Previous Threads: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=homeless+mutant+questPastebin: http://pastebin.com/UuVeJFigYou are John James Green, mutant vagrant. Sometimes you forget how dark the scar can get at night. Reluctantly, you shrug your coat off, the cold settling over your shoulders. Normally you wouldn't dream of dropping a layer in these conditions, but Laura said it'd get in the way. So off it goes.The apartment block you call home looms behind you as a lump of solid shadow. The rest of the ruins are the same, clumped together like strange, indeterminate creatures of skeletal gloom that can do nothing against the cold but huddle for warmth. Beyond them, the rest of the city glows, putting the impression in your heart of the scar as a long, deep valley, empty and dark and utterly barren. A land of the dead. Laura seems at home in the dark. She moves through it in quiet, certain steps, folding up her jacket on one of the great concrete slabs that fell to the Earth when the scar was born. Her eyes regard you in silence for a moment, bright and unblinking.“There are many means of combat.” She states, suddenly. In the dark her expression is even more elusive than usual. “I am versed in a large number of them, but I do not know how many I can teach. What do you want to learn?”>Present Time: 9:15>Current Funds: $145.50>Hunger Level: 4>[ ] Start with the basics.>[ ] How to fight defensively.>[ ] How to fight offensively. >Choose ONE
>[ ] Start with the basics.a strong foundation is important. the basics are the basic for a reason.They're usually the simplest and most effective techniques
>>28822173This anon speaks wisdom. I will throw my lot in with him.
>>28822173Seconded.
>>28822143>>[ ] Start with the basics.
>>28822173Basics would be good
>>28822173ThisAlso OP: love your quest, always look forward to reading it.
learn to use gopherchucks
>>28822143>Start with the basics"Fighting, real fighting, ain't scrapping. I know that much. Might as well start from the beginning right?"
>>28822143>[]Start with the basics
>>28822143>[ ] Start with the basics."Aren't basics the thing that you use most of the time? Let's start with those."
>>28822265I don't think Chat would like that. She might forbid Pete from hanging out with us if we used the gopherchucks.
>>28822299Yea, she doesn't want us stealing her ultimate technique.
This is probably my favorite quest on the board at the moment. The writing is great and the fanbase isnt toxic yet.
>[X] Start with the basics.“Uh…” You don’t really know of any specific martial arts except ‘karate’ and whatever Jackie Chan does. Table-ladder-fu or whatever. “…the basics? The basics sound good to me.” She nods, and though you can’t disentangle her expression from the thick shadows of the scar, you get the impression that you’ve supplied some kind of right answer.“Good.” She says, stepping beside you, her stance shifting into a low, wide pose. “All forms of combat are built upon a solid stance. You must learn to maintain a low centre of gravity while remaining free to move at your leisure. Copy my stance.” >Roll a D20
>>28822338It's that last word of your spoiled text that I fear the most because we all know that nice things don't last on this board...
Rolled 20Rolling
Rolled 18>>28822353Hopefully we don't end up on our ass
Rolled 17>>28822353Wax on, wax off
>>28822369Awesome, Kung-Fu lizard
>>28822369Beautiful!
>>28822369EVERYONE STOP ROLLINGWe mastered the basic already
>>28822369You. I like ou
Rolled 20>>28822353Learn Nut-Kicku!
>>28822369Accessing genetic memory
>>28822394No, we mastered the first stance (and probably got a footwork modifier). We still have no idea how to throw or block a punch or kick or how to transition between attacks and guards or any of the other basics.
Jesus christ these rollsAll the crackbitching has finally paid off
Dammit! why does this quest always seem to start 20 minutes before I have to be at work. :(
Rolled 12>>28822439What you mean we dont know kicking. I am pretty sure we know how to bust a nut with kicks now.>>28822428
>>28822428>>28822369
>>28822428What a waste...
>>28822369>rolled a 20MY PHONE IS GOD
>>28822461>Crit song>not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT-eZs2OKOs
>>28822489Wrong song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFrMLRQIT_k
>>28822489can't make out a single word.
>>28822467All hail your phone!
>>28822522I would have gotten the actual episode it came from, but that would take too much time.From what I remember:Critical hit!How you like that shit?Something something somethingIt's a critical hit!
>>28822369>20>Perfect!>So perfect that a portion of your success will move on to the next part!You lower your frame, glancing to and fro at every facet of Laura’s stance and edging your own body into synchronicity. After a minute or two of feeling progressively more ridiculous, you cough awkwardly and speak up: “Is… is this alright?” You can see Laura’s eyes flickering across you, flecks of bright green peeking ever so slightly out from under her hood. She stares for a moment, in which you can’t help but wonder if you’ve done something grossly inappropriate, before dropping her own stance and, without warning, shoving hard at your waist. You slide a little over the frosted Earth, but, much to your own surprise, stay standing. “Good.” She commends, sliding fluidly back into the same pose. “Now, there are several basic motions that are most effective when defending from a low stance. Follow after my lead.” >Roll again boyos.
Rolled 13>>28822591
Rolled 11>>28822591Rolling again!
Rolled 14>>28822591karate
Rolled 17>>28822591rolling.
Rolled 10>>28822630Not bad, but not good either good thing that some of our success is carried over
Rolled 1>>28822591Rolling again
>>28822634So close JJ. So close.
>>28822790don't
>>28822790Probably shouldn't do that, sorry.
>>28822790Good, good. We gotta get a balance between 20s and 1s so we aren't in debt to the dice Gods.
>>28822790He only takes the first 3, usually.
>>28822790Fucking homo
>>28822841Watch your fucking language
>>28822841Don't worry, only the 3 first rolls count.
Rolled 1>>28822841Quit projecting.
>>28822885You too, you fucking rolling homo. get out of this thread before you taint it with your garbage rolls.
>>28822885You should stop rolling.
>>28822630>14>GoodYou keep up well enough. Laura leads you through a repetitive set of steps that mostly involve shifting forward or back and using your forearms to block or turn aside an invisible attack. You’re silent at first, but soon Laura tells you to breathe in during the lapses in motion and exhale sharply when blocking, and your motions become punctuated by a set of loud hisses. She keeps going, you following in step, for what must be at least half an hour. Soon you start to realize why you dropped the coat – even in the withering cold of the New York winter, you find yourself building up quite a sweat. Eventually, Laura comes to an abrupt stop, giving you a moment to catch your breath. Your arms and stomach ache, the rigors of keeping that low stance while in motion beginning to drag at your shoulders. After a minute or two she circles around in front of you, falling once again into her stance of choice. Her eyes meet yours and, almost reflexively, you do the same. “You retain new information well.” You guess that’s Laura’s idea of a compliment. “Combat is not rote, however. You must be able to put what you have learned into practice by reflex alone. I will attack, and you will defend using the forms you have practiced.” Without warning, she rapidly closes the distance between you, and…>Roll AGAIN>last roll in this chain
>>28822885Great, now I have to wonder if a new "nat 1" method's been uncovered...yay paranoia...
Rolled 19>>28822909ROLL
>>28822893>>28822894And I was the guy who rolled the 20 earlier.
Rolled 6>>28822909Fung Ku!
Rolled 10>>28822909
Rolled 16>>28822909
>>28822923
>>28822923Sweet! Nicely rolled.
>>28822919No, I just rolled a one on a d20.
Rolled 16>>28822923SEE!? I TOLD YOU WE HAD TO GET A BALANCE SO THE DICE GODS DON'T COME COLLECTING NOW
>>28822923Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
>>28822909...and now we get stabbed in the nuts.
>>28822923everybody was ung fu fightain...
