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TEST DRIVE MEME

Pick a scenario!

Scenario A: The Legion has been invited to a fancy reception with the United Planets Council because various public officials and dignitaries want to meet with the new Legionnaires. Even the older Legionnaires don't want to go, but they've been told that if they bring the rookies they'll get some funding and resources to work on their project of getting the newbies home.

So everyone's put on their best color-changing dresses and self-tying ties and are getting to work rubbing elbows and trying to pretend they actually want to be there.

Naturally, while some of the dignitaries are polite and genuinely interested in the plight of the interdimensional refugees, many of the dignitaries are downright rude in various ways, either by making the rookies feel as if they'll never measure up to the old Legion (as if being brought into this world is some fault of theirs) or by being condescending when hearing about their comparatively "primitive" worlds. ("Oh, you still use fossil fuels there? How quaint!") Some like the green-skinned Coluans are outright hostile, telling the rookies that by helping the Legion, they're betraying organic life because of the Legion's support of Robotica.

A fun time is being had by all, naturally.

Okay, that's a lie, but at least the rookies have each other to talk to, right? And there's no dearth of weird future fashion to quietly make fun off.

Scenario B: The reception is under attack! A Xanthan terrorist group has busted in and plans on taking some of the dignitaries hostage in exchange for some of their number being released from prison.

"Nobody move and no one has to get hurt!" the leader cries out, his gun pointed at Madame President.

Unfortunately for them, the Legion got a last-minute invite to this little shindig. Time to team up with one of your teammates to kick some butt and practice those quips!

REMINDER:

There are only 30 player slots in the game. We do want to remind players of that at each step towards game opening, just so they're aware during the reserve/app process that these slots might fill fast. We've also moved the opening of reserves a day to make it more convenient for the mods. Here are the current dates for upcoming events:

RESERVES WILL OPEN ON: 12/20/15 @ 5PM EST/2PM PST/10PM GMT
APPS WILL OPEN ON: 12/26/15 @ 5PM EST/2PM PST/10PM GMT
GAME STARTS ON: 1/01/16

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Antonio ducks behind the buffet table as soon as the terrorist fires his blaster into the air, the young man's eyes wide as he is momentarily caught off guard. His expression quickly changes to one of resolve, however, and he looks around a bit before spotting another Legionnaire recruit.

"You there!", he calls out in a loud whisper as he crawls over on his elbows and knees. "You are with the Legion too, yes?"

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"Yes I am. Got any ideas?"

Speed had ducked behind a table, trying to work out the best way of taking the terrorists down without anyone getting hurt. On his own, it wasn't going to work. He wasn't that fast, at least not yet.

Antonio nods, tugs on his dorky headband, and is briefly bathed in a white light. The light fades, and the young Spaniard is now wearing a very out-of-date looking suit of armor, shield, and sword.

"They call me Escudo." He whispers as he peeks over the table at the terrorists. "I can make anything I'm touching temporarily invulnerable and dampen energy if I concentrate... but I don't have much in the way of offensive power."

He looks back at Speed. "What is it that you can do?"

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"I've been going by Mach Five. Superspeed, and I can throw a pretty mean punch." Or a lot of them in a very short space of time. Speed furrowed his brow, thinking. If Escudo was up for it, he might have just come up with a plan.

"Up for distracting them? If you can hold their attention, I can start rushing people out. That'll give everyone some room to let loose on those jerks."

"I can provide quite the distraction, but..."

He glances over at Madame President, who is still being held at gunpoint.

"I worry... what may happen to that lady? Are you fast enough to get her out of the way first?"

Speed bit the inside of his cheek, working it out in his head. The leader would probably fire as soon as he noticed the speedster was on the move. But Speed would have made his way a good distance across the floor by that point, and while he wasn't faster than a laser beam, he was willing to be he was faster than the Xanthan's reflexes. All Speed really needed to do was tackle the President down, after all.

Speed made a quick nod. "Yeah, I can do it."

Escudo braces himself so that he can run out and cover ground as quickly as possible when the time goes.

"Okay then, I'll be right behind you my friend, drawing as much fire as I can. In 3... 2..."

"-1." From Antonio's perspective, it happened in a flash. There was a blur of motion rushing across the room, the terrorist leader fired, and thenthe President and Speed were down on the floor, the laser blast having sailed harmlessly over them.

Escudo charges out as fast as is possible for a non-speedster, waving his sword in the air and hollering as loud as he can manage.

"FOR LEEEEEEGIIIIIONNNNN!!!"

A barrage of laserfire focuses on the young knight, who seems unphased by the blasts. When one terrorist aims away, Escudo dives to catch the beam with his shield so that it doesn't hit anyone else.

"Get the hostages out of here!" he shouts, nearly out of breath.

"On it!" It starts with the President and Speed disappearing in an instant. Then a black and blue streak begins pulling people out of the room at random. Speed was deliberately trying to keep any one from guessing who he was going to grab next.

"I am," Oikawa said as he peeked over the table that had been thrown up as a shield.

He didn't have a good grasp on his new power yet, but he could make use of the skills he earned over the years playing volleyball. Okay, find the Xanthan that looks greener than the rest. There, but they were far away.

"What can you do?"

"If I concentrate, I can make anything I'm touching temporarily invulnerable and dampen energy... but I don't have much in the way of offensive power or speed."

He peers around the table at the president.

"I'm not worried about being shot... my powers will easily protect me. But we have to get the hostage out of harm's way first."

"Nor do I," Oikawa admitted. "I'm about synergy. Mostly what I can do is make others be able to use their powers better."

He ducked down, thinking, making a map inside his head. "I've got good aim though." Come on, think Tooru, he told himself. "The one near the door is nervous, and he's making the one half way between us and the president twitchy. I have a feeling he's going to shoot if he thinks she's in danger. Siblings or lovers, I think. They're the most likely to start shooting if anything seems off."

Antonio looks surprised. "You got all that from just looking at them?"

He scratches his head, looking unsure. Tactics doesn't seem to be his strong suit.

"Okay, so then... what do we do about it?"

"I didn't become one of the most sought after setters by having bad eyes," Oikawa said with a smile.

"We need to avoid being seen until we're close to the president. Then you'll be the distraction while I think of something else."

Strategy was his strong suit, but only on the court. This was different. He took a breath. Don't panic Tooru.

"Alright, let's do this."

Antonio holds off on activating his armor, lest the clanking ruin his attempts at stealth. He watches for openings, darting from behind one table to another, closing the distance between himself and madame president.

When they reached the table closet to the president Oikawa paused, looked at Antonio and reached out to touch him lightly on the shoulder, activating his power. "There, it should be easier for you to use your power." And, if he was right, it would make his powers more effective. "It'll last, maybe ten minutes?"

He gave a sheepish grin. "Haven't really had a chance to see what all it can do." He then focused and nodded. "Now, watch the two I told you about earlier, they'll shoot at you first, but the others will follow soon after. I'll get the president while they shoot at you."

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