First Night [Action]

[cowledcrusader]

[In the middle of the previous night, a note will be left under the door of Clark Kent.  It reads as follows:]

Clark,

There are urgent matters to discuss.  Be on top of Community Housing 7 at midnight.

[The note is not signed and not dated.  Mysterious letter is mysterious.  The only question is whether or not Clark will meet him there at the

Comments

[eidolon_soul]

[Rydia exits her house quietly late at night--not exactly sneaking away, but still trying to make as little noise as possible. There's a whip coiled at her side and a rod with a bright crystal looped into her belt. She's not expecting trouble, but better to be prepared. Given her pace, it's likely that she's just out for some aimeless wandering. Her pensive expression certainly contributes to that impression. Upon glancing to her right, she notices the barracks and pauses thoughtfully.]

[cowledcrusader]

[...Another person wandering about. She looks harmless enough, but that whip and crystal rod give pause. He'll just be hiding up on the roof of the barracks for now. Watching and waiting.]

[eidolon_soul]

[Rydia stares at the barracks for a moment longer, then heads inside. She'll be busy thrashing dummies for a bit, and some interesting noises will result from her variety of methods; Flame Whip, Ice Rod, and some magic of her own, mostly lightning. After a few moments, it becomes less a training regimen and more a means to vent some pent-up frustration.]

[cowledcrusader]

[A powerful magician. An awful lot of those in this village. If it wasn't already clear enough, he's going to need to find a way to negate or dampen the effects of magic cast against him. A very wide repitore of attacks, but it looks like she's more ready to blow someone's head off if they get to her the wrong way.

Right now there's no reason to step in. But he'll study the attack patterns of her spells. Someone's bound to use something similar.]

[38thdefender]

[Kurtis is out and about tonight, patrolling the town in the wake of the recent attacks. He's probably pretty hard to miss. From Community House 1 he'll first go to the square.]

[cowledcrusader]

[A green... penguin. Thing. He saw this creature on the journals before, initially thinking it was someone's idea of a disguise. But it seems this "Kurtis" fellow was, in fact, real.

He's watching you from one of the rooftops in the square, Kurtis. He's concealed quite well, but do your Defender senses tingle?]

[38thdefender]

[Kurtis is particularly on edge tonight, but even so it's a while before he gets the sense that someone is following him. He keeps walking for a little while to make absolutely certain then stops and, without turning, he calls out.]

You can come out now. I know you're there.

[1/2 Action]

[cowledcrusader]

[...Every bit as good as he sounded. Impressed, Batman glides down from the one of the buildings, landing in the shadows near Kurtis. Well enough that anyone else in the square probably missed him.]

[crytearsofjoy]

[Are you stalking some place near the smithy? If you are, look. A blond girl. Nothing interesting at all. Except for the fact that she has noticed it's night time outside. She exits the smithy with a large canvas shoulder bag. And what's that popping out of the top? A hand?! No, it's just the metal skeleton of one. Winry walks down the street like it's prefectly normal to be carrying such a thing around.]

[cowledcrusader]

[...Now that's a strange sight. All sorts of weird things going on here. He can't quite make how good a quality the hand is, but still... a person with that sort of talent might be worth observing. He'll be following her from the darkness. He might want to get a closer look at that equipment she's carrying later.]

[crytearsofjoy]

[The mechanic won't notice you, despite that fact she's a little wary walking around at night in Luceti. So Bats is free to stalk! However Winry crosses over a sheet of ice she hadn't noticed.]

Ah! [Slipping on the ice, her bag flies into the air and she lands on her ass. The contents of Winry's bag are scattered on the ground. Various tools, and that hand Batman had seen. But it's attached to a full skeletal arm! Though it does look a little bare. Oh woe for the lack of advanced technology in Luceti.]

[cowledcrusader]

[...Actually, this sight makes Batman feel bad. He'll silently move toward where she fell and retrieve some of the contents of her bag (including that metal arm) and give it a quick look over. ...This is astounding quality given the backwards technological nature of this village. Congrats, Winry, you've impressed the Bat enough for him to want to speak to you.

The voice will come from not far behind, and he's approaching. The arm is in one hand, and he's offering his other hand to help her to her feet. ...Of course he's a man dressed like a bat that stands 6'3'' and is built like a tank.]

Your work is very impressive.

What? No other drunks out tonight? -couldn't help self-

[goldenglasses]

[And stumbling out laughing from Good Spirits, Vash makes his way down the street singing happily to himself. Not exactly the most interesting type to stalk - but uh... he has a gun with him?]

/threadjack

[mikangirl]

[Don't forget the hot redhead propped under one arm trying to steer the idiot the right way home B|]

[Action]

[cowledcrusader]

[There are people like this no matter where you go, it seems. Whoever that drunk idiot is lucky he has someone like her to help him home.

Unless you two suddenly get your villain magnet switches turned on, Batman is just going to move on.]

[Action]

[goldenglasses]

[Don't jinx the poor Nami!]

[Action]

[thesevencodes]

[Due to recent events, Leonardo has been stuck with the responsibility of retrieving his brother's sai. It's a relatively long trip from his apartment to his destination, but considering it's night, he feels perfectly in his element. That is to say, sticking to the shadows and probably looking fairly suspicious. Force of habit.]

[Action]

[cowledcrusader]

[At first, Batman almost fails to notice Leonardo's movements. But before he leaves his field of vision, he gatches the glimpse of movements and begins to track him from above.

...Whoever that is, he's carrying swords. And moving like a skilled assassin. Reminds him of Kyodai, and that's a very bad thing. Batman will be quick to follow this mysterious individual, taking extra caution in doing so.]

[Action]

[thesevencodes]

[At first, he senses nothing but the stirring wind and flickering shadows of dusk across the ground. It's only once he's about halfway there that a sharp shift in the air causes him to grind to a halt; the whisper of drawn metal sounds like an evening breeze. Only silence touches on his senses, but he's almost positive that there's someone out here. Someone good.]

[Action]

[cowledcrusader]

[...He drew his weapons. He knows he's being tracked. But Leonardo doesn't know where he is quite yet. For now, Batman thumbs his utility belt and draws a batarang in case things go south. Otherwise, he won't move a muscle.]