Log:Science Fair, Scene 2

Science Fair 2007/05/28 	 Allure Amber and Azure Apollo Augustin Rebound 2

Allure appears on the scene, not longer after Stephie disappeared with the panicked masses.

Rebound is stretched around Apollo tightly, making sure the armored villain can't move.

[To Rebound] Allure says, "Sorry I didn't get here earlier. What's the situation?"

Jessica has made the excuse that she knows powersuits from her childhood on a army base and is engaged in attempting to disarm Apollo/s weapon systems.

Allure makes just the subtlest movements of her face and body as she talks to Rebound.

Jessica shakes her head, "Now that isn't nice." She taps the visor of the battlesuit. "Hey in there. You want to disable the boobytrap or shall I have a play?"

Rebound says, "Thanks for gettting here so quickly, Allure. Jess is working on the suit..."

Apollo says, "Hey, kid,stop playing with my suit. I'd be better off with those Starguard techs."

Allure says, "I'm sure she'll have it off in no time. One way or the other."

GAME: Save complete.

Jessica grins at the visor, "You do know the explosive is *inside* the suit. No worry to me. I mean, up to you whether you disarm or I disarm or it blows. End of threat whatever happens. So what do you want to do?"

Apollo says, "You're bluffing... right? You wouldn't risk it." He turns his helmet around to glance at Rebound. "Captain Boyscout here wouldn't allow it."

Allure smiles. "Captain Boyscout seems to have his hands full. Actually, most of his body."

Jessica smiles, "Now... it's always the blue wire in the films. Or is is the red wire. I never can remember. Wire cutters, got to be a pair around somewhere. This is a science fair after all. You have a nice chat with these super types and when you'd finished I'll be ready."

Allure says, "It's nearly always the blue one. But sometimes the blue one is the one you *do* cut and sometimes it's the one you *don't* cut."

Apollo says, "Whatever. Just turn me over to Starguard."

Jessica shrugs, "Doesn't matter anyway, I'm color blind." She looks around, "Wirecutters, got to be a pair here..."

Apollo looks over at Allure. "You guys are going about this all wrong. She'd be able to get me out of my suit, no problem..."

Allure smiles at Apollo. "Are you suggesting I try?"

Apollo says, "Yeah... I promise not to explode. Well, not until you want me to."

Rebound jostles Apollo in his grasp. "Hey..."

Allure says, "Well. Why don't yout get that suit off then, and we'll see where it goes from there?"

Apollo says, "The helmet release catch is just under the jaw on the right side. I'd get it myself, but I'm kind of tied up."

Allure approaches to release the helmet, assuming Jessica doesn't beat her to it.

Jessica Jessica let's Allure do her thing, a bit annoyed that she missed seeing the catch herself.

Click. The release switch unlocks the helmet -- it's not possible to twist and lift it off.

Allure grins. "it's like a puzzle - ok, what next?"

Allure finds the way to twist the helmet and lifts it off.

"There you go, honey." Apollo says. He's a long-faced Caucasian man in his later thirties with a military style crew cut. Under the mask he wears a pair of tinted HUD glasses.

Allure says, "Hm, let's see you without the glasses...."

Allure reaches to remove them.

Augustin enters from Student Square.

Augustin has arrived.

"Those come off too." Apollo says.

Allure removes the glasses.

Apollo smiles, smugly.

Allure smiles. "There, much better. Let's get you out of the rest of that shell too, shall we?"

Eventually, Apollo instructs Allure on how to unlock and remove the armor.

Jessica grins and goes off somewhere else in the hall. She come back a minute later holding a plastic cup, and looks very disappointed to see Apollo is already mostly out of the armor.

Allure says, "There now - you look a lot better out of all that!"

Augustin walks into the sports complex. Why's he here? No one knows.

Under the armor, Apollo is in an olive grab t-shirt and boxers. "Yeah, I clean up pretty good too."

Jessica goes and sits down looking a bit sulky. Caught in normal identity she couldn't do anything against the powersuits, especially not in front of tv caneras, and she's feeling ineffectual and useless.

Augustin sidles up next to Jessica. "Who's the loser in his skivvies?"

Allure smiles, this time with a touch of sadness. "Too bad you're on the other side. You're partner's just gone an abducted someone - and that make you her acconplice."

Rebound heads over to join Jessica as well. "I think it's Allure's show now."

Jessica turns to give Augustin a small smile, "An ACRO creep calls himself Apollo. Full of himself too."

