« Prev 1 .. 8 9 10 .. 53 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: Director Makaila's Office (Read 11,417 times) Eric Phillips Hero Intelligence A man of many hats [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 5,490 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 17:49:43 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I might be though. If these things can come from my portals. Then I need to learn everything I can about what may be on the other side. Because I've been thinking about this, and I'm not going to stop using my power. And I am tired of being afraid." Back to Top   Eric Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:17:39 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "The animals, at least, seem to be far too large to come through your portals, for what it's worth." After all, they had been massive. "The robots... well, they aren't supposed to exist any longer. We destroyed their central intelligence, and the rest vanished. I see no reason why they should be coming through your portals at all." Back to Top   Eric Phillips Hero Intelligence A man of many hats [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 5,490 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:19:18 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Well, I've done some digging. What if my portals don't just open up to the Nexus? There seem to be many possible futures. Many possible worlds. Perhaps there is more than one robot apocalypse future." Back to Top   Eric Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:39:56 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "It may not only be the future." As the thought just occurs to Jack. "There have been other... universes, as well." Back to Top   Eric Phillips Hero Intelligence A man of many hats [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 5,490 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:41:01 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "You think it came from the past before they were destroyed or another universe?" « Last Edit: Nov 15, 2015 19:41:11 GMT -6 by Eric Phillips » Back to Top   Eric Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:45:05 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "If I had to guess, I would say it came from the past." But it's just a guess. Back to Top   Eric Phillips Hero Intelligence A man of many hats [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 5,490 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:45:58 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Eric would glance down at his hands. Back to Top   Eric Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:47:32 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Something on your mind?" No one just stares at their hands for no reason. No one. Back to Top   Eric Phillips Hero Intelligence A man of many hats [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 5,490 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:50:55 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Just thinking. We really are dangerous. Aren't we?" Back to Top   Eric Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:51:34 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Some more than others. But yes." Jack smirks a little. Back to Top   Eric Phillips Hero Intelligence A man of many hats [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 5,490 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 19:58:35 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I found something else too." And he had made a copy of it. But he'd reach into his pocket and hand Jack the half transcript of Edward's time machine formula. "It's for traveling through time. I think." Back to Top   Eric Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 21:57:22 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Jack reaches forward to take the transcript, noticing that it's only half. "...this is...I don't know what any of this means." Back to Top   Eric Phillips Hero Intelligence A man of many hats [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 5,490 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 22:06:30 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Yeah. Same." Still. "But we have it now." Back to Top   Eric Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 22:12:09 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I'll give it to some of our tech experts. Maybe they can make some sense of it." Or even to some of the junior agents who've shown affinity for that field. Back to Top   Eric Phillips Hero Intelligence A man of many hats [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 5,490 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 22:15:17 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Thank you. For the opportunity to learn here I mean." He'd stand up to leave. "I'll figure this out." Back to Top   Eric Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 22:17:51 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "We'll all do our best to help you, Eric." Jack nods. "That's what we're here for." Back to Top   Eric Phillips Hero Intelligence A man of many hats [send pm] Joined: October 2015 Posts: 5,490 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 22:18:54 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I'll try to not disappoint then." If there was nothing else, he'd leave!  « Last Edit: Nov 15, 2015 22:18:41 GMT -6 by Eric Phillips » Back to Top   Eric Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 22:22:14 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Nothing else! Jack just turns to look at Aaron. "Sorry. Where were we?" Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 23:30:53 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aaron gets the feeling this is going to happen every time he visits Director Gavyns. But all that Nexus talk was interesting, at least, and clearly important. He gives a nervous little laugh, before regaining his composure. "Well, next to robot apocalypses and alternate universes, maybe it's a small thing..." He shrugs. "Well, a couple more things, won't take too much time. First, if it's not a private affair -" and he wouldn't be surprised if it was - "I'd been going to ask if you could let me know when the service ends up being. I'd like to maybe go pay my respects if I can. If it wouldn't be disrespectful for me to even be there." She'd died a hero after all, and on his watch. If he'd been a little faster... "Also, uh, I remembered Enya coming to talk to you last time I was here, about throwing things? I've been working with Mr. Amtrum to develop my powers further, but I was wondering if you might be willing to help now and then. Um, when you're not too busy, if it's not any trouble, I mean." He looks sheepish! He'd felt more confident about this before he came. "I like working with Mr. Amtrum, when he's not stabbing me, but to be able to do anything to him at all I have to come at him with a pretty specific strategy. I want to have a little variety in my instructors just to keep myself flexible, and I figured maybe multiple perspectives and experiences could help me get stronger than relying solely on one person." Not that he hadn't been taking classes with anyone but Mat, but when you had the opportunity to maybe work with people so experienced and powerful, why not take it? He looks a little embarrassed to even be bothering Jack with this though, not to mention how his focus keeps jumping around a little - he didn't come up here with a plan so much as a few specific things that had to be brought up at some point. « Last Edit: Nov 15, 2015 23:31:50 GMT -6 by Aaron Silverman » Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 23:40:51 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "To your first request, of course." Jack holds up a finger. "But I don't know exactly what you mean for the second. Did you have something specific you want my help with, or just training in general?" Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 15, 2015 23:59:39 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "It's tough to get super specific with a power as open-ended as mine," Aaron admits with a frown. "I guess general training might help, but something Mr. Amtrum and I haven't worked on much is figuring out how to improve my raw power." It's harder to figure out how to do that with a power like this, whereas if he had super strength he could just bench press trucks or something. Not to mention not much real instruction happens with Mat, it's been mostly sparring so far. "I've heard stories about you, sir, read reports of you in the field. I know the kind of offensive might you have at your disposal. Creativity, I can work on, and Mr. Amtrum is good at spotting weaknesses in my game - if I were working with the both of you, that'd happen even quicker. But if I can work with you, sir, I think it might help me actually become more powerful, not just smarter with using what strength I already have." With greater strength will come being able to do more, being able to do more of it at once, and getting better results when he does it. And being stronger will mean he can stop people like bomb lady, or the giant; imagine if he'd been able to just throw a dome over her and contain the blast. "Really, you're the veteran here, sir, so I figured once you had a look you'd know what I can work on to be more effective overall, but that's what I was thinking in particular when I thought to ask you." « Last Edit: Nov 16, 2015 0:00:27 GMT -6 by Aaron Silverman » Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 16, 2015 0:05:10 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Well, here's the thing, Aaron." Jack leans forwards, putting his elbows on his desk. "Raw strength comes with time. I can't offer you a quick way to get the power you're looking for without years and years of training. What I can offer you, however, are different ways I've used to train myself when I was younger. While they won't give you immediate results, you'll still end up stronger for it. Aside from that, I'm sure there's other things I can teach you, too." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 16, 2015 0:09:19 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "That would be just fine, sir. I'm not exactly looking for an easy shortcut, a way to get instantly as strong as you or Mom or whomever." He's a weightlifter, he understands gradual results and training. "I know power comes with time, but I felt like you could at least get me on the right track. And I'd be happy to learn anything you'd be willing to teach me." If nothing else, his files and exam evaluations have always noted how determined a student he is. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,586 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 16, 2015 0:11:03 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Then I'll be happy to do so, Aaron." Jack nods. "I'll meet you in the courtyard when your lessons are over, today." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Director Makaila's Office « Nov 16, 2015 0:12:29 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aaron nods, and his smile is the biggest Jack would ever have seen on the young Silverman. It almost reaches his eyes! "Thank you, sir. I'll do my best." The doctors don't want him straining his body too much, but this is about powers, so he's sure it'll be fine. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... 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