an headache, but not being knockout like the one I get with Cosmo."
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Elementor
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"Yo, Randy over here." Vince calls over to his partner as he grabs some seats amidst the others. "This is a pretty nice ride, it may not be as fast as me but at least I can catch some Z's in transit this way. I wonder what this facility is going to look like. I bet its freakin huge!!"
Deva
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With her backpack over her shoulder, Raisa moved with the rest of the teens as they boarded the Mag-Lev. Seeing him without a "buddy", she sat next to Carl. "Carl, right? I'm Raisa. Hope you don't mind me sitting with you, just everyone else makes me feel like the jolly green giant, you know? No offense of course, just nice to know I'm not going to be tallest in this group. I mean, first time away from home and I was like, it's gonna suck because everyone's gonna be looking at me like 'hey, there's that really tall chick'. So what do you think of all this? It's pretty funky you know, you know? Seriously, I thought I was the weirest thing every and then I see people who blow up into human ballons or turn into rabid dogs and stuff. Guess I'm luckier than I thought, and I suppose it won't be so bad... And I'm talking too much, aren't I? Sorry, I ramble when I'm nervous."
She gulped when the Mag-Lev lurched forward, her hands gripping at the arms of her seat and looking a little paler than normal. " Should have seen me on the jet coming over here, talked the guy's ear off sitting next to me the entire flight. I don't think I handle mass transportation very well..."
She gulped when the Mag-Lev lurched forward, her hands gripping at the arms of her seat and looking a little paler than normal. " Should have seen me on the jet coming over here, talked the guy's ear off sitting next to me the entire flight. I don't think I handle mass transportation very well..."
Agamon
Adventurer
Velmont said:
"Whoa, you can copy other people's powers? That's pretty cool. I didn't do a whole lot during the 'test', just created the wall to try and stop the furball from chewing on bouncy-guy's leg. Did you see him smack into the wall? That was worth the price of admission," Sanjay responds with a grin as he watches the scenery whiz by outside.
"Don't worry too much about how well you can use your power, Kevin, this is a school we're going to, after all. It won't be long before you know who you can and can't copy. Plus you'll be able to get some practice in on using different powers. Soon, you'll be a copying machine, and then you'll have to change your name to Xerox."
Velmont
First Post
Kevin smiles at what just said. He pick a newpaper that is lying around.
"Yeah, but that mean extra homewrok too. I may have to train qith everyone powers to learn to control them properly. Not bad when you have only one power, but if you have the possibility to meet a lot. Well, now let see what is happening on that continent."
A little ball of light appear above Kevin, ligthing the article he is reading.
"Not bad, Randall's powers."
"Yeah, but that mean extra homewrok too. I may have to train qith everyone powers to learn to control them properly. Not bad when you have only one power, but if you have the possibility to meet a lot. Well, now let see what is happening on that continent."
A little ball of light appear above Kevin, ligthing the article he is reading.
"Not bad, Randall's powers."
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