03-23 Protectors SUMMIT Chatlog

[20:07] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: Ladies, gentlemen, and sapients. There’s a lot going on with the Protectors. It seems like a good time to catch our breath, access various situations, and strategize about them.

[20:08] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: Some of us have fallen. We put ourselves on the line, regardless. Your courage and ability is exemplary. Never forget that.

[20:08] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: But we also compete for the ultimate stakes. Never forget *that*.

[20:08] Chivalry@Sprawler slips in from the back, clanking down the stairs, taking a seat a few rows back.

[20:09] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: Seven years ago, before Alex formed the Protectors, I was involved in an incident where heaven and hell went to war on earth. Billions died. It was an unimaginable sight, --

[20:09] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: -- and even though I, and a number of others, went back in time and rectified it, I still remember it. It’s a reminder of the price of even one failure. That price is the burden we bear.

[20:09] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: So let’s kick some ass. Let’s save the human race. Let’s gift our children with a better, safer world.

[20:10] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: And let me recognize Mr. Stoud, our guest. Thank you for coming.

[20:11] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi looks around at the assembled folks as he enters. "Good showing... James?"

[20:11] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: And weklcome back, Chivalry.

[20:11] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: Now to the first of our presenters. Any volunteers?

[20:11] Chivalry@Sprawler looks over at Peacemaker, nodding as he puts a finger over where his lips would be but is FOUND OUT AND CALLED OUT.

[20:12] African Violet@FrozenViolet glances back and spots her old friend Chivalry and gives him a smile and nod.

[20:12] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi gives a thumbs up to the Shining Knight, smiling, before turning his attention back to Thundrax.

[20:12] Stroud@MountainHound nodded his head to Thundrax, but held off volunteering in the case anyone else were to do so.

[20:13] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Sorry to be presumtuous, but I think Dr. Stroud should have first go, considering the magnitude of what happened at Allegheny."

[20:14] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: Fahrenheit stands up.

[20:14] Thundrax@Thundrax nods at Fahrenheit. "Sir. Come on up."

[20:15] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "Since I will need to catch a flight back to Europe in a few hours, it would be an honor, not to mention convenient."

[20:15] Thundrax@Thundrax bows to Kaspar von Schneider.

[20:15] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "Hmmm?" The elderly surgeon glanced up from his notes, a hand reaching up to play at his glasses. "If it is all the same I would prefer to go after others have had their chance. I do have a -

[20:15] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - tendency to ramble."

[20:15] Chivalry@Sprawler clapped politely. CLANG CLANG CLANG.

[20:16] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: Go ahead.

[20:16] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "First, I want to thank you for having me as a part of this team. It means a lot to me personally and is a great honor for the von Schneider name." ->

[20:18] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "Now, I have two... avenues I am currently investigating, which I want to update you about, in case they develop into something... bigger. I hope they don't. ->

[20:18] Cosmic Glory@Angelight was quiet, having flown into her chair and settled in. She listened to Kasper before peeking over, waving to Chivalry and mouthing 'Hi dad' before looking back front.

[20:18] Jinn@Feronius apparently didn't feel like standing by himself, he sneakily moved over to join one of the other Protectors. His African sister (not genetically), African Violet, was the recepient of his presence.

[20:19] African Violet@FrozenViolet does not notice sneaky Jinn yet as she listens to Kaspar.

[20:20] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "The first is the issue of the sudden blizzard which hit New York City in the middle of summer 2017. It brought with it an attack on the United Nations headquarters by some... frozen undead ->

[20:20] Jinn@Feronius seems to be listening remarkably silently; he has not interrupted even once! Yet. He did look like he was missing out on some Z's, potentially the cause behind it.

[20:21] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: creature, which I have never seen before, nor has anyone I consulted with in the aftermath. Thankfully Razira, Witchery Way and Blue Cyclone, who unfortunately can't be with us today, managed to ->

[20:23] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: fend the creature off. It dissolved back into the blizzard, which then disappeared as well. The frozen undead creature seemed to harbor a particular hatred for humans and proclaimed itself to be an ->

[20:23] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: 'Ice Saint, Harbinger of the Black-Thorn Winter'." He pauses for a moment, as if waiting for questions or comments.

[20:24] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "This is far too familiar up in Canada. We have ice spirits too."

[20:24] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "... a winter entity making an attack on a political institution in these times? It might sound silly, but it may be responding to global climate change."

[20:24] Thundrax@Thundrax salutes Captain Adamant.

[20:26] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "And you believe it will ome again? Possibly this summer?"

[20:27] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: *come

[20:27] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: slips in a few minutes late, eyes affixed to the stage, tuning into the presentation almost immediately. He carries a thick black folder in one hand, while the other makes a fist.

[20:27] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "If that is the case, the creature didn't or maybe was physically or mentally unable to inform us about its intentions. Except for announcing its... title and enquiring about his conversation ->

[20:28] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: partners being human or not, it did not disclose anything else. And yes, while I don't look forward to it, I think we have not seen the last of this. It proclaimed to be AN Ice Saint, not THE Ice ->

[20:29] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: Saint. I will keep you updated as the situation develops. Any further questions on this matter?"

[20:30] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi shakes his head no. "Not many leads there."

[20:30] [COJ] Chivalry@Sprawler: Chivalry raises his hand, standing up as he speaks up. "Aye, thou sayest that this creature was an undead of some manner? Then I suggest we seek out who it was in life?"

[20:31] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Doctor Solomon Stroud cleared his throat, and raised his hand. Yes, he was technically there as a liasion for another group, but that didn't mean he was without his own input.

[20:32] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "A very good suggestion. Its body dissolved back into the storm, but I am told that UNTIL has plenty of video footage of the encounter. While their research has been unsuccessful so far, I believe ->

[20:33] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: it is smart to keep this as a possible lead in mind." He looks at Dr. Stroud. "Sir?"

[20:33] Chivalry@Sprawler nods in agreement as he sits back down.

[20:34] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "The entity that you encounter. What manner of supernatural qualities did it display. You say undead, but as to that specific classification there are many types. Was it corpreal, showing -

[20:35] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - qualities that'd imply physical mass? Or was this being incorpreal, without physical form, and attacked your comrades in another manner?"

[20:35] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: 's eyes go from Stroud, as he asks his question, back to Kaspar.

[20:36] [COJ] African Violet@FrozenViolet: glances back at Razira with a smile and then looks surprised to see that Jinn is there too. She then turns back to look between Kaspar and Stroud, listening.

[20:38] [COJ] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: CG was listening in to this and would glance over to Shroud.

[20:38] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "Definitely corporeal. Its heavily frozen state made an exact classification difficult, but I would assume some sort of revenant, judging by the fact that it displayed a certain level of ->

[20:40] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: intelligence. I have requested the video footage from UNTIL, but Project Hermes has not been too cooperative."

[20:40] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "I can talk with them, Fahrenheit. Maybe they'll listen to me."

[20:41] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "You certainly have more clout with them than I do. It is worth a try." He clears his throat. "My second matter is thankfully less grim in nature." ->

[20:43] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: He shuffles awkwardly, resting on his umbrella. "During the past months, it has become apparent that some currently unknown party has been making the rounds in the occult community, trying to get ->

[20:45] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: its hands on everything relating to..." He sighs, apparently expecting to earn himself a few laughs. "...dragons."

[20:45] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: The doctor tapped a finger on his cane. "Blackthorn Winter, if I am not mistaken, is from the folklore of western europe. I would suggest looking into tales of the Wiedergänger from the germanic -

[20:45] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - regions of the continent." He went quiet, raising his brow at the mention of the -D- word.

