Epic M&M: Issue 5 (IC)

[Mordane76]

"I'm sorry... but evil, in my opinion, needs to be punished. The people we're dealing with... didn't they choose to work for such an organization? Couldn't they be out in the fields, working for a living, instead of attaching themselves to a criminal organization? Aren't we dealing with people like Sho and Mia -- people with abilities that allow them to make puppets of normal people? Mind control possibly accounts for some of the people in their tow, but not all of them... not unless Sho and Mia are the most powerful telepaths on the planet. I don't want to kill their lackies... I'm just saying... I won't feel horribly if one of them gets hurt," X12 says. "There are plenty of other things someone can do before turning to crime. They chose to live this life... and they have to deal with the possible consequences."

"Anyway... that's why I brought the training stick along as well. I don't necessarily want to kill them, but I don't have any problems seriously injuring them to disable them."

 

[Mule]

Feeling the air being sucked from his lungs, Loki will dive out of the elevelator, gaspicg for breath. He'll then try a dazzle attack at Aerin.

OOC: Those are two half-actions? I'll use a HP if the attack roll is 12 or less.

 

[Velmont]

Kevin enter the truck.

"X, I don't think there is anyone around me who want more than me to see Mia dead. What I am talking about is she wants me alive. She wants her toy. Her goons will surely have the order to subdue us. If we start to kill them, they will override her orders for their own safety. Switch to the Katana is you see they want you dead, but personnally, I am not going there to butcher them, I am going to save Wen, and if we go too hard, they may kill him before we can reach him."

He turns to Raisa with a surprise expression.

"What? If there is one power I havn't done something wrong with, it is yours. With your powers and Michael's regenerative one, I could become a living tank. And what the hell, seems I am talking to a wall from the start. Better get going, so I get kill. After all, it is what you all want it seems! Dead, I won't be a source of trouble anymore. It makes pretty much sense seen like that."

 

[Dalamar]

Johan's duplicates will try to grapple Aerin while Johan himself tries to look for a weapon from any of the fallen guards.

 

[Calinon]

Brazilia, SAA
SAP Research Facility
October 13, 2120
Containment Area
Initiatives: Flick 31 (1VP), Aerin 30 (1S, 1VP), Vince 28 (1 round), Cosmo 25 (3S, 2HP, KO), Monica 22 (1S, KO), Loki 21 (2HP, Suffocating), Mantis 19, Straightjacket 18 (1HP, slowed), Mole 15, Metal Mistress 13 (1HP, STUN), Neutron 12, Anithos 11 (2VP), Johan 7 (2 dupes Suffocating), Anna 6 (3S, 2HP, KO), Rebound 5 (Suffocating)

Loki runs out, and finds something is keeping breathable air from reaching his body. Fighting through the disorienting feeling, he tries to blast Aerin in the eyes with a beam of light. Aerin turns to the side and the beam sails just wide.

Constitution check (DC10): 12 succeeds
Attack roll: 14 (HP to re-roll becomes 17) misses

The Mole strides purposefully towards Neutron, backhanding him. The blow hits his entire upper body. Neutron is already moving back, however, the blow just grazing him. Still, it nearly sends him flying away.

Attack roll: 21 hits
Damage save (DC21): 21 success (lucky)

Neutron is up. MM recovers from the stun power and can act next round.

Lancheng, China
October 25, 2120
Carl seems unbothered by the conversation, and pulls out his gun and starts checking it over. You notice, with some humor, that he has an aluminum bat on his hip as well.

Michael seems rather upset. "I thought you had more compassion than that, but I guess Prophet had a bigger influence on you than anyone thought. Better watch out, or you could turn out worse than Jackal. It's not far to move from not caring about hurting people, to liking it, X."

He turns to Kevin. "You can copy some of my powers, but my werewolf form is probably beyond you. I'd guess either my regenerative powers or combat agility training you could copy. This is too important to let a stupid argument stop us from succeeding. We'll need all of us at our best to save Master Wen," he says to everyone.

OOC: That would be regeneration or amazing save (damage) for you to mimic.

 

[Mordane76]

"Prophet, and his minions I expect, hurt people because they enjoy it. Police officers use lethal force as a deterrant against criminals. Lethal weapons can be used to safely disable people -- take Carl's gun, for instance. Law Enforcement agents are taught to aim for center mass; the expectation is that they if aim for the middle, they'll at least hit something. The main governing premise on them, however, is what constitutes proper protocol for drawing their weapon in the first place.

"Marksmen, however, have a choice -- shooting an assailant just above the collarbone," X12 says, pointing to the location on himself, "will sever the brachial nerve, rendering a person's arm useless until the nerves heal. The healing process can take a week to a month, but the damage is rarely permanent. Same with bladed weapons -- trained armsmen can easily disable an assailant with what is otherwise a deadly weapon by hamstringing them, rendering a knee inoperable, or severing an ankle tendon.

"I don't enjoy hurting people, Michael -- I've felt too many good people's injuries to wish to hurt people out of hand -- but I know how to use lethal force as an effective measure against dangerous adversaries. I doubt that the enemy will use subdual tactics -- the last time we met with the Syndicate, they sent the Headsman down to kill us. I don't want to give them the chance to do something similar this time -- I want to be prepared to meet lethal force in kind."

 

[Agamon]

"Never thought I'd be afraid of getting my ass kicked by a mole." Sanjay rights himself from the glancing blow and does his best to ignore the large man glaring at him, focusing on the cannister. Concentrating, tries to turn the entire thing to air, just like he practiced with Ms. Vaile.

