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++ I was never interested in Smohk's goals. Based on your tone and choice of words, it sounds like your situation is becoming rather tense. On our end, the bio-ship has decided to embrace Lady Armageddon's aggressive androgyny, or at least it is claiming to. I can see where that might complicate things for you. I suggest humility and patience until you can get a grasp on the situation. I will make effort to keep you posted. Stay alive. ++

Across the LESP Secure channel...
This message was last edited by the player at 09:50, Tue 07 Feb 2023.

Responding through the secure channel.
This message was last updated by the GM at 08:41, Tue 07 Feb 2023.

In reply to Bellissima (msg # 4):

[Language unknown: +"Pl.. pawi. M som eeadsate trantirea ecwa ngdi.  It Ovekorati peset chiv larencine thi Pa uleent proomeectpre ~ Iv p on aitrpreccktoit trasonsan!  O out erethodin m lapre ingareeen en e n nc o ers asson u antol? Nd acfoss ofstbe o wious venaveess i llheei manreaughear."+]

++ Runa, Winter Herald reporting. CMZ seems to have a nascent bio-island forming around him. Life at his expense is not acceptable. We have ten minutes to get him out. I believe Phage's lab has a counter-formula. Failing that, I will improvise an explosive and force the issue. ++

++ Away team, report. Have you and the prisoners made it to safety? ++

Justicar replies over the LESPradio2 channel...

++ Runa, I don't know if you can act on this, but I am going to make a hole for Z. It will feel like eternity for you before I do this. I have a new appreciation for how the world feels for you. But Z can take care of himself for now. You and I are needed elsewhere. ++

++ Justicar, Phage will be hostile to you. Good luck. ++

Replying...

++ No explosives needed. The adhesive doesn't seem to bond to non-organics, although it will bond to my skin. It will not bond to a blade. Z is going to be fine. ++

Justicar replies...
[Language unknown: +"Elanetasom Meurte ee rom trliec allmi hi k lesreaardicaven... loecil Mockasho tiat n an stiichrut u dayhouame?  P ti io deratilin niiv andwe strateure ~ Ec. Thicomati a eautinantoulear asou etan menand'redrom, enc urekorvorers Adiosi in lari'dichst la hatst anchte ro lepl ulven ut ut stiountichis.  He mi wiilth a m reaartthiive nawifoch ie oer fiou illdervenoun n k al ev capongut ekntloin eiwian ha stncin uloffo ol tio lisackie u ine se eaularwas ennaer om Sheichnce a ri nowech setlar'butnti etbe icnc undfi il ndevenrut uter icchos lateenkorave.  Si ofnt thpole coninehouproenc?"+]
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++ No assistance required currently, Justicar. We are adequate, if I understand the situation I am witnessing. My systems are restored. Instead, I need your half of the unit to prepare the shores of the city for a possible high-profile attack from Lady Armageddon and her allies. We will attempt one final time to reason with her, and should we fail, she is likely to perish engaging the team on the mainland. This outcome is undesirable but acceptable. ++

++ Z is fine, and we are all alive. The bioisland, Lady Armageddon, and her crew have escaped. I failed to acquire Vitaly's financial records. That lead will have to remain unexplored. We are returning to the shore now. ++

In reply to Winter Herald (msg # 13):

Justicar replies...
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"Be advised, we are all aboard the Shadowhawk. We got most of the stolen goods from the bank vault, and have both Dr. Phage, and The Provider in custody."

"Do we want to officially arrest Phage and the Providor or hand one or both of them over to Lt. Smohk?"

"Keep in mind that if we CANNOT charge them with a crime that sticks, and puts them away for a long time, we might be better off handing them over to Lt. Smohk."

++ We can legally hold them in custody for 48 hours while we consult the DA for potential charges, question them, and find out if they have any outstanding warrants for their arrest. After that we legally have to release them. You have no obligation to turn them over to the federal government, nor should you. The NYPD have more of a claim. ++

OOC: 23:37, Today: Winter Herald rolled 20 using 1d100.  Law: General regarding USA legal code. TN 35. I don't have to rewrite this - yay!
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"Sounds good."

The detective is trying to learn how to use his cell phone.

In reply to Detective Broyko (msg # 18):

+"Acknowlegded Sir.  Also, Detective Broyko, I really do need to talk with you to inform you of some major developments and discoveries at your soonest convieneance, sir."+

"+At your earliest convenience, please coordinate with your new partner and together schedule a meeting with me. Januchowski has my calendar.+"

+Paragon to Garcia. What is your 20? Over

In reply to Paragon (msg # 21):

[Language unknown: E’pe wi mores earoerearshe e il iv. ]

In reply to Senor Garcia (msg # 22):

[Language unknown: +Itheecceil. An ni icio, ntilo.]

In flight Justicar addresses Runa and Captain Justice...
+"So this is the first time we've actually as a team had other individuals on the team with the ability to fly.  Now I have training in aerial combat but its more focused on vehicular aerial engagements, but many of the principles are the same ~ Evasive action, tilt dodge, emergency landings these things are all part of it.  I will need a little time to plan a series of exercises that are relevant for non-vehicular aerial combatants to aid in our coordination in air combat."

"I guess asking how you fly Runa is magic.. something I'll not understand likely however ~ you do appear to have wings made of energy.  Must you flap them to fly ... or more importantly can you use them in space restricted confines?  They appear to be made of light... is it possible to flare them as some kind of magical energy attack? Can they be used as a source of illumination?"