[20:46] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: curls an eyebrow as well. Though it was hardly the strangest idea...

[20:47] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Chiv, this sounds like it's up your alley."

[20:47] [COJ] Chivalry@Sprawler: Chivalry stands up.

[20:47] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: glances, back a moment, to regard the oft-described Chivalry. He offers a short nod before settling again in his chair.

[20:48] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: Razira looks rather interested all of a sudden.

[20:48] [COJ] Chivalry@Sprawler: "Pray tell, what manner of Draconic relics have been recovered thus far?"

[20:50] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "Original versions of old stories, authentic antique art, 'real' draconic remains or minor occult artifacts. According to my contacts, private individuals have been approached with large sums of ->

[20:51] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: money and there have been some break-ins and thefts in museums, auction houses and private collections. Nothing more serious so far."

[20:52] [COJ] Chivalry@Sprawler: "Dost thou have any idea of the villains behind it as yet?"

[20:53] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "Dragon lore and mythos is one of the most varied topics within the realm of the prenatural," said Stroud. Again, he cleared his throat. "Was there any common denominator to these artifacts and -

[20:53] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - articles? Something that would narrow down just what manner of creature holds their interest?"

[20:53] Jinn@Feronius lets out what appears to be an empathetic sigh, almost more of an 'awww... ', "I knew someone else who also had a speech impediment."

[20:56] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi grimaces. This was way out of his area of expertise.

[20:58] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "The only common thread seem to be dragons. The mystery party was interested in Chinese Long figurines just as much as African quilts depicting the Mokele-Mbembe as well as what the owner claims to ->

[20:59] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: be the fingerbone of a saint who slew a dragon in the year 1317. I have to admit, I am stumped. I suppose the best case scenario would be an eccentric and unscrupolous collector with too much money ->

[20:59] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: at his hands."

[20:59] Jinn@Feronius shifts into a cloud of flameless, blue smoke. Before swirling away under the seats. Off to who knows where, driven by whatever impulsive desire.

[21:00] [Local] Thundrax@Thundrax: Hmm, interesting...

[21:01] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "There's no paper or electronic trail that can be traced?" Cap asks. "If not, and If it's only a collector, why hide their transactions?"

[21:02] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: Fahrenheit clears his throat. "I will keep you updated on this matter as well, in case this should be more than just some..." He seems to look for the right words, but can't find them in his second ->

[21:02] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: language while keeping up his usual demeanor. "... weirdo with a dragon fetish."

[21:03] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: He looks at Thundrax. "That would be all, sir."

[21:03] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Thank you, sir. Cap, I know you've been champing at thje bit..."

[21:03] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "You didn't answer my question, Kaspar. Out of curiosity."

[21:04] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "Oh, excuse me, Captain. No, I currently have no relevant information. Whoever is doing this, knows how to hide his tracks well."

[21:05] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Does that answer your question, Cap?"

[21:06] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: nods, and then nods at Thundrax as he gathers his file in his left hand, and stands. "I only ask because I'm in the same boat. Strange artifacts, ambiguity regarding their purchase. It's not my >

[21:06] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: favorite subject."

[21:06] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: He gives a sympathetic nod to the Captain before sitting back down.

[21:07] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: approaches the stage. "Thank you, Craig."

[21:07] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: "Centurion would return back from downloading pop culture that would allow him to be in a pleasent mood." Greetings everyone, how are you!

[21:07] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "If so"That sounds like a perfect sewgueeway. And after the other evening, I'm dying to hear more about our sleepwakers.'

[21:07] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Cap, the floor s yors."

[21:08] [COJ] Chivalry@Sprawler: (( I cannot stay awaaake~ I'm off to bed, sorry folks ))

[21:08] [COJ] Chivalry@Sprawler: ( It was nice to see everyone! Another time! ))

[21:08] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: ((LOL speaking of sleep. Adios Sprawler!))

[21:08] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: ((Sure!)P

[21:09] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "You aren't the only one. It's causing a stir, to put it lightly." Cap takes the podium, resting his black folder. He queues up his presenation behind him, starting with a slide show of professional >

[21:10] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: and personal photos of the so-called 'Sleepers' March'. "Good evening everyone. I'd like to thank Craig for hosting this event, I've always believed in SUMMIT and I'm glad to see it making its way >

[21:10] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: back."

[21:12] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "Thank you all for coming, especially our newer faces, both on and off the team." He nodded to Centurion and Stroud, before gesturing to the sceen. "On March 8th, the United States suffered what many>

[21:13] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: are calling a 'sleepwalking epidemic'. But it is no coincidence. Too many factors point to mystic or psychic influence, namely that of the demographic." The photos cycle, showing men and women of all>

[21:14] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: ages, ethnicities, and apparent wealth gathered at sites of government buildings, military bases, and memorials. A gathering outside the White House on Pennsylvania Ave is shown. "Almost every person>

[21:15] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: we've identified in this incident is a veteran of the US Armed Forces, or related to a person who was. These people, by all accounts, were sleeping during the day, and at roughly 1400 Romeo Time, >

[21:16] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: began to converge on monuments, cemeteries, US military installations, and federal offices." The pictures show a few closer depictions, and some of the men and women can be seen holding flags or >

[21:17] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: signs depicting the American flag -upside down.-

[21:17] Thundrax@Thundrax nods.

[21:17] [Local] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Distress, but who's sending the message..."

[21:17] [Local] Centurion@Prototype902: That is a horrible sign..

[21:18] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Captain, have all the involved awoken after the fact?"

[21:19] [Local] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud shifted a minor amount in his seat, hand still rested on the silver head of his cane. He had no questions for the moment.

[21:19] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: Carter regarded Peacemaker and shook his head slightly. "Not all. Many are still in a deep sleep state, unable to be woken up. The ones who have awakened seem to have done so of their own accord, >

[21:20] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: like we all do. They don't recall anything specific, save for reporting strange dreams. I'm still trying to collect the various accounts and start cross referencing. But it's a mess out there."

[21:20] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "Question. Have you utilized a telepath to make contact with the afflicted?"

[21:22] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "I was actually going to reach out to either Aura or Fahrenheit here to attempt just that." He nods in affirmation to Alex. "I believe PRIMUS and a few unaffiliated superheroes have made the attempt.>

[21:22] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi smirks. "Read my mind, Alex."

[21:22] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: Again, still trying to compile information, but word has it that they've come up empty on details."

[21:22] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Captain, you said that almost everyone you've identified is a veteran of the Armed Forces, or related to a person who was. Were they all involved with the same operation or mission at some point?"

[21:24] [COJ] African Violet@FrozenViolet: glances back at Razira and nods as she seems to have been wanting to ask that question as well.

[21:24] [COJ] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: She had been listening in to this as she would be looking to the others ever quietly.

[21:26] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "That's a good question, and you should keep that train of thought until later in the presentation, Razira." He nods. "But these sleepwalkers were from all branches of the armed forces, and all >

[21:27] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: pay grades. Service and relation to servicemembers seems to be the only hard and fast connector between these people, aside from geographic location." He gestures back at the screen, as it depicts an>

[21:28] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: official PRIMUS photo of Arlington National Cemetery. "This is Section Sixty of Arlington, where we inter many men and women who died in recent conflicts." The white gravestones rise up from a >

[21:29] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: partially snow-covered cemetery. A little over a dozen men and women, dressed for winter weather, almost look to be mourning near the graves, their heads bowed as they sleep. "Most of these afflicted>

[21:30] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: people are from the Arlington-DC area. The same rule seems to apply to the other sites."

