5948/Her Domain

Her Domain
Date of Scene:	08 December 2018
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Blackout stumbles upon Selene who portrays a fangirl of extreme intelligence. Blackout doesn't have a clue.
Cast of Characters:	Black Queen, Blackout

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Black Queen has posed:
It's a bit past 2am, the city is still loud and bright with all of the lights down below. The restaurant that is up here has been closed for some time, and the workers have mostly already left. There's not a lot of security here but there's also not a lot of people who venture to the high up vantage point just to hang out this time of year with the cold wind whipping past. There's not much reason to be here unless you want to be a target of something, or if you feel brave enough to venture here all on your own... not that many people would rob someone up here it's just that feeling of being alone makes many afraid.

There's not much on Earth or beyond that makes Selene Gallio afraid. She carries with her the lives of millions of people, many of whom she herself tortured and killed. They swirl about her in that ethereal place that's just a half-step away from reality. They linger and scream, and stay present, there's a foreboding quality to the darkness she brings, something far more dark than simple shadows. And yet, most people are never even aware... how could they be, she's some early 20-something attractive and healthy woman. The opposite of what the myths would say about people like her, though the waiter who is blowing away into nothing but dust particles since he was the last one to leave, and Selene was hungry, might say something different. And now, he's just a memory spread by the wind, and she's enjoying looking out at the city, the lights, and the people milling about making a world just for her.

Blackout has posed:
At the opposite end of the observation deck there's the shifting of pressures when a small portal becomes larger, expanding up to 8' in diameter. The portal is inky black, presenting as opaque, yet, peers into the darkness beyond. A darkness so vast that it absorbs all forms of light. It is from that darkness that a shadowy form emerges. He's not stepping out as one might expect; instead, the male figure that's shrouded in his own black armor, is /blown/ out of the portal. He comes out backside first and lands with a solid impacting thud againt the floor and the side concrete blocks of the low wall. His chest and stomach were aglow with hints of yellow and red (akin to flame) for just a few seconds from the impact point that caused his abrupt entry. He reaches forward, toward the portal that is now 8' away from him. He claps his hands together and the portal is closed as rapidly as he can muster.

    A moment passes as he tries to brush himself off. Perhaps he still feels the heat from the blast through the armor that adorns his chest. That armor, also like the darkness beyond the former portal, is made of Darkforce. Though the armor upon him is solid; as Darkforce comes in two forms, Energy and Matter. His right side is to Selene and he's not even noticed her yet. He's been troubled by his own current events and he rolled poorly on his intuition feat.

Black Queen has posed:
To the portal Selene looks first just with her eyes, turning her back to the railing that keeps people from simply falling off. She leans against it and watches, waiting, and then there's the man. A person blown into this area from some unknown location, and then clap... the portal is closed. With a look at the armored man, and the portal, it's pretty clear to Selene what kind of person this is and she gives a bit of a faux startled response.

"Oh, are you... are you alright?" Selene starts to move up, her face looking worried, as she doesn't get too close but has those instinctual steps of someone trying to help. "Do you need me to call an emergency medical transport for you?" She asks and tilts her head to the side, looking a little concerned at the glowing areas of the armor. "You must be one of those... super heroes? Is there... a super villain coming?" She looks around quickly for some dangerous sort to show up any moment.

Blackout has posed:
His face is completely devoid of contours and lines. There are no eye, nose, or mouth holes in the black formless mask that he wears. This is pretty clear when he turns to look up at the skiddish appearing woman. His right hand freezes mid brush across his chest. His left hand drops to the floor below and he uses it to press himself up to stand. In his standing, he seems awkward. The left hand is used as a pivot point while making a complete 270 degree counterclockwise twist to find himself upright and facing toward Selene.

    He clears his throat. His right hand is joined with his left in a palm forward gesture of 'meaning no harm'. The voice behind the mask is baritone, somewhat resonate as it passes through the Darkforce material. He answers, "No, no. It's okay. No supervillains coming. Just me. I.." he looks back at his original location for a second then over to the area where his portal was. He answers, "I was making sure that the villain was safe and secure." Then his face turns back to her, hoping that she believed his response.

Black Queen has posed:
"Well, whew!" Selene says and she lets out a sigh, and then smiles to the man in darkness, "You must have a name? The girls at the club are never going to believe this, I have met an -actual- super hero." She shakes her head a few times, smiling a bit more giddy-like, "No no, do not tell me. You always have such cool names. So, Dark Man, or, Shadow Armor, maybe a Portal Man?" She squints at that last one and then laughs a little, and puts her hand up on her chest, "I am terribly sorry. I am a bit nervous what with the, vmmmm and you, and the fire, and then ta-da."