>>28822923Fucking hell, JJ. I think you have the wrong backstory. 'Super Soldier Serum' is the origin to your left.
>>28822975Maybe now we'll be less of a crack bitch.
>>28822975Who knows what oour father shot into us when we were young
>>28822975Maybe the cloning/weird medicine our Dad used on us was a quasi-super soldier serum?
>>28822975Eh, I think we're good. Maybe just give us a Prodegy-like (think that's the name of the guy that absorbs info from those around him) tertiary or quartenary power option in the next chapter, but limit it to people we spend a lot of time with or something.>>28822996Why would you jinx it? Why?
>>28822975I want MORE good rolls. I want to stop being a fucking homeless piece of scum. WHERE IS THAT DAMN MOB ENTERTAINER JOB, DAMMIT
>>28823075Prodigy?
>>28823035I like this. He derived his first attempt to cure us from Super Soldier Serum but it failed miserably, causing our health to deteriorate more rapidly. That drove him to dive into X-gene research where he ultimately succeeded. Sort of anyway.
>>28823125That's the one. Probably game breaking if OP gave it to us straight (we'd immediately go looking for the cuckoo hack), but I have faith he could modify it to make it work for the character and the game.
>>28823159Kind of see JJ more as a Draco/beast/hunter type mutant.Something you really do not want after you.
>>28823126Speculating intensifies
>>28823212Yeah.Really nice and helpful guy, but piss him off and he'll fuck you and your shit up.
>>28823212Somehow, that reminds me a bit of the Kroot
>>28823212I am guessing that JJ is actually a lot better at being a criminal legbreaker and thug than he admits to himself, what with his confidence issues. There is a reason why Creeper is really quite eager to have him work for him.
>>28823262He is a dragon His hoard? Mutants
>>28822923>19>Crouching Tiger, Hidden JJA swift kick slaps across your forearm, sliding you a few feet through the snow. The impact rattles your bones, reminding you just how deceptively strong Laura is, and assuring you in an instant that she’s not going to be pulling her punches with you. You barely have time to flinch before she follows up with a pair of swift jabs, your heart skipping in your chest as, almost without realizing it, you turn both aside. She doesn’t stop there. Her breath pounds through the air as she hits you again and again, her lithe frame shifting dexterously from punch to kick and back again. You can’t help but admire that way she has of flexing like water between motions. Each blow is a thunderbolt of its own, unpredictable and without pattern, but there’s nothing staccato about it at all – she moves from one snap of motion to the next seamlessly. You avert blow after blow after blow. Eventually you stop counting, or wondering how long you’ve been at this, and focus only on the here and now. You keep it up as long as you can, but eventually you feel your breath growing ragged, its cold touch burning in your lungs, spreading lances of hot, acidic fire through your limbs. Finally, you react just a little too slowly, and a fist slams into the side of your face, sending stars spiralling through your vision. The onslaught comes to an abrupt end. Your head buzzes. Laura regards you in silence as you massage your jaw. “You performed well.” She says, suddenly. “Your reflexes did not fail you, just your stamina.” A soft quiet settles around her, before she eventually adds: “Are you alright?” >[ ] “Yeah, I’m fine.” [continue]>[ ] “Maybe we should pick this up another time.” [finish]
>>28823303Sounds about right.
>>28823312>>[ ] “Maybe we should pick this up another time.” [finish]Let's not push our luck guys
>>28823295That makes a lot of senseAfter all, he did beat up tourists for cash while he was rather young.
>>28823312>[X] “Yeah, I’m fine.” [continue]Super Soldier JJ.
>>28823312>[ ] “Maybe we should pick this up another time.” [finish]"I think we're good for now. Mind if we continue this another time?"
>>28823312>>[ ] “Maybe we should pick this up another time.” [finish]Let's go to the mob lounge.
>>28823312>[x] “Maybe we should pick this up another time.” [finish]We'll get gains, and then we will show her
>>28823312>[ ] “Yeah, I’m fine.” [continue]
>>28823312>"Yeah, I'm fine." [Continue with lessons, if we're still "sparing" take a minute to rest and reset]
>>28823312>[ ] “Yeah, I’m fine.” [continue]We learning.
>>28823312>Yeah, I'm good.Although a short rest wouldn't go amiss.
>>28823312>[ ] “Yeah, I’m fine.” [continue]"Bit out of breath, but I'm ok."
>>28823312>>[ ] “Maybe we should pick this up another time.” [finish]Moving on
>>28823312>[ ] "A little worn out, but aside from the face I'm actually feeling pretty good." [go with what she recommends since she is the teacher here]
>>28823422>GoodAs inContinue.But a short rest would be nice.
>>28823365Did he beat them up? I thought he just stole their wallets.
>>28823442indeed.And after the second session we can then go look for the piano job
>>28823464Seconded.
>>28823312>>[ ] “Yeah, I’m fine.” [continue]
>>28823462Not sure how he did it to be honest, but with his limited invisibility, he really couldn't pull off that kind of pickpocketry.
>>28823462He beat the shit outta them if they didn't hand over their stuff.
>>28823464I'd like us to force Nori to do some damn training before we go (since apparently we need to be there pushing her to do something productive for her to do it). That would also give us some time to rest before heading out.
>>28823312>[ ] "Yeah, I'm fine" [continue]A little beating or two never hurt anyone.
Welp, looks like we'll behttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZz3y6r-5H8&hd=1
>>28823462Yes. With a club, brick, 2x4 or whatever was close at hand.
>>28823570>>28823570>A little beating or two never hurt anyone.If that's not famous last words, I don't know what is.
>>28823558Non-compliance will be met with an increasing series of electrical shocks.
>>28823616Aren't we trying to prevent that?
>>28823677I'm suggesting that JJ administer shock therapy unto Noriko until she's no longer a petulant bitch.
>[X] “Yeah, I’m fine.”“Yeah, I’m fine.” You reply, adjusting your jaw a little. The sharp burst of pain that scattered through your skull when her blow hit home was just that – a burst. You can already feel the bruise healing. “A little out of breath, maybe, but I can keep going.” She nods. “You may have a minute to orientate yourself.” You let yourself slacken, rolling your neck. You can feel sweat cooling across your brow, sticking warmly beneath your hoodie. You lower yourself down to sit for a moment, and just breathe easy, taking a break from the sternly regimented succession of hisses that punctuated your little workout. Far sooner than you expect, Laura once again takes position ahead of you, motioning for you to stand. She really did mean one minute exactly. You fall into stance. “It is appropriate to end a session such as this with a short spar.” She states. Her eyes wander for a moment, and she pulls her feet together, dipping into a bow. You awkwardly replicate the motion, and immediately she shifts back into proper form. Her eyes bore into yours. “Hajime!” She pauses, and adds: “That means go.” >[ ] Fight offensively.>[ ] Fight defensively.
>>28823713>[ ] Fight defensively.
>>28823713>Fight offensively.Open up the taps, JJ.
>>28823713>[ ] Fight offensively.Time to beat the thuggery out of us
>>28823462Yes. It was an excellent outlet for a lot of anger. There's a reason a part of JJ sort of remembers that stuff kinda fondly.
>>28823713>[ ] Fight defensively [for now]
>>28823743Oh god now i want JJ to go into berserk mode
>>28823713>>[X] Fight defensively.Try to find an opportunity to take hold of her, with our new found strength we can just throw her around.
>>28823743It's not a ver small part of JJ is it?
>>28823713She's gonna destroy us if we fight defensively. Only by taking the offensive we have a real shot at winning.This is not about winning, though.>[x] Fight defensively.
>>28823713> Fight defensively.Lets train those super Not-Dying skills.
