Heiro Finishes Up

11:06:10 AM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
11:10:29 AM <soulpelt|Hiero> Time to hunt some baselines, take out a caravan or two. Maybe take more on board. The more strong bodies they had the better for him. He heads back into the kitchen, looking over everyone through his helmet. "We'll be heading out soon so eat quick. We've got a caravan to hunt." He could feel his body become stronger as others entered his range to get food.
11:10:29 AM <soulpelt|Hiero> Once they struck they could find a place to rest up briefly, then well.. then they could once again look for a place to settle down for a bit, get everything organized. Such was the life of a raider in this new world.||
11:13:48 AM <Chrono|GM> Takes about an hour to get everyone fed and packed, get both horses bridled and hitched to the wagons, but its done, and soon enough you're ready to march. All they need now is direction. ||
11:17:37 AM <soulpelt|Hiero> Caravans first. "We're going south. Fresh caravans just waiting to be picked off." He says with a smile under his helmet. With everyone in range of his power he felt like a god, not like the delusional fucks who literally thought themselves gods, more of knowing at the moment he could resist virtually any attack.||
11:25:14 AM <Chrono|GM> Good weather for a march, this. Clouds rolling by, sun not too strong, nice breeze. Takes about an hour or two, but you've reached a caravan trail. Used to be a highway, 8 or 80, can't recall. Some cape out of New York fixed it up, smoothest pavement you've ever seen for miles. Feral points out a spec of a dustcloud on the southish horizon, her eye
11:25:14 AM <Chrono|GM> s shimmering blue-green. Someones coming up towards you along the route, probably have between an twenty minutes and half an hour, before they roll past. ||
11:29:36 AM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
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12:00:18 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> Time to set up a trap. "Okay we'll need a trap. Rivit, you know what to do. We strike fast and disable whatever guards" A glance to Roth. "Keep 'em distracted, I'll be going in with ten men. Gib, you make sure none of them escape. We don't need to kill just take their equipment and supplies." Plus killing would limit his power. "But first go eagle, scout out
12:00:18 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> the from the air, stay up high though, and come back. Tell me and Rivit what you see." He looks to the baselines. Only 20 could really fight. Take five, plus Rivit.  That would still leave him strong. Others could take the farmhouse, used as a flank. "Roth once you get a clear sight on them, give 'em some distraction, so they can't see us coming." He would
12:00:18 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> need to wait for Gib's recon before setting up a proper ambush. He does send twenty-five baselines to the farmhouse with the cart.||
12:06:40 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> *five men not ten
12:10:40 PM <Chrono|GM> Gib writhes for a moment, before collapsing into an Eagle and hopping out of his clothes. Taking wing east, he gains altitude for a while, before banking south towards the caravan.
12:17:55 PM <Chrono|GM> Roth heads into the farmhouse, clambering up two barrels to get atop the roof, before sitting and drawing his Spyglass, peering at the dust-cloud in the distance.
12:21:54 PM <Chrono|GM> Rivit returns to the close edge of the roadway, generating and forcing a spike a dozen feet into the ground, then attaching chain to the foot and a half sticking out, before trailing the chain across the road attaching it to another silver-blue spike, held fast in the ground.
12:28:05 PM <Chrono|GM> After a time, Gib returns from the now fist-sized dustcloud, winging down to his clothes, before shaping back to his normal self. Naked, he reports "Two guys on motorbikes, modded 18-wheeler behind. Looks kinda like a train? Maybe tinkertech, dunno. At least six guys to fight. Maybe more in the truck." ||
12:41:50 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> "Did the truck have an insignia on the side?" If he knew the group they were attacking then he could get a better idea of who they were fighting. He readies himself mentally. No killing unless they were left no choice.||
12:46:11 PM <Chrono|GM> "Nah, whole things painted white. Tubes n' shit all over it, too." Gib responds, pulling his pants back on. ||
12:49:56 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
1:02:05 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> Hierophant nods. "Alright, good job. Go with the baselines and Roth. Only come out if some try to escape that way or we give the usual signal." He glances to Rivit, she was about ready.  He takes the safety off his pistol, and hides with the rest of the crew he had taken for the fight. He would go first, punching the trucks cab after Rivit took out the
1:02:05 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> tires, shooting the motorcycle escorts would be smart as well, in case they were parahumans.||
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1:18:13 PM <Chrono|GM> Gib picks up the rest of his clothes and ambles over to the farmhouse, entering through a collapsed wall. Rivit shores up with you and the gaggle of baselines that inevitably form up around their leaders.
