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Post by Vinyl Scratch on Aug 16, 2012 19:59:50 GMT -6
Vinyl looked toward the man oddly, raising an eyebrow. "So. People will want us dead. That's... Great." She said with a sigh, looking toward Zane. "Some of us have a bit more practice with that than others, from the sounds of it."
She thought for a moment, looking at Rin and lowering her sunglasses for a moment, almost worried. "Well, I'm in on this whole Grouping thing. As long as it doesn't hinder me too much with my clubbing." She said with a grin and hopping up. "So... how do we find out what it is we can do?"
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Post by Zane on Aug 16, 2012 20:06:25 GMT -6
Zane shifted uneasily, looking toward Seger. "It... sounds like a good idea, I guess." He muttered, a scowl on his face. "But be warned. If I get even an inkling that someone is going to backstab me..." He trailed off, walking back toward the group, his scowl softening. He looked at Vinyl for a moment, worried for her sake. "Let's hope someone here is a fighter... If these people are as good as you say they are... Would it be really a good idea to get us all into a concentrated area like this?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
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Post by Damon on Aug 16, 2012 20:20:45 GMT -6
Still watching the man as he did his upside down thing Damon merely nodded. It made sense. At least a little bit. How else could that man do what he just did?. He was sure that it would make even more sense soon enough.
"So we join your team, and you tell us what we can do? Fine. That works for me, and doesn't sound like too much of a hassle. I needed a way to stretch my legs anyways. Been awhile since I kicked someone's teeth in."
Taking the last puff of his swisher Damon flicked it to the ground, grinding it into the dirt with his shoe.
"So then. What is it that we can do then? I'm interested to see if my skill is actually useful or not. It'd be such a waste of time and energy to have a worthless skill, and still have to eat more even if I wasn't going to use it."
Staring at 'Keith', and winking at his lady friend Damon took a few steps back to lean against a tree.
"And if we have to choose names, you can call me Ferret."
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Post by Zamy on Aug 16, 2012 21:41:05 GMT -6
Zamy Looked over the crowd and began to smile, Finally the main course of this meeting was about to begin. Zamy can see their potential inside them however she still lacks the ability to tell what it is that they do, that's why Seger is here to help. Otherwise this meeting would have been all for naught. Zamy was too busy looking over the crowd with wonder screaming in her head, to even notice Damon's subtle wink.
"So" Zamy began "If you are all ready to learn what kind of potential is stored inside you be patient and wait your turn. Unless 'Keith' here has a different way in which he'd like to do this. Otherwise as 'Keith' said if you don't feel like watching another members back then this is your chance to leave, I doubt you want us wasting your 'precious' time."
Zamy then looked to Seger and said "Did you want them to form a line? or were you just going to call them by name?"
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Post by Karrin on Aug 16, 2012 22:51:38 GMT -6
Karrin glanced around at the strangers, all come together at the request of a mere piece of paper. She assumed that there were probably more that had decided it was a waste of time, after all, she'd nearly been one of them. If it wasn't for her severe fear of putting her foot in her mouth. She didn't like regretting things, she didn't need that crap looming over her constantly, as if she didn't have a pitiful enough existence already. But still, if she understood correctly, they were basically forming an alliance very similar to a certain fictional group of super humans known as the X-men. Could she really put her life on the line for any of these people if the situation called for it? Hell, she didn't even know if her 'gift' would be useful or not. This is the real world, not everyone got super-cool powers like lazer vision or the ability to fly or walk through walls.
Well, if she were in danger of losing her sad little existence, she would certainly want someone to help her out. So, she supposed, she already had her answer. There wasn't much of a choice. Everyone else seemed to slowly be coming around to the idea to, they must be thinking the same way. But, there was definitely one thing she needed to speak up about.
"I don't like X-dudes. For one, it's too similar to X-men, in fact its almost the same except for X-dudes sounds less intelligent. People won't take that name seriously. We need something better. Something people will hear and think 'Damn, they must be badasses.'" She let the sentence trail off, she wouldn't be satisfied with X-dudes, but she really didn't have anything better on her mind. Which sort of left her in an awkward situation. "You know, so like, when we totally foil someone plan to kill one of us, they're not like 'Damn you X-duuuuudes!' It just sounds childish right?" She looked around the crowd, suddenly feeling like saying anything had been a bad idea. "I mean... right?"
