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Halcyon City is entering a new phase of trouble. A shadowy organization known as "Fletcher Memorial" has been abducting every Super over a certain age they find, for unknown purposes. As best they can tell, they're all alive... but that still leaves more than a few gaps in power that other, younger supers are rushing to fill! But The Wrecking Crew has their own agenda. Keep people safe, try and maintain this fragile peace, and bring back the missing Supers. Goals one and two are, at least, what brings them to their main task of the evening...  The HALCYON CITY FAIR has come with the beginning of Summer, offering nights of entertainment and things getting deep fried that shouldn't be deep fried... but also danger! The team has heard rumors that a Villain of their generation, "The Professor", intends to strike during the fair for nefarious purposes! But, that was to come later. Right now, it was the late afternoon, and they were all... well, elsewhere! Elsewhere, preparing for the likely long evening ahead of them, so that they could watch for trouble and, hopefully, nip it in the bud. Where are our heroes, and what are they up to? ---------------------- Everyone please put a copy of your character sheet at the bottom of their first post, and update it as things progress! OUR CAST Lynx, played by Dawgstar! Dark Star, played by ilootthecorpse! Supernova, played by Tardzilla! Skull, played by Heliotrope! Shade, played by Yami Fenrir! The Shadow, played by Lazy Bear!
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   Kenny Klauson, the Doomed Tonight was going to be big so Kenny needed to have his head straight. No crap hanging over him, no stuff going on at home, no nothing. He'd already done his chores (or shoved enough stuff in closets to make it look like he did), already made sure his little brother got his homework done, and now he was trying to find his flow. nose manual - pop shovit - rear manual Kenny kept his head down and on all of the technicalities. Foot here, weight there, watch for rocks in front of the wheels, focus but don't force it. kickflip - 180 body varial Kenny landed it, but he didn't have his balance. To save it he had to stomp down on the tail of his board and bring it to a skidding halt to stop himself from falling off. "gently caress." He was still all up in his own head. He looked up across the parking lot where the Fair workers were finishing up the prep and wondered about The Professor. Was he already there? Would he and The Crew be walking into a trap? "Come on, Ken. Get it together." He took a deep breath, blew it out, and took a few running steps before he jumped back on his board. pre:Hero Name: Dark Star Real Name: Kenny Klauson Look: Man, white, steely eyes, unassuming clothes, no costume Abilities: Superhuman strength and speed, body transmutation, telekinesis Labels: Danger +2 Freak +1 Savior +1 Superior -1 Mundane 0 Moves: Nemesis: You have a nemesis, an epic and powerful enemy representing and embodying your doom. It’s going to take everything you have to take them down in the time you have left. When you take action against you Nemesis, mark potential if you succeed and your doom track if you fail. Doom: You’re doomed. Your powers may be killing you, or maybe you’re hunted ruthlessly, or maybe you embody an apocalypse. But one way or another, your future is grim. What brings your doom closer? 1. Overexerting yourself 2. Facing danger alone Whenever you bring your doom closer, move your doom track forward. Doom track: 0/5 Doomsigns: These are abilities that come to you with your approaching doom. Once you have taken all five doomsigns above the line, you must take “Your doom arrives” the next time your doom track fills. Known: Infinite Powers - Mark your doom track to use an ability from any playbook, one time. Sactuary: You have a place where you can rest, recover, and reflect upon your powers. Positive - Aide and assistance, healing energies, and a meditative aura Negative - Difficult to access and tied intricately to your doom Moment of Truth: The prickly tingling fear of your doom, always in your head—it holds you back most of the time. But right here, right now? It gives you the confidence to do anything. After all, what’s the worst that could happen? Is it worse than your doom? Do impossible things. Do anything. But mark a doomsign after you’re finished. Team Moves: When you share a triumphant celebration with someone, give them Influence over you and spend a Team from the pool to clear one box on your doom track. When you share a vulnerability or weakness with someone, give them Influence over you and ask if they honestly think there’s hope for you. If they say yes, mark potential or clear one box of your doom track. If they say no, mark a condition or mark your doom track. When our team first came together... We paid a high cost for victory. In a fight against Asteria a man almost died. Relationships: You told Shade all about your doom and the danger you’re in. You’d love to kiss Supernova before your doom comes. Influence: Have: Supernova, Shade Gave: Shadow, Skull ilootthecorpse fucked around with this message at 20:31 on Sep 5, 2018 |
