Log:The Claymores are Live

Rescuing the Wolfguard Kids 2009/05/05 	 Sable Velocity Halcyon Riot Imaginary Girl Network 1

Workout Room, Steel's Gym
Sable opens the door of the workout room and moves inside, closing it behind her. She lifts a gloved hand to wipe her fingers under her goggles before moving to the control room.

Riot storms his way through the building, shoving open the doors to the Workout room and pointing a finger towards Sable. "Your kind is not welcome here! You seek to reckon with a power you CANNOT defeat!" He pauses, and drops the finger. "Damn. I still got that balls movie in my head. Heh. Trippin'. What up, baby?"

A blackened circular gate to somewhere very dark and shadowy opens up, and out steps Halcyon, immediately afterward the gate closes. She waves.

Sable smiles to Riot. "Well we've established that I cannot defeat you fairly conclusively, how are you doing?"

Sable turns to Halcyon and smiles. "Hey, how are you doing?"

Riot tchs. "Don't feel bad, baby girl. Hell, I'm the -Riot-. Ain't many things able to punch through." He grins, then crosses his arms. "Tsh. Doin' better when I get my hands on that punkass Impossible. And rescue .. the-.." He turns aside at Halcyon pops out of the wall. And chuckles. "Hell yeah. You in my room last night?"

Into the room flies Imaginary Girl. "I'm not late, am I?", she asks, as she arrives.

Halcyon doesn't respond to Riot, only nodding to Sable, smiling. Text appears made out of shadow above her head: 'Is there a way this room can stop me from crossing to the shadow world?'

Sable starts punching in a series of parameters on the control panel. She smiles and nods to IG. "Not at all. We're just about to start?"

Riot glances aside to Iggy, and laughs. "Hey, Asie!" He greets, before glancing to Halcyon. And grunting. "What. Emo girl don't talk neither? Damn. First Bloo, now Black."

Sable says, "Halcyon can't speak." She smiles to Halcyon. "Not that I'm aware of, why do you ask?""

Halcyon opens up another gate. 'I'm hoping to figure out a way around people who can.'

Riot grins. "Yeah? Sounds like another perfect woman, shortie." Laughs Riot, purposefully mysoginist. Not that he knows what that word means. Probably. "So. We runnin' some damn sim o' what?"

Halcyon turns attention toward Riot, whom she watches for a second before more text appears above her: 'Is he speaking?'

Riot winks a blue eye in that war slashed hockey mask at Halcyon. After reading the text. "Rather be doin' somethin' else wit' me? I'm coo' wit' that."

Sable says, "We are." She presses a button and summons up a series of figures in a variety of paramilitary uniforms emblazoned with neo-nazi and nordic symbols. "Welcome to WolfGuard" She says."

"I dunno", says Imaginary Girl to Riot, then looks at Halcyon. "Yeah, he is... uhm.. that's right. She hasta read your lips, Riot. Your mask keeps her from knowing what you're saying", she then explains to the masked man.

Riot ohs. ".. So, she don't know what I'm sayin'?" He asks, glancing to Asie.

Sable nods to Halcyon and speaks to the girl. "He's speaking but you're not missing much, safe to say that if you hit him accidentally with anything he probably deserves it."

Riot puts his arms out, hands cupped upwards. Then makes squeezing motions in the air. Before turning his attentin back to the 'Wolfguard'. "Oh hell yeah. I get to woop on them again?"

"Does it /hafta/ be accidentally?", asks Imaginary Girl, in a sweet tone of voice and with a smile on her face - and she's clearly joking around about it.

Velocity bolts in and blinks "Is this place always so populated? I have yet to come in here and noone be here"

'Is he going to be on Safeguard?' Halcyon's text adjusts to show this, her attention on Riot for a moment again before she looks back at Sable. From Riot's angle though, it doesn't look like she's moved at all, staring at him.

Sable says, "Regan is just *that* good in bed." She explains to Velocity. "Anyway, we are likely to run into three types of operative."

Riot glances aside towards Velocity as the cape comes blurring end. And laughs. "OH hell nah. Who this, now? A-yo, ZIPPY." And then he glances aside to Halcyon for a moment. And flexes an arm. Since she's staring and all.

Sable says, "This is Velocity, as you can see, he's a speedster. Velocity, this is Riot." She gestures to the first of the figures. "This is a typical WolfGuard operative.""

Imaginary Girl floats over, as she's never quite /landed/ since her arrival, and around the WolfGuard operative Sable's pointing out to everyone.

Velocity zips over to Riot "We met actually, at Ellbeth's shindig in harrisburg Halcyon pulls what looks like it might be a PDA from her waist, shaped like one but all black. She has her attention split between Sable and the viewing.

Riot holds up a hand as Velocity zips over, laughing. "Whoa, cuz! You can't be all up it like that. Hell, man, you gonna get my anti-ninjor up." He then glances back to Halcyon, to see if she's still paying attention. Only to notice that.. well.. she's.. not real. Because she's flat. And there's someone moving behind it. He grunts, and then begins walking for the Wolfguard. "Oh yeah. Punkass Static cling guards. Huh."

