Thank God They Don't Have Guns: Bank Robbery

<Belaris|GM> The four figures stood around the table. A single overhead light swung on its cord, glinting off racks of rifles, shotguns, handguns, military surplus gear... The cinderblock walls bore no trace of a window, and the door at the top of the stairs back onto the ground floor was locked and barred tight.
<Belaris|GM> The light illuminated a map pinned on the table. The Jefferson Bank and Trust. Corner of 5th and Jersey. Regional center, most all cash that came in to Jefferson banks made its way here. Ripe for the taking.
<Belaris|GM> http://www.earnshaw.com/shanghai-ed-india/tales/t-images/t-bank14.jpg
<Belaris|GM> Target: the vault. Somewhere in the basement. Two sets of staircases go downstairs, the pair at the top of the diagram and the pair on the west side. A week of stakeouts and casing the joint didn't reveal where precisely the vault was, but close enough.
<Belaris|GM> It's time to prep, plan, lock, and load. ||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Backstage|Resound> "So we might as well get this show on the road. First of all, getting in. Do we want to have Void tag us all, or save that for an exit strategy?" I say as I pace around my side of the table. ||
<Dolyn|Pulse> "Can't he only tag one at a time? Personally, I think we should just walk in and make what we're after very clear from the get go." ||
<Jesith> "We go in one at a time, with Void tagging us".||
<Threshold|Void> ...
* Magnive is now known as Magnive|Game
* soulpelt| is now known as soulpelt|Chayot
<Threshold|Void> "That's one possible strategy. If I tag each of us before we go in once, then I can switch you out one at a time as you enter. If we do it right, it'll look like we teleported in. Can we get access to the surveillance system?"
<Threshold|Void> ||
<Jesith> ...
<Jesith> "It's possible that if I mess with it enough, I can learn how to control it"||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Backstage|Resound> "I don't think your power would work that way. You're not hacking it with your body, genius." ||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "Perhaps if he studied hacking for long periods of time his brain would shift to accomodate it?" ||
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<Dolyn|Pulse> ...
<Dolyn|Pulse> "I'm almost entirely convinced that hacking does not work that way."||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "Powers are bullshit. If nothing else, we can keep it as a hail mary plan. Any other ideas?" ||
<Jesith> ...
<Jesith> "Perhaps Void can cut the wires with nobody noticing"||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Backstage|Resound> "Entirely possible, though they'll see the cameras blinking of one by one. It'd put them on high alert. Maybe we should go with Übermensch teaching hacking? " ||
* Teruzi|Crosswire is now known as Teruzi
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "I've got an idea. Perhaps I can do recon ahead of time, sneak in and find good hiding spots. That way I can find places for us to hide when I'm not cloaking them." ||
<Jesith> ...
* Teruzi is now known as Teruzi|Crosswire
<Jesith> "I should be able to do the hacking it Void hides me."||
* Teruzi|Crosswire is now known as Teruzi
<Backstage|Resound> ...
* Jesith is now known as Jesith|Ubermensch
<Backstage|Resound> "Find a hiding spot that lets Uber hack, then move the rest of us into hiding places while that is being done. We can go one by one void-ed from there." ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "Just one backup plan, if I get interrupted, then Resound can just cause an earthquake to knock out the systems"||
<Threshold|Void> ...
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<Threshold|Void> "I think the best course of action would be for me to knock out the people in charge of the security feeds, if possible. I can go in solo and bop them, then tag all of you one by one." ||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
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<Luminifera> hello?
<Luminifera> lots of people here
<Backstage|Resound> "Perfect. And Uber, I'd PREFER not to be responsible for millions of dollars of property damage. Earthquakes aren't surgical. ...Anyway, we find the vault, I should be able to break it open with precise vibrations. Vibrations, not earthquakes, mind you." ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "I guess we are all set then"||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "The plan is to use his vibrations to get into the vault, yeah?" ||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Backstage|Resound> "Yes. Then we're counting on you to get us out." ||
<Threshold|Void> ...
* You are now known as Pulse
<Threshold|Void> "Should we be expecting any special security measures? How about heroes? It would only take one person who can counter my power to bring down the whole operation." ||
<Pulse> That's what I'm here for.
<Pulse> ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "I am confidant that Pulse and I can bring most things down"||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Backstage|Resound> "If things go the way they're supposed to, no one will be the wiser. Anything else? Otherwise, we leave right now." ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
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<Jesith|Ubermensch> "Nothing to add"
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<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "Let's get ready. Oh, one last thing. What level weaponry are we packing?" ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "Just give me a semi-auto"
<Pulse> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "It works well with my power"||
<Pulse> "I want to point out, to those of us without some physical application to their powers, using guns much will have negative consequences to our rep. If we hurt people too badly, bad things will happen if we're caught."
<Pulse> "Other, less 'determined' capes, won't want to deal with us."||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "Why do we have all these guns then?"||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Pulse> ...
