Who: Ben Tennyson and YOU
Where: All over LA
When: Today (March 21st), late afternoon to evening
What: A new resident of Los Angeles decides to get more acquainted with his surroundings - and starts working to get involved in the superhero community.
Warnings: Some violence/child being threatened

Settling into their new home took the Tennysons a lot longer than expected - and Ben ended up so busy as a result that he apparently completely missed out on a chance to punch cyborgs. It doesn't occur to him that that may be for the best.

Of course, the moment he's got some free time, he sets about getting more familiar with the area - as far as he's concerned, living in a huge city like this is a dream come true, especially considering all the inevitable opportunities for crime-fighting.

Late Afternoon

[1]After school, Ben is inexorably drawn to comic book stores and arcades, where he is apparently determined to use all his allowance at once. He will chat with anyone who's interested, though he's only likely to actually approach someone if they happen to catch his eye in some way, either through an unusual appearance or if he suspects they're up to something illegal (though he may give them a by if the illegal activity in question is something he considers 'deserved' or just).

If he finds he can't stop a crime as a human (or if he just really wants to get back at someone because he's eleven), he may duck around a corner to transform.

Evening

[2]He's expected to be home before eight, but he's willing to cut it a little close - after all, evening and night are prime criminal-punching times. He's going to be sticking to the shadows as much as possible now, transforming at a moment's notice if necessary.

[3]He may get bored at some point, in which case he'll probably spend some time just flying around as Heatblast, actively seeking out trouble (more actively than he already was, that is).

Whether he's a human or an alien at the moment, Ben will be DELIGHTED to talk to any superheroes he may encounter, and will go to great lengths to do so.

[OOC: If you have a specific scenario in mind, contact me; if not, then just list the number of your preferred situation in the subject line!]

Who: The Signless (sufferist) & The Disciple (scribes)
Where: A shady underpass
When: Uh. Sometime. Someday. A couple days after the people in the towers are rescued?
What: The second meeting between two trolls that were once lovers and are now enemies.
Warnings: None yet.

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Who: Karkat Vantas (10thingsihateaboutme) & The Disciple (scribes)
Where: TB training area
When: Sometime after Karkat and Di's encounter with Signless.
What: Di told Karkat that she would help train him. It's never too early to start
Warnings: Some bruises might be earned but nothing really serious.

Di had arrived early to the training arena. She wanted to get acquainted with the area and see what equipment would be at their disposal. It would be a lie to say that she also wanted some time alone to just get rid of pent up frustration. It seemed like a lone moment of luck that they ended up having the room to herself and that it was a large, spacious room with plenty to offer. Practice weapons, sturdy dummies, obstacle courses--Di wished she had regular access to it but unfortunately she would have to stick to her daily runs and routines at home.

Di had worked up a good sweat when her meeting time drew near. A good sweat, and she had a clearer mind. The heavy bags under her eyes--even for a troll--still could not be hidden but she felt a touch better than she had an hour ago. The stress of everything that had been going on the past four months was finally beginning to wear on her but she was determined to pull through it.

She wasn't too certain what she and Karkat would do. Di had never trained anyone in her life, and honestly she had never received any specific sort of training. Her fighting had been learned from having been tossed into the fray and watching her lusus. For their first day it seemed best to just assess Karkat's strengths, weaknesses and skills.

Who: The Disciple (scribes) & Breakdown (buffedthat)
Where:: Streets of LA
When:: Several days after Di's encounter with Signless
What:: On one of her walks, Breakdown and Disciple meet.
Warnings:: More sad trolls. Update if needed?

Sleep had been evading Di these past couple of days. It was almost as bad as when she first began to travel with Signless, and had had to become accustomed to sleeping without the aid of sopor slime. The past four months were finally beginning to catch up to her. She had never had a chance to take a break to breath and let everything settle in. Her only way of really coping had been to throw herself head first into learning English and studying more about the history of Alternia and Earth that she had slept through. Which really, had only been a distraction and not a coping mechanism in the end. After meeting Karkat, Sollux, and having to come to terms with what Signless had become, Di was reaching her wits end.

