<strong><span class="bbc_u"><span class="bbc_u">News Broadcast</span></span></strong><br/><strong>"And with us today is Jim Falsworth, expert on the laws and judicial statuses of minorities. Glad to have you with us Jim, can you tell us a bit about this current situation with the New Vanguard versus Cutting Edge Systems?"</strong><br/>Andrea Downings, the most glamorous and well-respected of the NNC anchors smiled at her guest then the cameras. her guest, a man in his 50's smiles the sort of smile a nervous professor would smile when a bit out of his environment.<br/>"Thank you Andrea, well...The situation isn't exactly simple as the Presidential Executive Order of 1947 stipulates that A Superpowered individual is a member of the Canadian-American Republic yet hold certain leeway's to their lives due to the extraordinary powers that they wield. That is, if they wield them for what President Algrove called 'the Greater Good'. The Vanguard are defenders of the city, much like the Winter Pack of the Scandinavian Union or the  Légion Liberté in France and as such their extrajudicial status is quite...Well, pardon the wording, superb. However, as corporations normally deal with damage claims in the Corporate Court, which is a separate entity from the judicial courts of the CAR it means that in theory Cutting Edge Systems could have a case to stand on AND a forum to bring it up in. And that's ignoring the damage that this could cause to the public image of the Vanguard."<br/>The discussion continues for over two hours, and most news channels have variations of it or pundits debating pro's and cons of super powered groups and entities.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Omegatropolis, Street.</span></strong><br/>The group of goons had gone for the rough approach, five of them assaulting a trio of civilians; one man walking his girlfriend and her roomie home. The two women surrounded by three goons while the other two goons beat up the man.<br/>"Ya shouldn't have said no kiddo. There's a new rule on the streets, and as we're part of that we take whatever the fuck we want. And we want your ladies."<br/>The two women scream and plead, their voices reaching the ears of at least one new arrival to the city.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Vanguard HQ</span></strong><br/>Fenris, in human form, had by now greeted Arianna formally and introduced himself as Valkyrie's father and mentor. Though whenever Val coddled him he showed his wolfen nature quickly with an angry bark at her and a shouted. "I can take care of myself!" before storming off. All in all, the group is perhaps less awe-inspiring up close to the young heroine, though they are more friendly as well.<br/>One the current day, a young man in his mid 20's accompanied by an older black tough-as-nails looking guy arrives and introduces themselves as Liam and Clarke respectively. Liam's the liaison between the Vanguard and the OCPD while Clarke represents the RRT (Swat force) of the police department.<br/>Liam looks a bit more serious than the group remembers him, and as usual he does his damnedest not to look at Dreamshard at all.<br/>"Well, the lawsuit against you guys have been delivered to the Corporate Court, who's going to try it's validity in a week unless something unexpected happens...I'm assigned to help you with legal matters if necessary."