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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1619761" data-attributes="member: 13737">Brazilia, SAASAP Corporate HQOnce Straightjacket is in position, Michelle rips the door off the car easily.  Several shots ring out, energy pulses thumping into Straightjacket without effect.  Vince flies to the other side of the car and makes scary demon faces at the already terrified man.  Straightjacket easily pulls the man out, rendering him immobile without even having to use his powers once he's out. "Mr. Rawlins, take him to your holding area and interrogate him," Ms. Vaile says calmly, though her glare at him as he's dragged in is icy. "Yes, ma'am," Rawlins replies briskly.  He takes the man from Straighjacket after cuffing him with some odd looking energy bracelets. "And Mr. Rameirez," Ms. Vaile says just as he is being led out.  "Turning terrorist in this country is not something that is a good career choice." "T-terrorist?" he replies weakly as he pass the door.  "Wait!  No!  I'm not a terrorist!  I'm not a terrorist!" he screams as he's lead away.  Even when the door closes, you can hear him for several more seconds. Vince, even with your limited knowledge of the SAA legal system, you recall that being a terrorist is beyond bad.  For nearly any other crime you get some rights, but for terrorism, even if it is just suspected, you get none. "Let's call Lockheed right now and get permission for me to gain access to that scanning technology first, and avoid any potential problems there.  Then I can provide you with any information you need; blueprints and schematics, employee records, anything.  I need no further convincing that this is worse than a dire situation.  I would also like to take Sanjay to my lab to test his ability to destroy complex molecular structures." Mere moments later, as Michelle is told over the video phone, SAP has authorization to have the scanner technology. Lancheng, ChinaInitiatives: Jackal 28 (5VP, 5S), Raisa 18 (2HP, 1L, 3S, stunned), Kevin 14 (5HP, 5L, 1S, -1 Super Strength),  X12 13 (2HP, 3S), Dara 5 Dara manages to lean weakly against the wall.  No!  Never!  Never!  Never!  You're a monster!  I'd rather die than help you!  Nev..  The mental broadcast is loud, and stops suddenly.  "No," she says, regaining her focus needed to control her mental powers.  You aren't sure you are the one the mental broadcast was meant for.  "We've seen what you do with powers that are hard to control once today," she says coldly. In the yard, both Jackal and Raisa have heard the mental shouting.  Both momentarily turn their heads your way, Jackal's eyes gleaming red and staying focussed on you as he turns with an evil snarl.  Which is just the moment that Raisa leaps up into the air, swinging her foot into his face. Attack roll:  28 hitsDamage save (DC 17):  natural 20 succeeds You try to lift the portculis.  It sticks slightly, but you manage to hoist it above your head.  The gate rattles and creaks loudly as you do so.  As soon as you lift it, the shadows behind you surge forward again, thrusting all of you into the yard.  Dara lands on her knees, Kevin on his rear, while X12 barely manages to maintain his footing.  Kevin struggles to his feet. Reflex saves (DC 10):  Kevin 8, X12 14, Dara 3 Kevin, all the way across the yard, you see a gleaming sword laying on the ruined cobblestones. X12 starts to rush forward, sword still in hand, but just past Dara slides to a halt.  Jackal is glancing to Raisa, and then to Dara.  He looks back to Raisa and his lips curl into a feral smile.  "I shall present you her head," he snarls, crouching down as if he's going to leap the distance.  Dara is somehow managing to get to her feet behind you. X12, you are up.  You had to delay to get through the portcullis.</blockquote>

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