"And you Captain Justice, have you any idea how your flight power works? Most mutant powers are still subject to physics and the laws of reality if bent or suspended.  I might conjecture you are manipulating gravity in some fashion? If that is so..can you pick up more in flight than on the ground?  Have you tried exercising your flight to increase how much you can lift/move in flight? If your power is some form of gravity control.. can you extend that control to try to do other things?  If your flight is a form of generated thrust from a identifiable energy type... I think Robert A. Heinlein and Larry Niven both agreed that an 'efficient reaction drive is also a equally destructive weapon'.  If you generate thrust with some emitted form of energy... have you tried to direct that emitted energy in other uses?"+
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Captain Justice listens to the question and shrugs.

+"As far as I can tell, My powers run on Bullshit. It seems to only affect myself and I only can lift what I can carry. Whatever it is makes no sense according to modern physics. And they didn't have the equipment to measure Whatever it is."

+"Hmmm.. I might have sensors that might analyze what is going on with your flight... densitometers that measure fluctuation in gravity and EM spectrometers to see if you are giving off any appreciable energy readings when your flight is active.  Part of understanding what your are capable of is figuring out what your limits are.  Many times mutant powers manifest as the will demands or desires."

"Though it might help to know what exactly were the experiments being performed upon you that awakened these abilities?  Its possible your flight may simply be a telekinetic effect mentally empowered. But I expect you know very little of the experiments specifics... if you were told the truth of them at all."+
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"That one's mind is never still, Runa comments to Lilibeth as Justicar's barrage of questions first hit her and then Captain Justice. "Hikari means well, he just forget thats the rest of don't think as fast as he does. It's not a sign of disrespect or anything," Lilibeth responds to her soul bonded.

Over the radio, Runa replies when Justicar eventually pauses, ++Yes...magic,++. She had ceased trying to explain that magic was something mortal socerers and wizards used to make changes to the world and themselves, while her power was a devine gift granted to her by her goddess.

++I am still learning about this gift from Ishtar but I feel that while they glow, they are not light. As you can see, I don't need to move them to fly though they seem to flap sometimes. When I concentrate on them, I get a sense that they can be used as weapons. I have much more to learn about them.++

"hello hello Detective Broyko? Agent DeLuca? anyone there?  where is everyone?

or have I plane shifted again?

Hello Miss who are you? My name is Drifter and I think I took a wrong turn at Darkover"
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++Hold on, Grifter. This is a secure channel for LESP and their consultants. We don't have an Agent DeLuca and don't need strangers cluttering up our comms. Please cease and desist use of this frequency.++

In reply to Detective Broyko (msg # 29):

"I am happy to comply Detective but please... I travel a lot thus Drift not swindle a lot even if I do Stock trading from time to time so no not a Grifter.

I got that a lot of that from your counterpart in my world. So I guess I will have to start all over again."

++Counterpart? I think you need to come into the office. If it has a counterpart at your previous address you should be able to find it. Wait till we've met in this place to use this channel, again, please.++
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In reply to SSOGM (msg # 31):


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I keep looking but just can't find the thread?

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++I spoke with the sheriff in Maricopa county, the chief of police in Timber Hook, and George Poppadopalis at Synthetic Technologies. He's, apparently, the facilities manager. The sheriff and chief of police were very cooperative and have given us permission to look around. Apprently, Dr. Long stopped showing up several weeks ago. He was terminated and his projects shelved. If you go to SynTech, they've offered to allow you into his office and labs. There are other labs and offices, those are off limits as much of the research is classified while under federal contracts."
"There's also a local address for the doctor, 1428 Elm Street in Timber Hook. (399) 867-5309 is the number to the property manager. They'll let you in to look in the house. Get images of anything of interest, but don't remove it from the location. We'll put it on the board back here and figure out what to do next.++

Hikari responds, ++"I could go to investigate Dr. Long's Office and lab at Synthetic Technologies. I'd probably be best at figuring out what he was working on and find any work schematics he might have on the Mind-transferrance artificial brain."++
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++"We don't have time for me to explain how I acquired this channel, please accept that I've shared it with no one. Hikari's preparations aren't hidden from me, and my deductions suggest you may be facing considerable opposition. I would help. If Hikari wishes to do this in secret, I can wear his old suit and work around Center City, making myself visible. This would obscure whatever movements are taken by LESP."
"Hikari's uncle is also on his way to Center City. He and Hikari's mother also wish to help. Oroku indicated that his people would gather intelligence and pass it on to LESP through him. Yumiyo wants to help me with the suit. I hope this assists with the element of surprise."++
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Winter Herald halted his path, reversed course to Long's office, and replied to the communications.

He was speeding back to where he just was, but on the plus side, he was still wearing his clothes from there.

He considered one last thing, and made it clear.
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Justar replies somewhat shyly over the LESP Channel...

Then he replied to Winter's concerns...
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There was a slight pause.

In reply to Winter Herald (msg # 39):

There is no delay in Justar's reply ~

Winter Herald was almost back to SynTech at this point.

Hikari makes one last transmission on the LESP Radio...

Triggering her Earbud she breaks radio silence for the LESP2Radio Encryption...

Captain Justice hears Psi bird over the radio and calmly replies as he works
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Reply to last transmission

Hearing the conversation Psi-Bird speaks up...
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"Don't see the problem with this station!  I have always liked the music :)"

In reply to Drifter (msg # 47):

Psi-Bird's eyes pop open as she is in the midst of a dangerous forced trance she hears Drifter... and triggers her headset...
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Captain Justice replies over the radio