Unaligned
Aw, what's wrong? Don't you trust me?
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Post by An0nymou5 on Jul 23, 2016 14:41:12 GMT -7
As Anonymous continued on working with the computer before him, he sensed someone’s brain pattern appear close by. He recognized the pattern to be Portal Boy, Geata, and that he’s right inside the room, planning on pushing him out with his portal. As soon as he form a portal right underneath his feet, Anonymous quickly jumped up the table, dodging the portal opening and hop on the table beside the computer. He then looked straight at Geata with a smile:
“Oh don’t be,” he said, “I’m just waiting for the download anyway. I should be thanking you for giving me something to entertain myself.”
Anonymous then reformed himself back to his usual faceless self with a smile remained. The computer still downloading the file from the system, so at the moment Anonymous might as well find a way to humor himself.
“So tell me, to what reason do I have the honor of your present?”
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Pandaemonium
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Post by Sanduleak on Jul 23, 2016 15:10:16 GMT -7
A small circle of light acted as an umbrella for Sanduleak when he felt the water and shot a glare at the young keeper. Not protection but a LIABILITY. Who did this little twerp think he was!? Bringing up his reliability and freaking injuries like that.
"Ya know I've met plenty of annoying keepers but I gotta say, you take the cake when it comes to pissing me off, so congrats for that."
Sanduleak spared Azoth a quick glance when he heard the yelp and saw the familiar trail of metallic slime near her feet. God two of the most annoying keepers were deciding to literally rain on his parade at that moment. Why couldn't life ever be easy for a Pandemonium member.
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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on Jul 23, 2016 17:42:14 GMT -7
   PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 analyzing combat data... --- Interference (Obfuscation) by An0nymou5 against Geata results in SUCCESS, +5% combat advantage Interference (Obfuscation) by Arcanum against Sanduleak results in SUCCESS, +5% combat advantage Interference (Reversion) by Sin Eater against Azoth results in SUCCESS, +5% combat advantage Maneuver (Field) by Azoth against Sin Eater results in FAILURE due to suppression by the equal-or-greater Interference (Reversion) Sin Eater used Maneuver (Field) by Sanduleak against Sin Eater results in FAILURE due to suppression by the lesser Interference (Obfuscation) Arcanum used and then suppression by the target's immunity --- Current conditions: An0nymou5 Arcanum and Sin Eater have immunity to Interference (Obfuscation) granted by the Accumulation (Enhancement) Sin Eater used. Combat advantage: An0nymou5 Arcanum and Sin Eater have 45% Azoth Geata and Sanduleak have 45% Current openings: Arcanum may SURPRISE the other side at a cost of 15% combat advantage, causing her side's actions to come first in the resolution order as though their level were higher next round. An0nymou5 may SURPRISE the other side at a cost of 15% combat advantage, causing his side's actions to come first in the resolution order as though their level were higher next round. (Click here to send in your next round's actions!) |
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The Keepers
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Post by Sin Eater on Jul 25, 2016 9:33:41 GMT -7
When the roof above Sin Eater started to come apart, she was ready. Even though she was blinded by Sanduleak's light, the sudden flaw in the building's structure instantly triggered the sense granted by her power.
A moment later, the roof was whole again, the metal beams growing back together seamlessly. Meanwhile, a red stain was spreading across Sin Eater's shirt. The pain was sudden and excruciating, but Sin Eater merely smiled.
"So eager to get me out of the way? But we've only just begun!"
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The Keepers
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Post by Arcanum on Jul 25, 2016 12:09:13 GMT -7
With the others temporarily locked up, Arcanum continued searching the building. She figured she could afford to leave them alone for now. Getting in a fight here won't help her find the documents she needed.
A lingering bit of curiosity brought her attention towards someone she hadn't thought about in a while. Portal guy was supposed to be working with Azoth, but he vanished a long time ago. He most likely didn't run away, so where did he go? What if he already found the information, and the other two were merely there to distract her?
Arcanum knew she needed to hurry things up. She couldn't allow portal kid to sneak around while she wasn't looking.
