[IC] State of Heroes and Villains

[MarshiestMallow]

Connor

This was the problem with Anthony, Connor thought. He just assumed that people didn't know what they were doing, or that they hadn't thought ahead. Connor just waited patiently for him to finish talking, before saying "I am well aware about the need to be careful, and I have already thought about the hate crime option, and am already taking action to protect, for now, those here" He pointed to the sky, to a random dot in the sky that could have been a bird, could have been a plane. Could have been anything, really.

"I haven't been idle these last few years, Anthony. And creating and building suits is a way of insuring I have what I need, when I need it. But they won't attack, not now. Not again. they will probably find it amusing, to see us scrambling around here, searching for any survivors"

he looked around, angered. "Wayne and Kent are most likely dead. If they weren't, they would be out here. Oh, there's the whole secrecy with maintaining that they are alive, but they were both dedicated to this school. And they would want to be searching for anyone alive."

He looked over as Kagerou asked him to try and access McCoy's files. He nodded, taking the drives. "I can. But understand, I will need to go and create this substitute and that will take some time. I can, of course, have Ryan start it, as he will get back to the lab faster than I"

he took the drives, nodding to Adrian. "Alright. If I leave, I'll tell you. Stay Safe. If you need me, just call. I'll come" He moved aside, figuring he was just about useless at the moment in searching for survivors, or rather, it would be quicker for the telepaths and higher senses to search.

He quickly connect the drives to his suit, and began to open it.

Phoebe

Phoebe did what she could, stablising any more ruins. It was, essentally, all she could do. Besides worry. There was Daniel to consider now. A child changed everything, and she understood more why her parents had given her up. She would do anything to protect her son. But sshe looked around at this destruction, and she just...knew she had to keep on going.

She swallowed, looking to Ryan. "If he was alive, if he was okay, he would have contacted, done something, by now. He wouldn't leave me wondering, wouldn't leave me hoping that we will find him, buried safely under all this rubble." She knew the words to be true, and she shook.

"Maybe it's fitting, he go down with the school. Like a captain and his boat. I want to kill who did this, Ryan. Kill them, ,for taking so many lives. SO many students...children, really"

Kalinda

Kalinda did her best to try and find more survivors, but she figured they were just searching for bodies now. If more students had survived, more teachers, surely there would be some sign. But she did her duty, searching inch by inch for the emotions that would mean life. It was a tireless task, and made her weary quickly.

She suddenly remembered the stranger. What if he had been apart of this? And was just watching them for amusement? She abandoned her search, but still kept her awareness open for any emotions from students, and went in search of the curious stranger.

[KatherinWinter]

KATHERIN

Katherin parked her car as close to the school as she could. There were cars everywhere. It lifted her heart to know that many others had come to do what they could. It was worse in person it always was. She slowly got out if her car and headed into the chaos. She didn't know what she could do to help. Ice wasn't very useful for rescues. At least she hadnt found a way to use it but she would let that keep her back.

[MonsieurShade]

Adrian moved through the rubble at a slow but steady pace as he attempted to find and dislodge any students trapped amongst the ruined school. His jacket was beginning to look like someone unfit even for a hobo as with every other new person found, he'd been forced to tear pieces off to either cover a bleeding wound or tie into a tourniquet before having the less injured students help their schoolmates to the medical tent. More than a few times he caught wind of another person's scent and started to dig, only to become crestfallen as he either caught the scent of death below the rubble or in two cases, unearthed the body of someone whom had died very recently. As of yet Adrian had not unearthed someone just in time to see them take their last breath, however whether or not that was a good thing was something he was not sure of. Adrian sat back on his haunches and wiped a few beads of sweat from his forehead before he went back to work. His nails were starting to chip, and his fingers and palms where bleeding thanks to several misplaced grips on a sharp bit of rubble or broken glass, but he could wait to be seen. There were yet more people to find, and he'd be damned if he stopped for something as trivial as a few cuts.

[KatherinWinter]

Arnold

Arnold smirked at the destruction. He wondered if he could but the school cheap. If he could then he would rebuild it. He liked the idea of training the next generation in his image. Smiling he began making his way through the debris. He looked to see what structures survived. There weren't many. Which was fine with him. He didn't plan on keeping any of them anyway.

