Setting
A hotel serving as the Invictus' main headquarters on Terra and as home to many of the organization's members The Palace has made a name for itself due to it's durable nature and regal appearance on the inside. As well as the fact it possibly stands as the second or third tallest building in Wing City at 120 floors, minus two floors of suites and the basements.
Lit up in big red letters near the top five levels of the building is a sign reading "The Palace" making it hard for not to spot the building itself.
The absence of the Invictus lead to the hotel being taken over by criminals. They have since returned and evicted the criminal gangs that infested it.
Lit up in big red letters near the top five levels of the building is a sign reading "The Palace" making it hard for not to spot the building itself.
The absence of the Invictus lead to the hotel being taken over by criminals. They have since returned and evicted the criminal gangs that infested it.
The Palace
The Palace is a hotel which doubles as the Invictus HQ in a plaza dubbed The Courtyard, large walls made of the finest alloys and stone surround it and other buildings.
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The Palace is a part of 
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2 Places in The Palace:
20 Characters Here
Sonia Hughes [36] The acting leader of the Custodis Lamia and scientist. She is a former member of the Custodis Benevolentia and of the United Kingdom's SIB.
Vena Kenshi [35] Warden, Field Marshal
Yuriko Izumi [21] The twin sister of Johnny Izumi.
Kroger Haggai [10] The former leader of the Invictus PMC and member of their parent organization. Now working to "get a life" at the behest of his family.
Edmund Ferris Galahad [9] All my friends are heathens.
Devika [9] Change is for the better...even if it is for the worst.
Bojangles [8] The gangster of love who makes everybody wonder "Was that an earthquake or was that Bojangles?"
Clive Gildarts [7]
Cynthia Lang [5] "You know exactly what I mean. You're not dumb. Speak more words, nona."
Major Walsh, Ben [4] Commander of the Terran Resistance Force.
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Amariah blushed, nodding quickly and clearing her throat. That was certainly embarrassing. "I, well, as far as I know, I can ..." She lowered her voice before continuing. "...I can conduct electricity through my hands." she told her. "And my body acts like a magnet. I can move metal objects of any size."
Not without some significant physical consequences, though. "I mean, the issue is that I can't control it, so if I'm startled or something the ability activates itself on its own, and I can't control it." She smiled sheepishly.
Not without some significant physical consequences, though. "I mean, the issue is that I can't control it, so if I'm startled or something the ability activates itself on its own, and I can't control it." She smiled sheepishly.
"Why are you whispering? Nevermind." Sonia said as her drink was slid to her. The woman took a sip, savoring the taste of the alcohol before she continued to speak.
"How bad does it get when you're scared or nervous?" Sonia asked, "On a scale of 1 to 'oh my god, she's a fucking nuke'?" The Englishwoman asked seriously, an eyebrow raising in inquiry.
"How bad does it get when you're scared or nervous?" Sonia asked, "On a scale of 1 to 'oh my god, she's a fucking nuke'?" The Englishwoman asked seriously, an eyebrow raising in inquiry.
"Probably somewhere close to an eight." Amariah replied honestly. "At one point I accidentally caused a bunch of semi-automatics to discharge, and blew all of the fuses in one room. Then there was the time I made all of the light poles on the West side of Main street bend in half, and the time I threw that car across the road..."
She grimaced, glancing to Sonia before looking away. "I could continue..."
She grimaced, glancing to Sonia before looking away. "I could continue..."
"No need." Sonia waved a dismissive hand, "I'll see what I can do for you. I'll be wanting to get you in a controlled environment and test out your abilities at or near it's peak." Sonia said, "It'll help us understand you better while I work on something to... control it." Sonia explained.
"You're a young woman, I'm sure you get startled and such often. Try to... work on your mental fortitude a bit. The last thing we need is you blowing up something every time you hear something too loud for your ears."
