Mutants & Masterminds: The Initiative: California Team

[Avo]

You're in a board room near the top of one of the few skyscrapers unaffected by the Skrull Invasion.

A man stands at the end of the large oak table before you, with his back to it. You and several odd looking individuals sit and stand throughout the room, some seem at ease, others intimidated. You know why you are here, you know why they are there as well but something seems off.
The man before you has been silent for the handful of minutes since you and your compatriots entered the room. He stares out the glass side of the room out at the skyscrapers of Los Angelus.

Slowly he turns and places each of his hands on the table before you, leaning forward and glancing at each of you for a moment. Then he speaks.

"It's a new day. So listen carefully... This is how it's going to be. As you all know, I, Norman Osborn, have been given the keys to the kingdom. Tony Stark is out. S.H.I.E.L.D. is no longer. I am heading a new world peacekeeping task force that includes the Initiative and the Avengers franchises. And as far as I am concerned, that is good news for all of you. ... You'll tell me what it is you need, and I'll do that thing. And in return? ... In return, loyalty. Camaraderie. Brothers in arms. ... However, if any of you would sink to your basest instincts...you must know that whatever you have gained from this relationship...can easily be taken away. Like that. By force. Because you work for me now. Not the government. ME.

Tomorrow morning you're going to walk on stage and stare out at the press of the world and you're going to be the all american heroes this country needs. If you're here because of Captain America and what he stood for you're out. I don't care what you are, what you've done, or who you think you are; all I care about is who you are going to be to every Joe Average who watches the Daily show, or surfs Youtube.

So talk get to know each other because tomorrow morning you walk in on that press conference as a team this state and this country can be proud of. The ORDER was a joke, don't make their mistakes... or else...

Any Questions?"

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"I have a question, when is lunch being served?"

The blue-skinned Kree is sitting upright in his chair. He's a bit peeved that this was the stipulation for him to get a work visa, but more annoyed that he's the one alien on this freaking planet who has to try to get citizenship rights. He used to be annoyed about not being able to go outside the building, but that was before he spent his salary on Netflix subscriptions and cable.

[Avo]

A small, shy, brown haired woman in her early twenties squeaked at Ein Nar's question from behind Osborn.

"The building's kitchen can deliver directly to you're team penthouse suite or you can go straight to the restaurant on the ground floor... Mr Warhound... Sir...

She clutched a blue folder to her chest and went slightly red.

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"I know where and how, I'm more interested in when. I skipped, what's the word...breakfast."

[charl]

Thelema

"If no one else is going to ask anything important, I might as well do it: why us? You can't really trust us any more than you could the order, and from I gather we aren't the most trustworthy group in the first place. What are you playing at, Osborne?" Thelema glares as Osborne with his intense, mystical eyes.

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"Lunch is very important. Food, as with all logistics, can often mean the margin between victory and defeat."

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

A large metal figure (http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll145/JeminiZero/HM2-EnforcerSuit.jpg) draped in a black longcoat, sits easily near the back of the room. He leans back in his chair, legs crossed and arms folded. You are not certain whether he is man in a power suit, or an outright robot. He politely raises one hand, and asks in a deep, gruff, digitized voice. "I have a question as well, who among us is placed in charge?"

[The_Snark]

Sarah Moore

The second woman in the room is clad in a conservative black suit, and could easily pass for a businesswoman. For the past few minutes, she's been standing rather stiffly, waiting for Osborne to speak. Quite clearly, she is not especially excited to be here. Then again, from the frown she is directing at Thelema, she isn't too happy with the attitude he's giving the director, either.

Anybody who knew her would be unsurprised at her attitude; Sarah Moore was rarely exuberant about anything, and she generally kept her feelings tightly contained, especially around work. Truth be told, she is slightly irritated this morning. She's willing to adopt an absurd public identity and join a flamboyant superhero initiative to help boost morale after the invasion; she's willing to work with teammates who aren't American-born and may not be entirely loyal. But she doesn't have to like it, and the runed man's hostile attitude (towards an already heavy-handed director) is not making her morning any better.

[Avo]

"Thelema, I like you, straight to the point. You're here because you're new to the game, you've got no loyalties. You've had only your own agendas until now and very good at helping people get what they want. And it doesn't matter how trustworthy you are, I'm not naive enough to ever put myself in a position where I need to trust anyone. Remember that.

