Log:Overman, Scene 1

Overman 2020/09/11 	 Artemis Ascendant Ghost Hotfoot Korkoro Magda Rosenbridge Wade Overman 1

September is here, and with it come the students. Newbies are wandering the campus and adjoining streets, often still gawking in wonder at the university. Returning friends are meeting up, parties aplenty are planned, lodging and furniture is sought, textbooks are bought, hazing traditions are mercilessly followed. And naturally it's a hot and muggy day to make all of this activity less pleasant.

There's furniture sales for new students! Usually the cheap stuff for dorms that require some assembly and wouldn't survive the sort of heavy use a Godflora would put the furniture through. But Artemis doesn't know that last part! She's dressed in jean shorts, roman sandals, and a tank top to fit in, but her left arm still has her shield bracer on. She's currently window shopping at a small furniture small, tapping her chin thoughtfully.

And then there are other people present. Folks who are not students -or- staff at the University. Rosemary Bridges is a teacher at Bayside High School, but she was here to speak with a colleague she had been corresponding with. Someone in the science department. Professor Henderson. (aka Redshirt). But she had lunch with her friend and was just departing the building, bending to pick up her phone. ... Yes, there is a reasons he has the Meta-Otter-Box. It cost a lot, but it is rated to be able to survive low-end metahuman encounters. And she dropped it as she opened the doorway out.

Ghost is escorting a party for four exchange students from Undermoon on their first visit to anywhere other than the CBSU itself.

Wade has the day off from Starguard. He's taking some time to do some jogging...and heads onto campus. He still lives nearby, and is only just now starting to stay at his apartment again after Laksman managed to capture him recently.

Magda is walking along with several college students, all of which are taking her class, and have questions about the syllabus.

Ghost is telling the fae students, "You've all been this but I want to remind you. Human customs are vastly different to Undermoon. If you have difficulties contact the Embassy. Do not attempt to deal with them yourselves until you have been here for a year or more. Humans are quirky and take offence easily, and do not follow what we view as civilised traditions."

Bree is shopping for used textbooks, for her classes at the community College. She's munching on a Power Bar as she browses.

Nohrbor Nanuran Surryx is here, scanning the minds of students and the local fauna alike- seeking information on something that's piqued his curiosity.

He's in a trance, sitting on a rooftop as everyone hustles to and fro in preparation for the new school year.

"There must be some member of this body that has a mastery of the Urthian religions' rituals.

Everyone but Ghost sees it clearly - even Hotfoot, who's rapid vision compensates for having it the corner of the eye: a figure, mostly in purple, appears abruptly out of thin air moving at high speed in the middle of the street, and promptly crashes into a small store selling CBSU branded clothing and other items, instantly wrecking the place. Ghost clearly hears the whoosh of displaced air before the much louder sounds of the crash.

Ghost immediately instructs the fae students to find shelter and DO NOT intervene.

Wade slows his running as he tries to figure out what just happened. He then changes direction, heading toward the crash.

Artemis blinks as the figure crashes in a nearby store. She takes steps that way and floats in a single bound to land outside the store, standing before the hole to look in through the hole left behind. "Be you still alive, Friend?" she asks.

"I suppose my search for Truth shall have to wait until this sudden storm has passed." NNS says before willing himself off the roof and into the air- flying straight towards trouble.

"Fear not Mortal Students & Faculty most Learned! Nohrbor Nanuran Surryx shall protect thee!" He announces as he gets into position outside of the store front.

"Hail, Sister" He says with a smile as he lands behind Artemis.

Flying charge? That store will -never- say anything mean to that purple thingee again. Either way, Rosemary just stares dumbly for a long moment before she looks left, then right. Everyone is looking at the 'incident' and nobody is looking her way. She steps back inside the doors, further out of sight before she vanishes.... taking a long moment to change before returning where she vanished from. Who needs instant change when you can pop home and change?

Magda pauses in her perambulation, then turns to her students and says, "Vacate. Email me any more questions." And in front of their eyes, her plain white blouse and brown peasant skirt transform into Korkoro's combat bodysuit and cloak, and she flies up and over, toward the destruction.

