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The Wolves of Red Lake (Completed)

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D&D 5e - Of Seas and Snakes

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D&D 5e - Of Seas and Snakes

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Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Arcturus Hale

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Location: The Framework
Skills: Telepathy

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With the guards at the front entrance being dispatched with ease, Arcturus made a careful mental note of the others' powers as they surfaced, at least the ones that had tangible effects on the world around them. It was helpful to know who to duck behind when the bullets were flying in his direction, at least.

Though the urgency of the timed mission was not lost on him, it still wasn't real. The stakes were low, like sitting an exam. Nikolova and Tinley's spat (if it could even be called that) would be less acceptable out in the field, but here in the Framework, not so much. Then again, if they royally fouled it up, a dressing down would be in order, and Arcturus couldn't think of anything worse.

Good luck, he thought at Niah once the teams had split, encouraging in tone but quiet in volume. Although he did not catch any visible reaction, turned away as he was, he was fairly certain that it worked, and that he could transmit as well as receive. It would help him keep in contact with Agent Reed, so long as he wasn't limited by the distance, but quite frankly, her competency was intimidating and he didn't want to be a distraction as he figured out the ins and outs of his power.

Arcturus followed his team to the side-entrance, trailing behind the operations specialists who were better equipped to deal with any threats. Reaching out with his ability, he pushed past all of the presences he could recognise, familiar and foreign at the same time, to stay on the lookout for more guards in the vicinity of the side entrance. If nothing else, he would try to be an early warning system until they cleared the upper floors.

The Wolves of Red Lake (Completed)

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Robin Marshall

Location: Abandoned House
Interacting With: Miranda, Heather, Olivia, Finley, Declan

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Leaving the basement, Robin wondered about the scene he'd left behind, more of a movie set than anything else. Finley had the right idea –– getting some air to shake off the discomfort of finding actual evidence –– but it seemed rude to just leave the others to wait out by his van. He followed Heather to the second floor, where he waited inside the master bedroom, but by the door. The picture he'd stashed earlier was a massive weight in the inside pocket of his jacket, or so it felt. That he was technically stealing it from a place of interest was more to blame.

He brought it out as requested, stooping over her to get a better look at the matching image she had found.

"Let me know when you wanna get out of here," he said, spinning his van keys around his index finger. "I wonder if we can find out who that Siegfried guy is in town. Or if anybody inherited this house, or something."

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Arcturus Hale

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Location: The Framework
Skills: Telepathy

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The breeze on the air, the noise of the city, the grout in the sidewalk––it felt like he was really there. Arcturus was no expert in VR systems by any means and was only interested in programming in so far as it was a means to an end, but what he wouldn't give to take a peek at what made the Framework tick.

Fury's quick rundown of their powers left a scowl on Arcturus's face that was only slightly alleviated by his wonder at the fake world around him. Other than the director's reluctance to fill them in on everyone's abilities, his new telepathy was a heavy weight on his thoughts. An answer as to the source of the disconcerting whispers. At least he knew they could be shut out to some extent, or at least shoved to the back of his mind and ignored. However, the mission parameters required them to work together, using their powers (some of which were still unknown) as a team.

With some trepidation, he released a breath he didn't realise he'd been holding, and reached out to hear musings on what powers might present from those who hadn't stayed behind, on areas of entry and surface-level judgements about who went on what team. He was half-listening to Reed divide up the groups and half lost in thoughts that weren't his own. Briefing done, he nodded absently. "Understood."

Arcturus privately agreed with blonde operative in his team. It was a timed mission, and their respective academies had trained them up as well as could be expected. Questions had to be prioritised, but that was always difficult for Sci-Tech given the nature of their work. Still, he voiced no complaints. Becoming a pariah on one's first day was overrated. He said nothing as Abercrombie summoned them to break off into a smaller group and questioned them on their usefulness, seemingly doubtful that they had any at all.

Sometimes it was less painful to follow and obey.

"I'm Communications, much like Agent Reed, though not half as easy on the eyes. I believe I would be best used in facilitating contact between Team One and Two in this scenario, but I may also be of assistance in breaking through any cyber-security measures we might find in the lab," Arcturus answered succinctly with a bland smile, listing off his most pertinent areas of expertise. Code-breaking didn't seem like it would come in handy here, and he couldn't imagine his talent for languages coming up in the scenario. "The director also informed me that I'm a telepath now. Range and potency unknown."

Was it just reading them, or could he push out his own thoughts to a willing or unwilling audience? It was possible. Probable, even, though he was unsure of how to visualize it. It was something to test within the safety of the Framework, something that would certainly come in handy on the mission, but not until they got moving –– he didn't want to delay the others while he tested it out.

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The Wolves of Red Lake (Completed)

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Robin Marshall

Location: Abandoned House
Interacting With: Miranda, Heather, Olivia, Finley, Declan

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"Just some odds and ends––spooky, but not the smoking gun we were hoping for," Robin added after Heather had listed off what they found: the picture, the box. If they were pieces of a puzzle, the whole was still indecipherable. "We came down because of the noise, and the shaking. Better safe than sorry, you know? That PI fucked up his leg upstairs, so the house's already had one victim today." Reassured now that the basement group was still alive and evidently unharmed, he felt rather silly for rushing down to check on them, especially when it interrupted their investigations of the top floor.

"A secret room, huh?" Robin said as he looked around at the grizzly implements, as well as the big find of a shoe belonging to Riley. That didn't bode well, but it was better than finding a body. Maybe she'd been dragged off? "Think the original owners of the house built it? Because they needed a... dungeon, or something." It was quickly veering too close into True Crime territory to be comfortable, not that it ever was.

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Arcturus Hale

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Location: Sci-Tech Building 4 - Phase Three HQ: Medical Ward
Skills: Telepathy

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Ops––they were all the same. Type A personalities, competitive, demanding, quick to jump into the mission. Arcturus wasn't sure whether he was amused or frustrated by it, but it sure was entertaining (perhaps 'morbidly fascinating') to watch. After accepting it, he turned the device over in his hands a few times, unsure of what he wanted to inspect it for, but inspecting it all the same. They were certainly fancier than Agent Fitz let on, but he supposed that if there were bugs in the rushed code, it wouldn't show on the outside shell.

Nothing they said was particularly reassuring, but then again, was anything with S.H.I.E.L.D? Something whispered to him, bringing attention to Fury's injuries, which was even more disconcerting. Nikolova was the one to ask what their powers were, as the others were entering VR to begin with, Abercombie and Johnson and Niah... Arcturus delayed entering the program, resting the helmet on his lap.

"And if you know them, what are their powers?" he asked, gesturing with a nod to those who jumped the gun and entered the Framework early. "I'm guessing they can't hear us in there, but even if it's in VR, I'd like to know when I need to duck to avoid getting blown up by someone experimenting to find out what they got." Of course, that wasn't the only reason. He was also the type person who would skip to the end of a book whenever the opportunity presented itself to find out the ending first, or who liked to encourage friends to give him movie spoilers before he saw it in theatres.