<Backstage|Resound> I'll skip out on a weapon. Pulse had a point, and also my power should be enough."||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "Whatever then, skip the weapons."||
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<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "I'll pack a taser, so I can take out anyone as necessary. So we're in agreement? No lethal weapons?" ||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Backstage|Resound> "Yeah. Let's get going then."||
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* You are now known as Olivebirdy
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<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> (Void wanders off to make coffee)
<Threshold|Void> ||
<Lumi|Pulse> ...
<Backstage|Resound> We all left the room now that planing was over. Piling into an SUV, we begin the drive to the party of town with the bank. "Uh, heh... maybe we should've picked a planning spot closer. It's about an hour and a half to the bank. Might as well chat for a bit?" ||
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<Threshold|Void> ...
<Lumi|Pulse> "Wait, where's Void?"
<Lumi|Pulse> ||
<Threshold|Void> "Did you see that ludicrous display last night?"
<Threshold|Void> ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "Were?"||
<Threshold|Void> ...
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<Threshold|Void> (Void is talking to an empty room, because they left while he was making coffee.) ||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
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<Backstage|Resound> "Goddammit. Void, if you're joking cut that shit out, otherwise I'm fucking turning this car around." ||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "Just fraking drive." ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "Void hide the car before we get to the bank"||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> (because I'm the best cape in this team)
<Threshold|Void> (according to void, anyway) ||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "Do you WANT to get t-boned? No." ||
<Backstage|Resound> "What. Wow Uber, that's a bad idea. Kinda hard for people to avoid driving into you when they can't see you. " ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
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<Jesith|Ubermensch> When we pull into the parking lot I mean||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "Not going to work, dude. I can only tag one thing at a time, and we need to have a place to sneak in from. The car stays as is." ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> FINE||
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<Threshold|Void> ...
<OB|Pulse> Pulse pats Ubermensch on the shoulder. "It was a good idea."||
<Threshold|Void> "I can't understand why we didn't plan this more. Let's come back tomorrow when we have an actual goddamn plan. And no, pulse, it was a horrible idea," ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> STFU Void, or I make you disappear for real||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> (Uber can no longer see Void) ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> (Uber gets better at seeing Void)||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> (not how it works) ||
<OB|Pulse> ...
<OB|Pulse> (Threshold realizes that his seatbelt is still on.)
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "..." "Let's just go."
<Threshold|Void> (Gets out, starts walking into bank.) ||
<Threshold|Void> (invisible, of course) ||
<Belaris|GM> ...
* Antioch|AFK is now known as Antioch
<Belaris|GM> The three erstwhile supervillains wait in the car while the passenger side door opens and closes. Evidently Void just left the car. ||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> *Leaves car*
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ||
<Threshold|Void> (void suddenly remembers to come back to tag his teammates for a second each.) ||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> (Void tags uber as he comes out, then quickly tags pulse and resound. That done, he makes himself inperceivable to everyone except the trio.) ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> "Finally void"||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> (Void ignores him, and walks to the bank.) ||
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<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> Uber follows Void||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "Get back in the car, you idiot. I need to go in alone first." ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<OB|Pulse> ......
<Jesith|Ubermensch> You already did||
<OB|Pulse> "Uber come on over here. Ice cream place on the other side of the road, we'll wait there."||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> Ice cream? I come.||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Backstage|Resound> "Really, you two? Yo- acyually, ok."
<Backstage|Resound> ||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Belaris|GM> ...
<Threshold|Void> (void reconsiders the team and considers making a break for it.)
<Threshold|Void> ||
<Belaris|GM> ...
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> (void enters the building) ||
<Threshold|Void> (against his better judgement) ||
<Belaris|GM> As Void opens the door to enter the building, he's bowled over by four men in black ski masks carrying rifles and black duffle bags. The lead man trips over Void, but doesn't slow as he sprints for the parking lot, and the other three follow close behind, shooting short bursts indiscriminately behind them. Screaming can now be heard from within the bank and faint sirens are approaching. ||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> "I FUCKING KNEW IT." ||
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ..
<Jesith|Ubermensch> I say we rob the ice cream place||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Backstage|Resound> "Of course. Of course this kind of thing happens. Screw it. Want to go play cop then? We can always take their bag." ||
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<Jesith|Ubermensch> ....
<Jesith|Ubermensch> Or that||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Belaris|GM> The lead man is struggling with the keys to a beat up sedan while the other three are looking around nervously. They don't seem to have noticed the three villains loitering outside the ice cream shop.
<Belaris|GM> ||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> (Void wanders up to them and tasers the lead man, anticipating undirected retaliation) ||
<Backstage|Resound> ...
<Backstage|Resound> I walk up to the sedan, and place two vibration points along the car, where they should break the axles. ||
<Belaris|GM> ...
<Jesith|Ubermensch> ...
