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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]Concerned[/color]
[b]Inventory[/b]: Mysterious Watch
[b]Interactions[/b]: [color=004b80][b]Cloud[/b][/color] [@ratKing], [color=#2d6870][b]Hershel[/b][/color] [@RirisStride1], [color=00aeef][b]Schezo[/b][/color] [@Mav], [color=00a651][b]Penny[/b][/color] [@Kagebaka], [color=555c5f][b]A.M.A.Z.O[/b][/color] [@Crow]
[b]Mentions[/b]: [color=007236][b]Lex Luthor[/b][/color] [@Thatguyinastore], [b][color=ed1c24]Sephiroth[/color][/b] [@TheRealMonaMona], [color=ed1c24][b]Otto[/b][/color] [@SomeMekBoy]

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When [color=004b80][b]Cloud[/b][/color] cast a bolt of lightning on [b][color=1bd5ff]Cole[/color][/b], the electricity was [u]promptly absorbed[/u]. In fact, it made him feel a little bit more charged- compensating for the fact he'd used up some electricity on his Shockwave earlier. The Demon of Empire City's expression shifted from contemplation to a small smirk on his own face, complementing Cloud's own grin.

[color=1bd5ff]"Yeah. That answers my question well enough. If you've got any bigger bolts than that at your disposal, I think we can get along just fine."[/color] So he had more than that giant sword on his back; someone wielding more electricity could very well synergize with him, although he wasn't sure how he could help Cloud out in return.

Not that he'd get to contemplate that; the rumbling threw him off his feet, as did [color=007236][b]Lex's[/b][/color] shouts that their target was outside blasting up a building. Right as Luthor was screaming at the others to take care of Superman, Cole had already opened up a nearby window, climbing out before [u]dropping straight down[/u].

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And yet, for anyone who was remotely concerned about Cole, the unmistakable Electric Man looked completely fine when the others got outside; better than fine, actually, considering he was running amok and helping seriously-wounded civilians who were incapacitated, using his [u]Pulse Heal ability[/u] accordingly.

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[color=1bd5ff]"Hold still now."[/color] Though his voice was still gruff, the concern was more than audible in his tone; only the audible sound of an entire floor collapsing caused him to pause, glancing over to the others who were now catching up. Seeing (and hearing, through his phone- which apparently was now linked to his watch) [color=#2d6870][b]"Hershel"[/b][/color] begin relief aid, the Conduit promptly [u]pointed the injured people he'd healed over to the camp site[/u] as soon as they were getting up and able to walk.

[color=1bd5ff]"Head over there, a medic will do a more thorough job."[/color] Once the general mass of people had dispersed, he noticed Cloud visibly balking... and two other people loitering nearby. [color=00aeef][b]The teleporter[/b][/color], and the [b][color=ed1c24]winged psychopath[/color][/b]. Surprisingly, the former was actually offering to help Cloud out, whilst the latter was ([i]un[/i]surprisingly) doing nothing but sitting around, telling the other spiky-haired guy to pick his own fight or something like that.

[color=1bd5ff]"We need to stop Superman [i]and[/i] minimize the casualties. You two go find Superman, I'm going to get as many people as I can out of that building!"[/color] And though it looked like he was still pissed-off as always, Cole shot Schezo a grateful look- almost like an apology for being an ass earlier- before running off. It was at this point that he spotted the others flying or climbing up rapidly; although Cole could certainly parkour, he wasn't remotely as quick as someone like the flying [color=00a651][b]redhead girl[/b][/color], or the [color=ed1c24][b]spandex leader[/b][/color]. He needed to move quick- and that was when he spotted a [u]very long wire[/u] protruding from the exterior of the building- spanning the height of a couple stories, at least.

[color=1bd5ff][i]Maybe if I juice that up, I can get a bit more height... Use it like a power line.[/i][/color] With this thought in mind, Cole immediately zapped the metal wire repeatedly, waiting until it thoroughly coursed with electricity, before leaping up and...

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[u]..."Grinding" on the vertical rail[/u], letting go at the top to gain significant air! The jump was more than enough to get him up to Penny's level as she investigated the coughing sounds. When he grabbed onto a window ledge and peered in to see Penny and Luthor's [color=555c5f][b]robot thing[/b][/color] mentioning hostages inside. This was enough to prompt him to open the window and clamber inside, immediately coughing a storm at the thick smoke. Using an [u]Electrical Pulse[/u] to try and "sense" bioelectricity through the walls, he rapidly confirmed what Penny had mentioned; there were people inside, but some of them seemed to be purposefully towering over others. He turned to the redhead girl to say something, but she was already starting to cut out a hole.

[color=1bd5ff]"Wait, we need to-"[/color] Before he could stop her, Penny had already torn the hole out of the building. Cole cursed as he ducked out of sight from the hole; unlike Penny, he could only sense the people's [u]general locations[/u] and not which ones were hostile (yet, at least). He needed a better line of sight, preferably away from the hostage-takers' view at first, yet with an easy shot that wouldn't threaten the civilians.

[color=1bd5ff]"Damn it! Make sure they don't start shooting anyone. When I make my move, follow suit and take any of the goons I don't see out."[/color] Whether or not Penny cared that Cole was bossing her around didn't matter; he already [u]clambered out the window he entered[/u] within moments. With the potential risk that the hostage-takers would just start shooting looming over his head, Cole leapt from footing to footing on the side of the building, [u]parkouring over to one of the other windows that'd give him a better look at the hostage holders[/u]- preferably a line of sight where he could see [i]all[/i] of them at once. Otherwise, he just hoped Penny- and the robot, and anyone else- would be smart enough not to scare the gunmen into beginning a massacre. They were losing precious time on finding Superman as it was; they couldn't afford to waste both time and lives simultaneously.