Augustin shrugs. "A goon that isn't full of himself isn't much of a goon. What'd he do?"

Jessica sighs, "Not sure. I had a reported eight next to me so all I could do was hit the floor like everyone else."

Jessica sighs, "Not sure. I had a reporter right next to me so all I could do was hit the floor like everyone else."

Augustin nods. "Well, looks like they're on it right now. A chase later, perhaps."

"I suppose it does." Apollo says, "But let's not talk about her. Let's talk about you some."

Allure says, "I'd love to. But you see, I'm busy now. Until we track down that guy - what's he called, Nils - I'm going to have to join the search....."

"Why don't you forget about him." Apollo says. "Once they find where his hidden the designs, it's over for him. There, I just saved you the trouble."

Allure winces. "They're going to kill him? That means finding him's all the more urgent. Sorry. We'd better get started...."

Allure turns as if to go over to the others.

Augustin nods to Allure. "You don't look like you're too thrilled about this."

Allure nods to Augustin. "They're going to kills Nils as soon as they've found out where the plans- I imagine for Vicki, are. We'd best get hunting...." . o O ( Come on, say something. Darn. I'm not really practiced at getting things out of people in a hurry.... )

Apollo says, "Wait. Why are you worried about that scrawny little worm?"

Augustin looks over Allure's shoulder as Apollo speaks. "Oh, you've got his interest up."

Allure turns back to Apollo. "Hm? Oh, personally I'm not - but well, you know. I'm one of the good guys. It's what we do. Save people, even if they are scrawny, slimey worms."

Apollo nods. "Good luck. You don't even know where to start looking for him." He smiles.

"Do you?" Augustin asks.

Allure looks hopefully at Apollo.

"Yeah," Apollo says, "But I'm not going to tell you. I'm not a rat."

"Why not?" Augustin asks again, stepping forward. "What do you have to gain for protecting your friends while you rot in a cell somewhere?"

Allure says, "I don't think saving someone's like - even a worm's life - makes someone a rat. It's... noble......"

"When I go in," Apollo says, "I want it known that I didn't sell out the company."

"Besides, the kids already history."

Augustin shrugs. "Nobility aside, only a madman chooses the respect of criminals to his own self interest." He pauses. "So he's gone. Convenient for you."

Jessica looks over at the guy, "You already did, far as they're concerned. You disabled the boobytrap and let SG has a set of ACRO armor. You're history too."

Apollo frowns slightly. "Starguard techs would ahve figured it out, eventually..." he suggests.

"And they'll find this boy eventually." Augustin adds. "Your decision is whether or not you get something out of it."

Allure says, "It's your choice. I can't make you tell me where he is. But by the point I think you'd have been better off to have helped out - ah well." She sighs. "Guess you'll be going to prison for a long time - longer still, since you'll be accessory to murder too."

Allure walks away, make sure Apollo gets any eyeful of exactly what's walking away.

"Wait, don't go..." Apollo says. "I... I..." He sighs and his eyes drop to the ground. "Look I know where they've taken him."

Augustin glances at Allure, then back to Apollo. "A more...careful touch always wins in the end."

"There's a laboratory underneath an eletrical substation outside of town." Apollo says. "That's where you'll find him."

Allure grins, delightedly. "Thank you!" And she gives Apollo a (seemingly impulsive) hug.

Augustin glances at Jessica. "I think that's your cue."

"Yeah..." Apollo says. He hrms, and then a slight smile comes to his lips. "Heh. Don't get shot or anything, alright?"

Jessica nods, "I guess. I'll go and change." She says quietly to Augustin and, rather surprisingly, a little disinterested.

Allure smiles. "Now then, who would shoot me?"

"They would..." Apollo says, "Just be careful."

"Artemis would for certain." Apollo says.

Augustin hmms at Jessica, but doesn't say anything. "I should probably go."

Allure says, "You take care too. I'd hate to see you go to jail for a long time..."

Jessica asks Augustin, "Are you going to be at school tomorrow?"

Augustin shrugs at Jessica. "I'm supposed to."

Jessica says, "Maybe we can chat?"

Rebound nods. "Let's get ready to roll out."

Augustin nods. "I'd like that. I'll see you tomorrow, or later today. Good luck."

Jessica nods to Augustin, "thanks. See you tomorrow."

Allure smiles again at Apollo. "I have to go try to save him now - thanks again."