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The Keepers
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Post by Azoth on Jul 25, 2016 13:33:08 GMT -7
Sin Eater had entirely canceled her power? Not avoided the falling roof, or keeping it in place, but full on mitigating the damage she’d done? Azoth took a hesitant step back. This was not going well. At least Arcanum had left, but the prospect of attempting to finish dissecting this computer while Sin Eater was staring her down was… not appealing. Should they move on to a different room? Arcanum had done something strange to the door, but new doors were of quick order. As long as Sin Eater didn’t stop it like she had the cave in. Then there were the unpowereds to watch out for, and the possibility of other supers elsewhere in the building.
Azoth’s mind was reeling. She was being backed into a corner and there were too many ‘what ifs’. She had no idea what to do - so she did what had become a default of sorts for her. Fog swarmed the room. It grew thick quickly, more so by the second as she continued to pour it out. Pacing over to Sanduleak, she took hold of his arm so as not to lose him and said into the com, “Geata, hurry. Arcanum might be headed your way.”
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Unaligned
Aw, what's wrong? Don't you trust me?
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Post by An0nymou5 on Jul 25, 2016 14:07:46 GMT -7
Anonymous smiled as he watched Geata fumbling around like a blind man with a blindfold. As he stumble around, Anonymous keep a close eyes on the computer screen to make sure his downloading progress isn’t getting interrupted by Portal boy’s fumbling around.
“You know Geata, I’ve been wondering” he said to him, “what did little Misty promise you that make you so willing to help her getting inside this military base anyway? Did she promise she’ll share her dirty laundry to you after you and that masked Pandaemonium helped her?”
Looking at the computer, it’s about 60% done with its download; with all the time for him to wait, he decided to do something to relieve him of this boredom. As soon as he got a whip of Geata’s thought, he can already tell Azoth is making her way over to his position, and possibly Arcanum as well.
“Oh goody,” he thought to himself, "the guest of honor is heading here soon. Wonderful, the party is about to start.”
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The Keepers
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Post by Geata on Jul 25, 2016 15:16:21 GMT -7
Geata was surprised when his vision suddenly faded, and it took him a moment to orient himself. It wasn't easy for him to come to grips with the last thing he had seen, either. It was strange seeing a man's face almost melt away and reveal the face of the anonymous super with no face.
When Anonymous asked Geata's reasoning for why he was helping Azoth, the masked super started to laugh. "Listen, buddy, that's not exactly an acceptable payment, you know? Besides, something tells me that it wouldn't even be an offer made." He suddenly stood up. "I think it's gonna be getting crowded in here soon, so I better make my leave."
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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on Jul 25, 2016 18:03:26 GMT -7
PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 analyzing combat data... --- Interference (Reversion) by Sin Eater against Sanduleak results in SUCCESS, +5% combat advantage Accumulation (Summoning) by Arcanum against Maneuver (Field) results in SUCCESS, +10% combat advantage Accumulation (Information) by Azoth against Accumulation (Enhancement) results in SUCCESS, +10% combat advantage Maneuver (Speed) by Geata against An0nymou5 results in PARTIAL success due to suppression by the target's lesser immunity, +5% combat advantage Aggression (Subdual) by An0nymou5 against Azoth results in SUCCESS, +30% combat advantage An0nymou5 Arcanum and Sin Eater have reached 80% combat advantage on a turn in which they successfully used Accumulation (Summoning), allowing them to take the OVERWHELM option and win the battle. Arcanum's mass search will locate the information before her rivals can escape their predicaments and beat her to it. All participants receive 10 Notoriety for their part in the battle! An0nymou5 receives an additional 10 Notoriety due to the Intimidation trait. --- Analyzing possible outcomes... 1. Prioritize your search in areas dealing with mundane politics.
More blackmail material on governmental officials could be more immediately useful.
Effect: +50 additional Notoriety each for An0nymou5 Arcanum and Sin Eater 2. Prioritize your search in areas dealing with crisis response and other potential Seaside-related subjects.
It's what brought you here specifically, after all.
Effect: +10 Keepers Prestige, +3 Unaligned Prestige
Effect: An0nymou5 Arcanum and Sin Eater also get a piece of informationAs the first to oppose, Arcanum gets the final choice. |
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The Keepers
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Post by Arcanum on Jul 25, 2016 19:15:17 GMT -7
[Taking Option 2]
No signs of portal boy anywhere, and the central room did not have a display showing all of the cameras in the area. In hindsight, Azoth's power would have disabled any cameras nearby so it wouldn't have helped much anyway.
