Project Daedalus (Issue #4)

[Tokiwong]

Misha continues to watch, and get a feel for how Miss Winters is handling the current situation, especially as it seems like several members are becoming somewhat confrontational.

Misha will take 10 on the Sense Motive check for Miss Winters, get a feel for her attitude.

“As we have seen with Legacy,” he says from his place in the back in voice that just draws attention despite himself, “age is not a factor anymore when it comes to elites. Elementor was chosen for a reason, young or not, I am not going to sell him short.”

Misha pauses for a moment, waiting to see if Tyrone has anything to say, knowing he does he continues, “I am sorry to interrupt if I spoke out of turn.” Misha goes silent continuing to observe.

 

[Hammerhead]

Your own government policy, Ms. Winters, is also contradictory. Young Aaron isn't old enough to serve in the armed forces, yet somehow you justify using him against people who can dance around in machine gun fire and shoot laser blasts out of their eyes?

Besides, it sounds like the poor kid has suffered enough, if he's from BioGen. Kidnapping, torture, and a family who hates him? He shouldn't have to do this.

I believe in Aaron's abilities as well; frankly, it's your own decisions that bother me.

 

[Mimic]

Well, aren't we turning out to be one big happy family. A voice chimes in, the tone is joking. its an obvious attempt to break the growing tension in the room.

The man who is speaking is in his late teens to early 20s. He is dressed very casually, jeans and a t-shirt. He has several tattoos on his arms and possibly on his neck, The tattoos look like tribal markings but to anyone in law enforcement would recognise it as gang markings. It's possible that he has more but they are hidden by his t-shirt.

The cabrito knows the risks just like the rest of us, besides the leaderman won't let him stick his neck out without reason. The man adds as he walks over to where Tyrone is standing. I'm Miguel, resident ex-hoodlem at your service and don't worry about being naked chica, he says looking over to Rachel. I'll only stare a little. He says with a wink and a smile, letting her know he is just kidding.

 

[Shalimar]

"Jen, calm down, its not such a huge thing, I mean, people who are in charge of stuff don't always make sense, I mean, I can vote to decide who gets to be the President, a very very important thing, thats what we are always told, I can go join the army and get into all kinds of bad situations, but I'm not allowed to choose for myself whether or not to drink. Kind of backwards there, you'd think that voting to see who gets to run a country would require you to be older and more mature then deciding whether or not to pick up a beer can. Erm, not that I drink or anything." she says quickly.

When Miguel makes his comment and winks at her, she backs up half a step, he was the type of boy she was warned off of at the orphanage, not that that really mattered anymore, but he was sorta, well, not really reasuring, if he was a criminal how come he got to be on the team? she wondered.

 

[Calinon]

Misha pauses for a moment, waiting to see if Tyrone has anything to say, knowing he does he continues, “I am sorry to interrupt if I spoke out of turn.” Misha goes silent continuing to observe.

"Hey, don't let me stop you from talking, smilin' Bob," Tyrone says. Looking at Sarah, he thinks, Don't suppose you could make him dance around like a ballerina or sing the Oscar Meyer Weiner song? Or both. Anything to give him some personality.

I'll only stare a little. He says with a wink and a smile, letting her know he is just kidding.

"Hah! You stare a little and Alita'll kick your ass a lot," Tyrone laughs. "They know when you been looking. And if she don't, mama will give her 'the gift.' I did mention you're doomed now that mama has her hooks into that girl, right?" he says jokingly. "Doomed," he says again menacingly with a mad scientist cackle.

 

[Mimic]

"Hah! You stare a little and Alita'll kick your ass a lot," Tyrone laughs. "They know when you been looking. And if she don't, mama will give her 'the gift.' I did mention you're doomed now that mama has her hooks into that girl, right?" he says jokingly. "Doomed," he says again menacingly with a mad scientist cackle.

Sure, wreck all my fun why don't you. He says with a laugh. Besides I could always get her deprogrammed, just like they do with those cult people. Right? Its uncertain whether or not the last statement was meant as a joke.

 

[Tokiwong]

"Hey, don't let me stop you from talking, smilin' Bob," Tyrone says. Looking at Sarah, he thinks, Don't suppose you could make him dance around like a ballerina or sing the Oscar Meyer Weiner song? Or both. Anything to give him some personality.

Misha brushes off the insult with his boyish smile, "I know I am going to date myself here, But you remind me of someone. When I was a kid I saw this movie... Shrek or something and there was this donkey... and well he wouldn't shut up at all... he just kept flapping his mouth over and over..." he smirks, "sorry you just reminded me of him."

He turns to Miss Winters, "So any chance we are going to get to the name of this new team?"

 

[Calinon]

"And tomorrow, we're havin' waffles," Tyrone says in his best Eddie Murphy voice. "I dunno about you," he says, nudging Miguel, "but our Lord Farquaad there is compensatin' for something."

 

[Agamon]

"The decision was not mine to make, Miss Laroux, nor is it yours. The only decision you need to make is whether you want to be a part of the team, yourself," Ms. Winters says, pointedly.

Misha: The woman, in her late-20s, early 30's (fairly young for her position), is of fair complexion with dark blonde hair cut above the shoulder. Everything about her is businesslike, from her style of dress to her manner of speech, the way she presents herself, to even the small-framed glasses she wears. She doesn't seem like a very easy person to 'read' however. She appears to be serious and no-nonsense, though you're sure even the kids here would find that obvious.

"I'm certain that of all of you," Screaming Eagle says, smiling at Aaron, "Aaron is probably the most excited to be here. I know he'll do his best, and that's all anyone can ask of him. His parents agreed to allow him to be a part of the team, and as long as he agrees as well, he is welcome to it."

Sarah smiles at the shared joke with Tyrone, but the smile quickly fades and you sense the connection dissipate as a look of self-consciousness comes over her.

Screaming Eagle rolls her eyes as Tyrone and Misha banter back and forth. "If you two are done..." she says, looking disapprovingly at both, though the look lingers a bit more on Misha, "to answer your question about where you can stay, Rachel, we have personal quarters set up for each of you here, regardless of whether you need it or not." She looks to each of you. "Any more questions?"

 

[Calinon]

"Bah, come on. We barely got going on old movie references. He'd have made fun of Samuel L. Jackson, I'd have mocked Keanu Reaves and then," he says with a gunslinger flourish, "we could wrap it all up with a duel at dawn like a Clint Eastwood western. Pay per view of course. Dibs on Silvertip as my gunfight stuntman."