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<Jesith|Ubermensch> I behind one of the guys and tap him on the shoulder, when he turns around I will punch him.||
<Belaris|GM> Suddenly, the man with the keys spasms and drops to the ground. The other men's attention is diverted for a bit, but they look up in time to notice Resound walking nonchalantly across the street. Two of them raise their rifles at him and shout, "Hold it, motherfucker!" simultaneously as the other one bends down to help their fallen compatriot.
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<Backstage|Resound> "Fuck." I raise my hands, making it clear I'm unarmed.||
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<Belaris|GM> One of them turns a bit to aim at Uber, who was in the middle of doing an exaggerated sneak across the broad and empty street.
<Belaris|GM> "Fucking back off, cocksucker!" This guy sounds like he's 16, but he's holding the rifle steady enough.
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<Belaris|GM> The main guy on the ground is still twitching as his friend holds his head and curses ineffectually. When his friends shout, he looks up then starts scrabbling for the keys. ||
<Threshold|Void> ...
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<OB|Pulse> Pulse stretches himself to under the car. Grabbing the keys and pulling the robber under will be the work of a second.||
<Threshold|Void> ...
<Threshold|Void> Void tasers the guy with the keys again. ||
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<Belaris|GM> Suddenly, the man scrabbling for the keys is yanked sideways by hands extending from beneath the car. Before he can yell, Void's taser comes down right on his neck and he spasms, then goes limp.
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<Belaris|GM> Suddenly, the man scrabbling for the keys is yanked sideways by hands extending from beneath the car. Before he can yell, Void's taser comes down right on his neck and he spasms, then goes limp.
<Belaris|GM> Both men with guns hear the scuffles and turn to look at their compatriots, then look at each other. They throw their rifles on the ground, drop the money, and raise their hands above their head, turning back to the two in the street.
* VereorNox is now known as Vern
<Belaris|GM> "W-we don't want no trouble, man, just take it!" blubbers the man on the left.
<Belaris|GM> "Yeah, dude, just take it!" echoes the kid on the right. ||
* Jesith|Ubermensch is now known as Ubermensch
* Backstage|Resound is now known as Back|Reso
<Back|Reso> "Okay, well... we accept your surrender, beat it." Resound goes to grab one of the duffel bags.
<Back|Reso> ||
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* Magnive|Game is now known as Magnive
<OB|Pulse> Unearthing himself from under the car, Pulse creates five extra arms, grabs the rifles, and starts running towards the getaway car. Well, sort of running anyway. Snapping. Stretching.||
<Ubermensch> ...
* Threshold|Void is now known as Threshold|Pizza
<Ubermensch> Now out of sight of the guns I run to pick up money bags.||
<Belaris|GM> ...
<Belaris|GM> The three villains collect the robbers' things and run back to the car, slamming the door and driving off. The robbers backed off as they approached, and can be seen quickly piling their compatriots into the car and driving away as well.
<Belaris|GM> Void, standing in the street and idly thinking about pizza, is struck by a police car as it speeds down the road towards the scene. He dies instantly.
<Luminifera> ((lol))
<Belaris|GM> The other three assume he's making his own way home and head to at the Villain Rent-A-Bungalow to regroup and split the cash.
<Belaris|GM> There's at least $200,000 in the duffels. ||
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<Belaris|GM> {{REDACT BEING RUNOVER}}
<Belaris|GM> Halfway through the drive to the bungalow, Void appears in the passenger seat of the car with the robbers' wallets. ||
<Back|Reso> ...
<OB|Pulse> "Let's keep our ears open, hey? We're not home free yet." Pulse takes his own advice.||
<Back|Reso> Silent for most of the ride, I speak up when Void shows up. "...Well that was bullshit. Good, lucky bullshit. AND, now I'm done, I'm quitting. That was pathetic guys, sorry for being useless." ||
<Threshold> ...
<Threshold> "Could have been worse, all things considered. Can't say I'll miss working with your team, guys. Let's divvy the loot and skedaddle." ||
<Back|Reso> ...
<Back|Reso> "Since I did absolutely nothing, I'm giving half of my share to Void." ||
<OB|Pulse> "Eh, you were here for backup. You took the risk, you get the money.||
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<Ubermensch> "Pulse saved us all. So... Ice Cream anyone?"||
<Threshold> ...
<Threshold> "Sure."
<OB|Pulse> "Absolutely!"|
<OB|Pulse> ||
<Ubermensch> "We should hide the money first"||
<Threshold> ...
<Threshold> "Alright. Let's get back to the hideout and stash it." ||
<Threshold> ...
<Threshold> (we do so.) ||
<Ubermensch> ... What's your favorite Ice cream store?
<Ubermensch> ||
<Threshold> ...
<Threshold> "Purity's Ice Cream. Mmmmm" ||
<Belaris|GM> And they went to go get ice cream. The teller didn't even charge them for it! They didn't figure out why until they dribbled some on their flashy villain costumes, but it wiped off clean, so no harm done. ||
<Belaris|GM> ||||