The Omen
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Post by The Omen on Mar 15, 2012 6:11:38 GMT -5
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...I try my best to hide my utter disappointment as the trio of "heroes" rush out in their expectedly melodramatic fashion. THIS is my welcoming committee? They had the courtesy to send the robot at least...but where are the leaders?...D-Man and Speedball...or whatever their names are in this backwater reality...
...Instead it's the deluded terrorist and a security drone...they greet me with cannon fodder!
I slowly and deliberately sheath my dagger. then- placing my hands in the pockets of my coat- walk towards the robot, ignoring the others.
YOU are called...Shockwave, oui? Comme le Decepticon? I am here because you have something I want. Several somethings, in fact. In return for them, I will provide you with what you are most assuredly lacking: the truth about the situation you lot have gotten yourselves entangled in AND a way to resolve it.
I pause for just a moment to let both doubt and curiosity set in, then conclude with:
As a token of my sincerity and willingness to be forthright, allow me to share this bit of information, gratuitement: I am the architect of the recent upsurge in anti-mutant hysteria. Well...one of them, at least...
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Post by shockwave on Mar 15, 2012 9:33:22 GMT -5
Spending karma for yellow roll first:
[attack=755875275454961]
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Post by shockwave on Mar 15, 2012 9:44:54 GMT -5
Shockwave completes sending his first ultrasonic transmission as the new foe begins to address him.
I don't know if this guy is crazy, or much more dangerous than I'd hoped, but my money is on a little bit of both. Now the question is how to take care of the situation, without any collateral damage.
"Don't you think the big mysterious villain appearing to spill the beans on his master plot before he gets his teeth kicked in is a little cliche? Not that I think that we can stop you from expounding. I hope when your henchmen teleport in, they won't be your second stringers this time."
Shockwave pauses to send out his second ultrasonic message, hoping to at least have bought some time while this new threat comes up with a rebuttal.
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Mar 15, 2012 10:27:20 GMT -5
ooc: Shockwave spent 21 Karma for yellow Ultrasonic Communications powerstunt FEAT {Remarkable column} adjusted in my "scoreboard" sig
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Vendetta hears Shockwave's voice in his head, almost as if his inner skull had become a speaker...
"There is a lot of potential for collateral damage here. Lets not escalate this thing unless it's necessary, and if things do get heated, priority one is protecting the civilians from this creep."
Vendetta notices the mid-morning traffic around. If this turns into a battle out here in the public, the Angel Towers Complex is ruined as a secret base for the team...
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Post by The Omen on Mar 15, 2012 12:09:08 GMT -5
...self-righteous posturing, illogical assumptions based on a few seconds of observation, and horrible manners...either it's not a robot or it's the most advanced one on earth...
I smile.
"Villain"? How presumptuous. And although it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if more assassins appeared out of thin air while we're all gathered together here out in the open...
I glance from the corners of my eyes -- first towards the terrorist then the SWAT member -- for the briefest of moments, then focus my gaze on le grossier personnage en armure.
...rest assured, my "henchmen" have long since been here.
You've given me the first of the things I am after...do ut des: Despite what you may have heard...and no matter how many people continue to insist otherwise, I am NOT Bartholomew Jacobs. Nor will I ever be if you people ever get your act together.
With that I draw a Djamel clove and a box of matches from my pocket. I bring the cigarette to my lips, accompaning the act with the universal "do you mind if I smoke?" gesture.
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Post by shockwave on Mar 15, 2012 16:28:09 GMT -5
Karma spent for green feat for second ultrasonic:
[attack=107258984244488]
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2012 12:52:45 GMT -5
Solo goes to cover on the opposite side of where Vendetta is going so he can see the other side. Trying to find a bush or something to hid and where he can aim with his rifle.
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Post by The Omen on Mar 18, 2012 17:46:43 GMT -5
I strike the match, light the cigarette, and continue speaking.
I've watched you for the past several days, Shockwave. Studied you. You and the other two..."Old School" and the redneck...were called in to deal with one thing: recovering the stolen book "Madman's Mutterings". Have you done so? Are you even one step closer to finding out who took the book? Or are you just reacting to whatever happens, hoping the answer reveals itself? You are under the impression that this is "un sinistre complot par le Bouffon Vert" when in fact this...the book, the amulets, the hysteria, Jacobs, me...is the balancing out of the natural order.
You are, quite literally, out of your element.
