The Young Avengers Initiative
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003 - All Hallow's Eve E
- Location
- The Trash Pile
Winner: Gwen Stacy and a blue-skinned girl with red hair.
Number of voters: 3
Now that you're looking around, there are some interesting-looking people here! Like the girl Gwen is talking to, with pale blue skin and a SHOCK of bright red hair and matching lipstick. You approach, smiling until a lull in conversation allows you to introduce yourself.
"-- BAM! I just PICK UP the car he's under, and the guys is so scared he literally pisses himself!" Gwen laughs.
"All that for a swiped purse?" The girl is laughing, too. Must've been a good story. I mean, a guy peed himself, so.
"I think it was the costumes. He was terrified," Gwen looks to see who's approached and notices it's you, "oh, hey! Vilina! This is Edie Sawyer! Edie, this is Vilina Laghari!"
Edie extends a hand. "Hey! Oh, shit, you can touch, right? I keep forgetting there's so many powers--"
"I can touch," you smile and accept her handshake. Firm, but pleasant.
"Oh, good! One of my roommates can't, and he's... I mess that up a lot," she grimaces. "So, what do you do? I teleport places. Sometimes when I'm asleep."
"I'm... just lucky, I guess."
"Ooooh, that sounds fun! I bet you get all the dates then, don't you?"
You're not sure how to react, but thankfully Gwen answers for you. "Not everyone is treating this like a live version of Tinder, Edie."
"Well, I wouldn't have to if more people would sign up for Tinder. Or Mutie! That'd get me a lot fewer assholes, I think..."
"What's Mutie," you ask, uncertain.
"Oh, it's so great! It's a dating app for mutants and stuff! So, like, you can make sure you're hooking up with someone who's cool with your powers before you even start swiping! You should download it! M-U-T--"
Gwen clears her throat, suddenly. "That's great and all, Edie, but Vilina isn't a mutant. Just like I'm not a mutant."
"And I keep telling you, other gifted are allowed on there. You just have to specify!"
Something about the sound of that unnerves you a bit. "That... sounds kind of dangerous, doesn't it? Personal information about all the mutants in the area?"
Edie shrugs. "You only share what you want to, if you're that worried about it. You don't even have to talk about your powers or anything! They know a lot of us are super-heroes or are trying to live a quiet life or whatever. It's for gifted by gifted."
You have to admit, she's piqued your curiosity... but you really don't have time for dating in your life right now. As much as you were trying to keep Roxy from being upset last month, you were also being honest; your life is a whirlwind and on some days it's hard even fitting Gwen and your morning jog into the mix. Still... the app sounds interesting, if nothing else. It might be a fun way to kill a Saturday afternoon sometime.
"I just wish more people used it," Edie continues, "I keep getting matched up with assholes on Tinder, or dorks who make jokes about my skin color. Like, do you know what an Andorian is?" You shake your head. "Well, now I do because I keep getting dudes thinking they're gonna wow me with their Star Trek pick-up lines."
"Well, I walked up to this conversation at the right time! Star Trek and pickup lines? Count me in." It's Monica! She hands you your punch. She was right; it's amazing. Perfect combination of fizzy, sweet, and creamy.
Everyone makes introductions and the four of you mostly stick together for the rest of the ride, with Kitty and Other Gwen weaving in and out as things catch their attention. You happen to think at some point that you should talk to the birthday boy, but when you look for him you see him animatedly talking with the green-skinned guy you spied sitting alone earlier. He seems happy! There will be plenty of time to talk later, of course, over laser tag and ice cream cake. You were promised ice cream cake and there isn't one on the bus, so it must be coming later. It had better be coming later.
Laser tag comes first, apparently, and while it's a LOT of fun, it's no experience to write home about. You start on two huge teams, then divide into a total of four groups, then it's just a HUGE free-for-all. You happen to notice both times, somehow Other Gwen arranges things so that Dexter is on the same team as the girl with pale green skin you noticed on the bus. She's terribly obvious about it, but it rolls in with her personality so smoothly that someone else might not catch it. You get a decent number of points, most of them from happy accidents and once-in-a-lifetime shots. Mostly you work up an appetite, and are overjoyed to find pizza, a salad bar, and the fabled ice cream cake waiting once you're all done. There's a raucously loud round of 'happy birthday' for Dexter, and then everyone tucks in.
