>>3264676

Well shit, you expected him to have a crush or something, this is kind of heavy. He sounds kind of reluctant to say any more, but you think you might be able to push it if you wanted.
>Shit man, I'm gonna need more details than that.
>I don't really think I'm the best qualified for advice on this.
>Better the devil you know buddy. risk you know can be minimized, steps can be taken.
>Go with your gut, time might shed light on what to do.

>>3264678
>Shit man, I'm gonna need more details than that.

>>3264678
>>Better the devil you know buddy. risk you know can be minimized, steps can be taken.
Asking for the exact details would be pushy

>>3264678
>Shit man, I'm gonna need more details than that.

>>3264678
>Hmmm whenever i have trouble deciding beteween two option i usally just flip a coin and let Fate decide

>>3264702
Let's set him on the path of TwoFace

>>3264678
>Shit man, I'm gonna need more details than that.

Shit man, tell me intimate details about your life.

Roll me some d20's lads.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

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>>3264766
What a wonderful way to start off the thread.

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>>3264766
oh no

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>3264757

Anybody else gonna roll and hope for 20?

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>3264757

>>3264786
>>3264795
I doubt these dub 12s are gonna matter much, but hopefully new guy doesn't take it too hard.

>>3264766
He'll probably say some heavy shit and we just burst out laughing uncontrollably.

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>>3264766
Thread's goin' as per usual, I see. Welcome back, VOID-sama.

third nat one social roll in a row eh?

Wanna make a deal?

>Y
>N

>>3264819
>Shit man, I'm gonna need more details than that.

>>3264819
>N
We'll suffer through this the nice and safe way.

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>>3264766
Gee thanks, Dice Gods.

>>3264819
Good to have ya back VOID but I'm gonna have to go with
>N
Let's not risk a repeat of what happened in Void Knight.
So Anons, I was thinking. Our speciality is messing with molecular bonds. But can we mess with molecular vibrations? We could have our own brand of freezing gadgets!

Shameless plug to the Tinkering Ideas pastebin we put together last thread: https://pastebin.com/PjHxPa8K

>>3264821
But Anon... asking for clarification and further intelligence is what got you into this mess in the first place.

>>3264819
>N

>>3264819
>N

Failure is good too, sometimes.

>>3264819
>N
Such is life in worm where the protagonist messes things up and endangers lives just by putting a foot in their mouth.

>N
okay then, writing

> a hot dog cart plow true the window

>>3264840
*trow

>>3264849
You wanna try again?

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"Damn man. Any advice I could give ya would be too generic to be useful. I'll need more info if I'm gonna say anything that might-"

That's as far as you get before the window you're seated next to explodes inwards, a large metal box screeching as it tears through tables, students yelling as they dive or run out of the way. You yourself quickly slide across the table, ducking under a striped umbrella that damn near takes your head off.

You go to take another look at the metal box, but you're quickly distracted by the two figures floating through the massive hole in the side of Arcadia.

"WASSUP FUCKERS!"

"Oh for god's sake Rune."

Floating on a manhole cover, the teen form of the Empire 88's youngest Supernazi surfs (for that is what she appears to be doing.) through the hole and stops in the centre of the room, her red robes fluttering in the now significantly breezier cafeteria. She does a quick check around the room as her companion enters, the shock of her sudden appearance not quite worn off yet.

Alabaster follows her in, wrapped around a traffic cone and using it as if it were a flotation device.
If you had to describe him in a single word, it would be tired.

Rune stands up a bit taller on her rather improvised levitation device before continuing as if her companion said nothing."Yeah, that's right. It is we! The Empire's most feared villains! Here to kidnap the the young heir of an influential company."

"That's probably Hookwolf actually, and uh... if a..." Alabaster checks a small card before continuing. "Dan Stemsfield is here, we're kidnapping you. So come out or Rune starts squishing bystanders. Also we know some of you are probably Wards, so if anyone makes any sudden moves I'll start throwing grenades everywhere. That means you Glory Girl." He finishes with a pointed look at where Victoria Dallon is currently sat, already hovering in an attack position.

"It's Dean, Alabaster. Dean Stansfield." Rune looks a bit less cocky now, her villainous grin becoming more obviously forced. "Which of course you already knew, because my handwriting is TOTALLY LEGIBLE AND FINE!"

"Yeah, so come on out."
"MUAHAHAHA"

Good evil laugh though.

Barnaby/CardShark
Status:100%
Conditions: Maskless, any overtly parahuman actions will reveal you.
Inventory:
Half a plate of Spaghetti
Your bag, full of books and pencils
Your Whisperer, because it doubles as a pocketwatch, and quite a nice one.
A sense of mild panic
A hot dog sans bun, that has just bumped against your boot.

>Maybe take a look over to the other Wards, they've gotta have a plan for this.
>Fuck, maybe it'd be best to back off and call in some help.
>Hurl spaghetti at Rune
>Projectile spaghett the invincible man
>Lock onto a villain with the whisperer (Who?)

>>3264840
I was actually going to do this next ingame week, but hey now's as good a time as any.

>>3264958
>Spaghett alabaster while yelling "FOOOD FIGHT!!!!"

>>3264958
>>Hurl spaghetti at Rune
Of course.

>>3264969
We gotta encite everybody else to throw food at em though.

>>3264958
>Hurl spaghetti at Rune

>>3264958
>....uh he's actually out sick with the flu today
With the most "I don't want to get involved with this shit" look on our face

>>3264976
Oh shit, seconding.

>>3264976
Switching vote to this one

>>3264976
Changing to lies.

Lying is good. Especially boldfaced lies where we wear a shit-eating grin.

Nah, I'm in his English Class, he went home earlier 'cos his stomach was actin' up.

Roll for bullshit anons.
d20+2
DC:14

>>3264976
This

>>3264976
Seconding.
And pick up that hot dog, in case we need a projectile weapon.

Rolled 9 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3264995
Aaaaaaaa!

Rolled 4 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3264995

Rolled 5 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3264995
Art of bullshitting don't fail me now

Rolled 6 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3264995

Rolled 9 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3264995
Hand on our heart.

Rolled 11 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3265002
Watch this Crit

not quite anons, not quite.

Writing

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>>3265001
>>3265000
fug

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>>3265000
>>3265001
>>3265002
>>3265005
>>3265007

>>3265000
>>3265001
>>3265002
>Inb4 the E88 has informers in the student body
Wee tried soo haard and got so faaar
Buut in thee eeend
It doesn't eeeven maaaatter!

