Finding My Way
It has been a long journey to come to this point.
I just graduated from the academy and have been given my first round of assignments, most of them surrounding the group known as the Hellions. They're little better then common street thugs, the problem being of course that they're common street thugs with supernatural toys - powerful supernatural toys at that. If nothing else my investigations should prove fascinating - and somewhat amusing. I mean really, who do these boys think they are - Circle of Thorns?
I was heading towards location assignment yesterday and stumbled in over my head, one guy but one guy who had obviously been at this a lot longer then I have. It took everything I had but I pinned him down and managed to make the arrest. Apparently a nice android had been watching from the sidelines and he wanted to give me a bit of inf to help me along as a reward for the fight. His name was Dual Core and we spent quite a bit of time talking. (Yeah I know I shouldn't have stopped on the way to an assignment to chat... but he was so fascinating.) I added him to my contact sheet and I'm hoping to meet him again. (And maybe that friend of his - the one who almost died in the car accident.) We did wind up teaming together on my assignment and it was fun, but the conversation is what really stands out for me.
I was in Galaxy City doing a bit of research when I encountered my first Rikit Invasion... up until that point (something happened later last night and I'll get to that.) it was the scariest thing that had ever happened to me. The sky turned the oddest shade of yellow, and the earth its self trembled. I found one or two bombs and tried to keep them tied down until help could arrive... but I simply did not have the power to take it out on my own. Thank goodness there were others about to help. Even in the midst of such terror, it felt great to feel like part of such an amazing community of heroes.
Later I was making my way through the Hollows and I met a weretiger (at least that's what he looked like to me.) he wanted me to go out with him and fight an Arch Villain, he needed someone with my skill set - and of course I couldn't tell him no. Running through the middle of the Hollows by myself while trying not to be seen was one of the most taxing and frighting experiences of my life. But the rush when I got in there and helped go toe to toe with this amazing villain was worth every moment. Everything happened so fast that I didn't catch my team mates name, but I know I would recognize him if I saw him again.
I have learned in the last couple of days that I truly love to be a part of a team, I love my work whether working alone or on a team, but I really like the feeling of Comradery and being part of something larger then myself that comes with being part of a team.
The second is that despite all of the things I have seen in the Rogue Isles, Paragon still has many exhilarating and terrifying surprises in store for me.
Currently I have been assigned to the Hollows for the majority of my field work (a great deal of it still tied into the Hellions), and my passive assignment is in the hospitals in Atlas city where I'm helping behind the desk with things like registration and filing. Both are extremely rewarding. Lady Liberty has suggested that I might want to take some time and visit a local hot spot called Pocket D, she thinks I work too hard. She might be correct, but if I slow down now I don't know if I will be able to hold it together.
Two years ago I walked away from my family, left the Circle of Thorns behind and now here I am making all my dreams come true, but on some level it still hurts. The loss of my family, the loss of the only way of life I had ever known... these things are still weighing heavily on my soul, as is the knowledge that someday I will have to face them again. I know that the next time I see my family, and the group that was the very foundation of my childhood it will be in an effort to bring them down... I've already been assigned to stop a ritual being held in King's Row, and I can't put it off very much longer.
I just graduated from the academy and have been given my first round of assignments, most of them surrounding the group known as the Hellions. They're little better then common street thugs, the problem being of course that they're common street thugs with supernatural toys - powerful supernatural toys at that. If nothing else my investigations should prove fascinating - and somewhat amusing. I mean really, who do these boys think they are - Circle of Thorns?
I was heading towards location assignment yesterday and stumbled in over my head, one guy but one guy who had obviously been at this a lot longer then I have. It took everything I had but I pinned him down and managed to make the arrest. Apparently a nice android had been watching from the sidelines and he wanted to give me a bit of inf to help me along as a reward for the fight. His name was Dual Core and we spent quite a bit of time talking. (Yeah I know I shouldn't have stopped on the way to an assignment to chat... but he was so fascinating.) I added him to my contact sheet and I'm hoping to meet him again. (And maybe that friend of his - the one who almost died in the car accident.) We did wind up teaming together on my assignment and it was fun, but the conversation is what really stands out for me.
I was in Galaxy City doing a bit of research when I encountered my first Rikit Invasion... up until that point (something happened later last night and I'll get to that.) it was the scariest thing that had ever happened to me. The sky turned the oddest shade of yellow, and the earth its self trembled. I found one or two bombs and tried to keep them tied down until help could arrive... but I simply did not have the power to take it out on my own. Thank goodness there were others about to help. Even in the midst of such terror, it felt great to feel like part of such an amazing community of heroes.
Later I was making my way through the Hollows and I met a weretiger (at least that's what he looked like to me.) he wanted me to go out with him and fight an Arch Villain, he needed someone with my skill set - and of course I couldn't tell him no. Running through the middle of the Hollows by myself while trying not to be seen was one of the most taxing and frighting experiences of my life. But the rush when I got in there and helped go toe to toe with this amazing villain was worth every moment. Everything happened so fast that I didn't catch my team mates name, but I know I would recognize him if I saw him again.
I have learned in the last couple of days that I truly love to be a part of a team, I love my work whether working alone or on a team, but I really like the feeling of Comradery and being part of something larger then myself that comes with being part of a team.
The second is that despite all of the things I have seen in the Rogue Isles, Paragon still has many exhilarating and terrifying surprises in store for me.
Currently I have been assigned to the Hollows for the majority of my field work (a great deal of it still tied into the Hellions), and my passive assignment is in the hospitals in Atlas city where I'm helping behind the desk with things like registration and filing. Both are extremely rewarding. Lady Liberty has suggested that I might want to take some time and visit a local hot spot called Pocket D, she thinks I work too hard. She might be correct, but if I slow down now I don't know if I will be able to hold it together.
Two years ago I walked away from my family, left the Circle of Thorns behind and now here I am making all my dreams come true, but on some level it still hurts. The loss of my family, the loss of the only way of life I had ever known... these things are still weighing heavily on my soul, as is the knowledge that someday I will have to face them again. I know that the next time I see my family, and the group that was the very foundation of my childhood it will be in an effort to bring them down... I've already been assigned to stop a ritual being held in King's Row, and I can't put it off very much longer.