Velocity ehs? "Are we actually going to fight in this sim this time? I understand all of you might have experiance in this but I've never had to go up against another powerhouse"

Sable says, "He is typically armed with an HK MP8 machine pistol, a bayonet, and several fragmentation grenades. Note the harness he wears it projects an energy field that protects him against kinetic energy and energy weapons."

Riot rubs his chin thoughtfully for a moment as he walks around the Wolfguard, war-slashed hockey mask tilting. "Heh. How it stand up t' bein' pounded by a train, baby girl?" He asks.

Sable's shoulders lift slightly. "About as well as I do."

Velocity looks at it, staying out of what appears to be the target "How smart are they?"

Sable says, "Moderately bright but they're not Einsteins. They will be under the command of these individuals. The so-called Royal Wolfguard."

Velocity nods "Lemme rephrase, how quick are they on the uptake? I got a few ideas that might catch them off guard

Sable's head tilts slightly and she nods to Velocity. "How about, this time we leave questions for the end of the briefing."

Riot rolls his shoulders. "A'ight. So. They squishie with a few tricks. Seems easy." Although he's moving back towards the 'hero' side again, reaching up to adjust his mask and make sure it doesn't go anywhere..

Velocity shrugs "Kay, I'll just try 'em against the computer, if they work I can use 'em on the guards, if not, I make new ones"

Sable says, "These individuals come in pairs, very much like Jenn and Jess. They are mindlinked and operate extremely well in concert. They are extraordinarily strong, tough and when you think you've got the drop on them. You're wrong."

Riot glances aside to Sable again, and winks. "Yeah? Any other boobs in the group, or they all fellas? Hell, I wouldn't mind gettin' caught tween a few twins like that." He laughs. Riotously.

Velocity nods, taking mental notes on this, adjusting his strategies, and formulating some new ones...

The Royal Wolfguard look like they just stepped out of a Nazi recruiting poster. Around 6ft 6" tall, blond hair and icy blue eyes. The ultimate Aryan.

Imaginary Girl's been silent for a while, now, listening and studying the holographic representations of the bad guys. "How hard do their guns and stuff hit? And do they have powers, or just guns 'n stuff?", she asks of Sable.

Velocity pauses as one of his ideas hits him and then uhs "Hey sable, this training room, it can handle a few sonic booms right?"

Sable says, "Their weaponry consists of an energy whip, which you simply do NOT want to be hit by, ... Questions at the end Riot. And what is called a truster rod which doesn't hit as hard but is still nasty."

Sable says, "There are three settings on the rods, two of which lay down area of effect attacks."

Sable nods to Velocity. "The room can withstand the booms."

Riot tosses off a middle finger as he's reprimanded, but his heart really isn't in it as he listens. Just on general purpose.

Velocity nods "Cool, I want to practice a trick that'd be useful here, but I'm not positive on the timing yet"

The agents are typical SS troopers. Often selected for the Ayran look but otherwise normal humans with the usual spread of physical features. The Royal Caste Wolfguards were designed to be poster models for the Nazi ideal, big muscled, blond haired and blue eyed with Nordic facial features.

The second generation Wolfguard were designed still in the Nordic idea but less so extremely Ayran. Wolfguard had realised that the Nazi ideal was not suited for blending in. So the second generation of Wolfguard are about 6ft tall, blond to fair brown hair, blue or light brown eyes. Not so obviously muscled.

"You got one of those whips, the real thing?", wonders Imaginary Girl. "It'd be nice to /know/ how hard those things hit, if I'm gonna hafta suck that up for other people, sometimes."

Riot grins, and asides to IG "A-yo, Asie, You, uh.. diggin' the whips, girl? Damn freaky." He laughs softly, and settles back to his own little spot. Chortling.

Sable says, "And as tough as they are, and as hard as they hit., they're not the top of the line. For our purposes the pick of the bunch are the second generation.""

Imaginary Girl shoots an at once puzzled and somewhat annoyed look at Riot, as if she didn't quite 'get' what he was saying. "I just think it'd be good to really know what we might be going up against, is all", she says.

Velocity glances to Riot "Hey, Bigman, got an Idea I'd like to try out...I'm going to generally be a pest to some of the bigger guys, when their attentions on me hit them with that train you keep braggin about"

Sable says, "Again with the whips. And while they use those whips they hit harder than Riot does."

Riot grins at Velocity. "Hell, Zippy. For them fast folk, I got my Nonjor moves." A roll of the shoulder, before he glances back to Sable. "Huh. We see 'bout that."

"Wow", says Imaginary Girl. "And they're probably better than he is, too, huh?", she posits... though her tone's simply commentary, not aggressive or insulting.

Sable nods firmly. "Indeed, they have the edge on him in terms of agility and accuracy.

Riot grunts, and turns his mask aside. But says nothing for the moment.

"We're gonna hafta tag-team 'em, to keep those whips off our team", Imaginary Girl says to Riot. "I can tie 'em up, make 'em easier for you to pound, or something", she offers, though her attention's still mostly on the bad-guy-images.

Riot shrugs. "Sure. Hell, I'll give the ground a little stomp and get 'em on their asses. That'll make things -real- easy. Hey, Asie.. I tell you I found a trick?"

