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"Shin, the best retirement gift I can give you is a promise to stay out of touch as much as I possibly can. Try to remember what gizmo means if I do get in touch though. I tried that one a lot."

Connie smiles weakly as the decorations and food appear. [b]"Hmm, think my just-as-friends group date is gonna be hella pissed I stood them up?"

Watching the happy couples pair up doesn't really do a lot to improve her mood, but she sticks it out for as long as she can manage.

She hasn't smoked anything in 5 years and a relevant tattooing, but more than almost anything in the world she wants to breathe in Shin's s!+$ty secondhand crap on a roof. She wants a closeness so tight it hurts someone, she wants the people she hurts worst to be the ones who deserve it, she wants to just take revenge instead of trying to find justice, she wants to actually want what's best and right instead of carefully plotting a course to it Every. Single. Time. She wants to feel safe; she wants to feel safe and be right. She doesn't want to watch her father walk away.

She wants staying here with them to be the right way to make any of that happen.

And s&!!, even if I got in the muck, not like I deserve him either...

But she doesn't want to just leave Percy alone. Or at least not abandon him.

When the music ebbs she pulls him aside. "Hey bud. I... I think I'm gonna go. For a while. I need to clear my head, and blaze a trail and do a walkabout, and I think I especially need to get the f$~! away from Halcyon for a minute. And I think.... s#&~ it's so weird knowing that you know I can't lie. I think it umm... I think it might hurt too much if I tell them."

The shadows in the tent whispered softly, forcing one to strain to hear the words.

"In a hero's home,
My trust was broken once more,
They killed the monster."

A long pause lingered in the air as the words seemed to echo slightly around the tent, into the still deepening void around the two.

"A boy's fantasy,
My trust was broken once more,
He made the monster."

The voice sounds more harsh in it's echoes, like the speaker strains just to speak, before another stagnant silence reigns over the tent.

"My own bleeding heart,
Cast away for rage and death,
He'll see the monster."

The voice in the dark chokes through the next verse which similar to the two before echoes until there is silence once more. Then the silence is broken by a familiar voice that sounds half drowned and panicking.

"I've always been a monster, I'll forever be the monster.
I've always been a monster, I'll forever be the monster.
I've always been a monster, I'll forever be the monster."

Sigh. Okay. There's never time to play.

[dice=Logical Support]2d6+3[/dice]

Connie's Brothers (in order):
Abram (Abe) ~20+ years older than her
William ~20+ years older than her
Seth
Jean-Paul ~5 years older than her
Quintus (Quincy) ~4-5 years older than her
[Connie]
Septimius (Tim) ~ the same age

Hero: The Brain
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Hero Name: Conflux
Real Name Constance 'Connie' Westcott Mathers
Abilities: Intellect and talisman crafting. Usually has apotropaic wards prepared (Forcefields, usually in wands).

Look: Woman - Asian - Eclectic clothing - no costume

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Labels
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Danger : 0
Freak : 1
Savior : 1
Superior : 2
Mundane : -1
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Influence
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Have Influence on:

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Team Moves
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List your team moves
When you share a triumphant celebration with someone, ask them if they felt they could have done it without you. If they say yes, give Influence to them and mark a condition. If they say no, they give Influence to you

When you share a vulnerability or weakness with someone, hold 2. Spend the hold 1-for-1 to clear a condition or add 1 Team to the pool when you are with them.
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Advancement
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Write down any current advancements.

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Backstory
How did you first reveal your genius to your friends or family? By demonstrating that I'd taught myself magic.

Why did you decide to use your intellect for the benefit of others? Because it's b!!$@&!# that all the good secrets are secret! Look, I know now that I shouldn't tell everyone **everything**, but it's still the best path.

What misfire taught you some sense of humility or responsibility? Making magical secrets Too Available.

Who helped you realize you need other people? I constantly need other people. I'm smart as hell but I only have two hands.

Why do you care about the team? They're so freaking interesting!

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*Any Other Abilites Unique to your Playbook

Always Prepared: When you have a chance to restock your supplies, hold up to 2 gadgets. When you Unleash Your Powers by producing a brand new minor invention or gadget from your supply, spend 1-gadget and roll +Superior. When you reach 0 gadgets, mark a condition.

Tactical Genius: When you point out the obvious flaw in a plan, roll + Savior. On a hit, you're right and another teammate can take advantage, they get a +1 ongoing to act on your information. On a 7-9 pick one:
*You missed something important. The GM will tell you what
*You look like a showoff. Your chosen teammate takes Influence over you, and you lose Influence over them.
*You make your teammates feel like little more than pawns. Your chosen teammate marks a condition.

On a miss, you've played into your enemy's hands: watch the trap spring
Logical Angle: When you Comfort or Support Someone by rationally pointing out their mistakes so they can do better next time, roll + Superior instead of + Mundane. If they do not open up to you, mark a condition.

Sanctuary
You have a place where you can rest, recover, and reflect upon your powers. Choose and underline
three features of your sanctuary:
Locks and traps; a containment system; a power battery.

Choose and underline two downsides of your sanctuary:
Draws dangerous attention, easily damaged or tampered with.

