<strong>Hero Points:</strong>3 (Leslie, Amalia), 2 (Harmonia, Hua, Zofia)<br/><strong>Conditions:</strong>None<br/><br/><strong>English</strong><br/><strong>German</strong><br/><br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">A chance to get changed was incredible after all of the sweat from the fight. Normally locker rooms were just somewhere you went... that was a little different considering just how different all of the others looked compared to staying online. Leslie was used to being one of the hottest girls around, but she could barely keep her eyes off Harmonia and the rest also were, at worst, about the same. They hadn't really gotten around to talking about any of that, so she kept herself occupied with showering and not perving on her friends.<br/><br/>Amalia joined her just before the first rinse.<br/><br/>"Sure thing, just give me a moment to get my hair." Leslie bent over so it fell down and ran the water from the base of her head all the way up.<br/><br/>"The room? It was like a dream or a movie?" Leslie paused. "Kinda like watching someone's life on fast forward. Then a lot of timeskips..." She described exactly what was there, no reason to lie. "Yours sounds kinda scary, no offense. Is that why you weren't as... excited ? Because of the vision?"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Amalia silently held her breath at the sight of Leslie bending over. Looking away for a moment, she was all too eager to focus back on the conversation.<br/><br/>“I don’t have the right words for it,” Amalia said. “I mean, it<em>is</em>exciting, but not in the fun way. And yeah, it was scary. I know it was meant to be a simulation, but you saw how...it ripped up things in the real world, too. For a moment I thought I heard a voice, but maybe…”<br/><br/>She shook her head as she got to work on scrubbing Leslie. “Egh, a lot’s on my mind, I’ll pull through with time, don’t you worry!”<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">After a bit of a chat, she poked her head out of the curtain. "I've been able to make stuff like bracelets for a while, but nothing like this... Thought my parents didn't know... No idea when they did find out."<br/><br/>"I'd bet there's some big company secret surrounding it. You know, for why they didn't tell us."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>“Or maybe they can’t get us to sign anything cuz we’re you know, still in high school,” Amalia continued. “I wanna trust them. I know that superpowers are no joke, there’s a lot of people who’d be interested in this. Bad people as well as good. They may want to protect us, but...”<br/><br/>Amalia’s voice became a stuttering whisper. “Do they not... trust us…?”<br/><br/>Suddenly she hugged Leslie from behind. “Let’s talk about something else! Can I...see one of your bracelets? I remember seeing one of them on your Instagram. Was that really made by...you know? Your powers?”<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Gain one Hero Point for good role-play.</div></div><br/><hr/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">At the hotel, Leslie was in conjured clothing, so she didn't need to worry about accidentally breaking it. The game of choice though... "None of them are using a sword right." The form was so bad and... well she night be able o attack with a backflip now, but that wouldn't be right.<br/><br/>Then the opportunity of the night came up. Leslie plopped herself down next to Zofia, "After what they just put us through, I want a warning about tomorrow..."<br/><br/>She took a moment to think...<br/><br/>"But if it's some weird orgy, we're gonna find some way to drink enough to forget tonight."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>All of the girls visibly shuddered.<br/><br/>“Can’t let that stop us!” Harmonia exclaimed.<br/><br/>“I’ll go along,” Hua said, “but if you’re right, Lez, then you all owe me<em>big time.”</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Stealth Mode</strong></span></span><br/>(https://i.imgur.com/p7LYSsD.jpg)</div><br/>Scene Music (Part 1) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZiiWtSY_CA)<br/><br/>The night never truly became dark in a modern big city, although there were still enough shadowy places for the girls to hide. Tomorrow Technologies remained bright as ever, and the parking lot was equally well-lit. There was a park in back, although few trees to guard against the ambient lighting of the office windows.<br/><br/>The girls opted to sneak around back and find a way up. A pen in back corralled a group of animals in what looked like a small farm. Goats, cows, pigs, and other domestic livestock grazed on the meager grass. As though such a scene was not unusual enough, one of the cows shot a long tongue out of its mouth to eat the grass without lowering its head.