11:08 AM <~Saff|GM> ...
11:10 AM <~Saff|GM> "Hey..."
11:10 AM <~Saff|GM> Phil's eyes slowly blink awake.
11:10 AM <~Saff|GM> "Hey..."
11:10 AM <~Saff|GM> No, not this again...
11:10 AM <~Saff|GM> "Hey. There are better places to sleep than on the ground, you know?" There's a hand in his face, one with well-manicured nails. He can't, however, quite see the person's face yet. ||
11:13 AM <CG|Index> ...
11:13 AM <CG|Index> This chick has obviously never been him. The floor might as well be a second bed.
11:14 AM <CG|Index> He remains completely still, pretending to still be asleep for a moment. The woman's hand on his face is making him self conscious.
11:16 AM <CG|Index> Phil opens his eyes, and tries to turn them towards the woman. "Where am I?" He asks, his tone flat.
11:16 AM <CG|Index> ||
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11:16 AM <CG|Index> ((Saff did you get this message 12:15 PM <CG|Index> He wrecks his brain for something he can say, anything he can say to make things go well. But all signs point to him being at the mercy of whoever it was that had... "taken" him? Low statistics of it happening to him his ass.))
11:17 AM <CG|Index> ((Because if not it goes above Phil opens his eyes))
11:19 AM <~Saff|GM> ((I did not get that.))
11:21 AM <CG|Index> ((Okay well there you go))
11:22 AM <~Saff|GM> "Well. You're lying in the snow at Vet's park, kid." The woman is of average height, with dark hair and blue eyes. "I'm assuming by your confusion that you're not homeless. Do you need to call someone?"
11:22 AM <~Saff|GM> Vet's Park... that's... Pretty much across town from his house. How did he end up here?
11:22 AM <~Saff|GM> "Can you stand? I'm on my way to work, but I'm not going to leave you out here. My boss won't mind if I bring you in." ||
11:23 AM <CG|Index> "No, no that's okay." Phil says quickly rising to his feet.
11:24 AM <CG|Index> "You don't need to do any of that I sleep in the snow all the time, hehe." He says, nervously.
11:24 AM <CG|Index> He backs away looking around to see what he has with him, on him. What is he wearing, does he still have his glove. The heart monitor pieces?
11:24 AM <CG|Index> ||
11:27 AM <~Saff|GM> He still has his backpack, and it seems like all the things he took, and his glove, are still in there. However, his bike is gone.
11:27 AM <~Saff|GM> "I mean. I'm not going to make you go anywhere. But if you 'sleep in the snow all the time' you'd probably be wearing something warmer. You look confused, and I'd rather make sure you're okay before letting a kid just stay passed out in the snow." The woman has a kind smile, and she at least doesn't look threatening. "How old are you? Thirteen? Fourteen?" ||
11:29 AM <CG|Index> "I'm fourteen, almost fifteen." He says, making sure to make clear that he's not going to be fourteen much longer.
11:29 AM <CG|Index> The woman seems nice enough, and Phil decides he doesn't have any reason not to trust her.
11:30 AM <CG|Index> He looks back and forth before steps a bit closer to her to whisper in hushed tones.
11:32 AM <CG|Index> "You're right, I am confused. And I'm only telling you this because you seem like a nice lady. I was... out here last night watching the stars with my... telescope. All the pieces are in my bag." He says, shaking it lightly at her as some kind of evidence towards his story.
11:33 AM <CG|Index> "But my dad doesn't like it when I look at the stars too much. He just wants me to study all the time. I know you're an adult and all but it would be nice if you didn't bring me home and just left me here." He says, taking a deep breath after rambling that whole thing.
11:33 AM <CG|Index> ||
11:35 AM <CG|Index> -||
11:35 AM <CG|Index> "I'm narcoleptic, so sometimes I just fall asleep. But I really need to get home before he realizes I'm gone. Or something like that." Phil had a friend back at boarding school who was like that. It was hilarious.
11:35 AM <CG|Index> ||
11:36 AM <~Saff|GM> "Wasn't going to bring you home." She says with a shrug. "I was just walking to work and I found you passed out in the snow. Figured I'd try to keep you from freezing to death." She crouches down and offers her hand out again. "I'm Madeline. I work over at Tequila Mockingbird down the road. You sure you don't want breakfast?" ||
11:37 AM <CG|Index> "I don't really have any money or anything." He says, rubbing his hands on his arms. Holy Jesus it's cold.
11:38 AM <CG|Index> "I appreciate the helping me not freeze to death thing though Madeline. I like being alive and not frozen." He says, smiling a rare smile.
11:38 AM <CG|Index> It's a nice one.
11:38 AM <CG|Index> ||
11:39 AM <~Saff|GM> "It'd be on me. If you're lying to me and you are homeless, I'd feel really bad about letting you go without food." She stands up and shrugs. "But like I said. Not going to make you go anywhere with me. Say hi if you ever stop by the restaurant, though." ||
11:40 AM <CG|Index> "Well I'm not homeless, but if you're offering to pay..." he says, a little too quickly. Phil knew the truth. And the truth was that free food was the best food.
11:41 AM <CG|Index> He walks up behind her, waiting for her to lead the way. His stomach rumbles at him.
11:41 AM <CG|Index> He's kind of freaked out about waking up in a random place, but he can't see anything wrong with him. And he doesn't remember anything... what if they probed him or something?!
11:42 AM <CG|Index> A distressed expression briefly crosses his face, but he quickly dispels it when he realizes Madeline is looking. He quickly looks down, and mumbles. "Thank you very much for being so nice."
11:42 AM <CG|Index> ||
11:44 AM <~Saff|GM> "Eh. I believe that what goes around comes around." Madeline says with a shrug. She starts walking, taking care to make sure that she doesn't slip on any ice as she does so. "You never told me your name, by the way." ||
11:45 AM <CG|Index> "I'm Phil. Well Phillipe, but nobody calls me that. Not even my parents." He says, watching his steps carefully as well as he follows behind her.
11:46 AM <CG|Index> He's not really sure what to say honestly. He doesn't talk to girls that much.
