Iron Station Savage Masks IC

[InTheMachine]

Party: It is a usual day in Iron Station. Streets and crowds bustle. Metas, helicopters, drones, and planes crowd the cloudy blue skies. You’ve been assigned here at Iron Station for as the West Side Provisional Team for about three weeks. The last week has been very quiet since your run in with Panzer Protonik.

Today, however, is not quiet. You hear an explosion and see an accompanying gout of dark black smoke a few blocks away.

What do you do?

Spoiler: Party OOC

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In your post, introduce us to your character; give a physical description. Where were you and what were you doing when you heard the explosion? How do you arrive quickly on Scene? What do you do as/when you arrive?

All General Moves and Playbook Moves are usable once for the month per player (except Take a Powerful Blow)
Each Player is allocated 3 Bennies
There is currently 6 Camaraderie

Spoiler: CARDS

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Nightgaunt has Love Interest: Play on an NPC to encourage a romantic interest for your hero. The target helps to the best of her abilities, but may frequently cause trouble as well.

Red Line has Out of the Frying Pan: Play to avoid death, capture, or some other bad situation for your hero or any ally. The situation leads to some new trouble, however, as determined by the GM.

Impact has Spurred On: The character's travel distance is doubled for a day, or one character gains double Pace for on round.

Envy has Get a Clue: Play this card for a clue from the GM for some advice or a hint on how to resolve the current predicament or problem.

[Mittenss]

Envy sits on top of La catlett roff top a restraunt that over looks main street. With her typical passion fruit energy drink in her hand looking down at the hustle an bustle envy throws her long white hair back over her shoulder that was gently kissing her thic thighs. With the temperature being comfortable out she chose to put her fishnet stockings, black calve high doc Martin boots with a tattered black shirt along with a vibrant crystal sitting centered in her chest. Bringing her look together she put on her typical cat jacket with ears that helps take attention away from her diffrent colored scaleras an the strange marking down her left cheek.
(Mazu: "What a bore, I'm bored let's go an find something to do.") Envy sighs " I'm bored as well but sheeeshhh shut up already, todays not the day for your anoying voice. Let's get this watch over with an then we can go enjoy the night." Taking a deep chug from the can an emptying it she stands up stretching her arms into the air then throwing the empty can into a waste basket below. "Koooobbbbeeeee" she laughs to herself.
Before she is able to settle back down a big explosine a few blocks down from her catches her attention. Seeing the smoke billow up covering the roof top envys eyes widen as a smile creeps across her face. "Well mazu... let's go have some fun!" pulling her hood over her head she runs twords the edge of the building and jumps off of it. Mazus pixels form under feet then covers her whole body changing her full outfit. Once the pixels settle Envy is now covered in full black body suit purple crystal still centered with purple pixel accents that follow the natura curves of her body. Both her eyes are a vibrant purple with black scleras. Her long white hair now kissing the back of her legs. Mazu forms under her feet as he helps glide her from one roof top to another. (Mazu: You really need to lay off the junk food, cause girl you heavy.") Rolling her eyes envy ignores him finally making it to one of the roof tops across from where the explosion just occurred. Looking down at the people screaming an others making attempts to flee envy eyes dart around searching for any thing.

[Peelee]

The Mod on the Silver Mountain: Moved to Ongoing Games (In-Character) section.

[big teej]

Raphael sits at one of the scattered wrought iron tables scattered around the Amity Court Market, a permanent, unending street fair. Shaded by an umbrella, and further shaded by his hood and his black sunglasses, Raphael enjoys one of his favorite leisure activities - people watching.

Raphael presents an innocuous figure in the hustle and bustle insanity of the market street; a grey and blue hoodie, and blue jeans. A shiny silver fluid pack dangles from his lips by its built in plastic nozzle.

He's watching a young red head haggle with a street vendor over a trinket, a black and purple gothic cross. She's offering fifteen for it, insisting she could find the same trinket online for less, but she'd like it right now.

Raphael's attention is drawn away from the vendor's counter offer by the explosion, along with half the rest of the street. He reaches up and adjusts his shades, peering over the rim at the rising gout of black smoke. "Well. So much for that." He says in an amused tone, quickly sucking down the remainder of his juice pack. He pushes himself to his feet, swinging his backpack over one shoulder and fishing another pack out in a single practiced motion. He glances around and sets a brisk pace down a nearby alley, throwing one last cautionary look over his shoulder he bits down on the disguised blood pack, draining it bone dry in seconds and casting the foil into a nearby dumpster. He ducks down and wills himself to change into one of the Children of the Night, despite it being midday, and a croaking raven takes to the skies, flying towards the gout of smoke.

The raven circles twice and dives down at a rooftop, spying a familiar black clad figure. The raven smacks into the ground, instantly transforming into the rolling form of Nightgaunt. His red and black suit shiny and immaculate. His helmet already in place. His civilian clothes and backpack consumed and hidden away by the transformation. Nightgaunt Captain Morgan's on the edge of the building and leans over on his knee, looking at the street below.

