...None of the usual suspects around today?

>>27347899
Hahah! Time for Mutant Shenanigans!
>Foodstuffs for all!
As an aside: Maybe we only "imitate" (chameleon lol) the powers of people we -touch- since we got healing after handholding with Laura, and taser-jazz-hands after lugging Noriko around.

>>27347899
>[ ] Head out to the Bugle. Gotta sign up for tomorrow.

>>27348038
this is the advantage of having/using a twitter. people can easily get cellphone notifications of the thread's existence.
They will come.

>>27347899
Let Laura know we're heading to the Bugle to sign up for work (did she have work yesterday? Did she skip it?), then do so.

I forgot we have the fire phobia, so getting a camping stove should be out of the question for now. The building we're squatting in doesn't have electricity or running water, right?

>>27348038
...sorry for the wait, was driving when you put this up.

>secure future employment then purchase cheap breakfast for all (and maybe a synthetic multivitamin for Kevin) on the way back.

Also, how far in advance can you sign up for Bugle work? We should probably just sign up for the next day whenever we head in.

>>27348080
>(did she have work yesterday? Did she skip it?)

She had work. Hence why she has thirty dorrars.

>writing

>>27347899
OP, I have one slight suggestion if you wouldn't mind. Is there any chance you could throw up anorexic pastebin for the various powers we have access to? You've been kind enough to explain the various level etc every time we've asked (thank you!), but it would be nice to have all those descriptions saved in one place rather than having to hunt throw the archive to find say, electrostatic touch. Just a thought and reguardless thanks for running this.

>[X] Head out to the Bugle. Gotta sign up for tomorrow.
>[X] Go get breakfast for everyone.

Reluctantly unspooling yourself from a cocoon of old blankets, you make your way out. It seems almost strange, being worried about a little job chucking papers at people when there’s all this other shit crowding in on your life, but you need to eat. And so does Laura, and Kevin, and (assumedly) Noriko.

The city gradually ventures out into the cold as you make your way toward the Bugle, the guttural snores of early-morning commuters slowly but surely rising into a great, collective yawn composed of taxis, buses, and feet on pavement. You stop by a McDonalds and pick up basically everything that costs a dollar, stowing the bags under your coat. Gotta find a better way of keeping warm – you’re cool with smelling like old alleys and ages of dead skin, but lugging all this food around under your coat is starting to impress upon you the classy aroma of fast food. And now that you’re getting better with your nose, you’re realizing just how long these scents last. To Laura you must smell like all the leftover KFC in the world.

You get into the Bugle a little before 7 o’clock. There’s someone else at the desk this time, this skinny dude who informs you that Vanessa is off sick, but you get yourself scheduled in for tomorrow morning.

>[ ] Ask if you can sign up several days in advance.
>[ ] Ask how Peter’s doing.
>[ ] Leave.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27348216
Good idea. I'll get one done before the next thread.

>>27348349
>Ask about signing up for several days in advance.
>Ask if Peter's doing ok, he was looking a little under the weath yesterday.

Rolled 13

>>27348349
>[ ] Ask if you can sign up several days in advance.
>[ ] Ask how Peter’s doing.

Rolled 15

>>27348349
Also Crusty, how many mutint powers can we have?

>>27348349
>>[ ] Ask how Peter’s doing.

>>27348349
>[X] Ask if you can sign up several days in advance.
>[X] Ask how Peter’s doing.

>[X] Ask if you can sign up several days in advance.
>[X] Ask how Peter’s doing.

“Oh, uh, I was wondering…” The guy looks back up at you with a surprised expression. He clearly expected you to be gone already. “Is it possible to sign me in for the next few days? Is that alright?”

“Hrmmm…” You get the impression that you’re wasting valuable time that this guy COULD be doing nothing with. As if it were a Herculean effort, he flips his little notepad back open. “Yeah, sure, why not? I can put you in for two days in advance.”

“Thanks, man.” You say, awkwardly, and fish for something to break the silence as he copies your name into the next few pages. “So, uh, how’s Peter? He didn’t look so great last time I saw him.”

“Excuse me?” The guy furrows his brow. “Oh, Parker? The intern? He’s not in this morning. Some kind of family emergency.”

>[ ] Ask what kind of emergency.
>[ ] Say goodbye and leave.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27348533
I've been considering this but I'm not quite sure yet. What I might do is cut off a bunch of powers once you veer strongly in a certain direction. For example, improving your Electrostatic Touch will cut out the other touch options.

>>27348608
>>[ ] Ask what kind of emergency.

>>27348608
>[X] Ask what kind of emergency.

>>27348608
>I've been considering this but I'm not quite sure yet. What I might do is cut off a bunch of powers once you veer strongly in a certain direction. For example, improving your Electrostatic Touch will cut out the other touch options.

Yeah, I agree with this approach. Otherwise, we'd be spending our point everytime and become too generalized. Best to have some sort of focus and direction.

>>27348647
people seem pathologically unable to save points.

>>27348627
>>27348640
Roll not to seem like a total creepo creeper who wears sunglasses indoors and follows young dudes around.

DC Fifty Million Trillion.
Nah DC 11.

>>27348608
"Oh, sorry to hear that. Hope everything's ok, he seems like a nice guy." Not sure we should take up too much of this guy's time, but it only does our image good to appear genuinely concerned (also, we are concerned since Pete's seems solid).

Rolled 19

>>27348608
>[ ] Ask what kind of emergency.

Rolled 6

>>27348721
does this one count?:>>27348727

>>27348746
I guess so. It was technically rolled after the rollcall.

Rolled 19

>>27348721
Well, its not like DC 11 is hard.

1!

Rolled 20

Rollan

>>27348812
too late

>>27348812
>>27348816

My first 20......Wasted

>>27348822
should have saved that for Peter Parker Quest

>>27348822
Happens to me all the time...

>>27348870

The Dice Gods clearly love to toy with mortals

>[X] Ask what kind of emergency.
>>27348727
>astounding success
>you are so so dapper

“Oh, sorry to hear that. You know what it is?”

He breathes a deep, exasperated sigh, but a quick glance assures him that there’s no queue he can use to excuse brushing you off.

“Something about his aunt? Or his girlfriend? Someone female had an accident.” Wow, that’s kind of vague and useless and exceedingly disregardful. “To be honest, he’s done this a few times before. There’s always a girlfriend or a classmate or an aunt that fell down the stairs or whatever. He’s probably sitting on his couch playing videogames.”

Oh. “I… see. Well, uh, hope everything’s okay. He seems like a nice guy.”

You think this guy might gouge his eyes out to be rid of you soon, so you excuse yourself and head back out into the cold.

>[ ] Head back home.
>[ ] Return to the church. You wanna see if there’s a crime scene or whatever.
>[ ] Take a paper from the guy pushing them outside the Bugle.
>[ ] Go get that gas stove. You don’t really trust them and you’ll be damned if you’re holding a lit match, but Laura has hands.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27348885
...I'm beginning to wonder if there aren't a few devils mixed in with the pantheon of indifferent dicegods. Or maybe that's just what their PR firm's selling...

