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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1388680" data-attributes="member: 13737">In the Van/Bus"Hey, I sound nothing like my old drill sergeant," Mendez laughs as he gets into the driver seat.  He fires up the van and soon you driving onto the freeway towards the institute.  The drive goes by quickly, with Mendez telling what you come to believe are tall tales of his involvement with EPIC.  It gets to the point where it's a game of fact or fiction on his stories, and he challenges you to find the flaws in his stories.  It's more than a little of a lesson, but one that is both enjoyable and lets the drive pass quickly. In only twenty minutes you pull up to the EPIC gates.  Mendez clicks a button on his pager and the gates swing open.  Instead of taking you to your dorms, he pulls up in front of the institute itself. "Pile out gang, and lets hit the War Room.  You're in for a treat," he says with a grin.  He leads you into the HQ and down a few halls you've never been permitted in.  You see Grandmother, Anna and Jackson standing outside a set of huge double doors with the EPIC logo emblazoned across it. "Jesus Mendez, you are getting fat," Grandmother says cheerfully as Mendez leads you towards the HQ. (that is Hey-suse, not a religious reference)  "I have not seen you in ages," she says, giving the detective a motherly hug. "I think your eyes are tricking you," he responds with good humor. "Perhaps, but not so much that I can't see Carl and Raisa are missing," she says with concern. "We'll track them in the war room.  Is everything there that we'll need?" "Of course dear.  Though Thunder will be sad that he didn't get to give them out.  I have to get back to the dorms and check on the rest of the students.  This is Anna and Jackson.  They'll be joining you," she says.  "Glad to see you all are safe and sound," Grandmother says before Pooky, who had been lying unnoticed on the grass nearby runs up, barks and both vanish in a puff of smoke. Mendez shakes his head and turns to you.  "That dog freaks me out," he says with a chuckle as he pushes the doors open. The War RoomYou are presented with an amazing sight.  A two tier room with banks of computers, a huge table with what appears to be a holistic mapping system and a myriad of devices familiar and foreign greet you.  It is quite possibly one of the most highly advanced system of computers you have seen, and the room is spotless.  The left wall draws your attetion. Along the wall are small rooms, each with a familiar name above it.  There are rooms for each of the EPIC members, and within you say their uniforms and gear hanging, at least the gear not in use.  Farther down the wall are many other unlit rooms. "Nothing quite like stealing Thunder's thunder once in a while," Mendez says as he flips a switch on the wall, lighting the rooms up.  Your names appear over the rooms, and within you see black uniforms with EPIC blazoned on the chest, custom made for each of you (even those not present).  Each room has an opaque glass sliding door with a latch, for privacy when changing. Think X-men type goodies. The general response is an excited "COOL!" especially after Dara projects it loudly enough to make you all wince as she dashes over to her room.  "COOL!" she repeats vocally. "Take a look, kids.  I was hoping for one, but they said I had to shed some pounds first.  I'll try to locate your two missing friends.  I hope I remember how to work this thing," he mutters, approaching the large table. Some time later... Mendez finally remembers what he's doing and pushes a button at the table computer terminal.  A 3D map of NYC appears.  "Locate EPIC pagers within the city," he says.  The image turns and twists, settling on downtown.  Two dots near each other show Raisa and Carl, and two others show Kevin... and Kevin. (This takes a few minutes) "Hey, Kevin.  Care to explain this?" he says, calling over to Kevin and drawing most of your attention back to him. Kevin turns and answers by suddenly vanishing, his bag dropping to the ground.  Mendez, along with the rest of you save Johan, is surprised. "What the... where did he go!" Mendez exclaims with a none-to-pleased look.</blockquote>

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