Oh yeah, you get a hero point, Mach 3. Give me a second . . .
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Mach 3 would only be considering the Hit & Run because he also kind of agrees with Uthor that all of them having come to scout might have been overkill.
"Who do I need to grab? Let's make this quick people ..."
Let me know if we're getting back to it, I'm around
"Let me know what makes the most sense: I can vibrate through the ground floor to come in behind anyone you engage, take them at least a little bit by surprise."
Jaime shakes his head ... "K. Well. Having suggested that Uthor might be making too much noise, I guess others felt setting off the alarm was a stronger approach. No one actually heard Uthor, this alarm can be heard blocks away. So. Let's get too it. Hopefully Uthor will still help us solve the problem he totally didn't cause."
So with love, on Page 7 of Gameplay, Uthor's descriptive prose refers to himsef as prince 3 times, so while I can live with you wanting to assert that Uthor hasn't disclosed or stated outloud that he's a prince, it's for sure a theme that's been presented. There's also any number of people who might know Atlantean politics too. ALL GOOD tho, Uthor can just be Uthor
"The decision for the rest of the team now is how to pick up the pieces. Do we stand in solidarity with the The Heir to Poseidon? Do we take up defensive positions to try to mitigate the disaster he wants to cause? Do we radio for backup, since we stand a solid chance of attracting te attention of not one, but two of Batman's archenemies?" "I am open to all of the above, including letting The Once and Future King here know that this is seriously uncool."
"Aren't we supposed to just observe?," Chance whispers, though he will allow himself to be phased if the whole group is going in. Jaime appears next to Chance, having caught up to everyone. He doesn't bother to whisper, "No, that was not a supposition, that was our direction. We were directed to just observe. That is what was requested of us, and probably the intention most of us arrived with." Mach3 seems to shimmer, and is suddenly standing next to Uthor. "The prince though, is a prince. In spite of or maybe even because of that, but definately in spite of Batman being Batman and our instructions as a League support team having come from Batman, the prince arrived at his own course of action and will be moving forward with that, to be honest, in spite of all of us." "Kind of a d&&k move, but I'm doubting His Worship is all that concerned about that either."
Maybe give yourself a minute Drake; have a good holiday and cherish your memories :)
Red 5 standing by ... and I have picked up my visual scanning
"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?
WOW - that is fantastic!
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.
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!"
"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.
"Not sure how I got ahead of you, but I am SO ready for lunch. Let's see if these enchiladas are tan bueno como mis abuelas." For some reason, Mach3 looks famished; that said, he doesn't really look like he eats either.
... and I am playing a speedster whose player has been overwhelmingly slowed down. By COVID. The ironies abound. Sorry team :(
"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!?
"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)
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! |