Global Superhero Accord: Genesis (Part 2)
Sir Winston Slashybite: Mr. Ashbury? Welcome to UNTIL.
Sir Winston Slashybite glances down at his datapad and then back to Lionheart, "I'm glad to see our homeland represented on the Accord, chap. As a Brit myself, I was looking forward to seeing who they would put forward."
Lionheart: It is my *considerable* honour to be here. I've always held the belief that heroes should take a greater, pro-active, role on the global stage.
Lionheart: You would be, unless I'm very much mistaken, Sir Winston Slashybite?
Sir Winston Slashybite: One in the same, in Her Majesty's service to UNTIL.
Sir Winston Slashybite: *offers his hand* An honor to meet you, Lionheart.
Lionheart exchanges a firm handshake. Or talonshake, possibly. "The honour, Sir Slashybite, is mutual. I'm quite familiar with your deeds, as it happens - but then, how could I not? It isn't every day that hyperevolved raptors recieve a knighthood, after all."
Sir Winston Slashybite: And it also isn't everyday that a fine knight as yourself also gets taken notice through his deeds.
Sir Winston Slashybite: The Queen holds you in the Highest regard for your crimefighting assistance. Sir Ashbury.....are you ready to take it to the next level?
Lionheart: Rest assured, Sir Slashybite, that I have been ready for *years*. To serve our glorious nation as its representative to the world at large... As it's *embodiment*.
Sir Winston Slashybite: This Accord is not about photo ops. It's about getting a difficult job done. I won't lie to you. This will be dangerous. But I promise you will be working with the best in the world.
Sir Winston Slashybite salutes Kapteeni Karjala.
Sir Winston Slashybite: Welcome to UNTIL, Captain Karelia.
Sir Winston Slashybite: Captain Karelia, this is Lionheart, Great Britain's representative on the Accord. Captain Karelia is the Finnish representative.
Kapteeni Karjala: Pleasure is all mine.
Lionheart: An honour to make your acquaintance.
Kapteeni Karjala: As it is to me.
Sir Winston Slashybite glances at his datapad and then back to both of them. "Are you both ready to make a difference? You'll be working together to stop global threats. You are all leaders. UNTIL is only here to give you the resources and intelligence to design and prepare your own missions."
Kapteeni Karjala: I was raised to be a champion of my people, I've been preparing for this day for a long time now.
Sir Winston Slashybite: The current coordinator and lead funding for the Accord is the U.S.A. and their represenattive Bald Eagle.
Sir Winston Slashybite: I will give you both dossiers on all the other agents.
Kapteeni Karjala: Well, it's always helpful to know.
Kapteeni Karjala: So where is our American friend anyway?
Sir Winston Slashybite: Also. If you require armor upgrades, special weapon requests or special materials, please let us know. Our engineers can use special materials to help you out.
Lionheart: Of course, Winston. If you'll allow me to indulge in theatric for a moment, I pledge myself - and my sword - to this worthy cause.
Kapteeni Karjala: I believe I have my own materials to a large extent, but I appreciate the chance to travel conventionally.
Sir Winston Slashybite: The American representative is likely out..."busting heads" as I believe he refers it as.
Kapteeni Karjala: Hah, a regular Hollywood hero is he?
Sir Winston Slashybite: Quite the opposite, actually.
Sir Winston Slashybite: You'll find him to be a rather no-nonsense fellow.
Sir Winston Slashybite: It is an honor to have you both on board. Please feel free to settle in. We'll be providing data but it will be up to you to get together and work on trouble spots together.
Kapteeni Karjala: Really? Quite a letdown actually, their movies paint quite a colorful picture of the American way.
Lionheart: Something of a surprise, certainly. Here I was, cultivating the mental image of a fellow clad from head-to-toe in guns and flags.
Kapteeni Karjala: Hahah, what a sight that'd be. Probably complete with the perennial sunglasses and cigar.
Sir Winston Slashybite: Till then, welcome to the team, gentlemen. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need anything.
Lionheart: There's nothing I can think of off-hand - save perhaps a list of Millennium City's more upmarket eateries. This is, after all, my first visit.
Kapteeni Karjala: Hey, this is my first visit outside of the "land of Kalevala."
Kapteeni Karjala: I'd love to eat something other than what the old man cooked or deemed traditional enough.
Sir Winston Slashybite: I hope you both get acquainted with the city. I believe many of the other representatives are arriving soon or have already arrived.
Kapteeni Karjala: So who are on their way right now?
Kapteeni Karjala: Other than Bald Eagle, that is.