"So what do we have today, Envy? I don't suppose you'd have anything to do with this, would you?" He asks, an excited grin clear in his tone.

Spoiler: OOC/Mechanics/Whatnot

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Raphael chugs a blood pack and becomes Sated

[Mittenss]

Envy looks over her shoulder to the massive figure next to her. Surely if she didnt know him he could almost pass as a creeper. She scoffs at him with a grin "if this was me you think I'd be dum enough to stick around." Sticking her tounge out to him she turns her gaze back to the smoke. "I actually just got here, all I've seen are the civilians fleeing from the area. Theres just to much smoke to see an pin point anything."
Turning on her heals she faces Nightguant "maybe if you turn into the adorable bat an go eek eek maybe you can help."

[PK-Leon]

A biker casually weaves his way through traffic along the busy streets of the city, enjoying the light of day on his sun-kissed skin. The wind blows through his short black hair as it tugs at his bright red jacket, emblazoned with a stylized '1st' symbol and an outstretched wing across his back.

He comes to a stop at a red light, lifts up his goggles, and sits upright on his motorcycle before flashing a playful smile at the female officer in the car beside him. The officer, clearly unamused, begins to roll down her window when the sound of a nearby explosion rings out through the metropolitan area, bringing traffic to a standstill. "Light's green by the way.", he says to the officer while pointing at the light. She attempts to divide her attention between the biker and the gout of black smoke emanating from the site of the explosion a few blocks away.

"Another time.", she replies coldly before turning on her lights and sirens then pulling off down the road.

"Call me?!", Louis calls out after her. His playful smile now growing wide as he slides his goggles down over his eyes. Showtime. Louis revs the engine of his motorcycle before tearing down road and through a series of nearby alleyways. The time he spent riding through the city the past few weeks was finally paying off since taking this shortcut would not only save him some time but also afford him the ability to change his appearance away from the eyes of the public.

Both motorcycle and rider begin to transform when the light of the sun bathes them as Red Line emerges from the alleyway. The motorcycle takes on a new form with a lower profile, it's red finish being stripped away to reveal a sleek midnight black with red light glowing throughout the entirety of it's frame. The bikers jacket follows suit, transitioning from red to black, leaving a large yet solitary red line running across his back down each arm. His blue jeans fade to black and his high top sneakers phase into a pair of vintage black biker boots.

Red Line brings his bike to a sliding stop as he arrives the scene of the explosion and parks his bike at along the edge of the street. He dismounts then raises his gloved hands into the air in front of him as he approaches the chaos. He soon comes to a stop and spreads his arms wide, a vibrant red line measuring a story tall and spanning the width of the street instantly appears before him. The word 'Danger' framed by two caution symbols flashes across the red strip of light and scrolls across it's surface indefinitely.

"Citizens of Iron Station, your hero has arrived and emergency services are already on their way! For your safety, I ask that anyone able to evacuate the vicinity do so now and for those that can't to please try and make your way behind the red line!" Red Line says aloud for anyone and everyone to hear, the massive red line of light slowly floats past him as he does so and comes to a stop just past his his motorcycle.

Now let's take a look at what we're dealin' with..., the thinks. A self assured grin lining his face.

[InTheMachine]

Party: As the team arrives on scene they see a young woman in a red and white costume with a fire motif thrown through the air. She manages to gain marginal control of her fall with a blurt of flame from her hands and crashes into the ground, rolling only a few times before she gets to her knees. Her red eyes narrow at her opponent, a ten foot tall humanoid gator with armored white skin dressed in an open gray vest and dress pants. Tall spikes of bone stick out from its spine, tail, and elbows.

The gatorman vocalizes at her in its own language, its tail thrashing behind it. It sounds like a series of hisses and low gurgling bellows. Totally incomprehensible to human ears.

“Yeah, yeah. Stop swearing at me in Riverspeak. I know you can speak English,” the woman sighs as she picks herself up and wipes away a stream of blood from a cut on her forehead. She whips her blonde ponytail back over her shoulder and cracks her knuckles.

Down the street, the team can see wrecked cars, burn marks, and large craters in the street from the woman and the gatorman’s previous engagement. Most civilians have already fled.

Spoiler: Notice TN 4

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About 20 feet behind the gatorman, a minivan is laying on its side. A large chunk of concrete is leaning on the passenger door and the rear door is crushed. You can see at least two people banging on the cracked windshield trying to break it and escape.

A second gatorman with dark green scales clambers out from a storefront, carrying two bulging canvas bags. It’s followed by a frogman in a slick-looking dapper suit wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar. “Emeric, focus!” the frogman croaks to the white reptile, his cigar bobbing in his thick lips. He tips his hat to the blonde woman and smirks at her. “Sorry chère, we gots to go. Henri, drop the loot and take out dem heroes posthaste. The River King is expectin’ us.”

Combat Begins!
Aces…
Kings…
The gatorman follows the frogman’s orders and drops it’s bags, then rushes at Red Line. It takes a bounding leap at the hero, twisting in mid-air to slap him across the jaw with its muscular tail.