When you call upon the resources of your sanctuary to solve a problem, say what you want to do.
The GM will give you one to four conditions you must fulfill to complete your solution:
❑ First, you must _______________________
❑ You’ll need help from ___________________
❑ You and your team will risk danger from ______
❑ The best you can do is a lesser version,
unreliable and limited
❑ You’ll need to mark one box on your doom track
❑ You’ll have to obtain ________________

Never give up, never surrender: When you
take a powerful blow from someone with far
greater power than you, use this move instead
of the basic move. Roll + Savior. On a hit, you
stand strong and choose one. On a 7-9, mark a
condition.
- you get an opportunity or opening against
your attacker
- you rally from the hit, and it inspires the
team; add 1 Team to the pool
- you keep your attacker’s attention
On a miss, you go down hard but leave your
opponent off balance and vulnerable.

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Hero: The Brain
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Hero Name: Conflux
Real Name Constance 'Connie' Westcott Mathers
Abilities: Intellect and talisman crafting. Usually has apotropaic wards prepared (Forcefields, usually in wands).

Look: Woman - Asian - Eclectic clothing - no costume

___________________
Labels
___________________

Danger : 0
Freak : 1
Savior : 1
Superior : 2
Mundane : -1
___________________
Influence
___________________

Have Influence on:

___________________
Team Moves
___________________
List your team moves
When you share a triumphant celebration with someone, ask them if they felt they could have done it without you. If they say yes, give Influence to them and mark a condition. If they say no, they give Influence to you

When you share a vulnerability or weakness with someone, hold 2. Spend the hold 1-for-1 to clear a condition or add 1 Team to the pool when you are with them.
___________________
Advancement
___________________
Write down any current advancements.

___________________
Backstory
How did you first reveal your genius to your friends or family? By demonstrating that I'd taught myself magic.

Why did you decide to use your intellect for the benefit of others? Because it's b&#~##~$ that all the good secrets are secret! Look, I know now that I shouldn't tell everyone **everything**, but it's still the best path.

What misfire taught you some sense of humility or responsibility? Making magical secrets Too Available.

Who helped you realize you need other people? I constantly need other people. I'm smart as hell but I only have two hands.

Why do you care about the team? They're so freaking interesting!

__________________
*Any Other Abilites Unique to your Playbook

Always Prepared: When you have a chance to restock your supplies, hold up to 2 gadgets. When you Unleash Your Powers by producing a brand new minor invention or gadget from your supply, spend 1-gadget and roll +Superior. When you reach 0 gadgets, mark a condition.

Tactical Genius: When you point out the obvious flaw in a plan, roll + Savior. On a hit, you're right and another teammate can take advantage, they get a +1 ongoing to act on your information. On a 7-9 pick one:
*You missed something important. The GM will tell you what
*You look like a showoff. Your chosen teammate takes Influence over you, and you lose Influence over them.
*You make your teammates feel like little more than pawns. Your chosen teammate marks a condition.

On a miss, you've played into your enemy's hands: watch the trap spring
Logical Angle: When you Comfort or Support Someone by rationally pointing out their mistakes so they can do better next time, roll + Superior instead of + Mundane. If they do not open up to you, mark a condition.

Sanctuary
You have a place where you can rest, recover, and reflect upon your powers. Choose and underline
three features of your sanctuary:
Locks and traps; a containment system; a power battery.

Choose and underline two downsides of your sanctuary:
Draws dangerous attention, easily damaged or tampered with.

When you call upon the resources of your sanctuary to solve a problem, say what you want to do.
The GM will give you one to four conditions you must fulfill to complete your solution:
❑ First, you must _______________________
❑ You’ll need help from ___________________
❑ You and your team will risk danger from ______
❑ The best you can do is a lesser version,
unreliable and limited
❑ You’ll need to mark one box on your doom track
❑ You’ll have to obtain ________________

Never give up, never surrender: When you
take a powerful blow from someone with far
greater power than you, use this move instead
of the basic move. Roll + Savior. On a hit, you
stand strong and choose one. On a 7-9, mark a
condition.
- you get an opportunity or opening against
your attacker
- you rally from the hit, and it inspires the
team; add 1 Team to the pool
- you keep your attacker’s attention
On a miss, you go down hard but leave your
opponent off balance and vulnerable.

Above the fray: When you enter battle as a Team
against a dangerous foe, if you have Influence
over the leader and provide tactical input, add 1
Team to the pool. When you contradict the leader
during the battle, you may return Influence over
the leader to add an additional 1 Team to the pool.

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Advances: Sanctuary
Never Give Up, Never Surrender
Permanently Ditch Millie's Influence
Rearrange Labels
Unlock Moment of Truth
Persuade with Best Interests

Wwwwow. Wow. I-. Oh f~#$ you too.

"Mm. Well. Do you want me to say it's a good thing you brought it up, since it's apparently irrelevant? 'Cause aside from trying to earn girlfriend plaudits by preening over your response to a profoundly false dichotomy, I don't see the point of most of that. She shrinks, has cold powers, can possess people, do you have a reason to suspect she can do that to multiple people at once? And she's a little bit stupid since she offered that deal and kept it when she could easily have had both like you're trying to do. Oh, I guess we've ruled out a vulnerability to scarves.

"Good news though, your mother will almost certainly use this as a cudgel or a prod against you, but the only way I think she'd actually let you go is if she likes Wafemtite better."