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7 - [Action/Voice]
Lately Logan has been a rare face around Luceti and an unreliable teacher at best. Fortunately he had Ororo and Natasha to cover when he wasn't around, lest his students get the funny idea they were getting off time. That was the result of the man taking any mission the Malnosso offered him. Anything to get out of the cage. But the last one was from one cage to another. While they certainly gave him more challenge than he got in the dome, their combat testing didn't sit well with him. Especially because he forced himself to hold back. He wasn't fond of the Mallies knowing just what he was really capable of. he didn't care for the keen interest in his claws. He'd known too many scientists like that.
So when he got back to Luceti on the evening of the fourth, he was still on edge. He sated himself by picking up a some booze at the bar- to go, before heading back to the house. Tonight his idea of relaxation was putting his feet up to watch an action flick, smoke a cigar, and ignore any requests that he wash himself clean of the last ten days of heavy combat.
The next day, he'll resume his training sessions and otherwise be found at the Dome all day, until the evening where he'll retreat to the bar.
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Back in Luceti. If yer here an' ain't dead, show up for training. You know when to be here.
If anyone else is looking fer some trainin', we can talk. I specialize in people with special powers. I usually work with mutants, but there ain't a whole lot of us here. So talk to me if you're interested. Just don't expect nothing easy.
So when he got back to Luceti on the evening of the fourth, he was still on edge. He sated himself by picking up a some booze at the bar- to go, before heading back to the house. Tonight his idea of relaxation was putting his feet up to watch an action flick, smoke a cigar, and ignore any requests that he wash himself clean of the last ten days of heavy combat.
The next day, he'll resume his training sessions and otherwise be found at the Dome all day, until the evening where he'll retreat to the bar.
[Voice]
Back in Luceti. If yer here an' ain't dead, show up for training. You know when to be here.
If anyone else is looking fer some trainin', we can talk. I specialize in people with special powers. I usually work with mutants, but there ain't a whole lot of us here. So talk to me if you're interested. Just don't expect nothing easy.
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No? Well, there is this other trick I know...Etativel mih!
[Extending her arm towards Logan as she speaks the words focuses the spell, and sends the man floating upwards. She makes sure he's a good distance up--it wouldn't work if there were any solid surfaces in easy reach--then looks up at him expectantly.]
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... alright, ya convinced me. Now put me down.
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[Yes, that is Zatanna looking smug down there. But she lowers her arm again, and Logan with it, freeing him from the spell so he lands back on the ground.]
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You'll get yer chance to do plenty of demonstrating. But magic ain't the only thing I'm interested in.
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[Though she's gotten better, Zatanna's definitely the weakest on the team when it comes to actual hand to hand.]
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[He hits another button on the panel behind him and a nearby chamber door slides open.]
This first one tests your response time, ability to strategy, and whether you keep a cool head under fire. [And yes, there will be fire.] Make it to the end without your magic and you might just have a chance.
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[That makes Zatanna frown, and no, she's not going into that chamber just yet.] I thought you said you were used to training people with superhuman abilities.
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[Well…damn. Zatanna has to admit that he has a point. She’s been in situations where her magic hasn’t done her much good, and isn’t that why she agreed to this in the first place?
Still, she crosses her arms over her chest. Just because Logan’s right doesn’t mean she has to say it out loud.] Is it too late to phone a friend?
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[In other words, she better move it or he's gonna investigate other options.]
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Still, she’s a superhero. Or, close enough to one. It won’t be too bad, right?]
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Here's the deal. You get to the end without injury. I got the safeties on, but only for this demo, got it? That'll be enough to figure out if yer any good or not.
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[Pretty tricky for a girl who’s used it her whole life, but Zatanna still has to try.]
Alright, Coach. I’m ready when you are.
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[Just ahead of her, suddenly the tunnel begins to show movement. For the 'easy' portion, he'll get to deal with sections of the wall coming down and slamming the ground. Or the wall crushing the other wall. Or the floor crushing the ceiling. It varies and its quick. But this is the easy level, so there's mercifully space between each section for her to move into then time her next step.]
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[Seriously, Zatanna's pretty sure she's seen this in every movie she's ever watched. But commentary aside, she already knows Logan's patience pretty much doesn't exist. So she huffs out a breath and heads in, trying to figure out if there's a pattern or if it's completely random.
At least there's a gap between each impact. And Zatanna's not the greatest when it comes to combat, but she's quick and her reflexes are good. Definitely a good thing here; she's barely got her feet on the ground before it starts moving, forcing Zatanna to leap ahead. Even with the pauses, it pushes her, but it also shows Logan that she's got some moves.]
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[Not bad. The crushers stop as she passes through them, allowing Logan to follow with relative ease. But the challenge increases for her as the spaces between each crusher becomes narrower and narrower until there's only just barely standing room. Not just that, but they move faster too.]
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Don't know if you picked up on this--[Ducking under a lowering ceiling]--but I usually run my mouth--[Twisting to move sideways through another gap]--when I'm fighting.
[Although not usually speaking normally. But talking and concentrating at the same time is something Zatanna has to be good at.]
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[Before, there was the liberty to slide between or over the panels as they moved. But not anymore. The ones ahead now were spiked, meaning that her timing had to be absolutely precise.]
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Are you some kind of sadist or something? [Seriously man, when the phrase “not even Black Canary does this” goes through her head? Things are bad. But Logan’s already told her she can’t get hurt, so there’s nothing for it. Zatanna just has to keep going, and as luck would have it, she makes it through the first spiked trap okay.
Just not the second.
It’s not a huge miss, but Zatanna’s foot gets caught before she can squeeze past the closing panels. She lets out a yelp as she falls, turning after she catches herself.]
Nepo-- [The second word dies on her lips, the spell aborted as Zatanna barely manages to stop herself from catching in time.]
[action]
In a real scenario, your foot would be broken now. Possibly crushed entirely.
But she can still move on. Which may not be a good thing, because after the last spiked crusher, there's a web of criss c-crossed lasers to make her way through. In fact, there's only four lasers in total, but they are moving in alternating diagonal path from all four corners of the corridor. With patience and timing they would be easy to move through.
If she's given time, anyway.]
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In a real scenario, I would’ve been using my magic to keep that from happening. [And yes, she already knows the door she’s opening with that comment. The whole point is not to rely on her powers, blah blah blah. Doesn’t stop her from saying it.
And now there are lasers. Oh joy.
Zatanna watches for the few seconds she can, but it’s not long enough to pick up the whole pattern. She sees a gap she can start with though, and from there she tries to just be quick and avoid getting caught without some place safe to move to. A lot easier said than done.]
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[But he's waiting to watch her move forward. Her first move? Impressive. Her follow ups should hopefully be better, because now where's a wall of fire following her to 'encourage' her to move faster.]
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[She has mentioned she’s new here, right? And somehow, Zatanna doesn’t think Logan means unreliable in the traditional “you’ve still got a lot to learn and that’s why your spell failed” sense.
But looking back at him only reveals another surprise, and yes, that man has to be a sadist. At least she knows it won’t burn her, even if Zatanna’s not going to let that slow her down. The last thing this guy needs is an excuse to make things worse.
One space she can go into, then another. She starts to get a little ahead of herself, however, and one of the lasers catches her arm.]
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But Logan provides no answer yet. Not until she gets through this segment. He's not going to distract her on a trial run. But he does continue to inform her of her status.]
Depending on the type of lasers, you'd have either lost your arm or worse, set off the alarm system.
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