Epic M&M: Issue 3 (IC)

[Elementor]

Seeing Tara and Michelle finally arrive in the mess hall, and each carrying flowers, vince heads over to see them. "Wow! Those are beautiful! For me? You shouldn't have.

So Michelle, I hear according to the news you are the new bosslady around here."

 

[Velmont]

"Now look. Just try to put that Toan witch out of your mind, and forget about the drugs and Murphy and Split mkay? If you want to be on the new team and want to learn to be a team player, and prove to the boss man you can handle it, I know how we can do it. I mean, if you're interested. It'll be pretty tough; if Thunder is right, I mean, about you, you probably can't hack it..." she says playfully, making it obvious she's goading you into agreeing with her.

"Well, if I listen to Thunder, I can't do anything right..." Kevin fell silent for a moment, his anger and frsutration start to goes away "And he may be right. I try to think of one thing that I have made correctly, and I just can't find it. It seems like everything I want to do turn into disaster. Yesterday, when Mia pierce me with her sword, I wanted to die. This morning, I told myself it may have been better like that... Yeah, maybe it would have been better like that. But there is X in the picture. He took my side this morning, first time something else than the migthy dollar or the royal pound that took my side.... I... it is... strange. What makes X think like that? Why is he acting like this with me. Even all the girlfriends I had just got away when the trouble was coming, it seems the money didn't worth the trouble, but X take my defence against his chef... " He walks at the windows and look outside. Stare at something, and remain silent for a moment. "And the last thing I told him this morning, it was I hate him..." And he felt silent.

 

[Calinon]

"Allow me to help you, Anna," he says, managing a smile. "What would you like?"

"Oh, thanks," she says, looking very tired. "Just some meat and potatoes and stuff, I'm not picky." She shifts uncomfortably in her chair. "What I'd really like is to not have to have my armor hardwired to my spine when I use it. It hurts and leaves sores. I never wore it for that long before like today. I um... don't suppose you could... I mean, I wouldn't ask, but it really hurts to sit up and we have that briefing yet."

"He gonna be OK Cosmo?" says Randall, gesturing at the prone form of Jackal, "He doesn't look so good..."

Cosmos looks up from his book. "I don't know. He's being kept sedated. I'm just here in case he wakes up," he says, looking over at his brother. "So I can put him out again. Not sure what they're going to do with him."

As you are talking with him, Sandstorm, Empath and Trailblazer come in. Trailblazer's eye is swollen shut.

"Just sit here, TB," Empath says as Sandstorm talks to the nurse and gets an ice pack.

"Man, he never hit me like that before. Ow, ow ow," he says as the nurse puts the ice pack on his eye. "Think maybe he was right?"

"Jun Po sent you off because she thought she could handle the situation. When was the last time she was wrong about that?" Sandstorm asks honestly.

"Thanks, partner," Trailblazer says.

Empath walks over to the room Jackal is in. "Hello, Randall," she says tired but cheerfully. "I see you got some good press today. I better have a look at Jackal."

She puts her hand on his forehead and closes her eyes. She doesn't move for over five minutes. Finally, she blinks her eyes open. "Alright, I can keep him in control of himself temporarily, so lets let him wake up."

Sandstorm comes in the room as well. Loki feels someone poke him in the shoulder and it's Trailblazer. "Come on, Tex," he says, icepack on his eye. "Let's round up some grub and let the lady do her thing. Cosmo, you too partner."

Cosmo gets up, and heads off with you to the mess hall.

"Okay, mél, here's the plan. I'm going to have a quick shower. I want you to just relax and try to calm down. Can you do that? When I'm done, we'll wait until Empath gets back, and then the three of us will try to sort this out. Tá bom?(translation:Okay)"

"Just... don't let her do anything to my head," she sniffles as you set her on the bed. "She's really a telepath you know," she says quietly, pulling blankets around herself. "Don't tell her I told you though. She'd be mad."

When you get out of the shower, she's sound asleep in your bed, drooling on your pillow with pretty much every ounce of blanket wrapped around her. She's dreaming and projecting it to you. In the dream, she's beating the snot out of Carl with a frying pan. An announcer is in the background describing the Chen Designer Clothing both are wearing. Carl looks lovely in the miniskirt and blouse he's wearing.

Seeing Tara and Michelle finally arrive in the mess hall, and each carrying flowers, vince heads over to see them. "Wow! Those are beautiful! For me? You shouldn't have.

So Michelle, I hear according to the news you are the new bosslady around here

"Nuh uh, someone sent them to us," Tara says in regards to the flowers. "Now you gotta call her sir!" she says with a giggle. "Permission to eat a pork chop, sir!" she says, saluting Michelle with a rose.

