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Post by Cheshire on Aug 11, 2016 16:02:16 GMT -7
It was the perfect night out for star gazing. Not a cloud in the sky, the light pollution was low, and the temperature was pleasant. Summer may be in full spring but being this close to the water had given them some relief, at least for tonight. And Cheshire for his part thought it was a perfect night for star gazing. However no normal telescope would do, he wanted to see things that even his eyes couldn't normally see. And so that left him one option. The Malachite Island Observatory.
Surely they wouldn't mind giving him some alone time with their equipment and data if he asked politely. So sure of that was he that he figured he could just skip the asking part all together and just go in and use the stuff he needed. As long as he put everything back no one needed to know, or care.
And so when Cheshire's smile appeared inside of the observatory in one of the broom closets he'd stifle a little giggle to himself. He'd been thinking that something had been watching him from above. And tonight he was eager to stare right back at it and give it a little wave hello. Even if he found nothing it was sure to be enlightening all the same. He'd emerge from the broom closet with much flair and swagger, somewhere along the way obtaining a lab coat with an ID badge of the beautiful Dr. Alison Sai.
Objective: Obtain the Observetory's astrological data and have a wonderful evening star gazing.
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Post by Canary Claw on Aug 11, 2016 16:14:58 GMT -7
As much as she loved the life that came with being in the city, sometimes you had to expand your horizons and see what else went on in the city. It had been a while since Canary had last seen the Isle, and though the memories that were brought to mind could be considered awkward, the beauty of her surroundings was too good to pass up. No matter how much you drove yourself to improve, no matter how often or how hard you toiled away at something, sometimes you needed a breather to get back in the game with a fresh view.
Not to mention that, after her last scuffle in areas where breeding didn't matter, she could use some time to let others be the focus of agitated super activity. Besides, they had a giant telescope here – how could you pass that up?
What use were hacking skills if you were just going to let them get rusty, anyway?
And so, if nothing else, she could get some practice in. In theory, anyway. A small, mischievous smile tugged at Canary's lips as she slipped past one of the observatory's maintenance crew members. All she needed was a little distraction, a little play time, and she'd be in. Hopefully. SUPPORT: I have no idea who you are, but I think you could come in handy. Let's play!
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Post by Envy on Aug 13, 2016 12:47:54 GMT -7
Envy was bored. It had been a while since the last time anyone asked her to do something for them. She could only last for so long without a proper outlet for all her pent up energy, so if they weren't going to come to her, it was time to be proactive for once.
After searching through some of her contacts, Envy found a request that had yet to be fulfilled. The client neglected to mention any names, which normally placed them at the bottom of the list until she had more information. This time, well, things were getting desperate and she honestly didn't have anything better to do tonight.
Whoever asked for her help really hated this observatory. Apparently, they used to work at a different lab until they were falsely accused of leaking some important data. Later on, they realized that the documents had ended up on Malachite Island. One of the employees must have hacked in and stolen the information for themselves, and managed to convince everyone that it was an inside job. From here Envy expected a plea to Steal the data back, but no, that was too easy. They wanted to see the building burn to the ground.
Something about this mission felt wrong. Envy didn't know much about stargazing, but she didn't think the competition was really that serious. Don't scientists all work together on things like this? She shook her head, before making her way to a back entrance into the observatory. Once this was over, she really needed to find a more reliable source of clients to avoid jobs like this.
OPPOSING: The data is getting destroyed, and maybe a few telescopes as well.
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Post by Lust on Aug 13, 2016 15:04:16 GMT -7
A pretty girl didn't simply walk about in a skin-tight black bodysuit without getting noticed. Dark, menacing things crept about in the night, along with one gaudily bright one who was perhaps scarier than all the others combined.
"Envyyyy! Wait for me!"
