>Congratulations! Three years ago, at the age of fifteen, your X-gene became active! This makes you virtually unemployable and subject to the predations of various growing Mutant Control Acts! It also grants you a superhuman ability (the X stands for X-tra power!). You may choose between three powersets!
>STEALTH SET
>TANK SET
>MOBILITY SET

>>26941592
>[ ] Write in.
Try to find some honest work
Mobility Set

>>26941613
>>STEALTH SET

>>26941592
>>[ ] Grab a paper.

Anyone else?

After five minutes, I'll go with honest work. But powerset should wait on more votes.

>[ ] Write in.

To the nearest bar that's open.

>>26941795
>>26941808
Okay, that was at exactly the right time. Huh.

I'll be posting under this trip from now on, by the by.

>>26941613
>STEALTH SET

>[X] Try to find some honest work
>[X] Grab a paper

You’re feeling uncharacteristically good about yourself today. Maybe something legit’ll come up – something you can rely on to pay some bills if you ever scrounge up the kind of lifestyle that includes them.

You stride out into the street and drop $1.50 for a paper. As expected, there’s some shit about Spider-Man on the cover. The following pages cover some additions to the MCA – apparently certain private institutions have the right to bar you entry now, in addition to public ones. Shiny. That Xavier doctor guy that shows up on the news has made a few comments on it, but once you’ve read one ineffectual speech you’ve read ‘em all. There’s also an article about an escapee from SHIELD custody on the loose somewhere in upstate NY.

Nearby there are a few café’s opening right about that might have you, and there’s a pizza place on the corner. Then you could see if the Bugle needs people throwing papers at folk.

[ ] Pizza Joint.
[ ] Café.
[ ] Bugle.
[ ] Any previous option.
[ ] Write in.

>Powerset can wait for the moment. Currently Stealth leads.

Stealth set, I'd say.

>>26942041
>[ ] Bugle.

>>26942041
Mobility set

Bugle, if we do a paper boy route, we can avoid people giving us the look at at least minimize it.

or

Write In
Garbage man

>>26942096
Oh yeah, the Bugle. if anything Jamerson is fair to non-masked individuals might give you a hard time but he will probably give you a job

>>26942041
Stealth set and Bugle.

>STEALTH SET picked

>You have theadvantages of ,
>INVISIBILITY: Lvl1 (chameleonic). Highly effective in darkness or when still. Less effective in motion or against careful eyes. No heat-masking, retains shadow.
>ENHANCED SENSES: Lvl1. You have perfect nightvision. Your hearing, smell, and touch are just above peak human.

>The STEALTH SET has the potential to level up these abilities or branch out into secondary mutations.

>You have the disadvantages of,
>MULTISPECTRAL EYES
>POINTED EARS
>PSEUDOSCALES AT JOINTS, HANDS, AND COLLAR

>[X] Bugle

You decide that the Bugle could always use more people. Maybe after a few months of peddling papers you might be able to move up to taking pictures, pictures of Spider-Man. God knows you need some kind of mutant juju to get a good shot of that creepy dude.

You make your way towards the nearest underground station, but grind to a halt when you notice a new sign hanging over the entrance, declaring that mutants found utilizing the services could face prosecution.

>[ ] Take the underground.
>[ ] Walk.
>[ ] Write in.

>>26942400

Sigh in frustration and try to find some glasses and a hood somewhere and walk trying to be as inconspicuous as possible we don't want people throwing stuff at us.

Also if we try to break the rules, our chances of getting a honest job will diminish

>>26942400
Walk that shit out disgustedly.

>>26942400
Since we got our chameleon going on, could we just hide our pseudoscales?

>>26942587
Not a really good idea. only if we're sure it's safe. if we walk in public using our powers it might frighten and piss off people.

>>26942587
I think it's pass-through light style

>>26942626
Bugger.

>>26942531
Seconded.

Walking it out like the passive resistance we are.

>>26942587
Nah, you can only mimic the substances you're up against, and you can't be selective. You just don't have that kind of control yet.

>[X] Walk

You take a moment to make sure your shades are in place, and like any semi-self-respecting hobo you have a hood to draw over your head during cold nights. So a short walk among the good folk of NY shouldn’t be too eventful.

As it happens, it isn’t. People are busy most times of year, and with the Christmas lights popping up all around town, they’re getting extra distracted. You fade into the background without the help of your mutant powers.

Eventually you arrive at the Daily Bugle, feeling just a little worse for wear. There’s no bigass sign declaring that you can go take your mutie ass elsewhere, so you edge on in. The lobby is semi-bustling with people heading in to work, but there’s a lady at a desk that looks relatively unoccupied. You gulp, and –

>[ ] “Hi, I’d like to know if maybe you need people handing out papers.”
>[ ] “Hi, I was wondering what kind of opportunities there are for freelance photographers at the Bugle.”
>[ ] Chicken it.
>[ ] Write in.

