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<blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1527048" data-attributes="member: 13737"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">New York - Methesda</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Straightjacket</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Initiatives: Guards 20, Chief 14, SJ 9 [2L]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Aahhh!" the guard screams as you grab hold of her painfully. You hear a <em>pop</em> as you lock your grasp on her and her shoulder pops out of its socket, and her gun clatters the ground as she slumps over in your grapple.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack Roll: SJ -- 11(20) hit!</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Save: Guard 8 (unconscious)</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The other guards open fire on you, and with such a big target, they run little risk of hitting their unconscious partner. One you duck, but the other strikes you solidly in the arm. The electricity gives you a jolt, but doesn't do any lasting damage.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack Roll: Guards -- 21 (hit), 12 (miss)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Save: SJ -- 15(17) success!</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The dogs, snarling, snap at your legs and feet. On snaps into your ankle painfully, but you manage to knock the other's slavering jaws aside.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack Roll: Dogs -- 22 (hit), 12 (miss)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Save: SJ -- 9 (11) [1L]</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Another loud electrical crackling warns you of the incoming blast from the Chief. You barely stand in time for the blast to miss your head and strike you in the back. Your suit absorbs the discharge, though you are getting very tired of your electro-shock therapy.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack Roll: Chief -- 9 (VP to RR becomes 19 -- hit)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Save: SJ -- 17(18) success!</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Back off, you two. I can handle this," you hear over the two other guards' radios. You turn your head to see the Suit is over thirty feet in the air, and still over fifty feet away from you over the parking lot. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meanwhile, the commotion your dad is creating seems very effective as you see him knock one of the guards unconscious with a stiff jab to the jaw as the others shoot their weapons, missing him badly.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Neutron, Metal Mistress</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Initiatives: Guards 20, Battlesuit 18-1, Neutron 18-2, Metal Mistress 18-3[2L], Rebound 6[3L,stunned]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Blasting a energy beam at the battlesuit, the man is instantly enveloped by crackling, multi-colored energy. He slaps his hand to his wrist, activating something, and the energy field explodes outward, disappating to nothingness.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack Roll: Neutron -- 15(18) hit! -- fatigued still</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Save: Battlesuit -- 24 (success)</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Michelle hops up from behind the counter and lets loose a blast of energy at the battlesuit. The energy soars at him, but he simply raises an arm, catching the energy on it and tossing it to the ground where it disappates.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack Roll: MM -- 10(15) miss!</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Rebound seems to come back to his senses, just as the guards fire again. Two again blast at Rebound, while the fourth adds his firepower to those attacking Sanjay. The guards move about with some skill and efficiency, spreading out so as not to become one big target.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack Rolls: vs. Rebound -- 18(hit), 23(hit); vs Neutron -- 10(miss), 20(hit), 9(miss), 18(hit)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Saves: Rebound 12(14)[1L, stunned], 18(20)[success]; Neutron 19(22), 13(16) both successes!</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The man in the battlesuit snorts. "We protect our client's right to privacy. And your pathetic and illegal attempt at espionage ends now!" he shouts as he adjusts a switch on his cannon, cutting loose a <em>massive</em> blast of energy at Michelle. Her force field barely manages to withstand the blast, and she's still singed by the powerful shot!</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack Rolls: vs MM -- 20(hit)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Save: MM 13 (HP to RR is lower, 13(14) kept) [1L]</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sanjay is up.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">China</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Raisa</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"I will speak with Master Wen, but I do not think it will be a problem for you to do that," Xi says. "Raisa," he says as you step outside. "We have nearly had one tradgedy here already by someone placeing too much trust in his ability to control the beast within him. Not not place yourself in harms way needlessly," he warns.