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  1. Avenger Assembled
    Ms. Hancock moved efficiently and directed all of her trouble-making students out of the classroom and towards the headmistress's office - which meant that soon Eira, Leroy, Àjàṣorò, Ben, and Mia were out the doors and on their way towards their fateful meeting with Callie Summers. Eira had looked at Leroy with her eyes narrowed and her cheeks flushed red, rolled her eyes at Aja, and kept the company of her fellow travelers Ben and Mia as they walked through the halls. "It was trivially easy," she said dismissively. "A matter of replacing the program that ran the auxiliary systems with one of my own craftsmanship." She smiled, showing those pure white teeth. "What's your rig?" she asked Ben. While they talked, she shot a look at Mia - and extended a hand her way. Her grip was as warm as a human being's.
  2. Avenger Assembled
    I spend my brand-new HP on Ultimate Toughness and take no damage!
  3. Avenger Assembled
    Church Watchdog spat blood inside her helmet, knowing without looking that Judy behind her was still struggling to her feet. She did look then, back to see Judy still pushing debris off her legs. She was bleeding from the nose and a cut along one cheek, and to Ashley's surprise it glowed with the colors of the rainbow, a searing, burning soul-light even brighter than her skin. She's going to do fine. she thought to herself before she spoke for the last time. "When he hits me, RUN." She didn't look back as she turned and ran for Donar. Just as she'd hoped, changing her strategy took him by surprise - not shooting him or throwing another grenade, but slapping a cuff on his wrist, binding him tightly to her with impervium-laced restraints designed to hold back - well, to hold back a raging god. She looked up at Donar, who was still trying to understand exactly what was happening, and fastened the other cuff on her own wrist. She slapped the side of her helmet with her free hand, collapsing the matrix and letting her smell the air of this place for the first time, letting him see not the red fishbowl of Watchdog, but her own face - bleeding and bruised but still unbowed. A Eurasian woman, racial trash, facing down against a Nazi paragon. "Come on, you Nazi son of a bitch!" she taunted, "let's see what you can do!"
  4. Avenger Assembled
    Judy's eyes lit up - literally. "What do you want from me?" she asked uncertainly as rainbow light spilled from her eyes and across her skin, her voice growing echoey and distant. "What's the matter with you?" Behind her, Ashley pulled a gun out of her jacket pocket - or maybe it was her belt? The movement was too fast but in a moment it was aimed at Alice's torso as the 'big sister' interposed herself between Judy and Alice. She slapped her collar and her red collapsible helmet erupted over her face, the internal capacitor in her sidearm whining as it revved up to full power. When she spoke it wasn't Ashley's normal voice at all. "Power down! Right now!"
  5. Avenger Assembled
    "Disgusting," Eira opined, having joined them again just in time to miss whatever it was Astrid had been talking about behind her back. "This is not some sex thing, this is music." She poked him in the chest for emphasis, giving him a hard look. "Now come, let us see what you are made of. We have equipment back in the band room. Or do you need time to catch your breath?"
  6. Avenger Assembled
    Okay: Watchdog spends her HP to shake her daze. {Free Action} She tells Judy to run (Free Action) She runs straight at Donar (Move Action) The use of the Charge gives her +2 melee and drops her Defense by 1 She uses her Snare effect https://orokos.com/roll/789634 = 29 That definitely hits! That's a DC 19 Reflex save for Donar. Daystar is dazed, and cannot take free actions right now.
  7. Avenger Assembled
    APPROVED
  8. Avenger Assembled
    There was quite a commotion in the classroom. A few students seemed to agree that this was some sort of new strategy to 'reach the kids' on behalf of the Headmistress, but the general consensus was that the school had been hacked - and by a supervillain! Names like the Tranquility Tyrant, Silver Banshee, and the Maestro were thrown around, along with Doc Otaku and the Freebooter (though most people thought the latter had retired.) In her seat, Eira squirmed like there were spiders in her jeans, looking around at everyone with her face increasingly set in a frown. Finally, she stood up just as Ms. Hancock was trying to bring the room to order and declared - "It was me." Eira's voice, perhaps a trifle amplified out her pale throat, cut through the noise. "_I_ hacked the system, and _I_ uploaded the altered files." She looked around at everyone, her eyes wide, and said, her accent thickening a touch, "It is no more than our right! They cannot silence us any longer!" The hubbub got louder at this, some students out of their desks and staring at her, others looking on in what might have been admiration. "We are the best!" "Miss Katastroff!" said Ms. Hancock, cutting through the noise as she appeared in front of Eira's desk - and yes, by God, the guesses were right because she had clearly teleported from behind her desk to in front of Eira's. "Report to the headmistress's office immediately." Eira glared up at Ms. Hancock before rising to her feet and striding her way towards the door. As she opened the door, she turned and raised her hands in the "horns" symbol, sticking her newly-pierced tongue through them and called "An-arch-y!"
