BlueSky44

Experiment X

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@FantasyChic@Morose@Nallore

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1 Week Later

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Miranda Fay

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It had been one week since they had gotten the plans and layouts for the facility, and it had helped out immensely. Miranda looked through the plans when they got them, and it got to the point where she memorized the entire layout. Using this knowledge, she created a realistic scenario, making a holographic projection of the facility, and recreating it in the basement of the mansion. It wasn't too hard for her, but nevertheless, she wasn't too thrilled at not really being able to participate much in the simulations. She felt virtually useless, but just went with it overall.

For training leading up through the week, the group didn't do too horribly. Each person had their good days, each person had their bad days, but by the end of the week, everyone would be able to feel more confident in their abilities. By the time they did their last session, no one actually got hit by any weapons from any enemies during the simulation. Of course, that was all it was, just a simulation, what happened in reality could be something completely different. As well as be a real life or death situation that they couldn't just get out of.

Now, they were getting ready to head to the facility itself, and luckily for them, apparently Charles had a jet or something that could easily get them to where they needed to go in Northern Canada. When they reached the facility, they would need to divide up into two smaller groups, ensuring that they could move throughout the facility quickly in hopes of shutting it down completely. However, they had yet to come up with any sort of ideas about who was going to be in which group, they'd have to make that choice on their way there.

"Follow me if you will... There is much to do in a short amount of time, and we have a long way to go before we reach our destination," Charles said, leading the group to what almost looked like a military jet or something similar. It was pretty big though, and easily could fit them all. They had a pilot who would stay with the jet when they reached their destination, so they could sit in the back and discuss more of what exactly they needed to do.

Miranda took a seat on the plane, not too sure what exactly they were going to be doing, all she really knew was that they needed to mess with and possibly destroy a facility that could cause problems for them in the future. During their week at the mansion, they had only heard rumors that the CIA was looking for those responsible for the robbery of files from their archives, but they didn't have any leads yet. Which meant that luckily, no one came after them.

The papers that Ellie had grabbed at random had more than just floor plans and an idea of how many people would likely be there, them combined with the ones that Erik had, provided an entire descriptive layout, complete with security systems and everything. So as far as she knew, they were just about set to take this facility down. "So... We already talked about splitting into 2 teams of three to explore the facility... Anyone have any ideas who should be in which group?" she asked, and once everyone was on board and in a seat, the plane took off.

Rise of the Evos

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Jason and Janelle Gauger

Location: Seattle, Washington
Interacting With: Trevor, Quinn

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"Uh... Yeah... My brother and I..." she said softly, nodding her head in response to what Quinn had said, but she stopped talking when she glanced back and noticed that Trevor seemed to be listening. She did not want the man to think that she was crazy or anything, and found it a little strange that he seemed interested in what she was doing.

Jace noticed him listening to Janelle, and that was it for him. Dealing with one problem at a time, and this guy was not someone he really wanted to have to deal with. "Alright, yeah, if I feel the need to, I'll call you or something, don't worry," he said, before he stepped away, pocketed the card, and shut the door on Trevor, not knowing what else to do, and he walked over to his sister and Quinn.

"...I can control and create ice, my brother can copy another person's powers if he is near them," she continued, glad that her brother had ended the conversation with Trevor. Something seemed slightly off with him, but he hadn't really done anything wrong. Yet anyway. The fact that he seemed to know about them, and that they probably had powers was a little unsettling, but there wasn't really anything she could do about that.

"Yeah, uh... Sorry about that," he said, running his hand through his hair as he looked at Quinn. "The guy just randomly popped up at our door... So, guessing from the sounds of it you have powers too? What's your name, and where are you from? Note, you also are not the only person we've ran into in the past week with powers..."

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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He let out a sigh, "You are right, I don't get it. I hate my dad and my mom hasn't wanted anything to do with me ever since I moved to New York. I totally don't have the best relationship with either of them, but whatever, like it even matters," he responded, shaking his head at her. His family issues were not the best, and he tended to try and avoid them, but it didn't even really matter too much for him. It was her next statement that had him a bit worried.

"Uh... Guin? Do you really think that is a good idea? I was just joking you know..." he said, following after her, freaking out a little bit. "Look, this is a bad idea... What are we supposed to do to help out? Guin... This is a really bad idea, and we aren't exactly in the best shape to be doing something like this... And you do realize that Pepper will wonder where we are and likely alert our parents to the fact that we aren't here."