>>28823778She hasn't taught us to fight offensively yet. She only taught us stance and block.
>>28823713>>[ ] Fight defensively.
>>28823778>Only by taking the offensive we have a real shot at winning.>This is not about winning, though.Pic related.
>>28823731>>28823747>>28823750>>28823762>>28823778>>28823800>>28823829Roll a D20. Give that thing a +1 modifier.
Rolled 4>>28823873
Rolled 2>>28823873Crackbitch is a go
Rolled 9 + 1>>28823873lets see
Rolled 8 + 1>>28823873And now for a face plant.
Rolled 5>>28823873
>>28823880>>28823882>>28823883It had to happen eventually.
Rolled 15>>28823873>>28823880>>28823882>>28823883OH GOD IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN
Rolled 4 + 1>>28823873
Rolled 4 + 1>>28823873>all these people forgetting the modifier
>>28823883So a 10. Better than expected JJ.
>>28823901Well, all things considered, JJ is tired.
Rolled 11>>28823873Crack bitch time?
>>28823880>>28823882>>28823883This is why I said we should have cut our loses
>>28823873And we fail.
>>28823880>>28823882>>28823883I can guess where this is leading up to...
>>28823901what was the DC for this one?
Should have just moved on.
Rolled 10 + 1>>28823873
Rolled 3 + 1>>28823927Oops. Reiterating my point.
>>28823901Chill, practice fight fails teach you how to not suck so bad next time
>>28823936More than 10, I bet.
>>28823950the practice fight would have came either way and i think this one is best of 3.
>>28823936Given our previously strong performance? I'd say around 15.
>>28824003Why would you expect us to make it to round two with a poor roll?
>>28824022Because JJ has a redonk healing factor and the heart of a champion.
>>28823936I don't think there was a DC. It's just a test to see how behind her we are.Remember, she has been fighting all her life. She has far more experience, and her growth didn't suffer three years of the hobo life.`A 20 would certainly give her a pause, though.
>>28824041>redonk healing factorNot quite yet, but we're working on it.>heart of a championThat I agree with so long as you aren't imposing any subjective morality on the term "champion".
>>28824143We DID choke out a demon. And channeled Jesus with our eyeballs. All after deciding to become a legit-livin' hobo.
>>28824219>Channeled Godfixed
>>28824246They tend to be interchangeable.Is JJ a paladin or Cleric? Or Druid, since that's still a divine caster.
>>28824219We channeled the wrath of God, not that lovey-dovey stuff his hippe offspring is always on about.>>28824311Urban Druid. He channels the inner chaos of NYC.
>[X] Fight defensively.>>28823883>10You go with what you know. You’ve only know it, however, for about half an hour. Laura moves in quickly, directing a set of swift kicks across one side of your body. You deflect two, and let your shoulder absorb one, the force shunting you across the ground. You keep your footing relatively solid despite the precise strength of the blow, trying to hook your defending arm around her leg and let your strength do the work from there. Like a shadow in motion, she slips her leg out of your grasp, circling around quickly. You shift rapidly to keep up, but keeping your stance solid while in constant motion proves more difficult than you’d expected, and she’s soon on your flank, delivering a set of punches to your upper body. You manage to sway just about out of their way, but you fail to notice her true intent. You feel her foot hook around the back of your leg, just above the ankle. You have a flash-second to appreciate exactly what's happened here – that, with you forced to compromise your balance to avoid her attack, you’re no longer exactly grounded – before the world transforms into a dizzying blur and the earth smacks your back. You let out a quiet, shocked groan. The night sky above parts as Laura teeters over you. “You did not perform badly.” She assures, though you beg to disagree. “I am a much more experienced fighter, and you are tired. Your stamina will improve in time.” “I’ll take your word for it.” You mutter back, heaving yourself up. Laura crouches down to your level, reaching out tentatively to help you to your feet. There’s a slight, faraway smile perched upon her lips. >Present Time: 10:51>[ ] Head back home to rest. >[ ] “What’s up?” >[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat. >[ ] Write in.
>>28824357Baptist Jesus is pretty thunderbolts and smiting.>>28824311Paladin-esque. Chaotic Homeless, with a little more lenient code of conduct.
>>28824379>>[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat.FUCK TRAINING. LET'S GET A JOB
>>28824379>>[ ] “What’s up?”
>>28824379>[ ] “What’s up?”
>>28824379>Force Noriko to due her homeworkThen>Take Laura and check out the mob club
>>28824379>>[ ] “What’s up?” >>[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat.Only if we can find a place to shower/wash/at least be a little less grody.Otherwise back to the Fortress of Smellitude.
>>28824379>[ ] Head back home to rest.>[ ] “What’s up?”>>28824393We can do that tomorrow, when we're not really fucking tired.
>>28824417this, too
>>28824379>[ ] Head back home to rest. >[ ] “What’s up?” Let's chill for a short while, then take a peek at the Tabby. Maybe clean ourself up, too.
>>28824379>>[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42R0fQU6StU
>>28824379>[ ] "What's up?"
>>28824379>>[ ] “What’s up?” >>[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat.
>>28824417>Force Noriko to due her homeworkI like this, but maybe later when bright lights and sparks aren't as noticeable in the dead of night.
>>28824379>[X] "What's up?"Oh dear god is Laura actually expressing emotion?
>>28824417This gets my vote>>28824379>>[ ] “What’s up?” >>[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat.
>>28824468She does, occasionally, emote. It's never anything big, though.
>>28824379>[ ] "What's up?"I see that smile. She enjoyed the chance to beat the stupid out of us.
>>28824379>[ ] “What’s up?” >[ ] Head back home to rest.
>>28824462Go to the basement. We can't practice her not larding thinks on fire anywhere near our furniture anyway.
>>28824379>>[ ] “What’s up?”After ANXM, I'm pursuing any option that can get us to hang out with Laura longer.
>>28824496>Go to the basement. We can't practice her not larding thinks on fire anywhere near our furniture anyway.Oh we have a basement don't we?Yeah, there.
>>28824379>[ ] “What’s up?” >[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat.
>>28824379>>[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat.Head to the fucking Tabbycat already. Held that shit off long enough.
Getting a tea quickly. Post'll be up soon.
>>28824379go to the tabby and ask whats up.
>>28824379>[ ] Head back home to rest.>[ ] “What’s up?”Tabbycat is still futile without better clothes and a shower. They will not let us inside looking like a hobo and standing outside staring at the bar is... completely useless, really.
>>28824379>>[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat.
>>28824379[X] “What’s up?” [X] Head out to the Tabbycat.
we should probably try to wash up some before trying to land a jig at the Tabbycat people.
>>28824562Not true, we could be mistaken for a filthy informant and antagonize the whole criminal world.Which is not really that hot either.
>>28824625we took a shower 6 days ago we good.
>>28824379>>[ ] Head back home to rest. >>[ ] “What’s up?”We're a smelly, sweaty hobo with torn clothes.Now is not the time to go make a first impression.
>>28824625this we probably stink to high heaven.
>>28824639>just got out of an intense Kung-Fu training session>we smell fine
>>28824379>>[ ] “What’s up?” >>[ ] Head out to the Tabbycat.well better now then never.
>>28824379> [ ] "What's up?"If that isn't followed by a prompt> [ ] head back to rest up for laterHeh, just got here and am probably going to be gone before you get back from sating your tea glands. Just wanted to say thanks for running this thing. It's awesome (inspite of the dice) and you're awesome for doing it. Thank you.
>>28824418>>28824431>>28824438>>28824562>>28824625These anons are wise. Heed their wisdom. Resist the siren call of the mob den until we're clean enough to avoid broken knees.