>>3265010
Well you gotta admit the DC was kinda high for a Reasonable Lie

>>3265017
you're in a high stress situation anon.

You're clearly trying to suppress a case of the giggles. It might be affecting the DC

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In an act of sheer balls out heroism you decide to intervene in the situation, a look of absolute trustworthiness and innocence upon your EXTREMELY aryan (might get you bonus points) face.

"Uh, yeah. He's... he's not in today." And suddenly all eyes are on you, including Rune, who is no longer smiling. "We're in the "snrk" same ehe-nglish class and. And" Your fit of the giggles turns into a crescendo of full on belly laughs as you all but bend over backwards, tears in your eyes as you point at the two hyper-racists. "He's not even IN today!"

There's a long moment of silence, before Rune speaks up.
"Dude, that's not gonna work.

"What!"

She points over your shoulder, towards the back of the room with a smug smile on her face.
"He just came out of the bathroom."

You bend backwards to look behind you and so it would seem. Standing halfway through the door to the gents is a very sheepish looking Dean. He looks around before spotting you and waving awkwardly.
"Sorry, I heard a commotion and came to check it out..."

"I can respect the balls on you though. It takes a special kind of normal to stand up against TWO supervillains.
The look on her face becomes positively sadistic as she looks you over, her own maniacal laugh joining your nervous giggling.
"Which is why Alabaster'll just kick your shit in instead of killing you, be thankful for your mistress' mercy. Alabaster BEGIN THE KICKING!"

Oh No.

Barnaby/CardShark
Status:100%
Conditions: Maskless, any overtly parahuman actions will reveal you.
Inventory:
Half a plate of Spaghetti
Your bag, full of books and pencils
Your Whisperer, because it doubles as a pocketwatch, and quite a nice one.
A sense of Increasing panic panic
A hot dog sans bun, that has just bumped against your boot.

>The other Wards wouldn't just let you get kicked right?
>Fight back, Alabaster's mostly just a normal dude. As long as you fight back human style NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW.
>Take your kicking like a man.
>You can't just let this predator steal Dean for her nefarious purposes. Spaghett someone.
>You can't just let this predator steal Dean for her nefarious purposes. Begin fucking with her inner ear.

>>3265102
>Fuck with Alabaster's inner ear, spaghett rune, yell "FOOD FIGHT".

>>3265102
>>You can't just let this predator steal Dean for her nefarious purposes. Spaghett Alabaster.

>>3265102
>"Pasta la vista, bleached flour!"
>SPAGHETTI ALABASTER, FOLLOWED BY OTHER FOOD ITEMS AND PLATES
>Also fuck with Rune's inner ear. Inner ear manages balance, and she needs that to stay on her flying objects. Not if you have anything to say about it!

>>3265123
Switching to this

>>3265123
Supporting

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Pic related is Barnaby if he fucks up and spills his spaghetti with a bad roll.

>>3265123
Supporting
>"Your literal invincibility is no match for my mundane meal pitching abilities!"

Unleash the spaghett

roll me some d20+2's lads.
DC:12,14,18

Rolled 13 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3265153
"FOOD FIGHT!"

Rolled 14 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3265153

Rolled 10 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3265153
NAT 1 MOTHERFUCKERS

Rolled 14, 7 + 2 = 23 (2d20 + 2)

>>3265153

Rolled 8 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>3265153

>>3265155
you did it anons.
Writing

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>>3265155
You did it anon

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pastafarian for life

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Look, if you had one shot... one opportunity to throw food at one of Brockton Bay's most feared supervillains. Would you take it, or would you let it slip?

Alabaster steps towards you slowly, shaking his head as he takes off his suit jacket.

This is it, your first proper super fight, and only your team will ever know. No one will ever truly appreciate this fight, which is the only way it could possibly happen.

Your plate is ready, knees weak; arms are heavy as your heart hammers in your chest. The plate of half-eaten Spaghetti and tomato sauce weighing down your right arm, somehow heavier than the knife you all but killed Stormtiger with.

You're nervous, but your smile lights up the room and on the surface you're nothing less than calm... and ready.

Alabaster takes a step backwards... his pristine white suit almost gleaming in the light from Arcadia's well maintained lights.

You lost yourself in the moment, Alabaster's expression somehow becoming more pained as he realises the true extent of your heinous plan. You'll only get one shot at this, do not miss your chance.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and you damn well make use of it. The plate sails through the air as the albino supervillain sways to the side, but he's just not quick enough to escape your slightly over-seasoned wrath. He tries to wipe it off, but...

There's spaghetti on his jacket already.

He turns to charge, but James' salad bowl impacts his face with a meaty thwack-ing sound. It's less than a second before Alabaster and Rune are being being bombarded from all sides with the whole damn refectory's worth of food and drink. None of it even potentially lethal or even particularly harmful, but humiliating and disrupting in the extreme.

You see Dennis collecting up stew from the main service line behind the "supervillains".

Barnaby/CardShark
Status:100%
Conditions: Maskless, any overtly parahuman actions will reveal you.
Inventory:
A terrible lack of spaghetti
Your bag, full of books and pencils
Your Whisperer, because it doubles as a pocketwatch, and quite a nice one.
A sense of Victory
A hot dog sans bun, that has just bumped against your boot.

>Put a hot dog in your mouth and spout a one liner
>Redouble your assault, keep them off balance
>Make them Hallucinate stuff.
>Fuck with their ears, make them literally off balance

>>3265226
>>Put a hot dog in your mouth and spout a one liner

>>3265226
>Fuck with their ears, make them literally off balance

>>3265226
>Redouble your assault, keep them off balance

>>3265226
>Put hot dog in mouth like a cigar chewing badass and make a oneliner
>Keep throwing food.

>>3265226
This >>3265237

>>3265226
>Fuck with their ears, make them literally off balance
can we blast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stlZEKoJg10 at them its
Soviet National Anthem (EAR RAPE)

It's almost one in the morning, so I'm gonna call it here tonight. I'll probably stay on for a while. So feel free to throw questions or stuff my way.

>>3265278
Dude either doesn't feel pain or is totally desensitized to it. So not at all.

The food barrage is keeping him back through pure percussive force.

>>3265315
Continuing session tomorrow? It's Saturday

>>3265328
yeh.

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>>3265226
>Put a hot dog in your mouth and spout a one liner
>Redouble your assault, keep them off balance
Asta-la-pasta alfredo
This if fucking golden. If we can get some food in Rune's eyes she won't be able to accurately use her powers.

