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Dad reasons that a hit at just the right angle will cause the pieces to go ricocheting into one another, causing a chain reaction. The timing will need to be precise, but it is doable, at least in theory. The idea is that SJ will "catch" one fragment in the pocket of the slingshot and send it back towards the others. Rigel will need to provide a stable "goalpost" for SJ to link up to. Then, as SJ throws the fragment back towards the others, Voltage and MINOTAR open fire on it, causing it to break into smaller fragments that, if the angle is right, will deflect the others like marbles.
Rigel you need to make a Will roll to establish the "goalpost". SJ, you need to make a Fortitude save to "catch" the fragment and then a Dexterity check to launch it on the right trajectory. MINOTAR and Voltage need to make attack rolls and Insight (DC 15) against the fragment to break it up at just the right interval, followed by attack rolls to actually break it up.
use hero point
SIMULATE PLAYING FIELD
CREATE GOALPOST
Rigel, you really should use a hero point on that first roll. It gets you a re-roll at +11.
Voltage fires wildly at the fragments.
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It's tight, but the maneuver is largely successful! SJ wraps around the goalpost that Rigel creates and "catches" one of the fragments. He then propels it back onto the correct trajectory. Voltage and MINOTAR strike at the fragment, breaking it into smaller pieces that crash against the others. Most of them are deflected out of Earth's orbit, but one piece escapes and is headed straight for the eastern seaboard!
"DOH! We missed one!"
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SJ is game for his part, though you gotta catch the rock first since he's not that fast.
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Rigel, please make an Insight roll (DC 15). You know what you need to do, it's just a matter of doing it correctly. MINOTAR, by overclocking the engines and pushing them to their limit, you are able to catch up to the fragment. SJ, please make a DC 15 attack roll to catch the fragment again. Voltage sets up the air slide in its path.
Rigel, please make an Insight roll (DC 15). You know what you need to do, it's just a matter of doing it correctly. MINOTAR, by overclocking the engines and pushing them to their limit, you are able to catch up to the fragment. SJ, please make a DC 15 attack roll to catch the fragment again. Voltage sets up the air slide in its path.
It wasn't really possible to take a deep breath at the moment ... so Rigel focused. Focused on the light of Hope and what it was like when first formed his ring from nothing but his faith that he could help others.
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Rigel concentrates and forms the wings and ailerons of a glider. With Straightjacket holding it tightly to the javelin, the team manages to steer it onto Voltage's slide. At the last moment, they release the fragment and it slides harmlessly into the Atlantic. Success! (Everyone gets 3 PP!)
Martian Manhunter flies down to join your team. "Excellent work. You handled that crisis with expertise and professionalism."
MINOTAR acknowledges the compliment and quickly deflects.
"Statement-Agreement: The situations was a group effort the entire way Sir 'Manhunter'. I would like to put commendation requests in for Voltage, StraightJacket, and Rigel especially. Without their inspiration and follow through, this could have ended very differently today. However, I may have worn out this poor Javelin's engines in that situation. I shall put in a requisition for a refit or replacement ASAP with the JL Watchtower. Hopefully, Wayne Enterprises can ship us a new vehicle, at least on loan or as a permanent replacement quickly."
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"I know I'm just a dumb jock and all, but it seems like we put a lot of people at risk for just a test. "
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Manhunter raises an eyebrow at SJ's comment. "Yes, as you have surmised, today's exercise was a test to see how well you work together and how you perform in zero gravity. In truth, Superman was waiting just beyond the lunar orbit in case something went wrong. Had there been any significant issues, he and I would have intervened."
MINOTAR merely nods, acknowledging confirmation on what he had already suspected.
"Oh, OK. I feel a good bit better about that. I was getting a good bit worried there for a while. "
"Do you spend much time in space? It seems like you guys are always around the earth doing stuff?" Voltage asks.
Love this MINO, this is awesome. I concur. In my head, I see like the Stargirl plot, where the heroics are balanced against, well, real life. Maybe we could do a pandemic arc; clearly Rigel's relationship to Hope would be a thing, but all of these characters could be an amazing boon to a small town on the verge of collapse, whether act of god or something else.
Would be cool if they had plain clothes time also: one of the absolutel best scenes from Justice League was during the Thanagarian Invasion when everyone took of their costumes ... and revealed their identities.
Let us know what you need help with too!
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It has been some time since you were given downtime to do as you please and this seems like the perfect opportunity. The first annual GrandCon should prove to be a distraction from the ins and outs of superhero life. You may attend in your civilian identities (those who have them), cosplay, or come in costume (if you can stand being mobbed by fanboys and fangirls). The next three days promise fun for all ages!
Hector will be attending in his normal civilian identity.
MINOTAR will attend in person, but will mostly stay behind the scenes (and various curtains) so as not to frighten small children. He will monitor the Con, and its various happenings, from a distance (cameras) mainly for personal enlightenment and scientific curiosity.
SJ will attend in his civilian garb going utterly fanboy.
MINOTAR will attend in person, but will mostly stay behind the scenes (and various curtains) so as not to frighten small children. He will monitor the Con, and its various happenings, from a distance (cameras) mainly for personal enlightenment and scientific curiosity.
"Hey MIN ... you want company? Want some data? We could wander around the Con for a while and then all appear together. Who oknows, maybe amaze the crowd or something. What do you think?"
