𝕋𝕠𝕦𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝔽𝕒𝕥𝕖 (Closed)

[aurora.borealis]

♥ N I A M H
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( power: emotional manipulation ) ( location: the van ) ( tagged: artemis )

Niamh had been halfway through ordering takeout when representatives from the government had come to collect her. It wasn’t often that she got irritated with anyone but having not had a bite to eat all day, she was now becoming increasingly aggrevated. All she could think about was the pizza she had planned to order before she had been whisked off to who knows where to take part in some mysterious programme which was supposed to introduce her to others who were, ‘gifted’.

The way they had explained had initially made her cringe, and despite initally rebuffing them, she had figured that ultimately she didn’t have a choice, and it was best to cooperate as she really wasn’t much of a fighter. They had allowed her to put on her gloves before cuffing her, and taking her to a van which to her surprise had already been half full.

Now they’d been travelling for what seemed like forever, and the girl’s stomach was beginning to rumble.

Looking up once again, Niamh studied the others who were travelling with her. A girl with headphones on sat nearby - she figured that she’d been granted the privelige of headphones as she had agreed to come without a fuss but if that was the case why couldn’t they have allowed her to bring snacks? An angry boy with a mask covering his face sat to her right. She figured they’d brought him by force, and couldn’t help but scrunch up her face when a puff of cold air came into the van. Surely that was uncomfortable.

Aren’t these people trying to help? Putting a mask on somebody doesn’t seem like helping.

The brunette wondered if trying to calm him would be an overstep. She didn’t want to anger him further, and certainly didn’t want to make a bad impression on any of the others. Suddenly somebody spoke, and she looked over with what she hoped would be a reassuring smile. Though she had no idea where they were going, she was confident that if they were going to kill them, they would have done so earlier on in the journey. “I’m pretty sure that we’re safe for now. What have they got you in for?”

[InfectedHau]

Gwen Ramirez||Agent||30||Base Camp Underground||Tagged: Rin, Gabriel

"I went up earlier," Gwen said, looking up from her weights. "Nick didn't really tell me much though. From the sound of things though, we'll have our work cut out for us. He made it sound like these guys weren't exactly thrilled to be here." That part still chafed at her a bit, though she knew it couldn't really be helped. It wasn't the Gifted's fault, but they were dangerous, and someone had to make sure they didn't wind up on the wrong side of the law. A rough beginning was unfortunate, but necessary. "While we're on the subject, what kind of contingencies do we have in case they try to kill us? I mean, I'm good, sure, but these guys have superpowers. I'd rather not end my career getting blasted by laser eyes."

[Poplar]

Artemis / Male / 19/Shadow Manipulation/ Holding Van/Tags-Nimah

He must have jumped when the new voice hit his ears. “I’m-m here because of my sister.” He watched Apollo flinch when he said that. He hated calling them a sister, but who knows how anyone would react if Apollo came out.

“She’s a bit of a...” He paused. “Villain. I’m pretty sure she collecting all the heat off our bodies to melt her cuffs. Which is stupid, they’re clearly fire proof.” He glared at Apollo while saying that, trying to hint at the fact that they should give up. He knew if anything, they would listen to him. They weren't stupid, just impulsive. He continued playing with the shadows, creating the outline of a bird. Animals are his hardest thing to do, but he was getting better.

Apollo/Genderfluid/19/Heat/Fire manipulation/Holding Van

Artemis had been right, they were trying to melt their cuffs. The body heat in the vehicle was quite high, the only cold coming from frost boy. Noticing their brother's bird, they channeled the heat towards it instead, the flame they created destroying it. He glared at them, and they just smiled back. "Come on, I can't be the only villain here." They're voice was taunting. "Aren't any of you not wimps? We could easily escape. We have powers. We can't confirm if they do or don't" They pulled at their cuffs again, finally emitting a growl like noise.
"I can't believe I got caught, I was careful. I hid away." Their brother could help but laugh. "I WAS FINE!"

