Well I sent out a private message to Avatar, Lord_Inar, and Davew to do a RP thread for the first official meeting of RONIN in a non-combat situation.  I found out the hard way that I cannot PM {private message} more than one person without the forum defining it as a spam. Grrr...annoying.  I sent a PM to Dsummer asking if perhaps I should start a new thread at the Blog for this Meet and greet RP session with the only heroes Thunderbolt has met... but he has not replied even though I can tell he has read the PM.

Believe me... I'd LOVE to meet everyone else but its like pushing a glacier to get any quick resolution.  I've been posting like a madman for over about a year now and still I have not met up with the main group so we four seem to be the odd men out.  I don't mind us being the protectors, and I'm not trying to criticize people with their busy schedules but I figured the only team I was going to be joining was one I put together...specifically RONIN, since Dsummer seemed to be resistant to having us all meet up... or perhaps just too busy to post with any frequency.

I did not want to just start a new thread at the blog without permission... that seemed presumptuous... but again Dsummer has not replied to me yay or nay!  I'd really like to kick our super-heroing into HIGH GEAR... but I'm afraid I may be being too pushy.

Any suggestions?

I think it would be neat for RONIN to meet up with the Protectors at some point and decide to make a single team of the two groups of heroes.  But I do not have ANY idea how our time-lines synch up... Dsummer has not really let us know whats happening when compared to each other.  I THINK our group is taking place in the past of your groups events.

CAN I just start a new thread at the blog and proceed with RONIN meeting each other to sit and talk?

Yeah, I think Doms pretty cool as well... guess I'll just have to curb my exuberance and be patient.

He posted that we could e-mail him with stuff we want our characters to get involved with... well I ripped off 5 e-mail/private messages of things I had a mind for Thunderbolt to do...lol!

Guess I'll have to see what he addresses.

I would still like to start a new blog thread for RONIN to meet up and do some character to character role-playing...{sigh}.  Ah well just have to wait and see what he will allow.

By the way I also enjoy your team's posts...can't wait until we all get to meet ...some fine day.

Yeah... I did. Sorry about that guys. It took a bit for everything to come back up. I drove past Glade on I81 today... and nearly threw up (that's my initial reaction to extreme emotion/stress... I don't cry, I barf). This is a community I've been through a 1,000 times, and now a large chunk of it is destroyed. Honestly, if it wasn't for the grass I would have sworn that a small atomic bomb would have went off.

I know that Alabama and other areas suffered greatly but Glade is very small and often forgotten. But it is my part of the country and dear to me so if anyone wants to help out I will try to direct you to the proper channels if interested.

The RONIN have started to gather together, I was wondering if any of the rest of The Protectors have any suggestions on what we should work on? Team strategy would be one of my suggestions.

A Lot of confusion could be minimized with careful reading of the posts made by others.  I know my posts may be somewhat complex... but not all I post is just fluff.  There are several details in my recent posts that answer many of the confused facts. 

I will make an effort to post less detailed, less frequent, and less lengthy posts since this has happened repeatedly of late.  Sorry my posts seem too long to hold interest... I'll adjust.

Thunderbolt, post as much and as long as you want. I for one enjoy reading your posts. I wish that I could be as descriptive as you are.
An un-team seams o.k. for now, but Skyhawk would be interested in forming an actual team with HQ, and setting up to patrol the city, and establish a presence to attempt to deter some of the criminals out there.

Hawk wrote on May 4^th, 2011 at 5:15pm:


I agree with Skyhawk here. I know I was included in Ronnin, I think in part because Thunderbolt and I know each other in real world and have played at table top together. I think that help's us have an idea what the other may do. But I think Stalker would be more likely to investigate the murder and to keep hounding Leonetti and his ilk

Don't think that I don't want to be included in Ronin. I just want to see where the chips(characters) fall in role play among each other

Same goes for me as well.  Just we have still to meet the other players... so I started something in absence of any other 'good-guys' to work with.

I figured Stalker would be more of the tye to investigate the murders.  Thunderbolt/Shawn wants to let the legit police get first crack at it.  Meta-powers are for things they cannot handle.  But Shawn is a meta so his point of view is slightly different than Stalker's who ...as far as I can tell is not a meta.

Oh if that were the case it would DEFINITELY draw Thunderbolt's IMMEDIATE attention! 

Every time someone is hurt or killed because of boost - OD's or just collateral damage Thunderbolt takes it personally.  Because he feels he knew about the drug before it hit the streets and with his powers he SHOULD be doing something about it to stop it before it gets out of hand.  It's his own personal crusade... you might say.

This is part of the reason I wanted us all to get together on the blog and banter just this kind of thing around.  Using our skills and powers to improve each other.