Rolled 12

>>27348907
>[ ] Take a paper from the guy pushing them outside the Bugle.
>[ ] Go get that gas stove. You don’t really trust them and you’ll be damned if you’re holding a lit match, but Laura has hands.

>>27348907
>>[ ] Return to the church. You wanna see if there’s a crime scene or whatever.
>>[ ] Take a paper from the guy pushing them outside the Bugle.

>>27348907
>[ ] Take a paper from the guy pushing them outside the Bugle.
>[ ] Go get that gas stove. You don’t really trust them and you’ll be damned if you’re holding a lit match, but Laura has hands.

>>27348907
>Paper, examine for our antics
>Stove, purchase or find some fuel and 2 soda cans. We've been on the streets long enough we'd better know how to hobostove.

>>27348907
>head home to distribute food and meet the new girl.

The stove we can get latter, first things first we need to get everyone on the same page with regard to the Jack, the Creeper situation and Kimura. And maybe see if it's possible to dye Surge's hair a less conspicuous color.

>>27348916
That would explain so much.

>[X] Paper.
>[X] Stove.

You grab a paper and head on your way. Keeping food warm is starting to get icky and takeout is relatively expensive, so it’s time to make good on that little promise you made yourself a day or two ago that you’d pick up a stove.

You scan through the paper as you scan the streets for a thrift store. The front page is a huge splash, declaring in bold lettering that TRIPLE TERROR: SPIDER-MAN TEAMS UP WITH SANDMAN AND THE GREEN GOBLIN. Apparently they attacked some science museum during a school trip and some students got hurt. There’s a follow-up about Jack and its distributors, but the story seems to be losing steam – nobody seems to want to acknowledge that how MCA has been turning the increasingly homeless mutant population towards drug dependency. Hell, you know most other papers are pretty much focusing on the whole ‘Mutants! They could explode in your face!’ aspect of the story.

You try a few second-hand shops before you find one with a working stove, but find one you do, parting with $15 for it. You make a mental note to pick up some matches and a bit of extra fuel when you can.

>Current Funds: $80.5
>Hunger Level: 4

>[ ] Back home.
>[ ] Return to the church.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27349189
Dropped mah trip by mistake.

>>27349189
>>[ ] Return to the church.

>>27349189
Home. Never return to the scene of the crime. There will most likely be police there or at least a person keeping watch. I's to risky.

Small portable gas stove would actually be good, granted it doesn't set us back too much.

Get a cheap chinese one or used one for like 10-20$ with some gas.

Rolled 4

>>27349189
Back home, no reason to return to the church, could be dangerous. Nevermind the fact that we have a stove to bring back home.

>>27349189
>Home
We hunger!
Also, returning to a (probably watched) crime scene is stupid. Not only is whoever was after Surge probably sniffing around, but whoever's after Laura is also probably sniffing around.
That's too many noses.

>>27349189
>[x] Back home.

there ain't no reason to go back to the church.

besides, I wanna see if Noriko woke up

>>27349214
Amen to that
We're a relatively obvious mutant and therefore a damn good suspect.
Unless we're cloaking, we should stay the fuck away.

>>27349189
Head home. Breakfast is smushed enough already (should probably have bought it on the way back dude).

>>27349189
>[ ] Back home
Then we should start thinking about getting some canned beans etc. so we won't have to walk to BurgerKing every time we are hungry

>>27349246
Even cloaking carries a large risk. We need to play it smart and safe. We aren't suited for potential conflict.

>>27349238
Yea and considering we now have electric powers as well (although weak), if there's somebody capable of sniffing around mutants, we'd be prime suspect as well as they'll just assume we've been jacking off to buff our powers.

>>27349246
Remember that our clocking is only visual right now. Kimura's team has access to agents that track through scent and that would presumable point out a cloaked presence.

Rolled 1

>>27349189
>[ ] Back home.

>>27347899
Whoo i made it.

>>27349189
[X] Back home.

>[X] Home sweet home.

Well, the food’s just about smushed up enough for Noriko to imbibe intravenously by now, so it’s about time to head home.

On your way back to the scar you stop briefly to get those matches and pick up a little more fuel. Just enough that you won’t be running out in the middle of burning something up.

You get home at 8:20, and find a living room devoid of Noriko or Kevin. A throaty gurgle from the direction of the bathroom tells you that the neon-haired wonder is in fact awake and barfing gratuitously (into a totally dry sink, most likely. That’s gonna smell for a while). Laura appears to be… meditating or something. You notice a thin gauze of moisture across her hoodie – she’s been out, briefly.

>[ ] DORM MEETING GUYS we got shit to discuss.
>[ ] Present food.
>[ ] Talk to Laura for a bit (insert topic).
>[ ] Write in.

>>27349309
>>[ ] DORM MEETING GUYS we got shit to discuss.

>>27349309
>Current Funds: $75

>>27349309
>[x] DORM MEETING GUYS we got shit to discuss.


"let's go around the room and introduce ourselves. State your name, how long you've been on the streets, your powers, and anything else you feel comfortable sharing."

We'll go first.

>>27349309
Present food and then dorm meeting.

Rolled 11

>>27349309
>[ ] Present food.

Food first then meeting

>>27349309
Dorm meeting while eating. C'mon we can multitask.

>>27349309
>[ ] DORM MEETING GUYS we got shit to discuss.
>[ ] Present food.
Use the food for the meeting, also show the electric chick our taser hands.

>>27349309
>DORM MEETING GU-oh, right, barfing distraction. Ask Laura if Kevin's with Nori, then see if we can find a nearby empty room so people can eat in a barf smell free zone.

>>27349338
The 'Welcome to Camp Green' speech? Sure, why not.

Is it really a good idea, to walk around while we have two groups of people looking for us?
One of which is a major sadist.
Crusty can we travel to other states or maybe towards other counties like Westchester county in New York?

>>27349309
>Other
>Where's Kevin?

>>27349373
I like this plan. Let's also not present greasy food while Noriko is puking her guts out

>>27349416
Why on earth would we go "upstate"? We have no idea about Xavier's school, since they're still secret in this universe.

>>27349428
Shh i'm hoping crusty doesn't know and we do need to leave the area especially while we have two dangerous groups searching for us.

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>>27349445
>mfw Crusty moves them to San Fran

>>27349416
Eh, the fast food smell probably blocks the faint traces of tranquilizer the machine was gathering
>>27349428
Avoiding Creeps' fingermen comes to mind.

>[X] Meeting
>[X] Food

“Hey, dorm meeting guys!” You call out, and quickly add: “There’s food too.”

You unpack the beaten-up McDonalds stuff and set your recent purchases to the side. You were a bit worried that there might not be enough for four mouths to munch on, but seeing as Noriko’s evacuating her everything in the other room, she’s probably not up for stuffing herself yet. So there should be enough McNuggets and smushy burgers to go round.

