Andy Comes Home Part 2

Thor saying "Yeet" 10/03/2018
"" Hisako murmured to herself. Earlier in the day, Scott had messaged her to meet at the 'headquarters', which is where people from the forum meet up. Hisako and Scott's house wasn't too far away, and Hisako faked being sick (which she happily agreed to after being told by Scott to do so) just to go to the headquarters. She walked from the house to the place they were going to meet at, but she hasn't seen Scott, as he promised to come by after work. Hisako went straight to the door, hoisting her backpack over her shoulder (which contained a lot of bottled water). She knocked on the door loudly, before shouting at the top of her lungs. "" She shouted, folding her arms as she waited for an answer.

birdman | Valentine 10/03/2018
Valentine jumped up about four seconds before a knock came at the door. "Oh!" he was torn right out of his dazed and nervous demeanour, shaking his head quickly. The knock came in time, and he stood up. "That'd be Hisako, do... oh- you don't know her yet, do you? Shit," he slapped his palm on his head. "We'll... let's continue with the um- the murder stuff in a minute, do you- should I-" he awkwardly motioned toward the door, before coming to the slow realization that he hadn't even retraced his steps once yet from that door, having only been in the house about an hour himself anyway.

Mob Boss Peggy 10/03/2018
Andy jumped when Val suddenly did, and then jumped again at the loud knock at the door, but he didn't immediately react by going to answer it because his indigenous friend was busy oracling and it was kind of cool. "No, I do! Kinda'? She's one of us-- yeah." It took him a moment to register that Valentine literally didn't even know where the door was, when he motioned with his hands. Why was Andy watching his hands instead of going to get the damn door? "I mean, no! St-stay here, I'll get it." Finally, the man lifted himself energetically off of the couch and bounded to the door, swinging it open at once to see the petite, perturbed figure standing there. "Hisako! Ah, konnichiwa, um... Doozo ," Andy's knowledge of Japanese was terribly rudimentary and mainly based on whatever Japanese media he had consumed in his life. Which was a ridiculously embarrassing amount. He motioned for the girl to come in, with a smile. (edited)

Thor saying "Yeet" 10/03/2018
Hisako paced back and forth a bit as she waited for the door to be opened, sighing before facing the door. As she turned to the door, it opened, and stood before her was an older man. She assumed he was the person in charge, even though she didn't mingle with the other members online. Her eyes widened a little bit when the man started to speak with her in her native language. "" Hisako inspected the man's posture slowly, looking at him up and down, before looking back up again. "" She scowled, walking inside the building. From Hisako's perspective, the building's interior didn't look too bad. She simply huffed and to find a place to sit, her eyes catching another man by the couch.

Mob Boss Peggy 10/03/2018
Andy felt a little - alright, a lot awkward - as Hisako examined him. He tried to stand up a little straighter, and his eyes darted about oddly, feeling that he might have done something wrong. He caught a little bit of what she said after that, but the meaning was completely lost on him. He just tried to smile as brightly as he could, and welcomed her into his home. " umm... Hero stuff. Guys, this is Hisako. She's--- um, her powers are really cool. And, uh... she doesn't speak English."

October 4, 2018

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 10/04/2018
Cole had been quiet for some time, not really sure how to speak about something as gruesome as a murder and thus deciding not to comment in fear of saying something crass or insensitive. There was an unpleasant feeling in the pit of his stomach as he heard Val describe his vision and anticipate that they would sooner or later encounter one of the bodies. Despite having a forewarning, he wasn't sure he could trust himself to be ultimately prepared for what would be his first time seeing a dead person. It was going to happen sooner or later.

