Question 5

[Voidus]

"Subjects time of death 12:34 approximately 2 seconds into their rebellion."
"12:35 you Imbecile!"
*Several gunshots*
"Time of death 12:34, subject has been repeatedly shot by... an unknown assailant."

[Voidus]

Revolution stared thoughtfully into space. "So... is that why reptile-themed clock pieces are banned in Newcago? Because I've always wondered about that."

And captain Hook never returned to Newcago again.

[Mailliw73 he/him]

Okay, I'll change it to the gloves then. I like that too.

[Kobold King he/him]

And captain Hook never returned to Newcago again.

 

Heh. I just watched Hook for the bajillionth time tonight.

[Voidus]

Okay, I'll change it to the gloves then. I like that too.

Down the line you could have them steal some of PPs gloves and try to replicate the technology.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Heh. I just watched Hook for the bajillionth time tonight.

 

Oh, how I envy you. At work today, a kid turned on FX, which happened to be playing the 2005 live-action version of Peter Pan. 

 

….

 

I can't believe I thought that movie was decent, once upon a time. By the time the camera zoomed in on a close-up of a homeless man chanting "I do believe in fairies, I do, I do" through his unkempt beard, I was wondering if they even hired an editor for that script. 

[Mailliw73 he/him]

Down the line you could have them steal some of PPs gloves and try to replicate the technology.

Um, I forgot, are they ones that shoot energy blasts? I like that idea, but it'd probably end up being Luke or Sierra, the two Reckoners more interested in that.

[Voidus]

They make things that they touch explosive, he usually carries a few pebbles around with him, charges them with energy and then throws them to create purpley explodeyness.

[Mailliw73 he/him]

They make things that they touch explosive, he usually carries a few pebbles around with him, charges them with energy and then throws them to create purpley explodeyness.

Ah, yes, how could I forget? . It's been a while since we've seen those in action.

[Kobold King he/him]

Oh, how I envy you. At work today, a kid turned on FX, which happened to be playing the 2005 live-action version of Peter Pan. 

 

….

 

I can't believe I thought that movie was decent, once upon a time. By the time the camera zoomed in on a close-up of a homeless man chanting "I do believe in fairies, I do, I do" through his unkempt beard, I was wondering if they even hired an editor for that script. 

 

Huh. I haven't seen that particular remake, and your unflattering description of it doesn't make me eager to try it.   I liked what Once Upon a Time did with the source material, though, and Hook is a definite classic.

 

And why is it that I can see Lightwards uttering many of Hook's lines during his speeches? 

 

"Hello, my stupid, sorry, parasitic sacks of entrails..."

[Voidus]

And then Lightwards was eaten by a crocodile.

[mail-mi he/him]

So, I'm wondering what to do with Terry Bloom....he just went to go help on the front lines with the pandas, but I'm not sure what other interesting thing he can do....

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

The fact that MoNA!Headshot and flashback!Headshot share a name is really starting to bug me. Would anyone mind if I edited his name to Xmus Jaxon Flaxon-Waxon?  

[Mailliw73 he/him]

I don't know what to do with Freq either. I don't think he'd really join anyone, but then being by himself is boring to write.

[Voidus]

I don't know what to do with Freq either. I don't think he'd really join anyone, but then being by himself is boring to write.

*Cough* 10 pages of Epics for him to recruit and form a minor group with. *Cough*

 

 

The fact that MoNA!Headshot and flashback!Headshot share a name is really starting to bug me. Would anyone mind if I edited his name to Xmus Jaxon Flaxon-Waxon?

While that would be amazing, personally I think there would be quite a few Epics with the same name. I imagine there's probably a dozen or so Scorch's for example.

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

Thanks!

  

Well, not many people even have heard of Black Fist and very few are actually painting their hands, but you have a good point. I just don't think Corpsemaker would bother with it. I need Joe's opinion, but if he were to see a few people with black fists, I don't think he'd think much of it. It will gather momentum and become a larger thing, at which point there will be a confrontation, which is the scene I'm planning, but I don't think it'll be a big issue yet. Max doesn't even know about this yet. He (or some of the Reckoners) might try to discourage it if they think it will lead to something bad, but Max for one, will be proud that his idea is being carried so far. Does that sound reasonable? I don't want to God-mod this just for a cool scene. If it you don't think it'll work, I can try something else. (Maybe black gloves?)

