>>46489427
>>Same verse same as the first!
Now put me in a plane so I can put them in a hearse!

>>46489427
>Second verse same as the first!
A WHOLE LOT LOUDER AND A WHOLE LOT WORSE!

>>46489427
>>Same verse same as the first!

>>46489427
>Same verse same as the first!
Hiya, Six!

>>46489492
>>46489506
>>46489523
>>46489528
A Glorious start! Hello to you all! Writtan!

>>46489544
Ello poppit.

>>46489544
You shrug, smirk and reply. "Second verse same as the first!" She blinks for a second before smirking and stifling a laugh. You are unsure if she got the reference. Either way she got your meaning. She takes the lead and you follow her to the correct door. She knocks and, after a few moments, a bald, portly man of Chinese descent opened the door in a powder blue robe. It is closed and you hope he's wearing boxers under that, otherwise things are going to get even more awkward. Tiffany takes it all in stride, though and starts her introduction bit. Its generally the same, though the reaction is different.

"Bah. Good riddance. That kid wasn't amounting to anything." You are taken aback by this, and so is Cicada Killer. It takes her a second to recover and continue.

"Sir, as part of the investigation, we need to ask you a few questions about your nephew." She produces a badge from her belt and shows it to the man. He looked like he was just going to shut the door, but the man hesitates when he sees the shining piece of metal.

"Alright. Fine. But make it quick." He grumbles.

The interview carries on exactly how you would expect. Wally was apparently a slacker who flunked out of med school. Instead of trying to pursue another real career, Wally decided to become a musician and performed in bars around Mid Town and parks with his band. He didn't live with his uncle but with a girlfriend who lived in Mid Town. This uncle made insinuations that Wally was a drug addict, but this man was throwing around so much venom at the kid, you wondered how true that was.


>Okay, boys and girls, time to see if Tom has any questions for this uncle. Again write in what questions you'd like to ask.

>>46489816
Did he frequent a gym? Any superpowers?

>>46489816
Girlfriends address, bars he played at, any other friends been by?

>>46489816
When was the last time you spoke with him?
Did he have any gang affiliations or contacts for drugs?

Putting together that a Physical therapist and a flunked med student were taken there is a good probability that they were taken for a purpose. Someone is sick and or needs rehabilitation but cannot or does not want to go to authorities. Even with things as they are, kidnapping is probably still a serious thing so it likely isn't for someone without pull but not likely the head of anything since they would get taken out for such weakness. Either a relative or someone of middling but essential rank.

What are the time frames for the kidnappings? Who was taken first?

>>46489956
Or I'm talking out of my ass.

>>46489956
The med school background so far seems to be the only link. Don't know about the rest of what you said, but that's definitely a point worth looking into after we learn about the other missing person and if they have a similar connection.

>>46489882
>>46489889
>>46489956
You decide it is your turn to chime in and ask some questions. "Had he displayed powers?"
"Hah!" The uncle laughed bitteredly, "That slacker wished he was a Super." Sarcasm doesn't make for a good answer, but it works fine here.
"Well do you know if he frequented a gym?" He stares at you for a second before producing a picture of the missing person.
"What do you think." More sarcasm. The man in the picture is quite obese, bald and brandishing an acoustic guitar as he belts into a microphone. You wonder if he's good.
"Okay. Well, have any of Wally's friends been by since?"
"No. Even if they did, they aren't allowed in here." The man is really quite the curmudgeon.
"When was the last time you spoke with him?"
"When he called a couple days ago. He probably wanted money for his drugs." He crossed his arms.
"Speaking of, did he have any gang affiliations or contacts for drugs?"
"If he did, its not in my house. I made sure he took all of his things when I kicked him out last month." You are really starting to dislike this guy. You ask him for contact information for his girlfriend and he writes out an address. He says he only knows it because he keeps having to forward mail there for him. Tiffany closes up the interview and you show yourselves out. The uncle says something crude and slams the door behind you.
"What an asshole." Cicada Killer mutters.
"Hey, CK. What are the time frames for the abductions. Who was taken first?" You ask her since there's time before you get to Donovan's gym.
"Wallace Long was first, about 5 days ago. Donovan was reported missing 2 days after that and Assad Aqueel was reported the next day." You sigh and go over the details in your head again.

Wally flunked out of med school and worked in Mid Town as a musician.
He was not a Super.
His uncle believes he was on drugs and kicked him out a month prior.
He lived with his girlfriend in Mid Town.
He did not frequent the gym.

[CONT]

>>46490364
You shrug and prepare for liftoff as Tiffany grabs your arms and flies the both of you to the Gym where Donovan worked. You go over information with her. So far the only common link outside of being in Mid Town is that both had a background in medicine in one form or another.

