12843/Gravity Blues

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Gravity Blues
Date of Scene: 15 March 2021
Location: Perry County, AL
Synopsis: Sam is dispatched to find a mutant in the Deep South who may be in a world of danger. And then gets knocked into a tree being the good guy.
Cast of Characters: Antigravity, Cannonball




Antigravity has posed:
    Perry County -- in particular, the section called Jericho -- was having a bit of an issue. Seems with some of the normal small town drama and gossip, someone's got it in their mind to go about smashing junk cars and while that wasn't too unusual in itself -- the junkyard owner came out to see the cars gently floating before crashing down. Some are blaming aliens. Some are blaming 'damn mutants', but either way thre is growing unrest, and some people are going to be prompted to shoot first and sort it all out later.

    This late at night, the only thing open is Tommy's Pit Stop, an aging diner with red pleather seats patched up with close-enough bits of plastic, the chrome paint peeling off the side of the aluminum shell. The 'o' in Tommy flickers in the muggy Southern night.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie had read about this and decided to go check it out. He left word with higher ups on the food chain, he would be gone a day or two. He flew down to the area and rented a pick up truck a few. He picks one not to old not to new. He ended up coming into town that evening.and pulls into the dinner. He will look around walking into the place, Sam maybe new to the area but he somewhat fits into the area at least.

Antigravity has posed:
    "Hey there--" calls a voice from the back. "Go 'head an' seat yahself, be right out!"

    Followed by giggling as a waitress in maybe her mid thirties comes out, settling her skirt back into place and plucking up a notepad from her pocket.

    The menu is on the table, under a layer of grease and plexi-glass. Changes were made in marker to reflect different prices, or striking out old items.

    "Dun' get many out this way -- what brings ya to Jericho, handsome?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie offers her a smile, and says "Just passing through the area, saw you guys were open and was not sure when I would see another decent stop for food." He will ask her "Take it Jericho is one of those blink and you will miss it towns?" He asks her.

Antigravity has posed:
    "Ha! Wouldn't you know it. Got a couple people down the road in a camper who are lookin' for aliens. Ain't that a hoot?" the woman -- whose nametag says 'Sal' -- replies with a smile. "I don't suppose you're down here lookin' for the same thing, huh?" she gives another grin. "My ma's church this mornin' started prayin' 'round the junkyard. They think them mutants are sent by the Devil ta breed with us normal folks." she takes out a pen, and licks the tip.

    "So, what can we hook ya up with, shug?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie shakes his head and says "Na, just delivered a horse to a guy on the other side of Marion." He fibs about why he is here but gives a believable reason. "Can I get a Ice Tea, and a bacon double cheese burger and fries." He smirks a bit and says "Aliens? Well I didn't come looking for it, but might be a bit of a kick see the folks looking for aliens."

Antigravity has posed:
    "Sho' thing--" the waitress states, and she goes to slip the order behind the counter to the cook in the back, and comes back with an ice tea that is practically brown sugar-syrup, with a couple lemon wedges and one of them long spoons. It is a proper Southern Sweet tea.

    "Well, we don' have a motel anymore, but if you hare to see their camper, they decided to park near the junkyard."

    The rest of the restaurant is pretty empty. There's a disheveled looking man reading a paper in a corner booth. The waitress seems to give him no mind, and the only music playing is coming from a radio in the back playing country.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods and sips the tea, squeezes a couple of the lemon slices into it and asks "So, what's got people thinking mutant aliens are in your junk yard?" He will ask as he fidgets with the straw paper a bit.

Antigravity has posed:
    "Oh, well Red says that he heard a buncha noise an' his dogs were goin' nuts. So he goes outside to check and finds a couple chevvies lookin' like an eighteen wheeler hit 'em, floatin' in mid air and turning over themselves like in one a' them space movies." Sal states, "Dunno what he was drinkin' that night, but I'd like to get me some of /that/!" she states, and she looks Sam up and down.

    Seems the hooch Red was drinking wasn't the only thing she'd like some of.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and nods his head a bit to this and says "Well have seen some weird things in my deliveries, but don't think I ever seen anything like that. Did see a fellow flying one time, when I had to take a horse up to Albeny and went close to New York city. Guy looked like he was part comet."

Antigravity has posed:
    "Ha! Well, New York's fulla mutants is what I hear. Gotta cure for 'em too now." Sal drawls, and then gives a shrug. "Jus' proves they're people with problems, jus' like everyone else. So, you just passin' through then?" she asks conversationally, wiping down the next table over.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Yea, I work got a guy in Louisville Kentucky, sells horses to people who got more money than they know what to do with."So I take it you think there is a mutant in the area around here? Never had much trouble with them myself. Actually had one come through the ranch turned out she could talk to the horses. Some of the folks found out about it and freaked out a bit and she moved on. Gotta admit, horses were easier to deal with when she was around."

Antigravity has posed:
    "Well. If there was a mutie around, I'd hope he'd move on. Jericho is full of decent people, an' enough sufferin'." Sal replies, a little cooly. "Crushin' cars and scarin' people don't sound like he's a real nice person. Gonna be lucky he don't get shot up."

