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If Kobold and I are both God Beyond….does that mean there are two gods beyond? 0.o
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It's not so bad at night, especially in spring. At night, it's actually kind of cool and pleasant. (I don't wear them in summer. Just winter and spring. In summer, it's skirts and shorts all the time.)
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We don't have a chimney. You could, however, get into our backyard and wait on the top of the patio shade. It's kind of like an unofficial balcony with no railing. Then, in the morning, you could simply knock on the window and beg to be let in. Eeyup.
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Best to make it a surprise. Sounds like our pugs, only they don't save all their shedding for the summer months. Whenever they're nervous or excited, they "blow coat," meaning they shed so much that they resemble Pigpen from the Charlie Brown cartoons, only with a cloud of fur instead of dirt.
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No brownies, but tomorrow is my foster sister's birthday, so there will be chicken pies in the fridge. Ah, that's an interesting conundrum. See, I like cats, and cats like me. But my sinuses have convened their parliament and passed a resolution declaring all cat hair to be evil and worthy of immediate elimination via constant sneezing.
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Depends. How comfortable are you with wearing a skirt and leggings, and can you get both pugs to snuggle with you while you sit in front of the TV?
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Wow. I've got the opposite problem. If I watched MLP in the living room, I'd be teased for watching it and grouched at for hogging the TV.
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I still need to watch that. And more than the first episode of Daredevil. It's not that bad, unless you happen to work on Easter Sunday, when all of the once-a-year attendees bring their kids. Still, though, I'm not upset about leaving my position as a Sunday school teacher. Not upset at all.
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"But….the service is over. The parishioners have all gone home, taking their children with them." "The volunteers are still here."
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That sounds strangely adorable. The tortoise, not the high-pitched screaming. If I wanted to hear that, I'd still be working in a church nursery.
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Hey, if you have a question you need answered, STOP INTERRUPTING THE PERSON TRYING TO ANSWER IT.
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TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to traceria's topic in General Discussion
That idea is so awesome that there is no way in heck DC would use it. -
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TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to traceria's topic in General Discussion
Dignified. That is exactly the word I was looking for. It's not a description most would apply to the Joker, but he does exhibit an odd sort of dignity. The purple three-piece suit he wore in the comics and The Animated Series, the one copied for Michael Keaton's look, is dignified. It shows he takes his deadly practical jokes seriously. The purple overcoat worn by Heath Ledger's Joker echoes that, putting a different spin on the character. He's still the murderous clown we know and fear, but there's a harsher sort of intensity to him. We get the sense that he has his reasons for what he does, but even if he were to sit down and explain them to us, we would be incapable of understanding them. It tells us that while he might dress like a clown and use lethal joy buzzers, we should fear him. The tattoos? The metal teeth? Those aren't dignified. Those are the look of a street tough mimicking the actual Joker. It would be the perfect look for the Jokerz, but they're giving it to the actual Clown Prince himself. Ironically, it makes the Joker seem less threatening. -
Seriously? That's so dumb!
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If complaining were a superpower, she'd have it. If the guy in this video had a superpower, what would it be?
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Epic citizen it is, then. On a vacation he says he's planning to end because of all the happy, but never does, perhaps?
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Coma, when would be the best time to introduce Newcago Transplant (after I come up with a name )? I was thinking I'd introduce him after the riots, or after the focus shifts a bit. Also, what role would Captain Complainer have in Rainmaker's government? In the same vein, Edge and Voidus, any ideas for how to make complaining an actual superpower?
