From amidst the chatter of multiple radio and TV signals, a single voice becomes clear -- an authoritative-sounding male saying, "In the event anyone is listening, I'm not transporting Crushers..."

"Hold up, dawg," Street Demon says to his two companions; with a wave of his hand, the video feeds from the TV networks are replaced with images of an unmarked van pulled up to the curb at some side street, apparently being filmed from the vantage points of traffic and ATM cameras in its vicinity.  "Sumpin's happenin'..."

[PLAYER-GM] Street Demon replaces the Clairsentience Power we was previously using with the following, in order to get a better look at these new arrivals:

Big Brother is Watching You: Clairsentience (Radio Group, Normal Hearing And Normal Sight), 4 Perception Points, Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees), Targeting, Telescopic:  +10 (60 Active Points); Only Through The Senses Of Available Traffic Cameras & Other Sensory Devices (-1/2) Real Cost: 40

The Targeting Adder is meant to allow SD to triangulate to pinpoint the source of the radio transmission, at which point he would see and hear through any available cameras and microphones in the area to find out where it's coming from. Street Demon will also maintain the Images Power, so that whatever signals he's picking up will be translated to the holographic TV screens so everyone can see them.  Can we get a description of whoever is coming out of the van?

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This message was last edited by the player at 03:19, Wed 26 Sept 2018.

In reply to StreetDemon (msg # 10):

There is nothing really special about Drifter.  He is just one of those ordinary looking dark haired men of average height, build and appearance. That is until he steps up onto a pair of hovering discs. Then he is an ordinary man on a pair of hovering contraptions.

Barely glancing around at the area I wait to see what Inferno plans to do.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:01, Fri 02 Nov 2018.

Seeing that the vehicles are police vehicles Goodguy decided to take a direct rout to finding out what's happening.

"Keep your cover until we see what's going on." He suggests to his two companions before vanishing in a flash of blue electricity.

The same light show followed by a gust of air greets Drifter as the massive 7 foot frame of Goodguy suddenly appears before him.

"Evenin' officers" he says.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:35, Wed 26 Sept 2018.

Inferno climbs out of the back of the van closing the door behind him. Standing just shy of six foot the only feature distinguishable is his reddish blonde hair. The rest of his body and face covered by a dark red mask and bodysuit. Inferno nods to the big guy as he steps up.

In reply to Goodguy (msg # 12):

"Hey Mister, When you can reach 21' tall come back and show off your size then, but sorry to say 7' tall, really?  Agamori are that tall at puberty.  But then they are not called men and a Half for nothing.  Being Native to The Prax in Glorantha I doubt you may of even heard of them... Or have you?"
This message was last edited by the player at 21:01, Wed 26 Sept 2018.

Street Demon leans in toward the holographic video screens for a closer look at these two new heroes...

[Private to NightHawk: "What da fuck he babblin' about -- he high or somethin'?" Street Demon mutters to himself.  He looks over at NightHawk.  "All those cop cars everywhere...you think they workin' for The Man?"

Goodguy looks at Drifter,"What the...?" He says with a look of confusion on his face.

Addressing all of them, officers included, "I'm here with a small team. We suspect the Crushers will make a move at this location. With the Crusaders gone we're gonna' try to help out. I would prefer if any signs of police activity would disappear as quickly as possible. We don't want to spook them. As for those of you who can give us a hand head up top the roof and the others can bring you up to speed."

NightHawk looks at StreetDemon quizzically. "Miss Collins was correct. You don't listen too well, do you? Broyko's men are here for support if we need it."

Street Demon continues to follow Goodguy's encounter with the new arrivals with keen interest...

The detective waves cheerily to Goodguy as he drives his unmarked van away.

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If you look for the SWAT teams, you find they are several long blocks away. They won't have a quick response time.

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Nighthawk stares into the distance. "There is something familiar about the man standing on air, but I cannot place him."

Hoisting the Andromedan Assault Taser onto one shoulder Drifter cruises the suspected battle field.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:39, Thu 27 Sept 2018.

Goodguy watches Drifer just suddenly leave without so much as a greeting or saying another word.

~Insults me then just floats off, nice guy~ he thinks to himself.

Looking over at Inferno, "The name's Lester, folks call me Goodguy, we're just up there" Lester points towards the other teammates. "We'll just let this guy do his thing." He says as he thumbs in Drifters direction.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:55, Thu 27 Sept 2018.

