21:28:12	~Panda|GM	The first grayed out portrait was of a practically regal figure, slim and clad in a soft sky blue suit with a simple mask covering his face. Humble Harlequin. The former leader of Department 56, the Hawaii Protectorate. Gifted with leadership as he was with protecting 'his' citizens, his loss would be one that the department might never recover fro
21:28:12	~Panda|GM	m on its own.
21:28:17	~Panda|GM	But he was merely the first.
21:28:49	~Panda|GM	Samson. Tall, grinning, and with an uncanny sense for when someone needed a pick-me up.
21:30:06	~Panda|GM	Kāmo. Heavy-set and the most serious of the predominantly laid-back group, nevertheless was known as the one-woman backup squad. She had everyone's back and they had hers without reservation.
21:32:25	~Panda|GM	Noa-kapu. Ambitious to a fault, perpetually in competition with Humble (whether the older man knew it or not), and one of the most viciously against the credo espoused by the unnamed parahuman supremacists who took over Hawaii with their violence and terror in the months preceding...for months.
21:33:53	~Panda|GM	Lancing-A-Lot. More likely to be found in a bookstore than on the battlefield, the young man was nevertheless tireless in his devotion to maintaining the peace. Even when it cost him his freedom at the hands of the Enemy.
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21:37:33	~Panda|GM	Lilywhite Stitch. She was a beauty. Both in the typical sense and in the way she approached the world. So great was she, that nobody batted an eye at her marriage to the Director- not too many eyes, at least.
21:37:51	~Panda|GM	But her horrible tendency for punnery was a different story. Ugh.
21:38:13	~Panda|GM	The only two Wards were the last pictures left on the wall you stood looking at.
21:38:43	~Panda|GM	As close to each other then as they were in life, they took their pictures in a way that it seemed as if they were finger-gunning at one another.
21:39:59	~Panda|GM	Maplewave and Tuck. Avid surfers before their trigger, you suspected but could never get proof that their names were a reflection of that. In the worst possible way, if Lily's influence was to be suspected.
21:41:30	~Panda|GM	"At least we don't have to rebuild another set of rooms every other week," the nasally voice of the aging Director surprises you as he steps up to your side, looking at the 'prized' Wards. Basically raised as your collective children. Unruly and all.
21:42:43	~Panda|GM	"How are you holding up?" He turns to you, tanned and long of hair, but the encroaching wrinkles and greying carry the weight of his own struggles. The man had aged decades in a few months.
21:42:47	~Panda|GM	You both had.||
21:49:52	Teller|Lapaau	Kahiau looks at the Director - looks down, thanks to his large stature. The joke about the rooms rubs him the wrong way, but he's too tired to bring it up. Besides, the director doesn't mean any harm...he's grieving in his own way as well.
21:49:52	Teller|Lapaau	"Holding up as well as can be expected," he replies automatically. He looks along the row of photographs a final time, then back at the Director. "What can do for you, sir?" ||
21:57:25	~Panda|GM	Director Salias nearly grimaces, you can tell, but instead of following through he turns back to the portraits on the wall. He knew about your power, obviously. He knew what looking at a picture could mean for you. Hope.
21:57:49	~Panda|GM	These grayed out photographs were the exact opposite of that feeling you told him so long ago.
21:58:06	~Panda|GM	He knew. Chances were, he felt just as destroyed by the prospect as you were.
21:59:20	~Panda|GM	"The squads just got their reinforcements so they're back to full strength. I solidified negotiations for capes to come and help us out, so I'll send you the dossier on who's incoming." A small sigh, nearly missed.
22:00:40	~Panda|GM	"Captain Jones wanted to show the new arrivals the 'scenery' so to speak, so they'll be gone out and about. You can get introduced later, I'd like you to take it easy and head over to the hospital. Idira and Frank will escort you, if you'd like."
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22:02:39	~Panda|GM	Usually the entire partially destroyed PRT troops (from 2 full squads with enough for shift rotations to half of a single squad with a Lieutenant promoted before she felt she was ready) would go to the hospital with you, in case of any riots or attempts on your life or wellbeing. Just going with the two relatively unknown squaddies would be differe
22:02:39	~Panda|GM	nt, but potentially better than nothing.