Queens, Jacks, and 7s…
Red Line, Nightgaunt and Envy may act or go on hold

Spoiler: Mechanics and OOC

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Red Line is shaken!

-You are entering battle against a dangerous foe! +2 Camaraderie
-Who is the Leader in this encounter? If the Leader has influence over all Teammates +1 Camaraderie (The leader will keep tabs over current Camaraderie)
-State your purpose in the fight, if they are the same, +1 Camaraderie
-If any member mistrusts the leader or the team, -1 Camaraderie
-If the team is ill-prepared or off-balance, -1 Camaraderie

The Team Leader may mark a condition to avoid losing Camaraderie. This may performed each, and every time Camaraderie would be lost (including when it is spent by a teammate)

In your post, everyone please state your purpose in the fight and if you trust the leader/team.

[big teej]

Looking over the scene and picking his target, Nightgaunt's blank helmet turns back to Envy and he says "Why settle for just one?" And He jumps off the edge of the building, disintegrating into a whirling mass of bats that cyclones its way down to the street and whipping around the frog before reforming into the red and black clad hero a dozen feet away.

"Petty robbery should be a bit below royalty, shouldn't it?" Nightgaunt asks the frogman, making a grasping motion, like grabbing hold of a rope. He yanks on the invisible tether, pulling a weak trickle of blood from the Frog.

Spoiler: OOC/Mechanics/Whatnot

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Nightgaunt Directly Engages a Threat (Frogman) and gets a 7 Nightgaunt will opt to Resist or Avoid their blows, and gain a relevant +4 against frogman's next action against him on frogman's next turn. I also get +2 on my shooting roll.

Shooting: 7 to hit
Damage: 7.... Nightgaunt spends a Benny to reroll! But it Failed!

Capes Cowls & Masks to recognize the fiery chick: 3 clearly long overdue cosmic balancing for how regularly it serves me as a GM...

Nightgaunt absolutely considers Red Line the Leader for this encounter

Nightgaunt's purpose in the fight is to defeat the bad guys before they can rip up the city any more.
Secondary: Show up this interloper.

Nightgaunt doesn't mistrust any member of the team.

[PK-Leon]

As the team arrives on scene they see a young woman in a red and white costume with a fire motif thrown through the air. She manages to gain marginal control of her fall with a blurt of flame from her hands and crashes into the ground, rolling only a few times before she gets to her knees. Her red eyes narrow at her opponent, a ten foot tall humanoid gator with armored white skin dressed in an open gray vest and dress pants. Tall spikes of bone stick out from its spine, tail, and elbows.

"Guess someone beat me to the scene. Who is she anyway?" Red Line muses as he files through his mental catalog of heroes operating out of Iron Station.

Spoiler: C.C.M.

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Who's that hero?!

Spoiler: Notice

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About 20 feet behind the gatorman, a minivan is laying on its side. A large chunk of concrete is leaning on the passenger door and the rear door is crushed. You can see at least two people banging on the cracked windshield trying to break it and escape.

Notice: 10

And not everyone was able to get away either. But with two of us it shouldn't be a problem.

A second gatorman with dark green scales clambers out from a storefront, carrying two bulging canvas bags. It’s followed by a frogman in a slick-looking dapper suit wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar. “Emeric, focus!” the frogman croaks to the white reptile, his cigar bobbing in his thick lips. He tips his hat to the blonde woman and smirks at her. “Sorry sha, we gots to go. Henri, drop the loot and take out dem heroes posthaste. The River King is expectin’ us.”

Unless he brought friends...

The gatorman follows the frogman’s orders and drops it’s bags, then rushes at Red Line. It takes a bounding leap at the hero, twisting in mid-air to slap him across the jaw with its muscular tail.

Red Line reels from the blow but is somehow able to remain standing on his feet. The world around him spins until he's able to bring it to a stop and refocus on the massive gatorman standing before him.

"Nice shot. Unfortunately for you, I still get a turn.", he grins as he forms a sphere of intense white light in his right hand. He pitches the sphere into the reptile, it's light becoming bright red upon contact and exploding. "Catch!"

Looking over the scene and picking his target, Nightgaunt's blank helmet turns back to Envy and he says "Why settle for just one?" And he jumps off the edge of the building, disintegrating into a whirling mass of bats that cyclones its way down to the street and whipping around the frog before reforming into the red and black clad hero a dozen feet away.

Red Line catches a glimpse of the whirling mass of bats descending into the street below and Nightgaunt emerging from their form. Cavalry's here.

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Red Line rolls to Unshake!: 11

Red Line activates Captain by assuming the role as Team Leader during this encounter!
+1 Benny to the Team Pool
+1 Benny to Red Line

The Team gains +2 Camaraderie for entering battle against a dangerous foe!
The Team gains +1 Camaraderie since Red Line has Influence over all other teammates!

Red Line's goal is to end the fight/stop the fight and rescue the civilians trapped inside of the overturned vehicle.

