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Sammy walked into the Golden Calf with a frown upon his face. He hated the frilly gold plating covering the place. It just really reeked of bad taste and that was something, Sammy really didn't enjoy seeing. 'God I hate this joint. I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for Lenny telling me there was some new competition in town. No body comes into my backyard trying to make score! I don't need the cops coming around asking too many questions.' Sammy moved deeper into the casino easily avoiding the two security guards on duty. He looked about at the various sections of the main floor, wondering where this new 'talent' was located. There were just too many people to tell exactly and even if Lenny had given him a description of the new comer, Sammy still most likely not be able to spot them if they didn't want to be found. No, there was only one way to find them and that was to simply trust in Lady Fortune. Sammy closed his eyes and took a deep breath before moving forward. Even with his eyes closed, he moved fairly confidently forward, turning just at the last moment to avoid colliding with a waitress or a slot machine. It wasn't until he reached the bar that Sammy opened his eyes and looked about. 'Hmmm, the bar. Guess I'll order a drink and see what might be around.' Sammy waved for the bartender and placed an order for a rum and coke. As he waited for the drink to arrive he glanced around at the people seated at the bar. Only two of the patrons caught his eye. A young college girl from the looks of things and her strangely dressed boyfriend. Sammy smiled at the couple when their eyes caught his. 'Great. Now kids are invading the casinos. What more can be going wrong in this world?' Sammy was wearing his usual black jeans and black t-shirt. A matching black backpack was hanging on one shoulder which he lowered carefully to the floor once his drink came. He turned around to get a look at the main floor again and scanned the area for the newcomer.

LONELY POINT What goes around, comes around: Emissary and Valkryie have a run in with the White Knight. During the battle they encounter an artificial lifeform in the form of a young girl. Mystery surrounds the young android which takes on the code name Payback since it is unclear who created her and for what purpose. The girl, who gives her name as Erin, has decided to help out keeping order on the streets of Freedom. However, her sense of justice does not sit well with Emissary and Valkryie. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings: Dryad, a super villain, attempts her escape from a siper powered prison. Will she be able to escape the cage that keeps her from the nature that she loves? Moving In: Contour Contour, a new hero in town, is setting up shop. Contour vs. Bellow: Contour returns home and comes across the villian known as Bellow. TOP

PORT REGAL Save the Citizen(s): (IN PROGRESS) A cruise ship suffers a mysterious explosion. Nearby heroes, Hellbound, Arrowhawk, Scarab II, Dark Star, and Sammy Six-Shooter, respond quickly in an attempt to save teh passengers. Will the heroes manage to save everyone and still find out what caused the explosion? Quantum Mechanics: (IN PROGRESS) Continues the adventure started with Dr. Archeville's speech at HIT. Trouble at Sea: Heavy winds, caused by the super villain Maelstrom, create panic in the people in the area. Maelstrom takes the biggest yacht in the dock for a spin before Magni can arrive on the scene. As the two battled, the strange weather draws the attention of another hero, Naga Fist. The battle takes to the air as the elements play havoc around the dueling combatants. Exile: Old Life Yearns for New (Birthday Vignette): Exile has a conversation with the mage he replaced. You know, for kids!: The Emissary has invited a group of heroes to vist his embassy to discuss a charity event for children. Dr. Estelle de Havilland, aka Gossamer, has answered the invitation. Calling Collect: Exile summons the demon Belphegor to discuss business. A Portal Without A Cube: Gekoman gives Quark a tour of his mysterious vehicle. TOP

