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Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:09 am
by Will Stanton
Will dove through his window at the bomber, driving his shoulder into him as he knocked him to the ground.

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:19 am
by Narrator
The bomber let out an 'oof' as the wind was knocked out of him, but he retaliated by trying to slap Will with a hand forming a bomb.

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:26 am
by Will Stanton
Will reached out and grabbed the man's wrist.

"Want to see who comes off better? I'll give you a hint: it's me. "

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:49 am
by Narrator
The man sneered in defiance, letting the explosive energy grow.

"I'm not going back to prison!"

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:39 am
by Will Stanton
"You're not going much of anywhere if you do that, you know," Will said, calmly, though he tightened his grip on the man's wrist in case this didn't work and he needed to act fast.

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:19 pm
by Narrator
"But it's such a fun way to go, don't you think?" he grinned, but something in his eyes betrayed his faltering resolve.

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:27 pm
by Will Stanton
""I've been blown up before. It's fun the first couple times, but then it gets repetitive."

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:41 pm
by Narrator
The man sighed and let the bomb fade away.

"Not worth it if I can't take one of you self-righteous tossers with me."

The computer chimed joyously, "Mission Accomplished!"

The environment derezzed.

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:43 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"When you're right, you're right!" Leo laughed with a grin, "That worked like a charm."

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:51 pm
by Will Stanton
"Still could be more efficient, but that step from something not working to something working is a big one," Will nodded. "Congratulations!"

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:06 am
by Leo Eskandari
"Thanks. But I couldn't have done it without your guidance. At least not this time."

"I think I tend towards waitin' 'til the time is right. Which pretty much tracks with my whole lion slash scorpion thing,"

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:09 am
by Will Stanton
"You've got to do what works best for you, of course. No sense swimming against the tides."

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:58 am
by Leo Eskandari
"Yeah, tryin' to be somethin' I'm not hasn't worked well for me. I just... hope superhero isn't one of those things."

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 2021 5:21 am
by Will Stanton
"If it is, you'll just have to try something else. No harm in it taking a while to figure out."

Re: Looking for a Few Pointers

PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:24 pm
by Leo Eskandari
"I mean, I don't want to make a lifelong career of it, but I want to try and turn what happened to me into somethin' good. And feel better about myself in the process."

"And, yeah, help people."