A distinguished man approaches, visually examining Winter Herald and pontificating to his phone. [Language unknown: "Mi n whe ssouenasla. Ee ei tra latven'eenles, FORCE's ted listndic ivtrneut o ch itin FORCE bleprerut me ineiouineers menestany. Resa'stlo to stree resonsreathu ilnidietna ththic-llre An trday ev th m ntngut houectoul, ainen t stiounhis, son u manousast!"]
The man then addresses Winter Herald, "Did your scientist not explain zat crozsing the threscholds vill disrubt und immediately cloze them? I've been conzidering zis izue, und belieffe the most likely mezod of accomplishing this is to create tvo threscholds at the originating locazion, und as one mooffes through this dimenzion to cover the target, the other zooms through the aldernate dimenzion to the deliffery locazion. It vould pe fine for inanimate opchects, anything liffing vould be irreffocaply altered by contact vith the other dimenzion. Most likely, zey vould arrife dead."

Lilibeth hadn't been around to hear from Hikari about his theory that another portal when and where another portal would open. If she had been, any explanation he gave would likely have gone over her head. Fortunately she didn't have to understand the scientific rationale that he based his theory on. All she needed to know was when and where to be in case he was right.

So arrived at the Harmon building with he rest of the team. As seemed to be her habit, she wore fashionable though modest civilian clothing, rather than the armored clothes that Hikari had provided for her. If anything violent happened, it would take less than the blink of an eye for her to summon Runa, who would be wearing the armor he designed.

"Did you have a plan for me or Runa?" she asks the teenage super genius.

Justicar was talking with Senor Garcia when Lilibeth approached and asked where best she could be deployed... and he turned to answer...when his heightened Auditory sensors picked up a voice that decidedly Should NOT be here... one belonging to Professor Franz Undorf - Phantasma, the only recently apprehended and supposed to be in extradition processing for return to Germany!

Justicar spoke soft and briefly to Lilibeth, "...we have a problem, I must address... call Runa to help with crowd control and assisting the police to keep people away... this could turn violent."

Turning he walked over to Phantasma, and calmly addressed the Professor, raising his visor to meet his gaze eye to eye, "...greetings Professor Undorf.  What are you doing here?  I had surmised that you were inferring the periodic opening of the dimensional threshold would be one way... but I did not wish to claim words you did not explicitly say.  Which is another reason I felt trying to cross the dimensional threshold was more folly than bravery."

He cocked his head and asked, "..I am conjecturing that the higher mathematics of dimensional mechanics is a specialty of yours, so is your super-genius able to perform the mathematical equations with sufficient accuracy that in conjunction with your force creation powers you can 'mathmatize' dimensional castling and quantum entangle yourself to a location of your choosing on your own?  To coin a phrase... can you 'Tesser' your person?"

Justicar was calmly walking toward the Professor only trying to get within 50'ft of him and stop... optimum range for his non-lethal incapacitating weaponry, though he pointed no obvious weapons at the Super-Genius, Super-Villain, Scientist.  He wanted to try to 'talk' him down and find out how he escaped the police custody AND got past the police cordon...without any warning being radioed to the LESP Sentinels!!!
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A look of puzzlement appeared on the normally cheerful face of Lilibeth. She opened her mouth to ask Hikari what was going on, where was the danger but her questioning words died unspoken. "He said he needs Runa, not questions," she thought, and then spoke to words that would bring out Runa. Half a heartbeat later, the warrior priestess of Ishtar stood where Lilibeth had been. The tall woman looked at Justicar as he strode away from her and towards the man that had spoken so strangely. "Is he the threat?" she wondered. "Or is that the mentor of Justicar, come to deliver a warning of danger?"

"Your guess is as good as mine," Lilibeth said to Runa in their shared mind. "Come on, let's go help the police...the city protectors. Maybe they know who that is Hikari is talking to."

Runa signaled her agreement by turning on her heels and walking towards the nearest police officers.

Mae Ha Rga would also find a spot in the crowd that was not covered and go to help control the crowd, but once he got there he only gave a fraction of his attention to it.  Mostly he had his head turned to Justicar.  He knew exactly how dangerous Phantasma could be.

