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"Apologies my dear." He said with a bow to Taylor, "I'm sure Jack will fill you in on all the relevant details when he's ready, I wouldn't want to overstep." He shot a flat look to Jack clearly unimpressed, Ace had been dealing with harder men than Jack Farretti since he was ten. Now to find out who had arranged his invatation to the event, people like 'The Hitter' rarely liked to invite other sharks into thier pond. Ace Bowed with a smile and began moving through the crowd, an old friend had asked he keep an eye on a one of the young Prophets lest he embaress the family.

Initiative (1d20+2=17)

Inneundo, focused towards jack "I know exactly how dirty your hands are already its as a courtesy I haven't told Taylor exactly who you are." DC 15 sense motive for jack to pick up on the message same DC for Taylor to know there is a hidden message DC 20 for taylor to figure out the message. Ace can hit the DC to send the message on a 1 so I'm not gonna bother rolling ;)

Ace smiled knowingly, "I find its usefull to have friends from all walks of life, to get the full experiance life has to offer." He said with a shrug. He eyed Jack carefully, "Not all of us can remain so lilly white in our dealings as you Mr. Farretti, its something I think you'll learn in time." He said casually. He glanced to Taylor with a smile, "Of course that does beg the question why attend at all if you find our hosts business so," He paused as if searching for the right word, clearly a calculated verbal manuever, "beneath you." he finished with an arched eyebrow Jacks direction.

The obscure has no chance to fight off that counter so it is gone. Phantom sees the charges being planted as well it looks like 5 charges set throughout the superstructure of the warehouse. Scarab will notice them easily as soon as she comes out of her vision. 3 groups of 5 will fire suppressive fire at each of the heroes 2 flamethrowers and 3 assault rifle's in each group. thats a -8 to attacks and checks as you seek cover, you can ignore the penalty but each shooter will get a free attack on you. Ace takes cover and stays in it. Phantom is up.

The scarlet tinged wind sweeps the smoke up and out of the wharehouse leavign the air mercifully clear for a few moments before the small fires throughout the warehouse once again begin to cloud the air. Almost as soon as the air clears however Scarabs senses are overcome in a different manner. As the smoke is whisked away her senses are torn from the present as the wieght of deistiny falls upon her her mind. She sees the Sky Lords men in full retreat as the building is engulfed in flames that seem to have a mind of thier own snaking high into the sky to strike at the retreating rocketmen. Within the building she can see a dark enery building fed by the burning souls of the mercenaries flowing into the sarcophogus. As the last of the mercenaries expires the lid of the sarcophugus cracks and instantly the fire is snuffed out by the overwhelming darkness whithin. There can be no doubt if these lives are fed to the sarcophagus darkness such as the world has not known in eons will be released. While the Scarab is lost to the throws of her vision Ace clambers behind the rough cover of a packing crate. Peering from behind it he is the first to notice the scattered rocketmen attatching strange tubes to the structural supports and sounds the alarm, "They're going to blow the whole warehouse!" He shouts to his comrades, "We have to get these people out of here before it blows." His warning is met with withering fire from the remaining soldiers who fire precise bursts of bullets and flame over the heroes heads driving them towards cover.

Ok so prior to the event (Pretty much immediatly following the events of a A Friendly Luncheon Ace takes some time to dig into Jack Farretti. Contacts allows for him to get a 42 on a gather Info check in twenty minutes, He'll run a series of them on Jack as well as his buisnesses and whatever contacts come up in the initial checks taking 1-2 days to dig around. The highest DC for Gather Info is 25 for Protected. You can make an opposed Gather Info check (as can any onther targets that come up on the check) to know he's looked into you.

But for a few stragglers it seemed allt he guests had arrived and various clusters formed up to discuss this or that common intrest. In addition to the central ballroom there were several launges available for the guests to take their leisure in though one door did seem to have guards preventing casual entrance the majority of the party goers avoided it with out encouragement from the neckless doorman. The matter of the napkins finally resolved Ace made his way onto the floor to make the rounds and ensure everything was running smoothly before his duties took his attention elsewhere. Approaching Jack and Taylor he made a slight incline of his head, "Mr. Farretti," Then with a deeper bow he took Taylors hand and planted a delicate kiss on her knuckles his eyes drifting to hers for a moment, "And the always lovely Ms. Chun." He added with a smile.

"You'll be the first to know." Ace said with a littel smile. "One thing to keep in mind while she may be being held against her will she's not gong to be harmed." It was true after a fashion, certainly there was a precident of olympian myth that said long term stays could become permanent but Stesha had enought to worry about and they were working as fast as they could. "You're right about Jack this does bear investigation." He had a mischevious glint in his eye there were few things that pleased the immortal adventurer like a project.

Mike lifted his own tray and walked her to the door, "Deffiantely, and let me know if you think of any simulations that might get me up to speed on the more standard stuff." He said with a tentitive smile. In the end he knew that he had to get better at the fighting end as he really didn't bring alot more to the equation when it came to crime fighting.

Ace held up a hand while pulling Edge back to the group by his cape, "I for one am not in the habit of useing minor, no matter how competant, as diversions." He whispered. A moment later he looked up to Phantom and Grim, "Phantom can appear in their midst and its highly unlikely they have weaponry capable of harming her. Grim get in position to back up Phantom on the warehouse floor." He suggested. Turning to the boys he explained, "Edge you take out those weapons while Phantom has them distracted, Breakdown I need you to get both of us in position to blockade the exit while they are distracted, Edge you join us after you try and take out the weapons." He gestured to the grapple gun with the last comment. This deal just wasn't big enough to be what had caused such a stir in Aces opinion, but the players might be here that could blow the lid off. It was crucial they didn't escape.