11:46 AM <CG|Index> He figures it can't be much different then talking to boys, he guesses.
11:46 AM <CG|Index> "So since I told you my age, how old are you?" He asks.
11:46 AM <CG|Index> ||
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11:50 AM <~Saff|GM> "Twenty-two." She says. A breeze picks up, blowing her long hair around her face. "I'm still trying to get used to the weather here. I'm from Georgia. It doesn't get this cold there." ||
11:51 AM <CG|Index> Oh so she's way older than him. He doesn't really talk to adult women much either, well besides his mom. He figures it can't be too hard.
11:52 AM <CG|Index> "I don't like the cold, it sucks." He says.
11:52 AM <CG|Index> "It's like, you can bundle up as much as you want but it's still cold. No matter what, just less cold maybe." He shivers again.
11:53 AM <CG|Index> "How come you're here in Norwalk now, and not in Georgia?" He asks, curiously.
11:53 AM <CG|Index> ||
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11:58 AM <~Saff|GM> "Wanted a change of pace." Madeline says. "I tried New York City. It sucked my soul. So I came here." The restaurant isn't very far, and when they enter the whole place smells /amazing./ It smells like peppers, and eggs, and frying onions. There's a big man with a bald head standing behind the bar, and he's quartering a stack of limes next to him.
11:58 AM <~Saff|GM> "Hey Maddy. Who's the kid?" He says, barely looking up from his limes.
11:58 AM <~Saff|GM> "His name's Phil. Found him asleep in the park. Mind if I give him some breakfast, Ron?" Madeline asks. Ron shrugs and drops the quartered limes into a bucket.
11:58 AM <~Saff|GM> "Asleep in the park? Heh. Sure he didn't get probed by those Faceless creeps?" Ron laughs and finally looks up at Phil, giving him a small smile. "Give the kid some breakfast. It's fine with me." ||
12:00 PM <CG|Index> 'Hey come on man, how would you feel if you maybe got probed.' Phil thinks at the man. He mentally scowls at him too.
12:00 PM <CG|Index> "Thanks." He says quietly, almost automatically. It's been drilled into him to thank people. Have good manners in general. It makes interacting with people easier.
12:00 PM <CG|Index> ||
12:01 PM <CG|Index> -|\
12:02 PM <CG|Index> Still as distracting as the smell of the food is, he wants to check on his equipment. Check himself to see if anything is different?
12:03 PM <CG|Index> "Hey Maddy. Could you tell me where the bathroom is?"
12:03 PM <CG|Index> ||
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12:04 PM <~Saff|GM> "Yeah. Just walk all the way to the back, and take a left at the mariachi band. I'll grab your breakfast." The... the mariachi band? Turns out, it's a statue of a vaguely creepy looking mariachi band. Some of the paint is chipping off of their faces, but at least it's a good indicator of where the restrooms are. ||
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12:18 PM <CG|Index> He imagines himself pointing his finger gun at the offending 'mariachi band' and blowing it to smithereens with his Demolition Pulse.
12:19 PM <CG|Index> It's an upgrade he's been planning on for a while. One he can finally work towards building now that he has the pieces for the life scanner!
12:19 PM <CG|Index> Blueprints and design ideas fly through his mind, and the weight of his glove in his backpack is very pressing.
12:19 PM <CG|Index> He rushes to the bathroom.
12:19 PM <CG|Index> Once he's in he locks the door; and looks at what he has, what can he do with what he has?
12:19 PM <CG|Index> ||
12:22 PM <~Saff|GM> There's the defibrillator and the pieces from the heart monitor. The monitor is for the life scanner, his brain is pretty sure about that. All of these ideas start flowing through his head, like pieces of a puzzle finally coming together. He can see how it's all supposed to fit, how everything is supposed to work. The defibrillator also makes his thoughts
12:22 PM <~Saff|GM> race, but it's something different. Like... Like a shock, almost? Looking at it makes his brain jolt, makes it run faster. There's something he can use it for, but the thoughts aren't coming together just yet, the way they are with the life scanner. ||
12:25 PM <CG|Index> He puts the defibrillator to the side for a moment, it's exciting for sure. The start to what he's sure could the Lightning Grip.
12:25 PM <CG|Index> But the life scanner is more immediate. It's right here.
12:26 PM <CG|Index> He forgets what's going on outside the bathroom and compulsively begins to mess with his glove, add the additions. He tries to keep track of the time he's spending in the bathroom on his watch. He doesn't want to spend a 'weird' amount of time in the bathroom. People might get the wrong idea. Like that he's pooping in a public bathroom or something, gross.
12:26 PM <CG|Index> ||
12:27 PM <~Saff|GM> ((Wits roll, please))
12:28 PM <CG|Index> $roll 1d6+1 Wits
12:28 PM <+[ATM]> CG|Index "Wits" [5] +1 = 6
12:30 PM <~Saff|GM> Phil is able to keep track of the time, putting together the life scanner with the few tools that he has in his backpack. There's no time to test it, though. He's getting quite close to the time limit on being in the bathroom before Maddy and Ron assume that he has the explosive shits. There is something nagging at him, though. His neck hurts like hell. ||
12:32 PM <CG|Index> Since Phil's done such a great job keeping track of the time (hell yeah!), he figures he has the time to check what's going on with his neck. He looks at it in the mirror, as he tries to simultaneously put his newly upgraded Godhand into his backpack. The life scanner was complete!
12:32 PM <CG|Index> ||
12:34 PM <~Saff|GM> There's a large mark on the right side Phil's neck. It's round, with dark and purpling bruises around it, like he got a hickey from a lamprey. Man. His first hickey and it probably wasn't even with a girl.
12:34 PM <~Saff|GM> There's a knock on the bathroom door, two light raps. "Phil, you okay? I've got your breakfast." ||
12:35 PM <CG|Index> Dang!
12:36 PM <CG|Index> He's in shock at the mark on his neck, but it's even worse that she had to knock. That means he'd been in there way too long. So long they might assume he's jerking it or something!