A fantastic meal (and some time to nurse your food baby) later and you're ready to do something else. This place is actually more than just a laser tag arena; there's also an arcade, a live band you've never heard of, and a merry-go-round! There are go-karts, too, but they've already closed the track for the season. Boo. That might've been fun... You're pretty sure you saw Felix Park head over to the arcade. Gwen mentioned she was going to listen to the live music about ten minutes ago, and you can see Kitty waiting in line for the merry-go-round.
What Next?
[ ] Go to the arcade.
[ ] Check out the live music.
[ ] Ride the merry-go-round.
[ ] Write-In
Number of voters: 3
Now that you're looking around, there are some interesting-looking people here! Like the girl Gwen is talking to, with pale blue skin and a SHOCK of bright red hair and matching lipstick. You approach, smiling until a lull in conversation allows you to introduce yourself.
"-- BAM! I just PICK UP the car he's under, and the guys is so scared he literally pisses himself!" Gwen laughs.
"All that for a swiped purse?" The girl is laughing, too. Must've been a good story. I mean, a guy peed himself, so.
"I think it was the costumes. He was terrified," Gwen looks to see who's approached and notices it's you, "oh, hey! Vilina! This is Edie Sawyer! Edie, this is Vilina Laghari!"
Edie extends a hand. "Hey! Oh, shit, you can touch, right? I keep forgetting there's so many powers--"
"I can touch," you smile and accept her handshake. Firm, but pleasant.
"Oh, good! One of my roommates can't, and he's... I mess that up a lot," she grimaces. "So, what do you do? I teleport places. Sometimes when I'm asleep."
"I'm... just lucky, I guess."
"Ooooh, that sounds fun! I bet you get all the dates then, don't you?"
You're not sure how to react, but thankfully Gwen answers for you. "Not everyone is treating this like a live version of Tinder, Edie."
"Well, I wouldn't have to if more people would sign up for Tinder. Or Mutie! That'd get me a lot fewer assholes, I think..."
"What's Mutie," you ask, uncertain.
"Oh, it's so great! It's a dating app for mutants and stuff! So, like, you can make sure you're hooking up with someone who's cool with your powers before you even start swiping! You should download it! M-U-T--"
Gwen clears her throat, suddenly. "That's great and all, Edie, but Vilina isn't a mutant. Just like I'm not a mutant."
"And I keep telling you, other gifted are allowed on there. You just have to specify!"
Something about the sound of that unnerves you a bit. "That... sounds kind of dangerous, doesn't it? Personal information about all the mutants in the area?"
Edie shrugs. "You only share what you want to, if you're that worried about it. You don't even have to talk about your powers or anything! They know a lot of us are super-heroes or are trying to live a quiet life or whatever. It's for gifted by gifted."
You have to admit, she's piqued your curiosity... but you really don't have time for dating in your life right now. As much as you were trying to keep Roxy from being upset last month, you were also being honest; your life is a whirlwind and on some days it's hard even fitting Gwen and your morning jog into the mix. Still... the app sounds interesting, if nothing else. It might be a fun way to kill a Saturday afternoon sometime.
"I just wish more people used it," Edie continues, "I keep getting matched up with assholes on Tinder, or dorks who make jokes about my skin color. Like, do you know what an Andorian is?" You shake your head. "Well, now I do because I keep getting dudes thinking they're gonna wow me with their Star Trek pick-up lines."
"Well, I walked up to this conversation at the right time! Star Trek and pickup lines? Count me in." It's Monica! She hands you your punch. She was right; it's amazing. Perfect combination of fizzy, sweet, and creamy.
Everyone makes introductions and the four of you mostly stick together for the rest of the ride, with Kitty and Other Gwen weaving in and out as things catch their attention. You happen to think at some point that you should talk to the birthday boy, but when you look for him you see him animatedly talking with the green-skinned guy you spied sitting alone earlier. He seems happy! There will be plenty of time to talk later, of course, over laser tag and ice cream cake. You were promised ice cream cake and there isn't one on the bus, so it must be coming later. It had better be coming later.
