TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 Which is why I didn't read it. You may be smarter than I am. I'm in Portland now. It isn't that every red light is making me nervous, because I know most of them are tail lights or something....it's more that one star...low to the horizon....that looks a little redder than it should.... 3
Edgedancer he/him Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 You may be smarter than I am. I'm in Portland now. It isn't that every red light is making me nervous, because I know most of them are tail lights or something....it's more that one star...low to the horizon....that looks a little redder than it should.... Bow before my infinite willpower, MUhahahaha! I think Calamity shows himself shortly around the same time as the sun goes down. Anyway, have fun at the wedding, I'll pray for you that no Epic comes to crash it... especially not Nighthound. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 Bow before my infinite willpower, MUhahahaha! I think Calamity shows himself shortly around the same time as the sun goes down. Anyway, have fun at the wedding, I'll pray for you that no Epic comes to crash it... especially not Nighthound. It's okay. Nighthound crashing the party wouldn't be ideal, but I do know his weakness...and my brother has a conceal carry permit. Though between you, me, and whoever else reads this, I'm already wishing I hadn't come. I'm tired and my dad won't stop talking, apparently things are already going sour with my brother and his friends in the wedding party, and I'm really worried about the dogs and my car. 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 It's okay. Nighthound crashing the party wouldn't be ideal, but I do know his weakness...and my brother has a conceal carry permit. Though between you, me, and whoever else reads this, I'm already wishing I hadn't come. I'm tired and my dad won't stop talking, apparently things are already going sour with my brother and his friends in the wedding party, and I'm really worried about the dogs and my car. Good luck with that then, should I maybe send over Voidgaze for support? Yikes, sounds harsh. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 Good luck with that then, should I maybe send over Voidgaze for support? Yikes, sounds harsh. She'd be an awesome wedding guest. And if things got boring, she could just explode the cake! Things are a bit better now. Found out our dog sitter IS staying the night, meaning the pugs won't have to sleep alone. Still, I'm not looking forward to the rest of this trip the way I was.
Edgedancer he/him Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 She'd be an awesome wedding guest. And if things got boring, she could just explode the cake! Things are a bit better now. Found out our dog sitter IS staying the night, meaning the pugs won't have to sleep alone. Still, I'm not looking forward to the rest of this trip the way I was. And then we can bring Big Al in the church after she catches the wedding bouquet. (Still not sure why people think she explodes things, that's Shiny Sparkle's domain and she may not be the most discret visitor for a wedding unless you want someone to run of with the bridesmaid.) Just think about how your pugs will greet you back. That almost makes it worth it, won't it.
Edgedancer he/him Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 <Also writes in small font. But I have small font that floates.
Voidus Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 A day in the life of: Atrophy Hello morsel, how you found this tome is irrelevant, know only that it once belonged to a being far beyond the likes of you. It records the daily activities of a powerful and dangerous Epic. Me.My name is Atrophy and this was my day.I felt the morning-life suffuse my body, the light gouging its way through my shut lids and into my protesting eyes tinting the inside of my eyelids red as my blood began to flow freely.I may be slow to wake but once I do so I waste no time, I hurl my thin blanket into one corner of the bare room I sleep in and stand up, stretching limbs and cracking my neck before throwing on some clothes. Unlike some Epics I wear no outlandish outfits like the fantasies of comic books. If I want to advertise my presence I have other ways to ensure that people know what I am.I leave my house quietly, not a wasted movement or any excess sound. I've been told that along with my nearly skeletal thinness my preference for avoiding making noise as I move about has caused more than one person to assume me to be dead.They should be so lucky.I am indeed quite alive, an unfortunate side effect of which is my continued need for sustenance. Some Epics liked to boast that they needed no food but the truth was that even those High Epics who