Skipping behind the green-haired villain came a woman who looked as if she'd just wandered out of a red light district. A tiny pink dress hugged her slim figure far too tightly, clearly meant more to tease than to cover up- an impression that her exaggerated, swaying movements only served to emphasize. Her hair rivaled Envy's in length, though instead of green it was a bright neon blue that swished about the woman as she drew close, arms reaching around her fellow villainess to try and hug her tightly from behind.
"Are you doing something fun? You're doing something fun, aren't you..." She pressed herself closer, her voice and scent overwhelming, trying to whisper in Envy's ear. "You should let me play too, we fit so well together. S'il vous plait, ma chère?" She giggled, an infectious noise that crept inside the other woman's mind and switched on all sorts of strange feelings. "I'll be very good, I promise."
Opposing: I'm the only star you should be looking at, darlings!
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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on Aug 13, 2016 19:04:47 GMT -7
PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 online Running aberrant conflict search heuristic. Scanning satellite imagery... clear. Scanning public security footage... clear. Scanning private devices... anomaly detected. Beginning detailed analysis. Abnormal aberrant concentration detected on Malachite Isle, sector D-8. Preliminary data suggests mutually exclusive motives. Cataloging contents of sector... Detected: 9,628 unpowered humans. Detected: Three standard aberrants. See case files 1-4777, 1-5098, 1-5669. Conflict probability within next 60 seconds: 84.87% Beginning combat data collection. (Click here to send in your actions!)
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Post by Envy on Aug 13, 2016 23:37:55 GMT -7
A voice called out in the darkness. It wouldn't be too surprising if a stranger recognized her appearance--there aren't a whole lot of supers with green hair running around. But this lingering feeling that crept up her spine was very familiar to Envy. There was no need to turn around and confirm before speaking.
"L-Lust, what are--" The surprise hug cut her off, prompting a blush to spread across her face. She was not used to being touched like that, and physical contact in general made her nervous. Envy tried to avoid squirming around too much, as she did appreciate the attention. Honestly, the thought of turning around and leaving to just spend personal time with Lust sounded very appealing right now. Taking a deep breath to calm down only served to make everything worse.
"We'll play later. R-right now we need to destroy some things here." Envy preferred to avoid mixing business and pleasure. It would be much easier to concentrate without an attractive woman to distract her, but working together seemed smarter than going alone. At the very least, it ought to kill any chance of boredom.
Entering the building proved to be easier than expected. Two employees were standing around by the entrance, but Envy had no difficulty in draining them of energy. They were half-asleep by the time she approached, which made it easy enough to knock them out completely. With that taken care of, the room was secure.
The earlier plan about where to go next had long since evaporated from her mind. Envy needed a moment to get back on track. For now though, she decided to stall for time, and bowed to her partner. "Your passage is clear, my lady."
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Post by Cheshire on Aug 15, 2016 16:14:06 GMT -7
Cheshire meanwhile simply continued though the hallway wearing his lab coat with the handy little ID badge to get him through those pesky security panels. As long as they weren't manned. And as luck would have it, he hadn't encountered one yet. It was like they were busy with something else. Which suited his purposes perfectly.
He was content to just hum a small quiet lullaby around the time that Envy was putting two employees to sleep at the entrance. His perpetual grin was plastered on his face as his eyes began to swirl like mist folding in on itself. Soon things would be getting more interesting, though what was really interesting to him was who wasn't there. Or who wasn't going to be there. Two out of seven had been played with so far. It seemed another pair would soon find themselves dancing to his song. The anticipation was killing him.
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Post by Canary Claw on Aug 15, 2016 16:51:50 GMT -7
Her progress had been smooth so far, but now it was time to put actual effort into what she was doing. Canary's gaze went from the door that she would need to pass through and its key panel, sweeping around the area as different sounds caught her attention. The sounds of nightlife and the whirring of machines didn't bother her, but the voices and the sound of something heavy hitting the floor not once, but twice. Her brow twitched at the well-timed distraction that could cause her problems rather than do her more good, but it was better to get a look at things now while it was still fairly quiet than be caught by off guard later.
