Crisis at Neo Gotham Hospital

## Participants

Laurel Ninet Bronson

Golem

Judge Brenton Peppler

Magnus "Black" Patrick Redfern

Raven "Red" Redfern

Sunspark

## 18 Dec 17 - Crisis at Neo Gotham Hospital

kamiomega88: Darkness descended upon Gotham with the last of sunlight slipping into the shadows like a desperate man clawing at the ground before being swallowed by the night. As the shadows grew so to did a lone patch of Nightshade on the sidewalk twisting and forming into the hulk of a being named Golem. Golem was on average about eight feet tall and looked like a being made of vines and plant matter but despite his intimidating size and red eyes he gave off a earthly scent that most found pleasant, like lavender mixed with vanilla. Looking around he saw he had disturbed a couple kissing on the bench who ran off screaming into the night. Seeing how he had just suddenly appeared out of nowhere Golem hardly blamed them and he quickly formed a humanoid guise complete with clothing much like that of a safari guide or one familiar with the wilds of the jungle. Looking at his reflection in the window of a hospital across the street he smoothed the sleeves of his shirt while fixing his safari hat. Satisfied at how he looked he conjured up some cloth from plant fibers and several wooden containers and quickly mixed some healing salves to share with the doctors in the hospital. Putting everything in a conjured fiber backpack he strolled through the hospital’s entrance and said the lady at the desk “I am from a mission that returned from the Amazon and we are handing out some salves for those who are injured or in pain.” Looking up from her desk she quirked an eyebrow and simply ignored him but Golem was anything if not patient. So he just leaned back on the edge of the desk and started to whistle while he waited for her to speak to him.

JusticeAndPunishment: - Pepper was standing at a window inside of a patient's bedroom, feeling the weight of a newly acquired Lawgiver holstered upon his right hip. Turning around he saw Raven close by, getting the impression that she had to be very traumatized from the situation unfolding. News of the investigation of the hibernation chambers were filling his comm output as well as the news of her family being transported to the same hospital. A sigh of relief seemed to have left his lips as his head lowered, a feeling of weight seeming to have been shrugged off. Turning to the young girl, Pepper's visor reflected the figure of Raven as he approached her slowly. - "Your family is stabilized for now and will be all right. For now, I won't ask you any questions as I trust this is a very delicate situation for you." - Taking off his helmet, the Judge had the look of a youthful young man but his eyes looked very intense despite the warm brown shade attached to them, and his light brown hair was cropped short with a sort of shaved cut which could allow comfort when wearing the helmet. He only took of the helmet to demonstrate a humanity to the girl given he looked intimidating with it on. He did pace a bit at the window, seeing a strange man in a safari-type suit. At Mega-City One, it was usually common for some citizens to wear fashions from the 20th century like a trend. It could be possible Neo Gotham had something similar. His pacing was slow as his duty boots tapped upon the floor with flat thumps until he stopped. - "Is there something I can get you? Any refreshment?" - The voice he emitted was warm and caring, much unlike the usual authoritarian voice he had to present on the streets. It was not often to present so to a citizen in need of some comfort in a tense situation. -

RavenRIscariot: Golden rays of light filtered through the window of Raven's room as the last of the daylight slipped away and the sun gave into the night. She looked out at the brave new world she had walked into. In the days that passed since the cop-- Judge apparently is what they're called now-- had been part in bringing her family to this hospital and for that she couldn't begin to express just how grateful she was for that. The Judge saved her family and by extension herself. God knows what would have happened if they couldn't have been saved then surely Raven would have been lost, or at least she would have tried to jump from a window after losing what little pieces of her sanity she had left. To explain the fragility of her situation, Raven was sixteen years old. Sixteen and thrown through the turmoil of a nuclear holocaust, frozen for two hundred plus years, awakened to the world rebuilding itself after seeing the devastation of the entire planet then almost lost her family upon waking. All her friends, all her family, all the people and places she'd been. The world she knew as it was completely gone in a big mushroom cloud with nothing else but the people laying unconscious on the beds just out of arm's reach. The Judge's voice cut through the silence that seemed to almost suffocate her like a hot knife through butter. His voice seemed to hold some sense of softness that ebbed the ache in her heart from watching the sun sink below the horizon. Raven had been difficult at times for the hospital staff since her family was wheeled in. She refused to leave them for longer than the time it took to shower and change clothes or anything else that she needed to do on the off chance her parents or her uncle would wake and they wouldn't have to worry about her or panic. If her brother were here, it would be a lot easier to handle the devastation of being so alone in a city like Gotham. Some of  the staff were kind and understanding with her outbursts and did their best to be patient. Others would snap back and tell her to fuck off which would ultimately lead to her running off to someplace quiet so she could shake and cry while there weren't any eyes on her to judge her for weeping as if she should be grateful for having a family at all. Judge Pepper had been nice to her since he showed up, staying close by for reasons she didn't understand but it was clear he had questions. Raven did, too but there was no way he'd believe anything she had to say. The Judge gave her news she already knew, but she decided to keep that to herself. She didn't want to come off ungrateful for all he'd done for her. With a heavy sigh, she turned away from the window to look at him. Beams of moonlight cast a silver light on her skin, almost making her look pale in the slightly darker room. Blue eyes locked on his youthful appearance which almost seemed handsome and if she were a few years older she would have asked him out for coffee or lunch or whatever it is grownups do when they want to ask somebody cute out on a date. In the light of the full moon hung up so high, the icy hues in her eyes almost seemed to glow. Kinda like the comic book character she made up in junior high who had these beautifully bright blue eyes so big and full of innocence just like she did but when the costume came on and Captain Freeze used her ice powers, they glowed this vibrant shade of blue. Almost like the way Raven's eyes reflected the moonlight with her head turned toward the Judge. Soft ebony curls spilled over her shoulder and with no way to tie it all back, she huffed to blow her mismatched bangs out of her face. It made her smile a little bit, actually. One of the nurses offered to bring some black dye from their car to cover up the glaring white patch of hair where she used to have perfect ebony bangs but Raven kinda liked it. It made her feel like she was a superhero or something and that made living with the silence that much easier. Growing up, Raven lived in a house that was always noisy whether it was with laughter or yelling or music, there wasn't a whole lot of quiet. It used to drive her crazy but now she'd give anything to have that back. Raven turned partway to face Judge Pepper, pushing her bangs out of her face to show a set of freckles stretching across her cheekbones and nose. The mark of a childhood well spent, or so her dad said. It gave her a certain look of innocence, but if you looked past her shoulders you'd see that it wasn't entirely the case. Raven had well toned muscles and racetrack curves to die for. Her sizable bust made it hard to be comfortable when practicing her martial arts or her stretches that she used to do when she was on her gymnastics team in high school. She had a thick set of muscled thighs but she certainly wasn't a body builder. She was lithe and firm with just the right amount of thickness and a well rounded ass that you could bounce a quarted off of. Thankfully, she found a baggy hoodie to throw over the scrubs the nurses gave her so that she didn't feel uncomfortable. For a while, Raven just kinda sat there staring just past the good Judge and at her parents before it finally registered that he had been asking her a question. "uhm...  sure, I  guess but I don't want to put you out or anything. You've been awesome and I don't know how to thank you for what you did. I'll figure something out. Eventually" Her voice was soft like a summer's rain and just as sweet to listen to. It held a sort of innocence that you don't find in the world much anymore but she wasn't helpless. Her daddy and her uncle were mercenaries long before they met her mom and had her and her brother who also joined the family business. Raven knew some moves from a myriad of different styles but only mastered two. She was perfectly capable of killing and out of principle consistently chose not to. She never even had to before, but who knows what might happen now. She sighed to herself and turned back to her window gazing. Pepper had questions, and she was prepared to answer. Just not right now.

