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I... I never knew I had it in me.
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Quick as lightning, Gold Rush is on its feet again. "CONFLICT IS NEITHER PROFITABLE NOR NECESSARY. SURRENDER WOULD BE MOST WISE," it says, before launching into a series of blows that move so fast its fists are only visible as golden sparkles.
Gold Rush sweeps its gaze across the revealed enemies, looking for weapons or visible signs that would indicate what powers they possess. It selects the one that looks most likely to harm any remaining bystanders, and undertakes its namesake, attempting to slam into him or her with enough force to knock them off-balance.
As soon as the doors are open, Gold Rush moves to begin rescuing hostages.
Gold Rush addresses Maddicks. "GREETINGS, COMMISSIONER. THE VANGUARDS OF LIBERTY ARE ON THEIR WAY. WHAT IS YOUR STATUS HERE?"
"I WILL MEET YOU THERE AND BEGIN COLLECTING DATA ON THE SITUATION," Gold Rush tells the others. He pauses long enough to allow an objection from someone if there is one, then blurs away, a golden streak moving just below the speed of sound toward the boardwalk. In seconds, he has arrived at the Paradise Casino, and stands before Maddicks.
"LAURENCE," Gold Rush greets him, "HELLO. I HAVE JUST INVITED MARK TO A PARTY I AM HOSTING HERE IN THE HALL NEXT WEDNESDAY. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE SAME INVITATION TO YOU, AND TO ANY SUITABLE COMPANION YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE ACCOMPANY YOU. THE INVITEES ARE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERHERO COMMUNITY, SO YOU NEED NOT CONCERN YOURSELF WITH THE SECRECY OF YOUR CIVILIAN IDENTITY." He tilts his head slightly. "WILL YOU COME?"
"THAT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY," Gold Rush replies, "AS THE INVITEES ARE ALL TO BE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERHERO COMMUNITY. IT WILL BE A 'MASKED' BALL, ACCORDING TO JOHNNY ROCKET, WHO SEEMED TO FIND THE CONCEPT AMUSING IN SOME FASHION."
Present day.
As they are working together on Pulse's energy harness, Gold Rush suddenly says, "I AM HOSTING A SOCIAL GATHERING NEXT WEDNESDAY. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD ATTEND. YOU MAY BRING A SUITABLE COMPANION IF YOU SO DESIRE."
Spoiler: I hadn't realized you're a techie, but I'm glad you are. Gold Rush normally uses Quickness to repair himself when he taks damage, but he has no built-in repair capabilities - if he gets knocked out, someone else has to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again! Wanna volunteer?
Gold Rush observes the electrical blast that Pulse has just fired into the wall, comparing it to a series of graphs on the screens along the wall. "ACCURACY IMPROVED SEVEN POINT THREE THREE PERCENT OVER PREVIOUS MODEL, MARK. HOWEVER, ENERGY DRAIN IN SECONDARY SYSTEMS IS ALSO UP FIVE POINT TWO NINE PERCENT." He pulls up a prior iteration of the suit design on the holographic monitor, highlighting a series of power relays. "I SUGGEST REINCORPORATING THIS RELAY SERIES TO REDUCE THE DRAIN TO THE ARTICULATION SERVOMOTORS."
Yabby, yacht, yack, yacker, yacket, yaff, yaffle, yain, yam, yammer, yamph, yandy, yap, yappet, yar, yard, yare, yark, yarken, yarn...
Our designation is irrelevant, so long as it remains unambiguous.
Added background as well. A note on the idea of the group coming together after the Terminus Invasion - at this point, that was 16 years ago. If we've been together that long, I'm not sure we qualify as "upstart" or "up and coming" anymore, you know?
Here's the first draft of my character. Tweaks or suggestions welcome, background (which is actually fairly long, if not terribly complicated) forthcoming. |