Only thinking for a moment, MINOTAR shakes he massive head slightly. Apparently he is a bit distracted.
"Statement: While I would appreciate the increase of direct data on these 'fans' and the 'Con' I do not wish to cause panic or disarray. I cannot shrink or alter my appearance, so while the fire exits are clearly marked, it won't matter much if there are people trying to escape and they are suddenly confronted by a large robot in their way. Also, I do not want to distract the others from enjoying themselves. I have no Ego to bruise, per se, so do not need direct adulation or 'fun' in order to enjoy myself. Truthfully, I have learned a lot by monitoring all the non-encrypted security videos and communications. By the way...I have just learned what a 'Furry' is and I am trying to download a lexicon of terms and phrases they use to communicate...Oh my."
Only thinking for a moment, MINOTAR shakes he massive head slightly. Apparently he is a bit distracted.
"Statement: While I would appreciate the increase of direct data on these 'fans' and the 'Con' I do not wish to cause panic or disarray. I cannot shrink or alter my appearance, so while the fire exits are clearly marked, it won't matter much if there are people trying to escape and they are suddenly confronted by a large robot in their way. Also, I do not want to distract the others from enjoying themselves. I have no Ego to bruise, per se, so do not need direct adulation or 'fun' in order to enjoy myself. Truthfully, I have learned a lot by monitoring all the non-encrypted security videos and communications. By the way...I have just learned what a 'Furry' is and I am trying to download a lexicon of terms and phrases they use to communicate...Oh my."
"MIN, did you just quote an fictitious alien to create emotional proximity with me? Even though Spock isn't real, I seriously appreciate the effort buddy." "Most of these kids would never even have heard of The Wrath of Khan ... nice work! Wow! Yeah, I watched all of Star Trek on my way here so I could learn to act as human as possible."
Rigel winks at the other team members, "um, so, before you dig too deep into the data set on furries, let me also say that the AI on my ship did the same thing, aaaaaaaand then had to redact a LOT of the content based on suitability parameters set by my parents based on my chronological & social maturity. Just understand this: humans are VERY complex, and all of that data may not represent them at their best, k?"
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Turning and looking unblinkingly at Rigel, MINOTAR nods very briefly.
"Statement and Wholehearted Agreement: NOTED."
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The convention center is crowded with colorfully costumed heroes and villains. From well-known heroes like Superman and Batman to science-fiction characters like Darth Vader or the Terminator, there are dozens of costumes among the thousands of more normally-clothed civilians. That can't really be the Joker over there getting his photo taken alongside the Flash, can it? Some of the costumes rival the actual heroes or villains themselves.
One of the more well-attended booths is a signing table currently occupied by the minor supervillain known as Gemstone, aka Morgan Colbrande. Back in the 80's, she was a well-known villainess and cat burglar. However, when she was captured and made a generous plea bargain, she retired and now makes her living selling books on the supervillains of the period and attending conventions. Still, she is a fan favorite and there is a long line at her signing booth.
Other celebrities in attendance include Ivy Doomkitty, Ryan Reynolds, Kari Byron, and Nathan Fillion.
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SJ will truck around in a JLA trinity T shirt and jeans scoping out the displays and getting autographs from Fillion and Reynolds.
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Hector is trying to go and get pictures with all the cosplayers.
Focusing a camera, and scanning Gemstone's massively attended booth, MINOTAR comments out loud.
"Statement: It would seem some villains could learn a thing or two from this 'Gemstone' character. Why perform dangerous and criminal acts, when one could simply create a comic-book character, toys, and tell-all books of their ideal selves and make massive amounts of funds that way. Mr. Colbrande's visible on-line assets, along with investments, and carefully selected paid appearances, currently outpace most low-level super villains' incomes."
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All seems to be going well until about five in the afternoon on the first day. At that time, an attractive woman dressed in a stylized green karate gi with dark green trim and matching thigh-high boots steps from the line at Gemstone's booth. She has black hair and Asian features. "I'm sorry," she says, stepping forward to the table. "It's nothing personal." She raises a hand tipped with sharp-looking nails over the startled Gemstone.
But before her hand can descend upon her target, she is knocked back by a blast, leaving her lower arm and hand coated in thick, clinging ice. "Back off, witch! She's mine!" The newcomer is a beautiful woman with snow-white skin and hair in a white bodysuit trimmed in fur.
Fans scatter as the two square off and Gemstone crawls beneath her table.
Rigel gets ready to protect the bystanders ... Gemstone had a long line, and the ladies don't seem to care much at the moment.
Trying not to start a panic, MINOTAR immediately attempts to identify the attackers by memory or internet search...
...and alerts the local Con security people and police/fire nearby by emergency radio/cell texts.
"WARNING STATEMENT: BE advised! ALL ALERT! Location: GrandCon, Hall 7-C, Booth 24, there are two powered individuals who seem to be fighting dangerously in close quarters to innocent bystanders! Please respond immediately and approach with caution! Final NOTE: Justice League members ARE local and will be attempting to de-escalate the situation ASAP, so we politely ask that you do not interfere unless asked to do so. Please focus on defense, rescue, and putting up a perimeter only."
Downloaded short video clips of the action, start to appear on local cop's phones, and their unit (car) computers.
SJ will go looking for a broom closet to change in since he's in civvies.
Hector tries to duck out somewhere to change forms!
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