Hisako's arrival brought about a nice break from the subject. Cole exhaled all the tension that had been building up inside of him and leaned back on the couch, "hi Hisako." He wished he could've been more enthusiastic and welcoming, but he wasn't very effusive to begin with and death hung in the aura at the moment. He turned to look at Val curiously "so... since you knew she was coming are able to um, know what she looks like or..."

birdman | Valentine 10/04/2018
Valentine perked up at Cole's voice, and sort of stumbled back into talking again. "Well I mean, no, I can't see nothin', I just heard her ring the doorbell and Andy talkin' to a Hisako when it happened," he shrugged, still a little dazed from his long term vision. He wondered if it'd be a source of trauma, ever, and these sorts of things always seemed to manifest as traumatic experiences anyway. He really wished it was just his imagination.

Thor saying "Yeet" 10/04/2018
Hisako turned to glare at Andy, turning around and marching up to with a closed fist, cocking it back but aimed towards his face. Her closed fist showed what her powers were; a purple-like neon color glowed around her hand, lighting up a small area between Andy's face and Hisako's face. "" She scanned the features of his face carefully, before looking into his eyes intensely, and they weren't that friendly. "" She then asked, keeping her fist close to his face as the color slowly began to glow intensely.

Mob Boss Peggy 10/04/2018
After Andy returned to the living room and introduced Hisako, he turned around to look at her again and found himself face to face with a fist flying at him. He gave a high-pitched yelp, instinctively dodged his head backwards away from it, and threw his open hands up defensively. Andy's eyes went wide, and even wider still when Hisako began to glow. "I--I--" He stuttered. "G-gomen nasai!" He looked down at her angry eyes and couldn't help but feel that her reaction to him might have been a little extreme. " Andy's anxious eyes darted to the other two in the room as if to ask for help.

birdman | Valentine 10/04/2018
Valentine only snorted at the mention of Dragon Quest- not mentioning, of course, how much he liked Dragon Quest to begin with, when his brother had played it. "That's a fuckin' good game!" he shouted back, leaning over Cole a little bit to get his voice around the corner. "Did you fuck with her stuff, man?" he asked, not quite sure why someone would just show up unannounced and pissed off. "Ohayo!" he shouted then, trying to remember what Japanese he knew as well- probably less than Andy, frankly, but enough to say hello at least. "Watashi wa uh- fuck how'd it go- wa- fuck- oh! Watashi wa Valentine desu!" he waved, still draped overtop of Cole.

October 6, 2018

Mob Boss Peggy 10/06/2018
"Y-yeah! Dragon Quest 8 is my favorite followed closely by Dragon Quest 5! N-no, I didn't f-- uh, mess with anything!" He looked back at Hisako with worry in his eyes. She certainly was unique, and he did want to know more about her, naturally, but... Not like this. Andy desperately wanted to go back to discussing the murders. <"I'm really sorry.">

Thor saying "Yeet" 10/06/2018
Hisako looked back to Valentine, whose pronunciation was EXTREMELY terrible (to her ears anyway), rolling her eyes before turning back to Andy with fire burning in her eyes. A moment of silence in the room took over, then Hisako slowly lowered her fist, her glow faded from her hand and backing away from Andy. She looked in between both Val and Andy, before scoffing. "" She said aloud. Val probably wouldn't understand what she said, but Andy, maybe. "" She brushed her fringe to the side, looking to and asking Andy as she did so. (edited)

Mob Boss Peggy 10/06/2018
Andy was relieved when Hisako let him go, but his shoulders dropped at bit at the name-calling. Now, there was no need for that. Couldn't everybody be respectful to each other in his house? He made a mental note to write down some house rules or mention it at the next family meeting. Again, Andy didn't know enough of her language to determine everything that Hisako said, but he did recognize the name of their resident lightning rod, Scott. <"Scott is in a mission with the other> heroes.  I hope... You should try calling him." He added, motioning with his hand to his ear. Andy returned to his spot on the couch next to the other two guys, just as someone knocked on the door again. He sprung right up as soon as he settled and rushed to open it. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found that it was just the pizza guy. It seemed like his encounter with Hisako had him quite frazzled. He even clumsily dropped some of the money when he went to tip the guy. "Thanks, man," He said, taking the pizzas and closed the door a little too hard, which made him flinch at the sound. He then returned to the table and set the two boxes on it. (edited)

October 7, 2018

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 10/07/2018
Cole watched the interaction between Hisako and Andy with a raised eyebrow, knowing instantly that this woman had no idea who she was dealing with. Not in the sense that she should be careful, just in the sense that she could’ve scared Andy with a lot less effort. “Oh man... poor boss” he whispered quietly enough that only the blind man on his lap could hear.