Bree, finding the Police Box locked, (instantly) changes to her Hotfoot outfit behind it, and heads toward the disturbance. She allows her flaming fist to convince the crowd to part for her.

From the dust that remains of the store a tall man with impressive musculature and strong, square facial features rises. He's dressed in a purple costume with dark blue trim, a chevron emblem on his chest, and a full-length cape; he wears no mask. With one hand he's lifting up a young man by his shift. "What trickery us this?" he demands sternly. "Where am I? Answer me!" The youth looks like he wishes he'd worn his brown trousers today.

Artemis steps through the whole and smiles at the man in purple. "Peace, Friend. You be in the city of Colonial Bay. Lower the pup and calm yourself," she says as she approaches him.

Ghost contacts the Embassy via PG comms, "DDEI Ghost. Incident in Student Square. I have fae exchange students with me. I'm looking at a prospective CMME. Send a detachment of guardsmen to protect and escort the students to safety."

Artemis looks over at Norhbor with a knowing smile. "Fate's loom continues to weave our paths together in its grand tapestry, I see," she chuckles, then looks again to the man in purple.

"Whoa there Samsonite." remarks Rosenbridge, appearing in a flicker of... well flickering. Her costume is enough to make some people stop what they are doing just to shield their eyes. Road cone orange body suit and dayglo green highlights. What? She likes it.

But she stands there, all five foot nothing of her, pointing a finger at the big guy, "I think you'll be wanting to put that kid down." She adds.

The stranger doesn't drop the young man, but addresses Artemis. "Colonial Bay? Where's that - and what are you supposed to be, dressed like that?"

Wade manages to get closer to where the others have started to gather. He turns on his shield bracer as well, since something about the newcomer's tone has him on edge. "Colonial Bay, Virginia. In the USA."

"On Urth," Artemis adds in her almost British accent. Ye old english style. "And I am Artemis of...currently Urth," she says, forgetting she is 'incognito'. Not that that will last long. "What mean you, dressed like this?"

The man stares in disbelief at Rosenbridge. "You are challenging *me*?!? What are you - some sort of rebel supers? Then do your worst! I'll show you pups why Overman is the world's first and foremost hero!"

Korkoro, floating down in her black-banded armor, murmurs, "Or like yourself, but I don't judge fashion ..."

"Aye Sister." Nohrbor says in agreement before turning to look at the man. Only after addressing his Bloodbound does he deign to dignify the other beings existence.

He bristles a bit. "I think you might be mistaken- my Sister was not asking you to quell your fury. It was a Command."

"I'm suggesting that you will do far better to let that kid go than to try anything stupid." suggests Rosenbridge as she rolls her neck. Not the most impressive looking superhero is her. More like an advertisement for how to abuse the eyes and the spandex at once.

Ghost mutters to herself, in Fae, "Artemis and Brother. Good to have in a crisis. Good and making any situation into a crisis."

Hotfoot says, ""Rebel? Could be. But rebelling against what? We've never heard of you, so maybe this isn't your world."

Overman glares at Hotfoot. "I'll show you whose world this is!" he declares, seemingly even more furious now. "Let's see what you've got, rebel." He swings at Hotfoot, a simple punch.

Hotfoot easily evades Overman's swing.

Overman's punch makes a sonic boom, even though it misses!

Overman looks unconcerned. "You're fast, I'll give you that."

Ascendant spiritual energy begins to roil over him.

"You've been warned, 'Overman'. Truly, the name of an ego-mad lunatic." He notes as his hand reaches out with his hand. "Well, prepare to be bowed, Madman. Just remember, the Godflora offered peace and you struck first, and quite poorly no less." He laughs boldly.

"Well, let us hope you pose a challenge." He says as he squares up with Overman and hten launches himself at him as telekinetic armor is willforged over his body, strengthening it all over.

He slides around with inhuman movements before lashing out with a speedkick aimed towards Overman's face.

Overman is blasted through the damaged back wall and into the student apartment that backs into the store.

