Superheroes of the Trust Game Thread II

[Victim]

Hope's mouth twitched a little. "Star, I'm not treating you like an amature. And if you thought I was, I'm sorry." she looked at the other super. "And you haven't exactly been the nicest person around either. Since we first met, you've treated me like a pariah. Since when do you expect that sort of treatment to produce 'good feelings' from the recepient?" she said dryly.

"Why are you so defensive all the time around me?" she asked Star quietly. "I'm not the enemy, I don't want to be yours. You have skills that I don't, you have powers that I could never hope to have. You're always selling yourself too short." she looked tired all of a sudden.

"While it's not really something I like to advertise or that I want you to check on, my having powers is a matter of record. So I definitely fall under the regulatory purview of your agency. So I don't like position of authority you sort of have over me, and the stuff you can find out about me. Plus you don't really seem to act the way real super heroes do, nor do you seem to follow the rules and procedures of a government agent. And you get so freaked out about certain enemies, screaming and ranting about being the hellish saint and flailing about with weapons that I doubt you really know how to use... You have official power over me plus your own combat and investigative super powers. You act unreasonably from my point of view. And you don't seem to follow any sort of rules that I understand."

"That frightens me - both in terms of you personally and what it means the government agencies that I'm counting on. Those rules are what protect me from you - and other government people. If they let you run around as a vigilante, pursueing your vendetta against occult types that you don't like, then there could some guy who foams at the mouth because of genetic metahumans or people with fire related powers, etc. "

"Well, everytime I want to do something with people, it seems like there's some mission or emergency to interrupt. But since we're not going to be able to do any fighting tommorrow, maybe at least some of us could do something together. I might have something to do in the middle of the day though. When the hell is it? I'm losing track with all fighting and traveling across a bunch of time zones." (I'm also not sure about the in-game date, either).

 

[kirinke]

"While it's not really something I like to advertise or that I want you to check on, my having powers is a matter of record. So I definitely fall under the regulatory purview of your agency. So I don't like position of authority you sort of have over me, and the stuff you can find out about me. Plus you don't really seem to act the way real super heroes do, nor do you seem to follow the rules and procedures of a government agent. And you get so freaked out about certain enemies, screaming and ranting about being the hellish saint and flailing about with weapons that I doubt you really know how to use... You have official power over me plus your own combat and investigative super powers. You act unreasonably from my point of view. And you don't seem to follow any sort of rules that I understand."

"That frightens me - both in terms of you personally and what it means the government agencies that I'm counting on. Those rules are what protect me from you - and other government people. If they let you run around as a vigilante, pursueing your vendetta against occult types that you don't like, then there could some guy who foams at the mouth because of genetic metahumans or people with fire related powers, etc. "

"Well, everytime I want to do something with people, it seems like there's some mission or emergency to interrupt. But since we're not going to be able to do any fighting tommorrow, maybe at least some of us could do something together. I might have something to do in the middle of the day though. When the hell is it? I'm losing track with all fighting and traveling across a bunch of time zones." (I'm also not sure about the in-game date, either).

Hope nodded her understanding. "I'm sorry about that. You... don't have anything to fear from me Star. I won't turn you in, or betray you. From what I see, you haven't done anything to warrent that." she leaned back into the pillows. "And as to the rules.... People like Barrington and Ares twist and manipulate the rules to suite themselves. The government isn't equipped to handle them. If we have a chance in hell of stopping them, it isn't through the usual channels."


"There are reasons why I act so crazy around the dark occult." her expression twisted, looking both angry and sorrowful at the same time.

"My partner was tortured to death by a group of evil sorcerers lead by Faust. He lasted a week and they sent videos they had taped of it and sent it to my house as a taunt." she rubbed her eyes wearily. "I was an hour too late in finding him. They had torn out his heart literally while he was still alive." she said quietly, leaving much of it unsaid. "Alot of the otherstuff, is what I earned in tracking down his murderers, one by one. I... even tracked one of them to hell. Yes, hell." she said and looked at the other superhero.

"We all have problems Star. Mine just deal with demons and dark sorcerers. I generally tend to leave the white and gray alone. There is nothing worse than a sorcerer given to evil. They've literally sold their soul." she smiled a little. "It's a bit different from a guy with fire powers or who looks weird due to some genetic mutation."

You get the sense that she's leaving alot of what happened unsaid, but you can tell it was pretty horrible, horrible enough to break anyone and you don't get the sense that she's speaking down to you or anyone. It's more like a confession than anything else.

 

[Shayuri]

"I think her point is that, even if there's reasons for you to hate certain...factions, lets say," Viridian says gently, "...the fact that your emotions are so uncontrollable...there's trust issues there. We're not saying there's anything wrong with your feelings. It's how you act on them."

 

[kirinke]

"I think her point is that, even if there's reasons for you to hate certain...factions, lets say," Viridian says gently, "...the fact that your emotions are so uncontrollable...there's trust issues there. We're not saying there's anything wrong with your feelings. It's how you act on them."

"I'll work on it," Hope said.

"I have to," she said. "I'm not going to turn into something like Ares and I'm not going to hurt another innocent," she grimanced, looking in Wren's direction. "Even if it was by accident,"

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Wren can only hope that the women can get along soon enough. Although, the edge it inspires causes them all to be on extra alert. Perhaps there's merit in that. Then he looks down, his wound still evident, and shakes his head.

No, if this is what happens when we can't work together, then it's only a matter of time before a REAL innocent gets hurt...

