Superheroes of the Trust Game Thread II

[Victim]

You nearly killed Wren! Idiot! Maybe if you weren't so freaked about vengeance, you'd be more careful."F-!ing moron!" Star spits. Of course he'll be better at using his own freaking weapon than you.

"Viridian! Get everyone to Nightweaver; we need to get out of here!" Star yells. We're so screwed... Okay, we need to get out of here. If Nightweaver can get our wounded out, then Apollo and I should be able to flee on our own. Do something else too? Ares doesn't seem to be able to fly, but some of the others might be able to do something do the jet - or Nightweaver, she might need extra time to 'port out with her wounds - if they're not distracted... Ah hell. And we need to get into the Lighthouse somehow. While it's not the best time right now, there's still that teleportal. Barrington and Control Freak used the FL's own stuff to get access. So, same play? Worth a shot. "I'll try to distract the new arrivals." So stupid, but what else can we do? With any kind of speed or flight, they could be on us in seconds. We need Nightweaver or Thess to get everyone out of here.

Megan rises from the hold, pausing before the new arrivals. She whistles sharply, and waves. "Hey! It was getting a bit crowded in there -" What with Hope swinging a weapon she doesn't know how to use into an already messy close quarters fight - "so what do you say to doing this out here?" she asks, trying to sound more confident than she feels. Then her arm shifts into an attack position and Star begins to dodge sideways. Those five and the attachment of the portal to the drone. Don't want to make my headache worse. She hoses down Barrington's reinforcements and their machine, and dodges behind the superstructure of ship. "Catch me if you can," she taunts as she flees.
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Spend 1 HP to cancel to fatigue.

Move Action: Move to within range of the new arrivals, staying in the air. If there's an angle that exposes Ares to her attacks as well, then take it. Take Move by Action(s). Put the main bridge structure of the ship between her and the enemies.

Standard Action: Plasma Barrage [Alternate Power: Strike +8 Area (targeted, burst) Autofire 1, Homing 1, Indirect 2, Progression 2, Accurate 2, Penetrating 3. - Isn't that pretty much how it ended up; I actually have a few extra points that could have provided the increase to progression without dropping indirect.]

Target bogeys 1-5, and the places where the portal joins the drone. If she can see Ares, then him too.

Attack +14. 19
Good thing the attack has Homing.

Surge to do it again!

Attack +9. Defensive Attack +-5. 25

Def: 28/15. Toughness +9. Fine. HP 1.

Reserving the right to change things a bit pending the results of my action posted for last round in post #211.

If three or more enemies appear to be targeting Star with attacks that seem to be dodgeable, then she'll spend a HP to double her dodge bonus to defense.

 

[DM_Matt]

(Star probably wouldn't have been successful last round anyway, esp since Ares is nigh unbluffable even for someone with Star's acro skill, but I'll just give her an HP for it)

Meanwhile, Jacobson suggests "Sigma Team, I've ordered my crew to battle stations. We have two rail guns and two missile tubes, and we brought a payload of 4 air-to-ground missiles and 2 torpedos, in addition to assorted anti-aircraft missiles. I propose firing a missile into the ship's central missile battery, another into the bridge, and then two into the cargo bay, while trying to hit the supers on the deck with the guns....then we'll finish it off with the torpedos. The ship's sensors are down, the bridge crew is mostly blinded, and the data on the ship will probably not survive anyway...we PROBABLY won't reveal our Geldaran technology this time.""

 

[kirinke]

"You... talk.... too... much!" Hope manages laughing in his face before passing out. If she managed to keep his attention on her long enough.... Maybe the others could escape. In her head the Furies moaned in anger, seeing a friend go down.

Manifestation or not, they still were ghosts, spirits of a kind.....

ooc:
She knows that Wren has regeneration.... If you can Fiat it, she'll use a hero point next round through the spirits she summoned to heal Wren or boost his regeneration powers.


(He has a few ranks of Quickness(Limited:Gloating) Suuree.....
Heh. Then she gets the last word.

 

[Elric]

Nitro, 2 HP, KO

Nitro's internal monologue/dialogue plays.

I can't believe you got beat up by that guy.

Well, he was a god of war.

Who wasn't really a god of war at all. Arthur C. Clarke and all that.

So you lost once. It's not like you're the comically often-beat-up Nightweaver or the scarily-bad-at-making-good-decisions to the point when you wonder if she'll accidentally attack the wrong side Hope

Yeah, I guess.

 

[Vanifae]

Apollo raises a brow, still wielding his glowing axe-guitar. Seeing Star’s change of tactics he follows suit, mimicking her flight path but making sure to stay out of her firing lane as his weapon shifts into his majestic golden light bow. An arrow forms in other hand as he takes a shot while airborne and still mobile.

“You know you’re sexy when you’re fighting for your life,” he winks giving her a good buzz and a pat on the rump as he goes back to staying aware of his surroundings, “are we winning yet?”

