Log:Chaos Reigns, Scene 1

Chaos Reigns 2014/08/21 	 Amy Choukaizer Lazare Q 	 Raven Lily Diamond Enforcer

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Lazare(#2715TOn)

A young (mid-20s?) Caucasian man dressed in a dark suit that seems to shimmer in various colors as the light hits it from different angles. His necktie is pitch black, however. His hair looks markedly unkempt, like he's just woken up from a nap.

This once middle-class section of town has fallen into disrepair: the rows of two-storey homes are mere ghosts of the past. Some of the vinyl siding is cracked and faded from decades of neglect. Children play unsupervised in now weed-strewn vacant lots. Graffiti along brick walls mark the territory of various gangs trying to claim the neighborhood as their own. Harrisburg Elementary needs its tall security fence and guarded gate.

If southern Harrisburg is bad, the north is appalling. Many of the homes are boarded up, perhaps occupied by homeless squatters, and the gang graffiti is ubiquitous. Drug dealers and worse have brought their crime to the district. Few trees or shrubs remain, and lawns are weeds and broken bottles. Here dwell the destitute, the desperate and the homeless.

Harrisburg is in a slightly better state than recent months. The Watch has managed to keep a lot of the local gangs under control as of late. Store fronts are starting to change as well, drawing in a few more 'hip' businesses along the fringes of the district, though it's really driven by the low rent in the area. The notorious gun shop, across from the school, has been shuttered, and is currently under new ownership. It's being converted into some other kind of business, but it's unclear what kind as of yet.

The weather is hot and humid, well about 90 degrees F. There's a feeling in the air...a smell...like a storm might be rolling in.

Raven is in Harrisburg. Patrolling. For what she has no idea. Go to Harrisberg said the Coven. Why she asked. You'll know when you see it, they said. So here she is, looking for something with no clue as to what it is.

Amy is standing outside the closes gun store, looking a little sad at its boarded-up state: she has some good memories there. Natasha is asleep, curled up in her jacket pocket.

Anthony Quinn, in civilian garb, is currently in Harrisburg. One project that he's been working on has been a technical academy to prepare promising students for pursuing scientific degrees in college. 'Working' in this case is slightly euphemistic. At this stage a great deal of the effort is being carried out by various subordinates. Still, he isn't completely hands-off and so has come to examine one of the sites that is being proposed.

Enforcer fires off a line gun from the roof of a shuttered private school which is currently under renovations, zipping to another rooftop nearby that's shadowed by a taller building. The shade provides some welcomed relief from the heat. Wearing all black in the summer isn't a great idea, but who needs to be comfortable? He lowers his hood and presses a hidden button at his neck, which retracts his cape and hood into his armored bodysuit. There, that's...not really all that breezy, but it's a bit better. He steps to the rooftop edge and looks around, folding his arms over his chest. o O (Well, Harlequin's kids are doing alright. That's good news.) He raises one hand to rub tiredly at the bridge of his nose. Even without the hood, his identity is still concealed behind a black domino mask.

Lily skips down the front steps of the five-story apartment house she lives in, having gone home for lunch for once, and heads toward the maglev station.

Harrisburg is a good place for patrolling. Annie does that alot, herself. Just minus the 'pa' part. Though strife-trolling is best at night, you never know what you'll find in the daytime. There's also the whole babysitting of Hunter arrangement. The Hunter that she seems to have misplaced somewhere. Since the last time time he wound up wandering here, maybe he will again?

Ken is exitting the MagLev Station, looking at his PDA. He stops to look at the nearest street sign, then an address on a building before moving to the next. "Alright... so I need to head... that way?" He frowns a bit, glaring at the map he has on the PDA and grumbling a bit. "Maybe I should've called Lily and asked her?"

Olivia is actually here having just finished up a media opportunity. She was here to show her support for Harrisburg and try to help get people aware and willing to try to help. This has her walking along one of the streets at the moment, not having left yet.

Lily rolls for HAP's with 1D6 of Luck and gets 3 for this scene.

Quinn talks with the agent outside the shuttered school. One big issue with the project is the fact that it result in a lot of expensive equipment being setup in the middle of Harrisburg. Even worse, a fair amount of it will be chemistry based which would make it a tempting target for certain individuals. However, Quinn doesn't want the academy to have the look of a walled fortress, so security measures will need to be strong yet unobtrusive.