Laura glances out from under a half-closed eyelid, before untangling herself from the lotus position and padding over.

“Good morning.”

“Yeah. Not bad.” You reply. It wasn’t so bad. Nobody nearly broke your wrist, for one (that said, your hand’s feeling much better now. You were expecting it to hurt for days).

Eventually Noriko and Kevin emerge from the bathroom, traversing the treacherously flat and unobstructed footing of the apartment floor as a single, lurching being. Kevin looks vaguely like he’s just returned from the Somme, whereas Noriko… is about as pasty and sticky as you’d expect her to be. They sit down and stare at you expectantly (well, Laura and Kevin do. Noriko stares at the floor).

>[ ] Ask everyone to come totally clean about what they can do.
>[ ] Discuss Creeper first.
>[ ] Discuss Kimura first.
>[ ] Ask how much Jack Noriko still had on her.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27349445
>I'm hoping crusty doesn't know

Isn't Crusty the one who told us?

>>27349504
>[x] Discuss Creeper first.
>[x] Ask how much Jack Noriko still had on her.

>>27349504
>[x] Ask everyone to come totally clean about what they can do.

its just basic safety

>>27349506
I think he mentions the one in Massachusetts.

>>27349504
In this order.
>[ ] Ask everyone to come totally clean about what they can do.
>[ ] Discuss Creeper first.
>[ ] Ask how much Jack Noriko still had on her.

>>27349504
>[x] Discuss Creeper first.

>>27349309
[x] DORM MEETING GUYS we got shit to discuss

Also, seek threesome with 2 other party members.

>>27349504
>[ ] Discuss Creeper first.
Then ask about the Jack
Then Kimura
Then talk to them about their powers and their background

>>27349416
Scrounge up the money and you can go ANYWHERE.

In a few years you could be on the Shi'ar Throneworld. It's possible... just not very likely.

>>27349504
>[ ] Ask everyone to come totally clean about what they can do.

This is vital. We are all mutants on the run we need to know about any advantages and possible problems we may have.

>>27349504
>>[] Ask everyone to come totally clean about what they can do.
>>[ ] Ask how much Jack Noriko still had on her.
>>[ ] Discuss Kimura first.
>>[ ] Discuss Creeper first.
In this order.

>>27349544
We have a new goal!

>>27349544
So saying we decide to go up and run away towards upstate newyork, since you think the sadist and creeper would never think a group of homeless teenagers would go there, is a liable reason to go then?

>>27349549
Also, when coming clean, we should totally say something like.
"By the way, I picked up a thing or two from your light show" and then make lightining between your thumb and index finger like in a tazer.

By the way, does lightning touch grant us resistance to her electricity as well?

Rolled 2

>>27349504
>[ ] Ask everyone to come totally clean about what they can do.

Let's start out slow, no need to have the same incident with Laura last thread

>>27349606
I figure, but probably up to a certain point.

>>27349623
I'm just wondering if we can safely touch, noriko was it?
The kid with lightning powers.

>>27349504
>[] Start off with a formal introduction for ourself (My name is JJ Green, I've been on the streets for X years now, and I'm a Mutant). Then before anyone else says anything
>[] "Before anything else happens, I think we need to talk about how the Jack. Nori, I'm pretty damn sure that you nearly spontaneously detonated yesterday. I know your powers, and Kev's, are really problematic and Jack's an easy solution that also makes life suck less, but we're going to get them under control the hard way. The way that leave you and Kev with long term planning to worry about.

Which brings us to

>So, now that that's out of the way, let me introduce Laura here and say welcome to you two. We've got a lot to talk about.

>[] the whole Creeper/Kingpin situation
>[] people after Laura
>[] any other closet skeletons need to be aired now.

>>27349641
which is why i said up to a point since her power in electricity outclasses us and this power should gives us resistance to a certain amount of electricity.
Plus the other kids powers are pretty bad.

>>27349662
>>[] any other closet skeletons need to be aired now.
this should be saved for later, we are already asking alot out of them.

>>27349641
Probably not if she doesn't want to be touched, the chick is a walking electric nuke. But yeah, the small shocks probably aren't an issue. Wither's jealousy for us being able to touch her directly might be though.

>>27349662
Ok, that works

>>27349678
True. However knowing such things as "Noriko has family in the city" and whatever complications that fact might bring would be kind of useful. I do admit that we shouldn't try grilling them for info, but I'm not going to think of every relevant question to ask.

>[X] Powers.
>[X] Creeper.

“Okay, firstly, hey… Noriko, right?” She looks up from her intense groundstaring to nod feebly. “I’m John, or JJ, whatever’s good.”

You’re gripped by a sudden nervousness. Is this what being a teacher feels like? You’ve got all these people looking at you and expecting all kinds of shit, and really, you’re not even sure what’s supposed to be happening here at all. You’re not even entirely sure what’s going on – especially with the Laura thing. You decide to stick with what you know.

“I think we need to know what we can do. Mutant-wise. Laura, you can smell stuff good and heal, right?”

She nods. “I am also capable of projecting nine inch claws from my hands and feet. My enhanced healing factor allows me to resist the effects of lactic acid and function and peak efficiency for longer than normally possible.”

“Right.” Okay. You weren’t really expecting that. Huh. “I can turn invisible and my senses are pretty good, kinda like that one superhero… the one who’s obviously that lawyer guy? You know the one?”

“Daredevil.” Chimes in Kevin.

“Yeah, him. I also might be electric. Which brings us to…”

On cue, Noriko raises her ridiculous blue head and squints at you.

“I don’t know…” She sighs hoarsely, cupping her head in her palms. “I take in electricity and shoot it out. Something like that. There’s no… off switch, though.”

“Yeah, I can turn mine off either.” Inserts Kevin, in that small, underwhelming voice of his. “I just turn whatever I touch to dust. Uh, anything biological, that is.”

“Right. Well, now that’s out the way…” You steel yourself, gouging out a bite of nonspecific mush burger. “We need to talk about a guy called Creeper…”

>[ ] Describe Creeper.
>[ ] Ask how much Jack they’ve got between them.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27349682
His powers are problematic
to say the least.
>>27349747
Yeah, but we basically strangers right now.

>>27349790
>>[ ] Describe Creeper.
>>[ ] Ask how much Jack they’ve got between them.
We need to describe him to laura and ask them to give you all the jack.

>>27349790
>>[ ] Ask how much Jack they’ve got between them.
>[ ] Describe Creeper.

>>27349606
To an extent. You can safely touch Noriko but she's capable of putting out truly horrible amounts of electricity. If she went all spazzy she could fry you down to the bone.

Your electrical resistance will increase if you increase your Electrostatic Touch.

>>27349662
Will integrate these options later into the convo.

>>27349803
I forgot to add , that we should mention on how Noriko almost exploded.

>>27349790
>>[ ] Describe Creeper.
>>[ ] Ask how much Jack they’ve got between them.

>>27349790
>“Yeah, I can turn mine off either.” Inserts Kevin
typo bro

>[x] Describe Creeper.
>[x] Ask how much Jack they’ve got between them.

