Grip of NOT DEMONS Mind Thieves

My name is Kara. I read fortunes.

Taki wants me to practice my "scribing". I think that means using this program that Moon Knight found for me. One of the Spectre Corp companies makes it, and they needed a test subject. They want to sell it to people who are vision impaired.

I am not sure how many people out there would want to use a program like that while being in a place like where I am!

But I am going to choose not to think about that for now.

It has been more than two weeks since Mouse Force got bigger.

Sometimes ordinary people's eyes glow and they act like minor supervillains. We think it has to do with the same ooze that affected Mouse Force.

Today is Wednesday, not our normal day for drills in Central Park, but we have been doing extra patrols. It's late afternoon and the Knights Vigilant run to rescue the Disco Boyz from some demon-infested mutagen-dosed Parks and Recreation workers. It's especially difficult work for the team because everyone needs to be extra careful to not harm people who are involuntarily trying to harm us.

Not helpful for my cause, which is the cause of reasonable attitudes:

• Moon Knight discovers that one of the municipal employees can understand offers of water


• Moon Knight gives all the water he has on immediate hand


• I start looking around for a taco truck or a slushie stand close enough to help


• Moon Knight starts calling for Taki to advise on the precise signs of demonic possession in process


• the municipal employee falls down, catches fire, gets up, starts to fly


• Taki decides this is Mass Demonic Control and encourages Moon Knight to start shoving invasive souls out of bodies with a power blast

Now, wait, I have a thought--

Bronze Tempest arrives on the scene!

Holy cats, is that Rebecca Romijn?

:hearteyes:

OH OH maybe it's Gwendoline Christie!

And she wants a canister that one of the newly arrived Disco Boys is carrying.

Meanwhile the one glowing eyed municipal employee fighting Statesman is moving in flashes of white light, at speeds faster than a person can follow.

Kara, on comms: Ride him like a piggyback race!

Taki, into comms: Granddaughter SHUT UP

— The Knights Vigilant's ancestor-descendant duo on comms being less than helpful to Statesman, "Grip of the Mind Thieves"

Taki is busy working on this one person who tried to pick up half a boulder. I can't see how Sahara is doing. I think he was okay a few second ago, but he had chosen to take on two opponents simultaneously. Meanwhile Moon Knight has managed to put the burning man to sleep but now he has a lot more Disco Boyz to deal with, and also Big Daddy who is now NINE FEET TALL and SHIRTLESS and from what others are telling me, tomato red?

I don't think it's demons! I think it is something else. I really do!

Kara, on comms, being ignored by Taki: wait, wait, wait, what if these people are being dosed by that powder used for the Golden Lotus tattoos?? Wasn't some stolen during the adventure a few weeks ago, when we went to check on Apothecary Fu?

Taki, in Japanese: GO TO YOUR ROOM and BE SILENT THERE

Kara: awwwwwww, maaaaaaaaaaaaaan

Moon Knight, in Japanese on comms: Let the girl speak she may be onto something

— Knights Vigilant, "Grip of the Mind Thieves"

When we were both busy, one of the other affected enemies developed energy whip tentacles coming out of his arms. This is such a mess. We need a way to quickly subdue several! Or, I don't know-- wait I do know! Taki! Find the sprinklers and turn them on!

(It is not my fault that it does not help much. Maybe it will take a few seconds!

Upon hearing that name, you remember that you heard of a SUPERVILLAIN TEA-- I mean, a Hero Team, called the "Knights Vigilant"

— GM to Bronze Tempest

One of the Disco Boyz has glowing orange eyes and is using his stupid necklace as a makwari chain. He attacks Taki with it repeatedly. It turns out to be ... like ... part of him? and stretchy? and ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

but when Taki catches the attack end of it and then dumps an Exorcism ball into it, his eyes turn white and he falls down!

Bronze Tempest thinks that the Knights Vigilant are "weird" and is greatly protesting that she does not want to be a member. But Taki has determined that she absolutely qualifies for membership. Bronze Tempest has Moon Knight's card for being able to contact us later, plus she can always go to the NYPL where Sahara will help her research us!