Since you will never figure it out on your own, I will simply tell you who stole the book, where it is, and what you're supposed to do with it. You will find me among my once and future lover -- Cassandra's--friends and family...you know...the "teammate" called Spellbound you let die? Her funeral is today. SHE wants you there...I don't think you all can quit playing "hero" long enough to dress appropriately for occasion. I turn my back on him and begin walking towards the street, reaching out with my will to hail a cab.
However, I did make a promise to her...mostly not to kill you all on sight...so if you REQUIRE me to be the villain to spur you to proper action, you can try to stop me from resurrecting her...I suppose that would be a good moment for me to reveal "my master plan" to you?
I leave the cigarette on the edge of the fountain as I pass.
Taxi!
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Mar 18, 2012 20:22:45 GMT -5
ooc: Shockwave spent 10 Karma (mininum) for Green Ultrasonic Communications powerstunt. The powerstunt is now fully established [more on that later, in PM]
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Solo feels a tingle in his skull, and then hears Shockwave's voice in his head. He sees Shockwave pointing his palm at him, somehow broadcasting sound to where only Solo can hear it.
"I don't know if this guy is crazy, or much more dangerous than I'd hoped, but my money is on a little bit of both. Now the question is how to take care of the situation, without any collateral damage."
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Post by Dead Sidekick on Mar 18, 2012 20:31:03 GMT -5
The man in a trenchcoat turns to hail a cab, the smoke from his clove cigarette wafting in an arc as he spins on his heels. At that moment, a taxicab pulls to the curb at the corner of the block, not far from the entrance of the Angel Towers Complex. Its passenger gets out of the back seat, lugging a backpack over his shoulder. ooc: Solo, Vendetta, and Shockwave would recognize him as Evan McMillan, aka Elixir. The Omen would recognize him as "Chris," the guy that accompanied the pinstriped suited goons from Hammerhead's gang that picked him up at the airport. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by shockwave on Mar 18, 2012 23:04:26 GMT -5
Elixer is alright? And does he know this guy, or is this a coincidence that he got out of the cab this guy hailed? Once again, I can't figure out who is friend or foe in this mess.
Shockwave takes a couple of steps away from Angel tower, trying to make sure that Elixer has a chance to see him. While doing so, he does a quick sonar pulse to get a sense of the area, just in case the trenchcoated figure has more backup that hadn't been spotted yet.
Feat Roll: [attack=288230154837524]
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Post by The Omen on Mar 19, 2012 0:23:31 GMT -5
OOC: DS, there's a PM coming your way
*Sigh!*...yet another coincidence.
Chris..."The thug who lived"...here, now, unscathed...and carrying the package...so he's either one of these "heroes" or the other shoe is about to drop...
OOC: trying the "True Sight" power stunt for the second time to make sure he's not another extradimensional thingie trying to kill me/manipulate the course of events and I'm spending as much karma as necessary.
[attack=84928996462174]
...either way, I'm too close to my endgame to permit the introduction of a new variable. Time to improvise.
'Eyyyy! This guy! Lookit you, all not decapitated and unrecognizably charred in a fiery collision with a flying bus that killed your friends and almost killed me! Ah...poor Heckle, Jeckle and Bitterhorn--! What are you gonna do, am I right?
I play the "goombah" to the hilt, embracing Chris before he has a chance to protest, then step back and take a good look at him.
Say...I never had a chance to ask...what's in the bag?
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Post by The Omen on Mar 19, 2012 0:25:06 GMT -5
OOC: yep, yep, yep...reckon we'll have to try that roll again...
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Post by The Omen on Mar 19, 2012 0:26:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2012 22:05:18 GMT -5
Solo, lowers the rifle to safe spot and walks up to Shockwave. He didn't know what to make of the guy, but he acted against his instinct of pointing the rifle at his head and asking all the questions from that guy. Then again who knows?
This guy could be packing some arcane heat and Solo had no idea how to fight guys who wield magic. He can deal with any normal terrorist, even supoerpowered ones, but magic was something else. It was weird, random and dangerous. Superpowers were dangerous, but usually most guys had one power, and one could make a plan. How do you deal with someone who could potentially emulate hundreds of powers at the same time? He needed to get some Intel on this stuff, and fast.
"Hey Shokie, what did this guy say? Is he the enemy or an ally? And why the hell is Elixir there waiting for him? Was Elixir a spy?" He said to shockwave in a somewhat concerned voice.
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