As for your question Enforcer, Miss Wyatt here," Osborn pauses for a moment and motions to the young woman behind him "Is your H.A.M.M.E.R. liaison, technically she has final say on everything to do with your team but for your sakes I hope she doesn't have to do much. If you all can agree on a team leader and name before the press conference tomorrow fine, but if you can't She will."

"Whenever we're done here," Miss Wyatt squeaked in reply to Ein Nar.

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"From what I can tell, the others have had little experience or skill working as a part of a team. So I propose we hold off on assigning a leader until said skill can be evaluated either within the course of duty, through one of those team-building exercises corporations tend to have, or merely by whom the public views as most popular.

The name is unimportant to what we're going to actually be doing, so it should just be left to those... what-do-you-call-them... marketing people who saw fit to give us these... code-names."

[Avo]

"I think you're right Ein Nar... or should I say Warhound. We'll have the marketing division of Oscorp think something up..."

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer



"As for your question Enforcer, Miss Wyatt here," Osborn pauses for a moment and motions to the young woman behind him "Is your H.A.M.M.E.R. liaison"


The Enforcer leaned back into his chair once more and rubbed his chin. It was difficult to tell what he was thinking, as his metal visage gave no hint of facial expression. After a while he spoke. "Well Miss Wyatt, this is a rather... unforgiving business that we are in. I hope for all our sakes, that you are well prepared for the job."

He leaned forward a little and placed both hands on the table before continuing."That said, I am sure most of us here are reasonable people, if occasionally hungry, suspicious, or irritatable. If you need our help with anything, do let us know."



"The name is unimportant to what we're going to actually be doing, so it should just be left to those... what-do-you-call-them... marketing people who saw fit to give us these... code-names."


"Well... not all of us have codenames given by marketing. Some of us have had ours for a long time."

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"And that means what? That you'd prefer to come up with the team name yourself, or that you have some sort of pride in that moniker you use to hide your identity?"

Ein thinks to himself that the man still wearing his mask either has some sort of horrible disfigurement (unlikely), or is very into himself but considers his own appearance plain (very likely).

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer



"or that you have some sort of pride in that moniker you use to hide your identity?"


"That is exactly what I am saying." The Enforcer pauses for a moment as he considers why the blue skinned man might be unaware of such a commonly known fact. "I don't know where you're from, but around here, most well-known meta-humans, even those who without secret identities, adopt a descriptive nickname. And for many that name is an extension of their identity, something that they take immense pride in, perhaps more so than their actual name."

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"If you can't figure it out, I'm Hungarian. Where I come from, we are occasionally given titles by our government to show off our accomplishments and bring pride to our family lines, not to hide ourselves as if we had something to be ashamed about. The fact that "super-heroes" and not local police have to hide their names leads me to believe your government has issues with private security."

OOC:
Characters can't see quote boxes. In a real conversation, my character would have no clue what part of his statement you're responding to.

[charl]

Thelema

"Secret identities? Hah! Such a quaint little idea. Like I would be afraid to tell the world who I am."

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"So with no objections, I guess that means we're all decided that we don't want to decide the name. Any other business to take care of?"

He thinks to himself that two of them are egotistical, but can't decide whether or not they're idiots. The girl isn't saying anything, she probably wants to get out of here just as much as he does.

OOC:
Ditto is the only one who hasn't posted yet. Someone PM him.

[Ditto]

I'm here... just having a lot of trouble getting this up between the site being wonky and work Internet being finnicky. I'll be a little surprised if this notice gets posted. Hopefully I'll be able to get back in and edit a proper post shortly.

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

"All I'm saying is that around here, having a code name is a respected tradition, much like being given a title by the government is a tradition back in ... Hungary." The Enforcer pauses as if considering something, before continuing. "Almost everyone does it, even if their identities are not secret, like the X-men for example."

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"And I'm saying I've stopped caring. I just want to know if there is any business left to do before we can leave."

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

"I've got no further questions." The Enforcer said as he looked around at the others.

[charl]

Thelema

"I only wish to know if attending the press release is mandatory. I have no interest in needlessly parading myself like some trained circus animal."

