X-Champions Issues

Issue #6 - Mind Games

Just after Sheckie's interrogation wraps up late in the morning, Laughton fields Lucy Coe's (Assistant D.A.) phone calls, escalating as the police get verification of Purple Hat gangsters still being held by the heroes.  Laughton explains they were merely being kept safe and he'd be glad to bring "the prisoners" in now.  Coe responds the police will come to him and they show up in 30 minutes with Lucy Coe herself, a dozen heavily armed police, and a special resistant wagon.  Laughton turns over Yitzak and Sheckie.  The communication breakdown becomes apparent as Lucy exchanges confused glances with the police sergeant in charge.  She turns to Laughton, demanding "Where's Levi Goldman?"  

Hamlet explains that Levi escaped, to which Lucy, as much out of frustration as suspicion, declares that therefore Hamlet has aided and abetted a fugitive and instructs the police to take him away.  Laughton pushes back and reminds her of the work the heroes did to get these criminals and how successful they were in bringing them down when the police couldn't.  He notes he's confident they'll find Levi and bring him in.  As he turns on an air of confidence, authority, and charm, she hesitantly gives in and warns Laughton not to leave town and to stay easily accessible.  He gives her his cell phone number, pulling it out of his coat pocket to emphasize his point.  Coe then asks Laughton to accompany them downtown to make a formal statement.  He declines, saying it'll be 5:30 before he can do so - mentally hoping he can get what he needs out of Levi and turn him in at the same time.  But the Assistant DA holds firm, indicating the urgency of getting as much info as possible in order to find the rest of the Purple Hat gang.  

Downtown Hamlet indicates the minimal essential points to date, indicating Levi slipped away.  Lucy presses him on the point, finding it hard to believe that he and his cadre of mutant heroes could let that happen.  Detective Berger is present for the statement and butts in, echoing her word "mutant" with disdain.  She largely ignores his comment and listens to Hamlet's floundering statement of making a simple mistake.  Hamlet stresses his certainty of finding Levi, emphasizing that the team beat and contained several dangerous mutants in the midst of all this, demonstrating their competence and heroism.  Berger responds, "Yeah, 'mutants', there's the problem right there.  You and your mutant buddies should stay out of police business and handle the whole thing.  Maybe we would have been a little slower but we'd have done it clean and right."  Before Hamlet can respond Lucy butts in and changes the tone, declaring the statement over and perfunctorily thanking Hamlet for his help.  She then pulls him aside and asks him to hang on a few minutes as the police file out.  She explains that she's disappointed that the Purple Hat mutants were turned over to federal authorities and that the mayor is livid about it.  It hinders the city's investigation to not have access to them and it makes the city look bad.  Hamlet responds that he wasn't impressed with Detroit's holding of Slayer and he's simply spreading out the risk - the next ones can go to Detroit and see how they do.  She's not satisfied with the answer but Hamlet does try to mollify her by indicating he'll go speak with the mayor.

Minutes later he's at Mayor Bo Berry's office.  The receptionist rings in and a regular suit-and-tie sort immediately leaves to allow Hamlet to have an audience with the mayor.  Apparently Berry has Laughton at the top of his list.  He barely greets Laughton before launching into his condemnation of the release of the evil mutants to the feds.  He explains in his mildly affected educated, urbanized speaking style that although he thanks the heroes for their actions on Sunday, this work with the feds undermines his leadership.  He speaks of the difficulty of running a city of nearly a million people, most of them trying to flee it.  He cuts off a wise-acre comment from Hamlet and continues to state how he realizes there are problems in the police department, that some police may be acting dubiously.  Not allowing Hamlet to get much of a word in, Berry then asks the P.I. to turn to stone.  Berry has long known of Laughton's power, ever since the dark circumstances of their first meeting.  Having witnessed it, he believes that no tape or bugging devices will work properly if turned to stone, and whenever he wants an off-the-record candid conversation he asks his old acquaintance to simply turn to stone.

At this point, as Hamlet gazes straight ahead, immobile, Berry speaks, circling him, of the difficulties of running a city like Detroit.  He admits to corruption in the police department; he even indicates he knows where it comes from and is familiar personally with it.  He indicates he's no country bumpkin and the step from being the lead in a boy band to politics was one he took seriously and studied up on.  Notably, as his passion increases, a Southern black drawl slightly returns to his speech.  He draws a parallel between the difficult decisions he makes for Detroit and FDR's alleged decision to let Pearl Harbor be a sitting duck for the Japanese attack, done as a sacrifice that would galvanize Americans into action.  During this monologue he only allows Hamlet to unfreeze once, simply to give him a one-word affirmation that he understands, and then instructs him to turn to stone again.  Then he confesses that there are "forces" that want to deal with the Purple Hat gang themselves and that he, as mayor, knows this directly.  He has to play ball with those forces and find a compromise that makes the city work, keeps it ticking, but ultimately gets all the bad guys put away.   To this end, he insists that Hamlet trust him as he trusts Hamlet and that they work together. 

