Kobold King

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.

1 minute ago, Voidus said:

*Sends a polite but enthusiastic wave*

*waves back, feeling at peace and at precisely the comfortable level of social interaction*

Just now, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Doctor Funtimes is offend.

I've spent my entire week arguing with my brother because he keeps calling Lightwards my self-insert, with the reasoning that we both dislike spontaneous shows of affection but love dinosaurs.

1 minute ago, winter devotion said:

Okay, so.... sending hugs and support?

I avoid hugs like the plague and I get 90% of my support from here.

19 minutes ago, winter devotion said:

Me too.

Kobold, do you have a steam account or something like that? So we can give you stuff without you worrying about us showing up post-Calamity with superpowers?

I have a steam account but it goes unused for long periods, because 99% of video games don't interest me and those that do rarely keep me occupied for more than about a week before I get bored of them.

4 minutes ago, breakingamber said:

Anyone actually living in Hawaii or who knows anyone living in Hawaii, my sincerest apologies for this tactless joke.

That's me. I'm living in Hawaii.  I wasn't as bad off as people closer to the volcano were, but I did experience a few frightening earthquakes and spent a couple of months with a bad persistent cough because of all the smog in the air. Regular Hawaii and Hawaii ruled by lava and poison gas controlling Epics are basically indistinguishable.

Just now, breakingamber said:

The sky has gone red, the dead are rising from the grave, and lava covers the Earth! Probably Epics.

Lightwards is the middle one... the other two are just last year here in Hawaii, without Epics.

Just now, breakingamber said:

I don't know... looks photoshopped. The background's completely black

Nah, that's just the Newcago sky.

2 hours ago, winter devotion said:

I've tried explaining the absolute madness that is the meta of Vanilla Sabotage, but I think just explaining the plot of the original would be hard enough. 

Also, Darkrose @ Kokichi. 

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100% real photo of a post-Rending Epic revealing their new name to the world.

Me, reading through the Edmonton thread.

My brother passing by: Oh, is that more of that Oregon stuff?

Me: Yeah--well, it's set in Canada, but same continuity.

My brother: What weird madness is going on in Cana--was that Taylor Swift.

Me, aggressively scrolling past a character icon: Uh, no.

My brother: That was Taylor Swift.

Me: ...okay, so... this one's actually easier to explain than the floating museum...

1 minute ago, winter devotion said:

Go ahead and do that whenever you want! 

Whatever we want?

Just now, winter devotion said:

Have you, by chance, ever heard of our lord and savior Neon Genesis Evangelion? It's a really pure and happy anime with a cute girls. End of Evangelion is really such an enjoyable and satisfying conclusion to the series. 

She's strongly inspired by that series. 

All I know about Neon Genesis Evangelion is that it has an opening theme called "A Cruel Angel's Thesis," and that's where my knowledge stops because all I can think about is that the name reminds me of Calamity.

Just now, winter devotion said:

It did such a good job with all the comic book characters. I'm not that deep of a comic book fan, like, I love them and I'm keeping up with a few series, so I'm sure there are others that noticed more, but there were so many nods. Like, there's this one moment with a poster of a cat. It's just in the background of one of the scenes, but it's an important symbol in the Spider-Gwen series. And how they include the name of the artists and the covers? And when they showed the brief glimpses of the universes, it has the right names, with 65 for Gwen, 616 for Peter B... etc, etc. And none of the references come at the cost of the story? Or character? Or theme? And the art and music all tie into everything? 

It's saying a lot that I understood very few of these references yet enjoyed it as heartily as I did. Good references make the story even better for the initiated but are invisible to those who aren't.

Just now, breakingamber said:

Normally, it's the length of the company logos that gives me the first impression of a movie (usually bad because they're SO LONG) but okay. Cool.

I guess I'll pirate a copy and see what's up - I mean, I'll go to the movie bench and watch it. 

Sony deserves your money for this, and believe me, after "The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise that's not something I'd say lightly.

2 minutes ago, winter devotion said:

Have you guys watched into the spiderverse yet?

I have, and it is also a phenomenal superhero movie. The movie hadn't even finished showing the company logos before I realized I was going to adore it.

5 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Spoilers for Incredibles 2: 

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Despite strong technical prowess and a solid plan, Evelyn Deavor lacked a sufficient grasp of characterization, especially in the arena of writing believable dialogue for existing characters. This weakness is most evident in the stilted and overly expository lines she feeds to the Screenslaved Frozone, Elastigirl, and Mr. Incredible, although cracks would have been visible to the police who interrogated the pizza guy she framed, as he would have quickly failed to adopt the elevated manner of speaking he had used while under her spell. Evelyn Deavor's greatest failing as a writer was her inability to separate herself from the characters for whom she wrote. Her second greatest failing was embroiling these characters in bizarre plots that would not withstand the scrutiny of those who actually enjoyed the characters as they were. Evelyn Deavor is the true identity of Tara Gilesbie, author of the infamous Harry Potter fanfic My Immortal, and in this essay I will

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It was a good movie, though. Not as incredible as the first, but it was a solid sequel and I enjoyed it immensely. 

