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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1349166" data-attributes="member: 13737">Theatre"Freedom of the press, kiddo.  If anyone fries the camera or its disk, you'll be seeing the inside of a court room so fast your head will spin.  And I have tons of witnesses too," the reporter says, gesturing to the crowd as she and the camerman move right into the hallway.  The other students for the most part look ill, especially when X12 starts searching the still breathing, groaning body, disregarding his wounds.  "So which of you set this guy on fire?  Who is he?  Why did you attack him?  Was there anyone else involved?  Has anyone called the paramedics?" Other reporters with holo-cameras have pushed through the crowd, seemingly just appearing, setting off a barrage of flash bulbs and shouting similar questions out.  Siren's approach from outside, and you see a pair of police cruisers and an EMS unit pull up outside the theatre. "I can just make up the story and let the pictures speak for themselves you know," the reporter says.  "I'm sure you'll all come off as the good guys," she says with a bit of innuendo, but not subtle enough for any of you to miss her meaning. For the record, Neutron does not look normal, what with his metal hair.  The most normal looking one would be a normal sized Straightjacket, but right now, it's X12.  Plus he's the one talking.  Also, in case you missed it in my sarcasm and in the last update, the Split on the floor is NOT DEAD, just really really REALLY badly hurt. Food CourtLoki tries to calm people who are injured or scared, but isn't making much headway, instead deciding to try to staunch the bleeding of the kid with the severed hand.  It's gross and vile, and he's lost a lot of blood, but he's definitely the worst off.  In fact, you can see the people the gang members had shot earlier stirring, and they look relatively unhurt, even the baby who is crying near his mother. Split shoots Empath in the chest, but her force field shimmers and wards off the blow.  His female counterpart drops and foot sweeps Empath, knocking her to the ground.  Both leap over her, grabbing the ropes.  "You can thank EPIC for this screw-up, Mister Anders.  Call me if you want my further help, but it'll cost you big," Split calls to the man by the bank.  "Retrieve, now!" Split shouts into his headset as they attach clamps to their harnesses, and the ropes yank them, and the two cops, straight up out of the mall, just about into the hovership above.  The ship itself leans forward and starts accellerating away. Split hits with an 18, but Empath makes her save with a 15.  The trip attack was successful. Michelle flies upwards and gets a parting shot in, sending an energy blast snaking through the roof at the people on the lines.  The blast goes wide, striking the hull of the hover ship and causing a huge shower of sparks.  The engines struggle for a second, but then roar back to life and the ship moves out of her visiion. Michelle misses, but barely, striking the ship itself.  The ship makes its hardness check, also barely, and she very nearly took it down! Raisa runs to close the distance, making it near to Empath as the smoke is disapating. When Johan asks for the blaster, the gun wielding texan turns both weapons on him.  "You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers, hoss.  Take a walk." Empath kips up (kind of an amazing thing to see from a woman in skin tight leathers wearing high heeled boots), and curses in french.  She sees Stealer draw a bead with guns on Johan, and sees a half naked Cosmo (top half) running into the restaurant, and runs over towards the restaurant to help. HP for double move, sprinting. Cosmo runs into the restaurant, straight at Jackal.  "You want to play, bro?  Well, lets play!" he exclaims and delivers a kick to the throat of his brother.  The beastial Jackal staggers back, and lets out a roar, unaffected.  "Oh crap," Cosmo says. Cosmo hits with a natural 20 and Jackal makes his save with a 27. Stealer looks kind of confused as he discovers he has no control over his doubles.  He can't even absorb them!  The texan one continues to keep his guns drawn on Johan warningly, though doesn't actually look like he wants to shoot him, more like it's a gut reaction to taking his guns.  He's eyeing inside the restaurant at Jackal cautiously as well. The maniacal, tank-buster-weilding Stealer looks wild eyed at the oncoming Empath.  "Look out!  Split's comin'!  Man... I'd like to stuff and mount her," he mumbles as he pulls the trigger.  The energy beam crashes into Empath's force field, and a good portion ekes through, slamming her in the side.  She amazingly keeps her feet, and rolls enough to the side to avoid getting pinned by the beam. Stealer hits with a 22.  Empath fails her save with an 18 and takes 1L hit. "Don't worry, I'll get her next shot!" he exclaims with an insane grin. "Kevin!  Control him or get rid of him!" Empath shouts angrily as she continues to advance. Raisa, Carl, Tara and Dara both look up the hole created in the ceiling.  "Wow," says Carl.  "They really wanted to get away." "I'll say," says Dara.  "Bet Vince gets blamed for the mess." The man by the bank storms over to the four, either oblivious to the carnage or uncaring.  "What the hell is wrong with you people!  Split would have saved her if you hadn't interfered!  It was my only chance to save her!  Now they'll probably kill my wife and it's all your fault! Michelle, you recognize him easily as Martin Raynes, husband to billionairre philanthropist Martha Raynes, a nationally renownd person whose donations keep dozens of children help organizations, including more than one mutant assistance organization, funded.  In fact, much of the training you underwent before coming here was paid for by her, or so you have been told.  Carl also seems to recognize him (as will anyone from the NAA), and lets out a quiet, "Aw crap." It looks like a full swat team is gathering outside behind a pair of armored vehicles.  Several news vans are outside as well now.  It looks like the cops are nearly ready to enter. Start of Next RoundInitiativesJackal 29 (1); Speed Demon 29 (2); Loki 26; Metal Mistress 23; Amazon 16; Empath 15 (1); Multibrain 15 (2); Cosmo 14, Stealer 12; Tara 11 (1); Carl 6; Dara 2; Police 1 (just to be simple) Jackal is obviously out of control.  He grabs hold of Cosmo and carries him in a charge outside, slamming him into a support pillar.  The pillar is cracked by the impact and Cosmo slumps over, unconscious.  Blood drips from his mouth onto Jackals' shoulder and Jackal tosses him away like a rag doll, setting his sights on the nearby and oncoming Empath. Everyone can see this happen, and pretty much the same thought goes through everyone's mind, but Vincent.  If the press sees him in this state, it's going to be way worse than any story about Vincent.  Vincent thinks, "I'm so not getting blamed now!" Jackal hits and wins the grapple check, and carries Cosmo out to slam him into the pillar.  Cosmo badly (very badly) fails his damage save. I'll update the mall map tonight. Condition SummaryMultibrain: 2S, 1HP usedStealer: 5L, 2HP usedMurphy: 3S, 2VP usedVincent: 1HP usedJackal: 2HP usedStraightjacket: 1L, 1HPSpeed Demon: 2HPTara: 2HPMetal Mistress: 1HPCosmo: 2L, 1HP, KOEmpath:  1L, 1HP</blockquote>

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