could technically live without it prefer to eat. Be it a last vestige of their humanity or simply an enjoyment of the taste I'd never met an Epic who never ate.My first purpose for this morning was to secure some more sustenance, and perhaps someone to make it into something palatable for me in exchange for their life. We would wait and see.Some significant time later (My first choice of market had been burned down the previous night) I entered through an open doorway through an irritating curtain of beads into a local foreign foods market. I hadn't particularly payed attention to which and it hardly seemed like it mattered, the idea of travelling overseas had become somewhat laughable in recent years, no airports still remained open and what boats there were generally preferred to spend all their time at sea pretending the world hadn't changed. "Mornin hun, I'm Mindy. You need any help? You certainly look like you could use a few good meals."A cheerful voice greeted me from a slightly brighter corner of the room, a young girl standing up and taking in my appearance skeptically."Quite. I'm in need of some sustenance, and not entirely sure what would be best. What would you recommend?" I did my best not to appear too menacing. Irritating though her voice already was, people were much more helpful when they didn't think you were a murderer."Well we just restocked on a few of our home-made sauces, we have a very nice vindaloo base that goes wonderfully with some of the beef from Al next door? We have papadums as well though some weirdo keeps buying out our entire stock. Says he needs them to avert disaster or something.""That sounds excellent then, I don't suppose you could get a recommended cut of that beef you mentioned too could you? I'll pay extra." I received a somewhat strange look but the young girl was more than happy to speak to the butcher next door on my behalf."Well then, will that be all? All up it will be-" Midway through ringing up the order the young girl grasped suddenly at her throat. I smiled at her gently as she looked at me in terror, the ability to weaken muscles of my choice came in tremendously handy when I wanted to shut someone up and they were annoying me."Not quite all I'm afraid, you see I'm actually a terrible cook and you seemed so passionate about the whole affair that I thought I'd really like to try your recipe for myself."Focusing a smidge more power into her legs I caught her just as she collapsed, legs now unable to support her weight. Grabbing one of the trolleys kept near the entrance I hauled Mindy's limp body into it, tearing out those stupid bead things on my way out of the shop.A hand on my shoulder spun me around and I was confronted by a large man holding a meat cleaver."You'd better back off now friend." The big man said menacingly, obviously not considering me much of a threat.Big mistake."Sorry friend." I said, placing my hand on his and sending a rush of power straight to his heart.As he collapsed I turned slowly, watching the look of horror in Mindy's face increase tenfold. I quietly began pushing the trolley back down the road, other pedestrians giving us a wide berth, at first because they'd seen what had happened to the butcher but then just to follow suit, no one wanted to risk confronting an Epic after all. I smiled grimly as I eventually pushed the trolley through my front door and deposited Mindy in a corner of my bare kitchen. Then I crouched down with her to explain."Now, this is probably one of the most terrifying things that's happened to you, you've heard of other girls getting picked up by Epics and the ones who came back alive probably wished that they hadn't. Let me assure you now that I have no intention of touching you in any way or making you do anything unpleasant. I really did just want a cook and you seemed like you knew what you were talking about. So, I get food, you get to live in relative sanity and safety as long as you don't annoy me. Sounds like a good deal yes?"Opening her mouth a few times, Mindy tried to say something but all that came out was a croak."Oh yes, I'm not a big fan of conversation so I've basically paralyzed your vocal chords, just nod or shake your head. If you're any good I might let you start speaking again but it'll take a few days before you'd be able to even if I released you now."Tears creeping down her face, she nodded slowly a few times."Excellent. I've released your legs, you should be able to stand again in about an hour. Don't try to run, it won't be pleasant."I sat down in the opposite corner of the room, resting my back against the wall. Some Epics loved opulence, I just didn't see the point. Even before I'd gained my powers and along with them an incredibly low opinion of the value of human life I'd never put much