Phase 4 - The Mastermind Behind it All?

[cityship]

Hal9000 had been defeated, but it isn't quite over yet. After the injured had been healed and Jaime Reyes had stopped blanking out, after they'd regrouped and got their stuff together, it was time to move on. Engineering and Neuropathy had yielded nothing fruitful

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Introductions

[cityship]

The key to a good introduction is timing.

Re: Introductions

[imperious_lex]

And it's clear that said someone had been watching their every move. Currently playing on the viewing was them, he was replaying the battle they just had with HAL.

Oh, Paco, there goes your arm again, this time in full HD.

He was well aware they were there, and began slowly clapping, giving them a sardonic applause as they got closer. He finally stopped, and turned to get a better look at the group as he raised a martini glass in a toast to them.

"I see congratulations are in order. You all survived, despite your own immense stupidity. You may all prove to be useful to me yet." He raised his glass a little higher, then took a sip.

"Oh, where are my manners? Would any of you care for a drink?"

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[wolf_that_grins]

Oh hell. Wags recognizes you Lex. "Rif ris is rabout rand, rime ronna rip rour race roff."

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[grayaura]

See this, Lex? This is Mai glowering at you. You're lucky looks can't kill.

In fact, she's already following Superboy's lead, running in step right behind him. Her knives already in her hands, ready to throw as soon as a threat shows up (or she gets in range to plink Luthor). She's had enough of this and there's something about this man which reminds her far too much of Azula towards the end.

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[theregularguy]

"Are...um...are we supposed to know this guy?" Sokka has his ridiculous sunglasses back on, and has his shotgun pointed in the fellow's general direction. He's angry, sure. But he wants answers, too...

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[imperious_lex]

"Clark." The venom in his voice was palatable, but now wasn't the time for fighting them. He had managed to take a moment to swallow down is bile when he watched the fight live. it figured that Clark would be in the middle of yet another mystery.

Lex held up a hand signaling for Clark Kon to stop. Not that he could do anything else, but with HAL out of the way, Stacy was back in full.

"You always were one to jump to the wrong conclusions." Ironic that he just jumped to the wrong conclusion as well.

Re: Introductions

[grayaura]

Mai isn't waiting to talk. She hurls a volley of knives - not aimed to kill, but to pin him down. She is not a happy camper.

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[halfa_hero]

Those blades? Stopped by an ecto-barrier courtesy of Danny.

"For Pete's sake. We can at least listen to the guy before we beat his shiny bald head in."

Re: Introductions

[imperious_lex]

Lex tilted his head slightly, taking a better look at Conner. His eyes darted briefly towards Jaime, then Mai, then Danny when the knives stopped, then back to Conner. There were certain subtle differences, but the relationship was obvious.

"Apparently so. I'm sure Clark was thrilled to find a blood relative out there." What with Clark being adopted, and all.

He stood up to address the group, and they might notice that he was wearing the same plantsuit as the rest of them. Though he also had an Armani sport coat to go with it. He decided to address the whole group.

"Since my reputation seems to precede me," Lex is looking at you, kid who got half his face shot off, "I think its best we clear up a few misconceptions. I'm not the one who brought you to this ship, but I am the one you'll need to listen to if you want any hope of getting off it alive. Particularly since whoever planned your trip so far seems hell bent on seeing you all dead." A sharp barb, but still an honest evaluation of what he's seen from them so far

Re: Introductions

[wolf_that_grins]

Wags reverts to homid form for more ease of communication, a form which may or may not look like someone Lex would recognize.

"Dude, you're flipping Luthor. The reasons for not listening way outweigh any reason to do the opposite."

Re: Introductions

[grayaura]

"Give me a reason to listen to you."

Mai's still glaring daggers at you, Lex. You're lucky that there's a shield to stop her from throwing more.

Re: Introductions

[imperious_lex]

Lex looked over at Bart (well, actually at Wags, who had the pb of looked just like the Bart from his world) and raised an eyebrow. Interesting that the kid could turn into some kind of a wolf-beast. Interesting indeed.

He then sat down, and turned his attention Mai. At her question, he simply smirked, then leaned back in his seat.

"No," was his answer to her, plain and simple. "You can all continue to stumble along blindly if you want. I won't stop you.

"I'm a patient man. I've waited months for you to finally find your way here; I can wait several more for the next group to come looking for your corpses."

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[unsc_rabbit]

Kelly stood off to one side, away from the Chief, and close to a few members of her former ragtag band. They'd managed to work as a team before. And she knew their capabilities now. If it came down to a fight, they'd be able to coordinate better this way. Watching the young man from behind her visor, she placidly checked the sensor array she'd attached to her wrist.

It wasn't much help, but she could tell that at least most of Stacy's functions were back up and running. Good. Watching the others react to the man, she raised a bemused eyebrow behind her visor. Lex Luthor, huh? Well, if he had a plan, she'd listen for the moment. She wasn't overly concerned about food. But she made a mental note to stock up on some before they moved. And perhaps swap some weapons or ammo for medical supplies.