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TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to traceria's topic in General Discussion
Sure, why not? We're already stretching credulity by assuming the Joker sat still for 4,000,000 tattoos of the word "Haha," so why shouldn't a criminal be able to smuggle a bazooka into a courtroom? Come to think of it, why shouldn't every criminal be able to smuggle a bazooka into a courtroom? Those Gotham officers sure are corrupt, aren't they? -
True, but as someone who has had to buy a car, and whose work and social life was crippled in the meantime, I can say that destroying someone's car is a pretty devastating blow. Try to count how many cars the Avengers destroy in their movie. Of course, that's nowhere near as bad as letting innocent people die for no reason, Superman. I was considering the same thing. After all, comic book superheroines all seem to have the exact same face with different hairstyles and skin tones, while the men are all variations on the lantern-jawed man of muscle (except Spiderman, who is best described as "adorkable"). So it makes sense that the Epic attractiveness has to do with how these Epics see themselves, where they come to resemble an idealized version of themselves instead of an ideal that the industry forced on them. This would also explain why Fortuity had "a hawkish face" with a long, pointed nose, which is not exactly considered the pinnacle of manly beauty. If he sees himself as Calamity's gift to women, he'll assume that he can look however he wants and still have the women come running to him.
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Prof was described as "solid" multiple times throughout the first book, which makes him sound toned, if not superhumanly muscular. And I think Regalia and Dawnslight were exceptions, since Regalia had cancer and Dawnslight had been in a coma since childhood. EDIT: Just noticed the topic tags. Well-played, Kobold.
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I too noticed the trope of Epics being attractive, and it definitely fits in with the comic book ideals. Other tropes lifted directly from comic books include…. Capes, trench coats, and other impractically cool outfits Adoption of "code names" in lieu of their given names, even when given names (like Abigail Reed) are well known Lack of concern for property damage (looking at you, Avengers) Lack of concern for bystanders (thank you, Zack Snyder) Impractical and implausible weapons such as swords and katanas Powers that seem to fit the Epic's personality In some cases, elevated speech patterns (though it should be noted that not all Epics fall into this; Steelheart's "I am divine!" monologue and Obliteration's habit of appropriating and misinterpreting quoting Revelations stand out, whereas Deathpoint, Fortuity, Firefight, Newton, and Prof all use a more natural diction) All of these are staples of the comic book genre, for better or worse. And in-universe, they all seem to be a result of Calamity's corruption, which makes me wonder whether or not Calamity is trying to force them into a certain ideal. In other words, is Calamity using comic book tropes as inspiration for the corruption?
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Possible David Power? Spoilers!
TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to TheSpartanDuck's topic in The Reckoners
The mind rape does cast many of their actions in a different light. While there do seem to be Epics who have grown to enjoy their corruption, like Fortuity and Regalia, there are others like Megan and Prof who try to resist it and would jump at a chance for redemption. Others, like Sourcefield, seem to have simply been driven insane. Whether or not all Epics are entirely responsible for the crimes they committed while under Calamity's corruption is another argument entirely, but it's difficult to argue that attempting to help them, even when they actively resist it, is immoral. -
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TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to traceria's topic in General Discussion
Somehow, I hadn't noticed that before. Excellent handwriting, but I have to ask: how did the Joker sit still for that one? Facial tattoos, from what I hear, are pretty painful, and I can't imagine him sitting through that tattoo without bursting into hysterical laughter and shooting the artist in the face. -
Step 1: Find the rest of Protector Pug's litter mates.
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TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to traceria's topic in General Discussion
I...wha? Those tats, the teeth....okay, I can see him as a sort of punk rock Joker remix, but did they put any thought at all into the logistics behind his look? He would've had to go to at least one tattoo parlor, multiple times, for those tats. The smile on his arm alone would've taken hours. Given how unstable the Joker is, he would not have been able to hold a conversation with the artist, or even sit quietly, for that long. This means that if he was at large by that point, which he probably was if he was dedicated enough to get all tatted up, turn the artist would've had time to have an assistant call the cops. These cops could've busted in at any time during the tattoo process, meaning the Joker should be covered in unfinished tattoos and the cops should be arresting him for the deaths of tattoo artists. I mean, he can't leave witnesses, can he? That, or the Joker is suddenly a tattoo artist capable of giving himself tattoos, despite the pain this would inflict. It's a cool look, but Heath Ledger's angrily applied makeup and custom overcoat made a lot more sense.