Meanwhile, at the aquarium on Belle Isle, Aela Oceanchild is approached by a brusque government agent, a man-in-black sort, who demands she work on a fish that is in critical condition (the other half of the Babble Fish pair mentioned in issue #5), per government orders.  Being an expert in sea mammals, Aela is concerned about her ability to help, but other qualified marine vets are at a conference and cannot be quickly brought in.  So she's stuck.  The fed adds, "And if you fail, it's your career."  Aela is left to sweat out an operation for which she's not entirely qualified - on a fish that, as it turns out, is heavily mutated, possessing three eyes and, as she opens it, an entirely different physiology from anything she (or probably any vet) has studied.

Back downtown, Laughton returns to the office to find Marty Davis, Sammy, and Eliot Sihn gone on the Babble Fish chase (see issue #5), having left only sketchy notice that they're gone via Velda the receptionist.  He worries somewhat but continues on, pursuing the interrogation of Lefty.  Lefty is a particularly annoying gang member, smarting off at Hamlet and acting like a tough guy, unconcerned at Hamlet's story that Yitzak is dead as per his own choice (death or cooperation).  He scoffs at stories of the Troll eating him, calling them "fairy tales", and Hamlet "fairy guy".  He answers questions about how to contact Jakob and/or the cells saying "I don't know nothin' about that" - and Laughton's keen, super-analytical mind processes the gangster's body language to reveal he's stating the truth as he knows it, not merely smarting off.  Laughton asks him what he'd like in return for cooperation.  He indicates the Tucci family members' heads on a platter.  Hamlet simply says, "Okay, that can be arranged." and then gets Gere-luce, hanging around Sihn's lab, to help him put Lefty back into the deep freeze.   

Shortly The Captain, Sammy, and the Troll return, in time to update Laughton on the Babble Fish case and meet Aela before going to the dinner arranged by Eduardo Tucci at Baroni's.  Velda pulls Sammy aside and tells him about a strange phone call she got, where the caller said that "The King is watching.  Tell your boss."  While Laughton signs her paycheck, she felt that this meant someone was after Sammy (as she still believes Sammy is Elvis and thus "the King"), and she didn't want to tell him as she wanted to protect Sammy.  Sammy quickly goes and tells The Captain because he perceives him as the boss of the organization since, after all, he's such a powerful and clean good guy.  The Captain quickly informs Laughton, who puzzles over who this "King" might be.

Unbeknownst to them, that same restaurant is being frequented by Suzanne Palmer, an associate of the District Attorney's office who primarily helps research cases.  She's on a special assignment to watch to see who comes and goes, simply logging events as background.  But more importantly, as we'll soon find out, she's a mind-manipulating mutant.  She watches as Eduardo, pleased to see the heroes, greets them as if they were old friends.  Suzanne's interest is piqued, having heard of the heroes from the papers and in the office, as well as having previously known of Hamlet Laughton.  A voice in her head, literally, tells her "You should watch these heroes!"  The use of the word "heroes" makes her think perhaps these really are good guys.  Then again, she's not so sure about the being that talks to her, perhaps it isn't always right.  She still wonders in fact who exactly it is.  She's just relieved that she isn't crazy, like so many others who THINK they hear voices.  After all, those people don't have jobs in attorneys' offices and the ability to read and manipulate minds.  She has the clarity of mind and the knowledge of mental powers to understand the voice she hears is genuine, real.  In fact her mind is sufficiently clear that she understands the legal repercussions and morality of using her power while in an official capacity, and does not capriciously do so.