"You're a young woman, I'm sure you get startled and such often. Try to... work on your mental fortitude a bit. The last thing we need is you blowing up something every time you hear something too loud for your ears."
Mental fortitude. Amariah figured that Sonia was implying that she needed to man up.
Perhaps John could help her with that?
"Sure thing." she said with a nod. "I don't want to interrupt you when you're busy, so, what's a good time that we can do this?"
She lifted her brows, her eyes searching Sonia's. She hadn't even gotten to tell her that she was looking to join the Invictus.
Perhaps John could help her with that?
"Sure thing." she said with a nod. "I don't want to interrupt you when you're busy, so, what's a good time that we can do this?"
She lifted her brows, her eyes searching Sonia's. She hadn't even gotten to tell her that she was looking to join the Invictus.
"I work on my own schedule and I have a bunch of young, and old, brainiacs to help me out." Sonia said as her burger was sat down in front of her, "Ask John for my number, call me whenever you want and I'll answer unless it's very important business, I'm sleeping or can't hear my mobile over machines."
"As for your brain power you'll be needing... try to face some fears. Go bungee jumping, let a spider crawl on you, hold a snake, take some martial arts lessons orsomething." She told the younger woman with a nod.
"As for your brain power you'll be needing... try to face some fears. Go bungee jumping, let a spider crawl on you, hold a snake, take some martial arts lessons orsomething." She told the younger woman with a nod.
Let a spider craw on her?
"It's not that kind of fear..." she began, before her phone chirped, signalling that it was time to go. Pursing her lips, she glanced at the message before putting her phone away. "But I appreciate any kind of help. You'll be getting a call soon." she told the woman, smiling and scurrying out of the pub.
"It's not that kind of fear..." she began, before her phone chirped, signalling that it was time to go. Pursing her lips, she glanced at the message before putting her phone away. "But I appreciate any kind of help. You'll be getting a call soon." she told the woman, smiling and scurrying out of the pub.
As much as she hated it sometimes Anodyne sat in the back of one of her team's black vans. They had been patrolling most of the day and now they were getting something to eat. She hated not being able to move without them sometimes. She could do a lot more if Stryfe put more trust in her.
Yes, she had conviction and strong morals. But she wasn't going to gun down every criminal in the street. She wasn't crazy.
Frustrated by her current lack of action Anodyne climbed out of the van, scaring a few people that were walking. The armored woman placed her hands on her hips, booted foot hitting the concrete repatedly.
They were taking too long.
Yes, she had conviction and strong morals. But she wasn't going to gun down every criminal in the street. She wasn't crazy.
Frustrated by her current lack of action Anodyne climbed out of the van, scaring a few people that were walking. The armored woman placed her hands on her hips, booted foot hitting the concrete repatedly.
They were taking too long.
He didn't much like to be shirtless, but there he was sitting on a bed in the medical wing of the Invictus headquarters. Intricate Maori tattoos covering much of his torso and part of his biceps. John rubbed on the cast that covered his left forearm and hand as a medic worked on the bruises and cuts he had sustained in the car crash.
"Ow!" John cried, "I didn't even touch you yet." The medic noted, "Never get used to the sting of rubbing alcohol." John said in his defense.
"I've got a fracture, I wonder if Amariah and Kane are less broken than me." John said to the medic, "Kane had some internal bleeding and broken ribs last I heard, but that Paddy is pretty damn resilient." The medic told John.
"Ow!" John cried, "I didn't even touch you yet." The medic noted, "Never get used to the sting of rubbing alcohol." John said in his defense.
"I've got a fracture, I wonder if Amariah and Kane are less broken than me." John said to the medic, "Kane had some internal bleeding and broken ribs last I heard, but that Paddy is pretty damn resilient." The medic told John.
She had been instructed to stay lying on her side. It turned out that dragging herself through a broken window had taken a pretty heavy toll on her back and arms. Deep, long scratches had gouged her skin, and the swelling in her ankle had only improved because the nurse had wrapped and immobilized it in an ace bandage.
