The Hidden: Mutanst and Masterminds IC

[Xathan]

[ic][spoiler=Xeviat]The surroundings are the five humanoid forms, bulkier than one would expect from humans. The mind you detect is at the point of the V, and you are able to tell the other four forms are moving in unison.[/spoiler]

Maya smiles. "Not a problem, Emain, you're just in time."

She stands up and her demeanor changes, becoming much more business-like. "So far, our emergence has gone smoothly. We've received no credible threats, though the government does have two teams patrolling our perimeter just in case. We have a meeting later on today with the Paragons, Earth's most notable superhero team. After that, we'll be here, waiting for a potential incident."[/ic]

[ooc]
[dice]1d20+8[/dice]Everyone give me a notice check, DC 20. Xeviat, since your senses are displaced, you notice what you would see with them right away. Maya's back is to the window, so she does not get a notice check.

[spoiler=Notice DC20]There are six forms, headed towards the guard rapidly. Five are riding what appear to be aerial motorcycles, while the sixth is humanoid and seems to be standing on a shimmering platform.

[spoiler=Xeviat]With your awareness, you'll also be able to tell that the five riding the sky-bikes are humans and have an elated mood corresponding with an adrenaline rush: their is also an undertone of...determination, perhaps, tinged with rightness. The sixth figure is really hard to you to focus on, like a photo taken of someone moving rapidly. You get similar emotions emanating from him, but it's all tinged by some sort of "static," for lack of a better term.[/spoiler][/spoiler][/ooc]

[Belabras]

[ooc] [dice]1d20+12[/dice] [/ooc]

[ic]His eyes drawn to the window by the motion, Urlaw offers "We may have contact before that event."[/ic]

[Poseptune]

[ooc] [dice]1d20+10[/dice] [/ooc]

[ic=Ilurean]Oblivious to what might be going on around him, Ilurean asks, What would make you think that?[/ic]

[Xathan]

[ooc]Since Urlaw pointed it out, anyone that fails the reaction notice check can make a second, intentional notice check as a move action.
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[Poseptune]

[ooc]Move Action Notice: [dice]1d20+10[/dice]  :morons: [/ooc]

[Xeviat]

[ic]Telepathically to everyone in the room, I am to assume that those men are the Paragons? Are they here to keep us in line? He pauses as his appearance takes on its more vibrant version, signifying that he's focused his mental power on his Charisma once more.[/ic]

[ooc]My ESP only displaces my mental senses, my others remain just fine. I'd like to make a knowledge check (whatever would apply, I have eidetic memmory: [dice]1d20+5[/dice]; +4 if "checks to remember things" applies to Knowledge checks) to see what I already know about the Paragons; if that isn't enough to aquire sufficient information, I'm going to switch my AP back to Enhanced Charisma and use my Contacts feat, Communication Power, and Mental Quickness x25 to make a Gather Information check (I have skill mastery, so I take 10 and get a 35) to see what my Contacts know of them. Because of Mental Quickness x25, how fast can I do all this?[/ooc]

[Belabras]

[ooc]Just a request, but could we see everyone's self descriptions and maybe a little bit about their race?  I feel like I'm flying blind on character interaction right now, not having anything to build from.[/ooc]

[Xathan]

[ooc]Good idea, Belabras. Could all of you post that over in the OOC thread? Also, until names are known, the first people you spotted are Group A, the second are Group B.

