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Mike was a little startled by the news but definately excited. they got to go into space? And without even getting a permission slip this was awesome. "Understood Sir." Mike said assuming the warning was directed primarily at him he didn't know of any others among these students who could handle hard vacume.

"Oh don't worry so much my dear," Ace replied to Taylor smugly, "There are plenty of others minding my hands." He really did delight in tweaking Jacks nose he hadn't had this much fun in years. And here he had thought this event would be dull. As the song came to an end Ace manuvered them such that the final dip was directly in front of Taylors beau. As Taylor came to rest in his arms he looked up to Jack and blew his rival a quick kiss before returning Taylor to her feet. He bowed to Taylor, "Many thanks milady," and turnign to Jack with a smile continued, "Keep an eye on this one Mr. Farretti. Some one might just try and steal her away if you're not careful." and passed Taylors hand into Jacks.

The butler paused as they entered the spacious foyer, shutting the door behind them before offering a small selection of light hors'douvers, "Refreshment milady?" He asked each in turn. The foyer itself was as Stesha remembered it festooned with the trophies of a thousand adventures around the globe and dominated by a large painting of the Jungle Patrol in its heyday hanging over the entrance to the remainder of the Manor. Once the guests had taken their refreshment as desired the butler guided them down a long hall taking a left well before the atrium entrance Stesha remembered from her last visit. The hallway and the library that followed were both decorated in a classic english colonial style, dark woods and aged leather. The walls of the library were lined with books of all ages and several lay open on various lecturns or stacked neatly on nearby tables. As they reached the far end of the library the Butler opened the door and ushered them down another long hall with what appeared to be guest rooms branching off of it.

The crunch of gravel underfoot was disconcerting certainly but there was a certainty settling upon Taylor as well that she was not supposed to be here. A person of weaker will would likely have felt too uncomfortable to remain. Standing upon a large rock Taylor caught site of a diminutive older gentleman in a well fitted suit topped with ornate tribal jewelry as she peeked, to Stesha the man was standing several steps up so as to be at eye level to the approaching ladies. He offered a curt bow as they drew to a stop and beckoned Taylor closer leaning in and whispering something to her in a familiar tongue, she believed it to be an obscure dialect of Tibetan though translation was beyond her field of study. As he withdrew it was as if Taylors eyes were opened anew. A vast manor stood before her where she stood at the foot of a sweeping stair up to the main entrance the beautifully manicured courtyard laid out around her. With a nod their diminutive guide spoke in crisp english, "This way ladies the master of the house awaits." before showing them into the manor.

I think what you're describing is best left as a feature Honestly. If its just, I look at you and know your hearts desire maybe have it require a sensemotive against the persons bluff for balance but as its really an RP feature not real mind readign I think thats the way to go.

Ace had been surprised when Taylor had called with this particular request, pleasantly surprised but surprised none the less. He had Easily shifted his schedual to make the afternoon available to her and Stesha and had the gym set up with some training dummies as well as mats and anything else they would need. Stesha knew the way so he just made sure one of the staff was available to show them in and took care of his warm-ups before they arrived. When they arrived the young ladies were greeted by two very different sights, Stesha could easily make out the long drive and artfully sculpted topiarys of the manor. Taylor merely saw an open lot and very nice view of the bay over the far off dunes though she could feel some sort of magic permeating the environs, the soft glimmer of the arcane limning the landscape.

Taylor and Stesha get some tips from Ace on hand to hand combat. any prefferance for a date?

Mike frowned at Eddies suggestion that they should just ignore the rules that had minimal consequence for breaking them, But it was Eddies way he supposed. "Well the school sponsors various activities, and we all go out occasionally on the weekends sometimes. Pretty normal stuff, the Amusment Park or a show or something..." He trailed off as he remembered that just about all of thier recent group actinities had ended up with some kind of disaster needing to be averted.

Mike was surprised by her sudden outburst, He really wished he was better at this but nothing for it but to keep trying, "Listen Alex is right we got off on the wrong foot. You have to understand that even with everything your story is a little hard to swallow." He said plainly. "Your world much be alot different if we're the heroes and Next Gen is the second string, but I think the real issue here is where we go from here. If you don't want our help fine, but trust is a two way street." As his statements drew to a close he looked at Zoe expectantly. For most of the people at the table it was unusual verbosity from the normally withdrawn Mike, for Zoe it was her fathers classic solution. Move forward and do what you can with where things are and don't let someone go it alone if you can help.

Ace nodded as they continued thier conversation. It was quite enlightening just witnessing a free exchange of ideas on the subject. He chose not to speak instead turning expectantly to the good Doctor to hear what more he had to offer on the subject.

No worries Blink things go crazy round here sometimes. Thug leader will offer covering fire on the retreating girls. Arrowhawks Nauseate effect is launched on his action. Arrowhawk is up.

