Origin (Patriot)

[Tikobe]

File: Code name "?"
Managed by Agent ?; Rough Draft 1 written by Agent Patriot

Real Name: Rafal Liberman

Age: 19

Occupation: Subway Employee

Education Level: High School Graduate

Current Residence: 3621 Hamilton St., Room 26, Milwaukee, WI

Score:

A: 2

B: 8

(Beta Dominant)

Power Name: ?

Power Description: ?

?: ?

Power History: N/A

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"Hey, Rafal!"

The sudden snap back to reality was a shocker. Your attention was all of a sudden brought to a woman at least ten years older than you. She has short curly brown hair, blue eyes and white skin. Her body structure is short and pudgy, but that was fine. She's your coworker Mandy and she was even the one who trained you to use the systems around the place. You recognized her as being one of the high lights of working at this place.

"You okay?" she asks. Were you? You couldn't tell. You were working hard, but now that you think of it you may have been working too hard. You all of a sudden had to drink some water, and you realized that the brand new water bottle you had just opened only lasted a few seconds against your thirst. Even then, there's only an hour and a half of your shift left, and it'd look bad to take a break now of all times, even if the lunch rush was now over.

[Tikobe]

(Holy crap. My "?" (Times three) turned into emojis. I'll fix it.)

[Patriot]

I attempt to recover from the bout of fatigue, responding with "Y-yeah, I'm fine." along with a cough quick after.

[Tikobe]

Dec 15, 2017 21:26:00 GMT -4 Patriot said:

I attempt to recover from the bout of fatigue, responding with "Y-yeah, I'm fine." along with a cough quick after.

"Alright, if you say so," Mandy replies, although she clearly doubts it, but you know that if you tell her your fine she'll expect you to show it.

The last hour and a half was hellish, but you made it through. As you're getting ready to leave, Mandy pulls up a youtube video.

"Damn, these gang kids are getting crazy these day. We lucky that they're shit fighters," Mandy scowls as she watches the video. You look at it over her shoulder, and realize that it's recording of a local gang beating up on some poor kid. From the looks of it, it was happening in an alley near Smith street, which isn't far from where you live. Not to mention that Mandy's right: The two big gangs, the Vipers and the Dukes, have been getting restless recently. Some have even suggested that it'd lead to an all out gang war. Thankfully for the kid getting beat up, his attackers didn't look like either one of those two.

"Anyways," Mandy begins as she turns off her phone, "I gotta get going. The husband and I gotta date night tonight. You got a way home, Rafal?"

Your car had broken down, but you could always catch a bus or a Lyft/Uber. Although if you told Mandy that, she'd probably give you a ride in her car.

[Patriot]

"No, I'll just get a ride from someone though. Have fun." I sit on my phone, googling more about the Vipers/Dukes.

[Tikobe]

"Alright then. Later!"

As Mandy walks off you get your results.

The Vipers and the Dukes have been around since the mid-90's, and had only clashed once before now. The Dukes are the larger group, taking up a vicious 45% of the non-affluent neighborhoods as it's territory. By contrast, the Vipers only have 35%, a larger number than most gangs, but still a daunting prospect. The Dukes are primarily Latino, and the Vipers are primarily Irish, although both groups include all ethnicities and both have African American as a sort of major minority. The symbol of the Dukes is a ring with a cross on it and the insignia of the Vipers is a pair of snake fangs arranged so they make a "V". Currently, no gangs have risen up that could challenge the two groups, and there really doesn't seem to be a difference between them and neither even has a goal.

Although it should be mentioned that your apartment building is in Viper territory. You might wanna watch out since they're not gonna take too kindly to other gangs posting videos of them being on Viper turf and so they could be slightly more active in the area for a while.

As you finish your research you notice that Mandy has left something behind, most likely on accident. You're shocked to see that it's a bag of marijuana. Mandy hasn't shown any signs of drug use at all. What should you do?

[Patriot]

Dec 15, 2017 22:16:57 GMT -4 Tikobe said:

"Alright then. Later!"

As Mandy walks off you get your results.

The Vipers and the Dukes have been around since the mid-90's, and had only clashed once before now. The Dukes are the larger group, taking up a vicious 45% of the non-affluent neighborhoods as it's territory. By contrast, the Vipers only have 35%, a larger number than most gangs, but still a daunting prospect. The Dukes are primarily Latino, and the Vipers are primarily Irish, although both groups include all ethnicities and both have African American as a sort of major minority. The symbol of the Dukes is a ring with a cross on it and the insignia of the Vipers is a pair of snake fangs arranged so they make a "V". Currently, no gangs have risen up that could challenge the two groups, and there really doesn't seem to be a difference between them and neither even has a goal.