Its not a lot to go on, but its enough to put a few of the previous theories to rest. If medical backgrounds are the common link, why choose victims with incomplete training? If they needed medical attention why not go to a hospital. Cicada Killer suggests that it might be a Super afraid to seek help, but desperate enough to resort to kidnapping. Either a Villain or an emergent Super not knowing what is happening to them.

Your conversation stops as you reach the building. Bars cover the massive glass windows, but it still looks relatively nice. There are a handful of people working out inside.

"Same verse same as the first?" Tiffany turns her head and smirks at you. You're sure she didn't get the reference.

>Yep.
>Nope, I want to do the talking this time.
>Nah, I'll just take notes this time.
>I'd rather to most of the talking this time, but go ahead and say something if you think of something I've forgotten.

>>46490573
>>Nope, I want to do the talking this time.
Gotta step forward at some point

>>46490573
>Yep.

>>46490573
>>Yep.
Besides its fun sitting around. Helps me think of things to say at lunch.

>>46490573
>Yep.
"My superpower is listening, what did you expect?"

>>46490748
>>46490665
>>46490661
Tom is getting clever over here. Writing!

>>46490798
"For a guy with sound powers, you don't seem to like making noise." She remarks.

"My superpower is listening, what did you expect?" He grin and she rolls her eyes at you. "Besides its fun watching you work. Helps me think of things to say at lunch." She laughs a little walks on without you. You catch up quickly, but she seems to have been intercepted by a fit looking guy in a purple polo with the gym's logo on it. His name tag reads Chad. He looks like a Chad, too. Tiffany has started into her little intro already and is gesturing at you. Chad does a quick nod to acknowledge your existence. He might look like a dude-bro, but Chad seems to actually be all business. Though maybe the badge helps. The two of you sit down in the chairs across from Chad's desk.

Chad tells you about the last time he saw Donovan. He was finishing up a session with a client and was going to go home for the day. It was late evening, but Don wasn't worried since he lives around the corner from the gym. Chad remarks how he wished he had offered Don a ride or invited out for a drink instead of just letting him go like that. You think Chad a pretty close to Donovan.

Chad's story give you a route to follow back to Donovan's home. Cicada Killer asks about the client he met that night. Chad thinks about it for a second before digging through a filing cabinet near his chair. He pulls out the file and provides a picture and address for a Melissa McNeil. She looks fairly attractive, but guess the personal trainer thing was to make sure she stayed that way.

>Roll d100 for perception
>and ask your questions!

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>46491113
I have no idea what to ask, but I'll roll anyway.

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>46491113
Was she his only appointment for the day? Did anyone new ask for him specifically recently? Anyone stand out to you in recent days, come in for a tour, leave abruptly?

>>46491113
How long did she attend the gym, is she still coming here? Did she specifically ask for Donovan?

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>46491243
Damnit phone stop eating mah dice!

>>46491157
>>46491159
>>46491243
That 92 will do it! Writing!

>>46491336
You recognize the address. That was the address Wallace Long's uncle gave you as Long's girlfriend's place. You look at Tiffany and she sees it, too. She turns to her phone and starts entering something into it. There's the connection for Long and Bucholtz. The girlfriend, this Melissa McNeil, was a client at the gym. You decide to capitalize on this and ask some questions.

"Was she Donovan's only appointment for the day?"

"Yep just like every Wednesday. She comes in, they do some stretches, then aerobic exercises followed by some light weightlifting. She's been trying to get toned for her boyfriend I think. She talks about him a lot. Dude's an up-and-coming musician. I think he came here and picked her up a few times. He's a pretty big guy."

"Have you had anyone come through who really stood out? Like they come in for a tour, but suddenly leave."

"Hah. Pretty much anyone once they realize they actually have to work to lose weight at the gym. You'd be surprised at the disconnect between the two thoughts. But really, no one that I can recall. I'll have to ask some of the other trainers to see if they've noticed anything." Compared to Long's uncle Chad is probably the most helpful interviewee today.

"How long did Melissa attend the gym. Does she still come here? Did she specifically ask for Donovan?" Your questions becomes more quickfire the more excited you get.

"Hey you might want to chill a little there, bro. I got you. She's been coming here for about a month now. She was referred to Donovan by name from a friend who comes here. Donnie's pretty popular with the female clientele."

>>46491643
You thank Chad for his help and both you and Cicada Killer exit the gym to talk. She is still looking at her phone.

"Good news bad new time. Bad news is the medical background isn't the connection Assad is a male model with a degree in fashion. Good news is we have our connection. Melissa McNeil is a photographer at the same agency. He also is a former client of Donovan's. Probably the friend who referred Melissa."

>We need to track down Melissa.
>We need to track down Assad.
>There's something we're missing here.

