Ataraxian Wist Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hold on. College AU. Is there an actual thread for that? Can I read it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Sazedezas said: Hold on. College AU. Is there an actual thread for that? Can I read it? I’m starting a story for it now. Edit: Actually... Edited February 7, 2019 by winter devotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenod Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Kaitlin and Marian (backstory character) would probably end up there, with both having various psychological issues, Kaitlin having Dependent Personality Disorder and being Marian's flunky/sort of friend/girlfriend (it's weird), and Marian being a general Sociopath who got there after having Kaitlin poison another student but not leaving enough evidence to be expelled (and having influential parents). P.S. The poisoning actually happened in their canon backstory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Quota would probably be there for like 3 days before he was expelled, but boy, would those 3 days go down in Problem Dorm infamy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, winter devotion said: Are hugs your weakness? *takes furious notes* You just entered Rending priority territory, pal. 5 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: Quota would probably be there for like 3 days before he was expelled, but boy, would those 3 days go down in Problem Dorm infamy. I feel like Problem Dorm would pretty just be the regular Dominion but in a college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Momentum twins would probably end up there for causing mayhem. Metronome would definitely end up there to prevent bullying. Though Metronome and the faculty both have very different views over who would be doing the bullying. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenod Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Voidus said: Metronome would definitely end up there to prevent bullying. Though Metronome and the faculty both have very different views over who would be doing the bullying. Given the people inside of that dorm I doubt it would help much. It would probably make it even worse. On the other hand, it might work as a form of shock therapy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 @winter devotion I have two questions. 1--aren't several of those perfectly suited for the crack-fic nature of the WHOOC thread? 2--why isn't it called "Into the Oregonverse"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ataraxian Wist Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) I... Don't think any of my characters qualify, actually. I mean, Karabiner is a terrible person, and almost certainly would have at least been bad in any Invocationverse (that's the setting, right?), so it's fairly likely he'd be expelled.. He'd probably be the sleazy professor instead though. And naturally, he'd have to teach some technology class, with Charles as his assistant. Unless... CHARLES COULD DO THE INTERCOM! AND RUN SECURITY! Just a thought. EDIT: Well, he could certainly do that in the high school one, anyway. Edited February 8, 2019 by Sazedezas No new posts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 47 minutes ago, Kobold King said: @winter devotion I have two questions. 1--aren't several of those perfectly suited for the crack-fic nature of the WHOOC thread? 2--why isn't it called "Into the Oregonverse"? I like organization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, winter devotion said: I like organization? I suppose a little organization for these AUs wouldn't hurt. Also, am I the only one who feels like the Invocation College universe could be treated as either parody or as a straight scenario? It seems like in the Invocationverse there'd be at least one college out there that attracts a ton of Epic students of various ages and backgrounds by offering some special boon. Maybe by offering free courses to students willing to use their powers in laboratory settings for study, or by providing training for Epics wanting to go into superheroics as a career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, Kobold King said: I suppose a little organization for these AUs wouldn't hurt. Also, am I the only one who feels like the Invocation College universe could be treated as either parody or as a straight scenario? It seems like in the Invocationverse there'd be at least one college out there that attracts a ton of Epic students of various ages and backgrounds by offering some special boon. Maybe by offering free courses to students willing to use their powers in laboratory settings for study, or by providing training for Epics wanting to go into superheroics as a career. I can see an Epic college doing both. Offering a research scholarship to students willing to complete a set number of hours in a lab allowing their powers to be studied would be a good way to get Epic students through the door, at which point guidance counselors could push the school's superheroics elective. The number of lab hours completed could even correlate directly with how much scholarship money the student would be given—which would, of course, be limited by how much scholarship money the school had to offer. And now I'm picturing scholarship drives in surrounding areas—i.e., the supermarket cashier asking everyone who goes through their line if they want to round up their total to donate to the university's Future Heroes Fund. Were that the case, that's probably how Jade would've gotten in, completing as many lab hours as the school was wiling to give and paying for the rest through loans. Of course, the lab would make her nervous at first, what with her mom having filled her head with horrible what-if scenarios that were pure conjecture on her part, but terrifying nonetheless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: I can see an Epic college doing both. Offering a research scholarship to students willing to complete a set number of hours in a lab allowing their powers to be studied would be a good way to get Epic students through the door, at which point guidance counselors could push the school's superheroics elective. The number of lab hours completed could even correlate directly with how much scholarship money the student would be given—which would, of course, be limited by how much scholarship money the school had to offer. And now I'm picturing scholarship drives in surrounding areas—i.e., the supermarket cashier asking everyone who goes through their line if they want to round up their total to donate to the university's Future Heroes Fund. Were that the case, that's probably how Jade would've gotten in, completing as many lab hours as the school was wiling to give and paying for the rest through loans. Of course, the lab would make her nervous at first, what with her mom having filled her head with horrible what-if scenarios that were pure conjecture on her part, but terrifying nonetheless. I wonder what a motivator made from Kokichi would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Just now, winter devotion said: I wonder what a motivator made from Kokichi would do. Everything except what you want it to do at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: I can see an Epic college doing both. Offering a research scholarship to students willing to complete a set number of hours in a lab allowing their powers to be studied would be a good way to get Epic students through the door, at which point guidance counselors could push the school's superheroics elective. The number of lab hours completed could even correlate directly with how much scholarship money the student would be given—which would, of course, be limited by how much scholarship money the school had to offer. And now I'm picturing scholarship drives in surrounding areas—i.e., the supermarket cashier asking everyone who goes through their line if they want to round up their total to