"Speaking of tricks...!", Imaginary Girl suddenly says, her voice a happy-sounding chirp. "I did your ground pounder, the other day up in New York! I even knocked myself down!", she says. Then, she purses her lips, hands on her hips. "But it was wierd. It took like half a second or so for it to make everything wobbly."

Sable says, ""

Velocity blinks "wait wait wait, it took time for your impact to make things shake? for that to happen your impact would have had to drop down so far the shockwave took time to get to the surface" he sounds amazed, and slipped out of "character" for a moment

"Yeah? Maybe you hit it wrong." Suggests Riot, grinning like a maniac behind his mask. And trying really, -really- hard not to bust out laughing. "Whatchoo doin' up in New York anyways, baby girl? Get a cravin' for some big apple?" And then his attention slides back to the 'presentation'.

Sable says, "The signature move that all of these people rely on is the claymore mine. If they retreat down a hall, that hall is most likely rigged. So keep an eye out and take care of yourselves."

"Well, a friend mine...", Imaginary Girl starts to say... then cuts herself off. "... I oughta tell you about that some other time. We're not here just to chat", she says, though more quietly as Sable goes on with the briefing.

Sable says, "Let's get back to the operation."

Riot calls out. "Well, if they puttin' Claymores on the ground, uh.. wouldn't it just be easier to thump through the wall and take the next hall?"

Sable presses a few more buttons to bring up the schematic of the Orphanage. "You guys want to try breaking in?" Sable says, "We can't go through walls to get to a subterranean complex, that is called open cut mining."

Sable says, "And it's notable for not only not being very subtle, but also pretty slow."

Riot huhs. "Roof?" He asks, before the hologram changes. And he tilts his head, before laughing. "Hell yeah we would!"

Velocity blehs "I'm workin on it, gimmie time I only got these powers a month ago" his smirk audible as he gets into position to begin the rush.

Halcyon nods slightly, making text appear. 'I can move people through the shadow realm, and make us pop up anywhere inside, provided the shadow version isn't blocked off, and if it is, we have less to worry about for stealth in this world.'

Sable presses a button to bring the orphanage into the simulator. "Well, let's see it in action."

"Only that one way down, by the elevator, huh?", says Imaginary Girl. "I like the idea of Halcyon taking us in her way, yeah."

Riot rolls his shoulder. "Yeah, we can do the sneaky thang. I guess." A grunt.

Sable gestures with an open palm. "In which case Halcyon, you're in charge."

Halcyon counters with: 'I can't understand two of those I'm in charge of.'

"We need some way for Halcyon to know what Riot's saying, before we try to do anything... especially before we try anything for /real/", Imaginary Girl says.

Riot shrugs. "Hell, easy enough. Just point."

Sable says, "If Riot were to wear his SG comms pin she can read the messages on her PDA"

Sable says, "The same with Velocity."

Velocity shrugs "If she can't understand us we can handle surface distraction while you guys get the cubs-in-training

"That takes too long, for her to read her PDA, while we're in a fight", Imaginary Girl says.

Riot pssh. "Ain't my fault she went deaf. And, uh.. mute." He then rolls his shoulders, his usual response to uncomfortable ideas.

The wind blows softly against your faces as the simulation activates. The children at the orphanage are visible playing in the open area, some with footballs, others running and laughing. The surface security agents, dressed in normal security guard uniforms rather than Wolfguard SS uniforms, stand outside watching over the playing children.

Sable says, "Well maybe they can make some acccomodations"

Velocity blinks "They're out in the open? Hell I can handle this myself, I thought they'd be in the underbase."

Sable says, "The objective here is to rescue the kids being held in the dormitory in the underground complex... Without explosions going off.'

Riot glances to the kids playing in the open, and flips a thumb towards them. "What 'bout they?" He asks.

Velocity ahs "THAT makes more sense, if it was this I could just run in and grab 'em, let someone else worry about calming them down while the kraut patrol is still trying to figure out whats going on"

Sable says, "We can rescue them too. They are normal children, they're unlikely to resist with force."

Sable says, "And they arenot so strongly defended as the fourth generation kids below ground."

"I could make a distraction by just flying in to play with the kids. If there's real bad guys in there, they'd be so busy keeping an eye on me that y'all could sneak in really easy with Halcyon. Worst come to worst, I take out the guys up top, then fight my way down the elevator", Imaginary Girl suggests.

Riot grins at Imaginary Girl, and rolls his shoulders. "Hey, Shortie. You want somebody makin' noise and distractions.. hell, ain't nothin' beat a Riot."

Velocity bahs "Ya need a speedy person to go in there and grab the surface kids, I could get the whole lot of them in under 5 seconds if we have a place to put them

Sable says, "However, if we raise the alarm they will mobilise what backup forces they can. Which are likely to be considerable. And more than capable of disrupting our retreat"

There's a knock at the door of the Workout Room.

Sable moves to the door and swings it open.

The Child of Kaos, Riot, rolls his shoulders again. "So. We grab the kids down below first, THEN we punch people and grab these ones too? Hell yeah." ooc Three guards in the open. Two together chatting and one separate from the other two watching.

On the other side of the door waits a man in his early thirties at a guess. He's rather normal in appearence. "Good evening. I came by to see if I could be any assistance." he tells Sable as she opens the door.

A big '?' appears over Halcyon's head, looking at the stranger curiously.