kamiomega88: As Golem continued whistling the woman at the desk got more and more annoyed as he wriggled his eyebrows at her provocatively. Grunting finally she yelled “Security!! Take this man from the front.” Within moments three large men wandered over to Golem who was at least a foot taller than any of them. Looking at Golem they turned to the secretary and pointed to Golem asking “Him?” Nodding the secretary crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair. Sighing the security guards walked up to Golem and tried to force him out the doorway. Looking at the guards he smiled exclaiming “We having a go then? Smashing!!” Taking one of the guards with one hand he gently headbutted him and at the same time tripped the other two with a leg sweep putting the unconscious guard down in the same motion. As the two guards are rising he smashes both their heads together just hard enough to stun them without knocking them out and walks to the desk of the now trembling secretary and says with a huge smile “Told you, smashing!!”

JusticeAndPunishment: - Pepper was looking upon the young woman and saw her give a smile. Her ice blue eyes seemed to gaze into his as if piercing into his soul, but it was the smile of sincerity that gave the warmth back and prevented him from going on edge. He looked upon her and noticed the black hair with a silver streak on one of her bangs, contrasting with the darkness of the rest of her head.  A short smile formed on his lips to relay his appreciation for her thanks, briefly studying her and realizing that she was not one to be forced around. He had already witnessed her irritation with the hospital staff, and with him being assigned as a personal guard for the family until they reached full recovery he had to keep the role of peacekeeper to a serious manner while also stop any potential outbreak of panic, including any possible resistance from Raven who no doubt was concerned for the parents and uncle that were in recovery. He was to constantly update her on the status of the family members, and also attempt coordination of a search party to find her brother if he was already on the streets looking for her. While the updates were redundant, he felt it was necessary so she was sure they were fine. Upon her thanking, Pepper kept a modest tone. - “It’s part of my job, and with how the Justice Department is these days…” - The pause then shifted to him lowering his head and his voice a bit. - “People should be treated as they are.” - A hint of sadness was upon his face, but as he let out a soft exhale he put back on his helmet and went to get refreshments in the cafeteria. He did not get much aside from a hot cup of hot chocolate for Raven and for himself a cup of hot synthcaf, an artificial equivalent to coffee that was usually restricted to people sensitive to the caffeine content. In his case, he drank it to avoid headaches and was not much of a person that tolerated coffee. He had the mugs placed on a tray and returned to Raven’s room, resting it upon the tabletop at the foot of her bed. As he set it down, however, a feed was streaming through his helmet of security in the lobby attempting to apprehend someone, each being dispatched but not killed. Pepper turned his head to her, and it was at this moment the first question that came out of his mouth was the most important one he needed to ask as he immediately drew his new Lawgiver. - “Do you have any enemies that could be after you? There’s a hostile in the hospital lobby and the first wave of guards got knocked out.” - He checked the magazines in both receiver wells - one in the handgrip and the other under the barrel. Looking around, the room was very much a closed-off area. - “Drokk… Only way in or out is through that door to the corridor. We’ll probably have to move.” - Taking out a small card from one of his utility pouches, he handed it to Raven. - “I need you to come with me, but as long as you have this card on you then your family is safely locked here. Nothing can get in without that. It’s for security override which can let any handler in a locked area with encryptions that allow permission of access. While we are out, I need you to find cover. You’re not safe in the open. Understood?” - His tone was calm but purposeful as his gloved fingers in his left hand extend out the clear card with binary blocks of black and white all scattered upon the bottom of the override pass. -