He'd probably just kill us to make a point even if we scrounge up $800, even with interest

>>27349790
>Discribe the Creeper
>Also, remind them Jack doesnt just get mutants high and surpress their powers, it kills mutants. Mention their friend is probably the latest kaboomie.

remember when at the park we had two choices to make: "Follow the tracks" and "search the immediate area"?
I'm sure that if we chose the second and passed the dice check we would have found the rest of the Jack that Noriko supposed to have.

Perhaps we could try going back to search for it again?

>>27349907
I don't think it will matter if we can pay him back or get his Jack back.

not only did we find the 2 kids and not tell him, but also took them in and sheltered them.

Fucker will want to drink soup from our skulls.

>>27349907
That's awfully meta.

>[X] Describe Creeper.
>[X] Ask how much Jack they’ve got between them.

“Creeper is not a good guy. I…” You furrow your brow in irritation at your past self. What the hell were you even thinking back then? “…did a few jobs for him a year or two back, and believe me, he showed me just how scummy the scum of this city can get. He runs Jack distribution across a good stretch of the city, and last I heard he did it on the behalf of Wilson Fisk, who needs no introduction.”

Indeed he doesn’t. The mention of the Kingpin is enough to guarantee absolute attention. Even Laura seems to stare harder, if that were possible.

“He’s a vanisher like me, but he’s better than me at it, and his powers are…” You strain to simplify it, and end up just being kinda lame “…different, somehow. And he’s relevant because you stole his stuff, and he wants it back. Now, I know your friend had some of it, but Kevin said you had the larger share.”

You look at Noriko, who is staring at the ground again, as if staring hard enough would cause her to just fall right in and disappear from all this shit.

“I… I have some of it, but these guys attacked me at one of the parks, and I just, I dunno, I dropped a lot of it.” She brings her hands up to massage her temple. You can practically hear the sound of headstones falling in her skull. “I panicked.”

“…What do you have?”

She pauses, and fishes a bulbous, overstuffed little doggie bag out of her jacket. Looks like just over $100. Shit.

>[ ] “I know your powers, and Kev's, are really problematic and Jack's an easy solution that also makes life suck less, but we're going to get them under control the hard way.” (take the Jack)
>[ ] “Don’t worry, we still have options. We have to figure out what we’re going will all this Jack, though” (invite suggestions from the group)
>[ ] Move on to Kimura.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27350086
>[ ] “I know your powers, and Kev's, are really problematic and Jack's an easy solution that also makes life suck less, but we're going to get them under control the hard way.” (take the Jack)

>>27349840
Yea, we would REALLY need to make it worth his while in order for him to sweep the thing under a rug.

Then again, we do happen to have a walking corpse disposal service, military killing machine and a guy (us) who has ridiculously good skillset to snatch people off the street. (invisiblity and stun)

Technically we could possibly work something out.

>>27350086
>>[ ] “Don’t worry, we still have options. We have to figure out what we’re going will all this Jack, though” (invite suggestions from the group)

>>27350086
>[ ] “I know your powers, and Kev's, are really problematic and Jack's an easy solution that also makes life suck less, but we're going to get them under control the hard way.” (take the Jack)

>>27350086
>>[ ] “Don’t worry, we still have options. We have to figure out what we’re going will all this Jack, though” (invite suggestions from the group)
I still think we should try to find the rest and return it to creeper and making difference with money for whatever we couldn't find.

He /might/ leave us alone that way. If we don't do anything, he's going to find us sooner or later

>>27350109
Yeeeeeaaaahhhhh, probably not going to happen. Morals, and defined character hatred for doing Creeper's work.

>>27350086
>[X] take the jack
Using this shit is too dangerous. After a while, it stops helping and before you know it, corpses everywhere. Also, since I'm to a degree resistant to electricity, you've got somebody to practice without having to fear immediate disintegration.

>>27350170
Yea, I know, it's the final option though if all else fails.

>>27350086
>[x] “I know your powers, and Kev's, are really problematic and Jack's an easy solution that also makes life suck less, but we're going to get them under control the hard way.” (take the Jack)


cold turkey, no fiery explosions

>[X] Take the Jack

“Okay, look, I know your powers, and Kev's, are really problematic and Jack's an easy solution that also makes life suck less, but we're going to get them under control the hard way.”

You hold out your hand. Noriko regards you suspiciously, looking for just a moment like she might retract her arm out of pure need, but eventually she drops the overstuffed bag in your palm. You stow it away under the puffy masses of your coat and nod approvingly.

“I know it’s not easy, but this shit is too dangerous. You can only go so long before a bad trip takes you over the edge. And then you either burn out, or the cops shoot you for blowing up a café or something.”

Kevin half-raises a tentative hand.

“Uh… what did you do?” What? “For Creeper, I mean. What stuff did you do for him?”

>[ ] Full disclosure.
>[ ] Partial disclosure.
>[ ] “None of your business.”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27350310
>[ ] Partial disclosure.
What did we do for creeper again? I've forgotten.

>>27350310
>[ ] Full disclosure.

>>27350310
Full disclosure. We need to be truthful, we did what we did and can't change it but we can redeem ourselves.

>>27350310
>[x] Full disclosure.

full transparency. no secrets.

We're asking a lot of them. its only fair they get to know us


...and I want to know too

>>27350310
Full disclosure.
We must build a relationship of trust

>>27350310
>[X] Partial disclosure
Use innuendo, not straight up admission of guilt.

>>27350310
>>full disclosure

Full disclosure

>>27350310
>>[ ] Partial disclosure.

Rolled 13

>>27350310
>[ ] Full disclosure.

>[X] The Fully Monty

You sigh. Oh boy.

This must be how parents feel when it’s time to talk about the birds an’ the bees. ‘Son, I know you might not understand it now, and you might feel a little weird about what I’m about to tell you, but for most of us, there comes a time in a hobo’s life when he really really has to eat…’ etc etc etc.

“Do you guys know what a drug mule is?” Laura nods. Kevin doesn’t. Noriko burps a vicious, sicky-smelling miasma and quietly apologizes. Ew.

“Right, back then I could barely use my powers.” Yes, contextualize. That will make it much better. “I’d just arrived in the city and I was hungry, and tired, and possibly stupid. I did some work unloading shit at the docks, and that put me in touch with some guys that needed some other stuff moved around. I was a kid, so I was perfect for ferrying drugs. And for a while, I thought it was great.”

You lean back and let the memories simmer up in your brain, bloody and bruised and reeking.

“Creeper gave me a shower, he gave me clean clothes, he gave me warm food... hell, he even gave me some local school uniform so I’d be less conspicuous. So I ran drugs around for him, till eventually I was starting to really get a grip on disappearing.”

You bite your lip.

“The Jack game wasn’t as big back then. Fisk wasn’t interested yet, so Creeper had to make more money elsewhere. It was petty theft, pretty much. I’d fade out, beat someone till they’re not moving, and take all their stuff… and that was that. Eventually I realized what a total scumbag Creeper was, and I cut ties.” That being a story for another day.