So she watches, perhaps not so subtly, as Eduardo thanks the heroes.  Eduardo is pleased to see Aela, a feast for the eyes, and immediately invites her to sit near him as he needs such a lovely lady near him in public, telling an associate to make room.  The heroes notice that Eduardo has several associates with him, as well as other burly men who come and go around him, staying nearby always.  Eduardo goes on to thank The Captain for defending Detroit and being such a great hero to all.  He then wonders where the man who disguised himself as Levi is, and asks who Sammy is, as Sammy has made his shape look like Eliot Sihn while Sihn appears as the Troll.  Thus Sammy introduces himself as Dr. Sihn.  Eduardo is confused and suddenly turns angry, indicating he asked "ALL" of the heroes to appear, pounding his fist on the table, causing his men to tense up.  Just as suddenly, he reverts to his diplomatic facade, and waves it off.  Laughton hints to Eduardo that "Dr. Sihn" really is the Levi doppelganger, but Eduardo doesn't quite catch it, still put off-guard by the whole thing.  Then he turns his attention back to Aela and announces, "So I just realized I've offended someone - this lovely lady must be with someone!"  The Troll, knowing full well Aela can take care of herself, is momentarily confused himself, then realizes what Eduardo means and announces she's his wife.  Eduardo then insists that another associate move aside so that the Troll can sit next to his wife (though he still wants to sit next to Aela on the other side).   As that happens, Laughton whispers to Sammy that it would be more gracious and diplomatic if he'd drop the disguise and let Eduardo know who he is.  Sammy obliges, announcing his apologies and indicating he has to leave the table for a moment.  In a short time he's back, having "changed his disguise" back to his regular non-descript "regular guy" form, and explains the confusion to Eduardo and regrets any offense.  Eduardo is simply pleased to see he's got everyone there and goes on to host an incredible multi-course meal with pasta salad, pasta courses, salads, cheeses, fruit, fish appetizers, etc..  Sammy eagerly chows down as courses are quickly and continually served, to Eduardo's notice and delight.  Eduardo points out Sammy's appetite and asks him if he'd like to meet the cook and see the kitchen.  Sammy is in seventh heaven as he meets Giuseppe, the cook, who barely speaks English, and Eduardo has Giuseppe serve him a number of dishes prepared quickly and generously specially for Sammy.  

As Suzanne nearby, pretending to do work on her Palm, continues to leisurely snack, she's approached by a menacing "host" who asks her if everything's satisfactory and notes she's been there quite a while.  He further mentions he's never seen her before and that this being a family restaurant, he usually knows everyone.  Then, as she explains she was recommended by a friend he's never heard of, he adds with emphasis that this restaurant is by a family and for "the family".  She takes the hint but continues to stay, ordering desert herself.

After the meal ends cognac and desert are served.  Eduardo asks his associates to leave the table as he needs to "regrettably" interrupt this social occasion with some business matters.  Then he excuses himself profusely as he takes the Troll aside and asks if "the little woman" should stay as this is business.  Fortunately, Aela cannot hear him.  The Troll indicates she's part of their business and Eduardo, considering himself an enlightened man, says he understands how the younger generation is and has no issue.  Then he very quietly, too quietly for Suzanne to hear, not-so-subtly asks the heroes to not turn any Purple Gang members into the police, instead leaving them to be dealt with by the mob.  Of course he couches his terms in phrases like, "And of course rather than wasting the citizens' tax dollars, I know that if you simply let it be known where these gangsters were, I have associates who could handle cleaning it all up."  He even opens the conversation talking about how depraved these Purple Hat gangsters are, repeating a rumor he supposedly heard that they're child pornographers.  Sammy is pleased to hear that Eduardo is such a concerned and nice citizen, and nods excitedly in agreement with Eduardo's proposal.  None of the other heroes are so gullible or naive of course, and Hamlet politely declines Eduardo's offer, not so much dismissing it as indicating that it may not be such a practical way to handle things, particularly as the heroes have an image and relationships to maintain.  The Captain is uncomfortable with this line of talk and is uncertain how to handle it without simply telling off the don and declaring that these mobsters will get their come-uppance as well, but suddenly receives a call from Lisa Walters, the reporter he's spoken with.  She indicates she has a hot tip and it's urgent that he alone comes to meet her.  He rushes off, telling Laughton that Walters has a tip and he needs to take care of it immediately.  He trusts Laughton's instincts in working with the mob, even his methods are not the same.  Hamlet reminds The Captain to keep his cell phone on and stay in touch "this time", referring to his unavailability earlier in the day when Laughton had to leave the office (this was when Hell had taken the heroes to the bar - Marty Davis was rather occupied dealing with the incident there).  With The Captain gone, Eduardo attempts to poll the heroes, ignoring Aela due to his backwards gender biases, hoping to find support.  While Sammy is supportive, the others are not but are diplomatic.  Eduardo then declares it's simply "food for thought" and they can always reach him later.  Laughton asks for a way to reach him that's unofficial and is told to call Giuseppe and carefully pronounce that he needs to speak with Eduardo.  Giuseppe is a great phonetic speller and will get the message to Eduardo to contact Laughton as he needs at that time.  

