Log:Superanimals!, Scene 3

Superanimals! 2007/08/29 	 Lorelei Rebound Vice Tim Lee (among the VIPs) 3

The final stage of redevelopment of the once-decayed East Side is finally complete! Today, a glorious summer afternoon, is the official opening of the Bayside section, unquestionably the most lavish, designed at once to be homes for the rich and yet a place everyone can enjoy.

The ceremony itself is a fairly simple affair, a traditional ribbon-cutting by the mayor, but there is a real sense of achievement and excitement in the air. This part of the project had unfortunate delays; the cost of restoring the beach was more than anticipated; backers pulled out. For a while it was feared the area might remain an eyesore of the bayfront. But no more!

Vice Stands in the crowd of people watching the ceremony. He not very interested in all this but he was around the area and decided he would check it out.

The ceremony is to take place at one of the proudest achievements in the project: Bayside Haven. Already the place is crowded with yachts, and the shores with sightseers. A collection of VIPs are gathered about the mayor: several investor, including naturally Albrecht Palmer, the father of the project, and others - including the model and already local resident, Lorelei.

Lorelei and the VIPs stand on one of the arched bridges to the residential islands, where they can be clearly seen. She grins waves to the crowd, and generally interests even the uninterested. :)

Alex stands amongst the party attendees, feeling a little lost, and looking doubly so. He sips from a cup of lemonade from the edge the gathered crowd. Idly, he looks around to see who else has shown up.

Of course, there are speeches to be made, but mercifully short. Even Lorelei says a few words about how she's only lived here a few months (the place actually having been party open for a while now) but loves it. This gets a disproportionate amount of applause.

Alex drifts away from the crowd to find some place to change into costume. He smiles to himself. o O ( Wow I'm glad i came after all. )

Drifting away from the crowd is a bit tricky, given there are sightseers and walkers along the shore as well as the crowd proper. But there's not shortage of shoreside businesses with washrooms.

At last the time comes and the mayor is handed the giant scissors...

Vice moves away from the cround making his way to the place he spotted the man. His eyes darting around to see if anyone else had spoted him.

A few people seem to be looking that way, but the man now seems to be out of sight again, presumably further back on the roof.

Alex slinks away into a clothing store and the changing room, inside. From there, he can slip through the ventilation to a secluded area behind the store and change into his costume.

And then just as the mayor is about to cut the ribbon, there's a scream of surprise from a loan voice in the crowd, loud enough to distract him for a moment.

Heads turn toward where the woman is pointing.

Rebound bounces back to the celebration, as quickly as he's able.

Something has just jumped clear from the shore to the island on the bridge to which the mayor and the others are standing - top of the building too.

Rebound didn't get out of the building till the crowd were already craning necks and getting in the way.

Vice still makes his way to the building he saw the person on and makes his way to the roof

The crowd seems a bit unsure what it is too, or whether it's a threat, till a voice near the front calls out loudly, "It's just a monkey!"

Rebound blinks and looks over to towards the direction indicated by the crowd. "Stand back, people... appearances can be deceiving..." . o O ( If that's jsut a monkey, then I'm it's uncle! )

Heads turn toward Rebound and then, seeing a known superhero warning them of danger, some of them turn and start running!

Vice blinks at the sigh of the ape, "well where did you comefrom did you get out of the zoo?" He kneels down and holds out his hand, "come here little guy and I'll take you back.

The ape reaches out to take Vice's hand.

Lorelei looks up trying to see the monkey.

Rebound calls out to Vice. "Careful... if that's one of the apes missing from the zoo, it may have super powers."

As the orangutan touches Vice electricity courses through his body.

Rebound approaches the ground-level monkey carefully, trying to size it up.

Vice is thrown back and feels the shock, "Oh great not another one" He stands up and looks at the ape, "now now no need to atack me" In his hand forms a shadow fireball.

The orangutan makes a sound a bit like laughter.

Abruptly the rhesus monkey jumps down in the direction of the mayor.

Vice raise his eye brow at the laugh, "Well I guessing you can understand me. can you speak?"

Rebound tries to put himself between the mayor and the rhesus. He puffs up his form growing bigger and taller as he holds up a palm to the rhesus. "Hold it right there!" he shouts.

The orangutan cocks its head then lopes off toward the edge of the building.