donate to the university's Future Heroes Fund. Were that the case, that's probably how Jade would've gotten in, completing as many lab hours as the school was wiling to give and paying for the rest through loans. Of course, the lab would make her nervous at first, what with her mom having filled her head with horrible what-if scenarios that were pure conjecture on her part, but terrifying nonetheless. Well, some technology like the gravatonics in the Reckonerverse was based on Epic powers but not based on motivator tech. i.e., there'd be a pretty huge financial benefit from Epics allowing themselves to be studied--all kinds of corporations would pay good dollar to get their hands on the research results. That would probably cover a lot of expenses for a usual college, and a combination of backing from government sources, donations, and mysterious shadowy figures who want to use the college for their own diabolical ends would cover the rest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swan Dragon Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Just now, winter devotion said: I wonder what a motivator made from Kokichi would do. I've been waiting for this moment... I bet it would motivate people to crazy and accidentally trope-filled antics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, winter devotion said: I wonder what a motivator made from Kokichi would do. Fortunately, we don't have to think too much about that because Knighthawk explicitly states that dimensionalists and reality manipulators are too complex to have motivators made from them Thank Calamity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Young Pyromancer Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Jacklyn might be in the problem dorm. Actually, this is one of the situations in which Jacklyn might not be a victim. Nicroburst definitely would, for obvious reasons. First time someone tries to shove him.... heh. Blank would probably attend, as gifters would most likely be highly valued, and would fake different powers to the students. And Viktor.... the last time someone tried to mess with Viktor, it didn't end well.... I thought this was going to be a high school? Isn't that traditional? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, The Young Pyromancer said: I thought this was going to be a high school? Isn't that traditional? Since when have we done anything the traditional way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, Kobold King said: Well, some technology like the gravatonics in the Reckonerverse was based on Epic powers but not based on motivator tech. i.e., there'd be a pretty huge financial benefit from Epics allowing themselves to be studied--all kinds of corporations would pay good dollar to get their hands on the research results. That would probably cover a lot of expenses for a usual college, and a combination of backing from government sources, donations, and mysterious shadowy figures who want to use the college for their own diabolical ends would cover the rest. Which would add both a potential overarching plot and another layer of interaction, since I’d imagine the reps from Coca-Cola would act much differently—and have differing interests—than the reps from the federal government. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: Which would add both a potential overarching plot and another layer of interaction, since I’d imagine the reps from Coca-Cola would act much differently—and have differing interests—than the reps from the federal government. Now I'm imagining Senora Delancey sending Jade a bunch of articles about supposed shady government projects based on research from the college. A lot of them look bogus, but some are just plausible enough to make students question it. And eventually a leaked video surfaces of someone being killed with a weapon that operates suspiciously like the unique powers of another student, triggering massive controversy and protests on the campus. No one knows if the video is legit, if it depicts what it says it depicts, or even if it's all a hoax from some Epic with flawless digital editing powers. Man, the Invocationverse is probably a chaotic place sometimes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Kobold King said: Now I'm imagining Senora Delancey sending Jade a bunch of articles about supposed shady government projects based on research from the college. A lot of them look bogus, but some are just plausible enough to make students question it. And eventually a leaked video surfaces of someone being killed with a weapon that operates suspiciously like the unique powers of another student, triggering massive controversy and protests on the campus. No one knows if the video is legit, if it depicts what it says it depicts, or even if it's all a hoax from some Epic with flawless digital editing powers. Man, the Invocationverse is probably a chaotic place sometimes. She most certainly would do that. Bonus points if some or most of the articles are from outlets she'd previously dismissed as catering to conspiracy theorists, except now she's taking them completely seriously. Jade might scoff at them, but secretly she'd wonder. And that video would prompt at least a dozen calls to Jade's cell phone, each increasingly panicked and accusatory and demanding she port home at once, which would cause Jade to spend the protests huddled in a stall in the nearest campus bathroom. And it probably is, yeah. It seems like a utopia—but that's in comparison to a universe where residence in the two ideal cities (Newcago and Babilar) comes with a "may be casually murdered by an Epic for any or no reason" clause. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Young Pyromancer Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 With all these alternate universes, you have to wonder when someone's going to do a out-of-multiverse-crossover... What Happened In Brockton Bay. Heartbreaker was secretly a different power set Nighthound the entire time... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: She most certainly would do that. Bonus points if some or most of the articles are from outlets she'd previously dismissed as catering to conspiracy theorists, except now she's taking them completely seriously. Jade might scoff at them, but secretly she'd wonder. And that video would prompt at least a dozen calls to Jade's cell phone, each increasingly panicked and accusatory and demanding she port home at once, which would cause Jade to spend the protests huddled in a stall in the nearest campus bathroom. And it probably is, yeah. It seems like a utopia—but that's in comparison to a universe where residence in the two ideal cities (Newcago and Babilar) comes with a "may be casually murdered by an Epic for any or no reason" clause. "Nonsense, dear. 'THETRUTHHASBEENHIDDENFROMYOU.net' is a perfectly legitimate news source. You must have misheard me before." Even without corruption and with a plethora of superheroes to protect it, the Invocationverse probably has its own ridiculously high bodycount. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Kobold King said: "Nonsense, dear. 'THETRUTHHASBEENHIDDENFROMYOU.net' is a perfectly legitimate news source. You must have misheard me before." Even without corruption and with a plethora of superheroes to protect it, the Invocationverse probably has its own ridiculously high bodycount. The number of Epics is ludicrious, honestly? Like, the setting I’m developing has near two thousand superpowered individuals globally and the amount of damage from each fight is still super high. Seems like there should be less vanillas in the Calamity timeline, considering there’s so much deliberate violence. It’s bad enough when most of the collateral is incidental. My Hero Aca does a really good job discussing how collateral damage effects society, especially All Might vs All For One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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