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January Plot Sign-up

The Hellfire Club

Hello True Believers! As promised (sort of) this is the write-up/sign-up for the upcoming January event involving the Hellfire Club.

For those that don't know, the Hellfire Club is a super elite social club for the biggest movers and shakers in the world. Their leader is the Black King, Sebastian Shaw, who has had his fingers in a lot of plot pots lately. Shaw Industries funded Project Wideawake, the government program that brought the Senitnels that destroyed the school five years ago. He busted Bolivar Trask out of federal prison to work on even more anti-mutant technology. The powersuits worn by the U-Men were from Shaw Industries. And the high tech weapons used by the Friends of Humanity in the mall log? All came from him. And he's a vocal proponent of Mutant Registration.

So it's high time the X-Men got to the bottom of this Shaw guy. What game is he playing? What are his plans? His goals? Is he trying to start a war he can profit from? We're going to find out with this upcoming event.

The Plan

There are three stages to the plan. It should be noted that faculty AND students can both sign up for roles in any stage of this plan, but selections for who participates in what will be decided on a number of factors, including powers, specialties, and overall player willingness to commit to activity for the event. Aside from Nightcrawler and Shaw himself, there will be no major Mod NPCs involved.

STAGE 1: Information Gathering. A group will need to pose as neophyte socialites and mingle/rub elbows with the rich and famous of the Hellfire Club in an attempt to find out where the Black King conducts his private business. Rich people thrive on gossip, so with a convincing enough act, it should not be too difficult to get at least one of them to spill the beans. Especially after a few hundred dollar cocktails...
The mods will contact a random player to let them know they'll score the info, and players are more than free to NPC their own Hellfire Clubbers. They're all Pawns, anyways, so there's no real need to get too fussy over them.

STAGE 2: Infiltration. Cue the Mission Impossible theme. We know where Shaw's Inner Court hides, but getting to them isn't going to be easy. Security is extremely tight. Traps abound. Possibly killer robots. It's almost as if Shaw expects powered heroes to try and invade his privacy...
Once again, players will be free to control the action here. The main goal is obviously to navigate the facility, avoid making too much ruckus, and make a clear path for the confrontation team that Nightcrawler will teleport in.

STAGE 3 Confrontation. Shaw will not go down easily. There will be a fight. This will be a small team, so as not to crowd the log, versus Shaw and the Inner Court. Afterwards, he will need to be interrogated to finally get down to the bottom of what's going on (assuming he is defeated).
This will involve heavier Mod NPCing. More on Shaw than on Nightcrawler, who is mostly there just to get the team in and out.

The Sign-up

With all that said, now it's your turn. Please respond to this post with which character you're volunteering, what their powers are, what their specialty is, how willing you are for them to be injured, and which stages of the mission you would prefer to have them on if any preference exists. Once again, this is open to both faculty and student level characters, so feel free to sign up anyone you feel would be a fit for the mission.

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Signing up Miko here for Part 1 of the Mission.

Her powers are the ability to "hear" the desires of people and listening and following along with ten conversations at once. She's from a very well to do zaibatsu family that has fingers in just about everything, her age is a good age to be "coming out" to the world.

Information gathering, processing, and manipulation are her forte, also she is very good at taking pieces and reaching a plausible conclusion of what will happen and is usually right. I'm willing to let her get hurt, but no injuries that would cause any permanent damage, she's generally more aware of her surroundings to allow a total surprise and would slip away before personal harm most likely.

Signing Maya up for Part One and Laura for Part Two.

Maya has hearing things powers meaning she doesn't even need to be party to a conversation to get good Intel from it. She can also warn others if trouble is heading their way. She can get roughed up a little bit, but would do her best to avoid dumb unnecessary violence.

Laura meanwhile is a terrifying weapon of death trained to beat/survive most security and would happily trash robots and fancy things to deal with misplaced aggression. She can be practically killed and that's fine.

Putting down Kaguya for Part 1.

She's one of those mutants who can take a lot of punishment due to her regenerative powers. Also, since the earlier attack on the Institute, she's been giving Toph's classes more attention... Her natural charm will be of most use here, though.