BAYVIEW A true horror, the co-ed Halloween Dance: (IN PROGRESS) Preparations are underway for a Halloween dance at Claremont Academy. The sudden arrival of a group dressed like animals causes this dance to turn into a nightmare for High Note, Quark, and Geckoman. Placement Tests -- Mercy: (IN PROGRESS) Mercy has here abilities benchmarked while at Claremont Academy. Gekkonidae Sapian & Libra Nematoda: Prodigy and Geckoman get some time to interact between classes. Shift: Sarah May Brown, aka Prodigy, arrives at Claremont Academy and runs into Darian Cale, aka Quark. How will these two great minds interact? Placement Tests -- Ignis: Ignis undergoes an interview with Gabriel Marquez at Claremont Academy before undergoing his own placement tests. Placement Tests -- Quark: Quark undergoes his own tests at Claremont Academy. Twas the night before finals: Gordy, aka High Note, sings in his dorm room which draws the attention of Preston. aka Imposter. Monsters under the Bed: At the Rita Kord Dormitory, young Keira learns that her darkness powers have even more possibilities than she thought. Ashcroft's Party: A strange invitation is given out signed Sir Ashcroft. Guests are invited for dinner and a little more.... Shaking off the cobwebs: High Note takes his advancement tests at Claremont Academy. Darian's interview: Quark returns to Claremont Academy to see about getting a job at the school. Unbeknownst to the young man, there's a catch to the job. Welcome to Claremont Academy: A bus load of new students arrive at Claremont Academy to start their enrollment. Sanctis in the Electronics Aisle: Sanctis travels to Gadgets 'R Us and begisn wrecking havoc by controlling the customers there. Druid and Gravity Master, students at the nearby Claremont Academy arrive on the scene to deal with the problem. Placement Tests -- Geckoman: Geckoman has his powers tested at Claremont Academy. Placement Tests -- Leviathan: Leviathan has his powers tested at Claremont Academy to determine his classes. Placement Tests -- Echi Haimura Echi Haimura is interviewed and has her powers tested at Claremont Academy to determine her classes by Gabriel Marquez, the school's counselor. Mail Call: Dropping off a pacakge at Calremont Academy can turn into a very large situation. TOP

LINCOLN [Turf Wars] Payback: (IN PROGRESS) ArmyofOne, Red Star, and Chill Out stumble upon some gang activity. What has caused the gangs to sudden increase their attacks of citizens in the area? Two on the Vine: (IN PROGRESS) Jack Faretti, also known as Avenger, spends some time with a fellow vampire. Payback -- A Prologue: Chill Out finds himself in teh middle of an intiation rite into the Southside C's. This is the opening salvo in the Turf Wars storyline which continues in [Turf Wars] Payback. I'll Be There With Bells On: High Note, Teke, and Pseudo take on Maestro and the controlled hero, Sonic. It is perhaps the noisiest battle in Freedom city to date. Special Delivery: Ronin is called back in for a mysterious job. The job itself seems simple enough -- deliver a pacakge-- but everyone knows that it's never that simple when you're in Ronin's line of work. A high speed chase on the highway followed by a car explosion marked the begining of Ronin's trouble. Ions and Argent: The Emissary, while on patrol in the southside of Freedom, comes across Ionica, a local hero in the area. TOP