When the pizza was put on the table he leaned forward, opening one of the boxes and inhaling the smell of baked crust and melted cheese. “Oh hell yeah,” Cole said with a nod “this is just what we need.” He reached for the piece nearest to him and pulled it from the pie, taking a big bite from the tip with a satisfied hum.

Thor saying "Yeet" 10/07/2018
Hisako watched Andy's movements, and huffed as he mentioned that Scott was out on a "mission" somewhere. She shook her head as she watched Andy answer the front door. She turned away from the boys, pulling her phone out of her pocket. She unlocked her phone before going to her contacts, then tapped on Scott's icon, calling him.

"" Hisako mumbled to herself as she brought the phone up to her ear.

October 8, 2018

birdman | Valentine 10/08/2018
Valentine clambered off of Cole's lap, finding the pizza on the coffee table with some effort. "ooh fuck- hell yeah," he mumbled through a mouthful of pepperoni, "I prefer this to gettin' dragged by a teenager, any day." he leaned back onto the couch, "she like... need something from him? Or is she just kinda here to make him feel bad about doin' his best with a- Andy you're doing wonderful, sweetie!- doin' his best with a language he barely knows?" he laughed, "jeez, some people." he shook his head, taking another bite of his pizza. "Say, how much do I owe you guys for this?"

October 9, 2018

Mob Boss Peggy 10/09/2018
Well, at least the other guys had totally rushed to help him out. Andy sat back down with a huff once Hisako's attention was finally off of him and shrugged at Val's question. It took a few moments to remember that the taller man couldn't see him shrug. "How should I know? I just--- sorry." He grumbled, his shoulders slumping as he took a piece of the pizza. While he was picking the pepperoni off of it, he tried to get his thoughts in order, trying to shake off that thought that he just let a teenager drag him, as Val said. It was kind of humiliating. "Don't worry about it. It's on me." Andy replied, voice still low. He changed the subject quickly, shifting back to the vision the blind man had. "Do you... Have these major visions often? Do you ever write them down or tell anybody about them?"

October 10, 2018

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 10/10/2018
Cole chewed and glanced between Val and Andy as they spoke, stealing one last peek at the bottle blonde newcomer. “Take it she’s not much of a team player” he mumbled to himself, turning his attention back to his pizza and neglecting to wipe his face clean of tomato sauce. “Oh, here” Cole took one of the packets of sauce cups and opened it with greasy fingers before pressing it to Val’s palm “try dipping it. It’s so much better I swear- are you eating these?” Before Andy could even answer whether he wasn’t interesting in the pepperoni he was picking out Cole was already reaching for his rejects and pinching them into his mouth. “Thanks for the pizza by the way” he added to mind his manners in a voice muffled by the bite of dough he’d just taken.

October 11, 2018

birdman | Valentine 10/11/2018
"Oh, shit," Valentine accepted, shoving just about whatever into his mouth, nudging Cole with a grin as he did so. "Yeah, thanks man, this shit's solid." he gave Andy a pizza-covered thumbs up, finishing his fourth slice with a satisfied sigh. "Beats predicting murder, I'll tell you that. In uh... in regards to that, hey Andy?" he asked, still definitely with a mouthful of pizza, but the question was pressing.

