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June 6th 2019, 10:00 PM The Fens Crouched atop the van as it sped over the bridge Red Lynx kept his body low and balanced as his target wove in and out of the late night traffic. Technically of course he wasn't supposed to be off campus without leave. As far as he was concerned the notice of his intent to familiarize himself with bayview and the southside perhaps after curfew was as good as permission. Summers likely would not see it that way. Particularly as he crossed the river from the relative stability of south freedom for the infamous fens. But he could hardly allow the thief to escape merely by crossing a bridge. At the Riverview Inn and Suites, which had neither a river view nor suites but did have hourly rates, Robin sat in a rented hyundai camera in hand. Tracking down cheaters was not the most glamorous of work for a PI but it paid the bills and the agency could only take on so many freebie cases and keep the lights on. She heard the revving of the engine as the compensation mobile squealed around the corner and rocked to a stop in the parking lot. The pair that emerged were precisely the type she'd expect from such a fine establishment, tall muscular, wearing the Fens approximation of wealth doubtless ill gotten, armed if that oddly straight legged gait was any indication. Less expected was the thump of muted footfalls on the roof of her car as a delivery van sped past and something almost silently lept from it vaulting off her rental to scale the side of the motel and keeping to the shadows pick their way across the roof overlooking the criminals in the parking lot as they looked around then moved toward the trunk of the lowered Honda they'd arrived in.

Red Lynx Attributes: 8PP Spent +2 Str 2PP +2 Dex 2PP +2 Con 2PP +2 Wis 2PP Combat: 4PP spent +1 Base Attack (to 4 base, 8 melee, 10 unarmed) 2PP +1 Base Defense (to 3 base 7 total 1 Flat footed) 2PP +1 init (dex) +2 Grapple (str + BAB) 0PP Saves: 0PP Spent +1 toughness (con) +1 fort (con) +1 reflex (Dex) +1 will (wis) Skills: 2 PP spent 8 ranks 2PP Acrobatics +2 [to 7 (+13)] Intimidate +2 [to 7 (+12)] Notice +2 [to 7 (+13)] Sense Motive +0 [to 5 (+11)] {wisdom bonus change} Stealth +2 ]to 7 (+13)] 14PP total spent 0 PP unspent remaining Teeth made sharper by their intent. - TA

Sam stared at them each in turn as they committed to help. She clearly was desperate enough not to look the gift horse of three, exceptional, good samaritans in the mouth, as oversized or full of confusing idioms as that mouth might be. However at the sugestion they hide her away somewhere safe she put her foot down, "Oh hell no." she exclaimed shaking her head furiously, "I'm not going to be babysat in some safehouse without my brother!" She looked pleadingly to Liam on the verge of tears, "He doesn't even really know what he saw and he's way too trusting." she whimpered uncertainty knowing going back to her home was doubtless riskier than hiding out wherever they might stash her. "We have to go get him!" She clearly had decided the ruggedly handsome PI was the one to make hte emotional appeal to, "I have money." she quickly added knowing they might be considering the costs as well. More desperate than worried about them robbing her she dumped a small stack of tightly rolled bills from her backpack. This wasn't cleaning out an ATM or piggy bank. The girl had clearly raided some addicts rainy day fund.

Ace Danger Add Feats: 2PP spent Benefit(Fame) Benefit(Status: High Society) Made the belle of the ball - TA

