EPIC M&M: Issue 6 (IC)
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Michelle looks at the other officers reading their weapons for a moment and then looks back towards the one she is talking to. Fine, I'm leaving but don't think that this is over.
Lifting slightly from the ground, Michelle activates her communicator. Apparently nothing, the officer and I were having an informal discussion. I'm on my way back now.
With that Michelle will fly back towards the van being carefull not to let her guard down.
Calinon said:
Lifting slightly from the ground, Michelle activates her communicator. Apparently nothing, the officer and I were having an informal discussion. I'm on my way back now.
With that Michelle will fly back towards the van being carefull not to let her guard down.
Calinon
First Post
Master Wen's Academy, China
X12
Michael doesn't seem to find any humor in your statement.
"I'll make up for what I did when the Jackal was inside me by doing what's right. There's no gray area in trying to do that. The only way you get a gray area is when you stop trying to do what's right, and start justifying doing something that's wrong. I don't expect everything I do to turn out perfectly. I'll do what I need to; I'll even kill if I have to. Don't mistake my good intentions with having a gentle soul."
"Both you and Carl," he says with some disappointment. "I didn't think either of you would hurt me to kill that Toan woman. Not at first. Now, I wonder though; what would have happened if Trailblazer hadn't arrived."
Brasilia Medical
Vince
"Yes, yes you did," the doctor says. "Two punture wounds. I wonder how long it will l..."
"Owwwww! Hey you... you little ... big ... demonic ... goat headed ... you prick!" Cosmo says as he stumbles back, quickly regaining his balance. "You stabbed me! I am so going to have a little drink," he growls, his fangs appearing over his bottom lip.
You notice a floating ball that appears to be a camera just inside the emergency room and a young woman rushes around the corner. It appears to be the same that was talking to Straightjacket.
At the Scene of the Crash
Michelle
The police watch you fly away, the one that had been talking to you with a smug look on his face. Soon enough, you crest the ridge and come up on the van.
Johan and Michelle
As Michelle flies up, Loki is starting to sweat more than a bit. Rebound starts up the van when Michelle appears.
"Ready to go?" Rebound says out the window. "I'm freaking starving."
"Yeah, me too. Everything cool down there?" Tara asks, pulling open the sliding door and starting to climb inside the back.
SAP Headquarters
Sanjay
The robot's wheel on its gun stops spinning and the lowers to point to the ground.
"Authorization confirmed," the robot intones. "Greetings, Sanjay." Its chest plate slides open and a small holder with a syringe full of a blue liquid comes out. Beside that is a hand sized electronic data pad.
X12
Michael doesn't seem to find any humor in your statement.
"I'll make up for what I did when the Jackal was inside me by doing what's right. There's no gray area in trying to do that. The only way you get a gray area is when you stop trying to do what's right, and start justifying doing something that's wrong. I don't expect everything I do to turn out perfectly. I'll do what I need to; I'll even kill if I have to. Don't mistake my good intentions with having a gentle soul."
"Both you and Carl," he says with some disappointment. "I didn't think either of you would hurt me to kill that Toan woman. Not at first. Now, I wonder though; what would have happened if Trailblazer hadn't arrived."
Brasilia Medical
Vince
"Yes, yes you did," the doctor says. "Two punture wounds. I wonder how long it will l..."
"Owwwww! Hey you... you little ... big ... demonic ... goat headed ... you prick!" Cosmo says as he stumbles back, quickly regaining his balance. "You stabbed me! I am so going to have a little drink," he growls, his fangs appearing over his bottom lip.
You notice a floating ball that appears to be a camera just inside the emergency room and a young woman rushes around the corner. It appears to be the same that was talking to Straightjacket.
At the Scene of the Crash
Michelle
The police watch you fly away, the one that had been talking to you with a smug look on his face. Soon enough, you crest the ridge and come up on the van.
Johan and Michelle
As Michelle flies up, Loki is starting to sweat more than a bit. Rebound starts up the van when Michelle appears.
"Ready to go?" Rebound says out the window. "I'm freaking starving."
"Yeah, me too. Everything cool down there?" Tara asks, pulling open the sliding door and starting to climb inside the back.
SAP Headquarters
Sanjay
The robot's wheel on its gun stops spinning and the lowers to point to the ground.
"Authorization confirmed," the robot intones. "Greetings, Sanjay." Its chest plate slides open and a small holder with a syringe full of a blue liquid comes out. Beside that is a hand sized electronic data pad.
Mordane76
First Post
"It's always gray, Michael - who are you to tell anyone else what is right? Who am I, for that matter, to do the same? Thousands of years ago, the concept of 'an eye for an eye' was commonly acceptedly, but we shun that nowadays because we consider ourselves more 'enlightened' - who's to say that the old ways weren't right. Right and wrong are concepts, defined by what you hold dear - they can't be unbending absolutes," X12 responds.
"I don't think either one of us wanted to hurt you, Michael. If Trailblazer hadn't shown up, rendering you unconscious wasn't out of the question, not that I expect I could have - trying to revive Kevin took pretty much everything I had, while you still had pretty much all of your abilities at the ready. I was angry. I wanted you to step aside and let me do what I felt was right by Kevin for what she did to him... you didn't see how she treated him the first time, even if you did see what she did this time.