SOUTHSIDE Southside: Battle rages over the streets of Freedom as a group of heroes -- Amazon, Emissary, Kevin (aka Hub) -- try to contain the damage caused by the super villain Vengenance while the newly arrived Nanowire watches from the sidelines. On New Year's Eve in Southside... [New Year's Vignette]: Nightrival takes on a determined group of ninjas and their leader, Burning Tiger in the snow filled streets of Freedom's southside. During the conglict, Nightrival comes across a young mutant girl known as Madeline who helps take out the ninjas with one electric blast of energy. Somebody call for a detective?: Kevin and Sabrina decide to head to Sentry Statue when they come across a woman clad in power armor with the number 2 etched upon it. Her sudden appearance causes a minor accident. Sabrina, aka Amazon, decides to help those trapped in a car when the villain blasts her with an energy weapon. Kevin's attempt to help with the battle does little and Number Two makes quick work with Amazon before leaving the scene. The Raid: Nightrival and Shiken tracked a shipment of tainted drugs to a warehouse. Meanwhile inside of the warehouse, Nanowire was in a deep conversation with the African. When the two groups meet, bullets fly and Nightrival finds himself face to face with the metalic form of Nanowire. Realizing that he was out muscled, Nightrival attempts to sway Nanowire to turn on his bosses. The plan works and Nanowire turns on the African and his crew. However, the African manages to escape the scene. The encounter seems to be a turning point for Nanowire as well as give Nightrival the sens of satisfaction of stopping the dangerous drugs from hitting his streets. Learning the Ropes: At the homeless center built just across the alley from Our Lady of Mercy, Grimalkin heads in search of the street hero Nightrival. Word on the street places the homeless shelter as a common stopping point on the elusive hero's nightly patrols. Recluctantly, Nightrival agrees to take Grimalkin under his wing and the two head out into the streets. The two heroes manage to disrupt the antics of two members of the street gang the Brotherhood, a group of skinheads that rule the streets of Southside. Now the streets have a new duo protecting the streets at night. Payback: Dorian Magnus, aka Chronos, comes across one of his warehouses where his men had been executed. The business tycoon is sure that King was the one responsible for the killing and the stealing of his drugs. Now it was time to repay the crimelord for his interference. Deja Vu: Nightrival and Grimalkin tracked King's men to a warehouse with an emergency shipment. Inside, a few of the men talked of "the African" in fear. It seems that some changes had taken place within the crimelord's organization. Within the truck was a large shipment of Heroine. The duo decide to take the offensive by sending Grimalkin undercover. Take The Skinheads Bowling: Nightrival and Grimalkin head out on the streets when they hear a gunshot over by Monty's Garage. They come across the Skinheads ransacking Monty's place. The two heroes intervene only to come in contact with the group's Power-House enchanced thugs. Nightrival and Grimalkin are able to take out the thugs in relatively quick order but the leader escapes with some device and plans that Monty was working on. Afterglow: After mopping up the Skinheads at Monty's Garage, Nightrival extends an invitation to Grimalkin to join a group of heroes to rival the likes of the Freedom League. Fireworks are more fun when they're illegal [Vignette]: Kevin makes a trip with some classmates to give them a traditional Texas style Fourth of July. Alone again [Vignette]: Ren enjoys the fireworks with a beautiful stranger. The job: Heavy and Saori are commisioned to kidnap Adam Kirk. Not knowing the reason for the kidnap, the two perform the job only to learn later that the employer meant to kill Adam Kirk or do something worse! Heavy, not liking the situation, decides to stand against him. Burning Down The House: An explosion at the Heliopolis Heights draws Soutside's resident hero, Nightrival, to the scene. Nightrival pitches in to help save those still trapped in the roaring blaze. Speed Kills: Velocity follows a mand to Southside where Raven joins her. Together they learn that the warehouse he enters is filled with statis pods of duplicate heroes. The two manage to secure the area but the purpose of the duplicates is still in doubt. Velocity is also given an invitation to join the Freedom League. A Very Unlikely Assembly: Outside a local police precinct, a group of unlikely people meet for the first time. Colton, a weapons expert, Ullgir, a norse god, and Aaron, a dragon melded young man, make for an interesting sight. Reunion: Nanowire and his brother, Daisuke, get a chance to catch up. Will the two still get along after all their time apart or will they decide that the other must be stopped? College Visit: Oliver, also known as Blue Blaster, heads to Freedom College to visit the campus. There, he meets Megan, aka Velocity, Kevin, aka Hub. As the tour continues a few groups of seedy characters catches their eyes. Both Blue Blaster and Velocity make an appearance in the hopes of stopping whatever sinister plans the men had. The Peace Palace: At the Peasce Palace a young girl is kidnapped by a group of thugs calling themselves the City Boyz. Wesley Knight, having been in the club decides to get involved. When The City Sleeps: Over at Monty's garage, a group of heroes gather at Nightrival's bidding. Hub, Grimalkin, Velocity, and Sen arrive only to meet Monty. Could this be the beginning of Nightrival's plan for a new group of heroes? A windy day at Jordan International Airport: Warren McCue, also known as Leviathan, and Lady Iconica run into each other while Warren is waiting for a taxi at the airport. While talking Lullaby approaches and joins in the conversation. Hub: And a new one just begun (Birthday Vingette): Hub converses with a friend before heading out to celebrate his birthday. Thrash the Crack House: Reflection, while trying to close down a crackhouse, comes into contact with Southside's defenders, Nightrival and Grimalkin. The trio decide to team up to take out the drughouse. Traffic Jam: A sudden traffic accident at the intersection of Indiana and Yeats brings a number of heroes out to deal with the problem. TOP