stock in material possessions. Tools for buying social approval. Even if I wanted approval, being an Epic basically guaranteed that the whole world would hate me, my penchant for killing people who annoyed me made it a sure thing. An hour later after several stretches and practice attempts under my smiling approval, Mindy managed to stand up unaided, albeit with a bit of a wobble to her step. I thought I might actually keep her at about that level, it made her kind of cute in a clumsy way. I closed my eyes, not even bothering to check if she was actually making that curry instead of running away.I was awoken by a gentle tap on the shoulder and a rich aroma under my nose. Blinking slowly awake I saw Mindy sitting next to me and holding out a bowl of curry, it was a simple dish, little more than some beef cubes with sauce on a bed of rice but to someone who'd been subsisting off of packet noodles for a week now it was more than sufficient. Even more importantly she hadn't tried to stab or poison me while I was asleep. That was nice.Licking the last remnants of sauce from the bowl I looked down and noticed a few grazes on Mindy's shins.I tutted gently."I did tell you not to run didn't I? Good thing you didn't get to far or it would've been worse than just falling over. You get too far away and it won't just be your legs, it'll be your whole body. Get a bit further and your heart stops. I die and your heart stops. You annoy me and your heart stops. Clear?"Another terrified nod followed."Good, you can have some food now if there's any left, and you can come shopping with me tomorrow if there's anything else you need. Sleep wherever."Turning over I gently closed my eyes once more. My name is Atrophy and today I discovered that I enjoy curry. 3
Blackhoof Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Well that was a tone shift from previous diaries Atrophy actually has a very good power. Like a weak Bioterror. Your epics are getting more and more useful and less pointless Voidus, are you losing your touch? 1
Voidus Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Well that was a tone shift from previous diaries Atrophy actually has a very good power. Like a weak Bioterror. Your epics are getting more and more useful and less pointless Voidus, are you losing your touch? Lil but yeah Oh I still have legions of useless Epics too this is just the one I felt like writing today, on a side note other than Metronome these characters are all up for adoption if anyone wants to claim one. Rest assured tomorrows entry will be someone more like one of these: Inverted: Can see the world upside down. Analog: Can turn digital clocks into analog clocks Frank the glass guy: Can make glass invisible. (Wasn't cool enough to get an Epic name) Dairy Queen: Can turn margarine into butter. But I did put in a little cameo reference to one of the first Epics I ever made: Pappadamus: Can divine the future through the shape of papadums.
Blackhoof Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) I actually wouldn't mind having Atrophy, if that's ok? Sounds like a fun power to play with. His power is basically just weakening any muscle he likes, yeah? His own or others? Wonder where he would fit in though... Edited July 9, 2015 by Blackhoof
Voidus Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 I actually wouldn't mind having Atrophy, if that's ok? Sounds like a fun power to play with. His power is basically just weakening any muscle he likes, yeah? His own or others? Wonder where he would fit in though... Pretty much, feel free to alter or add secondaries as necessary. His full profile from my doc as it stands now is: Atrophy Primary Power: Muscle Weakening - Can weaken any muscles within his target, he's limited to a range of about 100 paces but within that range he can target as many people simultaneously as he wants even without direct line of sight. To inflict lethal levels of damage he usually needs to touch his target. Secondary: Muscular Linkage - Atrophy can create a bond which causes his target to lose muscular strength proportionate to their distance from Atrophy, while it takes longer than simply causing muscle weakness if they are forcibly moved far enough away they will die. Additionally Atrophy can kill those he has created this bond with without the need to touch them. Passive: Muscular stasis - no matter what size his muscles become, Atrophy retains the muscular strength and endurance he had when he became an Epic, resulting in him being much stronger than his emaciated appearance would imply. 2
Voidus Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Nice think that i will keep him as-is. Yay! That means I get to replace him with a new random Epic in my UFA list Hmmm... maybe something with airconditioners? I'll work on it.
