Dr Archeville

"Oh, I know well the problems with power supplies!," he said with a grin. He knelt down a bit, raised a palm to the side of his mouth, and stage-whispered to Fatima, "why, just a few weeks ago, someone on my staff -- I will not say who -- made a breakthrough in energy storage cells, but we had to shelve it when we realized it would be child's play to convert it into a potent energy blaster!" He stood back up again, gave Mona's sister a wink, and sniffed the air again. "ah, that smells so good! I cannot wait to see it, and the skilled culinary master who has prepared it!" As he walked through the living room, he looked all about him, quickly scanning and memorizing the photographs.

That works much better, yes. Everything looks alright, so here's your first :approved:

Archeville's eyes widened at the scene before him; the sight afflicted him with a temporary logorrhea. "Black hand, schwarze Hand, La Mano Nera, Crna ruka, death or unification, unify, unity, absorb, absorbing all energy, light is energy... ahhhhhh! Too much, too much, have I doomed her?, have I doomed us?, is it even really her? No, no, of course it is, Scarab said so; Scarab would not lie, would she? All a dream, an illusion, to keep me away? Still on Nede? Still in Providence? How would I-" Stop it, Viktor! Pull yourself together! This is no dream, no hallucination, this! is! real! The people are scared, and look to your for guidance and answers, but more importantly, Mona needs you, now more than ever! And you know what that might entail. And you know she is worth it. Archeville fell silent; an assured calm settled over him. Jaw set, eyes steeled, he sprinted down to the great crystal. "Mona!," he yelled, barely audible over the energy siphoning effects, "Mona, I am here! We are here! We brought your cocoon back, and have worked so hard to free you! You are almost through, almost free -- just a bit more!" But you might need something more. Something to stabilize you. A very specific type of energy. Energy only a living being can provide, ideally a living human. Without hesitation, he reached out with both hands to the black hand that had burst forth, and grabbed on. If so, take what you need from me. You can do more good with it than I. He braced himself, not knowing if Mona was going to pull herself out of the cocoon, or pull away some -- or all -- of his life essence. Either way, he'd be there for her.

"Respectfully, Friend-Supercape, you speak in error," the golden robot's flat voice announced, directed at the physicist. "The design for the suggested imagery was not mine alone, but rather a collaborative effort; you supplied the initial iconography, which I expanded upon." "As for the security matter," it continued, turning just enough to face the monitors, "Friend-Supercape believes I am worthy of the responsibility of having expanded access to The Lab, and a commensurate increase in duties. I shall do my utmost to prove worthy of this trust, should the rest of you agree to the change."

Welcome to FC PbP! You may notice she looks a bit different: I've taken the liberty of tweaking a few formatting errors, and making a few other small corrections to make it easier to read. There's still some items you'll need to address, though (such as how Flight and Space Travel cannot be APs off each other, and that Protection from Equipment does not stack with Equipment from Powers). The background is quite nice (as is the pic), though I would like to see less ambiguity -- even if the character doesn't know where she's from, the player should. More importantly, though, is my concern that she may not be a good fit here. As she is now, she seems to me more like someone that should be a recurring guest character in an FC comic, not the main character of one. The "beats bad guys, steals their stuff, and sells it" is also a touch troubling. How do you see her interacting with the characters and setting? What would Stormbreaker's comic be about, what sort of stories/adventures would be in it, who might team up with her?

Transcranial direct current stimulation can make your brain work better. But Voltage already knew this.

The golden robot nodded, "the Rutherford model of the atom does seem to be an iconic 'science-y' image. Perhaps superimposed over a silhouette of the Lab building, which, with its egg-like shape, also carries symbolic connotations." When Supercape suggested white for Protectron's own garment, the robot looked up at the monitors, shifting the examples shown to various shades of white. "Cleanliness will not be difficult; a negligible amount of power stored within the cape can be redirected to generate the static dis-" The strange robot cut itself short at the super-physicist's mention of security. The robot gave Supercape a curt nod, "shall I call the others? It generally requires at least two founding members to enact any major changes to the Lab's security systems. While here, we can also query them on their thoughts regarding Lab iconography."

Would now be a good time to invite Dragonfly or Ironclad or Miss A?

