No One Escapes the S.H.A.R.C (Open)

[Vulcan 3,255]

Jake was used to the weekly experimentation and testing and admittedly he had grown quite fond of it, Hyde on the other hand saw it as a monkey’s dance to their captors, only participating in tests of mortality in attempts to bring nightmarish fear into his facilitators.

 

As soon as Jake walked through the testing facility doors, a group of S.H.A.R.K. personnel awaited him, some were the usual science “jockeys” wearing laboratory attire , the rest were Predator guards tasked to protect them from otherwise “uncooperative” prisoners. 

 

The group escorted him to his usual designated room. Jake had gotten used to the room’s strange aesthetics as he casually walked inside, it’s style  looked like a love craftian laboratory imagined in the mind of Edgar Allan Poe, It evoked the sense of both awe and hopelessness. Jake knew all the facilities were different in both design and function depending on the omega being examined but he couldn’t help but wonder why they always chose such a strange room to gauge his abilities.

Edited November 30, 2015 by Emperor Zurg

[Shift 4,272]

@@Akari of Duskshire,

 

"...yes. I should go." Pythia muttered, even more interested now that some of them have cut off access to their emotions. She'd have more time to... observe them later on. "So... where are we going, Agnes? ...I don't have anywhere to go." Pythia opened up her book and flipped to the page she was at. "It's alright if you don't know where to go, or do't want me to come. I have a book." 

[Akari of Duskshire 581]

@@Shift,

 

"Well, we both have 'the usual' to go to.  As much I'd like to delay it, I'd rather not be late," Agnes replied, her hands up in an "oh well" kind of gesture.  "...Unless they decided to be nice and give you an off-day?"  Her smile and tone were both quite wry.

 

"Hey, you can read and I can be your eyes or something.  I just don't want you to get punished or anything.  If they aren't feeling nice today, then there proooobably won't be anymore starefests."

[MarionEtte136 79]

(I'm gonna have to be the first newcomer tested, aren't I? -_- )

He walks in with the rest of the newcomers, curious as to what they could be gathered here for. It wasn't exactly a very good room, as it clashed with his (terrible) sense of fashion. He would continue to wonder this in between periods of meditation, and decision making. He decided to go easy, keep a low profile with his powers. No point in showing off what he can do yet, as he doesn't know what all these Powers can do... Much less, the extent of their abilities. He'd prefer to know how powerful the people around him are, so he knows what judgement to make.

[SlenderSlayer24 127]

(Hopefully I will go first. I got some awesome ideas.for Alan's test)

 

Alan walked with the other newbies. The group walked through the facility and he observed many outlets and other forms of energy he could sap from the main grid but, with his collar he had accesses to none of them. He also observed that many of the rooms were for testing purposes. The only thing he could see these people testing was Omega's seeing as the facility was full of them, but what were the tests for? Were they dangerous? Were they mental challenges? Alan assumed he would find out soon. Yet he still smiled. In fact he was ready to fight with all he had no matter what and hold none of his strength back. Once he got his collar off the Predators would pay.

[Vulcan 3,255]

“The Pulling” as Jake liked to think of it, was the first “measurement” , It was a horrifically painful test to anyone but an Omega and even then it was torture . Jake stood on the strange platform at the corner of the room as long metal hooks were quickly pierced through the flesh of his arms.  Jake winced a little but the pain was made more bearable as he warped  his muscles to make room for the sharp instrument. Chains were connected to the hooks and quickly began to brutishly pull his arms towards a series of pulleys. Jake hurriedly warped his arms to prevent them from tearing off. The arms sped through the pulleys as Jake continued to focus his concentration.  “Urggghh” Jake grimaced in pain as he resorted to warping his shoulders to keep up with the metal’s arduous pull. 

“Aaaargh” He shouted , his vision fading to black. as his body fell to the floor

 

He could hear the feint whispers of his facilitators before losing consciousness

 

“Omega: Jake L. ; Week 157 : Since capture; current Maximum length 10 meters ”

"Begin preparations for test 2"

 

 

Edited December 2, 2015 by Vulcan

[Aurora Lights 206]

Draco sighed as he continued on with the group,his hands in his pockets, He truly did not care what place he came in to test his abilities,he just wanted the damn collar off. It was starting to annoy him. He decided he'd show everything he had. Al or nothing,right? Might as well make a good first impression on the people running the show. He just hoped he could use his abilities to the fullest and not pass out or injure himself in the process.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

"Everyone, follow me," Louise said, getting up and motioning to the newbies. She had eaten her lunch in silence, reading a book. This was what she prefered. She didn't want the newbies thinking that she was going to be pally with them, at least not until they had been tested to see how their abilities were like.

