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Guild of Gamers: The Card Master
Chapter 12: First Patrol
— Quest Section —
Should Charlie accept the Guild's offer?
Yes.No.
– Sophia Hess (Shadow Stalker) –
First patrols were always boring. The PRT wanted to show off their latest pony, and that meant high visibility patrols in locations that had already been cleared by the Protectorate, with a hero lurking nearby. It was Miss Militia this time, patrolling nearby entirely by coincidence, of course.
Corvo didn't have a press conference debut like most, which was good because the conferences were bullshit, but it also meant people were doubly interested in him without any interviews to watch. God, there were so many cape reporters lurking around trying to get a statement from the PRT's newest golden goose.
Charlie knew what he was doing, and he could get away with being clipped because it was Corvo's persona. The quiet, brooding type. She could tell Corvo was already bored shitless as they continued their patrol, barely escaping the rabid reporters. Brockton Bay had reporters who specialised in cape shit, and she was willing to bet the PRT had tipped these guys off. Charlie also went out of his way to talk to them, at least a little, so she was guessing he had instructions to do so.
"This is Shadow Stalker and Corvo, we've done our loop," Sophia reported as they reached the end of the patrol route. It didn't mean this was over, as she gestured for Charlie to follow her as she went shadow and launched herself up to a rooftop. She fucking hated having to stand around waiting for console to send them their next route on the ground, because everyone saw you 'free' and thought it was time to bother you.
"Got it, Double-S. Business as usual, linger around until the new route's decided," Clock replied, sounding bored out of his mind. Console Duty as usual, because he couldn't stop running his mouth.
Charlie gestured, and a pair of translucent blue wings appeared on his back as he followed behind, landing easily and resummoning Banehound beside him. She couldn't deny that she was jealous of how many powers he had. Sure, she could practically fly, but being able to swap powers on the fly had to be complete bullshit. He was basically Eidolon with a deck of cards.
"Ugh, that was exhausting," Charlie admitted, sitting down and leaning against the wall. She knew the good rooftops that provided cover and privacy. Basically every Ward had their way of avoiding the crowds when their patrol ended in someplace like the Boardwalk. Except Gallant, who took being the white knight way too seriously, and Aegis, who had a stick up his ass after becoming the Wards' leader, like he had actually been chosen. It just went to the eldest, and wasn't anything special.
"Get used to it. Today is probably the worst it'll get, but most of our patrols are going to be like this," Sophia complained. "Especially with you, you're too valuable for them to risk you on anything dangerous, so it's PR patrols and signing autographs for us."
"Word from up high," Clock buzzed in their ears. "There's something going down and they want you to stay put until we have a better idea what. MM is heading to investigate."
"Ugh," Sophia groaned. Great.
"What do you think it is?" Charlie asked, and Sophia considered it before she snorted and shrugged.
"Could be literally anything. They're probably extra jumpy since it's your first night out. Never mind that you can summon a fucking dragon, turn off people's powers and stick whoever you want in an orb prison," Sophia shrugged. "The ABB and Empire tend to avoid the Boardwalk, but the Merchants are too high to know when they're heading into hero turf. Could be one of them, I guess. Nothing to do but sit around and wait for the all-clear. Welcome to the PRT."
"That's what we get for joining The Man, I guess," Charlie shrugged, pulling out his phone and typing away. Something on his screen made him freeze, and she snorted.
"Mads?" Sophia guessed, well aware that Madison was waging her war of sexting and flirting on him. She was disappointed he hadn't taken her up on her offer yet, but he also wasn't shooting her down.
"Yeah," Charlie admitted, shaking his head before he focused. "While I have you here, and away from the PRT. What the fuck is going on between Emma and Taylor?"
Sophia paused, feeling a shard of ice in her chest at the reminder of their final prank. She didn't think it was that big a deal, but she doubted their handler or Piggy would agree.
"Fuck if I know," Sophia admitted. "Emma is obsessed with Hebert being 'weak'. My guess? Hebert reminds Emma of her past self or some shit. I think Hebert's pathetic, but no more than like half the school. She's nothing special, one way or the other."
