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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tokiwong" data-source="post: 2919779" data-attributes="member: 961">“Well yes you would be dead, so be thankful for that,” she replies.“We do what we can, Tim.  That is all we can do, many elites are only good at hurting people, and others have abilities that allow them to break the normal laws of physics, of reality as we know them.  They parlay this into lucrative contracts for study, production, and any endeavor that it could possibly be used for.  We fit in where we can, and we try and live as best as we can without hopefully stepping on the liberties of our peers, baseline and elite alike.”“I mean we can just do things that others can’t.  I will tell you how I got through my university years very quickly, because I never had to study.  I am not too proud to admit that on the first day of class I simply mentally downloaded all information straight from the professor… and sometimes the smarter kids in the class.  Yeah not exactly ethical, but I still learned in my own way,” she smiles mischievously.“You don’t have to figure out right now what you will do, all you need to do now is learn and grow, and the answers will come with time.  It’s the rare person that knows exactly what they want to do at your age, so don’t get too frustrated.  Even the Legacy teens, I don’t expect them to do this kind of work forever… one day they too will move on…” she adds wistfully.“And no old maid jokes, I graduated college only a few months before I took my position here at the Institute.  I am still a young!” she adds adamantly.Fighting the Ape!Charlotte’s limb moves to attack in a swarming mass but to no avail as the metallic ape rages about angry at its denial of its target!  Five more STAR units appear and open fire on the teen elites!Karen, Anika, and Mark are all struck!Charlotte’s attack is a 14 and misses!  Karen rolls a 14 Toughness save, Mark rolls a 22 Toughness save, and Anika gets a 30 Toughness save, wait for usage of HP and then its Karen’s turn!  The attack rolls were 17 for Anika, 25 for Karen, and 27 for Mark!Sparky on the Offensive!Ryan slams the mouth apart, well he tries but fails just short of actual harm but his aura seems to do significant damage to the robotic canine!  Tina nods at Ryan, “On it!” and rushes forward slipping behind the creature into the next room, a door slams shut behind her!Ryan rolls a 24 attack, but Sparky rolls a 30 Toughness save and is fine, but his save against the Aura is a 23 and is Bruised + Injured!  Gilden’s turn!CassieFlashfire shrugs, “I suppose, but there is a price for every gift given.  I don’t claim to know her will but I do know that for the moment harming you is the least of your worries.  The Mistress is a gracious hostess, and you are a guest here in the Obsidian Palace of Crimson Tears.”The demon grins, “I always like saying that name.”</blockquote>

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