The three stare at you intently. You’re not sure what you see in their eyes, and you’re not sure you want to know.

>[ ] Discuss Kimura.
>[ ] Ask Noriko about her ‘father’ coming to pick her up.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27350546
>Your Relationship with Kevin Ford has increased!
>Your Relationship with Noriko Ashida has increased!

>>27350546
>>[ ] Ask Noriko about her ‘father’ coming to pick her up.

>>27350546
>[ ] Discuss Kimura.

>>27350546
>[x] Ask Noriko about her ‘father’ coming to pick her up.

I wanna know if we fucked up here or not.

her parents are still from and in Japan right?

Rolled 3

>>27350546
>[ ] Ask Noriko about her ‘father’ coming to pick her up.

>>27350546
>Ask noriko about her father
afterwards
>Discuss kimura

>>27350603
We were fucking shot at when we jumped. IF that was her father he didn't give a damn if she was hit, so there is no way we fucked up in any serious way there

>[X] Ask Noriko about her ‘father’ coming to pick her up.

You don’t like the silence that’s settled in the wake of your grand disclosure, so you break it as soon as possible.

“Noriko, do you have family in the city?”

“What?” She raises an eyebrow. “Hell no. Not that I know of. My family is in Japan. And, believe me, they are NOT flying a few thousand miles to come get me.”

“Okay, just making sure.”

Shit. That means those guys were pretty much guaranteed Creeper boys. So he knows what she looks like, and he knows she’s been in the city. And if he’s at all thorough, he probably knows that she dropped a load of her Jack stash.

>[ ] Finalize a plan for the Creeper debacle.
>[ ] Move on to Kimura.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27350731
Guh, massive brainfart.

"and he knows she’s been in the city" should be "and he knows she’s still in the city."

>>27350731
>>[ ] Move on to Kimura.
We need to figure out all the pieces first before we make any final decisions on either of them

>>27350681
It probably wasn't her dad seeing how he's in Japan but I'm trying not to metagame but the thugs could have nothing to do with her dad coming.

>>27350731
He also probably knows it was us who came and got her.

>[X] Finalize a plan for the Creeper debacle.

Creeper knows us. We need to grow some stones and go talk to him. Maybe work out payments. Something. We either go to him or he WILL come to us.

Plus we kind of punched him in the face. I don't know if him coming for us would leave him open to talking.

Rolled 13

>>27350731
>[ ] Finalize a plan for the Creeper debacle.

>>27350731
>Kimura

"they got any nasty tricks Laura?"

>[X] Finalize a plan for creeper
"He knows I'm involved now, he's not going to like that."
"I'm either going to have to go talk to him or risk being grabbed from the street when I'm handing out papers... Shit."

>[X] Finalize a plan for the Creeper debacle.

>[ ] “I’m gonna talk to Creeper. He knows me, so maybe we can work something out. We might be able to pay him back, or do him a favour or something.”
>[ ] “Creeper has rivals. We can sell the Jack to them, just to get it off our hands, and maybe try to work with them.”
>[ ] "With my powers, I could possibly steal enough Jack to pay Creeper back from one of his rival distributors. Or enough stuff in general."
>[ ] “Personally I’m all for running like a little bitch.”
>[ ] Write in.

Rolled 6

>>27348608
Hey, considering the flavour we currently have going, I'd like to propose a new power suggestion (though it's technically a meta-power, functionally speaking). We've been kidding about how our powers seem to grow by being in contact with other mutants, but could we actually make that an actual ability? Like, a one-time purchase power that allows us to unlock new abilities by coming in contact with other mutants for extended periods of time. We can place some pretty logical soft limits on this that make it seem pretty flavourful (and less powerful than rogue's absorption ability) whilst still being very functional for the purposes of this game. Just have it that being in contact with another mutant for a fair period of time unlocks the first level of their ability/ies for us to put points into, and exponentially increasing periods of contact are required to unlock higher levels of the abilities. If you felt that even this was too strong, you could always just have absorption as a levelable trait, with higher levels affecting the evolution point cost of the unlocked powers.

If we do this, we can add a clear theme to our mish-mash of powers, remove a hard cap on power variety whilst still preventing us from becoming OP, and even open up new plot possibilities stemming fromn the flavour of this new fact. That seems pretty win-win to me.

>>27350892
>>[ ] "With my powers, I could possibly steal enough Jack to pay Creeper back from one of his rival distributors. Or enough stuff in general."

>>27350892
>[ ] “Personally I’m all for running like a little bitch.”

Any other option leads us deeper into a web of crime that we may not be able to leave. Look for rumors about any place a mutant may be able to find safety

Rolled 17

>>27350892
>[ ] “I’m gonna talk to Creeper. He knows me, so maybe we can work something out. We might be able to pay him back, or do him a favour or something.”
>[ ] "With my powers, I could possibly steal enough Jack to pay Creeper back from one of his rival distributors. Or enough stuff in general.

>>27350892
>[x] “Personally I’m all for running like a little bitch.”

or at least hiding

>>27350892
>>[ ] “Personally I’m all for running like a little bitch.”
You have to know when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em, and when to run.

>>27350892
>[x] “Personally I’m all for running like a little bitch.”
hows Boston sound? Nori'd have to dye her hair, though.

>>27350892
>[ ] “Personally I’m all for running like a little bitch.”

>>27350892
I kinda got the feeling we might already be being watched.

Running doesn't seem like the best.

Let's try and work something out with creeper.

>>27350892
>>[ ] “Personally I’m all for running like a little bitch.”
>Why not sunny California where it's warm, Mexican food, and we won't be freezing our balls off?

>>27350975
Florida would be closer.

>>27350984
Florida Man is the worst superhero in the world, though.

>>27350953
>>27350975
One thing I suppose I should note, that's been brought up before, is that it's illegal for mutants to cross state lines. It's not impossible, of course, but it is dangerous.

I should have reminded you guys of that before starting the vote.

>>27351012
Are state borders actually patrolled, though? I mean unless this America is way different from the one I live in...there's zero presence on the state to state border.

>>27351012
We could go to Buffalo or something. We're in NYC, right? There are other cities in New York.

>>27351024
Depends on the state. Some actually run a pretty tight ship, due to increased mutantophobia.

>>27351039
We're still in Fisk's sphere of influence, and that means Creeper's sphere of influence.

Rolled 2

>>27350951
They'll eventually find us, the reason I rather not run is that Fisk has resources to issue a chase and it will bite us in the ass in the long run.

As of right now the situation is manageable, shitty as hell but manageable.

If we run now, it will make things worse

>>27351049
How hard would it be to get into PA? And from there into Ohio, and then make our way west?

>>27351068
Creeper isn't Fisk

How high is he on the Kingpin totem pole? not very I imagine

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>>27351012
An inebrieted watchman with a gun is still much less of a threat that the muti-OHGODH E'SBEHINDYOU

>>27351068
Fisk doesn't give a shit about a thousand bucks. It's not profitable for him to hunt us as long as we're a long, long ways gone. Creeper is a more pressing threat since he could possibly enjoy a blood hunt.

