post-impocalypse: a field trip

[farfromgrace]

Vengeance is a Hell that cannot forget the past. Places of violence sometimes waver and reveal their old scars, bullet holes reappearing in fixed tables. It hasn't even forgotten the fall-- white chalk outlines in some of the alleys show bodies bent and crumpled at fatal angles, bodies that if stared at long enough show the pale shadow of wings at their backs. Some of the damned have claimed these angel bodies, hoping for a patron in hell or a weapon against it should they ever stir-- or a favor from Asmodeus, if they bring a waking one to him.

Beyond that, the cramped jumble of a city has the look of a place that belongs in a film noir, the light that's cast from the sky here washes out colors, and at night the fog comes in across the dark water and envelopes the city. So, in opposition to that, the occupied buildings are garish and loud on the inside and with their neon advertisements on the outside, demanding attention and refusing to bow to an environment that seems to want them silenced.

Space suddenly shifts, in a jarring, nauseating way, and you're falling into a landscape that's definitely a city, but not your Tokyo-F.

And land, unceremoniously, in an alley, the portal closing behind you. Nothing special about it, covered in peeling advertisements, full of shadows, littered with broken bottles and crushed cans and other kinds of garbage.

No one seems to have noticed you yet...

Comments

[everylast]

[ Shakes his head. ]

Unfortunately not. I've only gained the ability to strengthen the WILD CITY members around me - as well as a single marked individual - and to gain increased speed under motion.

[worthathousand]

Alright.

I might propose offering Leviathan that enhancement, since sensitIV's abilities provide primarily resilience rather than additional combat ability.

Does WILD CITY know you're here, yet? It seems that our phones do still function.

[everylast]

While I don't question your battle tactics, would it not be more prudent to give the ability to someone with already strong combat ability to enhance them even further?

[ please learn to minmax amaranth im not giving the +STR buff to the healer ]

...No, they don't. At the least- They haven't contacted me.

[worthathousand]

[ tell that to the healer who put all his stats into STR. ]

I think you should reach out to them so that they at least know you're unharmed. But for now, I've let Intensity know—he's on future is now, and acts as an information hub and coordinator.

[ a pause, debating whether to go on ]
He thinks of himself as more or less in charge of our rebellion, so he's a good person to know, but you shouldn't feel obligated to swear loyalty to him.

[ moving right along ] As for tactics.
I'd agree with your assessment if this were a situation where I had my choice of soldiers, but as things stand, each of us needs to be combat-ready.

[backstory]

...!!!!

I have EXCELLENT Combat ability!!

[ HOW DARE ALL OF THIS ]

[worthathousand]

[ shhhh honey it's okay, mom's getting you a +STR buff ]