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GM "Aw, don't be jealous, sidekick. We can play another time if you want," Stinger blew Arrow a kiss. "I know you'd kill for a date with a five." Chump was more open to talking, at least. He looked disapprovingly at Stinger, while he moved to pick up Bluebird and Toxin. They seemed like they were alright, at least, nothing too badly hurt. "C'mon, Mel, knock it off." He sounded more reasonable, at least. "We were just tryin' to be heroes, y'know. Find some bad guys and stop 'em before they hurt people. Cas said those people were bad, and they seemed like they were goin' for the couple, so how's stopping them a bad thing? Cas didn't control anybody, just read their minds to find out what they were gonna do." Stinger just rolled her eyes, but didn't respond to Chump. "Don't bother, Chump. They're not going to listen to you anyway."

Nevermore II Charlie pulled back from Chump. Alright, this had gone well. Or as well as fighting classmates could go, right? At least they only had to knock three of them out... with him stopping two of those. Yeah, alright. That sounded kind of bad. The big issue was of course proving what they had caught Casanova doing... "Look, how about we get out of here before the cops or the Freedom League or someone shows up?" Yeah, like Alek. He wasn't sure how he would react to all this if he found out. "Sorry Chump, but this isn't really a small thing, y'know. Mind controlling people aren't a great way of being a hero... so how about you carry Bluebird and Toxin? Anybody wanna deal with Cas?"

OOC for this. @Lone_Star give me an initiative roll if you're inclined to fight!

GM The peace and quiet didn't last nearly as long as either Charlie or El would have prefered. There was a terrible sound, crashing, tearing, smashing, and a man in a golden armor quite literally fell through the ceiling and into the food court, where people quickly scattered. He stood up, looked around and shook his head. The entire armor was brilliant gold, but otherwise looked highly advanced. "Hn... What are you all looking at?" Despite being electronically distorted, the voice was obviously male. "I am Doctor Midas, and I have more important things to worry about that you rabble! Run, go away!" As if to punctuate his last statement, he raised his right gauntlet and fired a gold blast towards the roof, causing yet more destruction as parts of it fell down towards the fleeing people.

Nevermore II Charlie couldn't help himself but laugh at El's reaction, leaning forward over the table and almost choking on the piece of pizza in his mouth. "Ha, ah... Sorry, sorry... I'm glad you like it, just... didn't expect that." He was wheezing a bit, trying to get his breath back. "I'm happy you like it. Really." Raising his own cup of pepsi, he bumped it against El's before taking a drink to try and get rid of the last of that scratching feeling in his throat. "Hey, you're welcome. Don't worry about it, I figured you needed to do something besides being locked up all day, right?" He had time. Nowhere to be, so, why not help out? "So, what do you want to do next?"

REBELLION Something was happening below. A group of men, dressed up, leading a girl through the crowds. Pushing their way through anyone in their way. They were not even being subtle about it. Rebellion stopped his thoughts, crouching by the rooftop to get a better look on what was going on instead. His eyes narrowed, as he recognized the man with the sunglasses. Takazumi Ryu. These were Takazumi-gumi. The group that ruled Jadetown. The Chamber allowed them to thrive and rule. A connection, maybe?

GM The feeling in the air was almost electric. Full of emotion, of celebration. And power. The Takazumi-gumi pushed through the crowds. They were all dressed professionally, suits and ties. Ryu, the heir apparent, had his 80's style sunglasses over his eyes as he scanned the crowds for anyone that might get in their way. The young Asian woman by his side walked with her hands crossed in front of her chest, looking down. The group had little patience for the celebration. One man pushed Blackstaff in the back without a word, moving him out of the way. Another barked something at the Dreamer in Japanese, doing his best to scatter her dreams before the larger group came closer.

That's a miss. Give me an IC and I'll follow up.

Little Mermaid II Try to help the others? Alright, Mette could try that, but... nope. They broke out, and they were transformed too, becoming pigs... and one of them fed pieces of itself to the wolf. "Aw c'mon. That's just gross!" Alright, didn't take a genius to figure out that the ice or whatever was turning people into monsters. Klara might have thrown the first punch, but these people clearly didn't have any good intentions. "I got the little piggie." At least there was no issue with moisture in the air at all. Waving her right arm to the side, Mette created a burst of water that hit the first pig, pushing it away from the wolf.