Drifting over the area aimlessly for awhile
This message was last edited by the player at 18:05, Thu 27 Sept 2018.

In reply to Goodguy (msg # 22):

"Nice to meet you. They call me Inferno." Looking up at the roof, "Yea probably a good idea to try an remain out of sight."

With a laugh Inferno nods, "Yea, maybe someday we will figure out exactly what his thing is." Stepping back Inferno nods to Goodguy, "See you up top then." Activating his force field and flight, Inferno bursts into flame and flys up to the roof. Turning them off again just before landing.

Inferno is first greeted by an average-sized man dressed in a black leather jacket over jeans and a hoodie; his face is covered with a Guy Fawkes mask, spray-painted red and with horns attached to its forehead:



"So...Inferno, huh?" he says, stepping away from a series of holographic TV screens floating in mid-air; they appear to show from various angles the street where Detective Broyko dropped him and Drifter off.  The masked man offers up his hand.  "Cool.  Call me Street Demon.  Tha's NightHawk, over there..." he adds, jabbing a thumb over in his companion's direction.

[Insert NightHawk's description of himself here]

Street Demon nods back in the direction of the holographic screens, where Drifter can be seen ambling about.  "That your partner?  What the bleepity's he doin' down there, anyway...?"
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:39, Fri 28 Sept 2018.

While the others gather and discuss, Nighthawk seeks entrance into Manning via the roof. Manta-man might have a personal access hatch for quick response to a crisis, and it might be easier to access than the likely-to-be-alarmed doors and windows.

Lester watches the police van pull way. He turns and looks at the Manning building to get his bearings before teleporting back to the roof.

He then leans over and begins talking to the heroes on the roof. If drifter wanted to run this solo he was happy to let him, but the team needed to make some plans.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:38, Fri 28 Sept 2018.

Street Demon sees NightHawk snooping around for access to the building.  "Dammit -- hold up, NightHawk!  We can't just go busting into this place without a plan!" he says.  Street Demon looks around at the other heroes.  "Haven't you guys ever heard the saying, 'If you know your enemy and know yourself, you'll win every one of a hundred battles'?  Well, we don't even know fully what each of us can do, and we for damn sure need to pool our intel about what we've learned about the Crushers so far.  So how 'bout we gather round and compare notes?  We may not have much time here..."
This message was last edited by the player at 21:31, Fri 28 Sept 2018.

Nighthawk nods and reaches for a satchel under his wing. Opening it, he pulls out four copies of bound profiles. "My other compiled these profiles on known Crushers. Look them over. As for powers, I have enhanced Sight, Hearing, and Scent. My claws can cut steel. My wings provide me both mobility and ranged attack options."

Goodguy looks at Nighthawk with an impressed look on his faced.

He looks at the other heroes, "I'm big, hit hard and can teleport. That's pretty much it. Tell me where to run interference and I'm your man"

Hmm I wonder what the Market Value of a Mini Gun is at the moment.  One might come in handy especially if we can get one fitted with rubber rounds.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:23, Sat 29 Sept 2018.

"I'm what you'd call a wizard -- an elementalist," Street Demon says.  "Only not fire n' water, earth and air -- tha's old school.  Here in the city, our tools are concrete and smog, wi-fi and neon.  As to what I can do?  I could spend all night tellin' you about it; but whatever problems we got, you can bet I got at least a dozen ways to solve it..."


This message was last edited by the player at 02:06, Sat 29 Sept 2018.

The briefing provided on the Crushers is less detailed than the characters may have desired.

Crushers known to be active
• FIST armor, jet boots, augmented strength and some sort of blasters
• Mercury Mercenary runs at sonic speeds and is apparently trained as a soldier
• The Shrew is a very tough, female boxer. It's reputed that she may be addicted to some substance
• The Bull is a psychotic physical juggernaut
• the Vulture has synthetic avian appendages
• Temper is mostly an enigma, but seems to be able to generate berserk rage in his opponents

Goodguy turns his head ever so slightly in Street Demon's direction, "Yea, and just as many swears to describe it." He says just loud enough for those around to hear. A small smirk can be seen on his face.
This message was lightly edited by the player at 15:12, Sat 29 Sept 2018.