1:23:57 PM <Chrono|GM> After a handful of minutes, the cyclists pull up, coming to a stop in front of Rivit's barrier. The eastern rider pulls their helmet off, revealing a mop of short green hair streaked with blue. They nod to the other rider, who retained their helmet, but flipped up the visor "Trap?"
1:24:52 PM <Chrono|GM> ||
1:25:18 PM <soulpelt|Game> ...
1:45:06 PM <soulpelt|Game> He gave the signal to wait to the group around him. They needed to have the truck near first. Then he could strike.||
1:50:27 PM <Chrono|GM> The second rider flickers and vanishes. The green-haired rider tosses her helmet to the ground. "Thats a yes, then".
1:53:25 PM <Chrono|GM> As the words leave her mouth, hundreds of tiny silver lights wink into existence around her, tiny pinpricks of light orbiting around her person, as she looks about, casting a curious eye to the farmhouse. ||
1:54:36 PM <soulpelt|Game> ...
2:02:57 PM <soulpelt|Game> Parahumans, naturally, they were more trouble than worth keeping alive, especially if they had a group already. One mover or possible stranger, maybe both. He draws his pistol, aims for the woman with the glowing lights. "Watch out, possible Mover or Stranger. Stay together and near me or Rivit." Then he fires two shots for her unprotected head. The 18
2:02:57 PM <soulpelt|Game> wheeler couldn't just turn around on a road like this and going backwards would be just as difficult, making it a sitting duck.||
2:15:22 PM <Chrono|GM> A barest moment after the shots ringing out, the Truck stops dead. The bullets mustn’t've connected, because shes still standing, pinpricks orbiting. A commotion comes up from the farmhouse. Greenhair crosses her arms. ||
2:15:50 PM <soulpelt|Game> ...
2:29:49 PM <soulpelt|Game> Okay time to make sure the others aren't dead or dying. "Rivit make sure the others are okay." He really wished they had walkie-talkies. Hierophant stands up from his hiding place, giving a slight bow to the green haired woman. Then he uses his enhanced speed to run at her, ready to send her flying into the horizon, ready to dodge any ranged attacks she
2:29:49 PM <soulpelt|Game> would have, the others would stay in his range for a long while still.||
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2:37:58 PM <Chrono|GM> Rivit, sheathed in metal plates, sprints over to the farmhouse, leaving you behind. Meanwhile Greenhair turns to face your rush, meeting your eyes. ||
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2:50:39 PM <soulpelt|Game> Hierophant readies a gloved fist to strike the greenhaired woman, still ready to jump and twist out of the way of any attacks she might do. Worse came to worse he could shoot her at a closer range. Then the find the mover and take them out. Then onto the truck.||
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3:17:52 PM <Chrono|GM> The whorls of tiny points of light whirl and spin, and as your punch moves to strike her, a single point stops your first, amplifying its brightness a thousandfold. The single searing point leaves a painful afterimage as it streaks around behind her, before coming around to strike out at you.
3:26:06 PM <Chrono|GM> The star whips around, rising to rend through the left side of the cross, and jar against your helmet, tearing a slice through its material along your cheekbone. ||
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3:36:17 PM <soulpelt|Game> Interesting. "Hm, kinetic absorption or some kind of 'revenge' mechanism?" Thomas says tilting his head to the side. He studies her, searching his mind for a possible identity to match to the face. He lowers his fist getting in a fighter stance. He waits for the stars to move, allowing him for an opening. "I'm curious, what's in the truck?"||
3:41:10 PM <Chrono|GM> "Its not drugs, food or women, why do you care?" She casually settles, two of the brighter stars orbiting at her eye level. "Going after random caravans? For shame." The two stars take a long route behind her, before swinging forwards towards you.
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3:45:27 PM <Chrono|GM> They bury themselves in your chest, unable to get past your durability, but leaving a pair of off-center holes in your armor.||
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3:55:28 PM <soulpelt|Game> "Perhaps but in this new world what's a man to do?" He asks, head still tilted. Thomas uses the opening to try and hit the woman, though not as hard as before, in case any stars get in the way. "I'm Hierophant by the way, what should I call you?"||
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4:35:48 PM <Chrono|GM> "Starhold, though I d-". She is interrupted by a significant portion of her skull being rent from itself, with a red-clad fist coming to rest in its place. The stars wink out one by one as she drops like a sack of bricks. ||
4:37:41 PM <soulpelt|Game> ...