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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"...It'll be okay Guin... Just calm down, okay?" Lance said softly, coming over to sit next to her. He didn't really understand her frustration, he didn't even have the best relationship with his own father, so he didn't know what she was feeling towards Tony. Anger was generally the only emotion he felt towards Banner, so he didn't really feel anything other than that. Worry or something was a little foreign to him, had been for a while now.

After Pepper had left the room, he looked at her. "...I get it... But Guin... You can't keep worrying about him like that... We can't really stop him... We aren't like that... Unless you want to steal a plane and fly us to England, there isn't much we can do," he said, joking slightly with that last part. There was no way they could go after their parents, especially not with their injuries.

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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Well this was certainly not something that Lance had expected to happen. With Guin shouting at Tony like that, well, it made him wonder. The fact that they were having this sort of argument now was a bit weird, but apparently it was one that they needed to have for the most part. He gave a slight wave in return towards Thor as he looked from Guin to Tony and back again, he was wondering what was going to happen with this. Odds were it wasn't going to end smoothly, that much was obvious.

"Are we really going to have this conversation now Guin? It is my job to protect others, you know that. I mean really, no offense to Banner, but we do not need another Hulk or whatever running around, especially if that person is not on our side. We'll finish this conversation later, right now we need to get going," Tony said, before he grabbed his suit and headed out the door.

Hooked on a Feeling

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Lance Banner

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"...I don't think my mother has really cared about where I am since I was like, 12," Lance mumbled under his breath, hearing the arguments going on around him. He was perfectly fine sticking around in California, he'd had enough excitement or whatever to last for a little while anyway, and he was not in any hurry to continue with that. Why couldn't Guin just accept the fact that they were being asked to stay behind? She definitely was in no shape to be going anywhere, despite what she kept telling herself. It was getting a little annoying for him, but he said nothing about it.

"Hey! There is no way I'm leaving Guin with some Asgardian I don't know, Pepper and Happy can watch them. And Guin is way better than your kid!" Tony snapped at Thor, kind of glaring at him slightly.

Steve let out a bit of a sigh, looking at the two of them. This was getting a bit out of hand for his liking, and they needed to shut up about whose kid was better in his mind. "Can we stop arguing over whose kid is better and actually go after Sterns?" he asked, looking at the two of them, before he grabbed his shield and headed for the plane, not waiting to see if they'd follow him.

🦄 Machiavellian Masquerade - Chapter 1

Sister Penance

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Location: Shadowell Grounds: Seat G -> Shadowell Manor: Front of Manor Outside
Skills: N/A
Hit Points: 4
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She couldn't help but agree with the comment of one of the other woman about the chairs wanting to fly off and potentially kill more of them. That would definitely not be a fun way to go if you asked her, but it was time to leave what had happened not too long before in the past, and move on with what was occurring in the present. Penance noticed that the man who had been in the seat behind her had chosen to leave the party. Of course, she couldn't blame the man entirely, after all, a woman had landed in the chair in front of him dead, and he likely got some splatter on his clothing, it might be a little difficult for that to wash out.

When the little train started moving again, she just leaned back in her seat slightly, still choosing not to converse with anyone, after all, it didn't seem like it would be entirely worth her time. The man next to her, and a few others near her, looked to be more interested in conversing with the late arrival who had shown up not too long before they had started moving again. Penance glanced up at the mansion when they drove up, glad that she was in a seat that wasn't too far away from the entrance. She wasted no time in leaving her chair, and stepping off of the little train, and waited to gain entrance into the manor.

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Theresa Sparks

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Location: Her cabin -> Lounge (Level 2)
Skills: N/A

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Sparky knew that he was right, that she needed to see about meeting up with everyone else. Problem was, she figured there was a chance that they might know what had happened, and the thought of that was freaking her out, causing her to panic a lot. She kept huddled, hiding, trying to pretend that she was not anywhere on the Bus, but somewhere else entirely, but she knew that the odds of her getting her wish were next to zero, so it was obvious that she'd have to get over it and move on.

"...I hate to admit it, but you're right... Probably should go see about meeting up with the others, though who knows what they are doing right now..." she muttered, before she stood up, nodding slightly at him, and then she walked out of the room. This whole thing was definitely weird for her, but she had to deal with it, and live with it, so there wasn't much she could do. After a moment, she edged slightly into the lounge area where everyone else was, hoping to stay in the corner or something and not have to talk to anyone.