"Wait." begins Rosenbridge as the Ascendant goes charging in. "He's holding the kid still!" she announces. But just as she yells that, the Godflora's strike lands, and the Overman goes flying with the kid in hand.

Then Rosenbridge is not where she was. She's in mid-air wrapping hands about each of the kid's wrists... and then the two of them vanish, only to land in a heap with the tiny Rosenbridge trying to curl around the kid's body to shield him from anything else that may strike him.

The crash into the cash register, which suddenly reads: NO SALE as the draw opens.

Wade winces as he sees the fighting start while hte civilian is still in danger. Thankfully Rosenbridge saves the kid, and he breathes a sigh of relief. He won't be able to talk the guy down since he just got punched...so he waits for a moment.

Ghost teleports closer to get a view of events but holds action for now. Waiting to see what develops and how best to assist the human heroes.

Artemis looks to Wade. "This be not a safe place to battle. There are to many younglings about. I can try to remove this Overman from these buildings, but I know not how far I can get him."

Wade nods to Artemis. "Agreed. This needs to be contained...or moved elsewhere."

Nohrbor Nanuran Surryx merely laughs, his confidence in the Urth's heroes proven.

"You are a fool to have come here and sought a battle when peace was broached." He calls to Overman. "Remember this, the day Nethermane the Stranger knocked sense into thee and leave these Mortals alone."

Artemis nods to Wade. "I will try." She clenches her left fist and summons forth her shield. She flies forward, trying to grab Overman by the hand to help him up and out of the building. "We be all heroes and guardians of this planet. There be no need to battle each other here. We came to aid you when you appeared, Friend Overman." She takes a breath. "Let us go outside and speak of peace before you find yourself the villain."

On the floor, with money strewn about her and the kid, Rosenbridge mutters, "Only a fool would endanger this kid just so you can look good."

Artemis's hand closes around Overman's wrist, her jaw set. Then she flies out of the apartment building, back through the hole in the store, dragging him outside and to the least populated place she can reach.

Seeing that there are students everywhere, Artemis has no choice but to start flying straight up with Overman in tow. "Now, what hath brought you here, and why do you attack your fellow heroes? Are you not from this realm?"

Reaching out with her magnetics, Korkoro uses metallics (like the coins) around Rosenbridge and the student to grip and pull them away from the ongoing fight. Or, well, the damaged store. Putting money to work.

Artemis speaks in a calm but firm tone, trying to sound helpful.

Hotfoot glares at the crowd. "What're you guys staring at? Get outta here! 'Fore ya get hurt!" She smacks her fist into her palm, making the flames burst a bit.

Most of the gawpers begin to run...

Overman's face twists into a smile. "Fellow heroes? I would know if you had joined the ranks of the heroes, rebel. But I admit, you are strong. It's been a long time since I've faced anyone so strong. He doesn't make any effort to break free of Artemis's hold, though he stops her carrying him any further, countering her flight with his. And his eyes begin to glow red!

Wade sighs as he hears Overman, "You're not from this world! We just want to help you return to wherever you're from!"

Artemis strains as Overman resists her pulling him any further. She looks to him and sees his eyes begin to glow. Swiftly, she draws up her shield, made of a divine metal not of this reality. His glowing hot red eyebeams are deflected to the empty sky. The air between them ripples from the heat. "Listen to Victory below. There be no rebels or rebellion on this world. But if you continue to attack, then a battle you shall have, for I have vowed to protect this planet while I reside here!"

Wade adds something else. "You're no hero, Overman! You're just a powered bully, used to getting his way!"

Overman remarks, "Impressive," as his eyebeams are deflected skyward. "But if you wanted to trick me into thinking this isn't Earth, you shouldn't have told me this was Virginia!"

Hotfoot says, "Earth, yes. But not the same Earth! Who's the President of the United States?"

Ascendant looks up toward the hole in the sky and moves to follow his Bloodbound and her charge. He wills himself straight through the path the Ashildr created for him.