>>26942725
Oh, also

>Hunger Level: 7/10

>>26942725
"Excuse me Miss if it will not trouble you may I ask if there're any job opportunities here?"

>>26942752
This.

>>26942725
Ask about a columnist job. maybe editorials/opion pieces from mutant perspective.

>>26942773
I would prefer not to play the mutant cart. How obvious are we?

>>26942752
Should also mention to keep your hood and glasses on until we are asked and even then give warning.

>>26942752
>>26942764
Roll a D20 to attempt to hide your more visible mutant traits (assuming you're hiding). With your shades on and hood up, this is a DC10 test. Without the hood, DC12, and without the shades, DC18.

First three rolls count. Nat 1's or 20's override others, as usual.

>>26942789
Not trying to play the card really, trying to be a forerunner for mutant rights. Xavier's not getting the work done, some else should.

>>26942884

Rolled 10

>>26942884
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1ik5HkrxM1i

Rolled 18

>>26942884
I'd say without the hood guys?

>>26942894
It should be noted that in this universe, Xavier and the X-Men aren't out of the closet yet. If they were you'd be at Westchester right now.

>>26942903
Why you no roll 4chan?

>>26942928
Try
"+dice+1d20"

>>26942914

>>26942928

It goes into the e-mail field.

Rolled 13

>>26942948
sorry wrong bracket

Rolled 6

>>26942951

Looks like a success, we should invest some money in contact lenses.

Rolled 16

>>26942884

Rolled 15

>>26942993
We will, but we need more money.

>>26942910
>Success!

"Excuse me Miss, if it doesn’t trouble you may I ask if there're any job opportunities here?"

She looks up from whatever’s on her monitor and gives you a long stare. There’s no particular revulsion there, so you’d guess that your homo superior (yeah, right) status has gone unnoticed. The general wear and tear of the streets, however, has not. You can see the pity flaring up in her eyes. Thank God you’re the young type of hobo, not the crusty Santa type.

“Sure, honey. We always need people selling papers. It’s not steady, and today’s issue’s out, but I can sign you up for a spot tomorrow. You got a name?”

>Well, do ya?

>[ ] Take the job.
>[ ] Don’t take the job.
>[ ] Write in.

>>26943092
>Well, do ya?

James Tierson

>[X] Take the job

>>26943092
>[X] Take the job
It will suffice, for now. Thank her, be polite, leave a nice impression.

Rolled 18

>>26943092
Yes take the Job.

We're a guy right?

Arnold Green

(Whitest name I can think of)

Rolled 1

>>26943122
Also this, must be polite

>[ ] Take the job.
John Baker, because generic is better

>>26943141
Thank god we didn't have to roll for anything

>>26943148
>>26943135
>>26943120

Can you even handle all these fake names shooting through our heads right now?

John James Green, middle name optional.

>>26943184

Jonathan J. Green

Rolled 8

>>26943184
I like it!

>>26943184
John Green, but I'm called James...
How about that

>>26943210
Everything is fine as long as we can call a hobo JJ at the end of a day.

>[X] Take the job.

“John… James… Green.” She mouths the words as she scrawls them down amongst a group of other names. “There you go, John. Check in early tomorrow morning and we’ll have something for you.”

You thank her and make for the exit, your name on the register and a somewhat renewed sense of self-worth in your chest. Some dweeb with glasses and a camera gives you a quizzical look on the way out, but otherwise nobody seems to notice that you’ve finagled your way into a bit of honest work.

Your waltz across the city took a fair bit of time, but it’s still just before midday. You're getting kinda hungry.

>[ ] Dumpster diving!
>[ ] Gotta be a cafe nearby.
>[ ] Or at least a Macky D's.
>[ ] Any previous option.
>[ ] Write in.

>>26943355
>[X] Or at least a Macky D's
We're on a short budget but we don't want to stink of dumpster when we go to work tomorrow.

>>26943355
>[ ] Or at least a Macky D's.

>>26943355
Get yourself a MackRib

>>26943456
Are you mad?!
TheMackRib Is Mutie! The MackRib Is MUTIEEEE
We'll stain our good clothes with that sauce.

>>26943355
>[x] Or at least a Macky D's.
I don't want to waste money but we should treat ourself

>[X] Or at least a Macky D's

Welp, oddly enough, there’s no McDonalds in sight. But there is a Burger King, which is fine by you.