Red Line Ranged Attack #1: 4
Red Line spends a Benny to Reroll!: 10

Ranged Attack Damage #1: 7 (10 with a Raise)
Red Line spends a Benny to Reroll!: 18 (19 with a Raise)

[InTheMachine]

The green gatorman goes down hard after the red ball explodes in his face. His body smokes as he falls face down into the asphalt.

7s...
Envy goes on hold!

6s...
Of Spades...
The frogman spits out his cigar and grimaces at Nightgaunt and Red Line. "Look, da boss gets what he wants, possede." He hops back and points at the teenage hero while his grimace slowly turns back into a smirk as he mutters in Riverspeak. A manhole cover near Nightgaunt begins to rumble and water soon explodes out of it, soaking the vampire.

Of Hearts...
The blond woman's hands ignite. She puts them to her side and then flies forward in a burst of fire, impacting the white reptile. The gatorman snarls and grabs her out of midair, slamming her back down into the pavement.

The Round resets!
Red Line has Initiative!

Spoiler: Red Line's CCM

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This heroine is Burnout, from the East Side Provisional Team.

Spoiler: OOC

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Nightgaunt takes 14 damage!

[Mittenss]

Envy watches as Nightguant turns into a cluster of bats an reapers down low "you forgot the eek eek" she says smugly. Before engaging on the fun she scans the area above to see what else may be lying in wait. Spotting a car she notice people with in it. "Well that's not good at all" she flips her hair behind her. Looking down she now sees Redline amongst the mess an smirks, trusting that he knows what he is doing. Envy turns to see a woman who she is not to familiar with get thrown into the ground. Envy runs and jumps mid air an has Mazu turn into a long blade an attempts to surprise attack the beast while its attention is elsewhere.

Spoiler: Notice

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1d6o6+1d6o6: 7 [1d6o6=3] [1d6o6=4]

Spoiler: Damage/Attack

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Damage 3d6: 16 [3d6=5, 5,6] *4d6: 27 [4d6=5, 5, 16 (6+6+4), 1(6's explode, forgot to add 1d6 for Strength)
Attack attempt to take by surprise: 1d6o6+1+1d6o6+1:6 [1d6o6=1/3]
Rerolled used 1 benny (2/3)
1d6o6+1+1d6o6+1:10 [1d6o6= 6/4]

Spoiler: OCC

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Envy trust Redline completely and see him as leader and trust all team members.
Envy's purpose is to have a bit of fun with these beast but also protect those in danger

[PK-Leon]

The green gatorman goes down hard after the red ball explodes in his face. His body smokes as he falls face down into the asphalt.

"One bayou boy down, two to go."

The blonde woman's hands ignite. She puts them to her side and then flies forward in a burst of fire, impacting the white reptile. The gatorman snarls and grabs her out of midair, slamming her back down into the pavement.

The identity of the red hot heroine suddenly becomes clear in Red Line's mind as she's slammed into the pavement. Wonder what Burnout's doing here? And on OUR side of town. Either way she could use our help. His eyes shift over to the overturned vehicle. And so could they...

Red Line closes his eyes and slowly begins to illuminate until his body is completely enveloped in bright white light. He emits a brief but intense flash of light and when it dissipates there are two Red Lines standing
in his place.

"You take care of the car." The first one says.

"You provide our back up." The second replies.

"And we'll both look good while doing it." They say in unison.

Red Line teleports over to the overturned vehicle and takes cover while talking to the civilians trapped inside. "Don't worry, I'm going to get you guys out of here. Sit tight and I'll figure this out."

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Red Line creates a Duplicate! (No Tell)

The original Red Line Teleports to the overturned vehicle and attempts to hide his profile behind it.

[InTheMachine]

Red Line
As you teleport over to the overturned van, the people inside, one man, one woman, both with dark hair, bang on the window more vigorously. Behind them, you spot a little girl about three of four, strapped into a carseat in the backseat. Silent tears stream down her face, and she's holding tightly onto a little blonde doll.

Party
Kings and 8s...
The white gator sees Envy coming and manages to move out of the way of Mazu. "This ain't your fight, chère," it growls at her in a deep baritone. It releases the heroine on the ground and swings its spiked tail around, catching Envy across the chest.

The blonde is instantly up, spewing fire from her hands into the gatorman's face. The reptile snarls at the heat, and claws its way out of its burning vest.

5s...
Nightgaunt has Initiative!

Spoiler: OOC

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Envy takes 16 damage!
Burnout is unshaken!

[big teej]

6s...

Nightgaunt flings out a hand, fingers splayed out to deflect the conjured geyser. He grunts as he takes the impact, sliding back a few inches. The torrent ends, leaving Nightgaunt on his feet, but his fingers twisted and mangled in all directions, and his wrist turned unnaturally. His grimace is hidden by his helmet. His growl of frustration is not.

5s....

With a sickening pop and crackle, Nightgaunt rotates his arm, bringing his wrist aright and clenching his fingers - now bending the right way - into a fist. "I'm not possessed ami, I'm thirsty." He growls at the frog man.

