Charles
It was time. She had spent long enough getting ready - it was finally time to do good. Leaving her apartment, Katelyn decided to quickly get changed in one of the less used alleyways, behind a dumpster. She tossed her old clothes in a bag, hiding them next to it.

She had originally thought of just leaving her apartment in costume, but realized quickly how stupid that would be.

She walked out into the street in her full outfit. Not having much of a better way to patrol, she started walking down the street. People seeing her and getting used to her presence was just as important - even if she didn't do any actual crime fighting. Despite wanting to appear approachable she couldn't help anxiety from building up. She had never been one for hogging attention, even if it was needed now. Having the goggles over her face helped, but what if someone noticed her anyways? What would she do?

She'd just... Have to deal with that later when it happened. Her mouth set into a nervous grin as she forced herself forward.
Melvin
As Kaleidoscope began to walk down the street a cool breeze began to blow. It was a surprising quiet day in the area and she had walked for a good 5 minutes before she actually saw anyone. A pair of men walking down the streets, both were dressed in overalls with high viz jackets on. In the hand of one was a large tool box.

The pair seemed oblivious to the Hero walking by until one of them stopped and grabbed his partner, whispering in to his ear. Both turned to look at Kaleidoscope, the looks on their face not betraying any of their feelings. Unfortunately for them though their acting skills meant nothing in the face of Kaleidoscope as her power told her their true feelings.

The one holding the toolbox felt a mixture of suspicion and anger whilst the other pure terror, it was impressive he managed to hide it. They stood frozen staring for a moment before the suspicious one grabbed his partner and began to walk away quickly.
Charles
Kaleidoscope froze for just a moment as she read both of their emotions. They hadn't technically done anything wrong - yet. She had reason to believe something was up though. At the very least she could try and figure out what was going on.

"H-hey! You two!" She shouted out after them as she picked up her pace just a bit, following after them. Her voice made it clear she was nervous. She had to remind herself that she had powers now. She didn't have to be scared of random strangers.

"You took one look of me and got real spooked huh? You don't need to be scared! I'm a hero" She explained, just in case they were innocent civilians who were simply scared of a possible villain.
Melvin
As Kaleidoscope shouted the two men immediately froze, both standing stock still. One at this point was feeling nothing but pure terror. Far beyond any reasonable measure considering the current situation. The man holding the tool box however only seemed to get angrier and angrier. He turned his head to look at the new Hero.

*"We aren't scared we just have a job to do. Unlike some people we aint paid to stand around and irritate people. Now please, let us be. We were expected at the incinerator 10 minutes ago."*

He turned to face forward again and gave his companion a shove forwards. The pair continued to walk away.
Charles
She could feel the desire well up inside of her to grasp hold of their emotions. It would be so much easier to find out what she needed if they just cooperated - but she knew it was wrong. She crushed the desire and instead turned her focus to the man who was already terrified. Clearly something was up. There **Was** One simple way of finding out.

She suddenly became undetectable to all but the terrified man in front of her, keeping her eyes on him as she followed along behind. Hopefully his own terror would be enough of an advantage that things wouldn't get too bad if a fight broke out.

If they really were just a scared civilian, it would take just a little bit of investigation to figure it out. She kept quiet, not wanting to alert the one who could see her just yet.
Melvin
As Kaleidoscope began to follow behind the one man she was still visible to seemed to be completely focused on keeping his eyes down and moving forward, making him completely unaware of her presence. They continued to walk for about a minute in silence before the one holding the toolbox spoke up.

*"Calm down. She almost caught on to us because you were sweating like a pig. Next time control yourself or I will deal with you myself. Understood?"*

The terrified man turned to look at him, as he did he saw a familiar cape out the corner of his eye at which point his terror intensified massively.

*"Sh- She's still here!"*

The other man turned and looked around a look of confusion clear on his face.

*"Man you're losing it there is no one here. Come on the quicker we dispose of this stuff the quicker you can stop worrying and the quicker I can stop considering killing you. Let's go. Now."*
Charles
Kaleidoscope smiled as she watched the man's emotions spike in fear. The situation felt a little off to her, though. Was his partner really going to kill him? She made sure to keep an eye on any signage she saw - knowing where she was was important.

"No one can hear or see me except for you. Probably don't want to let your friend know you're going crazy though, he seems a little violent" She said in an amused tone before going quiet again. Really all she had to do was keep following along to find out the information she wanted. No need for a fight.
Melvin
The man look at her, sheer horror in his eyes as she spoke. He fell back and began to shuffle away. At that moment the other mans mind filled with annoyance, anger and pure undiluted rage as he stepped towards the man panicking on floor.

*"Get up now or els-"*

Kaleidoscope wouldn't hear the sentence finish as she blacked out. She saw the world arrayed before him. They created images, falsehoods, imposters. Why did they not fear? Why did they not fade? How had the path failed?

As she came to and her eyes opened she saw the two men also sprawled across the floor. That wasn't what caught her eye however as the toolbox had dropped to the floor a spilled its contents across the ground. These contents included a bloody screwdriver, hammer and saw.
Charles
She pulled herself up off the ground, blinking herself awake.