You slink on in and join the queue. The place is bustling with big eaters, a fact that sends a nervous shudder down your everything. You’re not a fan of crowds. You’re especially not a fan of the little sign over the top of the counter stating that Burger King reserves the right to turn away mutant customers or potential employees. But by the time you’ve noticed it, you’re up, and there’s a spotty kid grinning at you and asking how the King can help you today.

>Roll to hide your mutation. Same DC as before.

>[ ] Large meal. 7 dollars.
>[ ] Medium meal. 6 dollars.
>[ ] Small meal. 5 dollars.
>[ ] Oh jeez fuck run.
>[ ] Write in.

Rolled 12

>>26943614
>Large Meal
Looking at how it is considerably more than anything else the less than 40% price increase is pretty low. We might even keep something.

Also rolling for hiding.

Rolled 8

>>26943614
Large meal, we will get paid tommorow

Rolled 15

>>26943614
>[ ] Large meal. 7 dollars.

Rolling

>>26943664
>>26943678
We sure are living large aren't we?

Rolled 7

>>26943693
We need more bang for our buck, and if worse comes to worse we need to make the meal last

We don't have any combat experience at all, do we? No martial skills whatsoever?

At some point we might want to think about that.
(You know like pretty soon after getting a job, since training takes a while.)

>>26943678
>Success

>[X] Large meal.

Your hood is secure, and with it, your identity. You order a large meal and hand over a bunch of the grubby notes in your wallet.

You don’t have to wait long before a teenaged squawk announces that your meal is ready, and you bundle it up. The place is actually filtering out a bit now, the crowds becoming a little more tolerable – you’d guess a whole bunch of people just realized that their lunch break is over. There are a few empty tables. Or there’s the streets.

>[ ] Sit down to eat.
>[ ] Find a park to eat.
>[ ] Or, y’know, some steps.
>[ ] Write in.

>Current Funds: $16.50
>You still have that newspaper rolled up in a jacket pocket.

Rolled 19

>>26943738
Why do we need training for?

Our powers sure but our goal in life is to have a steady job and somehow avoid public scrutiny

>>26943780
sit down and eat, if somthing happens we can just book it

>>26943785
Our goal in life sure, but let's face it. This is a life of a mutant in Marvel lore (or some variation of it) and sooner or later it will come to blows.

Rolled 17

>>26943780
>[ ] Find a park to eat.

Outside is nice, though does our camouflage still hold if we eat inside?

If so then we eat inside.

>>26943780
>[ ] Sit down to eat.

>>26943738
Nope, no real training. You've been on the streets for four years. You can scrap okay.

>>26943805
This one.

Where are we in terms of mutant status?
pre M-day
The utopia years
or what it is now?

Rolled 15

>>26943803
But we don't know that we're just a regular guy who happens to be a mutant trying to get by.

I view us as a little optimistic considering we're trying to live a normal life

>>26943830
We're a hobo. Living in the streets unarmed and without any knowledge how to defend yourself is a risky lifestyle.

Also restrictions seem to be getting harder, we know we have to hide our nature and see that it's getting more and more suppressed in our daily life (the subway). We are just acting cautiously.

>>26943780
Some steps out of a public place. Going to a park as a hobo is sure to attract powertripping watchmen.

>>26943805
Your chameleonic invisibility works against any background. As stated, though, it’s not perfect, and is most effective in low-light. As you level up this ability you can achieve true invisibility of the Susan Storm variety.

>>26943828
Way way before M-Day. Near Morrison’s run, except the X-Men haven’t outed themselves yet. Generally mutant laws have been kinda nastier in this universe. You’re prohibited from carrying arms, certain private and public institutions can bar you entry, and you’re not allowed to travel without a special permit. Almost nobody hires mutants.

>[X] Sit down to eat.

You decide to take a chance and sit down at one of the nearby booths. Nobody’s noticed you so far, and if they do, you can always just fade out and bolt it.

You start ploughing through your meal. It’s warm, it’s greasy, it’s Burger King. It fills a hole. As you eat, you get the chance to read a little more of that paper you’ve got tucked away. There’s been an admonishment from Captain America on the latest MCA addendums, which is pretty cool. People tend to listen to that guy. A little subsection near the back seems to be implicating that The Kingpin is involved in the recent flood of mutant-targeted drugs on the market, but as usual, there’s nothing concrete.

>Hunger Level: 3/10

>Roll a D20. Random event chart, yo

Rolled 4

>>26944014
High Roll go!

Rolled 14

>>26944014
rollan

Rolled 12

>>26944014
Welp
Here's to us not being consumed by a pack of slavering rakghouls.

Rolled 10

>>26944014
I hope it's not a man on the edge who wants his breakfast sandwich, with an uzi to back it up.

Rolled 2

>>26944014

>>26944014
rollin

Rolled 6

rollin again messed that up

Rolled 15

>>26944014

Do we have to roll high for good results or is it literally a *random* chart where any result could be good or bad?

