Having researched late into the night, the Outcasts are about to pack it in for the evening (aside from the two sleepless members of the crew, the Insomniac and the Junkheap, who are entertaining notions of finding some local lawbreakers and bending their limbs in directions they aren't supposed to bend), when their colleague rings the bell of the ( Read more... )

The Outcasts, somewhat stymied by the seeming complexity of circumstance facing them in the kidnapping of Dr. Brian Obuchi, find themselves clustered around the handful of computer terminals in the Conductor's north side manse. As the Junkheap rattles around noisily outside, rooting through the dumpster for any pieces of scrap metal that might ( Read more... )

Okay, folks...before I post the next chapter, I need to know exactly what y'all are gonna do. masterninja66, Elasto is heading for August Miyazawa's to interview her, correct? So that's set, and you're flying solo, I believe. memento_mori, you mentioned that the Insomniac wanted to pay a solo visit to one or more of the Tekagi private security guards. Are you still ( Read more... )

As night falls on the city of Omnipolis, its greatest heroes regroup at the spacious home of the Conductor that serves as their headquarters. He tells of their interview with Hideki Morimoto of the Tekagi Corporation, and what they have learned about Dr. Obuchi and his assistant, August Miyazawa; 'Adventure Boy' O'Malley tells the tale of their ( Read more... )

Is everyone done with the action in the current chapters (!!a, b & c)? Particularly, calamityjon, are you gonna leave the casino, or do you have anything else you want to do there? If we're all done, I'll go ahead and post the next chapter.

A brief inquiry with an expert source (the local White Pages) reveals that the Tekagi Corporation has no branch office in Omnipolis; happily, however, due to the importance of the presentation they were meant to be giving this afternoon, any number of corporate executives from the high-profile biomedical research firm are in town. Mayor Jacobi ( Read more... )

Arriving at the Hotel Caroline in downtown Omnipolis, one thing is clear to Jeffrey Dell and the Insomniac: the Tekagi Corporation has deep pockets. They put up the mysteriously vanished Mr. Brian Obuchi in a suite at one of the most expensive lodgings in the city, so they clearly aren't blowing smoke when they say they want him back bad: he's ( Read more... )

The swankest, lushest casino in a city full of them is the infamous House of Champagne in Omnipolis. Years ago, in the late 1970s, it was the spot where a smarmy young nightclub singer of questionable talents and the showbizzy name of Van Kingsley first made a name for himself ( Read more... )

No respectable superhero would ever say he’s looking for trouble. Oh, sure, he’ll deal with it when it arises; after all, protecting the public and dealing with threats is his calling. When trouble arises, the Outcasts are always there to make sure it doesn’t get out of hand. But none of them - not even the scrappy 'Adventure Boy' O’Malley - ( Read more... )

Okay, gang...the roster's set for now, and hopefully you've had an opportunity to look over the background material, figure out who your teammates are, etc. In about five seconds, I'm putting up the first post of the game, to get the game started ( Read more... )