[ActRaiserTheReturned]

"Well, there's not much we can do right now that would make a lot of sense. I can't have a lot of sex in all this situations going on, it would be awkward. . . receiving very strong doses of a drug to get high would work. Or, if either of those problems won't work, I could just gorge myself on huge meals. . . without Human flesh, if I'm in a voracious mood like this, the meals must be large".

[MarshiestMallow]

Connor

Connor flipped through the drives, searching quickly, or rather, using Ignot to search quickly for anything pertaining to the student and the substitute for whatever the student needed.

He read the data that came on screen with a quickness born of years of reading data. Always search for the most necessary data. And then the rest.

Finding what he suspected was needed, Connor quickly sent it onwards, not just to his email, but Ryan's. He called Ryan, figuring it was quicker then searching for him. They would need a lab, easy to get really, but it will still take time.

As the phone rang, he flicked his gaze around for Kagerou, to tell her as well.

[Avanhelsing]

Ryan

He very rarely saw this side of Phoebe. He called it her bat side but he never said it out loud. It was the side of her she got from Bruce and he respected her for it. He kissed the top of her head and looked down at her. "We will get whoever it is. I promise we will get them but murdering them isn't the way. We can't be judge and executioner. It's not our place as who we are. " he said still hugging her. "They will pay but not by killing. It's..." He was cutoff by his phone ringing. It was Connor. He quickly pressed a button on the side of his mask. "What's up? What do you need me to take to the lab?" He asked figuring the reason for his call was work related.

[MarshiestMallow]

Phoebe

Phoebe knnew what Ryan said was true. But she didn't think whoever had done this would simply be taken in. She didn't say that, didn't say that she would do what would need to be done, if only for Daniel's sake. Why should the people that had done this live, even caged, while so many students couldn't?

A new thought entered her mind. The surviving students. They would need a safe place, they would need attention, and care. Mostly, they would need somewhere were they could learn their powers, limited as the teaching would be without the Academy teachers. SOme where that they couldn't be found by these attackers. The begins of a new academy. "I know" She said softly, "But those that did this are monsters"

She fell silent as he answered his phone.

Connor

"There appears to be a student that needs something special, in order to prevent him engulfing people. I have the data, the formula, of the substitute. If you can get started on it, it can be done quicker. Which means the student can be controlled quicker too, and be an asset" Connor said, unable to stop wondering if they would find any more survivors.

Well, Adrian would do his best to help find them. Right now, Connor was just standing around watching. He sighed softly, "And we need to figure out just what happened here. If there are any chemicals we have to be worried about" That thought had only just occurred to Connor

[Eviledd1984]

Nicholas was now moving rubble and ruins around looking for other students and teachers that could be alive,He thankfully found a few students and about five teachers telling them to see the head nurse that was around helping the injured students and teachers.But what Nick was really looking for a small lockbox that was in his room and had some of his formulas and papers on his formulas form when he was younger.

He moved some more rubble moving closer to where his room would be desperately looking for his lockbox.

[twave]

Deadpool

Whilst the rest of of everyone was searching there was a small explosion that cleared some of the rubble. As the dust cleared Deadpool stood in a rather heroic stance, arms propped against his sides and head held high. "Don't worry everyone, I'm okay." Surely with everyone looking at him he slowly began to lean forward before falling over on his face. "Ow." The collective groan could almost be heard before they all went back to work.

Jumping back up he shook his head. "Wow, tough crowd. Oh I know!" Reaching down into the crater he strained and grunted as he dragged an unconscientious Hank McCoy out. "I found the blue teddybear. He was sleeping next to this actual teddybear." Producing an actual teddybear from nowhere before tossing it aside casually.

Kagerou

When the explosion happened Kagerou was was ready to crush whatever it was if need be. But then it turned out to be Deadpool and she chilled out again. He was someone that she would likely have to deal with forever. It was something she had already reconciled with years ago after discovering he was essentially immortal. "We need to get McCoy to the medical tent!" The clown shambling over she looked up at him, he being taller. "Good job Mr. Wilson."

