In reply to Majestic Ocean (msg # 6):

As soon as Doll mentions speedster, Ava will remember (criminology roll) that there is a 13 year old speedster not accounted for, which would make sense.

OOC:  SS is at the next day, so you will all notice it is officially past midnight.  (the time of the fight was not mentioned). Waiting on Flicker and Nightshade before posting more roll results

In reply to Reflex (msg # 7):

"Fricking Reflex!"

"Ok, here's the skinny, so you have ideas of what to look for..."

Ava takes a deep breath.

"The PR guy at AAI is being used by Dr. Teuton, the guy who is behind the experimental anti-violence serum and helping with the new non-super prison.

The thing is, the serum is a full on mind control serum, and Teutonic is using it on supers to control them.  He used it on Fire and Ice in front of me to show off.  Fire and Ice is an undercover Primer agent, you may want to get several blood samples, so the serum ingredients can be isolated and an antidote created.

Also, Teuton has the ability to create supers, the side effect being taking their psychological issues to an extreme, which leaves the new Prison a perfect laboratory for him to work with.  I wasn't able to get a look at his notes before we escaped, but he said he was an admirer of Pygmalion's, so that's a clue."

"The first thing that they would have taken with them would have been the serum...." Doll started theorizing aloud to spark conversation that may trigger other ideas.

"They left things behind that they didn't think was valuable, like all of these office supplies.  That also includes trash.  Trash that could include used hypodermic needles or whatever the transmission method was."

An idea suddenly came to Doll's mind but it looked like she didn't know whether to say it or not.

"Look, this going to sound a little weird, but do you know for sure that you weren't exposed to this same mind control substance?" the tiny woman asked.

"If you were, they could have made you believe that you were being held in this location... maybe to start questioning yourself?  Or have you lure others here?"

As soon as she said that, she quickly took another look around as if expecting to be ambushed... and that also included a scrutinizing look at Ava as well in case that she had been 'programmed' to attack if somebody should happen to figure out their plans.

In reply to Doll (msg # 9):

Derek Shaw enters followed by SS, Nightshade, and Flicker (hopefully)

. I'm glad we are all here.  I have worked with Sharpshooter before, my name is Derek Shaw.  I'm head of the meta division at Primus.  For official reasons, please state your names.  . He says as he turns on his watch video recording device.

"Flicker. That's all the name I'm comfortable with giving to avoid complications."
"I've got a device that will allow me to check for residual energies, if that will help."
As time slows to a standstill, if only for Flicker, the speedster takes a moment to glance over Shaw's shoulder and look around the room.
This message was lightly edited by the player at 02:41, Thu 15 Sept 2022.

In reply to Flicker (msg # 11):

"My codename is Majestic Ocean."

To Doll:

"I'm pretty sure I wasn't injected with anything.  Several reasons why, actually."

"1. Vibron suckered me at my place, and I woke up here not knowing where I was."

"2. Self I important masterminds don't give a denouement to willing audiences, that's a monologue, big difference in style.". She winks.

" And 3.  Black Diamond helped get me out, and drove us to where you guys were.  I jury rigged the camera to transmit a Piggyback signal to Primus, and got just enough time out of the cell to shoot and email Sharpshooter, to get you all here for the climactic battle.  But Phobia busted us, so BD had to break cover so we could motor..."

To Sharpshooter:

"By the way, don't delete the email, I can use it and the domain to possibly trace his IP.  That's like, modern speak for tracing the post office stamp cancellation for you older guy luddites... " She teases.

Sharp chuckles. "Just because I still use America online ain't no cause to think I prefer working with, what was the phrase again? 'Stone knives and Bearskins'?"

"You can refer to me as Doll," the miniature metahuman instructed the Primus agent.

At least two of the group assembled here knew her by her original name but she hoped that it wouldn't slip out during the conversation, not because Doll was trying to protect her identity, but it could potentially put her family at risk if that little tidbit of information ended up in the wrong hands.

"I'm sorry that I don't have any useful information to share with you, Mr. Shaw.  I got pulled into this just a few minutes ago, you know, being at the right place at the right time.  Can you fill us in as to what's going on?"

Sharp adds "ta let y'all know, I was intercepted by a young woman named Rainbow Archer. Her job was to occupy me while her confederate Armadillo stole the Ankylosaur armor from the Primus vaults. The young lady and I entered a Gentleman's agreement, and I was able to head off Armadillo and steal the armor out from under his nose and leave with it. Hopefully the backup team I radioed managed to require it. From my observations thus far, it looks like my first Supervillain might be active again. Baron Tueton is a biosciences genius who has been trying to create ubermensch for the Third and Fourth Reich's for 80 years now. It's how he first became interested in me."

In reply to Sharpshooter (msg # 15):

"I remember reading about Baron Teuton... in the archives somewhere... but I'm not sure that fits. Why would he use Professor Atestor for work on a chemical formula to enhance humans, as that was the Baron's fortè? They went to the trouble of sending someone invisible to get the professor. It doesn't quite fit with the Baron Teuton I remember... reading about."
This message was last edited by the player at 12:18, Thu 15 Sept 2022.

Standing next to Flicker, the anthropomorphic bat woman, spoke softly,
"For those who don't know me, my nom de guerre is Nightshade and that will do for the purpose of this meeting.
I'm very tired, a little cranky, a little hungry and, oh yeah, my ears are still ringing from our last battle."