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Post by Seger on Aug 17, 2012 0:10:47 GMT -6
"Actually, I'll be doing this telepathically." Seger stepped forward, more into the crowd. "I'll be informing you about your abilities and how to use them individually by telepathy, so you have the right to keep your abilities secret. If you still want to join the X-Dudes -- name pending -- you'll forfeit that right and I'll tell the others what you can do, for security reasons. Gotta trust each other, right? You can still use fake names, and I'd encourage it in case anyone gets caught and interrogated."One by one, Seger went to each of the gifted gathered and told them their abilities, including how to begin using them and so on. ((Use your imaginations. ))
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Post by Brendan on Aug 17, 2012 0:24:10 GMT -6
Brendan glanced to Karrin. "I'm inclined to agree. X-Dudes sounds ridiculous. The name needs to communicate what we're about. Haven, or Safehouse, or Protectors, something like that." He supposed it was something to discuss at a later time. right now, Kevin was going around and staring at people for a few seconds at a time.
So this was it. He was about to find out what the point to the symptoms was. He was excited enough to not care that Kevin had completely ignored his question. He'd have time to ask again later on. Right now, the man had come to him.
"Brendan." The name surprised him. It was strange, like his own thoughts, but thoughts he couldn't control, and in a different voice. "You have a dangerous gift, much like the others here tonight. You can alter the senses of people you see, essentially creating illusions that effect their sight, hearing, and so on. You'll need visual contact to target someone, but all you really have to do is will the illusion to make it happen. use this gift responsibly. It's a lot of power to have over others."
Kevin moved on, leaving Brendan to dwell on his newfound power. It was exciting. He could mess with people. Control people. Make people do his bidding. He knew he shouldn't abuse it, but he had to at least take it for a test run, right? Ideas were already starting to form in his head, and suddenly the meeting couldn't be over fast enough.
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Post by Karrin on Aug 17, 2012 13:23:45 GMT -6
((I won't have internet access for a few days so I'm gonna go ahead and post. You can go ahead and skip me however much it takes after this.))
"Haven sounds cool." She agreed, before being approached by guitar guy. An almost hypnotized stare crossed her face as he told her her power, and remained there until he moved on, it was then taken over by a mixture of disappointment and concern.
"That's... I don't know what that is... Unexpected I guess." She mumbled, mulling it over. She held her hands out, palms up, as if they suddenly looked different than usual.
"Your gift is.. strange. You have the ability to consciously control and manipulate your blood and the blood of those around you. Just remember, you can't do anything with it until it's outside the body. And be careful, this is a risky one, you can easily kill yourself if you're not careful."
What the hell? So she had to maim herself to use her power? That's not even fair, Karrin was probably the biggest wimp in this group. She eyeballed each person as they too learned their powers, gauging their facial reactions. Oooh how she wished she had gotten psychic powers, the curiosity was killing her. Even though it was probably better this way, that way jealously couldn't show its ugly face here, or self-pity...
"So," She said aloud after Guitar guy was finished. "If I join this.. club.. are we on our own as far as figuring out how to use our abilities and what our limits are and all that jazz?" Hopefully she wasn't the only one who's power could easily kill her, she needed someone to help. Karrin really didn't wanna die young, especially now that she was 'gifted'.
"Either way, I guess I'm in. And I'm all for cool nicknames, so you can call me... Cardinal. " She smiled at the irony, it would make sense as long as she didn't get the urge to dye her hair another color.
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Post by Damon on Aug 17, 2012 14:02:05 GMT -6
As 'Keith' approached him a voice echoed within his head. It was a voice tinged with a slight hint of dislike.
You're a rude guy, but at least you are choosing the right thing to do. There's good in you, and evil as well. It's up to you to decide which way to choose. You have control over electricity. Be sure not to abuse it."
Blinking for a second after the mental conversation Damon shook off his slightly dazed feeling and looking over at the redhead as she spoke, a slightly mischievous grin on his face.
"I have to agree, Haven sounds good..... Pretty Bird."
Placing his hands behind his head he slid down the tree and reclined. as the man approached the remaining individuals.
"Pretty Bird is right. How do we go about using these powers? Is the knowledge of what we have enough to use them? Or do we need some sort of special training or something?"
As he said this he looked absently up into the sky, then started scanning the crowd of 'gifted', his eyes lingering a little longer on each of the females within the group, giving each a sly grin or a wink as he looked at them.
