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Jeff Tobias Winger ([personal profile] ferrisbuellean) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2015-06-03 07:09 am

War: Horsemen of the Apocalypse Log #2 - 3rd to 5th June

WHO: War and YOU!
WHERE: Everywheeeeere!
WHEN: 3rd to 5th June
WHAT: Second part of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse Plot. This means War! Time for grumpiness, arguments, fighting and all out war between friends and foes as the War ring takes it’s hold. Spread via close proximity to the ring, this can be caught at any of the main hero cities throughout the stated dates thanks to a well travelled lawyer and his camera crew. Characters affected by the ring’s power will first feel levels of irritation, which will give way to all out paranoia, temper tantrums and violent tendencies only hours later.
WARNINGS: Possibility for extreme violence, death and other potentially disturbing scenarios. Please state in headers if you believe there to be anything extra needs to be warned about.

It starts with little more than a thought. That little niggling feeling in the back of your mind when you know it’s going to be a bad day. You can’t quite put your finger on where it came about or why, but it’s not hard to notice a rise in irritation. Someone coughing too loudly, some idiot cutting in front of you on the sidewalk or in a car, even your best friend telling a joke that suddenly sounds like it might be a personal dig at you: it’s all enough to set you on edge. You might try and ignore it, but little by little that aggression starts bubbling to the surface, weighing you down until you just want to snap.

It’s okay to let your thoughts be heard! Better to say what you think than keep them bottled inside. Better to get a little physical than leave yourself unheard. So maybe you were a little rude to someone. You might have even punched a guy just for walking nearby, but it’s to be expected. It’s their own fault.

But those feelings don’t stop no matter how much you yell and shout, or how determined you are to silently brood and glare. Soon it becomes apparent that someone is out to get you. It could be those guys who have been staring you down, or that friend of yours that’s obviously been stabbing you in the back. Maybe it’s those spies that have been sneaking around your apartment complex, or the Walkers that have slowly started to shuffle their decaying bodies through the streets. Whoever or whatever it is, you know that it’s up to you to get rid of them! It may be an idea to team up, after all there’s plenty of others out there who you could form a strong alliance with to help right the wrongs and fight the evil, but if there isn’t you know you can go it alone and still win.

Try to find a weapon or get yourself to a vantage point. Anything that will help you win this war!

Just try to save some for the rest of us.
boobwindow: (talk shit get superhit)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-06-10 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
I'm done talking!

[ She bolts toward Galatea again, both her fists outstretched. She moves faster than she normally does, as if she can't spare even a nanosecond when it comes to Galatea.

She doesn't think she can. People like them hardly require a minute to do major damage if they really wanted to. ]
funkindofwicked: ([deflect] 076)

[personal profile] funkindofwicked 2015-06-10 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Galatea is surprised that she's still coming after her with Superman right there, but if it's a fight Power Girl is looking for, she's not saying no.]

Fine with me!

[They are coming right at each other. She brings up and arm to block and another to send a punch of her own, trying to strike first before Power Girl really gets her momentum going.]
andaway: (S [You don't really love that guy])

[personal profile] andaway 2015-06-10 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Enough!

[So something's obviously off with PG. Not the willingness to punch, but the fact that she isn't even bothering to give an explanation to what is it that's 'wrong' with Tea, exactly. So if he can't get to PG, maybe he can get to Galatea?

He flies up at his top speed, not trying to hit any of them but kind of crashing against Galatea to push her away from the fight.]
Look around! Look at the mess you're making!

You need to stop.
Edited 2015-06-10 20:46 (UTC)
boobwindow: (still cheating)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-06-11 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ When Superman flies over to Galatea and not Peej her gut twists with discomfort and her chest feels hot and tight all at once. The longer she watches the two of them, the stronger the current of anger under her skin is. Perhaps she's had it all wrong from the start.

Maybe Galatea and Superman have already grown close without her knowledge. It wouldn't be the first time he's ditched her without as much as a word because someone else like her came along. She might not be Galatea or Kara, but doesn't she matter at all?

It's overwhelmingly frustrating. Peej's eyes flare and in her anger she fires another beam of heat vision at Superman this time.

Like a superpowered child having a tantrum. How about that. ]
funkindofwicked: ([annoyed] 097)

[personal profile] funkindofwicked 2015-06-11 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[She's shocked by what she just heard. So shocked for a moment she isn't even sure if she heard him right. Maybe that hit from the car messed with her hearing more than she had thought.]

I need to stop. Like this is my fault and she didn't attack me.

