Perhaps this is a pylon of some sort to an underground facility...
-he feels the ground for a moment, and puts his ear to it-
-nods- VIGILANT. It's like this- networking tool for superheroes.
Alerts arrive- and people respond to them.
You can put up your own alerts and ask for certain kinds of people to help.
So we essentially- organize our own crimefighting so that- the detectives can uncover leads- and the frontliners can deal with a crisis.
The people good at magic can deal with the magical things, and the scientists can deal with he scientific problems, and so on.
1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this postFeint. Underground. P'rhaps deep...
Likely a tunnel system somewhere. This is their center of power supply.
I could probably dig strait down if I wanted to be here all day.
-he looks around for a moment-
-and decides to touch the shard he has to the damaged area- Lets just see what happens when I do this.
-nods-
It- really is helpful.
We coordinate on a vigilante non-government basis.
And you can meet people through it. Like- friends and such.
1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post... Has it healed-?
-he walks over to inspect it-
-and decides to throw a stick to it-
-nods- It is, kinda.
Of course- not everyone can just- join.
You have to register- and you're usually only given the ability to do so if an existing member of VIGILANT gives you access.
1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post-nods- Even then. 'Cause- well- usually you'll get invited if you are one.
But- VIGILANT is a network that contains information on everything. There's databases- it tracks our movements- if one villain entered- it'd be a goldmine of information.
They could start predicting our movements. Knowing who's going to show up.
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"... -glower-"