Epic M&M: Issue 4 (IC)

Once Trailblazer dismisses her, Michelle will go back to her room get ARIS to set a wakeup call for her and then she will go to bed.
 

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Mega City of New York
EPIC HQ
October 10, 2120

Michelle
Thankfully, you had a good nights sleep. You've eaten and had your morning meeting with Mendez about the events of yesterday. People start filtering in about 8:45. First it's your favorite person, Cosmo, with Tara a close second. She doesn't have Hoppy with her. You hear a noise coming from Straightjacket's equipment room. Thinking he might have slipped in somehow when you weren't looking, you go and check, but after knocking, nobody answers, and you look in to find the room empty.

Then Straightjacket comes in.

Straightjacket
Your dad is nowhere to be seen this morning. You actually managed to sleep in until after seven. Finally though, you drag yourself out of bed, grab a shower, a bite to eat, and head to the War Room. You come in just behind Tara. Your dad is already here. He's in one of your uniforms.

"There you are boy," he says. "Thought you were going to sleep all day. What ya think?" he asks, modelling the leather outfit.

Vincent
You slept, but not really well. After reading and watching the various news reports, your sleep was rather graphically dream filled. So when your alarm goes off, it's with some relief that you get dressed and leave your room. As you walk down the hall, Monica comes out of Sanjay's room.

"Oh, hey Red," she says cheerfully, heading down the hall, a spring in her step.

You look from her as she sways down the hallway, then back to the door, and realize she just came out of Rebound's room, not Sanjay's. You also realize it's nearly 8:45!

Loki
You wake up and try again to send your email. It looks like somebodies nosey father has deleted her e-mail account. It also looks like you overslept! You've only got ten minutes to get to the War Room!

Johan
Your alarm buzzes in the background, slowly bringing you awake. You open your eyes and lay there, exhausted. You got to bed only a few hours ago, and though you got the armor itself pieced together, the nervous system interface was a loss, making your lengthy night a loss. Anna was nearly in tears because she was certain Michelle would be scratching her from the mission. Well, thank goodness you have a few hours to convince her otherwise. It's only 6:30.

"Good morning, Johan," ARIS says as you roll over. "The missions for today are slated to begin in thirty minutes."

You sit up and look at your clock again. Sure enough, it says 8:30. It's going to be a long day.

The anti-karma machine starts... you are fatigued for the day!

Sanjay
You just had the wake up call of your wildest dreams. You are still kind of tingly from it, laying dozily on your bed. Monica is standing in the bathroom, wearing one of your shirts, drying her hair as she brushes her teeth with your toothbrush. She sees you looking at her in the mirror and gives you a foamy grin.

She bends over and spits into the sink. I love that shirt, you think to yourself.

She walks out of the bathroom, pulling your shirt off unabashedly and tossing it at you, picking up her sundress from the floor. "Time to get out of bed, sport," she says, wiggling into her sundress. When you don't move, she yanks the covers off you. "I'd give you another wake-up call, but someone looks all petered out," she says coyly, raking her eyes over you and wearing an amazingly feline grin for someone not in hybrid form.

"Up!" she says, grabbing your ankle and pulling you to the edge of the bed. "It's already quarter to eight, and I wanna go see if Rebound is up," she says, leaning against you and tilting your head back to give you a kiss before swaying her way to the door. "I'll tell Michelle you might be a few minutes late," she says with a wink.

You, sir, are also fatigued for the day.
 

Calinon said:
You look from her as she sways down the hallway, then back to the door, and realize she just came out of Rebound's room, not Sanjay's. You also realize it's nearly 8:45!

Muttering to himself Vince quips, "Looks like Rebound might be named that for more than one reason." Noticing the time, "Oh hell! I'm gonna be late!" Vince dashes superspeedy to get to the War Room in time.
 

"Good morning, ARIS", Johan says, following it with a big yawn after checking the time. He quickly goes to splash some water on his face and brush his teeth, muttering to himself.
Should've gone to bed earlier... but couldn't really leave Anna like that... she seems to think that everybody..." Johan spits some of the foam out of his mouth. "...is just looking for what her suit can do... such misconceptions..."
He finishes up his morning chores, pulls new clothes and heads to the war room on the double.
 

