Just the way I like it (GM)

[David B.]

David was sitting on his back porch, mullin over Strikes words. It was the next morning, sun just creasing the hills...Strike was a man on a mission. David didnt really think he was hostile...more uncaring. Like he needed order. Needed them to fall in line and become his tools. He spoke so casually about aliens, monsters, wars...he always brought up the masks. David knew they were important to the man. Did they make the guy stronger? Did he gain control over you when they were used? What were they,

He stood, and closed his eyes.

Fuck it.

He pulled that darkness from inside, and around his face would form his mask, from his jawline, up atop his head. Shaped and fitted like a crown. Despite the surge of power...he prodded at it with his mind, testif the waters.

David tries to feel the energy of the mask, to see what happens!

[Mr. Kaar]

David feels stronger, or maybe more accurately his Qi is stronger. Like the mask is attempting to connect to it in some way.

[David B.]

David felt some strange connection, and his Qi instinctively draw back. He shook his head, unsure...but decided that progress as not made by the overly cautious. To grow...he had to take risks.

David tries to slowly bring his Qi into the power of the mask, to find cracks or connections between the powers!

[Mr. Kaar]

There seems to be a slow start, as if David's Qi and the power of the mask are fighting, then slowly there is a connection, and then a constant flow. Something feels off or maybe different about David's Qi now.

[David B.]

David would flex his fingers, keeping his eyes closed, envisioning the power. He would slowly lift a hand, easily able to feel the world around him with his wind, a clear image forming in his mind.

Time to test what this feeling means.

David tests his power by trying to rustle the leaves of the tree in his back yard, then trying it again with the area of his power that feels "off" or "different"!

[Mr. Kaar]

The tree rustles peacefully.

Then

The tree explodes and is sliced into a billion little fucking pieces.

[David B.]

Davids eyes whip open as the tree is blown to a million pieces! He stares at the pieces a moment, then decides this test needs a bigger object! He flies to an empty street a few blocks up, and lands gently, looking at his hand a moment before trying this new power on an entire house!

David tries the new ability on a two story house to see if size really does matter!

[Mr. Kaar]

Size doesn't fucking matter that shit is sliced into a bajillion little fuck slices.

[David B.]

David slowly lowers his hand, mouth agape just a little, as an entire house was mutilated as though it were a paper shredder on steroids. He stared at his hand, feeling barely a bit weaker, if at all. He looked around at the raining mass of wood, cement and various objects...and flexed his hand a bit. He knew this was Strikes plan. To make them addicted to the power.

He needed to know more.

He would fly back to his house, to his large backyard, sit and meditate. Once he was in a deep trance...he would take a deep breath and delve into this masks energy, using his Qi energy more to see what it would do!

David tries to manipulate and mold his Qi and mask energy more, to see what it would do, if anything more!

[Mr. Kaar]

The bond is made stronger, but the mask seems... Uninterested in his Qi now. Instead, seems to be accepting David's mind.

[David B.]

David would smirk, both in his head and out. This thing was like a living being. Yeah, he felt stronger, but the thing was prodding where it wanted now. Time to see what would happen if he-

David would NOT meld his mind with this thing. Not knowing what he did. Instead, he would attempt to subdue the mask!

[Mr. Kaar]

David finds at first the mask is aggressive, trying to defend itself, and David can feel slight pain from the attempt, but eventually the mask backs off and becomes more docile.

[David B.]

David grimaced as he fought it...unexpected. He wasn't expecting pain. But the mask eventually backed off. He let out a breath. The mask would fade off, leaving him a little more exhausted.

He had twenty four hours. He would definitely be doing this again, now. Time to figure this shit out.

***********Twenty four hours later, two days before meeting with Leon and Mathew.*******************

David was back out on his porch, having put August in control of the armies. He had slept a lot...and worked a lot. Figured some things out, about himself and how the talk with the two Elders would go.

Now he needed to test this new agressive Mask.

David tries to talk to the mask with his mind! "Hello? What are you?"

[Mr. Kaar]

David would get the feeling of familiarity from the mask, other than a verbal response.

[David B.]

David chewed his lip a moment...then tried to work with it a little, not using his Qi. He tried to allow it some...closeness with his mind. He gave a feeling of warning...so it would know not to try and attack his mind.

David tries to let the mask in a bit, but gives it a warning to see if that works!