"You are confused- this is Urth, but it is not your Urth." NNS says as he emerges from teh rooftop. "But we will gladly send you back to wence you came, whether or not you are conscious is entirely up to you. But I am having fun, so please- continue to struggle- just keep the battle away from the pups below." He says as he draws up jsut short of the pair above him.

Overman laughs. "Do you think I'll fall for a story out of science fiction?!"

Wade tilts his head, "Science fiction?! You fly and can shoot lasers from your eyes! Why do you not believe that other dimensions exist! You can't be that dense?!"

Artemis frowns at Overman. "Then tell us, what happened to you before you did crash into yonder merchant storefront?"

Ghost moves to Wade, fearing he has made himself a target. From the vantage point of the skyborne it seems Wade and Ghost walk away to a previously empty spot of the student quarter.

Flickering from where she was curled about the civilian.. which is humorous given how he is so much larger than she is.. but she is suddenly on her feet. She looks up towards Overman, "Technically, it's less fictional than you might think. Physics and string theory account for the possibility of alternate universes... universii?" she asks, shaking her head. But she vanishes and ends up on a nearby rooftop. "Seriously. I could give you a whole presentation if you wanted to understand the science behind it all."

Artemis asks again, "Who were you battling with when you crashed here? You didn't know where you were, so why is it you fail to believe our words?"

Rising after the trio, Korkoro will keep both eyes on 'Ultraman', aiming to come up on Artemis's shield-side. "The question is important, though," she calls out as she ascends towards the trio. "What were you doing before you arrived here?" Around her, the glinting black cloak ripples with concavities as she tries to focus her perceptions on potential other-dimensional energies.

Overman says, in a booming voice, "Obviously I was teleported! But enough of your rebel tricks!" And he tries to fly down toward Wade...

"Listen to the sense these Guardians, and my Highborn Sister offer, ye." NNS says sternly. "Would your rebels treat you so?" He asks, sounding like he is imploring him a bit more than before despite how much he enjoys a good battle. Nevertheless, he smirks when Overman continues to fight against them.

Overman flies as fast as he can straight at Wade!

Artemis attempts to hold Overman back, but gets dragged along, still holding Overman's wrist as she tries to reign him and fails. "Your...unngh...strength is most impressive!"

Ghost calls up as Overman approaches, "Do I look like anything on your Earth? Starship Jillian Nariliin of the Sercian Space Navy ship Shaltok Tala, at your service."

Wade brings his shield around at an angle to redirect Overman's charging attack, not wanting to take the full brunt of the attack. "I don't have powers like you do. And yet...you waste them."

Up on the rooftops, Rosenbridge literally facepalms as Overman goes into a dive, "Hey! I was trying to explain how this all works!" She exclaims. Then she gets almost knocked off her feet by the shaking of the street from the impact. "God, it's like trying to teach a teenager." She mutters.

The ground where the store used to be is also pretty much, no longer there. Earth and rubble explodes into adjacent buildings and into the street, causing more damage there.

Even Hotfoot gets grazed by some of the flying rubble.

Wade is hurt less by the actual strike than he was by the flying debris. He tumbles and rolls as he's knocked away from the newly created crater, not quite managing to get to his feet.

Overman floats up again in the crater, righting himself. "Do not think you can defear me, rebels. I will bring peace and order to the world no matter how much you oppose me!"

Wade shakes his head, "This isn't your world."

Artemis gets dragged down by Overman into the ground, trying to resist him the entire time. She crashes down into concrete and dirt with him, her iron grip finally loosened from the jarring impact. As the dust clears, she's lying on her side near Overman, smudged with dirt. Her tank top is torn and ripped in places, and one of her sandals is missing. Her clothes weren't meant to survive combat.

Ghost is knocked flying ny the rubble but rolls back to her feet. Not without getting bruises and scratches though.

Hotfoot pauses to think about the this guy is saying.

Ascendant looks down toward the hole Overman left behind after his impact.

"Oh- this is quite a surprise- and here I thought you'd be a real disappointment." NNS says, drifting towards the others slowly.

"You cannot be left to your own devices- not thrashing as you are. You may injure someone. Perhaps, when you regain your senses we might find a more suitable place to face off."

