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  1. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Some things are too horrifying for words. Nighthound Jr. is so horrifying that just mentioning him is traumatic. And then Voidgaze blew up the Epic parent, took custody of the child, and took them out for waffles. And a toy pirate sword?
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    That would make sense--the powers manifest after a trauma, which would almost be guaranteed with an Epic parent. Would baby!Obliteration point to pictures in a Children's Bible instead of quoting verses? And would he teach himself to read the adult Bible because most picture Bibles don't depict anything from Revelation?
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    Day 5 of my grandmother's visit has begun. She is cleaning both bathrooms, which we already cleaned the day before she arrived. The message is clear: You did it wrong. This is not a clean bathroom. If you had done it right in the first place, I could relax. You drove me to this with your slovenly ways. I went to take my stuff out of the bathroom to make things easier on her. She apologized for cleaning. Now she's ranting about the president. I told her I like Rand Paul. No fallout yet, but it was fun to say. It was also fun asking her if she liked Chris Christie. I am slowly going mad. Oregon RPers, please be prepared for my posts to either slow down or descend into gibberish. Two more days. Two. More. Days.
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    I can't decide which is worse: the fact that giving them back their nose would probably make them forget why they were mad, or that all of their eloquent threats would sound like "AaaAAAaaahhhhh pfffffttttt gurgle blarrrghala aaaahhh!"
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    Hard to track down all the people who knew you best when you don't even have object permanence yet.
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    The OP pointed out things like "a high level of wealth" and "an elite military force." Other countries have those too, albeit in different geographical conditions. I'm inclined to believe that precious few governments would survive the Epics, save for in a vestigial state. People would fare better in different locations, but Steelheart's first targets included the Chicago government. Unless Calamity knew where they were and gave the Epic immunity to extreme cold.
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    This is why I'm tentatively embracing the theory that only an Epic who has faced their fear can pass their Epicness along. Maybe it has something to do with the powers coming under their control? I know this isn't a complete theory, and it's probably hilariously wrong, but I'm considering it for now.
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    Australians would definitely have all those advantages. What I quibble with (and I said I poorly) is the implication that Australia's government would handle the disaster better than other governments. I'm a real cynic where government is concerned, and while wealthy nations would have more resources to spend on the Epic problem, I'm of the opinion that every government would panic just as much when faced with an Epic like Steelheart. Just look at the US. Our government balks at any mention of giving a greater measure of power to the states, yet what do they do when Steelheart takes Chicago? They pass the Capitulation Act. That they called it the Capitulation Act and not something like the Cooperation Act or the Exemption Act shows just how scared they were. I think other politicians around the world would have similar reactions. The people in Australia would definitely have advantages, but governments would face similar problems no matter where they were. Not to mention polar regions. Everyday conditions at the top and bottom of the world can kill an exposed human in seconds. Now imagine running from a veritable god with nothing but the gear you managed to grab on your way to the door.
  9. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    True. I admit I hadn't considered all that; I think what I meant to say is that, nukes or no nukes, Australia wouldn't automatically be better off than the rest of the world. Sure they don't have nukes, but who's to say whole cities wouldn't be bombed by conventional means? And then there are Epics. As I said before, I really don't think Calamity uses numbers and numbers alone to guide his selection process, or at least he didn't back in the early days. There are people with traumatic pasts all over the world, and they--not to mention the efforts used to contain them--would do serious damage. And I am no suddenly terrified at the thought of an underwater research team suddenly having one of their own gain Epic powers.