12:37 PM <CG|Index> "Y-yeah I'm alright, like nothing's wrong or anything. I was just using the bathroom, and then I sent my dad a text and yeah. I'll be right out. Thanks again."
12:37 PM <CG|Index> He scrambles to put his backpack on, and does his best to cover the mark with his backpack strap.
12:38 PM <CG|Index> He turns the faucets on so she can hear them and think he has good hygiene while he finishes making himself look presentable. Then he turns off he faucet and steps out.
12:38 PM <CG|Index> ||
12:40 PM <~Saff|GM> "Food's up on the bar. You managed to get ahold of your dad?" Madeline asks. She passes the mariachi band and hops onto one of the bar stools. They've got kitchen staff, a hostess, and a bartender... but it doesn't look like they're open yet. What time is it? ||
12:43 PM <CG|Index> "Yeah." He says leaving the specifics of it vague.
12:43 PM <CG|Index> He walks over and hops up next to her where is food is placed. He makes sure to wave and nod at both the bartender, and all the kitchen staff he sees.
12:44 PM <CG|Index> Once he's seated he takes a deep whiff of his food.
12:44 PM <CG|Index> "You guys come in pretty early huh?" He asks in an attempt to get the time out of her, as he digs into his food.
12:44 PM <CG|Index> ||
12:50 PM <~Saff|GM> There's a huge plate of food in front of him. There are eggs scrambled with bits of green chili, tomato, and onion, with a small spattering of creamy white cheese on top. The eggs are nestled next to rice and beans, and they've even left him a mug of strong smelling coffee in a big red mug.
12:50 PM <~Saff|GM> "We open at ten. I own the place, so me and David in the kitchen come in at six to get the prep work done. Maddy comes in at eight to help set up. The servers usually come in later." Ron says. If he came in with Madeline, that meant it was probably close to eight or eight thirty now. "Your folks know that you're okay?"
12:50 PM <~Saff|GM> "He said he texted his dad." Maddy says, as she holds her mug of coffee up to her lips. "Apparently he fell asleep outside stargazing." ||
12:53 PM <CG|Index> "Yeah they're okay. I let them know where I am." He says. The food has him salivating.
12:53 PM <CG|Index> He's used to hispanic style food, it's his favorite style of food honestly.
12:54 PM <CG|Index> He digs in.
12:54 PM <CG|Index> ||
12:57 PM <~Saff|GM> The food is absolutely amazing. The eggs are light and fluffy, not rubbery or runny at all, and the ratio of tomatoes to chili to onions is spot on. The beans are well seasoned, and the rice is phenomenal.
12:57 PM <~Saff|GM> "Are they going to come get you? I'm assuming you're supposed to be at school." Ron says. He's polishing a glass with a white rag, and Maddy nods along.
12:57 PM <~Saff|GM> "He's only fourteen. So probably, yeah. Do you live close by?" She asks. ||
12:58 PM <CG|Index> Wait what the crap!?!
12:58 PM <CG|Index> Supposed to be at school?
12:58 PM <CG|Index> That means it's Monday. He was gone for a whole day?
12:59 PM <CG|Index> Oh almost spits out his food.
1:00 PM <CG|Index> "No it's okay. I'm going in a bit later, because I'm a late transfer student." He says.
1:00 PM <CG|Index> He eats a couple more bites of the delicious eggs to think of more things to say.
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1:01 PM <CG|Index> "Almost fifteen, and I live pretty close. I can just walk back and they'll drive me to school from home." He says, he eyes Maddy. He told her his Dad can't find out...
1:01 PM <CG|Index> ||
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1:03 PM <~Saff|GM> "Right..." Maddy says, before looking down and poking at her eggs. "You sure you're okay, Phil? You didn't... run away or anything, did you?" ||
1:05 PM <CG|Index> Phil puts his fork down on the plate, and pushes it forward. He's not hungry anymore.
1:05 PM <CG|Index> "No I didn't run away. I promise." He looks her in the eyes, putting the most sincere look he can manage onto his face
1:05 PM <CG|Index> ||
1:09 PM <~Saff|GM> She frowns, and continues poking at her eggs. "All right. If you say so." Madeline seems worried, and Ron doesn't look much better.
1:09 PM <~Saff|GM> "You shouldn't be hanging around alone at night, kid. Not when people are getting snatched up all the time." Ron shrugs. "They just found another body yesterday morning."
1:09 PM <~Saff|GM> "There was the thing at the hospital too. That's stuff you don't want to get caught up in, Phil." Maddy says. ||
1:10 PM <CG|Index> "I'll try not to anymore. It's just that all the best spots are in the park." He says, jokingly.
1:11 PM <CG|Index> The thing in the hospital can't possibly be good, and he feels a feeling of dread hearing those words.
1:11 PM <CG|Index> "Thing at the hospital?"
1:11 PM <CG|Index> ||
1:12 PM <~Saff|GM> "Some kid broke in and stole a bunch of stuff." Maddy says. "I guess some old dude got hurt. Who robs a /hospital/ though?"
1:12 PM <~Saff|GM> Phil, for one. ||
1:13 PM <CG|Index> "I don't know, a bad person probably." He says, none of the shame he feels present in his voice.
1:14 PM <CG|Index> He means it though, he frowns. He doesn't want to talk about this anymore. This is all a pain. He just wants to test his life scanner, he's already probably in deep shit with his parents. He can at least maybe salvage the missed school situation.
1:14 PM <CG|Index> For now he wants to get out of this conversation.
1:14 PM <CG|Index> He puts on an exaggerated but convincing yawn, and rubs his eyes. He puts on the most tired face he can possibly manage.
1:15 PM <CG|Index> ||
1:16 PM <~Saff|GM> ((Deception roll, please.))
1:16 PM <CG|Index> $roll 2h6-1 Deception
1:16 PM <+[ATM]> CG|Index "Deception" [5] (3) -1 = 4
1:16 PM <~Saff|GM> "Looks like the kid is tired." Ron says. "You done with your breakfast?" ||
1:17 PM <CG|Index> Index doesn't respond, instead putting his head down into his arms.
