OMNOMNOMALY

[font="Garamond"]Autumn blinked nervously and reached to push up her glasses as per her usual habit before remembering that they had outfitted her with contact lenses as part of her whole ensemble. They said it would be safer but ironically she was feeling far less safe without them on. Her long dark hair was swept back into a loose pony tail, also 'for safety' but it just made Autumn feel worse without her hair to hide her face behind. As the lights dimmed, the floor below the group began to rumble. "Don't hold back, everyone!" Shouted Slate as he lowered his stance expertly to combat the shaking and avoid from toppling over. Most of the group seemed to have a good handle on their physical capabilities. Suddenly random segments of the floor shot up dangerously, hitting the ceiling high above them with more than a little force. Autumn's voice felt caught in her throat as she struggled simply to stay on her feet. "Look out!" Came a cry from behind her. Autumn looked back just in time to see Riona point towards the far wall, from which several large machine guns emerged. Slate was already tackling the first gun, with his hand raised he began pulling it from the wall with ease and disassembling it into its metal components before allowing the pieces to drop on the ground. Brawler remained unconcerned by the hail of bullets - calm, even, as he picked his way across the room in order to see what could be seen. The floor shook again, more violently now and Autumn was caught off guard, distracted by her teammates as they moved so surely. "Ack!" She bailed face first onto the floor, just in time as her little area skyrocketed up towards the ceiling. She didn't even think about using her power, she simply shut her eyes and covered her head. "Echo!" she heard a shout and suddenly an arm wrapped around her waist and just like that, she was back on the ground. She peeked through her fingers to see Addley's face looking down at her. "Are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine." She replied, embarrassed at her obvious uselessness in the situation. "That was amazing," she added "I didn't know you could warp with more than one person." She smiled. "Me either." He laughed. "Duck!" Called Derek as he unleashed firey projectiles at the guns now popping out from other areas of the room. The lights may have dimmed, but it was more than enough for Flare to be able to work with. Addley patted Autumn on the back and warped away. In only moments, another gun rose from the spot where he had just been standing, a laser sight trained directly on Autumn's forehead. She didn't think for a second. She sharply inhaled and "AAAHHH!" Her proximity to the machine gun blasted it into pieces. Autumn stood looking at the toppled over machine, catching her breath. The floor had steadied itself now, there was no telling what the next onslaught would be like...[/font]

[font="Garamond"]Autumn left 'Brawler' to his training and made her way from the training center back to the hallway, her dossier clenched in her hand and her special suit draped over her arm. She was curious to try it on but she wanted to find her room, first and foremost. She wandered around for some time slowly, taking it all in. Finally she found herself in a hallway with clearly marked bedrooms for each of them. She stopped in front of her door. 'Echo...' she murmured, reaching up to trace the nameplate. She smiled a little at the thought that the room was hers and hers alone - not something that she was particularly used to. She opened the door after a moment, stepping in and shutting it behind her. Autumn laid the suit down gingerly on her bed, and leafed through her dossier, actually feeling rather impressed at the amount of information they had, before quickly slipping out of her regular clothes so she could pull it on. It fit surprisingly well, which sort of weirded her out that they knew her measurements so well, but it didn't surprise her in the least. The suit was a black one piece, with full length sleeves that weren't as warm as she thought would be. It had a rather high neck when zipped up, coming to her mid throat. A red strip of fabric sat across her hips like a belt, and several thick, short diagonal red lines made their way across her chest. It was much tighter than anything she would have chosen for herself and when she caught a glimpse of herself in the full length mirror, she blushed furiously. Not only did it feel tight - it looked tight. Really tight. Autumn didn't exactly have much in the way of assets and the suit accentuated that painfully. Autumn felt uncomfortable just standing in front of the mirror on her own, no way would she wear it in front of her new teammates. It was too embarrassing. Autumn decided that she would ask that PR lady for a different one when she saw her next. They owed her at least that much. Autumn turned away and quickly unzipped it, peeling it off and leaving it on the floor, to get into her far more loose fitting and comfortable clothes. She was still blushing as she finished changing, looking at herself in the mirror again. She pushed up her glasses, as was her habit, and swept her long hair into a braid to hang over her shoulder. She pulled her open cardigan closed tighter in front of her and went to go exploring a bit more, not even looking at the crumpled suit on the floor. As she reached the hallway and pulled her door shut, she smelled something wonderful. 'Now that I think about, I haven't eaten for awhile...' she thought to herself, her stomach growling at the realization. 'I wonder who's cooking? Whoever it is, it smells like they're pretty good.' Autumn followed the wafting scent of cooking meat and vegetables until she found herself in the doorway of the kitchen, a scruffy haired boy in jeans and a t-shirt, with an apron over them was furiously chopping and stirring. He stopped to look up at her for half a second before continuing on. "Hi! I'm Cody, if you didn't remember! Are you hungry? I'm just making up some beef stew." He smiled as he dumped some more vegetables into the simmering pot on the large chrome stove top. Autumn bit her lip as she took in the smells. "Ravenous, actually... I'm Autumn. It's nice to meet you, Cody." "Likewise, Autumn. I'd shake your hand, but I'm fairly sure you don't want onion smell on them." He laughed. "Come sit down! I'm almost done, you can keep me company." Autumn nodded and shuffled into the kitchen, to take a seat on a stool on the island counter top, watching him, almost mesmerized at his cooking skills. "It smells great. Do you do a lot of cooking?" Cody nodded as he stirred the soup before taking a small spoonful out to taste test. "Yeah, I really enjoy cooking. I find it relaxing." "I'm jealous." Autumn sighed "Since moving out, I've eaten nothing but peanut butter and jam sandwiches..." Cody swiveled to look at her in mock horror. "Now that is a travesty." They both laughed.[/font]