He leaps at the frog, hands twisted into claws, attempting to drive deep into the frog's guts and rip em out

Spoiler: OOC/Mechanics/Whatnot

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Nightgaunt becomes unshaken and attacks the frogman.
on a hit, Nightgaunt inflicts 18 Damage

Nightgaunt suffers a single wound, but ignores the penalty for being a horrible undead monster.

[InTheMachine]

5s...
Nightgaunt's claws cut deep into the frogman. He grunts and sneers at the vampire before his form disappates into a black mist and reconverges about twenty feet away on the other side of the street. "Good shot, possede. But you bettah passe right quick-like before you really get hurt." He puts his thin webbed fingers into his mouth and lets out a long loud whistle.

There's a keening screech from above. A blur of gold and white smashes into the back of Nightgaunt, bowling him over, before sliding to a stop. The monster with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion prowls back over to the vampire and shrieks at him. On the griffin's back is a dark haired woman dressed as a stage magician, complete with a black top hat. She raises her hand out in front of her and ghostly black and red hellhounds burst forth from it. The dogs bark and howl, circling around Nightgaunt, but don't manage to find purchase with their teeth or claws before they fade into nothing.

The woman grins at Nightgaunt and leans forward on her griffin, resting her chin on interlaced fingers. "You were lucky, bouille. I won't miss next time." She then slides off the back of her monster and stands behind the griffin, making sure she's out of the way of beak and talons.

Round resets!
Aces...
Kings...
Nightgaunt and Red Line have Initiative!

Spoiler: OOC

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Frogman takes 2 wounds, but unshakes and teleports away!
A new challenger approaches!
The griffin attacks Nightgaunt! He takes 17 damage!
??? attacks Nightgaunt, but misses!

[big teej]

Nightgaunt lets out a loud 'OOF' as he's slammed into the ground by the oversized and confused bird, He recovers quickly, pushing off the pavement as he bounces and flinging himself away from the hellhounds to land on the wall of the nearby building, standing up straight and looking 'up' at the frog's reinforcements.

Not for the first time, Nightgaunt is thankful for his concealing helmet, as he does a double take at his attacker "Oh wow she's pretty." He thinks, licking his dry lips. He plants his hands on his hips and says to her, "You know, you are way too pretty to be one of the bad guys, you know that?" He gestures at the frog. "What are you doing working for this frog prince anyway?"

Spoiler: OOC/Mechanics/whatnot

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*Spent a benny to soak 2 Wounds - WITNESS ME!!!
*Gonna play Love Interest on ???
*Pierce ???'s mask: 5.......
Nightgaunt gains a potential for missing on a Move
*GM's call if continuing to throw down with ??? and Frogman (or the amount of damage I'm soaking) counts as Over-exerting myself or Facing Danger Alone
*Nightgaunt's Capes, Cowls, & Masks to Identify ???: 11

Nightgaunt goes on Hold!

[PK-Leon]

Nightgaunt's claws cut deep into the frogman. He grunts and sneers at the vampire before his form disappates into a black mist and reconverges about twenty feet away on the other side of the street. "Good shot, possede. But you bettah passe right quick-like before you really get hurt." He puts his thin webbed fingers into his mouth and lets out a long loud whistle.

A streak of red light surges towards it's amphibious target. "Don't be in such a hurry to leave, party's just getting started." Red Line says holding an outstretched hand. He surveys the battlefield for any debris he might use for cover before teleporting behind it.

As you teleport over to the overturned van, the people inside, one man, one woman, both with dark hair, bang on the window more vigorously. Behind them, you spot a little girl about three of four, strapped into a carseat in the backseat. Silent tears stream down her face, and she's holding tightly onto a little blonde doll.

"Cover your faces and look away." Red Line says and quickly demonstrates to the man and woman trapped inside. He reaches into his jacket pocket and removes a small metallic rod. Red Line focuses and envelops his hand in light causing the rod to extend into a slender metallic pole that radiates light of the same hue.

He gives the pole a quick flourish before striking the windshield in one fluid motion. Should the glass give way Red Line asks the passengers if they can crawl out and if they can't who they'd like him to extract first.

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Red Line (Duplicate) fires a Ranged Attack at the Frogman! 3 to hit

Red Line strikes the windshield with a Melee Attack!
10 to hit!
25 Damage!

Is it possible to hold Red Line's movement and teleport until I know if the passengers can make it out?
If they can't Red Line will attempt to teleport them out one at a time. Which requires... Spirit?

[InTheMachine]

At the van:
The people in the car immediately cower away and cover their faces as you smash through the windshield of the van. The man crawls out and puts his arm back into the car to help the woman make her way through the glass. As she crawls out, she looks up at Red Line. Blood oozes down her face from a cut above her hairline. "My baby! The belts are stuck; I couldn't get her out!"

Queens...
The white gatorman roars at the blonde heroine and swipes at her with its claws. She ducks underneath the attack and steps closer to Envy. "Are you okay?" she asks as she bathes the gator in flames again.