THE BOARDWALK Forget the Cards, I Win: Maelstrom blasts his way into the Lucky Sevens Casino. Unbeknownest to the villain, the street hero, Nightrival was in the neighborhood. The battle was short but the casino paid the priced. Hiring the Ghost: Sammy, aka The Ghost, makes a phone call to see about a job. Establishing a high roller: Sammy "The Ghost" Cosentino arrives in Freedom City. His first order of business is to get settled in near the casinos of the Boardwalk. Now with a place of his own, Sammy begins branching out looking for various opprotunities. The Quicker You Start, The Quicker You'll Finish: Arrowhawk comes to the Boardwalk to begin his mission of taking down the mob within Freedom City. Now all he needs is a place to start, and Lenny is just the man to point him in the right direction. I thought I saw a ghost: The Ghost is contacted by Maximus Grey for a job. Stepping Up To The Golden Calf: Violetta Williams, a young woman also known as Capricia Chill, sets her sights on the Golden Calf to be her first score in Freedom City. While casing the casino, a man by the name of Lenny approaches her. Unknown to everyone, Lenny is actually the super hero Grimalkin in disguise. While the two talked, Sammy, aka The Ghost approached them. Now a plan is being hatched for Letta, Sammym and Lenny's contact, Whisper, to rob the Golden Calf. Something wicked this way comes: The Ghost begins looking for a a way to unload the strange box he stole during his first job in Freedom City. To complicate matters, he has been having strange dreams. TOP

This thread is a listing of the various major events that have occured within South Freedom that would most likely go unnoticed. Players are encouraged to check this thread and to incorporate reactions to the events in their own thread. TIMELINE OF SOUTH FREEDOM THREAD COUNT BY AREA AREAS IN SOUTH FREEDOM The Boardwalk -- The boardwalk is lined with hotels and casinos. It runs along the shore of the South River between the Wallace Expressway and Route 4. Southside -- South of the Boardwalk is the Southside district, bounded by Route 4 and Route 6. Southside is mostly middle and lower-middle class, but growing pockets of poverty and crime have been eating away at the community for years. Lincoln -- West of Southside, Lincoln was built up in the 50s and 60s,. It is predominantly an African American community, with pockets of Hispanic and other ethnic groups. Many people who live here work along the Boardwalk and nearby places. Bayview -- East of Southside is Bayview. Bayview is a more affluent community than Southside; it goes from waterfront property with a spectacular view of the Centery Narrows and Riverside towards the higher ground near South Bay Road, known as the Bayview Heights. Port Regal -- Similar in many respects to North Bay, Port Regal is somewhat less affluent, many of its older homes and mansions turned into bed-and-breakfast inns. Port Regal clusters around Lake MacKenzie and the peninsulas jutting out into the bay. Lonely Point -- The most isolated point of land in Freedom, Lonely Point is named for its rocky and desolate terrain. There are sandbars and scrub plants, but little else along the narrow peninsula. It is home to a United States Naval station.

The IC thread has been opened. There you'll find what you learn of the building a few days before arrival. If there is anything special you want to do with the information, let me know with that thread. When making rolls for the thread, please use the tag [YJ] so I know which rolls to look at. There will be a mixture of minions as well as real opponents. When fighting real opponents, I'll make the toughness saves. Minions you can do yourself and incorporate the results in your post. I'll go over combat posting later when we get into that situation. Let's have a good game! :D

A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE MERCHANDISE ARRIVAL Northbay, home to the rich and powerful, has seen very little crime. The police make sure to patrol often and keep the area safe for their biggest donators. The heighten level of protection that the citizens within the area are granted makes it the ideal location to store contraband smuggled into the city. The address that Yamaguchi had given you turns out to be a small yacht holding warehouse near the docks area. The building is two storeys tall with three major entrances: A large loading doors to allow yachts to be brought in and out, a normal sized door next to the dock doors, and a normal sized door in back. Surprisingly, there are few windows in a position to see inside. the gorup counts three small windows large enough to let in light on the second floor. They seem to be large enough for a person to slip inside if need be. A quick look around the building shows that there are 2 guards at each of the small doors. A few men can be seen moving in and out of the building itself. They seemed dressed like dock workers or a few patroling guards. During your examination of the area, you count ten guards in total, with the four on patrol and six that seem to move about at any given time. On the roof, there is a skylight that offers a view of the inside of the warehouse. Stairs lead to the roof area and there you occasionally see a guard that checks the perimeter of the area at set times. During one of the cleared periods, you get a look within the warehouse through the skylight to see a large area filled with yachts in various degrees of completion. To the east end of the warehouse, you see a wall with double doors. A key pad is against the wall which restricts entrance into the back area. During your observation, you don't see anyone enter or exit the back area.