Hebert was pathetic. She never even tried to push back, and Emma was right to look down at her, but Sophia didn't care about her one way or the other. That was Emma's fight. Somehow, she knew Hebert would take it even worse to know that Sophia didn't hate her. She was just easy prey.
But the last thing she needed was Charlie getting interested in that feud, because Emma generally kept their bullying out of his line of sight. It wasn't hard, Charlie didn't tend to go to the spaces they tended to hang out, and not pranking Hebert in class was easy enough. It did mean that Hebert used the library as her safe space, since it was Charlie's usual hangout so he could play cards or games with his nerd friends.
Before he could speak up, she stretched and sat next to him.
"Ugh, I don't want to talk about school," Sophia groaned. "Plus, we should keep civvie talk down. Can't trust Thinkers and Tinkers to not have some bullshit way of hearing you no matter how private you think you are."
"Fair enough," Charlie agreed, checking the time with a sigh of boredom as he stroked Banehound's fur. Foul Watcher flew overhead, cawing occasionally. "Do you think the PRT listens through our comms, even when they 'aren't' transmitting?"
"Nah," Sophia said confidently. Youth Guard would fucking evicerate them if they found out the PRT was 'spying' on their Wards when they thought it was private time. Plus, she was pretty sure she'd be way more fucked if they did listen in. She was meant to take it with her everywhere in case of emergencies and she'd said some shit that would definitely have had Piggy come for her.
As the night went quiet again, Sophia considered her options. She didn't know what went down between Charlie and Emma, and she knew Mads was doing her part but… if Emma spilt half the shit she knew in therapy, to a fucking PRT therapist no less, she was fucked.
Unless she had Charlie on her side and they didn't want to cause too much trouble with their wonderchild. Emma wasn't subtle enough and was too damn unstable for Sophia to have any hopes that she'd keep her mouth shut, especially if cooperating got Charlie to give her a power.
"So, you gonna take M up on her offer?" Sophia asked with a smirk under her mask as Charlie shrugged.
"Maybe. Not exactly looking for a relationship right now," Charlie admitted.
"Ha! Like she is?" Sophia snorted. Mads was looking to get dicked down by a superhero, nothing more, the little slut. "But fair. Don't wanna get tied down, right? Same."
Sophia had no small amount of admirers. Half the jocks in Winslow wanted to fuck her, but they'd since learnt to keep to themselves and not boast about banging her after one poor naive asshole lied that she put out. She had to deal with meatbrained morons thinking she was easy for months, so honestly he got off light. Even the Empire fanboys stared at her ass.
It was the best ass in Winslow, apparently. Why Sparky thought telling her that was a good idea was anyone's guess, but he claimed that everyone of the boys who voted in that 'competition' agreed that her ass was the best.
"Dating as a cape is a bitch anyway," Sophia continued. "Dating a civvie is a pain because you can't fucking tell them anything even if they do know your identity, dating another hero is just asking for trouble. Just look at Glory Hole and Gallant. Trust me, give it a week and they'll break up and we'll have Glory Girl 'coincidently' showing up on any patrol Gallant is on, using her fear aura on any girl who gets close to him while flirting with guys where he can see."
"That bad?" Charlie asked, sounding amused.
"Yeah. It's never pretty. They have this will-they-won't-they shit where they go through phases. They have the lovey-dovey dating phase before something goes wrong and it swings to toxic exes," Sophia snorted. "If you're on patrol with Gallant during the toxic phase, Glory is gonna flirt with you hard to try and make him jealous. You should see Kid go bright red when she's hanging off his arm, pulling it between her tits while oohing and ahhing over his latest 'masterpiece', like his shit doesn't fall to pieces or get left half-finished every single time. If he wasn't a Ward, he'd have the same rep as Leet."
"I did notice that Kid's lab was a complete mess," Charlie admitted.