    And that's when there's some movement behind Sal. A blonde girl wearing a T-shirt and jeans and an over-all apron that's a couple sizes too big for her little frame peeks out of the kitchen, and seein' as Sal's head is turned, she moves, carrying one of those big dish racks of glasses, and sets it down before unloading it behind one of the counters. Her straw-colored hair was pulled back into a ponytail. She has a couple of grease smudges about her cheeks, but she's wearing solid looking construction boots.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie shrugs a bit and says "Could be someone trying to learn what they can do without scaring folks. I mean if you get a new gun you take it out to the range to learn to shoot it so if it is ever need it you know how to. I would rather someone mess around in a junk yard where they aint going to hurt folks myself."

Antigravity has posed:
    "This ain't shootin'. Someone's crushin' up cars. What's to stop 'em from crushin' up cars with people in 'em? Or people for that matter?" Sal challenges -- and there's a bell. She looks up. "Shoot, that'll be your burger, be right back, shug." she gives a smile, and she goes to get the meal.

    The smaller blonde girl looks over at Sam with a degree of curiosity before a man's voice yells out: "Rosie! You ain't done this yet?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods to the blonde girl, and when Sal gets back "Same thing that keeps someone with a gun from going out shooting folks. Decent up bringing, not wanting to hurt folks, fear of someone hurting them if they hurt people." He shrugs and says "Just always seemed like they are people like all other people some good some bad, some just wanting to live and not be noticed.

Antigravity has posed:
    The girl turns, and resolutely walks back into the kitchen "I'm gettin' to it! An' then I gotta get home -- still gotta do my homework!" she calls back.

    Sal takes a deep breath at the yelling. "Lord, gimmie strength with that child." she murmurs.

    "Anyway -- no one goes smashin' up cars like that for fun. It's like one of those murder documentaries, y'know. First it's little stuff, then suddenly? You got someone crushin' buildin's and cars n' what-not. So whatever they are, I hope they leave town quick."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie just shakes his head a bit to this and says "Well, Ah just hope everyone one in town stays safe, normal folks, mutants and aliens all. Seems an ok little town and hate to see bad things happen to anyone.

Antigravity has posed:
    Sal just gives Sam a smile. "Well, I hope so too." she states, and then moves to go back behind the counter.

    The younger blonde comes out, a french fry sticking out of her mouth as she carries a backpack and a dirtbike helmet.

    She gives Sam an odd look, and then she siddles on over.

    "... 's it true that New York has mutants an' they're curin' 'em?" she asks quiet-like, he rblue eyes set on Sam. She still has grease smudges and an awful complexion this close up, and she smells like grease trap and soap.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, a bit and says "Well most places have mutants to be honest, but yea New York even has a community were mutants who don't want to be cured live, and try to have normal with themselves. There have been some places where people who want to be rid of their powers can go, but if I am being honest, I don't call it a cure, as aint nothing wrong with them that needs curing."

Antigravity has posed:
    "... but there's a /cure/. Why wouldn't they wanna be normal?" she asks, stealing a look back over to the door. She's short. She's real short. "Sounds kinda dumb. 'Specially if someone's got powers tha could get 'em hurt."

    "Rosemary! Git! Stop botherin' the clientelle an' get yourself home. Ain't no one gonna do your homework for you an' you're draggin' in class, girl!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie shrugs a bit and says "Some consider them more a gift and try to think more what they can do to help people with them. There have been a couple mutants who have been part of the Avengers I believe, and they save lots of folks."

Antigravity has posed:
    "Well, ain't no 'Vengers 'round here. Unless you got one a' them in your truck." the girl replies a bit sourly, and she brings her helmet up, turning away from Sam as she turns to walk off. "I'd keep movin' if I were you, stranger. This town's already dyin'."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over to the girl, and then back to Sal, as the young girl moves to head. "Kid sounds like someone who can't wait to get out of the town she grew up in." He will look down at his fancy watch (mini cerbro unit) seeing if it is registering anything in couple miles or so around. He does munches some of his fries and burgers.

Antigravity has posed:
    Oh, that unit is measuring something real near by -- and gaining distance, pausing as the girl latches her helmet on and kick-starts a dirtbike.

    "Yeah, well, she ain't goin' nowhere." mutters the guy behind the newspaper. "She ain't got no prospects 'cept a dishwashin' job. She's born, livin', and dyin' here."

    The dirtbike sputters to life, an after-market headlight switched on, and then the girl takes off.

    As does the signal with the Mini-Cerebro unit. And if what Sal's saying is right the minute that girl shows any sort of ability, she's in a world of danger.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and nods a bit "Shame that." He will say to them, and finishes eating. He does not hurry not wanting to look like he is chasing after the girl, but he does finish and look at his watch "Well I should probably try to get a few more hundred miles in before I grab some sleep.

Antigravity has posed:
    "All right, here's your bill." Sal states, slipping a piece of paper -- with a phone number on it and a smiley face -- and is ready to cash him out, patiently.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will smile and pays the bill. He does not plan on calling her but hey getting a number is still flattering. Once he has payed and a decent tip is left he heads out and then will start to head towards the direction the girl went.

