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Luceti Valley - The Second Log

Who: Everyone
What: The second part of the experiment. Things begin to unravel.
When: August 7th - August 10th
Where: Luceti itself
Summary: Check out the mod post for more. This covers Day 6-9!
Rating: Varies with thread. Please move explicit stuff to appointments post with appropriate warnings.

Luceti Valley continued in its own merry little way. The rich got richer, the poor got poorer. A new tax hike had ensured increasing animosity between both groups, despite the protests of the every charitable Lord Mayor. But on the sixth day, something happens and people begin to notice things are unusual. Idle thoughts that if thought about too much is bound to get you a visit to the police station for an hour or so. Or worse, it may just get you committed.

Meanwhile, the asylum continues to gain more and more patients. Those that are trapped there will find escaping difficult, but there may be more to this place than they first assumed...

On the tenth, battle breaks out across Luceti Valley. People begin to exhibit powers and abilities they didn't know they had. The police begin rounding up these people to lock up. If they resist, its bound to come to blows. Even though no one has regained their memories of their true self yet, it becomes apparent that some trickery is afoot, even if they might not know the source or why.

Note: This is the second log! There will be a third and final event log for the aftermath. There will also be two separate logs specifically for finding John and defeating Zompano. For those of you that signed up, we'll be randomizing the results and replying to the selected characters later tonight. In the meantime, keep enjoying the event! If you have questions, direct them here.

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[His foot connected with the policeman's shoulder with a blade-like accuracy that astounded Barnaby, but he had no time to think. It was a precious grace that Steve listened, because he would receive no assistance from Barnaby at that point. He locked eyes with his enemy for a heartbeat that for an eternity, absorbing every detail that he could.

The cop's breathing and pulse felt as wrong to Barnaby as the fanatical look in his eyes. This wasn't a human...

No time to think. The cop grabbed Barnaby by the ankle and threw him away with the strength and relentless force of a bear.

Directly at Steve.]

[Steve had just slowly made it to his feet when the cop got the drop on Barnaby. He's still not completely sure what's going on, but he can tell who the bad guys are. That much was clear. He begins inching close to the two, intent on giving Barnaby a hand, when the man in question comes hurtling towards him.

It's a split decision he needs to make; either catch Barnaby and give the cop a chance to gain the upper hand, or let him fall and go after the cop.

He chooses to catch him. It might give them the disadvantage but at least this way he doesn't have to worry about Barnaby getting as hurt. The other man lands on him full force, sending them both to the ground. As the cop takes his opening, Steve uses his fast reflexes to roll Barnaby off of him and to get to his feet. He lands a punch on the cop that has the enemy stumbling back.]

[Barnaby grunted upon impact with Steve and the concete that came seconds after. The strength the man exhibited stunned him, clouded his focus as he struggled to catch his breath. There were no injuries as far as he could tell.

He only needed a moment to right himself in time to watch Steve strike the cop with impressive ease. Barnaby moved immediately afterward, his speed matching his strength as he wheeled around quick enough to follow up Steve's action with a kick that sent their enemy to the ground.

He stood there, mind reeling and trying to breathe.

What was that...?]

[Steve shakes out his hand. It's been a long time since he's punched anyone like that (or so he thinks) and it left his hand stinging quite a bit. But what really caught him off guard was how much power had been behind his punch. He couldn't remember ever being able to hit that hard before.

But Barnaby's kick quickly reminds him that he's not the only one showing off new talents.]

I didn't know you could fight like that. [Really. What else is he suppose to say?]

I didn't know you could either.

[There. Simply. Although he'd be lying if he said that he wasn't surprised. Steve was a soldier in that war ten years ago, and he still kept himself trained from the looks of things. The sheer power of the blow was the surprising part.

He was more surprised by himself, and everything that day. The strange glow, and his absurd strength, wouldn't last much longer. There was a limit, even if he hadn't fully defined it yet.]

[He just shakes his head and straightens out his fingers. Nothing feels broken. That's a good sign.]

I've been trained, but it's been a long time since I've had a use for it. What about you?

[Barnaby frowned, trying to find something that made sense in the darkened recesses of his mind.]

I'm not sure...but it almost feels like I've always had this power. I just...forgot it.

[He glances over at Barnaby, brows furrowed, but not looking particularly surprised.]

You too, huh?

[He wasn't surprised either, truthfully.]

That's correct. How many others have you met?

Not many. I've seen a few people do some pretty incredible things during a fight. But I never stopped to talk to any of them.

[Until now.]

How about you?

None that I've realized so far...

[His voice trailed, distracted by a sound that was incoming...

From the left. Barnaby whirled and backstepped just in time to avoid another cop, this one armed with a club, attempting to strike him down.]

[Steve rushes forward, hoping to use the cop's preoccupation with Barnaby as the opening he needs to attack their opponent from behind. He grabs the cop's shoulder and spins him around, planting a punch across the side of his face. However he doesn't get away quick enough after wards and takes a hit to the shoulder with the club.

He stumbles back a few steps.]

[Barnaby seized the opportunity to take advantage of the blatant opening in the cop's defense as he struck Steve, lashing out with a sharp kick that knocked the cop back a few paces.

He quickly glanced at Steve, wanting to know how his 'partner' was holding up...]

[Steve catches Barnaby's look and nods. He rotates his shoulder, checking to see if anything hurt. All clear.]

I'm okay. Give or take a bruise or two.

[He sighed, relieved.]

That's good. We can't afford being hurt at this point.

No, we can't. Not if it means risking capture by these guys. They don't seem like the friendly sort.

Seem?

[They're not. Barnaby suspects that they're the reason he only has scattered memories of the last few days, even though he has no confirmation. Just observing their actions and reactions against the people within the city is enough for him to hold judgement.]

[Steve shrugs.]

Okay that might be giving them a little more credit than they deserve.

[...]

We'll have time to worry about their motives and orders once we figure things out here. There's other people around who still aren't used to these...'talents', or whatever we have. Maybe we should go look for them...?

[He nods.]

Yeah. They shouldn't be too hard to find. They'll be the people throwing cops through walls and then looking surprised. [It's a weak joke, but he's looking to lighten the mood a little.]

[Touche~]

Broken walls certainly are a concern...

At the very least, we might be able to help prevent some structural damage around town.

That would be good. The last thing we need is to have to re-build the town in the aftermath. Besides, people might be in those buildings. [Which is clearly the biggest concern.]

I agree..

[But they were stationary, and forces would be coming.]

We should move. It's not wise to stay here.

Right. Let's head further into town, see who we can find.

[He starts heading down the street at a quick sprint, not stopping to see if Barnaby is following or not.]

Actually...Steve.

[Barnaby called after him.]

I think we should split up for now. We'll cover more ground that way.

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