With desert and business done, Eduardo must be off to see his family and leaves.  Sammy requests some food to go, asking for whatever's already available to take.  The flustered waiter rushes back, knowing these are special guests of Eduardo's, and quickly comes back with several plates' worth of food boxed up for Sammy.  Meanwhile, the heroes can see/hear a nearby party being told their food was regrettably delayed due to a kitchen accident.  

Suzanne would be on her way except for a delay in processing her credit card - she gets the distinct feeling she's getting the cold shoulder in an attempt to dissuade her return.  Hamlet, having previously noticed Suzanne and recognizing her as someone he's seen at the DA's office, speaks quietly with the Troll, who then heads back to her table and simply, somewhat menacingly, says, "You should meet us at the Blue Moon offices."  and gives her the address.  She asks why but the Troll is short on answers and they leave.  

Eliot Sihn/the Troll has a lot of work in front of him that night and he speeds back to the office to get to work, as well as to show off some of the new equipment to Aela.  In another car Hamlet and Sammy sit in wait of Suzanne, tailing her as she heads to their offices.  Although she doesn't notice them, out of apprehension she contacts a friend from her office and indicates she's going to the Blue Moon as part of the conversation, assuring someone knows where she was last known to be going!

Once everyone is at the detective agency, Laughton opens up a conference room for all to talk.  Immediately the distrusting heroes grill Suzanne.  Laughton accuses her of being a bad spy, which she readily admits to.  He asks her why she was there and she indicates that while she cannot say, she can say it has nothing to do with them.  The Troll dumps the city's failure to hold the Slayer in her lap, as well as the obvious police corruption, and asks her what she thinks about that.  She admits there are problems but states there's also reasons to work with the system.  Sammy, wanting to belong, joins in by asking what she thinks of this lowering of FDA standards which is resulting in less food waste.  Confused but interested in these strange characters, she indicates she's against lowering standards but feels lowering waste must be a good thing, leaving Sammy disappointed.  Returning to topic, Laughton then asks what she knows about Berger.  Like most, she's heard he's a bad cop, but there's no proof.  Laughton's lie-detecting skills set in and he feels she's telling the truth.  But he's equally certain that somehow the DA's office is using her to watch them, whether she knows it or not.  Laughton and Palmer exchange numbers.

With this initial meeting over (thankfully for the put-upon Palmer), she heads home.  Meanwhile the heroes return to interrogating Lefty.  Sammy makes himself look like the head of Eduardo Tucci resting on a platter on a table.  Lefty is surprised to see this and Hamlet allows him to inspect it.  He is rather disturbed to think they've actually done this, but becomes horrified and nauseated when the Troll nonchalantly tears off a bit of the ear and begins to eat it.  He shrieks and begs that the Troll not get him.  The Troll acts as if he can't resist and starts towards him, grabbing his ear.  Laughton "convinces" the Troll to leave the room.  Lefty immediately spills his guts, almost literally, and sobs that he really doesn't know much, that he was just an aide to Levi.  He does answer what he can, indicating that Jakob must have gotten away during the battle at the Purple Hat's salt mine headquarters and that everyone considered him a nutcase.  He also indicates that the fourth lieutenant to Levi, the one handling the remaining two of the twelve cells, is someone named Leroy.  Thus the lieutenants are all known, Lemmy, responsible for four of them, Yitzak and Sheckie responsible for three each, and now Leroy, responsible for two.  Lefty is then turned into the police, Laughton placing a call to Lucy Coe and indicating he's caught another Purple Hat member and is one step closer to getting Levi.  As it's late, while she's elated to hear of the progress, she doesn't stay on the phone long - Hamlet hears a man's voice in the background calling her.

The interrogation of Levi Goldman opens with the head of Eduardo Tucci (AKA Sammy) again on display.  Meanwhile the Troll sits by, working on a laptop while he tries to handle his workload and the interrogation - but he throws in his vote that he wants Levi to do this "the hard way".  Levi is skeptical that this is really Eduardo's head.  He wants to cut it open and examine it.  He seems nonplused by the Troll's interest in devouring it.  The heroes attempt to convince him, cutting into it.  But Levi remains unconvinced, wanting the opportunity for himself.  Meanwhile, though they ask for Jakob's whereabouts or how to contact him, they don't want to risk him actually getting a knife or being freed just yet, particularly as he may kill himself, and consider their next step with him.  Just then the phone rings...