I'm back. Are you guys still willing to allow the Ghost to make an appearance?

Thanks for the heads up. I'll ahve to go over the source book again, but looking at the detailed map of the city, there seems to be docks in North Bay. I may have to adjust things slightly after checking up the source book, but it's going to happen here regardless of the minor details.

Is there anything special you want Ronin to check up on? Give me a list, in order of priority, of what you want to find out with a roll for each item. I'll go down the list and tell you how far you get as well as what you learn.

Just a quick note. I'll be away for the next four days or so on a trip. I most likely will not have access to a computer but who knows. When I get back, I'll start up the Yamaguchi job thread in North bay. Everyone have a good weekend!

Sounds perfect!

I haven't forgotten about this thread, but I'll be away on vacation for the next four days. I don't want to get started and hold things up so will delay my appearance until I come back in RL. I hope the thread is still going strong by then.

Then he most likely wouldn't hire Badb then. He wants the merchandise more than anything else. If Badb is going to be clear that she's not going to be responsible about seeing the maerchandise arrives, he wouldn't really want her along. Now, if she says she'll go but keep her own mental picture of playing protection only, that's a different story. What he doesn't know won't hurt him. So Badb has the following options: --Accept the job as is and try to get the merchandise for Yamaguchi. --Accept the jon but keep her own agenda to herself. [Whatever that may be.] --Decline the job and still show up to beat up on whomever is there. [Always fun froma villain's persepctive.] --Decline the job and simply stay at home. There may be other options out there, but the above four are the ones I can see. Any of the first three will still allow Badb in the thread. The last one would effectively boot her out. I do want Badb in the thread, though. If you can find a reason why she would do the job it would be great.

Duncan smiled and walked her to the VIP area. The guard at the door was a large hulking man wearing the club's logo on a short sleeved shirt. "I want a private room, Jim," Duncan said smoothly. Jim looked at Duncan for a moment and then to Megan before smiling at Duncan. "Of course, Mr. Maguire. Room five is free with a view of the dance floor. You'll have all the privacy you want in there." The bodyguard opened the door and let teh two into the back area. Behind the door was a lone corridor that once the door was closed, very little of the music could be heard other than than the lowered tones coming from wall mounted speakers. the corridor was long with various doors on either side of it. Duncan slowly led the way down the corridor until he reached a red door with the number 5 on it. "Here we are," Duncan said as he opened the door. The room beyond the door was small with a love seat to the side, a small table, two large chairs, and a large glass window that looked out onto the dance floor. Megan realized that it was one of the sections of the wall mirrors just behind the dance floor. The view was of the various people dancing to the music as well as a partial view of the DJ booth. The entrance was in clear sight, though. "I often use these rooms to relax and get away from teh groupies that could hound me out there," Duncan began as he walked over to a wall switch. He flipped the switch and the music playing outside started pumping into the room. The noise level was just right to carry on a conversation without shouting but still enough to enjoy. "We can order drinks from here as well. They'll bring us anything we want." Duncan moved over to the love seat and sat down. He patted the space next to him, inviting her to join him.

hmmmm, I am sorry about that, but I find it difficult to even get motivated with this thread. When we started, you wanted someone to play an NPC for a possible boyfriend for Velocity. I understood that, but as this was your thread, I didn't want to force interaction. I felt that I shouldn't have to do that. Now, I really don't see much point in my continued participation if I'm forced to take the lead in a thread that has little merit for myself. I'll post but I do hope that you take the lead for the thread as it was one that you wanted to play.

