[IC] Delta Squad (Young Superheroes)

[KatherinWinter]

"TThe same reason most of the group joined. To get out of going to jail." Roxy answered honestly. "I get to keep my bike and my knives. All I have to do is fight crime. Since I didn't feel like I deserved to go to prison for life. When an alternative was offered I took it."

[RainDash]

"What did you do to almost land you in jail anyway?" Hikari asked, watching the other girl carefully. It didn't seem like she was lying, but that could change easily. Just a shift in interest, or suddenly becoming touchy about answering her questions and Hikari would leave. She didn't have time to watch Roxy flail about to try and distract her. Hikari would answer her questions too, but Roxy was more... unlikely to keep answering questions that Hikari kept asking.

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque having been in mid sip when Krait made her joke, began to chuckle only to choke and cough from the alcohol still making its way down his throat. "Oh yea, like all the time. Didn't you know?" He said sarcastically before wiping away the spilled beer on his chin with the back of his hand. Jacque calmed down quite a bit now that the tension had passed, though he was still a tad bit wary as he placed the half empty bottle back on the floor. Jacque sat in silence for a few moments before speaking again, "Look, I didn't mean to offend you or make you uncomfortable with the mask thing. Tell you what, since no one else is in the room, you can ask me any question and so long as it isn't too personal, i'll try to answer it. Sound fair?".

[KatherinWinter]

"I killed someone." Roxy answered honestly. She wasn't ashamed of her actions. She figured Hikaria would ask her who she murdered. While Roxy wasn't one to hide her past, she wasn't quite ready to talk about that. Hoping to distract Hikaria from that line of questions Roxy asked "How did you get into the program."

[Tarantulass]

"Alright then, what's the next step in your drunking scheme?" Krait asked, keeping a small pause. "Look, the little truth and dare went by, You're just first to know that I'll deal my own way with my own things. Let's just forget that whole scene." Krait continued, before starting to suck on the straw again. "Man I needed a drink, before my head was going to collapse on itself. I swear this group is going to drive me insane sooner or later... Nic being a leader is a real scam if you ask me. Didn't look like he had ANY experience or other qualifiers on the field." Krait suddenly changed the topic.

[RainDash]

"Hmmm." Hikari said as a way of reply to Roxy. "I ran illegal stuff all over Chicago. Dunno what half the crap was, probably killed folks, but I don't care. Managed to leave home and find something worth paying attention to. Then I got busted by the cops, guess my busting up their crap made 'em mad." Hikari was so nonchalant about the way she said it, like it was just something that just happened. She didn't care at all. "Plain and simple."

[smarty0114]

John had just finished exploring the beach house. He was pretty sure he had seen most of it, though he was sure there were other hidden features. He decided that the beach was a luxury that he deserved at the moment and walked outside to the picture perfect beach. He spotted Hikari and Roxy farther down and walked up to them, grinning. "Hey," he said casually.

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque let out a small sigh of relief when Krait rejected his offer to answer any question before changing the subject to a more comfortable topic. "I don't know why they chose him as our leader, its odd yea what with him not understanding earth customs. But hey, the guys that hired us have been real good to me thus far, like it or not, i'll stand by their decision without question unless it backfires somehow. Also, the next step would probably be offering you something stronger, like whiskey." Jacque said, adding the last part in as an off handed joke response to Krait's previous question.

[KatherinWinter]

Roxy glared at John. "Hello Johnnyboy. Running drugs and stuff isn't as bad as some crimes. What about you Johnnyboy what got you into the program?"

[smarty0114]

John smirked at the question. "I made weapons for gangs in Chicago. One of the gangs decided they wanted me dead. Well everyone who came after me ended up with a broken neck. Eventually the cops started figuring out that I was the one killing off the gang members and they came after me. I made the mistake of using too much of my powers and I passed out. When I woke up in the hospital, I was told I could either go to jail or become a superhero. So yeah. I'm a murderer."