Several blocks away, as Suzanne returns to her trendy yuppie apartment building in downtown, she witnesses some dozen men with guns outside, looking like they are about to enter.  Hastily she calls Laughton, knowing it's likely they can respond quicker than the police.  Just as the crowd back at Laughton-Davis agency is about to interrogate Levi, Laughton gets her call and asks if they have purple swatches - which they do.  She indicates they see her and are pointing guns at her though she's strangely calm for that situation.  Laughton tells her to rush to the park, hoping they'll follow her and the heroes can intercept her.  He's worried as she's a few minutes away and may be dead before they can do anything.  The last thing he hears are gunshots as the mobsters fire.  Sammy turns into a "magic carpet" and the team rides him as he flies as fast as a car though straighter to the park - which in the worst case is at least on the way to the apartment building.  

Meanwhile Suzanne Palmer's amazing abilities are displayed as she glows from a force field projected by sheer mental energy.  One of the mobsters' gunfire bursts misses but the other hits.  She realizes these are heavy duty guns as her force field staves off a blow that would kill most anyone else.  Flying off by mentally lifting her body, the mobsters follow on foot, believing they can keep up as she's not quite out of range and entices them further by luring them away.  She easily stays ahead of them but, by risking herself in this strategy, gets hit as they get closer and one of the assault rifles' bursts hits her, this time stunning her and forcing her to the ground.  Fortunately she's just barely out of it and comes to before they can fire again at her on the ground.  As the gang walks up to blast her through her shimmering force field, she struggles to her feet and then up into the air.   

At the park she meets up with the other heroes approaching from the other direction.  They fly into action and she stops to battle the six gangsters who followed her.  Suzanne mind-blasts one of the gangsters.  Sammy flies the heroes right into the midst of them and Laughton turns into his Rodin form as he dives onto one of the gangsters, nearly killing him as his mighty blow sends him slamming into the street.  The Troll then leaps off but tangles his foot in Sammy's carpet form and drags Sammy onto the ground as he misses his intended target [note - roll of 18]!  Aela drops more gracefully off of Sammy and shockingly displays her new ability as she turns one of the enemy into a puddle of water.   Sammy, who narrowly avoided falling onto the ground as the result of the Troll's misstep, slugs one of the gangsters, then the Troll grabs another.  As Aela turns another one into a puddle of water they surrender, apparently unprepared for such a display.

The bad guys are restrained with the usual duct tape.  Laughton dons one of their uniforms and when they return to the apartment building he summons the other gangsters to come quickly - then the heroes ambush the gangsters.  Five of the remaining six are thus quickly dispatched with, and the sixth almost gets away as they see him about to race off in his car.  However, Palmer lifts the vehicle with her mind, holding it aloft.  Before the Troll can get at the occupant, he commits suicide via the tooth capsule the Purple Hat mobsters carry.  Laughton begins interrogating the mobsters but Palmer, noting the limited speech-bound attempt, probes one of their minds as the heroes need to know what other danger may await.  She finds out that Jakob put the word out to the other cells to go and kill indiscriminately in the city.  He indicated his own special cell is building up a special plan.  While the organization is in disarray, with two cells now giving themselves up to the police and some others fleeing, Jakob is attempting to rebuild.  Apparently this cell took Jakob at his word and decided to strike this building as it housed many well-off municipal as well as private workers.  They intended to get in position, then ring the fire alarm and massacre people as they tried to escape.  The man who killed himself was the cell leader, named Izzy.  All the gangsters are detained and the police are notified.  The heroes rush off just as the police sirens near, not having time to deal with the authorities.  Laughton declares, "They were tough agents, but we double-teamed them." - as being taken seriously is not so high on his agenda just then. 

The heroes take this opportunity to include Suzanne in the interrogation of Levi Goldman.  They explain the gravity and necessity of the situation, the need for the help with someone of her power.  Laughton mentions that as she may have heard Levi escaped but they just recently found him.  She agrees, as this is clearly now a life-and-death situation and she realizes that Levi's civil rights are at least partially mitigated by the fact a murderous rampage may shortly cost many lives in Detroit. 

