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Post by shadnicth on Sept 9, 2009 5:39:38 GMT -5
20th July, 2009
Matt's latest bus trip was one that was a slightly better one than the one he had made to Nevada. Only one stop, and then an express trip to New York, only stopping for fuel and meals. However he was stuck here for a couple of days, since he had transfered to another company for the ride back.
He took a walk down the busy streets, looking for a place to stay until his bus was here. Whilst walking down the busy streets, a sudden gunshot was heard a couple of shops away. He whipped his head around, seeing a crowd of people run away from the store, which had a man with a pistol walking into it, pointing it at the shopkeeper.
Matt quickly ran towards the store, fighting his way through the crowd of people that were running the opposite direction. He stopped in front of the store, seeing the man holding the gun to the shop owner's head.
Time to put what Parkman taught me to the test... Matt thought to himself as he took a deep breath, focusing on the gunman.
He zoned into the gunman's mind, projecting a telepathic command to him.
Empty and put the gun down, and get down on the ground with your hands behind your back! Matt projected to him. The gunman suddenly looked up as though he was in a trance, and doing as he was telepathic told, emptied the gun and dropped it, getting onto the floor and putting his hands behind his back. The shopkeeper took the opportunity to use the tape he had on him to bind him up.
Matt simply walked away from the store, hands in his pocket with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Hero one... Bad guy zero." Matt said to himself as he accidently bumped into someone walking towards him.
"Sorry about that..." Matt said, glancing at the person for a moment.
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Post by dwain on Sept 12, 2009 4:25:02 GMT -5
Dwaine was just visiting a couple of friends of the family in Chicago. They had heard about his up coming nuptials to Louisa Bolton, and wanted to see him. So Dwaine took some time from the band, C-PAX, and headed to see them. Dwaine was so happy right now. He hadn't been apart from Louisa for so long, distance wise. She was always with him, when she could, when he was performing or recording. He loved her so much.
He didn't want to intrude with staying with them, so he decided to stay in a hotel not far from where they lives. So Dwaine was now heading in the direction of a little cafe, which they had suggested having lunch at. Lucky for him, it was near the hotel as well. Dwaine hadn't been in Chicago for some time, and it all seemed to have changed a little, since he had been there. As he walked, he saw some people seeming in a hurry, going the other way. Maybe they are in a hurry to get somewhere, Dwaine thought.
As he kept walking, he looked out into the street, seeing some nice flowers in a garden. The roses reminded him of Louisa. He smiled to himself, and not seeing where he was going, Dwaine bumped into a guy who was walking towards him. He glanced at Dwaine, saying 'sorry', but he turned and looked at the guy. "No. I should be saying sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going." That was true. He had been admiring the flowers, instead of looking out for people.
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Post by shadnicth on Sept 12, 2009 5:09:18 GMT -5
As the man apologized, Matt noticed that he was heading towards the store where Matt had just saved the owner.
"Hey buddy, you don't wanna go down there. I just stopped this guy from shooting out the owner. Might wanna avoid it til the cops come." Matt said with a smile, evidently proud of his heroics.
He didn't know why, but this man seemed to have something about him. Something that made him different. Matt speculated in his mind about whether or not he was special, like himself, Emilie, and Parkman. He could of course just touch him to see if he had a power... but the last time he did that, he nearly sent trash cans flying into people. He thought about this as he gloved his hands, preventing any power mimicry if he had a power.
"I'm Matt." He said, extending a gloved hand to the stranger.
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Post by dwain on Sept 12, 2009 5:25:06 GMT -5
Dwaine listened to what the guy said, about the direction he was heading in. He raised an eyebrow. "Really? Thanks for the heads up." Dwaine was now curious as to how this guy had stopped a guy from shooting the owner. Looking in the direction of the shop, the cafe was next to it, not part of where the guy was looking. "And it's okay. I was just heading to the cafe next door to the shop. But thanks."
Dwaine looked at the guy, and then watched as he put gloves on his hands. He wondered why he was doing that, as the guy then extended a hand to Dwaine, stating his name. Maybe he had a thing about germs, thought Dwaine. He took Matt's hand, giving it a good shake. "Dwaine." He smiled at Matt, and then let go of his hand. Dwaine wondered if he was going to now get recognised by Matt, about being part of the band C-PAX. It didn't really worry him getting noticed, but sometimes if someone said it, then others around them would immediately come over and want autographs. Maybe he should have had a bodyguard with him, but he doubted that it really mattered.