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Turning back to the group Xavier offered a warm fatherly smile, "It is heartening to know you are all made of sterner stuff indeed." he replied tapping one finger on his thigh absently in thought, "Time to plan os of more advantage to the pursuer than pursued." he pointed out to Alice succinctly, "Better to respond before they prepare to offer chase." He glanced to Lou fo confirmation, "Once they gather that we escaped they'll set about trying to track us certainly." he gestured to Lou, "As Mr. Lubrano astutely noted, their strength is in their numbers." He seemed to veer in another tangent entirely next however as he launched into a brief lecturing tone, "Dinocampus coccinellae, a small parasitic wasp, injects along with it's Larvae a virus." the PI explained, "The virus is at first dormant." he excuses easily, "But once active it triggers an immune response that serves to protect the pupating larvae." he looked to the group with a shrug, "fighting off the infection the lady bug host crouches and twitches over the cocoon of the pupae, driving off potential predators while leaving the young unharmed." he shrugged slightly as if the information was self explanatory in how it might apply to their own situation though if they were wasp, virus, larva, or ladybug in this example it was not at all clear. Or even if it was intended to be anything so directly related. "The Mobs strength is in unity break that and we have little to fear." he stated simply, "And perhaps much to gain if we play our cards right." he absently tapped the counter where the paper still lay as he completed his cryptic suggestion, "Though for now I agree laying low and getting some rest is in order."

Ace shrugged slightly at Erics deflection as he watched the back and forth curiously. He'd certainly found the right teacher for the young Danger, though he'd know that of course, but it was clear Eric had a genuine appreciation for not only the skills but their wielder. "We do manage to keep in touch with the common man from our ivory towers you know." he smirked slightly at the self deprecating joke. As Janus drew her weapon and segueyed to him for further explanation he was happy to fill in the blanks as he was able, "A soul blade." he offered the rather grandiose title, "Magic as you likely can sense," he assured the swordsman, "tied to her sense of self and manifesting in kind." he frowned slightly as he sought the words in a tongue other than that it had been explained to him. "It is powered and shaped by her subconscious into the form most fitting her needs." he explained, "Though at this point with only the most basic control as I understand in time she might learn to wield it with more flexibility?" he shrugged the metaphysics of the entire affair rarely interested him over the spectacle after all.

Kam stared blankly at Leroy for a long moment and shook his head lightly, "I am not." he assured his roommate and smirked slightly, "Interested?" he teased with a friendly grin. The hidden prince glanced to Dio now out of habit for translation and nodded understanding. "Such is not the habit of my homeland or most of prime at this time." he assured Leroy. Peering over the other teen shoulder at the photon Kam smiled, "They seem quite smitten." he agreed readily not as offput as some by the power dynamic. Given the royal guard of Dakana he was not unfamiliar with women taking a more combative role nor men taking a more nurturing one. Looking back to Leroy he raised a brow, "I don't mean to pry but your home seems very uniquely positioned to see to your training." he suggested carefully, "What special quality earned you the position to come here to train instead?"

Kam looked curiously to 'Gauss' as Janus inquired about the days exercises nodded in agreement curious as to what came next. As Nicole fenced with 'Masque' on the nature of her mask he smiled slightly, "I would venture in many cases practice and study are one and the same." he pointed out with a small nod. "There is a place for skill even in absence of knowledge." he glanced to Elizabeth, "Though both has it's benefits as well." he quickly suggested and awaited mroe information as to what they'd be attending.

Largely ignoring Leroys direction in favor of watching the ball as it bounded back and forth over the net Kam focused on the back court dashing swiftly from position to position to knock the ball back up to Corinne allowing the tall dancer to take the lead on the more aggressive plays. His athleticism likely would have allowed a more aggressive slant though he was only passing familiar with the rules and thought the game friendly despite his roomates wager. Was he throwing the match? Not precisely, though it might be up to interpretation for those observing. It could just as easily boil down to avoiding use of his as yet unrevealed powers as well. Diving to the sand to catch a near scor at Astrids furious return he quickly regained his feet, "I thought you had that one for a moment."

Sam stared at Judex as they crossed hte street, "I hope you broke your end is nigh sign on one those junkies heads." the girm mused with a shake of her head cus he was like a cartoon crazy person to the young teen before she followed them into the church. Looking up in vague horror and mingled fascination at the tableau inside the church Sam paused in the doorway behind Liam and Judex staring at the unconscious thugs. "are they?" she murmured somewhere between terrified and excited as she nudged one with a foot and jumped back when he twitched. Aiming a sharp but ultimately probably ineffective kick to the mans ribs she growled, "A-hole." Noticing everyone's attention shift to her after the creepy guy in whites revelations she frowned deeply, "I mean I don't know for sure." she huffed as she looked from Liam to Judex, "But the girl they took out was from our building trying to stop some developer from kicking everyone out." she shrugged not entirely clear on the details but had seen the fliers and heard the spiel on her way to school a few times, "Wanted to move us off the rent control list and revitalize the neighborhood or some bull."

