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Megan was looking out the window at the passing countryside as the small tour bus they were on made its way towards Stonehenge. Lisa was napping still beside her, and Janet was across the isle in another seat. The bus was almost nearly full, with a few couples and two small families. Janet was sitting next to the daughter of one of the families, who was twelve. The green countryside was relaxing and seemed very tranquil. While she loved Freedom City, and all the excitement and energy that was part of the city, it was nice to get away from all the glass, steel and concrete. There were going to be other locations they would visit on this trip that were more exotic, but Megan was still enjoying the scenic countryside that they were driving through. Soon they were pulling up to the parking area near Stonehenge. As they had turned down the road towards it, Megan had nudged Lisa awake. There were already a few tour buses there, but it was not too crowded, yet. After the tour bus parked, the driver gave them a time to try to be back by so they could continue on to their next stop after they spent some time around the site. He then led them over to purchase their tickets. Megan made her way along with her two friends as they made their way through the tunnel under the road towards the side where the ancient ring of monoliths stood. Their driver went with them, talking about the site and various interesting facts about it. Megan followed along, taking pictures as she went, but while she listened, she wondered about the site, and if it might have some sort of magical importance. While not anything close to an expert on magic, she had tussled with a magic wielding opponent over the last few years, and had met a few magic wielding heroes. This place just seemed to strike her as the type of place that could be of magical importance. But of course, there was no way she could really tell or not, not with a hundred percent certainty that was sure. “Hey Megan, what’s the matter?†She heard Lisa ask, and the blonde teen realized she was starting to fall a bit behind. “Oh, nothing, just sort of lost in the wonder of the place.†Megan said with a smile as she quickened her pace slightly and caught back up with her two friends.

This time Velocity shifted slightly uncomfortably in her chair as she listened to Nightrival's proposal. She looked over at him and gave him a slightly apologetic smile. "Yeah, I thought that might be what you were looking to try to do. But I am not sure how much I can be involved." She said, and then began to elaborate. "In the Fall, I am starting college out of town. While its not so far out of town that I won't be able to make quick visits back here, I will be having other responsibilities. I recently accepted an offer from Raven to join the Freedom League, so that will likely be taking up a lot of my freetime."

Well, figured I would repeat my earlier indication of looking for any interested GM’s for Velocity’s vacation thread. 1) As stated above, Velocity. 2) Well, the storylines are sort of up what an individual GM might find interesting in setting up an adventure for. Velocity and her friends will be going an number of places, here is a rough outline of some of the places they will be… England: Bath (and the surrounding countryside- which includes Stonehenge and Avebury Circle)/London France: Paris/French Riviera Spain: Barcelona and the countryside Ibiza Italy: Milan/Rome/Naples. Greece (maybe): Athens and some of the Greek Islands (Barnum has expressed some interest in this one) 3) Well, unless other PCs are in Europe for some reason, it would be kinda hard to have any of them involved. 4) 3 (technically 4, though one of those is one that Heridfel has kept going after the original GM vanished, and is moving somewhat slowly) This request is a bit different in that it could be a month or more (or real time) before Velocity gets to some of the places, so a Gm could pick a location and not have to do too much immediately.