RavenRIscariot: Raven's attention was turned away from the window upon Pepper's return with the promise of hot chocolate. The smell of the sweet cocoa-y goodness seemed to brighten her day just a little and she took the mug in her hands. The warmth eminating from the container seemed to spread like fire through her fingers that have still had poor time warming themselves after her awakening from what was essentially a human freezer. Just as she raised the cup to her lips for that first blissful taste of something familiar, the good Judge went on edge and that told Raven that it was time to stash the sweet sweet heavenly nectar of the gods on a table where it wouldn't be knocked over and god help anyone that spilled it. They would be facing the wrath of a very anxious and hormonal teenage girl pushed to the brink of sanity. Raven wasn't phased by the fact that there were staff trying to run to contain the mess out wherever the source came from. She was no stranger to conflict and this was no different. His request to keep her with him would be heeded and rather than argue with the good Judge, she chose to take the card in her hands "You lead. I'll follow" Vulnerable out in the open? Oh, that's cute. She was fully capable of handling herself, but he didn't need to know that. All Judge Pepper needed to know was that she was a frightened little girl who DEFINITELY didn't know how to render a man unconscious or twist their arm to cause an open fracture or anything. And she absolutely didn't know how to subdue anyone taking a swing at her and completely immobilize them. No, she was just a sweet doe eyed little thing in need of protecting by a big strong man. If the good Judge weren't so straight faced, she'd actually laugh at the thoughts running through her head. For now, she'd listen to him. For now. At least until she could find her brother, then she could tell the Judge that she'd be okay and let him now as politely as she could that he could go back to his regular duties since the city needs him more than she would whenever Magnus brings his happy ass around. Stupid big brother, always running ahead and getting his ass in trouble and bringing it back home

JusticeAndPunishment: - Pepper was the first to step out as soon the card was passed over to Raven. To his surprise, the young woman did not appear frightened, and something in his mind was telling him that she could be capable. However, there was the likelihood of anyone following the hostile with weapons and it was Pepper who was rightfully armed, making him the only one to take them down. He was already making a quiet jog to the T-intersection of the corridor as he carried the pistol in both hands at the low ready. His back was against the wall as he neared the intersection, poking his helmeted head slowly toward the longer hall. With a step, he was in a kneeling position with the weapon aimed outward, the laser module emitting a powerful red glow with the dot touching the far side of the corridor. The floors were already going under emergency lockdown with all the patient rooms being closed and locked as the alarms were going off and red lights were glowing between the cracks that meet the wall tops and the ceilings. With one hand, Pepper signaled her to move to his position with a quick “Clear” sounding off from his lips. His walk was slow yet purposeful as he stepped upon the metal floor of the hallway, the weapon at the low ready. He contacted the police and informed them of the situation as well as Justice Control, each confirming his position and status. -

RavenRIscariot: Raven followed Pepper closely behind while still keeping some distance for the sake of spacing. Daddy told her a dozen stories where some moron in his squad paid the price for not spacing properly while out in the field and ended up losing a limb. Or four. It was clear to Raven that the good Judge had the purposeful walk of a soldier with a cause just like her daddy did. Daddy... The thought of him lying so helpless in the bed just down the corridor sent a pain through her heart like the cold steel of a knife and it cut just as deep. She took a breath while Pepper took point and cleared the room. At his command, she followed just like her daddy taught her to. Much as her mother hated it, daddy had the right idea to teach her what he knew in case she'd need it someday. Thank god mom didn't put her foot down otherwise Raven would be all but useless now. The flash of red lights felt all too familiar for her. It was like being back in the bunker with the compromised entrance blast doors. So much for being able to withstand over 50 kilotons of nuclear detonation. Raven strained to listen for any sounds aside from the staff rushing to lock doors and usher patients to safe spots. What in the hell was out there that warranted a lockdown of an entire hospital? Her thoughts went to the worst possible situation. What if somebody came in gunning people down and that's why people were so worried. It's not like superhumans exist in this world, right? They all died out in the nuclear holocaust as far as she knew. Superheroes were the things you read about in comics. Those don't exist. Hopefully, at least otherwise that would be another thing for Raven to worry about with how vulnerable her family is at the moment.

DistortedRealization: -A little birdie had told Magnus that the best place to find his family had been the Neo Gotham General Hospital. If by little birdie, one meant the security camera feeds within the bunker. To which he had did exactly what any rational person would do, put the place into complete Overlord-class lockdown. HE changed all the codes to access the bunker, naturally, and then put it into lockdown, needing the override key to get in and out. With which there was only one, which was currently in his posession. Now with his bunker, now dubbed Fort Kickass, secure the next order of business was to go reunite with the popsicles that he called his family. Which was supposed to be a dramatic moment of walking in and saying some cheesy one liner much likeback when movies had actual quality. Though it was of course during this that nature had come-a-callin'. Besides, they were all still asleep as far as he knew. He had plenty of time. Though it was while he was in this bathroom stall that he had heard the mentioning of a lockdown as well as all the alarms. Which had only prompted him to hurry up. Not so he could evacuate, but so he could get over to his family's room to make sure they were safe. Thankfully all his training was put to good use. He finished his business and washed his hands (since we're not savages here), only to reach into his pocket and withdraw his collapsed version of his Volatile Promethium sword. In it's current shape, it looked almost like a pocket flashlight, which kept shielding anybody aside from Magnus touching it from the effects of the metal until it was time to show people the business end. He kept it in his left hand, ready to have the blade come out should something or someone come to attack. He was careful. Slow. Methodical, even. Right up until he got frustrated. He got sick of the careful approach, which was most likely to get him shot from people being on edge. Besides, lockdown meant that whatever is there means harm. So what better way to end the lockdown than to cause as muh of a ruckus as possible to draw whatever is there to you? That way it is just a case of killing it and bom. All clear. With that, he adjusted his jacket and cracked his neck. With that, he approached the bathroom door kicking it open as he burst out with an air of gusto and bravado. And he couldn't help it. The inner nerd in him would not allow the oppertunity to pass by unnoticed. As he did, he stepped into the hallway as he struck the pose, looking around.- "HA! BOOM, BABY! Now, if I were an asshole attacking a hospital, where would I go. Namely who is the dumbass who is attacking a hospital of all places?"