Huangs eyes glinted as he looked from the amulet to Veronica and he nodded. "Well artifacts that pick you certainly have a much better track record than those that one simply finds." he deadpanned before cracking a hint of a smile, "Hmm she always speaks of that almost like ancient history but time can be, uh," he paused to shrug, "Fluid in her line of work." he acknowledged easily. The dhampir welcomed each other student with a quick introduction as well as they arrived. Danicas arrival earned a friendly wave, "Good to see you again." he welcomed though he didn't know the younger student well he was familiar with her at least. "They at least gonna put spinners on that thing for you this time?" he inquired good naturedly with a friendly smile pulling his phone for the contact information exchange and dropping it back into the shimmering void that sometimes appeared inside his coat. At micah's question he thumbed the button next to the door and gestured within when the door whooshed open, "Fully holographic hard light generators and, " he waved a dismissive hand, "Alot of science jargon for tactile illusion and simulacrum." he explained as if that made a great deal more sense. "I think we can pick a scenario as the advisor chosen ones last year didn't work out great."

The girls looked at the card then to Liam uncertainly before nodding slowly. Letting out a sigh she relented in the hadbitten act though still peevishly squinted at the waitress as her pancakes were delivered as if suspicious they might tell the people after her something relevant. From the earbuds and avoidance of eye contact it seemed clear hte waitress wanted to know as little as possible about what was happening at her only table at the moment. Sam offered a brief explanation of her predicament around mouthfuls of syrup drenched pancakes. "They're just hired junkie trash." she was quick to point out though she held no illusions about what would have awaited her ad they found her. "They're after my brother an me on account what he saw." she frowned deeply at that, "My brothers smart, but like," she shook her head, "He loves the tug boats and goes down to watch 'em" eyes downcast she barely whispered the next, "He saw a guy we know with this lady from the housing commission, she went missing." she looked up at Liam pointedly, "Now he's hired out so we go missing." She looked nervously as another customer came in and crammed hte last bites in to her mouth before tossing a small wad of bills on the table to pay, "We should talk on the way." she suggested and headed out of the dinner. Across the street she turned to look at Liam and Judex, "I tried to tell the cops, they said something about credibility and then those guys were waiting for my brother at the bus stop." she growled finally, "Some mara thought they were dealing and ran em off or they'd a got him." Clearly she suspected the police had told the perpetrator about the witness.

Well if there was any doubt to just how not from around here Leroy was this certainly put them to rest. Looking over his roomate shoulder as the energetic youth flipped through the book Kam tried to piece together how that realm differed from prime. Mostly he deduced 'greatly' to be the answer. When the picture was found he smiled at the scene strange as it was, "Well I've always put quality before quantity with such things." he assured his roomate, "It looks like a good time for all." he really did not know what more to say on that. Catching the look at Dio's 'correction' as it was Kam briefly looked to Leroy with a mix of sympathy and concern. But focused his attention on what the boy had to share. It was certainly going to be an interesting year.

Huang made his way down the hall to the Doom Room at the appointed time making the effort to ensure his footfalls would carry down the hall and that he remained in easy sight as he approached the human separated from the herd, no fellow student preparing for the days contest. He took in her manner of dress and athletic good looks with a polite nod, "You must be the Danger." he noted smiling a little too wide and revealing pointed canines. "Prime native so Veronica?" he clarified as the fifth year senior had made the choice of avoiding the traditional orientation activities this year. He extended a hand the black trench coat billowing slightly and for a moment a pinpoints of light like a starfield revealed in its folds before vanishing. He was of course steeped in magical energies both dimensional and necromantic given his parentage and his own potent spellcasting capabilities of course while inactive had left their mark. "Huang Farretti." he introduced himself with a formality unusual in boys his apparent age. He looked her over again eyes glowing slightly to her magical senses as he murmured a focusing spell to refine his own mage sight. "Well mother always said if anyone is going to just experiment with artifacts they find in some tomb it might as well be a Danger." he grinned showing too much fang again. "This should be fun." It was unclear if that was because of her family's adventurous ties or the chance that a missued artifact could make everything go terribly wrong.