As long as we're off the eastern seaboard, we're officially persona nongrata, but we won't be bothered. Kimura, though, is still an issue.

>>27351107
>creeper
>kimura

maybe two wrongs can make a right.....

>>27351123
or they'll work together to get even.

>>27351084
NY's border is pretty efficient. Ohio's not so much. If you keep going west you're going to cross borders that range from "Mexico border level" and "fucking fortress jesus christ they have sentinels".

By the by, I gotta quickly get my banana cake all finished. I'll post when I get back (won't be too long).

>>27351147
...whelp.

How about the Bahamas, guys? That sounds pretty good too.

>>27351107
There's one thing that matters as a crime boss. Reputation.

It's not the thousand bucks he'll be losing. It's the fact that HE got ripped off for a thousand. He'll tear creeper a new ass, possibly kill him for it, but he'll send someone for us. Reputation is everything.

We can still fix this. If shit goes wrong then we can surely get outta dodge. I do NOT want on Fisk's bad side.

Rolled 4

>>27351147
Yeah, this does not look good, Can we at least talk to the guy?

Situation is shitty as hell and I don't feel comfortable on carrying the drugs on our person

>>27351167
Or we could not be such a pussy and either work something out with Creeper or steal Jack from his rivals. I vote against running and working for Creepers rivals, that would just make him try harder

>>27351147
>jesus christ they have sentinels
Great. Just perfect. Wouldn't be mutophobia without these things. Can't wait till we have to face one of these fuckers and get our ass blown to pieces.

>>27351190
...uh. You're definitely overestimating just how important some homeless muties are. (None at all)

Fisk is a business, not some gangbanger who's all up in your dick because you threw an empty 40 on his lawn. It's called "shrinkage," and it's a part of every business everywhere.

Rolled 15

>>27351212
I prefer stealing Jack, at least that way we can give it creep no harm no foul.

I just worked my way through the archives and am enjoying the quest so far!

>>27350892
>[ ] “I’m gonna talk to Creeper. He knows me, so maybe we can work something out. We might be able to pay him back, or do him a favour or something.”

despite having punched him in the face, I feel like smoothing things over with him might reduce problems.

>>27351238
Fisk isn't just a business man. Everyone knows that. He's a man who inspires fear. Fear that makes it where no one gets on his bad side. Ever.

If he let some unimportant shitty homeless mutie go after ripping him off for a grand, and that gets out? That sends a message. A message that the man is slipping. This is currently an isolated incident. If we get away with it then others will try. Not just two or three. There will be plenty of idiots who think the man has gone soft.

He'll come for us. Mark my words, if we run he will come for us and he will find us.

>>27351281
Dearest Anon, why would it get out? Creeper is going to do his best to keep shrinkage to a minimum and not blab to his bosses about how some shitty teenagers punched him in the dick and stole his shit.

Paranoia isn't an attractive trait.

>>27351281
We have a supersoldier derived from Wolverine, a guy who kills you if you touch him, and a chick who kills you if you touch her. Plus us, who can literally become invisible. Let him come.

Rolled 14

>>27351238
True, but he let's some homeless mutties take is product without paying it might be a problem. If he is a business then he'll make sure it doesn't happen again and punish those who has wronged him

>>27351309
but he'll have to deliver a business report sooner or later, and there will have to be a discrepancy that's noticeable.

>>27351107
>>[X] talk to creeper. Try to broker a deal. See if laura will come with us and watch our back. We may have to go in blind but that doesn't meen we have to go in without backup.

Rolled 14

>>27351309

True but he can find us, and I rather not have our guy look over his shoulder for the creeper, again this situation is manageable, we can fix this and I rather not border hop considering the bigger dangers

If we run now then we will be chased by both the border patrol and Creeper.
>>27351311

Your overestimating out power.

>>27351326
This

>>27351344
>Your overestimating out power.
My estimate is primarily based on our power/debt ratio, which is huge.

>>27351344
and still chased by Shady Government operatives

Okay okay so I get back and there appears to have been some flipping and flopping (or not, maybe. sometimes being anonymous is a chore) and a lot of discussion.

If you want to run, post 1 (because it rhymes).
If you want to stay, post 2.

Also, I could not love a human child the way I love this fucking banana cake. Not even remotely.

>>27351344
Find us...how? It's not like we're GPS tagged.

>>27351370
1

>>27351370
>2

>>27351370
>1
It'll be a better story this way.

>>27351370
2

2

>>27351375
not everything has to be found by electronics. Remember the guy who was tracking X-23 by smell?

Rolled 6

>>27351370
>2

>>27351344
You ain't me. I do agree somewhat though.

I say we go straight to creeper and make a deal with him.

>>27351370
2

>>27351398
Pheromones, and that was with a bigass suite of Expensive Stuff. Which is why we leave the country and head to sunny St. Tropez!

Time's up.

Countan.

Jeezus quite a few people switched up.

Run: 2 votes.
Stay: 5 votes.

Drat. I guess I don't get to throw Sentinels at you. Yet.

>writing

>>27351495
ok, just as a thing, can we get character sheets for our team members as well? I'd like to know what level they are before we attempt anything... drastic.

>>27351525
meta knowleddddgeeee goooooooo!

No seriously. No. Pls.

>>27351536
Hey, we asked them to come clean.

>>27351370
2
I don't wanna deal with sentinels

Can I propose a compromise?

We stay long enough to pay back Creeper with interest, in return he gets us the fuck out of New Yawk.

I still say we should've gone to Buffalo.

>>27351599
I'd say that's a decent idea.

“I’m gonna talk to Creeper.” You decide aloud. You’re not friends with the guy and, in many ways, he’s pretty much all the worst things about living on the streets rolled into one, but he’s not… uncivilized. He probably considers himself very civilized indeed. “He knows me, so maybe we can work something out. We might be able to pay him back, or do him a favour or something.”

You elect to omit that the last time you met ended with your fist all up in his face, mostly because Kevin seems really shifty about this whole thing. You pretty much had your suspicions when you first ran into him, but the guy is NOT built for the homeless life. Anyhow, Creeper’s a businessman. He hates being embarrassed but he hates falling profits far, far more. Criminals are mostly the same – grease their palms up enough and they can push all that dignity and pride crap to the black pit at the back of their skulls. That same place they left their empathy, and their charity, and their basic human decency.

“Worst case, my powers could help me steal enough stuff to make up for his loss. And he should be satisfied with that.” Should. Things change, after all. You didn’t think about it before, but now you find yourself considering what ways in which the Creeper of two years ago could be from the Creeper of today.

“We do have something else to talk about, though…”

You look at Laura. She grimaces very slightly and clenches her fists against her knees.

>[ ] Ask Laura to explain.
>[ ] Detail you encounter with Kimura.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27351525
I might give you some info on their powers, once you've spent enough time with them that you must know pretty much how much they can do.