JusticeAndPunishment: - Pepper’s steps were slow and quiet as he walked down the corridor, his head turning to each of the closed doors as he passed them. Despite all his training, he never experienced a lockdown scenario and his heart was already picking up the pace on beats, nervous breathing seeming to escape his lips. His body then tensed up as he heard the sound of a door being kicked, and with that he rose up his left arm, the hand forming a fist with the back facing toward Raven, making a “Halt” signal. Reaching into his belt, he pulled out a riot gas grenade that had “STUMM” in bold white letters and handed her a pocket-sized respirator. “When I give the signal. This is it.” - He said this quietly while an extended left thumb pointed up, and with this he signaled her to take cover at an archway which of course had another closed hatch leading to a patient recovery room. He took the opposite archway beside her and checked the ammunition setting on the Lawgiver, the readings set at “Standard” and “Semi” on the digital reader. When a loud shout of "HA! BOOM, BABY!” rang on the other side of the hall, he immediately rolled and aimed out the Lawgiver at the stranger, the laser dot aimed at center mass on the man’s chest. - “Citizen, identify yourself.” - He did not yell, but his voice was firm enough to make the halls seem to echo, all while in the kneeling position on his right knee, the weapon held in both hands all while his right arm was supported upon his right knee pad. - “No quick moves and nothing funny.”

RavenRIscariot: Up until now, Raven had been calm and collected. She wasn't afraid since there wasn't really that much left to lose anymore. Her brother was gone, and her family was dangeruosly close to coma territory if their brain activity decreased and her only solace was an absent brother that could be dead for all she knew. Just watching the Judge, she could see that he was nervous and if it weren't for the fact that the entire hospital was on lockdown, she'd be giggling about his lack of experience and possibly make a few dirty jokes out of it. When offered a device she had never seen before, Raven took it with a firm nod. Now wasn't the time for jokes. She could make fun of his adorable virgin status later and having his Lockdown card punched when it was all over. Not that she expected that to go over very well but then again Raven had just a little more experience in much more tense situations. There was a reason why her dad had no issues leaving her alone to take care of herself and it had to do with a home invasion turned hostage situation turned attempted murder and the last two weren't committed by the invaders. Raven was fully capable of handling herself, but it was better to play by their rules and game the system until she could get the chance to get even for whoever so rudely broke in and made her set down her hot chocolate that was probably cold and gross by now. Whoever broke in was as good as fucked once she got her hands on their fat neck and-- Right. Deep breaths. The loud voice ringing through the hallway caught her attention. "No..." At first she didn't believe that her fuckwad brother would find his way into a hospital during lockdown but there he was standing in the line of fire like a jackass. There were a flurry of emotions hitting her all at once. She wanted to scream, cry, slam her fists on his chest, hug him and tell him never to leave her again but most of all she just wanted to kick his ass for ditching her. Raven stood herself up and made her way over to her brother biting back the tears and the scream fighting its way out. She stood there, the first and only direction she disobeyed from the good Judge to glare up at her brother who was a whole foot taller than her, maybe a little less. Big blue eyes welling up with tears from the maelstrom of emotions she was experiencing before finally throwing her arms around his waist and burying her head in his chest "YOU ASSHOLE, WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN I WAS FUCKING TERRIFIED YOU DICKHOLSTER" Ah, sisterly love. There's nothing quite like it

DistortedRealization: -Ever have one of those moments where you feel like your inescapable urge to make certain references would end with you being held at gunpoint? Yea. Thought so. So Magnus heard the order, turning and looking over to him with a smirk and a hint of a confused look. His electric blue eyes looked the Judge over as he replied. It was obvious he was being a smartass and did not seem all that concerned with the fact that the man had a gun pointed at him. At this range, dodging the bullets would be a decent warmup. Though he certainly did not plan to attack unless Sir Pauldrons did so first. He replied, putting on a fake accent, going for the Connery version. One could only hope that they still knew about this legend here in the future.- "They call me Bond. James Bond." -He lightly chuckled, keeping the collapsed sword in his hand. All it would take was a button press for him to have the blade out ready for swinging. He dropped the fake accent as he continued.- "As much as I'd love to stay and play 'secure the civs', I have some intruders to find to deal with the lockdown. So if you'l excu..." -That's when he saw her. He had assumed it had been nothing more than a trick of the mind or he was tripping balls on something. It couldn't be. He seemed to freeze in place as he looked at the woman at Pepper's side. There was no way. It couldn't be...- "Raven?" -He was answered with said woman booking it at him and wrapping her arms around him and cursing at him. There was still no way. At least he thought that until he heard her call him a dick holster. That confirmed it. Instantly the cocky attitude seemed to drop in a heartbeat as he wrapped his arms around her. HE began to reply to her, seeming a bit more soft spoken now.- "I got out and could barely remember a thing. So I naturally began to panic and went out trying to remember everything. It all came back to me not even a few days ago. OR at least I think that's all of it. I'm so glad you're ok, Short Stack..." -While he was certainly resorting to calling her by the nickname he called her for YEARS, his eyes began to wander back towards the Judge, only for them to focus on the floor. Surely that must have been fake as well. Because unless he was definitely tripping on something, there was no explination for the ice that made a jagged roughened trail from where Raven had started all the way to right behind her. Definitely very strange.-