(quote= figment of imagination)"There you are boy," he says. "Thought you were going to sleep all day. What ya think?" he asks, modelling the leather outfit.

"Dad, you know that's mine! Well I 'spose it doesn't matter, they gave me a few. Anyways, if you thought I was sleeping too much, waking me up has never been something you've avoided before." Responds John to nobody in sight. He then takes his seat.

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EPIC HQ
Vince
Muttering to himself Vince quips, "Looks like Rebound might be named that for more than one reason." Noticing the time, "Oh hell! I'm gonna be late!" Vince dashes superspeedy to get to the War Room in time.
You blow by Monica, who ends up in a very Marilyn Munroe position. "Slow down, Red!" she calls to you. "And grab a pack of muffins or two from the mess hall, would you? Looks like everyone is sleeping in."

Johan
He finishes up his morning chores, pulls new clothes and heads to the war room on the double.
You hurry out of your room and right into Monica, who bounces off you. "Wow, the boys hall is dangerous in the morning," she laughs. "Hey, you know if Anna is going with you still? I saw her blinds were still closed when I was in Rebound's room. I was just gonna go check. She was really upset when I was helping her with her back, yesterday. It'd probably be good if she went, don'tcha think? She relies way too much on that armor, and it's not good for her, emotionally or physically."

Straightjacket
"Dad, you know that's mine! Well I 'spose it doesn't matter, they gave me a few. Anyways, if you thought I was sleeping too much, waking me up has never been something you've avoided before." Responds John to nobody in sight. He then takes his seat.
"Yeah, well, didn't want you making a scene about me checking out to see if an old dog like me would fit into this body suit thing," your dad says, remaining standing on the sidelines.

"Damn, that's eerie," Mendez says with a shake of his head as he observes only one side of the conversation.
 
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Calinon said:
It looks like somebodies nosey father has deleted her e-mail account.
"Damn, I hope Monica is ok," say Randall to himself, but then;
Calinon said:
It also looks like you overslept! You've only got ten minutes to get to the War Room!
"Holy crap!" Randall gets dressed as quickly as possible, with a quick stop in the bathroom to make himself as presentable as he can manage, before dashing down the hall to the War Room.
 

"She hasn't woken up yet? I am quite sure I told her last night that she would be coming with us, armor or not."
Johan frowns. He hadn't expected Anna to skip the briefing. After a moment of thinking, Johan creates a duplicate of himself.
"I will check up on Anna, you go on to the war room. It would not be good for you to be late, seeing as you just got in the team."
Johan himself then heads to check up on Anna while his duplicate continues to the war room.
 

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Johan
"I will check up on Anna, you go on to the war room. It would not be good for you to be late, seeing as you just got in the team."
Johan himself then heads to check up on Anna while his duplicate continues to the war room.
"I'll come with. Your other you can tell them me, you, sport, thumper ...uh... Sanjay, Rebound and Anna might be late," she says, slipping her arm in yours and dragging you off to the girls dorm. "So, just how many of you can there be?" she asks in a not so innocent way.

Thankfully, you reach Anna's door. You knock. No answer. You check the handle. Locked.

Monica crouches down, pulls out a piece of hooked wire and fiddles with the lock. There's a click and she throws the door open, grabbing you by the hand and dragging you inside. A brief look shows all curtains drawn, and she simply drags you into the bedroom where Anna is sitting up in her nightgown, rubbing her eyes.

"What are you two doing here?" she asks blearily, propped up on her hands, hair a tangle.
 

Johan feels somewhat ill at ease as Monica slips her arm in his, not really being the target of such attention that often. As they walk, he starts gradually plushing and his speech is somewhat stammerish.
"I... uhh... the maximum number of secondary instances of me I have been able to create at one time with reliable frequency is eight, for a total count of nine of me...
Oh, but that's Anna's door, isn't it?"


As they barge in to Anna's bedroom, Johan clears his throat before speaking.
"You seem to have forgotten to set your alarm clock, so we had to substitute. Monica, could you help her get dressed? The two of you are already late as it is."
 

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