[cwhip9 1,078]

@@Pripyat Pony, cresent had been probably the least noticible one amongst the new traines, as he was still trying to figer out how in the heck he wound up in this building. The others seemed to ignor him, that was probably best being the newist to hi powers and one moment going to a pasta shop to waking up in the van, he got up and followed the lady after being called wondering what her power was. He looked at his hands which last time he used his "blood wepon" he called them, he needed to stop a mugging. He was just glad the mugger had a knife that time and not a gun.

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

@@Dapper Charmer,

 

The rather short man with glasses walked down the hall with a rather sour look on his face. He was enjoying his "break" when he was called into his boss's office. Solomon Greyson was not the kind of person who enjoyed being interrupted, but then again, Victor Trag was not the kind of person whom it is wise to argue with. Solomon looked up at the ceiling, remembering when he had once been prisoner in the facility. Sighing, he reflected on how foolish he was, how weak, before he had met Trag. Solomon decided that whatever his projects were being interrupted for was pretty important.

 

Taking a deep breath, he opened the door to the office and said, "You needed me for something, sir?"

Edited December 11, 2015 by IndigoStarstorm

[Dapper Charmer 591]

"Indeed I did Solomon." Trag said happily as he stood from his desk, "you may have noticed a few fresh minds entering the SHARC. Those minds are of course the new batch of Omegas. and as usualit will be your job to pperform mental tests with each of them. but first I need you to assist Louise in showing the newbies around. Please meet her down there. I will join you both when the omegas arrive." Trag sat back down at his desk. "so if you see them tell them to hurry up. That will be all."

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

@@Dapper Charmer,

 

A smill grin curled on Greyson's face.

 

"Of course, sir. You know nothing would make me happier..." he replied as he headed toward the door. On his way towards the gym, he remembered his life before S.H.A.R.C. He was a psychiatrist be profession, helping to heal the community one patient at a time. That is, until he realized that he could evaluate his patients without even talking to them.

 

Upon his arrival at S.H.A.R.C., he found that he could use his powers to do more than read someone's mind. He could cause them to see things, manipulate them, drive them insane, enslave them. And Trag, he taught him to love it. Solomon Greyson loved it so much, to break a man and turn him into a puppet. He was hoping that at least one of the newbies would put up a resistance. It would give him an excuse to demonstrate his powers to the fresh meat, and nothing gave him more pleasure than this.

 

@@Pripyat Pony,

 

Upon entering the gymnasium, Solomon found his Louise with the new-comers.

 

"Louise," he gave a short nod to his coworker in greeting.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@IndigoStarstorm, "Hello, Solomon," Louise replied, with a cool smile. "These, as you might have guessed, are the new recruits. Some don't appear to want to be here, but I think we can change that. There also seems to be promise but we'll have to wait and see until after the tests to find out whether that promise bears fruit or not."

[MarionEtte136 79]

@@IndigoStarstorm,@@Pripyat Pony,  

Keeping up his mental barrier, he notes the presence of the new guy. Suspecting that he might be a new security measure, should the collars be removed by mind reading, then control, he decided to fortify his mind barrier by maintaining unwavering focus on a single thought... That of the dessert, and his time there. His thoughts maintain that he is a dessert; vast and always hungering for more. He starts going deep into this meditation, and he is completely focused on being a dessert, unwavering.

[SlenderSlayer24 127]

From the second Alan laid eyes on the short thick glasses man he knew that he would be trouble and the way Louise was buddy, buddy with him comforted his suspicions, yet Alan was missing to much information to really tell if Mr. Glasses was going to be a direct threat or not. The thing about fighting Omegas was that you never could tell what the other guy's move's were until they showed you. Alan just made sure that he was ready to make a break towards any outlet if he got in trouble. At the very least he would at least try to channel enough energy to do some damage if he could.

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

@@Pripyat Pony,

 

Solomon took a minute to look over the new-comers, studying their faces, and scanning for any "problems."

 

"I'm getting a lot of the same nonsense we get everytime we do this. 'Where am I? What do you want with me? I wanna go home, blah, blah, blah...' There is something interesting though, one of them appears to be trying to block me. All I can see is the scenery of a desert. How cute..."

 

He then took another look at everyone.

 

"One of them is up to something. I think he believes he has the potential to kill us and escape. We will have to keep a close eye on him, Louise, and perhaps if he's that desperate, he can become my next "project."

 

@@SlenderSlayer24

 

Solomon then caught the eyes of a shifty looking individual who was staring at him. Oh if looks could kill...

Solomon gave a small smirk, his green eyes stabbing like daggers through his lenses. One look was all he needed to confirm his suspicions.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@IndigoStarstorm, "Yes, it does get a bit tedious, doesn't it?" Louise replied. "Of course, when I came here, going home was the last thing on my mind. In fact, I didn't have a home to go back to, as such. My parents couldn't cope with my powers, so why on earth would I want to be with them, when instead, I could stay here and my powers would be seen as a positive thing, rather than something terrible?

 

"As for the one you mean, I'm sure we can change his mind. Such a waste of a promising power to direct it towards us when there are far more deserving targets out there."

