Veiled Malice

I found the following Valentine's cards on this site. Now that last one is just disturbing. :shock:

I found the following Valentine's cards on this site. Now that last one is just disturbing. :shock:

Denton seemed to be breathing normally, and other than a bruise on the back of his head, nothing else popped out at Velocity as life threatening. Even his heart rate was normal. Well, perhaps a little bit below normal, but that was just because he was unconscious. As Velocity checked her schoolmate over, she noticed that one of the men, the leader, had fled when she wasn't looking. The other one in the ditch was still there, and she assumed the one she pounded into the credenza remained upstairs.

Denton seemed to be breathing normally, and other than a bruise on the back of his head, nothing else popped out at Velocity as life threatening. Even his heart rate was normal. Well, perhaps a little bit below normal, but that was just because he was unconscious. As Velocity checked her schoolmate over, she noticed that one of the men, the leader, had fled when she wasn't looking. The other one in the ditch was still there, and she assumed the one she pounded into the credenza remained upstairs.

Denton seemed to be breathing normally, and other than a bruise on the back of his head, nothing else popped out at Velocity as life threatening. Even his heart rate was normal. Well, perhaps a little bit below normal, but that was just because he was unconscious. As Velocity checked her schoolmate over, she noticed that one of the men, the leader, had fled when she wasn't looking. The other one in the ditch was still there, and she assumed the one she pounded into the credenza remained upstairs.

Nice. Hope to GM for ya soon! BTW, is Lilac bringing Celestia in as well?

Nice. Hope to GM for ya soon! BTW, is Lilac bringing Celestia in as well?

Nice. Hope to GM for ya soon! BTW, is Lilac bringing Celestia in as well?

Renichi's mouth would have watered if he still had the capability to do so. Meat, other than fish, was fairly rare in Japan, and certainly in the quantities the Parkers had laid out on the table. The prices for Kobe beef alone were just this side of obscene, that much he knew, making it a special occasion only type of thing for most families. He'd only had it a couple times in his life, the most recent being his acceptance into Tokyo University. My last full meal as a human, he realized. The next day he had turned into Nanowire. The potatoes were different then he was used to as well. When the family Parker started their dinner prayer, Renichi was more or less unsurprised. Even though he had only a passing familiarity with Christianity, he was aware of their various ceremonies. Unfortunately, there were so many denominations of Christianity he had no idea which one they were following. His own family was Shinto, although by Western standards, they had lapsed long ago. All the Sonadas really had was a small shrine in the living room that they lit incense at every so often. Seeing the Parkers together as a family made him think of his own and everything he'd left behind. As he watched them carefully to make sure that he wouldn't make a faux pas by reaching for something before they did. "Itadakimasu," he said, mostly to himself, but audible to everyone who cared to listen.

Renichi's mouth would have watered if he still had the capability to do so. Meat, other than fish, was fairly rare in Japan, and certainly in the quantities the Parkers had laid out on the table. The prices for Kobe beef alone were just this side of obscene, that much he knew, making it a special occasion only type of thing for most families. He'd only had it a couple times in his life, the most recent being his acceptance into Tokyo University. My last full meal as a human, he realized. The next day he had turned into Nanowire. The potatoes were different then he was used to as well. When the family Parker started their dinner prayer, Renichi was more or less unsurprised. Even though he had only a passing familiarity with Christianity, he was aware of their various ceremonies. Unfortunately, there were so many denominations of Christianity he had no idea which one they were following. His own family was Shinto, although by Western standards, they had lapsed long ago. All the Sonadas really had was a small shrine in the living room that they lit incense at every so often. Seeing the Parkers together as a family made him think of his own and everything he'd left behind. As he watched them carefully to make sure that he wouldn't make a faux pas by reaching for something before they did. "Itadakimasu," he said, mostly to himself, but audible to everyone who cared to listen.

Renichi's mouth would have watered if he still had the capability to do so. Meat, other than fish, was fairly rare in Japan, and certainly in the quantities the Parkers had laid out on the table. The prices for Kobe beef alone were just this side of obscene, that much he knew, making it a special occasion only type of thing for most families. He'd only had it a couple times in his life, the most recent being his acceptance into Tokyo University. My last full meal as a human, he realized. The next day he had turned into Nanowire. The potatoes were different then he was used to as well. When the family Parker started their dinner prayer, Renichi was more or less unsurprised. Even though he had only a passing familiarity with Christianity, he was aware of their various ceremonies. Unfortunately, there were so many denominations of Christianity he had no idea which one they were following. His own family was Shinto, although by Western standards, they had lapsed long ago. All the Sonadas really had was a small shrine in the living room that they lit incense at every so often. Seeing the Parkers together as a family made him think of his own and everything he'd left behind. As he watched them carefully to make sure that he wouldn't make a faux pas by reaching for something before they did. "Itadakimasu," he said, mostly to himself, but audible to everyone who cared to listen.