As he opens his visor and addresses the gentleman, the gentleman nods. Just as he had in the interview, Franz Undorf begins to address JUSTICAR as a professor would address a student. "of course you would be concerned. Young man, I've studied the theoretical implications of trans-dimensional physics longer than you've lived. We're about to experience a once in a lifetime phenomenon in these threshold events. I intend to observe them."
He leans in closer to JUSTICAR and speaks quietly, saying, "I've left a decoy with your people, and I have every intention of cooperating with your authorities. So, I must tell you that I can be of no help if something hostile comes from the other dimension. Besides, anything crossing the threshold will most surely cause it to collapse and that's all I intend to observe. Would you allow me to approach the event horizon to make observation easier?"
As Franz Undorf stands calmly in front of JUSTICAR, a lit pipe appears in his hand and the distinguished professor puffs on it.

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For those with senses to notice, the pipe isn't real.

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"Runa, is it?" Winter Herald spoke to her as the turned to leave. "I am Winter Herald. Hikari has introduced Franz Undorf, a specialist in extradimensional matters. We met on the job. I persuaded him from what I believed to be a foolish course of action successfully, and he is attempting to do the same to me. What he has instead informed me of is that because I have a..."

He was looking for how to phrase this while maintaining the cover he was supposed to have. "...let's say dubious connection to the idea that I am biologically alive as others comprehend it, and because of this I am actually uniquely qualified to cross the threshold. This is not expected. All data feeds suggest Holly Cook is still alive, in direct opposition to my theories, and she clearly crossed one of these thresholds. This means they can be crossed by the living, and the living will survive. This certainly means I can cross it, and perhaps follow her."

"No better lead has been presented other than to go through the door she's gone through. If this cannot be done, we cannot find her, and we need to admit defeat. I am waiting for either the portal to open up, or to be straight out told this cannot be done. I do not know your capabilities on this subject. If you can change the consensus, please do." He looked back to Franz, his glare concealed by the helmet. "If you are going to help find her, thank you. If you are going to open a portal to her, by whatever means you have to do so, please do so."

Justicar/Hikari's expression is one of consternation... not comfortable with the situation.

It was NOT lost on Justicar/Hikari... that Professor Undorf had pointedly NOT answered his question about any ability to mentally 'mathemitizing' a quantum entanglement of his own choosing to 'Tesser', but he dropped this issue filing it away mentally for later assessment... labeled under ~ 'Oh shit! If Phantasma CAN do that he is the Most Dangerous Metahuman in the world!'

He looks around for Chimpman Z noting his absence as uncharacteristic but replies, "...As long as no other Sentinel's have issue with your presence and you agree to comply to follow directions should hostile dimensional beings make an appearance through the portal, I can allow this Professor ~ I understand the desire for expanding one's knowledge of the workings of the Universe..though my focus is more on the practical application and harnessing of such forces than pure research; BUT.. your life should NOT be put at risk Professor!"

Then it occurs to Hikari... Professor Undorf is a German National.. just like his father Karl, it is possible they were contemporaries..perhaps even attending the same School for higher learning... the Professor's interest in him... might stream from some familiarity not only with his mother but also his father!

Stepping close Justicar shows his hand-held sensor device to the Professor explaining, "I call this a Quantum-Particle Pulse Sensor.  It is a micronized particle collider meant to collide particles for the burst of qwarks released at an adjustible frequency and energy to record and detect the resulting sub-atomic particles released.  It is my working theorum that close proximity to a opening and closing higher dimensional threshold will attenuate the regular pulses of released particles from this collider like a radar pulse being released ~ hopefully in a fashion that can be recorded and later again searched for with longer ranged more powerful/sensitive sensors to detect similar phenomenon.  In this case to facilitate detection of dimensional thresholds perhaps even quiescent dimensional nexus.  This might be the only means to detect and potentially track the second dimensional threshold that Holly Cook exited."

Hikari completely skips over the completely Amazing fact that such a device, as he explained it, is usually the Size of the Hadron Collider in Switzerland!

"Sadly I was unable in the time available to make its sensitive particle detector components smaller than this bulky device or properly calibrate and test its sensitivity first..."
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"Runa, is it?" Winter Herald spoke to her as the turned to leave. "I am Winter Herald. Hikari has introduced Franz Undorf, a specialist in extradimensional matters. We met on the job. I persuaded him from what I believed to be a foolish course of action successfully, and he is attempting to do the same to me. What he has instead informed me of is that because I have a..."