JusticeAndPunishment: - Pepper was having none of this joke play, and his face was becoming sterner as his lower lip was curling up with a degree of frustration. Clearly, he did not get the man’s references but the tone was intolerable especially with the situation unfolding around. He noticed what seemed to be a rod in the man’s hand, implying that it could be some kind of a weapon, perhaps a beam sword or a retractable blade. This was ultimately diffused the moment Raven ran up to hug the man who was now to be revealed to be her brother. Lowering and holstering his weapon, he relaxed with the relief that he did not take down an innocent, especially with one that was indeed family to another. Pepper’s hands were then folded behind his back as he looked upon the pair, giving each other snarky remarks and a big hug, but as soon as he saw the brother Magnus look back toward him and then down, Pepper followed and noticed a formation of ice. He moved closer and knelt down at the trail and ran a thermal scan, the readouts coming that the ice was indeed below zero degrees and that it was not triggered by any chemical reaction. A gloved right index finger then touched upon a streak of ice, feeling it as smooth as glass. The room temperature was gradually making the ice melt, making a tiny puddle of water from around the ice formation. Without looking at the two, he asked both of them calmly and politely. - “Had you both seen anything similar to this?”

RavenRIscariot: Raven didn't appreciate the smartass remarks at the moment. Though, she had to admit the James Bond thing was pretty good. She'd compliment him on his quips later when she could see straight and didn't want to punch him in the dick. His memory lapse sent an ache in her chest like nothing else before, second to when the reality of her situation finally hit her all at once. Unlike Magnus, Raven didn't doubt that even for a second that this was her brother. The jab at her height only cemented that fact. For a while, it seemed like the rest of the world didn't exist and it was just her and her brother. Nothing else mattered for the precious few moments there would be peace because knowing their luck, something would happen in the next ten seconds that would ruin everything and get them back on their toes again. Raven tried not to completely cave in front of the Judge because she wanted to look at least somewhat grownup but the truth of the matter was she was just a little girl scared and alone and now she could hide and break down like she'd been wanting to since she got into the hospital. Raven was tired and scared and running on maybe a few hours of sleep and it was starting to completely derail her ability to regulate her emotions properly. At first it started as a sniffle, then a little hiccup. The water works came out in full force with the use of the nickname she used to hate with a passion growing up but Raven didn't want to argue. She just stood there with her face hidden in her brother's shirt silently sobbing and leaving a big fat wet stain on his chest from the tears streaming down her face. Pepper's question and presence was all but ignored while Raven had her little breakdown. If Pepper wanted to continue onward, he'd either have to wait or forge on ahead while she took the time to compose herself. A part of her almost felt bad for the poor guy. Up until now, she'd been perfectly functional, willing and able, but with the appearance of her brother she felt like she didn't have to act like an adult anymore. Clearly, she'd need a minute to breathe but if the good Judge was looking for an answer to the source of the ice jutting out of the ground, he didn't have to look far. More spikes were pooling around her feet and sticking upwards from where she stood all without her noticing. Probably best not to bring it up now when her emotional state was compromised

NienneSilvain: ‘What a day…’ Delilah sighed heavily, standing behind the desk as the nurses were all gathered with the doctors who were discussing the lockdown. She didn’t really like being in huge groups like that so held her distance before giving another sigh, her shoulders slumping slightly as this shift was going to be a long one considering she’d only been there for a few hours and already dealt with numerous oddities. A family of frozen people, some strange plant creature… She thought being an alien was weird but this day far surpassed that. Once the police approved the end of the lockdown she finished up her paperwork to discharge Raven and her parents. The cops had been speaking with the man who had turned out to be her patients relative. Walking over to him and since he was the only who hadn’t needed to be taken care of by the hospital “Sign here. You’re charged with their recovery, if anything happens please bring them back here immediately. If they develop fever like symptoms” she paused to write on a note pad before ripping it up and handing it him “These prescriptions should help” she was being professional before turning away once he took the paperwork and filled it up. Pulling her hair up into a tight bun and going to the next patients while some of the other nurses would be prepping the family for discharge such as unhooking them from the machinery that monitored their vitals.// Outside of the hospital there was a rental car parked quite close to the doors, the meter beeping for funding so she could park there but the blonde paid the meter no mind as she looked to the locked down doors with annoyance. She was sitting on the hood of her car, her tiny form and minute amount of weight making it so she was at no risk of ruining the car since she wanted to get the deposit back on it. She was pissed off to say the least ‘low key..’ she thought to herself as she shook her head ‘how in the hell is this even remotely low key, this is the highest fucking key I’ve ever seen in my life and 24 hours ago I blew up a fucking bank’ she cussed Magnus out in her mind with a shake of her head, she could’ve broken in and gotten him out, but he’d gone in for his family, or at least that’s what he’d told her, so she doubted he’d leave without them and she hadn’t staked the place out to know the way things worked so getting more than one person out would have proven difficult, especially when her “getaway” car was rented under her actual name and then all fingers would be pointed to her possibly being the infamous cat burglar of Star City, attention she would avoid at all cost. Blonde hair had been curled that morning, hanging in loose beach waves by now, her nails drumming against the hood of the car impatiently.