[alienbirb]

Azura Tian | genderless (they/them or he/him) | 35 | dragon breath
adviser | location: base camp | tags: Nick and Maverick

Azura wasn't in the best of mood and wasn't sure they were quite ready for what was about to come. The weather outside sounded lovely and quite to their taste - that, they could appreciate, at least. But their neck hurt more than usual today and they had slept completely horribly, plagued with some kind of nightmare they couldn't quite remember. Shaking their head, as if trying to dispel any negative thoughts, they continued their way down the hall, a serious expression on and rubbing their chin.

Ahead, they heard low voices from Maverick's office.

Ah, I should probably meet up with the others to help discuss and organize. They thought, as they, too approached Maverick's doorway and gave a gentle knock against the wall. Azura glanced in, lifting a hand in greeting to the two inside.

"Pardon the interruption, but I hear we're getting newcomers?" They rasped.

Lazuli Tian | female | 25 | wings manifestation
gifted | location: van | tags: Apollo

Things seemed to move by in a blur. One moment, Lazuli was certain she was on her way to preparing for a commercial checkride (an exam, essentially) with her flight instructor. The next, she was being ambushed by one of her fellow students, and her [friend], somehow ended up lodged in that balcony-

Lazuli sighed, motionless in her place in that awful, rickety van - motionless, mostly because she was in something of an inhumane combination of a straitjacket and some overly-restrictive chains. She was tired of thinking about this, tired of the anxiety in her stomach and all the what-ifs, and the rattling, jarring feelings that came with being suddenly seized by government officials, all over having some strange quirk they considered 'dangerous'. But it wasn't like Lazuli liked hurting people, and it wasn't her fault people loved deceiving others. And it certainly wasn't her fault when she realized what was happening and accidentally dropped someone from several feet above the ground...

Okay, that last bit was probably her fault, actually.

As she sat, miserably thinking about things, she barely registered the others sitting with her. That is, until one of them unexpectedly produced a flame, destroying what looked like some sort of bird figure made out of shadow. Lazuli snapped her head towards the two of them - siblings, perhaps? she wasn't sure - and made a face.

"Jeez.... was that really necessary?" She remarked. "Jerk."

Sen Lin | genderless (they/them) | 22 | sound/voice mimicry
gifted | location: van | tags: open

Sen probably should've seen this coming. They had been arrogant, overly confident in their abilities. And yet, they still felt a bit indignant at this treatment, being shoved into an uncomfortable mask of sorts and handcuffed, and then thrown into a van with a bunch of other wretches. They wondered what they were all in for - a few of the others seemed apprehensive. Sen, on the other hand, felt almost gleeful. So they think they could keep them captive, eh? Well, whoever the hell they are, they certainly have a storm of a lifetime coming.

By now, Sen had managed to pick the locks to their handcuffs and had been fiddling with the mask for a while, now. They couldn't quite figure out how to get it entirely off, but they supposed they would be free to talk whenever they pleased. They weren't entirely sure how this would impact their ability, though.

Chin rested casually on their hands, they continued watching the others through glittering eyes. Among the strange lot of them - frost-breathed stranger, excessively angry fire wielder (unsurprising, this one), and someone who seemed a little too happy to be here, to list a few examples - Sen was surprised to see Azura's niece sitting with them. She didn't seem to have noticed them yet, though.

Hm... intriguing situation we have here... Sen thought.

[Poplar]

Apollo/Genderfluid/19/Heat/Fire manipulation/Holding Van/ Tags- Lazuli

“Exactly.” Apollo glared at the girl. “It was a crappy bird anyway. He can do much better.” She pulled the flame back towards them. Curling it around their fingers, they formed a small, but quite detailed dragon. “He’s learning from me. If I had a better source, this thing could be the size of a dog.” Apollo was cocky, and they knew it. “You should have seen his attempt at a cat. It looked like a chicken on steroids. Didn’t even have 4 legs.” They smiled when their brother looked away.