Runa turned to look at the other LESP member. She waited until he paused, rather than try to speak over him. "I greet you Winter Herald. Yes I am Runa. Justicar did not introduce me to that man," she points at Franz Undorf. She is about to say more but Winter Herald continues, "...let's say dubious connection to the idea that I am biologically alive as others comprehend it, and because of this I am actually uniquely qualified to cross the threshold. This is not expected. All data feeds suggest Holly Cook is still alive, in direct opposition to my theories, and she clearly crossed one of these thresholds. This means they can be crossed by the living, and the living will survive. This certainly means I can cross it, and perhaps follow her."

"No better lead has been presented other than to go through the door she's gone through. If this cannot be done, we cannot find her, and we need to admit defeat. I am waiting for either the portal to open up, or to be straight out told this cannot be done. I do not know your capabilities on this subject. If you can change the consensus, please do." He looked back to Franz, his glare concealed by the helmet. "If you are going to help find her, thank you. If you are going to open a portal to her, by whatever means you have to do so, please do so."

Runa looks at Winter Herald and, not for the first time since being sent to this place and time, is baffled by someone's words. She felt the familiar sense of frustration that happened in these instances but Lilibeth was there, as always, to help her understand what was trying to be communicated. "I think he aid he isn't alive? Like not undead or anything!" Lilibeth quickly added, sensing Runa's alarm and responding to it before she could try and smite what she thought was a zombie or something. "More like a machine." "Ah, the row bots you described." "Yah, kinda like that. Anyways, it sounds like Winter here says he is a robot but Hikari doesn't think so and the are having a spat about it. It also sounds like Franz is some super smart expert about these portals and that's why he showed up. Winter wants to go through it but Hikari doesn't want him to." Runa could sense Lilibeth shrug. "From the sounds of it, he is asking us if we can do anything with those portals or help someone survive going through one."

The conversation between Runa and Lilibeth had happened at the speed of thought, which allowed Runa to respond to Winter Herald without any noticeable pause, once he had stopped speaking. "I have no power to open doors to other realms," Runa says to Winter Herald. "I know very little about such things. The goddess's blessing upon me are so that I can serve as a healer and protector. What you are describing sounds like wizardry to me."

In reply to JUSTICAR (msg # 37):

After finding a suitable firing position that overlooks where the portal that took Holy Cook away, Senor Garcia returns to his SUV suits back up again, and makes his way to the aforementioned position. This time the older man has a bullpup style rifle/PDW strapped across his back and is carrying what is clearly a sniper rifle with a bipod. The shotgun pouches are gone and replaced with two different type of ammo pouches. One set big one set smaller, both carrying two magazines each.

For those who know their guns they will be able to identify the rifle strapped across his back as a Magpul PDR-D with a EOTECH XPS-2 holographic sight, and a laser aiming module on the right side. In his hands is a Mk 20 SSR, with a NightForce NXS 5.5-22x56mm Scope, a laser range finder, a laser aiming module, and a combination bipod & foregrip. In a holster on his right thigh is a FN Five-seveN with an odd-looking laser module. None of the weapons have suppressors, but the three guns all have protective screw on caps on the end of their respective barrels.

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Once back at the previous identified firing position Senor Garcia begins to set up and is greet by JUSTICAR. He takes a few minutes to go over the armor specifications being presented to him.

“Impressive, not as armored as the old Mark three suit I’m wearing. But has a lot of the bells and whistles I am used to having. My former employer had me using a Mark Nine suit with an active camouflage module before I retired. Don’t ask about me acquiring a Mark Nine suit. They allowed me to keep this old Mark Three suit because it’s pretty obsolete, and some foreign powers like Iran and North Korea have reverse engineered the Mark Six and Seven’s.”

“One thing I’d like to integrate from my current googles is the ability to see in the Electromagnetic spectrum, and see the ability to see the same specific ultra violet light frequency the lasers on my weapons are set to.”