Raven spins around with a "Whoa!" coming from her lips. She stares down she street at the vicinity of the shuttered gun shop. "That's it. Pretty certain. But what is it?" she mutters to herself.

The sound of screams start to fill the air, and people start running, apparently fleeing someone...or something...near the gun shop. That oppressive feeling of the imminent storm becomes all the more omnipresent.

Lily head-tilts, "Oh! That sounds like trouble!" She begins leaping toward the screams.

Amy starts running toward the screams. Well, no one ever accused her of intelligence.

Raven starts walking towards the screams. Well the gun shop really but that's where the screams are coming from.

Enforcer tugs at the high collar of his suit with a finger, then blinks at the sounds of screams. He fires off a line as he runs to the edge of the building he's on and leaps, swinging out and around in an arc towards the gun shop.

There are three rifts in space, surrounding the gun shop, the rifts emitting purplish light. The rifts close as the heroes start to get into view of what arrived in this dimension. Though the heroes can each really only see one or two of the beings at the moment, as they're in the street and alley around the building.

Trouble? Annie has similar thoughts to Lily. "Oh, that sounds like fun..." She also starts running for the screams, her legs picking up some extra muscle to help with the task. Quiet is boring. Also, if the screaming is pitched high enough, it might be Hunter.

With his attention drawn by the screaming Quinn mutters something under his breath and makes a hasty apology to his subordinate. He runs to the nearby waiting van. One side of the van begins to unfold in a complicated operation as panels turn into mechanical arms while Quinn's suit begins to shrink around him, turning into a dark black body suit. Quickly the equipment in the van begins to cover up Quinn in his suit of armor and a few moments later he is airborne and heading toward the sound of the screams.

Raven says, "Oh yeh, are they ugly."

Ken turns as he hears the screams, frowning a bit. Then he happens to glance upwards. Shrugging, he turns to head towards an alleyway. The PDA is put away as he gets out of the way of the crowd and into the darkest area he can before changing into his robotic form. A moment later, the armored form of Choukaizer flies over the rooftops, then angles towards the streets. A bit slower than anyone else, but he's still going as fast as he can!

Amy stares at the monsters. "So, are you, you know, regular evil invaders or are you the sort of thing that looks horrible but turns out really to be nice? Oh, hi, I'm Amy by the way but you can call me Lady Luck."

The demons each seem to just...pace in position around the building. The mantis and blob are out by the facing street, by the corners of the building. The third one is in the back alleyway.

Olivia hears the screams and turns to head in that direction. Her skin starts to ooze as she runs and soon she is covered with a thick shimmering liquid, which then solidifies giving her more mass, and making her look like a diamond statue.

The mantis looks at Amy, its scythe-like forearms crossing slowly, its face unreadable.

As he draws closer, Enforcer drops down with a flip and lands in a crouch on street level, then dashes for an alleyway and out of sight before taking advantage of his more stealthy skill set. With a puff of dark smoke, he disappears. And ...doesn't reappear. Much nearer to the gun shop.

Amy says, "So is that like demon for 'I'm going to cut your head off and eat your soul' or are you waving?"

"Behold, the hippopotamus," intones Quinn through the loudspeakers built into his armor.

"We laugh at how he looks to us,

And yet in moments dark and grim,

I wonder how we look to him."

Lily ends a leap across the street from the Gunshop. She waves cheerfully to the demons, and any heroes in sight. "Hi~!"

Amy looks Quinnwards. "Huh? What hippopotamus?"

Raven is on the street heading towards the gun shop. She can be seen by anyone else in the street.

"Aww, how cute!" Whichever one(s) Annie can see get that comment. Whether it's blob, bugs, or something else wouldn't really change that. Probably sarcastic. Or she just has a very broad view of "cute."

"It's a poem by Ogden Nash," Quinn says to Amy. "It's about how beauty is relative. Just one of those random scraps of information that you occasionally recall at odd moments."

In the alleyway, Enforcer sees the viscous looking humanoid thing in the alley. It's standing still, like a sentry might.

The other two demons just keep an eye...or in the case of the blob, lots of eyes, on the approaching heroes.

The locals have all scattered for the most part, though there are people across the street starting to take pictures of the confrontation.