Sir Winston Slashybite: To the city? The Japanese rep I believe is coming in soon, but many of the others are already here. I will send you dossiers on to your private terminals.
Sir Winston Slashybite: So you can see who you will be working with.
Kapteeni Karjala: It's not that complicated, you gotta understand that the old man doesn't think as much in terms of modern borders, so he pressures me to work in Estonia and Russian Federation as well.
Kapteeni Karjala: Though it is somewhat critical at times to step in on matters in the Karelian Republic, such as when certain parties think it's alright to drown centuries old villages underneath a dam pond.
Lionheart: I'm assuming this can all be readily found on, say, Wikipedia?
Sir Winston Slashybite: Ahh there he is. Eagle. Welcome.
Kapteeni Karjala: Hahah, yes Wikipedia should do just fine for the overall picture.
Bald Eagle: Winston. As stupid as this sounds, blue isn't very slimming on you.
Bald Eagle: More candidates, I see. Always a pleasure.
Sir Winston Slashybite chuckles at Bald Eagle's comment, "I'm not sure what to make of that."
Lionheart: And you would be the Bald Eagle? Winston here was just telling us about y-
Sir Winston Slashybite: Eagle we have Lionhearrt, the U.K. rep and Kapteeni Karjala the Finnish rep.
Lionheart lowers his voice, "Does he always do that?"
Sir Winston Slashybite: This way, gentlemen.
Bald Eagle: Wonderful. Have the documents in my quarters by six.
Kapteeni Karjala: If it rolls off the tongue more easily, feel free to call me Captain Karelia.
Sir Winston Slashybite: The Japanese representative has been dispatched, Eagle. I forwarded you her dossier.
Lionheart: Out of curiosity what *is* our current roster? Save for those of us assembled here, of course.
Sir Winston Slashybite: I beleive we're up to a dozen right now, Lionheart.
Kapteeni Karjala: So what will the international financing go towards?
Bald Eagle looks at Lionheart, then at Karjala.
Bald Eagle: Is dressing in a flag mandatory, Winston?
Sir Winston Slashybite: The financing goes for the supplies, flight arrangements, satetllite deployment, intelligence, etc.
Sir Winston Slashybite: It is not mandatory, sir.
Lionheart: A dozen? You've been a busy therapod, Winston. I trust that Doctor Luxembourg is not among them? We've never really seen eye-to-eye.
Bald Eagle unclasps his cape and shrugs it off.
Sir Winston Slashybite chuckles "No he is not, Lionheart. I don't believe his government would be interested in this operation either."
Kapteeni Karjala: I must say, you looked much more... How should I put it... American, when you had your cape on, Bald Eagle.
Bald Eagle: That might be because of idolization of the flag by Americans.
Lionheart: We are not the representatives of our respective nations because we happen to look good wearing *flags*, Captain. That's just for dramatic effect. We were chosen, ultimately, because what's in *here*.
Lionheart brings a fist to his chest.
Sir Winston Slashybite: I will leave you gentlemen. It was great to meet you both. Eagle, I'm forwarding you some information of an old Warlord tech cache we uncovered on Saipan.
Bald Eagle: Good.
Sir Winston Slashybite: Good day gentlemen.
Lionheart: Be seeing you, Winston.
Sir Winston Slashybite: Señor Delmar. Greetings.
"No no..this is wired all wrong.." El Toro has a small device sticking out of his gauntlet and stuck into the wiring of an UNTIL Computer, the top unceremoniously tossed aside, sparks flying as he works, much to the dismay of the Technician he has removed from his station. "See, this way it runs eighty-five point three percent mroe efficently, the response time between your command input and the system should be much smoother now...Huh? What’s this? Classified...Hmm."
Sir Winston Slashybite blinks. “ Señor Delmar, are you...doing ok? It is quite good to have you here helping with our techs. Bald Eagle was happy to learn a tech expert was on the team.”
El Toro jumps, jerking his gauntlet out of the wiring and turning to salute haphazardly.
El Toro: "Uh, hello Colonel. Yes, um the weather is nice today."
Sir Winston Slashybite returns the salute.
El Toro quickly replaces the keyboard top, which promptly hangs loosely from the station.
El Toro: "I was just showing uh.." * He looks at the man’s name-tag* "Lieutenant Evans how to upgrade his station, sir."
Sir Winston Slashybite chuckles and puffs on his pipe “ Was the station too boring for your tastes, El Toro?”
El Toro: "Of course not, sir. I was simply attempting to assist UNTIL by making sure they are working at maximum effectiveness…sir"
Sir Winston Slashybite: Good good. Carry on. Anything I can help with?