[21:30] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "I believe one of the most basic questions when we investigate further is 'who benefits'?" Sparrowhawk stated. "We need to find commonality. Have you investigated medical records?"

[21:31] Stroud@MountainHound nodded his head in agreement with Sparrowhawk's assessment, though again remained quiet.

[21:31] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: nodded. "I'm doing my best to assemble a master file of all involved, but its taking time. Not all people were checked into the hospital, not all stayed if they were. Some hospitals have been easier >

[21:32] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: to get ahold of than others. PRIMUS is helping me with this, but it's hard going to start cross referencing for commonalities. From the few examples I've seen though? There is no apparent link to >

[21:32] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: prior sleep related illness."

[21:33] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "I'd like to offer my services to assist, then. I've been told I'm no slouch in the fact finding department," Sparrowhawk added. "And it doesn't HAVE to be a sleep related illness. Not initially."

[21:33] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "You're right about that. I'd take any hands who want a crack at this. It's not my strong suit, I'll admit."

[21:34] [Local] Thundrax@Thundrax: Fortunately, this team covers a lot of bases/

[21:35] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "Just how were they related?" asked Stroud. "Is this direct blood relation? Or are we also talking wives, in laws, and the like?"

[21:35] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: regards Stroud now. "Again, from the reports I've seen? Direct blood relation seems to be the trend, but is by no means a rule."

[21:37] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "And you mentioned something about artifacts, Carter?"

[21:37] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "I saw a report where a stepfather of one of the US Coast Guard was part of a gathering in San Diego." He adds, for emphasis to Stroud's question.

[21:38] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Ironically, it's the time traveler that's late to the party. She appears int he middle of the SUMMIT, in a row of seating next to Razira, in a flurry of flickers. She quietly takes a seat, acting as-c

[21:38] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: though she's been there the whole time.

[21:38] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "I did." He nods at Peacemaker. "But I don't want to get ahead of myself - hold that thought, Sebastian." He gestures to the screen.

[21:40] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: The screen depicts a street camera in Millennium City's own City Center, time stamped 1513 hours. "The night of this so-called 'March', given the apperarance of a protest or demonstration, three >

[21:41] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: sleepwalkers broke the pattern." Three men, dressed for cold weather, walked calmly to the east, to the right of frame. "While a larger group gathered at the Battle of Detroit Memorial, at almost the>

[21:42] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: exact same time, these three men were found at Advanced Sleep Incorporated." He turns to face the group. "The same sleep clinic where four men, in January, attacked for reasons still to be >

[21:45] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Tess settles back in her seat as Cap goes over the information. She pulls out her minicomp, thumbs doing their thing as she props her feet up ont he seat in front of her. It -might- look like she's-c-

[21:45] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: texting during all this.

[21:46] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: determined. The same clinic my friend Colonel Frank Spektor was admitted, and the same clinic where he disappeared from during the incident. The March and this attack are related." He says, grimly.

[21:47] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Curiouser and curiouser..."

[21:47] [Local] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Curiouser and curiouser..."

[21:49] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: Raz nods. "So...the question is where do we go next? And what do we need to do to get more information on that clinic?"

[21:49] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "Commonality," Sparrowhawk reiterates with a smirk.

[21:50] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Tess glances to Raz... then looks up at Carter.

[21:50] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "Thanks to Tesseract -" He nods at Imani, "- We already know everything there -is- to know about ASI. The only relevant fact seems to be its purpose as a clinic for sleep studies and sleep disorders."

[21:51] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "Thus far, ASI doesn't seem culpable for anything, save the occasional long wait. It's just the stage."

[21:51] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "There's more," Sparrowhawk says, turning to Imani. "habe you run deep background on the staff there?"

[21:51] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: *Imani

[21:51] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: knows the answer to that question, but is content to let Imani answer.

[21:52] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "ASI's clear, staff as well. Just the usual complaints you'd expect. Billing issues, longwaits, occasional complaint about staff. I also looked into each of the men at the attack, patients, Frank-c-

[21:53] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Spektor, his wife, their dog... you get the idea."

[21:54] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: She looks to Carter. "...do I skip to the part where we talk about the dirty politician?"

[21:54] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She glances over to Tess with some concern.

[21:54] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi smirks. "Now we're getting somewhere."

[21:55] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: sighs. "I was getting to it." He says briefly. "The reason Frank Spektor was at ASI in the first place, was his last op in Iraq. Some of you may have heard about the Yazidi Genocide - it had a few >

[21:56] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: rounds in the news circuit a couple years ago. Frank was part of a joint operation with the CIA to weaken ISIL forces in the region, improve ties with the Yazidi, and ultimatley extract them from >

[21:57] Thundrax@Thundrax raises an eyebrow at Tess.

[21:57] Cosmic Glory@Angelight couldn't help but look over at Tess with a bit of a surprised look.

[21:58] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: Iraq, to Turkey, to prevent further war crimes. The operation had a public face," He gestures at the screens behind him, "Michigan Senator Lane Gauthier made it a personal mission to raise funds for >

[21:58] Stroud@MountainHound gave a very subtle, amused snort from his spot in the far row, though kept the lion share of his attention on Carter.

[21:59] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: aid to the Yazidi." The face of a well built, middle aged Caucasian man appears, his brown hair well maintained, and his smile bright. "It was one of the first foreign policy pushes of his career, >

[22:00] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: and was a success. The only problem is that Operation Mountain King - the name for this op - was partially classified, and I can tell you - we don't make a habit of involving Senators in >

[22:00] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: military operations abroad. Tessearct did some digging, and found that Gauthier was involved almost from the beginning. He was instrumental in pushing the operation's success."

[22:01] Thundrax@Thundrax gulps. He campaigned for Gauthier in the last election!

[22:01] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "You need to air quote success, Carter."

[22:01] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: She demonstrates. Air quotes, that is.

[22:02] Razira@BobFromAccounting chuckles a bit at the air quotes.

[22:03] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: nods. "It's no small detail. Operation Mountain King successfully weakened ISIL forces and extricated the Yazidis to safe haven in Turkey. But not all of them, and Frank and his team? They suffered >

[22:04] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: heavy casualties. He, and several of his people, as well as many on the ISIL side, ended up -comatose-. Hence Frank's return to the states, and why his wife and I put him in ASI's care."

[22:05] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "The news didn't talk about the casualties, or the strange comatose state of these men. That part of the operation is locked up with the key buried somewhere. Classified."

[22:06] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Typical black-ops." Sebastian rolls his eyes. "So we're thinking, whoever's doing this... they've got a bone to pick with the Senator for this?"

[22:06] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "Gauthier may not be the one -responsible- for that, but he certainly benefited."

[22:07] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "There's a CIA Deputy Direct that has his hands in this that is -probably- the responsible party."

[22:07] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: ((*director

[22:07] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "It's - possible." Carter replies. "We don't know what happened at Sinjar, but we know it didn't end well." He says to Peacemaker, glancing and nodding at Tesseract in affirmation. "My instincts, and>

[22:08] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: the little info we have, say that there's more to Mountain King than PSYOPS and humanitarian work." He continues, "But there's no record of sleepwalkers at the State Capitol or Gauthier's residence. >

[22:09] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: and whoever's doing this has power over sleep that doesn't quite match existing villain profiles. Either we're dealing with a new threat, or somebody's learned a new trick."

[22:10] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: Fahrenheit ponders for a moment. "What about this Mr. Spektor, how does his disappearance fit into this? Why would someone go through the motions of removing a comatose man from this clinic?"