Demonic Beings(#2714TOn)

Various otherworldly looking beings each of slightly larger than human size...one looks like a praying mantis combined with a gorilla's musculature. Another appears to be a blob of tentacles and eyes, with a single large maw in the center, lined with serrated teeth (somewhat like a Sarlaac). A third appears to be a humanoid creature made of some kind of viscous mud-like material.

Raven calls out, "I was told something bad was about to happen in Harrisberg. I'm guessing this is it, which makes these not nice by assocation."

Enforcer silently unholsters his collapsible staff, which extends to full length as he approaches stealthily to a concealed position near the viscous humanoid. Weird...it's guarding that gun shop again. That had that weird spirit gun issue in the past. Well, he remembers the store layout and the trick to getting in through that one tight fitting air duct. He should be able to get past that guard, no problem.

Amy says, "Evil then? OK!"

Quinn nods. "My guess is that these guys are guards or something for the guy inside the store," Quinn says.

Lily blinks, "Why would someone use demons to rob and empty store?"

Diamond nods her head, "And not the sort of thing have to worry about hurting..." she says looking at the demons as she gets close enough, "Not going to win any prizes for fashion.

Choukaizer flies over the heroes, hovering as he looks down at them. "I am guessing this is the source of the screaming?"

Freaky demonic things outside? No problem! Annie knows a little about them. She sort of was one last night. "Hey. What's the strife?" she asks with a wave as she walks for them and the shop. When in doubt, say hi!

Annie(#2679PenACcF?)

Long legs, blonde hair, blue eyes. Not everyone notices her features in that order, but many do. She is only average height, but her limbs and athletic figure make her look an inch or two taller than she really is. For the summer, her skin is a light golden bronze: not pale, but not over-baked. Her posture, smile, and skin all exude youthful vigor and exuberance.

Her pale blonde hair falls nearly to her waist when it's down, and mid-back when in a usual high ponytail. Matching brows and light blue eyes both look even lighter against the tan, or make the tan look darker. Either way, it's a nice contrast.

For the season, she's usually dressed lightly. Shorts, tank, and sandals are very popular. A bikini with or without the shorts is great for around the beach and ocean. Whatever she wears, less is usually more. She has to keep up that tan somehow.

Anthony(#1396PeACcF)

Young and handsome with a slightly aristocratic bone structure, Tony has none of the swagger of your typical tough guy. Instead his mannerisms are relaxed and casual, those of someone who is king of the world and with nothing to prove.

His hair is a dark blond, the color of beach sand in the setting sun and he wears it neatly combed back over his head, the ends trimmed neat and off his collar. A well trimmed beard and mustache highlight a face that is just this side of thin, though obviously more from genetics than diet, and his skin is smooth and unblemished. His eyes are a bright sparkling blue, like twin sapphire chips and shine with an almost voracious intelligence.

Physically he is of moderate height and build, his arms and chest lean but strong. Just a hair's breathe under six feet tall he probably weighs no more than 80 kilograms or so, though you would guess almost none of that is fat. Either he maintains a scrupulous diet or he has simply been blessed with a metabolism that refuses to gain weight.

Anthony wears a nicely tailored silk suit of dark gray cut in the latest corporate fashion over a crisply starched and pressed white shirt. From the way it fits him it is obviously not a simple off the rack purchase. His tie is a navy blue and possesses an elaborate pattern embroidered on it in the same color which is only visible as the light catches the threads. Shiny black leather shoes, buffed to a mirror shine, complete the suit. A heavy watch, its hands slowly revolving about its burnished face, adorns his left wrist.

Enforcer(#2648POenACcF?)

This hero stands at only 5' 7" with an athletic build one only gets from daily training. He wears a black mask with white lenses that conceals his identity, and black layered hair that sweeps across the eyes. There's a small radio earpiece and microphone visible attached to his right ear.

He's dressed in a black skin-tight body suit with charcoal gray high tech armor padding with dark red accents, and armor-plated combat boots. Hard plates protect the vitals, as well as the shins, shoulders, and neck. His black gloves come up to his mid-forearms, also covered in armored plates on the forearms and hands. It's light and flexible enough to not impede movement. There's a black utility belt around his waist that has a series of compartments and gadgets hooked onto it. An assassin's blade is slung on his left hip, and a 6" slim metal cylinder is slung on his right. A black cape with a dark red inside lining drapes over his shoulders, with an attached hood worn down unless he's actively being stealthy. With a press of a hidden button on the collar, the hood and cape can retract or deploy.