DistortedRealization: -Magnus had obviously not given anybody who asked him questions that much to go on. After all, he didn't feel the need to go on the grid again. He actually liked being a nobody and invisible to the world. It made his apparent new line of work much easier. Though of course things seemed to get much more complicated now that the family was back in the picture. Which of course he cared about them. They were his family. Though he had mostly been worried about his sister of all things. So here they were, making their way out of the hospital all talking amongst themselves as if they were all a bunch of nutcases. And there he was, leading the charge just letting them all talk to each other. IT made him feel like a tour guide, a very tall tour guide dressed like he tumbled through a thrift store and a My Chemical Romance concert. Occassionally they were asking questions and he would answer them briefly. He was currently trying to come up with a plan. They were back in the picture, but he knew he was going to have to keep his distance a bit. Besides, he is 115, technically. He's gotta move out sometime, right? And by move out, he means finding their asses a new place to live. Not to mention using the money he had gotten from the bank to get them their prescriptions, send their happy asses to areas to get paperwork and shit, and other random bullshit. Though right now he was concerned with one thing and one thing only: food. The man was fucking starving, and he refuses to eat hospital food out of principle alone. As they were walking out of the hospital, he noticed a rental car. With Laural right there. Seeing her brought at least a light smirk to his face. He had half expected her to ditch his ass the moment he turned around. With which he couldn't blame her if she did. They had not even known each other for a week and she had helped him out of a pickle at the bank, gotten drunk off his whiskey, and punched him for singing, not matter how well he did, in the car. So it was a bit of a rocky start. So as they emerged, he gave her a light nod, his family in tow talking to each other as they made their approach.-

JusticeAndPunishment: - Hours went by, and Pepper was involved with the investigation. From top to bottom, he cataloged everything that happened inside of the lobby the moment of its destruction as well as looking at the surveillance video recordings. Pepper saw there was some kind of plant being that destroyed the lobby and injured much of the security staff that tried to stop the unknown entity. Many attempts at enhancing and zooming into the image of the creature proved no match to determine the identity. Around this point, there was no evidence to determine what the unknown figure was to be, but there was the consideration that it could have been a mutant that snuck into the city limits. There was a logical guess that some of the mutants could hide within the older sections of the city for sanctuary away from the police, hiding in the darkness of the old city. There was also the consideration that with this strange being to be plantlike in appearance, it had to be possible that it had to hide out in bio-domes, public parks, botanical gardens… anywhere that has a wide variety of plants to hide in and a space to absorb any notorious should it be dormant. The guards in question also confirmed that the being was much like a walking tree and green in appearance, but looking human in appearance given the clothes he wore to cover his body. Clearly, there no gunfire and there had been no traces of DNA to collect on behave of the attacker. All that could be concluded that it had to have been the same figure that walked into the hospital with the safari clothing on. On the other hand, Pepper had to take a piece of the frozen ice that was left behind in the hallway and put it into cold storage for preservation. Around this time, Raven’s family was due to be discharged from the hospital. With no place to go, for now a best place would be at the closest sector house, which was outside of Neo Gotham’s limits. Finishing his rounds with the investigation, he went off to find Raven and Magnus with their families, but their room was already empty. Rushing out of the hospital at a sprint, he saw them coming toward a car that had a woman seeming to be waiting for them. He rushed across the street, holding out a gloved hand to immediately halt traffic, and approached the vehicle with what seemed to be the family. He did not to say much while he briskly walked with a purpose upon the asphalt. -

RavenRIscariot: Raven hadn't been paying much attention to anything save for the relief and sense of security she felt once her family was awake and walking. From the get go it seemed like daddy had some semblance of an understanding of what might have happened while they were all in deep freeze. Mom was still reeling from the news that life started anew. It seemed to give her some kind of hope for the future. If the world could end and start up with such advancements then maybe it wasn't so bad afterall. The one that probably took it the hardest was their uncle. He looked like he just got his heart ripped into pieces when he found out what year it was. Raven knew what that felt like when she first found out. Everything they knew was gone, but they still had their family and that was what mattered most. She was almost childlike in how she held her father's hand so tightly in her own, almost terrified that he might disappear right before her eyes no matter how illogical that might seem. The sound of boots on the asphalt caught her attention and in a perfect circular pivot with all the grace and dignity of someone who spent years on a balance beam could pull off, Raven turned to face the source of the sound which turned out to be Pepper. He probably meant well, but she could tell that at some point his assistance would probably become overbearing if he continues following her like a shadow. Not that she minded too much, given the fact that he's kinda cute but still. He had a job and more people out there in the city needed help. Hopefully he won't get in trouble for being so attentive. "Hey, Robocop. I didn't think you'd actually follow us out here. You don't need to take care of us anymore, we're fine now. We can manage from here" Raven was grateful for what the staff and Pepper had done for her and her family, and she'd figure out a way to pay them back in kind when she had the means to, but the hospital air was starting to cling to her clothes and they needed to find something to wear aside from hospital scrubs no matter how comfortable they were. Unbeknownst to her, the trail of ice she started in the hospital followed her out, this time taking the shape of her boots with their tiny baby heels leaving a trail which lead right up to her and the car. Raven was completely oblivious to this fact and if anyone were to point it out, (and please do) the reaction could turn out to be mildly amusing

NienneSilvain: She noticed the male and his family walking out, they seemed a bit odd and dazed and confused. The girl trailing ice behind her and she couldn’t help but roll her eyes. This was what she was charged to take care of just because she was partnered with Magnus. She looked to the cop who came running up behind them and her eyes narrowed, but she chose to stay silent. She returned the grin to Magnus before she slid from the hood of her car, she walked over and opened the doors to let the family in so they could head off. Her arms were folded across her chest while looking to Magnus “Low key” she mumbled simply before wrenching the passenger door open for him “Get in” she mused slightly “I assume everyone’s hungry since hospital food is downright disgusting” Without so much as a glance back his way she walked around the car only to stop and her eyes fell on the girl “You bring that ice into the rental your giving me the 500$ for the deposit I’m not getting back.” she wasn’t being harsh but she didn’t want to be overly nice. She didn’t care for these people, she’d only known Magnus for a week at best, so she had no issues with treating his family coldly, it’s not like they were dating and she was meeting his parents. Blue eyes fell on the judge and she remained stone faced “Car only seats five, if you want to join us for dinner than you need to find your own ride.” her tone was unapologetic, she wasn’t a fan of justice workers, considering she ran with those who worked against the law. She started the car, waiting for seatbelts to be done up before giving a sideways look to Magnus “Where too?” her fingers drumming on the steering wheel, turning the radio down so as to avoid hearing about the Gotham news, since it always seem so grim.