That said, in many cases they themselves don't entirely know. For example Noriko doesn't know she has super speed.

>>27351599
Not a truly terrible idea. Don't mention it going in though. We can deal with that after we deal with him.

>>27351599
You can certainly have a go at that. Pretty grand idea, if you're looking to get out of NY.

Everything will, of course, depend on your execution. But it's totally an offer you could make once you're somewhat back in Creeper's graces.

>>27351703
>>[ ] Ask Laura to explain.
>>[ ] Detail you encounter with Kimura.

>>27351703
>Look expectantly at Laura and wait.

>>27351703
>[x] Ask Laura to explain.

if she's not up for it. then

>[x] Detail you encounter with Kimura.

>>27351731
seems good

>>27351724
Is Iron Man a thing in this universe, Crusty? Has he gone public? And what about Cap? Do people like Cap since he's supersoldier and not mutie and also a war hero?

>[X] Look expectantly

You stay quiet, and just look expectantly at Laura and wait. Guess it’s Opposites Day.

Eventually, she glances between the other two, and opens her mouth.

“I am being pursued by a private military corporation for…” Kevin’s eyes have bulged a bit out of their sockets. Noriko has a perfect storm of ‘wait, what?’ and ‘uuurgh I feel sick’ roiling across her features. Laura pauses for a moment, as if grappling for the right words. “…unlawful ownership of their assets.”

As far as you can tell she owns pretty much nothing other than the clothes on her back. So that comes as a bit of a surprise.

“After encountering me several days ago, their agents should have assumed that I have left the state, as per standard operating procedure. But…” She glances up at you briefly. “I did not. I thought they would shift to tracking me to another state, but it seems that they are still focusing their efforts here. Yesterday, John encountered two of their operatives in the city.”

The other two sit in stunned silence for a moment. Eventually, Noriko lets her forehead fall into her palms.

“…I need a fucking paracetamol or some shit.”

>[ ] Describe the encounter.
>[ ] “What do you mean by ‘assets’?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27351882
Both are public. People love Cap because he has a very effective publicity machine, even if he disapproves of a lot of what the government and the people are doing. People are okay with Stark. Nobody's gonna randomly develop Iron Man skin and blow up their kids, after all.

>>27351952
>>[ ] “What do you mean by ‘assets’?”

>>27351952
Assets?

>>27351952
>Describe the counter
>What do you by "assets" (Though I'm sure we have a feeling...)

Cool beans. What continuity did/are you using for their backstories? Is it Extremis Tony? And not the awful way it was bungled in IM3, but the book arc. Maybe it'd be fun to pledge fealty to our new iron overlord.

>>27351987
Her adamantium skeleton, claws, healing factor, etc.

>>27351952
"Thing is, I'm pretty sure that Laura's the only one here who can actually detect Creeper if he decides to murder all of us."

>>27352007
More like just her in general.

>[X] Describe the encounter.

>>27351952
[X] “What do you mean by ‘assets’?”
[X] Describe the encounter.

>>27351952
Leave assets out at this point, we can keep that one private between us and Laura.

>[X] “What do you mean by ‘assets’?”

“Assets?” You cock your head to the side, wracking your brain for a moment. Nope, nothing. As far as you know all she owns is a set of vaguely gothic clothes, and if a morally questionable PMC is interested in those then someone somewhere is wasting a great deal of money. “Laura, not to be rude or anything, but… what could you possibly by carrying that’s worth all this trouble? That corset thingy doesn’t even have pockets.”

She frowns at you, but you quickly realizes it’s not an angry or a pointed one – in fact, it’s not directed at you at all. She just happens to be facing you. She’s turning something over and over in her head, until…

“Me.”

“What?” You deftly save yourself from choking on McNugget, and without visible signs of struggle, too.

“Me. I am a clone.”

Oh no there is again all up in your oesophagus.

>[ ] “What.”
>[ ] “Er… are you sure? Isn’t that Double Illegal?”
>[ ] “Whaaaat.”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27352145
>[ ] “Er… are you sure? Isn’t that Double Illegal?”

>>27352145
>>[ ] Write in.
"Ok, that crosses so many lines, but if you don't mind my asking, whose clone are you?"

>>27352145
>[X] Cool. Why did the clone you?

Accept that she is a clone easily.

>>27352145
"Okay."
That's really all that needs to be said about that matter. Just accept it.
Then
[]Describe encounter in Kimura."

>>27352183
why did they* clone you?

Rolled 13

>>27352145
>Are you okay, I heard that cloning has side-effects and stuff? Like shortened life spans?

>[X] Write in.

“Okay…” Right, what else can you say? How do you respond to something like that? You glance at Noriko & Kevin, and apparently they have pretty much the same grasp on the situation as you.

“Why were you…” Cloned? No, that’s wrong, the cloned party is the copied one, not the copy? Manufactured? Too inhuman. Born? You don’t know if she was actually born in the el classico sense –

“Made?” She interjects flatly.

You nod.

“Tactical espionage, assassination, personal security… there are many applications for a mutant with my powerset.”

Okay then. Moving on.

>[ ] Describe the encounter.
>[ ] Ask her whose clone she is.
>[ ] Ask her how long since she escaped.
>[ ] Ask her if any other… ‘Lauras’… were made, and if they could be a problem.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27352318
>Describe encounter
>attempt to grok
>fail to grok

>>27352318
>>[ ] Ask her whose clone she is.

"I should be shocked, but I'm not."
"Might have something to do with the fact that I'm an invisible hobo with lightning hands."

>>27352318
>[x] Describe the encounter.

we know enough for now. well, the trigger scents would be nice onto the psycho bitch

>>27352341
>>27352399
Grok ain't easy.

Roll to grok.

>DC15
>+3 bonus for existing relationship

Rolled 4

>>27352435

Rolled 2

>>27352435
We grok now!

Rolled 14 + 3

>>27352435

Rolled 2 + 3

>>27352399

Rolled 4

>>27352435

>>27352450
>lay down on floor
>try to grok
>not grok a lot

Rolled 3

>>27352435

>>27352435
20 go

>>27352462
and we're saved

Rolled 10 + 3

>>27352462
I love you

>>27352462
commence the groking!

I'm confused, what does grok mean?

>>27352558
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok

"Grok means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed—to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity in group experience. It means almost everything that we mean by religion, philosophy, and science—and it means as little to us (because of our Earthling assumptions) as color means to a blind man."

it's a pretty powerful word.

>>27352592
It's also a very beautiful word.

>>27352670
No lie, brother.

“Well, one of these guys from this…” Cloning station? Clone factory? “…facility ran into me yesterday. So now they’re after both of us, I guess. She was pretty much bulletproof, so that’s… kind of a problem for all of us.”