They let the dragon move towards the girl, it’s flickering form producing small puffs of smoke. Smiling wider, they made the dragons talon touch the girls show, burning a small print into it. “There, now it’s not just my brother I’m being a jerk too”

[alienbirb]

Lazuli Tian | female | 25 | wings manifestation
gifted | location: van | tags: Apollo

"Riiiight... that's very nice." Lazuli replied dryly. "But if he's learning from you and is only able to do that, then you sound like quite a terrible teacher, eh? It's one thing to have talent, but if you can't do anything useful with it..."

She supposed she was a bit of a hypocrite for saying this - she did get dragged in for dropping an entire person, for goodness' sakes. But the fiery one didn't know that... yet. Lazuli sighed, wishing she could get rid of the restraints and summon some wings to wrap herself in. Or even, just be able to move her arms to scratch an itch-

"Ow! What the heck!" Lazuli jerked back in surprise at the sudden burn. "And I wasn't calling your brother a jerk, you weirdo, he's got a point you know. And you just proved it again."

Great. Now she's got an itch and a burn to deal with. This day just couldn't get any worse, could it.

[Poplar]

Apollo/Genderfluid/19/Heat/Fire manipulation/Holding Van/ Tags- Lazuli

“Yeah, well take the burn as a reminder of what I’ll be able to do once I get out of here. The idiots couldn’t even restrain me enough to block out my power.” They drew the flame back to them, letting it circle around their head as a warning for anyone else who decided they seemed friendly enough to talk to. They sprawled out at this point, covering their eyes with their arm. As much as they disliked thier brother, they were quick to protect him. People would start to think they cared. They decided to let him get beat up next time. Keeping their rep was too important.

[bunneey]

( ❆ ) - JACK HAWTHORN

( Frost manipulation ) ( 24 ) ( Holding Van ) ( Tags: Everyone lol ) ( Mentions: None )

Jack’s face flared as he listened to everyone begin to ramble on. With another frosty puff Jack slammed the box that surrounded his hands onto the wall in back of him, causing a stand still. Then his muffled gruff voice was heard, “Shut. Up.” He growled behind the mask. “You are giving me a headache.” He murmured and closed his eyes with a strained breath at the new found silence, but it was suddenly broken, “No one asked what you want Elsa.” Came the voice of Eden, whose headphones were around her neck now. Jack’s eyes snapped open and he found whose voice it belonged to, and if looks could kill, Eden would be an ice cube.





( ❂ ) - EDEN FALLON

( Poison Vapor ) ( 20 ) ( Holding Van ) ( Tags: Everyone ) ( Mentions: None )

Eden just gave a curt grin in Jack’s direction, “Not everyone wanna be here, I get it, but no one is being pampered at the moment. Suck it up.” She chuckled and leaned her chin on her hand, still flashing a smile in Jack’s direction. Jack turned his face away, not having any come backs and glared at the door of the van. Eden sighed and tapped her chin, “Well, I’m assuming we all have to be best buddies now, least we could do is introduce ourselves, right?” The girl snickered, looking at the faces of the other passengers.




( ☽ ) - NICK SMITH

( Arcane ) ( 29 ) ( Base Camp ) ( Tags: Maverick ) ( Mentions: None )

Nick purses his lips but eventually gave a nod, “Right, right.” He said with a smile, “Nothing the advisors can’t handle.” Nick’s eyes were pulled down to his watch, something he did too much and he noticed the time, “They should be arriving very soon now, any word on the Agents? I haven’t seen them all day apart from Gwen.” He added, letting his eyes automatically shift to the floor, knowing that the Agents were well down there and most likely training.

While it killed Nick to see these hardened soldiers be pulled away from their duties, he was most thankful that they volunteered to help train these new gifted, and with their skills it would be fortunate to have them in case of any unlikely events, upon hearing Azura’s voice Nick looked over, “Ah! You’re just in time to discuss.” Nick said, giving them a welcoming smile.