Mette goes for the First Little Pig with a High Pressure Water Burst. Reflex save vs DC22 for Area: 12 TOU vs. DC27 for damage: 18, fail by 9, Bruise and Daze @Tiffany Korta is up 24 - Little Mermaid II - 5HP - Unharmed 20 - Zhenschina-voin - 2HP - Bruise (x1) 20 - Big Bad Wolf - Unharmed 17 - Synapse - 3HP - Bruise (x1) 12 - Three Little Pigs -- First Little Pig - Bruise (x1), Dazed -- Second Little Pig - Unharmed -- Third Little Pig - Bruise (x1), Dazed 9 - Shadowborne - 3HP - Unharmed

Results in IC.

GM There wasn't much in the room but what Chimera had first seen. Not even tracks from the wheels on Freestyle's skates were left behind. The outside of the room, right by the door, had a name plaque with a few names: Ellen Harris, Thomas Kent and Hillary Strong. Maybe one of the three could help figure out why Freestyle had been there, and what she had done.

Are you fast taunting both or just Angel? At any rate, they can't beat it, but need to keep track of their cumulative bonuses. That's gonna miss, sorry! Give me an IC.

Archer II: 8 posts + 17 GM posts = 25 posts = 3PP + 2PP [Vignette] = 5PP Original Gangster (Remix) (1) Rising Stars (Posts marked Archer II) (2) The Eye, the Bird and the Arrow (1) The Southside Sentinels (Posts marked Archer II) (4) Extracurriculars Face the Music (10 songs + 500 words) [+2PP] Ghost: 40 posts + 10 GM = 50 posts = 4PP + 2PP [Vignette] = 6PP Feels Like Freedom (10) Feels Like Yesterday (14) Run With the Devil('s Advocates) (Posts marked Ghost) (11) Shark Week: Baby Shark (5) Extracurriculars Face the Music (10 songs + 500 words) [+2PP] Justice: 2 posts + 48 GM posts = 50 posts = 4PP + 2PP [Vignette] + 2PP [Titanium Vignette from Rebellion] = 8PP The Mars Connection (Posts marked Justice) (2) Extracurriculars Face the Music (10 songs + 500 words) [+2PP] Little Mermaid II: 4 posts + 46 GM posts = 50 posts = 4PP + 2PP [Vignette] + 2PP [Titanium Vignette from Forever Boy] + 2PP [House of Usher Guidebook page] + 1PP [Guide Point] = 11PP Assassination Classroom (2) Mirror Mirror (Posts marked Little Mermaid II) (2) Extracurriculars Face the Music (10 songs + 500 words) [+2PP] Nevermore II: 25 posts + 20 Titanium posts + 5 GM posts = 50 posts = 4PP + 2PP [Vignette] = 6PP Brimstone and Bullet Casings (6) Capers and Casanovas (Posts marked Nevermore II) (1) Family Takeover (0) Hearts and Heroes (Posts marked Nevermore II) (1) Playdate (Posts marked Nevermore II) (1) Pre-Apocalyptic Tour (Posts marked Nevermore II) (10) Rough Cut Diamonds (2) Survival Class: Silver Lining (Posts marked Nevermore II) (2) The Shadow of the Doomforge (Posts marked Nevermore II) (2) Extracurriculars Face the Music (10 songs + 500 words) [+2PP] Rocket: 2 posts + 8 GM posts = 10 posts = 2PP + 2PP [Vignette] = 4PP Meanwhile, at Atomic Tower! (2) Extracurriculars Face the Music (10 songs + 500 words) [+2PP] Titanium Characters Forever Boy: 11 titanium posts A Fiery Gospel (2) How A Young Heart Really Feels (5) Return to Neverworld: Make a Wish (Posts marked Forever Boy) (4) Extracurriculars Face the Music (10 songs + 500 words) [+2PP to Little Mermaid II] Rebellion: 9 titanium posts Big Trouble in Little Jadetown (Posts marked Rebellion) (7) Ruminations: Mission to Mars (2) Extracurriculars Face the Music (100 songs + 500 words) [+2PP to Justice] GM: 69 GM posts = 138 posts to divide A Different Kind of Justice (2) Bank Job (0) Big Trouble in Little Jadetown (Posts marked GM) (7) Capers and Casanovas (Posts marked GM) (3) Freedom Fallout (4) Freestyle! (10) Hearts and Heroes (Posts marked GM) (4) Little Bird, Come Out and Play (2) Mirror Mirror (Posts marked GM) (2) Party Rocking (Posts marked GM) (1) Playdate (Posts marked GM) (1) Pre-Apocalyptic Tour (Posts marked GM) (7) Return to Neverworld: Best Intentions (4) Return to Neverworld: Make a Wish (Posts marked GM) (4) Rising Stars (Posts marked GM) (2) Run With the Devil('s Advocates) (Posts marked GM) (6) Survival Class: Silver Lining (Posts marked GM) (4) The Mars Connection (Posts marked GM) (1) The Shadow of the Doomforge (Posts marked GM) (2) The Southside Sentinels (Posts marked GM) (3) Extracurriculars The House of Usher guidebook page [+2PP to Little Mermaid II] 20 Titanium posts to Nevermore II 17 GM posts to Archer II 11 GM posts to Ghost 48 GM posts to Justice 46 GM posts to Little Mermaid II 5 GM posts to Nevermore II 8 GM posts to Rocket That should leave 3 unused GM posts, in case I did a miscount. Otherwise, take posts away from Archer II. Guidepoint to Little Mermaid II