1:18 PM <CG|Index> He mumbles something purposefully unintelligible.
1:18 PM <CG|Index> A moment later he makes a snoring noise.
1:18 PM <CG|Index> He did mention he was 'narcoleptic'
1:18 PM <CG|Index> ||
1:18 PM <CG|Index> Phil*
1:21 PM <~Saff|GM> "He okay?" Ron asks.
1:21 PM <~Saff|GM> "Said he was narcoleptic." Maddy says. There's some shuffling sounds near him, like they're taking away the plates.
1:21 PM <~Saff|GM> "You sure we shouldn't call the cops?" He whispers.
1:21 PM <~Saff|GM> "I don't know. I don't want to scare him off."
1:21 PM <~Saff|GM> "But that thing on his neck..." The voices get farther and farther away. The two must have gone into the kitchen. ||
1:21 PM <CG|Index> As they step in the kitchen he listens closely, making sure there's nobody else there.
1:22 PM <CG|Index> When he's sure he peeks up slowly, and then grabs his backpack and sneaks out.
1:22 PM <CG|Index> ||
1:22 PM <~Saff|GM> ((Sneak roll please))
1:23 PM <CG|Index> $roll 2h6+1 Sneak
1:23 PM <+[ATM]> CG|Index "Sneak" (3) [5] +1 = 6
1:23 PM <~Saff|GM> Phil makes it out of the restaurant without being caught. He has his backpack, and his glove, and the defibrillator. It just sucks that he's without a bike. Still, his parents are at work, his siblings at school. There's plenty of time to try to test out the life scanner. ||
1:25 PM <CG|Index> Phil feels kind of bad to leave the restaurant without saying bye, but they were talking about calling the police.
1:25 PM <CG|Index> He can't have that. He has to just come up with /some/ kind of excuse for his family.
1:26 PM <CG|Index> Well he has to time to come up with that one at least.
1:26 PM <CG|Index> For now he goes to find an alley where he can tie on his bandana and pull up his hood. Then he'll put on his newly upgraded Godhand, with the Oculus, and now a Life Scanner!
1:27 PM <CG|Index> He's so close to Index it's mind blowing to him.
1:27 PM <CG|Index> He has until before his parents get home from work to delete the voicemail the school will send because he missed school.
1:27 PM <CG|Index> He checks his watch his dad gave him.
1:27 PM <CG|Index> ||
1:31 PM <~Saff|GM> It's nine AM on Monday morning. He's been gone for over a day. He's going to be /so/ dead when his parents find out, and to top it all off he's across town from his house. None of his school friends have cars, though he's kind of sure one of them has an older brother with one... still. There's almost no way that he'll be able to get over there without his
1:31 PM <~Saff|GM> legs falling off. ||
1:33 PM <CG|Index> It's okay, he doesn't need a car when he has his Godhand. Now's a good time to practice moving with his Grapnel arm function. He'd forgotten at the hospital that with the eye attached he wouldn't be able to miss stationary objects.
1:34 PM <CG|Index> He's excited to try out his lifescanner. He finds the alley to put his stuff on. If his parents are going to kill him, he might as well have a day of fun first.
1:34 PM <CG|Index> ||
1:37 PM <~Saff|GM> The nearest alleyway to the restaurant is blocked off with police tape, but it doesn't look like anyone is watching it anymore. It'd be easy to get under and hide in there. No one else will be poking around either. There's also an alleyway across from the restaurant, right under a fire escape. ||
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1:39 PM <CG|Index> Phil chooses the alleyway with the police tape. The curious side gets the best of him, and also he has something the people from earlier might not have had when they'd looked. A life scanner, an occulus Tinker visor that let him see amazing things. Oh man, being a cape is so exciting. He absently rubs at the spot on his neck but tries to ignore the feeling
1:39 PM <CG|Index> it give him.
1:39 PM <CG|Index> ||
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1:42 PM <~Saff|GM> He's able to get his glove and visor on, and once he fires up the life scanner program... wow. He can see several blips in every direction that he looks, but most of them are just a soft blue color. Something inside of him can tell that each blip is a person, but none of the blips seem like they're in danger. The blue color is calm, peaceful. ||
1:53 PM <CG|Index> ...
1:53 PM <CG|Index> Oh man this thing is so cool!
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1:55 PM <CG|Index> He looks over the alley way closely, flipping through the vision modes he has as he does so. Once he's done with that it's time to take to the rooftops, he can look for people in danger, and make his way back home at the same time Or he can get more materials. the possibilities are endless.
1:55 PM <CG|Index> ||
1:57 PM <~Saff|GM> He can see three blue blips in the direction of the restaurant. Maddy, David, and Ron. The place next door has no blue blips, which makes sense. The place has a big "FOR RENT" sign in the window. There's a fire escape up above him, he could use the grapnel hand to get up onto it, and from there he can access the roof, most likely. ||
2:00 PM <CG|Index> He watches their blips for a moment, there's a sort of voyeuristic pleasure about knowing where they are. That they can't turn him in, or get him in trouble with his Dad, but they know exactly where he is.
2:00 PM <CG|Index> He knows exactly where they are*
2:01 PM <CG|Index> He shoots his grapnel arm at the fire escape, it's time to start heading home. Maybe, if he has time he'll save someone or find some new pieces for his glove
2:01 PM <CG|Index> ||
2:04 PM <~Saff|GM> The rooftop gives Index an interesting view of the city. He can see the big building across the road from the restaurant. There are several blue blips in there. There are some in the cars... He can see the apartment complex down the road... Wait. There are two red blips coming from there! They flash brighter and faster than the blue blips, and they're
2:04 PM <~Saff|GM> accompanied by an annoying beeping sound. Someone must be in trouble! ||
2:06 PM <CG|Index> Index's heart beats faster seeing the two red blips, whatever is going on with those he needs to help. He doesn't want anyone to get hurt.
2:07 PM <CG|Index> He'd rather have his Lightning Grip or his Demolition Pulse beforehand, but he'll have to make do with the tools he has. He's also grateful for the distraction. He doesn't have to think of how screwed he is at home, if he's saving lives.