"I'm still angry, but not at you. I tried so hard... to help Kevin, get him to see that he could be something here, try and help him make friends among the rest of the students... now he's gone, and the only thing people back home will remember is what he was, not what he was working on becoming. She took his life, and any promise of redemption he might have had. He made a lot of mistakes during his time at headquarters, but he was just starting to turn it around."
"I don't think either one of us wanted to hurt you, Michael. If Trailblazer hadn't shown up, rendering you unconscious wasn't out of the question, not that I expect I could have - trying to revive Kevin took pretty much everything I had, while you still had pretty much all of your abilities at the ready. I was angry. I wanted you to step aside and let me do what I felt was right by Kevin for what she did to him... you didn't see how she treated him the first time, even if you did see what she did this time.
"I'm still angry, but not at you. I tried so hard... to help Kevin, get him to see that he could be something here, try and help him make friends among the rest of the students... now he's gone, and the only thing people back home will remember is what he was, not what he was working on becoming. She took his life, and any promise of redemption he might have had. He made a lot of mistakes during his time at headquarters, but he was just starting to turn it around."
No, not in the slightest. Michelle says angerly as she gets into the van. Once Rebound starts driving she will contact ISA and put in an official request for more information about the crash.
Somehow I think that request is going to be lost in a whole lot of red tape. Once the conversation is over.
Calinon
First Post
Driving In the Mountains
Michelle
Your request for information is handled by an officious clerk.
"I will log your request in the computers. The department of external affairs will have to review the file and contact the corporation involved, South American Pharmaceuticals, for authorization to release any information to an interested party. Pending that authorization, they will review the investigation documents for any information which would be sensitive in regards to internal security of the South American Alliance and remove or black out the sensitive information. Once that process is complete, they will send any pertinent information on the investigation to your headquarters in the Mega City of New York.
"The process should take no more than eight weeks. Thank you for contacting the Internal Security Agency with your concerns. Good day."
So smooth is the clerk that you can't even get a word in edgewise. The ending of the conversation sounds exceedingly scripted.
"Uh... what information are you after anyway," Tara asks.
"Yeah, no doubt, what's up with that? Just a crash wasn't it?" Rebound says.
Johan
Aside from overhearing the conversation with ISA that Michelle has, you recognize the signs of someone coming down from a high easily enough. There's not alot you can do about it except hope he doesn't woof on the upholstery, something looking more and more likely.
"Hey mate, hang him out the window or something would you? Cause there is no bloody way I'm cleaning up liquid-Loki," Rebound says as he speeds through the treacherous mountain passes.
Michelle
Your request for information is handled by an officious clerk.
"I will log your request in the computers. The department of external affairs will have to review the file and contact the corporation involved, South American Pharmaceuticals, for authorization to release any information to an interested party. Pending that authorization, they will review the investigation documents for any information which would be sensitive in regards to internal security of the South American Alliance and remove or black out the sensitive information. Once that process is complete, they will send any pertinent information on the investigation to your headquarters in the Mega City of New York.
"The process should take no more than eight weeks. Thank you for contacting the Internal Security Agency with your concerns. Good day."
So smooth is the clerk that you can't even get a word in edgewise. The ending of the conversation sounds exceedingly scripted.
"Uh... what information are you after anyway," Tara asks.
"Yeah, no doubt, what's up with that? Just a crash wasn't it?" Rebound says.
Johan
Aside from overhearing the conversation with ISA that Michelle has, you recognize the signs of someone coming down from a high easily enough. There's not alot you can do about it except hope he doesn't woof on the upholstery, something looking more and more likely.
"Hey mate, hang him out the window or something would you? Cause there is no bloody way I'm cleaning up liquid-Loki," Rebound says as he speeds through the treacherous mountain passes.
Calinon said:
I don't know, some things just don't add up with the crash, like the explosion for instance, I don't think it should have done that and they said that their were survivors, why didn't we see them? Plus those police sure seemed nervous and wanted us out of the way.
Michelle leans back into the chair and closes her eyes for a moment.
I don't know, its been a long day, maybe that's the way they do things around here.
Calinon
First Post
Driving In the Mountains
Michelle, Johan
"Riiiight. That's gotta be it," Rebound says from the drivers seat.
"All I know is that that was the biggest run-around I've seen," Tara grumbles. "Someone doesn't want us involved any more. Thanks for stopping the bad guys, now bugger off, ya know what I mean? I mean, we're EPIC, we're missing a member that SAP is supposed to know about, we try to help them with an accident and we get that kind of response? Give me a break!"
Johan, now that you think about it, the conversation strikes you more than odd. EPIC has nearly unlimited access to ISA files; denying EPIC access for any reason, even delaying their access with red tape, is unheard of. Back at the base, ARIS has direct access to many databases around the world, including that of the ISA.
"We have a long drive ahead of us, mates," Rebound says.
Michelle, Johan
"Riiiight. That's gotta be it," Rebound says from the drivers seat.
"All I know is that that was the biggest run-around I've seen," Tara grumbles. "Someone doesn't want us involved any more. Thanks for stopping the bad guys, now bugger off, ya know what I mean? I mean, we're EPIC, we're missing a member that SAP is supposed to know about, we try to help them with an accident and we get that kind of response? Give me a break!"
Johan, now that you think about it, the conversation strikes you more than odd. EPIC has nearly unlimited access to ISA files; denying EPIC access for any reason, even delaying their access with red tape, is unheard of. Back at the base, ARIS has direct access to many databases around the world, including that of the ISA.
"We have a long drive ahead of us, mates," Rebound says.