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Post by Vinyl Scratch on Aug 18, 2012 7:55:42 GMT -6
Vinyl looked at Seger as he approached. 'I'll be doing this telepathically.' Vinyl raised an eyebrow. That means he's about to invade her mi...
"Hello" she heard the voice in her head, causing a shiver to run up her spine. "Your gift... actually fits. Sound Manipulation. You can change the pitch and tone of sounds, altering how they sound. You can also amplify the sounds into an attack. Have fun with that."
Vinyl stood there, staring forward for a few moments as Seger continued on. She looked around to everyone else, wondering what their powers were for a moment, before a grin broke out across her face. "AWE YEAH!" She shouted before looking to Rin. "We are DEFINITELY going to the club now."
Her smile faded for a moment as the talk of nicknames rolled through the area. "Nicknames? But... Vinyl is my nickname. I can just keep that one, right?" She asked with a grin, looking toward Damon as he winked at her. She pulled off her sunglasses just long enough to shoot the man a glare, and returned them to their rightful place. "So... What happens now?"
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Post by Zane on Aug 18, 2012 8:01:31 GMT -6
Zane watched Seger warily as he told the gifteds of their powers. He was slowly working his way toward Zane. This was going to be interesting.
Finally, Seger approached, looking at Zane. "Your anger is rather apparent. Maybe after you learn your power you'll know why we've been telling you to shut the hell up." Seger started, Zane narrowed his eyes for a moment before Seger continued. "The power of persuasion. You can coax people into doing things, just by saying it. Granted, you can't be too extravagant with this. You can't make a Nun rob a bank, or cause someone to kill themselves... unless maybe their suicidal anyway..."
And with that Seger was off to the next gifted. "So... That explains so much..." he muttered. "Why didn't you just tell me that before and save all this 'Zane being all high and mighty and hating Kevin and Whatsername?' Wouldn't that have been Much, MUCH Easier?" He asked, letting out a light chuckle. Apparently, now that he knew what was going on, he was a lot less angry about being told to shut up.
Zane walked back toward the group, standing next to Vinyl and Rin, leaning on Vinyl's shoulder. "I was just thinking the same thing. Where do we go from here?"
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Post by Seger on Aug 18, 2012 14:03:12 GMT -6
"Right now, I'm going to set up a way to contact each other." Seger cracked his knuckles and was about to do something when he paused, as if realizing it was a bad idea. "On second thought, I'll wait a bit. I'm going to set up a phone number, we'll call it the Haven hotline if that's what you're calling this group. I'm assuming you all have access to a phone, cell phones preferably." Seger sat "down" again, rubbing his chin in thought. "We'll make it so you just dial HAVEN, whatever numbers those are. And it can do shit depending. If you're gifted, it'll explain what's going on, if you're a member you get all the protection options, and if you're normal, well, I guess we can make it say some junk about how you shouldn't be scared of the gifted and so on. And we'll make HAVEN-0 or something send a distress signal to the other gifted in the city, so any time any of you are in trouble, call it. I don't know if the people hunting you are gonna give you your one phone call, but if they do, call this number."
Seger began to back up. "Oh, and you probably won't see me again. I'm not gonna be the leader, I got other stuff going on. I'll let you all know who the leader is though. Once she agrees to do it." He glanced to Zamy. "Ta-ta!"
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Post by Brendan on Aug 19, 2012 15:43:08 GMT -6
Brendan glanced around the crowd as Kevin backed up and vanished. Kevin's eyes had darted to Florence just before he disappeared. Was she the supposed leader? Probably. Either her or the other girl who'd been at Times Square that night, but at this point it seemed Florence was far more likely. Then he thought back to what he'd said before. Joining Haven would mean telling the others what you could do. He'd be a lot more effective if no one knew of his powers, that was for sure. But if he got into trouble - and he could definitely see that happening -- he'd be all on his own. Lying was pointless too; Kevin had specifically pointed out that he'd personally make sure everyone knew the truth about each other. He thought about mentioning his gift, but in the awkward silence following Kevin's departure, it would have felt odd. "I'm out," he said, turning and watching the group over his shoulder as he walked away. He assumed there would be some sort of second meeting to exchange information, so he'd wait until then to reveal his abilities.
He at least had a night to himself.
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