[Ditto]

Conjurer

Ethan shared Sarah's disdain for loudmouthing amongst the team, but sat next to her looking merely attentive rather than letting his mild irritation show through. Surly group we have here, innit? Happily, it seemed that none of them were fans of showboating, but they *were* a public trust charged with keeping order. He understood that slipping on a mask as Conjurer and skipping around town holding back ne'er-do-wells was what they were paid to do. No one said it had frills. S'what we signed on for... He wasn't entirely sure how much and under what circumstances the folks (other than Sarah) had 'signed on', now that he thought about it. Their bearings communicated somethign decidedly less than civil-service career-minded adventurers.

[The_Snark]

Sarah Moore

The suited woman clears her throat quietly. "While I understand your distaste, Mr... Thelema, wasn't it?"—and she did understand; she wasn't looking forward to the press conference herself—"this is a part of our job as much as protecting people. Everything is a little unstable after the invasion. The more we can do to reassure them, the better."

What a trio; somehow, they'd managed to end up with three different attitudes about their job, none of which agreed with one another, and all of which could make things difficult for the team. At least she knew Govens was reliable.

[Avo]

"IF you are done with your questions then I will be leaving now," Osborn says as he walks over to the door. "You may get to know each other and rest for today or you can explore the city, the press meeting is at noon tomorrow, it is Mandatory."

He leaves with a glance at Miss Wyatt.

Sorry about being so slow to post, personal stuff and getting ready to leave the country for a few days causing it.

[UglyPanda]

Ein Nar

"Somebody get the kitchen to send up three or four burgers. Also ask if they have poutine."

Addressing the others without looking, he asks "So, which ones of you are voluntary and which ones were drafted? I'm in the latter because I was previously in the former."

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

"Presumably there's a long story behind that, and why you chose remain in America to be drafted, rather than return to Hungary." The Enforcer replied without any hint of sarcasm. "I am here voluntarily, since H.A.M.M.E.R offered me better salary than my last job."

"That said, I suppose I should get the ball rolling with proper introductions. Since we at least have to try working together, we will need to know one another's names and abilities." The Enforcer said as he stood up from his chair, and took a small bow. "As you might have surmised by now, I am the Enforcer, although if you wish, you may call me Ernie for short. I am your typical brick, although not quite on par as the likes of say... Colossus. I am also the unofficial team physician, so if any of you need medical attention, feel free to find me."

[charl]

Thelema

"Sebastian Thelema. I do magic." Upon mentioning this Thelema's eyes and tatoos briefly glow dark purple.

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"I simply wear a slightly-modified set of body armor from my homeland and use a bigger-than-average gun. I then fly up high and shoot things. Not as well as I used to since I can't get the right type of lens to replace the one in my new visor. If something happens to my gun, I punch things.

What I do is simple enough. I'm what you Americans would call, heavy artillery - backslash - armor troop. Of course, back home I never rose above the equivalent of a specialist or a sergeant."

[charl]

Thelema

"You are not the only around here who is not American." Sebastian says with his London accent. "At least in any way that matters. F-ing citizenry clause." He mutters beneath his breath as he takes out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket and asks the closest security guard or whatever: "I assume I can't smoke inside, so where do I find outside access?"

[Ditto]

Conjurer

Ethan sat up fully in his seat to share his piece. "I'm Ethan, a.k.a. Conjurer. I'm able to create forms and objects of any shape, size, color, or texture. Small and very large. I've been here training with the outfit since my abilities emerged. It can be quite detailed-" he holds up a hand, and produces an apple with a thought. "Looks damn good, anyway, but I'm not sure if you could eat it."

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

As Thelema pulls out the cigerrete pack, Ernie quickly says. "As the unofficial team physician, I feel it is my duty to inform you that smoking is bad for your health... But you're not going to listen to me are you?"


Does no one here check the OOC thread?

[charl]

Thelema

Ignoring the Enforcer, Sebastian says: "What about you miss?" to Sarah.

[The_Snark]

Sarah Moore

"Sarah Moore," the woman introduces herself. "I've been assigned the name Unity for public relations; while we are in private, Miss Moore will do. I'm a specialist in mental abilities: I have experience with a number of forms of psychic ability, and I have some limited ability in that area myself. I prefer not to rely on it unless necessary."

"Saying just magic not very specific, especially for those of us who don't really know what it can and can't do. What kind of magic?"

