You what- nevermind, I'll ask later.

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Holly returns the hug, and lets her cry a little. she wanted to say something, to promise it would get better, that they would get her back... but she did't know that. they had stumbled their way through every encounter so far, her more than most. knocked out, trapped, taken hostage, knocked out, and mildly shot... it wasn't a great record for her.

was you grandmother a- was it apotheosis?

sorry, been looking down the barrel of a few finals all week.

Holly finished sending the footage to ms. Lester, with a message reading wound up taking both siblings, and Gallow made a guest appearance, but I think it looked good

and walked up into a freaking maelstrom of activity. It looked like someone else was missing, and Kylie was one bit of bad news away from a panic attack Don't think that too loud and Kayla was dealing with her family.

Are you okay she asks Isaiah, putting a hand on his shoulder. when he answers, she moves to the cluster of people.

Well, I was hoping we could talk about playing to the camera a little more... But I think that is shelved for now. who went missing, and who took them, and... wow, It looks like a lot happened while we did the tech sting thing.

Okay. Holly says, resenting Rory acting like the leader.

She leaves the barriers up, and the duskguard encased, though they will dissolve when she leaves them out of her range

that went well... though, Scorch, I gotta say... going off on the jerk like that doesn't look great. makes you look like a hothead. She says

Holly closes all the exits with her shards, and takes a brave stance If everyone would please calm down, and have a seat until the police arrive to sort this all out. Holly says, lookig over the flight risks, and saving an extra hard glare for mr. "diplomatic Immunity".

Frostbite, have you called the shield? I bet she'll appreciate getting her tech back. And a little extra for the Alliance lockup.

Gallow! Holly says, happy to see her friend. se goes to stop the fisheye, raising shards

and it has an arrow in it. Well, that works.

Good shot! she yells over the din of the battle, and she continues her assualt on the duskguard, generating mre and more tiny shards to encase them.

Directly engagge the duskguard: 2d6 - 1 ⇒ (5, 6) - 1 = 10

She keeps the shield between her and them strong, and as an afterthought, diverts a few of her shards to various critical points on the car, such as the ignition, or the gas pedal, or the shifter. anything to deny them escape.

Resisting and taking away their car!

We probably should... But Mosaic isn't a great team player...

Holly flinches as the gunshots sound, but trusts the stabiity of her shields to protect her

Powerful blow: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10 I swear to god, these are the only thing I roll well at.

that was, it turns out, a mistake. they absorbed the majority of the volley, but the latter half was after the shield collapsed. most missed anyway, he wasn't much better than Spray 'n' pray, but one bullet to the arm was enough. OWWWWW she screamed... quite unused to pain. Damn it , it should have held. A real super can deal with small arms fire!

Hopeless and Insecure

Scorch, take out the guys with the guns! That feels reckless enough.

Provoke: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 2) + 1 = 5

Holly moves to an area with greater cover, and turns her attention on the duskguard.

as the duskguard go for the car, the find their arms moving less and less well, as hard light shards, the size of buttons, begin crawl up their arms and legs.

directly engage the duskguard: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

resist or avoid... two conditions is enough

As the panels of light lock the entrances/exits, another group flurries around the centre of the room, which holly quietly slips over to, before letting the shards explode outward, creating cover/limitng mobility.

Nobody Move! she says, enunciating clearly. You're already beaten, don't make this harder than it needs to be.

Big entrance (Provoke): 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 = 8

Are you watching closely?: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 = 8 confuse for some time, avoid entanglement

Holly quietly switches on the recorder, before saying Okay. so step one. Frostbite takes out the car. Scorch, could you take out the nullifier. A little fire is impressive and scary. I'll cover the exits. Our priorities are the tech, the duskguard, the scrappers, then the flushes. Let's go!

Okay. What do we do?. that looks like a pretty nasty fight. I could probably neutralize the Duskguard, and maybe the Busted flushes, if you two think you can handle the scrappers? or at least deal with them enough to drive them off and secure the tech? Holly says, affixing a camera from the vantage point they have.