"He's got a million excuses and just as many unfinished projects. Seriously, he starts three projects a week, complains about budgets then abandons them a day later," Sophia snorted. "Armsmaster might be as personable as a brick wall but at least his shit works. Just look at your cane."
"I do like my cane," Charlie agreed, twirling it lazily. "So, how long do you think we're gonna be sitting around? Maybe I should bring one of my handheld consoles if this is gonna be the usual."
"Depends what it is. Honestly, if they find whatever is causing the disturbance we could be moving in minutes. If not? Get comfy," Sophia snorted. "Kid and Clock bring their handhelds, just don't be surprised if you do get into a fight and it gets broken. Clock lost two like that."
"Hm. Yeah, I'm not risking my saves," Charlie agreed with a groan, stretching a little. "Guess we're doing this the hard way."
"At least you're better company than the others," Sophia shrugged as she hesitated. Fuck it, she wasn't made for this kind of sneaky approach. "Plus, I'm sure we could find something to do up here while we wait."
Charlie paused, even behind his mask she could tell that, his attention turned to her.
"Like what?" Charlie asked, and she just scoffed.
"Don't play dumb. Sex," Sophia pointed out plainly, arms crossed. "I don't wanna date either, not got time for that relationship bullshit. Doesn't mean I don't have needs, and you're hot."
"Just like that?" Charlie asked, sounding almost amused.
"Tell me to fuck off if you're not interested, I'm a big girl I can take it," Sophia scoffed, knowing she was flushed under her mask. She couldn't seduce Charlie and didn't want to be his girlfriend and have to play the part of the loving girlfriend. It wasn't her. But fuck buddies she could do. It wasn't a big deal, right? Sex wasn't that complicated. According to Mads. Who was also a virgin but read a lot of smut. "But we're going to be patrolling together a lot. We're gonna have way too much downtime and nothing to do during it."
Assault and Battery definitely fucked on patrol, and Gallant and Glory Girl sometimes just disappeared. Gallant was too by the books to do it on proper patrols but their more free-roam patrols had him vanishing for half an hour every so often, with Glory Girl giggling and looking flushed like nobody knew she just got dicked down. It was always hilarious to watch Vista's face when Gallant was AWOL, and her scowl with GG and G came back with rumpled clothes.
"Not worried we'll get caught?" Charlie asked, but Sophia scoffed.
"Nah, and even if we do they're not gonna do anything about it," Sophia snorted confidently. "Clock will tell us when they clear up whatever is going on. Worst case, you get blue-balled before you can finish and we pick back up when we get off work. Or just go to M and bang her brains out."
Corvo was their golden goose. He could have skipped patrols to have an orgy and the PRT would still kiss his ass.
"So, partners with benefits?" Charlie asked, giving her a once over. Her outfit covered a lot, and it was darkly coloured so you could barely see anything at night anyway. Not as dark as it used to be, the fuckin PR team had seen to that. Banehound huffed as Charlie unsummoned him, and Sophia smirked.
"Nah, partners sounds weird. We're not an old gay couple," Sophia pointed out, getting a laugh from him. "Fuck buddies works. Come on, we don't have much time."
Rising, she moved further onto the roof and got onto her knees, before undoing her belt and peeling down her bottoms and sports panties in one go as she pushed her cape aside. She had demanded her outfit come in two parts because there was nothing worse than needing a piss only to be stuck in a bodysuit that took three days to get out of. Pants worked much better.
Her best bet at survival was Charlie wanting her around, and honestly? If she looked past him being a Male Emma, he was hot enough. Plus, power was a turn-on and he had it in droves.
She wasn't going down, even if she had to roll over for the biggest predator around. Charlie moved quickly, his hand on her ass for a moment as he gave it a squeeze before he moved onto his knees behind her, undoing his own belt.
– Charles 'Charlie' Barnes (Corvo) –
If I needed further proof that something ain't right about the trio, this would be it. Sophia tries to hide it, but she sounds worried about something and she thinks fucking me is going to help. Now, I'm no social mastermind but say she did something she knows the PRT would hang her for and she's scared it is coming out in Emma's therapy (which she keeps asking about), how would someone like Sophia try to survive the backlash?