Jacks and 10s...
"Why, thank you," the woman says, with a small smirk at Nightgaunt, "but a girl has to have secrets, bouille." She sees her employer just barely manage to hop out the way of Red Line's stream of light, then pats her griffin on the rump. "Go after the one in black, Shrike. We don't need him rougarouin’ with the boss."

The bird-lion opens its wings and jumps over to Red Line's hiding place. Its feather-like ears pin back as it crushes the top of the car it lands on, striking out at the hero with its talons.

"You're dancing with me," the woman says, leveling her gaze at Nightgaunt. She snaps and a giant ghostly purple viper with black stripes rises up from the bricks beside the vampire's feet. The snake flares its hood, hisses, and strikes, burying its fangs deep into Nightgaunt's thigh before it disappears into mist.

Spoiler: OOC

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White Gatorman is Shaken!

Red Line takes 11 damage from the Griffin!

Nightgaunt must make a Vigor roll or be Shaken! (If you do continue to have crazy regen/soak rolls, I will say that this counts as over-exerting yourself.)

Spoiler: Nightgaunt's CCM

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You know that this is Miss Menagerie, that she’s around your alleged age, and that she summons monsters to fight her battles for her. She hasn't been in town long, but she has been spotted with this crew of a frogman and a few gatormen before. From the reports, you know that she hasn't been very involved though, she's usually just been there as a getaway ride for the frogman.

7s...
Envy has Initiative!

[Mittenss]

Envy sees the beast tail unable to react for her self mazu attempts to form infront of to take the hit but is a little to late as she is struck tearing open her skin causing blood to spray out onto then gator befor she is thrown back into the ground rolling back. Mazu: " You dumb girl! You really thought that would work?!" Pulling her self up from the dirty street she steadies herself on her feet as she feels blood ozee out of her wound before hearing the women speaking to her. She looks over to her seeing her bathing the gator in flames as if she is roasting a marshmallow on a open fire. "Y..yes I'm okay." grunting as while taking a deep breath. Envy straitens up and out stretches her hand as pixels start to form in to a bow an arrow. Pulling the string back she attempts to to immobilize the beast further aiming for his feet. Releasing the arrow it hits it mark.

Spoiler: OCC

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https://orokos.com/roll/904849 Black blood
https://orokos.com/roll/904796 (10) Soak
https://orokos.com/roll/904802 (11) Attack
https://orokos.com/roll/904804 Damage

[InTheMachine]

4s...
"Ya'll are beginnin' to be a nuisance," the frogman says. He disappears into mist again, then solidifies himself so that he's on the same side of the car as the Red Line that had attacked him previously. He kneels, whispering a few words as he rests his webbed hand on the asphalt. The ground under Red Line's feet shakes and a rend opens up underneath him, threatening to swallow him.

Round Resets
Aces...
The white gator bellows as Envy's acidic blood and the fire from the blonde woman washes over him. The pain just seems to make him even more annoyed. He roars and strikes out with his claws and tail, managing to catch the blonde with the long spikes of bone that protrude from him.

She catches the gatorman's tail in her gut and goes down hard, bleeding from multiple wounds sustained in her battle before the team arrived.

"Stay down this time, couillon," he growls at the prone blonde. He focuses on Envy again. "You want some more, chère? I'm happy to do to you what I did to her."

Kings...
Red Line has Initiative!

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Red Line must make an Agility Roll or be Shaken and stuck!

Emeric (white gator) soaks all his wounds and attacks Burnout. She is incapactited!

[big teej]

It Takes Two...

Nightgaunt doesn't even flinch as the shadowy serpent sinks it's fangs into his leg. His helmet stays locked onto Menagerie, his hidden eyes following the griffin as it goes to tango with Red Line.

"I don't mine dancing, Menagerie, shall we tango? or perhaps you prefer salsa? I've always preferred a classic waltz. But I do so hate having a busy card. If we're going to dance, let's just us do it. eh?"

Nightgaunt snaps his fingers and the Griffin disappears in a spray of gore. "Don't worry. He's fine. Probably. Unlike your boss." He says and leaps at Menagerie.

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Nightgaunt No Sells the snakebite. Being an Undead Monster has its perks.
Nightgaunt marks his Doom Track twice, once to use Infinite Powers, once for over exerting myself. I'm going all out to try and play the field, I went after the frog man pretty hard, now I'm trying to totally occupy Menagerie's attention and help Red Line.

Infinite Power! (Blood Magic Roll): 7 I successfully borrow 10 points, 3 over what I need to banish the griffin.

Nightgaunt leaves his perch on the wall of the building and advances on Menagerie!
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[Mittenss]

Envys eyes grow big as the woman is slamed to the ground now clearly unconscious. "Definitely need to stay away from his reach an try to get him away from her" she thinks to herself before shifting her attention back to the Gator she hears its anoying voice. Showing distaste on her face she mocks the the gator preparing herself to jump back "let's go then you sewer rat! Or are you to scared to move?" Spitting black blood on the floor Mazu shifts in Envys hand into more arrows.

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I would like to use the card given: Get a clue.