O-KAY.Most of you have mixed [X] What's up with [X] Tabbycat. Do you want to invite Laura along or go by yourself?
>>28824715luara is a go.
>>28824625Oh shit. Seconding, thirding, whatever!
>>28824715Sure, let's bring her along.
>>28824715Invite Laura. Tomorrow. When we don't reek.
>>28824715>>28824701IF we can get ourselves and Luara presentable, to the Tabbycat.Otherwise stay in the Scar.
Rolled 17>>28824715se is he would come as back up
>>28824726>>28824715meant to say that Laura is going with us.capcha ate it the last part.
>>28824715Yes.
>>28824715Dude, we smell like sweat and blood. Ain't no way we're getting close to that place until we get a shower and clothes that aren't torn.
>>28824745Seconded. Hard.
>>28824715Sure why not. What could possibly go wrong?
>>28824715Take her, if she wants to go.
>>28824759>>28824762These are the best options.
>>28824715Always bring backup, get her to come with.
>>28824715Laura's opinion is necessary. And combat skills are helpful, but hopefully we don't need those.I would like to not reek of combat practice, Laura's probably got a snout full of hobo lizard-elf
>>28824745ThisWe smell of all kinds of wrong and our clothes are in terrible condition. We've got sweat and dried up blood on us, if there's a mutant bouncer in there, he's going to tell us to get the fuck out of the property.
>>28824715lets bring X-23 with us.
>>28824715she would probably want to go, so bring her.Also how is this training gonna affect rolls and future encounters?
>>28824761We run into SabertoothThere's a girl who smells like Logan and a boy who smells like blood, sweat and hellfire.
>>28824836so is it true that wolverine and hi can survive getting their heads cut offed?
>>28824804Even if we're invisible, I think even a normal person could smell us now. You're right to bring up the bouncer. I doubt we could talk or sneak our way in for long.
>>28824715We're taking Laura and getting her to help us "fit in" with this crowd (she's an espionage expert so...).
>>28824864I think that's been confirmed in 616, but I know it was true for Wolverine in the ultimates universe.
>>28824864Wolverine can get ripped in half and apparently be just fine (but if he's separated from the rest of his body he's gotta crawl all the way back to his other part.)
Bring Laura with us. She can pretend to be our manager.
>>28824943>manager>clearly only 15 years oldShirley you must be joking?
So who owns the Tabbycat the Russian mob Italians the Irish who?
>>28824973...the goddamn WELSH.
>>28824971It was a joke, Anon.
>>28824973for some reason i like the idea of a lizard talking in Irish or Russian.we all know luara can talk in either language either way.
>>28824973>>28824986>Implying it's not run by the Madagascarian Mafia, the most dangerous islandic African organized crime group that has only committed one act of manslaughter that was entirely accidental and has contributed to about 1% of the drug trade of the world
>>28825009>talking in Irishyou mean Gaelic right?
>>28824973The Dutch
>>28824715ask her if she wants to come with
>>28824971She's japanese, though,
>Going to the club clean>Not going to the club a fucking mess>Playing the piano and moving them to tears>They give you some clean clothes and a shower themselves for being so god damn awesomeFuck taking a shower. Go there now.
>[X] “What’s up?” >[X] Head out to the Tabbycat.“Hey. What’s up?” You see that smile. It’s small but it’s there.Laura stares blankly in response, until you sort of vaguely indicate toward the lower end of her face. In hesitant silence, she brings her hand up to feel at the source of your question, fingertips tracing their way across the tiny smile. “I see.” She says, keeping her tone even. She’s not even breathing hard. Her eyes linger in a nothing place for a moment, retreating from the sensory world. You don’t see that often. Not from her, anyway.“I had a teacher, once.” She states, eventually. “It is… strange… to be on the other side of such an exchange.” “Does it bother you?” You ask, quietly. She seems to consider it for a moment, her gaze stretching on into what you now recognize as memory, before shaking her head.Well, that’s good. “Good.” You pick your coat up, just slinging it over your shoulder for now. “Well… I think I’m gonna go check out the Tabbycat. Feeling up to it?” She spends another moment in silent consideration, before going for her jacket. “I would not mind a walk.” Strolling leisurely, you gradually warm down from the night’s exertions as you make your way out of the scar. You find yourself wondering what kind of life, exactly, Laura saw when she looked back into the land of her memories. Considering your encounter with Kimura, you’re kind of surprised that she found anything there to smile about. As you make your way through the progressively more crowded streets, you suddenly realize something: you fucking stink. Crap. >[ ] Whatever, just stake out the Tabbycat.>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and shower. >[ ] Eh, effort. Turn back for now.>[ ] Write in.
>>28825079>[ ] Eh, effort. Turn back for now.We can go find a shower somewhere else. Or ask Peter if we can use his shower or something.I dunno.
>>28825016i like the idea that whenever some one sneezes the whole place goes on lock down.>>28825026Yeah my bad i'm not familiar with their language.
>>28825079>>[ ] Whatever, just stake out the Tabbycat.its just a quick looksie, not applying or anything
>>28825079>>[ ] Whatever, just stake out the Tabbycat.>>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and shower.Break INTO THE TABBYCATTake a showerExitEnter properly
>>28825073>Wolverine>Japanese
>>28825098Was Doctor Kinney Asian?
>>28825079>>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and shower.
>>28825074Apparently, this mob den is secretly the set of a hallmark movie.
>>28825096>Break INTO THE TABBYCATPic definitely related.
>>28825079>>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and shower.see if laura wants to take one as well,
>>28825079>[x] Eh, effort. Turn back for now.atleastyoutried.jpeg
>>28825079>[ ] Eh, effort. Turn back for now.We can borrow pete's shower or something
>>28825110Nah, Wolverine's just a weeabooMuh samurai
>>28825079>>[ ] Whatever, just stake out the Tabbycat.
>>28825098He is a bit of a weaboo. But no, Canadian he is.>>28825079>[ ] Whatever, just stake out the Tabbycat.We can at least gauge the clientele from outside.>Ask Laura how we smell. Don't know why, just do it.
>>28825079>>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and shower.no need to waste Luara's time, and we aren't that lazy.
>>28825079Public loos, a sink. Wont be hard to at least not smell.
>>28825140>We can borrow pete's shower or somethingYeah, show we're nice. Plus owing him a favor might help us out, maybe.
When the fuck do we get the powerup to not smell? Fuck this shower bullshit.
>[ ] Write in.Hygiene is becoming a problem. And we can't risk B&E every time our pits stinkThere's snow everywhere, maybe us or Noriko could zap some into water, dump it in the tub and tada! bathing water!we could get drinking water same way(gotta boil it first though). it would cut water from the food budget
>>28825079>>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and shower.why are people picking both taking a shower and staking out since they are basically the opposite of what you want to do?
>>28825079>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and shower.
>>28825144>>28825153Is it genetic? Does this make Laura a weaboo?
>>28825194Possibly.There IS a large Asian population in Canada.
>>28825079>not asking Peter if we can take a shower at his place because we have a job interview
>>28825170This works.Peter may be a freind, but hes not going to let us go shower, aspecially at 11pm at night
>>28825079>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and showerClean JJ gets less baseball bats to the face.We hope.
>>28825079>Eh, effort. Turn back for now.Can't be breaking into places, JJ's a good boy.That said, how about a YMCA or something? Should be pretty empty this late.
>>28825079>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and shower.New York has coastline, so why don't we look for one of those free shower places that every beach has to wash off sand? The water is even hot.