DistortedRealization: "I know. I thought we agreed on meeting after everything was settled. You didn't have to do something this nice, you know." -He was a very good liar. Especially when you mixed some truth with the lie. So as far as any listeners might have been concerned, there was nothing else to the story. Though of course she was a little snippy and to the point with his family. He figured as much, seeing as how she probably didn't want to be there. Then he heard Raven talking to somebody, turning to see Judge Pepper approaching. He seemed quite curious. He did not speak to him just yet. HE figured everybody else had it handled at this point. So he simply slid off his jacket and set it on the floor where his sister was going to be sitting. This way they weren't worrying about the ice tracking to the rental, and he'd simply have a cold ass jacket.Uunderneath the jacket he was wearing a worn out band v-neck. Which seemed to fit his well build form rather well. Especially for a shirt he picked out at a small store for some now dead mugger's earrings and an old necklace. Sure enough he walked back around to get into the passenger seat before he shrugged.- "You four in the mood for anything in particular? So far they seem to have just about everything they did before shit went down."

JusticeAndPunishment: - As he approached the car, Pepper assessed that the passengers included Raven and Magnus, their parents and uncle, and a strange woman in the driver’s seat who was impatiently drumming her fingers upon the steering wheel. In an instant his head turned to face Raven who told him that the family was going to be fine from there, and even addressed him as “Robocop” directly to him. A little smirk was formed, but it lasted for a nanosecond. Clearly, he got the reference then and there. Mega-City One also had its share of retro entertainment, including theaters that played classic films. He happened to remember on his first year on the street of RoboCop playing at one of them with a holographic poster displayed with memorable quotes leaving the three-dimensional image of Peter Weller’s character’s own lips. As a response, Pepper gave a subtle lip-miming to her: - “Dead or alive, you are coming with me.” - It was only a hint that he was not just a street-bound law enforcer but also was highly cultured. Following so he saw that Magnus was taking off his jacket, and he then turned once more to the strange woman up front who seemed to give him a very impolite remark. His reply to her was quiet, but a soft tilt of his head and a clearing of his throat, he gestured to the parked Lawmaster outside the front, the black polished exterior glistening proudly, the gold-plated shield and eagle ornamentation also shining with as much pride, the clean twin machine gun cannons ready to fire in the event of a needed takedown. Following this, he reached into one of his pouches his utility belt and pulled out what seemed to be a plastic business card. - “My sector chief has asked me to see if you can come to the sector house outside of Neo Gotham. It’s not for interrogation. It’s more of a debriefing so you can be caught up with current events. A lot has happened since your hibernation, so we want to do as much as possible so you’re on your feet again.” - He passed the card over to whom Pepper saw was the father of the family, and to finish up he turned toward Raven. - “And ma’am…” - There was a pause, and the final words that left him were more of concern than threat, a softness streaming from his lips as if intending to lead her in the right direction to avoid catastrophe. - “Please don’t get too cold.” - Behind his visor, his eyes expressed the same gentleness as was projected from his short advice. Following so, he bowed his head to the family, gave them a warm welcome to Neo Gotham, and turned so he could walk to the Lawmaster. Mounting it quickly, he started up the motorcycle, gunned the engines, and roared off into traffic. -

RavenRIscariot: Raven tried not to giggle at the reference to one of her favorite sci-fi films of all time. It was almost sad to see Pepper go, but it was for the best. Eventually she'd like to see him again under better circumstances. Maybe she could treat him to coffee or something sometime if he wasn't busy being Judge Dredd. The mention of cold caught her off guard until she noticed that Magnus was putting his jacket on the floor and her parents were snickering behind their hands. In that brief moment of confusion she looked down to see ice at her feet and a trail leading up to the car. Most people in this situation would freak out and probably make more ice happen but not Raven. Oh no, in her super mega nerd world this was literally the... COOLEST thing to happen to her! She grinned from ear to ear as she sang the words out loud in response to Pepper's request for keeping warm "The cold never bothered me anyway~" Oh yes, she was going for it. She could hear her uncle groan and bang his head on the window muttering a curse in Arabic to which she responded with a big shit eating grin that only the most mischievous of little teenagers can give "I guess this makes a pretty... COOL kid, huh?" Oh, the groaning was glorious. Her father snickered while her uncle and mother seemed to just die a little on the inside. Oh, this was going to be FUN. Raven didn't entirely appreciate the cold response from the woman in the front, though. She seemed the distant sort and Raven wasn't so naive as to assume that she wanted anything to do with her parents, uncle or herself. Now was the time to relax. With the promise of food on the horizon and her family awake and alive, Raven was at ease. happy, even. Especially now that she could tell there was some semblance of new powers within her grasp

DistortedRealization: "So what's the plan after all this, El? Heading back to Star City? And I should probably pick up one of those new phone things in order to stay in touch. It seems we're not in the stone ages anymore, so seems I'm gunna have to get with the times, right?" -He said this curiously as he looked to her. Sure enough his sister made the puns. The glorious puns.- "Ice one, sis. Though you should probably chill out with the jokes for a bit." -Yes. HE did it, too. He couldn't help it. Though either way as they were driving, curiosity got the better of him. He turned to Laurel yet again as he began to twirl the hilt of his sword inbetween his fingers.- "So I meant to ask, what's with the whole political system here? Not to mention the guy with the shoulderpads. Guessing cops are getting taken a little less serious in this day and age?"