The young man in the car was too busy cowering to notice the Girls fleeeing the car as soon as he did he shouted a soulfull "Natasha! Wait!" at their rapidly retreating backs. The seeming leader of the group stumbled and hacked in the cloud of gas unleashed by Arrowhawk but managed to fire a burst of energy towards Dark Star despite his distress though it seemed more in an effort to force the ghostly hero into cover than to actually harm him.

Ace glanced down at Taylor and leaned in close, "I'm sure we can come up with a way to entice him away from his most recent aquisition." He whispered in her ear as his hand slipped around her waist. Taking her other hand in his as he nodded to the band. Immediatly the opening chords of Epoca filled the hall as he expertly guided her onto the dance floor in a sultry Argentine Tango.

Mike glanced down into the shack, "So I assume theres more to this than just a shack?" He asked as he tried to get a better look. "Any more traps?" He asked with some concern as James was not nearly as resilient as himself. Mike tended to take on a feeling of responsbility for his less hardy friends though untill recently that had basically meant Alex.

Mike stared blankly at his longtime friend, 'I think astrophysics is still a bit off for now. At least I hope so.' he replied. Walking out of the class room he wracked his brain trying to remember if Astrophysics had even been part of the course, he had really just sighned up when he saw who was teaching it.

I'm not seeing any IC post since you TP'd into the car a round ago.

Ace flashed a mischevious smile to his young companion, "Don't sell short the worth of wit my dear, there is a dearth in the world." He flirted. He glanced up almost reflexively to look for James as he answered he question, "As for Magic I would guess her young partner was the culprit. One of the youngest scions of the Prophet family, bit of a black sheep but nothign to be concernedabout considering the overall crowd." He added with a wink as he nodded to the cloistered private room where the host and most of his top men relaxed in seclusion.

YAY thread is Over! Angrydurf waves his Trial thread is Over sign in celebration. *Cough* Uhm so yea thats fine by me.

since it looks like we're getting to this point. Initiative (1d20=13)

Mike nodded unconciously as Psyche relayed the plan to him, 'Got it,' He replied, 'I'll head in as soon as Mark and James get here.' He kept a carefull watch on the gate while he waited for Edge and Hellion to arrive. As he saw eddie head up into the air he glanced nervously around. Eddie had just made himself a big target he hoped Hellion and Edge got here soon.

Ace smiled down at Taylor with an ammused smile, "You know most woman can't pull it off but jelousy looks good on you." He with an admiring eye. Turning his attention to the dance floor Ace took in the scene quickly, "Its probably just business, you needn't worry, Ms. Marks parents run a lucrative Import/Export business, I'm sure a man of Jacks, lets say broad, business intrests has plenty of legitimate reasons for wanting to get to know her better." He said still smiling, "though if you preffer to make a mistake in a fit of pique I am available." His half smile was full of promise as he spoke and his eyes fixed on hers awaiting her answer. Of course in Aces opinion there were few ideas better than sabotageing her relationship with Jack, and his expresssion made it clear it would certainly be an enjoyable way to get even, if overkill give the truth of the situation.

Setting Paragon Arry to 6 Superstrength. If its not locked I'll edit I just assume its not that easy ;)

Mikes eyes narrowed. Untill Erins question had pointed the way he had assumed that the Nazi's just had one of these modu-whasits as part of the factory. It never occured to him that it could be in use for similar purposes to what they needed it for but that was deffinately something he was going to make sure wasn't going to happen. Leaving the others to question the guards he yanked on the bunker doors handle not hopefull it would be unlocked but not about to not at least try the easy way. When it didn't open he set his feet wide and pulled with all his might to tear down the reinforced door.

Sandman asked for some suggestions to help flesh out his ideas for Quark. After talking in Chat here's some ideas. There were three main areas that were underdeveloped for his current iteration of Quark. Who his people really are. What make Quark different from the rest of them/why is he here. And Why he does what he does here on earth. Sand expressed that his people are knowledge obsessed but still descended from humanity. They have some tragicly human flaws despite thier superior intelect. This also explains why there is basically no contact between the Empyreans and Humanity at this point though leaves room for others like Quark as the story demands. Quark is more Dynamic than his people, hence his ability to invent and his desire for change. This opens him up for plenty of growth as he learns more of how earth works. Also I left the exact preparations intentionally vague so it can cover whatever of his devices and gadjets he wants. this also explains why Quark isn't just smuggling more and more knowledge to Earth he effectively can't retun to the Sphere his trip was basically one way. Though with character growth he has the option of returning for story purposes. Quark really is a stranger in a strange land he has an academic understanding of normal interactions but the aplication is very alien to him hence the low charisma. This leads to story opportunities as he stumbles with his attempts to interact normally as well as growth if he wants Quark to master the interactions at some point and buy up appropriate skills and charisma. I left vague what he has shared of his knowledge but used it as an explanation for his civilian ID as well as his ability to be on his own despite his youth. There is also the option that his past incarnations and backgrounds are merely red herrings drawn from his fabricated Earth ID. Story opportunity with people discovering that Quark is more than he appears to be.

Also Readying an actio to try and restrain Erin if she's gonna take Zoes head off. Ya know just in case