"It might as well be wizardry to me as well. I am not programmed with comprehensive knowledge of extradimensional physics. I am simply drawing the best conclusion I can with the finite data we possess." Winter Herald was as ready as he was going to get, but did one more check on the drone. He didn't care for Phantasma's nonsense, as he thought of him, and suspected Phantasma was here with the intention of following Herald through one of the portals, knowing full and well that he would survive and likely having some kind of understanding that would allow them to return elsewhere as a man without a leash.

Oddly, as far as Winter Herald was concerned, if he actually did this, it could be beneficial. Or it could throw the whole plan for a loop. Hard to say - there were a lot of variables. He did believe Phantasma was trying to encourage everyone to leave as at least a backhanded effort to help out while helping themselves.

"I happen to be excessively strong and fast. Nothing sophisticated, I am afraid. What are your strengths, Miss Runa?"

"I am a warrior priestess of the great goddess, Ishtar," Runa said, an unmistakable note of pride in her voice. "By her grace, she has blessed me with a portion of her divinity. As one of her priestesses, I am charged with dispensing her blessings upon those in need. As one of her warriors, I stand between those who would destroy and their intended victims."

Jacob arrives at the Harmon building, somewhere he had nit been in a long time.  Not since....  He skips over the memory.
So, what exactly is the plan here?

In reply to Winter Herald (msg # 44):
Franz Undorf shakes his head at the android, "You mizunderstand. You vill pe onable to zend any data pack or retrieffe zis Holly Cook you speak of. As zoon as zomething crozzes za threschold, za threschold destapilises und clozes, neffer to re-oben. One as advanced as yourzelf is too imbordant to loze in zuch faschion. If you're dedermined to pe Heliminaded, bleaze allow me to dizazemple you und sdudy your combonents."

In reply to JUSTICAR (msg # 45):

Franz chuckles. [Language unknown: "E whend nceresati hihis en a oufili?"]
""Zis is true. Arh! Ve haffe finally found zomezing ve agree on. I am zoo imbordant to pe endangered py Hanyzing coming through zee pordal, or any foolischness coming from zee Hauzoridies!"
Leaning in, he whispers to Hikari, [Language unknown: "Trno thodineve conrateveforred tong ncpoen st Ai day trle-fiac forna p ven derdayome. Li hat nceintreaent m herredoerday. Arat are La erhi, ivestielll p me t ermomomi i aldi tiwius k es tietul wi travirtheica ithhasshebuthou areal to pestet. Un patra andmaneen hat ac ssce intounconson thi wimeis e ter ontast eveounichson earartson ofomad, menoresom Re ch trutfi u foasei arof statramanect chtaer, Ri lonafi an throteet linvenset to, st miort."]
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In reply to Phantasma (msg # 51):

Hikari's expression is ... conflicted.  On the surface being able to consult with the brilliant Professor ...someone who can actually understand the physics and concepts behind his practical application of science to useful technical innovation is a confirming relief and joy to be sure... but ever in the back of his mind is the fact also that the Professor is a dangerous Super-Villain Genius Meta-human.  But Hikari perhaps naively 'wants' to believe that there is some part of the professors criminal Genius that is admirable and ...perhaps redeemable... he HAS to believe for the sake of his own Genius Criminal Meta-human Mother.

He replies in-kind...

Justicar nods in regard to the Professor, and continues to scan.  Closing his helmet visor he launched Drone-Alpha to maximum Altitude {500'ft} over the city street intersection to video record the entire event for analysis and review later.

In reply to Senor Garcia (msg # 47):

In reply to Senor Garcia, "Indeed I have been planning some experiments with Ruthenium Polymer Chameleon Surface research.  Basically it enables the robot/vehicle/exosuit to change color and texture to blend into his environment. A sort of HD-video screen form-fitted to the surface of the robot/vehicle/exosuit so that it seems to change and adapt to the surrounding area. Movement drastically reduces the effectiveness of the chameleon surface but it can make a stationary target practically invisible.  But it is still in the research phase currently.  Force Field Projectors are my current research project with some success but also experimental for now."

"As for the EM Spectral optics.. I can easily engineer that into my helmet designs.  As for the armament, I correctly assumed as an ex-special forces solider you had access to a dazzling array of weaponry and had no need of more firepower.  But you will note the suit I designed for you does indeed have a selection of weaponry builtin-- the Only suit I designed for a Sentinel member that does!  There is a reason for this."