Raven(#1399PenACcF?)

Raven stands out in a crowd. She's not especially tall but there's an almost palpable aura of power around her to anyone sensitive enough to detect it. Her hair has the deep redness of fire and hangs freely down to her waist behind her. Raven's face is an alabaster white except for jet black eyes with no visible pupils and deep crimson lips. She wears a high-collared witch's robe of midnight blue that extends from neck to ankles. The robe is decorated with arcane symbols embroidered in gold thread.

Lily(#2341POeCcmF?)

A very cute young woman with fair skin, perhaps in her early twenties. She stands about 5'2" (157.5cm) tall with an average, verging on slender, build. Her voluminous dirty blond hair frames her face and hands to the middle of her back. Her eyes are a pale green, with cat-like pupils.

She's wearing a blue and white loose sleeveless dress with a panel of black above her breasts, and a white spread collar, along with a short red necktie. On her arms are loose flowing blue detached sleeves, secured around her biceps by silver bands. She's wearing white gloves. On her legs she's wearing thigh-high opaque black stockings, and on her feet folded-over low-heeled blue and white fabric boots.

Choukaizer(#2641PeACcF?)

This figure is definitely imposing, as it's total height with the apparent helmet on it's head is definitely above that of an average human being. The head itself is roughly shaped with a five pointed star swept backwards, the upper most points putting it's height at roughly six and a half feet in height. The center of the top point is a violet piece that may be attached to a helmet or something underneath. A red pane of material is situated in the piece. Gold color flows around the brow of the robotic looking individual, with a distinctive line showing where the golden color of the face is. Solid crimson eyes look out at the world from the average looking face.

Impressively, the armor keeps the black with violet accent theme to it's appearance. The chest is decorated with a large starburst that starts with violet and ends up with a second gold star in the center, fitted with apparently gold accents on the area where the ribs would be on a human. The lower ribs, however, have an odd patchy crystal in the same violet crystal as if holding in a seam or possibly hiding something. Violet with gold accented vents decorate the shoulders complete with what looks like miniature turbines fitted firmly into the shoulder pauldrons, leading to thoughts that there isn't room for a human being inside it. Notice worthy is that the majority of the arms are in the same black coloring with accents in violet and gold again. The fists in particular are in black with violet knuckles on the back. Of course, the fact that the forearms appear to be a bit oversized is probably just a designer oversight.

From the back of the robot, a series of rockets are hidden under a second larger star design on the back, lacking the gold accents of the chest based star. The back mounted star happens to be missing the upper point, however, using the head as the fifth point. The lower points of the star are noticeably slimmer and apparently used as wings. The legs are accented by solid violet over the front with a set of gold accents on the knees and gold "toes" on the robot's design. Whoever designed the robot apparently went for an imposing and regal look to it. Possibly even more disturbing is that it doesn't have the bearing or acting of most robotic designs. In fact, it seems almost as alive as any other organic being.

Diamond(#2680PenACcF?)

The first thing that stands out about this figure is that it appears to be made of some kind of crystal that looks like diamond. One might think it just a statue except that she moves and talks. Looking closely it seems to be more some kind of shell around a figure inside but while looking see through the diamond carapace hides the one inside well. And it is female, it is obvious from the curves that the figure has. The diamond woman stands just over six feet in height and looks quite muscular. There are ridges on her knuckles like spikes might come out.

Amy(#2344PenACcF?)

Standing only 5'1" tall, this young woman is seldom without a smile on her cherubic face, and her the twinkle in eyes is echoed in the the dancing light motes which always surround her, shifting colours with her mood. She wears her chestnut hair swept back behind her ears, but she is always pushing it back again as it falls forward.

She's wearing a T-shirt with the caption "Feeling lucky, punk?" tucked into her jeans; both are tight over her distinctly feminine curves. On her feet are well-worn sneakers.

Raven says, "I think the demon creatures are sentries guarding who or what is inside the shop. I sensed a spell coming from there."

[NPC]Demonic Blob reaches out with a couple of long tentacles, attempting to grab Annie as she heads toward the shop's front door.

[GAME] Attempting Grab.

The demonic blob grabs Annie by the near ankle and wrist...and it starts pulling her in closer, toward that serrated set of teeth...

