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Spaceman Parker doesn't recognize the blue person that stands before him. Maybe he should, but who knows, if this is all the creation of some kind of reality warper? He is barely listening to what they are telling him, focusing on everything around him. Is is there. It is not just illusions. He can feel the distance to everything and everyone around him, and yet, the way he just started falling when he broke the sequence. It is like a giant video game. A poorly programmed one that doesn't like when you do sequence breaking. "No more creativity, no more free will, no more individuality. Is that what you want?" he asks, his voice calm. He stands with his arms to the side, hands held open, making no move to appear threatening.
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GM Despite the fact that Sebastian Shields is lying on the ground, and that those under his control are freed, the foreboding feeling remains. Something is still very wrong. The dark tendrils of shadowy energy of the Schattenwelt still connects him to Shadowborne. That motley drama—oh, be sure It shall not be forgot! With its Phantom chased for evermore, By a crowd that seize it not, "N-no, yo-you bill nod..." She lashes out, cracking her whip, but Stormcrow danced out of the way, seeing the strike coming before she even made it. She shakes her head, doing her best to remain standing, to stay in the fight, even as Paper begins to approach her. She is barely standing, but there is still a wicked smile on her lips. Through a circle that ever returneth in To the self-same spot, And much of Madness, and more of Sin, And Horror the soul of the plot. The paper dinosaur chews on Chump, keeping him tight, keeping him held deep within, and yet, hardened by Paper's magic as it might be, it is still paper, and Chump's strength is something else entirely. There is a tearing and ripping sound, paper being torn to shreds as he tears through the construct. It takes effort, sure, but it has no chance against him as he yells "Get this damn thing off me!" But see, amid the mimic rout A crawling shape intrude! A blood-red thing that writhes from out The scenic solitude! Chump falls to the ground and rolls, quickly getting up, he rushes through the fight, past Toxin and to Casanova's side, where he stops, staring down at his friend, with fear in his eyes, as he clenches his fist, while the shadowy energy begins to wrap around Sebastian Shields' form. It writhes!—it writhes!—with mortal pangs The mimes become its food, And the angels sob at vermin fangs In human gore imbued.
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The STORMCROW Charlie smirks, dancing back and spinning out of the way of Ms. Scorpion's strike, holding his staff out to the side as he avoids it. "Go for it, Paper." He can't help himself. There's this foreboding sensation, and yet, he's still having the time of his life, back in the thick of it with his friends, no matter how annoyed they might be at him. "And I got no idea who this Nevermore is, but he sounds handsome. I'm Stormcrow." Moving away, he holds his staff out behind him, as he holds a hand out towards Toxin. "C'mon, don't do that. Shields and Scorpion are jerks, we all agree on that, but killing isn't going to solve this, right?"
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Current thread theme: Your World Will Fail by Les Friction Stormcrow tries to stop Toxin with some Diplomacy: 12 Toxin's resist with Will: 15 Nope, still wanna kill Casanova. Ms. Scorpion strikes at Stormcrow with her one action: 12, that's a miss. Chump breaks the Snare, since his Strength has a +15 bonus, which is 5 more than the Snare's Rank. He uses a move action to move to Casanova. And then @Heritage is up! 27 - Bluebird - KO 24 - Paper - 4HP - Unharmed 22 - Stormcrow - 6HP - Unharmed - Master Plan 3 (not yet active) 22 - Ms. Scorpion - Bruise (x1), Staggered 22 - Chump - Unharmed 19 - Shift - 2HP - Unharmed 18 - Ghule - 1HP - Bruise (x1) 18 - Toxin - Unharmed 16 - Casanova - KO - Grappled by Nightscale (Bound & Helpless), Caught in Muirne's rank 10 Snare (Bound & Helpless) 12 - Multi-Girl - 1HP - Unharmed 11 - Nightscale - 4HP - Unharmed 10 - Shadowborne - 3HP - Unharmed 5 - Minions - x10 - KO
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Spaceman Lawrence seems so much more at home in this entire situation than Parker, but he seems to know everyone too, not just the students from Claremont, and... then he brings them over to actual Freedom League members and a couple of graduates. Go big or go home, right? Fleur de Joie and Grimalkin. Parker just stares for a moment, before catching himself. He should be better at things like this. He had been at plenty of social events like these with his parents, but not... not with super heroes. Finally catching himself, he starts offering his hand to any of the people around them. "Hello, I'm Parker. I'm... I call myself Spaceman." For some reason, the word play in his heroic identity sounded really silly right now.