Holly puts on the sweatshirt and cap, and takes a seat in the back. Okay, arms dealers. unpopular, but not played out.

When rory ask her why she wanted a team up, she cues up the interview on her phone, and hands it to him. That.

so, there was a art where Holy was advised to team up wih Gallow or "one of the fire/ice kids", teammates that won't show her up... If that team up wnet wrong...

but I'll be honest, I kinda don't want to kill Gallow. I mean, your character, your choice, but, those are my feelings on the matter

Yeah, I am, sorry.

On the phone with Rory.

Sure, where are you guys.

on stakeout.

Holly appears, as inconspicuously as she can, but still in full, chromatic regalia. She slips into the back seat. Both of them. Not ideal, but not terrible. Okay, so who are we busting?

Well, the others are doing their thing, but I wanna stay in form. I was thinking we go for Chrysalis. She says what are Chrysalis' powers?

Meet at the base in an hour?

Halcyon Armoury? Them I can take. I'll bring Rory, he'd have the stuff to track them down, without the phenomenal powers.

But, seriously, I think I can get Isaiah to play to the camera more. what should I be having him do? The more media darlings on the team, the better.

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Over the phone with Rory.

Hey, Frostbite. How would you feel about a little mission, just the two of us? she asks

Yeah. also, you guys might be about to deal with some stuff about my teammates. It might not play well. She says. But, it kinda looks like Scorch and Horizon and Psyche are in some kind of polyamourous, threesome thing. just telling you so you can get ahead of it.

Yeah, the vacation... but it was nice. Wish I could tan.

OOOh. I can do that. She says, at the suggestion of a daylight Battle. Let's talk villains. I could Take Crime Hawk solo, but she lacks the flash factor. Any of the other Solo's are kinda... well, Even Me and Rory wouldn't be able to take Cinderblock before other heroes swooped in. I don't think The Chosen are really the right targets. a little overplayed right now. How about one of the mongrels? They're scary, public wants them behind bars. We get Terrier or Harpy in an open place, get civilians out, but not the cameras, and We lay the smackdown. Holly says

Also, Where's Isaiah falling? What can I do. I can guess where we need work With Psyche, but if I tell Isaiah, we might get him marketable.

That's not... that's not even close to true. She said. She was used to odd half-truths and the like, but an out and out lie, by someone who knew darn well is was... it was destablizing.

Yeah. I'll get over there, Just need to make My escuses, I'm at the Taylor's. Holly says

She walks back to the party. Not that it isn't wonderful to meet you all, but I need to go. My other job and all that. Hope we can get together again under less hastened circumstances/

back in a minute guys, gotta deal with something.

She walks a distance away, opens her phone, hits ms. Lester contact, and
Raises the phone to her ear. sorry, i was on a plane, didnt have time too check those links. What's happened?

I... have to imagine Stalwart meant for us to come to a consensus, not take -1 for every no given...

YYZ YYN

Rome.

those seem good to me. Wonder if Behind the Mask got an Italian Dub...

Praetoria's house.

Holy follows Praetoria in, beaming a smile. Hi. I'm Holly Elton. She says, introducing herself more as a nicety than serving any actual purpose.

when she see's The Maw, and more Specifically, Isaiah's reaction to it, she tenses up as well. the "Reform program" remark doesn't help much. Once a villain, always a villain she thinks, hoping Psyche nd the other Telepath isn't listening too much.

On the beach, with Mattie

This... wasn't the first time someone had told her about how she had inspired them to experiment. It was the least awkward, at least she knew Mattie. Wait... that was a second season episode.... and, no one will ever beleive this, but they were going for more of a "true friendship" thing, in the same vein as Frozen, I honestly think they didn't think the subtext through... or at least, the censors didn't.

But yeah, that was season two, you were... You knew you were Bi that young? Most people don't know until their late teens. Holly says I mean, it's not bad, and I'm really glad you do like me, I was a litte worried you though I was, like... I don't even know. But wow, your first kiss at 13... that's impressive.