Amy gestures at the icky blob thing with too many eyes trying to eat Annie. Being watched is one thing, but there are limits, and also - eeeuww! A gust of wind picks up and, by chance, blows the dust and grit of the poorly kept Harrisburg street right into the thing's eyes.

The blob screams as the dust strikes it in multiple eyes...the sound is akin to nails on a chalkboard, like it rips at your very being.

Amy winces. "Ow! So I guess you don't like that, huh?"

Enforcer stays concealed behind a dumpster in the alley some thirty meters away. He glances towards the guard at the door, looks up at the roof, and smiles a bit. Yep, there's the entry point. He vanishes in a thin cloud of smoke, courtesy of a smoke pellet, and later drops down into the back of the shop without making a sound.

Annie makes a face at the screeching of the blob. Then she... really makes a face. She makes it enlarge, primarily to make room for the growing maw that gains extra sharp, pointy teeth. The rest of her also bulks up with corded muscle, and numerous tentacles sprout from her back and sides. Big teeth? Check. Multiple pseudopods? Check. She'll have to de-hug herself, first, but then maybe she can return the blob affection with some hugs of her own. Maybe a nibble or three.

And the first demonic monster nom of the day goes to... Annie. Or the demonic monster formerly known as Annie, who extends her neck to take a chumk out of the demonic monster threatening to bite her.

The demon's flesh tastes acrid, like meat left out in the summer for a couple of days. It screams again...the windows in the area rattling at the sound.

Lily winces ins sympathy, "Aw, that poor demon."

Diamond takes stock of the situation and what is going on so far. She eyes the mantis demon thing and then leaps through the air to land next to it. Her hands ooze a little as the knuckles reform and she gets some wicked looking spikes on them and she throws a knuckled spiked fist at it."

The mantis creature easily sidesteps Diamond's attack. It chitters, sounding almost like hundreds of bugs scurrying across a floor.

[NPC]Demonic-Mantis-Gorilla makes a screeching sound, and swings both scythe-like arms at Diamond, attempting to cleave the heroine.

[GAME] 4d6 HKA

The claws skip off of Diamond's skin, ending up bludgeoning more than cutting.

Raven sees the heroes are easily fending off the demonic sentries and she's more interested in what is happening inside the gun shop anyway. So she apports into there, picking a location just past the shuttered up front window. Unlike certain others her means of arrival is a deafening bang and blinding flash to the magically sensitive.

Lazare(#2715TOnp)

A young (mid-20s?) Caucasian man dressed in a dark suit that seems to shimmer in various colors as the light hits it from different angles. His necktie is pitch black, however. His hair looks markedly unkempt, like he's just woken up from a nap.

Lazare is standing by the counter, sniffing the air, looking at where some of the gun displays used to be. When Raven arrives, he turns to face her and smiles. "Hello there, miss."

Raven says, "Uh, hello. Did you bring those demons? If you did can you, you know, send them away?"

With both the mantis demon and the ooze demon already preoccupied Quinn has a few moments more than he would get in a normal combat. He looks between the two and then settles on the amorphous demon. He points both palms at the thing and the emitters glow brightly. A high pitched whine accompanies them, but rather than just releasing a quantum bolt he waits, allowing the emitters to charge past the normal discharge point before letting fly.

Choukaizer flies forward at the Mantis demon, pulling back a fist as he does so. The robot hero launches a fist forwards as he closes into melee range quickly and cuts his flight once there, attempting to knock the Mantis's block off.

The mantis is hit, it's chitinous body cracking loudly. But it remains where it is, staring at Choukaizer.

Choukaizer grins at the Mantis. "Huh. A tough one. This'll be fun."

Lily leaps and lands next to Annie and the monster. "Excuse me, I'm sorry to do this. I mean, we could be related! But..." She punches at the demon (hopefully she can tell it apart from Annie!)

The blob demon squeals again...and lets go of Annie. It then seems to dissolve into a clear gelatin-like substance, like it's breaking down.

Lily gasps, "Oh no! I hope that just means it's going home!"

The mud alien starts to head around to the front of the building, sloshing its way around until it gets to the street.

Lazare winces at hearing the squeals outside. He says to Raven, "I didn't summon them. They just work for the same boss that I do. My boss didn't completely trust me, it appears."

