Question 3

[Kobold King he/him]

"Oh no, why did I look into her head, her name is Voidgaze, which must mean she's just like—hey, wait a second. Most of her thoughts are about….waffles. And some guy named Big Al. Heh. This….this is nice. I like you, Voidgaze." 

 

"Backtrack? You're really creeping me out when you talk to yourself like that."

 

"I'm not talking to myself. I'm just talking to this lovely young lady who walked past here last week."

 

"Is that supposed to make me feel better?"

 

 

Seriously though, I don't know if Backtrack will be returning to Portland. If he headed back to find the CM War blazing in earnest, he'd probably just say "lol nope" and head back to The Dalles.

[Edgedancer he/him]

"Backtrack? You're really creeping me out when you talk to yourself like that."

 

"I'm not talking to myself. I'm just talking to this lovely young lady who walked past here last week."

 

"Is that supposed to make me feel better?"

 

 

Seriously though, I don't know if Backtrack will be returning to Portland. If he headed back to find the CM War blazing in earnest, he'd probably just say "lol nope" and head back to The Dalles.

Who doesn´t like Voidgaze?

 

I always assumed that if Backtrack stays in the Dalles for to long Lightwards is either going to send someone to fetch him (and what should really scare them that someone might be Nighthound with a "do what you want to them"-card) or move on to there himself. So staying there probably wouldn´t be his smartest move.

[Tulir he/him]

Of course Aura and EH leave BusDriver behind .

Hm. This could be the time for a BusDriver/Backtrack meetup...

Well, Event Horizon got angry at him.  

 

Well, that meetup will be hard to make work because BusDriver works for Quicksilver, and Backtrack is in custody of Vondra.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

And here it is: "First World Problems." 

 

Edit: Storm this stupid image requirement thing, I'm posting a link. 

 

YOU WILL NOT DEFEAT ME, PHOTOBUCKET!

Edited October 21, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Edgedancer he/him]

And here it is: "First World Problems." 

 

Edit: Storm this stupid image requirement thing, I'm posting a link. 

 

YOU WILL NOT DEFEAT ME, PHOTOBUCKET!

That was both absurdly entertaining and fitting. (Playing devil´s advocat, though. Backtrack´s day did suck, Lucentia is missing an arm and has Nighthound as her brother and Lightwards suffers from PTSD, so all of them have something legitamite to moan about, just not as much as the Vanillas.)

 

Talking about First world problems, what would happen, if Lucentia decided to take a bed from the Sadry house with her, because the accommodations in the museum aren´t to her likings?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

That was both absurdly entertaining and fitting. (Playing devil´s advocat, though. Backtrack´s day did suck, Lucentia is missing an arm and has Nighthound as her brother and Lightwards suffers from PTSD, so all of them have something legitamite to moan about, just not as much as the Vanillas.)

 

Talking about First world problems, what would happen, if Lucentia decided to take a bed from the Sadry house with her, because the accommodations in the museum aren´t to her likings?

 

Yes, but the things they choose to complain about are very first-worldy. If Sam lost her arm, she couldn't replace it; Backtrack didn't lose his entire family to a single Epic; and if some creepy precog came up to Lightwards and said "Yeah, I'm gonna kill you tonight," Lightwards could at least say "I don't THINK so." 

[Edgedancer he/him]

Yes, but the things they choose to complain about are very first-worldy. If Sam lost her arm, she couldn't replace it; Backtrack didn't lose his entire family to a single Epic; and if some creepy precog came up to Lightwards and said "Yeah, I'm gonna kill you tonight," Lightwards could at least say "I don't THINK so." 

Cyborg-Sam does have a nice ring to it.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Cyborg-Sam does have a nice ring to it.

 

Pony creator! Y U NO have cyborg-arm accessory?

[Kobold King he/him]

And here it is: "First World Problems." 

 

Edit: Storm this stupid image requirement thing, I'm posting a link. 

