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Post by Mittens on Dec 26, 2016 23:51:34 GMT
Lucio slowly made his way down the street, towards the standing figures. Even as far out as he was there were bits of drone everywhere. One especially caught his eye; it had been blasted back through the front window of a small bakery. The smell of warm bread was slowly wafting out of the probably-abandoned building. Lucio glanced him furtivley, before leaning through the window and nabbing a roll off the display counter. He wasn't feeling giddy any more but he had developed a thumping headache and his stomach was still roaring at him, so the temptation for a bit of light theft was too much. He bit into the roll as he wandered down the street, avoiding the scattered and crumpled remains of the drones as he did so.
He had only worked his way over here when he heard more explosions and screaming, as he figured that his new friends would most likely be there, with their new powers and shit. As he approached the figures, he could recognise a few of them; there was Olaf? Olem? Oglaf? Him. The tall one who smoked like a chimney, along with Flynn, that flirty Chris and Alex. The person that caught his attention the most though was the great, black, thing that looked like a dog. More importantly, it looked FLUFFY. Lucio had to resist the temptation to run up and pet it.
"Uh, hey guys. What... what did I miss?" he ventured to the group at large as he came closer, still nibbling his roll.
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Post by dbzbabe on Dec 27, 2016 0:20:41 GMT
Chris immediately clung to Ed as she helped her up, trying not to vomit all over Ed's shiny new fur coat. Chris rested her head on Ed's shoulder.
"Wow this is soft!" She thought to herself, "I could stay here forever." She closed her eyes as if to nod off but suddenly shook herself awake and let go of Ed, taking a couple steps back.
She turned to Lucio and saw he was eating a bread roll.
"Oh that reminds me!" Chris cried, "I have food and water in here," she said holding up the bag, "you must be starving?"
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Post by Mittens on Dec 27, 2016 0:57:17 GMT
Lucio looked guiltily at the last few morsels of bread in his hand. 'Oh well. In for a cent, in for a lawsuit, as the saying goes' and he woofed it down before approaching Chris and the BBFT (Big Black Fluffy Thing). He eyed up the dog-person-thing; something about it was familiar, especially the expression behind the eyes...
"This might be a bit rude, but, uh, do I know you? And yespleasegivemefoodanddrinkpleaseplease." The question was slow and tentative; the response was rapid and betrayed his still-gnawing hunger.
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Post by dbzbabe on Dec 27, 2016 1:04:41 GMT
"Erm okay well here you go," Chris said as she jiggled the bag up and down, indicating for Lucio to take it from her, "Though don't eat all of it, it's for everyone."
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Dec 27, 2016 10:17:24 GMT
Herbert sighed at Ed's response. "I'm not lying, Ed. I'm not really saying anything at all. Just it was a drone malfunction, and we can't blame it entirely on Olympus. I didn't lie about anything. And I didn't lie about Omega either. He's dead, as far as I knew. I was there, I heard the screams and saw the building ripped apart. I know he's invincible and all but..." his voice cracked slightly. "Not enough. Those screams belonged to a dying man."
He turned as Lucio came running up, clutching a roll and looking guilty. "Dude!" He cried, almost barelling into him at mach 1. Luckily, he held himself back and made a normal if swift, run towards him. "Where have you been?! Are you okay?! Oh my god, we fought a load of drones and there were explosions and crazy powers and we were all fighting each other and Alex made people fly and Chris is actually Bruce Lee, and Aurora nearly killed me and Olem is now the Black Death and Ed is a big dog thing and I'mstartingtospeaksofastthatnobodyhasanyideawhatthehellI'mtalkingbabout!!" Herbert stopped, took a deep breath, grabbing Lucio's arms.
"And I have super speed!" He cried happily.
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Post by Sleuth on Dec 27, 2016 15:03:55 GMT
"I don't think you're lying, kiddo, but Olympus has a lot to answer for," Ed said, scratching at her ears. After all, not all of them had been given superspeed. Ed squinted at Lucio for a moment, not recognising him for a moment without colour vision. "Bella!" she yelled, and her tail started to wag too. It was a strange sensation. "you're OK! You -- smell really good, actually." He smelled like he'd been put through the wash, like spring fields. The sick smell was dissipating, though it still clung to Olem like a second skin. The pretty blonde girl she'd helped up smelled more normal now, like -- like person, Ed had to guess. She was starting to make sense of all the signals her nose was bombarding her with, and it made her wonder what else she could sniff out if she put her mind to it.