Ghost Greatest Hits --- Casper felt like he was falling. Deeper and deeper, spinning towards a strong gravitational pull. Try as he might, he could not escape. Something was pulling him on, deeper and deeper into… The extradimensional looking glass was meant to look into other dimensions. It would show the scientists at ASTRO Labs other worlds, letting them study everything and anything about those other worlds. It was almost too good to be true. And it was. Casper stared at the looking glass before him. He had seen this before, just like this, on that day, so many years ago. What was this? Why was he here again? then it malfunctioned again, his body was saturated with a strange energy. It stung, but it passed quickly and then… Ghost was flying through the air, passing through walls and obstacles, anything in his way. The audience cheered, he was a hit, everyone loved him and then… Bullets were flying around him, and Ghost was tearing through the shooters. They might as well not have been there at all, as he passed through them, leaving them stuck in walls or the ground, or writhing on the ground. He finally found the man he had been chasing. Cory Cotton. Casper stared at him, holding him up by his shirt, one hand pulled back ready to end him for good. Cory had hired him for the TV show in the first place. Cory had been the one to trust in him. Cory had been part of the group that had hit ASTRO Labs and killed Doctor Palmer and then… A golden fist passed through Ghost’s face. Dr. Midas. How many times had he fought that guy? Was he the one that did this to him? Casper stared at the golden armor and… wait. He knew this one. This was the first time had had fought Dr. Midas. That janky old golden armor, it looked more like a golden barrel than anything else. Midas had no idea how to handle him back then, just kept throwing punches, didn’t even have any blasters in his armor yet. Just thought he could go in and be unstoppable, nobody could touch him, but Casper had been able to ghost through the armor and get to him inside it and then… Casper stared up at Jessie. He was on one knee, a ring that had cost him months’ worth of savings in a box in his hands, held out to her. She was smiling, her hands in front of her face, tears of happiness streaming down her face. Oh god, Casper had almost forgotten that smile. That wonderful smile, it was almost too much to bear, knowing all that would happen, knowing everything they would experience, everything to come and then… The Wordsmith shouted something about knives, and they appeared. He threw them at Casper, and they managed to cut him, somehow. So that was what this was, then. Going back through fight after fight, reliving the past, every fight, every high point, every low point. Great. Just great. As a the Wordsmith threw some more weapons at Ghost, he spun out of the way, evading them, went in close to take him down and then… Ghost was thrown back by the force of the blow. Half his face felt numb. His white costume was stained red. Casper struggled to his feet, looking up at the guy in front of him. Cameron Christopher Carter had always been a thorn in his side. Whenever Ghost did something good, he’d make sure to rant and rave about him, making him out to be the bad guy. This was one of those bad times, when everyone thought Casper was a bad guy. The guy called himself Ecto. Some kind of ghost hunting bounty hunter or something like that, and he believed that Casper was a bad guy, and a real ghost. It was great, just great. Of course he knew how to touch a ghost, and he was strong. Liked to beat up ghosts with his bare hands. He had Casper cornered inside a burning building. No way out but through him. They were not alone, either. People crying out for help, crying out for Ghost to save them, and here he was, wasting time fighting Ecto, and then… Casper stared at Carrie, holding her for the first time. She was crying, but it didn’t matter. She was calming down already. Nothing else mattered right now. She was here, she was so tiny, so vulnerable, so absolutely perfect. He would never let go, he would never let anyone hurt her. He would always be here for her. Casper smiled softly at the tiny little girl in his arms, and then… The snow was cold on his face. Casper slowly opened his eyes, looking up. How much longer? How much more did he have to relive? How was this happening? Why was this happening? He didn’t want to do it anymore. Pulling himself up, he looked ahead and froze in his tracks. The snow was red. Not just Casper’s own blood, either. It was Freezeburn. Of course it was Freezeburn. He was laughing, freezing his victims in their tracks before breaking them. Casper could see his own breath, as he pushed through the pain and the cold. He had to stop him. With a yell, Ghost threw himself at Freezeburn, and then… "I will eat, devour and consume you. Run in terror, fear and horror. You cannot defeat, slay or conquer me! I am invincible, indestructible, unkillable!" Casper stopped. Ecto, Wordsmith, Freezeburn, and now… Thesaurus Rex. He felt like laughing. Finally someone easy. Thesaurus Rex stood at his full height before Casper, a massive Tyrannosaurus Rex with a tiny top hat and a monocle. Casper never figured out how he got either on. He smiled behind his mask, leapt at Thesaurus Rex, and then… “I’m sorry, Casper. I love you, but I can’t do this anymore. I can’t do this to Carrie, just waiting around for the day when you’re not coming home. You’re always trying to save everyone, except for us.” More than anything else, hearing Jessie’s words was the final straw. Casper screamed at the heavens, and then…