 

YOU WILL NOT DEFEAT ME, PHOTOBUCKET!

 

 

That was extremely awesome, and I think everyone in the room with me saw me grinning at the computer screen. Pity I couldn't explain what was so funny about it to people who don't know the context. 

 

 

Cyborg-Sam does have a nice ring to it.

 

Must... resist urge... to make... CyberSam... canon...

[Edgedancer he/him]

Must... resist urge... to make... CyberSam... canon...

If you do, who gets to cut of her arm? (or we turn her into a Scrivenger´s bone)

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

That was extremely awesome, and I think everyone in the room with me saw me grinning at the computer screen. Pity I couldn't explain what was so funny about it to people who don't know the context.

Must... resist urge... to make... CyberSam... canon...

Lightwards and Lucentia crow about how strong and powerful and capable they are, but they wouldn't last five minutes in Sam or Nathan's shoes.

(Though I would like to see Lightwards complain, then protest, then cry if he had to work a shift at Nathan's casino when he was unable to use his powers. He wouldn't learn a thing, but it would be satisfying.)

Give her some time and a chance to experiment, and Funtimes could make her a new arm.

[Kobold King he/him]

Lightwards and Lucentia crow about how strong and powerful and capable they are, but they wouldn't last five minutes in Sam or Nathan's shoes.

(Though I would like to see Lightwards complain, then protest, then cry if he had to work a shift at Nathan's casino when he was unable to use his powers. He wouldn't learn a thing, but it would be satisfying.)

Give her some time and a chance to experiment, and Funtimes could make her a new arm.

 

"Oh yeah? How would you do in my shoes, 'Traveler'?"

 

* Nathan disbands the Empire, sets the Warriors free, then seeks psychiatric counseling for PTSD *

 

 

I'm assuming Funtimes' efforts at creating a cybernetic limb would be more "fun" than it would be "Frankenstein."

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

"Oh yeah? How would you do in my shoes, 'Traveler'?"

* Nathan disbands the Empire, sets the Warriors free, then seeks psychiatric counseling for PTSD *

I'm assuming Funtimes' efforts at creating a cybernetic limb would be more "fun" than it would be "Frankenstein."

"In case you've forgotten, there is a WAR about to start. I'd like to see how you fare with THAT."

"Hey, Remington. Mind calling some of your redneck friends?"

"Sure thing. That CorpseMaker problem should be over by Friday."

"By the way, Lightwards, didn't you agree to pick up a shift for Josie tomorrow?"

*Lightwards whimpers*

I'm thinking a built in danish launcher and a "party time" setting.

Edited October 21, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Kobold King he/him]

"In case you've forgotten, there is a WAR about to start. I'd like to see how you fare with THAT."

"Hey, Remington. Mind calling some of your redneck friends?"

"Sure thing. That CorpseMaker problem should be over by Friday."

"By the way, Lightwards, didn't you agree to pick up a shift for Josie tomorrow?"

*Lightwards whimpers*

I'm thinking a built in danish launcher and a "party time" setting.

 

"Lucentia, be a dear and help your mother whip up a batch of cupcakes."

 

"For the last time, you are not my mother! You're a pathetic weakling who's only taking advantage of this hypothetical situation to gain free labor!"

 

"Now now, Lucentia. That's no way to treat the only loved one you have left."

 

"Gah!"

 

 

So a combination of fun and Frankenstein. Much more Funtimes' style.

[mail-mi he/him]

So is the time skip in effect? Because I want to do a Mommy post where she decides to go to the MoNA for the attack.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

"Lucentia, be a dear and help your mother whip up a batch of cupcakes."

"For the last time, you are not my mother! You're a pathetic weakling who's only taking advantage of this hypothetical situation to gain free labor!"

"Now now, Lucentia. That's no way to treat the only loved one you have left."

"Gah!"

So a combination of fun and Frankenstein. Much more Funtimes' style.