Now that the lights have been switched on over the mystery of Laura, you find yourself intensely, strangely, uncomfortable. You were hoping to get everything all sorted and neatly stacked, ready to solve, but instead you feel as though you’ve made a mess somehow. The other two are looking at her like she’s dangerous and/or insane, and you have no idea what’s on your face, and she…

…You realize that she, in all likelihood, feels pretty much the same. A surge of empathy rushes through you.

Unexpectedly – even to yourself – you shift a little closer, wrapping your arm over her shoulders and putting on what you assume is a smile. She flinches, just like she did yesterday, but the tension soon uncoils from her, seeping away, and you feel it do the same across you too. Her head rests tentatively against your shoulder.

>[ ] Ask what weaknesses Kimura could have.
>[ ] Ask what the hell can be done about this PMC.
>[ ] That’s enough drama for now. Rest a bit before you have to go meet Creeper.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27352801
>>[ ] Ask what the hell can be done about this PMC.
also, who is she cloned from

>>27352801
>[ ] Ask what weaknesses Kimura could have.

ha ha! We're in too deep to back out now!

Rolled 4 + 3

>>27352801
>[ ] Ask what the hell can be done about this PMC.
>[ ] That’s enough drama for now. Rest a bit before you have to go meet Creeper.

>>27352801
>[x] That’s enough drama for now. Rest a bit before you have to go meet Creeper.

>[X] That’s enough drama for now. Rest a bit before you have to go meet Creeper.

>>27352801
>[x] That’s enough drama for now. Rest a bit before you have to go meet Creeper.

Rolled 5

>>27352801
Make sure to advise the trio try and stick together if they can, especially if they're going out. Noriko and Kevin have abilities that might be able to hurt Kimura, and Laura is the only one that can detect Creeper, so they make perfect bodyguards for each other. Emphasise this fact, so as to encourage team togetherness.

>[X] Ask what the hell can be done about this PMC.
>[X] That’s enough drama for now. Rest a bit before you have to go meet Creeper.

“I guess… you know these guys pretty much better than anyone. How do we stop them?

Oh, sorry, did that sound like you were actually considering brawl with what honestly seems a lot like the fucking Umbrella Corporation? Because damn what the hell where’d you get the idea that you could actually be a fighter? Or that you could be at all meaningful on the scale we seem to be talking?

Laura shifts a little, burrowing deeper into your coat.

“I have purchased a map and marked their major operating centres within the centre.” Huh. So that’s what she went out for. “Conceivably it could be possible to draw attention to them. Somehow.”

That sounds like an alright idea. Kimura didn’t seem to bothered about it, but her partner had a hella hardon for remaining far from the public eye. A hardon so strong that it ended up pretty much killing him.

“Alright then. I think we can talk about that later. We’ve gotten an alright enough grip on things.”

Without the constraints of conversation to hold them back, the others dig in to their food, and soon there’s little else left but paper bags and an overpowering smell of grease. You decide to relax a while and let things ruminate before your upcoming date with the most unpleasant man you know.

>[ ] Stay with Laura a while.
>[ ] Make sure Noriko’s okay.
>[ ] Talk to Kevin a bit.
>[ ] Sleep a bit and hope for pleasant dreams.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27352801
Quick question, can we phase something through Kimura's head and then leave it there if we took the phasing skill?

>>27353084
>>[ ] Make sure Noriko’s okay.

>>27353097
Not at level 1.

You can't phase stuff with you till level 3.

>[ ] Stay with Laura a while.
then
>[ ] Make sure Noriko’s okay.

>>27353084
>[ ] Stay with Laura a while.
>[ ] Sleep a bit and hope for pleasant dreams.
>Sigh and gofer Creeper.

>>27353122
We could just sacrifice a fist and call it good

Rolled 2 + 3

>>27353084
>[ ] Make sure Noriko’s okay.

As much as I want to stay with Laura, Noriko is concerning me a little considering she's not taking the withdrawal well

>[x] Make sure Noriko’s okay.

>>27353149
Does anyone take space-heroin withdrawal well? Just get her a bucket. It's going to be a rough week.

>>27353146
Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
Got us pinned again? Punch to the face.
Laugh at our punch doing nothing? Punch THROUGH the face. And release. I'm pretty sure she can die from a human hand fused with her brain.

>>27353146
>>27353192
That also needs Level 3 Phasing. How many times do we need to go over this. At level 1+2 we get pushed out violently and at 1 we might lose something in the process

What does PMC mean by the way?
Also, we could tell Kevin and Noriko that if Laura's being chased by that immortal bitch that they're free to drop any restraints and disintegrate that psychopath.

>>27353251
Private Military Contractors/Corporations

>>27353268
thanks

>>27353236
Alright, we need to start leveling that, because that's the only real way I see us being able to take her down without dying horribly.

Go and help noriko with her withdrawal symptoms.
We should be immune to some degree of shocks.

>[X] Make sure Noriko’s okay.

Welp, Noriko’s kind of worrying you, what with the vomiting and the unpleasant gastrointestinal ejections and such. A lot of it’s normal, but she seems… pretty much way worse off than Kevin, who’s still pale and sunken around the eyes but at least not evacuating everything he eats.

She’s retreated back to the bathroom for now, and though you’re no longer hearing the sounds of mountains copulating from her stomach, you’re not quite content to sit back and wait for the thunder.

Telling Laura that you’ll be back, you follow her into the dimly-lit restroom.

The first thing you notice, before you even register the place visually, is the awful smell. Everything she’s vomited up is gradually edging its way down a drain, and with no running water to help it on its way, it’s really taking its time. And, of course, you smell ALL of it.

Noriko is sitting on the edge of the bathtub, her hands clamped about her arms, as if that would somehow stop her skin from shaking. For the first time, you notice that her nails are blue too.

>[ ] “Hey, it’s a little cold in here. You should probably be wrapped up.”
>[ ] “How’s is going?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27353355
Or, you know, we could take Vampiric touch and drain her.

>>27353355
As I was writing a response to this I realized that Kimi's skin probably constitutes a Faraday cage, so electrical attacks are out too. Is she wearing a wig or is her scalp theoretically vulnerable?

>>27353397
>>[ ] “How’s is going?”

How ya holding up?

>>27353420
I will stick with the 1 hit KO thank you
>>27353397
>[ ] “How’s is going?”

>>27353397
"Sorry for tranquilizing you, that probably didn't help with your detoxing at all."

Okay I guess you guys shouldn't really know this, but seeing as you're potentially building your powers around killing Kimura:

Her only true superpower is near-indestructible skin. She's not immune to electric shock, though she does mitigate it somewhat. She's not immune to continual blunt trauma, she just mitigates it greatly. Her skin is most effective when it comes to taking care of slicing/piercing stuff (for obvious reasons), and it's basically impossible to actually break through it.

>>27353397
>[] How's it going?
Detoxing is rough, combine that with her out of control powers...

After she answers ask if we can get her a blanket, it's pretty cold in here and I think we can afford to sacrifice a bit of bedding to the smell if it wards off her getting frostbite.

>>27353468
Instead of flashing claws can we get something blunt?
like armored/spiked hands
also when do we get a tail