Nocturna was being led to the brig where the rest of the
group was contained. The first thing that she noticed was that the agents had
changed their uniforms from Viper to that of PRIMUS agents. By the time she
reached the brig Paladin had managed to beat down his cell door. Piscean spoke to the group using the PA system. She wanted
to have a sit down to talk, Paladin accepted under the condition that all the
prisoners be released. She agreed and the group met another prisoner named
Apex. The guards led the group to the dining hall where Piscean
and other SPBs (Super Powered Beings) were waiting. Only Piscean herself was
seated. She explained she was not breaking any laws, the employees engaged in
cosplay rotating uniforms every week or so, and claimed that she was Cynthia
Von Doom, daughter of Victor Von Doom, princess of Latveria. The two factions then did a fair amount of verbal sparring
where they learned that Amora, her crabs, and her followers had already left.
Piscean claimed she did not know they were wanted for questioning before they
departed and blamed the Brooklyn Brigade for trespassing instead of approaching
in a civilized manner. She suggested that if they had she might have been able
to help them in their pursuits. The group agreed to leave peacefully but as
they did Piscean took Nocturna aside and whispered in her ear. “Tell your
friends I am Dr. Doom's daughter and I have a long memory for those who cross
me and and I have 11 brothers and sisters. We will balance the scales when the
time is right.” Piscean also confessed that she did not have their sub
destroyed, it was waiting for them where they left it. As they left they noticed the diesel sub that had been
docked with SAMURAI was gone. For the moment they were at a dead end so Paladin
and Shifter talked to their new fellows to see if any one them wanted to join
the Brooklyn Brigade? Grimwalker declined. He decided he would rather try to go
live a normal life…somewhere. Apex was eager to join, while Prime wanted to
know more about the remuneration the group received. Paladin set up a meeting
for all those interested in joining to meet with Cassandra Clemens, the group’s
sponsor on the following Monday. Nocturna contacted Barker and he was okay with her joining
the Brooklyn Brigade but was not okay with the idea of her going to the movies
(or any kind of date) with Shifter. Prime (while still on the sub) hacks the
Department of Defense satellite servers to search for the Cold Water Crab
Cover. She knew she was detected so she set up an account for view only access
then she quickly bailed from the contact. She can always log back in to view
the satellite photos at a later date. Prime severed the connection before the
DoD kicked her out. When the agencies that were giving the group support (including
loaning them the Quarkstar IV submarine, which they learned was powered by
baking soda) learned that a Von Doom was involved they cut their support
immediately rather than invite a international incident with the ruling family
of Latveria. The group decided it was finally time to go home to Brooklyn . Saturday and Sunday passed without incident. The group
didn’t even notice the severe storm that raged over the city for both days.
Wind gusts of 59 MPH and eight inches of rain buffeted the city but did little
damage overall. Come Monday July 9 th the group read about how the
recently returned Superman killed a couple of armed robbers as they fled the
Metropolis PD in a high speed chase. He stopped their car by landing on it,
crushing the occupants, then he just flew away. Paladin and the prospective new members arrive at
Cassandra’s long island mansion and are shown in by Bruce. His ‘twin’ sister is
serving Cassandra in the cabana (serving her lemonade). Cassandra lays out what the base pay would be, the benefits
package, and the like. She then explains that in exchange their images would be
used by the foundation to cover costs and (hopefully) generate a profit for
their patrons (i.e. Cassandra and Prometheus Medical Technologies). She also
told them that they would be expected to do public appearances from time to
time to keep them in the public eye and help generate positive press for the
team. The new members get provisional membership while Cassandra’s
legal team. The newbies thought the mansion was the team’s headquarters.
Cassandra had a minor freak-out and explained the team’s headquarters was in
Brooklyn NOT her Long Island home. Bruce and Brucette were asked to drive the group to their
base while Pearl Ivy, the Brigade’s Public Relations Agent, started working on
the announcement of the new super heroes (assuming they pass the background
check).
This was the end of session!