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>>3265226
>>>Put a hot dog in your mouth and spout a one liner

>Wait a minute, I'm not even old enough to smoke!

And then it hits Rune in the eye.

Wait do we have a phone? Because I wanna anonymously take and post a reaction pic of either Rune or Alabaster getting spaghetti'd

>>3265226
>Put a hot dog in your mouth and spout a one liner
Glad to see you and this quest back in action VOID. Also good to see Barnaby FINALLY getting his Hotdog. Now all we need is the bun

>>3266744
>The bun is Rune's behind for Baney's "hotdog."

>>3266661
We won't have to, if we're lucky. I have no doubt some students whipped out their phones the instant they saw Rune and Alabaster and started recording.

Altough... we DO have the best angle for a a picture...

>>3266765
Once we're more established as Card Shark, I propose we call the Nazis as Spaghetti 88

>>3266749
>not miss militia
shit taste 0/10 downboated
>>3266772
crazy 88 dropping mom's spaghetti tonight
but card shark be like calm spaghetti

>From the wiki: Nano-thorns were nano-structures engineered to slide between atoms and sever molecular bonds.

Anyone say Nanothorn chainsaw duel a la RE7?

>>3266780
>Now I'm imagining a land boat we drive around made of Incolonel

>>3265226
support
>>3265240
>>3265607
>>3265968
support

Any link to first thread?

>>3266792
>nanothorns
Hell, it's possible to help Assmaster with his nanothorn halberd since our specialty is molecular processing.
Maybe we can put a card shooter in his halberd. Or nanothorns made of inconel
>land boat made of inconel
Needs a nanothorn lance on the prow for ramming attacks

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>>3266808
>land boat
>smylex
pic looks right

I return

Sounds like loving it when a plan comes together wins.

>>3266808
At the moment you basically have a budget nanothorn thing with the deconstruction goop that goes on your Inconel Plates. It's not nearly as good, but with a bit of work it could be something really special.

>>3266808
Nanothorn hotdogs hooooooooo

>>3266839
I can see us bonding with Armsmaster and Kid-win designing crimes against science with our bullshit molecular modification being the glue that holds the craziest of their ideas together.

The only downside being the PRT might not be too keen on letting us use our "Molecular dissolution cannon" or the "Nano-serrated" bayonet attachment.

>>3266898
You know at some point i gotta believe we're gonna get fed up with the PR BS we're gonna go Classic Maniac and GTFO of the PRT and we're gonna take like half of the wards with us who are also SUPER sick of the PRT's PR BS

>>3266772
>"Alabaster? More like 'Ala-PASTA-r!'"

>>3266911
we probably will have a lose-lose situation and the prt shits on us

>>3266912
>Hey Rune, do you need a spoon?
>Don't Lambaster the spagetti plaster
>I guess even powers can't help when people drop their spaghetti
>The hallmark of high school! People dropping their spaghetti when asking someone out! hahahHAHAHA

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>>3266917
Can we personally go to the PHO Forums and drop some of these? We must never miss out on an opportunity to shit on the E88

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>>3266928
I’ll support it.

>>3266928
Also man our lil bro's gonna be so proud of us! We made a cute girl(or Alabaster) spill their spaghetti for us!

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>>3266928
+1

it sounds like something that greg veder would say
i just noticed that our dm is kinda a cowboy riding this mad bronco

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>>3266917
>>3266912

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>>3266827

>>3266928
>Cardsharp's debut is a series of puns on PHO
I fully support this

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>>3266928
Full Support.

>>3266982
>Hey guys! Guess who just won a bet? This guy! >And you wanna know what I won? Well it's this:
>Posts the Spaghetti 88
>Then Proceeds to shitpost and meme
>That's right folks! I am a Ward and I won a bet that will let me have greater freedom in what I post. Eat your heart out @Clockblocker

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You watch triumphantly as the supervillains are humiliated and thrown back by the sheer volume of hurled cafeteria food, their costumes and composure similarly ruined. Alabaster resets back to clean every few seconds but the sheer volume of food forces him back and to the floor, plates bouncing off his head and ricocheting off of his head as he sighs in a kind of tired resignation.

Rune isn't doing much better, her previously green robes now stained red and yellow due to the cafeteria's special menu for today. (Curry and Italian) She's clearly trying to lift and manipulate her various objects, but the frequent impacts seem to be knocking her off balance and it's only further compounded by her own sense of humour, which has betrayed her. She's seemingly stuck in a three way deadlock between trying to kill you with telekinesis, pointing and laughing at Alabaster and receiving plate hand and spoonfuls of whatever the cafeterias inhabitants had close by.

A quick glance to the side and you notice the many students now recording the high stakes food fight. An idea quickly comes to mind and you reach over into the upturned hot dog cart, retrieving a sausage and posing with it like a general from a world war 2 film.
"It was good to meat you two, but the pigs are gonna be here soon so you'd better fry away. I apologise for being the sauce of your displeasure, but for a normal like me to take on two seasoned veterans was an opportunity that I'd have to be scrambled to give up."

You bite the sausage in half as Dennis drenches a now fetal Alabaster in curry sauce, laughing as he slowly crawls towards the hole in the wall.
"But you should've known that a spaghetti master like me would be beyond your capabilities to defeat. Anyone who's ever fought me in a food fight before, well...

"They've all..."

"Pasta way."

Rune is near hysteric at this point, trembling with. She manages to raise a hand along with the hot dog truck, but thinks better of it as a very recognizable engine exhaust becomes audible.

"Shit. Alabaster! grab my board!"
He complies with yet another weary sigh. If he weren't immortal you'd have expected him to have pulled a Chrysippus by now.
What you weren't expecting was for Rune to turn your way, a huge grin upon her own face.
"Hey, this ain't the last you've seen of me smuggy. You've saved your friend this time, but I'll remember this! What you assume to be a threat is somewhat sabotaged by the bolognese that impacts her right afterwards. Her and Alabaster rise off the ground, her albino caretaker hanging onto the bottom by his fingertips.
"You're mine! you hear me? I'm gonna make you wish you've never been born!"
"I told you this was a bad idea Rune..."

They leave, followed by one last baguette hurled by Victoria as they retreat off into the sky.

Cont

>>3267019
>"You're mine! you hear me? I'm gonna make you wish you've never been born!"

Barely started this gig and we've already got bitches after our hotdog.

Chicks really do dig the uniform.