[PK-Leon]

"Why, thank you," the woman says, with a small smirk at Nightgaunt, "but a girl has to have secrets, bouille." She sees her employer just barely manage to hop out the way of Red Line's stream of light, then pats her griffin on the rump. "Go after the one in black, Shrike. We don't need him rougarouin’ with the boss."

The bird-lion opens its wings and jumps over to Red Line's hiding place. Its feather-like ears pin back as it crushes the top of the car it lands on, striking out at the hero with its talons.

A few moments later...

"Ya'll are beginnin' to be a nuisance," the frogman says. He disappears into mist again, then solidifies himself so that he's on the same side of the car as the Red Line that had attacked him previously. He kneels, whispering a few words as he rests his webbed hand on the asphalt. The ground under Red Line's feet shakes and a rend opens up underneath him, threatening to swallow him.

The second Red Line barely manages to weather the barrage of savage blows from the griffin but suddenly finds himself overwhelmed when the ground beneath him gives way. He vanishes into the earth and a stream of red light surges skyward from the ground before quickly dissipating.

The people in the car immediately cower away and cover their faces as you smash through the windshield of the van. The man crawls out and puts his arm back into the car to help the woman make her way through the glass. As she crawls out, she looks up at Red Line. Blood oozes down her face from a cut above her hairline. "My baby! The belts are stuck; I couldn't get her out!"

Red Line nods at the woman's request and crawls into the vehicle. "Get ready to run when I hand her over to you.", he says to the couple as he makes his way to the back of the van.

He stops once he's within arm's reach of the sobbing girl and offers her an open hand. "Sorry I took so long to get here, but thank you for waiting for me.", he says wearing a friendly smile. "I know it must've been really scary when you guys got flipped upside-down but if you and your friend are ready to leave I can get you two out of here?" he asks taking a glance at the doll before looking back to the girl.

Spoiler: If the little girl takes his hand...

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If the girl reaches out for his hand Red Line will ask her to close her eyes and breathe slowly. Should she follow along, Red Line will take a look through the window and find a spot adjacent to her parents to reappear.

He sharpens his focus and his eyes close. Red Line and the child both disappear in a stream of golden light before reappearing beside the girl's parents. Small orbs of gold light slowly descend around the two as Red Line quickly speaks up. "She seems okay at a glance but take her and get as far away from this block as possible; EMS will be on the scene shortly." He witnesses an explosion of red light after the griffin descends to the street. "We've got things covered here for now."

His body becomes enveloped in white light once more before emitting an intense flash. Two Red Lines stand side by side once more, ready to join the fray.

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Red Line (Duplicate) is Shaken!
Spirit to become Unshaken!: 1

Red Line (Duplicate) becomes Shaken again! K.O.!

Red Line (Original) moves into the overturned van!
Red Line uses his free action to teleport himself and the little girl! 2 (3-1)
Red Line spends a Benny to reroll! 7 (8-1)
Red Line creates a Duplicate with his action!

[InTheMachine]

Envy:
"Me, too scared to move?" the gator growls back. "You're about attraper du mal, couillon," he says, turning to face her.

Spoiler: Translation

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"You're about to get hurt, fool"

Red Line:
The little girl reaches out to you with one hand. The other holds tightly to her blonde doll. Once you've teleported her back to her parents, the three of them quickly run towards the end of the street, away from the remaining gator and the frogman. In the rush, the girl drops her doll. She screams out from over her father's shoulder, but he pays no head to her in his haste.

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"Allons danser, then!" Miss Menagerie replies to Nightgaunt, just before he destroys her Griffin. Her easy smile fades as she realizes she can't summon Shrike back. "Pour quoi t’as fait ça?" she asks him. "That's not very kind of you." She takes off her hat and twirls it a few times before she reaches in a pulls out a small, indistinct, snake-line shape. She flings it at Nightgaunt. In mid-air the small shape suddenly becomes a very solid, twenty-foot black dragon with tall spines running down its back.

The dragon flares its wings and leaps at Nightgaunt with an ear-splitting roar.

Spoiler: Translation

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"Let's dance." "Why did you do that?"

Spoiler: OOC

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Miss Menagerie summons Jaal!
Jaal's initiative has already passed, he acts immediatly! But he misses his target

Envy has Initiative!

[Mittenss]

Envy jumps back and away giving more distance between the two of them. Mazu forms under her feet lifting her in the air where she now holds a bird eye view of the Gator. "Well come on big boy move already!" She hisses at the thing as she draws back an arrow releasing it on him from above. While in the air she now has the chance to figure out what may be useful or valuable to her in this fight before any one else gets hurt.

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https://orokos.com/roll/906303
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Failed. Will take the opportunity on the fail to use criminal mind (A)
https://orokos.com/roll/906322 attack
https://orokos.com/roll/906324 Damage

[InTheMachine]

Spoiler: Envy's Criminal Mind

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There are two large sacks that the green gatorman dropped by what used to be the entrance of the jewelry store. One of them moves moves slightly as you glance at it.