>>26944110

Random I think.

>>26944046
You know, I think the only situations that mundane on this chart are the "Nothing Happens" ones. Which says a lot about the MU.

>>26944036
>4
>For future reference: As they’re not really rated from ‘good to bad’ via highest to lowest number, but rather full of totally random outcomes, Random Event rolls take the first roll, no exceptions.

You lick the last specks of burger-grease from your semi-scaly fingertips, recalling vaguely how your mother used to strictly forbid that you succumb to the seductions of fast food. You fucking hated that, back then. All the other kids had their stupid McDonald’s parties (hey, that’s something you don’t see no more), while you sat out and munched on celery, silently fuming at the matriarchal injustice of –

Something beyond the nasal muck of grease and ketchup and meat trips your sense of smell up. It’s this sterile something, almost like nightshade, or cyanide, and flecked with that queasy-clean hospital smell. Not Burger King at all.

It clings to the trail of four men that have sat down at various tables around the restaurant. They’re all in suits, and they’re reading papers. None of them are eating. And they’re all wearing the same rubbery green gloves. They smell so wrong it's almost sickening.

>[ ] Awww shit.
>[ ] Aww shit shit bollocks.
>[ ] Fade out.
>[ ] Concentrate your senses.
>[ ] Bolt.
>[ ] Get up quietly and leave.
>[ ] Write in.

>>26944283
[X] Concentrate your senses
Because we are one curious basterd.

>>26944283
>[ ] Get up quietly and leave.

Maybe they're not here for us.

Even if they are, causing a scene ain't gonna do shit for us.

>>26944283
>[X] Get up quietly and leave.

>>26944283
>Bolt.

PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC

>>26944283
>[ ] Awww shit.
>[ ] Aww shit shit bollocks.
>[ ] Get up quietly and leave after we finish our meal so we dont look super suspicious for leaving half a meal right after these guys walk in

>>26944408

Seconded.

>>26944283
>[ ] Concentrate your senses.

Hydra?

>[X] Get up quietly and leave.

Aw shit.

For a second, you panic. Then you stop panicking. You slow down. They smell all kinds of wrong and they look shifty as hell and those gloves give you the heebie jeebies but maybe they’re not there for you.

You finish licking you fingers, trying to maintain the air of a casual patron, and stand up. As you begin to make your way towards the door, the one sitting closest to the exit sets down his paper and slides out of his booth. You’re pretty sure you see another move in the corner of your eye, too.

>Roll to not fade out instinctually. DC 15

>[ ] Fade out willingly.
>[ ] Keep calm and carry on.
>[ ] Bolt.
>[ ] Write in.

>>26944283
what exactly does MULTISPECTRAL EYES meen, do we see things that the human eye wouldnt normaly see and does our invisibility power work on our imediat possesions so that we dont haveto be completly bare for it to be usefull or is it just for the sake of plot and the power not being shit cloths are invisible aswell, its realy importans since its aparently snowing and going commando simply is not viable

Rolled 11

>>26944564
>Stick with walking
Because we can.

Rolled 1

>>26944564

Rolling

>>26944564
Come on

Rolled 7

keep calm and carry one

Rolled 13

>>26944564
Keep walking

>>26944564
shove him back into his booth and make our great disapearing act and hope we dont get shot or tazed

Rolled 14

>>26944421
I say concentrate your sense.

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>>26944604
>1

Fuck.

Sorry, guys! My bad.

>>26944604
>slip
>trip
>stumble into the guy
>push him over trying to hold somewhere
>rip everything off the table
>lie there in all the food for a bit

Rolled 18

>>26944606

>>26944570
You have incredibly nightvision that can be upgraded into other types of vision. Your eyes visibly reflect abnormal spectal traces, giving you a set of really weird, peepers. You look kinda like you have several concentric irises spanning outwards, each a different spectral shade (from cherenkov blue to ultraviolet to very light green).

It's very noticeable.

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>>26944604
well it was fun while it lasted anyway

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>all dem crappy rolls
SCREW THAT, IT'S EVERY MAN FOR THEMSELVES, RUN, PANIC, RUUUUUUUN!

>>26944651
alright our eyes are freeky as shit, whatabout the invisibility part

Rolled 9

>>26944673
no you are underthinking this
the roll was avoid using our powers, so this mean we are gonna use the crap out of them
I am thinking upgrade

>>26944699
>whatabout the invisibility part

Read the thread, moron.

>>26942400

>>26944408
Thirded

Rolled 16

>>26944711
GENETIC BREAKTHROUGH A-GO-GO BABY!!!

>>26944711
we criticaly FAILED to not use the crap outa them which i asume meens we freak out and turn into a fucking rainbow.

