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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1819703" data-attributes="member: 13737">SAP HeadquartersMetal Mistress, StraightjacketCaptain Ralina turns to Ms. Price.  "Well, do you?" he demands of her. "I assure you, Captain, that these wild accusations are just fanciful leaps of children's imaginations,"Ms. Price says cooly, turning on her heel to leave, but a pair of SWAT members quickly block her path at a nod from the Captain. "I think it would be best if you stayed with us, Ms. Price," Captain Ralina says and he barks something in Portuguese.  In scant seconds, handcuffs are on Ms. Price despite her protests.  "We'll find her with or without your help," he says with certainty. "Sir!" shouts one of the swat members who looks like he's wearing a lot of communication gear.  "Firefight on level 40, parking garage!  SAP armor units are blasting their way through our team heading to the area where that explosion happened, escorting several VIP's!" "What!?" barks Ralina, looking briefly stunned.  But that look quickly turns to anger even as Michelle looks to where Sanjay is heading down the hall.  "Why the hell would SAP fire on ISA agents?" he screams at Ms. Price. "I'm sure I have no idea," she says, smugly superior.  Captain Ralina looks about ready to snap, and you see his form straining at his uniform suddenly, the veins on his neck and arms standing out. NeutronYou pursue the assistant, and when she sees you following, she lets out a little squeak of distress and flees towards Ms. Vaile's private quarters at the end of the hall, her odd skin turning nearly ashen as she does so. Speed Demon, JohanJohan's shout prevents Vince from being caught completely by surprise, but even as he starts moving, the familiar sound of an energy weapon discharging rings from just behind him. Initiative:  Marun 24, Vince 23 (2HP, 1L), Johan 6 (2HP, 1L)  Note:  for simplicity, initiatives will stay the same even if superspeed kicks in unless you refocus The turncoat ISA agent cuts loose an energy blast, momentarily giving away his location.  Vince sees the blast coming but can do nothing to avoid it completely. Attack roll:  22 hits (flat footed atm)Damage save (DC20):  16 fails (1L) Fortunately, his leathery hide and durable uniform manage to absorb most of the blast, and Vince bursts into motion, tearing through the crowd of officers to a place of safety behind the EPIC Van.  As he moves, he tries to keep an eye on the traitor, and while he can sort of see him, it's hard to focus on him.  You also can faintly hear the sound of a lot of weapons fire from some distance above you. 50% miss chance currently on all attacks against Marun. Johan turns the wiring and his metal glove into an energy conduit, sending a crackling jolt of electricity surging towards Marun.  Just as he fires, he notices that Marun is very hard to lock down as a target, and his blast skims by the hard to see man. Concealment roll (low miss):  10 misses Police dive for cover behind vehicles and a few take aim at the blurry figure, unsure what is going on.  But none of them fire for fear of hitting their fellows, retreating towards their vehicles and the building. Marun stalks forward, ignoring the police.  It's hard to tell where he's facing, but it soon becomes apparent that he's willing to take out anyone in his way when the next blast rips out at Johan.  It slams into his armor, sending him staggering back.  His ill double near the van screams out in pain at the exact same time. Attack roll:  18 hitsDamage save (DC20):  19 fails (1L) Vince and Johan are both up. October 26, 2120Dover, England -- The York EstateJason Alfredsson YorkJay kips up to his feet, picking his father up onto his feet, and drags him running full tilt towards the front of the house.  Ahead, he sees someone picking themself up off the ground and hears a distinct clunking sound coming from a copse of trees to his right.  As he moves a pair of exceedingly powerful robots stomps out, making good time towards him on an intercepting vector. A roaring sound heralds the chase, and as he quickly glances back, Jay sees Kevin leap from the broken window, armor forming around him as he engages an air jet system and rockets after he and his father, a maniacal gleam in his eye. "I'm just grabbin' the gear, New York," shouts Tank from inside.  "You take care of business, kid!" Initiatives: Jay 24, Lord York 20, New York 19, Super-Killer Robots 11, Tank 8 X12As X12 clears his head, he sees the man that got shot suddenly leap to his feet, grab the other man and both charge towards the front of the house.  As they run, an armored man flies out of the window, rocketting after them and two huge walking robots burst from the trees nearby on an intercept course with the two men, obviously intent on stopping them. Initiatives: Thunder 25, Michael 22, X12 21 Killer Robot 20, Raisa 11 However, things are not progressing all that splendidly on your own side of the house.  Thunder sends a blazing bolt of electricity into the robot, enough to make everyone feel like ants are crawling over your skin.  The light is intense, and the scent of ozone fills the air, but when you blink away the spots, the robot remains undamaged! Michael instantly transform into his hybrid-self, charging forward and ripping his powerful claws across the chest of the machine.  He fares slightly better than Thunder did, leaving an X of scored marks on the chestplate of the killer robot.  His victory is short-lived. The Robot spins its top again, slamming out with its arm and sending Michael soaring back to land with a crunch on Kevin's coffin.  The coffin falls over and the lid pops open, but you can't see if the body fell out.  Michael barely manages to get to his feet shakily. The robot continues its motion, slamming a heavy metal arm at Thunder.  With a feat of agility you didn't expect, Thunder manages to barely avoid getting his head caved in, surprising you by not relying on his energy field to protect him. The robot's top spins around again, but this time its momentum is halted as Raisa steps between Thunder and the robot and stops the swinging arm with a simple forearm block.  With a fierce twist, she tears the arm clean off the machine!  Sparks fly and the robot wobbles, but somehow remains active! Thunder dives in a roll behind the robot, deftly avoiding the remaining clutching hand of the machine and kicking into the back of its robotic knees.  The robot staggers and drops to its knees on the ground. Michael takes a single step forward, then collapses to his knees as well, clutching his chest and groaning in pain. X12 is up!</blockquote>

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