 

CorpseMaker is recruiting by Having Streetwise search for Epics who use their powers. Then he sends someone to recruit or kill. So The painted fists would work, but does seem kind of silly honestly. It's like the Ghostbloods tattooing themselves. It just doesn't make any sense if you don't want to be found.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Fair enough. Nobunaga's one of the more popular daimyos in fiction entirely because of his infamy. Have you ever read The Boy and the Samurai? It's a piece of historical fiction set in the Sengoku period, ostensibly for small children. I read it as a small child but have immensely enjoyed every re-read since.

 

That could be interesting--though I imagine the number of female Epics posing as men would be very slim. Only the most devoted of misogynists would say anything nasty about an indestructible death-woman who can and will annihilate you on a whim.

Never heard of it to be honest, guess I´ll take a look at it.

 

Fair point, the only proper reason I could think of would be something weakness related.

Nighthound would.

And suddenly the oath to hunt down and kill Nighthound seems all the more logical.

 

I now have 10 pages of Epics in the ideas thread and still many more in my offline doc... I think I may be overdoing it a tad.

Whatever would give you that impression?

 

The fact that MoNA!Headshot and flashback!Headshot share a name is really starting to bug me. Would anyone mind if I edited his name to Xmus Jaxon Flaxon-Waxon?

Not if you choose a better name.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Not if you choose a better name.

What? The thought of a supernaturally talented sniper named Xmus Jaxon Flaxon-Waxon doesn't fill you with terror?

[Voidus]

What? The thought of a supernaturally talented sniper named Xmus Jaxon Flaxon-Waxon doesn't fill you with terror?

"They are too busy trembling at the awesome might that is Metronome!"

[Kobold King he/him]

So I suppose both Headshots being the same person isn't possible after all?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

So I suppose both Headshots being the same person isn't possible after all?

 

Oh, it's possible. Koschei's conquest only lasted about a month before he died. After that, there was probably a brief period where a few of the more powerful Epics (like Frequency, most likely) tried to pick up where Koschei left off, but most of them fled. It probably wouldn't be out of character for Headshot to go to Portland and turn the Museum Trio into a Quartet. Whether or not it was the same Epic depends on how long your headcanon has Headshot at the Museum.

[Kobold King he/him]

Oh, it's possible. Koschei's conquest only lasted about a month before he died. After that, there was probably a brief period where a few of the more powerful Epics (like Frequency, most likely) tried to pick up where Koschei left off, but most of them fled. It probably wouldn't be out of character for Headshot to go to Portland and turn the Museum Trio into a Quartet. Whether or not it was the same Epic depends on how long your headcanon has Headshot at the Museum.

Just long enough to gain a reputation for being a total slontze. Which, depending on how big of a slontze he was, could have taken anywhere between a few years to a few weeks.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Just long enough to gain a reputation for being a total slontze. Which, depending on how big of a slontze he was, could have taken anywhere between a few years to a few weeks.

 

If he bragged about having worked for Koschei, it could have solidified his reputation as a slontze rather quickly. (Then again, if he mentioned he had originally introduced himself as Xmus Jaxon Flaxon-Waxon and Koschei made him change his name, it might have taken him a year or two to overcome his reputation as an idiot. )

 

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Edited December 17, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Voidus]

Just long enough to gain a reputation for being a total slontze. Which, depending on how big of a slontze he was, could have taken anywhere between a few years to a few weeks.

Or in the case of Nighthound approximately 3 weeks before he arrives. I think that just before his arrival, craftsmen all over Portland began carving 'and then Nighthound died' into all of their products, wondering the whole time who the heck it was.

[Edgedancer he/him]

What? The thought of a supernaturally talented sniper named Xmus Jaxon Flaxon-Waxon doesn't fill you with terror?

The only terror I feel at that name is that I might suffocate from laughting to much.