The rhesus monkey seeme surprised by Rebound's display. It lands on the bridge and then jumps back atop the building away from Rebound, screeching.

The VIPs are rather more nervous now, and Lorelei tries to encourage them to get to cover.

Rebound stands his ground and looks about, trying to see if there are any more simians creeping around.

Vice frowns not getting this animal maybe it can't understand him. He throws the black fireball in his hand infront of the anime stop it from running

No entry for 'orangutan stops short with a surprise and another electical burst which blackens some pain'.

The orangutan stops short with a surprise and another electical burst which blackens some paintwork.

Vice looks up at rebound, "rubber guy can you handle being shocked?"

Rebound stretches a hand and points out a third monkey. "There's another one," he says, hopefully so that the mayor's security staff and other people can see it.

Rebound says, "About as well as most heroes."

The orangutan turns away from the black fire and heads a different direction.

Vice frowns at all the apes, "How do I end up with nutty animals all the time" He looks up at rebound, "They have powers there not normal animals. We can't let them get away who knows what they will do"

Rebound says, "You're right. I'll take the rhesus. Can you handle the Orangutan. Lorelei, can you protect the mayor?"

Lorelei says, "I'll do my best!"

Lorelei starts leading the mayor through the crowd to one of the shoreside restaurants.

Vice nods and starts after the ape, "okay big guy settle down no one want to hurt you." Vice has no skill with animals he can't even train a dog to sit and now he has to stop an animal that probly ripo him apart

The rhesus jumps across to the mainland again, this time landing near an ice cream shop.

The orangutan backs to the edge of the roof.

Rebound start to advance on the rhesus, trying to close the distance in a couple of bounces. "Come're you..."

The rhesus monkey is maybe as bouncy as Rebound, but Rebound is gaining on it! The crowd reacts in various ways to this - many trying to get out the way, some glad of the excitement, some even taking photos!

The orangutan watches Vice guardedly.

Vice smiles and thinks for a moment how he going to do this not sure how to handle such an animal, "Okay boy lets do this nice" He reaches out a hand not touching it offering it his hand to show he means no harm.

The orangutan looks at the hand.

Rebound waits until he's within arms' lenght of the rhesus, and he tries to grab it.

Suddenly the orangutan turns and leaps to the next rooftop.

Vice smiles, "see I mean you no harm" He now moves closer top pet the ape

The monkey jumps aside at the last moment and Rebound's stretched hand closes on the woman that was next to it instead!

Cameras click. :)

Rebound deadens his bounces and skids to a halt. "Sorry, ma'am..." He turns and tries to get a bead on the the rhesus again.

The orangutan hurries away from VIce on the other rooftop and looks down over the far edge.

Both the monkey and the orangutan seem to have spotted the same place - a store selling fresh fruit!

Rebound says, "Hunh."

Rebound edges towards the store slowly, trying not to spook the moneys just yet.

Vice curses and sees the ape run away. He must go down the inside of the building. He makes his way to where the ape is going

The fruit store is of course at ground level: their aim is to sell to passing tourists (their main business is in fresh juices).

The animals seem to be a lot more concerned by the fruitseller trying to fend them off than by Rebound!

Rebound nods quietly to Vice. o O ( Get 'em on three... )

Vice vice frowns seeing the apes now eating the food, "damn" This does give him a idea. He walks up to the store not being stealthy or anything

Vice stops seeing rebound nods and understands

Rebound coils, and then pounces, trying to grab the rhesus.

Vice runs forward to grab the ape.

Vice holds on the ape trying to get under it arms so it can squirm out easy

Rebound stretches an arm and loops it around the Orangutan, snagged it in his grasp firmly.

Both animals try to escape from Rebound's hold.

Rebound thinks. o O ( Ok, so now what do I do? )

Vice holds on to the ape with all his strength hoping to keep the animal from escaping and calls out to rebound, "We got them now what?"

Rebound says, "Not sure how long I can hold them, probably not long enough for animal control to come."

Vice frowns, "you mean we grabed them with out a plan!" He then moves his hand up around the apes throat and tries to cut off it air until it pass out

Rebound says, "I had a plan... just not a very good one."

The animals may have powers, but they don't know how to use them well, and between the two of you you can render them gently unconscious. Though not without a nasty couple of shocks first!

Rebound takes the two unconscious animals to safe lockup before they awake.

Vice walks away as soon as the animals are safely sleeping