Signing Benten up for any phase, though it seems doubtful she'd be trusted with Stage 3. She's very used to socializing and lying through her teeth, so Stage 1 would be a cinch. She's fairly handy what with being able to float and all for stage 2, though again, who knows if she'd be trusted with it. Better than sending in kids though? At least she'd take it seriously enough just because of the danger involved if she's caught.

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Eli will happily send a clone to help. Because it is a clone, feel free to hurt/kill it. She will spend the time in her room focusing on the task and taking notes, so even if the clone dies, they will still have the information. The fact that she will FEEL it die... well, maybe she should be sitting in the medical area. She would be willing to be part of the third phase, but would be largely useless. Phases 1 and 2 though would work with her.

Tiamaris would stink at the first phase. Subtlety, talking to people, and keeping his temper? Nope.

However he would be good at phases 2 and 3.

Between the scale armor, the fire breathing, and the ability to go full on dragon, he would be an asset in phase three especially. Feel free to injure him as much as you want, so long as it is not permanent.

Aqua would happily help with all three phases, but unless she is teamed with someone like Feilks again, her blue hair would kind of be a give away in phase one. She is still willing to go, however.

She has her keyblade which lets her absorb more than just the one power she holds within her, so to prep, she would ask some of the other mutants to hit her with their abilities. Mostly, though, she focuses on physical combat and she is agile and strong. She also has her armor, which is very hard to move in, so she will not engage it in combat unless they are high off the ground, or she is so badly injured that it is the only way for her to keep moving.

Feel free to injure her, anything that is not permanent.

Feliks and Hijikata are both good for stage 1 and/or stage 2!

Feliks has imagination manipulation, which basically boils down to illusions based around items which already exist, and temporary (but real and physical) manipulation of non-sentient objects near him. His skills that may be relevant are:
-A disarmingly flighty personality, good for mingling without making people suspicious
-Experience sneaking around doing X-man stuff
-Scrappiness and willingness to totally punch someone or hit them with an end table or something if he has to
-Out-of-the-box thinking
-Mastery of the element of ~~do-something-confusing~~ surprise
-An encyclopedic knowledge of high-end handbags and shoes

On the other hand, Feliks would be a bit recognizable without effort put into makeup, and he tends to panic a little around too many strangers. Which could also be fun to play, but isn't so useful!

Hijikata's power is manipulation of air pressure and air currents. At its high end, he's capable of concentrated bursts of hurricane force winds. His relevant skills include:
-Cool-headedness
-Logic
-Being pretty damn smooth when he wants to be
-Martial arts skills
-The whole "brief, concentrated hurricane" thing

Rough them up freely, but I'd like to not injure Hijikata too badly*, since he did get injured badly in the first Sentinel incident and I don't want to overdo it.

*Like, put him in traction or anything

Signing Toushirou up for either Stage 2 or 3. (He'd suck at stage one and he knows it.)

He has stealth training from before being in stasis, even if his powers aren't suited for it. He still knows what to do. Plus, he's level-headed and junk.

Overall capabilities, though? He's a fighter. He's got good control over his cryokinesis and can use it either offensively or defensively. And he's trained in both kendo and unarmed combat. I don't mind roughing him up to the point of a broken bone or two.

I don't have too much of a preference for which stage he goes into, though he was the one who took down John Sublime in the U-Men attack, so it may be better to give other characters some spotlight on this one.

Singing Takakage up for Part 1.

He has a good eye for detail and can read people to some degree without psychic abilities, and has a certain degree of manipulative skill. However, this requires him to talk to only one person at a time.

Since he is a certified doctor and Zian is a healer mutant, the two of them can be called on to provide medical assistance if it is needed (in part 3 or part 2) as the situation requires. They work together, with Takakage setting any dislocated internal structures before Zian zaps the person to speed up their healing process.

Yeah, Zian is definitely keeping the field medic standby thing, even if he isn't going to actively join any parts of it because lol useless.

Taka would probably not fight too, he nearly died the previous time xD

Pending further discussion, Flandre would probably do best in part 3.

She has super strength, regeneration, night vision, and a very limited destruction ability. She can only use it a few times on relatively small targets (a single door or shield rather than the entire side of the building, etc), and will be mentally useless for awhile afterwards.

She's still good at putting holes in things, though.

I am okay with injuries as long as they're not permanent etc.

