EPIC M&M: Issue 2 (IC)

[Calinon]

X12, Kevin, John

X12 gets an immediate check to recover from each of the disabled conditions he absorbed, one from Kevin (burns), one from his injured double (broken jaw). He gets a 17 (failure) on the burn and a 22 (success) on the jaw. He remains disabled, but is rapidly regenerating his injuries. You can spend a hero point to recover (automatic 10+11 = 21), or wait a day for a free check. Kevin is completely recovered.

It takes about a minute, but his open wounds close, and his jaw mends itself together without aid. He slowly blinks his eyes open and lets out a groan and a raspy breath. He realizes his ribs, while healed are certainly not going to let him run any marathons soon.

Within a minute you are free of wounds, but remain disabled (injured ribs). I'll edit this if needed.

X12 spends the hero point and his ribs amazingly knit together, leaving him wholly unharmed. Contrary to what was previously stated, he's read to run a marathon

X12 gets the feeling like he is brushing against cobwebs as Kevin touches him, attempting to absorb his powers. X12 is not sure if Kevin is successful or not. X12 touches John's leg and absorbs the wound, the second cannon wound he's healed. A few moments later, both are perfectly fine.

Kevin mimics all of X12's super powers with no backlash.

Kevin, you feel a bit... odd, like part of the power was temporarily siphoned off somewhere. It's then that you realize that you haven't absorbed your cannon-wielding double. In fact, you know instinctively that he is not nearby.

 

[Mule]

BTW, common logic, with Kevin laying about 5 feet from you, and another Kevin crawling invisibly away with Split's cannon, kinda indicates he duplicated Split's power.

OOC: I'm sorry, I had no idea that Loki knew that Split could become invisible or that Split's duplicates are always created armed with cannons or that Split has little control over his duplicates. BTW I think it's far more reasonable for Loki to assume that Stealer mimicked Johan's powers, and the duplicate somehow picked up Split's weapon. Johan and his duplicates are an effective team and can communicate with each other via mental link. Although I admit that this does not explain the invisibility, but Loki never saw Split become invisible either.

Being 50 feet away with no hope of catching up to the taxi, Randall will return to the mall. He will ask Kevin about the strange actions of his duplicate. "Hey Kev, where was your duplicate off to in such a hurry with that cannon of his?"

 

[Mimic]

The man in the tuxedo runs away down the hall, grabs a woman and pulls a curved knife out, holding her hostage as the others catch up. "You let me go or I'll kill her!" he says, paniced. His sleeve falls up a bit and you see a red rose tatoo on his forearm. The hostage is wide-eyed with fear. People in the mall are quickly clearing into stores, but watching with interest. More than one flash bulb has gone off.

The waiter has a readied coup de grace.

Assuming that the others will be take care of quickly Michelle will ignore the other thugs and addresses the paniced ex-waiter.

"Whoa, easy there, don't do anything that you will regret later. Look we were just asked to find you and bring you back so they can ask you some questions, as far as I know you haven't done anything illegal yet. They just want some information on the merc you were working with, it's not like he wouldn't narc you out, I mean he took off without you, right? Besides you don't really want to murder someone in front of a couple dozen witnesses do you? I'm sure we can work a deal here. Let the lady go and take me in her place, then we can go back you can tell them what you know and then I will fly you out of the mall."

Diplomacy: +8 (if need will use hp with anything under 15)

OOC: readied attack in case he tries to do something stupid
Powers: forcefield (free action) hoping in his agitated state he will not notice it but willing to drop it in order to free the woman.

 

[Calinon]

Upstairs
The waiter seems to relax noticeably, but doesn't release the woman, eyeing you up carefully.

"That swine with the guns and his sister? He is nothing to me but a meddlesome fool; a common mercenary who's days are numbered. Were it not for him, this entire situation would have been avoided and Mrs. Raynes would be happily home now."

He looks from Michelle to the other Epic students nearby as he considers Michelle's offer.

"I am not so foolish as to put myself into the hands of such powerful youths. Yet let us test your willingness to deal, shall we? Let my guards leave. Then I shall consider if your words hold enough truth to put my freedom in your hands."

He doesn't remove the knife from the woman's throat, but nods to his men, who stop their attacks on Vincent and Michelle and move to pick up their unconscious companion.

Diplomacy check succeeded with a 25. While I won't make that an automatic success, he's certainly now willing to talk.

 

[buzzard]

OOC: I'll spend the HP to clear the disabled condition.

"I'll fix that leg of yours, Straightjacket," X12 says, rubbing his ribs, "and thank you for your concern, but I'll be fine a lot faster than you would be otherwise with normal treatment or waiting for a more... efficient healer. It's the least I can do -- and I assume what I was made to do."

"If you say so. It didn't look too pleasant fixing up Kevin. Though, I'd just as soon not have a gaping hole in my leg. Thanks." replies John.

buzzard

 

[Mimic]

"Ok your buddies can go, just don't hurt the women, she isn't involved in this. I can't guarentee what the cops will do but none of the epic students up here will try and stop them."

(assuming the thugs leave without incident)

"See, I held up my end of the deal, now how about you? Lets see a show of faith on your part, let the woman go or at least move the knife away. She isn't much of a bargaining chip anyways, at least 2 members of Epic are here and who would you rather have as a hostage, an innocent bystander, or an Epic student?"

Michelle will take a few cautious steps forward.

"Come on, you got nothing to lose here, it's a win/win situation for you."

 

[Velmont]

"Oh my God! The cannon boy is gone... he is dangerous, does someone have seen him leav... wait a second!" He start to looks around and tell to all Epic member he can see "Come here, I'll need your help..." he wait when everyone is around him, he start to talk again "The cannon Kevin have gone away. I'll try to dismiss him, and the only way I see, is to get rid of Split power, but I will lose any link I have with him, and so I won't be able to tell if he has been dismiss, so here my idea. I will duplicate again, and will dismiss my power. The new Kevin may be dangerous, so if after loosing Split's power, if the new Kevin is still there, he will need to be take out of combat if he want to make trouble. If he dissapear, well, we can suppose the cannon boy have gone too. You are following me?"

 

[Elementor]

Vince sighs as the thugs wander off. "I'd say don't come back but I guess even you can figure that out."

Vince keeps an eye on Michele to make sure she is ok. He just stays quiet as he watches the transaction between them since pretty much anything he says will probably worsen the situation. His superspeed is still going though and he has his initiative held to lay the smackdown on any threatening action by the waiter or any other outside enemy source.

 

[Velmont]

Talking with a desesperate tone. "The new duplicates will assert that when I will lose Split's powers, my duplicate dissapears. It will take 10 seconds and may allow us not to take the trouble of finding Cannon Boy." More serious "I should have start with that, or have teleport again in him, but it is not easy to think in the middle of a combat. Now, is Loki here, we will need him to be sure the duplicate just don't become invisible."

 

[Mordane76]

"If you say so. It didn't look too pleasant fixing up Kevin. Though, I'd just as soon not have a gaping hole in my leg. Thanks." replies John.

buzzard

"Not a problem... considering there's a cannon wielding Kevin running around now, and I'd much rather heal other's cannon wounds than get shot by it firsthand. I really need to work on mastering a weapon or something," X12 chuckles.