A cluster of people she hadn't seen before, which wasn't saying much out here. From vibrant green to brilliant sky blue, and just flat out eye-stealing red, the three colors stood out like a meteor streaking across the sky. One of them, at least, looked like he belonged here. The two women, however? That could be risky. Especially since there were two guards down on the floor already, out cold.
It was definitely a good idea to be prepared, preferably without their knowing.
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Post by Lust on Aug 15, 2016 18:55:08 GMT -7
"Later?" Lust sighed, somehow making her disappointment sound sensual. "That better be a promise, sweet. Mon dieu, you're such a tease!" Reluctantly releasing Envy from her grip, she followed close behind, watching as the staff were dealt with, before blowing a kiss and striding past at her fellow Sin's invitation. "Such a good girl. I'll reward you for that... later." She grinned cheekily. "Now come on, let's not dawdle. We should hurry up and wreck this ugly place, before I start getting impatient."
As they moved deeper into the observatory, she led the way, making sure that Envy got a very clear view of her backside in the process. Lust was hardly stealthy, her high heels clacking loudly on the hard floor, but that was entirely intentional. If there was anyone still around here, they would come to investigate the sound, and come closer, so she could get her hands all over them and put them under her thrall. Wouldn't it be fun, to see if she could make someone trash their own workplace? Plus, she'd always wondered what scientists looked like under those boring coats of theirs. She'd heard they had nice telescopes.
"Hellooo?" Her singsong call was not particularly loud, and yet nevertheless it seemed to reach all over the facility quite clearly, the honeyed tones barely dampened at all by distance. "Is anybody alive in here? Ouvrez votre porte, au dieu de l'amour..."
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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on Aug 15, 2016 19:11:24 GMT -7
PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 analyzing combat data... --- Interference (Depowering) by Cheshire against Lust results in SUCCESS, +5% combat advantage Interference (Depowering) by Lust against Cheshire results in FAILURE due to suppression by the equal-or-greater Interference (Depowering) Cheshire used Accumulation (Information) by Canary Claw against Maneuver (Field) results in SUCCESS, +10% combat advantage Maneuver (Field) by Envy against Cheshire results in PARTIAL success due to suppression by the immunity granted by the lesser Accumulation (Information) Canary Claw used, +5% combat advantage An0nymou5 arrives to oppose Unhallow arrives to support Current conditions: Canary Claw Cheshire and Unhallow have immunity to Maneuver (Field) granted by the Accumulation (Information) Canary Claw used Current advantage: Canary Claw Cheshire and Unhallow have 15% An0nymou5 Envy and Lust have 5% Current openings: Cheshire may DISABLE Lust at a cost of 15% combat advantage, removing her Interference (Depowering) power for the rest of the battle. Canary Claw may BYPASS a chosen immunity of a chosen enemy at a cost of 15% combat advantage, removing any matching innate immunity from that enemy for the rest of the battle. (Click here to send in your next round's actions!)
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Post by Unhallow on Aug 16, 2016 17:28:15 GMT -7
Well, now they were at the observatory, but now what? There were clear signs of a fight going on inside, and not the kind that Unhallow expected. Dealing with unpowered security guards would be easy enough, with how late they were Unhallow figured that Cheshire would have taken care of it already, but he was fighting supers right now. What were they even trying to do? They could all share the telescope right? As much as Unhallow wasn't very fond of that idea, they didn't feel like they had much say given they wouldn't be able to use the telescope anyway. That was just the limitation of their senses.
Unhallow reached the side of the building, hiding behind a bush for the moment. Normally in fights like this they stayed outside, but they were expected to go inside at some point right? What were they supposed to do? They crouched down behind the bush for the time being. They could enter more safely (for everyone) once the battle was done.