>>3267037
>inb4 we redeem Rune and she becomes our Harley Quinn

>>3267037
>inb4 we redeem Rune with the power of shitposting/spaghetti and she becomes our Harley Quinn

>>3267044
I NEED THIS SO BAD IT HURTS

>>3267037
My sides have impacted Jaburo.

Reading Alabaster's wiki entry
>in addition to a mild thinker ability that allows him to maintain and improve equipment at low cost
I did not know he could do this.

>>3267019
>no "you can have my sausage any day!" from Barnaby
Maybe next time, huh?

>>3267044
>>3267047
I NEEEEDDDDDD IIIIIIITTTTTT

>>3267073
I want to keep waifushit as far late into the quest as possible. We can joke and meme and tease, but I don't want waifushit ruining the quest this early on.

>>3267075
It isn't waifushit if our jokes makes her ruin Mustard Kaiser's plans! Can't do felonies if you're too busy laughing! Or Depressed in Pastabaster's case but you know what I mean :V

I kid I kid, besides it's still literally the second thread. Plenty of time to get a waifu later unless void dies again :^)

Ladies and gents I have a new idea for a little tinker project.
Inconel reinforced spaghetti

>>3267096
Fill it with nanothorns and wrap it around an inconel hotdog

>>3267096
>Not a spaghetti launcher solely for messing with Alabaster and Rune

>>3267101
>spaghetti launcher is not made of Inconel nanothorns

>>3267096
>Incolonel nanothorns are not made of spaghetti shaped nanothorns shot out of a nanothorn spaghetti launcher

>>3267110
>forcefeed Endbringers nanothorn spaghetti to kill them

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Rune and Alabaster:Defeated
+1 TP
We'll talk about these later, when you get into a lab.

A few minutes later Armsmaster turns up, the various students having been evacuated outside and a headcount performed. Apparently casualties were nonexistant barring one kid who got his leg broken by the hot dog cart. There's a lot of waiting around as he interviews various students before eventually getting to you. Your shit eating grin is even wider than normal, granting you an almost manic aura. Most people seem to be cool with it though, and you've got more than a few high fives while waiting for what comes next.

You're pulled into a PRT van, supposedly for an interrogation on why exactly you decided to antagonise the Nazi super-villains. Once you get inside though all you get is a judgemental stare for a very long time. Said shit eating grin slowly deteriorates as you're brought into the Wards room and sat down, a totally impassive Armsmaster sat opposite you.

"You are aware of how incredibly dangerous what you've just done was. Right?"

You roll your eyes, rallying as the memory of a pasta encrusted Alabaster plays on repeat in your head.
"What? Those losers couldn't commit a hate crime in a synagogue! I-"

"Those "Losers" both have double digit bodycounts. Alabaster fights with guns, knives and grenades Cardshark. He is believed to be responsible for over forty deaths. From what I saw on the security cameras Rune was about to kill you until she heard the engine on my Motorcycle." That statement is accompanied by a slight upwards twitch in his facial muscles, an observation that peeves you more than a little.
"I don't know how to tell you how lucky you were. You put not only your own identity at risk, but that of all the Wards there. If any of them had used their powers, it would be easy for villains to figure out who was who based on social patters. Right now one of the only things keeping you safe is that no one knows who Any of the Wards are. Once one of you gets outed, it's only a matter of time until the rest are as well."

"I couldn't just let her grab Dean!"

He's silent for a moment, before clearing his throat and continuing.
"That... is also true."
He leans his halberd on the couch next to him, clasping his hands together for a second, before he brings them up to his helmet and pulls it off, revealing a rather plain looking man with short black hair. and baggy grey eyes.

Cont

>>3267116
Shit, fucked the formatting

>>3267116
[red]muh brackets[/red]

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>>3267120
>posting an image for ants too

>>3267113
>With SmileX bolognese

>>3267116
>"Meddling when you don't have to is the Essence of being a Hero"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sBOsh-vyI

"Coming across a situation like that out of costume is difficult for people like- like us, the more heroically inclined. We have these powers, and we want to use them for good. To help. But sometimes the risk is too great, and sometimes you are in a situation where there's nothing you can do except trust your teammates. I was there in less than three minutes, Velocity and Miss Militia had also been dispatched. Rune would have been moving slower due to the extra weight and we know exactly what direction they'd be heading in."

He rolls his helmet back and forth in his hands, seemingly inspecting it. More likely though, he's using it as an excuse not to look you in the eye.
"I understand that you might not trust me completely after our altercation during your recruitment, but believe me when I say that I have planned for this. I was put in charge of the Protectorate here for good reason, most of the time the plans I make? They work. And one of the first things I spent time doing upon coming to Brockton Bay was working on ways to keep the heroes and wards under my command as safe in their civilian lives as possible. Colin doesn't really exist any more, he turned into Armsmaster a long time ago and I'm okay with that. And sometimes I forget not everyone else can do the same, sure. But I know how much the safety that comes with a civilian identity can mean to people."

He looks up now, a fierce determination in his eyes.
"We would have caught Rune, and Dean would be fine. I know you're new here, and we've gotten off to a bad start. But I need you to trust me."

He puts his hand out at that, somewhat haltingly, but there's a focus in his eyes that betrays his awkward body language.
"I need you to promise me that you will."

>Shit, yeah okay.
>I'll do what I think is right.
>I don't know if I can.

>>3267166
bro, please watch your formatting

>Shit, yeah okay.
We can overcome autism through tinkering. That works in Wormverse, right?

>>3267166
>Shit, yeah okay.

>>3267166
>>I don't know if I can.
I doubt we can keep a 'yes' honestly, sorry armsy I like ya but you're a turbo autist at times.

>>3267166
>I'll promise I'll try
>But I won't make any promises if something happens right in front of me
>Wry grin
>Being impulsive is part of the teenager package y'now

>>3267166
>I want to trust you I Really Really do but i can't just stand by wand wait for Permission to help Someone if they Need it. Something in my gut just tells my body to move before i can even think

>>3267166
>Shit, yeah okay.
>>3267174
Autism can be overcome; grimderp is forever

>>3267187
Some thing like this maybe?

>>3267166
>shit, yeah okay
i don't really trust assmaster to make good decisions, but antagonizing him now is dumb

>>3267166
I also just realized kidnapping is bad juju for a guy who triggered from a kidnapping

>>3267166
>>I don't know if I can.
>much like I didn't know if anyone would show up in time to save Dean, but you did, and you would've
>so I'll promise this much at least: I'll try
>insert food pun here to ruin moment

Gonna head across the road, call it when I get back

>>3267197
Don't get hit by a Car Again

>>3267207
Well now ya jinxed it

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>>3267197
Good luck, VOID
Two trucks having sex

>>3267209
Fuck i hope not

He's back in town and it looks like the ayes take it.

writing

>>3267222
with a hint of
"but nobody's perfect yo. So if something's happening I'm gonna go in.