[KatherinWinter]

"Same here. But looks like you have had more practice at it then I have." Roxy dipped her foot into the water. It was kind of nice to know she wasn't the only one who had killed before. She wondered about the other members. Had the government turned a bunch of killers into want to be heros? Seemed like a risky idea to her.

[RainDash]

"Chicago? That's where I'm from." Hikari said, drawing a blank on John's face. Maybe she'd done something for him once? She couldn't figure it out. There had been a lot of faces that she'd delivered to in not a lot of time. "Wonder if we've ever met? I'm not good with faces." Hikari mused, trying to remember. Maybe she had? He was kind of familiar now, but she couldn't place where or when she'd seen him. Maybe they'd never met and she was just making stuff up now. Oh well, maybe he'd remember better than she did.

[smarty0114]

John looked at Hikari and racked his brain. Now that she'd mentioned it he was sure that they'd met. And then it clicked. "You ran guns for me a few times. Yeah yeah. It was right before I went on the run. You ran guns for me to the Saints."

[RainDash]

"Hmm. I guess I coulda done that." Hikari replied. "All I know is that someone would say go grab something and give it to someone else. Faces just weren't something I needed to hang on to long term, so I didn't." maybe it was something more than guns, considering that Steampunk apparently was some kinda genius.

[KatherinWinter]

Since the conversation no longer included her, Roxy decided to continue her walk. She was no longer interested in find the where their beach ended. In fact she decided to go see what their new base had to offer.

[smarty0114]

John had maybe fudged the truth a little. He had sent Hikari on a gun running mission. Except they were highly advanced guns that had become the most dangerous weapon in Chicago. And he had also been sending a scientist some type of dangerous serum. He hadn't bothered to look into it. He made things. He didn't ask questions. At least none that might get him killed. His genius was a blessing. But he had used it as a curse.

[RainDash]

Hikari noticed John's unease after her reply. It looked like she wasn't the only one who had lied about something lately. Hikari didn't know exactly what but judging by his file, which she had skimmed some, he was genius. She'd also heard about some kind of new gun hitting the streets and creating mayhem. He'd probably been responsible, but Chicago was a big city and she'd be hard pressed to not find another genius there, working for the gangs. "What's with the face? You remember you left something there?" she was trying to break the tension, but it came out so blunt she might have just angered him. Oh well, that couldn't be helped then.

[Tarantulass]

"Well, so much of your plans. I doubt they are welcoming us here so badly they would keep sturdier drinks anywhere near." she said, crossing her leg as she then sucked the bottle empty with her straw. She was supposed to take a glass of water if she got thirsty, but seemed like the beer would do the trick just fine. "But anyway, backfiring? You could ask Shadowstep about backfiring... oh yeah, he probably got crushed under a rock or something." she continued. "We can't deal with 'something suitable' when it comes to this job, there's way too much at stake to not make every part of our group as best as possible".

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque rolled into a sitting position on the couch with a grunt, taking care to avoid bumping the bottle on the floor as he did so. "Well-" Jacque began while interlacing his fingers and propping his elbows up onto his knees, "-if I read his file correctly, Nic's a pretty straight forward guy when it comes to tasks. I mean sure we're all goal oriented on missions, but i'm pretty sure we'd still deviate from the mission parameters if we found what we considered a good reason. Unless its a part of the mission, everything else is secondary to him.". Jacque struggled for a few seconds to come up with an example, then snapped his fingers, "Say we have another mission like earlier today, what if we were told to completely forgo helping the civilians until the villain was subdued? Most of the team would probably say to hell with that save for Nic.".

Jacque rubbed the back of his neck and let out a heavy sigh, he didn't enjoy having to talk so much, especially when the subject was a position he himself was never going to fill. The large man picked up the beer bottle and drained the rest of its contents in one go. He was definitely going to need something a bit stronger if he was to stay in such close proximity with these people.

[KatherinWinter]

Roxy heard Jacque and Krait talking. So much for going inside. Feeling out of place Roxy climbed to the roof of their new home. She would enjoy some alone tell while she could.