Everything starts here, in Chicago, in this new job and with some new possibilities.

[OOC] Please see questions in PM.  Then give a little of what you are doing through your day.

The sound of a low droning beeping alarm woke him with a low groan.  Not because he was sore or anything like that.  He just hated waking up, especially when his body felt like it needed quite a bit more sleep.  He blearily looked about, confirming what he already knew, to see he'd crashed in the little bedroom he had in his main lab facility.  The timer/clock on the wall had several displays, two of which were more like timers.  One indicated he'd been asleep for 7 hours and 13 minutes, pausing as he slapped the button to show he was awake.  The other clock was paused at 92 hours and 1 minute.

Seeing the second number caused a tired smile to crease his tired face even as he stood and stretched.  92 hours wasn't bad to crack the portable anti-gravity system for the suit.  The grappling micro cable system had been a good idea, especially when combined with the Van der Waals bonding system instead of a hook, for moving about.  Except that in testing, it turned out to make his back sore as hell!  He'd reinforced the armor of course but... It was just another reminder that he was very, very human and not built for some of the crazy antics heroes did.  So, back to the drawing board.  But finding an alternative movement system for the armor had at least let mind focus on just one problem.  Of course, he'd gotten lost in that fugue state for a few days but everything had a cost.  He still needed to crack a miniaturized reactor or better energy storage given the anti-gravity's power requirements...

It took a bit of effort, which was not helped by his slowly wakening state, to pull back from that line of thought.  That was the big problem; his mind never stopped working at advanced problems.  Constantly working, breaking down ideas, designing. Later, he thought, forcing himself fully awake.  He couldn't afford to get lost down another fugue state.  He was supposed to meet his mother for lunch in an hour.

He had enough time to get a little exercise in.  He wasn't some kind of physical prodigy either.  He'd put in a lot of effort over the past couple years to get in fairly good physical shape; well, enough anyway.  Unlike the martial skill, which was so easy for him to learn and absorb, it took time and effort to keep his body in good shape.  Dean couldn't really afford to slack off.  Especially not when he was about to don the suit for the first time (outside of testing anyway).

After a bit of exercise, he cleaned up fairly quickly.  Checking his appearance a final time to make sure everything was as intended, he headed for the exit.  He'd put in a quick appearance at work, passing through really.  It was enough to be seen moving about to maintain the illusion.  Then a quick lunch with mom.

And then...a final test of the suit systems!  It had taken a few years of careful planning and work to get here.  But, now, finally he was just about ready.  He couldn't help but smile at the anticipation and excitement!

The appearance at work is uneventful; it seems it is much the same everyday.  Dr. Steve Jennings seems to pay little attention to you and his assistant (Margery) even less.  The list of small tasks is waiting for you when you get there.  It is a total of two hours of busy work; items that are not up Margery's non-existent technical ability and arguably need care.  But for you, still busy work. It is a few orders for chemicals that need to be exact and timed correctly, an automated test on two samples of some liquid (those will run for a few hours) and correspondence with a few other researchers at the BSA.  They just need a few pieces of information from the doctor, but the information needs redactions.

***

Lunch with Mom is uneventful.  In her own soft way, she pries a little and nags a little.  It has been a while since you have seem some of the family.  She does congratulate you on your job, again.  She is happy that you have found something; it seemed like it would take forever to get out of the house.

***

The test results are done when you get back.  Although interesting, nothing surprising.  The new synthetic oil seems to have gotten a little better at protection (and when you think of RPMs, even micro-fractions count) and the new synthetic grease fighter (lifter...is that what he keeps calling it?) is the same as the last 10 results.

There is a follow-up request from the researchers at BSA.  You'll have to give that to Margery.

It took a little bit to work the data report.  It needed a little tweaking to help lead them in a new, correct, direction.  The chemical properties they were working on would, with a little nudging on his part, was going to eventually lead to a pseudo-arimid compound though would completely replace kevlar with a vastly superior product.  Dean was using an advanced form of the compound in his armor actually.  He figured, given the occassional dead end that he had to let them hit, the base line replacement would be ready to go in 5 years or so.  He had to filter down his tech somehow so the companies he owned would make a tidy proftic while expanding human knowledge base at an acceptable level.

He forwarded the test data report and handled the requests and busy work without complaint.  A couple hours a day wasn't that big of a loss given the cover it provided his plain old, average smart college graduate civilian identity.  He made it seem like far more than a couple hours as well, not to mention, he usually skipped days pretty regularly.  Not that they noticed.  Being "loaned out to multiple departments" worked out ridiculously well.  And since he owned the whole damn thing, it was ease to keep that going.

Finishing up, he grabbed his stuff and left his 'cover job' so he could get to his real work in his private lab.  And while messing around and creating new toys was great.  He was ready to try putting it to use somewhere outside his lab.  He was as ready as he could be after all this time.  Sure, he could stay in the lab even longer.  But really, he was just eager to get out and put some of it to use.

[OOC] It sounds like you are going 'on-patrol'.  Please confirm.  Also, give us a little about your lab look and if you do anything prior to leaving, if that is the next move.

The facility, in many ways, looked a lot like a large concrete bunker.  Mostly because it was built in a similar way.  A good 100’ plus below the high tech industrial complex above, his lab was just one section of a few substories he had built and hidden.  The lowest floor held the power plant, air/water/waste recycling and all that.  There was a sections for bedrooms and the like.  Those were almost entirely empty since he never really got around to doing anything with them outside of a couple beds and such.  There was a fairly large area set aside for testing and training in various conditions.  It got quite a lot of use as he tested out the various designs he came up with, not that there was ever an incident.  He was too careful for that.  Towards one side was a, mostly, empty area besides a slightly raised platform; his transportation bay he supposed.  There was even a ‘command center’ filled with monitors and computers and all of that.  It was a rather extensive and impressive hidden base really; it had taken several years to build.

