Metahuman College-Issue one: College bound [IC]

[Rybaer]

Watching Cloud hears the tone in Mr. Hansen's comment. She's about to call him to the table on it, but then decides it's not worth the effort. She already doesn't trust or like him, so why should she care what his opinion of the Academy is?

Still, I wonder why he was there while it was under construction? What is it he does?

"Oh?" she says. "You were there while it was being built? Were you like a contractor or something? You sure seem to get around in your work."

 

[Nuke261]

Jonn Birkey (Rumble)

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August 2, 2003

The sounds of yelling actually surprised Jonn, slightly. He looked over quickly at Marcus as he moved to the door and yelled through it. "It's okay. We are here to help you. Just stand back and we will get you out of there."

He grabbed the access card and reached over to the panel to open the door. He waited until Proton and Tank were with him, just in case things did not go well.

 

[Keia]

Marcus Stevens (Proton) HPs: 5/5

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August 2, 2003

From behind the metal door, both Marcus and Rumble could hear a female voice. “Hello? Can you hear me? I can’t get out!”

Marcus nodded to Rumble as he flew to the top of the door frame and waited for him to open the door, hovering above the door.

'Don't know what to expect, Marcus thought, 'Ought to be prepared for anything.'

 

[Dark Nemesis]

-James Dunbar
New York, New York
August 2, 2003

James has some difficulty moving past the security guard, but he does manage to make it into the hospital unscathed. There was not that many people in the lobby to avoid as he makes his way to the receptionist’s desk. The receptionist looks at him with wide eyes for a moment, before typing a few keys on the keyboard. However, before she could reply, the security guard storms over.

“Why such the hurry, young man?” The guard glares at James, not pleased that he had managed to get by him.

(OOC: First attempt to pass through guards square failed (4+16=20), though he succeeded with his second attempt (15+16=31) at the cost of a hero point.)



-Mai Hoshiko
Aug. 2, 2003
Tokyo, Japan

“A human shield?” The young man laughed. “I happen to like children. Is that so bad?” His eyes narrowed slightly as Black Star denounced him for his methods. “Actually, I only truly wish to harm one person here. But you are starting to make me angry, and I burn things when I get angry.

There were twelve other people in the car with them, all of who were looking at the young man in terror. If the fighting started, most of them would no doubt try and run away. But there was the complication of a young woman, who had to be restrained by one of the other passengers, presumably to keep her from charging the bad guy to take back the child.


-Watching Cloud Rice
Madison, Wisconsin
Aug. 2, 2003

“I suppose you could call me a contractor,” Mr. Hansen said, with a knowing smile. He was about to say more, but was quickly cut off.

“That reminds me, Greg and I have some… important business matters to discuss,” Mr. Rice said quickly. He got to his feet, and gave Mr. Hansen a look. “Congratulations Cloud. And great dinner, honey, thanks. Mr. Hansen, why don’t you join me in my study?”

Mr. Hansen was surprised at Mr. Rice’s outburst, but shrugged. “Of course.”


-Jonn Birkey and Marcus Stevens
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August 2, 2003

“Please hurry!” the female voice yelled from the other side of the door.

Proton flew up over the doorway, and Tank found a place slightly to the right of the door. Once everyone was in position, Rumble swiped the card through the card reader and waited for a breathless moment for the door to slide to one side. But it did not open. The card reader beeped once, and the red light flashed a few times, but nothing else happened.

 

[Calinon]

"Fear may have served you before, but it shall not serve you now," Black Star says, anger apparent. "You think you have power because you threaten these people?" she states, floating forward slightly. "I deny you your power."

The sparkling energy that surrounds her starts streaming in lines outward, forming a twisting wall to seperate the kidnapper, child hostage and herself from the rest of the passengers. The wall is only semi-opaque, allowing those outside to look in and those inside to look out throgh it's star filled energy. It only takes moments for the wall to harden, taking on physical form.

Extra effort to gain the create object stunt, spending a hero point to negate fatigue. She'll use this to create a wall to seperate them from the rest of the passengers so she only has to worry about saving the child and stopping the madman. The wall would be about a foot thick, and hardness seven, and should be able to stretch floor to ceiling across the compartment.

He'll probably try to blast me or something. Oh well! Fire immunity will stop me from dying, at least until I'm unconscious.

"I will not permit you to harm these people. And if you harm that child, there is nothing on this world that will save you from me," she says calmly, allowing the Black Star to lend her voice power.

 

[Synchronicity]

James Dunbar, HP 4/5

-James Dunbar
New York, New York
August 2, 2003

James has some difficulty moving past the security guard, but he does manage to make it into the hospital unscathed. There was not that many people in the lobby to avoid as he makes his way to the receptionist’s desk. The receptionist looks at him with wide eyes for a moment, before typing a few keys on the keyboard. However, before she could reply, the security guard storms over.

“Why such the hurry, young man?” The guard glares at James, not pleased that he had managed to get by him.

James replied to the guard in biting tones, caring little for the man's complaints.

"Oh, gee, I don't know...maybe it's because I just found out that people are trying to kidnap my sister! I'm kind of busy right now, so why don't you just go back to your vital job of guarding that door, and I can salve your ego later."

