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Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

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Mystic
player, 56 posts
Lots of magic
in a little package
Mon 29 Jan 2018
at 01:13
  • msg #120

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Toby answered his phone. "Hello. Tobias speaking."
Frank Jackson
NPC, 80 posts
Wrong Side of Heaven
Righteous Side of Hell
Mon 29 Jan 2018
at 10:27
  • msg #121

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Frank gave a nod but no verbal response, his concern for his teammate blinding him to the presence of the boy he had been sent to find. The old man's face looked as though a storm cloud had moved into his features, eyes hard and stained teeth clinched. As his hard-soled boots clicked against the linoleum floor, staff and patients alike parted before the ex-cop though he seemed not to notice.

Vandal was prone in a bed, exposed parts of her body telling the tale of the battle she had recently endured. She was asleep, made as comfortable as her situation allowed, with an oxygen tube under her nose. The Immortal Greaser walked to her side, and placed one hand on hers; there was a slight flutter of her eyelids yet naught more. Jackson turned his head to look sideways back at Meta, death and destruction reverberating in each bitten word that came from the fighter's lips;

"What...Happened...To...The...Commander?"
Meta
player, 273 posts
Fri 2 Feb 2018
at 10:17
  • msg #122

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

"Toby, this is Brian, Meta, I wanted to have a conversation with you. That is, if you'll let me...and yes, this is one of the abilities I have, it's not strictly technokinesis as these things go, but it can give you a general idea of my capabilities."

 Up ahead Toby could plainly see Brian walking down the hallway at that moment, he gave no indication that he was engaged in a conversation on a phone. Trickery or machine telepathy?

****


 "Now Frank, she'll be fine. We happen to have an important member of the Namidian wave on the GT-mobile. He's gagged and bound, given a sedative to keep him from using his mouth even if he gets the gag out. Nurse Jackie is watching him right now, preventing him from getting free...," he paused as he rubbed his temple to assuage the headache coming on as a leftover of the battle, "the pressing question now is how to get home. I need you to help me focus on that. Is the kid going to be useful in a tense situation?"
Mystic
player, 57 posts
Lots of magic
in a little package
Fri 2 Feb 2018
at 17:17
  • msg #123

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Toby just nodded to Meta as he walked towards him. "Sure go ahead." he was amazed by the power this guy was using.
Meta
player, 274 posts
Sun 4 Feb 2018
at 00:39
  • msg #124

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

 "Good, I'm multitasking here with Frank as well," he paused with a sigh, "things aren't looking so good for us back home in Seattle at the moment. That's beside the point right now though, as my current thoughts are on you. I know you've been spending a little time with Frank and I wanted to get a feel from you for how you want to proceed, either way there will be danger unless you never use your Gifts again. On the one hand, you can stay out in Toronto with your family and meeting crises as they appear and with the Namidian wave recruiting young people with powers it's definitely a possibility that you'll be on that list. You'll have to keep watch over your shoulder because they're likely to take you when you least expect it, we'll help if we can of course but you'll be on your own for the most part. You were on my list, if that's any indication."

 "Which brings me to the second option I see, come with us. Learn to use your powers from people who know what they're talking about, help protect your family by drawing attention elsewhere but also learn your potential and join the fight to protect humanity."

Mystic
player, 58 posts
Lots of magic
in a little package
Sun 4 Feb 2018
at 18:44
  • msg #125

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Toby was silent for some moments as he thought hard about this decision. He looked over at the group of individuals who had come to help him try to understand his powers and he thought about his family. "As long as I can say goodbye to my family first. I don't want them in danger. If I can help them more by leaving....I will."
Meta
player, 275 posts
Mon 5 Feb 2018
at 05:51
  • msg #126

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

 There was a pause from the other side of the phone as Brian drank his words being fed back to him from young Toby. It sounded bitter, and deprived of hope, not by Toby's manner of speech but more by the content of the message. "Toby, I don't want you to think you're in trouble. You seem like a good kid, Frank seems to like you. Like Frank, Sara and Black Magic, I'm looking to make a team of talented people. Do you want to join us or do you just want protection? I wouldn't blame you either way, but joining the team does come with some perks..."
Mystic
player, 59 posts
Lots of magic
in a little package
Mon 5 Feb 2018
at 18:09
  • msg #127

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Toby looked back at Meta. "I want to join and help people. Thats how my mom raised me. Do the best I can and help those that need it."
Meta
player, 276 posts
Tue 6 Feb 2018
at 06:31
  • msg #128

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

 "God I'm happy to hear you say that," he said with relieved chuckles, "we could use some good news for a change."

