EternalPhoenix

Serendipity and Stormchild "You say that like it's our problem, lass." Riel spoke with unusual carelessness. He leaned up against a stall, one hand on his sword and the other free. He looked incredibly relaxed, actually, watching hooligans destroy property and menace civilians. Like it was natural and normal for him. "Better to fetch the law to deal with the likes of them. Might be a reward in it, and none can say ye didn't follow their precious rules." Kadene eyed her brother oddly. "We did make certain promises, brother mine." She'd felt something slide off her mind like water off a gull. Mayhap it hadn't slid off her Captain. Riel shrugged carelessly. "Your point, Dear Sister?" Kadene copied his shrug. "Permission to engage for the fun of it, at least?" Riel gestured with his free hand. "Oh, by all means. I'll find something to keep me occupied." Kadene joined Sarah. "Don't mind him. My brother seems not to be himself at the moment." She fixed her eyes on the leader of the crew breaking things, genuinely angry. "Fortunately, the wench responsible is about to have a very bad day." She soared into the air with a roar of wind. "Listen here, you brainless witch! Pirates are the freest people in the world!" Thunder rumbled in the distance, and the wind picked up, gusts tugging at all clothing in the Market. "Free my Captain from your power, and maybe I won't send you and your Culture to the bottom of Davy Jones's Locker!" Energy crackled along her fingers and in the right light she may have even looked like a wrathful goddess.

Neat. I believe that activating her Obscure is a free action, so she can then fly down close to ground level and draw her sword. Dense Fog is Selective, so obviously none of the heroes are blinded. @Thevshiwill this do?

Serendipity https://orokos.com/roll/1026476 13 on Will save. https://orokos.com/roll/1026478 14 on Initiative. Stormchild https://orokos.com/roll/1026477 20 on Will save. https://orokos.com/roll/1026479 21 on Initiative.

Serendipity and Stormchild Riel and Kadene were dressed as piratically as ever, with only basic masks as a gesture towards keeping the rest of the team's identities secret. The two were actually quite at home in the Fens, and looked like it. Riel stretched just a little. "I certainly hope we're not merely breaking up bar brawls. My sister and I are pirates, not nannies." Kadene shrugged. "Maybe there'll be a robbery. Or thugs menacing some poor defenseless woman." Riel looked at her. "Perhaps, perhaps. Though I'd favor something a bit more dramatic. Street gang warfare or the like." Kadene smiled at her brother. "With your luck we'll draw something insanely dangerous and nearly be killed again." She laughed. "Good times." Riel only laughed back. "Oh, the best." Clearly, they were both remembering something from prior to Freedom.

Serendipity and Stormchild Neither Riel nor Kadene were dressed any differently than normal. Swashbucklingly piratical and femininely piratical, respectively. It wasn't that they only had a few outfits. Well, not after a few months in Freedom City. (Was every new article paid for? Haha, nope.) It was that they each had their own distinctive sense of style. That, and it was a piece of home they could hang onto in these strange waters. Of course they had their swords. Honestly, it would be stranger to see either walking around naked than unarmed. School was another matter. There weren't arguments, per se. But the twins were at times prone to, uh, only going to the classes they felt like going to. Their grades were not reflective of their intelligence levels or actual knowledge bases. It wasn't that they outright broke rules. It's more...they did everything they could to evade them and escape consequences. Agents of chaos, not malice. Well, at least school was never boring with them around. Anyway, pizza. William, the Luckstorm Quartermaster, has "procured" some here and there over the last few months. But there was a distinct difference between pirate 'za eaten on the run or at sea, and a proper sit down dining experience. The twins approached from the nearest alley, where Kadene had flown both. Riel, in the lead as was his privilege as Captain, waved at his seated roommate. "Hail, Friend Owen. I hope you've brought coin. We've certainly brought our appetites." Were they both grinning? You bet.

Terrifica It was quite a serious situation, Terrifica mused as she followed the sound of voices into a lab. These...Hypersynths could cause significant damage if left unchecked. And the first step of stopping whatever they were up wherever they had gone was here. She didn't feel the Alaskan cold. Benefits of her suit. "Agreed. Leaving is a wonderful idea. Need a ride? I believe the satellite still has a lock on my position." She stood there in the doorway to said lab, in her suit and usual longcoat, barely touched by snow. "If you really want to destroy this place, I recommend overloading the power generators. Unless they're nuclear, of course." Normally, holding a signal lock through a blistering snowstorm would be impossible. Terrifica, however, had been an AUX member for years now. Like hell she wouldn't have performed an upgrade or two in that time, for emergencies just like this one. There was the small problem of getting a lock on the others present, but that was what her utility belt was for. Overcoming small problems like that.

Serendipity Riel laughed. The gobbelyn had spine when he wanted it. "Oh, I could think of a few uses for a sneaky thief. But alas Friend Owen would never approve of them." His grin was ferocious. "This, of course, means that such matters must be discussed later, without him around." And his grin was positively insolent once again. "What is this...popcorn, anyway? I never heard of it on Aquivan."

@Thevshi? Am I next? I don't remember.