Im starting to think Kylee put the mind whammy on Shin and Mattie.

That night, In inquiry

Holly reaches her arms across the alien's torso, and rests her head partially against his chest I'v been trying too. I don't need more drama. Sorry you have so much.

Do they tell stories where you're from? Would you tell me one?

Okay, 1.) thought you might want to drop one of your world building things in this thread for a change, and 2.) this felt like a cute scene. no rush on it, or even necessity.

Whatever he tells, Holly is asleep by the time he finishes. and the soundproofing of inquiry makes her the only one unaware of the drama between Kayla and Kylee.

On the plane

Holly is bright and excited, and dressed up in a nice sundress, hair done up in curls. as the plane lifts off, she chirps Okay, there is a lot to see in Rome. I don't think us all going and doing everything together is practical. I want to go to the Gallery Borghese, but there's a bunch of old Roman stuff, or other museums, Italian history, really great street performers. But at 7:00, we should meet up at Antico Arco, Does that sound good?

That's sweet, Isaiah. Holly says, moving over, and making room for him on the bed. Is it just me, or did everything get complicated on this trip. She drops her head to the pillow I want everything to go back to normal, with Kayla and Rory, and Kylee, and Ness being my friends, and all this dating drama being the stuff of my shitty show.

When Isaiah comes around the corner, she has already lain down in the bed. I don't have anything I particularly wanted to talk about. Holly says I mean, If you want to talk about anything, go for it. I was just lonely. Normally I would go in Kayla's room, but that would be extra weird after the last few days. and seeing as your my, you know, I thought maybe we could cuddle a little. after a while, you can go back to what you're doing, if you want.

Okay. Could I... Can you charge your batteries in here? Could I sleep in here? Holly asks

That night

Holly steps into Inquiry, after it's clear everyone will be alright, and the others have settled down for bed. Hey. She says. She is dressed in comfortable looking pajamas (which, in this climate, are thin by necessity.) and looks like she's been through a lot.

I was thinking, with my head stuff and- No, I'm not going to lie to you. I just... don't like being in the cabin all alone. Are you doing anything important? She says

They're... Oh god, Mattie? Holly asks as Gallowglass tells her about the injuries.

And, Who the heck Is Isabella? Insanely risky plans? tears are forming In Hollys eyes, if ither character look closely that will notice.

And, yet again, America's favorite Superheroine Is COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY USELESS in a fight. Why the hell am Ieven on this team. Maybe Mattie would be okay if I wasn't a darn showoff.

~10 minutes ago

Holly's flight is shaky and unsteady, not nearly as graceful, or controlled as the actual fliers. As Isaiah goes forward in inquiry, she takes a bad turn, and slams into the edge of the hull and cargo bay, knocking herself unconscious, and falling into the ship.

Now

Uh... wuh... What just happened. Holly asks, sitting up in the cargo bay, with a throbbing pain in her head.

Okay... wow.

62 posts... that's how many I came back to, since I took a surprise break from the fora

also, 62 confusing as hell posts, Honestly.

It might take me a little while to get back with it... and I might just wait for this fight to be over, because at this point... yeah. Sorry guys.

Ghost Pirates. Holly says. I thought one we were out of Halcyon, we might get away from some of the crazy. wishful thinking, I guess.

Light and shock and Awe works on them? Holly says to Isaiah.
she steps out, golden shards coalescing around her, forming a beaming suit of armour, and a pair of angelic wings. She raises one hand, and hardens the light steaming from inquiry into an enormous beam, and unleashes it on the ship, leaving her armour and platform with her

directly engage: 2d6 - 1 ⇒ (5, 4) - 1 = 8

Resist blows

Volley ball

Gosh darn it!. holly thinks, as Scorch spikes the ball into her, and she dives, coming up a few inches short, and with a bit of beach rash.

That's fourteen all! Psyche said. next point was game. need to finish strong.

Okay, I've got a plan. Gallow, set me up. Holly called small shards to herself, giving her legs, midsection, and right arm hard light shells. time to try out a plan she had a while ago.