Laser tag comes first, apparently, and while it's a LOT of fun, it's no experience to write home about. You start on two huge teams, then divide into a total of four groups, then it's just a HUGE free-for-all. You happen to notice both times, somehow Other Gwen arranges things so that Dexter is on the same team as the girl with pale green skin you noticed on the bus. She's terribly obvious about it, but it rolls in with her personality so smoothly that someone else might not catch it. You get a decent number of points, most of them from happy accidents and once-in-a-lifetime shots. Mostly you work up an appetite, and are overjoyed to find pizza, a salad bar, and the fabled ice cream cake waiting once you're all done. There's a raucously loud round of 'happy birthday' for Dexter, and then everyone tucks in.
A fantastic meal (and some time to nurse your food baby) later and you're ready to do something else. This place is actually more than just a laser tag arena; there's also an arcade, a live band you've never heard of, and a merry-go-round! There are go-karts, too, but they've already closed the track for the season. Boo. That might've been fun... You're pretty sure you saw Felix Park head over to the arcade. Gwen mentioned she was going to listen to the live music about ten minutes ago, and you can see Kitty waiting in line for the merry-go-round.
What Next?
[ ] Go to the arcade.
[ ] Check out the live music.
[ ] Ride the merry-go-round.
[ ] Write-In
Silvereagle21
Soaring through the Sky
- Location
- United States
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
[X] Go to the arcade.
- Location
- Everywhere, Anywhere, Nowhere.
[X] Check out the live music.
WanderingEye
smol skeleton
[X] Go to the arcade.
- Location
- The Trash Pile
As much as I'd like to update the thread we're tied.
003 - All Hallow's Eve F
- Location
- The Trash Pile
Winner: Check out the live music.
Number of voters: 5
Pizza shifts uncomfortably in your tummy as you stand and walk toward the live music. It's a small stage in a mini-ampethetre with progressively recessed seating. Sturdy wooden chairs and a small dance floor/mosh pit... depending on the kind of band that's playing, you guess. Right now it's a fairly inoffensive quartet of scruffy twentysomethings whose drum indicates that they're named 'Zildjian'. You don't know the song that's playing, but it's on the rockier side of pop and that's enjoyable. You sit next to Gwen in the topmost row, who has stretched herself out and is looking wistfully at the stage.
"You play an instrument?" she asks after a few moments of just enjoying the song.
You shake your head. "I considered clarinet for a little while, but... it never happened. I think I just wanted to impress my mom. She had this Sharon Kam recording she listened to a lot, I dunno. Sometimes you're just at an age where you wanna impress your parents, y'know?"
"I... really fucking don't," she chuckles to herself. It sounds more than a little sad, but you decide not to press it for now.
"What about you?"
"I used to be in a band in high school, actually. Not like.. Band, but A band. We were The Mary Janes, after our frontwoman. I played drums."
"Yeah? Do you still play?"
"Nah. No room for 'em in the dorm. And... the band kinda broke up... because... I kinda... quit. And then so did another member... it was... messy..."
She seems to be going down a kind of... depressing path on memory lane. "I bet you guys rocked," you offer, trying to liven her up.
"Oh we so did. We were, like... garage punk? Not quite riot grrrl, but we were an all-female band working out high school angst, so there was a little of that. OHMIGOD I LOVE this song!"You think you recognize the rhythmic strumming of the opening guitar, and once the drums and vocals kick in you know you've heard it on the radio a bunch. It's pretty old, if you remember correctly. Maybe from the late 90's or early 2000s? You think it's called... 'The Middle'? "My mom loved this song, she used to sing it to me all the time, and we'd dance around the apartment... !"
"Yeah, it's fun!" you add, having no special attachment to it. But Gwen is obviously having a moment, so you smile at her.
"You gotta come dance with me."
"Wha-- why?"
"Because I wanna dance and I'm not doing it alone. C'mon!"
She leads you by the wrist to the empty 'dance floor' and starts shaking her hips and hopping in place. You feel a little awkward at first, but just try to shut out everyone else and enjoy the music. She's got some cute moves; a little shuffle-step, you're pretty sure she dusts off 'the swim' at one point, but mostly she's just happy to laugh and dance. It's a short song... not even three minutes... and nobody joins you on the dance floor like in all those teen movies. But the exhilarated look on her face afterward makes any residual embarrassment over your own dancing worth it. Sometimes it's just good to get away from school and super-heroing and just... be eighteen. Gwen puts an arm around you as the band leads into another song, and the two of you walk off the dance floor.