Ok.  Heads up Lord_Inar, Avatar and Davew.  I'm planning on interjecting something in the 'Gathering of Warriors' Thread.  So make a couple of interaction posts between your characters.   The initial meeting at the Junkyard turned out to be a bust... from confusion and time issues for posting.  Thunderbolt left no way to contact him at the 'Yard' as its still a junk-yard too much chance whatever he might have left would have been either found or destroyed.

But I figured out a way for him to get a message to all of RONIN at once without knowing where any of you are. 

In about two days after the 'Junkyard Meeting' I'm planning on having TB briefly high-jack the local TV Network and Radio Networks with some Electrical Control to send a citywide message...

"I am THUNDERBOLT.  My apologies Empire City for this interruption do not be alarmed, I will only do this only in an Emergency - if ever again. 

I'm calling out to RONIN.  Meet me at 'The Yard' - where we met after the fight with at the Nightclub.  I need to speak with you all.  Again my appologies Empire City for this interruption."

This message will be at about 8PM hopefully too catch Slik Slander, Stalker and Diesel's attention when they are all available to hear the message or at least hear the newsfolk complain about the brief pirated air-ways.  An 'extreme method', but effective... and better than sky-writing! lol!

This cryptic message will not reveal to anyone ...but RONIN where they are meeting, but it will also inform the PROTECTORS of RONIN's presence in the city as a side effect.

Awe and I like Olivia Dunham... opps..wrong universe! {Aheh!}

Actually Ranger as per the Rules printed in Villains and Vigilntes - p. 36,

Article B-Criminal Mischief, Section 8.e Criminal Tampering in the second Degree : "A person with no right to do so, or reasonable grounds to believe he has such a right, tampering with the property of another individual with the intent to inconvenience to that other individual.  Tampering with property of gas, electric, sewer, water works, telephone or telegraph companies or with common carriers or public utilities is also included.  This is a class B misdemenor."

Key being not breaking or entering or use of prohibited FCC communications electronics is made use of and no monetary or physical damage is inflicted.

It would be the same as some kids putting together a pirate TV Program that interrupts local TV signals with their own.  "The Voice" from Dark Angel, "Radio Free Arcadia" from Space Pirate Captain Harlock - My Youth in Arcadia, 'Mister Universe' from Serenity, heck even Ice-T from "Johnny Mnemonic".

Is it criminal?  Yes, but not intent on nor actually inflicting 'substantial interruption' of any service provided to the public - A class D Felony!  The message is only all of what 10 seconds interruption?  Heck with TB's abilities he could simply interrupt a single Commercial and be done and NEVER even have to enter any of the TV or radio stations facilities.
I had also planned on having TB to mail a money order to the local courts for the $250 fee in damages admitting to the offense - paying the fee and a typed promise to never do it again.

If you put this in the light of the name of the Game is Villains and Vigilantes - public assault on criminals which we 'Superheroes' do every day is a Article 4 - Assault, Section 4.b in the second degree is a class D felony.

But I am open to alternate suggestions?

Been waiting for other suggestions but seeing as there have been no more I'll take what I've got here.

I like your Idea Cougar and will use it.  Its more... elegant, simple and just as doable.  With the even better added benefit, and more important fact, that it is distinctly ... not illegal!  Thanks for the idea!

Again, you should read the posts carefully.  Thunderbolt stayed for about 2 hours and left.  The events going on now are at least a few days later by what I've read in the posts.

Yeah - a smart villain could.  So yes Thunderbolt will be cautious.  I know this power can really be abusive... not really my intent to take this power and shove where it hurts!  I'm really trying to be ...'responsible' and reasonable with the power's use.  But for the mixed-up post messages and confused time/location situations in the posts... such GROSS use of power would not be needed, but Ces' live!

Hey Davew - Nice post by Slik!  I'm going to wait until Lord_Inar replies to you and then Thunderbolt will send out his Cell-phone, Text spam, City-wide E-mail to Empire City to set up a new meet opportunity to RONIN to gather and sit and talk. 

I wanted to give you guys time to read all the flying posts so the set up left no confusion.

Ranger wrote on May 16^th, 2011 at 9:10pm:

So do I.

Lord_Inar  Slik Slander posted this...

Slik Slander said...

    [OOC] Guys- I'm completely lost at this point. I just got several emails flowing through my box that cover the ending events of the battle up until the meeting at the junkyard. I don't know if this is old data or what but I've not read it yet so I don't know if we are playing out the events of inbetween the meeting at the junkyard or if i am still supposed to be looking for Diesel. It may be that my email has been acting up and I'm just now getting parts of the story I was supposed to have read days ago (which would explain why I was supposed to have found Diesel beforehand).
    I can change my story bit, if needed, but I need to know where we are at.

You did not post anything in the time.  Then Dom posted and Stalker, I waited to see if you would post but you must have been busy.  Then Slik Slander posted this...

Slik Slander said...

