She continues to nod as she taps away at a few more notes.  She seems a little exhausted when she finally sits back.  "How are you going to contact your good Doctor?  What do you think he can give you?"

"I have a number to contact him which is why I had you get us personal burner phones. Hand me yours."

"Doc can give me networking to other heroes for larger problems like Predator. It will let me help others with problems as well."

Rei then puts Doc's number into both phones under Doc. She puts her phone's number into Hiromi's phone under her French name of Esprit Grève. As she puts Hiromi's number into her phone she asks, "What should I designate you as to avoid giving too much away?"

She sits back, crosses her arms and says, "How about Kyoka Jiro?"

Rei raises an eyebrow as she enters the name, but she never was much of a fan of My Hero Academia.

"Now we just get through tomorrow, and I'll call Doc."

The next day starts much like the previous, minus the call from father.  The emails, texts and odd document to sign or project to review.  You do have a meeting request from the Information Security Team, but it is for a week out.

Hiromi seems pre-occupied and you don't see her much of the day.

[OOC]
Feel free to fill in anything you wish.  And then night falls....

Rei enjoys the relatively simple day as she anticipates the evening.

After the sun sets, she takes out her burner phone and calls Doc. When the other end picks up she says, "It's Mindstrike."

A female voice answers the phone, "Hello.  I recognize your voice.  I will patch you through to the doctor now."

<click, click, click>

The doctor's voice comes on the line, <Blue>"Hello, I'm glad you called."<Blue>

"Bonsoir, Doctor. I'm glad you were able to receive my call. I have a potential first goal for the team. I want to go after Predator."

"I have to admit, that was not how I was thinking this conversation would start.  It is a round about way of saying 'yes'.  And I should point out, you need a team."

"We should talk in depth.  And work out better communications that cheap cell phones.  You need to meet a few people as well."

"I agree. I would rather not go after him alone, but I am having opposition research done on him as we speak. Who is it you wish me to meet?"

He chuckles, "Research...I think I can help with that.  When are you free?  And do you want a ride?"

"My work day is over. Just tell me where to go."

"I'll come pick you up downstairs in 30 minutes.  You'll know it is me when I arrive.  See you then."

To the second, a DMZ rounds the corner and pulls up in front of your building; black and in mint condition.  While standing outside, you get a text from 'Kyoka' saying that she has to show you something.



[OOC] Let me know any preparations you make prior to leaving.

Rei would have preferred to just fly to wherever, but she agrees to be ready in 30 minutes. She spends the time listening to music until 5 minutes before when she leaves via the front doors of the office building.

Upon seeing the DeLorean, she tries to remember where she's seen that car before.

[OOC: Rei has never seen the Back to the Future trilogy. Her cinematic tastes tend toward European films over American.]

[OOC] Int vs 3 RV/OV for further information upon car.

[OOC: Mindstrike rolled 28 using the Mayfair Exponential Game System with rolls of 10, 10, 1, 7.  Int 5/5 AV/EV vs 3 OV/RV.

What a waste.]

[OOC] A early to mid-80's hero in Chicago was called The Sentinel.  He drove a DMC, although this seems to be a more standard version.  He was 'Batman-esk', but instead of a fighter, he used a lot more gadgets (glue capsules, dart guns, sonic stunner, smoke bombs of various types, gyro-jet pistol, etc.).  He stopped by the late 80's.

I'll add that to the NPC listing.

If not for the research on local heroes, there is no way she would have known about Sentinel or this car. She steps to the passenger side slightly behind the door to allow the gull wing door to open before she takes her seat.

She then asks, "Were you Sentinel or an associate of his?"

[OOC]I'm sorry...maybe I confused PCs/players.  I was thinking there was some research done by you.  Sorry.

[IC]As the door closes, he smiles.  "Yes.  I guess the car gave it away?  This doesn't look the old one, but I guess I should think about when I drive this.  I had thought it would fit in with the high end cars of the area...and I don't get to drive it often.  Beside, Shadow said I need to show you the car."