4:40:12 PM <soulpelt|Game> "Starhold..." Thomas says adding her name name to the mental list of people who had fallen to his hand. He motions for his baselines to join him as he goes to the farmhouse. Were they okay... if they weren't that Mover was going to have a hella of day.||
4:56:34 PM <Chrono|GM> You make it to the farmhouse in a moment, your crowd following at their slow speed. The door is ajar, with some of your baselines on the ground. No blood around, so they're not dead, hopefully. Roth is standing deep in the first room, facing away from you, breathing heavily.
4:56:37 PM <Chrono|GM> ||
5:01:58 PM <soulpelt|Game> "Roth, status report." He feels that the others on the ground are okay, physically at least. "Where's Rivit and Gib?"||
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5:22:18 PM <Chrono|GM> "Gib bailed. Bailed hard. Eagle somewhere. We're being mastered. Line of sight. Don't look anyone in the eyes. Rivit went upstairs, checked it out, shrapnel everywhere." ||
5:22:59 PM <soulpelt|Game> ...
5:25:19 PM <soulpelt|Game> Hierophant nods his head. "Everyone, get down and close your eyes." He could typically resist Master effects, benefit of being as strong as he was. "Details on costume, Roth?"||
5:28:58 PM <Chrono|GM> "Black road leathers, came in from the motorbikes, I lost it, woke up inside with Rivit making a fuss about fucking something up. Then she fuckin' lost it, Dosed her with Calm, worked way better than expected. She ran back up stairs after that" ||
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5:37:58 PM <soulpelt|Game> Thomas nods, glancing around. Readying himself. "I took out the other rider. This one will suffer." He leaves the room, searching for the Master. "Rivit if you can hear me I'll look for the Master." He draws out his gun, but makes sure he's ready to hit the Master with his fist.||
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5:42:33 PM <Chrono|GM> Rivit calls out,"Rivit isn't here right now, please leave a message." comes from behind a the first of two doors on the right, the corridor having two doors of the left, as well. ||
5:44:59 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
5:45:53 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> "Is the Master in there, Not-Rivit?" He opens the door opposite of hers, aiming his gun around. Where was this fuck?||
5:48:07 PM <Chrono|GM> "Rivit is WAY more fun than the other guy, the one with the eye-powers. Too bad he was looking right at me." comes from behind you. The room lacks most furnishings, carried off or stolen by anyone who's been through here. ||
5:48:28 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
5:49:44 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> Now for Rivits room. "I'm coming in Not-Rivit, okay?" Work with her, not force your way unless you have to. He puts a hand on the door knob, more as a formality than anything. He could flick the door and it would shatter.||
5:51:05 PM <Chrono|GM> "Cool, sure." comes from beyond the door. ||
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5:53:04 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> He opens the door slowly, gun in first. He glances around the room. "You okay, Not-Rivit?"||
5:54:10 PM <Chrono|GM> A glimpse of movement, a bobbing foot in the middle of the wall. Rivit sitting on the windowsill, facing towards you. "Eeeh, I'll be better soon". ||
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6:01:12 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> Hiero smiled under his helmet. "Glad to hear that. I think our Master friend can turn invisible." He says remembering how they had vanished earlier. "I'm going to check the other rooms." He nods at her, closing the door behind him. Thomas goes to the room next to hers.||
6:02:30 PM <Chrono|GM> Raucous laughter chases you out the door. The next room is a startling exhibit of how mold grows, and not much else. ||
6:02:55 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
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6:08:21 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> Final room. Then go explore outside. the Truck was likely long gone, or maybe the Master had left for it. Maybe Roth could see them?||
6:10:02 PM <Chrono|GM> Last room features a number of stained bookshelves, and a cracked white plastic desk. ||
6:10:22 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
6:13:53 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> Perhaps they would react to him killing their partner. "Hey Stranger-Bitch. I killed Starhold. If you look at my hand you can still see some of her brain." He holds up the hand for effect. "So what should I call you? Flicker? Colonel Runaway?" He asks the air, heading back to where Roth was, waiting for the Stranger to show themselves.||
6:15:37 PM <Chrono|GM> A laugh escapes the first room. "She died? Did you just, like, punch her? I can't imagine a gun would work, maybe if you got her on fire?" ||
6:17:17 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
6:22:36 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> Oh clever girl. "Yes actually. She left herself wide open. Caved in nicely might I add. Shame though, she was good looking." He opens the door again, looking around the room. "So then, let's talk shall we?"||
6:24:17 PM <Chrono|GM> Rivit stills on the sill. "Yes. Intimately."