But to Dean, the most important part of the place was the lab.  It was certainly where he spent the most time.  The large room had numerous long tables in the center, each one dedicated to some design and project he was working on.  Various machines for fabrication, chemical synthesis and numerous others littered the place.  The whole setup was rather modular, designed for the tables as well as some of the smaller machines to be moved about for better access for the necessary work for a given project.  And of course there were numerous screens and computer terminals scattered about for monitoring as well as keeping him connected to the main computer hub.

There was a rack, off to one side, that held the latest iteration of his suit.  He’d been upgrading the core concept regularly ever since he started building it.  It would likely never be truly done as continued to develop new options.  He just installed the newest option too, despite not being 100% ready to use.  Damn power requirements.  Still, better to have it if needed than not have it and need it.  All in all, he rather liked the look of it too.  He still needed to make some modifications for modular parts.  Maybe even a nanotech disassembler... Focus Dean, he thought to himself before he got too distracted.

He ran the Knight Wolf suit through a final set of diagnostics, the engineer in him never truly satisfied.  Double checking the multiple and redundant command systems took a few minutes to go through as well.  Dean could don and remove the suit rapidly if needed; he built the thing with quite a lot of features as well as redundancy.  But right now, for the first official time, he made sure his movements were slow and methodical.  He was savoring the moment really, taking his time.  It wouldn't always be the case.

After everything was set and sealed, Dean took a moment to make sure the scanner was active and the computer system was monitoring police channels as well as forwarding the usual data to the suit.  Turning on the safeties, safeguards and security was also going to have to become a habit as he departed in costume too.  With a nod to himself, Knight Wolf walked towards the transport pad.  He was confident in the design and tech he came up with but...better to start small and safe.  He really wasn’t sure the suit (or himself for that matter) was ready for something over the top.

Setting the coordinates and activating the stealth suite, he could feel the anticipation and excitement growing inside.

OOC:
Yes, he is intending to go on patrol as his “debut”.  But was planning (though who knows) on starting ‘small’ and not jumping into the deep end right away.  Looking for minor crimes, gang stuff, drug dealings and smuggling kind of things.  He’d have already figured out where the common ‘hot spots’ were so would head straight there.  His main goal, besides stopping small crimes/keeping people safe would be to gather information, track dealers back to their source kind of thing.  That’s the plan anyway.

The night is nice...maybe cool, if not for the suite.  All functions are normal as you head to the 'hunting grounds' on the South Side.  The police radio does squawk about something at the lake front, but that is confused and seems to be bigger than you want currently.  It sounds like there are at least three combatants and some are flying.

Changing to a the local precinct frequency, you immediately hear about a car chase about 3 miles away, a house fire and two calls for a disturbance at Mount Greenwood Park.  It is a little further away, but you could be done quick enough.

[OOC] We should decide on where you building/base is located in general.  'Down town' or outside the high rent areas??

Materializing atop a secluded section roof, he let the suit sort information.  Synching the data with his gps, he mapped out the fastest route to the closest.  Turning he sprinted for the edge of the roof.  Kicking off the ledge with the enhanced musculatar of the suit (with a little bit of gravity negation, mostly to test out the boosting properties), he launched himself off the roof, his mad grin hidden behind the faceless mask.

After he hit the apage of his arc, the grapple system targeted the optimum spot.  With a tiny finger motion to trigger the command, he fired the left grappler.  Shooting out, the tiny mesh cord hit the wall where it stuck firmly with a powerful molecular bond.  The downward motion suddenly turned into a powerful swing.  If it wasn't for the skeleton reinforcements, the manuever would have hurt.  As it was, all Knight Wolf felt was a forceful jerk as his momentum changed.  As he swung upwards and approached the next apoge, the right grapple system locked on...  It was ridiculously fun and certainly far faster than running!



OOC:
I was picturing one of those industrial/office/medical park type areas.  Located outside of town/in a burough (don't really know area well), on larger plot, several buildings sharing same access road kind of thing.

Just an fyi, if it sounds bad/his help might be needed, he'd still respond even if it was not his intent/original desire.

With the teleporter, it would only take a minute to get anywhere in range.  *shrug*

I'm not sure which of those is closest.  Car chase since it was mentioned first?
 Going to closest and then on to next, if still needed.

The computer quickly displays the four events by distance.  The car chase is getting closer.  If you had to guess, they were heading toward I-94.  You are currently moving through Englewood/West Englewood area.

1. Car chase (two police cars in pursuit, coordinating by radio)
2. House fire is Auburn to the south.
3. Lake Front (Northerly Island is north east...downtown)
4. Mount Greenwood Park is far south side (a third call has now come in for that event)

[OOC]
The West Loop area starts to hit bigger buildings and more space, but they are still not 'big'.  Think 5-8 story buildings, brick, and with maybe 15 offices per floor.  If you go just outside of Chicago, you are talking Melrose Park (bigger footage and a lot of places, think warehouses).

OOC:

Then previous statement works just fine.  Intercept car chase first.  I'm pretty darn fast I think, even using the new system as just boosting.  Plan is just to disable the car (or passengers) with sonic waves (stunning if possible; don't want to kill anyone) and take off.  Then switch off and head for house fire.  If it would take more than a minute or two to get there using conventional means (swing/jump/speed), will charge up teleporter to get there since it'd be faster at that point.