"So, do you mind if I asked how to stopped the gunman? Were they just not looking, or what?" Dwaine wondered if Matt had an ability like himself. Maybe it was much more appealing than his ability of strength.
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Post by shadnicth on Sept 12, 2009 5:35:50 GMT -5
As Matt shook the man's hand, he looked at him as he introduced himself. He looked familiar somehow, but Matt couldn't remember where he had seen him. Matt soon forgot about that thought and simply smiled as Dwaine asked him about how he stopped the gunman. This was going to be fun... He supposed he could just tell him. If he had an issue about it, Matt would simply make an illusion to escape.
"Well... I kinda got into his head, made him drop the gun." Matt said, looking at the man as he tried to explain it in a way that would seem indirect.
"Pretty much I'm very good at doing what other people can do. And I encountered someone who was influential. So now, I am too." He said, hoping not to confuse Dwaine with his ramblings.
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Post by dwain on Sept 12, 2009 6:33:34 GMT -5
Dwaine was so waiting for Matt to recognise him, and felt a quite breath come out of him, soon realising that he wasn't going to say anything. When Dwaine asked Matt how he had taken on the gunman, and stopped him, he saw Matt smile. He listened as Matt told him about what he had done. As Matt spoke, Dwaine wondered if he did truly have an ability like himself. One way to find out.
"So am I to believe that you are an evolved human? That is the only thing that explains all of what you just said." Dwaine hadn't met too many, as Jackson, Bradley, and Declan were human. So he was the only one in the band with an ability, which was fine by him. He had his family who had abilities, but it would be nice to meet someone who might have an ability also.
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Post by shadnicth on Sept 12, 2009 19:07:11 GMT -5
Matt's eyes widened a little as Dwaine outright asked him about being an evolved human? How would Matt respond to that, not really knowing whether he could trust this man or not.
"I... Um... Yeah, I am. I mimic other people's power" He said, looking at Dwaine with semi serious smile. He then started thinking about whether or not Dwaine was one as well?
I mean, he did have something about him that made him unique. Kind of like what Emilie and Parkman had.
"So... what about you?" Matt asked, deciding to ask the man if he was one of them.
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Post by dwain on Sept 12, 2009 20:56:25 GMT -5
Dwaine saw Matt's eyes widen. Did he just say the wrong thing? Did he just judge a guy for something he wasn't? Matt stumbled over his words, but finally came out with that he was. And that he mimiced other people's power. Dwaine saw that Matt was looking at him, kind of smiling, but also kind of looking serious. Then Matt asked him about him. Well, Dwaine now knew that Matt had an ability, so why not tell him.
"Yes, I do have an ability. I have the ability of strength." Dwaine looked at the guy, and then decided to comment on what he saw. Pointing to the gloves, he looked at Matt. "So, you wear those, just in case you come in contact with an ability? I suppose you can't be too careful these days. There are some very powerful men and women roaming the planet, who may have an ability that might be too much to handle." Then he wondered, and decided to continue. "So, if you had contracted my ability, what would happen to me? Would it just be taken away, or would you just have copied it, so to speak?"
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Post by shadnicth on Sept 13, 2009 0:44:47 GMT -5
Matt smiled as Dwaine mentioned that he had strength. That wasn't such a bad power to have, even though Matt had telekinesis, which could be used to augment his own strength. He couldn't help but chuckle as Dwaine asked what would happen if he mimicked a power.
"Well from what I've seen so far, I only copy the power, not take it. So if I touch you through skin contact, I'd mimic your power, and then be able to call on it whenever I want. But I don't mimic control level, so I start from scratch. That's the downside I suppose, but lately I've been trying to find out if I can control my mimicry, so I don't need these." He said, lifting his hands up to emphasize.
"So... Super Strength huh? Can you lift up a car?" Matt asked, smirking a little as he looked at Dwaine.
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Post by dwain on Sept 13, 2009 5:57:36 GMT -5
Dwaine saw Matt smile when he mentioned he had the strength ability. He wasn't sure whether that was a good or a bad sign at all. Only time would tell really. Dwaine then listened to what Matt said, when he had asked what would happen if Matt infact had infact mimicked his power. It was kind of a relief to know that the ability didn't infact get taken away from the evolved human, just basically copied to Matt. Then when Dwain heard that Matt had to start from scratch with the ability, it was kind even better news. At least he knew what to expect if he ever came in contact with anyone with that same ability.