2:08 PM <CG|Index> Without a second guess Index shoots his grapnel arm out towards the next building, and then the next, all to get him to the apartment complex. Quick!
2:08 PM <CG|Index> ||
2:10 PM <~Saff|GM> It's exhilarating swinging from building to building. The cars below honk at him, and people stare. Still, they better take a long look, because Index is going to be the next great hero in town! He makes it to the building across from the apartment complex, and he can still see the two red dots blipping. They look like they're on the third floor. He'll have
2:10 PM <~Saff|GM> to either search the building from the ground up, or go through the window. After the incident with Mr. Radford, though, maybe the window isn't the best idea. ||
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2:21 PM <CG|Index> ((Is there like a balcony next to the window?))
2:21 PM <CG|Index> ((Or anything like tht?))
2:24 PM <~Saff|GM> ((Fire escape ledge))
2:25 PM <CG|Index> He scans rapidly, and spots another fire escape ledge on the third floor that he should be able to swing over to. This time he'll just open the window from the outside though, not send it flying open. He doesn't want to hurt anyone like that again.
2:25 PM <CG|Index> Well at least not unless they deserve it.
2:25 PM <CG|Index> ||
2:31 PM <~Saff|GM> Index's feet land on the fire escape, and from his spot there he can hear a woman screaming. Better get inside fast! ||
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2:33 PM <CG|Index> Oh man, oh man!
2:35 PM <CG|Index> Okay maybe forgot going in quietly, but maybe this time no as explosively as in the hospital. Instead of launching his fist through the window, this time he walks up and punches. Not hard enough to send glass raining inward, just enough to break it and get an in
2:35 PM <CG|Index> As soon as window's broken he's ready to hop in Finger Gun at the ready.
2:35 PM <CG|Index> ||
2:39 PM <CG|Index> not*
2:40 PM <~Saff|GM> Index makes it through the window, finger at the ready... and oh god, oh /fuck./ The two red blips were... A couple in their mid twenties having a little morning fun. The man tosses a pillow at Index, while the woman looks mortified.
2:40 PM <~Saff|GM> "Pervert! John! Call the police!" She screams as she tries to grab the blankets to wrap around herself. The man is trying to grab his cell phone, still at full mast. Both the man and the woman are still blinking red. Guess he needs to tweak the life scanner a bit. ||
2:40 PM <CG|Index> ((Saff wtf :())
2:40 PM <CG|Index> ...
2:41 PM <CG|Index> Even with the bandanna on his face, it isn't hard to see that his face is completely red. This is the absolute worst.
2:42 PM <CG|Index> "OhmyGodI'msosorry,Ididn't knowtherewerepeople in here!" He spits out in a jumble.
2:43 PM <CG|Index> "Please don't call the police." He begs. "I'm not a pervert, my life scanner just lied and said people were in danger. But you two aren't in danger, you're having a great time. Let's just forget about this, and you two can get back to having a good time right?"
2:43 PM <CG|Index> If the guy keeps trying to dial the police, he'll use the grapnel hand to pull the phone away.
2:43 PM <CG|Index> ||
2:43 PM <CG|Index> peoplehavingsexinhere*
2:45 PM <~Saff|GM> "You can't just break into people's homes!" The girl shouts, but the man hasn't touched his phone yet. "Who the hell are you? What do you want? We don't have anything for you to steal!" ||
2:46 PM <CG|Index> "I'm not here to steal anything, listen. I wasn't breaking it. I'm Index, and this thing here..." He points at his life scanner on his eye. "Is supposed to tell me when people are in danger. But I guess the settings are wrong, I thought you guys needed help."
2:47 PM <CG|Index> "But that's clearly not the case, so can I just go please, I'm so sorry."
2:47 PM <CG|Index> ||
2:50 PM <~Saff|GM> "You're like, 12, you pervert!" The girl shouts. She's slipped most of the way under the covers, but the guy still doesn't seem to know what to do other than cover his junk.
2:50 PM <~Saff|GM> "Get out, or I'm calling the police!" The man shouts. He reaches for his phone with his right hand, while keeping his left over his junk. ||
2:52 PM <CG|Index> "I'm not a pervert, apparently you're an idiot and can't understand when people speak English to you." He says, narrowing his eyes.
2:53 PM <CG|Index> He grabs the phone anyway, and then hops out of the window. How was it so hard for people to believe what he was saying...
2:53 PM <CG|Index> ||
2:57 PM <~Saff|GM> Well. He has a stolen phone now. Actually. That's giving him an idea... But, it's not as important as the one that the defibrillator gave him. That one is itching at the back of his head. Still, he has to get away before the man follows him out the window in the nude. ||
2:59 PM <CG|Index> He runs to the edge of the balcony, and launches his grapnel arm to the lip of another building, and swings over, and then he crosses, that roof, and swings to another. He keeps running, and running, and he's so pissed he could scream.
2:59 PM <CG|Index> All he wanted to do was help people and all this stupid stuff kept happening to him...
3:00 PM <CG|Index> Once he's far away he sits down on a roof, and removes his life scanner so he can tweak the settings on it. It won't be long before everyone is calling him a pervert or something. Not that he'll be able to tell because he'll be too grounded to check the internet.
3:00 PM <CG|Index> ||
3:02 PM <~Saff|GM> Working on his project... It's enamoring. All the pieces fit together so well. They're perfect, and he made them. Touching the glove, holding it... It's like a part of himself, but it's /better./
3:02 PM <~Saff|GM> Phil loses track of time working on it on the roof. It's cold, and it's making his fingers stiff, but what does that matter? This has to be perfect if he's going to be a hero. He can't make this mistake again. ||
3:04 PM <CG|Index> Index works all of his frustrations and anger at the day out on his glove. He doesn't care that it's cold enough to make his fingers fall off, he's going to do this right gosh darn it.
3:05 PM <CG|Index> He works until it's perfect, and flips it on again, as he continues to make his journey home across the rooftops. Maybe this time when the red blips go off it won't be two people banging...
