Epic M&M: Issue 4 (IC)

[Calinon]

EPIC HQ
Vincent
You run to the door, bursting though it. Pooky lies on his side near his doggy bed, breathing weakly, his fur smoking. The chair snaps upwards, bouncing slightly, like it would if someone had suddenly gotten out of it.

Initiatives: Vince 27 (3HP, 1S, 1L), Stryke 22 (3L), Johan 17 x4 (1HP), Split 16 (3VP), Michelle 16 (2L, 2HP, in a duel), Tara 15 (1L, 2HP), Hoppy 11 (1L, Disabled), Anna 8 (1HP, 2L, immobile).

Vince is up. You can attack, and since you currently know where the enemy should be, you only have the 50% miss chance if you fail your DC10+invisibility rank spot check. If you make the check, you'll be able to nail whoever it is. Just want to give you heads up in case you wanted to use your last hero point.

Johan and Michelle are up from the other area of the HQ.

 

[Mule]

Loki will create as many illusionary copies of Mrs Raynes as he can, all standing very close together. Not sure if he can still attack after that, but if so he will attempt to blind the shapeshifter.

 

[Dalamar]

The two duplicates will continue try containing the virus again (same reroll).

"Could one of you please get Anna's wheelchair? While she isn't heavy, I'm not exactly strong either. And please move farther away from the blast area, if Michelle won't be able to beat her adversary, you will be a very tempting target as a group." The duplicate continues carrying Anna towards the workshop, regardless of if anybody goes to get the wheelchair or not.

The duplicate changes the weapon to single shot mode and takes another shot at Split, taking better aim this time around (shouldn't he still have armor as it's part of my powers?).

If the two didn't spend a HP before, Johan duplicates to create a duplicate with the blaster, using extra effort and countering the fatigue. If they did use it, he moves closer to Split. In either case, he blasts at Split with Anna's gadget.

 

[Calinon]

EPIC HQ
Johan and Michelle
The thought of taking a public speaking course crosses your mind as the other teens scatter in terror, leaving you once more alone with Anna. Despite the situation, she giggles. You stagger off towards the workshop.

Inside the dorm rooms, you use your superb computer skills, hacking the code of the system, changing it so the virus can't affect many areas. A few quick changes later, you've freed the ARIS Mainframe itself. You were about to attack the virus' code itself, when it simply vanishes. ARIS sparks to life.

Opposed roll: Johan 20 (40), Virus 22. You kick the virus out...?

ARIS' voice comes over Johan and Michelle's communicators, along with the ARIS terminals the Johan's are at and the terminal in Grandmother's office.

"System restored. Thank you, Johan. Communications down. A magnetic disturbance near the dorm is interfering with external sensors. Orders?"

Outside, Johan duplicates again, another version of him stepping free, armed with his own electrical blaster. The duplicate quickly adjusts the straps, preparing to follow Johan. Johan takes a few steps forward and pushes the button in his palm. The long stream of electricity streaks skyward, passing a few feet behind Split.

Attack roll is 18 (17), hitting! A half move will put you at -2 range, a full move and half move, or sprint, will put you at 0 range penalty. Same goes for the new duplicate. Split damage save is 19 (success, thanks to armor).

Aiming Split's rifle and flipping off Autofire, Johan fires off another shot. The blast ricochet's off the roof and away, just missing.

Attack roll is 16 (18), hitting! Split damage save of 17 (success, thanks to armor).

Michelle and Split continue their deadly duel. The beam shifts towards Michelle, then back towards Split again.

Split opposed roll is 9 (23) -- VP reroll result 11 (25) versus 3 (15)
Michelle opposed roll is 15 (27) versus 11 (25)

Out in the field, the bugs find something. They surround an area, and you can see three human shaped figures, a space in the swarm. "Found her!" Tara shouts, leaping straight out from the building, bounding in four leaps at reckless pace towards the swarm.

The swarm spots some invisible people, rendering them temporarily visible while in the swarm.

Initiatives: Vince 27 (3HP, 1S, 1L), Stryke 22 (3L), Johan 17 x4 (1HP), Split 16 (4VP), Michelle 16 (2L, 2HP, in a duel), Tara 15 (1L, 2HP), Hoppy 11 (1L, Disabled), Anna 8 (1HP, 2L, immobile)

Vince can go, and Johan and Michelle can declare their actions once more.