OOC
Please feel free to look over my character description if you're not completely familiar with her appearance.

Flicker, uh, flickers.

Sharp looks over Nightshade and says "worked with Wombatman and Gerbil, the boy wonder before. Why NOT a literal bat-girl?"

In reply to Flicker (msg # 16):

"Wasn't Atestor working on a teleporter?  Would make sense to get his new minions out of jail."
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 21:34, Thu 15 Sept 2022.

Flicker changes his manner, slightly, becoming somewhat pedantic as he says, "I'm fairly certain the teleporter was intended to transport substances. If I were going to speculate, I would suggest they were attempting to create a device that could be focused on an individual and deliver either a controlling agent or an enhancing agent, or both."

In reply to Sharpshooter (msg # 19):

Nightshade looks back and forth between the PRIMUS agent and Sharpshooter. When her eyes open again, she glares at Sharpshooter briefly, then sighs and shakes her head with a resigned expression.

"You know, Majestic O, I miss the Neighborhood Watch." she says finally.

In reply to Nightshade (msg # 22):

the neighborhood watch is partially why I am here.  While we look around I would officially like to know if your team would like to be an official part of Primus, complete with pay and benefits and perhaps a base of operation. He says as he gestures around the room

In reply to Derek Shaw (msg # 23):

"Well, I technically have a place to live, so far, but it'd be nice to have a fallback plan.  If you can work around my college schedule, can deal with my girlfriend being part of the package deal...she's majoring in physical therapy and does photography and web design...and list my job title as something related to my major...my powers are tertiary to my skill set already, I'll get you a list in resume form...then sure."

"My father is a lawyer though, and I know he'll want to look over any contract I have to sign..."

Sharp tips his hat to Nightshade, saying "forgive me, ma'am. That was uncalled for. It's just that things were simpler back in my day. Usually someone lookin' like a bat had a name like Alucard or some such, and they weren't so friendly as you are."

"I'm not part of this team," Doll informed Mr. Shaw, "but I think that they'll want to know what you will expect in return.  Nothing comes for free."

"Would this team be able to act independently or will they be under somebody's direction?  Somebody who would want to approve everything that the group did?  Somebody that might expect the team to take unnecessary risks?"

"Money and benefits also require giving up a certain amount of privacy and I don't think that everyone is in a place to share their real identities."

For all that she knew, Primus probably already had a file on her and had more information about her than she did.  There was also the disappointing possibility that Primus was semi-aware of her but didn't consider her important enough to monitor closely.

Nightshade's face briefly contorted into a mask of furious hatred, her eyes glowing an angry red, her fangs extending then quickly retracting as she glared at Sharpshooter for a moment.  She closed her eyes, curled her hands into tight fists, and let out a terse hiss, her anger visible draining away almost as quickly as it arose. "My apologies for my explosive reaction. I hate the undead. The last Nosferatu stupid enough to use that alias near me, I staked 3 ways, ripped its limbs off, burned the remains to a crisp with a solar mirror, and then I got creative. Let's just say its ashes are now part of a church near Vatican City and a Mosque in Jerusalem"

She looked into Sharpshooter's eyes and smiled warmly, "Your apology is accepted."

In reply to Nightshade (msg # 27):

Since it looks like they are going to be awhile, Ava uprights a couple chairs and tries her best to distribute her weight between them as she sits.

To Doll:

"Even if you're not on the team, considering you went to high school with half the team, I think you have an in."

To Shaw:

"Once we're done here, I still suggest you get a real CSI team in here.  Being as this was speed packed by a teenager, there's probably a plethora of information that we may miss."

"Can I also get a picture of Esper?  BD and I suspect she may be undercover as the cook my parents recently hired, actually working for Teuton."

To Nightshade and Doll:

"Can either of you stay over tonight, in case she still shows up tomorrow, just so we can identify her?  If she IS Esper, I don't do so well with mentalists..."

She then looks to Flicker, waiting on his answer to Shaw's question...

Sharp pulls out a small kit and starts looking around. He dusts for prints and bags any fibers or hairs he finds. As he works, he says "Esper tends to stay clear of me. We are both line-of-sight fighters, and last time we tussled she found out that I could target her a lot better than she can target me."


01:08, Today: Sharpshooter rolled 9 (with 2 body) using 3 with the Hero (Champions) system with rolls of 5, 1, 3.  Perception 15-.

01:06, Today: Sharpshooter rolled 12 (with 4 body) using 3 with the Hero (Champions) system with rolls of 4, 6, 2.  Criminology 14-

This message was last edited by the player at 14:32, Sun 25 Sept 2022.

After a glance at Sharpshooter, Flicker responds to Derek Shaw, "PRIMUS? Well, I guess if you can get that guy through HR, you can manage with me. Would this base have any laboratory facilities? I still have some work to do on my oscillation overthruster."

In reply to Flicker (msg # 30):

"I didn't really consider labs, I take it the Oscillation Overthruster is to supercharge your powers for short periods of time..."

"Lessee, Criminology, Computer, Cryptography - though I'm not sure that's a 'lab' thing, Electronics, Robotics/Artificial Intelligence, Genetics, Pharmacology, Security Systems, and a complete Communications array..."  Ava trails off.

"Anyways, I just want my job description to be something beyond 'Inappropriately Dressed Fat Chick Who Absorbs and Projects Water'."