    After finishing things up at the hospital in regards to the Booster and then a desperate but unsuccessful attempt to find Diesel to let him know about the other heroes he encounters, Slik goes home.
    "I'm tired," Slik mumbles to himself as he checks his messages...
    "On call worker, hmm... that could be good or bad. On call good as I will know what is going on, bad that I might be in need to get in the midst of the action.... unless the action occurs before I go on call... Ugg, less sleep. But its a good opportunity."
    Slik gets his sleep in, pulls a few days at the office, gets extra long afternoon naps, and then heads out the third evening into the city, hoping that he can find Diesel or at least Thunderbolt or Stalker.

THIS is what advanced the time.  So in reply I posted this...

Thunderbolt said...

    Thunderbolt waits about two hours at the Junk-yard. When no one returns he sighs, "I wonder if 'The Marksman' ever had this much trouble organizing a team. A bad team denotes bad leadership... what's that say about me?"

    [Yes. 'The Marksman is a reference to the Old Champion's comic! LOLS!]

    Thunderbolt takes flight... but not before emitting a disruptive shifting magnetic field and filling the air with electric static in several dual powerful bursts to disable disrupt and scramble any particular pattern of his ambient magnetic field. His hopes are to disable any bug tracer or traceable energy pattern his powers might emit. He files straight up for about a mile before throwing himself in a random direction and falling several miles distant from the junkyard catching himself about 100 feet before impact with his flight power to head home. All measures to cover and break any means of tracking his flight path.

    Thunderbolt will hold onto the three cell-phones hoping he can at some point get his... un-team members to take them so some communication can be established between each other.

So we basically all missed each other.

No.  I received no PM's from him indicating to do so.  I was just as disappointed when he posted that Slik did not return to the Junkyard... I was waiting to give him a means to contact TB.  {Sigh} "Of mice and Men."

Here is a suggestion to move it along.  Your current post could be taken in this light - you drive to the Junkyard where we RONIN met and find, indeed, TB is not there.  Its evening... you guys said you would meet at 8PM.  Slik was hoping but it doesn't pan out.

{Reason TB unlike Slik or Stalker is actively being hunted by minions of Mr. Lionette... not just Anvil, Haywire and Razor so he must be careful and only goes to meeting he knows are definitely safe... he has family to protect.  So repeatedly making an appearance at a location eventually will get him tailed something he does not want.}

So Diesel and Slik talk about what to do to meet up with TB but come to no real conclusion ...at the moment then both go home.  You will need to post this interaction all in your next posts {I REALLY HOPE Davew / Slik Slander READS this post! }

Then I will post TB's attempt at City-wide Cell-phone Text / E-mail Spamming in MY next post.

This will be the message...

[This is THUNDERBOLT, calling out to Slik Slander, Diesel and Stalker.  Need to meet at the 'Yard' where we first met to talk.]

This is cryptic enough that no one else will know what 'yard' TB is talking about.  No one but Slik Slander and Stalker were told the location or could know it from the second to last post I made in "One Night in Esctacy" that gave them Both that location to meet the following night at 9PM.  Which I started in "A Gathering of Warriors".

The we can get our meeting back on track, and finally decide how to approach the Asteroid fall.  Hopefully.

I'm glad you enjoy my ...meanderings.

I think I have a reasonable means to justify Thunderbolt making an appearance.  And I get to post a scene I've been hoping to get the chance to post for some time.  Thunderbolt/Shawn at work!  

ACDC ROCKS!

Thunderbolt IC: ...also sort of in the near future

Well, some official status as a crime-fighter/emergency threat specialist as a 'deputized' law-enforcer with a charter to opperate in an official capacity would be what we need.  It would also be nice to be allowed to have our super IDs registered 'so to speak' so such minor things like my gun being licensed to my super Id so that our secret id's are protected.

I mean I only started building my own HQ's cause there seemed to be no heroes stepping up the the bat to replace the Guardians.  I  figured without official status I'd simply have to work with what I could cobble together on my own.

You know I'd even be willing to reveal my id to public records IF my family were put into Witness protection!

...I'd also LOVE to get training as a pilot!

Avatar wrote on Jun 17^th, 2012 at 12:17pm:


Yeah.  No amount of pushing or fretting is gonna make this spin up any faster! lol!  Just have to wait...

Hawk wrote on Jun 17^th, 2012 at 5:47pm:


Good, because I know someone who wouldn't mind a hand catching up on the all the technological innovations in aviation that have taken place in the past twenty-five years.

I'm thinking we might work a on way trying to gain an edge against aerial combatants using our piloting skills. It's one more reason to start a hero version of the USAF Fighters Weapon School  

I know that Thunderbolt would be all for aerial combat training... that is really difficult to learn on your own you really need partners who can also fly.

Doesn't the Navy get to see more action these days?