 He takes in some air, "like Frank, Sara and Black Magic, it'll be a job after a fashion, so you'll get paid.  My goals include getting technology to level the playing field for the world, opposing Namidias's gang and gangs in general and basically trying to make the world a better place. I have some ideas about where you could be useful for those goals, but think about it, see what you come up with and let me know. That is if we ever get some down time to do anything else. Heh."

 "At any rate, I'll have a contract written up today and we can get you official. Welcome aboard!"

Frank Jackson
NPC, 81 posts
Wrong Side of Heaven
Righteous Side of Hell
Thu 8 Feb 2018
at 14:49
  • msg #129

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Frank turned around and walked past Meta, a cracking of knuckles his only response that he had heard his boss at all. He found a stairwell, then began walking up toward the roof. From the fury in his eyes to the clench of his jaw, the old man in every inch of his being encompassed the nickname of 'War' given to him so long ago. He was after an injured, unarmed and wounded man; now it was u to thee smartest man on Earth to keep the oldest from committing murder...
Meta
player, 277 posts
Wed 14 Feb 2018
at 06:31
  • msg #130

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

 Brian wheeled on Frank as he opened the door to the stairwell, "Frank, wait. Did you lie to me when I hired you?"

 He ripped his shades off to look the unstoppable man in the face with an intensity to match his tone. He couldn't stop the man physically, but he knew Frank to be an honest and forthright one; a man that knew reason and justice to be paramount to personal vendetta.

 "Did you lie to me when I talked about wanting to do things differently than the way the world has done it so far?"
Frank Jackson
NPC, 82 posts
Wrong Side of Heaven
Righteous Side of Hell
Fri 16 Feb 2018
at 02:54
  • msg #131

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Frank stopped at the sound of Meta's words, one hand reaching up to remove the old man's sunglasses so his hard eyes looked into those of his boss.

"Differently than the world has done so far... For someone who's supposed to be smart, you don't seem to listen to what comes out of your own mouth. Bad people do whatever they like, hurting, maiming, killing, while the good guys try to take them alive so they can suck on the federal teat for medical coverage and food and shelter until some idiot with a fancy piece of paper decides they can be tossed back out among innocent people. Think of all the deaths Dieter was responsible for, and for locking him up those in charge wanted my head on a platter. If we turn that sorry sack of crap up there to the authorities, he'll be seen as a human being with a chance of redemption no matter how slight and not as a statistical casualty number as he views you, or Vandal, or anyone else. That, right there, is the way the world handles things; me taking care of it directly, that's the difference. No judge trying to get reelected on a humane ticket, no public defender trying to make a name for himself, no prison full of harden criminals he can turn into his own army. Just the cop and the outlaw, like they solved it a couple hundred years ago."
Meta
player, 278 posts
Fri 16 Feb 2018
at 06:31
  • msg #132

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

 The two men stood face to face at the door to the stairwell as a nurse slipped between them with a bit of an overwhelmed expression of incredulity.

 Brian's brows furrowed in frustration, "I get that, and I understand you think this is what he deserves, but tell me how an eye for an eye is any different than the old ways? It's literally the original form of justice."

 He sighed and shook his frustration out and his features softened, as he began attempting to steer the conversation away from an actual fight, "Look, I'm not trying to grind you down, I do want you to check your blind anger. It's not your best trait, and a revenge kill isn't the only way to do damage. I've got a few ideas being cooked up. Especially since Green has been giving us some juicy gossip while we've been plumbing that grey matter of his, if only we can get back to base. Lucy has engaged the enemy, and two guesses about who they want to get their greasy Namidian hands on?"
Event
Fri 16 Feb 2018
at 08:40
  • msg #133

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Johnny chimed in over the comm units both men wore.

"In eighteen seventy-seven outside of Lincoln New Mexico, a merchant named John Tunstall was shot and killed. Sheriff William Brady was sympathetic to Tunstall's competition and refused to investigate the murder. Henry McCarty was a friend of Tunstall's, and became deputized as a member of the Regulators. He took revenge on Brady and killed him along with two other men, and continued to add to his count until at the age of twenty-one when he was brought down by Pat Garret he had ended the lives of nine men. Thought he wore a star and claimed at first his actions were in the name of justice, Henry McCarty would live on in history as the murderous outlaw Billy The Kid.

"Current actions cannot undo those of the past, and I calculate killing The Commander will have an overall impact on murder and crime statistics of point zero five within the first year. Chances that he will be quickly replaced by a new villain, are currently ninety-seven percent.