Sable's head tilts slightly. "I would be better able to judge that if I knew who you were and what you could do." She raises a hand to her chest. "I am Sable."

Riot glances across to the middle aged fellow, then aside to Iggy. "A-yo. Somebody lose an uncle?"

Velocity suddenly puts 2 and 2 together, slapping his helmet then zips over to Sable, trying to whisper in her ear through the helmet

Imaginary Girl just shrugs, looking at the orphanage from the team's vantage point, clearly trying to think of a good way to 'assault' the place.

"My name is Greenwolf. You might think of me as Jennifer and Jessica's concerned uncle." He answers. "I have a great deal of information regarding Wolfguard tactics. An intimate knowledge you might say. If you have any questions I'll try to answer them."

'Can they stop me from crossing to another world?' Halcyon's text replaces her question mark. Paranoia simply isn't in her nature.

Sable Stands aside from the doorway. "Please come in, we would be grateful for any advice you might have to offer."

Riot shouts. "Yeah! Like is yo neice single, cuz?" He begins laughing. Again.

Greenwolf smiles, "Ah, a hard question. I'm sorry. I don't know. The underground complex will be reinforced by Questonite to some degree. Not knowing your abilities I can't say if that will prevent you."

Halcyon opens a shadowy gate at the wall.

Riot tchs. "Nah. Metal's metal. Just pull it up and toss it."

Imaginary Girl looks over at Greenwolf. "What's 'questonite'?", she wonders.

Sable says, "It's a metal with some truly remarkable properties. It's extremely strong."

"You think me or Riot could bend it or punch through it?", is Imaginary Girl's next question about the stuff.

Greenwolf steps inside. Looks over at Riot. "Gemini was engaged to Matt Regent last time I checked. Whether that remains the case is a question to be directed at her. But," He smiles, "I had a talk with Matt Regent beforehand. If anyone new comes into Gemini's life I'll have a talk with him as well."

Velocity grumbles as he feels ignored as she doesn't even appear to acknowledge what he said, heading off to another area, deciding to do his own thing, for now, and formulate his own ideas

Riot nods. "Yeah. You tell 'em yo neice got the hots for the Riot, cuz." He says, with another barked laugh. Fear of parents just doesn't exist. He then sombers a bit, and nods at IG. "Yeah. What Asie said."

Halcyon closes the gate pretty quickly afterward. No sound emits from it, but one can see... shapes moving in a darkened version of this world.

Sable says, "Velocity. I apologise for the delay. You raise a good point but I think that the gym's security system is well enough maintained that we are safe."

Velocity shrugs "The two of them were in here reprogramin stuff, and they openly admitted to mind control so who know what they put in there

Greenwolf says, "I cannot affect Questonite once it has been formed and solidifed. Whether you or the young lady could do so I cannot tell you."

Sable smiles to Velocity and nods. "Excellent point Velocity, I shall check into that immediatly."

Riot tilts his head. "Yeah? And what you do, anyways?" He then idly flips a thumb over his shoulder. "Anybody else notice Emo girl opening up holes in the wall? .. Spooky holes? Hell, anybody other than me get kinda nervous 'bout spooky holes?"

Imaginary Girl floats over towards Greenwolf and holds up her hands as she actually sets her feet down on the ground. "Show me how strong you are?", she asks of him... and the meaning of her upheld hands is now clear.

Greenwolf says, "I have no desire to injure you, Imaginary Girl, and striking with less than my full capability wouldn't prove anything."

Riot laughs. "Just arm wrestle her!" He calls out.

Greenwolf nods, "That I can do. Although it will merely confirm she is the stronger. My effectiveness comes from training and technique, not strength."

"Oh... I thought you meant you were strong", Imaginary Girl says, lowering her arms to put her hands on her hips - as her feet float back up off the floor as she simply relaxes her legs and her knees bend just a little.

Sable nods to Velocity. "I've verified that we're not under surveillance. Let's get back to the issue at hand. Obtaining access to the subterranean portion of this facility while exciting as little effective opposition as possible."

"What'd you see, Halcyon?", asks Imaginary Girl after a few moments, as she floats over towards the girl.

Halcyon looks at Imaginary Girl, forming 'What do you mean?' out of shadows.

"You were looking at somethign through the wall a little bit ago?", wonders Imaginary Girl, with a gesture at the wall that's now just a wall.

Halcyon makes an illusionary version of the gate, with textual explanation above it: 'Gate to the shadow world, where things that aren't friendly live. My power probably draws from there.'

Sable nods. "You can step through a gate like that into the interior of the base without being able to see the far end of your journey?"

'I can make a gate, move to another location mirroring this world, and make another gate.' Halcyon's explanation adjusts as needed, now leaning with her back to the wall so she can see everyone. 'Which is why I asked those questions that I did.'

Sable says, "Will the simulation accurately reflect the presence of questonite reinforcement in the subterranean portions of the compound."

Greenwolf says, "Excuse me, what would happen if there was some physical object in the space you returned to this world?"

'Then I can see it through the gate. Why?' Halcyon looks mildly amused.

Sable says, "Wolfguard have thin strings hanging down in the corridors and rooms, perhaps to prevent people simply appearing in the confines of the base."