Antigravity has posed:
    Won't take long before Sam was catching up with her. He'll spy the bike's tail light, a reflective stripe on her backpack as she speeds along towards home, presumably. She turns, veering off the road and crossing through a dirt patch to hop on another road -- the left hand turn just ahead would bring Sam on her new route.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will pull over and park where there is no one to see him, and will step out of the truck to take to flight. He keeps his blasting low to the ground to not be seen by many, angling to end up in front of her. He will hover in the roadway waiting for her.

Antigravity has posed:
    And as Sam speeds past her, there was a wobble in the dirtbiking until she spies him hovering.

    She turns, and skids to a stop, her eyes going wide beneath the bill of the dirtbike helmet.

    She breathes out in a huff, and then kicks the dirtbike back into gear and speeds off into the woods!

    There might be sounds of curse words coming out of her as she goes -- easy enough to follow the taillight, though.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will sigh. He will kick into speed, and concentrates a bit to keep the sound of his blast down. He pulls up beside her keeping speed with her pretty easily "Hey, Ah just want to talk, no need to run away."

Antigravity has posed:
    "Ah got nothin' ta talk about with mutants!" Rosie calls back, urging more speed out of the bike -- until the headlight drops at a rapidly oncoming creekbed, with a drop about ten feet!

    Rosie's eyes go wide and she breaks, turning, skidding and taking a fall off the bike, giving a shrill scream as she heads towards the fast-moving creek and a very wet fall!

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will scoop in to catch her. This will cause him to plow a 20-30 foot long rut in the other side of the bank, as he comes to a stop, under the girl, but making sure they don't get hurt. "You ok?" Is the first thing he asks, not commenting about her not talking, but making sure she is ok.

Antigravity has posed:
    The first indication that Sam might know something is wrong is suddenly there is a lurching in his sense of direction, a dizzy, nauseating feeling as her hand grips at his arm. His ears ring a moment as they try to self-adjust, and his stomach drops and then cramps around that burger and iced tea.

    And then he'd find that as she plants her fist against his chest, he'll zip off backwards, leaving her momentarily suspended in air as she cries out:

    "Ah am NOT a freak!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will keep himself from throwing up more from practice of flying and power of will. He he hits a tree not to far away with a ooofff, and will look up at her, as his feet his the ground and he looks up at her "Never said you were." He offers with a cough.

Antigravity has posed:
    The girl stands there, aggressively stanced, like she was about to launch herself at Sam. She rips her helmet off, tossing it to the side, and he might be able to see in the light of her abandoned bike, on the other side of the creekbed, that she's scratched up her face a bit with the open visor of the bike.

    And she's crying. "Why'd you follow me? Why'd you hafta follow me?!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will walk over to her slowly and says "Cause, Ah want to help you, Ah don't think your a freak, and I don't think there is anything wrong with you. I want to offer to help you." He will stop about three foot from her not invading her personal space

Antigravity has posed:
    The blonde girl, with her sad blue eyes looks at Sam, and she tries to catch her breath before she reaches up, and wipes her hand accross her face.

    "... Ah'm Rosemary. People call me Rosie. Ah crushed Red's cars."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie offers her a hand and says "I'm Sam, I put a hole in the side of a mountain when my powers first triggered." He offers her a smile "Sounds like you have been working to understand your powers, would you like to go somewhere where people your age are taught to understand their powers?"

Antigravity has posed:
    Rosemary looks at Sam, and she purses her lip a moment before she wipes her left hand accross her face again.

    "What... like, Hogwarts?" she questions.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says "Well sorta, yea, but we are in America, and only have one dragon about and he is about ya big." He holds his hands out in roughly a breadbox size.

Antigravity has posed:
    Rosie looks at Sam, and she seems to be very skeptical, but she breathes out.

    "You're gonna hafta talk to my ma."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit to this and says "She know about your powers?" He will ask her.

Antigravity has posed:
    "... nope." Rosie states, and she looks over the side of the gully.

    "... but she took a shine to you when she gave you our number."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie runs his hand through his hair "Ok Sal is your mom?" He will set down and looks over to Rosie "Ok, well tell me this Rosie, are you ok with your mom knowing your a mutant?"

Antigravity has posed:
    "Sal's my ma." Rosie confirms. "She got me the job dishwashin' at Tommy's. "I'd rather my ma not know, or my grandma. They're not... ready." she states, stiffly.

    "... you gotta plan for that one, stretch?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms, and says "Well somewhat but may need some friends to come down, the fact your mom knows me as a horse transporter might make it harder for me to go to her and says "Pardon me ma'am, I am a teacher at a private school, and your daughter has shown apptitude on some tests from school and online that has brought her to out attention and we would like to offer her a scholarship.

Antigravity has posed:
    "Well, when y'all work that out--" Rosie states, and she gives a hop accross the gully to retrieve her bike, picking some twigs outta the chain. "Y'all know where t'find me." she states with a defeated sound back to Sam, mounts her bike, and heads back off to the road.