What had just...?

She took one look at the man she had scared so thoroughly, reestablishing her focus over him so that only he'd be able to see her. It was only then that she realized - his friend was on the ground too, right? She glanced around, wondering if some other cape was watching events unfold and interfering. Someone that could just knock everyone out on the street, even when she was invisible... She didn't want to mess with that.

She ran over to a nearby alleyway, suddenly feeling a lot less confident about the situation. She hid behind the corner, listening closely. Was someone targeting them? If so they'd probably follow up right after they were knocked down.
Melvin
As she looked around it became clear to Kaleidoscope there was no one else in view. There might have been another cape somewhere nearby but as far as she could tell it was just the three of them. She managed to get out of view fairly quickly and without being noticed. Apparently she had woken up a little while before the others.

Waiting just out of view she watched as the two men began to rise, the one who had been holding the tool box looked at the other. Reaching out he grabbed him by the neck and held him against the wall. She could hear the man shouting, she didn't need her power to know he was furious.

*"You absolute fucking idiot! Do you know what you've done? We need to kill her now, you know that right? "*

*"I-I- Stop please... Sto-"*

The man against the wall reached up to the mans arm grabbing it. At that moment the two appeared to switch places, the toolbox man suddenly appearing about a foot above the ground and against the wall quickly falling to the ground as the other man appeared where he had been a moment before, confusion clear on his face.
Charles
Kaleidoscope continued to watch, convinced now that at least one of the men was a cape. Did she really just make the scared one trigger? She felt a little guilty at that, but she had no idea what was going on. It looked like the scared man had some sort of way to swap places with people.

More than that, it sounded like they wanted to kill her. Was the other guy a cape too? If so... She couldn't handle two capes at once. She doubted she could even handle one.

Suddenly deciding things were a little too dangerous, Kaleidoscope turned away and ran down the alleyway, away from the men. She wasn't sure what else she was doing today, but she figured messing around with these guys was a recipe for disaster.
Melvin
The sound of shouting at first escalated but as Kaleidoscope began to put distance between herself and the arguing men the noises faded from existence. Now at the end of the alley she found herself looking out towards a slighter busier area of the Riverside district. There were at least 6 people in clear view as well as a car going down the road! 

Across the street appeared to be some kind of convenience store and further down the road she saw a sign for New South London Motor Services, most likely a garage of some kind. The final location to catch her eye a building with a large green cross above the door and the word Pharmacy in neon to the left of it.
Charles
She reached down for her phone once she figured she was in the clear, and decided to call in to Vanguard. She didn't know what exactly was going on over there, but clearly it was something illegal. As soon as someone picked up she would speak quickly.

"Hi! I'm a new hero - Kaleidoscope. I just saw some really suspicious guys with blood tools. I was going to question them but there's a cape so I backed off" I explained, giving the approximate location of where I found them.
Melvin
As she held the phone up to her ear it rung three times before a click was heard.

*"Vangaurd Parahuman Reporting Line, my name is Emma please state the situation."*

The woman on the line paused as Kaleidoscope explained the situation, the occasional sound of a keyboard being pressed could be heard.

*"MPCU Team is enroute, can you confirm any identities or powers? Do you have a preliminary power rating?"*
Charles
"Uhm... No, but after I followed the guys for a while I think I really spooked one of them. We all sort've passed out so I don't know what that's about" She explained as she hid from sight. She didn't need any civilians looking into whatever she was doing.

"So maybe the cape isn't working with them since they were knocked out? I don't know" She said, realizing just how little she really did know. Even the tip she was giving wasn't particularly helpful, but... She didn't want to try going up against a cape on her own. That seemed... Dangerous. Even if she **Did** Want to use her main power.
Melvin
As Kaleidoscope disappeared in to a side ally to keep out of view of the civilians around a car passed her on the road, turning into the garage just down the road.

*"Okay understood. There is a MPCU team heading to the location now. Probably best steer clear of the area if you aren't confident."* She paused for a moment, clearly thinking about something. *"Good job Hero."*

In the distance she could hear the sound of sirens getting closer. Whether or not it was the deployed MPCU team was hard to tell but one could hope.
Charles
"Thanks. Bye!" She said before hanging up. She couldn't help but smile to herself at being called hero. She hadn't done much today, but... Well, her power made things a little difficult. Unless she wanted to be quite a bit more unethical and start breaking rules.

Maybe she should go get a weapon for next time? For now she'd head back home and think about what she could get.
Melvin
So Kaleidoscope headed home, here first patrol as a hero done. It may have not been the most extreme of days but it couldn't be said it was without excitement. Without trouble she made it home to little if any fanfare, the only sign that anyone had even noticed was a small mention in the bottom of a news article relating to the capture of a serial killer. Apparently she had placed the call that lead to him getting caught and saving who would have likely been his next victim. 

It might have not been flashy but she had saved at least one person today.