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Seems like there's about 5 of us, right? Am I counting wrong?

"I have not ... but I also wasn't here. So maybe they're on their way? or late? or attacked by villainous Zoanoids?"

Morning Mavrick

"Mach3 is a code name ... and a specification; I can run and fly about 3 times the speed of sound. Faster when I try."

"Do? Well, they're bad guys, so, generally, they do bad stuff. Yeah, cold stuff too, good catch. Captain Cold has mostly been in it for the money, and notably is a long term nemisis of the Flash; so if he has a warehouse in Gotham there's a score nearby that he has his eye on. Mister Freeze is really a whole other story. Worse in many ways."

"Well, my name is Jaime. Mach3. I'm human, not Kryptonian. They're fast though, that is for sure. I'm from Central City. We don't have any oceans there, only the Great Lakes. I'm not sure that popcorn can be cooked underwater, but we should try. Want to take a boom tube and go back to Atlantis!? OMG that would be fun! I'm not sure I can breathe underwater, but I am willing to try. Totally willing."

"Should we maybe ask the new guy where he's from? Like what non-human place he's from? Figure out why he doesn't know what movies are? The parade of synonyms will probably be great, like tomorrow, or maybe the next day, for now though, he's not only not from here, I don't think he came 'here' by choice."

"Can't say I was forced, I think I was invited. Might have missed the mail though ... is there a non-human school that I should have wanted to go to? Pretty sure the Kryptonian one blew up. Just kidding. Sorry. Welcome Uthor. My instincts say you aren't from the U.S., and you may even not like popcorn."

"So soon? They must have their hands full!" she exclaims at the sudden interruption

"or it's something well suited for us, which they might night allocate a full Leaguer to. It's a good thing, let's see what's up!"

Stalled? Everyone okay?

I'll finally be able to get my post out tonight.

In the meantime, feel free to look at this art of Catrina Ortiz, aka Miss Calaveras, from Storn Cook!

WOW - that is fantastic!

What is everyone else having for breakfast?

Popcorn

So he had a better room here, and there was a LOT of food here, and there was a pool here, AND there were some moderately attractive people here which might include some of his classmates ... so where would this boomtunnel go? LOL, like which foster home would they have programmed? Would it take him to the West's place, how much would that suck for them? The Allen's?

But if it could take him to Central City, wth right? Why not try arriving somewhere and NOT arriving hungry. That would be weird but cool. He could have Garrett's for breakfast!!!

Better yet, he could bring Garret's back to school. Popcorn wasn't exactly "breakfast for most people, but for Jaime, it was a godsend. Normal people didn't realize that carmel popcorn was packed with calories, and Jaime needed every single calorie he could get. When the carmel popcorn was mixed with the cheese popcorn, well, that was living. Why not eat and expand the horizons of his classmates? He was a team player like that.

Time to enter the Skoot Shoot and see where it went.
He was really hoping for downtown ...

Garrett Mix

Very cool

I will take a look this weekend; just need to get HBO Max reinstalled.

Also: is going 'home' supposed to be a thing?

I wasn't sure if this was some kind of opportunity or railroading or nostalgia or what. I will admit that I have only watched a few of the shows, but I'd have to imagine the boom tube episode was interesting, given what might or might not qualify as a "home town" to say, a martian and a clone.

With regards to the above, I'm not opposed to a little handholding with story direction either. I feel like this scene was supposed to elicit something, and I missed it. Or maybe Jaime is supposed to have a home town, or maybe he's supposed to like that place, or maybe be homesick, or something. I'd be happy to hear :)

"No. Way."

You all hear Cable's voice over the PA system. "Before reporting to your science class, I'd like Parker, Timothy, Jessie, Catrina, Kyle Lane, and Mach3 to report to the special Gym," he says. "Thank you everyone."

"hehehehehe, he used my codename. I like this place. Let's go!"

"Do those mooks say much, though?

Catrina picks at her enchiladas, casting glances at an empty chair across from her.

"I mean, it might be easier to ask the one you gutted," she whispers, sheepishly but matter-of-factly.

"Yeah ... to be perfectlly honest, that isn't such a bad thought."

"I'm glad it's all good and we're able to just have lunch and stuff ... but why would a bunch of weird monsters attack a school? Does that make sense in some way that I totally can't imagine?"

"We totally should, I agree. As long as we're fueled up, that could be fun. It's nice to be around people who actually eat ..."

With zero-point-nothing percent body fat, it seemed unlikely that Jaime ever ate, and yet, two burgers, a french dip, and 3 enchiladas later, he seemed to be done eating.

"Beef enchiladas," says Cable. "We have three chefs: one specializing in Mexican cuisine, another in Italian cuisine, and finally a third in American cuisine."

He then leads the class down to the cafeteria. "I'll show you where the boom tubes are and how to operate them."

i have to laugh

In this game we are talking about change and how things work etc, in another game, at this very moment, im playing a character that has no interest or believe that change is in any form useful as all things die in the end....

the duality of RP

... and I am playing a speedster whose player has been overwhelmingly slowed down. By COVID. The ironies abound. Sorry team :(

WILL: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
That modifier might be low ...

"You make a good point, the not trying so hard." He chuckles, "Why don't you get started and I'll catch up?"

"There are fewer nice people in the world than I once thought, but maybe here will be different that way too. Thanks for letting me know."

Even his puzzled look was charming ... "I swear that you said 'race' but maybe you meant for me to wait for you at the finish line? Headstart? We could walk together too. WAIT - or is this one of those no powers things!? Just run, like without the SpeedForce. Cool, sure, yeah, that could be a thing. "

Glad I added that vibrating makes him invisible, otherwise he'd just be fast. Is there anything we're missing powers-wise? Hadn't realized there was a patron saint of telekinesis, how cool is that!?

"Tim said coach wants to see what we can do with our powers."

Parker, having had a few moments to think of what to say after seeing Jessie's transformation, "You're more tricked out than your ride, Jessie. Are you faster in that form than it is?"

As he is hovering with his back near the ground and seeing Wayne up above them, Parker wonders...and asks everyone "Who's the fastest?"

There's a set up for you, Mach 3.

"If the Flash or Quicksilver aren't around, that would usually be me ... and I can totally sit this one out. Just to keep things fair. Sorry to be late though, you'd be shocked how often that happens."

Seemingly out of nowhere, a wildly handsome young man appears. There's a shimmering as he becomes solid again, and to be honest, he looks more like an Abercrombie model than a superhero. Possibly both, also possibly one of those models who got a "special contract" with the CEO. Maybe looking a little more like Mario Rodriguez than Wally West, part of the shimmering process revealed a LOT of skin ... and the young man's physique (with an apparent zero-point-nothing percent body fat).

MARIO (now)
Mario younger1
Mario younger2
Mario younger3
MACH 3

Eventually he shimmers into "gym clothes" which while not as tricked out as Batman's, do seem geared for use with his powers. He's clearly a fan of the Flash Family.

"In Central City they've started calling me Mach 3, here at Gringo High though, it'll be tough. Whatever you can handle really; friends seem to try to say Jaime "high-meh" properly but the hard core Anglos just say Jaime "jay-mee" and leave it at that. Jay might work as a good middle ground."

Even off-camera, the smile is super-genuine.

ONLY the speedster could be this late to the party ... you all have really taken off!