>>3267191
Oh yeah, forgot Barnaby got KO'd then had his arm surgically removed.

We should pull a Clark Kent and flirt with rune in and out of costume to fuck with her

Guys, I forget. Did Rune get a good look at us when she showed up with Stormtiger? Could she at all be able to identify us if given time?

>>3267244
Perhaps later. When we aren't in the shit for putting secret identities at risk. Or when folk are more okay with waifuification

>>3267307
It's not a problem as long as we do like >>3267244.

>>3267307
weren't we wearing our distinctive purple scarf?

>>3267318
We should start changing our hair slightly when we go heroing and act like we are two different people just to fuck with her. We also need to say that she'll RUNE the day she threatened this fair city

>>3267326
>Honestly despite the scare you got this might not be too bad, it could just be a couple of inquisitive hobos or some dumb kids looking for a place to chill.
>You pull a scarf up around your face before you pull the blinds, mostly expecting some scraggly homeless guy on the other side.
>Certainly not Rune and Stormtiger knocking on the door.

You right Anon, we should be good

"I want to say yes, I really do. But I also really don't know if I can keep that promise"
Your response puts him on the back foot, his brow furrowing in confusion as the hand he'd put forward wavers slightly.

"It's like what happened at Arcadia. I had no idea you were coming, and just assuming a hero'll come by does nothing useful. I couldn't just stand there while something terrible happened, and absolve myself of the responsibility. Now if I'd known you were coming then I probably would have done differently, but I can't trust anyone that unconditionally, not even you."

This time it's your turn to look up with fire in your eyes, then it's gone as soon as it came. Determination replaced with uncertainty.
"Hope alone won't push back Villains and save my friends. So I don't really know what to say."

You're both silent for a second before an unexpected third voice pipes up from Armsmaster's helmet.
"If I might interrupt? I think I might be able to help here."

Holy shit, Armsmaster has an AI in his suit? That's rad.

"It's Dragon, actually."
"It's Dragon, actually." The two respond at the same time, in impressive synchronization

OH MAN THAT'S EVEN COOLER.
wait, you said that out loud.

"Don't worry, I get the AI thing a lot. Pay no attention to Saint and his propaganda. There's a woman behind the curtain I promise"

"I wasn't aware you were listening in."
Armsmaster actually sounds a bit awkward now, in contrast to his earlier quiet seriousness.

"You never actually hung up, or said goodbye. So I stayed on the line just in case."
Armsmaster picks up the helmet and places it on the centre of the table in between you. sharing a slightly confused look with you.
"You should probably be glad for that too, because this conversation could be about to go very wrong. I am officially intervening. If you two are okay with that of course."

>This is kind of a private conversation actually.
>No, by all means go ahead.

>>3267366
>no, by all means go ahead
i see, assmasters better half helping him again

>>3267366
>>No, by all means go ahead.

>>3267366
>No, by all means go ahead.
>Give Armsmaster an understanding look. You're a Tinker too, you understand how he feels.

>>3267366
>No, by all means go ahead.

>>3267366
>>No, by all means go ahead.
God i love Dragon. I'd say wife her, but there's no way I'd do Colin dirty like that.

>>3267366
Are you SURE there is a woman behind the curtain? Cause I mean a tinker designing their own AI waifu would fit the stereotype you know?

>>3267384
We have to play the wingman for him. He needs his robot AI waifu.

>>3267366
>No, by all means go ahead.
>>3267392
I would say Assmaster has enough without chasing Dragon's booty but this is serious business. We, as his Armsbuddy, must help him acquire waifu
This is a brojob

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Listen to the waifu, she knows all

>>3267352
plan fuck with rune until we kiss her is a go then

>>3267392
>>3267402
From losing limbs to an AI pimp
VOID giveth and VOID taketh away

"uh, yeah sure. Go ahead."
It's cool, you're just sat here having a conversation with the world's two greatest Tinkers. It's all cool. Just another Tuesday on that Wards hustle. It's on days like this that the whole superhero thing really hit you hard.

"Right so. Colin, you're asking slightly too much for someone who doesn't know you well enough yet. Hopefully he will come to trust you that much, but you can't just rely on your reputation. He's a cape now too so the mysticism is gone. Show him he can trust you. Also, it's important that when he does do something well, which he has you acknowledge that."

Arms-Colin nods, rubbing his goatee as Dragon switches focus.

"And Barnaby, sometimes the best thing you can do for someone is take a step back. If the cafeteria had turned into an out and out fight, Gallant might have had to use his powers. That would put everything and everyone he cares about in danger. We understand that you didn't have much time to think, but of course the Protectorate would keep a close eye on the school most of the Wards go to. I personally don't think you made the wrong choice per say, after all you did de-escalate an unmasked supervillain fight without exposing your identity or even actually fighting. That's good, but you did it in a very risky way. We're not asking you to not help people. You've just got to give a bit more thought to the risks next time, okay?"

"Alright?"

"Yes, thank you."
"Uh, yeah."

"Wonderful. I'll leave you two to it then."

And then it's like she was never even there. You've got a slightly sheepish looking Armsmaster in front of you, stroking his beard and muttering as he stares at something you can't quite see. You think he might have fallen into "planning mode."
You can hear Missy on the console in the other room.

Well, you've got the rest of the day off? You guess?
>I get that this might be a bit presumptuous, but do you want to build some stuff?
>So uh, I'll leave you to it, go listen in on Vista or something.
>Write In

>>3267482
>>So uh, I'll leave you to it, go listen in on Vista or something.

>>3267482
>i get that this might be a little presumptious, but do you want to come build stuff ?

>>3267482
>>I get that this might be a bit presumptuous, but do you want to build some stuff?
See if he can help us make some non-lethal cards or something. A Card Shark without cards we can actually use is just bad branding.

>>3267482
>I get that this might be a bit presumptuous, but do you want to build some stuff?
A RealDoll that looks like Dragon

>>3267482
>I get that this might be a bit presumptuous, but do you want to build some stuff?

>>3267482
>>So uh, I'll leave you to it, go listen in on Vista or something.