4s...
The frogman smirks as his target disappears in a flash of light, only to grimace again as he notices Red Line make another duplicate over by the van. "Don't you ever quit? Arrête ça!" He raises his hands and more disgusting sewer sludge spews out from a nearby sewer grate, impacting both Red Lines in a torrent of vile water.

Spoiler: Translation

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"Stop that!"

Spoiler: OOC

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Both Red Lines make an agility roll. If they fail they each take 10 damage.

Round Resets!
Nightgaunt has Initiative!

[big teej]

Fangs are all we have in common....


You've gotta be @#$%$ing kidding me! Nightgaunt thinks, staring down the fanged and scaled horror. He braces himself before ducking and weaving through the dragons grasping talons and stomping limbs to get to Menagerie and throws himself onto her.

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I don't suppose we can have the griffin back?
Nightgaunt attempts to initiate a Grapple with Menagerie
Opposed Fighting! 6...
On a hit, I'm tangled up with Menagerie, on a Raise, she is Shaken.
On her next action, she may attempt to break free against my opposed strength: 11

[Mittenss]

Envys eyes shift around the area that she now has a better view from above. Attempting to look for some thing...anything that may be of value. Her eyes lock on to two sacks near what was an entry way an right before shifting her gaze she notice that one of them moves ever so slightly. "Hmm I dont think that should be moving?" She furrows her brow as she focuses back on the Gator looking down at him from above.
"There is no way they are going through this much trouble for just a petty robbery. That sack must be what they are protecting." Mumbling out to Mazu as she attempts to figure out her next move.
"Mazu I want that Sack or bag whatever it is! I need you to be a big hand and grab it got it!" letting the bow melt into pixelated sand it reforms into big cat claws around her hands.

[PK-Leon]

The frogman smirks as his target disappears in a flash of light, only to grimace again as he notices Red Line make another duplicate over by the van. "Don't you ever quit? Arrête ça!" He raises his hands and more disgusting sewer sludge spews out from a nearby sewer grate, impacting both Red Lines in a torrent of vile water.

Both the hero and his dashing double hop onto surrounding debris to avoid the incoming rush of sewer water. "We've already seen that trick once!" The first calls out. "Won't work twice!" The second follows up.

"I call the frog!" Red Line says aloud. The other audibly sighs, "I guess that leaves me with the Gator..."

The little girl reaches out to you with one hand. The other holds tightly to her blonde doll. Once you've teleported her back to her parents, the three of them quickly run towards the end of the street, away from the remaining gator and the frogman. In the rush, the girl drops her doll. She screams out from over her father's shoulder, but he pays no head to her in his haste.

Red Line quickly searches the street for strands of blonde hair. Once he spots the doll he makes his way over and tucks it away in his jacket pocket. He looks back over his shoulder at the frog down the road then disappears in flash of light before appearing on top of a parked car near the frog. A sphere comprised of intense red light forms in his right hand as he holds it up in the air. "You do know red lights mean 'stop' right? I'd normally let you off with a warning but today... " He casts an exaggerated glance down the street towards the scene of the crime. "I'm gonna have to give you a ticket."

He points the sphere towards the amphibious bandit and fires of a line of red light.

"Me, too scared to move?" the gator growls back. "You're about attraper du mal, couillon," he says, turning to face her.

A streak of red light surges past the white gator and strikes a nearby building. "Threatening a woman? That's not very becoming of a gentleman such as yourself. Neither is robbery I suppose." He shrugs. "So why're you taking orders from the frog anyway? Does he pay you? Were would you even go to spend your money? Do they have bars in the bayou? Would they all be dive bars technically?"

Red Line continues to barrage the gator with a series of questions from atop a car across the street parallel to Eris.

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Agility Rolls!
Red Line Original: 10
Red Line Duplicate: 5

Red Line (Original) uses his movement to retrieve the doll and teleports as a free action!

Red Line (Original) Ranged Attack against Frog!: 19
Damage: 24

Red Line (Duplicate) uses his movement and free action to teleport to box in the gator between himself and Eris!

Red Line (Duplicate) Ranged Attack against Gator: 2

[InTheMachine]

10s...
The frogman gets blasted by Red Line's attack and collapses onto the street. Seeing this, the white gator growls out, "C’est pas de tea affaires, boy," then turns tail and grabs his boss before diving down into the sewer entrance that the frogman blasted open with his last attack.

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Translation: "None of your business"

9s...
Miss Menagerie laughs as she dances away from Nightgaunt. "Non, non, cher," she says with a playful smirk. She glances over at her two companions starting their escape. "As much as I want to stay and tango with you, I am on the clock. " She whistles at her dragon and points at the downed green gatorman before she fades into a flood of shadow in the same way the rest of her creatures have.

The dragon jumps over Nightgaunt's head to the gatorman and picks him up in his talons before heaving their collective bulk into the air with a few flaps of his wings. As it flies away, the dragon breathes out a dense cloud of black smoke, trying to conceal its withdrawal.

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Frogman is KOd!
Miss Menagerie rolls a 10 on her fighting!

All enemies are attempting to escape! The white gatorman and frogman are down in the sewers and the dragon has taken the other gatorman into the air.