<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/ba/Dakr_skinned_cat_cutie.png)</div><strong>Mephistophelese</strong>(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hAWxiTnobEk5cpsS_uuP7kAnVsK0JpPJZij_W-GiiHM/edit)<br/><strong>Damage:</strong>--<br/><strong>Hero Points:</strong>1<br/><br/>“Sure thing, Val.”<br/><br/>Before the second eruption of chaos, Mephistopheles gently lifted the 5 year old girl in her arms.  “Come on, little one, let's get you some help.”<br/><br/>She stood up and intoned, “I step between stars, I walk between moonbeams.”<br/><br/>Cat girl and child disappeared in a little thunderclap.  Valerie didn't see them at the hospital she'd gone too, but she returned without the child a with an emergency resuscitation kit a few seconds after Val did.<br/><br/>“I'm certified to operate this,” she explained, showing electroshock resuscitation paddles, “But if anyone else is, I can hand it off and keep 'porting people to the hospital.”<br/><br/>They didn't get the chance.  A second wave of insanity erupted from the debris and rubble.  “<em>Kuuuuu... so</em>!” Mephi groaned, momentarily deflating.<br/><br/>“The Silver Storm...<em>ne</em>?”  She echoed.  “That's...”<br/><br/>Mephistopheles drew a deep breath.<br/><br/>Then another.<br/><br/>A split second later the moment of despair was fully reversed and the buxom Afro-asian bounced upright.  Now Mephi looked down right<em>thrilled</em>.  “Let me get Squidward,<em>ne, Val-cha?</em><br/><br/>Setting aside the resuscitation  kit in plain view she darted up the street, weaving through the rubble at starting speeds.  Coming too a halt a few yards out of tentacle reach, she came to a hant and held out one hand.  “<em>Shalom</em>,” she said in a surprisingly soothing voice.  “Peace be with you, friend.”<br/><br/>She took a half step closer and held out her hand.  “Did this just happen to you?  My name's Mephistopheles.  I want to help you.”<br/><br/>Another half step.<br/><br/>“your scared, aren't you?  Explosions.  Crashes.  Silver thunderbolts.<br/><br/>“We're all afraid.  It's okay.  We're going to get through this together.<br/><br/>“Can you put that man down?  Gently?  If you do that, I'll know you want me to help you.”<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Options!  <br/>--Leading in with diplomacy.  I'm not trying to paralyze a fight.  I only feel i'm actually entitled to a diplomacy roll if i've read this guy right—he's just been changed, he's scared and lashing out, and he'd be a lot happier taken to a hospitol in Freedom City where a super-doctor can change him back.  <br/><em>Math Rocks:  <br/>--Persuasion 23 (or 21 if he doesn't like girls.)  <br/>--Initiative 21<br/></em><br/><br/><div align="center">*  *  *</div><br/>If Diplomacy Fails:  <br/>If I win initiative, I'd like to try and use a hypnotic dance to calm this guy down 'til someone can get the hostage away from him.  <br/><em>Math Rocks: Feline Seduction<br/>--Expertise 21 (Feline Seduction PL 8)</em><br/><br/>If I loose initiative, I'll draw my kukri (for parrying), do some Xena moves, and try and get him to drop the hostage with Arcane Bolts!  <br/><em>Math Rocks: Arcane Bolt<br/>--Expertise: 12 (Spell Fails)</em><br/><br/><em>Math Rocks: Next Three Rolls<br/>--13<br/>--3<br/>--5</em></div></div>