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2000/1/03-04 - Effortless Everyday
« on: November 12, 2013, 05:24:18 PM »
Monday arrives quietly enough, with the other students either out messing around, or busy rushing through homework in their own time. Peace, or at least, a reasonable imitation of it. The homework had no lack in quantity, but a quick perusal reveals the bulk of the stuff to be mostly busywork rather than actually difficult, and could probably be dealt with by noon.

Sam's burns are still itching furiously, but they seem to be healing quickly, though their discolored patterns are definitely going to draw some looks. His head meanwhile, is entirely clear by morning, whatever damage the sonic attacks did weren't permanent.

Kiley meanwhile, only looks a little sunburned now, but there is a new, full body ache, with accompanying bouts of disorientation. It fades into the background gradually, but doesn't really go away.
« Last Edit: November 22, 2013, 05:49:17 PM by veekie »
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2013, 08:21:16 PM »
Sam's exit from his morning shower is marked by the sound of frantic scrambling and tripping as he races around in search of the burn cream. A few minutes later, he emerges much more calmly, the worst of Pyrebird's damage soothed by what's left of the ointment, and throws something warm on before heading out the school gates. Normally he'd cook something for himself, but after the last two days it's just not worth the effort when fast food exists, at least to a starving teenager. Besides, if Tuesday evening goes well, he and Kiley won't have to worry about cash for a good while.

On his way to the first restaurant that catches his eye, he pulls out his phone and shoots a quick text to Kiley. Out getting breakfast, want anything? Then, on a whim, he opens the phone's browser and starts checking local news sources to see what happened yesterday that they might have missed. Sam's attention is more on his stomach than his phone, however.

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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2013, 05:00:55 AM »
It doesn't take more than a few minutes before Sam winds up browsing through a list of fast food special offers instead. Completely derailed by his stomach. Such a betrayal.
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2013, 01:55:37 PM »
Sam gives up on the effort pretty quickly, thrusting his phone back in his pocket and half-sprinting over to a diner. At this rate, he'd gladly wait in line behind Pyrebird if it meant food.
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2013, 02:15:08 PM »
Sam finds the nearest eatery by nose as much as he did by memory,  the smell of frying meat, potatoes and coffee in the air. Big Jim Meals is strangely empty, when at this hour it should be packed with people seeking their morning nosh.

Then he spots the cause. A lone figure at the counter, completely in black, trying to order food. What the hell is Scattershot doing buying breakfast in costume.
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

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And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2013, 02:24:31 PM »
Purely on reflex, Sam nearly ducks back out the door before his brain catches up. He's not in costume and Scattershot has no way of knowing who he is, there's no need to panic. Drumming his fingers on the door handle, he mulls over the pros and cons of staying before a loud growl from his stomach settles the issue. Maybe he can talk Scattershot into not terrorizing the diner by accident. Besides, if I can smooth things over between this idiot and the employees, I'll get fed more quickly.

Sam walks up behind Scattershot in line, hoisting a slightly awed smile onto his face as though he were a little nervous about meeting the vigilante. "Hi! Busy morning? Wait, no, you don't have to answer that." He grins. "Whatcha ordering?"
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2013, 02:31:16 PM »
"Good day citizen! I'm here for the mega platter combo, but Jim here won't extend a great hero some credit!" Scattershot turns around and pats Sam on the shoulder, "Perhaps you are more righteous?"

It seems the dumbass forgot his wallet and decided that he could leverage his hero reputation into a free meal. Jim at the counter looks strained as he tries ineffectually to persuade Scattershot to come back out of costume, glancing out the door in the desperate hope that no villains show up.
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2013, 02:38:06 PM »
Sam shoots the desperate manager a quick wink, reaching for his own wallet. "Well, I couldn't turn down a hero who's made such an impact on this city, could I?" He hands over a few crumpled bills. "One mega platter combo and one sunrise sampler, please." He turns expectantly to Scattershot. "To go, right? I bet you'll want to keep moving and patrolling, with things as busy as they've been the last few days!"
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2013, 02:47:15 PM »
Scattershot seems taken aback, as if he hadn't even considered that, then swiftly recovers,"O-of course, citizen! You would like to see the GREAT SCATTERSHOT at work of course, come with me! I'll show you how heroing gets done!" He rushes out of the shop....then rushes back in when he remembers the food isn't ready yet.

Jim takes the bills with an awkward smile, and in short order, whips up the two orders, the fastest Sam had ever seen the overweight cook work. Strange, his sunrise sampler weighs almost half again as much as it normally does.
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2013, 04:05:15 PM »
After waking up with a low but pervasive ache, Kiley decides to skip her morning workout and just stay in bed for as long as she can afford to. Sam's message is a godsend, as it means she doesn't have to procure her own breakfast. Her reply reaches his phone belatedly:
Tiffany's.
jk. donuts? anything fine so long as it doesn't have the gross vanilla filling


With her phone already in hand, she figures she might as well take the opportunity to do her morning check of the news without having to get up yet.

Investigation (1d20+5+2=24 26)
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2013, 04:36:16 PM »
Sam catches Kiley's message a bit too late to put in an order, but figuring that she'd probably prefer something from a place with a little less grease, decides to just get her donuts on the way back.

Once the food's ready, Sam scoops it up and turns to Scattershot. "Here you go! So where are we headed first?"
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2013, 05:43:01 PM »
Kiley

The dizzy spells take their toll without ever leaving the bed, Kiley scrapes together the focus to investigate anyway.