>>28825279>Can't be breaking into places, JJ's a good boy.did you not read this quest?JJ is far from good, he does no one wrong, but his morality is far from good.
>>28825205We just broke his girlfriends leg. Even if we are firendly right now, dropping by for a shower is probably out of the question.
>>28825079>>[ ] See if you can find a place to break into and shower.I hope i'm not too late.
>>28825298Don't know how close we are to the beach, but that's a good idea. Do they lock those at night/in winter?
>>28825322We're chaotic good at worst.
>>28825305Better boy.
>>28825170GIVE A MAN A FISH HE'S SET FOR A DAYTEACH A MAN TO FISH AND HE'S SET FOR LIFE
>>28825079See if you can find a place to break
>>28825328I'm not sure most of them even have doors. The ones in Florida don't, except on the showers themselves, and those lock from the inside.
>[X] Shower. You stop in your tracks. Yes, this is not ideal at all. You don’t just smell like ass, you smell like sweaty ass. You have a pretty fucking finely tuned sense of smell, and you can say with almost total certainty that no club, bar, or fancy restaurant is going to let you spread your aroma of filth throughout its premises, no matter how fancy your suspiciously gloved fingers turn out to be.“Hey, Laura?” She cocks her head to the side, subtly raising one eyebrow. “Wanna get a shower?” There’s no looking into nothing or staring or quiet consideration this time. Just an immediate “Yes.” You stalk your way down one of the alleys that branch out from the main arteries of NY, keeping an eye out for any promisingly dark windows. Occasionally you stop by one and listen, sharpening up your ears for the sound of chatter, or the murmuring drone of a television, or the periodic subtly of a light snorer. >Perception Check>+4 modifier
Rolled 15 + 4>>28825361
Rolled 13 + 4>>28825361
Rolled 3 + 4>>28825361Rolling
Rolled 8>>28825361
Rolled 5 + 4>>28825361
>>28825298You're a bit too far from the coast for that. You could do it, but it'd take you very much out of your way.
Rolled 20 + 4>>28825361
>>28825353>FloridaDoubt they have the snow of New York, or the locals.>>28825410I wish you were earlier. Or later, depending on what we meet.
Rolled 10>>28825410a bit late tere
>>28825394Maybe we should do a weekly shower field trip as a hobo clan.
>>28825410My first 20... and it's too late to be used.Because I forgot the captcha the first time.Imma go punch myself in the balls now.
>>28825456You know, we should totally try to say we're some sort of minority. Like gypsies. And this is our cultural heritage.
>>28825498>Muties ARE kinda the minority.Could work. OR! Religious pilgrimage.
>>28825498I wonder if people hate gypsies or mutants more in Europe.
>to do list proposal1.) get that Tabby cat job. we need the dosh.2.) acquire water.we seriously need to acquire water for bathing and drinking.We risk incarceration every time we bath. Melt the snow, dowsing I don't care.3.) Moar furniture hunting. more people need more shit. also piano4.) more karate class. we can learn at our own pace.>>28825410Ah the nat 20 in its traditional habit. way out of the fucking 1st 3.personal rule of thumb I have, if its been more than a minute since the QM asked for a roll in popular quest, odds are the 3 have been made
>>28825498>come home from work>see bunch of hoboes squatting on your living room>one of them comes out of the shower, drying himself to my towels>I ask them who the hell are they>The one with the sunglasses simply repliesThe Aristocrats
We're gonna end up in Peter's house, aren't we?
>>28825632Kinda doubt it.He lives in Queens. In like a house, not apartment with a view of a dark alley
>>28825375>19>I was gonna keep the DC secret for evil purposes, but I can't pretend that this isn't a Great SuccessAfter a little while spent searching, you find a second-floor apartment that seems empty enough. You scale the nearby fire escape and press your freakishly pointed ear up against the glass, listening in for signs of life. No snoring, no slight cadences of random movement, no TV droning in the background… after a minute of dreadful silence, you decide that there couldn’t possibly be anyone home (something that, you hope, will last a while). As quietly as possible, you slide the window open, stepping in to what appears to be a bedroom. Laura follows close behind, a pall of silence following her every move. You make your way further in. It’s a modest apartment – five rooms, nothing too grand, nothing too shabby. A Christmas tree stands like a disapproving sentinel in one corner of the living room, its lights unplugged. You remind yourself that Christmas trees have no right to judge you, as they don’t need hygiene or money or any of the other stuff a functioning member of society must possess a basic standard of. Laura showers first, while you wait at the door, appreciating the fragrant aroma of actual hair products. As kinda expected, she doesn’t take long, washing down and drying off in less than ten minutes. You, despite every reason not to, take significantly longer. When you emerge from the bathroom you’re a brand new JJ. All bright and clean and smelling of stuff that isn’t totally awful. As you make your way back to the window, you notice a fat, leather wallet left rather carelessly on the living room table. You bite your lip. >[ ] Take it.>[ ] Don’t take it.
Rolled 6will we be taking a shower together with luara?
>>28825724>[ ] Don’t take it.
Rolled 7>>28825724>>[ ] Don’t take it.
>>28825724>[ ] Don’t take it.We're going to check out a possible job.
>>28825724>[ ] Don’t take it.Don't do it JJ! Resist the urge!
>>28825724>[X] Don’t take it.
>>28825724>>[ ] Don’t take it.not falling for it not now not ever
>>28825724>Don't Take itWe're a moral Lizard-Elf
>>28825560I don't think you realize quite how much continental Europe hates gypsies.
>>28825724>>[ ] Don’t take it.
>>28825724>[ ] Don’t take it.But I totally hope we used their razor to shave our hobo-pubes and clogged their drain in the process
>>28825724That just makes me more tempted to put $5 in the bloody thing.
Rolled 19>>28825765what about gypsy mutants?
>>28825781
>>28825724>[x] Don’t take it.JJ is a good guy.
my guess on who the owner is
Rolled 13>>28825818>christmas tree in the apartmentnah, if there was alcohol and guns maybe.
>>28825818I don't think Frank uses hair products.
>>28825818DOubt it, and even if it is. all the more reason not to take it
>>28825835>Implying he doesn't smell like lavender whenever he's not soaked in blood.
>>28825864>Implying he doesn't smell like lavender whenever he's not soaked in blood.So does he get manicures too?
>>28825835>>28825833my basis was founded on pure pessimism
>>28825874He puts the MAN in MANicure.
>>28825874gets his nails did. and then painted black and then white skulls
>>28825894>He puts the MAN in MANicure.He puts the MAX in MAXIMUM BEAUTY>>28825895I didn't know he was a fifteen year old tumblr girl dressing up for halloween.
We've actually already broken into Frank's apartment, remember? The first time we broke into a place to take a shower, there was a swear jar. And we were informed of [CONSEQUENCES] that would have occurred had we taken the jar.
>>28825604That was really fucking weak. Try again later dude.
Rolled 9>>28825914no that wasn't his apartment, but if we took money from it the owners would have saw us.frank is still in the random encounter roll.
>>28825911he has dreams too
>>28825914>And we were informed of [CONSEQUENCES] that would have occurred had we taken the jar.The all-American family, not Frank.
>>28825942When was the last time we got a random encounter roll anyway?
Rolled 1>>28826013its usually after doing newspapers every 2nd or 3rd time.
>>28825954>>28825942Oh, I stand corrected, holy FUCK did I remember that wrong.
>>28826027i was fishing for that nat 1, now i can take off these dice.
>>28826055Do not taunt the dice gods. They will punish you with scorn.