[font="Garamond"]Autumn felt bad about making the girl feel awkward about being friendly. She realized that even if none of the others were as introverted as she was, they were all just as nervous about this new situation. And they were like her - different. She tentatively patted Esfir gently on the back before adding quietly, "I'm scared, too." She paused for a moment before deciding to try to keep the conversation going. "What is your power, Esfir? When it works, of course." Autumn smiled at her encouragingly. "Well usually I can... float. I mean it is a little more complicated than that, I can essentially create an area with no gravity.. The gist of it being that then I can float." Esfir bit her lip, half grimacing half smiling at Autumn, hoping it didn't sound as weird out loud as it did in her head. "And you? What can you two do?" She gestured at Autumn and Riona. Riona smirked. "I can play with fire." Esfir grinned back at her. "I see." The two looked expectantly at Autumn now, who looked a bit sheepish. "Oddly enough..." she began, "I'm.. well, I can be really loud." Autumn laughed a little at this and Riona and Esfir also chuckled at that. "Not quite what you would expect, but... it has proved helpful once or twice." Autumn smiled and looked down at her lap. She could tell that Esfir felt a little more relaxed now. The chat would have seemed almost normal under any other circumstances. "They got me last night when I was walking home from the library... Served me right, taking that shortcut through an abandoned lot. I'll know better next time, maybe? Is that even advice I can take away from this little escapade?" "Who knows?" Replied Riona. "Either way, I think even in other situations, we'll always be watching our backs now...If they were trying to get us prepared for the Big Five, it wasn't the worst idea..." The men in the room were still silent but the mood in the room changed just the slightest bit - they were perked up, listening. [/font]

[quote name='Elle Jay' timestamp='1310268258' post='708317'] [color="#008080"][size="3"][font="Times New Roman"]I'm fangirling over Michael Cera. What? I'm also watching Scott Pilgrim Vs the World for the first time. woo[/font][/size][/color] [/quote] [font="Garamond"]Michael Cera, oh that incredibly talented multi-faceted not at all typecast for acting and looking awkward![/font] [s]tbh i don't find him attractive at all and marginally annoying in almost everything[/s]

