I've been chillin' out on a star with my 5 star view

[lucetimods]

Who: All draftees
What: The space battle commences
When: After 3PM on the 19th to the 23rd
Where: In Space! On the Moon!
Summary: The battle finally begins! First there's asteroids to take down, then we finally arrive!
Rating: SPACE

MORE SPACE

All the details you need are here, so read up on it. This didn't get mentioned before, but you can tag the cultists instead of killing them. Details on this are on a previous draft post. Using the scanners are optional!

There will be a thread for interacting with NPCs, but they may not all go up at once, so keep an eye out for them.

Note: A log for the events in the village will go up on the 21st, in time for the hurricane and droid incursion.

Comments

[herotypical]

They think they're liberating us from cycles of servitude.

[selfhelp]

...Guess you can't just talk your way out of something like that.

[No wonder they're called cultists.]

[herotypical]

...They're on the dangerously convictiony side of things, yeah. And this was a pretty rough battle for your first time on the list.

[ somehow, she manages to feel sorry about that. ]

[selfhelp]

[He smiles a bit nervously at that. Would saying "I've seen worse" make her feel better or worse?]

It's okay. Witches are nice and durable, right? I mean- relatively speaking. Compared to everyday people.

[herotypical]

Depends. Do you get the nosebleeds?

[selfhelp]

...Well, I didn't until yesterday. [He scuffs a finger under his nose, scratching at the spot even though there's nothing there. The reminder makes him nervous.] I think... I used too much magic this week. My body's still trying to catch up.

[herotypical]

The same thing used to happen to...[ she looks up at him. he already knows, doesn't he? still -- she forces out the name. ] Willow.

[selfhelp]

Right... right. [He winces, leaning back a bit.] My magic... it's not Wiccan, though.

[herotypical]

...What -- what is it, then?

[selfhelp]

Um... don't suppose you've heard of mutants, have you?

[It's an awkward question, since he's not even positive that he is one, but hey, it's worth a shot.]

[herotypical]

What? Like redheads?

[ JOKE JOKE. it's intended to cover up her ignorance. ] 'Cause Will's one of those.

[selfhelp]

[Not... exactly what he meant. But he'll take that as a no.]

In my version of Earth, there's a genetic mutation some humans are born with. It gives them special abilities or powers when they reach a certain age. I haven't been tested for it yet, but I'm pretty sure that's where my magic comes from.

[herotypical]

[ special powers when they reach a certain age?

huh.

how familiar. ]

Gee. Talk about a blending of science and the supernatural. How old were you?

[selfhelp]

Same age as I am now- sixteen. It only happened about half a year ago.

[herotypical]

Jeez.

That's -- I know that's rough.

[selfhelp]

It wasn't that bad. Actually? It was probably the best thing that's happened me in years. I was never really a part of anything for a long time, and all of a sudden I'm a super hero with a team and everything. It was like a dream come true.

[And sure, there's been plenty of ups and downs since then, but that's life, right?]

[herotypical]

...Being a part of anything. Something. It...[ makes a difference

hmm. and a team? ]

How many of you are there? In your something?

[selfhelp]

[He nods knowingly without her even having to finish. He'd never have been able to do this alone, that's for sure.]

We started out with just four, but... things got complicated. Now our team's at seven.

[herotypical]

...Things always get complicated. It's what things do.

[ she wants something to distract her from her pain, so: ] Tell me about them. Start with their names.

[selfhelp]

[Oh, uh. Names. ...Well, codenames are probably okay.]

Okay, well... we started out as a group of four- Iron Lad, who had a suit of armor that gave him the powers of Iron Man, Patriot, who's a super soldier like Captain America, Hulkling, a shapeshifter who could make himself look like Hulk, and I was Asgardian, using lightning like Thor. We were modeling ourselves after the original Avengers, so they called us the Young Avengers, and-

[And he's probably rambling about something she doesn't know much about, since she's not a total dork, so he backs up a bit.]

Um. But Iron Lad was a time traveler, so... he had to leave. At the same time, I changed my codename, and Stature and Hawkeye joined up- Stature can change her size, and Hawkeye's an amazing archer. Iron Lad left his armor behind when he left, and it became an automaton called the Vision. And then after a while we found a speedster - Hawkeye named him Speed. And that's the team.

[herotypical]

W-wait. Back up. Iron Man. Like -- Tony? You're from Tony's world?

[selfhelp]

Not... exactly. I think there's a lot of similarities between his version of Earth and mine, but it's not the same. Continuity's way off, the dates don't match, and some of the original Avengers in my world aren't on his team yet. I don't really understand it, but it's definitely some kind of alternate universe.

[herotypical]

That must've been more than a little on the disappointing side.

[selfhelp]

[...Aha. Ha. Ha. No. She is so wrong and he can't even tell her; it's kind of unfair.]

Actually... we don't really get along on my world, so it's okay that he's different here.

[herotypical]

Hey. Our in-town Stark can be kinda tough to get along with in the first place.