Each time the woman leaned in to touch her with the alcohol swabs, Amariah shuddered, her chin tucked to her chest, eyes squeezed shut with the discomfort.
"You're lucky you didn't break an arm." the woman noted with a smile. Sure, a torn rotator cuff was going to set her back a little, but she could have lost her arm altogether!
"John's ok?" Amariah finally asked. The woman began to smooth ointment on the wounds.
"He's whiny, but he's fine."
Each time the woman leaned in to touch her with the alcohol swabs, Amariah shuddered, her chin tucked to her chest, eyes squeezed shut with the discomfort.
"You're lucky you didn't break an arm." the woman noted with a smile. Sure, a torn rotator cuff was going to set her back a little, but she could have lost her arm altogether!
"John's ok?" Amariah finally asked. The woman began to smooth ointment on the wounds.
"He's whiny, but he's fine."
"I'm not whiny and I heard that." John said, touching the bandages that were placed over his cuts. "We just got into a car accident caused by the 60 Million Dollar Man, not to mention he can multiply." The young man hopped off of the bed.
"Yo, Johnny." A man called out as John began towards where he thought Amariah was, "Viktor wants you to call your Yakuza contact, he's working on something that could benefit us all, he said." The man told John as he walked by.
"Can't a man almost die and get a break from work?" John asked rhetorically, "Amariah, we need a marker, I'm pretty sure everyone's gonna write on my cast anyways. You should be first."
"Yo, Johnny." A man called out as John began towards where he thought Amariah was, "Viktor wants you to call your Yakuza contact, he's working on something that could benefit us all, he said." The man told John as he walked by.
"Can't a man almost die and get a break from work?" John asked rhetorically, "Amariah, we need a marker, I'm pretty sure everyone's gonna write on my cast anyways. You should be first."
Her back was bare as the woman applied bandages. Amariah lifted her head and turned to look over her shoulder at John. A faint blush colored her cheeks, but she spoke as if nothing was amiss.
He was shirtless. Coincidentally, so was she. This echoed in the back of her mind as she spoke.
"You pick the color. I'll write something sentimental." she promised before turning to lay her head back down on the table.
"Come around here so I don't have to twist my neck like that."
He was shirtless. Coincidentally, so was she. This echoed in the back of her mind as she spoke.
"You pick the color. I'll write something sentimental." she promised before turning to lay her head back down on the table.
"Come around here so I don't have to twist my neck like that."
"Red, like your hair. Or is that more orange?" John asked as he approached Amariah, "Should I be over here while you don't have a shirt on?" He asked.
"I mean, we're friends, but I think only guys can be shirtless together. And even then it gets a little after awhile." John joked, "How are you holding up?" He asked, deciding to be serious for a moment.
"Not just from the crash, knowing he's going to be coming after you? Don't tell me you're afraid. You can't hang with the Invictus if you're scared."
"I mean, we're friends, but I think only guys can be shirtless together. And even then it gets a little after awhile." John joked, "How are you holding up?" He asked, deciding to be serious for a moment.
"Not just from the crash, knowing he's going to be coming after you? Don't tell me you're afraid. You can't hang with the Invictus if you're scared."
She had a blanket draped over her torso, so any kind of exposure was a minimal risk at this point.
The question of her fear came up, and she averted her eyes. "I was, a little bit, but it wasn't for me." She glanced to his eyes and gave him a one-shouldered shrug.
She grimaced as the woman plucked a piece of glass from the larger wound before dousing it in peroxide. She was embarrassed now, not because of her present condition, but because it almost sounded like John was accusing her of something.
"I'll get better." She mumbled dejectedly.
The question of her fear came up, and she averted her eyes. "I was, a little bit, but it wasn't for me." She glanced to his eyes and gave him a one-shouldered shrug.
She grimaced as the woman plucked a piece of glass from the larger wound before dousing it in peroxide. She was embarrassed now, not because of her present condition, but because it almost sounded like John was accusing her of something.