There was a silver lining to all this running around. Arcanum did locate a room full of files and paperwork, and it even had a computer. A newly created clone sorted through all the folders while she typed away at the keyboard. A few conveniently named text documents showed up in her search, so she opened a couple at a time. She smiled her unnaturally large grin as her eyes darted across the screen. “Oh, this will do quite nicely.”
After a few more keystrokes she had in her hand a physical copy of the information. To decrease the likelihood of Azoth somehow finding this out for herself, Arcanum partially melted the keyboard, printer and computer she just used.
Time to get out of here. During her escape, Arcanum passed by another familiar super. The questions of when or why Anonymous was here were not important. By now she only cared about leaving. In an effort to stop him from trying to slow her down, Arcanum pulled out copies of the stolen document from her torso and shoved them into his hands.
“Happy Birthday! I got you a pony.”
If he asked any questions, she wouldn't respond. Don't they say you're not supposed to look a gift horse in the mouth? In that case, Arcanum was the horse, and she kept on running until she was out of the building. Hopefully the guy had a good memory, or felt like writing it all down somewhere else. He still had plenty of time, but the papers would evaporate long before he made it home.
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The Keepers
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Post by Azoth on Jul 26, 2016 12:53:32 GMT -7
Azoth grunted in pain as she hit the ground. The jar sent ripples of the same through one end of her head and out the other. The migraine, she identified immediately, had set in without warning. She ceased the use of her power. The last of the information related to the hard drive washed over her, lost. She pulled herself up by gripped Sanduleak’s cape, other hand pressed to her forehead. Stupid biology; its susceptibility to such issues as migraines what was holding her back from continuing.
She hated it, but she knew what she had to do. She spoke int her com. “Geata, Sanduleak, we’re retreating. Geata, meet us where we first entered.” Her voice was quiet, each word painful to her throbbing head.
She didn’t care that Sin Eater would be able to overhear this. Azoth blankly addressed the Keeper. “We will admit defeat here. There’s no need to continue fighting.” She forced concentration, and a thin rectangular slit formed in the wall. A small explosion generated the force she’d usually get from just pushing it. The slab of wall fell into the hallway, and their exit was made.
“Enjoy your information.” She mumbled, pained. She would follow Sanduleak out. Nor would she create any further doors; her head hurt too much to plot her own course of direction, let alone stress her power. The hallways would have to do.
She did make one final use of her powers, however. On the wall beside the door they exited through, she left a small note stuck just below the corner where wall met ceiling. An unsigned time and place to meet. With any luck, someone would take her offer.
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Unaligned
Aw, what's wrong? Don't you trust me?
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Post by An0nymou5 on Jul 27, 2016 0:58:41 GMT -7
Anonymous let out a sinister grin as Geata decided to pull a fast one on him by creating a portal beneath his feet again. The sudden portal beneath his feet was a nice strategy to get him away from the computer, but he’s too late. As soon as he got wind of Geata plan on creating the portal, the computer finished downloading the files that Anonymous was going after. So as soon as the portal open, Anonymous quickly grabbed on the USB drive that he attached on the computer as he used this portal as his exit out of the room. He doesn’t really know where Geata is now, but he should at least be polite:
“Thank you so much for giving me a short-cut, Geata,” he shouted toward the hallway, “now I can leave without worrying about guards chasing after me.”
As he turned in order to head toward the exit, he saw a familiar face of Silver-Goo rushing toward him. He didn’t get a chance to say anything when she shoved a file at him while saying something weird. Confuse as to what the heck that woman mean, he looked inside the file and see that it’s the physical copies of the very information he just download from the computer.
“Um…thanks, I guess?” he looked at the file, puzzled as to why she just gave him the files like that rather than Azoth. Here he thought the Keeper usually work together to get the common goal, not racing each other on who get the information first.
But he gave the whole idea a shrug; he didn’t really care about their faction’s politic, it will only give him a head-ache as he think about it. Since this files is also on the hand of the Keeper, he sighed; that mean Azoth also could get her hand on this information as well. Here he was hoping he can dangle this piece of information in her face, watching her trying to get it like a cat trying to catch the fuzzy stick.
“Oh well, there’s always next time.”
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