"You have access to all sorts of firearms, Senor Garcia, but energy weaponry not so much so.  Also firearms are generally not very good for capture subdue.. I wanted to give you options for quiet, incapacitating weapons that are unexpected by a foe that might see someone carrying guns.  The Electric discharges can give you an energy-based 'punch' that is not obvious and is relatively quiet.  Stealth being why I was going for.  Same goes for the Wrist Spike launchers.. they are pneumatically fired so only as loud as a burp perhaps.  But 'can' be loaded with a varying assortment of ammo types for flexibility and stealth.  The Stun Blaster is also an option for rendering a foe weakened or even totally subdued that has nothing to do with the report of a firearm and is completely non-lethal.  I figured with your... change of roles from Solider to Public Hero having more 'measured' weaponry choices would be appreciated?"

In reply to Chimp Man Z (msg # 50):

At Chimpman Z's arrival and his request for the Sitrep Justicar reports, "We have had the police set up a three block cordon of the area.  We are waiting for the Dimensional Threshold to manifest.  My plan is to analyze the appearance of the portal hole with this device and make a detailed collation of the data recorded.. my hope being with that data I can then scan for similar dimensional phenomenon and track the Exit portal that Holly Cook went through when she returned to our universe.  That should bring us close if not directly to her location.  The LESP Sentinel Team is deployed here should some hostile dimensional mega-fuana as in New York blunder through the portal when it opens briefly."

He pauses for a moment and explains, "Winter Herald, alternatively-additionally, wishes to attempt to cross the open portal entering the dimension and search for Holly Cook in the alternate dimension.  A plan I have advised against, also Professor Franz Undorf / Phantasma here believes that the portal is one-way and as soon as something comes through.. if something comes through, the portal will collapse never to reopen again.  Which is partially why I am advising against such an attempt but mainly because I do not believe Holly Cook is in the alternate dimension.  She was most likely transported/abducted though the use of the dimensional threshold and is more than likely back in our universe at some secret villain lair of Vitaly / Provider.  So searching for her in the alternate dimension is pointless and counter-productive as we have no way of traveling to or more importantly from the alternate dimension!"

"BUT, admittedly.. this is some amount of conjecture on my part... we do not have any solid evidence to support any 'theory' of Holly Cook's actual whereabouts."
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Bellissima was listening to the conversations going on around her, but she didn't have anything to add at the moment.  She really hoped that Winter Herald didn't sacrifice himself by trying to jump through the portal, she might be able to stop him, but that would be taking away his will and she wasn't going to do that to anyone.   She could feel his thought patterns, although she was making sure she didn't focus on them, Winter Herald's patterns were different than the non-sentient machines around her.  Although she wasn't reaching out to anything around her.  The world was now even noisier than it had been when she was just a telepath.

An interesting note she made to herself, this was the first time she was in Justicar's presence since she had broken the organic/inorganic barrier and able to sense machines of all kinds and she could sense Justicar's armor, Justicar's thoughts and a second intelligence sharing the space around Hikari.  She could reach out to figure out what was going on, but that would be invading Hikari's privacy, she was going to have to ask him about it later.

Right now, she was focusing on where the portal should be opening, ready to reach out and grab Holly with her telekinesis if she saw the woman on the ground beyond the portal.  Right now that was her only hope, they had zero other clues to follow up on at the moment.

The assembled heroes, and the officers at the barricades, were all made aware of the potential time a portal would open. As that time arrives, nothing seems to happen at first. Then there is a crack, as if something displaced a large amount of air in an instant. As the, becoming familiar, blue glow fades around it, the forty foot tall bear in the street before the Harmon Building roars. Panic ensues.

OOC: the creature has a horror factor of 18, please roll saves vs this horror factor and rp the results. There may be many xp available.
Oh, robots and androids with anything more than computer brains (AI's or transferred intelligence) are also subject to horror factor, even though

Heroes Unlimited Second Revised Edition, page 197:

As machines, they do not breathe air and are immune to gases, poisons, drugs, disease, fatigue, mind control, most psionic attacks (a psychic can tell they aren't alive) and certain magic that affects flesh and blood or the mind.