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    Look, I'm no expert on Australian politics, but from what I know of human nature, I know that when people face something that scary, they're going to resort to desperate measures to stop it. Maybe they didn't, wouldn't, would never try for nukes, but why wouldn't they try going after an Epic with conventional explosives? Even if there aren't any irradiated areas in Australia, there are bound to be at least a few that are uninhabitable due to the large-scale property damage. It could come down to numbers, yes, but so far the key ingredient seems to be fear. Calamity preys on the fearful. Who's to say there aren't two, or three, or ten people in the same isolated tribe who suffered different traumas? Calamity is definitely more selective by the time Steelheart begins, but my impression was that in the early days, he wasn't so picky. I doubt he'd look at a tribe, say "Oh, I already got my quota on this continent; I'm going to pass on that perfectly viable candidate because numbers" and move on. I think it's too generous to assume that everyone in an isolated tribe leads an idyllic life with absolutely no chance of encountering anything traumatic. The world is a dangerous place, and human nature is awful enough that people, no matter where they live, are inclined to hurt one another. I could be wrong, but at the moment, it seems like some small, isolated place is just as likely to manifest Epics as any other.
  11. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    I'm watching Frozen with my grandmother. She laughed out loud when Hans betrayed Anna and said "Oops, too late" when Anna froze. This is the same woman who shouted in rage at all the funny moments on The Incredibles. I don't think she knows how to movie.
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    Mizzy. I don't think I need to explain myself.
  13. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    It makes me wonder if I should rethink my headcanon of why some Epics are more powerful. Like if instead of power level corresponding to the strength of their fear, it's actually related to how much they dislike Michael Buble or something.
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    Oh. I wonder if it's only redeemed Epics who can pass their powers along to their children? Or if only redeemed Epics can have children at all?
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    I found that somewhat surprising, along with the reason for his vagueness. Will we encounter a child Epic in the next book, which I now want to read even more than I did when I started this sentence?
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    Well, according to this recent answer in an AMA, nukes were used in fighting Epics. Not so much in the US, I gathered, but I think there would definitely be some in China, perhaps Europe, and parts of the Middle East, as well as Australia. If it's all you've got to throw at an invincible god, and that invincible god is killing people left and right….well, evacuate the area and pray for forgiveness, I guess. One thing I'd disagree with so far as your analysis goes is that isolated tribes of indigenous peoples wouldn't hear of the Epics at all. Calamity is visible anywhere in the world, so it's probably safe to assume it (his?) range of effectiveness is the entire globe—urbanized and undiscovered parts alike. From Prof's remarks in Firefight, we learn that people living between the cities occasionally gain Epic powers and slaughter their fellow scavengers. We also learn in the same book that fear—more specifically, trauma—is the one prerequisite for becoming an Epic. Who's to say a member of an isolated Amazonian tribe hasn't had some traumatic experience that allowed Calamity to transform them? Who's to say that person didn't gain terrifying powers, kill most of their tribe, and enslave their neighbors? I can definitely see Epics enslaving whoever they can corral (those people being natives and city refugees alike) but I see no reason why those Epics can't be former members of isolated tribes whose pasts made them prime targets for Calamity.
  17. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Portland is closed, but Astoria, Corvallis, and The Dalles are still open. For a trial run, I'd suggest Corvallis or The Dalles. Corvallis would probably be easier to join, since the story is just starting and it's a big city billed as a utopia for Epics. The Dalles has fewer Epics, and they nearly all work for the City Guard or are members of various groups attempting to conquer the city, but a minor one could probably still join in a limited capacity and stay on or vanish easily, depending on what you decide.
  18. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Whichever part intrigues you the most.
  19. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Voidus has a massive list of unclaimed minor Epics you could adopt temporarily, if you so choose.
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  21. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    You guys are having too much fun tormenting poor Finnegan, aren't you?
  22. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Maybe it's because no one knew it was his weakness. Now that they know, perhaps the upvotes shall flow.
  23. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    It wasn't the vile Epics that destroyed the world, but the nicest of them all. See how Edgerunner's friendly nickname for Arsenal became a not-so-friendly retreat into the open arms of a weather goddess. Plus, how you can get a job as a gold dredger off the coast of Nome. Story at 11.
  24. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Quick! Someone stroke his ego before he hightails it for Juneau! Khione can't know he exists!
  25. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    I didn't think any of our characters would try that with him—I think The Dalles' most likely response would be evacuation. Although this is still back when Obliteration had the cool down period between porting, so those who didn't know about his automatic teleportation PI might think they could get him within that two-minute window. They'd be wrong, but someone might think of it as a last desperate plan.
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