@Nerdzul Give me a DC10 Con check to see if you can recover from Suffocate on Red Death's turn.

@Nerdzul Still up too high, and while Kaede's idea is good, as, well, an idea, the system doesn't allow that due to the suffocation. You can reach the ground on your round, though, letting the rest get off unharmed.

That's a hit. Drain resisted by device rank: 22, nope The damage effect is blocked by his Impervious Toughness 9. Give me an IC @RedSpine, then @Nerdzul is up

TOU: 18 Third Little Pig is bruised and dazed. I'll go after Kaede's IC 24 - Little Mermaid II - 5HP - Unharmed 20 - Zhenschina-voin - 2HP - Bruise (x1) 20 - Big Bad Wolf - Unharmed 17 - Synapse - 3HP - Bruise (x1) 12 - Three Little Pigs -- First Little Pig - Unharmed -- Second Little Pig - Unharmed -- Third Little Pig - Bruise (x1), Dazed 9 - Shadowborne - 3HP - Unharmed

Little Mermaid II Nazi Punchin' Mermaid --- Things weren’t going great, to be honest. Tanks were rolling through the streets in countryside, flanked by soldiers in grey uniforms with red armbands with Swastikas. Of course Mette knew what they were, but why were they here? And why was she here? She had seen some signs. She was in Southern Jutland, and these were obviously Nazis. She could see some scattered resistance from soldiers with Danish flags, but they weren’t really much of a match, especially not with the guy with the big hammer and the wolf guy on the Nazis’ side. Mette recognized those, too: Members of die Übersoldaten. She had watched them on the news, they were soldiers during the second World War, so… she was time travelling? Yeah, alright. Why not. The former Little Mermaid said she had time travelled once or twice, why not Mette too, right? Just a little time travel, had to be like some kind of super hero initiation thing, right? Just meant Mette was up for it now and… No, no, it wasn’t alright at all. Time travel was weird, she shouldn’t do anything, right? Stay put, figure out a way to get home, don’t affect things at all. That was the way to go, right? The man with the hammer swung his hammer and a hill disappeared. Mette was pretty sure that he was Thor or something like that. "Fandens også." Mette was already in costume when she condensed the moisture in the air around them to a powerful water blast aimed directly at the big guy with the hammer. He barely had time to look up before he was thrown back, while Mette leapt from the hill she had been standing on, landing on top of him. ”Velkommen til Danmark, dit røvhul.” She punched him in the face once. Got a few more punches in before she was tackled to the side by the wolf. Mette felt the claws racking across her arms, felt his hot breath. He was strong, he had momentum, but she was stronger. She could get him off in a second, then… Mette’s train of thoughts were broken when something threw the wolf off her. He yelped, tumbling across the ground before quickly stopping himself. A woman offered a green-clad hand to Mette, quickly pulling her up and… She was not alone. Mette’s jaw just about hit the ground. ”Det er umuligt…” Two women stood before her. One of them wore a short dark blue dress, long light blue opera gloves and leggings, a darker blue domino mask and a short dark blue cape. All of the darker blue had a white snowflake pattern added. The other... It looked like an older version of Mette suit’s, to be honest. Red and white, green scales, looked like an old timey swimsuit. She was the one that had just helped Mette and… “Flot dragt,” the woman in red, white and green remarked to Mette, before stepping past her. “Koncentrer dig, Havfrue.” The woman in blue was far sterner, more focused. She looked down at the German soldiers and waved her hand. The sound of breaking glass was followed by glittering shards falling on the soldiers. Some screamed in fear. Others clutched their chests, their bodies soon covered by ice. The woman in green moved, leaping at Thor. She got a few good hits in before he blew her away with a hammer strike. He was laughing, saying something in German about liking her spirit. Mette leapt into action, following the woman and crashing into the Thor. ”Lad hende være!” He was ready this time, and he was laughing. The wolf came at her again, while the woman in blue waved her arms, blasting