"The use of a satellite would grant us photo images, as well as thermal activity beneath the waters. With a little manipulation, we can scan the bed of the sea with emphasis on Cosmic energy, as my protection barriers might have survived that blast, enabling the cargo to survive undetected. We can always send word to the nearby freight to verify if possible. I would like to know what was being delivered."

At the confession of Hope, he knows it's a start. He knows all too well on what a loss of life does to someone. He can still imagine what it was like, his whole world being snuffed out without him being able to do anything about it.

"We have probably all suffered losses from our lives. It's our decision to either take that loss and turn it into something positive, or let it control us, with little regard for consequences. You see now, what little regard to consequences can harbor, as Ares was simply one that wanted his race to be able to defend themselves. He let it grow out of hand, and we all know first hand how that manipulates a person into becoming a monster."

As for working together, perhaps a little buddy system would work out. At my home planet, we often were assigned to another person to work with, until we knew how the other one worked. Then, we would be assigned another ally, until we were confident with our teamwork with them. This continued until however large the group was one cohesive entity, able to work with whomever at anytime. If we can manage a simulation are to work out our combined abilities, then I say we should take advantage of it. Perhaps we can tweak our own powers while seeing what each other can do."

Wren waits for the others to state their concerns, as he is sure they will have some.

 

[Vanifae]

Why can’t we be friends?, Apollo thinks to himself. He smirks at the group his costume returning to his normal clothes. He brushes his hair back from his face, “So basically despite not actually beating Ares we got away with our lives, we got a crap load of information, and we most definitely put a crimp on part of Barrington’s operations. Or at least let him know that we can hit hard where it counts. Sounds like a success to me, despite some of the setbacks.”

He puts his arm around Star in a friendly manner, “I say this calls for a celebration; don’t you think Nitro? I got a place with enough room for all of us to let our hair down, relax and maybe even act like we actually enjoy each other’s company, you know like friends.”

He lets her go, adjusting the light to focus on his body in a subtle manner, “We can even talk some shop, plan our next mission out; and hell get to know each other a little better. I mean being a comrade is more then just knowing a laundry list of our powers, understanding how we work and why is probably just as important…”

“So all of you are invited if we have some down time, but I can’t party all day, I got a hot date I can’t miss,” he winks.

 

[kirinke]

Wren can only hope that the women can get along soon enough. Although, the edge it inspires causes them all to be on extra alert. Perhaps there's merit in that. Then he looks down, his wound still evident, and shakes his head.

No, if this is what happens when we can't work together, then it's only a matter of time before a REAL innocent gets hurt...

"The use of a satellite would grant us photo images, as well as thermal activity beneath the waters. With a little manipulation, we can scan the bed of the sea with emphasis on Cosmic energy, as my protection barriers might have survived that blast, enabling the cargo to survive undetected. We can always send word to the nearby freight to verify if possible. I would like to know what was being delivered."

At the confession of Hope, he knows it's a start. He knows all too well on what a loss of life does to someone. He can still imagine what it was like, his whole world being snuffed out without him being able to do anything about it.

"We have probably all suffered losses from our lives. It's our decision to either take that loss and turn it into something positive, or let it control us, with little regard for consequences. You see now, what little regard to consequences can harbor, as Ares was simply one that wanted his race to be able to defend themselves. He let it grow out of hand, and we all know first hand how that manipulates a person into becoming a monster."

As for working together, perhaps a little buddy system would work out. At my home planet, we often were assigned to another person to work with, until we knew how the other one worked. Then, we would be assigned another ally, until we were confident with our teamwork with them. This continued until however large the group was one cohesive entity, able to work with whomever at anytime. If we can manage a simulation are to work out our combined abilities, then I say we should take advantage of it. Perhaps we can tweak our own powers while seeing what each other can do."

Wren waits for the others to state their concerns, as he is sure they will have some.

Hope considers this, knowing durned good and well that of them all, both she and Star probably could use that buddy system. Alot of their misunderstandings came from the fact that they didn't know each other well at all. And she could use Star's good sense....

"Y'know. In the Fed and Aegis, we're often partnered with people we don't have much in common with, and who are generally complete opposites in order to compliment each others strengths and bolster the other's weaknesses."

She took a breath and looked at Star. "I think of us all, both Star and I should start out with each other. We both have alot of misconceptions about each other, I know I do. And besides that, she can help keep me on the straight and narrow. Which I obviously need." she chuckled a little, but underneath the humour, you can tell she's deadly serious.

 

[DM_Matt]

Black says:

"I think some getting-to-know-you time and recuperation time are in order for the lot of you. I guess we picked a really bad time to convene this team. You guys can have tomorrow off, unless the world damn near blows up. If it only kinda near blows up, we'll take care of it."

(Anything else happening on the place flight home?)

 

[Shayuri]

"Another way of looking at it is that you picked exactly the right time," Viridian points out.

"Any later, and we might not have been in time to do -anything- about all this."

 

[Victim]

"I'm sorry about your partner. But I'm not a spiritual person. I don't place any metaphysical importance on super powers, or extradimensional places and life forms."

"Don't you think that there are dangerous conflicts of interest in the way that you act?"

She rolls her eyes at Hope's suggestion. "Yes, the obvious choice for my partner is someone who is too slow to keep up with me." Maybe stupid mismatching is why your partner ended up captured. It's not that dang complicated; just watch what people are doing. If someone is vulnerable, hammer them. If no one seems to be in trouble, then set up someone else like Nitro so he can hammer them. And now I'm some sort of moral authority... Our teamwork is going to be an even bigger screw up than our fighting.

She'll check her computer to see what permissions the group has for using the matter assembler.