Mob Boss Peggy 10/11/2018
Andy just looked blankly at Cole when the kid picked up his discarded pepperoni and ate it like they had known each other for years. He started to feel a bit less tense with those guys around because they were so friendly. It was funny, Andy never thought that he would actually feel at ease around people so much younger than himself. It kept surprising him how much they all had in common. That ease was dashed, however, by the amount of noise coming out of the far side of the room. Hisako's screeching on the phone and Scott's boisterous yelling. Ugh... But what could he do? Andy pulled the beanie off of his head and smoothed back his long, unruly hair. It was loosely pulled back with an elastic tie but still looked like he'd rolled right out of bed. He had already been looking at Val for an answer to his questions, which the blind man didn't give him just yet. "Yeah?" He responded, rather quietly, and found himself drowned out by the shrill shouting. "...YEAH?"

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 10/11/2018
There had been more people at headquarters at one time making more noise than this but for some reason Hisako’s voice just found a way to irritate his eardrums in a special way. Cole glanced in the woman’s direction and silently prayed for whatever discussion was ongoing to end. “I’ll grab us some drinks– soda okay? Okay.” A quick trip to the kitchen would be a nice break. Col rose from his seat, pizza slice in hand, and moved towards the kitchen area.

October 12, 2018

birdman | Valentine 10/12/2018
Valentine had taken to covering his ears a little bit, grimacing at the screeching in the other room in annoyance. "Ah- I was just gonna ask if- Jesus- well, about um... about liability when it comes to intervening," he explained, "like... we're not gonna get straight-up murdered doin' this, are we?" he asked, concerned. "I can't exactly shoot fireballs from my fists or nothin'," he shifted on the couch, trying to drown out the phone conversation outside. He wasn't really sure why the girl had shown up in the first place... couldn't she take it outside?

October 14, 2018

Mob Boss Peggy 10/14/2018
Andy practically inhaled a piece of the pizza (sans pepperoni) in the most polite and least-sloppy way he could and still ended up with sauce on the side of his mouth. He wanted his house to be a place where people could go to relax and plan, like a familial sanctuary for heroes. With the yelling going on, he felt a little bad for the others. Still, he wanted to be polite and didn't want to scare anybody off, so he continued to try to ignore Hisako. Valentine was... New. Compared to the others. It wasn't easy for someone like him to have known beforehand how to get into contact with Andy, much less know anything about their operation without somebody helping him. "Well," Andy began, shifting in his seat. "Hero work isn't legal in Canora Klau. We'll be risking our lives and our freedoms to fight crime and make the city - and the world - a better place. With criminals popping up all over with superpowers more and more every day, people like us are needed. More than ever. Yes... We could die doing this. But... It's my responsibility to make sure that doesn't happen." (edited)

October 17, 2018

birdman | Valentine 10/17/2018
Valentine gave a long pause, followed by a solemn nod. "Well," he started, "Making sure less people get hurt seems like the only good use of my powers, so I'm in. Where do I sign?" he sat up a little bit on the couch, any sort of joking aside. "I gotta ask, though, how do the jobs usually end? If we aren't putting them behind bars, what happens to 'em?"

Mob Boss Peggy 10/17/2018
Andy watched Valentine as he went quiet, looking away and then looking back once he again remembered that the man wouldn't even be able to notice Andy staring at his face. Once the tall man answered, the leader gave a soft smile. "There's no contract and no obligation to stay. You can come and go as you please. As for the 'villains,'" He explained, making air-quotes with his fingers. "Our aim is to get them locked up or - and this is very wishful thinking - turn over a new leaf. I don't condone killing. At all." No, he didn't even want to think about it. If one of his heroes purposely killed someone... His heart felt heavy just thinking about it. "I have contacts that take care of the, erm... legal issues. Fortunately." Andy continued. Sometimes he could ramble on quite a bit. For people new to the cause, he felt that there were plenty of questions that often needed to be answered. He'd stay up all night if it meant explaining everything to a curious prospect. "With your abilities, I think that you would be better off out of the way of danger. You can see visions of the future. Crimes that haven't happened yet! I-I kinda' wish you could be here all of the time so you could tell me about everything you see!"