Here are the details to the job as the villains know. ------- Yamguchi waits for the three to sit down before speaking again. "The job is simple. A competitor of mine is importing some merchandise into Freedom city by way of ship into North Bay. The containers are large and I don't want that merchandise to get where it's supposed to be going. If you're willing to do the job, I'd like you to make sure that those containers get to me. I will pay you handsomly for the job, but pricing as well as more detail will come to those that are willing to learn more." Yasmaguchi looks at Ironhide. "My competitor has ties to Russia. For the moment that is all I'm willing to say on the matter. For this job, that's all you need to know about my competitor. If you have a fear for getting invovled with Russia, then you may wish to back out now before I give too much details." Yamaguchi reaches down and slowly removes a breifcase. He places it on the table and opens it for the three to see. "For this job, I can give you each three hundred thousand dollars up front and another three hundred thousand after the job is done." Inside the briefcase are packets of hundred dollar bills. Yamaguchi smiled broadly at Badb and templed his fingertips together before him. "Of course. The merchandise will be guarded. Once it has been brought in the warehouse, my competitor will have his men watching it. Of course," he says as he leans back, "I would hate for you to leave without reducing his work force in anyway possible. The job does not need to be silent. On the contrary, I want it loud. I want my competitor to know that he was hit and hit strongly." Yamaguchi smiles at Badb's response. "Good. I'm glad to see you're aboard. Ad for the first portion, I give you a small part of it now. I was unsure as to how many would arrive today to take the job so was not prepared to paid out to everyone. It will be cash. The remaining portion and the second half, will be paid when the job is complete. We can arrange to have it in any form that you wish. I will just need the details." Yamaguchi looks at the others and nods his head. "Now, let me give you the details. In a warehouse in North Bay, my competitor is going to be storing a large shipment of Machine tools from Russia. Of course, it is not the actually machine tools that I want. It is the small hidden boxes within ten of the crates. Each box is about the size of a briefcase with a bar code on top to identify it. All of the bar codes are the same so once you haveo ne, you'll know you have the others as well." "The contents of these boxes are very delicate so please be careful while handling them. My competitor will have a number of his men watching the area so it should be more than enough fun for you to enjoy. However, there is a time limit on the job. Once your presence has been detected, you'll have ten to twenty minutes before he sends reenforcements. Also, there's a chance that a pesky hero or two may be in the area, so watch out. You can have your fun, but the main job is to get me those ten boxes. Any questions?" Yamaguchi shrugs his shoulders. "I do not know. The merchandise is important enough to have very heavy security, but I doubt that it will be his complete force. It's one of the reasons why I'm offering so much for the job. I know he will have security, but not what." Yamaguchi turns to Exile and smile. "The ship will arrive in a few more days. He'll be moving the merchandise within a week's time so you had better do your preparations quickly. The boxes all weigh about 5 pounds each but they can not be teleported. Their contents are very delicate and strange movements like teleporting may upset them greatly. They would become useless to me as well as very dangerous to you. Once you have the merchandise, bring it to me here." Yamaguchi hands over a small strip of paper with an address in Lincoln." ---------- Any preparations for the job will be handled off camera here. So if there is anything you want to do before the action starts, ask away.

Okay, the OOC thread is up for Yamaguchi's job. WE'll start doing the off camera studd there before making the main thread. Any preparations you want to make before the job, we'll handle there. So head on over and we'll get started there.

Yamaguchi nods his head. "In a nutshell, yes. Very simple in all honesty, but I know that your time for something so simple would need to be compensated greatly. That's why the large payment." Yamaguchi turns to Exile and smile. "The ship will arrive in a few more days. He'll be moving the merchandise within a week's time so you had better do your preparations quickly. The boxes all weigh about 5 pounds each but they can not be teleported. Their contents are very delicate and strange movements like teleporting may upset them greatly. They would become useless to me as well as very dangerous to you. Once you have the merchandise, bring it to me here." Yamaguchi hands over a small strip of paper with an address in Lincoln.

Just got a little busy. Sorry about that. going ot answer those questions right away.

The Ghost nodded in quiet approval even as the effects of the taser had begun to wear off. "RQ, let's get to the merchandise!" The villain ran towards the stairs, knowing that it would lead them to the prize of the night. Ghost didn't wait to see if Red Queen would follow or not as he knew that time was against them and even Lady Fortune had little power over time.

Yamaguchi shrugs his shoulders. "I do not know. The merchandise is important enough to have very heavy security, but I doubt that it will be his complete force. It's one of the reasons why I'm offering so much for the job. I know he will have security, but not what."