The last man was knocked sprawling by the ultrafast blow, skidding head over heels out into the street before tumbling a couple more feet into a ditch. At least he wouldn't be lonely. There was plenty of scum in there with him. Denton lay on the ground nearby, unmoving. But from Velocity's distance to him, she couldn't tell if he was hurt.

The last man was knocked sprawling by the ultrafast blow, skidding head over heels out into the street before tumbling a couple more feet into a ditch. At least he wouldn't be lonely. There was plenty of scum in there with him. Denton lay on the ground nearby, unmoving. But from Velocity's distance to him, she couldn't tell if he was hurt.

The last man was knocked sprawling by the ultrafast blow, skidding head over heels out into the street before tumbling a couple more feet into a ditch. At least he wouldn't be lonely. There was plenty of scum in there with him. Denton lay on the ground nearby, unmoving. But from Velocity's distance to him, she couldn't tell if he was hurt.

Well, bad news. With an outstanding roll of 27, Megastar has slipped past the block. That's a DC 25 toughness save, and the SHADOW guys are getting away. Man, can't a old timer get a break here? :roll:

Well, bad news. With an outstanding roll of 27, Megastar has slipped past the block. That's a DC 25 toughness save, and the SHADOW guys are getting away. Man, can't a old timer get a break here? :roll:

Well, bad news. With an outstanding roll of 27, Megastar has slipped past the block. That's a DC 25 toughness save, and the SHADOW guys are getting away. Man, can't a old timer get a break here? :roll:

"So was I, until you butted in, @$$hole!" Megastar roared as his punch slipped through Captain Wonder's defense and knocked him back a step. Not only did the formerly frail man receive a shock to the system from the punch itself, but the fact that Megastar seemed to be just as strong as him was a wake up call. In the past, he could have gone punch for punch with Centurion, but now... Sonic, in the meantime, was grinding his teeth together in frustration. His teammate had gone completely off mission and was now beating up an Elvis wannabe in a knockoff Captain Thunder costume. "And I'm supposta be the trouble maker?" he growled, firing off another sonic wave at the approaching SHADOW troops. The neo-Nazis seemed to have clued into the fact that two of their primary threats were tied up at the moment fighting each other, and took the opportunity to make a break for it, laying down cover fire at the beleaguered Next-Gen-er, who had to duck behind a tree to keep from getting perforated. "Dammit Star, get cho ass back here!" he shouted, but was drowned out by weapons fire and disintegrating foliage. "I am so going to wreck yo 360 for this, bro!"

"So was I, until you butted in, @$$hole!" Megastar roared as his punch slipped through Captain Wonder's defense and knocked him back a step. Not only did the formerly frail man receive a shock to the system from the punch itself, but the fact that Megastar seemed to be just as strong as him was a wake up call. In the past, he could have gone punch for punch with Centurion, but now... Sonic, in the meantime, was grinding his teeth together in frustration. His teammate had gone completely off mission and was now beating up an Elvis wannabe in a knockoff Captain Thunder costume. "And I'm supposta be the trouble maker?" he growled, firing off another sonic wave at the approaching SHADOW troops. The neo-Nazis seemed to have clued into the fact that two of their primary threats were tied up at the moment fighting each other, and took the opportunity to make a break for it, laying down cover fire at the beleaguered Next-Gen-er, who had to duck behind a tree to keep from getting perforated. "Dammit Star, get cho ass back here!" he shouted, but was drowned out by weapons fire and disintegrating foliage. "I am so going to wreck yo 360 for this, bro!"

"So was I, until you butted in, @$$hole!" Megastar roared as his punch slipped through Captain Wonder's defense and knocked him back a step. Not only did the formerly frail man receive a shock to the system from the punch itself, but the fact that Megastar seemed to be just as strong as him was a wake up call. In the past, he could have gone punch for punch with Centurion, but now... Sonic, in the meantime, was grinding his teeth together in frustration. His teammate had gone completely off mission and was now beating up an Elvis wannabe in a knockoff Captain Thunder costume. "And I'm supposta be the trouble maker?" he growled, firing off another sonic wave at the approaching SHADOW troops. The neo-Nazis seemed to have clued into the fact that two of their primary threats were tied up at the moment fighting each other, and took the opportunity to make a break for it, laying down cover fire at the beleaguered Next-Gen-er, who had to duck behind a tree to keep from getting perforated. "Dammit Star, get cho ass back here!" he shouted, but was drowned out by weapons fire and disintegrating foliage. "I am so going to wreck yo 360 for this, bro!"

And another big post. They better start payin' me for the word, here. Anyway, both of the Next-Gens got knocked down, but that only lasts until they get back up again. Sonic's back to blasting, but is seems Megastar has a bone to pick with Captain Wonder personally. He's all up in your Kool-Aid, yo. One more thing: you got one of your HPs back, leaving you with... one. Everyone, including me, forgets you can just take 10 to hit minions, so you didn't have to spend one to reroll the hit on the SHADOW guys.