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Post by Envy on Aug 17, 2016 13:53:16 GMT -7
She should have known better than allowing Lust to go first. The temptress had an easy enough time distracting her without any powers. Envy managed to pull her attention away from the girl's backside long enough to attack, but the sudden door closing caught her off guard. The beam swiveled around as she turned, going off track and even cutting into the door. A sense of panic took over as she worried that the blast might have ended up hitting Lust. Envy rushed toward the newly created hole to see if her partner was alright. "Sorry!"
How did the door end up closing in the first place? Envy didn't think she set off any alarms. Looking back the way they came, only the door right between them had been affected. This wasn't an automated response. Maybe a security guard was watching them on camera? If someone around here wanted to get in their way, that person needed to be taken care of immediately. Envy turned back to face Lust, to let her in on the plan.
"We should split up, find who's trying to separate us." If anyone thought they could get in between Envy and her beloved partner, she had to correct their mistake. For tonight, Lust was her partner, and mo one else was allowed to. . .
Envy covered her eyes and quickly turned around. Conveniently, this also had the effect of masking how red her face was turning. She made the mistake of staring too long at Lust's attractive curves. It was a good thing no one could read minds around here, or Envy might actually die from embarrassment. Focusing on the mission ought to calm her mind. "L-later!" she said before running off somewhere.
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Post by Canary Claw on Aug 17, 2016 16:54:37 GMT -7
The colorful lot was...well, colorful, and not just in the literal sense. One was using one of the doors, the one that had her attention most at first. If she could stay subtle (and ignore the fact her suit was probably as vivid as their hair), she ought ot be able to get in without having to fight the security system. That, at least, would come later.
But then the green-haired woman tore apart several computers and the area surrounding them with a blast, pulling Canary's attention as she came closer. She could see the events right up until one of them was shoved through the door into the room with her. The doors shut behidn the blue-haired woman, preventing her from seeing what else was going on, but that was enough. Aside from giving a small mental thanks to the fact that the observatory would likely have a fantastic network where the most important data would be accessible to more than just the destroyed machines, there was now the fact that she was no longer alone.
And now someone was tearing the door apart! Great! Poor observatory didn't deserve the brutal treatment, but it was a trooper for it.
Perhaps it would be better to leave the woman where she was and move on.
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Post by An0nymou5 on Aug 17, 2016 17:27:34 GMT -7
So it’s appeared that the two female supers arrive here was to demolish this observatory to the ground, and Cheshire is probably here for whatever the Keeper go after. That would explained the familiar brain pattern from Unhallow that Anonymous detected once he got closer to the building.
Once Anonymous got closer to the building, the automatic door of the observatory began to go haywire. He simply sighed; seems like entering the observatory might be harder than he thought. Though on second thought, it might be a bad idea to enter the place that is currently under some remodeling by one of the female super.
Her brain pattern is much different than from Aurora, so he could at least know it isn’t her. It’s kinda too bad if that woman is planning on destroying the observatory; Aurora can easily level this whole building down without breaking a sweat. As he was thinking of a way to get in, one of the observatory guards noticed him:
“Hey, who are you and what are you doing here?!” he shouted.
Anonymous let out a ling sighed; he really has no time to worry about this now. He snapped his finger without turning around to face the man. It didn’t take the guard long to suddenly scream in horror before running away. With that annoyance obstacle out of the way, Anonymous took out his silver coin and flip it again to see what he should do now.
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Post by Cheshire on Aug 17, 2016 18:07:32 GMT -7
The lullaby that he had been humming seemed to drown out the sound of Lust's sing song voice as he continued to make his way deeper into the observatory, seemingly unimpeded as he turned down random hallway after random hallway. He wasn't too concerned about getting trapped into a corner or concerned about anything really. He knew he'd get to where he needed to be. Sooner or later, he was content to just enjoy the journey.
Chuckling at the reaction of the girls getting separated, as well as the fact that the Mouse seemed to be trusting in chance to decide how he should proceed. Coin flips were easy to manipulate. Their fate so fickle and fluid. But he wanted the fun, to see how far the Mouse would go with his little grudge.
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