'Amelia's in danger..I don't have time to bandy words with doormen!'

James, dismissing the doorm...er, security guard, turned back to the receptionist.

"Well? What's happening?"

Despite his seeming dismissal of the guard, James was still watching him..and wasn't about to tolerate any attempt on the part of the annoyed man to interfere with his safeguarding of Amelia.

(OOC: That is to say, if the guard's silly enough to try and physically detain him, James'll shrug him off with his high Defense. He'll try to avoid actually hitting him unless the guard succeeds in impeding his progress, though; he doesn't want to create a scene here, just get to Amelia and make sure she's OK.)

 

[Rybaer]

Watching Cloud raised an eyebrow at the exchange between her father and Mr. Hansen, but remained quiet. She stands when they leave the table.

"Well, it was nice to meet you Mr. Hansen," she says.

"Want some help cleaning up, Mom?" Cloud already knows the answer to this question and begins collecting dishes and bringing them into the kitchen.

That was interesting, she thinks to herself. Seems like Dad doesn't want me to know what exactly Mr. Hansen does for a living. And I suppose it would be horribly inappropriate for me to use my powers to spy on their conversation. Integrity sucks sometimes.

"Hey Mom," Cloud says as she starts loading the dishwasher. "Has Dad ever told you anything about that Mr. Hansen guy? It kinda seems like Dad was...I don't know...jumpy?"

 

[Keia]

Marcus Stevens (Proton) HPs: 5/5, Unhurt

The card reader beeped once, and the red light flashed a few times, but nothing else happened.

"Well . . . that was anti-climatic," Marcus said. "Don't want to destroy the property if we don't have to . . . so, I'll have a look on the other side - I'll report back in just a second."

Marcus changed to full size, still floating in the air, then started to become intangible again. When he was fully changed, he wlked through the wall next to the door.

OOC: Density Increase/Shrinking dropped - free action, activate Density Increase - move through wall (5' adjust).

 

[dmcfee]

Max Helmdig

"Let me show you something"

Max shows her The Discovery Channel, History Channel, TLC, Travel, and Animal Planet on the TV.

"These can help you learn about our planet and, at some point during the night one of them might show a documentary about something called UFO's. (They always seem to be whenever I watch.) You look at this tonight and let me know what you see. I have to get some sleep before the meeting tomorrow. Don't forget to call me if you need to."

Max goes to his room for a good nights sleep.

 

[Dark Nemesis]

-Mai Hoshiko
Aug. 2, 2003
Tokyo, Japan

There seems to be a general sigh of relief from the other passengers as the wall forms, separating them from the madman who had hijacked the train. The only one who is not relieved is the mother, who immediately begins looking for a way to get to the bad guy, to retrieve her child. Her opponent simply watches as this takes place, a smile of amusement upon his face. “You seem angry, girl. Why?” He remains where he is, seated upon the bench, with a very calm demeanor.



-James Dunbar
New York, New York
August 2, 2003

“Son, I think you need to lower your voice and calm down. There are people trying to get well here, and we don’t need you going and scaring them,” the guard said. It was clear that he was trying to keep his anger in check. “If you can’t do that, then you’ll have to leave.”

“Ah…” the receptionist was typing something on her computer. She looks quite nervous, especially when James turns his attention back to her. “According to our records, she is still a patient here. There is not any indication that she is going to be discharged.”



-Watching Cloud Rice
Madison, Wisconsin
Aug. 2, 2003

The two men are already leaving the room when Cloud gets to her feet, and Mr. Hansen either does not hear Clouds words, or chose not to reply.

“That would be great, honey,” Mrs. Rice said. She too rose from the table and began bringing plates and dishes into the kitchen. When Cloud asked her question, Mrs. Rice was in the process of placing leftovers into bowls to be put into the refrigerator. “Your father has been under a good deal of stress recently, Cloud. He has not spoken much about Mr. Hansen to me, but from what he has said, I am not sure if hiring Mr. Hansen was entirely your father’s choice.”



-Marcus Stevens
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August 2, 2003

Proton moved through the wall and took a look around. He found himself in one of the labs. There were four tables in the room, and two of them did not have anything on them. A computer sat upon one of the tables; the other had a machine that was about the size of a breadbox with a plastic lid. There were also four cabinets in the room. The person who trapped in the room was still standing in front of the door. Proton would immediately recognize Shannon Steele, as she stared at him, her eyes wide behind her glasses.

“Fascinating!” she said in amazement. Taking a step toward him, she reached out, trying to touch his arm.



-Jonn Birkey
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August 2, 2003

Rumble and Tank watched as Proton disappeared through the wall, before Tank shook his head. “Man, I could never get used to that.” They waited for a few moments, before a muffled shouting coming from down the hall broke the silence.


-Max Helmdig
Aug 2, 2003
Aynor, South Carolina

Rinea agreed to call Max if she needed to, and saw him out, locking the door behind him as he had instructed. Feeling weary, Max returned to his own room and went to bed. He slept deeply, without dreams, and did not wake up until his alarm went off at 7 am. His meeting was to take place at 11 am, in Charleston. It would take him about and hour to get there.