3:05 PM <CG|Index> ||
3:09 PM <~Saff|GM> Travelling on the rooftops is cool. Phil can see almost everything up there, and there are even people down below stopping and pointing. Now, if only he could shake the pervert reputation. He can see a lot of blue blips everywhere. There are so many people, and most of them are inside. When he gets to the hospital, there's a lull in the amount of buildings
3:09 PM <~Saff|GM> he can swing from. He's heading into more residential areas, but at least it's a closer distance to walk.
3:09 PM <~Saff|GM> The life scanner picks up a lot of red dots inside the hospital, but they aren't beeping anymore. That's probably because of his adjustments. Still, it's awful to see just how many people in there are sick and suffering. He's a little more than halfway home, and it's past noon now. ||
3:11 PM <CG|Index> Well now that he's closer to home there's a good chance he can maybe patrol a little bit before he goes home, in truth he wants to keep swinging. It makes him feel free. He knows when he gets home things aren't going to be good like this, he wants to enjoy himself just a little bit more.
3:12 PM <CG|Index> Seeing the red dots inside reminds of him of Mr. Radford. It reminds him that he wants to help hurting people.
3:12 PM <CG|Index> He pulls the defribrilator out to think on what kind of ideas it gives him, maybe he can look for what he needs while he's patrolling.
3:12 PM <CG|Index> ||
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3:15 PM <~Saff|GM> Just looking at the piece of equipment excites him. It's about the size of a toaster with a small screen on it. It's not on, but it looks like the screen would show heart rate as well? There are two paddles connected to the machine by curly red wires, and there's a handle on the top. Just looking at it makes the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.
3:15 PM <~Saff|GM> Something... something that can stop someone. Like... like a taser! Yes! That's what it is. It can make a stun gun for his glove! ||
3:19 PM <CG|Index> Now this. Even though he'd been kidnapped for a day, missed the first day of school, was going to get in the biggest fight with his Dad of his life. Even with all that, Phil could still have these ideas. he could still upgrade his glove.
3:19 PM <CG|Index> He excitedly thinks of how he can make this stun gun in his mind, he wants it so badly.
3:19 PM <CG|Index> ||
3:22 PM <~Saff|GM> He'll need some tools to get the defibrillator apart, and he'll have to take the power source out of it before he starts messing around, lest he accidentally shock himself to death. It'll be a project that he has to work on when he's back home, though... leaving this spot sounds awful. His dad is going to be livid when he gets home. Missing for a whole day?
3:22 PM <~Saff|GM> Though, it seems odd no one's been looking for him. Did his parents just assume that he ran away? Or did they not notice that he was gone? ||
3:23 PM <CG|Index> He can probably use some of his Dad's power tools to make it. The ones his dad uses for his motorcycle, and home projects.
3:24 PM <CG|Index> There's a chance they might not have noticed he was gone, they might have been annoying but they weren't helicopter parents, and there were times that he stayed up in his room for long periods of time.
3:24 PM <CG|Index> He'd just need to show up from 'school' at the regular time, and delete the voicemail. He can still pull this off.
3:24 PM <CG|Index> And he still has time to patrol. He stows the defribrilator away for the time being. Hopfully his patrolling will actually bring him to someone that needs help.
3:25 PM <CG|Index> defibrillator*
3:25 PM <CG|Index> ||
3:26 PM <~Saff|GM> The nearest source of red blips is the hospital, but he can't do anything to help them. So, he might as well keep walking downtown. There's always crime around there! ||
3:27 PM <CG|Index> Downtown it is! If there's crimes to solve he's going to get to the bottom of them.
3:27 PM <CG|Index> He has a potential reputation as a pervert to dispel after all!
3:27 PM <CG|Index> ||
3:30 PM <~Saff|GM> There are blue blips everywhere. In cars, in buildings. He passes the toy store, a laundromat, and a few other places before he sees another red blip. This one is beeping, and there's a blue blip next to it! There! Crime! ||
3:33 PM <CG|Index> Index rushes over to the scene of the crime, but this time before intervening, he scopes the situation out from a nearby vantage point. He needs to help whoever it is that's in danger, but he also needs to make sure he's smart about it. He's not making anymore mistakes today! He flips on the Imperial function on his Occulus as he scopes out the scene.
3:33 PM <CG|Index> ||
3:34 PM <~Saff|GM> ((wits please))
3:34 PM <CG|Index> $roll 1d6+1 Wits
3:34 PM <+[ATM]> CG|Index "Wits" [6] +1 = 7
3:37 PM <~Saff|GM> From his spot, Index can see a man grabbing a woman's arms. He has her pinned against a brick wall in an alley, and she seems to be trying to get away from him. A mugging, maybe? ||
3:38 PM <CG|Index> ((What dominant emotion does he sense from the woman, is it fear?))
3:39 PM <CG|Index> ((From his Imperial program))
3:40 PM <~Saff|GM> ((yes, fear.))
3:42 PM <CG|Index> The occulus tells Index everything he needs to know about this scene. The worried expression, the hurried breathing, the rapid heart-rate. He can see it all. The Imperial tells him she's scared. and that's all he needs to know. These aren't two people having fun, this is an evil man hurting a woman. Index narrows his eyes, and levels his Finger Gun. He
3:42 PM <CG|Index> switches his Occulus to the lock on problem, his aim isn't that good on his own but with it he won't miss. He can't hit the woman after all. He aims straight at the man's center mass, like his dad had shown him when he'd taken him to a gun range several years ago.
3:42 PM <CG|Index> ||
3:43 PM <CG|Index> ((Aiming to sacrifice the full turn to aim with a die and a plus))
3:43 PM <~Saff|GM> ((All right. Go ahead and roll!))
3:43 PM <CG|Index> $roll 2h6+2 Aim
3:43 PM <+[ATM]> CG|Index "Aim" (2) [3] +2 = 5
3:44 PM <CG|Index> program*
3:48 PM <~Saff|GM> The shot hits the man, and his legs give out under him, like he has a bad cramp. He drops the woman, and she starts running in the opposite direction, yelling and screaming for help. ||
3:49 PM <CG|Index> Index swings in with his grapnel arm, over to the scene of action and lands next to where the man is cramped up on the floor.
