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Cypher


Computer specialist, Interfacing with machines, mystically bent.


Thu 7th Apr 2022 06:55

Truly, my intentions are not villainous!

by Cypher

It's not been a good couple of weeks.
 
First I send Lindsay off on that ill fated trip and they murdered him. Then when I confront Osbourne my anger gets the best of me and I come off as threatening. Probably didn't make any friends there.
 
I go and visit the site where Algorithm got his new body from and realize there are lots of robotic parts here. I start building Mick, the final member of my Band and sure enough... Al comes to visit me. Why is it that he seems to have no problem tracking me down but I can't do the same to him?
 
He tries to sweet talk me into a revenge mindset, even informs me of the things that I've done. The damage is there, my outburst will make me look guilty and Al knows it!! He truly is a master manipulator. I use my contacts within NCP to my best effect. Stella truly enjoyed that lube bath after all the dirty underwater scavenging she did to setup the portals for Ghost in Lake Huron. Henri appreciated the memory upgrade and expanded hard drive space after getting Rex's (I mean - My Hero's) lab upgraded. The fleshies (Funny I don't think of myself as one anymore) really don't get it. They are a different life force but still a life force of their own. And now Lindsay has gone on to... Electric Heaven? Oh there is so much we don't know!
 
I get a faint telepathic thought about Senator McCall & his family from Algorithm. I know I will have to intervene, and I will likely have to face the forces of Destroyer, Algorithm and Division on my own as my trust levels within NCP are at an all time low! This hero thing will be the death of me yet!
 
I get some upgrades for Stevie so her evasion will work better - seriously unclear on how many foes I'll be facing here! Don't have time to implement the weapons upgrades on John & Christine, there's just no time! So I gather my Band together and that's when I notice that Al has absconded with Mick!!! The nerve of that robot!!
 
I get to Gross Pointe and find the Senator's house just as destroyer soldiers are closing in, gadzooks, there are at least 30 of them. Whoever this senator is, they mean business - looks like a platoon of soldiers!! I send Stevie out to start softening them up. I setup a communications protocol through christine and tell her to inform the Senator of what's happening. Keep your family safely inside your home. I am here to protect you. To myself I wonder how long I'll have until Destroids appear?
 
Stevie's low level laser blast makes short work of the soldiers. She takes down 24 of them before they even really know what's hit them! Go Stevie! John circles the area to keep an eye out for new arrivals. Oh no - static buildup means Destroids are incoming, holy crap 5 of them! Oh no, 4 Black Talons enter the scene. Green comes up close to me, It's ok Peter, this might be our last stand but we'll make them pay dearly for this win!
 
There's a quantum underlay energy surge practically in front of me, what new menace has Destroyer thought up now? I raise my rifle, trying to decide which is the best function to initiate.
 
Then John tells me that the New Champions are here, I'm not sure if this is good news or not. But we'll take everything in stride. John also informs me of resistance soldiers on site. Good news abounds. Stevie's energy stores are getting low, she likely only has a few charges left then flying may become her only option...
 
John reports that the BT's are going down fast. That's the best news I've had in weeks!
 
Lyzen ports up in front of me, and inadvertently puts herself between me and that Quantum Energy Surge (QES). I use one of my new tricks to drag her into the safety field of Green but she teleports away - Looks like I may have added to those I will be fighting today!
 
Mick comes into focus through the QES, that bastard Algorithm, gonna make me take down my own creation! Fighting continues, Mick hits me with a scrambler that causes my nanites to falter and fall away... Oh no - I'm in big trouble now! My armour falls off of me, and so do my enhancements... This looks like it will be warner's last stand afterall! Its been a good run Alex, stay brave, hopefully you won't really feel the pain... I'm sorry Annie, I never got to make it right between us... Aaargghhhh.
 
Darkness engulfs me, is this the end?