"I'll get better." She mumbled dejectedly.
"You were doing good against Kane, it was almost hard to tell he was holding back." John said, "Almost." He taunted, "We just need to get you some actual... training." He told Amariah.
"I talked to Sonia on the phone earlier. She'll vouch for you, maybe Kane will too. I know I will." He said, "How would you like to join the Invictus?" John asked Amariah.
"Or at least work with us and get some training until you decide what you want to do?"
"I talked to Sonia on the phone earlier. She'll vouch for you, maybe Kane will too. I know I will." He said, "How would you like to join the Invictus?" John asked Amariah.
"Or at least work with us and get some training until you decide what you want to do?"
"You'll let me join even if I was a little bit afraid?" she asked with a small smile, her arm cradeling her cheek as she watched him. The nurse finished up the last of the dressings, before gesturing at John to turn around.
Once privacy was re-established, she helped Amariah to sit up, giving her an over-sized blouse to pull on over herself. When all was said and done, the red head called her friend back over.
"I want to." she told him, beginning where they'd left off. "I...do want a chance to think about it though." She didn't know if she was ready to be a soldier of any kind...
Once privacy was re-established, she helped Amariah to sit up, giving her an over-sized blouse to pull on over herself. When all was said and done, the red head called her friend back over.
"I want to." she told him, beginning where they'd left off. "I...do want a chance to think about it though." She didn't know if she was ready to be a soldier of any kind...
"We're all a little afraid. We're just not afraid of doing beyond our best to help our own or those in need." John told Amariah, "Even the coldest, most misanthropic or cynical of our members, even they won't admit it, care for life. For people of all sizes, shapes, colors and origins."
"We're all bonded by this organization, by the fact that without us there would be no one to help the little guy. To help people like you, Amariah." John cleared his throat, "I need my shirt or my coat soon. I'm feeling a little chilly." He said.
"Anyways, you can always just ride along with us. Get some training as a favor to you and to keep us from thinking if Lochlyn sends anyone else after you won't be able to fend them off."
"We're all bonded by this organization, by the fact that without us there would be no one to help the little guy. To help people like you, Amariah." John cleared his throat, "I need my shirt or my coat soon. I'm feeling a little chilly." He said.
"Anyways, you can always just ride along with us. Get some training as a favor to you and to keep us from thinking if Lochlyn sends anyone else after you won't be able to fend them off."
She blushed, gritting her teeth slightly before nodding her head. "It's, um, appreciated."
Something seemed to be bothering her, but she didn't say anything about it. "I can, uh, probably go home I think. Don't need to be bothering you guys anymore than I have already."
Something seemed to be bothering her, but she didn't say anything about it. "I can, uh, probably go home I think. Don't need to be bothering you guys anymore than I have already."
"You can't do that. We can't let you, at least." John told Amariah, "It's too dangerous. I'm thinking we'll take you off-world or call on some allies to shelter you."
John grabbed a nearby chair, pulling it close before tossing himself into it. "You have to understand that we, I, can't allow anything to happen to you as long as I, we, can help it."
John grabbed a nearby chair, pulling it close before tossing himself into it. "You have to understand that we, I, can't allow anything to happen to you as long as I, we, can help it."
"You feel obligated." she said, a little more bitterly than she'd anticipated. Looking away from him, she forced a smile, bringing up a hand to rub delicately over her bruised face. Her head was starting to hurt.
"I mean, it's noble and everything. I'm ... flattered, I guess, but..." She didn't know. Perhaps the lady in her wished that this sounded less like an assignment, and more like John cared personally for her well-being.
But that was stupid, wasn't it? Yeah, it was. She looked at him with a sheepish smile, her eyes straying to his tattoos before looking to his eyes.
"I'll work on being ... more capable of defending myself, if it'll make your job easier anyway."