The bouncing food bag caught her attention and Ed became lazer focussed on it. She made half a noise then snatched it from Chris and stuck her nose in it. "Hey, do you think I can still eat human foot?" she asked. "I'm Ed, by the way," she said to Chris, whom she was definitely sure she hadn't met yesterday. "What can you do now? Do you think you'll join Olympus too? Do you think the costumes come with the gig are do we have to sew them ourselves?"
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Post by dbzbabe on Dec 27, 2016 15:41:09 GMT
Chris retracted her arm so fast it nearly got sucked into her torso.
"Nice to meet you Ed, I'm Chris," she nervously laughed.
Exhaling softly from her mouth, she then relaxed, staring at Ed as she rummaged through the contents of the bag. There was a dog person in front of her! And now that she thought about it, Lucio did smell nice and not in a weird perverted, let me sniff your pit stains, creepy, stalker kinda way, he just genuinely smelt nice. Like wild flowers she thought, not that she really knew, there wasn't a lot of greenery where she lived and gardens were used more like landfill sites. Still though what was it Ed had called him? Bella? Sounded like a girls name! But if that's what people were calling him then she would too, just have to make a mental note about it.
Chris snapped herself back from her thoughts and looked at Ed, taking in her questions.
"I don't know what I'm gonna do in terms of Olympus," she began, "it seems like an awfully big commitment and I'm more used to riding solo than being a 'team player', it just doesn't seem my thing to be honest."
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Post by Mittens on Dec 27, 2016 16:20:00 GMT
It was a lot to take in. Herbert blasted him with words, which he eventually managed to piece together, and then he felt a strong pang in the pit of his stomach. Was it hunger? No, while he could still happily devour most of a cow it wasn't that type of pang. He'd felt this before, a fair few times... Mainly when he learnt that his then-girlfriend had been seeing someone else while he was at Station Milita. That was it; Jealousy. Everybody had such cool powers after this event, it seemed. Everyone but him. He buried this feeling inside him for now, not wanting to spoil his friends seemingly good moods. He focused on Ed, tail wagging and face buried in the food bag.
"Huh. So, uh, Ed, is that whole-" he gestured to her in general "-doggyness permanent? Can you change back? I mean, I should've guessed it was you, really, you're still very tall, but eh," he waved to indicate vagueness and continued "Anyway, I actually sort of know the guy who helps Olympus out with their costumes. Well, I say know. He is the man who is paying for my scholarship."
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Dec 27, 2016 16:59:46 GMT
"So, can we ask for you for special costumes?" Herbert laughed. He stopped as he noticed Lucio's uncomfortable expression. He moved closer, keeping his voice low.
"Are you okay, Lucio? I know we have't known each other long but if you want to talk to me I'll listen."
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Post by Sleuth on Dec 27, 2016 19:14:06 GMT
Ed picked out a ham and cheese sandwich, with half a thought that those were safe to eat, and immediately ripped open the package and wolfed down a sandwich whole. Except, eurgh, there had been tomatoes in it. Ed pulled a face but made a note to herself that her base likes and dislikes were still in tact. "Seems permanent so far," she said. "Hearing's improved, I can smell for miles, but I can't see colours anymore. Strong smells have an aura, though, I can almost see them." She gave Olem a sidelong look; there was something about him that made her instinctively want to keep her distance.
"What happens if you don't join Olympus? Aren't you classed as a vigilante?" Ed looked over at Herbert. "Your parents want you to join, but there's not really much choice, is there? Unless you want to become a supervillain." She paused only long enough to draw breath and directed her next barrage at Lucio. "Wouldn't you lose your scholarship if you didn't join up? I'd research that if I were you. I can help!"