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An extradimensional portal, Jacob muses.  You have no idea what's on the other side.  And no idea if there is an immediate way home.  But, you must think there is a way....
The Brady Bunch has followed him and is sitting nearby, seeming to follow the conversation.
That's when all Hell breaks loose.  At the sound of the roar, Jacob moves to the front of the building to see the forty foot bear, his eyes travelling from feet all the way up to the head and face.  Heylike drek! What he says in Yiddish is immediately followed by Russian.  Ебена мать (Yebena matʹ)!  After a moment, he finally says it in English, Holy shit!
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Hearing the crack of sound, Senor Garcia sights his Mk20 SSR at the portal ready to shoot whatever comes out.

Upon seeing the forty foot tall bear, the retired super soldier doesn't hesitate. He takes aim and fires the Mk20 SSR five times in succession at the forty foot tall bear. Hopefully the armor piercing ammo wouldn't go through the bear and into a person.

09:20, Today: Secret Roll: Senor Garcia rolled 8 using 1d20.  HF roll +6 (+6 w/ME =+12) vs. Horror (var.).
8+12= 20 PASS

09:13, Today: Secret Roll: Senor Garcia rolled 15 using 1d20.  init +3.
init of 18

Action 1: Shoot 40 foot bear.
09:14, Today: Secret Roll: Senor Garcia rolled 16 using 1d20.  shoot bear +8 w/Mk 20 SSR.
Unat 24

09:18, Today: Secret Roll: Senor Garcia rolled 25 using 6d6.  dmg w/7.62mm AP ammo, lowers target AR by 2.
25 damage

Rolls for action 2-5
15:31, Today: Secret Roll: Senor Garcia rolled 40 using 4d20 with rolls of 17,3,18,2.  shoot bear +8 w/Mk 20 SSR.
15:34, Today: Secret Roll: Senor Garcia rolled 19 using 6d6.  dmg w/7.62mm AP ammo, lowers target AR by 2.
15:34, Today: Secret Roll: Senor Garcia rolled 21 using 6d6.  dmg w/7.62mm AP ammo, lowers target AR by 2.
15:34, Today: Secret Roll: Senor Garcia rolled 19 using 6d6.  dmg w/7.62mm AP ammo, lowers target AR by 2.
15:34, Today: Secret Roll: Senor Garcia rolled 11 using 6d6.  dmg w/7.62mm AP ammo, lowers target AR by 2.

Action 2: Shoot 40 foot bear.
Unat 25
16 dmg

Action 3: Shoot 40 foot bear.
Unat 11 (MISS?)
21 dmg

Action 4: Shoot 40 foot bear.
Unat 26
21 dmg

Action 5: Shoot 40 foot bear.
UNat 10 (miss?)
11 dmg
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Justicar was monitoring his sensor readouts when the crack and blue flash occurred... and suddenly he found himself standing shadow... a tall long shadow created by the new interdimensional traveler's arrival.

Hikari's wide-eyed expression cannot be seen under his visor as he gazes up, Up, UP... at the huge dimensional interloaper. His mind screams panicked warnings at him, but his logical scientific mind recognizes the beast as some CERTAINLY ~ Megafauna and plagues him with questions;'...how much must something THAT tall weigh made of terestrial flesh and blood? Is it actually terestrial flesh and blood anymore ...? Perhaps the gravity in its' home dimension is significantly less than our earth standard?  A significant difference in gravity in the alternate dimension would certainly effect how the dimensional threshold reacted and interacted with our dimension...!'

He froze, utterly fascinated and terrified at the same time.

His only actual words spoken with clear nervous tension, "... w-well t~That's something you d-don't see everyday!"

12:45, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 15 '18' using 1d20+3.  Justicar horror factor check - Diff 18. – [roll=1659890708.19515.355584] Success!
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In reply to SSOGM (msg # 54):

Wow.  This is gonna get embarrassing.  Horror Factor roll:  1 + 7

Mae Ha Rga will scream like a little girl and run and hide, crouching behind the nearest dumpster or around the corner of a building trying not to cry.