 

1 minute ago, winter devotion said:

She could take a nap?

"My goodness, look at the time!"

gestures at a clock

every number is replaced with "Dream Storm"

Sent Coma that PM. I'm thinking I'll adopt Jenn and/or Connie if he doesn't mind. I like them from his post, it seems they'll be becoming relevant soon, and the characterization established so far makes them attractive "starter packs" for building onto them from here.

They'll probably die horribly to Quietus or somebody, but it'll be fun while it lasts.

4 minutes ago, kenod said:

I don't think so. I guess you can create an explanation yourself, or ask Comatose if he had any intentions for her.

I guess I'll shoot Comatose a PM. I wasn't intending to write or do anything with an Epic potent enough to casually disintegrate another high-tier Epic.

All I really want is to have somebody to write so I can be a loose part of actual canon again.

Just now, kenod said:

Dream Storm spoilers:

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According to the character profiles the Dream Storm is created by a different Epic, Lethe, who is normally hired to extract memories from corpses. She normally generates the Dream Storm when asleep, and isn't aware of this ability.

 

Oh, gotcha. I've read/skimmed through the character profiles a few times, but there's enough there that I can get mixed up easily.

So... there's really no known connection between the little girl Epic and anything going on in the city, is there?

Here are my notes on the Olympia Polaris Reckoner team taken from Coma's post. Anything I'm missing? I'm not gathering much in the way of the Reckoners' roles on the team, but my tired eyes might just be sliding past it.

• Jenn. Receives the most characterization of the bunch. Mocking personality. Extremely confident, perhaps too much so. Likes posing with dead Epics. Really good with weapons, be they firearms or explosives.
• Greg. There doesn't seem to be much to say about him.
• Connie. Ostensibly the team leader, but seems to lose this status to the more charismatic Jenn.
• Bryce. Questions everything, or at least, is perceived by Jenn as doing so.
• One piece of motivator tech is confirmed--an anti-gravity device they can use to levitate a stretcher.
• No known connection between the Reckoners cell and the little girl. The little girl might be the one causing the Dream Storm, unless another Epic was revealed to be responsible for that.

3 minutes ago, Hemalurgic Headshot said:

There was speculation about the strange child Epic, but none of that was ever established. Feel free to make something up.

Yeah, it's a little strange. Well-written, but strange.

Honestly my first theory when I read this a while ago was that Jenn was an Epic herself because of this line-

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She moved like one of them.  

-and because the supposed little girl Epic showed up just in time to save Jenn's life. I thought maybe Jenn's power involved manifesting the kid and fighting through her, like some kind of weird Epic Pokemon. But that doesn't appear to be what was established.

Are there any other posts that involve the Reckoners I might have missed?

Just now, breakingamber said:

Oh please no.

I can't see any plagiarism here at all! 

Also, this may get me lynched in all sorts of creative and painful ways, but...

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I am not a fan of My Little Pony.

That's perfectly fine and no one's going to lynch you.

And no, I'm not actually doing that. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing yet. I'm still dissecting Comatose's first post and figuring out what I can do without breaking everything. 

10 minutes ago, winter devotion said:

High key, I would die of laughter if you just brought in the canon Reckoner team with slightly different names. Like, Daved.  

Please, that'd be too obvious.

Tara - Codename: "Twi" - Leader of the team with a scholarly and strategic mind. Sends regular letters about friendship their mission status to Jonathan Phaedrus.

AJ - Codename: "Apples" - Heavy weapons expert. Grew up on a farm and has the muscles and down-to-earth attitude to show for it.

Ashley - Codename: "Dash" - Point woman. Lightning fast, often wears a rainbow pendant. Brash personality Once killed two Epics in ten seconds flat.

Tabitha - Codename: "Rare" - Equipment specialist. Makes sure the other Reckoners are well-equipped and well-styled. Snooty.

Fleta - Codename: "Shy" - Reckoners' contact to the outside world. While meek and generally timid, her kind nature makes civilians inclined to trust her... and ergo, supply her with information. Gets them better bargains with the Knighthawk Foundry with her impressive and intimidating stare.

Andrea - Codename: "Pinkie" - Explosives expert / secondary point woman. Newcomer to the team with an explosive, fun-loving personality. Uses a piece of motivator-tech which causes her to experience random muscle spasms that give her forewarning when she's about to be injured.

See? No plagiarism whatsoever, also would pass the Bechdel Test in every post, and also teach readers heartwarming lessons about friendship and how to assassinate Epics with homemade bombs.

2 minutes ago, Comatose said:

All Reckoners slots are up for grabs @Kobold King do whatever you want with them.

I hope you understand just how easily I go mad with that kind of power.