Cypher's Journal Ordered oldest to newest

  1. You have breached all his walls; you have laid his stronghold in ruins
    13 Jul 2020 06:14:31
  2. A walk in the Park Session report
    04 Jan 2021 05:25:53
  3. American Courage
    07 Jan 2021 06:59:54
  4. Out of the Frying Pan
    15 Jan 2021 01:41:10
  5. ♫♬ I FEEL THE EARTH – MOVE, UNDER MY FEET ♩♪
    04 Mar 2021 06:06:32
  6. Asylum
    02 Apr 2021 06:27:26
  7. Out of the Frying Pan... (Part the second?)
    13 Apr 2021 05:51:17
  8. ... the Frying Pan is larger than expected...
    15 Apr 2021 06:18:19
  9. ... into the Proverbial fire...
    05 May 2021 05:20:08
  10. Nope, just a fire, no proverb to it at all
    10 May 2021 05:47:51
  11. Doused
    19 May 2021 05:30:07
  12. In the Depth’s of Space…
    02 Aug 2021 12:56:35
  13. ... not a soul to be found
    25 Oct 2021 05:19:21
  14. There'll be a hot time, in the old town tonight!
    Ending June 6, 2021
  15. Cell's may come and Cell's may go...
    Extensions happen
  16. And Justice for all (Part 1)
    08 Jan 2022 04:32:13
  17. Relative Justice
    13 Jan 2022 07:50:33
  18. Storylines...
    13 Feb 2022 04:43:56
  19. New Tech?
    24 Feb 2022 06:34:59
  20. Those dirty murderers!
    28 Feb 2022 06:55:32
  21. Destroids in the Danger Room
    13 Mar 2022 06:41:16
  22. Truly, my intentions are not villainous!
    07 Apr 2022 06:55:45

The major events and journals in Cypher's history, from the beginning to today.

You have breached all his walls; you have laid his stronghold in ruins

On the job training they call it. Learn from the past, they said. You’ll be so much further ahead if you can learn from the mistakes of others, they said... Balderdash, Alex thought to himself as he and the 10 other new recruits to <insert agency n...

06:14 am - 13.07.2020

A walk in the ParkHart Park Rendezvous

After the events of Viper terrorizing and murdering several passengers on a plane. We had encountered a new hero, a masked man wearing a suit. But exhibiting many powers. In an attempt to locate this new hero and see if he would be interested in join...

01:15 am - 04.01.2021

American Courage

The strangest things have been happening in and around Millennium City these days. Take for instance this cargo ship "American Courage", it pulls into port early and has some type of leak or something that causes the water around to start boiling. Not ...

06:52 am - 07.01.2021

Out of the Frying Pan

So, here we are, waiting outside the doors to an underground base. There are apparently no cameras that I can access to see what's going on inside. I hate not knowing what's going on in there!! How dare they find ways to circumvent my innocuous observa...

01:38 am - 15.01.2021

♫♬ I FEEL THE EARTH – MOVE, UNDER MY FEET ♩♪

Eons have passed, time is but a memory. The cold of ice that separated us from one another has receded into the distant past. We play together, the few us that remain awake, it is a boring game of Rock, Rock & Rock (Having no clue of what either scisso...

11:47 pm - 03.03.2021

Asylum

Preamble: Cypher is working away at Homestead fine tuning the abilities he's given to the Fleetwoods. With them able to record and stream information he can now share with the rest of the team more readily! Learning back a satisfied grin crosses hi...

06:27 pm - 02.04.2021

Out of the Frying Pan...

So, at the last session I'm calmly trying to follow Nemesis up the pathway and in through the doors, when this ugly creature made of Mud and <ugh - what's that smell?? dog poop? yuck>. It tries to hit me but I dive out of the way landing prone on the gro...

05:50 am - 13.04.2021

... the Frying Pan is larger than expected...

Ok, we've found the place where Adam was being taken to. before his untimely demise. We've dealt with a number of escaping mutants and entered the facility proper. With help from the Fleetwoods, I've disabled the majority of cameras on the main floo...