As he puts it into gear, you realize there are a few more controls surrounding the driver that other cars.  As the car pulls away from the curb, the windshield goes a light green and although opaque, you can tell there are numbers, gauges, and status icons in front of the driver.  "The engine kicks out 50 horse power more than the original assembly line models, the windshield provides a HUD and night vision for the driver, and since the shell is still stainless, with a little re-enforcement, it can take most small arms fire without an issue.  It is not a tank.  The older version, with it's larger engine, armaments, and sensor/computer system was a tank.  And looked quite different too."

He smiles, and then seems to reclaim more of a poker face.  "Yes, I am still the Sentinel.  Even if I am not the active one any more."

“Is Shadow a protégé of yours?”

He screws up his face a little, but starts to talk as he drives.  You start heading south on LSD and merge onto lower Wacker.
 "Ah...Shadow.  Well, it is actually Shadow and Shade.  Shade is Shadow's sister.  She is less outgoing, but much the same as Shadow.  As to being a protégé...well, I would say more like they are my charges.  I'll be honest and open, although much of this will be up to them to tell.  They are very young and their abilities are natural.  They were found by an 'agency' when much younger and trained for 'black ops'.  I do not know much of what they went through or did, but they were secreted out and given into my care by a friend.  Their abilities do lend themselves to staying hidden, but we are prudent to keep them secret.  Next question."

Rei nods, "No one named Shadow or Shade are going to enjoy working out in the open. I hope more than myself will be willing to be seen in public."

Then she asks, "So where are we going?"

"Both of them have kept a low profile, but they have done a few critical things when needed.  We've changed their gear, they hold using their powers if possible, and we spent a lot of time changing their fighting styles.  These things will help, but there will be a time when our subterfuge will fail."

***

"I have my public face, as I'm sure you know.  And I have my very private face, which you are seeing now.  This car.  My other identity.  And now my mobile base."

He turns off the lights and immediately the internals of the car light-up an eerie green.  The full windshield turns to a high resolution green showing everything in the surrounding area, including a side and rear views.  "The 'glow' is not seen from the outside," he remarks.

After a few turns, and several hundred yards, he turns into a 'back alley', where all of the lights are out (you are able to tell from how the lumens of the windshield adjust).  The maze that is Lower Wacker; with it's hotel alleys and access areas, parking areas that are seldom used, and dead ends where old ways ended and new construction started; allow a trailer to park and not be out of place.  He pulls the car around and parks it in the front of the truck trailer, which blocks it from view via Wacker.  The trailer is black, with the words 'PCH Construction' on the side, and a set of stairs.  "The cab is in another area, but we can be connected and moving in 10 minutes.  This is one of the locations in Lower Wacker that I've been able to construct a hook-up that is not restricted and hidden.  We have power and Internet from the surrounding hotels.  This is the mobile lab.  I have a permanent installation elsewhere, but this is what gets used the most lately.  I've been spending time up-dating the facilities at my 'Bat Cave', since it had sit so long, but it is not ready for prime time."  He looks at you and smiles when he makes the reference.

The car shuts off and the doors open.

The car is impressive as is the technology. At his Batman reference she only responds, "Please tell me it's not an actual cave."

After they arrive, Rei steps out of the car and looks at the trailer and nods, "This is all impressive."

As she walks toward the steps, she is surrounded by a rosy aura for a second. When it fades, she is in her heroing outfit. She glances at Doc and says, "I think this is more appropriate attire for a super team mobile base."

The doctor only nods and opens the door for Rei.  Inside, once your eyes adjust to the illumination, you see 20 some computer screens of various sizes, a square metal table with chairs here by the door.  You've entered in the rear of the trailer.  Toward the front, you see a wall and a door.  In one of the chairs (gaming chair) is Shadow, dozing (his mask is up part way).  In front of a quad of screens, looking your way, is Shade (looks much the same as Shadow, but her body language is not relaxed).  Down the center of the ceiling, on a track, zooms a small pod of cameras.  It stops just above you.  There is enough room to walk around inside of the trailer.

A mechanical voice says, "Hello doctor."

In order of sleeper, sitter and camera, "You've met Shadow.  That is Shade.  And that is Orwell."  He points to the back wall, "Maria's terminal is by the sleeping quarters.  You'll have to meet Big Brother and Little Brother when we get to the 'non-Bat Cave'.  But this is us now."