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 Isabel, for her part, was still in her family home, but not for much longer. She's just finishing up on some chores and other duties, as someone makes her presence known far before entering the dooor, in the way of humming happily.  "Hi sis!" a cheerful voice cries out as she bursts through the door. "Whatcha doing?!" Isabel pays her little heed and continues looking through reports. "Have you never heard of knocking, Clara? ... *sigh" nevermind. I am preparing for the festival tonight." "Ohhhhh! The festival! Can I come tooooo?" Clara begged. Isabel sighed. "Absolutely no way. I am going there for work." ---- And so, Clara joined Isabel for the day. quote:
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 Freak +1, Danger 0, Savior -1, Superior +2, Mundane +1 Potential 0/5 | Conditions: School's out, I have my mask on, and I'm hanging out with Shade. I'm supposed to go home right after school, so naturally I decide to hang out with someone from the Crew instead. I thought it'd just be me and Shade but seems like she brought her sister. But as long as she's cool with drinking it'll be fine. I had a plan to get some refreshments - just have her hide in my shadow while I go into the nearby convenience store and get beer while I buy regular snacks. But she doesn't want to go with it. Well, I can change that. "Really Shade?" I whisper into her ear. I don't know if her sister would be fine with it, but it'll be easier if we already have the beer when she finds out. "You don't want to have some fun this evening? Well, I guess if you just want to keep sulking in the shadows instead..." @Skull: 2d6+3 Provoke Shade = (2+2)+3 = 7 If Shade doesn't go along with plan, she marks a condition quote:
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 Danger -1 | Freak -1 | Savior +3 | Superior 0 | Mundane +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None Ever since I became totally a superhero basically, I turned my training regimen up from 'Olympic hopeful intense' to something approaching 'hellish.' It's only now I can do a number of squat thrusts that any sane person would consider unnecessary - spoiler they are all unnecessary - and not feel like my legs are going to wage a junta against the rest of my body in revolt. Mostly. Finally, mercifully, I get to the cool-down stretches. The kids' class at my dad's school - in Korean it's 'dojang' but the 'Jang Dojang' sounds like something you'd hear in a one-hit wonder from the 80's so it's just 'Jang Traditional Taekwondo' - already let out and a study hall that comes at the very end of the day means I pretty much have homework nonsense done before I even leave. The upside is there's lots of time for training! And boy do I need training. All my friends, well, super-friends, can do... a lot of stuff. Or they've been training for it like basically forever by pro heroes. Me, sure, I've got a power and it's rad but if I want to take down a bad guy other than phasing and letting himself charge through and brain himself on the wall - did it, just as fun as it sounds - I need to practice my hook kicks until my hips start cursing at me and basically keep like I was - well, no, am, I think - still training for the Olympics. I remember carbs. I think they were nice. Finally finishing everything with an exhale to push everything out, I'm done. At least for the day. And now it's Me Time. Which is mostly code for I Want To Do Superhero Stuff Because Why Would I Not Time. I hit Supernova's speed dial and can barely wait for her to pick up. My best friend is also a superhero it is meant to be is something I think pretty much several times a day. quote:
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 Danger +3 | Freak +1 | Savior -1 | Superior +1 | Mundane -1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! "Here you go. One peanut butter ice cream with extra sprinkles, just like you asked," I hand Lilly her ice cream, and dig into my own. I wasn't planning on bringing Lilly along with me, but when she heard that we were going to the fair tonight, she almost begged me to let her come along. I told her it'd be dangerous, but she didn't listen, and... well... I have a hard time saying no to her when she gives me that look. I'll just have to work extra hard to keep her safe tonight. Somewhere along the way, we ran into Shadow- er, Vern, and we decided to let him tag along with us on our quest for ice cream. He's a nice enough guy, I guess, and him and Lilly seem to get along. I'm not worried about tonight. Why would I be? I've dealt with much, much, much worse, including a rampaging, strong as hell ogre girl who can control gravity. How much worse can a guy who calls himself The Professor be? And seriously? The Professor? That's the villain name you're going with? Come on, dude. Whatever. He shouldn't be a problem. We'll just kick his butt the moment he shows up, and that'll be that. I take another bite out of my bubblegum ice cream, and that's when I feel my phone vibrating in my pocket. Oh, it's from Hye-bin! I was planning on calling her to check if she wanted to join us, but it looks like she beat me to it. "Yo, Lynx!" I say to her over the phone, "What's up? Me, Lilly, and Vern are near the ice cream shop. Wanna join us?" quote:
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  Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +1 | Superior +2 | Mundane 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "Tell her about the new flavour." Vern pitches in, currently munching on a waffle bowl full of the aforementioned. It's a bright green, with bits of nut in it. "They finally got pistachio. I have been craving this forever." Really, he'd been craving anything with sugar. Much like Hye-bin, Vern had also been on a diet and exercise regimen of late best described as 'cruel and unusual punishment'. Lacey didn't believe in cheat days. She did believe in windsprints, weights, gymnastics, and teaching him Pentjak Silat by beating it into him in the practice room. Luckily, Vern managed to convince her to let him have the day to himself, no restrictions. Mostly because if he had another day of the current regime, he'd be in no shape to move tonight, let alone fight crime. Ice cream is manna from heaven. "Mm, Helen, you have to try this. Seriously. It is every single one of the bee's knees. It's the entire hive's knees." No, compared to daily training, crime-fighting is a vacation. quote:Hero Name: The Shadow
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 Tardzilla posted:I take another bite out of my bubblegum ice cream, and that's when I feel my phone vibrating in my pocket. Oh, it's from Hye-bin! I was planning on calling her to check if she wanted to join us, but it looks like she beat me to it. "Yo, Lynx!" I say to her over the phone, "What's up? Me, Lilly, and Vern are near the ice cream shop. Wanna join us?" "Nnnnnngh." Those on Helena's end could almost hear my mouth water so much there was a flood warning in effect. "That's... the sweet cold dairy stuff, right? I... dimly recall it." Resist, Hye-bin, resist. Oh, wait, that reminds me. Don't use my codename over the phone, dummy! We still need to keep things kinda low-key at least on my end. All I need is some dumb supervill busting in here like he's doing a dojo invasion out of some old martial arts flick, except he has like buzzsaw hands or something." I settle down. I'm not really mad at Helena. I can't really stay mad at her even if it gets to that. "Vern's there, too? Sweet. Let me lock up here and I'll be down in two shakes." Then I have to ask, and I know my voice sounds eager but I can't help it. "Is there anything... you know... going on?" Dawgstar fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Sep 4, 2018 |
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Danger +3 | Freak +1 | Savior -1 | Superior +1 | Mundane -1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! "...Huh?" I scratch my head, a little confused by Hye-bin's question, "...No, there's nothing going on, I think. We're just having ice cream. Should there be something going on?"
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Danger -1 | Freak -1 | Savior +3 | Superior 0 | Mundane +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "Oh, uh, no... I just thought-" Hoped. "-maybe there might be something... happening or... you know... eh, never mind. I'll be right over." It's not far on my batt - er, well-loved - little Suzuki. And I thought my biggest challenge would be to get my parents to let me have a motorcycle. Never thought about having the 'Mom, Dad, I wanna be a superhero' talk. "Hey, Lil'!" I high-five Helena's younger sib. She's a cool kid. Fist-bumps for Helena and Vern. "Oooh. So that's the 'iced cream' you guys speak of." I don't lick my lips. Barely. The rest of the Crew make fun of me for thinking any sort of sugar will not-natural sugar will immediately any and all of my crime-fighting abilities for all eternity, but to be fair to me, they don't know it won't. They just assume. Still. Man. "...gimme a lick of yours, Helena."
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Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +1 | Superior +2 | Mundane 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "Hye-bin, thank goodness you're here!" Vern declares dramatically mid-fistbump. "The delectable dastard Dr. Dairy has devised to deal death by deliciousness, and only you have the means by which to defeat him! Quick, grab a spoon and get a double-scoop!" He grins broadly. "And if Lacey asks, this is totally healthy. I mean, pistachios are nuts, nuts are protein, healthy. Healthy."
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 Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +2 | Superior +0 | Mundane +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "I already told you, after what happened--" Shade replied, quietly, before freezing up for a moment "You don't want to have some fun this evening? Well, I guess if you just want to keep sulking in the shadows instead..." The later part of the sentence truly hit home, and Shade's emotions turmoiled. Skull's right... what he's doing is wrong, but he's right. She shouldn't do this, but can she really just sulk forever? "... kch. Fine."