[font="Garamond"]Solaris' limited range radar picked up on the assassins as they closed in on her, giving her a moment to prepare herself before the onslaught would begin. She swept her hair behind her shoulder and was relieved that there were no other lifeforms in the vicinity. She ducked just in time as a laser cut through the space that her head had just occupied. She twisted her body to grab the hand of another attacker before he could reach the panel on her back. She wasn't sure but she didn't believe that it was too much of a stretch to assume that Selene's forces knew that she was an android. "That would be highly problematic for me, you understand." She spoke in a steady voice as she threw the assassin forward, watching him skid painfully across the concrete on his stomach. Several more assassins revealed themselves from the shadows. "I would hardly call this a fair fight, I will need something to help even the odds." Solaris shut her eyes for just a fraction of a second, to access a new component that she had had added to her software - an MP3 player, with hidden speakers throughout her body. Not overtly powerful, but loud enough to effect the assassins. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlrJaw5HK6g[/media] "I do so love early 21st century earth rock. It's just so vibrant. Wouldn't you agree?" Solaris smiled as the familiar guitar riffs filled her ears and forced the assassins back, just a step. [i]Well there ain't nothing to this but your daughter and the life you would not give her break your plans traipsed across the continent a squatter for your lies at night to sleep between my hands When the lights come on this whole place gets ugly but when they're out strangers fall in love she could never say that flat out she don't want me cause I could never say that half way ain't enough [/i] A blade protruded from Solaris' right forearm, the music blaring now, the beat giving new energy to her movements. Her attackers came in waves, though much smaller than they likely planned, due to the steadily rising raucous music that pumped from their target. Her reflexes should have been dulled, the assassins noises and movements muffled by the sound, but they seemed sharper than ever. She ducked and rolled and slashed out at them, mouthing the words with a look of joy on her face as she cut them down. [i]New Order's on the turn table we're dancing cause what else do you do when you don't talk? crucified to crawl into your mansion Ya, that's why I learned to crawl before I walked We're back where we belong straight back where we belong no days for nights, no cocaine cons just back where we belong [/i] She dropped to the ground as an even larger laser beam passed overhead. She turned her head just in time to see another shot fired. She pulled herself out of the way just in time as it impacted the ground. Some of her clothing and extremities were somewhat charred, but no worse for wear. The blade was swapped for a small gun. [i]Take me out back to your piranhas And beat me until I can't even stand your whole life a plane without no landing gear so if this is it then come on let me land That trailer trash pedigree is calling it rats you out when you're down on all fours me I like to cast my death on yesterday cause what doesn't kill us now just makes us better whores [/i] The pupil in her right eye took on the appearance of a target and automatically locked on to the wielder of the large weapon. "Boom." She observed as the bullet connected and a body fell from a nearby rooftop, repeating the shot as necessary to clear the assassins still up high. [i]We're back where we belong straight back where we belong no days for nights, no cocaine cons just back where we belong Go put it in the ground go bury it some place it can't be found go put it in the ground [/i] With a flourish, Solaris produced a small bomb from one of her pockets, and pressed the detonator gingerly before tossing it at the last few attackers that were scrambling to regroup. The bomb went off. [i]Well there ain't nothing to this but your daughter and the life you would not give her break your plans traipsed across the continent a squatter for your lies at night to sleep between my hands[/i] "It appears as though we have worn out our welcome. I must return to Oceanus at once." Solaris set off at a trot.[/font]

[font="Garamond"]The grass was slick with moisture as Autumn made her way across the overgrown abandoned lot on her way home from the library. Although it was late at night, Autumn had begun to feel comfortable in this new neighbourhood, in this new life she had made for herself away from her adoptive parents. Autumn had attended a local college before deciding she needed to go out of state. For the first time in her life, Autumn realized, she didn't feel afraid. No one had bothered her or bullied her here - in fact, most people had plainly ignored her existence, just the way she liked it. She often made the joke to herself that she should've had been given the ability of invisibility instead, given her penchant for being under the radar. She smiled to herself as she thought about this, temporarily lost in her own world. Autumn's usually heightened sense of awareness was blissfully lowered, so she didn't hear the doors of a car softly open and shut behind her on her right. She did, however, hear the footsteps behind her and the silenced though not silent shot fired, though far too late to react. A dart buried itself in her shoulder before a pair of muscular arms wrapped themselves around her, restraining her own limbs and picking her up off the ground. "Autumn Finley, we're going to need you to come with us." Autumn's eyes widened and in fear, her voice became little more than a croak as she began to feel drowsy. "Now we can do this the easy way," a new voice chimed in as the sound of a gun being cocked came from somewhere behind her "Or we can do it the hard way. Quite frankly, we've had a bit of a rough day, so we would really appreciate some cooperation with this." Autumn remained mute, her struggles going essentially unnoticed by the gorilla-like man who continued to hold her. "Let's get her into the car, then." The man turned to begin walking towards the car and she was finally able to see the face of one of her assailants. "I'm Agent James-" Autumn's eyelids were feeling heavy but she wasn't out yet. "AAHHHHHHHHH!" She had found her voice, and Newly identified Agent James recoiled from her, covering his ears with his hands, his eyes welled shut with pain. The Arms loosened their grip around Autumn and suddenly she was on the ground, the mountain of a man crumpled over to her right. "****!" James shouted as he removed one hand to examine it, only to see blood on it. Autumn rubbed her eyes vigorously and got up as quickly as the drugs pumping through her veins would allow, stumbling away. "Get the **** back here, Finley!" Agent James screamed at her, raising his gun to fire another dart. His own eyes bulged with fear as he realized he couldn't hear himself. "Am I deaf?!" He screamed again before taking aim. Before he had a chance to fire, Autumn had collapsed. "Agent Rodriguez?" Agent James leaned over the body of his colleague, standing up when he was satisfied that Rodriguez was still breathing. James felt a familiar vibration in his jacket pocket and pulled out his cellphone. 'Chief' read the caller ID screen. "Perfect timing." he thought to himself. "Yes hello, Chief. We've got Finley." Agent James yelled into the phone as he looked at the small heap of a woman and found it hard to believe that she was the reason for his splitting headache and the ringing in his ears. "Excellent. Bring her back immediately." Came the reply. "Agent James, why are you yelling?" "What?" he yelled back into the phone. [/font]