"Though this is a fictional reference, I believe it has a relevance to the matter at hand; in the nineteen-nineties there was an animated series named 'Darkwing Duck', about an anthropomorphic duck who fought crime in his city. There was an episode of this show in which the main character suffered a personal loss, then resumed his crime fighting activities on an increased scale. Once he had cleared his home of all villains, he began controlling what people could eat and considered the consumption of meat a crime due to health factors. His grip on the city became iron as he fired his sidekick for suggestion that people be given a trial before being sentenced to death, and he created a robot army to patrol the streets. He still considered himself a hero, yet became the greatest villain of all."

Frank Jackson
NPC, 83 posts
Wrong Side of Heaven
Righteous Side of Hell
Fri 16 Feb 2018
at 09:18
  • msg #134

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Frank held up a hand, the look of disbelief strong on his face.

"Wait a minute, did a multi-trillion dollar computer just call me a duck?!"

Jackson shook his head, as if trying to clear it.

"OK, I'm gonna keep this nice and simple for ya, boss. Let's say you see a kid get hit by a truck, but it's not real 'cause it's only in your head. Then, an hour later, you see that exact same kid running after their ball out into the street. What do you do? Because what I'm planning on doing is no different, stopping death before it comes calling. You, Black Magic, Vandal, I get you're willing to take the risk and fight the good fight. But what about those students The Commander grabbed? They like bad music and overpriced coffee, spend too much time studying, you know just everyday people to you and me. But to that scum bucket up there? They're fair game, just because they happened t be where he was. There's billions of potential targets running around, everyone of which has a target painted squarely on them in his eyes. Hetried to kill you, Vandal, Black Magic, and Brighteyes, and that's not taking into account any brainwashed toughs who followed him blindly just because he has a Gift. Your screen saver is right in that I can't fix Vandal or anyone else by putting a bullet in that wwaste of space, but what I can do is make damned sure the talley doesn't grow any higher under his watch. It might be just a drop in the bucket, but a drop is a waterfall to a thirsty man."
Meta
player, 279 posts
Sat 24 Feb 2018
at 22:41
  • msg #135

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

 Brian's brain buzzed with the thoughts Jackson was bringing to the forefront. They were arguments he had been prepared for but now somehow, they seemed to lose some of their strength in the face of these thoughts. He did want to stop Namidias, but he didn't want to become them in the process. Finally, he raised his hands, he would take responsibility for this even if he didn't do the action himself, "fine," he said with a resigned sigh.

 "I name you executioner then. Kill that sonuva bastard."
Frank Jackson
NPC, 84 posts
Wrong Side of Heaven
Righteous Side of Hell
Fri 2 Mar 2018
at 21:02
  • msg #136

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Frank gave a grim nod, and started up the stairs. When he reached the transport, he activated the panel to lower the gangplank and allow him access. right as he was about the step foot on it however, something hit the ground right by his boots and exploded into a blinding, smoking cloud of some sort. It dissipated within a few minutes and the old warrior was fine aside from a runny nose and streaming eyes, but when he looked into the back of the craft he noticed The Commander was gone. He activated his comm unit, not exactly sure how he'd explain this fubar situation.

"Ah Boss? The Commander's gone, and I don't mean I sent him to the Pearly Gates. I mean gone gone, as in someone dry-gultched me once I opened the transport and took him."
Meta
player, 281 posts
Tue 13 Mar 2018
at 05:46
  • msg #137

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

 Inside, Brian sighed with relief. He hadn't wanted to be a murderer, even if the cost were higher and the danger greater, like now. His mind leaped into the communications network they had with one another. "Black Magic, prisoner escape, protect Sara and Toby. To everyone, keep your eyes peeled and give me status reports minute to minute. He can't have gotten far, Frank, you and I will try to seal the hospital and conduct a search hopefully with hopital security's help. Tell Toby I'll need his help with this too. Let's move people, he's got a two minute lead!"
Frank Jackson
NPC, 85 posts
Wrong Side of Heaven
Righteous Side of Hell
Wed 14 Mar 2018
at 04:59
  • msg #138

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Frank took a wipe at his eyes with his wrist, then blinked and moved towards the transport. His eyes carefully moved about the interior, until he found a few dark spots on the floor of the craft. Kneeling down he tentively touched them; dried blood. This was where The Commander had been, the travel time to the hospital allowing whatever wound had left this behind to clot. There was nothing else inside, so Jackson walked back out onto the roof looking down and around as he did so. Something slender and small had rolled up against the ramp; an empty hypodermic needle. The Immortal hit his comm again.

