<div class="floatleft">(https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/images/55160425_8wSRqlHJT4Reurt.png)<br/><div align="center">Art by Anna Simpson (https://www.twitter.com/annasimpsonart)</div></div><strong>Name:</strong>Amber Powers (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=347850.msg16368611#msg16368611)<br/><strong>Pronouns:</strong>She/Her<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Yellow Brick Row, Emerald City, Washington<br/><strong>Date &amp; Time:</strong>March 24, 2014<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong><del>Lady Roadkill</del>Death Magnetic (Outcast), Open<br/><strong>Hero Points:</strong>2/1<br/><hr/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=348757.msg16425559#msg16425559">Quote from: Outcast on 13-03-2023, 22:23:18</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br/><div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/92/DeathMagnetic.png)</div><br/>Elsewhere on the Row, other attempts to engage with the newly-manifested supers were also underway.  The nearest of those was visible in the background for Julia - with Amber standing beyond the flying woman sheathed in metal.  She would not normally have been terribly noticable amidst all the chaos, but the manifestation of her sheath of electricity stood out even against the background of the last lingering elements of the storm.<br/><br/>For Amber, of course, the woman she had inwardly dubbed 'Lady Roadkill' was the primary focus of her attention.<br/><br/>"Help?  Oh, let me think about that...."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Amber's eyes narrowed.  She could sense that sarcasm from a mile away.  She was definitely<em>not</em>thinking about it.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Offering Amber another distinctly feral smile, she took one hand off the shaft of the Stop sign, reaching out behind her - and apparently causing two I-beams to rip out of the exposed structure of partly-collapsed building.  Their motion immediately sparked a cascade of debris that surged down towards the exceptionally long-haired blonde Claire had glimpsed earlier.  Amber was able to catch a glimpse of the young woman swiftly lifting her hands out of her pack: there was a definite impression of bulky red metal, from which a golden glow erupted an instant before the deluge of rubble enveloped her.  It was impossible to tell just what had ooccurred - and the woman responsible hadn't even been <em>looking</em> that way, so was probably wholly oblivious - but Amber had the distinct impression that the crouching stranger had activated <em>something</em> distinctly unusual to try to protect herself.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"Shi- dammit," Amber grunted.  While she had expected to be attacked, she hadn't bet on Lady Roadkill ripping apart a building to do it.  She could only look on as falling debris buried another bystander.  Although it<em>looked</em>like the bystander<em>might</em>have a trick up their sleeve, there was little doubt that Amber had let this woman put more lives in danger.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">'Lady Roadkill' meanwhile laughed happily as she put the I-beams into orbit around herself, grinning broadly down at Amber while the cloud of dust from the rubble-slide swept out to conceal the view of the other half of the Row behind her.<br/><br/>"Do you fancy a dance with <strong>Death Magnetic</strong>, Sparkle-Girl?"<br/><br/>Hefting her Stop sign, she offered the electrokinetic an unmistakably <em>challenging</em> look - which, particularly after her gleefully casual risking of people's lives, seemed like a good time for Amber to show her that a bit more than <em>sparkling</em> was possible....<br/><br/>It had been some time since Amber had needed to employ her powers against a live target - let alone in such a startlingly chaotic and perilous environment as this.  But she seemed to have forgotten none of her old skill: indeed, she could feel really rather proud of the precision of her targeting as she unleashed a focused dose of her power at Roadkill / Magnetic.<br/><br/>The blonde villain attempted to pivot away, spinning neatly in mid-air - but she was not quick enough to evade, letting slip a startled scream of pain and shock as Amber tested out the conductivity of her armour.  Hit solidly enough that <em>she</em> sparkled and crackled for the next few moments - with her hair stretching out in static-generated waves in mid-air - she hissed through gritted teeth and recoiled a few yards back and up, before snarling loudly and attempting her own counter-strike.  One hand gestured sharply, though the motion was noticably somewhat jerky and stiff, as if her anger (and raw power) were not quite sufficient to shrug off the effects of being tased.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>"<em>That's</em>for putting people in harm's way," Amber said, glowering down her outstretched hand.  "We'll call that 'Strike one.' Also, 'Death Magnetic'? Pretentious mu-?"<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Still, it was more than sufficient to send one of the I-beams hurtling impossibly quickly through the air, burying its front half yards deep in the surface of the Row, sending a scatter of yellow brick-fragments exploding outwards.  Amber was barely able to hurl herself aside... but that fractional delay caused by the tasing bought her the moment required to fling herself to what - at least momentary - counted as safety.<br/><br/>But Emerald City's first out-and-out super-battle for <em>decades</em> was now underway, in  the very middle of the Yellow Brick Row!<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">For Amber</div><div class="spoiler_body">Very nice hit... though Death Magnetic / Lady Roadkill is unfortunately much tougher than a normal human.  Rather than the instant KO it would have been against most people, she's 'merely' Impaired.<br/><br/>That Impairment then penalises her counter-attack... providing just enough of a nudge that she doesn't manage to connect with her riposte.<br/><br/>First exchange: definitely in Amber's favour!  ;D<br/><br/>Magnetic / Roadkill is now out of Close range, however: no more Tasing without Extra Effort (or something dramatic like Leaping past / onto her)!  A 'normal' ranged attack, however, is entirely feasible.<br/></div></div></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Amber rose to her feet, her crackling aura flicking the dust from her jacket. Being nearly crushed to death didn't seem to faze her much.  Judging from her own grin, she seems to be enjoying herself.<br/><br/>"<em>Lady</em>, your name's gonna be<em>Roadkill</em>when I'm through with you!"<br/><br/>She crouched down as electricity flowed down her legs.  She then bounded upwards, a clap of thunder bursting beneath her feet as she left the ground.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Amber's Actions</div><div class="spoiler_body">Amber used <strong>Thunder Jump</strong>!<br/>I'm specifically interpreting this as her doing a mundane jump followed by causing an explosion in the space between her feet and the ground to minimize damage to it.  The way I see it, there are three outcomes to this:<br/><br/>1) She successfully launches herself at Death Magnetic, at which point she attempts to Tase her again.  If she is thrown into her directly, she may attempt to grapple her.<br/><br/>2) She succeeds in getting air, but is going in the wrong direction.  May as well use her ranged Electricity Control attack.  She can close in once she's on the ground again.<br/><br/>3) Amber screws up and is knocked prone.  She will get back on her feet and, time permitting, use her ranged Electricity Control attack.<br/></div></div>