Although it should be mentioned that your apartment building is in Viper territory. You might wanna watch out since they're not gonna take too kindly to other gangs posting videos of them being on Viper turf and so they could be slightly more active in the area for a while.

As you finish your research you notice that Mandy has left something behind, most likely on accident. You're shocked to see that it's a bag of marijuana. Mandy hasn't shown any signs of drug use at all. What should you do?

I take the weed and hold it up. I call the police.

[Tikobe]

(Well, that just happened)

After you send the call, the operator picks up.

"Hello, this 911. What is the problem?"

[Patriot]

Dec 15, 2017 22:29:53 GMT -4 Tikobe said:

(Well, that just happened)

After you send the call, the operator picks up.

"Hello, this 911. What is the problem?"

"Uhh, yeah, so I work at subway and my coworker Mandy left a bag of pot, what do I do?"

[Tikobe]

"Umm, if you give me the location of your subway I can get police right over there to you to pick it up and get some information about 'Mandy,'" she replies, in disbelief.

You give her the details and an officer shows up.

"Hey," he says, holding out his hand for a handshake, "I heard you had something for us."

[Patriot]

I shake is hand heartily. "Yeah, so basically what happened is my coworker Mandy, she left to go to her husband but left this bag here.." I try and hand it to him.

[Tikobe]

The officer scans it and then puts it in his pocket.

"Thank you," he says. "You can go on home now, I'll be needing to speak to your manager."

As he walks in you see your coworker Cheryl glaring at you from the window. She just started her shift, but she and Mandy have been friends since high school.

I mean, to be fair, you did just back stab the woman who trained you and took care of you ever since you started here.

[Patriot]

Dec 15, 2017 22:53:26 GMT -4 Tikobe said:

The officer scans it and then puts it in his pocket.

"Thank you," he says. "You can go on home now, I'll be needing to speak to your manager."

As he walks in you see your coworker Cheryl glaring at you from the window. She just started her shift, but she and Mandy have been friends since high school.

I mean, to be fair, you did just back stab the woman who trained you and took care of you ever since you started here.

"Thank you." I wait inside after calling an uber, patiently waiting for it to arrive.

[Tikobe]

As you walk in, you can hear Cheryl say, "Fucking sellout."

The uber arrives and takes you back home to your place. On the way you receive a text.

Randall
Yo man! I heard the cops came to ur subway! U alright?

You should probably tell him before he panics. Randall, a very close friend of yours, tends to be one of those anxious types. Actually, it kind of reminds about what happened last night when you were on your way to Randall's place. You still haven't figured out what it was, only that on the way there a bright light appeared and then just as fast it disappeared from sight.

[Patriot]

Dec 15, 2017 23:19:41 GMT -4 Tikobe said:

As you walk in, you can hear Cheryl say, "Fucking sellout."

The uber arrives and takes you back home to your place. On the way you receive a text.

Randall
Yo man! I heard the cops came to ur subway! U alright?

You should probably tell him before he panics. Randall, a very close friend of yours, tends to be one of those anxious types. Actually, it kind of reminds about what happened last night when you were on your way to Randall's place. You still haven't figured out what it was, only that on the way there a bright light appeared and then just as fast it disappeared from sight.

Yeah, Im fine. Whats up?

[Tikobe]

Randall
Gud to hear!
Im fine right now. Class just ended so Im going home.
btw, have you seen this vid yet?

Randall sends you a link to YouTube. In it, during night, a shadow crosses the gap between two skyscrapers. You almost thought it was just a large bird, but closer examination showed it was more human shaped than anything.

Ridiculous and obviously edited into there. No matter how realistic it looked, no human could jump over what was likely a five line street, especially when the building he jumped from was lower than the building he landed on. Randall, who probably who too much time available to him due to his college courses, buys into shit way too easily. The video was even named Milwaukee Leaper over 34th, which was cheesy as all hell.

Randall
What u think?

(Dear Christ, I know the goal is to be in character but I hate writing with so many grammar errors on purpose.)

[Patriot]

Dec 16, 2017 10:39:33 GMT -4 Tikobe said:

Randall
Gud to hear!
Im fine right now. Class just ended so Im going home.
btw, have you seen this vid yet?

Randall sends you a link to YouTube. In it, during night, a shadow crosses the gap between two skyscrapers. You almost thought it was just a large bird, but closer examination showed it was more human shaped than anything.

Ridiculous and obviously edited into there. No matter how realistic it looked, no human could jump over what was likely a five line street, especially when the building he jumped from was lower than the building he landed on. Randall, who probably who too much time available to him due to his college courses, buys into shit way too easily. The video was even named Milwaukee Leaper over 34th, which was cheesy as all hell.

Randall
What u think?