  9. Avenger Assembled
    Judy shot Alice a hard look and said, "Well bless your heart, you must be new around here." She smiled munificently, as if she was going to take her pearly white teeth to Alice's throat. "And just how long have you two known each other, exactly?" she asked Micah, still smiling as she approached the two of them. "Ah don't think Ah've ever heard you mention an Alice." Hanging back and off to one side, Ashley leaned on her rake and gave Alice a hard stare, paging through the Rolodex in her mind, thinking about the danger signal Elizabeth had flashed them all earlier. She slipped one hand negligently into her right pocket, producing an audible click. "Boy has a new girl, that's all, Judy. Nothing you need to worry about." She looked at Judy, Judy looked at her, and Judy stepped back - but didn't stop fixing her gaze on Alice. "Elizabeth, can you stay here and help Judy?"
  10. Avenger Assembled
    That's a miss! I'm gonna pause our combat till the group inside actually comes out with an IC post. Once you guys do, roll initiative.
  11. Avenger Assembled
    "Just meant on the radio," said Woodsman softly. "You can talk so he'll hear you, I bet." He sighed, then sat back up, looking at the others. "I can block the signal so he can't _see_ the mines, but it won't last forever." He didn't worry about getting the crew to evacuate; short of getting up there and telling them to get the hell off the ship before he punched them in the dicks, that wasn't really his role on the team. "Hm. Can get one of the mines," he suggested. "Make it look like mechanical failure."
  12. Avenger Assembled
    Eira shot a look at Mia, blue brows jammed together for a moment, but then looked back at Davyd. "It occurred before the unification of their homeworld. An event shrouded in myth and legend as much as history." She snorted at that, then said, more softly, "Many of their technological advances were driven by the long cold war with the Grue Unity. The focus on biological countermeasures left them in a difficult position during the Incursion." She ran her thumb thoughtfully over her knuckles, not quite looking at anyone else as they headed up to the bridge.
  13. Avenger Assembled
    Riley responded by doing something that would have left any of Woodsman's Vibora Bay allies astounded. He laughed so hard Coke came out his nose. "Ha! Ha, Jesus Christ, Fred..." He had a napkin in his hand and was wiping his shirtfront off before he'd finished swallowing. "Oh my god..." He snorted, wiped his eyes, and blew his nose. "You are something else." He smiled. "Guess some of us have come further than others." His smile tightened, but didn't quite fade. "I don't know if you know this, but most girls don't go for guys who live in the woods with their hatchet collection."
  14. Avenger Assembled
    We'll work on the formatting, but the complications seem good
  15. Avenger Assembled
    It is a DC 14 Will save to penetrate the Illusion and realize that it wasn't the Headmistress singing there, though honestly y'all could probably figure that out!
  16. Avenger Assembled
    Eira didn't say anything to Leroy, just smiled at him in a way that showed her perfectly white teeth, drumming on her desk with her pen. She seemed to light up as Pan entered, shooting him a quick wave as he came in escorted by Ms. Hancock, who'd given him a definite "Later for you" look as she walked him inside the classroom. Being a morning class that most students aren't very interested in, Civics attendance is usually right down to the wire. And so it is today, with people jumping through the doors at the last minute, gabbing about friends, family, politics, and the very interesting topic of Pan's big dog that was just out there, what the heck! But eventually the bell rings and everyone's in their seats. First there's the Pledge, which a majority of students do because a majority of them are products of the American public school system and because Ms. Hancock leads the class in doing it, even though mostly nobody really cares if you do. After that come the morning announcements, broadcast both by speaker and sub-titled screen for the benefit of Claremont's students who may be disabled. "Today is February 17, 2020." That's the usual voice, over a panning shot of the campus taken by a flying student a couple of years ago. Then there's another voice that comes on, one that isn't immediately familiar in this context. "Please stand by for an announcement from the headmistress." Then the camera cuts to the familiar image of Callie Summers, sitting behind her desk and making eyecontact with the camera. She folds her hands, gives the camera a serious look, and begins to sing over subtitles, as _guitar music_ begins playing behind her and her voice drops into a low, guttural register... "Students: When I was born, the seed was sown I will not obey, my life is my own Battle those, who wish to enslave me Expose the lies, that enrage me..." And then suddenly, the announcements stop as abruptly as they began, the screen goes back. And in her morning civics class, Eira Katastroff throws back her head and laughs a single "Ha-ha!"
