[b] Entry Hall [/b] 

Anima tried to smile but it was twisted into a rictus by her growing discomfort. Her mind was being overwhelmed with phantom sensations and these two new arrivals were extremely disconcerting. In the storm of confusion she managed to pick out a strand of nervousness and anticipations. From Doppler. She smiled and said, "We can arrange for one of the Founders to meet with you and discuss your potential membership." She kept smiling as one of her hands reached under the counter and pressed a button. There was an almost immediate reaction when a dozen or so men or women that had been loitering around the large hall all suddenly looked their way and took up a loose circle around them from perhaps twenty feet out, trying their best to make it appear casual. 

They said nothing and Anima said, "One will be with you shortly." As soon as she said that a door leading deeper into the Hall opened and an Asian-American woman in her late twenties wearing a formal pantsuit walked out. She stopped next to the desk and stared at One, her eyes widening as she settled on Doppler and they hardened. Jennifer Chen, the League Founder and master telepath known as Psion spoke, "If you want to discuss potential membership why don't we escort you into one of our private meeting rooms?" The dozen or so superhumans around them watched like spectators but their body language was unmistakably that of guards. 

[b] Training Center [/b] 

Mike Johns shook his head, "Nobody? What a sorry selection of superheroes we have today. Well at this rate I'm just going to have to-" Chrome saw a newbie, he recognized him as that fishguy. Ocean Warrior or something like that. Mike shouted out to the man, "Hey you! Newbie! How about a fight with the Flashbolt Acolyte here? Let's see which one of you two newbies will come out on top." The audience started murmuring and placing bets on the down low while Mike fiercely grinned not much geniality in the expression. 

[b] Research Wing [/b] 

Henry finished the song and muttered about bananas under his breath before looking at Ras. He smiled, "This isn't China, Iran, or Russia Ras. Here in the United States we've managed to hold onto our freedoms. We just have to make sure it stays that way." He finished his drone and started working on a robotic arm, one in a long series of free advanced robotic limbs that the League was about to start giving to amputees mostly Military veterans. The League had realized that fighting crime didn't necessarily improve the underlying causes of it and this program was one of the first in a long series to improve the American public through ways besides conflict. Henry had already begun making plans to make renewable energy sources and modern infrastructure available to the poorest neighborhoods of the big city, all free of charge. 

The taskbar beeped and the suit was finished. Henry smiled. He was a bit of a comic-book nerd and the suit was pretty much a real life incarnation of the comic Captain Atom's suit. It encased Ras's core and gel-like body perfectly. He lowered a mirror and deactivated the containment field, "What do you think Ras? If you like it you're free to go. Scans show 100% integrity. You can go say hi to your new teammates." 

[b] Common Room [/b] 

Thomas's guardian spirit had been watching Light and MC, determining that their behavior had been harmless. But it was smart enough to recognize the growing unrest in the room. It reacted instantly as soon as the explosions went off. It flashed next to Light and MC and glowed red, glowing down to orange when it realized nothing had been amiss. It floated near Light and MC and awaited further developments. 

Emily heard the little poppers go off and her sense of smell told her they were no threat. But she groaned and floated in the air away from her group and floated next to Volt with a nod, "Heya Volt." She turned to the rest of the group and her gaze became neutral but unyielding, "She's already tense enough Agnes. Pranks like that are unappreciated. Is there going to be a problem here? Or can I trust you to settle this like reasoned adults." There was a trace of Steven in Emily as she spoke, a seed of the superheroine she would someday become. But for right now she hoped to stop a fight among the new members.

[b] Marconi Estate [/b] 

Bender cursed when the hat hit his face and ripped it off just in time for Sixgun to slide into his knee. Bender howled in pain and fell to the ground, seeming to make the ground shake with his fall. Pariah grunted in appreciation. Bender's leg had been cracked but not entirely broken. He snarled and quicker than what he seemed capable of, he grabbed Sixgun's foot and pulled slamming him down onto the ground. Bender reached out an arm to grab SIxgun, intent on locking him into a hold and then choking him out. Possibly to death.