It was the need for fresh air that prompted her to give up on sleep and get out. Being that humans were diurnal creatures, she had hoped that the city would be quieter and less crowded at night but if anything it seemed to come alive even more. Bright lights flashed everywhere she looked, people hurried from destination to destination, some carrying large cups in their hands or bags of food. Couples walked arm in arm, and she tried to find some solace in their happiness. It was the only really pleasing thing about this overly bright, overly deafening, overly crowded, busy, and congested city. Even disregarding the very important detail of her literally being misplaced in time and space, Di could not be more out of her element.

Eventually her feet took her to a quieter area of the city, not so flooded with ads and people and cacophony. An empty parking lot, belonging to an empty and surprisingly closed restaurant. Di wouldn't question it, just be grateful as she meandered into the lot, pulling herself to sit on the steps of the restaurant.

Di needed to figure out what to do. She didn't want to give up on Signless--refused to, but in doing that she jeopardized Karkat. No solution was coming to mind, but she'd sit here all night thinking if she had to.

Her mind whirled and she idly watched the occasional car race by, zooming to another destination far away.

Who: The Sufferer and the Disciple
Where: Somewhere shitty in Los Angeles
When: The morning of March 6th
What: Di tracks down where Signless is staying, and manages to catch up with him because he let himself get stabbed by Karkat like an asshole.
Warnings: Signless being a freak.


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Who: Sollux Captor (nitrodamus) & The Disciple (scribes)
Where: Trailblazers Dorms
When: Sometime after this
What: After hearing the news of the break in and Karkat being threatened, Di comes to see him only to run into another incredibly familiar face.
Warnings: We'll see.

The Disciple had been wary ever since Karkat had first brought up feeling as if he were being stalked by an adult troll. While she had eventually dismissed the eerily familiar description as nothing but coincidence, she still did not like the idea of Karkat being followed.

The olive troll had not expected things to escalate so quickly, and when news reached her about how the security at the Trailblazers dorm had been breeched she had decided to forgo all precaution she had been practicing before and get to Karkat as soon as she could.

Getting a pass in had been difficult but with enough nagging and haranguing Di finally managed to get in and was making her way towards Karkat's room (after getting lost a couple of times). She wasn't going to let anything delay her.

Nope, nothing at all.

Who: Orion Pax and YOU.
Where: Around Los Angeles.
When: The same day that Megatron shows up.
What: A semi truck asks you for help.
Warnings: ???

There's no precedent for this, really. No explanation that brings this sudden transition any closer to making sense. He's never been anywhere that isn't Cybertron before, and organic based planets like this are something he's only read about in the archives.

Thankfully, he figures, he can at least peace something together in terms of appropriate interspecies diplomacy. Because while he's managed to scan an appropriately sized alt form, his last one wasn't the shape he was expecting at all. With this much going wrong, he's going to need help.


It's late afternoon when you'll have a chance at noticing the large red and blue semi truck that seems to be following you around town. It is, inherently, not very subtle. It drives slowly, pursuing you with an almost shy looking trepidation, rolling forward and then hesitating the moment you look at it.

It's sticking to less populated areas for now.

Who: The Disciple (scribes) & OPEN
Where: Book Store / Internet Cafe
When: End of February
What: Cabin fever sends Disciple out and about.
Warnings: None to begin, will update as needed.

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Who: Karkat Vantas (10thingsihateaboutme) & Magdal Leijon (scribes)
Where: The Sufferist safe house.
When: End of February
What: The Second Troll Jesus meets the Disciple of the First.
Warnings: Don't expect there to be any. Karkat's swearing??

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Who: Professional Science Leopard Vanessa Goldpaw & any unaffiliated superheroes
Where: Anywhere around the city – and perhaps beyond.
When: Any time mid February to early March, pretty much
What: Apparently being a celebrity science genius and running a hugely successful business is no longer enough for Ms Goldpaw: she's looking to pick up unaffiliated heroes to run her own team.
Warnings: None yet.

( SNOOPING AS USUAL )