>[X] Don’t take it.>+1 KarmaYou bite your lip harder, and keep going. They’ve given you a shower, and that’s enough. Not by choice, or knowingly, but a shower is a shower. Technically you should be paying them, but you don’t exactly have money to spare, so you think you’ll stay one step below that level of respectability until you do.The Tabbycat is about an hour’s walk toward Brooklyn. It’s been a long while since you paid the place your one and only visit, but you’ve had almost four years to impress the city’s nooks and crannies upon your grey matter, and it’s only so long till enough streets line up with enough memories and you have a rough idea of where you’re headed. Eventually, after a good while navigating the sidewalk traffic of NY, you see that big, bold neon sign come into view, and you know you've reached your destination. The club is set into the side of one of the dingier streets you know of, but it emanates a ludicrous corona of bright pink, the name ‘Tabbycat’ flowing in delicate neon handwriting into the outline of a cat stretched out indolently across the building’s face. The building itself must’ve been a warehouse back in the day, but it’s been painstakingly refurbished, sporting an outer shell of faux-wood carved into exotic, leering patterns. The door, flanked on either side by very blunt-looking men, offers a glimpse into a world of dim, subdued glamour. >[ ] Watch the clientele. >[ ] See if you can get in. >[ ] Sneak in. >[ ] Write in.
>>28826108>>[ ] Watch the clientele.
>>28826108>>[ ] Watch the clientele. >>[ ] See if you can get in.
>>28826108>[ ] Watch the clientele.>[ ] See if you can get in.
>>28826108>[ ] Watch the clientele. >[ ] See if you can get in.
>>28826108>[x] Watch the clientele. Then>[x] See if you can get in
>>28826108>[x] Write in.>Turn back to the scar, this shit is too much for our hobo asses
>>28826108>>[ ] Watch the clientele. >>[ ] See if you can get in.>>28826167Your really trying to turn back now after going this far?
>>28826108>[ ] Watch the clientele. do guys actually think bouncers will let a fucking hobo in? Did you forget what Chat's feathered friends did to our already worn coat?
Rolled 7 + 4>>28826167Fuck off coward. We need this job.
>>28826108>>[X] Watch the clientele.
>>28826108>>[ ] Watch the clientele. >>[ ] See if you can get in.>>28826241Doesn't hurt to try?(we probably gonna need to roll for proving our worth though.)
>>28826108>[ ] Write in.Straightforward plan. Wander up to the bookends."Hear you're looking for a piano player. That accurate?"
>>28826330This.
Rolled 20 + 4>>28826330this
>>28826263We still should check out what kinda people go in there.
>>28826371fuck you, we needed that 20 for when we are forced to play.
Keep forgetting to take off my fucking dice
Possible code name for us:Jabberwock
>>28826396next time you forget to, just run up to first living thing you see and kill it. Watch the horror and confusion dance and flare in their eyes as life leaves their bodies.That's the face of person of see's a Nat 20 get wasted.Its also hyperbole.
>[X] Watch the clientele. >[X] See if you can get in.You wait. Across the road from a mob club probably isn’t the best place to be just hanging about, so you sidle around a nearby corner, keeping an eye angled at the entrance. At first, there’s no one you particularly recognize. Business is apparently not abundant, and the assorted mobsters and crooks that comprise its regulars tend to leave in gradually-dispersing packs. At one point a rather rowdy group, followed closely by the scent of whisky and wine, emerge in a fit of laughter, one of them swinging a boomerang aloft and making some very interesting gestures with his spare hand. There’s a quiet one near the back of the group that, for some reason, is wearing full black biker gear, helmet an’ all. Weird. Almost half an hour passes before you catch a glimpse of a recognizable face. An old, vintage car that you honestly couldn’t name to save your life pulls in, and out comes none other than fucking Silvermane himself.Would any of Creeper’s thugs operate in Silvermane’s periphery? You don’t think so. He’s a competitor, after all, and not a friendly one. Well, it’s now or never. You take a deep breath and head for the entrance. -------------------------------------------------------------------->THREAD 32: END>Congratulations! You gained a Karma point! >Congratulations! You have begun your journey towards combat proficiency!>Congratulations! Cameos! HMQ would like to return on Sunday or Monday. Keep up with twitter: https://twitter.com/CrustyJay
Oh, and yeah, as usual, I'll be around a little while to answer questions and such.
>>28826476>>28826497What would have happened with the wallet? belong to anybody important?I forget, assuming it was stated already, is Wanda an avenger or Brotherhood
>>28826497How will combat proficiency work? Will we got bonuses when we need to fight somebody?
>>28826497Ok, so how major crime organizations are in New York?
>>28826497How sad are you that no one will ever choose a "bad' choice that you give us. Because, honestly, I'm pretty sad. I wanted to take that fucking wallet.
>>28826547>Because, honestly, I'm pretty sad. I wanted to take that fucking wallet.I didn't see you voting for anything.
>>28826565Because I knew that I would be outvoted by the swarm of lawfaggots. No point.
>>28826547Karma point is going to be worth quite a bit more than that wallet on my opinion. Especially considering our tedency to roll nat 1 in this thread.
>>28826577>Because I knew that I would be outvoted by the swarm of lawfaggots. No point.Then don't complaint, faggot.
>>28826585But I WANT to complain.
>>28826599Then you should've made a push for taking the wallet ya tit.
>>28826599Fuck off.
>>28826515Brotherhood. The wallet was just a wallet.>>28826516It'll change DC's a bit when fighting certain opponents and provide more combat options.>>28826517Kingpin's primary foes are Silvermane's Maggia, the Triads (pretty much run in NY by Mister Negative), and the Bratva, run by a woman who is in all but name Balalaika. The Owl also has considerable holdsings, as does Tombstone.
Thread archived, by the by.
Have you updated the relationship levels yet, Crusty?
>>28826631>Look up the Owl>He has a lot of the same powers as us, minus electric hands and sticky fingers and invisibility.
>>28826631I remember you mentioned Hammerhead prior. He works for Maggia?
>>28826670Yes. Noriko and Kevin are seriously teetering over Trusted, so I'll probably be changing it again soon.
>>28826721So they're still at level 2?That's what it said in the pastebin, last time I checked.
>>28826714He does, yeah.
>>28826746How close is it to Christmas in universe?
>>28826741That's right. Though, I guess you should consider them 'as good as' Trusted unless your next interaction with them is seriously horribly dismal. They'rel like 2.9, pretty much.
>>28826775Ah okay.Was thinking they were supposed to be like level 3 or something.Just wondering.
>>288267622-3 weeks. You're not actually sure yourself. You don't have a calendar, after all.
we gotta befriend the shit out of Gaby sometime
>>28826791the newspaper has the day's date on it right?
>>28826791what are the relationship levels and did this spar help bring luara's up since this is like bonding for her?
>>28826843True. Guess you just haven't thought about it. Maybe you'll check it next time.
>>28826864http://pastebin.com/UuVeJFig
>>28826864They go Acquainted, Agreeable, Trusted, Steadfast, Devoted. They can confer bonuses in certain situations and are pretty much a measure of how far a character is willing to stick their neck out for you. Some character go up tiers faster than others. Yes, sparring helped bring Laura's up.
>>28826791would the combat training count as a boosted attribute?
>>28826911When can we start waifuing/husbanduing our friends??
>>28826911i figured hers would go up to stead fast since last time you said she was on the verge.
>>28826912Maybe. I'm still working out exactly how it'll function.
>>28826865so I feel Gaby is religious sort. How shitty does she feel about stealing the food and other shit she may have done?Does she have (or perhaps had would be a more appropriate term?) ambitions of being a doctor?a little wish on my part, just so pic could be releveant
>>28826928Never.
