Secret Society of Super-Villains

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Noah is the first of the group to arrive - taking the time to set up a laptop at the large meeting table. They are gathering to discuss the recent conflict with Dr. Sivana's so-called Monster Society - their first meeting as a group since the invitations went out to the new members

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[bewaresinestro]

A flicker of yellow light...

And the image of Sinestro stands, arms crossed, waiting.

[finediddlyine]

Professor Milton Fine arrives third to this somewhat auspicious meeting. He's dressed well, having just returned from an awards ceremony at Kansas State University, and actually resents his night being interrupted, to some extent.

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"Welcome, gentlemen. Sinestro - too busy to make it in person? I'll save your gift for later, then. And Brainiac, I think you'll appreciate it more than most."

He pats the box near him, which makes a dense rattling noise in response to the impact.

[mercwithaneye]

Slade isn't entirely comfortable with the genocidal aliens being involved, but he's present. Because Grodd needs to die and Sivana needs to hurt.

His arms are crossed as he leans back in his chair. Letting Noah run the show for now.

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Noah opens the box, taking out what appears to be an ordinary mobile phone device.

"I trust most of you are familiar with Blackberrys. Well, these are our own special variant. I call them Blackguards. In addition to the typical mobile phone functions, in the hands of an authorized user, it allows full access to the Unternet. In addition, it allows for secure communications."

He smiles.

"And when I say secure, I mean secure. I've borrowed one of Kord Technologies' new patents for our use - it uses quantum communication techniques. To eavesdrop without seizing and hacking one of the devices, someone would need Captain Atom's powers and a supercomputer."

[times_past]

"Cheeky. But will it blend?" Shade maneuvers the Blackguard in his hand, before glancing at the others.

"This amount of planning is still rather reactive, Gentlemen, Lady, and Shiva. As far as the monkey, however. Killing him makes him a martyr. Showing the rank and file that maybe Grodd's way was the right one. Which its not. But if we make an example out of him? Or better the yet, find a way to tone down the mind-foolishness. We can strike ahead of time."

[mercwithaneye]

Deathstroke clenches a fist.

Grodd will die, but if he has to let these people think he'll live in order to get into position to kill him, so be it. He'll ease off for now.

"We don't know Grodd is anything more than a temporary ally for the Monster Society, so there's no guarantee of causing that rift. But making an example out of him - even if it's working with the Gorilla City apes who hate him as much as I do to set a trap - I could be on board for."

He takes one of the devices, with a look to Noah.

"Kord Tech is bound to have a back door for their own innovations," he says, although he knows Calc has no doubt found a way around it.

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"Their innovation is simply an incredibly precise sensor. There's no software for them to have left a backdoor in. With these devices, we can each communicate with the rest of this group with absolute security. They have some countermeasures built-in in case anyone should try to tamper with them, and I can cut any one of them out of the group from the master hub if we confirm or even suspect it has been compromised."