By attaching herself to the rising star and hoping I pull her ass out of the fire, which I don't have much reason to at the moment. I don't plan to get led around by my dick but two things. Sophia is really hot, and I don't actually have to do a damn thing for her just because we fucked once (or many more times than once).
She isn't wrong about us not having much time, and with no foreplay, I line up and thrust right into her as she lets out a quiet groan, hips moving back to meet me. I won't deny, I've both wanted to do this for ages and also fucking one of Emma's friends (her best friend) has a certain feeling of power to it. Not as much as banging Emma would have, but without the rest of the mess that comes with touching that (literally and figuratively).
Her time on the track team and her 'part-time job' have done wonders for Sophia's legs and ass, and while I absolutely plan to get to the bottom of this mess, I see no reason to not enjoy the benefits of her wanting to be on my good side as I give her chocolate ass a spank. Sliding one hand under her, I move it under her top (with some difficulty as her bodysuit really isn't made for this) and grope one of her tits as she gasps quietly.
I think she remembered why she's doing this, her moans growing louder (but still quiet enough to not leak from the rooftop), her ass moving back in time with my thrusts. This isn't really how I saw myself losing my V-card but I don't think it's something so special that I need to make a big deal out of it.
As I'm fucking Sophia, I can't help but notice something. It's not that I'm not enjoying the feeling but- it's kinda disappointing and I can't help but think that it isn't her fault. She's tight, wet and willing but…
The memory of Contessa's lips on my cock makes this feel so much… less. I experienced the peak, a true world-class meal, and now the rest of my food tastes worse in comparison.
Doesn't mean I intend to stop as I take Sophia from behind, the night air filled with the sound of our skin clapping together. Just because you know better food exists, doesn't mean you turn your nose up at some fast food slop. Well, some would, but my standards aren't that high.
I'm pretty sure Sophia is as inexperienced as I am, because her quiet gasps and moans only grow as she makes surprisingly cute sounds, her pussy clenching down on me. I'm just happy to have proof that Contessa was right. I'm lasting way longer with Sophia than I did with Contessa.
"F-fuck," Sophia moans, clearly trying to supress the noises she's making. She's too badass to sound so feminine after all. "Harder."
Well, she asked for it as I just got an idea. Before she can notice, I cast a quick [Trollhide] on myself and grip her hips tighter, beginning to speed up as I pound her from behind, her moans growing much louder as she slips a hand under her mask to muffle her voice.
Sophia is as far from a submissive girl as you can get, and yet she seems willing to let me do whatever I please. What the fuck did they do that they're so afraid of consequences? Pulling out of her, I grip her and flip her onto her back, pushing her legs up. It's awkward with her bottoms around her knees but readjusting my position I mount her and claim her, face to face. Well, mask to mask as I pump into her with increasing fervor. Her mask prevents me from seeing a damn thing but her gasps only increase as I feel her approaching her climax.
"Cum for me," I almost whisper, our faces close as I mating press her into the dirty rooftop. My hand once again makes its way under her top, groping her tits roughly as I tweak her nipple and squeeze her breasts. They're pretty small but even now, I can tell they're very perky. Pushing her top up as far as it goes, I can just barely expose them to the cold night air. It's awkward, but enough for me to get easier access to her tits.
"Mmhf~" Sophia grunts, still trying to silence herself as her body exposes her pleasure. Her hands claw at my costume as I pin her down and rail her. Sophia Hess, bitch supreme, is submissively letting me fuck her on a random rooftop. Yeah, being a cape is pretty good.
She might not feel as good as Contessa, but the feeling of power, of superiority, I get over having Sophia, of all people, submissively letting me use her as a cocksleeve, is pretty damn great. She, Madison and Emma are the most popular girls in school and I could have all three. I will have Madison, and I just might have Emma as well.
I almost wish I could brag to Greg to shut him up about his 'totally real long-distance' girlfriend. Who is so real he doesn't have a single picture of her. Yeah Greg, Sveta is definitely real. Sure.