[22:11] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "I hope it's not just 'power over sleep'. Or else we're all at risk. We all need to sleep sometime."

[22:11] [COJ] African Violet@FrozenViolet: nods in agreement with that, "That would be some Nightmare on Elm Street level disturbing."

[22:11] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: does not look to enjoy the answer he gives, and he glances wearily at Razira for her comment. Others might have noticed Cap losing quite a bit of sleep in the last couple months. "Your guess>

[22:12] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "So far I don't see a massacre on our hands," Sparrowhawk interjected.

[22:12] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: von Schneider, is as good as mine. The men who attacked ASI may have been attempting to kidnap Spektor, but they were unsuccessful, or we're missing something. When we arrived on site, they were>

[22:13] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: attemtping to remove Thomas Cates, a university student visiting ASI for a paid sleep study." The screen shows a lightweight, young caucasian man with auburn hair. "But they removed him from >

[22:14] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: -Frank's- room. Either they had the wrong man, or we're missing a piece of the puzzle. Frank was later found to be missing from what used to be Cates' room at ASI. He was either removed by another >

[22:15] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: force yet to be determined, or left of his own volition. Someone switched the rooms not long before this attack happened, but it seems to be a clerical error. The nurse says she recalls being asked >

[22:15] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: to move Cates to a room with less sunlight for his study."

[22:16] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "Before it gets asked - yes, I looked into it."

[22:16] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "And yes, as far as what -I- could see, it's clerical error. Which means either it is, or someone is better than I am."

[22:16] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "Sorry, keep going."

[22:16] Thundrax@Thundrax nods at Tess.

[22:18] Stroud@MountainHound quirked his brow at the latest bit of information. Again, he kept to himself. He was afterall a guest, and interrupting would be rude. He did however, seem a bit more awake than prior, his -

[22:18] [Local] Stroud@MountainHound: - finger tapping a slow rhythm on the silver plated head of his cane.

[22:18] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "What _I_ see is that someone is at least... on some level... was monitoring ASI. Fuck up or no fuck up."

[22:18] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: nods. "I think that's a fair assumption."

[22:20] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "There's no record, as of yet, where Frank has gone. He's completely off the grid."

[22:20] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "As for the Cates and the attackers? They're comatose at Mercy Hospital. It may be a side effect of these-"

[22:21] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: gestures at the screen, and depicts Centurion's footage of the event: three effigies appear from the wall of ASI's 2nd story, amid the chaos of the Protectors' battle with the four armed men. They >

[22:21] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: resemble human heads, attached to whispy tendrils that spring from the ground. They menace the team, taking the forms of creatures out of a nightmare. One accoststs a terrified Thomas Cates in the >

[22:22] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: hallway, becoming a furry monster with a squarish head and huge black eyes. Another becomes a figure not unlike Jinn, but clothed in black smoke, menacing Jinn himself with what looks like a magic >

[22:23] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: lamp. The other? It appears as Captain Adamant's own ATHENA armor, and it marches on Carter, who was on site -without- his armor.

[22:23] Thundrax@Thundrax recoils a bit at the latter.

[22:24] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "...fascinating."

[22:24] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "These - things - interrupted the attack, and made no disctinction between us and the four men, or Cates. Though when they arrived, we had neutralized the four attackers." His eyes settle on >

[22:24] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: Fahrenheit. "They took the appearance of our nightmares. I know this - because one targeted me."

[22:27] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "So there's the men that launched the attack, and then these things are a separate party?"

[22:28] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "

[22:28] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: Carter sighs. "It seems that way. I don't know what the creatures were after, but their appearance cannot be a coincidence."

[22:29] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: ((ignore that "

[22:29] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: Fahrenheit seems to be talking to himself more than anything else. "Fascinating... The fact that these... manifestions could not only be perceived by others instead of just the person whose psyche ->

[22:30] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: they were created from, but also be caught on electronic recording equipment means that we are dealing with at least a class 4 manifestation. That is significant in every way."

[22:32] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "What does that mean to you, Fahrenheit? What kind of parties are capable of something like this?"

[22:32] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Not to mention whatever mind or magic is powerful enough to control people on a national level."

[22:32] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "i'm still rocking the theory of some sort of mummy's curse-esque scenario..."

[22:33] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "Qareen," said Stroud, suddenly.

[22:33] [COJ] African Violet@FrozenViolet: Thandi smiles curiously back at Tess and mouths "Mummy curse?"

[22:34] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Tess shrugs.

[22:35] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Qareen?"

[22:35] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Thi is certainly going in interesting directions."

[22:35] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "Of course I can only speak for the magical side of things, but let us assume that these were created via illusionary magic for the sake of argument. If that is indeed the case, then... Qareen."

[22:35] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "Too many, directions if you ask me." Carter did however regard Stroud with interest. It's a word he hadn't heard before.

[22:35] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: "Hmmm..."

[22:36] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: was referring to the situation itself, not the team's input! That he was grateful for.

[22:37] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "Yes," said Stroud, slowly getting to his feet and squinting at the screen. "They are beings mentioned in arabic folklore, even appearing in the teachings of Muhammad." He stared at the feed. "I -

[22:37] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Okay. Just checked with UNTIL. No activity from the sleeping Galaxar on the moon. One theory we can cross out."

[22:37] [Local] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Annoying little bastard," Peace offers to Thundrax.

[22:38] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "At least Galaxar is still asleep.."

[22:38] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - apologize, as its been some time since I have actually read or heard of them in my own studies. Some believe them to be dark spirits, who suggest evil suggestions to others. They are often -

[22:38] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Tess leans forward a little so she can better see Stroud and Kaspar.

[22:39] [Local] Thundrax@Thundrax: "What's going on here is challenging enough."

[22:39] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: spoken of in certain cultures as appearing as dark parallels to the individual that they approach. Some groups even hold that each of us has their own personal specimen."

[22:40] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: He mulls the possibility over for a moment, then looks back at the Captain. "I will refrain from speculating on the basis of what little we have currently, but I can say with certainty, that ->

[22:41] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: the number of - people - on US soil, who can create class 4 manifestations or higher via magic, can statistically not exceed about two dozen."

[22:43] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: nods in contemplation, brown eyes darting between Stroud and von Schneider. "I'll follow up with you both on this. That's helpful input." He says with gratitude.

[22:44] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi scowls "If magic it is, that's two for two that I'm out my league on."

[22:44] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "Raz asked about where we go from here - and Sebastian - you asked about how artifacts play into this."

[22:44] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "Don't forget to let them know about Gauthier's... egh..." She wrinkles her nose. "His taste in Biblical era Christian creepy shit."

[22:45] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "Might be -nothing- but it might be -something- too."

[22:46] [COJ] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "That... kind of sounds a lot like politicians these days though, right?"

[22:46] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Cap, if you need an invite to one of his shindigs, I did campaign for the man, I might bee able to score one."

[22:46] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "It's possible, however unlikely, that he possesses something that could be responsible for some, if not all of this, though he would be exposing -himself- to scrutiny if that were the case."

[22:47] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: turns to Thundrax. "I was actually hoping to talk to you about that." He nods, happy the Canuck anticipated part of his plans. "We can't ignore the possibility, and Gauthier's connection to Operation>

[22:47] [Local] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: He throws a side glance to Cosmic Glory sitting next to him. Judging by his expression he seems both impressed by the sudden sass and fighting with himself to keep his usual stony-faced demeanor.

[22:48] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: Mountain King. I've met the Senator myself on a few occasions, so with Craig's help, myself and a few Protectors will infiltrate one of his parties and attempt to get a better read on the Senator."