El Toro: "Well, I was curious. Where's the rest of the team? I know I've been holed up on this wing working with the Technicians, and Scientist, but uh..well I figured I'd have seen someone by now.."
El Toro pauses. "I'm the only one that likes science..aren't I?"
Sir Winston Slashybite: Afraid so. At the moment. Though we are hoping to get others as well.
El Toro sighs. "Story of my life.. But, do we have any assignments yet? Or potential assignments?"
Sir Winston Slashybite: Bald Eagle is around here somewhere. He's probably doing research in his quarters. I really should let him brief you on what he has planned.
El Toro: "I'd appreciate it if he forwarded me some of the info, stay on the up and up, is that the expression?"
Sir Winston Slashybite: That is the expression. *He buffs on his pipe* The first mission I believe will be suitable for your tech expertise as well. I suggest you drop by his quarters.
El Toro: "I'll have to, then. How many of the others have arrived?"
Sir Winston Slashybite: Ten of them so far, El Toro.
El Toro: *He nods* "We are really starting to come together, I hope we can all work together well."
El Toro: "Though I suppose we will have to.."
Sir Winston Slashybite: We're counting on it. At least...the world is.
El Toro: "If I can be blunt, I'm suprised we made it this far. Internation Politics have a way of..slowing..things down. " Sir Winston Slashybite: It has happened before but doesn't always work out. Too much red tape.
El Toro sighs. "I've seen it happen before. It comes with the territory it seems." *He begins to mess with his gauntlet*
Sir Winston Slashybite: I know you will do well. You wouldn't be here if we didn't have faith in you, good man.
El Toro: "I'll do my best, of course. Speaking of, I best get back to work. I'm hoping to get a personal work area set up, do you have any spaces avaliable?"
Sir Winston Slashybite: Certainly. We have a workstation down here if you'd like to see.
Sir Winston Slashybite: We have a terminal here which might be of some use.
Sir Winston Slashybite: And some manufacturing areas over here.
Sir Winston Slashybite: Good luck, El Toro. I will contact Bald Eagle and inform him that you wish to meet.
El Toro nods, distracted by his new playground. " Gracias." He begins to mumble to himself in Spanish as he starts work immediately.
Sir Winston Slashybite puffs on his pipe as he approaches Fianna. "Fianna. Greetings again to UNTIL. How are you settling into town so far?"
Fianna stretches a bit, languidly. "A bit more urban than I'm used to, but it has it's benefits! This place attracts trouble like a dog attracts fleas."
Sir Winston Slashybite chuckles , "That is quite true. What do you think of the facility though so far?"
Fianna looks around. "Given time, I suspect I'll grow used to the constant flow of people." She grins, widely.
Sir Winston Slashybite: Did you get my dossiers I forwarded to you on your fellow members? Fianna nods.
Sir Winston Slashybite puffs on his pipe. "What are your thoughts so far?"
Fianna: We'll have to see how well they fight in field! Words can say much, but actions, aye, those are what count.
Sir Winston Slashybite: I agree. You have abilities beyond many of the team. I am not sure the others know of this.
Fianna raises a brow, questioningly. "Do you think it will cause issues?"
Sir Winston Slashybite: I don't think so.
Fianna: That's good. I'd not want to disturb team cohesion.
Sir Winston Slashybite: But they will need your wisdom.
Fianna flashes a grin of pearly whites. "And they'll have it, whether they want it or not."
Sir Winston Slashybite: It looks like our first missions will take us to the Pacific.
Fianna rubs her chin. "What are we facing?"
Sir Winston Slashybite: The Warlord.
Sir Winston Slashybite: Do you have any information on him?
Fianna nods, once.
Fianna: Leader of the infamous Shadow Army, and a global mercenary. I've fought his agents before.
Sir Winston Slashybite hmms. "Really? What did you encounter?"
Fianna: Top-grade weaponry, and well trained soldiers. They're a formidable force, make no mistake.
Sir Winston Slashybite: If you haev the time, would you be able to forward your intel to Bald Eagle and Lightwave?
Sir Winston Slashybite: It really is an honor to have yo on the team, Ms. Mór-Ríoghain Fianna: I'll speak to them, aye.
Fianna nods. "An honor to be here."
Sir Winston Slashybite: Ms. Mór-Ríoghain, thank you again for the assistance. I trust if there's anything you need, please let me know.
Fianna nods again. "I'll be sure to do so! A fair eve to you." She flexes her back, a set of black raven wings forming, which she uses to lift off and take her leave.
