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Epic M&M: Issue 5 (IC)
- Thread starter Calinon
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Calinon
First Post
Lancheng, China
Initiatives: Raisa 18 (5HP, 2L, 3S, stunned), Kevin 14 (5HP, 6L, 1S, -1 Super Strength), X12 13 (3HP, 1L, 3S), Dara 5 (5HP, 5L, 5S, -8 strength, disabled, unconscious)
Medicine check (DC 15): 15 succeeds
Kevin knows Dara is dying, but other than bind some of her wounds, there seems to be little he can do for her. It's unclear what has happened to her mind. Luckily, it seems to be enough.
X12 puts the Jackal to the sword, and after a pair of thrusts, succeeds in severing his spine. Rather than bleed out, Jackal's body turns incorporeal, then vanishes down through the broken cobblestones leaving an outline of his body where he was a moment ago.
Raisa is rather surprised but Michael is not only alive, but his wounds are not nearly as bad as they should be. The wounds in his stomach are visibly knitting, and those in his shoulders are closed, with barely a mark as a reminder. The blood covering him, however, is ample reminder that he was near death. He remains unconscious as his body heals.
As all this is happening, Kevin suddenly gives a shout of surprise as liquid shadow starts leaking from Dara's eyes, ears and mouth. It pools on the ground rapidly, causing her convulsions, then the shadow starts taking the form of a rather recognizable figure. The man is applauding even as he takes shape.
"That was most exciting to watch," he says, stopping his mocking applause. "I see you haven't lost any of your cold-hearted killing prowess, Directive 12," he says approvingly. "Though you should have ended him in one stroke, not two," he adds in a voice that means corrective punishment would be forthcoming. Surprisingly, he doesn't do anything hostile. "You're free to go," he says, waving his hand. The statue vanishes and a swirling portal appears in its place. You get the feeling he is quite satisfied with how things turned out.
"Oh, I nearly forgot."
With a blur of motion, he plunges his hand into Kevin's chest. Kevin shrinks to normal size, losing his super strength. The man yanks his hand free, holding something small in his hand; a small red light. It vanishes into him as Kevin collapses backwards, gasping for air. Surprisingly, he's physically unhurt from the experience, but feels... wierd, like there is something missing.
"You really should have taken my offer," he says matter-of-factly. "If you change your mind, I'll give that back." Speaking to you all he says, "I'd gather up your wounded and leave. The portal won't last forever."
Brazilia, SAA
SAP Corporate HQ
Hoppy doesn't seem to take offense to Vince's comment.
"Yeah, sure, hit the guy who wiped out what... four robots? How many you'd score there in your headlong solo rush, speedy?" he says with a smirk.
"Hey, Cosmo," Tara says. "How about you shut up, k?"
The doctor finally manages to get Monica's attention so he can treat her wounds and Anna removes her helmet. She is showing signs of some fatigue, probably from her nervous system interface.
Miss Vaile answers Sanjay. "Creating medicine doesn't always go as planned. We were working on a cure for a particularly virulent strain of influenza, and our experimentation resulted, unfortunately, in the strain mutating to form Anaconda. While we've managed to create a cure, it is far more difficult to distribute than it is to become exposed to the virus itself.
"Anaconda also proved extremely difficult to manage. It's liquid state can eat through standard metals, so for safety it has to be reduced to a crystalline form using extremely cold temperatures, then suspended in a pure alcohol solution. We keep that frozen as well. If removed from the alcohol, the virus could revert to its liquid state and disperse into the air. We actually constructed a large containment unit for the virus at our main research facility, where the remaining three litres of the compound is stored in three seperate containers, suspended in a crystalline state within alcohol. We'd have destroyed it, but need to use our disintegration chamber at our storage facility. The standard disposal unit runs on heat, and reverting Anaconda to a liquid state would be very bad. Which is why I need to test your ability to destroy complex compounds, specificially a compound suspended in a solution at extremely low temperatures, within a container of highly reinforced industrial metal."
"Our research facility is several hundred miles inside the mountains. That's where Anaconda is stored, in the lowest level nearly a mile beneath ground level."