"Boss, there's some dried blood in the transport where he would have been, but nothing after. Him moving should have agrrevated his injury and some trail or trace should be here, but it's not. That means he didn't walk, he was carried on something like a stretcher. There's no restraints left behind so they took him bound, and I found a spent hypo which says to me he was drugged. According to the evidence on hand Brett didn't escape, someone kidnapped him..."
Meta
player, 282 posts
Tue 20 Mar 2018
at 08:40
  • msg #139

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

 Brian didn't stop to consider, he calculated, "look around you, any chance you can see where someone might be able to go with a stretcher in tow? Stairwell seems unlikely unless there were two perps..."

****

 In the back of his awareness Brian tapped into the phones again, he needed Toby's powers now if possible. "Toby, are you still there? We have a situation, are you ready to use those abilities of yours? In specific, any chance you've got any enhanced senses?"
Frank Jackson
NPC, 86 posts
Wrong Side of Heaven
Righteous Side of Hell
Tue 20 Mar 2018
at 11:13
  • msg #140

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

"Our transport used a landing pad that was already here, one meant for lifeline helicopters no doubt. That means the stairwell could handle a stretcher, it would have been specially made to. Plus it's be about the best camoflaug they could hope for, how many moves have you seen where people walk right out dressed as doctors with a buddy or prisoner on a stretcher disguised with nothing more than a sheet? Someone was waiting for one of us to open the transport instead of setting off alarms trying to hack in, they had gas strong enough to stop even me, and a handy dose of drugs to keep Brett managable. Someone who planned all that, yeah they could have a partner or sevral for all we know.

"The evidance to date tells us whoever took him wanted him bad, assuming or discounting anything else without evidence or the lack of is not a good idea at this point."

Mystic
player, 60 posts
Lots of magic
in a little package
Wed 21 Mar 2018
at 04:28
  • msg #141

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Toby shook his head even though no one could see him. "Senses no. I can open us doorways to other places but that's about it."
Meta
player, 283 posts
Wed 21 Mar 2018
at 05:21
  • msg #142

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

 Brian nodded physically as each of the conversations happened. He was nearing Toby and the ER lobby on his way to Sarah's room. Brian buzzed into the shared comm-net the team used, "Thanks Frank, I think I got it. Black Magic, need you on Sarah!"

****

 He was calling now from down the hallway to the lobby where Toby and Black Magic were, then reversed course, skidding to a stop and preparing to beat feet back to the stairwell to the helipad. To Toby, "Ok, if you can help me sweep this hospital for anything suspicious, probably a two man team dressed as nurses or doctors, with a haggard looking dude on a stretcher. Keep your phone on, 'k?" Toby might've realized by this point that his boss wasn't that much older than him by the way he spoke.

****

 "Frank any unusual sounds up there? The only way they wouldn't be coming down the stairwell right now is if they have some air transport, maybe leaping, cloaked or Gifted, maybe, too soon to tell..," as Brian chattered whatever clues his mind calculated into the equation he also began to stream his consciousness into the building itself, flipping through the hospital's security camera DVR footage. He flipped his subjective time into fast time as he divided his attention three ways, watching the seconds tick away like bullet points on the report of how his evening was going so far.
Mystic
player, 61 posts
Lots of magic
in a little package
Mon 26 Mar 2018
at 01:41
  • msg #143

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Toby nodded in understanding and opened a portal to the main level of the hospital before making his way down to the lower levels just to check to see if they might be going that way.
Frank Jackson
NPC, 87 posts
Wrong Side of Heaven
Righteous Side of Hell
Sat 31 Mar 2018
at 22:29
  • msg #144

Toronto - Untouched Relic of The Human Age (Location 14)

Frank perked his ears up, but heard nothing.

"Got nada here boss, but a chopper or the like would be too easy to spot and it looks like these people are playing it low and quiet."

As Meta pushed his mind into the systems to try and locate The Commander and whomever had snatched him, he found a very surprising thing; a program, unlike anything he had encountered up to this time. It had been dormant until his thoughts touched it, then it triggered as though that had been the activation command required. All camera feeds had already been sent into a loop, yet now triple encryption locked the cycle down making it all that much harder to untangle as the servers of stored footage was not only erased yet saved over to destroy any chance at recovery.

At the same time, the fire alarm rang filling the hallways and corridors with a sea of patients and staff.

If he examined the program, Meta could learn that it was a very basic rudimentry version of his own artifical intelligence; not self aware and years away from even being a fourth of what his was, yet still to make it someone had been studying and researching things quite close to his sandbox.

Whatever this was, it was not random; someone had intercepted Black Magic's transmission to Frank and knew the transport would arrive in a few hours. They had a gas that could occupy Frank for long enough to grab The Commander, a program designed it seemed to blind only Meta, and now hid among a flood of bodies to escape discovery. Someone had put time and planning into this, so far back as to they could not know when they would need such things yet wanted them on hand all the same.
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