The team, coffees in hand, had gathered round the main screen in the BASEment lounge to listen to Inspector Tolliver’s ‘latest request for their assistance’, the wording he’d used in his initial phone message had left them curious. Tolliver came on the screen and quickly thanked them for being willing to listen to his proposal. … More Episode 46 – “Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?”
The Balance had just completed a session in the VR training room and were on their way to their quarters to change and have a shower when the call came through. Locker had reluctantly agreed to take over Young Sam’s room, just as a place to store his equipment and to change; he was still … More Episode 45 – Send in the Clowns
Annie smiled as she opened the email attachment. She’d wondered how long it would take before he’d post another video. She pressed play. The screen immediately lit up with “Locker VLOG edition – The Balance: First Impressions Interview” scrolling across the screen. <<Instead of the usual subscriber-bait, overly produced introduction, there was a simple reveal, … More Bluebook Session 44c – I’ve started, so I’ll finish
It was late evening when Naomi returned to her flat in Kensington. As soon as the door hermetically sealed behind her she took off her long dark coat, opened the closet by the entrance and hung the coat over a tailor’s mannequin standing just inside. Her boots and top were stripped off, thrown into a … More Bluebook Session 44b – Blood & Steel
(Immediately following Sam’s resignation announcement) Although Akira did not realise it, Sam’s announcement of his intended departure had sparked an emotional crisis within him. Unconsciously he felt as though all of his efforts to maintain the team’s balance by recruiting Beltane and Illustrious to cover for Sam, substituted Frankie’s Holo-ghost personae for Mary, and of … More Bluebook Session 44a – Time Out
Based on a scenario by Kevin Weiser The Balances’ remaining grav-carrier, the Crate was heading back from Ffrwd Dylluan when a message came in from Dispatch, “fight between two Meta’s on the Severn Bridge, anyone able to deal? A number of civilians are believed to be endangered.” Mary had been making regular trips in the … More Episode 44 – Bridge over Troubled Water
“Locker” Strength 10, Stamina 10, Agility 4, Dexterity 1, Fighting 12, Intellect 1, Awareness 4, Presence 4 Advantages Accurate Attack, All-out Attack, Benefit, Ambidexterity, Benefit, Status: Minor Internet ‘Celebrity’, Chokehold, Contacts, Defensive Attack, Diehard, Equipment 1, Favored Environment: Urban, Favored Foe: Street-Thugs (Minions), Fearless, Improved Critical 4: Unarmed, Improved Defense, Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative 2, … More Player Character – Locker
This occurs before The Original Balance’s return to their own time. The specific nanosecond when the computer system, designated Frankie by its now previous ‘owner’, became sentient and achieved its own version of breakthrough was at 11:35:07.364 am on a Tuesday morning, whilst piloting the holo-ghost system in a combat situation. It was due to … More Bluebook Session 43b – Sentience becomes her
Sam gently awoke from the deepest, most sound sleep he had experienced in recent memory or at least since his meta-breakthrough in any case. He rustled out of the warm “nest”, rubbing his scales absentmindedly and licked his lips in anticipation of his signature morning brew, already bubbling away quietly. Annie had put the pot … More Bluebook Session 43a – Unbalanced
(Part 5 of the Faerie Realm Odyssey – The Journey Home Continued) From below street level the team stared out of the drain gutter. They could see the Library building opposite was well guarded – there were at least twelve armoured figures (vampires presumably) guarding the entrance and they had to assume there would be … More Episode 43 – “Twice Shy & Homeward Bound”
Superhero Adventures, UK Style 