The early morning found Megan, Lisa and Janet making their way towards the center of town after an early breakfast at the restaurant of their hotel. “I am still not fully adjusted to the time here.†Lisa commented as she yawned slightly. “Well, that was the point of coming out here where we could take things more slowly, instead of going into London first.†Megan commented. “Once we get there, things will be picking up quite a bit.†“Yeah, but I am sooooo looking forward to that.†Lisa replied. “I can’t wait till we head to France.†Janet commented. “Yeah, that is going to be great, particularly the French Rivera.†Lisa said in agreement. “There is lots to look forward to.†Megan agreed as well. “But lets not get so focused on what is to come that we don’t appreciate where we are. Otherwise, why bother with this at all?†“Yeah, you’re right Meg.†Lisa replied with a nod. The three girls soon arrived at the courtyard near the Roman Baths and Bath Abbey, the area much more deserted at this time of day than when they had been here before. It was just a bit before half past eight, so there were very few tourists out so far. They stopped in the courtyard, and started to look around to get their bearings. “Where is the meeting place again?†Lisa asked. Janet looked at the map she had printed out and the back up. “Should just be on the other side of the abbey.†The three girls started to make their way around the outside of the abbey, taking the opportunity to get a few pictures of the building from up close and at some different angles. Soon they had made their way around to the front of the abbey, where there was another large courtyard area. Janet looked around the area a bit, and then pointed across it to some buildings with shops. “There it is, the Glass House Shop.†The three girls started across the courtyard as Lisa asked, “What was the name of this tour company again?†“Max Max Tours.†Janet replied with a bit of a smile. “And why did we pick them again?†“Because they have smaller tours, only up to sixteen people, and are well recommended.†Janet quickly answered. “Sounds like it should be good then.†Megan said with a nod, looking around as they approached the meeting place. There were already a couple of people there. A couple that looked in their early to mid forties, also a mom and dad with two children, a ten or so year old daughter and a boy that looked about fourteen or fifteen. The approach of the three attractive older teenage girls had not gone unnoticed by him. Megan gave a slight inward sigh. This really will be a drag if he just gawks at us the entire time. The girls stopped near the front of the shop, as Lisa looked at her watch. “We’ve got about fifteen minutes, maybe we could go look for a place to get some more coffee?†Megan and Janet both laughed. “You had two cups during breakfast, you have anymore, you won’t be able to sit still.†Janet replied. “Yeah, you can take a little nap on the bus if your still tired.†Megan added. “Better to just wait and not miss the trip.†She then said, as she sat down the bag she had over her shoulder. All three of the girls were carrying larger bags than they normally carried around town. In them they had water bottles, some snacks, their cameras and iPods and cellphones, as well as some light sweaters, just in case. Janet set her bag down as well, while Lisa looked slightly disappointed at the though of no more coffee, before setting her bag down as well.

Isn't the party for your character's secret identity? My character (Velocity) could show up in her secret identity with her parents, she is from a very, very wealthy North Bay family (and her father is a well know corporate lawyer in the city)

The next morning Megan and the others were off just after breakfast, making their way back into the center of town and to the Roman Baths museum. They got there before the major crowds, so were able to get in pretty quickly. The tour route started up on a balcony over the great bath, and from there they could see other parts of the city, the nearby abbey one of the more prominent sights. Following the balcony around, they made their way downstairs to the area around the great bath. Megan was sure to snap several pictures as they went with her digital camera. Of course, the area around the great bath was a reconstruction of what the Roman Baths might have looked at, but off of the area was the museum area, where there was excavation of the remains of the original Roman buildings. There were mosaics that had been recovered and restored, even some grave markers that had been unearthed. And a model of what the site might have once looked like. The three girls stopped at a point where they were on a platform looking down into a room that had dozens of small columns of tiles that were stacked on top of one another. “What was this for?†Janet asked as she looked down into the room. Lisa looked over at a small sign that was on the railing of the platform as she quickly read it over. “According to this, this was a changing room, and there used to be a floor over all those tiles, leaving open space underneath into which the Roman’s forced air from the warm springs into to keep the floors heated.†Janet chuckled slightly and smiled. “That’s really cool. My mom should do that for our bathrooms.†“The Romans really knew a good spot for a spa when they found it didn’t they?†Megan stated with a grin as she continued on through the tour. The girls spent much of the rest of the morning going through the museum, and then spending a bit of time in the gift shop picking up a few souvenirs. After lunch at the restaurant connected to the museum, they made their way back up to the Fashion Museum, which was located up near the Royal Crescent. After going through the Fashion Museum, the girls went and spent some time exploring Royal Victoria Park. Later that evening found them at dinner at an Indian Restaurant located not far from the Royal Crescent. “I am soooo glad I picked up some extra memory cards for my digital camera.†Said Janet. “The rate I’m going I’ll have used up the one I have in the camera well before we are done in London.†“You could always get some disposable cameras, though, dragging too many of those around would be a pain.†Megan commented. “Why do we have to get up so early for the tour tomorrow?†Lisa asked, clearly not looking forward to having to wake up so early. “The tour company wants to get us to Stonehenge before the real crowds start showing up.†Janet said with a shrug. “We can always nap on the bus on the way out there.†“Yeah, just think of how early were up last Summer at cheerleading camp.†Megan added with a smile. “I didn’t like that either.†Lisa replied. “Tomorrow just seems like its going to be a long day.†“It should be fun. It will be nice to see some of the countryside, and not have to worry about driving ourselves around.†Said Megan.

Velocity will hold her standard action for a full defense shoud they try to attack her.