Sasha enters from MagLev System.

Lazare(#2715TOnp)

A young (mid-20s?) Caucasian man dressed in a dark suit that seems to shimmer in various colors as the light hits it from different angles. His necktie is pitch black, however. His hair looks markedly unkempt, like he's just woken up from a nap.

Raven frowns, "I don't want to jump to a conclusion but if you work for someone who employs demons I'm guessing you're on the other side?Oh, I'm Raven, Bane of Evil. You can tremble a bit if you like. It will do my confidence a lot of good."

Lazare grins, "You're new to this, aren't you? There are more things to these realms than good and evil, my dear."

Raven says, "Yes, I'm new to all this. It shows, huh? So what are you doing here? Oh, there's going to be a whole bunch of heroes bursting in through the door in a few moments. Just thought I'd warn you."

Lazare takes another long sniff of the air, "Besides, it's clear that at least one of your friends is an ally of mine, based on the entropy surrounding this place."

As the amorphous demon begins to dissolve Quinn raises his arms, releasing the beam up into the air where it won't strike anything. With his radar there's not even any danger of the shot accidentally hitting anything unless it is perhaps a pigeon. "That's right," he says, "you just ooze away, if you know what's good for you."

The blob does indeed disappear...turning into a clear liquid...and then evaporating completely in the matter of seconds.

Choukaizer calls to the others, "You may want to get inside! These things are like guards more than anything!"

The mantis creature covers its face...trying to protect itself, to no avail.

[NPC]Mantis-Demon chitters and backs up, putting one pair of its legs against the wall.

[GAME] Half move, hold half.

Diamond blinks as she watches the Mantis-demon get...dusted. She shakes her head as she watches it put its leg up on the wall and doesn't like leaving anyone behind so she tries to slam those spiked fists into it again.

Raven says, "You're an agent for the Chaos Lords aren't you? I'm in the good versus evil business. How do we stand? I mean you and I. And you still haven't said what you're doing here."

The mantis creature gets punched...and its carapace cracks...and it falls apart, exploding into thousands of small insects, scattering along the sidewalk.

The insects in turn...become clear and liquidy...and fade out of existence.

Lazare nods to Raven, "We do not need to be at odds, unless you prevent me from completing my mission. One my my lord's citizens was imprisoned here for a time, I can smell the power she used here. But that prison...has disappeared. Gone to I know not where."

Enforcer remains crouched and concealed, ready to spring into action if something starts to go terribly wrong between Raven and Lazare while they have their little chat. He does a mental inventory of his equipment to try and figure what best to use should things go south. But for now...he trusts Raven to do the talking.

Amy says, "Eeuuw and eeuw again!"

Diamond shakes her head a bit, "Now that is falling apart, though I could do without the bugs."

Choukaizer's optics dim, then brighten again. He looks to the only one he does know in this identity after a second. Namely Q. "I do not believe they are supposed to do that so easily? This one looked tougher than that."

Raven says, "If would have been better if your bosses hadn't brought in the demons. I think the heroes are going to assume you're responsible. And I don't know anything about imprisoned chaos citizens. Sorry. Maybe you can go back and return later when things have cooled down?"

"Easily?" Quinn says. "It took two shots from a diamond hard pile driver to knock it down. While it wasn't exactly the toughest thing I've ever faced I'm not sure it falls into the 'easy' category, either."

Lazare looks apologetic. "Uh...yeah, I wish I could. My orders were, 'Do not return unless you succeed'. So..."

The mud-demon stops suddenly, looking at Lily and Amy. Upon looking at Amy specifically, it stops entirely. It then solidifies into a statue.

Raven says, "Maybe I can help you find this prison you're looking for. You say you can smell its presense here but it's gone? I guess it was taken away with the rest of the stock when the shop closed down. Maybe we can trace where it went to?"

Amy says, "Huh?"

Choukaizer turns to move towards the door, reaching to open it and see if anyone is actually inside the shop.

Lazare nods to Raven. "Let us head outside and speak to the other agent of my lord that's here." He heads to the front door, and unlocks it, stepping outside. The door opens just as Choukaizer is reaching for the handle.