06:00 am - 15.04.2021

... into the Proverbial fire...

Sandcrab (my hero) goes through the portal where Lindsay just showed us a bunch of swaying robots... I grab my entourage (the band) and we head through the portal to follow Sandcrab. I notice that he's created a hole, and not wanting to fall into it, ...

05:20 am - 05.05.2021

Nope, just a fire, no proverb to it at all

As last reported... <I had a conversation with the computer unit controlling this doorway and I asked for it to not allow anyone else to access it to go through, it agreed> Cypher thinks a bit more <I sense that going through the portal takes longer th...

05:47 am - 10.05.2021

Doused

So there we were... Prisoners rescued, brought back into the "Space Between Worlds", Socrates asks me to re-open the portal and as I prepare to do so we hear... "Surrender or Die" Spoken from a large Armoured Individual. <Sounds a little amusing comin...

05:30 am - 19.05.2021

In the Depth’s of Space…

Stardate 2021:07:28 Their journey was nearing its end, just one more cycle through this young star system and they would be back home. Xertath assured his young crew that even though exceptions happen, their travels through this quadrant would provide...

12:40 am - 02.08.2021

... not a soul to be found

Okay, so I've been otherwise occupied for the past several weeks. Sometimes life interferes and you just get involved in other things... Seriously, can't I have a private moment??? I keep thinking about the possibilities of hanging out with Annie agai...

05:17 am - 25.10.2021

There'll be a hot time, in the old town tonight!

The desperation in his voice is what really spurred Alex to join this particular battle, Runeforce had family, and although Alex didn't know any of them, he knew he couldn't sit on the sidelines and watch what Destroyer did next. Cypher teleports in besid...

07:52 am - 14.11.2021

Cell's may come and Cell's may go...

So, the heroes get called out to deal with another round of Destroyer and his goons attacking the Resistance Forces. We're obviously making a difference. This could turn bad for us really quickly. I wonder if its occurred to DD to try and put a Mol...

08:17 am - 31.12.2021

And Justice for all (Part 1)

So there we are, feet to the fires again. We head off to deal with yet another of Destroyers minions causing grief to Millenium City's citizens. And they still cheer him on? How sad... We land in the vicinity of the attack - there are 6 people wit...

04:32 am - 08.01.2022

Relative Justice

The story quickly unfolds. Our assembled heroes really tie in to the Destroids and the Black Talons, disabling them fairly quickly. We find they are particularly susceptible to electrical attacks. (Note to self, readjust Stevie's Blast to be electric...

07:50 am - 13.01.2022

Storylines...

[b]Woo Hoo to you too!![/b] Chen and Chao Zhau had joined the Wu Warriors at 16. The twins were inseparable and trained together well and consistently to show the Great Leader that they were in fact worthy of the honour they had been showed to their f...

04:43 am - 13.02.2022

New Tech?

The small group heading out to bring in more recruits from the Rebels call me for support. The Black Talons had new tech generating Force Fields to protect them from Ghost's devastating Passing Strike. It actually knocked her for a loop!! <Well Alex...

06:34 am - 24.02.2022

Those dirty murderers!

After the disastrous conversation with Algorithm through my new technology that Sandcrab & I created. I seek assistance from our newest joiners to the team, Dragon Lady & Hot Shot. They are the two at the base after my time with Cerebsis. I have them ...

06:55 am - 28.02.2022

Destroids in the Danger Room

Word spreads fast amongst the New Champions, Destroids in the Danger Room?? What does this mean? Rocket will begin working with which ever Tech person is around, Cypher or Sparks. Cypher comes across the channel and asks for everyone to come to rea...

06:41 am - 13.03.2022

Truly, my intentions are not villainous!

It's not been a good couple of weeks. First I send Lindsay off on that ill fated trip and they murdered him. Then when I confront Osbourne my anger gets the best of me and I come off as threatening. Probably didn't make any friends there. I go and...

06:55 am - 07.04.2022

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