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 10/17/2018
Cole opened the fridge and leaned on the door as he looked over their options. There were a few sodas, waters, and juice, but none of that dark brown caffeinated fizzy drink that went so well with pizza. Hm, he’d have to remind Andy they needed to stock up. Cole reached for the next best thing– lime.

As he walked back he was already eyeing the pizza and as he set down the cups and soda he was already reaching for his next slice. Val and Andy had entered a serious conversation of sorts so he decided not to interrupt as he used one free hand to pour each of them a cup of carbonated drink. He simply Andy’s set in front of him, and Val’s he brought to his hand and said “hold this” without offering further explanation. Maybe one day he’d finally be good at interacting with the blind man.

October 18, 2018

birdman | Valentine 10/18/2018
Valentine's hand was already out as Cole placed his drink down, murmuring a 'thanks' before he'd even done it- and a louder one, after he had. "I like the sound of that, Andy," said Valentine with enthusiasm, enjoying the thought of being some sort of intel expert- it made his power sound way cooler than it actually was. "Well, why not? I was beginning to go apartment hunting, but if you've got a spare room I can pay some rent and stuff, if you're legit about it," he suggested, taking a sip of his- he paused, before anything touched his lips. "What'd you put in this, bud?" he turned his whole body toward Cole,, moving the cup from his mouth.

October 19, 2018

Mob Boss Peggy 10/19/2018
Andy gave Cole a grateful nod as he was given the soda, but he didn't reach for it when it was placed on the table. There was a 'ping' from his laptop and he leaned over to look at the screen and the message that appeared from one of the more colorful members of his crew. The man's brows lowered with confusion as he typed out his reply with one hand, before looking back to Valentine in time to hear his answer. His face brightened with a big smile that was evident in the sound of his voice. "I have four spare rooms and so far, they're empty! You're totally welcome to stay here!" There was something about having a new roommate that was really exciting. Before getting the heroes together physically as opposed to the online community, Andy hardly had any new company over. It was always just himself, Mr. Finch, and Eleanor. These days, he excitedly anticipated whoever walked through his doors. He picked up his cup and put it to his lips, and the phone began to ring. It startled the fire-wielder so much that he splashed a little of the drink on his sweater. "Aw, man..." (edited)

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 10/19/2018
“Sprite” Cole replied, and paused to wait for Valentine to take his first sip. As soon as the blind man had a taste he added “and LSD.”

Cole watched from behind the pizza crust as Andy picked up his phone. The moment it became clear that Leo was on the other line a grin spread on his face– Matador had a knack for it.

October 20, 2018

Thor saying "Yeet" 10/20/2018
It was a bit of a long trip, and Scott had hung up the phone moments before arriving at the headquarters, shortly after telling Hisako to go outside. The taxi pulled up in front of the building, the passenger door Scott was sitting at pointing directly in front of Hisako by chance. "Here's your tip..." Scott tipped the driver, before opening the door to a less-than-happy Hisako, who stood at the front door of the building with her arms folded across her chest. "Hisakoooooo.... I missed you too." Scott then spoke, getting out of the car before shutting it behind him. The taxi drove away as Scott approached Hisako, itching the back of his neck. "" Hisako yelled, unfolding her arms down to her sides and clenching her fists, while standing on her tippie-toes as she yelled. Hisako has a very stubborn and impatience nature, as experienced by the boys inside the headquarters. Though she stood on her tippie-toes, she was still short. "After all these years, you're still short." He then joked, walking past Hisako and heading to the front door. Hisako wasn't pleased, and felt flustered. She hated being called short.

October 21, 2018

Mob Boss Peggy 10/21/2018
Andy hung up the phone with his nerves on edge. The stress showed on his face and in his posture as he folded his arms and paced back and forth. He waited and waited. And jumped a little at the sound of Hisako's shrill voice. And waited more. Why wasn't Leo calling back?

"Darn it!" He muttered to himself and smoothed back his hair several times.