Enforcer finally steps out from his hiding spot in the back, striding towards Raven while carefully eyeing Lazare. "I don't think you should be necessarily helping this man," he says with some certainty, having some knowledge of the prison Lazare's talking about. o O (That weapon Harlequin took. If they're looking for it here, that means...well, he wouldn't really be in danger, but they may go after him.) Enforcer frowns slightly.

Lily head-titls as the demon solidifies, "Oh? I guess it didn't want to fight."

The mud-demon-statue shatters into fragments...and like the other demons, the pieces turn transparent and liquidy...and disappear, evaporating.

"I love it when the demons are more reasonable than the street thugs," Quinn says.

Raven jumps and squeals when Enforcer speaks from just behind her. Then she whirls around and says angrily, "Stop doing that!"

Amy says, "That was weirdly easy!"

Q says, "They were sort of outnumbered."

Choukaizer steps back, preparing one of his arms to shield himself and the other to punch whatever is coming out. Taking in the man in the suit, the robot takes another step back. He looks up a bit at the sound. "Is everything okay in there?" He says towards the shop, loudly at that. One optic is definitely kept on Lazare just in case.

Lazare grins upon seeing Amy, "Ah! There you are." He walks over to Amy, hand outstreched. "Miss McLaughlin, nice to meet you. You've done wonderful work for us here in the city."

Enforcer just stares back at Raven, silent for a few moments. Then the corner of his mouth quirks up in a wry smile. "It's cute when you squeal," he says in a rough voice. Then he looks back to Lazare. No apology to Raven. After all, he didn't even tread lightly on his way over.

Amy says, "Yeah, but the last one just turned to stone by itself."

Amy looks at Lazare. "Huh. What?"

Amplitude keeps his hand offered to Amy, "You're a living embodiment of what my superiors aspire to. You...are working toward their ends, whether you know it or not. I'm just thanking you for your service while I have the opportunity."

Lazare keeps his hand offered to Amy, "You're a living embodiment of what my superiors aspire to. You...are working toward their ends, whether you know it or not. I'm just thanking you for your service while I have the opportunity."

Amy says, "Uh - thanks? Who are your superiors? Do I know them? I've met a lot of metas and people...."

Amy shakes Lazare's hand.

Raven stalks out of the shop, more to get away from Enforcer than join the others.

Lily is slightly bewildered as she watches Lazare.

Lazare pats Amy's shoulder with his free hand while he shakes. "The Lords of Chaos. I'll have to check out your shop when I get the chance." He then looks at Lily, "And...who is this? Miss Moss? This is my lucky day, clearly. So to speak." He winks to Amy.

Lily smiles, "Hi, please call me Lily! And who might you be?"

Enforcer stays inside a little longer, looking towards the empty display case where the possessed gun used ti be held. o O (Right. Harlequin. Need to talk to him asap. This could be trouble.) Finally, he walks out of the shop to see how things are going with the demons. All seems clear. He glances about the area in search of some specific birds.

Amy frowns. "Lords of Chaos? Who are they? They don't *sound* very nice...."

Amplitude walks over to shake Lily's hand. "Lazare. I know your mother. Or I did. She and I did not exactly see eye to eye, but...she hasn't tried to kill me in quite some time now. So, no hard feelings." He smiles. "Nice to finally meet you."

Lazare walks over to shake Lily's hand. "Lazare. I know your mother. Or I did. She and I did not exactly see eye to eye, but...she hasn't tried to kill me in quite some time now. So, no hard feelings." He smiles. "Nice to finally meet you."

Lily shakes his hand, "Oh? Which of my Mommas?"

Amy says, "In fact Lords of Chaos sounds more like a super villain team or even a heavy metal band!"

Choukaizer gives a bit of a frown on his face. A squeak comes as he rubs his chin. "So... anyone mind explaining what this guy is already? I'm still trying to figure if we should be attacking him or not at the moment."

Raven overhears Amy and tells her, "The Lords of Chaos aren't evil. They're not good either. I don't know much about them other than that.

Amy says, "I guess lots of people are like that really!"

Lazare smiles to Lily, "Seductra. Nice woman...quite nice to spend time with, at least when my goals didn't oppose hers." He then walks around behind Amy, circling a bit, "The Lords of Chaos are the root cause of entropy...the natural force that surrounds us all. I'm their agent on this plane, or one of them, as I'm clearly in esteemed company. I was sent here with my three bodyguards to try to recover one of my superior's citizens, who was trapped in some kind of object in that shop."