If he can do that in a half action, he'll fly towards the trucks to get a better idea where the other cannisters are.

 

[Calinon]

Brazilia, SAA
SAP Research Facility
October 13, 2120
Containment Area
Initiatives: Flick 31 (1VP), Aerin 30 (1S, 1VP), Vince 28, Cosmo 25 (3S, 2HP, KO), Monica 22 (1S, KO), Loki 21 (2HP, Suffocating), Mantis 19, Straightjacket 18 (1HP), Mole 15, Metal Mistress 13 (1HP), Neutron 12 (1HP), Anithos 11 (2VP), Johan 7 (1S, Both duplicates suffocating, 1 unconscious), Anna 6 (3S, 3HP), Rebound 5 (1HP, Suffocating)

OOC: It will take heroic effort to destroy a cannister, but yes, it is a half action. This is basically because it is very hard to do, not that your powers need a boost. You can spend a HP to counter fatigue, which I've done for you this round, though it isn't required. Just a note, it would be even harder to destroy one of the freezer units and all inside it.

Neutron holds his hands in front of him and a jet black energy stream blasts outwards. As it strikes the cannister held by the two soldiers, a secondary pulse races down the stream. When it hits the cannister, there is a sudden rush of air and the structure, and all contained within it, vanishes!

Attack roll: 21 hits!

Hardness is insufficient to withstand the assault and Sanjay's extra effort allows him to destroy the substances in the container! One batch of Anaconda down!

Sanjay, you float just far enough to see that there are two soldiers in the far armored vehicle, with an already sealed freezer unit. They are pulling the door closed as you see them. The other trucks are empty.

One Anithos can be seen sitting at a computer terminal in the security office. He attaches something to it, and waves his hand over it. Suddenly, sparks fly out of the terminal. Through the window, he glances over at the elevator, making eye contact with Loki.

"Good job, Anithos!" the Mole says with a toothy grin.

Innuendo: 26 succeess!

Loki, you glance over as Anithos gets your attention and notice that the entire security office is cloaked in an illusion. Anithos shows you something in his hand, and smirking, sets it on the desk, leaving the office without actually doing anything to the terminal. None of his companions, or yours, seems to notice the illusion.

The other Anithos rises into the air, then vanishes with a quick wave of his wand, obviously cloaking himself in invisibility. Straightjacket suddenly feels very free to move.

SJ is no longer slowed...

Johan's two choking duplicates rush around Flick, trying to assault Aerin. One makes it only a few feet, then collapses to the floor, unconscious. The second tries to grapple the man, but he manages barely to hold him off.

Constitution checks (DC10): 8 fails, 12 succeeds
Attack roll: 20 hits!
Opposed grapple: Johan 17 vs Aerin 20 (Aerin wins. No grapple)

There is a guard just outside the elevator on the floor, his powerful looking hand blaster laying beside him. Johan grabs the gun.

"Unauthorized DNA signature detected. Safety engaged," a computerized voice comes from the gun. With an audible click and whine, the gun powers off.

Anna stirs slightly on the ground, groaning. She manages to push herself to her feet, looking around somewhat confused.

HP used to make check to recover (DC10): 13 succeeds

Rebound manages to inflate, and bounds through the elevator door, straight at Flick. A tentacle lashes out, and he plows straight through it, slamming into her and bouncing by. Flick manages to roll with the attack, turning just enough to avoid getting crushed to the ground. Rebound continues by, bouncing high into the air, keeping his eyes focussed downward on the two bad guys as the elevator door opens and a force field springs up around one of the armored trucks.

Constitution check (DC10): 14 succeeds
Attack roll: 5 (HP to re-roll is a 15) misses

... and Vince enters the fray.

Flick turns in one rapid motion and slams her staff across Johan's shoulders. "Haven't you heard of DNA encoding, sweetheart," she says with a smirk as she uses her staff to vault onto a nearby containment unit, looking up at Rebound.

Attack roll: 17 hits
Damage save (DC 19): 18 fails (1S)

Jump check: 24 succeeds

Aerin steps back and ten small whirlwinds suddenly form around him. They grow to five feet in height, sprout tendril-like arms. Lightning crackles in the form of eyes and a mouth and swarm outwards and some into the air, blocking any forward route to the man and letting out windy moans.

Aerin creates ten air elementals. You will require acrobatics checks (DC 25) to get to him, and he now has half cover.

Vince is up. Loki and SJ can also declare actions.

Lancheng, China
October 25, 2120
"This isn't some science class. I know how to kill people, but I don't want to do it," Michael says with some surprise. "Do you have any idea how cold you sound? Like a machine..."

"Good. About time someone came to their senses," Carl says. "We're not going to get anyone back without killing." He holsters his gun. "Better get used to that."

 

[buzzard]

"Come on fuzzy, pick on someone your own size!" the newly mobile John exclaims as he moves to wrap up the Mole. Accurate attack for full. "Good work Nuetron, I'll try to keep him off you."

buzzard

 

[Mordane76]

"Like a machine... if you mean detached, then yes, I agree," X12 says. "And while I don't relish the idea of killing anyone, I have to agree with Carl - our adversaries have proven themselves willing to kidnap, and in the past use torture and place the lives of innocents in danger needlessly. Given the chance, they will have little compunction about killing us. It's the difference between actively wanting to kill someone and being willing to kill your enemy who is trying to kill you.

"If you don't want to kill your opponents, then don't -- I admire your committment to a more moderate avenue of confrontation. I don't plan to kill anyone, either -- but I will, if they try to kill any of us, without remorse."