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Spaceman Parker had considered to offer Baz something to wear. His parents' tailor probably wouldn't mind trying to make something, especially not if paid well enough, but he had hesitated. He didn't want Baz to feel like he had to take handouts like that. Parker isn't looking too comfortable about being there as they get out of the car, however. Sure, he's attended big parties before, it comes with his parents' position, but he has never liked it. Too many people, too much noise, and too many people that are just plain unlikeable. Maybe it will be better at a party full of super heroes. He is dressed well, at least, in a tailored white suit, with a black dress shirt underneath and an almost, but not quite, golden tie, making the whole ensemble look almost like his uniform, though he has not worn it at Claremont yet. "Do you guys see anyone we know yet?" So many well known heroes. Parker's not sure if he should really be here.
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The 15 hits, you don't need to reroll, so I'll save you the HP. Reflex save: 9 (the roll says 7, but I accidentally lowered it by 4 from his dex-4 from entangled, anyway, doesn't matter) Chump is bound and helpless. Give me an IC @Spacefurry and I'll follow up. 27 - Bluebird - KO 24 - Paper - 4HP - Unharmed 22 - Stormcrow - 6HP - Unharmed - Master Plan 3 (not yet active) 22 - Ms. Scorpion - Bruise (x1), Staggered 22 - Chump - Snared (Rank 10, Bound and Helpless) 19 - Shift - 2HP - Unharmed 18 - Ghule - 1HP - Bruise (x1) 18 - Toxin - Unharmed 16 - Casanova - KO - Grappled by Nightscale (Bound & Helpless), Caught in Muirne's rank 10 Snare (Bound & Helpless) 12 - Multi-Girl - 1HP - Unharmed 11 - Nightscale - 4HP - Unharmed 10 - Shadowborne - 3HP - Unharmed 5 - Minions - x10 - KO
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Charlie frowns, and for once, he doesn't bother to hide his feelings. Regret. At leaving, or on making Bernadette feel that conflict? That's harder to say. After a moment of hesitation, he replies. "Well, here's the thing," he pauses briefly, as he pulls her closer under the mistletoe. "now I'm here to stay."
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GM Chump takes the blow without trouble. It takes more than that to hurt him. And yet, Multi-Girl can see something in his face. He looks worried, but he doesn't look at her. He looks past her, towards Casanova. A worry that goes beyond his friend simply being knocked down. Lo! 'tis a gala night Within the lonesome latter years! An angel throng, bewinged, bedight In veils, and drowned in tears, Toxin staggers forward still. She is angry, but it looks almost like her body is not her own still, like she still has to get used to moving on her own free will, after so long in Casanova's thrall. She is cursing, starting to open up the suit at her hands, to use the deadly touch for which she is named. She makes her intentions clear. To kill Casanova, and any in her way. Sit in a theatre, to see A play of hopes and fears, While the orchestra breathes fitfully The music of the spheres. Sebastian Shields, Casanova, has fallen, no longer held by shadowy tendrils or the might of a dragon. He gasps on the ground. His eyes open. He is barely conscious, looking around with eyes that barely registers what he sees. He is clearly out of the fight, and yet, the strange dark tendril of energy that connects him to Shadowborne is still there. They are still connected. Mimes, in the form of God on high, Mutter and mumble low, And hither and thither fly— Mere puppets they, who come and go Ms. Scorpion holds her nose, as she tries to keep her distance from Stormcrow. And she smiles. At bidding of vast formless things That shift the scenery to and fro, Flapping from out their Condor wings Invisible Wo!
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Spaceman After nodding at Mizuki as she joins the group, Parker frowns at the thought of Vicki's father actively trying to put her out of the way, especially if it is because of her powers, which Baz of course shares his opinion of in his usually sensitive way. "Not to put words in your mouth, Vicki, but I imagine that's why she's here, Baz," he calmly states. "If I'm right... Are you alright with this, Vicki? About him putting you out of the way like this, I mean?"
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The STORMCROW "Use me and lose me, huh?" Charlie replies, sounding a bit hurt, even if he is still grinning. Maybe he means the tone, maybe he is just pretending. It is difficult to tell with Charlie, when he doesn't want to be read. Of course, that doesn't slow him down, and his continued response is just as playful as Bernadetta. "I suppose that depends on what kind of ideas you have for the night."
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The STORMCROW Charlie looks at each of the Claremont students in turn, smiling and nodding at them, while his information comes up on the HUD on the glasses as he looks at them. They're an interesting bunch, that's for sure. As varied as him and his friends were at Claremont, though Bernie is still there. Alek would disapprove of them being told who he was out of costume though, but at least the Charlie that he had been at Claremont was a different guy in many ways... at least this is an all heroes event. "Wait, you're fanboying over me?" He could probably hide the surprise from his voice if he wanted to, but he lets it show. "And I... Yeah, I think that'll wait for another time. Later!" He lets himself be pulled away by Bernadette, not that he really minds. "A mistletoe, huh?" he asks innocently, his smile genuinely happy. "And boyfriend? What have you been telling the new students about us?"
