Superheroes of the Trust Game Thread II

[Raylis]

"From the sounds of it, Barrington is using mostly alien technology; we don't even know if he even has magical power he could be emulating anything he can do through a macguffin. Nightweaver says, taking off her mask.

"Before we go try to get ourselves killed again we might want to research a little more; Hope was right we didn't know what Voderac was capeable of we went in blind expecting to take him out.

 

[Victim]

"Before we go try to get ourselves killed again we might want to research a little more; Hope was right we didn't know what Voderac was capeable of we went in blind expecting to take him out.

"The problem is that most at large super villains tend to be good at keeping their secrets - otherwise they'd have been caught and arrested. Or they're so stupidly powerful that it doesn't make much of difference. It's not like the Trust database had too much about him. How are exactly are we supposed to research this kind of stuff?" Look at all this stuff. How I am supposed to pick something? I could use some help... Megan looks over towards Thessaly, then pauses. This isn't exactly the most private place. We'll need time after we get back before doing something anyway, so I can just talk to her then.

 

[Shayuri]

"We won't always be able to," Viridian says, perhaps mistaking Star's quick look as a signal that the question was directed at her.

"And even if we can, I expect supercriminals change their tactics and powers as often as they can, to try to keep the element of surprise. That's not to say there's never a point to it, but I think we have to recognize that sometimes we just won't know what to expect."

"We'll just have to stay flexible and try to work it out."

She gives Shooting Star an encouraging smile.Viridian doesn't seem as...worried as she normally has been. Despite her prognosis about being taken by surprise, she doesn't seem bothered much by it.

 

[Raylis]

"I don't mean in depth research about what they do or don't do or anything like that. I mean more along the lines of what happened at the warehouse

 

[Victim]

"I don't mean in depth research about what they do or don't do or anything like that. I mean more along the lines of what happened at the warehouse

"I thought we could only do that because we had stuff belonging to the scientist guy." Star offers hesitantly; a bit out of her depth in dealing with those powers. "That's not always going to be possible. If Optic can make it on the next mission, then his X-ray vision thing should help though."

 

[DM_Matt]

(So, what will you guys be doing...)

 

[kirinke]

"You say that, but you act different. Since you joined us you've constantly bragged about your Aegis training while at the same time putting all of us down because we didn't go through an agency. I strained my abilities back there but I can still size up an opponent lying on my back; Voderac was literally drinking in all the fighting and it was making him stronger. I told you that, t]told you to back off.

Both Johnny was down and Wren wasn't in the best of shape. One of those guys hit me hard, Star and Apollo were covering our backs. It clearly was a situation that we needed to regroup and leave. But you ignored me and went after him anyway and both you and Wren paid for it.

We all coudl have been killed, it was lucky that Wren woke up as fast as he did and save ud I don't know if I could have pulled us out of there already taxed or how long Virdian could have held him off; actually she probably would have had the best chance of beating him. Even if she could have held him off indefinatly who knows how many more supers Barrington would have sent.

Nightweaver looks at Black, "You made a good point though; we aren't used to working together. We've been together for a handful of missions all that led one of us to be beaten to a pulp. What the hell was the Trust thinking not running us through at least one simulation together? Everything from night one has been a lot of luck and that's going to run out. We're unorganized and uncoordinated and if this keeps up then we might as well just join Barrington or someone else is going to die.

"I know. I f.cked up." Hope replied tiredly. "And we do desperately need some sort of training as a group." she nodded in agreement. "Because luck runs out and can be turned against us."

I need to make amends... Hell, what was I thinking down there? Was I thinking? Or just reacting, letting the pain of all those dead get to me? Has my control slipped up that much? She thought, looking back, How could her postcognition abilities have gotten out of hand like that? To where she was being controlled by the past?

"I.. I think I need to work on my control, at least the control over my postcognition abilities. Alot of the reasons why I lost it back there was that when I touched that weapon, the imprints damned near overwhelmed me." she admitted, but there was more to it than that. How much, not even she knew.

Perhaps, she needed a complete scan. Magical, mental, the works.

 

[kirinke]

Viridian regards Mr. Black, but isn't sure what to say to that. She looks over at Hope and raises an eyebrow at her comment.

"You mean, like, a Holy Handgrenade?" she asks innocently. "Should we throw on three or five?"

Hope giggled. "Not exactly. More like a pendant or something that he'll dismiss. If he feeds off of negative energies or uses them, that'll hurt." she grinned back at the other witch. "Just don't call it the amulet of Ny and it'll work." she shook her head. "Something to think about anyway. That draining ability Voderac's sythe had.... Can it be negated in someway?"

ooc:
Sorry guys, my old compy died and I had to get another. Which is why I haven't posted in three or so days grrr.

 

[Victim]

"You say you f-!'d up, but then you try to excuse yourself. 'But casting fire spells makes me sort of drunk.' 'It was the memories from the weapon overwhelming me.' Why'd you choose to do things that you could reasonably guess would mess up your judgement in the middle of a fight? Especially since you've decided that rules just get in your way. Aren't you throwing away the only thing you rely on at the same time you need it most?"

(Star was planning on talking to Viridian and ordering some clothing when the group returns to base, then most likely going out with Apollo.)

 

[kirinke]

"You say you f-!'d up, but then you try to excuse yourself. 'But casting fire spells makes me sort of drunk.' 'It was the memories from the weapon overwhelming me.' Why'd you choose to do things that you could reasonably guess would mess up your judgement in the middle of a fight? Especially since you've decided that rules just get in your way. Aren't you throwing away the only thing you rely on at the same time you need it most?"

(Star was planning on talking to Viridian and ordering some clothing when the group returns to base, then most likely going out with Apollo.)

"Three things. I didn't have much choice in casting that firestorm and banishing spell. If I hadn't that spider demon would have torn us apart and eaten our souls, literally. The damned thing fed off of them. A clean death would have been preferable in that case." Hope said dryly. "It was a choice between having a reaction-backlash and being eaten body and soul. I chose the former."

"And another thing, my postcognition ability is at best uncertain. At worst, completely uncontrolled. When Nitro went down, I became the strongest person in the group. I at the time saw that our attacks were doing little or no good. That weapon was our only real chance in hurting him. I knew I was likely to die weilding it. My only thought was to distract Ares long enough so that the rest of you could get away." she looked at Wren apologetically. "I didn't count on my gift going haywire when I touched it." she shivered, looking haunted once more.

"You probably couldn't have lifted the thing to get it away Star. It was heavy as hell." she said. "But then, I have only the vaguest idea of what everyone here is capable of. I think the same aplies for everyone else here." you have the sense that she isn't talking down to anyone, just being completely honest. She's too tired to hide behind masks.