Darke Magyk - Concluded

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Bruce Banner

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Location: Observatory

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"I hadn't come here to fight... As you recall everything I've done was in self-defense, since you Constance were the one who instigated the fighting by asking Tate to attack me, now, leave him alone," Bruce said, glaring at Constance. He was choosing to ignore the fact that someone in the room had an infinity stone, at least for the moment. His main concern was getting Tate away from Constance. Walking over, he grabbed Tate's arm, and easily pulled him away from Constance, he didn't look it, but Bruce was super strong.

"You stay the hell away from him, got it Constance? If I catch you anywhere near him, or his sisters, then you'll find yourself wishing you were dead. As for you," he said, turning to look at Fleur. The stone she carried was powerful, he knew that for a fact, but still, he wasn't going to do anything about it right now. "Seems like Tate is willing to let you have the observatory, but, I did say his machines could tag along with us and I want to prove that my word does mean something, so fine. As for that stone you carry, I'm not going to do anything about it yet... However, if you do start causing problems for me, well... Then I might do something about it... However, release my daughters from the coven if you will, and you can keep it with you... Now, time for us to get back home," Bruce said, before he transported himself, Tate, and all of Tate's machinery away from the observatory. They'd appear in the main area of the home, and Bruce instantly walked over and collapsed in a chair. "...I think I might be getting too old for this... So much happening in such a short span of time..." he muttered, putting a hand to his head.

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Queen Valda

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Location: The Palace

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Valda gave a smile towards her brother and sister, glad that they were alright. Her brother in particular had worried her a lot. Myrus was a good person, and she cared about him a lot, not to mention the fact that he had definitely seemed to come off the worst the day before. "...So, now we know who killed my mother... I was going to go ask Rowland about it, as the one responsible had wanted to become the ExtraOrdinary Wizard. Now I don't need to... I had originally come here due to the fact that someone triggered the alarm, saying that there was some sort of intruder... But it seems like whoever it was is gone now."

She took a deep breath, knowing perfectly well that Arya needed to be made aware of the situation, and that Nera had been killed the day before. After a moment, she started to use her magic to send a message to Arya, unfortunately, to Arya, it would sound like she was screaming in her ear. "Arya? I don't know how well this worked... But the murderer of my mother has been identified as Esren Carlan, known also as Nera Hawthorn. However, there is no need to go after her, as the woman Amarantha killed her yesterday at the Port Witch house."

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Sylvi the Bard

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Location: The Ramblings

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"Of course Arya..." Sylvi said, nodding her head, though she was really wanting to take out some built up anger on the floor, which was a bit strange. She never thought in her entire career as a Bard that her life before would be outed by something that you walk on, the ground, the floor, and it bugged her a lot. The ground in her mind was not supposed to talk, give messages, or any sort of thing. She had expected it slightly, it being in Wizard's Tower and all, but still. Then the floor decided to keep playing tricks on her.

DON'T WORRY, YOUR SECRET'S
SAFE, PRINCESS!

The damn floor! It needed to learn how to shut up about her! It really was getting to be annoying. She wasn't even paying attention to the conversations around her, more concerned with what it was that she was walking on! Though she was internally laughing at what the floor was telling Cuyler. Maybe the floor wouldn't be so bad if it would just focus on Arya and Cuyler, and not about who she really was. If the floor stopped shooting off messages about her, she would be happy.

The Wolves of Red Lake (Completed)

Lydia Weaver

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Location: Silver Mine

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Heather's suggestion to have someone outside waiting for Robert wasn't that bad of an idea. It did make sense, especially if by chance they did actually need his father's necklace for something. Though she knew that there was no stopping Jenna, not when she was determined to do something, and so she just generally did the best that she could. Going along with things and keeping up the best that she can. It didn't matter what she really thought, she was determined to stick with Jenna through this entire thing now.

The symbols instantly drew her attention, the ones on the walls. Lydia knew absolutely nothing really when it came to the mine, she wasn't from Red Lake, so she hadn't really planned on learning anything about it's history. When they came to the fork in the pathway, she glanced over at Jenna. "So... Any ideas which way we should go?" she asked, figuring she likely would have the answer to that question, or at least would pick a direction.