[22:48] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "Meanwhile, we will continue to cross reference information from the Sleeper's March, and probe into the nature of the sleepwalking epidemic."

[22:49] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud, with one final close inspection of the image, returned to his seat. He kept one hand on the cane, however, in case he was called up to give his own presentation sometime soon.

[22:49] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: "We will also continue to search for Frank Spektor, as well as any sleep activity that breaks from the pattern of the March."

[22:49] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "Oh sure, I eat, breath, sleep exposing politicians to the world. Course I would bring up something -obvious-, right? Right." She sounded -a little- defensive.

[22:50] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: c

[22:54] [Local] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Nightmare entitites, corrupt politicians, black-ops operations, artifacts, dream training..." Sebastian was mumbling to himself and not finding any way to put it all together.

[22:54] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: ((Thanks for coming, Cain! That was great!))

[22:55] [Local] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She glances back to Peace. "Quite a mess things have become," she says quietly.

[22:55] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: glanced at the podium. "There's a lot of moving pieces." Looked up at his audience. "But we're going to keep pushing. I-" Touches a finger to his ear, and his jaw tightenes. "Copy that, Cat." He >

[22:55] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: looks to Craig, "I cede the rest of my time, it looks like I need to visit the Anvil ASAP."

[22:55] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Gonna need backup, Cap?"

[22:55] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Godspeed, my friend. And thank you."

[22:56] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She nods to Adamant. "Keep safe out there. And yes, thank you for the information."

[22:56] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "Play it safe. You don't have my ass to cover yours this time," she says with a smirk.

[22:56] Thundrax@Thundrax snorts.

[22:56] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: shakes his head. "No it's more of a - logistical - problem. But it's urgent." He nods to the others, wishing him well. "Thank you all for your time, and for coming. I'll keep the team informed of our>

[22:57] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: progress, and I welcome any and all help people have to offer. With the events in Pittsburgh, this Sleepers' March, and now Allegheny? We have our work cut out for us."

[22:58] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "We got your back."

[22:58] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud gave Carter a curt nod, though said little else. For the moment, he seemed to be rather deep in thought. He occasionally glanced to the silver head of his cane, -

[22:59] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - tapping upon it with a gloved finger. At this point it might be obvious it was a mantric.

[22:59] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: Mr, Stroud, did you have anything to add?"

[22:59] [COJ] Captain Adamant@calamitycain: Carter descends, and exits the stage, and then, the amphitheatre.

[23:00] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "On this current topic," said the elderly doctor, raising his gaze to Thundrax, "I am afraid not." Watching Carter depart, he added, "I imagine though it is my turn to take the stage?"

[23:00] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Absolutely. You, then Centurion."

[23:00] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Tess leans back in her chair again, propping her feet up on the seat ahead of her yet again as she settles in for Stroud's briefing."

[23:01] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi raises an eyebrow, leaning back to look at Centurion over his shoulder.

[23:01] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: Right.

[23:01] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: He looked to Centurion. "If it is quite alright, I suggest you let him go first. After all, like I said mine is rather long and well, complicated. It would be more prudent I imagine, to save it -

[23:01] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - for the end of the night."

[23:02] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Come on down. You're the next contestant on the Price of Liberty!"

[23:02] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: Trust me what i have to show you is pretty much complicated as well.

[23:03] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: As you all have not known except for a few of us. I have experience dreams that seem real to me.

[23:04] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: ((Take care Kauf!

[23:04] [COJ] Kaspar von Schneider@KampfyKaufmann: Suddenly jumps up, grabbing his umbrella. "Scheiße! My flight! ItwasanhonortothevonSchneidernametobeherefarewellandseeyousoon!"

[23:04] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: I believe this dream is more than that alone.

[23:05] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: What i am about to show you is .. shocking yes i know.

[23:05] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi narrows his eyes.

[23:06] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: "Centurion would click on his chest area and out comes a hologram. It shows an exact footage of his dream like scene of which shows dead bodies, dried up oceans and more."

[23:08] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: "Then when the dream about to end a giant metal crainum would appear and attempt to grab Centurion in his point of view. It would said.." The End is Near for So Said The Holder of Worlds!

[23:09] Thundrax@Thundrax frowns.

[23:09] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: I can't picture it clearly but when i visit Peacemaker about this he said to relaxed. Well i am done relaxing and i would like to take action.

[23:09] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "Action against -what- though?"

[23:10] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "I mean yeah, I get it. We got to respond to this kind of thing. But -what- are we responding to? And -where- would we be going? What resources woudl we need?"

[23:10] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi closes his eyes, and gently palms his forehead. "Buddy, I told you. Dreams are part of having sentience. I know they're new, but they're not real."

[23:10] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: Peace closes his eyes, and gently palms his forehead. "Buddy, I told you. Dreams are part of having sentience. I know they're new, but they're not real."

[23:11] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: I still think it is a sign for a much bigger picture Peace..

[23:11] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: No offense. But i believe something is arriving here.

[23:11] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: "OKay... but again, there's the question of -what- is coming?"

[23:11] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "We don't have any evidence of that, Cent. You're just absorbing too much culture."

[23:12] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "It could be, yes. Or a warning. Or...it's just the scrambled up messes that are a human's dreams."

[23:12] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: Whatever it may be i am going to investigate it further.

[23:13] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: But over all i am done for now.

[23:13] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Or a look into a parallel timeline that's ahead of ours. Or telepatic contact with a child. But don't quit investigating, Cent."

[23:13] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: Thank you Thundrax.

[23:13] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "We have to guard against any potential threat."

[23:14] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Doctor Solomon Stroud watched Centurion for a moment, a puzzled expression and quirked brow on his aged features. "Well," said Stroud, "I imagine it pays to be thorough." In any case, with the aid -

[23:14] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi frowns, but says nothing.

[23:14] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - of his cane, Stroud made his way for the podium.

[23:14] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Speaking of which, the floor is yours, Doctor."

[23:15] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Doctor Stroud's gaze drifted over the crowd for a moment. "Before I start this, I believe it is prudent to introduce myself. I am Doctor Solomon Stroud. My presence here is at the representation -

[23:16] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - of the aptly named Task Force hospitaller, an association of several federal and international law enforcement and paramilitary organizations. Little under a year ago, I first approached the -

[23:17] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - leadership of your organization for assistance in the very goal the Task Force was assembled to complete. The apprehension, or if failing that, destruction of all assets and forces belonging to a -

[23:17] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - being known as Kostadin the Black."

[23:18] Cosmic Glory@Angelight paused, growing quiet as Kostadin the Black was brought on up.

[23:18] Razira@BobFromAccounting frowns. She is not a fan of that name or that threat at all.

[23:18] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi nods and listens.

[23:20] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "Most of you are well aware of what Kostadin is," said Stroud. "You have faced his forces in the field, you have seen the.. nightmares, for lack of a better term that he visits upon those unlucky -

[23:20] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Tess's nose wrinkled a little. She shifted in her seat uncomfortably.

[23:20] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - enough to cross either his path or those fighting under his banner." He paused, then said, "For those of you that don't though, be aware I will use several terms to refer to him in the course of -

[23:20] Thundrax@Thundrax is grim faced. Outside, the weather is getting stormy.

[23:21] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - this briefing. Necromancer, vampire, sorcerer," he paused again, "And those titles are likely very familiar to you. They can be aptly applied to beings you have encountered prior."

[23:21] [COJ] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: Cosmic Glory would lower her eyes a moment, staring to her hand. She'd look up. "Has anyone... met Kostadin? Because I might, um..." She trailed off, as she hesitated again.