( ☬ ) -RIN TAKAHASHI

( Agent Captain ) ( 26 ) ( Base Camp underground ) ( Tags: Gabe, Gwen ) ( Mentions: None )

Rin has slowed her jog and went over to where Gabe and Gwen stood, “I don’t know much, I’ve looked at their profiles of course but didn’t spend too much time reading them.” She stated. Rin honestly has no idea what she was getting into. “While I trust these kids to make the right choice, Nick informed me of something that should help,” Rin said, putting her hands on her hips and catching her breath from the jog, “They all are getting these combat uniforms, and each of use gets a button. In case of some unforeseeable emergency, we press the button when they are in uniform and magically, there powers are stripped,” She said with a shrug, “I don’t understand it exactly but Nick said it had something to do with DNA and using some sort of frequency jammer, but what I do know is once we push this button, they are like normal powerless kids.” Rin explained, she wiped her forehead once more and tightened her ponytail, looking between Gwen and Gabe.

[alienbirb]

(( note: I pmed Poplar first about the voice mimicry and got it okay'd. Also, to differentiate, all of Sen's mimicry lines will be done in their heading color ))

Lazuli Tian | female | 25 | wings manifestation
gifted | location: van | tags: (open)

Lazuli was about to respond further, doing everything in her power to keep from getting up to give the flame-headed one a good kick to the stomach, but upon the others' reaction, decided to keep to herself. There was no sense in fighting, especially with everyone already so riled up.

"You can call me Lazuli, I guess." Lazuli responded, half-heartedly to the overly enthusiastic headhphones girl.

Well, no good over-thinking it. Lazuli thought. For now... let's see what we can do about these restraints.

Taking a deep breath and quietly blocking out the noise from the others, Lazuli wriggled around a bit, trying to force her arms out of her restraints while calling upon her stronger set of wings. Bit by bit, she could steadily feel the materials begin to give way...

Sen Lin | genderless (they/them) | 22 | sound/voice mimicry
gifted | location: van | tags: Jack and Apollo, by technicality

Sen had simply been observing for a while and with a hidden, sinister smile, they had an idea. And perhaps with this, they could possibly find a way to escape the wretched vehicle. After all - they were not only very, very good at making perfect impressions of things - or people - they were also very good at throwing their voice. The fact that half their face was covered and that they hadn't spoken up or made themself noticeable at all gave them an advantage.

"Aw, poor frost child." Sen mimicked, taking on Apollo's voice. "What's the matter... got cold feet? Not going to do anything? But of course. I'm the only one in this wretched place who knows how to fight."

Fortunately for Lazuli, who had just begun to snap through her binds, the sudden taunt was enough to cover the sound of the restraint materials beginning to fail. She did a double-take, glancing from the frost one, to the flame one, and back again, but decided to focus on getting herself free than joining a fight she would be disadvantaged in for the time being.

Azura Tian | genderless (they/them or he/him) | 35 | dragon breath
adviser | location: base camp | tags: Nick and Maverick

Azura nodded and quietly entered the office and came to a stop just next to Nick.

"Apologies in advance but I have yet to give the documents on these... newcomers a thorough read-over. My throat's been killing me all day" They spoke, voice hushed. They turned to Maverick. "If I heard correctly, some of them have already been... restrained? Would this really be enough to keep them from hurting each other... or themselves? Judging from their files, a few of them strike me as... extremely volatile."

They really wished there was a better means of transporting these people, especially given the nature of some of those gifted with more violent, more readily weaponized powers. And they were all fairly young - the combination of this, and the sudden, possibly unwelcome seizure by government agents would not be taken well at all. It didn't seem like a very good idea, least of all, one for positive first impressions. It seemed a tad contradictory to the fact that Azura and the others were here for the purpose of helping them - or so, they hoped.

[Poplar]

Apollo/Genderfluid/19/Heat/Fire manipulation/Holding Van/ Tags- Jack

Immediately the flame that had been flickering out burst back into life. Playing along, but throughly confused, Apollo said “I mean, I could beat you any day. Fire beats ice.” Even as they said it though, their previously aggressive voice seemed cautioned.

They turned to their brother, looking for any sign of him doing this. Suddenly they became angry again. “Wanna go frosty? Even handcuffed, I could kill you.” They’re flame great bigger as it typically did when a fight was coming on.