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As was expected, Stretch took no offence at Pat's previous comment, though from what Pat could tell his companions were a little more high strung than he was. Still not enough to be offended by being called terrorists, guess that never made it into their list of hurtful insults. At least the new gang of prisoners seemed more functional than the one's he was with before. Or at least weren't babbling too much nonsense.

"...You don’t want to get us mixed up with something villainous. We’re not playing superheroes versus evil masterminds and villains here. We have no plot to rule the world. But you are right, we do want you safe and alive and in the best case scenario, with us instead of against.”

Was it normal for kidnappers to claim good intentions after admitting to drug and kidnap you? Pat guessed any thought of this being a normal kidnapping was dead and buried but these guys still liked putting a few more nails in the coffin just in case.

"Safe, alive and preferably drugged by the sound of things. You guys realize that kidnapping people generally doesn't create sympathy for your cause. Try a recruitment poster next time, or maybe a phone call."

Next up, one of the new captives launched into a lovely speech about why they needed more trees instead of doors, or something along those lines. Pat really didn't really understand what she was talking about aside from her last line. While he could understand being hesitant to trust these people, Pat knew in his gut they were telling the truth. Or at least, they believed they were telling the truth, no one ever admits to being the bad guy.

"That's all well and good but if you want any chance of making sense of this situation your going to have to believe somebody, and these guys have a better case than most. It always takes more effort to lie than to tell the truth, and these guys are nothing if not the laziest bunch of idiotic super kidnappers I've ever seen. Oops, sorry Stretch, broke protocol again."

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Yes I realize its ironic that Pat thinks Vida has messed up priorities when he also thinks the newcomers not being drugged is weirder than a man that can teleport. Don't judge me.

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Pat was glad that the girl was at least talking now, although he still considered her mentally unstable considering the first three things on her mind were her job, cats, and pants. What do you need a job for anyways? I've been unemployed for forty years. Pat was about to reply with something along the lines of "You've got some messed up priorities lady" before the sound of people falling on sand directly behind him cut the conversation short.

Pat managed to turn around just in time to see four new faces in the back of the van, two of which immediately blinked out of existence. Pat was given just enough time to become confused when the teleporting duo brought another pair of people into the van, before one of them once again blinked away. Pat was given enough time to realize the blinking one and the one he was with were probably his captors before Blink managed to reappear once again, this time with Stretch in tow.

Pat's four new companions seemed almost as confused at their arrival as Pat was when he first got here. Pat was willing to bet quite a bit of money that they were also kidnapped by Stretch and co. and likely had powers as well. Still, there was major difference in their capture as opposed to how the rest of them got there.

"Hey Stretch, isn't it standard procedure to drug the people before you kidnap and lock them in a van? Shoddy work guys, shoddy work," Pat says, works drenched and dripping in sarcasm. In all honesty though, Pat trusted Stretch more than anyone else in the van at the moment. At least he could be sure Stretch wasn't likely to kill him in the foreseeable future.

Pat quickly glanced over the new arrivals with a bit of contempt in his eyes. The van was already more crowded than he liked before they came along, and now they suddenly had double the number. Pat had a feeling their increased number wasn't going to be much help in escaping either. Still it was probably best if he address them since he doubted any of the other van veterans were going to do the job.

"Make yourselves comfortable, your probably going to be stuck here for a while. Oh, and if any of you feel the urge to begin sobbing uncontrollably you can join the lovely young lady in the corner."

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Seems everyone's grouping up, things should get interesting. I'll try to get a post up in a day or two.

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Izkripp said
A meat shield/ bullet sponge? That's kind of mean lol she could do it though

How about bomb diffuser?

"Ok grab that bomb and run as far away as you can."
"How do I diffuse it?"
"The bomb will do that on its own in about 37 seconds."

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If Vida does end up getting fired, I'm sure she could get a job with the Reformers as a meatsheild/bullet sponge. She seems uniquely gifted for the job.

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In today's episode we learn Pat is not the nurturing type.

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Pat felt like throwing a party. Some answers! Finally some straight up answers from ol Stretch instead of the babble he spouted before. It seems like they were all kidnapped because they had some kind of superpower. Normally Pat such an explanation would invoke a gentle smile and a mental note to contact the authorities, but seeing a man suddenly add a few feet to his arm span crushes most of those kinds of doubts. Stretch had also successfully predicted that Pat was on the bus crash, which added to his credibility. Pat couldn't remember if he felt sick or not the night after the crash. He had a migraine at that point, and migraines themselves can cause flu like symptoms, so he had probably wrote it off as that at the time. And besides, he did have that period where he gave headaches to people nearby. Was that his power? If so, why had is suddenly stopped working, Stretch's power certainly hadn't worn off. Pat was about to ask when Stretch abruptly leaves the back of the van.

Pat fumes a bit. Of course he leaves just as he was becoming somewhat helpful. I'm sure it would kill him to stay for another two minutes to answer questions. Then again, if the past was any predictor of the future, it would just be him asking questions again. The other, older man that was in the van with him hadn't said a word yet. You'd think Stretch's display before would have provokes a question, or at least a few curses, but still nothing. Maybe he's mute? Or deaf? Heck, for all I know maybe his super power is lasers come out of his mouth when it opens Pat decided to chock it up to option number three before turning his attention to the young lady who was also in the van. The fact that she was still crying was, in Pat's opinion, a superpower in itself. Just my luck, we all have superpowers and I'm stuck with Silentman and Teargirl. No wonder they don't feel we need to be guarded.

Still, it was about time someone did something about the girl, she was going to flood the van at some point. Pat walked over to where she was a knelt down so he was about at eye level.

"Listen lady, but it's about time you snap out of it. If someone here was going to hurt you they would have done it by now. So stop cryin' ya hear?"

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I like Adam's reaction to Garret's power. "Meh, whatevs, I could do better."

I'll try to get a post out either today or tomorrow.

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It looks like Pat's hot outburst wasn't enough to break this guys cool. Pat didn't know weather that spoke more or less for his sanity. He obviously had no fear of the police, though his reasoning was very different from what Pat was expecting. Having your captor be some kind of high ranking government official was a worrying thought. Pat was no stranger in dealing with the government and knew that if someone high up didn't want something known, it wouldn't be known. Still, this knowledge gave more questions than answers. Pat assumed before that they were kidnapped so they could be held for ransom (ironic considering Pat had no family or friends left that would pay it) but anyone with such a high "pay grade", as this man put it, would need to stoop so low for money. Things just weren't adding up. Add this to the man suddenly start talking about some other government organization made up of "people like me and you" (whatever that meant) as if they were their mutual enemy and you end up with a very confusing reply. Somehow, the more this kid talks, the less sense he makes.

A sudden turn caused Pat to momentarily lose his balance. When he looked back up, the man suddenly had arms that long enough to reach from one side of the van to the other. They then returned to normal before his very eyes as the man turned around to chastise the driver. Pat began to wonder if he could do that with the rest of his body before he mentaly caught himself. Pat knew he should be surprised by this development. He should be scared, confused, disgusted... but he wasn't. Life stopped making sense the moment I got kidnapped, I guess by now I've stopped expecting it to start. I guess this guy isn't the only one going crazy

"Well Stretch? No comment on your arms suddenly gaining a few feet in length? I feel like that may be a bigger issue than your friends driving."