Initiatives: Raisa 18 (5HP, 2L, 3S, stunned), Kevin 14 (5HP, 6L, 1S, -1 Super Strength), X12 13 (3HP, 1L, 3S), Dara 5 (5HP, 5L, 5S, -8 strength, disabled, unconscious)
Medicine check (DC 15): 15 succeeds
Kevin knows Dara is dying, but other than bind some of her wounds, there seems to be little he can do for her. It's unclear what has happened to her mind. Luckily, it seems to be enough.
X12 puts the Jackal to the sword, and after a pair of thrusts, succeeds in severing his spine. Rather than bleed out, Jackal's body turns incorporeal, then vanishes down through the broken cobblestones leaving an outline of his body where he was a moment ago.
Raisa is rather surprised but Michael is not only alive, but his wounds are not nearly as bad as they should be. The wounds in his stomach are visibly knitting, and those in his shoulders are closed, with barely a mark as a reminder. The blood covering him, however, is ample reminder that he was near death. He remains unconscious as his body heals.
As all this is happening, Kevin suddenly gives a shout of surprise as liquid shadow starts leaking from Dara's eyes, ears and mouth. It pools on the ground rapidly, causing her convulsions, then the shadow starts taking the form of a rather recognizable figure. The man is applauding even as he takes shape.
"That was most exciting to watch," he says, stopping his mocking applause. "I see you haven't lost any of your cold-hearted killing prowess, Directive 12," he says approvingly. "Though you should have ended him in one stroke, not two," he adds in a voice that means corrective punishment would be forthcoming. Surprisingly, he doesn't do anything hostile. "You're free to go," he says, waving his hand. The statue vanishes and a swirling portal appears in its place. You get the feeling he is quite satisfied with how things turned out.
"Oh, I nearly forgot."
With a blur of motion, he plunges his hand into Kevin's chest. Kevin shrinks to normal size, losing his super strength. The man yanks his hand free, holding something small in his hand; a small red light. It vanishes into him as Kevin collapses backwards, gasping for air. Surprisingly, he's physically unhurt from the experience, but feels... wierd, like there is something missing.
"You really should have taken my offer," he says matter-of-factly. "If you change your mind, I'll give that back." Speaking to you all he says, "I'd gather up your wounded and leave. The portal won't last forever."
Brazilia, SAA
SAP Corporate HQ
Hoppy doesn't seem to take offense to Vince's comment.
"Yeah, sure, hit the guy who wiped out what... four robots? How many you'd score there in your headlong solo rush, speedy?" he says with a smirk.
"Hey, Cosmo," Tara says. "How about you shut up, k?"
The doctor finally manages to get Monica's attention so he can treat her wounds and Anna removes her helmet. She is showing signs of some fatigue, probably from her nervous system interface.
Miss Vaile answers Sanjay. "Creating medicine doesn't always go as planned. We were working on a cure for a particularly virulent strain of influenza, and our experimentation resulted, unfortunately, in the strain mutating to form Anaconda. While we've managed to create a cure, it is far more difficult to distribute than it is to become exposed to the virus itself.
"Anaconda also proved extremely difficult to manage. It's liquid state can eat through standard metals, so for safety it has to be reduced to a crystalline form using extremely cold temperatures, then suspended in a pure alcohol solution. We keep that frozen as well. If removed from the alcohol, the virus could revert to its liquid state and disperse into the air. We actually constructed a large containment unit for the virus at our main research facility, where the remaining three litres of the compound is stored in three seperate containers, suspended in a crystalline state within alcohol. We'd have destroyed it, but need to use our disintegration chamber at our storage facility. The standard disposal unit runs on heat, and reverting Anaconda to a liquid state would be very bad. Which is why I need to test your ability to destroy complex compounds, specificially a compound suspended in a solution at extremely low temperatures, within a container of highly reinforced industrial metal."
"Our research facility is several hundred miles inside the mountains. That's where Anaconda is stored, in the lowest level nearly a mile beneath ground level."
Deva
First Post
Adrenalin wearing off, Raisa starts to feel the aches and bruises and pain from her encounter with the Jackal. With a little groan she scoops up Michael in her arms and looks over at Dara, guilt already starting to eat at her. She doesn't say a word and will follow the others through the portal when they go.