>>3267482
>>i get that this might be a little presumptious, but do you want to come build stuff ?
Maybe a Cain or something like that

Guess we building boys.
lemme write something up right quick.

>>3267477
... Nef, is that you?

>>3267515
>See if he can help us make some non-lethal cards or something. A Card Shark without cards we can actually use is just bad branding.
Can we start working on the bitch slapping translucent patches shaped like card that dissolve, along with whatever Armsmaster is working on?

You clear your throat after a few seconds of Armsmaster muttering to himself on the couch and muttering to himself with a blank look. You get the feeling he'd be there for a while, so a quick reminder of the outside world's existence might do him some good. He shakes himself out of his own head after the third time he hears you, grunting an apology.

There's still some distance between the two of you, but you think you've got the perfect recipe to fix that.
"Hey Armsmaster, I get that this might seem a bit presumptuous, but do you want to come and do some tinkering?"

"Yes, Assault is taking my patrol shift, so I'm free for a few hours. I was actually planning on asking you later, since we'll be patrolling together tomorrow. It'd give me an opportunity to take a look through what you've done so far and maybe narrow down the specifics of your specialty."

It sounds like a good idea to you, so you lead the way into the Wards workshop, before going over the Big Board of IdeasTM that you and Chris set up, discussing the pros and cons of a few thoughts you've had with the senior Tinker.

Parts:0
Tinker Points:1

Mechanical Tinkering: L1
Chemical Tinkering: L2
Biological Tinkering: L0 (only perform mundane medical procedures)

[Alright, so after any conflict, you'll get a number of TP. It's a representation of your shard being happy with your fightan and rewarding you by opening up new stuff. They can be used for Breakthroughs, or to immediately get 10 Parts.]

[Breakthroughs are ways of unlocking enhanced functionality in your powers. Quite simply, your Tinker specialty is busted by virtue of only being partially Manton Limited. Do good enough and your functionality will expand. Breakthroughs level up a single avenue of your tinkering. Tinkering avenues are rated one to five. A five is Hero or Bonesaw levels of bullshit. three is average.]

L5 Mechanical : Iron Man/Hero/Batman
L5 Chemical : Mr Freeze/Joker/Bakuda
L5 Biological : Albert Wesker/Bonesaw/Punished!Panacea

Do you want to use a Tinker point for parts?
Y/N

Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/1U8SYf8F

>>3267600
>N

>>3267600
NO

>>3267600
>N
i kinda want to use a Breakthrough on biology because that's the only thing we're really slacking in

>>3267600
>n
also think a biology breakthrough would be nice

>>3267600
>N
Put that shit into Biological

>>3267600
>N

coolio, no tinker points for parts.

Bonuses:Tinker Teamwork: one extra Part
???
???

Roll me some d10's lads.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>3267640

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>3267640
Come on Tardis tech Armsy!

>>3267600
I'm also voting in biology.

>>3267613
>>3267617
>>3267621
>>3267646
just to quickly clarify.
Breakthroughs cost four points multiplied by the level you're buying.
So Biological one would cost four points.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>3267640

>>3267655
Okay, got it.
Sounds like we'll need to start saving up points.

>>3267670
Yup. Still, one step closer to remaking Jokemangandr

3 Parts total, noice

Build list.
1H melee: 5
1H Ranged: 5
2H Ranged: 5
Armour: 5
Power Armour: 10
Grenade/Injector: 1
Utility Item [gloves/shoes/hat/mask]: 3
Unlock chemical mixture :3
Upgrade Smile: 3
Upgrade Strongman: 3

well anons?

>>3267684
>Utility Item [gloves/shoes/hat/mask]: 3
Make a nice pair of shoes that gives us a boost to mobility?

>>3267684
Hmmmm. I'd say we should upgrade Smilex, but I don't think the version we have has been cleared for use yet. Maybe see if we can get a new chemical mixture? Something less inherently biohazardy?

>>3267684
>Utility Item [gloves/shoes/hat/mask]: 3
We got ARMSMASTER, whose specialty is miniaturizing and efficiency, on our side. We can improve our mask or get gloves/shoes

>>3267694
Yeah dude, all the stuff you had was cleared except for your disintegration goop covered cards.

Which honestly is kinda dumb considering your gauntlet makes tools out of the stuff and you could totally just make a knife with it, but they don't know that.

>>3267699
Actually yeah, switching to this. Wouldn't make sense to work with Armsmaster and NOT get some help from his speciality

>>3267699
Supporting. Makes sense.

>>3267705
Well at least we aren't being hamstrung for PR purposes

>>3267684
>Utility Item [gloves/shoes/hat/mask]: 3

Utility Item it is.
Note that you already have a tinkertech gauntlet, so what's next?

Gloves, hat or mask?

also,
Agent Of Chaos
Ringmaster
Trickster
or

Bag Of Tricks

>>3267732
>Gloves
>Agent Of Chaos

>>3267732
>Ringmaster
>Hat
LASER TOP HAT HERE WE COME BOIS

>>3267732
Dont we need shoes?

Gloves

Bag of Tricks

>>3267732
>Bag Of Tricks
What's Bag of tricks?

>>3267732
>gloves
>bag of tricks

>>3267742
Eh, you've got shoes, but they're just part of your outfit, nothing really special about them.
>>3267749
Armsmaster's Ever Prepared+ Card Shark's Trickster

>>3267732
>Hat
>Bag Of Tricks

Okay Anons - top hat, fedora(think of the hat Joker has in the 2016 Killing Joke movie) or bowler hat?

>>3267743
The blue text makes it obvious it's Armsy's specialty plus Barnaby's

>>3267732
>Hat
>Bag Of Tricks
What >>3267754 said

>>3267754
Swapping to this for hat gains. and I'm saying top hat to go with the mask

>>3267732
>Hat
>Bag of Tricks

>>3267760
Top hat
Top kek
Huh? Anyone?

>I get that this might be a bit presumptuous, but do you want to build some stuff?

>>3267754
Supporting.

Hat
bag of tricks, nice

>>3267764
So that's a green top hat with googly eyes then ala pepe? Kinda more the Riddler's style, but I can dig it

>>3267699
This, but how should the shoes, mask or gloves be improved? Scale down the size of our goop glove? Increase it's capacity? Finally make the functional mask teeth?

>>3267774
Woah never mind I'm way late

>>3267705
Wait hang on. Our cards had goop on them the whole time? The uber-cutting property is separate? Can you explain in detail? Cuz I thought all Barnaby had from his first stint in the chemical plant was the Inconel card printer. When did the goop happen, or is it this continuity Barnaby who has it?