Looks like someone has been watching To Your Eternity.
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Bellissime wasn't surprised as the giant Bear popped into existence, she had encountered that with the T-Rex, but the size of the creature caused her to step back.  Then the Bear fear and confusion that turns into anger and she could feel that underlining fear pouring out of the creature. Then the screaming started behind her as she was inundated with the atavistic fear from all the people watching as they started running away. She was trying to deal with her fear of encountering something so much bigger than her as the fears of everyone around her crashed and smashed through the shields she kept raised to protect her from being inundated by the thoughts of people around her.

She locked up as she battled the waves of fear from different sources, the instinct to freeze and hope that the danger wouldn't noticed overwhelmed her training to do something and kept her from doing anything.

13:05, Today: Bellissima rolled 2 using 1d20.  Bellissima Horror Roll. +8 ME instanity bonus:  Total: 10
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Runa heard the thunder like *crack* and turned away from Winter Herald. She saw the azure glowing light of the portal form and then disgorge a stupendously tall and massive beast. She had never seen anything like it, before or after arriving in this time and place. She had instinctively adopted a defensive posture; hands up and fingers curled lightly, feet shoulder width apart, orientated on the threat. She had no sooner taken her stance when the fur covered beast personally announced its presence with a mighty roar that vibrated the very air in her lungs.

She froze. For the first time in a very long time, she completely froze. She could say nothing, do nothing, in the face of such a monster. "Goddess preserve us," was the only thought she was capable of forming and even that was soft, weak, carrying non of her usual confidence in herself and her faith.

Lilibeth, perhaps because from her point of view, she was watching events like someone watches a monitor or TV, was not gripped with terror. Oh, she was scared. Moreover she was worried about Runa, her teammates and the onlooking civilians, both the sworn and non-sworn alike. She was not however so fearful that she couldn't help but panic. Because she retained her ability to think clearly, she knew that while she could take control of her body, returning Runa to Elsewhere, there was little her own body could do in this situation. She had no powers. She wasn't especially strong or skilled in combat either. The best she could hope for would be to help the police get the onlookers back and away before they became so much 'collateral damage'.

"Or I can try to snap Runa out of it," she thought. The priestess had the power to help, she just needed a little help first. So it was that she tried reaching out to Runa to reassure her and spur into action.

"Runa, listen to me OK? Listen to me. You need to save these people. You can do it. Ishtar made you one of her priestesses for a reason. She has faith in you so don't you go losing faith in yourself."


OOC

Runa rolled 20 using 1d20.  Save Vs HF Diff 18 - Lilibeth - SUCCESS.

Runa rolled 12 using 1d20.  Save Vs HF Diff 18 - Runa - FAIL.

Runa rolled 10 using 1d100.  Trust/Intimidate - Lilibeth - SUCCESS

Then 'Karl' speaks up, + Hikari.  This is a hazardous threat, focus. +

And Hikari, pushes aside his apprehension and acts...

"Right. 'Karl' deploy Justicar-PALADIN to this location."

Justicar's rocket thrusters ignite as he takes flight... first addressing Professer Undorf, "..Professor retreat back to the police line."

Rocketing into the sky Justicar flies right at the Kaiju Bear his ballistic metal mesh blue cloak fluttering at his shoulders as he attempts to draw the titan bear's attention circling around behind it to turn its attention away from the... still mentally stunned Sentinel Team... a particularly fearless or perhaps foolhardy action as he moves in to engage the titan bear!

Karl responds, + Acknowlegded Hikari. Justicar-PALADIN Inbound. ETA 30 seconds. +

Aiming both his gauntlets he flies in VERY close {10'ft}, weapons systems targeting lasers track to his target {which is as big as a volkswagon to be honest} to unleash a dual spray of tear gas and bright green aerosol spraypaint from the Chemical Sprayers directly into the large beast's snout, face and eyes seeking to hinder its ability to defend itself by blinding it, at least temporarily, and Certainly drawing it's ire to him and not his teammates!

Justicar has ... an impressive arsenal of lethal weaponry he 'could' deploy.. its clear he is trying NOT to hurt the beast.

The dual spray delivered he draws his Transparent Ballistic Plastic Riot Shield to arm ready to defend against any wild swipes the enraged beast should make though from the evasive piloting he is doing its clear he is trying to avoid any such blow by dodging!  He specifically refrained from drawing either of his swords or popping his wrist-mounted triple blades to parry the mountain sized-beast as likely it would result in snapped blades...