Can we get a repost of that "simplified initiative"? Cus I was queing off Scrabs actions to know it was my turn.

Right you are! He is having a bad day.

"I'm not entirely certain to be honest." Said Ace with a shrug, "I only put the two things together last night when we all met up and haven't had a chance to look more indepth into his dealings." From his tone it was however clear that this was not going to be overlooked for long.

August 29th 2009: Frank Tonifanni, holds a ball for his youngest in attendance are Ace Danger, Hellion, Avenger, Phantom, and Angel. What could go wrong On This The Day Of My Daughters Debut

Hellion, Avenger, Phantom, and Angel attend a mob princesses Debutant Ball with Ace Danger acting as Major-Domo. Timestamp evening of August 29th. DC 25 Stealth check to sneak in anything security wouldn't want there DC 15 Streetwise check to know who Frank Tonifanni is. They are trying hard for the event to have the air of legitamacy so it is a White Tie event. Go ahead and make arrival posts and we'll go from there.

As summer drew to a close the youngest of the infamous Frank Tonifanni's daughters comes into her majority and is presented to society. Normaly this is the kind of event that goes un-noticed in the annals of the illustrious metropolis. Tonight however is different the Tonifanni family has arranged for none other than Ace Danger to act as Majordomo for the event, society has taken notice and attendance for the event is higher than anyone would have expected before that news was released. The event itself is held at an opulant North Bay estate on loan for the occasion while its owners are abroad. The monolithic manor is bathed in light and the emmacculate grounds festooned with decorations. Clearly no expense has been spared for this seminal event in the young ladies life. Security is of course tight as well with well dressed enforcers crawling over the perimeter. Nothing is going to ruin the night for daddys little girl. Ace Danger himself is seeing to final preparations and last minute schedualing, and can be seen disccusing napkins with the mother of the Debutant while an older brother greets the new arrivals at the door.

Mike look largly unphased by the display, certainly not startled as he had been before. "Neat trick." He said with a small smile. The display had been entertaining but Mike was having trouble holding back on his own distaste for blatant displays such as that. No reason Jadon shouldn't be free to play around he told himself and continued walking towards the parking lot.

Mike took a long sip off his drink, "Yea, heck he have enough to field a whole team at this point but might be better to get a feel for it before clueing in th masses." He shrugged and wiped a stray bang out of his face, "Besides might be fun with just hte two of us and not having to hold back ya know?" Mike really liked the idea he knew there was at least even odds it wouldn't work out but the idea of actually safely participating in a sport like that was pretty exciting. Between his own concerns and those of the program it had never even been an option. He blinked perplexed for a moment at her question then said with a shrug, "Dunno, most years we'ed just do a barbeque sometimes with the Albrights. But it was always a pain to get travel clearance so we might be doing something more. My folks haven't said anything though."

Ace nodded sagely, "I had my suspicions on that front to be honest, but its always handy to know these things, particularly given the proclivities of both personas." So Jack was Avenger, it made abit more sense than Arrowhawk but Ace never was one to take the easy answer for granted. From what he knew of Avenger he was a really little more than a vigillantte thug with delusions of granduer. He'd certainly done his part for the city though despite some occasionally questionable methods. "Well he can certainly afford to upgrade now." Ace said off handedly, "He's recently gained controlling intrests in several holding companies and buisnesses around Freedom."

As the deadly barrage lances bast Geckoman Phalanx fixes a look of grim determination on his face. Summoning every ounce of his prodigious strength he strikes a mighty blow to the huge robot. Then pulling up the last of his reserves he redoubles his efforts to swing once more impacting the mechanized menace once more with a deafening clang. Recoiling back from the impact the flying teen streaks to the ground next to Edge and Geckoman in case one of those blasts look to strike home.

Ok HP for extra effort to get +2 to enhanced strength for a round. Attack Attack roll (1d20+5=20) Hits. DC 27 toughness save. HP to surge for another hit Surge attack (1d20+5=22) Another DC 27 Toughness. Quick edit just realized those are both extra efforts so only one HP will be spent and Phalnx is fatigued at the top of the next round.

"Well I'm not really trying to hide anythign so I go out in pretty normal dress." Ace explained, "I do have an old jacket, a gift from an old friend, with a radio in the collar that i preffer for practical and sentimentla reasons, and the hat," He gestured ant the slightly rumpled fedora sitting on the end of the table, "I like the look of it, but its not precisely a costume." He smiled at Stesha curiously, "So you know Avenger as well? I've never had the opportunity, bit of a recluse as these things go." Ace shrugged, "Not that I've put much effort in, Scarabs playing nursemaid to that whole bunch I figure she must see something in the nutjob." At her obvious distaste it was possible this was Jacks alter-ego but no use counting on answers partially given when full explanations could be obtained.

"Cool," Mike said with a nod, "I dunno Alex has more tricks up her sleeve than it first appears." He paused thoughtfully, "Really in there just about any of us could have a go, I mean even Mark might get a shot, though his thing might stil out do whatever counters we have." It was an intrigueing idea even if it would likely get shut down given Archers tendancies but it was a nice safe conversation. Things seemed much better and looked up so Mike just carried on witht he flow trying not to stick his foot in his mouth as he tended to do.

As his quarry pauses Ace takes quick advantage to slip out of the elevator taking care not to leave any signs of his passing this time. Hopefully this wasn't another dead end time was running out on the deal and given what he suspected was up for grabs the city could ill afford for such firepower to find its way into the wrong hands.