>>3267777
Not too late for QUADS

>>3267805
Holy shit yeah those quads.

>>3267770
Any chance you could hand wave having to pay for the mask thing?

>>3267803
The plates of alloy the fabricator creates are covered in a thin layer (Almost imperceptible) of goop that forces chemical bonds to do fucky shit. That's how it can turn anything into a metal, despite being fed with anything from wood to meat. You can extract this liquid if you make something that'll hold it. Essentially having disintegrator goop. That's why it's listed as a chemical mix on the pastebin.

>>3267814
Cool thanks for the explanation. We can totally give some to Armsmaster and say "go nuts!" for nanothorn shit later, or better.

"...Hey, stop trying to disassemble my fabricator."

"Sorry, had a bit of a moment... have you tried using a thinner casing? Inconel's rated almost three times stronger than steel, you don't need it to be nearly as thick as it is. It's shock absorption you're looking for, anything that tries to stab it will knock it off first."

You know, speaking of Fabricators...

"That neurotoxin of yours is fascinating, have you found a good delivery method?

"No, well yes technically. I have a design for a dispersion grenade system but they're too big for pockets.

"Have you tried Manufacturing them on the spot? Like with your Gauntlet? It'd need a larger storage tank for the materiel required, but it'd be worth it I think. Give you some useful offensive ability."

Now that's a hell of an idea.

...
"The machinery for that design would be too large to fit in the frame.
"Not if you shave half an inch off the inside of the casing, pass it over."
...
"How are you going to refill it?
"I was just going to attach it into the main fabricator. If we're going to have this small of a storage tank we're going to have to accept that it can't be refilled in the field. Maybe I can create something later, but we want this done by tomorrow, so eh."
...
"I may not have the best grasp on aesthetics outside of power armour, but that hat looks terrible on you. A top hat would give us more space to work with as well."
"Good point, don't know what I was thinking."

[Magician's Hat]
A black top hat with a thin purple band around the outside, the true magic however comes from within. Per excursion, contains [one] charge[s]. Charges can be spent to materialise Chemical mixtures and an appropriate delivery method. I.E a hypodermic needle containing a dose of STRONGMAN or a grenade filled with SMILE. Or hypodermic needle full of MOLECULAR DESTABILISER.

After it's finished, you feel the usual sense of satisfaction at bringing something into the world. You also feel like your relationship with Armsmaster has gotten just a bit better.
>Share Notes with Armsmaster?
Y/N

Eventually, the two of you wind down after making sure it works and you head to bed while Armsmaster takes it down to PR. Apparently since all it does is create pre-approved stuff, you should get it rather quick.

And then it is the next day.
March 23rd 2011
Wednesday

>>3267844
>share note yes
being a team player is prolly a good idea

>>3267844
>Y

>>3267844
>Y
Hatmaster is /ourguy/

>>3267844
>Y

>>3267844
>Y
Armsmaster may be a turboautistic prick at times but dammit, we're going to at least try get along with him

Is STRONGMAN our stimulant form the last thread or soemthing we haven't made yet used as an example?
Also
>Or hypodermic needle full of MOLECULAR DESTABILISER.
That is actually fucking scary to think about, injecting someone with that would turn them to mush inside out wouldn't it?

>>3267844
Yes

>>3267844
>Y
Emphasize molecular destabilizer and Inconel alloy, maybe he can put them to better use with his specialization.

>>3267844
>Y
We do need to in fuck our relationship with him after all

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I can just imagine Joker and Batman working together on a cool device. Really warms you heart don't it?

>>3267899
Oh fuck that is what were doing, isn't it?

>>3267868
>Is STRONGMAN our stimulant from the last thread
that's the one
>injecting someone with that would turn them to mush inside out wouldn't it?
yes it would but the object we inject doesn't necessarily have to be human or living or organic

>>3267910
... how the fuck can something be simultaneously really encouraging and exceedingly discouraging?

>>3267919
It's all about applications. You gotta remember that Tinker power is "create tech shit related to specialization" and "scan other parahuman powers to somewhat replicate and incorporate into tech shit you create". Barnaby does NOT molecularly dissolve shit or dismantle stuff himself, he is only human - that's a misconception I think some people might have from reading what his power does. The reality is that objects and devices Barnaby creates, have properties and applications that involve molecular processing. From what One Bad Day showed us, Barnaby's shard power is focused on "changing" to achieve a better state or function - though this could be wholly different in this continuity. Tinker powers and processes are also a form of black box actions, because the technology and results involved are themselves not a product of humanity, being from previous alien races and civilizations that got CYCLE'D to annihilation. A lot to think about and consider in regards to what Barnaby might be able to pull off. Definitely worthy of a thread discussion, honestly.

>>3267899
It does. The friendship that could have been.

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You're made aware over your Wards phone that you'll not be attending school today, instead you'll be with Armsmaster for pretty much the entire day as you go over the basics of heroing. This is it, the first day of your superhero career. You have to admit, looking in the mirror at the costume that you made, well... You look the part.

Your subtly armoured ringmaster suit fits almost perfectly, with only a few minor alterations needed before it was damn near perfect. Your right arm is covered by the Madman's Hand while your whisperer's chain hangs from a breast pocket, lending you just a touch of class. Your hat fits well enough that you think it ought not to fall off, although you should probably grab onto it if you're planning on doing any acrobatics. It's a good thing it got approved so quickly.

Lastly, you affix your shining Inconel Mask, temporarily replacing your everpresent smile with a similar, but synthetic one. It's time to rock.

You meet Armsmaster and Kid Win(being as he's now in costume) up on the main deck of the RIG, Chris in his Shining red and gold armour with his hoverboard under his arm. Both of them have full gear on and are ready to go.

Armsmaster, for those not in the know. Has a set of blue and silver power armour with a knightly motif to it. He drives the biggest goddamn motorbike you've ever seen and wields a halberd full of weird sci-fi shit. He's The Knight of The Bay. Then there's kid win, imagine if Iron Man used pistols and a hoverboard, boom.

Armsmaster gives you a long look before nodding approvingly and telling you to get on the back of his bike.

Chris is rather less stoic and immediately begins quizzing you on your new tech, being by far the most interested in your hat and gauntlet. Apparently the idea of building stuff in the field really resonates with him.

The three of you ride at a reasonable pace over the force bridge and onto the Boardwalk, stopping once you hit solid ground. It's once you're back on dry land that Armsmaster starts talking along with you and Chris.