>upgrade
this fukin guy

>>26944742
bit slow on the draw there sport

Rolled 3

>>26944759
A rainbow is fine too.

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>>26944604
>Hilarious Failure

Oh man. You know that feeling. That’s what going all invisible feels like.

Three things seem to happen at once. The men behind you get up noisily and quickly. The one in front stiffens up in clear surprise, reaching into his jacket for something. And a goddamn Burger King tray, along with about half a burger and some chips, sails over your shoulder and strikes him squarely in the face.

There’s some girl behind you running for the exit. And the men still standing have drawn long, tubular firearms of some kind from their jackets. You reckon you’ve got about half a second before someone screams.

And to make things worse, that fade out was just a quick flicker – just long enough for people to notice. You’re visible again.

>[ ] RUN MUTIE!
>[ ] Fade again and try to sneak out.
>[ ] Be a beautiful stupid hero.
>[ ] Write in.

>>26944833
Fade again and try to sneak out
If you can, try to follow the chick who bolted; she's probably the one who chucked the tray. Maybe she knows something, hmm?

>>26944833
>[ ] RUN MUTIE!

Run the fuck away

>>26944850
I agree, follow the chick, besides, being alone sucks

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>>26944833

>>26944866
>>26944850
>implying we can take on 3 guys with guns with (hint hint) no combat experience

Hoping that she can, thirded.

Rolled 20

>>26944833
>] Be a beautiful stupid hero.

Super Homeless go!

>>26944879
God fucking damnit. Can't say no to that 20.

>>26944833
fucking shit they were probably here for her, fucking shit balls
go the opposite way the girl is so that the guys in suits need too split up and we dont have 3 guys chasing us, and maybe she doesnt want us following her either and might kick us in the balls and leave us to slow the guys down.
I say fuckit were flyin solo

>>26944879

The Dice Gods demand it to be so

>>26944833
RUN MUTIE SCUM

>>26944879
We Super-Elf now. Seconding this cause of awesomeness.

>>26944983
We got scales.

>>26944983
>>26944937
>>26944888
>>26944879
You are all fools and we are gonna die
lets do it

>>26944833
>[ X] RUN MUTIE!

run!

nat 20's don't warp reality

we are not eating buckshot

>>26945017
Except they do. Thou shall not defy the gods of dice.

>>26945003

>You have the disadvantages of,
>MULTISPECTRAL EYES
>POINTED EARS
>PSEUDOSCALES AT JOINTS, HANDS, AND COLLAR

>POINTED EARS

We elf, embrace it.

>>26945028
FORGET THE GODS WE MAKE OUR OWN FORTUNE

>>26945034
Never! Though I am willing to admit we are a fancy eyed hobo reptile elf.

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>>26945034
not so fast

>>26944879
You probably should've saved that for later.

Nah, just kidding, I'll let you have that for the reflex check I was about to make you guys take. Just this once.

>[X] Fade, sneak out, follow.
>[X] Hero.

You close your eyes for an instant and think of being small, unnoticed, and invisible. You feel the change grip you and push yourself up against one of the nearby tables – just in time to avoid a pair of swollen, metal darts fired in your direction.

The girl kicks the previously trayed suit while he’s down and rushes out the door. For a moment, the others seem about to give chase, but appear to remember that you could be anywhere in the room and start aiming their weapons in random vectors. You take the opportunity to grab the weapon half-drawn from the fallen man’s jacket and take a few wild shots with it as you back out the door.

>Roll a D20 to cap some motherfuckers
>DC17
>+1 bonus due to enhanced senses.

>Note: You do look pretty fey. In a reptillian sort of way.

Rolled 3

>>26945110
>fey
>reptilian sort of way
>idonteven.jpg

BANG BANG BANG

Rolled 13

>>26945110
pop pop pop
mother fuckers drop

>>26945137
Someone will have to do better than me or we are dead.

>>26945137
It was a fun game

Rolled 16

>>26945110

Rolling

Rolled 13

>>26945110
One more time!

>>26945174
+1
I love you right now.

>>26945110
Screw that, throw the gun into an alley to create a distraction, then run!

>>26945174
with the plus 1, we just meet it!

woo!

Rolled 10 + 1

I BELIEVE IN YOU DICE GODS

Rolled 17 + 1

>>26945174
I choose this roll

>>26945047
>implying the Vulcans weren't spess elves

Search your heart, you know it to be true.

>>26945174
>Mediocre Bog Standard On the Line Success!

The weapon hisses and jolts unexpectedly hard in your grip. You mostly sent darts over the counter, but one shot strikes home, putting a needle straight into the neck of one of the suited weirdos. He goes down like the string on a popped balloon, eyes rolling upwards and mouth frothing. The others hunker down to take cover, but you’re gone like the wind.