  17. Avenger Assembled
    Eira smiled but it didn't look like a real smile, the artificial muscles of her face contorting into something like a snarl. "You saw what happened. I told them how I felt and they thought I was announcing my superiority over them. Perfect little soldiers of the superheroic cause," she added with a sound like bitterness in her voice. "Why should I not be sensitive, when my mere presence is an affront to them?"
  18. Avenger Assembled
    Gather Info DC 10 Woodsman is a terrifying vigilante - a deadly marksman, tracker, and hand-to-hand fighter. DC 20 Woodsman is active generally in the northwest of Vibora Bay, but he'll turn up anywhere on that damn motorcycle. Some people laugh when they see how little he is but they don't do it long! DC 25 Woodsman seems to be younger than you'd think for someone of his evident training and skill; and he doesn't seem like someone from around here Knowledge (Cosmology) DC 20 (with the proper super-senses) Woodsman is not from this dimension. Knowledge (Streetwise) DC 10 Oh jeez, it's Woodsman! DC 15 They say he took out six guys from the Sons with a f#($ing camping hatchet! DC 20 He's not actually a killer but goddamn he'll make you wish he was. Survival DC 10 Woodsman is _extremely_ good in the wild; much better than you'd expect even a normal soldier or cop to be. e
  19. Avenger Assembled
    "Geez, Fred," said Riley, a quick smile crossing his lips before he picked up his drumstick and took a bite off the sides, heedless of the spicy grease that soon coated his fingers. "I'm doin' okay," he said, his voice soft. "I work as a mechanic part-time in the city. I've got some places on the west side that need a guy sometimes." He picked up his fries and smeared them in the grease left on his plate, then started eating those too. "Couple of jobs here and there since the big guy." He'd called Fred after the fight with the undead kaiju, mostly to let her know he was still alive, and yes he had taken down a giant monster in the middle of a hurricane with the local metahumans. "Locals are nice." He thought for a minute about all that was going unsaid, then did what was always the best defense. Actually smirking, he admitted, "Everybody here's black except one I'm pretty sure, so that's a thing. You see any...action since we last talked?"
  20. Avenger Assembled
    "Mister Wang, Mister Barrie." Ms. Hancock interposed herself between her two students with the sort of speed that made some of the students think she must have been some sort of teleporting metahuman. "This is not appropriate behavior from either of you," she said firmly. "Report to class immediately, and if I see any more questionable behavior from either of you, you will report to the headmistress's office at the end of period. Mr. Barrie, I am sure she will have some words for you in any case," she added sharply. To the other students, she said, "All right, everyone, our morning entertainment is over! Let's all try and have a normal class today, shall we? Your first test review won't take care of itself!"
  21. Avenger Assembled
    Ashley was already thinking ahead to her plans for the evening - so she let Judy greet Micah and his friend. "Hey Micah!" she said cheerfully. "We're just doing a little winter gardening." Hands on her hips, she looked at her word with a prideful smile. "Who's your friend?" Despite herself, Ashley looked over that way - and frowned. "That you, Davyd?" she hazarded.
  22. Avenger Assembled
    Goddamit Ashley wanted nothing more than to tune it all out and enjoy her day off. But she had things to do...she took her camera back from Mali, smiling, and thanked her. "Nice." She gave her date a look so sharp Davyd thought for a moment she'd made him, then she looked in the direction Fa'Rua was looking and muttered another curse. "I see him," she muttered softly, thinking ahead of time. "Thanks," she said to Mali, "I'm Ash, this is my date Farua." It was a perfectly sound East Indian name if you slurred it a bit, even if it wasn't exactly what the Lor looked like. "you want to visit the lady's room?" she suggested, nodding her head that way. "See if you can get her to follow me," she said to Fa'Rua, nodding in the direction of the guy who didn't have a reflection and his date.
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    "Pfft!" Eira snorted through her pierced nose. "We are making a band that rocks hard; the only kind that matters. Vocals," she said, pointing to Astrid, "keyboards," she said herself, "and guitar. If you think you can keep up with us." She turned and paced casually, walking to the edge of the bleachers.
  24. Avenger Assembled
    She penetrates the Bluff check with a 25 w/Skill Mastery. I'll roll her Sense Motive vs his 23 Bluff https://orokos.com/roll/788977 = 26
  25. Avenger Assembled
    "Mr. Barrie," said Ms. Hancock, "You cannot-you cannot just let a dog into the school!" She sounded scandalized, but not actually angry. "Just-just use your powers and send it away!" She wasn't entirely clear on what Pan could do but then in his experience many people were not. She was certainly focused on Pan, much more so than she was on any other students in the hall, particularly the one slipping into her classroom amid all the fuss and bother.
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