+11 ranged attack with his bow, 25 on the roll. He will use Move-By-Action and try to end his movement behind cover, but still close to Star to back her up. The damage is +11.

 

[Victim]

Megan yelps in surprise as Apollo comes up behind her and twists about evasively. "Shouldn't you be helping Nightweaver out or something?" she asks. That only leaves Nightweaver and Viridian to evac a whole bunch of badly injured people while being attacked by someone powerful enough to trash our toughest by himself. Well, Mr. Black is there too; hopefully he can cover them. Hmm, I never really thought of myself like that. FOCUS! Okay, at least I'm not the only target up here now.

"I'll settle for just getting everyone out of here in one piece." I don't think we can win anymore. Even if I cut loose? I probably go into shock, how many of them drop? I've never used it on people before; it's probably not so great against dodging targets.

 

[Vanifae]

Megan yelps in surprise as Apollo comes up behind her and twists about evasively. "Shouldn't you be helping Nightweaver out or something?" she asks. That only leaves Nightweaver and Viridian to evac a whole bunch of badly injured people while being attacked by someone powerful enough to trash our toughest by himself. Well, Mr. Black is there too; hopefully he can cover them. Hmm, I never really thought of myself like that. FOCUS! Okay, at least I'm not the only target up here now.

"I'll settle for just getting everyone out of here in one piece." I don't think we can win anymore. Even if I cut loose? I probably go into shock, how many of them drop? I've never used it on people before; it's probably not so great against dodging targets.

"Relax... I have a plan," Apollo winks. Okay now to think of said plan...

 

[Raylis]

1 bruise (Uncurable) 0 hp, fatigued

. o O {That idiot we'd be in a lot better shape if she'd just listen to someone other then herself! I'm starting to think she's all talk. Both Nitro and Wren are down not good...I'm starting to prefer the demons over the aliens. Star and the Lightbulb are holding off their reinforcements, Vi's spell will take too long to cast....}

"Virdian throw a salt shield around Voderac. Black help me get to Johnny, Wren and Hope! The longer we keep fighting the stronger he becomes." Night says, making a fatigued break toward Nitro, "Jacobson buzz the ship, as close as you can get her and black out a room; it's time to cut our losses and get the hell out of here!

 

[kirinke]

ooc:
Hope's plans usually are pretty good. And she was against the idea of boarding Aron's freighter in the first place if you remember. She thought it was suicide. And from her vantage, no one's powers were doing any damage to him, or at least no lasting damage. Grabbing and using his weapon against him was a stroke of brilliance.

Hmmm. Using a Hero Point to do this, since I used surge last time.

IC:
Hope is groggily aware of voices whispering to her, even unconscious the spirits speak to her.

He is connected to the powers of chaos, of evil and despair.... Our mistake was as yours, fighting. Our mistake was our downfall. Let us do this one thing, please!

Hope shakes her head, the slight movement sending flash-bangs of pain echoing through her head. Serves me right... Oh god Wren.... Please don't be dead. she prayed. I'm so sorry, so damned sorry... My arrogance led to your pain.

Slowly and painfully, she gathers the last dregs of power, for one desperate attack, something that maybe Aron won't expect.

He feeds on pain and despair... Despair and pain and anger and hate. Goddess... Or not, I don't care, just make sure that my friends live and I will be content... I am your channel... Use me to end this please! My life doesn't matter..... Just... let... my... friends... live.... she prayed silently to Gaia, her entire body wracked in pain, her thoughts disjointed, but the intent behind it was clear, she was willing to give her life, to spend days in pain, for anything, so long as her friends survived and got away.

"Wren.... I'm sorry... Gods I'm so sorry," she whispered. When Aron dropped her, she nearly fell on the injured Guardian. "I'm sorry...."

 

[DM_Matt]

. o O {That idiot we'd be in a lot better shape if she'd just listen to someone other then herself! I'm starting to think she's all talk. Both Nitro and Wren are down not good...I'm starting to prefer the demons over the aliens. Star and the Lightbulb are holding off their reinforcements, Vi's spell will take too long to cast....}

"Virdian throw a salt shield around Voderac. Black help me get to Johnny, Wren and Hope! The longer we keep fighting the stronger he becomes." Night says, making a fatigued break toward Nitro, "Jacobson buzz the ship, as close as you can get her and black out a room; it's time to cut our losses and get the hell out of here!

(Night is staggered and prone, so she only has a half action and needs one to get up...needs to make a acro check...fails)

Black sheathes his guns, and his body crackles with electricity. Briefly, his eyes glow. As Night tries unsuccessfully to jump up, he catches her and darts across the room, taking her to where the rest of the group -- and Ares -- is. Whatever he did, he's significantly stronger and faster this way.

He stands in front of the rest, triggering electrical arcs on his fingers (He's wearing those gloves that leave the fingertips open). He says to Ares: "Bring it, old man!" I hope I survive this.