(Dear Christ, I know the goal is to be in character but I hate writing with so many grammar errors on purpose.)

Dude, its probably from a movie, lol.

[Tikobe]

Randall
Boi thats a dumbass movie then
Like seriously thats some shit video quality
Michael bay does better lol

Your car stops. The uber driver looks over to you and says, "We're here."

Your apartment building wasn't rundown exactly, it was just getting there. It stood quite tall but not really wide and held somewhere near fifty rooms, each with a bathroom, a kitchen and a living room that doubled as your bedroom. Your landlord was also a pain in the ass, but you usually didn't have to put up with her as she'd send her son for that stuff instead, and he was definitely a lot better to deal with. Nowadays the landlord just handles the books.

As a matter of fact, you can see from that her son's sweeping the entrance to the building itself.

[Patriot]

Dec 16, 2017 19:17:14 GMT -4 Tikobe said:

Randall
Boi thats a dumbass movie then
Like seriously thats some shit video quality
Michael bay does better lol

Your car stops. The uber driver looks over to you and says, "We're here."

Your apartment building wasn't rundown exactly, it was just getting there. It stood quite tall but not really wide and held somewhere near fifty rooms, each with a bathroom, a kitchen and a living room that doubled as your bedroom. Your landlord was also a pain in the ass, but you usually didn't have to put up with her as she'd send her son for that stuff instead, and he was definitely a lot better to deal with. Nowadays the landlord just handles the books.

As a matter of fact, you can see from that her son's sweeping the entrance to the building itself.

After stepping out of the car and paying the Uber, I try to get on the landlord’s son good side and start some small talk. “Hey, how’s it going?”

[Tikobe]

The son, a rather fair skinned and tall man with light brown hair and pale blue eyes who was in his mid-20's named Michael, looks at you before smiling.

"Very nicely. How about yourself? I hope you didn't find yourself in trouble."

[Patriot]

“I’m fine, just going to hit the hay.”

[Tikobe]

"At this time of day? Well, I suppose we all need our little naps."

He was right. It was roughly 3:40 P.M. After all, Cheryl just got on shift and your subway isn't large enough to be open 24/7.

(That was actually my bad. I probably should've described things a bit better. I apologize)

Hours pass after you return to your apartment. It is now 7:27 and you feel a bit hungry. You check your refrigerator, and see that it's empty. You're gonna have to go out and buy some stuff. Unfortunately, it seems to be dark out right now. Then again the gas station is only two blocks down and it even has a McDonalds to treat yourself with.

[Patriot]

Dec 16, 2017 21:28:16 GMT -4 Tikobe said:

"At this time of day? Well, I suppose we all need our little naps."

He was right. It was roughly 3:40 P.M. After all, Cheryl just got on shift and your subway isn't large enough to be open 24/7.

(That was actually my bad. I probably should've described things a bit better. I apologize)

Hours pass after you return to your apartment. It is now 7:27 and you feel a bit hungry. You check your refrigerator, and see that it's empty. You're gonna have to go out and buy some stuff. Unfortunately, it seems to be dark out right now. Then again the gas station is only two blocks down and it even has a McDonalds to treat yourself with.

Why not? I grab a flashlight and head out.

[Tikobe]

Your first mistake that night.

You make it to the grocery store safely. The flashlight doesn't really do much with the streetlights, but it could be handy. You buy the things you need and even get a quick meal at McDonalds and head back home.

On the way back, you see a group of three people between you and the apartment buildings. One of them, an African American who stood at easily well over 6 feet and had so many muscles he could challenge the WWE, was particularly menacing. All of them were oddly familiar. When you and those three finally met, one of them looks at you.

"Oh shit, Seymore! Isn't that the dumbass snitch Drug Woman showed us?"

The big guy stares at you and says, "Yeah. He is. Stop right there man, we gotta have a talk."

You finally realize these three were gang members from that video Mandy showed you today.

[Patriot]

Dec 17, 2017 15:19:54 GMT -4 Tikobe said:

Your first mistake that night.

You make it to the grocery store safely. The flashlight doesn't really do much with the streetlights, but it could be handy. You buy the things you need and even get a quick meal at McDonalds and head back home.

On the way back, you see a group of three people between you and the apartment buildings. One of them, an African American who stood at easily well over 6 feet and had so many muscles he could challenge the WWE, was particularly menacing. All of them were oddly familiar. When you and those three finally met, one of them looks at you.

"Oh shit, Seymore! Isn't that the dumbass snitch Drug Woman showed us?"

The big guy stares at you and says, "Yeah. He is. Stop right there man, we gotta have a talk."

You finally realize these three were gang members from that video Mandy showed you today.

I flash the flashlight in the largest person's eyes, then make a run for it.