[23:22] [COJ] Centurion@Prototype902: No i haven't.

[23:23] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: He shook his head. "No, I do not believe you have, which is why I want to stress that those words I have mentioned? Those titles? You may have encountered beings who they are more than applicable -

[23:24] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - to." He paused, then reached out to take a small hand held holo-projector he'd acquired from Until from his pocket. "Believe me when I say, that you have not encountered anyone or anything, like -

[23:25] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - him." He flicked a switched, and before the crowd a still projection was cast. One of a being tall, hooded, but beyond that the similarities ended with your usual necromancer. The hood belonged -

[23:25] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - not to a robe or cloak, but an officers coat, one quite similar to those used during the second great wore. His dress style seemed, in fact, to be inspired by field officers of the reich, or -

[23:26] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - other dictatorships of the time. But it was his face, a ghoulish, scarred and broken figment of some sort of fanged monster, that was perhaps most apparant.

[23:27] [COJ] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: She stared at the detail and would as she would lean forward as she seemed to take note and then his coat. "... so... it was true..." She spoke to herself, just growing quiet as she watched.

[23:27] [Local] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Oh, taking fashion cues from the Reich. Because he really needed to drive it home."

[23:27] Razira@BobFromAccounting shudders suddenly.

[23:28] [Local] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Oh, they were stylish. From the Totenkopf collection."

[23:28] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Tess shifts in her seat again. If she's unnerved, she's doing better than others in the room.

[23:28] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "This image was cobbled together from eyewitness reports of those who have encountered him the past. Individuals who have prior worked under his banner and turned their back on him. Those who have -

[23:29] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - seen images of him in their minds when encounter specific.. stimuli, from his forces." He paused, then said, "But the face? We have that from the Progeny, a group of young men and women who you -

[23:29] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - are well acquainted with from what I am lead to believe. The same children who, in turning his own brood against him, managed to help drag his existance into the light."

[23:30] [Local] Thundrax@Thundrax: They're damn good kids, that's for sure."

[23:30] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi smirks. "Never underestimate those firebrands."

[23:31] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "... Yeah. They can do anything if they put their heads to it. The Progeny aren't ever to be underestimated."

[23:32] [COJ] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "So we have his face, and we've got his scars. Are we close to getting him?"

[23:32] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "That they are not," said Stroud, agreeing with Cosmic Glory. The doctor regarded Peacemaker, then said, "Closer, but I am afraid not by much." He looked to the group as a whole, "Kostadin's M.O, -

[23:34] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - from what we have managed to peace together, is one that both my own organization, and those we work alongside of have never encountered before." He frowned, "In more ways than one. Kostadin is -

[23:34] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - if anything, a monster that preys open mankind's own.. worst behaviors. His facilities, to which there are many, have been constructed throughout the U.S over the last seventy years. They have -

[23:35] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - been hidden beneath our very noses by sheer virture of being built in places that, until very recently and still by some, were considered disposable by the public. Ghettos, reservations, insane -

[23:36] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - asylums. While he has used other means to cover his existance, the fact that for many decades people within these communities could vanish and no one would care has been perhaps.. his greatest -

[23:36] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - weapon."

[23:36] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "Except... there's one thing that eludes me about him."

[23:37] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "Just what IS his end goal? Almost every villain or organization has one. They work to something. Money, world domination, what is exactly Kostadin trying to -do-? To earn?"

[23:37] [Local] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi: "Social decay as strategy. Son of a bitch."

[23:37] [Local] Thundrax@Thundrax: "My thoughts exactly, Faye."

[23:39] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Go on, sir."

[23:39] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud looked to Cosmic Glory, then Peacemaker, and finally Thundrax. "That, is in itself, a mystery," said Stroud, shaking his head. "We have more than one of his former accomplices in -

[23:39] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - containment. We have also managed to interrogate one of his more.. aware, servitors. A being known as a Blackguard, one of many. One whose comrade in arms you encountered in the recent Battle -

[23:40] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - of Allegheny. What we got was.. fragmented."

[23:40] The Peacemaker I@Astrosimi grimaces. Memories of the worst heartburn ever flash in his head.

[23:41] Razira@BobFromAccounting frowns, thinking back to her last fight with a Blackguard. And how she helped remove it from existance.


[23:41] [COJ] Tesseract@gijoespouse2: Tess shifts in her seat again.

[23:41] Cosmic Glory@Angelight would pause as she would stroke her chin in thought. She would raise a hand. "It may be a long while before we get... anything... but..."

[23:42] Cosmic Glory@Angelight paused but when quiet. "... Yeah. It'll be a while." As if she decided it was better to stay quiet, for now.

[23:45] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - Kostadin's forces that we have encountered in his prior facilities were created by using some manner of alchemic fluid we are still studying. From what we know so far, it appears to be focused -

[23:45] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - on animating dead tissue in a manner that allows him to control it. Possibly using his own psionic abilities as a vampire of considerable age and power."

[23:46] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "But prior to Allegheny, they were little more than animals. Creatures with enough intelligence to charge at a foe like a mad dog. But in Allegheny we encountered thousands of servitors capable of -

[23:47] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - not just using firearms, but archaic weapons such as panzershrecks, and doing so with some manner of strategic awareness." He took a moment to let that sink in.

[23:48] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: ((Welcome Jarne! Didn't see you!))

[23:49] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "As it stands," said Stroud, tapping a gloved finger on his cane. "Task Force Hospitaller's actions for the past year have been the destruction of Kostadin's facilities. But, if the incident -

[23:50] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - within Allegheny is anything to go on, it is becoming more of an uphill battle. Thankfully, with the Department of Defense stepping in to take the lion's share of the grunt work off our backs, we -

[23:51] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - can focus our attention elsewhere. At the moment, members of my organization are working on detailed dossiers of his forces which we've encountered to better instruct on how to combat them. We -

[23:51] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: (Don't worry, I'm suprised I'm here. I'm like, super sore and have to go back tomorrow ;_;)

[23:52] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - are also digging through our own catalogue of information pertaining to Kostadins background. Which is where you come in. You are the Protectors of the World. Your sources are international, -

[23:52] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - from various cultures, and various historical backgrounds. Kostadin is five hundred years old, from what our own sources tell us. He could -not- have become as powerful as he is throughout the -

[23:53] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - centuries without leaving some manner of mark."

[23:54] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "That makes sense."

[23:54] Thundrax@Thundrax nosa. "Or made a few enemies with open mouths and eager ink quills."

[23:54] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: *nods

[23:54] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "If he's magical, then there has to be something out there for sure."

[23:55] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud nodding in agreement with Thundrax. "Exactly." He turned to the Protectors. "There is more to this, of course. So much more. Such as Kostadin using the Men in White as hired help." He -

[23:56] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - frowned. "Though, I can say at this point that should not be an issue much longer. With the deployment of chemical agents at Allegheny, and a recent string of attacks in Westside we believe are -

[23:56] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - the work of the assassin Killshot, the MiW are at the doorstep of losing their status as a criminal organization and being labeled an insurgency group."

[23:56] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "A possible alliance with Kauffman?"

[23:57] [Local] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "His name could have changed throughout the ages. Has there been any luck dating the bodies of the previous battle? Maybe figuring out where they came from could point you in the right direction."

[23:57] Cosmic Glory@Angelight would purse her lips a bit tighter. "... Y-Yeah."