Blackhoof Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 The Conditioner Primary: Can create and control air conditioners and heaters. A random make, brand and model appears each time. Prime Invincibility: Danger sense linked to teleportation. Swaps position with the nearest air conditioner or heater just prior to taking damage. Has given rise to the belief by many that they have killed him and he turned into an air conditioner upon death. 1
Voidus Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 The Conditioner Primary: Can create and control air conditioners and heaters. A random make, brand and model appears each time. Prime Invincibility: Danger sense linked to teleportation. Swaps position with the nearest air conditioner or heater just prior to taking damage. Has given rise to the belief by many that they have killed him and he turned into an air conditioner upon death. I feel like someone called the Conditioner should also have the longest, silkiest hair in all of Oregon even if it's in no way related to his powers
Edgedancer he/him Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Nice think that i will keep him as-is. Then it's time for the questions (also is there a reasony ou didn't edit him into the same post with Hellfire and Iconoclast?): So maybe it's just because we don't use them over here but how long are 100 paces actually? Plus, if he doesn't need direct line of sight, what does he need to target someone? How long does creating a bond take, under what conditions, how far is the bonde allowed to move away and can he form one with Epics? Edited July 9, 2015 by Edgedancer
Voidus Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Then it's time for the questions (also is there a reasony ou didn't edit him into the same post with Hellfire and Iconoclast?): So maybe it's just because we don't use them over here but how long are 100 paces actually? Plus, if he doesn't need direct line of sight, what does he need to target someone? How long does creating a bond take, under what conditions, how far is the bonde allowed to move away and can he form one with Epics? If it's still based on the original design I guess I can answer this (Also because I love ironing out powers and Edgedancer has enabled that aspect of my ocd since day one ) I actually have no idea I just thought it sounded like a reasonable distance but some really quick calculations would put it at around 70 meters. He'd need at the least to have a mental image of the person, to direct the power correctly but it doesn't need to be perfectly accurate. I set it at about a minute of close contact (Within arms reach), The Bondee would start to have trouble moving at about 10 meters and at twenty meters they'd be unable to walk. The Epics question I left to be setting-dependent.
Blackhoof Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Then it's time for the questions (also is there a reasony ou didn't edit him into the same post with Hellfire and Iconoclast?):mostly because i didn't think of it at the time. Will fix In regards to the Epic question, his powers would probably be just as effective against Epics without any defensive physical abilities or enhancements. Maybe a bit weaker and requiring a bit more effort than for normal humans. And maybe no Bonding with Epics. Edited July 9, 2015 by Blackhoof
Voidus Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Now the real question. How are we going to make sure Atrophy never comes into contact with Nighthound? Or any of the trifecta for that matter.
Edgedancer he/him Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 Now the real question. How are we going to make sure Atrophy never comes into contact with Nighthound? Or any of the trifecta for that matter. Don't let him into Portland? If you want to take it farther than that I supposse the question would be what happens with the characters after Portland is done... in half a decade or so. mostly because i didn't think of it at the time. Will fix In regards to the Epic question, his powers would probably be just as effective against Epics without any defensive physical abilities or enhancements. Maybe a bit weaker and requiring a bit more effort than for normal humans. And maybe no Bonding with Epics. Just saying that the ability to enslave and/or kill most Epics he has been in proximity of for just a rather short time would make him quite the heavy hitter and by the time they know it he already has a legion of Epics forced to act as his body guards.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 Now the real question. How are we going to make sure Atrophy never comes into contact with Nighthound? Or any of the trifecta for that matter. "My name is Atrophy and this was my day. By the way, I live in Canada." 1
Voidus Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 "My name is Atrophy and this was my day. By the way, I live in Canada." A good start but I'd prefer to have an ocean in between them if at all possible. Or just kill Nighthound. Actually, that's not optional, we're killing Nighthound regardless.
Kobold King he/him Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 ... I just read a satirical fanfiction where Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash both swooned over a light green earth pony with sandy brown hair and glasses. I'm not sure what to make of this. (Sorry your trip to Portland hasn't been as incredimazible as it should be, Twi. ) 1
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