forum Superhero Roleplay [Closed]

Started March 06, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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"Used to. In 6th grade," Dylan laughed silently to himself, "I think I could get away with Shadow. But between you and me it could be Shadow Star?"

"Gosh, I used to love those books," Avery muttered, more to herself than to Dylan. "Cool. Shadow it is then."

Vaughn finished cleaning in the kitchen, half listening to the conversation in the other room. He set the note down for the family on the freshly cleaned counter before walking up the stairs, muscles aching. He went into his room, sitting on the bed for a minute.

"Great!" Dylan said, "Now… is there anything major we need to have before we leave for Botswana?"

(Geez, I was gone longer than I thought I'd be…)

"Yeah, actually. We'll need food and water, obviously, transportation, possibly some weapons (just in case we can't use our powers for some reason), and different clothes for exploring," Avery read off the items on her list.

"Sounds like we're in it for the long haul," commented Dylan, "we might want a place to stay, and store any extra gear. Somewhere off the beaten path, preferably."

He pulled up the computer, "I'll explore options as far as transport and storage go. You wanna handle general supplies?"

Vaughn pushed off the bed, stretching his arms. He kicked the door shut using his shoe and exhaled, going back to the bed and standing up on it. He pressed on a panel of the ceiling, shifting it aside with a scraping should. He remembered when Veronica’s parents designed the small, secret room for him. It would be a safe space for him, they had said, and it was filled with special things for him. God, he loved that family.

"Sure. I'll ask Vaughn if he wants to help, too," Avery declared, standing up and starting to walk down the hall.

Vaughn pushed the tile completely out of the way, grabbing onto the edge and doing his best to pull himself up, grunting with effort. He pulled himself into the small room and pulled a chain wire above him, a single lightbulb flicking on. There were labeled boxes labeled all over, ranging from weapons to medical supplies to simple sanitary necessities. Vaughn actually grinned widely, filled with appreciation for the family.

When Avery reached Vaughn's room, she knocked lightly on the door. She then knocked a little louder after waiting for a response and receiving none.

"Hey, Vaughn? Did you want to help Dylan and I gather supplies for the mission?" she asked through the door.

“I’m doing that right now!” Vaughn called back, his voice sounding muffled as he rummaged through boxes.

"Oh. Well, all right. Uh, we'll just be in the living room, then," Avery stated.

She went back to the living room, where Dylan was still on the laptop.

"He said he was already getting supplies," she said, sitting down and pulling out her phone. She sent a few quick texts, then put it back in her pocket.

(Bumping.)

(This is going to be a long thread…)

(I'm honestly sort of having fun with making this longer and longer…)

Vaughn found a box labeled ‘photographs’. He had been tossing the non breakable things onto the bed below him, but sat on the floor of the room to go through the box. It was filled with clippings and actual photographs, some of him with his mother and sister, others of him, Veronica, and the demon boy. It almost brought tears to his eyes. After he was finished, he had packed two duffel bags worth of various necessities, including the small box of photos. He went down into the kitchen after closing the hole in the ceiling. His hands were splintered slightly, but it didn’t concern him.

Avery looked toward the kitchen as she heard Vaughn enter it.

"You finished already?" she mused. "Wow, that was fast."

“I had everything I needed in there,” Vaughn responded nonchalantly, shrugging his shoulders. He clicked a pen open, writings few more words quickly at the bottom of the note he was leaving.

Dylan looked up, "Nice. I forgot you're practically a doomsday prepper."

Dylan tapped a few keys and turned the laptop, "I managed to find a truck with a tow. It also has a bed cover, so we can use that as both storage and sleeping." He smirked, "It might be a tad bit uncomfortable."

"Great, thanks! I've got supplies on their way here," Avery stated, taking her phone back out and giving it a quick glance.

Vaughn rolled his eyes slightly. Just prepared for situations such as this one, he thought sharply, biting his tongue so the words wouldn’t be said aloud.

Dylan gave a thumbs up, "Now we just need to get there."

"Which falls on you, Shadow Star," Avery stated, using his new nickname. "Can you use those prints to make transportation?"

Dylan gave that some thought. The last time he had built an automated vehicle was when he had replicated his motorcycle right after he left high school. It had been one of his proudest moments. Now he just had to make a boat.

Easy, right?

"Give me a few hours to study those prints, and then I think I can."

"Okay, cool. Do you have them? Or do I need to have Oscar print them off again?" Avery questioned, checking something on her phone again.

Dylan fished in his back pocket, pulling them out, "Right here. I'm going to go upstairs, and work on this. If you need me, let me know, aya?"