by Ashlie Minamida » Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:48 pm
Once everybody who might show up is there Ashlie proceeds.
"Four individuals attacked the school today. We were caught by surprise and unaware of most of their capabilities, resulting in a number of serious injuries. Hopefully I will be able to remedy some of that so you are more prepared for any future encounters. All four of them are known criminals and terrorists."
More monitors light up, showing images of the other three people. The ones of Void are blurry and indistinct.
"Char, aka Justine Mitchell. In and out of juvenile detention repeatedly for arson, robbery. Most recently arrested for trying to rob the local bank. Capable of generating explosions from her body with varying ratios of flames, heat and concussive force. A new member to this group, most likely recruited very recently. Presumably the least dangerous of them."
"Reach, aka John Reacher. Wanted for terrorism, murder and countless lesser charges. He transmits physical properties over long distances, preferably the edges of blades, but as you undoubtedly heard he's capable of applying it to the sound of his voice as well, which means the full extent of his power is unknown. Approach with extreme caution and do not engage at a distance. As the ideological core of the group he is however the best shot we have right now for stopping them as a whole."
"The Void, aka Jane Doe. We know essentially nothing about her civilian persona pre-mutation. We know she's capricious and extremely volatile but prone to toying with her quarry, which is about the only good news I have regarding her. Her power seems to make her immune to most if not all physical forces and she's resistant to telepathy. She surfaced two years ago in South America, occasionally laying waste to an area before disappearing again. Several months ago she disappeared after having been last seen walking into the ocean near São Luís. Two months later she re-emerged, literally, at Gibraltar. Needless to say, she is extremely dangerous, do not engage her until we have devised a method to bypass her power."
"And finally, Manikin, aka Dr. Alan Hill, aka Mend." The previous image of the unassuming middle-aged man zooms out slightly to show him surrounded by what looks like a research or medical team. He was a brilliant scientist and surgeon, specializing in closed, self-sustained systems and life extension. He was working with NASA on designs for a possible Mars colony when his wife and son were grievously injured in a house fire and brought tot he hospital with burns covering more than 80% of their body. When the trauma unit refused to let him operate on them..." The screen changes to security camera footage of the disinfection stations outside an OR, Dr. Hill is arguing vehemently with another doctor. Eventually he seems to just go quiet, the other doctor turning away, assuming the situation is resolved when Dr. Hill grabs a metal tray and knocks him unconscious.
"He proceeded to barricade himself inside the OR. I will spare you the footage we have from inside the operating theater. There's only so much anybody can do and he... snapped. With only so much viable skin at his disposal and perhaps defaulting to the sustainability calculations of his work he began making decrements. First to them, then to himself to give himself more healthy skin to work with. It did not work and what walked out of that operating room was no longer Dr. Hill." The monitor changes again, showing a gaunt figure similar to what they encountered in the dorms, although more crude. Improvised from the materials at hand. A patchwork of stainless steel, wound dressings and most of a large oxygen canister encasing the figure. Nobody stops the grotesque figure as it leaves.
"He has since perfected the closed system he now resides in. He doesn't breath or eat, nothing enters or leaves the shell he has constructed around himself."