Mental Bloc - IC

[Shayuri]

Ash shrugs. "I don't know souls or blips or whatever. But I haven't yet seen something that won't burn or melt if you get it hot enough."

"I've gotta ask though...I know what THEY are. I've been on the run from THEM since I was fifteen. But who is 'we'? Who're you and this guru with?"

 

[Phoenix8008]

"I second Ash's question." Lex says now that his shakes are gone. "What is your group and what do you stand for? I know those others were willing to drug and kidnap me to get me, but sometimes the lure can be a helping hand instead of a closed fist. Glad as I was for the help from Ash, Reed, and you, until I know what you people do and what you expect of me I can't jump in blindly. I can't afford to." Lex says with a sad look.

 

[Committed Hero]

"Our group has no name. At the present we are little more than a group of concerned friends. The guru was the first person to realize the threat that actives like us face in the world. He is extremely secretive, however.

"And our enemies are just as secretive. The man you encountered was named Merrill Bell. Believe it or not, he a faculty member of both Stanford and Princeton. Two schools with a long history of examining psychic phenomena. The group he works for is called Gunsight - with a "Φ." The General University Network for Psi Technology.

"They are not as cute as that might indicate.

"I'm afraid I cannot offer you much in the way on enticements to join us. Certainly, you may train your minds with us if you like. Unlike most others interested in the field, you are completely free to make your own choice."

 

[Phoenix8008]

"Hmm..." Lex thinks for a moment. "G.U.N.Psi T., interesting. So since you aren't really a group except of concerned friends, I guess that puts me with you for now because I gotta say I'm pretty concerned that this Bell guy tried to kidnap me. The next question that comes to my mind then is what did they want me for? The name of their group interests me too. 'Network for Psi Technology'...I mean, how do you mix Psi stuff with tech? Do they have some kind of tech to block powers or erase peoples powers? Or are they trying to go all 'H.A.R.D. Corps' and steal our powers into their machines to use as they want against us?"

Rubbing his throat, Lex asks "By the way, do have anything to drink here? My throat is still a little raw from whatever that smoke did. So if I'm with you guys, you can help me train my mind or powers to get stronger? That could be useful considering I had to resort to my gun back in that fight. So where do we go from here? If we're all just concerned friends then there isn't a secret base to stay at I guess or missions to go save the world. I guess I'm asking because if that Bell guy knows my name now then I'm not sure how safe it is for me to go home again."

 

[A Crazy Fool]

"Your car starts looking really comfortable after a few weeks," says Reed ruefully.

 

[Committed Hero]

Oblomov gets several bottles of beer from the room's mini-fridge. He opens one himself and continues.

"We may be just friends, but we have a lot of resources ourselves. And if you are worried about Bell, we may be able to take steps to prevent him from harming any of you."

 

[Shayuri]

"You can't go back," Ash tells Lex moodily. "Whatever life you had before, it's over now."

She looks over at Oblomov and reaches out a hand to make grabby motions at one of the beers.

"That's a tall order. What would something like that cost us?"

 

[Phoenix8008]

"Well, you can be sure that he's gonna be even more pissed since I put two bullets into him. But I guess I'd like to do what I can to stop him from messing with us. If that means we go after him and his group instead, then so be it. Forewarned is forearmed, and if we work as well or better than we did in the cafe back there we should do pretty good. That is, if Ash and Reed are interested." Lex says with a look to the other two.

Continuing before they answer though, he says "As for me, I guess I'm gonna have to join up with your 'group of friends' for now, Mr. Oblamov. At least until we take down Mr. Bell and his goons, making it safe for me to pick up my life again where I left it. Unless by that time I decide to stick around. So, what's the next move?" he asks before taking another swig of his beer.

 

[A Crazy Fool]

"I agree with Lex, definitely count me in," says Reed. Adding to Lex: "Removing Bell from the picture probably won't garuntee your safety, I would think that if he knew about you, other people would too."

 

[Committed Hero]

Oblomov smiles, but adds cautiously. "I wish I could say that this decision is the right one for you all. But things have changed in your lives since this morning, and all we can do is make the best of it."

So, let's level up and get more powers.