 

[Calinon]

Wave World Amusement Park
With the wave of a hand, the area around Mrs. Raynes shimmers and suddenly there are eight of her, all huddled on the ground behind her bodyguard. It's impossible to distinguish which one is real!

"What is this trickery?" the albino woman hisses. Her head whips around, and her red eyes lock onto Loki just as he throws a stream of light at her. She ducks it easily.

Attack of 12 (17) misses.

The woman turns from Loki and slashes the bodyguard with two rapid strokes of that vibrating blade. It looks like she missed until an X of blood starts pouring out of his chest. He topples to the side, dead, unaware that he'd even been hit, hand still reaching for his gun.

Rebound waits for John to go.

Attack of 14 misses and he uses his move by attack to bounce out of range.

John drops the gunman he was carrying, making sure the man lands on his head and is rendered unconscious. Stepping forward with a giant stride, he stretches, attempting to wrap himself around her. You carefully avoid that wicked blade.

Attack roll of 17 (26) hits. Deflection (now -4) of 20 fails. Grapple check of 19 (37 - yikes) versus 13 fricking owns her. Damage save of 22 fails and she takes a stun hit.

Rebound steps up next to John, surprising you all by growing equal to John's size as he does so. Rebound initiates his own grapple with the woman, helping John to hold her.

"Watch her, boy," John's father says from behind him. "You saw how she got out of that metal kid's rope." Only John hears that of course.

Rebound pushes his powers and grows. Attack of 15 (25) and he hits. Grapple check of 14 (29) versus 16 succeeds. Damage save of 17 fails and she takes a stun hit and is stunned. She spends a VP to unstun.

A shot whistles over your heads, silent but visible, and a crash sounds nearby from a lifeguard station. Through the wall flies a fourth gunman. As he starts to get up, electricity surges up around him and he slumps to the ground. Monica walks out of the hole in the wall of the building in hybrid form and looks over your way.

"Hey, sport, you wanna put this guy on ice for me?" she calls to Sanjay, her tail twitching behind her.

Cosmo still looks shaken, but picks himself up.

The woman struggles in John and Rebound's grasp.

Initiatives: Monica 27 (1S), Cosmo 24 (2L, 1HP), Loki 23, Neutron 21, Doll-thing 9 (1VP), Rebound 8 (1HP), Straightjacket 6 (2S, 1HP)

Loki, Neutron are up.

 

[Calinon]

China
Kevin
You don't hear the book fall to the tiled floor when you fall asleep in the bath. But the awakening you get is anything but gentle as you very nearly drown yourself when you slide under. Spluttering, you hope you didn't miss dinner as your stomach rumbles angrily.

Dining Room
At 12:15, everyone but Kevin has gathered for lunch. Rice and chicken, with water and milk are the fare The spices used bring a pleasant aroma and fill the simple food with wonderful flavor. By 12:30, Li looks a bit concerned. But shortly after that, Kevin shows up.

"Wow, look who decided to join us," Carl says with a bit of a snort.

"There is no need to speak in such tones, please, Carl," Li says. "You are all friends, are you not?"

"Right on! I'm not too late," comes a happy voice as Nova comes in and crashes down to a sitting position right next to Li. She's dressed in a lovely blue dress and her perfectly straight red hair comes midway down her back. Not a hint of fire is near her, nor does she seem to have any trouble keeping it away. She digs in like she hasn't eaten in years.

Li smiles faintly at Nova, but looks, you think, a little jealous. "You look wonderful in that dress," Li says softly.

"Thanks! Hope you don't mind. I don't own any clothes. I was surprised you had anything in my size. So gang, how was your first training session?" she asks between mouthfuls with a knowing grin.

"It was my mothers," Li says very quietly as she turns to resume her meal.

Only X12 and Raisa hear her as Dara exclaims at the same time, "No clothes?" Dara says, perking up. "I can fix that if we can get our hands on some cloth!"

Some fifteen minutes later...

"You all here?" says Master Wen as he walks briskly into the dining room. "Good! You all do very good in morning. I learn all about abilities. Here are training regiments for mornings for next seven days. Afternoon you spend in class doing schoolwork. Evening we do long runs around compound."