Okay, good, got the people out, an' the fire brigade's on the way, so that's my cue t'exit. Dead Head leaped out through the window, landing hard on and breaking one ankle. It barely broke his stride: he rolled up and ran towards the hospital, limping slightly at first until his supernatural recuperative abilities mended the breaks in mere seconds. As he ran in as straight a path as he could manage -- leaping (awkwardly) over speeding cars, ducking down alleys, hoisting himself up fire escapes to dash across rooftops -- his mind was on one thing: the psychic connection between Mutt & himself that Phantom & Nick Cimitiere had been helping them forge. Mutt, can ya hear me? Were ya able to track Gorsky's workshop? Didja- oh, nevermind that. If ya can hear me, meet me at McNider Memorial Hospital -- we got an arsonist t'catch!

"Ain't drawin' a line, 'Nox, jes'..." Dead Head shrugged, "jes' tryin' t'be polite 'bout it, is all." He turned back to Ghost Girl, and found himself smiling again. "Yeah, too many people think yer rights end when yer dead, but 't'ain't so! They don't need as much protectin', sure, but some -- no one wants t'be forgotten 'bout. Oh, an' the cultists," he rolled his eyes (though they remained in his head, this time), "always thinkin' they's gonna be the next Malador, gonna 'sunder the gates 'tween this world an' the next!,'" he intoned with deep mockery. "Honestly, I don't know which is worse -- the few who do have both the power an' knowledge t'be a threat, or the dozens more with jes' a taste a power an' hardly any knowledge! You know how many ghouls I had to put down last year when a few pages of De Vermis Mysteriis got out to the frats at Freedom College?"

The crystalline matrix greedily absorbed the quintet of power beams, rapidly draining the Mk VII cells. "First one's almost drained!" a technician cried out, her voice barely carrying over the growing silence. "Pull in a-," Dr. Yang started to shout back, but stopped when he saw Archeville waving towards one section of the far wall. "Power cells are not enough! Tie the transfer beams directly into the building's power grid!" He shouted as he flew over to the wall and tore open the panels. He thrust his hands into the rainbow of cables and pipes, pulling out lines to hand off to workers who ran them back to the transfer beams. A nearby computer monitor switched to the ArcheTech intranet instant messenger. Words appeared on the message box, as if typed by an invisible operator (or by a nearby German cyberkinetic): EMERGENCY POWER DIVERSION TO SUB-BASEMENT 3 -- LIFE IN BALANCE Lights throughout ArcheTech dimmed as power was sucked down into the basement laboratory and funneled into the crystalline cocoon. Come on, Mona... give us a sign... please be okay...

Some scientists are working on making a Circuit.

I'll be away this weekend. Original plan was "visit Mom, do stuff around the house, reach things on tall shelves she can't reach" now it's "see Mom, take care of her while she recovers from her kidney infection."

A slow month, but we had a bunch of PL bumps! Congrats! All chars save those in red have had their sheets updated. Arranged by Player, it looks like this: Acecipher no posts in 2+ months; archiving Altairion: --- Airon Saiph: 1pp Weaver: 4pp and can now be up to PL 11 :clap: angrydurf no posts all month Ace Danger: 0pp Phalanx: 0pp Aoiroo Catalyst: 3pp and can now be up to PL 9 :clap: Changeling: 1pp Silhouette: 2pp Arichamus Heraldo: 3pp and can now be up to PL 8 :clap: King of Suits: 3pp AvengerAssembled Citizen: 4pp Edge: 2pp Harrier: 1pp Azuth65 Siphon: 1pp Wisp: 3pp Bishop no posts in 2+ months; archiving Bishop: --- Breella Flora: 1pp Cube Pyre: 2pp Cubist Jubatus: 1pp Dariusprime Fulcrum: 2pp Darksider42 no posts in 2+ months; archiving Lady Winter: --- Rift: --- Derin Medic: 0pp Whiplash: 1pp Dr Archeville Dead Head: 2PP Doktor Archeville [maxed]: 2pp Protectron: 1pp Dragonsong no IC posts all month Defiant: 0pp Ecalsneerg Arrowhawk: 1pp Equinox: 1pp Geckoman: 2pp Scholar: 1pp Electra Fleur de Joie: 1pp Miss Americana: 1pp Papercut: 1pp Wander [maxed]: 1pp Eviscerus Leviathan: 1pp Spitfire: 0pp Fox Dragonfly: 2pp Gaian Knight: 0pp Wraith: 2pp Gizmo Ghost Girl: 4pp Jack of all Blades [maxed]: 3pp Midnight (II): 1pp and is now [maxed] :clap: Wail: 2pp GranspearZX Arcturus: 1pp HG Morrison Omen: 1pp Ironox no posts all month Bluesman: 0pp JackgarPrime Victory: 1pp KnightDisciple Cobalt Templar: 2pp Gabriel: 1pp Ozob no posts in 2+ months; archiving Wellspring: --- Paragon Quintessence: 1pp quotemyname no posts in 2+ months; archiving Blueshift: --- Ferros: --- Raveled Glowstar: 1pp Ironclad: 3pp Starlight: 3pp Sandman XI no IC posts all month Sleep: 0pp Scuffles Glow: 3pp and can now be up to PL 8 :clap: Semi-Autogyro Myrmidon: 1pp Sorus Sage: 1pp Willow: 2pp Supercape Lord Steam: 2pp Rene de Saens: 1pp Supercape: 5pp and is now maxed :clap: Synth: 4pp and can now be up to PL 11 :clap: supersheep no posts in 2+ months; archiving Quarrel: --- TheAbsurdist Asad: 1pp Thunder King Crimson Tiger: 1pp Voltage: 3pp TiffanyKorta Revenant: 3pp Young Britannia: 2pp and can now be up to PL 8 :clap: trollthumper Cannonade: 4pp Nick Cimitiere: 3pp and can now be up to PL 15 :clap: Vahnyu Net Fly: 2pp Xaositect Hyperion: 0pp The 100+ Posts per Month Club No one!