Likely to skip #3 (or re-prioritize after car chase) depending on new data as things continue.
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You have no problem moving into the path of the car.  A full sized SUV is coming down Marquette, east bound.  There are now two police cars in pursuit.  The road is not totally clear, but the sirens are echoing off the buildings and people seem to have cleared the street.  Your scanner has other police cars incoming, but they are at least a minute away.  They will be able to hit I-94 southbound before those cars get here.

[OOC] Although trying to outrun the cops, 'they' are not erratic and do not seem to see you.  They are coming right down the right line like a good criminal.  Give me an idea how you are setting yourself up.  You OP will be 4.

Landing lightly from the last swing, Knight double checked to make sure the stealth suite was active.  Moving forward a bit, mostly to make sure he had the optimal shot, he brought his arms up in anticipation.  Modulating the waves, he made sure it matched the tires and the engine in order to prevent anything else from being injured.  In theory, the vehicle should seize up and screech to a halt given what he targeted.  As soon as the vehicle came into sight, the sound roared out towards it...

OOC:
Ok, I have no idea what I'm doing.  ;)

So, I'm invisible (but if have to drop it I will).  Firing the area affect selective sonic bean (think that means it was a cone?) to just bring the car to a stop.  That's the intent anyway.

20:30, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 7 using 2d10 ((3,4)).

That sucked!  I have no idea what I add but I can have a great skill I guess so that's helpful.

[OOC] Take a look at page 149 and Trick Shot.  It seems to match the closest to what you want to do.  "Disable car without harming people...."  The other option would be Pulling Your Punch, but I feel Trick Shot is a better fit.  This makes the shot more difficult by +2 Column Shifts (a.k.a. CS).  Take a look at that and tell me if you still want to go that way.

You can stay invisible.  There is no concentration check and it does not "drop" when you attack.

Mindstrike (Jobe) has been playing for a long time and can help too.

As you are learning, think about this and let me know if you want to change what you want to do.

OOC:

No, that makes sense I guess.  Shifting the area/size of the attack area to just hit the car and not hurt them.  *nod*

So, if I have a Skill of 8 AP, how does that affect what I roll?  Does it affect Acting row value or the total of what I rolled?

[OOC]

Part A -
So a moving car that is not at full speed and is staying relatively regular (speed, direction, lane, etc.), I put at a 5 Opposing Value (OV).  You would use your DEX as the Acting Value (AV).  But, since you are trying a trick shot, we need to adjust the difficulty of the shot by 2 column shifts (see Action Table on page 351).  So, instead of being a 5, the OV becomes 9 (two column shifts to the right).  You roll 2d10 and give me the total.  If that number is greater than the number shown at the cell/intersection of 6 (your AV) and 9 (the OV), you succeed.  If your roll is higher, you move to the right until the number shown in that row is HIGH than your total.  You count these column shifts and remember them.

Part B -
We then move to the Result Table on page 352.  The body of the SUV is 7.  That is the Resistance Value (RV).  You are using your Sonic Beam, which has a 9, so this is your Effect Value (EV).  If there are NO COLUMN shifts from part A, the damage done to the SUV is the number shown in cell/intersection of 9 and 7.  If there were column shifts, you move to the left for each one, and do the damage indicated by the new position in the row.

As this is an attempt to damage just the SUV, there is no other change.

Please note, if you roll doubles, roll again and add all the dice to the total.  This is cumulative as long as you roll doubles (double 4 + double 7 + 10 = 32).  If you roll double ones, you fail immediately.  As this is a trick shot, I will have to decide if you miss completely or harm more than the car.

Does that make sense?

OOC:

Ok, so the original OP you said was 4 (a few posts up).  Here you put it at 5.  Not that it matters are we move 2 to the left.  So the target number was an 11 and became a 13 as you moved the OV to a 5.

So, unless there is something I'm missing like aiming or multiple actions, I think I missed (as I rolled a 7).  Even with using the mod skill of 8 instead of dx, still miss by a good margin.

[OOC]You are right, it is 4.  Sorry.  I knew I had thought about it and juggled it a little between 4 and 5, but I didn't remember settling.

You are correct, you do miss and do no damage.  Since is was NOT double 1s, it is not a critical failure and you only miss.  So your are correct.  You seem to understand what is happening.  We good to continue?  I'll be on later today for another update.

Yep.  Good to go for now!

The wave courses around the SUV, but it does not have the expected affects.  The SUV jostles some, but continues moving.  You can see the two people in the front seem extremely surprised.  It continues moving in the same direction.  From where you are, you could do another action before them move past you.

[OOC]Although rattled, you do not seem to think they have any idea what is happening.

Knight scowled inside his helmet and made a mental note.  He clearly needed to tweak the targeting software!  Doing some quick mental math as they pulled up even to him, he fired once more...

OOC:

Ok, take twi.

So, I THINK my target is a 7.

09:10, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 8 using 2d10 with rolls of 5,3.

Despite my continual subpar rolling, I think that's a hit?

I think that's only 3 damage...

Seriously think I need to redo my design.  It seems super ineffective. :\

The SUV rocks from side to side and makes some terrible noises, but continues to move.  The swearing can be hear from inside the car.  The police cars are about 30 yards behind the SUV.

[OOC] You go the results right.  I don't think you have an issue with what your armor is, but you did have two below average rolls.  And as you play, you'll see where it excels.

Turning to keep his arm pointed at the car, Knight kept the sonics blaring...


OOC:
Well, yes I can't roll for squat; that's generally true regardless of the game. ;)  But I did hit and was expecting it to actually be effective.  It's stronger than a assault rifle (from what you said), affects an area so all 4/whole car really (specifically not trying to kill people was the point; car getting wrecked was good) and I aimed/tricked shot/whatever to hit tires and it didn't do much at all.  Was expecting more I guess.  Need to ponder book/what expectations/how to improve things a bit.