>>28826933also would our training choices for combat be offensive and defensive agian?Is basics gonna come back if it doesn't then how will we progress after both choosing offensive and defensive training?Also did the other 3( or 4?) trainings have three options as well?
>>28826928I guess you technically try immediately Trusted is where you'd start to have good chances of succeeding.>>28826932She is very close, but there's quite a leap between the two. The jumps between relationship levels aren't just measured in amount of interaction. Eventually you need something special to push you over the threshold.
>>28826945>. How shitty does she feel about stealing the food and other shit she may have done?well she got really guilty and scared when she thought we thought she was gambling.
>>28826928IDK, but if do waifu, I'd know my pick....
>>28826984>>28826945She could feel less bad about stealing as it was for survival and more about gambling because you don't necessarily have to do that to live.
>>28827003But gambling is fun!
>>28826989But the blue haired addict.that blue hair! Nah, just kidding, I'm liking how things are going now. No need for that right now. If it get around there, let it be at that time. Don't force it.
>>28826989I really don't see the point of Laura as a love interest.Best Friend? Hell yes.Girlfriend? Not really.
>>28827018And educational!Basic Math!Risk management!Psychology!
>>28827018>>28827003still find it stupid people picked photography for no good reason.
>>28827045>still find it stupid people picked photography for no good reason.But photography is fun!
>>28826945Pretty shitty. Nope. Her dream would be opening a gallery of some sort. Noriko, however, was being groomed to be a successful doctor person before OH LE NO X-GENE.>>28826965Yes, but they could become more specific as you go along. Basics can continue to be learned. The others had a number of options. For example, Stealth included moving quietly, moving unseen, and using stealth for intimidation.
>>28827032I can see JJ and Laura dating only because they've only ever known each other.It wouldn't be very traditional, but I think in another year or two when Luara nears being an adult you'd see something happen.
>>28827045SameWe weren't really that old when we still could have afforded to have a hobby like that.
>>28827032Laura x JJ because it appeals to my "broken girls who never dreamed of having anyone really love them" fetish.
>>28827060i see thanks, here is hoping the quest goes on long enough for us to see what happens when we tapped out a source of training.(so probably in a year, here is hoping you like this hobby enough.)
>>28827032I see the "two friends slowly acquire feelings for each other" angle.truly though, at this juncture she needs a friend more than a boyfriend.She probably is JJ's best chance of getting a GF though. When was the last time he met, befriended , and roomed with a pretty girl before Laura?...Joyce doesn't count
When will shit hit the fan?
>>28827157next time we have to roll most likely
>>28827068Well, JJ has known other females.
>>28827150well i think the point where she opens her heart is around the end of steadfast and beggining of devoted.If we want the other two girls noriko is probably stead fast and the 13 year old and rule 63 night crawler is probably trusted.
>>28827150We got Noriko but again let's not go down this road for now, if it happens, it happens. Though on the other hand I could see it but considering the circumstances they have more to worry about, I'm just glad we got to Laura before she becomes a prostitute.
>>28827173can you post what new powers you came up with?I'm bored and feel like updating the pasebin with the new powers unless you already have a pasebin for that.
>>28827173what would you do if Marvel asked you to put this story in comic book form?What do you think they would change.
>>28827181>>28827186IDK it will take that long but I agree now is not the time for kissy face shenanigans time now would be better spent arguing over what should the codename be.I feel it should highlight our powerset/potential, the old ones just covered stealth.I suggested Menagerie earlier, but now its sounds a bit pretentious imoHey Crusty, you must have at least one name rattling around in that mysterious noggin of yours
>>28827201>unless you already have a pasebin for that.HA!
>>28827264>Code namesOnes I like:>Bandersnatch>Patches or Patchwork
>>28827241replace all the new x-men but X-23 with Avengers. Replace homelessness with owning a struggling jet ski retailer in Hell's Kitchen
>>28827264I liked other anon's suggestion of Patchwork, it has flair, it's elegant while also hinting at our poverty, and little kids can call us Uncle Patches.
>>28827264I think we should stick with being focused on stealth, but the added upgrades to claws will be great help later on.
>>28827287>owning a struggling jet ski retailer in Hell's KitchenSounds interestingly silly, at least.
>>28827287Don't forget sexual assault has to happen all the fucking time. If some one isn't naked and doing the nasty in a way which will leave trauma then you ain't writing for marvel.
>>28827325>mfw we get Mpregged and give birth to our inter-dimensional rapistthe Ms Marvel special
>>28827377Who then also rapes us into amnesia, which causes the green goblin to make a clone of us using DNA who turns out to be an impossibly busty girl who whores herself to Laura for food.Now you are creating interesting MarvelTM characters.
a new suggestion for JJ's codename.along the same idea as Patchwork but sounds tougher imo
>>28827201I'm building a pastebin, and it's super secret. But here, have a taster:OPTICAL HEAT BLASTSJJ has developed the ability to project a beam of intense thermal radiations from his eyes! Level 1: At this level JJ may inflict near-immediate second degree burns, and can do more damage with continual attention. He may fire the beam at a spread of up to eight inches at the cost of reduced potency, and may fine-tune the beam of an inch. Level 2: JJ may now inflict near-immediate third degree burns. Level 3: JJ may now inflict near-immediate four degree burns. He may emit a sudden flash of microwave radiation that causes intense pain but no lasting damage. The beam may now be pinpointed to half an inch.Level 4: JJ may now slice through steel with his gaze. He may emit X-rays in order to see through solid objects. The beam may now be extended to twelve inches or pinpointed to a centimetre. Level 5: JJ’s gaze now combusts the air it passes through, generate a modicum of explosive force. He may pinpoint the beam between atoms if he has the appropriate sense, or widen it to a meter. >>28827241They'd change everything. JJ would be an edgy teen with way more issues. I'd be thrilled at the prospect of writing a comic, though. I'd try to minimize changes by pitching it as kinda funny, like Superior Foes or Nextwave.
>>28827325i think J.J would have flash backs of the creeper rapping us.(is creeper a guy?)
>>28827413
>>28827413Oh dear...We're going to meet Cyclops aren't we?
>>28827413>OPTICAL HEAT BLASTSWait... What?
>>28827413>I'm building a pastebin, and it's super secret. But here, have a taster:well never mind then if you already have one, i'm guessing your gonna put up the paste bin after we get our last X-point?
>>28827418>rapping so freestyled on us till we were traumatized?>>28827413>>28827433we /co/meleon now!
>>28826945She probably feels even worse when we immediately let her move in once we caught her.
>>28827413Wait does this mean after we get our last X-point we get laser eyes or do our x-point reset?
>>28827413Okay, that's a must have
>>28827467After you unlock the ability to buy more powers. Which isn't necessarily after you spend your last X-Point.>>28827418Gah, no, Creeper did no such thing! FUCK OFF QUESADA GO GO BE A BIN MAN.
>>28827500we already have level 1, and it looks like everything from level 2 onwards was bumped down.>>28827502does our eclectic hands still fuck up electronics and cause sparks of electricity to pop up?
>>28827555Not often. Your taser hands are only that strong, right now, when you lose control of them.
>>28827587would the eye lasers wreck our shades?
Operation Laser eyes is a go.
>>28827608Probably.
makes you wonder what our other powers are like.
>>28827500No it's not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NeOvo33EnwSOON...
>>28827413Holy shit man>lvl 5 claws>Shooting claws that shoot lasers
>>28827652>>28827608Well then, its good that JJ knows how to use the internet and can buy laser proof glasses for a cheap 60 dollars.
We're like fucking Piecemeal up in this bitch.