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Kenny Klauson, the Doomed Well just skating around at the Fair was fun and all, but the parking attendant drew the line when Kenny started grinding on the concrete wheel stops. Get out of here, destroying property, I'll call the police. Blah blah, so on and so forth. Kenny heard it all the time. Way to be uptight. Skating's not a crime, and it said as much on the patch stitched to his backpack, but he was getting thirsty now, so might as well not make the rent-a-cop blow a gasket. Kenny skated down the street to the corner store with his heart set on a big Arizona tea when he saw Shade and Skull hanging out front. "Yo. Sup dudes?" He ground his wheels to a stop with a little power slide then stomped his board up into his hand. "What are you two doing?"
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Freak +1, Danger 0, Savior -1, Superior +2, Mundane +1 Potential 0/5 | Conditions: I grin. "Great. Hop in my shadow, and I'll -" I get interrupted by Dark Star showing up. I look at him for a moment, but it occurs to me how helpful this can be. "Hey Dark Star. We're just getting some stuff for later on. Why don't you hang out with Clara while we're inside?" Hopefully he gets the hint.
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Danger +3 | Freak +1 | Savior -1 | Superior +1 | Mundane -1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! I return Hye-bin's fist-bump with one of my own, and say, "Yep. It's totally healthy. And delicious. Here, give it a taste," I hold out my ice cream so she can take a lick of it, "So, The Professor, huh? Either of you think he's going to be a problem? Personally, I'm having a hard time taking someone who calls himself "The Professor" seriously."
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Sep 4, 2018 23:45
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Danger -1 | Freak -1 | Savior +3 | Superior 0 | Mundane +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "Oh. Oh, wow. That's... that's good." Staggering back, I use Vern's shoulder to story myself, chewing my lower lip and staring into an uncaring sky. "Why have you forsaken me, oh sugar?" I pound my fist against my chest, for that is where I feel it most - in the heart. And then the bit's over and I'm back to normal. "Oh, right, The Professor." I make sure to capitalize the 'T' in 'The.' That's important. "It could be... interesting, I guess," I say slowly. Without realizing it I'm bouncing up and down slightly on the balls of my feet. "Like... maybe he - or she, or they - could be a professor of, like, cloning and it's going all cloned saber-tooth tigers... oh, and their secondary degree is in robotics, so they'll be cyborg clones." My eyes light up. "Oh, man, Hel! This could be just like that episode of Heart Burst where Dark Gorgon combined a computer with those zoo animals!"
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Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +1 | Superior +2 | Mundane 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "Easy there." Vern places a hand on the small of Hye-bin's back to steady the poor girl. "Jeez, I can't wait until tonight when we try and get you to body a funnel cake." A grin. She starts talking about some anime Vern's never seen and he blinks. Nope, not his department. Maybe he should watch more anime. Might give him some cool ideas for gadgets, past what comics give him. "I mean, The Professor can't be any worse than Mr. Hegeberg." he says cheekily, referencing their school's viciously boring History and Civics teacher.
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Kenny Klauson, the Doomed Danger +2 | Freak +1 | Savior +1 | Superior -1 | Mundane 0 Potential 0/5 | Doom 0/5 | Conditons: None Ever the slacker on the look out for a good time, Kenny had a pretty good idea about that Skull and Shade were getting up to. "Ya, sure thing." He had met Clara a few times while he was getting to know Izzy. It was funny to see how they were such polar opposites. Then again, that seemed to be how things went in The Crew. Lynx, Shade, and he all had siblings that were completely different sides of the coin than they were. While Team Beer went into the store to gain their ill-gotten refreshments, Kenny chatted with Clara and tried to teach her how to do a plain ol' ollie on his skateboard. "Ok, now balance. Back foot on the tail, front toes on the center of the board. Now, at the same time lean back on the tail, slide your toe up towards the nose, and jump." ilootthecorpse fucked around with this message at 07:05 on Sep 6, 2018 |
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Danger -1 | Freak -1 | Savior +3 | Superior 0 | Mundane +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "How can somebody make the Battle of Therm... Thera..." My face scrunches. I'm not built to pronounce Greek. "That battle from 300 seem boring? Isn't AP History supposed to, I dunno, engage our tender young minds or whatever?"
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Danger +3 | Freak +1 | Savior -1 | Superior +1 | Mundane -1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! I just give Hye-bin A Look, and quietly say to her, "Ixnay on the anime talk." Don't get me wrong, it's a great episode, and I'd love to talk about it with her, but I've got an image to maintain here! I'm fine with Hye-bin knowing, since she's my bff and all, but I definitely don't want the others to find out about my (very) extensive anime collection. I don't want them thinking I'm some kind of nerd! "Tell me about it. His classes are all one giant snooze-fests," I actually really like his classes, but I can't let them know that, "Anyways, looks like we've got a few hours to kill before the fair opens up," I ruffle Lilly's hair a little, "Did you know Lilly's never been to a fair before? I know she's really looking forward to it."