Anyway, target 7 for the trick/target still.  Or is it an 11

08:09, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 ((10,1)).

So, that's 2 stages higher I think if it was a 7.  Or just base if it was an 7.

So that means my base is 3 dam.  But the 2 column shifts make it a 6 I think?

[OOC]You were targeting just the SUV.  It has a good Body, hence why it didn't just up and stop when hit.  I should have noted that along with the 'rocking and rolling', it had actually slowed.  But, this round, your calculations are correct and it does land flat on its underside as all underbody gives out.

It is time for you to roll initiative.  You have no reason to think anybody knows what really happened.

[IC]The SUV hits the road hard as the undercarriage gives out.  It lands on its belly and grinds to a stop; sparks shooting everywhere.  The men in the car have become animated and panicked.

Tracking the screeching wreck as it slows to a stop, Knight modulated the sonic waves to shatter the glass and give everyone inside one hell of a screaming headache.  Hopefully those inside would be disabled with time to spare as the cops rushed the car.

Once he was certain those inside were doing little but clutching their ears, Knight checked the data feeds to see the status of the other issues.  He took two steps and leapt away.



OOC:

Nope, you're right.  I could have sworn I said I targeted but I must have forgotten to do it!

Not sure what the target is now, given it's stationary and they're inside.

12:31, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 11 using 2d10 ((7,4)).

Just intending to stun/disorient them as cops rush in.  I might be invis but I'd assuming people can hear the sonic waves even if they might not be sure as to the exact point of origin.

And heading to next priority.  If it'll take more than minute or so to get there, will just teleport there as it'd be faster.

[OOC]I need you to roll initiative.  I assume you win, but there can always be a surprise.

Ooc:

Sorry had no idea.  And not near book for another hour or two so not really sure what to roll or add.  Pretty sure it was 1d10 though.

18:19, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 7 using 1d10 ((7)).

[OOC] Intitiative is 1d10 + (Dex + Int + Infl).  So for this 'fight' yours is 21.  You win.  So they have to declare what they are going to do.  I'll do that IC and you can adjust what you wish to do if desired.

[IC] Three of the SUV doors open and people start to get out.  The police are coming behind you and should be here in a matter of seconds.

Clinging to the side of the building several floors up after jumping, the suit scanned the area and provided the flood of information into managed data on his HUD.  A small flick of his fingers altered the targeting data as the crooks spilled out of the car.

"Attention, you are surrounded and under arrest.  Throw down your weapons and surrender peacefully," he broadcast, voice altered by the suit systems.  Even as he spoke, he fired the sonics again, ensuring to encompass all of them in the wave of sound.  The joys of sound waves ensured they would still be able to hear him while their bodies shook and vibrated.  If they didn't pass out, they would have one hell of a screaming headache.  He could live with that; so would they for that matter!

OOC:
No idea what the target number is for folks stumbling out of the car.  And my usual sub-par rolling is still in full effect too.

07:33, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 7 using 2d10 ((5,2)).

So, area but only affecting crooks.

The soundwave pulse from the suite to encompass the those getting out of the car and their reaction is immediate. Two of them fall to the pavement immediately, holding their ears and shaking.  The third takes three steps and also falls.  The three Hispanic youths are on the ground.  You note quickly they are all wear some black and gold (bandanas).

The sounds can be heard within the area and echo back some because of the buildings. The police will be pulling up within a second or two.  Police cars are now converging from the south and north as well.

Knight took a moment to ensure the trio wasn't going to shoot the police and that they were actually out.  A quick focus on each of them, saving the images, would let him review the data later and see who they were.  Knight did his best to keep abreast of information whenever possible; from gangs to heroes to villains.  Never know when such data could be useful.

Once he was certain the police had the situation well in hand, he leapt away towards the next crisis.  It was unlikely but Knight wasn't interested in the police spotting him.  He didn't want the credit and had no intention of giving a statement.  They could make their own conclusion about what happened.

OOC:
Storing data on the three.

If they are out and no threat to cops, taking off towards whichever next closest (if take long than minute or two to get there, teleport).  Wasn't sure if there was an update or not on any of those situations.

[IC] The three of them stay down as the police swarm the scene.  You can see some confusion amongst the police as they assess the scene.  It isn't every day you see an SUV on its belly and three people on the ground.  The three are taken into custody easily.

Between the house fire and the calls coming in from Mount Greenwood Park, either is within striking distance.

A quick scan/review lets you know that the fire is attended by three trucks and teams are on the scene.  The call from Mount Greenwood is odd; two calls and the police on the scene do not have anything to see or find.  A confirmation by one of the police has a dispatcher confirming that one call was from a woman in the park who was being followed and another call was from one of the park's crew that there was a burglary and that he had see three people in the park moving quickly away from the field house (north end of park).  They came in only a minute apart (fieldhouse call first).

Noting the house fire seemed well in hand given the amount of response presence and no new information on Lakeside, he plotted the course to the park.  Checking the data on his HUD, conventional(-ish) means would only take him a minute or two for him to arrive.  It would do just fine.  Leaping off, he made his way to the Park to do some investigating...

You get to the park without issue.  When you get there you do see empty park.  There is one police car that has responded to the call from the fieldhouse.  There paths that lead from the fieldhouse deeper into the park, there are many softball fields, communal gardens to the west and some patches of trees to the south.

As you are listening to the scanner, you do hear confusion from the pursuit.  <Blue>"I don't know what.  It is off its wheels and we'll need a full bed tow truck.

OOC:

Can I hack into the cop's computer, see what info was logged?  Not sure if that's possible so figured I'd ask before I posted.