[charl]

Thelema

"A little bit of everything. Don't very much like to brag or show-off, you see. I can open portals from place to place, I can bind my enemies, reveal hidden things and ward myself. And of course I know all sorts of tricks to hurt people, but magic is not like Mutant powers. I can always find the right spell in the right grimoire to get the job done."

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

"A Psychic eh? " He pauses for a bit before asking. "I might say the same of you Miss Moore, psychic abilities have a wide range of manifestations. What exactly can you do with your mind?"

[The_Snark]

Sarah Moore

She acknowledges this with a nod. "True. I can open links to other people's minds, through which I can either sense their thoughts and feelings. I can also create false emotions and stimuli and plant them in someone else's mind. Unfortunately, the links are not one-way; my thoughts are potentially vulnerable to intrusion whenever I remain in contact, and I feel their sensations—including any I send—rather vividly. I can avoid such things by limiting contact, but that also limits what I can do."

[charl]

Thelema

"I've heard of and read spells that do just what you described, but I've never been much for that stuff myself." Thelema gives up on his smoke and puts his ciggie back in its package. "It's interesting though... when it gets to psychic powers the limits of science and magic become blurred."

[The_Snark]

Sarah Moore

"In some cases, I suppose they might." Miss Moore shrugs. "My own abilities have been studied. I wouldn't say that they're well-understood, but with the right equipment you can pick up on the brain signals I send. The scientists couldn't tell me exactly how I do it, but they can paint a general picture."

[Ditto]

Conjurer

"And there's some bit of formula to the way you two operate," he says, waggling a finger between Sarah and Thelema. "I just kick out half a thought and - pop! There it is. Couldn't tell you with any shade of logic how the universe sees fit to do what I do."

He draws a pocketknife and considers the apple. With slow, careful cuts, he begins to quarter the apple. After a few slices, the fruit is dismissed in a paff of pale green sparks. "Hunh."

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"Your government should spend more time trying to study these abilities. I've found your armies and local police to be horribly under-equipped."

[charl]

Thelema

"Unfortunately most of this government." Sebastian throws out his arms. "And its people have a hard time accepting the arcane. Not that I complain. Less competition."

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer



"Your government should spend more time trying to study these abilities. I've found your armies and local police to be horribly under-equipped."

"Well, its an open secret that the USA has so many secret advanced projects even they aren't sure of the exact number. But most of the time, they either hide this technology away in underground labs, or restrict its use to a single super soldier." The Enforcer pauses momentarily before asking. "On that topic, what sort of equipment does the Hungarian government use?"



"Unfortunately most of this government." Sebastian throws out his arms."And its people have a hard time accepting the arcane. Not that I complain. Less competition."


"Maybe thats because real magic is a gift. Even before science ruled the world, true arcane power was only available to a small handful."

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"This world is strange, you're millennia behind every other intelligent species in the universe, yet you waste all of your best strength and talent on peace-keeping. And with all the technology that repeatedly falls at your feet during intergalactic war, you keep most of it locked away in your vaults, as if it were something to fear. The battery pack in a Kree sidearm would have been more than enough to power the so-called electric car decades before your scientists got around to it."

OOC:
My character isn't hiding his ancestry, he's just mocking you out of boredom.

His original statement was "If you can't figure it out", meaning that if you can't figure it out, he could be anything, he doesn't feel like telling you.

[charl]

Thelema

Sebastian just smiles at Ein-Nar and says nothing. Why get involved in an Inter-galactic brag fight?


OOC

The quoting in social gameplay feels really weird to me. Just jump into the discussion at the point it is at. Our characters can't see you quotations. You'll have to work it into the dialogue. Like if it was a real conversation.

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

"Hmm... I suppose that is true. If we had kept Sentinels for defence, rather than wasting them in fruitless mutant fights, the Skrulls might have had a much harder time." The Enforcer replied, rubbing his chin, completely oblivious to Ein's failed mockery. "But you seem rather familiar with alien technology. Encountered it much in the past?"

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"Do I have to be familiar with it to know that your government doesn't use it? But then again, a good deal of it isn't alien to me."

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

The Enforcer is silent for a few moments. "Uh... as a matter of fact you do have to be familiar with it. How else would you know whether, say, the Nimrod beam weapons are based off human or alien tech?"