Quickly finding the group, Velocity observed them a few moments and decided it was time to take the direct approach with things. As a bright yellow blur, she ran over to stop in front of the group, giving them a wide smile and a wave. “Hi boys, what’s up?†She positions herself so none are behind her, and was ready, a the blink of an eye to dodge any attacks should they indeed be up to something bad.

Velocity smiled at Nightrival as he made his way into the room. "Good to see you again." She said. Then with a blur of movement that was almost too hard to track, she moved over and set out the deserts she had brought, and then was over sitting in a chair near the couch Nightrival had taken a seat on.

I reolled pretty lousy as well, only got a 49 :D

Velocity gave a dazzling smile to the newcomer, noting the sword he carried. Hopefully he isn't as quick tempered as the last "hero" I met that carried a sword. She thought. She then gave him a little wave. "Nice to meet you Kiyoshi Sen. I call myself Velocity when I am out doing hero work."

Velocity followed alongside Dr. Archeville and Captain Wonder as the trio made their way inside, opting to move at a more normal speed for a change. When they arrived, she gave Emissary a wide smile. "Good to see you again Emissary." She said in greeting before looking at the other two heroes gathered in the room. She had seen a few of the interviews with Rusty Nail, and found he was as cute as one would expect from being so small, but decided that might not be a good thing to bring up. She also noted Gossamer, who was sitting on what looked like her own hair forming a chair. Wow, not only does she have amazing looking hair, it is useful as well! She thought to herself. Wonder if she has much problems washing it and caring for it? "Hi there." She said to the other two with a wide smile as well. "Nice to meet you both."

No, I doubt the mask would impead that feat at all (and in any event, the skin tight suit would at the very least help accent other attractive physical traits ) I wouldn't say its because she's a detective, more well read (as she can get a lot done in a short amount of time when it comes to reading ) I'll make a check to see what she knows. She should be a pretty recognizable heroine, she has been in papers and on the news a fair bit as well.

Warmonger, I would point out, that despite the picture for Velocity, she does not appear to be a blonde in costume. She does wear a mask (with goggles), and as part of that she has a brunette wig that comes out of the mask in a ponytail. :)

Velocity turned to look at the newcomer, giving him a wide smile as well. "Hello Dr. Archeville, very good to see you again as well."

Later that evening, the three girls were back in Megan’s room in their hotel up at the Royal Crescent. “I feel soooo much better after the afternoon at the spa.†Lisa was saying with a contented smile as she leaned back in the chair she was sitting in. “Yeah, that was a good idea to do right after our flight last night.†Janet added as she selected another channel on the TV they had on in the room. “With a good night’s sleep tonight, we will be ready for some serious sight seeing for the next two days.†Megan said with a grin. “Where should we start tomorrow?†Asked Janet. “I say we start at the museum for the Roman baths that was near the abbey.†Lisa said. “Yeah, that’s probably a good choice.†Megan said in agreement. “If we go there in the morning, we can go the Costume Museum up near here in the afternoon.†“I’m really looking forward to the tour in two days to the countryside.†Janet commented, flipping the channel again. “That should be a lot of fun as well.†Lisa replied, nodding her heard. Megan yawned slightly. “We have a busy next few days, and things will get even more hectic in three days when we get to London. We should probably get some sleep so we can be up and off early tomorrow.†“Yeah, there is nothing but weird stuff on the TV here.†Janet commented, switching off the TV and setting the remote on Megan’s night stand. “Well I don’t think I’ll have any trouble getting to sleep tonight.†Lisa said as she got up to head to her room. With a bit of reluctance, Megan stood up to follow the two girls to the door so she could lock it behind them. They made last minute plans on when to meet for breakfast, and then Janet and Lisa were off to their rooms and Megan looked back around her now empty room. She glanced over at her suitcase for a moment, thinking about her Velocity costume that was hidden inside. It seemed like it would be a nice night to head out and see some more of the country at high speed. But after the nice relaxing time at the spa, the thought of running around the country for an hour of so at supersonic speeds just seemed to defeat the purpose of having gone to the spa to relax some. I’ll take some time to run around some tomorrow sometime. She decided as she turned off the light and then made her way into the large king sized bed to go to sleep.

"Ah, don't worry about it any." Velocity applied with a dismissive wave of her hand when Hub offered to chip in some for the deserts she brought. The stunningly attractive young heroine then turned towards the door as there was another knock and Hub seemed to note who was on the other side before calling out to him and moving over to open the door for this "Sen."

okay, sounds good.