[Of course he would do this. Of course he would blame her and expect her to be the one to step down because Power Girl has gone crazy. As if it's her fault the woman has an inferiority complex the size of Jupiter and decided to take it out on her. When she hasn't even done anything. At least back home she was actively trying to kill Supergirl, but this is complete crap and she's not going to just let him get away with it. She shoves a finger into his chest, not even looking at Power Girl right then.]

Why don't you shove that up your--! [And that's when she sees the heat vision ray coming right at them.]

Damn it! [She shoves harder, trying to pushing Superman away and get herself out of the way at the same time, but she still gets hit hard, right on the side of her shoulder and neck. The pain is harsh and she cries out, flies backwards from the force of the blast.]
Edited 2015-06-11 05:51 (UTC)
andaway: (S [Red])

[personal profile] andaway 2015-06-11 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kal doesn't pull away. If he does the laser will hit Tea completely and while he'd usually be pretty sure Karen wouldn't badly hurt any of them she's obviously not herself right now. It hurts, having his own powers used against him is always one of the things that hurts the most. Even with the protection of the suit he can already feel the burns in his skin.

So he meets laser with laser, focusing a blast of his heat vision straight at Powergirl's so the two blasts meet in the middle. If Karen looks away it will be useless, but at least it will buy him very valuable seconds to figure out what's happening.]


That's why I'm talking to you! I have no idea what's gotten her to attack you but you need to fly away, not fight back.
boobwindow: (made out with hawkman??)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-06-12 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's always been stronger than her and the sheer force of the blast knocks her back a few feet. She shakes her head, trying to get her bearings once again. When she open her eyes and sees Superman hasn't left Galatea's side, she's overtaken by another surge of anger... and overwhelming disappointment. ]

Why aren't you listening to me?! She's...

[ She clenches her fists at her sides. ]

So, what? Because she's here you'll just drop everything for her? Like I don't matter again?
funkindofwicked: ([glare] 079)

[personal profile] funkindofwicked 2015-06-12 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't--[She's in pain and she's angry and she's tired of people telling her what to do. And now the truth is out, this woman is angry because Superman isn't giving her enough hugs and is blaming Tea. She growls lowly and shoves at him again.]

I don't know what the hell you two did to each other but don't drag me into it.

[Backing down from a fight is not her style. She hates the idea of running when she could win. But this has nothing to do with her and she can see that. She's being used as some twisted proxy. This is so messed up. And it kills her urge to fight because all it does it spiral. No matter what she does here, it's really going to be about them.]

Leave me out of your family drama or I will finish it myself next time.

[And she's leaving. Flying off before she pulls back and slugs Superman because this is obviously his fault.]
andaway: (S [Flight])

[personal profile] andaway 2015-06-12 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[He’s so stunned by Karen’s words he doesn’t even realize Galata is about to leave until he’s slugged. He isn’t left unconscious, not really, but he wasn’t ready and so he hits the nearest wall. Hard. He might be strong, but he’s pretty sure if the two of them go at him then he’s really going to get into trouble.

Galatea seems to want to punch him (like he’s the one attacking her?), so she’ll probably follow him if he flies of to some deserted place where they will not put anyone in danger. Either that or she’ll just fly away, which also works for Kal. So the problem is Karen.]


Galatea, my fight is not with you so I won’t return the punches. I don’t want to make things worse.

PG… [He opens his mouth, then closes it. What is he supposed to say? Is something making Karen act like this, or had she been bottling this up since Kara appeared? And now he’s gone, to New Krypton, following Kara and leaving Karen behind again. He hadn’t even given it a second thought, but she had always been so strong. So independent. Was that just an excuse?]

Let’s talk somewhere else? I promise to listen to you. Really listen.
boobwindow: (tentacles!!1)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-06-14 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ She almost doesn't hear Superman's words. There's all this noise in her head and incoherent thoughts, but the one that remains at the forefront of her mind are specific memories.

Like when Kal had only appeared at her side, taking a break out of his oh so busy schedule with Kara, to talk with her only after she had nearly dropped a plane out of the sky. The fact he only ever seems to show up when Peej is at a breaking point isn't all that comforting as it should be. ]


What, now you wanna talk? You must have had hundreds of opportunities to do that and now is the one time you decide to?
andaway: (S [Rescue])

[personal profile] andaway 2015-06-14 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kal doesn't watch Galatea fly away, he doesn't want to risk PG getting jealous again. But he does keep tabs on her heartbeat and lets out a sigh of relief as she leaves. But Karen's words make it obvious he can't really let his guard down.

He had no idea Karen felt like that. Even if this is some sort of spell like the one that made him fall asleep, he can't risk letting that kind of feelings fest inside of her if they really are there somewhere deep inside of her. He isn't sure what's going on- he's talked to Galatea 3 times, at most, since she got here and she's made it very clear she doesn't want to be just another PG. So his best guess is that this doesn't have anything to do with Galatea at all.