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"Does that matter? From what I've read, America has independently had beam weaponry for years. Yet your computers, spacecraft, appliances, medical technology, transportation, agriculture, and home entertainment are all centuries behind despite Rich Reachird and the X-People having regular discussions with species who are actually willing to help. And while I will not defame The Great Richard Rider, I'm surprised he never tried to advance your technology with how much he cared about this planet. It's as if humans prefer the status quo."

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

"Yes, but knowing that America has beam weaponry, doesn't necessarily prove that it is American beam weaponry in Nimrod. As you say, America also has alien tech, so I could just as easily have said that Nimrod has alien beam weaponry, and no one would be the wiser... Unless you were familiar with alien tech." The Enforcer sits up to his full height before making his final point. "So either you are familiar with alien tech, or you are making claims based on unreliable assumptions, which is it?"


I would just like to point out we are getting close to meta-reasoning and breaking the 4th wall. The real reason why most of Marvel is still largely modern day tech, is mainly because its based on our world, so as to make it easier for us to relate with it.

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"I thought we were off the subject of beam weapons. Honestly, where in the hell is Nimrod? I have no idea what you're talking about with that."

OOC:
Meta-reasoning is exactly what I'm doing. My character thinks Earth's actions are silly since he's a member of a race that outright steals alien technology, but he's too lazy to do a damn thing about Earth's technology. So he's essentially complaining for the sake of complaining. Don't look too deeply into this.

[The_Snark]

Sarah Moore

"Unfortunately, Mr. Nar, we have nothing close to a world government, and even the American government is hardly a monolithic entity. The kind of advancement you're suggesting has a lot of social and economic side effects. It's a bad idea to try to make sweeping changes without considering those, even if we had the resources to do so. That is why the government isn't trying to make everything they find widely available—that, and much of it isn't economically viable." Sarah sounds slightly cross as she makes her points.

"In any case, it's not our job to decide this sort of thing. It's our job to make sure the rebuilding process goes smoothly."

[charl]

Thelema

"Now now, he has a point. The American government makes superhumans, build space stations and beam weapons, and Reed Richards goes on walks to the negative zone, yet Africa starves and the West is running out of energy to drive its industries, and the climate is slowly killing itself. If you Yanks can afford to build inter-dimensional laser weapons, you can afford to help the third world."

[Ditto]

Conjurer

"And set me up with a jet out Africa way and I'll be happy to work on some housing for the unfortunates. But replacement material for what I build with doesn't exist, and if I play that game too often around these parts then there are some unhappy folks in construction who're out of a job.

"But the fact is, Miss Moore is right- our Fearless Leaders have been paying us to protect their own constituents for now, since not only do they have a moral urge on that front, they're also paying for that protection with their taxes. We're a service to provide. Next time we're all independently wealthy without hostile aliens and battling superteams running around, we can reconvene for a charity meeting."

I think it's about time for a press conference to be attacked evil mutant space monkeys or something... :smallsmile:

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"Wait, hold on, you don't have a world government? Everywhere else has a world government, I thought it was only natural. And I hear all the time about how America thinks it owns the rest of the world, and it's not actually true? That's rather surprising to hear."

[charl]

Thelema

"Quite a few Americans would be surprised to hear that as well."

[Avo]

Listening interestedly to the 'heroes' as they argued, miss Wyatt decided to interject "If you like you can head to your rooms and the staff will wake you before the press conference."

She smiles meekly as she finishes.

OoC: If you want to go ahead to the press conference, just head to bed when you're ready and when everyone's finished, we'll play on from the morning of the press conference

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"Where in the hell is my food?"

Ein-Nar leaves, ordering five burgers and three orders of fries sent to his room while he watches Wargames and The Usual Suspects. He goes to bed some time later.

[charl]

Thelema will then go and find some place where he can smoke, finish a cigarette, then he goes to his room, meditates for a while, then sleeps.

[The_Snark]

Sarah

"A question first, Miss Wyatt. Do you know what our day-to-day routine will be? Will we be on call in case of an emergency most of the time, or will we be running patrols on a regular basis, or...?"

[Avo]

"At the moment due to the Teams lack of experience as a group and the country's general unease with super heroes after the Skrull invasion the team will only be reacting to situations that warrant your participation but independent patrol nearby is allowed so long as you remain in constant radio contact."

Miss Wyatt smiled at Ms. Moore as she answered, happy to be helpful, if still a little unsure of herself.