As they stepped into the diner the girl peered around for a moment as if looking for someone or something before sliding into the booth opposite the two men. She clearly remained suspicious but the more public locale seemed to settle her at least in part. "Your hobo friend usually has one of those end time signs down at union station huh?" she asked Liam with a vague smirk, "I mean I get it livin here certainly isn't the kinda thing to get you looking on the bright side and all." She looked down at the menu and ordered a short stack when the waitress came by. Clearly add, "Separate checks." as she clutched her backpack tighter too her side. Finally she relented and opened up a small amount at least. They'd taken out the hired guns that had been after her so clearly they managed at least enemy of my enemy status. "Sam." she taciturnly revealed and looked up at Liam uncertainly, "And nothins OK in this town." she growled eyes dropping to the table again, "Listen, I appreciate you all stepping in." sam assured them taciturnly, "But I'm not some mob princess for you to get richly rewarded over." She was clearly putting on a front of maturity and wherewithal out of line with her age and experience. "I was gonna meet a guy her to help but those punk ass bitches scared him off I guess, I need to get home and get outta town."

Kicking off his own sandals and efficiently shucking the loose fitting athletic pants in favor of the fitted swim briefs beneath for ease of motion. Kam carefully folded the garment and placed it neatly atop his sandals because he was precisely the kind of neurotic to fold his beachwear at the beach. Grabbing the ball he jogged to the marked court toned frame moving with an grace and ease across the soft sand that was unusual in a teen his size. Lightly tossing the ball to gauge it's heft and elasticity Kam grinned at the banter and returned his teammates fist bump. He nodded to Micah, "I think from context it is some variation on inferiors." he offered with a shrug as Corrine either warmed up or tried to distract the other team. "And Los Angeles is famed for it's beach sports." he pondered aloud awaiting the other team taking up position before stepping to the back corner, "Our serve first then?" he asked curiously not entirely certain of the normal course for such a game or indeed the rules beyond the basics gleaned from observation. With a shrug he lobbed the ball up to knock it in slow arc over the net.

Following shortly behind his twin, where in costume the family resemblance was unlikely to go unnoticed Red Lynx arrived in his own a lightly armored costume stylized helm tucked under one arm. His red suit looked to be of similar design and material as that his sister wore in white though more obviously armored in places. He slanted a quick look to her at the statement and laughed lightly, "In that case I can do what she does but better." he teased with a slight challenge. It was obviously not entirely true else he'd be in that particular suit but it amused him all the more for it. The Dakanan as well did less to disguise his accent and allowed his voice to drop to a lower register that stood in stark relief to his normally diplomatically tailored vocals. "That would involve infiltration, investigation, and hand to hand primarily." he offered as explanation. It was clear once they arrived in costume hiding their identities from the team would be of little use even if technically a secret from the bulk of the student body.

