<strong>Beat (Baltimore)</strong><br/><br/>The man before beat swung the chain back seeming intent on hitting against his hands if he had to in order to get to Beat, but coughing out the air from his lungs at the knee to his ribs he ended up coughing on the ground after the impact, the hit seeming to stun him partly. As he collapsed to one knee though Beat could see someone trying to approach him from behind, hearing a shout.<br/><br/>"Look out!" The girl's shout in the alley sounded out, as a warning. Not that Beat needed it, he could tell the nearest guy that had gotten back up behind him was holding a half-trashed chair in his hands, trying to get the drop on Beat but without real success.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><strong>Ada (NYC)</strong><br/><br/>Ada's surprise seemed to work off perfectly, the barricade she created stopping the men with Tony from entering the room, a sudden shout of anger at the other side, as Tony's eyes narrowed. "Bitch, what do you think you are doing getting involved in my business?" He glared at her, even as she shot the spike near his head onto the wall. Obviously he had a rather strong will, but she could see his hands shaking even if he was glaring at her challengingly. "Nobody messes with my business, toots. Have you got any idea what you stuck yourself into?"<br/><br/>Outside the door one of the other men shouted. "Get the guns, we cant leave boss alone there!" Running steps, just as the pistol fired to the window into the room, the large shelves set up before the curtained window, the shots shattering a flowerpot on the shelf and slamming off the shelf a metal jar that fell to spill out its contents of various candy along the floor.<br/><br/>"My boys are serious too." Tony remarked, seeming to regain some composure.<br/><br/>However, by then she had spotted the white belt he wore at his hips, and the strange little sockets along it. It was no normal belt for sure, with electronics visible.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><strong>Paradox (NYC)</strong><br/><br/>Rushing to the scene as fast as he could, J7 could feel something<em>snap</em>briefly, and his vision of traffic faded to black, blurred, before clearing up like he had just woken up or blinked, the view changed to the front of the student apartments in Ravenwood, and in particular, before an apartment  building in the bit of news he had seen earlier. What's more, he saw three cars in the front, and one guy trying to shoot through a window with a pistol he held, while another one was waving to the rest of the guys by those three cars, at least two of them lifting up automatic weapons from the cars.<br/><br/>Six guys outside, at least.<br/><br/>((OOC: J7 has just suffered effects of GM fiat of some sort, he arrived at the<em>exact moment</em>that was going on for Ada's time. He should have gotten there -earlier- perhaps, but now he's missing that bit of time. For his troubles however, he has earned himself an extra Hero Point. For those  not familiar with the Hero Points, each Hero usually starts out with 1 of them, and they are rewarded for trouble endured, but they can be spent to pull off some great stunts, push yourself, or to gain a measure of 'second wind' sometimes. ))<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><strong>Dominic Sugar (Philadelphia)</strong><br/><br/>Michelle smiled as she moved to make the calls briefly, particularily to arrange things were ready when the morning reached an end, not wanting to get distracted and forget about it. She seemed intent on doing a good job at it, though she did look back at Dominic and Christina. Smirking a bit at the man Christina was already moving closer, her voice a bit demure as she looked him over, one hand raised to play with the collar of her shirt, seeming to have casually opened it a bit wider as she spoke up.<br/><br/>"So what do you have planned for this morning then sir?" She smirked a bit, watching him as Michelle returned shortly, the call made and her notes set aside now.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><strong>Myriad (LA)</strong><br/><br/>The seats inside the car were made to be very comfortable and there was champagne waiting, in large enough amounts to get everyone a glass or two. The drive was not too long though, the car drawing people's looks as it passed on the street, but soon enough it came to a pause besides the large building, in a walled compound with privacy and beautiful gardens.<br/><br/>What awaited was a scene of several men and women moving around before the building, carrying cameras, lights and other gear, seeming to be setting up a location for the shooting, while an older man stepped out of the building there, dressed in a morning coat and smiling widely. The man was a legend in his own time, but he smiled with a fanboy glee at greeting Val. Legend to a coming legend, it seemed.<br/><br/>"Welcome to the Mansion, I hope you all are ready for the shoot. Anything you would want to request ? The girls will seek to help you out, and if you feel shy there's changing rooms in the back, but the camera crew would like to take a few film rolls worth of pictures of you to find the perfect one then."