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<blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1390828" data-attributes="member: 13737"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">The Crystal Palace Penthouse</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Mia's laughter is musical in response to your question. "Oh dear boy," she says, leaning over so her face is over yours, her hair tied back in a ponytail that drops beside your head. "As long as your blood," she says, jabbing a needle into your arm, making you squirm, "doesn't turn a certain light a certain color," she pulls the needle free. "Then I expect you to die painfully and slowly."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">She kisses you passionately and breaks it as suddenly as it began. She holds metal tube up in front of your eyes and puts a vial of blood into it. Five lights along the cylinder light up as the blood is apparently tested.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Yellow.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"I do hope your friends arrive soon."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Yellow.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"You won't be much good as bait if they don't come."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Yellow.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"And I'm so hoping to get samples from all of them."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Yellow.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"You should hope for green," she says with a feral grin.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Red.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"Looks like we have a winner! Me! Isn't that wonderful news?"</span></span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">You actually CAN break the chains, on a natural DC 30 check, or if you can't make that, a natural 20. And I will be rolling regularly as you try to escape.</span></span></em></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Outside the Crystal Palace</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"Oh, they'll be ready. And they'll probably have guns," Carl adds. "And pit traps that drop us into vats of acid! I don't know about you, but if those goons are the best Tommy G has, I'm not really scared."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">You round the corner and see a parkade leading down.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"That looks promising," Carl says.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Elsewhere</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Staring past steepled fingers, the man, face wreathed in shadow, gazes into the fire burning in the hearth. Nearby, a huge man, machine parts augmenting his human ones, taps on a metallic arm, a video screen retreating into it and vanishing beneath a panel.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"Headsman says they have one already. Dazzler will test him and eliminate him if needed. He seemed confident that the rest of the students would arrive to attempt to rescue their companion. Fools."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"Teenagers," the shadowed figure responds. "Inexperienced. Compassionate. But powerful, and potentially useful. They should be simple enough to turn to our cause. One already has."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"Not that powerful."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"They thwarted Split. Twice now, even when he had our considerable resources behind him, and the help of his sister. Is Ghost in place?"</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"Yes, sir," the cybornetic man responds. "Sir, one of Split's doubles is under guard in hospital. He's a risk. Should I have Mason..."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">"No. Not yet. Give Split a chance to remedy the situation first. We may need to use him as bait anyway, should Dazzler and Headsman fail. Now leave me. I must meditate."</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calinon, post: 1390828, member: 13737"] [b][font=Times New Roman][color=white]The Crystal Palace Penthouse[/color][/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]Mia's laughter is musical in response to your question. "Oh dear boy," she says, leaning over so her face is over yours, her hair tied back in a ponytail that drops beside your head. "As long as your blood," she says, jabbing a needle into your arm, making you squirm, "doesn't turn a certain light a certain color," she pulls the needle free. "Then I expect you to die painfully and slowly."[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]She kisses you passionately and breaks it as suddenly as it began. She holds metal tube up in front of your eyes and puts a vial of blood into it. Five lights along the cylinder light up as the blood is apparently tested.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]Yellow.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"I do hope your friends arrive soon."[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]Yellow.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"You won't be much good as bait if they don't come."[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]Yellow.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"And I'm so hoping to get samples from all of them."[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]Yellow.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"You should hope for green," she says with a feral grin.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]Red.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"Looks like we have a winner! Me! Isn't that wonderful news?"[/color][/font] [i][font=Times New Roman][color=white]You actually CAN break the chains, on a natural DC 30 check, or if you can't make that, a natural 20. And I will be rolling regularly as you try to escape.[/color][/font][/i] [b][font=Times New Roman][color=white]Outside the Crystal Palace[/color][/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"Oh, they'll be ready. And they'll probably have guns," Carl adds. "And pit traps that drop us into vats of acid! I don't know about you, but if those goons are the best Tommy G has, I'm not really scared."[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]You round the corner and see a parkade leading down.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"That looks promising," Carl says.[/color][/font] [b][font=Times New Roman][color=white]Elsewhere[/color][/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]Staring past steepled fingers, the man, face wreathed in shadow, gazes into the fire burning in the hearth. Nearby, a huge man, machine parts augmenting his human ones, taps on a metallic arm, a video screen retreating into it and vanishing beneath a panel.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"Headsman says they have one already. Dazzler will test him and eliminate him if needed. He seemed confident that the rest of the students would arrive to attempt to rescue their companion. Fools."[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"Teenagers," the shadowed figure responds. "Inexperienced. Compassionate. But powerful, and potentially useful. They should be simple enough to turn to our cause. One already has."[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"Not that powerful."[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"They thwarted Split. Twice now, even when he had our considerable resources behind him, and the help of his sister. Is Ghost in place?"[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"Yes, sir," the cybornetic man responds. "Sir, one of Split's doubles is under guard in hospital. He's a risk. Should I have Mason..."[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=white]"No. Not yet. Give Split a chance to remedy the situation first. We may need to use him as bait anyway, should Dazzler and Headsman fail. Now leave me. I must meditate."[/color][/font] [/QUOTE]
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