>>46491745
>>We need to track down Melissa.

>>46491745
>We need to track down Melissa.
Melissa is a common thread.

>>46491745
>>We need to track down Melissa.
Crazy limb theory, they were kidnapped by a new Super that got hurt or hurt someone. Fashion designer was taken for costuming purposes.

>>46491745
>>We need to track down Melissa.

>>46491762
>>46491769
>>46491778
>>46491797
Writing

>>46491818

You confirm what the both of you know. The next step is to track down Melissa. She is the only common thread between the three of them and if she isn't your culprit, then she has to know something else that connects this all together. Luckily for the two of you its a brief flight over a couple of blocks to reach Melissa's studio apartment. You have a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach as you reach the front of the building.

>The front door is wide open.
>One of the windows is smashed outwards.
>The building is on fire.

>>46491952
>The building is on fire.
It can never just be that she has a "No Soliciting" sign can it?

>>46491952
>>The building is on fire.
BURN BABY BURN
DISCO INFERNO

>>46491952
>The building is on fire.
nat one on boiling water?

>>46491952
>>The front door is wide open.
Pissing against the wind

>>46491981
>>46491990
>>46492009
Is it getting hot in here or is just me? No? The building is burning. Ah that's no good. Writing!

>>46492096
There is smoke billowing out of the left hand windows of the second floor. You tell Cicada Killer to call it in. You move to the front door and test the doorknob in case there is more fire behind large piece of fake wood. Its cold you so attempt to open it. Its locked. You could try to kick the door in, but you aren't any stronger than a normal person, you could hurt yourself if you mess it up. You try to blast it down with your powers, but you don't have much fine control over blasts just yet. You might damage the building's foundation if you mess that up. You could try to find an open window and jump in through there, but you don't know if there is one open. Same thing with trying to find an unlocked door. On top of that, it takes up time that you might not even have.

>No time to look for a secondary entry point. Kick it down! (d100)
>No time to look for another way in. Blast it down! (d100+10 Sound Power)
>Find an open window! Get in that way! (d100+20 Agility)
>Find an unlocked door!

Rolled 71 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>46492248
>>Find an open window! Get in that way! (d100+20 Agility)

Rolled 43 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>46492248
>>Find an open window! Get in that way! (d100+20 Agility)
>>Find an unlocked door!

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>46492248
>>No time to look for another way in. Blast it down! (d100+10 Sound Power)
Surely our sound power will work this time!
SURELY!

>>46492271
Writing!

>>46492404
You don't want to hurt yourself or the building. You decide it would be better to go around the side and try to find an open entry point. With your enhanced agility, you're confident you could leap through an open window if the opportunity revealed itself. Lo and behold, around the back of the building, there is an unlocked window you can open. You yank on it, and after a second, it gives and slides up. You back up and give yourself a running start. Its a smooth leap inside the building with an equally decent landing. You stop inches away from slamming your face into a nightstand of the room. The problem is that it isn't the apartment you want to be in. Worse yet, this one is occupied. A man in only a pair of pants and a healthy looking beer belly is staring at you in surprise as you stare back at him.

>"Um... Official Cape business?"
>"You... might want to leave. Your building is on fire."
>"Hi?"
>Ignore him and race upstairs to the correct apartment.

>>46492512
>>"Um... Official Cape business?"
>>"You... might want to leave. Your building is on fire."

>>46492512
>"You... might want to leave. Your building is on fire."
While running.

>>46492512
>>"You... might want to leave. Your building is on fire."

>>46492512
>"Um... Official Cape business?"
>"You... might want to leave. Your building is on fire."

>>46492533
>>46492547
>>46492590
>>46492605
"Er..." You draw a blank on what to say in this kind of situation. What would Tiffany say in this kind of situation? "Official Cape business? You might want to get out. The building is on fire." You're not sure if the man believes you, but luckily the fire alarm starts going off in time to verify your story. The man quickly runs out of his home and into the main hall. You assume that's where the locked front door is as well as the staircase up.

You dash your way up and find the correct apartment number. Black smoke is billowing out from under the door.

>Knock on the door to see if anyone is still inside.
>Try to physically break down the door. (d100)
>Blast the door off its hinges. (d100+10)
>Other method? Write in!

Rolled 45 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>46492691
>Knock on the door to see if anyone is still inside.
And check the door for heat on the other side. Failing an answer
>Blast the door off its hinges. (d100+10)

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>46492691
>Try to physically break down the door. (d100)
If this fails, we're gonna start seeing Chad more often.

>>46492691
>>Other method? Write in!
Blast the lock and just open the door?

>>46492848
Oh wow, that works for me.

>>46492746
>>46492818
Time to find out if Tom even lifts. Writing!