You run after the girl, possibly because she might know what’s going on, possibly because you want to be absolutely sure that those guys weren’t after you, and possibly because the adrenaline is doing most of your steering.

She takes you for quite a ride, taking several turns at major streets before running into one of New York’s convenient alleys. Now that you’re not focusing on dudes with guns or gun-ish objects, you get a good look at her. She’s a little younger than you, with dark hair and green eyes, and is wearing jeans alongside a godawful goth chick corset-y thing. As you slow down, she starts sniffing the air.

[ ] Drop invisibility.
[ ] Ask what happened there.
[ ] Some combination of both.
[ ] Write in.

>>26945414
Drop invisibility say something to the equivalent of "Okay, don't freak out" to which she will almost definitely freak out

>>26945414
>Write in
Tell her not to be surprised then drop invisibility.
It's not like we followed her with hostile intent.

>>26945414
[ ] Some combination of both.

Rolled 4

>>26945465
This but also tell her we won't hurt her and once we drop our cloaking raise our hand to show we are not armed.

>>26945414
A combination of both

>>26945500
this is a good idea

>>26945414
>[ ] Some combination of both.

>>26945500
The joke: We are armed.

>>26945414
>[ ] Drop invisibility.
>[ ] Ask what happened there.


Whoa whoa! No need for hostilities! I come in peace! Ijust wanted out and you cleared a mighty fine path. Hope you don't mind my coattail riding too much.

soooo...what was all that shit back there about? I mean who robs a Burger King?

>>26945414
"Seems they weren't up to [b]snuff[/b], hey?"
"Name's JJ, thanks for the help. Saved my [b]scales[/b]!"
Don't bother with the invisibility, she's probably blind.

>[X] Some combination of both.
>[X] “Don’t freak”, show hands, yadda yadda

With a little coaxing, your chameleonic cloak clears out, revealing you. You quickly put your hands up and drop that weird dart-shooter thingy – just in time, apparently, because she looked about ready to pounce. And you’re pretty sure she growled, which is a sort of weird thing to do.

“Hey, look, I’m not gonna hurt you.” You say, hastily adding: “I just wanna know what happened back there, okay?”

>Diplomacy Check
>DC 12
>+1 for dropping arms
>+1 for assisting earler

Rolled 13

>>26945710

>>26945710
I'm just not gonna roll so I'm not the guy to get the 1 after we already succeeded.

Rolled 12 + 2

>>26945710

>>26945728
We are done here next

>>26945728
>Success!

She loosens up somewhat at your show of non-violence, though you get the distinct impression that there’s only so far from ‘on edge’ that this person can go. Which isn’t exactly all too unrelatable to you, really – you did just get the jitters and try to leave a Burger King on account of some really funky-smelling dudes, after all.

“Alright.”

She stares at you. And keeps staring, and there’s another distinct impression – that this is not a people person.

>[ ] Introduce yourself.
>[ ] “Who are you?”
>[ ] “Were those guys after me?”
>[ ] “Hell, who WERE those creepy dudes?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>26945883
>[ ] Introduce yourself.
>[ ] “Who are you?”
>[ ] “Hell, who WERE those creepy dudes?”

>>26945883
>Introduce yourself
We have such good manners.

>>26945883
all of the above

>>26945883
"Hello my name is John James Green, what is your name?"

If the conversation holds steady ask her what happened?

>>26945883
A mixture of introducing ourselves and "Hell, who were those creepy fuckers?"

>>26945883
The Name's Green, JJ, Green, and I like my near death encounters Shaken, not stirred

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>[X] Introduce yourself.
>[X] “Who are you?”
>[X] “Hell, who WERE those creepy dudes?”

“Right, okay, well… my name’s JJ Green.” Whose manners, let it be noted, remain untarnished by homelessness. The opposite seems to be true of your partner in crime(?), however, and an awkward moment sidles on by before you add “And your name is…?”

“Laura.”

“Alright. And who were those creepy fellows back there?”

“Agents of a clandestine research facility operating under the purview of the US government.” She answers, in a flat tone unpunctuated by the sarcasm or humour you’d expect attached to such a ludicrous statement.

>[ ] “Is that a joke? Seriously, I can't tell.”
>[ ] “They weren’t after me, were they?”
>[ ] "I’m guessing they were looking for you?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>26946188
[ x] "I’m guessing they were looking for you?”

"Makes me glad I'm not a tax payer"

>>26946188
>I'm guessing they were looking for you

>>26946247
Seconded

>>26946188
"So those bozos were looking or you, or me or just any random mutie on the street?"

>>26946188

"I’m guessing they were looking for you?”