[23:57] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "At this point, we are under the impression that Kaufmann is working for Kostadin. For what reasons remain unclear. Perhaps employment, or perhaps there is something that Kostadin has done to -

[23:58] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - force Kaufmann into his service. He is, unfortunately, exceptionally gifted at the later." He eyed Cyclone and nodded. "The dating of the bodies from the battle has, so far, proved to be a -

[23:59] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - monumental task. But, we can say for certain that they are from the last hundred years. Most considerably more recent."

[23:59] Cosmic Glory@Angelight would fiddle her fingers slightly. "Okay. I can't stay quiet too long. How secure IS this meeting? Everything's safe to talk about?"

[0:00] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "We've been swept fpr listening devices, and I can't imagine anyone trying anything telepathic with Sebastian here for the majority of the meeting."

[0:01] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud once more eyed Cosmic Glory. "That depends entirely upon what you have to say. I do work for the United States Federal Government."

[0:01] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "I... might... be able to provide some vital information in regards of the Men in White and, at least, why they would work for... Kostadin."

[0:02] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Go ahead, Glory."

[0:03] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud settled his gaze upon Cosmic Glory, though said nothing. Instead, he watched her closely while leaning into his cane.

[0:04] Cosmic Glory@Angelight took a deep breath. "Look. As far as I'm aware? There is no blackmail. Men in White are businessmen -- they do it for the money. If they pay, they give it. They gain absolutely nothing except-

[0:04] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: -money... and I can tell you from my sources that the Men in White do not intend to stick with Kostain much longer. It's getting too hot and they want out. They don't know this yet."

[0:05] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud stared at Cosmic Glory, for a moment completely silent. "And your source on this?" asked Stroud, watching her closely.

[0:06] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "We _know_ who your source is," Sparrow stated coldly.

[0:06] Cosmic Glory@Angelight would take a deep breath. "... The... actual Men in White themselves. Pascal confirmed the money thing months ago, the... recent developments came from an old high school friend who is part-

[0:07] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: -of the gang. She wanted to make sure I was okay."

[0:07] Thundrax@Thundrax sighs.

[0:07] [Local] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "Well, that's better than what I figured it'd be."

[0:07] Razira@BobFromAccounting looked over to CG, her expression neutral.

[0:08] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud slowly let his gaze drift from Glory, to Sparrowhawk. He covered the microphone for with his hand, and looked directly at Cosmic Glory. "You.. have had personal meetings with Doctor Pascal -

[0:08] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - Kaufmann. A man whose actions are responsible for the deaths of countless law enforcement and military personnel, along with that of civilians?"

[0:09] Cosmic Glory@Angelight took a deep breath before she would look around the room ever slowly before back to Stroud.

[0:10] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "Look. I get it. None of you like or appreciate that I speak to the other side. There is a good reason to being approachable to these kind of people. If I wasn't open, you'd never have-

[0:10] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: -something this important. I didn't want to say anything at first--but that hologram proved that what was said was legitimate. I'm not going to explain my actions any further then that. This is what-

[0:11] [Local] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "Don't forget that's he's been linked to the assassinations to several superheroes as well. At least allegedly."

[0:11] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: -we have. I can find out further to the best of my abilities."

[0:11] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "---but if you want to be close minded, the next information I get, I'll act on it on my own. It's your choice. Bigger picture, people."

[0:11] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "The other side... is that what we call it?" Sparrowhawk says, her eyes narrowing. "You openly have some sort of... friendship... with an assassin. With someone who has killed comerades in arms. Has t

[0:11] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: > tried to kill members of the Progeny, including my protege..."

[0:11] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "-He- isn't my friend!"

[0:12] Cosmic Glory@Angelight sighs. "I shouldn't have just kept the information for myself... Forget I said anything. Continue. I've nothing else to contribute."

[0:12] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "Pray that I don't choose to take leadership back soon, Glory. When I do, your days here are numbered. Your ass is gone.:"

[0:13] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "Then after Kostadin, I'll resign and go solo. That's fine.

[0:13] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: "With all due respect, Stroud... I'm taking my leave," she says, nodding to him. "Please contact me when you can.:"

[0:13] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Thank you for coming, Alex."

[0:13] [COJ] Sparrowhawk@Pallas001: Sparrowhawk stares down Glory. "You are no hero."

[0:14] Razira@BobFromAccounting turns and follows Sparrow as she leaves. She looks long and hard at her, until she's out of sight. And then she looks back to Glory again.

[0:14] Cosmic Glory@Angelight just stares down over to her lap, her face just emotionless. Her form had flickered briefly but it stabilized.

[0:15] [Local] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "So what we can gather from this is that the Men in White's support isn't going to last much longer."

[0:15] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud watched Sparrow leave, then stared at Cosmic Glory. "What we can gather from this is -nothing-," said Stroud.

[0:15] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "As far as myself, and any intelligent law enforcement personnel would be concerned. That information is faulty. It comes from Kaufmann's mouth, and it should not be trusted. He has done -nothing-

[0:15] Razira@BobFromAccounting closes her eyes and drops her head down.

[0:16] Cosmic Glory@Angelight would just stand up. "Fine. If you won't listen, then you can -let- people get killed from your arrogance! The Protectors can handle this on their own!"

[0:16] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - to imply that it is not some manner of -"

[0:16] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "I'll stay out of your way. Good luck. People will DIE, and it'll be your fault if you don't understand the implication or -anything-."

[0:17] [Local] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "With all due respect, there's probably some truth to it. Sure, it might be a trap or a part of a long game he's playing, but we can also use that to our advantage."

[0:17] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "--but I know in something like this, they wouldn't lie to me. But I'll let your pride get in the way."

[0:17] [Local] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: "...Don't... Don't contact me again about Kostadin."

[0:17] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Sir, I can understand if you decide to walk out now. But I will say that the Protectors have tried to help, and Peacekeeper's body bears the scars of his sincerity."

[0:18] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: *Peacemaker

[0:18] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud watched Cosmic Glory depart, then glanced to Blue Cyclone in thought. He looked to Thundrax, then shook his head. "As far as I'm concerned, you've made sacrifices to the common good. Even -

[0:19] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - if that wasn't the case, my superior was the one that pushed for this. This does, however, complicate things." He looked to Blue Cyclone. "But perhaps, you are right. I imagine that, if there -

[0:20] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - is even an ounce of truth to this, then members of the organization are becoming disheartened."

[0:20] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "And it could.. potentially, be used to our advantage."

[0:21] [Local] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "Right."

[0:21] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Well, we need to kep watching these fissures, and be ready to exploit them."

[0:22] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "I agree," said Stroud. "For now whoever, that little outburst of hers needs to be reported to my superiors. I highly doubt any action other than precautionary methods will be taken into account." -

[0:22] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: Raz looks up from her thinking. "And pray that we don't regret knowing where and how the information came from in the first place."

[0:22] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - He considered Razira's words, then nodded in agreement.

[0:23] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "Thinking on it..."

[0:23] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "Additionally I will note, that my own organization is looking to gather those working for the Task Force for an extended briefing sometime in the future. So we are all on the same page." He rubbed-

[0:24] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - his brow again. "This is.. unfortunately, a very large problem, and a complicated one. Logistics for such an endevor are not easily sorted."

[0:24] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "Do you think it's possible that Kostadin might have been producing those bodies himself?"

[0:25] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: He considered it for a moment, finger on his cane. "As in.. Kostadin being the cause of their initial demise?"

[0:26] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Why would he need to? The amount of dead buried in just the US alone over the last 100 years is no doubt staggering."

[0:26] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "And the things we saw looked like they came from a war. The bodies from the World Wars..." She shook her head as she trailed off.