"Thanks, Vilina. You're literally the best."
"I don't know, you're the one with all the moves!"
She shrugs, failing to look modest. "I've got it where it counts."
As distance grows between you and the stage, you start to notice an odd noise you didn't hear close to the speakers. It keeps sounding, and after a few moments you realize it's your text tone. You pull your phone out of your pocket and see a swath of messages.
Spider-man
Hey, uh... are you around Queens?
Spider-man
I could really use some help.
Spider-man
If you're not busy.
Spider-man
I'd text Mr. Stark s' in India I think? Or something?
Spider-man
Kind of pressing, but if in the very likely event
Spider-man
your not around Queens, no worries.
Spider-man
Actually maybe worriessssssdffd
Spider-man
I just hit a bad guy with my phone, sorry.
Spider-man
I'm ok.
Spider-man
Phone's ok too!
Spider-man
Screen didn't even crack!
Spider-man
Gotta love gorilla glass.
Vilina
OMG where are you? Where in Queens?
"Shit!" you say as you text furiously.
"What's up? Is everything OK?"
"It's Spider-man," you say without thinking, "he's fighting someone in Queens... how far are we from Queens?"
"Pretty far," there's a concerned but curious look on Gwen's face, "... does he need backup, or... ?"
"I think so, but... how are we gonna get there?"
"Edie can teleport us. She can go hella far. I'll go get her."
Spider-man
I'm kind of all over the place.
Spider-man
There was a truck carrying... looks like antiques or something?
Spider-man
A bunch of guys dressed like literal disposable goons attacked and there's just too much for me, man.
Spider-man
Wow the voice-to-text on this thing is great!
Spider-man
Please don't bring your whole squad by the way. I sorta outrank you and don't wanna put you guys in over your heads if I can't make sure you can all get out safe.
Spider-man
I just need, like, a big distraction and maybe a little of your luck.
Vilina
On it.
A big distraction, huh? Between you, Edie, and Gwen you can really only afford to bring one other person, and time is really of the essence... but you barely know these people other than Kitty! Do her powers really cause a distraction? Can they? Aren't they more for avoiding a distraction? Gwen's already on her way back with Edie... time to make a snap decision!
Who Do You Take?
[ ] Kitty
[ ] Monica
[ ] Other Gwen
[ ] Mac
[ ] Dexter
Number of voters: 5
Pizza shifts uncomfortably in your tummy as you stand and walk toward the live music. It's a small stage in a mini-ampethetre with progressively recessed seating. Sturdy wooden chairs and a small dance floor/mosh pit... depending on the kind of band that's playing, you guess. Right now it's a fairly inoffensive quartet of scruffy twentysomethings whose drum indicates that they're named 'Zildjian'. You don't know the song that's playing, but it's on the rockier side of pop and that's enjoyable. You sit next to Gwen in the topmost row, who has stretched herself out and is looking wistfully at the stage.
"You play an instrument?" she asks after a few moments of just enjoying the song.
You shake your head. "I considered clarinet for a little while, but... it never happened. I think I just wanted to impress my mom. She had this Sharon Kam recording she listened to a lot, I dunno. Sometimes you're just at an age where you wanna impress your parents, y'know?"
"I... really fucking don't," she chuckles to herself. It sounds more than a little sad, but you decide not to press it for now.
"What about you?"
"I used to be in a band in high school, actually. Not like.. Band, but A band. We were The Mary Janes, after our frontwoman. I played drums."
"Yeah? Do you still play?"
"Nah. No room for 'em in the dorm. And... the band kinda broke up... because... I kinda... quit. And then so did another member... it was... messy..."
She seems to be going down a kind of... depressing path on memory lane. "I bet you guys rocked," you offer, trying to liven her up.