Follow up by.

"Are you okay? and why did they want you for?"

>>26946302
this

>[X] "I’m guessing they were looking for you?”
>[X] Written in stuff.

What do you even say to something like that?

“Makes me glad I’m not a taxpayer.” Seemed like a smooth response. For a smooth operator such as yourself. “I’m guessing they were looking for you, then? They’re not just picking mutants up off the steet?”

She nods.

“Correct. They may presume that you are assisting me, but you should be able to avoid them in future simply by staying away.”

>[ ] “Fine by me.” (+1 less problems)
>[ ] “Well, I can’t really do that.” (+1 karma)
>[ ] “Do you even have somewhere to go? Anything?”
>[ ] “Why are they after you?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>26946508
[ ] “Do you even have somewhere to go? Anything?”

If that's a negative we go for

[ ] “Well, I can’t really do that.” (+1 karma)

>>26946508
OORRRRR, I could prove them right by helping you, hell it's not like I'm exactly busy, and you look like you could use a hand...

>>26946508
>[ ] “Well, I can’t really do that.” (+1 karma)
Because we are a Hobo Paladin

>>26946536
This

>>26946508
>>[ ] “Well, I can’t really do that.” (+1 karma)


>[ ] “Do you even have somewhere to go? Anything?”
because I sure don't

>>26946508
>>[ ] “Well, I can’t really do that.” (+1 karma)
>>[ ] “Do you even have somewhere to go? Anything?”

maybe we can hook her up with a job tossing papers

>[X] “Well, I can’t really do that.” (+1 karma)
>[X] “Do you even have somewhere to go? Anything?”

“Well now…” You sigh deeply and sit down on one of the nearby dumpsters. This seems like it might be the longest and weirdest conversation you’ve had in quite some time. “I can’t really do that.”

You could, of course. But not in good conscience.

“Do you even have somewhere to go? Anything?”

She seems puzzled, and perhaps a little anxious, for a second, before returning to her flat demeanour and answering:

“I am considering my options for the immediate future.”

>[ ] “That sure is fancy way of saying ‘I’m homeless’.”
>[ ] “Has anyone ever told you that you talk like a Vulcan?”
>[ ] “Why are they after you anyway?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>26946732
>[X] That sure is a fancy way to say I'm homeless

>>26946732
“Has anyone ever told you that you talk like a Vulcan?”

>>26946732
>[ ] “That sure is fancy way of saying ‘I’m homeless’.”

Followed up by

[ ] “Why are they after you anyway?”

>>26946732
>[x] “That sure is fancy way of saying ‘I’m homeless’.”
>[x] Write in.

"C'mon, maybe I can get you a job at the bugle chucking papers. They hire homeless people. I'm living proof!"

>>26946779
this please

>>26946732
>[ ] “Has anyone ever told you that you talk like a Vulcan?”

>>26946732
>>26946779

thirding for this option

>>26946732

>[x] “That sure is fancy way of saying ‘I’m homeless’.”

>[X] “That sure is fancy way of saying ‘I’m homeless’.”
>[X] "C'mon, maybe I can get you a job at the bugle chucking papers. They hire homeless people. I'm living proof!"
>[X] “Why are they after you anyway?”

“That sure is fancy way of saying ‘I’m homeless’,” you reply.

You sort of hoped that would lighten the mood a bit. It didn’t. But you persevere nevertheless:

"C'mon, maybe I can get you a job at the Bugle chucking papers. They hire homeless people. I'm living proof!"

She seems to consider it for a moment, but shakes her head.

“That would be too public. Someone would recognize me.”

You tut quietly and then just blurt out the question that’s been harrying you since this whole government whatever thing tale got dropped into your lap:

“What do they even want you for, anyway? What makes you so special?”

She seems to shut down even further at this, if possible, looking away for the first time since the conversation began. Touchy subject, apparently.

“…They have an investment in me.”

>[ ] “I’m sorry, what? Could you be a little less vague?” (Empathy Check, DC 15)
>[ ] “Er, cheer up, or something. We can find something for you.”
>[ ] “Welp, that’s me out of options.”
>[ ] Write in.

>>26947114
“Er, cheer up, or something. We can find something for you.”

Rolled 9

>>26947114
We are excellent at empathy checks.

>>26947114
The empathy check

Rolled 4

>>26947114
>[ ] “I’m sorry, what? Could you be a little less vague?” (Empathy Check, DC 15)

Rolled 19

>>26947200
Maybe we are better on the second roll?

Rolled 10

>>26947114
>[ ] “I’m sorry, what? Could you be a little less vague?” (Empathy Check, DC 15)

>>26947245
Yes, yes we are.