Greenwolf says, "It's standard practice to have thin mono-thread strings hanging from the ceiling in any internal space large enough for a teleporter to emerge in."

Greenwolf nods to Sable.

'Does it in any way hinder someone from moving through the space?' Halcyon inclines her head, not seeming worried.

Greenwolf says, "No. They are light and flexible. It's to stop teleporters, not movement."

'It won't stop me in any way, teleporting or not.' Halcyon shrugs. Her image adjusts: 'Anything else?'

Greenwolf shakes his head. "I am here merely to assist with useful information. If anything else seems relevant as you proceed I'll mention it at that time."

Riot steps forward, and waves a hand to catch Halcyon's attention. "A-yo, I got a question!"

Sable says, "But will it stop you from teleporting the rest of us."

"He's got a queston", Imaginary Girl supplies, as Halyson can't see Riot's lips to lip-read.

Velocity leans against an object, waiting, He has no questions, whatever this questonite is won't stop him if it won't stop a person, and he can probably outrun the explosions if any happen, he just wonders weather or not he should do what he thinks he should at the moment or not

Seeming to ignore, or not understand Riot, Halcyon has to wait for Imaginary Girl to mention something before she replies. To Sable, she displays: 'Others can step through my gates more easily than me trying to move everyone that way.' She looks at Imaginary Girl when she speaks, nodding.

Riot glances aside to Imaginary Girl, and speaks. Slowly. "Translate this, baby. Are. You. Doin'. Anythang. To-Night."

Imaginary Girl purses her lips and doesn't translate. Her facial expression's clearly 'annoyed'. "He's being a nimwit, nevermind", she says to Halcyon, after alittle bit.

Sable says, "So Halcyon is extremely confident she can transport a group into the confines of the compound without any harmful effects. Let's test that out."" Sable programs in a series of parameters to make sure the subterranean portion of the compound is rigged with mono-filament and looks to the girl. "Lead the way."

"Or just open the door and I'll go through first... just to be safe?", Imaginary Girl suggests, both to Halcyon and Sable.

Halcyon estimates distance, and focuses on moving herself, vanishing.

Sable says, "It would be unethical to ask anyone else to do this."

Halcyon looks thoughtful as she simply fails to reach her destination, nodding slightly. 'Gate is needed to enter. I can transport eight others out with me in an instant.'

Halcyon's text appears in the control room for everyone's benefit, then fades.

Imaginary Girl waits to see.

Riot really hasn't got anything to say at the moment, so he's back there watching quietly. And occasionally checking out Iggy's rear.

Halcyon opens a gate again, stepping into the other world. The gate vanishes behind her. She opens another inside, stepping through.

Halcyon doesn't re-appear in the control room after all, as one might have expected.

The simulation auto-shuts down after detecting blood loss, which is the default unless programmed otherwise.

Revealing Halcyon out cold and bleeding on the floor.

Sable moves rapidly to where the girl is lying to check up on her vital signs.

Greenwolf says, "I'm surprised you didn't have the damage set to a reduced level for your first run through."

Network walks in at this moment using the door today and not just appearing in the room like he does so often.

Halcyon has a heartbeat, faint, and for the time of contact with her, Sable is as dark and silenced as she.

Riot steps forward as Halcyon is revealed, growling softly. "Damn. Should've goen with my idea. Just pull the f&*kin' roof off." He's standing BEHIND Sable now, all humor and joking gone.

Sable gently rolls Halcyon into coma position.

Sable rises from Halcyon, colour and sound abruptly returning. "If you think you can take on Jess and Jenn in a stand up fight go right ahead. Speaking personally, I didn't live this long by attacking people where they're strongest."

Sable turns to greet Network with a wave. "Hey, how are things?"

Sable says, "Riot, have you met the academician? He also goes by the name Network. I'm hoping he has something for us."

Riot glances back, and shrugs. "Yeah. The geek. Big Mamma El introduced us." He winks towards Network, then glances down at Halcyon. "Emo girl gonna be okay?"

Network nods, "hey did I come at a bad time?" He looks at down hero, "is she okay?"

Sable nods. "She seems stable. If you've got first aid skills please feel free to exercise it."

Sable says, "You're actually more than welcome, were you able to get anything off the Wolfguard systems?"

Network shakes his head, "not yet but sending out my feelers should know soon."

Sable nods.

Riot shrugs. "Hell, I can give it a shot." He states, bending down..

And ends up groping her. Checking for a pulse. "Huh. No heart beat."

Network watches, "Sorry I know how to take care of minor cuts, splinters, and stuff like that."

Sable says, "The best way in is through avoiding confrontation. Halcyon can get in and can do it well. She can even take people with her."

Riot chuckles darkly. "Yeah. I can see that went real well. Hey.. run up a sim of those explosives again."

Sable says, "Let's just talk for a moment."

On contact with Halcyon, Riot is silenced. The world stops making sound for him. He also becomes pitch black, including worn items. When he stops being in contact with Halcyon, this effect ends.

Sable says, "You can show me how you're immune to those hits in a second."

Riot blinks when everyone goes silent. And he turns all black. Then, when he brings his hands up to check, he's back to normal. "Huh." He reaches down to touch Halcyon's forehead again. He then tries to say 'Ha!'. But nothing comes out.

