<br/><div class="floatleft">(http://www.crestock.com/images/2260000-2269999/2262684-xs.jpg)</div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;">Thunderclap</span></span><br/><em>Sonic Clap</em><br/><strong>STR:</strong>6<strong>SPE:</strong>0<strong>INT:</strong>2<br/><strong>DUR:</strong>4<strong>AGL:</strong>1<strong>PER:</strong>3<br/><br/><strong>Location</strong><em>Hall of Order. Situation room</em><br/><br/><br/>Newell started to answer Kid Arrow's mini barrage of questions, but he picked up the click-click of heels on floor slightly before they began echoing through the Situation Room in an interesting counterpoint to the equally well paced clanging footfalls that still sort of hung in the air after Cannonball's arrival. Instead, he gave a shrug and turned to regard the open doorway to see who was coming in next. Their roster was well developed, but Newell was, admitedly, a little behind in the status updates as to who was considered active versus reserve versus inactive. The silhouette of the newcomer looked both welcome and familiar and, when Lady Onyx stopped just inside the room and looked them over, Newell stood and met her greeting with a bow of his head and a smile.<br/><br/>"Lady Onyx," he said. "Such a pleasure. Are you joining us? Or," Newell hoped his voice was avoiding that fanboy tone it got when dealing with the really experienced heroes, "are you running tonight's meeting?" He crossed over to the sideboard and gave it a once over with his eyes before returning to the superheroine. "We were just discussing whether to have just a break later or a working dinner, and nothing's up and ready, but I could make some coffee or something, if you'd like."<br/><br/>He absently brushed his sandy coloured hair back and stood with just a bit better posture than he had been using previously, and remembered the others in the room. "Oh, sorry, spaced there. You want anything, Arrow?" Newell stopped for a breath while facing away from Lady Onyx.<em>Calm down. You're being a spaz. Relax.</em>