/me is quicker on the draw this month! Still need threads for: [*:3b5u9azl]AvengerAssembled [*:3b5u9azl]Azuth65 [*:3b5u9azl]Breella [*:3b5u9azl]Dariusprime [*:3b5u9azl]Derin [*:3b5u9azl]Dragonsong [*:3b5u9azl]Ecalsneerg [*:3b5u9azl]Electra [*:3b5u9azl]Gizmo [*:3b5u9azl]HG Morrison [*:3b5u9azl]Ironox [*:3b5u9azl]Paragon [*:3b5u9azl]Semi-Autogyro [*:3b5u9azl]The Absurdist [*:3b5u9azl]Xaositect

Dead Head Burnt Offerings (3) Die and Let Live (17) Fine Spirits (2) Something Eldritch This Way Comes (2) 3+17+2+2 = 24 posts = 2pp + Ref (rollover) = 3pp, bringing him to 217pp (207 used, 10 unspent) Doktor Archeville [maxed] News Thread (1) A New Day (5) There's No Equation for This (7) 1+5+7 = 13 posts = 1pp + Ref = 2pp Posts roll over to Protectron Ref PP rolls over to Dead Head Protectron News Thread (1) To Launch a Thousand Faces! (5) Upgraded Protection (6) 1+5+6 = 12 posts + 13 rolled from Dok = 25 posts = 3pp, bringing it to 188pp (180 spent, 8 unused) GM and NPC

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And on a related note, a thread I'm in with Supercape lead us to realize the Lab doesn't have a logo/icon. Should that be addressed?

The Doktor gave no indication he head anything Carrie had said, directing much of his focus on the great crystals and the monitors scanning it, and a smidgen of attention to what the technicians around him were saying (which wasn't anything he hadn't already figured out). "Drawing in energy," he muttered, "to fuel something? Kickstart the next stage of her... metamorphosis? Or... or is she expelling her Terminus energies, purging all her superpowers and returning to her non-powered self, but those energies interact with everything here in matter/antimatter-like fashion? No, no, that cannot be it, not nearly explosive enough... unless the process snuffed any explosions... a great field of Nothing, with Mona Teymourian at the center..." His eyes went wide, unfocused, then snapped back to one monitor, "psi-scanners showing increased activity... psi-scanners showing increased activity!," he repeated more forcefully, excitement dawning upon his face, "consciousness is returning! It must be her, working to get out!" He ran his hands through his unwashed hair, "how to help how to help how to help... cannot help: pull the butterfly free from the cocoon, its wings will not be strong enough to fly. Not that we have anything that can break that cocoon..." He froze, and began to hyperventilate a bit. No no no get a hold of yourself Viktor she needs you Cannot pull her out, but maybe put something in- He suddenly clapped his hands sharply, "yes! Doctor Yang," he faced the scientist with intense eyes and a manic grin, "we need more power, pumped in to the crystal, to help Fulcrum out. Power transfer beams, at the facet intersections there, there, there, there, and there," he pointed out a lopsided pentagon shape around the crack, "so the crystal can act as a buffer to help regulate power flow. The Mk. VII fuel cells should do; we probably will not have to tap into the building's power supply directly."

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