Location: Center City near midnight
Manta Lad landed near Starbolt, Emerald Dragon and Black Orchid, and looked at the other four meta-humans. Still not sure what to make of them, the teenage sidekick called out: "Yo! Fierce, scary dudes! Nice job and stuff. That was really... cool. Like, thanks! I'm Manta Lad... Manta Man chose the name," he added sullenly. "Anyway, we're looking for the Crusaders. We know the Crushers have them. I think we have a way to track the Crushers to their, like, secret lair or whatever." He cleared his throat to work up the nerve. "So. You wanna help us take the fight to those tools? Either way is cool. You know. Totally fine. Up to you."
Already walking away; Phantom stopped and turned to face Manta-Lad, in a gruff and throaty voice he responded, “No thanks kid . . . I left a friend of my waiting for me back there . . . I would hate to keep him waiting” Jumping over to the next roof top, Phantom started to make his way back to where he left Rico “Puerto Rico” Billings. He couldn’t help but think to himself, “Kids in tights, fly’n around the city pretending to be superheroes? I think the city morgue is gonna need an extra supply of body bags . . . that kid is as good as dead. Vaya con Dios kid . . .”
Finding Rico where he had left him. Phantom quietly walked over to him with his K-Bar drawn. As he gets within striking distance of him, he lashed out with his combat knife and cut the restraints off. As Rico took a second to figure out why Phantom didn’t just kill him, Phantom grabbed him by his throat and lifted him up to his feet and said, “I told you I was come’n back Rico . . . now tell me what you know.”
“You want to find ‘Trickshot’ Alexander? Don’t worry about it. He wants to find you too. He’s gonna kill the fool that burnt his Annie. Just keep hassle people and you’ll get your gunfight at the O.K corral.”
“You want to find ‘Trickshot’ Alexander? Don’t worry about it. He wants to find you too. He’s gonna kill the fool that burnt his Annie. Just keep hassle people and you’ll get your gunfight at the O.K corral.”
“Detective Trevor Hill is a ‘Moonlighter’. Forget about him. He’s one of Buzzard’s boys and Buzzard runs the Foundry Police districts. Crooked Badges get the small protection as straight ones. Megalopolis Blue protects their own. Me, I always ‘Back the Blue’ because in the Foundry there is always a Blue Moon. I don’t know where they operate from but Hill is assigned to district 7, the 007 says they fondly like to call it.”
Phantom leaned in close to Rico; so close that the lowly street punk could smell the vigilantes breath, and said in a guttural and unnervingly whispery voice, “Good boy Rico . . . you just saved your own life . . . now get out of here before I change my mind.” Not overly curious as to why he was still alive, Rico took off running. Unknown to Rico, he’s just become the bait for Phantom little ‘urban safari’. After giving him a small lead, Phantom started to follow Rico from the shadows. Silently moving through the shadowy streets like a lion stalking its prey; Phantom kept pace with Rico and hoped he’ll find what he’s looking for once they got to wherever it was that they’re going.
Phantom leaned in close to Rico; so close that the lowly street punk could smell the vigilantes breath, and said in a guttural and unnervingly whispery voice, “Good boy Rico . . . you just saved your own life . . . now get out of here before I change my mind.” Not overly curious as to why he was still alive, Rico took off running. Unknown to Rico, he’s just become the bait for Phantom little ‘urban safari’. After giving him a small lead, Phantom started to follow Rico from the shadows. Silently moving through the shadowy streets like a lion stalking its prey; Phantom kept pace with Rico and hoped he’ll find what he’s looking for once they got to wherever it was that they’re going.
Rico moved quickly from Center City back to the Foundry. It was obviously that he wasn’t headed to where he lived. The rat hole Phantom had snatched him from. Suddenly Phantom lost sight of Rico, it was as if the darkness had swallowed him up. In the distance he could hear a sinister feminine voice. “Rico tell me want I want to know. Where is Buzzard and the Moonlighters hiding place?”
KRACK!
The sound of ribs breaking, Rico moaned in pain. “It took me all night to find you. It will be sun up soon. So I don’t have long to get the answers I want.”
BAM! THUD!
Another blow and the sound of a body hitting the ground, hard, were heard. The darkness waded away. Standing over Rico was a woman in black costume with a white halo on her chest.
<Due Date: December 17th, Actions? Replies?>
Current Conditions:
Phantom Hit Points: 23 Power Points: 50 Invulnerability: 5
Right FN Five-seveN Pistol: 18 rounds
Left FN Five-seveN Pistol: 18 rounds
AR-57 Assault Rifle: 27 rounds
M406 High-Explosive Round Grenades: 3
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Phantom
My sincere apologies for my lack of IC and OOC responses as of late guys. Over the last several weeks my work and real-life responsibilities have really kept be busy – sleep has slowly become more valuable to me then money. I’m going to do my best to catch up on all my e-mails tonight.