Calinon
First Post
Lancheng, China
As soon as you hit the portal, you feel very strange, like you are once more swirling around in a tornado. With a hard jolt, you land heavily on your chest. Blinking away the disorientation, you find yourself in a sparsely furnished apartment. You are all lying near the door, nearly touching in fact. Dara lies next to Kevin, barely stirring, though her eyes are open. She has a haunted expression on her face. Michael lays stark naked beside Raisa, groaning as he starts to wake up. Neither have any open wounds.
X12, you feel noticably better. In fact, you can see your bruises vanishing rapidly. In moments, you feel physically fine. You also notice your clothes are exactly as they were before you entered this apartment.
Your super-con has returned, with all the extras.
Kevin, your deep gashes are gone, replaced by deep bruises. Your torn clothes are back in their whole state again. You have none of the powers you mimiced during your battles and still feel strange inside. Dara lies beside you, staring upwards without really moving, though she is both breathing and blinking.
Raisa, your clothes, sadly, are back in the filthy state they were in before you came here. And so is your hair. It hurts to breath and if the bruises of the others are any indication, you are going to be very sore, very soon. Michael is stirring beside you. Finally getting a close look, he looks far different, even from when you first met him upon arriving in New York. He's tall, probably about half a foot over six feet, and toned without being very muscular. Three large scars mark his back, and they are very familair marks that cause you to rub your shoulder reflexively. He's also quite a hairy fellow, with fine dark hair on his body. He struggles up to his hands and knees revealing a narrower face than you remember; not someone you'd call handsome; more rugged than anything. Did I mention you're looking at him while he's completely naked? Bad Raisa, bad.
All of you feel oddly rejuvinated, whether it is from your healed wounds or just being out of the deep shadows, you aren't sure.
Strength loss is healed. Lethal wounds turn to stun. Every three stun hits leave one remaining. Each of you gain 3 hero points back.
Condition Summary: Raisa 18 (2HP, 3S), Kevin 14 (2HP, 6S), X12 13, Dara 5 (2HP, 6S)
As soon as you hit the portal, you feel very strange, like you are once more swirling around in a tornado. With a hard jolt, you land heavily on your chest. Blinking away the disorientation, you find yourself in a sparsely furnished apartment. You are all lying near the door, nearly touching in fact. Dara lies next to Kevin, barely stirring, though her eyes are open. She has a haunted expression on her face. Michael lays stark naked beside Raisa, groaning as he starts to wake up. Neither have any open wounds.
X12, you feel noticably better. In fact, you can see your bruises vanishing rapidly. In moments, you feel physically fine. You also notice your clothes are exactly as they were before you entered this apartment.
Your super-con has returned, with all the extras.
Kevin, your deep gashes are gone, replaced by deep bruises. Your torn clothes are back in their whole state again. You have none of the powers you mimiced during your battles and still feel strange inside. Dara lies beside you, staring upwards without really moving, though she is both breathing and blinking.
Raisa, your clothes, sadly, are back in the filthy state they were in before you came here. And so is your hair. It hurts to breath and if the bruises of the others are any indication, you are going to be very sore, very soon. Michael is stirring beside you. Finally getting a close look, he looks far different, even from when you first met him upon arriving in New York. He's tall, probably about half a foot over six feet, and toned without being very muscular. Three large scars mark his back, and they are very familair marks that cause you to rub your shoulder reflexively. He's also quite a hairy fellow, with fine dark hair on his body. He struggles up to his hands and knees revealing a narrower face than you remember; not someone you'd call handsome; more rugged than anything. Did I mention you're looking at him while he's completely naked? Bad Raisa, bad.
All of you feel oddly rejuvinated, whether it is from your healed wounds or just being out of the deep shadows, you aren't sure.
Strength loss is healed. Lethal wounds turn to stun. Every three stun hits leave one remaining. Each of you gain 3 hero points back.
Condition Summary: Raisa 18 (2HP, 3S), Kevin 14 (2HP, 6S), X12 13, Dara 5 (2HP, 6S)