Riot thinks. o O (Dude. I've got a Shadow Mode! Kick ass.)

Network looks at Riot, "how long do you think it will take him to work out he like that because of her." He walks over to everyone else, "So you are running sim of the base?"

Sable nods.

Riot removes his finger. Returns it. Removes it. Returns it. Removes it. "There's your ninja right there. Hell, just lemme grab Emo girl. Get everyone to do it. Ain't nobody spot us."

Network nods at Riot "yah but we can't see or hear when we do that. For one thing I am not wondering around a hall deaf and blind."

After a few minutes pass, Halcyon becomes conscious, if more than a little disoriented. She lets a silent cry of evident pain.

Sable crouches in front of Halcyon. "Would you like some pain killers?"

Riot glances down at Halcyon begins moving around, and points. "Hey. Emo's awake. .. "

Network frowns, "she not emo I never seen her mope around or cut her self. Her powers are just dark."

Sable chhoses not to contribute to this exchange, preferring to focus on the recovering teen.

Riot pssh. "Yeah. Alright, zeek."

Network shakes his head and looks back to the darkling, "Hey how are you doing?"

Halcyon makes an attempt to sit up, deciding not to quickly with another silent cry. She focuses on Sable, trying to discern what she was told. By the looks of her, it's just painful, as she is having no trouble breathing.

Sable repeats, this time more slowly. "Would you like some pain killers?"

Halcyon takes a moment, then nods in response.

Network sighs and looks at the control room. His eyes roll back in his head and his body goes limp under him and he falls to the floor. A few moments later the room changes into a hospital room a bed from under the Halcyon and raise her up.

Sable nods and moves to go get some ibuprofen, bandages and water. "Ask her if she wants to go to hospital."

Riot glances aside at Network falls down. Then chuckles. "Can't stand the sight of pain, Zeeker?" He states, evolving the nickname even now. And then a hospital appears. ".. Huh."

Halcyon looks momentarily thoughtful, and her body becomes a little less real. She becomes completely intangible, still resting on the bed, though looks a lot less like she is in a great deal of pain. This is when she takes a moment to examine herself and although she is still decent (thanks to the laws of comic book explosions), her clothing is in tatters. She thus curls up on the bed, a little self-conscious.

Greenwolf looks at Network, then at Sable. "He is a technopath?"

Sable's lips purse as she returns and nods to Greenwolf. "Technokinetic. He can control machines, which one would think would be critically important." She offers Halcyon a glass of water and some tablets.

Network stands up and rubs his head, "god I always forget to sit down first" He turns and nods to greenwolf, "yah you can call me that. I like master of computers better." He walks over to the bed, "how are you?" He notice she covering her self and pulls up the blanket over her.

Greenwolf nods, "That should increase your chances."

Riot glances to Greenwolf, now, and works a krik out of his neck. Lumber breaking. "Pssh. Chances already increased, baby. They got -me- on the team." And back to Halcyon. With a grin. "Tell her to leave the explosives to someone less squishy."

Sable says, "One would think. Will their security system be accessible over the net? Will their be holes in the defenses to admit food, water, power or sewages pipes?"

Halcyon reaches to take them, forgetting that she turned herself into a shadow, and her hand passes through the offered items. She then arrives at a dilemma. Text forms for Regan: 'I don't feel any pain now. I will if I change back.'

Greenwolf says, "In theory the security systems won't be accessible. In practice a technokinetic who is competent can bypass attempts to prevent him from doing so."

Riot considers. Thoughtfully. "And then we punch them until they fall down, rescue the kids, and make out with your neice?"

Sable says, "Do they have deliveries of food and supplies?"

'I can stay this way as long as I need to' Halcyon texts in the air. 'I don't want to go to the hospital. I don't want my parents to know and if I go to the hospital they'll know right away.'

Sable says, "You're going to have to deal with a bit of pain then."

Network nods, "like I said I never met a system I can't hatch."

Riot thumps a fist against his chest. "True dat, shortie. My parents's crap theyselves. Punkass bitches." He laughs. And forgets Halcyon can't hear him.

Greenwolf says, "That, at least the first two steps, was clearly Gemini's plan. I hope you perform better in the field than in training. Otherwise she's likely going to be disappointed."

Halcyon nods. 'When I wake up from sleep, I will but not as much I hope.'

Sable says, "Well a VITAL componenet of this plan is knowing what Network can do."

Sable says, "And if he can't do anything useful you guys can stay here"

Network sighs and sits on the floor. Once again his eyes roll back in his head and his body goes limp. Moments after a steel book with walls a foot thick forms around riot. The only opening is a small slit eye level with the hero. At the same time the blanket moves over the darkling and takes the shape of her even if she untouchable.

Halcyon is a shadow, with depth and for all intents and purposes, just hard to catch. She looks puzzled at the blanket, and relaxes visibly with it there, shifting to sit down rather than curl herself up.

Riot blinks as walls form on either side of him, and close up. He then - laughs. And laughs loud. He claps his hands together, puts them on either wall, and -pushes-. The walls already start buckling..

Network wakes up and blinks, "There that's better. He then blinks again as the walls start to crumble, "damn it."

Sable says, "Let's do a quick refresher on breaking and entering shall we?"