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Training</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">When Xi and Raisa enter, your meditating is done and Xi leads you through a brisk workout, focusing on teaching you several attack and defense techniques using your bodies and simple weapons. It's not nearly as hard as you thought it would be, given the brutal work out you had yesterday.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Lunch comes later than normal, and then comes schooling. With Johan's knowledge, Kevin fires through his schoolwork, finishing before mid afternoon is even reached. It's just about this time, around 3:00PM, that Master Wen returns and interrupts your study time.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"I visit town and mayor say you allowed to go down there. Be on best behaviour when go though. Do not make school look bad," he warns. Looking around, he sees Kevin's books closed. "Oh good! Someone done already! I have special job for you," he says, calling you outside. "Mister Chow have cart of plants in market in town. You go down and get for him. Then once done, go pick up fish order from docks. Both already paid for. Here are receipt for pick up. You only need one thing," he says, taking hold of your hand. "You learn Chinese very fast with power. Then you have no problems," he says positively.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Arizona -- Lockheed</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"We found the end of the tunnel down here," Loki says over the radio. "It comes out a few miles from Lockheed in an old abandoned mine. Looks like they drove across the desert to the interstate."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"I'll send a team up here to look for clues, but I doubt anything will be found to help us out," you hear Simmonds voice say over the comm. "We're headed back." On the way back, he says, "You'd do well in the FBI. That talent to see illusions and such would be really useful."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">You see Cosmo come up from the workfloor. "Sounds like we're done here," he says. "Did we find out anything important?" he asks.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Vince comes bursting out of the tunnel, probably a good fifteen minuts ahead of Simmons and Loki. "Man, you shoulda seen the illusionary trap they laid out there. That Anithos guy <em>had</em> to be involved I tell you."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Oh, there you are," Doctor Worthy says when she sees Vince come in. "I wonder if I could trouble you to stay around for a few hours? I'd love to run a few scans and tests on you. Your obious genetic changes are fascinating," she says with obvious interest.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calinon, post: 1527048, member: 13737"] [b][font=Times New Roman]New York - Methesda[/font][/b] [b][font=Times New Roman]Straightjacket[/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman]Initiatives: Guards 20, Chief 14, SJ 9 [2L][/font] [font=Times New Roman]"Aahhh!" the guard screams as you grab hold of her painfully. You hear a [i]pop[/i] as you lock your grasp on her and her shoulder pops out of its socket, and her gun clatters the ground as she slumps over in your grapple.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack Roll: SJ -- 11(20) hit![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Save: Guard 8 (unconscious)[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]The other guards open fire on you, and with such a big target, they run little risk of hitting their unconscious partner. One you duck, but the other strikes you solidly in the arm. The electricity gives you a jolt, but doesn't do any lasting damage.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack Roll: Guards -- 21 (hit), 12 (miss)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Save: SJ -- 15(17) success![/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]The dogs, snarling, snap at your legs and feet. On snaps into your ankle painfully, but you manage to knock the other's slavering jaws aside.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack Roll: Dogs -- 22 (hit), 12 (miss)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Save: SJ -- 9 (11) [1L][/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Another loud electrical crackling warns you of the incoming blast from the Chief. You barely stand in time for the blast to miss your head and strike you in the back. Your suit absorbs the discharge, though you are getting very tired of your electro-shock therapy.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack Roll: Chief -- 9 (VP to RR becomes 19 -- hit)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Save: SJ -- 17(18) success![/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]"Back off, you two. I can handle this," you hear over the two other guards' radios. You turn your head to see the Suit is over thirty feet in the air, and still over fifty feet away from you over the parking lot. [/font] [font=Times New Roman]Meanwhile, the commotion your dad is creating seems very effective as you see him knock one of the guards unconscious with a stiff jab to the jaw as the others shoot their weapons, missing him badly.