[OOC]You can hack into the CPD computers, but it would take time and access.  They are cellular based, so you have to break into their closed system.  I would say with 4 APs (1 minute) time and a OV/RV of 7 (harder as this isn't a standard network and more security goes into their systems).

Knight took a moment and used the suit to tap into the police's network, downloading what data they had collected to get some kind of clue what was afoot.

OOC:
Ok, so with my skill of 8 and the 7 OV, I need a 9 to succeed I think?

13:32, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 15 using 2d10 ((7,8)).

[OOC]You get into their system without much resistance.  And a little luck...some people just don't believe in complex passwords or multi-factor authentication.

[IC]You are able to find that a car was sent around the south end of the park, but they did not get out of the car.  It is still light out, but since there are trees, they could have missed something.  Otherwise, there are notation on when cars arrived and when calls came in, but nothing more.

Erasing any trace of his intrusion, Knight took off towards the south end of the park.  He would take a look for himself, see what he could turn up.

[OOC]
A) Covering your tracks in the system will take another minute of time.
B) You note two more items in the system; there is one more car on the way and a K-9 unit has been put on call, but not dispatched to the scene.

[IC]Moving south is not an issue with your abilities.  You see that park has a pair of active softball games on the north-west side, but there is nobody on the park paths to the south.

After closing the connection, Knight headed to the south side.  He figured if he could examine the sights where the incidents were called, see what clues he could pick up.  He still wasn't entirely sure what he was looking for but he was a curious fellow.  This was just another problem to be solved.

OOC:
Will stay connected for another minute to wipe tracks.

As you move south through the park, you see nor hear anything out of the ordinary, until you reach the far south-west corner.  When you get closer to a cluster trees, there are voices.  Stern...hushed purposefully....  You are picking up only that there is something being said, but not what.

[OOC]You know where the voices are coming from and hear two for sure; one high and one lower in tone.  You cannot see into the thicket from the outside, but know it isn't deep as you are close to two streets.

OOC:

Does suits various sensory enhancements help with any of that or is it blocked somehow?

[OOC]The suit does have various options, but you have to tell me what you are trying based on the suits powers.  Roll at the same time, so we can keep the flow going.

OOC:

I'm guessing I roll each one?  Not really sure which apply but here's pretty much everything:

Extended Hearing - AP 6
20:48, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 10 using 2d10 ((6,4)).

Super Hearing - AP 6
20:48, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 9 using 2d10 ((4,5)).

Full Vision - AP 6
20:48, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 8 using 2d10 ((5,3)).

Telescopic Vision - AP 6
20:49, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 5 using 2d10 ((1,4)).

Thermal Vision - AP 6
20:49, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 13 using 2d10 ((4,9)).

Ultra Vision - AP 6
20:49, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 18 using 2d10 ((8,10)).

X-Ray Vision - AP 6
20:50, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 12 using 2d10 ((10,2)).

Sonar - AP 6
20:50, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 3 using 2d10 ((1,2)).

[OOC]In my opinion, the most appropriate is thermal vision.  But I leave that to your call; I don't want to run your character for you.  Your extended hear would pick things up.  Sonar I don't think would be great through trees.  X-Ray vision would also work.  The others I would need a reason for to allow.  Your call.

OOC:

Let's do the hearing (cause I can hear them talking) and X-ray (might be able to see them by filtering out the foliage) and thermal as well.  Should let me get the best amount intel I think.

You do a system sensor sweep and you suddenly hear terse voices and locate by heat where three people stand amongst the trees.  "I don't care.  The money is owed and you will pay it.  I don't care what happened, we had an agreement.  You owe it.  Don't be a bitch...where is my money?"

Frowning inside the suit, he wasn't sure this was worth the interest given the other craziness out there.  Still, he was curious and someone had called it in.  So he continued to move in closer and circled a bit to get a better sight line, keeping the sensors locked on.

As you move around, you see the three (two men and one woman) without difficulty.

After a sigh, "Look.  You were given the goods.  You said you would deal the goods and pay for the goods.  You have not!  HAVE NOT!  You know how this works, we all eat, we're all happy.  You fuck that up and people get unhappy.  I owe people...you owe me...where is my MONEY!"  The man has the woman backed up against a tree.

"I don't have it.  I got robbed.  You know I did.  I told you I did!  I sold the and I got part of the money.  I can get more if you let me sell more...I can make it up!  I promise!"

"Bitch...why would I give you more to be robbed again?  I can't trust you.  You know what happens...I can't trust you, I can't use you.  You have to take care of this or I do.  Gawd damn it...Bullshit!  Last time...who robbed you and where is my money!!"  He smacks the tree that is behind her.

Knight moved in to a reasonable distance but not much closer.  He needed to be close enough to act but not disturb the trio.  Yet.  He recorded their faces and would let the facial recognition software look up their identities later if it became necessary.  For now, he was content to observe until he had enough details to intervene.

"Look...look...look...I don't have it.  But I can get it.  I know what happens if I don't.  I'm not crossing you...I swear."

"I'm not giving you more product.  I'M NOT STUPID!  What do you have on you now?  Give me your wallet and phone!  Now!  And that Apple watch.  Now you only owe me about a hundy.  You got that somewhere?  If not, you won't be the first or last and I'll have to make an example out of you."

The other man just keeps looking around.

Sounded like some kind of drug deal.  Interesting enough.  He tasked the computer on the suit to make a duplicate of the recording as soon as it finished.  The cops would get some use out of it perhaps, once a little more incrimination was added.  Knight stood by, waiting until he recorded enough evidence or needed to step in to prevent a crime.