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Freak +1, Danger 0, Savior -1, Superior +2, Mundane +1 Potential 0/5 | Conditions: I wait for Shade to hop in my shadow, and then enter the store. As the clerk looks up, I wave and say "Just a regular hero, coming in for some refreshments!" I start picking up some snacks, while making sure my shadow is on the fridge so Shade can open it and take the beer.
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Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +1 | Superior +2 | Mundane 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "Oh, you're in for a treat, Lilly. Fried food that only a madman ever thought to fry in the first place, rigged games for obscenely-large stuffed toys, and rides built in half a day by drunk carnies that only theoretically pass safety inspections. It's the best." Vern grins broadly. "I wasn't kidding about that funnel cake though, Hye-bin. I wanna see that." Lazy Bear fucked around with this message at 07:25 on Sep 7, 2018 |
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Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +2 | Superior +0 | Mundane +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None I can't believe I'm doing this... Shade thought to herself as she lurked in Skull's shadow... Best to just get it over with and forget about it. Slipping the shadow through the fridge, she briefly materializes her hands to drag a few bottles in the back down into Skull's Shadow. Being able to store things in one's shadow was surprisingly convenient. Poking Skull in the back to signal the job being done, Shade simply waits.
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Kenny Klauson, the Doomed Danger +2 | Freak +1 | Savior +1 | Superior -1 | Mundane 0 Potential 0/5 | Doom 0/5 | Conditons: None Shade and Skull popped out of the corner store before Clara made any meaningful progress towards becoming the next Tony Hawk. That was just fine by him though. The sun was getting low now and the fair would be starting soon. It was probably time to get there and be on the lookout for The Professor. "Looks like it's 'bout that time. Let's take our refreshments and go get some tickets for the rides. ya?"
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Danger -1 | Freak -1 | Savior +3 | Superior 0 | Mundane +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "Helena's right," I pat Lilly on the head. "Who do you think I'm going to try and win a giant knockoff Pikachu for, anyway?" There was a pause. "I'm more of Blastoise girl."
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TEAM No IDs apparently manages to assuage Clara's skepticism through that most ancient of methods, bribing her with snacks. She snatches up a bag of "Cheez-o's" with barely restrained glee. "Well, I mean, yeah. Probably fine! We should just go..." your first challenge has been conquered! Fancy that. TEAM Sugar Rush finds that it can't quite surmount the obstacle of Lynx's garbage taste, but hit the road regardless. Both roads lead, as it is, to the fair! The fair itself is absolutely in FULL SWING, everyone having the time of their lives! Hideously rigged games are played, rides that only barely pass inspection are ridden, and people eat hideously unhealthy food that they can only morally accept eating because "it's the fair"! You all got in without much trouble outside of a long line, and preliminary investigation suggests that The Professor, wherever they may be, hasn't made an appearance. All of you have met up... along with Clara and Lilly. Clara can obviously tell something's up, while Lilly seems to be too engaged in gazing longingly at a particularly large plush of what appears to be Bootleg Monokuma at a nearby strength-tester to notice the undercurrent of anxiety in the air. You should probably figure out a game-plan, even if it's just some vague idea of what to do when poo poo hits the fan. You could also likely investigate the fairgrounds themselves, though finding a way to do that without getting anyone too suspicious may prove a challenge.
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Kenny Klauson, the Doomed Danger +2 | Freak +1 | Savior +1 | Superior -1 | Mundane 0 Potential 0/5 | Doom 0/5 | Conditons: None The fair was fun. Sure everything there was either cheap, broken, or bad for you but it was also nostalgic. It all reminded him of going on the tea cups with his mom and eating funnel cake until he was sick. Real red-blooded American poo poo. The Crew had a mission this time, but that didn't mean they couldn't have a good time. Incidentally, he saw an opportunity to do one of his favorite things: annoy Helen. They should probably decide on a buddy system to go look for The Professor, set up a meeting place that was easy to find (like by the Ferris wheel), and figure out a plan to evacuate all of the civilians if things went sideways, but that was Vern's gig. Instead Kenny went over to the strength-tester to win the giant plushy for Lily before Helen could. Take that, hero complex. He put down his soda cup full of beer, a tried and true teenage drinking trick, and stepped up to the giant wooden mallet. "You sure you don't want the kids hammer?" teased the carny from behind his phone screen. Har har. Sure, he was more wiry than buff and he still hadn't got that final growth spurt to reach six feet tall, but as the Crew knew, he was stronger than he looked. The stick that the carny had placed hidden in the track to prevent anybody from winning the grand prize had absolutely no chance. Kenny made sure not to put this whole back into it, he didn't want to turn the whole thing into rubble, but one mighty whack was all it took to elicit a satisfying DING! much to the carny's annoyance. Ah, feels like victory. Kenny looked back over his shoulder smuggly and pointed at the row of knockoff plushies. "What do you think Lily? Which one do you want?"