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

@@Pripyat Pony,

 

"So, do these special little snowflakes have names?  I certainly am interested especially with...that one," he said, pointing straight at Marion.  "I'd like to get to know him personally. You know these special cases intrigue me.  You remember Pythia, right? Our new guest reminds me of her.  She was the only other one to make an attempt at shutting me out..."

 

@@MarionEtte136,

 

Solomon closed his eyes for a second. When he opened them he was in the desert of the mysterious new-comer's mind.

 

"Nice place you've got here...I assume it's an important place from your past, am I correct?"

[MarionEtte136 79]

@@IndigoStarstorm, 

Noticing someone actually inside his mind palace that he didn't put there, he almost wakes, but realises that wouldn't be a good idea. The location seems to shift, although nothing physical seems to change, and a heavy feeling of nostalgia is present.

"You're in my Mind Palace... Nice to see someone make it in; I don't often get company." He says, as a group of asian monks appear. "Pleasure to meet you, my name is Alexander Hollyway, and these are part of my mental defenses."

He nods to them, and they suddenly prepare for combat.

"I request that you sequester yourself from my mind, as I won't be gentle in your eviction." He states, matter-of-factly. A flash of memory, someone disturbing his meditation by mentally contacting him, then, him being rushed to an asylum, babbling incoherently about eyes. "It's nothing personal... I just don't like people who disturb my privacy; it's very unprofessional."

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

@@MarionEtte136,

 

"Fear not. I wasn't planning on staying long. Just long enough to personally welcome you to S.H.A.R.C.  I'm Dr. Greyson.  It is a pleasure to meet you Mr. Hollyway.  Out of our four new guests, you have interested me the most.  You seem to be the one with the most willpower, and your powers, I must say are interesting.  I hope we see a lot of each other during your stay, Mr. Hollyway.  You could be the most powerful being the world has ever known!"

 

Greyson turned around and started walking the other way.  One of the monks was blocking his path.  Greyson narrowed his eyes, and the monk burst into mound of sand and blew away in the wind.

 

"But first, you have much to learn..." he whispered with a smile before fading away.

Edited December 14, 2015 by IndigoStarstorm

[MarionEtte136 79]

@@IndigoStarstorm, 

He smiled, noting the way he destroyed the monk.

"I didn't think there'd be someone here trained to break down minor mental defenses... I want to see how he handles a magically protected mind..." He grins through his meditation, beginning to break away from it. "Next time he invades my skull, he'll find it like a mirror of his own..."

His eyes snap open, a brief period in which they glow like the sun of the desert, and then fades to normal.

"I believe I've been awoken?" He inquires. "I've been led to believe a test of sorts is about to begin... The man who can enter minds let his mind slip a bit too much while inside mine."

He looks to him, speaking in a matter-of-fact tone.

"You need to learn that someone can scan yours more easily, once you've entered theirs." He smiles with arrogance, spawning from years of practicing the arcane and divine arts, with no one to match his skill, nor memorization of rites. "It's the basics of invasive telepathy."

[cwhip9 1,078]

@@Pripyat Pony, @@IndigoStarstorm, The new comer didn't make Cresent feel easy based off the expression with the glass's 'what's this ones angel, docter? project man?' he thought to himself. upon hearing his remarks about how he saw the others the answer was clear as day. Cresent then began to look more around at his surroundings, escape may be possible but...no not now he needed more data on his surrounding's first

[Dapper Charmer 591]

As Trag sat in his office he happily watch Solomon introduce himself to the group. But time was limited and the tour needed to be underway. Trag stood up and walked away from his desk. Using all his strength Trag summoned the shadows around him and used them to teleport in front of everyone inside the Gym.

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

@@Pripyat Pony, @@Dapper Charmer

 

Greyson opened his eyes.

 

"I'm sorry. I spaced out for a moment there. I was busy planting a seed in a desert...Oh, there you are sir! I didn't see you come in..."

 

 

 

 

 

He didn't need to read the mind of Hollyway to know that his ego was the biggest thing about him. He was certain that his stay at S.H.A.R.C. would make the good docter's life a lot more eventful.

 

He chuckled lightly to himself. Well, Mr. Hollyway. Our minds have made a connection to say the least...like it or not we'll be seeing a lot of each other. You're special...I have no interest in making you a mind slave. But, I will know your mind, and if that means trading some of mine to you, than so be it. Hehehehehe...

Edited December 15, 2015 by IndigoStarstorm

[MarionEtte136 79]

@@Dapper Charmer, @@cwhip9,@@IndigoStarstorm,

 

Glad to see the Man Behind The Curtain again, he approaches the man, high on the attention.

"Well, it's good to see you again, Commander." He salutes him respectfully, in parody of soldiers, something he knows pisses off just about anyone in the military. He's a bit petty like that. "To what do we owe the unexpected pleasure of your visit?"

Edited December 15, 2015 by MarionEtte136