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I like the new pony. Surgeon General: the first real challenger for control of New New England?

Surgeon General Warning: All Epics at the Funtastic end of the scale come with a heaping helping of crazy. Those who have met such Epics have reported silly songs, wearing strange costumes, and dating after eating another Epic's radio. Making out with a Funtastic Epic during an Unpleasant Epic's declaration of war against all who oppose him is not uncommon. Exercise caution, and be prepared to act like one or more of the following: an Epic, a willing accomplice, and/or President William Howard Taft.

O.0I think I met that guy back when I was a server. He didn't threaten to zombify me, but.... I met pre-Calamity Thomas Cardinal. You know what this means? O.O CALAMITY IS COMING. HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS.

Does he measure time in "I would like it now," "Where is it, it's late," "If I don't have my food in three seconds I'm calling for a manager," and "You are going to get the worst Yelp review ever, you pathetic excuse for a waiter"?

Morningish. Before noon, at least. Since Lightwards was annoyed at Funtimes being late, let's say it's around 10.

"Panacea," she said absently as another soldier passed, with a burn scar on his arm this time, most of it hidden by his sleeve. She half-listened as Flashpoint gave her a small speech about staying on Altermind's good side. Those scars....there were more than there should have been. More than she expected from an Epic ruler with a good side. Her eye twitched. Was this standard? Did Altermind mete out punishments on a system, with burns as the standard for a minor infraction, the injuries traveling up a scale as-- "Did he get on Altermind's bad side?" She pointed to a guard whose burn covered his hand.

One thing to keep in mind is that Mistborn was written in third person and Steelheart was written in first. What works to convey emotions in one viewpoint won't work in the other--for instance, describing Vin's thoughts and physical reactions conveyed her emotions well when it was someone else telling her story, but David was telling his own story. People verbalize their emotions differently when telling their own stories. Take the prologue, for example. In third person, such a traumatic event could be related like this: "A pillar crashed and people ran, screaming. David covered his ears to block out the noise. People were screaming and Deathpoint was killing them and all he wanted was to go back in time, back to a moment when there was no need for that sort of screaming." However, David was clearly traumatized by the event, so his narration goes like this: "I don't remember how I felt. Isn't that odd?" For an event like that, his reaction makes sense: He remembers what happened, but not what he felt moment to moment. That he was a child when it happened also has some bearing on how he tells the story.

Maybe his secondary color should be black or silver? I'm excited to see Max ponified.

Panacea took in Flashpoint's attire: black and silver with a cape typical of many Epics. She relaxed. It was usually possible to tell the cruelty of an Epic by their manner of dress, and Flashpoint wasn't dressed like the worst she'd seen. He could keep his hair from flying all over the place, at any rate. That was something. "Yes, the infirmary. Thank you." She caught him studying her dress, modeled after those worn by Red Cross nurses during the Second World War, and smoothed her skirt. He walked, and she followed. They turned down a spacious, grand hallway and Panacea caught another soldier out the corner of her eye. A rippled scar, obviously from a burn, covered one cheek. Her eye twitched. There was nothing she could do about it, nothing now.... "So. Altermind." She had to put the scar out of her head. "He seems all right." ------------------------------- She didn't tell. Voidgaze had his secret, his life, in her hands, and she didn't let go. Lightwards caught the lie and charged forward, speaking in a hiss to match the raptors'. Nathan knew his panic was still splashed across his face, knew Lightwards would see it, knew it would only take a question or two to arrive at the same conclusion as Voidgaze-- Funtimes saw it first. Concern drew her lips into a brief frown before she reached for his tie and pulled him into the most passionate kiss he'd seen outside of romantic comedies. Lightwards went on about blazing enemies to cinders, but Funtimes was kissing him and her arms were around his neck and she was stroking his shoulders and drawing him closer and closer, if that were possible-- "Tea and Twinkies, Lightwards." The kiss ended with a delighted gasp from Funtimes. "Twinkies! I love Twinkies! Do you love Twinkies?" "Sure," Nathan managed. He didn't dare look at Lightwards for fear some lingering bit of panic still bloomed on his face. Funtimes caught both pastries, glanced at the expiration date, and giggled before handing him an apple pie. "Let's have an open chat, shall we? No whispers, no conspiring. We're allies, at least for now--why don't we act like it?" Funtimes sat down cross-legged on the jungle floor, skirts covering her knees, and pulled Nathan down with her. "Yes! Let's talk about stuff!" She grabbed a branch from nearby, turning it to a polished wooden stick decorated with feathers and ribbons. "I have the Talking Stick, and I say I have the best boyfriend ever!" Nathan chuckled and took her hand, wishing he could kiss her again. The declaration was a warning to Voidgaze, who knew his secret, and Lightwards, whose words were not as placating as they should have been. Voidgaze knew. She knew, and she had kept his secret. She would not let his debt go unpaid.