22:02:57	~Panda|GM	Then again you were hardly left alone anywhere, for much the same reasons. So maybe alone time was what you needed most.||
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22:07:17	Teller|Lapaau	Kahiau sighs, considers it, then shakes his head. "I can manage it alone. I'd actually prefer it, if that's alright." ||
22:08:49	~Panda|GM	A slight grimace, again, from the man. Before he nods once, as if defeated. "I understand. Be careful and keep your comms on, just in case. I'll leave them here at base just in case anything goes wrong. You know how Stranger/Master/Potential Kidnapping passcodes work."
22:09:23	~Panda|GM	He reaches out as if he was about to pat you on the shoulder like he did not so long ago but stops, winces, and walks away.||
22:12:18	Teller|Lapaau	Kahiau briefly worries about Director Salias, but lets the thought go. Salias was a grown man, and he barely has enough time to worry about himself these days.
22:13:12	Teller|Lapaau	He heads to the garage to claim a PRT vehicle, and from there begins to make his way to the hospital. ||
22:14:56	~Panda|GM	The process is quick and expedited by being- funnily enough, in the least funny possible way- the leader of the Protectorate.
22:16:10	~Panda|GM	What should've taken 15 minutes is closer to an hour due to shattered buildings, massive craters and scars across the roads, and yet uncleared but long cooled magma.
22:17:28	~Panda|GM	Behemoth did to Hawaii what an angry young child does to a tower of building blocks, but with more economic stress, more screams of people feeling themselves dying, and less pain when accidentally stepping on said building blocks.
22:22:17	~Panda|GM	When you finally arrive in front of the building, you can't help but briefly compare it to the husk left behind of the Protectorate Headquarters.
22:23:17	~Panda|GM	It's two stories tall due to recent 'renovations', but has the streets immediately surrounding it clear and clean. There are people rushing inside and out with a decent amount of mats, beds, and even just blankets piled along the streets nearby.
22:24:09	~Panda|GM	In comparison, the PHQ looks as if it took a missile straight through the core. Open ceiling in a few spots, blackened and mostly ruined interiors thanks to fire damage, and blown out windows.
22:24:19	~Panda|GM	This was practically paradise.||
22:26:51	Teller|Lapaau	The sights, the wreckage, the destruction...it's all starting to feel 'normal' to him, and he hates it. This isn't normal. Things shouldn't be like this.
22:28:10	Teller|Lapaau	Still, what is he supposed to do? He's so small, in comparison to it all. So Kahiau does what he can: he trudges inside of the hospital. ||
22:34:25	~Panda|GM	A cry goes up as soon as you enter which is picked up by more and more people.
22:35:19	~Panda|GM	At the end of it, everyone able to, and a few who probably shouldn't be trying, are chanting your name in something akin to reverence. With a hint of friendly camaraderie.
22:35:29	~Panda|GM	Maybe that was why you kept showing up.||
22:37:58	Teller|Lapaau	Kahiau - known to the public as Lapa'au - raises a hand to each of the people in greeting. Rather than bolster him, the cheers cause a knot to form in his stomach. If he knew why...well, his therapy sessions would be going be going better, for one.
22:38:47	Teller|Lapaau	He approaches the reception desk, and forces a small smile. "What've we got today?" ||
22:39:09	Teller|Lapaau	((-be going))
22:41:13	~Panda|GM	Tina, the adorable 14 year old 'nurse queen', gives you the same brilliant smile as she does every day. As if the sun hasn't truly risen until she's seen you.
22:42:31	~Panda|GM	"Everyone outside is in minor condition and can be fine if left alone. Everyone to the right," She gestures with a small hand slathered with nailpolish and rhinestones, "is in a worse condition, but we can handle them if left alone."
22:43:15	~Panda|GM	She turns and gestures again. "Everyone to the left we need your help with to keep stable, if nothing else. And as usual, everyone in the back your power wouldn't help with." Like internal bleeding, people without pictures and severe damage, etc.||
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22:48:32	Teller|Lapaau	"Thanks, Tina," He says. He starts to walk towards the left, then pauses. "Let me know if any of the pictureless get to the point where it's worth the risk."
22:49:18	Teller|Lapaau	He heads over to the first bed - or makeshift bed - in line, and looks down at the patient. ||
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