Tom, I’ll have a more detailed response out tonight ( my apologies for the delay ), but to help you get things headed in the right direction on your end here’s a brief synapses as to what Phantom is going to do.
- He’s going to turn down Manta-Lads offer
- Make his way back to Rico Billings
- He’s going to continue on his original ‘mission’ he started that night – looking for info on the leader of the James Gang and any involvement he might have with the local police
Once again – sorry for the silence.
Talk to you all soon,
- Kev
Tom, I’ll have a more detailed response out tonight ( my apologies for the delay ), but to help you get things headed in the right direction on your end here’s a brief synapses as to what Phantom is going to do.
- He’s going to turn down Manta-Lads offer
- Make his way back to Rico Billings
- He’s going to continue on his original ‘mission’ he started that night – looking for info on the leader of the James Gang and any involvement he might have with the local police
Once again – sorry for the silence.
Talk to you all soon,
- Kev
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Street Patrol: Issue 17: Unfettered!
> PHANTOM’S IC RESPONSE <
Manta Lad landed near Starbolt, Emerald Dragon and Black Orchid, and looked at the other four meta-humans. Still not sure what to make of them, the teenage sidekick called out: "Yo! Fierce, scary dudes! Nice job and stuff. That was really... cool. Like, thanks! I'm Manta Lad... Manta Man chose the name," he added sullenly. "Anyway, we're looking for the Crusaders. We know the Crushers have them. I think we have a way to track the Crushers to their, like, secret lair or whatever." He cleared his throat to work up the nerve. "So. You wanna help us take the fight to those tools? Either way is cool. You know. Totally fine. Up to you."
Already walking away; Phantom stops and turns to face Manta-Lad, in a gruff and throaty voice he responds, “No thanks kid . . . I left a friend of my waiting for me back there . . . I would hate to keep him waiting” Jumping over to the next roof top, Phantom starts to make his way back to where he left Rico “Puerto Rico” Billings. He can’t help but think to himself, “Kids in tights, fly’n around the city pretending to be superheroes? I think the city morgue is gonna need an extra supply of body bags . . . that kid is as good as dead. Vaya con Dios kid . . .”
> PHANTOM’S GOAL(S) <
Phantom wants to ditch Manta-Lad and his crew as fast as possible and get back to Rico Billings.
> PHANTOM’S OOC RESPONSE <
If Rico is still attached to the roof and locked up in his restraints . . .
Phantom quietly walks over to him with his K-Bar drawn. As he gets within striking distance of him, he lashes out with his combat knife and cuts the restraints off. As Rico takes a second to figure out why Phantom didn’t just kill him, Phantom grabs him by his throat and lifts him up to his feet and says, “I told you I was come’n back Rico . . . now tell me what you know.”
If Rico starts to ‘spill his guts’ and tells Phantom what he wants to know . . .
Phantom leans in close to Rico; so close that the lowly street punk can smell the vigilantes breath, and says in a guttural and unnervingly whispery voice, “Good boy Rico . . . you just saved your own life . . . now get out of here before I change my mind.” Not overly curious as to why he is still alive, Rico takes off running. Unknown to Rico ( OOC: Hopefully ), he’s just become the bait for Phantom little ‘urban safari’. After giving him a small lead, Phantom starts to follow Rico from the shadows ( OOC: Heightened Senses + Military Skill??? ). Silently moving through the shadowy streets like a lion stalking its prey; Phantom keeps pace with Rico and hopes he’ll find what he’s looking for once they get to wherever it is that they’re going.
Regardless of how this ‘goes down’ – Phantom is hoping that some of the tenants in the nearby apartment building see and hear what’s happening on the roof top. He wants to get the message out to everyone in the city that he’s not tolerating street crime and that he’s not playing games.
If Rico decides not to tell Phantom what he wants to know . . .
Phantom leans in close to Rico; so close that the lowly street punk can smell the vigilantes breath, and says in a guttural and unnervingly whispery voice, “I told you that you better have something good to tell me when I got back Rico . . . now we’re going to have to do things the ‘easy way’.” Grabbing him by his neck, Phantom bends Rico backward over the short wall that lines the perimeter of the roof top. As Rico starts to struggle for his life, Phantom looks down at him and says in an ominous tone, “Can you fly Rico? Because if you can’t, and you don’t tell me what you know within the next few seconds . . . I’d advise you to learn quickly otherwise I think you may not survive a ten story landing.”
If Rico finally decides to tell Phantom what he knows – see the response above this one, but if he still insists on keeping his mouth shut . . . Phantom tosses him off the roof head first.