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6:31:37 PM <Chrono|GM> A leather-clad girl impacts face-first against your chest, failing to break her fall and collapsing against the floorboards. Rivit also slumps forwards, tumbling onto the ground. "Yeah, no. Not how that was supposed to go" ||
6:32:01 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
6:35:04 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> A dark laugh escapes his lips. "I'm Hierophant, what do I call you?" He says as he puts his foot on her head, pressing down just hard enough to cause pain. He also aims the gun for her body, but he doesn't fire, yet.||
6:37:58 PM <Chrono|GM> "...Occuli. That usually works, ya'know. Trump, then? Explains how you took out Starhold." she puts her wrists behind her back, one over the other. ||
6:40:25 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> "Occuli...." He says, thoughtfully. "What's in the truck?" He doesn't say anything about his power. He keeps his foot on her head. Did she think they would take her captive? Was she new to this?||
7:06:13 PM <Chrono|GM> "Dunno whats in the truck. Blind contract. Heh, blind. Bossman says its going north, didn't say why." ||
7:11:18 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> Hierophant 'hmm's. Then he sighs, killing her... no, she might be useful later on. If she could be trusted. Plus she could be used for information for other area. "Roth if you can hear me get some of the extra cloth from the wagon. I got our Stranger." He keeps his gun trained on her. "Will she be okay?" He glances to Rivit briefly.||
7:13:42 PM <Chrono|GM> "She'll be up in a bit, suppressed her really hard. Meant to jump in you, take over your carts, roll out with easy loots, yeah?" ||
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7:19:31 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> "Interesting plan, would've worked on anyone else." He says smiling a bit. "Where're you from? Colonies or another static location?" He waits patiently for Roth, there would be some cloth in wagon.||
7:23:10 PM <Chrono|GM> "Cloude was sending some tech up to the Russian colonies, we're embargoed out of the central pass, headed up through here to get there." she says, as Roth pokes his head in "I've got a few feet square of Satin, and like four meters of this junk." He waves a deep brown, coarse cotton weave in the doorway. ||
7:23:40 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
7:33:22 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> Heiro takes the cotton weave, hog tying the Stranger up with some it, making sure the knots were tight. Then uses some to double wrap her eyes. He lowers the gun, but keeps his foot on her head. "Roth I'm going to check on the truck with some others. get a couple of baselines to make sure she stays down. Once Rivit gets up make sure she's stable then keep
7:33:22 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> the girl here under guard. Make sure she stays laying face down."||
7:39:23 PM <Chrono|GM> "At least take me to dinner first" she mumbles, as you're wrapping her wrists. Outside you meet up with a half-naked Gib, lightly bleeding from a number of small puncture wounds centered on his shoulder. ||
7:40:13 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ...
7:44:31 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> "Gib you okay?" He asks, getting seven able bodied men. "Roth said you ran off, the Stranger get to you?" He puts his gun on safety and away.||
7:49:14 PM <Chrono|GM> "Yeah, Roth filled me with Claustrophobia or something, Eagle'd out of there. Rivit took some potshots at me. We're clear, now?"
7:51:40 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> ((||?))
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7:56:06 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> "Yeah, she goes by the name Occuli. She and her now deceased partner, Starhold, were hired by Cloude to make sure the truck got up north. She doesn't know the cargo. She's currently being held captive, might be of use for information once we see what's in the truck." He glances to the crumbled form of Starhold in the distance. "You want to join me or will
7:56:06 PM <soulpelt|Hiero> you stay here?"||
8:08:10 PM <Chrono|GM> "I'll keep an eye on the corpse. Still a bit rattled. Never have like Roth's thing."||

The truck proves to be empty, the driver maybe long gone. The contents seem to be cords of matte white metal, hundreds of them stacked wall to wall.