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That does indeed hit, but denied with a TOU save at 33. Give me an IC, and then @Nerdzul is up next
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Spaceman What is going on? There is nothing around him, no distance, everything is there and not there, and then he falls. Not being able to see anything here, not being able to feel where anything is, it is... disorienting is not the face right word. What did he do? What is happening? He is falling. He can't stop himself. There is nothing here. Nothing he can change his distance to, and... He is back. Parker is blinking and sweating, but he is back in the trophy room where they first arrived. There are things around him, he can hear muffled shouts from the others. He takes a moment. He has to. The reality warper clearly does not want them breaking the rules of their game. Fine. He'll play. Parker focuses, and then, he is gone once again, reappearing in the middle of the rest of them. "I'm fine! I'm fine, don't worry." No he's not. "Seems like you were right about our... host... not wanting us to break the rules," he continues to Carmen. Play along, then. "Don't worry. I got it." He steps towards the door and focuses, increasing his body's density instead and then starts to pry the door open. Play along. Then find something he can do about this.
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Now that is something, even better than just Bernie's singing, she now brings in her dupes. The young man wonders how she explains that to the venue, if they're getting paid, or if they're just paid as a full band... still, it's good, and it's a nice show. He can't say that objects to seeing Bernie and her duplicates dancing around on the scene and singing. He kind of want to step out, let her know that she's there, but not yet. He should wait. So, he sticks to the crowds and enjoys the show.
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Spaceman "Y'know, Hawaiian pizza was created in Canada," Parker joins in on the food banter. "I looked it up once. It's a whole thing." He decides against doing the whole story right now, anyway. No need to do anything to build on the appearance of him feeling superior to the rest of them. "Cafeteria sounds good, though. Letting go like that always leaves me starved."
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GM Toxin breathes heavily, stumbling slightly as she looks around. Her breath is heavy, fogging up the face plate, making it even more difficult to see her face. The way she moves, it is almost like a puppet with the strings cut, like whatever was keeping her up, whatever was controlling her, is just... gone. She curses loudly, as she turns to stare in the direction of Shift and Nightscale, before her eyes turn to Ms. Scorpion. "What did you do? What the hell did you make us do!?" Toxin starts moving towards Ms. Scorpion on uneasy steps, stumbling, though her murderous intent is clear.
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Toxin is back in control and pissed, but not attacking anyone yet, which means that @Thevshi is up once I've done a post for Toxin. 27 - Bluebird - KO 24 - Paper - 4HP - Unharmed 22 - Stormcrow - 6HP - Unharmed - Master Plan 3 (not yet active) 22 - Ms. Scorpion - Bruise (x1), Staggered 22 - Chump - Entangled 19 - Shift - 2HP - Unharmed 18 - Ghule - 1HP - Bruise (x1) 18 - Toxin - Unharmed 16 - Casanova - KO - Grappled by Nightscale (Bound & Helpless), Caught in Muirne's rank 10 Snare (Bound & Helpless) 12 - Multi-Girl - 1HP - Unharmed 11 - Nightscale - 4HP - Unharmed 10 - Shadowborne - 3HP - Unharmed 5 - Minions - x10 - KO
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Spaceman Right. That doesn't sound suspicious at all. The face of American military super heroes showing up leading a group of faceless soldiers, holding down super heroes that's controlled by the Communion? And they know that there's a reality warper running around? "Let me try something else first," Parker says, as he steps towards the gate. He's not so sure about breaking through it, not until he knows what is going on. Reaching for the door, he instead scatters his own body's cohesion, increasing his molecular distance enough that he instead steps through the door, while holding his hands up to show the people inside that he means no harm. "Hi, I'm Spaceman. What's your story?"
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GM With Nightscale holding Casanova and Shift suddenly appearing as the delivery mechanism sends her through the roof, the struggling Casanova can only stare and curse when the metallic appendage smashes into his face. His nose is broken once more, probably beyond all repair this time. He stares wide-eyed at the scene before him, the heroes that showed up in the nick of time and then, he slumps forward, barely muttering "But... this wasn't...", before falling silent, his head slumped forward. To Shadowborne and Ghule, it is like a switch has been flipped in their mind. A fog is gone, they are in control again... and Toxin, she stops in her tracks, looking around with a confused look. Both Shadowborne and Ghule should be able to remember that she had been with Casanova by the points that they had been pulled in by him, and now she just looks lost, even through the containment suit.