Please tell me the sequel to this film is called Phil the Epic Shrink Asks for a Raise and Gets 25 Years Paid Time Off in Hawaii because I'm really starting to feel sorry for this guy.

Doctor: Hello there, Miss-- Funtimes: *blows raspberry* Doctor: Miss-- Funtimes: *blows raspberry* Doctor: *sighs* Please have a seat, Doctor Funtimes. Funtimes: Why? Doctor: Because we need to get this session...why am I wearing wizard robes? Funtimes: *giggles* Why not? Doctor: Miss Funtimes, you need to take this seriously. What happens here will determine...where did you get that kitten? Funtimes: Those papers on your desk looked SO boring.

Scene Three: The Therapist Needs Therapy.

I think it'd make more sense to have Lightwards respond and then have Nathan/Funtimes respond to both. I could go if you'd rather, though.

It's okay. That's what fanon is for, anyway.

Chicago Joe left Newcago early. There's a reason for that.

"Everyone else at the MoNA thought that was a smashing idea and grabbed crowbars. What followed could only be described as a big musical number where everyone took turns hitting Nighthound with crowbars."

Does it end with the psychiatrist hitting Nighthound over the head with a crowbar?

Oh, Voidus figured it out! Now you can all prepare yourselves for her thesis, "Doctor Funtimes, or How I Learned to Lose My Mind and Carpet Bomb." Or alternatively, "Mauling Fedoras and Gasoline Shirts: A Study in how Convincing Insanity Gets You Absolutely Everything You Ever Wanted In the History of Ever."

You're welcome.

SCENE 1 Lightwards and Psychiatrist sit in Psychiatrist's office. Lightwards is handcuffed to a chair and Psychiatrist has a loaded pistol in his lap. Psychiatrist: All right, Mr. Cardinal— Lightwards: LightWARDS! Psychiatrist: *stifling a sigh* Lightwards, then. Tell me about your childhood. Lightwards: *eye twitching* Why? Why do you want to know that? Why are you asking me when I'm handcuffed to a chair? Psychiatrist: Because your answer will provide valuable insight as to why you've made the decisions you have made thus far. Lightwards: *laughing maniacally* No, no, no, I know what this is. You're asking because you want to know about me! Psychiatrist: Um, yes. I believe I said that— Lightwards: You're asking because you want to know my weakness! You think my parents are my weakness, don't you? Don't you? Psychiatrist: Mr. Cardinal— Lightwards: Well, it's not going to work! I'm not telling you a thing about my parents, or my childhood, or any of that David Copperfield kind of crap! *laughs again, eye twitching* You got me to quote Catcher in the Rye! Probably thought that was my weakness, too, didn't you? Didn't you, Mr. Psychiatric Shrink Doctor Man? Edit: I will post for Panacea tomorrow.

I'm going to let Edge take that one because 1) it's his turn and 2) there is one response and one response only that would make sense for Funtimes: Start at 1:37. I like Lightwards' paranoia, though.

I like it.

Same here. I don't know. Edge has Voidgaze's reaction, but if you wanted to do a reaction for Sam and Revolution (Revolution was hugged by an Epic and Nathan just went white when Voidgaze whispered in his ear) I'm sure it'd be fine.

I like it. Hopefully, he won't be sitting at his computer, watching the friend requests pour in, saying "WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE????"