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The woman looked like she had relaxed a bit once Rycon came up to her. "No, I'll be fine." The woman showed her gratitude to the two heroes, "Thank you for coming." She turned to KC "You are... uh," her face noted confusion trying to communicate to the squid. Rycon let explains what she knows, "I believe his name is... Kid... Cthpphhhh, Gah!" Her tongue slipped and accidentally formed a raspberry.

"Hmm?" Rycon notices the woman climb out of the empty trash can. She wore a white t-shirt and jeans, looked like an athlete of some sort, and had a camera around her neck. She also smelled bad, really bad, though considering that Rycon blasted another trash can, causing a nasty smell earlier, that was to be expected. The woman looked like she was freaked out by the squid's anatomy, which is unsurprising. Being chased into a dead end by two apparent superhuman-ish thugs didn't help much. "How about you let her gain her composure before forcing her such questions? Rycon lectured the squid before walking up to the woman. We're here to help, do you need somewhere to sit or calm down?

So, perhaps we can find time for all of us to talk about it in the chat room or some text messaging system?

Not wanting to waste time, Rycon got up and started looking for the woman they we're trying to save. "That's my style, minus all the property destruction," Rycon stated, not actually looking at the squid hero. "Do you remember the woman earlier, try to find her here, I'll check around the other alleyways." Rycon started to leave when she noticed one of the garbage cans among the few gathered rumbled a bit, as if it was pushed by something in the area it was concealing...

Rycon/GM The Heroes, The Mob, and the Damsel (30) Rycon A Superhero Invitation (5) Woman of Quiet Tastes (11) Questionnaire

At the end of the blast, Rycon sees that the thug survived that TOO! "Impossible... These guys can't be normal humans! How are they so resilient?!" Rycon was suffering a mental breakdown on the inside, then she looks above to see that an abandoned building's ceiling right next to the four. She saw that it was unstable, and a good knock would bring it down. Deciding to trust her luck on it, Rycon charged an electric bolt, and fired it at the rubble of concrete above the thugs. *BOOM* Apparently, Rycon hit something explosive when the bolt hit. Not only did the rubble fall, it caused a good portion of the wall to break apart. The two heroes couldn't see much aside from the two thugs being buried under the majority of the rubble. Then she realizes her plan was double-edged. From above! Rycon dived away from the tomb of concrete that might have been her's, but wait. What happened to the squid?

Defense! Thug 2 DC 21 1d20+8=25... OK, time to end this the easy way And now, for something different, Reflex save for the heroes! DC 11 Rycon 1d20+7=27

Seeing her opportunity, Rycon quickly dives between the two, rolling as she lands and get's back on her feet, nearly bumping into the squid. Rycon was surprised that a human could have such a form, and she wasn't interested in hearing how it works right now. "How about we leave the explanations after we deal with this?" Rycon wasn't really impressed though, he missed his target, instead hitting the brick wall behind him. "Why go for one when you can hit both?" Rycon snarked as she drew two more knives out of one of her coat pockets. She fires both of them. Again, both hit, but were deflected. "Oh, this is getting ridiculous!" Rycon now wondered if she needed more practice...

Thug's turn again. Thug 2 just walks towards me 1d20+3=22 Thug 1 strikes LS! Make a toughness save... KC DC 15 (12 STR, +2 weapon, +1 bruise on KC)

Rycon would be glad to come along for both. :D

Your using Drain Wisdom again? Regardless that will miss... Now, Round 4. Rycon's turn, back to knives. THIS time, something WILL hit. Thug 1 1d20+8=21 Thug 2 1d20+8=22 Both hit! Thug 1 DC 19 1d20+8=22 Thug 2 DC 19 1d20+7=22 ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

Rycon could see the bigger thug readying to strike with his plank again, he didn't seem to care about running away, if he even heard his limping partner. *WHOOSH* A quick burst of movement was all Rycon needed to duck the horizontal attack. She then felt that something else tried to hit her. She looked to her left to see the other thug, who tried to punch her with his fists. Although the attack connected, he missed the head and instead punched the shoulder, which warded off the blunt of the attack due to the coat she wore. Rycon looked quickly for anything she could do, what she saw was an opening between the two so she could move away from the two. She would be closer to the squid-like hero, who by now, she could assume was an ally. All she needed was a chance to move...

Thug's turn, both going after Rycon. Thug 1 1d20+3=15 That will miss (by 1). Thug 2 1d20+3=20 This one will hit. Rycon DC 13 1d20+6=25 Avoided injury!

As the strange sphere of energy hit's the small thug, he seemed to lose focus on everything, unaware of anything that's going on and only doing what he planned, going after Rycon. Rycon, who had found herself facing someone more durable then she realized, quickly weaved left and threw more electricity, this time at the smaller one. However, her aim was off, badly. Instead of Hitting the thug, she hit one of the garbage cans, frying whatever was in there and releasing an awful smell. But she didn't have to worry about that. Now Rycon was surrounded by both thugs! This really isn't my day...