3:49 PM <CG|Index> He beams him twice more for good measure.
3:49 PM <CG|Index> "Take that, you scumbag!" He says, taking great measure's of pleasure from shooting him again.
3:50 PM <CG|Index> "Please call the police ma'am, I'll keep him here." Index calls at the fleeing woman's back.
3:50 PM <CG|Index> ||
3:50 PM <CG|Index> beaming him again*
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3:53 PM <~Saff|GM> The man rolls around on the ground, writhing in pain to the point where he's dry heaving.
3:53 PM <~Saff|GM> "No need to call the police." Another voice says. It belongs to a woman, but not the one that's screaming and running. Index can hear footsteps, then the source of the voice comes around the corner. The woman has dark hair and tan skin. She's dressed in yellow, and carrying a flag on a pole. He's seen her around before. She goes by Parade Day. "I'm here!" ||
3:55 PM <CG|Index> Dry heaving is a walk in the park compared to what this guy just put that woman through. Index is tempted to shoot him again, but doesn't. Only because Parade Day is watching though.
3:55 PM <CG|Index> Index sizes her up and down, he's never met another cape before.
3:55 PM <CG|Index> "Good that you're here. Now this guy can be taken in where he belongs." Index says, his Finger Gun still leveled at the man.
3:55 PM <CG|Index> ||
3:57 PM FL|GM → FL|AFK
3:59 PM <~Saff|GM> "And who are you, little one?" Parade Day smiles at Index as she walks over to the man on the ground. She pulls a few zip ties from a pouch on her hip, and starts securing the man's hands. "I don't think I've seen you around here before." ||
4:02 PM <CG|Index> ...
4:02 PM <CG|Index> "I go by Index, nice to meet ya, Parade Day." He says, it's good to be friendly with the other heroes in town.
4:03 PM <CG|Index> "And you haven't I'm new." He says, confirming what he might have been thinking.
4:04 PM <CG|Index> He's kind of annoyed she's calling him little, especially when he'd had his growth spurt recently. He was 5'11" for goodness sakes.
4:04 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:08 PM <~Saff|GM> "Index..." She thinks for a moment.
4:09 PM <~Saff|GM> $roll 1d6 PD know
4:09 PM <+[ATM]> Saff|GM "PD know" [4]  = 4
4:09 PM <~Saff|GM> "Wait. Are you the one that hit the hospital this morning, kid?" Parade Day's demeanor changes, but she doesn't drop the zip-tied mugger. ||
4:11 PM <CG|Index> "I didn't hit the hospital." He says, defensively.
4:11 PM <CG|Index> "I was there to help, and look at patients, and they came after me so I escaped through the window." He says leaving out all of the offensive parts of the story.
4:11 PM <CG|Index> ||
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4:12 PM <~Saff|GM> ((Decieve please))
4:12 PM <CG|Index> $roll 2h6-1 Deception
4:12 PM <+[ATM]> CG|Index "Deception" (2) [4] -1 = 3
4:14 PM <~Saff|GM> "Oh yeah? You were helping the patients so much that you stole stuff from the hospital?" Parade Day holds the man with one hand, and places the other on her hip. "Do I look like I was born yesterday?" ||
4:15 PM soulpelt|TBG → soulpelt|, Jack|Leyline → Jackknife
4:17 PM <CG|Index> "No not exactly." He responds.
4:17 PM <CG|Index> "I don't know what you want me to tell you. I used the stuff that I got here to stop him from hurting that woman." He says pointing at the man.
4:18 PM <CG|Index> "I'm gonna go back and help Mr. Radford to make up for what happened to him and everything's going to be okay. Because I'm here to help people. Get that right." He says, shifting his pointing finger to her.
4:18 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:20 PM <CG|Index> That I got there*
4:22 PM <~Saff|GM> She sighs and looks at Index, then grabs her flag from the ground.
4:22 PM <~Saff|GM> "Look, kid. You're going about things the wrong way entirely." Parade Day drops the man, but puts one foot on his back to keep him down. She now has both her hands on the flag. "That glove there. You're a tinker, right? Look, I understand that you need parts, but you can't just take things from people." ||
4:24 PM <CG|Index> "The hospital can afford another defibrillator and heart monitor, they already overcharge everyone that goes in there." Index counters, not lowering his finger.
4:25 PM <CG|Index> "I'm not rich like that. I need things to build what I need to help. You wouldn't know what that's like he says."
4:25 PM <CG|Index> " he says*
4:25 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:27 PM <~Saff|GM> "I wouldn't know what that's like?" Parade Day laughs. "Kid. I'm a Latina girl from the Bronx. You can't tell me anything I don't know. Put the finger down." ||
4:28 PM <CG|Index> "You act like you can tell me because you're a Latina girl from the Bronx. You don't know anything about me." He says.
4:28 PM <CG|Index> "Don't tell me what to do." He says disdainfully, keeping his finger raised, but backing up to put space between them.
4:28 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:29 PM <CG|Index> -||
4:29 PM <CG|Index> If she tries to move her flag to attack he's already ready to fire. (Tactics prep)
4:29 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:30 PM <CG|Index> Tell me what to do*
4:31 PM <~Saff|GM> "I'm not trying to tell you what to do, Index. I'm saying there's a better way. How old are you? Fifteen at the most? Acting like you have it all figured out...." She laughs. "There are people willing to help kids like you. And I don't mean the Protectorate. Screw that." ||
4:31 PM vanderclass → vanderhuge
4:32 PM <CG|Index> "I don't think I have anything figured out. That's how I know you don't understand me. I'm out here because I don't have the answers!" He says, angry. He's displacing his anger at the adults around him onto her, he realizes. He doesn't care.
4:33 PM <CG|Index> "I don't see anyone trying to help like that, all I see is that I'm on my own."
4:33 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:35 PM <~Saff|GM> "People can't help you if you don't ask for it. First thing you did was break into a hospital. Look, I'm not here to get you in trouble. I'm not gonna take you in, or fight you. I just want you to think about the consequences of your actions, Index."