(Group 2) Kam nodded along with Micah and Veronicas discussion trying to put his own opinion of how outdated grue as bogeyman seemed. "Well if we deconstruct the question there are a few elements to unpack." he tried to mediate with some care not to stomp on the other arguments ongoing. "There is the question of how long and under what circumstance your friend reveals themself." he begins earnestly now that he has found a puzzle in the question to attack. "If it is a recent event then they have in the very recent past done some form of harm to a companion making the remaining question moot." he looked to his group to ensure no one disagreed too vigorously, "Clearly one who for personal reasons attacks a friend is suspect at the least, to even be a question then we must assume the grue has been embedded with your team for an extended period, perhaps as long as you have known them." Steepling his fingers thoughtfully as he pursued the logical conclusion of the question the young Dakanan continued, "In effect they in their guise are the friend you have known and trusted, if in this role they did not arouse suspicion nor compromise the team then they in good faith have been a companion?" he paused once more to make sure all followed, "Leaving us with the species and the duplicity." he looked to each to make sure there was no argument, "As we discussed in both prior questions for our own safety as well as that of our families we feel entitled to hide our identities, through means that would otherwise be unseemly," he added as mental manipulation and threats or imprisonment alike were hardly things one did without justification. "So we accept duplicity on such grounds as valid leaving only the race as reason to be suspicious, which is hardly a fair metric." he personally would not condone the wholesale dismissal of the possibility of just members of any sentient species. Noting that she'd been quiet of late he took special care to inquire of Lulu, "Do you have thoughts as well?" continuing to invite potential counter opinions of his carefully constructed path of logic.

Kam smiled wide to Micah, "Yes not too much wind or anything." he agreed readily. He wasn't entirely sure why the concern about the weather but he'd encountered stranger customs in his short time on earth. He looked at Corines clothings transformation with mild interest for a moment and glanced to where Janus ushered Monica away. The girl had seemed to need a little break and the Danger certainly was one of hte better suited to offer the comforts of the environs as needed. He even avoided pointing out most of the equipment was in place. Clearly that wasn't the reason behind the invitation regardless. "Alright I assume that means Corinne's in." He laughed after the change was complete and he glanced to Adam who demurred then to Astrid who volunteered, "Looks like Astrid as well." he added readily at the clear interest from yet another. It looked like beach doubles numbers unless more decided to join in. Glancing to Nicole he nodded with a friendly smile, "Yes indeed." the prince admitted readily his well memorized cover story on his lips already, "I hope you are able to there is much to recommend it to one with such interests or even a tourist." he smiled wide with genuine pride in his homeland. As she mentioned his sister he was about to correct her until he heard the name and his hand twitched as he arrested the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Ah of course she hasn't." he murmured. He shook off the revelation for the moment however as that was an argument to have at a later date. He would be most cross if she got them recalled home on security grounds. He tossed the ball lightly from hand to hand as he puzzled out teams before settling on an egalitarian approach rather than battle of hte sexes, "Corrine and I against Astrid and Micah to start?" he suggested as pairing himself with the statuesque norsewoman would at the least look unfair.

The young woman seemed startled at first by the large mens approach and she looked from one to the other with a glint of suspicion in her eyes. She looked on the edge of bolting but knew there was no easy way out as well. She clearly felt cornered in the small cluttered room. "Uh Home?" she tried to toughen up and sound sarcastic but the night had gone poorly enough she was clearly on the verge of losing it. "I'm not some runaway, I have family." she puffed up a bit fronting and lying more than a little as she challenged, "My dads a hitter for the Scarpias, and he'll be expecting me." It was not entirely a lie her father might have been in one of the families, but he certainly didn't know where she was or even that she existed. "I can up get there on my own." she shifted uncertainly. As liam offered the diner she winced slightly at the reminder of hte obviously now missed meeting she'd been on her way to. "Uh thanks but I'm not hungry, and Mom's gonna be cooking up a big dinner." another lie this one more desperate and more easily disproved by the resounding growl from her stomach. Slumping she gave up and nodded, "Uh, sure yea the diner." she agreed finally stuffing hands defensively in pockets aiming to walk past them both holding her breath ready to bolt if either tried to grab her. She craned her neck to see what was causing hte sounds behind them by Judex's imposing form blocked her sight so she solemnly followed Liam to the diner. Sliding into a booth opposite the men she stared sullenly at them, "I have money you don't have to buy me anything." trying to avoid any hint of indebtedness.

That's where they're supposed to go to get their payout.

plan was/is to cover their tracks buring the building down.

He has an apartment building but no apartment number, seems to be part of why they went after the girl first.

Brother, special needs (his memories use the much less appropriate term) kid saw too much.