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[h1][center][b][color=1bd5ff]COLE MACGRATH[/color][/b][/center][/h1]

[b]Condition[/b]: [color=00a651]Healthy[/color]
[b]Status[/b]: [color=1bd5ff]Contemplating[/color]
[b]Inventory[/b]: Mysterious Watch
[b]Interactions[/b]: [b][color=808080]Grey[/color][/b] [@Attesa], [color=007236][b]Lex Luthor[/b][/color] [@Thatguyinastore], [color=ed1c24][b]Otto[/b][/color] [@SomeMekBoy], [color=#F74E00][b]Berit[/b][/color] [@Starmaker], [COLOR=#2d6870][b]Hershel[/b][/color] [@RirisStride1], [color=004b80][b]Cloud[/b][/color] [@ratKing]
[b]Mentions[/b]: [color=00aeef][b]Schezo[/b][/color] [@Mav], [color=938374][b]Sarah Miller[/b][/color] [@cadesmith], [color=a0410d][b]Joel Miller[/b][/color] [@Thatguyinastore], [b][color=fff200]All Might[/color][/b] [@ProfSpacecakes]

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The moment [b][color=1bd5ff]Cole[/color][/b] had "threatened" [color=007236][b]Lex[/b][/color], one of the animals- a [b][color=808080]fox with shades[/color][/b]- told him to calm down- like Grey was expecting MacGrath to promptly fry Luthor. Okay, maybe the outburst was a bit [i]too[/i] much, and the reaction was somewhat understandable. That [color=00aeef][b]teleporting fool[/b][/color] had gotten out of the way and had shot a nasty look at Cole before uttering what sounded like a curse, and a couple other people had gotten caught in the Shockwave, but the blast wasn't meant to kill.

[color=1bd5ff]"Relax. As long as we're crystal clear on what's going on here, I'm not going to zap anyone."[/color] The human lightning rod lifted his unelectrified hands up to indicate so. Thankfully, it seemed like Luthor was somewhat willing to cooperate, since he promptly showed [color=938374][b]Sarah[/b][/color] in a playroom. The explanation for bringing Sarah in was apparently due to her ties with the webbed guy- [color=a0410d][b]Joel[/b][/color]- who in turn supposedly had survival skills to bring to the [color=007236]"kill an alien superpower"[/color] party. That wasn't really that satisfying of an explanation, but it was better than no explanation at all. He still got the feeling some details- either about the Millers, or about Superman- was being held back, but he couldn't be assed to press any further. No point pushing his luck any further than what was needed, either.

Finally, the watches were supposedly a communications device that could also swap places with party members. One of the things that popped up was the notion that other [color=007236]"unregistered"[/color] people had watches, despite Lex complaining about the watch using resources. Again, Cole chose not to pursue this avenue of questions due to how much of an aggressor he was painting himself as. No; he'd ask later, at another time. For now, he folded his arms as [color=ed1c24][b]the red spandex web-shooter[/b][/color] mentioned forming three teams: An information, tactical, and strike team. A [color=#F74E00][b]a talking cat[/b][/color] seemed to have problems with being led, as she leapt off her perch to shapeshift into a replica of the web-shooter. After boasting about how her [color=#F74E00]"abilities"[/color] were going to help all teams and turning into a human-esque girl, Cole ddin't really give her the praise she was expecting, instead folding her arms.

[color=1bd5ff]"No offense, but unless you can actually copy people's powers, too, I don't see how turning into anyone can help us stop an alien superpower. Especially if he's as tough as he's being advertised."[/color] A glance was shot at Luthor, who'd claimed conventional attacks weren't going to work. The [color=007236]"combat moves"[/color] bit was concerning, since it made it sound like Superman would be at least as resilient to attacks as that bastard Kessler was. So... if things went south and it turned out they couldn't put a dent in Superman, maybe they had to go about it a different way.

[color=1bd5ff]"The only way I could see it directly helping is if you find someone who Superman's related to. Maybe impersonate them and get him to stand down."[/color] At this point, [b][color=fff200]the blatant comic book superhero[/color][/b] and a [COLOR=#2d6870][b]brown-haired guy[/b][/color] both agreed to the notion of splitting teams, with All Might asking about talents and Hershel suggesting sub-divisions. Cole stepped back as a few minutes of discussion between the ragtag group actually formed without too many issues, and teams were developed. Honestly, what happened in Empire City made him balk at the notion of trusting others, or making another group. But... desperate times called for desperate measures, and considering how this Superman seemed to be insanely powerful, Cole needed at least [i]one[/i] partner to call his own. That, and cooperation.

So, the first thing he did was walk over to Hershel when things were somewhat getting less crowded near him, before nodding once and raising an electrified fist as it crackled with energy.

[color=1bd5ff]"Throw me in with all the other Strike people. Cracking skulls in is something I'm more familiar with, anyways, unless you've got any corpses you'd need me to read their last memories of."[/color] Either way, considering nobody else seemed to have noticed him yet- or were discouraged by his somewhat brooding nature- Cole stepped into the background again, only next to [color=004b80][b]Cloud[/b][/color]. It kind of seemed like they both had similar ideas- let their works do the talking for them. Only thing was that Cole had no idea what the giant sword-wielder had besides for said Buster Sword. That said, he swore he got a glimpse of some [u]glowing orbs slotted in the sword's hilt[/u]. MacGrath gestured to the orbs, letting his eyes fall upon Cloud, before speaking up.

[color=1bd5ff]"Don't suppose you've got any other magic tricks up your sleeve, besides that sword? Because I don't think this Superman will care too much about getting on the ground when he's got lasers coming out from his eyes."[/color] His eyes went back to the group, finally beginning to finish up, as he nonchalantly sparked electricity from hand to hand just to pass the time.