She then noticed that he seemed a little off. "Hey, why the long face?" She padded over to him, food bag held out. "C'mon, Bella, it's -- thing's work out." She was quiet as she tried to think of something comforting to say, and failing that, something funny. "You think you've had it ruff?" she said with a small smile that still showed off some impressive teeth.
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Post by Mittens on Dec 27, 2016 19:42:42 GMT
Lucio was panicking inwardly. Dammit! He thought he had managed to hide his emotions a bit better. Oh well, he had committed to this lie and he would not back out of it.
"I'm fine you two, honestly." he said, "I never said I had a bad time of it, at all!" Ed's pun went right over his head, thanks to the language barrier. He looked inside the food bag before pulling out a cheese baguette and a small bottle of water. He chugged the water, before talking to Ed again;
"Why would I want to join Olympus? I don't have any superpowers, do I? I think my scholarship is safe." He smiled "If you'd like, I can try to get in contact with him. I warn you, he is small, flamboyant and very... well... Mediterranean. He's an artist, when it comes to costumes."
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Post by Sleuth on Dec 27, 2016 19:52:42 GMT
Ed's head tilted to the side, her ears flopping over as she squinted at him. "You seem very sure about that. Not having any superpowers. How do you know? What have you tried doing? Flung yourself off any tall buildings, moving things with your mind, gotten into a fight?"
Ed's eyes lit up as she was suddenly possessed of a terrible idea. "Let's do an experiment!" she said, taking a step back and putting up her fists. It was possible she hadn't thought this through entirely as she still had a sandwich clutched in her hand. She remembered it and wolfed it down in three huge bites, making a face when she bit directly into a tomato slice. "Only the appallingly unimaginative are sure of things, so I want you to hit me as hard as you can, slugger," Ed said through a mouthful of ham and cheese.
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Post by Flynneus_Knight on Dec 27, 2016 20:09:01 GMT
Herbert shook his head. "I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm all for Olympus, sort of, but I don't want to just join up like that. Even if my parents will probably say something," he scratched his chin. "I don't know... maybe I won't tell them actually."
He pointed a finger at Lucio. "Dude, I bet you can do something; we all can afterwards. It's kinda weird actually. Ed's right, try throwing yourself off buildings and stuff. Just because it's not a showy power like ours doesn't mean you don't have one." He moved aside so Lucio could see Ed. "Hit Ed, Lucio. Maybe you have super strength?"
He rubbed his eyes. "Maybe I'll sleep later; it's been a weird long day and I'd like to sleep. Try and actually experience normal university for a bit."
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Post by UraharaSteph on Dec 27, 2016 21:12:07 GMT
Aurora watched from the shadows. The man in black, the drones shattering, the Olympus hero and the tall wolf-person. She couldn't hear anything, she just let her light blue eyes absorb everything.
Aurora pushed her back against the cold brick wall and took a deep breath. She wasn't ready to join the group. Not yet. She stared down at her hands. She felt weak; not physically, but perhaps mentally. Everyone else seemed to embrace their powers, but Aurora was scared. Something inside of her had changed. It wasn't a small change either, no matter how limited her powers may or may not be. Her DNA was different. She could no longer touch people. Aurora peered around the wall one last time to look at the group. With that, she tried to stealthily leave the street.
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Post by Plague Doctor on Dec 27, 2016 21:20:36 GMT
Olem noticed the talking dog that had arrived and started to talk to everyone, 'that's a bit odd' he thought, and moved away from the wall towards where everyone else was standing.
"You would've thought that people can have super powers without needing to make or fight crime" he said slowly, looking around the group. "After all, it's not like we asked for them, people shouldn't have to be forced into a 'career path' they don't want - however, if I was to choose, despite my powers being a bit odd for it, I'd rather be a vigilante, as that's more my style" he smirked "Also, boy scout, I don't have the black death. If I did, everyone caught in my . . .explosion would've died, it's bad enough the civilians caught in it are hacking up their lungs as is" he looked back at the weredog furry thing that was talking to Lucio "You should try and punch her and see if you get anything, it's a dog eat dog world out there after all"
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hope your grandad gets better 
(of my fanfic that is haha)