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The STORMCROW "'scale, push him forward! Shift, aim for his nose!" It might sound mean, but Stormcrow has studied Sebastian Shields to an obsessive degree. He knows all his weak spots. Like the nose that he had personally broken multiple times as Nevermore. Plus, he tended to have a glass jaw, and that should be more than enough, especially with Nightscale holding him tight.
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TOU save vs. DC27 TOU save: 28 Cass takes the hit! And I'll spend a HP from Stormcrow's Luck Control and Force Cas to reroll: 11 That is a KO. And with that, Shadowborne, Ghule, Toxin and Bluebird are no longer mind controlled, but Chump and Ms. Scorpion are still standing. I will do a GM post here, then @Lone_Star is up next 27 - Bluebird - KO 24 - Paper - 4HP - Unharmed 22 - Stormcrow - 6HP - Unharmed - Master Plan 3 (not yet active) 22 - Ms. Scorpion - Bruise (x1), Staggered 22 - Chump - Entangled 19 - Shift - 2HP - Unharmed 18 - Ghule - 1HP - Bruise (x1) 18 - Toxin - Unharmed 16 - Casanova - KO - Grappled by Nightscale (Bound & Helpless), Caught in Muirne's rank 10 Snare (Bound & Helpless) 12 - Multi-Girl - 1HP - Unharmed 11 - Nightscale - 4HP - Unharmed -> 10 - Shadowborne - 3HP - Unharmed 5 - Minions - x10 - KO
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GM Ms. Scorpion looks up at the sound of the laugh, just in time to see the staff being pulled out and swung at her and mutter a "Shit..." before the staff collides with her face. She screams, clutching her nose. "Wo id dad!? Bwoke my nose!" Chump for his part shakes his head, too shocked from the last blow to really realize what is going on, as the paper wraps around him, and yet, the bruises seem to fade as he shakes his head and glares at Paper.
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The STORMCROW Stay hidden. Out of sight. Use the darkness to your advantage. He shouldn't. He really shouldn't. But he can't help himself. From above, a part of the darkness suddenly breaks away from the rest. What at first seems to be giant black wings spread out, as the figure emerges, moving somewhere between a fall and flight. The black wings are quickly revealed as a glider cape, black on the ouside, dark grey on the inside, with light blue lining at the edge. Light blue boots and bracers, a bird like light blue visor over his eyes, a mouth opening in the dark cowl. A silver utility belt with a dark logo with a bird on the buckle, and, on the chest, a large light blue birds logo. There's similarities to the Nevermore uniform, but it is clearly something else. And then he starts laughing. A familiar laugh, one that sounds like he is just having the time of his life. And as he soars towards the shocked Ms. Scorpion, Stormcrow folds in the cape and drops towards her, pulling out a quickly expanding staff and smacks her in the head, breaking her nose in the process, before he lands, whirling around with the staff held out to the side. "Took you guys long enough!" he is grinning widely as looks around at everyone else, before speaking into the built in communicator in his cowl. "Some shock and awe would be really great right about now! Try to aim for Cas, Chump or whip girl, I'm pretty sure the rest of them are mind controlled."
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Ms. Scorpion: Notice vs. Stormcrow's Stealth 25 for sneak attack: 11, catching her flat-flooted. Stormcrow swoops down and hits Ms. Scorpion with his staff: 20, that's a hit. Rolling DC25 TOU save for Ms. Scorpion: 11 Fail by 14, she is staggered and dazed. Ms. Scorpion and Chump both pass their turns getting rid of their dazed effect, and Chump's bruise heals. which means that @Heritage is up! 27 - Bluebird - KO 24 - Paper - 4HP - Unharmed 22 - Stormcrow - 7HP - Unharmed - Master Plan 3 (not yet active) 22 - Ms. Scorpion - Bruise (x1), Staggered 22 - Chump - Entangled 19 - Shift - 3HP - Unharmed 18 - Ghule - 1HP - Bruise (x1), Under the effects of DC22 Mind Control 18 - Toxin - Unharmed 16 - Casanova - Bruise (x1), Grappled by Nightscale (Bound & Helpless), Caught in Muirne's rank 10 Snare (Bound & Helpless) 12 - Multi-Girl - 1HP - Unharmed 11 - Nightscale - 4HP - Unharmed -> 10 - Shadowborne - 3HP - Unharmed, Under the effects of DC22 Mind Control 5 - Minions - x10 - KO