"Today should be a fairly easy patrol, I've set us up a route that goes around most of the city so that I can talk you through hotspots and so we have plenty of time to go over standard procedure. Here." He passes you a small earpiece, which you stick in. "Normally you would be connected to Console with this, but today you're just with me and Kid Win."

After that he segues into more technical stuff regarding communications. Passwords for priority connections, codes for villain sightings and so on. People wave and take pictures as you pass which is kind of distracting, but you're still able to wrap your head around most of it. You're about halfway through a more in depth explanation of the PRT threat rating system (turns out that there's a weird overlap between Stranger and Master) when you turn off the main road and accelerate suddenly.
Cont

You try and ask what exactly the fuck is going on, but you've just accelerated from about thirty miles an hour to almost a hundred, so air is a scarce commodity, luckily today's patrol leader is more than willing to provide details. You see from the side that his helmet appears to have folded down over his mouth, allowing him to speak. Lucky bastard. "An alarm just went off at the Brockton Bay museum of modern Art. We're being rerouted to investigate." He stops for a moment before clarifying. "By me, that is."

"Who'd steal from a modern art museum?" Your hovering companion queries from above. "It's not like they're priceless paintings or anything, most of it's just junk."

"Accord buys stolen modern art so he can destroy it sometimes. It happened a few times while I was up in Boston. Apparently he shares your view on the subject. But adds his trademark... enthusiasm, of course.

And with that you find yourself driving down Museum Street, named for exactly what you think. They're all a bit shit compared to the ones up in Boston, apart from maybe the Brockton Villainous Parahuman Museum. That one's pretty good just by virtue of sheer quantity if nothing else. You saw their exhibit on Allfather once for a field trip. One kid got in trouble for doing a roman salute, it was great.

A minute or so later and you stop in front of the Brockton Museum of Modern Art. Like most buildings in this area of town it is simultaneously brand new and clearly dilapidated, the beautiful marble walls and pillars only marred by the hole where the front door used to be, a large black van taking up space just inside the lobby. There's a very scared looking desk manager there, along with two other custodians tied up with rope.

Also in the room are three black masked individuals with pistols. Which is slightly more worrying.

The goons don't seem to notice you yet, possibly due to the fact that Armsmaster's bike went from incredibly loud to totally silent as you made your approach. The three goons are currently looking around the room, one of them at the front desk and another looking after the hostages while the last one checks a closet, presumably to see if they've missed anyone.

Cont

>>3268103
"Kid Win, stay by Card Shark. I'll free the hostages, you take out the other one near the back. Card Shark, this should be easy, if you feel like pitching in then do so, but feel free to stick back and observe."
And just like that, they're off. Chris zooming upwards towards the large frontal window, while Armsmaster calmly dismounts the bike and begins walking towards the ruined front door.

Well shit.
Inventory
Ringmaster's Garb (minor Armour)
Magician's hat (Pull a chemical formula out)
Madman's Hand (heavy gauntlet, manufacture small tool.)
Whisperer(make people hallucinate.)

>Stick to the bike. Take in what happens next. Maybe you'll figure out some pointers.
>Walk in like a cocky motherfucker. Armsmaster and Chris clearly have a plan, so walking slowly in while they do that is bound to look cool.
>You know what this situation needs? Neurotoxin that makes it very hard to do stuff.
>Distract a goon while the other two pull off their plan. Whisper in their ear.
>Write In

>>3268110
>Distract a goon while the other two pull off their plan. Whisper in their ear.
Let's not do too much and possibly throw off the plan. Distracting a few goons will probably lighten their load

>>3268110
>Distract a goon while the other two pull off their plan. Whisper in their ear.

>>3268110
>Distract a goon while the other two pull off their plan. Whisper in their ear.
Set this guy up so Kid Win can get the takedown.

>>3268110
>Distract a goon while the other two pull off their plan. Whisper in their ear.

Yo, I'm super tired so I'm gonna head off here. I'll pick it back up at 4pm GMT tomorrow, cos I got some stuff to do in the day.

Would it be so wrong to pick cash from the wallets of these criminals?

>>3268110
>Distract a goon while the other two pull off their plan. Whisper in their ear.

>>3268145
Good night

>>3268110
>Distract a goon while the other two pull off their plan. Whisper in their ear.

>>3268110
>Distract a goon while the other two pull off their plan. Whisper in their ear.

Psst. Hey fag, yo mama so fat even Crawler won't eat her

>>3268110
>>Distract a goon while the other two pull off their plan. Whisper in their ear.
circus music and creepy laughter

>>3269935
+1

>>3269378
(Just in case my id changed this is me)

>We whisper
>It's Free Real Estate

I'm really sorry guys, work is calling and I need to fix some more shit.
I'll have to put this off till tomorrow.
Run it same then 12PM GMT

>>3270454
Nah, s'fine. :)
Just try not to get hit by a car again haha

>Inb4 Void's actually irl Colin

>>3270454
Hang in there, avoid cars.

>>3270409
hey little mama let me whisper in your ear, tell you something you might like to hear

>>3270783
>I'm never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm

>>3270783
https://youtu.be/yIb3GkuRHps

Hey li'l mama lemme whisper in ya ear.

You decide that just sitting back as your teammates go in and fix everything isn't quite your style due to being both (a)not very heroic and (b)kinda lame. Unfortunately, you also lack any kind of protection against bullets, which narrows down your options a bit. You don't want to use neurotoxins on hostages for reasons that should be obvious. (not to mention what'll be said if any of the criminals belong to minority groups.) You also don't want to jab Armsmaster or Kid Win with (relatively) untested combat stimulants.

In the end, you decide that an enemy who's dizzy as fuck is one less to worry about. And so as you creep closer to the destroyed doorway, you resolve to use your whisperer to distract the bad guys.

At least that's what you're going to do, before a click from your gadget informs you that outside of the three hostages, there are no other signatures inside of the gallery. You focus a bit more intently and notice a detail that thoroughly disquiets you. The guard looking over the hostages is looping. Since you got here maybe half a minute ago, this guy has performed the same exact action of scratching his head then turning around three times now.

They're probably holograms of some kind, your Tinker brain supplies. Imagine the potential applications if you could get a hold of the projector. You wonder whether it uses a form of particle control or another, more esoteric method.

Something like that could be used to do all kinds of things. A holographic clone could be a decoy that allows you to outmanoeuvre your enemies or even...

It could be bait for a trap.

>Just fucking yell
>Use the communications bead.