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No, her ego is big enough as it is. If she gets a circlet, Sam must mock it at every opportunity. (Although I think she would look good in a circlet.)

Maybe...maybe MV would find that sweet? The ship must be saved! Consider it canon. Publicly, Koschei would ask him to stop and play something more thematically appropriate. Privately, he would adopt it as his personal theme.

I get the feeling that The Dalles under Vondra will become a sort of rehabilitation facility for wayward Epics. Put restrictions on their power use, force them to detox at the end of each shift, and in the meantime teach them how to use their powers for good, and you have…well, you have some Epics like Edgerunner who seem to be developing a conscience, and then there's Reader. Well, at Whole Foods the other day, my cashier was wearing a pretty impressive beaded circlet, but she was a woman. Does circlet only equal divinity when men wear them? Because if so, then circlets are by far the most sexist piece of jewelry I've ever seen.

Circlets are proof of divinity, apparently. Diamond Queen + being attractive + ruling Astoria with a diamond fist + extreme self-confidence = proof of divinity in Koschei's eyes. He would definitely bring flowers.

True. He wouldn't be interested in ruling the whole of Oregon himself; he was smart enough to know he wouldn't be able to keep every town and farm under his thumb alone. Epics like Lucentia, who proved themselves capable of controlling their territory effectively, would gain his admiration and, barring an outright attack on him, would be allowed to keep their territory. So, as you said before, Lucentia's unwillingness to attack first would gain Koschei's respect and be allowed to rule Astoria with no interference, unless you count somewhat regular meetings to discuss relevant issues as interference. And Autumn will inadvertently torment him as well. Scare 'Em Straight indeed. (But, if he wants to feel better about his day, he could always peek into Remington's mind when he steps outside the church. Remington's mind is much less frightening. ) Flawless logic, I'm sure. And by "flawless," I mean "upon hearing it, Doctor Funtimes would tilt her head, frown deeply, and tap Frequency's head to see if he still had a brain inside."

What he lacked in offensive capabilities he more than made up in charisma. He managed to attract quite a few followers with the offensive powers he lacked—particularly Frequency, who, unless presented with undeniable proof to the contrary, was convinced Koschei was a god he should follow to the ends of the earth.

Nathan frowned. "You okay, Remington?" "It...it was the weirdest thing. All of a sudden, I just felt like I should roll my eyes. Like someone, somewhere near The Dalles, was being a coward."

Is it the one led by the unstable necromancer, the fed-up minor Epic, or the intelligence-obsessed illusionist? And not just this RP. Since this is set about 2 years before the events of Steelheart, that would mean Nighthound would survive for at least two years beyond the events of this RP. Of course, we could still get those words if they were etched into the side of a building, surrounded by smiley faces.

That would suck. Then again, Megan did say it was the turf wars...although Obliteration could come in and finish what our characters started. And de-canonization would allow us to do some, shall we say, non-canon things. How's this for a policy around him: "No words. Just whiskey."

It's just Oregon that's being destroyed. Washington, Montana, and northern Idaho are just as beautiful. Plus, going through Funtimes' backstory, I'm realizing that there is probably either a power vacuum or a Portland-like political situation in Seattle. (Which isn't where she grew up; just where she was for a while.) So part of the Northwest can stay nice. How about "ex-wife" or "eternal night"?

Washington has trees, apple orchards, cherry orchards, Seattle (home of Pike's Market and Kurt Cobain) and Mt. Rainer, described by one writer as "rising like a giant middle finger to the other forty-nine states." It also has Moses Lake, but we don't talk about that one. Would this certain statue Epic consent to buying some Chicago-style pizza in Washington?

We are firmly committed to both. Plus, he's not from the Northwest. Northwesterners know how to survive Deathwish Coffee. It was Seattle that gave the world Starbucks, though most Washingtonians prefer little hole-in-the-wall shops. What did Chicago give us? Al Capone and political corruption.

That coffee shop scene was...I don't know how to describe it. Like watching Darth Vader take Luke Skywalker out for donuts. Not as a Sith Lord and Rebel, or even as a Sith Lord and trainee, but as father and son. Not that CorpseMaker is Murphy's father (though I wouldn't object) but it had that same kind of laid-back sweetness to it. And I know CorpseMaker is going to ruin it all next scene with his idea of "fun," but still. The coffee shop scene was nice. By the way, do you think Calamity is immune to Deathwish Coffee?

Great. Another (sometimes) likable Epic given over to corruption. You know, I complain a lot about Nighthound (may he die soon), but I think my least favorite character in this universe is Calamity.

No no no, you're not supposed to picture it! You're just supposed to focus on the awesome ship name. Don't imagine it happening. Bad things happen if you do. Only bad things. Conversely, if he does, I will begin cheering Thoughttown as my new favorite faction. I have a few less insane songs that have fit her in the past and will fit her in the future, but spoilers.

If we wanted to go all OTT, we could have Deathwish Coffee Revolution…. And now I will hear that song every time Lightwards has a scene to himself. Or is in a scene with Funtimes. And that won't just be because I'll open YouTube on my phone and start playing that song every time I see his vulture icons. No sir.

Would the ship be called Deathwish Coffee? Seriously? That is the most incredimazable thing I've ever heard.

Would anyone object if she skipped into the meeting singing the Nyan Cat song? (Besides Lightwards and Altermind. Their votes don't count. )

Wait. If Lightwards is the Philosoraptor and CorpseMaker is Overly Manly Man, what does that make Funtimes? O.o

White chocolate mocha with raspberry, two shots of espresso, and a sprinkle of cocoa on the whipped cream. I kid, I kid. Probably super-strong black coffee with a manly pastry, like an onion bagel.

Cemetery makes more sense. I could have something up, but it won't be until later tonight.

Either way. I was planning to have him follow, but if it'd make more sense to have them meet first that's fine.

Okay. So it'd make more sense to just summarize it when they get to Attica.

Depends. I figured, having just been shot and still somewhat of a zombie, she'd be kind of frightened and need some convincing to get into a car with a strange man wearing a hood and sunglasses. Unless Lightwards' control left her somewhat trusting?