RavenRIscariot: Raven tried not to break into a mad cackle at the god awful puns she and her brother were making. Before she could drop another one, her mother quickly covered her mouth and offered her thanks to the woman at the driver's seat for letting them hitch a ride and apologized for her heathen children making it clear that he didn't teach them such lowly form of humor that is the mighty pun. Raven just kept grinning from her seat. Her excitement effectively covering her poor brother's jacket with a thin layer of frost and with no way of knowing how to turn it off, she almost worried that she might get it all over the car. Raven took a deep breath and planted her feet firmly in the middle of the jacket if only to keep the car from freezing "Sorry... this is kinda new.. I didn't have the ice thing going on before I woke up I swear" Her father decided to encourage her by humming Let It Go under his breath. Oh, such sweet temptation. Must.. Resist.. Urge. To. Sing.

NienneSilvain: Oh how the urge to roll her eyes at the puns increased, tempting her to kick all of them out of her car in that exact instance but she tolerated it. When asked what her plan was she shrugged "Star city is on the hunt right now. Wouldn't mind a change of scenery for a bit. I can rent out a hotel room for all of us until you guys get your feet situated... just... No.Karoeke." she punctuated the words. She snickered when he mentioned getting a phone and she nodded "You got enough money on you, so I'm sure you could afford one, but housing is expensive out this way. If you guys really wanted I'd be willing to find some cheaper realestate in Star city." she shrugged slightly "It's hard to explain, especially coming from me" she mumbled as she drove down the streets hunting for a goo dplace to eat. When she began to hear her humming her grip on the steering wheel tightened "Or I could just leave you guys on the street" she snarled under her breath, barely audible but in the quiet of the car it was well heard. Magnus would be the only one to know that she didn't like singing in her car, so the threat wasn't real but her aggravation was. A heavy exhalation showed she was trying to keep calm before finally pulling over to some area with numerous different food trucks. "Alright food time. Magnus. Female magnus" she pointed to Raven whom she'd yet to be introduced too "I'd like to have a word with both of you" she said before climbing out of the car.

DistortedRealization: "Yea. Seems we have a bit to catch up on with this shit." -He said honestly. And it was something he was rather loathing. He had gone through enough of school, only to now have to possibly go through more. He didn't have time for that shit, he had some money to go take. As they had arrived and he listened to what Laurel had said about real estate, he considered it a possibility. Sure, he hated the west coast with a major fucking passion. He held the very firm belief that only hipsters and douchebags lived on the west coast, and he'd be damned if he was one of them. Though he was not opposed to looking into an apartment to crash in from time to time, or having his family move out there. He felt it would certainly help keep them out of his hair while he went to work on Fort Kickass. Sure enough they arrive and their family wanders off with the money that MAgnus had given them to get food. This left Laurel, Raven, and Magnus getting out of the car. As they did, he realized they had never introduced her.- "Oh. This is my sister, Raven. Who apparently took to being a popsicle a little too fucking well."

RavenRIscariot: Raven tried not to giggle at how quickly her mom and uncle shuffled off to get away from the pun masters but she couldn't entirely blame them for it. Magnus decided to speak for her instead of just letting her do it herself but hey, what are big brothers for if not for mansplaining your goddamn NAME. Stupid Magnus always taking charge like a butthole. Jerk. The ice started to form around her feet even faster and she quickly jumped out of the car just in time to prevent the car's floor from freezing and instead froze the ground at her feet "Sorry! Sorry.." As if her apologies would mean anything to a car. Raven pivoted on her heel to stand at attention in a similar fashion to a soldier but less serious as she had never set her boots on the ground in her life and didn't plan to anytime soon "Hey! I didn't plan to be Elsa but like fuck am I Letting It Go" Oh yes. The Puncalypse has started and it shall rain supreme for many years to come. Sorry, random lady but this crazy train ain't stoppin for nobody "So whatchya need? Fresh ice, snow, a blizzard? Even though I totally have no idea what the fuck I'm doing so good luck trying to get me to conjure up a storm when I don't know where the off switch is with this shit" Now, Raven wasn't complaining about having wicked ice powers, but it'll probably get annoyin after a while when she accidentally freezes her morning coffee solid

NienneSilvain: She looked to the two as he introduced his sister and she went on. Laurel's face remained impecably expressionless, but her eyes, if looks could kill, Raven would have been incinerated on the spot. Laurel turned her attention back to Magnus and handed him a note book "While you were busy making a scene in the hospital I did some reasearch for a job" she offered him the notebook before turning her attention back to Raven "Names Laurel. Let me first start off with saying, I'm not your friend, so can it with the corny jokes before I turn you ina human freezer" she snarled and walked past the two and going to grab something to eat, going for the greek food truck as everything else was far too greasy for her liking. She wasn't a fan of jokes, or singing, or unstoppable energy, so she decided to just try and nip it in the butt before she ended up strangling her partners sister.

DistortedRealization: -LAurel had yet to see MAgnus get angry. Even mildly frustrated or annoyed. Yet the moment the threat left her lips, she saw a very pissed off man who seemed mere moments away from putting that sword of his to very good use. He even heavily onsidered it for a few moments. Though he managed to reign himself in, not letting his emotions get the better of him. He was better than that, and he refused to let Laurel's petty remarks get in the way. So he opened the notebook and began reading on the job. Obviously keeping the view away from his sister, putting his height to very good use.- "She seems to get like that fairly often. Probably just needs some decent weed, I don't know."

## Results

The investigation of the hospital is underway by the Neo Gotham Police Department. Judge Pepper is continuing with his patrol of the city before returning back to his sector chief for updating on the situation. The Redfield family is alive and on their way to get food after discharge from the hospital.