Generation Legacy Issue #15

[Shalimar]

Clover whistles, "When you step in it girl you really step in it." she says admiringly at how everything had managed to go precisely wrong in just the right way to make an utterly dreadful mess, absolutely shambolic. At least Anika tried to take care of her people, in the worst way possible maybe, but she did try, and she certainly had a pair on her solid, brass ones.

Going or not going Clover was in a horrible position, if she went she'd most likely be giving up on what she wanted for herself and more importantly betraying the UN and common sense. The teens weren't scientists, they would be risking the whole world if they tried to bring James back alive if he were infected already, and certainly risking themselves. She'd dismiss the possibility of going out of hand if she didn't have a suspicion as to how he got hit with No Return in the first place, the UN was semi competent, she doubted they'd let No Return out Willy Nilly. Fighting to get in to save someone infected with a virus that could kill her wasn't a tasty prospect, fighting against the UNJE to do it made it worse, and doing it with people stating they were going to free a mass murderer in the process...

"Sariyah doesn't want to go and I'm not going to let you force her. I can't stop all of you from going, and I don't really want to though I think its an incredibly bad idea, saving your teammate is important. Is Paragon going to kill him regardless of whether or not he is infected?" Clover asks sounding conflicted.

 

[Tokiwong]

Cassie

Cassie goes cold at that. She gave me an injection for him.

“Holy ****, okay, don’t panic… um did it do anything to James?” Chance replies.

Gilden and Mark

“Well if you go with them, you may lose your position here as the Arcane Specialist for the UNJE,” Gadget adds, “but if you don’t go with them, James could die… so yeah tough choices there.”

Anika’s Portal

Tina replies, “If Paragon won’t kill him, I am sure one of the UNJE’s hit squad will… I don’t know the guy that well, but even I think it may be a little rash. But I have to see what Clover is saying, this could get us into some really big trouble.”

Sariyah stays silent, not meeting anyone’s eyes.

Bishop smirks, “Most likely returning here will not be an option, once we are free of this place I can provide us with ample resources and safe houses.”

 

[KaintheSeeker]

Cassie

He's resting easier. Why would she have me poison him? Her whole plan hinges on us helping her and she has to know that I, at least, won't if she makes me kill my friend. Cassie leans in to check his pulse by placing a hand on his throat. Though I'm stumped on how we could kill her, she'd be as hard as Ryan to kill given their powers, though she did say that being close to Ryan disrupted her power.

 

[Aenion]

"Sariyah doesn't want to go and I'm not going to let you force her. I can't stop all of you from going, and I don't really want to though I think its an incredibly bad idea, saving your teammate is important. Is Paragon going to kill him regardless of whether or not he is infected?" Clover asks sounding conflicted.

"They will kill him, it's how the UNJE solves their mistakes. It looks bad for them to have one of their own infected with their weapon and if he's infected with Cardinal's version... Let's hope we get there first," Karen turns to Sariyah, "If you don't want to go, we'll understand. We won't force you."

She nods at Bishop, "Thank you."

 

[Agamon]

Anika looks at Sariyah, remembering that used to feel the same way. But they really needed her help. "Sariyah, you're a civilian, the UN won't punish you. And I have a place to hide you once you can tell us where we need to go, you won't be a part of the fighting. Unless you think you can tell us exactly where to go from here...please help us. James is the nicest guy you'll ever meet. Give us a chance for you to meet him," she pleads with the girl.

She looks at Clover. "Just like we won't have time to do anything but get him out of there, JE won't have time to do anything but...what they're supposed to do. I know this is a big decision, but every second we waste here decreases the chance we'll succeed."

 

[Samnell]

“Well if you go with them, you may lose your position here as the Arcane Specialist for the UNJE,” Gadget adds, “but if you don’t go with them, James could die… so yeah tough choices there.”

"No one's losing their job over this," Mark said with conviction. "We're doing the right thing."

 

[Hammerhead]

What the hell is with all the UNJE hate? Since when did we...well, they now, I suppose, start killing their mistakes? Umm, never? Is that a time?

I really don't have time for this.

"Clover, we need you because you're able to detect the nanites, which means that you should be able to tell if our friend James is infected or not. That minimizes our downside risk."