Thus the interrogation of Levi resumes, this time with Suzanne in the room appearing to simply take notes - in reality she begins reading Levi's mind and writing down what she reads for Laughton and for the Troll's eye, which has made it's way over by itself.  Levi begins to feel something strange in his head, an unidentifiable discomfort.  With Laughton's persuasion, Levi's mind is stirred up, and she gets a clear picture for a time, reaching deep into it.  She sees that he's delighted that Jakob is alive as per the previous interrogation, so Laughton starts by saying they just had to leave to get Jakob, who killed himself upon approach.  Levi is mentally uncertain now, and they proceed to dig with the Troll and Laughton picking at the collapse of the organization, comparing it to their humiliation 70 years prior.  Meanwhile, Sammy sits outside ready to portray Eduardo's head or anything else.  Palmer picks up that no successor comes to mind beyond Jakob.  When the Troll questions Levi about the creation of the mutants they held and Slayer, Levi thinks the name Norman Tull.  Then the strong-willed Levi shakes her control off.  Upon reestablishing control, she pushes herself to dig deeper, straining to do so.  Then Norman Tull becomes even clearer as she gets into Levi's memory, seeing Tull as someone representing himself as an official agent for ABC Corporation.  For a brief time she gets crystal clear images of the many cells, and as Laughton indicates they'll all be raided and destroyed, she gets good directions as his brain processes it all.  She also gets an image of Jakob's cell, with Levi scolding his son as Jakob holds a human heart in his hand and other cell members stand by with tattoos and face paint on them.  They also get a tip on Slayer as Levi sees himself contacting him by calling the priest at the Blessed Sacrament cathedral and telling him he needs to have Jimmy at the orphanage contacted to meet him.  Notably, during this time, Suzanne Palmer gets a glimpse revealing that Levi has never been out of the heroes' custody since taken, though she doesn't write that down, just making a mental note to herself about the discrepancy with Laughton's story.

With this information plundered the heroes figure they have what they need.  They prepare a way for Levi to "escape" and be quickly caught.  Laughton declares it's time for Levi to die and the Troll agrees, going to make a drug to kill him with.  Levi laughs and says they are "dishonorable dogs" for such a way of killing.  But he concocts his own scheme to escape as he makes a final request, hoping these "dogs" will be honorable enough to at least do that.  He requests to be freed so he can properly pray to God, on his knees and with hands clasped.  Laughton consents as this works well with their own scheme.  As planned, the Troll makes a lot of noise and hollers, and Laughton turns his back, expecting to be assaulted or have Levi rush off.  Levi lunges at Laughton and puts him in a choke hold.  Laughton shakes him off but in the process "accidentally" falls against the wall and down.  Levi rushes off, with Sammy concealed as a box in the hallway watching him, then sprouting legs and following from a safe distance.  As Levi gets out to a car which he notes is unlocked, the heroes nab him and bring him back.  All this in order for Levi to say he escaped if asked.  Laughton hopes the thin plan will be enough for the Coe who'd probably rather look the other way anyway at this point, so long as she gets what she needs.

As the heroes disperse to get some necessary short rest (particularly those who've been active for most of 2 days now) and figure out how to best stop the remaining Purple Gang members, the Troll gets a sudden chill as he has an inexplicable feeling that someone he knows is in grave danger...

[Game Mechanics - Points Awarded...

Thoroughly defeating an inferior opponent - for healing the Babble Fish - +.75 RPs for Mermaid, +.05 XPs for Mermaid

Thoroughly defeating a marginally inferior opponent - for handling the city government - +3.75 RPs for Rodin, +.25 XPs for Rodin

Thoroughly defeating an inferior opponent - for stopping and gathering info from the Purple Hat mobsters at the apartment building - +.75 RPs for all, +.05 XPs for all

Thoroughly defeating an inferior opponent - for the interrogations in this session, mainly Levi's - +.75 RPs for all, +.05 XPs for all

Session play  - +2.625 RPs for all, +.875 XPs for all

Totals:

Justice (working title) +4.125 RPs, +.975 XPs
Mermaid +4.875 RPs, +.98 XPs
Rodin +7.875 RPs, +1.225 XPs
Sammy the Slime +4.125 RPs, +.975 XPs
Troll +4.125 RPs, +.975 XPs

NOTE - these were added to the totals after Issue #4 Post-Game Notes which were added after Issue #5 - so this is a bit odd in that it's not a straight add from 5 to this, instead it's 5 plus the 4 notes plus this

Totals to Date:

The Captain 151.5 RPs, 15.425 XPs
Justice (working title) 4.125 RPs, .975 XPs
Mermaid 113.625 RPs, 12.2425 XPs
Rodin 151.5 RPs, 15.325 XPs
Sammy the Slime 136.875 RPs, 13.5375 XPs
Troll 151.125 RPs, 17.275 XPs