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The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Not to worry. I'll find something for him to do.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

@Archmage MC I had intended for Jake to be attacking the dragon Light was riding (not the acid dragon) in the hopes of setting up some kind of interaction between the two but you just kind of ignored him so I'm not quite sure what to do now.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

What the hell were those things!? Jake jumped back almost four feet, backing himself against a wall as what looked like dragons emerged from the massive hole in the ground. Three of them. Oh hell, this wasn't good. Jake was all for a good fight and all but these were freakin dragons! He whimpered slightly and grew disgusted by himself at the sound. He nonetheless started to scamper across the street in an attempt to reach safety but was stopped dead in his tracks by a series of loud sounds and the ground shaking beneath him. One of the dragons was charging directly towards him. And on top of it sat something or someone beyond Jake's ability to describe. It looked like a cartoon. He began to wonder if that cake had been laced with something but then remembered seeing that face before. He didn't have time to think much further before a massive, scaly paw threatened to come crashing down on him.

He quickly dodged to the side, barely managing to avoid being stepped on. That just pissed him off. The dog growled menacingly at the creature and its rider before barking loud enough to actually rock the beast ever so slightly to the side. Enough cowering. Jake was going to teach this thing not to mess with him. He jumped forward and locked his jaws on the dragons leg even as the beast continued its forward momentum.

@Archmage MC

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Let me post with Jake before you catch 'em all. :)

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Walking just a few steps ahead of Eli and Eva, Nate couldn't help but overhear their conversation. Although he pretended like he didn't, gently humming to himself as he walked with his arms crossed behind his back. The bit about Lattetude was interesting. An arms dealer? He wondered if Raven knew anything about that...And that only prompted him to wonder more things about the delicate looking woman. What else didn't he know? Probably a lot. His chronic paranoia was flaring up again.

At least now he knew that Eli hadn't written his number on that note in the hopes of Raven calling her. So there was that.

When Eli asked Nate what he could do, he decided to be a smartass...again. "Of course I'm a meta" he confirmed "I have the ability to move through time at the speed of time...I'm 13% bulletproof...and I also have the power to transform into an 82 year old Hungarian woman with a weak bladder."

@AcerRo

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

I seem to have lost track of where exactly Owlman and Spectrum are. Are they outside? Are they anywhere near Jake?

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Oh so Eli had noticed him at Lattetude. Maybe he wasn't as dense as Nate first assumed him to be. He wasn't sure how he had picked up on the fact that Nate had a thing for Raven though. He nodded as Eli admitted that he had trouble with women, a voice in the back of his head telling him "Maybe you and this guy have more in common than we thought". He shook his head gently as though trying to shake that thought out of his head. It was true that Nate did have trouble with women sometimes. But only the ones he really liked. He'd flirt with pretty much anyone with breasts and be the most confident person on the planet but when it was someone like Raven, someone he actually found himself caring about, he was like a little boy. All tongue tied and stupid.

But the thought that he could have anything in common with Eli Craigh was just annoying. He reminded himself, however, that he didn't actually know this guy. He only knew what he had read. Maybe he should at least try to get to know him.

When Eva Adams walked in, Nate's smile only grew. As Eli introduced him as "some shitdick" he beamed at her. That dazzling smile that had won over so many. He had become a master of the pleasant smile, using it to charm people to his side. As Eli began to dress, Nate offered his hand to Eva in greeting, still smiling as he said "Pleasure to meet you. Your boss really is a wonderful human being isn't he?" The smile and pleasant words masked his true feelings. Eli was admittedly kind of an ass. But then so was Nate. Another thing they had in common.

Damn it.

As Eli asked for a guided tour of the facility, Nate tossed his eyes towards the ceiling in thought. Could he show Eli around? He had only just gotten here himself a matter of hours beforehand. He was hardly the best person to show him around. But the thought of food made him agree. "Sure!" he said with maybe a little too much enthusiasm. He had seen a cafeteria somewhere around here. He began to walk out ahead of Eli and Eva, waving his hand for them to follow. "I'm sure we can find something that at least vaguely resembles food around here"

@AcerRo

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

@Sapphire @Raijinslayer I had actually been considering going down the no powers route. I imagine Jackson will at least try to abide by the rule. Kuro probably not so much.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Nate somehow managed to smile at the line about sleeping with his sister. He had developed a thick skin over the years and if he reacted every time someone made a comment like that his body count would be much higher than it actually was. His reaction to Eli burning his own flesh was very different though. The stench was awful and it caused Nate to screw his nose up in disgust. It wasn't like he hadn't smelled burning human flesh before. He had been responsible for a couple of fiery deaths in the past. Hell, he had even been on fire a couple of times himself. And not just battlefield triage to stop a bleeding wound. He had actually been full on burning man burning. Or at least one of his duplicates had...Poor number 6...But he still didn't like the smell. It brought back way too many memories.

"You do realize we're surrounded by medical professionals, right?" he asked Eli. What kind of idiot and/or masochist burned themselves rather than ask for assistance? "We may need to have you checked for a concussion" added Nate, narrowing his eyes at Eli.

@AcerRo

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Good post and all but if Cer is teaching Jackson how to fight, I'm kind of wondering what Nate's supposed to do without just being repetitive.