"Tina, I think that you might have the most to lose," Ryan adds as he stands in front of the portal, looking back. "I'll admit that I hadn't yet gotten the chance to snoop your file, but I know you mentioned that your attendance wasn't entirely voluntary. Going with us might violate the agreement you originally made, and I know that no one will hold your decision against you. But if only for selfish reasons, I hope you come. And Sariyah, you owe me."

With those words, Ryan flies through the portal. As he moves forward, he smiles to himself. No more indecision. Looks like I'm free now. Feels good.

 

[Shalimar]

How will my abilitiy to detect elites detect a virus that affects non-elites? Clover wondered. Looking at Sariyah she was adamant about Legacy not Kidnapping her and dragging her into the middle of a fight. If she had to she'd fight and lose, and they'd just take the girl anyway. She needed to come u witha way to use Sariyah's power remotely.

"Sariyah, use your power again to try and narrow down where in the mountains James is, if I can I'll try to copy your power and you can stay. Its a better solution to kidnapping a non-combatant and pulling her into a fight, lord knows your already going to be in enough hot water over freeing Bishop. If it works, you can take me in place of her since I do know how to defend myself and don't have any qualms about doing so."

OOC: at this point Clover really does need to copy the power instead of just doing it as a whim. We can go with the write up I did or something else, but this is the way Clover is going to be able to justify this whole thing,substituting herself for a civilian who was at risk.

 

[Aenion]

Once Ryan steps through the portal, [color]"'You owe me'? I swear if he survives this I'm gonna kill that smug ... that..."[/color] Karen lets out a frustrated groan, "Sariyah, we really could use your help, but it's not because he saved your life that you have to throw away yours. Let's try Clover's trick while you wait for Mark and Gilden to get here and Ryan and I scout the area..." she says, her body turning transparent and her clothes following suit as she steps through the portal after Ryan, weary of what she might find at the other side.

 

[Tokiwong]

How will my abilitiy to detect elites detect a virus that affects non-elites? Clover wondered. Looking at Sariyah she was adamant about Legacy not Kidnapping her and dragging her into the middle of a fight. If she had to she'd fight and lose, and they'd just take the girl anyway. She needed to come u witha way to use Sariyah's power remotely.

"Sariyah, use your power again to try and narrow down where in the mountains James is, if I can I'll try to copy your power and you can stay. Its a better solution to kidnapping a non-combatant and pulling her into a fight, lord knows your already going to be in enough hot water over freeing Bishop. If it works, you can take me in place of her since I do know how to defend myself and don't have any qualms about doing so."

OOC: at this point Clover really does need to copy the power instead of just doing it as a whim. We can go with the write up I did or something else, but this is the way Clover is going to be able to justify this whole thing,substituting herself for a civilian who was at risk.

That sounds fine to me, list the relevant ability stats in your game post, so I don’t have to cross reference them in the other thread.

Clover is able to utilize Sariyah’s ability as the young woman in question replies, “I don’t want to go, and I don’t think this is the right way to do this. I am not a soldier, I am not going to go.”

Tina stays silent not meeting anyone’s eyes.

Kiyana says resolutely, “I am not going to standby and let them kill James. He does not deserve this.”

Aya nods, “You guys are the good guys in my book, so if you think this is the right thing to do, then I say we should go for it.” She walks into the portal her powered armor suit forming around her as she walks, “Upgrade by Gadget.”

Other side of the Portal

The mountainside is rugged, dirt, rocks, and scrub brush is all that awaits the teens. The night air is cool and a howling wind blows, but the ground is still warm from the baking sun earlier in the day. There is a silence in the air, only punctuated by the winds and the sound of dirt and rocks beneath one’s feet.

Signs of civilization are not readily apparent.

Gilden and Mark

“You don’t have much time to lose, Paragon’s team was dispatched from Baghdad and he is flying to meet them en route. It isn’t Justice Elite though, they are in Cairo handling the chaos there. I tried to get some information on the team, but there isn’t any information about them yet… just have to delve deeper if I find something I will pass it on you. Right SARAH?” Gadget adds.

SARAH chimes in, “Of course, we will help as best as we can.”

Cassie

“Well if he is alive and not dead, then maybe the weapon isn’t harmful to James? I am not a scientist though so I have no idea…” Chance responds.

James’ pulse seems normal, his mouth slowly moves, “Ki-Ki-Kiyana?”