<br/><br/>“Creepy,” Zofia said as she shook her head. “Okay, if I’m correct about this, the building’s set up on a private Wi-Fi. Chances are the access point won’t be in a case you can just walk into. Hold on, let me check some things...”<br/><br/>Looking at some images on her smartphone suspiciously similar to building blueprints, she nodded. “It would most likely be on the roof. If we had a drone we could fly it up there with a smartphone and scan the QR code in a protected area-”<br/><br/>“Or Leslie could leap up,” Harmonia interrupted.<br/><br/>“Or I can use a spell to look inside,” Hua added.<br/><br/>Zofia groaned. “I don’t want to see just the security cameras! I’m talking about the inner security, doors that open only if you’re carrying the right card, that kind of stuff!”<br/><br/>Harmonia tilted her head. “So can you do it from here, or should I climb up-”<br/><br/>“Nah, I think I can float us all up there.”<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">If you have any ideas of your own, feel free to come up with how the rest of the girls can access the roof.</span></strong><br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Go with Zofia’s Idea</div><div class="spoiler_body">Zofia group-hugged her friends and lifted them all up into the air.<br/><br/>“Gah, this is weird!” Amalia exclaimed.<br/><br/>“Shut up everyone, we’ll be heard!” Harmonia commanded.<br/><br/>“Please, I need to concentrate,” Zofia said with a heavy breath. “Just...hold on!”<br/><br/>Quickly they landed on the roof.</div></div><br/><br/>Zofia, who was hyperventilating by the time they regained their footing, eventually pointed over to an access panel on the wall of one of the roof access staircases. With the help of Harmonia’s super-strength forcing it open, Zofia held up her phone to a QR code on the interior machinery.<br/><br/>“Alright, give me a minute...no wait, I think I’m almost done...nope, done for real!”<br/><br/>Hua thumbed through her spellbook while waiting. “Girls, this doesn’t look good. There’s still people inside, and we’re not exactly dressed like scientists. I...see Dad and Mom talking with your Mom, Lez. I think they’re on...the ground floor, judging by the outside window.”<br/><br/>Amalia raised her hand. “Actually, I think I have an idea.”<br/><br/>Harmonia looked over. “Well, what is it?”<br/><br/>“Everything’s gone black!” Hua exclaimed. “Power outage?”<br/><br/>Amalia blinked several times. “Holy crap, that worked! Let’s go now!”<br/><br/>The girls ran into the stairwell. Eventually a pool of inky blackness rose up where the third floor was, although Amalia continued to walk into it.<br/><br/>“Amalia, we...can’t see!” Zofia wailed, then whispered halfway through her sentence.<br/><br/>“Ugh, seems I’m immune to my own powers or something,” Amalia said. “Okay everyone, link hands with me. Zof, if you need to hack anything, I’ll try...making things brighter if I can!”<br/><br/>Going around in the dark was a disconcerting experience. It seemed complete enough to engulf even flashlights and the outside streetlights, although Leslie could still hear people swearing and fumbling in the distance. Just then, a voice called out to the girls. Judging by the volume he was just around the corner.<br/><br/><strong>“Emma, is that you?! Tell Marie to hit the UV Sparker! Got that keycard?”</strong><br/><br/><strong>“Ah, Emma’s right here with me!”</strong>Harmonia said.<strong> “She’s got it right here. I’ll hold it out by the wall, okay?”</strong><br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">Only Leslie, Zofia, and Harmonia are fluent in German, although Zofia is too nervous to respond. You can use Deception or a related social skill (or maybe even power) to avoid suspicion. Proper use of your power can grant a +2 bonus on a relevant check. Harmonia’s Deception result grants you a +2 bonus on the check.</span></strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Zofia Technology 27<br/><br/>[url=https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=149992]Scientist Insight 9. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=149989)<br/><br/>Harmonia aid another Deception 22 (+2 on your roll vs. the scientist) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=149991)<br/><br/>Zofia used Psychokinesis to Move Object on the party to the roof unless you use an alternate route. Her Technology roll hacked into the private Wi-Fi network (not Guest) of Tomorrow Technologies. Amalia used Shadow Shroud to blanket several floors in darkness.[/url]</div></div>