>>46492882
You slam a closed fist into the door to make the loudest banging noise you can and call out if anyone is in the apartment. You get no response. You cough into your elbow from the smoke before you check the door for heat. You don't feel anything, so you start slamming your shoulder against door. It doesn't budge, so you continue throwing yourself into it. In the back of your mind, all you can think of is going back to the gym to see Chad about a membership after all this. After a small time and one sore shoulder, the door caves and you are treated to a wall of blinding smoke. You cough again as the smoke gets in you lungs and stings your eyes.

>Try find anyone trapped.
>Find the source of the smoke.
>Find any clues to Melissa's whereabouts.
>Other? Write in!

>>46493004
>>Find the source of the smoke.

>>46493004
>Find the source of the smoke

>>46493004
>>Try find anyone trapped.
>>Find the source of the smoke.

>>46493004
>>Try find anyone trapped.

>>46493017
>>46493024
You decide it would be much easier to work if you could locate the cause of all this smoke. You've yet to discover the flames, so you think the fire might still be small enough to put out. You walk from the entrance to the kitchen/dining area. You don't see any sign for fire here, just more smoke. You continue on to the living room and, after finding nothing, move on to the bedroom. You finally catch sight of the cause: the mattress is burning. The flames are quickly eating away the cloth and padding. Your coughing is getting worse and its becoming harder to breathe.

>Go back to the kitchens to try to find a fire extinguisher. (d100-10 perception for smoke)
>Try to atomize the mattress and snuff the fire that way. (d100 sound power. bonus nullified because of smoke)
>Soak a towel and beat the flames out.
>Write in?

>>46493160
>Try to atomize the mattress and snuff the fire that way. (d100 sound power. bonus nullified because of smoke)
Okay, this smells a little fishy.
I'm going to guess the Villain's name is Chain Smoker.

>>46493160
>>Try to atomize the mattress and snuff the fire that way. (d100 sound power. bonus nullified because of smoke)

>>46493204
good villain name dude

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>46493204
Forgot my roll.

>>46493160
>>Soak a towel and beat the flames out.

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>46493160
>>Go back to the kitchens to try to find a fire extinguisher
Is it safe to assume that she's charcoal now?

>>46493220
Nice job.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>46493160
im use to waiting for QMs telling us to roll >>46493220
do crits count

>>46493220
My b, but we ARE immune to critfails on sound 3x per thread.

>>46493218
It's my job.

>>46493220
oh my
>>46493272
crits count during combat and if there are multiple actions being voted on and the crit is on the majority vote, the crit counts.

>>46493306
>crits count during combat and if there are multiple actions being voted on and the crit is on the majority vote, the crit counts.
ok

but is this also true
>My b, but we ARE immune to critfails on sound 3x per thread.
as well

>>46493305
But as Cowboy says, its going to count as a normal failure since you're within the limit.

>>46493272
Assuming this roll is attached to one of the sound checks?

>>46493359
it is

>>46493374
Then writing!

>>46493204
You're starting to feel a little faint from the thick smoke. You might be able to control soundwaves, but that doesn't protect you from smoke inhalation. You need to get cause of this smoke out of here. Getting a fire extinguisher or a wet towel would take time you might not have before you start to suffocate in the smoke. You snap your fingers and focus on ripping the mattress to pieces. You blink as the whole bed, frame and all, is reduced to so much dust and free molecules. It doesn't stop the smoke, but it at least gets rid of the source. What's more, that appears to have been the only place the fire was spreading from.

You move to a window and open in, adding some much needed ventilation to the smoke filled room before deciding it might not have been a good idea to spend so much time in a smoke filled house. You stumble out of the apartment and sit against the wall next to the door, still coughing your lungs up. You don't feel so well. Coming up the stairs is Cicada Killer and a small group of firemen with hoses. The shout something muffled to each other probably to get you outside and have them do something for you. The speak to CK and she nods, picking you up and taking you down the stairs.

[END OF THREAD]

Sorry to cut things short guys, but I'm actually quite tired. Thank you for showing up and I'll see you all again for the next installment!

>>46493636
thanks for running

>>46493636
I can't wait for the reveal where there was a body on the mattress and we just destroyed it and any potential evidence.

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>>46493691
I'm not that mean... or am I?

>>46493731
You mean like at the start where we had a cop car thrown at us, and the initial options were to destroy it or let it crash into the ground without any info that there was a cop inside it?

>Tiffany Cooke: Cicada Killer
>Jim Knots' daughter had a band called Cicada Killer
Is this just a weird coincidence? Reading the archives at the moment.

>>46495690
Oh man, I forgot to mention that. I totally thought that Tiffany was Jims daughter when I was reading through, too.