Offering Palutena for Part 1 or 3.

She has no direct combat abilities but she can essentially double the power level limit of another character for ten minutes flat. No negative repercussions before then but very bad ones after that.

I'd be open for any kind of injury and she'd be in a directly supporting position in any combat scenario.

Character: M’gann M’orzz
Powers: Telepathy and telekinesis. She can TRY to eavesdrop on thoughts, but it’s a risky venture. It would probably work best if her target was distracted by someone else. (Heavy conversation for example!) Telekenisis is useful as always for throwing things around and flying.
Specialty: In addition to the psychic stuff, M’gann has some black ops experience thanks to her time with the YJ team. Infiltration is something she’s got at least a little background in.
Injury: Sure! Don’t want anything super severe, but a bit of roughing up is fine.
Missions: Stage 1 and 2 are the hats I’d like to toss M’gann’s name into, please!

Bridget for Stage 1. His powers are effective for combat, but his lack of experience makes him not a great choice for any of those. Instead, he'll rely on his experience as an entertainer to put on the act of a young heiress. Yep, playing an actual girl, much to his chagrin.

Kyouko for Stage 2. Kyouko's perception of sound and vibrations in general allows her to visualize through sound before seeing. She can notice discrepancies in the shape of the room through careful use of echoes, detecting traps and the like.

Reimu for Stage 3. Reimu is pretty purely a combat specialist, lacking the social graces for the first part or the finesse for the second. He's a seasoned hero and X-man and prepared for whatever the Inner Court might throw at him.

Volunteering Chris for any of the three stages.

Specialty: Espionage, infiltration and combat.
Powers: Invisibility and disguise
Injury: Perfectly fine to have her beaten up a fair bit. She can take it.

Character: Shindou Takuto
Powers: Creation of telepathic networks between individuals; temporary physical enhancement of those linked to his networks.
Specialty: Group coordination.
Injury: Sure, though unless he ends up in a heavy combat part of the mission I'm not really looking to get him seriously damaged.
Mission: Stage 1 or Stage 2, please. Shindou's powers would be pretty ideal for stage 2 in particular, if the infiltration team needed to split up at all. But they could also potentially be of help keeping tabs on everyone from the Institute slipping into the crowd in stage 1, and he has other advantages there -- namely, actually being the sole heir of a stupidly wealthy family, with the social experience that goes with it. An adolescence worth of making nice for his parents' dinner parties has prepared him for this day...!!

Would like to volunteer Moxxi for Stage 1 of the mission. Her powers are Pheromone Control which allow her to be particularly persuasive and worm out some information out of someone. Plus she's already rather outgoing & sociable, so mingling and such wouldn't be an issue. I'd be perfectly willing to have her roughed up, as far as injuries are concerned.

Meanwhile, I'd like to sign up Raven for Stage 3. Raven's more of a combatant and her powers of Soul Projection could be a good addition to the fight against Shaw.

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Rinka for State 2. Her phasing ability would be very useful for circumventing locked doors and killer robots. And if they go up against human opponents, she's been versed in the art of ass kicking by her father.

I'm fine with Rinka getting moderately injured, up to and including things that might require a short infirmary stay.

~~Ugh, I want to toss in Alex so much but he'd nope right out.~~

Edited 2014-12-22 14:53 (UTC)

~~Well, as the rest of his team seem to be signed up...~~

Kanji's up for phase 2 or 3 (there's no way in hell he can mingle with high society worth a damn.)

While he's hardly the quietest of sorts, his electric powers could come in handy for shorting out electronic security systems or the odd robot. He's a solid if untrained fighter and always up for smashing heads in that need to be smashed.

I'd be fine with him getting hurt as long as it's nothing permanent/long term.

I'd like to sign Rin up for Stage 2. Interference, distractions, etc are her forte—especially if there's tech that needs messing with.

ALSO I REALIZED I OMITTED TO MENTION that I am okay with mild and moderate injury!

Edited 2014-12-23 22:01 (UTC)

I'm volunteering Orin here for Stage 1! Put a hat on her and her cat ears are more or less hidden, and as long as she keeps her tails under a skirt, that should do it. Her main power is utilizing the energy of the dead for various things, but usually to reanimate them, so it's not much use here. However, she's very chatty and good at digging up gossip, so her personal skill set is more handy than her powers, in this case. She can make a quick getaway once she has the information she needs by turning into a cat, too...her specialties are definitely more stealthy than anything else, but she's not quite bulky enough to be able to handle herself during Stage 2 if something happens, so I think this is the best fit for her.