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Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +2 | Superior +0 | Mundane +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "Hello again." Shade greets her teammates, very enthusiastically. "Not a fan of crowds like this." Shade glances at the mass of people trying to push past them currently, with a somewhat weary expression. "If nobody minds, I'm going to go lurk in a corner."
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Sep 20, 2018 16:49
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Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +1 | Superior +2 | Mundane 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None The fair holds a weird nostalgia for Vern. Not that nostalgia in a fair is weird, but there's a mixture of feelings here. He'd done a lot of begging and stealing in fairs in times that felt so long ago now. He remembered sneaking onto rides... and nearly dying a few times for his trouble when he was almost too late and some restraint didn't lock or a bit moved and nearly took his head off. Good times? Something like that. By the time Izzy and Team No ID shows, Vern has already scored himself a funnel cake. With blueberry! It's... Not as great as he remembers. Too sweet. Too greasy. drat Lacey and her devil ways! She's somehow ruined bad food! "Nope!" he declares to Izzy, putting an arm around her shoulders and pulling her in for a side-hug. "If I gotta be around all these randos, so do you. Here, help me finish this funnel cake."
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Sep 20, 2018 22:53
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Freak +1, Danger 0, Savior -1, Superior +2, Mundane +1 Potential 0/5 | Conditions: I take a beer and hide it in my jacket when we arrive at the fair. Most of them are busy getting prizes from the games and Shade is being Shade (although I think Vern is working on fixing that) so I take a ride on the Ferris wheel and pull out the beer once I'm in the air. As I open the cap, I keep an eye out on the grounds below to see if anything sticks out. @Skull: 2d6+2 Asses The Situation = (4+1)+2 = 7 What here is the biggest threat?
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Sep 21, 2018 02:45
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Danger -1 | Freak -1 | Savior +3 | Superior 0 | Mundane +2 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "OH MY GOD!" I snarl as the baseball bounces off what must be improbably heavy bottles. "They're glued together, right? They have to be." I''m polite enough that I grumble that mostly to myself and not to the hardworking carny manning the stall. "Ah this rate I should just eat one of those corndogs and a deep-fried Twinkie and then go somewhere to die. This is embarrassing for what is, basically, a superhero."
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Sep 21, 2018 16:18
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Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +2 | Superior +0 | Mundane +1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None Shade looks at the funnel cake, then back at Vern, then back at the funnel cake. "... alright." She takes a bite, and immediately recoils. "This funnel cake is a crime."
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Sep 21, 2018 18:13
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Danger -1 | Freak +1 | Savior +1 | Superior +2 | Mundane 0 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None "Oh thank God it's not just me." Vern sighs deeply, relieved. "I thought Lacey had done some kind of horrible science to me to make me hate greasy sugary foods or something. I was scared! It was scary!" He watches Hye-bin bounce the basketball off the bottles for the third time now. Poor girl. The prideful ones are always preyed upon. "We could let Helen do it. After she blows out the back wall with a single throw through those stupid bottles, we'll see the nails."
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Danger +3 | Freak +1 | Savior -1 | Superior +1 | Mundane -1 Potential: 0/5 | Conditions: None! "Here, lemme handle it," I pick up one of the baseballs, tossing it up and catching it again in my hand, "See, Hye-bin, there's actually a trick to these things. Let me show you how it's done," I say to her, with a confident smirk. Gripping the ball tightly now, I get myself into a wind-up position, getting myself ready to pitch the ball, and then I toss the ball, sending it flying like a bullet at the bottles, and then... *CRASH!* I shatter the bottles, but that isn't the only thing I broke. I might've also broken the stand. And the stands behind it. And everything else behind those stands. And some few carts, and a few walls, too. I... might've forgotten to watch my own strength. "...Er..." My eyes dart nervously around, as my face goes slightly red from embarrassment, "...Oops?"
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