Lily giggles, "I'll have to ask her about you." She pulls out her phone.

Enforcer stands back and off to the side as he listens to the exchange going on. When he fails to find any nearby ravens of the bird variety, he feels a mixture of relief and disappointment. He brings his left forearm in front of him, and a flat holovid screen pops up, glowing a faint blue. He starts rapidly typing out some message on the screen and taps a final button before lowering his arm. The holodisplay flicks off and he pays attention more directly again.

Lazare nods at Raven's description, "True...we are neither good nor evil. But..we war with Order every day. It's a constant struggle. This area..." He waves his hand to indicate Harrisburg, "...has been a nexus of Chaos for quite some time."

"And who exactly is this trapped citizen you're seeking?" Enforcer asks pointedly.

Amy says, "What is entropy anyway? It's one of those things Genie talks about and I never understand him."

Lazare nods to Enforcer, "My protege, named Carnot. She ended up in a bit of a bind, so to speak."

Lazare says to Amy, "Entropy is the natural disorganization of things. Your home, for example...if you don't make an effort to put things away, it naturally starts to be in disarray. That...is entropy."

Choukaizer huhs. "So, we have someone trapped somehow..." He looks to the shop, then to Lazare before he looks to the other heroes. "Perhaps we should help him if he is simply here to rescue someone."

Amy says, "Hey, I try to keep it neat but there's always so much stuff going in and out and Natasha moves things about and stuff...."

Raven nods, wondering why Enforcer seemed reluctant to assit.

Lazare says, "It takes effort to impose order on things, to counteract the natural power of entropy in the world. Hence the constant struggle." He nods to Choukaizer, "That...would be wonderful."

Amy says, "So - you're against stuff being neat?"

Talking about chaos isn't nearly as interesting as experiencing it. After her many-eyed, no-horned, not-flying, maybe-purple, eaten-by-people monster vanished from Lily's punch, then the Mantis flead, and mud cracked ... Annie really didn't have much to do. That leaves her people-watching the people she doesn't know, which happens to be quite a few.

With the fighting over, no clear crime committed, and people talking Quinn takes the opportunity to excuse himself so he can return to the work he was doing on the Academy.

Q leaves Harrisburg and enters Sky Above Harrisburg.

Lazare nods to Amy, "That's just a simple explanation. Neatness is but one piece of the puzzle." He runs his hand through his hair briefly. "I need...some food. And then after that, I'll try to track down Carnot." He looks from face to face, "Would any of you know where she is? I figured it was worth a shot to ask."

Enforcer raises a brow slightly at Lazare's request, still looking like he's trying to figure out whether to trust him or not. But he passed a message along.

Raven shakes her head, "Sorry. No idea. And I'd better get back to patrolling. Bye everyone."

"Never heard of her..." Annie shrugs, then gives Raven a wave of fingers. She's one of the few Annie does know of.

Amy says, "Does she live round here?"

Lazare smiles, "No? Well...I guess I'm left to my own devices, then. I'll try to not disturb things further than they have been, hmm?" He looks around at the group as he speaks, ending up looking at Enforcer as he finishes his statement.

Lazare shakes his head and says to Amy as he starts to walk down the street. "Apparently not. Though she did for some time. I'll stumble across her, sooner or later. Hopefully sooner." He sniffs the air a couple of times, like he's trying to get a bead on something.

Choukaizer says, "Might I make the suggestion of leaving the demons behind next time? If three of us can easily... ah... what would you call what they do when they vanish?" The robot gives a shrug of it's shoulders. "Then... as bodyguards, they may be worthless to a point."

Lazare nods to Choukaizer, "You outnumbered them heavily, from the looks of it. I don't think I'd call them worthless. And they just returned to their home dimension."

Choukaizer shrugs. "I'm just pointing it out. The one that looked like some insect and gorilla kinda only took two hits. Granted, I can easily put my hand through stone and some metals... is still a bit poor for defenses."

Lazare grins broadly, "They served their purposes, anyway. Both of them." And with that, he starts walking down the street.

Amy looks at the leaving Lazare, then shrugs. She doesn't understand what he's about, but that's hardly an unusual situation.

Enforcer has his eye on Lazare a little longer before glancing slightly at Annie, and then the others. o O (Well, shick, forgot I ditched my day guard.)