him back with a focused stream of ice. The wolf groaned and roared, but stood up despite the cold. He said something in German. Something about eating the blue woman’s entrails. It was all very nasty and sick. The woman in green created a wave of water that collided with the cold, creating a solid ice pole that slammed into the wolf. The woman in blue yelled something nasty in German, then the fight went on. While Mette and the two women fought against the two Übersoldaten, the battle raged around them. The Danish soldiers really were no match for the German forces, and soon, they were driven back. Slowly, but surely, Thor and the Sea-Wolf started to overpower the two women. Mette tried to help. She really did, but die Übersoldaten were too strong. She could stand her ground, but not much else… and not while keeping everything else safe. A German soldier approached with a gun to a Danish soldier’s head. Reluctantly, the three women stopped fighting, while Thor and the Sea-wolf looked too happy about the situation, like they knew something that the Danish heroes did not. “Aufhören zu kämpfen. Hör mal zu.” The German soldier’s tone was commanding. Certain. He pushed the gun against the Danish soldier’s head as he smiled at Mette and the two women. “Jeg… De… Der er nyt fra København. Tyskerne truer med at bombe København. Vi skal overgive os med det samme.” He was stammering, stumbling over his words, but, it seemed genuine. “Giver vi op?” The woman in green sounded like she couldn’t believe her own ears. It was just an impossible thought to her. Mette gasped. She knew this. She remembered this, from her history classes. Was this why she didn’t know anything about these two women? Where they super heroes from before the Danish hero purge during the occupation? The woman in green, she had to be using the Little Mermaid book, and the other, she could be a predecessor to the Snow Queen, and… did the previous Mermaid know about this? “Nej…” The woman in blue was shaking, while Thor leered at her. “Jeg gør det ikke. De bomber os til helvede lige meget hvad vi gør! Jeg overgiver mig ikke til dem! Se på dem! Hør på dem? Tror du at stopper før de bestemmer over alting? Jeg gør det ikke!” Something was wrong. Mette could feel it. She was disappearing. Leaving. She tried to yell, but she couldn’t. Tried to warn the women. They couldn’t hear her anyway. The frozen soldiers, the ones that had grasped their hearts… The ice that surrounded them were turning black.

24 - Little Mermaid II - 5HP - Unharmed 20 - Zhenschina-voin - 2HP - Bruise (x1) 20 - Big Bad Wolf - Unharmed 17 - Synapse - 3HP - Bruise (x1) 12 - Three Little Pigs -- First Little Pig - Unharmed -- Second Little Pig - Unharmed -- Third Little Pig - Unharmed 9 - Shadowborne - 3HP - Unharmed

GM Chump looked up at Howl, Arrow and Nevermore and, with a sigh, he finally calmed down. "Alright, alright... I give up." He grunted and shook his head. "Head's all fuzzy, anyway." After they let him, he would stand up and look around. Toxin was starting to get back up, rubbing her head through the suit. Bluebird was still out cold, and the same was Casanova, hanging upside down from the tree. Stinger was still struggling lightly against Nightscale, but the fight was clearly out of her. "So? Are you gonna let me go or what?" She paused, before smiling. "Or do you just like being all up close against me? Is that it, Dragonboy?"

That is a 21. Resist: 5 Yeah, Chump surrenders. And we're out of combat, feel free to go to semi-random posting order, just try to avoid double posting between my GM posts, please.

Nevermore II "I'll stop the runner." Taking aim for a second, Nevermore fired a line towards the running gangster's legs and... yeah, that wasn't gonna hit anyway. He should focus, here. Aiming towards a building, he fired a grappling line instead, quickly letting it pull him in and sending him swinging past the running wannabe gangster, landing in front of him. "C'mon, no need to run, buddy. We just wanna talk."

Charlie goes for the gangster! Standard Action: Use Nevermore's Tri power to stop the gangster: 9. I kinda doubt that hits, but eh, we'll leave it. Move Action: Use the grappling gun to swing after the gangster and try to get in front of him to stop him from getting away.