Would Mrs. Trattner ground Lucentia? Please tell me she'd get grounded!

(My money is on Lightwards being so stubborn and lazy that he actually makes Snakehands use his "powers" effectively. )

Fun Frankenstein. Lots of confetti and pink. And, if Sam complained, Funtimes would remember to add fingers.

Edit: Go ahead and post it, mail-mi. It should be fine.

Edited October 21, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[mail-mi he/him]

Pir2h, you just said Cassie pulled herself aside from traffic. Is it alright if I have BusDriver go and meet her after he drives around for a little bit? That could be a fun meeting.

EDIT: I'm just gonna go with it and see how it turns out.

Edited October 21, 2014 by mail-mi

[Kobold King he/him]

Would Mrs. Trattner ground Lucentia? Please tell me she'd get grounded!

(My money is on Lightwards being so stubborn and lazy that he actually makes Snakehands use his "powers" effectively. )

Fun Frankenstein. Lots of confetti and pink. And, if Sam complained, Funtimes would remember to add fingers.

Edit: Go ahead and post it, mail-mi. It should be fine.

 

Lucentia would have to do the dishes all on her own for a week.

 

Stripped of his powers and sent to Newcago, I think Lightwards would probably pull a Traveler and walk in wearing his coat and bowler hat, expecting people to treat him like an Epic. It would most likely not go over well for him.

 

Dr. Frankinsane? No, that's an awful portmanteau. Forget I ever said that.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Lucentia would have to do the dishes all on her own for a week.

Stripped of his powers and sent to Newcago, I think Lightwards would probably pull a Traveler and walk in wearing his coat and bowler hat, expecting people to treat him like an Epic. It would most likely not go over well for him.

Dr. Frankinsane? No, that's an awful portmanteau. Forget I ever said that.

Hopefully with that crummy soap that dries your hands out and makes them smell bad.

The chief difference between him and Traveler being that Nathan didn't want to be treated like an Epic, didn't expect to be mistaken for one, and would have preferred to have been dressed in jeans and a T shirt and mistaken for "that one random guy who follows the crazy clown lady around." Lightwards would probably try to kick Fortuity out of his own table and be genuinely surprised when said precog made the rest of his evening, for lack of a better term, hellish.

I'll forget it just as soon as I ponify it.

[Kobold King he/him]

Hopefully with that crummy soap that dries your hands out and makes them smell bad.

The chief difference between him and Traveler being that Nathan didn't want to be treated like an Epic, didn't expect to be mistaken for one, and would have preferred to have been dressed in jeans and a T shirt and mistaken for "that one random guy who follows the crazy clown lady around." Lightwards would probably try to kick Fortuity out of his own table and be genuinely surprised when said precog made the rest of his evening, for lack of a better term, hellish.

I'll forget it just as soon as I ponify it.

 

"Gah! Don't you have any decent soap, woman?"

 

"Unfortunately, no. Astoria put an embargo on Portland a few months ago, and this is all I could find. Is that a problem?"

 

* grumbling * "I am going to murder my economic adviser when I get back..."

 

 

You could fill a book--quite a few books, really--with things that separate Lightwards and Nathan. You can fill most major libraries with the list of things separating Lightwards from Remington.

 

I'm not sure if that's exciting or ominous.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

"Gah! Don't you have any decent soap, woman?"

"Unfortunately, no. Astoria put an embargo on Portland a few months ago, and this is all I could find. Is that a problem?"

* grumbling * "I am going to murder my economic adviser when I get back..."

You could fill a book--quite a few books, really--with things that separate Lightwards and Nathan. You can fill most major libraries with the list of things separating Lightwards from Remington.

I'm not sure if that's exciting or ominous.

Sadly, the economics advisor was a resurrection Epic with a similar mental decay caveat to Lightwards, although in his case, he saw numbers as increasingly violent living entities with each resurrection. By the time Lucentia had finished venting her anger, his mind was so far gone he could do little more than alternately shoot at and hide from their budget reports.