Rory served. hard. Away from GallowGlass, but she was fast, she hit the ball into the air, and Holly leap, buoyed by the hard light around her legs and midesction. Her right arm moved to spike, and end it Past Psyche right into Rory, the hard-light augmentation lending her some strength, maybe enough that she could put it past the two.

And instead, her left arm batted it over the Praetoria, who spiked it between Psyche and Scorch, and put it in the centre of team Horizon's formation.

and that's game! Holly the floating disco ball said.

Now's probably a great time to admit I've never played Volleyball

volleyball: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 6) + 3 = 10

I don't... Holly starts as Isaiah turns serious. she pauses to think for a moment before she says. I don't think I'd believe you're a bad person. And I want... someone who i can talk to, someone who isn't... Well, Prae and Psyche both have so much going on for them, and You're so calm and cool, and maybe you could be that someone, and maybe someday, if you needed it I could be that someone for you.

Conversing with Isaiah

Okay, so, You know I think your nice, and funny, and pretty cool. And we kissed, and you said that there were some people you were attracted to for like personality and-am-I-one-of-them?

dinner

Look, much as I love popularity contests. Holly smiles a little I think Kayla's right, we divvy up based on random draws, and trust to fate. A good leader should be able to work with what fortune gives them.

Suntanning

There better be some strings. Holly says, getting Prae's back Or else this will start to feel a little too awkward after yesterday. and this trip is HBO enough for me.

I'll talk to him.

when the boys get back.

After Praetoria is done talking to Isaiah, Holly waits a moment, then takes his hand, and leads him toward her bungalow. Can we talk?

Sunbathing

We're good. I was just a little... Okay, Am I the only straight girl, because I was picking up major vibes from Mattie and Kylee last night. She asks, absent-mindedly toying with Shards int he air around her.

How do you do it? Juggle having feelings for that many people. I can't even work out If I have feelings for Isaiah.

Okay. I wish I could join you, but it's not like I have any old flames... I'll go get breakfast. want me to have them make you anything?

I suspect this goes differently than the internet has lead Rory to believe it will

Holly walks out of her bungalow, sipping water and asprin.

she pauses as she walks in on the scene, What... what's going on?

Holly is sleeping off her first hangover.

Case in point. Holly says as Rory flexes.

Okay, so, you can't turn your mind reading off-right? like, you can try to tune stuff out, but it's always there. so when people around you are feeling... amorous, or engaged in... activities. does that, you know, get you going. answer so the whole team can hear Holly says, satisfying a long-held curiosity, and taking another sip of wine

hmm, thats hard. I guess Rorys kinda sexy. You know, until he opens his mouth she laugh a little at her own joke, hoping Rory took it well

kylie, truth or dare?

Holly blushes. was it... I'll go truth again she says.

Holly: It's okay, He's not, technically, a real boy

Shin: Mental doesn't count, right?

anyone else have weird hangups on sex they're using superpowers as a workaround for?

I'm not so sure, Nice might speed that along just as well, Depending on who it's nice too. Holly quips, loosening up with the alcohol in her system.

God above, Shin, that cigarette is foul...

Oh come now, I don't think it;s the implication he looks at that sort of thing. I think it is the implication he's the sort of barbarian who can't clear his browser history

Awkwardness

Oh... I'm. Okay, 1 that episode wasn't romantic... seriously. and I'm not... it wouldn't work. Sorry, you're a really good friend but, well mum and ms. Lester and... and I don't think I'm even particularly into girls. Holly says, suddenly feeling uncomfortable that things between her and her two best friends were pretty awkward.

Truth or dare.

Me. Holly said to Kylee's query, eyes downcast.

Kayla, I dare you to give your hone to Mattie, and let her send one text to anyone in your contacts

Earlier

Holly pulls back as her friend does. What... what's wrong, Kay?

ToD

Hmmm... that's a hard one. either an incredibly detailed erotic fanfic featuring Stephanie and the writer, or the far more anatomically correct than I'd have liked doll. She drinks more wine as she recalls those. and makes another face.