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6 hours ago, Mark Rand said:

"I don't know," Spirit Cat replies.  "However, they have a carousel there, too, in the area they call "The Village" and there are two hand-powered ones in the playgrounds in the zoo's "Kids Kingdom".

 

"There are also two at the 49er amusement park," Ghost Cat adds.  "Of course, that ticket stud could've been dropped by anyone."

"I'm guessing dusting the ticket for finger prints is out of the question.   I think Foxbat wears gloves.   "

6 hours ago, steriaca said:

"Ok. I'm off to the zoo."

"The zoo is a big place,  do you want help?"

Once Cornerstone realizes they are leaving he will follow,  but he can't fly.

(I can only post about once a day.  A lot has happened since I posted including Samantha joining me then joining another part of the group.   It is difficult to keep up and now I'm not sure what to reply to. )

45 minutes ago, Mark Rand said:

Ghost Cat walks over to Cornerstone and says, "I have nothing.  "Foxbat must've used a normal vehicle."

"That is possible.   Now many stop lights have cameras.   Maybe they caught him. "

20 hours ago, Mark Rand said:

It hasn't been, and the street-level door can't be opened from the outside.

"There goes that theory."  He says to himself.   He start to look for clues or somebody who might had seen something 

On 10/12/2020 at 9:03 AM, Mark Rand said:

Cornerstone is on a walkway leading to the sidewalk.  Facing the street, Fifth Avenue is on his left and the auditorium parking lot is on his right.  Ghost Cat, still in street clothes, is making the turn onto the street he's on.  Spirit Cat, also in street clothes, is crossing the street, toward Holy Spirit Church, which is across Devonshire Street from the Tree of Life Congregation.

Cornerstone will check out the fire escape to see if it had been tampered with or opened recently 

17 hours ago, Mark Rand said:

(From the basement or the outside?)

(Since the alarm may be still connected. He will check it out from outside,)

On 10/10/2020 at 12:48 PM, steriaca said:

"If you wish."

Cornerstone goes to check out the fire escape 

11 hours ago, steriaca said:

"Wait...has anyone tried to look at the 5th Avenue fire escape exit? It goes from the Auditorium to the Basement to 5th Avenue."

"Do you want me to check out the fire escape. "

14 minutes ago, steriaca said:

Rebecca floats twords Cornerstone. "Spirit Cat is inspecting the crossways. Where do you want to check out first?"

"Well, I was checking the basement,  but I didn't see any evidence that he had been there.  I could check the parking lot for clues.  Does Foxbat's vehicle fly?"

20 hours ago, steriaca said:

"You can phase through the earth, right? You could just walk to the closest basement, right?"

"I didn't phase through the ground because I thought it would freak out the police,  and there were a few pipes and wires under the floor i didn't want to mess with.   I'll come up the stairs. " 

Cornerstone goes back up.

23 hours ago, Mark Rand said:

(An alarmed fire exit from the stage crew part that looks like it leads to the parking lot outside the auditorium.)

(Does it look like it was opened ?)

17 hours ago, steriaca said:

Rebecca tries to find a police officer.  "I'm going to check out one of the handicap assesable buildings near by. There is the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue, the Holy Spirit Church, and the university-owned buildings near here." Then she fishes for her communicator. "Cornerstone? Spirit Cat? Can you here me?"

"I'm in the basement.   Do you need me to come up?"

3 hours ago, Mark Rand said:

Except for the two police cars parked there, it's the same as it was before.  She does spot Miss Halley Brooks, a science teacher, heading for the wheelchair van in her wheelchair.

 

The auditorium breaker box isn't down here.

(But is there anything else that his detective skills noticed?)

23 hours ago, Mark Rand said:

There are indications that the rooms have been used recently.  However, the stage crew and wardrobe department would have used it in preparation for the play.

Cornerstone remembered the crew had some lighting problems earlier that week as well. 

And technically no one told him he couldn't go downstairs.   They all were concerned with what was happening upstairs. 

He looked around some more.   Perhaps the breaker box had been tampered with.  He uses his detective skills to look for clues.

19 hours ago, Mark Rand said:

The basement contains three rooms.  The first holds chairs for the orchestra, music stands, and assorted props and set pieces when not in use.  The second is storage space for wardrobe, including the choir robes.  The third is for wardrobe maintenance and cleaning.  There are also water and gas pipes and electrical conduits in the area.  A freight elevator and a staircase behind a door connects the basement to the main floor.

 

There is a possibility that Foxbat could have been downstairs waiting until the perfect moment to nab his goal.

Cornerstone heads downstairs to see if there is any evidence Foxbat was there.

Cornerstone is trying to stay out of the way of the police.   He uses his vision power to see if there are any underground passage ways.

One minute he's finishing his set and the next Foxbat abducted a cast member.  Bryan was mortified.  He had to change into his hero personna.  

He made a quick nod to his mother and found an empty bathroom to change.   Rocks quickly covered his body and he headed to the stage.  "How can I help?"

Bryan assumes his position in the orchestra.   He prepares his horn and does his scales with everyone else.   

17 hours ago, steriaca said:

"Well, I have a loving girlfriend who accepts me for what I am. I would be lying if I said it was easy over that locked year. But we kept our romance private with only our parents knowing. You have your own challenges. But you will embrace them and overcome them."

"I appreciate the vote of confidence.   I'm not going to worry about it right now.  I'll deal with it when I turn 16 and my hormones really kick in. "

4 hours ago, steriaca said:

"I have been blocked from my manhood against my will for a year by Incubus. It was tough but I had my mother and Doreen and even my father. And Yuri at times. And more. Our principal, for example. This world needs mystical defenders, and I am one of them."

"I respect you for that... I have had my own... attractions... questioned.  I'm only 14 and still deciding if I prefer males or females.  But I've never even had a close friend before.   I'd rather not "be" a female if the subject ever comes up...  My word am I shaking for revealing that.  I hope we can still be friends.   I heard some big horror stories of friends avoiding their friend when they discover they are questioning that sort of thing. "

11 minutes ago, steriaca said:

"I  couldn't of refused. With the entire convention was in danger from an extradimensinal monster maker."

"True, but you keep doing it... changing.   I mean to loose... that."  He shutters.  "Is it worth it?"

On 9/28/2020 at 9:31 AM, steriaca said:

"Yep. Thing is my power source, the Godstone, seems to be easier to use by females. In extreme cases it can choose a male as it's wielder, but needs to change the user's gender to channel the power. And that seems to be how all godstones work."

"I bet that was a huge surprise when it first happened.   I mean suddenly loosing your... boyhood.   I don't know if I would have done that. "

23 minutes ago, steriaca said:

"True. Like the fact that her boyfriend can change genders."

"I have to admit that was a big surprise.   "

39 minutes ago, steriaca said:

"Don't worry about it. Remember Doreen is also Spirit Cat, a superhero also. We have a code, right? Secret identities are secret."

"I guess you are right. But I still would have preferred to tell her on my own terms.  The more people who know,  the bigger the possibility the wrong person would find out."

Bryan blushed when she said "date".  Then he realized he was still Bryan and not Cornerstone.  He didn’t notice the door was open.   

She must had seen Cornerstone go in.  He wasn't ready for everyone to know.   He quickly changed back to Cornerstone out of her line of sight.   But was it too late?  

Did she now know Bryan was Cornerstone?  Would she tell the others?