Serendipity and Stormchild Riel...actually looked irritated. "Gentlemen, you're claiming the very air itself? It would be one thing if you were merely claiming some right to the land or my bloodline. That's not unusual at all. We would still be fighting over it, but it would be respectful on some level. But mate...I'm a pirate. The sea and sky belong to no one. You've just earned the beating of your lives. Kadene, set us down on a roof, and then hit them with lightning or something until they not only can't move, but are afraid to." Kadene grinned widely as she began to obey her brother and Captain. It was a grin that promised pain. "Oh, gladly."

Serendipity Riel sighed audibly at the talk of law and crimes. Talk about antithetical to living freely. Brought him right back to the subdued mood he was in earlier, before Ryan had arrived. Relaxed. Not particularly exuberant. "If you're going to be boring, Friend Michael, I can go somewhere else." There were so many people here now anyway. He wasn't particularly interested in Baz or the newly arrived Parker. But where to? A very good question, actually. The market? The square? The animal pens? No, he cared nothing for animals. And he had no interest in kings, real or false. Decisions, decisions. The market. He had a good feeling about it. "In fact, I think I'll go to the market. Perhaps I'll get my sister a trinket." He was walking away before anyone spoke.

Stormchild Kadene blinked, suddenly visibly confused. That always worked on the Luckstorm crew, and more often than not with folks on land. Why was here any different? Oh. Come on, really? Suddenly she was equally visibly annoyed. This world was so tender skinned. None of them would last a day as an Aquivan pirate. Insults and threats flowed between them like air over the sea. Even townsfolk understood, and they were townsfolk. She sighed, letting it go. For now. There was simply no point in explaining. They'd just explain what she already knew. That this was a different world with different social rules, and she needed to adapt, blah blah blah. She was a pirate. Rules? Don't make her laugh. She did as she pleased, and wouldn't change that for such a piddly reason. "Back to the market then? Mayhap we'll find him." Usual joy of life, not present. Nope. Not even grinning due to the internal frustration. Just kinda vaguely subdued. No bold stride, so Sarah could easily keep up.

Serendipity Riel gave Owen his most innocent puppy dog look. "But Friend Owen, Gookgak just wanted to join the lesson! He's a harmless little rapscallion!" He bounced off his bed with a laugh, landing between Gookgak and the door. His grin was that of somewhat malevolent mischief. "Now, now, my little green friend. What's your hurry?" He crouched down to get to the gobbelyn's eye level. "Don't you want to know why there's no booby traps? It's because anyone who is bold enough to steal from pirates deserves their fate. Why, the last time someone stole from me, when we sailed away that entire town was burning." Owen got a wink of reassurance that all was not what it seemed, and then Riel stood both up and aside to let Gookgak pass. "My room is guarded, my little green friend. By the threat of a pirate's vengeance. I'd tread carefully, were I you."

Stormchild Kadene threw back her head and laughed. "Noble sailor?" She made a show of looking around. "Where could one of those be? There's only despicable pirates here." She laughed again. This was someone fun. "Do they even have a nunnery in this city, O Horned Liar? It's been so long since I've teased a nun." This one, on the other hand. "Don't be boring." But on the gripping hand. Ugh. Being banned from returning in the future would be...annoying. "All right, listen up!" She was First Mate of a crew of pirates. She knew exactly how to get the attention of a large group. "We're going looking for a small green boy. He's kidnapped a grown man, somehow. When we find him, he's getting a boot in his backside for his idiocy in doing this. Mademoiselle Renee has a solid plan and we're following it. So spread out, or I'll spread you out!" At that, her hands crackled with energy, and the wind suddenly howled for a few seconds before quieting to normal. Yep, definitely a pirate.

Serendipity and Stormchild Riel sighed internally. And everything was going so well. "As unfortunate as it is, my friend has a point. It's difficult to assume you're negotiating in good faith while your crew continues their work all around us." He raised his sword from his side to rest on his shoulder. "If you want to play a game of chance with a man favored by Fortune, that is your decision." At his side, Kadene mimicked his pose with her sword, with energy crackling in her free hand as a bonus. "However, I would ask that your crew stop robbing everyone in sight during the game. Alternatively," And at last Riel grinned his bold, insolent grin. "we can stop pretending to be civil, and start beating all of you senseless."

Serendipity Riel pondered the situation. Perhaps there'd been some small misunderstanding. "Monsieur Owen, Aquivan has rules as well. They may have been set by the wealthy aristocracy instead of the common townsfolk, but they exist. And as nearest I can tell, they exist in both places for much the same reasons. To restrain those with the power and courage to seize their destinies with their own hands. A shackle made for the benefit of the people is still a shackle. My sister and I went to sea to escape such shackles." He did not yet shake Owen's hand. "I don't want to give you the wrong impression. I gave my word of honor as a man and a Captain. I will cause no major incidents." He seized Owen's hand like it was made of gold, and grinned ferociously. "However, friend, if you expect me and mine to toe the line in all respects and be good little citizens, you are suffering from some rather fascinating delusions." He released Owen's hand and casually flopped onto his bed. "Well, it's certainly more comfortable than my hammock." His grin was absolutely insolent.