As Sophia grips my clothes, I feel her pussy tightening down on my cock as she cums, her voice becoming more honest as her attempts to hide her pleasure fail. It takes all my self-control not to cum with her, but I don't want to risk getting babytrapped. I really should have used a condom but it's not like I had one with me.
Pulling out of her soaked cunt, I guide her onto her knees while she's still dazed and lift her mask just enough to slip my cock under it and press it against her lips. She hesitates for a moment before she starts to suck.
If Contessa's blowjob was a ten, Sophia's is a two. I have to remind her to watch her teeth, but with some guidance she goes from unpleasant to good enough to get me off. Maybe it's fate having a sense of humour, but as I fuck her face right there on the street, our comms goes off.
"Hey, Clock," I answer, and if he finds the fact that I'm answering instead of Sophia weird, he doesn't say anything. "What's going on?"
Sophia pauses, but my hand on her head guides her back down and keeps her moving.
"Sending you your new patrol path. Turns out Skidmark and Squealer took offence to your healing food removing addictions and Squealer is trying to drive a giant invisible bulldozer toward it," Clock snorts. "Not their best plan, but Merchants and Planning don't get said together often anyway."
"Thanks for the info," I say, getting a bored hum from him. He's several hours into console duty, I think.
A part of me is offended at the fucking Merchants attacking something that is mine, but also they're the Merchants. It'll probably get handled either way. The new patrol path keeps us away from it, unsurprisingly.
"No problem," Clock answers. "Hope Shadow's not giving you too much trouble. She's not run off, has she?"
"Nah, she's being a good girl," I answered, feeling her teeth brush against my cock in warning. "Talk later."
"Assuming I don't fall into a coma from sheer boredom," Clock replies. "Console out."
I know my patrol path says to go basically the other way… but I could deal with the Merchants. It's just Squealer and Skidmark. Might just be Squealer since they didn't mention Skidmark actually taking part.
"Who the fuck are you calling a good girl?" Sophia says, my cock leaving her mouth.
"You," I tease, stroking myself. "Stick your tongue out."
Even with her mask, I can tell she's getting agitated at my presumption but… as expected, she does so as I stroke myself to completion, grunting as the thick spurts of my seed splatter against her lower face. Most lands in her open mouth, but some sticks to her cheeks and chin as I sigh in pleasure.
"Thanks, Shadow," I say, fixing my clothes. Sophia pauses, because she doesn't exactly have a tissue, before she wipes it up and licks her hand clean with a frown, fixing her mask back into place and then her clothes.
"Yeah, sure," Sophia says, an undercurrent of anger in her tone. Ah, she's got issues. Not that I can talk. "So, there's action, and we're expected to just fuck off and patrol empty streets instead? Fucking typical."
I hum non-committally because I'm still in two minds. I don't necessarily disagree but I did come into this with the plan to do as little as possible. Besides, my mind is elsewhere.
I need to find out what Emma, Sophia and probably Madison did. They're being smart and not talking about it so Foul hasn't heard anything but… I have an idea of where to start. Taylor Hebert has been off school for a while, and I heard she was in the hospital for something.
Didn't think much of it, but… I have a feeling I could find out real quick with a trip to Brockton Bay General.
— Quest Section —
Should Corvo deal with Squealer?
No, it'll get handed anyway.Yeah, send a monster to support whoever is dealing with them.Yeah, but call it in first and support whoever is being sent.Yes, but have Contessa make sure he gets permission.
Should Charlie visit Taylor in the hospital?
Yes, and tell her about Emma's therapy/alley experienceYes, to get more details.No, it's not worth getting involved.
Author's Note: Sophia had no way of knowing that Contessa's path foresaw her attempt at seduction and deployed the gluk gluk 9000 to prevent Charlie from falling for her bullshit.
Meant to finish this sooner but I started playing the Crash Bandicoot N. Sanity remakes. Very good remake. Besides that I've just not been motivated to write lately. My bad.
Written: 01/07/2026
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