Deadpool

Looking rather pleased he patted the woman on the head like a child. "Thanks old lady. And it's Deadpool. I know you're getting on in years but please try and remember." Before he could get punch him into the next county he suddenly gasped and threw his arms out. "Old lady, the school is gone! All my stuff was in there. Wait, was all my stuff in there?" He put on some reading glasses and held up what look like a script. Flipping through some pages he mumbled as he read before the things vanished in the blink of an eye. "Yep." Dropping to his knees he yelled to the heavens with his best Vader impression. "Noooooooooooo-(I can do this now because Disney owns both Marvel and Star Wars)-ooooooo!"

[Avanhelsing]

Phoebe

Phoebe knnew what Ryan said was true. But she didn't think whoever had done this would simply be taken in. She didn't say that, didn't say that she would do what would need to be done, if only for Daniel's sake. Why should the people that had done this live, even caged, while so many students couldn't?

A new thought entered her mind. The surviving students. They would need a safe place, they would need attention, and care. Mostly, they would need somewhere were they could learn their powers, limited as the teaching would be without the Academy teachers. SOme where that they couldn't be found by these attackers. The begins of a new academy. "I know" She said softly, "But those that did this are monsters"

She fell silent as he answered his phone.

Connor

"There appears to be a student that needs something special, in order to prevent him engulfing people. I have the data, the formula, of the substitute. If you can get started on it, it can be done quicker. Which means the student can be controlled quicker too, and be an asset" Connor said, unable to stop wondering if they would find any more survivors.

Well, Adrian would do his best to help find them. Right now, Connor was just standing around watching. He sighed softly, "And we need to figure out just what happened here. If there are any chemicals we have to be worried about" That thought had only just occurred to Connor

@Caits

Ryan
Ryan nodded as he listened to Connor. He could easily mimic this but it would take some more time. "Alright. I'll head to my lab and get to work now. Just keep yourself from getting killed." He said as he hung up. "Connor wants me back at my lab. There is some lunatic in need of something. Want me to drop you off at home?" He asked already knowing the answers. His wife would not do this no matter what.

[Eviledd1984]

Nicholas had finally found the small blue lockbox beneath some rubble filled with glee but he kept that under check,He quickly picked up the blue lockbox and quickly and so no one could see him put the lockbox in the coat of his jacket before turning around.He hoped no one would see him leaving because he had finished his business here and didn't need to be here anymore.

The tall black clad man turned around walking away form the building and pasted Phoebe.

[MonsieurShade]

Adrian flinched and snatched up a sharp piece of rubble when an explosion occurred several yards away from him. At first he started looking around wildly, ready to attack or defend depending on the situation, however the moment Deadpool's voice reached his ears he groaned in aggravation and dropped his improvised weapon. "Oh great, he's here." He sighed before returning to his search. Adrian wasn't particularly fond of Deadpool, although the same could be said for a lot of people considering the Merc-with-a-mouth's antics.

[MarshiestMallow]

connor

Even though McCoy had been found, he was unconscious, so Connor figured they would go ahead with making it themselves. After finishing with Ryan, he went over to Kagerou. "Ryan's head to the lab to make this product for fhe student. I'm going to go to the city, grab some more substantial first aid supplies, and see about getting more filling food then just simple snacks. As well as finding a place for the remaining students to be. I do don't think it wise for them to go home to their parents. It could put their parents in danger too. I want to find out if there was any hacking into the system, if there was, those that did this could have knowledge we don't want them to have"

He looked over at Adrian's comment and chuckled. "You haven't spent a lot of time around Flood, have you? Sometimes I think flood is more...unique then Deadpool"

phoebe

Phoebe shook her head "no. I'll stay here. I have to. If...when we find my father, alive or dead, I need to be here. I'll be okay" she said softly, "do what you have to do." She managed a smile, butIf was brief, fleeting "i want to, when this is over, create a new academy." She said softly, and then sighed "go. You need to help this lunatic"

[KatherinWinter]

KATHERIN

Katherin walked through the debris. She couldn't believe the destruction. The school had been attacked many times over the years but it had never been this badly destroyed. She didn't even know where to start. She wasn't sure if the others had organized or not. As she walked she looked familiar faces. She had been out of the loop so long she had no idea if any of her old classmates had been at the school when it was attacked.

[twave]

Kagerou

Erin's alternatives were not ideal. Although she somewhat failed to see how two of the options were much different than any other boy his age. Dropping it for the time she nodded in agreement to his original assessment. "I think you're right. We don't exactly have what we need at the moment. But we have someone working on the formula now." Ryan had already taken off to get things finished.