He hands out pads detailing various areas you'll be working on. For Kevin, the workouts are heavily focused on building strength, stamina and dexterity, along with learning how to attack effectively, while for everyone else, the workouts, while no less strenuous, are far more general in nature, more structured to hone skills and practice some advanced combat techniques. X12 sees a lot of weapons training on his plate in the future.

Along with Master Wen, both Li Wen and a person named Xi are listed as trainers. X12's first session in fact is with Xi, tomorrow. Xi appears to be the weapons trainer, Li seems focused in the areas involving dexterity over strength, while Master Wen seems to do it all, but particularly is in love with fitness training.

You also note that Monday Nights are labelled as "Wrestling Night," while Saturday's are listed as "Team Excersises."

"You have any question, you ask Master Wen any time. I go help train Jackal in afternoon in second dojo, so you not go in there, but any time Master Wen not there, you ask him. Like now!" he says, sitting down and helping himself to a small portion of food.

Feel free to talk in either portion of this... just listed both

 

[Mimic]

Vince can go, and Johan and Michelle can declare their actions once more.

Hearing ARIS's voice is a heart-warming even without long range communications.

ARIS, Split and Stryke are on the grounds, possibly even in the buildings. Notify non-epic students to confine themselves in their rooms. Vince, what's your status? Johan, get a couple of your duplicates working on fixing communications and some others to go help Tara search for Stryke. How is Anna doing?

<She continues her duel with Split>

 

[Mule]

"Mrs Raynes, you have to get to safety. Do you have anymore bodyguards? or any other ideas?" says Randall to the group of Mrs Rayneses. If she doesn't have any more protection, or doesn't respond, Randall will pull her to a safer area, still surrounding her will illusionary copies.

OOC: Can Loki hold an attack, or other illusion, until later in this round? Just waiting to see if the shapeshifter can escape the grapples.

 

[Velmont]

"Wow, look who decided to join us"

Kevin looks at Carl, and show he is not pleased with the comment. But he forget about that comment as soon as Nova enter the room. He looks at her. He seems surprised to see her without her fire aura. During the dinner, once or twice, he discretly observe her.

When he recieved his training, he start to takes a look at it. "Wrestling nights? What is it? I hope we will not be forced to looks at some american wrestling show... And another thing. I thought I was supposed to come here to stop doing stupid mistake or am I wrong again... how that military like training will help me, except maybe becoming a mindless drone who obey order like all the low ranks soldier?"

 

[Calinon]

China

"Wrestling nights? What is it? I hope we will not be forced to looks at some american wrestling show...

"It all wrestling!" Master Wen exclaimes. "Olympic, Sumo, especially World Wide Wrestling! Havok defend title against Dancing Danny Devo this week! Will be good match! But you no have to watch fun shows. You can go run around compound while them on instead!" Master Wen says excitedly "Handsome Rob take on all of X-factor and Gargantua have handicap match! Three hours of wrestling entertainment goodness! Live from Long Island on pay per view! $89.95!"

You all kind of look at each other, except Carl who says, "Right frickin' on! Thought I was gonna miss that!"

"Men in tights, who can resist that?" Nova says with a grin.

Do you think Master Wen is joking? Dara asks Raisa.

And another thing. I thought I was supposed to come here to stop doing stupid mistake or am I wrong again... how that military like training will help me, except maybe becoming a mindless drone who obey order like all the low ranks soldier?"

"You nearly useless in combat," Master Wen says simply. "Dara more skilled than you. No be embarassed about that. Master Wen teach most novice to most skilled.

"You mimic Raisa powers and you get strong, harder to hurt, but not hit broad side of barn. Training make you stronger, faster, durable. But if you lose powers..." Master Wen says, and a black energy field surrounds you briefly. "... you completely useless to teammates. First you learn to hurt enemy without power, then with power you become dangerous.

"If you want be in EPIC, first you learn to be warrior. You learn to think like warrior. You learn tactics, common sense, when to follow orders and when take initiative on own. We train body to perform, then train mind to think, be disciplined. Hopefully you learn, and then you not make stupid mistakes of past. Maybe along way you find out something about self that help you become member of EPIC." Master Wen finishes his last bite of rice.

"Only people who want learn come to Master Wen. So Master Wen look forward to teaching students."