When Matt put his hands up, emphasizing the gloves, saying that he hoped he could control his ability so that he didn't need the gloves. "Well, I am sure that with practice you will control your ability soon enough." Dwaine had no idea how long it would take, but Matt seemed like a nice enough guy, so he hoped that he was able to control it soon enough. Wearing gloves in summer would be a killer, in Dwaine's book.
When Matt asked Dwaine if he could lift a car, due to having super strength, he had to let out a short laugh. "Well. I guess I can, but I haven't had to really do that before. But I have been strong enough to lift a bus once." Well, I wonder what he will say to that one, thought Dwaine. A couple of weeks earlier, Dwaine was just in the right place, at the right time, when he had to lift a bus, which had rolled over on a street. Some of the passengers were hurt, but Dwaine was able to put the bus the right way up, in order for the passengers to get out.
"I don't like to brag about anything that I have done, using my ability, as I am not that kind of guy. But that one was a big thing for me. The people around me wanted to take pictures and all, but I got away before they got to do that. So luckily the newspapers had no idea who helped."
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Post by shadnicth on Sept 13, 2009 6:06:02 GMT -5
Matt's smile perked as he heard about Dwaine's heroics with the bus. He couldn't help but think that it was such a cool thing he was using his power to help people. Unlike others out there. He'd read in newspapers and seen the news on TV showing people with powers using them to rob banks, hold people hostage, or just outright kill people.
"A bus! That's so cool... Hopefully I can a hero like that too. Not like Superman or anything... Can't imagine myself in spandex with a cape and my underwear outside my pants." Matt said, chuckling as the thought came into his head.
"So... You run into anyone else with a power?" Matt asked, wondering if Dwaine had encountered others.
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Post by dwain on Sept 14, 2009 4:24:09 GMT -5
Dwaine saw Matt smile as he mentioned the whole saving the bus thing. "I suppose it is cool. I did a good thing, rather then just walking away from the scene. I could never had done that. Dwaine laughed a bit when Matt said that he hoped that he could be a hero like that too, but not like Superman, wearing all of his gear. "I don't think that I would want to wear that either."
Then Matt asked him if he had run into anyone else with a power. "Well, my fiancee has an ability. But the guys in the band I am in do not, which I suppose it refeshing sometimes. They know about my ability, but I don't like to show it off. One of them was curious and did ask for me to demonstrate, which was fine, but other than that, don't normally show my ability off at all."
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Post by shadnicth on Sept 14, 2009 4:37:22 GMT -5
Matt smiled as he looked back at the store for a moment, his telepathy picking up the thoughts of the clerk. He turned back to Dwaine.
"Well... As much as I would love to continue this conversation, I gotta jet. The cops will be here in about 5 minutes and I gotta find a hotel to stay at tonight. But it was nice meeting you." Matt said, smiling his trademark friendly smile as he extended a hand to Dwaine.
Of course, if he wanted, he could be in New York tonight, but the flights were a bit too expensive for Matt at the moment. He'd blown most of his money on comics at Sam's Comics, back in Kansas. He'd found it fascinating that a comic book by an artist that could paint the future was able to predict everything that had happened in his life so far. Even some stuff that might happen in the future.
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Post by dwain on Sept 15, 2009 4:10:29 GMT -5
Dwaine listened to Matt, as he said that he had to go. "All good Matt. I have to meet some friends for lunch anyway. It was nice to chat to you." He then took Matt's hand, and shook it. Dwaine then quickly reached into his wallet. "Here is my number if you ever want to chat more. I would personally love there how you get on with controlling your ability. You never know, we might just need to rely on one another when we get into a sticky situation."
Once the goodbyes were said, Dwaine continued to walk in the direction he was heading. His friends were there, and he said hi to them, sitting down. Minutes later, Dwaine heard the sirens of the cops cars. He smiled then, knowing who was the one who had helped catch the criminal.
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Post by shadnicth on Sept 15, 2009 7:02:53 GMT -5
Matt smiled as Dwaine shook his hand, Matt shaking it back. He reached out to grab the number that Dwaine had given, pocketing it as he listened to what Dwaine had said. He couldn't help but feel warm inside when Dwaine spoke about calling about his progress.
"Thank you Dwaine. I'll be sure to let you know, once I get in contact with this Peter Petrelli guy." Matt said to Dwaine, before goodbyes were exchanged.
As Matt walked away, he heard the sirens of the police arriving, smiling as his heroics had worked off in his favour for once.
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