The man who had been threatening the woman reaches into his pocket and pulls something out.  <SNIKT> "Don't scream...or this will get worse."
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And that would be my que, Knight mused to himself.  A quick calibration to target just the people, he raised his arm.  Unleashing the sonics, he kept the harmonics going even as he had the onboard systems cut the recording and make a copy.  He'd patch back into the police's network and upload the recording in a minute...


OOC:
Not sure you need me to roll since I'm blasting the lot of them from invis/surprise.  But just in case:

14:15, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 12 using 2d10 ((7,5)).

[OOC] We do not need an initiative roll for this situation.

To be clear, all three will be hit?  Did you enter the grove of trees (it is not large, but I want to make sure I understand)?  There is a street to the south and west.  You would be aiming west.  It is maybe 20 yards from the road.

Ooc:
Aim to make sure no one else is hit.  Prefer to hit just the thugs but if woman is hit, I'll live.  She is some kind of criminal and, if nothing else, it'll help provide her with some cover/reason for when tweedle dum and tweedle dee come to.

Not sure how big the Grove is.  I would want to make sure had a clean shot; don't want to risk unnecessary damage or hit an innocent bystander who suddenly appeared or something.  If need to be inside of grove for that, so be it.

[OOC] Move a little into the grove will give you a clear shot.  The OV is about 5 to try to affect just the two 'thugs'.  Based on what you said, I assume you move closer into the grove.  Please roll, unless there is more to discuss.

[IC]You can see more as you get closer.  The heavier one is threatening the tall woman with a knife.  The other male is more nervous and has his hands in his pockets.

OOC:
Nope, that sounds fine.

19:36, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 14 using 2d10 ((9,5)).

Your aimed shot stuns the two men immediately; stopping the one in mid-swing.  The heavier man drops the knife.  They both drop to the ground.  The woman is scared out of her wits from them and what just happened.  She screams.

You can see a car swerve on the road behind them, but there is not major movement or disruption to the flow of traffic; nothing broken.

He had the onboard computer reconnect to the officer in the car, calling it in such as it was, even as he moved forward.  He attached the recording and sent it along as well.  "Calm yourself ma'am," he said as stepped close and deactivated the cloak.  "The police are on route.  You can explain the situation to them," he remarked as he knelt to zip tied the downed pair, making sure to have the sensors track her as well.  He might want to believe in benevolence of human nature and hope she wouldn't do something foolish... but he'd rather be prepared all the same.

[OOC]Just so I am clear,
A) You are putting what you have recorded into the report or onto the radio?  Radio easy...into report requires hacking again as you backed yourself out (not a criticism).
B) You appear in front of her or walk up uncloaked?

OOC:

Apologies, been that kind of week.  Should have been clearer.

I'm putting the record in a transmission (ie an email) sent to the officer's machine I hacked.  Radio would be calling in the assault/arrest.

I'm letting the cloak fade out as I approach, maybe 10' from her, walking the rest of the distance uncloaked.

The woman is shocked as the men fell.  She heard (more felt) the blast that hit them, but is total scared as this 'scary techno wolfman' appears in front of her.  "What the fuck!"  She clutches herself and is visibly shaken.

"They, regardless of prior crimes, were about to do you grievous injury.  Regardless of your prior involvement with them, I strongly suggest working with the police.  They will be arriving momentarily," he said as he finished securing the pair and standing up.  "Unless you have something you'd like to share with me?  Otherwise, I will be departing," he remarked in a detached way.  He chose the words and mode of speech deliberately to leave as few clues as possible.

She remains glued to the spot; against the tree.  You can see indecision on her face.

As you are securing the two men, you do see the knife, but you also see a gun that was not drawn.

"Who the fuck are you?"

"I am  an individual who happened to observe your situation with these two gentlement," he remarked in the same tone as before, "and stepped in to assist.  Are you alright?"

OOC:
The cops on the way?

The girl only nods her head as you talk to her.  She keeps as far from you as she can.

In the distance you can hear sirens...but it will be a minute before they get to where you are located.

"Very well.  Since you have nothing to add, I shall depart.  I would suggest you give full cooperation to the authorities given the situation," he said in the same deadpan tone.  "Have a pleasant day," Knight said as he reactivated the stealth suite.  He still wasn't entirely sure what that had been about.  He supposed it didn't matter; it was the police's concern now.

After you disperse, the girl looks around nervously.  The police start to converge on the area...before she tries to slip away.

[OOC] What are you doing?  Where do you go?  How quickly?

Being a bit away, Knight clears his throat rather loudly, letting the suit project and increase his volume towards her. "I would not suggest that," he remarked.  Either way, he was done here.  It was not his place to make decisions for another.

Using the enhanced musculature of the suit, he jumped away.  Swinging up to a better vantage point, he checked in on the data collection from the suit to see what trouble had been reported/where he could step in.  He was still new at this, being his first day out, but so far the suit performed up to expectations.  A good initial outing he supposed.

OOC:
Getting out to some vantage point and seeing what else is going on.  If there seems like something he'd be needed for, he'll head for it as best speed(either via speed/swinging or activating the teleporter if it'll take more than a few minutes to rush there).  If things seem calm enough, he'll retire/call it a day.

The police start to enter the area.  The girl does not move.  There are about 6 officers and a lot of shouting and then confusion. "What happened here?"

When you scan the current chatter, it seems the item at Waverly Island is over.  There are multiple arrests and the objects were recovered.

There are a few new police matters (robbery...a foot chase...a disorderly conduct), and the fire is still burning from earlier.  As to 'specials' activity, there is nothing additional.

[OOC] You are on the far south side of the city and most building are not over three stories in the area (there are a few taller, but hey are few and far between).  Think bedroom communities and small warehouse/manufacturing buildings.  It would take you a couple of minutes to get back to 'downtown'.  What would you follow?

