Project Daedalus (Issue #4)

[Tokiwong]

"This is as private as I get," Tyroc says without moving from the group. "More secrecy isn't going to happen. If you have something helpful to say about the attack in Baltimore, something we missed on the broadcast or a tactic we haven't already batted around, you may as well say it here. But if it's just going to add to the argument here, don't bother."

Misha smirks, resuming his normal smile, "I didn't realize we were having an arguement Tyroc. More like the normal stages of team development, new dynamic and all. You might want to be less hostile, and just let things take their course."

 

[Mimic]

"You're right," Nadia tells Miguel, "usually you'd need the money up front. But I have a bit of pull at this clinic. I'm going out with one of it's financial backers," she adds with a smile. "We'll take care of her, Miguel, you make sure your mission goes smoothly."

Miguel takes a quick look around him, watching everyone argue. Yea, good luck with that one.

He turns to Miguel, “I don’t have any beef with Tyrone being the leader. I actually prefer it. Now you may think otherwise, but him being the public figurehead works for me. The one thing I won’t do is jeopardize any mission. I have never failed, and I won’t fail yet, I get results. My only problem is that I don’t rely on others, I got used to getting things done myself.”

I didn't say you had a problem with who is the leader, what I'm saying is your not a team player. There is nothing wrong with it but when you signed your name on the dotted line you became part of a team, I need to know that you will watch my back and not take off because you think you can do it better on your own. Ty was made leader, not a public figurehead, if you don't think that's a good call then complain to the higherups but until that time you out of all of us should understand the importance of the chain of command, unless of course you were fibbing about being a cop and being in the military. He says the last part with a smile, just to let him know he is kidding.

 

[Tokiwong]

I didn't say you had a problem with who is the leader, what I'm saying is your not a team player. There is nothing wrong with it but when you signed your name on the dotted line you became part of a team, I need to know that you will watch my back and not take off because you think you can do it better on your own. Ty was made leader, not a public figurehead, if you don't think that's a good call then complain to the higherups but until that time you out of all of us should understand the importance of the chain of command, unless of course you were fibbing about being a cop and being in the military. He says the last part with a smile, just to let him know he is kidding.

"I signed on the dotted line to do my job, keep me from that and I will do what I think is best. I never gave you a reason to think I wouldn't watch your back, but there is nothing I can say that will convince you otherwise. The proof as they say is in the pudding," he says.

"Please," he says looking annoyed even if Miguel was joking, "Unless you were in the military don't throw that in that my face, I know all about the chain of command. I know the difference between good and bad leadership, and I know the time to make things happen. Lets drop this, it really solves nothing. We have bigger things to worry about, like Screaming Eagle," he says with a genuine sound of concern.

 

[Agamon]

The aerodyne finally shows up after what feels like forever. It hovers about 30 feet over the street as a door onthe side of the vehicle slides open.

Tyrone's mama comes out, looks up at the aerodyne and shakes her head. "You kids be careful. That monster is tearin' Baltimore right apart. And don't you worry about Alita, Miguel. We'll take good care of her."

Cumulus assumes her cloud form and begins to float up to the aerodyne. Sarah extends her telekinesis to carry everyone that cannot fly up to the transport.

Once everyone is aboard, Neutron moves to the cockpit. "Thanks, Kevin," he says to the pilot. "Once I'm in uniform, I'll take over." Both he and Cumulus move to the back where there are private rooms for them to change in.

Kiro sits down and says, "So, we are to distract our foe? Disorient him and wear him down? How do we ultimately stop him if he continues to get back up after being knocked down?"

 

[Calinon]

"Between us, we have a strong ability to restrict his movement and render him pretty helpless," Tyroc says to Kiro. "You try to blind him, Aaron can try to cut off his air supply or if worse comes to worse turn the ground beneath him to rock. Though I'd rather Jennifer try to create an ice slick under him to stop him from being able to move effectively. If Miguel can mimic my kinetic control, he can try to slow this giant's movement and I'll try to render him motionless..

"That should give Sarah enough time to get into his mind and knock him cold, and hopefully keep him that way. Once he's down, we can use whatever we can find; beams, cabling, or something Neutron creates; to bind him up," he says.

"Not that we're guaranteed this will work, but he'll likely be highly resistant to physical force, and all of those attacks don't use it. So we can give it a go before risking anyone in close quarters, or risking increasing his power through physical attacks. If we can't affect him with those tricks, Rachel, Kiro and Misha will have to get close and keep his attention long enough for our powers to take hold; just don't try to hurt him unless you have to; at least until we determine if physical attacks are fueling his powers."

 

[Shalimar]

Rachel lets out a deep growl when she is lifted bodily into the Aerodyne, She was confident that she could have made the leap from one of the tree branches, it wasn't really all that high, the predator in her bristled at being completly at the mercy of someone she didn't know, and even if Sarah was suppoused to be pack, the fact that she could be lifted and carried about like a new born cub angered her. The red-furred werewolf resolved to make it down from the aerodyne on her own power.

 

[Mimic]

Sounds good enough for me but just to let you know, I have been testing my abilities and I am pretty sure I can mimic two people at the same time now. Miguel tells him as he sits down and relaxs before the confrontation.

 

[Hammerhead]

Stupid, stupid, stupid! Jennifer mentally berated the decisions of Tyrone. It's not about keeping secrets. People act differently in front of others. He knew what I was going to say. Someone will die because these two won't deal with their problems about each other, sooner or later.

I can't create ice slides beneath anybody, nor do I have any particular inclination to do so. Your analysis of the situation is wrong, sir. Our target only grew stronger after being knocked unconscious once; thus, doing so again would be foolish. We should be ready to kill him, she explains coldly.

 

[Calinon]

"Yes, well, let's try the non-murdering way first, shall we? I have no intention of killing anyone. So if you can't create an ice slick with your powers, can you at least help Kiro obscure his vision?"

 

[Shalimar]

"Yes, well, let's try the non-murdering way first, shall we? I have no intention of killing anyone. So if you can't create an ice slick with your powers, can you at least help Kiro obscure his vision?"

"You expect us to do what American Freedom can't, when we know even if we do, we can't restrain him and he'll just get up stronger?" Rachel asks Tyrone curiously, wondering if he is joking, or really serious and that stupid. I wonder what he'll tell everyone who's houses and Neighborhoods get destroyed when we are fooling around with this guy. I wonder what he's gonna tell a family when someone gets killed because he doesn't have the balls to let the rest of us do what needs to be done, she thought to herself savagely.

I hope all of them aren't this stupid, at least Jen isn't, and I really doubt Misha is, probably Sarah either. There's a reason I don't trust them, and it isn't because I think they'd try to screw me over, they just can't be counted on when it comes down to it I guess.