Before him a spear of pure psionic energy comes into being in front of him before launching itself at Overman.

"Look and see the Truth, You find yourself crossworlds." NNS says as the spear seems to vanish before it ever gets to its target but it hits home. "See and know, this is not your Urth. Accept your folly and let us take this fight somewhere safer & then we will see you home."

Overman actually hesitates just a little as some things become more clear and others less....

Wade springs to his feet...but doesnt' attack...or even antagonize Overman again. Instead he just watches...and starts to wonder whether or not sending this tyrant back to his home is really a good idea. Is it appropriate to do so? Subject someone else to his power?

Ghost takes her cue from Wade and doesn't attack. Dose cycle her virtual dart throwing to reload with penetrator beedles.

Artemis finally moves, planting her hands beneath her and slowly pushing herself up to her feet. Dust falls off of her as she readies her shield again, tightening the grip to prepare to counter attack if needed. She doesn't seem tired. In fact, she's smiling. "That was most invigorating!" She gives a chance for reason to take hold, but if Overman continues his crusade, she's ready to punch him.

Overman looks about in wonder, even as he shakes off the effect of the Ascendant's illusion. "Can it be?" And he flies straight up, high into the air, and turns about, looking in all directions with his enhanced vision. "Impossible!"

Wade says quietly. "He's starting to realize we're not lying. At least that's something."

"Up... up and away." mutters Rosenbridge as she stabilizes herself up there on the rooftop. She looks upward and watches the newcomer flying about. "Hey guys, are... are we just letting a Panzer with a cape just... wander off to bully someone else?"

"I can show you that, and Realms beyond this from my own memory alone." NNS replies. "Nothing is impossible where the Godflora tread. Belief is not needed- you only need drop the shackles from your eyes."

A sonic boom follows as Overman flies up further to take a look even further afield.

Wade says to Rosenbridge. "I think he'll come back here. We said we could try to get him home. I'm just wondering how wise THAT is."

Korkoro wasn't so stupid -- or perhaps suicidal -- as to try to throw herself against this incredibly powerful entity ... but she's also not stupid enough to believe him to automatically be good. Finally managing to get her cloak to behave, she drifts up, keeping Ultraman in view as she focuses her senses upon him, trying to catch what 'transdimensional energies' mean.

Wade adds as a comment to Rosenbridge, "Thank you for saving that civilian, by the way."

Flushing a bit under her mask, Rosenbridge toes the rooftop. "Yeah. I just... it seemed like the thing to do. Rather than.. well thanks."

[To Wade] Hotfoot says, "Awesome block, dude!"

Artemis watches and listens for Overman with her superhearing.

Wade smiles to Hotfoot. "Thanks." He looks up to see if he can spot Overman returning.

Artemis (just) overhears Overman saying to himself, "Incredible - it's all true - Washington is still there!"

Shaking her head, Rosenbridge flickers and appears next to Wade, "That -was- amazing." she states, before looking around to see if the clerk is still okay after that cratering impact.

Artemis smiles confidently at Wade. "I did not doubt you would be unharmed by the Overman's blow." She tilts her head, more dust falling off of her. "He hath said Washington is still there. What means this?"

Another sonic boom and accompanies Overman's return. He floats down from the sky, not exactly humbled, but at least apologetic. "I am sorry, heroes." He said. "You were telling the truth. I did not imagine such a thing was possible!"

Ghost says conversationally, "So who's going to tell him he is being arrested by your authorities for assault, battery, public disorder, and destruction of private and punlic property?"

Wade tilts his head, and says to Artemis, "In his dimension, I think D.C. was destroyed."

Wade takes a deep breath, "Perhaps we can start over, then? What were you diong just prior to your arrival here, Overman?"

Shaking her head, Rosenbridge shrugs, "The way he was behaving seemed like he figured might made right." And then down comes Overman, and she turns his way, taking a half step back, "Oh hey. Um. I understand that. But... regardless of whether this is your Earth or not, your behavior was rather... atrocious."