Knight Wolf made a mental note to get a copy of the police report and anything actionable from the incident as he headed away.  He headed towards the robbery and foot chase crimes specifically.  A couple more incidents to finish this test run for his suit would be ideal he supposed.

OOC:
Going to check those 2 out (probably priority on the chase I think).  Will use teleporter if takes more than couple minutes (ie it'd be faster).  He's likely going to call it a day after that and review his progress barring anything else occuring.

[OOC] With your flight and being able to fly straight to an incident, the teleporter is not necessary in many cases.  Give me some idea to what you will do when you get to the area.

[IC]The foot chase is in Back of the Yards.  It started as a robbery at a hair salon, and ended as a foot chase when the police got there as the thief was leaving.  Back of the Yards has a lot of small shops, two story buildings and single family homes.  It has seen better days.  When the stock yards were still in operation, this was where the workers lived.  It may have smelled some, but it was bustling.

Doing long gravity assisted leaps covered the ground rather quickly.  He was fairly certain the new gravitic flight system was sound but would rather not be wrong from too high up!  Regardless, he arrived on scene with alacrity.  Having his onboard computer work at collating data and pulling up street cams allowed him to narrow his search field significantly.  Bringing up a map, he started planning an optimal search route to give the suite sensors the best chance for detecting the target.

OOC:
Sorry, forgot!

Think this was the target from before:

quote:

Ok, so with my skill of 8 and the 7 OV, I need a 9 to succeed I think?

13:32, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 15 using 2d10 ((7,8)).

20:16, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 8 using 2d10 ((3,5)).

Think it fails?
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[OOC]As with the police computer, please roll to hack the street cam.  All of the protections are the same.

Should have copied this earlier...sorry.

"You can hack into the CPD computers, but it would take time and access.  They are cellular based, so you have to break into their closed system.  I would say with 4 APs (1 minute) time and a OV/RV of 7 (harder as this isn't a standard network and more security goes into their systems)."
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[OOC]You get to the area, but you find that you have been held at bay by the camera system.  You do NOT think that you tripped any alarms.

[IC]This area of Chicago is a lot of small buildings with homes, yards and alleys all laid out in a grid.  The houses are the typical Chicago bungalow and there seems to be a convenience store, church or bar every few corners.

Knight will start jumping from rooftop to rooftop, seeing what he can ascertain while he taps into the radio feed from the police.  It might give him a more specific trail to start from.

You see several police cars surrounding a few block area (maybe 4 x 4 area) and officers on foot moving around.  This specific area is 2 or 3 story houses (depending if you count basement) and small narrow yards that don't butt up against the yards in back.  There are rear facing garages that face the alley between the yards.  The 'end cap' houses have a garage with small side drive.

Listening to the radio, you know they are looking for one (maybe two as their was a reported second man but no confirmation by police) man on foot.  He is African-American, approximately 6' and in jeans and tee shirt.  It was reported that a gun was involved, but again there is not confirmation by police.

Frowning slightly, Knight reassessed his options.  Landing lightly on a roof, roughly in the center of the cordoned off block, he stood and came up with a new plan instead of jumping about.  It was a limited area after all; he figured his auditory sensors were most useful, combined with a couple visual options, would turn up the best possible results.


OOC:
let the sensors do their thing, seeing what I can spot.

[OOC] Use extended hearing (6) to find what is happening locally. 5 RV/OV  Please roll.

OOC:

14:30, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 7 using 2d10 ((6,1)).

The dice do not like me!

[IC] You try to pickup something and hear a lot of footsteps and shouts.  You can't tell officer from public from suspect.

[OOC] Your roll was low.  But, there is a difficultly to picking up one person, that does not seem to be talking, out of a bunch of people that are searching and talking over radios.

OOC:

Totally fair.  Dice love me. ;)  Knight will stick with it for a few more minutes, see if anything turns up. *shrug*

As you sit watching, you see the pattern that the police are using.  House to house...yard to yard...flushers always move and watching...with the wall of offices with cars ready and lights out, on the west end of the cordoned area.  A few extra police have been added to the area, but it remains stead in this process for a few minutes.

Being high, you are able to see much of this and for those areas you cannot see directly into, you can see the flashlights panning.  A dog starts to bark to the north side of the cordon and you see the police start to head to it.  "North west.  North west.  We may have a sighting."  It is maybe an area of 6 yards and long low houses.

[OOC] Long, narrow, and low...brick...main floor and basement...narrow yards...power and phone on poles that run down the alley.  Garages face the alley.  The area has seen better days, but the house are not abandoned, but no longer their stable middle class roots.  Most yards have cyclone fencing (good fences make good neighbors).


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Getting the update, Knight activated the anti-grav system and made a couple quick hops to the target area.  Crouching on the edge of a rooftop, he surveyed the area while his scanning system assisted the process.


OOC:
Sorry for the delay.  RL is a mess and just swamped lately.

Notice...
19:54, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 5 using 2d10 ((4,1)).

Good grief.  The dice really hate me.  Knight's about to call this a waste of his time since nothing seems to be working! ;)

As you move the area, you see the police to the same.  Flashlights are panning everything.  The yards, although not junk yards, do have places where people may hide; under bushes, in sheds, in a pile here or there.  Radios and conversations can be heard clearly.

"Can anybody confirm sighting?"

"Car 147 in front of 10202,"

"Hey...what is going on?"

"Please stay in the house and close the door."

[OOC]Next?

OOC:


Question, are the sensors on the suit capable of picking someone up even if can't see them?  Like hearing elevated breathing/heatbeat or thermal signature through a wall or something?