Riot grunts as he pushes again, but the walls don't budge much further. He lets go, and turns his attention to a single side of the wall again. Already preparing to punch the crap out of it. But pauses. "Breakin' and enterin'?" He asks, from the hole.

Sable moves across to the controls to summon up a board on the wall.

Network stands up and looks at the wall, "so this is what we dealing with?"

Sable draws a rectangle. "Here is the enemy compound. Inside the compound is the target. The target is protected by the physical structure of the compound and alarm systems to detect and harm intruders.

Halcyon nods slightly, seeming a little self-conscious again.

Sable says, "So there are a number of options. Smash and grab, break through the defensive structure, rush in before the defense can get organised, take what you want and leave in a hurry."


 * CLONG* goes Riot's fists. No visible movement. "I like the first option." He states.

'My gate can support others passing through and maybe they can do better than I did.' Halcyon texts, looking down at the floor for a moment.

Sable writes that on the board. You have sneaking, avoid or misdirect the guards, cricumvent the security.

Sable says, "Smash and grab will not work in this instance."

Sable says, "Because the opposition is too stiff and the mines take too long to disable."


 * CLONG* Now the wall starts buckling out again. "So lemme walk through the mines." Riot states, with a laugh.

Sable says, "Straight into half a dozen 2nd genners with whips who are faster than you, more agile and* hit harder"

Riot pauses for a moment to chuckle. "Exactly. I'll keep them tied up, you grab the kids, then I bounce they asses."

Sable says, "Which involves me getting past you and them as you all fight in a narrow corridor."


 * CLO-CRASH* THe wall splits, and Riot pushes the opening out as he steps through. Dusting off his hands. "Well, it's an idea, shortie."

Network frowns, "I say a stealth way would be best make as little noise as we can and get in and out before they know we are there."

Riot pssh. "Yeah. You plan on that. Hell, I ain't never seen a sneaky go off right." 'Course, he's never been sneaky either.

Network looks at riot, "why am I not surprise to hear that from you."

Sable lifts a hand to her forehead. "Yeah, well I used to do sneaky for a living and I'm good at it. And while they may not go off perfectly every time they offer a lot in this situation."

Sable says, "There will be plenty of opportunity for head-bashing too."

Riot grins, and nods his head. "That's all I need to hear, baby. Point me in the directin and stand the hell back." He leans agains the broken steel wall for a moment - then begins closing it back up again. Bending the thick plates with a soft grunt.

Network face palms, "Why do I feel we going end up yelling at this guy for blowing our cover?"

Sable says, "The bad guys have a security system, that security system is monitored and controlled from a central control room."

Sable says, "Without that central control room they are severly hampered,"

Riot quietly - carefully - pushes his hands into the bottom of the steel box. And begins pulling it off its foundation with a long, hard growl. But pauses, and glances aside. "Yeah. Let Zeke do his hacker crap, then we step in and mop."

Sable says, "Network can do that but inside that room there will be guards. Heavily armed and trained. Those guards will need to be put down."

Sable says, "This is where we need to work as a team"

Network folds his arms, "I can make it short out but it would be danger for me I can travel thought the wires use my powers to short it out and travel out.

Riot staggers for a moment as he finally manages to get the steel box off the ground and over his head. Then, with a snort, begins walking towards Network. Box over his head. "Dig. Teamwork. Hell, I can do teamwork. Stand still.."

Sable says, "We have to coordinate better and we have to stay focused and patient."

Network nods, "okay no cowboy stuff I was not a fan of my plan anyway." He looks at Riot and sighs, "really" His roll back in his head and his body goes limp. Moments later the box repairs it self and fills with liquid gold

Riot blinks as the box suddenly gets -heavier-. The ground actually sinks beneath his feet, cracking at the sudden mass gain. Riot's muscles strain. And yet, with a laugh, he walks forward again. "Patience. Hell, I can do patience. Here, wanna hold it, cuz?" He laughs. And then lets the box drop behind him. *CRUNCH* go the tiles. And some flooring. It even sinks a bit. "A'ight. We got the plan, then?"

Sable says, "We need to wait on Network's reconnaissence."

Network Two women smoking hot dressed as French maids appear and start to tickle Riot. Only then Network wakes up and grin. He stands up and looks back at Sable, "sorry I was listening thought the computer." He points at a camera in the corner he had made.

Riot blinks as twin french maids suddenly appear around him. Unfortunatly, that natural thick headiness of his makes for a poor ticklee, but he does move to place a hand around each lady. Right around the waist.

Sable smiles as she watches, her hands lacing in front of her.

Network rolls his eyes wondering if riot knows the women are not real. He does not say a word. The women seem not to mind the large man touch them in fact they giggle and snuggle closer to him

Riot sighs with contentment. "Damn. Got all soft and everything." He states, feeling at last like he's precisely where he belongs. Snuggled between two scantily clad sex fiends. He then glances over to Sable, utterly unabashed. "You wanna join, Sable? One for you and one for me." A laugh, before he gets a bit more serious. "A'ight. So, we just waitin' on Zeke to do his mojo now."

Sable nods firmly. "That's the story. We need to bear in mind. These guys kill for a living and they're good at it, they don't fuck around."

Halcyon nods sheepishly, pointedly not paying attention to the antics of Riot and Network.