Regardless of how this ‘goes down’ – Phantom is hoping that some of the tenants in the nearby apartment building see and hear what’s happening on the roof top. He wants to get the message out to everyone in the city that he’s not tolerating street crime and that he’s not playing games.
If Rico has somehow managed to free himself . . .
Phantom tries to pick up his trail and hunt him down. If he truly is gone, Phantom will go back to pounding the pavement and ‘split’n wigs’ to get the info he wants.
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Let me know if I left anything out, Tom. Again – my apologies for being so late with this.
Talk to you all soon,
- Kev
> PHANTOM’S IC RESPONSE <
Manta Lad landed near Starbolt, Emerald Dragon and Black Orchid, and looked at the other four meta-humans. Still not sure what to make of them, the teenage sidekick called out: "Yo! Fierce, scary dudes! Nice job and stuff. That was really... cool. Like, thanks! I'm Manta Lad... Manta Man chose the name," he added sullenly. "Anyway, we're looking for the Crusaders. We know the Crushers have them. I think we have a way to track the Crushers to their, like, secret lair or whatever." He cleared his throat to work up the nerve. "So. You wanna help us take the fight to those tools? Either way is cool. You know. Totally fine. Up to you."
Already walking away; Phantom stops and turns to face Manta-Lad, in a gruff and throaty voice he responds, “No thanks kid . . . I left a friend of my waiting for me back there . . . I would hate to keep him waiting” Jumping over to the next roof top, Phantom starts to make his way back to where he left Rico “Puerto Rico” Billings. He can’t help but think to himself, “Kids in tights, fly’n around the city pretending to be superheroes? I think the city morgue is gonna need an extra supply of body bags . . . that kid is as good as dead. Vaya con Dios kid . . .”
> PHANTOM’S GOAL(S) <
Phantom wants to ditch Manta-Lad and his crew as fast as possible and get back to Rico Billings.
> PHANTOM’S OOC RESPONSE <
If Rico is still attached to the roof and locked up in his restraints . . .
Phantom quietly walks over to him with his K-Bar drawn. As he gets within striking distance of him, he lashes out with his combat knife and cuts the restraints off. As Rico takes a second to figure out why Phantom didn’t just kill him, Phantom grabs him by his throat and lifts him up to his feet and says, “I told you I was come’n back Rico . . . now tell me what you know.”
If Rico starts to ‘spill his guts’ and tells Phantom what he wants to know . . .
Phantom leans in close to Rico; so close that the lowly street punk can smell the vigilantes breath, and says in a guttural and unnervingly whispery voice, “Good boy Rico . . . you just saved your own life . . . now get out of here before I change my mind.” Not overly curious as to why he is still alive, Rico takes off running. Unknown to Rico ( OOC: Hopefully ), he’s just become the bait for Phantom little ‘urban safari’. After giving him a small lead, Phantom starts to follow Rico from the shadows ( OOC: Heightened Senses + Military Skill??? ). Silently moving through the shadowy streets like a lion stalking its prey; Phantom keeps pace with Rico and hopes he’ll find what he’s looking for once they get to wherever it is that they’re going.
Regardless of how this ‘goes down’ – Phantom is hoping that some of the tenants in the nearby apartment building see and hear what’s happening on the roof top. He wants to get the message out to everyone in the city that he’s not tolerating street crime and that he’s not playing games.
If Rico decides not to tell Phantom what he wants to know . . .
Phantom leans in close to Rico; so close that the lowly street punk can smell the vigilantes breath, and says in a guttural and unnervingly whispery voice, “I told you that you better have something good to tell me when I got back Rico . . . now we’re going to have to do things the ‘easy way’.” Grabbing him by his neck, Phantom bends Rico backward over the short wall that lines the perimeter of the roof top. As Rico starts to struggle for his life, Phantom looks down at him and says in an ominous tone, “Can you fly Rico? Because if you can’t, and you don’t tell me what you know within the next few seconds . . . I’d advise you to learn quickly otherwise I think you may not survive a ten story landing.”
If Rico finally decides to tell Phantom what he knows – see the response above this one, but if he still insists on keeping his mouth shut . . . Phantom tosses him off the roof head first.
Regardless of how this ‘goes down’ – Phantom is hoping that some of the tenants in the nearby apartment building see and hear what’s happening on the roof top. He wants to get the message out to everyone in the city that he’s not tolerating street crime and that he’s not playing games.
If Rico has somehow managed to free himself . . .
Phantom tries to pick up his trail and hunt him down. If he truly is gone, Phantom will go back to pounding the pavement and ‘split’n wigs’ to get the info he wants.
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Let me know if I left anything out, Tom. Again – my apologies for being so late with this.
Talk to you all soon,
- Kev