I'm wiped out atm and drawing a blank.  Hoping brain will start braining tomorrow!

[OOC]
Your sensors can.  But, with the amount of activity, it isn't as easy as the people in the woods.  There were only the three people in the woods and that is easy to find with thermal vision.  Here, we have police, dogs, the people in their houses, and many hearts pounding.  You can always search auditorily again, use a different sense or monitor what the police do (things could be handled by them without an issue).  If you have an idea on how to 'refine' you search, that could help by lower the RV/OV.

Thinking about 'Cops!'; looking for prone people, looking at any 'toolsheds' with thermal vision, or I listen in to the houses to make sure that I don't hear 'threats and yelling' inside.

Have you tried promising your first born to the Dice Gods???

Knight crouched there a moment, rethinking.  This wasn't working.  In fact, the more he thought about it, he wasn't really equipped for this kind of work.  He resisted the urge to go down the rabbit hole of pondering new tech options and gear implementations.  He needed to refocus on the task at hand.  To give it one more solid attempt using a logical, systematic approach.

He did a quick calculation, encompassing the search area and calculating the most efficient time to maximize his options.  Turning, Knight made a gravity negating leap to his first point.  He'd wasted enough time as it was.

OOC:
Ok, let's try this one more time...

He'll spend about 10 minutes canvasing doing the pattern/search.  Basically, pick a spot to monitor and maximize what he can observe/scan.  Work for a min, move to next spot.  I figure should only take between 10-20 minutes.  After that, he's done. ;)

[OOC] I like the play sir.  OK...it will only take you about 4 leaps to cover the area.  The police are moving around in the same area, but definitely not looking up.  I will not have you roll for 'stealth' as you stipulated that you're using your power to control your leaping.  You do need to roll vs 4 RV/OV to see what you find in the first leap and second leap.  Your third and forth leap will be 3 RV/OV as both you and the police will be doing the searching and things will get 'tighter' for the suspect.  A high enough role will 'cut to the chase'.

OOC:

Ok.  4 rolls.  Dice roller FINALLY comes through at the end...

14:57, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 16 using 2d10 with rolls of 8,8.  4.

14:57, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 16 using 2d10 with rolls of 9,7.  3.

14:57, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 2 using 2d10 with rolls of 1,1.  2.

14:57, Today: Secret Roll: Knight Wolf rolled 6 using 2d10 with rolls of 1,5.  1.

[OOC] It is a shame that the doubles didn't happen first, always love to see what you get when you roll again...but...this works as the rolls on my end were low.

[IC] The police keep combing the area...and seem to be having an issue.  The dark, the yards with fences, the people, and the animals are all causing interference and the search is going slowly.  As you jump to the last sector, you toggle through your display, and get a heat signature of a person that moves from prone (under a bush it looks) to up and running.  It is a single male, not armed (or nothing in his hands), and seeming going to pass between two officers that are out of position to see him.

Softly landing on the roof, Knight stared down as his sensors highlighted the prone figure.  Raising the left hand, he launched the grapple line to entangle the target painlessly.  He was glad he'd decided to keep the component after adding the new movement assist...

OOC:
I have stretching 3.  That's 80'.  We said it was the grapple line.  Not sure what my target # is... but pretty sure I made it!

20:57, Today: Knight Wolf rolled 16 using 2d10 ((9,7)).

[OOC] For any person, or standard thief/thug, their Dex will be 2-3.  Children 2, unless there is a reason, but then they move out of the 'standard' category.  Police tend to be 3-4.  Str and Body will follow much the same range.  And with Stretching, you can get bonuses for the attack.  Either way, you have lassoed the legs.

What is your next move?

[IC] The suspects falls flat on his face.  His legs are roped-up in your grappling line.  He is totally surprised and not understanding what is going on.

Knight cut into the radio channel's he's been observing.  "I see him!  He's in front of [insert address here], crawling to stay hidden!  Quick, I need some help!," he said hurriedly in a slight deeper tone before cutting his broadcast.  He left the grapple line wrapped around the fellow as he kept watch.  Once an officer or two got close enough, he'd retract the cable.

The talk on the radio and feet on the ground become frantic and several flashlights converge on the darkened area.  Two officers round a house and head straight for the prone man.  Some additional house lights come on as well.

"10-4!  Bring the dog."

"Man prone on in area of [insert address here].  Confirm?"

[OOC]  Please describe what you do so I know what I need to do next.

Knight didn't bother to reply.  The intent hadn't been to open a dialogue after all.  Once the officers were close enough to rush the downed fellow, Knight unbound the man and retracted the grapple line.  Still maintaining his vantage point, he waited a bit longer to depart in order to ensure nothing went wrong.  It looked pretty well in hand though.

The teen, struggling with the cable, is suddenly surprised when it slides free of his legs.  Not evening stopping to thinking about it, he jumps up to run.  His first step is met by a low tackle that would have made a 'Monster of the Midway' proud.  Three other offices and two cars are there only a second behind the big hit.  The arrest goes uneventfully from there.  The man is patted down and read his rights.  They do not find a gun, and immediately start combing the yard for anything they can find.

Situation well in hand, Knight turned and leapt silently away.  He was mostly happy with how the suit performed so far on this outing.  It wasn't really meant for combat obviously but it handled most things fairly well.  However, there were more than a few improvements he had in mind as well as a couple other ideas he needed to ponder implementing...

OOC:
Heading out.  If there is something active he could assist with going on, he'll head there.  Otherwise, he'll likely start heading back.

The arrest ends without issue.  As you leapt from the roof, a flashlight hit the spot where you were, but does not fallow you and no alarms are raised.

[OOC] Cutting to new thread....