The Pyrebird incident had fallen to page two news, with  a lively discussion going on the net over who'd rise up to take her place, a long conflicted analysis of Pyrebird's powers and why she's weak to pats on the back, as well as speculation on 'Prism' and 'Meteor' . That last is particularly worrying, since some people report having sighted 'Prism', but a closer read shows that they've probably been ascribing all kinds of optical illusions to the latest cool thing. Other than the one report of having seen 'Prism' in a shopping mall anyway, but it can't be distinguished from the other nonsense without already knowing what to look for.

Other things of note include news on upcoming bad weather, the rest of the week is expected to be stormy, and advisories are out for fliers to stay out of the way, along with adverts for aerokinetics and hydrokinetics. There is the usual doomsaying on rising Special violence of course, citing numerous disturbances around the city as evidence.
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It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2013, 05:51:00 PM »
Sam

"Alright, I know a good spot! Don't drop the food!" Scattershot waves Sam into the open,  "Now which way was it...it's got a great view!"

He seems to be staring into empty air for a moment.
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2013, 06:00:09 PM »
Grinning inwardly, Sam takes a firm grip on their orders and waits. The food isn't going anywhere - his power makes sure of that - but what Scattershot doesn't know won't hurt him.
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2013, 06:14:37 PM »
Sam

"Check this out! SOOOOUUUPPPEERRR JUMPPPPPIIINNNGGG BLLASSSTTT!!!"
Same feels the air pressure rise around his feet abruptly, then there is a thunderclap and he's flying upwards and northwards, parallel to Scattershot, The wind picks up abruptly as they clear the tops of buildings, then he finds himself over the abandoned mines, with the rather pesky hero's voice carrying through despite the gale force wind roaring along, "This is Lookout Point! You can see many secret headquarters from here, so it's the best place to watch for crime! And eat!"

Sam arcs towards a heap of rubble with a small tree on top.....and skidding to a rather bumpy halt, thankfully still on his feet, just past the tree. Scattershot meanwhile is busy posing like a ninja with his landing, standing a a branch that shouldn't be supporting his weight before somersaulting off into a perfect landing.

Clearly a lot of practice went into this.
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #15 on: November 13, 2013, 06:31:55 PM »
Feeling grumpy from the ache, Kiley almost feels tempted to correct their names online. Almost. Combined with the stray report of a sighting of Prism at the mall only making her head feel worse, it's enough to convince her to give the discussion a wide berth for today. Instead, she indulges her curiosity with respect to the incoming weather and miscellaneous happenings.
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #16 on: November 13, 2013, 08:13:10 PM »
Sam stares out over the abandoned mines on the pretext of checking out the view, a slight sinking feeling in his stomach. If Scattershot can see the C-Hole from here, they'll have to be a lot more careful going in and out from now on...Still, the hero doesn't have a clue they're operating in the area, most likely, and now they know what to look for. Appetite rebounding, he offers Scattershot the larger of the two bags of food. "That's really cool! Here, you should eat and keep your strength up in case some villain tries something." He tears his own bag open as if to demonstrate, inhaling the steam rising out of the top and trying very, very hard not to drool.
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #17 on: November 14, 2013, 06:22:47 AM »
Kiley

The weather doesn't seem to be particularly out of the ordinary, only that thunderstorms can be expected in the day over the next few days, with strong winds. Crime wise, there has been a recent number of break ins around the city, though no culprit can be readily identified, and little was reported stolen, security staff, police and hero patrols are to be increased in response, in order to stem the disruption.

Sam

The C-hole is definitely visible from this spot, though facing the wrong way to see anyone going in or out. Worrying at least. On the bright side, Jim added extra bacon, quite a bit of it in fact.

"Oh yes! Of course!", Scattershot slides his mask up to free his mouth for eating,  the delicious aroma filling the air as he chews on a sausage, "Mmph-you shee, Black Cat,  Thunderous, and Leaf Ronin always hang around here, so I can stop them before they cause any harm, and then turn them to the side of good!" He takes a bite out of a hash brown, "When I win we all go fight the evil crimelord in the evening! Got a duel later with Leaf Ronin."

Apparently there are more idiots out there.
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

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And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #18 on: November 14, 2013, 01:30:27 PM »
Sam digests that information, mouth full of bacon and egg. Scattershot and his friends are evidently playing superpowered cops and robbers, then? He'd hate to have to fight them - particularly Scattershot - but it sounds like they're more caught up in their own games than in any real crime or vigilantism. They've just picked a really inconvenient spot for it.

More importantly, they're harassing Franco at nights. That's exceptionally useful to know if they ever need to pull a heist around Whitethorn. Fishing more bacon out of the bag, Sam admits "I don't know too much about those three...are they dangerous? What can they do?"
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Re: 2000/1/3-4 - Effortless Everyday
« Reply #19 on: November 14, 2013, 01:40:57 PM »
Sam

"Oh, Kitty turns into a cat. An excellent kunoichi power, if she wasn't an evil ninja. Thunderous is big, fat and stupid." He downs another strip of bacon, "Ronin turns into leaves...no wait, I think he turns leaves into swords." Scattershot shrugs, kicking a pebble into the air, which begins spinning rapidly, unti it turns into a spray of dust drifting away,"Bah, enough about villains. A HERO is great and powerful! Justice always wins!"
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.