A soft giggle comes from her as she brushes her hands off on her skirt, and then takes the few steps to get more into normal conversational distance, "I am Selene, not that you are likely to remember that, I am sure you meet people allllll the time who just geek out about you. Are you part of one of those... groups? Like the Avengers, or Justice League? Hmm? Or more the solo-villain force stomper sort?"

Blackout has posed:
There's a moment of confusion as Blackout listens to the fan-girling commentary from Selene. He's never heard such words regarding his presence. Those are words normally suited for Thor or Hercules. The string of proposed names are interesting in his mind, but he slightly shakes his head in denial of their potential correctness. When she gets to the other questions after closing the distance, he responds, "Nothing that fancy. I go by the name, Blackout. But, it's highly unlikely that I'd forget the name of the first person who has ever approached me this way. Selene is a great name."

    There's a pause of thought as he thinks he covered all her questions but then realizes that he totally blanked on hearing the rest of her sentence. Maybe it was him trying to sort out a decent response for the fan-fare. Then he answers, "Oh, I'm with SHIELD." which is something said with a hint of pride. As if he's new on the job and it's a super interesting thing to relay to another. He's also somewhat lost behind the mask. His eyes peer through the dark material toward her. Watching her movements and observing her features.

Black Queen has posed:
"Blackout?" Selene questions a little bit, and then her eyes get big and she smiles, "Ohhhh, I get it. Like a blackout, everything goes dark." Her hand goes up to her ponytailed hair and she grabs a few strands of it, starting to spin them around and around her finger, "I don't think I've heard of you. Though if you are out at anight and in the darkness and whatnot, then it may be a good thing. Right? Can not let those criminals figure out what's happening can you? That is quite smart. Be the hidden hero like that... uhhh, what's his name? ManBat, BatMonster, horribleBat. Something with bat in there, maybe BatBoy. Well, whatever, you know what I mean."

When you bring up SHIELD though, she grimaces a little bit, "Really? Weren't they the ones giving out all that information about mutants a while ago? Working with that girl who was part of the red waves, or something like that? All that news information is hard to follow... really, but I think I distinctly remember them not getting the best press. I'm sorry that you work for them, you seem like a very nice person."

Blackout has posed:
"Well.. I'm not up to date on all the bad or good press really." mutters Blackout. "I'm really just a physics consultant and I help out where needed - mainly because I have these abilities. And you're right. It's best to keep the villains guessing and not knowing where I am. I mean, I can make an entire area completely dark and move around in that darknes unimpeded. However, when they have thermal vision - well - that's when it goes south and I get blasted. Speaking of..." he looks back toward the area where he had opened the portal. He's pondering his need to return to the scene that he just fled from.

Black Queen has posed:
"Physics?!" Selene gets excited, and she smiles, "I am a scientist, I mostly utilize these traits to help identify artifacts and uncover historical mysteries." Selene puts her hands about her body padding down, and realizes she has no purse with her, but then she pulls from one of her jacket's small pockets, "Lucky me." She looks at the business card. It says her name is Selene Gallio - Antiquer. And she hands it in the direction of Blackout, "If you need anything, or want an assistant on some kind of research let me know. I have degrees in quantum physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, advanced software and hardware engineering, well lots of things. Child... prodigy of sorts. Nothing major, not super powers like... you, but my girl friends would go CRAZY if I was brought in to help on something."

Blackout has posed:
Hearing her tone change to excitement, Blackout turns back to look at her and see her pull the business card out. He will reach up to take it and read the words upon the card stock. Then, behind the mask his own eyes grow large as she rattles off the degrees she holds. His head rises from looking down at the card to be more inclined to looking in her direction.

    His words aren't choice, but they clearly indicate that he's impressed, "Holy hell, Selene. You've got one heck of a brain. Clearly a prodigy. But yeah... wow." - And he's at a loss for the right words to actually follow up with that because there's no way he's going to impress her with his single degree. Either way, he needs to get back to what he was originally doing; or trying to do. "We'll talk. Thanks." he holds up the card as if it will be used to contact her in the future. Then his left hand raises and a portal opens 6 feet away on his left (her right). The portal is just as before, 8' in diameter into inky blackness beyond. The opening of the portal also causes a slight shift of local pressure.

Black Queen has posed:
Selene Gallio watches in a grinning fashion as the portal opens up and she offers a big wave of her hand, "Bye Blackout!!" She practically squeals and then she is pulling out her cellphone and dialing a number. Blackout might hear, as he's disappearing into the darkness, Selene saying over the phone, "I -just- met a super... hero... yes, I am serious. No, I was not falling from a building. Jesus Chantel, I am serious. His name was Blackout... no that's not a made up... well, they are all made up names, but no I am not -making this up-. Ugh!" And the click as she starts to storm off the observation deck, stuffing her hands into her jacket pockets.