Hennessy opens her mouth to answer, but is cut off by a new voice.<br/><br/>"You're thinking in the right direction", says a deeper, male voice. As everyone turns around, they see a walkway halfway up the wall behind them. An older man stands there, dressed in a white super-suit covered in irregular black lines, evoking the impression of something breaking. It clings to an impressively muscled, classicaly heroic body, which is in stark contrast to the face atop it - an older, though still not unattractive man with countless wrinkles around his eyes, full white hair and a short beard of the same colour. His eyes are similiarly white, though unnaturally so. Interestingly, he does not wear any kind of mask.<br/><br/>With a casual leap, he jumps off the walkway and lands easily, landing with a practiced, elegant motion.<br/><br/>"A good day to you all, young ones. You may know me as Severance", he introduces himself. They all remember what little they know of Severance. He was one of the first ones, the second sidekick in history and a member of Lady Light's very first team of superheroes, the Shining Guardians. However, unlike the household names of Lady Light, her sidekick Radiance, the Jolly John (his uncle and the one whose sidekick he was), Fragrance, Pointshot and Animalo, he faded into obscurity, continuing to survive and serve even as his comrades died or retired. He has no nemesis that you know of, no grudges, no rivals. Even though he does not hide his face and has been active for more than eighty years, he has a barely existent fanclub, his true identity is unknown and most people just mention him as an extra to the team. Not even his power is really well-known, the only thing everyone can agree on is that he can, at the very least, cut through armored vehicles. "But from now on, I'm also your boss - I will lead this team, coordinate and support, though I would prefer to leave most of the actual action to you - you need the experience and I've already done more fighting than anyone needs."<br/><br/>He stops for a moment, then continues: "Now, we have to cut this introduction short. There is trouble in the city, so I'll just quickly sum up the most important points. You will be getting reinforcements, unfortunately, we are rather short-handed, what with the destruction of Moscow and the worsening relations to the remnants of the Sovjet Government. You three will act as a unit - and ONLY as a unit. No going out, in costume or in civilian clothes unless there are at least two of you. The city is just too dangerous and while you may be able to keep your identity secret, being mugged by metahuman gangbangers might force you to reveal your powers to save yourselves. So now going out alone, especially you, Apex." He gives her a stern look and she shifts uncomfortably. "This team lacks some real stopping power, as well as staying power. Normally, Apex would act as a guerillia, striking from oblique angles and generally harassing the enemy, disrupting them. But, for the time being, she'll be your point man, as her power renders her untouchable to any attacks she can see coming - she won't be hit. This means that she can not take any hits for any of you, so<em>stay mobile</em>. Only Moldpatch can take any punishment beyond the norm, so be careful and don't hesitate to retreat if things turn South."<br/><br/>Again, a pause, to let you digest the information. "Now, I want you to introduce yourselves to each other, powers, skills and preferred strategies. Then, I'll explain to you what you'll be facing. Since this is your first mission, I will accompany you."<br/><br/>He looks at Apex, who turns to the other two. "Well, you already know my name. My power basically acts as my personal Laplace Demon - I know how to do anything I decide to do perfectly. This means that, so long as I can see something coming, and so long as there is a possible solution<em>for me</em>to deal with it, I know how to do it and I can<em>generally</em>follow up on it, though there is always an element of uncertainty there. But I'm no more resilient than a normal human, barring a slow, but persistent regeneration and surprise or wide-area attacks can hit me just as much as anyone else. I can fight with anything I pick up as if I'd mastered it over decades of training and I'm especially good at throwing stuff - I can disable almost anything that is not invulnerable to them with my throwing blades. I prefer middle-to-long-range combat, though I'll be acting as point man and tank as long as we do not get anyone to pick up that role. Lastly, my official ratings are Physique 2, Perception 7 and Protection 5."