Item 1: Funtimes would call Lightwards a meanieface, but would never apply that moniker to Nathan or Remington.

Item 2: Nathan and Remington have decent taste in hats.

Item 3: If most daughters brought Nathan or Remington home, their fathers would approve. If most daughters brought Lightwards home, their fathers would shoot, call 911, and shoot again.

And that's just the surfacey stuff.

I'm not sure either. Guess we'll see when Dr. Frankensane is ponified, won't we?

Edited October 21, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Kobold King he/him]

Sadly, the economics advisor was a resurrection Epic with a similar mental decay caveat to Lightwards, although in his case, he saw numbers as increasingly violent living entities with each resurrection. By the time Lucentia had finished venting her anger, his mind was so far gone he could do little more than alternately shoot at and hide from their budget reports.

Item 1: Funtimes would call Lightwards a meanieface, but would never apply that moniker to Nathan or Remington.

Item 2: Nathan and Remington have decent taste in hats.

Item 3: If most daughters brought Nathan or Remington home, their fathers would approve. If most daughters brought Lightwards home, their fathers would shoot, call 911, and shoot again.

And that's just the surfacey stuff.

I'm not sure either. Guess we'll see when Dr. Frankensane is ponified, won't we?

 

Please tell me The Financier will be appearing in "What Happened in Astoria."

 

Item 678: Nathan and Remington are not fond of spam. Lightwards is a depraved maniac who eats it straight out of the can.

 

I'm waiting.

 

 

What sort of Epic kept a vulture for a pet, he wondered? It had to belong to some Epic or other. His knowledge of Oregon plants and animals was spotty, but he thought vultures belonged to the desert. Aside from that, the bird seemed too….deliberate. It didn't amble lazily through the sky, or sit on a telephone pole and watch for the dying. It had a path it struggled to follow through the rain. 

 

Mind control. 

 

The idea hit Nathan as his feet hit the ground after another one of Funtimes' leaps. Whoever owned the bird owned it body, mind, and soul, if a bird could have a soul. 

 

He felt sick. 

 

"Do you really think—" Another leap cut him off. "Do you really think whoever has a vulture is fun?" 

 

She giggled. "Dunno yet." 

 

And we're going to find out. She didn't say it, but he heard it anyway. If whoever they found wasn't fun, they would leave. And if they were….

 

One of these days, Funtimes is going to start listening to Nathan's misgivings. If she'd just listened, she'd be having a carefree party in Tillamook right now while Lightwards futilely tried to take on CM on his own.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Please tell me The Financier will be appearing in "What Happened in Astoria."

Item 678: Nathan and Remington are not fond of spam. Lightwards is a depraved maniac who eats it straight out of the can.

I'm waiting.

One of these days, Funtimes is going to start listening to Nathan's misgivings. If she'd just listened, she'd be having a carefree party in Tillamook right now while Lightwards futilely tried to take on CM on his own.

And here I was, thinking I'd have to opt out of the Astoria thread for lack of a character.

He probably eats beef Top Ramen with mustard and thinks that's fine dining too, doesn't he?

As soon as I get back to my laptop.

There may or may not be a day in the future when she is more inclined to listen to him. But yes, if she had heeded Nathan's power of common sense, she would have no need to keep Lightwards in line with gasoline shirts and tar shoes.

Edited October 22, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Mailliw73 he/him]

I found something Backtrack can be grateful for! He can be glad his name is Steven and not what Glamour's is. You'll find that out when I post the next Edgerunner post. It's too bad for Glamour that he chose to work for someone who has his Epics called by their real names.

Also, Kobold and I decided that Edgerunner and Glamour are going to be heading to the command post that Quicksilver attacked instead of he outpost.

[Kobold King he/him]

Speaking of Glamour and ponies...