After the antics of a minute ago Katherine's arrival gave a good excuse to leave Deadpool behind. She needed to see what the woman could assist with anyhow. As she recalled this was Drakes girl. The circumstances did not lend that well to her abilities. But there was no telling how much she had progressed over the last few years. "Katherin, I'm sorry we have to meet again like this. I assume you're here to help. Do you have anything in mind already?"

@ActRaiserTheReturned@KatherinWinter

[KatherinWinter]

@t2wave
Katherin

Katherin smiled at Kagerou. She didn't know the other woman well but it was nice to see a familiar face. "Hello Kagerou. It is nice to see you again. I wish the circumstances were better. Yes I came to see if I could help in anyway. I don't think my powers will be much help given the situation but you never know. I will do whatever I can to help." Her strength and skill had grown over the years. She could do almost anything with her ice. Maybe she could freeze wounds to give the healers more time to reach them.

[MarshiestMallow]

Phoebe

As Ryan went off to do Connor's bidding, Phoebe continued to walk around, often using vines and roots to stablsing any ruins so that if there were survivors, they wouldn't be crushed by a cave in.

Seeing Katherin, Phoebe smiled, going over to her, as Kagerou spoke wth her. Phoebe stopped and didn't speak, not wanting to interrupt.

Connor

Satisfied that everything was being sorted, Connor took off to the City, gathering what he could easily transfer to the academy grounds. He organised for some more heartier food, hot food, to be delivered to the grounds, or as close as the destruction would allow.

He didn't take long, returning. If Ryan needed his help, he would ask, Connor was sure. For now, he would do what he could here.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani was having an unpleasant morning. She had thought that she'd take a few days off, to go steal Connor from work and find some quiet place on the beach to not think. Being in love with someone who worked as hard as herself was good, for the most part, but aligning two busy schedules was never easy.

The reports of the attack on the Academy had taken her by surprise. When the first story came in, she thought it was a fluke. Just what could raze that school to the ground? All of those students, all of those teachers, gone. It made her stomach twist in a horrible way, and she had to bury the emotions deep to keep her mind on work.

After all, knowledge did not sleep.

Kijani had spent the years after graduation building a private information network. She had access to information that most agencies would pay hefty sums for. What she also had was the skill set to get into places that still put things on paper. Between her paperkinesis, her speed-reading, and the handy ability to remember everything she read with absolute clarity, she knew exponentially more than most people would forget in their lifetimes. All that knowledge was doled out to the highest bidder, under a pseudonym, Archive. No one knew the identity of the mysterious information broker. Most people assumed it was a man.

Kijani was careful, though. She worked through well-paid proxies, layers of security, and a lot of disguise and modulation. No one knew who she was, and she liked it that way. To the public, she was a successful businesswoman and investor, who happened to be Connor Stark's main squeeze. Maybe one day they'd get married.

That is, if they could schedule it in.

Kijani took a brief thirty second rest from her multiple screens, taking the time to put in eye drops and guzzle a bottle of spring water. Then she got right back to work. None of her criminal contacts knew anything. She had looked herself, to the same end. Usually with something this large, there was someone raring to take credit for it. Instead, there was a silence. It suggested to her that this attack was the first of many, the opening move in a much larger, more deadly game. That made her worry.

Using her personal phone, she dialed Connor's number. The phone was hooked to a headset, so she could continue to run searches, and talk as well.

"Connor... I heard." No survivors found so far, no responsibility taken... "Who's there with you? Anyone we know?" She exhaled, trying to keep the anxiety from creeping into her tone. "I know you're there, or near the scene. Please be careful. Tell me what you need from me now, and it's done." Connor knew about her role as Archive, and she made sure not to cross the path of any hero or villain. Even though she had good info on some 'secret' identities, she wasn't about to start a fresh war. Someone had already done that, apparently.

[KatherinWinter]

Arnold

Arnold smirked as he looked around. He saw a lot of his old classmates. But he didn't approach them. He had never bothered making friends with any of them. As far as he was concerned they were beneath him. He had no interest in helping rescue the students. Not unless it could benefit him in someway. That thought made him pause. He could benefit from helping the students. Many of them had powerful parents. A calculating gleam light his eyes as he looked around again.