"Oh we so did. We were, like... garage punk? Not quite riot grrrl, but we were an all-female band working out high school angst, so there was a little of that. OHMIGOD I LOVE this song!"You think you recognize the rhythmic strumming of the opening guitar, and once the drums and vocals kick in you know you've heard it on the radio a bunch. It's pretty old, if you remember correctly. Maybe from the late 90's or early 2000s? You think it's called... 'The Middle'? "My mom loved this song, she used to sing it to me all the time, and we'd dance around the apartment... !"
"Yeah, it's fun!" you add, having no special attachment to it. But Gwen is obviously having a moment, so you smile at her.
"You gotta come dance with me."
"Wha-- why?"
"Because I wanna dance and I'm not doing it alone. C'mon!"
She leads you by the wrist to the empty 'dance floor' and starts shaking her hips and hopping in place. You feel a little awkward at first, but just try to shut out everyone else and enjoy the music. She's got some cute moves; a little shuffle-step, you're pretty sure she dusts off 'the swim' at one point, but mostly she's just happy to laugh and dance. It's a short song... not even three minutes... and nobody joins you on the dance floor like in all those teen movies. But the exhilarated look on her face afterward makes any residual embarrassment over your own dancing worth it. Sometimes it's just good to get away from school and super-heroing and just... be eighteen. Gwen puts an arm around you as the band leads into another song, and the two of you walk off the dance floor.
"Thanks, Vilina. You're literally the best."
"I don't know, you're the one with all the moves!"
She shrugs, failing to look modest. "I've got it where it counts."
As distance grows between you and the stage, you start to notice an odd noise you didn't hear close to the speakers. It keeps sounding, and after a few moments you realize it's your text tone. You pull your phone out of your pocket and see a swath of messages.
Spider-man
Hey, uh... are you around Queens?
Spider-man
I could really use some help.
Spider-man
If you're not busy.
Spider-man
I'd text Mr. Stark s' in India I think? Or something?
Spider-man
Kind of pressing, but if in the very likely event
Spider-man
your not around Queens, no worries.
Spider-man
Actually maybe worriessssssdffd
Spider-man
I just hit a bad guy with my phone, sorry.
Spider-man
I'm ok.
Spider-man
Phone's ok too!
Spider-man
Screen didn't even crack!
Spider-man
Gotta love gorilla glass.
Vilina
OMG where are you? Where in Queens?
"Shit!" you say as you text furiously.
"What's up? Is everything OK?"
"It's Spider-man," you say without thinking, "he's fighting someone in Queens... how far are we from Queens?"
"Pretty far," there's a concerned but curious look on Gwen's face, "... does he need backup, or... ?"
"I think so, but... how are we gonna get there?"
"Edie can teleport us. She can go hella far. I'll go get her."
Spider-man
I'm kind of all over the place.
Spider-man
There was a truck carrying... looks like antiques or something?
Spider-man
A bunch of guys dressed like literal disposable goons attacked and there's just too much for me, man.
Spider-man
Wow the voice-to-text on this thing is great!
Spider-man
Please don't bring your whole squad by the way. I sorta outrank you and don't wanna put you guys in over your heads if I can't make sure you can all get out safe.
Spider-man
I just need, like, a big distraction and maybe a little of your luck.
Vilina
On it.
A big distraction, huh? Between you, Edie, and Gwen you can really only afford to bring one other person, and time is really of the essence... but you barely know these people other than Kitty! Do her powers really cause a distraction? Can they? Aren't they more for avoiding a distraction? Gwen's already on her way back with Edie... time to make a snap decision!
Who Do You Take?
[ ] Kitty
[ ] Monica
[ ] Other Gwen
[ ] Mac
[ ] Dexter
WanderingEye
smol skeleton
[X] Kitty
She's someone in our team that we can trust.
She's someone in our team that we can trust.
This. Also really to hurt someone that can be intangible.
[X] Kitty
BBBence1111
Harbinger of Bad Luck
- Location
- Magyarország
Kitty is not the greatest if we want a distraction.
What can the others do?
What can the others do?
- Location
- Canada
[X] Kitty
- Location
- California
[X] Kitty
- Location
- Manchester, UK
- Pronouns
- He/They
Kitty makes a great distraction once attention has been grabbed - gives someone to attack that can just ignore everything.
[X] Kitty
WanderingEye
smol skeleton
I think that's the problem, we don't know their abilities at all and we need to hurry.