"I mean, it's noble and everything. I'm ... flattered, I guess, but..." She didn't know. Perhaps the lady in her wished that this sounded less like an assignment, and more like John cared personally for her well-being.
But that was stupid, wasn't it? Yeah, it was. She looked at him with a sheepish smile, her eyes straying to his tattoos before looking to his eyes.
"I'll work on being ... more capable of defending myself, if it'll make your job easier anyway."
"This isn't my job. It's my duty. At least, I want it to be." John told Amariah, "I got these tattoos from a Maori clan in New Zealand while on travelling with Yuriko around the world. They're for bravery, honor, for being an awesome guy in general." He informed the young woman.
"I've dishonored the meaning of these tattoos in the past, I've hurt people out of anger, ignored pleas for help, walked away from battles because I was afraid. " He stopped speaking, frowning for a moment as if he had a bad taste in his mouth.
"But, I'm most afraid of becoming something, someone, I've never wanted to be. I'm not obligated to help you at. None of us are as members of the Invictus. But we do."
"We are, people like you are, why we fight."
"I've dishonored the meaning of these tattoos in the past, I've hurt people out of anger, ignored pleas for help, walked away from battles because I was afraid. " He stopped speaking, frowning for a moment as if he had a bad taste in his mouth.
"But, I'm most afraid of becoming something, someone, I've never wanted to be. I'm not obligated to help you at. None of us are as members of the Invictus. But we do."
"We are, people like you are, why we fight."
She kept quiet for a long moment, her eyes watching his as her expression became unreadable. She eased off of the bed, gingerly keeping her weight off of her bad ankle, and reached for a crutch that had been provided for her.
"I want to join." she told John, though she wasn't looking at him. "For myself and for the little person."
She quietly smiled, before beginning to move out of the hospital wing. "Just let me know what I have to do."
"I want to join." she told John, though she wasn't looking at him. "For myself and for the little person."
She quietly smiled, before beginning to move out of the hospital wing. "Just let me know what I have to do."
"Heal." John said as he stood up to follow behind Amariah, "I'll talk to Fatin, we'll get started on your training and so on. Also need to figure out what you think you'd want to do." He told her, "Everyone in the Invictus has a choice of what they would like to do based on what they think they're good at. I do security most of the time. Bodyguard stuff, bouncing, the usual."
"Sonia, obviously, is into science. Anodyne is working with the Miltia, but she usually tests out equipment in dangerous situations or weapons that are dangerous. She's also who we call when someone needs to have their face beat in."
"Trust me, Anodyne isn't the person most people want to beat their face in. Unless they're into that, I guess." He joked.
"Sonia, obviously, is into science. Anodyne is working with the Miltia, but she usually tests out equipment in dangerous situations or weapons that are dangerous. She's also who we call when someone needs to have their face beat in."
"Trust me, Anodyne isn't the person most people want to beat their face in. Unless they're into that, I guess." He joked.
"I'll think on it." she promised, looking more exhausted by the moment. As they passed by the area where his cot had been, she grabbed his shirt and handed it back to him, her cheeks coloring.
"You'd said you were cold."
"You'd said you were cold."
"Yeah, my nipples can cut glass right now. I wonder if these people have ever heard of air conditioning." John said as he caught his shirt, "Didn't need to hear that." An injured memberof the Invictus said as she walked by, arm in a sling.
"Don't hate." John responded as he slipped his shirt on. "If you're tired you can use the room I usually make use of here. I can always bunk with Yuri or Fatin. Give you some girl time." John said as if Yuriko and Fatin weren't as deserving of girl time of their own.
"I should probably go see what Viktor wants too before he throws a fit at me being late."
"Don't hate." John responded as he slipped his shirt on. "If you're tired you can use the room I usually make use of here. I can always bunk with Yuri or Fatin. Give you some girl time." John said as if Yuriko and Fatin weren't as deserving of girl time of their own.
"I should probably go see what Viktor wants too before he throws a fit at me being late."