And all to do with him.]


We talked plenty of times. I went to you for advice.

You never said anything about this. How was I to know?
boobwindow: (enough with the dick euphemisms)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-06-16 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
When you need something!

[ She's half-tempted to shove him away, but she also doesn't want to be in his presence anymore. It's making her much more angrier, so she turns her back on him, shoulders shaking. ]

Have I ever actually mattered to you? Or am I just a placeholder again until Kara's here?!
andaway: (S [You don't really love that guy])

[personal profile] andaway 2015-06-16 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her body language makes it clear she wants to stay away so he fights the urge to reach for her and doesn't touch her, but he does gradually fly closer. This is actually the problem with Kal: he'll help anyone who needs it, but his focus is usually narrow. He wants to help Powergirl now that her problems are obvious, but she had to snap before he noticed.]

Of course you matter. You're not Kara, and Kara is not you. And I don't- I'm sorry if I made you think I wanted you to be her?

Karen, I think... there's something wrong. Something off. You wouldn't usually act like this.
boobwindow: (HOLD THE PHONE)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-06-17 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ She can sense (and hear) him getting closer and she closes in on herself before he's gotten too close for her comfort. It both frightens and upsets her, and she can't restrain the urge to throw a punch and knock him as far back from her as possible. It doesn't matter that it's Kal, she's never liked her personal bubble invaded without any sort of warning. ]

Leave me alone now!
andaway: ([Defeated])

[personal profile] andaway 2015-06-17 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[There he goes again. At least this time he'd kind of been expecting it so it doesn't hit him too hard, but he's still really close to smashing into the nearest wall.]

I can't. Not while you're acting like this.
boobwindow: (:V)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-06-21 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ She keeps putting distance between them, moving at near super speed to put as much of it between herself and him. It's hard to focus -- to reconcile that she's struck someone who means almost the whole world to her, but then there's that voice in her head reminding her the only reason Kal ever paid her any attention was out of that misplaced obligation, if not because she's a second-rate Kara. ]

You don't have a choice.
andaway: (S [Cough])

[personal profile] andaway 2015-06-21 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kal knows better than to try to get too close to her now, but he isn't going anywhere. He keeps following her, maintaining some distance but making sure she's always well withing hearing range- their own hearing range, anyway. But it's a relief that she only seems to be hitting him if he gets too close, or Galatea earlier. Whatever is making Powergirl so mad, it isn't enough to make her want to willingly hurt innocent people.

Because while she's using very valid reasons for her anger he still has no doubt that something (someone?) is pushing her over the edge and making her take that final step towards anger.]


You're right, I don't. But that doesn't change the fact that I care.

And I am sorry if I haven't been good at showing it.
boobwindow: (still cheating)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-06-23 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ She throws her hands over hears, trying to block out the sound of his voice. It's hardly effective when she knows he's not all that far from her, so she ups her speed and takes off in an entirely different direction. If she goes to De Chima, he'll find her.

She decides to go somewhere he might not think right away to look. Somewhere that reminds her of the life she was building back home, but isn't it either. As angry as she is, she wants to curl up somewhere and be alone for a while and not have to think about Kal, or her Kal, or Galatea or Kara.

Shutting out the world is the best course of action right now. ]


Well, it's too late for that.
andaway: ([Speed] I've losing sleep)

[personal profile] andaway 2015-06-24 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a lose-lose situation, isn't it?

If he tries to catch up with her he's making it worse. And if he lets her go... well. Would she go back to seeking Galatea the moment Clark isn't around? Or would she focus on someone else? She seems to be slowly going back to herself, so maybe the effect of whatever had taken a hold of her is wearing off.

Can he take the risk?]


What will you do if I leave you alone?
boobwindow: (katy perry live)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-06-26 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know! Just shut up and stop pretending to care already!

[ She does her best to turn down her hearing so she isn't picking up on whatever he has to say next. Luckily, rather than deciding to punch a person or a building, she lands at the garbage dump just outside the city and punches through a thick stack of metal to blow off some of this steam.

She won't be responding after this, occupying herself with punching and bending metal before she buries herself in a corner. ]
andaway: (S [Up to here])

[personal profile] andaway 2015-06-26 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's definitely making this worse. This isn't one of those things he can just talk through. But at the same time... 'Pretending' to care. Rao, has he really messed up so badly? He doesn't try to keep on talking. He'll just keep an ear out for her from afar. But before he leaves he sends her a text, in the hopes that she won't crush her phone:

I do care. And I'll be listening. If you want to talk just say my name.]