>>28827699i'm thinking the claws wont shoot laser, but radioactive electric claws.
>>28827644Really wishing that this was edited so that Lelouch fires laser beams from his eyes.
>>28827652speaking of our shades, what kind are they?are they Aviators?probably cheap shit...
>>28827587Do our main power set change a bit since we didn't max them?
>>28827732I was thinking
Am i the only one reserving his judgment until we see what the differences are mode to our other powers.INVISIBILITYENHANCED SENSESHEALING FACTOR ENHANCED AGILITYENHANCED STRENGTHADHESIVE TOUCH
>remembering us stumbling home from sacred tree>looked up 3rd degree burns>find picgod damn! its a miracle Laura didn't drag us to the ER or kidnap a Doc!
>>28827700 Now that you mention it, you can buy real portable lasers for about 200. It's like they were made precisely for urban superheroes/vigilantes.
>>28827769I'm reserving judgement as well, but laser eyes are so ludicurous that they're difficult to pass up.
>>28827769No, I am too.Plus the eye lasers seem like a bad idea, since with how Cyclops is we'd have to get some sort of headgear before we can open our eyes without blowing shit up.
>>28827732Think along the lines of pic related.>>28827735Eventually they may be magnified somewhat.
>>28827776we heal quickly, so it probably looked like really bad 2nd degree burns.>>28827587Huh so what are you gonna do about the different types of visions that were suggested?
>>28827803Didn't Cyclops have shit tier control over his powers? It was supposed to be an on/off thing like Havok, wasn't it?
>>28827816>Eventually they may be magnified somewhat.Which means what, exactly?
>>28827803Cyke only has that problem cuz he hit his head real hard as a kid.>>28827816https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mxkPyQuPBM
>>28827829I don't know, and I'd rather we hold off on deciding what we want until Crusty tells us more about the control we'd have as well as the other powers.
>>28827816If we ever max out powers can we hone them and upgrade them skill wise.(like they do in the x-men animated show)>>28827831probably add levels past 5 for our main power set to up like 7.
>>28827831Well, note that the optic heat blast has an option that is reliant on high enough senses. Currently you can't get your vision that great.>>28827829Scott is slightly brain damaged. That said, as will all new powers, you will have some trouble controlling this at first.
>>28827413I am conflicted. On the one hand, this is far enough from our current power options that it brings to mind very interesting prospects.A slightly manic grin may have crossed my face.On the other hand... eye lasers.Yes, I know, cool at first, but then... kinda gets samey. More importantly, it carries with it the slow, dawning realisation that we've become slightly more similar to Cyclops.Do No Want. Seriously. Screw that guy.
>>28827819Some are integrated into other abilities.>>28827861Yes, you can become more skilled with your powers.
>>28827916>not wanting to be right
>>28827925>Yes, you can become more skilled with your powers.Haven't seen the animated X-Men series.Mind explaining what this means?
>>28827942I think he means practice, learn your limits.Like how cyke learned to bank his shots etc.we should totally set aside a place in the Scar for trainingAlso, what is Gaby's distance limit on teleporting?
>>28827975Ah okay. And yeah, we should hold a little training day for everyone.
>>28827975we haven't asked her
>>28827942basically exercising our powers like muscles and having better control over them.We have basic control, but having a mastery of our powers would be great.
>>28827916>not wanting to be CyclopsDisgusting>>28827975>Also, what is Gaby's distance limit on teleporting?You don't know. It's quite short, though. She also can't guarantee that everything she teleports with will still be with her when she reappears.
>>28828023so when she ported us in that scuffle, we could have been lost in that void?
>>28828050Yep. She didn't actually mean to take her with you. 90% of the time, anything large a that she's touch will just be left behind. She can't willingly take something with her, it just happens sometimes.
>>28828105God, this post is a disaster zone.
>>28828121So she's got like lvl 1 in teleporting?
>>28828121Did Laura inherit Logan's weaboo gene?
>>28828050>>28828105>>28828121
>>28828141Nope. She's higher than that. As with your invisibility, she can't take large objects with her til level 4.>>28828152If she ever saw it she would love Gundamu.
>>28828211not Seed/Seed Destiny right?UC favorite right?
>>28828211We should test that theory. I just imagine her using her claws to help cut the plastic models
>>28828226>not Seed/Seed Destiny right?I'm sorry but I don't know what the fuck you're talking about. You seem to be citing a Gundam series that does not exist.
>>28828211>she can't take large objects with her til level 4.does this mean she power up too?
>>28828262I like you
>>28828262+1
>>28828274yes she was our mobility build and our sister is our tank build, he confirmed that when ever we get an x-point so does she and our sister and they up grade their powers based on their characters so once we get our final x-point so should they.
>>28828310This anon is correct.
>>28828211I don't know if this was asked, but what are the powers of our sister and Gabriela?Also what are their levels, since we won't be getting those powers any way.
When will we meet our sister?
>>28828332would Joyce recognize JJ if they bumped into each other on the street?and wouldn't the healing factor get rid of the tattoo?
>>28828336Whoever the TANK SET is, I'm not telling what powers they have developed.Gabriella has Teleportation, Enhanced Agility, Adhesive Touch, and Claws/ Fangs. The first two are her primary mutations, the rest are secondary.
>>28828396Maybe.Healing factor supposedly takes into account self-image, hence why Daken retains his tattoos, why Laura and Logan always heal their hair at the same length, etc. Take that as you will.
>>28828446Ah, because the writer/artist says so
>>28828336we know that Gabby started with Enhanced Agility and Teleport.We also know she has wall crawling...We know that Joyce started with medium(?) armor and Super Strength.Other things we know:Gabby is at Teleport 3 (or less)Interesting coincidence: Both us and Gabby have wall crawling.Crazy hair-brained theory: Both of their power development mirrors our own. Every time we put a point into one of our starting powers, they put points into the equivalent. When we "splash" to a different power, so do they.If so, then Gabby should have Agility 3, Teleport 3, (Regen Equivilent) 2 (Strength Equiv) 2, Wallcrawling 1, (Taserhands equiv (that tail smackzorz?)) 1Similar for our sister.
>>28828465Yes, that's essentially it.
>>2882841816 x-pointsTeleportation level 313 x-pointsAgility level 310 x-pointsclaws and fangs level 34 x-pointsadhesive touch level 21 x-pointIs this right?
>>28828474look>>28828446
>>28828474http://pastebin.com/zFvxDsKiI feel Joyce will go with power largely untakenI'm willing to bet she hasmedium armorstrengthhealing factor(secondary)assuming the in story reason "power development.she most likely feels guilt/shame over the purifier, maybe rage.I see her going for the touchesevenom or paralyticvampiricmaybe pheromonesshe's close range, I just see her working well with that, assuming her armor doesn't prevent her from using itnobody picks phasing
>>28828608Not telling.>>28828723Note that the TANK SET starts with Heavy Armour and Enhanced Strength. Also, there are multiple abilities from that set that you have no access to at all at the moment, and do not appear on your list of options.
>>28828723Not medium armor, tank build gets better one, I don't remember what it was called.
>>28828782>>28828783ah yes, its been so long... I had forgotten.I still stand by my theory(aka wild speculation) that her powers are melee combat role oriented and or supportive of melee combat.
>>28828782Would we have been more or less deformed if we'd picked TANK SET? I recall our sister could blend in with society, but mobility set seems warped beyond recognition and we can slip by with some disguise.
>>28829490our spaghetti dropping would get a lot more expensive I reckon.World of Cardboard etc
>>28829490Maybe the one we picked is the one with less disfigurements? Had we picked Gaby, JJ would be full on nosferatu maybe
