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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1379528" data-attributes="member: 13737">RestaurantCosmo breaks down laughing.  "All around vision, indeed!" Dara giggles as well.  "Must have been in his blind spot!" "Alright, settle down," Detective Mendez says patiently.  "Ok son, good idea, but I doubt time is on Mrs. Raynes' side," he says to Vince.  "It's too bad that you can't do that though, kid," he adds to Stealer.  "But even so, it sounds like you could be the nemesis of any super-powered crook." An officer comes in and hands Mendez a digital pad.  "Here you go detective; it looks like what the manager told you is true." "Thanks," Mendez says, quickly checking the pad.  "We checked bank records and the manager did get paid by Raynes for this, so we can pretty much get rid of him."  The officer does just that, leading the manager out while reading him his rights. "Ok, that leaves Tan.  He's a slippery character.  He and I have faced off in this arena too many times to count."  He looks over at Tan for a long minute, then smirks.  "Let's further your education.  You kids can interrogate him.  Should be fun to through the twit a curveball." He waves over and the officers escort Tan to your table. "Officer Mendez," Mr. Tan says.  "It is so good to see you again.  I understand I may be charged with assault on that unfortunate woman I was forced to accost earlier, when in fear for my life?  Or is there another matter you wish to discuss?" he asks smoothly. "I enjoy arresting you Tan, you should know that by now.  But I'm afraid EPIC has assumed jurisdiction over this matter.  You'll have to answer to them." "Now, Detective, I think that is completely inapp..." "Unless you'd rather I arrest you and wait for Thunder to question you?" That actually gives Tan pause for a moment. "Perhaps a few questions would be acceptable.  However, if you are to arrest me, do it now; otherwise, our further conversation today will be strictly off the record," he says, regaining his composure. "I don't want to stain my handcuffs," Mendez retorts. Feel free to ask your questions.  All shall be answered <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> KevinDetective Mendez pulls you aside as the questioning begins.  "Ok, son.  Whatever is going on, the woman that left this card seems to want you to call her."  He flips the card and shows Kevin the phone number on it.  "So while everyone else is busy with Tan, I want you to phone her.  Try to arrange a meeting; we might get lucky and she will lead you right to Mrs. Raynes.  Try to be subtle; try not to let on you know what's going on."  Detective Mendez hands you his cell phone and puts an earpiece in.  "I'll listen in." RaisaCarl emits a low hum as Raisa slams her fist into the ground.  The pavement cracks and a wave rolls out from her, sending thugs and goons flying.  The car is knocked five feet out into the roadway.  Carl is pushed a few feet back, but when he becomes corporeal he appears unhurt. The same cannot be said of the thugs behind the pair, nor in the alley, as all are lying groaning on the ground, stunned or knocked out from the shockwave.  Two of the men who had exited the car lay crumpled against it, and another was blasted through a side window.  Two of the goons ahead of the pair was sent flying ten feet back, and lay groaning on the sidewalk; the last one, the one that had insulted Raisa, was knocked to his knees.  He gets up, reaching into his jacket. Carl strides forward and grabs his wrist, pulling his hand, now clutching a blaster, from his jacket.  Carl opens his mouth and a wave of energy strikes the gun, disintegrating it.  He pulls the mans wrist hard, sending him staggering past him and towards Raisa, then elbows him in the back of the head to hurry him along.  The goon plows into Raisa chest first and bounces back a half foot, stunned. The thugs that are conscious take off running.  The goons with the car start getting to their feet.  Carl emits another energy wave, enveloping all of them and the car, and moments later the lot of them are standing nearly naked in the street, their clothes, weapons and the car, disintegrated.  They flee into the bar. "Take your loverboy there into the alley, would you Raisa?  Find out what is up with this, cause if Tommy G decided to whack us, something aint right.  I'll clean up the rest of these pansies," Carl says.  "Oh, and have fun with it.  Want to borrow my bat?"</blockquote>

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