Rolled 7

>>26947114
“I’m sorry, what? Could you be a little less vague?” (Empathy Check, DC 15)

Rolled 8

>>26947245
i vote this

>>26947245
and thus, the day was won.

>[X] “I’m sorry, what? Could you be a little less vague?”

>>26947245
>Success!
>I bet you thought this was going to give you new information or something
>silly hobo

“I’m sorry, what? Could you be a little”–

You start up, but something in her posture stops you. Now that her exceedingly green eyes are pointed elsewhere, you’re suddenly more aware of the way she scratches nervously at her arm; how the moment the question came up she folded up protectively. At first you assumed her some kind of stoic, and you were correct up to a point, but something’s telling you that this could be one of the most acutely miserable people you’ve ever met.

Which is saying something, as you are a hobo, living for the past four years primarily in the company of other hobos.

You drop it. She looks up, somewhat surprised, and seems to unfurl just a little.

>You gained +1 Trust with Laura Kinney!

“Do you really want to help?”

>[ ] Yes.
>[ ] No.
>[ ] I don’t know.
>[ ] Can you repeat the question?

>>26947545
>>[ ] Yes.

>>26947545
>Duh

>>26947545
>[x] Yes.

its just not safe to be a mutant period. safety in numbers and etc

>>26947545
Why not, not like I have anyone else to help or get to?

Rolled 14

>>26947545

Writein

[ ] I don’t know but I can't leave you like this so I'll do my best which isn't saying much for a hobo

>>26947545

You forgot maybe as an answer.

>>26947545
Yes
>>26947622
We should form our own X-men, with hookers and blackjack

>>26947545
can you repeat the question

>>26947545
> [ ] Yes

We X-men now!

>>26947759
Hey man i think the Morlocks would have something to say about a new gang of mutant hobos playing at being heroes.

>>26947759
We already have a Hooker, now we just need the Blackjack.

>>26947877
>mutant hero hobos
no we are mutant hero newspaper sellers

>>26947883
I bet we can steal cards, and I'd be surprised if we didn't know how to deal blackjack

>>26947658
Forgivuness preasu.

>[X] Yes.

You lean back. This is a lot to process.

Your life has changed almost too much in the past twenty-four hours. You actually got a real job (or some kind of work, anyway), for one. And now this is here, and it’s all huge, and possibly threatening to annihilate everything good that’s happened to you today. You don’t know this person – not even a little. Despite what your brief stint back at Burger King seemed to indicate, you’ve never been a brave person. You wouldn’t be homeless if you were. You’d be better, and probably richer. You wouldn’t be afraid of a goddamn lit match.

This morning you felt ready for complication, but this much complication? Are you ready for whatever this is?

“Yeah. Sure.”

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>THREAD 01: END

>You’ve gained a job! Sort of!
>You’ve gained +1 point of karma! Karma may be spent to re-roll a single botch!
>You’ve gained a companion: Laura Kinney (aka, X-23)!

So, this is where I leave you guys for now. I’ll likely be back tomorrow or the day after.

I’ll be here for a short time, in case anyone has questions. Fire away.

>>26947910
Dear Diary, today I found a job.

On a side note: Shot up some government agents, made a friend.

Today was a good day.

>>26947910
And maybe one day, if we work real hard, mutant hero home owners.

>>26947545
"Honestly, I don't know. Had you asked me this morning, or any other day of the past 10 years I'd have surely said no.

But today, today has been diferent. Today I got honest work, people for the first time didn't persecute me because of my looks, hell, even ate first world food, warm for the first time since my wee years.

But, foremost, I could have died. You could have left me there, in the dinner. But you did what countless strangers have never done. You helped me. Up til today I had survived, desperatelly clinging to the wastes of socierty. I had survived, but never really lived. You changed that.

I can't go back to my miserable old life. Not after today.

So, I guess I'm in. "

>>26947936
What time are we playing
also can we make mutant towns first casino?

Rolled 20

>>26947936

Cool we got X-23 as a friend.

Can't wait to meet Logan

>>26947969
Do you mean what time in-universe, or RL? Due to my crazy schedule, the next thread could begin at anywhem from 14:00 to 18:00. Certainly sometime within the next two days.

And if you assemble the necessary green, sure, why not?

>>26941592
ahhh shit this looks cool

>>26948041
Okay, guys when schism happens we will be the third option

Crusty, if you're still here

what were the other 2 powers?

>>26948500
The Mobility set offered short-range teleportation and enhanced agility.

The Tank set offered porcelain-looking dermal armour and enhanced strength.

You can eventually spend points to either develop your core powers or add secondary ones. Some Tank or Mobility powers are available as secondary mutations, but they cost more, and you can't 'max' them.

Rolled 15

>>26948616

What wold have been the side effects?