After finishing their rather late breakfast, Megan and her friends started making their way through more of downtown Bath, orienting themselves to the area and seeing some of the sites. By this time the streets were starting to get a bit more crowded, as more of the tourists visiting the city were starting to make their way to various sites. Their path first took them over near Pulteney Bridge, taking some time to look at some of the shops on the bridge and the nearby area. Megan was not overly interested in the shops that they had, looking more forward to some of the shopping opportunities they would have later in the trip (such as in London, Paris and Milan), but she looked around some, spotting a few little souvenirs she would consider coming back for later. The girls then continued back towards the center of the city, heading more South towards the ever visible spires of Bath Abbey. Many would think that for someone like Megan, who could easily cross the small city in less than a second, the rather slow pace of her two friends would be maddingly so, but she was actually enjoying the chance to relax and just move at a more normal pace for awhile. The trio’s path winded its way towards Bath Abbey, and it was not too long before they arrived at the courtyard that was located in front of the abbey. There they found a crowd of at least a hundred people gathered around a street performer. “Hey, let’s check this guy out for awhile!†Lisa commented as she started to try to move more forward in the crowd to where she might be able to see a bit better. “Okay, but don’t forget we have an appointment soon.†Megan commented as she followed along with Janet. The performer seemed to be about halfway through his show, so it was not too long before the show came to an end and the crowd that had gathered began to disperse, most of them stopping to drop some money into a collection box the performer had set out. Megan was sure to swing by it and drop some money in before they moved down the square to the Roman Baths. Megan looked up at the building that stood where there had once been a Roman public bath. “Wow, we will have to be sure to come back here tomorrow for this place.†She said. After another moment, she looked at the other two girls, a broad grin coming to her face. “But in the meantime, you two ready to relax and recover from our flight?†“You know it!†Janet said in reply with a smile of her own. Lisa voiced similar agreement as they turned away from the baths and headed just a few blocks away. There they came to a building that was in stark contrast to the majority of buildings they had seen so far. Instead of being more than two hundred years old, this building was an sleek, modern building of glass and steel, looking much like a glass cube. It was the Thermae Bath Spa, a new spa that used the same natural hot springs that had led the Roman’s to build a bath house in this part of the city. “Wow.†Lisa commented as she looked at the building. Megan could only agree as she looked over at her friend. “From what I saw online, the inside is even more impressive. Now lets go get some royal treatment!â€Â

Yay Thanks for a great adventure VM :)

Velocity smiled at Robert’s reaction to her business card. “Well, we are given a distinct legal status as heroes. Most don’t bother with things like business cards, but I felt it was an easy way for me to give contact information to the authorities and the like.†Her smile broadened when he mentioned coming over to watch TV or something. “I should be able to find some time to do that.†She then took his hand as he told her his new identity. “Very nice to meet you David.â€Â

Dr. A, Velocity and Captain Wonder are still outside, Heritatge's character is inside with Emissary.

Velocity looked over at the other girl as she spoke and gave her a smile as she indicated the food that was set out. "Thank you, but I think I'll need to pass. If I eat too much this late, I'll have to run a few laps around the state to be sure to burn it off before going to bed." She then shook Grim's offered hand. "Nice to meet you Grim." The speedster then glanced over at the man in costume and gave him a wide smile. "Hi Hub."

Velocity followed Robert into his new “homeâ€Â, looking around as she did. Hopefully he would be able to get the place feeling a bit more like home in short order. Though she was glad that he seemed happy with the place, as he marveled at the size of the living room. She decided it was probably best not to mention how large the Robert Luciano of this dimension’s house was though. She smiled again as she heard him mention the loft, and followed him around the corner, moving at normal speed as she did. “Well, it looks like you are set for now.†She said. “I’ll leave you to settle in some. Here, this is my number if you need my help with anything, or just need someone to talk to.†She said, handing him a business card.

A streak of yellow sped along the roads leading to the Embassy Emissary resided in. It was only a matter of seconds before Velocity came to a halt in front of the gate to the grounds, stopping to let the annoying security personnel check her in, tapping a foot impatiently as they did so. The guard was barely halfway through saying she could go in when she was gone in a blur, a gush of wind following her that blew the bushes and some low tree branches as well as causing the guard to fumble around some for some loose papers that were kicked up. It was not even a second before she was out in front of the impressive building, just as Captain Wonder was landing. "We have to stop meeting like this." The young speedster said with a smile as she came to a halt.