[/font] [b][font=Times New Roman]Neutron, Metal Mistress[/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman]Initiatives: Guards 20, Battlesuit 18-1, Neutron 18-2, Metal Mistress 18-3[2L], Rebound 6[3L,stunned] [/font] [font=Times New Roman]Blasting a energy beam at the battlesuit, the man is instantly enveloped by crackling, multi-colored energy. He slaps his hand to his wrist, activating something, and the energy field explodes outward, disappating to nothingness.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack Roll: Neutron -- 15(18) hit! -- fatigued still[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Save: Battlesuit -- 24 (success)[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Michelle hops up from behind the counter and lets loose a blast of energy at the battlesuit. The energy soars at him, but he simply raises an arm, catching the energy on it and tossing it to the ground where it disappates.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack Roll: MM -- 10(15) miss![/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Rebound seems to come back to his senses, just as the guards fire again. Two again blast at Rebound, while the fourth adds his firepower to those attacking Sanjay. The guards move about with some skill and efficiency, spreading out so as not to become one big target.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack Rolls: vs. Rebound -- 18(hit), 23(hit); vs Neutron -- 10(miss), 20(hit), 9(miss), 18(hit)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Saves: Rebound 12(14)[1L, stunned], 18(20)[success]; Neutron 19(22), 13(16) both successes![/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]The man in the battlesuit snorts. "We protect our client's right to privacy. And your pathetic and illegal attempt at espionage ends now!" he shouts as he adjusts a switch on his cannon, cutting loose a [i]massive[/i] blast of energy at Michelle. Her force field barely manages to withstand the blast, and she's still singed by the powerful shot![/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack Rolls: vs MM -- 20(hit)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Save: MM 13 (HP to RR is lower, 13(14) kept) [1L][/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Sanjay is up.[/font][/i] [b][font=Times New Roman]China[/font][/b] [b][font=Times New Roman]Raisa[/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman]"I will speak with Master Wen, but I do not think it will be a problem for you to do that," Xi says. "Raisa," he says as you step outside. "We have nearly had one tradgedy here already by someone placeing too much trust in his ability to control the beast within him. Not not place yourself in harms way needlessly," he warns.[/font] [b][font=Times New Roman]Training[/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman]When Xi and Raisa enter, your meditating is done and Xi leads you through a brisk workout, focusing on teaching you several attack and defense techniques using your bodies and simple weapons. It's not nearly as hard as you thought it would be, given the brutal work out you had yesterday.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Lunch comes later than normal, and then comes schooling. With Johan's knowledge, Kevin fires through his schoolwork, finishing before mid afternoon is even reached. It's just about this time, around 3:00PM, that Master Wen returns and interrupts your study time.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]"I visit town and mayor say you allowed to go down there. Be on best behaviour when go though. Do not make school look bad," he warns. Looking around, he sees Kevin's books closed. "Oh good! Someone done already! I have special job for you," he says, calling you outside. "Mister Chow have cart of plants in market in town. You go down and get for him. Then once done, go pick up fish order from docks. Both already paid for. Here are receipt for pick up. You only need one thing," he says, taking hold of your hand. "You learn Chinese very fast with power. Then you have no problems," he says positively.[/font] [b][font=Times New Roman]Arizona -- Lockheed[/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman]"We found the end of the tunnel down here," Loki says over the radio. "It comes out a few miles from Lockheed in an old abandoned mine. Looks like they drove across the desert to the interstate."[/font] [font=Times New Roman]"I'll send a team up here to look for clues, but I doubt anything will be found to help us out," you hear Simmonds voice say over the comm. "We're headed back." On the way back, he says, "You'd do well in the FBI. That talent to see illusions and such would be really useful."[/font] [font=Times New Roman]You see Cosmo come up from the workfloor. "Sounds like we're done here," he says. "Did we find out anything important?" he asks.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Vince comes bursting out of the tunnel, probably a good fifteen minuts ahead of Simmons and Loki. "Man, you shoulda seen the illusionary trap they laid out there. That Anithos guy [i]had[/i] to be involved I tell you."[/font] [font=Times New Roman]"Oh, there you are," Doctor Worthy says when she sees Vince come in. "I wonder if I could trouble you to stay around for a few hours? I'd love to run a few scans and tests on you. Your obious genetic changes are fascinating," she says with obvious interest.[/font] [/QUOTE]
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