Network nods, "ah well most trained killers are good at it. I'm sure we will be ready when we are done."

Riot finally unwinds his arms from about the two maids, giving one a good solid smack on the butt as he walks towards the hospital bed. And scoots his mask up -juuust- a bit. Just enough to see his lips. Since he's turned away from Sable and Network. 'Course, it means he can't -see- right now. "How you hangin', shortie?" He asks of Halcyon.

Halcyon looks up at Riot as he exposes his mouth, responding with 'I'm not feeling pain but I'm not feeling anything else right now either.'

Network nods, "so what type of mines are we talking about?

Riot pulls his mask back straight to read the comment. And suddenly puts his hand through Halcyon's face. And busts out laughing. "THAT is -damn- trippy. Shit."

Halcyon draws her head away on self-consciousness, too slow to avoid the non-contact that results and looking bewildered about what Riot just did. She even makes this bewilderment wordy: 'Why did you do that?'

Sable nods and tilts her head. "She's just a remarkable young lady."

Riot glances at the text. Then glances down to Halcyon, and shrugs. Then pulls his mask up juuuust a little to reveal his dark lips. "'Cause it's coo'." He responds. And slides the mask back down.

Behind Riot the letters 'WTF?' appear, visible to everyone except the strong guy. Answers from him have been deemed difficult and in need of interpretation.

Sable smiles to Halcyon. "We don't always understand what he says either, much less why he says it." She shrugs. "Or at least I don't"

Riot glances over his shoulder as Sable speaks, and spots the letters. Then laughs again. "Hell, I'm easy. I do -what- I want, -when- I want, and I don't make a damn fuss 'bout it. S'long as I'm walkin' the righteous at the end o' the day, baby."

Sable says, "Well, there's a certain simple charm to that philosophy. You seem to be well motivated."

Network sighs and leans against the wall

Network nods, "so what type of mines are we talking about?

Sable says, "Claymore mines"

Riot grins. "Funbags." He responds, on behalf of Sable and Network. "Step on 'em, and they give you a buzz."

Sable says, "You just need to step in their arc of sensitivity."

Network nods, "so no computers in them."

Riot grins. "I think I'll stuff 'em down my pants. For that real solid thump."

Halcyon looks curious. She forms text. 'Do they detonate if a shadow moves near them?'

Sable says, "They have circuitry. they can be photosensitive, I don't know."

'Are the ones programmed here designed to replicate the ones there?'

Riot pssh. "Nah. Tell her she be splattered if they was. Then I ain't no one's smokey head to play with."

Network nods, "most likely they don't."

Sable says, "We don't have a complete work-up, these are best guesses."

Sable says, "We have a number of methods for dealing with them."

'I can send a solid shadow to disturb them away from myself. But are we planning to set them off or keep them intact?' Halcyon swings her feet over the side of the bed where she sits, in thought.

Riot rolls his shoulders. "Hey, yo. Just, uh.. gimme a shout when ya'll get this figured. I'mma grab somethang to -eat-, baby. Peace." And then begins walking out. Hands in pockets.

Sable says, "That depends on whether we want to go in hard or soft. I favour soft but keep hard as an option."

Network nod, "I think it would be best not to set them off."

Sable says, "We may find ourselves in a position where detonating them will distract guards, or will allow us to move down the corridor to our retreat path faster and easier."

'I can leave the place by teleporting with a number of others,' Halcyon informs. 'I just can't go in that way.'

Network nod, "if there is wiring I can move thought it."

Riot calls over his shoulder as he goes. "If there's any walls.. roof.. hell, anything, I can move through it!"

Sable says, "I know you can, trust me, you hit me often enough."

Network smiles, "love to spare with you riot some time."

Riot throws a hand up in the air as he goes. Showing a V. "Sho' thang, cuz!" He shouts. And then he's gone. Yay!

Network blinks and turns to Sable, "what did he say?"

Sable says, "He said yes, any time."

Network nods, "well when Halcyon is not in the middle of the room in the bed."

Catching this, Halcyon moves from the bed in a flitter to where Sable is. She still isn't tangible, and the blanket is left behind. A moment of focus and her body is better concealed behind what looks like a paper doll's outfit. Two-dimensional but covering her from four sides.

Network blink and frowns, "I didn't mean for you to move I mean your hurt you should be resting." He sighs and looks at Sable, "care to set to room for use Sable?"

Sable says, "Well it looks like he's left for the evening."

Network blinks and looks around, "when did that happen?"

Sable says, "He just left."

Network nods, "oh okay. Well never mind then."

Sable says, "I should actually get going." She looks to Halcyon. "Would you like me to escort you home?"

Halcyon nods to Sable, staying at her side. 'It will be hard keeping my injuries secret, but I can manage it...'

Network nods and waves the two, "yah should head to bed."

Sable says, "Well if there is anything at all I can do to help I would be only happy to."

Sable says, "But you need to be more careful, and you need tougher clothing."

Network frowns, "well why were there live stuff in a training excise?"

Sable looks to Network. "Better to get hurt here than killed in actual combat

Network frowns, "shouldn't been live on the first day."

'I can be protected if I know to be.' Halcyon frowns.

Sable says, "Then let's put this down as a learning experience."