4:35 PM <~Saff|GM> Parade Day puts down the flag, but keeps her foot on the man. "I'm going to give you my number, okay? Things are dangerous here, and you're young. If you ever need help, you call me okay?" ||
4:35 PM FL|AFK → FosDrive
4:37 PM <CG|Index> "The consequences of my actions are a disabled mugger." Index says stubbornly. But he lowers his Finger Gun.
4:37 PM <CG|Index> "Fine whatever give the number if you want to."
4:37 PM <CG|Index> He scowls at the ground.
4:37 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:40 PM <~Saff|GM> Parade Day pulls a small pad of paper and a pen from her pouch, and scribbles down her number. She then rips it out of the pad, and hands it to Index. Her number is there, along with 'Parade Day' written in a fancy script.
4:40 PM <~Saff|GM> "Just. If you need parts or something. I know some people. You probably want to do your own thing, and that's cool. I want to help you, Index." She shrugs, then puts her pad and paper back into the pouch. "You want to come with me to take this guy in? Or do you have somewhere else to be?" ||
4:40 PM <CG|Index> He's more eager to take the pad when she mentions parts. Free parts are just as good as free food in his opinion.
4:41 PM <CG|Index> "Fine... thanks." He says hesitantly.
4:41 PM <CG|Index> "If I take him in with you I'm not going to get like arrested or something am I?" He asks, wary.
4:41 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:42 PM <CG|Index> -||
4:42 PM <CG|Index> "We should check on the lady, also." He adds. "Make sure she's okay, you know?"
4:42 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:43 PM <~Saff|GM> "No one's going to arrest you." She says. "And yeah, good call. See if you can find her?" ||
4:44 PM <CG|Index> Index flips on his life scanner and sees if he can see a blip that looks like it might be her, if he does he goes to swing towards it.
4:44 PM <CG|Index> "If gonna find her."
4:44 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:44 PM <CG|Index> I'm*
4:46 PM <~Saff|GM> He sees a blue blip for Parade Day, and now the mugger shows up as a red blip. He deserves it, though. A but farther down, he can see a yellow dot. Maybe that's the woman? ||
4:47 PM <CG|Index> Index smirks at seeing the the butthole mugger is red, he's glad his finer gun hurts.
4:47 PM <CG|Index> "I see one that might be her, follow me." He says, decisively as he swings towards the yellow dot.
4:47 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:49 PM FosDrive → fossil
4:49 PM <~Saff|GM> Parade Day nods, yanking the man up so that she can run after Index without letting the mugger run. Index can see the woman standing on the side of the road. She looks like she's been crying for a bit, but she doesn't notice Index coming up towards her. Her hands are wrapped around her purse, and it looks like she's holding onto it for dear life. ||
4:52 PM <CG|Index> Index walks up to her quietly and sits next to her flipping on his Imperial program. He focuses on her with it.
4:52 PM <CG|Index> He sits quietly with her for a few moments before he speaks quietly.
4:53 PM <CG|Index> "I'm really sorry that happened to you ma'am. But if it means anything to you, we stopped him and we'll make sure he gets what he deserves."
4:53 PM <CG|Index> ||
4:56 PM <~Saff|GM> The woman wipes at her nose and turns towards Index. "I was just walking... and he came after me." She says. Parade Day comes up a few seconds later, the man still dragging behind her.
4:56 PM <~Saff|GM> "Ma'am, do you mind if I take a statement before we take this guy in?" Parade Day asks, and the woman shakes her head.
4:56 PM <~Saff|GM> "I don't mind."
4:56 PM <~Saff|GM> "Index. Grab the pad and pen from my bag. Write down anything she says, okay?" ||
4:58 PM <CG|Index> Index nods empathetically at the woman's story. It must have been terrifying. He still doesn't like Parade Day telling him what to do, but he's willing to help if it helps the woman feel better.
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4:59 PM <CG|Index> He goes to her bag to get out the pad and pen from the bag, and does what she says, also making sure to take down notes on the woman's features, her levels, and whether she lies about anything with the info he gains from the Imperial view program.
4:59 PM <CG|Index> ||
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5:03 PM <~Saff|GM> "All right. So, can you tell me what happened?" Parade Day asks. The woman nods, and looks down at her feet.
5:03 PM <~Saff|GM> "I was walking from the hospital. I was visiting my mom. And that guy you have. He grabbed me and tried to take my purse." She still seems shaken up, and Index can see it on his screen. Her heart rate is up, she looks pale. It doesn't seem like she's lying. "And then that kid with the glove came up and shot at him, and he fell down and I ran."
5:03 PM <~Saff|GM> "Anything else?" Parade Day asks, and the woman shakes her head. Parade Day pulls a cell phone out of her pouch, just a simple flip phone, and starts dialing a number. "Index, don't forget to make sure that she's okay. Ask her if she needs to be escorted somewhere safe." ||
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5:05 PM <CG|Index> He was already going to do that. He grumbles to himself, but doesn't say anything, and nods instead.
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5:06 PM <CG|Index> As Parade Day walks off to make her call Index stays with the woman. She's still pretty stressed out.
5:06 PM <CG|Index> He remembers something his Dad tells him to do when he's angry.
5:07 PM <CG|Index> "You should take some deep breaths. In... and out..." he says; saying it with her until she's breathing more evenly.
5:08 PM <CG|Index> "Do you need to be walked anywhere? Do you need anything? I could take you to get hot chocolate or something." He should still have some of his spare bills scrounged together and he wouldn't mind spending some of the little he had on making her feel better.
5:08 PM <CG|Index> ||
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5:11 PM <~Saff|GM> "I um. No. I just need to call my husband. He can come get me." She says. "Thanks for helping me out. I'm Stacy." ||
5:13 PM <CG|Index> "No problem. I'm happy to help." He says, smiling at her. "I'm Index." He says, introducing himself to her. He holds out his left, ungloved hand to shake hers.
5:13 PM <CG|Index> ||