"Well, if I listen to Thunder, I can't do anything right..." Kevin fell silent for a moment, his anger and frsutration start to goes away "And he may be right. I try to think of one thing that I have made correctly, and I just can't find it. It seems like everything I want to do turn into disaster. Yesterday, when Mia pierce me with her sword, I wanted to die. This morning, I told myself it may have been better like that... Yeah, maybe it would have been better like that. But there is X in the picture. He took my side this morning, first time something else than the migthy dollar or the royal pound that took my side.... I... it is... strange. What makes X think like that? Why is he acting like this with me. Even all the girlfriends I had just got away when the trouble was coming, it seems the money didn't worth the trouble, but X take my defence against his chef... " He walks at the windows and look outside. Stare at something, and remain silent for a moment. "And the last thing I told him this morning, it was I hate him..." And he felt silent.

Nova shrugs. "So you made some screwed up choices. Live and learn, right? Hey, and lookit you, you get to do both! So no more talking about dying," she says, smacking your arm, leaving a big burn hole in your shirt. "Oops, sorry. As for super-sponge, who knows. Maybe he thinks he's your," she lets out a gasp, "friend or something. Gawd, quite moping, spanky. You're alive, pork chops are calling and you need to say uh," she counts out on her hands. "Six words! Say 'em with me. Nova is a super hot babe," she says with a grin.

"Ok ok, not those ones. How about these; I want to be on EPIC. Think you can manage to squeak those ones out, mister mopey?"

 

[Agamon]

Sanjay watches kinda absentmindedly as the EPIC members enter the complex. He then seems to consider something as he looks their way, but then just shakes his head, a dejected look on his face as he enters the building again.

He wanders a bit more before heading to the mess. Not acknoledging anyone there, he gets a plate of food, not quite as heaping as usual, and sits down by himself. He seems far more interested in his thoughts than in the food before him.

 

[Velmont]

"Friend, I have never call anyone friend... I am not even sure of the meaning..." Kevin smiles at Nova. "Nova is a super hot babe. If it has been Thunder, I dunno how it would have ended. Thanks.

I'll try to change, but it won't be easy. It is not easy to talk to you like that, and I think it will be more to meet Thunder or Mendez, or even some other other students. I can't garantee any result, only that I will try. Try to be more... easy to endure. Try... to be part of a team. It's the most I can do for now.

So you told me I remind you... If that's true, what have you done when you were a teenager to looks like me?"

 

[Calinon]

Friend, I have never call anyone friend... I am not even sure of the meaning..." Kevin smiles at Nova. "Nova is a super hot babe. If it has been Thunder, I dunno how it would have ended. Thanks.

I'll try to change, but it won't be easy. It is not easy to talk to you like that, and I think it will be more to meet Thunder or Mendez, or even some other other students. I can't garantee any result, only that I will try. Try to be more... easy to endure. Try... to be part of a team. It's the most I can do for now.

"I'm positively smoking! I'll take that as an "I wanna be on EPIC" then, babe," she says. "Now to convince Thunder to give you a shot," she muses.

So you told me I remind you... If that's true, what have you done when you were a teenager to looks like me?"

"Oh that? Got kicked out of school for cheating on exams, headed out on my own, joined a gang, had my mutant gene come active, then made a bunch of stupid decisions, robbed a bunch of banks nearly melted down the Lancaster nuclear reactor. Until Titan stopped me. Luckily, he gave me a chance to go straight. Well, Jun Po did really. Kinda like you're lucky to get another shot to prove you can be a team player."

She floats over to the door again. "I'll go sweet talk the bossman. We might have to see if you can mimic my powers sometime," she says, looking over her shoulder at you and biting her lower lip. She giggles once and blasts off in a roar of fire.

 

[Mimic]

"Nuh uh, someone sent them to us," Tara says in regards to the flowers.

"Yea, get your own admirer if you want your own flowers." She says with a snicker.

""Now you gotta call her sir!" she says with a giggle. "Permission to eat a pork chop, sir!" she says, saluting Michelle with a rose.

"Permission granted solider." She says returning the salute, all the while trying to look serious and failing. "You of all people should know not to believe everything you hear on t.v. Vince. I just did what had to be done, it doesn't make me the leader."

 

[Mordane76]

"I'll try, but I cannot promise it will work; there was an incident earlier today, and I accessed a draining restorative power I had locked away deep inside me... it helped Vince dramatically, but it drained my healing powers," X12 says. He pulls off a glove, and touches it to Anna's forehead.

OOC: If I can utilize Extra Effort or a hero point to heal Anna, I will, if my healing powers haven't returned to any level yet.

 

[Calinon]

"I'll try, but I cannot promise it will work; there was an incident earlier today, and I accessed a draining restorative power I had locked away deep inside me... it helped Vince dramatically, but it drained my healing powers," X12 says. He pulls off a glove, and touches it to Anna's forehead.

You concentrate and feel... nothing. No twinge of your powers at all. You try to trigger them, but never having to have done that before, you don't have any luck. It's as if they are gone completely. In fact you wonder if they...

"Uh... X? This isn't working," Anna says, interupting your musings. "Maybe you can just rub my back later," she says with a blushing grin. "You can let go of my head now I think though," she giggles, pushing your arm away.

 

[Mordane76]

"Uuuh... yes. I must admit to a bit of embarrasment... I've never had that happen before," X12 says, blushing a bit. "Of course, Anna -- I'd be happy to give you a backrub after the evening meeting."