And another big post. They better start payin' me for the word, here. Anyway, both of the Next-Gens got knocked down, but that only lasts until they get back up again. Sonic's back to blasting, but is seems Megastar has a bone to pick with Captain Wonder personally. He's all up in your Kool-Aid, yo. One more thing: you got one of your HPs back, leaving you with... one. Everyone, including me, forgets you can just take 10 to hit minions, so you didn't have to spend one to reroll the hit on the SHADOW guys.

And another big post. They better start payin' me for the word, here. Anyway, both of the Next-Gens got knocked down, but that only lasts until they get back up again. Sonic's back to blasting, but is seems Megastar has a bone to pick with Captain Wonder personally. He's all up in your Kool-Aid, yo. One more thing: you got one of your HPs back, leaving you with... one. Everyone, including me, forgets you can just take 10 to hit minions, so you didn't have to spend one to reroll the hit on the SHADOW guys.

Maybe it was the fact that someone who bore a startling resemblance to Elvis was flying at them, but the two kids from Next Gen were unprepared to deal with the newly reminted superhero, however diminished his strength. Winds the equal of a Force 2 hurricane slammed into both of them before they could act. Though Megastar would have normally been in a better position to resist the massive gust, he failed to get out the way in time, and was bowled out of the air, slamming into the ground below. Sonic, on the other hand, fared slightly better. Initially, he was able to dodge the winds, but the air current that did catch him were still able to swat him from the sky. Tumbling head over heels after his bigger companion, Captain Wonder heard the boy spout off a stream of expletives that would make a sailor blush. Just another thing to council him against, he supposed. But the real target being the neo-Nazis, Captain Wonder laid into them with a vengeance. Black-suited hatemongers flew through the air like ten pins as his fists met with their faces. When he was done, the immediate area was clear of SHADOW troops, but it seemed there were always more to strike down. How people could willingly go along with a brutally insane ideology, Captain Wonder would never know. But neither did he care. Megastar and Sonic got to their feet quickly, glaring at the man that had smacked them out of the air. "What the hell's your problem?!" Megastar shouted, blasting towards the old time hero. "We're trying to help and you attack us?!" "Man, don't even waste time with that fo!" Sonic yelled at his companion. He stayed on the ground and started blasting away at the SHADOW troops again. Fortunately, the respite gained from knocking them out of the air had allowed most of the people of the park to get out of the line of fire. More Nazis went down under his blast, but there were still enough to fire back. Laser fire from the SHADOW lines reached out and tried to harm Captain Wonder, but his skin was too tough; the amplified light glanced off like rain against a window. The same appeared to be true of Megastar, but the kid was too pissed to care about the incoming fire. He was too fixated on Captain Wonder. "I am going to mess you up, man!" he shouted, cocking back a fist to strike him with.

Maybe it was the fact that someone who bore a startling resemblance to Elvis was flying at them, but the two kids from Next Gen were unprepared to deal with the newly reminted superhero, however diminished his strength. Winds the equal of a Force 2 hurricane slammed into both of them before they could act. Though Megastar would have normally been in a better position to resist the massive gust, he failed to get out the way in time, and was bowled out of the air, slamming into the ground below. Sonic, on the other hand, fared slightly better. Initially, he was able to dodge the winds, but the air current that did catch him were still able to swat him from the sky. Tumbling head over heels after his bigger companion, Captain Wonder heard the boy spout off a stream of expletives that would make a sailor blush. Just another thing to council him against, he supposed. But the real target being the neo-Nazis, Captain Wonder laid into them with a vengeance. Black-suited hatemongers flew through the air like ten pins as his fists met with their faces. When he was done, the immediate area was clear of SHADOW troops, but it seemed there were always more to strike down. How people could willingly go along with a brutally insane ideology, Captain Wonder would never know. But neither did he care. Megastar and Sonic got to their feet quickly, glaring at the man that had smacked them out of the air. "What the hell's your problem?!" Megastar shouted, blasting towards the old time hero. "We're trying to help and you attack us?!" "Man, don't even waste time with that fo!" Sonic yelled at his companion. He stayed on the ground and started blasting away at the SHADOW troops again. Fortunately, the respite gained from knocking them out of the air had allowed most of the people of the park to get out of the line of fire. More Nazis went down under his blast, but there were still enough to fire back. Laser fire from the SHADOW lines reached out and tried to harm Captain Wonder, but his skin was too tough; the amplified light glanced off like rain against a window. The same appeared to be true of Megastar, but the kid was too pissed to care about the incoming fire. He was too fixated on Captain Wonder. "I am going to mess you up, man!" he shouted, cocking back a fist to strike him with.