Switching his Amplified External Loudspeaker to full he calls out to try to snap the team out of its surprise...

"SENTINELS ~ UNITE!!!"

Actions -
Attacks: 5
Action: 1 - Dual Chem spray Attack
Action: 2 - Dodge
Action: 3/3 - Paired Parry
2 Attacks remaining
17:15, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 30 using 1d20+15.  Justicar - Initiative [+15]. – [roll=1659906959.82696.355584]
17:17, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 50 using 1d100.  Justicar - Weapons Systems [87%]. – [roll=1659907071.42097.355584]
17:21, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 29 using 1d20+16.  Justicar - Dual Chemical Sprayer, Called Shot 'face' [+16 w/Weap Sys, Laser Tar.]]. – [roll=1659907279.41248.355584]
- Effect: Tear Gas {-10 ST/PY/DG, Dur: 4D6Mel '8d6Mel - dual blast?'}
17:39, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 29 using 8d6.  Tear Gas - Melee Duration Effect {Chemical Sprayer} [4d6 '8d6-Dual blast?']. – [roll=1659908345.5158.355584]
18:00, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 41 using 1d100.  Justicar - Pilot Robot [87%]. – [roll=1659909604.1105.355584]
17:42, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 20 using 1d20+18.  Justicar - Dodge 1# [+18]. – [roll=1659908529.44592.355584]
17:44, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 30 using 1d20+20.  Justicar - Shield Paired-Parry 1# [+20]. – [roll=1659908651.64891.355584]
17:45, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 34 using 1d20+18.  Justicar - Unarmed Paired-Parry 2# [+18]. – [roll=1659908738.41837.355584]
This message was last edited by the player at 22:06, Sun 07 Aug 2022.

"If we are not here to rescue Holly, then this operation is a waste of time and we need -" Winter Herald's words stopped with the arrival of the giant bear. The idea to simply leave went to immediate debate with trying to deal with what was likely to be soon an enraged giant bear. He immediately went into analysis of it, regardless of appropriateness, trying to figure out what world allowed such a creature to exist.

The oxygen present in such a world would be higher than the current one, and suggested an environment much like the dinosaurs. He wondered if it wasn't connected to the one in New York briefly before deciding this data was inconsistent with what he had been informed of.

It was at that moment he realized the window for going through the portal was gone.

His programs immediately began engaging in maintenance consensus, trying to determine how a plan with so few steps and with almost zero points of failure could have gone incorrectly. He knew of no tech that could open a gateway to another world. No research that could do it, as Phantasma's own equations were not working once he pulled them from theory to practice.

They had learned enough about Holly Cook to write a good eulogy about her, and not enough information to even recover a body.

He tore the drone off himself (one attack). It was dead weight to him now as his protocols focused along combative programs he did understand. The ability to lead the bear out was not on the table, and the bear was cornered and wounded - it would demolish the city attempting to flee.

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Consensus did not debate long on the idea of using any force up to killing the bear to force its violent movements to cease.

He used the radio to communicate. +"Dispatch the bear, then close the instability. Then I find FORCE. Actions deviating from these have clearly been erroneous." +

Consensus regarding Giant Ursine Analysis was still going on, in spite of his best efforts to focus on the task.

He gave two passing strikes - one as he shot up to its neck and shoulder with his jump jets, aiming to issue a square strike, and another as he descended, with the same intention and the hopeful goal of being out of the bear's striking range both upon ascent and immediately after landing. He had no ability to take this thing apart quickly, but he could engage it in sustained battle.

OOC: 15:08, Yesterday: Winter Herald rolled 17 using 1d20+3.  Apparently I can be frightened.
15:36, Today: Winter Herald rolled 23 using 1d20+14.  Initiative.
00:31, Today: Winter Herald rolled 25 using 1d20+12.  Strike with sword en passant ascending.
00:32, Today: Winter Herald rolled 36 using 5d6+15.  Damage with sword.
00:31, Today: Winter Herald rolled 21 using 1d20+12.  Strike with sword en passant descending.
00:32, Today: Winter Herald rolled 29 using 5d6+15.  Damage with sword.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:37, Mon 08 Aug 2022.