Feel free to injure her, but I'd like to avoid anything more than a broken limb or two for now.

Signing Fai up for stage 1 or possibly stage 2. He can pretend to be just about anyone using his glamours, and manipulate the impressions he makes on anyone provided he gets a moment of eye contact. He's also hella limber and has been practicing a lot of hand-to-hand combat, weapon usage and general stealthiness due to his powers.

Signing Luvander up for stage 2 or stage 3 because I'm awful. The kid can heal himself and others - albeit not without pains - and is trained in combat and use of weapons from the tender age of 6. He's a good backup to have around if things go pancake-shaped, all in all.

~~Signing Souji up for nothing because while he would undoubtedly want to help, no one wants that particular loose canon on their team on a mission like this.~~

Oh, and injure the boys as you see fit. Especially Luvander, people with healing factors have it coming anyway. /dreadful

Edited 2014-12-23 01:59 (UTC)

~~Heeeeeeey superheroing buddy~~

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Signing Aki here up for Stage 2! Her power of projection would allow her to pass through walls of the facility, making it easy for her to open doors for the rest of the team from the inside, cause distractions and quickly make herself scarce without attracting too much attention, and act as a scout that isn't easy to see if she dresses for the situation beforehand and can't be hurt in that ghostly form if she runs into trouble.

Honestly Idunno where Alric would be most helpful. High society is pretty much what he was raised for, so he could maybe help in Phase 1 but if they don't want to be recognized, then obviously he'd be a bad choice for it. In that case, he could possibly help in Phase 3 instead, but if the team's already full for that, it's fine.

Worst case, he'll just hang around and assist the medics or something, keep the home fires burning, all that.

Signing Belladonna up! She has Memory Manipulation powers so any information gained she can store completely and entirely. Not only that she will recall all names, faces, and any visoaudio info she comes in contact with. Think of her like a walking encyclopedia even if her powers aren't up to par for that just yet.

If things get hairy her alter ego will take over and she'll be a great fighting asset for the team. Donna has Psychic Constructs are her mutation and they're good for doing a lot of physical damage to others in close hand-to-hand combat.

Belle will prefer stage 1 and Donna will prefer to be a part of stage 2 or 3.

Edited 2014-12-27 17:07 (UTC)

Willing to sign Gold up for Stage 1, he's dealt with business men and given his Molecular Manipulation to create gold via textiles, he has plenty of money to throw around, for those who need funding for this stage, he can help there as well.

If need be he can also provide support for Stage 2 or 3 with his Healing, either via direct healing or via Potions.

The latter he can give out to those involved and let them go do their thing, the former he'd have to actually accompany them or would need the injured brought to him if possible.

The drawbacks of his accompanying them is the fact he does have a bad leg, thus he can't run and he needs his cane to walk, while he can limp short distance without it, it'll hurt him and he'll be slow. I'm fine with minor to moderate injury for him.

Edited 2014-12-27 17:43 (UTC)

~~So not late to the party...~~

Signing Marisa up for Stage 3.

Because honestly? She's not likely to make anything easy on the other stages. Powers are Heat and Light Manipulation for lasers/bullets and explosions. Injuries and such, as long as it wasn't too horrible. (Broken bones are fine, Losing a limb not so much)

oops holidays made me late but I'd like to sign Takane up for stage 2! Her ability to project herself into technology and control it should be helpful for that sort of thing

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Signing Yuui up for any of the three stages.

His power is sound manipulation of the siren song kind, meaning he can use sounds (usually music but also just his own natural voice) to emotionally influence people, and in it's more extreme form completely transfix them.

He's also pretty damn flexible, well trained in hand-to-hand combat and pretty comfortable with using a gun as well as other weapons, and he knows how to stay calm and focused under pressure. He's very good with social events and used to fancy mingling, and his mutant power is pretty useful when it comes to making people open up to him, but he's also rather publicly out as a mutant and would risk being recognized without a disguise of some kind.

Feel free to injure at will.

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