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

"Well, thats nice to know. I was thinking of patrolling the streets tonight, but since my status is not yet public, that apparently runs a risk of scaring the populace." The Enforcer says as he stands up. "So I shall just hide in my chambers... for now."


Since undead don't actually need to sleep, the Enforcer will simply go back to his room and potter around until the press conference tomorrow.

[Avo]

The sun pierces through the blinds of each of your rooms as the rooms alarm clock chimes. The glass itself is one way, hiding you from the outside world.
A small folder sits on the bed side table in each of your rooms, mostly detailing your individual contracts and your schedules for the day.

The folder also includes the 114 threats that have been made to attack the press conference by super villains and etc as well as a letter from Ms. Wyatt for the most telling you simply not to panic and that everything was going fine and normally.

It is 3 hours till the press conference, do with that time as you may notes Osborn near the end of the folder simply ensure that you are outside the front door of the building before the press conference.

I took so long because I was waiting for people's character's to go to sleep, because they took so long they almost killed the game their actions were skipped, players will not be given so much time next time. apologies to those who replied quickly.

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

As soon as he recieves the folder (at whatever point in the night it was sent), the Enforcer has been in the living room, laptop by his side, reading through the file contents, and occasionally searching the internet for more data on the supervillains.


Assuming of course that we have some sort of living room. Ernie will keep up his research until the press conference, unless one of the others wants to interrupt him for something else.

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

"Three hours until the thing. It'll take me less than ten minutes to put on the armor, so I've got time to eat breakfast and watch TV with more than enough time to be far too early for the conference."

He gets breakfast sent to his room while he watches British sitcoms.

[charl]

Thelema takes a glance at the material left in his room at night (rude!) and decides to astral project himself to take a look around the stage, looking for snipers in nearby buildings, unprotected approaches and so on. I don't trust these yankee gov'ment wankers. He thinks to himself as he floats around just one dimension to the left of the material cosmos. If I want the job done I'll have to do it myself.

You can do any relevant rolls at this point for me, to speed things along.

[The_Snark]

Sarah

The newly christened Unity is up bright and early; the about part of "up and about" escapes her, however. She spends much of the morning sitting on the floor, clearing her mind of the clutter minds are usually filled with, and then allowing the occasional thought to cross it: what questions might come up at the press conference, what she could do in case one of those 114 threats turned out to be real, whether any of her teammates would be difficult at the conference. Worry, consternation, and anger are strictly kept out; she is simply musing on the day to come, focusing and readying herself.

Most of these worries aren't all her concern, in any case. There would be security at the conference; the public relations branch of the Initiative would be sure to handle any gaffes any of them made as best it could. But as one of the state's most critical individuals in the area of defense, she feels she ought to be able to help if something does come up.

About an hour before the conference, she takes out her uniform. Thankfully, it is a respectable uniform, with a bulletproof vest underneath; much more sensible than the skintight leather or spandex that the word superheroine often brought to mind. The government wanted her to be reassuring to the populace, which meant conforming to their expectations, but she would be more reassuring as a living agent than an alluring-yet-dead one.

In deference to those expectations, it is still more brightly colored than she would have preferred: a uniform blue, shading from a brighter hue on the lower body and wrists to almost navy at the shoulders. But she can deal with that.

She spends a few minutes perusing the files on the more prominent supervillains on the list, before leaving for the front of the building, a good twenty minutes before noon.

[UglyPanda]

Ein-Nar

After eating for an hour and resting a bit in order to digest, he goes to take a shower and prepares to leave.

He checks the internal systems of the suit as he puts it on. The suit was black with dark green sections and had the chest symbol removed, he would have to talk to PR about what to replace it with. Once the suit is firmly attached to his body, he heads out, flying towards the press conference.

[JeminiZero]

Enforcer

As the appointed time draws near, Ernie shuts down his laptop, checks that all his systems are nominal, before walking out the front door.

[Ditto]

Conjurer

Ethan flips the folio back onto the table in his quarters as he prepares to leave. There's always gonna be that 115th threat to face out there tomorrow, can't get fussed overmuch just yet. He toggles his outfit to his 'workclothes' with a quick expression of his matter-generating abilities - a fairly pedestrian jumpsuit of muted silver - and ambles down to the auditorium ahead of the press and other sorts of folks who take time out of their day to watch supers stand on a stage.