[spoiler=Xeviat]You're able to find out this between the time you posted and my next IC action: The Paragons are Earth's premiere super-hero team. Founded in 1998, the original roster of 6 members has rapidly expanded to about 32, counting honorary members. Their primary Earth base is about twelve miles south of here, and they also have an orbital base in addition to three other axillary Earth bases, for the European, Asian, and African branches of the team. All Paragons have the team logo on the left shoulder of their uniform/battlesuit/etc. While they were media darlings, the team has recently taken a hit for their handling of a world-domination attempted by Count Nox, where a few members started killing Nox's soldiers, and even killed Nox himself. (With your high Gather Information, you'll be able to find out that they only started killing after one of their own was killed, but the media glosses over that.) Since then, the team has begun to slowly fragment, which each of the Earth bases becoming more independent, and most of the powerful members either retreating to their orbital base or to various points unknown. They have several policies, including a formerly strict no-killing policy, a non-interference policy with the sovereign workings of a nation as long as all those workings are kept internal and are in compliance with the Geneva convention on human rights, and a few others. They also are treated as a sovereign "power," a term which not only encompasses the Paragons, but also covers two other super-hero teams, the Hidden as a whole, a colony of exiled aliens living in Brazil, and an advanced AI that was created by a member of the Paragons and exists disembodied in the Internet. While the loose nature of the organization makes it impossible to be certain, the figure approaching doesn't match any known Paragons.[/spoiler]

Meanwhile, the DM makes some rolls behind the screen...(From now on, unless there is a reason you guys have a problem with it, I'll be rolling with actual dice here to avoid rolls being public. :P)[/ooc]

[ic]Maya turns around, her face and eyes shifting as she does so. "That's none of the Paragons I have met, and he's not wearing their insignia..."

At this point, everyone is looking in the right direction, which is all that's needed to see what happens next: Glowing blue and yellow energy erupts from the lead figure, and lances through four of the figures of Group A. All struck figures fall.[/ic]

[Poseptune]

[ooc]Can we get some more information. How far away are they? What is the building like? Does the base have any guards or defenses? Any other information that would be helpful?[/ooc]

[Xeviat]

[ic]Simon's eyes narrow as he switches his power to Mind Reading.

[spoiler=To Maya Telepathically]Would you like me to pry into its mind and find out all I can?[/spoiler][/ic]

[Xathan]

[ooc]
The remaining member of group A is about an even 1,000 feet away, while the totality of Group B is closer to 2500 feet away.  The building you are in is part of a larger complex. This is the main building, a tower about 30 stories high, and you are on the 28th floor, hence the view. Above you is a landing pad for your vehicles. It also features a dock and submarine entrance. The building that houses the diplomats and their families is on the other edge of the island. You don't know the details of the building's defenses, but you know that they are all passive and protective in nature: it could create force fields, not blast foes out of the air. There is not a guard force: that's you guys :P None of you have the access codes yet, but Maya does.

Hope that helps. If you need more information, ask, and I apologize if this post makes little sense: I've got a 101.5 fever and pain meds, so weeeeeeeee! Also note that while Maya is here, I'˜m not going to have her take charge: she'˜s a publicists, not a warrior. (plus, it'˜s no fun of the DM orders you guys around)[/ooc]

[ic][spoiler=Maya to Xeviat]Go for it'¦but be careful[/spoiler][/ic]

[Belabras]

[ooc]Feel better man![/ooc]

 [ic]As the confrontation in the sky plays our, Urlaw calls upon his powers.  In less than a blink of an eye his entire body is covered in inky darkness, with only the complex, full body tattoos showing through.

He heads for the stairs up to the landingpad, saying "I do not like the look of this."[/ic]

[Xeviat]

[ooc]Sorry, the second group is on the flying bikes, right? I'm unsure of what the two groups were.[/ooc]

[Xathan]

[ooc]Sorry, the second group is on the flying bikes, right? I'm unsure of what the two groups were.[/ooc]

[ooc]Yes - sorry for the confusion.[/ooc]

[Xathan]

[ooc]Feel better man![/ooc]

 [ic]As the confrontation in the sky plays our, Urlaw calls upon his powers.  In less than a blink of an eye his entire body is covered in inky darkness, with only the complex, full body tattoos showing through.

He heads for the stairs up to the landingpad, saying "I do not like the look of this."[/ic]

[ooc]Thanks - the meds are finally kicking in, so I'm more or less coherent[/ooc]

[ic]When you get to the landing pad, you'll see the usual transport ship, a silver craft of Atlantean make, it's overall curves suggesting some type of manta ray...as well as some discs, about a meter and a half wide.[/ic]

[ooc]At this point, everyone needs to roll initiative for me. We're going to start acting in combat-time.[/ooc]