Korkoro's drifting speeds up until she's within conversational distance of the ubermensch. "So," she says, studying him and the way he keeps looking around in amazement. "Tell me about ..." She pauses, then smiles a little, and forces herself /not/ to say the Dune quote, but still continues: "your version of Earth."

Korkoro continues to drift after the hero (?), continuing to study the energies at play in and around him, as well as the expressions at play across his visage.

Artemis nods at Wade's explanation and regards Overman quietly for a moment.

Wonder says, "I - apologise that that. When I was send here, I was fighting rebels. Terrorists. I was in the middle of charging at them and couldn't stop before I hit this building. And then when you started saying what sounded like nonsense - I thought it some trick...""

Overman says, "I - apologise for that. When I was send here, I was fighting rebels. Terrorists. I was in the middle of charging at them and couldn't stop before I hit this building. And then when you started saying what sounded like nonsense - I thought it some trick..."

Ghost goes to check on the fae exchange students. As a diversion from telling Overman exactly what she thinks of his behavior.

The exchange students are well enough, superior reflexes having made them safer than many of the bysttanders.

Wade nods slowly. "They may have sent you here purposefully. Rather...just to another dimension, not to this one in particular." He rubs his chin briefly. "I'm guessing...based on what you've said thus far. About Washington. Rebels. Terrorists. And keeping order. But...have you basically imposed martial law on your world?"

Korkoro concedes (mentally, anyhow) that something like that ... is not out of the realm of the possible. Her lips part to begin to speak, but Wade beats her to doing so, and she will not step on his questioning -- even if she herself would go about it in a far more roundabout manner.

Ghost informs the students that members of the Embassy guards will arrive shortly to escort them back to the Embassy. "We'll resume this search for Earth Quarters tomorrow."

Overman replies to Wade, "I assumed command. Someone had to. No matter how much I fought for truth and justice, crime continued. Terror continued. With all my power, I wasn't enough. And then when terrorists blew up Washington - I knew I had to do more. Lead the US - lead the world - into something better."

Shaking her head, Rosenbridge shrugs, "And on that note, I have to get back to work. This.." she looks to the crater, "Is not cool." And that said, she vanishes. Stupid teleporters.

Wade takes a deep breath again. "I think...you should reconsider your plans, Overman. The reason you have terrorists...the reason you have rebels...is that you're dealing with Americans who prize freedom. If you continue to try to impose your will on them like that, they WILL continue to fight you. To the death, if necessary. And it shouldn't come to that. You want to protect people. To save them. You can find another way."

Overman shakes his head. "Freedom to rob, to kill, to blow up their leaders? Surely this is not the America the Founding Fathers envisaged? Of course, I want to restores government of the people, by the people and for the people. But how can I do that when that government is not safe?" He runs an agitated hand through the curls of his hair. "There is no answer, How can I bring truth and justice to those who don't want it? Freedom to those who abuse it?"

Wade shakes his head, "You can't force it. If you try, you'll fail. You will. Excessive force..." He motions at the smashed building and street, "...will just cause more people to unite to resist you."

Ghost returns to the group. She's heard everything. "In a few seconds after your arrival you made many of this cities heroes potential enemies. How many of those rebels you speak about would be heroes working with you if not for your confrontational aggressive overbearing manner? Not all surely, but probably more than you believe."

"Peace," intervenes Korkoro, lifting one hand and giving Wade a long, cool look that is definitely meant to mean, 'Infuriating a possibly-unbalanced extremely-strong Power is a /stupid/ /idea/. Stop doing it.' "Overman -- I'm sorry, no." She drifts in once again, to be face-to-face with him, and offers him her hand. "Allow me to introduce myself. Magda Gutzu, physician. May I be graced with the knowledge of your personal name?"

Hotfoot says, "How many of them think they're protecting the people from you?"

Wade furrows his brow at Korkoro's attitude. After all, he hadn't been taking an adversarial tone.

Overman looks about at the various heroes. "And you," he asks. "How goes the good fight in your world?"

Hotfoot says, "Sometimes things go beyond what the police can deal with (or are willing to). That's why I do this."