[0:27] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: Blue nodded. "Right. Given the amount of opposition we saw in the forest, I think he's producing them. Sure, America's a large country, but I don't think he's grave robbing and something tells me we

[0:28] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: haven't seen the bulk of his forces. I think he might be producing people somehow."

[0:29] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "This is the tip of a very unpleasant iceberg."

[0:29] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Making the undead. Horrifying."

[0:30] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: Stroud considered that. "It is possible, for dead matter to be used to create servitors. The pools we found in Pittsburgh and Buffalo we are certain were stocked with bodies he'd taken from local -

[0:30] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - cemetaries. His creation of the subterranean facilities, his sevitors use of bodies of water, and other methods of operating beneath our feet would make it highly possible that he could very well -

[0:31] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: - take the bodies from beneath the earth rather than digging them up in the graveyard. But.." he frowned, "At this rate little would surprise me."

[0:32] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "It's getting late, and I'm sure people are tired. And we haven't even mentioned MEKKA... Can you wrap it up, sir?"

[0:32] [COJ] Stroud@MountainHound: "Of course," said Stroud. "Please, I insist." With that, Stroud made his way from the stage.

[0:33] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She groans. She knows what's coming. With that, she makes her way to the stage.

[0:33] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Thank you very much. The Protectors appreciates the cooperation of your branch of the government."

[0:34] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Raz?"

[0:34] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She nods to Thundrax in thanks as she gets into place. "MEKKA..."

[0:35] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Long story short, as things are rather late. Three years ago, a giant moon-sized spacecraft approached Earth. Its name was Avestus."

[0:36] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Its goal...to colonize Earth. It had been sent who knows how many years ago, and its hold was filled with an entire civilization in some sort of cryo-sleep."

[0:36] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Obviously, as otherwise we wouldn't be here right now, we stopped it." She smirked a bit.

[0:37] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "This story isn't ending with the ship being sent off to another earth like planet that's uninhabited, is it?"

[0:37] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She shakes her head. "That would've been the best solution, yes."

[0:37] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: *ending

[0:38] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "In the process of saving it, we found out that the ship would listen to, and could be controlled by...me. Nobody could explain it. I just...somehow knew how its controls worked."

[0:39] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "But I couldn't get it to just 'go away'. I had basically an entire remains of a civilization, none of which I knew anything about, all counting on me to survive."

[0:40] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "It ended up getting parked in a carefully placed orbit on the dark side of the moon. Where nothing on Earth could accidently see it."

[0:41] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "But not before MEKKA attacked it. He is an old threat of the Protectors. A technological genius. He might've given Peacemaker a run for his money. Instead...he used his powers for evil."

[0:42] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Uploaded his mind into a cybernetic construct, used it for evil things, etc etc. He tried to take control of Avestus. We stopped him."

[0:42] Thundrax@Thundrax nods. "I've read his file."

[0:42] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "We thought he was gone."

[0:42] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "And then, from the other day, London."

[0:43] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "If anyone has watched Star Trek before, think of the Borg. But in more of a half state. That's what we saw, encountered, and was attacked by."

[0:44] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "MEKKA was down there too, but in a far more 'generic' body. We didn't know he was there...at least not until he disabled the entire team of Protectors."

[0:44] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "And then...he got the information he needed to control Avestus from me...directly from my brain." She shook her head. "Somehow."

[0:45] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "The Avestus, and nearly 90 scientists who were on it at the time...moved away from its position and vanished. Nobody has any idea where it is right now."

[0:45] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "And that...puts an awful lot of power into a villain with the ability to do...we have no idea what with."

[0:46] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She runs a clawed hand through her headfur and looks down at her feet.

[0:46] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "We need to find it. I'l lask Sebastian to make it his priority."

[0:47] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "...The entire team?"

[0:47] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "No, just Peacemaker."

[0:48] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "Sorry. I was referring to Mekka. He disabled the entire team?"

[0:48] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "He has been. He was one of those at London to begin with." She looks to Blue. "There were five Protectors there at the time. So us five. An utterly blinding beam of light from the sky."

[0:49] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: Also, the notBorged people who were on the ground took off after MEKKA. The official number is around 120 depending on who you ask."

[0:50] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "...What about the Star*Guard? I feel like this is something that should be brought up to them. They're space cops, right?"

[0:51] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She nods. "They're out there trying to find the Avestus too. They've been trying to figure out what to do with the ship in the first place, too."

[0:51] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Those who needed to know that the ship was out there knew. Those that didn't...were kept in the dark."

[0:52] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "

[0:53] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "I feel...I seriously let down the Protectors the other day with this happening. I should've known."

[0:53] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "And because of this..." She sighs. "I'm sorry."

[0:54] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "What can we do to help, Raz?"

[0:55] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She looked over to Thundrax. Her usual positiveness and optimism were just not there. "I don't know. Pray that MEKKA makes a move that doesn't involve a full scale assault on Earth...or worse?"

[0:56] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Well, prayer is a beginning. And we've faced more hopeless odds than this."

[0:57] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "We have, yes. So we'll get through this. Somehow."

[0:57] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Thank you, Thundrax."

[0:57] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "He has a moon sized ship that can do who knows what with a civilization he can weaponize into cyborgs. That's pretty bad. Even if he doesn't just move the ship into a position where it can wreak

[0:57] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "And thnk you for being the rock of this team, Raz."

[0:58] [Local] Stroud@MountainHound: (Just an fyi, I am logging this for people. If anyone needs it.)

[0:58] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: ((Thanks MH!))

[0:58] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: havoc on the globe. Like, this is a pretty serious situation."

[0:58] [COJ] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "


[0:59] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: She looks up to Blue. "It is a serious situation. It absolutely is."

[1:00] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "I have a small installation on the moon. It keeps an ey on the Galaxar. But its sensors can sweep a fair bit of space. And we might deploy the Valravins as a sensor net."


[1:01] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: Good ideas." She looks to everyone. "And I'm doing what I can too. I'm not sitting by idly for this. But I'm not the most tech-savvy person on the team, by far.


[1:03] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Well, talk about your baptism of fire. Dragons, zombie armies, sleepwalking zombies, and a homicdal robot with the power of a god. And a radiactive clone in a pear tree,"

[1:04] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "The things that the Protectors deal with."

[1:04] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "And a dreaming robot."

[1:04] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: "Thank you for the stand, Thundrax." She steps down.


[1:05] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Okay. Thank you for coming. Thank you for your service to this planet, and beyond. I owe you my life on more than one occasion.'

[1:05] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Youall make me proud."

[1:06] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: "Meeting adjourned."

[1:06] [COJ] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: ((Great session BTGW!))

[1:06] [Local] Stroud@MountainHound: And thus, Doctor Stroud would rise from his comfy seat, and find himself facing his greatest foe. Stairs. Stupid old man physiology.

[1:07] [COJ] Razira@BobFromAccounting: (Thanks to everyone being there!

[1:07] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt lets out a soft sigh. "Do you need a hand?"

[1:07] [COJ] Thundrax@Thundrax: ((Thank you all for coming and taking part.))

[1:07] [Local] Stroud@MountainHound: "No, I'll be fine so long as I take it slow. Besides, I'm too stubborn."

[1:07] [COJ] Cosmic Glory@Angelight: ((Sorry if the mini drama in the middle of it slowed things down

[1:07] [Local] Stroud@MountainHound: (You're welcome! I'm probably gonna go rest my eyes cause strain. Have a good one!)

[1:08] [Local] Blue Cyclone@Jarnefeldt: "Don't worry. I'll catch you if you fall."