We Sons Of Daley [Manhattan Blues]

>Quick: Look a victrola, then MAKE SOME NOISE at it. Familiars need to be triggered, based on our prior experience (and post-mortem experience).

If cross counter will help, use it. I'm still not sure what it does exactly.

[CROSS COUNTER- Improves counterattacks, doubles base damage on all strikes.]

Alice looks over the room.

You spot the Victrola and raise your TYPEWRITER to your shoulder.

"Wait, no!" Alice says-

You give the Victrola a LOVE NOTE. It is now FULL OF HOLES and NON-FUNCTIONAL.

"... That's just the controller, who knows what they're PROGRAMMED to do now that it's BUSTED!" Alice finishes, face-palming and running back down the corridor.

You have about three seconds before the unpredictable happens. What now, boss?

>Wake up.

Something in you SPARKS as the HOPELESSNESS of your situation hits you. If you can't STOP THEM FROM KILLING THE HOSTAGES, you'll bring EVERYTHING here to a STOP.

[Awakened POWER: Hide Matrix]
[Awakened DISCIPLINE: Cryokinesis]
[Awakened POWER: FREEZE]
[Awakened POWER: CRYSTALLIZE]
[Awakened POWER: EVERLASTING MOMENT]
[INNATE SLOTS ACQUIRED: 3]
[Psychic Potential with Points: +30]
[PSYCHIC POINTS FREE: 17]

The CRYSTAL in your pocket PULSES as everything else in a 50-yard radius FREEZES STILL in an EVERLASTING MOMENT. Except for you. You're not sure how you're doing it as everything collects a layer of FROST, except you're certain that you are EXERTING YOUR WILL UPON THE WORLD.

With your 1911, you casually SHATTER the remaining FAMILIARS.

Time is not STOPPED. But everything else that moves within your field of view is.

With a thought, MOTION RESUMES.

So, let's review. You're an ESPER, apparently. You've been maintaining a CONCEALMENT MATRIX for... You don't remember how long. The HOSTAGES are alive, but if any of your team find out about your psychic powers, you won't be for long.

Yeah. You're boned.

Welcome to Level 4.

>_