Here's to defend the drain (both thugs have +3 against will, and with one injured that's a -1 added) Thug 2 DC 21 1d20+2=3 Wow, failed by 18. Wisdom drops by 6! (due to your drain level). and at the end of this round the thug get's +1 back, so he has a wisdom of 5 ATM. Let's recap... 11 - Rycon 1 HP 9 - Thug 1 9 - Thug 2 (Injured, Staggered) 7 - Kid Cthulhu 1 HP (Bruised) Now, my turn again. Shock on the small one! 1d20+4=8 UGH... I wanna save my hero point.

But before she could focus on the small fry, she realized the larger one was about to strike again! This time a horizontal blow from the left. Having no time to consider her evading options, Rycon raised her arm up in defense, and batted off the plank. However, despite Rycon having a plan, she was a bit worried about her current situation. Having a bruiser a good foot taller than her did not help... The other thug, now rethinking his options, starts walking toward his partner shouting, "Hey! this is looking bad. We should split before these two pancake us!" It seemed in the meantime though, that the smaller thug wanted a piece of Rycon, and in the middle of the chaos, everyone forgot about the woman that was being chased before. She just watched the battle, trying to stay hidden by hiding behind a group of trash cans.

Thug's turn. Thug 1 is still gunning for Rycon 1d20+3=19 This will connect, so gotta save! Rycon DC 14 (12 STR +2 Plank) 1d20+6=10 Uh... No thank you! Re-roll! 1d20+6=25 MUCH better. Thug 2 can't do much since he's staggered and no one's in his range of his fists. So let's get him running toward Rycon. Your turn Lone Star.

The blast of flame smashed the smaller thug, and found his leg crippled, with a couple burns on his body. He knew that he was in trouble, and his partner wasn't paying attention to him. Rycon was too busy with the other one to notice the blast of flame. Trying her other offensive option, Rycon got a bit of distance by cartwheeling backwards, then charged her hand with a whitish glow, that she then flung it at her foe, turning into a bolt of electricity as it strikes the thug. Rycon knew her aim was true, but in her surprise, the thug managed to barely shrug it off! "Aw, COME ON!" Rycon cried out in frustration, she seemed that she was outmatched by this guy. She then saw the other, crippled thug and realized that it would be more effective to remove him first.

OK, let's roll for toughness save... Thug 2 DC 21 1d20+8=11 Failed by 10! Staggered and Injured! Now Rycon's turn, since knives failed let's go for electricity! 1d20+4=22 Attack connected! Now to guard... Thug 1 DC 22 1d20+8=22 Still nothing...

That's okay. Real Life should come first. I have an assignment to work on myself, so I don't get alot of time to type here.

Before she could do or say anything, she found herself being rushed by a thug, the one with the plank, arms over his shoulders, ready to strike. Focusing, Rycon sees the vertical smash coming, and dodges right to avoid the attack. At the same time, she notices the unarmed thug running towards the squid, almost recklessly. Rycon couldn't do much for him at the moment because she had the bigger thug to dance with!

Now the thug's turn. For attacking... Thug 1 (with wood plank, +2 damage) 1d20+3=12 against Rycon, that will miss. Thug 2 (unarmed, +1 damage) 1d20+3=23 against Kid Cthulhu, it's gonna be a critical... The save is toughness vs DC 18 (12 STR +1 due to fist, +5 due to critical).

Rycon looked at the heroic squid with astonishment. "I feel like a coward compared to his bravery..." And then she realized why she came here, to save the woman that was trapped! Without hesitation, Rycon drew out two knives from her sleeves, popped them right in her hands, and then jumped out of her cover, firing the knives at each thug while crying out "Befreien Sie das Unschuldig!" As she finished her move, she looked at the two men only too find her knives literally swatted away by the plank of one man, and the arm of the other. Rycon then found out that she was open to attack, and will need the squid's help.

OK, so we have: 11 - Rycon 2 HP (Luck 2) 9 - Thug 1 9 - Thug 2 7 - Kid Cthulhu 2 HP (Luck 1 + 1 for heroic stand against enemies) These thugs have a defense of 5 and toughness of 8. (I'd say that's good) My turn! Throwing Knife (Blast 4) 1d20+8=18 That hit! Now for the defense of both (because of Split Attack) Thug 1, DC 19 1d20+8=25 Thug 2, DC 19 1d20+8=28 Damn, talk about your bad luck... Befreien Sie das Unschuldig! = Release the innocent! (supposedly)

The two men had trapped the woman in a dead end, without a chance of escape. Rycon stayed behind a wall, waiting to see if she could get information from a conversation. She heard the female speak. "Why are you chasing me?! I know nothing of what your group was doing there!" Rycon then heard a lower male voice shout back. "It doesn't matter. We can't let anyone know that we're here, and my night, we'll be gone, as will you. Now COME WITH US!" A scream from the lady was enough for Rycon to come rushing to her aid, However... A loud, strong cry came from above, Rycon and the others looks up with shock (and terror for some) at the source of the shout. A squid-like humanoid stood flying above the two, in a sickly green skin color and scaly wings wearing a superhero costume, soaring majestically in the sky. "Is this just a hallucination?" thought Rycon, who couldn't believe what she was seeing. "What's next, a supervillian with at least a hundred eyes on it's body?!" "Wh-Wh-Who are you?!" A frightened thug said. Both of their eyes drifted away from the woman, who was now sitting down, also looking at the squid hero. No one seemed to notice Rycon, who still had her back against the wall.